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-4- f. J. ii THIMBLE OF GOLD !T 18 MADE OF METAL ALLOYED DOWN TO FOWVtttN CARATS. ITae Preeeaa of Maaafaetnre; from . the Ingote of Far Gold fnik From ') the tnbtreaaarr to the FlalabM ' thlnlatJ Pretaet, ' ..'..L,:'.' Out of whatever part of the t)arth It muy orlgluully have been dug, the gold ,from which thiinblea are made In Phil iBdoljUila wo bought at the United ' IStates subtreasury In the city In the 'form of auug little IngoU, briek ihaped .and about two and a half Inches long, an iucb and a quarter wide and about an iucb thick, .. -.; -.-';-, i . These little Ingots would be of a con veulouKslM . for; paperweights. ; But they Wild be rather heavy for such -use and probably too ...expensive .. for " mo.t people, for each one contains, of pure gold, 24 carats fine, metal of the value of about $600. ' Cold of this fineness would be much too soft for thimbles, and it is alloyed down to 14 carats,, In, which condi tion it Is rolled into sheets of suitable thickness. In the first process of man- ufiutiire a . sheet of this gold is run Into u machine which cuts out of it a disk in size sufficient to form a thim ble, the same machine stamping this disk also into the form of a straight sided capsule with irregular edges- Then the thimble blank goes Into an other machine, lir which a die stamps It into its conical shape.. Out of this ma, chine it goes into an annealing fur nace for tempering and from that into an acid bath for cleaning and the re moval of the fire coating. Then the thimble is put into a lathe to be turned down to its final shape and " dimensions. It is dull , colored when It goes iuW the lathe, but at the first touch of the keen edged cutting ' too( it shows a glistening narrow band of bright gold surface, wnicn is widen " ed in a moment to cover the whole length of the thimble as the skillful ' worker shifts the tool along. , ' With repeated application of the toot the operator brings the crown of the thimble into its perfect form and cuts down aftngrthe thimble's sides to bring ; tb -walls of. XbtL thimble to the requi. site thickness, and he defines and fin tabes the smooth band that runs around the -lower part of the thimble and "brings Into relief the rounded rim that - encircles the thimble at its opening at once to give it a .finishing ornamental gra there and to stiffen it The glis tening little gold shavings that be cuts off In these various operations all foil Into" a" canvas ' trough ' suspended be tween him and the bench upon which stands the lathe. With that last touch to Its rim In this stage of making the former has grown nmrvelously more- thlmble-llke In ap pearance, but somehow it still lacks the ibreath, so.to speak, of thimble life; it lacks yet the familiar Indentations In Us surface that serve to support the . needle and to hold It In place. These the- thimble maker how proceeds to . make, and the lnaklnt, of these is nice work indeed. It Is done with a tool called a knurle, There Is an end knurle and a side knurle. An end knurle Is simply a han dle having set In it a tiny, thin revolv ing wheel of steel, upon whose periph ery Is a continuous encircling row of little bosses or knobs corresponding In size to the Indentations to be made, The side knurle-hat in place of such a wheel a little steel cylinder of a length . Sufficient to cover that -section of the thimble that is to-be indented on its sides, this .eyllnder having knobs all '.- over its surface, as the. end knurle wheel has. around Its edges, and turn. - lng, like the wheel, on its axis. ' -The thimble In the lathe, is turning with, 2,000 revolutions a minute, and It . seems as though the application to its surface of any sort of tool with pro tuberances on it roust leave there only a Jangled and mixed up lot of irregular marks. But now with the end knurls the thimble maker makes an indenta tion in. the center of the top of the thim , ible, and then he proceeds rapidly and - with perfect certainty 'with -the end , knurle to describe around that center concentric rings of indentations, with ,the indentations all perfectly made and the rings all perfectly spaced, from the . center to the circumference of the top. . Tou may see him do this, but yon cant tell how he Is able to do It And then with the side knurle he makes the indentations In the sides of the thim- , ble, making there as well, as he deftly presses the tool against It indentations .that run absolutely uniform and true and that end at their tower edge in perfectly true encircling line. ' "It Is astonishing and a pleasant thing . to see how it develops and comes to - Itself .with the making of these fa- miliar, indentation, and now there re mains to be done to it only the polish- lng Inside and out and you have the finished - gold thlmbl Philadelphia -Press.- .;; ; Hew Iwlwn tin a Orlglaata, "Halloo" and "hurrah," which are 'among the -exclamations, in common use, can. be traced to curious origins. 'The -author of "The Queen's English' tells us that the people of Camwood " - forest, Leicestershire, when they wish to hall any one at a distance call out ... not "halloo," but "halloup.",. This, he - takes It, ts a survival of the times J when one cried to another "A loupl A " loup!" or, as we should say, "A wolf I A wolf!" "Hurrah according to high "- authority, Is derived from the Slavonic t '."huraj," "to paradise," a battle cry - which voiced the, prevailing belief that .'-'.. . all soldiers who fell in the fight went ' straight up to paradise. Pearson's Weekly., .. - In Bohemia courtships are abnormal . ly long. In that country , engagement! . . frequently last from fifteen to '',Y 'years.; ' , ' ; ! ;" '.'";- Rothlna- la 1. -..,.' Towns I never saw a man who w lo fond of entertaining as Honpeck I It's really remarkable. Browne 01 Hint's uot so stranger tou see, his wife i-. wilte plcasuut',toMjlm when there's . company ia the house. Pbllsdolpblo . Press, ; . " v. .. , .-; - Tbrowlag i-'Jre at Soldier. Greekflre, wlik'U had- several other Same wild tivv, squid' lire, wet lire and fire ruin was tho most destructive war material used before the Introduc tion of guupowdor. Discovered by Calllulcus, a Syrian, It was first used In the siege of Constantinople, 673-073, nd at Mecca, 01)0. According 'to an eyewitness, It made a noise like thun der, looked like a dragon flying through the air and" maile night light as day. This, allowing for a vivid Imagination, gives Its strlkng characteristics when poured from caldrons, shot from cop per tubes 1n balls of twisted flax or expelled from catapults la vSRt dur ing sieges and naval engagements. Water made It burn more.flercely,- and wherever' It fell it spread a torrent of fire. .So' well was the secret of its pro duction kept that its precise ingredi ents and admixture were still un known,, but It is certain that naphtha, tulplnir.'gums of resinous trees, char coal, sairpetcr, pncn ana piner, uuu mens were .used. Hot aad Cold CrrtU. Whether we watch with the microscope- a tiny crystal growing from a drop of solutloh or contemplate with the Imagination the stages by which the fiery lavas of past geological perl bds sank to rest and crystallized, said Professor H. 'A. Miers . in an ad dress before the geological section of the British association at Cape Town, we ylew the same process. ' It is the transformation of liquid Into crystal not necessarily Into a solid', fqr re search shows there is no dividing' line between liquid and solid. A plastic solid body niay flow; a solid glass Is only a, super-cooled liquid. Thereat primary distinction Is between crystal- line and noncrystalline material. There are two great liquid reservoirs from which, materials have cry utilized the sen with its dissolved salts and the sub terranean baths of molten glass from which the Igneous rocks have been de rived, New York Globe. .-.-. . Omasa Oar of Landaeaa. Most German states have laws to prevent the disfigurement of land scapes by advertisements. The district authorities ore authorized" to determine what landscapes, buildings or monu ments -of historical or artistic value should be protected. Violations of the statute aro made punishable by fine, with or without Imprisonment The statute provides against the display of pictures, advertisements or other things calculated to mar or disfigure any es pecially attractive landscape or detract from the artistic or aesthetic effect of any bnlldlng or other structure of spe cial importance or as highly prejudicial to any street or part of a city. The alteration of buildings of historical or artistic-value may be prohibited by the local authorities, as may the construc tion of other buildings calculated to in terfere with such historical nlonuments, Foand a Way. A widow of an old Lyceum theater servant applied to Irving for some sort of occnpatlon about the theater where by she might earn a living. Irving ap pealed to Loveday, his manager. ' "There Is absolutely no vacuncy of any kind," said Loveday. "Can't you give her a Job to look aft er the theater catsT I think we've too many mice about, not to mention rats." "No," said' Loveday. "there are two women already on that Job' "Hum, ha, let me see," said Irving reflectively, then suddenly brightening wlthan Idea. ; "Very well, then, give her the Job of looking after the two wo men who are looking after the cats." The widow was at once engaged on the permanent staff of the theater. Jadarmeata. If Judgment Is obtained against a man in one state and he moves into an other before the judgment is satisfied the plaintiff proceeds against defend. ant at his neW residence by what is known as "suing on a judgment" He has simply to bring into court a certi fied copy of the original Judgment and execution is issued. This is in accord, ance with that provision of the consti tution of the United States which says that' "full faith and credit In- encb state shall be given to the acts, records and judicial proceedings of another state." A Wonderful Child. Zeroh Col burn when a child had the most ' wonderful, memory , for figures ever known. He performed operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division on sums involving from eleven to twenty places of figures with out setting one down on paper. Being once asked to raise eight to the six- teenth power, he almost instantly -re sponded, "Tho answer is 281,474,976, 710,058." Rapid Crowta. One time when Joaquin Miller was in Chicago he was interviewed for one of the newspapers. While be was telling of the progress of things western the reporter Interrupted him with an Inqui ry about the numerous "city conflagra tions out west. 'The poet of the Sierras Instantly replied, "Our fires are caused by the friction of rapid growth." Aa Expert Reaalrad. "I wish an electrician would get Jected by Miss Snubem." . 'WhV do vou arlah thnrr1 ' ' re- "Because he mlehr he shin in arnlflln why her negative IS sq poalUve."-Bal. . -. Hot What Ha Wanted. . Skinflint I have no mnimv hnt t Will give you a little advice. Beggar Well, if yer halnt got no money yer advice can't be-very valuable, ' The atmosphere Is so clear In Enln. land that objects can be seen by star- ugnt at a distance of seven miles. Just a little Kodel after meals will re lieve that fulness,- belching, gas on stom ach, and all other vmntnm nf imli tion Kodol disesta what vnn est. and Bnsbles the stomach and digestive or gans to perform their functions naturnl- iy, ooia oy Armneid 4 Greenwood, L'ruggiits. airrs TO JOCKEYS. Queer Muward oiil Iteiuludf r That. Come to the Rldern. One of tho grcutcBt of living jockoys has a 'most rcmarlcablo collection of tributes from admirers, unknown and otherwise. .It' con tains, among other straugo things, pawu tickets, writs and summonses contributed by unsuccess ful backers of his mounts, talisman of all kinds to bring him luck "in bis races, sermons and tracts for his spir itual welfare, recipes for nil kinds of ailments" from coughs to a tendency to corpulence, - forms for insuring against accidents,' offers of marriage, accompanied : by bundles of photo graphs of would be wives, welsherS' tickets and a pair of wornout iboots With the legend: "All that is left of them after walking from York to Lon don. Backed ull your mounts." A few years ago, after his horse bad lost au- important raeei a well known turfman went up to the Jockey and made, him a formal and public pres entation of a silver snuffbox, saying that if be would look Inside he would see the kiud of horse be Ought to ride In future, . The Jockey opened the box and found iii It Vti.lt a dozen fat snails. It was the same -satirical owner who, on another occasion presented bis Jock ey with a sumptuous casket, which on being opened disclosed a wooden spoon, and to a third jockey who had failed to - win an important race be handed a pair, of crutches bought from a beg gar on the course. - When John Singleton, a clever jock ey of nearly two centuries ago, first won a race in Yorkshire the farmer whose horse he bad ridden to victory was se delighted with bis achievement that be made him a present of a ewe, whose offspring soon mustered a round dozen) and really started the ex-shep herd lad on. Tils career as a Jockey, Singleton was very proud of and grate ful for bis singular fee. In this respect -he furnished a great contrast to a well known jockey who when a check for $1,500 was handed to htm by the owner of a horse on which he bad won a race crumpled it up con temptuously, with the remark that ht had "often received more for riding t jtwo:yearld."--ChlcagOj News. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. When a man is loaded you always know It but. it's different with a gun. Keep telling a boy be never will amount to anything, and he generally won't A six weeks' engagement will put a lot of conceit into a man, but six mln utes of married life are sufficient to take it out It is wonderful how- many have watches considering bow few there are in the -world to whom time really seems to be of any value. Perhaps a man's eyesight grows poor er with the years as a merciful way of preventing him from seeing his wrinkles and gray hairs. -We suppose a man is called "wo man's protector" for the reason that he protects her from others Imposing upon her, preferring to do it all him self. Atchison Globe. . Praising She l.aar Man. It must be admitted that some of the best work that has lived has been done by indolent men. This is espe cially, true as regards literature. The finest description of a sunrise was written by tho poet Thomson in bed. Coleridge was one of the most Indolent of men, yet his work is, of its kind unapproached. One of -the most im portont Improvements in the steam en gine was due to the Indolence of James Watt' Many other examples -might be quoted; but, as a general rule, it is fairly correct to say that work which is the; outcome of meditation or pro longed observation Is best performed by people whose natural indolence makes them cureless of the strife and bustle In which au active temperament would tend to Immerse them. Pear son's. Nerve at a Stowaway. The captain of a Mediterranean liner was talking about stowaways. "Most of those fellows," he said, "have an excessive quantity of cheek of brass. Once we discovered a stow away a few days out from New York and put him to work in the galley. A lady on a tour of inspection paused by the stowaway as he sat peeling po tatoes. - " 'How soon do you think we'll reach Naples?' she said to blm. "'Well, madam,' he, replied, Tm do ing all I can to get her in by Tues day." - Aa AflldaTlt. The. suggestion of an English barrls ter that a certain matter was a proper subject for oral examination, not for affidavit, agreed with the emphatic opinion of nn English justice recently retired. He was once trying a case at the Manchester assizes In which ajnan had been cross examined upon an affi davit. Summing up the evidence to the jury, the judge said, "Gentlemen, of all the weapons In the whole armory of In iquity there is nothing to equal an af fidavit for concealing the truth." '" Dtdat Seed To. nt'ltoo bad," said the Judge caustic ally, 1'that the defendant should, nave -chosen you for counsel. . xou anew nothlns about law." ' "Well, your honor," replied the young lawyer, "I don't need to in this court.' r nuaaeipma rota. . " Bar Coatrlbatlon. - Visiting Philanthropist Good morn ing, madam.' I am collecting for the Drunkards' home. Mrs. MeOuIre 8hura I'm glad of It, sor. If ye come around tonight yes can take my hus band. Harper'a Weekly, , . They-never gripe or sicken, but cleanse and strengthen the stomach, liver and bowels. This It the universal verdict of the many thousandt who use DeWitt't Little Karly Uisers . These famous little pills relieve headache, constipation, bil iousness, jaundice, torpid liver, sallow aomplexion, etc. Try Little Early Hif art. Sold by Armfleld & Greenwood, druggiit. . . "Omlr Bte." - . There may be a world of pathos and even of rebuke In aTery few words, aud so the rather thoughtless, wife of S contributor of ours discovered recent ly,. She has two sweet little children, both girls, and, almost without know ing it, she made a pet and favorite of the younger and prettier child. "Sweet," as she called her, bad every care and attention lavished upon her, and good natured neglect was more or less the portion,of the elder. - - - :, The mother was sitting in her bed" room quietly reading recently when the soft patter of tiny feet sounded on the Stairs. ',' "Is that you, Sweetr she called. . "No, mamma,";, was the tad reply; "it Isn't Sweet-i-it' only me!" . That pathetic little "Only me!" haunt ed the' wife of our contributor for long er than she would have cared to admit but a 'Change bos since .marked her treatmentslher eldest txirn. London Tlt-Blts. ' -':T"- '- Ene;Ileh Hamee, Puzzling enough to an American is the English fashion of spelling a name one way and pronouncing It in quite another, but the cities are even worse than the individuals, since they deliber ately adopt some alias. The town of Hull, for Instance, Is Klngston-on-Hull. It has no official recognition as any thing else, yet as Hull It Is known to nine out of ten, who would wonder If Klngston-on-Hull was near the town of Hull should they bear It .mentioned. Even supposedly respectable cathedral towns1 are not above hiding Identity, and to call NeW Sarum "Salisbury' Is to give it its alias. The royal town of Windsor Is really New Windsor, and the county of Hampshire, popularly shortened to Hants, is In reality the county of Southampton. Bradford-by- tbe-Sea Is more correctly 'Morecambe, but rightly Poulton le Sande, while Bridlington, sometimes called Burling ton, is more popularly Wakefield-by-the-Sea. Deadlr Tradei. "Tobacco workers are prone to dead ly nervous diseases. I have never yet teen tobacco worker who is not a nervous crank, who Is not off in his head," complained the-owner of a largs cigar factory. ' "I don't know why it I. I used to be a worker myself, and I have never recovered from the effects of the trade. Half the time my. men are away tick or dying, they are al ways 111 tempered and flighty, and a public agitation makes idiots of them. I don't know the reason, as I said." He was advised to consult a physician and find out ' The foreman of a stonecuttlng yard, when questioned, was better Informed as to the evils of his trade. "See those dust clouds all over the yard?" he said. "Consumption there! And quick, at that." Technical World. Bla Meaeareateata. To measure corn find number of cu bic feet in crib, then multiply by 9 and divli'e by 20, which gives the amount In bushels. To determine amount of shell ed corn to be obtained from crib of corn in ear find cubic feet of corn, di vide by 2, nud the product will be the humber'tof 'bushels of shelled corn, as two cnblc feet of corn If sound and dry will produce one bushel of shelled corn. To find the number of bushels of ap ples, potatoes, etc., in a bin multiply the length, breadth and thickness to gether nnd this product by 8 and point off one figure In the product for decl pials. Iowa State Register and Farmer. A Dilemma. A well known college professor offers the two horns of a dilemma to advo cates of coeducation. "If you lecture to twenty boys and twenty girls In the same room," he asl;:i, "will the boys attend to the lec ture or to the girls?" Of course the coeducatlonlst, to be con Istcnt, must say that they will listen to the lecture. "Well, If they do," replies the dean, "they are not worth lecturing to." Harper's. Mnecles. Many muscles are located at a con siderable distance from the point where their force Is to be exerted and are connected with the point of operation by slender strings or tendons. This is a provision of nature solely for conven ience. If all the muscles whose power is concentrated in the hand and foot were located in the hands or feet these members would assume an Inordinate size and weight and become more trou blesome than useful. Mlrabeaa'e Trumpet Voice. MIrabeau bad a voice like a trumpet, and when he raised it in threat or de nunciation the effect was nwc Inspir ing. The Impression be created was greatly heightened by. his manner, his personal appearance being exceedingly Imposing. He bad a way of lifting bis head aud shaking It to give emphasis to his. periods tluit made the beholders Involuntarily draw back with fear. Temporarily Stleaeed. . "Why did. you insist on sending that young man to congress?" - "Got tired of bis speechmaltin'," an swered Farmer Corntossel. "W thought we'd put him where the speak er: would keep him quiet for a few years." Washington Star. Choice of a Vocation. Aunt Rosa - Well, ' .luanlto, what -would yon like to be when you are grown up? Junnlto (whose parents at very etrlc,tt I'd like to be an orphan. Dla. - Doahtlaa: Seleaee. She (from a book) A woman's brain declines in weight after Rhe Is thirty. He How do they know? I thought a woman never got to be thirty. - Men are. quite as eager as women to cultivate good looks. We know of men in this vicinity that are tak ing Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Snmrt fellows. 35 cents, Tea or Tab lets. (McDufEe Drug Store) King Drug Co. - - THE OCTOPUS. fta Terrible Army of Sucker and Ita Powerful Jaw. .'. Both the octopus aud the cuttlefish have arms that are-lothed - with a formidable array of suckers which are wonderful pieces of mechanism. When the tucker comes into contact with an object the central piston, having pre viously been raised so as to complete ly fill the. cavity of .the sucker, is at pace , withdrawn and a perfect vac uum produced, explaining the great te nacity with whlch the suckers cling. They number upward of 100 pair to each arm of the octopus, and once they Obtain a grip on the victim, unless the arm is, actually torn away from the body of the octopus, it is practically Impossible for its prey to disentangle itself. . . in addition to these suckers the octo pus has a powerful pair of Jaws, shap- , ed like, the .beak of a. parrot, behind which Is ft -formidable armor plated tongue used as a rasping organ. The octopus will attack and kill crabs and lobsters of considerable size, ripping opon the body by means of its powerful jaws and devouring the contents. In spite of being a creature of such awe Inspiring looks the octopus has several enemies In various .species of whales, sharks and conger eels. In fact, the latter are particularly fond of devour-, lng the smaller octopuses. Conger eels hariffor the octopus and, .wheu found, proceed to browse on Its i limbs. The octopus tries to hug the slippery, slimy conger tight, but In vain, and, finding its limbs growing less, discharges its Ink in the face of the foe and- under cover of the turbid water beats a hasty retreat It is to escupe the too pressing attention of its foes that the octopus possesses the power of changing its color to corre spond with that of its surroundings. WHEN W STAND UPRIGHT. A Special Complex Meehanlam Eaa- blea l' to Do It. We are so accustomed to standing upright as a natural attitude that few of us think what a special complex mechanism Is required jor this pur pose. A moment's consideration will show that the ordinary explanation of the erect position (the center of gravi ty to be directly above the feet) is in sufficient. When a man is suddenly sbot, whether from the front or behind, be drops on his face, for the truth is that there is much more weight to the front of the spinal "column than be hind it. . The fact is that when we are stand ing a large number of powerful mus cles (both front and back) are simul taneously at work, the effects of their action being to .neutralize each other. Thus the legs would fall forward were It not that they are kept vertical on the feet by the strong tendon (the "Achilles") at the- back of the heel. At the same time the muscles of the thigh a"re tightened so as to prevent us taking a sitting position, and the mus cles of the back are pulled tense so that the trunk does not stoop forward. The head is prevented from dropping on the chest by the ligaments In the nape of the neck. That the upright Is uot its normal position Is easily shown by the fact that a man nods as he is falling asleep, for as soon ns the controlling nervous force Is deadened the head drops for ward by Its own weight, only to be pulled back Into position again with a Jerk when the brain becomes sud denly aware of an unusual attltade. British Contraate. Their wealth, their luxury, their cul tivation of arts which we have not yet bad time to seriously contemplate, their civilization,. their strange class distinc tions, but above all the great wealth and the great poverty of their people, stir our wondering faculties more than any other thing can ever do. When we behold their wealth we are as poor children brought suddenly Into a rich child's nursery and lost in astonish ment at the number and profusion of toys strange to us. When we see then poverty we are Pharisees who thank God that we are not as these others. But in either case are we beset with a great amazement. From "An Outland er In England." Hi, Excue. A- Scottish parish minister met the lalfd's gamekeeper one day and said to him, "I say, Davidson, why Is It I never see you In church?" "Well, sir," replied Davidson, "I don't want to hurt the attendance." "Hurt the attendance! What do you mean?" asked the minister In surprise. "Well, sir, you see," replied the game keeper, "there are about n dozen men in the parish that go to church when I'm not there, and they would go poaching If 1 went to church." An Explanation. "Why Is it." taid the young man with long hair, "that the average woman would rather marry mouey than brains?" "She takes less chance," answered Miss Cayenne. "The average woman is a better judge of money than she Is of brains." Washington Star. II la Lack. Friend of the Family You are very lucky, my boy, to be the seventh son. It will bring you everlasting fortune. Sbn No. 7 It Iiasn't so far. All 1ft brought yet Is the old clothes of my six brothers. Illustrated Bits. ""' Nothing bat Pralae. r "I have nothing- but praise for out new minister.- "Bo I noticed wheu the plate came round." Chicago Journal. . s- If we neglect to exercise any talent power or quality It soon falls from us. Wood. One-pound orders for round 6teak and our own make sausage 15c. Two pounds or more at ia i-ac. per pound. Crystal - Market, 'Phone 143, 106 Gillespie Street. TAMMANY SOCIETY.' The Orta-ia of the Orajaalaatloa tm - the Tlnie of Jefleraoa. Tammany was the heir of the spirit of the Sons of Liberty of the Itevolu tlonary war. It was kin In some of. Its purposes at least to . those who wcr then beginning the revolution In France. It was enthusiastic In ita tup port and approval of that revolution, Indeed a misty legend has been banded down from generation to generation in the hall that the suggestion came from Jefferson himself, who, called from France to Washington's cabinet, was pained to see that aristocracy, English In its impulse and fostered by" the So ciety of the Cincinnati, was rooting It self so early In bur national Hfe. To crush that Impulse, at least to fetter It, Jefferson gave the hint, and Tammany, with Its tomahawk, stood facing the Cincinnati and Its sword. . William MooBey, an upholsterer, but. like many of the mechanics of that day, keenly interested In politics, suggested that there be brought together In an as sociation those who dreaded the aris tocracy aud who suspected that the purpose of Hamilton wa, to force the government Into something like a lim ited monarchy. Mooney found a good many mechanics and merchants who thought as he did, and so a common purpose, the' grouping Impulse rather than any cunning planning of one man for personal advancement, brought some of the ablest political and per sonal fo?s of Hamilton and Jay togeth er, and ' with some mystery of oaths and ritual, the pipe of peace, the feath ered headdress, even the painted face and leathern costume, with wampum for Its ornament, these men were bound In one association as the Tam many society, or Columbian order. BURIED LIVING PERSONS. . Horrible Custom of Japaneae Prior to Year 040 A. D. Prior to the year 040 A. D. the Japa nese had one of the most horrible burial customs that can be Imagined that of burying all the Immediate friends aud retainers of a prince or other pcrsou of note In a stnnding po sition around the potentate's grave and leaving them in the earth up to their necks to perish of thirst and hunger. The custom cannot be said to bave been general as late as the date given, for the Japanese records prove that m the time of the Emperor Sulnln (97-30 B. C.) the burial rites of royal person ages were so modified as to partially abolish former cruelties. Speaking of a young brother of Sulnln, who died and bad bis retinue burled standing around his grave, the old record says: "For many days they died not, but wept and cried aloud. At last, they died. Dogs and crows assembled aud ate off their heads. The emperor's compassion was" aroused, nnd he de sired to change the manner of burial. When the empress died, soon after, the mikado Inquired of bis officers If some thing In tho way of a change could not be suggested, and one proposed to make clay figures of men nd bury them as substitutes." That this did not entirely do away with the former custom is proved by an edict Issued In the year 640 A. D., the date given first above, which forbid the burial of living persons and pro vided a penalty for further adherence to the awful rite. St. Louis Republic. Carlyle'a Blnntneaa. Thomas Carlyle once took Lord Hotight' 'i (Richard Mllnes) to task In regnr the proposed pension for Lor. i aysou. "Richard Mllnes,' said Curlyle. taking his pipe out of his mduth, "when are ye gaun to get that pension for Alfred Tennyson?" Mllnes tried to explain that there were, diffi culties In the way nnd that possibly bis constituents, who knew nothing about Teuiiysou, would accuse him of being concerned In a Job were he to succeed In getting the desired pension for the poet. "Richard Mllnes," replied the age, "on the day of Judgment, when the Lord asks ye why ye dldna get that pension for Alfred Tennyson, It'll no do to lay the blame on your constituents. It's you that'll be damned." A Carefal Patient. A woman whose throat bad troubled her for a long time, says a writer in the Philadelphia Ledger, grew impa tient at the slow progress she was making aud made complaint to her doctor, who said: "Madam, I can never cure you of this throat trouble unless you stop talk ing and give your throat a complete rest." "But, doctor," objected his patient, "I'm very careful what I say. I never use harsh language or anything of that kind.'' Whnt Noah Did. The story is told of a congressman that he once declared in an address to the house, "As Daniel Webster says In bis dictionary." "It was' Noab who wrote the dic tionary," whispered a colleague who sat at the next desk. "Noah nothing," replied the speaker. "Noah built the ark." Doable. "Apparently you don't admire Mist Skreech." "No. I don't like her airs." "Whittnlrs?" "Those she sings and those sht wears."--Exchange. Cutting. Gaggs I don't sec why everybody calls Miss Keen clever. I think she Is very dull. Waggs That is very strange, for I heard she cut you yes terday In the street. Fortune Is ever seen aceompaayiaf Industry .-Goldsmith. There's a cure for old age, an ex cellent and thorough one. There is nothing sensational about it. It is the best the doctors can, find under existing circumstances. . Hollitej;' Rocky Monntain Tea. ' IS rents, Tr n or Tablets. (McDuffie Drug; Storej King-Drug Co. " . '"""" ATawyer'a TrlehV - - When Baron Bramwell was once tit-, ting on the crown side on tho south Wales circuit counsel for the defense., in a certain case asked leave to ad dress the jury lu Welsh. The case be ing a simple one, permission was given without demur. He said but very few words, The barou also did Dot think much comment was necessary, but was lomewhat startled by a prompt verdict of acquittal. . ' "Whut was 'it," he afterward In quired, "that Mr. L. said to the Jury?" "Oh, he just said: 'This case, gentle men, lies In a nutsbelL. You tee your selves exactly how It stands. The judge is au Englishman, the prosecut ing counsel is an Englishman, the com- " plaiuant Is an Englishman, but you are Welsh, aud I am Welsh, and the pris- -oner is Welsh. Need I say morel I leave It all to you.' " " " It Is scarcely necessary to mention, says .tha. writer of "Some Legal Remi niscences," that Baron Bramwell did not allow the experiment to be repeat ed of addreKslug the Jury in a language which be did not understand. Name Coincide, ncea. An English paper Is collecting name, coincidences. At Cambridge universi ty are two Japanese students, M. Seda and M. Wlsugl (pronounced whisky). Their names are side by side on the residence list. J. Hunter reports that he was once asked to till a vacant vil lage pulpit. The regular preacher bore the name of Fox. In Leeds Miss Orange married a Mr. Peel. There Is fear that an offspring of this happy union will hyphenate the two surnames. Another matrimonial case Is quoted by a corre spondent from the published "Diary of John Epps, M. D." On page 005 the, doctor notes: "Feb. 17. This morning! a patient consulted me named Ann! Devil. Finding she was a single wom an, I suggested that some day she might become Ann Angel, which made her smile, though she was In great pain." A note made later states, "The curious thing Is thnt she did marry a Mr. Angel." An Example of Dartno;. During the hottest lighting in the Shlpka pasn tlie leading battalion of the Russian General Dragomlroffs di vision recoiled before a hailstorm of . Turkish bullets. The general was a very stout person and had the ap pearance of a peaceful German pro fessor. But when he saw bis men re coll he dismounted and walked slow ly to aud fro along a ridge swept by the enemy's bullets. He was, a hun dred yards In advance ot.Jhe men, oc cupying the position they bad abandon ed. After staying there for awhile without being touched he shouted back to the battalion: "What nre you doing, you geese? Did you think there was danger here? I don't find any!" The men responded with n roar of cheers, doubled up to him nnd charged so fiercely that the Turks Were forced to retreat. Why Band. Help Marchlne;. All men who have any appreciation of music feel prompted to step In time to a march tune, and music -on the march therefore substitutes a new and pleasanter stimulus to exertion for the monotonous and somewhat dreary one of keeping place In the ranks. It is well known that weariness is, as a rule, more a matter of mind than of body and that the muscles of the body do not tire half so soon as the nerve cen ters which move them. Music, by bringing a fresh nerve center Into play, will often banish all sense of weariness and will even sometimes afford rest to the usual nerve center, so that when the music ceases the soldier feels fresh er thnu lKfore It began. Starting Tight Screwa. To start a tight screw press the screwdriver firmly In place with one hand, but do not turn it. Then take hold of it sideways with flat Jawed pliers as close to the head of the screw as possible and turn It with them. A band vise is better than pliers. Leave Just enough of the tip of the screw driver outside the vise to fill the slot of the screw, but no more. This reduces the danger of breaking or bending a badly tempered screwdriver to a mini mum. Scientific American. Eat What You Like Don't Starve or Diet, but use Mi-o-na, and Cure Your Stomach Troubles. The average treatment of stomach troubles consists of a rigid diet list, which often half starves the patient. Of course it would be foolish for any one who knows that some foods are positively harmful and poisonous to continue eating them, even while fol lowing the Mi-o-na treatment, but in ordinary cases of stomach troubles it is not necessary to starve or diet if Mi-o-na is faithfully used, a tablet be fore each meal. This scientific remedy, for the cure of stomach troubles, acts upon the' whole digestive system, and 'strength ens the organs so that they are able to digest any food that is eaten with out fear of distress. Sedberry's Pharmacy have so much confidence in the power of Mi-o-na to cure stomach troubles and resulting ills, that it gives a guarantee with ' every 50 cent box to refund the money unless it cures. Executor's Notice. Having qualified as executor of the last will ssd testament of Sarah A. Kirk pa trick, deceased, late of Cumberland county, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the es tate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned, duly authenticated, on or before the 29th day of November, 1906, orthit notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please makt immediate payment. Thia 2!tn day of November, M6. JAMES D. KIRK PATRICK, , H. L. Cook, Attorney. Executor. 1 or v 4 co-lUS SEE J, . TILUN9HAST,
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