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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07

Wausau Central:-LeOn Lampert
celebrated his birthday anniversary
Wednesday by giving number of his
young frienGs picnic at Rothchilds
The party was chaperoned by Mes
DANES L. Lampert, W. j. Gherke,
James Young and ]. T. Johnson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07

Fred Burdick, painter formerly with
Geo. Martin, has opened shops in the
twin cities. Ready to do carriage and
sign painting, all lines of fancy decor
ating at lowest prices consistent with
guaranteed work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07

4. B. Crawford dentist. Grand
Rapids. Rooms 100 Center street.
Office hours. 4. IN. to i H.: Ills p.
m. to $50 2. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07

Labor dag, Monday last, September
+, was a legal holiday that went by
practically unObServed in the twin
cities. The Centralia council, how
ever, paid attention to the event and
postponed its regular meeting one
week Or until the evening of Sept. II.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07

Mr.. Kingston has purchased the
old barn on Center street across from
the Opera House and will move it to
his farm. We are glad to see the
hnildinp torn down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07

Schools have opened in La Crosse,
but Miss Carolyn Briere Of Grand
Rapids, engaged to teach in tina t city.
has been granted a five months leave
Of absence on account of illness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07

DR.. O. I. Hougen, NJ. d. Office
over Days drug store. Telephone Is.
The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13

least 70 designs OF pins, brooches, brace
lets and such trinkets before he decided
on a brooch that took his fancy. He
then took q rubber and erased the marks
he had made before designs he had re-
jected and then sent back the catalogue
by messenger with q note saying, Get
me what have marked"
On the day before Christmas the jew
eler sent him package and with it bill
for $50. Harry expected bill for only
$40, 90 he opened the parcel to find out il
possible what was the cause Of the extra
charge. He then found that, besides the
brooch, the jeweler had sent him a brace
let he had admired very much and which
he at first thought Of ordering. But he
didn't order it, and, besides, not being
able to afford it, he had no intention Of
being imposed upon in this way. Taking
the jewels with him, he hurried to the
dealer and asked him to explain.
"Why, I sent you only what you order
3D." protested the jeweler.
Il ordered only the brooch" said Har-
~.
Pardon me-" said the jeweler. "You
sent me word to order what you had
marked, and did. You marked both the
brooch and the pin"
''Oh. no: l didn't" replied Harry. 81
rubbed out all the marks l made except
the one for the brooch"
Instead Of pursuing the argument the
jeweler went to his desk and brought
out the marked catalogue. Sure enough,
the two items were marked. He had evil
dently overlooked the mark before the
bracelet when erasing the others.
Pct I ho lot h0
said.
81 can't help that" replied the jeweler.
"You ordered it, and I simply filed your
order"
But you surely are not going to insist
that take it?'
"There is nothing else left for me to do.
The mistake was your own. and I can't
be expected to bear the loss. The jewel
is very pretty one, but could not hope
to sell it here within a year, and must
pay the New York house for it,
"Well, l call that a skin game" said
Harry. losing his temper. The jeweler
promptly lost his temper also. and they
indulged in a rather undigni6ed quarrel.
Finally Harry paid the bill and exclaim-
ed as he did so:
IF l live in this town so years. I'll
never Duy anOtner tnlng mere.
well. III not be losing my best Gus
TONER" replied the jeweler. with a sneer.
When Harry reached his room. he took
ont the two jewels and looked at them.
They were both very pretty and tasteful,
but he felt that they were more than he
could afford just then.
''Why," he said to himself, 81 might
as we'll have added $50 more to the
amount and bought her the engagement
ring"
Having the jewels. he decided. of
course, that he must give them both to
Jean, even though she might think him
extravagant in spending SO much on them
when he was saving up for their home
While thinking the matter over it sud-
denly occurred to him that he could make
things look more reasonable if he sent the
brooch as Christmas present and the
bracelet as birthday gift. That would
justify them both. Replacing the jewels
in their boxes with appropriate cards. he
took them to the postofice and mailed
them so that she would get them the
first thing in the morning.
When he went to Jeans home to have
his Christmas dinner with her. he found
The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13

''wEL. CALL IT SKIN 0Al1K"
her radiantly happy. The gloom that he
was told always oppressed her on Christ
mas was nowhere in evidence. Her greet
ing to him was more affectionate than il
had ever been before, and he felt that, be-
sides wishing him a merry Christmas,
she was doing all in her power to make it
so for him. When they were finally left
alone in the parlor after dinner, she said
she wanted to thank him again for his
Christmas present and birthday gift.
There is only one way for lovers to ex-
press such thanks, and after a furtive
glance toward the doors and windows it
was so expressed. After the customary
pause Of happy silence Jean whispered
as she hid her face on his bosom:
Il felt sure all along that you would
pass the test all right. You are 80 noble
and so generous. l loved you so much
that l wanted to tell you all about it, but
if l did there would be no test. know
it was silly, but l vowed once that I
would test all my friends this way, as
we'll as any one who made love to me,
and you know it has given me the repu-
tation of being odd.''
But what is the test?" asked Harry in
surprise, at the same time rejoicing that
he had passed it successfully.
Cant you guess? No, no: you could
never guess, for you are too thoughtful
and generous ever to think Of doing any
thing else than what you did"
Harry puffed out his chest and felt
good while he waited for her to proceed.
"You see, it is just like this: l was
born on Christmas day, and superstitious
people say that Is what makes me differ
ent from every one else, but no one has
ever guessed the real reason. All the
other children had birthday as we'll as
Christmas every year, but I had to be
satisfied with one day for both. Besides.
1 usually had to be satisfied with only
one present. When l was child, that
used to make me feel cheated, and I
brooded over it till was morbidly sensi-
tive on the point, but as grew older it
occurred to me that it gave me a chance
to find out which of my friends were
really thoughtful and cared for me very
much. They were the ones who remem-
bered my birthday and Christmas, just
as you did. and the ones who beat me
out Of a present l just had very little
more to do with. OF course it is not the
presents l think so much about, but the
thoughtfulness, though when was youn-
The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13

be patient with him until he could at
as he thought should be placed on her
finger she was almost moved to tears.
but would not explain why. The truth
was that she reciprocated his love so
warmly that she would gladly have mar
ried him out of hand and avoided the
Christmas test. but now he was laying
himself open to it. Indeed he was ap-
preaching it with even worse prospects
than any Of his predecessors. Harry
suspected the cause of her uneasiness
and asked her to explain. but much as
she would have liked to warn him Ct
the snare into which all her previous
admirers had fallen she could not do SO.
for she had registered a vow to keep her
secret. She did promise, however. that
if he escaped the danger she would ex
plain everything to him after Christmas.
IF you love me truly and are the no.
BILE, generous soul l believe you to be,
there is no danger" she said to him.
II am not so sure Of my nobility and
generosity" he said. "but l am very sure
that l love you, and l will walk as cir
cumspectly as I can"
AS the Christmas season came around
Jecn's anxiety increased; but, like the
healthy, big hearted soul he was, Harry
practically dismissed the whole matter
from his mind and went his way as if he
were not undergoing test on which his
whole future happiness depended.
AS the little jeweler in the town did not
have very large assortment Of presents
Harry found it difficult to select suita-
BILE one for Jean. He wanted to give her
something out of the common run, but as
he felt that in view Of the necessity for
saving money toward housekeeping he
must not spend more than $40 his diff
Guilty was greatly increased. In order to
help him out the jeweler gave him an il
lustrated catalogue and told him to select
the design he wanted and he would send
to the city for it. Harry acted on the
suggestion and worked over that cata-
logue for almost week. He marked at
The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13

eyes the touch Of mystery only added to
her charm. He paid court to her ardent
" and with such success that toward
the end Of autumn she consented to be
his wife. But when he asked that she
wait for year until he received an ex-
pected promotion to the position Of man
ager she showed signs Of uneasiness,
and when, in addition, he asked her to
The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13
THE ORDEAL BY GIFTS
CHRISTMAS STORY BY PETER M ARTHUR
(Copy right, 1899. by P. McArthur.]

(Copyright. 1899. by P. McArthur.]
ECAUSE Jean
! /. !. 3: i / |. !
I'm was born on
~ NN Christmas day no
Y(rnvF one was surprised
p7NW at her many little
A.. WI peculiarities. She
SN WIZ M certainly was mot
TSkau like other girls
,AA III and, although it
~<I9 may seem like
); ); !: $; !; !: !: !:
<N9 ~ W concession to
ted that her most
striking peculiarities were due to this ac-
cident of birth. OF course it had nothing
to do with her unlikeness to other girls in
being more beautiful than any Of them,
but it certainly was the cause Of a strange
moroseness that seemed to overwhelm
aer every year when her birthday came
around. 1t was first noticed when she
was a child. and wise people said she
would Outgrow it, but they were mis-
taken. Every year her birthday brought
period Of discomfort. and because of a
strain of Scotch reticence in her nature
she would not explain what was weigh
Ing on her mind. 1t is true that as she
grew older she changed somewhat, but it
was in a way that made this popularity
more marked. When she was old enough
20 have admirers, it was noticed that she
almost invariably broke off with them at
Christmas. and when asked to explain
her conduct she quoted from an ancient
ballad she had read at the seminary:
Who on Christ his day is borne
Shall rede Alright both love and scorne
Because I was born on Christmas"
she used to say, 81 have a power to
know which Of my friends are true and
, which are false, but if l explain this
power to any one shall lose it,
OF course this sounded very absurd
IN the last years of the nineteenth CEN
Jury, but it was finally demonstrated
that her power had a thoroughly rea-
sonable foundation. But it compelled
her to weed down her friends and ad-
nirers to a pitifully small group and
might have destroyed her life's happi-
less when the real Prince Charming
came to WOO but for the fact that
Cupid always looks after his own.
From the time she was II till she was
q Jean dismissed from one to a dozen
admirers every Christmas without ex-
PLANTATION, and people were beginning
to believe that she was doomed to die
an old maid. In the November Of her
twentieth year she became engaged to
an attractive young man, and some
thought the spell was broken, but she
dismissed him 80 contumeliously at
Christmas and with such outspoken
scorn that It became saying among her
friends that she would never get mar
ried until young man appeared who
could hold her fancy through the Christ
mas season. She admitted the truth of
this statement and continued to wait
the coming Of the right man.
When Harry Finlay came to the town
to act as cashier in the local bank, he
Immediately struck up warm friendship
with the beautiful but decidedly peculiar
girl. Well meaning friends warned him
of her ChfiBemos hahitA bat n hs
The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13

+. McArtnur.
ECAUSE Jean
W a S born on
Christmas day no
one was surprised
at her many little
peculiarities. She
certainly was mot
like other girls"
and. although it
may seem like
making too great
a concession to
the superstitious,
it must be admit
ted that her most
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-21

bitches, etc , violation being a misde'
meanor, unless an outlet for the water
is provided to provide for the election
of the States proxy of the North Caro-.
lima Railroad, and of the State direc
tors of the same by the board of inter
nal improvements; to provide for the
offering OF city ordinances in the trans.
fer OF cases from mayors courts as
prima f8cia evidence Of the existence
of such ordinances; to incorporate the
O wn of Aurora; TO protect fish IN
Transy lvani9; to incorporate Neuse
River ~(3Olored) Institute, at Weldon
to amend chapter IS, acts of 1895. 90 as
GO repeal it as to D3vie, Bladen and
Granville; to change the name Of the
Levi Bank to Merchants and Planters
for the relief of ex Sheriff Wilder, of
Frank lin, who had 81, 200 in the Bank
of L~ouisburg, which failed; to amend
the charter Of the Albemarle & Chesa-
peake Canal for the relief of ex Sheriff
Leach, of Montgomery to allow Moore
county to fund it's debt.
The House at it's afternoon session
passed bills as follows: To incorporate
the Sylvia High School, Jackson coun
ty to provide for the better protection
of mechanics and ~Iaborers; to repeal
chapter 100. laws of 1897; to pay Ger
tain school vouchers u of the school
funds of Surry; to pay back school
claims in R lthertord; to incorporate
the Atlantic 81 Yadkin Valley Rail
road; to amend the charter of the
G%oldsboro Lumber Company; to repeal
the act compelling timber cutters in
Tyrrell to establish lines before cut
ting timber; to amend the charter of
the Southern Guaranty and Invest
ment Company to prohibit hunting in
Surry except by permission of owner {;
to unite the Richmond, Petersburg &
Carolina Railroad; to repeal the acts
whereby Shelby and townships one
and three, in Cleveland county, we're
exempted from local option laws; to
appoint David J. Ray, J. w. Johnson
and D. B Campbell justices of the
peace in Cumberland to change town
ship lines in Alamance; to incorporate
the Home Protection Insurance Com
psny to incorporate the Pee Dee News
Transit Company; to amend the char
ter of Jonesboro.
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speeches of three coloreed members
pleading for their race.
Mr.. Winston spoke for five minutes
and declared: II understand there
are gentlemen on this floor who have
conscientious ecruples on this question.
To them Isay the individual conscience
must be sunk in the public good"
The vote on the second reading was
70 to 90. Messrs. Barnhill of Pitt, Cur
RE of Moore, Curtis Of Buncombe, Nc
Neill of Brunswick, Redding Of Ran
dolph and R8inhart Of Lincoln, Demo
Gratis voting egainet the bill, explained
their position by saying that they had
been asked the question On the stump
il they would vote for a measure t.
abridge the 81 ftage and they had
stated that they would not.
Those voting in the affirmative in
cluded every Democrat present (wlth
the exception of six, as noted above
and three Populists, and che Republ:-
can.
Those voting against it included ell
the Republicans and PopuIlsts, with
four exceptions noted.
The three Populists who voted for
the bill were Johnson, of Sampson;
Tarkenton and Mcintosh. Crumpler
pep also voted for it.
On the third reading the vote was
81 to 81. Messrs. Patterson, of Cald
we'll, and Reeves, of Ashe, who did not
vote on the second reading voted Oh
the third, increasing the vote to 81
Messrs. Fleming and Currie, of Moore,
who voted against the bill on second
reading refrained from voting on the
third, cutting the negative vote down
to 81.
The bill was sent over to the Senate
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StstesviIle; to incorporate the Rseford
Educational Association; to incorpo
rate the Oriental Insurance Company;
to amend the homestead law so as to
allow a man only nj homestead in
case he sells or execution is issued; to
amend chapter 1924 Of the Code Re gard
ing suits by the State; to amend the
Wilson graded school law; to extend
the time for building certain roads in
Lincoln; to regulate the shooting Of
wild fowl in Dare county.
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HOUSE

The bill to submit to the voters of
the State the constitutional amend.
ment regulating suffrage passed third
reading by a vote of 81 to ~. From
the various daily papers we get the TO-.
lowing account of the debate:
Though the bill had been thoroughly
considered in caucus, the debate on it
yesterday lasted for nearly three hours.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Roun-
tree and Winston, for the bill; and by
Hampton, Smith, (eol }, Eaton, (col.),
Wright, (c)l), and Williams of Ora
ham, all Republicans, against it:
Mr.. r )untree, the first speaker, said
Louisiana. Mississippi, South Caro-
lima, Massachusetts and other States
have laws similar to this. In Hawaii
the National Government has very
much abridged the right to vote; while
in Cuba only about 90 per cent. of the
people are said to be fitted for ex8rcis-
ing the elective franchise. And in the
Philippines the right to vote will be
still more abridged, for the reason that
the people there do not know how to
use it wisely
In closing his speech, Mr.. Rountree
declared that the proposed amendment
was compatible with the Constitution
of the United States, and that if adopted
would be upheld by the courts of the
United States.
We have been just; we have b zen
more than liberal to the negroes in ed
ucating them and providing schools
facilities for their children. We intend
to continue to do so. Let them pre-
pare themselves to become fit subjects
to exercise the rights of suffrage.
Smith, of Craven, and Eaton and
Wright, three of the four negroes in
the House, monopol I'D most of the
balance Of the time of the session.
''The rose is red; the violet's blue;
II you disfranchiee the niger he
won't love your
declared Smith, while the House roared
with laughter.
Eaton asserted that the amendment
would not disfranchise the young ne
groes, who the whites most disliked,
but would strike the old negroes, who
were go faithful to the white people.
He called attention to what the old
negroes had done in peace and war for
the white people and declared that to
adopt the amendment would show the
greatest ingratitude.
| There was a touch Of pathos in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-21
SENATE.
THIRTY NINTH DAY II.

THIRTY NINTH DAY Feb. II.
Bill to pay A. L. Swinson $l2O back
salary tabled.
The following bills passed: To estab-
Iish the county of Scotland (Ayes 38,
noes q; to corporate Hoffman. Rich.
mond county to place Bald Mountain
IN stock Law territory; to pay W. l..
Norwood $3.50 back salary; to incor
porate the Home Protection Insurance
Company to prohibit the sale of liquor
in Shelby; to incorporate the Peoples
Savings Bank of Asheville; to incor.
porate the Bank of Mooresville.
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A vest pocket map of any State. New
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LIABILITIES

Rev. j.. G.. Nickle, Rev J. B. Cochran
and wife. Mr.. z. 3 Collins ami Rev.
n. " rhilpott returned from Marlin
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs A. :. Blumenthal Of
Nayasoia, spent the time between Trains
in the city sunday, visiting MIR and Mrs.
II Marvilsky.
Prof and Mrs. W. B. PhiIpott vii. en-
eriain at their home at College this
evening complimentary to Miss Me-
Clelan Of Hillsboro.
Mrs. d. Call Of Orange, sister Of Mrs.
y. ". Johnson, arrived Sunday aud
spent a day with Mrs Johnson, leaving
yesterday Tor Marlin.
The fire boys held a meeting last
night, after which they were teuier, d
on oyster supper by Mr.. $. II Higgs n
recognition Of the good work they did
on the occasion of the fire 1T his resi-
dence. The bows appreciated the treat
very much. The spread Was at the
Handy Kitchen.