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Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-04
ga LITTLE NONSENSE"

The woman who made pound Of
butter out of the cream of a joke, and
cheese from the milk of human kind
ness has since washed the close of
year
IL suppose" he remarked, as he
returned from the barber shop with his
hair cropped closely to his head, "you
will call attention now to the size of
my ears. "Oh, no." she replied
sweetly, THAT would be altogether un-
necessary, dear. IN Y Graphic.
Two ladies had had little tiff, and
one of them remarked as she departed;
"Well, as | told my husband this morn
ing, shouldn't care to be in your
shoes "Iimagine not, the other one
responded. you would find them
painfully close fitting."-M Y. Sun.
--"Colonel Wilson is fine looking
man, amt hep" said friend the other
day. "Yes," replied another, 81 was
taken for him once" "You! why, you
are as ugly as SIM 81 don't care for
that; indorsed his note, and was taken
for him-by the Sheriff. - Teras SJt-
ingS.
-"What name does your husband
call you byp' said a bride to friend
who had been married several years;
"does Re call you ducky or loveyP
My darling calls me ducky." "Does
he9 Mine used to call me popsey-wop-
sey, but he doesn't use that term now"
"What does ne call you thenP" He
calls me, Say, theren "-SomerUitLe
Journal.
Pianist-"Which part of my rhap-
sody did you most enioyo" Ignoramus
(which part?" ''Yes, which move
mentP" "Oh! the last one" "Ah'
that is the presto" "PrestoP what a
queer name!' "Do you think soP'
YES Up our way when man gets
up, bends his back, smiles to the au-
dience and walks off we call it bow"
philadelphia CdR
--Snifkins had come home rather late,
and when about half way up the first
9ight had concluded he would Just as
soon sleep there as anywhere, but Mrs.
S. appeared at the top and began; ia.
cobr' No answer "Jacob, don't YOU
hear me call youP" "Yesh, IN dear
Nothin' but two pair, SKIS up" And
somehow the next morning he couldn't
seem to persuade her that he had beet
at the store balancing the books. -BoS
ton Post
IF you've got clam hoe" said al
impatient guest at q seaside hotel. "I'l
go out and dig some myself. ordered
clam chowder twenty minutes ago, ant
] must take train that leaves in hsl
an hour" Lord bless you, sir, we dom
want CLAIMS. We never use any. W,
bees awaitin' for Maria to get dom
washing the dishes. We wants the dish
water, we, do" "What in heaven
name do you do with dish-water?'
please, sir, we puts it into the clan
chowder for thickening. '-Bosto,
Globe
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-04
Exploring HudsOn's Bay.

The Canadian Government intends to
make a thorough exploration of the
great inland sea that occupies so large
a portion Of North America, The coun.
try bordering upon Hudson's Bay has
heretofore been of value merely for its
fur crop; but the Canadian Pacific Rail
road, which is being constructed through
the wilderness between Lake Superior
and Hudson's Bay, has called attention
to the industrial and commercial posi-
bilities of the latter. There is said to
be wheat region north and northwest
of Minnesota and Dakota, large enough
to supply all the world with flour. At
any rate, the Canadian Government has
appointed experienced scientists to re-
veal to the world the exact value of the
region surrounding Hudson's Bay, This
is a matter of interest to us, for the
time cannot be distant when all North
America will be ours. There is no nat
ural boundary between the United States
and the Dominion. The latter is mill
tarily indefensible, and its continuance
as a dependency of Great Britain il az
anachonism. .-DemoreSt's Aoathly
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-04
The Legend Of Star Island.


During the troublesome times before
and subsequent TO the revolution the
Isles of Shoals, off the coast of New
Hampshire, were the resort and hiding
places of the freebooters who haunted
the northern coast, and these silent
rocks, if they could speak, would tell
many tale of bloody cruelty and
gloomy wrong. The pirates used to
come here to divide and hide their booty,
and melt up the silverplate they cap
tured from the colonists along the coast.
For long time |, was supposed that
bushels of doubloons were buried in the
gaping crevices of the rocks, or the
little ecaves that have been eaten out of the
lodges by the restless tide; but the place
was thoroughly searched BY several
generations of fishermen, and nothing
more valuable than rusty cutlasS or a
bust blunderbus was ever found.
The grandames tell how Captain Kydd
came here often las he sailed as he
sailed, and there are legends of otherp
rates quite as fierce and Tree as he. The
Star Island used to be haunted by a
beautiful specter with long white robes
and golden tresses reaching to her heels,
who used to come out Of some undiscov-
cred cavern at dawn and shadowing her
eyes with hand that was as white and
beautiful as a lily's bosom, gaze off
upon the sea in hopeless expectancy
OF the return of clipper that sailed
away and never came back again.
The story goes that bloody-hearted
old pirate. being pursued by q cruiser,
brought his beautiful mistress here and
left her while he went out to battle,
telling her that by dawn he would be
back again, but be came not, not even
till now. She died of starvation, but
her faithful spirit still comes to the sum
init of the island as the sun rises each
morning, to meet the corsair, who never
returned.
There are eight of the islands, tho
smallest being as large, or rather al
small, as city building lot, and tho
largest containing only couple of hun
dred acres nothing but bare, lifeess
rocks, carved by the incessant waves
into strange grotesqueness, and covered
by no vegetation except low clinging
vines and the New England blueberry.
Four of the islands are inhabited. the
largest, the Appledore, bears a hotel
and a few cottages. Star Island has
another hotel and small settlement
of fishermen, third has few
tishermen's huts, and the fourth has q
bold, white lighthouse springing out of
its crest. They were discovered by
Captain John Smith, the friend of Poca-
hontas, who in 1914 explored the New
England coast in an open boat, and
spent some time here making repairs
and resting.
On StarI sland stands the only monu-
ment erected in America to Captain John
Smith it is a rude agair-a prismatic-
shaped shaft of marble, upon pedestal
of sandstone, inscribed at length with
the record of his valorous deeds, and
some cyclopedias say he is buried here,
but that is mistake. detroit Tree
Press.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-04
Hawaiian Houses.

The houses OF Honolulu are always
open. day and night, as the temperature
is so warm that one has to sleep out Of
doors, as it were, to get enough fresh
air. They are built mostly of wood
though many of the Oldest and more
substantial houses are built of coral
stone, few Of lava stone, and many
may yet be seen within the limits OF
Honolulu made of grass and occupied
by the natives. These native huts or
houses are built by making a frame
work of bamboo poles covered with lay
ers of the banana tree, the trunk of
which can be removed in layers This
again is covered with grass and trimmed
on the corners and top by weaving the
grass into different patterns. One
opening or door usually admits enough
light and air for the average native,
though some huts are divided into sew
eral rooms, with two and sometimes
three doors. A mat hung down on the
inside, covering the opening, is the
common door. Mats made of broad
grass interviewer or braided. and some
times flags form the carpets, and pile
of from two TO ten, and sometimes even
more, make the bed on which. the
natives and invited guests sleep.
Furniture there is none, the natives al
ways sitting on the ground with their
legs crossed beneath them. Their
kitchen is outside, and is composed OF
heap of stones and ordinarily an iron
pot Boston transcript.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-04
She Got What She Liked.

She was young, ard sweet, and po.
etic, and he was young and mischiev-
Gus. They were sitting out on the ve-
randa in the moonlight and she grew
ethereal.
"Oh, how love to sit out here in the
moonlight" she cooed Ito be famed
by the languorous perfumes of the
roses and to be kissed by the soft airs
from the South" ....'
Then he kissed her and she grew in
nignant
"How dare youp" she almost sobbed.
"Why, I'm soft heir from the
South" he replied, contritely. =
She didn't say anything when he
kissed her again. = Washington Hatcbet.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-04
Velveteens and Ribbed Cloths.

Velveteen IS marvel az at present
produced and is bound to still more
largely supersede velvet for all the pur-
poses for which the latter is used. The
Nonpareil remains the popular brandc
velveteen and comes in all the new
choice colors of the season. Some of
these are lovely. All the green shades,
the various blue and garnet tiHts are
very handsome, and it is with difficulty
that an expert can detect the rich black
Nonpareil at two dollars the yard from
Lyons velvet at ten dollars. The first
will certainly wear better than the lat
ter. For complete dresses, suits, jack
cts, basques, overdresses, children $
clothing and the ke, it is in every way
desirable and looks as well as Lyons
velvet at q fifth of the cost This velvet
cen will be much used for redingotes,
lined with satin surah. 1t is equally as
handsome as Lyons velvet, and can not
be distinguished from it, except that the
pile does not rub up or pull out nor flat
ten so easily. The sanspareil poplins
brought out for the early fall trade ex-
hibit some of the characteristics of the
old-time Irish poplins, but are decided
ly finer in quality and softer in texture.
They have lustrous surface finish,
which renders them particularly de-
sirable for handsome costumes, and
come in all the new tones of favorite
, cnlors.
Slightly ribbed cloth is more largely
hn l., tAN
and the rough bourette bison cloths
will be worn again this winter. A new
effect is given these by the arranging
of threads in small cross-bars. Gray
blue is new shade in which these
cloths appear, which is called Gordon
blue, and there are bright greens which
are called Little Duke green, and the
cresson green, already familiar to our
ladies. Those most admired are the
mordore, or golden brown, the dahlia,
prune and plum shades the red plum
and blue or damson tints. Some of the
recent woolens show brocaded figures
like velvet, and others have large balls o.
loosely woven silver or gilt threads az
ranged on separate breadths, so that they
will be only used at the foot of the skirt,
and there are bars and cross-bars OF
tinsel worn in the same way. In some
instances the trimming for the new
cloths is arranged on the dress pattern,
and consists of bands of Astrakhar
cloth, or designs in velvets outlined
with Escurial cord. Another style
shows the new cable-cord put on in Dor
ders, and fringed out ilutfily at the ends
The Astrakhan bands are used as Dor
der put on the foot of the skirt and oil
the jacket, and from six to ten inches
deep. Another style is to place the As
trachan bands across the entire from
and side of the skirt, below shor
apron drapery. Wide velvet ribbor
may be used in this way on clott
dresses, and there are vines of applique
figured velvet for the same purpose.
French cashmeres come in all the
new shades, with tiny silk figures tina
look very much like embroidery, bu
these are only to be used for the basqu,
or parts of the skirt, while the plail
cashmere makes the foundation of tn
dress. One pretty piece is in Gordon
blue, with embroidered spots of re,
with a gold rim.-Brooktyn Eagle.
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-04
a CQECoRD'LoTE SONG.

fchnII - -,
Inaii we meet again, love,
iv ~ .ue 9lstiut Whon, love,
"hpm the NOW Is Then, love-
Snall tne mystic fonder,
~ when ponder,
snug wonder,
WE tnee 90 castf
an, the toyless flecting,
VI owr primal meeting,
And the fateful greeting
Az ~ ,hn me ~ t2w anu why
Daily south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1881-18??, 1884-10-04
THE BACCARAT KING.

Career Of n Remarkable Young Man
Heavy Winnings at Paris Gaming
= TRbles-LOsseHa and Final DisappOInt-
3 ment-A Promise 10 Pay all Debts.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
RATES

,,nn one $4,000.
W. ,l,nn. /. F" 5000.
liz !. =. $500.
~. eouare. zone inch.) n Insertion.
"a ari for each subsequent insertion
- cents per square.
1-Cotirt Notices. Q weeks. cash,
e.. and when payment Ia delayed for
months, $l0.W.
-Local advertisements 10 centst per
.ine. %,
Yhe Editof viii not be responsible
VIEWS OF correspondents.
.Iyrr,isrmcnts and Communications
-, he .ent in by "Wednesday Of each
week.
The papcr /. put to press on Phurs-
,., ing !, ~-sr be sent through the
mail. "a frtdsy.
* ,l,e only newspaper phblished
;, Orig County, and every citizen Of
-. .on%-c should take 1t and encour-
.oe il. publication.
send 10 this r&Scc> at oern, NOTICES ~
.,,riA,rs. Acaths, accidents, &C., In fact
.,.r,rhngt Interest, and we will take
,I.a.nr- in publishing. It Is the desire
1.-The EDITOR nf thi. paper to publish a
tct-clA.s County newspaper.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
OFFICE OF THE-OR-
AEGE COUNTY OBSERVER
Is ON CHUKTDN ST, OVER
HAYES DRUG


More ram
M Adley Andre WI, Of Chapel
TIL township, i- dead.
The p@rters sire now finishing
Parks cHrg.n, brick store.
Mr.. T. c. Hackney zig nov soM
,,o,,le,or of tho D~vAnm Rrcor1er.
-C,pt J. 7. Whitfield will manu-
~,,c.ure tobacco ut Durham this year.
The come, is now visible IN the
.ou,hcucs,ern SKY, aud can be seen
ut cvem"gs.
Miss Mary n. Walker has quail
lid AZ Erccnlr,x upon the estate OF
lie late Caroline Lat,a. See notice.
-,lp,. Henry Richards. # our
town, has a contract, I" make u
million Of brick tor Duke 4 Co, Of
Dnlham>
MIS- Margaret Thompson has
Ylalifr1 "a Administrative upon The
/ estate of her LAKE husband, Mr.. : X.
Thompson. See notice.
The Louise. Needle Caskrt con.
TAN. 100 large eyed impaired nee
dies Price only - cents. Call
al 'his Office AID purchase = package
before they a.- all sold. :. ,
Even the dear little babies are
delighted when ttcy G." I" MUIR
ply. Ga,', rs, aui Il, ~ still As mice
!" lave tI,,r pictures taken.
Mr. Alexander Anderson, one
! II The oldest men in the county, die,
al tie home Of his son Robert w
Z Anderson, in Cedar Grove town
alp on sunday nigh, 10Th inst.
We see it stated in the Raleigh
and Durham papers that MI. WIN
) ltoulhac, Secretary Of the Civil
>erv'ce Reform. is seriously i'll. HI
has been in bad health tot some time
. Making a young man a clerk IL
dry goods store, II IL said, knocks
a. thoughts Of mat7imony, out of hi
Lad, TOR he learn. there not Onl,
VA; costs t. dress q society lady
'ai 49," how the, can .alk.
-Ntn rush there is 10 Muir
ply. Gallery Everybody, old an.
>o''s -eem 10 be having their pic
lures 'aten, ADD all 60 away de
nsh'ed with kis work. Don, fail {,
ia on him while he is here.
\ child tossing in its sleep !,
4ta'es worms An army Of the.
" at work eating the vitalS ava,
'hc :! '.c Of Shriner's Indian Nerm
''te viii destroy them and save i,
He FOR sale by ", \. Have
nnsgi,l.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
VIM. Lirecomb, wife n

Mrs. VIM. Lipecomb, wife of
WIN. Lipscomb, Esq OF Durham,
died 10 the city Of Philadelphia las,
Saturday evening. Her remains ar
rived here on Tuesday and were
carried 10 the residence Of the Misses
Nash and Miss kollock, aud At 3 II
O'Clock, p. ~, the funeral services
took place from the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Nj. Darnell, Officiating.
She was buried beside her father in
the Presbyterian church yard.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
CAN'T BE CURED.

Who -sys so> "4he best rhysi.
clans have bren consulted, and they
all agree that the case is beyond the
rrncs Of medicine" Have you tried
the new WALKING Treatment, which
dots directly upon the great nerve
centres and gives TO all the vital or
gans a new life force and a higher
activity No; never heard of it.
What is il called ?" Compound OK
yeen. '3oh yes, l have seen i, adj.
ver,ised, but supposed it TO he one
Of the medical humbugs of the day.
II all tha. " have read about the
cures that i ~ mekrny is true, it IS
the ,nhst wnndertul therapeutic agent
ever discovered. "Where can it be
obtained 2" Only of Drs. |Starkey
& PaIen, 100 Girard Street, PhiIa.
delphia Now, take our advice and
write to them, giving a statement Of
condition. You will get q
rr"mp, answer, and 1t sriU cost go,
nothing, as they make no charge .Jo'
consultations. II, like your physi
r,ans. they see NJ hope it, your case
;hey will honestly tell you s". Bn'
# they have treated similar case
successfully, they will, in making
favorable report, send such evidence
Of their professional integrity and
skill. with snch reports of casel
which they have treated, and the re
markable results that have followed
~ can hardly fail to give you conf
dence both in them and their new
and wonhe,fntTreatmeni. 1H his
are huve suiR. aciH cost yOu nothing
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
From the Durham Reporter.l
4 REMEDY FOR A
FLIES.

Take . tight empty barrel, With
one head, set . bucket of water in il,
then take a cup with an ounce Of
sulphur, set it on ERE ADD place in
The barrel beside the bucket of
water and cover with blankets the
head OF the barrel, 80 a. to re,si,
the sulphur fumes. When the dies
attack the young plants, sprinkle
them with the sulphur water add
they will quit the plants. The sul.
4hur is perfectly harmless TO the
pianS. Let the farmers Try it and
if they find it to work, will please
com muDicate the fact 10 this paper.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26

MIR. II. MURPHY, Artist, from
Raleigh. has opened a Photograph Cal
lery in llill>bOro, next door west Of
CoOley's Furniture Ware-RoOrn, and
will remain here two weeks, This,is a
good opportunity for the citizens of Or
ange County to have first-c1ass pictures
taken by an artist who has had "a years
experience. in the business. and keeps
up with all the improvements of the
day. Don't fail to have vnur work done
while he is here. Call and see: his
work.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
from the Roxboro News

Dor community was painfully
shocked last Saturday night by the
sad intelligence that Mr.. Benjamin
Long, who lived about six miles
from here, bad accidentally shot aud
killed himself. On Saturday after
noon Nj. +. went about two miles 10
the home OF bis father, Mr., dohn,
long, tor = dog. md on his return,
when within four or five hundred
yards OF home was seen by bis wife
10 pursuit of = rabbit. After wait
ing until nighs for bis coming abe
grew 30 uneasy that she went TO her
fatherA, vie lived near, to get some
one to 60 in search os her haaband.
The searchers we're out bn: = short
time when they were led By the
barking Of a dog TO the SPOT where
the faithful brute kept. watch over
the body Of its master. When found
the body was lying fate downward
On his empty gun ia q pool Of blood.
The whole load os shot entered the
right eye, and must have caused in
slant death.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
SHERIIF>F''S SALE.

r SAAG
DY VIRTUE or THE FOLLOW
- ing executions to me directed from
the CLERKS of the Superior tourt~ al ~
an~p amt Durham counties respectively.
in the following ei~e- fn-At, NJ 49,,
Il. l.. ~traNh"rn n.y. ,tlar~ :. The
state University Railroad Company.
and John l.. Markham v. w. IL. il.cn>
ann William SiAnlv, I Shall sell for cash
t" The highest hidder..at The court house
door in fiiil>born on
MONDAY. FEB. lrH. 1884.
the following property io-wit
/. The property. rights and franchise
OF the State University Railroad Com
paliy situated and beiag in Orange
county. and run ing from University
station 70 the town ri Chapel Hin.
II. William Stanly''s remainder Of the
homestead. or rv%er>ionsry interest in
homestead. laid off To him sept. lith.
ls>3. aaioininS.lands ri Samuel ,nnch,
John Couch. ". \. Strayhnrn aud
others, containing l>O acres more or
less.
All TO satisfy above executions and
costs.
This 2nd DAY OF Jan. 1874.
JOHN k.,HUGHES.
Sheriff of Orang- Ceue.y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
&

r HOPE>TO GET INTO THE NEW
Store by the last OF this month Jan
uaey.) / have been at q very heavy
expense getting this house fitted ny
tor convenience OF myself and Gus.
toners. 1t will be q Of the most
convenient az well az one OF the
h~andsomest and most substantial
storebouses in North Carolina. !
will need every cent that is due me
on the books and otherwise, to start
it of. hope every one that owes
me, no matter bow small the amount,
will come in and pay up at once, to
enable me To help you another year.
| need your help now.
C. NJ. PARKS.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
A DMINlSTRATRIX NOTICE.

Having this day qualified AS Admins
tratrix upon THO estate of the. Hte =. X.
Thompson, l hcreDt notify at ~;,essons
indebted to said estate to make imme-
diate payment, and all persons holding
claims against SAID estate must present
them to me within one year from this
late or this notice will be plead in bar
OF their recovery. This 18th day O Jan-
t,ary. lSSk
MARC NREf THOMPSON,
Administrators, Chapel Hill. NC.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26

''fphy. the artist, makes 3 nice
Ion pictures Tor 81. O0-op,y
cents apiece. Warranted no,
ale Good pictures taken in
'df weather.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
SCHEDULE no. u.

ran M. IT., Mail, going East.
aI,Sts az lli!lsboro, ll:49, a. N.
'f'" NJ. 90, Mail, going West,
'.,'es a, niIlsboro, los. y. IN.
ran \" l., Freight, gong last,
Yes at H'llsh"rr, s3s, p III.
v''an No. Is. Freight, voi~g
~ arrives at Iillshoro, HOP,
J. G. COOLEY,
Agent.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26

Have your pictures taken while
Murphy, the artist, is here,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
l8Oni.liinx * Day
school tor Young IR>
Itis>~ and Little Girls.
IlIILSbORO, n T..

nm. MISSES NASH AND Miss
/ kOI.t!nk viii -~une ,fh ~xcr.
ci>e> al their -shnn. .a fviix<. l.. ~
f-hrtua... l>el AIN: .i.rsr ,psxa ~ }ttL
OF junt 80 N<~N>I
Ctreui-f> >..n ot sps.sax,..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26

Mrs. VIM. Virgins, Kidgway, N.
G., says II have taken Brown'sArcn
Bitters and End it the best tonic l
used"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26

"A Petersburg paper gives the
following New Years advice to
girls "Get ready, girls Thus %
is your year; and il you-sre single
when it ends, ais uobody's fault bot
yours. Let no guilty man csoape.'
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26

b.. N!er IN Hartford adver,ises bis
ness AS follows:
am dying to live,
y AND living to dye
i1e longer live
H. HE better l dye
The more I dye,
The better l live"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-01-26
TUFTS hair Dye.

0RtY IAN On WUGXD 1900 IN.
sanity 70 . 0IoaeY BLAcI b Z olHe3o ap-
pltcadph AZ this Dy1- 1old 81 OTu146tas
o. sent b e1erses O. 1ves4ps Sfea.
arr ~ Sxsn1s. ~ - isss,tT =.