Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-07-07

OREGON mas {, 456, OF sheep.
CHINA has excluded our coal oil.
THERE are twelve parties in Germany.
HAY is now scarce in Paris at $40 ton.
The Alaskan volcanoes are reported active
ONE planter at Orlando, Fla, has SO. 600
pineapple plants under single shed.
New YORK has three public bath houses
Philadelphia six and Boston nineteen.
IT is estimated that there will be deficiency
of SIT ZOO, 900 in the Treasury of California
by the close of the present State administra-
ton.
WEEKLY or semi-weekly cheap excursion
trains to Chicago, in addition to the regular
service. are to be run by the Eastern railways
shortly.
CHOLERA is now firmly seated in the whole
west side of the Rhone Valley for 100 miles
from its mouth. and has also jumped across
to Limoges.
A JAPANESE inventor has patented dev go
by which every member of the Parliament
may record his vote by pressing an electric
button at his desk.
OREGON expects to clip 1900, 900 pounds
of wool this year, her increase in sheep over
last year being estimated at ninety per cent,
all Of which is sheer gain.
CENTRAL PARK. New YORK, contains 86l
acres; Phoenix Park, Dublin. 1850 acres
Hyde Park London, 400 acres Yellowst ono
National Park, Z,ZSO,OOO acres.
AN experimental boring made by the Prus-
sian Government in the Rybnik district of
Prussian SileSia has been carried to depth
Of a mile and a quarter, and is still progress
ing.
NEW ZEALAND cneese is becoming O con
siderable competitor ofthe American product
in Great Britain. A single shipment of $50
tons was landed in London in perfect order
two weeks age
are discouraged. Rough weather, freshetS,
and driftwoOd have rendered fishing impossi-
BILE. The pack will be 10000 shorter than
that of last year
SUSPECTED persons. as they stand at the
paying tellers window in the Bank of France.
are instantaneOusly photographed. A camera
is always in position. and is operated upon
signal from the teller.
THE Christopher Columbus. the first whale
back passenger steamer on the lakes. made
the run from Milwaukee to Chicago, ninety
seven miles, in four hours and fifteen minutes
nearly twenty-three miles an hour
OWING to the lack of fodder beef cattle can
be bought now in provincial France for Sc or
81 head, and there is such plethora of
cheap meat in consequence that the authori
ties contemplate compelling butchers to
lower their retail prices
SPECTATORS are busy in the hack districts
OF Australia, Queensland. the Cape. and
south America buying up all the available
fodder, and agents of every European
Government are searching the remote corners
OF the earth for fodder for army horses.
WHEN there is no public reception at the
white House President Cleveland shuts him
sell IN his office Tor seven or eight hours at a
stretch working at cial documents. Some
times ne has stenographer with him, and
again ne writes everything with his own
hand: On such days the Cf2ce seekers are
QOG alOW0d to get near him.
IT Is reported from England that the Prin-
cess of Wales is strongly opposed to the
marriage of the Duke Of York TO the Princess
May Of Teck. After an interview with the
Queen on the subject Her Royal Highness, j.
is stated, gave her consent 10 the engage
ment, but added that she would not attend
wedding which vas so repugnazt 70 her.