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Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
TCharlotte Observer.1

II is no longer . secret that Col
Julian S. Carr is ou. Of the race for
the nomination for Governor this
year. He has said az much to vari-
Gus Of bis friends. This is true also,
as we are informed and believe, as
to ex Governor Thomas NJ Holt
The cares OF business in the case Of
Col. Carr and the health OF ex.Gov.
ernor Holt account for these an.
nouncements. Either OF these gen.
,lemen would make a strong can
dda,e and a business.like executive
The Democratic party is rich 10
gubernatorial material: and with its
accustomed sagacity will select a
candidate who will be worthy of it
and worthy of the honor which II
will choose to bestow.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

The Union is now composed Of
forty FIVE States Utah making the
f&ty- fifth. The Senate will now be
increased to ninety members. There
are now 356 members Of the House
OF Representatives and the adms.
sion OF Utah will increase this Dum-
Der to 35!, as Utah will nave only
ono Congressman. BY Utah's ad-
mission the vote Of the Electoral
College will be increased IRON 444
to Al. Utah's constitution prohib.
its polygamy, but 1t is still prso-
ticed. The additional star will not
bc added to the flag until July 4th,
1896.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25


a number OF tobacco manufactur-
ers of the Sonth met at Dauville on
Wednesday, January 18th, 1896, and
organized the Southern Tobacco
Manufacturers Association. The re-.
port Of the committee on objects
and aims, az adopted, sets forth
That the oh ects of the Association
shall be the bctterment Of our sev.
eral businesses, mutual protection,
interchange Of ideas, and the general
good OF each aud every tobacco man
ufacturer in the South Permanent
organization was effected BY the
election Of Col. J. S. Carr, Of Dur
ham, President, fse Vice, Presidents,
Secretary and Treasurer aud Execu.
tive Committee.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
More COrn-LeB8 Cotton
Manufacturers Record.


1t was probably never more im-
portart than it is al present for the
South TO reduce the acreage OF its
cotton crop for 1896, and devote in-
creased attention to the production
of foodstufs. One more year of
abundant food crops and reduced
cotton acreage would put the South
forward to wonderful extent,
while short food supply aud large
cotton crop would result in serious
injury TO all Southern business inter
es,s. Outside Of the ordinary con.
di,ions which would make this i'm,
por,ant, the prevailing war fever
throughout the world emphasizes its
necessity. Should there be var in
Europe or America, cotton would
quickly feel the effect and prices de-
cline, while foods,uffs Of all kinds
would command the highest prices
To all reasons which in years past
have been advanced tor special At
tention 10 the production of grain,
fruits. vegetables and provisions, and
less attention TO cotton, is this year
added the worldwide unrest and
the unfortunate prospect tor war in
Eorope, which would seriously and
quickly lessen The market value OF
cotton. Increase the acreage in
foods,uffs should be the Southern
farmers motto for 1896.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

The Supreme Court OF the United
States has decided that q wore or
abraided silver coin "is legal tender
as long as it bears the sen blance OF
com" Toe decision affirms q judg.
ment Tor 1915 damages against 2
street car company for rcjectiog a
slick dime and ejecting the rsrtiet
offering il.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

To the farmers and Others own.
ing isolated property IN Orange
county, / desire 70 make known that
the Farmers Mutual 1nsursnoe was
organized 10 our coonty last August.
and some work done. bot owing 20
the eickness Of the agent, Mr.. Flem-
ing, the work has been delayed until
now. The agency has passed into
the hands Of X. S. Phipps and c. F.
Webster, who have commenced to
write up the insurance Vt Orange
county. Mr.. Phippe baving been
the agent TOR Alsnance county, and
having written up that county tor
about 100000, be thinks that in
two or three months they will be
able to write up $4,000 or $780,
900 Of insurance in Orange county.
All they ask is the help Of those
who own property who ehoula teel
an interest 10 this plan OF Insurance,
which makes every person taking
advantage OF il, safe at actual cost.
The following persons were elect.
ed officers
Matthew Atwa,er, President.
John K. Hughes, Secretary aud
Treasurer...
w. Pritchard, Supervisor o.
! Chapel Hill township.
| D. N. Sykes, Supervisor Of Hills
boro township.
John A. Woods, Supervisor Of c.
dar Grove township.
Thomas J. Oldham, Supervisor o
Bingham township.
The Supervisor for Little Rive
township will be appointed as 500
as possible.
MATTHEW ATWATER,
J President.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
WEEKLY HILLsBoKU MARKET RE.
PORT

WEEKLY HILLsBoKU MARKET RE.
PORT
Wheat, per bushel Of SO lbs, rs cts.
Corn, per bushel of Sc lbs, 40 cts.
Oats, per boshel OF 80 lbs, 35 cts.
Meal. per bushel of IS lbs. IS cta.
Bscon-hog round-7 TO II cts.
Flour, per barrel, 81. 90 10 IS 90.
Tallow, per pound. 4 to cts.
Beeswax. per pound, 20 cts.
Butter, per pound, Is to 20 cts.
Eggs. per dozen. IL l.2 cents.
Hides, dry. 8 to s cents per pound.
Hens. each. 90 to - cts.
Fea,hers-Live Geese-4o cts. per
pound.
Wool-wa.hed-20 cts. per pound
Cnw sshed Wool, 10 cts. per pound.
Bury Wool. cts. per pound.
Coffee, Is 10 IS cts. per pouod.
Sugar, 5 TO 6 cts. per pound.
Sassairas Bark OF Root, 2 l.2 cts,
per pound,
All kinds Of country produce in
good demand
Peas, per boshel, so to rs eta
Beans, per bushel. 90 cts- to &l.oo.
. Apples, Fer hushel, so cts TO 81 90
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

Many merchants arc we'll aware
,ba, their customers are their bes,
friends aud take pleasure in supply
ing them with the best goods OBJ
talnablc. As an instance we men
tion Perry & Cameron, prominent
druggists Of Flushing. Michigan
They say 1--WE have no hesita.
ton 10 recon mending Chamberlain =
Cough Remedy 10 our customers, as
i, 10 the best ooogh medicine we
bave ever sold, and always gives
satisfaction" For sale at 25 aud SO
cents per bottle by w. A. Hayes,
DruRgists.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

Not few who read what Mr..
Robert Rowl., OF Hollands, Va has
TO say below, will remember their
own experience under like o,rcum-
stances: last winter l had 70 grippe
which left me in q low state Of
health tried Numerous remedies,
none OF which did me any good, IN.
I'll | was induced to try bottle of
Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy. The
first bottle Of it so far relieved ne
that WAS enabled TO attend 10 my
work. and the second bottle effected
a cure" For sale 4, 25 and so cents
per bottle by w. a. Hayes, Drug
Elsi.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
DID You EYER

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for
your troubles Ii not. &c. bottle
now and get relief This medicine
has been found TO be peculiarly
adapted TO the relief and cure OF all
Female Complaints. excrting won
dsrful direct inhuence iu giving
strength and tone TO the organs. II
you have Loss Of Appetite, Consti.
patton, Headache. Painting Spells,
or are Nervous, Sleepless, < ci, able,
Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy
Spells, Electric Bt,ers is the mcdi.
cine you need. Health aud strength
are guaranteed by It's use. Fifty
cents aud 81 90 N W. A Hayes
Drug Sto1e
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
The Populist Committee decides
10 hold It's National Convention at
ST. Louis July 22nd.

The National Democratic Execu.
tive Committee has decided TO hold
the National Convention a: Chicago
July lib. A short campaign is the
idea and it seems to be popular.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
There are, according 10 the la,es

There are, according TO the latest
reports, l9,837,5l6 members Of
CHURCHES in tho United States. OF
these, $3.50 ,o33 belong TO the ko.
man aud Greek churches; 4,665,687
to the different Meth odist bodies
2,so4,334 are baptists; 1,278,332 be.
long to some Presbyterian church
and I,l99,5l4 are Lntherans.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

One Of the expense items OF the
late war, as shown oy tho books Of
the war department., is the S97 .03l
which it cost TO capture President
Jefferson DAVIS
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
OTiCE OF sHEkIFF's SALE

N
By virtue OF Ven. Ex No 425. e. l..
F.. NrCauley vs.. Hattie y Williams, TO
me directed from the Superior Court
Clerk OF Orange county. / will sell to
the highest bidder for cash on Monday
February 3d. 1896, at the court houee
door in Hillsboro. a tract al land in
Chapel Hill township. adjoining lands
o. II. J. w. McCaulev. Wm. Womble
and others, as the property Of Hattie Y.
williams The :rac, contains 5. Acres.
more or less, and so much OF the same
will be solj as may be required 10 sat
isiv said Ven. Ex- and 10 pay costs
This ist day Of January. lsai
JOHN X. HUGHES.
Sheriff OF Orange County.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
STATE NEW -.

Wake Fo es. College now has
c6O etudents enrolled, this being The
largest number in the history OF the
College. 1t is erp rpec,ed ,hs, the
plumber will resch 275 before long.
Raleigh Press Visitor: Herber,
E Norris, of Holly Springs, one OF
our most prominen, citizens planted
last season to upland rice 60 acres,
from which he gathered 5 crop Of
about 300 buehels, worth at the
market price 81 a bushel.
Biblical Recorder That Christian
charity is not lacking in North Car:
olina has been shown lately by the
responses to the appeals tor the
Cumnock sufferers, more tnan a
score Of helpless widows and hun
dred little fatherless children.
Dunn Courier Mr.. J. K. Stew
Art, OF TroyvilIe this county, killed .
pig Monday two years and eight
months old that weighed 705 pounds.
Haruett has 3 good record on raising
big hoas. Last year one in the
] cPanty was killed that wei iehed 769
bGo0ds.
i B. n. Duke, OF Durham, Who q
year ago offered $4,000 for the srec
tion OF new buildings at The Oxford
Orphan Asylum. provided the Grand
Lodge would raise an equal amount,
has raised bis conditional gift TO
$4,000, and a committee composed
Of w. L. Liddell, N. Nj. Lawrence
! and n. B Brough,on has been sp
J pointed 10 raise the needed sum.
The Charlotte Gun Club has learn
y ed that the law against shipping
& birds out OF the State is being viola
5 ted almost to the same extent tha
0 it was last year. Washington is sait
y 70 be the marketing place aud ,h'
q Club has engaged au agent there t
O work up cases. Numbers of bird
0 60 there from Charlotte. For eac1
3 conviction the agent brings about h.
y y is to get s25, the Club to pay al
n expenses.
o Charlotte News: When the ,rai
y for Charlotte stopped at Moores
~ ~ vile this morning, an 1redell count
n man got on and filled up all the vs
% cant space in the car. He bad hi
% wife and family Of fifteen children
y and had tickets for Texas. He sol
= the dog before leaving home. Tn
n family waited at tho Charlotte cts
s ton tor the noon train and the cor
% grega,ion of children attracted
y good doel OF attention.
al Wilmington Messenger The othe
day 1,040 inhabitants of North Ca,
S olina, living in three counties, pulle
= = up, packed up, and emigra,ed I
= South Carolina. How is this? !
O not North Carolina better Stat
o than its neighbor We think 81
u Then what takes away 80 man
y people? The answer is worI
More eni grants went out 10 on
O train than immigrants have come j,
0 10 North Carolina iu three month
u
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
Cincinnati Enquirer |

Willie will teacher 90 10
heaven when she dies. ma"
Mrs Ferry: Yes, dear"
Willie bot will they lie, ber in ?
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

Last SATURDAY. was the anniver.
sary Of the big snow OF 81 when the
train on the North Carol,na Rail.
road was snow .bound near James.
town for several days The Gully
surviving members o: this memoirs.
ble trip are Col. Charles W Brad
shaw and Mr. Frank Snlder, of
Charlotte.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

B ID s /
Condensed News,
Storier,
Miscsllany,
Wouen's bspsrtnsn,,
Children's Department,
Agricultural Department,
Political Department,
Answefs to Correspondent.
Editorials,
Everything,
Will be found in the
WEEKLY COUaIER-JoUgsAL
a ten-pagc, eight-column beraoFf2sA
Newspaper.
HENRY WA1'rERsOS IL :ha I .f,..'
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25
PRICE. &l.W A YEAK.

The WEEKLY COURIER J"l J"
NAL makes very liberal term ;.
agents. Sample copies Of tie
and Freminm Supplement sen; ~
any address. Write to
COCRIER-JOCRNAI COMFA>i'
Louisville, ky.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

l hereby certify tha. the above is
a trua cn,.x-,aken from the records
o! thcs nas come The Board Of Com
missioDers.
JOHN LAWS. Clerk.
Orange County observer., 1896-01-25

Total amount expended
tor year ending Dec.
lst, 1895, 1886 8;
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

ALL burglars worthy of the name
will condemn the unprOfessional con
duct of the st. Louis burglar who re-
Gently robbed fellow craftsman
Prison Mirror.
Everybody applauds the sentiment.
And yet among men in the various
walks of life how often it is disre-
garded. Nearly every day we hear OF
this or that individual or clique OF men,
in the professions, trades, or among
laborers. robbing their fellow crafts
mon Of their positions by undertaking
or by disappearing or i'll some other
way depriving them of their Just dc
serts. Robbing fellow craftsman does
| look hard. Buffalo Gazette.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

OUR exchanges act in a very erratic
manner and we wonder if other pub
fishers have the same experience with
their exchange list. We have received
Minneapolis papers that were eight
days old, and st. Paul papers that were
three and four days old. Some of our
country exchanges come regularly for
weeks, and then fail to show up for SO
long that we are forced to believe that
we have been cut off their visiting list:
but, in many instances, when we have
erased them from our books they
again appear with regularity that is
astonishing. OF course the publishers
the mail service, or, for that matter, nc
one is to blame; it simply happens so
but it is annoying to say the least. BE
sides. we miss the visits of our ex
changes and feel disappointed whe1
they fail to reach us, but-well, we have
learned to bear disappointments ano
will say no more.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

HERE is some sensible advice from
the prolific writer "EX. "Journalist,
have you an article to prepare: Make
it short. Minister, have you a sermon
to preach? Make it short. Lawyer,
have you an argument to present?
Make it short. Funny man. have you
a Joke to tell? Make it short. Ladies,
| have you pie to crust OF dresses to
make? Make 'em short. Tailor, have
YOU coat to build: Make 1t short.
Saloonist, do you keep slate? Keep
it short. Young man, have you mar
riage engagement on hand? Make 1t
! short. Obituary writer's and presi-
dents. make your messages short. 1t
is not necessary to advise bank cashiers
as to their accounts. They are sure tt
make them short ANYHOW.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

WE BELIEVE a fair trial Of the pro-
baton system that the city of Boston,
Mass. is experimenting with, will prove
a success. Instead of sending a man
to prison who has been convicted of a
minor offense it is discretionary with
the Judge to turn him over to the pro-
bation officers and the sentence is sus-
pended. The police of the district where
the probationer lives are instructed to
watch him, and any misbehavior on his
part is reported to the probation officer
who has power to arrest him without a
warrant at any time, but if his conduct
is such as to indicate that he intends
to live rightly he is discharged from
custody and the surveillance over him
ceases. When man Of family is sent
to prison for twenty or thirty days FOL
drunkenness Or some minor Otfense, his
wife and children are the real sufferers
| for they are deprived of his earnings
during the period of his incarceration
and when the man comes out of prison
he may find that his Job has been give1
to another, which would entail Still
further hardships on his family.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

John l.. Sullivan may be saved to the
drama. but he should be warned that
Mr.. Barleycorn is no safe travelling COM
paniOn for great actOr.-St. Louis
NO. Post-Dispatch.
Minneapolis comes to the front again
with another horrible murder. The
Salvation Army will soon be obliged
to move its Chicago headquarters to
Minneapolis if it fights sin in it's den.
Princeton Union.
Measles is noun of multitude, con-
tanning unity of idea, and, therefore,
has singular verb, sis and not are
as correspondent asks. If he doesn't
believe that measles has "unity of
idea let him take the disease and be
ed.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
An exchange thinks that editors, at
ter all, are not such very bad animals
and as proof points to the inmates OF
the Texas penitentiary where men OF
all known professions, except that OF
newspaper work, are confined. AnC
then look at the United States Con
gress-the lawyers there greatly out
number the editors. WOrthingtOr
/ Advance.
The Minnesota State Prison at Still
water has population OF 4oo male!
and one female. This indicates tina
the new man is far in advance OF thu
new woman in crime. Let the girl
wear the blOOmers. Let them stuff
the ballot box Let them operate Thu
political machine But, my dear girls
beware of those little demons that craw
about inducing mankind to comml
crime. We see it in every bushes
transaction we do. Don't advance to-
rapidly.-.Jordan Independent.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

THE indeterminate sentence law Will
soon be in operation in New Jersey.
The commissioners appointed by Gov
ernor Werts to suggest reform i'll the
penal laws have drafted bill to be sub
mitted to the present legislature which
provides that lin all cases of conviction
for felony in any courts of the State
power is conferred on the court to i'm
pose indeterminate sentences instead
of a fixed known penalty, the maxi
mum limit of which sentence being The
same as that prescribed by law.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
THE MIRROR is a weekly paper plolisiled

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published
In the Minnesota state Prison. 1t was founded
In 1887 by the prisoners and Is edlted anu man
aeet, by them. Its objects are to be a home
newspaper: to encourage moral and intellectual
Improvement among the prisoners: to acqualnt
the public with the true STATUS ofthe prisoner:
to disseminate pathological information and TO aid
in dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to a fallen mans selfredemptlOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the p'piic loi
its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue a surplus of funds, the money would be
extended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

THERE is a New York man who at
tributes all his misfOrtunes to the un'
lucky number thirteen. He had twelve
living wives and his matrimonial ven
lures resulted very happily, but in al
unlucky moment he left his twelfth
wife for number thirteen and i'll con
sequence OF his defiance of fate he is
now meditating on his folly in place
where connubiai bliss is unknown.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

FoRGER Paul Brigham, who has
swindled bankers and merchants out
of thousands of dollars. was sentenced
in New York to seven years imprison-
ment. brigham did the baby act very
effectively: by crying vehemently and
making a plausible plea for mercy the
trial Judge was induced to take off
three wears from a ten years sentence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

THE Ohio Board of Prison Managers,
in their last report to the Governor
anent the question of employment for
the prisoners. says: But the convict
also has rights which are worthy of con
sideration. A criminal is imprisoned,
for a time fixed by court as punish
ment for breaking the law The state
has right to prescribe such punish
ment for crime as the wisdom of its
law-making power indicates-even to
the infection of the death penalty. But
when it intlicts imprisonment as pun
! ishment and the convict is imprisoned
| it has no right to add torture, or any
punishment other than that prescribed
by the law-making power. 1t has nj
moral or legal right to cripple the con
Wet in his means of making livell
hood after he has expiated his crime b,
the prescribed penalty. 80 far as TIT
condition of his confinement permits
each convict should be kept in toucl
with the industrial progress Of the ont
side world, so that when he returns t
it he may not be handicapped AM
prompted again to resort to crime be
cause all means of honest llvellhOO
are closed to him. The reformation
laws of the state are recognized IN tn
punishment of minors. and provld
that they shall, so far as possible.
:, assigned to labor which shall teach the1
= while in confinement some useful occt
nation
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

SOME of the leading papers i'll the
East are anxious to know whether the
new woman ought to go upon her knees
when she proposes" and a Western
paper answers by saying, "Well, we'd
rather bet she would go on his knees.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
STATISTICS show that in the year 1895

STATISTICS show that in the year 1898
there were III lynchings in the United
States and 1872 legal executions, which
is not at all creditable to those whose
sworn duty is to enforce the law. If
all officers of the law were like the In
diana sheriff who recently forced back
the mob after it had broken down the
iail doors in the effort to reach the
prisoner. then would lynching "bees'
soon be an unheard of occurrence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

Hon. WILLIAM f. LEE, superintend-
ent of the st. Cloud Reformatory, has
rendered his resignation to the Board
of Managers. Mr.. Lee gives as his rea-
son for sending in his resignation, that
his time was. so fully taken up with his
duties as superintendent that his pri-
yate business suffered in consequence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

TIE Industri0l Enterprise, month
ly paper published at the Lansing
Mich industrial school for boys, closes
it's second volume with the current
number. This number is our ideal OF
an institution publication. 1t is IN
magazine form. twelve pages of three
columns. has a tasty cover and is
geographically neat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

EVEN the greatest of mortals are not
exempt from annoyance. The pane OF
Queen Victorias existence is the enor-
nous amount of original poetry sent to
her from all parts of the world. On the
recent birth of royal grandson nearly
half a ton of manuscript verse was re-
ceiyed at Windsor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
n 0 TIC E.

THOSE receiving copies of The MIR.
RoR who are not subscribers will
please consider them as sample cop
les. If, after reading them, you should
conclude that THE MIRROR is
worthy of your patronage, send one
dollar to this office and we will enter
your name on our books for a
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

ONE Corbett. private detective.
says that Holmes is innocent of all the
murders charged to his account. Cor
bett should at once prove the truth OF
his assertion, and thus save an limo
cent man. or admit that he is following
the tactics of his namesake of pugllls-
tic fame for the purpose of getting a
little cheap nOtOriety.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

AN OHIO politician is in danger of
going to the penitentiary for offering
to sell a state Office for $500. This
seems to be a ridiculously low price
for an office, but perhaps the politician
in question was trying to undersell
rival in the business.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

A CURIOUS plant has been discovered
recently in Arabia which the natives
call the "laughing plant This plant
would be dangerous to prison dlsci-
pine. as it causes whoever eats its
seeds to break out into immOderate
uncomfortable laughter.