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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17

Oh Sayi Have you seen the Gasoline
Stoves at John A. MOntgOmery's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17

Something excellent for pies, those
Dew. Drop blueberries ct Thompson &
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17

Private rooms for ladies and families
at Central Restaurant, next to FOard &
Stokes
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17

The latest style of Gents Boots and
Shoes at p. J. GooDMAN's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17

Mrs. Derby is receiving her spring
styles of Millinery.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17

Coffee and cake, ten cents, at the
Central Restaurant.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17
Cannerymen and Fishermen.

Just received, direct from the factory, a
full assortment Of ,Woodberry's soft laid
and twine laid. "a" quality, Cotton Rope.
MORGAN 6 SHERMAN,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17

Tender. Juicy steak at geG's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-17
A SAMPLE GAME.

Imagine a game. Say the players
are Blackie Edwards, Tom Meade,
Dick Holland and Bill Bolander.
They sit in the order named, with
Blackie on Meade's right. It's Black
les deal. He shuffles the cards and
hands them to Bolander to cut. Then
he deals one card at a time, helping
Meade first, until he deals three
cards from the top of the deck to
each of the players.
Meade looks at his hand and finds
king, ten and seven. The limit
is S25. Meade bets 81. He signifies
his willingness to bet by declaring
that its "go," that being the tech
nical phrase.
Holland finds in his hand a jack. a
nine and an eight spot. He bets the
limit.
Bolander discovers a queen and
pair of tens. He bets S6.25.
Blackie then turns up jack.
Meade's king being higher than the
jack turned by the dealer, wins 81,
but the ten and seven both being be.
low the jack, cause him to lose 81
each, which forces him to pay the
dealer 81.
Hollands jack is a stand off for
Blackie's jack turned up, and there
is no action so far as that card is
concerned. Dick loses on the ten
and the seven, they both being below
the jack in value, so he owes Blackie
twice S25 until he can see Bill
Hyde.
Bolander wins one bet and loses
two, having a queen and two tens.
The next hand, all of the outsiders,
that is, those other than the dealer,
have average cards and bet well up
to the limit, but, Notwithstanding the
fact that Meade has three aces,
Blackie wins everything in sight
when he turns up his card, for it is
an ace. Remsmber, aces in the hand
of the outsider do not stand off an
ace turned by the dealer. When the
dealer turns an ace there is but one
thing to be done on that deal, and
that is to take everything-if you are
the dealer.
If an outsider hold three cards cor
responding to any card-except an
ace-turned by the dealer, there is
nothing lost or won on the hand, for
they are all stand off. If an out
slider have three cards that prove to
be higher than the one turned by the
dealer, the person holding the cards
in question wins three times the
amount of the money he bet. If he
hold three cards that are lower than
the one turned he loses three times
his bet.
| Those who play cards for money
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15

NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

A Michigan syndicate is doing an
immense amount of work in Robeson
county, n. c., draining $4,000 acres Of
swamp lands and cleaning Lumber river.
so that steamers have been placed on
the latter. The timber BUSINESS there
is assuming enormous proportions.-Ex
The principle Of taxation in North
Carolina is u0sound For instance !:
you borrow of \ 81 900: you build a
house with it You are required to
pay tax on the house and the lender
must pay tax on the $1,000. This IS
an outrage. It is but little better
than a swindle and perpetrated by tie
State upon an indiviGuaI.-Star.
Hertford county Inferior court con-
vened three days last week with Judges
Beverly and Maddrey on the bench.
There were twelve convictions and one
acquittal Solicitor 3 B. Winbornc
conducted the prosecution with ability,
thereby saving the county great deal
of expense Messrs Smith and Scull,
of Gatesville. and rru1en & Vann, of
Edenton, were the visiting attorneys =
Index.
The News gives long account Of
the robbery Of Mr.. John Farrior' s
Jewelry store at Charlotte Thursday
night of last week, hy professional
cracksmen The safe was blown open
and 81, 800 worth of diamonds and
watches were stolen. There were so
fine gold watches in the lot The rob-
berry was not discCverd until the next
morning, ana there is not the slightest
clue to the perpetrators.
The proposed visit of the members
of the legislature to Asheville after
adjournment in response to invitation
will be very enjoyable affair, without
doubt, and we hope will be participated
in to the fullest extent possible The
members from the east should by all
means avail themselves OF the opportu-
nifty it will afford Of seeing one Of the
widest-awake as well as one of the
most beautiful parts of the State
News and Observer.
A repor, from Arson, n c., says
two colored Methodist preachers last
week being in charge of churches there
quarrelled about matter and finally
grew furious, and very hot fight
followed, in which clubs and knives
were used to advantage. Both are
badly bruised Up, and have been re-
quired to give bond for their appear
ance at the next term of ~iminal court
Their names are Reys. F.. f., Smith
and w. D. Dickerson.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
NOTES FROM TCNIS.

TUSIs March 9--The draw for the
Chowan river bridge has arrived. \
large number of workmen arrived this
week. who are now rapidly at work
laying the draw for the 1 hUnix Bridge
Company.
Another locomotive arrived in Tunis
to-day by the SIR. Ranger 1t was
brought by rail to EIenton
Work on the Norfolk & Carolina
Railroad is being pushed gradually.
The farmers here are at work.
Building is still on the boom. B.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
is MARRIAGE A FAILURE?
BY LILA SHAW Hustled, AsHTABULA, O.

You say I'm old and decrepit.
That the sands of my life are most run g.
And that you in your youth and your
beauty
Have cn!y !ife's journey begun.
You beg me to answer a question
In the sincerest words that l know,
Is true love and marriage a failure,
Or bright little heaven below?
All your query I never may answer,
Tho speak with the wisdom of years,
For until one has known what is sorrow
He never can weep bitter tears;
For love is a Joy and a sorrow
Like a forest with sunshine and
shade
And our lives would be barren without it
And proftless, too, I IN afraid.
But when you have learned all love s
teachings,
The pain, and the pleasure and all.
And have given to some one S" fond
keeping
Your own heart beyond your recall,
Ah then you will know all the meaning
You ask me so plainly to tell.
And the song III your heart will butecho
The sound OF sweet wedding bell
Norfolk Ledger
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
AT AVOCA
News and Observer.


Col. Chichester, hotel man of
some prominence, has taken charge
Of the hotel at the Avoca winter and
sporting resort. Persons wishing to
secure board can do so by the first of
April, but the big opening will not
take place until April 10th, 18th, 1 8th
and 10Th, and thereafter the amuse-
ments will continue from day to day
until the closing day. which will be
May 18th. The biggest times will
be from the 18th to the 10th of April.
The excursion rates for all over the
State will be very low and it will be
worth the price of the trip to see the
seine fishing. Three miles of netting
and eight steam engines, besides the
horses and men forces by the hun
dred. The editorial excursion gotten
up for North Carolina editors will
probably be joined by editors from
Virginia and other Southern and
Northern States All North Caro-
lima editors who desire to attend
should send in their names at once.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15

Departed this life at HochLeetl, De
Witt county, Texas, Dec Dist, 1883,
aged So years, james G Johnston, a
former resident Of Edenton and son of
the late Rev. s |, Johnston. D. d., of
Edenton, n. G Mr.. Johnston leaves
d wife and children, some of whom are
married. He viii be remembered by
many of The ci izens OF Edenton as a
generous and open-hearted gentleman
and as connected with the celebrated
Johnston VIII case. ase.-EconOmist.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
A VISIT TO GATES.

Mr.. EnrToR "A recent visit to the
goou old CO unity of Gates has impressed
us .nOra than ever with the truth of a
statement, frequently made, that her
people and the people of upper Chowan
are the best off and more generally
prosperous han any people Of the
Eastern sec ion We left Edenton
Thursday and spent the remaining por-
ton of tn, week with friends, who live
near the Suffolk & Carolina r. f., and
in most delightful home The farm
ers along the route show signs of
evident thrift Their dwellings and
farm houses, their fences and ditches,
their yards AMI gardens, all, are in
excellent order. Much preparation is
beil G made for a new crop. The pea
crop is looking well and is quite exten-
sive all along the route. The roads
and public buildin. s (churches and
school houses we mean) are in keeping
with the improved condition Of private
property and everything betokens in
dustry, enterprise, good living and a
most excellent citizenship.
At the home of our friend, Mr.. Jas.
NJ. Virgins, we were handsomely en-
tertained. Friday night we were
specially privileged-a large party was
given with Messrs r. E. Cochran, r..
g. Wiggins, c. R. Speight and W 7.
Hunter as managers and directors of
the same Quantaties of refreshments,
prepared in Suffolk, Va, were served
in handsome style. Dancing was the
order of the evening and till the small
hours which Immediately precede the
dawn of day. 1t was our pleasure to
meet many old acquaintance and to
form some new ones. among them, we
take pleasure in specially mentioning
Mr.. T. r Russell, bright and cheer
full companion whose jokes are equal to
the best and will ever be remembered.
Allow us, through your paper, to
return thanks to our entertainers and
to extend to them cordial invitation
to come to see US. Respectfully,
Edenton, n c., A j. B.
March 5th, 1889.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
. ELECTRIC BITTERS.

This remedy is becoming so we'll known
and so popular as to need no special
mention. All who have used Electric
Bitters sing the same song of praise. -
A purer medicine does not exist and it
is guaranteed TO do all that is claimed.
Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of
the Liver and Kidneys, will remove
Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other
affections caused by impure blood.
Will drive Malaria from the system and
prevent as well as cure all Malariai
fevers. For cure of Headache, Consti-
patton and Indigestion try Electric Bit
ters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed.
or money refunded. Price so cts. and
S1.00 per bottle at DIR. w. J. Leary' 3
Drugstore.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
IS CONSUMPTION INCURABLE?

Read the following: Mr. c.. Fl. Morris.
Newark, AK. says: ~ as down with
Abscess OF Lungs. aud friends and ply
sic!ans probOunced me an Incurable
Consumptlve. Began taking DR.. King 5
New Discovery Tor COnsumptiun am
now on my third bottle, and able to
oversee the work on my farm. 1t is the
finest medicine ever made.
Jesse MIddIewart, Decatur, O., says:
"Had it not been for Or. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption [ would
have died of Lung Troubles. Was given
up by doctors. Am now in best Of
health" Try it. Sample bottles free
aE DR.. W. j. Leary Drugstore.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
COTDTG
WV Nv 1Ss
FIRST JUDICIAL DRISTRICT.

SPRlNG-Judge Boykin.
FALL-Judge Gilmer
Beaufort-Feb. 18th, May 9th, Nov.
25th.
Currituck- March 4th, Sept. Cd.
Camden-March 11th. Sept. 9th.
Pasquotank-March 18th, June 10th.
Sept. 18th.
Perquimans-March 25th, Sept. 23d.
Chowan-April 1st. Sept. 30th.
Ga:es-April 8th, Oct. 7th.
Hertford-April 10Th, June 17th, Oct.
14th.
Washington-April 22d, Oct 21st.
Tyrell-April Goth, Oct, 28th.
Dare-May 9Th. Nov. 4th.
Hyde-May 18th, Nov. 18th.
Pamlico-May Goth. Nov. 18th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
Women in BUSINESS,

In this age of extreme activity and
wonderful development, lisa noteworthy
fact that many women have mads their
own way in mercantile life, and sue
cessfully compete with men in many
lines of business. Women, whether
they labor in the household or in the
store, are all liable to suffer from funt-
tional arrangements and the cares of
maternity. For all troubles known un-
der the category Of "female weakness"
Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a
faverite tonic and tried specific. It re-
lieves the greatest sufferers, and res
torres the patient tovigorous health and
strength. It is the only medicine for
women, sold by druggists, mnder posi-
tire guarantee, FROM the manufacturers,
that it will give satisfaction IN. every
case, or money will be refunded. This
| guarantee has been printed on the bot
tle-wrapper and faithfully carried out
for many years.
Or. Plerce,s Pellets ure constipation,
biliousness, sick headache, bilious
headach. and all, arrangements Of the
! sromachehrsr and bowels.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
Clean Journalism nj n Pref
miula.

With G few exceptions, as is the
case in any line Of business, the.
press Of Texas and Of the South
stands upon q high plane Of dignity,
honor and usefulness. Novices or
mere tyros should never be permitted
to misuse the columns Of q public
journal to vent their spleen Or pre-
judice, and thus bring into disrepute
the high calling Of legitimate jour
nalism. One Of the secrets of the
profession is to have tact and dis,
ccrnment sufficient to know what to
say, how to say it, and when to say
it. In short, to know what to keep
out of public print, and to publish
matter calculated to advance the
public welfare, free from passion
or prejudice. Consciousness or =
dogmatic spirit is unbeceming the
true journalist. Burke once said:
LET me tell my youthful censor that
che necessities of that time required
something very different from what
Others then suggested" A dispas7
7sionate, cool head, and a mentality
which has grown stronger, under.
the influence Of wise discipline and
self.reliance, slow to censurc, and
quick to applaud every just and
noble aim in life, is the kind Of
material best adapted for journals
tic work. The power of the press
when logged in such hands has o
sphere Of usefulness second to no
other calling. The editor who
rightly ~comprehends the full meas.
1nre of his responsibility speaks from
the highest pulpit on earth. How
important tits that journalism should
be in good hsnds, and its %utterauces
have the force of law.--Jeferson
Iron News.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
To Kill Potato Re.n.

The last brood Of tho
beetle, which usually appear +.
summer, crawl into the proa.s y
under old rubbish andIrema; Ss, IS =
ina semi.torpid state throuoh y =
winter. As soon as the pronna
comes warmed by the sun in .s.a
these torpid beetles revive auS .aal
out in search of food, and IA N
males lay their eggs upon ,A ~ H.
potato leaf appearing'a above cto. "
BY gathering the beetles as t Aas..e
pear and destroying them :. !.
enable to check the Increase n ~ -
bers Of the 6rst or new brand afst
season, for every one Of tia b
female beetles that escapes 'ds,.ss.
ton will lay from eight to 49,
hundred eggs. Unlessy you q ~
watchful some of the old bsay
will escape, aud their eggs Ina \.
young grubs will be found !,
weeks later on the potato nl,.s
and then should commence IA II.
mode Of destroying them BY aas6..
the potatoes with Paris greeA' ni,1
with plaster Of Paris or conss
flour. Cue pound Of tue. M.
mixed with thirty of Hour viii Z
sufficiently strong to kill either 4.
grubs or full'grown beetles ltedi,.
upon the plants. Should anoihere !,
later brood Of beetles appear, Inn
more poison, and continue to d. (
on the plants as long az any ln,ee,
are found on them. If your ueirsi
bors will practice the same taris,,
on this insect few or none at all ,;h
be seen the following year. But j,
almost every neighborhood the,
will be one or more farmers VA
viii neglect applying poisous d
their potatoes, and as a result iho..
sands of these insects escape md
;nfest the grounds Of the most yi,i.
liant and pains.taking cultivators Il
the sOil.-NeW York San.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
Abberiue Meridional.
African Forests.

The great forest through whlck
Explorer Stanley recently passed.
which he estimated to cover 2f6,-
900 square miles, is only q small
part of the great, African forest
which extends almost unbrokenly
from the west coast, in the 'Gahoon
and Owowe regions, with a width
~ofseyeral hundred miles to the great
lakes. This belt of timber, trendlng
away to the heart Of the continent, is
thegreatestforestregionin the world.
A part of it strikes south of the
Congo at the great northern bend
of that river, and the country em-
braced within the big curve is
covered with a compact forest, the
towering and wide.spreading trees
shutting ont q large part of the
sunlight. In these forests, complete
ly shut out from the rest Of the
world, live hundreds Of thousands
of people who are almost unknown
to the tribes living in the Savan-
M region outside. Scattered through
the big woods, within the Congo
bend, are little communities Of
Batwa dwarfs, eff whose existence
the traveller has no inkling aHtil he
suddenly comes upon them. Here
alao, along the Sanknru river, are
the tree hahitatious described by
Dr.. Wolf, where the natives lived
IN huts built among the branches to
escape the river foods. 1t a in
great clearings made in these forests
that Kund and Lappenbeck discoy-
erred some Of the most notable
villages yet found in Africa. 1t
was his account Of these villages
that led Bishop Taylor to choose
this part OF Africa as the goal be
wished to reach. Last year the
commercial company which is in.
vestigating the trade resources of
the Congo sent it's steamer, the Roi
DIES Belges, up the Ikatta river into
this great timberland, and the ex'
plorers described the country along
the banks as covered with an elmos,
impenetrable virgin forest.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
A VALUABLE Gr4ss.

The Baton Rouge Advocate q.
they were shown a specimen Of wy
pea hay by Mr.. Sam1 Lambert
who had brought it from Sinsport.
Avoyelles parish, which variety .
pea grows wild in that parish, and
attains a growth Of from thfee :
four feet. Its stem and leai O.
much smaller than the ordisilit
pea, and it is therefore more easll5
cured. 1t bears q large nul,bet y
small pods, and the farmet1 Of t1s /.
section maintain that etock Of g
kinds prefer it to all Other lcrsek
1t is said that it has 1oue 81 =
bad effects that the ordit1ry g.
hay has on stock, and this togeane.
with its great abundance aud nsu.
tive qualities makes it an e1ceils.
feed. Farmers should try it ; tlse.
desiring to learn the Pars's :
can do so BY writing to Hot: :. ).
Hiarmanson; at Simsport. This 1,
is said to be peculiar in ths ~ !.
state to Avoyelles parish, though
will grow luxuriantly In any fs'
soil.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
succsss With A1ixeA.

It is not long eince l predicted III
time would arrive when sheep would
shear 20 pounds and the carc.s
weigh 200, Gays Galen Wilson il
the New York Tribune. and net
comes a paper read before a farmer
institute in Wisconsin by 4 skset
breeder wko started 20 years u
with four ewes that ''sbeare ID
than 2 potnds each, with . weight
of carcass correspondingly hsssI.'
He bred FOR a purpose, for veiris
Of carcass and "a long, fine, Vooli
wool and a bulky, fleece iIstead 4
a soggy lunp," and how well bs u
succeeded may be known from tn
fact that his male sheep now a'vsarist
1870 pounds. and shear sn aiverigs
of % l.3 pounds, The females N
much under this, but who can doubt
that in time all will be brought % y
the mark, and perhaps beyond,
Judicious and persistent breeding
or a purpose will accomplish Won
ders. incidentally it may be satsd
that this flock of sheep has increased
from tour to 400. and that il ''buiR
up out of sadly impoverished land
a farm of nearly 400 acres who'd
fertility and producing powers u
second to not many" 4
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
"Scat, You Wretch"

A respectable nan went to the
cars one day to see his favorite off.
Securing her a seat, he passed out
Of the cars and went around to her
window to say a partnipg word.
While he was passing out the
daughter left the seat to speak to
a friend. and at the same time a
grim old maid took the seat and
moved up to the window. Unaware
Of the important change. he hur-
Yiedly put his face to the window
and said Zone more kiss, sweet
pet" In another instant the point
Of q cotton umbrella was thrust
from the window, followed BY the
pious injunction: Scat, you gray
headed wretch" He seated
Exchange.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25

TownAOuncil.
Er1JAH BOURNE, Mayor.
r. n. MILLS, JACOB 1sAAEs,
SOLOMON WISE, JACOB GAsTAL.
W. B. WHITE, Sec. and Treas.
EupHEMoN LEBLANC, Constable.
Justices Of the Peace, Sd. Ward
GILBERT LABAUvE, HENRY PETRY.
b4es-5d Ward.
ALEXIS TRAHAN, THos. PLowDEN
Surveyors,
W. W. EDWARDS. E. MONTAGUE.
School Board Directors.
W. W. EDwAnpa, President.
J. n. WILLIAMS, LAsTlE BRoussARD,
GEORGE HAYES. N. c. BRoussAED:
AMBROSE LAcouR.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
Lunch Time.

The cry of a sick dog is a bark in
distress.
All commercial travellers are
journeymen.
Mr.. Giblets is the name of @ but
cher in Brooklyn.
The most conscientious mechanics
have their little vises.
Samson, what did you ever"makc
out of that bIooded pup OF yeurs?"
Samson-"Sausage."
Naturally enough a person who
has been elected from a place of
public meeting feels put out.
The average nan eve knows
what paying the piper means until
he settlss'his first plumbing bill.
There is a cheerful ring in an
engaged girls laughter, ane also on
her finger, if it is q three.carat
diamond.
"How are those hour-glasses? Do
they work easiIyT "Oh, my! yes.
This one is particularly good. I ran
through in less than fifty minutes
yesterday
How viii the new Electrical Ez.
ecution law get over the revolving
scenes OF executions when the re-.
voting details are carried out at
500 volts per execution
If a bank cashier leave Chicago
at 8 o'clock P. H., and another
leave New York at 5 o'clock P. N.
on the same day, how soon will they
cHe together in Montreal?
Frle proprietor of;a sausage fac
tory announces that parties send,
ing their own fesh to be chopped
will find their orders attended to
with punctuality and dispatch"
Visitor: Your new house is very
pretty; but you will have trouble to
DO anything with the garden, it's
SO small" Country Host Yes, it
is sa1all, but, then, I skall put in
foiding-beds."
A man fails ia sbusinuss for 500
900. His creditors levy upon his
assets and obtain $1,000 in settle.
ment of their claims. How much
does his wife make by the transac.
tion7 Answer, $4,000.
Young Husband: | don't see
what I am going TODD. l have been
advertising for a aervant for a week
ard haven't received a single ap'
plication. Experienced mother-in'
law: Try advertising for a girl.
An hotel located in the West. i;
being advertised as;tollows There
is no gilt-edgc business about this
house, and if you want to eat pie
with a knife'you can do it without
fear Of being ostracized from society,"
The pitcher had q little ball, and
it was white as snow, and where thu
striker thought it was that ball II
wouldnt GO. It! had a sudden in
shoot curve. it had a fearful drop
and when the striker wildly struck
that ball it didn't stop. "Why doe'
the ball fool strikers so?' the chii
dren all did cry. 1.-THE pitcher
twirls the ball you know" thu
teacher did rpD|v.