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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

Here IS good story Of the redoubta-
he Master o BalIol Not long ago Al
under graduate Il that college lost
rel of bank noes He bad the numbers
and wisely told Mr. Jowett Of his toss.
GIVE ne the numbers and say nothing
about it 70 any ono, said the Master.
who then sent the numbers 10 the bank
teller with a hint NJ. .-.to disclose them.
Next day the oxford boardiDgs were Gov
cred with poster. procl4imlng the loss,
bat giving tie wrong numbers. The
thief fe.l into the trap and presented
one r the note, Il he bank. with the
or rnpt rostl, that he was arrested That
under : al 4ate has ret ogcFed all hiE
notes and thinks ,..it Mr. Jowctt ought
70 have bcca de:rc:ive -Lzadon Lsf1..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

A bill has been introduced in the
Initcd states Senate bv Senator Dawes,
Of Massachusetts,. TO IMPOSE a license tax
Of 81 00j lcr aGnum upoD.manutacturcr
Of adultcrated lard $500 upon wholesale
dealers in the same, and so upon retail.
dealers. The bin provides thai adulter-
ntcd lard shall be sold only in packages
branded aud labeled, s. that all pur
ohascrs ma knowwhat they ar buying.
( \ taX Of oAc cent PEI pound is levied
upon all domestic aduItcratcl lard, and
duty Of two cents Fer pound on i'm
ported aduIteratcd lard. Penalties are
provided for violations Of the provisions
Of the law
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Don't count your chickens before the
hatchet falls.
man may be opposed to capital
punishment and yet in favor of hanging
up his grocer -Brtn toqri@r.
An oculist doesn't want an eye for an
eye, and dentist doesn't want a tooth
for tooth They want . iifr.
Did you ever see a doctor Kick
banana peel of the sidewalk or tell an
acquaintance that he was sitting in
draught?
About the most miserable man in the
world is the one who is expected to
laugh at the Joke Of a story he has heard
before. .-Ndri~ha .S'ate JouraA.
We've won your suit, the lawyer said, :
And < ,ecfuIlv rubbed his pate,
'And " hat are Your charges, slr?' they said,
"Oh, merely the saved c,tat"''
--Dtt city Derrick.
They tell of a young Lincoln man-that
he is 50 able a contortionist that he can
see without difficulty the bald spot on
the back Of his head IMroia (hbO
Joqrn4i
Some musicians are fond of speaking
Of the colors' of the tones of various
musical Instruments We wonder II they
have noticed that the cornet is always
"blcw - BuinTo1 Fres iress
A violinst says that il is not the how
arm that gets tired but the tips of the
fingers. We always supposed that 1t Vas
the man who was compelled 10 listen TO
the violin playing y rrt"ern Nr'h-
'What is the cause Of that red SPOT on
the end Of your nose, Blobson." asked
Popinjay, slyly. That, sir, replied
Bsohson, SIS solar spot. | was out IL
the hot sun all the summer. BHr(t'g'oz
Ere Press.
4 New York firm left 900 pound
boiler out of doors over night and in the
morning it was gone. The only thing
that can safely be left out over night III
New York is a six-story building.
GnuIu UorM
Wife-"W hat under the sun are YOU
doing?' Husband Trying TO tie this
string around my finger Wife-"Why.
did not ask you 10 do any errand :
Husband no; this string is to remind
me that | have nething to remember
to day. . omaha World.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

After Emanr years Of e1pc. imcntin>
With the ob eet OF Increasing the Srcel
Of vessels and lesseniag their draft Us
change in th" feEnatioA OF the .lialI,
Pennsylvania inventor has succeeded ~
constructing a bya; wh.c,, Ee,c aims fui
fills the deSidcrata 5 long sought, and l.
n entire accordance With true ientitir
theory. This boat which is some thirty
six feet long, is of the shape known as
the concavc bottom, TIE hull being built
in a right and left hand spiral form from
the bow to the middle section. The cc,l
formation 9th h;lll in this casc ~ sucl.
as to displace water III manner t.o>clJ
arproXimating to the wayc-line theory
beginning II tha cut water, the lispiao-.
ment being accomp l!she gradually until
the centre Of the boat IS reached. when
the reverse action Of the displacement
begins, the concaye hegins wEcra The
convex cads The greater tn speed,
the greater the lifting power. the boat
rising ON thc water, and consequently
moving with greater speed wu'.out any
Increase OF power.
Professor evas>cur, the eminent sat
istician, has recently prepared FOR the
international statistical Institute an
elaborate series Of tables on the popnl1-
tioR Of th1 various continents and co;.n-
tries. N est mating the worlds yopu-
lation. s8ys the New York .~uh, the
tendency has doubtless been 10 exagser-
ate the number If Inhabitants in unciyil-
lied regions, aud in countries like China
and Japan. where the census methods
are inadequate For the greater uar, oi
Africa and many islands Of tGc paci &c
statistjciaus have only the data III aried
by tra,c,ers FOR many years explorers
have beca urged 10 Use gre.t care in col.
lectiug facts upaa which estimate, of the
density OF populations might he Il sed
OF late year, tins interesting subject La
received mere attention than formerly
and mach new material particularly ii
equatorial Africa, has lecn gathered Pro
i'ssor lcyas,cur estimates the population
OF the world a. list, ooo. Gao. He ha
faith in the substantial accuracy of tn,
recent c,timatcs Of the population q
China and Japan, based upon the late>
official reports. There has Been consii
cradle controversy with regard to III
population OF tAcso counties, and tn
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
Reckoning an Income

A capable domestic servant IN oni
cities may annually lay by a sum equa
to the income upon 1000 IN govern
mcnt bonds: and an industrious mcchan
ic. in steady employment, earns sun
equal t. $50. 00o Al per cent. team
stcr III Montana, or a cowboy in Colora
do. finds that his strength and skill arc
worth 10 him in money each year. as
much as wouid be $40. 900 invested II
the same lands, even if he could buy them
al l!ar.
The lawyer or physician in count,
town who earns his g, 900 annually, il
suddenly dcbarrad from practice. would
require xG5. 0oo in bonds 10 yield him
the same,incomc aad the cditorin chicj
of great city daily has power in hi'
brain worth - him, in hard cash, th'
capital Of $40. 900. -Bost u G1usr-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

been easily built up. Two firms act as
general purveyors of leeches to the hos.
pita!s and drug stores, and at one Of
these houses you can also have balloon
built for you. In Thirty street
pair Of enterrrising partners hang out
their shlngleas 'sCuppers and Leechers.
Several artlticers live comfortably by
virtue Of their skill in mending broken
china or bric-a brac. One firm cultivates
the specially of designing and laying
mosaic floors. Three numlsmatists rap
profit in selling or exchanging rare
coins. In this age of steel pens, gold
pens and fountain pens of every variety,
some conservatives will he pleased to
learn that one house sill ships the old
fashioned quill Of our grandfatherS by
the gross An enterprising man in
Thompson street has virtual monopoly
of the preparation of popcorn. Another
firm has no local competitors in tortoise
shell work. Thimbe making keeps four
establishments busy Eight master
sw cps, with their assistants and the in
incidental aid Of numerous fires, suffice
to look after the chmnevs Of the town.
should yon have a penchant for dogs,
birds, cats or beast or reptile of any kind,
there ere places here where your taste
can he gratfied and your pets nursed
and cared for in your absence or their
sickness. Iou can purchase monkey,
parrot, an alligator or an elephant: can
stock an aquarium or an aviary of any
dimensions, and can have it regularly
attended TO for q stipulated fee. Shoal1
yeu want old issues Of newspapers,
Back Number Budd" will supply them
OFT Of his store. Should you d,-irc 70
advert sc on fences you can find Lore a
b.li- poster who viii make q contract tor
the whole continent or any part thereof.
+! Brokerage is vast and varied business.
New York has brokers that deal not oaly
+ in stocks, bonds. real estate, foreign ex-
/ change loans, ships 7and provisions, b1,
IL every marketable commodity. from
a-rack and IVORY TO whalebone and wool
There are even brokers who deal ii
7 sausages. and there are seven merchants
who cc!rnulatc shckels by furnishing
/ the community with II Pc. Five citizens
POCKET comfortable incomes by purveyine
Cro,on water to shipping at this port
Three individuals in the big city have
! the temei.ty 10 proclaim themselves
tuners of accordo1s.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

The discipline Of the army, which was
o good deal discussed at the time Of the
shooting at Fort Warne Of an escaping
soldier, has been attracting attention in
other quarters. The Washington Io,t
dweils particularly On the frequency Of
desertions as "a most unpleasant feature
of army reports, and c'oses an interest
ing article on the subject with the state
nent that "some Of the best and most
expcricnc{d army officers are inclined to
put a IoT estimate on the value of a
b7othcr licer's services, if his men show
an inclination to desert This is worth
thinking af
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
ODD CITY TRADES.
How MANY New Yorker, Earn an
Honest i1ivin@ Tic I,gpicker
Society Men to Hire
Poems to Order, EtC.

Passing along any Of the city's old
thorougAf0res from the Battery 10 Cnlon
Square SAYS James J. Claney. N the New
York H1rId, 4 sharp-eycd observer may
note signs that indicate singular pursuits
and processes IN dingy streets he will
come across curious little old fashioned
stores and shops, which wear .ethargic
air rs if no business were ever transacted
in them, Yet which in reality are the
hab.tats Of lucrative spccialtGcs Gianc-
ing at stories higher up he will doubtless
Wonder how lie goods they produce can
ever find q Market But trade and COM
i'mcrcc haze many almost invisible chan
ncls through which rich argosies may
feat To the sea. Nesting away up near
the roofs Of di}apidatcd buildings may
! often be found the laboratories and dens
I Of althemists ana wizards whose brains
have laid the foundations Of huge fac
tories and whose inventions penetrate to
the rcmotcst corners Of the continent.
/ The precious stones displayed in the
/ gorgeous windows Of your leweler may
have been handled and mounted in a
+. dusty loft the perfume that exhaes
from my laly's hand< erchicf was prob
ably distilled, Bottled and packed in q
/ orimy atmo>p pherc It hundred feet alb we
+ the sidewalk.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
81 LOVE THEE. LIFE


love thee. love thee, life
I fain would dwell with Thea thy much loved
guest
Oh fold me nearer to th, rnlsing breast.
That | may feel thy hear, beats throb in
mine.
So holding il in unison with thine
| love thee love thee life
Oh. hold ME closer in thy stron- embrace
I-phft me, bear me onward in thy race
1mpart 10 me thy souls exultinS power
To be mine heritage, mine earthly dover.
love thee. love thee lfa'
fain would wear thy brightness in my >e
Oh, give TO me thine animatinc grace,
Inspire me- thrill me- love me in return,
1t is thy noblest gifts for which Iyearn.
love thee, love thee, life,
Bear not SO swiftly toward my journeys end .
For oh, dread TO part with thee. my friend !
Surround me with thy warm enhancing
breath,
And leave me not too soon alone with death
Inter Ocean.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

Iha, many OF our most polished and
gl,ded swel.s are agents employed to
puiarizc cestaln brands Of champagne
Is fact that scarcely needs iteration
even in lit e odd trades. They receive
handsome salaries, with q large margin
Tor expenses.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

rers by being unable to visit the great
baZaars of trade and do their shopping
themselves. However, if they are not
content to buy their goods by sample,
they can procure anything they need or
desire through the medium of purchas-
ing. agencies in New York, which will
guarantee to forward any article, from
an anchor to needle, or to match any
shade Of dress goods, and will obtain in
formation on any conceivable subject.
some agents mike daily, tri-weekly or
weekly trips to the city from outlying
districts and fill all orders consigned to
them.
That the corn cropis booming may be
inferred from the fact that New York
City supports two score chiropedic estab-
lishments, in many of which there are
several operators, usually of the gentler
sex, as are the majority Of patrons or pa
tients. Either lovely woman squeezes
her foot more tightly than man does his.
or else the angelic half of creation is less
able to endure the torture of corns. The
manicure establishments are less numer-
Gus than the chrope1:c, and for obvious
reasons. Nevertheless upward of fifty
tAicIt> llHu eH Hplol IHeHt III caring IOT
the hands and finger nails of male as we'll
as female fashionables. Some of them
make their visits on stated days like
physicians and exact large fees
Five firms manufacture and import ar
tlticial human eyes, while several others
provide the cheaper semblances of eyes
| that taxidcrmists insert in the faces Of
| birds or beasts The taxidermist's call
ing is no longer a novelty, but he is
daily required to exc ute startling orders
for the stuifing Or burial Of household
pets.
No less than nine establishments pro-
duce artificial limbs. The havoc of our
civil war gave a tremendous impetus to
| inventyeness in that direction, and our
artificial limbs are unequaled in the
world. A considerable export trade has
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

mouth OF their purses and, like one of
those patent weighing, con,riyances, the
machinery is set in motion & They will
grind you out a fervid love poem, an
acrostic, a sentiment for an album or an
obituary dirge with neatness and de-
spa'ch. Some of them advertise exten-
sively and ply a lucrative Business.
LADIES living in small towns and vii
lagos miss much of the pleasure that
makes life worth living to their city sis
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
4 severe Test

IF should tell you, dear, 7" he said,
"that my love for YOU had grown cod !;
that | had ceased 10 care for you. and
that the happy time when shall claim
You as NY owne-t own will never, never
be. would i, really be trial TO YOU,
darlingz
"'les. George. shyly admlttei the girl,
''it would be q breach OF promise trial. y
-Aen Y1rk SIN.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
Categorical.

Teacher-.' John, what are your boots
made of J"
Roy-'' OF leather"
= " here doe, the leather come FROM
= Frsrn the hide - he OK
What animal. therefore, supple, you
with boots and gives you m Il = eatz =
my father = H.4stHgFoa Cr.te
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
A Turkish Woman.

Hon. S s. Cox, Minister to Turkey,
says in his latest work on that country
that the Turkish ladies are decidedly
conversational among themselves. Their
wells constantly grow thinner, and they
gaze with interest upon Paris fashions.
The Turkish dress Of thirty years ago is
almost obsolete The women of the
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

Speaking Of the queer trades OF New
York Of course the ragp!ckcr is one Of
the first images 10 sprlng before the
mental vision The business is now
almost wholly in the hands Of Italians,
who ''district" this and neighboring
cit.es in fashion TO suit Themselves.
1t is no uncommon thing TO see woman
Of THAT nationality swinging onward
With free, elastic step, while on her coil
OF glistening black hair Is poised a sack
Of old paper and other rubbish as large
as two feather beds. attcilg many Of
them Lave come - own or hire hand
carts, and the voi, nf the erst while RANT
iunkman is les, oud in the land. Oh
viouslv there cannot he a very large
profit for most Of these who scoop up
iragmcn of paper or textile fa3rics
from cutters and ash barrels still some
of them have grown wealthy IN it, and
strange tales are to.d among them of
lucky ones who have stumbled on honan-
Zas, by finding rings or bank notes or
purses in the course Of their perambu-
ations The ragpickcr who knows hi~
business invariably keep 4 sharp eye on
the verge Of the curbs;one during his
early morning rounds
At almost any Of the hotels vcu can
hire the services Of a gent cman whc
knows the town like Il book. and who
will undertake, for aslccitIeI considera
tion, to show YOU the sights-a phrase
>which is generally interpreted to mean
the neither S de Of Gotham. The SUDDEN
Of sociology IS expected t, foot all th'
bills how moderate or eXtrayagant they
Will be depends on his awn wish anc
taste and he will be assured of q saf'
return 10 II 5 hot under the .rilo'age o
his cool anl virilant cictrone
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

harem are less indolent than formerly
Like Gautier, Minister Cox caught
glimpses of Turkish women unveiled,
1T has often been my fortune. or ms
fortune, to come unexpectedly upon
some of these beauties Of the harem whes
aloof from their eunuch or other guardian
Those on our isles are fond Of labyrin-
thine rock rambles. / often came upon
them in covies of half dozen in the
sweet hooks and shades Of the woods.
it always struck me as strange that they
hould have so much care for their faces
when they did not seem to be otherwise
Iastidious >
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
W ouidnt do 1t.

No; don't ask Eobiasoa TO say a
good wori for me- He wouldn't DO il. =
Doesn't lie ike you:"
: No h has owed me ten dollars bor-
rowed Enooey for more than six III hs. =
--Epech.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28

NEWLY ARRIVED ESGLIsHMaS ITO
newsboyl. - How mlrvelously cheap
newspapers are i'll New York to be sure
1 We have to pay more than double the
Apri, in LONDON
NEWsRoY est nding his hand: y on
Can pay doub e the price now. sir, if it
will make you feel any more at home,
sir - Tc1as cifiin1..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-01-28
Musical Notes.

TIN HoRS. 'Hello, Drum, l hear
you've been beatenl'
DRUM-"Oh, you be blowed = Lfe
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-18

and carries the mails between those
points. The Lain is of $500 tons bur-
den and 10000 horsepower; she is Ago
feet long, 40 feet broad, and 36 feet 6
inches deep. To protect the vessel from
the heavy Atlantic seas, strongly con-
structed turtle backs are placed at both
ends of the ship. She has accommoda-
tions for 224 first-class, 106 second-class,
and about 700 third-class passengers, be-
sides ample accommodations for officers
and crew-numbering 170 in all.
The panels of the ship are made of
exquisitely carved wood, and the ceiling
and sides are embellished with fine oil
paintings. The electric lamps illuminat-
ing the saloon are imbedded in the cell
ing, shedding q brilliant but soft light
through convex ground glass. The Sec
ond-class dining saloon is on the main
deck aft, and is lighted by an open well
from the ladies' room on the upper deck,
with large skylight above An ele-
gantly fitted mp ladies' boudoir is placed
above the main saloon, and over these
apartments is Il promenade deck, about
two hundred feet in length for the ex-
elusive us, OF first-class passengers. The
Lahn makes the TRIP in l72 hours.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-18
VALUABLE STATE PAPERS
ON EXHIBITION I'M THE GOVERNMENT
DISPLAY.

Royal Autographs Of all tho sovercigns
Of Foreign Countries Now Reigning.
Tho First Diplomstio Communication
Of the Unitcd States, Written by Hem
jamin Franklin.
The display Of the State Department
Of the United States Government at the
Centennial Exposition is truly wonder
flil. The walls OF the department arc
adorned with numerous relics and curl
osities, while the cases are filled with
rare documents of historical interest.
Among the latter class is the first diplo-
matte communication of tho United
States, which was written to the Gov
ernor of France by Benjamin Franklin,
and dated "Paris, December 23, l776,n
and signed by d. Franklin, Silas Deane
and Arthur Lee In the first show case
on the west wall can be seen the original
treaty of Great Britain, by which the
United States secured its independence
The signature Of George III is shown,
and the treaty was done at Paris, Noyem-
Der 80. 1893 In the same saow case IL
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-18


lection or large photographs and crayon
drawings, illustrating the methods en-
ployed, the boats and apparatus used, and
the manner and condition of life of those
engaged in this business. Among other
interesting objects are four large maps
illustrating the distribution of the prin-
cipal food fishes, and fish used for bait in
the Atlantic from Cape Hatteras to Lab
rador, Il statistical map showing the
yield of the fisheries of the country, and
a map showing the work done in shad
propagation on the Atlantic coast, and
the increase in the shad catch from 1880
to 1888.
The portion of the Government exhibit
devoted to the department of graphic art
is especially interesting. Itconsists, first,
of series of selected specimens show
ing each method of engraving ever prac-
ticed, one group illustrating wood en-
craving, another etching, another cop
per plate, another mezzotint, and so on.
There is also collection illustrating the
history and present condition Of the art
OF engravings and etching in America,
and by American artists; also the history
of engraving by mechanical processes,
beginning with photography and extend
ing through all the modern processes of
photo-engraving, autotype, and so on.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-18
For Sale at IL Bargain.

Eighty acres of woodland in
central Illinois, in Fayette Co.,
near st. Elmo, well adapted for
Farming and Fruit raising.
Also two houses and lots adjoin-
ing, 5 or 6 blocks only from the
State House in Springfield, Ill.
Four rooms in each house. Build
ings in good repair, good assort-
ment of vines and fruit trees in
each lot. All the above will be
sold at bargain. Title perfect.
For further particulars call at or
address this Office, Logan, O.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-18
CINCINNATI cENrENNIAL NOTES.

The Florida exhibit has apaid lecturer.
The Bureau of Information is turning
over hundreds of letters daily in refer
ence to rates.
The Ordnance Museum contains some
very curious torpedoes, captured during
the war from the Confedecates.
The match between Prof. Bacharach
and Ajeeb at chess, best two games out
of three, for $100 a side, was won by
Ajeeb.
United States notes running all the
way from 81 to 81, 900, and great many
bonds, some as high as $50, 900, are shown
in the Treasury exhibit.
A portable observatory, used by the hy-
geographic Office, Bureau Of Navigation,
is exhibited in the Government display.
1t was used in making observations at
fifty-one places in Europe, Asia, Africa,
North and South America