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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-08-25

change FOR the better within a week.
The second week I began eating heart
lily. I began to improve generally, and
before seven weeks had passed 1 was
well. l had spent hundreds of dollars
for medicine that did not help me, but
30 worth of Doan's Kidney Pills re-
stored me to perfect health"
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, so cts.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-08-25

Account the above occasion, effective April 25. 1904, Southern Railway
return. Following CARER atesa applying from principal points in State of North
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-08-25
Bingham TOWNSHIP

Andrews, Louisa, G. c., 33
acres, year 1908 ........... /,
Andrews, W. c., T. c., $50
acres, year 1902 ........... 6,
Bradshaw, G. F., T. c., 112
acres, year 1908 6
Bingham, Mary, G. G., SO
acres, year 1908 ............ 1,
Brewer, Sarah, G.. c.. $50
acres. year 1903 ........ -. 4
Bailey, Adelaide, b. R., 80
acres, year 1908. 1
Bradshaw, w. T., 1870 acres.
year 1908 ....... ......... 5
Brewer, Charles, T. c., 20
acres, year 1908 -. /
Booker Thos. NJ, M. c., SO
acres, year 1902..... ...... 2
Crabtree, A. W., N. r.. 1876
acres, year 1908 ....... 8
Gates, Geo. NJ, c. c., IA
acres, years 1902 and 'O3 -.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-08-25

when / started
to use Doan's
Kidney Pills I
ached in every
bone and had
intense pains
in the kidneys
and pelvic or
g a n s The
u rim W a $
t c k a n d
cloudy, and l
could barely
eat enough to
live. I felt a.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02

ducts to the railway station Coun
ting the cost of the driver, wagon
and team at $3.50 FER day, the cost
of transporting these products will
amount in the aggregate to 81,
1876.
1t is we'll known fact that a
team can draw twice HI much
freight over a good road as t h Q
same team can draw over bad
road. If this be true, and this
same road should be made into a
good road with easy grades, with
smoothe, hard surface, this same
WORK could be done for just one
half! just think of it! A joint
stock community paying out more
than $1,000 per year tor the luxu-
ry OF bad roads; an annual tax on
each of them Of more thpn SIS. In
four years this annual tax you'd
pay for building ten miles of good
roads.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
Bedmaking Exercise.

The making of bed is a whole gym
nasium In itself The entire body is
called upon in this phase of house
work. The body bends from the waist;
the muscles of the arms and the legs
are alternately stretched and contract
ed. Beat the mattress and pillows
with the proper vigor and the blood
tingles in your finger tips. Tuck in
the bedclothes and the waist muscles
are exercised, the twisting and turning
of the body takes off all superhuous
flesh and makes a shapely waist. Sell
dom do you find fat chambermaid in
our hotels. Well rounded, shapely,
deft and graceful are most chamber
maids, all because OF the exercise OF
housework.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
BOOKCASE CURTAIN.
A Pretty and Durable One May he
Made of BurInp.

A very pretty and durable curtain
for bookcase may he made of bur
lap. One noticed recently was light
brown, with trimmings Of red. \ brass
rod was fastened To the top of the
bookcase. and the drapcry was thrown
over IL SO as To form deep lambre-
quin nj the top. The burlap was lined
throughout with turkey red. Red felt
was used for a border across the top
and bottom. This was feather stitched
To the burlap with red worstcd I'm clus-
tiers Of six quite long stitches, the mid
die stitch being the longest and were
graduated toward each end. with "a
space OF about an inch between each
cluster
The border OF felt across the lambre-
Quiu end Of the curtain was about
eight inches deep. Across the bottom
OF the curtain the border was little
deeper and was set up from the bot
tom, leaving about five inches or the
burlap below IL.
II was an extremely effective cur
tain and was made very quickly and
with little expense by busy house
keeper
The use Of burlap is being revived
for number OF purposes. 1t is often
used as a substitute for wall paper,
sometimes In the form Of deep frieZe
with the paper below or n figured bur
lap is used upon the walls, with plain
buriap for frieze and dado, or frieZe
only. II comes in green, blue red and
brown. In fact, nearly every color
may be procured.-Ladies' World.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
MARION WOODEN MILLS
WILL BEGIN BUSINESS MAY |.

They have in their employ wool comber of 40 years
perence and will guarantee first class work first class
teral and will replace return of roles to mill
where fault is due to neglect carelessness S25OO
Bed Room Suite will be given away. Every customer of
Marion Wooden Mills will get free draw at this suite for
10 pounds of wool to be carded and those who buy their
roles from to the amount of pounds of first class wool at
40 cts per pound pounds second class at 20 cts per
pound There will be committee of three disineresed
who shall seal number between and 900 and hold that
number until December 1904 when the contest shall close
Even the committee will not know what the lucky number
Two will choose II numbers place them in cigar box shak
them we'll place them table, blindfod the third who
is holding envelope They lead him to the box then the
other two Will take their seats the of the The
man who the hoodwnk will raise the lid, draw of
the II tickets placing it in the envelope and sealing it. He
will then close the lid to the box the hoodwnk take
the box and remaining tickets and place them in the fire. burn
them up One thousand tickets will be placed in envelopes
lucky number and placed in shoe Customers
will draw envelope from the case place his
veope and drop in ballot box keys to to which held by
the committee which will be opened closing day of contest
by the committee. The holding number held by
committee gets the suite free Not living soul will know
what the lucky number until close of contest and opened by
the committee who will take and carefully examined
toners numbers All who ship send their wool shall get
a draw
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
r1arion Wooden Mills
MARION, KENTUCKY.

1t would be we'll for US to be ra-
Their slow in expressing our opin-
ion as to the results of the various
new things or thoughts we read or
hear of. We should remember we
were but babes at one time, Az
things must grow, and this growt
is by nature rather slow but it is
always perfect if allowed to be
controlled alone by nature. Your
ideal in life depend upon your
pc wer of mental growth.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
Baby's PInythings.

A well known specialist In children's
diseases says: "Do not give young la
bies quantity of playthings, nor
many articles at time. The first
year of n child's life the brain develops
more rapidly than at any other period
during life. Give the baby simple
things-a spool clothespin. an empty
bottle tightly corked, teaspoon. AL
ways have some article in reserve to
please the tiny mite, TO whom all
things are new. When rubber rattles
or dolls are given procure those of nat
ural red rubber"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
DRESS HINTS.

A daintily dressed neck is of prime
value in lending charm and finish to
the toilet.
Ink can be removed by soaking the
stained article in cool boiled milk. Milk
can be used OH colored garments
TO prevent shoe laces from coming
united wax them before putting them
into the shoes The slight trouble is
well worth while.
Don't wear black, mauve or green if
the hair is black and the complexion
swarthy. Yellow, scarlet and pink
should be chosen.
II new gloves are laid between the
folds or towel that has been wrung
almost dry for an hour before you put
them on they will stretch easily with
out cracking.
a brunette will look very handsome
In black satin costume, and her sister
with ruddy hair will do better to wear
white. She may relieve 1t with touch
es OF violet or certain shades Of red or
blue.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
DO THINGS EASILY.
sttve 90 Eliminate the Heavy strain
From HOusewOrk.

From HOusewOrk.
ado sit down." said n wise mother
OF family 10 the new and ambitious
young housekeeper. Il do not in the
least approve OF what might be called
lazIness or the habit Of collapsing into
chair every time one turns around
but do believe In saving ones
strength when II is Just as easy to do
IL. You are standing at the table to
pare your potatoes when you might
just as we'll sit down to II. by and by
there will be cleaning and brushing
and scrubbng 10 do, when you must
stand.
IF there is fruit TO prepare, vege-
tables 10 get ready or any of the many
things where one may remain quiet
while doing them. IL is much better to
sit. This gives renewed energy for the
harder part of the work, and while
there Is SO much about homework that
il necessarily taxing it seems to me n
very wise thing TO do this. l do not
know why economy In strength is not
Just as important as economy in any
thing else"
Certainly the ability TO make the
best OF our powers is worth little
study. People who are well and
strong often seem TO enjoy Il reckless
exhibition of their physical ability,
but with these time almost always
comes when the heavy strain of vast
ed energy begins to tell on the consti-
a. l.. L.
the CONGRATULATIONS Ledger.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
Passed Stone and Gravel with ExsruoIatlng Palms

A. II. Thurnes, Mgr. Wills Creek Co
"I have been afflicted with kidney and blaC
ing gravel or stones with excruciating pal
gave relief. After taking FOLEY'S KIDD
surprising. A few doses started the brick
and now have no pain across my kidneys
FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE has done me
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
COST OF BAD ROADS

The waste Of power and CON-
mercial loss occasioned by bad
roads was forcefully put by Mr. G
A Denham in an address deliver
cd at the Kentucky CONNER cial
convention. He said;
In order to form some opinion
of the cost Of bad roads to a com
munity. aud to an individual OF
that community, let us assume
some railroad station as a starting
point for main public highway,
which. for the purpose of illustra-
ton. we assume will run through
a good agricultural community in
some section of our State, Let
US further assume that the topog-
raphy Of the section will give US
average grades, and the soil will
average in fertility with the renal
ming part OF the state. The farm
or on each side of such a highway
for distance of two and one half
miles would probably come to it
to travel over il to the market, the
railway station.
Let us further assume that this
main highway is ten miles long,
and that it therefore forms the
outlet TO markets for a section OF
country five miles broad by ten
miles long, embracing four farms
to the square mile, such territory
would embrace 200 farms of 100
acres each. The average distance
travelled by each of these farmers
in going from home to the railroad
station and return, woule certain
ly not fall under l2l miles. An
average of two round trips per
day would be % miles as days
Journey, which is certainly more
than loaded team can perform
over a bad road. Let us further
suppose that the farms of this ter
rit, ~ will produce a surplus for
market, averaging each farmer to
have 100 bushels of wheat, so bar.
rels Of corn, five tons of hay, and
five tons of miscellaneous pro-
ducts, Counting that the average
team can draw over the average
bad roads load of 1000 pounds.
we will find that this territory will
produce for market 1900 wagon
loads of wheat. 1850 wagon loads
of corn, 1000 wagon loads of hay,
$500 wagon loads of miscellane.
Gus products, making in all 1880
wagon loads, Then if it is posi-
BILE to make two round trips per
day, as an average for this terrific
ry. il will require driver with a
span of horses and a wagon. 2,475
days to remove these surplus pro,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02

Sarah Bernhardt, who was interview
cd on the subject of high heels. says:
High heels are exquisite for the wom-
an who knows how to wear them. Ev-
cry one does not know how. A happy
medium must be struck. can see no
reason in the world why there should
be any danger from wearing high heels.
The great argument In their favor Is
that they are prettier than low ones"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02
A NOVEL CONTEST
Waged by the Farmers Down in
Graves County.

Tnero is sprinVing up new Dom.
pei'lI"n ~ tho country between
corialn srcilOns and between cor.
tain men, ~ Ia who can bring the
biggest load Of people tnlhe city
nj "ne hn'' go way ~, says the
May hold Messenger.
II" rtrunGart competition ex-
i-is b,twaan Eui,c, Grace uf Hio
kOry md j 'hu Hulmes IT PaGther
o'""k sscti ~. l. at Saturday owe
mag at D n'rlp'k was tho time set
Tor both partIrs To- lr,ng ~ their
loads of human freight aud have
them counted 10y two men soloHied
for the occasion. Great crowds
assembled ia advances uf the Dom.
ing OF tue two Wagons loaded to
the guards with msn, women, chill
dren aud babies. The time final
ly came aud the two big wagons
made thclr appearance with many
hHgs streaming from every part OF
theui. mud the friends from each
section we're busy directing their
movements The Grace wagon
was drawn by six big mules and
the Holmes wagon by four They
were directed 10 20 around I h Q
pnhlio square which they did
amid wild aud prolonged cheers
from the great crowd of curious
Spectators Who had Assem- bled to
witness the novel contest. DIR.
John l. Dismukes, Jr., aud Will
Vaughan we're selected TO do the
uniting.
The Grace wagon WAS ordered
ia first aud ordered TO stop at a
certain place, whsn the crowd be-
tgsn getting oil at the rear end Of
the wagon and we're counted.
One 10y one was taken of until
all had dIsmounted, and the count
showed the number to be l54
the counters ordered the Holmes
wagon 10 drive up. which il did.
aud the like of people was never
before seen to get oil OF one wag.
on in this city.
BY this time an immense crowd
had assembled TO hear the re-
suit.
Alter assisting the old aud the
young. the giddy and the gay aud
great aud small. together with the
crying babies. counter Vaughn al.
most exhausted. announced amid
lively demonstration that the
Holmes wagon had on il 173 peo-
pie, makinga majority OF ~ over
the Grace load. The two loads
contained 327 persons, making a
total estimated weight Of $1,000
pounds.
This was the IN Ist exciting OF
the greatest of these novel aud
unique contests, which was so out
OF the ordinary as to attract much
attention, by both the town and
country people,
The result very clearly demon
strated that the number Of per-
sons that can be packed in one wa.
gon is unlimited
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-02

Abuse is a failure. in the pulpit
and everywhere else. 1t defeats
rather than accomplished its pur-
pose. Generally it is the explo-
sion Of wrath or fretfulness. Peo-
pie know this aud stiffen their
.nscks against such choler. Abuse
Is on the surface aud hard to keep
down, but it ie one OF the poorest
possible investments. We know,
because we have tried il.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31

BONAPARTE.

Miss Kate Randolph and Mrs. Ed
Coolidge and little daughter spent
Sunday in Bentonsport.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank whitley, of
Kansas City, arrived Saturday for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Ed. Brewster and wife, of Ottumwa,
are visiting VIM Brewster and friends.
Mrs. Morris, of Hanover, ILL.,, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Jones, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell and children, who
have been visiting Mrs. Frank Wilson
returned to their home in Nauvoo Sat
urday.
The dance given at the Whiteley
we'll attended and enjoyed by all
Leila Prunty, of Pennington, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. j.
Page.
Mrs John Kerr and Mrs. Arthur
Cochrell are visiting in Keosauqua.
Marie Sivil, of Keokuk, is visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. Dave Matlock and Miss Nellie
Steadman spent Sunday in Farming
ton.
Miss Bird Day, of Keosauqua, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Miss June Cheney was Douds Wis
itor Saturday.
Frank Trimble, who has been in one
of the Chicago hospitals for several
weeks, is home again.
Kirk Cochrell and Fred Rigsby, of
Keosauqua, spent Sunday here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31
MAY BE A TRANSFER
WASHINGTON DISPATCHES RE-
PEAT STORY ABOUT HON.
E. H. coNeER.
W. W. RockhilI, An Able Man, is said
to Be Slated for the PIace-conqer's
Work at Pekin Has Been satisfac.
tory to the Authorities.

Washington, D. c., May 30. - That
Minister Edwin H. Conger of Iowa.
minister to China, will be relieved and
transferred to another mission in the
diplomatic service is generally accent
ed as a fact about the department Of
state.
1t is impossible to get any statement
from competent authorities in support
OF this assumption, neither will any one
IN authority specifically deny that such
step may be taken. The conclusion
is reached after studying the situation
and drawing deductions from circum-
stances known.
The most weighty reason advanced
for the belief that Minister Conger will
not long remain at Picking is found in
the fact that w. w. Rockhill. who
IS at the present time at the head of
the bureau of American republics. is
quietly making his preparations to give
up his present position, and there have
been quiet limitations that he is sched-
uled to take the Chinese post.
Mr.. Rockhill, although comparative
ly a young man, has made China and
the orient his life study 1t will be re-
called that Immediately following the
termination of the Boxer siege and the
release of the beleagued legations. that
Minister Conger was given a furlough
and Mr.. Rockhill was dispatched to
take up the work of Strengthening out
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31

porated the Mahaska Construction Co.
and arrangements have been made
with j. f. Springfield and HI. E.
O'Neill to superintend the surveying
of routes for an inter-urban line to
Beacon and Buxton and the coal fields
southwest of that city Although as
yet no definite plans have been made
for the construction of this line, the
work of surveying the routes and as
pertaining the cost of the project will
commence in the very near future.
The following Oskaloosa business
men are interested in the con-
Germ: HI. l.. Spencer, w. II.
kalbach, Sam Baldauf, John F.
Lacey, Frank Shafer, George Kalbach,
Mayor John G.. Williams, O. S. Ellis,
c. 2. Lot1and, Joe Beeson and Harry
O'Neill.
The Incorporation of the company
was completed with a capital stock Of
$4,000, The officers are:
President-H. l.. Spencer.
Vice president-Geo. Kalbach.
Secretary treasurer Frank B.
Shafer.
Directors-The above officers. to-
gether with John f. Lacey and Sam
Baldauf
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31
RUSSELL.

Russell, May 3O.-Ernest Pyle and
Asa Price left Tuesday for Seattle,
Washington, where they expect to
spend the summer.
Mrs. May Hammond, of Los Angeles,
California, is visiting Mrs. Fl. w. Ell
lott, of this place.
j. N. Walker, of Russell, goes 70
Des Moines Tuesday to build hous-
for j. S. Johnson. of West Des Moines.
The memorial services were held IN
the M. e. church Sunday morning.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Brown, pastor Of that church.
Decoration day was observed here
with special services by the q. A. r.
and wi. r. C. at the cemetery, The
graves of the soldiers were decorated
by the school children.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hill We're Charlton
visitors Saturday.
j. A. Wells has sold the telephone
exchange to Harkens & Son, of Wood
burn. There will be no change among
the operators at present.
Harley Huston and brother Ralph
went to Des Moines Thursday to spend
a few days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31

transfer, and that was the last heard
of the matter until some weeks since,
when rumors became rite to the effect
that the question of the transfer of
Minister Conger was being considered.
In case Mr.. Conger shall be assign
ed to another charge, it is a foregone
conclusion that Mr.. Rockhill will sue
coed to the Picking post. Next to Mr..
Conger there is no other man so well
equipped to take up the work as Mr..
Rockhill He not only speaks the Chi
nese language, but has spent years in
studying the characteristics of the orr
entails and knows them like book.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31
ALBA.

Rev. Campbell, of Tartio filled the
pulpit of the United Presbyterian
church yesterday.
There will be baseball game be-
tween the first nine of Abba and the
Hiteman team this afternoon at
Mobiles park.
James Piper is very low this morn
terday. He suffered originally from
an attack of pneumonia which later
developed into consumption.
The infant child of Albert Petty
died yesterday at IL a. m. No arrange
ments for the funeral are as yet
known. The family have the sym
pathy of many friends in Abba.
John EniN has not fully recovered
from the injury received some ten
days ago from the wabash passenger
train. He is still using crutches.
Rev. John Dull, former resident of
Abba, but now of California, pass
ed through the city Saturday ON
his way to st. Louis, where he will be
Joined b yanother evangelist, and the
two will make an extensive overland
trip in the south on an evangelistic
mission.
S. N. Anderson. was arrested yester-
day for intoxication and in all prob
ability will be taken back to the ineb-
riate department at Mt. Pleasant. He
has already served two or three terms
at that institution.
Owing to the fact that the lintels
are to light to furnish the necessary
support, the frontage of the l. o. o. b.
temple will have to taken down as far
as the second story windows.
Chief of Police John Gray, of Ottum-
wa. was in Abba yesterday on busi-
ness.
f, M. Whitman. Of Monmouth, ILL.,,
was a business caller here this morn
ing.
Miss Retta Jaskson, assistant in the
Abba high school for the past year,
has resigned that position to accept
place in the Greenfield schools, at
which place her parents now reside.
Miss Blanche Noble accompanied
her mother, Mrs. John Noble, to Abba
Saturday for a visit with friends.