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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-03-31
Man-Huntina.

Sorry, inGeei, even when death does Tot
come TO put an ED to his existence. is the
lot Ct the convict who has succeeded 10 es-
ctpfng from the mines Of Eastern Siberia.
WITHOUT resources # any kind, be must rob
or beg his way back 10 Russia. Tue alter
naive OF seeking employment is one which
Often has disastrous consequences The
convict Of the loves, type regards the
Siberian colonist as an Inferior, and has a
saying shich describes him as blind for
'hree days alter birth" But the c~olonist
has his revenge He works h. superci.ious
convict like a beast OF burden. ard gives
bin as little fe.t aud as little food as POS
siule. When wages are demanded the
colUuiss has an original Wy OF sa..ssy X
his ~laoorer. TIE money is paid without
demur, bat before the convict can get clear
he falls dead, killed by a buIle, from the
gun OF his cruel employer. This method OF
payment is sometimes carried out on a
large scale.
Iii adopted in the case Of al vagabond
lab7rers VINO, having finished their autumn
work In the fields return to the ne hboriug
Vi iage TO be pad of. The wages are forth
coming aud the laDorers al owed TO depart
with their ha~rdiy-earned money. But they
have no sooner gone than the peasant far.
mer assemblies his ncighbors, and having
provided item wi b horses and firearms, the
whole party sall,es forth in pursuit OF the
vaga5onds. The retiring laborers are
speedily overiahen; most are killed on tbe
spot, All are robbed, the recovered money
being divided oetwern the tarmar and his
coniederates. The only respect shown tor
authority is the prevalent habit, where
robbery has been tie motive OF slaughter,
of coucealing the dead. The murdered
c%onvicts are usually cut up and mutl:atec
and the remains buried in out-oi the va,
places. This hunting of the lunch backs
as the escaped convlcts are often called IL
d%erislon, has gone on ior years, entering sc
ESCAPED the attention of but few travellers
through Eastern Siberia.
Where a ethe men r was asked Of a
woman left ia charge OF a small village ad-
joining the highway. Gone after The
hu. CHI backs was the r ply. Such is the
prevailing decentralization In this respec'
that boys have been heard to ask their father:
to kill ~vagaoonds in order that they may
see now the fellow will roll On his hump
La some OF the governments it is certal,
death for a convict, escaped, or still und,
supervision, to be caught returning from
the mine. Occasionally the soldiers initiate
the ~co.onis,s in their execution of the va5a
bond. The Cossack, as well as the ordinar,
c%olonist, covets cheap labor, and is in tn
habit OF rewarding with an ounce or two 0
lead the convict who declines to pass iron
one condition OF bond slavery to another.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-03-31
FASHION NOTES.

Jabo.s of lace remain liz vogue.
Velvet ribbon will be much worn
Dress bonnets are Of medium s;za
Bonuets are less large this season
Long r~edingotes will again be worn.
Shapes Of rouni hats are as varisd
ever.
Children's collare,tes grow larger A.,
larger.
Applique embroidery is still very fash
ionable.
Black dresses are again IN high favor !,
Paris.
Foule cloth is the rival of chevio,s al
twee!s.
Raspberry Of framboise is the lates, SHADE
of pink.
New Raglans are cut with japanese and
dolman sleeves.
New grenadines come in beautiful
Spanish lace designs.
English walking Jackets are taller made
AID very plain.
Hammered metal buttons appear among
new dress trimmings.
The finest upholstery laces are tie Clupy
antique, and Louis XIV.
Trimmings Of spring bonne,s vii oe
massed N clusters on til. top.
The new foule cloths come in all shade,
Of new coiors for street wear.
Ruches and chiocrees around The bottom
Of the skirt remain IN favor.
Ottoman silk and satin de Lyon are
combined in new spring costumes.
Amber and tetoise shell pins appear
among new millinery
To dress well requires thought and ex.
perience even more han money.
Short %visites, very handso nelly trimmed
with lace. will oe much worn.
New Havelocks nave several collars and
one deep cape cut IN doiman shape.
The Havelock and Raglan are the pop
ular cloaks for general service this spring.
Lace cloaks, unlined bu, handsomely
trimmed, come among other lace i%mporta-
uons.
Piukish heliotrope, amar.nth, and sea.
blouse, dark red purple shades, are termed
Judic.
Lice pokes, with brins Of lace ~pleatirg.
are seen among novelties IN millinery.
Walking dresses remain short, but house
dresses and toilets OF ceremony are dem
trained and trained.
a dash Of yellow in the toilet, on the
bonnet, and in househo d decoration IS tie
fancy Of the moment.
Polonaises grow in favor and are made
Of the haLdsomtst materials, with httle
drapery. but rich trimmings.
The Greu,ze bonnet, with two rows 4
box p.eated wiIet lace Tor the brIn viii be
much worn IN the early spring.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-03-31

He official returns Of the wine barFss
N Algeria for the past year she's rsF'
progress in The cultivation Of the vine =
the French dependency, although IN FrahFF
itself, owing TO the ravages Of the n! to1'
era and The bad weather. the yery reTs'S
has been tie case. The total area c: lars
nov devoted TO vine culture ia t.e ~
vinces o: Alsiers. Constantine. All . aas
- IA hec'ar : (about 50, 900 acra >
~hich 1900 hectares produce tie oas~
aud 4o23 the White grape. Ia 10 ~
total area was only l7.tIt hecia,es -
yield Of VINE during las. year wa a
100000 g%.lons, showing a co,s.t~'aAe
increase as OF pared with The re.I-n' >
the preceding year.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-03-31

Men can be truly civilized and ehtsa1
ized only wien women are free and eaa+
olen, and women can be truly eInancl@'-
only when men are moralize ad p4f1@
The TWO rise. aud fall toiesaer.-EFs-@
Power Coooe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
LAKE MILLS.

John Winnek is another citizen who
has been visited by tramp. Said tramp
was hungry and John fed him. He was
poorly clad and John clothed him. He
insisted on being weighed and John
weighed him. Weight II pounds.
On Saturday the case of Wegeman &
Harvey VS.. Henry Cramer and S. ?.
Hitchcock was heard before Justice Win
mex. 1t was for the collection of a note
held by the plaintiff and given by the
defendants. Considerable conflicting
testimony was given by witnesses The
case was decided in favor of the plain
tifs..
Rev. J. NJ. Levering, pastor of the
Moravian church of this place, has accept
ed a call from the Moravian society OF
Bethlehem, Penn, the largest society OF
the Moravian Church IN this cou try,
and he will remove 10 that place in about
two weeks.
Seward Factory cheese, made by Lew
Crump, carried off the first premium and
sweepstakes at the State Fair at Madison
A. Kentzler, of Madison, was in town
Tuesday. and purchased J. E. Harvey's
gray horse for $250-Ledder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
JEFFERSON.

The smiling face of Thomas Conan
was seen upon our streets last Sunday.
He Ereports everything booming at Su
perior City where he is now located.
G. A. Williams, of this city, sold a
very fine morse to JEW. Carter, Of Chic.
ago, for two hundred dollars which is a
good price for horse flesh, but the ami
NAL was frst-class one in every respect.
Again we are pleased to note the fact
that Charles Stoppenbach is rapidly i'm
proving. He is able to ride out every
pleasant day and look after business, and
we expect soon to see him bustling
around as lively as ever, looking after
the best interests of our city as well as
his own.
Sloppeubach's new block on Main
steet is rapidly approaching completion.
Geo. Wagner has sold his barber shop
to Lew. Wittl, who takes possession OF
the same Oct. 15.-Banner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
HOW MANY MURDERERS ESCAPE.

It appears that from 1860 to 1882 ITO
persons were tried in Massachusetts for
murder in the first degree. Of this num-
Der only 90 were convicted and only 16
paid the extreme penalty of the law. Of
those convicted l committed suicide and
II got their sentences committed. Here
then, during a period of little more than
20 years were 10 murders in one state
and only 16 executions.
In Connecticut during a period of 80
years, from 1850 to 1880, 81 persons were
tried for murder in the first degree. OF
these only 13 were convicted of that
crime, and not more than were hanged.
The statistics for other states would
doubtless show similar results, In New
York City there were 1876 homicides dur
ing the four years ending with 1877.
This was an average of nearly one homi,
eide a week. During the same period
there were four executions, or just one a
year. The number of persons tried for
murder in the first degree in the city is
about Is every year, the number hanged
does not exceed on the average one or two
year.
These figures are full of significance.
They show that either through the fault
of the law itself or its administration by
jures the statutes imposing the death
penalty for murder is in the vast majority
of cases a dead letter. They further show
that, while murder is a common crime.
the murderer in great many instances,
succeeds in escaping punishment entirely.
-NeW York Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
REBELLION IN THE HAREMS.

A ConstantinOple letter says: Tee
government is poor, it is harrassed with
many weighty questions besides the means
CT defense against cholera. Yet it has
found time to enter Upon a crusade against
the fair sex, and it tnds the ladies hardc r
to deal with than the Gar himself. Dur
ing the present north when all Moslems
observe the fast of Romazan, those who
can afford it lie abel through the heat of
the day. By night however, the city is
astir. From 10 o'clock until midnight
all the Turkish ladies who can find carri-
ages take their drives through the most
fashionable square, The jam in such
places is tremendous. One night the
chief of police waspromenading in search
of evils to be clred, and he observed
these great lines carriages full of ladies
passing along unter the eyes of the young
men of the city tanding on either side
of the roadway. And then he saw, to
his horror, ladies ean forward and smile
at the young men, and even wave hand
kerchiefs from cIrriage windows. He
saw handkerchiefs dropped from the car
riages, by accident and he was morally
certain that the yang men who politely
handed them backto their owners delay
ed long enough tosqueeze the fair hands
that received then. All these things
were gall and wonwood to the old gen
tleman. The net day an order was post
ed through the :ity prohibiting ladies
from driving aftr nightfall. This of
course raised a sorm which is not yet
appeased. 1t hadrawn out the startling
and reasonable claim from some of the
ladies that they have equal rights and
privileges with tb men. 1t is Of course
expected that theTurkish ladies will win
in this matter, inspite of the police and
the fact that Turish dictionaries do not
admit such wol as Irritation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
CrJRIOSITTES OF MANITOBA.

There are various points Of historic in
terests around the city that the casua
visitor seldom sees or knows anything
about. Fort Rouge, across the Assini
boine, is the site of the old red fort, built
a. far back as 1884 by LIE Verandyre,
the intrepid explorer of the Northwest,
and from which the Red river subsequent
" got its name. Silver Heights, few
miles to the west of the city, is the favor.
ite resort of distinguished tourists to drive
to and dine. Birds Hill, about the same
distance to the east, was the refuge of the
Selkir settlers during the great food Of
1926. S'even Oaks. on the Ikuburbs, is
where desperate battle was fought in
1872 between the trappers of the great
fur trading companies. But Stony
Mountain, ten miles to the north, is the
happy hunting ground for picnics and
all sorts of pleasure parties from the city
Be it remembered that mountain in
Manitoba simply means any kind of ele,
vation above the surrounding prairie, and
Stony Mountain is only about 200 feet in
height. It is shaped like mammoth
horseshoe, with gradual ascent from
the two arms to the rounded ridge Ill
'front.' where it terminates abruptly In a
perpendicular bluff The material is
fossilliferous limestone of the finest grade,
and laminated into layers of every thick
ness from an inch to four feet BowIders
of every size and shape are scattered all
over the surface. The depth of the ledge
has never been ascertained yet.
The Provincial Penitentiary is built on
it. which is also used as an asylum for
the insane till a separate place can be put
up. There is no wall around it, no SEN
try, no guard except two brass field pieces
within a small stockade on the bill, but
it is rarely indeed that any one gets
away, though most of the convicts and
light-headed fellows are allowed to work
in the brick~yards half a mile away
The keeper had menagerie of all the
wild animals of the Northwest, but only
a few bears and buffalo hybrids are left,
the latter Gloss between cow and a
bison. They are very rare and beautiful,
brown and brindle in color, with long
wavy hair 1t Is wonder Barnum has
II It aptured them. The next curiosity
is large oval stone, perfectly smooth,
| threshng floor, and a capital floor II
made, too. Then comes the cavein the
side of the hill, where innumerable In
dams were buried, but some years age
the rock crumbled to pieces and covered
| the entrance IN completely. 1t is we ]
worth excavating The Indians made
| another use of the mountain in the older
time They drove large herds of buffalo
up between the two arms of it and fOrceC
them to leap over the steep precipece II
front, breaking their necks by the fall
Their bones may still be seen there
The ground at this time of the year i
thickly covered will all kinds of flowers
that grow naturally on the mountain
which gives it the appearance of a granC
old neglected gardel.- Winnipeg Cor
respondence of Neu York Graphic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
THERE WE'RE GIANTS IN THOSE
DAYS.

A Milford, Pa, letter to the New York
Tribune says: The Sawkill was then
only a village tavern, and was kept by g
remarkable man named Lewis Cornelius,
who at the time of his death in 1841
must have been the heaviest person in
the country. The following is copy OF
b certified entry in one of the books OF
record in tile Clerks Office of this county
the original entry having been made i'm
mediately after Mr.. Cornelius death:
Lewis Cornelius-Died Sept. 27, 1841
His height was feet.
Circumference below the waist, 8 feet
2 inches
circumference above the waist, feet
215 inches
Circumference of arm above the elbow,
2 feet inches.
circumference of arm below the elbow,
l foot 9 inches.
circumference Of wrist, foot inches.
Circumference of thigh, 4 feet 2 inches.
Circumference of calf of leg, 2 feet Z
inches
Circumference of ankle, 1 foot inches.
His weight was 6351a pounds, without
clothing
During his lifetime Mr.. Cornelius would
not consent to be weighed. The above
was his weight after death and after a
long illness, during which he had lost
much flesh. Mr. Cornelius was survived
by wife and seven children, three sons
and four daughters. The management
Of the hotel has never passed out of the
hands of the family. The wife, the three
sons and one daughter are dead, and the
house is now managed by the remaining
daughters. Two of the sons weighed
over 800 pounds each at the time of their
death, and the deceased daughtersweighed
over 400. One son, who died two years
ago, had been sheriff of the county five
times. From the time of the elder Cor
nelius until now the fame of the Sawkill
House has been wide for the excellence
OF is table. 1t has been patronized by
Joseph Jefferson, Samuel Randall, Gee.
H. Boxer, members of the Drexel family
and many others celebrated in politics
and the professions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
PLAYING WITH A RATTLEsNAKE

The singular fact that venomous snakes
will frequently permit children to play
with them and handle them without mo-
tation had an apt illustration in EIdred
Township. Two little children, the one
but 2 and tie other years of age, were
playing together. The former was the
child of Franklin Smith, the latter the
child of John Helms. They we're play
ing in Smiths yard. Mrs. Smith having
occasion to go to the door saw the two
children sitting side by side on the grass.
Her child had short stick in its hand
with which it was giving frequent light
taps on the ground in front of it. Mrs.
Smith supposed they were playing with
about the yard for some days, and after
watching the children's mirth for some
time she walked toward them to see what
they were doing 10 the turtle. When
she had approached TO within a few feet
OF them she was Mortified to see that the
children were amusing themselves with
large rattlesnake. For moment she
was speecbless and motionless. The
snake lay at full length, apparently en-
joying the caresses and attention of
the children. At each touch of the
stitch the snake would simply raise its
bead, open its mouth and dart its tongue
in and out. 1t was this that made the
children laugh. Recovering herself Mrs.
Smith advanced step or two. The
snake discovered her. Instantly its
whole attitude changed. Like flash it
threw itself into the coil Of springing, by
which alone can infict its deadly bite
This movement frightened the childreg,
and they moved away out of its reach
Mrs. Smith then found a club and sue
ceeded in dispatching the snake. This
done she tainted away. She was found
unconscious on the ground BY neighbor
who was passing, with the children cry
ing at her side, and the dead snake few
feet away. She was soon resuscitated,
and told the above story. The snake
was over four feet long and had seven
Understanding Dispatch to st.
Louis Post Dispatch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
Continued from last tCeek.l
How Watch Cases are Made.

In 1875, thirteen men comprised the
entire working force used in the manu-
facture of the James Boss Gold Watch Case.
Now over fve hundred are employed, and the
number is constantly increasing. The rea-
son of this increase is this: In the james
Boss Gold Watch Case all the metal in sight
and subject to wear is solid gold, while the re-
mainder, which only lends strength to the
case, is of stronger metal than gold,
giving gold where gold is needed, and
strong, elastic metal where strength and
elasticity are needed, combination pro-
ducing a watch case better than solid gold
and at oNE-HALF the cost. ~ w,,v
Over 100000 Of these cases a
have been sold, and every jeweler in the
country can testify to their quality and
merit. r-,-.-,,- ,--,-, n, 1000
e v. Marsh of the Democrat, bought q jas Boss
short time ago. when purchased it, and sold 1t to a
customer. The showed no signs Of wear, except
that natural to any case and am satisfied can be
safely guaranteed for at least ten years mOre have
and the parties who bought the first ones carry
ing them to-day well satisfied as though they had
bought solid gold case costing twice the money.
regard them the only cases OF this klnd 1eWeler
should sell who desires to give his customers the
worth of their money or values his reputation.
VIM. J. CUSHwAY, JeceleT.
Send cent stamp to Keystone Watch Case Factories Phla
depha Pa handsome Pamphlet showing how
flames Boss and Keystone Watch Cases made.
(T1o be C1nfin1Jed1 8
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
HITHERTO UNKNOWN ARCTIC RE-
GIONS VISITED BY EXPLORERS.

CoPERHAGEN, Sept 21.-Advices from
Prof. Nordensjold's 8 expedition to Green
land have been received via Thursa,
Scotland. They state that the expedi-
ton started from Autleiksivick, Sept, 4,
and reached distance of 800 kilometers
inland, at height of 700 kilometers
above the sea. This is the first time
human being has prenetrated so far in
Greenland. The whole region is an
ice desert and no open water is to be
seen
When the party was 40 kilometers
east of the Glayer Border, the soft snow
prevented them from proceeding on sleds
They were informed by the Esquilnaux
that two members of the American po-
lar expedition had died and the rest
returned TO LttletOp Island on Aug Is.
The expedition sailed south from Eyed
esminde, making short stays at Wight,
Julians Kaab and Fredericksdale, and
tried to proceed eastward three times
through the sound north OF Cape Far
well and once along the coast, but the
ice prevented. They went outside the
ice, but to no purpose. A band of drift
ice was forced south of Cape Dan, and
on Sept. 9 they anchored in ford new
ly visited by Esquimaux, where the
remains of Norman Pierce were found.
This was the first time since the fifteenth
century that vessel has succeeded in
anchoring on the east coast of Green
land south of the Polar Circle After
having tried valnly to anchor in another
ford more to the north, they returned
and arrived at Reikiavik on Sept. 9.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
GDner 21ciehbor@.
WATERLOO

The village schools opened last Monday
morning for the fall term, and at an early
hour about two hundred young people
were seen, with bundle of books under
their arms, vending their way toward the
school building.
Darius Dickson has rented his farm,
just north of town, to Geo. Stevens, who
will take possession at once, but will not
move into the house until next spring.
The case of the village of Waterloo
VS. Mark Leaver, to be tried at Jefferson,
will not be called until Oct 10Th.
]. E. Leahy, of Wausau, has been Wis,
iting his former home near this place
during the past two weeks.
L. P. Knowlton departed for visit to
New York state this moriiing.-J0ur7aGt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
PALMYRA.

May Gregory went to st. Paul on
Monday of last week where she is to be
engag ed in millinery work for a season.
G. F. Eastman and family for many
years residents of our town, are expected
to remove this week to Clark County
Wis.
Irving Lathrop is about to take up his
abode in the territory of Dakota. He
started for that country on Tuesday last
Enterprise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26

Washington Iring's former residence,
known as "Suny Side," near Tar
rytown, n. Y, sill remains in the pos
session of the family. Irving bequeathed
the place and al his investments to his
brother Ebenzer and his daughters, the
latter being six number. Ebenzer is
dead, and thelaughters are reduced to
two. They ocupy Sunny Side as
summer residene, but in the winter take
board in New Drk City. The authors
will directs thathe last survivor of these
nieces shall beueath the property to
some good man # the name of Irving, in
order that it ma remain as long as pos
sible gatherin place for the family.
There are manpelations to choose from.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26

breach, piece of the metal striking him
in the forehead and cutting an ugly
wound. Both eyes were so badly injured
by powder that in the opinion of DR..
Bicknell, who was called, great danger
exists that he will lose his sight entirely.
It will prove severe blow to him and
hic family IIninn