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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-08-21
Another Match Spojied.

They were looking over her family al
bum, Birdie and her Harold, when they
came to q portrait of an aged ccntlcmqn.
''Who is that old paboonF asked Har-
old.
why, replied Birdie, shutting up
the book angrily, You don't think
grandpa looks like q bato,n, do you,
Haroldi"-Ser York Graphic
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-08-21


would be nice ana could Mrs. Pepper
spare tho piano for one evening"
*Ihercs nobody to move it." said
hrs. Pepper, rejolccd to have mn excuse.
'1'm 50 sorry"
Mrs. Slack laughed and went 70 the
window -Four big lal,orers ap,,carad
and without any preliminary directing
shouIdercd the instrument and lur,cd il
away. They bumped it against railing.
and fairly tumbled it down in a plowcd
field before they finished their mission,
but BY main strength thcv got it at last
to the Slack's door and Mrs. Slack took
her leave, carrying the piano stool and
cloth herself.
The appearance Of her beloved piano
gave 1Irs. Pepper great deal of unhap-
pincss that evening. 1t had "A dcep
scratch on the cover and one of the KEYS
wouldn't lift. However, she played
wnItzcs and sets for the lancer, most of
the evening, and as the company went in
| to- sumner in rclays-old folks first and
Young folks last rs Mrs. Slack said-shc
found very little left but = Gun Of coffee
and turkcvbonc when her duties were
done.
But there is an end to everything.
One day she saw Mrs. Slack driving uE
the road in the minister's new buggy
She was wearing the pretty mantilla sh.
had borrowed of her With her usual lit
tie giggle she stopped at the garden gate
Mr.. Pepper had taken holiday and
was living in the hammock reading. His
wife had her sewing under the oak trees
and was extremely happy and comforta-
| bic. II Mrs. Sleek had come to ask her
to drive she had resolved not to go. She
would say: ''My husband has so few
| holidays cannot leave home to-day"
But Mrs Slack did no such thing.
'You deer, good soul.' she cried, as
soon as she was within speaking distance,
Il came to borrow your h,lsband."
Borrow 'chot?' calculated Mrs. Pep.
per,
~ our husband, sad Mrs. Slack,
slack III New YORK; am gong to II
a p'cnic; | want an escort and some ono
to drive. May nave hlm:
~ on ought to ask Mr. Pepper him
self, said Mrs. Pepper, very coldly.
i shan, sad Mrs. Slack, piayfuiiy'
! ! cam" 70 poff"" hiih oi you. on II
/ lent h'm, won't you? and shall tell
every one that dear, go"d anger, MIS-
Pepper, lent me her husband.
on i''SiS' l. Sli"'i aiiS"e MIS- '>i'FN'
"1e>, hsped Mrs, Slack, you'll lend
l'Im' won You:
a. NO. Sala MIS- iel1'er III very de.
elaeo tone, Il am alfad >loul'm get
'''h back l let you nave my piano.
il'''' h'Si ocen 'e'''''"' wy water
i'''i "D'i' : iii''' MY '''S car
rlaGc-your baby takes air IN IT now.
Wy cutting board and SCISSORS, my roll
ih"-Plh' an All tle rest / maven seen
But PROMISED to cieaHe unto my nus
ban" I'll "'''h "o'N Us part: ! on surely
never """'' re'"rh nun
ION: oh: oh screamed MIS-, Slack
turning PINK n on wicket woman
on me-" 'hIhS 10" >''''' nave al
H"o' i'orfl" 'hi'lS>s o''H' i'' Ho" ";h'
your spoonful ol S'i'' ''o' YOU h'eah'
Thcn tnar;nr tbo mantilla from bo,
NJ, - 8,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-08-21

It was Il Na>>ar graduate who wanted
prevent i: from going OF prema,urely.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
EquaI to His Task.

A frightful oath exploded upon the
still, pure air Of the editorial rooms.
The managing editor opened his door,
strck his head in and inquired with
interest:
"Who was that cussed just now"
"Well, sir" said the young gentle
man most recently added to the staff
"I'm sorry to say that did"
"You did," cried the managing ed
itor, reaching out his hand. "Shake
young man, was doing you an in,
justice. l feared your university
training had affected you incurably
with the prejudices OF gentleman
You will make a journalist, Sir, Timl'
shouted the great man, and the city
editor came hurryingin. "Tim, young
White has sworn"
"Welcome!" was the only words ut
tered by the city editor, as with illu
minated countenance he stretched
forthboth hands to the overpowere(
neophyte from Berkeley.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
sedgwick.s Denial.

The Evening Post publishes the fol-
lowing card from Special Envoy A. G.
Sedgwick, dated at City of Mexico,
Sept. 3:
GA week ago ] went TO ball and
stayed to the end, went home and to
bed early. Next morning my friend
Mr.. Guirand came to call upon me
and found me dressing and we went
out. All the officers and members Of
the Jockey Club, who are the princi-
pal people OF the city, have signed a
letter exonerating me from all improp-
er behavior at any time during the
ball. The gentlemen who saw me re-
turn from the ball have signed a card
that they observed nothing except
that ! went towards my room.
have Guirand's statement in writing
as to his call in the morning, besides
the statement of the hotel manager
that no scene or row of any kind took
place in the hotel and also that went
to my room after the ball, No eye
witness has ever been produced and
only know from hearsay what the sto
ries circulated in the United States
are. Secretary Bayard has telegraph
ed me that my personal denial il
enough, Make any use Of this tha
you think proper"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
Language orthe Ewes.

Long almond-shaped eyes, with
thickskinned eyelids that cover half
the pupil are indicative OF genius
when they are found in conjunction
with a brow which is full over the
eyebrows, and which has one deep
perpendicular line between the eye
brows, have irequetly noticed this
combination in the faces Of distinguish
ed literary men and artists. The al
mond-shaped eye, however, even with
out this peculiar form of forehead,
always means a susceptible, impress
sionable nature Eyes which are
large, open and very transparent, and
which sparkle with a rapid motion
under well-de-fned eyelids, denote
elegance in taste, somewhat suscept-
ible temper, and great interest in the
opposite sex, Eyes with weakly
marked eyebrows above them, and
with thinly-growing eye-lashes, which
are completely without any upward
curve, denote feeble constitution and
melancholy disposition. Deep-sun-
ken and small blue eyes, under bony,
almost perpendicular forehead, are
indicative of selfish and cold-hearted
natures. Eyes which show not only
the whole of the iris, but also some of
the white both above and below it, de-
note restless, uncertain nature, in
capable OF repose or of concentrated
thought on any subject. The eyes OF
a voluptuary move slowy under heavy
lids. Round-shaped eyes are never
seen in the face of a highly intellect
ual person, but they denote kindly
truthful and innocent nature. Eyes
which, when seen in profile, are so pro
tuberant as to run almost parallel with
the profile Of the nose, show weak
organization of the body and mind
Eyes rather close together show pen
etration, but eyes close together denote
cunning and an untruthful disposition
Ewes rather far part are indicative
of frankness and simplicity of purpose
an honest and guileless nature. Wher
however, the eyes are very far apart
they denote stupidity. Eyes will
sharply defined angle, sinking at tn,
corners, show subtlety of mind th,
sharper the angle and the more i
sinks, the greater the delecacy of per
ception it denotes; but when yer.
much developed it shows also craft
ness amounting to deceit. Well-open
ed eyes, with smooth eyelids and
! steady and somewhat fixed glance, de
note sincerity Lines running alon
; the eyelids from side to side, and pas;
ing out upon the temples, denote ha
bitual laughter-a cheerful tempera
ment, or at any rate, one in which tn
sense Of fun is strong.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
EIegantIying.

From Newport Ledger,
Some fellow with capacity for ly-
ing, on large scale, sent the follow
ing telegram to a Nashville paper last
week:
"a very singular and fatal disease
has suddenly appeared at Parrotville,
Cooke county, Tenn, and within the
past three days twenty-seven deaths
have occurred. The victims are at
tackled suddenly with severe pains in
the abdomen and head, which soon
proves fatal. That entire section OF
the country is in great state OF excite
ment, and many are leaving. The
physicians have been unable to deal
with the disease, which in some res
poets resembles fiux.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
or scientists

ToLoNo, ILL, Sept. 9.-The drought
in this locality is getting to be seri-
Gus matter. Several weeks ago wells
failed, and now large part of them
are dry. Every stream and pond in
the country about here, except the
Kakaskia River, on the west and En-
baras on the east, is as dry as a powder
horn. Along the course of the two
streams mentioned are quantities OF
dead fish which have remained to
perish and purify as the water dis
appeared. Live stock, of course, come
in for grert part of the suffering.
Horses and cattle in the country have
to be driven long distances for drink,
A few light showers have kept grass
in better condition than would be
thought possible under the circum-
stances, but still the pastures in some
neighborhoods are badly burned out.
The corn in most fields is parched uI
and bleached out by the SUMS rays
until it has every appearance Of hav
ing encountered killing frost. The
earth is full OF deep cracks and the
soil is baked until fall plowing is al
most impossible. Engines for steam
thrashers are denied water at almos
everywhere they apply and their worl
is partly hindered thereby. Twelve
years ago similar drought here brough
on an epidemic Of diphtheria, which
carried away forty children in Tolon'
and as many more in the surround
ing country. For three months th'
ground had not been wet two inche
deep by rain. Unless there is copi
GUS fall soon there will be absolutel
no Water to be had except from fey
tubular wells about the country.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
Presidential Deer Hunting.

SARANAC Inn, N, y, Sept. 9.-Late
last night it was decided that deer
hunt should take place to-day, and by
daylight half dozen guides and as
many dogs were in readiness Tor the
chase. To Dave Cronk, the Presi-
dents guide, was allotted the task Of
assigning posts at which the hunts
men should be stationed. The Prcsi-
dent himself rowed down the calm
she'll runaway on Fish Greek. DR..
Ward got what proved to be an equal
ly poor stand The other hunters
were Col. Belo, of the Galveston News,
and Messrs. William Quincy Riddle,
Charles f. Cutter, John Gorden, of N,
Y. city, and Daniel w. Riddle. They
took stations on so many ponds in
the vicinity, none of the party being
more than half dozen miles from
Saranac Inn. 1t had rained heavily
during the night and rubber overcoats
were necessity for some hours after
the party left the Inn.
The chase lasted until nearly noon,
and the hunters returned empty-hand-
ed, only to find that fat doe which
had been started by their dogs had
been shot by a young Baltimorean
Cronk had overlooked the narrows, q
portion Of the upper Saranac Lake
about three miles distant, and young
Harris happened at that very point
when the doe took the water and un
dertook to swim to the opposite shore
The animal weighed 161 pounds un
dressed and los pounds when dressed
This afternoon Dr. Ward arranged
with photographers Graves and War
ren, Of Norwich, Chenango county, tC
photograph his new boat house, al
artistic structure with broad balcony
overlooking the lake. Mr.. and Mrs
Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom happened
to be at the boat house at the momen
and they consented to be photograph
ed on the balcony, DR.. Ward is com
PEELED to return to Albany tomorrow
morning, much to the regret of tn
President and the ladies. The Presi
dent will probably remain in the vii
derness at least week longer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16

You may have noticed the pictures
in some Of the newspapers represen-
ting sweet-faced girls in nobby bath
ing suits cantering around On the
sands. The pictures are frauds. In
the first place the sweet,faced girls, if
any come to the seashore, don't care
to get their hair wet and show their
:'orms to the publi3 devoid of bustles
and padding. In the next place, take
the handsomest girl in the country
and put her into bathing outfit, no
matter how tasty it is made up, and
she will remind you far more of a
slouch than an angel. With the pow
der off her face, her hair twisted up
in a knot-jewelry, ribbons and la
ces gone-bustle hung up on peg
hip pads left behind, and her short
skirts showing pair OF old stockings,
what can you expect? II l were a
sweet-faced young which don't pre-
sumo to be, and if had made mash
of young man at the seashore, which
/ can't say have, I'd never appear
before him in bathing suit until he
was so pledged to matrimony that he
could't possible 60 back on me when
he came to see my true shape.-"M
Quad's" Atlantic City Letter in De
troit Free Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
National Credit High Under
Democratic Rule.

1t has been the constant boast of
our Republican friends that they are
the authors and fnishers of the tinan-
cial credit of the United States-that
they built up our National honor and
gave strength to our public credit.
Then they expatiate upon what they
are pleased to term the low credit to
which the Government had arrived
under Democratic rule. There never
was a more gross attempt to misrepre-
sent history. / assert, and the records
of the Treasury prove it, that the cred
tiof the United States was never so
high as under Democratic rule. 1t
was in 1855, under the Administration
OF Andrew Jackson, that the National
debt was extinguished. The last dol
lar was paid off, and a surplus of SAL
100000 still remained in the Treasury.
This surplus was not stolen or squan-
dered in extravaganza, but all but $5,-
100000 was divided among the States
given back to the people. Under
the Administration of Martin Van Bu-
ren loans were made at par, with in
terest as low as ITO of / per cent,
ranging from that to 6 per cent. Un.
der the Administration of James K.
Polk loans were made as low as 100 OF
per cent, and from that to 5H per
cent, showing that under Democratic
Administration the credit of the Gov
ernment was unequaled among the
Nations OF the earth, and loans were
made at lower rates OF interest than
have since been reached. But their
cry is that under Buchanan's Admin.
istration our National credit sank SC
low that exorbitant rates of interest
we're paid, The books of the Govern.
ment show that loans were made by
Mr.. Buchanan at 8 per cent.-and
then the bonds sold above par-unti
after the Republican party had elect
ed its President and was about to as
sumo the reigns Of Government never
till that party had succeeded in carry
ing the election in 1860; never unit
sectional animosities and strife haC
brought the country to the verge o
civil war; never until the Democrat,
party had met with defeat and wa
about to resign the reigns of Govern
: ment in the hands of this Republican
party; never until then did the credi
of the Government become impaired
AT no period had the Government un
der Democratic rule paid to exceed
per cent. upon its loans, and had boz
rowed as low as one-tenth of one pc
cent, until in December, 1860, afte
Mr.. Lincoln had been elected, wher
| war being inevitable, loan put upol
the market was let at 6, and s pc
cent, and so on up to II per cent, a
; which rate $4,S40,00O was taken, whe
the loan was withdrawn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16

Chattanooga Times.
We had no idea that Sam Jones and
Sam Small could endure the mon
strous fattery and toadying of press
and people of which those rather di
minutive persons have been victims
When they were in Cincinnati last
winter the people quartered them in
the most luxurious private suite of
the Gibson House, furnished them
boundless supplies OF costly cigars,
had their meals sent to their apart
ments, and generally treated them as
if they were princes of both the lower
and upper realms Of the universe.
No word Of criticism was permitted to
be spoken or written. The press out
did itself in inventing phrases of fiat
terry, praise and alteration; and the
performance at Cincinnati was repeat
ed wherever Jones and Small went
throughout the land. Such disgust
ing man worship would turn much
stronger heads than are on the shoul-
ders of these evangelists, Both were
sufficiently vain, enough given to
good opinions OF the first person, be-
fore this elaborate spelling process at
Cincinnati and everywhere else they
went began. If these men, who
might have been useful in their way
and day and generation have beer
converted into nuisances, it has beer
done by the press and public. Ha(
, they been treated from the start likC
the rather common fellow-men they
are ought always be treated, criticised
and reproved where those were indi
Gated as proper, and praised onl,
, where praise was due, they would no
, now be regarded with Il species of ter
: ror in many communities, and as
rare show of the hipdodrome style il
t others. It's pity, too it is alway
: pity when good human intention
3 and capacities are wasted through pei
{ verse folly, and adulation and idola
, try are the worst forms Of folly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16

He was walking to and fro in the
depot, as waiting passengers will, and
his face wore an expression OF peace
and contentment. All of a sudden a
wave of anxiety and fear swept over
it, and he bagan searching his pockets.
His anxiety was so marked that sew
eral men approached him, and as he
continued to turn his pockets wrong
side out one Of the group inquired
"Haye you lost your wallet?
"Wallet? No! IL changed my
coat an hour ago, and / left letter in
the pocket, and-and"-
"And by this time your wife has got
it?"
"Y-yesW
And every man in the group SPOKE
up in chorus and advised him to takt
the one chance in a hundred-hire
hack add drive back home as fast a
the horses could gallop,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
rom the Nashville American.

From the Nashville American.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-To-day's dis
patches announce the death OF Gen.
Frank Cheatham. Being. unable to
attend his memorial services at Nash
vile, / wish to add my brief tribute to
the universal expressions Of sorrow
and affection his death will call forth.
There was probably no man in the
State of Tennessee more generally be-
loved beloved by his old friends, by
his army associates, by the Federal
soldiers against whom he fought, by
his farmer neighbors, by the very
children he passed on the wayside.
The ragged old soldier was dear to
them all, Full OF manliness, ignorant
of fear, sternly loyal to the cause OF the
South, he had deep set in his heart
love of humanity stronger than all,
sympathy for the week, charity for his
opponents, tears for the suffering.
Unkindness and selfshness were
strangers to his nature. 1t was this
sunny, kindly element in his char9c-
ter that most endeared him to his cir
Gle OF friends, quality we sometimes
forget to appreciate while it is with us
quality generally worth more to
neighbors and friends and human
kind around us than the riches of the
rich or the brains of the wise. Dur
ing the war, although known in both
armies as a hard fighter and a dan
gerous foe, when the Federals met
Frank Cheatham under the kindly
protection of the white flag of truce
he was always generous and consider
ate. Even then there was no rancoi
in his breast for the enemy he was &C
gallantly and intelligently fighting
Since the war the men of the Unior
army, brought within the pleasant in
fuence of his acquaintance, will no
soon forget him. They will not for
get how often and cheerful he CAV
them the pleasure Of his presence Oh
memorial days at the National Gene
terry and how little recollection h
seemed to have of the asperities {
the war. As early as December, 1866
he was present at my wedding. H
met Gen. George III. Thomas ther
with his usual kind greeting, Fede
ais and Confederates alike receive
his friendly grasp of tina hand. B
nature he was even more generou
than the generous hero Of Appomatto
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
Speech Restored by Earthquake

A strange incident of last weeks
earthquake shock is the recovery of
the power Of speech by Miss Mamie
Martus, daughter Of retired officer of
the regular army. At the close of the
war her father was put in charge of
Forts Pulaski and Jackson, below this
city. While at the former fort the
daughter, then bright intelligent
child. had an attack OF meningitis
which left her voiceless. The best
medical skill was obtained and the
father took his afflicted child travel
ling, but nothing did her any good.
She was dumb, but had all the other
senses, During the excitement of the
first earthquake shock last Tuesday
night she in her fright attempted to
call her brother. He was frightened
himself when he heard her whisper
his name. Since then she has grad
ually regained her voice and now
talks with perfect fuency. She says
she was almost delirious with Joy
when she found that she could speak
Her voice was low and her threat sore
for three days and she had trouble in
finding words to express her thoughts.
1t was much like learning a new tongue
except that she knew the words
but had forgotten how to pronounce
them. City physicians are deeply in
terested in the case, Their explana
ton is that the recovery was due tC
intense mental excitement.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16
Diamonds In Kentucky.

LONDON, Sept. Sat the meeting Of
the British Association to-day Caryill
Lewis read a paper on diamond
Bearing reridotite." He said that he
had found peridotite in Kentucky sim
liar to that found in the Kimberley
diamond mine, and was convinced
that a search would reveal the pre-
sence of diamonds in Kentucky.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-09-16

The petitions for the appointment
of the widow Of OF Gen. Cheatham to
be Postmistress of Nashville continue
to grow in the. Number OF names
Numbers of men have come into the
city from their country homes espe-
cially to add their signatures to the
great movement. The petition will
probably be mailed to President Cleye-
land at the end OF the present week,
by which time it will have, it is esti-
mated, 10000 signatures. 1t is under
stood that Congressman Caldwell yes
terday telegraped to the President his
request that Mrs. Cheatham be APP
pointed to the vacancy.
General Booth is coming to the
United States to tune the bass drums
Of the Salvation Army.