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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
The Making Of Books.

The value of trees in the matter Of
books is subject that has bearing
upon the much-discussed question Of
reafforestation.
Books are made Of paper, and al
though it is commonly supposed that
paper comes from rags, as a matter
of fact most of the paper used for
books is made from wood pulp. and
this, of course, is made from trees.
The total sale of nine popular novels
has been given as 100000 volumes;
and, taking the average weight of
each as being twenty ounces, we ar
rive at total of 100000 pounds Of
paper.
An average spruce tree, from which
the pulp is made, provides about half
a cord of wood, which represents 500
pounds Of paper. so that the nine
works of fiction were responsible for
using up no fewer than 1000 forest
trees. We have thus thrown upon the
forests of the world, says Chambers
Journal, an enormous strain which
cannot be met unless replanting on a
great scale is proceeded with as the
mature trees are cut down. Could
Shakespeare have foreseen this new
development in paper manufacture he
would possibly have written for
tongues in trees" s'books in trees"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
THE AUTUMN FASHIONS.


Perhaps the most important item in
the early autumn wardrobe is the top
garment, the coat or jacket. No one
type of coat is especially favored.
Long and short coats, loose and tight
coats are equally popular. There has
never been such variety Of materials
that can be combined in the same cos
tune as is offered this season. Silk,
velvet, cloth and chiffon for dressy
wear, while even the gown that is to
do duty for walking and ordinary oc.
casions will be distinguished by at
least two contrasting materials. There
is nothing quite SO charming as the
gown fashioned from one of the new
panne velvets in gun-metal effect. This
rich, !simmering gray velvet with tiny
flecks Of white over it affords rich
background for exquisite embroid-
erel and lace trimmings. The shirt
waist costume that has been SO pop
ular during the summer will come
forth with renewed attractiveness in
the autumn, and the wardrobe that
does not include at least one velvet or
velveteen suit, made in this popular
style, will be incomplete. There are
innumerable pretty materials that will
delight the heart of the woman who
persistently clings to shirtwaists. The
new fannels are wonderfully soft and
fine, and come in very pretty colors.
The heavy cotton fabrics-madras,
cotton cheviot, feece-backed piQue and
canvas will all be woven even during
the winter. and they have much to rec
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
An Anecdote Of Hugo.

The two volumes, "Premieres An
nees" and lie. Soir de ma Vie.'' pub
ished by Jules Simons sons after their
K,cruSa1. AIuU11l -DJHcr dnecU0teS.
one is so peculiarly characteristic that
it may bear free translation. On the
memorable day Of the coup d'etat Jules
Simon, in company with deputy OF
the Department de PIsere, was going
up the boulevards, when he was met
by Victor Hugo.
''If were shot down and my body
carried through the streets, would not
the students rise en- masse?" asked the
fury poet.
81 don't doubt it," answered Simon.
politely. This courteous confirmation
of his belief in himself was quite
enough for Hugo. He seized his friend
by the hand, pressed it hard, and then
rushed away by the Rue Vioienne to
expose his precious person to the bull
lets of the Prince Presidents myrmi-
dons. By becoming martyr he hoped
to save the republic.
''What have you done" cried the
deputy, aghast.
'He is perfectly sincere" said Jules
Simon calmly; "but the QUARTER Latin
is long way off,"
And, apparently, the heroic resolution
of the poet evaporated on the way, as
he not only survived the fatal second
of December, but had not scratch to
show after the encounter between the
troops and the people.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
G IL EARTH AND 'ZI
- BoUDQIRN N
~ @A&~~-~&

Two women were among the stu
dents receiving the degree of Ph. D. at
Columbia University this year.
Trinity College, Dublin, is now ask
ing for the necessary royal permit to
enable provision to be made for the
education of women in connection with
the university.
Miss Laura NJ. Cornelius, an Oneida
Indian studying at the University of
California, says she will devote her
life to the preservation of the Ian
guage and literature of her people.
Miss Grace A. Stayt, of Chicago and
Miss Myrtle Sherer, of Galva, ILL.,,
have been respectively chosen dean Of
women and director of athletics for
women at Knox College, Galesburg,
ILL.,
Taking care Of drawingrooms in pri-
vate residences is the way one woman
earns living. She goes from house
to house every morning, dusting valu-
able bric-a-brac and putting things in
order as few domestics are capable
of doing.
A unique position for a woman is
that occupied by Miss Emma Kellogg,
a game warden in Colorado. AS a
hunter Miss Kellogg has had many ex-
citing adventures, among them being
wild ride On the back of an angry
bun Elk whose antlers ornament ner
home.
The Englishwoman's Year Book for
1903 states that there are in the United
Kingdom 297 doctors, Of whom eighty
two are in London and it's suburbs
alone. In India there are 124 English
medical graduates, in China twenty
nine, and they are also practising in
Sydney, Perth, Cape Colony. Cairo,
Ceylon, Jamaica and Persia.
Dowager Duchess of Newcastle,
mother of Lord Francs Hope, and
one of the richest heiresses~ of the
realm, makes her home BY choice in a
'dingy tenement in the Whitechapel
slums of London. She says it does
her good to be reminded of the sad
side of life aad she continually labors
to relieve the sorrows Of the poor
around her.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
Jade in All ColOrs.

Those of us who are accustomed to
regard jade as among the semi-precious
stones will be surprised to learn that in
China on the River Tyang there are
very extensive beds of this stone. Con-
arary to popular belief, it is found not
only in green, but in variety OF other
co1ors as well-white, red, brown and
similar shades. It is incOmprehensible
that the Chinese should highly value
Jade amulets and ascrfbe to them such
wonderful properties, when the stone
is brought out Of the mines in the
wholesale manner that reminds one OF
coal mining. The well-known Ocel-
dental failing for amber beads is equal
" inexplicable; so that the Chinaman's
curiously misplaced faith is perhaps
not SO remarkable after all. In China
Jade is used for many ornamental pur-
poses about the house and is highly.
valued for table tops, cups, bowls.
rings, bracelets, pipes, cigarette hold
ers and such things.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15

WINS ASTRONOMICAL HONORS
An Englishwoman, Lady Higgins
is the recipient of an honorary fellow
ship in England's Royal Astronomical
Society, an honor for which many en-
inent men have striven in vain. Il
was while acting as chief assistant to
her eminent husband, Sir William
Higgins, that she proved herself his
equal in the lifelong work upon which
they have both been engaged. Lady
Higgins active interest in the heay-
enly bodies began when she was only
ten years old, at which age she had
already read such a profound work
as Sir John HerschePs Outlines OF
Astronomy But it was after her
marriage that she went into the work
with redoubled enthusiasm with the
mentioned results.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
LONGEVITY OF ANIMALS.
A List Prepared by Live Stock Insur.
ance- Man.

~FDAON " . A>As0 0SOOA 1H8UH0
ance Man.
Three Zoo keepers were talking Of
the longevity of various animals. birds.
reptiles and fish,
This is difficult subject" John
Lover said. MANY discuss it; few
know it. It has not, you see, been
treated scientifically. Statistics on it
have not been taken in q systematic
way However''-and the young man
took out notebook of red Morocco,
Il have here list of animals ages
that I believe to be substantially cor
rect"
where did you get that list, Jack ~
said Keeper Harrison, of the elephant
house.,
1T was given to me-" Lover replied,
''by live stock insurance agent. A
live stock insurance agent is one who
1nsures horses, dogs, cows, sheep. mon
keys lions, snakes, elephants, tigers,
bears, zebras, Ieopards, armadilloes,
hyenas. vuitures, springbok, gnus-
anything, in fact, that comes in his
way The man charges high rates,
and he makes money The owners OF
costly horses and cattle like to insure
their stock, and the proprietors OF
menageries like to insure theirs. too.
''This agent told me that he had pre-
pared a list of the average longevity
of animals so that he could set more
intelligentIy and more logically the
rate of these animals policies when.
they should come to be insured. have
his list here. I copied it off," Mr..
Lover then read: Hare. rabbit, squir-
rel, Z years; fox, II to Is years; cat, IS
years; wolf, Is to 20 years; horse. 2N
to 25 years; wild horse. 62 years; pig.
25 to 80 years; stag, 40 years; camel,
mature at 5 years and longevity 4;5
years; dog, old at or years, at 8
gray around the eyes and the corners
of the mouth, at II or II decrepit, and
longevity IL years; sheep, 10 years;
cow, Is years; bear, 20 years: rhinoce-
ros, 20 years; lion, 20 years and maxi
mum 70 years; elephant, 20 to 100
years; eagle, 1O3 years; raven, 100
years; swan, $50 years; carp. 100 years:
pike, average $50 and maximum $50
years, and tortoise, ITO years."
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
The Man in the Moon.

They had been looking through the
telescope at Borell's comet, and now
the astronomer trained his instrument
on the moon.
"You see the man in the moon" he
said. mot much like man through
the telescope, is he? Did you Know
that we have been investigating the
man in the moon lately-fnding out
what myths this figure has given rise
to among different peoples?
''In certain parts of Asia our man IN
the moon is hare. He is an old wo-
man pounding rice in mortar in Chi-
ma. In South America, among the ln-
dams, he is young girl. In I1mor
he is an aged crone spinning. Among
the peasantry of France he is the
traitor Judas hanging on the galiows
ree."-Philadelphia Record ,a..l....a--l
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15

ommend them. Handwork is more in
evidence than ever in the fashionable
wardrobe. Every season seems to
bring forth some new suggestions for
the use OF black velvet ribbon, and new
we have wonderfully pretty black or
stripped work of the ribbon velvet
over lace collars and also OIL skirts
and sleeves. Shirring in all forms is
remarkably popular this season, and
accordion-pieating continues in favor
not only for skirts but for jackets,
waists and accessories. High in favor
are linen passementeries, pendants and
embro1deries, and they are used to
trim gowns of almost every material,
and buttons play conspicuous part in
the trimming Of street dresses.-The
Delineator.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
p&x'%ss p4S%S5 Is
TO McAR ~ ~

China blue is effective in crepe.
Fine, heavy linen is smartest for
morning wear.
Square sack coats are likely to re-
tain their great vogue.
Black and white is still a preferred
trimming for many dresses.
Corset coat suits and other tight
forms will be preferred by many.
Transparent yokes are a feature OF
very many of the prettiest dresses.
Rose wreaths with more or less foll-
age still adorn some OF the prettiest
hats.
Girdles and sashes are important
features of the season, the floral sash
being the latest.
A richly soft shade of rose red is
more lovely than one would think pos
sible in cotton crepe.
Silk petticoats Of full length serve
admirably as slip skirts for the heav-
Ter lawns if the skirts do not trail
much.
Jewe1ed brooches and ornaments,
modelled after all manner of birds. IN
sects and reptiles, and reproducing IN
precious stones the colors OF nature.
grow more and more popular as the
season advances.
Decorative details of every imagin-
able kind in tassels, twisted cord orna-
ments and frings are to be combined
with fur to make the stoles, pelerines
and boleros of the winter. Buttons OF
gold and silver in the new art Will De
much worn on these moleskln, SOUR
rel and ermine garments.
The fashion for fancy waists cut
away in the neck has revived an OLD
fancy which is generally becoming.
that of wearing a narrow watered rib
bon around the throat. The ends are
crossed in front under jeweled slide,
fall on the front Of the bodice and are
finished with jeweled tassels.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
THE LORDS OF LIFE AND LOVE and DEATH

Three wanderers passed my humble door:
Stately and fair and strong were they.
One moved untrammelled on his way.
And two a heavy burden bore.
Behind one, flowers sprang from the plain
And song birds circled where he stood:
And when he looked at me the blood
Went singing through each vein.
1'Who art thou, Lord!" To fear was vain.
For even his look with joy was fraught.
MY name is Life, and have brought
The heritage of bliss and pain"
Light seemed the burden which I felt
Then to my side another drew,
Crowned with fair heart 's-ease and with
rue,
And silent at his feet knelt.
"a heavy burden thou must bear.
For thou art woman, I am Love:
And Love and Life thy strength shall!
prove,
And Love shall all thy being share.'
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
THE PONGEE SHOE.

The loveliest bit of footgear noted
at Atlantic City as yet for wear with
a pongee dress is what is called the
pongee shoe. It is tie with three big
eyelets on the side and it is so near
the best shade of pongee that the wo-
men who wear these shoes get the
credit of having had their ties made
from the same material that is used
in their dresses. Upon close exam
ination, however, these dainty ties
turn out not to be pongee at all, but
of fine kid dyed to the exact shade. It
is only upon closest inspection that one
(discerns as much. Of course they are
worn with stockings as perfectly
matched. The effect is admirable.
Though the foot coverings be so won
derfully like the dress it is considered
preferable to wear white gloves. with
such costume.-Philadelph Record.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15

a great bliss swept me like wave. vw
= great grief filed me, and wept:
And po%dd owe where his light feet had stepped
LORD % ct us all, I own thy reign,
put give me peace, and make me blest.
lake from my heart this wild unrest:
Give me'thy joy and keep thy pain"
Nay, said the other, who drew near.
inat is my gift, and mine alone:
hit the burdens thou hast known.
L give thee peace, and take thy fear.
ts,,,, q < .a-@As4 1laz8Rg
when Life and Love have lost their
spell,
| give thee peace, and comfort thee
His noble face looked down on me.
And great calm upon me fell
And ever now my doom shall be
This burden and unrest alway;
And when they pass from me, that day
Lord Death shall soothe and comfort me.
-Ninette M. Lowater, in The Sun.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15
THE WAY TO HIS HEART.


Although one rather efectual way is
through his stomach" there are other
ways just as effectual, the most i'm
portant of which is sympathy. Bright
eyes, amiability and charming ways
all help, but there are times when even
these influences lack potency to soothe
and encourage.
The reason why some really plain
girls attract where beauties do not is
because of their possession of this
open sesame, this key to the masculine
heart-sympathy. A man wants it,
needs it and demands it at all times.
whether in gay or depressed moods or
in success or failure; and he seldom
fails to show his appreciation of it.
For the naturally sympathetic ma
ture it comes spontaneously, but with
others it must be assumed, and this is
not so easy Il task. There is ring in
the voice that tells, and to stimulate
it she must at least be imaginative and
kind. She must take a mental grasp
Of the situation and endeavor to put
herself in the mans place in order to
realize the state of his feelings. And
even when she thinks that he is max
ing mountain out of a mole hill she
should remember that men have not
the enviable reputation for too much
fortitude, especially when it applies
to physical ailments. When a man
thinks he is ill he likes to be agreed
with, and it certainly s'adds insult to
injury to antagonize or to make fun
of him.
There are really no lengths to which
sympathy cannot go. 1t is a "sure
cure" "a panacea for masculine be-
eavements.-American Queen.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-10-15

The proposed monument to Dante In
Rome will cost 100000. -~- ;.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-21
Council Meeting.

The city council should have
had a meeting last night. bat at the
appointed hour only three Of the
gentlemen constituting that body
had made their appearance at the
city building, and the mayor adj
journed the meeting until next
Monday night, and announced, In
doing so, that all matters connected
with Iicence would be taken up at
that time, This makes the meet.
Ing on next Monday one of the
most important of the year, and
the chances are that there will be
full attendance of members as well
as a considerable sprinkling of
spectators.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-21

The rails for Sistersville and New
Martiusville have been shipped
from Philadelphia and are expected
here any day. They are of 95
pounds weight, the heaviest used
anywhere, which shows that the
railroad people are building for the
future as we'll as for the present
The rails for the distance between
here and New Martinsville have
been purchased but not yet shipped.
They are almost as heavy as those
for the towns, and are of the 7 tor
nation, thus securing greater safety
and greater speed.
The power plant will be erected
at Paden's Valley, and will be one
of the most modern In the country.
Its erection will be commenced
Immediately. This power house
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-21
RAILROAD NEWS

will In no way interfere with or
prevent the erection Of the plant az
the Jug" That will BE- proceeded
with as soon as possible.
The option on the Aukrom farm
Is being closed today, and that will
give the railroad people the land
they desire for the new town. The
property laying just above the
tract of the railroad people may be
put on the mlrket. and may be
held, for further advances. The
Review trusts that the owners Of all
OF 1t will place a reasonable figure
on their possessions, and thus en-
courage the growth and advance
the prosperity of the new COM
muuity.
Paden's Valley Is now a certainty,
and Sistersville salutes her new
sister with every wish of long and
great and continuous prosperity.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-21

This morning bright and early
W, H. Merville and Deputy U. S.
Marshall G. W. Sine, began the
work of assessing the different cit
liens of the city. They began their
work on Water street, and from
there will take the inhabitants as
they come until the finish is made
In the hill districts, Their work
will require some two months
before being entirely completed,
and Is very important to every tax
payer In town. The gentlemen
can cause one to pay more or less
than his legitimate share of the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-21
A Protest.

That portion of north Wells
street beyond S. c. Sybert's gro
Gerry store Is being Disseminated
against In the way of street clean
Ing.
The spades and shovels come
that far aud no farther-only oc'
casionally-and at the present any
one could reasonably question
whether the street was paved to the
corporation line.
The property owners up that way
pay their taxes and naturally ex'
pect the streets cleaned as regular
ly as they are down town. At the
present time the Fourth ward and
upper Wells street Is being i'm
proved as never before. Real es-
tate is changing hands and, as
many of the residents of that por-
tion of our city own their own
homes, it will soon rival the older
wards. The we'll paved streets
should be kept cleaned and It Is a
shame when they are neglected.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-21
PADENS VALLEY
COMPANY

promised for this new suburb OF
Sistersville has been accomplished
Each days adds to the pleasure OF
The business people here because OF
additional advantages revealed TO
them from this new towp. There
are now no doubling Thomases,an
the entire community is simply
waiting the advent of the picks and
shovels and carts and mules and
men, all of which will be on hands
within a few days.
The s'ze Of the lots In the new
town and the details Of the sale and
management have not vet been
definitely determined, Dut will be
shortly. That they will be an ex-
cellent investment goes with the
saying. There will be abundant
room In the land already purchased
and which Is to be plated imme-
diately for a city Of thirty thousand
people. The plants already Sc
cured will employ some three
thousand workmen. So 1t Is evi-
dent that In the not far distant
future Paden's Valley will be quite
a formidable rival to her sisters on
the South and on the North.
With all of which the Review is
delighted, and feels like running
rooster and a coon both every day.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-21
When drilled in last week, 1t was
reported at IS barrels.
AND SEE OUR GREAT
DISPLAY OF

When drilled in last week, 1t was
reported at rs barrels.
In the Ben's Run field, the South
Penn Oh company has drilled In
It's No. s on the A. H. Wells farm,
and Is reported to have rs barrels
we'll In the Cow Run sand.
On Rock Run, Parshali & com.
pany have the rig up for test on
W. Hart farm.
On Broad Run, the United States
Oil company has drilled In Its Nc.
1e on the Isaac Pethtle farm, and
has a 20 barrel producerin In the Cow
Run sand.
On Long Run, Snee & company
drilled In their No. IS on the Cot
ton farm last Friday. The we'll
was shot on Saturday, and is re.
ported to be good for rs barrels
per day In the Cow Run sand.
In the same vicinity, Arner &
company are starting their No. I
on the Doutt farm.
Steele & Bonar are. starting th eir
No. I on the G. J. Gardner farm,
near the head of Fishpot run.
On McKim creek Lew Wilson Is
starting his MOI on the Tom Hart
farm. This well will be drilled to
the deep sand.
The Three Joes Oh company Is
dre at Its No. I Griffith, In the
same vicinity.
Near Cloverdale, McKane &
company are starting their No. 5
on the George Warner farm. This
we'll will be drilled to the Big In
jun sand.
North of Cairo, Richie county,
Sarber & Adams have drilled In
their No. 2 on the Harkness tract,
and have a duster in the Keener
sand.
The Hudson Oil company has
completed No. Is on apart of the
same tract, and has a IS barrel
we'll. No. II, owned by the same
company, Is dry In the Keenel
sand. These wells are located In
the vicinity of the good producers
drilled In some time ago on the
same tract.-Oracle.