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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22
Fate of the JaniZaries.

The recent report of the death of the last
of the janizaries in Russia, at the age of up
ward of 80 years, calls to mind one of the
most dreaded organizations Of men the
world has ever known. The janizaries
were the troops with which Turk ey fought
her battles in Europe during the centuries
before this. They were originally the
children of Christian parents, captured
by the Turks, and reared in the faith of
Islam.
By the Mohammedan law fifth part
of the captives, as we'll as of the spoil,
belonged to the Caliph, the Prophets
successor. Under this law the Sultan
claimed for himself the fifth part of the
healthy male children who had been
taken captive in the European wars.
These children became Mohammedan.
They were trained for military service;
they were granted special privileges the
highest places in the State were open to
them, and they were made their SOW
ereign's body guard.
The beginning of the present century
brought an end to the successful career of
these janizaries. They persisted in the
use Of their obsolete weapons and old
fashioned tactics, and could not cope
with the artillery nor match the modern
maneuvers of the regiments of Austria
and Russia. Attempted reforms were
fanatically resisted. The introduction
of Russian tactics brought on an open
revolt in Constantinople June IS, 1856.
The janizaries were gathered in one of
the public squares of the city. They
numbered 20, 900 desperate men. They
were ignorant of the design of the gov
ment, and had gotten themselves, as it
were, into trap.
The first intimatIon they had that
they were doomed was a shower of
grape shot from the artillery. They
were hemmed in by soIdiery on every
side. The gates of the city were closed,
and were kept closed for two days, that
the work of destruction might be as
complete as possible. More than this,
orders were sent through all the provinces
commanding the death of any who
might have escaped from the city Fiji
teen thousand were killed and 26, 600
were expatriated, and the janizaries
were abolished.
What a recollection of that time the
last survivor, whose death is Just re-
ported, must have carried with him for
the threescore and two years sincel-
Youths Companion.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22
President Diaz Prevents a Panic.

A serious panic at the Arbeu Theatre,
City of Mexico, was prevented few days
ago by the cool courage of President
Diaz- The best society of the city had
turned out TO attend the performance OF
''El Positive" by Leopoldo Buron. A
drunken man was being ected by the
police, and several society people who
had taken too much WINE cried out ::
'.Faerat Fuera.' put him out Their
neighbors understood them to say
''FueqO " fire. and repeated that cry.
The vast audience arose to its feet, the
ladies of fashion in the dress circle and
private boxes grew very frightened and
many OF them tainted, children could be
heard crying in every direction; and the
aisles were fill ng with struggling mass
of humanity endeavoring to reach the
doors. At this moment President Dlaz
arose. and with his left hand on the
shoulder of his wife to hold her down IN
her seat. addressed the audience. The
first words commanded instant attention:
sCuiet gentleman; it is nothing. Keep
your seats - His voice and attitude sue
ceeded at once in restoring order and
self possession to the throng. 1mme-
diately all returned to their seats
ashamed of their fears. AS soon as 1T
was seen that there was no fire in the
building the orchestra struck up the
Mexican dina amidst laundering APP
plause and vivas for General Diaz.
NeU Orleans Times Democrat.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22
An Engineers Presentiment.

Railway employees are not without
their supersti tions any more than is the
old salt of the ship. An engineer once
said that he dreaded the next trip. He
had killed a horse the last run out, and
he considered that was a sure forerunner
of killing a man. 1t hadn't failed in
seven times during twenty years service,
he asserted In Just a week the deaf and
dumb man, who loves to walk where the
steel rails lie thickest, fulfilled the
shadowy presentiment of the man at the
locomotive lever. Engineers Journal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22
How Conspirators Communicated.

1t is related that Histeus, anxious
to order Aristagoras to revolt, as the
only safe way took the truesU of his
slaves, shaved his head, and. pricking
the message upon his scalp, waited
spatched him to Miletus, telling him
to tell Aristagoras ''to shave his head
and look thereon" This was one way
to communicate an important message.
- Commercial Ad0ertiSer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22
Happiness.

THERE are eight hundred dead laws on the
statute books of Illinois.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22

ing to a dry well, over which heavy
iron pulley, part of the ancient ma
chinery, was cast.
81 am here, pretty weak from long
fasting, said the occupant of the strange
prison, when he knew that Alma was
above. Five been here several days.
judge, and began to think death alone
would end my sufferings. He and /
came together on the goth of June. We
followed the short cut from the station,
and at his request we entered here to ex-
anime the old factory. 1 stepped on
some rotten planks and was precipitated
into this old we'll 1 was hurt by the
fall. He promised to go for rope. He
did not return. Once l climbed to the
surface but could not lift the wheel, and
fell back. [ have called and called until
exhausted"
Alma, trembling with agitation and a
strange inward Joy, promised to bring
help, and fastened from the old mill.
When she returned her father accom-
panied her, bearing lantern. 1t re-
quired the united effort of the old man
and his daughter, with lever, to move
the covering to the unused well. When
lifted to the surface Manning was too
weak to stand.
Assisted by father and daughter, how
ever, he managed to walk into the open
air. His story of Paul Hildreth's perEdy
planted red-hOt wrath in the heart of the
old squire.
''Let him show his head again and I'll
put him where the dogs won't bite him, "
avOwed the old man at a white heat of
wrath. And then the clatter Of hoofs
fell on their ears. Some traveller was
taking a short cut across the gulch
the rays down the road.
It was Paul Hildreth.
His face grew white when he saw the
trio, and noted that one was Gerard
Manning.
''Stop moment, Paul Hildreth, Pve
little account to settle with you,"
cried the old man, advancing, his face
revealed, stern and solemn, in the weird
light. Sin the sight of heaven you are
a murderer! and T.
But the old squire was not permitted
to finish the sentence. A horse suddenly
wheeled in the road, and dashed swiftly
from the spot.
''The scoundrel He must be inter-
cepted," grated Mr.. Dane, moving
swiftly after the fieeting man.
Father, come back" called Alma.
The old squire soon returned. realizing
the futllltY OF the chase.
81 will post him on the morrow, and
he shall not escape" muttered the in
dignant old man.
And then the trio climbed the hill,
and at easy stages made their way to the
squire's home. OF course Paul Hildreth
did not show up, nor did Squire Dane
post him as he had promised, owing to
Manning's wish.
''He may not have meant to murder
me-" said Gerard, ''but he would have
released me only after wedding Alma,
who, it seems, fell into the trap"
''For which | am heartily ashamed,
although that telegram quite upset me-"
returned the girl.
In after years Fenlow's Folly was
utilized, and the young squire who pre-
sides over the destinies of growing
manufacturing village, owes his all, he
often asserts, to his wife's bravery in
visiting the haunted ruin one night in
the long Yankee Blade.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22
News About Town.

1t is the current report about town that
Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs is
making some remarkable cures with people
who are troubled with Coughs Asthma, Bron-
chitis and Consumption. Any druggist will
give you a trial bottle free Of cost 1t is guar
anteed to relieve and cule. Large bottles, so
cents and 81
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22

A New York bootblack has this sign
on his chair: pedal leguments artist
cally Illuminated and fabricated for the
insnitesimal remuneration of cents per
operation"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22

MRS. GARRETT ANDERSON, the leading wo-
nan physician of England, makes S50,0v0 a
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22

And Wlnklng taperS show the sun his way;
For what my senses can PEI ceiVe,
l need no reve at on to belieYe.'
Ladies suffering from any of the weaknesses
or ailments peculiar to their sex. and who will
use DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription accord
ing to directions will experience a genuine
is positive cure for the most complicated and
obstinate cases of leucOrrhea, excessive flow
ing, painful menStruatOn, unnatural sup
presSiOns, prOlapsus or falling of the womb,
weak back, female weakness" anteversion,
retrOversiOn, bearing down sensations, chronic
con estiOn, Inflammation and liberation of the
womb Inflammation, pain and tenderness in
ovaries, acc mp MED with internal heat
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22

A reproduction cf the Bastile is about
to be opened as a show in Paris.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22

Hebrews hold $3.50. 900, 900 in real es-
tate in New York city.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22

The foundation of all happiness is health. A
man with imperfect digestion may be a
millionaire, may be the husband of an gel
and the father of half a dozen cherubs and
yet be miserable if he be roubled with dyspep-
STA, or of any of the disorders arising from i'm
perfect digestion or sluggish liver. DR..
Pierc S Pleasant Purgative Pc lets are the
safest and sures' remedy for these morbid
conditions Beng purely vegetable, they are
Perfectly harmless.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-22

BIsMARCK'S wife is now more than sixty
years of age, tall, and very gray.
Thousands of cures follow the use of DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. so cents.
AN engin ering authority declares that no
dam stop the Mississippi
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
EEICO Dbl LI0JEST

ce. Qu'allait il arriver? quel cha
timent son pere r6servait-il au cou-
pabie? &c ne fut qu'spres IN quart
d'heure de trouble ct de perplexlte
qu'elle Sc rappela le motif qui Va
vait dirig6e. Ellie trouva lie catal-
pa dams une porcelaine de Savres,
sur Tappui dune fenetre, ct lie por-
ia d sa mere.
Baltimore 6tait pres de sa fem
me; il la contemplate avec n sol.
te de satisfaction savage. Quand
Th6r4se cut dome a sd mere la
fl ,ur qu'elle demandait, il attira
sur sa poitrlne la t6te de sa file, ct
lui dit en- l'embrassant avec effu-
sion:
"a cOut1NEer.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
~lncorporee sous Pau.
tOrite de la lOi
de 1874.

Banque d'6pargnes mutuelles, admins
tree suivant les mellleurs princlpes recon
nus sous la garantle des lois les plus stric-
ties ct les plus conservatives.
LA BANQUE est ouverte dc 9 b. Am.
a 8 h. P. M. ct lie Samedi depuis 8 b. AM.
a b. du soir.
Cette panque pale I'm lnteret au taux
de cling par cent. L'argent depose dams les
trois premiers jours du mois porte lnteret
du premier du mois. Les depots fats
apres lie tIoisieme jours .portent interet
du premier jour du mois sulvant.
L'a1gent peut etre retire en- tout temps,
mails dot demeurer trois mois i la Banque
pour porter interet. 4 la fin du troisie-
me mois, o III ave- trols mois d'interet,
a la fin du Iuatrieme mois, quatre mois
d'interet; a la fin du cinquieme mois,
cinq mois, ct ainsi de suite, aussi long
temps que votre argent demeure dans la
Banque.
Vous n'avez pas a renouveler vos de-
pots tous les trols gu six mois, CONNIE
dams les autres banques. Les premiers
de chaque j%anvier ct juliet, nous vous
faisons un etat de vos interets, soft que
vous veniez a la Banque ou non, ct ces
interets portent interet de meme qu'un
depot. Nous vous continuous &c priv.
lege pendant vingt ans, 81 lie compile NEST
pas retire.
Cette Banque ne transige aucune atfai-
re commercials, ne pr6te aucun argent
sur billet sans garantie, ct ne prend au
Guns risques 4lels qu'lls soient.
Vous notes pas tenu de bonner avis
quand vous desirez retirer notre argent,
La loi dome a la Banque lie privilege
d'exiger s%oixante jours davis, mails de.
puts pres de dix ans, ellie ma jamais de.
mande une minute de delai.
Toutes vos atfalres avec la Banque som
privees ct confident1elles. Personne au-
tire que vous ne pe1t retirer votre argent,
a moins qu'elle ne soft autorisee a le
faire.
La coniance du public dams cette Ban.
que est evidente, pleinement ctablie pal
.e fait que les depots qu'on lul a comics
Sc chiffrent au%jourd'hui a la somme de
UN MILLION QUATRE CENT MILE
PIASTRES. Ellie est la banque d'epar-
gnes la plus considerable 4 POuest de
Cleveland.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
THE BEST EQUIPPED LINE TO
CHICAGO. OMAHA q KANSAS CITY.

The Sleeping Cars on these trains have
been prepared especially for this service,
and together with the V~EsTIBULED Dim
ing Cars, Coaches and Baggage Cars are
the finest equipped trains of their class
in the world.
TICKETS AT LOWEST RATES, and good
on these Vestibuled Trains, can be Sc
cured at the following Offices:
st. Paul-150 East Third Street.
Minneapolis-13 Nicoilet House Block.
Duluth-112 West Superior Street.
Also at st. Paul and Minneapolis
Union Depots and at Offices Of connect
ing lines. Sleeping Car Accommoda.
lions secured in advance.
NOTE.-The above advertised time is
the actual running time, n he motto
Of the Northwestern Line is
"ALWAYS ON TIME"
E. W. WINTER, F. B. CLARKE,
Genl Manager. GenlTrafic Manager
T. W. TEASDALE,
Gen1 Passenger Ag't, ST. PAUL.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
NC OTHER
Railway in the Northwest

has IN SO short , reriod gained the repn
tation and popularity enjoyed by the
GEN
TRALLlNE From a com
para lveIy unkllown factor Il the COM
ne. cial world, it has been ira 'sformed
to an independent, influential, gr Id
THROUGH ROUTE, with m gnifi' ent
depo.s, superb equipment and unsur
pas ed t rmlnal fat ili,ies Through care
full cat ring to details, 1t has Won for
itself a reputation for solidity, safety
convenience and attention to it's patrons.
second to 10 railroad in the county,,
PULLMAN sleapers, models Of pala'ial
comfort, dining Cara in which the cuisine
and general appolntmt nts are up to The
highest standard, and coaches especially
built for this route, d e among the chief
eleme is which hav. contributed
towards c tei ing successfully to a dis
eliminating public. oaied dirt city on
it's line, between MINNEAP POLLS and
ST. PAUL, an MILWAUKEE and
CHICAGO, nd DULUTH and MIL
WAUKEE and CHICAGO, are the fol
lowing thriving cities of Wisconsin and
Michigan: NEW RICHMOND, CHIP
PEWA FALLS, EAU CLAIRE, ASH
LAND, HURLEY, Wis IRONWOOD,
Mich, BESSEMER, Mi, h., STEVENS
POINT, NEENAH, MENASHA, OsH-
KOSH, FOND DU LAC, WAUKESHA,
and BURLINGTON, Wis.
For detailed information, lowest cur
rent rates. berths, e c., via this route,
to any point in the SOUTH or EAST,
apply to nearest Ticket Age t, or adj.
dress
VIM. S. MELLEN, JAMES BARKER,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Pass. s. Ticket Agt
MILWAUKEE.
F. H: ANsON, Northwestern Passen-
ger Agent, No. Nicollet House Block,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21

uBr Correspondent auss1 de tres pres a
la Care Centrale, ayec tous les trains SUI
les diverses lignes du rGseau de St-Paul
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-03-01
A Female Animal Charmer.

Tipt'n County, Tennessee, has q phe-
nomenon in the person Of a young
lady who has remarkable power over
animals. She Is able 10 CONNER, and
ride, in moments time, hoyses and
mules that no one else has ever been
able to handle. The most savage dog
in the neighborhood quails before and
never offers TO molest her. Squirrels
and birds come to her in the woods and
eat from her hand, and many times she
has been known to pick up . rabbit in
the path. She says that from infancy
she has had this remarkable power over
wild animals, but only within the past
few years was she aware that she was
also ''horse tanner. y She SAYS she i
not conscious Of putting forth any effort
IN this line, but il Just "comes natural. |"
The only explanation that she can offer
is that she has an intense sympathy aud
lore for wild birds and animals. In re-.
gard TO horses she Is perfectly fearless,
and by their animal instinct they must
know it. These, she says, are the only
reasons she can give. Uineinaati TIC.
lrdm. A
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-03-01
"a Monster Serpent Of Mexico.

The San Marcial country has been con.
siderably aroused from time to time by
the conflicting reports Of ,Mexisans, who
say that The extinct crater to the east Of
tho plain known as the HJornado del
Muerto,n about twenty-five miles from
this place, is the abode ofa monster ser.
pent. second in size only to that huge
reptile of the seas that has so often been
spoken OF by mariners and others. 1t is
reported by some to be fully 100'feet in
length and about two feet In circumfer-
ence, but probably the most trustworthy
information is that given by q Mr.. Alex
anaer, who possesses some mining prop
erty in the San Andreas Mountains, which
lie to the east of the broad plain. Mr..
Alexander says that he saw the serpent
once while crossing the tornado on the
way to his mines. He was about half
way across the plain, jogging leisurely
along behind his burro, dreaming OF the
immense wealth that he hoped to realize
from his property, when suddenly the
burro stopped, erected its long ears,
wheeled quickly around and made mad
stampede in the opposite direction. Mr..
Alexander was at loss to account for
this strange freak Of the lburro, and was
about TO start in pursuit of the runaway,
when he chanced to look ahead. Then
his eyes gazed upon the monster. He
was so beside himself with fear at first, he
says, that his nerves were completely
paralyzed, his hair stood on end and
move he could not; he was rooted to the
spot and his eyes were fixed upon the
serpent. 1t was about a quarter Of a
mile from him and was travelling in the
opposite direction--toward the crater.
He says itappeared to be about sixty feet
in length; but what surprised hira most
was the queer proportions of the creature.
The fore parts were of enormous size, its
head being fully as large as a barrel. A
few feet behind the creatures head two
large scales were visible which glittered
in the sun like polished shields: further
back were two huge claws on either side, (
about two feet apart, which were all the
monster had in the shape of feet. The
rest Of the body was comparatively small
and tapering to the end Of the tail. II
Travelled at rapid gait, sometimes rear
ing its whole body from the ground. and
walked on its four claws. He watched
il tillit disappeared over alittle hill, and
then he started to look after his bnrro.
The. Mexieans have the most deadly
fear OF the crater, and will not venture
within miles Of it, there being popular
tradition among them that ii is the abode
Of some terrible serpent. The Mexieans
assert that on one occasion descent Of
the crater was made by three men, and
as none Of them returned it was gener.
ally believed they were deyoured by. the
nster.-Addnla Consultation.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-03-01

OF course, even with them it pays to
use reasonable caution to keep them in
good condition economically; but a
good shelter aud q feeding hut can be
provided and the manure. we can. secure
will.pay well for the trouble of eeding,
Care should be taken to keep reasouahly
young stccle, and d large proportion
should be ewes, so that in addition to
their wool the increase may be secured.
With anything like ordinary care
either the wool or the increase should
be of sufficient value to pay for the
cost, leaving the other for profit.
e In this way they can be made as prof.
liable as any other stock upon the farm
so thst instead OF selling the grain or
other products, they are fed out to stock,
not only. increasing the profit but also
aiding, very materially, to increase the
fertility of the soil. - sg
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-03-01
Winter Shelter ror Cows.

In the winter it is necessary, thinks 9
writer in the Mirror aud Farmer, to con.
fine cows much in warm shelters and
even in summer, especially when soiling
is the practice, the cows will be in theiI
shelters not little. The successful dairy.
man will give the greatest attention to
stables. In fact, the success Of the dairy.
man, while by no means altogether due
toib is usually measured by his study Of
sheltering and the wisdom and care he
shows in the building and care of COW
stables.
The first point is ventilation. Without
il, foul air will soon collect in the stables
air fouled not only by the matters
from the lungs and cutaneous glands OF
the animals, but by the exhalations, not
altogether avoidable, from their excre-
ment. This foul air will so poison ami
mails, reduce their thrift, and therefore
their production, and favor the appear
ance Of disease to such an extent that
this alone would justify the necessary
ventilation. But the dairyman, more
than the beef grower, loses by foul air in
the stables. 1t seems necessary to milk
in the stables; at least it is very incon-
yenient, and occasions an expense of Ia
Dor, not to do so; and the foul gases in
the stable viii begin the contamination
OF the milkas soon as it leaves the udder.
The absorptive power Of milk Is almost
surprising, and If exposed, for only a
short time, to the matters that must exist
in an unventilated shelter, the best but
ter cannot be made from it. The loss to
the dairyman is generally more than he
imagines.
If the dairyman also rears his own
cows there is further reason for ventila-
tion. The poisoned blood Of the COW is
the blood Of the fgtus. The cow con-
fined in q foul shelter cannot drop q
vigorous, thrifty calf.
For the same reason that he has an un-
usal interest in ventilation, the dairyman
has an unusal interest in light in the COW
stable. Light Is as essential TO the
health and thrift Of cows, as it Is to the
health and thrift Of nearly every one OF
the higher animals. But, besides this,
sunlight is an important agent in puri-
flying the stable. Filth and foul gases
breed in darkness; sunlight il their foe.
The more light admitted into the stable
the less dampness and contamination.
And why should there not be an abund-
snce Of light where glass Is cheap and
can be protected by a few barsl fhavc
no excuse for basement stables 80 situated
or put 50 far down in the earth that they
cannot be well lighted: and am free to
say that think majority of the base.
ment stables arc Of decidedly doubtful
economy. In the management Of dairy
cattle the handling Of their excrement Is
q matter Of Importance, and i intimately
connected with their slabIing. We can
not afford to waste this excrement.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-03-01
A Greenbaek Done In OIL.

A fac-simile Of two.dollar bill Is A.
tracing . good deal Of attention from
stroIlers through the Fifth Avenue Hotel
corridor, where it Is displayed. Il Is Q
perfect imitation OF the genuine, and
bears the signatures Of B. X. Brnce aud
Mr.. Wyman.
It is painted on a black ba kground.
The original belonged TO Chief Clerk
Carr Of the hotel, who pulled Il out of
his pocket one night about three weeks
ago, and jokingIy told young Proctor a
New York artist, that he could make
money II he could paint grcentaeks.
Proctor at once accepted the enaiience,
and last week completed the tastl la z
The texture Of the paper has been al.
most exactly reprcdueed, and the ercasei
that come in bill afteritb bas been tucked
away in dozens Of pccketbooks arc
cleTerly traced across the canvas. The
best criticism made Of Mr.. proetofs
work l. the frequent comment from casnul
passen-by that II is merely an original
cleverly worked over In oils. .-Aes lori
Graphie. |fsaH