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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29

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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
BIs0i CITY QUARTET.
la A<smbers itsfer 90 the splendid
sacosss or tls Copsiand
Ircasmsnl

Members Of the Hison City ousrtos. whose
city Of Importance IRON The lakes 10 shs
gulf. and from the Atlantic b the Pacific,
and who sre now giving such satisfaction al
smiths Opsrs House Az this city, and un-
qusstienAbly tie most popular singing
-Four nos on the American stage. have
taken the Copeland treatment more than q
year ago, and are quite earnest In their
praise Of this painless. new system. said
Mr., Harry g. Wesis
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29

All letters promptly answered. Write for
syinptofn blank and let Us diagnose your
casa II costs you nothing. Our mail treat
ment 10 unsxcelled.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
LARGE FEES REFUSED.

No patient porfnilted to pAy above q rate
Of $500 month. including ell medicines
and expert treatment 30 final cure.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT.

100 dozen Ladies' colored,
fleece lined. soc quality. at 2gc.
leo dozen Ladies' rib top.
Wool Ho.e At igc.
2dozen Ladies opera length.
Cashmere hose. were 81 20. az 81.
100 dozen Ladies' black fleece
lined at isc.
100 dozen Child's ribbed
Wool Hose, sizes ; 90 :. from
25c TO ice
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
4 RECORD

a RECORD
Of twenty-five years
OF cures 10 made By
DIR. Perc~'s Golden
Medical Discovery.
In all blood disorders
this remedy has num-
bercd lts cures by tho
thoumatls. Years
Of uninterrupted sue-
CO.. long ago lad taie
proprietor. % Ru
this remedy 90 no
other blood purifier
can be sold Thy
have 20 much comb
dencs In tho " Dis
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29

For Collie, Diarrhea, Dyssntery. Cholera
Norbus and Cholera Infantun,, take DR..
Pierces Compound Extract of Smart Wed
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
GLOVE DEPARTMENT.

81 Kid Gloves az Sc and &c.
50 Md Gloves now S1.eo
Special discount in party
lengths.
S1.25 Kid Gloves now 81.
$3.50 Kid Gloves now $40.
* hid Gloves now &245
$3.50 Kid Gloves now S2ga
Fully . per cent saved on
the price Of Cashmrre Gloves
and N,ttens.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
FLANNEL DEPARTMENT.

Outing Flannels at &c. Sc and
loc per yard.
White Flannels &C. SC. Zoe.
i2iac. i5c and Doc.
French Fannels from Is 10 SOC
Rrd Fiannels f5c. isc. 2oe.
and DC
54-inch ali-wool Dress Flan-
mel redueed 90 4Sc.
Wool Skirts o0c. 7ec and Sc.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
GREAT sTRInGEHcY AND
rE'REssICM SALE OF
DRY GOODS At


Upwards of a quartcro a
million dollars represented
in thirty-six departments
containing nearly every
article adapted to the wear
and needs of people in all
conditions OF life. The pur-
chasing power of a dollar
is increased and qualities
emphatically the fact that
we are alive to the require
ments of the people. Those
living at a distance can
avail themselves of the low
prices by writing for goods
or samples.
Respectfully,
SPRING & COMPANY.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
SILK DEPARTMENT.

All Silks that sold for Csc,
now Ale per yard.
All Silks sold at 81 and &Lia.
now 7ec per yard.
All Si.75 and 50 Silks. 81 81
All Silks sold at 15c 10 Sc.
now 62c per yard.
All SL25 Silks at &c per
yard.
All $i.50 Silks at Sli3
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT.

One lot Grey Vests aud Pants
nj Toe
One lot Black Jersey Ribbed
Underwear at 81
One lot Combustion Suits
SIS
One LOT Scarlet Wool Nest.
and Pants ~ 75c-
One lot Combination Suits
s2o.
one lot Combination Suit.
&c.
Immense reductions on ell
lines.
DnsoRrsT SEWING MACHINES.
Are eold by us ~ nanufac-
turers price sls.5o and freight
from factory The going prics
on same style u $50 for more
elaborate case the price IL
slightly incrrNsed. Warranted
equal 20 airy machins ia
America
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.

One case Mixed Suitngs.
double fold. nj 15c per yard.
7S Dress Patterns at 59c.
80 Dress Patterns at SI0h
% Dress Patterns at S12a
45 Dress Patterns at SLs5.
800 Dress Remnants az one
half their value.
375 Dress and Skirt Lengths
onc-third OFF regular price.
b Dress Patterns at SL.50
40 Dress Patterns at $3.50.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-29
MORE DRESS PATTERNS FOR
81 CENTS.

500 OF those popular worsted
Dress Patterns. 10 yards each.
at CSC.
Blankets at Csc, &c, Csc.
81 30. $l42 aud up
ComfortabIes at soc, 75c. 81.
SIPS and $50
Cotton Fianncls at &c, &C, &c,
Sc and i0c per yard
l0-4 Bleaehed sheetings at
f5c per yard.
Real Down Quilts. with
French sateen coverings. az
Sass and up.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19

Reflections Of Married Woman
ARE not pleasant if she be delicate,
rundown, or overworked. She feels
"played out" Her smile and her
good spirits have taken fight. 1t
worries her husband as well as
herself.
This is the time to build up her
strength and cure those weaknesses
or ailments which are the cause of
her trouble.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
regulates and promotes all the
proper functions of womanhood, inn
proves digestion, enriches the blood,
dispels aches md pains, melancholy
and nervousness, brings refreshing
sleep, and restores health and
strength.
It's a safe remedial agent, q tonic
and nervine guaranteed to cure those
disorders and arrangements incident
to womanhood, or the money paid
for it is returned.
1t would not pay to sell q poor
medicine on these terms.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19

FERTILIzERS.-Often we hear men.
a converted to the use of fertilizers
on grain crops, say: Fertilizers NAV
be all right SO long as | use stable
manure with them-they must have
that to give good results That Is all
right. only the idea is somewhat twist
ed. The manur does not help the
fertilizer as much as the fertilizer
helps the manure. Look at the an
alysis OF a ton of average anure. It
contains about ten pounds of nitrogen.
twelve OF potash, and five of phosphorus
acid. AS a well balanced manure re-
qnires for the best effects more phos.
phoric acid than potash or nitrogen,
The addition OF phosphates to the stable
manur increases tho per centaee of
p~hosphoric acid, and the whole pro-
duct is better for use, because better
balanced. Every man who needs to
use manure for any crop, can use to
good advantage one hundred pounds of
phosphate to every ton Of manure. It
is the fertilizer that will do the work
for grain crops, as it does for the cot
ton crop, and our stable manure friends
ought to recognize the fact.-Yorkville
Enquirer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19

GOLDEN WORDs.-The COW will gem
orally 40 her best that is loved and
petted the most by those who have her
III charge. If you wish q cow to do
her best you must cultivate her &C
q%uaintance intimately, and be s
ing in little acts OF kindness. You NAV
whip and torture a cow into submits
sion, but she will strike the balance
against you in the milk pail. One of
the greatest faults among dairy farm
ers to-day is want of kindness and CON
sideration to domestic animals. Cows
should be petted daily and made to
feel that man is a friend and protector.
All pain, fright and uncasiness checks
the secretion of milk, and the man
who Is passionate and abusive to his
herd never did and never can realize a
full yield from it. Any one that has
charge of animals should study their
character and disposition. 1t is an inter-
esting study, and, under the law OF kind
ness, you will not unfrequently bring
out wonderful traits and exhibitions Of
affection, which will show q fore
thought and design which may we'll be
ranked with the higher intelligence of
reasonable beings.-Farm, Orchard and
Garden.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19


a LAWYERS MISTAKE.-"Im q
poor book agent" began the tall
stranger as he entered a well-known
lawyers Office in the building and
placed a parcel on a friendly chair.
but | have"
Don't want any books" growled
the counsellor, with scarcely "a glance
at the man.
"But, sir, 1 have given up that line
and am now selling maps. Still, that
is"
Never use 'em, don't want 'em,
wouldn't have 'em at any price"
Sir, map-selling is not"
"Now, see here" exclaimed the
lawyer wrathfully, whirling around in
and rising from his revolving chair
and facing the persistent fellow, 81
wish you to distinctly understand that
l will not buy books, maps, porous-plas'
tiers, livor-pads, stationery, eyeshades,
t~hreaders, patent buttons, invisible
ink, corn eradicators, popular songs,
photographs, nor paper-weights-noth
ing whatever, seq Now get out"
Very. well, sir, l will leave but
before taking my departure let me say
this Map-selling was not my business
with you. | mentioned that only by
way of introducing myself. My inten,
ton was to retain you as counsel in q
contest of the will of my aunt, who
died recently, leaving an estate in
Putnam County, valued at some 49,.
coo, but that is past" and he gathered
up his parcels, turned on his heel, and
walked away.
"Hold on there !" cried the lawyer
as 500 US he recovered from the shock
u beg your par"
But his speech was cut short by the
clash of the elevator gate in the hall
The tall stranger was gone.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19

HONOR THE DEAR OLD MOTHER
lime has scattered the snowy flakes on
her brow, plowed deep burrows on her
cheek-but is she not sweet and beauti-
full now The lips which have kissed
many a hot tear from the childish
cheek are the sweetest lips in all the
world.
The eye is dim, yet it glows with the
rapt radiance Of II holy love which can
never fade.
Oh, yes, she is a dear old mother.
Her sands of time are nearly run out,
but feeble as she is they will 60 further
and reach down lower for YOU than
any other on earth.
You cannot walk into midnight where
she cannot see you cannot enter a
prison whose bars shall keep her out /;
you a never mount Il scaffold too
high for her to reach that she may kiss
and bless you.
in evidence of her deathless love.
when the world shall despise and for.
sake you-when it leaves you by the
wayside to die unnoticed, the dear old
mother will gather you up in her
feeble arms, carry you nome and tell
you of all your virtues until you almost
forget that your soul is disfigured by
vices.
Love her tenderly, and cheer her
declining years with holy devotion
The Bugle Cali.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19

The fakir style of journalism has
become so common that many readers
are acquainted with no other. Those
who read only the more sensational
papers have acquired their ideas of
newspapers solely from these objec-
tionable models. If the tone of journal
ism has b~een'lowered and debased, the
readers r deeply interested in all eff
forts to purify and elevate it. The
newspapers stand second to no agency
in their power for good or evil. The
pulpit and the school do not exert a
wider, stronger, more permanent in
fiuence. 1t must educate, whether it
will ornot, and the question that comes
home to every man and woman is this
ls the average newspaper providing a
good or bad education is it helpful on
hurtful? Is it a paper that you are
willing to take home with you and have
your children read?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19
Home,
SWEET = HOME.

No swcetcr words than these ere
ever sung. They strike a common
chord in every human heart. in every
land. The millionaire in his gi!dcd
palace, dreams of his boyhood's home
nestled among the hills. and as i'm
fancy he inhalcs the perfume of the
h~oncysuckle that climbed his window
beneath the matched roof, he would
almost give his whole hoard to be 4:
boy again. The familiar light in the
old cottage window is the weary sailors
guiding star on every sea. Without a
home, man is an abjcct. aimlcss wan
derer in the desert of life. How de-
slrablc then to surround this one sacred
spot in the worlds dreary waste. with
every appliance to make it attractive
and Tighten the burdens Of our loved
ones. Allow us to send you, as Il mis-
s%ionary The New High Arm Davis
Sewing Machine" 1t will lift the
burden of thanklcss toll from the wife
and mother, what has hithcr-
to been her most disagrecablc labor, II
pleasure. 1t will give your children
tasteful and neatly trimmed garments,
for plain, unsightly ones. 1t is hand.
some in appearance and perfect in
workmanship. faultlcss in its action,
and will last a lifetime. Buy a "Da-
Wis and add the browning attraction
to our pleasant home.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19

A TOUGH WITNESS.-Not oven q
lawyer, however 81 ,lful in cross-ex.
animation, can make q witness tell the
truth, provided the witness wishes to
evade it.. 1t is impossible to put the
question in such exact language that it
will demand the desired answer. 1t
was necessary on Il certain occasion in
court, to compel q witness to testify as
TO the way in which a Mr.. Smith
treated his horse. "Well sir" said
the lawyer, with a sweet and winning
smile-a smile intended to drown ali
suspicion as to the Interior purposes
" how does Mr.. Smith generally ride
q horse 2" The witness looked up in
nocently and replied Generally
~a-straddle, sir, I believe" The lawyer
asked again: But sir, what gait
does he ride 2" The imperturbable
witness answered, "He never rio /,
any gate at all, sir, but I've seen h d
boys ride every gate on the farm
The lawyer saw he was on the track of
a Tartar, and his next question was
very insinuating. Chow does Mr..
Smith ride when he is in company with
others? | demand o clear answer"
" Well, sir" said the witness, che
keeps up with the rest II his horse Is
able to, or II not, he falls behind"
The lawyer, by this time, was almost
beside himself, and asked, "And how
does no ride when he is alone P" VI
don't know" was the reply, 81 never
was with him when he was alone" and
there the case dropped.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Ihe Condition of Crops in all Section
Oflle SInfe

~ sH
ofthe State.
The following is the weather crop
report for the week ending Sept. IL:
The first four days were good sun.
shiny days and revived crops and open
ed some cotton, but the latter half of
the week heavy rains occurred with
cloudy weather, which prevented
cotton opening, stopped picking and all
work and started bolls and corn on the
stalk to rotting. All counties report
rust as doing considerable damage.
Very few reports show any cotton as
standing again after the storm.
The crops along the mountain sides
show comparatively little damage, and
while not more than an average crop is
expected, the farmers are elated at this
prospect.
PeaS have been damaged in localities
but generally speaking tho crop is
good. Potatoes and turnips have i'm
proved and the prospect is fair to make
an excellent crop. In York county
sweet potatoes are running to vine and
late Irish will be a failure.
Late cotton is shedding leaves and
bolls are turning black they are gen.
orally small, the growth having been
checked by the frequent and continued
rain.
'ooNSi 10 SSliClolly lOSU. oOIuc OdUs
and rye + being sown, but the ground
is too wet for work. Along the river
banks the rains have shown the dam.
age previously complained of to be ex.
tremely great. The young corn and
hay crop is completely ruined. Up
lane prairie hay is an excellent crop.
Reports from Orangeburg county say
that many farmers cannot get money
for picking, and much cotton will be
damaged and remain in the field.
Along the coast the rains have inter
fercd and prevented what little cottor
is left from being picked. These rains
have washed off and neutralized the
effect of tho salt water, and rice ant
cotton are reported to have revived
slightly and sweet potato vines are
putting on leaves.
In Colleton county reports indicate
the damage to cotton and peas as neal
ly one-half the entire crop with al
young corn ruined. Berkeley claim.
cotton damaged t%wo-thirds and corr
one-half the crop. About the sam,
estimates como from other counties in
clude cotton. corn. rice and peas.
j. H. HARMON, Director.
Central Office. COlumbia 9 G
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19

A SENSIBLE CONCLUSION.-There is
one class of people in this State that
will nothing fear and little feel of the
present financial stringency. 1t is
those farmers who plant to raise more
corn than they will need, who raise
oats, and pease, and hay, and pindars,
and molasses, and vegetables, more
than enough to supply their annual
needs. We can raise the finest hav in
the world and cut three crops a year,
worth SO to $50 q ton, at a mere nom
lnal cost. Hogs can with q little care
full thought be pastured and fed and
fattened at a comparatively small ex-
pense. Cattle and horses can be easily
and cheaply raised. A few good sub
stantial fences built, dividing the
pastures and fields to the best advant-
age for n rotation of crops and d change
of pasturage, all of which work can be
done at a season of the year when the
expense will be very little-a proper
exercise OF f~orethought in planting GER
tain fields and enclosing proper ground
Tor pastures-and the work is done.
We have the best country in the world,
and That We are not the most pros
porous people is our W fault. Let us
cultivate habits OF systematic and we'll
directed industry and economy, live
within our income, and never put q
mortgage on the homestead, and panics
will cease to have terrors /; we will be
able to hold our cotton as our Judgment
dictates; we will be freemen and not
slaves to any money lender. Our relief
lies more within ourselves than in n
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19
STORIES FOR
A Couple OF Interesting Anecdote
that w Quite Familiar.

1t has not been SO very long since
the old English court rules passed out
of observance, and when they were i'm
vogue nowhere were they observed
more strictly than In South Carolina.
The rules provided that q lawyer
when he spoke in court must wear a
black gown and coat and that the
sheriff must wear q cooked hat and
sword. On one occasion q lawyer
named Petigru arose to speak in a cas-
on trial.
"Mr. Petigru," said the Judge, sem
You can not speak, SIR"
"Oh, your honor" Petigru replied
"may it please the court, I conform
strictly to the law"
"Mr. Petigru,n declared the Judge,
"you have on q light coat. You can
not speak, sir"
"But, your honor" insisted the law
yer, "you misinterpret. Allow me to
Illustrate. The law says hat the bar
rister must wear a black gown and
coat, does it notw
"Yes." replied the Judge.
And does your honor hold that it
means that both gown and coat must
be black I"
Certainly, Mr.. Petigru, certainly,
ottS - oilo
"And the law further says" con-
tinued Petigru, that the sheriff must
wear a cooked hat and sword, does it
not, your honor
eyes, sir, Mr.. Petigru," the court
answered somewhat impatiently.
And do you mean to say, your hon
or" queried Petigru, "that the sword
must be cooked as we'll as the hat"
"Eh ?-er-h'm," unused his honor.
"You-er-you may continue your
speech, Mr.. Petigru."
Upon the recent trial of u certain
freedom from the marital bonds bind.
ing her to her husband, the CHIEF
grounds upon which the plaintiff relied
was the assertion that the defendant
was an habitual drunkard. The case
was begun in the morning and at noor
court adjourned for dinner. The
attorney for the plaintiff, who, by the
way, was possessed of a fiery red nose
observed that II of the witnesses
said something 70 a juror. In the
afternoon when this witness took the
stand, the attorney, after the usua'
preliminary questioning, asked him i
he had spoken with any Of the Jurors
since the trial opened.
IL "lULcSS HSSlGdGcO, dlu UIlt
lawyer was certain that he had detect
ed him in an attempt to bride q Juror
"Oh, speak out, sir" he command
ed. But still the witness was reluct
ant.
WAS it about this case ?" the red
nosed lawyer asked.
Yes" stammered the witness.
swell, then, Numbered the lawyer
"speak it out, sir! What was it ?"
Well-er," said the witness, GO.
just remarked to Mr.. Blank hat [ die
not see how a mar with as red q nos,
as you've got could prosecute a maj
for drunkenness"
At which even the Judge is said t.
have laughed.
This tale will hardly hold water
however, as all the lawyers, at least
know that in the local courts divorc,
cases are not tried by jury.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19
.in wien the shadow Of the valley Of

dim with the shadow Of the valley of
death.
81 had a strange, strange dream
this night he said. 81 dreamed that
Mildred's child was here among us.
Oh . IL 1t ere but soft she could but
receive my love and my blessing-I
could pass away in peace. / have been
wrong all these years-I see 1t now ;
and would make what feeble atone
ment lies In my power. Mildred is
gone whore my repentance cannot
alter her lot-but Mildred's child"
Grandfather" exclaimed Cora.
"she is here! + am your Mildred's
child-your grandson's wife! Oh F.!
pardon our well-meant deception, but
you loved me as little Cora, and 1
feared to risk your precious affection
by confessing that | was Mildred's
daughter !"
The light of deep peace had come
down on the old mans face.
SIT is well, dear ones" he said, land
l shall rest quietly in my grave p
And he died, with Cora's hand
clasped tightly in his own as If he
would carry its soft touch even to the
land where the weary are ~eternally at
rest.
81 knew it would be so" stammered
poor old Joseph, who was sitting dis
c~onsolately on the porch steps. "Wher
it's always a sign hat some one is
wanted. It's very we'll to talk of Mrs
Melworth, but if that wasn't Miss Mil
dred's ghost | saw in the great hal
last night, it wasn't nobody's"
And in this remarkably clear ant
luminous faith Joe remained to the
day of his death.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-19

A NEW POLITICAL LrGHT.-Hon.
Joseph @. Sibley, of Pennsylvania,
who made a national reputation by his
recent great speech in favor of the
free coinage Of silver, is one of the
most remarkable men in Congress.
He was born in Allegany County, New
York, and is now only forty-three years
of age. Going to Pennsylvania during
the big oil excitement, he struck good
luck and soon became a millionaire.
He was a man of good habits, never
frank liquor, saved what he made, and
is now worth more than one million dol
lars-not theoretically, but actually.
He is known all over the oil district of
Pennsylvania as Honest Joe Sibley"
and is liked by everybody. He did not
ask to go to Congress. He was sent.
The Republicans had nominated DR..
Flood, a Methodist minister and the
originator of the Chautauqua idea. In
looking around for a candidate, the
PrOhibitiOnists, who were not especial
ly strong, hit upon Mr.. Sibley. He
consented to run, and the Democrats,
who were quite strong, with great en-
thusiaSm, conferred upon him as their
candidate also. Mr.. Sibley undertook
his campaign with great energy, and
for several months made two speeches
u day. The campaign, it. is said, would
have been of national interest, had it
not been overshadowed by the Presi-
Dental struggle. When the votes
were counted, it was found that Mr..
Sibley had beaten his opponent by a
majority of 3,287. Mr.. Sibley says he
does not wart to go back to Congress.
He is already tired of it, but there is a
probability that the Democrats, Pro
hibitionists and Changers will nomi-
nate him for Governor of his State
next year, and if he should be nomi-
mated, the outlook is that there will be
a wonderful shaking up of dry bones.