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Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07
SEVEN LOVELY GIRLS.
An Unadorned and Truthful Sketch 9
Modern Irish Life.

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Modern Irish Life.
She was woman of fifty years, but
still strikingly handsome. Her eyes
would have done credit to Corsican
beauty, and her figure was rounded
and shapely. The villagers were
massed in confused crowd in the
shelter of a bowlder gazing diffidently
at the visitors from afar. Mrs. Finne-
gan addressed them in Irish, and called
out the name of her seven daughters
in rapid succession. One by one they
came out of the crowd and Jagged to-
ward us bashfully. AS they drew near
they formed veritable beauty show.
They ranged from eight to twenty
years in age, and four of them were
magnificent looking young women.
They would set East Broadway ablaze,
and reduce the men about-town Of
Grand street and the Bowery to pulp
in a single Sunday afternoon. One by
one they Jagged up-bare legged and
bare armed. They stood erect, but
their heads dropped slyly, and they did
not raise their eyes till their mother
spoke, when the lids were raised in
unison, and battery of appalling
effectiveness was turned on us.
Sure" said the mother, turning to
me, ''they're fit t make their livin' in
Ameriky; amt they, sir?"
They're fit to marry millionaires. :"
"Ah, faith, that's annuder ting.
Who are d poor girls gointer marry?
TIL young mems all left the island
now"
perhaps your sons don't know how
pretty their sisters are"
.'They don't, indade; they both left
six years ago, whin the Oldest, Nellie,
there-howld up your sweet head, col
leen, the gintlemen won't be afther
playguin' yis-wuz slip av a gurrul.
So y might tell me sons about their
sisters whin y go back t New York.
You'll find 'em aisily; they're lively
lads"
"Where's your husband9" asked Mr..
Davitt, suddenly.
The question plunged Mrs. Finnegan
into deep thought.
1.-The blayguard," she murmured,
softly, ''is sumwhere-O, yesm
She dived into her cabin, dragged q
recumbent figure vigorously out in the
daylight, and, pulling him up into an
upright position, leaned him against
the wall.
'God speed you, Mr.. Davitt," cried
Mr.. Finnegan, courtesying promptly,
may yer heart be opened to the poor
of Arran Isle
"He's timid," said Mrs. Finnegan
contidentially; "wus hit wild club
whin young fl impurtenance, an niver
got over it,
you've a fine family, Mr.. Finne-
gam" | said, to relieve the evident en-
barrassment which this anecdote pro-
duced in the little man.
"Well, yis, sur; they're fine, healthy
girls, an they do me proud"
''Me, too" said the wife.
But" continued Mr.. Finnegan. 81
find it hard t git food for them all.
I'm hard workin' man, sorr. but
there's no chance now.-Du5Iira Letter
in N Y. SIN.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07
"Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded"
The young man fell dead !

The young man fell dead!
A friend had pointed revolver at him.
"He didn't know it was loadedn'
We often hear it stated that man is not
responsible for what he does not know.
The law presupposes knowledge and there
fore convicts the man who excuses crime
by ignorance!
eff | had only known has often been an
unfortunate mans apology for some evil
unknowingly wrought, but in a matter of
general interest-as for instance that
laudanum is a poison, that naphtha is a
deadly explosive, that blood heavily charged
with winters accumulations of the waste
of the system-it is ones duty to know the
fact and the consequences thereof. Our
good old grandmothers knew for instance,
that the opening of spring was the most
perlous period of the year.
Why.
Because then the blood stream is sluggish
and chilled by the cold weather, and if not
thinned good deal and made to flow quick
" and healthfully through the arteries and
veins, it is impossible to have good vlgor
the rest of the year. Hence, without ex-
ception, what is now known as Warmers
Log Cabin Sarsaparilla, was plentifully
made and religiously given to every mem
Der Of the family regularly through March,
April, May and June. 1t is matter of
record that this prudential, preventive and
restorative custom saved many fit of sick
ness, prolonged life and happiness to a
vigorous old age, and did away with heavy
medical expenditures.
Mrs Maggie Kerchwal, Lexington, Ky.
used Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla "for
nervous sick headache of which / had been
sufferer for years. 1t has been a great
benefit to me-" Capt. Hugh Harzins, 1114
S. 18th St, Philadelphia, Pa, says ''it puri-
fed my blood and removed the blotches
from my skin" Mrs. Aarea Smith, Topton,
Berks Co., Pa, says she twas entirely
cured Of skin disease of the worst kind !"
by Log Cabin Sarsaparila. Bad skin indi-
Gates very bad condition of the blood.
If you would live and be well, go to your
druggist to-day and get Warmers Log
Cabin Sarsaparilla and take no other
there's nothing like it or as good-and COM
plotely renovate your impaired system with
this simple, old-fashioned preparation of
roots and herbs.
Warner, who makes the famous Safe
Care, puts it up, and that is q guarantee of
excellence all over the known world. Take
it yourself and give it to the other mem
bers of the family, including the children.
You will be astonshed at it's health-giving
and life-prolonging powers. We say this
editorially with perfect confidence, because
we have heard good things OF it every
where, and its name is a guarantee that it
is frst-class in every particular.-CleaeIand
Press.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

In the land of pumpkin pies and
cider there lived a man who had a great
fondness for the latter. One day. on
going to the cellar to fill the pitcher,
he fell from the top to the bottom of
the stairs. His wife, hearing the fall,
in great alarm ran to the top of the
stairs and cried out: my dear, you
haven't broke our brand new pitcher.
nave. youP" mo" said he, in an
agony of pain from the fall, ''but I'll
be shot if 1 don't!' And suiting the
action to the word, he dashed it against
the wall,
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07
A Famous Indian, and Still More
Famous Indian Fighter.

We give below a picture of KIT CAR
SON, the famous scout and Indian
fighter, whose thrilling exploits sur
passed in interest and adventure those
of all other frontier heroes. KIT S
portrait shows that he was a very lion
in courage and stern determination,
and also a man of fine intellect. He
was. in truth, the ideal American hero
of the wild Western border.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07
New Building Material.

Building stones made of corn-cobs form
the object of new Italian patent. Ed
Clerici, of Milan, is the name of the
patentee. The cobs are pressed by ma
chinery into forms similar to brick and
held together by wire. They are made
water.tight by soaking with tar. These
molds are very hard and strong; their
weight is less than one-third of that of
hollow brick, and they can never get
damp.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

was typical Indian warrior and cut
throat The history of his raid, anc
of KIT CARsoN's skill and heroism in
meeting the perils of the occasion, is
begun in No. of the New York
Ledger. ROBERT BoNNER's Sons have
issued millions of sample copies OF
this number of the Ledger, but there
are, probably. persons who have not
yet had copy, and we are informed
that any one who has not had one OF
these sample copies can get one free
of expense by simply sending his
name and address to the Ledqer Office,
ut the corner of William and Spruce
streets, New York. This is certainly
an easy and cheap way to get a speci-
men number of the greatest Indian
story ever published.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

IN every community there are a number
of men whose whole time is not occupied,
such as teachers, ministers, farmers sons,
and others. To these classes especially we
would say, if you wish to make several hum
dred dollars during the next few months,
write at once to b. i. Johnson & Co, of
Richmond, Va, and they viii show you how
to do it.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

Since Russian law forbids the
use of exclamation points in newspa-
per article, one is at loss to see how
can he properly interpreted therein .
Muscovite's outburst when lie steps on
tack. Boston Budget
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

PRICKLY ASH BITTERs is an unfailing cure
for all diseases originating in hillary de-
ranoements caused by the malaria of mias-
matte countries. No other medicine now on
sale will so etfectually remove the disturb
ing elements, and at the same time tone up
the whole system. 1t is sure and safe IN
action
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07
EEY'S
CREAM BALM

Isat.fered from ca
tarrh II gears. IN,
droppiagS into tn
throat accre nauSeGt-
ing. Ny nose bed al.
most daily. Since Mt
first day use Of E7y''
Cream Balm hagt
had no bleedias9,he
soreness is ej,tirelB
gone. D. @. Dayid-
son, qcith the Boston
BudQet.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

SUFFERERS from Coughs, Sore Throat, etc,
should try .'Br0Dn's bronchial TrocheS," a
simple but sure remedy. Sod only IN 6o1eS.
Price 25 cents.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

TRYING to pass a counterfeit twenty five
cent piece is "raising the wind" in the
wrong quarter. er.--NcU HdUen Neacs.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

TACKLE an Obstinate Cough or Cold with
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

THE plumber who whistles while at work
is a paradoXical creature, for although he
lay his pipe. yet he pipes his lay U5ica
NdH
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

IT is generally all up with man when
he begins to go down hill Boston Courier
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

SOME men are so addicted to poker that
every thing they have goes to pot-Bos-
ton BstEetia
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07

THE purchase Of drama is mere buy
play.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-07
COLONEL KIT CARSON.

KITS last great contest with the
Indians occurred in 1867, the year be-
fore his death, when RED KNIFE, a
perfect Indian fend, suddenly attacked
the defenseless settlers of the remote
frontiers. A most graphic, spirited
and thrilling account of that most des-
perate struggle is now being published
in the New York Ledger. under the
title of '.RED KNIFE; OR KIT CARSON
LAST TRAIL" RED KNIFE, as will b
seen by the picture of him which we
give below,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
Joaquin Miller and His Daughter.
Ralfirnnra A rnar.ioarn

The incid enG referred to was the visit
of his daughter to the city as the star of
troupe of barn storming actors, who
were producing his favorite play, the
"Forty-Niners." The play was produced
at the Dime Museum, now extinct, but
at that time one of the cheapest halls in
this city. One night, while Maud Miller
was going through her part as the heroine
of the play in a perfunctory manner,
stimulate by numerous libations at the
shrine of Bacchus, she was suddenly seen
to stop With her gaze fixed in q pitiful
stare toward the small audience before
her. The division bummers and peanut
vendors who comprised it turned to hunt
for the cause of her embarrassment, and
saw standing near the door a sorrow-
stricken old man, whose whitened locke
crowned face pitifui to- behold. "My
God! my fatheri" cried Maud, and then
bursting into tears sprang OF the stage
The curtain was Immediately rung down
but when attention was once more direct
ed toward the place where Joaquin had
stood he had vanished. Shortly after he
sold out his part of his property, dispos-
ing of his cabin and the ground it o,cu-
pied to a Washington admirer. He has
since declared his intention of never re-
turning to Washington, and on Thursday
dis posed of the last two lots he possessed
in this city, the lots named being the
ground directly in the rear of bis cabin
on Meridian Hill.
London was all torn up over a repor,
that another Whiteohapel murder had
been committed. Later it was reported
| the assassin had failed in his attempt
There is probably no foundation for the
fumor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
The Realm ofWoman,

A woman's rights: What do those words
convey,
What depths of old-world wisdom do they
reachi
What is their real intent? o, sisters say;
And strive IN daily life truth to teach,
The right to minister to those that need:
With quiet song the weary to beguile:
with words OF peace the hungry hearts to
feed.
And cheer the sad and lonely with smile.
The right in Others joys joy to find;
Inc right divine TO weep when others weep;
The right to be all unceaSing kind:
Inc right 20 wake and pray while others
sleep.
Right TO be noble, right to be true
Right to think rightly-and rightly to do:
Right to be tender, right to be Just,
Right to be worthy OF infinite trust.
To be thelittle chlldren's truest friend,
TO know them in their ever-changing mood;
Forgetting self. to labor to the end;
To be gracious influence for good.
To be the ladies of creations lords,
As mothers, daug hters, sisters or as wives;
TO be the best that earth TO them affords,
To be TO them the music of their lives.
The right in strength and honor to be free;
In daily work accomplished, finding rest;
The right IN trivial round sphere to see;
The right, in blessing, to be fully blest.
RIGHT to be perfect, right to be pure
Right TO be patient and strong to endure;
Right to be loving-right to be good
Those are the rights of the true womanhood.
TEN ple Bar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
THE FARM AND HOME
LITTLE CaILD'S FANCIEs.

think that the world was finished at night.
Or the stars would not have been made
For they wouldn't have thought of having the
light
And then again alter my mind
And think perhaps it was daF,
And the starry night was only designed
For little child tired of play.
And think that an angel, when nobody knew.
With window pushed up very high,
Let some of the seeds of the flowers fall throuob
from the gardens they have u the sky
And they could think here of lilies so whito
And such beautiful roses know,
But wonder when falling from such a heighth
The deer little seeds should grow.
And then when the face of the angel was turned
think that the birds flew by,
And are singing to us the Songsthey heard
On the opposite side of the SKY.
And a rainbow must be the shining below
OF place in heavens floor that's thin,
Right close to the door where the children go
When the dear Lord lets then in.
And think that that the clouds that float in the
skies,
Are the curtains that they lei down.
For fear when we look We would dazzle our
eyes,
As they each of them put on their crown.
do not know why the water was sent,
Unless. perpapS, IL might be.
God wanted US all to know whai it meant
When we read of the Jasper sea-
o the world where we live is a io7ely place,
But it oftentimes makes me Sigh
For am always trying causes to trace
And keep thinking wherefore and wky?''
All dear child, the longing you feel.
Is the stir of immortal wings
But infinite love will one day reveal
The most hidden and pulling things
You have only your duty to try and do,
To be happy and rest content,
For by being good and by being true
You will ffnd out all that is meant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29

edges and the beauty of the summer
sky. Here the cattle stand knee deem
in the limpid flood and sniff the
fragrant air. Then the stream draws
itself together again and darts under a
rustic bridge, and winds on down the
valley until lost to sight in the dis
lance.
On either side are fair. green
meadows, in which | am sure this
minute the daisies and buttercups are
blowing. Here are wooded slopes.
ana there are comfortable farmhouses.
Then the valley ends in forest and the
background is filled by the White
mountains, looming blue and majestic
against the bluer sky. There is the
notch. ever inviting one to new
beauties over and beyond those de
lectable mountains'-the Notch, which,
as one little girl traveller said, s.was
just made a-purpose, too cunning for
anything!n Could a thousand-dollar
picture hold more of the charm of a
summer landscapes?
Have etchings and paintings, by all
means, those who can. But do not. q
critic, deprive those who can not the
possession of cheap limitations. Donot
sheer ii the washerwoman ornaments
the wall of her poor room with q
chrome, awkwardly hung with car
pet tack at each corner. 1t may be
the only bright spot in her dingy sur
roundings. Do not smile scornfulIy If
child's bedroom is gorgeous with a
fantastic array of advertising cards,
and do not utterly condemn a family
who, though they may boast of
painting or two in the parlor, yet dare
to enliven the blank wall of dining or
sleeping room with pictures of no
market value. Better cheap copies
than hone at all.-G0Od Housekeeping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
Queer Articles OF Food.

In South America the inhabitants eat
everything, even serpents and lizards,
says the Ge1atlea2Gla's Magazine. Hum
boldt has there seen even children drag
enormous centipedes out of their holes
and crunch them up. Puppies are
choice food on the Missouri and
Mississippi and at Emerald the tid-bit
is a roasted monkey. The flesh of the
larger animals is appreciated various
ly; in Arabia the horse, in India the
elephant, and in Egypt the camel. The
Chinese taste is for cats, dogs, rats
and serpents, while bears paws and
birds nests are dainties. But the
Pariah of Hindosan have still stronger
stomachs, for they contend with the
dogs, vultures, and kites for putrid
carrion. The nearest approach to this
remarkable taste is afforded by the in
habitants of Cochin, China, who pre-
fer rotten eggs to fresh ones. AT
Terracina a guest will be asked
whether he prefers a land or a water
eel. In the West midas large cater
pillar found on the palm trees is es-
teemed luxury, while the edible nests
of Java swallows are so rich and
OdlHLl bi6sO UllC Ilt7 iCoil0hOo VI at oioii
will cost as much as Flo. A curious
taste prevails in many parts of the
world for clay. According to Hum
boldt it is eaten in all the countries of
the torrid zone, but the practice is also
observed in the north, as hundreds of
carloads of earth containing infusoria
are said to be annually consumed by
the country people in the most remote
parts of Sweden, and in Finlanda kind
of earth is mixed with bread. This lat
ter custom is more civilized than that
observed by the women on the Mag
dalena river, who, while shaping
earthen vessels on the potter's wheel,
put large Jumps of clay in their
mouths. In the same place it is often
necessary to confine the children to
prevent their running out to eat earth
Immediately after a fall of rain. The
Otomac tribe of earth-eating Indians
knead the earth-a true potter's clay
into balls of five or six inches in
diameter, which they roast by a weak
fire until the outside is hard. They
remoisten them when they are re-
quired as food, and, according to a
monk who lived twelve years among
them would eat from three-quarters of
a pound to pound and quarter of
this peculiar food In day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29

turtle-doves, While Mr.. ana mrs. OIII-
ton Murray were living in expensive
apartments in the Staveley Hotel.
But the young lawyer was already
becoming tired of Adelgetha's shallow
brain and silly tongue; and one vivid
March morning, when she asked him
for money to buy a new dress, he alb
solutely rebelled.
s.Do you take me for Baron Roths
chiid?n he demanded tartly.
II don't care.n pouted the bride.
"rll ask pa. He's not stingy!"
There's no use asking him." snarled
Mr.. Murray. He has just made an
assignment to his creditors. And we've
spent the money your aunt left US, and
now, for all | can see, we may as well
go to the poor-house."
But | thought you were a rich law
yer with lots of practice, or / never
would have married you," whined
Adelgetha.
"Humph!" said Mr.. Murray. IF l
had thought you were consummate
fool, madame, shouldn't have been so
far wrong"
And he remembered sweet, tender.
noble Marian Ray with a regretful
pang.
''To think how unlucky we have
been!'' walled Adelgetha, shaking out
the folds of her perfumed pocket-hand-
kerchief; ''while that hateful Marian
who married the revenue man has had
everything her own way"
Glow do you mean?" said Murray
sharply.
''Haven'tyou heard?n said Adelgetha,
momentarily forgetting her despair in
the pleasure of relating piece of news.
1.-The Trinity House have purchased
the Ragged Rocks from Marian, and
paid three thousand pounds. And
they're to erect lighthouse, or some
thing, therel It's Just like Marian
she always had the luckm
1t was his own doing, however. He
had no one but himself to blame.
Adam Playfair had married sweet
Marian, and he was the husband of
Adelgetha.
And when, of soft summer even
ing, Adam and Marian walked along
the sand and watched the first pale
glimmer of the new lighthouse light,
they smiled at each other, and said.
81 wish Aunt Adeline could have
lived to see that flaming eye shine from
the crest of the Ragged Rocks"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-29
A Thoroughbred Arab.
What is a thoroughbred Arab

What is thoroughbred Arab Is q
question that is answered as follows
by the Melbourne Sportsman:
Not every horse imported as an
Arab is a thoroughbred. Many are
what the Arabs call sons or daughters
of horse. What then is thorough
bred Arab? A well-known English
writer OH the Arab and an acknowl-
edged authority on the subject defines
a thoroughbred Arab as one belonging
to Khamsa. There is a tradition among
the Arabs that the Khamsa is descend
ed from one of the five mares of King
Solomon. We read in holy writ that
"King Solomon brought horses out of
Egypt" 1t is assumed that the wise
king procured the best horses availa-
BILE in Egypt. The eastern tradition
therefore is that one of the Egyptian
mares produced five fllies of surpris-
ing beauty, and from these five mares
the FIVE great breeds of Arab horses
are descended. According to the
writer referred towel known by his
Initials, e. T. Dali true Arabs trace
TO one or the othor of these five fillies
of King Solomon. Some of the Arab
tribes preserve the pedigree of their
horses with as much care as Scotch
laird preserves the charter of his es-
tate; and when a chief sells horse he
usually gives written pedigree or
guarantee that the horse is pure. This
guarantee is generally preceded by the
remark: Praise be to Allah, this is a
good horser 1t then recounts how
the family came into possession of the
tribe and how it bad been handed
down unalloyed from generation to
generation, aud that the present is =
Iineal descendent of one of King Solo
mons mares"