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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
SI.GI Si.o5 $50 $3.50 $3.50 S3.%1

Ia If /, i3 II ~ In.
sI.G5 81 80 S2.25 $3.50 500 S3.21 "a.
We are showing large variety ~ DRESS
Sf.TT JAPANESE STRAW. AID CANVAS
EXTENSION CASES f1r travelling
LADIES LEATHER. SILK. VELVET. and
METAL. BELTS with steel points. jewels and
ruquoise stones STERLING SILVER, Tl y
METAL OXIDIZED. ENAMELLEp steel.
POINT and E1NETED JET BELT BUCKLES
and SETS
LADIES FINE LEATHER BELTS IN whit"
and colored leathers with heavily plated army
and navy buckles.
STANDARD ALL WOOL BUNTING FLAGS
( feet A. $50; :, feot * $500; 6 feet xl0,
St.n5: : foot xl@ 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
RUGS.

WILTON CARPET RUGS 9x12 in Oriental
c3orings and effects. $3.50.
WOOL CHENILLE RUGS 9x12 $4,000.
SCOTCH ADMINISTER RUGS. 6xa. 500 90.
Also. full line % INGRAM ART SQUARES
ard SMYRNA RUGS at reduced prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
MEMS UNDERWEAR.

MEDIUM WEIGHT SHIRTS AND DRAW
FRS. IN White and Natural Merino, AZ SOC.
10 and I 90 per garment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
BANZAI RUGS,

a. :. 20 81 20 $3.50 y, m. 50 no and up-
ward to So6On per roll I5c.. 1sc.. 20c.. 90.
DC 2sc and :oc. and upward. 70 10c per yard
Rugs ~ all kinds and descriptions LinoleurnS
and Oncloths in attractive patterns and AT low
prices.
Oncloths from 20 per yard and upward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
A. u. MATTHEWS 6 SONS.
AT
SlDEBOARO SALE.

Abscl re = the iargest assortment of newest
styles, at lowest rrces, whether you have
a small space or large one, scmeare 20 inches
wide, at 50. o3, to III; most eIabo. eo.n
rate large measure, 90 inches, at ~T>'"V
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Connecticut Good Roads,


The whole state appropriation Of
500, 900 for good roads in Connecticut
has been applied for by towns, and
about forty miles of improved high
ways will be built from the appropria-
ton and the 100000 added by the
towns. It is vory likely that in the
next Legislature a plan suggested
several years ago will be proposed for
building one State road east and an
other north anu south, with low grades,
and touching SO far as possible the
places of larger population. Reports
from various towns indicate that COM
paratively few have complied with the
new "guide-post' law, which compels
each town to place at all intersections
OF highways guide-post marking the
distance and direction of the next
town. In none of the towns which
have complied with the law, SO far as
known, have distances been measured
SO as to make the guide-posts accurate,
and those distances III almost oil the
towns are still fixed by tradition or
guess. New York Post
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

An aeronaut has declared that .
woman voice carries three times as
far as q mans.
Among the natives of Mexico therc
are, according to Lumhol,z. about $780,,
600 survivors of the Aztec race.
Two New York men have inven.edan
electric dental mallet for use in hard
ening tooth filling. the tool having a
central bar. which slides back aud
forth as the current is made and
broken.
Notwithstanding all the efforts OF
discover substitute for leather For
shoes, betting, harness and thou
sand other uses, there's nothing like
leather.
The combination of lamp. bell
and brake for cyclers' use has been
patented, the bell being set in tho
back of the lamp i'll position 10 he
struck by n claprer attached to the
brake plunger.
Writers cra,np is prevented by a
new device which consists Of frame
which. with the pen or pencil. forms a
tripod to slide over the paper, the
body of the tripod being hollow to
hold hot water.
Fruit can be displayed in a barrel
without loss from stealing by new
display cover which Is formed of
housing to cover the barrel, with
, rotable front male Of glass, which can
be pushed around to the rear to re-
move the goods from within.
For years the st. Gothard tunnel
has been famous as the longest in the
world, extending nearly nine and a
half miles. The glory of this tunnel
is about to depart, as the longest tun-
mel Is about to be constructed III Eng
land 1t is to be on the line of the
| London and Northeastern Railway
company, which has decided to bore
| through the steep incline known as
Shapfall, with which travellers to Scot
land are more or less familiar.
In little more thnn half a wear tho
value of the exports of electrical appa-
ratus from the United States has
amounted to more than $1,000, 900,
which represents an increase OF about
$500, 900 over the figures for the cor
responding period of last year. This
increase is likely to be small in com
parison with the increase which will
be seen before another year has elapsed.
as the foreign demand for American
electrical supplies is apparently grow
ing stronger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
Barrels Made Of Paper.

John Vandevelde OF Cleveland is the
inventor of two articles which will
have a tendency to decrease the price
of several commodities. His inven-
tions are paper barrels and paper bot
ties for beer or other beverages. For
q long time the price Of many liquid
commodities sold III bulk has been
gauged by the price Of the barrels in
which they are transported. The bar
rels are constructed for the greater
part Of paper cardboard, which is i'm
per,ious to water They are slightly
shorter In height than the ordinary
barrel, but will hold as much, as they
are without the usual bilge Of the
wooden barrel. The paper in the
walls of the barrel is three fourths Of
an inch IN thickness, of many plies,
between which are thick coatlngs OF
q specially prepared glue.
About the middle of the barrel is a
single hoop Of steel. three inches wide
and three-elgths OF an inch thick.
This, therefore, extends from the bar
rel 10 such n distance as TO permit Of
the barrel being readily SWING about
OH its centre. Pressed over The ends
of the walls Of the barrel are rims Of
pressed steel three-fourths of an inch
thick and extending downward three
inches II is on an indented surface
IN the inner portion OF this rim that
the head of the barrel rests Tie heads
are also male OF paper, slightly thick
er than that IN the walls Of the barrel.
They are held in place by three bolts
passing through the barrel from end
10 end Nuts on each end hold them
IN place and permit of the heals being
easily removed or placed IN sLor. or
del. Toledo Commercial
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
THE PLANINC.MiLL> CURE.
One Mans Novel WAY Of Overcoming
Sleeplcssness.

"A1ore than once I had counted my
self to Sleep" said Mr.. Wingleby, "be-
ginning at one aud counting deliber-
ately on, mentally pronouncing each
number plainly, and counting on and
or up into the hundreds and the thou
sands. Sometimes the cares which
had beset me and kept me awake, and
which / was now trying to drive out
of my mind, would rush in and get all
mixed up with the figures. but I would
keep on resolutely, counting Seven
thirty seven seven thirty eight -
seven thirty nine seven forty -
seven-forty-one," and so on, in regular
unbroken succession, to drive the
cares away and leave no chink by
which they could creep III again; and
usually the counting would work; but
not always. The only uniformly ef-
ficacious cure for insomnia in my case
is the planning mill cure; but that, ow-
ing to force of circumstances, am un-
fortunately unable to employ.
1T is familiar fact that the faint
est scratching of q mouse might wake
US up out of o sound sleep, while a
sustained and steady roar would only
conduce to slumber. There is some
thing about tho hum of planning mill
that is to me particularly soothing. I
could always go to sleep in planning
mill, aud The odor Of the freshly cut
wood is delightful; and when I Mound
that the counting cure was losing its
power I made up my mind to put into
my house small planning mill plant,
for must have sleep, and [ thought
that I could plane lumber enough, too,
to make the plant pay for its keep.
II set the machine up and got in q
little lot of selected pine boards, and
fixed them so that they would feed in
to toe machine automatically after
had started it, and then ] went to bed
and settled down comfortably and
pulled the rope.
"Br-r-um- m III m, delightful, sooth
ing sound, but just rs / was falling
asleep the doorbell rang, and there
was very little sleep for me that nigh
after that.
"Not to burden vou with the de
tails. the whole neighborhood objected
to the planning machine, and / had t.
give it up and fall back once more or
| old-time methods Chicago Record
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
Badly Frighter. ed by an Echo.

Engineer Frank Haring, who
brought the Big Fonr train from
North Vernon 10 Louisville, had the
most f1ightful experience Of his life.
It was his first run on tue road, and
be was not informed as 10 the my steries
Of Echo Cut, spot feared by train
men, located near McSab's Station,
Ind As the train entered Echo Cut
Haring blew his hisiie several times.
anl in a second the sound # prolonged
whis:ling, evidently irofa train ahead
Of him N the cuf, came back. He
quickly reversed his engine. and With
bis " histle throttle wide open, brought
the train To IL standstill He was COM
ple.eIy prostraiel by the strain he had
undergone. Having broueh, his train
Oh 20 the city, he was some " hat crest
fallen when tod that the supposed
warning whistle was simply al echo. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Young men believe platonic friend.
ship possible; old men know better.
1t is only the good at heart who reall,
envy little children their innocence.
He who goes no further than bare
justice stops at the beginning Of virtue
The motives of men are to be Judged
more by their actions than by thei1
words.
Men of the noblest dispositions think
themselves haopiest when others share
their happiness with them.
To things which you bear with impa.
tience you should accustom yourself,
and by habit you will bear them well.
False friends are like our shadows
they keep close to us while we walk ii
the sunshine, but leave US the instant
we walk into the shade.
Our conscience is far harder thar
our bitterest enemies, knows more,
and accounts with more nicely, aud is
harder to be appeased.
Ii half the time were spent in prac-
tising either religion or philosophy
that is spent in discussing it and argu.
ing about it, the world would have les:
need of both.
TO resist with success the frigidity
of old age, one must combine the body,
the mind and the heart. To keep These
I i'll parallel vigor one must exercise,
study and love.
Till man can Judge whether they
be truth or no, his understanding is
but little improved and thus men o.
much reading arc greatly learned, bu'
may be little knowing.
1t is hard to personate and oct :
part long, for where truth is not at th,
bottom, nature will always be endeav
oring to return and will peep out an(
betray herself one time or other.
The doors of your soul are or11 0,
others and theirs on you. Simply t.
be III this world, whatever you are, i
to exert an influence, an influence com
pared with which nero language a1>
persuasion are feeble.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
SurC Wafer.

There is q very simple way to filtel
water perfectly that is strangely little
known; it is not adopted TO tiltering 3
large quantities, but it may be inyalu-
able to the sick nurse or the mother OF
Il delicate baby or to the traveller who
is encountering water of especial i'm
purity. Filtering paper and a medium
sized funnel arc all that is needed: 'hc
paper, little as you know OF it, can be
bought at any pharmacy, and IS very
cheap; it comes prepared to fold IN
side the funnel, then gently pouring
water in the funnel, the paper strains
it perfectly pure; Of course heavy
stream would break the paper, and
a pint or two is about all that can be
filtered at once without spending Z
great deal of time upon it, but little
perfectly pure water Is often invalu-
able, and this is often the easiest way
to get it.
And always remember that almost
any drinking water fresh drawn i
purer than any water that has been
standing in the air IN open vessels
even half an hour. Too often we think
only whether water that has beer
standing is cold OF warm. Now, colo
water absorbs more injurious gases
and absorbs them faster than warm
Set pitcher of ice water in an IN
habited room. and in few hours i
! will have absorbed nearly all tht
respired and perspired gases in til;
! place; the air will be purer. but tht
water filthy. At al ordinary tempcra
ture pint Of water will absorb Z pin
Of carbonic acid gas and several pint
of ammonia gas Children should h
taught not to drink water left stand
ing indoors.-St Louis Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13

now employed on improvements about
the prisons, but there must come an
end to tha. after time. Then, in
stead Of trying to discover some new
article for manufacture, let these men
be set at work on the highways.
Meanwhile let the inmates of the
County institutions be similarly em-
ployed.
There is no serious obstacle to this
method Of procedure. 1t has been
proved time and again that convicts
under slight guard can be worked ont
side prison walls. They can easily be
transported TO considerable distance
for daily work and brought to the
prison ut night, thus avoiding the
establishment Of camps. They would
compete with free labor rs roadmakers
less than In any other activity, for
they would do what there is little
prospect of the State doing on large
scale with hired labor. Moreover, the
example Of few model reads through
the State could not fail to have a
stimulating influence Movements
would be started for road improve
ments in towns and counties which
would make largely increased
demand for labor of the unskilled
kind most needed to relieve any con-
gestion in the market. The generally
bad condition of our highways is re-
proach to the civilization of this State,
and in no way can it be remedied so
readily as by employing convicts
whenever possible at building good
ds.-New York Tribune.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13

VIXEN is it that you leave for South
America"
Not until you tell me to go, dear, y
he said, promptly.
"H ere, l say" cried Master Waller.
arriving after some difficulty. "Io1,
two! Don't lose sight of me, mind.
Miss Llewellyn, have I been o good
boy?'
I've a great mind to kiss you, Ken.
neth," she said.
'Rather have some more lemon.
ede."
"As Kenneth declines your sug-
gestion," said Bradley, signaling to q
waiter, may I venture to submit my,
self"
Hush" said Miss Llewellyn. w
Pett Ridge, in the Woman ut Home.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
a Big Tree.

Jaw, Ne, claims one Of the biggest
trees in Maine. It stands on the bank
of the Androscoggin, on the lawn of
the late Dudley Bean, says the Boston
Record The circumference four feet
from the ground is twenty-three feet,
diameter seven feet About six feet
from the ground there are seven
branches radiating from its trunk
which are from eighteen inches to
twenty-four inches IN diameter. The
branches spread over space of ground
go feet in circumference Or ninety
feet in diameter. Where the branches
leave the trunk Of the tree, about seven
feet from the ground. there has been
erected band stand, which seats
twenty-five persons. 4 cooler place
on hot days cannot be found. A Bos-
ton gentleman was riding by recently
and the tree attracted his attention.
He examined and measuredit it and was
astonished az It's dimensions. He
went away with the remark that il the
tree was on his lawn $40, 900 wouldn't
buy it. II was set ont forty-tvo years
ago by Lafayette Bean on the day OF
his departure for California, whence
he never returned.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
County Roads in Micllican.

The county system in Michigan
can be adopted by majority vote in
any county. Five road commissioners
are elected, none OF whom can in any
way be interested in any contract that
may be entered into by the Board.
They have full power to lay out coun-
ty roals; to change the width, direc-
ton OF location of existing ones; pur-
chase property; unite with adjacent
counties in laying out and maintaining
roads; adopt any road as county
road, except that in incorporated vii
lagos tao consent Of the village must
be obtained. They can grade, drain,
gravel, macadamiZe Or improve in any
way according to their Judgment; con-
struct and maintain culverts and
bridges, but can contract no indebted
ness in excess Of the amount at their
disposal in the hands Of the county
treasurer. 4 county may by vote
bond itself I'or road purposes, and is
liable for damages growing out of their
bad condition. Tho system was
adopted by Chippewa county in 1894,
bonds for 800, 900 issued, and III the
two years following nearly $50 miles
of road were improved and built to
the satisfaction of the people.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13

Among the many nev things started
recently by the Glasgow Corporation
is family home It is intended
mainly for widowers and widows who
90 out 10 work There are hundred
bedrooms, each Of which contains a
good bed for the father or mother aud
4 broad cot for the younger children.
For these rooms the parents pay 81 -
a week, and tina. sum includes tie
lighting, heating a1l cleaning O
them. Clean linen IS SUPP llel once
q week In the home also there are
dining, recreation and nursery rooms. :.
The children ara looked after and
cared for while the parents ere at
work for IN infnitesimal sum. Inc
cooking, washing and barnlnE ar-
rangements are excellent, and . tie
thing is done on large scale aod
economically arranged. the establish
meGt is expected TO pay ior 1tse-i..
Glasgow beIeyo!ence is..notlln5 :.
not practical. and his mex 1ono
seems Z most admirable lnstltuslo2.-
. S. 6ames's Gazette.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
Tor Good Roads In New York.

Warden Sage, OF Sing Sing, said q
few days ago - correspondent Of the
Tribune that he was satisfied that
prisoners can be used successfully II
making roads. This exactly accords
with the experience Of the authorities
AZ Auburn AID Dannenorar where ex-
detrimental roadnaking has been un-
dertaken, aud also al tie Kings Coun-
Penitentiary, where, Of the sugges-
ton q the Tribune, work was begun
on park roads n the East Side Lands
as i means Of stopping the spread OF
iusa1:tv among c2nTicts WHO were
forced 10 remain idle, We are by 10
means Convinced that roadmaAing
would not he better than shop work
for a proportion q the inmates even oi
the state prisons. 4 part of them are
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13
A Intoue Pasture.

ANorth Bath milk man has, perhaps.
the most unique pasture Of Maine. It
is an island, and when the tide IS high
the COWS have 10 swim for Il. The
Bath Enterprise SAYS the COWS have
become 50 accustomed to this tina. they
will strike out wl,hol: 4 moment $
Hesitation. aud remarks: Il. makes q
spectacle worth looking g when the
tifteen cows all plunge into the water
aud swim for thelr feeding ground
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13

8~AA1A NhNptCi AAdCC tlltl
present a card at the entrance 10 the
gardens, and the bowler hated old
gentleman ut the gate welcomed them
ns though they were most important
members. Miss Llewcllya and Mas
ter Kenneth Waller, her friend, walked
Oh the grass i'll the direction of the
music
The scarlet.coated band, perched on
seats ne.r the glass house, with q
csowd'of smartly dressed folk in front
q them, started cheerful selection
from a comic opera. Miss Llewellyn,
composed young Woman in an Ordin-
AIRY way, as young women ore who
work for living, found herself in
quite delightful mood. Music can
DO much when it tries.
Are those orchids they are carrying
there asked Kenneth Hasn't that
chap got Il brown face who s telling the
men where to take .hem?, Seem to have
seen him somewhere before. Shouldn't
like to he an orchid, would you, Miss
Llewelyn? Hullo. Brown faced chaps
coming this way"
Miss Llewellyn looked up and then
looked down again quickly, and for o
moment her face went rather white
Her hand trembled as she held it
out
NJ. Bradley" she said. Glow
DO You do? I did not expect to see
vou here =
Il did not expect to see you again
anywhere" he said.
This is my little friend, Kenneth
Waller she said. Kenneth, this
i9 Mr. Bradley"
What 5 the matter with your face"
asked the small boy. ''Have you been
abroad?"
Mr. Bradley placed broad fist on
the rounl iron table and leaned down
toward Master Waller good naturedly.
lie seemed as confused ut the meet
ihg rs Miss Llewellvn, and as unpre-
pared with conversation.
I have been abroad. young man.
ye been hunting orchids.
Are you home for good, now?"
asked Kenneth.
Miss Llewellyn gripped the parasol
tina, rested in her lap with both
hands
Il can't do any good at home, " said
Mr Bradley. I'm Oft again fol
ooatA America III n day or two"
Why don't you stay in London?'
Nobody asks me to stay"
Master Waller next invited Mr..
Bradley to take his chair
You don't mind?" asked Bradle,
o. Mss llewellyn.
Not at all, she said politely.
May | smoke?''
Let ne strike the match" inter
posed Master Waller. I'm awful,
good at that. And tell us some o
VII adventures. E"
They wouldn't interest Miss LEV
.l'yn.
Girls don't count" said Maste,
Waller. TEL me. Make it," sal,
Master Waller, appealingly, 'on'
Were vou nearly lost your life
3 ten or fifteen minutes were thu
occupied, tle small boy seated OF
hradley's knee and staring at hin
Win open -mouthed astonishment
Mss LleWellvn. her head bowed
S'adied the band programme. Brad
iey told the story very well, withou
op'rading his own share in the adven
'dfe ana when he had tinishe
pAhehed the small boy humorously t
Flns him back from Sonth America t
regents Park.
Ana is that story true:' asked th
sIa.- BOY, respectfully
II has that drawback. youngster.
Well, : said Master Walle-. "I's
nan that's awfuliy fond Of adventure
"a, shouldn't care fo> .nat y -
''i Sou think Of when that fierce an
la "as waiting 10 spring upon you
6uess.
An I, said Master Waller. "Ca
'oa Mss Lleweliyn:"
A's shook hsr head. and again b.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-01-13

HE proudest some
times unbend, and
the Botanical Gar
dens were, for one
afternoon, throw
ing off their usual
reserve. Ordinary
folk had only to
come across Re-
gents Park from
Chester Gate and