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HANLoN.

work upon the diamond he is thoroughly capa-
bic of making any team he may connect himself
with an exceedingly uncertain quantity, II not a
dangerous factor, in a championship race
EDWARD HANLoN DETROIT TEAM.
Ned" Hanlon is one OF the most capable as
well ms one OF the most popular ball players in
one OF the gre Attest baseball teams ever organ
ized-the Detroits He is native oil New In
gland.
JAMES q. FoGARTY PHILADELPHIA TEAM.
FCgarty is also of the best known out
fielders of the National League, his position with
the Philadelphia team being that OF right field
He Joined the Philadelphia team in 1884, and his
work for IL ever since has been Of n high order.
FRED II. CARROLL. PlTTsBURG TEAM
Carroll is u native Of California having been
born in Sacramento July 2 1854. He com
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SALT RHEUM

N tNNMXI nave Dccn uOuDIcu WilR
'P~ rheumatism for years, and
Salt Rheum has been nearly all over my body.
have used nearly every remedy but found no relief
except from Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup. / could
not lie in bed at night Have taken ten bottles and
am now a well man. 1t is truly great blood puri-
fer. NILSSON MooRE,
Wolcott, -. Y.
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BR0N CKITIS
CUR Ed.
After spending Ten Winters South,
was Cured by SCOTS Emulsion.
lac Centre st.. New York.
lima oEfh 1879

The Winter after the great fire
In Chicago ! contracted Bronchial
affections, and since then have
been obliged TO spend nearly every
Winter South. LastNovennberw
advIs cd TO try Scott's Emulsion Of
Cod Liver Oilwith Hypophosphites
and to my surprise wa S relieved at
once, and by continuing it's use
three mo nths was entirely cured,
gained hesh and strength and
was able to stand even the Biz
zard and attend to business every
day. c. T. CHURCHILL.
Sold by all Druggists.
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A Whole Family Cured

ALrKNA, Mich, March !, 1897.
My wife, and babe fourteen months old, and boy
five years DID, have suffered with Scrofua or King's
Evil, II being hereditary. They would at times,
break out in sores. have employed the best physi.
clans without the least benefit We have used four.
teen bottles Of Hibbzrd's Rheumatic Syrup, and to
my astonishmcnt are all well. Words cznnos
describe how highly we value your medicine.
JoHN MUELLKRwRiss, IN
Dealer in groceries and provisions J
No remedy known 50 highly endorsed by its home
people in the treatment OF rheumatism and all
blood Diseases. Our Medical Pamphlet, treating
on all diseases, sent free on application.
RHEUMATIC SYRUP Co.. JACKSON, MroH.
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DETECTIVES

Loo CABINS, lacking ele-
gance, we're yet comfort
able homes. Health and
happiness were found in
them. The best of the
simple remedies used are
given TO the world in War
ner's Log Cabin Remedies
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a POSITIVE CURE
FOR SKIN DISEASES,

OF diseases OF the skin there
" are some IL or IS classes,
in each class from two 10
four varieties. These are mod
fled according to the particu-
lar condition of the blood, for
disease of the skin means dis
case of the blood. These
are either the result of stom-
ach, liver or kidney difficult
ties, and for a cure depend
upon a healthy action of these
organs.
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MY lite boy has been troubled
M with severe type Of Skin
Disease, with intense itching
and burning, which constantly grew
worse until his face was covered with
scabs. Seeing Ilibbard's Rheumatic
Syrup advertised to cure skin and
blood diseases, we tried il, and to-
day our child's skin is as clear and
smooth as ever. We believe Hib-
bard's Rheumatic Syrup is a posi-
tive cure for Skin and Blood Dis
eases. MRs. EDMOND PALMER,
IS Summit St, Rochester, ~. Y.
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Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup

UNRIVALED in merit. II is a Safe Family
Children, invalds and delicate persons will ind
should be without IT, Always in season, Spring,
you cannot procure IL Of your druggist send
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Medicine because IL contains no poison or opiates
u the best medicine and tonic they No home
Summer, hElaEH and HiHf<y.
direct to Price SIoo; bottles $500 Piasters nee
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19
South and West.

TIE dry goods store of the p. Quinn Com
pany, at Little Rock, Ark. has been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss will reach 500, 900.
THE Industrial Exposition at Richmond,
Va, has opened with a great popular demon
stration
P. d. WIGGINToN, of California has been
unanimously selected by the Executive Com
mttee of the American Party to fill the va
cancy occasioned by Judge Green's declina-
ton of the Presidential nomination.
GEORGE H. HAMILTON has been nominated
for Congress by the Republicans of Ken
lucky, and will make the contest against
Speaker Carlisle.
THE Georgia Democratic State ticket was
elected without opposition. John B. Gordon
was reelected Governor. Sam Small ran for
the Legislature in the Atlanta district on a
Prohibition ticket, and was defeated after a
hot contest.
fer, two farmers living near Evansville, Ind. =,
while seeking shelter under some trees from
the rain, were struck by lightning and killed.
A DESTRUCTIVE hail storm visited portions
of Kentucky and Ohio, causing great damage
to tobacco and other crops.
AT Medina, Ohio, Mrs. Mary l.. Garrett
was convicted of the murder Of her two inn
beetle stepdaughters and sentenced to hang
on January "a. 1889.
THE United States collector of customs at
San Francisco has given notice that no more
return certificates will be issued to Cinnamon.
in the South Side section of Virginia is very
great and more than one fourth of the
crop has been completely ruined.
A CANOE, containing Mr.. and Mrs. Kenne-
man and their eighteen-months child and
Mrs Phillips and her four children was cap
sized at Princess Anne, Md. Mrs. Kenne-
man with her babe in her arms sank in
stantly. Mrs. hillip's two months old babe
was borne from her arms, and went down,
together with her four-year-old child.
THE OI1iSiapa PrOhibitiopiStc va nor1i
mated a full State and electoral ticket.
A SECTION master named Williams, of Nor
folk, Va, told his gang to do certain work,
which they did not do, and he spoke to them
roughly. Three of the gang became exas
perated and made for him with pickaXes. He
drew his pistol and fired six shots, killing all
three of his assailants.
THERE is great haste shown in preparing
the naval despatch boat Dolphin for sea at
Mare Island, Cal, her presence in Callao
being urgently demanded because serious
complications have arisen between General
syndicate of New York business men who
In that country.
ABOUT 1000 Chicago street car employees
are on strike for higher wages, and three
fourths of the people of the city are without
transportation facilities. The police are
constantly on duty to suppress riotiny.
THREE trainmen were kile and six Others
injured by the collision of express and freight
trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
near Washington. The accident was due to
the negligence of the freight trainmen.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19
THE LABOR WORLD.

GIRLS are employed single packers IN
the mills at Bay City, Mich.
GREAT BRITAIN mines &c, 900 900 tons Of
iron per year and imports 8, 900, 90 tons
IT is estimated that eight millions Of UNI
brellas are made in this country annually.
THE Indianapolis Car Works are turning
cars out at the rate of twenty five per day.
In the United States GAO, 900 women are
employed in manufactures, and $1,000 in
laundries.
PATERSON, N J., may be called the Lyons
of American, for it manufactures silk and
other fine goods.
SIXTY employers in the United States
share in some measure their profits with
their employers.
WALLACE GRUELLE, assistant editor of the
Labor Signal, and a prominent Indiana
labor man, is dead.
COWBOYS used to get $50 a month each and
board Now $50 is top figure, and the aver
age is $25 month and board.
THIRTEEN hundred men have been thrown
out CT work at Boston and Brooklyn by the
Sugar Trust closing refneries.
DIRECT returns from producers show that
the total value of building stone quarried in
the United States during 1887 was S25, Co.,
OO0.
TWELVE hundred boilers employed in
the cotton mills at Bolton, England, have
gone on strike against a new system of
weighing cotton.
The hours of labor in England were twelve
per day up to 1916, when they were reduced
to eleven; and again reduced to ten in 1874,
where they now stand.
THE Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America was founded in convention in
Chicago, August II, 1881. At first it had
only II local unions and 2042 members. Now
it has 4S1 local unions in over 40 cities and
81, 900 enrolled members.
THERE are 5000 women telegraph operators
E,nUlan6 anVWherA from
$1,000 year The telegraph being a branch
of the civil service in England, it is necessary
for them to pass a competitive examination
before employment is given them.
MOST combination tools are so clumsy that
carpenters have generally abandoned them
as wasting time instead of saving it. One
tool, however Of recent invention, is handy
and simple and likely to become of great
service. 1t is a piece of steel or other mate
rial cut SO as to form square, mitre or tri-
square.
THE work of doubling the capacity of De
Pauw's plate glass factory at New Albany,
Ind, which has been in progress for two
years, entirely completed a few days
since. The capacity of the works is zoos, 900
feet of plate glass, 100000 boxes of window
glass and sc, 600 gross of fruit jars.
IN many establishments where the daintier
and more artistic of the artisan trades are
carried on-wood carving, scroll work, china
decorating and the like-the work is turned
over largely to women. The employers find
that the sex generally have fine hands fitted
for work requiring deicacy and firnness,
good artistic taste, and a fondness for the
employment.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19
Foreign.


OWING to the failure Of the fisheries and
crops the inhabitants of Moisic, Northern
Canada, are starving.
FIGHT has occurred at Hayn between
the forces of General Thalmage and General
Legitirme, which lasted all night, and In
which a large number were killed General
Thalmage was among the killed.
THE Mexican rains have completely ceased
and all the waters have receded- Official
figures to date state that the losses through
out the country by the cyclone ana HOODS
exceed So 600, 600
MANY lives have been lost in the floods In
Switzerland.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany and the,
Emperor of Austria have been on a five
days Devastating trip.
Two students who were in financial trouble
by agreement shot each other dead in the
street in suburb of Vienna.
THE troops of the Ameer of Afghanistan
have defeated the forces of Ishak Kahn at
Tashkurgan-
THE town of Tiacobur, Mexico, has been
completely destroyed by floods. Over five
hundred families have been rendered home
less in the mountains and are in great dis
treSS.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19
PERSIA'S MINISTER.
The Oriental Diplomat PrOStrates
Himself Before the President.


Himself Before the President.
The new Persian Minister Hadji Hossein
Kouh Kahn, has been formally presented to
President Cleveland by the Secretary of
State The Minister is very dimnutive,
and he will enjoy the reputation of being
the shortest In stature of any of the members
of the diplomatic corps, not accepting Mr.
Mutsu the japanese representative. His
costume was hidden by heavy cashmere
robe, which glistened with jewels and che
various insignia of his rank.
When President Cleveland ent ared the
room the Persian Frustrated himself before
him. Then followed a performance COM
mon enough in the Orient, but never before
witnessed here. Before hand could be raised
to prevent him, the Minister bumped his
head gravely three times against the floor
and then, as if satisfied that he had done the
proper thing, he Strengthened himself up and
awaited the Presidents pleasure For a
moment the two men-the Chief Magistrate
of the freest people on earth and the repre-
sentative of the ancient Eastern despotism-
gazed at each other.
Then the Oriental representative spoke
His address was delivered in the Persian
tongue. At the conclusion of the Minister'S
address the President bowed low and re-
sponded.
When the President had finished the Min
lister bowed his Acknowledgements and the
party separated
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19
BUSINESS FAILURES.
More in the Third Quarter of 1888
Than in the Same Time Last Year.

The business failures occurring throughout
the United States for the third quarter of
the year completed amount in number TO
1851, with liabilities of a trife over $22, 0OO,-
900. The failures for the third quarter Of
1887 numbered 1898, with liabilities aggregat-
ing the enormous sum of S73, 900, 900. This
shows for 1888 an increase in the number of
the failures Of the quarter, 423, while the
liabilities have decreased as compared with
1887, nearly SOL 200, 900. The large aggre-
gate of liabilities in the 1897 quarter was due
to speculative disasters, and it is probable
that the liabilities of the legitimate failures
were no greater last year than this
For the nine months of 1888 the failures
number 1850. with liabilities of over $780,
900, 600 as compared with $3.50 failures and
S12S, coo, 900 of liabilities in the same period
of 1887, showing that the failures for 1883
were in number 700 more than last year, but
with liabilities about 30 per cent less.
In the Dominion of Canada and Newfound-
land the failures for the three months just
closed number 3S4, with liabilities of 50, 679,-
600, as against 30S failures and S2,996, 900 of
liabilities In the same quarter of 1887. In
the nine months of 1888 ending with Sep
TENDER 30, the Canadian failures number
1856 with liabilities of 81, 1872, 900, as against
1O17, with S13, ass 900 of liabilities in the
same period of 1887.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19
THE NEWS EPITOMIZEl.
Eastern and Middle States.

JOHN j. CONNOLLY, highway robber,
hanged himself in the Jail at Salem, Mass
A FAST express struck and instantly killed
two journeymen shoemakers-JohnH Lar
kins of Newark and William Hallaran Of
New York-who were walking along the
track toward New Brunswick, n. j., for
work.
FITzGIBBoNs & CRIsP's carriage factory
at Trenton, n. j., has been destroyed by fire
causing loss of $4,000
THE Vermont Legislature convened at
Montpelier and W. P. Dillingham; was in
augurated as Governor.
FRANK SMITH and Teddy Weaver, two
fishermen Of Parkertown, n. j., wer
drowned while fishing.
ADRIAN S. HEWITT has been renominated
for Mayor of New York City by a meeting
of citizens, irrespective of parties, held in
Cooper Union
EX-ALDERMAN ARTHUR j. MCQUADE, of
New York City, who was convicted as a
boodler and sentenced to seven years i'm;
prisOnment In Sing Sing, has been released
on 900 bail pending new trial.
JOHN B. CURTIS, a rich hotel keeper of
Salamanca, n. Y, shot and killed himself at
the Grand Central Hotel, New York. Mel
ancholia occasioned by the death of his
wife, was the cause
THE New York ball team defeated the
Chicago nine, by a score of 1 to 0, thus
virtually winning the League championship
for 1888.
PHILIP PALLEDoNI, the italian who, in
cold blood, murdered his brother on the even
ing of June %, 1887, has been hanged at
Bridgeport Conn.
CAPTAIN BENJAMIN GLEADELL, COM
mander of the White Star steamer Germanic
and commodore of the White Star feet died
on the voyage from Liverpool His body
was brought to the port of New York
In Glendale, N. Y, William and John
Herrick, brothers, went cunning. While
resting, Williams gun was accidentally dis
charged and John was killed.
Two Of the horses in a chariot race at the
Sussex County IN. j. Fair became unman-
ageable and plunged through the fence into
the crowd of spectators knocking down sew
eral Of them and dangerously, perhaps ia
tally, wounding three men. Grant Pellet,
an old citizen, was struck in the breast and
knocked under the horses hoofs and killed.
IN the village of Oakfeld, n. Y, Mrs
Joseph L. Moore, the young wife of a prom
inent citizen, shot herself through the heart.
She had dressed herself with great care in
floor of her bedroom when she fired the fatal
shot. Her married life was unhappy.
In a collision of trains near Oswego, n. Y,
one man was killed and six others badly hurt.
THE Tammany Hall Democrats met in
convention and nominated Hugh j. Grant,
the present Sheriff, for Mayor of New York
city.
known as the County Democracy has nomi-
mated Abram S. Hewitt for Mayor of New
York city by reclamation
JOSEPH SMITH, broker and politician,
killed himself by inhaling Illuminating gas at
Plainfield, n. j.
THE collapse of a flooring at the laying of
a corner stone of a Catholic Church in Read
ing, Penn, resulted in the serious injury of
about hundred persons, number of them
being fatally hurt.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19
AMERICAS OLDEST MAN,
Death OF William Porter at the Age
of H. Years

John Porter, a colored man, sixty five
years old, went into indianapolis Ind)
undertaker's few days since and!announced
that his father, William Porter, was dead.
How old is hep he was asked
My father he said, was III years old
when he died. We live up toward Howlands
Station. He was born in Kentucky, in III.
He has been in good health, and at his death
he weighed about 133 pounds He has been
active all his life, and has been able to visit
his children, twelve in number" If the
family record in this case has been correctly
kept William Porter must have been the old
est man in America. He was born before
the Revolutionary war began and long be-
fore the Declaration of Independence, and it
is claimed that he had indistinct recollection
of the colonial period. He leaves, beside his
children two generations of descendants, in
Guiding many grandchildren and several
great
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19
WaShInptOn.

The Sundry Civil bill has been approved
by President Cleveland.
THE present session of Congress is now the
longest in the history of our Government
The longest proceeding session was that of
1850. the year Of the Missouri Compromise
which was adjourned at noon of September
So
THE President and Internal Revenue Com
missioner Miller have returned from their
brief fishing excursion to the Upper Potomac
They caught a good string of bass.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19

Ex-MAYoR Low, of Brooklyn, is credite.
with having an income of S10l 900 yea.
He is considered the brain of the old COM
mercial house of a. \. Low & Co., which in
former years control ed nearly the entire
American tea trade with China and Japan.
Mr. Low is thirty nine years of age, and IS
married to a very brilliant and cultured
woman.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19

A NEW railroad to run from Selma, Ala,
to Birmingham through the richest mineral
fields in Alabama, is 10 be built in that State
0O0.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19

JUDGE ALLEN G.. THURMAN, while in
Washington recently to argue case before
the Supreme Court, spent several days with
Presidest Cleveland at his country seat,
"Oak View near the Capital
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19

The Russia Government has offered sub
s:dy of $4,000 annually to a private firm for
@ steamship line, to run between Russian
Pacific ports and Corean, japanese and
Chinese ports. to be at the disposal of Russia
in the event of war.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19

HERMAN STEIN, the New York shirt con-
gresSionaI Committee and stated that he had
reduced the wages OF his employees and would
do SO again # he felt so inclined, has kept his
word
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-19

THE largest passenger engine in the world
has just been finished by tho Rogers works,
Providence, r. l.. for the New York, Provi-
dence and Boston Railroad. The driving
whees are six feet in diameter. It takes
three tons of coal to get up steam.
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/. Where is the most celebrated whirlpool to be
foundg-Neiia Hampton.
2 When and where the first pianoforte
made in America g--B. T. Webb.
8. What were the names OF tho three ships on
which Columbus made his first voyage? OF the
man who made the first discovery William s,
Pedeu.
BIBLE BRIGADE.
Smoke is first mentioned in the Bible in descr!b-
ing Sodon aud Gomorrah. il is used metaphoric-
ally in several places as in Psalms T4;II why
doth thine anger smoke"
Milk constituted large part of the food OF the
Jewish shepherd families, aud is first mentioned
in the 18th Chapter of Genesis part OF the enter
tainment served by Abraham and Sarah TO their
angel visitants. 1t is used to signify plenty, as in
Joel the hills shall flow with milk"
Jacob hid the earrings and idols OF his house
hold under an oak, while on his way to Bethel to
Jehu reigned IS years. He was a mighty war
Tior.
There are many who believe the account OF
Joshua commanding the sun and moon to stand
still to be high poetic figure. The book of Jasher
means The book OF the law, or of " the up
right" though whether it refers TO one OF the writ
ngs lost in the Captivity to part OF the Ola
Testament, is a subject of haplcss conjecture.
i. Where in the Bible is Jesus called Justus? 2
Who was the mother Of the three chief heroes OF
David's army, and what were their names Mrs.
III. J. Leach
3. What is the prophecy so often applied to JEFF
Dayis?-H NJ Mccall
4. What king of Israel wept over Elishah when
he WAS sck.-bIrs. Mayo
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Well, that depends" He can if his throat
is large enough and the eannon-ball not too
large. The question really seems worthy of
some consideration in view of the size OF some
of the pills that are prescribed for suffering hu-
manity. Why not throw them ." to the dogs
aud take DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pnrgative Pei
lets2 Small, sugar coated. purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless, in glass, and always fresh
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Baby's Choice.

loyeIiest, whitest, clear
est, soflest ska, free
from pimple, spot, or
bienish. IT Is absolutely
pure, delieately inedi-
exquisitely per-
fumed, and simply In
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fsntiie skin Soap. II
used from moment of
birth. is sure 10 prevent
every species of skin and
scalp diseases. Sale
ggeater than that Of all
other infautile skin
in The world com
hiHea. POTTER DRUG &
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A FAMoIrs AMrRIcAN.

A FAMOUS AMERICAN.
I am composed Of - letters
Ny 8, a. 2, IS is to peruse.
/, 10, 3 is boy nickname.
Q, Il, Z, 6, is something all nations own.
H. ID IS short for boy name.
Now, the 1rst thing I'll do,
viii give you clew.
A General was in 1862,
When all the boys did wear the blue,
And fought with all the skill they knew
To save country, ia which the rebels flew.
Mary z. Couklin, FarInngdale, L. I.
a PASSING ENIGMA
Ny . A. 3, 5 Is a number.
II. ], 10, II is fsyorife dish with many,
7, T. will cause q loss to the Q. g.
8, T. :, part Of hat.
6, T. 5 Is what George Washington could not do.
Ny whole is familiar name we never shall see
more.-flora q. Adams, Ellington, Mich
ENSIGN ENIGMA.
by ], 2 3 is an article.
4, s. ii verb
6, 7, 8, 8. mans nanS.
10, L. an article.
u, 10. IL, Is is plant.
lily whole IL an ensign.
Ella Price, Laredo No.
RnYMIEG CHARADE.
OF the masculine gender, yet It's strange
BY adding one letter to woman change
Then add another, and 10 and behold
I'm man again. and brave aud bold;
Now if three more you join TO me,
very brave woman you will see.
Nina Bsliou.