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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
MUST EAT ONE FIRST.

Little Doris could not count beyond
four One day, when she was show
ing me five berries that she had
picked, I asked, How many have
you, Doris?n
Her brows puckered a moment,
then, dimpling with smiles. she an
swered, "Wait till I eat one-then
I'll tell you!"-Woman's Home Com
panion.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
THE OPTIMIST.

Gunner-"You look worried to
death, old man."
Guyer-"Can't help it. MY wife is
up to her neck in debt"
Gunner-.Oh, cheer up, it might be
worse"
Guyer-"How could it be-"
Gunner-"Why, if she is only up
to her neck in debt that means she
has settled for her summer hat and
that means a great deal these days"
Boston Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
The Vanishing Art.

Talking is becoming a lost art. A
tacit conspiracy is narrowing the
field of so-called polite conversation.
Any one, even q cabinet minister,
could prove interesting If he vas only
himself. But most people are other
people; their conversation is a quo
tation, their sentiments a forced loan.
The only subjects worth discussing
are tabOoed.-Oxford Isis.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
FORGOT AND FORGAvE.

81 tell you. sir, kissing the hand
that smites you is nothing to what
I saw in the hotel this morning"
What was that"
"The porter backing the boots
that had kicked him last night
London Telegraph.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
Cork-Lined Coats.

Cork Innings to garments would APP
pear to be "the latest" although, as
far as we are aware, they have not
vet arrived on this side Of the English
Channel. The layer OF cork, it is
stated, may be used in conjunction
with any textile fabric.-Men's Wear.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
Grasping the Details.

"Can't you get a better grasp on
the details of the business?" asked
the senior partner.
"This is a very large business" ex-
planned the new clerk.
81 know, but you seem to be able
to keep up with the baseball batting
averages without a card index
Kansas City Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
WHERE DEBATE RACED.

cit must have been a terrible strain
to go through the fierceness OF tar1n
debate in Washington"
"Of course" answered the states
man, duty in Washington had its
h%ardships; but they were nothing
compared to the chances I'd have TAX
en- if I had gonethome and mixed into
the tariff debate at Bill Stiggins'
tore.'-Washington Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
MORE WONDERFUL.

GA woman in Connecticut a a
needle into her finger, and the other
day it came out at her elbow"
That's nothing. My wife swal-
lowed a needle and two days later had
a stitch in her side" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
LUCK.

Lucky dog, thai man Bosworth."
"Has he come into a fortune?"
No, he has secured a certificate
from his doctor showing that he has
organic heart trouble, When an in
surance agent attacks him hereafter
he will merely have to show his GER
tifcate. Chicago Record-Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.

"Say, ma" queried lite Ida In
nit, why do women always cry at
a wedding?"
"The married ones cry, my dear,
because they know how it is them
selves, and the unmarried ones be-
cause they DON'T" replied Mrs. In,
nitt.-ChicagO News.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
A WONDERFUL FRIENDSHIP.

One Of the most remarkable friend
ships among animals is that which
exists between a cat in the elephant
house at the Geological Gardens in
London, and the large two-horned
African rhinoceros which is kept
there.
It lis even more strange than
Aesop's fable of the mouse and the
lion, for the little sleek mouse was
able to be of great service to the lion
in nibbling the meshes Of his net;
but the huge rhinoceros can scarcely
believe that pussy is able to set him
free; yet, that a great affection exists
between the two is certain.
They may be often seen together,
puss toying with the formidable head
of the monster, who appears to lay
aside his strength, and is as gentle
as a lamb, allowing her to do almost
anything, even to lie sleeping con-
tentedly close to his nose, or play
fully patting his horn with her paws
yet with one mighty charge that same
horn could easily destroy an elephant.
True affection may exist between
the most opposite natures, and the
strong have it always in their power
to be gentle to the weak.-Young
Folks Catholic Weekly.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
DREAM.

Once upon a time there was a little
girl named Dorothy. One night as
she was lying dreamily in her bed she
was surprised to hear a soft squeak.
Looking up quickly she saw a small
brown Teddy bear Il have come to
take you to Teddy Bear Land"
squeaked the little bear. After that
she went to Teddy Bear Land regu-
larly every week. But, alas, one
week when Dorothy had been
naughty and felt cross and uncom-
Portable, instead of the nice brown
Teddy who usually came an ugly lit
tie dwarf came to see her. He invited
her to go to dwarfand with him. She
went, to her sorrow, for it was not
nearly SO nice as Teddy Bear Land;
SO she saw to it that the ugly dwarf
did not come again.-Macon Miller,
in the Brooklyn Eagle.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
IN THE

IN THE FIGHTlNGBELT.
MAY I ask you a question:"
Sure, stranger"
"Why is everybody in this section
mixed up in a feud?"
"Well, nobuddy keers to take
chances on being an innocent by
stander."-Louisville Courier-Jour>
nal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
SOFT SOAP.

The Woman (who is rather talk
alive, to her husband, who has been
standing silently before her for some
time)-"Well, what are you looking
at me like that for?"
The Mani was only thinking
how pretty you look with your mouth
shut!"-New York Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

The Federal Bureau of Information
at Washington has found homes for
1920 immigrants in thirty-fve States
during the past year.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
TOO MUCH OF A RISK.

L have a chance to marry an old
man who has lots of money"
why don't your"
He hasn't any bad habits, and
comes of a long-lived family."-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
NOT MUCH OF 4 DAY.

Lady - What! iThirty-eight
cents for a dozen of eggs! Why,
that's more than three capts for one
egg!"
Grocer-"Well, mum, Nu must re-
member that one egg is aKhole days
work for one hen."-cle7land Lead
err.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

4#a - M%&#@s
Afteru eeven-year fight, which has
cost ovef $4,000, the bark beetle,
the chief toe OF South Dakota tim
Der. has been driven from thAt State.
A motor-driven sleigh. developed
during the past winter. was pro-
PEELED by a pair Of legs resembling
in their operation those Of a grass
hopper.
The Government tests at Washing
ton of samples of the chain to be
used on the gear Of the Panama Canal
locks withstood tensile tests of 153.-
600 pounds to the square inch before
the metal parted.
Because Of the position Of the Isle
OF Wight. the English port of South
ampton has the advantage Of four
high tides each twenty-four hours.
which gives it extraordinary facilities
for vessels entering its docks.
The largest known volcano in the
world is extinct Mount Elgon, near
where former President Roosevelt is
\ hunting in Africa. It's base covers
an area about the size of Switzer-
land. and its crater is thirty miles
across.
To time automobile speeders two
Massachusetts Institute Of Technol-
ogy professors have invented a cam
era which exposes two plates with
any desired interval of time between,
photographing a stop watch at each
exposure.
Because of an increase in the num-
Der of cases of malaria, the city of
Leipzig has declared war on the mos
quito and will fine any resident who
fails to carry out certain regulations
intended to exterminate the insect.
So rapid has been the extension OF
block signaling on the lines of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, that
they have established signal schools
to train men specially for the signal
service. Apprentices serve a three
years course. The first year is spent
in mechanical work with the con-
struction gangs; the second year in
the Office of the supervisor of sig
nails; and the third year will be de-
voted to outside work on electric and
other signal appliances.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
Nitrogen Capturing Plants.

Nitrogen for agricultural fertiliza-
ton is worth from fifteen to twenty
cents a pound, wholesale, so that
when it is known that at the Michigan
Agricultural Experiment Station, on
average ground, cowpeas yielded 139
pounds of nitrogen per acre and soy
beans 113 pounds, all captured from
the air, the money value of the le-
gume to the farmer may be appre-
ciated. Compilations made at the De-
partment of Agriculture from various
sources show that cured hay of the
various legumes contains from forty
to fifty pounds of nitrogen to the ton.
Land which will produce, therefore,
two tons to the acre of cured clover
or other leguminous hay, yields eigh-
ty to 100 pounds Of nitrogen, and the
best way to realize this SIS or $40 of
fertilizing wealth is to feed the hay
right on the farm, converting it into
manure and at the same time securing
in addition it's full forage value.
Barnyard manure contains from sew
enty-five to ninety per cent. Of the
total fertilizing substance in the feeds
used, depending upon the handling
of the manure.
Hundreds of exact tests have been
made by h Department of Agricul-
ture and the State Experiment Sta
lions to show the value Of the legume
as a fertilizer. In addition to adding
nitrogen to the soil it supplies humus
and improves the mechanical texture.
These two features are also accom-
plished by blowing under or feeding
such green crops as rye, buckwheat,
etc., but these crops put nothing back
into the soil that they have not taken
out of it.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
Grain SHUTS.

"A dangerous parasite of many of
the cereal plants is the fungus that
produces in the grain or head what is
known as smut. There are several
we'll known kinds of smut, each of
which is caused by a distinct species
of the fungus.
The greatest foes from smuts in
this country is from the sinking
smut Of wheat and the loose smut of
oats. A considerable loss is also due
to the loose smut of barley and wheat,
which are more difficult to control
and prevent. They are widely dis
tributed, and though they occur usu-
ally in small quantities the damage
in the aggregate is large. They often
are entirely unnoticed on account of
their earliness and the absence of
any conspicuous sign of them at har-
vest time.
The sinking smut of wheat trans
forms only the kernels into smut
balls, which do not break until the
wheat is ~threshed, and often remain
intact in the threshed grain. The
loose smuts Of barley, On the other
hand. early discharge their spores,
which are blown off by the windsas
oon as the smutted head M out
Of the leaf sheath; they infect the
plant in the Towering stage and enter
the embryo inside the ovary before
lthe latter ripens into seed. An in
1ected seed develops a smutted plant
he following wear
? kThe most successful method thus
\ found for preventing these smuts
- "A hot water treatment of the seed.
9 idAtreatment is described in Bureau
w. Rnt Industry Bulletin 152, enti-
O eIeotThe Loose SHUTS of Barley and
wnet' recently issue by the U. s.
bent Of Agriculture. The bull
, .e.il "a report of recent researches
lnto taeAife histories Of these SHUTS
LII tIe dstermination of methods for
'nelr Prevention, and is intended for
seeo gfowers and scientific farmers,
Weekly Witness.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
IN FASHION.

Crawford-'So your wife doesn't
make mince pies any more?"
Crabshaw-"No. She uses all the
ODDS and ends around the house as
innings for her hat."-Puck.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
Enigmatic

Enigmatic.
isn't yack good isherman?"
NO and he never will be-"
Why not?p
He has no imagination"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

WHEN THEY TAKE ON A BLUE
TINT.
Little Clarence-"Pa, what is a
Blue Grass widow?'"
MI. CallipersIWhy, a grass wild
DIV who failed to get alimony. / sup
pose. my son."-Puck.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

Great Britain has 500 1000 horses
available for the purposes of war
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
NO CRIMINAL FACILITIES

NO TERMINAL FACILITIES.
They say HarolH taddington has
brain fever"
Impossible! Could an angle
worm have water on the kneee"-
Chicago Record-Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
Jealousy in Agriculture.

Jealousy, narrow ~hindedness and
lack of charity>on the pat of farmers
toward one another are sA1e of the
most serious setbacks to AGRICULTURAL
progress. The farmer, pened in by
the comparative isolation bf farm
life, lives in a little world othis own.
He has to work out his own problems.
do his own work and reapthe bene-
fits of his own efforts. Filming is
a one-man business. 1t is nNsurpris-
ing, therefore, that a farm should
get pretty we'll settled ice as to
farming methods in general md his
own in particular. 1t is SETTINGS
hard for him to see the otherplow's
point Of view, or to concede APPOINT
with which he does not agreeA
One farmer may have madetreat
success at da1rying. lie ines
there is no money vhny
sher business, and that all othS zen
cess follow his footsteps TIC
--EdaiFs sssr may have fai1 lat
not have the a~aes...fz aas5ss r. e q
ness that make dairymen. Hon1 :
or nia ne a successful cattle III
nog FEEDER. Consequently !.
r.i,Ay way is a snare and . do,,AN
n.I another may be a. ponltrr !
nusiasc' or he may be successf,, {
slowing seed grain. Everv ona ,
+be e's me farmer who has the nl,o
a h energy and get up and 80
hi" . MIN which brings success -
MS particular line. ~ a.cess
oonl Tor all. There is M ,sa 800
lug on a mans doing .se lnsls
ly to onr w.. 20 40. If We tend stric
to make own business, but be ST,
other fer @nat business a success, II
lowine etlo" VIII not be slow in f.
~ IN lt..~--Practical Farmer an
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

KERPLUNK.
One more unfortunate
Flying machine,
Rashly lmportunate,
Falls on the green.
Take it up tenderly,
Handle with care!
Fashioned too slenderly
For the wild air.
r..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
INCONSIDERATE.

That conductor wasn't very con
slderate of peoples feelings.
No, he'd tell a man with q wooden
leg to step lively New York
Press.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
Ae' commandments of

Of agriculture
ten Is samuel A. Knapp, of tbe,un;
vu states Department Of Aer
lure has evolved ten Agrlcul-
Agric,,,t Tue e Commandments of
tiSat tla'ture,' for the successful OF
forth me agricultural d~ecalogue Is
:" Prepare a deep and tborou
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

Afteru eeven-year fight, which has
cost ovef $4,000, the bark beetle,
the chief toe OF South Dakota tim
Der, has been driven from that State.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
THE HEART OF LITTLE DOE.

~
THE HEART OF LITTLE BOZ.
1t was late one summer afternoon,
but the sun was shining golden after
two days of clouds. For a day and
night the rain had fallen in torrents,
the creek near the Carter home was
nearly over it's banks, and the roads
were very muddy.
Nevertheless little Bob Carter had
to go on an errand for his mother,
nearly two miles down the pike road
to his aunt's. They always went the
shortcut through the meadows, and
on account of the recent rains Bob
must take the pike this time.
Now, about a mile from his home,
and just off the pike a little ways
lived an old woman all alone in a tiny
cottage on the. banks of the creek.
She was always. cross, Bob thought,
for when he came near her she would
shake her cane; and he would hurry
past. When he and his sister Nell
went to school, they would always
run past her house very quickly, for
they were afraid of her.
Now, little Bob didn't even know
her name, for his father had moved
to this farm only a short time before
from another State.
Her house was the only one be-
tween his own home and his aunt's,
and this afternoon when little Bob
came in sight of it, he saw her a long
way off waving her cane in the air.
He started to turn and run back
home, for he was very much fright
ened. Then he remembered mother
wanted that cough syrup for Baby
Ruth, sc he said to himself, Robert
Carter, you're ten years old, and you
ought to be ashamed to be a fraid-
cat"
So he marched bravely on, and as
he got: nearer he could hear the old
lady screaming and saw her cane wav-
ing in the air. He was mor scared
than ever, but .he went on. Then
had got up within a few inches of her
door, and she was calling: Bobby
Carter, Bobby Carter, run and tell
your uncle to come, or I shall be
drowned"
Now the heart of little Bob was
good, and he was a bright child, so
he called back: Don't be afraid;
I'll quick and tell him"
Then he ran as fast as his legs
would take him, and soon his uncle
Thomas and his big cousins, Sam and
Jake, got their wagon and the boat
out, and had the old lady and most
Of her furniture high and dry at their
home on the hill. They took little
Bob that far on their wagon, and he
ran home the rest of the way with the
medicine for the baby.
That night the waters rose and
flowed into the. little old home of
Mother Morris, and if she had been
in it. she would have been drowned.
She said that Bobby Carter saved her
life.
Mother Morris was a very fine old
lady, but a little queer because she
liked to live alone, and always shook
her cane at people when she wanted
to talk with them and be friendly.
She had a son, who was a rich farm
er, and when he came to take her to
his beautiful home, he gave little Bob
a handsome pony all for his very own.
Everybody said that the heart of
little Bob was good and kind, and
that he was a brave boy.-Jeanette.
in the Indiana Farmer.
t.t4-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

The Government tests at Washing
ton of samples Of the chain to be
used on the gear Of the Panama Canal
locks withstood tensile tests of 1885,
600 pounds to the square inch before
the metal parted.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

A motor-driven sleigh. developed
during the past winter. was pro-
PEELED by q pair Of legs resembling
IN their operation those Of a grass
hopper.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

Because Of the position Of the Isle
OF Wight. the English port Of South
ampton has the advantage Of four
high tides each twenty-four hours.
which gives it extraordinary facilities
for vessels entering its docks.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08

Because of an increase in the num-
Der of cases Of malaria, the city of
Leipzig has declared war on the mos
quito and will fine any resident who
fails to carry out certain regulations
intended to exterminate the insect.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-30
mrs. +. C. miller
GETS SAD NEWS
s. Christensen Of Hobart Dies
at the Advanced Age Of
81 Years.

F 6 Miller. 81 state street. received
NEers this afternoai altgep9 ng e
<sxah of his fafee m faf rs Il
unexpected, rs HTJnin rl Aast rev
weeks life began to ebb fast, the old
man having been 81 years old.
Mr.. Christensen has lived in Hobart
about ten years and made his home
there with his son, c. Christensen. In
addition to his son in Hobart. he is
also survived by his son. Julius, who
lives in Hammond, by Mrs. F. c. Miller
of this city and another married daugh-
ter. living in Germany
The death of Mr. Christensen marks
the departure of another old soldier,
who took part in the Sehleswig- Hol-
stein war of independence from the
years of 1S4S to 1851. He was one of
a handful that survived to this day,
there being probably not more than
ten or twelve of the old soldiers left
in this country. When he came to this
country he embarked on a successful
business career, in which he made
many friends. He died, leaving many
who enjoyed the pleasure of his ac-
quaintance, and more who knew him
intimately and who now mourn the end
of an honorab BILE life.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-30
INDIANA PRISON
WALL FALLS

Michigan City, Ind. April 30.-Six
hundred feet of the west wall of the
northern Indiana state prison at Michi-
gan City was blown down al 7:15 last
night by a cyclone which passed over
this section Of the state. The prison
ers were all in their cells at the time
of the accident and any possible out
break was prevented Ivy the prompt
action of Warden Reid, who placed
patrols in the corridors with orders to
use their rifles to put down any at
tempt TO escape.
Although the convicts We're excited,
no effort was made to effect a deliv-
cry. Company T, Sd regiment. I. y. c..
received orders from Governor Mar
shall to proceed Immediately to Michi
gan City to preserve order and prevent
any possible outbreak and arrived here
early today No lives were lost by the
falling wall and as far as can be learn
ed no one was injured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-30
MEETINGS WE'RE POSTPONED.

The meeting of the executive board
Of the Hammond's Woman's club was
announced to take place last evening
a the home of Mrs. Edith B. Griffin in
ogden street, had to be postponed on
account of the storm.
There was no meeting of William II.
Calkins W. r. c.. last evening in Mem
orial hall on account of the storm.
Another meeting has been called for
Thursday evening, May 6.
The young ladies of the NJ. H. X.
club decided to postpone their meet
ing last night on account of the storm.
The meeting Of St. PauPs Lutheran
league. which was announced to take
place in the school building last even
ing, had to be postponed on account of
disagreeable weather
A number of out-of-town ladies were
expected in Hammond last evening to
meet at the home of Mrs. Gauthier in
Truman avenue for the organization OF
a North American Insurance society.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-30
TWO MORE IN DRY LIST
Kosciusko and Stark Coun
ties Believed to Have
Joined the Drys.

Warsaw Ind, April 3O.-Kousciusko
county yesterday voted to join the op-
tion roll of Indiana by an overwhelm-
ing majority. Figures at hand at this
time indicate the majority is between
1900 and 1000.
Thirty-one precincts out of forty
three in the county which had report
ed prior to the electrical and wind
storm last night gave a majority of
1853 for the option side of the issue
Telegraph and telephone lines went
down in the storm, delaying returns
The city Of Warsaw gave the "drys"
a majority of 343.
Knox, Ind. April 3O.-Early reports
last night indicate the option forces
have won clear-cut victory in the
days balloting. Out-county precincts
were reporting slowly early in the
evening. but these precincts are known
to be for the "drys." There was an
early report of 151 majority for the
vets" in five precincts. but these had
been counted on to go wet" A storm
later in the evening put telephone and
telegraph wires out of commission.
Although the campaign was the most
bitter one ever fought in the county
and numerous threats of violence We're
made, election day passed quietly in
this city. no rowdyism or attempts
at Illegal voting being in evidence.