Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1890 — In a Texas School. [ARTICLE]

In a Texas School.

Yaleßeeord. Small Boy (holding up his band) — What's B. C. hitched onter them dates in Greek history mean? Teacher (a trifle confused)—Well-er-Samie, you see them old Greeks* were queer kind of creeters, so whin, they didn’t know a date for sart’.n, they put B. C., “bout correct,” a* ter the numbers. In a lecture delivered the ether day by H. H. Johnston, in Engl.-ud, on his recent trip to Africa, he threw on * re screen a photograph of Mrs. Liviujston's grave, embowered *n a mass of beautiful foliage. He made the rloture during his recent trip on the Zambesi. The remains of this fatuous woman. one of the few white ladies whese bodies now rest in savage Africa, are in a grave which is most conspicuous from the Zambesi, because it is shader-, by a very large and stately tree. Soma natives who live near tlio place keep the grave in good order, for which* they are rewarded now aud ihoa by white travelers who coot* list way. Mrs. Livirgktow died while mg her great ’>u.bat*l on tion du'fog vkich he tewwwod hoko Nyassa. One of the three daughters of «w*n D. Rockereller, while a student at vksar, bad a handsome allowance in the way of money from home. Instead of spending this on rich gowns and apartments she paid for two years the tuition and expenses of a girl from thu country who was not able to pay for them herself. A bashful young man of Wellavflle, N. Y. f offers ass silk umbrella to the young lady sending the best proposal of marriage. Points to be considered are composition, spelling, writing, brevity, and reasons for wishing to be married. Maiden ladies over 75 end ■ barred out.