davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-10-31
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
I'd START A PAI.KV HORSE.

I'd START A rAI.Kv HORSE.
A correspondent Of Oit. I uni ,i:.i.n.1s
lays that the way to start a halky horse is
o take up ons of hls fore feet ana strike
,he shoe few times with stone. He
claims to have started several horses in
his way which had stubborrlv resisted
more violent efforts to make them move
He also says that he has never known
his simple method to fail. i IS not
much trouble to ties: this plan, ani il it
works there will certainly be very greet
gain over the methods usually employed.
1t will pay people who are 50 unfortunate
as to have balky horses to gire>it a trial.
American Dairymaa.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-10-31
Notwithstanding tho iu,nrovo

Notwithstanding tho iu,proyal me.
chanical precautions, the Create, skill Of
employees, aud the cloA insnection
which corporations, in their OWE interest.
are bound 70 malnta'a' 'ae frequency of
railway accidents is said to ID. inereasiu,
IN this country. Ihe iohg series OF
serious wrecks tlis su"'ler Is strong
evidence Of the trutl Ott,is statement
A fact which must work O that end j.
the deterioration OF roadieds Oae of
the disasters wh'ch occutfel on Western
railroads this summer was rlauifestly due
to the insecure c'adit'oa iof the rails.
The railway authorities lthe State ia
which it occurred notified he officers Of
the corporation that they must see to it
that the road was properly renaired. or
forfeit their 1rancnise. The railway
companys ohicer' repne THAT the roa d
did not pay and thereflre did no
warrant the n in making thdk xnenditnre, !,
necessary to keep II IN ood physical
condition, which was tau Amount to nm
acknowledgment thut tue road had no!
been kept In condition d for use. This
is no doubt an isolatcl d. bnt Il ia
probable that many railwv, * constructs
in this country during Vel last twent,
years are getting to that where repair
ore necessary.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-10-31
ESTABLISHED N 1878

Postmaster General Wanamdker say " !,
that 1900, 900, 900 pieces of mail matte,rr
are distributed by the postal cars every,
year. Over eight thousand pieces ollf
mail arc deposited every minute o. the :
year in the letter boxes and postofhces ot t
the land. y
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-10-31

A few days after the psople Of Russia
were forbidden to exporttrsc the price OF
rye in Germany became almost 100 per
cent. higher than II had been one year
before The prize III tli,. country ad-
vanced, although our ry. qs~"hlways
small and very little of il NR''en ex-
portcl. The general disc , OF the
shortage in European crops, mi opinion
Of the .Nelc York Times, ha "a zen the
American farmer much inforn.nbtabout
the use of rye on the Continy This
discussion anl the preseas dei ID must
have suggested to American grs growers
the expedieney Of growing for the
foreign market, anl it seems Us that
the crop in this country III be in
creased with profit to large uber OF
persons While the average etat crop
is nov in the neighborhood Q 10000,
900 bushels and the corn Gro about
1000 600, 600 bushels, the g. of rye
in the United States has rang ,otween
90, 900 900 and 80, 600, 900 Z .els, and
said To be abcut 2S,00C,oa bushels
this year. In forty years Il ,rop has
Increased only 100 per !. TIL,
quantity exported has bee' ry small
In only one year since 1850 9he valu
OF the rye aud rye flour G sted beer
more than 100000. bI 'eryboiy
knows now tha. there is a marke
for rye IN Europe, 20
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-10-31
YAgM AND aARDEx soTEa

Mr.. s. d. Willard decl2:ss rnere i
money il cherries, especially = saar
oQss.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-10-31

The following sentence from letter
from one of our friends in West ANic,
remarks the New York Observer, shh IVA
how some Of our missionaries live: I .I
think it would greatly add to our lkvcs
anil strength t. nave fresh meat Once
in t., ,ipltns in.tc,l OF olc. III tuo
Jei.-. - nv ''ce' w ~ 'io III =,
s.nce xe ..ns = Africa Tnl, ST. ,.c-
ment was made Ia view OF tl: fact nat
there is now bsttcr O'pect OF secu riny
a supply Of animal food OF Kan mondoa ayo.
Such provision is most desirab}e, aud
we are happy to learn that it Sau prob
ably be met.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18

IN one that would be deeply felt. MiHs
Martha Higgins, who had sung alto In the
choir for nearly fifteen years, was very ~.
Mr. Henderson WAS truly Rrieved ut TINS
visitation. Miss Martha had always been
particularly prominent in tho musical NJ
fairs OF the church, through the earneHtness
OF her endeavora and the fact that she was
never In the key. Her illness Developed nm
favorable symptoms until at length. her
condition became 10 serious that Old Mr..
Higgins, her father, called upon Mr.. Fen
derson and with tears in his eyes warned
tho pastor that another obituary poem
wonld be expected IN about n week.
Mr.. Henderson perceived TINT no was In II
tight place. Laurels won from the muses.
BY fraud turn to chaplets Of thorns. He
was no more OF a post than | am, and he
was too honest to take my path out of the
difficulty. He could only hope more earu-
estly that Miss Martha would recover. On
the contrary. she grow worsc steadily, md
tho physicians gave no announcement.
On the second evening after Mr.. HiRgins's
chill, his daughters associate in the choir
went to the PASTORS house to suggest
that his verses should be made of such a
metre that they could be sung to the tune
of Miss Martina favorite hymn. When
they had gone MI. Henderson seized n hand
mirror, and was surprised to find that his
hair was not gray. He had attempted
denial once more, but had been met by Il
smiling confidence in his genius which had
fairly rendered him s%peeohicss.
All that night he paced the floor of his
study. vainly trying to think of two words
III the entiro language that rhymed With
each other. Early in the morning he called
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18

at the Higgins house and learned with two
fold sorrow that Miss Martha WAS still fail
ing. He wandered up into the cemetery i'll
the afternoon and tried to get inspiration
from solemn contemplation of the e%pitaphs.
but they did not cheer him up. He passed
another %sleeplcss night III study, without
getting an idea, except that he should lilse
to write an obituary for the unknown ii. T.
in hard, metallic prose.
The next day he received a call from the
editor of the Leader, who simply wished to
say that he went to press at one p. m.
every Thursday and couldn't hold the forms
more than an hour even for a poem by II.
F. MI. Henderson felt that his mind was
breaking down under the strain. About
five o'clock in the afternoon he learned
that Miss Martha was not expected to sur
yive tho night; and at nine in the evening
he had packed up his small possessions and
had auietly fled tbs town.
There was a tremendous sensation whom
this news had percolated through the chan
nels of ~Pensionville gossip, Israel Bridges,
the only man who knew the reason, had to
fasten his lips with n clothespin III order to
keep his vow to me. In the nidat Of all the
excitement the editor of the Leader got III.
idea. He began to search old newspaper
files in musty garrets, and at last unearthed
the lines which had been the cause of all
the trouble. With this proof in his hand,
he had no hesitation in publishing to the
world, through the column of the Leader.
the full story of the ''pilacy, disgrace and
flight of the Rev. Harold Henderson"
Poor fellow, l have learned that he has
entered the foreign missionary field. and
has departed for the scene OF his lnbors. Tt
is SO far way that. although Mr.. Fender
son il a very large. strong man, | have felt
that l could unburden my consciencs by
confession. His sad story affects me even
moro deeply because l learned from a late
Is2Tla of fha Landau that Misc Martini hpE
fully recovered. HOWARD FIELDING.
Copyright.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18

my g~randmother's scrap book and p%urloined
4 poem, which with a few slight alterations
would fit the case of Mrs. Bridges or of al
most anybody else. I sent these verses to
the Leader, attaching only the initials H.F.
They were printed on the day of the fun
eral, and were generally admitted to be the
most gratifying feature of the OCCASION.
They we're the talk of the town, n many
women who had made things very uncom-
Portable for Mrs. Bridges during her life
were affected to tears by this poetic cata-
logue of her virtues. When they felt these
attacks of emotion coming on they called
upon the Rev. Harold Henderson and wept
on his shoulder because they attributed the
verses to him.
He was a modest and truthful man. and
at first ne fatty denied the authorship Of
this little gem; but the women wouldn't
believe him. There stood his initials in
cold type as q signature to the poem, and
the verses breathed forth all the tenderness
and coed will which characterized this
man. Possibly they might have been writ
transmitted his peculiar virtues to Fender
son. The paper from which | copied them
was yellow with age. At any rate, Fender
son was SO perslstently accused of their
authorship that at last he only shook his
head and smiled when they were mentioned.
Meanwhile | got out of town. Bridges kept
nv secret we'll: | WAS not suspected.
Doubtless the Rev. Mr.. Henderson sup
posed that the obituary poem would soon
be forgotten, but it wasn't. 1t made such
an impression upon some of the chronic in
valids of the town that they were impatient
to have an affcctionate tribute of that sort
written about themselves. Meanwhile the
esteem in which his flock (and especially
the eve lambs thereby held Mr.. Henderson
had been doubled by the recognition of his
literary genius. 1t had never been sus-
pected before, and no wonder. for he was
the most ~unromantic. practical, matter-of-
fact man that | ever met. Instead of writ
ing obituary poetry for a bereaved family,
it was his way to call and assure himself
that the children had enough to eat, and
somebody to wash their faces in the
morning. But after this dishonest eff
fort of mine to console Mr.. Bridges with
ink, the women discovered new evidences
of a poetic temperament i'll their beloved
pastor every day. Some of them wrote
verses to him, and asked his opinion of
their efforts with such hattering confidence
in his literary good taste that he could not
find it in his heart to withhold a praise, for
the falsity of which he asked forgiveness
nightly. The columns of the Leader were
crowded with Lines to II. F." "Stanzas to
H.. F." Thoughts OIL contemplating the
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18
AN Open CONFESSION.
Made by a Literary Pirate Who
Got a Preacher in a
Bad Fix.
He Purloined Some Obituary Poe
try That Was Credited to
the Dominic.
Or Fine Quality That All His Flock
STAN peded for Verses-Mistaken
Identity.

Written for THE SUNDAY 1NpEpENpENT.l
l have been guilty of literary piracy, and
punishment has followed the crime. It
always does. The moral law which exacts
suffering as the price of ain has not the
elastic nature Of an excise statute. 1t is
enforced. So there is nothing novel in this
case. Indeed, it ia made entirely
place by the fact that the punishment has
fallen, not upon me. the sinner, but upon
the Rev. Harold Henderson. a good man,
whom / respect but shall endeavor in the
future to avoid.
While / was the principal villain in this
affair, the primary fault is c%hargeable either
to Mrs. Betsy Bridges or to DIR. Lemuel
Baker. l will not presume to say which
should bear the blame. Dr.. Baker was
Bstsy's physician, and Betsy died; and her
death was the beginning of our sorrow.
The sad event occurred in the town of Pen
sionvills. Ohio, where / was visiting some
relatives a few months ago. Pensionville
was one of the few towns i'll the United
States to which my fame had not pene-
trated to any great extent. l think old
Israel Bridges was the only man in the
place who know that l made my living by
selling masterpieces of literature at popular
prices. Ny relatives had heard reports to
that effect, but they only scoffel and said;
''Howdy Fielding write anything? Good
gracious, we knew him when he was q little
tow-headed, bow-leggod gawkm
When Israel y idges was suddenly made
a widower he had an inspiration that some
obituary poetry in the Pensionville Weekly
Leader would soothe his sorrow,
and he came to ask me to write it. rattle,
liked the old man, and would have beer
glad to oblipe him, but 1 can no moro write
poetry than if | were the shade of Shake.
speare in a spirituslistic seance. l tried tc
convince Mr.. Bridges that l was not on
speaking terms with the muses.. but he
wouldn't hear of it; and at last I had to
consent. But l bound him to absolute Sc.
crecy by a series of VOW that made him turn
pale to the tip of his chin whiskers.
The noxt day I struggled with the verses,
but they wouldn't come. l wrote only one,
and in that I was compelled. to make
Bridges rhyme with religious in order tic
get the proper sentiment into the lines.
They did not satisfy my fine critical in
stincts; SO, in the afternoon, | hunted ur
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18
EXCURSION TO MARYLAND.

Excursion tickets to Hagerstown, Md,
and return will be sold May 20 to % inclu-
siwe from all b. d O.. points west of the
Ohio river and connections at one fare for
the round trip. Tickets good until June
80, with stop over privileges at one interme-
diate point east and west of the Ohio river.
At Hagerstown low rate excursion tickets
will be sold excur sionists to b. d O. X. II.
points in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryland. Apply to
nearest B. d 0. agent for rates.
Information abolt low priced lands. in
vestments, thriving towns. etc, will be sup
piled by M. v. RICHARDS,
Land and immigration Agent,
b. O. r.. r.,
Baltimore, Md.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18
Go East

Via Chicago and the popular Chicago, st
Paul and Kansas City Railway. The thou
sands Of people who annually leave the
Dakotas, Manitoba and tho northwest fol
their old homes in Canada and he cast viii.
End the above. named route safe, comfort
able, speedy and exceedingly pleasant. II
Is the banner lire between Minneapolis OF
st. Paul and Chicago, and runs the finest
t-alns of any road in the west. Only 13x
hours between Minneapolis or st. Paul and
Chicago. For particulars address L. B.
Ross, Northwestern passenger agent, 1a5
East Third street, st. Paul, Mimi, OF w.
h. B~ousenbark, General Passenger aud
Ticket Agent. Chicago. III.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18

the result is Il collision, whether looming
thro' the rye or not, Life 10 full Of collis-
ions. We are constantly colliding with some
body or something. If 1t isn't with our
~noighhors ii is with some dread diseases that
knocks us or the trnck - and perhaps dis
nblcs us for life. Women especially II Gems
Affections than mankind. In all cases of
nervousness, ~bearing-down sensations, ten
derness, periodical pains, sick headache con-
gestion, Inflammation, or ulccration and all
"female irreBularities'' and weaknesses"
DR.. Piercc's Favorite Prescription comes to
the rescus of women ~ no other medicine
does. II 10 the only medicine for women, sold
by druggists. under n positive guarantee,
from the manufacturers, that II will give
satisfaction In every case, or money paid for
wrapper.
Copyright, 1888, by WonLp's DIS. MED. ASSN.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18

Renius of II. F. and other outpourings Of
tho soul. Mr.. Henderson could not quote
poetry in his sermon without being sus-
pected of having written it; and in n gem
eral way he paid the penalty of g%enius-the
genius which l had stolen from my grand
mothers scrap book.
About three months after the death of Mrs.
Bridges the Hev. Mr.. Fenderson's flock
seemed in u fair way to suffer another loss
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18
DRS. LIEBIC & co.
viii open Office at
MERCHANTS - HOTEL.
Jnne !, remaining nntil June 7, 1891 and on above
dates. will visit Heleaa each month thereafter
The Oldest, Most Successful, and
Only Reliable San Francisco
Specialists, Surgeons
and Physicians,
All requiring expert medical or surgical ~services
can be treated by tho great Pacific Coast
Doctors, now in Butte City, with
out having to visit San
Francisco.
Entrance to Liebig World Dispensary, 8 East
Broadway, corner Main Street.


Drs. Licbig d Go. are regular graduates in
authorized by the states Of Missouri, California
and Montana to treat all chrome, nervous and
private diseases whether caused ny lmprnd e9sh,
losses, sexual debility Loss Of sexual ooWerl
nervous debility loss Of nerve forcel diseases Of
the blood lAyphilis'b H., g9 n,oss m,aras sleel a on m s,p,o
refunnded. Charges low. Thousands Of cases
cured. All medicines are especially prepared Tor
OF poisonous compounds used No time Lost
from business. Patients al. a distance treated by
mail ard express. Medicine sent everywhere
In Diseases Of this blood, brain, heart and neRv.
Gus systam. us well as liver. kidney and gravel
complaints. rheumatism, paralysis and all other
Write for Illustrated papers on Defe%Tmities'
Club Feet, Curvature Of the spine Piles IuIaofs'
ity, Magnetism, Paralysis. Epilepsy, Kidney,
Bladder, Eye, Ear, Skin and Blood and all surgi-
col operations.
The only reliable Medical and Surgical Insti-
tute makiitg, 81 Ieaialty OF private diseases;
litic poisons removed from the system without
mercury. New restorative treatment for loss Of
VitGl Power. Persons unable to visit us may DC
muuications confidential. Medicines or lnstrn-
ments sent by mail or express securely packed.
One personal interview preferred. Call and con,
send in plain wrapper our book free, explaining
why thousands cannot DO cured Of Prlyate, spe'
Spermatorro.a. lmpotency. Syphilis. Gonorrlloea
elect, Varicocles, etc.
Drs. Liebig d %. are the only qualified or 70
sponsibie specialists left in Montana since tn
Office hours from Q to 8 and Z to p. M; or b,
appeintme9%fd Il shsr1Ts Fl opSsfFn hf ssses'
Agency for DIR. Liebig's lnvigorator at hoon
1. Last broadway. Butte.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18
Dr.PlERCE:'S PELLETS
1883, by WonLp's DIS. MED. ASSN.

regulate and clennse the liver. stomach and
powels. They aro purely vegetable and per-
fectly armless Qae u Dose. sold by
Druggists. rs cents u vial.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18
&; 6; !; !; &; &: QUARTER
ker county nnaE w 3reI OF A

a man who has since NEzll UNI
become identified with the resources and urN
development OF that country. This man Il0O
is no other than Mr.. John Stewart, one of the
wealthicst and most Influential citizens in the
county. In a recent letter he says: Il had been
suffering from pains i'll my back and general kid
new complaint for some time, and had used many
remedies without any but temporary relief. The
pains in my back had become so severe that was
prevented from attending to my work and could
not move about without the use of a cane. Hear
ing, through a friend, of the wonderful cures ct
tected by oregon Kidney Tea, I was indueedtotiy
a box, and from that very first dose found instas
relief, and before using half the contents OF the
box the pains in my back entirely disappeared
I have every faith in the virtues of the oregon
Kidney Tea, and can conscientiously recommend
it to my friends. I would not be without it for
anything" -.
Oregon Kidney Tea cures backache, inconti-
nence of urine, brick dust sediment, burning or
painful sensation while urinating, and all aztec
tons ofthe kidney or urinary organise OF either sex.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-18

WI l1|.
We will discontinue our business, both in Helena and Great
and offer our entire stock at both houses at ACTUAL COST
until sold. We have at both places a complete and finely assorted
stock of Implements, consisting Of
Mitchell Farm, Quartz and Spring WAGONS,
Buggies, Carriages, %Phaetons, Road Carts,
Buggy and Sprine Wagon Tops and Shades,
Mccormick Binders and Mowers,
Walking, SuIky and Gang Flows,
Hay Leaders and Carriers,
Thomas Hay Rakes, One and Two Hofses,
Disc, Lever and Spring Tooth Hanews,
Field and Garden Cu|tyators,
Feed Cutters, Mills and Horse Powers,
Steel and Wood Scrapers,
Iron and Wood Whee|barroWs.
Barbed and Smooth Fence Wire,
Wood Saving Machines,
Dedrck Hay Presses.
Duton Sickle Grinders,
Root Cutters, Barrel Churns,
Pumps, Grndstones, Tanning Mills,
Tents and WAGON Covers,
Harness Of All Kinds,
Horse Blankets, Lap Robes, Etc, Etc.
An Investigation of our Stock is respectfully re-
quested. Inquiries by mail for prices will be promptly
answered. -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-22

with notes. and has been so often read that
many pages are torn.) His speech sparkled
with wit, and he spiced his pleadings with
'gauloiseries," which made even the judges
smile.
Among other talents Gambetta possessed
brilliant conversational ability. Every
day, either at the Cafe Procope, at the Cafe
de Madrid, or at the Cafe de Londres. he
presided over an assembly of young men
who were all destined to attain distinction
either IN politics or in literature. Spuller,
deputy; Challemel-Lacour, senator. AL
laln-Targe, deputy; Brisson, ex-prime min
lister; Leon Cladei, the author: Paul
Arene, deputy; Aurelien Scholl, the brill
liant journalist, etc. In this somewha
bolsterous assembly, the question of the
day was discussed. Gambetta was always
III the breach and took part in every dis
cussion, besides giving an account of newly
published books, of newly exposed works
OF art, OF the disturbances at lectures. etc.
but ne exceled more particularly in re-
stunning the debates of the legislative Germs
whose sessions he attended assiduousiy
Through the influence of NJ. Busson- BIZ
iauit, lawyer and deputy during the sec
ond empire, he was admitted to the GAL
iery, not an easy thing at that epoch. and
ne not only reproduced for his friends the
sense, but even the text of the disconrses
which he had heard. The Cafe procona
became his tribune, and the fact has been
OFTEN enough made use of as a reproach.
III mas been said that Gambetta's years
OF probation as an advocate were b,t =
second edition of Bohemian life. and that
ne passed his time In drinking beer and
eoioring pipes. 1t is gross error. Gam
BETA found plenty of time for work. and
worAed hard. He wrote for an illustrated
police gazette, and with mastery hand
penned sketches of the leading lights of
the legal profession, for that publication.
he presided at the meetings OF the Confer
ence Mole, sort of legal debating society:
sent newspaper letters TO Frankfort Jour
mai regularly, and wrote in the PotificnI
Leesese, which his two friends, chaIlemel-
Lacour and Brisson had founded. He
made journey in the East with LAUREN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-22
KILLED By THE FAITH CURE.
Superstitious Father and Two Old Sor-
eeresseA Murder Four ChiIdren

DusueuE, Ia, March 20.-Intelligence
was received tonight of an atrocious affair
at Springville, Lynn county, this state.
John Deans children were taken sick with
diphtheria. Physicians were summoned.
but the father would not let them in. as he
believed only in the faith cure as practiced
by two old women of Animosa. They
commenced their practice, but the children
grew steadily worse and died, Suisse
quently two other children we're taken
sick and treated in similar manner and
both died
Pubiic excitement is intense. Some cit
liens talked OF arresting the old women
While Others talked of lynching them. Be.
coming fearful. they left town aud nothing
has since been heard Of them