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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

youth who lives At High Shoals
says that his fathers COWS frequently
came up at night with the appearance
Of having been nilked. His father got
tired Of 1t. and sen. hin 20 the pasture
With the cows 10 catch the thie:. He
spent the dsy near eaoogh 70 ,heeovs
10 watch them, he thought, bu. at
night j. wss still evident shat the cows
had been MIXED again He VA
sco.dea sd sect 6ack WITH sle1 tie
oe1. dav. Aboo. II o'clock, he says
this COW wen: into the canes yea, 3
small lake and lowed BE erept
through the brush and c.nght the
THE. IN the act. and he proved 70 be .
halllrog as large es hat. The frog
was hanging on TO the cows udder and
seemed 10 be enjoying his dinner IN
nenselv. Savanna Ga SewA
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

mind and heart that would have
made wealth less enviabie if she had
possessed It.
If Clinton Weldon had followed his
father advice he would not have been
his fathers son. He had loved Edna,
and he believed that the tifteen dollars
a week he was making, as managing
clerk in law office. would be ample
to support himself and his little wife,
till he had an increase OF SALARY or
was admitted. TO partnership. When
he finally explained the situation to
the girl. she nastcned to agree with
him, as she would have done with any
thing else he might have proposed,
though Chntons opinions were the
only ones she accepted without ques-
tICn.
And SO they were married and went
TO live IN a fat.
Even after the honeymoon was over,
the love and faith IN themselves and
the future. and an inexplicsble belief
that their happiness would contlnue
indefinitely. made their life an ideal
one, and even the senior Weldon be
gan to regard himself as false prophet.
Mrs. Weldon was 10 inherit five
thousand dollars when she was twenty
one. and with this the young people
planned to buy house and become
their ow.p landlord. Bl; months be-
fore the Young wife reached her ma.
| joritv she became s mother, adding
greatly to the husbands Joy. bu: IN
c.easing his living expenses II way
he had no. anticipated n the days Q:
nis vooine.
Clinton Weldon gave uo tobacco,
| postponed o1vIng :he sUit Of clothes
he had promised himself. and n other
| wavs denied himself. the better IN
meet the demand Of his wife and baby.
not forgetting the nurse.
At length he plucked up courage
enough 20 ask the lawyer IN whose Of
ice he worked for al increase OF SAT
AIRY, bnt instead oige,ting it as he ex
pected. he Was told that his service!
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12
Soao Suds Tor Calming Waves.

The remarkable action OF OIL upon
waves is we'll known. This phenomena
led the officers Of the steamship
Scandia, Of Hamburg. 10 make an ex'
pertinent upon the same principle that
was very successful and that appears
to us worthy OF mention, During IL
last trip TO the United States. the ves-
sci, while IN mldoceaD, ~as attacked
by . very heavy storm. II shen oe-
Cured 10 the officers TO dissolve
large quantity Of soap IN ;uos of water.
Having thus obtained seveEal hundred
gallons Of soar suds m very short
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

Save the san Francisco nr90naul:
When electric light companies can
content themselves with making for
tunes in three years instead or two,
and 80 lower the price Of their ines
tmable illumination Is the water mark
OF middle-class pockets, burglars,
among other unconsidcrel tri0es who
love the dark, will materially decrease
III numbers. Mime. Patti has the power
of illun mating the " hole valley around
Craig Nos by simply turning handle
AZ her bedside. This powerful light
was affixed after the midnight call Of
some gentry with f-ndness for plate
and Jewels some years since. The cost
was very large. but now that electric
ity Is coming to popular pricef, We
may hope for developments in the wa Y
OF siroetand house Examinations which
Will ultimately suppress the hard dying
descendant Of Claude Duvai alto
gethcr.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

Though the Chinese have been in
this country SO long time and have
become SO numerous, it is said Of them
that they do not and cannot compre-
hend the status Of the police, re-
marks the New York Sun Their first
idea is that n policeman is a sort Of
feudal ruler, with the right to chop of
their heads or levy on their property
or do rs he pleases with them They
have no fault to find with such rulers
They are used to them in China. In
fact, az soon AS they find out that the
police arc nero watchmen on salary
set to guard the public peace they be-
come disturbed and confused and end
the strain on their minds by deciding
that the policemen must be soldiers,
and that is what nearly every China
man thinks they are to-day.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12


A Philadelphia physic,a think that
n great deal OF nonsense has been writ
ten about hvpn otism ANY one" he
SAYS, may hvnotize himself in few
minutes by closing his eyes directing
them inward and downward, and then,
Imagining his breath 10 be vapor,
watching It's inhalation and expulsion
from the nostrils Babies invariably
look cross eyed before going to sleep,
in this way producing what hypnotiets
call 'transtixion Fishermen often
hynotlze themselves watching cork
on surface of shining water. An hour
passes by as it it were few minutes. ;"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

THIS IS an age of specialtics, ex-
claims the Boston Cultivator. The
eucces.ful men Of the world to-day are
those who devote themselves to special
uorA Fvervna has some liking or
possibility which is greater than any
other, anl which Is III some way diff
fereut from those Of other men This
is his vocation, an | he should devote
10 II his best thought and endeavor.
In this way he will concentrate his
energies ana secure larger results.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

The popular idea Of Siberia, accord
ing 10 the Chicago Record, is that it is
barren desert extending from the
frozen ocean Of the north TO the burn
ing sands Of the tropics, but this is a
great mistake. The population OF Rus
sia IN Asia Is nearly IS. 0oo, ,00o There
are several cities with population ex-
ceeding so, 0Oa The agricultural pro-
ducts reported, which constitute only
very small portion OF the whole. are
valued st an average OF $40. 900, 900 n
wear, the output OF the mines exported
Is valued AZ upward OF go, 900
annually, and the iUrs, fish. skins
snd other products that come into
European Russia from Siberia are
worth 5000, 900 or S6, 900, 900 more.
But this population is scattered ovei
al enormous a.ea; i is only partially
civilized; the greater portion o: the
NouAtlS 'ioes Aot q pccl c1 aspire -
the production OF anything more than
Is necessary Tor local consumption ;
the means Of communication and trans
portstion are lacking, and. a. pro-
ductive industry Is measured in the
European countries and America, i;
NAV be said that two-thirds of tn,
people are lshity sUv iile.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12
GIANT BLUES

We are big folks all together.
And We sit around at night,
And We gossip bout the weather,
By the niekerinS candle light.
And old Jerry told story
OF giant in the land.
How he grapp!ed walls ., glory
BY the power OF MS hand.
AMI ne yanks you by the colla-,
While he walks in iron shoes.
And you hear hinl run and holler.
boo, boo, am Blues.
have poison IN my cup
And have come to eat you up"
Tommy Gobble had Al ai!ing.
And he pouted AL the day.
For he had a ship a-sAiling.
But the vessel didn't paw.
1t was on the ocean trouble.
And toe wind was bowling "yoo-o,"
While the waves wore going bubble,
Keeping Tommy in stew.
But TIE sails were All 4 flying.
But the giant still was crying
"Boo, boo: am Blues,
have poison In my cup.
And have come 10 eat YOU up."
Then there was little lassie
With a Cupid In her cye,
But 4 lover wild and "sasay
Made the little maiden CRY
And the wings OF loving Cupid
We're imprisoned in a cage.
And the dreams OF life were stupid,
With blot on every page.
But the mighty ginnt dwelling
Where our hopes begin to snoo,e,
Wakes again his fearful Yelling:
BOG, boo am Blues.
! have poison in my cup.
And have como TO eat YOU up."
So if is with ovary being.
Whether man or whether maid ;,
They are always mischief seeing
And inclined to be afraid.
For strange. uncertain feeling
Has liking for he sou!.
And it comes with sorrow stealing.
Like a solemn funeral toll.
But it's only hatefut lying
or the demon full OF booze
And Imagination crying
Boo. boo | an Blues.
have poison in my cup.
And have come to eat you up
&C. VI. Richie. i'll Chicago Inter Ocean.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12


fruitful sonrce of tabu vAs death.
Every utensil employed hy person
de!uuct. all the clothes he wore. and
even the house he died in were tauu.
If q prominent man died his houW
was never used again. twas shut IN
and everything in /; left to rot This
custom remains IN force to-day III
New Zealand 10 a considerable e1tea.-
Some OF the natives of the interior
build small structure over the gMve.'
In which they hang up the clothing
and other portable property Of the
deceased, leaving them 10 be Destroyer
by time. Sometimes when chief
dies all of his property is-burned. A
very peculiar practice Is the disin;cr-
ment OF the bones of the dead for re
burial in a final resting place. This
used to be one Of the most important
ceremonies among the natives. but,t
is now disappearing.
''Some time before the ceremony a
notice is sent around stating that on
certain day there will be a 'hahunga
| of so.and-so's remains When tho
| relatives and friends are gather ed to,
| gether the bones Of the defunct are
dug up and tied In a bundle. II de-
| cay has not made them clean they arc
scraped. An elaborate performance
follows. and finally one of the family
takes the bones and deposits them
secretly in some place known only To
himself, such as a cave or the top OF Il
tree. the object being that they may
| never be found. It is of the utmost
importance that they shall not fall into
the hands of enemies, who would desc
crate and ill-use them with jeers and
curses. The skull might be utilized
as a dish for food or placed on stake
to be daily reviled. The bones Of the
body might be employed for Gsh-
hooks or dining forks The reason
now assigned fox keeping up tn.
strange custom is fear lest the bones
fall into the hands Europeans. to be
ground up into manure.
"Not less extraordinarily lis wav
than the tabu Is the 'murr. This may
be described 90 a sort Of judicial rob
berry or seauestration of a man goods
because of some misdeed alleged or
something he has said or a misfortune
that has happened to him. Any Sc
rious accident in a persons family is
made an excuse for muru II hin child
dies a violent death, or his canoe cap
sizes and somebody is drowned, raid
is made on his property. Sometimes
everything he possesses is taken from
him, though nowadays the muru is
usually limited to his horses or cattle.
The plundering party may despoil the
unfortunate family Of all eatables and
other movables, spearing the tame
pigs AID digging up the root crops.
This sort OF proceeding is entirely law
ful and regular. Indeed. the family
SO despoiled wonld feel injured il the
muru Was not carried ont thoroughly
However, this peculiar system is linz
tied and controlled 10 a considerable
extent by the fact that a man upon
whom a mnru is inflicted is entitled to
the privilege Of returning the compli-
ment. Thus il 4 robs Il, the latter
may with propriety take the damage
out Of A by a surprise party in kind -
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

The largest balloon in the world has
just been constructed At Holloway,
near London, England. 1t is sphere
ofj-24 feet diameter, has capacity
Of over 100. 900 cubic feet, weighs one
anl a quarter tons, and will lift anad.
riItlonal weight Of ton. 1t is TO be
used for the purpose of obtaining con-
tinnous meteorological observations
for period OF six days without de-
tceniing. 1t has been s1cce ssfully
tested
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12

a much as you think Go to her, tell
h.r IN coaxing way. its \ little bust |
n.ss matter to which you want her
Signature. and that as it may be .
peasant surprise TO her, after bit,
nd ell that sort of thing and she will
sgn it without question. She'll fall
ii with the joke" urged the friend.
Clinton Weldon followed ont these
Instructions to the letter He made
ont chattel mortgage for everything
tnt the baby's crib, ''got a smile onto
himself as he facetiousiy expressed it
waer telling the story, and asked HE
wife 20 sign.
ISLE wanted IT, read the whole
thing, but with sweat on my brow in
big gbbules and forced laugh on my
lips, Ibegged her not to; and to my
great ,elief she signed. saying as she
did sc. 4 am sure this means for.
tune, clint, explained Clinton to his
friend
Ii vas twenty minutes past three OF
the lat day when the young man ex-
changed the chattel mortgage for
eighty dollars, nearly all in crisp, new
one dollar bills.
Pla.lng the money between the
leaves of his receipt book, he pulled
his A.t over his eyes, and with the
book grasped tightly in his hand, he
fairly flew for the real estate Office Of
Mr. Harding To his horror it WAS
twenty five minutes to four when he
1eacied there, and the boy in charge
said that his employer had Just gone
ont.
Questioned as 20 where he had gone,
the boy said to an auction sale Of real
estate on the next street.
With visions of his wife and little
one being thrown into the street that
night, Clinton ran in breathless haste
to the auction room, which he found
crowded.
Standing on tiptoe, ne saw Mr..
Harding far to the front, eagerly
watching the auctioneer, who was
shouting: "5ix thousand. / am bid
six thousand, l am bid | who will make
it sixty one hundred?"
Clinton threw ND his hand in his
eagerness to get to the front, and in SO
doing displayed the book and the
bills. "Ah,! thanks, Mr.. Weldon,
sixty-one hundred; do l hear sixty.
two. S1xty-one, sixty -one. Going
and gone!'
By this time every eye was fastened
on the Young man, and he looked Il
be SO awfully III earnest that no on,
dared bid agnins him. Little die
they know the cause Of his great anx
ietv.
'.See here, Weldon, I'll give yo'
two hundred and take your bid. ;. sal.
Harding, when Clinton reached hi
side.
Quick as flash, the position and it
possibilities darted through Clinto
Weldon's mind.
''No, sir" be said, waving above hi
head the book with it's interlining o
new bills. "cannot think Of it,"
Three
"No, sir, with risiDs emphasis.
"Four
"No''
Five"
MAKE IL thousand. Mr Hariine
and call off the rent OF the Ast. an
its yours said Clinton.
They compromised on eight hun
| dred and the rent, and the young hus
band went home that night a hApp
man.
After this Clinton Weldon gave n
all thought OF working for others. d
was taken into partnership with Nj
Harding, and through land speculs
tons he has become the richest ma
IN upper New York New York Az
! vo>{i.uY
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-12
A STREAK OF LUCK.
BY LEON WILLIAMS.
AIRY in haste. and

you know the rest
Of the ad ag e. :"
That is what Gin
10 II W el d o M
father said, when
hh son told him
Of his purpose to
marry Edna Nor
ris, q girl AS poor
rs himself b II t
with those quail
ties of perso Il,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-05

CHRISTMAS COMING.
Hov Viii The Great Festival Be 0b-
served Here ?
The SEASONS RESPONSIBILITIES
The Duties Of the Fortunate to the
Suffering Poor.
CHARlTY'S STRONG APPEAL.
Will the Holiday Be a Merry and a
Hearty One?
THE DISPATCH SAYS YES.
Faith In the Generosity Of the Rich
mOnd People.
OUR TURKEY SUGGESTION.
Many Other Ways to Cheer and
10 Comfort.
4 PRACTICAL QUESTION.
What There Is 10 Buy and Where
TO Buy 1t.
4 GUIDE FOR SHOPPERS.
Useful Information Regarding the
Displays.
FULL AND VARIED STOCKS.
The Great Enterprise Of the Ciiy'S
Retail Trade.
MODERATE PRICES RULING.
The WisIntn of Bnrcha Early-Ho-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-05

Christmas IL not Christmas without
candy. Kaempf. the confectioner, No. ITO
north Ninth street. will contribute his
full share "a supplyinx the dssiAarAtum.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-05

The good housewife. the housewife who
delights to see everything In order In her
own home. and delights to help her
friends keep q model establishment. will
reyel In the stock Of John Z. Rose. No.
los east Broad street. In the housefur-
nishing department Of this concern are
q thousand ana one useful. practical ar
ticles that save time and worry In keep
ing house, yet arc none the less orna-
mental. These articles are for the dining
room, the kitchen. the chamber. the
pantry--in fact for every apartment In
the house. From them can bs selected
something that viii suit each friend you
have and add to his or her comfort and
convenience. And what more acceptable
and suitable Christmas present could
there be than one which would accom-
plish thiss But John ID. Rose q Co. have
also another line ef goods from which
10 select Christmas pseosnts For chill
dren they have dol,s-blg. little. middle.
sized. fat. thin. short. tall. blonde. and
brunette. dFessed. undressed. and half
drsssed-tin toys without numbes.
wagons. hohby-horses. rubber balls. min-
iature banks. mAchanical toys and sausl-
cal toys. In he toy department The gmalt
boy would q VIA tueee uany ef ~
articles 80 - lew-pgloed - eon1A
otlM lsawa - - 0slsenAa 80
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-14
THE ACCIDENT TO THE ATLANTA.
The Story of the Ramming of the Wreck
of the Golden Rule.

New Haven, Conn, August 12.-There
has been considerable discussion in nav
al circles concerning the adv1sablity of
United States war vessels ramming de-
relict ships. Captain J.R. Bartlett, COM
manding the Atlanta, was interviewed
by a representative of the New England
Associated Press today, while the vessel
was lying:off New Haven harbor, wait
ing to take the Connecticutsna militia
on cruise. Captain Bartlett for the
first time told the story.of how the At
lanta was disa abled. The commander of
the Atlanta is greatly interested in the
subject of ramming derelict vessels. and
is greatly incensed at the manner in
which the accident was referred to at
the naval college. Captain BARTLETT,
while in charge of the United States
photographic office at Washington,
strongly advocated the dest1 uction OF
abandoned ships in preciselysthe way he
destroyed the floating bulk of the Gold
en- Rule. Said Capain Bartlett: "This
whole discussion in reference to the At
lanta's machinery being injured by the
ramming of the Golen Rule, is all rot,
pure and simple. The story of the ram
ming of the Golden Rule wreck is this:
We were steaming along at Il fair rate of
speed, when the officer on watch sigh ted
the derelict vessel. 1t would have been
difficult to have blown her to pieces. I
knew there would be no difficulty in de-
stroying her by ramming. We speeded
up bit and made for her. We struck
theswreck about amidships, and went
through her like cutting through cheese.
A part of the derelict remained af1oat.
AS is customary, when we cut the Col
den Rule in. two, we made careful ex-
animation of the engines, sand it was dis
covered that the key in the crank shaft
of the high pressure engine, which has
given us more or less trouble for the
past two or three months, had loosened
and was within an eighth of an inch of
falling off. We Immediately stopped
the engines If we had run ten, or per-
haps five minutes longer, the crank
would have slipped off, and heaven only
knows WI a. might have been the result.
The ramming of the wreck was a god
send to US. We shut off the high pressure
ports and buried the key the best we
could and made for Newport with the
low pressure engines Immediately for
warded report of the affair to the COM
mander of the station, and now the re-
port goes abroad that the Atlanta was
disabled by running into an old water
logged wreck. propose to rise to a
question of privilege in this matter,
"meaning he would ask for court of in
quiry." We could have cut that vessel
in two without difficulty even hadssh
been covered with heavy steel plate,
without injury to the Atlanta.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-14

of New Hampshire, his resolution as to the
Alabama election went over till tomorrow,
Mr.. Morgan, Democrat of Alabama, not
having reached the city
The House bill to amend the pension bill
of June n, 1890, was reported back by Mr..
Palmer, Democrat of Illinois from the COM
mittee on pensions, who ask for present
consideration. The bill was being read in
Tennessee, interrupted and said it was an
important measure and should not pass
without consideration. 1t should be placed
on the calendar ard it was so ordered. The
conferees' report on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was taken up and Mr.. Sher-
mans motion to recede from the Senate
amendment for the purchase of the Malone
lot as the site for the government printing
ot1ce was laid before the Senate. After dis
cussion, Mr.. Sherman's motion was ruled
out on point of order, and its purpose at
tained by the Senate refusing, on a yea AID
nay vote, to agree to the House substitute
Tor the Senate amendment. That action
cleared away the parliamentary objection
to Mr.. Sherman's motion to recede fronsthe
Senate amendment, which motion was
renewed by Mr.. Aldrich, Republican of
Rhode Island, and carried. The effect of
this is to take out of the bill all provisions
for the printing office site and let the mat
ter go over till the next session. The con-
ferees were reappointed.
Among matters on which further con-
ference is to be had are the amendments as
to the Atlanta Exposition and the Ford's
theatre disaster.
The House joint resolution extending till
August "a, appropriations for the expense
of the government was laid before the
Senate. Ojection to the second reading
was made by Mr.. Aldrich and it went over
till tomorrow, and then the Senate ad-
iourned.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-14
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for the
Agricultural Department Weather Bureau
for yesterday, Aug. 13, taken at p. m
18th meridian time, the observations for
each station being given in this order
Temperature, direction OF the wind. state of
the weather:
Boston. GA degrees, NE, cloudy; New York,
72 degrees. N, clear; Philadelphia, 70 de-
grees, N, fair: Washington, Y degrees, NE,
clear; Albany, .0degrees, W., clear; Buffalo,
70 degrees. W, clear; Detroit, rs degrees,
SW, clear; Chicago, 80 degrees, S, fair st.
Paul, 76 degrees, NV, clear; st. Vincent, &C
degrees, N, cloudy; Huron, OAK, 60 de-
grees, E, rain; Bismarck, 81 degrees. NV,
fair; Jacksonville, rs degrees, W, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-14
In Rhode Island Mills.

Providence r. l., August ,l3.-The re-
duction of wages in the mills at Fall River
and New Bedford is not expected to be fol-
lowed by any immediate action by the
Rhode Island manufacturers many of whom
are inclined to believe the worst is reached
and business shows indications of improve
ment. Rhode Island mill men favor the
curtailing of production rather than reduc-
ing wages and would willingly join move
ment to run on short time generally for a
month or two or until suehsssstimes as bust
ness should warrant a complete resumption.
Should the operatives in Fall River and
New Bedford accept the reduction, a cut
down in the Rhode Island mills must newt
ably follow.