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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05
NEW sH1xzs-uoL~-U--No.2 q.


Iwent into largelrmtstore the otl
day, says New. Orleans corresponding
to buy some partriiges. The dealer led
the way to an imn1ensc zirc-lined ice
chest, the lid Of which lss1 dnng open
1t Was half full Of huge white blochAe
ice, and packed and pressed down in ana
among the blocks lay quiveriae, Gut
tering mass Of brown birds. Now aud
again little scream--yes, sir, a scream
OF agony went mp FROM their pretty little
threats. Nov and again one little crea-
tssre leaped into the air As il the horror
OF his cruel prison would give him.
strength to escape from it, But no, he
ce0ld not escape. Wings broken. sides
torn, nesh all dabbled in blood that
ffoze as it dripped from his ,pitiful
wounds. de would sink back, and the
sad little flock hudtled closer in their
agony. Sometimes little streaked
head was thrown back anda bird, with
final gasp, died. The most Of them
did not die, however. I took one mp in
my hands; one hurt wing hnng helpless,
the other beat in vain effort to escape.
It's little heart beat like q tnp- hammer
against my palms; its startled EYES, dim
with agony, seemed to look appealing
into mine. Poor dumb, wounded thing
SO cold from long contact with ice that
my fingers were chilled. 1t seems i'm
possible that this story. can be true
These birds are shot, or SHARED, or
caught in meta Often if ahot they are
merely slightly wounded, and the
wounded and the dead are dumped into
bags and brought to New Orleans for
our breakfast tables, and ''preserved" IN
and fee pack unt1f sofd. ffien the dealer
takes each bird by the legs and slaps its
small head sharply against the ice-box.
This kills. The sight, Of that oovey OF
little creatures, coffined alive ina chest
full Of ice, wounded and bruised, waiting
for a merciful death rap on their inno-
cent heads, or slowly freezing 10 death
as they huddle close together, in God
knows what an agony OF fright and pain,
is sight too painful for human eyes.
Yet, eyes may see it here in New Orleana
any day.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

Some one pretends to have found 4
plumbers bill which ran thus: Fixing
up Smiths bursted pipes. 70 wit: Go
iug to see the job, 81; coming back for
tools and help, g: fnling the leak.
so; sending -for more help, e1-15:
going back for solder forgotten, el.5O;
bringing the so!def, ST.. burned ny 6n-
ger. g.; los. my tobacco. 80 cents; get
ting TO work. s.; getting my s<istsnt to
work, s. 80; fixing the pipe, 25 cents;
going home, s.. so; time. solder. wear
and tear on tools, overalls, and othe,
clothing, 8; total, ga 90"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

kscArED.-A onnv,cg VINO escaped nom
the louisiana State prison walked hard
all night, md by dsylghs was forty
miles away. Fearing detection by means
o, bis striped garb. he ven. boldly into
. negro farmhouse, told the owne, that
he was . c1rcns performer disabled by
rheumatism, and offered to swap the COS
tune for any Cd suis Of ordinary eloshes-
The bargain Vas made and the runaway
continued his figh: n s2iety.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

AMERICAN woRKNGNES WILL BE Some
what surprised to learn thA; the mem
hArs Of the French deputa,ion OF work
men recently here are telling their fellow
countrymen thA. our laboring classes
work harder and have fewer comforts
and less liberty than those Of France.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05
vOCA EO Do.

Firyt Rail,osd Map-.Whas do you
think of the nev pa&sAt .sa2road tAtsler,
which regH.4u the speeAol tr.insr'
6eoud R&ilroad Man-<I have had
sone e1pensnoo with ~ and think it
msy do for through sxprh TRINA
Fist Hs A--"Have you txied II en-
accommodation exuinsY'
Second r M.-"Yn. bat it did not
give satfaiaction. Long before vs
reached the end of the mt TIP The ap-
pArats ceased registssing."
P,rst R M-'1ndssA: What stopped
it from vorkingy
6eocud r. N.-"RuEt.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

THOMAS GARRETT WHO DIED II Staple
ton, s l., had been Justice oE the Peace
for tlir-v-seven years. His name was
suggestive Of practical Jokes and broad
bunor. No chowder party, or other fes-
ia gathering where public men weree1-
pcc'ed, ~as complete without the Judge.
On .he bench he was stern and dignisied.
He appeared before nominating con-
Tent1on, not many years ago. and SAID: !:
Gentlemen, the county must support
Tie, anyhow. either a-s pauTer or Jus
ice O. the Peace. prefer the latter by
.rlfing odds. and hope yoa vii, also
BE was reuoU,rased.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05
Examining a Bank.

The Manchester (N. H. Union tells .
very interesting story of bright little
girl of 7, who walked into the Merrimac
savings bank and asked, with what
seemed to be childish curiosity, to see
the bank. The treasurer, with COM
mendable kindness of heart, asked her
to step behind the counter, and showed
her all the money, including that in the
vault. Suddenly she stopped, and look
ing up into the treasurer's face. said !:
"Well, believe it's all right" "What
is all right?' queried the official.
"Why, the bank is oil right, she said,
and then continued: "Mr. Bank man,
my name is Amy Bell, and my papa put
s. into this savings bank for me the
other day, and wanted to see what kind
Of place it was. l never was in bank
before The gentleman assured her
that the money WAS safe, and after ask
ing a few childish questions she departed,
feeling settled in her young mind con-
cerning the custody OF her money.
What is quite as interesting as the story
is the notion the Union seems to have
that the examination which the little
girl made was childish proceeding.
Everybody at all familiar with the his
tory Of bank failures in New England
and elsewhere will sec at a glance that
the child's examination was OF precisely
the same searching and exhaustive char
acter as that which directors and bank
examiners make
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

THERE are II the United States Is. 0s10,-
30 mich covs One billion and ;hgee
hundred million pounds 9! butter aod
45o. 90 600 pounds OF cheese are made
annually.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

"Papa," said little boy 1t breakfast,
yesterday, at sctool.s the teacher read
something from > book called The An
tocxat al the. Breakfast Table What
does it nsanr
"Yon are rather too yuuug yet. my
son, replied tia old uAn, n he helped
himself To the top buckwheas cake and
snoshered il With tbs essam intended
Tor his vifc's codee, ITO an1erssaod such
uuA.seyz." 74&&
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05
A STORY OF SING SING.
sKILLFUL WORK BY VERY SKILL
FCl. HAND.
The Keepers Troubled Because they Didn,s
Catch him Counierieitins.

"When l was head keeper in Sing
Sing, said Police Captain Washburn,
"a man named Ulrich was serving term
for counterfeiting. He was an engraver
by trade, and so good workman that
the Warden employed him in making
-.is-. U'ricll was taken every day to
large cell specially used in the prison
Tor that class of work. Before being
locked In he was searched, and at meal
times and at the hour of going to his
own cell at night he was searched again.
BY day keeper stood outside the cell
watching through loophole in the
strong door. Ulrich was faithful and
sattentiye to his work, and did it we'll.
When the Warden was informed by q
prisoner that Ulrich was engraving q
| plate for a counterfeit bank note he was
surprised. Just then, you see, The
Wings were in possession of theptnon,
and the Democrats were trying to turn
| them out. The Warden and 1 were
| Wings, and we didn't propose to LET
| anybody know that counterfeiting had
been going on in the prison. We al
| lowed Ulrich to continue his work as
usual. After the prisoners had been
looked up one night, we went to the
work room, sounded the walls, floor,
and ceiling, and examined his tools, We
couldn't find anything, and concluded
that we had been misinformed. We
didn't know then what skillful man
Ulrich was. He hadn't made his repu-
tation- One day three Scotland Yard
detectives came to the prison. They
had beensent over hy. the Bank Of Eng
land 70 alk with Ulrch. I wns present
at the intefview, and learned for the first
time that Birch had been employed by
the Bank Of Fnetnd in ita paper mills.
He got thesse1ret of the manufacture
and water srnslkis end ran away, and
forged Bank Of EnelAnd notes appeared.
It was four years .aftel1that the detec-
| tives heard Of his ss1esfhere for coun-
terfeiting. They q1ered Ulrich all
manner Of inducements TO tell them how
he managed to get tho paper from the
mills. He laughed at them, and said
he had stolen no paper. Putting his
hand on silk handkerchief on the neck
of one Of the detectives, he said, Give
me that, and certain chemical prepara.
tions, tools and presses, and I will make
you perfect Bank of England note.
They went away disappointed
"After learning what formidable
fellow. Dlrich was we watched him closer
than,ever. He never gave sign that
he suspected we had been warned
One day the. -copYics who had first in
formed the Warden asked TO see him,
and told him that Ulrich's counterfeit
plate had left the prison. 1t had been
covered with tallow, wrapped in oil-silk
taken from the prison hospital, and sent
to New York in pickle barrel Pickles
were made by contract in the prison.
You may just bet your life that the
| Warden and were scared. We watched
the newspapers, and it was not long be-
fore we read the. annonncement that
remarkably well-executeds counterfeit
| g note Of the Connecticut State Bank
had been discovered. You may rest as
sured thatneither the Warden nor let
the secret out until long after We had
lleft the prison" s@@s
I : sCnxRRTGE
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05
brought us In Sc, ,000.'
A RRNHDY.

RRMKDY. -
Mrs. Scantdiet oRcaeding house
keeper)-s'You do not look very we'll,
Mr.. Slim: / am akfsid you keep too late
houns.' -
! Mr.. Slim (boarder)-.Is was ont .
.jittie late last night. but uandIy am In
pretty early"
Mrs seantdiet-'.You ought to take q
tonic of some hind, Hero, for instance.
is an advsrtisement OF Dr.. Cure-All's
bitters. said TO be q remedy for the
tired. sinking, empty feeling that
some people experience. .no you ever
have that r
Mr.. Slim Dyes, three times = day
fter every meal. II
WHAT HE DlKp or.
Jones-'1 see itstalsd that . we'll
known Philadelphds bssinans man died
suddenly in street car tho other night
OF alcoholism.
smi,h-''You probably sat that In
soue New York paper. Those New
Yorkers are always -stArting up .ome
libel or other on -PAiladsiphiA"
.Jbues-"Thsn = = oot ttue7'
- semith-A4 esseld say not. 1t is
mean. despicsble chandler. The rnan~was
, . friend OF mine, and although not q
teetotAler, he wal never considered .
| hard drinker."
/ Jones-eDid he diS IN street car r
| smi.h-"Weu, ycs: ! admit that he
/. did"
| Jones-'Then vhat did be die Of?
! Smith-"Dont know. Froze 70
death, probably. at
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

Il SAY No." is the title Of Wilne
Collins's new story. 1t sounds like q
husband answering a w1fe's request for
sealskin cloak.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

"MY poor man." said the doctor. "you
Ire dangerously Ill Is there any word
you want sen. 10 your friendss' Am
really so ill?" asked the sufferer.
"Alas. 1 can offer you 10 hope" VERY
we'll, then" said the sick man Jus:
telephone for another doctor"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05
4 srhAxcg ARnrM.

NOTHING RfgMAKkABIE.
Mr.. D. (reading, ,-"A, sfngle mahog-
any tree has been known barring s5. 900
when cut up into veneers."
Mrs. D.-"What Of ftf"s
Mr.. .-"What Of Sc! 40 you not
think that fact vefy rmarkAble?" ?"
Mrs. D:-'No; It IS nothing e1traor-
dinarE We have done Actte9 than that
with much less mate1al,ss
Mr.. p.-s"How do you mean2'
Mrs. D.-'fYou. remepib1 our last
church festivaI?"
Mr.. D.-"Yes."
Mrs Oval. sngle oyster
brought us In $1,000"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05
tCOMRfS.s

Tvcho Brahe first showed that. comets
are further away than the. moon. New
ton and HALEY gave much time to their
study Some comets which have had
beautiful tails as they neared the sun
have, after coming close to him, lad
only. short tail or noneat all, while
others have shown itnmense tails after
having come within his atmosphere. The
great comet of 1744 had six tails, and
Biela's comet had two heads and two
tails. These two pursued their course
side by side, first the one brighter and
then the other. Meteors are believed 10
be broken portions Of comets. Comets
are probably made up OF gases. Some
| Of them, when viewed through spec
toscope present the same results as
when carbon Is looked at. The period.
| Of comets vary, some, it Is believed. 60
ing round the sun only once Ii oSes
1900 years
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-05

= 6per about kiss
Mabel-'I did not see It
Ethel -"Yhy, Dr. Deems says that
kissing Is p purely Ameficm habit
: ''Msber -"Oha ,ho~ -eiesieus IL Is to
he born IN Amseisan" @ -
~ m HAD Esou0E
"How much sre EAan : quartz"
soounsyman asked - ~ picked up
strawberry from in front ot > fruit store
on Chestnut street. and swallowed it
FIFTY oents . pisca"" sam
Il "Wha. 2" shouted tAA puntrymen.
: FIFTY eena . pi>sarw0y another:
they're nice and fresh."a
No" he replied, - hshanded over
half dollar, s1'vs hsd all tho straw
berries + want - vxss
\ srhAscr AHnrsr.
| :. you. say the fofsctr arrested you
while -yon we're QuesIy minding your
own business 2"
"Yss, your hon@. He caught mo
suddenly By Tie caA 0olak and threat
ened to strike me with @ eMb unless !
aoeo1pan'ea hipsso thassfation house.
ksIou SssesQseA'y, attending to your
own business; making no hoise or dis
turbance Of any kinda".I In
None whatever. ail..'.s
ut sesma very sssanges What Is
your brlsineas 9g
SSRv~ m l,,,p~,lar
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09

Richmond Wig: We have no
greater enemy than the free trader,
nor can we have a more subtle one,
for he comes in every guise. Nine
tenths of the people OF Virginia do
not spend $50 a year for supplies
from abroad. All that they can afford
to purchase, and all that is necessary
for the comforts Of life they can ask
with their moderate gains for their
work, are produced in their midst
by their own people, who would suf-
fer if the little they need were
brought to their doors from the
foreign workshop. Then what a
amount of tariff duty would be paid
on the $50 worth ofimported goods?
Our non manufacturing people
would buy all their supplies from
foreign hands, saveprobably so an
nually, and impoverish the entire
population engaged in manufactur-
ing. Is that the character Of the
Democracy which now opposes Re
publicanism and the protection of
our own people against the inroads
ST the Golden club? ..-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09

and the most 4sspedsIhl tftatmentl
Qfother peopls opihions, "a while
there is now ~ hofe Of ilhprovingl
Mr.. Fattersa the Democratic par
ty cannot afford to let his assailment
of Democrats who do not follow his
teaching 90 unrsbuked.
Me- one man - rdlersin the Dem
cratic party, and as to who is want
ing in courage Is question that
need not be discussed One thing
is certain, that people who are care
full in their criticisms of other peo-
pie are not generally wanting in
courage, but whether the reverse is
true we donot know aa
The Democrats at Washington of
all shades want to elect a President,
Mr. Wattersen, like q spoiled child,
wants to have bis own way.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09

The suggestion OF the Chatta-
nooge Democrat that Gen. Dibrell
he made the Democratic candidate
for Governor, which we thought
was one of John Littletsn's Jokes,
appears to be taken in considerable
earnest by the press of tho State. 1t
will be Just as well to know where
the Democratic Congressional no
minatiOn is going in the third dis
tricl before attempting to dispose OF
Gen. Dibrell by complimentary
mention of his name in connection
with a nomination he can not get.
The general is praetieal.-KnoxvIlle
Chronicle
The Chronicle will learn later on
that the nomination of Gen. Dibrell
is by no means a 'joke." 1t is the
desire of at least nine tenths of the
Democrats in this district that he
take the race for Governor. The
question as to where the CSngres-
slOnal nomination goes Is irrelevant
TO the issue. Gen. Dibrell can be
re-nouinated for Congress if he
wants to be, but he has said to the
writer and many other friends that
be will, under no circumstances, be
candidate.
The press of the State takes the
suggestion of Gen. Dibrell's candi-
dacy for Governor with consider
able earnestness" because no Demo
crat in the State is held in higher
esteem than he. And the Chr0nicLe
is sadly in error when it supposes
that Gen. Dibrell sannot get the
nomination Chattanooga Demo
Graf. IS
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09
GREAT RIOTS OF THE PAST.

| GREAT hIOIS Or THE FAST.
The most notable riots in this coun-
try previsus to that at Cincinnati were
as follows:
The Forrest .Macready riot, New
York city, May 10, l849-killed, %;
wounded, SO
Draft riots. New York city, July 10
to II, 1868. The police estimated the
killed and wounded at 1000, and the
city paid 81 900, 900 for the property de-
stroyed.
Orange riots, New YORK city, between
the Protestant and Catholic Irish, July
12, Sls7l, in which 81 persons were kill
ed.
Railroad strike, in July Is to Aug. 2,
1877, extending through several of the
Eastern and Western States, and result
ing in serious collisions between the
rioters and military at Baltimore, Read
ing, Pa, Buffalo, Pittsburg and Chica-
go. The total casualties at these places
were at least 70 killed and 1875 wound
ed. At Pittsbarg alone, railroad prop
erty to the amount of So, 600, 900 was
destroyed by the mob. During this
reign of disorder the worst excuses
were committed by low characters not
connected with the railroad or other Ia
boring men. In most localities public
sympathy was on the side of the strik.
ers
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09

The Louisville Commercial, of the 2Ist,
tells sad story of the fall of W. r.
Cox, of that city. Twelve years ago
Cox was worth $4,000 Last night,
says the Commercial, he deposited $l.35
with Station keeper Cross, and declared
that it was all the money he had in the
world. Cox came into the possession
of his fortune rather suddenly. He was
employed as mailing clerk in the
post-office department, and was noted
for his reckless Investments in Lottery
tickets. One Of his chances in the
Public Library drawing was worth $19,-
600. He resigned his position in the
post-offics department the next day.
With few thousand dollars he built a
substantial house on the east side of
Preston street, near Chestnut, which
he occupied with his family. A few
years later he was induced to come out
as q candidate for Jailer. His chances
of being elected were one in thousand,
but he had an abundance of money, and
upon the advice of his friends spent it
lavishly. He was defeated, as was ex-
pected. A large portion of his money
was gone, and he tosk to drinking.
Gradually he swallowed the remainder
of the $40, 900 Last night Policemen
Feeny and Hines found him beastly
drunk on the sidewalk in front of
Green street keno bank. This is gener-
ally the result Of gambling successes
The wealth is rarely lasting or perma-
nently useful. Yet we have our mind
upon others who have secured a fair
competency through the wheel of for
tune who might profit by the downfall
of Mr.. Cox.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09
HIS FIRST FEE.

Judge w. T. TuEley, an eminent
barrister of franklin, who began the
practice Of law some forty years ago in
an East Tennessee .tswn, has now in
his possession the first fec. he received.
He had just hung out his shingls when
q hog drover, who, passing throughsthe
town, i'm some way became involved in
q lawsuit, and called on the young at
.torney 10 defend his cause. He re-
sponded, winning his clients case. In
consideration of bis. services he charged
one dollar and q half. The droger
handed him two-dellar bin en- the
Bank of North Carslina at Raleigh,
and receiving back the requisite change
departed. The young attorney pecket-
ed his two dollars with . light heart,
but lima CINE his feelings when he SUBJ
sequently learned that Il was a counter
felt, and he had given In change gem
uine half-dollar, and all the money he
possessed. The Judge has kept the bin
ever since, preserving It with as much
care rs he would a much larger sum.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09

General Grant, accompanied by a
friend, appeared at the Capitol April
], and spent TIVE hours or more in
the cloak room en- the Republican
side of the Senate Chamber. As
unanimous consent Of the Senate
was required to admit the friend to
the floor, Il was asked for by Mr.
Edmunds and promptly granted.
In the cloak room Senator Logan
constituted himself master of eere-
monies, aud during the Generals
stay there assisted" him I'm receiv-
ing Senators and Congressman who
wished TO pay their respects to the
ex-Prssidsnt At no time did the
latter venture upon the floor Of the
chamber, and people in the CALLER
ios, which had quickly filed as soon
az the news spread that General
Grant was in the building, were dis
appointed ia net seeing him. He
still IS compelled to use crutches,
but otherwise looks much improved
In health. aeat
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09

Congressman JOhn $ Barbour, of
Virginia, the man who engineered
the campaign that laid Malone out,
l. one of the firmest in his refusal to
obey Mr.. Morrison's command. lie
says, in a very plain, blunt way,
that neither Mr.. Morrison nor yet
Mr.. Watterson can make him GO
against the interests of his own peO-
pie. The papers in Mr.. Randolph
fuckers district have admOnished
him that the people want no tariff
agitation, and every Congressman
from Virginia has got not only gen
erai, but particular warning against
monkeying with the tariff.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09
None but First Glass Goods.

In Watches, Jewelry and Silverware
one should have the best or none.
Messrs. Shurley & Co., Chicago, are
making a speciality of fine goods, and
if you need anything in Watches, in
dust and water proof cases, Solid Silver
or Triple Plated ware, Solid Geld or
Rolled G1ld Jewelry send to Shurley
g Co., they will send single article at
the dozen prices. They are vouehed
for and endorsed By the United States
Express Ca. American Express Co.,
Southern Express !, +. w. Palmer,
Postmaster of Chicago, Gen'l A. @
smith, Hesitate Treasurer, and many
othel !. Goods sent ON approval, !" It'll,
privilege of examination, enabling you
TO do your purchasing az home: he
Chicago. III. Send for their new aud
beautiful illustrated catalogue.
sept &c SLY.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-04-09

At a recent caucus of the Demo
cratic members OF the House of
Representatives ut Washington, q
resolution was adopted in favor of
repeating the tax on snuff and to-
bacco entirely and reducing the tax
on brandy to 10 cents per gallon.
Why not repeal the internal reve-
nue. laws entirely? 1t would dis
band in way of ofice-holders. The
tariff on imports can be arranged so
as to supply the Government with
ample means. The people do not
like the internal revenue laws.