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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
HOUSE BURNER CAUGHT.

A friend writes US from f. City that
the house burner is caught at last.
Between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday
Thursday morning Koch's bakery
was set on fire. Mr.. Koch, and Mr.
Jos Hood, Ga Waterman hired by the
city, were both on the look out Koch
gave the alarm. the man ran. Mr.,
Hood ordered him to stop and fired at
him but, to no purpose. The man con-
tinued TO run while Hood pursued him
in hot chase at last overlakmg him to
find that it was William Stegar. He
was put in jill to await the action of
the Mayors court. He has already
made confession but, says this was his
first attempt. The other attempts to
fire Mr.. Koch's bakery were made at
his, Stegar's instance by colorcd man
then absent from the city The public
will remember that several attempts to
burn the bakery have heretofore been
made.
LATER E. City, March 14-SteGar
has been committed. Evidence CON
elusive
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15

Court convenes in Chowan on the
1st day Of April. This is no ''Aprll
Foor' and our advice to jurors. wit
nesses, etc., is not to regard it as
such. Be here in time and stay here,
as you were summoned to do, or,
else. you may get FOOLED in a way
you think not.
We have in our Office for inspection
a curiosity in the shape Of Laws Of
the State of North Carolina" published
according to Act of Assembly by Jas.
Iredell, then one of the Associate JUS
tees of the Supreme Court of the
Uuited States, and printed at Edenton
by Hodge & Wills, printers to the
State, in 1871. It is large book
we'll printed and bound in law-calf
containing 712 pages. The acts and
subjects thereof evidence the fact that
our fathers were men fully up to all
the requirements in law-making and
that the printers and binders were
quite equal to the operators of modern
times. The book is well preserved.
Quite an interest is manifested in
fast stock since the fair organization.
Let the interest extend further and
embrace all things that 60 to make up
the exhibits usual at agricultural ex-
positions. If it is narrowed down to
simple horse racing it will loose its
interest among the people and early
come to naught. Make it. what its
name imports, an AGRICULTURAL and
P1scAToR1AL FAIR. Trials of speed are
usual at such times and BETTING such
occasions but, they should not be per-
mitted to absorb everything else.
More fairs have been killed by horse
racing and betting on same than by
anything and all things else combined.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15

1t will pay you to enquire prices
of Sugars and Coffee at Dlxon's.
Carriers Oil Clothing and Rubber
Boots. for fishermen, at O. Newman 8.
For SALE-The B. F. Elliott Store.
on Main st. Terms cheap.
M. H Dixon has just received a
lot of Flour direct from the West and
can offer inducements to closer BUYERS
Onion Sets and Landreths Garden
Seed by 0. Newman.
Fishermen who want genuine T. /.
Salt Gin bond" put up in new sacks
Of 210 lbs. each. at low figures, will
do well to consult III. H. Dixon.
Call at w. T. Halls and examine
his new styles of Spring Goods.
They are the cheapest in the market
An examination will prove it beyond
question.
SCHOOL BooKs.-H. A. Bond has
just opened nice lot of Holmes lst,
I'd, 3rd, 4th and 9Th Readers. also
Harrington's Graded Spelling Books.
and can supply all the schools in the
county.
Fishermen buying Barrels, Kegs.
etc, of j. G.. Byrd, for this Spring,
can have them delivered at their fish
houses in Edenton free Of charge.
R. r. Mills and Ralphs Snuff at
Factory prices, al so 40 boxes chew
ing Tobacco at 25c, 2Sc and Soc 10.
at NJ. H. DixOn's.
just received the finest apples in
town. l barrel 3 months old pure
apple vinegar. l Bbl. choice moIas-
ses-cheap. Small lot dried pealed
peaches. Sugar cured hams and
shoulders, smoked shoulders. clear
rib sides and backs meat.
H. A. Bond.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
A STRANGE FISH FROM THE
SOUTH.

A fish with a rhinoceros head was
exhibited last week at Messrs. E. W.
Albaugh & Sons place of business,
No. 224 Light St., Baltimore. The
head measured % inches in length and
the mouth when open was II by al
inches. The dorsal fin measured IA
inches. The eye was nearly 3 inches
in diameter. The tail fin measured 90
inches across. The fish weighed nearly
400 pounds and the meat is white and
looks as though it would make pala-
table dish. Its length was 6 feet and
was 20 inches wide. It was shipped
from the Savannah river, where it was
caught with lot of shad. and tag
attached to it said it was a Feuh fish.
Messrs. Albaugh will send it to the
Smithsonian Institute in a day or so.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
Scales and Plants.

Court at Camden this week; next
week at <. City.
Mr.. P. H. Welch was in town this
week on business.
lierchantile travellers are on the
go. Our town keeps full Of them.
J. 6. Smith, Of E. City, drew the
watch, IN Selig's Watch Club, this
week.
Although this is an "R' month but
few oysters have been seen on our
market, to the regret Of people.
Monday, April. 1st, the Superior
Court tor Chowan begins its spring
term of one week; Judge Boykin,
presiding.
Miss A. H Moore, of Murfreesboro.
n. c., and Miss Lizzie Baker, of Suf-
folk, Va. are the pleasant visitors OF
Mrs. w. o. Elliott.
Mr.. c. A. Woodland has purchased
the old Wills cOrner-a store now
occupied by A. L. Bush, Esq, on
Main and King streets.
Cabbage plants big enough to set
out are on sale by D. O.. Bond, Esq.
That's good gardening. Mr.. Bond is
ahead Of his neighbors by two weeks
OR more.
Mr.. Joseph w. Ellis, one of Eden
toms citizens for many years, died
Wednesday at his residence on
Okum street. He leaves a wife and
one brother to mourn his loss.
Mr.. Harry B. Jackson, of Philadel-
odd and we'll known firm Of [. A. Lee
s. Co. We commend him to our FISH,
ermen and bespeak for him their
unsparing favor.
Mrs. Ida T. Burton returned from
Washington, D. c., Saturday, where
she attended the inaugural, bringing
with her Miss la, the charming
little daughter of Mrs. B. A. Rich
ardson, of Norfolk, Va.
The little child of Mr. E. B. F.
Jones died Sunday. "Suffer little
children to come unto Me" is still the
voice of the Father unto his people
for, '.Of such is the kingdom of
Heaven.
Have you seen programme of the
grand opening of the Avoca Hotel
or, Sporting Resort? 1t is elaborate
indeed and betokens one Of the
grandcst and most interesting occs-
sions ever afforded by any one nan
IN the State. DR.. W. r. Capehart is
the giver OF the entertainment.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15

Three Cents per line for all locals under
this head. Elsewhere five cents.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15

~ We will be glad to receive Postal
Card, containing fishing news, from any
of the various points along the sounds
and rivers of our section during the
season.-ED.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15

The Norfolk & Western r. r. has
arranged with the Norfolk Southern r.
r. for an ALLRAIL line from Elizabeth
City and Edenton to Richmond, Va,
making QUICK TINE, daily DELIVERIES
and FREE from transfers. Rates same
as heretofore. Route your shipments
VIA NORFOLK & WESTERN ALL-RAIL
ROUTE" and secure the benefit of these
advantages.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
FISH NEWS.

Fish continue high in our market
The fast fish train from Edenton to
New York, was started Monday last.
The overflow in the Roanoke keeps
the fish out of the sound. Our waters
were never so thick and muddy as now.
Although the catch of fish was never
so small as now, the prices obtained in
Northern markets, generally, are low
indeed. We cannot imagine the cause.
The firm of Haste & Privott, fish
shippers of Edenton, no longer exists.
Mr.. Haste having sold his interest to
Mr.. w. D. Rea The firm will be
hereafter Rea & Privott.
The Murfreesboro Index says, the
fishermen along the rivers are prepar
ing their machinery, seines and boats,
and engaging hands to begin work in a
few days. 1t is to be hoped that the
run of fish this season will be large,
and that they may meet with much
success.
SINNERS Point fishery commenced
operations Monday. We wish the new
proprietor, Mr.. J. G. Eggleston, all the
possible success which fish and fishing
can bring him and good prices realize
unto him He is new man in the
business and hence our special hope in
his behalf SO far he is doing well.
GATHERED BY POSTAL CARDS
PLYMOUTH, March 1.-THE fisher
men are now busy. They have all put
their seines in and are dragging hard,
but the catch is poor. On Saturday
the market was we'll supplied with
shad but this week the supply has
fallen off. The river is very muddy.
A.
MANTEo, March 12.-Fishing i'm
proving. The catch this morning. was
good. Last week the catch was small,
owing to bad winds. E.
STUMPY POINT, March 1.-THE ship
ment of fish from this place last week
was only moderate. Some of the fish
ermen did better to-day. When the
weather improves doubtless [ can send
you better fish news. G.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
North CaroliLa,
Chowan County,

Notice is hereby given of the Incor-
poration of the "Edenton Agricultural
and Fish FAIR that the names of the
incorporators are A. A. Perry. w d.
Pruden. T. H. Learv, J. E. Bonner, NJ.
H. White, Julien Wood, j. L RogersoD,
F. A. White, w. J. Webb. w. B. FELTON,,
w. O. Elliott, J. r. B. Hathaway. Ross
I. Leary, j. &. Finch, A. Bonner. T. NJ.
Small, w. Fl. Bonner, O. H. Darden,
D. Newman, A. II. Mitchell, A. l..
Gregory, j. P. Cofieid, B. F. Elliott,
J. NJ. Privott, T. J. Hoskins, r. N. Priv
OFT, John Wozelka, w. T. Perry, and
such others as they may associate with
them; that the principal place OF bus
mess shall be in or near the town of
Edenton, n. c.. and its general purpose
and business is to establish and conduct
fairs and other exhibitions, for the
development of the agricultural, hor-
ticultural, mechanical and fishing inter-
ests Of this section, and as a means Of
promoting and advancing all industrial
pursuits; that the duration of the Cor
poratiUn shall be thirty years: the cap
ital stock shall not be less than twenty
five hundred dollars, and not more than
twenty-five thousand, divided into
shares Of the par-vaiue Of twenty dol
lars.
Witness my hand and official seal
this, 18th day of March, 1889.
JNC. G.. BOND,
Clerk Superior Court.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-03-15
BUCKLEN ARNICA SALEE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all SKIN Erup-
lions. and positively cures Piles. or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price 25c per box. For sale by DR.. "
j. Leary.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06

ferns delight in. It will be spongy in char
acter, and will retain just about as much
water as the roots Of plants growing in it
need and no more. II you can not get it,
take sods from some old pasture, turn them
over and scrape away that portion which is
hiied with grass roots. Mix with this scrap
ing some clean, sharp sand. Always put
something in the bottom of a pot in which
you grow ferns, for drainage.
you want fernery and have money 20
purchase one of those sold at stores, think
twice before you take it 1t will be too
small for well-developed plant II you
grow half dozen kinds in it they will be
crowded so much as to have all individual
ity destroyed. For the same amount of
money you would have to pay for it, or
less, you can have one large enough to hold
twenty plants, and good-sized plants, too.
Being attached to the window, and stand
ing on a shelf Of its own, it will be out of
the way, while an ordinary fernery obliges
you to provide special table for it. And
as for ornamental qualities, an upright case
is far away ahead of the usual square style;
not in itself, perhaps, but in its capabilities
for tasteful arrangements Of plants and
the chance afforded for display of them
Nothing can be finer than the effect Of well
grown specimens of ferns seen between you
and the window, with vines climbing up the
sides OF the case and dropping from the top
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06
AN UPRIGHT FERNERY.

How to Construct It-Dirccticns for Main.
tanning 1t.
Two years ago, says a writer in the
Ladies Home Journal, a friend of mine con-
structed case which he attached to the
lower part Of north window, in which to
grow few ferns. The experiment was so
successful that made it the subject of an
article in one of the periodicals 1 was con-
'tributing to at that time. Since then have
received a good many letters from persons
who greatly admire ferns, but who have
not been successful in growing them in the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06
a METRICAL MEDLEXj


The Au-kind Mother.
Lo, whatever is at hand
Is full meet for the demand;
Nature ofttimes giveth best
When she seemsth chariest-
She hath sh apen shower and sun
To the need OF every one
Summer bland and winter drear,
Dimpled pool and frozen mere.
All thou lackest che hath stiA,
Near thy finding and thy fill
Yield her fullest faith, and she
Will endow thee royalty.
Loveless weed and lily fair
She attendeth, here and there
Kindly to the weed as to
TIE lorn lily feared with dew.
Each to her hath use asdeaR
AS the other; Gn thou clear
Thy cloyed senses thou may Sc see
HAPPY all the mystery.
Thou shalt sec the lily ges
ITS divinest blossom; yet
Shall the weed tip bloom no less
With the song birds gieetulnesA
Thou art poor, or thou art rich
Never it2htest matter which;
All the glad gold Of the noon,
All the silver Of the moon,
She doth lavish on thee, whf1e
Thou withholdest any sEfle
OF thy gratitude to her,
B3ser used than lsureE.
Shame be on thee an thoa seek
Not her pardon. with not cheek,
And bowed head, and brimuiug eyes
Al her nercfful ''Ar:seT
James Whitcon0 Riley, IN tie Cel;urE
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06

Some People Want Too Much.
run fer the doctor, quick Mr.. Jonesis
very IL"
"Allopsth or homeopashl"
Which chargesshe mosti"
both charge the same
"Then run for the allopath. Mr.. Jones
always wants all he can get Tor the Money"
-Aruooa BaaoO
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06
"A Triolet.
They entered the train

XHCy CHtSroU CU6 Lfaln
With no thought of disaster.
Twas tunnel In Maine
They entered the train.
And the transfer was plain
OF a bit OF court-plaster.
They entered the train
With no thought OF disasteri
Elizabeth Ballou Walling, in Life.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06
some People want Too Much.

A MowIn the dark-the Brooklyn gas ex.
plosion
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06
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30. = Copyright March I5s7.l
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06

MN n MAS and Certificates, for
IupI Schools, Colleges, etc, Calling
I'LL I'M Cards Invitation end Announce
meut Cards of sill kinds, Bonds,
etc., Autographed and Printed at the
Wichita EAGLE Office, Wichita, Kansas.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09

produce. II can not be purchased ex-
cept in the shape of costly fertilizers
or at exorbitant prices that farmers
can not afford" If any farmer wants
to ruin himself the quickest way, he
can do it by needing such advice as
this. In the first place, it is not true
that farmers can not purchase manure
cheaply. They can do so very cheaply
by purchasing rich feeding stuffs which
they can feed to good profit, and have
the rich manure besides. Neither is
manure "crop," in any INELIGIBLE
sense. 1t is simply the residue of our
crops and of our purchased feed. 1t
is indeed of great value, and absolutely
necessary as basis of all farm opera
lions; yet, nevertheless, no farmer can
feed proftably with his eye only on
the manure-pile. lie must feed for
meat, or milk, or wool, or all together.
These are what he has to get bis money
out of; and if he feeds wisely for these
ends, and takes care of all the manure
he gets, he is on the right track. But
the moment he begins to consider his
manure-pile as the main thing, that
moment he will begin "saving at the
spigot and wasting at the bung-hole."
Take good care of the stock, feed them
for the best advantage and-well, we
was going to say, the manure-pile will
take care of itself; but this will only be
true with the farmer who knows how
to keep his manure from wasting and
how to get the most money out of it in
crops.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09
Farm Notes.

" L WAS born and brought up on a
farm, and mother used to make and sell
what we thought was the best of butter,
but the fact is, | could not sell such but
ter to my customers now at any price, :"
is the frank confession of one improv-
ing farmer.
THE digestive powers of animals diff
fer. To allow certain quantity of
food to each COW, treating every cow in
the herd alike, may result in an INSULT
cient quantity for some and too much
food for others. The individual char
acteristics are to be considered and
each animal fed according to her re-
quirements.
TIE shorter the manure the better
it can be distributed over the land and
the more valuable it is for providing
plant food. All long manure entails
useless labor in its handling. To throw
coarse substances on the manure heap
and expect them to decompose by
spring is not only loss of labor but a
waste of time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09
COlOring Butter.

The Maine Farmer critics a recent
article in these columns and claims
that there is no more dishonesty in
colorng butter than in coloring calico,
and says: We can not see dishonesty
in bringing winter butter up to July
tint when consumers demand it," The
motive is what decides. Calico is col
ored to initiate nothing, but to please
the tickle whim of fashion, which NAV
order black to-day, white tomorrow,
green the next day and blue next
month. The motive in coloring butter
is to make it uniformly resemble the
product of the best cows on the best
feed, and yellow is the only color that
is or will be fashionable for butter, be-
cause that is its natural color. Gus
toners will never get into the way Of
ordering black or brown or blue butter
Nobody is wronged by coloring butter
1t is like the hyperbole in rhetoric; it
is an unobjectionable form of deceit,
but it is not the rigid, square-toed truth.
Ne,o ENGLAND Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09
Winter COw-Feeding.

The German formula for daily win
ter ration for a cow giving milk is
twenty-four pounds of dry organic food,
of which fifteen pounds should be di-
gestible, containing Of heterogeneous
matter two and one-half pounds and car
bonaceous twelve and one-half pounds,
or the heterogeneous to the carbonaceous
as one to five. They tell us that they
may feed with profit hay, fodder-corn,
corn-stalks, straw, corn, oats, barley,
wheat-bran, shorts, beets, carrots, pota-
toes; in fact, everything that grows on
the farm, but they should be so COM
bined in feeding as to contain the de-
sired amount of digestible nutriments
in nearly the proportion named. Thirty
pounds of timothy hay, which is about
the amount that COW is supposed to
eat, when fed alone, contains eleven to
twelve pounds of dgestibe food, of
which one and one-fourth pounds will
be heterogeneous and ten pounds car
bonaceous. So hay alone will not
furnish a full milk ration. It's claimed
by a newspaper correspondent who
visited the Darlington farm, where $50
cows are kept for butter, that their
daily ration was eight pounds of corn
meal, eight pounds of bran and eight
pounds of cut hay, mixed and fed to-
gether. This would very nearly COR
respond to the German ration, but a
cheaper ration, and one equally we'll
balanced, was used by Professor Henry
in some experiments last winter 1t
consists of sixteen pounds of hay, seven
pounds of wheat-bran and five pounds
of corn-mcal.- HOard'S Ddirymon,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09

meat. Pork so made is worth double
price in markets where it is appre-
ciated, and our city markets are begin
ming to understand its value and to be
willing to pay for it.
Right here we wish that we
could impress upon our readers
the excellence of really good bacon
made from the 4" side-meat," or
" middles,' as they are called in the
South and West. When cut from
meaty swine of the proper size, prop
erly fed, and the meat properly cured,
these sides make better " breakfast
bacon than the best hams. Cut thin
and broiled, this meat is passionately
liked by almost everybody. But it can
only be made in perfection from the
right sort of swine, rightly fed, on the
plan above outlined.
And now for what we started to say
about the curing, which is that the best
meat is that which is the least doc
tored;" and although it may be that
some sorts of pork need sweetening,
good pork needs nothing for its perfec-
ton but pure salt, not in brine Cor the
bacon), but rubbed into the meat in a
proper manner by band. AS for salt
peter, even in small quantity, it is de-
structive to the flavor and quality of
the meat, which it makes hard and
tasteless, while it adds nothing to its
keeping. The rubbing in the salt,
which is done three or four times, at in
tervals of a week, using a thick wooden
mitten upon the hand, must be thor
oughly done. The meat is bulked :"
or piled in the salt, and should be kept
at low temperature. If mild weather
should set in, it must be handled and
rubbed oftener, and at all times care
must be taken to prevent the least
faint. With the hams, especially the
larger ones, it is advisable to run a
sharp, narrow knife down along the
thigh bone, on both sides, and fill the
opening with salt. AS soon as suf1i-
ciently sailed, the meat should be
smoked.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09

FIREINsuRANCE COMPANIES.

Connecticut Fire Insurance Company Assets, 100000
Continental Insurance Company Assets, 100000
Commercial Union Assurance Company Assets 100000
Fire Association of Philadelphia Assets 100000
First National Fire Insurance Company Assets 100000
Granite State Fire Insurance Company. $4,000
Liberty Company Assets 100000
Lancashire Insurance Company Assets 100000
The Niagara insurance Company. Assets 100000
The Phenx Insurance Company Assets 100000
Peoples Fire Assets
Queen Insurance Company Assets 100000
Sun Fire Insurance Company ....... Oldest in the World
LIFE AND ACCIDENT COMPANIES.
New York Life Company New York Assets 100000
National Life Insurance Company MontpeerVt Assets 100000
Travellers Insurance Company. Assets, 100000
Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company Assets, 10000
Correspondence and Orders by Mail Telegraph Promptly
Attended Losses Settled and Promptly Paid this Office
OFFICES:
Corner Main and State Streets, Montpelier, Vermont
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09
advertisements.
Three PecuIiarities

ana regulating medicine, is characterized by
tnree pocularities, namely: