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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1893-09-06
Matches In Two Continents.

i.
1T is said" remarked Henry G..
Sexton, that evory man, woman
AMI child In the country uses on al
average five matches u. day, and rn-
der these conditions it is perhaps not
surprising that such very poor
grade OF matches is turned out The
matches III common use in the United
Statos today arc worry similar to those
which arc discarded iii most Euro
pcan countries. except In the poorest
ncighhorhoods, 10 or Is years ago,
and it is strange that some Of the bot
tor grades which have superseded
them have notacquired any foothold
in this country.
Wax Matches which are consld-
cred alistocratic III Europe, are not
much liked here, but a good trial has
never been given some of tho best
grade Of safety matcbessold every day
by the thousands in European coun-
tries. Tho two kinds generally on sale
here aro either SO loaded with sulphur
rs to be unpleasant OF SO explosive in
character as to DO almost dangerous,
aud both grades arc manufactured
with but very little regard to finish
and appearance, whereas in France
particularly they have matches Of all
kinds neatly finished and quite pleas
ant to use. AS smoker certainly
think tho European idea the better" !"
st. Louis Globe-Delnocrat.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1893-09-06
a Thoughtful Widow.

On recent Saturday evening two
women met in u Boston market and
after exchanging the usual friendly
greetings commenced to console each
other for tho deaths OF their respect
i've husbands
One Of tho women was greatly af-
fectcu rs she related tho virtues Of
her departed spouse, Bursting into
tears, she exclaimed:
ooh, but my Felix was good
man I"
Tho other replied, "My husband
was good to me, and my loss was MS
great as yours"
II know I'll that" returned the
first, "but my Felix had false teeth
"Wull, what has that to do with
its"
" }ave his teetl, Mt home, and I
don't know what to do with them"
why didn't you have them buried
With himl'H
Tie sorrowing widow, again burst
ing into tears, cried, II would, but I
was afraid they might choke him -
Boston Herald.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1893-09-06
EeY y 8. a. IsHsdpyVM & co.
Wednesday, September 6, 1893.
TIE ORIGIN or plum DUFF.p
Jtow a Great Holiday Dish Of sailors re
.taili t3t.3s f,alyn1 "A n,,,,.,,.

4 Jtow n Great Holiday DIST, Of Sailors rsc-
b celvod Ita QMser Name. &t
There nre many traditions respect
ing tho origin Of the name "plum
duff" the great holiday dish of sail
3 o,s. mo feast OH shipboald ia con
sfidere{l perfect without it. Accord
ing to tho story givoll III the history
Of tho british navy, OH English brig
in the south Pnciiic was caught in a
series of awful hurricanes. All on
board were anxious to reach a port
i'll time for Christmas, but tho holi-
day found them still off tho Nayiga-
tor islands. Worst Of all, thoy had
shipped q sea that carried away tho
hencoop containing a few chickens.
When the cook saw tho Christmas
dinner floating i'll the lee scuppers
and i'll danger OF going overheard,
he made gallant charge down tho
slippery, sloping deck to recover it,
but at that moment great wavo
rose high over the brlwarks, broke
with resistless fury OH the very spot
whero hc stood, and when it subsidized
cook and chickens had both ,lisap-
penred
This unfortunate accident loft the
crew not only without Christmas
,Hinner, but without any one to pre-
pnrc M ordinary meal Tho sailors
were heartily sick Of 'hardtacl1" and
rc,ncnebercd with longing the IA
NOUS plum pudding OF merry Eng
land. They determined that some
how they must have q Christmas
pudding and drew lots us to who
should bs the cook.
The choice fell on the boatswain's
mate, a brawny son Of the Emerald
Isle. In the galley he found MI old
cookbook. This he solclnnly porcd
over jill search OF something promis-
ing, but for lack of skill or materials
found nothing he dared venture
upon. At last lie settled upon rec
ipo which began Make q stiff
dough-" When he reached the word
dohgh, he said to himself, 'If
rough spells ruff, dough spells
,luit."
SO no made tho pudding, putting
in solnc tino Malaga raisins, and
served it out With u generous quanti-
ty Of rich sauce. Tho sailors hailed
it with delight aud appreciation.
What dye cal it?" they asked
Plum duff" said tho proud cook.
And plum duif it has remained from
that day to this. Manchester Times.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1893-09-06
! INSTRUMENTS u

WTE ARE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS EX-
wv clusivcy Wo don't sell oil kinds OF Pianos
mud Organs; wo only soil standard makes that we
can warrant for 81 y YEARS; and cur pets in Pi-
amos arc tho matohloss Stonwny the unrrivnllod
Mason iiamlin, the svor-toncd Mathu'hok, tho
superb Sterling. In Organs wc soil tho world ro-
nownod Mason & IIamlin and Storling, al Of which
will DO sold at our vol ostablishod uniform.
''One Price System, !"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1893-09-06
a Valuable Committee.

a lookout committee" is valu
nble company Of persons III q certain
church OF the city. Each lnember
has a number Of pows ranging before
and behind her own which it is her
duty to keep watch Of. Sho must
note absences and when thoy arc con.
tinued, find out the cause, bringing
at once to the chairman news Of ILL
ness or need Of any sort, mental on
physical. The chairman conveys this
intelligence to the pastor, whose work
is thus much lightoned. New York
Times.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1893-09-06
A DcligItful situation.

Myrtnlla So you're engaged to
Jack, OF course You really love him2
Estella -Oh, yes. And, what's bet
ter still, Ill the other girls love him
too. New York Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
A VIKING SHIP.
The Discovery of IN old Morse Sea Rover
at GOkstad.

The Discovery Of an old Morse Sea Rover
at Gokstad
The mystery of the Viking ships is
now passing away, owing to the dis
covery of their remains during this
century Ia 1867 a good sized ship was
discovered near Sarpsborg, while in
1852, there was dug ont Of a burial
mound at Gokstad, near Christiania,
the entire remains of a Viking ship
with most Of her equipments in a good
state Of preservation. She was seven
ty.eight feet long. sixteen ana half
feet wide. and built entirely of oak.
The Prov and stern were richly deco
rated and handsomely carved She had
ports for sixteen oars on a side. many
which remained in good order. as the
warriors shields were also well pre-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
A HAREM IN ALeIERs.
Description of This Feminine Sanctuary
by Lady Visitor.

Description of This Feminine Sanctuary
by Lady Visitor.
And we had hardly finished our sor-
bets, when 10! draped and beturbaned
individual is at hand, who for con-
sideration of few francs is not above
showing us his harem and its beauteous
contents.
We start in small procession, step
ping brislxly enough through the mar
row, shady streets of the Arab quar-
ter, and pursued by the curious
chances and mild chatf of the pi ctur-
esque loafers in the open shops and the
Arab cafes But Hassan, our elderly
Mohammedan, strides imperturbably
along.
We presently stop at a Moorish door
in a narrow alley and entering we are
first conscious of darkness. then of a
strange, mixed odor, and then IF a
house built in the courtyard style,
with narrow galleries, ont of which
are the living rooms.
And now the men of our party are
waved into an apartment on the
ground floor, lest they profane, with
their glances, the intimacy of Arab
| home-life. They to be sure, may not
gaze upon the beauty of the odalisque.
Iassan leads the way, and we, palpi-
tating with excitement, follow after to
the first gallery. A dingy muslin cur
tain is pushed aside and we find our
selves in a small windowless, narrow
cham Der, more like a large cupboard
than room into which the fresh air Of
heaven has not penetrated since it was
built
1T is unostentatiouslv furnished with
a narrow divan covered with a dingy
cretoune, and having q small army of
equally dubious loolxing cushions. with
a blurred gilt mirror and a tall cup
board Of the vilest European manufac-
ture.
Two women rise to meet us, without
their wells and wearing tawdrv onen-
tai dresses. These ladiesare apparent
liz Of the same age, their skins are
wrin5led and brown, each Of them has
had tie misfortune to lose a front tooth
or So, and their heights something un-
der five feet.
Though they live in French prov
ince. they know nothing of the Gallo
tongue, and we. on our part, having no
Arabic. the conversation is restricted to
imbecile mods and smiles. We eagerly
inquire of Hassan if these are the ladies
of his harem. Well, one Of them-the
nymph who has lost two Of her front
teeth-is his wife; the other is his
mother-in-law, or his grandmother, or
his aunt.
1t is bitter disappointment. Have
we penetrated to this malodorous in
terror to fad man living forsooth.
with one wife and an elderly female
relative2 Alack! it is even 50. But we
are not permitted to take our leave
without being urged TO purchase sew
eral pink gauze scarves and emor i'd
cred jackets which the wrinkled DANES
pra3ace with astonishing CELEBRITY from
LON anGgr tAe llvan. !
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The phylloxera has at last touched
every wine-growing district in France,
the champagne vines being the last to
be harmed.
Every crowned head of Europe.
with the exception of that of Turkey. is
descended from one of two sisters. the
daughters of Duke Ludwig Rudolf OF
ek-Wolfenbuttel who lived
about one hundred ana nifty years ago.
The general report of the board OF
trade upon the accidents that occurred
on the railways of the United Kingdom
during the year 1892 has just been pre-
scented to parliament The totals of
killed and injured from all causes were
as follows: Passengers killed, 129; in
jured, 1,34s; employees killed, 534; in
jured, 2,915; other persons killed, 467;
injured, 222; making a grand total of
killed, l,l30, and of injured, Ass.
Toronto was the name Of an Indian
village when Gov. Simcoe made it the
capital of Upper Canada in 1894 and
named it York. There the seat of the
provisional government remained until
lS41, when Upper and Lower Canada
(now Ontario and Quebec formed a
legislative union. When the confeder-
alton was formed in 1897, Toronto, the
name by which York had been known
since 1884, became the permanent seat
of government of Ontario.
In the island of Malta bees are
plenty and their stings are in high re-
pute as cure for rheumatism. 1t has
even been said that those who have
been stung by them enjoy an immunity
from rheumatism, and probably most
people who have even had touch of
the latter would prefer this natural
sort of hypOdermic injection to being
sick about three weeks with the rheu-
matism. A doctor to be we'll provided
with all useful means of cure must now
add to his appliances bee hive and a
swarm.
The Madeleine church is one of the
most beautiful buildings in Paris. II
was begun by Louis XIV. and complet-
ed in the reign of Louis Philippe. 1t
is of Grecian architecture. The prin-
cipal facade looks upon the Rue Royale
and the Place de la Concorde and is
very magnificent. The interior of the
church is richly decorated in gilt and
marble. 1t contains many paintings
and sculptures illustrative of the life
of the Magdalene In May, 1871, three
hundred insurgents were driven by the
Versailles troops into this church and
there killed.
The oldest one of the white ele-
plants, which was born in 1870, died
in its temple at Bangkok in November
last. Everyone knows that the white
elephant, before whom a whole people
bow the knee, is the emblem of the
kingdom of Siam. 1t is honored with
the most beautiful presents, for the
Indians, full of the idea of metamor-
phosis, still believe that so majestic an
animal could only be animated by the
spirit of Heaven or of an emperor.
Each white elephant posse ses its pal
ace, a vessel of gold, and harness re-
splendent with jewels. Several man
darins are attached to its service and
feed it with cakes and sugar cane. The
king of Siam is the only person before
whom it bows the knee, and a similar
salutation is rendered it by the mon
arch
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
rsrArE-cArnAnlsr BECKER, Deceased,

TsTATE-CArHARINE BECKER, Deceased,
State of Wisconsin, County Court OF Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special term
of County Court, to be held in and for SAID Coun-
ty, at the Court Honse in the City OF Lancaster
IN said Comfy. on the 4th Tuesday of December
A. d. 1898. being the Goth day of December, 1873
at the hour OF one O'Clock in the afternoon, the
following matter will be heard and considered;
The application Of John Carthew as 9dnih as
ceased. late of the city of Lancaster, IN Grant
County. wisconsin. for the allowance OF MS ma
account as such administrator and FOR MS dls
charge from said trust.
BY order Of the Court,
41-43 GEO b. CARTER,
hated November os. 1898. County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
.srArE-1sAnrL1A srAaKs. Deceased.

ESTATE-IsABELLA SPARKS, Deceased.
State of Wisconsin, county court Of Grant
county--In Probate. ...,o;., .o..,
If comfy court TO be held in and for sand
county at the court house in the city OF Ian,
caster. in said county. on the attn Tuesday OF
december 1893. at the hour Of one O'Clock in the
afternoon, the Following matter will be heard
and considered: i,
The application of F. A. Elwel as executor OF
the last will and test mept of said deceased
Isabella Sparks. late of Waterloo in said county.
for the allowance of his final account as s9cn
executor and for an order assigning the residue
If SAID estate IN pursuance OF the terms u tne
last will of said deceased.
BY order of the court.
41-43 GEO. B. CARTER,
Dated Nov. "a. 1898. county judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BARNEY DOUGH

NOTICE TO CREDITORS or BARNEY DOUGH
~ ERTY Deceased.
state of Wisconsin Grant County, SIS. County
Court in and for said County.
In the matter of the Estate OF Barney Dough
erty, deceased.
Letters of Administration in said matter hav-
ing been issued to Geo. Wiederhold on motion
of Buchner & Goodsell, Attorneys, It is ordered
that from this date until, and including the 23nd
day of May A. d. 1894. be, and the same hereDy Is,
allowed and limited. for the creditors OF the
said Barney Dougherty deceased. to EXHIBIT ana
present to this Court their Gains and demands
against said deceased, for examination ana
allowance: that such claims and demands VIII DC
received by said Court, at the Court House, IA
the City of Lancaster, IN said County, al each
term thereof within said time, and SAID Court
will examine and adjust the same, at the special
terms thereof. to be begun and held at sal9
Court House. on the a h Tuesdays Of March and
May A. D. 1874; and notice OF al! whlch
shall be given. by the publication Of this order,
under the above caption, for Four successive
weeks in the GRANT COUNTY HERALD, weekly
newspaper published at the City Of Lancaster
ia said Comfy the first such publication 10 De
within fifteen days from this date.
By the Court,
I-44 GEO B. CARTER.
Dated Nov. 22nd 90 County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
Legal Notices.
EsTATE-cHAs. HAnluTos, Deceased.

ESTATE-CHAs. HAMILTON, Deceased.
state of Wisconsin, county Court Of Grant
County-In Probate
Notice Is hereby given. that al the special
term of the County Court. 70 De held IN and for
SAID County at the Court House in the City OF
Lancaster, in said County, on the 3rd Tuesday
OF December A. d. 1893. being the 18th day OF
December 1898, at the houc OF one O'Clock in the
afternoon. the following matter will be heard
and considered
The application Of r. B. ShoWalter for the con-
veyence 10 him BY jobs Hamilton. ancillary ad-
nnistrator Of the estate OF charles Hamilton. de-
seased OF the following described lands IL
Grant County. Wisconsin. TO Wit. The south
west quarter Of the northwest quarter, less ten
acres described as follows, 10 wit: the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter Of tie north
west quarter Of said tract; also thirty acres on
the west end Of the southeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter, all in section fourteen, "a
township six (6) north, of range two. ~ west
pursuant 10 a land contract executed by inc
said deceased, to one John (. Johnson. bearing
date September nth. 1883. which is assigned 70
petitioner.
27-49 GEO. B. CARTER,
Dated Nov. / 90 Comfy Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07

The territory Of Moresnet, between
Germany and belgium. was made in
dependent in 1918. 1t has one police
man, no army. no elections territory
Of bout two square miles. and a popu-
lation Of about two thousand. There
is senate II ten mem beers, and the
mayor j. appointed by two delegates
one from Germany and one from Bel
,4.u Ihe mayor appoints ne senate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
UsrAsE-sAmEs A. CURTIS, Deceased.

TrSTAsE-JAMEs A. CURTIS, Deceased
state of wisconsin, County Court of Grant
county-In Probate
Notice is hereby given. that at the special tern
of county court to be held in and for sald county
AZ the court House in the ity of Lancaster, Ia
said county, on the 3rd Tuesday of December, A.
d.. 1898. being the 10th day of December, 1875 a.
the hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon the Ioi-
lowing matter will be heard and conslderea:
monument of an administrator for the Estate OF
James A. curtis late of the town of Patch Grove IL
said Grant county, deceased.
BY order of the court.
4O-42 GEO. b. CARTER
mated Wv % ,q3. county Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
= sTATE-MArHrAs MILLER, Deceased,

l.
county-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that a. the special term
Of the county court. 10 be held in ana for said
county, at the court house iu the city Of Lanca--
ter in said county. on the 4th Tuesday OF Deeem-
Der a. D. 1895 being the 26th day Of December
1898 at the hour of one O'Clock IN the afternoon,
the following matter viii be heard and cons'd-
cred:
The petition Of Peter Miller, Administrator Of
the estate Of Matthias Miller deceased, praying
that license be TO him granted TO sell all the
real estate IF which said deceased died slezed,
and which is described as follows, t0-wit: The
undivided one sixth Of the northeast quarter Of
section twenty four ga, and Of the southeast
quarter OF the northwest quarter Of section
twenty-four 24) and Of the south east quarter Of
the southwest quarter Of section thirteen (13l
and Of one acre of the nor,h side OF the south-
west quarter Of the southeast quarter OF said
section thirteen, all in town two II north Of
Range two ~ west in Grant county, Wisconsin
The proceeds Of such sale to be applied to the
payment Of the debts of said deceased.
BY Order or the Court.
4l-43 GEO. B. CARTER
Nov % 1898. County Judge.
Buchner 4 Goodsell Atty. for Petitioner
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
For Sale.

offer for sale, the late DR.. Chas. ayers pro
land with fairly good House and Barn, situated
ii South West corner of 5. E. 4 Of n. E. = q
Section II in township of Little Grant, Grant
County, Wisconsin. ,>- =, ,,,,,,,,v,-
Parties holding claims against the Estate Of
said Chas. Ayers decd. whose claims have been
allowed will call and GET their pay.
JOHN CARTHEW.
$40 Public Administrator.
Lancaster Wis, Nov. 18th 1898.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07

The Russian government has Just
ordered a new yacht for the exclusive
use Of the imperial family in the North
sea. Both as regards fittings and size
it will eclipse every other ship Of the
kind The new ship is 10 BE- 4, 000-tons
burden. with engines Of 600-horse e
power capable Of giving speed 81
twenty knots an hour whenever re
quired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-07
SUMMoNs

SUMMONS
Circuit Court, Grant County.
MARY KEY,
Plaintiff
VS..
WILLIAM A. KEY,
Defendant.
The state ~ wisconsin TO the said Defendant
Won are hereby summoned TO appear within
twenty DAYS after service Of this summons, eX-
elusive Of the day Of service, and defena me
above entitled action in the Court aforesalu, ana
in case eff yonr failure so to do. judgment will be
rendered against you according TO Inc demand
Of the complaint.
Ed. NJ. LOWRY,
9s-43 Plaintiffs Attorney.
?. o. Address. Lancaster, Grant Co., Wis.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-08

preaching the season of annual sus-
pension. Anniversaries will soon be
In order.
The stores are putting on an air of
holiday attire. Christmas presents
are now within reach of the charitably
inclined.
The worthy poor should not be
neglected in the distribution of gifts
during the thanksgiving and holiday
season.
Short cut and cross cut is the order
Of the day. Progression is cutting of
all the roundabout ways.
The progression of modern inven-
ton is producing condition that will
puzzle the minds of our wisest men
and that will require the best states
manship to counteract the progressive
and retrogressive elements of the
worlds production of supply and de-
mand among the masses of bread win
ners and bread skinners. OF workers
and sulkers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-08

Evan c. Jones died Monday even
ing after suffering about three weeks
from rupture. He was aged about 76
years. He was one of the Oldest citi-
zens of the place. Two brothers, Eli
and Peter and a sister Mrs. Fred
Schwin still survive. He was janitor
of the public schools for many years,
serving number of years at Fifth
street and for the last two years at
Third street. Funeral services were
held Thursday morning at 1000 o'clock
under the direction of the order OF
American Mechanics. Two sons,
John ID. Jones and Moore Jones, and
a daughter Mrs. Kate Sheep survive
him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-08
Ayers Cherry Pectoral

Henry. Mr.. Frank Kreamer, of Iowa,
brother of Mrs. Henry is also visit
ing here.
McHenry is running a fine hotel
in Benton.
We visited Nanticoke recently and
on our route we passed through Hunt
ington Mills; found Bruce Coleman
in the hotel business and is getting
along finely. Bruce is well known In
Bloom, Berwick and Wilkes Barre,
who was some years ago identified
with newspapers. Bruce makes good
landlord and runs a good hotel. We
stopped at Shickshinny and found
landlord T. F. Meyer running the old
Yaple House in good shape.
VIM. Unangst took large load ol
poultry and pork to Nanticoke last
week. Nanticoke is running on full
time her business men on the 60,
and the town is lively.
At Nanticoke We met our old friend
Mr.. Harter, of Nescopeck, who is
running thriving business in the
livery line and furniture. His stables
are stocked with the best of carriages
and horses in constant demand and
on Main street he has an elegant sup
ply of every variety of furniture the
best the market affords. Nescopeck
| Is we'll represented in Nantiooke.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-08
LIGHT STREET.

Fishingcre elk was nearly closed on
Tuesday morning from the change in
the weather.
Jacob Terwilliger and wife spent a
few days in Danville visiting friends
the past week.
Miss Ollie Hartman of Espy, spent
few days with A. F. Terwilliger's
family.
III. Z. Heacock and wife are con.
fined to the house from heavy colds.
"Dad says its equal to any of the
twenty-five dollar ones in market "
That is the new secretary and book
case.
B. w. Drake has secured the ser
vices of a new hand in the paint shop.
Miss Phoebe Shew is still confined
to the house, from an attack of ma
larial fever.
Harvey Robert who has been very
low with rheumatism is now GONZALES
ing.
John Hartman spent few days at
Williamsport the past week with his
brother.