. Christian herald and signs of our times . e ceremonyattended with such a curiouscustom as that among the Ne-gritos in the Philippine two islanders are to bewedded, the whole tribe is as-sembled, and the affianced pairclimb two trees growing nearto each other. The elders thenbend the branches until theheads of the couple the heads have thus comeinto contact the marriage is le-gally accomplished, and greatrejoicings lake place, a fantastic dancecompleting the singular ceremony. A Wonderful Grandfathers Clock. Baron Ferdinand Rothschild is theowner of an ancient grandfath
. Christian herald and signs of our times . e ceremonyattended with such a curiouscustom as that among the Ne-gritos in the Philippine two islanders are to bewedded, the whole tribe is as-sembled, and the affianced pairclimb two trees growing nearto each other. The elders thenbend the branches until theheads of the couple the heads have thus comeinto contact the marriage is le-gally accomplished, and greatrejoicings lake place, a fantastic dancecompleting the singular ceremony. A Wonderful Grandfathers Clock. Baron Ferdinand Rothschild is theowner of an ancient grandfathers is said originally cost over —an appalling price for a timepiece!The mechanism records the day of theweek, month of the year, the phases ofthe moon, and strikes each hour. Thequarters are chimed with a different bell,and (a rare thing with these clocks) it hasa second-hand. It was originally the prop-erty of Lotus XVI. • Baby Songs. Nearly all the songs of the children ofto-day are lull of the personification of. furniture rude and scanty. The womenspun and wove and dyed their own gar-ments. The men wore jeans and hickory,while store-clothes were a mark of greatextravagance or gentility. Doctors andjudges and clergymen were sometimesseen apparelled in the magnificence ofboughten clothes on feast-days and Sun-days. Ripley, down on the Ohio river tenmiles away, was the principal Ripley or Higginsport. Georgetown. A SHOSHONE SQUAW AND CHILD. Doubtless much of misery and ill-feelingwould be spared if instead of prejudgingthe step-mother we took her for what shereally is. and valued her accordingly. Grants Early Boyhood. In Ins comprehensive story of the earlylife of Gen. Grant Hamlin Garland, inHfcClures Magazine, gives these enter-taining details : The life w hich the boytoil) hed was primitive, unrefined, elemen-tal. The village (Georgetown), was almostas Hide as the larini—.1 mere cluster of cabins. The houses were small, una-dorned, and
Size: 1275px × 1959px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidchristianher, bookyear1896
