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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-20

An cavcsdropper heard the following
conversation between John Doe and
Richard Roc concerning
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS,
The Wise Remark That Was Frequent,
Made by a GRANDMOTHER.

''Girls will be girls" says Grandmother Gum
The Oldest maxim under the sun,
And May, and Jennie, and Belle, and Kate
Go trooping out at the garden gate
Trooping out for an hour S fun.
Noddng their thanks to Grandmother Gum.
Four little maidens all In a row,
Hearts as clean as the rure white snow,
Out in the garden at high-spy.
Mother watches them with sigh:
Saturday eve and the work undone."
Girls will be girls. says Grandmother Gum.
Four little maidens fair-ah. mel
Tired as maidens fair can be.
Mother scoldS, in her careful way,
Till four little maidens slip away,
And four little hearts, brim full of fun,
A refuge seek in Grandmother Gum.
Eight little lips that do not speak
Tenderly press her faded cheek
Till Grandmother signs and wipes her eyes,
And four little maidens all surprise,
Lean their arms on grandma's knee
AND argue their case right skillfully.
"Is it wrong, grandma, to fall asleep
Where the sun and shadows play bopeep?
Is 1T naughty running the whole day long
Where the brook is singing the coolest SOng2
Is it naughty having the mostest fun?''
She smiles and they know their case is won.
Girls will be girls" says Grandmother Gum.
"Girls will be girls" How the years fit by!
Four little maidens their fortunes try
Sleighing. boating, never a care
The merrieSt maidens anywhere,
Life on the wings of a joy-bird flies;
Still watchful mother tenderly signs:
They think of nothing at all but fun!"
Girls will be girls" says Grandmother Gum.
"Girls will be girls How the glad years gol
Four little maids their fortunes know
Each with lover tall and grand,
The handsomest lover in all the land
Still mother signs and shakes her head,
Deaf to every word that's said,
Until at last, on one fair night,
Four little maidenS, all in white,
Trustfully gave both heart and hand
To the handSomest lovers in ali the land
Says mother, "Oh, what have the children
dOne?'
Girls will be girls" says Grandmother Gum
Girls will be girls How the good time flies!
Grandmother Gum meath the daisies lies;
Ana mother SITS N grandma'S chair,
With grandma face and grandma hair;
And four little mothers, shy as a nun,
Ienderly mourn dear Grandmother Gum.
And four little babies, cooling sweet,
Lie all day at their grandma'S feet,
sometimes naughty and ready to fret,
Till four little mothers are all upset.
Grandma alone says Its only fun
Girls will be girls" says Grandmother Gum
Girls will be girls How the years fit by!
Each moves on to the mile post nigh.
Living over the dear old days,
Each one steps into mothers place;
Each one learns, as the life-sandS run,
That Girls will be girls like Grandmother
Gum.
will Allen Domgoold in Detroit Free Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
Elevator Sickness.

A great many people are unable to
ride on elevator cars says the Phila-
phia Inquirer, on account of the feel
ing that their hearts and souls are be-
ing pulled out of them when the ma
chine starts to drop. People with
heart affection are frequently forbid
den by their physicians to ride in the
cars, and it is disagreeable to thous-
ands who ride, in spite of it, to save
time and legs in the big buildings of
the city.
A well-known lawyer, who has a
very level head at most times, admits
that his head feels empty when the
elevator starts down, but claims to
have discovered very simple mechan-
lcal trick by which he avoids the all
gone feeling. He is willing to have it
suggested to his fellow mortals anony-
mously.
Il take long breath" he said, Just
rs l step on the elevator and hold it
with tight pressure. Then, just as
the elevator begins to sink, | let it out
exactly with the motion of the car,
The quicker the car starts the quicker
and harder press out the air, and l
don't feel as if my soul had flown out:
in fact, / can avoid the least disagreea-
BILE sensation"
Another gentleman who tried the ex
pertinent vouched for the results in his
case. Don't imagine that you have
to blow SO that everybody else in the
car can hear YOU" he said. "All you
need to do is to hold your breath tight
ly and let it go noiselessly out the
nose. | think the sensation is due to
the sudden change of pressure of blood
in the heart and head, and the COM
preston of air in the breathing organs
offsets that pressure by reaction when
the car starts -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
The Great Cathedral of Nicaragua.

The great Cathedral of San Pedro of
Leon is probably the finest religious
editice south of thu City of Mexico. 1t
was finished in 1743 at cost of S.
900, 900, occupying thirty-seven years
is one firm mass of masonry. covers an
entire square, and its front extends
across one side of the Grand Plaza
Like similar buildings whose ruined
arches and walls may be seen in An
tigua de Guatemala this church has
walls at least fifteen feet in thickness,
and has the solidity of rock. Numer-
Gus earthquakes have produced no i'm
pressions, and the storms of century
and a half have in no way injured its
fine quality of stone. While inspect
ing its interior | met the cure, an old
gentleman of perhaps IS years of age,
who, though a well-traveled European,
had never visited the United States.
He told me that in the numerous dis
putes, between Leon and Grenada the
church had often been converted into
a fortress, and sustained a few bonn
bardments from besieging forces.
Thirty pieces of artillery are said to
nave been planted on It's roof at one
time, and on its eastern side there are
many indentations made by shot. This
cathedral was once possessed of great
wealth, the chancel was surrounded
with railing of solid silver, while all
the altar ornaments were of gold. With
the exception of the cup and plate used
at mass the church has no ornaments of
precious metals now Much was ship
ped to Spain, and what remained did
not escape the rapacity of the soldiers,
who have many times advanced and
retreated through Leon.-Nlcaragua
Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24

gomery, still In that heavy slumber,
knelt before the CRATE and thrusting his
hand up the chimney, brought down
an oblong tin box.
mo wonder the chimney smoked!"
exclaimed Mrs. Moffet, breathlessly.
And right then Frank Glyndon
stepped to Montgomery's side, and
slowly and carefully awakened him.
Turn up the gas-high Mrs. Moi
fet!" commanded Glyndon firmly. MIR.
Montgomery y you somnambulist! =
your money is foundT'
The next day Mr.. Truman Mont
gomery sought Mrs. Moffet and there
was long private conversation; when
he left he kissed her and called her
dear Lucy.
Shortly afterward the placard was
removed from the door of the Moffet
house-a boarding house no longer
and only yesterday the paper an.
nounced marriage, the contracting
parties being named respectively Mont
gomery and Moffet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24

equator, sprlnKleu with sugar ana
trifie of good sherry. and served on
dessert-plate with the cut side upper
most. The juice obtained by the help
of a teaspoon is a welcome appetizer.
preceding the oysters. Half of large
grape fruit is enough for each cover.
There has also been introduced a
fashion which gives quite variety to
the entertainment. When the dinner
is partly over and during the removal
of the plates of any special course, at
a signal from the host gentleman may
change his seat with another, either
near him or at little distance. This
breaks up monotony and promotes
social converse.-George ". Childs, in
Good HOusekeeptnQ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
Simple Sick Room Remedies.

Simple things are often of much
benefit, and lemons and common table
salt have much that is useful about
them. Lemon juice and water with
out sugar, will oftentimes relieve one
of severe headache in a short time,
and half gill of lemon juice taken
three times a day in little water, is
very good for rheumatism. Nothing
is so acceptable to a feverish person as
lemonade, and for cough that refuses
to be quieted have tried the following
preparation with success. Take the
white of an egg, beaten stiff; then add
the juice of lemon in which two or
three Jumps of loaf sugar have been
dissolved and keeping it near at hand
take teaspoonful of it at time until
relieved. One may, with much COM
fort, add to it one teaspoonful or more
of the best Santa Cruz rum. A very
good way of preparing lemons when
they are plenty, is to put them on in
cold water letting them boil until they
are soft; then squeeze the juice from
them, getting more than in any other
way, and adding sugar to thy taste, or
to every half pint of juice put one
pound of loaf sugar and bottle. An
other comfortable use for lemon is to
bind thin slice upon corn that is
troublesome at night and repeat once
or twice. 1t will entirely remove the
soreness. Then if thy hands are
stained from medicine or any other
cause, rubbing them with the lemon
after the juice is mostly extracted, will
restore them. Table linen or any such
articles that have become stained can
be restored by the application of lemon
juice and table salt, then placed in the
sun. Claret stains can also be re-
moved by rubbing in at once table salt;
and stains of blood may be removed by
rubbing dry starch in at once, aud re-
peating it.
We are all apt to overlook the bene-
fits we can secure from the use of these
common articles; but in salt we have a
most useful remedy, as well as one
always at hand. For sore Threats,
now so prevalent, teaspoonful of salt
dissolved in half tum blerful of water,
and used as gargle, is very efficacious.
1t can be used once an hour or oftener,
or three times day, as needed. In
attacks of bleeding at the lungs, salt
taken dry is often benefit. Salt and
water, if held in the mouth, will at
times relieve toothache, or camphor
can be added to it and applied.
Salt and cider vinegar will cure
chronic diarrhea, and salt and pepper
is often given by sea captains, for such
trouble at sea. A mixture of the white
of an egg and salt, if applied in time,
dispense a felon, and the coating of an
egg shell is very good for a boil GOOD
Housekeepj'ag.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
Seating and Service at Dinner.

When dinner is announced by the
butler to the host, that gentleman
leads the way to the dining-room in
company with the most notable or the
eldest lady present, the rear being
brought up by the hostess on the arm
of the most prominent gentleman. 1t
goes without saying that the host and
hostess sit opposite each other in the
center. or at the extremes Of the dim
ing-table. with the honored guests at
the right of each. In dinners given to
gentlemen exclusively, the host escorts
the chief guest to the seat on his right.
and each ones place is designated by
his name on a card at the plate.
Menus are out of date except at large
dinners. Two or three copies of the
menu, written on porcelain tablets, are
sometimes passed from hand to hand.
A new custom, is now growing pre-
valent in Philadelphia. of serving the
grape fruit as a preliminary course.
It is cooled on ice, cut in half itt the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
My Fiddle.

Ny fiddle? Well, ! kind O. keep her handy,
don't you know?
Though amt so much inclined to tromp the
strings and switch the bow
As was before the timber of my elbows got
so dry,
And my fingers was more limber-like and
caperish and spry.
Yet can plonk and PUNK and pink
And tune her up and play,
And jest lean back and laugh and wink
At every rainy day.
Ny playin's only middlin'-tunes I picked ur
when Toy
The kind O. sort O. fiddlin' the folks call cordu.
roy;
1.-THE Old Fat GAL and "Ryestraw," and MY
Sailors on the Sea-
left to me.
And so PUNK and plonk and pink,
And rosum up my bow,
And play the tunes that makes you think
The DEVILS in your toe.
That's how this dear old fiddle's won my hearts
endurin love!
From the strings across the middle to the
screechin' up above
From her apern, over bridge, and to the rib.
bon round the throat,
Shes wooin, cooin' pigeon, singin', Love
me" in every motel
And SO pat her neck and pink
Her strings with lovin' hands,
And list'nin clost / sometimes think
She kind O. understands.
james Whtcomb Riley.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
The Little Dog Told the Big One.

My two boys had each a dog. One
of them was bright, affectionate, long
haired, and long-eared retriever named
Hector. The other was big mastiff
named Tecumseh. One day car
riage with a dog under it was passing
the house when the strange dog-a
large one-seeing little Hector in the
street, pitched into him in the most
savage manner. In vain poor Hector
Grid and begged for mercy; his assail-
ant had no compassion. As soon as
Hector could escape he ran at the top
OF his speed into the back yard of the
house, where Tecumseh happened to
be, and rushing up to him put his nose
to that of his big friend. Instantly the
two were off running madly after the
carriage with the dog under it. They
both attacked him in the most ferocious
manner. not leaving him until the pun
ishment was thought to be sufficient,
when side by side they trotted home
Portland argus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24

When ingalls, speaks you seem to see
the commas, the semicolons, the dashes,
the periods, and yet feel that you are
punctuating the work of master who
could never stop to think of such de-
tails for himself. Unquestionably Mr..
Ingalls, capacity for word painting is
one of his strong points. But it is not
his only resource. He is picturesque
in many ways. His figure is striking
and he has the self-possession of the
Old Nick. He looks and dresses like a
dude at times; he has the bold sweep
and the off-hand way of the cowboy
upon occasions. He parts his gray,
slightly curly hair almost in the mid
die, if it may be said to be parted at
all, and allows it to fall down over his
forehead in most wanton style. Phys
ically he is thin and long drawn out.
He looks good deal like badly
crooked No, 5 stovepipe in high room,
as if he would ''get there" even if the
ceiling were knocked out and he had
only the sky above.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
Two Strings to His Bow.

mo, William" she said coldly, with
sidelong glance to note the effect of
her words, Il cannot be your wife.
You smoke and you sometimes drink.
i have registered vow not to marry
a man who had either of these vices. :"
..All right Maria was the humble
reply. and now will you please ask
your younger sister Lulu to come
downstairs a moment? She said when
she kissed me good-by last night, that
she would gladly have me if you refus-
ed.r- PhiL0deLphi0 Inquirer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
Practical Sentiments.

Yes" said Fogg, Il always allow
Mrs. +. to build the kitchen fire in the
morning. OF course I'd just as iiei do
it myself. only it makes me feel so bad.
you know. 1t makes me feel as though
| was helping to destroy our American
forests. A woman now doesn't trouble
her head about such things. She is
not so practical in her sentiments as a
man Boston Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
Uncle JOS Walk.

s.How do, Uncle Joe? Taking your
morning walk around the park?n Not
Exactly, sab. l finds | ant able to
walk all roun' no mo- sence my las
touch O. rheumatic, so JUS walks halt
way roun' an back agin, sab. "-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-13

The Cresco Iowa) Plain Dealer OF
old-time memory, strayed upon our
table the other day. We recognize
many familiar names found in its
columns. J.. L. Woodcock is station
agent as from beginning. DIR. j. j.
Clemmer dispenses pills and sanitary
lotions just the same as then. VIM.
kellow, Jr.. takes care of the grocery
business and DIR. H.C. Price dispenses
pills and saddlebags. Mrs. Caward.
that excellent w. G. I. L.. woman
has gone to her reward. Conspicu-
Gus in its editorial pages are the
names Of w. II. & L. j. Mead. We
recognize the seniors familiar stabs
at liquor saloons, for which lie holds
n caustic quill. Cresco still retains
many pleasant recoliections of our
earl. life IN journalism. Review,
Evansville. Wis.
The review is published by !. A.
Hoxie, who succeeded w. n. Burdick
in the Times, selling out to Fogo g.
White who in turn We're succeeded
by the present publisher, L. +. Smith
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-13

Milo Page, of San Bernarnino, CAL,
on Sept. Z, writes as follows:
In 1853 was taken with bilious col
ic, being then seventeen years old.
Yearly attacks followed, and ut
length they became more frequent.
In 1872, while residing in Oakland,
suffered severely from this disease,
and was informed by DR.. pinkertOn
that it was chronic and incurable.
While Frustrated by severe attack
q friend induced me to take large
dose of Walkers Vinegar Bitters,
Old Style. probably four wine glasses
full. In less than half an nour l was
free from pain. | followed this up
with three wine-glasses day-oEe,
half au hour before each meal-until
| used up the bottle.
For over seven years was perfect
" free from bilious collie, but in the
fall Of 70 was engaged in mining in
Nevada, and the coarse food | ate
brought on a sharp attack. / was
far from any drug store, but | dis
patched a courier eighty miles for q
bottle of Vinegar Bitters.
| When he returned | was unable to
speak, but put the bottle tony lips.
took two swallows, and in twenty
minutes the pain left me. l finished
the bottle as before, taking three
doses daily, and for nine years after.
ward was perfectly free from the
dreaded disease.
A month ago it returned, but try
ing the old remedy, Vinegar Bitters
l was cured, as before.
/ write this because you do not eS
pecially recommend Vinegar Bitter
for bilious collie. Only those wht
have suffered the agonies of this dis
ease, can understand what a boon 1
sure cure is, and in Old Style Vinega
Bitters yon have the best, and per
haps the only real remedy known.
In reply to Mr.. Page we will sa,
that Vinegar Bitters cures hundred
of diseases; we have not the space t,
catalogue them, and perhaps if W
published them those unacquainte'
by experience with our valuable rem
edy might doubt its efficacy still, a
SO many worthless preparations ar
thrust on the market and pulled il
SO many entravagant ways.
The fact remains, however, tina
those who have been accustomed t
take Vinegar Bitters for any lengt
of time. are hale and hearty. whethe
they are young or old. Those VIII
, doubt and fail to take it are likely
fall into all manner of ailments, grea
and small. Vinegar Bitters, both Oh
and New Styles, keep those who tax
: them fresh, fair, healthy and yount
looking, and when we one
, gain customer, we keep them a
ways, like Mr.. Page, who sent eight
miles for Vinegar Bitters, and it wa
almost ride for life.
r The New Style Vinegar Bitters is
: beautiful, clear, dark reddish colol
: and extremely pleasant to the taste
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-13

We know that Iowa is naturally a
Republican state. remarks a Republic
can paper We beg leave to differ, for
Iowa il naturally Democratic state.
1t may have been naturally Republi-
can thirty or even twenty years ago,
when the issues were entirely differ
ent. But on the issues of to day, the
tariff, prohibition, restraint of trusts,
corporations and monopolies, the
Democratic stand is much nearer
what the people of Iowa desire than
the Republican stand. No. Iowa now
is naturally Democratic state, and
it is gradually getting around to
where it belongs. Dubuque Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-13
THURSDAY MARCH Is. 1890.
"A CONDITION OF sERvITUDE.

4 cre-co correspondent Of the Nc
Gregor News. whose ear marks are
always visible. mentions herdsnan
who had been many years in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Dryden OF Ontario,
with the remark that ii illustrates u
condition OF servitude quite common
in the East. and having complained
OF the help both indoors and out,
he looks hopefully TO the time when
through condition OF servitude
..tllis trouble will become modified as
the country grows older
The spirit Of the article carried in
to effect would be burning disgrace
to the beasted civilization OF this
country: il would reduce to condi-
ton of slavery every man and wom-
an who earns their daily bread by
the sweat of their brows. an occasion
al half holiday and a cut of beef with
out charge TO be given occasionally
in liquidation Of "A condition OF serv-
itude" from which there will be no
escape. Such is the philanthropy OF
this demagogue.
The philanthropist, patriot. states
man. seeks TO ennoble labor, to Sc
curs to it all that it produces in field
or factory. after allowing to capital
reasonable profit on its investment.
The elevation Of mankind and the
emancipation Of labor from the sery.
ituae OF serfdom. is the mission o.
true men Of all parties only differing
about the means requisite.
The fountain from which John Nc
Hugh drew the inspiration of his ar
tiele quoted from is from state pa
per issued by w. NJ. Eyarts on thu
state of labor in Europe. 1878, con
sistins of letters from Mr.. Hayes con
suls in Europe: Mr.. Evarts presacine
the letters with thees astonishing
suggestions:
Let the workingman feel as ~
..shonld feel. that the man who EN-
..ploys him, who enables him to feet
land clothe his wife and children, i
This friend as well as employer" q
The New York Times chimed il
with this McHughism:
There seems to be but one remedy
1T is change Of ownership OF tn
..Soil. and the creation of class Q
Gland owners on the one hand ant
tenant farmers on the other
Exactly in line with the articl
quoted from. condition of enforced
servitude for the toilers of America
These are the sentiments and opin
ions O: this representative of Howar'
county republicanism concerning tn
life and labor Of the great body 9
the American people-the men VIII
earn their bread by the sweat Q
their brow. His idea is to degrad
and impoverish labor, to create a
aristocratic class. to ennoble wealt
and plant deeply on American SO
the tastes. habits and institutions {
the monarchial system.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-13
Now. Give Attention

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repairing nerve tissues, strengthen
ing and invigorating the whole body,
as well as checking the progress OF
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