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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
Boer Courtships.

From the ''Story of an African
Farm" we quote the following sketch
of courtships among the Beers Of
Africa.
One of the forms of Boer courtship is
an ''up-sitting," or all-night vigil by
the lovers.
''Aunt," said the young man, ex-.
plosively, lean we sit up to-nightP'
Tant' Sannie hung her head and half
closed her eyes; but. finding that her
little wiles were thrown away, the
young man staring tixedly at his hat,
she simpered eyes" and went away to
fetch the candles.
Taut' Sannie took two candles out
of the cupboard and held them up
triumphantly, winking all around the
room.
s.He's asked for Them" she said.
"Does he want them for his horses's
rubbed back?" asked Gregory, new to
up-country life.
s.No," said Tant Sannie, indignant
ly, ''we're going to sit up!" and she
walked off in triumph with the candles
'WOn't you put your feet on my
stove?" said Tant' Sannie.
"No, thank you aunt" said the
young man, and both lapsed into
silence.
At last Tant' Sannie, afraid of going
to sleep, tapped a strong cup of coffee
for herself and handed another to her
lover. This visibly revived both.
"How long were you married,
cousin?"
''Ten months, aunt
'.How old was your baby?"
''Three days when it died.
''It's very hard when we must
give our husbands and wives to the
Lord" said Tant' Sannie.
s'She was such good wife, aunt;
I've known her to break churn-stick
over q maids head for only letting
dust come on milk cloth"
Tant Sannie felta twinge of jealousy.
She had never broken il ch3rn-stick or
a maid head.
Il hope your wife made Il good end.
Did she leave any messagesP" asked
Tant' Sannie.
No; but the night before she died /
was lying at the foot of the bed; felt
her foot kick me.
"sPiet,' she said.
".Annie, my heart, said |.
my little baby that died yesterday
has been here and stood over the
wagon-box, she said
"'What did it say?' asked.
est said that if | died you must
marry fat woman
81 will, I said, and went to sleep
again.
'.That was vision from the Re-
deemer," said Tant Sannie.
The young man nodded his head
mournfully.
Il suppose that's why you came to
me-" said Tant' Sannie.
"Yes' aunt, and pa said that | ought
to get married before shearing time
1t is bad ifsthere is no one to see after
things then, and the maids waste such
lot of fat
The next morning at dawn, as EN-
passed through Tant' Sannie's bedroom.
she found the Boer- woman pulling off
her boots preparatory to climbing into
bed.
"Where is Pet Wander WaetP"
"Just gone," said Tant' Sannie, "and
I'm going to marry him this day four
weeks. / am dead sleepy" she added;
"the stupid thing doesn't know how to
talk love-talk at all,'i and she climbed
into the four-poster, clothes and all.
and drew the quilt up to her chin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
ABOUT PICTURES.
The Frightening Influence They Have on
Room-The Difference In Taste.

Chromos have been @sthetically con-
signed to the shades Steel en-
cravings are allowable tiny picture,
an immense margin, and still more i'm
mense frame being "good FORM" but
etchings, water-colors, and oil paint
ings Especially by the old mastery
are considered the only pictures in
''perfect TASTE" But how few, how
very few picture lovers can attain to
possession of the last named; and shall
the many be deprived of pictures en-
tirely because the decree has gone
forth, shave good pictures or noneP"
A print of some expensive picture may
be as great treasure in the cottage as
the original is in the mansion on the
hill.
People will have pictures, in spite of
fashions DEGREES. An old lady lately
said in my hearing: '.They say it
amt fashionable to have pictures hung
all over house, but they must be in a
hall or one room, an call it a gallery;
but l don't like it. Whatever room
Pm in / want to see some pictures
hanging around; they're wonderful
restful to person. Why, 1 always
have one hanging over my wash-stand
landscape generally-an' it's world
of comfort!''
have in sight now cheap chrome,
it must be confessed; but looking at it
forget that mercury stands uncom-
fortably near zero; that the snow is
whirling through the air, and that
last summer is far away and next sum-
mer still in the future. Surely, the
little picture has some magic power!
In the foreground is country road
bordered by azig-zag rail fence. along
which a squirrel seems to be skipping,
and blackberry bushes nodding in
vitingly in the corners. In the road
yoke of sleek oxen are drawing load
of hay surmounted by some riotous
boys. Drawing, 1 said: the oxen do
not actually move, but there is always
the vivid impression that they are
just going to. Beyond the road and
apparently running from under it is a
stream of ripping water. One can
imagine from what a cool, messy
grotto up in the mountain it has started;
how the ferns have clustered around it
and other tiny rills have joined it, I'M
til it comes down through the valley
power for good. Here and there it
widens out into calm pools which re-
fleet the willows bending over the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
THE SEVEN AGES OF WOMAN.
BOSTON ADvERT1sER.

All the worlds wardrobe.
And all the girls and women merely WearerS;
They have their fashions and their fantasies,
And one she in her time wears many garments
Throughout her seven stages. First. the baby,
BefriIied and broidered. in her nurses arms,
Aud then the trim-hosed schoolgirl with her
fiounces
and small boy -scorning face tripping skirt wag-
gIngiy.
oouettishIy to school And then the frt
Cling ike Gree, with business air
Kept IN her low-cut corset. Then bride,
Full OF strange finery, vestured like an angel,
Yelled vigorously. yet vigilant at glance,
Seeking the woman's heaven, admiration,
Even at the altar steps. And then the
natron,
In fair, rich velvetS, with suave satin lined,
With eyes severe and skirts of youthful cut,
Full of dress-laws and modish instances,
To teach her girls their part. The sixth age
shifts
Into the gray yet gorgeous grandmamma,
With gold pinceneZ on nose and fan at side.
Her youthful taste still strong, and, worldly
wise
In sumptuary law, her quaveriUg voice,
Pressing of Fashion and LIE Toilet pipes
OF robes and bargains rare. Last scene of all,
That ends the sex's mode-Swayed history,
In second chlldishness and sheer oblivion
VI youth, taste, passion, all-e'en love of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
Commodore Cicero Price Dead.

Troy, N. Y, Nov. 24.-Commodore
Cicero Price, of the United States navy,
died here this evening, Of pneumonia
aged So years. His oldest daughter,
Lille, was msrried to Louis Hammersly,
of New York, who died few years ago.
She is duchess of Marlborough, having
recently married the duke.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
Congressman Clark Much Better.

NEENAH, Nov. 24.-Congressman Chas
B. Clark, who has been quite seriously ill
with an attack of pneumonia, is much
better, and it is thought, will be able to
start Cor Washington next week SO as to
be in attendance at the opening Of the
next session of congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29

Perhaps the reason why the Sultan
banished his forty cooks is because.
being too many, they spoiled his BROTH
Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29


crossed his legs, and with a loud "Ahem"
folded his hands over his knees and rock
ed back in his chair. Mrs. Peters was
arrayed in an ancient dress of wooden
goods in large plaid, and was constantly
watching the two boys. The twin faces
of Tom and Tim, which could hardly be
distinguished from each other, even by
their parents, had been scrubbed until
the skin looked thin and shiny on the
nose, chin and other points of projection,
while their coarse hair had been wet and
manipulated with comb and brush until
it looked as though it had been frozen
stiffiy in place.
The deacon soon drew Mr.. Peters into
conversation on the weather, price OF
cattle, the fall crops etc., until he began
| to feel more at ease, while his good wife
found checkers and dominOes for the
| boys to play quiet games, in which Alice
with ready tact Joined, and thus added to
| their enjoyment and relieved the anxious
| mind of Mrs. Peters from motherly su-
pervision.
| Disk Chapman in his best, we'll worn
but carefully brushed suit, and old
| fashioned stove pipe hat, next came, anG
tried hard to appear at ease. Last of al
| came Mrs. Rowland, whose sweet, sad
face could not fail to attract even the
casual observer. She had scarcely re
moved her bonnet and wrap, and seated
her among the guests before Samantha
glazing at her over the tops of her spec
eaoles, exclaimed: 81 declare fort, Miss
Rowland, how gray you bel"
Mrs. Rowland flushed at the rude re
mark, but deigned no reply. Mrs. Gram
looked at Samantha with an expression
helpless and appealing, as though ever,
nerve in her structure had been shocked
while Mrs. Peters looked awkward an,
Alice sent half-indignant, half-amu,e,
glance at Samanths's homcly face.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-12-14
SCR I'll. a

| Ido not believe that
! Ayers Sarsaparilla
/ has an equal as q cure
for Scrofalous Hu-
lnors. 1t Is pleasant
to take, gives strength
to the body, and pro-
fiuces 6 ls1e4e perina-
nent result than any
medicine 7 ever used.
-E. Haines, hcrtA
Lindale, Ohio.
/ have used Ayers
Sarsaparilia, in my
family, for Scrofula,
and know, if it is
faken fai thfully it will
thoroughly eradicate
this terrible disease.
w. +. Fowler, ii. D.,
Greenviile, Tenn.
For forty years I
have suffered with
Erysipelas. I have
tried various remedies
FOR my complaint, but
found no relief until
[ commenced using
Ayers Sarsaparilla.
After taking ten bot
Ties OF this medicine [
aln completely cured.
NJ G. AmesbIry,
Rockport, ne.
I have suffered, fo-
years, from Catarrh.
which was SO severe
shat it destroyed my
appetite and weak
ehed my syste III
After trying other
remedies, without re-
lief, / began to take
Ayers Sarsaparilla,
and, in a few months.
was cured. - Susan L.
Cook, 800 Albany St..
Boston, Mass.
Ayers Sarsaparilla
is superior to any
blood purifier that I
ever tried. I have
taken it for Scrofula,
Canker, and Salt
Rheum, and received
much benefit from it.
It is good, also, for
a weak stomach. -
Millie Jane Peirce, s.
Bradford, Mass. tt
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-10-06
squiblets.

No bounties are now paid on any sort
of wild animals except wolves and wild
cats. The 1885 law which gave bounties
for foxes, minks, weasels, hawks and owls,
was repealed by the law of 1887.
Call at Sondheim's One Price Star
Clothing Hall, Mauch Chunk, and buy
your winter clothing, You will save 25 per
cent on every dollar invested.
The potato crop in Carbon and Lehigh
counties is said to be much larger than it
was last year.
If you have not paid your taxes you
cannot vote.
Read the new advertisements appear
ing ir to-days issue they represent bargains.
Get measured for good suit or over
coat at Sondheim's Merchant tailoring
emporium Mauch Chunk.
The United States Express Company
has been established here one month, and
1t is a pleasure for us to state that the
showing the company has made is fatter-
ing, and that the publicl appreciate the
enterprising spirit an1 pluck the company
has shown under somewhat disaYantageous
circumstances.
Ell j. Saeger, well known and re
| spected resident of Allentown, died sud
denly, brought on by paraiytic stroke
from which he suffered through previou,
attack. He was nearly 20 years old, mos
OF which he passed in being connected will
MANY business enterprises. Mr.. Seager en-
| joyed the honor and bestowed by larg,
acquaintanceship to his integrity and worth
Oscar Fulmer. of Freemansburg, wa
arrested for the desertion of his wife, Mat
ters were Immediately settle.
Three young men were arrested a
Bethlehem for the assault of marrie
woman. Another escaped after a hot chas
by an officers.
Boys, remember that you will be pre-
sented with neat school bag II you bu
/ your suit at Sondhefm's One Price Sta
Clothing Hall, Maueh Chunk.
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rrorIE VINO cuME Am ao.
Personal Gossip shout People who visit and 70



Personal Gossip shout People who Visit and e
Visiting
Howard Defenderfer circulated al
Weatherly on Saturday.
Charles Weiss and wife, of Alden, Pa.
were in town on Saturday.
Harry Clauss, of Binghampton, n. Y,
is seeing old acquaintances here.
Mrs. H. V. Mortimer, Jr., of Bank
way, is visiting her parents at Bethlehem.
win Ash and John Graham, of New
York, spen; several days in town this
week.
Ed zern and wife, returned home on
Monday from months visit to friend in
the western states.
Our old friend Peter Helm has re-
turned from a delightful visit to Mnneapo-
lis, Minn., friends.
George and Joln Horn, of Chicago,
ILL.,, were seeing many old friends here
during the past week.
Our young friend DAVID Miller, of
Saegersville, was visiting friends in this
place during the past few days.
ID. II. Griffiths and wife, of Lansford,
were in town on Wednesday. While here
Mr.. Davis made us pleasant call.
Mrs. j. w. Raudenbush and daughter
Salle have returned from delightful visit
to Niagara Falls and other points in York
state.
Mrs. Ed Hunsicker and daughter
Emma, were sojouining with Allentown
and Catasauqua friends during the past
week.
---Thos. G. Beck and wife, of Bethlehem,
attended the J. o. U. A. NJ, anniversary
celebration in Gabers Hall, on Thursday
evening
William C. Mccormick, of Lehigh
street, returned home Saturday evening
from pleasant visit to the Gettysburg
battle field.
Fred Brinkman once more inhales the
MEDIEVAL ozone of the salubrious Lehighton
after an absence of one year in the great
Empire city-New York. Fred looks
healthy and sound.
Prof. T. f. Klelntop was in town on
Thursday giving musical instruction to his
large class of young ladies and gentleman.
The professor is a first-class instructor on
the piano and organ.-Slatingtom Nelos.
Mr.. Trethaway of Lehighton, local
preacher of the M. E. Church, preached az
this place on Sunday morning and evening,
and also conducted praise service at
Slatedale in the afternoon. n.-Slatington
Ne,oS
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| am quite sure you won't when once you
enjoy the comfort he opens for you, and
set down to one of his tables loaded with
all the goodies and dellcacs. have re-
ferance to Mr.. Frank Seiberlng, who has
taken charge of the hotel formally owned
by Mr. Weiss, beyond Steinlersville, which
has been remodeled; refurnished through
out, and open for the public; Frank being
in the hotel business for years, fully under
stands the wants of the people he is always
pleasant and accommodating. Don't fail
to see him and try one of his elegant chicken
and waffle suppers they are immense ]
have been there. RoMER.
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Mahoning Items.

Apple peeling parties are of frequent
occurrence.
Mrs. Jacob Nothstein has returned
from visit to her parents in Iowa.
ID. NJ. Ballet and C. d. Kressley will
leavefor Palatinate College, ON Saturday.
About 100000 feet of oak and hemloek
lumber is piled up at Obert & Hofford's
saw-mill.
"A. j. Thomas and family, of Lansford,
spent Sunday with Thomas Musselman and
family.
Quite number of our young people
attended the Allentown Fair on Thursday
of last week.
Oliver Hunsicker and family,of Union
vile, Lehigh county, were the guests Frank
Ebbert, on Sunday.
We consider ourselves very fortunate
in having secured daily mail instead of
three times a week.
Jacob Steigerwalt who had his right
hand torn off few weeks ago, is getting
along as well as can be expected,
&c. A. Dreibelbies returned to Frank
lin and Marshall College, Lancaster, on
Monday, where he is a junior student.
The funeral services over an infant
child of Amandus Kistler were held in the
ST. Johns church on Saturday afternoon,
interment took place in the Evangelical
cemetery.
Our public schools will open on Mon
day, the 10Th inst. Parents should not fail
to send their children the first day, and
have them attend as regularly as possible.
Dennis Nothstein will move his port
able steam saw mill to Weissport next week,
where he will cut she logs which were taken
out of the Lehigh during the recent high
water.
The potato crop is being greatly in
jured by the rainy weather prevailing in
this section. Some of the farmers who
have their potatoes dug and stored away
must take them out to dry and pick out the
poor ones.
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In YHE BUSY HIVES OF INDUSTRY.
An interesting Batch Of Iabcr Notes Special
for YS WerkinRman.

Thirty to forty moulders find employ
aent in the Lehigh stoye foundry at thii
place.
The brick production in the yards at
this place has been much greater than in
any previous year.
The Lehigh Wagon Works are rushed
with orders. The employees work day and
night to fill orders.
-Durling & Mitchell's car spring works,
too are crowded with orders which will
keep them busy until long after Christmas.
An Allentown firm has on exhibition
the largest knife and fork ever manufac.
tured. Each is ten feet long and each has
an ivory handle. The cost Of manufacture
was $1,000.
"A Pittsburg man has invented nail
machine which will do twice the work that
present machines accomplish, and at S. per
ton less. The annual output of our nail
mills is 100000 tons.
The annual statement of the British
Iron Trade Employers Association reports
numerous successful demands for advances
in wages during the year, despite the fact
that trade did not warrant the increase
The biggest passenger engines used in
this country are the long-leg ged flyers of
the Pennsylvania road. They are built at
the company's shops and, while not as heavy
as some of the big freight engines, are tai
Ter, longer and faster than any other style of
locomotives in this country. They differ
from other engines in appearance and are
almost entirely devoid of fancy trimmings,
paint and brass work, but can do better
work on the level than any others in the
country.
According TO the Iron Age, the longest
straight reach of railway in the world is on
the new Argentine Pacific railway from
Buenos Ayers to the foot of the Andes. For
distance of 2ll miles the line is laid with
out a curve. The level nature of the coun-
try will be evident from the fact that there
is neither cutting nor an embankment
which is deeper or higher than one yard.
The entire absence of the wood on the plain
across which the western end of the road
passes has led to the extensive use of me-
tallic sleepers.
The Real Estate Record says "The
business interests of the country feel less
concern just now over future trade prob
abilities than for some months. The reasons
for more confidence are assured-larger
wheat, corn and cotton crops, good export
trade. better prices, greater control by leg
islation over railroads, rock bottom prices,
exhausted stocks among producers, high
earning power among the people, an abun-
dance Of circulating medium and an enarg-
ing consumptiye capacity"
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pleased With 1t.

The Ledger acknowledges the receipt OF
a neat little volume entitled "Lehighton-
Then and Now" Compiled by G. w. Nor
thinner, editor Of the ADVOCATE. His de.
scription of Gnanuenhuttsn and the dsscrip
tion of Fredrica Misca, the eccentric old
lady who lived for years in the old log
church are very interesting to us. We still
remember, while boy, of passing the old
chuch and seeing the old lady in her peculiar
costume, and her many dogs, The book /:
a greet treat to us. From the Stark coun
ty, Indiana Ledger, o, o. Musselman''
paper.
Hazleton Pldin Speaker: On our table
lies copy Of "The History of Lehighton,' -
edited and complied at that place by G.. w
Mortimer, 1t is very neat and attrac
tive phamphlet of about fifty pages, being
well edited and printed, Mr.. Mortimer
has future before him in the literary
world and we haYe no hesitency in predict.
ing his success,
Ne,cs Slatington: We hereby acknow.
ledge the receipt of a cop of Geo. w. Nor.
thimer's History of Lehighton, or Then
and Now. The little book is very neatly
printed, and should be in the hands of al
that are interested in Lehighton.
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Communicated.
DASH.

Mr.. Congelton, of Philadelphia, spoke
on the evils of the liquor traffic and the
absurdity of tariff agitation in Gabeps Hall
last Saturday evening. About twenty, all
told, of town went to hear him. That Mr.
Congelton is a speaker of sound logic and
fair reasoning is not denied by any OF the
few people who heard him and listened
with the spirit that pervades person who
is willing to give credit to anything that is
creditaDle, To every observer it must seem
that our people are too apt to refuse atten-
tion to anything that has tendency to
cultivate or enlighten. If Mr.. Congelton
had been a quack doctor selling bogus
panacea scores would have stood, even in
the open night air, and listen to nonsense,
but since he was advertised as a temperance
man the wise turned deaf ear as though
they were afraid they d hear something bet
ter than Yulgarity or immortality. Its to
be regretted that Mr.. Congeltons argu.
ments cannot be brought to the homes Of
every citizen. They might after all lead
some to sober and unprejudiced thinking.
In justice to those who secured Mr.. Con-
gelton's service, the writer wishes to state
that he is neither a Methodist nor Pro-
hibitionist, but one who is in favor of giy-
ing due respect to any cause advocated by
any class. HONESTY.
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"A large stock of ready-made jackets
for ladies have just been received at E. II
Snyder's. They comprise the latest styles
and most fashionable makes. The prices
are marked way below the reach of compe-
tition. Don't fail to call anil see them. p
Wall Paper! Wall Paper big reduction
in regular stock and remnants nearly given
away at f. Il. Luckenbach's Mauch
Chunk.
-Kemerer & Swartz have in stock the
largest line of bed room and parlor suites
TO be fouud in this section, Prices low. .
Go to Val. Sehwartz's for all kinds oi
furniture Prices very low
Cabinets, $3.50 per dozen, at Rishe'i
photograph gallery. on Bankway.
III. A. Beltz can furnish you Will
young ducks. chickens and celery at
reasonable price.
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A Valuable Remedy.

Brandreths Pills purify the blood, slim
ulate the liver, strengthen the kidneys, regu-
late the bowels. They were introduced in
the United States in 1885. Since that time
over fifty millions of boxes of Brandreths s
Pills have been consumed.
This, together with thousand of convinc-
ing testimonials from all parts of the world,
is positive evidence of their value.
Brandreth's Pills are purely vegetable,
absolutely harmless, and safe to take at any
time.
Sold in every drug and medical store,
either plain or sugar coated.
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Low PriOesfor Job work.

We take pleasure is calling attention TO
ons'fact, viz; We are now equipped with
the latest styles of type and the fastest run
ming presses which enable us to turn out at
very short notice and in the best style job
work of all kinds at prices EXCEEDINGLY
Low. Please remember this, prices ten to
twenty-five per cent, less than elsewhere.
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rha Switch Rack sohsdnls.

Trains leave Switch-Back Depot, Mauch
Chunk, 80, 10 10, II 81 A. NJ, 2 20, AS
535 P. NJ. Sundays 80, 215, p. NJ.
Leave Summit Hill, 94O, 12 20, A. NJ.
2 90, A 81, 10, p. NJ. Sundays 90, 90
p NJ