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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-11-01
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WILLIAM X. cox.
a1i-la,ive Ticket.
tl. S,uatc-20th District
w GRAHAM. If Orange.
.AIf HOLMAN, Of Person.
II Of Representatives
-. JOHNSTON. If Orange.
o,!:LEH. Of Durham.
nunty iirhct.
"ol1>hcritl
}. 4. NOkIsOW.
i -,l..rr of Deeds:
JOHN LAWS.
Tor Treasurer:
-. NJ. LAWS.
Tor Surveyor:
.lA.II..S 9. EHB.
Fer Coroner:
M \. &, .JDi.DAN.
u~e-.-t ~aEx~E.-n~.~
NNoyi~ the time TO give your
>a,.Hs WnEI OIL.
See uo,ee. al safe OF land by
Jas Is Ma>ou. Commissioner.
Don't you ;h;nk i, is time you
zee r,y1cL Your Subscription 20
, paper
-Nr. J. y. Whitaker, Jr., Dur.
ln Nil pr.nt ~yitltlon tickets. See
s~Avrts,arrjt.
Mr.. i y. Jones, Of Durham
! u Nia'iic Southlate, daugh.
+r . NJ. James Southgate, we're
Aarlei. atDml.am last week.
The colorrd teachers association
m,j at The court house on Sat.
lay, Nov, :, at | o'clock. Al
(Ioted teachers IN the county art
4L,s'ly requested 10 attend.
The Harris Remedy Co, ST
'lls, Mo, must have confidence II
e Pa>.l.e treatment for weakness
Fryoas exhaustion, ETC., in men
'.cy o.ieG tree trials aud trust re
Is ,yy orl5ps.
There are some Of our persona
: running for office that W
Acto oppose, but under the cir
n>,ances-,heir politics and our
NJ mc-wc shall be very careful
@a'e them Off of our ticket.
Debility in adults is often cause'
worms. The change from child
2@i 10 manhood is not sufficient t
Y 'he system OF this awful plague
S>-'ineFs Indian Vermifuge will e,
',em and restore health and
;4i eomp!eNion. For sale by "
: itayvS. DRUGGIST.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-11-01

New IrC0fIncHt.
For Consumption, asthma. Bronchitis.
Dyspepsia, CQtdrrh. Headache, Dehtlity.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia. ana oil Chr0a-
&c ana Nervous Disorders.
a CARD.
We. the undersigned. having received
great and permanent benefit from the
use eff "COMPOUND OXYGEN" pre-
pared and administered by Drs. Starkey
q Palen, of Philadelphia and being sat
isfed that it is a new discovery in med
ical science, and all that is aimed for
It, consider it a duty which We owe
to the many thousands who are suffer
ing from chronic and so-callcd '%'incura.
bic" diseases to do all that We can To
make It's virtues known and 10 inspire
the public with confidence.
We lave personal knowledge of Drs.
Starkey and Palen. They are intclli-
gent and conscientious physicians. who
will not, we are sure. make any state
ment which they DO not know or be-
lieve to be true, 0 publish any testi-
n or reports Of cases which are
not genuine.
VIM. d. Kelley, Member of Congress
from Philadelphia. I. ). Arthur. Edi-
tor and Publisher "Arthnr's Home
Magazine" Philadelphia. Y. l.. Con-
rad. Editor Lutheran Observer, Phila-
delphia. Philadelphia, Pa. June ],
1882.
In order 70 meet a natural inquiry in
regard to Il professional and personal
Standing. and to give increased conf
dence in o,.r stateIAentS aud iii the gen
uincncsS of orr Testimonials and report.
OF eases. we print tine above card from
gentlemen we'll and widely known and
of the highest personal character. Oul
treatise on Compound Oxygen con
tanning a history Of the discovery 81
and mode OF action OF this remarkable
curative agent, aud a large record o.
surprising cures in Consumption, Ca-
tarrh. Neuralgia, Bronchitis. Asthma
etc, and a wide range OF chronic di9-
eases, VIII be sent free.
Address DIS. STARKEY & PALHN.
100 2nd iii Girard st.. Philadelphia
PENNSYLVANIA.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22
A Wonderful Clock.

A clock that will run 400 days with
out winding is on exhibition in down.
town window. It stands under glass
shade about fifteen inches high, and is
of very simple construction. The only
apparent difference between it and q
Connecticut sleek ST RaYsl assiGn is
that in place OF q pendulum it has a
time measure Of equal exactitude in
the shape of a rotary disk of brass, con-
tanning springs, which wind and I'M
wind rs it turns. first in one direction
and then the other. The clock is a
European invention, and attracts con-
siderable attention from passers-by. A
salesman, in explaining its mechanism
to a reporter, said: ..There have been
former inventions of locks to run as
long time as this, but never on any
such principle or with any success, as
they never proved at all accurate. Until
this clock was perfected, no one ever
produced clock Of plain construction
and general usefulness that would run
longer than a week, or fortnight at
the farthest. A view of this wonder
would have delighted Huygens, the
fathersof clockmakers, who produced
the first time piece in the shape of a
clock 25O years ago. IN 7. Mail and
& Er711esS.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22
A Leaf Album.

A leaf album is among the newest
fancies. To make one only requires
the exercise of q little care and pa
tience. First get slab Of plate glass
and spread upon it daub Of printers
ink; then get small roller such as
printers use, and roll it over the, ink
till the glass is equally covered; then
lay the leaf-clean and freshly gathered
Ion the mixed glass, and carefully
draw the roller over it. Next lift the
Leaf by the stalk using considerable
tenderness because of the fragility of
tho subject-and place it between 8
folded sheet Of paper; press and rub
gently all over it, being careful not. to
let it alter its position. Then take the
leaf out and you should have . beauti-
full clean impression of both the front
and back. The same effect might be
got to q certain extent with lamp black,
oil-color or anything Of that kind, but
when it is done with printing ink IL is
not only far more clear and distinct,
but permanent. A bit Of common
plate glass, or 8 bit Of marble, or even
q china palette, will suffice TO put tho
ink upon anything, in fact; so long as
it presents smooth surface, is nom
metallic and non-absorbent,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22
Wiz q BER 354


81 tell you what, boys, I've railroaded
It for years and been mixed up IL I'll
kinds Of disasters, but hope to croak
right here if I want to be the eye-wit-
ness again of such an awful sight as /.
say q day or two ago.
The speaker was q brakeman on the
Erie. 3.
"A day or two ago" he continued.
"a taxi and handsome woman got into.
the ladies' car Mt Dunkirk. With her
was bright and interesting boy, pos
sibly years of age. The child
laughed, and croaked, and played with
the passengers. When the train left
Cattaraugus the woman, who seemed
nervous, got out of her seat, picked up
the baby, and started for the rear end
of the coach.
"a short distance east Of Cattarau-
gus is q long, deep gull, over which the
railroad has built high trestle. The
distance from the top Of the trestle to
the wagon road below is perhaps 100
feet. A sharp and short curve leads to
the trestle. As the train rushed over
the gulf . woman's piercing shriekwas
heard. looked and saw an object
leap from the platform into the rocky
gulf. That object, sir, was the lady
passenger, and in her arms closely
clasped to her breast was her infant. /
pulled the bell-cord and the train came
to a halt. How it happened I cannot
say, but at the time the woman jumped
load of hay, drawn by a pair Of oxen.
passed under the trcstle. Mother and
child landed squarely in the centre of
the hay and were thus saved from q
horrible death. The farmer was SO
Mortified that he jumped from his
wagon and darted up the hill. The
woman, who was not hurt in the least,
said her name was Mrs. Adam Scell
and her home in Michigan. She was
on her way tolvisit friends in the oil
country. Hers was indeed q miracu.
lous escape"
Mrs. Scell said that she could not exc
plain her action. When near. the car
door she was seized with an insane de-
sire to jump from the train.
The farmer as he drove along was
thinking of his dead wife and daugh-
ter. When the visitors came through
the clouds, as it were. and landed ON
his hay, he thought that the dear de-
parted had come back to earth to re-
visit him. - Bradto PA. Letter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22


tered her head, and as her little friend
sank down, she moved on one side, LETT
ting Ada fall to the ground.
a startled cry arose, for the child s.
head had struck with some force
against the woodwork; fortunately, the
scene was finished, and they were able
to carry her away, to restore her to
consciousness.
Freda, full of terror and remorse,
hung fearfully over her, waiting for
the gray eyes to unclose, the white
cheeks to regain some of their lost col
or. -
For many weeks she lay helplessly
i'll, but at last, with careful nursing,
tho fever which had followed the shock
and excitement gradually left her.
Freda was wholly miserable during
Ada illness, and her subdued sad
ness surprised Mr.. Renshaw not lit
tie; he began to imagine the exertion
she went through each day was per-
haps injuring her health.
Signor Tribili, however. knew better,
and one morning, to Freda's astonish-
ment, sent for her in his own private
room.
..Sit down" he began coldly. 81
dare say you know why sent for you.
Your conscience ought to tell you.
Freda started, and gazed at him fear
fully.
81 should like to know why you NOV
ed back when Miss Ada fell that night,
though you knew you were to hold
her? Do not deny it, because /, watch
ing closely, saw, and knew it was done
purposely. .
Freda burst into sudden tears, and
flung herself in bitter humility at his
feet.
ut is true-quite true. And have
never been happy since. / was jeal-
Gus because she had been chosen before
me, and the temptation to harm her
was too great to be resisted. Oh, for
give me, signor! Ifyou only knew how
much / have suffered, seeing her SO i'll
and weak. Directly l had done it, /
was filled with regret. =
Tribili's face softened little, as he
gazed on the grief-stricken form at his
feet.
1T was wrong, very, especially as
Ada is such good girl; I always
thought my children were so loving to-
gether: ! am sorry to find this is not
SO. You say you are repentantp Well,
prove it by confessing all to Ada, and
if she forgives you, I will. -
eyes, [ will go to her. It is only
right | should, she whispered humbly,
moving towards the door. 81 think
she will forgive me, she is SO good. .
Ada was surprised, even hurt, eat her
friends unkind behavior, but at last,
overcome by the child's penitent tears
and urgent entreaties, she freely for
gave her.
joyful at having won this much from
Ada, Freda went quickly to Signor
Tribili, receiving his full pardon; he
made her, however, promise never to
let a jealous thought enter her heart
towards her companions.
She was not long in promising;e the
pain she had endured, seeing Ada's
sufferings, had entirely altered her, and
now she looks back with deep shame
to the day when she had tried so eff
fectually to avenge herself on her little
rival-rival now no longer, but dearest
friend, I.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22
A Distilline Insect.

Livingstone met with wonderful
distilling insect in Africa on fig trees.
Seven or eight of these insects cluster
round spot on one of the smaller
branches, and these keep up q constant
distillation Of q clear fluid like water,
which dropping to the ground forms =
puddle. II q vessel is placed under
them in the evening, it contains three
or four pints in the morning. To the
question, whence is this fluid deriyedP
the natives reply that the insects suck
it out Of the tree, and naturalists give
the same answer. But Livingstone
could never find any wound in the bark
or any proof whatever that the insect
had pierced it. Our common frog hop
per, which before it gets its wings, Is
called cuckoo spit, " and lives ON many,
plants in frothy, spittle-like fluid, Isl
like the African insect, but is much.
smaller. Livingstone considers that
they derive much of their fluid by alb.
sorbing it from the air. He found some
Of the insects on castor-oil plant, and
he cut away about twenty inches Of the
bark between the insects and the tree.
and destroyed all the vegetable tissue
which carried the sap from the tree tol
The place where the insects were dis
.illing. The distillation was then 90
ing on at the rate of one drop in sixty
seven seconds, or five and a half table,
ypoonfuls every twenty-four hours.
Next morning, although the supplies
IT sap were stopped, supposing them
. come up from the ground, the fluid
was increased to one drop every five
seconds, or one pint in every twenty
our hours. He then cut the branch 50 |
much that it broke, but they still went
On at, the rate Of one drop every fiyeI
seconds; while another colony Of the in
,ects on branch of the same tree Qavei
drop every seventeen seconds. ThcI
World Of Wonder.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22

Originally the Turkish title pasta was
bestowed on princes of the blood.
There are three grades, each distin-
guished by number of horse tails
waving from lance, the distinctive
badge of pasha. Three horse-tails
are allotted to the highest dignitaries,
who have also the title of vizier; the
spashas of two tails are generally
Governors of the more important
provinces; and the lowest rank of one
tail is filed by minor provincial Gov
ernors. The word isalso spelled pacha
and is said to be derived from the Per-
sian words pa, first or support, and
iShOl0, ruler.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22
How slaves are Made on the Congo.

The purchase Of slaves continues at.
the value of f5 or f6 each. When
they are not bought they are obtained
in the following manner: An article is
laid apparently out Of the way, but
within reach Of the negro, who steals it
at once, and being taken in ''flagrante
delictu, = becomes at once slave. IF
he is a person Of Importance, and is
claimed by his relatives or by the
chiefs Of the village to which he be-,
longs, he is sometimes given up in ex-
change for two or three substitutes
who become slaves in their village, and
are put in chains and made to work
under the lash and rod. Therefore,
should any government seriously wish
to correct or avoid any further slavery
and secure free trade, in order that the
Congo should again be productive to
commerce, as it was ten or fifteen years
ago, reforms must be made in the abus-
es mentioned above. Cor. Boston
R3yS70of
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22

All the people in Ceylon, from the
babes '.feeling their feet" to old mon
and women, their steps lettering ON the
brink of the grave, wear gold and sill
yer ornaments. They even invent new
places for carrying them, and it is no
uncommon thing to sec . Cingalese
belle with the top Of her ears covered
with gold plate or wire, largo pair of
rings pendant from the lObes Of the ear,
a gold or silver circlet round her hair,
her nose adorned with rings, bracelets
on her wrists, rings on her fingers and
silver plates on her toes.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22

There's an old legend of the time
when Bidwell was candidate for Cover.
nor. He had.a servant ct the doorwho
demanded cards from his visitors before
they could be admitted. Cards do not
+ grow in the rural districts, and even
the playing cards are not Of the best
quality But the story has nothing TO
do with cards. One day m old farmer
and his family called. The servant IN
swered the call. ..Is the Governoe's
folks at home? demanded the old farn-
q. :. Are, papa, are, not a. sid the
Mills Seminary daughter. AAra the
the Governor imp said the old nan.
and the young lady faintsd. -6es
Frdscisco gkTosicle. a..
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22

Anu TWAS mus nef noLe e0ncluded-ag i read
my face turned yellow:
Absence makes the heart grow fonder- fond
er of the other fellow
John A. Fraser, Jr
LITTLE RIVALS.
| Alarge, cosy room, warmly lighted
by a huge blazing fire, which flung a
red glow on all the young occupants.
It was filled with girls, both tall and
short, dark and fair; some robust,
healthy looking mites, others pale and
delicate.
Two children in particular struck
the artistic eye of the observer, both
beautiful, graceful girls, about ten years
old.
The taller and more delicate looking
was standing on the soft rug, in the
full glow of the fire, which fingered
lovingly on her fair, sweet face and
golden hair.
Her large, gray eyes were fixed
dreamily on the red embers, her tiny
hands lightly clasped together over her
dark dr0ss.
what are you thinking of, Ada?''
inr from a cRo;r and ,,,ou;no. +ny,,o :
har $3.50 ''t'~@ - -" . 40
1T was WANDERING how lono s. vii,
hc GRO w y. no IN the sto om ~ n - W.T. =
to be- be- soon 700 e thonnb Sread the fret +
trial.
scnrnf,,1ly ST an 1ono;nr ~ bao-;,, 49,
I wonder whose turn + viii he t;rst s.,
Ada shook har head. s would no I'M.
nnsS;hlo ~ n,,nss ,nio ~ ya NJ" - W ~
fortunate one chosen from All Sion nor
Tribili's clever from So
Freda Lennox. thnnoh az nrottv az
her friend. was Of unite a different remit 'tvn ~,
of beantv: dark as ! o,;nsv With blacE
fiashinr evas dnekv 6rrwn ha;r an1 .
hr;llianf comnlax;on 80" $50 = :
The sudden nnen;no ~ tho door q . IT
led tho chiIdran hit tho nowonmna,.
was greeted with bright affact;onata
olances from ali sidas - $3.50
II Waq Signnr Trihili himQnlf and 4
pleasant expression beamed on h;s
rnod.natnred face 90 ha como fnr s
ward ~ ~ - - '''--o -
5'..Ada nvsart and Frodo ,onnox Won
are / " nnt,A - Come, w;th me. J. he ya;d
r i:ap its ono - - - .ll'u
With flushed cheeks and heat;no
hearts. the children oheved their lind
instructor fnllowino h;m into : sma mall
room adinin;nr 49, 80 !" 'iii''ii
est down s 10 haoon !. +r;f,o o,,.o,,o.
~. ct bava somo 1000 na,rs for ao,,;
1 friend nf n,;na = s. won't " &c two s;,1 Ill.
70 IN nm bic nast = !. ;',yan;l eo onara a'
Won ha;nr Tho 'r,ns+ ,,,:c,,;s;,,o. e a1i
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22
COLOR BLINDNESS.
The Extent to Which It Prevails In the
Navy Department.

lS there any probability that the
loss Of the Tallapoosa will be traced to
color blindness on the part of the off
cersp' asked a Star reporter of we'll
known naval officer.
Il don't think there is the slightest, =
was the reply.
.sWhy was the court of inquiry in
structed to include that subject in their
investigation of the accident?" queried
the reporter.
''Well, on general principles, sup
pose. You see a great deal of attention
is being given to color blindness now-a-
days, and as suspicious were aroused in
the minds of some that it might have
been an important factor in the late ac-
cident, it was thought advisable natur-
ally to look into the matter to allow
nothing to pass which might afterward
appear to have been important
But you think when the matter is
investigated it will be found that color
blindness had nothing to with the
collision
Yes. / am pretty sure of it. The
collision was caused BY bad manage
ment, as near as | can judge from the
statements Of the officers Of both
vessels, and l must say it was on the
part of the schooner. All the men on
the schooner agree that the red light of
the Tallapoosa was the first seen and
then the green light. Now, that shows
that the Tallapoosa was changing her
course and going to the starboard of
the schooner. The latter had the right
of way, and if she had kept her course
there would have been no collision, as
tho Tallapoosa would have passed to
her starboard. Instead of that, how
ever, the schooner must have luffed
and brought her head up to the wind,
and then she struck the Tallapoosa.
Everybody on both vessels agrees to all
of the above except as to the luffing.
The captain of the schooner SAYS that
the helm wasn't touched. But he
must be mistaken, for if the helm
hadn't been put hard down she
wouldn't have lufed, and it she hadn' t
luffed there would have been no collis-
ion. But whatever is the verdict of the
court, l am pretty sure there will be no
color blindness init. =
During your long and continued
active service in the navy did you ever
know color blindness causing an acci-
dent?' asked the Star man.
mo, didn't was the reply.
There are men in the service though
who are color blind, and an accident is
liable to happen on account of it, but
there are not nearly so many casualties
which can be attributed to that cause
as is generally sllDDOsed. A man. al.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-10-22
Tho prleQ OF tho tW0 Rubanaaa gold
to one Of the Rothschild family from the
Blenheim collection is said to be $780,
Charmed by q Bon.

SSssss SsAN>A ~ - AS~1sss s
"Have l had any experience with
snakes9 Well, now, do I look like a
man who has spent thirty years knock
ing round the earth looking up var
minis, and never saw snakes?' I've
had them all over me -rattlers, cobras,
milk snakes, all slippery things, from
the splitting adder in the Greenbrier
district of old Tennessee to the mottled
anaconda of BRAZIL
But the tropical snakes are what
should not care to handle myself, y
said the listener.
ooh, I got used to cobras, and kept
my weather eye open for all Jungle
reptiles. A female cobra will put out
and follow the bloody trail Of her dead
mate, and the chap that slew him, all
day and for many days, as tireless as q
peddler's dog, and there's going to be
fun when she catches up, mind me.
Talk about magnetizing your big,
lusty, timber-backed boa constructor is
the chap for that when he's on the
rampage for food. remember a lit
tie bout had in Africa once with q
boa; I sha'n't forget it in q hurry, and
1 got my first dash Of gray hairs that
day. w0nder.I didn't get gray as q
badger. My teeth were as loose as q
string of beads for two weeks. Folks
thought / had the old homemade nli-
nois ague, shook SO whenever any
body sung out, BOA coming. Twas
with party Of Englishmen hunting
tigers, jaguars, and leopards, and after
an unsuccessful tramp through Jungle
and morass we stopped for cold
snack from the hampers. I grew in
formally sleepy and lazy afterwardj and
the party left me to smoke. / had q
mind to follow, and then again mind
to take q rest, as the spreading trees
made a grateful shade, and / was safe
there from prowling beasts, the natives
said. Soon began to have the pleas
ATTEST dreams a man ever had, and saw
the most gorgeous visions. Talk about
hash-heesh and opium-smoking; they
amt a patch to my feelings. Ny
head dropped lower, and felt as if in
the seventh heaven. Suddenly came
to myself just as sound as NUT. and
knew that / had been magnetized by q
boa. i swept my hand across my eyes,
and there he was, hanging from q
limb near me, his bright, glittering,
serious eyes wide open, charming me
while making ready to drop. on me.
Although | saw death yawning for me,
I was in nightmare, and couldn't
move to save my life. Then felt with
a thrill of unutterable horror that he
had begun to wrap himself about me in
that last embrace. My limbs grew
cold, and one little squeeze made me
scream out in agony. NY God! Would
no one Gomez Already that strong
musky odor made me faint and sick.
Another coil half made, when l felt Z
rude shock, the boa frightened his grip
Tor an instant, then 1oosencd It as his
head was violently jerked By the lasso
thrown by Capt. Luxbridge, an old
tiger-slayer Bang! bang! went four
guns, and the boa lay dead monster
fourteen feet long and as thick as .
young tamarind tree. wanted to
come home, and did.
But I went back TO India Ater
|lnAke1 tie NEXT year. There's sort
[ot charm Il Il 81 - 81. s seoslsi Re