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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31

various parts of the country, have
been taken care of, it is of no use for
them to hope to secure any offices
and that thev will unite in memorial
to the President and request him to
make the family appointments with
out loss of time, so that there may be
a chance for some one else receiving
a place. There is lurking suspicion,
however, in the minds OF good many
people that if the family keeps on
turning up in unexpected places al
the rate it has during the last few
days, there will not be an office lett
outside classified service not occupied
by some member of the family"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31
a Tragedy.

The vigilantes had just captured a noted
gambler, and, leading him to a convenient
tree, were about to string him up
The Victim despairingly)-Pity me for my
mothers gray hair
[They bind him hand and footl
The Victim Observation-Disclosures thou
sand dollars if you spare my life.
[They fit the moose about his neck
The Victim (earnestly)-The title to the
richest gold mine in the west!
[They seize tie rope and prepare to haul
him up.l
The Victim (confdently)-Say, boys, let
me off, and I'll show you how to hold four
aces every timeI
The Viglantes Gin chorus)-Unbind him
for his mothers sake-pity-too bad to hang
such a thorough gentleman.
EThey kneel before the ganbler1
Tableau.-Yale Record.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31
EUPEPSY.

This is what you ought to have, in
fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for it
daily, and mourning because they find
it not. Thousands upon thousands of
dollars are spent annually by our people
in the hope that they may attain this
boon. And yet it may be had by all
We guaranteed that Electric Bitters, if
used according to directions and the
use persisted in, will bring you good
Digestion and Gust the demon Dyspepsia
and install instead Eupepsy. We rec
ommend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia
and all diseases Of Liver, Stomach and
Kidneys, Sold at soc and S1.00 per
bottle by DR.. W, J. Leary, Druggist,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31
A LETTER.
A CoIored Citizens Views of Local Matters

A CoIored Citizens Views of Local Matters.
EDENToN, n. c., May %, 80.
FISHERMAN AND FARNER:-It is q
good thing that some Of our white pe0-
pie, blessed with land and money, have
taken the notion to build up the town
of Edenton but, it is bad thing to
waste both land and money. They are
building little huts, on nice valuable
lots, for the laboring class Of people,
who are without money, instead of for
men of means, employers of labor, and
projectors of business enterprise. This
sort of building Improvement will soon
prove a failue because. there will be no
one to occupy the buildings able to pay
the rents, even if they are small, in a
short time. Besides this, these little
house builders are running the appear
ance of this beautiful town. To cover
it all over with huts, just for the col
ored population. will soon reduce it to
negro town. This is true, and no
one will be to blame for it save our
leading property holders. Look, only
about two or three houses, built in the
last six months, that men of any means
at all would 60 into. Suppose men Of
money and enterprise wanted to come
to Edenton where can they get res
pectable house to live in? With this
condition of things, don't you see that
the land and money used in establish
ing insignificant homes is even worse
than wasted because, running the town
by consuming it's space? Let men who
can not build good house build these
little ones and, such men as Drs. Cape
hart and billiard, Mr.. j. L. Rogerson
and others, who CAN, build large, good,
respectable houses.
Mr.. Frank Wood has taken the right
view of the matter and has commenced
to put up good houses fit for men of
means and position, should such
desire to locate in our midst and, no
doubt but that such would come if, in
the FISHERMAN & FARMER, they could
see several good houses for rent in
Edenton.
The worst has not yet been told about
Ou0o0 1UUl0 " u1AuIhSo' OuNh 1o hdFC
been put up have run the white people
from the East to the West and vice
versa. Several have been forced to
pull up and build anew. Messrs. W.
D. Rea and T. B. Bland were forced
W est from East, while Jas. Robinson,
Esq, goes East from West. Now, God
only knows where the next one will run
to; fear, it will be clean out of town,
giving it up entirely to the colored
people.
Had [ the land and money, [ would
build good houses, even though should
lose them, just SO business got them as
they did when | was in the building
train. Respectfully,
d. NJ LEE.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31
Suffolk. Va.

For the purpose of selling Fresh and
Salt Fish, Sturgeon, &c. North Caro-
lima Corned Herring, a SPECIALITY.
Being situated in the prosperous and
growing town of Suffolk, where there
are six Railroads, running in every
direction he feels safe in saying that he
can get the very best market price for
any shipments intrusted TO his care.
Having daily connection with all the
adjoining towns and counties, and Civ
ing his own personal attention to the
business, he most respectfully solicits a
share of the Fishermen s shipments.
Quick sales, good prices, prompt re-
turns on day of sale my motto. Cor
respondence solicited and stencils fur
Hished on application.
A trial is all I ask.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31

x*x "There is only one way to get
satisfaction out Of a public Office, and
that is to please yourself while you
are in it. "-President Harrison.
That the President has acted upon
the principle of self pleasure, during
his term, is easy of proof In the ap-
pointment of relatives and personal
friends to positions of Importance, he
ranks next to Grant in American his
tory. The New York Star says, in
an editorial germane to the subject {:
"Mr. Cleveland thought that pub
lie office was public trust. Presi-
dent Harrison takes the opposite
view, and looks upon it as a private
snap. Mr.. Cleveland won the cor
dial support of his party and the res
pect of the whole people by his
course, although he did not secure
his re election. President Harrison's
theory that the Presidency is to
certain extent his private property,
in three months has filled the people
with disgust and set all the leaders
of his party by the ears"
The Boston Globe says:
cit is stated by some of the dis
gruntled politicians that, until all the
relatives of the President and Mrs.
Harrison, and the numerous cousins
and brotheI-in law and father-in-law
or two, or few other connections in
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31

Xxx The Wake Forest Student,
for May is on our table, a complete
literary monthly published by the
two societies of the college. Our
friend Mr.. Henry M. Shaw is one of
its Business Managers representing
the Eu. Society. We welcome the
Student and return thanks to its
sender. Our thanks are also tender
ed our friend for a handsome invitation
to the commencement exercises.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31

~ Harrison is properly called
the Lord High Executioner." The
Philadelphia Record says:
"Harrison's headsmen have cut off
nearly 10000 heads since March A.
5000 more removals than were made
during the corresponding seventy
five days of the first year of the Cleve-
land Administration. What a differ
ence! What commentary
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31
y ~ Mr.. Oliver H. Dockery

Xxx Mr.. Oliver H. Dockery is
among the disappointed, having fail
ed to get what he particularly wanted
at the hands of his party administra-
ton. He was an applicant for the
Consulship to Liverpool and Thomas
II. Sherman, of the District of Col
umbia, got the cake. It is said that
this place was the only one for which
Mr.. Dockery was specially anxious,
hence his disappointment must be
great. What next for the vanquish-
ed lyon of '88!
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31

Xxx In this issue we give the re-
naming half of the able article of
Bro. Daniels Of the State Chronicle
on Edenton' Heretofore we may
have mislead some of our readers by
the credit we gave it, to wit "Chron-
icle Editorial Correspondence" espec-
tally as there are two other papers
called "Chronicle," published, one at
Charlotte and one in Wilksboro, this
State. We mean that no man shall
have credit save him to whom it is
due-Bro. Josephus Daniels Of the
State Chronicle, Raleigh, N. c., to
whom Edenton extends her thanks.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31

x*x The News and Observer says
the speech of Gov. Fowle at the Pc
tersburg A1usical Festival on Friday
was happily conceived and we'll re-
ceived. He always gets there.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31
Che Fisherman 4 farmer.
A. H. MITCHELL. Editor and Manager.
Price so Per Year.

Delivered at doors of city subscribers, as
charge.
No name entered without payment. and no
paper sent after the expiration of time paid for.
The Editor disclaims all responsibility for the
views or statements of correspOndents-and re-
serves the right at all times TO revise reject
any article he may think proper
Best Advertising Medium in the District.
Rates very moderate--Special Rates on Long
Contracts.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31
EDENTON, May 81.

~ Ex-senator Riddleberger, of
Virginia, is said to be writing a novel
of Washington life. twill doubtless
be story full of sPIRIT(s)
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-31

The Best in the
World. Every
Garment wal
ranted. Ask for
,,hC FISH BRAND
and take no
other.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04
The Best Shot in England.

Earl de Grey, who was shooting with
Col. Tomaline at Stratton hall recently, is
reputed to be the best shot in England. It
Is a curious thing that our crack shots are
both Greys, the second Grey being Lord
Walsingham, who is very little behind his
namesake with the prefix ode" Per-
haps the story is not true that Lord de
Gray tried to drop driven partridge
down the chimney of his keepers cottage,
and at last succeeded, but really true
and still better anecdote of him is related.
Tlse writer of it was grouse driving in
Yorkshire, and Lord de Grey, past master
of the gunnery, was in the next butt. He
had three guns ready for use, and toward
him a small covey of five birds came dy-
ing. How to kill the lot was the problem.
A brace coming and brace going would
be easy to such an adept, but the fifth
bird would get away. One of the grouse
was bit in advance, and, taking long
shot at it, Lord de Grey killed it, and,
without using the second barrel. dropped
gun No. 1, took up gun No. Q, killed two
birds coming, then took up gun No. 3 and
killed two birds going. Probably there is
no other man in England who would have
done it,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04
Tho Russian Soldiers Tea.

That a soldier, and especially Russian,
is fond of his whisky, is fact that is
very well known, yet if the latter had his
choice which Of the two to dispense with
whisky or teal firmly believe he
would prefer the tea. Every company is
supplied with an immense tea urn holding
hundreds Of cups of boiling water, and
at evening each soldier can swallow his
ten cups-less than that won't do-of hot
tea. If he is on guard the vivandiere
takes pity on him and brings the delight
full beverage to the guard house, where,
for few coppers, he can drink with COM
fort the bright yellow fluid, one-tenth Of
which surely does not deserve the name of
tea. Hebe, enveloped in a sheepskin, is
the friend Of the company, and the
severest weather will not prevent her
journey to the guard house in order to
solace her children with their precious
tea.-Capt. John J. O'Connell in Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04
PRICE 5 CENTS.
Very Few Fat Villains.

It's peculiar thing that there are so
few fat villains in history or romance
Now, can't remember one except Fosco,
in the "Woman in White" People take
their ideas of character from the physiog-
nomy and physique of certain characters,
historical or imaginary, and as Shake
speare pictures jovial Jack Falstaff as fat,
so every fat man is prejudged as good
natured, rollicking blade, with no guile
in him. All villains I've seen on the
stage have been thin, but / aver that
man may be fat and be a villain. All
stage lawyers are generally represented
as lean, clan.my and cadaverous, yet only
the poor lawyers are thus. Any man
who walks with an erect carriage and
expanded chest is put down at sight by
the general run Of people as proud and
egotistic, but there's just as much ego
tism in little, dumpy men. know poets
who don't wear long hair, and preachers
who don't wear long faces. People have
formed their ideals of certain phases of
character and appearance from early inn
pressions of individuals who had, or were
supposed to have, the character, and they
never changed it. 1 insist that all con-
spirators are not lean, like Guy Fawkes,
and that the public should be warned not
to put too much faith in these old beliefs,
as fat conspirators are dangerous from
the very freedom from suspicion which
they enjoy.--Globe- Democrat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04
Persian and American wages.

No artist in America would dream of
working for the pittance awarded to
skilled artistic talent in Persia. 1t is true
that his expenses would be comparatively
moderate there, little fuel and furniture
being required. At the same time there is
no question that the average difference be-
tween the emoluments of the rich in Persia
and the compensation of the artisan, the
day laborer, or the domestic is far greater
than it is in the United States. Yet the
people there are quite as contented, am
inclined to think, more contented than
here.-Teheran Letter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04
Curing the COUGHING Habit.

All ministers can testify to the fact that
the Threats of their congregations, In win
ter, at least, are serious stumbling blocks
in the way of eloquence, if not of their re-
igion. The Christian scientists over
come the coughing habit of their audi
ences very neatly. At recent meeting
of the people of this faith the usual bark
ing incidental to a winter audience began.
The speaker paused and gently reminded
them that they were giving way to NOR
tai belief by admitting that they had
Threats and coughs, when they one and
all knew to dead certainty that there
was no such thing as matter. Thus re-
buked, they flung aside their mortal be-
lief in Threats and their consequent dis
eases, and sat to the end without bark.
New York Press s'Every Day Talk
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04
They Ate Trichinous Duc,xs.

Twenty persons in Inowraclaw, Posen,
were recently attacked with symptoms Of
trichinosis, and an investigation showed
that they were poisoned by eating the
flesh OF trichinous ducks. In the opinion
OF many the flesh of ducks and geese that
feed ON garbage is more likely to be filled
with parasites than pork is.-Chicago
Times
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04

The charities of London last year
amounted to $22000,0O0. They were de-
voted chiefly to religious purposes,
$5,OO0,OO0 being spent on foreign mis-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04
Australian Railroads
Isan Francisco Bulletin.l

The government Of Australia owns
the railroads, and other great public
works, as an offset to the debts created
fer their construction.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04

Z The "able-b bodied paupers" OF Bel
GUM are, it is said, to be deported to
the Congo as colonists.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-04

Josh Billings: Kindness IL an in
stiukt. politeness only an art.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-16
Communication.

EDITORS BULLETIN:-This bein e
the season IN this county for barba-
cues, picnics and sociable gather
ing of various kinds; therefore, on
last Friday it was our pleasure to
attend a barbecue at TOone, given
by the hospitable people of Toone
and vicinity, We found the road
very much out of repair, some pla-
ces we had to leave the road and
travel by-paths because it was dan
gerOus to cross the bridges. Crops,
where they had been worked, look
ed from the road to be very good,
but some Of the best bottom land
on the read will make nothing, as
the crop was destroyed by the nu-
merous big rains.
We arrived at ToOne about ten
o'clock, and after a short rest we
we're driven to the barbecue grounds,
which Is a beautiful grove near the
residence of Mr.. Geo Bradford
The grounds were then beginning
to be crowded with people from all
parts Of the community, supposed
to be IN number, one thousand and
and probably more. When the
crowd was seated, Profs. Cornwei
and J. D. Casselberry were intro
duced as the orators of the day.
They entertained the people tor one
hour and half with popular adj
dres ses, after which an immense Ia
BILE was bountIfully supplied will
the best eatables we ever saw at {
barbecue, Then every body wal
invited to the table, and If anyone
left it without eating an excellen
dinner it was his own fault. The at
ternOOn was spent in dancing, swing
ing and social conversation, unit
about four O'Clock, when the crowd
dispersed and returned to theI
homes, feeling proud that they had
attended such a grand barbecue,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-16
in his charge to the grand jury

in his charge to the grand jury
said.
Gentlemen: But little need be
said Of the prize fight which took
place at Richburg on the 9th of
July last. The principals in said
fight and all accessories before or
after the act are guilty of a high
misdemeanOr A fight by consent,
without anger or Ill-will. between
two parties, without any stake, re-
ward or prize whatever, would be a
serious crime under our law, made
by legislative enact ment. You are
bound by your consclences to act
upon the law as declared to you from
this stand. Anger or i'll will is not
necessary to constitute a crime of
assault aud battery, nor does the
consent of the party take away
the guilt of the ofense. A
battery is an unlawful, physical
force, inficting injury or hurt upon
another, whether done in malice or
or wantonness. It need not be in
anger"
Delivery of the charge occupied
about fifteen minutes. Counsel for
the defense pronounce the charge
very fair and moderate. Outside
of the legal gentlemen the opinion
prevailed that under the charge il
would he impossible 20 find indict
ments against any but Sullivan and
Kilrain.
District Attorney Neville said
that one Of the grand jurymen il
one of the bondsmen tor some of the
accused, but he had not objected to
him because he knew the gentle
man too we'll to have any fear or
that account. Mr.. Neville stated
that some suggestions of compromise
had been made to him, but said he
could not listen to any proposition
until the grand jury had reach
ed some decision.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-16
Sinners in Court.

Pursis, Miss, Aug. 1S.-The de-
PENDANTS Of the prize fight, sheriff
and jurors, were up early this morn
ing. People came from miles
around, the majority Of them out OF
curiosity. The train from Meridian
brought Judge S. H. TerriIl, Dis
triot Attorney Neville and a mum
Der of attorneys. All the accused are
here except Pat Duffy, the district
attorney failing to notify him.
General Superintendent Carroll of
the Queen & Crescent Route, was
not present, but the general belief is
that he will not be indicted by the
grand jury. The foreman OF the
grand jury is I. r. White, a mer-
chant at Poplarvllle. When one
OF the stands at Richburg fell durs
ing the fight, Mr.. White was the
only person injured, Judge Terrell,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-16

His name is Z. j. Mckinney;
his residence is Woodbury., Hill
county, Texas; his statement May,
1889: My little son was cured by
s. s. s. of bad sores and ulcers, the
result of a general breaking down
of his health from fever. He was
considered incurble, but two bottles
of Swift's Specific brought him out
all right.
Mr.. John King, of jackson,
Miss, says that he was cured Of
rheumatism in his feet and legs by
taking Swift's Specific. This was
after he had tried many other rem
edies, both internal and external
and paid many doctors bills.
Swift's Specific has saved me
years Of untold misery by relieving
partial paralysis in my left side
This was after I had been treated
by best physicians in St. Louis and
Chicago. The trouble was caus eC
by some arrangement of my blood
which has been corrected by s. S. S
T. A. Sheppart,
Sherman, Texas
B. O. GilIett, Of Purday. Mo.
says Switt's Specific cured him o
Eczema ON his limbs and body
He took ouly two small bottles.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-16
T. A. Sheppart,
Sherman, Texas.
The New Discovery.

Y on have heard your friends and
neigh bors talking about it. 7 on
may yourself he one of the many
who know from personal experience
just how good a thing it is. If you
have ever tried it, you are one of its
stauch friends, because the wonder
full thing about it is, that when once
given a trial, DR.. Kings New Dis
covery ever after holds place in
the house. IT you have never used
it and should be afflicted with a
cough, cold or any Throat, Lung
or Chest trouble, secure a bottle at
once and give it fair trial. 1t is
guaranteed every time, or money
refunded, Trial Bottles free at
Savage & Emerson's Drugstore.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-16
Friday Evening News.

Bolivar, Tenn. Aug. 9th, 1889.
Mr. GEO. NEwBERN, ! D,,..
MRS. w. S. WILSON A1Ni WI @
GREETING FROM THE News.
BY DR.. d. j. Newbern.
Friday Evening News, ha tn made its
weekly round,
Bringing to you all the news it has
found;
And telling of scenes and items that
here abound
In and about our own dear Bolivar
town.
Ny great desire is to act we'll my
part
And will most gladly every week
impart,
All that l can gather both far and
near,
Then be prompt each week and come
and hear.
Your Ne,cs, dear club, will greet you ev-
cry week,
May hope each one then promptly to
meet
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-16
WIT AND HUMOR,

There have been many definitions
of a gentleman, but the prettlest
and mist poetic is that given by q
lady. ga gentleman" said she
sis human being combining a
womaD's tenderness with mans
courage.
A Frenchman wishing to compli
ment girl as little lamb" call
ed her a small mutton.
An Irishman on beholding Mag
ara Falls said: what is there here
to make such "a fuss about7 Why,
said companion, "see that mighty
TiYer pouring over into the deep
abyss?" "And sure whats to hinde