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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01
The Banana.

The true eating banana, or "madura'
is said to be unknown in northern coun.
tries. the varieties We import being SIM
ply those which are used in the Land of
their growth for cooking purposes. It is
said that many varieties Of the madura
are recognized, each Of which is distinct
in favor. The smaller are the more de.
%licious, and the smallest of ali, the so.
called Gladly finger banana" with a skin
scarcely thicker than paper, is the mos.
highly priced. Green cooking banana:
are peeled and roasted in the ashes, and
eaten with butter: partially npe ones are
boiled for q few minutes WITH the skin
on, and eaten with syrup or honey, ano
ripe ones are sliced lengthwise, and fried
In olive oil or butter.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01
JEWELS n LACES.
oh. girl with the jewelled fingers,
Oh, maid with tie llces rare

strength TO tho whole system. Fer over.
worked, WORKOUT rundown debili-
tated teachers. millirers, .ireSsraksIs.
seamstresses, shop girls" hor@keepers,
nursing mothers, and feeble women gen
orally, DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescriptions
is the greatest earthly boon. being ura
qualed as an appetlzlns cordial and "a
StOrative tonic.
AS a soothing and strenethoninc ncrvlne,
:" Favorite Prescription i urea1elei and
IS invaluable in allaying and su6dulng merry
Gus excitablllty, exhaustion. nso tratlen,
hysterla, and ether distress;rg, nervous
symptoms, commonly attendant IRON funo
tional and organic disease. Y induces to-
freshing sleep and relieves mental 1aAietY
and desponiency.
An illustrated Book Of Ito }nre=. treating
of woman and Ier Disease. ana their
Self-cure,a sent sealed. II pain cnvelare.
on receipt of fen cents, II stamps
Address. WoPLn's DieTESSAFv iEnIrAf
ASSOCIATIONS, No. 6C3 Maia Stree, Buffalo,
| n. Y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01

What are your jewels and what are your
laces worth to you if, from undergoing the
trying ordeals which fashionable society i'm
poses on its devotees, and which are enough
to test the physical strength and endurance
Of the most robust. you break down, lose
your health and become a physical wreck,
as thousands do from such causesa
Under such circumstances you would
willingly give all your jewels n all your
laces to regain lost health. This you can do
if you viii but resort to the use of that
great restorative known as DR.. Pierces Fa-
vorite Prescription. Thousands of grateful
women bless the day it was made known 10
them.
For all those arrangements. irregularities
and weaknesses peculiar to women, it is the
only remedy, sold by druggists, under a
positive guarantee from the manufact-
urers, that it will give satisfaction in every
case. or money will be refunded. This guar
antee has been printed on the b~ottle-wrapper
and faithfully carried out for many years.
As an invigorating tonic, it imparts
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01

A Russian sigh-Siberia.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01
HOw's ThfSf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
anse case Of Ca arrh that cannot be cured by
aSiny Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. ]. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, Q.
We, the undersigned. have known F. ].
Chen-v for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions. and financially able to carry out any
Obligations made by their firm.
West & Trux, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo,
Ohio. Waldrng, Kinn4n & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toiedo, Ohio.
E. H. Van H sen, Cashier Toledo Nation
al Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood ana mucous
surfaces Of TIE system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01

Hark to the sound Of humantt3's wailsl
Millions of people WITH aches and with ais.
Headaches and humors. a Iaerciless flood.
Weakness Of lungs and disorders OF blood.
Yet tn ares a helper that certainly saves,
Thousands Of peoplefr from premature graves
The rem. dy is DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t cures coughs, relieves asthma
checks bronchitis, purihes TIE blood, heals
sores, eruptions and u%osightly pimples and
is without a rival for al the Ills that spring
from a disordered liver. All druggists.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01

A clapboard was exhibited in Knox
vile. Tenn, which was made by William
McNish, of Jefferson County, aged one
hundred years. He cut the tree and
sawed and split the boards with his own
hands. He is a native Of North Caro-.
lima, but has lived in Tennessee a reas On.
able lifetime. He is as vigorous asa man
Of feIty.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01

Don't hawk, and bow. and spit, but use
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. OF druggists
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01

No stranger should leave the city without
a box of ''Tansill's Punch sc. Cigars.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01
DR.. Pierces Pellets regulate and cleanse the liver,
stomach and bowels. One a dose. Sold by druggists.

q OMk STUDY. n.-x.-.u-. .eo.+- - :. nN
n Penmanship, A,1thrae:a. she7yaand sse-
thcyouxhly Il ghf By MAIL. Circular "a sTso. III W
ANTE C0LLKGK, %5g aAn 81. Euaaka
Few YoHk.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01
Watch for'Murray" Buggy adv. next week

Experts at picking locks-wig makers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-03-01

A man likes to have good neighbors when
he must love his neighbor as himself.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19

A high order Of stories, poems, articles
and pictures I'LL the Christmas WIDE
AWAKE from cover to cover, while brilliant
new type and the discardment Of columns
give the pages a very fresh and attractive
look, and we learn that the magazine is
permanently enlarged to one hundred
pages. Leading attractions include new
Peppers serial by Margaret Sidney, the
promised railroad serial, 'Csb and Ca
boose," by Kirk Munroe, "Drawing the
Child Figure" :" the first Of twelve pictorial
drawing lesson papers with monthly
priZesD by MISS Caroline Rimmer, daugh
ter OF DR.. KimEicr, the art-snatomist and
sculptor, and 'Marjetta's Good Times,n ar
Italian serial by well known Italian
woman in Boston. The short stories, papers
and poems land there is full treasury OF
them, making a Christmas stocking book
in factt are by Sallie Pratt Mclean Greene
Emma Sherwood Chester. Graham r Tom
son, Ethelwyn Wetherald, Charlotte NJ
Vail. Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Rev. George
Whyte, Miss Hawley, John C. Carpenter
Margaret Eytinge, Miss Poulssou, Mrs
Clahin and Prof Otis T. Mason. A special
feature Is the fac -simile reproduction oi
Mrs. Hemans's original manuscript Of "The
Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers" which
vas brought to America by James T.
Fields
The price of WIDE AWAKE will remain a,
=. 10 a year, only 20 cents q number. D
Lothrop Company, Publishers, Boston.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
len yourself

Aetp y0nfSey
if you're a suffering woman, with
the medicine that's been prepared
especially to help you-Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. 1t will do it
where others fail. For all the dis
eases peculiar to the sex-dragging-
down pains, displacements, and other
weaknesses, it's positive remedy.
1t means a new life, and a longer
one, for every delicate woman. In
every case for which it's recon-
mended, it gives satisfaction. It's
guaranteed to do SO, or the money
is refunded.
1t improves digestion, invigoratcs
the system, enriches the blood, dis
pcls aches and pains, produces re-
freshing sleep, dispels melancholy
and nervousness, and builds up both
flesh and strength. 1t is legiti-
mate medScine-nct a beverage.
Contains no alcohol to inebriate {;
no syrup or sugar to sour or
ferment in the stomach and cause
distress. As peculiar in its mar
velous, remedial results as in its
composition. Therefore, don't be
put of with some worthless COM
pound easily, but dishonesty, rec
commended to be "just as good." !"
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
WHEN NY WEE BARNES A MAN.

sit T. the gathering shadows.
Wi my bairnie close claspet 80 my breast
He's capered o. dar Hike tne lambkina.
An now ms stna iaddie must rest
An 1 sit 9 the little. low rocker.
An hush i'm to sleep, an plan
O. a the great comfort he'll bring ma
When my wee bairnie'S !; ne
Well dwell i q snug, cozy cottage.
Wi the ivy vines ciarab'rsl' shost
An the sweetest an freshest 9 I,osf,s
At:eosnin' within an wi,aoI;,
An the birds VIII come rtifpin' an futtefia'
An chs,tefin gay as they en-,
To make their soft nests i the roseA
When my wee bairnie's q uan-
An a. the dear benny bairnies
From over the green, grassy lea
VIII love TO stop at our cottage,
An talk to my bairnie an ne.
Their bright, little Inrocen; faces
That 1 an my darlin' will scan.
Will cheer Us, an Wen be SO happ9s
when my wee bairnie's man!
Fair, little, slumb'rin' laddie,
You're a the wide country to ma
An kiss from your lip red as roses
Is sweeter than honey can be.
Sleep, sweet my dear, little bonny,
An grow Just as fast as you can,
For o. a the warld ill be joyous
When my wee bairnie's man!
--Persis E. Darrow. in Good Housekeeping.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19

put to tho prisoner, be advs q boldly
to the fire, and in tho peculiar accent Of
the mountain men in that region he
said:
'sHit's . fine ev'nin', Ksrnil"
''It might be wosse," rplied.
With inimitabie coolness, the old
man took bite frssn pl.g Of tobacco,
then, sitting down on his launches be-
sidc mo, he asked:
ssBe you tho head ono harp
81 am"
"IIcar from Kaintuck?'
YES"
"a gwine on tor help weuns' a.
Meestcr Burnside down Knoxville way?s
Yes"
ssWa'al, he needs all tso help - kin
git"
81 suppose 10"
"Thars right smart dcsnger 'twesn
har an Knoxville"
"That isn't news" I said.
81 reckon not. bot hits . heaY sight
wuss'n you'uns think fob. Wy, thar's
Chenowith's men, an Wheeler's men,
an Brcnt's Partisan hangers fist .
swammin' har bouts"
Feeling that it was my place to do the
questioning, checked him and asked:
Ibid you say Brent's Partisan
Rangers are near herc?'
"Ya-as, Kcrnil. been har nigh ontef
goin' two months" he said, promptly,
adding, after he had sent . stream Of
saliva into the fro: 'An' or-ni-as-iss
lot O hounds afn't mover sood."
"Is Captain Brens With tAsm?'
''No, he left"
ibid you ever SEQ him?"
'Bet your life did"
"When did you sec him last?"
Before answering this question tn
old man shut one eye, cooked the othss
contemplativcly up ct the sky, ami b.
gan stroking the er.y tuft Of hair ON hin
chin with both hands At length b
said: 81 remember hit was nigh ons@
'bou. the middle O. last month. He w.s
over near my place when he started e2
alone foh KaintLck. I've heard his
men say ez how hit was all coz o. WON
an, for sich sSz mech fool he. But
wish they'd all clarci out bout tho aaos
time"
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
WATCHING THE OTHERS.

Western Congressman Has . Queer
Experience ut n Dinner Party.
Obviously tho best thing to do when
one is in doubt about any thing at dim
hcr party is to watch the others. But
there are SO many strange fxings-
hew ones, at all events-to be found at
tho tables CT the rich in these days
that tho inexperienced may we'll be ex-
cased feeling puzzled occasionally. A
true story is told OF q Western Con-
sressman from an agricultural district.
who found himself guest, not long
ago. at a dinner given by Cabinet Of
fecr from his State.
He discovered miniature silver hay
fort, at the side of his plate. the like
nesses of which he saw the other peo-
pie use for their oysters. He did the
Same. and was SO far all right, helping
himself to salt with a very small gold
spade provided for the purpose. 1t re-
minded him Of the tools he had en-
ployed many time to dig potatoes
with, savo for the metal OF potatoes
themselves, mashed, he was presently
helped to u portion, and he found that
his fellow guests utilized an instru-
ment the like of which he was also
supplied with, to push tho vegetable
npoP their forks.
subsequently he learned that tho in
strument was called ''pusher," but At
tho tima IL seemed to him nothing
more nor less than q diminutive hoe,
In the exact shape Of which it was un-
deniably constructed.
But there was one utensil that made
him extremely nervous, inasmuch as
he could not imagine for what purpose
1t was intended, and he was carefully
guarding himself against a possible
1suI pas. For course after course he
watched his fellow guests to see when
they would bring the curious tool into
play. 1t was not, however, until the
asparagus came on that he saw an
eminent diplomat who sat opposite
pick up the silver hay rake from beside
his plato and employ 1t to convey the
vegetable to his mouth.
''Wcil!" CALCULATED tho Congressman
under his breath. so that's what the
thing is for! But why in blazes. il
we're goin' into farming for the dinner
table, don't We have a threshing ma,
chine to mako the beefsteak tender.
and a moving machine to clear of the
crumbs. s."-Wushington Star.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
A Little Too Rough.

On. dearly l loved Ethel.
An dear'y she loved me,
But our sweet dream OF JOY, alas!
Is never now to be.
What caused this sal disaster?
What made her love grow cold?
Why, l forgot, and kissed her
When my beard was six days old.
-BcstOn Courier.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
Their Fe0linGA,

Young Calloway-Miss Twilling, I love
you so do not know just how to express
myself. 1 feel-I feel-ah! l have it-just
as if + were going down in one Of those
| fast elevators.
Miss Twilling Throwing herself in his
arms And, darling, / feel as if you had
| just landed.-New York Sun.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
CHAPTER vi.


On the evening of the seventh day We
went into camp not far from Claiborne
creek and we'll below the Gap. Since
noon we had been hearing the hoarse
booming of guns coming from the South.
Longstreet was making his last fierce
assault on Fort Saunders, sixty miles
away, but the conformation of the val
leys carried the sound without break,
till even to trained ears the fighting
seemed less than an hours hot ride b.
low.
Our proximity to Longstreet's corps
and Wharton's ubiquitous rangers did
not increase our vigilance. that had
never been a5ated. The hope Of soon
rejoining my regiment cheered my men
who now began to speculate as to the
old friends they should find left to gree
them, for on the march we learned that
our boys had been badly cut up at Camp
bells station while trying to check
Longstreet's advance from before Chatt
tanOoga.
While did not permit my love fof
Carrie Brent to blind me to the interests
of the cause in which 1 was enlisted,
still she was never out of my mind, and
besides this, felt that it was my duty
as a man and soldier to save her broth
or if l could. We were now on the
ground where Frank claimed to have
been when John Harding was killed
near Perryviile, and determined to So
cure whatever evidence might be in bis
favor.
had just eaten supper and was en-
joying smoke with my only lieutenant,
Walter Arnold, when mounted troop.
er rode up to the fire, a cooked pistol in
his right hand and gaunt old man.
with lcathery checks and butternut
clothes, marching before him.
'Camc into our lines, SIR" said the
trooper, saluting with the hand that
held the pistol, "and says he wants 70
see the officer in command"
This man was fair type Of haudreds
of Union refugees had seen in the early
part of the war. He was as straight as
an Indian and there was much of the
aborigino in his complexion and i'm
passive bearing.
The soldier turned ADD rode away.
and before could frauo q question to
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19

In recent game Of foot ban played IN
Pennsylvania the Casualties were:
/. Leg broken.
2 Ribs broken
s Nose fattened.
L KNOCKED senselesa L
s Arm broken.
6. Thumb broken:
{. Terrible injury to spine.
And yetif man Il knocked senseless Dy
howl about brutality.-Detroit Free Press.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
STATE or Ono. CrrY OF To1xDo, :,

Lucas COUNTY,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he IS the
senior partner of the firm Of F. J. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State Aforesaid, and that said
firm viii pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Catarrh
that can not be cured by the use Of Halls
Catarrh Cure FRANK j. CHENEI.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of December, AID lSS6
lsEALl A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system Send for testl-
monials, free F. J. CHExEI & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19

btnes had lost the gloss OF nnish; our
troop guidon WAS tattered, faded rag,
and the scabbards. Of our ssbers were
dented and worn. The cheer, the song
and the wild halloo of exultant youth
were no longer heard in camp or on the
march. On the faces Of the youngest,
and the Oldest man in that troop was
not twenty-seven, there were set lines
that made them stern, lines
that had been burned deep in the fur
mace heat of battle. But though not so
fair to the eye, each ono OF these men
was worth ten of the volunteers of the
early war.
Our march to Cumberland Gap was
over the route taken by Bragg's army a
year before, when, after the fierce fight
at Perryville, they fell leisurely back.
laden with the rich spoils Of Central
Kentucky, while the tardy Union
legions made only q show Of pursuit.
Still, the track Of that unhurried retreat
was visible through every defile Of the
tempest-tossed Cumberland range.
The log cabins, clinging like odd birds
nests to the mountain lodges, were
abandoned or inhabited only by women
and children. The fences that had in
closed their patches of potatoes and
corn were gone, and the men who had
built them were in the field or sleeping
on it. Along the hard, rutty trail lay
scattered the debris of wars flood;
broken wagons, the skeletons of mules
and horses, and ash spots, marking the
site of old camps; here and there .
grave; and over all the naked crests and
rain-washed valleys the spirit Of silence
and desolation.
Now and then We caught sight Of .
horseman far off from the line Of march,
and the fact that he kept out Of reach
convinced US that he was one of the en-
emy's scouts, from whom We had moth
ing to fear. Now and then puff OF
smoke could be seen squirting out from
some cliff, far overhead, and the crack
of bushwhacker's rifle would follow. II
no harm was done, we passed on un-
needing; if a man was shot, we encircled
the mountain, and never returned with
a prisoner. And so for six days we
pushed our way through to Cumberland
Gap.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
ACLOSE CALL.
ASTORY OF LOVEANDWAR.
BY ALFRED r. CALHOUN.
1890, by Bachelor & Col
CHAPTER III-CONTINUED.

CHAPTER III-CoNTINUED.
I did not ask what this trick was,
nor did dream that l was shortly to
hear the infamous story from the lips
Of the man in question.
Every thing" l said, depends on
the outcome of General Royle's efforts
with the President. If there is a re-
prieve, and sincerely hope there Will
be, we may get Lieutenant Scott's cvi-
dence in time to save you. Meanwhile,
keep stiff upper zip, and command my
purse and my time. shall be here till
noon tomorrow"
/ rose to go, and again gave him my
hand. Still holding it, he looked about
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19

oAN-H A%ANJo1S -
Both tho method and results when
Syrup Of Figsis taken; it is pleasan.
sasd re efreshing to the taste, snd acts
gentlyyetpromptly On the kidneys
Liver and Bowels, clcanses the .ys.
tenn cffectnully, dispels colds, head
aches and fevcrs aaa Cures napltual
constipation, Syrup of Figs is the
only rcre.!y cf lis kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
Its many excellent qualities COM
mend it TO all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. REw Yosx. N.Y.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
Wouldn't be SD PresumptuOus.

"You can't make fool of me, Saliny
Beveridgev he said, when he found her
taking ice cream from his deadly rival.
Land no, Charles Henry! The Lord
did that, and won't attempt to improve
on t C job"
And she sent back his letters to him c.
o. D.-LiSht.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
CHAPTER Y.

CHAPTER Y.
The General picked up the paper, and
after reading over tho few words in
three different ways ho exclaimed:
II think have enough to act onr'
"And You will postpone tho cxecu-
tion?" asked.
"Yes, feel justified Iii doing SO till l
hear further from Washington"
Without waiting to hear more fair
ly flew down to the military prison. 1t
was of Carrie I had been thinking, for
Carrie had been hoping and praying.
She saw me coming, and in her awful
eagerness she ran to meet me. She must
have divined my message before spoke,
for her white face flushed and the
hunted expression Nod her eyes. Cry
ing out: Thank God for the good news!''
she threw her arms about my neck, and
our lips met in forgiveness and rcjoic-
ing.
At ten o'clock that morning tho troop
wagons wore ready to draw out, and my
mon stood by their horses impatient for
the order to mount had bade Carrie
and her brother goodbye, and her last
words were still ringing like music in
my ears: "What you have done for me
and mine. Harry Watts. can never be
forgotten"
Holding my hand, General Boyle said:
Find out if Brent was in Powcll's
Valley at tho date he claims, and, il
you can get evidence to corroborste his
statement send it through by one OF
your scouts at once. II this is no. done,
the postponemcnt which / have as
sumed may turn out to be . great mis-.
fortune to all concerned"
The old soldier knew tho secret OF
| my interest. promised to do all that
lay in my power; then, with mutual
prayers for the success OF our common
cause, I swung into the saddle, the
bugle sounded, and my troop rode out
Of Camp Dick Robinson.
On the crest Of the slope, winding to
the southeast turned and lifted my
hat, and. through the mist and storm,
saw the hutter of white scarf, like an
angels wing, and felt that there was
one Union troop followed by the pray.
ers Of Confederate woman.
This was my second visit to Camp
Dick Robinson. When here before We
were preparing under General Thomas
TO advance against Zollicoffer, whose
host unframed and boastful, was raid.
ing the shores of the Cumberland. Wal
seemed grand thing TO me in those
days, when nearly every regimen:
marched to the stirring strains of it
own brass band, and when every private
had more impediments than . Maior-
General carried now. Then the tran
pings of the horses were regal in thci,
splendor and tho officers were moving
pictures framed in blue and gold, and
shoulder-straps were 30 beautiful and
novel that IL was said some of the
younger men wore them when in bed.
The regimcntal banners, aside from
what they symbolised, were things Of
shimmering. silken beauty; now they
were shredded and riddled, and blood.
stained. but those very rents had BE-
como eloquent with memories that
thrilled rs - the new llags never did.
Our officers carried no insignia to dis.
dnguish them from 8 men. The trap.
pings Of the horses were rusty and
craoked. our uniforms vere faded and
] oDo q - xu1aly paAehol. - -.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
Aht

"Heliotrope is very sweet flower" re-
marked Miss Amy as she applied spray
to her dainty nose.
"Ye.," replied Dolly; 'it Is sweet
cnou IN to be called shelIOtrope."-Harp
er's BaZar.
Dodge City times., 1890-12-19
A Mean Advantage.

Jack-I'Il never smoke in the presence
OF lady aeain.
Tom-Why not, if she doesn't object?
Jack-I was once smoking while with a
lady and began blowing rings, She slip
ped her finger through one and considered
herself engaged.-Munsey'S Weekly.