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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
When an Oil Lamp Was Curiosity.

G. M. Shackelford, a Shelby County
pioneer, was the first man to introduce
oil in the county. Some time in the
sos he listed st. Louis and brought to
Shelbyville two lamps and couple of
gallons of oil.
When the citizens Of the village
learned it there was considerable ex-
citement- more than when the
electric lights were turned on a few
years ago. About 400 people gathered
at the store to watch Mr.. Shackelford
take his life in his hands. He loaded
up the lamp, turned the wick and pre-
pared for illumination by fastening a
paper lighter on the end Of stick.
The crowd looked uneasy, but didn't
run, and the new lighting works was
an entire success. Oil cost So per GAL
lon. Mr.. Shackelford bought some to
introduce the improvement among his
fellow citizens, but he only disposed of
gallon the following year.-Clarence
(Mo.) Courier.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
THE OLE DINNER BELL.

There's music in the lowin' Of the cattle on
,An, in Vt the lazy laughter of the waterfalls
an rills; =,
- min of the bee,
,.n, the ole woodpecker peckin' on the
- holler sugar tree.
There's music in the blossom an the clear
blue of the sky,
= .he screamin' of the chicken hawk
- acirclin' way up high;
pr+ The sweetest songs of June time amt
nowheres near a smell
N the music long at noontlme OF the ole
dinner bell.
When plowin' in the distant fields, clean
out O. sight O. home,
A.wishin'. too, with all your heart that
dinner time would come,
you watch the furries stretch away aroun'
the lower bend,
Az, notter round bit before you start for
t'other end,
An YOU bend your head an listen to ketch
the welcome sound,
An calc'late it's purt nigh noon by shad-
ders on the ground,
When through the hazy atmosphere, your
longin' to dispel,
Comes the fur-off silvry music Of the ole
dinner Dell.
When the harvest day is over an the toll
ers' work is done,
Over wavin' corn an clover tinted by the
settin' sun.
Low an sweet the distant music of the
ole bell floats along;
Borne upon the evenin' breezes, mingled
with the reapers' song,
An you look acrost the medder, past the
ole crick windin' through,
Where the ringer sweet is waitin' with a
welcome there for you.
Oh, there amt no joys Of summer that can
strike you quite so well,
As the ringin', when you're hungry, of the
ole dinner bell
Edwin G. Davis, in the Indianapolis
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
USEFUL JAyELLE WATER.

Every laundress should use jave1le
water. A small teacup Of the fluid
added to boiler Of water will assist
materially in keeping the clothes white
and will not injure them in the least.
The most obstinate stains of fruit, tea,
coffee, ETC., on the tablecloths and nap
kins will usually succumb to an ap-
plication of one part of javelle water
diluted with four parts of soft water.
If the stained article is soaked in this
fluid FOR several hours and then thor
ally come out perfectly clean and
white. Only white goods can be treat
ed in this way, however, as javelle
water is likely to fade colors.
1t is made as follows: Place four
pounds of bicarbonate Of soda in a
large granite or porcelain lined pan,
and pour over it four quarts of hot
has dissolved, add pound Of chloride
Of lime, and stir until this also has
dissolved. Allow the liquid to cool in
the pan, strain the clear portion
through thin cloth into wide mouthed
bottles or jugs and cork tightly for use.
The part that contains the 1ediment
may also be bottled and used for scrub
bing sinks, tables and anything to
which grease is liable to adhere.
AS an aid to the housewife in doing
washing quickly and easily this fluid
is unsurpassed. The quantity which
may be made from ingredients given
may be lessened by dividing by two or
four as the case may be. One-fourth
of the items named will be enough to
last for three or four washings.-New
York Daily News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
Insect Resembles Beautiful Flower.

Living specimens of a queer insect
have lately been shown in Cambridge.
England. They were brought fro1n
Rangoon by Captain G. e. Williams.
The insect is species of mantis, and
it's body and legs are both shaped and
colored to resemble a beautiful flower.
1t feeds on>butterflies, and while it is
lying in wait for them under a spray of
leaves it looks exactly like a blue bios
som with black spot in the centre re-
sembling the tube of a carolla. The
black part of the body is drawn out
into long green stalk. The resem-
blance to a flower is perfect, and but
terfies and other insects light on it
in search o. nectar and are Immediate
ly seized by it's fatal claws.-Philadel.
phia Record
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23

anu WOuIu spFODdDly expect ucI "
run the house and dress herself, too,
on about five dollars week Ruth,
say" breaking off suddenly with a
pathetic appeal in his voice, "what do
you suppose made her talk so?'
II haven't the least idea. I've not
seen Clarice for three or four days, but
I cannot see how she could have al
tered so radically in so short time.
I am going to see ner, though, before
am an hour older and find out the
truth"
'I don't suppose that there is any
thing to find out. She seemed to know
her own mind" Jim returned gloomily.
"Now that is just what she didn't
do. It is no use for us to argue, Jim,
but if I can find a grain of comfort
for you, / will. The whole thing is
beyond my comprehension"
When Ruth Rutherford ian allitera-
tive name which the girl detested)
| was putting on her wraps preparatory
| to belligerent call on her friend, she
heard Clarice's voice in the hall below.
| She went down hurriedly to meet her.
"Come into the library" she said
| hastily, knowing perfectly well that
Jim was in the room just beyond.
| "Now, I want you to give an account
of yourself. What have you been do
| ing to jim? He is just about broken
hearted, for he believes all the nom
sense you were talking to him yester-
day. What did you mean by it, Clar-
ice? You know that you think that
Jim is kind and lovable and bril-
| liant
| "I don't" Clarice flashed indig-
nantly, although her voice trembled
a little, che is not brilliant at all! He
is the most stupid man that ever
| livedw
perhaps you will kindly explain -
Ruth said coldly.
But this Clarice stubbornly refused
to do, and it was not until Ruth put off
her dignity and descended to tender
coaxing that she drew the truth out of
her friend.
'He-he came around yesterday
morning-and I had been suffering for
three days with an liberated tooth.
I didn't have a wink of sleep during all
of that time, and I was too great a
coward to go to dentist at first. Well
Jim came then, and of course my
nerves were all on edge and the world
looked blue and was all unstrung
and I couldn't see anything in its
proper perspective. Everything was
distorted and out of proportion-oh
you understand how felt
Perfectly" said Ruth, with sympa
thetic comprehension.
"YOu called him brilliant just now
but it seems to me that even a mar
might have known better than to make
proposal of marriage at such time
I thought at once of all~the skeletons
I had seen in married lives, and OF
every warning I had ever received
from any one on the subject and-wel
of course I would not listen.'
81 should think not. indeed" RutI
said promptly. II do not wonder tina
you called him stupid. I hope tina
tooth is all right now, Clarice, it has
done mischief enough I should say"
). 'The tooth has been pulled and
have had a nights sleep, thanks"
"Then perhaps you would not objec
to hearing the story over-Jim,'' rails
ing her voice, II think that you may
come in now"
Jime came, obedient to the summons
and Ruth. after a murmured "Bles
you. my children" had the good tast'
! to leave the room hastily.-Waverle,
Magazine.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
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* RECIPES -

Florentine Cream-To the Juice Of
three lemons add one and one-half cup
fuls of sugar; soak half box Of gela-
tine in half cup of cold water half
an hour; stir over the fire until dis
solved; add this to the sugar and lemon
juice; when cold add three cupfuls of
whipped cream; mould and serve cold.
Cream Dumplings For Soup-Mix
two tablespoonfuls Of thick soup cream
with the yolks of two eggs; add one
cupful of sifted flour and little salt;
when this is well worked together add
the whites of the eggs beaten stiff;
shape into small dumplings with tea
spoon; boil five minutes in clear soup.
Rice Flummery- Boil four and a
half ounces of rice -four in half cup
full of milk, stirring all the time; when
quite thick add four tablespoonfuls
Of granulated sugar and half a tea
spoonful of almond favoring; turn into
a mould; when cold turn it out on
platter and serve with cream or fruit
sauce.
Cranberry Cream-Soak two table
spoonfuls of gelatine in one-third cup
Of cold water; wash one pint Of cram
berries, put them in an agate pan with
two tablespoonfuls Of water; then rub
them through a strainer; add to the
pulp one cupful of sugar, return to the
fire and when boiling add the soaked
gelatine; pour into pan and stand this
pan into another of cold water; stir
until it begins to thicken; add one pint
Of whipped cream.
Kidney Omelet-Chop cold boiled kid
ney quite fine; make an omelet with
three eggs beaten; three tablespoonfuls
Of milk, pinch of salt and little
pepper; put one teaspoonful of butter
in a frying pan; when melted turn in
the mixture; let cook slowly until crust
| forms on the bottom; in the mean-
time sprinkle over the omelet the
chopped kidney and little parsley;
| fold in half; turn out on hot platter;
spread with butter and garnish with
parsley.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
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Point,
of View.
S$$S$$$$YS$$S$3$
By Mabel CreniSe Jones.

AoE NYTHING the matter with
4 y you Jim?" And Ruth sur
! n ) no" 40 9'"~'
>zCS whats the use of fib-
bing to me?" she demand
ed with sisterly frankness. "Some-
things gone wrong, I can see that
clearly enough. Any trouble at the
Office:'
NO
"Well," impatiently, "what is it,
then? You always tell me things in
the end, so you might as we'll go ahead
and save me the trouble of dragging
it from you
Jim stared moodily out of the win
dow and vouchsafed no reply.
You've not quarrelled with Clarice,
have you?"
A swift change in her brothers face
told Ruth that she had touched on the
truth, and she followed up her advan-
tage promptly.
That is it, 1 know. Now what was
the fuss about?"
There was no fuss and no quarrel,
my sapient sister, only
go on, dor'
L made a trifing error when I
supposed she cared for me, that was
ALL"
Are you crazy, jim? I am sure
.nat ClarIce cares for you. Don't
jump at cOnclusions.''
didn't jump at any conclusions, ]
assure you. l asked her to marry me,
and she fatty refused"
But why? why? why?" Ruth asked
III honest bewilderment. II know
something Of girls, and 1 am positive
'lat Clarice cares for you.''
mad sometimes entertained such
an Idea myself. but you see that we
ooth made slight mistake.''
Dont be so maddening; Jim, dear
teii me all she said. I am awfully
sorfy Tor you, but I cannot help feel
ing that there is mistake some
where.''
Not much change for it,, Jim Ruth
erlofd said grimly; "she had fifty un
".is"eraDle arguments against mar
.l"se' She liked me, she was goo(
enough to say, but she did not dar,
uy the trials and tribulat tions of do
nesuc life with any man. Servant
neie always leaving on a moments no
..e' and generally, too. when the mis-
ess was Ill. She had seen so man,
ta .nen act like brutes on such occasion
- u'' sne had not the courage to fac
trled to laugh her out of tn
mood. | told her to ask you if I di
10y Dehave like an angel in all crise
vi th2t kind"
Warmly. 49, ~ p0'o
'lih nodded his thanks and then II
ain aneu his story with a discourage
,+hol ~ was all no use, for Clarice sal
+ns sne had observed that mems n;
sons es changed after marriage. and ths
Ane VINO had been models of courtes
an,t neir mothers and sisters were th
sih,oooiments sin of selfishness and inco1
..v a.ehess toward their wives"
ven Of all things!'
ana a. there was lots more of it, to
nono sue was i'll deadly earnest. :
WI saw her in such a mood. I ha
e'VA suslness, but I was not ric
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
HE KNEW THEM.

Pastors Wife-"John, you made a
big mistake by engaging such good
looking, talented young man 10 take
your place while on your vacation.
They may prefer to keep him when you
return
Pastor (serenely)-"Never fear, my
dear. All the women will be SO jealous
of each other and the men will be so
jealous Of the women that they will be
glad to get rid Of him long before I
return. n.'-Indianapolis Sentinel.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.

Mrs. Bizzey-"I notice you're clean
ing house, Mrs. Newcome, and was
afraid you might be tempted to throw
your rubbish out en- the back lot.
Just wanted to say that we don't do
that sort Of thing here"
Mrs. Newcome-"I burned all our
rubbish in the furnace this morning,
Mrs. Bizzey, including an old book on
Etiquette which I might have saved
for you"-Philadelpnia Press. .-.-.-4.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
TRUSTFUL.

"a woman will not esteem a man
whom she cannot trust" said the NOR
alist.
eyes," answered Mr.. Meekin, "and I
am delighted to note that Henrietta
always trusts me to put the cat out
and fix the furnace fire and lock the
basement door and do lot of things.''
Washington Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
TEMPTATION.

"a man in your position is subjected
to many temptations, isn't hep
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
EVERY now and then he feels like
letting his sympathies get the better Of
him and missing chances to make
money. But the only thing to do is to
be firm" m."-Washington Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
FORCE OF HABIT.

"Your church organist is fine, but the
effect Of his execution is marred some
what by the words he mumbles to him
self during the music. Why doesn't
he quit it,"
'sHe can't, old man. He was a pas
sepger brakeman in his youth, and has
never quite recovered frop0 tae habit
Of calling out the stopsv-New Orleans
Times-DemOcrat.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
HOW SHE DOES 1T.

"Does your wife earn her own pin
money!
Eyes, but I wish she wouldn't. It
costs me 50 for every one she earns"
Chicago Record-Herald..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
REAL THING.

"Enpeck insists that his
wife has sunny disposition
Timkins- guess that's right"
Simkins- What's the explanations p
Timkins- -"She certainly makes it hot
for him at es."-Chicago News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
THE. SECRET OUT.

Husband-"Confou it! I don't
know what's the matter with this ra.
Zor. It's awful dull.'
Wife-"Dull!- Why, when I opened
that can of sardines with it this morn
ing it was so sharp that I nearly cut
my finger Off.''-New York American.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
JARS AT THE zoo.

Mrs. Monkey-"I wish you'd drop in
and see our milkman, Charlie, and
give him good calling down."
Mr.. Monkey-"Why, what's the mat
ter now?''
Mrs. Monkey-"I told him to leave
three cocoanuts this morning, and he
only left two, and one Of them was
only half full" Judge.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
sUPERFLUOUs.

'Do you tell your wife when you
have done wrong?''
No; she tells me."-Houston (Texas)
Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
Might Be Dangerous Here.

A sign of politeness in Tibet. on
meeting a person, is to hold up the
clasped hand and stick out the tongue.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23

The Southern Pacific will use cleo
trio cars on it's street railway lines in
Oakland, Cal, instead Of s.eam-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23

ANOTHER VARIATION.

ANUIF1ER VAkIA1IUN.
Parodies Of this remind us
Written in a million ranges
We can leave some stuff behind us
To be copied in exchanges.
Chicago Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23
A FATAL DUEL.

"That last French duel was very
sad affair."
''How so?''
cit terminated fatally"
"Really?'
eyes. The morning was so chilly
that one of the combatants caught cold
and died three weeks later of pneu-
monia. Chicago Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-06-23

In japan State socialism is favored ~
Government and taught in colleges.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-12-29
ESTATE BARGAINS
Offered by Whites { Pattersons
Real Estate Dealers.
MANY RARE OFFERS MADE
watch This Space Each week, as
Many Ranches will be
listed Here.

1920 screI. part good fsrm land, rest
fna u,az;ny land. one fine seven room
honAe. three ht uses for tenants, gooo
harm and out buildings, fine orchard,
700 acres government land fenced, nlne
miles from Hamilton. Ahout ~ acres
If good timber on land. 500 per acre.
Easy payment.
GAO acres, good houses and barns,
fneIy Watered, 200 acres meadow lana,
timber on the land will more than hall
nav for it, adjacent to outside range,
fine ranch for some one at reasonable
nrice. Five miles from Lone Rock.
2OO acres ~ miles from Lexington.
A snap for short time.
1920 acres so miles f,om Lexington,
fine wheat rarch, nearly all under
cultivation. some improvements. VIII
he sold on reasonable terms.
$40 acres miles from Heppner, fine
wheat ranch, plenty OF good spring
water all under good wire fence and
cross fences Will te sold at bargain.
1910 acres, 800 acres piow land, 3
lwellinp houses la ge ba'n just COM
pleted. ali Of 300 acres can be irrigated,
| all under gooI wa fence, adjacent to
,yernment range fine etoch ranch.
Strap.
800 ac,ep, Wnear land, 260 acres unde1
cultivation, all under good two wire
tence. Price $1,000. Tuia is a bargain.
We have n number # good hcuaes and
! lots in Heppner for sale very cheap.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-12-29
STOCNMEN BANDING TOGEsktE'
Organization Formed an S''""'
County TO Protect Range.

CANYON CITY, Or Dee % Nv"
elements will figure 10 a eater ex'e"'
than ever before in the & ant county
range situation next up = and 'he'
presence in exaggerated f"tm ! 'eadlhg
the stock raisers of the "f'he u pa'' "'
the county to take II m ASH es 7"
protect themselves against 'he annna
incursiou of outside sheep These tle-
ments are: FIRST, dect ease in area o1
open range through extensive home
stead and scrip filing; second, increase
in the amount of home stock becans4
growers have held over on account OF
low prices. Briefly, the combination
represents much more stock and much
less 'ange.
The fact that the need for self preser-
vatioo ia GREATER than ever before, in
addition TO the perennial feeling OF
hostility toward the outside sheepmen,
has led northern Grant county stock
rsisers to begin this early to prepare to
rspel the 1905 invasion. meeting was
held yesterday at Hamilton, where the
sitna ION was pretty thoroughly gone
owe, hv the growers of that section.
The meeting was attended also by sew
era] cattpmen from the Long creek sec
ton. while all the small valleys within
twenty miles of this place contributed
de egates A similar meeting Is 10 be
held next week at Monument. one
wse t4id last week at Long Creek.
Opposition to the o"tsider for many
veay- has been largely udividna', or at
lea confined to small communities
In 10 2 iucpient fort bean TO get or
ganiz d resistance together. This ell
fort has rssnmed greater proportions
each winter, until the co ding season
promises to see nofthern Grant stocF-
men banded together in way that
promises results
"Home grass for home sheep was
the ancient S ogan " nich hid Fl st p ace
at the Ham lton meeting yesterday.
Passions of settlers present rose at the
memory & f alleged depredations by out
sid- sleep on their very farms, and ii
occasions when they drove their hold
ings out to neighooring range in spring-
time. only 10 find what thev considered
their gitimate pasture devas tated by
flock from Moro ', Gil lam or Umatil,
la county.
A fOrmsl organization has been et-
fec ed at Long Creek and Hami|tcn n.
Similar organic ,lon is expected at
Munument.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-12-29

In the Butter creek and Echo
neighberhoods 5000 cattle are be-
ing fattened.
Bend school districts taxable
property is valued at S136,OOO;
last year it WAS $4,000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-12-29

l.ast Tuesday the Corvallis
Hunting club kill d over QUO
ducks, which were shipped to Polt-
land.
Meaa)as has closed several Grant
county schools.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-12-29

Over 100000 Cbri tmas trees
were cut tits year IN the Green
mountains rf Nernu.t auu SHY
ped to Ensttrn cites.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-12-29

A board of IRA e has been or
CaniZcd iu Amit\.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-12-29

Awhile, Gilli~m coun V, Grange
fair Gle ar d $ll5.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-07

One OF the London archbIshops re-
Gently delivered discourse In which
he lamentcd much over the paganlsm
OF that great city. Marie Corclli
makes u reply In which she asserts
that the paganlsm OF London Is the
result Of the paganism OF the clergy.
II seems that London needs John
Wesley ms bad as II did i7s years ago.
$4,000
You can ave money by reading
carefully the Hayden Droa page nd. In
this issue.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-07

The republican party has descended
from Appomattox 10 Cripple Creek.
The glory that hangs around the
former ls more than oyerxhadowed by
the infamy and crime parmeatlng the
latter. From freeing black slaves TO
deporting and imprlnonlng white
workers Is long road. but the re-
publleans have travelled II In forty
years.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-07

The present military force In the
Philippines Ii 2p.si0. consisting II
1880 regulars. 5000 scouts and 5000
eonatahulary. which h much larger
than The standing army In thla coun-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-07

been believed when he got oil there,
he would be perfectly happy.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-07

Miss lila Tarbell and George Rice
are making Rockefeller miserable and
his religious devotion fails 60 bring
him that peace that paaaeth under
standing. N II probable that he will
seek happiness by raising the price of
oil 10 80 cents a gallon. II has long
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-07

try before Wa went into this impcr-
iallsm business II makes room for
lots OF shoulder straps with good sal
aries attached which the people have
10 raise wheat and corn To pay.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-07

President Parry says that pending
legislation inlmical 10 industrial i'm
terests made very little progress to-
ward passage at the recent session Of
congress-" ny that he meant all such
legislation as would benefit labor. and
his assertion In true. Nevertheless
hundreds Of thousands OF the wage
workers. viii continue 20 vote or
straight for the men who turned all
their bills down.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-07

After hearing an eloquent discours
upon the necessity of protection 70
our infant industries" 1t makes ON
sad To learn that these infants ar
the most ancient antiquities known L
Americans.