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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
Novel Uses for the Rabbit.

Judging by the later uses that surgery
is finding for the rabbit, depriving it of
its parts to supply the place of diseased
tissues in human beings, Australia might
soon begin to reckon up her rabbit popu-
lation under the head of medical sup
plies" Defective eyes and aching nerves
have recently been patched with the rah-
bits healthy tissues very much in the
way the ''hall mark" Of approved genuine
metal is sometimes cut out of trifling
pieces Of old plate and set into much
larger articles of silverware. The point
is made for the rabbit that it is vegeta-
BILE feeder and therefore its tissues are
less subject to cause Inflammation and
blood poisoning when transplanted to
the human system. PtiLadeLphia Ledqer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
Care of Horses

Good light is most necessary for horses
It is no more pleasant for a horse to be
kept in a dark stable than for human
being to lie confined in a dark room. 1t
is very trying to the eyes when a horse
Is brought out into the light. Dark
stables are often the cause of blindness
Ventilation is also most important-not
a draught from open windows or doors,
but properly constructed ventilators in
the ceiling to carry off foul air, which al
ways rises and floats about near the
ceiling. The temperature of stable
should not be over seventy degrees or
under fortytive. So says (among other
good things on horse caring) writer IN
the Montreal IVitnSes.
Speaking of equines here are some
directions for tanning, taken from erich
on Artistic HOrse-Shoeing," which may
[and may not prove trustworthy: "To
tame a horse, halter him and then take
the warts from his leg; dry and powder;
then blow it up his nose. Then take
oil of arodium, drop few drops in your
hand and rub it over his nose. This
will make him follow you, and you can
do anythingyou wish"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
Switzerland's Milk Cows.

Switzerland has 600, 900 milk COWS,
all of native breed, and divided into two
sharply defined races, the brown and
the spotted The former color varies
from deep fawn to mouse gray, the latter
shade Icing held in the most esteem.
The brown race is short-horned and
considered as the original type. 1t
corresponds to the remains found on
the sites of the Roman cities of the
third century of our era. The skulls of
this race, Furthermore, are identical with
those found in the Swiss lake dwellings.
The spotted race, peculiar to Berne and
Fribourg, is believed to be Of Scandi-
navian gin.-Pic0yatne.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
Adapt Manure to Plants.

How to do this to the best advantage
should be studied by all soil toilers.
Professor Goessman, of the Massachu-
sets Experiment Station, says that a
system of manuring may be called we'll
devised or rational system when it is
based upon results of careful examina-
ton into the composition of the plants
under cultivation, and on due consid-
Grafton Of its natural qualifications for
availing itself of the needed plant food
from both the atmosphere and the soil.
This shows what a close relationship ex-
lists between scientific knowledge and
the practical experience required by the
farmer in order to reach the best results.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
The Buxom Queen of Tahiti.

1t is fete night on our arrival at
Tahiti, SAYS a correspondent of the
Chicago Time and band of music Is
PLAYING seductive airs II front of the
government house, over which waves the
tri-color of la belle rance announcing
the protectorate. POmare V. the native
kim, pTeferrlng to indulge IN his brandy
and soda and other excuses IN smaller
edifice little distance off, gives up all
vo &c in the mana cement of the govern
ment for a consideration of %. 600 francs
per annum. Fer Ma esty. the Queen,
also receives a compensation for abd1cat-
inc the throne, although a much smaller
one. and lives quietly and unos; enta-
tiously in snug little cottage ady dining
that of her sister, who is married TO the
United States onsul. Her tall, grace
full figure. clad in a loose flowing gown,
NAV be seen as she moves among the as
semblage in the beautiful grounds dl-
rectly in front of the palace, leaning her
richly eweled, dusky arm, little heav-
ily, perhaps, on that of her honored cav
alier, who happens to be captain OF a
man Of-war now in port, as she strolls
hither and thither in the tropical sum-
mer moonl ght with a slow and undulat-
ing motion peculiar to women OF her
race, and she every inch queen, although,
withal, a merry one.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
LaYerfng Crane Vines.

One of the surest methods of propa-
eating grapes is by the layering process,
very simple method that can be learned
in very few minutes by any intelligent
observer, and one that is especially valu-
able with hard-wooded varieties, like the
Northen Virginia or Cynthiana, which
do not grow readily from cuttings. The
following from a correspondent of the
Prairie Fd5maer, is eminently practical:
The layeriI G of grape vines may be
done from the first of June until Septem-
Der. Select long and flexible canes of
! last years growth for the operation
: those which start from near the ground
are preferable. AS soon as the laterals,
or side branches, have attained a length
of twelve inches, work can begin. Dig
b shallow trench from four to six inches
deep lay the base of the vine down first;
remove the leaves at the base of the
lateral, then with sharp knife make
slight inc siOns on the under side of the
vine, when laid down, near and on each
side of the joints from which the laterals
grow. 1t is best to hold the vine firmly
down by small wooden hooks, cut from
any convenient tree or brush pile. Pro-
coed in this way toward the top or
younger part of the cane. When the
Iaterals are too small to pro ;ect six inches
above the surface, leave them to make
some growth, and later in the season fill
the trench with fine, mellow soil, pack
ing firm about the base of the laterals
with the hand and being careful not to
break them, as they are the future vine
when you have grown roots to them
Roots emanate from the joints of the
cane, and from them only. If the weather
is favorable, with plenty of moisture, the
layers will have good roots by October,
and can then be taken up and cut apart
for next springs planting.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
MaSsaging Royalty.

Or. Merger. at Amsterdam, has had
under massage treatment the Queen of
Sweden, the Emp press of Austria, the ex-
Empress Eugene, the Queen of Rou-
mania, the Crown Prince of Holland, the
Archduchess of Austria, the Duke of
Mecklen burg and several Russian Princes.
DR.. Merger charges his royal patients
precisely the same sum that he exacts
from plebeian patients. For three min
utes of massage rubbing the patient pays
five guilders-9s. 4d.-St. Stephens Ga
zstte.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
Water for Hogs.

Investigations of the swine plague
show that, of all farm ANIMALS, swine
more than any other should have pure
water from a we'll. The microbe pro-
ducing the dread disease of hog plague
may be carried in a stream of water;
hence it is unwise to allow hogs to drink
from stream, though fed by springs. if
hogs are kept under bad conditions any
where above on the stream. The microbe
may lie in moist matter for months with
out having its vitality impaired; hence
1t is folly to allow hogs to drink from
Tstream when ;sease has prevailed within
some months among hogs anywhere on
the land from which water enters the
stream above The danger is so great,
and may so suddenly or unawares make
IT'S appearance, that it is never wise to
allow hogs to drink from a stream. The
. danger from Stagnant water is as great
While the microbes can find their way
into it from only a limited territory,
such water always contains organic mat
ter, making conditions favorable to the
life of the microbes, and they may exist
in it, with evil power unimpaired, for
weeks or months. Aside from this, stag
naut water is unfit to be drunk; pools,
ponds, etc., are far oftener an in jury than
a benefit.
Nor does every we'll yield pure water,
free from contamination. If the surface
water is allowed to enter it, there is as
good chance of its being tainted as
there is of the pool being tainted. Nor
will the passage of the water through
few feet of loose soil filter out the dis
ease germs. ''Seep' wells are often the
unsupported cause of disease; there are
many cases of their being proven the
sources of typhoid fever, etc. The well,
TO be safe, must be fed by an under
ground stream, and it is all the better if
it be at least twenty feet below the sur
face. The soil should be taken away
from around the well for several feet
back. and replaced with clay stamped
solid. And if the mouth of the well is
lower than any of the surrounding
ground, make bank of clay around it
so high that nc surface water can get in.
Have tight curb, to exclude mice ETC.
but not one that will not allow air freely
to enter the well. Such a we'll will
yield safe drink for swine. and for other
farm animals as ySeu. The very rapid
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

speedy as the hoe. Unless the ground
is in bad condition the rake destroys
the weeds as we'll as the hoe, and its
action in the soil is more favorable to
the plants. There is no need of deep
stirring until the plants have made con-
siderable growth and the ground has
hardened, and, for surface stirring, the
steel rake, sharp and bright, is the in
strument par excellence.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

advance of medical research has shown
that the contagious or infectious dis
eases, terrible in their nature, once
blamed on evil spirits, are caused by
minute organisms lurking IN moist, foul
ground. or decaying matters; In our food
or drink, most often in the latter The
best provision for the health of ourselves
and animals, is water free from cOntami-
nation.-American AgricuLturist.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
MERCHANTS. BUTCHERS s nkSEns
CALF SKINS

Address G. S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vermont L. ).
The Shoe G Leather Reporter n. Y, and Shoe De
Leather ReUieao Chicago, the leading trade papers
OF the L. 5. in the Hide line have sent their repre-
sentatives to investigate Mr.. Pages business and
after a thorough examination and comparison the
Reporter gives him this endorsement.
" We beiere that in ertent Of hight freight TGJc
teridI collected and carried l. Page holds the eGd
competitor and that his present stock IS the
largest held by any house in this country"
And the Re1ieIo says
"a fter most thorough Investigation Of Mr.. Pages
business compared Icith others in same line, IRE
hare become fluy satisfied that in his specially light
weight stock he is qUestOHGbiy the largest dealer
ia is country, tcie a., superiority Of quality he is
cOnteSsedIy at the head"
QUERY: If Mr.. Pages business is the largest in
its line in the United States is it not the best posi-
BILE proof of his ability TO pay highest prices? If he
did not do would he naturally get more Skins
than any of his competitors in the same line.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

The largest private library in this
country is owned by H. H. Bancroft, the
historian, and is in his San Francisco
home. 1t consists of $4,000 volumes
and is valued at 100000.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

Princess Beatrice Battenburg is taking
a var: ETY. of internal and outward methods
for the reduction OF her obesity, which
threatens to become abnormal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

The value of the annual output Of
butter in Ireland is estimated at not less
han $50, 900 900.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
Worth knowing.

That ALLCoCK'S Porous PLAsTERs are the
highest result of medical science and skill, and
in ingredients and method have never been
eGualed-
That they are the original and genuine por-
Gus plasters upon whose reputation imitators
trade
That ALLCoCK's Porous PLAsrERs never
fail to perform their remedial work quickly
and effectualy.
That for Weak Back. rheumatism, Sciatica,
Colds, Lung Trouble, Kidney Difficulties, Ma
laria Dyspepsia, Liver and stomach Alice
tons. Strains and all Local Pains, they are in
valuable.
That when you buy ALLCoCK's Porous
PLASTERS YOU obtain the hest nlaSters made
Schiller. Def re composing, always put his
feet in cold waite.
Prominent Merchant in Trouble.
Old money bags mopes in his Office all day,
AS snappjsh and Gloss as a bear;
The clerks know enough 10 keep out of his
Lest the merchant should grumble and
Even Tabby. the cat, is in fear of a cuff,
Or a Kick. if she ventures too near;
They all know the master : apt TO be rough,
And his freaks unexpected and queer.
What makes the old fellow so surly and grim,
And behave so c nfoundedly m AM
There's certainly something the matter with
Is it stomach or liver, or spleen?.
Y
His blood is disordered nd foul.
It's enough to make any One hOpeleSsly mad.
And greet his best friend with ii growl.
The Worldwide remedy, DR.. Pier ce's Golden
Medical Discovery, will correct a disordered
liver and purify the blood. tone your system
and build up your flesh and strength.
Mrs Hicks-Lord, of New York has dia-
moad necklace worth $250OOO.
What IL Means.
To the man or woman who has never been
i'll. the word health i meaningless. But TO
the one who has suffered and de>paired,
health appears a priceless boon. 10 the
thousands of unfortunate women who are SUI
fering from some of the many forms OF weak
ne ses or irregularities peculiar to their sex,
DR.. Pierce's FavOrite Prescription holds forth
the promise of a speedy restoration or TINS
'pric les boom"
y $500 watch has just been imp ,rted for
gentleman in Connecticut.
The spoOkS and COLLINS that delight
To fill with terror all the night
That stalk abroad in hideOus dreams
With which dyspepsia's fancy teens,
VIII never trouble with their Ills
The man who trusts in Pirrce'S Pills.
DR.. Pierce'S Pie ,sant Purgative Pellets
vegeta BILE, harmless. pal less, su e!
The ex-Empress Eugene has developed
tendency tOWald Spirltu4llsm
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
a Prominent NIcrchant in Trouble.

Schiller. Def re composing, always put his
feet in cold waite.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

Al $500 watch has just been imp ,rted for
in Connecticut.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06
Whut In Means.

Mrs Hicks-Lord, of New York, has dia
moad necklace worth S25O,OOO.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-07-06

That when you buy ALLCoCK's Porous
PLAsTERS YOU obtain the hest nlaSters made.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-17
FROM XANRIRnER sT.TIoN.

Mr.. Thomas Sullivan, who has lived for the
last thirty years on the Cadwalader estate, near
Magnolia, has bought the farm of r. II. Pres.
ton, near VanBibber station, b. and o. Railroad,
Abingdon district, and will shortly remove
thither MIR. Sullivan is one of our best and
most respected farmers. One of his sons. Mr..
Thomas J. Sullivan, is the popular and efficient
agent at NanBibber station his assistant is his
brother. MIR. j. p. Sullivan; another brother,
Mr.. ID. F. Sullivan, is employed in running the
steam pump which supplies water for the rail-
road engines at this point. Still another broth
er, Mr.. J. j. Sullivan, is telegraph operator at
Magnolia, on the P, w. and B. Railroad The
youngest brother is at home with his father.
They are all enterprising, honorable and worthy
Mr.. r. II. Preston has rented Mr.. Charles
Budd's farm.
petition is being circulated in the first district
asking the Legislature to make no change in
the present fishing law relating to Bush river
James Posley, young man who had been
working on the B. aud o. Railroad here, pre-
tended that he wanted to marry q young lady
in the neighborhood, and not being fully pre-
pared he borrowed about Sl2 from Mr.. Henry
Cage, an overcoat, watch and chain from Mr.
John Wilson and other articles from inmates of
Mrs. Wilson's family, where he boarded, and
started OIL to be married. The parents objected
SO strenuously that the young man left in a
hurry and has not been seen since. He strange
ly forgot to return the wedding, flnery he had
borrowed, and also neglected to pay Mrs. Will
son her board-bill. He is much wanted in this
neighborhood.
This station was the scene of an elopement
about three weeks ago. The young lady failed
to get away the first day, but when the would
be groom came the next day he succeeded in
carrying of his bride. There was some romance
about this affair. DoNo.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-17
The Oyster Navy as Eel Catchers.

Our bright contemporary, the Baltimore
Herald, is disposed to poke fun at the bill
before the Legislature to make the oyster and
fish commissioners catcher of eels which are
known to destroy large numbers of fish in gill
and other nets. The Herald suggests that
the oyster navy could not follow the slippery
eel Into shallow waters and the men would
therefore have to use skiffs or wade. 1t adds ::
"What sight it Would be to see Com
mander Plowman and his deputies wading
waistdeep along the flats in the Potomac,
or plunging over the Shiny bottom of Bear
creek, speariDg cells or setting eel.traps along
the shores in the twilight. Just think of it.,
the men paid by the State 10 keep in fear and
subsection the bold dredger doffing their i'm
posing uniforms, laying aside their swivels
and Winchester rifles and taking up the eel
spear, and to be paid, too, for their extra
work in eel meatp
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-17
Blaine Says He Will Not be a Candi-
date,

MIR. Blaine has written letter from Flor
ence, Italy, to the Chairman of the Republi-
can National Committee, in which he says
his name will not be presented to the Repub-
lican Convention which will meet in Chicago
next June to nominate candidates for Presi-
dent and Vive President The publication
of this letter will be grievous disappoint-
ment TO the rank and file of the Republican
party. With all his faults, Blaine is the most
popular Republican in the country. No other
man the Republicans conld bring toward
would arouse so much enthusiasm as Blaine,
AMI II he had remained in the field the
chances of his nomination were good. At
the same time there is strong contingent in
his party which has not been dazzled by the
brilliancy Of Mr.. Blaine, but has scrutinized
his record and his character closely and found
in neither anything to base hope that the
political millennium would begin to dawn if
he were elected President. 1t was probably
the fact that the Mugwumps, as they are
called, had declared their intention of oppos.
ing him, that has induced Mr.. Blaine to saw.
that he cannot be the Republican candidate,
Ills decision, however, is perhaps not ire
vocable. If circumstances are changed be-
fore next June the Plumed Knight may also
be induced to change his mind and become
the Republican candidate for President, after
oil. At any rate twill not be prudent for either
party to build upon the fact that Mr.. Blaine
WILDE out ofthe field. The New York Tribune
says Significantly, "Ho wi,hdraws his name
so far as it is in his power to do So" and his
friends therefore feel that if they nominate
him he will accept.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-17
Prohibition and High License,

Our contemporary, the Havre de Grace Re.
publican, of Feb. 10th, contained a sensible
article on Prohibition and High License. We
concur in the views expressed therein
that the entire subject should be dis
cussed calmly, with view of securing
law that will, more effectually than the
present law, abate the growing curse of in
temperance in our county. We believe,
with the Republican, that High License will
accomplish better results in Hartford than
can be attained by any prohibitory law, no
matter how stringent its provisions may be
made. The Republican says:
Prohibition laws are now in force in Maine
Kansas and Rhode Island The P,ocidence
Journal, the leading newspaper in the latter
State, referring to this very subject, saws ::
"The condition under the prohibitory law in
this State, at present, is simply free rum,
plus the open violation and contempt of
statute law" 1t is the universal evidence
that prohibition does not prohibit, but that
wherever prohibition is In force, it fosters
Just such state of affairs as prevails in
hhode Island, and which has its exact coun-
terpart in Hartford county.
-" "ouiu hhc W sec TUG lndtter 1alrly TEST
ed before the people, at an early election.
They are in mood, now, to debate the cues
ton and vote intelligently Abolish the pre-
sent absurdity of law, as condition prece-
dent to everything else. Then let the legis-
lature enact an amended local option law,
one which will be more stringent in its pro.
visions and exacting in its demands, and by
It's side place high license law, also stringent
IN It's provisions, plain in its requirements.
ultimate in its demands, and with machinery
in itself that will bring vioaters oft to a
swirl, sure and severe punishment. The peo-
PIE will soon, and inteligently, decide for
themselves which of these measures would
be best for our county and we believe they
VIII resolve upon the adoption of high
license law, which is now being so success.
iully operated, and with such good results,
in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and other States.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-17

On the 14th instant, Mr.. Archer, of Har-
ford, obtained leave TO introduce a bill re-
lating to inheritance; also, a bill TO relieve
the County Commissioners OF Hartford county
of the care of The streets of Havre de Grace.
Mr. Mitchell Las obtained leave 10 intro
duce in the House bill to refund to Steph-
enson Masonic Lodge, of Lapidum taxes
paid in error.
The Committee on Education in the House
is preparing bill to make the appointment
of School Commissioners uniform in the sew
eral counties, by vesting the power of ap-
pointment in the State Board of Education.
Governor Jackson has vetoed the bill re-
quiring the County Commissioners of Carroll
county to levy money to build school houses.
The city annexation bill passed lis second
reading il the House on Wednesday.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-17
obituary.

Mrs. s. Roberta Workman, wife of DR.. 8. B.
WORKMAN, died at her home in Winchester,
Va, lately. Mrs. Workman was daughter of
the late Col. Robert l.. Baker. She leaves her
husband with care of one daughter. The de.
ceased had numerous friends in this county.
Peter Golf, well-known and highly esteemed
colored man, died at his home. near Oregon,
Baltimore county, on the morning of the 9th
inst, aged about 104 years. He was quite
active up to within few days of his death, his
vision remaining good and hearing but slightly
impaired. lie worked in the garden during the
past summer ard also made baskets and brooms
Mr. John ii. Miller died at his home, near
Darlington last Friday, of Bright's disease, aged
about 45 years. The deceased was unmarried
and shoemaker by trade. lie was worthy,
industrious man. lie was buried on Sunday in
the old'graveyard at Darlington.
Mr.. Charles Curry died suddenly, on the 5th
instant, at the residence of his son. In law, VIM
Wright, near Rock Run. lie appeared to be in
his usual health and at the time of his death was
ealing supper. lie was buried at Dublin NJ E.
Church.
Mr. Geo. Elliott Creyensten, son of Geo. A.
Crevensten, of Aberdeen, died on Tuesday last,
l4th inst, Of consumption, in his Goth year.
The funeral took place Thursday afternoon
Services and intetment at NJ. E. Church, Aber-
deem