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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
WISE WORDS.

Rest is the sweet sauce Of labor
Plutarch.
A face that cannot smile is never
good.-Martial.
Self-inspection is the best cure for
misunderstanding.
Silence is the understanding Of fools,
and one of the virtues of the wise
Boileau.
Industrious wisdom often doth pre-
vent what lazy folly thinks inevitable.
-Massinger.
A cruel story runs on wheels, and
every hand oils the wheels as they
run.-George Eliot.
Modesty and humility are the So
briefly of the mind; temperance and
chastity are the sobriety of the body
Winchcote.
1t is the amends of a short and
troubled life that doing good and suf-
fering ill entities man to longer and
better.-Penn.
There are few people who are more
often in the wrong that those who
cannot endure to be thought So
Rochefoucauld.
1t is not wisdom but ignorance that
teaches men presumption. Genius
may sometimes be arrogant, but moth.
ing is so difficult as knowledge.-Bul
wer.
| Since the generality of persons act
| from impulse much more than from
principle, men are neither SO good mol
so bad as we are apt to think them
Hare.
| One principal reason why men are
so often useless is that they divide and
| shift their attention among multi
plicity of objects and pursuits.-Em
mons.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14

this great shark. which belonged to
the fastest of his species.
In the morning the immigrant had
a good wash and brush up and full
feed on his tenshillings, having Civ
en- five to his companion and sent him
about his business. He had conceived
a great idea. and wished to have as
few confederates as possible. Asking
a policeman who was the greatest
wool broker in Sydney, and getting
the address. he went straight down
to the Office, where his peculiar earn
estness soon got him an audience Of
the busy broker. No one in Sydney
at that moment dreamt of war be-
tween France and Germany, and wool
was being sold merrily at ninepence a
pound
well. my man. what can do for
your asked the broker.
"I want you to tell me,'' said the
poor immigrant, what the price of
wool would be in Sydney should war
break out between France and Ger
many. It is ninepence now"
about three to four shillings,'' said
the broker.
Every WE'LL" replied the visitor.
Nov the French troops are march
ing on Berlin, and what promises to
be a long and bloody war has actu-
ally begun"
Nonsense" said the broker; "the
mail from London came in yesterday.
bringing news up to six weeks ago,
and there Is no news of that wild
sort.'
The immigrant thereupon unfolded
the London paper. dated three weeks
previously. There was no humbug
over that; there could be no humbug
about it, for such paper could not
be produced in Sydney, and, besides,
its matter gave abundant proof of its
genuineness. Wool was already four
shillings pound on the London mar
get.
On the Wool Exchange people
| thought that broker mad when they
saw him buying up all the
wool on the market, and wiring
| offers all over the colonies. He made
a corner at any rate, purchased
all the wool in Australia, and looked
happy. Sure enough, in few weeks
time. out came the news by the mai
steamer, and up went prices. The
broker sold out for three shillings ant
more a pound, and realized some 4,
100000 sterling on the deal.
He gave the intelligent immigran
an old suit of clothes and 95 not,
for his "tip," and this set the poo
| chap up in the world. He has go
along so well through the lucky strok'
that he is now keeping public housi
in Woolloomooloo!-L Ere,
Lance.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14

Chair 1t is the eastern
point Of the domain, and the great
natural seat in the rock facing down
the harbor is said to have been a
faVorite resting place of the wife of
Governor Macquarie, who represented
the Queen-also as Governor General
OF Australia-in Sydney in the early
days of the century. Mrs. Marquarie's
Chair has long been the favorite re-
sort Of suicides and sweethearts, and
many murders have been committed
near the spot. It was also the main
resort of sharkfshers in the days
"hen reward was given for each
shark Tin delivered at the water police
s@rlon, the object, of course, being to
taln out the dread man-eaters from
Tue harbor, where they became plen-
ulul and dangerous as the city of
Ydney grew in size.
II was there one night that a brok-
en-oown immigrant came to strange
urn IN his fortunes. Not able to OBJ
an employment, he spent his last
nu!lllng in a fishing line and shark
AooA' and cast off from Mrs. Mac
quafe's Chair" After patiently wait
ns 1or some time, another tramp
'oined him, and this changed his
LUCK Tor he Immediately got a fine
''te' 1t took the two all their time
maui the shark ashore, but when
ney got him in he proved beauty
."ehty-nve feet ten inches long. They
VT on mis- fn-fifteen shillings' worth
- Tue morning-and, being anxious te
uaAe all they could out of the haul
ploceeoed to rob- the monster. They
1au oleen read of diamond rings, gol6
sa'cnes s.es and pocketsful of sovereigns
s sens found inside sharks, for, while
,uese nsh can digest a-7man, they arr
Ao' aDie to negotiate metal.
1nslde, among other things, the,
,ound the BODY of a German. ant
m ou the papers in his pocket-book i
n NO apparent that he must have bee,
~ LONDON about three weeks before
.nueed' in his overcoat pocket .ther
d.s .s d copy of London newspape
~ sa twenty days previously. 1t wa
1o'o' before the cable was laid be
'n europe and Australia, and til
Aishlps took over six weeks on tn
my Mage between London and Sydney
orth paper contained news of th
coa. ceaA OF war between France an
tbn "ny' 40 and it was apparent tina
hos e German, living in London. ha
s.s eu recalled home to serve in th
iun. VI the Fatherland, and eithe
uaiped ~, or fallen overheard in n
"A'el' and had been picked up b
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
. SONG OF Toll.

.he little kiss she gives when I go
f0rsa Z; little farewell wish upon the
tske ,rsezes borne;
ofeel;ttl ser little arms caress and in the
mofndtfb The world Of toll, the battle
,;aa ior anyils, with your clangor! r
hipsr p,rn forges, fierce and far! !.
pun n;rbt shall bring the world OF
where love and goodness ara! :
- 10 little lips she lifts to my rough
hIs Iso % omnother-hope that shines in eyes
sna, .he roaring city call, and unto it
..,4 hearted for the stress because
D'sA' child heart loves me 80.
cc;nn ILL hammers. with your clatter!
oT Wb;rl wheels, and shaft and beam!
r,. Eabt of love shall guide me home
~ Mon, out this shroud of steam!
no tho little rose she holds and pin it
! On nv breast, :,
Z tak
! Ion" that cheered and blest;
fare the urgent purpose OF the iaoor tnar
is mine
c,sd with her trust and patience. her
f'A'N youth and faith divine.
plunge cities, with your thunder
Of traffic-shout and roar!
take the task and do the deed,
While she waits at the door!
,.t. the task, / face the toll, I deem it
p,,nd to the labor that is love for loves
fine liberty;
y,om morning unto eventide, remember
Under the bending wheel that glides for
ever to and fro.
Sing. mills, your clattering chorus,
Down where the millions sweat!
bare my arms and give my strength
And Joy in what get!
give and take, and give again, and unto
dark am bent
2eneath the burden of the task for which
sweet life is spent;
Rut ali! the wage so dear to have, the
little lips that wait,
The hearts that ring, the arms that cling
when I unlatch the gate!
Clang with your mighty revel!
Roar, cities, with your strife!
And God be praised for strength te
toll
For wage of love and life!
i. F. Mex, in Baltimore News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
WOOD QUICKLY TURNED TO COAL
The Transformation Does Not Require .
e Long Period Of Time.

rha Transformation Does Not Require .
Is Long Period Of Time.
biologists have taught that tens Of
thousands of years, if not even hun
dreds Of thousands, was the time need
ed to transform wood into combustible
fossil, otherwise coal. The chance OBJ
seryation of scientist, G. Arth, shows
that current ideas on this topic will
have to be considerably modified. He
took notice Of piece of guaiacum,
perfectly sound, which was placed at
the bottom Of bronze sheath to serve
as pivot for turbine Of the Jouval.
Of twelve horse power and 112 revolu-
tions per minute. The weight of the
entire machine was $40 pounds, the
end Of the axls, which rested upon the
piece Of guaiacum, was Of steel. With
out being really immersed in water
tie pivot was always moist. being
placed rnder the holes through which
the water ran.
After six months, although the under
part Of the wood was intact, the upper
part upon which the axle OF the tuc-
bine rested, was transformed into
back substance, the surface of which
was cracked, and which easily broke.
irto small pieces. The breaks, which
were shiny and irregular. were en-
tirely like those of certain combusti-
BILE minerals. In fact, in. SIX months
the wood had been converted into coal.
The special conditions under which
this rapid transformation had taken
p tee were: High pressure, humidi-
| ty, and elevation of temperature (the
last named being produced by fric-
which wood is naturally changed into
! coal, but it will be seen that the 1ong
period Of time mentioned by geolo.
! gists is not necessary.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
Weed Out Improbable stocA

1t is one thing to keep an old animal
that has been the pride and pet Of the
family for years, after it has ceased to
be profitable, and another to keep ono
that is not. and never was able to earn
its keeping. Yet while not many
farmers feel able to do the former for
sentiments sake, there are hundreds
who are doing the latter from no other
reason than an objectionable ignor-
ance as to the cost of keeping, and the
actual results received from the ami
NAL The Babcock test is doing much
to weed out tome Of the improbable
cows, when used in connection with
the regular weighing Of the milk, but
other animals need to be looked after.
Sheep need to be culled carefully
every year, and those that do not pro-
duce and bring up good lambs and a
good shearing of wool should be fitted
for mutton. There is many man who
keeps horse, when he could hire one
to do the work he has fo- him at less
than the cost Of feeding. and others
who keep two, though one could do the
work excepting during a few days in
the year. Weed out the improbable
animals even if obliged to kill and
bury them. They may do the world
some good in that way.-America1
Cultivator.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14

soon as they get to certain size. It
the spaces are not then made wider
the chicks are likely to be deformed
from overcrowding through narrow
spaces. The cut shows the best kind
of front, the fine square meshed wire
netting being used, with space left at
the bottom for the chicks to run in
and out. This also permits the coop
to be cleaned out with great ease. This
latter point is very great advantage
New York Tribune.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
Allow Water Alarm.

A Cleveland (Ohio) concern has pat
ented a low-water alarm for use on
steam automobiles which is giving
great satisfaction. When the water in
the boiler reaches a certain point the
whistle attached to the alarm signals,
and the operator can thus easily pre-.
vent the burning out Of his boiler.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
Quasi Relationship.

In Franklin County the other day
a couple bearing the same name were
married. When the license was ap-
piled for the Probate Judge asked. as
the law requires, if the bride and
bridegroom were related. We'll.
Judge" responded the bridegroom, we
kinder are, an we kinder amt just
what you might call relations. You
see we were married together for quite
a spell, but ma thought she wanted a
divorce, an now we are goin' to try 1t
over again. kansas City Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
Coop For Young Chickens.

The usual slat front has several
serious objections. 1t gives too easy
a chance for the hens to pick the
chicks of other broods that happen 10
the going in and out of the chicks as
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
London Sewers.

There are sewers Of all shapes and
sizes. Some are so large that you
could ride down them on horseback,
others SO small that you have to stoop
to go through them. Some are egg
shaped, some barrel-shaped, others al
most square. q There are special va
rieties also. There are blood sewers
and boiling sewers, and others under
the special patronage of manufact
ing chemists, candlemakers, and soap
boilers. The blood sewers of the meat
markets are the special habitat of the
sewer rat, not often met with else
where underground. The reputed size
and ferocity of these creatures must
be literally discounted. In the course
Of several tours underground the wri.-
er saw only one, and it scuttled away
as fast as it's legs could carry it. Final
ly, there are disused sewers, fallen
into decay, known among the work
men as dead sewers" There is plen-
ty of room for variety, for if the sew
ers of London were placed end to end
they would reach from the metropol: Is
to Constantinople, with something ia
spare.-Good Words.
The most costly leather in the world
is known to the trade as piano leather.
The secret of tanning this leather is
known only to family Of tanners in
Germany.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
1.-THE Sharks Gift;
The Story of q Broker and What
Made Him Rich Man.

Z has been arranged
that Lord Hope
toun, the new Gov
ernOr-General of
Australia, shall, on
his arrival in Sgd
ney, make his off,
cial landing at the
point in the famous
harbor known as
"'Mrs. MacQuarie's
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
Awakened Consciences.

The Globe occasionally does good.
Lately it had story complaining OF
the manner in which people borrow.
and never pay back. referring mo-.!
particularly to step ladders. So far
thirty-two people have called at the
office to acknowledge step ladders re-
turned. Several wheel barrows. rakes
hoes and spades have also been Iei
turned as result Of the item.-Atcht
son Globe.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
Selling Butter to Private Trade.

There is frequent mention of the de-
STABILITY of selling cur butter to q
private trade. This advice is gener-
ally impracticable. Certainly all but
ter makers cannot sell their butter to
consumers Of their own getting, very
few can; and do not believe, as a
rule, that it is profitable for a dairy
man to attempt to create private
trade. In the first place, creating it
involves a great deal of labor, and
usually consumes a great deal of time.
In the next place delivery cuts into the
profits largely. The average farmer
does not count his time valuable, nor
regret the wear and tear of horse
flesh, wagons and harness. He has
all these on hand, and it seems to be
the theory that it costs nothing to use
them. I believe that farmer can fn1
profitable use for all his time, il he
makes the effort. never saw an hour
in my life, since I began the manage
ment Of farm, twenty-five years ago.
that could not find profitable work to
do around the premises, more profita-
BILE than running around the com-
munity hunting up private trade for
my butter. It is q better and more
profitable plan, to make butter of such
| quality that it will sell itself, and then
send it to a commission house, or.
| perhaps, supply the home stores, it
they will pay cash, which they do not
| often do. The best thing dairyman,
! especially winter dairyman. can do,
is to place his business on a regular
| commercial basis, and IL he does lie
| will sell his butter as the large butter
makers usually do.-George Williams
| in Agricultural Epitomist.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-02-14
! FARM TOPICS
Observation-Disclosures
Winter Feeding Of Poultry.

During the winter season all kinds
Of poultry require other foods than
grain. Cut clover and aaimal meal are
used mostly as aids to corn. II eggs
are desired the food alone will not
prove satisfactory. The most i~9por-
tant assistant to egg production is ~
warm and comfortable poultry house
that Is also large and roomy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-19
For Uniform Divorce Law.

Denver, Aug. 19.-The national con-
ference of commissioners on uniform
state laws which is made up Of COM
missions created by the different states
will meet at the Brown Palace hotel
today to consider an act to establish a
uniform law relative to divorce proce-
dure. The conference will also discuss
a change in the insurance laws with a
view to uniformity. The president of
the conference is Judge Lyman Brew
ster of Danbury, Conn, who is also
chairman of the committee of the
American Bar association which has
the same object in view. The conference
is a distinct body from the American
Bar association but all the members
are affiliated with the latter organiza-
ton and viii attend its convention
which begins in this city on Wednesday
next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-19
Cumberland miners to Strike.

Cumberland Md, Aug. 1s.-It is expect
ed that the miners of the Continental
Coal company, one of the largest opera
tors in the Meyersdale field. will strike
today or tomorrow. The company has
served notice the men that the rate
viii be reduced from IS to 80 cents a ton
for pick mining. The men belong to the
United Mine Workers and are well organ
lied protracted struggle IS expected.
Meyersvile and Georges creek are in the
same district and the same mines are con-
trolled by Baltimore men and are in
Guided in the proposed consolidation of
the mines of the Meyersdale field Daniel
Young of Lonacing, Nd, the district
president Of the United Mine Workers, is
expected on the scene today to direct the
strike which may start the tying up Of
both the Cumberland and Meyersdnle
fields. which adjoin and have kindred in
terests. The mine workers have had men
working in both fields organizing, with a
view to a general Strike on January l.
1t now looks as If it may come sooner.
The miners have been more or less dis
cOntented since losing the big strike last
faH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

c. 4. McLillan and wife to N. H. Loo
mis-, $500, part lot 1 Woodward avenue,
Potwin subdivision.
Vim. Osborn and wife to Mary J. Abb
bott ST. lot IA Navarro street. Ross
vile.
Mary ]. Abbott and husband to J. G.
Bradley. $50, lot IA Navarro street,
Rossville.
J. c. Todd and wife to same. SLIPS,
north 371z feet lot 50 Van Buren, street,
north.
A D. Meadow to S. c. Powers. $3.50.
part of southwest quarter S1-12-16.
A. ]. Proudfit and wife to Henry Lit
tlejohann. $500. part lot 419 Topeka av-
enue, Curtis addition
Moses Barber ct al to J. M. Canada,
81, tract in northeast quarter, res. g.
E. Williams to JOS. A. Dittrich, 800,
lot 1855 Strait A, J. w Morris addition.
T. T. Roberts and wife to J. P. Robin
son, $1,000, lot $50 and south half 657
Fillmore street. NJ & D. addition.
Geo. A. Anderson, ex to Jos. Morris,
5000, part south half southeast quarter
3-12-14.
N P. Palmlund to Cecilia PalmIund,
81, lots lis and II Jackson street.
Some to same, 81, part lots s6-sS-90
Tyler street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-19
WHEw, HOLD YOUR NOSE !
City Dump Will Be IN Operation This
Week

The old city dumping place is to be
ready for business some time this week,
probably about Wednesday. Street
Commissioner Snyder had a force OF
men at work today getting the ma
chinery into working order. 1t was
necessary TO dig down under the river
bank to find out whether or not the old
steel cable had rusted under the
ground The platform around the
bucket which runs on the cable must
also be repaired.
y On next Tuesday night the board of
health viii select two men for day
dumpmaster and night dumpmaster.
There are already a large number of
candidates for the jobs. Each man viii
be given an assistant to help him run
the machinery which carries the bucket
out over the river. The buckets are
run out and dumped by hand power
City Physician Judd said: I'VE want
people to haul the stuff to the dump.
The more we can get the better. A
man with a, team can make $50 a day
hauling for us"
One man in Topeka who has six
teams which nave been hauling for the
crematory viii go to work for the city
dump as soon as it is ready for opera
ton. The men who do the hauling say
that the great trouble is to get barrels
for the work No barrels can be OBJ
tanned in Kansas City, and cooper
shops refuse to book orders except for
months ahead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-19
A FIREPRooF HOUSE.

6reproof house was recently built
in the suburbs of Boston at a cost of
over a thousand dollars, filled with
combustibles and subjected to as great
a heat as could be obtained by natural
means. The purpose was to test the eff
feet of fire on certain methods of con-
struction. The experiment which was
conducted under the direction of Pro
fessor c. l. Norton OF the A1assaclau-
sets Institute of Technology. was wit
messed by the leading engineers. insur-
ance men. architects and builders Of
New England.
In this typical test the building was
II by 20 feet in size and 8 feet high, the
roof being a single slab of cinder con-
crete REINFORCED by steel hbers. repre-
sentiRg the floor of a modern building.
This roof was loaded with a pile of pig
iron sufficient to give a pressure Of
about 400 pounds to the square foot, so
tons of iron being used In order to OBJ
tain greater heat the building was
arranged on the general plan of fur
mace. having a CRATE of steel rails in
stead of a floor, two large iron doors at
one end and two massive chimneys at
the other. The structure was covered
with concrete both inside and out. Civ
ing it the appearance of a primitive
adobe temple. Instead of windows
there were four small holes at the cor
an electric pyrometer could be inserted
for the purpose of reading the inside
temperature. There were besides y
other promoters imbedded in the walls.
from which, by means OF an electric
switchboard, connecting with a gal
vanometer, temperature readings were
taken every few minutes BY an in
genious arrangement of rods. working
between overhead beams and the roof
itself the sag of the roof was shown
directly ON diaIs, SO that it could be re-
corded at frequent intervals. A huge
pile of cord wood and kindling, satu-
rated with kerosene, was consumed and
the heat reached a point somewhat
above 2, O00 degrees F. during the prog
ress Of the experiment. After the IRE
had been burning two hours the doors
were opened, and a stream from a city
hydrant was turned suddenly into the
building, but neither the fire nor the
water materially damaged the construc-
ton. The roof, although it sagged some
three inches. did not break, and was
afterward crushed by the addition of an
enormous load of iron Experimental
tests nave been maze before but tests
of the character made by Professor
Norton are among the first which in
clude an exact scientific record Of all
the conditions and results.