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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
The Pink Marble Personal.

While the Japanese are rapidly as
Stimulating western business notions,
they have not yet entirely Invested
themselves. Of Oriental extravaganza
of expression in their advertisements,
especially those of a personal nature,
as the following, which some time ago
appeared in a Toxic newspaper, will
testify:
Il am a beautiful woman. My abun'
dant, u%ndulating hair envelopes me as
a cloud. Supple as a willow is my
waist. Soft and brilliant is my visage
as the satin of flowers. I I'm endowed
with wealth sufficient to sauntel
through life hand in hand with my be
loved. Were I to meet a gracious lord
kindly, intelligent, well educated and
of good taste, l would unite myself
with him for life, and later share with
him the pleasure Of being laid to RESI-
eternal in a tomb of pink MARBLE"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
Utilization Of Waste.

A distinguished chemist once OBJ
served that "My lady writes tender
sentiments to her lord with ink made
from an old copper coffee pot on paper
made from old collars" The utiliza.
ton of waste products, which is add
ing sc enormously to the wealth OF
the world, furnishes many such fan.
tastic adaptations.
"Give me-" DR.. Long said, "the sew.
age of New York, and 1 will return
you yearly the superior milk of 100, 0OC
cows" The waste soapsuds from
WOODEN factories which used to pol
lutte hundreds of rivers, is now precip.
itated and the coagulum is pressed
into bricks and converted into supe.
rior Illuminating gas. These are only
examples of the ingenuity Of man
That the field is far from exhausted is
instanced in the estimate that from
600 to 1000 tons Of fine coal are
thrown away every day in the ashes Of
New York. It is not impossible thai
some n will shortly invent a pro
less for retaining this wasted ma
terial.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
Teaching School. Girls to Swim.

In the apparatus in use in Ger
many for teaching school girls how to
swim the pupil is supported in such
a position as to leave the legs and
arms free to perform the motions
of a swimmer. The body is hung in
a wide belt, suspended from a. over
head rail, while the feet are attached
to a pair of ropes running over pull
legs and adjustable to various re-
quirements.
The pupils thus suspended are then
taught how to perform the movements
Of the breast stroke until the action
becomes inmost instructive. There
Is a decided advantage in teaching
these movements in u +, a way in
stead Of in the water, for the pupil
is not distracted by the fear of a
ducking. 1t is not at all easy to learn
the swimming movements even out
Of water, hence the advantage of &C.
curing this knowledge until 1t be-
comes almost instructive before en-
tering the water.-Scientifc Ameri-
can.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
Oxvoen As a Cutting Tool.

A jet Of burning oxygen from a blow.
pipe may be successfully employed to
cut sheet iron, iron tubes, and small
bars. The cut made is almost az
sharp and thin as that made by a saw.
In earlier attempts difficulty was en-.
countered in clearing the cut of liquid
metal and in preventing the spread OF
the melting effect beyond the borders
Of the cut. In later processes two
blowpipes were used. The FIRST has
an ordinary oxyhydrogen fame, which
heats the iron to redness at the place
where the cut is to be made. This is
followed Immediately by the second
jet, composed Of pure oxygen, which
instantly burns the metal without melt.
ing. The liquidized iron is blown
swiftly from the assure, go that there
Is no serious spreading OF the heat to
surrounding parts.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
MAKING GOOD ROADS
UNITED STATES AWAY BEHIND
REST OF THE WORLD IN
THIS WORK.
EVOLUTION OF THE HIGHWAY
Awakening Of the People to Necessity
for Road Improvement Slow Pro-
cess-State Governments at Last
Aroused-vote Money for Work.
BY HOWARD H. GROSS.

ny hOWARO II. GROSS.
Is it not strange that in this coun.
try, where we have the largest aggre-
gate of wealth that the world has
ever known and where we have
achieved the greatest success in hui.
man history along certain lines of en-
deavor, that we have failed to keep
pace with the march of progress, and
that we are a century behind the rest
of the world in the matter of handling
public roads?
!: The conditions of the highways in
American are a great surprise to the
foreign traveller, who has been used
to smooth, hard roads throughout his
land. Upon his arrival in New York
he is overwhelmed by the immensely
OF the buildings and the gigantic scale
upon which everything is done. A day
or two in the metropolis prepares him
to believe that Americans can do
anything and accomplish anything
The resources of the country seem to
be ~boundless. In this frame of mind
he starts his journey westward, and
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20

against the plan were soon among It's
foremost advocates.
New Jersey began state aid with an
appropriation of $4,000 per year, this
sum was soon increased to five times
the amount. The state aid plan of
road building spread from state to
state, until now fully half Of the states
have adopted it, and it has everywhere
proved popular and successful. It is
the plan that gets the roads and SO
distributes the burden that the taxa
ton is not appreciably higher than it
was before. State aid would have
been impractical in the early days of
the republic, but now under the coun-
try-wide plan of distribution of food
products and the factory output and
the enormous amount of city and cor
porate property, all Of which is
benefited by good roads. The plan re-
moves a heavy burden from the farm
ers, by requiring all classes Of property
to stand it's just proportion of the cost.
New York presents a striking exam.
pie OF the growth Of the good roads
sentiment and the possibilities of road
construction. This state began state
aid with a measly appropriation of
$50, 0OO, but in five years by a heavy
majority voted a constitutional amend
ment authorizing the issue of $50, oOo,-
600 of bonds for state aid in road
building. Thus the wave of progress
goes on with increasing momentum,
and it will eventually sweep the whole
country.
When one looks back over the cam
paign for good roads in any community
he finds that when the subject was
first brought up scores Of good PEG.
pie became frightened at the ex-
pense, and they were loud In denuncia-
ton of the proposal, saying and be-
lieving, that it meant the conf1scation
OF their property. That they never
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20

from the railway window he can see
roads that are practically bottomless
and teams struggling through the
mire that Is nearly knee deep. He is
perfectly amazed that such conditions
should obtain. He cannot understand
why 1t should be so in a country that
has such marvellous resources. The
fact is that America is the only coun-
try in the world that is rich enough to
stand the drain, handicap and the
losses that bad roads impose.
Again, may we ask, why is it that
in this land, where so many great
successes have been scored in so
many fields that we have utterly
failed in dealing with the highways?
In the writer's opinion the reason will
be found in certain fundamental mis-
conceptions. They date back to CO.
lonial times. In the early days the
people settled along the water courses,
in the valleys. Farming was done in
a primitive way. 1t was the day of
the homespun. The hand loom and
spinning wheel were found every
where. The people lived very simply;
what they wore, they made; what
they ate, they raised. The community
was self-centered and had very little
to do with the settlement over the
hills in the next valley. The spirit of
home rule vas everywhere dominant.
The roads were regarded purely as OF
local oncern They were just such
roads as the people cared to build,
and whether good or bad it was no
ones business but their own.
Thus the concept that the highways
were purely a local matter and did
not concern any one outside of the
immediate vicinity became firmly es-
tablished and held ~undisputed sway
until about 20 years ago, when a New
Jersey man made a discovery that
was far more important than finding
the north pole, and that was that the
reads were public property-they be-
longed to all the people and as such
it was the states duty to take up the
question Of highway improvement and
not leave the whole burden upon the
township where the amount of taxable
property was limited. 1t was shown
that the worlds food supply had to
pass over these roads and that bad
roads increased the cost of delivery
made the food supply intermittant In
stead of constant, and that bad roads
produced a heavy burden to every one
and was a serious economic error. A
movement was started for state aid
in road building. 1t met great oppo.
sition, and principally from those who
would most greatly benefit from it
the farmers. They feared it was q
scheme to take the roads out of their
hands. and no telling where they
would land or what taxation would be
put upon them, but the movement
grew because it was right. In two OF
three years after the people had had
the experience Of building roads I'm
der the plan, had used and paid fol
them-they found 1t was a splendid in
vestment and that instead of adding
to their burdens the good roads tool
many burdens off. The plan became
80 popular opposition died out ant
those who at first were strongl,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
Old Map of South America.

Claude Vautin, ar English mining
engineer, who has been prospecting in
Peru, returned the other day on the
), steamship Zacana. Besides looking
: after mining property, he has been
collecting interesting antiquities of
[ the country.
: One of the most interesting things
! he brings back with him is a map of
: South America made by the Jesuits in
: 1892. 1t gives an outline of the land
|. as far north as Cuba and is apparent
1y accurate. Its purpose is evidently
= plain, for every mission station in
> the country at that time is indicated
on the map, and the line of travel
necessary to reach them is marked
out. This map was obtained by Mr..
Vautin at Puno, Peru.
Another interesting collection he
brought back is the death masks Of
the Incas. They were hammered out
of metal and placed over the faces
of the dead. Three of these obtained
by Mr.. Vautin are of sheet gold.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20

A trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills will be sent free to anyone IN re.
quest. Address Professor Munyon, SD &
Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. If you are
in need of medical advice, do not fail to
write Professor Munyon. Your communi-
cation will be treated in strict confidence,
and your case will be diagnosed as care
fully as thorA:a you had a personal inter-
view.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other laxatives or cathartics. They
coax the liver into activity by gentle
methods. They do not scour, they do
not grippe, they do not weaken, but they
do start all the secretions Of the liver
and stomach in a way that soon puts
these organs in a healthy condition and
c~orrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most all
Eents. There are &c feet of human
bowels, which is really q sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged the
whole system becomes poisoned, caus-
ing biliousness, Indigestion and impure
blood, which often produce rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation or any liver
ailnient can expect to lave a clear
CCIipiCAlOu u CuJOy SOOO IICdllu. IL
I had my way I would prohibit the sale
of nine-tenths of the cathartics that are
now being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining of the stomach,
setting up serious forms Of indigestion,
and SO p~aralyze the bowels that they re-
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgativcs.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are a tonic
to the stomach, liver and nerves. They
invigcratc instead of weaken; they en-
rich the blood instead of impoverist
it; they enable the stomach to get al
the nour;shment from food that is put
into it.
These pills contain no calomel, nc
dope; they are soothing, healing ano
stimulating. They school the bowels
to act without physic.
Regular size bottle, containing As pills
% cents. Munyon's Laboratory, SD q
Jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20

could stand the tax and that good
roads spelled ruin. In every case, how
ever, where the plan was proceeded
with by state aid, the people were sur.
prised that they had the roads and
that they did not feel the tax,
that, in fact, more and more roads
were demanded, up to the lawful limit,
Thus it has eve been. and probably
will be, for years to come.
Good roads mean more social life,
more pleasure, less drudgery. They
mean better schools, a more enlight:
ened and intelligent citizenship, they
neal progress and civilization.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
Eat for the Fun of Il.

According to Mr.. Herbert w. Fisher
in Worlds Work food is of no use to
us unless we enjoy it Mr.. Fisher does
not, however, recommend us to be
gluttons. He says the less we eat the
more pleasure we shall get. The prin-
ciple is that If we eat little we shall
taste much. And the taste of food,
Of It.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20

Aunt Dinah-Ephrum, dat ole Cunnel
Leigh is got some of de fines, mos
lubly young turkeys I eber sot my
blessed eyes on. Dat am a fac!
Uncle Ephraim-Yaas, honey, dis
chile knows it. An I on'y got 'ligion
two weeks ago! An jes' two days
oefo' Thanksgibbin! Dinah, Use mighty
'fraid rs goin' to be a backslider,
shuah as youah bohn!
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
Greed.

a fool and his money are Soon
parted" quoted the bunko ~steerer.
Eyes," replied the green goods
man. but the trouble is that a fool
usually hasn't much money to start
with"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
Ia bottle proves.

plnsed ~arywhere,a MI
tracts and kills all
flies. Neat, clean.
ornamental. conven.
lent, cheap. Lasts oil
season. Can'tspill or
tip over, will not soil
or iniure anything.
Guaranteed effect
live. OF all dealers or
sent prepaid for zoe.
HAROLD SOMERS
15O De q Ave.
!, Brooklyn, n. ].
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
Lacainu Behind.

5 Tagging Behind.
) why are you lettering around
here"' demanded the policeman. you
tseem to have no object in view"
y I'm out walking with my wife, of.
4fcer. She's about 80 yards behind in
"a hobble SKIRT
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
An Artist,

"You had to refuse the request Of
these men?"
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum.
Were they angry"
mot at all. I showed so much
grief at not being able to oblige them
that they went away sympathiZing
with me-"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-25
LEGAL NOTICES.

DISTRICT OF MONTvILLE, s.,
Probate Court, April cath, 1911.
The application of George n. Wood,
Executor of the estate of Kate Rogers,
was this day heard. The application
was present in court and no one APP
sell real estate consisting of a parcel
of land with buildings thereon, situat-
ed in said town of Montyille, bounded
and described as follows, viz. Com
the dwelling house Of Amey Lynch and
Mabel Browning, at the southeast cor
ner Of land of the c.. NJ Robertson
company. thence westerly in straight
line by land of said Robertson company
s Sc shs hb efow ne rst milf ane
southeasterly by the highway passing
over said bridge and cross road to the
first mentioned highway to the place of
beginning, containing about three acres.
the. evidence, this Court finds that
public notice was given of the PEN
dency of said application, and the time
and place of hearing thereon. as direct
ed BY the. Court on the 18th day of
April 1911. and that, the return is true,
the al1egatiensFin said application con-
tanned are true. it's therefore
Ordered, That the whole real estate:
described in said application be sold
ton or private sale as he shall deem
best. and said Execu tor to give public
notice of such sale by advertising oI1e
time in some newspaper having CIR
cula ton in. said District and, posting
"a like notice on the public signpost
and in the same town, Esnd return maKe
to this Court. ':ss $50
CHARLES N CHAPPEIL !.
aprs5d Judge:
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-25
The Care Of the Child.
fSpecial TO The P,,l1atin \

Washington, April PA thousand
delegates representing practically ev-
cry state in the Union and several for
e1gn countries, will meet tomorrow to
open the second intei'na tional congress
on the welfare of the child. The topics
which viii be considered at the con-
vention viii be the relations of the
home, the school. the church and the
state to child welfare The mornings
and evenings of the days will be given
over to general business. and the aft
ernOons VIII be used by the visitors
for sight seeing and other social feat
ures. Although the programme in, de-
tail has not been given out. the pre-
lfnoinary outline will be somewhat as
follows: Tomorrow will be given up
TO meetings of officers. state presidents.
organizing and committees, the distri-
button Of credentials and badges. At
3 O'Clock reception to the delegates
aud visitors will be given by the ma
t1onal cfficeys in the ball room of the
Arlington hotel which is the head
quarters of the organization. On Wed :
nesday tho congress will open at 10
o'clock with addresses and reports at
1870 the delegates will take a sight
seeing automobile trip about the city.
with luncheon at the congressional IL
brary: In the evening addresses by
prominent men, including Ambassador
James Bryce of England, and possibly
Or. MArrigio Serrati or Italy A trip to
Mount Vernon is planned for Thursday
afternoon, and on Friday a reception
will BE- given to Mrs. John r. Mclean.
The morning session on Saturday will
be followed by a luncheon at Ransch-
er's, at which Mrs. Helen ". Sears of
New York will sing On Sunday all
the pastors of local churches have been
asked to preach special sermons on the
relation Of thc church ~ child welfare
President ard Mrs. Taft will give a
reception TO the delegates next Mon
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-25
VIEWS AND VARIETIES


Whistle calls himself a humans
Dynamo. Gillis-No wonder: every-
thing he has on is charsed-Judge.
Lawyer-Have you any reIatives
living near .yon? Witness-Yes. sir;
but they are all distant relatives
Boston Traveller.
Baron-Did i hit the hare. game
keeper? Keeper-Ah. but the kind
heart you have, your highness. You
have, mercifully spared his lffe.--F1fe-
gende Blaetter.
when does love besin?' murnurec
the heroine That's easy" replied I'll.
epigrams. -Pittsbtrg Post
Planned your summer vacation
YETI NO. m waiting Until ] learn
what friends of mine are to have SUM
mer, cottages. Then I'll begin TO hint
for invitations" -Betroit Free Press
What's the. matter with your .vare7
She seems. to- be very irascfble late
ly.'' why, she was assisting at
new- hat for IS cents "-wasbinEton
Herald.
Earnest and Prosy Street Corner
Orator. want land reform, want
housing reform, I want educational
reform. want Bored Voice
Chloroform.- Manchester Guardian.
= The judge shall have the next
to the street. The Prisoner Ueadfnx
a somewhat forlorn llope)-Hipi Hip!
Eooray!-The Sketch.
He-Yes, it's true, man doesn't
learn what happiness is until he's
married. Sne-I'm glad you've dis
covered that at last. He-ges: AID
when he he's married IT'S too 1ate--Le
Rire. -
II am going to start a. garden" an
nounced Mr.. Subbubs. "a few months
from now I won't be kicking about
your prices" NO., said the grocer.
{ you'll be wondering how I can afford
to sell vegetables SO cheap" Louis
willie Courier Journal.
I'm going to take a stick to that
miserable beast of yours one Of thess
days. madam" Il wish you would
Neither his father nor myself can do
a thing for. Him. Madam, SIN
speaking of your dog, not Of your lit
tie boy What, Take stict< 70 nv
Fido! You lIiorTid brute, you, Don't
you dare. TIT Bits.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-25
FESTIVE NIGHT FOR THE
GOVERNORS FOOT GUARD
Anniversary Of March to Boston csle-
brated in Appropriate Manner.

No. Haven. April 24.-Elated over
their victory Or the afternoon when
the keys to thes powder house were de-
Hyered to them without the shedding
OF blood. the SECOND company. Gov
ernor's Foot Guard. tonight celebrat-
dthe 136th anniversary of the march
ing Of the Foot Guards from this city
to Boston. to join the Continental arr
my, In. feast and song. The banquet
was attended by many guests promi-
nSnt In the civilian and military life
OF the state, among them Gov. Simeon
E. Baldwin and staff.
In the afternoon the Foot Guards
attended divine service, marching
from the church to the city hall, where
in the absence of Mayor Rice the
keys to the powder house were de-
manded Of Frederick L. Perry, presi-
dent of the board of aldermen. On
the delivery Of the keys the march
was resumed to the green, where the
company was reviewed by Governor
Baldwin and stan.
Among the speakers at tonight's
banquet was Governor Baldwin.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-25
IMMIGRANT ALLOWED
HIS MONEY TO TALK
Could Not Speak English but Flashed
up Roll Of $26,5oo.

New York. April 24.-Frederick
Schneider, who arrived today from
Russia with a wife/and fourteen of his
fifteen living children, could not an
swer in English when asked if he had
money enough to provide for his army
of Sehneiders. but he replied in Am
erican'' with an eloquence which stag
gered the immigration officials.
From the depths of various pockets
he produced rolls of bills. one after
another, and tossed them upon the
desk at Ellis island. while officials and
immigrants pressed around to hear the
money talk.
The examiner gasped before the CHI
max was reached. for twenty-six
thousand i've hundred dollars in green
and yellow backs was steadily piled
ON his desk.
BY the aid of an interpreter Schnei-
der explained that his fortune came
from the sale of a big farm near Odes-
80, and that he was on his way to
Glen Ellen. n. D., whittier his Oldest
son Christian had preceded him.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-25

<ropsneId, Mas, April "a Trapped
in the center OF a forest fire in Box
ford near here, Prank Simmons, Jr.,
4Sed 1B of Boxford, and Albert Nor
gan OF beverly were burned to. death
today. Their bodies were recovered
later. butned beyond recognition. Two
others. Frank Simmons, father of the
dead boy. and William Simmons, II. a
brother were also trapped BY the fire,
but broke throuEh and escaped, though
both are 50 seriously burned that they
may not recover
A brush fire started BY George Frame.
farmer living on the outskirts Of the
town. near the T0psfleld line, got be-
yond his control and started the con-
Migration, and before the blaze was
finally controlled more than 100 acres
much of 1t valuable timber land was
burned over. Frames nearest neigh
Dor. Frank Simmons, with his two sons
ami Albert Morgan or Beverly, helped
fight the fire and seemed to be getting
the better OF It UNTIL unnoticed by
them. the blaze crept around and sur
rounded all but Frame.
The elder Simmons and his son Will
liam dashed Through the flames, but
Frank and Morgan We're overcome.
Morgan was shoemaker by trade