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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-02-08
4 Lost Keepsake.

4 very singular incident, which oc-
Cured in connection with one Of Roch-
ester's recent weddings, Is going the
rounds Of the polite society Of the
city. One Of Rochestcr's prominent
young men wooed and won maiden
living in small country town not far
from the city. The young lady has
numerous friends III town. and spe-
cial arrangements were made by them
to attend the festivities, a specia. car
being chartered for the occasion.
On the afternoon Of the lovfnl day
the bridegroom went into the rooms
Of wcll-known manicure and, after
receiving the necessary at,cntion, ten
dercd in payment two silver dollars
as he supposed. The manicure ac-
copied the money without question,
aud tue gentleman left the establish
ment. Hardly bad he gone away
when one Of Rochester s society
leaders, handsome woman. who was
also wedding guest, came III search
were completed she offered tcn-doi-
lar bill, received the requisite amount
Of change, and took her departure.
The wedding party embarked on
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-02-08
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Ii you want 10 please n man. tell
him he looks like AT actor.
Mans idea of economy is in telling
his wife how to save money.
To make a successful partnership n
wife must be one of the firm.
There are some things which even
the young people do not know.
The man who advertlses his busi-
ness can't be scared out by compct.-
ton.
Some women think more OF a seal
skin sacqae than they think Of ,licir
souls.
A sure cure for the hiccoughs is 10
ask the victim for the loan Of five
dollars
People get wisdom by experience.
\ man never wakes up his second
baby to see it langb
1t Is the man who has to live on corn
bread at home, who finds fault with
the pie when lie travels.
Adversely is the trial Of rrincipis
Without it man hardly Knows
whether he is honest or not.
Those men who are seeking ideal
wives seldom stop TO think il thew
would make ideal Husbands.
1t is n wise woman that knows hon
to avoid lending her copper bottomea
preecrvekcttle TO neighbour
We find that the great thing IN this
world Is not SO much where we stand
Us in what direction We are moving.
High breeding gracefully insists on
its own rights. Good breeding grace
! fully remembers tue rights Of others
An inquirin9 man thrust his fingers
into a horses mouth to see how many
teeth he had. The horse closed hi-
mouth to see how many fingers the
man had. The curiosity Of each was
/ satisfied.
! We often hear Of man who began
life with nothing, dying worth u mil
lion. Poor fellow! And he has go'
| to begin all over in the next world,
just the same as the man who began
/ life here with a million and eudet
with nothing. The South West.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-02-08
SUueaky Shoes.

'I-have heard it said,' said Mr..
Gosington, that years ago some peo-
pie used to like squeaky Shoes that
the squeak was considered an indica-
ton Of newness; and that manufact-
urers sometimes put In squeak
leather. a piece Of thin leather placed
between tine inner and outer soles.
Then again l have heard it said that
people who didn't like the squeak, when
they did get pair Of squeaky shoes,
drove tacks through the solcs to stop
the squeak. or wet them. In these
days people generally don't like
squeakv shoes: but if anybody should
want his shoes TO squeak, / think |
can tell him how to made them; warm
them. | took Any slippers off the
other day aud placed them on the
steam radiator; when | pu, them on
again warm, they sq,teaked beanti-
fully. New York Sun.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-02-08
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

i is impossible for human being
to lreathc at height greater than
seven miles above the earth.
Professor 4 Arsonval of the College
OF Trance has been making a series of
experiments with the torpedo fish.
\ fabric made of pine and spruce
wood pulp is made into overcoats in
Leeds, England. It looks like frieze.
The highest inhabited building in
Europe is the Alpine clubhouse, on
Mt. Rosa-(elve thousand feet above
sea level.
4 man is as old as his arteries. If
they are soft and comprcsslble, the
deteriorating effects of old age have
not yet appeared.
Twenty millions of meteors are said
to fall upon the earth every day, their
aggregate weight amounting to some
thing like two tons.
! II man ate In the spiders proper
ton he would consume the equivalent
! of four barrels of fish, dozen hogs,
/ three sheep and two oxen ia a single
: day.
Peun's Cave, Penn, near Belle
fontc. is TO be illuminated by electri-
city and electric railways are to be
bnilt between the railroad station and
the cave.
stree, car in Glasgow, Scotland,
| with ae new oil motor in place Of
! horses was exhibited recently. While
on the trial trip tue oil tank took fire
and burned the whole exhibit.
An exhaust pipe from the power
house Of the railway company r,
Chester, Penn, pours out hot water
all day. Scores of economical house
! wives regularly visit the place and fill
their buckets with the boiling water
saving themselves tho expense ant
trouble Of heating it.
Professor Proctor, the ASTRONOMER,
while on visitto Florida, studied the
flight of turkey buzzards. He OBJ.
served that they were able to soal
quite independent of any motion 0
their wings. They seemed to balance
themselves on the air and move for
ward, and sometimes upward, withou
the expenditure of any force at all
lie attempted to account For this o.
the hypothesis that as they were NOV
ing forward at very high velocit.
they did not rest on the same air lonj
enough for the air to be set i
motion.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-02-08

III London the most remarkable nd
vertiscmen1s have emauated from the
theatres The Dead Heart was
printed IN red and posted everywhere
upon the walls, upon the pavemeuts,
upon the trees, n the par ka, upon the
seats, and even upon the backs OF rev
elers returning home IL convisial but
too obliv,oas mood. Still more
striking WAS the idea Of the man-
ager Of the drama. The Mystery
o. q Hanson Cab" Hiring IA number
Of hansoms. ne placed IN each the
dummy figure OF 9 man in a dre..-sui;.
with odspasterei shirt-front. al
had them driven through sne pr,ncipa.
streets, 10 tie a.arni .: a teu. but 10
the delight OF the msn.
Korea Las pss>cd II la~ making Snn-
,'ss day oi res. aad Saturday = hai:
uu..das.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-02-08

ardent student, and she was a stern
critic And they were confidants
They could be SO frank with each
other, because their friendship was
secure on account Of the perfect un-
derstanding between them. 1t was
because Of the perfection and case Of
this understanding That he came to
her when his heart first began to lean
towards Mary Mason
Il know that you will talk to me
with perfect honesty. Alice, he said.
81 don't believe | really love Mary
Mason as the world looks on love, but
then she is good sensible girl; the
match would be good one, and help
ful IN worldly sense, anl as for love,
well, love will come with association"
"Ot course, said Alice, ''of course;
but, Ned, 10 YOU think that just her
particular cast of mind woalu suit
you? She seems SO terribly practical,
yon know, Ned. She doesn't seem to
have those soft, womaniy qualities
tuat 1t seems to me IL man would like.
] wouldn't discourage yon for an in
stant, Ned, and von know I'm talking
only for Your own good, as a real
friend would talk but do YOU really
think you would be happy with her,
\el?"
.'Wcll, that's ii, SAID Ned stroking
! don't know"
well, Ned, y SAID Alice, "lt | were
YOU. Wouldn't do anything rash
! You might regret it ali vour life, and
Your friends would feel for Won too
! "a r,on.. .,,, T., r.. ,,;.,bt, .sr.f,l ;,
! so,l Ned. ...oi.,h,v. c,r,.fnl >
/ ..Y.s he hos" said Alice and ,h.n
! for som. unoccon,,t,bla reason sl.
want bono an3 c,t.,i b.,SaIf +, .I..,
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know.
Nothing occurred after this to in
terrupt the smoothness Of their rela-
tions until one day in the vacation
period, when Alice came to Ned for
advice.
u nave tolnd teaching hard
ana 'ltes"he' %ed. she sala. ANA
after All, the little home trials that
woman @overcomes are her pest con-
! quests. nave 10 oealfc 10 so bsck
t. the Achool-room, and have n
chance t. make nome Tor myself.
HehrE Armstrong mas ashe" me 70
marry nm. fou know he IS Kind
hearted man, Ned, ana he is settled
aFfd we'll fixed. HIS store IS paying
INN we'll and his Vile onchf 10 be a
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-02-08

doesn't matter what becomes of me.
Your neglected lover, NED.
Alice read it and laughed and cried
IN turn over the words.
Two hours after ats receipt Ned
followed it in person with a highly
injured air.
And she, because she was very
soft little person, ran to meet him
with glad face
"Oh, Ned, she cried, 81 never did
want to marry Harry Armstrong at
all. But you Sal, - could only be
friends and mutual critics, and-Ned
girl wants to be loved"
For the moment he forgot his fine
ideas and cried out with a tremulous
voice:
IF you'll just stick to me, Alice,
I'll love you we'll enough.
Then, Ned, our friendship is all
past?''
Cant u man and his wife he
friends?"
She laughed.
''Anl for Il critic:"
''oli, after all, he said, "a man s
best critic is his wife
And the wiseacres said: ''W ASH t
it beautiful? knew it each other from
CHILDHOOD, and not break, not rip
| pie in their love. - Chicago News.
Cheeks Between China and Japan.
Those checks that have been pass
sing between the representatives OF
China and japan at the Bank Of En-
| gland, by way Of paving the paper Of
! the late war, must be curiosities in
ithelt way. As valuable slips Of paper
they beat the best the bank used to
/ be able 10 show as completely as the
Japs beat the Chinese. La the gloomy
vaults of the great building Of Thread
! needle street 1t Is the practice to stow
away All drafts cashed at the counters
above for five years, when they are
taken off to furnace and burned.
But they used to have. and for aught
We know, they have now, one OF
these precious slips reserved from
the general quinquennial destruction
/ framed and glazed upon the wall.
1t i-, or it was, an old bank note rep
resentiug n million of money. OF
course, It was not printed for every
day use. \ special plate had been en-
! graved, and few impressions struck
off in order to facilitate some finan
cial operation Of the Chancellor o1
the E.xchequer Of the day, and this
single impression had been reserved
as a curiosity. BY comparison Will
the slips of paper with Il facial value
of from five to eight millions that ars
said to have been handed round fer
the parments on account Of Japan's
little bill, this old framed and glazed
note for mere million cuts rather
puny figure. London News.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
Nick inley Accents.

CANTON, o., June 29-The notification
committee reached here on the Clevo.
land Terminal and Valley special at II 40
this morning. The permanent reception
committee, lately organized for the cam.
paign, headed by Judge Baldwin, Viii.
liam r. Day aud Henry Wise, were at
the depot to meet the party. Decorated
tallyhos and carriages were in waiting
at the station. A parade was organized
the Grand Army band and citizens and
troop of cavalry leading the vehicles
occupied by the guests. Citizens fell in
behind, and an enormous crowd quickly
gathered about the Mckinley home.
At the residence, an open space on the
north side WAS reserved and the party
was quickly seated upon camp chairs
provided. Mrs. Mckinley and com
pany of friends occupied the front porch
as the party arrived, Just AS the crowd
was qnietlng down, Gov. Mckinley cane
out on the porch and was given most
enthusiastic ovation, cheer after cheer
arising from tho crowd.
Senator Ihurston stepped upon the
porch and delivered the official mott
fication. lie was greeted with applauso
and was frequently interrupted by cheer
ing OF the sentiments he expressed. AT
l2:2O Gov. Mckinley responded and the
cheering was renewed In responding
he outlined the campaign issues.
Following the formal speeches, Ii. IL
Smith, secretary of the notification com
mittee, presented gavel made from 9
log taken from the log cabin in which
Lincoln lived.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

BUFFALO, Juno 2G. - The Supreme
lodge of the A. O. L. w. adjourned late
this afternoon to meet tie second Tues
day in June next 10 Milwaukee.
The report of the beneficiary commit
tee was disposed Of to-day. The most
important change made was that giving
permission to Grand lodges to Introduce
the plan Of classified or graded assee5-
ment in place Of the present level pro
MUM method. The Grand lodge Of
New York WAS given authority to adopt
given to Grand lodges TO provide re
serve fund to be eot apart for the pay
mept Of assessments over certain fixed
limit
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
limit.

CmcAco, June 2G-Tho Tribune says:
"A canvass Of every state and territory
on the currency question shows 31G dele
gates to the democratic national conven.
ton to be either by instructions or per
sonal preference for the free and unim.
tied coinage Of silver at lG to !, against
328 delegates Instructed for or favoTing
a continuance Of the present gold stand
ard. The estimate is based on the OBJ
servation Of the unit rule by delegates
from states which have so instructed
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
WEDDING BELLS.

They Tell of the Marriage of Arthur Nett
and Miss Bessie Clemans at Augusta.
Special Correspondence of THE TRIBUNE.
On Wednesday, the oath inst, at the
home Of Caleb Clemans and in the pres
ence of the friends of the bride and
groom, Arthur p. Nett and Miss Bessie
II. Clemans were united in wedlock
Ed Murphy acted as best man and Miss
Mary King as brdemaid. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Allan Rodger
Mr.. Nett is the wdeawake liveryman of
Augusta and one of the most popular of
the young men of the town. Miss Glenn
ans came with her mother from Iowa one
year ago. She was not long in making
her way into the affections Of all who
made her acquaintance and still less
time in capturing the heart Of Mr.. Nett
completely The peupe OF Augusta
wish the young couple everything good
in this life and a long and useful career
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

TCCsoN, AriZ June 2I--,i'bc sale Of
the Rosemont copper mine was effected
today to the Lcwissohn Bros. Of New
York, owners Of the Old Dominion
mines al Globe, Four Of the largest
copper operating firms in the world are
now interested in this vicinity. The
others ar3 the Westinghouse" company,
at Crittcndcn; the Anaconda, holding
the Hughes mine, near Roecmont, un-
der bond, and Phelps, Dodge a. Co.,
operating the Mineral Hill group under
bond. A vein widening into 40 per
cent ore has been struck al Mineral
Hill.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

WAoHINGToN, June 2G Tho president
today made the following appointments
in the navy: Commander, Seth NJ.
Ashley; lieutenant commanders, Charles
p Perkins ard Benjamin II. Burking
ham; chief engineer, }, p. S, Lawrence;
assistant surgeon, Hugh r. parroyi
lieutenanta. Daniel p. Menofeo, John H.
Gibbone Thomas Snowden, Eobort f.
Lopez and Frank Kellogg; hcutenante
dover grsdcJ, Joseph A, S5tausa, Volney
O. Chaaa, George K, f'locum, William q
Miller, George w. C!ine and John p, Nc,
GuinesH
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

'SnAEoN, Mass, June 90 This after
noon four choir boys and the choir mus
ter of st. Johns Episcopal church of
Charostown were drowned in Lake
Maesapoag. Tho dead are: Choir mas
ter, Frod Il, Brackatt, - years; Thomas
Parker, II years; larry Lakor, l. years
William Watkins, u years; Benjamic
Gibbs They wero membera of party
from st. Johns church, Charleatown,
who arrived here this morning to camp
untlI Saturday.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

WNsusGToN, June 2G. The head
quarters OF the A. =. A. has been re.
moved from Chicago to Washington, j,
". HchoIe, the supreme president Of tho
order orriXod here today and established
an office Congressman Linton also ar
rived thia afternoon. He and President
HeHoia Will make tour Of tho western
statco, commencing at m early day.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

WG~r SrrEEloE, VIE, June 23.--Tho
trunk OF human body, euppoaod to be
that Of I'eyau, alias French,of Marshall
town, la,, who disappeared mysterious
Iy while hunting last winter has been
found near Brule. Tho head and lege
of the body were gone. A search ia now
being made to see if t'rcnch's gun can
st. Paul to cause thorough inquiry to be
made
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

heard more shots. Once more approach.
ing the place, they found the wife OF
Paul. the murdered Indian, lying dead
having been shot, and near by was the
body Of one Of the Indians, who had first
shot the woman and then killed himself
The other Indian was caught by the
police the same day near Cut Bank and
is now in the agency lookup. 1t is not
known what the motive for the murders
Uao
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

We arc Offering for sale at cost con-
signmcnt OF farm and spring wagons and
buggica. These goods were shipped TO
the Choteau Mercantile company before
its assignment and the owners request
us to close them out at Once.
BLACK EAGLE CARRIAGE Co,
Central AVc. and Eighth st.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

BOAST or WHOLESALE BRIBERY


81. Lpui~, June 2G-h Washington
gpecia to the Itepublic says. Tho plan
Of the republicans for keeping the oppo
nents Of the single gold, Wall Gtroct
standard from getting together are be-
ginning TO take shape, or rather the
shape already taken il becoming known,
The means whereby it is hoped to keep
the silver republicans, the popuIists and
the democrats, all Of whom favor bi-
metallism, in the true sec9e Of the term,
rather than the gold standard, from get,
ting together are easily explained, The
use Of money is the whole sum and cub
stance Of the plan
One republican leader Of some promi.
nence, who cut some figure in the ST.
Louis convention, cynically observed ia
the Republic correspondent this evening
that McKinicy's campaign managers
would have plenty OF monc,. eve viii
have money enough, he said, 'not only
to pay tbn cTrnreng Of the MrKinIr}
campaign, bat also 10 pay the rzpsnsoa
in large part Of the silver republicans
ard popu'sta, aho, you mas rely upon
it, will no, bo coa2ed into the demo
cratic fold at Chicsgo"
In fact ali they fear is the combining
Of these now scattered elements. Ant
it Is the one thing they are bending
their utmost energies to avert. They
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

BEArEIcE, Ncb., june Ell. c. Will
liame, ex president Of the dofunct bank
Of Blue Springs, was today sentenced to
three yearB in the penltentiary. He was
convicted Of accepting deposits after his
institution had become insovent. Will
liams was at one time very wealthy.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

INV AoHE, June 27.- In the Unique
Athletic clubs boxing show in Williams
bury tonight the principal fight was be-
tween Henry Baker of Chicago anc Joe
Butler (coloredj of Philadelphia. Baker
put hia man to sleep in the first round,
after two minutes and 81 seconds
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
VHITNEY'S VAIL
The Chicago Convention will Not DO
What He Wants and Ruin
Will Follow.
SAME OLD STORY ABOUT HONOR
Wordy Attempt Of the New Yorker
to BulldOze Free Coinage
Democrats.

New YoRk, June 27.-William G.
Whitney, at his home today, gave out
the following formal interview:
GLOW is the campaign progressing?"
"Likc 1860, if the truth must be told"
"Whht are the chances of sound
money in Chicago?"
"Unleas the situation changes and our
southern and western friends are dis
posed to reason with us, no chances
whatever"
"What 10 you hear from the south
and Wcst?"
"Judging Wy the letters receive,
there is no apparent disposition to dis
cuss the matter at issue. fear il has
gone beyond that point"
"Hayc you asked Senators German
and Brcc to attend the convention as IA
party duty"
NO, They havo no reason to believe
that they could accomplish anything.
None of ue have"
''lf free coinage candidate s nomi-
mated on free coinage platform, what
will be tho result"
"Practca ly it will disrupt the demo
cratic party. No power on earth can
coerco or persuade sound money demo-
Gratis to forsake the Fundamental princi-
pie of democracy. They do not regard
this question as either factional,
sensational, or political. The maintenance
of the national credit is matter OF
national honor. The Saratoga platform
emphasizes this fact. II says that the
rigid maintenance Of the present gold
standard at the present time is Essential
to the preservation Of cur national
credit, the redemption of our public
pledges and keeping invlolab!o our
country's honor. that is New York's po-
aition, II is Us positive as words can OK
press and it cannot be changed
"Thcn you do not look for compro-
mise"
"Compromiso ie impossible. A de
basement Of the currency would be more
than monstrouH in effect. 1t would bo
abandonment of principle, 1t would
disgrace every citizen. 1t would be not
merely dishonest, it would be dahonor-
able. And you cannot compromise q
question Of honor"
"What do you expect to do in Chi
cago?'
apo everything in our power to save
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

!lou5roN, Texas, June 20. ex-
pIosion of the boiler in the Office Of the
Evening Age at 2:l5 this afternoon
killed three persons and severely wound
ed another. The dead: Henry Lyons,
engineer; Edwin S. Emery, telegraph
operator; Miss Matte Loeb, stenog.
raphcr
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03
Lincoln ! live

San FRANCISCO, June 29-Many PEI
plo Interested in the management of the
pugiIisiic contests are sending telcgrams
over the country in search of an avail
able spot for the Corhett and Sharkey
match. Dan Stuarts Mexican conces
sion ia still held in reserve. Seyera
local and eastern sports have been can
yasaing the possibilities of securing lo
cation in Nevada. UnIsee something IN.
foreeen happens, there will be a con
certed effort to havo the big mill take
place in Nevada, The state and federal
authorities, however, may not relish the
idea and may defeat the aims Of tho iia
tic enthusiasts. G.. M, Humphrey
United States marsha! Of the district o
Nevada, has already expressed hin-eii
as opposed to holding any contests roa
trary to the federal laws. AS yet tal
leading state Officials have not express.
themselves.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

New map, by Prof. @. G. Morrison,
should be ia the hauds Of every property
owner. II ehowa all railroads, towns,
villages, every public highway in the
county aud United StHtca land Office
survey to March /, 1896, We have pur-
chased tho whole edition. Sent, postage
paid, in convenient pocket form for %
cents. Address The TRIBUNE, Great
Falls, Mont.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-07-03

Mo#TEEAL, juno 29.-Tho west bound
mail train on the Grand Trunk railway
was ditched near Cornwall this evening
by broken rail. Tho entire train went
down an embankment and many paaeen-
gers were badly hurt