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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-03-23

INV ENTION has revolutiOnized the
world during the last half century. Not
least among the wonders of inventive
progress is method aud system of york
that can be performed all over the coun-
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their homes; pay liberal; any one can do
the work: either sex. young or old; no
special ability required; capital not
needed; you are started free. Cut this
out and return to US and we will send
you free, something of great value and
Importance to you, that will start you III
business, which will bring you in more
money right away, than anything else
in the world. Grand outfit free. Address
True & Co., Augusta, Maine.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-03-23
AROUND THE WORLD.
SINGAPORE AND BATAVIA.


On the morning of December Ist,
1888, we bid adieu to the land of the
Heather" Chinee and started once
more on our tramp Around the
World. The second day out we
passed a broken mast with part Of
the rigging hanging TO it, silent tale
of shipwreck and probable loss of
life. On the morning of the 9TH, we
entered the Gulf of Siam, and as our
ship drew too much water we were
unable to enter Bankok, Siam. We
exceedingly regretted our inability
to visit these queer people as there
are great many curious sights to be
seen in the land of the "White
Elephants " About sunrise on the
9th, we sighted land ahead and two
hours later we lay at anchor off the
city of Singapore, East India. The
site of the city is good, rising grad
uaIly from the sea and surrounded
by dense forests. The population Of
Singapore is about IS 900 inhabitants.
A great many English reside here
There are a number of fine buildings
in the city, chiefly business houses
and residences Of Europeans. AS
soon as we were anchored th4 ship
was surrounded by Natives, Singa
lese and Malays, in their boats, ali
with something to sell. Monkeys.
parrots, precoins, stones and Nal
acca canes being the principal articles;
all these can be bought remarkable
cheap. An East lndianian came
on board with long square basket
and as he carried something resem-
bling a flute we thought he was
iuggler; as he set his basket on deck
we gathered around to witness the
performance. Placing the flute to
his lips he commenced to play, so
intend were we in watching the
Native and entranCed with the music,
which was the most wierd We have
ever heard, that we did not notice
the basket until the cover starred to
rise slowly and there issued from it
one of the most hideous looking
snakes we have ever seen sthe dead y
cobra of the East, another and anoth
er came forth until there were five of
the deadly reptiles stretched on the
deck with their heads in the air
swaying from side to side keeping
time with the music. We now knew
that this man was one of the famed
snake charmers of India. The snakes
after remaining still for few moments
started towards the player who
picked them up one by one and
coiled them around his neck, arms
and body where they remained some
time keeping up the swaying motion
with the head; suddenly the music
ceased, when instantly every cobra
dropped to the deck and crawled
back to the basket which had been
opened by the snake charmer. We
forgot to mention that when we saw
the snakes crawling from the basket
at first we gave them wide berth.
And we kept our eyes on his basket
until he was safely away from the
ship, for fear he should leave one of
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-03-23
ELW BkRNE FAIR.

Well. New Berne has had a game,
fish and oyster fair. It WAS the first
exhibit of the kind ever held here,
and although gotten up in short
notice and in the face OF many dis.
couragements and difficulties. it was
q complete success in every particu-
lar, financially and otherwise.-New
kerne Journal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-03-23
AN OLD TIME SONG.

Shall 1, wasting in dispair.
Die because a woman's fair?
Or make pale my cheeks with care,
Cause another's 8 rosy are?
Be she fairer than the day,
Or the fiowery meads of May,
If she be not fair for me,
What care 1 how fair she be?
Great, or good, or kind, or fair,
/ will ne 'er the more dispair,
If she love me, this believe,
I will die ere she shall grieve!
If she slight me when l WOO,
l can scOrn and let her go:
For if she be not for me,
What care for whom she be?
Geo. Wither-1646.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-05-19

not an imaginary case; it is true to the letter.
The man still lives, and takes his mail from the
Little Rock postof1ice. 1t is true, and only one of
a thousand if not the same in detail, equally I'M
just and distressing. And yet this minister re-
peats it his firm belief that all wives shall obey
their husbands at all times, and goes into details
as to the extent he would carry the execution of
that law. If he could have visited this poor wo-
man in her fearful trial, if he means and believes
what he says, he must have told her it was her
duty to sign the document of lies if she did not
obey her husband she would prove herself an
atheist.
Any woman who unqualifedly believes in that
law of unquestioned obedience is an atheist
already No God ever made that law. 1t is an
easy matter to obey a good man, but good men
are fearfully in the minority.
Another doctor of souls feels called upon to
proclaim from his pulpit the fact (?) that he is
king in his own house. Once proclaiming it does
not satisfy him; he repeats it with variations and
embellishments to the effect that when he ceases
to be ''KING IN HIS OWN HOUSE, he will go west
What a calamity to the church to lose such
gifted and profound theologian! Now, if some
weary sinner, hungering and thirstng after right
eousness, came on that day to that church, hoping
as he had right to hope, to hear the gospel
preached, and to get light on the pathway heaven
ward, food for his famished soul and strength to
go forth and battle with 'the world, the flesh and
the devil" what oh what could he carry away
with him in the way of help? He asked bread
and was given a stone; he went to hear of the
meek and lowly Jesus, but heard of petty do
nestle king, whose mental vision is bounded on all
sides by capital rs and italicized My's.
If these men have been called to preach the
gospel why don't they do it, on Sundays at least?
II they must preach themselves up, and women
down, let them take week days for it, and not
break the Sabbath and desecrate the Lords house!
If the Apostle Paul was here now he might have
occasion to bid some of the men keep silence, in
the churches at least, until they had taken time to
read the Bible and pray for something to say.
Yours, O. M
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May l6, 1885,
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-05-19
Written for WoMANs CHRONICLE.
THE WHEELBARROW ROAD OF LIFE.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May IS, 1888.

When bachelor l lived by myself
And all the bread and cheese had put upon the shelf
But the rats and the mice they made such strife
was obliged to go to London to get myself wife,
Now the roads wide but the gates were SO narrow
was obliged to bring my wife home in a wheelbarrow
The wheebarrow broke, my wife had fall,
Down came the wheelbarrow, my wife and ALL
All along the roadway of life there were strewn
wrecked benedicts, wrecked wives, wrecked wheel
barrows. Still the treless throng toed on. Now
and then l saw a man stop on his way and give to
weary traveller a helping hand. But this was
not often. All seemed bent bent on gaining the
goal, each with his own burden, each with his own
wheelbarrow.
Now when the benedcts looked upon their
bachelor friends trudging along so comfortably,
picking out the messy spots on which to tread
they sometimes CRASHED their teeth and wished
they were as one of them.
There were many gates along the road. And
each gate was held by keeper who collected toll:
and each gatekeeper was man.
AS | gazed | beheld man with very heavy
burden; wife and several little ones. His shout
ders were bent and he seemed very weary. The
wife walked by his side and with words of encour
agement she sought to cheer him on. But the
road was very rough, and one day he Law down
and died. And the woman wiped away her tears
and the tears of her little ones, and took up her
burden alone. But whenever she reached q gato
the toll was very heavy-more even than when her
good husband was alive. She sighed and looked
very sad, for she had no one to help her.
Now the gates were very narrow, and the rudely
fashioned barrows of the poor were charged a
heavy toll. And no poor man escaped. But the
neatly wrought barrows of the rich, which entered
easily through the gates, were charged less, In.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-05-19

become the very means of boom, even to the
boom itself But the earthquake was recognized to
be of Importance, and the city editor of the Globe
Democrat resigned and the editor of the Republl-
can tore his hair in very frenzy. For once II
knew it before you did, was more aggravating
than ~ told you so"
The victor, meanwhile, plumed and strutted and
tainted What are men, after all, but boys
grown tall
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-05-19

THERE now seems to appear a reasonable hope
of the ultimate recovery of Emperor Frederick of
Germany. The last accounts report him steadily
improving in strength and spirits.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-05-19

IHE iuau VI WOhieui VIM Sooo ohAo"Sii WIN "ohAN
continually giving utterance to unchartable criti-
csms in order to be witty, is cruel and ungener-
Gus. Humor is better and tends toward good
nature and more Christanlike charitableness.
The mind of the Arkansas Gazette seems to run
upon 'booms' and ''boomers' more than upon
''reforms" or ssreformers, and halls Mr.. Cunning
hams nomination for the vice presidency as a
possible helper in some future and imaginary boom
for Little Rock.
In this issue of WoMAN's CHRONICLE will be
found a communication from church member in
the city of Little Rock in which are few Scrip
tural quotations used with vigor and appropriate
ness. There seems to be a desire upon the part
of the ministers throughout the whole country to
stir up the sisers, and the sisters are beginning
to show symptoms of being stirred.
WE are in receipt of Our Young Folks, hand
some new monthly magazine, edited by Mrs. Pitt
man, of st. Louis. 1t is very fine geographically,
and as it is the only illustrated child's periodical
puDUSucu III Ullo pdlu VI UlC COuHIly ~ uCoClNCo
liberal patronage The subscription price is only
$1.20 year. A handsome list of prizes for those
getting up clubs is also announced and will help
materially in introducing this excellent journal
WHEN we read of ''home for Incorporate wo-
men,, it appears to be quite natural to look about
to find from whence are to come the women to fill
it. Incorporate women are rare when we think of
the great mass of humanity which is counted by
millions, and particularly does it seem rare when
we consider that the love of strong drink is claimed
to be inherited in a great number of cases. The
Massachusetts, Home for Incorporate Women was
the first institution of the kind opened in the
United States. 1t is in prosperous condition,
and its founder Mrs Mary Russell Charpiot, has
proved her assertion true-that women can reform
as well as men if given the same opportunities.
THERE is a rumor ahoat, says London ex-
change, that the Prince of Wales actually contem-
plates visit to America in company with the
Duke of Sutherland. 1t is to be hoped if he does
come the American ladies will do all in their power
to amuse and entertain him. They owe him a
debt of gratitude for his beautiful courtesies ex-
tended our great American hero, Mr.. John Sull-
van. Besides the prince is very particular about
going to church regularly, and his example in this
respect may prove benefit to the young men of
our country, who are certainly deficient in the
church going virtue. In putting him up, however,
as an example for our youths to follow, care
should be taken not to mention the bowling and
billiards which the prince resorts to after church,
as an antidote to the fatigue of his religious de-
votions'
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-05-19

The man or woman who goes through the world
continually giving utterance to uncharitable crti-
csms in order to be witty, is cruel and ungener-
Gus. Humor is better and tends toward good
nature and more Christianlike charitableness.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-05-19

upon ''booms'' and "boomers' more than upon
''reforms' or s'reformers, and halls Mr.. Cunning
hams nomination for the vice presidency as a
possible helper in some future and imaginary boom
for Little Rock.
The Grenada sentinel., 1888-08-18
DECAYING MANNERS.
Jennie June Laments the Decline Of Social
and Domestic Sweetness.

Higher education has something to
do with the gradual decline in that go
cial and domestic sweetness which is
the outgrowth of the performance Of
loving little duties and attentions one
toward another The daughter has her
school, her college, her postgraduate
course, her societies, her discussions of
political economy and her 'aims," and
no longer relieves her mother Of house
hold cares or places the slippers by the
fire for her father. The son has his
night key, his own set of companions
and associates, is only seen at meal
times, and not always then. and has so
many engagements that mother or sister
can rarely rely upon him as an escort,
and are often obliged to seek or accept
the attention Of strangers or mere ac-
quaintances which they do not find at
home.
But this is not the worst of 'sOciety
young men. Vanity and imbccility are
fast rendering them an indistinguish-
able race, neither divine, human nor
respectable as brutes, but a new spe-
cies, possibly the missing link, to be
investigated and assigned q place by
naturalists. A young dude recently
made it a condition OF going to q party
with his sister that she should not in
troduce" any one. He didn't want to
"incwcase" the list of his acQuaint-
ances; besides, he was "afwaid' the
"collcction might be mixed This is
literally true.
Modern Improvements, inventions
and luxurious appliances have done
their share toward ridding us Of the
humanities. Nobody now wants tC
''take any trouble for themselves or
for other people, not even the members
of their own households. What is the
use of taking message or carrying a
parcel? There is the telephone in the
house or Office and the messenger boy
on the corner. Memory is no longer
cultivated in the direction OF perform
ing thoughtful little acts, and fails even
in the service of directing others to at
tend to them. m.-ycHnie Julle, IN n. /.
UOrl1
The Grenada sentinel., 1888-08-18
------s . ss---------------
A LUCKY GUARD.
He OfendS His Employer and is Dis
charg d, But Makes Powerful Friends.

He OfendS His Employer and is Dis
charg d. But Makes Powerful Friends
New YORK, Aug. ll-Nhen Young
James G, Blaine, his wife and Walker
Blaine arrived at South Ferry Yesterday
evening, after their Japh2ts trip III
search OF a father, in company with the
Young Mems Blaine Club Of Chicago, the
whole party ascended to the elevated
railroad structure, intending to board
Sixth Avenue train. Mrs Blaine was eS-
corted by Colonel AyIee, OF Chicago, and
amid the confusion incident to the arrival
OF large numbers Of visitors to Coney
Island, Mr.. Blaine became separated from
his party Mrs. Blaine and the Chicago
boys got safely on board the train, and 1t
The Grenada sentinel., 1888-08-18

He believed she was well. How
strange! Had he grown weary Of her
as OF me' Was he utterly devoid OF
honor?
"NOt happy" said, as | toyed ner-
vously with the roses in my bodice.
"She should be very happy as-as-
your wife," / faltered.
"As my wife" he said, gazing in
blank amazement. Did you-oh, Mat
tie, you have judged me wrongly.
never married Kathleen"
He looked like a man upon whom a
sudden truth had dawned, or one ac-
cused Of great wrong who could prove
his innocence.
1t was in the twilight before service
that he told me it all. The notice con-
cerning Robert Preston and wife had
referred to his cousin. He had entered
the ministry from choice, as he had
come into large fortune through the
death of his uncle True, he had ad-
mired Kathleen as a man would admire
beautiful woman, but he never enter
tanned the slightest feeling of love for
her.
The scene in the orchard was but a
little ruse gotten up by Robert and
Kathleen to excite my jealousy, little
dreaming of the serious result.
Kathleen made an unfortunate match,
like most beautiful women making a
poor selection from her many suitors.
Poor girl, what a dear, kind letter she
sent to us, telling how happy she was to
hear we were reunited.
just to think of it," said Mrs.
Briggs. He came back to her after
the other girl had given him the nit
ten. | wouldn't take him. Would you?"
We can afford to laugh at her idle
gossip, we are so happy, Robert and |.
| smile proudly to think that without
setting my cap" | have captured the
new curate, after all Y. Graphic.
The Grenada sentinel., 1888-08-18
THE NEW CURATE.
Quite Catch" and How and By
Whom He Was Caught.

"You haven't seen him yet? Well,
that's pity. He's quite catch, am
told. Young, handsome and single.
Why don't you set your cap for him,
Matte? You've got as good chance as
the rest of them, and twenty -four is not
old, by any means"
She leaned over the garden gate as
she spoke, this veritable village gossip.
can see her now, with her great poke
bonnet, from which the clustering gray
ringlets peeped the keen blue eyes that
seemed to read your very thoughts,
the trim little figure, clad always in
ample skirts of Quaker gray or sombre
brown.
Never was there a wedding, funeral
Or christening in the village without
this estimable lady's presence. What a
harmless little body she appeared and
how incapable of carrying about that
wonderful budget of information! How
nicely she impaired her knowledge to
her listeners, beginning with: "Well,
/ don't mind telling you," or "They do
say, but of course you can't believe
any thing" and ending with: That's
between you and me; it will go no far
ther."
| was in the garden that morning
training some June roses; my thoughts
were not the brightest, scarcely in
harmony with nature which was deck
ed in one of her brightest mantles. 1t
was quite unnecessary for Mrs Briggs
to remind me of my age. was think
ing seriously of it. Twenty-six. Not
very old to be sure, and yet not very
young to an unmarried woman.
must be content with fewer laurels, less
conquests. | must step out OF the
field, as it were, and leave the romance
and day dreams to younger and fairer
girls.
1t mattered little to me whether The
new curate was young and unmarried,
or a portly old fellow with young
wife and grown daughters AT heart !
disliked this interfering old woman
who had broken in on my reverie
l thanked her kindly for her advice,
telling her that at present l had no In
tention Of setting my cap for any one.
The Grenada sentinel., 1888-08-18
THE COMING MAN,

ne SOmIN1 MAN.
Only vagrant of the street,
Raiment Of rags, and bare, soiled feet.
'Daily papersp his constant cry
While the hurrying people passed him BY
Dirty tired and hungry was he;
But tho OF such shall the kingdom be-
Nobody thought and nobody cared
How the poor child felt or Jared.
No fathers love had the little lad;
No mothers kiss to make him glad;
No friend or home in this gre 1t town:
Only the stars in the skies looked down
On the childish face, and seemed to shine
With the light of pity and love divine.
Down the street. drums beating loud,
Came the gayly caparisoned crowd;
Banners, badges and golden lace,
And many wrinkled, war-worn face;
While the great flag f1oated overhead.
With its stripes of silver, blue and red
And the eagle above; how his feet kept time!
How his thoughts with the music seemed to
chime.
Down went the papers; the music swelled
strong:
The boy was marching with the throng,
What tho his coat was only rag,
He felt like king beneath that flag.
And proud as king he marched beside
The soldier who bore it in love and pride
Bloomed like a flower the rainbow bars:
The blue field glitters with golden stars,
night,
Andt the boys blue eyes as stars shone bright.
The gray-haired veterans around him smiled
LAS they turned 10 look upon the child
For sturdy he marched, erect and free;
Type Of our great democracy.
Under the CRIME the face was fair;
The lights made an aureole round his hair
No voice might chide him or bid him stay;
: That boy might take their place some day;
Fight for the land as they had done;
Strive, till victory should be won
In the soul of that boy might wait tho part
Which, played, should thrill a nations heart
., the truly great are the truly wise:
The bright tears trembled in their eyes,
AS ragged and dusty, side by side
With them he marched in joy and pride,
Looking up to the flag on high,
With glowing face and kindling eye.
And the crowds looked on and wondered when
They saw him there with these mighty men,
Ragged and unkempt marching with those
Whose famous deeds all the great world knows.
Given place of honor, beneath
The flag for which they had faced death.
But patiently down the stony street,
Plodded the small, tired, shoeess feet;
And the young face smiled beneath the CRIME,
For the heart in his bosom still kept time
With the musics triumphant strains. So on,
And on, would he go, till the march was done.
For the lonely child so friendless and poor,
Had the hero's soul that could dare and en-
dure
And the flag floated free on the winds Of the
night:
And the gold stars glttered bravely and bright
Brother, on lifes road be it thus:
We are marching come and go with u.s.
Speed to the best place, and there keep
Your rank, tho the way be stony and steep.
Poor, and weary, and frendess Yet STILL
Fate bows down to q dauntess will.
To the daring soul shall be given the prize;
Out OF the depths power will up-rise
And find its place. Who so will can;
And of such shall be the coming man!
Chicago Inter- Ocean.
The Grenada sentinel., 1888-08-18
UNPROFlTABLE STOCK.


OF all stock kept upon the farm poor
horses may be considered as the worst,
as well as the most Improbable. Poor
cattle, sheep or hogs can be fattened
and marketed. We can take u lot of
poor calves, shoats or lambs in the fall,
winter on roughness il reasonably well
sheltered, giving enough grain to keep
in II reasonably thrifty condition, and
let them have the run of the pastures
until sufficient growth can be secured,
when they can be iattencd and market
ed. They may not pay US Us large a
profit as if we had kept better stock,
vet when they are ready for market
they can be turncd into cash, But a
poor horse-commcnc when but u colt,
you may be able to feed HIN cheap
enough while he iS growing, but after
he has matured and is ready to be mar
keted there is no demand. He can not
be turned into cash, and Il trading
horse can not be considered rs being
valuable property, because III Il major
ity of cases we must either take another
trading horse of less value, or pay the
difference between what we own and
what we trade for, and this we may not
always find profitable.
Good horses are nearly always in de-
mand at fair prices. They cost but little,
if any more, to feed and keep. They
can be turned into cash, and for this
reason may be considered as being val
liable property but Il poor horse that
can not be sold for cash, and must
either be kept or traded for anothe
horse of the same kind, is certainly
poor property. -AmcricanAgrtcultftSt.
"A baby Of some Is months fell
The Grenada sentinel., 1888-08-18

"A baby Of some IS months fell
from an upstairs window in Bethlehem,
Pa, and was picked up for dead, but
really only breathless, and five minutes
later crawled about as though nothing
had happened.