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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07
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An extraordinary fact. aad which.
for of better title, have decided
to call q case Of "coinc,dent resen-
oIance," writes the editor of Notes 70.
the Curious, IN the ST. Louis Republic,
has developed during the past year Al
Salt Lake City. About 1880 Bryce r.
Blair. whose parents arc prominent peo-
pie Of Carbondsle, Penn, "went West"
to seek fame and fortune He wrote
home regularly until abo 1t the spring OF
1854, the last letter bearing the post
mark OF Marysvale, Utah, the contents
stating that he was q. that time on the
eve of departure for Idaho. Since that
time, for more than eight long aud az
onizing years, nothing has come to the
Blair family which told them aught of
the whereabouts Of tho proi.gal. Dur
ing all this tine the father has hoped
and the mother has wops for the sons
return or somc tidings from the missing
one, but no tAdings came. Finally, more
in order to be doing something than
anything else, the elder Blair inserted "A
notice IN one of the salt Lake papers;
this in the early months Of the present
wear This advertisement minutely de
scribe. the missing hoy" even to his
age, size, weight. bodily peculiarlties,
such as his being left handed. etc.
Within the following night the Carbon
dale people received letter from a man
residing IN the Mormon Mecca stating
that he knew one Bryce K. Blair, who
answered the. description Ok the missing
Pennsylvania iu mtnutest details, ana
said that Blair was q resident of Lander,
Wyoming. For once in the eighth OF
century the broken hearted Blair family
breathed more easily. a second letter
the left -handedness OF "Blalr, OF Ian
der" and also stated that to his personal
ledge the young man had been IN
Wyoming eight or nine years. SO far
the description Tailed to I, but Blair.
Sr.. was unable to account for his sons
long continued silence. Tie clew was
followed up, but Judge OF the surprise
created when BLAIR found that tho
Wyoming man was perfect counternart
of his son in every particular. except
that be was another man. The Lander
Blair said that his parents lived 10 Ne
braska. and that he was IN weekly co n
| munication with them. Taken all IN all
| it is doubtful if parable for this re-
markab.e case can be found 10 the annals
| of the world. Here are two men Tor
would be, If the missing Pennsvlvanlan
could be found, both named Bryce X.
| Blair, Jr, both lett handed both born
| on the same dav, and each the bodily
counterpart Of 'he other IN every think :
able way, aud yet neither ia IN anyway
| related, as far as the two Blair fsniii>
! have re, heen able 10 ascertain.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07
TEARS.

Slowly trickling down the cheek,
With soft, underwriting fow,.
Tears tell us more than words can speal
Or any outward gesture show.
" nen sorrow comes-a sonbre guest
A spectre born of pain and fears
The ourdened heart 10 bear the test
Yields to the overflow Of tears.
On childhood's frank and happy face
What mimic battles do they wage
The rosy maid they give new grace
And make pathethic gray haired age.
Refused by none. this symbol, dumb,
Tunes we'll the throbbing of the heart
Wheth4r delicious pleasures come
Or Ike en.eyed grief inficts its smart.
No words are there 50 true and deep
That they life's perfect gamut show;
And tears sometimes their secret keep
Although they may not cease to flow.
Twin ministers are JOY and Grief,
Undying as the fadeless years;
Joy may be often scant and brief
And sorrow sweater for its tears.
joel Benton, in Godey's
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07

The gears pass quickly by sometimes,
and yet work wondrous changes, and
when five had been counted from that
May day when Macbeth was turned out
of the exhibition, ''E. g. found herself
really famous and nearly rich.
Time cannot accomplish all things,
however, and he had faie1 to quench
Edith's bitter hatred toward Stretton,
that burned as fercely as when, so long
ago, she had first heard that he had re-
viled her picture out of spite. :
The tables were turned; she was rich
and he was poor; she vas famous, and
his name was scarcely known, yet it
seemed as if her triumph lacked the
triumph Of revenge.
One evening at a ilt.le dinner party
given in her honor E1ith heard that
Stretton was very Ill aud n really dssti-
tute circumstances.
She sat perfectly silent, while small
FIRE Of ejaculation rin round the table.
Nearly every one kneE and liked
otretton. ana were a. 'astully sorry"
or verv muca distressed, - their in-
cllnations were tow4rj s.aa- or pure
English
The fact was tina, sStret.on was too
true an artist - become 4 trajesnaa in
his prote ssion. He stu lied nature aud
scorned all tr.c cl4-thoss tricks that
make noaey In this world.
Yet he vas oy no means failure, and
: PEOPLE were beginning dinly to appre-
ciaee his wonderful a5illsy when this i'll
ness came aud .'kaocseI his labo-s all
eadways," as little Bo5.s would phrase
Il,
Edith merely looked grim aud asked
t1r bis address. which she tooA down
carefully in her note book.
The following das sne nai "a. whole
thing fought ont IN her mind. She
would 90 and visit hin IL al the glory
OF her prosperity, she *oali let him see
that the .r.iab whose pic:ars ne had
treated with such scosa. hal foaad sue.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07
Ahe Of orange iree,.

An exchange rcnarks IA ."rH hH
been much discussion anon, Anei C an
hoticulturlsts the past few years cot
cerninp the extreme age that orange
trees viii bear WEI AMI I-3iIce -,ood
fruit. Some MAINTAIN tnat an orange
tree. no matter how much care IS put
upon it, will slowly wither aad de after
Il has reached half cen'.ry y .rowth.
Others have argued that about seveaty-
FIVE wears is the limit ri usefulness 't
well-cared for orange tree.
Several America nortscul.nrers Hho
have been ;raveilng along tue Nef'teF.
ranean Sea have recently found treeA
over 121 years old that are still pro
ing trait OF exce!Ient qIaIl.g. On ms
island Of -E.oa, whcte Sapoleso gn
banlshe1. there ia range grovo %
over 100 81. MIcuae ofaage trees that
were PLANTED by an Itsuaa il l7oi. and
il produced last year over 1879 boxes Of
fruit; bu. i. produced four times .aa'
quantity twcnty I've ,esrs ago. ine!e
are several small orange orchards II
Southern I,aiy tnat are oT4- e'sa.T Eesu
old and are s,iI pr e.4.e oil iarss
quantities Of fruit
Oa the island of Hata, James Pell.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07

had quarrel with your father once, and
he did that just to spite you; he says so
himself. thought it my duty to tell
you, and | wouldn't be cut up about i.
all, if were you. l would just put it
in SHELLS window and let the public
judge. / did the same thing with one
of mire, and it went of first rate.
Good morning. And little Boggs
blundered out of the room, feeling like
fool, and looking much the same. it
must be confessed.
''Who was it, Edith?' asked Mrs.
Grierson, coming back to her easy
chair.
Some one from the society. mamma"
said Edith, sitting her rage.
''Does anyone want to buy your pic.
ture?"
No, no, mamma; an only advised
to put it IN SHELLS window. I shall do
it, and-well, we shall see.
All the rest Of the morning Edith sat
nursing her al ger as she piled her brush
ana pencil. Her modification was gone.
and in its stead burned fierce hatred
toward Stretton. SIZE would never for
give him, she vowed hotly; and she
would be famous yet, and powerful, too.
"Abominably bad" The picture
s4ould 60 to Smells that very afternoon.
ana the public should Judge, as NJ.
Bo5gs Suggested.
And to SHELLS it went, but not to re-
main long. The next morning, when
faith passed the shop, no blue an i
brick color Macbeth graced the wlndoir.
With quite sensation" she entere /.
and learned that it had been sold an
hour before to a gentleman who would
like two more Shakesperian subjects if
she would paint them.
She walked home as if crowned with
; laurel, and entered the little semi de.
tached house as she would enter the
temple Of fame.
The two Shakesperian subjects met
with success, and put few pounds in
Edith's slender purse.
Edith nad the languid Italian tenn
Derament inherited from her mother,
but she also had the Italian vengefui
ness, and the insult she had received
was spur to. her ambition.
The path was much less thorny than
she had expected; she found herself, she
scarcely knew how, put in the way Of
good models and works of instruction.
Then one or two celebrated artists be-
gan to notice the pictures with ''E. G.
tucked away in one corner, and the quiet
little studio often held many an "R. A."
Edith had long since removed to
"real studlo,' as Mrs. Grierson called it.
and revelled in the good light and
abundance Of room, her pictures gaining
color and strength like plants.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07

>~ at Noting Hill a
goodly crowd Of artists, many young
and few old, that constituted the com
mittee OF the "Society Of Water Colors'
"a little simple minded society COM
posed of amateurs and young artists, with
one or two veterans to give it backbone.
They were sitting in judgment on the
pictures sent in for their annual exhibi-
ton, and they looked critical and grave,
as betitted their task.
The talk hummed on among the com
mittee, and at last the fat went forth
all the pictures were to be admitted.
To this one of the veterans-a good
looking man Of thirty fve-objected.
"There IS one really too abominably
bad, said he. tFThat Scene from Mac
beth'-it would never do to have that. 4"
"Oh, come, Stretton, you're to partic-
ular. 1t will pass muster among the
rest"
"No, il won't; it will be disgrace to
the exhibition. Just look at Macbeth s
leg! And the color-perfectly raw! 1t
will never do"
So the hum began again, and the re-
suit was that the stScene from Macbeth .
was literally and 6guratively turned face
to the wall.
Stretton, satisfied at having saved the
honor Of the society, left the others to
settle the re naming business, and was
walking out of the room when be came
face to face with Boggs-a good natured
little amateur, who could not draw sany
more than frog who hasn't got no tail, "
but was immensely conceited to make
up for it. He caught at Stretton eager
~.
s'l say, old fellow, you've done it /
You know that piture you insisted upon
turning out2 Well, 1t was painted by a
young girl, and she was in the next room
and heard every word that you said, and
has gone home cryinglher eyes out.'
"By Jovel' exclaimed Stretton. look
ing dismayed, 'Tm awfully sorry. l
wouldn't have had it happen for the
world. Poor little thing. l might have
known better. WHAT SHALL do! Where
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07
ceas-hut she checked herself; it va. no,
right to give way to such feelings.

cess-but she checked herself; it was no,
right to give way to such feelings.
The poor fellow was sick and help
less. She could no. so to see him jus.
from revenge. She began to think that
cherishing hatred had warped one side
of her nature.
So that afternoon, with whs. are
called "mixed motives" believe, sac
stepped into her little broughsm. dressed
in the richest of black silks, to express
along bank account, and carrying bas.
ket of peaches and white gapes to ex.
press the charity part.
She stopped at careworn looking
house, where neat, faded old womsn
opened tho door, and upon Mr.. Stretton
being inquired for directed her to the
''second floor, 'front.'"
She was lame or she would 90 up her.
self, and her sister was out who casually
answered the BELL"
So Miss Grierson mounted the stairs
alone and tapped at the second foor,
'front.'" In moment little Boegs ap.
peared with very red eyes and rather
sternly ushed her in without a word of
greeting.
Edith began graciously 'How do
you do, Mr.. Boggsa came but stop
ped short, petrihed. Was that her
"Scene from Macbeth" hanging over
the mantlepiece7
As surely as it was the 2lst OF Nav,
and that she was alive aud brea,linr.
And what were those smaller ones on
either side7 Tao studies from Shakes
peare, with 'E. g." in the corner.
She slowly surveyed the walls. They
were covered with her earlier pictures
those she had carried to Sncl's with her
own hands.
"Well, you found it out at last, said
little Boggs, watching ncr with tolde j
arms.
what does it meant" she gasped.
"Mean!" cried little Boggs, reck-
lessly. "Well, he can't live more than
two hours, aud you might as we'll know
all. 1t meaus that he has sacrificed his
whole life"
Aud there, in that little "seconi
floor, front, that warm May afternoon,
Edith Grierson heard the whole story
how Stretton had bou 5ht her pictures
and praised them to otner people; how
he had neglected opportunities that she
might profit by them, now be hal
helped her in secret ani served her like
slave, wasted his life, his time. his tai
ents to atone for fev very nastv vord
that he had spoken and she had owe,
heard.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07
Miss GrlerSor

MISS tIrlerSor l. - 1oWn On t1H
mar ,.s chair IN the room and began =
,.rv. with her face hidden IN her hani.
But l. thought be had spite ayain-t
ne :" she sald at len, .,th,
,>pits - snorte1 h'te Bo.rs with N
reasonable nerccness. cons ieriu, tna-
he had given her the mpresslophimseN
'He never had spite against any on
in his life. He made me come an 'el
you that, because he though, yon
wouldn't feel 30 mortified then at VIVA,
you had heard"
"1s he really dyinga"
"Well, no." returned little Boggs,
''but he is in great danger"
"Boggs!" called faint voice from
the next room,
Miss Griersdn started up.
Here is some fruit-perhaps he may
like" she said, thrusting the little baske.
into his hapi "I'll come tomorrow.
Let me know if--I can--dn anything"
So the frul. brought in half triumph
was given in whole kindness.
"God bless you," said little Boggs,
relenting at her tear stained face Then
she hurried from the room, and he went
on tiptoe to Stretton's bedside.
"Vell, old fellow, how do yo1 feel
now1"
"Ehf' said S.retson, languidly.
'sHow do you feel' Never mind, you
needn't speak, old fellow. VINO do you
think has been here7 Miss Grieuon'-
e. c. YOU know. old fellow, ani she
has brough. you these grapes aren't
thev iolly. old felIowl-and she's com
ing tomorrow. Don't you think you
think you'll be able 70 see Ter, old
boyf'
- know shall, saii S,re.toa slowly.
The res, Of ny story IS .oon .old.
Editn and Ger mother came the nsx.
day and the next, 10 fac. every dag; aad
though his friends fockei 70 the sick
bel, oalv too anxiou. to do anything and
everything, they constituted themselves
the chief ones.
And after a~aile people b-gsn 70
snder>sand, and BY aad br, ~aen
oule. little welding took plac. in the
old church .. Noting Hill, / don't
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07

flEELAND Manager Grocery and Hardware Departments
y No9El.El, Manager Dry Goods Department.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-01-07
EDITH'S PICTURES.

n E sultry, sunny
,afternoon In NJ av
''there might have
been seen," in a large
sized room in an un-
pretentious building
at Noting Hill a
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-11
MOSES NOT CHOSEN.
The State University Regents Could
Not Elect a President.

The Board OF Regents of the University
OF California met yesterday afternoon with
nearly full attendance. I. G. Phelps oc-
cupied the chair.
The principal business of the meeting
was to elect president for the university.
to relieve Professor Kellogg. the acting
president.
The recommendation of the finance COM
mittee for an assistant professor for the de-
partment of physics of the university was
adopted. The special committee recon-
mended that c. B. Perrine be appointed Sec
rotary of the Lick Observatory in place of
A. l.. Cotton, who wishes to resign on ac-
count of the heavy work Also that an as
sistant be placed there to assist Professor
Shaefer in his meridian observations and
other work.
A letter was read from the proprietors of
a weekly paper called the Occdent, pub.
lished at the university, requesting the use
OF the university printing office for the
publication OF the paper. 1t was referred
10 the special committee with power to act.
The question of system of university ex-
tension was made the special order for the
next meeting.
The election Of the university president
was next brought up and a motion put that
the regents go into executive session.
This was opposed by a number present
A vote was called for, and the motion for
a secret meeting was carried.
After being In session for over two hours,
the regents could not elect Mr.. Moses, the
only candidate, and the meeting adjourned.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-11
BLooD-HoRsE ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting and Reelection of the
Incumbent Officers.

There was an unusually large attendance
OF well-known turfmen at the annual meet
ing of the Blood Horse Association last
night. The incumbent officers and direc
tors were reelected. They are: President,
Il. L Thornton; first vice president.
Thomas II. Williams Jr.; second vice
president, p. B. Quinlan; directOrs-A. b.
Spreckels. {. 5. Wieland. w. H. Brown and
J. N. Burke. The president and vice. pres
idents are also members of the directory.
According to the report OF Secretary Mil
roy tie receipts during tie year amounted
to S149,355, and Sill ,2S0 was paid out in
purses.
As had been expected Henry Schwartz,
who recently kicked over the traces Of the
association and leased the Oakland track,
ventilated his grievances against Vice
President Williams. Schwartz intimated
that Williams had declared that any horse
that ran at the coming Oakland meeting
would never start again at the Bay District
Track
'As a member of this association" SAID
Schwartz, 81 have raced horses and will
continue 10 do so. but | do object to the way
Williams ran up tie price of my horse
Garcia in the selling race. When ] asked
Williams for an explanation be said he bad
no ill-feeling. but had merely acted for the
good of the association"
Schwartz then introduced a resolution
that no officer Of the association or member
of the board OF directors. who directly or
indirectly appoints any Judge. starter or
other official for any race, shall be inter-
ested in the result Of such race, either be-
cause "of ownership OF any horse or as
better thereon, or otherwise. There was
no second and the resolution was not put
10 vote.
Mr.. Williams denied each and every allie
CATION made against him and argued that in
all matters be had always acted in the best
interests OF the association.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-11
BOLD LIFE-SAVERS.
Their Boat Turns Over and They Have
to Be Rescued Themselves.

Yesterday afternoon crab fisherman was
following his vocation in the bay off Fort
Point, and in some unaecountable manner
his boat capsized and he was left struggling
In the water.
The life-saving crew at Fort Point soon
had boat in the water and started after
the drowning man.
They had almo st reached him when big
comber came into their boat and rolled IL
over several times. The men only turned
over once and then began reaching for the
life-preservers that were floating about.
All of them could swim ana they soon made
for their own boat. but 1t was being rapidly
carried ashore, although it was doing its
work nobly. 1t was right side up and baled
itself in about three minutes.
In the meantime another fisherman in a
punt worth about 70 cents went to his res
cue. He first took the crab fisherman off the
bottom of his own boat. to which he had
managed to cling. and then went for the
life-savers. He picked up the whole crowd
and got them safely ashore.
The lifeboat Is only slightly damaged.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-11
General Mercnandise.

BAGS-Calcuttas, 614G6sscfor 1898; Wool Bags,
3ses38c.
CANNED FRUITS - Apricots 81 4o@l SO:
Peaches, 81 6OGl 70; Pears. 81 50@l rs: White
Cherries, 81 Black Cherries, 81 1922 Plums. 81 80
CANNED VEG observation-disclosures, soc; Peas
81 al Is p per dozen.
COFFEE-Noihiug new. Quotations are fol-
lows: 2l92l5c y II nominal for good TO prime
Costa Rica. free from black beans: 19IsG20I5c for
good washed salvador; 1896 q 70 Tor good un-
washed Salvador Nicaragua and Guatemala;
22c for prime washed Guatemala; 2lG2i 81 for
good to strictly good Guatemala; lS1z92054 c for
fair washed and unwashed Guatemala: 2lQ22I2c
r u for good 10 prime peabeTry: 17@lS1sc for
medium qualities; Is la9l 619c for ordinary qQ4li-
ties; l09l5e for very Inferior to common
COAl-Strong, but no higher. Wellington quot
able at 50 Is ton; New Wellington, IS 2 ton:
Sonthheld Wellington 81 90: Cedar River, Sc 90
Seattle, So 50sNew Seattle. S. so; Coos Bay St;
sydney So 2 ton; Scotch, So e tons Brymbo.
So Greta. So p tom Cumberland. S14 in bulk and
SIS SO in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg,
$l2: Welsh Anthracite Egg, SO; Camel. 50 2 ton.
FISH-Pacifc Goldfish is quoted follows: Select
Columbus Cod Rolls. -: Oriental bricks. Go
orc; Seabrlght Bricks. 7@Sc; Occidental Sirius
and Norway strips. 5g514c ? 10; Bundles. &C 2 n;
No. Mackerel Is quotabe at sl20l3 in half
81 50Gl rs IN KITS; Mess Maekerel So e kit; East
Smoked Herring. SOC; Dutch do. 81 50@l rs q
keg: Whirehsh. SO In half-hbls and 1902 25 IN
kits; Tongues and Sounds. 81 1892.
QuICKsILYER-Quoted at SAL 50@42 2 flask.
NAILs-Bsse prices are: 81 e6 for iron. or steel
and 81 20 for wire
sUGAR-The.we Sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed, ali o5Sc 2 10; Dry Granulated,
sc q 10: COnfectioners A. 47sc: Magnolia 43sc;
A, 4s4c: half-bbls lac more than b6is and boxes
nc more.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-11
A COUNTERFEIT COIN.
Joseph Preirra Lends $40 and Is Ar
rested Because IL Was Bogus.

Joseph ID. Preirra was arrested yesterday
for passing counterfeit money in Oakland.
Preirra. who is a young Italian. tells very
straight story of how he came by the bogus
money in question, and the United States
Marshals are inclined to think that he broke
the law. il he broke it, from ignorance
rather than from intention.
He says that he got the counterfeit $40
piece as part OF $500 which was due him as
wages by a farmer who lives near the Mis-
sion San Jose. He tried TO pass the $50
piece. but was informed that it was bogus,
and he went back TO the farmer with it.
The man refused TO take 1t back, and some
time later, when his landlady. Nellie Coster.
tried 10 borrow some money OF. him. he lent
her the piece, telling her that it was bogus
and that she might use it II she could.
She WAS arrested for attempting to pass
II, and retaiated by placing him In the
same position az herself