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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16

FIX AIooO9 NOV LEAD /
FoI< EXHIBITION.
Our Mk. JAMES WEBB, JM, has jos, returned from Now York with
, the Largest Largest s snd pe Of t:o%Gs IT. S sses1 :; of s so4d' c es, shown j" Orange and
MISS ADD1E SMITH h.. been on tn. Northern market. for some
weeks buying Our
%
STOCK OF r1~ILLINERx. !
which is or complete than ever. Everything new in Shapes, both in
FELT and STRAWS,
FLOWERS FEATHERS,
PLUMES, &c, DC
This Room is u in frstolas. style by two BALTIMORE MILL1N.
ERs from the largest Millinery establishment, in the United States.
MISS SMITH has also selected the
FANCY GOODS, DRESS TRIMMINGS. sc.
We are prepared to show the handsomes,
STOCK OF DRESS GOODS FOR FALL AND WINTER
that will be shown in any market in this section II the State.
Particular attention hiss been paid to selecting the Stock Of
LADIES WRAPS, JACKETS, cLoAKs, MoDJEsKAs, &c,
AT FROM $500 to $500.
AS complete q line of BLACK GOODS, mourning and otherwise, a.
can be found 10 the large towns of the State.
We have made important changes in tho Main Store Room-addmg a
: GENTS FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.
where you can find everything new in
GENTS UNDERWEAR, NECKwEAE,
HOSIERY, GLOVES, COLLARS, CUFFS,
SUSPENDkRS, SHIRTS, &c, &c
This is something tht Hinsboro has long needed.
THE Stock OF CLOTHING
ii. twice as large and more complete than any House ha. ' carried 10
Orange County.
There is no. a larger or better assorted STOCK OF SHOES in any re
We are determined that Hinsboro shall stand, where she has Away.
stood, one of the best shopping towns in the South, if q perfect stock o
goods and low prices will o0phah it.
], is useless to tell the Farmers What We have tor them. It has been
conceded for years that " e carry the mos, coople.e line Of
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, g
WAGONS, BUGGIES, CARTS,
GRAIN DRILLS, GUAEo, &c, dc.
Yours truly,
JAMES WEBB. BIz. * BRO,
RI HILLsBORo, n. C.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16

All stores In I1illsh orc
will be clOHed Thanks.
giving Day, Thursday,
Nov. e6th. Bear that la
mind.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16

~Hce.
DIR. S%pnrgeon, Dentist, Will rot
be in. bis Office in ilitI.boro next
week.
-See notice Of Wilson Brown,
Adm,n,,,rator of Mary I. Holmes,
deceased
Mr.. Samuel T. Smith has bought
the John Cheek resdcDce. The
price paid was 81 200.
Mr. j. S. Turner, Of Durham,
has been appointed a government
slorekeeper and ganger.
See po,ic. of Stephen I. For
rect, Administrator upon The estate
of the late Mary McCau'ey
Mr.. w. 4. Byrd has qualified
as Executor OF the last will aud test
ameut OF VIM Wa~i, deceased. See
notice.
Mr.. ID. w. II. Richmond died
al his home in Person County. ON
Tuesday the 18th instant. He was
buried "Wednesday.
A school census just taken
shows that the city ct Durham ha,
within The corporation 92s white
children aud .9S colorcd children oil
school age.
We call attention TO the adver
tiscment of Messrs. e. S. Cooley 4
Son, manufacturers and dealers il
furniture Call on them NlleneveI
YOU val, anything in their line.
The Durham Globe aus, ended
publication tas, Monday. The cat
assigned was - lack Of substanti,
patronage on the Fart Of he bu.i
ness men of the %rlace.' We d,dn'
see how'a place like Durham coul,
furnish patronage sufficient t" rnI
shc Giobe, still We hoped i, would
tor it was 4 first Glass daily news
: Iaprr.
-Mr-srs. + ID. and 4. VI. Check
Executors ct the late John Cheek
arc offering To sell Bn.1ics an,
pir,on- a, reduced trc,s. The,
,ff,r $500 B'g.icS for So 90
SGJ 90 Open Hnycics FIR 5000
phrtnn ,tsl cosl $500 90 t"l $50 90
All first class work. Cali and sc.
the Bug.irs and I'h.r,on a, Cheek,
Shor.
For -cve'al months Rev. ! l.
: turrie has been IN charge ct TIA,
Presbyterian church at Burlington
some Tune ago We gave notice tia
he would emo, his family trou
here To that place This fall. w.
part with them reluctantly and CON
mend them TO The good people o
Burlington as being in every va.
worthy Of \ home among them
They left for their new home TIN
week.
On Sunday, Nov. 3, while O
the public road in Cedar Grov
township, Robert Foster. coloreC
shot another colored man name,
Tom Day with a pistol. Day die
the following Thursday. Last Nor
day the case was investigated be:or
:. J. Hall, Esq, who committe
Foster 10 Jail without bail. Foste
claims that the pistol was acciien'
ally discharged. We did no, lear
the particulars OF The shooting.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16
ONLY a DOLLAR.
At last the record is broken
AT THE

Out Of the old stocking get a dol
lar aud hasten to 1.-The Corner"
$50 New Dress Patterns, IL yards
each,-Mo ttled, Speckled, Plaid,
Checked, Striped-40 different styles
OF patterns. Yon buy 12 yards with
needles, pins, thread, cut waist, lin
ing, tor "a dollar Dispose OF the
old Calico, Bingham and Plaid
Homespun Dresses. quick You
~ill want one each Of the New
Dress patterns "a. the Corner
a bushel of corn buys "a, the
Corner" about as much as a barrel
did q few years ago. Now amt 1t
funny?
This space means something.
II. n. BROWN, JR. & BRO.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16
A DMfNISTRATOR'S NOTICE..

Having qualified as Administrator of
America Lloyd. decreased. la,e Of Or
ange County. \. e.. this j. tn notify all
persons having CLAIMS against the es-
tate OF said deceased 10 exhibit them TO
the undersigned on or before the 10Th
day Of Oct 1890. or this notice will De
plead 10 bar OF their recovery. All
persons indebted 10 said estate VIII
please make immediate payment.
This 18th dag Of Oct. 1899.
CALVIN LLOYD.
Administrator
By T.. u. Turner, Attorney.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16

BROWNS mon M7ERS
Cures Indigestion, BiliousueAs. dyspepsia, Mala.
ria. Nervousness. anda,eneral Debility. Fhysi-
clans recommend il. All dealers sell it. Genuine
has trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16

POMONA, n. {.

Two anl "re-half miles west Of
Greensboro. The main line at the X. s.
ID. X. 4. lsi>sc> through the grounds
and within lUt ieet Of the Office. Salem
trains make regular stops twice daily
each way. and makes connections with
all trains AT Greensboro.
My Stock consists Of all the leading
fruits cultivated TO suit the Southern
and border States. new aud rare vari-
cites OF recent introduction ausi all the
old standard sorts Also, Shade Trees.
E~vergreens. Ro. Is. Sc.
Send for descriptive Catalogue No. I
Of Fruit Trees. Vines. &c. and No. !!
Green House Catalogue OF young pot
grown Roses. Chrysanthemums. Csrna-
lions and u general variety Of bedding
and towering Plants, ready tor plaut-
ing out in April.and May.
Catalogue tree.
Correspondence solicited.
Address,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16
CALVIN LLOYD.
GALE OF LAND AND PERSON.

By {. u. Turner, Attorney.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-11-16

DIR. Spnrgeon. Dentist, ~ili rot
be in. bis Office in lIiIlaboro next
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
PEPPERMINT DROPS.

The virgin forest has never been axed.
A swallow may not make summer but a
frog makes spring.
The grave may not be the glass of fashion,
but ii is the mould of form.
Bill Tells boy is remembered in history
because he had an arrow escape.
Would il be the proper thing TO speak of a
literary contest as a "skull race"
However hard IL may be TO live on a small
salary II is good deal harder TO die on one,
The ofiice-seeker has been weighed in the
balance and found wanting-anything he
can get.
The society man, like the turtle, is no
sooner 'out of the swim" than he is I'm the
soup"
When an Indian dies his relatives pay his
debts And yet some people think Indians
can be civilized.
The influence OF American politics IN
Samoa is seen in the action OF King Iainas-
ese he declines To resign
The first impulse of boy with a new
watch Is TO insure himself that none OF its
l75 parts are missing.
Jay Gould doesn't look like workingman,
but all the money he possesses he got by
hard work. Labor omnia vinct.
''Hhere is great deal of money in frog
raising,n says contemporary. There ought
tote. Every Cne has a eICe back.
A Chinese theatrical troupe IS about TO
make the tour of the United States
Chinese actors never keep the stage wait
ing. They always look well in their
queues
Lost-A Boom.-The finder will be suit
ably rewarded by returning IL 10 the mayor
OF Guthrie, Oklahoma territory. inforna-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
MEN OF EXALTED STA TION
The Daring Linemen of the Various
Local Electrical Companies.
ASCENDING AND DESCENDING.
The Strange and Interesting Giimpses
of Life in Offices and Hotels
Obtained BY the Genius
OF the Pole, Etc.
Life on the Pole.

I'VE fellows have our ups and downs
in the world like other people," said
the lineman to a reporter, but when
we come down we would rather make
our descent in the deliberate manner
in which we go up a telephone pole, IN
stead of dropping with dull and sick
cning thud' to the ground below, ruin =
ing pair of pants, to say nothing of q
few broken bones,' and with merry
twinkle in his eye, the lineman took a
fresh chew from his plug of tobacco,
preparatory to tightening the spur on
his leg whereby he makes his ascent of
the sleek cedar pole. This spur is of
cast steel and about a foot and half
long. 1t reaches nearly from the knee
to the sole, passes under the instep and
terminates on the inner side of the foot
in point extending downward.
One of these spurs is worn by line
man on each foot whenever he ascends II
pole and he climbs heavenward by driv-
ing the point into the soft cedar.
why do you wear these contrivances
when you go up the poles, while so many
of them have iron rods by which you
can make your ascent" was asked.
"Those rods" said he, ''are not for
our accommodation but for the pro-
lection of the poles. The company
thinks more of those cedar polls than
it does of the men who have to climb
them. If we always had to go up by
using our spurs, we would soon kick the
poles so full of holes that they would
look worse than worm-eaten fence
post. But. at the top OF each of these
poles, we find more or less use for our
spurs. The poles in the suburbs Of the
city are not provided with these steps
and believe 1 would just as soon climb
them with spurs as go up on the iron
rods except in the sleety weather of
winter. Our work is then very danger
Gus owing TO the fact that it is difficult
to penetrate through the coat of ice.
Our hands are numbed with the cold
and in every way we work at a disad-
vantage.
at is a very strange thing that in
business as dangerous as ours is
considered to be, SO few men
are killed or injured. | attriout
this TO the fact that when man is in
peril he takes greater precaution than
when he is not. The business is rather
trying on young fellow who is learn
ing the trade. The majority will climb
up about ten feet and then look down.
That generally settles it and down they
come. When / was youngster had
passion for climbing high trees, and my
parents were in a continual stew over
il, fearing that would some day have
a fall and be brought home shapeless
corpse. | was very young when com
menced TO learn the lineman's trade
and have never experienced the fright
that seizes most fellows when they go
m "A mole for the first time.
I'VE fellows have queer experiences
and see queer sights, much more than
most people. | wish you could climb
a pole some times with me and see some
of the sights that meet our gaze IN ho-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
HONEY FOR THE LADIES.

Black is again leading color for dresses,
hats, bonnets and wraps.
The new gown stuff veoutne has silk
back, and stripes of short pile velvet over the
right side
N ever before in all the history of trade
have the milliners made such an Arcadian
display as at the present.
Pale apple-gree and softest primrose vel
low is favorite combination in charming
dresses for the coming season.
The gloves tins season both in dressed and
undressed kid show more delicate and lovely
tints than have ever yet been displayed.
Ladies' shirts of striped linen or pale silk,
for wear with directoire coats, appear in the
shops in almost distressing profusion.
Frocks of fine white wool braided all over
with white silk look simple enough for a
shepherdess and are costly enough for a
princess.
The graceful little Moorish jackets with
Fedora fronts of China silk, are once again
popular, and are marked feature OF many
chic summer gowns.
One of the newest stuffs for panels, bands
and so on is fine cord-checked white silk
worked all over in outline stitch with the
quaint frpures of Queen Anne embroidery
For summer evening dress considerable
use is beng made of a new and beautiful
textile called Neopolitan gauze, this In will
low green, primrose, cameo salmon, butter
cup, strawberry aud old rose.
Vests of white tulle, outlined by braces Of
handsome ribbon and finished at the neck
with frills of dainty lace, are among the most
useful of the confections yet devised for
turning plain waist intoa dressy one
Fancy vests and waisteoats are IN as high
vogue as ever and appear, in every sort of
guise on gowns of every sort. These addi-
tions are useful as we'll as ornamental, and
invariably add to the appearance OF the toi-
let.
The very lovely old.r0se shades are
brought out very attractiyely In some of the
handsome cotton fabrics--lawns, muslins,
sateens, etc--and the patterns we formerly
saw in woolen trxties only are here re-
peated so that one is puzzlei frequently, at
short distance, to know what is the exact
nature of the material
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19

| tells and private offices. If some wives
| of prominent men in this city could
| only see what have seen, they would
| never allow their husbands to have a
pretty girl for n private secretary.
These type-writing girls are at the bot
tom of a great many domestic rows, and
! do not wonder.
occasionally an upper room in pri-
| vate house contains an interesting tab
scenes are witnessed in hotels.
II believe we linemen get
to see about as much moral rottenness
as you reporters. Do not think that we
| make point OF peering into every
window tnat we can, as we do not. But
when sight is forced on us we can not
help but look at it,
"What wages do you get?" asked the
reporter endeavoring to change the line
of thought.
1.-THE wages range from 50. 10 to 50. 25
per day. We have a union. which is
known by the name of the Gate City
lodge No. 2, United Order of Linemen,
and we have about eighty-five names on
the rolls, but we are not yet strong
enough to make an effort to get an ad
vance in wages. 1t takes longer to
learn our trade than it does the brick
layers and yet the fellows that lay brick
are much better paid than we are.
There are about eighteen line-men in
the employ of the telephone company,
the same number in the Western
Union, while the fire alarm, Thomson
Houston Electric Light company, the
illuminating company, the postal tele-
graph and motor companies, each hire
from two to three men.
1.-The oldest lineman in the city is old
George Gardner, who has been with the
Western Union company eighteen and
twenty years. He lives at Twenty-third
and Leavenworth, and is worth about
$75, 900. AS we'll fixed as he is, he still
insists on holding his job, but he doesn't
climb up pole as quick she used to in
days gone by.
"Oh, yes, I'm satisfied with my job.
| don't look out for promotion. The fact
is. there isn't much hope Of promotion,
but I'd rather follow the business than
would to own the stock of the company
/ work ior, and then I'd be mil
lionaire."
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
RELIGIOUS.

There are now 23S Christian Endeavor
societies in the state of Michigan.
Charles Spurgeon, called by many the first
of living preachers, was given Sl25,O00 by
his congregation, and he at once gave it all
away to the poor of London.
The London Missionary society at Mada-
gascar, with 30 missionaries, reports S2S nas
tive ordained ministers and 4,3S5 preachers,
with 81 900 church members and 2S0,00 ad,
herents.
There are % missionary societies in tho
United States managed by women. These
societies supported 15l missionaries last year,
and raised 81, ,03S, ,233 Since their organiza-
tion they have contributed so, 1886, 1874.
During the past year the British and for
eign bible society has issued 4, ,206, 600 copies
of the bible, testament and portions of the
Scriptures, larger number than ever be-
fore. The total income OF the society for,
the past year was 81, ,266, 800.
The Young Mems Christian associations
has grown to vast proportions. There ara
!, ,24S associations in America, ,395 in Cert
many, and even in Japan there are 200. IT.
is an interesting fact that there IS an organi-I
cation in Nazareth, where Christ lived, ana
at Jerusalem, where he was crucified.
Some statistcans assert that the net gain
of new churches IN the United States duringi
1888 was G, ,434, the increase in the number Of
ministers 4,5J5, while the increase in church
members was IA, SOL. The average gain for
each day of the year was II churches, IL
ministers, and q l20 members.
The Westminster Presbyterian church,
Minneapolis, Mimi, makes tine showing
for the year just closing. It's benevolent
gifts reach S5S 0O0 and its current receipts
$4,000. Two hundred and eighteen members
have been received, 1l6 on confession of faith
ana 1O2 by letter. The salary OF DR.. Burrell,
the pastor has been advanced to SO, 600.
Al the recent Mormon conference George
q. Cannon read the statistics of the church.
There are IL apostles, 20 patriarchs, 3. no
high priests, II sos elders, 1909 priests, 2,292
teachers, 11,6l0 deacons Is, S99 families,
ll5,9l5 officers and members, and 40,302
children under eight years OF age a total
Mormon population of 153,9ll. The number
of marriages for six months epding April o,
1889, was $780, births, 3,75i members.
3SS; communications, ll3 Many young
men are leaving the territory to take up land
elsewhere The saints, Cannon said, had
been called together TO build up Zion, and
this scattering must be stopped.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19

writ"r and manager. Mr.. Frost is well
known as a literary man whose readi-
ness in writing and strength were ad-
mitted.
But two years afterwards Mr.. d. G.
Brooks took charge of the paper as sole
editor. | forget about the ownership,
but believe Major Balcombe still may
have held large interest. That Mr..
Brooks is among us yet ] am glad to
know. | think he was one of the stead
lest and best editors the Republican
ever had. He was industrious, wrote
with ease and clearness and always had
opinions which he we'll knew how to eX-
press. His courtesy and his good tenn
per, and all that, it is not too late for
me to ac knowledge as editor of the Her.
aid in those days.
| must close the history at this sitting
very briefly, and | know that what |
have said is altogether inadequate, but
as you see, am under pressure of
hurry, having little time to think these
matters up, and am doing the best |
can with them.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
OMAHA'S OLD TIME EDITORS.
DR.. George L. Miller's "reminiscences
of the City's EARLY Days.
HE HAD A HATEFUL OF EDITORIALS
Peculiarities of One of the Old
Timers-Evolution of Daily
UPS and Downs OF Political
Parties and Leaders.

In our last discussion Of the news
papers and newspaper men of early
times in Omaha, something was said
about the real founder of the Republi-
can and the real founder Of the republi-
can party in the territory of Nebraska,
Colonel e. ID. Webster. Mr.. E. B. Tay-
lor was really the successor of Colonel
Webster in the ownership and control
OF the Republican. From that day for
ward it had checkered and change
able career. 1t probably has had more
editors and owners and managers with
in a given period than any other paper
ever brought west of the Missouri river,
partly the result of personal interests,
and partly the result of faction in the
party, which began with the advent in
contro! Of the Lincoln presidency.
Prior to that time, under the Pierce
and Buchanan reign, the politics OF this
country were in the hands of the demo-
Gratis. After that time for twenty-four
years, as my recollection is, it was not
SO much in the hands of the democrats.
propose to talk less about dates and
incidents in the life of the Republican
than do about the men who became
its editors and, in that day, the direc-
tors, to large extent, of the politics,
local and territorial, of the party. 1t
may be said of Mr.. h. b. Taylor, the
editor succeeding Colonel Webster, that
he was very strong, even and infuen-
tial editor. He wrote with great clear
ness, and every statement he made was
perspicuous and to the point. One of
his peculiarities was that, as a printer,
he could stand up at a case and set up
an editorial out OF his head without the
scratch OF pen. One of his hobbies
was to carry around in his hat notes of
something he wanted 10 say, and very
often when he would take off his hat
his friends would think he was making
a bow, though he was really picking
out OF the top of his hat perhaps
a sentence or two of something
he was going to say that evening,
when it was for the evening edition, or
in the morning, II it was for the morn
ing edition. He was an amiable. soci-
friends, aud sufficiently interesting TO
when in controversy. l had some ex-
perience Of that myself.
During the connection of Mr.. Taylor
with the Republican | became the
founder and proprietor of the Omaha
Herald, and was its sole editor for many
years. The conflicts OF those days even
over anlmportant matters here led to
considerable noIimony and bitterness
between Mr.. Taylor and myself, but l
am happy 10 say that long years before
he passed away my relations with him
we're singulurly pleasant, and i felt
very near to him IN his last days.
Mr.. Taylor was an editor who wrote
hast about three times week. Ny
Judgment of his capacity, formed at the
time he was in his greatest activity,
whether correct or not, is that as an
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
Give the Cold Facts.

KENEsAw, Neb., May Ito the Editor OF
The BEE: | notice Mr.. j. Burrows, Of the
alliance, has again stirred up the animals
in his defense of the alliance memorial.
Now, | have carefully read all that has been
SAID IN reference 10 Mr.. Burrows recent
article in the Daily Call by those men who
pretend TO speak from q knowledge of the
subject in hand, and not one of them, so far,
has offered single fact or figure in rebuttal
10 Mr.. Burrows figures on the amount of
Nebraska farm mortgages. In lieu OF this,
they roundly abuse Mr.. Burrows, and laud
the happy prosperous, contented condition
OF the Nebraska farmer TO the skies. Now,
II they really want TO say something
back TO Mr. Burrows, why do they not
say something practical, something that will
carry some weight with IL to the thousands
OF intelligent readers throughout the coun-
try. If they can not disprove Mr.. Burrows
figures, why do they not try and retain what
little credit they may nave by keeping still.
The people OF Nebraska can draw their own
inferences Il facts are presented TO them,
but 10 apply such balderdash as "he lIes,'i
"crank," etc, for argument will only recoil
on those who make use of IL, and tend to
strengthen Mr.. Burrows figures Give us
the cold, cold facts gentlemen, as the public
are watching the discussion intenty.
III. G.. ARMITAGE.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19

tion concerning its whereabouts will bS
gratefully received. 3-l2t
1t is suggested that chess and checker
ought to receive wonderful boom this
season. All good many young men need
to do Is to carry the men in thei
pockets; they can use their trousers for
board