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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09

During a season Of exceedingly cold
weather In @ frontier army post the
commanding officer issued an order 10
have limited rstidns of whisky issued TO
his men.
All went well until one day a soldier,
an Irish-American, was arrested and
placed in the guardhouse for intoUca-
ton. The quantity Of whisky allotted
to each man was insufficient to produce
such result, and q brief investigation
which followed developed the fact that
the soldier had stolen the rations Of
:omrade.
In course Of time the matter was
brought to the attention Of the com
handing officer, and the private was or
dered before him for trial upon the hei-
nous charge Of stealing.
Pat was very much downcast when he
appeared before the officer, but was still
In possession of his faculties and native
ky, but frankly admitted drinking the
double allowance and his subsequent
drunkenness.
mo, sur" he said, when asked to ex-
plain further, "shure I'm not afther
gtealin the drink. It was this way, sur.
You see, he asked me to get his rations,
and had me own requisition an only
wan bottle. Both rations were poured
In the wan bottle.
"Now, sur, I lave it to yer honor,
what was 1 to do? Me own whisky was
in the bottom Of the bottle, an couldn't
get at it but by drinking what was on
the top, but shure didn't steal it,
This original explanation secured an
exceedingly light sentence for the cul-
prit.-New York Herald.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09
EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH.
NXSW FHEIGEV LINE
AND PASSENGER ROUTE.

Regular line OF steamers between
& North Carolina r. r., New
Berne, and Elizabeth city.
Daily ali rail service between EIDE ntou,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Norfolk.
Through cars, as lo:v rates and quicker
time than by any other route.
Direct all gooGs to be shipped by East
ern Carolina Dispatch. as follows: F. Gru
Norfolk by n. & S. r. r; Baltimore by P
w. B. X. r.: President St. Station,
Philadelphia by Pennsylvania K, K.
Dock St Station: New York by Penn
sylvania R. R., Pier 81 North River.
For further Information apply
E. ' GOD, Agent, EdentOn, N. g.. or
to the General Office of the n. & S. r.
r. Co.. Norfolk, Va.
NJ. K. KING, General Manager.
H. O. HUDGINS, G. F. & P. Agt
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09

Robt. Jones, who DR. Hoskins took
from Jail a few weeks since to work
out cost due the county, was caught
stealing corn Monday, and has skip.
ped to parts unknown.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09

The Masons have granted Mr.. A.
Luton, chairman of the cemetery
committee, the privilege to sell re-
freshments At the Fair ground on the
4th ofJuly for the benefit of the CEN
etery.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09

Don forget shat on Monday, the
3rd OF July. there will be a grand
entertainment at Roper for the ben
eft of MT. Eprew Baptist church.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09
NTORFOLk & SOUTHERN RAILROAD
~ COMPANY.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MARCH LIST 1898.
Mail Train leaves Edenton 1:l5 pm.
daily, except Sunday, arrives at Nor
folk Ass p. m.
Express Train leaves Edenton
Daily Except Sunday at 7:45 a. m
arrive at Norfolk II am.
Connection made at Norfolk with all
rail and Steamer Lines, and at Eliza
beth ity with Steamer Neuse Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday for Roanoke
Island, New Berne and Atlantic q
North Carolina r r. Stations.
The CSnpany S Steamers leave Eden
ton - 4S pm. as follows; Transfer
Steamer TO Mackey's Ferry daily lex
cept Sunday with passengers for Roper,
Pantego, Belhaven. connecting with
Steamer Haven Belle for Makleyvil!e,
Aurora. South Greek. Washington and
intermediate landings.
Steamer Plymouth, daily, Except
Sunday,) for Plymouth GAINESVILLE,
Williamson and Windsor.
Steamer M. E. Roberts. Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday for Chowan
River, Wednesday for Avoca and Sal
mon Greek, and Monday and Friday
for Scuppernong River.
Norfolk passenger and freight station
at Norfolk and = estera Railroad Depot.
Through tickets on sale and baggage
checked t. all principal points.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09
NOTICE.

On Monday, the 5th day of June,
1898, | will sell at public sale before
the court house door in Edenton. n c.,
the Jno. w. Branning residence on
Main street, Edenton. This sale is
made under order of the SupcI Tor
court Of Chowan county for partition.
G. S. VANN.
May 1st, 1898. Comm'r.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-09
OUR COLoRED PEOPLE.
This column liz edited by W.H.DoggetI

| This column iF edited by W.H.DoggetI
Picnic postponed on account of
| rain.
You are not in it unless you read
| the Fisherman Il Farmer.
Sunday last being pretty day all
of our churches were fairly filed.
The colored column will 60 on as
heretofore. Subscribe and keep
poster.
Miss Lula Pettigrew returned home
on the 9Th from Livingston COLLEGE.
Salisbury. n. &.
The old church building, near
Providence Baptist Church, has been
torn down and removed.
Quite number of young men from
Plymouth passed through here on the
9Th enroute for Philadelphia
The State Normal school at Ply,
mouth closed Friday last, with l4O
students representing g counties.
Miss Mary Bell, Of Plymouth, is
delighting our town with visit and
is the guest Of Mrs Frank Reeves.
There is in Greenville colored
woman AZ years old, who is the
mother of eighteen children, twelve
of whom are living.
DON forget shat on Monday, the
3rd OF July. there will be grand
entertainment at Roper for the ben
eft of MT. Eprew Baptist church.
Robt. Jones, who DR. Hoskins took
from Jail few weeks since to work
out cost due the county, was caught
stealing corn Monday, and has skip.
ped to parts unknown.
The Masons have granted Mr.. A.
Luton, chairman of the cemetery
committee, the privilege to sell re-
freshments At the Fair ground on the
4th of July for the benefit of the CEN
etery.
Hurrah The 4th of July will soon
be here and everybody IS wondering
what will be done. Well, I will tell
you. The Masonic Lodge has rent
ed the Fair ground and will have the
grandest entertain ment of the sea-
son.
Mr. Richard Ferebow. who eloped
two weeks ago with the daughter Of
Mr. Jacob Skinner, leaving wife
and child. has returned home, pIedg-
ing to do better and live with his
family. The CIR! he carried away
has not returned.
It will no doubt be quite a surprise
to our readers to learn that Mr. w.
H. Doeget;, who has sonicely edited
| this column for the past Is months.
has located n Pennsylvania, and is
now potter Of hotel We wish him
all the success possible.
The premium list of the colored
Fair at Newbern is out. It embraces
a wide scope and there has been some
increase in the premium s. 900 in
premiums are offered. $3.50 of which
is for base ball; military and bands. |
The best base ball club is to receive
a premium Of 500, the second bes
one Of SIS. and the best juvenile club
all members under Is years of age
$40. Tue hes drilled military cons
pany in full uniform is to havo a |
premiums of $50 and there is a specia,
band premium ofSlOO. The Fair will
be held in AUGUST.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

The Congressional race IN the AsG-
land district is assuming form, and
the predictions are that Hon. Y {,
Owens, of Scott county, will succt
the Hon. w. G. p. Breckinridge. A
petition at the home Of Mr.. BrCckin
ridge has been passed around and al
ready more than 1900 voters have
ssighified their intention to vote aud
work for MIR. Owens" Franklin, Scott
a9d Henry counties are claimed for
alim. The present status is that Mr..
Owens is in the lead, with Mr.. Beck
inridge not in it. II has been said
that ihe influence Of the good women
alone is sufficient to defeat Mr.. Breck-
inridge. Is this right, can be answer
ed by what we have heard. Mr..
Breckinridge's moral character has
been subject TO criticism for many
wears, and has been black cloud
bursting in cyclonic fury. with the
charges of Miss Pollard, and If the
charges aud insinuations are alftrue,
Mr.. BrecKiuridge is undeserviug of
recognition, aud the proper place for
MIN is the stool Of repentance, fortruly
he has sinned against his constituency,
ahe nation and his God. The ASH
land he's been considered the madel
Congressional district, and in lie fut-.
are il should be careful as 10 the ohar-
:acter OF men It eleyates TO high posi-
eiens. A political representative
skoQldbe 4 patriot, a statesman--not
q paryisan; moral man, a great man,
a leader. Any character stain should
bar him from office -drinking,
aEsllins, lascivonsuess, are degrading
and consuming, and he who is slave
es lhese is in every way unfit for lead
,afssip Tie. Ashland district is wor-
shy of better man; they have
cure nen, and ouly such should be
lqecognized
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26
Excursions to California.

On account of the San Francisco
Mid-Winter Fair, the Chicago, Mil
waukee y St, Paul Railway Company
will sellexcursion tickets to San Fran
cisco, s.. Jose, Collon, Los Angeles
and San Diego, caIa and Portland,
0res At reduced rates good until
April !, 1894, For particulars call on
any coupon ticket agent Of, address ID.
e Brady Southern, Passenger agent,
a37 Fonstl' ave-, Louisville, Ky. 2l-tf
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26
Cost Sale.

Tom F. Rogers, desiring to change
business, will offer $4,000 worth OF
clothing, gents furnishing goods
boots, shoes and hats at actual cosi
or he will sell the stock in bulk to
anyone desiring 10 enter mercantile
life.
This means harvest Of bargains
for cash customers at retail, as the
stock is full Of new line, just receiv-
ed and well assortea, to January lat.
19-4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

The commissions Of SOME 300 presi-
xleatial postmasters expire during this
month. Postmaster-General Bissell
would like to have these all flied by
Democrats at once, but in as many
K75 cases congressman cannot agree
xpoa an appointments
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

The latest news FROM hawaii says
she Provisional Government has de-
clared that it will resist with military
force any attempt to restore the de-
posed Queen.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

BY official statistics il IS found that
shere were last year l.109,ol4 bona id,
1neInbers of trade unions in England
The number of unions was All, viii
.an aggregate capital of 1851, 5000
on hand. The sum of $970,665 was
paid during the year as unem loyed
alenefits.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26


One of our correspondents quotes 8
Republican in his sections as follows
"We need not expect better fnap.
ciaI time or a general break up OF the
aresent crisis until after change ~
the present administration, in which
Republicans viii again he in the
supremacy"
This is real Republican bombast
They forget that our present condition
is due to their own miserable admin
jstrahon. Democrats found the gov
ernmeut in most deplorable condi-
'tion, aud il has been their first object
10 right Republican wrongs. l6ir
could not be done iu day or ia ss
extra session Of Congress Tie lui-
tial step has been taken and no uau
be he statesman or partisan, Il
prides himself on his reputation ap
honest man, would dare den lbs
sslutary effects The tariff ques,ie' !.
now engaging the attention Of Con
gress. That a passage oi Il prope 3il.
will also aid in the restoration of pro--
perity, WHO would be So unwisc to
gainsay. The Democrats are acting
in line with their promtses, Rtpubli-
can imDediments will be adjusted, shd
before midsummer tine business ol the
United States will exceed, in pro%p"rt-
~, all historic annals.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

President Cleveland tuesday sent
GO the Senate the nomination OF
Wayne Macveagh, OF Pennsylvania,
80 be Ambassador Ex iraocdinary aud
Psentipolentary Of The United States
20 Italy.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

remedy in the world, do you think Il could
be sold in any such way
Every overworlked and rundown" wo-
man and every delicate and suffering woman,
needs Il. II builds up and invigorates the
whole system, regulates and promotes the
proper functions, and restores health and
strength. It's legitimate medicine, not a
beverage purely vegetable, perfectly harm
less. and made especially for w0rnaii's needs
In every disorder and arrangements pecsi-
liar to the sex, periodical pains, weak back,
bearing down sensations, and kindred all
ments, I" Fayorite Prescription Is g'larGn-
tecd to benefit or cure, or you have your
money back.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26
Sheriff 5 Sale
For Taxes.
I, or one Of my deputies, will, on
MONDAY, 18th DAY OF JAN. 1894,

I, or one of my deputies, will, on
MONDAY, 18th DAY OF JAN. 1894,
1t being County Court Day, be-
tween the hours of 8 O'Clock a. M,
and A o'clock p. M, at the Court
House door, in Mt. Sterling, Mont
gomery county, KY, expose TO
public sale, to the highest bidder,
the following property, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy the taxes of the following
named parties for the year 1898,
to-wit:
r. A. Mitchell, Executor of j. II.
Sydner, so acres of land, situated il
Montgomery county, Ky, and bound
"a az follows: On East by Mrs.
NlrdB Quiseuberry, West by Ewing
iai3, North by Grubs land, South by
y Il Tones and Dizzy Woods.
a, F Duckworth, I9 acres of land,
sigaaisd in Montgomery county, KY.
on waters OF Grassy Lick Greek.
and bounded as follows: On North
BY a J Ednionson, East by James
Foste and land formerly owned BY
Smith Judy, South by q. w. Gilky,
West by James Foster.
Pete l.. Bradshaw, one house and
lol, situated in Mt. Sterling, Mont
goml county. KY, and boHnded on
west by Queen street, south by Mrs. S
q Madden, east by Henry Watson,
Horth by Annie Street.
r. A. Mitchell, assignee of M. Me-
ClosRey, one house and lot in Mt.
Sterling, Montgomery county, KY, on
MaySVille street, and bounded as fol-
lows: On north by lot Mt. Sterling
Improvement Company, west by Mt
Sterling Improvement Company,
sn0th by p. Mcnamara, east by Mays
vile street
Il, ID. Wilson, one house aud lot, sit
uated on Main street, Mt. Sterling,
Ky, and bounded and described as
follows: On east by Mrs. Mariah
Crawford lot, south by Main street,
north by lot of Mrs. I. Ii. Eastin,
west by lot of NJ. E. Church.
+ II. Hawkins, one house and lot,
situated ON Queen ST., Mt. Sterling,
81, and bounded OH east by Queen
street., north by Peters lot, west by
Tapma Upton lot, south by Presby-
ierian parsonage lot,
Pat Dale estate, 81 acres Of land sit
ustcd on Hinkston creek, Montgomery
county, XIV. and bounded on east by
PSI Gubhs, south by Mrs. Joel Fesler,
~ st by the farm formerly owned by
} ) Parrish, north by Mrs. II. L.
ZONES.
Il 6 Boiling, 2acres of land, situa-
lcd IN Montgomery county, KY, in the
town Of Jeffersonyile, and bounded
JE the %est by county road leading
from Jefiersonyille TO Antioch Church,
cst bv Mrs NJ e. Strause, north by |
Joseph Cundiff, south by Mrs. M. E.
Sbim.e.
r. a. Mitchell, one house and lot,
,iluated in Mt Sterling, Montgomery
'onuty, Ky, on Main street, and
bounded on east by Henry Jones, jr.,
'outh by Locust street. west by Mrs.
Jennie Ssmuels and Miss Brooks Ma
gowan.north by Main street.
Terms cash.
Witness this 4th day of December,
1893
JNo. G. RICHARDSON,
Sheriff Montoomapv 10
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

All parties who have not paid their
taxes for 1898, may expect to bave
theirpersonalty levied on at once.
have given my last notice.
JNo. G. RIoHARDsoN,
l9-4t Sheriff Montgomery Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

RiQhf ~ VoUf
otUa hands, IL
yoD'n take II you
have tho ionfedy
3f0r wOnHu'E wunk.
nesses and - o.
mans ailn en- tA
And you have il
on rem ArkabIo
terms Dr Piercs
Fayofite prescrip.
ton is guaranteed
to help you, OK It
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-12-26

Congress sadjourned Tnursday for
she holiday recess. II will reccnvene
"Wednesday, Iannary 3 1894
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-02-09
Staunton News.

STAUNToN, VA, Feb. 5.-Rev. A. M.
Fraser, of Russell. Cove, KY, who was
unanimously called to the passionate of
the First Presbyterian Church of this
city, has accepted the same. He is a
young and vigorous man and made a
fine impression by his two trial sermons
preached here several months ago. This
church is one of the largest and wealth.
lest in the State.
1t is now estimated that the number
of conversions in the Fife evangelistic
services, which closed here Wednesday
night, will reach 300. About seventy
five united with the various churches
today.
Several months ago plans were drawn
for new hotel here, to be known as the
Columbian Hotel, but the scheme failed
to materialize. AS soon as it became
generally known that money alone was
needed by the projectors canvass for
finances was instituted, and there is
now no doubt that the plan will be con-
sumnated. The structure is to be a
four-story one, of pressed brick and
gray sandstone, and the location a most
eligible one-the corner of Main and
Water streets.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-02-09
Extraordinary Surgery.

The London correspondent OF the
Manchester Guardian tells the follow
ing story: IAN interesting and curious
case, Illustrating the recuperative power
of nature, has just been recorded by a
surgeon. A workman while attending
to machine used for cutting blocks off
tin had the tips of two of the fingers OF
his left hand clean cut off with the knife
Seven hours afterwafd the man wenfnto
the hospital for treatment The surgeon
determined to attempt to replace the
fingers, although the prospect of getting
them to unite seemed to be most remote
The wounds were carefully cleansed
and the ends Of the fingers were sestored
to their places and fixed by sutures In
a fortnight firm union was found to have
occurred, and when the patient was
next seen. after considerable lapse of
time, tie Surgeon was able to note that
both motion and sensation were perfect
in the ends Of the fingers
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-02-09
MRS. WHITNEY IS DEAD.
The Ex-Secretary' Wife Succumbs
to Hea Disease.

The Ex-Secretary' Wife Succumbs
to Hea t Disease.
Mrs. W. G. Whitney, wife Of the ex-
Secretary of the Navy, who has been i'll
for long time with heart trouble, died
at O'Clock Sunday morning at her home
Fifty-seventh street and Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Flora Payne Whitney was the
youngest daughter of Henry B. Payne
of Cleveland. recently United States
Senator from Ohio. Twenty years ago
she married Mr. Whitney, then q young
lawyer of this city. Mrs. Whitney was
the mothsr of five children, four of whom
are living.
She WAS a woman of rare attachments
and devoted student of the sciences
and languages. While still a very young
girl she passed a year in study i'll Europe,
and sent her father letters which covered
many topics. Mr.. Payne thought these
worthy of publication, and they were
issued in book form without her knowl
edge. Since her marriage she had taken
a high place in social. liteary and art
circles in New York and Washington.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-02-09
A Splendid Edition.

Last Sunday aweek, the Richmond
Dispatch issued twelve page edition
printed on book paper, giving an ex
haustive and complete review of the
business and growth of the gate-city of
the Richmond. Its progress has
been amazing and of substantial char
acter, and the statistics of the year 1892
previous, which furnishes conclusive
proof of tie city IS advancement. We
the Dispatch for the en-
terprise it has shown. and wish it the
greatest measure of success. 1t is ably
edited and first-class Southern daily.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-02-09
Questions and Answers.

Is it the commercial value Of silver and copper
that creates their debt paying power or is that
created by law! HARPER
The debt paying power of both silver
and copper is a creature Of law. Copper
it sold in the market at a low price, so
that it is evident that its debt-paying
quality is not inherent in il. So with
our silver coin. Our silver dollar con-
tains only as much silver as it is worth
in the markets, Csc; the Government, by
its ''say-so,' adds 33e to the real valae OF
each silver dollar, and SO confers upon
it its debt-paying quality.
Why lisa married man spoken OF as Benedict!
In Shakespeare play, Much Ado About
Nothing one ofthe principal characters
is Benedick (the name is a loose form OF
Benedict), to whom, being unmarried
and woman Halter, is applied in jest
the expression Benedict, the married
manr' At the end of the play Benedick
and Beatrice are engaged, and Benedict
becomes indeed a married man. From
the play came the custom Of calling
married man, and especialy newly
married man, Benedick CT benedict
What is the origin of the horseshoe as an en-
blem of good fortune? ). FL D.
The origin is to be looked for among
the Teutonic and Scandinavian races
as we'll as in Hindostan. The horseshoe
is luckey in three respects: 1t is iron,
which has, and always had, very great
magical power in exercising witches and
spirits: it is crescent shaped. and Gre
scents, either open or complete to figur
es of oval shape, have always been re-
garded as sacred; it is part OF horse,
which is luck bringer, OF an exorclser
Of bad fortune, 50 that the horseshoe is
a powerful charm against i'll luck, and
consequently it brought good luck to its
finder and possesscr-
How did Andrew Jackson obtain the nickname
of 'Old Hickory" A. u
James Parton, in his life Of Jackson,
says that the name grew up. First OF
all, the remark was made by some sol
der, who WAS struck with his comm IN
ders pedestrian powers, that the Gen
eral was tough. Next it was observed
that he was tough as hickory then he
was llIed Hickory Lastly, the affec>
tionate adjective old was prefxed, and
the General thenceforth rejoiced in the
complete Nickname" This was during
the war of 1879. Some persons have as.
sumed that jackson was called Old Hick-
DRY because of the hickory cane he car
ried; in fact, he carried it because of his
nickname, for admirers were accust omed
to send him hickory canes.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-02-09
Death Of Col. Samuel A. East.


STAuNToN, Va, Feb 6.-Col. Samuel
A. East, wealthy citizen and ex super-
visor of Augusta county, died Sunday
evening at his home. near Long Glade,
aged sixty>five. Deceased was prominent
in local politics.
Bishop F. M. Whittle, of the Episcopal
Diocese of Virginia, is in the city to at
tend meeting Of the board Of visitors
of the Virginia Female Institute.
Unequaled as pain destroyer-M E.
d. Weiss, Gay Building, st. Louis, Mo,
writes: 81 have used your Salvation Oil
several times and find it unequaled as a
pain-destroyer. | was troubled with
pains n my legs and tried several rene
dies which did me no good. then used
Salvation Oil and the results were good. :"
Director>General Davis, of the Worlds
Fair, in his report on the cholera. ques
zion, declares that it is absolutely neces-
sary for federal government to assume
control of the quarantine service at sea-
ports to insure public confidence in the
efficacy of quarantine regulations.
On Sunday night an explosion of nat
ural gas at Wildwood Station, Pa, on
the Pittsburg and Western Railway, re
suited in the burning fatally of a car in
srector of loaded freight cars and q
frestle upon which the cars were stand
ing.
A congested condition Of the throat and
bronchial tubes is dangerous symptom.
Inflammation of the bronchiia extending
downward may soon reach and involve
the lungs Under such circumstances to
avert consumption take DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup regularly according tofhe direc-
tions on the bottle.
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