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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
,HE DUCK HOUSE

AT q considerable distance from the
chicken brooders Is a duck house,
where the little ducklings are shell
tered and cared for from the time
they are Matched to the time when
they are dressed and sent to market.
The house is 500 fest long and 46
feet wide There are partitions every
100 feet to prevent drafts of air The
ducks r graded according. to age,
the little fellows getting what Is CALI
ed "baby food" a little later No.
2 feed, and as they get considerable
size and strength, No. 8 feed. There
is an alley running through length
wise Of the house. Through this al
ley a car, on which there is a box
twelve feet long containing feed, is
pushed along, and the ducks I'm pens
on either side are fed as systematieal-
ly as the large dairymen feed their
herds OF cows
It requires = thorough knowledge
of the habits of the duck to handle
them successfully. Although a water
fowl, they must be kept comfortable
and dry while young. Water is fur.
nished running along In trough
where they can reach their bills in
and drink, but they cannot get into
it. A strange characteristic is love
for light, and lanterns are kept burn
ing to light their pens all night, or
they would injure themselves by run
ming against the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Farmer.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
"A Permanent Organization.

The Good Roads and Drainage
Convention which recently met Al
Jackson, Tenn, is to be made a per.
manent organization and will hold
annual meetings at such time and
place as may be decided upon by the
executive committee. The conven.
ton endorsed the plan of the Mem.
phis Business Mems League to build
a highway from Memphis to Bristol,
via Jackson, Nashville. Chattanooga.
and Knoxville, at the States expense
and for the purposes of a prelimin-
airy survey the Legislature will be
asked to make an appropriation
Farmers Home Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
A Random Thought.

Everything has two handles; Ii.
one soft and manageable, the other
such as will not endure to be touch,
ed. It, then, your brother do you an
injury, dc not take it by the hot and
hard handle, by representing to your.
self all the aggravating circumstances
OF the fact; but look on the soft side.
and extenuate it as much as possible,
by considering the, nearness Of the re.
~lation, and the long friendship and
familiarity between you-obligations
to kindness which a single provoca-
ton ought not to dissolve. And thus
you will take the accident by its
manageable handle.-Epictetus
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

& * &a
II am glad to 4crifc my endorse
snent Of the great remedy, Perss.su. /
do so 0sthea1-tiEy. "--JtslfaM Mo Lo,Ue.
Any remedy that benefits digestion
strengthens the nerves.
he nerve centers require nutrition. II
the digestion is impaired, the nerve centers
become ancmlc, and nervous debility is the
result
FesAsta IS not a nerrfne nor a !
sttsnuLa1at. 1t benefits the 4terues J
I by bessc5fttssg digestion. I
Peruna frees the stomach of catarrhal
congestions and normal digestion is the
result.
In other words, Peruna goes to the bot
ten Of the whole difficulty, when the dis
agreeable symptoms disappear.
Mrs. J.. c. Jamisou, Wallace, CAL.
writes:
Il was troubled with my stomach for
81 Fly years ar Was treated BY three doctors.
] was put on a liquid diet for three months.
soon as stopped taking the medicine, l
got bad again.
Il saw a testimonial of a man whose
case was similar to mine being cured by
Pernna, 20 ! thought ! would -givefit q
trial.
4 procured a bottle al once and COM
menced taking it. | have taken several
bottles n am entirely cured"
Peruna is sold by your local drug
glst. Buy a bottle today.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
+ Good Roads. e
AUTOMOBILES Wear on Roads.

Automobile Wear On Roads.
The general superintendent OF the
Chicago South Park system tells OF
his troubles with park roads in an
article published in the April num-
Der Of Municipal Engineering Maya
zine. He says:
1.-The greatest problem confront
ing park commissioners throughout
the country is the preparation of
some plan for inexpensive, compare
lively durable and attractive pave
ments. Until recent years the mac
adam road vas the most successful.
Asphalt is hard, stiff in appearance,
noisy, and, in wet weather, is slip
perry. Crushed stone, limestone being
the cheapest and granite dressed with
limestone the most satisfactory, pro-
vided a beautiful white street that
practically was a dirt road so far
as comfort and quiet was concerned.
It cost only a small portion of the
expense of asphalt, and SO a adopt
ed generally throughout the country.
Then came the automobile. There
are people who say they can see no
difference between the effect Of q
carriage wheel and that of an auto
mobile. One is beneficial and the
other destructive. The former SIM
ply acts as a roller, while the motor
driven tire drags at the pavement,
digs in, and tears loose the stone.
Suction has little part in the damage.
It all comes from the wheel where
the purchase to push ahead must be
secured.
ut is impossible to estimate the
damage to roads done by chains used
on tires. 1t is certain that they dig
into the stone more than a smooth
tire, but the wear on the pavements
In summer is almost as bad as in win
ter, when chains are used. The
greater damage in the latter season
might be attributed to the fact that
the stone is wet and more easily
loosened.
Some people imagine that places
where ruts r worn in the regular
path of the machine present the worst
phase OF. the damage. They do not.
A little dressing and afew trips of the
steam roller often remedy such de-
fects. and the worst damage we find
is where cars just skin the surface
of the road. Then we have to re.
surface, and that costs from twenty
TO forty cents a square yard"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
A Random Thought.

Mwerything has two handles; the
q soft and manageable, the other
sueh a viii not endure to be touch
i'd Il. then, your brother do you an
Injury, do not take it by the hot and
aztd handle. by representing to your
self all the aggravating circumstances
OF Che fact; but look on the soft side,
and extenuate it as much as possible,
br considering the nearness Of the re-
lata0ns and the LONG friendship and
familiarity between you-obligations
70 Kindness which a single provoca-
zion orght not to dissolve. And thus
2oa will take the accident by its
manageable handle.-Epictetus.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
THE ENGLISH
How An American Business Man
Tried to Overturn I British

! How An American Business Man
Tried to 1Overturn 4 British
Tradition.
A writer in Eyerybody's Magazine
tells the story OF the collision OF an
American business man with the Eng
lish tea habit. He Had gone to Lon.
don as the manager of one Of the
biggest enterprises In which American
money is invested. He was formally
introduced to all his heads OF depart
ments on the first day he went to the
Office. After everybody had strolled
away and he had turned to his desk,
a small clerkly-looking person APP
preached him and said: please, sir,
l wish to know II we can have some
new tea rings"
Tea rings?" said the manager;
what in the name of the Thames EN-
ibankment are tea rings?"
rings We put on the stove when
we make our tea. sir. Thank YOU"
when you make your tea?"
"Oh, yes, sir; We have our tea reg
ularly every afternoon. Thank you.
The manager looked into the tea
business. He found the clerk was
right. The whole office force quit
work In the middle of the afternoon:
and drank tea. The proposition did
not appeal to his American mind, SO
he issued IN order stopping the tea.
drinking. There was a wild protest
Here vas this American overturnins
the precedents OF centuries. Here
was a manawho. dared to deprive tho
Britons of their tea. The manager
held out for a month and then capitu.
lated, for his board of directors stood
with the clerks. The directors drank
tea too. He rescinded the order,
bought the new tea rings, and KEEP.
tab on the amount OF gas used in
brewing this necessary beverage. He
discovered that the ~tea-thirst of the
clerks In his offices cost the company
for gas used to brew 1t $685. a year.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
Mans Mission as q Citizen,

Some have said that it is not the
ulslness Of private men to meddIe
with government bold and dishon-
est saying, which is fit to come from
no mouth but that of a tyrant or a
slave. 70 say that private men have
nothing to do with government is to
say that private men have nothing to
do with their own happiness or mis-
cry; that people ought not to concern
themselves whether they be naked OF
clothed, fed or starved, deceived OF
instructed, protected or destroyed
Cato, the Elder.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
Here and There.

Don't be afraid to do more than is
required Of you.
Don't be afraid of experience. HI
is the best teacher.
The less money q man makes the
more he has-if he isn't married.
You can nag a man into purgatory
easier than you can pray him into
heaven.
Always speak well Of yourself.
There are others who will attend to
the other side of it.
# a mar is right he can't be too
radical, and if he's wrong he can t
be too conservative.
If you expect to have to borrow
money, better borrow it before you
need it;it is easier to do so.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
Costs More.

When the people can be made to
understand that it actually costs more
in time and money to travel over a
poor road than it does to travel over
a good one, they will be less inclined
to begrudge the expense of good
roads, and what is more important
still, will be willing and anxious to
put the business of road-making into
the hands Of intelligent men who
understand the business. It seems as
II every time a man makes a trip
over bad roads that he would be
forcibly reminded of the need Of the
Improvement of the roads and be
willing to pay a special tax for that
nurpose.-Rural World.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

hn . man plays For sympathy,
h1 If he wins.
naG't be afraid to do more than is
A4nlrnd Of you.
Eagu't be afraid to begin at the bot
@ It is the safest way to climb.
Cxk Who are worth their weigh.
In oct1 arc seldom given a weigh.
WAsa anybody agrees with you he
sh~s opinions; when he doesn't de-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

the kidney secretions were badly dis
ordered. l. was completely worn out
and discouraged when / began using
Doans Kidney Pills. but they went
right to the cause of the trouble and
did their work we'll. have been
feeling we'll ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 5Ocents a box.
Foster-Mflburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
Big Lumber Cut in 1907.

According to a report from the
United States Forest Service the larg-
est yearly lumber cut in this country
was that of 1907, the amount being
o1,55O,7S6,000 feet, valued at $685.
l5l.3SS. The average increase in the
price Of lumber since 1899 has baan
forty n.Es per cent
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

One of the largest employers of
advertising brains bit the nail on the
head when he said, aGive me the
man who can hold on when others let
go; who pushes ahead when others
turn back; who stiffens up when
others weaken; who knows no such
words as can't Or give up and
I will show you q man who will win
in the end"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
Idea Spreading.

The good roads idea appears to be
spreading on this continent, for news
comes from Alaska that highway inn
provement is being agitated for that
region. 1t is hoped that Congress
can be induced to make an %appropria-
ton of 100000 for the improvement
of the roads and trails of Alaska
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
HAD EczEMA IN YEARS

HAD ECzEMA IL YEARS.
Mrs. Thomas Thompson, OF C~larksville,
Ga. writes, under date Of April -, 1907: II
suffered Is years With torm6nting ssxema;
had, the best doctors to prAsc1fks; but moth
ing did nae av good until g1t Tx17x1Ixs.
It cured ms Am 80 tbaAkfui,'
Thousands Of others can testify to similar
cures. T1111a1xx r sold By druggists or
eont By p&tl for 500. ~ J. T. S~1u1ra1x1,
Dept. /, a~Av1nnsh. ia.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

five months in a
hospital l was dis
charged as incura-
bic. and given only
six months to live.
My heart was affect
ed. | had smother
ing spells and some
times fell uncon-
sclous. J got so /
couldn't use my
arms, my eyesight.
was I'm poiro1 pA
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

Do Your Feet Ache md Burn9
0Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease, a
vder for the feet. It makes tight or
now shoes feel easy. Cures orns, Bnnions,
Swollen, Hot, Smarting and Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, Is cts. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

Let no one know 80 many Of your
secrets that you will regret his be-
coming an enemy some day.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

Don't be afraid to be polite at
all times and under all circumstances
1t IS no disgrace to be called a gen
tleman.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

Capudine Cures Indigestion Pains.
Belching, Sour Stomach, and Heartburn,
from whatever cause. It's Liquid. Effects
Immediately. Doctors prescribe Il. 1Oc..
25c.. and 500, 1t drug stores.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

Lee mo one know so many Of your
aeezzas Shat you will regret his be-
Con1lxX an enemy some day.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

William Clahsen, a New York axt
dealer, was arrested on a. charge
selling spurious paintings
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
DEATH TO RING WORM.

Everywhere I go I speak for TER
because It cured me OF ringworm in its
worst form. My whole chest from neck to
waist was raw as beef; but cured
me. Il also cured a bad case OF piles" So
avs Mrs. n. F. Jones OF % Tannehill st.
Pittsburg, Pa. TErrER1NB, the great skin
remedy is sold by druggists or sent by mail
Tor SOC. Write J. T. ~5HUPTR1xE, Dept. A,
Savannah. Ga.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

Mrs: Winsiow'sS Soothing Syrup for Ch1lorez
teething, softens Ahegums, reducesinflamma
1on. allays pain, c. res wind colo, 25ca bottle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

FTTS,S st. VitusD ance:N ervous Diseases per
manently cured by DR.. Rlae's Great Nervs
Eestorer. - trial bottle and treatise free.
DR.. b.. r. Kline, Lid, 931 Arch St., Phila.. Pa.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

When q man plays for sympathy,
he loses If he wins.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

There is no disgrace in playing the
second fiddle if you play it as we'll
as you can.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

It isn't the sharpest man who gets
stuck on himself.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

1t isn't SO much what a young
girl does that fascinates a man; it's
what she won't do.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
Discharged Because Doctors Could
Not Cure.

Levi P. Brockway, s. Second Ave-.
Anoka, Mimi. says: After living for
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

This woman savs ~
F1nkham's Vegetable Comua.a -.
saved her life. Read her 'R I.4nd
Mrs. T.. c.. Willadsen. Of Mon~
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham.
can truly say that lydia p D.,
Mans vegetable Compound saved ing
lie, and l cannot express nv prst;4ny
to You in words. For years s sns !
with the worst forms of fem. s'Lnered
plants, continually doctor;ns ON.
spending lots Of money tor msa; ana
without help. I wrote Won for re ea:e
followed it as directed, and toll, aqvlee,
= Pinkham's Vegetable Comnorn 1yals
It has restored me to perfect hs.s saa
Had it not been for you I sho,i Eealth.
been in my grave to-day. w;sh nave
suffering woman would try it." '9
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN
For thirty years Lydia 3, PM
hams Vegetable Compound. mads
from roots and herbs, has been f fbo
standard remedy for female ; SI0
andhas positively cured thousands =
women who have been troubled VIII
displacements, inflammation. ulceral
ton, fbroid tumors, ir%regularit;a.
periodic pains, backache, that hess''
ing-down feeling, fatulency. indiees.
ton, dizziness OF nervous prostration
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all s,c,,
women to write her for advice
She has guided thousands t.
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

The ocean is not the only body
filed with breakers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

Freakishness doesn't indicate in
dividuality.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-06-18

To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up
the System
Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL Tonic. Yol know what YOU
are taking. The formula is plainly printed
on every bottle, showing it is simply Qui-
nine n Iron in a tasteless form, and the
most effectual form. Fol- grown people
and children, SOC.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-21
Laws Desired.

At a meeting of the Mayors of
fourtL-class cities of which Paris is
one. the following bills were agreed
upon and the Legislature viii be asked
tc pass them:
bill to define the powers of the
Mayer in regard to his jurisdiction over
policement; giving him the right to
suspend them for non-performance of
duty.
bib empowering Mayor to act as
Police Judge of and to appoint pro
tenn Judge in the absence of the regu-
lar Judge.
"BiIl providing for election of mem
bers of School Board by secret ballot
instead of the present viva voce, open
ballot system. 1t is expected that such
law will stimulate interest in school
e ections.
bill to prohibit members of Boards
of Edueation-the same as Councilmen
from engaging in contracts for fur
n;shings and supplies for the schools.
''Bill providing for the annexation
Of territory according 20 the same
method provided for second class cities
this is, that purpose to annex contem-
plated territory shall be advertised,
and circumstances heard by the Cir
cult Judge, who has final power"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-21
Cures Blood, Skin Diseases, Can.
cer---Greatest Blood
Purifier

If your blood is impure, thin, diseas-
ed. hot or full of humors, if you have
blood poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating
sores, scrofula, eczema, itching, riS-
ings, and bumps, scabby pimpiy skin.
bvne pains. catarrh, Rheumatism, or
any blood or skin disease, take Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. b. Soon all sores
heal, aches and pains stop ard the
blood is made pure and rich. Drug
gists or by express 81 per large bottle.
Sample free by writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. is especial
ly advised for chronic, deep-seated
cases, as it cures after ali else
fails. 26feb-08
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-21
Kentucky's Shame.

Between 1850 and 1900 negro litter
acy in Kentucky diminished 1913 pei
cent in the same time white illiteracy
decreased 81 per cent; percentage OF
ilIiteracy, of total voting population
1873; Rank OF Kentucky on this basis
SO; percentage of illlteracy OF white
voters. 1879; rank of kentucky on this
basis, As; percentage of illiteracy OF
native white voters of native parent
age. 15.5; rank of Kentucky on this
tasis, 49.
Inere are thirty-eight counties ir
Kentucky in which the percentage OF
iiliterate white voters is twenty OF
more, in eight of these the percentage
is thirty or more, and in three it is
thirty-five.
In some of these counties, therefore
every fifth white voter, in others every
10 r n white voter, and in some every
third white voter, as he steps into the
voting booth, must look at the picture
to know how to vote!
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-21
To Drive Trust Out of State.

Representative c. F. Crecelius. of
Pendleton county, believes that he has
solved the problem of how to handle
the tobacco situation in Kentucky.
Thursday afternoon in the House of
Representative he introduced a bill
which makes it unlawful for the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, or any other
trust or combine of the kind, engaged
in buying or selling tobacco to do bust
ness in Kentucky. His bill leaves it
to the discretion of jury to say what
the amountssof the fine shall be against
such trust violation of the sections of
the act.
4 Not only is the tobacco trust COM
o etely put out of business in the State
Dy the povision of this act, but it is
made impossible for its agents or rep
rosentatives to purchase tobacco in
K ,ntucky, a fine of $1,000 and i'm
prisonment for one year being the
penalty provided.
Representative Crecelius is a men,
Der of the Society of Equity, and it
is understood that the Society will
stand solidiy behind him for the pas
sage of his act.
Along with his bill Mr.. CreceIius
offered another which provides penal
ty for anyone who shall break con-
tract to pool his tobacco or other crop.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-01-21

London is alarmed for Japan's
future. British statesmen think the
combined political and financial crisis
there are about the most serious any
nation could possibly face and as re-
suit no further talk of japanese
declaration of war against any other
power in the world for long time to
come.
Even with the best management.
British statesmen and financiers say
they can't figure out how the Mikado
can wiring between S62 and sos per
annum from each one of his subjects,
the poorest of any people on earth.
until the war debt is paid.
If he fails Japan will get into the
bankruptcy court.
For a government in this situation to
talk about war against the United
States is too ridiculous to be discussed.