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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-12-12
Thanksgiving Day.

When the orchards with blossoms are blushino
The willows unrolling their leaves,
And the fields the tender wheat 1ushing.
That soon would be waving with sheaves,
Not then went the toier 10 labor,
The task Of qubduing the earth,
With the sound OF the pipe and the tabor,
With anthems Of joyance and mirth
Nor yet when professional flowers
Passed on through the light the gloom,
When the vivid and plcture-quc hour.
Laughed ont in splendor oI bloom.
When the oroe royal and golden,
Flashes fotth like jcm IN the sun,
SIN man by stern duty was holden,
Not yet was the victory won
" hen the vines on the treilis was burdencc
With clusters all purple aad sweet,
When the hand of the worker was gueidoned
With bounty Of harvcst- completc
When wide over mountain and valley
The banners of autumn, unlullcd
in vast and magnificent rally.
Shed iustre and polnp o cr TIE world -
Then, pausng to think o: the stony
OF promise fulfIlrncut and cheer
ne nope and tho faith and the glory
The crown of the beautiful year,
tfom the stress OF our care-weightcd living,
The strain Of our huIiying days,
We break and uplift a thanksgiving
10 God, who IS worthy Of praise
And what if the storms lie before rs,
The days that are weary and cold,
Since the love that is vigltnt Ger us
Guard ever the young and the old,
still answers the eaincst eudctvor
With more than IA measured reward
And suffers our WEAKNESS never
10 slip from the grasp Of the Lord
So svered-haired father and mother,
So, middlc-aged sturdy and strong,
SO, dear little sister an1 bsotne,,
JOIN voices and hearts in the song ;
To the sound OF the pipe and the tabor
Weave choras of gladncss and mjrth,
For the toIler may rest from his labor,
And plenty hath lowered tho earth
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-12-12
Ferrets Rs Rat CatcherS.

During the past few years an enter
prising business has been successfully
carried on in New York City Of which
the general public know little The
nature of the business is made appar-
ent by the sign which swings in front
of the principal store in downtown
street: Houses cleared of rats by
trained ferrets." Beneath the sign Is
a glass case in which two large ferrets
are exhibited. A Tribune reporter
stopped before the case the other day.
and while watching the antics of the
lisment remarked: Its curious
thing to see how we'll you can train
dumb animals like these. Now take
Jim here, as we call him. and put him
on the scent of rat and say the word
go and he'll have him in an instant
But just say. guard him. and he'll
keep a rat in the middle of a circle for
an hour by just running around him
and heading him off when he goes to
get away"
"Do you do much business in the
way Of letting out ferrets?" was asked.
"Yes, but not so much this season
Of the year as later on. Most of the
rats, | guess, take q vacation in the
summer, as we ne Der have so many
calls for ferrets as in the winter"
''Is it in the better classes Of houses
that your services are usually required,
or in tenement houses p
"Chietly in the former, such as those
in Fifthave. and Forty -second-st.
You see the proprietors of tenement
houses won't spend the money neces-
sary for ferret. They don't have to
suffer. and so don't pay much atten-
ton to the annoyance. But hotels
and high class private houses rent a
ferret as soon as they discover any
traces of these pests. We had case
in Forty second-st last winter where
we kept two ferrets at work for three
days. At the end of that time / guess
they had killed nearly two dozen rats.
The owner had been annoyed so that
he thought Of moving to get rid Of the
! rats, but when we showed him the
pile Of dead animals he was so tickled
that what must he do but buy one of
the ferrets and keep him as pet
The other day had occasion to call al
his house and he showed me the same
ferret. He had bought a handsome
cage for him and fitted it up in elegant
style A silk collar was fastened
around his neck with Pet embroidered
on it. To show me how we'll he hac
trained him since the purchase ht
called Pet to his side and dropping
his pencil behind a large immovablt
desk where it would be almost i'm
possible to get it again. he merely said
get it. In an instant the ferret wa!
off. and soon back again with the pen
ell. The gentleman SAID that he haC
: been of great service to him in that
way. and he recommended them to al
old ladies who are in the habit of los
ing thimbles and spectacles in out-of
the way corners and holes. ."-Neh
York Tribune
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-12-12
HI NOROUS.

III
No man can carry feather bed and
look graceful
"Is marriage declining9" asks m ex
change. No; it is generally accept
ing.
They play base bait in siberia and
its cold day, no matter which club
gets left.
zone swallow does not make sum
mer," but sometimes leads To making
night of it
"Care will kill cat, says some one.
Then when you go out cat hunting be
sure and take care.
The man who robs clothes-lne is
not necessarily a laundryman, but he
gederally takes in washing.
1t is said divorces are multiplying.
1t cannot be true, however. as
divorce from It's very nature must be
dividing.
Sunshine is said To be better tnan
medicine. You don't have To pay one
dollar and half for five cents worth
of it, either.
! A great deal has been written about
learning to say no. If you would
teach man TO say no, Just ask him
"if he would like to pay that little
bill to-day
Uncle-"Ah. my dear. how rosy
your cheeks are. suppose the seaside
and the mountains did that" Niece
mo, uncle. That was done in mann
mas dressing room.
Joaquin Miller says no man ever
wrote anything good on al empty
stomach Tins sounds reasonable.
Very few successful authors write on
their stomachs at all
Guest-''W Waiter. did you say this
was genuine turtle soup" Waiter
Yes. sir, it was maie out of the
water of pend near here in which
.r.lo t.. a,"
80.
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ps. ,h,.,.u 49,, l-,,.
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g..
49,
ids ''i s"'+1''''.s' - ny ~
'H'!'i'f'fh "'"'*''''' N''' '''''
virtue DDt. politely returning com
plirnent, totally UNCONSCIOUS of. sar-
c,sro. "The same IL you ar
-
very long, out aiFeai! r"h'p!aihS lha'
his wife kas very nad temper
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-12-12

"Mr. Barclay" cried Florella.
"Alr. Barclay p shrieked the widow.
''Oh. Jack, you never asked hitn'
Yes, did," declared Jack, boldly.
"Why, You told Inc to ask him -
Il SAID Mr.. Barber. you dreadful
boy! And now, what are We going to
do?"
Florella began to cry.
Two little chickens as big as par
tridges, and few miserable turnips
and pie. Oh, Jack, Jack, what
made you do such a thing
We'll, shall 20 back and tell him
not to Gomez" asked the boy. prac-
tically.
/ "No, no-ot course not - cried his
/ sister, drying her tears and beginning
| to laugh 1T the Ridiculous side OF tie
affair. 1--WE must make the best Of
! it now of course; but what will he
/ think Of as? | can stuff these mis-
erabe little fowls with some stale
bread-crumbs,' she added, AS her
mother looked hopelessly on. And
We must polish up our bits of silver
and put the best foot foremost but
it will be ridiculous Thanksgiving
dinner, after all"
Mr.. Bernard Barclay was a bach
ellor, well-to-do. and good-looking,
Florella admitted, who occupied the
ond-story front-room in Mrs. Loyd's
house, and tQok his meals at restan-
rant, as Mrs. Lloyd only kept Groom
ers"-that is. she let lodgings only,
without board.
Mr.. Barclay had frequently bowed
to Mrs Spikenard, az they met in the
halls or Oh the stairway, and had even
exchanged u few words with Florella,
on the front steps: and once he had
brought her home from the street-car
under his umbrella, during heavy
rain.
But what would he think of them
for INVITING him To a THANKSGIVING
dinner and utch dinner, too.
Florella lay awake half the night
puzzling her head over this problem.
The sun shone out on a clear, frosty
Tbonl,or;yinr Day tho nov, mornno
and EIorall, and ber .notbar wore
hu,tIino about nnttino the little
rooms in halliday order wben shnf,ino
stens came nm the stairway thumn-
ing knock sonnJod on the door and a
shock headed hoy asked
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;.
~ .,.;,
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49,, - h ,.,ou
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,
, IL iS'aAe's c'ieo io' eli"'
, But no, there was a card, with Mrs
Splkenard's name and number, care
fully attached TO the pasket: ana nav
, ing made sure II was meant 1or them
Floreiia fell at once to ritiIng 1t OF Its
contents
"A twenty-pound turkey, do De
heVe just iook' ma ana nan
, pumpkin. y paper OF sugar. Egg
. two dozen OF EN- at least-and aWee
, potatoes. Half dozen lemons; now
l can make some lemon-pies. An'
raisins, and eurrants, and citron, an'
t ginger. mat eiSe' | "oh"e' IL
! IS sage, Tor the dressing anu mere
bucket OF something--oysters, ANA
s paper OF cranherrleS-an tfa' di'
R.It -6,Nt ~ h.lI-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
THROUGH A TREsTLE.
A Passenger Train Falls Sixty
Feet.
FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
A virginia Lynching-Battle with the
Yaquis-A Kansas Cyclone and
FIood-ROomers Battered.
Forest Fires.

DETROIT, May 1s.-A Post special from
East Saginaw says: Forest fires to the
west and north are still raging with I'M
abated fury. Much destruction of pro-
perty is feared. Specials from several
points along the line of the Flint& Pere
Marquette railroad, to-day. say the fire
in many places along the line has
reached the proximity of the depots and
wharves. At North Bradley, this after
noon, Morrison's single mill and the
owners house were destroyed The
North Bradley railroad bridge caught
twice, but the flames were extinguished.
On the Brainard branch of the railroad
a large tract of timber has been de-
stroyed, and the fire is still sweeping on
ward. On the Harrison branch large
force of men. with engines, has been at
work all day, and have succeeded in
saving the railroad property. Similar
reports are received from other points.
Unless rain falls soon great damage will
be caused,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
"A Cyclone.

KANSAS CITY. May 17.-Journaps Ker-
win. Kansas, special: A cyclone passed
through Rock County on the 18th
about pm, starting near the line be-
tween Osborn and Rock Counties. at
the southeast corner Of Medicine town
ship, and following a westerly course,
dealt death and destruction throughout
the pathway of its entire course.
Nearly fifty persons were injured.
Among the fatally injured are Rev. Mr..
Grimes, wife and child killed, a child,
name unknown: George Campbell.
missing. and supposed to have been
killed; S. J. Johnson, brother of M.
H. Johnson, banker, of this city. badly
injured by falling timbers in stable.
where he had taken refuge. The loss
at Bull City and Stockton consists of
chimneys blown down and window
glass broken by hailstones, measuring
four inches in diameter. The damage
in Rock County will. probably reach
$50, 1000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Through a Trestle.

YALE, B. c., via Victoria, May H.
The regular mail and passenger train
on the way down this morning, at 4
o'clock. went through trestle sixty
feet in height. The locomotive and all
the cars, except the passenger coaches,
went into a gully, totally wrecking them
and killing Fireman Stanton and Brake
man Peele instantly. Express Agent
Coslenton and Mail Clerk Armstrong
were slightly injured. The cause of the
accident was the late rains having
caused the river to rise, washing away
two large bents in the trestle. Heavy
damages were sustained. No regular
mail or passenger train will leave here
to-day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Reil's Rebellion.

BAToUcHE, May 18th, via Winnipeg IL
The camp is still excited over Riel's
capture. He is very closely guarded.
He has very little to say, looks COM
pletelv broken down and feels his posi-
ton very keenly. Major BouIton and
200 mounted men have been securing
the country in search of Dumont, but
so far without success. He was last
seen ON Friday morning ten miles south
of Batouche. Everything is quiet around
Batouche, white flags are flying from all
the houses. One hundred and fifty
rifles and guns have been handed over
by the rebels. Most of the prisoners
have been allowed to return to their
homes. The ringleaders will be taken
to Prince Albert on Monday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Cold waterites.

WASHINGTON. May 17.-Several days
ago delegation from the order of
Good Templars of the District Of
Columbia called on the President and
left with him written address urging
him to make diligent inquiry into the
personal habits and associations of
persons he should appoint to Offices in
the district. In reply to the address
the President said II read your address
late last night, with great interest.
Temperance people are good people,
and friends of law and order. Before 1
left New York, determined to give the
district good government, but there are
so many conflicting claims, that L am
sometimes at loss to know what to do.
but you come with clear statements of
which will take further notice"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Summary Justice.

LYNcHBURG, Va, May 1s.-Great ex-
element is caused by the unprovoked
murder of T. A. letter by H. W. Terry,
at Liberty, which occurred on Saturday
At o'clock this morning party of
twenty disguised men gained possession
of the Jail by force and hanged the MUIR
derer. letter was one of the most pop
ular men in The county. Terry was a
son of a prominent man in the State.
The murderer is said to have been in
sane, but other cases, recently tried in
the State, in which murderers were
cleared on claims of insanity, made the
1ynchers more determined to effect their
purpose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
General wallace.

CoNsTANTINoPLE. May 17.-General
Lew Wallace, ex-United States Minister
to Turkey, to-day had an interview Of
several hours length with the Sultan,
during which General Wallace was
asked his opinion in regard to Leading
topics of the day. The Sultan offered
him high position in the Turkish ser
vice, but he declined. General Wallace
intended to leave Constantinople for
home to-day, but postponed his depar-
ture until Tuesday, in order to accept
an invitation to dine tomorrow with
the Sultan and the Imperial Princess.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
General Grant.

New YORK, May 1s.-GeHeral Grant,
last night, rested well and gained his
usual amount of sleep. He did not ex-.
perience any great pain last night, nor
has he to-day. He was aroused between
8 and 9 O'Clock to-day and is feeling
comparatively bright and strong this
morning. A mass of revised proof and
new manuscript for his forthcoming
morsing. The General will do no work
to-day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Battle with the Yaquis.

Tucson. Arizona, May 17.-Private
advices from Hermosillo, Mexico, say
Mexican troops attacked the Yaquis on
Wednesday near Mesa. Three hundred
Yaquis are reported killed. The Mexi-
can loss was eighty killed and wounded.
Four Americans were with the Mexi-
cans. Two were killed, and one, named
Mckenzie, was wounded. The report
of the battle is not yet officially con-
firmed. Government prohibits reports
being telegraphed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19

INDEPENDENCE, May 17.-One of the
most severe rain storms that has ever
visited Southern Kansas occurred last
Friday, flooding Elk and Verdigrass
Rivers, and drowning great number of
cattle. Six persons were drowned on
Card Creek, seven miles west of this
place, among whom were Mr. Ria, Mrs.
Wood and two children. No telegraph
connections with the west line of the
Southern Kansas route. There was
great damage to the railroad and
bridges.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
The Trial Trip.

= New YORK, May 18.-John Roach's
dispatch boat, Dolphin, which he built
for government, but which government
refused to accept unless it is able to
make the speed required by the con-
third trial trip. The engineers ap
pointed by Secretary Whitney to in
Spect the vessel were the only persons
on board besides Mr.. Roach. The
Dolphin viii probably not return be-
fore tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Disseminated Irish.

LONDON. May 17.-Irish nationalist
continue to denounce the government
for It's proposal to renew the Crimes act
and have resolved to introduce bill
next year to reform the administration.
The bill will establish central control OF
the board of the public works at Dub
lin, and will supersede the present
Grand Jury system. by elective county
boards. Messrs. Parnell and Healy
will have charge of the new bill in the
next house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
BOOMERS Battered.

KANSAS CITY, May ia Times
special states that ten tents at COUGHS
Oklahoma camp. near Caldwell. Kansas.
were blown down during the wind
storm on Friday night and number of
persons were injured, though none
dangerously hurt. Considerable of
their property was destroyed. Reports
are delayed in the prostration of the
telegraph wires.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19

ATLANTA, May 1.-THE closing meet
ings of the international Convention of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
were held to-day. The conservation
meeting, led q i by Hadden, of London,
present, and large number made ad-
dresses. Most of the pulpits of the city,
by request of pastors, were occupied by
delegates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
A Touch of Justice.

New YORK, May Sergeant David
H. Crowley, who, on Friday, was found
guilty of committing an assault on
Maggie Morris at Standard Hall, was
to-day sentenced by Recorder Smyth in
the court of general sessions to i'm
prisonment in the State Penitentiary at
Sing Sing at hard labor for fifteen years
and six months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
STRENGTHENING the Forts.

ODESSA, May 1.-THE work of in
creasing the strength of forts and har
bors on the Black Sea has been resumed.
A number of artilleryists from st.
Petersburg have arrived at this point to
take part in this work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Elevated.

LONDON, May 17.-Right Hon. John
Mash, has been appointed Lord
Chancellor of Ireland. He will be sue
ceeded as Attorney-General by Right
Hon. Samuel Walker, the present
Solicitor General, and the latter will be
succeeded by Mr.. McDermott.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Obituary.

NEW LONDON. Conn.,. May 17.-Com-
modore Jonathan Young, commandant
of the New London navy yard, died OF
remittent fever at the Crocker house to-
day, aged So years. He entered the
navy as midshipman from Illinois in
1871; went around the world in the ship
Columbia in 1856, and forced an en-
trance into Yeddo. Japan, to deliver
letter from the President to the EN-
perOr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Buoklin,s Arnica saIve.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
FeveF Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chlblains, Corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded.
Tree % cents per box. Sold by q. C.
N. /. Drug Store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Cartridges.

QUEBEC, May 1.-THE steamer Corean,
from London, which arrived here on
Friday, brought 800 boxes, containing
1,000, 0ee rounds of ball cartridges.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Bad weather.

LONDON, May 1.-THE stormy, cold
weather is general throughout Europe.
Much damage to crops and property is
reported from many places.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-19
Planting Torpedoes.

CONsTANTINoPLE, May 1S.- Turkish
Ofieers are still busily engaged in plant
ing t0rpedoes in the Straits of the OAR
danelles.
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Mrs. Bismarck sick.

BERLIN, May 17.-Princess Bismarck
is III in bed with bronchitis.
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A Rupture.

LONDON, May ia rupture has oc-
Cured in the negotiations for COM
mercial treaty between England and
Spain.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-24
TWELVE MORE REPORTS
Tns WORK or That COMMISSION
Elaborate Accounts OF the Work OF
the Commissioners Sent 10 Cen
trai ard South America.

WAsHfsGF0s, Aug. z3.-At the app lrOseh-
Ia session OF Congress the President sili
submit twelve reports from the South Ameri-
were submitted and published at the last
session. The Commission has been accused
OF enjoying Janketing tour. bat If
the amount Of manuscript they have
fOr~ arded 70 the State Department Is
any criterion b which 10 Judge, their
industry has been great. These reports are
accompanied by verbatim interviews With
prominent merchants OF every place they
visited, covering points that will be of great
Importance TO all Who are Interested IA
banding up trade with Central
aud South America The COmmis-
sion was directed Ito ascertain and
report the best means OF securing
more intimate commercial and international
relations between the United States and the
countries of Central and South America"
and were also entrusted with important dip
lOmatic notices. Their plan of work was,
upon their arrival IN Il country, 10 secure
l'st of prominent importing and exporting
merchants, who were invited 10 give their
views and such information as they were
willing 10 offer 10 the Commission. They
everywhere responded with the greatest cor
diality and seemed to show deep interest
III the subject and desire for the success of
the work. They gave much useful Information
regarding trade. reasons why the United
States has so little of the commerce of South
America, and means by which more can be
secured. As they were all men of practical
experience their opinions are OF value and
upon them much of the reports of the Com
mission Is based. The Commission also
gave the results of conferences they held
with the governments of countries visited
and the answers they received To
propositions they were instructed
by the late Secretary Frehnghu, sen
To submit on behalf of the states. These
propositions led To more intimate relations
between the United states and other Ameri-
can republics.
The Commission com menced work III Sep
tember last and have since been constantly
occupied with their duties, having visited
eleven different countries and travelling
about thirty-two thousand miles. They
could not go 10 Colombia, Nicaragua, or
Honduras, because of revolutions In these
countries. Bolivia was passed by because its
ports were blockaded and "a the Secretary
of State directed them to- return To Wash
ington in July they were not able To visit
Paraguay and Brazil. The Commission's >
report, when published, will make 800 or
$500 printed pages.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-24

LONDON. Aug. "a terrible collision oc
cnrreI Ou the district railroad at Earfs
Court station. 70 night. The signal wires
broke iust ~ a train came into the station.
leaving the signals turned in such a manner
A. % indicate 70 a train approaching from an
opposite direction that the track was clear.
AZ that moment, a Great Western train
came INTO the station and struck the engine
OF the other train with terrific force. The
scene which ensued Wa horrible. The lights
we're shattered. and most of them exinguish-
sd and the uarroE under grOnnd tCnnel was
6lled with shreds OF the wrecked and dying.
The driver Of the Great Western engine was
killed and the stOker and i've passeu gers fatal
u injured. Many others we're cut and bruised
more or less severely.