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Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-01-26

~ 70 passing strange. but neverthe.
les absolutely true. that q woman has
written the best book Of American his.
tory. Mrs Susan Bullitt Dixon. widow
OF the late United States Senator Arch.
bald Dixon Of Kentucky. Is the author
The True History Of the Missouri
Compromise and lts Repeal" Is the title
OF her great and invaluable work
Macaulay declared 1t to be his ambi
Ion TO write a history Of England that
would divide interest with the latest
novel BE accomplished his puoDosa
Here In this western world 4 half car.
tury later Ma Dixon rivals his splendid
literary feat In the days to come. her
history win be quoted as frequently AZ
his in America at least Yet thair
styles are as wide apart a the poles
His Is horid. anecdotal, enhancing
Hers Is lucid. plain, severely iudicial
bis theme was the growth az human
liberty in England hers the rise de-
cline and fall Of African slavery in
America
s'ep ~ step she unfolds the bloody
md astounding drama which began At
jamestown IN 1903 and ended Al An
pomatto1 IN 1855 in a n thst
holds the intenssst interest of the read
from hrst 10 last
The characters with whom she deal.
ne a. colossal a those with whom
Aaeaulay busted himself
He Is tie finest special plsader that
'ver put pen to paper She l. a i'm
'artial e kiag solomon She punctars.
nercilessly historic lisz erposez sopbis-
~ g1Fe us the naked ruth and mskes
vsst contribution 70 the history Of
lntebellum day1
hr book WILDE the standard nuthor.
y thro1gh al coming time on The sub
ect Of which she writes She - =.
iausted the field Marvellous 4 tn
lers was q labor Of i0ve-lovs for h~
distinguished husband
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
Nut and Apple Salads.

A salad suitaole for the season is
made Of nuts, apples and celery. Cut
the apples in thin slices, shell and boil
the chestnuts fifteen minutes. or until
soft, drain, aud wien coo, cut the
chestnuts and celery in slices. Moisten
with part of the dressing and put i'll
q salad bowl, with the remainder Of
the dressing on top. Garnish with
celery tips. The dressing is made by
Dreaming one-fourth OF cupful Of but
ter, seasoning it with onehalf tea
spoonful Of mustard and one salt-
spoonful OF papriAa. Add the beaten
.yolks OF two eggs and onefourth OF a
cupful of vinegar. which must be hot.
Cook this over boiling water until very
thick. stirring often. Whip one-half
pint of cream and add i. TO the cold
dressing just before serving A
chicken and walnut saad is made by
adding to an ordinary salad couple
Of dozen English wainuts which have
been parboilel ana skinned. In boil.
ing the nuts slice Of onion, sprig
of parsley aud little Of the chicken
liquor should be added to the water.
When the skins have been removed
add the nuts to the chicken salad, gar.
risE with celery and cover with msyon-
naise dressing.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
4 Queer Eoaf Race.

In the harbor OF Port Elizabeth,
Cape Colony, the other day, an in
teresslns boat race vas held. q crew
OF British blne.ackets being pitted
agaius: sume Malay fishermen. The
five .sea2en who represented the
British Navy were selected FROM tho
crew Of the cruiser Doris, the flagship
Of Rear. Admiral Sir Robert II. Harris.
one OF the sraaitest adnlrals Of the
navy, and 10" II command Of the
Cape Of Good HOPE and West Coaat
of Africa S4ua Iron.
II the seamen though. ,ney were
going 10 have waIkover they were
greatly mistaken. The Ma!ays gave
them good race, sometimes the
uavs! Iaen led, aud then, again, the
Malays would overtake them. To.
ward the finish, However, the seamea
obtained tactical advantage and
managed 70 VIA with abou. a dozeu
lengths 20 spare
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
Boiling Starch.

'sAIoro starching is O failure fron
the starch being half cook ed than from
any other cause" said capable
housewife who was complineuted on
the perfection Of the starched goods
that came up from her laundry ''L
make II rule TO have the starch
boiled steadily an hour before it IS
strained After this some Of it -
thsnned to the proper condition ior
dresses, shirt waists and other p'eces
that require light starchlug." Starch
that is not boiled enough will tick to
the iron. If starch IS not eirained
there vii. be uneven places IN It. 1t
is very little trouble to bG4! starch.
It needs 10 bt stirred sew times
after it begins 10 boil. Stretch ~
triangular bag across q pal and pour
the starch through il. 1t Will nearly
all soon drip through, s.nd it requires
very little squeezing Il press the re-
mainder through. There is always
some starch left in tie strainer that
cannot be used. Il saves time to skim
off the film that gathers over starch
that has been boiled tor q Lsilerable
length Of time.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
House bold Hints.

Bits of silk or WOODEN cut into strips
and sewcd together hit or miss, or in
solid colors, can be sent 10 the weay.
ers TO return IS portieres or rugs.
Mayonnaise made by stirring olive
oil into the beaten yolks 0; eggs will
never turn" if the oil has been placed
Oh ice for some time before using it.
The common moth will not approach
red pepper, nor those shiny, silvery
pests that frequent damp places, but
the more formidable buffalo bug is net
to be affrighted by either.
Charcoal Is useful article about
the house and can be used TO great
sanitary benefit. A piece of it should
always lie left in the ice-box, and in
the pantry. as it viii absorb all OBJ
jcctionable odors.
Keep little package of absorbent
cotton In one ofthe sideboard drawers.
II oil, milk or cream IS spilled on a
~oo,en dress or coet, bit OF the cot
ten instantly applied will remove all
traces os the stains
II whipped cream is wanted quickly,
AMI no churn or egg bea.er is at hand.
lave the cream very cold, put In a
cold glass trnit jar, with al airtight
cover. Halt fill the jar with the cream.
fas'en tie cover tightly. and shake the
ar vigorously.
Camphor, if applied thoroughly. will
kill moths IL carpets. The safest way
to do is 10 take ont the tacks, turn
back a1l wash the Dashboard in strone
cauphor water. Replace. saturase a
towel with :Le solution. av on tie
edge o: ,os carpet and r-ess with g
very nc. iro-.
II a child leeds Eour.sament. on.
oi the slmpies: forms IA which il ca4
lie taken 5 by the raw whites Of eggs
/ These are nutritious and easily ii
res:ed- TIE white is broken into
,ar with aba. milk IS desired and sb,
two shaken thoroughly together !
p-nch Q: sais NAV be added bsfo1,
! dt:,kias. j: preferred
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
Where Ebony Is Procured.

The name ebony is given TO the
wood OF several varieties OF trees. All
kinds Of ebony are distinguished for
their Crea. density AMI dark color.
The wood in all varieties III heavier
than water; the heaviest varieties gro
the darkest. The other grades require
q considerable amount OF staining 10
make them black Ebony is OF q uni
form color throughout, and will not
show any deterioration even from
loag continued use. There are tbree
varieties Of ebony we'll known in com
merce. The ebony from the Gaboon
coast Of Africa is the darkest The
Madagascar ebony is the densest.
The Marcassar ebony furnishes the
largest pieces. Almost all ebony is
sent in tho form Of logs 10 London and
from there shipped to tho various
countries in which il is used for man
nfacturing purposes. 1. is sod by
weight. limitations OF ebony eau al
ways he distinguished by their lighter
weight, and the cheaper limitations can
be detected by merely scratching the
surface ce-Jewelers' Weekly
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
Halter Breaking Coils

Every colt should be taught to lead
with q halter while still! with the dam.
There is less difficulty at this early
age than later. and also less liability
to having the animal injured IN its
struggles to get free ihe first thing
10 do Is to make strong head halter
that can be let out or taken with
buckles so as TO exactly fit the lead.
Put on the head halter at fast with
out any hltching strap, an3 leave the
colt all day TO become nsed to it, tax :
ing of the halter ut night. When tho
hitching strap is attached It shonid be
held firmly, for if the colt finds that
it can escape, it VIII bo slow 10 un-
learn tie habit. 1t is we'll at first to
lead the colt and its dam side by side.
When he learns to stand by hitch
ing post without trying to pull away
the breaking TO lead may be consid-
cred complete. It takes very little
time when this breaking 10 the halter
is made while the colt IS young. Tho
handling that this requires Is the first
lesson to the ANIMAL that i. Is 10 be
man s servant. II this is early i'm
pressed the breaking to harness Is
made much less difficult.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
, 1892 NEW SERIES--VOL. XVIII. NO. A.

school work" The lack ci absolutely
safe repositories for the children
deposits prevented thu Introduction OF
a good system for training the chii-
dren Of Wisconsin TO good citizenship.
Let rs hope that Congress will pass
the bill for postal savings banks that
has already been approved and pas
sage recommended by the House Com
nittee on PostotEces and Post koads.
This done, wage-earners, widows ana
children-the most needy classes
will have safe repositories for their
scanty savings Serene Taylor Ner'
riil, in the Chicago Record.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
THE MORTGAGE.
A Catalogue of It's nigh Grimes aud Mis-
dcnean0ys.

A Catalogue of It's nigh Grimes aud MIS-
dcineanors.
Tie mortgage is self-supporhng
institution.
It always holds its own.
II calls for iust rs many dollars
when vhea.is cheap as when it is dear.
It is not affected by the drought.
1t is not drowned out by heavy
rains.
1t never winter kills.
Late springs and early frosts never
trouble it.
Potato bugs never distncb Il.
Moth and rus. do rot destroy il.
1t grows nig.ts, Sundays. rainy
days and holidays.
1t brings sure crop every year amt
sometimes twice Il year.
1t produces cash every time.
1t does not have TO wait for tue
market to advance.
Itlsuot subject to speculation OF
the bulls and bears CA tho board OF
trade.
1t is load that gals and frets and
chafes.
1t ia hurtien that the farmer eau
not shake of
Ii Is with hini morning, NOON and
night.
1t eats with him al the table.
/. gets under his pillow when Le
! sleeps.
1t rides upon lis shouluers during
the day.
II consumes his gram crop.
II devours his cattle.
1t selects his finest ihfs.s and tho
fattest s,cers.
| It stalks into lie dmry where the
busy housewife tolls day alter day.
and month otter mouth, and takes the
| incest cheese aud the choicest butter.
! It shares the chi,dren's bread, and
/ robs them Of half their clothes.
It stoops the toiler back with It's
remorseless burden Of cnre. It hard
ems his hands, benUmbs his intellect.
prematurelv whitcns his locks, and
oftentimes sends him aud his aged
wife over the Eil to the poorhouse.
| 1t is thu ine1orable and exacting
task master
It's whip is as mercilsss and cruel
as the lash Of the slave driver.
It isa menace to liberty, a hindrance
to progress. carso to the world. -
Norton's Monthly.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
Chocolate Gingerbread.

Mix in large bowl one cupful OF mo.
lasses, half cupful OF sour milk or
cream. one teaspoonful of ginger; one
of cinnamon. half a teaspoonful OF salt.
Dissolve one teaspoonful Of soda in a
.feaspdonful of cold water; add this
and two tablespoonfuIs of melted
butter to the mixture. Now stir in
two cupfuls OF sifted -four, and finally
add two ounces Of good powdered
chocoate and one tablespoonful Of
butter, melted together. Pour the
mixture into three we'll buttered deep
tin plates, and bake in q moderately
hot oven for about twenty minutes.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16

MANURE PLATFORM Or WAGON.

without the side boards, which are
easily put on when required. It is
merely platform nailed to 2x4's,
which. are bolted securely to frame
made Of 2x6 plank which 1its inside
the standards that hold the wagon
box IN place. There are holes cut
through the platform to let the tops
Of these standards through. The
platform sets just high enough to be
free of the wheels. Il can be made
seven feet wide ii that width is de-
sired. The Epitomist.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
lgu. The Iiea.

Pa.lAte.ists vii. sAodic- a, tee
nero tcougLt O. tue !ates. revoin.
sioas.v idea oTer which tee postoMce
is b.oodins, says Invention. I,is pro-
posed 10 abolish the postage stamp.
/. Is suggested tnat form of auto
matte mach'no should be employed.
with slit into which the letter should
be inserted. When penny is placed
II q slot the machine will stamp the
letter, aud thus obviase the use Of or.
dlnarT staTps
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
Keep tie MT. 1icllf.

There is probably nothing more es-
eential Ill the running os farm nlachin-
cry than keeping the NUS perfectly
tight. Ii one becomes loose. the I'M
plenent may be ruined IL short
time. No machine can do good work
if the closely fitting parts are allowed
TO become loose. Il - astonishing
how soon ,hey viii commence 70 wea-
themselves ont OF shape and how soon
the machine will become untitled for
use
] have OF E1v farm an oil rear cut
moving machine which has been III
use for twenty one years. [ never get
of the machine TO oil il without exam
lining, every nat. and II any Of them
are loose ! tighten them | G-ow orer
some very rough ground, On; u spite
L. this aud because OF good care tie
machine S II working condition to-
day. Tie same p-incip.. holds good
ioE every .a-l implement. Lass q.
Lots o. i va1o- o.-ec c21s4s ser.ols
accidents. F.e4uen. eza4.nc.;o1 and
proper t;eAtenlCc pay bate. than s1y
work the iart-.t. can - Tie ma
cnlEe o. 0I.cA eys--v LIT j. ,ight works
,nnea .4s.e- All i lAGc1 more e.
iclent -J-sre- ;. Jea2i1e Il O8anea
sQa1 t2gl.e.
7st .-~ t... ~->..t
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Pear Merlnguc.

Divide the pears in halves, remove
the cores and stems and steam the n
until tender; then put them in bak-
ing dish. put little preserved ginger
into each pear, add little lemon juice
and sugar, and cover the top with a
meringue made OF the beaten whites
OF three eggs aud three tablespoonfu's
OF powdered sugar Bake in quick
oven until light brown.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16

Manure hauling IS generally hatl
and disagreeable Job, ycs it is one
that all successful farmers must p,--
form. By the usual method Of hauiicg
it in the farm wagon, both the load
ing and the scattering are hard work.
If man does his duty by his farm he
will nse a manure platform often
enough to pay for having one. The
accompanying sketch will show one
On low-wheeled running gears, and
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
100000 cooCCCC CCcCOCcCCCCx
; FARM TOPICS s
\
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Cieariu. Fence Corners.

When haying and harvest are done
it is we'll to &c around tie feds ana
cut down weed5 next TO .ne fence tina;
the mower and reaper could not reach.
Since farmers have got ont OF the
habit OF swinging the scythe, fence
corners grow up with shlabs an't
weeds that no good farmers would
allow, and which soon grow away from
the fence and take tho fertility from
crops for some distance into the field.
Enough weeds are allowed to go to
seed in some fence corners to SEED the
entire farm.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
Green Feed For Dairy Cows.

II is unwise to allow cows to fall off
In their flow Of milk on account Of
short pasture and dry weather, for
once COW fails in her milk she will
not get back to the original quality
during tue period Of lectation. Every
one who keeps cows should prepare
for dry weather by sowiLg some crop
to he used AS green feed. be- compare
lively few do this and when the dry
weather comes they allow their COWS
to fall off in milk production and lay
it to Providence, when it is entirel y
due t. improvidence. Almost every
one who keeps COWS grows corn and
it is much cheaper to cut the green
corn and feed it to the cows than ii is
to save the corn and lose the milk
Cows that are given a few stalks
OF green corn and light feed Of bran
or shorts will maintain their flow OF
milk in the dryest weather, provided
they have plentiful supply oG pure
water to drink
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16

Europe, Win a population ot over
365, 900, 600. las over Il, ooo 900 Isn
ready for he. armies IL case of wax.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16

SCpe-inte-ien. Seariag IL his re
port Tor 1877, recommending he in
PRODUCTION Of school savings banks il
Nisconsi2. says: TO teach children
the value If money. to induce the lie
size and Labit Of saving and 10 p-ac-
'ieai!y acqaail. them early with some
business forms and usages, mus. GER
-ia1oly be. recognized as Legitimate
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
3beI Mitchell VIII.

HE rich merchant,
Abel VI i t c h e II,
called to his type.
writer.
You may go,
Miss Norris he
said. He did not
look up from the
papers before him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-01-21
Discrimination.

The Forum stated last week that
In the midst of arrangements for trial Of
the case of Alexander Smith Us. The For"nl
Publishing Company for $1,000 damages, a
proposition came from Mr.. Smiths attorneys
offering to settle the case, etc.
The JOURNAL, acting on better iu-
formation, stated that "a settlement
out of court was sought by the b1rHm
company"
These Numerically differing re-
ports gave rise to questions as to the
merits of Smiths complaint
l., If he had a good case, why did he
propose a compromise ? Or
=, If he had bad case, why did the
Forum company want to shield him
from its consequences
But the truth seems to be that Smith
had good case-so good that his
counsel "dM not propose the compromise
.frst.n This is authoritative.
Later-Smith states to the JOURNAL
that he went to the Forum Office and
suggested that, to make the retractiOn
cover all the ground, the Forum should
state that the proposal to settle origl-
mated with the company,
He was told in Wet Fork of Dry
River lingo that 1.-THE president is i'll /
he will have have to be seen before
the retraction is printed" etc.
Which shows that times have
changed since the Wet Fork of Dry
River regime has been inaugurated.
Before that, quoting from ''the re-
traction" the company 'dM not see ii
before it was printed
Looks to the JOURNAL like this
having contided in Fairchild and
Farrell, why renig on Goshorn
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-01-21
The Welsh Sinners.

The fame of singers from across the
ocean filled Ravenscrofts' Opera House
Tuesday evening with about 600 audi
tors.
There Is some difference of opinion
concerning the quality of the per-
Torrance, but the popular judg-
ment is favorable. In the JOURNALS
inartistic opinion the features of the
concert We're the encore song, by Miss
Mary Richards, and T. Armon Jones
part in the concluding chorus. The
one was a sweet, plalntive strain from
a self-contained, unaffected woman
the other a round, full, stalwart ex-
preston of sonorous, musical man
hood.
The party appeared in Meyersdale,
Pa, Wednesday evening and again
here Thursday evening.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-01-21
Answer.

"Anti-Civil Service" begs the ques-
ton.
The JOURNAL held that merit man
is more likely to be a liberal citizen
for puJ'ic purposes than the spokesman
whose avowed system of charity ends
sat home' gM his party often his
fraction of party. The spokesman
"casts his bread" only on those waters
that, returning, run through his own
little mill.
The JOURNAL finds no fault with
Mr.. Schurz that might not be easily
twisted into like objection to many
other foreign-born citizens, very few
of whom are SO far "agln the govern
ment" that they are unwilling to hold
Office under it.
OF Mr.. McComas' civil-service rec
ord the JOURNAL knows little. But
being lawyer, later Judge, he ought
to be convinced by this time that
qualifications for holding Il given
office should be commensurate with
the dignity and duties of that Office.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Sloan's re.
ported dislike of the civil service law,
it is gratifying to learn that he obeys
it, even under protest.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-01-21
TOWN AND VICINITY.



A. j. Koontz, of Morgantown, w.
Va. was the guest last week of Henry
X. Neff. He was in the county at
tending court.
Thomas Hill was called to Annapolis
Tuesday by the illness of his son,
Howard, attending St. Johns College.
Arie Wetmore, of New York, is visit
ing his brother, Norris, the wellknOwn
stenographer of the Hitchins Bros. Co..
Persons with talent for art will be
interested in an item under heading of
"New Business Locals; :" also in a
painting in the central window of the
Iron Front" Mrs. r. A. Beall, art
list and tutor, is at the Hotel Gladstone,
where she will receive applications fer
membership of class she is forming.
Miss Louise X. Shaffer is visiting
Miss Lena Watson Steffey, Williams
port, Md.
Miss Susie Rank, of Cumberland, is
visiting friends here.
Rodney Pierce, of Pittsburg, Pa, is
visiting the family of Mr.. d. j. Betz.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-01-21
Now Is the Time.

Having provided economically for
the postponed payment of the water
debt, Council should address itself in
dead earnest to the no less i'm
portant duty of water salvage.
Not only so-but more equal taxa
ton of consumers for the water used.
Under the current system of mo
SYSTEM some people are paying three
times as much as others for the same
quantity of water, and many are thus
paying nothing for the water they
waste.
The cure fol this wrongful Unequal
ity water metres.
These are said to be costly, but a
system of gradual introduction, begin
ming with the large consumers, can be
protitably begun this year.
The 5000 per year saved in the re-
funding scheme, can be put to no better
use.
1t is not wrongful to make people
pay-both for what they use and
waste, but it is wicked to make the
poorer pay for what they neither con-
sumo nor throw away.
This is an important matter, or will
very soon become so, and the current
Council can do nothing better for the
town than devise plan for their sue
cessors that will effect the double pur-
pose of saving the water and equaliz-
ing its cost TO the people.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-01-21
All Fudge.

We have been asked to correct an error
Forum.
Great guns was it in one of those
articles the company did not see p
Had the company seen it, would the
company have permitted its publ
cation ~
And would the company have ere
GREETED its unjustitied publication
unless somebody had complained
Did anything else ever appear in
the Forum which the company "did
not see ?"
The last preceding question is asked
because the JOURNAL was told one day
early last winter that there would be
a scorcher for the JOURNAL in next
issue of the FOrum." Is it likely the
JOURNAL would be told an office secret
that would not be contided to the com
pany that owned the Office
Last, not least 80 where did the Forum
company get its editorial education
ANYWAY