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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26

Those who take cold from bathing, Of
ten do so. not from the bath itself, but from
the contact of the bare feet with the metal
bottom of the bath tub This may be
avoided by doubling a towel to stand on
during the bath, and an abundant sponge
bath may thus be taken easily without rsk.
Authorizes all agree that cold water is the
best Of cosmetics. and those who wish for
good complexions can employ no better
means to that end than the daily bath. Be-
sides this nothing so c,)nduces to health and
comfort III warm weather. Taken just be-
fore going to bed it frequently ensures
good nights rest. taken on rising in tie
morning IT gives feeling OF freshness for
the labors Of +, cay. Sea salt, cologne,
etc, add much to the luxury Of the bath,
and one need but read OF the ancient Ro
mans 10 learn how far luxuriousness may
| 70 in this direction. That the bath may
be thoroughly beneficial the body, should Re
we'll dried afterward. Some only hall do
it, and Jump into their clothes qralt damp.
which is very injurious, leaving Ahe crew.
| ceS and crannies full Of mois,ure,A With
young children, and people with fine and
delicate skins, this often results - sore
ness, which becomes painful an trouble
| some, therefore the urgent necessity Of
conscienuously drying each crrvlce and
Granny aforesaid. This is soon accomplish.
ed, and kke good housemaid, who knows
where d1s, and dirt mos, easily congrr-
gate. you quickly ind out where the wa
ter. or even moisture, lodges Longest In
the case of little children, for whom sof.
towels are bes;, and whose tender skins vii.
not bear hard rubbing. we recommend 8
little finely powdered white starch, and
where there Is soreness Of the skin in the
little fs, creases of the body, from ina,'ea'
tom, a slight busting of pulyerized nut
meg added TO The starch, and rubbed soft
ly or sprinkled on with the fingers vii
|, | soon heal it.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26
Miraculous Escape.

The smack Progress, owned by Mr..
Councillor Toozes has been fishing during
the past month along with large feet in
connection with the steam cutters. Du-
ring the few days preceding Sunday, the
18th of january, there had been strong
breezes, which had partially scattered the
fleets, and on the day named the Progress
was On the s-utheast part of the Dogger
bank, Spurn bearing W. by s., distant one
hundred and ninety miles. The wind had
been unusually heavy for the previous
three nights and days, but about four
O'Clock on Sunday morning the gale in
creased considerably, and it got worse As
the day wen, on. A tremendous high and
broken sea was running on the Dogger,
and during the whole Of the day the Pro
gress, which was lying TO under treble
| reefea mainsall and mlzzen storm jIb and
reefed foresail was considerably buffe.ed.
| In the afternoon the deckhand had the
watch on deck, and as the vessel was
straining heavily in the high sea that was
running he suggested TO Captain Harvey
that he should pump the vessel out. This
| the Captain forbade on the ground tha. il
was not safe 10 leave the shelter Of the
/ companion NatSu"hs, anu Hes RaSc e&a IL
| orders that the deckhand should no. leave
the companion. /. was well that he dix
So, for about four O'Clock the deckhaus
| jumped down into the cabin calling on
that heavy Sea was bearing right dow,
on the vessel. The next moment. the yes
sci was struck ard overwhelmed BY Ill
! moving mountain Of wafer. The crew
who were fortunately all in the cabin
were instantly thrown about IN all cirec
;ions, the coal being thrown out os Ia
lockers, the cgockery on, Of the cupoozrds
and the most dire confusion seigned, III.
snack lay for few seconds on her bean
ends, and from this tine for several min
u,es the crew have no clear know hedge O
VIA. took pla1e. They ~ese hovrlilesi {
find, however, that the vessel, insseai {
| rising, se.sioi down sill further, and so,5c
tie sky-lighi being covered with wa;ei
they were IN complete daskneAs- The saii
rer il Of opinion that ten minutes e.aT@s-
before they again sa~ The welcome Ugh
. Of cAy. The cabin vAa walstdeep IA ws
Ter and sLsy were al nearly rendered IL
c oascioUs by ieAsoo II the air icing sns
ou: The sIaAck vas O. the pJrt sac
/ whcu the SEA struck her, and after ben
imprisoned !os .wa.. seemed ~ Tie IL
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26
A Waterproof

Major EverBon, DUNG the late waf, hAd
charge Of hospital on Chesapeake Bay,
and he says: lit was Just after the dawn OF
day when strolied out Of my quarters on
the margin of the bay TO find relief in the <
sea air from the oppreasiveneas oi an unu
sual sultry night. 4, was q, once eviden.
from the peculiar atmosphere and death
like, indescribable stiffness that something
out Of the usual routine was near II hand.
Soon ,heie was heard rumbling, roaring
and kissing sound. Looking across the
Potomac about eight miles distant the
cause, in An alarming shape, was discover.
ed in huge wateispout attached 10 large
angry cyclone. 10 form like the placing of
the nozzles Of two funuels together. 1t
was making its way from the Virginia
shore diagonaly toward the prison iIclo
sure.
About q mile on, was|anchsred the three
turreted monitor Roan3kc, one OF the tar-
gesi in tie service1,he trigaie OF ,hA,
name razeed-and carrying an armament
OF one fifieen-inch and two eleven inch
guns On came the monster 0! wind and
| water, presenting All appearance never ~
be forgotten, the hideois seeshinz tncseaS-
| ing as i. advanced The destruction Of the
| Roanoke appeared 10 he inevitable, her
| fate hung, as IL were, III the balance, when
| 4 curl Of smoke was seen ~ pua out from
| the center and larges. .1rrei- The dl,een-
| inch shell shattered the wascrspous, and
the huge tornado, like liberated balloon.
shot upward with lightning rApidiiy high
| In the heayenA Then with equal veiociiy
| i, plunged downward. striking and wreck
| ing the lsrge cornuiissary building near tie
river. and carrying everything before It .;
the dock as IL II we're ~ much cha0- In =
September gale, including sentry boxes, Ia
| which one soldier was killed and :wo o&herI
mAug.ed by being hurled many fods cis-
sAace- Mounting n the air again IN lea1
time than il requires ~ reoJrd II, ikc cy
clone descended 10 al sppearancrs square
iy down among the ho=psiSi buiidiogs II
the prison camp. by = singular freak. md
fo.: unaseIy, !. struck the o.her building oi
The seven which was mol occupied By ths
Ack, aad = h.ca xAs used for the storing
o. cIo.nia1 aui 0.i4er materials. Thu tet
cye.ose earned OH, Ia the bay n the twink
ling OF 10 eye, - 70 speak. taking 1t q
clean 70 ,h- ground, s.iis and tcosins. =
if the t,ards and siuabsrs had beeo sAwes
oE NGiher were there sren Of j. a!,ss
ward board o. .osher article.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26
I'VE BEEN THINKING.

I've been thinking, I've been thinking.
Wha. a glorious world were this,
Did folks mind their own business more.
And mind their neighbors' less,
For instance. you and I, my friend,
Are sadly prone to talk
! or matters that concern US not.
And others follies mock
I've been thinking. i: we'd begin
To mind our own Affairs,
That possibly our neighbors might
Contrive TO manage theirs.
We've faults enough at home 70 mend
1t may be 80 with otheIs:
II would seem strange il it we've not
Since all mankind are brothers,
Oh. would that We had charity
For every man an1~yamAn;
Forgiveness ia the marx OF those
Who know To err is human"
Then let us Danish jealousy
lie, us lift our fallen brother;
Aud as we journey down life road,
do good to one another.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26
The Observer,
HI||sborough, N. c.

YIEIP YOCRSELNE rs b. Mahing money
when A golden Chauce is offered, thereby
ll.g-iS, Keeping poverty nom your door Those
WHO always ti Ike advanta 9 Of the od chances
rui iuaklns money III i are offered, 8chtrallJ
be .O.al wealthy VIII hose who do not I'M
prove such chances remain IN poverty. We want
many men women, BOYS and girls 10 wOrk loi
II ri. Int III tAcIr own loIantleo. Ihe DholHcss
VIII p3y more than ten times ordinary wages
W. furnish an expensive oultit and all that YOU
need. tree. No one VINO IaSes 1alio 70 lnahe
money Very rapicly. You can dtV0te Soui
whGl,. TINE 70 the work only NCur spare mo
Lnenis, Fun Information anu all thdl Is Aecue
sen free. Address sTINSON j. CO., PoItiAhu
MilAc.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26

S1h Uu.nt furnished free. 1itA5 .u!l IN
SAO sttueUvEs !Vr eoId du ting tie most
pCAkautc tuaiLeSs tAai AIN one an engage IN
ne business i 80 e.sy 10 learn. and Cur IL
alfus tseh~ ~ - SIMPLE and pa. Il. tLat any
one "a MAKE great IroNt> from lie very tart.
No one Cal. iAl " l4o S NlI!ils 10 WORK Noaen
afc /, sGCSt = ~ a men. Boys and sir.s can
earn ise sL!ls. NAL! have made AZ lle bus
ntts over oi4c Iuudfed collars IL = single vi ca.
Nothing ilhe i cvcl kLUUn OefCr ne. All VSu eE-
gage are surprised ~ Tie eaSe and Tap!lil3 '
Win which hey are able 10 IL ke money lcu
Can engage III THIS bGsiAe>s Guling your spaIe e
time at great EiuAl ftL DO lot SNe 10 iLSe-t
capltal III II. We take NJ he rsA. IL ose " lc
need +, ady money, should write 10 Us IL cnce
AL IurnlsAe tree. Address IH) / / 90. Az.
kNstG MalLe.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26
TIL r.
Orange County Observer,
tOITtD ANO PUBLISHED BY
JOSEPH A. HARRlS,
HilIsborough, n. c.

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26
EDWARDS. BKOUGHTON co,
RAJ ElGil. y. G..

~ - outfit sent free to those who wfsh 20
" engage in the most pleasant ana
NJ prGntat!c business knawp. Every
NO thlue uen tdY.tlI hot required. We
vii iTnisn YOU every thing. SO Gay ana UP
wards i easily made VIII NJ stANlI~ away
Me- t'.w workers u.,l.trt al once Many are
making fortunes At tla tu-ite,S, lAdi.-> maze
as much "a men AMI Young uyA, and tirs
make great pay. No ne Wro 5 W I'l'S 10 :" - a
fans " make more n4ouey every GAY 'lah Cln
be made III a vepN ~ uuy ordinary emp wren
Those " no engage once >t( tlnt ar s',.'i
10 for,,!ae Addrcss II HNLLtrf y g O, l,tt-
land, Maine.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26
The Icy Walk.

You may have been passenger on a
street at a time whep some one picked a
half-dollar off the cushion or q dollar-biil
!. from r." straw and nxio'ssly inquired FOX
all owll,r AT such time every man in-
stinctively feels in his pockets. Every
man feels like saying that he is the lucky
party, but an inward voice somehow re-
strains him, and he remembers that George
Washington could not tell lie. The
money is invariably pocketed by the finder,
and he is set down in~the opinions of bis
| fellow-passengers as contemplate and
mean. -
On Woodward avenue, Detroit, cal
recently young man purposelv dropped 8
greenback on the hoer, and at a proper
moment he picked it up and observed:
''Who lest this dollar 2"
Every one looked at himr and every
mouth watered.
''Did any one drop this bill Z" continue
the Young man as he held up corner.
There was another embarrassing pause
Then man reached out for it with the re
mark:
man to return it"
care you sure you dropped it r.
'I am. | am not a liar /.
''But-you see--ysu@,' stammere'
the young man.
~ ou give me my money or III wrin
your neck!'' interrupted the other,r as
reached out for his victim.
The young man gave it up. He locke
white red aud green, and he felt SO ba
over it that he soon dropped off the ca
and took to the icy walk.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26

1t the h-iZnt OF half . niie tss 81
mospiiere becomes too thin TO sustAia
human life.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26

The woods about fifty English miles
from Hango, Finland, are the haunts OF
grea, number Of wolves, which OF late
have been so audaclous as not TO be conten-
ted with tearing COWS and sheep, but are
now constantly attacking human beings.
In less than two months eleven children
have been carried away and eaten by the
beasts. Very recently little boy, aged 8
years, was overtaken on the high road by
a single wolf and dragged into q neighbor-
ing field The lad escaped with his lie
only by the approach of a sialwart peas
ant Another case Of very late occurrence,
! was tina, Of man who, while driving a
sledye, was attacked BY wolf, ~Rhlch
sprang up from the ground and tore his
arm. The ANIMALS are especially numer-
Gus in the southern and most populeus
parts OF the country, where they come
down 10 the very thresholds Of the houses;
and in some instances children have been
carried of under the very eyes OF their
parents Seldsm more than one wolf
is seen al time and the belief is that like
the man eating tigers OF India, these beasts
are ei,aer emboldened By hunger or have
been rendered daring BY inpuni;y and Tie
acquired yes, for human blood A4rice
on he head Of each wolf killed Or captured
alive has been fixed by the Finnish GoT
e.nn.ent; bu, the peal san,ry appear 70 &c IN
capable Of coping with the invaders
Hunter. are now Being appointed and sen
OF. into the wolpdy districts irequeE;ed BY
wolves; but hitherto with snail success
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26

\ love of the chase Eis inherent in The
boid men OF the Tyrols and sport is fur
nished 10 the intrepid hunter bv several
varieties OF game birds Among these are
the black cock and the golden eagle. The
BLACK cock belongs to the grouse species,
and Tue sport requires great hardihood and
pauen'e and an accurate knowledge Of his
pecuiiaritles. Like the pinnated grouse of
our prairies, he is polygamous; but, un-
IKE them, is shot during the pairing sea
son, the hens being carefully spared The
deSnptions the hunters give of the love
sick bird strutting and gamboling around
the base Of a tree for the edi6cation of the
lens who crowd around their lord and mas
ter are ludlcrous in the extreme His long
song, which consists of three distinct notes
repeated constantly at more or less regular
.us'.rsais, Is frequently his rum, for in the
midst of his ecstacies during the exeku.
ton OF the third note, he is insenslb.e to
danger and becomes an easy prey to the
rifle of the expert huntsman. Of course if
you adopt the English idea of sport, you
! can build a miniature hut or blind 0
bushes in the course of the day, close to
!, the tree selected by the jealous old cock
for his morning song, patiently await the
i, advent OF the game, and then murder him
in cold blood. But this is far different
from the genuine sport, where foot and
hand. eye and ear, are on the alert to take
advantage Of any indiscretion of your
,quick- witted opponent. 1t is contest be-
} tween the acute intellect OF the featherless
biped and the keen instinct of his feathered
prototype. The golden eagle, the tiger of
his race, is occasionally seen circling
around his eyrie among the lofty crags,
and his young are sometimes captured by
the intrepid hunter. They are of immense
size, sometimes measuring eight feet from
tip to tip of the wings. and are the great
est foes Of the chamois and roe buck, as
we'll as the farmers stock of young pigs,
kids and lambs l had the pleasurable ex-
citemert of seeing one of these rapaclous
birds carrying off young chamois, which
he had swooped down upon with resistless
fury, and by the mere force of the concus
sion hurled down the abyss, at the brink o.
which 1t happened to be feeding. Severa
times thegfeat weight of the prey obliged
him to loosen his hold upon it while cir
cling at terrible height over ravine anC
peak. AS it fell, the eagle darted after it.
and catching it IN his claws, and sinking
thirty or forty feet by the mere impetu
osity of his downward flight, he spread hi
; mighty wings to their widest extent an(
resumed his circling ascent, with his prey
firmly clutched In his strong talOns,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-26

II is hard 10 reu4e Ia bel amidst Kisses
ant praises, that there IL anything else
III the world 10 be done o. thought oil
but love msking; ou. The days OF HE
are many, anu tie husband must be
guide TO lie tIus.ed-a companion,
friend, as we'll ~ lover.
Daily Republican., 1881-11-02
FOURTH EDITION.
4 frulilesn strike.

A well known foreign writer on Ccono-
mic questions says that there never
has been successful strike. The as
serton is not made in the spirit Of
capiLalistit tannt, for the author refer.
red, to sympatLizes with labor, its strug
giles and aspiration, and is a sincere
friend of the working classes % be
sure, there have been many instances
where the strikers apparently won, but
close investigation will show thar the
victory was merely temporary. The
mo Il remarkable struggle between EN-.
ployer and employe that We have seen
In This country since the memorable
contest on the railroad lines in Penn.
sylvania, some four or five wears ago.
has jus; come to close in Cincinnati.
Last June the iron workers Of that city
numbering about two thousand msn,
demanded an increase of twenty per
cent. in wages, and being refused, stop
ped work. The struggle since then has
been waged with an almost uneuualled
bitterness and determination on both
sides. Neither party wouln yield
The employers brought workmen from
other cities, many Of them were driv-
en- out or supported in idIeness by the
recalGltrants, who have been compelled
to submit without having made a sin.
gle point. During this protracted strug
gle it is estimated that a million and
half dollars were lost i'll wages alone.
Daily Republican., 1881-11-02
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Hard Ia Reat.

Owing to tne HAnb Of RAIN uur'
the months Of August and SeptemD
it was predicted that there would
be any turnips raised this year, a
the few that have neen brought II
market have coInmanu dextrat rdind
high prices. Mr.. Ellis Hicks, a lsru
RESTING near the Scnuelzen "a
made up his mind to nave crop
turuips, whether anybody else u
or not, and this Iii morning he called
the / ErUBLlcAN oiil 'r with a sA'Al
OF his clop; they are what Is kNo" 7
the Golden Ball IurElp and MI tiI1
states that he planted them SIX wa
ago, and Mahured freely VITA y
yard manure, in SOD ground oNeI
the specimens that liz brought y
morning measures seventeen anu
half inches in circumference n
Hicks has about one and a HaIl "Vl
planted, and he expects MS CVpl
yield him at least sew 3raI hlnAEr' oA
els. Ii Anyoue can beat MIN ht "00
ike to hear from them.
Daily Republican., 1881-11-02
Hay nr Il an III q Presi

A Democratic : 'nator from the South
in talking about the political future, 10,
day, said that already he could see that
senator Tom Bayard Was laying his
wires for tAe Democratic nomination
for the Presidency three years from
now. "But il is fact" said the Sc i.
ator, that Bayard has lost ground
within the past three months in the
South. He, above all others. was the
choice of the Southern people for the
Presidential nomination at Cincinnati
a year ago last June, but he has lost IN
since then. The deIerlnina
ton TO be made President pro ten of
the Senate against the wishes of a very
decided minority a. the Democratic
caucus, and hi. personal appeals to
Srua urs, di-guaint some of his hither-
To "armest political friends, and they
80 not hesitate To say now ttat he Will
no longer receive their support for a
Preslucutia. nomination. He has fai led
when he should have succeeded, and
his efforts now 10 pave the way for the
hem"cranr domination in 1884 will
little"
Daily Republican., 1881-11-02
A Uns10Fdly Act.

This morning, two ladies living near
Brandy vine Springs, started To this
city in u market dearborn, taking what
il called the new spring road which en-
ters Front street, above The brick yards,
and leads to Bran ywine SPRINGS ana
on up into pennsS ivanla.
They proceeded quietly along until
they came to tne Huods, which is about
ualf IA mile from the brlcx yards, when
they saw human feud emerge from
he WOODS in a nude state, navins moth
ing Oh bnt = cap, which was pulled
down over his eyes. lie advanced To-.
wards the horses head, and the ladies'
sr echless from fright could say moth
ING
The man was a negro, and bis inten
ton, no uuuDL, was TO Luke advantage
OF the ladies' IN the carriage. He did
not accomplish his purpose, hoaever,
owing 10 The fact thai some one was ap-
preaching in the lear, aud the man gave
II bound aCr 81 the road alli Disappeared
in the wom1s. The ladies did not See
an! one coming, but sup Josed II at the
man 1ld, Tor he acted as though he was
frightened, when he ran
As son rs he had disappeared the
ladies whipped their h.rse and drovo
into this city as soon az possible. When
they arrived at the White Horse Hotel,
where they put 'he horse up, they were
too much frightened to tell what had
happened They went into the house,
ami after they had sufficiently recover
ed from theil fright, they told Of the
circumstance
If they had told the circumstances at
the brick yard no doubt the men there
would have given chase and captured
the villain. Men Of this kind should
be strung up Immediately When caught
I"e circumstances happcned between s
and 9 clock.
Daily Republican., 1881-11-02
Joking q allant's BitlCr PHI.

From the Columbia (ren1) Herald.
The b ar creek breach of promise
case is the latest sensation. Miss
Carrie Carr, daughter of v +. Carr, an
esteemed citizen has sneu j. J. Under
wood in the sum of $40, 900 for breach
OF marriage cJuiract. They were en-
gagged TO be married at Mr.. Under
woods store, on Bear creek, on Satur-
day at two o'clock, in ca leo and j"ans,
rho brdo was th,le prompts and tho
groom va, IN tns titid stacking hay.
She is tw,nty iuur and lc is forty
eight. Both are hignly respectable
persons ani esteemed by the ueighbor
hooi. We are told tha: The engage
ment to marry occurred in The fol.
loWin.. manner; Miss &. came into Mr.
InIt vWood's store, IN Bear creek, t.
make souc purchases. Mr.. L qnizz d
4er about report tha' she was suou TO
be married. "OA, no; no oAr would
have ne, she said, ir.tingIy, "lM
have you," Mr. L. sail in hi. Own
emphatic and earnest manner. To
which she replied: IAN right" III
marry y u Mr.. Underwood thou .ht
that Miss c. was Joking.
Daily Republican., 1881-11-02
A Narrow ESCAPE,

Daniel Haley, who lives with his
mother, on the farm OF John Peoples,
i'll Chrisuana Hundred, started for
Rockland on Tuesday OF last week with
a colt attached to dearborn. Ou
passing Dupont Station the colt took
fright at an approaching train of cars,
and leaping to one side the dearborn
was overturned and MIR. Haley was
thrown out. Luckily he had the lines
wrapped around his hands, and held
on to the same with a determined grip,
and the colt after dragging him II out
a hundred yards came to IA stand. Mr.. II.
was bruised and hurt so had y that he
took = week to Iecuperate and visited
our city to day for the first time since
the runaway. 1t is fortunate that he
escaped without more serious injury.
The top was taken off the dearborn and
repairs reudered necessary. TIE horse,
however, was none the worse for the
fright.