A Time! v Publication on
South Africa.
A South African War Supple-
ment, just from the press, and
a revised to date two-colored
map of the South African seat
of war, announced by the New
York World Almanac. The large
demand for ' the 1898 World Al
manao Spanish War Supplement
has prompted the present enter
prise. The supplement is a veritable
compendium of information
about South African aifa irs. I
contains a complete resume of
important events leading up to
the war between England and
the Boers, 'with a description of
Cape Colony, Natal, and the
Orange Free State and South
African Republic, showing area,
population, production, railways,
telegraphs, transportation routs,
foreign commerce, religion and
climate; also the lighting
strength and resources of the
combatants in the struggle for
supremacy in the greatest gold
producing country in the world.
The 1899 World Almnac, a sub
stantially , bound book, of over
500 pages, the South African
War. Supplement and the War
Map will be sent by the New
YTork World, postage paid on
receipt ol25 cents in silver or
in stamps. Tne publishers of
the Liberty Register will send
this Almanac, the Thrice a week
World, and the Liberty Register
all one year for $ 1.(50.
Courtship in Puritan Day, .
'An ancient maid," people
called a seventeenth; century
girl who bad come unweded to
her twenty tilth . year; and they
sighed as they spoke, for one
who had reached a marriagable
age( which was then a very early
age indeed; and was still on the
hands of parents, was an object
of sorrow, pity, and derision.
Men who remained unmarried
after a certain: tinie were taxed,
and if their, indignation "broke
through language and escaped,"
they were sold for a term of
service.;,.,' :'..t .
-There could be iu those days:
no sly, 'shy wooing. A Puritan
ioversn failure , to acquaint his
kinsfolks with r the fact that- he
was about to.' make a motion of
. marriage," and all theparticulars
concerning the desired one was
punished by a; whipping with a
cat-o' mine-tails.
A young man caught in the
act of kissing a lady to when he
was not known to be engaged,
was brought before a council of
the wise men of his neighbor
hood, and forced to give a strict
account of himself, and to hear
sentence.
Only widows and widowers
might keep their courtship affairs
and marriage intentions to them
selves. A widower was usually
prefered to a young man, be
cause of his experience, and the
more times a man married be
fore he was eighty, the more he
was respected.
Every inducement was offered j
by circumstances for a young j
man to hasten his wending day, j
and, if he became a widower,
there remained for his loss
decided compensations.
Make all the money you can
honestly; do all the good you
can with it while you live; be
your own executor.
grateful appreciation for the
brave, loyal, and helpful spirit
exhibited by the students during
the past week. I also appreci
ate thoroughly the -sympathetic
and cordial offers of help from
hundreds of people in Greens
boro and the expressions of sym
pathy and encouragement from
patrons and others 'throughout
the State.
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The Fever Epidemic,
Results in the suspension of
the State Normal and Industrial
College until January. 2, 1900.
The cause of this epidemic was
a leakage in the drain pipe that
receives the refuse from the
closet and the kitchen. Three
deaths are so far announced.
Among others, Prof, Massa, of
Raleigh came up and offered his
Services to Dr. Mclver to inspect
the grounds and ascertain the
cause of theepidemic.
The report of the sitnation has
been greatly exaggerated by
some of the people who have
been to and from Greensboro.
In Dr. Mclver 's letter to the
Board of Trustees, he says:
"Naturally many exaggerated
statements in' regard to this mat
ter have gained currency. I take
it that the public is specially in
terested iii the following facts-
First,' there are 48 sick students
still here. Second, I am unable
to say ho w many of these 48 cases
will prove to be typhoid fever
Third, In addition to our regu
lar resident physician, we have
the assistance of other leading
physicians of the state: Fourth
Ihree deaths have- Occurred.
Fifth,; permit me to express my
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