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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23


Slow fades the day, beyond tho western
heights
The sunse: fires have palci 70 a~hen gray.
And through low leaning mis;s young moon
lights
With ftful CLEANS the solitary way
Down dropping to the woodland dim ard
lone
A. some bright s,arhcarn ,ha, The winds have
From the far East. single Elowworm
Shines
A golden light amid the shadowy pines
Through soft wilderness Of purple bloom,
Where twiigh. spills her SILVER moisture
Ger tangled paths and b. the srinxi
pool
4 lonely Traveller in the valleys bloom
Quickens his footsteps, for the winds half
sigh
Dimly recalls somo olden nemorg,-
And through the dusk the glow worms twink
ling light
Brings ten yls ons OF a hcarts,ona bright.
And love and res. beyond the forest aislea
'Welcome awaits me when my Journey
ends"
He whispers to the shadowy night and 50
beguiles
The long. sad hours with dreams OF ONE and
friends
-Adeia,ie ID RoRston. IN the Current
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23
HUMOROUS.

A sound sleeper One who snores
A crack yacht docs not necessarily leak.
The acutioneer takes a morbid view Of
things.
A Western man has cyclone cclla
which he retres to when his wife com.
mences house cleaning
II these professional glass eaters arc
not more caccful they will soon have
panes in their stomachs.
"Those who use our goods arc very
much attached to them" is what porous
plaster company advertises.
He ION horseback Shall We take the
highway homc7 She No; would pre-
fer the bridal path, think.
1t is always safe to say hailstones were
as big as hens eggs. They are never
preserved to confront witness.
A 25-cent hat is rather comman kind
of head covering, but it will go n long
way if overtaken by good stiff breeze.
Is there anything more cxcruciating
than the music of japanese tom tom
orchestral" asks a writer. DID you ever
hear the music Of an American tom tom
cat7
Papa" said little fvc-ycar old.
pointing to turkey gobler strutting
around IN po;rbhor'a yard Saint tha.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23
Carried off by an Eagle.

The Groenvile II.j sus contains the
paTticu ar, Of an at ck By a bald
eagle upon the --ycar- oil son ot Wash
surn Wright, near Mulberry Grove. As
the boy was On his way to the pasture
the bird swoope'i down on him, and,
fastening its talons IN bis clothes, raised
him in the air, soaria. several feet with
him, when bis c'n:6ia- parted and the
child dropped 70 tas ground The
youths screams b-oygl: tn him his
father, who was fortunately nearby. and
his prrsence frightened the eagle away.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23

ton. This choul was drawioG mv life,s
blood into his own veins, was suckino
nv substance, What 7 lost ho oained7
He enriched hi,nye,f h,- maxim -, ,oo-
and it would end
"yictorjar shonted a o,,ard oncnino
the carriage door
"B!c nv soplr' exclaimed the under.
taker s.ara ue ma ,n,., hurry - catch
my train ont > II. seized his s,tchof and
was on the Stan before I could oct nv
breath n s,v. .R,t the story. I want -
hear the end Of it.n
Un vas IN ,he nlatforn now ooh,
there isn't mpcb moro y he called hack
s.The rhon| enccea., -that's al -
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23

Dr. II. W. Fclkin says in the Scottish
Geographical Magazine: 1t is no joke to
be doctor to the King Of Ugandas for
whenever | took him a new supply Of
medicine had always to take dose my
self, and to administer one to seven of
the persons who might happen to be pre-
sent. Should one Of these seven unfortu-
mates die within a week it would be con-
sidered that | had attempted to poison
the King. If the King had to take pill,
| had always to hold two in my hand;
he chose one and had to swallow the
other unless had q friend with me who
kindly undertook the office ! soon
noticed, howeyc-, that Mtesa always
chose the smallest, and 50 ged ac-
cordingly. One day. Mtcsa played me a
nice trick. had been t. the palace to
take him a lotion, and hal warned him
particularly otto drink It. After had
left he sent page after me with gourd
Of mwcngi, asking me 10 to taste It, and
say if he might have some. / did SO,
and said Yes" Il being a very hot
afternoon, my friend drank the re-
mainder; but It soon became cviden.
that the King had doctorcl the wine, for
my friend became violently sick. l.
turned out aftcrward tha; Atesa wished
to see what effect the lotion would have
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23
Yerv u nen OF 4 Hint.

Dilly y-daIlyinc Lover Look a. those
two b.ris, M4ria- Wis, IS cha,,erng
,hey keep Up around tie door Of ,has
rustic bird house! I, Is charaiagly rural,
isn't i;i
Disheartened Mara (crispIy)-Ye&
What DO you think they can be say
ing 70 each otherf'
They are saying: Le: Us get married
and keep house. ~ Cal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23

in fortue. He already sells more cham
pagne than Moretti, but whether this is
owing to the digestible or indigestiblc
nature of his dinners is question. One
thing is certain. 1t takes well trained
stomach to appreciate his cooking. A
thorough Western COW boy would probably
shoot him on sight ii confronted by one
of his dishes
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23
The Undertaker's Story.

Perhaps | am more sensitive TO the
horrible than most Of my fellow men.
am, IN fact, more easily wrought upon
AT all events have fanciel that at times,
when | have been telling this experience
Of mine, | could detect certain indica-
cations that some of my hearers were of
that opinion; but | have not. yet so far
failed IN charity Us to wish any Of these
= EcoficrS put to similar test
hat run over to Paris had spent 4
couple Of weeks in that bright city,
and was 'on my way home again.
took night train from Dover to Lon
don, and in the compartment which |
occupied there was but one other passcn-
ger--a sharp, intelIigent-looking man,
with very grave face. We got into
compensation after travelling more than
half the distance in that silence which is
invariably adopted by Englshmen when
they meet. After discussing general
subjects, remark of my companion's led
one to say that he seemed to have had a
very VIDE e.cXpcrcncc. and among nearly
oil classes Of society.
1cS, he answered slowly, and with
marked hesitation. eyes, am an un-
ucrt'Ncr' have had good deal Of ex-
Pericnc'' an" have had my share, I
think, of remarkable adventures. I
never ''he .'hi' fldc from Dover to Lon
ooh "I'hont very pa'ntuI recollection
u one S''"'
we H''i S'.H nearly hali hours nde
oeio'' Us "n" III" manner as much as
''S N''''N' "r"u'f''ihy interest.
=" S'" care 70 ten IL: asked.
~ P"''N, involuntary Shndder gave
70 MS voice Sl2ht 'remor, MS he
answered. ! WISH ! could keep from
'l'hN'hS "i IT, 'Ht might As well tell il
sS Sl' mere 4"tN'n& III silence over Tho
a"iui memory OF lt.' lie paused
moment, drew long sh"dderins breath,
:n' thrN he commenced:
\ '''''e over year AGO what an
about to relate happened to me- has
established very good business, chiefly
among the upper class OF trad" people
thouSh' ol course, "Id not decline any
call upon me t3at promised reasonable
pFoh'. i received one day n ttieGrhphi'
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-10-23

den ana SlaFtiih9 way.
Have you ever wondered" the under
taker asked, turning his eyes full upon
mine Tor the nrs' time since lie hal be-
gun his story, what mysterious infa-
encc that Is which makes you feel another |.
presence IN the same room as yourself, |
though you hear no one and see no one! |
It. queer feeling at any time, but | |
don kh'" oi any occasion when it can |
seem more queer ana awful than when it
comes to man locked up in the dead Of |
hI9ht WIN nothing but black plumes |
ana GraVc-clothes ana pals and collins
about hiTn-
nc turned Ills eyes to tn" door again,
anu coid trcmor crept through my own
n'9lI III tAe hfict ana oininous pause he
maze before he went on IN lower
~,r,
s,,dao,,1,, u.o,,o fu.,. =, .,~ ..n
-,
l,
nIaco with NV, hool,-t - tho aoou .,,a4 Ia
from, tho oa;o, - .h,, ah> 1hl
,,o,a,,. 1,t. IT.,
died dow, 70 d,,u ,,ou ooa : .ooos
to me that , hroa.b FROM ~. Arctic u,no
had po,ctratcd tbo room 1co,o+ dos
cr;ha tho Kind of cold = u,as Nu
bone. seemed 70 be- ico And thon 7
fo,+ thot ,,ro.oaoo,
Tho,,ndor,al,a-.o.,,,o1.o - .o.u;,,n,
oron oo,r hr bic raoo,Ioo.;oa 49,
riaht + woe ;,noss;hIo - ro.;.. 49,
;,foc+;o, o,d NV ru, aosh ,ros oroo.
;,e, - ror,. ,ooo,nfortoh,o IT.
,oodo stronc, ofrort 70 rooouor b;,a.,f
and stoodu biz uo;oo ,u. - .,,;to
of oil = .r.hloa .;+,
doonon;rr, torror o. na ,au+ -
c,,rdI;ra INV vorv Mood j. s,nna+n,
81 bad t,,rnod no o,,+ ,haaI -.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22

Sanitary matters are as bad in BOkhara as
they used to be in England; but the people
are far less to blame than our fathers were,
for England is by nature blessed far more
than BOkhara in regard tn matters of health
Some London water is even nOw-well, let
US say, trying TO the cOnstitution-after it
has been stored for month or SO in a filthy
water butt But no length of storage will,
in our happy climate, breed the "rishta, !" that
horrible worm found also in parts of west
Africa, and taken long ago over to the new
world. Old JenkinsOn, who i'll 1855, being in
the Russian service, sailed over the Caspian
and made his way 10 Bokhara, says: THE
water is very bad; breeding in the legs
worms an ell long. If these break in being
pulled out, the patient dies. For all this in
convenience, they are forbidden to drink any
liquor but water and mares milk; and those
who break this law are whipt through the
market; yea, if only mans breath smells of
spirits he shall have good drubbing."
1t is not quite SC bad as Jenkinson said; but
if the 'rishta" does break, all the little WORMS
inside it spread through the body, and the
sufferer gets full Of ulcers, which takes months
10 heal. The native BARRIERS use a needle and
and their thumb to squeeze it out The Rus
sian doctors wind it out on a reel. so much a
day, till the whole is extracted 1t varies
from three TO seven feet in lengthl How does
it get int Why, the little pools are full of a
very small gray crustacean the "cyclops,n
whose color mai es bIm almost invisible Men
swallow these, and they are pretty sure to be
infested with "rishta" germs, which, finding
in the human stomach a good place for their
development, develop accordingly, and work
their way to the skin. wonder if Dr. Lands
dell gave the Bokhariots hint about boiling
their water, not once only, hut las Professor
Tyndall recommendsD twice at least, 50 as to
kill the germs which have escaped the first
boiling All the Year Round
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22
The Ohio Soldiers Home.

The trustees of the proposed Home for
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors not provided for
by the General Government are now in the
city, having arrived from KentOn. Wednes-
day evening, at a little after 5 o'clock, in
their special ear, in which they are making
the tour Of the state, inspecting proposed
sites for the institution. The board is
composed of Captain |. F. Mack. of the
Sandusky Daily Register, president; Col
T. T. Dill, of Mansfield: Thomas b. Pax
ton. Esq. Of Cincinnati; Col. w. Z. Orr,
OF Piqua. and General r. B. Brown, of the
GAINESVILLE Courier, secretary. All of these
gentlemen are well known here, as well as
elsewhere throughout the state, As gentle
men of position and character, and emil
hence in their several professions, and they
were called upon, at the Arcade hotel. last
evening. by large number of our citizens.
They have already visited Newark, Mt.
Vernon, Canton, Wooster, PeTysburg
(where Fort MeigS is located, Sandusky
and Kentom, and are spending the day in
specting the various sites offered in this
county. They are accompanied by a COM
mttee of citizens, who are giving their
cordial, corteous and efficient attention.
The people of this city ask for the loca-
tion of the proposed home in this vicinity,
because they know that the trustees in
granting their request would act in the in
terest of the soldiers and of the people of
Ohio. Springfield holds a central pO-
sitiou; it is remarkably healthy
city; it has all the met
ropoiitan facilities: we have one of the
finest fruit and vegetable markets in the in
terror of the country; with rich agricult-
ural and gardening community, and peO-
pie who would esteem and honor the inmates
of the proposed Home and do all they could
to promote their pleasure, comfort and gen
eral well-being. We have here one of the
largest and most enthusiastic Grand Army
posts in Ohio, and they would put an appro-
pirate and wholesome military atmosphere
around the institution.
We ask for the location of the home here,
because Springfield Is the place for it, aud
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22

we feel encouraged to hope, from the sp-
parent good sense and keen discernment of
the members of the board, as indicated in
their personal appearance and bearing, in
addition to what we already know of thsir
personal qualities, that they will recognize
the reasonableness of our claims.
Much force is given by people of various
localities to associations claimed to be pecu-
liar to them and appropriate to a soldiers
home. We abound in associations, here in
Springfield. Tecumseh. the great Indian
chieftain, with fame that is
worldwide, was born at a
point four miles west of this city,
about the year. 176S at a point when Gen.
George Rogers Clark, the brave and gallant
Kentuckisn, with 600 men, defeated the
Shawnees, in 1850. and the centennial an
niversary of which was appropriately
celebrated on the spot, by the people of
this city, in 1850.
Gentlemen of the Board: Give us the
Soldiers Home. because We want it, and
because you think we ought to have it.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22
Dow n on Bittsrs.
EErom the Cincinnati lohinl sun.I

lfrOm TIE CinClnHen tbhlOl sun
Probably the largest concern OF its kind
that has grown up amongst US in the
past decade is the Duffy Malt Whiskey
Company Of Baltimore. Md The other
day the writer met a representative of
this house and among other of the in
teresting questions that came mp, was one
as to how this Company could afford to
expend such large sums Of money in ad-
vertising such an excellent brand OF
whiskey. and on which the margin Of
profit Is necessarily small.
well, sir, replied the gentleman. 1T
is done entirely on the strength Of n good
article. in the merit and purity of which
we have the utmost confidence This is
probably the first instance Of the kind in
the business OF the country where it has
paid a business like ours to extensively
advertise its whiskey.
Heretofore large newspaper advertis-
ing has been confined almost exclusively
TO patent medicines and other proprietary
preparations, on which there is usually a
profit of from 200 to 300 per cent never
less) as in the case OF so-callcd bitters for
instance, which frequently consist az
analysis mas SHOWN, OF Jne cheapest OF
poisCLous kinds of alcohol for base (the
government allows 30 per cent the rest Of
the compound being II few inexpensive.
fiavoring extracts to make it palatable.
1t was with the idea that people would
sooner or later come to realize this fact,
that we determined to put our.whskey
on the market under its true name, merit
and medicinal uses, and although we
have received numerous propositions
from prominent religious papers, and
clergyman we have steadily held out
against any change Of title or any dis
guise of its character. and yet despite the
natural prejudice which exists against
the use of lVuNr in ANY form, we have re-
ceiyed in the p.,St three months over 5000
unsolicited testimonials from persons who
have been cured or benefited by our whis-
key, andwho out of a pure sense of graft
tude are willing that their names be
published You see our whiskey is dis
titled by secret process whereby every
trace of fusel oil is eliminated, and to-day
we are the discoveries and only manufaC-
turers in the country OF al absolutely
pure article"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22
Test of water-Tight Compartments.

Warned by the fate of the Oregon, the
Russian government has been inaugurating
All exhaustive test of water-tight compart-
mentS, which it contemplates applying to all
new vessels, and probably to older ones as
we'll The man-Of-waT selected was the cor
vette cruiser NitiaZ which was finished last
autumn, and is under sailing orders for the
Pacific. Some weeks ago an mtimation was
conveyed TO the dockvard authorities at
Cronstadt that the water-tight compartments
would be tested in Succession and instructions
were given TO survey them afresh and make
good any defects that might be discovered
If the official report is to be believed. every
effort was made to meet the wishes of the ad-
miralty: yet when the compartments were
actually filled with water the fluid gusled
through numerous apertures which had
escaped the eye, and in some cases to an ex-
tent which would have been Troublesome at
sea after a serious accident To secure per
fcctiOn several Of the compartments were
filled two or three times. and it was only
after a deal of door adjusting and leak stop
ping that the 0rvettee was pronounced lit to
proceed 10 sea Chicago News.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Cincinnati. Hamilton X Dayton rail-
rosd is buying new freight locomotives and
cars.
The Chicago corn bears are endeayoriI Z
TO injure the Western crop by drOuth, yet
the prospect is fair.
The California crop of wheat is estimated
at 81. 600. 600 bushels, leaving a surplus of
AZ, 900, 900 bushels for export.
The annual session of the Western Furni-
ture Manufacturers Association began in
Cincinnati yesterday with small attend
ance.
In Montgomery County. Ala, seven horse
thieves killed two farmers who were de
Tending their property. A posse is in pur-
suit.
Jay Gould has declined the challenge of
Norman l.. MOnr0 for race between their
steam yachts for 500, 900. to be donated TO
the cause of charity.
The Milwaukee SRngerfeSt is the greatest
event OF the kind of modern days. The
festival is visited by societies from Chicago.
St. Louis. Cincinnati, Buffalo. and all the
cities of the country, with large repre-
sentatiOn of German citizens.
The brewers of New York are disposed
to support George Ehret in the boycott of
his beer. Ehret'S sales have fallen off
twenty-five per cent in consequence of the
boycott, and he intends diScharging, on this
account One-quarter of his employees.
The main building of the Indiana State
Soldiers Orphans Home, at KnightStown.
was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
The FIRE is supposed 10 have originated
from a defective flue. and occurred at
time when majority of the inmates We're
at play in the grounds, and no loss of life
or injury to person occurred. The loss is
about $4,000, on which there is S25, 200
insurance.
Congress
July 22--In the senate petitions were
presented from Knights of Labor in favor
of the Oklahoma bills and land bills The
Payne bribery case was taken up and con-
sidered, Messrs. Pugh, Hoar and Logan
speaking. Mr.. Teller then took the floor.
but gave way to motion to adjourn shortly
before p. III.
In the house the concurrent resolution TO
adjourn July Is was agreed to-li5 TO 81.
Thursday and Saturday of this week were
set aside for the consideration of the bill to
increase the navy. The river and harbOr
bill was sent 10 conference with all the
senate's amendments non-cOncuTred in.
The interstate commerce bill was opposed
ny the Northern Pacific forfeiture, and the
former preyailed-yeas 142, NAYS 99. At
p. m. the house took a recess until eight
O'Clock, when the interstate commerce de
bate was continued.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22
CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD.

The Story As ouaintIy Told by IT,
Year-OId Vermont School Girl.
The Rutland Herald gives the following
school composition which was written by a
little Vermont girl IL years old 1t is to be
given just as it was written without correc-
ton She was only half an hour in writing
it and had no book of reference. She told
Der papa, however, that she had thought it
well out the night before:
"a Story of Red Blood CorpuscIe.
am resting in piece of tissue TO which l was
sent, | thought | might as well write my ad-
ventures, which are many and varied. first
came to life with many of my relations in
large fleshy room which l came TO know was
the right ventricle of the heart, then by
sudden squeeze we were sent all together into
a long canal with hard walls lit was the pull
monary artery, there were so many of us
that we were all jammed together and said
to myself, L had a great deal rather go back
into that nice large room again so ran
back as fast as l could, but 10 and behold,
three little doors barred my way, and the
more pushed the tighter they closed, and so
| gave it up and went back to my fellows.
ave then went on into some smaller veins
OF capinaries and through the thin walls
could see the spongy substance called the
lungs. On we Travelled into an immense vein
called the pulmonary vein, and from there
into a smaller room than the one we We're in
first, presently another squeeze sent US from
the left auricle, as II is called, into the left
ventricle, and from there into another large
artery called the aorta, Just then and my
companions were startled by a telegraphic
message from the brain, We are busy with
Latin verb and need red blood corpuscles to
help u.s. about 2,OOo,OO of us started for the
brain, but we had hardly got half way before
there came a dispatch from the arms, We
have been swinging clubs and have used
great deal of tissue. Come and help us
Half of us went on TO the brain while the
other went to the arm. And here am ex
pecting to be used up any minute All, here
gol The arm has been raised and must
die e"-EIchange.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22
The Blind ChapIain's Modern Devil.

The devil of to-day is n polished, Travelled,
gentlemanly appearing individual. He has
been in London, and Paris, and New York,
and Washington, and San Francisco. He
knows all about the grand sights and is well
posted on the gossip and news of the day He
moves in the best society and is much ad-
mircd here. He dresses in faultless style.
His cold, gray eye looks steadily at you and
fascinates you, perhaps, He has thin, deli
cate lips and fine nOStrils that are easily
curved in sCOrn.
One great feature of the modern devil is
that he never becomes enthusiastic over any
thing. You may show him the most beauti-
full sunset or natural views. the most rare
and valuable painting or piece of statuary;
and with his cold, gray eye he will look
steadily at it and make some disparaging re-
mark. You can not point out a man or wo-
man that he will not diSparage He is a
cynic, a Mephistopheles he enters your
drawing room and your churches He
causes trouble and diSsensiOn everywhere
He disparages the brethren. Rev DR.. Mil
burns Sermon.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22

We give in behalf of our people cordia
welcome to the trustees Of the state soldiers
home: to the veterans of the old First and
Second Ohio, and to the boys of the Second
Ohio brigade, now in camp here. Spring
field seems now TO be city of the past, the
present and the future. These three classes
of visitors, one representing. officially, the
interests of a class of war veterans foE
whose needs the state proposes TO provide:
the second representing those hOnOred men
who first answered the call of Abraham
Lincoln, and the younger men in camp who
propose TO perpetuate what the veterans
fought to preserve. form clusters of good
and true men seldom brought together on
one occasion, and our people are glad 10 see
them