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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-18

respect, and that il You took hold of
those old hands on the face of that CEN
tenarinn of a time-piece and pushed
them back you might expect that time
would stop or retreat for at least a few
minutes mo, nor says the old family
clock. II nn1ek go on. / saw your
father and nz0ther on their wedding
day. / struck the hour of your nativity.
I counted the festal hours of the day in
which you brought home a bride.
sounded the knell at your fathers
death. l tolled at your mothers de-
parture. Yea, must sound your own
going out of life. must go on. / must
60 on. Tick, took! Tick, tocltr'
But there is great city clock high
up in the tower. There are SO many
wrongs in all our cities to be righted, so
many evils to be extirpated, so many
prisons to be sanitaried-stop the city
clock until all these things are done.
Let common council and all the people
of the great town decree that the city
hall clock shall stop. We do not want
the sins of 1899 to be handed over to
1898. We do not want the young year
10 inherit the misfortunes of the old
year. BY ladders lifted to the tower
and by strong hands take hold and halt
that city clock
no, mol" says the city clock. II can
not wait until you correct all evils or
soothe all sorrow or drive ont all sin. I
have been counting the steps of your
progress as city. / have seen your
opportunities / have dcplored your
negiects; but time wasted is wasted for
ever ! must go on. | must 60 on.
Tick, took. Tick, tock, But "a the
tower Of the capitols at Washington
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-18

church, Greek church, St. Isaac's Of St
Petersburg, St Peters at Rome, the
Madeline at Paris, St Paups in London,
joining all our American cathedrals and
churches and log cabin meeting houses
and homes In keeping this pre-eminent
birth festival.
Elaborate and prolonged efforts have
been made to show that the star that
pointed to the manger in which Christ
was born was not what it appeared to
be, but q conjunction of Jupiter and
Saturn. Our wise men of tho west say
that the wise men of the east were mis-
taken. Astronomers, you know, can
calculate backward as well as forward,
and as. they can tell what will occur q
hundred years from now among the
heavenly bodies, so they can accurately
calculate backward and tell what oc-
CURED eighteen or nineteen hundred
years ago. And II is true that before
Christ in Chaldea, about three hours
before day dawn, there was commune
tion of Jupiter and Saturn.
Standing in Jerusalem and looking
over toward Bethlehem those two stars
would have seemed to hang over that
village, and it is suggested by learned
professor that the magi may have
had weak eyes SO that the
two stars may have looked like
one. In order to take every.
thing supernatural out of the story We
have to blind the eyes of the magi and
introduce second star to help out the
idea of the one star But prefer the
simple story of The Bible, that light
of some kind-l tellar or meteoric-
pointed from the sky to the straw era
die.
When it is 70 easr for God to make Z
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
HOW q Fish Sees.

The medium in which fresh water
fishes live gives them chance to see 8
great distance only in the horizontal
direction, and the proper adjustment OF
the eye would make, under usual con.
ditions, the optical axis take this direc.
ton. To me it seems impossible to ex.
plain the constant revolution of the eye.
ball on any other hypothesis except that
gwen. viz: That the optical axis ex-
| tends forward instead of sidewise.
When a fish wishes to eat anything,
either at the bottom of the pond Or at
the surface of the water, it swims
directly toward the object; and in this
case the eyes are instantly adjusted in
line with the body, SO as to bring the
image of the particle desired upon the
posterior portion Of the retina. In this
case they lose their usual horizontal
position.
If a fish wishes to turn to the right OF
left in the water, says Professor Apgar
in the American Angler, the first move
ment is that of the eyes in unison in the
direction of the turning. This would
be entirely unnecessary if the apparent
axis was the axis of most distinct vision,
as one of the eyes would see all that was
to be seen OF the side of the turning.
After this movement of the eyes the
body turns enough to bring the eyes into
their normal position, then there is again
movement of the eyes and next a move
ment of the body. This causes peculiar
jerking motion of the eyeballs during
the whole time of the turning Of the
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13

son. she cried, ait seems as If I
must Do dreaming! Do you love me,
Harry7 Do you really care for poor,
stupid, Insignificant me2"
81 love you, Irene" he answered sim
ply. ''Don't I tell you that l always
loved you9"
"Then, Harry" she whispered, 'let
me tell you secret. I'm the boarding.
house keeper"
And she confded to his astonished
ears the whole story of her venture.
"And you must let me go on all the
same, Harry" coaxed she. because
you know, dear, we're young people Just
beginning the world, and want to con-
tribute my share. And Miss Merritt has
assisted me, and she must be paid. And.
oh, Harry, l shall be So proud 10 do
something to help-my husband!"
"For the sake of those two sweet
words you shall have your own way, my
darling," SAID young Holland, exult-
ingly, ''But, Irene, what a plucky girl
you are, to be sure. Do you know I'm
proud of you"
The city boarders were rather sur
prised when they arrived, in the purple
dusk of lovely July evening. In all
the negotiations nothing had been said
about Mr.. Holland.
'I didn't know there was man OF
the house," said Mrs. De Poyntz.
"Why, of course there is!' said Miss
Merritt. "Who else would take you 70,
long drives to all the cascades and grot.
toes and mountain tops? Who would
put up the lawn-tennis nets and hans
the hammocks? You might have known
we couldn't get along without a mar
about the house?'
"He's very handsome, anyhow" sale
Miss Gramont. "But how extremely
young our host and hostess are!"
'Oh, they'll get over that every da!
they live" said Miss Merritt, laughing.
And Deacon Parsons CRASHED his teeth
in vein. Irene had outgeneraled him,
after all.-Saturday Night.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

An English doctor declares hot breat.
at night is not injurious to health.
A thunderstorm in hot weather trav-
els at the average rate of thirty miles at
hour.
An alloy OF gold and aluminium has
recently been made. Its color u a most
beautiful purple, and it will be valuable
in making jewelry.
The blood-vessels in the white OF the
eye are so small that they do not admit
the little red corpuscles to which the
color OF the blood is due.
Two ingenious Swedish astronomers
are reported TO have produced an artii-
cial aurora by establishing electric cur
rents between two mountains.
Some tinsmiths use leaden-headed nails
for roofing purposes. The last strokes
fatten the head over the hole made in
the tin, and leaking is thus prevented.
An English electrician mentions curl
Gus case of Onc-way conduction. Hot
gas conducts the current, but with one
electrode cold it conducts best when that
eIectrode is negative.
Cincinnati, Ohio. is to be lighted at
an expense of So4. 80 per lamp per year.
The present contract price is S144. The
new price is twenty three cents a night
for lamps Of 1000 candle power.
Observations made to determine the
longitude of Montreal, Canada, show
thai the transmission of the electric cur
rent across the ocean and back occupied
trife over one second, the distance be-
ing 5000 miles.
The ordinary, commonplace soap bub-
BILE has recently been playing an impor-
tant part in experiments on the magnetic
qualities of gases, and has proved itself
to be one of the toughest and most elias
tic membranes known.
The earth's surface only exceeds the
moons by about thirteen and one-half
times. The moons surface is fully as
large as Africa and Australia together,
and nearly as large as North and South
America without the islands.
The "sea serpent has been made a
subject OF special study by the Director
of the Geological Gardens at the Hague.
He has collected reports Of 1876 appear
ances, and concludes that the reports
must all refer to single unknown ami
NAL species.
A test of three spoons during sixteen
years has given these results: The sill
yer spoon lost SIS per cent, part of
which was due to polishing; the alumni
mum, 5.85 per cent, which represents
the actual wear; and the German silver
snO0n 81 ner cent q result far too
low, as this spoon, unlike the others, was
not in constant use. The durability of
silver and aluminium, therefore, appears
to be about the same, and much greater
than that of German silver.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
The First Railway Station.

Worlds Fair Commissioner John
Boyd Thatcher, of Albany, n. Y, be-
l,eves that he has got upon the track of
the first railway station ever erected in
America, and if the structure proves to
be such he intends to have it transported
to Chicago. The station was used at the
Albany terminus of the Albany and
Schenectady Railroad, and up to 1912
stood at the corner of Broad and Van
Vechten streets, (now Third avenue).
At that date it was removed to its pre-
sent location. It is one story in height
and about twenty five feet square.-Neg
York Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
THE LABOR WORLD

THE typewriter girls have formed a union.
THE manufacturers Of machinery are, as
a rule, very busy.
The textile manufacturers report activity
in nearly all lines.
A BENT position dixie that of bootmakers
leads to cardiac affections.
A NEW machine shop and foundry is to be
established at Birmingham, Ala.
NEARLY all the iron and steel establish
ments are increasing their machinery.
A WAR Is being waged against the
sweater" shops in Chicago by Health Com
missioner Ware
ABOUT 900 japanese laborers have lately
been put at work track repairers on the
Union Pacific in Idaho.
CIGARMAKERs' INTERNATIONAL UNION
has a membership of ~, 22l. Last year re-
ceipts were S423, SIS, 81.
PARIS cabmen continue in a chronic state
of discomfort which breaks out IL brief
strikes every few weeks.
SEVERAL lakor organizations have form
ulated plans Tor the creation OF an Inter
national Labor Bureau In this country.
THE labor and farmers organizations OF
Warren County, New jersey, have formed a
Peoples Industrial Union and elected Off
GERS
HE POLICEMEN OF Switzerland have
formed National organization for the
purpose of raising their pay and reducing
their hours.
THE Archduke Francis Ferdinand; OF
Austria, Is a proficient amateur railroad
man. He knows how to run a locomotive
and to make UP a train OF cars.
D. G. RAMSAY. Grand Chief OF the Order
Of Railroad photographers, controls 27,OOO
men and is only twenty-seven years Of age.
He lives in East st. Louis and has served In
the Illinois Legislature.
AN estimate has at length been made OF
the effect OF the coal strike in Durham, Eng
land, which lasted tor about three months.
The owners find that their receipts for this
year have been reduced no less than S65O-,
U0G
ACCORDING to recent report Of the In
spectOr of Mines, Gl12 women are employed
at coal mines in Great Britain. No women
are employed now to work below the surface.
but of the number named 1919 women are
employed in the actual handling Of coal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
LYNCHED FOUR.
American WOrkmen Hang Italians
for Murder

The report of a murder AMI quadruple
lynching has just been received at Seattle,
Washington, from the camp of Smith
Brothers, railroad contractors, on the line
of the new Monte Cristo Road John A.
Nelson had been sent out from Selro to
take charge Of a gang OF Italian construc-
ton hands. The laborers conceived a vio-
lent hatred for him, and when he threatened
to dock them for ''sOIdiering" four of the
Italians attacked him
Nelson made a desperate resistance, but
was overpOwered and thrown 70 the
ground. While he was down one of his as
sailants drove the point OF heavy iron
crowbar into his head, killing him instantly.
The Americans at the camp. numbering
about sixty, became so enrage1 over the
brutal murder that they seized the four
Italians, and, in the presence of $50 Ot their
countrymen, strung them up to tree.
The place where the Iynchng occurred IS
forty miles from the nearest railroad sta
tiCn, on the line OF the Everett & Monte
Cristo Road, now being built from HA:r-
ford. forty-seven miles north OF Seattle, TO
the Monte Cristo Mines.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

JAY GOULD has n liking for aowers
PoPE LEO still writes Latin poetry, though
elghty-twO years old.
BENJAMIN HARRrsox AMI whi,e,aw Esid
were both born IN Ohio.
Dr. NEWMAN HALL. the famous Lon lon
divine, IS seventy-slx years Old.
THE King Of Siam. who is thirty-nine. /.
the eldest OF eighty-four children.
4 son OF the late President Arthur /,
prominent among gentlemen coach drivers
in Paris.
JUSTICE STEPHEN J. FIELD, of the United
States Supreme Court, has taken cottage
at Newport 4. l.
JOHN D. RocKEFELLHR's latest benefac-
ton is a gift of $1,000 10 complete the
building fund OF Vassar College.
QUEEN VICTORIA is having some carpets
made from patterns designed BY her deeply
lamented husband, the Prince ConSort
THOMAS a. EDISON says that his deafness
is caused by the fact that a porter lifted him
by the ears when he was a rswsb0y on a
train.
EDWIN GOULD, son of the great financier.
Is crack shot, and practices on 500 yards
S =. E. on the family place in IFvins'on'
THERE are two William J. Stones in the
present Congress and both are natives Of
Kentucky, though one represents Missouri
district.
THE sale of the German kaiser's photo.
graphs taken when be wore a beard has
been forbidden. AMI all the negatives or
dered destroyed.
EDWARD ATKINSON, the Boston publcst
and political economist, is going to write the
horetto for an opera that his son, a bright
fellow now in Munich, is composing.
DIR. VAUGHAN, the successor to Cardinal
Manning as Archbishop OF Westminster, has
had five brothers in the Roman Catholic
priesthood, while several of his sisters are
nuns
JACOB GOULD SCHURMAN, Cornelrs new
President is yet a few years under forty
but noted scholar. Twenty odd years ago
he was clerk in grocery store on Prince
Edward Island.
THE young King of Spain is already be-
ginning to exhibit soma very royal-and
human-traits. When he can't get what he
wants he flies into rage, just like the dead
and gone royalties that history tells us Of
And though he is only six years of age, he is
trying hard to raise mustacne.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
Indians Not Given to Lying.

The Dakotas, unless they have been
corrupted by bad white men, are strictly
and literally truthful. One has to be
careful not to make mistake in talking
with them. When they asked how many
''sieeps" (nights) before we meant to do
any certain thing, we had to be sure Of
the number for fear of shocking them
by not keeping our word. One is not
allowed to change ones mind about en-
gagements either. On one occasion we
had gone the rounds Of the camp invit-
ing all, old and young, to sort Of en-
tertainment-a reception we called 1t,
for want of another name. On the day
appointed was seized with fever, and
my sister decided that we would have to
postpone our treat. So she sounded the
police signal, three taps on the bell, and
sent our faithful Stiff-Arm to let the
camp know that no one was to come to
the school house that day. But she reck-
oned without her invited guests. In
dams are punctuality itself, and prompt
ly at o'clock, the hour set, they began
to pour in. The first corners were al
lowed to come in my bedroom, that they
might report my illness to those on the
way. But it did no good. The entire
camp arrived. My sister rushed for the
bareback that we had meant to be a part
of The refreshments, and distributed it
among them at the door, and babe them
good-by. Then they went reluctantly
home. York Post.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
Lepers Proof Against Electricity.

"Down at Honolulu" said Harry Dia-
mond, 81 had battery and worked the
innocent Kanakas with the old trick of
the five dollar gold piece. That is, I'd
place the piece in the bottom of a jar of
water connected with the battery. Then
I'd tell the native boys that they could
have the money if they'd pick it out of
the jar and hold the hand on the other
pole of the battery at the same time. o.
course the moment their hands struck
the water the circuit was completed,
their fingers would be doubled up and
they couldn't touch the money if their
fortunes had depended on getting it. l
had many laugh and achieved quite
reputation among the boys as wizard
who controlled the devils in the water"
Zone day when several young ladies
were in the Office lad came in, pushed
on by number of companions who had
attempted to secure the So and failed.
He had been persuaded to try for the
money, and I explained the trick to the
ladies in an aside as [ arranged the APP
paratus. The boy took the handle and
we all prepared for great laugh.
Gle put his hand into the water,
slowly drew out my flyer, and quietly
walked off with it, while l stood with
my mouth open, afraid to face those
girls, and praying for volcanic eruption
to turn the trend of thought.
''The boy had the Ieprosy, and the
electricity didn't affect him. San Fran
ciScO Examiner
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
Marvellous Popularity of Bicycles.

The marvellous growth Of the bicycle
industry during the last few years is
patent to all who live in the upper sec
ton of the city or in any other part of it
where fairly good roads exist. There
the wheel man or woman can be seen at
all times, but it is only at some of the
larger establishments where the manu-
facture OR sale of wheels is the sole pur-
suit that the full popularity Of the BIZ
cycle is ascertained. One establishment
in this city alone sells bicycles worth
nearly 81, 900, coo yearly, while another
doing an extensive wholesale business in
medium and low-priccd wheels, reaches
100000. In 1891 40, 600 "wheels'
were constructed in this country, nearly
all OF which were sold, in addition to
10000 English ones imported.
The giving of lessons in bicycle riding
has become an established feature in the
cycle business, several instruction halls
existing in various parts OF the city At
the best known of these nearly 5000
lessons were given last year, many
people coming from towns as far dis
tant as Stamford, Conn, and New
Brunswick, n. New York Tribune.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
SEIZED BY Beers,
Portuguese Territory Entered and a
Republic Proclaimed

Advices received from ST. Paul de Loan
da, capital Of the Portuguese colony OF An
COLA, in West Africa, state that large
body of Beers has entered the colony and
proclaimed republic. The Portuguese force
Is not sufficiently large TO repel the invasion,
and unless Portugal is able TO send reinforce
ments the Beers viii retain the territory al
ready seized and expel the Portuguese from
it.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
SUMNER BOARDERS.
)RREST GRAVES.

;CHOOL was over for
the day, and Miss
Merritt stood by the
open window, breath
ing in the fresh air
from the May woods.
All tn e gri N y
states a n d pencils
were in their places;
the dogs cared books
piled up; the copy
books in the big desk.
Even little Tommy
Do 49, 4Asa
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13

and worst behaved boy in school, had
been let off from his dlurnal half hours
detention, under solemn bonds of never
offending again IN the bent pin and spit
ball question:, and Miss Merritt was
drawing long sigh of relief, when the
door flew open with jerk, and Irene
Evens came in, carrying bundle Of
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13
THE MARCHING OF THE GRASS
o the marching of the GrassI

Q the marching of the Grassl
0 the JOY that comes to pass
When the mighty silent army with green
banners over5lown
Drags the winter from his throne!
Conquers all his shining valleys, climbs the
rampant Of the hill,
Steals by lonely waysii7 hedges, fords the
river broad and still,
Undermines the fortress forest, o7ertops the
castle wall.
Swift invading wins the cities and the
hamlet brown and small,
Till the whole wide world is captured,
And the soul Of man enraptured,
Thrills with passion OF delight
Sunny morn and dewy night:
And the joyous rhythmic puis;ng markath
tiIae III led and lass
To tie marching
Marching,
Marching.
OF the Grass.
o the marching of the Grass!
Fairer things may come to pass
In the golden days of summer; roses drum,
with wine Of June;
Fitting wild birds all atune
With the odorous breathei dawning; won
drous tapestry Of flowers;
Balm of incense; rest of shadow; tang2ol l
veil of jewelei showers;
Hymning choirs Of happy music backwarl
tossed from earth to SKY;
The full beauty OF completeness in r.ca
chorus lifted high!
Eut what means its regal sp!endor
To the love beat shy and tender
With which Hope. the Blest, doth chime;
In mans pulses marking time
To the haunting spell Of gladness that doth
Come-and go, alas
With the marching,
Marching,
Marching
Of the Grass.
Mary E. Blake. in Independent
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13

managed for Sir. Parsons ever since your
mother died"
"STe!" gaspcd Irene; "ail alone?'
81 would come and be your first
boarder," said Mss Merritt. "AGY pres
ent home is too far to walk now that the
warm weather has set in. must make
some change"
''But l amt go: no furniture" said
the girl.
- will lend you a little toward that, !"
smiled Miss Merritt. II can take it out
in board afterward. Mating for the
floors, and cheap pine furniture cannot
cost much. City boarders care more
for fresh milk, plenty OF fruit and strict
cleanliness than they do for style"
Irene's eyes sparkled.
"Two of the Jersey COWS is mine, >
said she. ''And there's an early straw
berry pasture on the side hull just beyond
the old house, and lots O blackberry
tangles all along the river shore. Do
you think we could venture, Miss Mer.
ritt!''
81 don't know why not" said the
school teacher, rcfectively.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-01-13

The fixed star is one that has enough
money to settle dowa.-Dallas Nsws.