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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
, Pure Country Butter.

Speaking of butter" he said, as be lean
ed BACK in his chair, II used to have an,
AMOUNT OF bother 10 find butter to my taste
when | came to New York"
And it was The same with me IN regard
TO milk" aided one 0, the Others.
Wien | had be come completely discour-
aged, resumed The first, Il happened to
strike a grocer who gels his butter fresh
from the country twice a week. All! It
would melt in your mouth. It is the only
place in the city where good butter can be
had
Yes, I've seen you there" said the other.
"On -- street?'
Yes; I've bought milk there for FIVE
years"
Indeed And how came You to 20
b ere
'Oh, the MAJ keeps Sly cows IN the sub
urbe and feeds 'em on dis,liery Stops, and
he doctor recommended me milk on &C.
count Of the faint Of whisky in it'll | sup
posed you were having butter for The same
r, asont'
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
Almost Buried.
children.

A Mrs Reagan came very near being
buried alive at Washington recently. She
fell into a franc and was supposed to be
dead A doc or and priest were sent for,
and the latter taking it for granted ,ha,
she was d. cease directions for the
funeral, and tten had masses offered I'D for
her soul. The poor woman was really aliv,
and conscious OF what the priest said, and
made tremendous Efforts OF will to show
some signs Of life. But she could not move
a muscle of body or face. Her first relief
came when she found the doctor suspected
her position, and when restora,ives were
applied she made a supreme effort, a. d
succeeded in turning over on her side. AT
last account she was all right again. Gases
snch as this do sometimes happen, and un-
d i.btealy, many persons have been buried
who were no d. ad. So many w.lt-au,hen
tica,.d cas+s Of resusci,a.ion are recorded
after supposed death that it is no wonder
many yell Unknown people have made pro-
Vi ion that they should not be buried unit
after the body begins to decay.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
The Household

CHICKEN PIE.-Take three quarts OF -four
one and a half teaspoonfnls soda, sour cream
enoush to mix as soft as you can roll, when
your chicken is cooke tender take out all
The bones. Season with butter, pepper, and
al, 10 taste. Roll out your crus, nearly
an inch thick Line yoar pan with it. Put
IN your chicken with but very little gravy
Put on the top crust, AXE two hours in a
slow oven. If your pan has been " ell but
tered II will not stick nor bother about the
serving.
Coon CoFFEE.-Pick over the coffee care
fully, out do not wash il; pace in a warm
oven Ior about an hour, until it is thorough
ly ~avmed through. then let it begin to
browd. Do no, have the, oven hotter than
Tor baking bread. Brown qui :kly to a
bright ches' nut color. In browning be care
fu' not 20 let it get hot enough to send of
biacksmoke. 1t will require close attention,
ou, it pays. Now for the coffee. / take
oue ~teaspooatul, heaped a little. for every
person and one for the coffee pot
-one use more. Take a piece OF worn white
daunel or table cloth tina. is not toe thin.
large enough .or the coffee 10 swell in. lie
the coffee up in it, pour on as much boiling
wase, a. you want coffee. boi! hall an hour
and you will have comething 10 drink tha,
will suit the most fastidioua
W1Ar Coyrxx-Whaas eol1a VIA,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
Ensila9e.

For the benefit OF FOUR readers, | shouR
like 10 relate my experience for two yes,.
and which is the observation Of many con.
corning ensiia. e. I have a silo l6 fss,
long, ten feet high and ten fee, wide. fha,
cos, me less than $S0-.t is made OF con
crete a silo this size dug in clay and.
shelf, red far out, say three feet from the
edge, and we'll d,sched around. will cos, 70
dig Tess thar SIS. and is good enough tor
general purposes. For two years / have
led ensilage to cows, calves. horses, colts
aud mules and have not yet experit need
the least bad results from anything connect.
ed with the growing of the crop, putting
away the ensllags Oh feeding it, aud am
highly pleased with this new idea OF saving
forage.
We can supply the demand for out but.
tel made 'iom cows fed on ersilage i, sells
at our door for 80 cents per pound, while
other butter IN town goes begging at 10
cents per pound. | sold a COW a few DAYS
since at over IL 900 she had been fed two
years on ensilage. 1t cost me less to pu,
my e~rs,lage In the silo cut, than it does 10
cut, stack, cure and%put corn fodder in ms
OF corn fodder planted on another far n, tina,
was planted aud cultivated aoont the same
as our sllo corn at home. Inc tield that was
planted 10 cure iur dry tocdor, was at least
a. ~ ,r, ,n.x. IL IL. - 4 ~
and one halt the remainder was troddcn
under the feet OF the cattle as refuse. Al
home | put all the peavines and fodder
row on the field III the silo without the.
least waste, and the stock Is now eating all
the forage absolutely without any waste.
All the forage grown is consumed by the
stock.
When | first began to use ensilage the
weight was rather an ohjectloa TO the ,hlug.
out now | have the weight taken OF dur.ag
Dad weather. when no work can be- done
outside. AS to the cutting up OF tie pea
vines. | have tired putting them down With
out cutting an think ln,y are now feedlng
out very satisfactorily. As to the ~haul,ug
and hanohng OF SIX tons oi water 10 1et one
ton OF fodder to- The cattle, We would say
that II this can be don with more ce1 talnty
and al less cost, there seems to be no rea.-
onable%. argument against 1t, anu such Is the
txier.eLce Q. those tnat practice eusilase.
Upon the whole, i the Plcayu ne article on
enslIage was analy zed by the ensilagist, they
would say tia IT was ninetentho water or gas
ana one; enth sound argument tor he says
| green teed Is not needed aud tLens on the
back oil this says the green grass is good.
etc. | wonuer # the Picayune man eats
any canned goods, or does ne stuck TO the
Ola way aud prefer the dIled apples, peaches.
et.?-J. &. Strloling, in Southern Cultiva-
tor.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
Awaiting the Guillottne.

SO soon as the sentence Of death is pass
ed the criminal Is aced on double allow
ance. The ordinary prisoners have ra,ions
II meat and OF wine only on Sundays and
thursdays; but the convict set apart tor the
guiIiotine has roast beet every day aud a
clinqlleme OF wine both at breakfast aud
dinner. He may Rad, write and snoke as
ne lthes. he has. too wardens constantly
n atten lance upon him, and their orders
are never TO contradlc ct hin, and no, 10
abstain from entering into cheerful conver-
,a'ion with him. The assax.ln, Troppman.
used to play card, w.,b HI, j.iiors. Final
y, the condemned mar has al hours exer-
else every day IN the pronenyi r attached TO
the inirmary. There are, it Is true, a few
drawbacks to his physical enjoyment.
Directly sentence is passed, the prisoner is
made TO don the camisole de force-the
straight jacket; and the dismal garment
1t h. be no, resplted-he never dods until
such time s be makes his toile, Tor the
scsE,d.
Tie camIsola i. a sack like canvas vest
with the end. Of the sleeves tied together, 10
prevent the protrusion o. the hands. Cords
passing round the thighs and fastening q.
the shoulders attach closely to his body the
arms OF the prisoner AT meal time one
s.eese o. she cam sole ia ioosened 10 allow
the prisoner 70 eat with a wooden 50 ION the
food tina, has been cut up for him. Again
his hand IS set free when be wishes to write.
The ndroe-er never knows when bis day OF
doom ia Behind E:s meat. vine. 10
5scco and other confor,s rises the gtea, red
spectre o! the gailio,ine. The coris which
bind his arms 10 his sides are a. the hand Of
death, premoni;orllv cIa,ching; and a, any
motaen, tie governor OF the prison. the ali
moner OF the "2reih-r.' mar enter bis cell
and tell him that his execution is Fixed to
take place. DC, q week or q month hence.
but hat very day and within "a hoax x
I've
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
Paid in Kind Words.

The grea. French artist Mei>sonier bad
a pet dog, Inch on day broke It's leg.
MISSIONER photographed in hol haste for the
Celebrated surgeon, Netaton out when be-
arrived he painter felt ashamed Of having
called S, distinguished a nan 10 treat so
slight an accident.
The surgeon asked TO see the patient,
suppCsirg 1t 10 De a member OF the family,
and his impotence when the bowling pup
py was brought into the room may be I'M
agiued. he dressed tue fracture. however,
and the dog recovered.
Some time afterwards MISSIONER called
upon him to pay for his services and pro-
duced a wallet crammtd with b%anknores.
The surgeon remembered the atfront he had
received in being called to set a dogs les.
He would not accept money, but by the way
OF revenge sad to the ARTIST
"Iou are a painter, are you not? II
stead Of giving me money. put a gray coat
my on those two panels which the joinets
have just flushed
TINS was a ,hrus: at MeisSorier's dignity
but the artist complied with NE Request.
lie Gld,nO; pat a coat OF gray on, howev' r,
bur painted Two OF his exquisite hgnres on
proving that he was above any ta'se/ pride
On the whole ii seems TO US that he had
The BIT OF it,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
She Tried to Change the Subject.

Always said papa, as he drank his
c. fee aid enj ,yei his morning beefs,eak.
: always, children, clan-e the subj ct when
anything unpleasant has been sa 4. 1t IS
both wise and poita. Tnat evening on HI
return from business b foam hi ~carna,ion
bed despoilei and the tiny impcin, of slip
pered fret silently bearing witness 10 the
small thief.
Mabel" he sail to her, did you pick
ny Towers
Papa" eaid Mabel" DID you see a mon.
key in 'o~h:
Never mind that Did you pick nv
flowers?
Papa. what did gran ma senl mA?'
mabel what do yo1 mean? Did YOU
pick my divers? Answer me YES or no.'
Yes, papa, did out fout Id change
the subject"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
SOUTHERN MrELLIaENCE.

-
A costly cotton exchange is to be erected
in Houston, Texas.
Birmingham, Ala. has five weekl'es I'M
one daily newspaper.
Some of the Kentucky papers advocate
compulsory education.
Freight trains are prohibited from run
ming on Sunday in Alabama
Thirty new dwellings are being erected
in Montgomery. Ala.
Newb,ry, South Carolina. has subscribed
s6S, 600 toward a cotton mill.
The peanut crop in many parts Of Ten
nessee will be increased the coming season.
A day Or two ago ITO acres of land in
Clark county. Ky., sold for 1920 per acre.
A large number of Nashville boys and
girls are going into silk culture this spring.
A Copiah county, Mississippi, vegetable
grower has six acres planted in strawoer-
res.
An examination Of The neaches in Polk
county, Tennessee, shows that eighty FIVE
per cent are alive.
A National bank IS to be established at
Meridian, which will be the second thus far
opened in Mississippi.
Nearly one million barrels will be, needrd
TO carry the truck raise around Norfolk,
Va TO market this season.
A tin cup owned by William Edwards, Of
Harrod burg, Ky was brought to Kentucky
from Virginia IN 1877.
The Times says that the iron trade Of
III .t'aLooga aggregates more than 50, 600
Gao per annum.
Lafayette county, KY, has a hog of the
Mc(iee China species that measures ten
test around the body. and weighs 200
pounds.
Near Honey Grove, Texas, is a bird roosr
at which robins and blackbirds eongregate
nightly. Hunters 60 in at night with lights
and sticks aud kill hundreds.
Trains are now running on the Geor.ia
Pacific Railroad from Atlanta 70 Admission
Ala.
Colonel Tom Patterson, of Greene county
Ark, has q beautiful coat composed of
eighty coon skins.
Thomas Sanford, living near Lake CITY.
florida, has growing in his yard twelvee or
rig. trees from which he has sod this sea.
son IA 900 oranges, netting him 1924, be-
>,des reserviug a supply for home use.
Mr. Augustus Lavvraz, in Putnam coun-
~ Florida, is growing FIVE or six varieties
OF olives. as many different kind OF Ameri-
can and European prunes. and sxty varie-
ies of grapes. lie also has a -four ,hing
ap'ary.
Pc, er Cooper, of Lewis county Kentucky
has 81 grandchildren and l29 greatgrand-
children.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14

properly prepared, makes a wholesome.
nutritious beverage. Wash the xh...
through two or three waters, then ho;, IN
quite soft; drain the water of. and brox.
in a skillet, string all the time, till the wbs,,
is a dark brown color. Ii one-four,h gs,
uine coffee is added. it is superior COLI.
both rich and Smelly favored.
CooklNG A Hoes HEAD-Ssrain ~
soak the head in cold water t~ enty-fou.
hours, then boil till tender, pick on, ever,
zone and all cristle. A few pieces OF la,
meat are good boiled with it. Chop all ve1
fine; season with age, pepper and sal,
Put in a deep dish when warm, squeeze
under a heavy weight. slice off aud Law IN
vinegar over night -
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
Prehistoric Nan.

In the skeletons found in caves and rocks
belonging to races of men who mus, have
lived thousands Of years before history be-
gan are found evidences that the same dis.
eases hourished then that now attic, hu-
manlty. Wounds were found. OF course, as
was TO have been expected bu, it is also
clear that the primitive man Who lived in
the stone age, before metals were used, aud
Wien perhaps even Ere "a not ye. employ
ed in cooking food, had diseases such as
rheumatism, cancers. distortions Of limb,
and undoubtedly malarial troubles This
evidence is found In the remains. Poets
nave old Us OF The simple and happy life o
the golden age IN the past; but scientific
investigation has dispelled these illusions,
and establish the fact tha, the 10, of man, in
the past as in the present, was not a happy
one. 1t Is the mosera civilized man who
enj rvs the best health, Tor even in our Day
the savage races are more prone to dlseas
than those who lead wha, seems an artificial
LIE in the best. circles of modern cnmmuni-
ties. Our savage ancestry must have led
dismal lives They were exposed TO all Tue
fury OF the elements, to the attacks Of wild
beas.s, aud worse than al, their untutored
i'm aginatlons filled the universe with evi
SPIRITS, which dema.ded sacrifice, and flied
their waking hcu-s with fearful p1antasms.
Within a few bundled years, people IN this
country believed Ia wi,chcratt, then what
must humanity must have suffered in the
ages long 40 when he whole world was
propied with ~leti>nes possessing the poaerto
iutii1t pt Us cal harm.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14

TIER. are two kinds or girls. One is the
kiud that appear oes: abroad the girls til 4,
are coed Tor rides. parties, visits. etc !,
whose chef celightis in such things. TIE
ether Is the * NJ that app ar bes: At hone
the dining room. Sex Yoon, and all tie
other duties o. bone They differ widely in
character. Oae is Of en q torment at
home, the other a blessing One IS a moth
consuming everything abou, her-lhe o;h.r
is 9 sunbeam inspiring light and gIsdaess
around Der pain~ay. The righ, kind OF an
education Vii modify boh, AMI unite shs5
onALiisA
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
After Two Centuries and a bali.

\ lock of lair once bestowed by some
genercns maid upon a too secretive lover
~ jas, been discovered in an oak tree
three feet SIX inches In diameter, which wa.
sawn up INFO planks One Of these planks
'ound is way to a carpenters shop, where
I attr2otei attention by An ~odd-looking
5:a1chIike knot traversIng its substance.
This Knot, exc;s ed from the tree cut Of sheer
curiosity By one OF the workmen, proved to
De q peg Of yew. containing a loca OF bright
red haiz, to which, as the objects in amber
referred TO by Pope in his epistle TO D..
Arbathnot, were peculiarly applicable the
ines. THE things, wehnow, are neither rich
nor rare, but wonder how the deeil they got
fhere! Further investigation demoas,ra
tel TIA, n hoe bad been bored into the
,rtth Il the tree with an auger, and that
The Fig treighsed vita love gift, had been
driven :nso the aperture thus opened for it
n course o, tine he wound Inflicted upon
the tree haG hea ed over the plog 50 eff ct
ually that the portion OF the truok under
which The rudy Ices lay concealed exhib
ted rs !ese- than two hundred and 6'ty
rims each che representing a years
lrosia Of the brave old oak, chosen A. D.
1857 as the hiding place Of his sweetheart
rincle.. Ire difficulty o. keeping a secret
forever has seldom been more quantity IL
ius:ra.ed than by the accoiden, by which
iris sturdy heart OF oak has been compelled
TO yield % is charge after keeping il fos
TIC centuries and . cali.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-04-14
Jack. ask your father to let us re

home"
'Oh. you would not be satisfied, Nell, II
VIZ went back, It's dreadful stupid dowt
here these days with the haymakiEg and
reaping. and all that sort Of thing. We
should never DE- able to endure it there
now"
| said 10 more. The long. bright, burn
ing DAYS wore on, and our bills ran up high
er, and baby little breath seemed 10 grow
wesker and weaker. AMI poor Jack himself
seemed to look dreadful Ill and worn. Ard
one afternoon be was sent home in a car
rage. quite unconscious, stricken down by q
sudden fever. / put my pride aside then,
AMI wrote a letter to Jack father.
Jack aud baby are both H. l said. land
We are sick and II Of city life. Pray for
( " Us. AID let u come home.
The very lex day the dear old gentle
nan arrived, but the sheriff was before him
Jack haviug confessed Judgment in a law
suit. The runor that We Intended to leave
Town 20, GU, AID and our creditors rushed
ia. anxious 20 secure the lions share of the
afects. The brussels carpet. the handsome
4uni.ure. cnd the, costly oric-a- brac, all
aap, ulder the hammer at diSastrously low
f-11es.
Never mind" said my fasher-in-law, not
3 shad1w Of reuroach on bis hicd face, let
them squabole over il. if they VII We
must get the sick ones home
50 we Get jack into the carriage, and
with his poor hot head upon my knee AID
BABY IN ny arms, | turned my bach upon
the scene OF short-jived triumph.
I'VE are going back to cherry Hill
said the ola geutlema an, as IN the dusk OF
the golden day we drove through the dewy
stiffness Of the lane.
The home has bs2 waiting for you all
these months. | WAS pretty sure you would
cone BACK.
could not utter one word In answer. a
great iuli moou was rising above the distant
hi Is az We reached the house. Not the
smallest thing was changed. The great
red roses bloomed on the terrace The bees
dronei IN their hives. and the cattle bells
tinelad in tue ~barnyarI. The door was
vide open. We carried Jack In, and laid
Lin do1n in the broad. breezy room that
bad been our brid4l chamber.
He opened his eyes and drew n deep
qnverias breath as the refreshing breeze
touched his throobing head.
Nell, where are you ?" he said. Surely
thus must be home
Il an here, Jack, II answered through
my tears; and this is home dear. old
Cherry Hil."
Thank GcdT' he murmered, AID fell
back upon the pillows. and saw great
tears trlcklsng slowly from beneath his
closed eyelids Beyound the open window,
in the siivery glory Of the rising moon, the
old grandfather sat, with baby es~his feet,
halt hidden in rank, cool grass, and even
at that hour the pigeons came huhtering
around her as of old, and she screamed with
rapture as she c,utched at them with her
thin little hand.
Irose softly and fell on my knees beside
Jack low pillow.
oh, Jack" | sob5ed. II have been 50
wicked. Forgive mel | am 80 glad to he
at home again"
His wQrn tace grew radiant and his dear
arm held me close. and then and there
clas?ed to my husbands heart, in the sweet
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-05-04

For upwards of thirty years Halvor
Svenson and his spouse lived and pros
pered together, but now they are antag-
onists. On Tuesday the wife had the
husband arrested OH a charge of assault
and battery with a threat to kill. The
matter came before Cadi Glass Wednes-
day and resulted III a dismissal of the
prisoner, j. n. Jorgensen appearing for
plaintiff and Attorney Bartlett for de-
fendant. The parties came from Fill
more county, Minn., to this county and
are fairly fixed for means. and the trouble
seems to have arisen from the fact that
the old lady has 5000 she collected OH a
mortgage they hold against their old
farm. and would not turn over any por-
ton thereof to her lord liege: BY request
OF the litigants board of appraisers
went to their place. divided the property
and allowed them to separate peaceably.
The old lady will return to Minnesota,
while the old gent will remain OH the
homestead.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-05-04
They are Known.

1t would seem by the following para
graph from the Mayville Eagle that the
land company, which has made the
southeastern corner of this county so
infamous, is known by their neighbor
to the east:
"The Hope Pioneer, in its last issue,
makes piteous appeal to the press Of
CooperstOwl, Mayville and Portland to
support Hope in its efforts to secure the
capital of this territory, for which it
claims to have offered bonus of $780,
COO. The dodge won't work, Johnny.
There are too many rascals in Hope. Too
many nefarious plots Matched out there
against the best interests of the people,
to ever receive our support, whether said
support is worth anything or not. We
are down on any town. controlled and
owned by a Land Company that makes
a business of stealing county seats,
sending armed mer to intimidate voters
and seeking to divide counties by legis-
latiye enactments when the will of the
people of the county is against it.
Again. Hope is place not worth sup
porting for the capital. Mayville is a
much better location than Hope, and
should no other location be found the
capital will come here before 1t ever goes
to Hope. No, Mr.. Pioneer, don't ever
appeal for sympathy to Traill county or
it's people. They despise your town and
its backers too much toeverdr anything
but to work against YOU"
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-05-04
An acknowledgement. A
CoopERsTowN. April %. 1s

COOPERsTOWN. April %, 1883.
MIR. demonstrating conscious that
wehave disregardeda and disobeyedthelaw
of the Lord God in that we have broken
and dishonored Holy Sabbath Day since
our coming to this our Dakota home, we
ask the use of your columns to acknowl-
edge before our fellow men and neigh
bors our great ingratitude and our sin
against the God of Heaven in thus vio-
lating His commands, and to ask our
fellow citizens of this place to join with
us in a strict and holy regard for this di-
vine and benign law of our kind and Low
ing God who has been 50 gracious and
good to us during our sojourn in this
Dakota land.
For the Lord hath said: "Remember
the Sabbath day to keep it holy-six days
shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but
the seventh day is the Sabbath of the
Lord thy God, in it thou shaltnot do any
work, then, nor thy son. nor thy daugh-
ter, nor thy servant, nor thy maid SER
want, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates.''
FRANK NJ. ROCKWELL.
JACK n. BROWN.
LUCY NJ. BROWN.
Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-05-04
A Big Donation.

When the ladies of Cooperstown set
out to accomplish purpose they dilly-
daily not. The donation they gave, last
evening. in recognition of Mr.. f. NJ.
Rockwell's christian services in this
community was Il grand affair i'm every
particular, there being nearly 100 people
i'll attendance. The ice cream and cake
was reported, by those competent to
Judge, as fully equal to that served by
the noted caterers of Boston, and the
social part of the program was simply
enjoyable. AT the proper moment
Judge Glass in behalf of the ladies', and
i'm eloquent words, presented Mr.. f. Nj.
Rockwell with fat little purse of $3.50.
The astonished recipient felt more than
pleased with such token ofapprecia-
tion, and responded appropriately.