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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
Our Favorite Singer
The Banner Year Of the
Banner Company.

THE FORTY-FoURTH ANNUAL
Report of the NEw-YoEN LIFE, for the
year ending January l, 1889, shows:
!. An increase OF over halt million
dollars in Interest Receipts; over the
figures of 1887
3. An increase Of nearly one and a
half million dollars in Benefits to
Policy-holders
3. An increase of over. one and a
half million dollars iYSurplus for Divi-
dends, over January !, 1883;
4. An increase oyover two and half
million dollarsM Premiums, over the
figures of15S7;
5. ASfncrease of over three million
dollars in Annual Income, over the
figures of 1887
6. An increase of over ten million dol
lars in Assets, over the figures to
January /, 1888;
I. An increase of over eighteen mil
lion dollars in Insurance Written over
the figures Of 1887;
$. An increase of sixty million dollars
in Insurance in Force, over the figures
of JANUARY /, 1888:
9. A total income. in 1888: Of over
twenty-five million dollars;
10. Assets, January |, 1889, over
ninety-three million dollars
II. New insurance written, in 1888,
over one hundred and twenty-five
million dollars:
y. Insurance in force, January l.
1859, nearly four hundred and twenty
million dollars.
In the amount of business done, and
in the magnitude of the increases over
former years, the year 1888 was the
Banner Year, Of the Company. In
the variety, extent and proportional
uniformity of these increases, we be-
lieve the NEw-YoRK LIFE will be
found to jbe the Banner Company Of
the world. s55.s5s5l
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
Convincing PrG

In many instances it has proven
that B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm,
made by Blood Balm co. Atlanta, Ca,
will cure blood poison in its worse
phases, even when all ether treatment
fails.
A. ?. Brrnson, Atlanta Ga, writes:
II had "a running ulcers on one leg and
on the other, and felt greatly prostrat-
ed. believe I actually swallowed a
barrel of medicine, in vain efforts to
cure the disease. With little hope T
finally acted Oh the urgent advice of 4
friend, and got Il bottle of B. B.R. [
experienced change, and my despon-
: hency Was somewhat hispelled. | kept
using it until | had taken sixteen
bottles, and all the ulcers, rheumatism
and all other horrors of blood poison
have Disappeared, and at last | ani
sound alri we'll again, after an expe-
riclrc of twenty ye.lrs OF TORTURE"
i Robert Ward. MaXcy, Ga, writes:
"My disease was pronounced Il tertiary
form of blood poison. My face, head
and shoulders were i mass of corrup-
! ton, and finally the disease began
eating my skull bones. My bones ached;
my Kidneys were deranged lost flesh
strength, and became Il burden. All
said must surely die, hut nevertheless,
when l had used ten bottles Of 3. 3. =.
I was pronounced well. Hundreds Of
scars can now I've seen on~Ine. have
now been we'll over twelve months. ."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
A Birthday Letter.

Writing to a young girl on her
birthday, the late DR.. Robertson
said: ''By being always humble
you will be always young. .Humil-
ity is little child This is
Christ's picture Of it. But pride is
old-as old as that old Serpent the
Devil. If you indulge in pride
you'll make the pretty face of your
soul old and wrinkled in no time.
And Faith, too, is a little child
and makes You, and keeps you al
ways young; and Hope is young,
and Love is young, and Joy is
young, and Generosity is young.
The graces are all young; but Sin is
an ugly old hag. And so | hope
that you will be dressed afrcsh to-
day in the beauties Of holiness, and
baptized afresh into the dew OF
YOUTH"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
Thought She'd Like Her Neighbors.

II called this afternoon on the
family that's moved into the house
across the street," said Mrs. Fuller
to her husband, the other evening.
Ibid, eh? How did you like them
Think they'll be agreeable neigh
borsT'
"Oh, l think we shall like them
very much. They seem very
pleasant, and-oh, those curtains
at the parlor windows are real lace.
7 examined them while waiting for
Mrs. B. to come down. And
the carpets are real Wilton velvet,
and I think the rug in the hall is
genuine Persian, and they'se some
beautiful chairs in the parlor, and
lovely pictures, and some pieces of
bric-a -brac that they couldn't have
if they wcrn't pretty we'll off. [
got chance to peep into the din
ing room, and everything there is
real old oak, with solid silver On
the sideboard. | think we shall
like them very much, indeed"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
a Spider Fond of Music.

A gentleman was watching some
spiders, says the Toronto Globe,
when it occurred to him to try what
effect the sound of a tuning fork
would have upon them. He sus-
pected that they would take it for
the buzzing of a fly.
He selected a large, ugly spider
that had been feasting on flies for
two months. The spider was at one
end of it's web. Sounding the fork
rthe man touched a thread at the
other4side and watched the result.
Mr.. Spiderhad the buzzing sound
conveyed to him oyer his telephone
wires, but how was he~to know on
which particular wire. it wassssayel-
ing9
He ran to the centre of the web
very quickly and felt all around
until he touched the thread against
the other end of which the fork was
sounding; then, taking another
thread along, just as a man would
take an extra pice Of rope he ran
out to the fork and sprang upon
it.
Then he retreated a little way
and looked at the fork. He was
puzzled. He had expected to find
a buzzing fly. He got on the fork
again and danced with delight. Ev
identity the sound was music TO him.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
Boys Composition On the Wasp.
Albany Press.

\ wasp is a six-}egged bird that
lives mostly in trees and barns, and
YOU can't tame him: he is too busy.
Never stroke lis fur the wrong
way because it makes Him mad,
and when a wasp is mad I don't
want anything to do with him.
He has what they call a "Stinger, "
and when he goes out Il stinging
boys must keep away from him:
l leaned up against one once when
he was busy, and I jumped much
as s feet; MA had to put mud pie
on the place. I hit a wasp nest
with a stone once, and the boss
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22

wasp chaste me clean across the
lot. so fast when / got over the
fence tore my pants: then pa he
spanked me until | wished | had
let the old wasp sting me.
Some say waSps make honey,
but if their honey is as hot as their
singing, l don't want none. Pa
says the stinging amt as bad ut
first as the recolekShun of it for a
few days.
He ought to know, cos me and
my brother Ike got on the roof and
poked big nest from the peek
down in the barn yard while pa
was milking.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
The Art of Putting Things.

Few men understand the art OF
writiu. attractive advertisements
It is easier to find a thousand good
writer's Of editorials, essays, descrlp-
tive articles and stories than one
frst-class advertising writer.
1t is impossible to tell exactly
what is required, but it is not too
much to say that the man who
writes advertisements should be a
master of the art of putting things
Here is an example. The other
day young man, stranger IN
New York, decided to advertise tor
a situation. Nine out of ten in his
circumstances would have written
the usual stereotyped stuff about a
Young man of gool moral charactes,
with unexceptionable reterencer'
and all that sort of thing. But this
youngster was too much in earnest
to deal in commonplaces. lie IN
serted the following brief adver-
ment:
II want something to do and
mrSt have it. within twcnty-fOur
hours. Address 'Push,' this Office
In a little while hereceived three
hundred answers. People liked
his way of putting things. The
young man had good Judgment
He looked over his letters until he
found one that read:
"Call at my Office tomorrow
morning. and I may give you a
chance to see how vigorously you
can push"
He called, struck bargain, and
his new employer was in a short
time so well pleased with him that
he offered him a permanent sltua-
ton at a good salary.
Of course in this particular case
the advertiser was the right man.
If he had been an idle fellow with
no push about him, he might have
been given a trial, but he would not
have kept his place. This, how
ever, does not discount the main
thing under discussion. 1t was the
young mans peculiar manner Of
addressing the public that attracted
attention, and brought him offers Of
situations. 1t is so in other things.
1t is not enough to have the right
goods. a man must know how to
impress and attract the public.
Generally a frank, direct geographic
style is the best, and this is The
most difficult of all styles to acquire
in the days of circumlocution and
gush.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
Our Boys.

In novel entitled "NarietleS IN
English Life" one of the elderly
characters remark to a young man:
You are in the midst CT the great
crisis of your life. 1t is a struggle
between the new desires knowledge
excitcs and the sense of poverty
which these desires convert either
into hope or emulation, or into
envy and despair"
Now this was not more true IN
the case Of the young man referred
to who was working night and day
to educate himself from the lowly
position that his birth had placed
him in, than it is true of thousands
of boys who are just comming to
that age when they must decide for
themselves and make their own
way in the world withoutany strong
influential friend to give them a
helping hand.
Upon this discussion. and upon
the strength of will to carry it out
depend their futures, Are they to
become able, influential citizens,
men of means who are respected,
or will they settle down into list
less, grumbling, envious state Of
mind, withour energy Of character.
remaining poor, possessing no in:
fuepce, and living so that it can be
truly said of them that their life is
a failure?
Now. boys, whereveryour lot is
cast, whether in the city, town or
village or on farm in the country;
whether you have rich and in1uen-
tial friends or whether you have
not relative or friend in the world
to extend helping hand, your flu
ture is in your own control. The
course of your life for one Or two
years at least at this particular
iuncture will determine the whole
future of your career.
The little stream starting from a
spring that burst forth from the
hillside, forces it's way down the de-.
livity in a uniform channel which
it always keeps unless some great
natural or artificial cause intervenes
So, thoughts and resolutions which
come to your mind at this age are
like the water that has been gather
ing force in it's way underground,
until it finally bursts forth to the
surface. Thus methods, thoughts
and resolutions will run their
course.
If for good, they will flow in the
direction of knowledge, power,
wealth, influence and happiness.
If for evil, in the directions Of ig-
nerance, selfshness, envy, poverty
and crime.
We have not much doubt Of the
path "our boys" will take, but it is
their duty to try and get all their
acquaintances to take the same
course with them. Be so strong
for the right that you will not only
resist evil influences, but that you
will turn from wrong any one who
is tending toward the evil. By this
course you will not only increase
your individual happiness but be
a blessing to others; and this you
can do by being always bold and
strong in doing your duty.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
STRAW HATS.

This is the largest and most complete as
soriment Of Straw goods ever produced IN
this city. over $50 cases Of Straw Hats, IN
every style, quality, -hape and price.
have special line in these Hats, with
patent lace band, which is the latest novelty
introduced this season. in all the popular
STYLES and qualities OF Straw. have control
of this special Hat, and it can only be had at
this store. This patent band was patented
on January Goth last, at the time these goods
were ordered 20 be made.
NV line of Stiff and Soft Has. In all the
Spring shades, are ready for your inspection,
and I will be pleased to show hem; in order
that you may be posted in the correct styles
before making your pu "cliases.
lam always willing that you should LOOK
through this entire stock, not il a hurry but
carefully, and make Your selections accord
ingly. l have every advantage for you to do
this-the best lighted store and the best as
sorted stock for yonr critical inspection. Be
sure to call and see what have in store tor
you.
M. l.. KINARD.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
SPRING SUITS
A RE ALL THE RAGE HERE. THOSE
A who huve seen the display Of Spring
G.

am showing this SEASON claim it to be not
only the largest stack. but the best asSorl-
ment ofstyles and pattern sthat are shown In
the city. For the hcauty Of get up aid trim
ming nothing cxccls them. You VIII hno
only the correct styles and fashionable goods
OF the season, made in Sack SUITS, Cutaway
SHIFTS. Prince Arthur Suits and Price Albert
Suits, in foreign and domestic goods.
1 am showinga 4 beautiful line OF simon"s
Patterns this season at low prices. in Sims
stou.s, fat and regular sizes, in Getaways and
Sack Suits. have the best line OF Cheviots
ut $3.50 that has ever been shown in the city.
Call and see them. Bear III mind l will moi
he un,lerSold by any one havirg the same
class of goods that carry.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22

The most valuable book in the
world is said to be 4 Hebrew Bible
at the Vatican in Rome. In l3l2
Pope Julius, then in great financial
straits, refused to sell it to syndi-
cate OF rich Venetian Jews for its
weight in gold. The Bible weighs
more than 323 pounds, and is never
carried by less than three men.
The price refused by Pope Julius
was therefore about Sl23,000.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22

4 conductor was recently chosen
deacon Of church. When it became
his duty to take up Il collection, he sur
prised the congregation by starting out
with the Characteristic ejaculation
''Tickets, gentlemen ~ The contribu-
tion that day was large.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22

For constipation, oliver complaint,N
or bliousness, sick headache, and all
diseases arising from d disortlered con-
dition of the liver and stomach, take
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pur.ative Pellets
a gentle laxative or active cathartic.
according to size of dose.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
M. l.. KINARD.
Columbia. S. G.
@E TRADE
CAUTION.

Swiit's Specific is entirely a vegetable prepcr-
alton, and should not be coufounded with the
v.riUus substitutes, limitations, non secret hl::-
bus '.Succus AteranS." etc., ETC., which are
now bcn. manufactured b. various persons.
None OF these contain d single article winch
enters into the composition OF :. s. $. There -
only one Swift's Specific, and there is nothiEi i
the world like it.
CorrEEvILLr, MISS, February 90. 1885.
Gentlemen: l suffered with eczema for nearly
two years, ard was treated by three physicians,
but they could do me no good. ! spoke OF try
Ing S. s. s. and they told me it would kill nc,
but / tried it any way, and after Ia king six or
eight boz les, was completely cured, ard have
never bcca bothered since with it, and feel It
duty to you and suffering humanity to make
this statement II. S. DAVIS.
MoSTpoR7 HOUSE, Wills Point, Texas.
Ap-:l5. 1859.
Gentlemen: Our baby whcn bnt two weeks
old was attacked with a scrofulous Affection
that for time destroyed her cycSSht entirely,
and caused lis to despair OF her life. She was
treated by the best physicians without bcneht.
We finally gave her Swif.'s Specific, which
soon relieved her completely :nd she IS now as
hale ard hearty child OF three as can be found
anywhere. E Y. DELX.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases maiied free.
THE SWIFT Specific Co., Drawer 3. Atlanta. Ga
New York. 156 Br qdway.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
SOUTHBOUN&

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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29

After . Short and Profitable Session the
kniGhts Of abOr Adjourn.

After . Short and Profitable Session che
knights Of Labor Adjourn.
ATLANTA. Ga, Nov. 2l.-'.This has
been the best and most profitable. as
we'll as the shortest session the general
assembly has ever had" said General
Master Workman Powderly in his
speech, which brought the exercises Of
the general assembly for 1889 to a
close. The assembly has finished its
work and the delegates have left.
The treasurer stated that even If the
order should remain in statu quo the
receipts of the order would exceed the
expenses by $4,000 each year. Nh.
BrOckmire, Of the cooperative board,
was appointed to have general super
vision of all the stores Endorsed by the
Knights of Labor. He was instructed
to see that the Knights Of Labor
stamps should he respected.
The finance committee recommended
a change so that in the future the
actual car fare to and from conventions
shculc be paid. In future all local
questions refer ed to the general as
sembly will pay a per capita tax Of ten
cents per quarter. instead of six cents,
as heretofore. The general executive
board was empowered at its discretion
to put on an assessment tax of not more
than six cents for the next year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
Dr.. Pierce's Pellets, one a dose. Cure
headache, constipation and indigestion.

An eld-fashioned housewife in a Clifton,
Pa, rm-house will never permit her hus-
band to be without at least one black sheep
in his flock Sne has GOT q notion that it il
not healthy to wear stockings with any kind
OF dye in the wool, and as she disukes 70
wear white hosiery, all her stockings are
made out Of natural black wool She cards
the wool into rolls by hand, just as people
did three or four generations ago, spins
the rolls herself and kni,s her own stock
ings. Once . tree fell on her only black
sheep and killed it, and her husband had
TO hustle around and End another. 1t took
him three days And miles Of travel, but he
finally zane Scross Q black eve lamb fifteen
mules away and bought il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29

OIy IEFId, tHt pIVStHt JUVU BtuTu ~
capital Of the new State, where he opened
q law Office. He soon became popular. and
obtained q lucrative practice. In 1875 be was
appointed United States Attorney for Wash
ington Territory, and in this position. for
over ten years. through the administrations
OF Grant. Hayes and Arthur. he served with
the distinction characteristic of the man,
and with a success attained by few, II any.
In 1851 he made the city OF Walla Walla his
home and there built up probably the most
lucrative a. we'll as the most successful prac.
tice OF any attorney In Eastern W Washington.
there scarcely ever having been a case Of any
prominence in that section in which he has
not been engaged, with almost invariable
SucceSs-
ington Territory in Congress by q majority of
1911 cvor his opponent. Charles s. Voorhees,,
Who for two terms had been the Territorial
Delegate
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29

W0f9CD I. SlharG SPPSA AoeoWeS ~
1852, when he was honorably discharged
In the fall Of that year he raised q crack
corps Of sLarpshOoters, in Cleveland
where he then lived. He participant.
cd in all the battles Of the Arm, Of the
Cumberland, including the battles OF Chieka.
manga, Chattanooga and Nashville. During
the latter portion Of his term OF service he
was Judge Advocate Of the District OF Ten
nessee, and served On the stan Of As1or-Gen.
eral Rousseau, and also on the staff OF Major.
General George II. Thomas. At the close OF
the war he was appointed managing agent
Of the Remington Rife Company, and II
that capacity visited the capita.s
OF Russia, Spain, Turkey, Mckee
and other countries. Later he was made
business manager for the ~Rsmingtone. and
during the years 1871 and 1871 he negotiated
with the French Government, selling that IA.
ton over SIS 900 90 worth OF arms. In 1873 he
removed to Washington Territory. and in
1854 he was appointed Governor Of the Ter.
ritory by President Arthur. His administra-
ton az Territorial Governor was in every way
successful. Colonel Squire's nrst ballot was
cast for Abraham Lincoln.
JOHN EAR ALLEN.
Senator Allen was born 1t Charlottesville,
Montgomery County Ind. May Is, lsls.
He lived At or near his native town until the
spring Of 1884. when, although not yet nine.
teen years OF age, he enlisted in the
One Hundred and Thirty eighth In.
diana IosspyrV. and served IN Tennessee
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
Terrible Fire Raging.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. 21.-Pas-
sengers who came in on the south bound
Fort Worth & Denver brought news Of
a terrible prairie and forest fire now
raging for ten miles along the road and
back from the road for v e a mile.
The fire caught from a locomotive and,
a high wind blowing. the flames soon
swept away hay, fodder, corn oats,
fences. the grass. barns and in some
cases farm houses. Railroad section
men. farmers and stockmen worked
diligently, but were not able to arrest
the spread of the flames. Great trees
are on fire and the situation is critical.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29

MARBLEHEAD. Mass, Nov. 23.-JOhn
ID. Williams. about twenty-three years
old. was taken violently i'll with hydro
rhobia and diedyesterday morning after
suffering terrible agony. A young son
of ". A. Bell vas also attacked by the
disease. The boy is alive, but can not
recover. Williams was bitten by a mad
dog two months ago and the boy about
six weeks ago. The same dog that bit
Williams also bit his brother and sew
eral other persons, but they have shown
no signs Of the malady as yet. They
sTe very much alarmed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29


and Alabama until
mustered Qua In lsf5,
with his parents, he
became Q rSsicent Of
Ninn.,
where for q year he
served as agent for O
firm OF grain men.
Next he read law in the
Office Of Judge Wilson.
Of Rochester, and soon.
entered the Law school
at Ann Arbor, Mich. In
1869 he was admitted TO
the bar, and in 1870 be-
came q resident Of
n-~sa cha saAA-N
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-29
STANLEY HEARD r O
The Great Explorer Makes Some AdAi-
tionnl Discoveries, Among Them the
LarSest Lake In the World.

The Great Explorer Makes Some ADD
tional Discoveries. Among Them
Largest Lake In the World.
LONDON. Nov. &-Mr. Mackinnon,
head Of the Emin Pasha relief COM
mittee has received a cable dispatch
from Henry NJ. Stanley, announcing
his arrival AZ Mpwapwa and stating
that he expected to reach Zanzibar in
four or five days. The dispatch also
stated that he had made the important
discovery that there is an extension Of
Lake Victoria NyanZa.
The British Consul at Zanzibar teie-
graphed TO the Foreign Office as fol-
lows: STANLEY arrived ut Mpwapwa
on the fifty-fitth day afterhis departure
from the Victoria Nranzaand the lssth
day after leaving the Albert Nyanza
In addition to the names already tele-
graphed Stanley has with him Ho3-
man. Emin's daughter and Fathers
Gauit and Scl.inze of the Algerian
mission. Stanley left Mpwapwa Dc
the 10th travelling toward the coast by
the way Ct kemba and Mwemi. STAN
lev made An unexpected discovery Of
real value in finding an extension Of
the Victoria NyanZa tOxard the south
west. The utmost soufherly reach Of
extension Is south latitude = degrees IS
minutes. This brings the Victoria
Nyanza within 155 miles of Lake
Tanganyika- The area Of the extern
sion is -, $50 square miles.
This new discovery Of Stanley's, il
confirmed on his arrival al the coast,
makes Lake Victoria Nyanzs the larg-
est body of fresh water on the globe
very much more extensive than Lake
Superior in tie United States. The
old Victoria Nyanza was about SO
miles in circumference. and the present
addition is within 500 square miles Of
the size of Lake Superior.