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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
Methods Of Ray Making.

In feeding milk COWS or any growing
stock" Vermont farmer gets best re-
suits from grass cut when nearly all
blossomed out and the blows ready to
fall, and, as another advantage, the
stubble is left in better condition than
when the crop stands till further ad-
vanced toward ripeness. The details of
his practice we quote from the Ne,c
-Eaag,and Hones stead:
II like to cut as much Of my grass as
| can from four to seven O'Clock in the
afternoon, as it will be in better condi-
ton to handle earlier the next day than
If cut while wet with dew in the morn
ing, and if it should rain in the night it
would not hurt it any If the grass is
pretty heavy and green it will take two
days to dry it, the weather being favor
able. 1t should be put into cocks in the
early part Of the afternoon while it is
warm, as it will cure much faster in
heaps than it will to lie out flat till it
gets cool. The next day just turn it
over little at eleven o'clock and in two
hours it will be ready for the bafn.
like to put hay into the NOW while it is
warm, even if it is a little heavy. There
will be no sour taste or smoke in it next
winter
The foregoing refers especially to tim
othy, redtop, etc.; different treatment
is suggested for clover, which makes the
best or the poorest hay, according as it
is properly cured or otherwise:
''Clover should be cut earlier inthe
bloom than other kinds Of grass, as It is
usually coarser and sooner turns hard
and woody. The secret of properly cur
ing clover is to have it spread out to the
sun just as early as is possible, or only
enough to get the wet out of it. Put it
into heaps before it is fairly wilted, or
within two or three hours after being
cut Let the cocks stand at least three
days without being touched Cover with
caps if you have them. It will sweat
and begin to heat some which will dry
itself. In this way all the leaves will be-
retained, it will hold its green color and
pill rAnl-4, 4A.>a~- ---l ----A1-.~
ting it lie under very hot sun till four
o'clock before raking it. Then it had
got stiff and bushy and large part OF
the leaves fell off, which was the best
part to have saved. Glover must be
cured in the shade and the heap and not
by the sun if you wish to retain its full
yalue. The third or fourth day the
heaps may be turned over to air the bot
tom. but should not be spread out for
hardly an hour before it goes to the
barn."
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
Trimming the Feet Of Elephants.

The feet of elephants kept for show
are trimmed two or three
times a year. The sole OF an elephants
foot is heavily covered with thick,
horny substance of material similar TO
the three toe nails on each foot; and as
it grows thicker it tends to contract and
crack, often laming the animal. Bar
mum, the American Snowman, recently
subjected his elephants to the trimming
process at one of the towns where he
was exhibiting. With knife about two
feet long great pieces Of horn, six inches
bv four. and a quarter of an inch thick.
were shaved of. Often pieces OF glass,
wire. nails and other things are found
embedded in the foot, which have been
picked up during street parsdes. Some
times these irritating morsels work up
into the leg, and produce fostering
sore. A large nail was found embedded
in the foot Of one Of the elephants, which
had to be extracted with pair OF PIN
GERS and the wound syringed with warm
water. During the operation the huge
creature seemed TO suffer great pam,
bnt seemed TO know that it would after
ward obtain relief, and therefore bore
j, patiently, and trumpeted its pleasure
at the close. Three times around an
elenhanf's front hoof is said to be IT.
exact height.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
a rEKFECT BRICK.

Jones-"T don't see how you can call
that idle, dissolute fellow BRICK.
Smith-"And why not brck
IA brick is Of very great nse III 'he
world. Az a part Of wall or chimney
each one is valuable. but that ieiio~ u
absolutely worthless.
..Rnt I was no. referring TO brics
in a wall or chimney, when l used sne
term.
ITO what, then
II meant . loose brick.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
Down on Enterprise.

A Detroiter who moved to Southern
Indiana and went into business few
months ago will return next week. He
settled in town where they did not ap-
preciate his enterprise. he invented a
self-rising pancake, and they fined him
$50 for advertising it on the side OF the
meeting house. He dropped the price
OF Goldfish to three cents. and boneless at
that, and three butchers In the town
waylaid and pounded him. He refused
to make bis grocery the headquarters OF
Old baldheads who wanted to talk horse
and jaw about hard times, and someone
bored holes in his kerosene barrels and
started the story that he poisoned his
first wife. A month ago he brought out
q new baking powder. adveltised it on
the fence around the graveyard, and
hired boy to follow funeral process
sion and distribute bills. That night
they tried to blow him up with dyna-
mite, and shingle on which was writ
ten You are too previous for this local
i.v," was nai.ed on his house The gro
cer will come back 10 Detroit Here he
can make the fur fy and the hair stand
oa end and the blood Of the public grow
cold with his fvshee.s in Bibles, and
there is no one 10 make him afraid. =
Detroit Free Press.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06

MONEY LOST ON SHIPS.
~ 'TTsent the Best Luck In store for tho
""her oil Bark Said 10 be >hipwreck.


THAT freight will good East India
ship receive now?" asked reporter OF .
New York broker.
"1he chief East India cargo is kero-
sene OIL IN ten gallon cases, which weigh
e-ghty-four pounds each. A large ship
Wi; carry say IS, 600 cases. The largest
cargo On record was carried by the iron
snip Lord Wolseley. She took 1Ol 900
cases out The great majority of ships
carry about half as much as that. We
sent out bark with &c, 900 cases not
long sgo. She got 2Gs cents, or s1O.-
6oo gross. If she is lucky sine will get
lute or sugar back at say 81. She will
orlng 500 tons or s1o,5oo gross, and
she will earn it in a year
"a ship like that costs $50, 900. and
s21 ,0so is a small gross income. Ont
OF this sum of S21 900 she has sundry
expresses which will astonish You, per-
haos. For crew she carries Captain
two mates, cook, and fourteen men.
Tie Captain gets $50 a month. and 5
PEI cent. OF the gross freight money, or
SLID for the year. The first mate will
get 5000, the second mate, s42O; the
cod, $3.50, and the fourteen men get
$500; or total of S6,275 for wages.
Tofeed them will cost 50 day, or s3,-
2o' for the year. 1t pays to feed them
vel, bat it could be done for less, Of
course. Then out Of the freight money
cone l !! cents case for slowing the oil.
AM 35 cents ton for discharging the
retin cargo-a total of 81, 1,225. The
brkerage on the cargo out is five per
celt., and back seven per cent, or ST.
26i. Port charges at Shanghai are three
cents case, or $1,000. Pilot fees will
amount to 5000. Then we have irsur
ance at five per cent, So, 500; annual
deterioration, five per cent, s., 500; tom
mage tax at thirty cents ton, $500; and
interest on investment at four per cent.
$4,000"
'Is that all q
''Ihere are a few small incidentals.
,onnt; forgot the ship chambers bill.
The young man had jotted down the
sums. They aggregated for the year
s23, $50.
That's just about it, said the broker,
with a faint smile. ''You cannot make
more favorable showing, because you
have estimated the insurance at low
rate. and the return cargo is always
matter of some doubt. Besides, year
is a good round trip. You see, the owner
is s.. 500 or 50, 600 out of pocket.
"Why does he build new ships, then?'
Give it up"
"Do all these ships sail at a loss?'
"That one was only of 1000 tons
register. Take ship registering 1920
tons and she will carry $4,000 cases OF
oil out. and will bring back 5000 tons
Of cargo. Her freight will amount to
about $40, coo, while her expenses over
those of the bark of 1000 tons will be
about $4,000, leaving a clear profit of
$1,000 on an investment OF $4,000,
providing that she has ordinary good
luck. The best luck that could happen
10 the owners of the bark would he a
wreck when she was fully insured.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
JXE ENG.

.u,,a-h.i i god,
MY hod.
III. macio circle Of its ri'
,aH.ns ey'l,
memories rL-E.
4 N.tA longing, vague and dim.
fhc gate,
80, Il to wait
,4ye - me this token sweet.
.nI!cr thrill,
10 mind the hi!l
se. .aIr-, BIKE moments, go IN pirions
vontffui grace,
T. tender face,
IN fpnt, though the years
ne and fed,
hopes lie dead,
t3, thicAly strewn for tears
oil ana # gold
af jor untold
s-.,,t Il c0njurcs to my mind.
na'I. NY breath
aa' a 1913 Of DEATH
lu 81 Garth be left behind
JAMES G. HARVEY.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06

4 rorso man who Was addicted 70 the
e.piurn habi. il California city, stole
Goa. from . room in ais boarding house.
- .ha. he would be sent 10 Jail iox lev
weeks. where he could not obtain ID"
drug Ba. 10 h;. dismay be found that
hi. crime vas . burglary instead OF
pe.,. larceny, and he VI. sentenced sc
the State prison for = term OF year..
Efforts are now being made TO secure
h,s pardon.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06

Maud-"Why do they put wax on
champagne corks. Mr.. ShymAnF
Mr.. ShynAn-''To keep il
ITO keep is7'
Yes; unless perfectly alright the
s.ud becomes spoiled. and won't pop
oh was ii your mothers falure sc
wax you when you were young snA'
spoiled your"
Spoiled me 7!
Yes; you von't pop. either.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
ARRIVING IN EUROPE.
WoRrHY OF ITN NANA

Irate Customer-''See here. sir.
bought one OF those lightning lee cream
freezers OF you last week.
Dealer-"Well, it proved worthy OF ii
name, didn't it?"
Irate Customer-"WoKthy OF its name ;.
Why Il turned the cream sour.
Dealer" Yes. that's what lightning
does"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
A SMART DOa.

Speaking Of animal sagacity," re
marked Jones, II have dog that takes
the cake"
"In what way2" asked Smith. lam
guidly.
"Well, you see" was the reply, II
cant bear organ grinders and got in the
habit OF setting the dog on them"
"a good idea"
"Yes, but it seems that the dog got
notion it the was not organ grinder. but
the monkey I objected to-"
"Not at all strange"
"Well, the other day regular younk
dude called to see my daughter, and
would you believe it that dog actually
knew the difference and never touched
him."
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
QUAKER CITY WIT.
A BATCH or STRAY JOK RS FROM rRx
''EvkNING CALI-o
HARD TO SUIT.

HARD TO SUIT
Little jack - 'Tell me q story,
auntie.r
Old Maid Aunt - "What kind Of .
story?"
"Oh. just story without any moral
to it. and without any instruction
either. / don't like the kind my gov
erness tells"
"Weli. let me see. Oh. yes, when I
was a girl"
"Oh, don't like that kind"
"What kind?"
Stories about ancient history
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06

WrrH an expenditure OF less than
10. os@o osD0 year Germany can pni Il
ne field in ten days. 1000, 90 trained
s..diers. England. at the same time
lends more than SO, 0sso, 0~o or the
5Af.s, men who compose her army.
,w..-,hlri- It whom are militia and soa-
,,...n.r. sho were lately described by
Lord Nolseley Is being 10 bette, than
men with n1skets.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
TWO CHAMPIONS.

Friend-"Ah glad to see you, Blank.
How did your great boat race with Swift,
the champion sculler, come off?"
Blank champion oarsmaI 81 won."
"Glad of it; glad q it. l was afraid
he would beat you. What time did you
make ?"
"An hour and a half
"Great Leonidas An hour and a
half. Why it's ten-m,nute course,
beat him and he rowed as slow as he
could"
"But why should that effect your
time? Why didn't you spin over the
course in eight minutes ?"
"Well, you see I had sold out too, and
wanted him to beat me"
ARRIVING IN EUROPE.
Princess Beatrice-"Ma, there's
man at the door says he wants to hu.
Windsor Castle
Queen Vic-"Mercy on us! Call the
police. He must be lunstic. Their"
is not man In England rich enough T.
buy Windsor Castle"
Princess Beatrice-"Bnt he is a.
American"
Queen Vic" "What is his business
Princess Bcatricc-"He is q plumber.
Queen Vic.-"Ask him in.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18
The Philadelphia Times.
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THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES. 1885
The Times VIII enter upon the new Year
stronger and more prosperous than ever be
lore in its histOry-mOrc widely read and
quoted, more heartily commended, and more
ticrccly criticized with more cOmplcte or
ganiZatlon, and an able ssOf of contributions
and with the same independence and fearless
ness that has made it successful and powerful
in the past.
THE TINES has no party to follow, no candi-
dates TO advance, but will meet every issue, as
it has ever done, with consistent devotion to
the right, to honest government, and the pub
lie welfare. And, while maintaining its posi-
ton rs the leading journal of Philadelphia, it
will aim to be continually inthe advance in all
that can add value to newspaper.
The value of newspaper is not in its size or
display, but in the intelligence and care, the
COnCisCnCss and freshness with which it is
SIlLCd. LIE LIME SpcLli5, IA lSIlIy LOT news
from all parts OF the world, but all its dis
patches are carefully edited and condensed I'm
order to give the complete news of the day in
the most concise and attractive shape and with
it Il large variety Of entertaining and fDstruc-
tive reading. The best writer's at home and
abroad are employed to enrich its columns
and to make it a journal adapted both to the
busy man and to the leisure Of the home cir
Gle, a welcome visitor to intelligent and honest
citizens Of every political, religious and social
taste.
THE WEEKLY TINES is altogether different
from the weekly newspapers Of twenty Years
ago. The day of those papers have gone by.
The telegraph and better local newspapers
everywhere, especially in the thriving centres
of rural population, have made the old weekly
iltliOt1elItslli new pdpCf uIlsdLlsItlUE. Those
that cling to their ancient usaRes have lost
their hold on our forward moving DeOpIr. they
are but shadows Of their former greatness and
they have but shadow Of their former power
Those papers have had their usefulness bDt il
Is gone: and, with it, they are going fgo II
was not the fault Of the papers; it was the i'm
proyemcnt of the country that brought ab0tlt
the change. Men and women, wherever they
/ live, now require frcsher news and thew no
quirC more than news
THE WEEKLY TIMES gathers Off the types Of
every passing week whatever has lasting in
terest to the people at large and sets m heforc
. them IN such generosity Of paper and print as
would /, have astqnshed US all twenty yeOrs ago
month; s. year, two cents a COPY.
SINDA 1-tour cents a copy, 81 a year.
WEEkLf-One copy, 81 year; five copies.
les 50 year, with one copy free To the pcef+er
up of every club.
THE TIMES.
PHILADELPHIA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Barry Sullivan will start on his
third tour through America and Austria
liza in September.
Mr.. Ira d. Sankey, the musical evan
gelst, sails for this country on Saturday,
his health and voice having finally given
out.
The Boston Herald calls Gov. Cleve-
land a stalwart and eupeptic figure. AT
ter this there should be no doubt of his
nomination.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk are
on a second pilgrimage to Lourdes to
pray for the health of their afflicted son
and heir. Their first pilgrimage failed
to give him eyesight.
Mr.. Bayard claims that George Alfred
Townsend did not report his Dover
speech correctly, 1t is probable his
friends will have Unpublished as delivered
so that the country may know all there
is of it.
Mr.. Richard A. Proctor, who has adj
vanCed from astronomy to other aerial
flights, believes that ingeniously applied
mechanism to the arms and legs will en-
able a man tonavigate like bird through
the air
Secretary Lincoln is reported to have
informed the President he would resign
his position in the cabinet if the Fitz-
John Porter bill was signed The President
sent him word that he would use his own
Judgment in the disposition of the exc
cutive business. The bill will be signed.
Col Scheng XII Tong, a Chinese noble
man, has written an article on marriage
in China for the Revue dies Drux Moudes
of Paris. He says everyone marries in
China, and celibacy is a vice. There are
no marriages for money. that practice
being abhorred by the Chinese as an evi-
denCe of barbarism
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18
THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT.

THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT.
The independent movement am
ong the northern republicans Is
growing in strength, and will pre-
sent force in the coming contest
that will make itself felt. There
seems to be no thought among them
of attempting to dictate to the dem
ocrats. They will not support
Blaine, but have no candidate to
urge upon the party. They are
waiting to see what the democrats
will do. In Col. Codman's words,
at Boston: "The democratic party
has its opportunity. [ suppose we
may say that we have no favors to
ask and no bargains to make. We
are Independent citizens, and we see
that there are statesmen in the ranks
of the democratic party for whom
neutrality-suspicious. may vote
and not blush when they do it. If
the democratic party wants our
votes it knows how they are to be
obtained. If it does not want them,
we can Withhold them. We would
not venture to dictate; it would be
impolite and it would be presump-
tuous; but we may fairly indicate
our position, and say to the demo
cratic party, representing as it does
nearly one-haIf of the people of the
United States. You see our posi-
ton 1t is for you to say whether
you want our votes. 1t may be that
that party will offer us-I will not
say offer us-wiII offer the country,
worthy and respected candidates;
but whether it does or not, there is
one right that freemen always have,
and that is to vote as they please.
1t may be our duty, some of us may
think, to stand up and be counted
as an Independent party. | know,
fellow-citizens, that third parties are
apt to be shOrt-lived, but | also
know that sometimes before they
die they do great things. also
know that there was once a third
party which after few years be-
came the second party and ultimate
ly the first party of the United
States, and that was the republican
party. 1t was born in a bolt, and it
has elected presidents and conquer
ors almost without number"
The Independent conference at
Boston adapted the following reso,
lutions: 'Resolyed, That we look
with solicitudo to the coming nomi
nation by the democratic party. Il
has the proper men; we hope it vii
put them before the people fol
election" At the conference the
name of Cleveland was received
with rousing cheers, and no doubt
he could secure the full independent
vote of the northern and eastern
states. He is the very antitheses OF
Blaine.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18

BENZ. HARRISON, Editor.

THE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
ing, except Monday, and delivered by carriers
in the city, or mailed postage free, for % cents
a month, S15O for three months, $3.50 for SIX
months, or s. per annum.
THE WEEKLY NEWS is an SPACE 4o-co!unn
paner unfinished every Saturday, containing
all the news of the week, local and general. 1t
is the largest and handsOmest weekly paper
published in Florida, and will be mailed post
age free for 81 a year, or 80 cents for six
months Specimen copies free to any address.
Local advertisements 20 cents per line for
first insertion and 10 cents per line for each adj
ditional insertion. Special notices 10 cents per
line Reduced rates on continued advertise
mentS.
All advertising bills become due pro rata
every month. Local advertisements due at
the expiration of the time for which they are
inserted.
All remittances should made by express,
money-Order or registere otter.
Address,
w w. RANDALL.
BUSINESS MANAGER,
PALATKA, FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18
A little Story from the Cotton Fields

A Little Story from the Cotton Fields
Lumpl1in (Ga) Independent.
One of our popular young merchants
has a fine mare that IS not only fleet and
nimble-footed, but exhibits taste decid-
eddy aesthetic, Her little colored hostler
has a penchant for the mouth-organ, and
while he is playing the mare will leave
the most tempting hay or other good
food and go and stand with her head
close down to the harp and show evident
signs of great pleasure in the musical
sounds.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18

The Chicago News, in searching
into General Logan's ante-bcllum
record, finds that this idol of the
negroes was a rabid democratic ne
gro hater. 1t charges him with
being the author of a law, which
passed the IlIiuois legislature in
1858, prohibiting negroes, whether
bond or free, from entering that
state with the intention of residing
therein. For a violation of the law
negroes were to be fined $50 for the
first offense, and the fine was in
creased $50 for each subsequent
Offense.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18

The Massachusetts, independent
republicans who have kicked against
the nomination of Blaine and Logan
numbered fifteen hundred at the
public meeting held in Boston, and
thousand of others there are equally
as Disguised and determined not to
vote for the pIumed tattooed man.
There is a strong probability of
Massachusetts electing a democratic
electoral ticket this year.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18

The Washington Post says that
in December, 1859, Gen. Logan,
then plain John A. Logan and a rep
resentative in congress, made a
speech in the house in which he said
that John Brown, who had been
hanged in Virginia not so long be-
fore, was a traitor, thief and scoun-
drel. In June, 1884, the same Lo-
gan is the republican candidate for
vice-president and the southern ne
groes are solid for him. Most as
suredly times do change and people
with them.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18

Southern railroads are being
strongly urged to adopt the stand
ard gauge track, and several have
already adopted it, and railroad
men say it is but question of
time as to when the standard gauge
will be in universal use. The diver
sity of guages interferes with the
through shipment of goods from the
north, and it greatly increases the
cost of transportation. The rail
roads, after trying various qua
ges, have pronounced in favor of
the standard as being the best, most
serviceable and economical.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18

Seventy-five votes is said to have
been bought to secure the nomina-
ton of Blaine at Chicago. The
manner of BIaine's nomination was
doubtless corrupt and his campaign
will be the most corrupt, perhaps,
this country has ever known.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18

Gen. Grants recent difficulties
have encouraged a newspaper cor
respondent to inquire into the lives
of the various presidents after their
retirement from office. Washing
ton, he finds, went to Mount Vernon
and raised tobacco, and Jefferson,
Madison and Monroe followed his
example at their homes; John Ad-
ans returned to Quincy and raised
corn and cabbages; John Quincy
Adams followed his fathers exam
pie; Jackson returned to the Her
mitage; Van Buren, went to his Kin
derhook farm; Polk died a few
months after returning to Tonnes
see; Fillmore re-entered his old law
office at Buffalo; Buchanan pursued
agriculture at Wheatlands.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-18
PALATKA, FLA, JUNE IS, 1884.

A Cuban editor has been fined
800 for telling the truth. Well, if
editors will get SO reckless they
aught to be punished.