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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
A ALLoONIsT

I want to tell you about a balloon
ascension which I saw six years ago.
It happened in the summer while we
were in the Blue Ridge Mountains
of Virginia, near Lyhchburg.
Quite a large crowd gathered at
Riverside Park, a sort of miniature
Coney Island, to watch the fun, and
everyone was in high spirits. Even
the ballconist himself, who was to
go up alone, stood near by joking
with a group of friends. He said
that it was a good thing that he had
shaved that morning, because it
would save someone else the trouble
of doing it for him in case anything
happened.
After everything had been pre-
pared for the ascension and the man
had stepped into the wicker basket,
the ropes were cut. The huge bal
loon poised itself for a moment and
then scared upward. Everything
seemed to be all right for a few min
| utes, until suddenly some n cried
| out, and the attention Of all was riv-
| eted on the man in the basket.
The ropes Of the great balloon had
| IN some manner become entangled in
/ the branches of a tall tree, and it was
! tugging and pulling with all Its
might to free itself. Helped on by
the wind, it was tossed about in the
air for perhaps several minutes, to
the peril of the man in the basket,
- 4 ----S 5000 A--N-
Iplace. The man was hurled to the
ground from a distance Of about fifty
feet, but he had the presence Of mind
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
THE WITCHES lei

O4AA~
This makes lots of merriment, and
Is not very much trouble to prepare.
Make a screen-or a curtain across
one end Or corner of the room-of
yellow cotton material, and decorate
it with black cats, bats, owls, stars,
~crescents and a witch riding a broom
stick. Sits must be cut in the screen
to allow four couples to put their
hands through, s. they can pass the
following articles from one to an
another: A hot potato, a raw oyster,
a piece of ice, a snake made of dough,
a potato stuck full Of toothpicks, a
sausage skin filled with air and
dipped in water, and such other
things as a lively imagination may
suggest.
The person behind the screen
whose place it is to hand the articles
one by one, to No. 1, who passes them
to No. 2, and so on-must explain
what the object is mott, and what
distant land it comes from, promis.
ing luck to the one who passes it sue
cessfully to his neighbor, and, a prize
to those who guess what it really is
Philadelphia Record.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
70 REMOyE sPLINTERs.

When a splinter has been driven
into the hand it can be extracted by
steam. Fill a wide-mouthed bottle
nearly full of hot water, place the
injured part I've the mouth of the
bottle and press it slightly. The ac-
ton thus produced will draw the flesh
down and in a minute or two the
steam will extract the splinter, also
the infammation.-New Haven Reg.
lister.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24

Thee knows that / have spoken
truly, and that / know nothing about
any money, and now I tell thee fur
ing that il / did know 1 would not
tell"
a whispered consultation was held
around the leader. Anne's every fac
ulty was keenly alert; not a move
ment or a word escaped her.
She cant be frightened"
Its of no use"
I'VE can't find out anything from
her"
We must search the house: we
may get something besides money"
These whispers reached her from all
sides.
The men conducted her back to the
mouse and the search began. Closet
doors were broken open by blows
from gunstocks, bureaus pried open
by bayonets. and beds and pillows
pierced to ascertain If the money was
hidden in them. 1t was q scene OF
wanton destruction. The cellar was
examined for signs Of recent digging,
and eatables Of all kinds were taken.
Not Grandmother's Cheese.
Anne saw n of the men coming
out OF the pantry with a new cheese
under his arm. This was a recent
gift to her grandmother. The theft
was too much for Anne's patience.
She took hold of the cheese, saying
firmly: J
"Thee shall not take this; it is for
grandmother" The. man gave it up
to her. Angry at getting no money,
the raiders gathered all the valuables
and prepared to leave. Merit said to
Anne:
Tell your father this is what he
gets for %harboring rebels and rob-
bers." Her mistaken courage
prompted the quick retort:
"Thee is a prudent man. Thee
knows father is absent. andrdoes not
believe it right to fight, vet thee
comes and robs the house, with only
women and children to defend it"
Merit swore rcundly at her and rode
of.
But he paid dearly for his raid on
the defenceless household, for soon
after the fate he had threatened the
fearless girl became his own.
When peace was finally concluded
Anne was fifteen. Her life at that
time with her father is pleasant to
remember. She went everywhere on
horseback with him, having an excel.
lent little horse for her own use
one of the famous Narragansett
PAGERS. Once they rode to the yearly
meeting in Philadelphia, and often tt
New York meetings. She wore or
such occasions a broad-brimmed bea.
} yer that tied down under her chin
over her dress she wore a long skirt
, and under her cape, pinned to hel
dress, her white apron, which SHE
t put on after the riding skirt was re
moved, for women in those days were
not fully dressed without a fine white
: linen apron.
At the age of sixteen Anne became
a bride, and many grandchildren ant
great-grandchildren have listened
with pride and throbbing hearts t.
the story of grandmother's heroism.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
.CHILDREN,S DEPARTMENT..

to turn several somersaults in the
air. having once been an acrobat, as
we afterward heard. He bounded up
about a foot from the ground when
he landed or it, so great was the i'm
petus OF his fall.
The Mortified crowd gathered
around him, but he was fortunate
enough to have escaped with only a
few internal injuries and a broken
leg.-Alda l. Millers in the New
York Tribune.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
A Postal Tip.

"Most people don't know how to
put a stamp on a letter." said a post
Office official. They moisten the
stamp, taking off a certain amount
of the mucilage by the process and
making it hard to stick. The proper
way is to moisten the tip of the en-
yelope where tie stamp is to go.
then press on the stamp. The paper
should not be soaked, just noistened
On the surface, however. That stamp
will never drop off in the mail bag"
r,,sh hours.-Detroit Free Press.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
EASILY MADE WINDOW SEAT.

Get a packing box two and one
half feet high and four eeet long;
screw casters on the four Of
the bottom, then put hinges on the
owe to fasten to box; next cover
top with an old comforter, lacking it
on securely around the edges; then
cover top with a pretty cretonne;
cut same kind of cretonne the depth
of box from top to floor and box-pleat
it on all around the box with brass
tacks, leaving a short rufae standing
up above the opening Of the box.
This will be found a YER convenient
place to keep light summer gowns or
waists that you do not want crushed.
and can be kept in any room. The
inside ~ the box should be covered
with white paper pasted smoothly
On.-Boston Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
THE SHIP.RIIHDER

1HE
just q little girl was She
Scarcely three
Halt past two, to be exact,
Very little girl, in fact)
And she saw her brothers sailing
Pretty barks that vered and tackled
Saw them make them, deity mailing.
With a skill she lacked
Watched, with yearning unavailing.
So she made a little boat of her own.
All alone,
And her hammer was a stone
land she worked too hard to fai),
And the hull was a chip,
And the mast was a nail,
And she sailed the little ship
In a tub or water pail;
And it weathered every gale,
And returned from every trip.
There she launched the little vessel Ger
and Ger,
And she wore
(Such a funny little maid,
As she sailed it to and fro,
In the summer sun and shade)
Bonnet of the long ago;
gotten fashions grow.
Dear, the happy seasons come and pass;
And the busy little lass. Il
Older now. is building still.
Fairer barks, with DETER skill:
Banks of hope with freight of dreams,
Trusting them to swifter streams
And the worlds capricious will.
And, perhaps, has she forgot-tiny tot,
That boat she built alone,
With the nail and chip and stone,
And the funny hat she wore
q have not). I kept the four
On a shelf above my door;
There they lie, as years go by,
Blending with the long ago
Where forgotten summer blow
priceless treasure. they, to such as y.
Albert Bigelow Paine, in St. Nicholas.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
NEVER WATCH THE CLOCK.

Edison eve carries a watch, and
there is no clock in his workroom.
An admirer took his little son to see
the inventor and begged him to say
something to the lad which would
help to influence his life. Giving the
boy a friendly pat on his curly head,
Edison said with a smile, my boy,
never watch the clock"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24

MAKES STARS IN FINGERS.
Little Mabel described graphically
her sensation on striking a dimpled
elbow on the bed-carving. @Oh, my!'
she sighed, mamma, I've struck my
arm just where it makes stars in my
fingers! "-Christian Register
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
MAMMALS INSTRUCTION.

A little girl was at her first even
ing entertainment, and, as she knew
hardly n one, she quickly grew
homesick, and finally asked her host
ess to send her home. AS she started
she smiled through her tears and
said: Goodbye, Mrs. Sniff. Mamma
told me to be sure and tell you that
I had enjoyed myself very much!"-
Christian Register.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24

. Household Affairs.
BREAKFAST TABLE CRossNEss.

Often breakfast table crossness Ito
which few of us are strangers) is due
to unsanitary sleeping, says The
Housewife. II windows are down and
the roof is stuffy. one never wakes re-
freshed, and bad manners follow. A
famous doctor has declared that less
sleep is needed If one has plenty Of
fresh air.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
FISHES IN DRY STREAMS.

When brooks, streams and ponds
become dry, most fishes die. Some
kinds, however, like cells and cat
fishes, are able to survive for COM
siderable time by burrowing into the
wet or moist bottom. which may be
quite dry at the surface. This is
particularly true of some tropical
fishes found in regions subject to
drought, where it is a matter Of COM
mon observation that a pond depres-
sion that has been baked by the SUMS
rays for days or weeks will, imme-
ditely after a heavy rainfall, afford
good fishing. The ability Of certain
tropical fishes to endure drought and
to remain out of the water for a long
time in the markets depends on the
possession of an accessory gill on the
under side of each gill cover, by
means Of which oxygen may be taken
directly from the atmosphere. Fail.
ure to notice dead fish after the dry-
ing of brooks or ponds simply means
that birds and four-footed beasts
often night prowlers-have been
there first. One of the most i'm
portant lines CT work carried on ky
the fisheries branch of the Govern
ment is the rescue Of food and game
fishes from the overlooked lands in
the Mississippi Valley. After the
floods subside, shallow pools are left
that are wholly disconnected with the
streams, and in these the fish grad.
ually perish as the drying of the pools
progresses. By sending men to seine
these pools, the Government each
year saves and returns to public
waters hundreds of thousands of val.
liable ishes.-From Mature and
Science, " in the st. Nicholas.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24

A HORSE THAT LOVED A JOKE.
@We hear a lot about horse sense"
said a man who stood on the prom.
enade Of the Brooklyn Bridge and
watched the crowded roadways.
speaking to a New York Sun re-
porter, "but I'm thinking It will soon
become a memory when the automo-
bile holds full sway, as it seems in
q fair way to do.
II feel sorry for the horse as I see
it losing its place in the world, for
some of my liveliest ~recollections
have to do with a horse. with a par
ticular horse that my boyhood knows.
"This horse was a big, black, ugly
tempered brute who went by the
name of Old Bob. He was old when
I first knew him, and was no older
apparently when we parted company
after some seven years of more or
less close companionship. The best
thing about Old Bob was his sense
of humor.
All horses have ordinary sense in
plenty and ono in a while you will
meet a horse, with a sense Of humor.
I used to ride this horse when I was
a youngster, and his sense Of humor
cost me many a long and weary walk.
He didn't mind my riding him
when I vas Of his back, with knots
tied in the stirrup lea..hers so that I
could get my feet in the stirrups, but
he did mis- best to prevent me from
getting in the saddle. OF course, I
couldn't mount in the orthodox way.
1t was too much like mountain climb
ing, so I would mount him from the
top of a fence.
"Old Bob would stand peacefully
by the fence as I climbed to the top.
but If I didn't keep tight hold of the
rein he would jerk It from my hand
and start off without ne. Many's
the time he did this when l was miles
from home.
IF you think he'd dash right home
you're mistaken. It wasn't that he
objected to being ridden; he simply
wanted to have his joke.
"He would run a few hundred
yards, then stop and wait for a very
angry boy to catch up. Then just aa
1 was dDOuL Caught up OIL WOulO SO
Old Bob for another hundred yards.
I never lid catch up until home was
reached, and then Old Bob would
allow himself to be unsaddled and
put into his stall, with a CLEAN in his
eye that said plainly, Fooled you
that time, didn't II
"He had another pleasant trick, II
I didn't keep a tight rein when I was
on his back, of wandering under
trees whose branches were just low
enough to brush me of. If he failed
he would look back at me with a
sardonic grin which had little malice
in it.
HE took my puny beating stolidly
for the most part, but once in a while
he would retaliate with hoofs and
i teeth. One Christmas morning as /
entered his stable I slapped him play
fully on the flank with a Merry
? Christmas!' He responded in kind,
; but as his slap had o power in it
I landed some feet away. Where
upon he snorted in glee and resumed
his morning meal"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24

Soup made OF fried wasp is a CHE
nese de1icacy.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-24
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Co.,

Meat and Flour Crust-Take equa.
parts of graham and fine -four and
wet into a dough with diluted sweet
cream.
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-10
Personal

R. E. Dart has returned from visit
to Atlanta.
Judge Boiling Whitfield spent yes
terday IN COrdele.
H. r. du Bignon is back from a
short business trip to Atlanta
Congressman Brantley returned yes
rerday from business trip to At
laura
Rev. J E. Sammons and Rev. G. A
Cox returned Yesterday from Patter-
SON. where they have been attending
the convention Of the Piedmont asso-
citation
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-10
a c7owlNe SUCCESS.
The Business of Faber's Two Steam
Bakeries Increasing Daily.

Bakeries Increasing Daily.
When the success Of q business is
the result of careful management and
rthe constant enerev Of its proprietor
tit naturally becomes a more valuable
acquisition to the growth Of a city
than If it were an enterprise that
REQUIRED no personal efforts Of its pro-
jectors to make a success.
If the business that thrift and
energy makes grow that makes the
town grow, no matter how small that
business may be In this line it is
no surprise that the two steam bak-
cries operated by G. A Faber has
grown and prospered. Personal effort
and honest methods, together with
excellent service ana appreciation Of
the patronage Of the public, has met
its reward in the success and growing
business Of Faber's Bakeries.
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-10

MATlNEEs The usual matinees
VIII he held at the Grand during this
week on Thursday and Saturday aft
ernoons Special films are gotten for
tnese matinees ard are proving very
popular The proceeds Of the Thurs
day matinee are devoted to the Num-
ford rnhans Home at Macon
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-10

One of the handsomest lines of lad
les headgear ever seen in Brunswick
will be displayed by Miss Kate Slater
on Friday and Saturday. All of the
ladies are invited to attend.
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-10

FEW ARREsTs-Brunswick po
lice officers had very little 70 do last
night, ard as result very few ar
rests were made i is seldom tnat
the police are kept busy on Saturday
night. as was the case in this city q
Few years ago
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-10
DAYS SDOINGS
IN BRIEF

TIE WEATHER.-Forecast Ior To-
day IN GeoreiaS CloudT: probably
showers in middle portion light
northeast winls
The Brunswick news., 1909-10-10

Use Blue Ribbon Milk, nearest 10
mother, 10c 2 can.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-11
BIJou BASIN AND PEYToN.


B. A. Banta was out to his ranch over
Sunday.
9. A. Masters was a business caller in
the Basin last week.
Snow is still banked up in Peyton and
roads are hard to travel.
II. e. Petefish shipped in another car
Of hay the first of the week.
George Hayes of the Peyton telephone
central is transacting business in Iowa.
There will be socialist lecture at the
peyt9n school house Saturday night,
N. Lund Of Colorado Springs is visit.
ing his daughter, Miss Gertrude Hanna,
at the Thorpe ranch.
Hail brothers OF Ramah were in the
Basin the first Of the week looking oyer
the prairie dog grounds.
Roy Kelly and Ed Colbert attended
the farmers union meeting at Big Sandy
school house last Saturday night.
Miss Alta Petefish has returned to her
home after three weeks visit with reia-
tives at Sidney, where she was quite
sick.
Last Wednesday night, Mr.. and Mrs.
Petefish were aroused shortly after re-
tiring by party OF friends who made
the evening enjoyable with games. Dam
ty refreshments we're served and all the
guests departed for their various homes
in the wee sma' hours Of the morning.
The host and hostess say 1t certainly wns
genuine surprise.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-11
FACTS AND FIGURES
Proposed New Counties of Holt,
Boone and Bryan
Regarding the

The people of the proposed counties
believe that'the majority OF the repre-
sentatives in the house will take the ad :
vice OF the representatives who intro
duced these bills and who represent the
people in the districts concerned, rather
torneys who are always willing to take
up any fight on any side for money
consideration.
The Colorado Springs attorneys seem
ingly have undertaken fight on Boone
county in order to defeat Mr.. Gammon's
Holt county bill, but if these fellows
will take the advice of the residents OF
the proposed county OF Boone we think
they win have to throw up other breastj
works. They claim that Holt county is
taking SO much from Elbert county that
we will never be able to substantiate or
maintain county organization. II this
was not so much personal grudge with
them and il they felt SO inclined they
could in a very little while figure that
after the proposed changes Boone coun.
ty would have greater valuation than
either Holt nr Bryan. They also claim
that Elbert county at present can hardly
get enough money together to build
decent court house. Anyone versed in
the affairs of Elbert county at this time
will tell you that it was the intention OF
the county commissioners thad they
elected another mani to have built
court house at the present county seat,
kiowa, claiming that by SO doing they
would have better chance to make the
present temporary county seat perma
nent, though they knew all the time
that it is unlawful to build new court
house at temporary county seat. The
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-11
coMAINcHE AND VICINITY

P. H. Mulligan went to Denver Nor
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Oakes were Elbert
visitors Friday.
August DIETRICH spent Monday at the
Mitchell ranch.
Mrs. Belle Moore visited with home
folks Saturday.
Alvin Nelson started to work for Neil
Hollems Monday.
Mrs. d. g. Corbett spent Thursday at
the Summers home.
Joseph Janner hauled hay from the
Richard Maui ranch last week.
The Richard Maui family and Miss
Lucas we're Fondis visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Tom Williams and children spent
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. George
Elsner.
The Joseph tanner family and Miss
Shane were entertained at the Cox home
in Fondis Sunday.
Jesse rrippe and family left for their
new home near Ramah Saturday. Their
many friends wish them success.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Hayden was burned quite badly Tues
day. He fell on the oven door of the
kitchen stove.
AUNT Polly,
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-11

Mrs. Devole and daughter, who have
been visiting at the William Jones home,
left for home on Monday.
F. Fl. Clingan moved up from Pueblo
last Saturday on the n b. Alderman
ranch on west Cherry creek.
Frank Tintle is kept busy hauling hay
and grain for j. G. Alderman. Rain,
snow or mud-he's always on the road
The two storks that started from the
south had some difficulty in travelling,
especially when the snow storm overlook
them. One stopped at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Dittemore while the
other one travelled on as far as the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs William Casey.
One Of our favorite card parties was
held at the Homer Roberts home last
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-11

Thursday night. About thirty were pres
ent. A dainty supper was served at mid
night. First prize was awarded Mrs.
Charles Harding and John Lough; Mr..
and Mrs. Jones won the consolation prize
James Brown and his wife, formerly
Miss Audry Kelly, well known on the Di
vide, arrived at the home of Eli Roberts,
from Durango for few weeks visit with
friends. They were greeted by chari-
vari Sunday night. About twenty 1--we
we're present. They are enroute to their
future home in Wyoming.
Another party was held at the Dave
Tintle home on Saturday night. First
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-03-11

county bills, including Holt, Boone and
Bryan, have been arranged so that each
one shall have large portion of railroad
property; not only this, but they have
also been arranged for the convenience
of the public. which at the present time
is most unsatisfactory served.
The territory embraced in these new
counties was formerly sheep and cattle
grazing country owned by a compara-
lively few individuals. In recent years
all this has changed, the country is now
thickly settled and has been turned into
an agricultural and dairy country. I'm
der these conditions county division Is
matter OF the greatest necessity and it is
Nor these reasons that the people appeal
to the assembly for a rearrangement Of
counties and county seats.
Another great convenience which
comes from the change is the betterment
Of educational facilities. Two years ago
our school population was LISA, main
tanning fifty seven public schools. FL
bert county is without high school at
present, but high school district is be-
ing agitated at Elbert, which is centrally
located in the proposed county Of Boone
and which will afford great educational
advantages to those residing in the new
county. This also applies to the county
Of Holt, in which Ramah is centrally To-
Gated. Elbert is the proposed county
seat of Boone county, which means that
the people residing in the north, east,
south and west would be equally close
to the county seat.
Ebert is located on the Colorado &
Southern railroad, fifty two miles from
Denver and thirty-nine miles northeast
of Colorado Springs. The town has an