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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-09-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

AUSTRIA has made Won Moltke a Colonel.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is deaf in his right
ear.
THE Sultan of Turkey is said to be aging
rapidly.
FOUR sons of Siam are being educated in
England
JAY GOULD is one of ST. Louis largest own
erS of real estate.
THE Gar of Russia spends an hour day
chopping down trees.
CONSTANTINE, heir to the Greek throne, is
In his twenty-secOnd year
REV. T. DEWITT TALMAGE has a brother
who Is missionary in China.
MEXICANs are extending much hospitality
to ex-Speaker John G. Carlisle.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany. is to
make tour of Alsace-LOrraine.
p. DIR. BRowN-SEoUARD, discoverer of the
famous elixir of life" is an American
SAMUEL J. KIRKwOOD, Iowa's war Cover
nor, is now living on a berry farm near Iowa
City.
EX-SENATOR JOSEPH MACDONALD, OF In
diana, has legal practice worth $4,000
year.
SENATOR EvARTs has gone to Europe for
treatment for his eyes, which are troubling
him much.
The Shah of Persia has one fondness which
will increase his popularity in New England
He likes American pie.
THE HoN. S. S. Cox, is the only living man
in public life, who voted for the admission OF
Oregon as State, February IA, 1859.
ROBERT BURNS WILSON, the rising Ken
lucky poet, began writing verse at an early
age and IS now thirty-seven years old.
ELECTRICIAN THOMAS A. EDISON, will
visit the Krupp works at Essen, Germany,
before the termination Of his visit abroad.
THE late S. L. NJ Barlow OF New York
city, left an estate of about two million dol
lars, largely accumulated in his law practice.
JAY GoULD's History of Delaware Coun-
ty, New York" written when he was twenty
one, is rare book now, worth forty dollars.
A SON of Admiral Farragut, is modestly
working as clerk in New York counting
room, rather TO have some occupation than
for the money it brings him.
1hE Secretary of State is informed that
his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of China,
has approved for the use of Chinese lega-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-09-06

er, and now the ''yelfow wheels" were
ahead of his team.
81 say" said the man, "what did you
do that for?"
$50 long" answered Joe, apparently
to his horses, really to the man.
Il say" repeated the man, 'Ewhat did
you do that forl''
And then Joe, using the most forcible
expression he had learned in his army
days, asked him if he thought that he
and his -- yellow wheels owned the
whole street.
The man with the ''yellow wheels
kept his place alongside, but seemed bur
led in thought.
Two things were open to him; ne
could demand that Joe come down from
his perch and settle it then and there in
the old-fashioned way, or he could get
the number of his cart and make it disa-
greeable for Joe later on.
Looking at his damaged hat which
was not Q cheering sight to see, and at
his lovely, disfgured wheels he gathered
up his reins and flew down the road.
And Joe; it was the happiest moment
of his life, just then. The consciousness
of having hurt his enemy crowded out
all other thought for the time, but the
haul was still long one, the sun very
warm, the horses tired and listless, and
Joe began to wonder if, after all, he
hadn't made fool Of himself to say the
least? What would the tired little wo-
man say who never had heard of those
''yellow wheels" if he should tell he1
what he had done2 And then he wished
his favorite wish. that he had never been
born!
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-09-06

The taste for the banana is an acquired
one. Very few like them on first trial.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-09-06

HE Secretary of State is informed that
his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of China
has approved for the use of Chinese lega-
tons and consulates an oblong, yellow flag,
bearing dragon in dark blue and sun IN
red; and for the use of Chinese merchants
triangular flag of the same design.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
An Illegal Decision.

In different towns of Washington Ter
ritory a number of women offered their
votes, which in some cases were refused,
in other cases accepted and deposited in
separate boxes. The last Territorial
Legislature, it will be remembered.
passed a law restoring to women their
right of suffrage. The decision of the
Territorial Supreme Court annulling
this law is believed to be illegal by al
most every lawyer in the Territory. ir-
respective of his views on woman snf-
frage, and an appeal against it is pend
ing before the U. S. Supreme Court. IL
this appeal should be successful, says
the Woman's Journal, it will show that
the women were actually entitled to
vote at the election just past. But the
Territorial papers opposed to woman
suffrage loudly denounced any attempt
by the women to vote until the decision
of the Territorial judges should have
been reversed by a higher power; and
many women are deferred from attempt
ing it by the fear that they would be
acting illegally. Ferry is chosen Gov
ernor, Dunbar and Hoyt, Supreme Court
judges, and many other suffragists have
been elected to State offices. The con-
sttution was adopted by &c, 900 majority.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29

was young an straight as a sapling my hand
didn't tremble then;
Iheld my head with the highest an had the re.
spect OF men;
I stood in the flush OF manhood an drank a,
this same bor.
'Tls true as there is a Heaven, where my wife
an children are!
drank up a thrifty business, an then in the
empty bowl
sQuandered the dear old homestead, an sti.
fed my wretched soul,
An broke the heart of my darling; God! can
such things be trues
left her homeless and dying, and came to
carouse with you.
Sweets Yes! it's sweet an its bitter, an
here's to your health, my friend!
No! my story isn't finished, but it's getting on
TO the end;
The children went with their mother, as chill.
dren mostly do,
An buried them, or the city did-here's luck
an long life to you.
Who's that?-don't you see her.-there! my
w.fe-and the children, too.
Why Katy, my girl, so home, so home; this
isn't the place for you!
It isn't Katy!-Tm raving!-see here! I have
money yet:
Give me another-stronger-1mus forgotten.
get.
Shayl isn't 1t awfully jolly, this drinking your
self to ruin?
An getting the worth Of your money, just as
have been doing!
Shay. is there any thing the matter. Don't put
me into the street,
II stay little longer then my story'u be
complete.
Shay! I'm your friend. bartender; what's the
mazZer with me!
It's getting dark OF q sudden-sdarlS can not
see.
Listen! there's some one singing! 'Tis Katy S
voice hear:
"W-s-t-c-h-i-ng and w-a-i-t-i-n-g for thee,
at Heavens PORTALS, dear
-MRS. NJ L. RAYNE.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
WORK AND SONG.

In close little kitshen she worked all day,
While the birds sang shril on the budding
trees,
And the bright earth called her to como away
And follow the track of the laughing breeze.
She could not answer the bright earth's calls.
With lowly duties her days were filed,
And her life was bounded by kitchen walls.
Yet she sang with Joy that would not be
stilled.
Through Mays fresh splendors and tender
June,
Through fierce July with its cruel heat
She worked on still, while the simple tune
welled up from her heart unchanged and
sweet
A man passed by to his daily toll,
And sick of his work and his life was he,
With eyes bent down to the cherries soil
As though there was never . sky 10 see.
Ee heard the notes with o vacant ear
What did he care for q servants songf
Set day by day rose the cadence clear
Till he caught its joy as he passed along.
And his heart grew lighter about his work,
And he gained fresh strength for the daily
fight
And a so:tered smile in his eyes would lurk
When he heard her song coming home at
night.
And was that al' Sister minei
Is ii not enough if we help one soul,
Must the help be measured by rule and lines
Need we fret that we can not know the
whole?
The kitchen lass may have never known
OF the help that came from her daily song,
But the jey OF singing is still her own
And she works to music the whole day long.
Margaret G. George, in Good Housekeeping.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29

softly up ana took a seat on the landing Just
as Mr.. Bowser had removed coat and vest
and collar and was mixing the lather
While he was soaping his face heard him
growl several times, and afterwards ascer-
tanned that it was caused by his jabbing
the brush into his eyes and mouth by mis-
take About one-half Of the lather was de-
posted on his shirt front before he got
through. He was just seventeen minutes
getting ready for the razor, and when he
took 1t up heard him mutter:
''This thing handles mighty awkward !
II that fellow has gone and sold me left
handed razor I'll prosecute him to the last
ditch"
He held it IN various positions to get s.the
hang" and when he finally got it, he made
a careful motion along his right cheek. To
his great surprise and delight he didn't cut
his head or. On the contrary, he shaved
of a whole spoonful Of lather, and heard
him chuckling:
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
SHOPS IN JERUSALEM,
They Are Dark as a Pocket and Abo,
rs Large as Bank Vault.

| They Are Dark as a Pocket and About
as Large as = Bank Vault.
The noise of the city comes UP TO my
house-top like the buzzing Of 10000 swarms
| of bees and the city grows stranger and
stranger as I try to comprehend it all 1,
is now more than week that have been
| wandering through it, and find it more in.
teresting every day of my stay. The streets
| of the city are so narrow that no wheeled
vehicle can go through them, and Jerusa.
lem is more like vast catacomb than a
| town. Many Of the streets are vaulted
over, and you will often pass for a half
mile through what might be termed a sub
terranean cavern lighted by openings from
the top and pierced at the sides with cave
like stores. The smallest business shops
in the world are in Jerusalem, and a great
| many of the stores are no bigger than an
| ordinary dry goods box. They have no
windows and the only light they get comes
from the front. l stopped this afternoon
before shoe shop, and out of curiosity
| took its measurements. 1t was q hole in
the wall cut out with a base four feet above
the cobble-stone street. A rude stone two
feet high was the step by which the shoe
maker crawled into it, and it was Just three
feet wide, five feet high and eight feet
deep 1t was as dark as pocket, and the
shoemaker squatted in the entrance with a
board on his lap, and he filled it completely.
He was working at pair Of rough Bedouin
shoes, and the owner of these sauatted
cross-legged in his bare feet, while the
cobbler waxed his thread, and in pulling it
was careful to move his hands toward the
stree: and back into the shop. The place
was so small that, had he pulled his thread
in the ordinary way, he would have barked
his elbows against the walls. There are
hundreds Of such shops in Jerusalem, and
the average business place is more like a
bank vault than any thing else. Next to
this shoe-shop there was a Jerusalem
restaurant 1t was an oval hole cut into
the hill twelve feet high, eight feet wide,
and forty feet deep At the front was the
cooking stove Of Jerusalem, consisting Of
rude slab CT limestone, with holes bored
into the top as big around as a workman's
dinner bucket, and with other holes pierc-
ing these from the sides. A few inches
from the top of each hole was a rude iron
grating and upon this the charcoal was
laid, and by the draft which came in from
below the cooking was done. The slab
was mounted on cord-wood posts and it had
five fire-places. At the back a rough table
without cloth was set for the guests, and
the only chairs were little stools a foot
high and about a foot square, the seats Of
which were of woven cords.-F. G. Car
penter, in st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
Can BE SeIf-Supporting.

Suppose one wanted to be really and
truly economical and raise every part of
his living possible, how near could he
come to it in this country? OF his wearing
apparel he could raise his own cotton,
linen, wool, ramie, silk and leather; a
row of shade trees along the road would
give him fuel; for his table he could
have homemade raisins, prunes, the
whole family OF stone fruits, apples,
pears, ounces, pomegranates, oranges,
lemons, half dozen kinds of nuts,
sugar, sirup, honey, fresh vegetables
every day, -four, Indian and oatmeal,
eggs, butter, cheese, poultry, pork, NUT
ton, beef. Such feast as could be
made from this list would require drop
of something to wash it down, and a
bottle of claret could be brought from
the cellar. What use has a farmer for
money in this country anyhOw?-Bakers-
field Cali Echo.
The Iola register., 1889-11-29

by shaving in public place"
"Yes"
"And shall hereafter shave myself l
can do it in seven or eight minutes, at a
cost Of less than two cents, and l run no
risk Of barber's itch or having my throat
cut by some lunatic."
swell, hope you'll make success Of it,
but"
''There you go! Did I ever attempt any
thing you didn't discourage?"
But you know you tried it twice and
gave it up and threw your outfits away in
disgust"
.'And why! Because some one used my
razors to cut kindling woodv'
Mr.. Bowserr'
"At least it appeared that way to me-
And got a lame arm, and we went of on a
visit, and there were several other rea-
sons. From this time forward l shall
shave myself, and l shall begin after sup
per-"
After supper he prepared himself with
three towels and quart of hot water and
went upstairs to begin operations. 1 crept
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
WOMAN SUFFRAGE LEAFLETS.

Miss FRANCES II. TURNER has an adj
mirable lecture on Queen Isabella,
which is at once vivid presentation of
an interesting historical parsonage and
a strong argument for woman suffrage.
HERE she is again. A young lady
stands first in the competition for the
six $500 scholarships at Cornell Uni
versity. What's the matter with the
young men of this day and generation?
Boston Herald.
THE ordinance recently passed in
Chicago. providing for women inspectors
to look after workshops and tenements
where women are employed, and see
that sanitary measures are taken to keep
the rooms in a healthy condition, has
been complied with. Five ladies have
been appointed by Mayor Creiger.
A WOMAN does not give up her WIFE
hood or her motherhood, her graces
or her sensibilities, when she becomes
voter. But suffrage will increase
woman's self-respect. When she con-
siders these higher questions of gen.
eral interest, she will become larger
and nobler person.-Rev. Samuel Il.
Stewart.
Mrs. LILLE DEvEREUX BLAKE, at the
recent annual meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania Woman's Suffrage Association,
told how ''Old Abe the famous war
eagle, passed his time after retirement
in laying eggs, to the astonishment of
his keepers. She called out much mer-
riment by saying, in reference to the
American eagle, Gentlemen, your eagle
is hen.''
IN RUSSIA it has been discovered that
female medical students often develop
revolutionary political opinions, ''senti-
ments unworthy of their SEX" in tho
view of government, and the new minis
ter of public instruction announces set
of regulations for putting things in Or
der. First, no medical degree is to be
conferred in Russia on woman who has
made her studies abroad. This will do
away with the Russian women students
who now study at Berne and Zurich
Secondly, no Russian woman is to be ad
mitted to medical degree emitting her
10 practice publicly until she is forty
years old. Until that age she may only
practice as a nurse in hospitable and
charitable institutions
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
VALUABLE VOTES.
The Weight Of woman's Ballot in Ka

The Weight OF woman's Ballot in Kansas.
At the annual meeting of the Kansas
E. S. A, the president, Mrs. Laura NJ.
Johns, said of the recent municipal cleo
| ton:
The attitude Of men toward the wom-
en- voters in this election was Indicative
of growing respect for their powers and
for their interest to put into Office men
OF character. An amusing and gratify-
| ing spectacle was furnished by the men
who had regarded woman's enfranchise-
ment with lofty scorn, now entreating
the support of the women voters. and
| finding the emotional sex" very stead
lily, self-respectingly holding their votes
at high value, and discriminating with
thoughtful independence between cam
didates. and not easily to be moved by
| threat or persuasion.
One of our woman mayors was elected
because battle was to be fought, and
| she, though one Of the gentlest of her
sex, was known to be of Spartan courage
and granite firmness where a principle
was involved. She generated her forces
admirably, and out-generaled the enemy
cHtlEtly. Cuc udS Dteu Et-tltCltu anu
continues to give her city able service.
1t has prospered financially under her
rule. and has suffered in no way. Its
treasury is no longer impoverished. the
city is out Of debt, the streets are i'm
proved, Sunday and prohibitory laws
are enforced, and brothels do not exist.
am moved to say that while we are
proud of the record made by our women
in municipal office, we do not recon-
mend that any municipality be put I'M
der woman government exclusively. 1t
may be that it was a good thing in the
| beginning to put the government of
some of our cities entirely in the hands
| of women; otherwise we might never
have known that a city could prosper
under woman government. But it seems
to me that government Of women and
men together would more nearly ac-
cord with the principles we advocate.
and would be truly government by
the people and of the people," Men and
| women should administer the govern
ment under which men and women live,
and we hope that future elections will
recognize this principle
The Iola register., 1889-11-29

| 1CIlOW leaned over 10 Y nCie aaron ana SAID
| Come, I'm going now"
Uncle Aaron picked up his hat and fol
| lowed him. The young fellow stepped int
! a sort Of a side corridor and said: ''We'l
| have to wait a minute-they haven't runs
the curtain down yet"
Il kip walt" said Uncle Aaron.
''What a curious old fellow you are
| thought the young man, cycling him inQuisi
| lively. Soon the actors came trooping of
the stage with the alacrity of school boys
just let out of school.
''Ah." said the young man, ''here she is
Miss Clark, this way moment, please
catching her by the arm and stopping her
ALLOW me to introduce to you my friend
Mr.-(ahem) Smith. He's anxious to make
your acquaintance"
The twinkling glance of understanding
between the two was not lost on Uncle
Aaron, but he said, with an awkward sort Of
| bow: ''Good evenin' l would like to speaR
| to you, please"
''If it's any thing of private nature per
| haps I'd better depart" said the young
fellow. his eyes dancing.
Uncle Aaron said, gravely: "Yes, it bees
private. sir. must see this young woman
alone"
Excuse me, SIR" smiled Rose, pleas
| antiy," but / have an engagement this
evening, and"
''Ye don't go It'll speaks to ye," said Un.
Gle Aaron, firmly.
"You can speak before this gentleman,
then-he's a friend of mine" said Rose,
somewhat haughtily.
Il must see ye by yerself," persisted Un-
Gle Aaron, earnestly.
''Slr! you really must excuse me-" said
Rose; Il have an engagement"
Il come from yer husband" cried Uncle
Aaron, forgetting his strategem and every
thing else in his fear of losing her.
my husband All! And who may you
be, siri'
His father,'' said the old man. simply
Paling a little IN spite of all her rouge,
she smiled and said: THAT makes some
difference. Harry" turning to the young
fellow, "rll see you presertly-will you ex-
cuse US for a few moments!'
The young man bowed, and Rose, lead
ing the way from the stage wing where
they had been standing to the dressing
room, said: This way, sir, there is no one
here. Now, what is it you wantl''
"Iwant ye-to go back to yer husband" {"
Rose threw herself down in chair and
laughed and laughed. sand he sent you
here as deputy! Oh!-but he was wise not
TO come again himself. Back to himi No
never, never, never! want 10 live, l tell
you. This is the life for mel Gay, merry,
free-aId like living. And you came here
TO esk me 10 go back to that dull tread-mill
again, did youl / tell you that have
chosen my life-I will not go back to hun
A jealous, exacting, romantic fool-that ex-
poets woman to be saintl No, sir; will
never go back to him-there's no use in
your talking" said Rose, pushing back her
wavy hair and beating her little slippered
foot impatiently. Il won't do it!r'
Uncle Aaron looked at her, and with that
wondrous sympathy of his said, gently
"Poor child! Ye want to be happy, don't
yerl"
The woman looked at him amazed. sus-
picion and curiosity blended at once in her
face.
.Happyl What do you meant"
my child" said Uncle Aaron, his eyes
shining, ~ know how ye feel. Ye want a
change, and somewhat ivelIer life,
The Iola register., 1889-11-29
FORGOT SOMETHING.
A Post-Ofice Clerk Declines to Accom-
mOdate an Anxious Old Lady.

A Post-Ofice Clerk Declines to Accom-
mOdate an Anxious Old Lady.
"Could get letter back that I dropped
in box uptown bout an hour ago." asked
an anxious old woman at the general de-
livery window Of the New York post-ofice
the other day.
No, you couldn't" was the reply. "Let-
ters dropped in the boxes must 60 the regu
lar course. They can't be returned to the
writer"
"Cayn't! Well. that's too bad. It's a
real important letter to darter o. mine
livin' few miles out o. Jersey City, and
here / was green enough TO mail it without
backin' 1t proper, an I'm 'feered it Ill be
long time gittin' to her. You couldn't
have the mailin' clerk finish backin' itr'
II don't know, but doubt if / could.
May be 1 can, though. What's missing
from the address?"
"Well, it's addressed to Mrs. Susan Ann
Honeyman, Box 247, Jersey City"
"Isn't that all rightr'
"Yes, all right fer as i: goes; but it Is a
reel important letter, and I forgot to put in
haste on it, that's all II you'll just hunt
it up and"
But the crowd swept her away from the
window before the sentence was finished
Time.