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Milford chronicle., 1909-05-21

tne Dack are also symptoms tnat tell you
the kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-R Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulflls almost every wish in correcting
rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys,
liver, bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. Corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, OF bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
immediate effect of Swamp-ROOt is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest be-
cause ofits remarkable
health restoring prop SFsFTTTTa-f.Ii7f 5ii777;
critics. If you need ..sRsssss rs 80
medicine you should ssssssssss sssss ssss=ss==ss sssss=ss
have the best. Sold by zzlss
druggists in fifty-cent =
and one-dollar sizes. Homs d swamp 5ooi
You may have a sample bottle sent free
by mail. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
remember the name, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, and the address, BinghamtOn,
N. Y, on every bottle.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-21

a brick dust sedi-
ment, or settling,
stringy or milky
appearanceo often
indicates an un-
healthy condi-
tion of the kid
neys; too fire.
quent desire to
pass il or pain in
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-21

While there probably we'll founded that fuller
anciu styles follow the present cngng modes the DecO
still holds its and of the best taors and dressmakers
turning out skirts plain and cngg below the hip line
during the winter
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-21

The Tan Shoe will be very popular
this season. And our sales are now
running a head of our expectation and
the makers of tan feathers as we'll as
the makers of the tan shoes are way
behind in their orders.
We have very attractive line Of ex-
elusive styles for Men, Women, and
Children, and shall be pleased to have
you call while our assortment is com
Plete.
Tan Russian Calfskin Butchers, Ok
ford and pumps are shown in variety
of new effects for Men and Women.
Call and see our display of Spring
styles in all kinds of Men and Ladies
fine foot wear.
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-21
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect It.
How To Find out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
Milford chronicle., 1909-05-21
what no DO.

the back are also symptoms that tell you
the kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04

krst duty to provide, without limit
pr his wife and children. These two
Dme conditions-the enormous tai
pom the father if he is poor. together
iiththe heavy toll OF the mother, ahi
he opposite one Of the rich man
Maintaining a beautiful parasite.
live visible and serious results upon
tie family"
The speaker was disposed to blame
nan even for the vexed servant prob
In.
"Under this same head" she add
e, I'VE may place all the prominent
bit little understood evils of the
'sirvant question: The position is
simple. The home must be served by
wlmen. If the wife is unable to per-
form the service other women must
be engaged. These must not be mar
rled women, for no married man
wishes his private servant to serve
anpthef man. Therefore, our women
servants form an endless procession
OF apprentices, unframed young per-
Suns, AYoA AAuS VI tuS uOuSSW1l0 main.
ly her personal preferences and limi-
tations Therefore is the grade OF
household services necessarily and
permanently low, and household SER
vice mfans most of the worlds feed
ing, claiming and the care Of chill
dren."
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a
daughter of Frederick Beecher Per
kins aid Mary A. Fitch Perkins, and
a grelt-granddaughter of Lyman
Beechef. Her first marriage, in 1884,
was tol C.. w. Stetson, and she was
married to G. w. Gilman in 1900. She
began public work in 1890, lecturing
on ethics, economics and sociology,
and soh became especially identified
with the labor question and the ad-
vance df women. She has made sew
eral successful tours as a public
speak pr in Europe. Among the best
known books of which she is the au-
thor ire women and Economics"
Concerning Children" ''The Home,
Its Work and influence" and "Hu.
man Work"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
! SETTLEMENT WITH SEMINOLE
Southern Life Insurance Company
Returns sos, 785 and Complicated
Matter is Ajusted.

Southern Life Insurance Company
Returns $780, 1856 and Complicated
Matter is Ajusted.
Fayetteville, Special Consider
able interest has been felt in a COM
plete transaction by which to +, the
Seminole Securities Company, for
South Carolina has contemplated the
transfer of a block of stock of the
Southern Life Insurance Company Of
this city. On account Of misunder-
standings In the details Of the trade
the transaction was Cancelled an de-
clared "off." The Southern Life In
surance Company has now settled
with the Seminole Company for the
amount Of money received from that
corporation, by returning to the re-
ceivers Of the securities company
$109,7S5. This leaves only the re-
naming details to be closed up in
order to complete the final settle
ment and cancel the entire matter.
The members Of the agency force Of
the Southern Life are congratulate
ing themselves on a satisfactory set
Element Of this somewhat DELAYED
transaction as it enables them to re-
sumo the successful execution of the
business which was temporarily in.
%terrupted by this unfortunate compli-
cation.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Hint For Papering.

In papering any room it should be
remembered that light is the first
consideration and that the paper must
be chosen accordingly.
Pure white is the best choice when
a specially light room is wanted, as
1t absorbs only about fifteen per cent.
of the light thrown upon it. Dark
green. Of the other hand, is the
greatest consumer of light, absorb
ing about eighty-ive per cent.
Next to white as a light-producer
are the soft pastel tints and light
blues, which absorb from twenty to
twenty-five per cent. of the light;
then comes orange at thirty per cent.
apple and gray green's, almost fifty
per cent, and the popular brown is
almost al bad as dark green, as it
takes up about sixty to seventy per
cent. of the light it should throw out,
New York World.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Where Winter is Summer.

The ocean beats against long and
seemingly interminable sandy beach
es with ~innumerable towns and
camps, al in summer when the great
interior valleys become hot the ranch
er brings out his camping outfit and
starts for the shore. So popular is
this idea in the rainless summer that
IN various parts of the state are seen
"tent cities" where for a modest
sum one can rent a completely equip
ped camp with an accompanying guar
antee of perfect, stormless weather.
and In many places a guarantee Of no
thunderstorms. Off shore flows the
Japanese Gulf Stream, which, with
the ocean, modifes the entire region,
as the Gulf Stream effects England,
though. some students of weather.
deny this; the people, however, be-
lieve it because it is mild. The result
is, the mountains Of the state, from
north to south, have a real winter,
but the valleys live in a perennial
spring or summer. It does not rain
from May to November, so there IS a
wet and dry season, and when the
East is frozen up, California of the
lowlands is vivid with greens, and
wild flowers of every hue and tone
convert the land into a garden. In
a word, the climate Of all California
is much like that of Italy and the
Rivira, with this exception: it is
not SO cold in winter nor so hot in
summer, hence is really remarkable
and particularly adapted to those
who desire an outdoor life all the
year round without ice and snow. In
winter the country below three thou
sand feet looks like the East in June
or July. All the wild and garden
flowers are in bloom, yet there is a
decided crispness in the air, and peo-
pie wear winter clothing and have
fires to keep warm o. nights. Near
Los Angeles, a tourist center and a
city Of nearly 100000, in February
the adjacent Sierra Madre may be
capped with snow, yet the bathing is
good at the beaches and the water
not colder than in July in the East.
From "Along the American Rivi-
era,' in The Outing Magazine for
February. So. 1000.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS,
Talcum Powder Cases.

NEE~E ~t
Dainty, inexpensive gifts that make
lice prizes or birthday offerings for
the school friend are boxes of violet
scented talcum, covered with cretonne
cases.
These cases are quite simply made,
being nothing but two pieces of Gre
tonne or heavy Powered ribbon, the
exact size of the powder case. They
may either be overcast together on
the wrong side or the edges can be
bound with a narrow gold galloon.
The cretonne case reaches to the
upper edge Of the powder can where
the holes are, and to it is attached q
top that comes down an inch or more
at the sides and is bound in gold
galloon. These tops may be entirely
separate from the bottom or they can
be fastened to the case at the back
New York World.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
NEW IDEA
Helped Wis. Couple.

It doesn't pay to stick too closely
10 old notions of things. New ideas
often lead to better health, success
and happiness.
A Wis. couple examined An idea
new to them and stepped up several
rounds on the health ladder. The
husband writes: ~.
Several years ago we suffered
from coffee drinking, were sleepless.
nervous, sallow, weak. and irritable.
MY wife and I both loved coffee and
thought it was q bracer." (delusion).
Finally, after years of suffering.
we read of Postum and the harmful
ness of coffee, and believing that to
grow we should give some attention
to new ideas, we decided to test Pos
tum.
when we made 1t right we liked
it and were relieved Of Ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the
change-fresher skin, sturdier nerves,
better temper, etc.
"These changes we're not sudden,
but relief increased as we continued
to drink and enjoy Postum, and we
lost the desire for coffee.
Many of our friends did not Ike
Postum at first, because they did not
make it right. But when they boiled
Postum according to directions on
pkg, until it was dark and rich they
liked it better than coffee and were
benefited by the change" There's
a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE q TO
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter! A new
one appears from time to time. Iney
are genuine, true, AID full OF huma"
interest
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Soldiers Abandon Gloves.

According to a decision IT che in
spector-general of the army, neither
officers nor enlisted men will wear
gloves hereafter when equipped for
field service. Enlisted men will also
dispense with the use of white coll
lars when doing field duty. officers
will be allowed to wear a white collar
with the service uniform when in gar
rison. The decision also forbids the
use of white gloves, which we're once
looked upon as indispensable on some
occasions by officers as we'll as en-
listed men in the field.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
aGoodeTknQS
O t #! Eat
GaS$Ssx;s;S# ~ nov
V$@&1Y 2zM
-~l" N~V
MERAMAZXEH

MoIasses Congratulations cup
good molasses, one-half cup sugar,
one-half cup butter, one cup hot
water, one teaspoonful soda, one-half
teaspoonful ginger, one-half tea
spoonful salt. Bake in a shallow pan
in a quick oven.
Breakfast Cream.-Beat the white
of one egg very light, add to one
quart of scalding water (not boiiing)
milk; add one teaspoonful of sugar,
let. stand over night. If you have
guests at breakfast they will not dis
pute you when you pass the cream"
Braised Beef.-Take three pounds
of round steak and put in covered
baking dish. Then add one cup cold
water, two medium onions cut fine, a
little salt. Lay two slices of salt
pork on top. Bake three hours and
when done thicken the gravy with a
little flour and serve.
Green Pea and Rice Soup.-Open q
can of green peas, put under a faucet
and rinse thoroughly, then drain;
boil one-half cup Of rice in milk till
soft, add stock, the peas, tablespoon
full of butter and teaspoonful sugar,
little salt and pepper; # liked, a little
-four mixed with milk and stirred in.
Cook one-half hour altogether.
Egg and Cheese Salad.-Slice ten
hard-boiled eggs and place a layer on
small lettuce leaves arranged on a
platter. Crate over this a thick COW
ering OF cheese, then a few finely
chopped pickles, then the eggs, cheese
and so on until the eggs are used up.
Put salad dressing over each mound
and tablespoon Of cheese on top OF
this.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
APPLE CHARMS.
Quaint Old Superstitions Concerning
the Fruit.

the Fruit. ~
There Is a mine Of quaint and SUI
perstitibus customs connected with
the apple which would make capital
reading If all the instances on record
could be gathered between the covers
of a volume. The apple in times past
has been used as an omen of luck
good and bad-success in love and
marriage. and in some cases to ward
of disease.
A curious yet romantic belief which
still exists in some parts Of the south
of England is to fasten several apples
on to strings, after which the strings
are hung and twirled before the fire.
The owner of the apple which first
falls of will soon be married. AS
each ones apple falls OFF SO does the
order OF matrimony proceed. Single
bliss is the lot of the owner of the
last apple left on the string.
In times past the apple has played
a prominent part in the traditions of
Scotland, and even now in the High
lands the peeling of an apple to re-
veal the letter of a young girls future
husbands name is regarded with SUI
perstitious awe. The romantic maid
en- p%rocures a large apple and pro-
ceeds to pare it. If the peel breaks
then there is a calamity ahead and
an interrupted love. If it break twice,
once while being pared and again
while being thrown, thenit means still
more disaster, for the twice parted
peel means twice parted love.
But If the peel be safely taken from
the apple, safely tossed around the
head three times, and safely thrown
to the ground so that it makes a let
ter On the floor, then it becomes an
agent of fate, and as such will help
the girl in deciphering the first letter
of her future lovers name.
More generally known, and at the
same time more weirdlike and fear
full in character, is the celebrated
spell of eating an apple before a look
ing glass with a view to discovering
the inquirer's future husband who,
it is believed, will be seen peeping
over her shoulder.
Many OF these traditions which
were taken so seriously by our ances-
tors have developed in this enlight-
ened age into a pastime for merry
social gatherings. Some of the old
Halloween customs, which are still
believed in in some parts of the coun-
try, / turned into forms of popular
amusement. A notable example of
the custom is hanging a stick hori-
zontally by a string from the ceiling,
and putting a candle on the one end
and an apple on the other. The stick
being made to twirl rapidly, the mer-
rymakers in succession leap up and
snatch at the apple with their teeth,
no hands being allowed, bat it fire.
quently happens that the candle
comes round before they are aware.
and scorches them in the face or
| smothers them with grease.
A more serious and recent custom,
however, consists of a bowl of water
and a number Of apples floating
about. Fond mothers have to drop
| forks into the water from a distance
of about four feet with the hope Of
| piercing the apple. If this is done
successfully the feat is said to protect
their children from catching cold
Tit-Bits.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
TWO Fatal Accidents

Selma, Special.-Selma and vicin-
ity was the scene of. two horrible
accidents Monday. Arthur Hare, the
son of Mayor Hare, and a young man
OF bright promise, accidently shot
himself with No. % rife. The doc
tors say his bowels were perforated
In six places, and very little hope is
entertained for his recovery. Abra-
ham Batten, an uncle of the man
charged with the murder of Charlie
Brown, was found dead Tuesday
afternoon, shot through the head. His
gun was found on the opposite side
Of the fence, and it is supposed that
in crossing the fence the gun went
off it falling on one side and the
body on the other.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Enlareing the Dinner Table.

En1arg1n& n Dinner Table.
Necessity has ever been the mother
OF invention. Housekeepers have long
wanted some other Of enlarg-
ing the seating capacity of their dining
tables other than by the mere extern
sion, especially in the case Of round
tables. Nothing here need be said
Of the Joy of a round table, nor of its
satisfaction in many ways, except
when occasion demands its extension
and the cordial round table becomes
the oval STRUNG out" table, with
guests feeling that they're not quite
hearing all that is being said, miss
ing delightful banter and wit. Now
comes the manufacturer to the rescue
and puts on the market a round ex-
tension table. that is all that tho
name tmphes-round when small,
round when. large or extended. This
table Is made in sizes from f~orty-eight
inches to sixty inches, and when ex-
tended is fifteen inches greater in
diameter. The extension is made by
adding four segments of wood to the
outer edge of the original table.
These segments can not be added
to any table but the one especially
designed for them. This table Is
made in several designs and in oak,
mission and mahogany. When not in
use the segments are fitted in a crate
and stored away.
But the manufacturer has not
stopped with this invention. He is
offering another device for charging
a table, called a banquet table top,
which may be fastened to any kind Of
table, oblong, round or square in
shape. This top consists of eight
segments which come in a crate fitted
with casters and may be stored away
easily when not in use. The tops
make practically the same sized tables
as the kind descFibed above, and are
made in even more varieties Of wood
plain wood If a tablecloth is to be
used on it, fine or fancy wood If
doilies or lace mats are to be used.
The prices for these tops and for the
round extension tables are reasonable
New Haven Register.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Cotton Mill Floors Settle.

Concord, Special.-With a creak
and a slow downward movement, the
three floors Of the north end of the
big Gibson Mills, located in the north
western part Of this city, sank to a
depth Of probably six feet Saturday
afternoon, caused by the c~rumbling
OF a pillar which subsequently
caused the giviAe-awaytnf. the beams
underneath the building, probably
affecting the foundation. There were
four hundred hands at work in the
immense structure and when they
realized what was taking place a
mild panic ensued, although not one
sustained the slightest injury, though
two or three young women tainted.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Ready to Develop Power.

NJ hickory, Specialized. M. E..
nAOfn'on' president Of the Water
Y Electric Company, Of Hickory,
~. w. has at last. arranged for his
Inpany to acquire the shoals above
.s' and having options on the
. .parlan rights above it can now pro-
% lsu WIN the construction Of the
rcn1 across the Catawba river at
,.eAory Tor the development Of his
Exposed hydro-electric plant. The
I r,'lai installation will be for $4,000
t'',e power. Col. Thornton has gone
NJ new York to complete arrange
r nsr.s Tor construction and equip
uen1 to commence at once.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Pot of Gold Found.

Washington, Special.-A jar Of
coins, aggregating $1.225, which is
alleged to be part Of the money
stolen from the Forsyth Bank and
Trust company Of Kernersville, N.
c., was dug up from bneath a dwell
ing Wednesday where it had been
buried in that city by the robber,
according to advices received by the
detective bureau here. Deputy
Sheriff Robert Flint Of Kernersville
left here for North Carolina We'd
nesday with Gather Bodenhamer, a
Young man who was arrested by the
Washington police charged with hav-
ing stolen more than $4,000.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04

..oc.s Of Interest Cleaned From All Sectio,s u the Busy
Tar Heel State
,,,ron WARMERS

r,sir Lead Of Farmers From
9, ssss;ison County to see Meck:en-
burs RoaoS' -.
Charro orous farmers, some Of them
d p1Osapu;ed by their wives and
eop plo arrived at the Southern de-
dlla T.;1av morning from various
rf f'I of Davidson county, and
pats t N day taking in the sights
e ? III. e;tv and having such a time
Of 'u le,v Of them have never exper-
f1 3 : the cnly time in the history
, t,o town in all probability, when
q 'I farmers have taken it by storm
e m nsrty travelling on a special
joe r. furnished for their private use,
a ga moving that they were the
a ''a.ts Of honor and the centre Of in
l @st wherever they went, could not
81 fool iubilant and as they began
W. ~D nour out from the cars upon their
'pirsl here it looked as if they were
.u;nc TO cover the whole face of the
s s,rt5 around the Southern depot. A
.,rro number Of the people Of the
S4r we're on hand to see the novel
,;ebt Of a train load Of well-to-do
ssyrers, some Of them coming to
mend their first holiday in a city,
ND to take note Of the farmers in
ts lime-light, where they had
Noon placed through the efforts
i Mr.. H. B. Warner, editor Of The
Iaungton Dispatch, who had each
member of his party carefully tagged
with a blue ribbon, so that the pub
lie might be positive in its identif-
cation Of the members Of the agri-
cultural excursion.
The plan of bringing as many Of
Mis- fellow-farmers, as he styles his
uarty, to M%ecklenburg, was conceiv-
Cd BY, Mr.. Warner several months ago,
and the selection of fifty or sixty
special guests was accomplished
through a newspaper contest. The
idea to bring the farmers here at
once became very popular with the
farmers of Davidson and the trip for
many weeks has been held in keenest
anticipation by many of them.
The idea, as planned by Mr.. Var
ner, TO bring the farmers to the
county and give them a frst-hand
view of the roads Of this county, is
considered the best method yet by
which to increase interest in good
rmds and to arouse enthusiasm for
better road facilities.
The party numbered more than
100. More than half of~thcmAwere
designated by the blue ribbon as
Mr.. Varner's prize guests, the others
taking an equally deep interest took
advantage Of The time and occasion
to see Mecklenburg good roads. Ate,
nd1ng over the city in trolley cars
and into the county in automobiles.
buggies, etc. and viewing the coun.
Try around from the top Of the
Realty building, where they could
view the Blue Ridge and other inter.
e e scenes, they repaired to the
SelWyn hotel where speech making
was In order besides a luncheon at
and dinner at 6 o'clock. The
party lett for home at 9 o. M.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Proverbs and Phrases.

Gifts persuade even the gods.
Stand with anybody that stands
nght.-Lincoln.
Think twice before you speak, and
then talk to yourself.
That man is the most educated that
is the most useful.
A william when he seems most kind
Is most to be suspected.-Spanish.
q world never sours upon a man
until he sours on himself.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-04
Reception to LEGISLATORS.

Raleigh, Speciai.-The formal re-
cepticn by Governor and Mrs. Kitch-
in to the members Of the General
Assembly was held Tuesday night
under especially pleasing auspices,
hundreds Of people Of Raleigh, who
have paid their respects to Governor
and Mrs. Kitchin since the Inaugural
ton being among the invited guests.