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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
Some Hot Weather
Topics.

White Covered Strawberries, the
Kind that will not rust from perspira-
ton and can be worn with thin white
dresses, Joe. and u 1-2c. pair.
Large size crochet Counterpane,
hemmed ready for use &c. and IS.
Linen color effects In Organdie and
DimitIes, Stripes and Figures, the y
}-Le. quality will close at 6 TX.
Solid Colored Oreandie in Nile and
Navy Blue, regular 25c. goods, now
~ lie.
Shanting Pongee, Just right this hot
weather, either for ladies' dresses or
shirt waists, or for mems shirts, Iec.
and 27c., the 25c. and Sc. Kind.
Seasonable offering In all wool Black
Bastiste, &c. yard.
Also q fine quality all wool Black
Crepe Cloth, til: proper weight foe a
cool mourning dress, $500 yard.
Our Summer Corset Department Is
doing an active business these days.
we aim to keep our assortment as COM
plete as possible, and can suoply your
wants in high or low grades, &c., 5oc.,
64c. and $500.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
PORT CALENDAR.

Sun rises, 5:22 q. M; sets, s:5s o. m
High water, I6 a. m. and :55 p. m.
low water. 7:27 a. m. and 1928 D. m.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
Gladness Comes

6E}ith . better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
Teal ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasantef efforts
rightly directed, There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
siclkness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
~ removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed 30 highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, TINT it Is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs ON which it nets. It is therefore
all important, in order to get it's bene-
icial effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have tho genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If In the enjoyment OF good health.
and the system is regular, lnXatives or
other remedies arc then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most slsiliful
physicians, but If in need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used andgives most general satisfaction.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
Coal Exports.

Exports of Pocahontas coal as cleared
by William Lamb d Co., Agents for
Cashier IL Curran, for the week ending
August -. 1896. inclusive:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
Miller, ~ x; -
~ Rhoads *
~ ~ & Co.
NO TIME ~ :.

In the year when the trad
ing public can secure such
bargains as just now. Our
lads" are plain statements
OF facts connected with our
business. No misrepresen-
tations-we'n prove our as
sertions always, and when
it comes to buying, you
will get It exactly as adver-
tised.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-21
ATTENTIONS COMRADES.

We can hardly realize that another
year has passed and that Memorial
Day is again here. Time has passed
on fleetest wings since we met with our
our annual Offering of sweet flowers to
mark the resting places of our fallen
heroes.
We would be not less true in honor
ing them this year. We realize too
keenly that these sacred mounds are
fast increasing in number, while our
ranks are thinning. The effects of the
hardships incident TO army life are
Fastening the day as age advances,
when we, too shall be called by the
Great Commander TO join the ranks of
the promoted, across the river to re-
ceive the reward of the faithful where
the larger part of our army is now
gathered 1t is needful that this day
of flowers should teach the gratitude
of nation for her preservers, and the
children be taught TO observe it and
understand its lessons.
Memorial Sunday, May "A, will be
observed in Belding by holding union
service at the Opera house. Rev. b.
V. Child will preach the Memorial
sermon at 1890 a. m. Comrades of the
G. A. r. and ladies of the Women's
Relief Corps will meet at G.. A. r. hall
at $3.50 a. IN. All soldiers and wives
are invited to join with us in all our
Memorial services.
The Memorial Day address will be
delivered at Smyrna at 10 a. m, May
80, by Hon. A. B. Morse. After the
services the picnic dinner will be
served to all soldiers and families. The
graves of the Smyrna soldiers will first
be visited and remembered with the
floral offerings; then the Cooks Cor
ners cemetery; and afterwards the old
cemetery at Bedding.
u. w. GooDING, Adiutant
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-21

The Bedding correspondent of the
Saranac Local says:
About all that is left Of the big boom
of Bedding is the high rents on Main
street and the suckers that bit on them
are letting loose as fast as theyi can.
Some are closing out at cost, and the
landlord in one instance. because he
cannot rent at Grand Rapids prices, is
going To occupy the rooms himself"
The above clipping appeared in a re-
cent issue Of the Portland Observer
AMI has been given welcome recep-
tion by several neighboring exchanges.
Had this been the first sarcastic item
written by the Bedding correspondent
of the Saranac Local on matters per-
tanning to Belding, we should have
come to the charitable conclusion that
our critic was suffering from bill
lious attack-a complaint peculiar to
this season of the year. But as we
have been ridiculed and held up to
public view so often by the correspon-
dent in question, we must infer that he
is cultivating a spirit OF humor at the
expense Of Bedding. The statements
contained in the item referred TO are
unjust 10 Belding landlords. 1t may
be true that in few instances rents
are To high in Bedding, but it is also
true that Bedding tenants receive ac-
comodations commensurate with their
rent BE this as it may, how does our
correspondent expect to alleviate the
condition he deprecates by advertising
in foreign papers? We are under deep
conviction that our correspondent is
under some obligation to Bedding and
that this vicinity can reasonably ex-
pect him to be loyal to home interests.
If we would realize the tull growth of
Belongs future developments, we
must protect rather than defame her.
If there are wrongs To BE- righted, they
must be righted in Belding not in Sar-
anac. Our competitors are always
anxious to advertise our imperfections
and ii is not necessary for us to furnish
them with sensational ammunition.
There is too much ingratitude in the
world. And, if our would-be-funny
correspondent is one Of those who is
several thousand dollars richer for
having tarried in our midst for brief
time, it would seem that he is under
some obligation to Belding. If he is i'm
PEELED to write, why then let him de-
vote his spare time to writing solu
ton to Sons and Fathers" or 1.-THE
Mill of Silence now running In the
Chicago Record. The Saranac Local
might be obliged to suspend publica-
tion as result Of the loss OF their
Belding correspondent. Yet notwith-
standing this possible occurrence we
feel that the citizens of Bedding are
justified in condemning the spirit of
the articles contributed by its Bedding
correspondent for the past two years.
OYAITY
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-21
inexpensive Clothing for Boys.

We continually offer we'll made, well finished
dependable Boys and Children's clothing at
prices much below the ordinary
Double Breasted Short Pants Suits d to IS
years, we have easily the largest assortment to
pick from at from 65c to 500. We have the
celebrated Mrs. Jane Hopkins Suit, double seat
and knee, warranted not to rip
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-21

Lumber Delivered all ParlsOf City Free Of Charge.
Wanted Idea ; $G ;s$ S:s . !s1s:

Write JOHN wEDpERBURN CO, Patent Attor.
neys Washington, d. C.. for their oi prize ofrer
and list OF two hundred Inventions wanted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-21

20 doz. Domet Working Shirts at CSC. 80
inches long and made with yoke.
IL styles Mems Working Shirts to choose from
that are 80 inches long, with yoke and ex-
tension collars, at so and 75c.
Mems Colored Neglegee Shirts, with Numbered
collars and cuffs attached and detached),
patterns very select, style and workmanship
unsurpassed, soc, 75c, $Ioo, 81. so.
BICYCLE HOUSE-Cotton, CSC. Wool, with
without feet, soc and 75c
Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers absolutely UNI
equaled values, 25c soc and 75c.
SWEATERS-Me and Boys, all qualities,
all colors 25c 5oc ST., ST.. so, 81, So.
Mems Never-rip Cotton Pants soc.
ST. and $I.25 Cotton Worstead Pants, choicest
patterns, $50.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
Hints for tho Family.

When you spill soup on the table
cloth, set your tumbler on it while
your wife is not looking, and trust TO
Providence for the thereafter.
A hole in a garment can be in.
.eniously stopped by gathering up the
circumference of the aperture into a
sort of a neck and then tying it with a
Irvine string.
When you go hunting, the best way
to economic ammunition is to put the
shot in your gun first and put the pow
der on top of the load.
You can keep burglars out of the
smokehouse by putting strychnine on
the meat and talking about it at the
crossroads.
A good coupling pin for the planta-
ton wagon can be made out of q cylin-
drical section of a Eliminated beefsteek.
Bay City Chat.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

Under the Wilson bill the shod.
dy mills r closed, while the wooden
mills work overtime. Illinois State
Register.
Gov. Bradley's fall from the pin.
racle Of favorite sonism is undvubted-
ly the most humiliating of the entire
batch.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The protected manufacturers
could afford to pay higher wages ii
they did not have to furnish SO much
fiat" for republican campaigns.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
Mr.. Carlisle is more interested in
the platform which the democratic
party should adopt than he is in the
nomination it shall make, and he would
Lot think of accepting the nomination
unless the platform should be satls-
factory. BY the way, has anybody
beard of G single republican candidate
who is making any conditions on the
subject of platforms? - Louisville
Courier-Journal.
There seems to be a pause in thr
Mckinley boom. Can it be that a con,
bination is being formed against the
sham Napoleon of protection? McKin-
ley stands for nothing but extreme pro-
lection, which mean the robbery OF
the many for the benefit of the few,
and It would be a national calamity for
him to become president of the United
States. But before winning that honor
he has two things to do-frst, to win
the republican nomination, and then
10 beat some good democrat. Can he
do both?-N. Y. World.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
INDIGESTION.
Az a Result of It, There Were
Many Disorders.
fhe disease viii Greats the symptoms
of Heart Disease, Kidney Dis
ease, Etc.

From the Standard Unton, Brooklyn, ~ 2.
existenre and lived is tetithe tale than Mrs:
Anna l.: Smith Of 3l1 Pulaski Avenue,
Brooklyn. With all the comforts that money
affords, with all the happiness that many
loving friends can, give, the JOY OF Mira.
Smiths life was blasted for years by the
terrible ravages of sick1- sss. The story is
most interesting as told to a reporter:
II was an invalid for years, suffering first
with one complaint and then with another.
My case was truly that of a complication of
diseases, due to an accident which l re eeived
seme years ago, The thing which caused me
10 my family was the worst case of indiges-
ton imaginable. 1 made all around me
miserable by my sufferinss, and was most
miserable myself. Ihad the best physician
We could find; and occasionally his pre-
scripti0ns rslieyea me temporarily. But
again. l becamo desperate, and started in
to try remedies of which I read. Among
them were the Pink Pills. Their a.tpear-
ance c~aptivated me instantly, for ! am q
great believer in the beautiful. l took the
pills and followed out the directions to the
like q different woman. For six weeks I
took the pills Regularly, and | can truthfully
add after that / was as well as any one In
the family. This change for the better In my
condition has caused my relatives and
friends to take the pills. We buy them all
from the drug store of John Duryea, at the
corner of De Kalb and Summer Avenues.
81 assure you it was impossible for me to
oversee my household for three years. Now
/ visit my kitchen every day, do my OWE
marketing and shopping; in a word, look
after everything connected with NY home
and family.
"oh, yes, I still keep taking the pills; I
take one daily after dinner. Prevention,
you know, Is better ard cheaper than cure.
I verify believe one half of the women
who are suffering from the ills which our
sex are heir to would be up and well if they
could be induced to give the Pink Pills a
fair trial. I certainly recommend them
heartily and feel grateful to the physician
who put them or the market"
Mrs. Smith is a woman of some means
and standing in the community and, there
fore, her testimony will be accepted with
out question by all thoughtful people.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the clements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and re-
store shattered nerves. They may be had
of all druggists or direct by mail from the
DR.. Williams Medicine Company, Schenec.
tady, N. Y, at Soc. per box, or six boxes for
$3.50, and are never sold in bulk or ty the
dozen or hundred.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
The Republican Tariff,

The Mckinley threat to business
should be reckoned with by those mer-
chants and bankers who say that they
will breathe more freely when congress
adjourns. Congress will adjourn some
happy day, but the Mckinley canvass,
the Mckinley nomination and election,
If they come; will mean destruction OF
all business stability up to the summs
of 1898 at least. No new tariff can b..
passed before that time, and meanwhile
the shadow cast before it, the intriguing
and pulling and hauling to fix rates in
it, and the uncertainty which will at.
tend both It's terms and its workings
will leave business gasping and strug-
Cling for two years more. Add to this
the practical certainty that il any tariff
at ali is passed it will have to be by con-
cessions to the silver republicans, and
hence by q further unsettling of the
currency as well as customs duties, and
the prospect for business men will APP
pear to be little short Q fwhaf DR.. John
j called ..inspissated gsoom."-N. y.
Pest
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
Mr.. CARllslE.s poe,r,on
IN. hight Thing said and IN ~. .u,.
Place

"S"s Antng said and In tho RIGHT
Place.
The attitude taken h~ Nj. 1Tar,;s,e
IN his letter - d friend CONCERNING h;s
pesssess nomination for the presidency
is worthy of the man. The secretary
VI the treasury is charged with some
VI the o important duties resting
upon this administration. He ta.,,d
not, without negfectiny tl,ese. enter into
a rough and tumble struggle for the
p~resiachtial nomination. In this re.
sPect' he sets a worthy example to
'i.ose senators and Representatives
whose custom it has hy.t, rs absent
themselves frese Washington for weeks
Mhiae congress is in session in order to
seeure their own denomination. In the
next place, Mr.. Carlisle is rightly con-
cerned far more about the declaration
Oh principles of the democratic party
.hah about its candidate. A mistake
IN selecting a leader may be rectifed,
Its consequences are but temporary,
But a mistake In a party platform
reaches far into the future, and re-
mains IN embarrassment and a source
OF weakness to that party until a gen
GRAFTON arises that has had time to
forget the blunder.
In the present instance, a false stem
would be more than unfortunate: It
would he fatal. The failure of the
democratic party to declare for sound
money and against silver monometal-
ism in it's national convention this
year would mean. must mean, party
d~'slntegration and the absorption of
democracy by populism. 1t is the ex-
istence and not merely the success Or
defeat OF the democratic party that
is at stake. Therefore, Mr.. Carlisle acts
the patriot and the loyal democrat
when he sets this issue in the fore
front and s~ubordinates to it any per-
sonal ambition that he may entertain.
First of all, let the fight be made for
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
WHY HE
Senator Bacon Did Not Want His Whisk
ers Pulled.

There was a time when Senator Ba.
con, of Georgia, wore an ornate ana
lavish hirsute adornment like the ia
nous whiskers of Mr.. PETER, and pic.
lures taken at the time he was presi.
dent of the Georgia senate so repre-.
sent him. Now he contents himself
with a simple mustache. How he hap"
pened to shear his beard was told by
the senator himself recently.
1T was" he began, when the roller
skating craze broke out and invaded
the best families in the south. II
struck Macon, and somehow it found q
victim in me. Every body was going to
the skating rink, and consequently I
went. I soon acquired a remarkable
degree of grace in gliding dreamily
over the floor to the pulsation of exhil--
arating waltz strains. and my company
was in great demand by ladies who
ere still somewhat distrustful OF
their own skill. I shall never forget.
I was acting as the guardian angel one
evening of a lady w~hose'main support
[ was in her feeble efforts ~ prevent a
collision with the floor, and we were
rather TREMENDOUSLY gliding hither anil
thither among the crowd, when an in
valid on skates approached us from the
opposite direction. I saw at a glance
that the maa had !,ost his compass, AMI
nothing but a blind reliance in Provi.
dence was deferring his fall. That
moment came when he crushed
against me. Tae collision disturbed
the center of gravity in my fair COM
panion, while at the same time it has
tened the downfall of the other. Be
fore l knew what was up the man, in
order to save himself, grasped hold OF
n side of my whiskers, while tkc LADY
fastened her grip O the other half, and
both held on for dear life while their
feet were describing geometrical fig.
ures on the slippery floor. Considera-
tons of gallantry prevented me from
turning on the wretched being who was
clinging to my beard like the pro7erb-
ial straw on n side s,nd there I was
with two struggling fellow creatures
in the stress of despair dangling on
each side of my whiskers. That expert.
ence determined me to sacrifice the
whiskers, and to circumscribe my in
diligence in that line to a modest, un-
obtrusive mustache, which affords no
comfort to unskilled skaters."-Wash-
ington Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
A SIGNIFICANT SIGN:
rhos. VIII. Al ykvcststs il Republics,
Politics.

Those VIII. Al ykvcst5ts In kepublicss
Politics.
Twenty Bessemer steel companies,
representing $4OO, 0OO, 900 of capital and
producing half the worlds output,
formed on organization yesterday At
tine Hotel Waidotf:
THE price Of steel billets was placed
at $50 a ton. Last week they sold at
SIT and $1S."-N. Y. Press.
The above is quoted from the news
columns of ore of the most rabid am,
insistent newspaper champions Of pro.
tsesi6n. 1t cnrries its own argument
These gentlemen met at the finest hotel
in the world, and decided to increase
the cost of steel to the builders of all
structures in which these billets are
used by 17h per cent. No n who
observes building operations in the
large cities can fail to UNDERGRAD how
Cumbersome this will ke upoh cob
tractors and builders. There will be q
ctowding Of expenses in other direc-
lions, and the workinginen will not
reap any advantage. Upon all grades
Of men, from the housesmith to the
tenant who occupies the completed
Building, the representatives of $780,
cO0,o0O of capital have made a levy of
17h per cent.
This is of special Importance just
now because of the political relations
of these gentlemen. The present tariff
on the products they control Is IS per
cent. This tariff enables them to com,
hine and raise the price three dollars
a ton higher than the competitive level.
But o satisfied with this enormous
advantage, they are investing their
money in a presidential campaign, in
the hope of securing a still greater
advantages over the consumers of the
goods they make. The trusts and pro.
tected manufacturers are not investing
their money in a republican candidate
without substantial hope and cxpecta.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
sound-money principles, and candidates
will not be lacking.


There is not q word in Mr.. Carlisle's
letter, of course, from beginning to
end, which can be construed as a
definite refusal to accept a nomination
under any circumstances. 1t is not
believed THAI he would. All that he
has said is that he does not wish to
obscure issues or divide forces in his
party until it's attitude on the cur-
rency question shall have been definite
ly determined; and that he does not
propose either to slight the duties of his
high Office, or to use, as his predeces-
sors have done, it's great patronage in
order to force himself upon his party
as it's presidential candidate. In both
of these positions Mr.. Carlisle com
mends himself to his party and to the
country as a high-minded, honorable.
old-fashioned democrat, worthy to bear
the name and to be the chosen leader
of his party if it should so declare.
He has said the right thing in the
right place, and the whole country
respects and admires him for it.-St.
Paul Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
To He Expected.

The new woman" orator was be.
coming eloquent.
"Shall we permit man, our former
tyrant," she demanded, ito f1aunt in
our faces forever that which shall serve
to remind us of our days of docile and
servitude 2"
Intense excitement and cries OF
"Never!" "Never!"
"Let us wipe out all that savors of
that past life!" cried the orator. "Let
US blot out the memory of it for all
timei"
Cries of "Hear! heart"
Let us put the Goddess Of Liberty
in boomers this very day!" shouted
the orator, in conclusion. and the shout
that went up nearly wrecked the build
ing.-Chicago Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-16
ton of reward. The New York Times

-
1T is a bad state of things, but so long
as the success of the republican party Is
supposed by a large body vf business men
to be needed for the safety and progress OF
their business, we do not doubt that they
will invest money in promoting 1t. Sooner
or later they will see their mistake, as
many of the shrewdest and most far
sighted of their class have already seen 1t.
But until that conviction spreads much
further than 1t has yet spread, money will
be used, and used freely, at every step II,
republican politics."
The complete ownership Of a party
by large combinations of capital should
be a sure handicap to success. We be
lieve it will be.-Utica Observer.