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Orange County observer., 1897-09-30
Excellent Cucumber Pickle.

Make a ten-gallon keg of strong
brine on which an egg will float Put
the cucumbers in bag made of a
yard Of sleezy white cotton, tie up its
mouth with string and place clean
stone on it to keep it in place under
the brine, and every cucumber is safe
and sound until you wish to pickle
them. When that time comes, which
should not be for six weeks, soak
them in fresh water for twenty four
hours. Then put then, in a preserv-
ing kettle with enough vinegar to
cover them Set them on the stove
and boil gently until straw can easily
pierce them Have ready II jar that
will hold them Remove from the
kettle and throw the vinegar away.
Put into the kettle nearly twice as
much vinegar as they were boiled in
and set on the stove to boil Now
weigh the cucllmbers, and allow q
quarter of pound Of sugar to every
pound Of cucumbers. In every ten
pounds of pickle allow three onions
and half al ounce Of mace, cloves,
alspice, ginger and two three-inch
sticks Of cinnamon, a quarter of an
ounce each of tumeric, black pepper
and mixed mustard, one ounce of
white mustard seed and one ounce Of
scraped horse radish Slice the
onions. crack the spices, mix the
mustard and tumeric together into a
smooth paste Put all Of the sugar
aud half of the spices into the vinegar
that is IN the kettle; sprinkle the rest
of the spice with the other ingredients
in alternate layers between the GU
cumbers as you put them in the jar
When the vinegar has been boiling
just ten minutes stir into it the mixed
mustard and tumeric and remove it
instantly from the fire and pour over
the pickles. Cover it up closely and
set it away. In few days it will be
ready for use. The traveller was not
far wrong when he pronounced it
glorious pickle. Chicago Record.
Orange County observer., 1897-09-30
SHAVING iv N!aChine~v.

Shaving a man in twenty -fiy.. seconds
.s a .Teat de- - OF the h.ghes.
praise and reward ~ all such as val
their time 1he feat has been reII-
dsrod Easy Of performance by lie con
strtrti0n of a shaving machine ol
wood. reported TO have been made by
one Melchoir Farkas. 4 convict In the
penitentiary OF the city OF Szegeelsn
Hungary. Farkas was put to labor III
the cab.net-Inaking shop Of he prison
and. taking 10 his work with a VIII
he soon displayed -roar inventive n
cenu.ty With his .a@ -" hn ! 81 d
10 have. shaved all 1lsc mates of ~
prison. nearly loo y nsanbe~. wich.a
,..>>~ than an hours time, III. -eoe-
ta41~ 10 state. however, 70 wha- ext..l
til. shaving ~ machinery d.d c~ d1
not ~ueeaed II giving e3".fc.-, 20 rh<
sufferer i The chair
Orange County observer., 1897-09-30

Of magnificent cotton. He spent quite
awhile as the place and looked over all
the field. After making his eXamlna-
ton he was allowed to bring some of
the cotton 10 town with him to include
with his report
Mr. Narburv was enthusiastic over
the limbless cotton. lie SAID that it
was the finest crop OF cotton he had
ever seen lie said that some Of the
cotton was SO tall that 1t could hardly
be reached with an umbrella The
plant IS thlckly studded all the way up
with large bolls, and the lowest eSti-
mate Is that the SIX acres viii WELD four
bales to the acre.
he weather official will make very
inll report on the condition and the
prospects OF the cotton. and will enter
INTO lis probable commercial value He
Wlll give rs full and complete a report
on the subject as could be desired. and
when the report Is filed the government
viii then be in Il position 10 act as il
may consider proper
hat the Government officials are
eyinclng considerable interest IL the
remarkable cotton IS not a surprise /,
is au entirely new variety Of cotton and
is the best species that has beeA grown
III this country The government will
j probably bnv UP large quantities Of the
seed and distribute them among the az
! lleulturai classes, 50 a 10 insure a wide
/ distribution and spread of the new va
riety.
! ne seed retail at 5000 per hushel.
and the present owners Of the SIX acres
At Jack kson's farm have been offered
So, ooo for the product Of the field.
| The cotton does not have limb on the
stalk, and has many. advantages not
possessed hl other varieties
Mr. Marhury viii tile his report IL
"a few days. and the government Will
| probably take early action IN order te
secure the seed that IS now being
| grown.
Orange County observer., 1897-09-30
Reasons for Hope.

The Charlotte Observer says: "Our
North Carolina schools are opening
their fall terms. A majority of them
have already begun operation and the
others will open this week. 1t X a
source of qualification to observe that Il
Of them from which reports have hC h
received have begun prosperous u
have assurances of doing SO. This
applies 10 both tho male and the
female schools. / he times co;4I4
afford no more encouraging slsn than
this. It indicates that our people are
easier n money matters than they have
been, but above this and more import
ant than this. il proves q growth IL
the educational spirit among Us. 4
to the first proposIt:on that the people
are more con,ioltab.e, financial y there
have been abundant evidences OF thls
during the summer III the many and
successful railroad excursions and III
the number greater than ever before
Of North Carollulans at springs, III the
mountains and at the seaside resorts.
1t is nothing but pleasure TO note that
our people have the time and the mean
for recreation and pleasure. but this Is
hardly 10 be mentioned Ii connection
with the other and vastly more Impor-
tant proposition that they are becoming
more as.XtGtcIt 10 those Things wn.ct
!ooh ~ the tutnre welfare OF their chi
dren Nature has dealt generOUSls '
with North Carolina, but 1t will never
lo the great State that nature deslgneo
II 70 be untl4 It's people become al edu-
cateu people
Orange County observer., 1897-09-30
HnnsehnlI Hints.

Vegetables growing above the
ground should be cooked in salted
water those below, in fresh water
Colors which have been changed by
the application OF acids may be re-
stored by the application of chloro-
form.
When cooking onions, set tin cup
of vinegar on the stove and let boil,
and no disagreeable odor will be in the
room.
Fruit stains. when fresh, may be
removed by pouring water through
the stained portion until the spot dis
appears.
Ink that is freely split upon carpet
should be covered with common or
coarse salt or Indian hleal. Ii all the
stain IS not absorbed rub with lemon
juice.
Grass stains should be rubbed with
molasses thoroughly aud then washed
ont as usual Another eatnent is
to rub with alcohol aud then wash
III water.
Our fruit stains may be removed
vita oxallc acid; wash the stained por-
ton in the acid till clear, rinse at
once in rain water, as the acid will at
tack the fabric if left upon it. Now
wet the spot in ammonia and give q
final rinslng.
Whenpotatoes are thoroughly baked,
burst the skin. and you will have de-
| llclous, mealy potatoes that viii be
| eatable for al hour or more if kept in
a warm place. II vou are not in the
habit OF doing this, yoU 10 not know
what an excellent thing baked pota-
% really is
Rust and INK stains should be
! rubbed with Juice q lemon and the
| spot then covered with salt ana the
cloth placed IN the sun Il this treat
Ient does not serve 10 remove the
stain, or If the fabric Is colored and
- cannot be treated with lemon
Juice, oxatle acid may he used a for
old fruit stalns
Tea, coffee and undoubtedly cocoa
stains. even those l..cl4 IA been Ire
ylouslv washed A-4y IL rubbed II.
}avelie water, i the fabric stained be
hlse, otherwise the color viii be
o-ea red Take hait-pint OF the la-
ve4., Nater L. a quart q clear water
a14 -; 'e stained portion Il the cloth
soak II :, ;or several hours. then rinse
thoroughly II three waters.
Orange County observer., 1897-09-30
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Mrs. Rorer's Tomato Ketchup

Mrs. S. T. Rorer, the famous cook.
ing expert. gives this, her fayorite. re-
ceipt for making tomato ketchup in the
Ladies' Home Journal: use half a
bushel of sound tomatoes. Wash and
cut them into pieces. Cook gently for
half al hour, then press through a
sieve. Cook again for one hour: then
add one ounce of ground ginger, one
ounce Of mustard, one gill Of salt, half
pound Of sugar, and one quart of
vinegar. Cook to the proper consis-
tency; add five drops Of oil Of nutmeg,
and tLe same of celery, or a table
spoonful Of celery seed. Bottle, cork
and seal"
Orange County observer., 1897-09-30
Canning Blackberries and Easpberries

Select firm raspberries, and put
them into colander, which sink gradu-
ally into pan Of cold water. Left and
drain. Arrange neatly in the cold jars,
then I'll with cold water, adjust the
rubbers and place the lids carelessly
on top. Do not fasten them. Place a
little hay, straw or excelsior In the
bottom OF a1 ordinary wash boiler, on
which stand the jars. Pour into the
boiler sufficient cold water to come
nearly to the neck of the jars, cover
the boiler and bring slowly to boiling
point. As soon as the water reaches
boiling point lift each jar carefully and
screw on the top. Stand out of the
draught to slowly cool. Strawberries
and blackberries may be canned after
this le-Mrs s. T. Rorer, in Ladies'
Home Journal
Orange County observer., 1897-09-30
sl.oo FOR YOUR Pno1o6RAPa.
PROPOSITION /.
eOrAW VINE WINE CERTIFICATES.

Write Us Is. How long ycu have used OF
sold ur. sinmoas sqaaw }lne Wine. 2no
State Diseases Il caet. 81 Give names OF
those !. cured S.a Srste the difference
between lis strength asf acton ard the
strength snd action @: McEfrec's Wine OF
Ca-dui. C. rece.r. CT letter enclosing re-
Gently TAKEN Photograph We VII send You
81 % Bo.s.e SqIav Vine VINE lFREEl.
Orange County observer., 1897-09-30

STRAyER'S COLLEGE H,ltiT"re nir7 r VA shor,-
BooIkeepins b-st hesp pest Situation I.laranf4eJ
fNET HlCU Qn~hy S~nafor Prok ''Inv-ntt-r.
~ Narted ~ Tate Co. 24s Broadway y !
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

Arnulfo Arroyo. who attempted to
kill president Diaz in the City of Mexi-
co, was taken from officers by a mob
and lynched.
Capt. Gen. Weyler says that he is per-
fectly confident of being able to pacify
Cuba in four months, while Gen. Garcia
announces his intention of drying the
Spaniards out of eastern Cuba in a
short time.
The 1876 Spanish guerrillas who muir
dered the family of Lieut.. Doraz near
Pelacios, Cuba, were captured by in
surgents and all were killed.
During a dense fog two steamers
were lost between st. Johns, N. F., and
Cape Race and several lives were lost.
The treaty of peace between Turkey
and Greece has been signed.
Ferrouh Bey, councillor of the Turkish
embassy at st, Petersburg, has been ap-
pointed Turkish minister to the United
States.
The treaty of peace between Uruguay
ard the insurgents has been signed.
Orders were given in the City of Mex
leo to investigate the lynching of Ar
royo, who attempted to kill President
Diaz, and to punish the guilty persons.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25
A or.,,,or .Ar,vvs-.a.

The State Board of Nebraska recently sent
out circulars to the farmers of the state, ask
ing the question; Does farming pay?" The
following letter reproduced from the Sep
tember number of "The Corn Belt" would
seem to answer the question pretty effec-
lively: a /,
Seward, Heb., Aug. 25, 1892
landed in Seward County Nov. 90 1868,
from Pennsylvania, overland with team
and wagon and about $500 in money.
now have 400 acres of well improved land
within sight of the county seat, unincum.
bered, worth $4,000. also have 80 head
of horses, 35 head of thoroughbred Here
ford cattle, and 100 head of thoroughbred
PolandCh hogs, some 8 or 10 of them
costing me $ll0 each. also have city prop
erty to the amount of over $1,000, and some
$4,000 or more of personal property, besides
several thousand bushels Of corn and grain.
/ have made it point to feed all / raise.
l do not believe / have sold over thou
sand bushels of corn since have lived in
the state. While we have had few short
crops, we have never had total failure.
am well pleased with farming in Nebraska,
and would advise all my friends to casttheir
lot with us. Yours very truly,
LEVI HOFER
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25
FOREIGN.

A tremendous explosion occurred at
the camp close by the Chinese arsenal
at Kiangnan, near Shanghai, and 40
bodies were dug out of the debris.
Through the overfowing of the River
Jabelon in Spain many houses were
ruined and d number of lives lost.
Louise Michel, the French anarchist
who contemp!ates coming to America,
will be barred out because convicted of
a felony.
Maj. Moses P. Handy, the special COM
missioner of the United States to the
Paris exposition of 1900. has arrived in
Paris.
The sultan of Turkey and the coun-
ell of ministers of the Ottoman empire
have accepted the powers conditions
liminaries of the treaty would be
signed at once.
AT the opening of the Mexican con-
gress President Diaz said that there was
every reason for congratulation over
the state of the country.
Important new gold discoveries have
been made in the Carabaya district in
Peru.
Gen. Weyler has utterly destroyed
1900 farms in the province of Santiago
Ge Cuba.
Two Russian steamers collided near
Astrakhan and 40 persons were
drowned.
Five persons were struck by lightning
near Gonzales, Mexico, and two were
fatally injured.
The Catholic archbishop of Montreal
has forbidden priests to ride bicycles
within the city limits on the ground
that it is r-lignified.
The Spanish coasting steamer Taal
was lost off Manila, Philippine islands,
and several of her passengers were
drowned.
An attempt was made in the City of
Mexico by supposed anarchist named
Anulfua to assassinate President Diaz,
but the assailant was captured before
any injury was done.
Fire at Teetersville, Ont, destroyed 10
buildings, including the Free Meth
odist church, the Jackson hotel and
Gorham hotel.
Three young daughters of Preston
Howard were burned to death in their
home at Port Alma, Ont.
Louise Michel, the French anarchist,
has been expelled from Brussels.
A dispatch from Rome says the Ital-
ian cabinet crisis has ended.
At the Dominion trades congress at
Hamilton, Ont, resolution was adopt
ed urging members TO continue their
warfare against Sunday work.
A fire which began in bazaar of
Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan, de-
stroyed $50 stores and four persons
were burned to death.
Advices from Moscow show that the
Moors still carry ON slave trading at the
very doors of western civilization.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

IT is rather hard to understand how
such tiny drops can hatten down the
enormous swells of an angry ocean,
but the observations of well-known
English scientist explain it clearly.
Each drop, he says, sends below the
surface certain quantity of water in
the form of rings, which, with gradu-
ally decreasing velocity and increasing
size, descend as much as IS inches be-
low the surface. Therefore, when rain
is falling on the sea, there is as much
motion Immediately beneath the sur
face as above, only the drops are larger
and their motion slower.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

The lamp chimney manufacturers of
the United States have signed the wage
scale demanded by the workers.
Postal cards supposed to be counter
felt were found in the mails at Denver.
1t was announced in Milwaukee that
the final consolidation of the leading
malt houses of the country would soon
take place.
Emanuel Sands, of Jersey City, N. j.,
commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic in the state, was killed while
jumping from trolley car.
After many months of effort and re-
peated experiments a cure for cattle
fever has been found, it is claimed, by
DR.. " A. Norganrd, of Denver.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 18th were: Baltimore
III; Boston, .7O7; New York, .636; Gin
cinnati, .562; Cleveland, .512; Washing
ton, .467; Brooklyn, .455; Pittsburgh,
.455; Chicago, .447; Philadelphia, .423;
Louisville, .4Os: ST. Louis, .220.
With the exception of the store of
joplin & CO.. the entire business portion
of the town of Wilmore, KY, was de-
stroyed by fire.
Freight trains collided at Helpers Sta
ton, o.. and Engineer Cahill and three
unknown tramps were killed.
A kite was sent to the height of 10,-
016 feet at Blue Hill observatory, Mass,
breaking all previous kite records.
Miss Flora Macdonald Shearer, a
poetess of national reputation, was de-
clared insane in San Francisco.
Two cases of yellow fever were re-
ported at Cairo, Ill.
Five persons were injured in rail-
way wreck in st. Louis, two probably
fatally.
Secretary Alger will attempt to solve
the question of how to getsupplies into
the Klondike gold regions, and thereby
prevent the threatened starvation of
many miners.
President Mckinley has requested
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to return to Cuba
and continue to serve as consul general
for few months.
Three fine business blocks were gut
ted by fire at Creston, Ia.
The First national bank of Benton
darDor, Mlcn., c!oSeu It's doors with la
bilities of $4,000.
Jimmy Michael broke the worlds 25-
mile bicycle record at Boston. making
the distance in 45 minutes 5S As sec
onds. Every worlds record from three
to twenty-five miles inclusive is now
credited to Michael.
Efforts to stamp out the yellow fever
in New Orleans, Mobile, Biloxi, Jack
son and other southern cities were be-
ing redoubled.
The worlds pacing race record was
broken at indianapolis by Star Pointer
in match race with Joe Patchen, the
former covering the mile in 2:o1.
Two cattle thieves were lyncned at
the head of Moreau river in South Da-
kota.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

GERMAN immigration is decreasing,
that country having sent out but 81
500 immigrants in 1895, and S3, 900 in
1896, against an average of over so, 600
for each of the five years preceding
1895. During the same half decade
Britain sent out 979,6oO, and Italy 751,-
800, the same countries sending out
last year 161, $50 and 1877, 300, showing
an immense increase in Italian immi-
grafton. In proportion to population
the Scandinavian immigration is
largest. but France for five years end
ing with 1895 contributed but $1,000 of
her people to other lands.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25
LORD CHARLES BEREsFoRp, who is

LORD CHARLES BEREsFoRD, who is to
be raised to the rank of rear admiral in
the British navy, has been associated
with the British blue jacket since he
was II years of age. That was in 1859.
The young nobleman was advanced
rapidly. He became a lieutenant in
1868 and commander in 1875. He
served in dozen or so of the big war;
ships of the queen. 1t is not too much
to say Lord Beresford is the most popu-
lar man in the navy. His personal
bravery has challenged admiration
from all hands.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

A new kind of match, which is sup
posed to be non-poisonous, is said to
have been invented by a Frenchman.
Potassium permangate and amylace.
tate are among the ingredients, and
tests at the Pasteur Lucifer Match
manufactory have proven it success.
The matches are made without the
slightest danger to factory hands.
They ignite freely; there is no danger
of explosion when stored, and the dis
agreeable odor of lucifer matches is re-
placed by an agreeable one.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

SIX miles from Liverpool, Eng, a
model village has been established by
a manufacturing firm. For from four
to six dollars month house is fur
nished, together with water and gas.
The employers and employees govern
the village, each department of the
works electing six members to the viii
lage council. 1t costs a member but "a
cents year to join club or society
the firm contributing three times as
much-where he has all the features of
a modern club. An eight-hour day pre-
walls.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

ACCORDING to Mr.. Rabenstein, dis
tinguished statistician, the world will
be full in $50 years. The total popula-
tion of the earth at present is little less
than one billion five hundred millions,
and there is room on the earth for
nearly six billions of people. BY the
year 2O72 the sign Standing Room
Only" must be hung out, for the earth
will then have its six billion of inhab-
itants-all it can accommodate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

THERE was man in the Yorlkville
court in New York recently charged
with mendicancy, who admitted that
he had practiced begging as an art for
more than thirty years. He told Magis-
trate Wentworth that he 'worked" a
different avenue each day in the week,
and that by IL o'clock every morning
he had collected enough to enable him
to live in comparative comfort through
the dnv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

BY the death of cat the Temple
quarter in Paris receives legacy of
10000 francs for its elementary schools,
The cats mistress, who died in 1892,
left the money for the maintenance of
her pet cat, with the reversion at its
death to the district municipality if it
would look after the cat 1t speaks
well for the honesty of the trustees
that the cat, which is now dead at the
age of 16 years, should have survived
its mistress five years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Frau Materna. the famous Waguerian
singer, has just retired from pubic
life.
A man died at st. Louis hospital re,
Gently from lockjaw, caused by wear.
ing tight shoes.
Four hundred ounces of phenacetin.
said to have been smuggled, was seized
in n saloon at Hoboken, N. j.
A company has been Incorporated at
Albany, N. Y, which has for it's main
business the curing of diseases by in
fusion of blood.
King Leopold of Belgium offers
prize of $4,000 for the best military his
tory of Belgium from the Roman in
vasion to the present day.
In run between Wibber and Titus
vile. New Jersey wheelman caught
whole swarm of bees on his back and
carried them a number of miles.
Some wonderful stalactite caves were
discovered recently at Sterkfontein,
eight miles to the northwest of Kru-
gersdorp. in the South African repuIb-
lie.
There are &c negroes under indict-
ment for trial for murder in Montgom-
cry county, Ala, and Dallas county. not
far away, reports IS to be tried for
the same crime there.
The Church Times says that the
large number of Americans in London
has led to the introduction of the name
of the president of the United States
into the prayers for the queen.
Mrs. George w. Conarrae, of Phia-
delphia, summer resident of Ogon-
quit, Me-, has given that village pub
lie library, handsomely housed and en-
dowed as a memorial to her husband.
Stephen Mallory White is a senator
from California and Stephen Russell
Mallory is a senator from Florida.
There is more than mere coincidence
in the similarity of the names. The
men are cousins.
Nine. Maretzek, widow of Max Maret-
eek, the famous pianist, who died
few months ago, is threatened with be-
coming totally blind. She is living in
the Maretzek homestead in Pleasant
Plains, Staten Island, and is nearly 70
years of age.
The total length of the worlds tele-
graph system has now reached 4,9os,-
921 miles, exclusive of 1s0,440 miles of
submarine cables. Of this Europe has
764,790 miles, Asia 310,6S5 miles; Af-
lea, 99,419 miles; Australia, 217,479
miles, and America, 2,516,54s miles.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25

In 1914 the remains of Daniel Boone
were removed from Missouri, where he
died, TO the state cemetery at Frank
fort, Ky. Now state officer of Mis-
souri, who has visited the grave at
Frankfort reports that it Is shamefully
neglected, the monument Clipped
away by relic hunters, etc, and Mis-
sourians are talking about demanding
that the remains be returned to that
CT