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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18
launching i'm Florida.

Ranching though the least known, is
the oldest industry in Florida. For
great number of years cattle raising for
the Cuban and West Indian markets has
been an occupation of the active Flori-
dan. From Punta Gorda and Punta Ras-
sa, ports of Charlotte harbor, about IT,,
900 head of cattle are annually exported
to Cuba. They are not fattened, and,
indeed, are only rounded up just before
expectation; consequently the beef is
wretched stuff, and the S14 or S15 paid
for each OF the beeves may be considered
quite as much as they are worth. The
pasture Is poor and the breed still poor
err; and, although there is a movement
afoot to improve both, there eau be little
doubt that as the southern countries are
settled, herds will diminish in size and
the range of pasturage be greatly restrict
ed. Ranching as ranching will eradu
ally die, and dairy farming will reign in
its stead.-Ac.Aillan's Nagasine.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18
FREE DELIVERY SERVICE.
a Law Which Puts a Premium on
Lettering and lnefficiency

Lettering and lnefticiency
W. J. Pollock, the Superintendent of the
Free Delivery System, Postoffice Depart
ment, has made his report for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1891. It shows that the num-
Der of free delivery offices in operation at the
close of the year was $40, an in
crease Of sixty-five over the preceding year.
The cost of this service was 50, or O6O, which
is S22, 424 less than the appropriation for that
purnose. The number of carriers employed
on June 30 was 10, $50, which is an increase of
1904 during the year
Considerable attention is given in the re-
port to the subject of overtime claims of
letter carriers, under the act of May "a, 1888,
limiting the hours that carriers shall be en-
ployed per day, The report says:
1.-The practical result of this act has been
the filing of an enormous number of over
time claims, aggregating nearly $500, 900.
In view of the tendency of the law these
overtime claims will arise as long as the
system continues that puts premium on
lettering and ineficiency rather than afford
ing an incentive for active and efficient
work"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18
FOREIGN MAILS.
The Expenditure for Ocean and In
land Transportation.

The Expenditure for Ocean and In
land Transportation.
The annual report just fled in Washing
ton. of Second Assistant Postmaster General
Bell shows that the annual rate of expendi-
ture for mail transportation on June 30,
1891. was For 16 410 star routes, aggregat-
ing 237, 845 So miles in length, S. 800, 266; for
124 steamboat routes, aggregating 9426.67
miles in length, s443, S53; for G9lS mail mes
senger routes, aggregating 5421. 95 miles in
length, 81, O83, 1872; for 2539 special Office
routes, aggregating g. SIS. IL miles in length,
S47, 926; for 1913 railway Postoffice car routes,
aggregatiEg "a $50. 81 miles in length 3, 7S4,-
S45; for 226l railroad routes, aggregating
159 5l8 miles in length. go, 1913, SOS; for 6032
railway Postoffice clerks, Sc 069, 074: for mail
equipments, 1881, 01S; for necessary and spe-
cial facilities on trunk lines, $685. 421. The
total inland mail service was therefore S3o.-
S45, O66.
The cost of the foreign service was S779,
548, less $3.50, 1913 for intermediary services to
foreign countries. During the year there
was an increase of 523 in star routes, an in
crease of 3SS miles in length, and decrease
of S21, 800 in the cost of this service. A
summary of all classes of inland mail service
in operation June 80, 1891, shows the number
of routes to have been %, 252; length of
routes, 439, 027 90 miles; annual rate Of ex-
penditure, $3S. S45 O66; number of miles trav-
eled per annum, 346, 266, 1914; rate OF cost
per mile travelled, 11.21 cents; rate of cost
per mile of length. s8s.47, average number
of trips per week, 7.5S. This is an increase
of 1147, or 4.23 per cent, in the number Of
routes; of II, O36. 81 miles, or 257 per cent,
in the length of routes; of 50, Isl, 629, or $50
per cent, in the annual rate of expenditure,
and of Is, $50, 952 49, or 5.75 per cent, in the
number of miles Travelled per annum While
the rate of cost per mile of annual travel re-
mains about the same, the rate of cost per
mile of length shows an increase of 81. - per
mile, or 8 10 per cent, and an increase of
O.23, or 3. 12 per cent, in the average number
of trims Der week
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18

Gypsy Dream Book F2ET<zF TE5FT Ti'h
Your FORTCNEtoli by HaHCor25c. stamps taken.
JSO.J BUCKLEY 1873 HamburSh Az, Broo Ign, E-D.,\N
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney 81
Co. doing business II the City OF Toledo
County and State aforesaid. ana that said firm
viii pay the sum OF Sl0C for each and every
case of catarrh that cannot be cured Dy the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn 70 before me and subscribed n my
presence, this 9th day of December A D., SD.
t~i a. W. GLEASON
80 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, ..
gF Sold by Druggists, 75c.
ROME, Italy, has twenty-five Protestant
churches.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18

All are entitled to the best that their money
will buy, so every family should have, at once,
a bottle of the best family remedy, Syrup of
bilious. For sale in soc. and 81 bottles by all
lea ling druggists.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18
Not a NOstruIns

DR.. HoXsie's Certain Group Cure, the tested
of an eminent physician in regu-
lar standing and practice. Positive, swift sure.
Address A =. Hoxsie, Buffalo, \. Y.
FITS stopped Tree by DIR. kLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsTORER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures Treatise and 81 trial bottle
tree. DR.. Kline, o31 Arch ST., Phiia., Pa.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18
SUITS ABOUT REVENU E,
The Annual Report ofthe Solicitor OF
the Treasury.

General Hepburn, Solicitor of the Treas
ury, in his annual report at Washington to
the Attorney-General, says that the whole
number of suits brought and defended by
direction of his office for the year
ending June 80 was 5Sl4. OF the
whole number of suits brought,
1854 were decided in favor of the
United States; twenty-nine were adversely
decided: 5S3 were settled or dismissed, and
in six the penalties were RENTED by the
Secretary OF the Treasury, leaving PAP still
pending. The entire amount collected from
all sources was s797,375 being an excess of
s511, 32S over the collections during the
previous year.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18

les Increasing, the railroads extending
and the population rapidly multiplying.
Soon our commerce must reach not only
the States of South America and Mex
leo, but China and the East by this western
route. 1t is gratifying to note that this
short passage to some OF the greatest COM
mercial markets OF the world will be ready
by the time demand for it becomes imDe-
alive.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
Brief Tacoma News.

TACOMA, Oct 29-[Special Judging from
the fact that Eastern capitalists are inquiring
for good opportunities to invest in Washington,
Allen c. Mason concludes that money is getting
easier and that confidence in the Northwest is
being fully restored.
The first annual ball given by Tacoma Lodge,
No 1876. of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Associa-
tion took place this evening st the New Ger
mania hall. Itwas well attended and & success
1t is proposed to amend the city charter so
that the necessary amount OF city printing TO be
hereafter done will be cut down about 80 per cent
Street improvement IL is proposed will be done
BY resolution and not by ordinance. The offices
of street commissioner, city engineer and water
commissioner will probably be made elective.
and the two former, with the president OF the
city council, will constitute the board OF public
works.
Mrs Lucinda Ginter, OF Miuter, in this
county. was today held for trial in the superior
court for selling liquor without license.
W B. Wood, of Conconnully, who Is In the
city on business, says Charles W. Burdssl has
arranged to build $4,000 concentrating and
reduction WORKS at RUBY City.
The second car load of Puget sound salmon
was forwarded today to Chicago. Local fisher
men find good market for Sound fish in the
East.
The city will tomorrow begin the suit against
ex-Councilmsn DOugan 10 recover pay Tor al
legged extra services claimed 10 have been per
formed by him as councilman. Several other
councilmen were paid for extra services. The
action against Dougan is a test case.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
OBJECTED TO A VISITOR.
Ahs Aid OF the Police Needed to sscurs
Hospitality.

hospitality.
" dlinllan, barkeeper, was taken into nolice
suqusrters yesterday evening about $50
oeIoek covered with blood and having the gem
S iaI appearance OF hard usage. 1t appears that
Iiin1lan rooms at Miss loves, No. 4o4 Fifth
street Enea Brenna 10 acquainted with Miss
lowe, ana called upon her yesterday evening.
out came in contact with Gilfllan, who per.
suaded him that for personal safety he had bet.
Ter leave the house. Brenna is a small man.
ana as Gllhlian is much larger, the former
.honght 1t advisable to withdraw and report to
the police. w.
captain Willard told Brenna that he might re-
turn 70 the house and that an officer would see
that there was no damage done Accordingly
btehha returned and was seated In the front
parior, when his big opponent forced his way
INTO the room. called Brenna vile names. ,truek
nlih over the left eye and told him to get out of
the house. The little man objected to this.
OUT when he found himself jammed into the
corner and the huge fists of his opponent COM
ing down hot and heavy he concluded to 90.
ana was shot through the front door as large
form clad in blue entered
Inc authority of the detective was nothing to
1linllan, and he resisted. Hot work ensued,
ana detective Cave received a blow across the
hand
Gilhllan then made q dash down the stems
through the mud and started along the side
Walk toward fesler avenue shot in the air.
mlsstep by Gillian and the detective had his
man. ne was taken to the police station and
allowed to wash away the blood from his face
anu neck, after which he was released on hail
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
MACHINERY IN WHEAT FIELDS.
MI. Jacob Furth's Picture OF "CalifOr-
mia Ranch,' Near Sprague.

Mr. Jacob Furth's Picture OF "CaIifor-
mia RANCH" Near Sprague.
Mr.. Jacob Furth has an interesting photo
graph taken some weeks ago on the California
ranch OF which he and W. P. Harrington of
Colusa, and DR.. Luke Robinson. of San Fran
CISCO are owners. This farm, which is sixteen
miles from Sprague, in Eastern Washington,
consists of 10000 acres, 1000 of which are now
under cultivation, devoted to the raising of
wheat and barley. The manager is Hon. B. B.
Glascock.
The picture repres an experiment in agri-
culture which the company running the ranch
has tried with great success-namely, the use
of one OF the huge machines which cuts,
threshes and delivers the wheat In sacks.
Though such machinery is common on the level
wheat fields of California and the Middle West,
only one Of them beside that on the California
ranch has ever been tried in this state. 1t was
ranch was too rolling to al
low the machine to work salts
factorily, but the suppositon has not been
borne out by the trial. The photograph shows
the train of thirty horses drawing the reaper
and the machine itself in active operation
Five men are needed: one to drive the horses,
another to tend the reaper, third to tend the
thresher, a fourth to handle the sacked wheat
and fifth to sew the sacks and drop them of
on the ground. The horses are driven at such a
rate of speed that they can cover sixty acres
day. rhe wheat fast cut is raised by
machinery to the feeder of the thresher. The
power for the latter is furnished by the wheels
as the whole machine rolls over the ground
The straw is thrown off and the grain is run
into sacks. One man lifts the bags to another
who sits on small platform and sews them up.
Mr. Furth said yesterday that in handling the
grain this machinery would save the farmer on
an average of s. an acre, sum which on a
large farm represents a very considerable differ
ence In years business. Mr.. Furth believes
that the practicability Of the use OF such ma
chiuery having been demonstrated the use in
this state will be more general
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
THE BLOT Err.

UNITED STATES coURr-HAsroRD,
Moran Durie supply Company VS.. Steamer
Ciara-Detault: entered.
Puget Sound Machinery Depot VS.. steamer
Acknowledgment overruled; referred TO
commissioner.
Robert G. Westerman vs. Steamer Forsaken-
peau!t entered; referred 10 commissioners.
SUPERIOR oURr.-LICHrENBERG, J.
William 8. Lsdd VS.. NJ. o. schwat eft al.-Fors-
Closure OF mortgage; findings OF fact and decree
signed.
F. Sarah Chandler vs. Frank Chandler-Order to
show cause signed hearing set for october 81.
Soseph simon, receiver, VS.. Matilda Ssgmelster
Plaintiff
Thomas Jose ct al. VS.. Fremont Mortgage
Nompany-FinGing for plaintiff.
snrber Egan vs. JOAN Collins ct al.-Flnu-
.hss OF TACT, conclusions of law and decree;
A. +. Heuss va Gustsvs winehill-Decree;
signed.
W. J. Watkins ct al vs. Antoine As,en ct al
Decree: signed,
N. B. Msddocks vs.F. K. Clark ct aL-Fors-
Closure OF mortgage finding for plaintir.
sUPERIoR coURr-osBoRN, J.
0. J. Nelson vs. Peterson & Scourheld-Cass
heretofore submitted TO court on agreed state.
.ent OF facts; finding for plaintiff In sum Oh
James Weir vs. Albert Beaumont-Appesl;
verdict for defendant
Peter suudness vs. q. J. Anderson-Judg-
nsnt by default for Sli50l.
huga Mcclure vs.. + J. Madjgan-Dsmages
iot iGlse imprisonment. verdict for 5000.
thar.eS Gunther vs.. J. h. Chase et aL-Appeal
"oA justice court; verdict Tor plsintih.
SUPERIOR COUKT-HCMEs. VI.
state OF Washington VS. John McKenna-
Astping house where opium is smoked; plea
OF not guilty.
State OF Washington VS.. George Williams and
Fiahk " III ans-Burg plea of not guilty.
m state q Washington vs. William Don0hue-
prosecution given .eaye 70 add name OF witness
10 information
W. l. kaH vs.. ;. II. NcGraw ct aL-Verdict
10Y pis1uUf IN Sum OF $1,000: defendant gives
NOTICE OF motion for new TRIAL.
esa'e ~ " asaington VS.. george Benson-foT-
gery; verdict 81 guilty.
Laramie MAYER, assignee. VS.. Mary q. Retire
-oh motion OF cOuuse. Tor defendant, plaintin
ss,sseutlng, ordered that cause 20 dismissed on
lis Is
STATE o; Washington -. John Duke-Defend-
shs DC urTer 70 Inform alton sustained; prose-
ta'.o1 aIiowed 90 Me amended complaint; de-
sa0euts exception allowed
rae Q! Arlington IS. Thomas Jackson and
@A0H4AS AeG.inn Assault with intent 70 COM
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
ROBBED THE MAILS.
Grandson of SnOhomish Post
master Bound Over.
VERDICT FOR FIVE THOUSAND.
Hugh Mcclure Well Paid for False I'm.
prisonment-George Benson Con-
victed of Forgery.

Deputy United States Marshal Mudeett 70.
turned to the city yesterday, having in CUSTODY
William Svaford, a youth who was arrested at
snohonish, charged with robbing the mails
The prisoner was taken before Commissioner
Emery, and furnished bond in the sum OF s75O
for his appearance at the December term of dis
trict court. His father, Harry NJ swaford and
Amos Hurst, OF Seattle, were the bondsmen
Although the complaint upon which swaffori
was arrested alleged the theft OF a single regis
tered package containing $50, this is but a small
portion of the amounts stolen from the Snohom-
ish postofice.
swaford, who is a mere boy of is or II years
Of age, admits having taken $3.50, and il IA
thought that the sums missing will aggregate
two or three times that amount. For some
months there have been complaints to the post
office department at Washington City OF missing
registered letters from the Snohomish office
Inspector II. I. Thrall was detailed to work up
the aud his researches resulted in the arrest
OF young Swafford. The latter IL grandson of
J. G. STAFFORD, the postmaster, and formerly pro-
bate Judge of Snohomish county. The old gen.
tlsmsn's son was placed in charge of the Office
as deputy. and in consequence the grandson had
ready access to the mails.
From reports the boy is hard character. He
IA known to have spent considerable sums on
last women and other kindred amusements. He
does not seem to recognize the gravity of his
offense and does not appear at all alarmed at
the possible consequences. The grandfather is
said to have made good quite q number OF regis
tered letters which disappeared from bis ONCE
and even to have gone so far as to mortgage
property for this purpose. At present he is sick
in bed, his condition being due to Worry over
his grsndson's Conduct Tracers have been
sent out after number OF missing registered
letters, and Ii will be some time before the
af tha
discovered. The package referred to In the
complaint contained 800 1t was registered by
D. N. Neil, of Lowell, Mass, and was addressed
TO r. NJ. Armstrong, Mount Vernon, Wash.
After his release by Commissioner Emery the
boy returned to Snohomish with his father
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
POLICE SIGNAL BOXES.
A New Feature Established ON tn
Streets of Seattle.


Yesterday there were placed at a number OF
locations on the streets the police boxes which
form part OF the signal service. They are at
present empty. but when fitted up will have an
alarm call and telephone communicating with
headquarters. 1t has been supposed that the
boxes were TO be used as places to keep prison
ers in until the arrival of the patrol wagon, but
that is not the case. The chief object is to en-
able patrolmen to communicate with the chief
without leaving their beats, or during the day
having to use public telephone. and speaking
in the presence of people who might overhear
information which might, II repeated, interfere
with the capture of suspected persons
In some cases alarm boxes will be placed on
walls. booth or a box will be placed at each
of the following places
Commercial and Weller, Seventh and Weller
Ninth and Jackson, Market and Jackson, Third
and Main, Washington and Railroad avenue,
Sixth and Washington, Yesler avenue and Com
mercial, Yesler avenue and Fourteenth, Yesler
avenue and East street, Ninth and Cedar Sew
enth and Cherry, Madison and Third, Columbia
and West Columbia and Second, Pike and
Front, Pike and Eighth, Lenora and Seventh,
Front and Battery, Depot and Fifth, Moltke
street (Lake Union), High and Temperance,
Temperance aud Harrison, Madison and Tenth.
There will be altogether ten booths and fifteen
call boxes,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30

before its close for the purpose of receiving in
struction elsewhere.
Pupils shall conform to the prescribed course
of study, and shall not lie excused from any
part OF IL.
Among the miscellaneous rules are these:
In the employment OF teachers, all other
things being equal, preference will be given 70
graduates OF the Seattle High school, the Uni
versity OF Washington and other state institu-
tons OF higher learning.
The right OF appeal TO the board of education
shall in no case be denied to pupil, principal,
teacher ianitOr.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
A FLIM-FLAMMER CAUGHT,
Goodman's Tricky Cigar Deal Gets Him
Into Trouble

Into Trouble.
dispatch from San Francisco received nv
Chief Rogers yesterday stated that Louis Good.
man, who fim-fammed Moritz Hendelsohn. a
cigar dealer at 100 Second street, out OF ISL a
re" days ago, had been captured there upon the
arrival oil the Haytian Republic and was in Gus
tody awaiting the arrival of an officer from Sc.
attic.
Goodman appears TO be q slick swindler and
Hendelsohn credulous sort of a fellow.
Goodman went to the cigar dealer, and by repre-
senting that he had a chance to sell a lot of
cigars eft good price, secured the goods upon
promise to bring back their value, s5l. as soon
as they had been delivered. He took the cigars
and sold them, but ne never paid the trusting
merchant the s5l. He boarded the Haytian Re-.
public for San Francisco
Last Saturday HendelSohn swore out n WA
rant charging Goodman with embszzlement
yesterday, when informed that Goodman was
arrested, he said he would not prosecute him il
he were brought back. This action seems very
strange. az the police went to q great deal of
trouble to make the capture, and Goodman con-
iesses his guilt. will be seen from the follow
ing dispatch:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29-When the steamer
Haytian Republic arrived from Seattle this
morning Officer Eagan arrested q man named
Louis Goodman, who was wanted on a charge
oil grand larceny. He was completely taken by
surprise, and admitted that he was the man
wanted. He ran away from Seattle with prop-
erty belonging to other people.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
STATE UNIVERSITY COMMISSION.
Bids for Material Were Not Opened
The Warrant Middle.

The university commission held a meeting
yesterday and the bids for material for the new
building as advertised for were received. Since
the question whether any funds shall be
available for the work is pending in the courts
the commission decided to return all bids I'M
opened, and in case the supreme court decided
in favor of the commission bids will be adver.
tised for again.
The warrants issued by the auditor to cover
work already done are not in demand because
the treasurer refuses to indorse them and they
do not draw interest from the time when they
are presented for payment until payment is
actually made. The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
which holds a warrant in payment for advertis-
ing, has begun suit to compel the Endorsement
or the payment. A test case will be made.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
Greedy Recommends Balloon Service.

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 29.-Brigadier Gen
eral Greedy, chief signal officer, in his annual
report to the secretary of war, makes q special
point of necessity for the improvement of the
military field telegraph system, in order that
we may keep up with foreign nations in that
respect The chief signal officer has long ap.
preciated the Importance of balloons In active
military operations, and has made special es-
innate for the purchase and construction of a
military balloon train, which is a necessary adj
junct to the permanent equipment of signal
corps. small appropriation is asked tor deter
mining by experiment the best mechanism for
powerful flash light for night signaling and
search PURPOSES.