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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
EMBRYO GENERALS.
The Number Cf Enrolled Cadets at
West Point.

report received at the United States War
Department from the Superintendent of the
Military Academy at West Point, n. Y,
shows that $40 cadets were enrolled at the
beginning OF the academic year. The first.
Or graduating class, has fitty-three members :;
he second, seventy-four members; the
third, thirty-seven, and the fourth, 100 mem
bers. The leaders in the first three
classes are Schulz. Of West Virginia !;
Burgess, of Mississippi, and Gurney,. OF
aLiehtst, N th, first i; E s;gaEt. Gt + Wssf "1d
,CaH4n,@ ,@ott Y /: utrassee, ip the ft7eopds and W.
D. Connor. .saJI0Na :[EhfAANl Eee tGnecu-
-s.lk sz d -Osssas, o New Iork k=in the third.
trl{ .sta ding 3 t1rp fourth class
,ha5 NOT heen Eet eEnined, Two cadets, both
iuJtiEa thinks Eaass saIs4 reoeiv vkaa tlon
an;isE y61ht :teESFut ions IF Congresse Es1hey
Lafs from Saffador and 'Tsasza sla,itizFz
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
THE NEWS EPTTOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States

GEORGE ScHnoUss was hanged in the Al
leghany County (Pennsylvania) Jail. He
murdered his wife and two children In Pitts
burg.
OFFICER PETER DILLON. of the Allegheny
@Penn. police torce, was instantly killed by
catching live wire.
NINE. FURsCH-MAD=, the prima donna,
died Rt Warrenville, n. J., from cancer Of
the stomach.
THE commission revising the judicial sys-
tenn OF New Jersey practically completed its
labors at Trenton.
ORGANIZED bands of thieves have been
operating the principal streets OF New York
City. Admiral Erben was assaulted, but
fought the thieves of. Broker William T.
Meredith was robbed and brutally beaten,
and many others suffered losses. The po-
lice seem to be unable 10 check the spread
ing epidemic of law!esSness.
JUDGE A. s. THURsroN. OF Elmira, n Y,
was killed by falling down n stairway IN
Pittsburg
JOSHUA s. HEIMER. late President of tho
wrecked Lockport On. " Bank, was sen
fenced to hart labor in Auburn State Prison
for five years.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA.
Two Thousand Prisoners OvcrpoVvcT
Guards and Make for kO-ea.i

By the steamer Rio JaneirO, from the
Orient, news was received OF the escape Of
two thousand prisoners from Siberia. The
men were employed in the construc-
ton of the Siberian Railway, aud
had. as late developments prOyef,
been planning to escape for several
months Meagre advicrs received ut IoEp
hama concerning the tr-ak for liberty state
that the men overpowered the Russian
soldiers who were guarding them, ani,
securing all the arms they could, fiei. When
last heard Of they were making their way
toward Korea, and it is believe ! that they
are now safely within the borders ofthat
country to secure passage 10 more distant
parts.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05

aft. was brought to New York last June
from Milwaukee, where Captain Adolph
Frletseh built her. She sailos from New
York August 18th. at p. m, and made the
VOYAGE across the Atlantic in thjrty-eight
days, only eleven days hehinl the time OF
LOrI Dunraven's yacht Ealkyrie, when she
rsturned from America.
. L aving Milwaukee without a cent, Cap
tain Frietsch brought mis- boat by the Great
Lak.s, the Erie Canal and the Hudson River
to New York. Here he put the craft on exhi-
bitiOu, raising money enOug ght to fit her ont
with new sails, new rigging, charts, nautical
instru nents and supplies.
In shipping circles considerable doubt
was expressed as to the Nina's ability TO
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
GOLD GALORE.

For Seven Months the InCrcasO IN
Production Is 500. 100000.
Director of the Mint Preston is in receipt
of official information from the gold-prO iuc-
ing countries Of the world showing that tho
increase in production thus far for the year
aggregates S20. 900. 900. This covers a period
of only seven months, and he BELIEVES 1t
probable that the increase for the year will
exceed s4D, 900 900. o. the amount o'E In
crease to the 1st OF August between :G.D),-
600 and $1,000 900 was produced in fhts
country. South Africa reports an increase
OF about s10, 900, and the balance Twas
produced on the African coast. The REPORTS
IRON several countries, inciuiing Austraf ftsiI
and Russia, have not yet been receivei.
For the same period there has ben
marked falling OF in the production OF
silYnr.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
EMPRESS OF CHINA.
The Great Celebration in Her Honor
Postponed on Account Of the War.

Stories have been printed recently Of the
enormous amount o. money spent on the
birthday celebration Of the DOwager En-.
press OF China, and this lavish expenditure
was harshly criticised rs revealing tn" 5 'idsh
character of the Empress. 1t appears,
however, that injustice has been done her,
as she has orirre the money 10 be de
voted to prosecuting the war with japan.
DIR. T. F. Scott "A missionary. who has just
returned from Tien-tsin. said:
''In consequence OF the war tn" Dowa2er
Empress will not celebrate the sixtieth an
niversary of her birthday this year The
ceremony has been looked fOrwart to- tot
several years, and &c. .000 900 taels have ISeen
raised for the purpose, taat the event MI Ight
be OBSERVED with All sp Ell lor.
Now the entire celebration has Reen
abandoned at the reqIsst OF the DOwsger
Empress herself. Sac his requested hat
the 20, 900, 600 taels raised for the purpose
be utilized in prosecuting ths Wiz Fith
Japan"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05

to repair it. But he was unable to fix it 50
it could be use !, an he was Obliged TO steer
for 20OO miles with rope gearing.
The adventurous mariner lost his reckon
ing some time Afterwards and drifted for
days without knowing his Whereabouts.
Finally, he spoke the steamer Mcnantic a0d
got his position. TIE Nina was then headed
straight for Queenstown.
The Nina, a schooner-rIgged sharpie, forty
feet long, nine feet beam, drawing two feet
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
DEMAND FOR SMALL NOTES.
The Effect of the General Revival of
Business.

The general but gradual revival of busi-
ness is making itself felt in the Treasury Mt
Washington by the heavy demand for small
notes of the denomination of ones and two.
Money in this class is in great demand IN the
South and Southwest especially, and, while
The Treasury is doing its utmost to
accommodate all who ask for small
money, it cannot always supply all orders
as promptly rs desired. Preference: is
given to orders when gold Is deposited
'or small notes. as it is the policy OF the
Treasury to build up its gold reserve by all
legitimate means. In the West gold fs being
freely deposited for such money as the banks
desire, and no delay is experienced in filing
all orders promptly. In the West, however,
very little money Of denominations less than
S5 and SO is wanted, and this class Of money
ran be readily supplied.
For the past six weeks the amount of
money sent to the Treasury for redemption
has been unusually heavy, averaging since
September $3.50, 900 daily.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
RECORD OF TUE LEAGUE CLUBS.
CHOLERA PATIENTS BURNED,
Houses Destroyed in a City Where#tht
Disease is Raging. =

Sixty houses in the city OF BIaszki, in III
District OF Kalish. Russian Poland, where I'll
cholera is making fearful ravages, were Sc
on fire and completely destroyeI. Severa
of the inmates, who were suffering from ii,
disease and who were too weaS to rEy Z
save themselves were burned to death.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05

! cross the ocean i'll safety. In fact 1t Is said
she leaked when she started.
TIE Nina was spoken August 2Gth by the
steamship Menantir. which hove TO on a
stgnal from the schooner. Captain Frietsch
sailed c.oso alongside and to prove that he
was quite alone asked that an officer be sent
on board. The third officer Of the Menantic
boarded the Nina, fin ling everything snug
and comfortable. Captain Frietsch said he
was in the best of health and spirits and
glad to hear a human voice once more.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
DIED LIKE A BRAVE.
How Jim Allen, the Choctaw Muir
derer, Met His Fate.

Jim Allen, choctaw Iniian, twenty-four
years Old, was shot to death at the Push
mataha Court g1oun IS in Jackson, Indian
Territory. Allen walked with q steady step
RON the iail to the court house,a distance Of
f.tv yards, unhandcuf9' He knelt by his
coffin and prayed.
Hepuilei of his coat and hat. rolled open
the bosom Of MS shirt. and painted a small
heart about the sizs Of quarter Of a dollar
over his own heart, and took his seat on o
lemon box. He sat in that position just
thirty-ive minutes, when Deputy Sheriff Jack
son killed him.
Allen killed Dixon Hewter, n Choctaw
who was 4 witness against Allen on a charge
of theft, in May, 1889. Alien beheaded his
victim with an ak.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
AN INTREPID MARINER.

A Small Schooner, With a Single
Sailor Aboard, Crosses the Atlantic.
The little schooner Nina arrived at Queens
town. ireland, recently, from New York.
Captain Frietsch, the only man aboard,
reports that four days out from New York
the Nina sprang a leak and he had to build
and rig a new pump. In doing 50 he hurt
his right leg
Off the banks Of Newfoundland the Nina
encountered gale and was hove TO thirty
eight hours. The rudder was sprung and
the Captain lowered himself over the stern
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05

A CHECK for s3G29, ,o3a the largest eyer
drawn in Chicago, was given to u, W. Har-
ris d Co. Ia payment for drainage bond&
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
THE MARKETS.

Late Wholesale Prices Of Country
Produce Quoted In New York.
80 MILK AND CREAM.
Increased supplies probably promptnh hy
the recent advance in price by tho MIR EN-
change caused n generally slow market Tia"
past week Tho avcrag" price ruling nj the
milk-rccciving stations for the plat lorrp sur
Ius was tl.G2 per can Of 40 quarts. EN-
mango price, , -. per quart.
pT t,,v UuiI
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-05
Lies duty done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load, the spirit flies,
While heaven and earth combine to say
How Lles sd the righteous when he dies

Awhole family saved forever! II the de-
luge come, they are all in the ark-father,
mother, sons, daughters. Together on earth,
together in heaven. What makes it so? Ex-
plain it. Zaccheus one day took Jesus home
with him. That is all. Salvation came to
that house.
What sound fs it 1 hear tonight? It is
Jesus knocking at the door OF your house.
The herald., 1894-04-13
The sting of the Nett,e.

l' The leaf and stem of a nettle are Lit.
orally clothed with erect hollow hairs
If one Of these hairs is viewed under q
microscope, it will be seen that its free
end, after tapering to a very fine degree
OF slimness, finishes as a little knob,
while in the other direction, after grad
ually becoming more robust, it suddenly
expands into large bulb, corresponding
with the poison gland of the adder.
The point of the hair is very brittle,
and contact with our skin causes the end
to snap off, leaving hollow needle point
which readily pierces our cuticle, and
pressing upon the bulb at the other end
the poison is forced through the central
channel and inAames our blood. The
tender handed who stroke the nettle are
stung for their pains, because their gen.
tleness has only served TO break the brit
tie points and rendering them fit for
piercing. but the rough handed break
the hairs at their thickest parts, where
they are too stout to prick. Good
Words
The herald., 1894-04-13
The sdn,. Fire.

How was heat originally impaired to
our great luminaIys Was he "born in
fire" and has ho been in an active state
of combustion since che day of his birth,
or was he once "a darksoEne body, fit
ting hither and thithet and yet going
nowhere in particular"
If once mighty planet Of somber hue,
why is he now the torohlight as well as
the heating apparatus of great system
of worlds, and, being both, who is equal
to the task Of calculating even the cycle
Of time wherein the great change took
place? It may have been that there were
no worlds in what Id now the solar sys-
tenn prior to that time, or, if there were,
probably only two.
These two black giants Of this dark
ened portion Of tho great universe may
have collided and ceaiesced into a vast
nebula, from whence the whole of our
system has been evolved. If light and
heat were thus mechanically produced
and still retained to certain degree in
our sun, the largest fragment Of the two
colliding worlds, is 1t not altogether like
ly that the great solar fires will finally
burn out and that as q result man and
all living creatures will become extinct
on all of the inhabited planets?--St. Louis
Reprlblic.
The herald., 1894-04-13
nRoil DOWN. Ererrthinrt

The taste for short stories, in place of
the ancient three volume novel, has been
cultivated even in conservative England
and has become 30 widespread in the
United States that very few periodicals
which deal in fiction at all are without
their stories begun and finished in Sin
gle issue. The talent required to pro-
duce fascinating and successful fiction
in this narrow compass is a peculiar one,
and while there are numerous failures
there are also surprising number of
successes. Well written, descriptive ar
ticles, too, are in demand, and special
cravings for personal gossip and lively
sketches of notable living characters are
manifest. That perennial interest which
mankind apd womankind evince in ev-
cry individual whose name, for whatev-
er reason, has become familiar supplies
q basis for an inexhaustible series Of
light photographic articles.--New York
Journal,
The herald., 1894-04-13
CONDENSED rnLranAMs.

Congressman H. 8. johnson Of the
Sixth Indiana district was re-nomi-
mated.
General Slocum, who has been i'll
with pneumonia for the past week, 10
out OF danger.
The Republicans OF the Second con-
gressional district OF Oregon have re-
nominated w. r. Ellis for congress.
John L. Howard of the Oregon Navi-
cation company has been appointed
trustee to wind up the affairs Of the
North American Navigation company.
Al Quincy, ILL.,, Henry B. Greeting,
cigar manufacturer, shot himself
through the head as q result of q fnan-
cial qnerrsl with hia brother.in-law,
Alfred Kroman.
At Fontanells, Ia, s. Clayman, the
murderer OF M. Menser. was indicted
yesterday for murder in the first degree
and was also indicted for assault with
intent to kill Ida Menser.
The San Diego Vidstte, which has
been issued as 3 weekly Populist paper
for year past, appeared yesterday as
fvo-Oolumn folio morning paper. 1t 10
published by d. o. Mccarthy & Son.
Senator Wolcott has introduced bill
providing for the allotment in severalty
OF lands in the Uncompaghre Indian
reservation in Utah, and the opening OF
the remainder OF the lands to settle
ment.
1t is the intention Of Chairman Bland
to call meeting ofthe house committee
on coinage for Wednesday next TO con.
slider the free coinage bills referred. He
considers that the members now absent
will be present by that time.
Governor Stone OF Missouri has
granted q respite until May 4th to Hem
ry Brown, q convict, who was to have
been hanged today for the murder Of
Frank Mackey, q white foreman In the
penitentiary harness shop. The crime
was committed in 1898.
The Johnson-Locke company have
been appointed agents at San Francisco
for the Panama Railroad company. They
we're formerly agents for the North
American Navigation company, and
were practically the organizers OF that
company.
The general lockout Of the Chicago
building trades workmen proved grand
failure. Instead Of $4,000 men whom
the contractors claimed would be thrown
out Of employment. less than 300 were
affected. there being no unRnimity
among the contractors.
Paymaster John r. Martin OF the navy
has been detached from the Yorktown
ami ordered to the Puget Sound naval
station, relieving Assistant Paymaster
e. B. Webster. who is ordered to the
Yorktown. Paymaster H. c. Santcliife
has been placed on the retired list.
The Nicaragua canal question lie re.
ceiving come attention at the hands of
the houes committee on railways and
canals. II has been pasaed by the com
mittse at its laat two meetings Rnd the
opinion Was expressed that the subject
was properly within its jurisdiction.
The herald., 1894-04-13
Dean ID Breton.

Mrs. Langtry's father, Dean le Bre-
ton, was the leading dignitary of his
church in Jersey, presiding especially
over the picturesque church at st. Saw
iour's. He was man of superb ply
sique and strikingly handsome. His
beauty descended to more members Of
his family than to his famous daughter,
for the brothers, Of whom there were
several, all were splendid looking, Apol-
lolike fellows, notably Mrs. Langtry's
youngest and favorite brother, who was
killed in tiger hunt in India.-New
York Times.
The herald., 1894-04-13
BxRINo SEA BILL.
1t Passes seoond Reading in the House
OF Lords.


1t Passes sscond Reading in the House
of Lords.
LONDON, April 12.--In the house Of
lords today the earl OF Kimberly. In
moving the second reading OF the Bes-
ing sea bill, reviewed the whole dis
course OF the arbitration. and expressed
approval of the action Of the marquis Of
Salisbury in submitting the question to
arbitration. The earl remarked that
precedent had been established which
was OF the greatest Importance,
and expressed the belief that as socn aa
the legislation necessary to carry out the
provisions OF the award had been COM
pleted, convention be entered into be-
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain with the object of settling the claims
arising out OF the illegal seizure of Brit
ish ships. In making the award lawful.
the government had fulfilled the obliea-
tions imposed upon II, and the bill now
before the house would terminate this
controversy in . manner honorable to
both nations.
The marquis OF Salisbury expressed
the desire that the bill should be passed
az soon as possible. Regarding the ar
rangement made for carrying out the
awards. the marquis ventured the opin-
ion that they were not perfect in all
respects, but any points which needed
improvement would be discovered by
experience.
The Bering sen bill was then read for
the second time.
The herald., 1894-04-13
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.
The Cashier Held Up and Locked In


The Cashier Held Up and Locked In the
Vault.
OMAHA, April IL. A special to the
Bee from Ohadron, Neb., says: At 3:45
this afternoon while Alfred Whipple,
cashier OF the Crawford Banking com.
pany at Crawford, Neb., wac alone in
the bank, stranger attired in cowboy
garb entered, and, showing a slx-anooter
in Whipple's face. demanded money y.
Whipple, being taken unawares, could
do nothing but give up all the cash on
the counter, amounting to about s25O0.
The fobber then compelled Whipple TO
snter the vault aud locked it. About
20 minutes later Allen Case, entering
the bank, heard strange noises coming
from the vault, and seeing no one in
sight, hRstened to the president, who
let the cashier out. Two men, one of
whom answered the description given
by Whipple of the robber, were noticed
riding leis1rely out of tewn little be-
fore o'clock. Several parties are out
after the robbers, and SheriffJ Bartlett
and Handy have just left here for Craw-
lord on swift horses. 1t is thought the
Tobbors cannot escape.
The herald., 1894-04-13
AN EFFECTIVE MAIDSTONE.
How It Adheres to the BODY and sucIrt
Out All the Poison.

How It Adheres to the BODY and SuclE
Out All the Poison.
Nearly every one has heard more OF
less about madstones and the wonderful
cures with which they are credited in
saving life where a person had been Bit
ten by mad dog. Many regard these
stones as a mere superstition, but statis-
tics go to prove that they really do con-
tain many wonderful properties. Mad
stones are seldom heard of anywhere ex-
cept in the southern states, where they
arc quite common, and most of the peo-
pie of that section place great faith in
them. Mrs. j. NJ. Parks, lady resid-
ing in this city, is the possessor of ons
of these remarkable stones, and report
or called on her to learn something about
them.
EYES," she said when questioned on
the subject, II have a maidstone and
have had it many years. My husband
found it near Magnesia Springs, Fla. /
have only had occasion to use it three or
four times since it has been in my pos
session, and each time the best results
followed. The reason that have not
used it often is that never hear of case
where a person has been bitten by mad
dog until see it in the paper, and then
it has always been stated that the pa
tient has been taken with convulsions.
1t is too late to use the maidstone then.
Spasms do not generally appear until
about nine days after the person is Bit
ten, and if the stone is applied any time
previous to the convulsions the poison
will be entirely drawn out by it.
"The worst case ever cured with my
maidstone happened when a policeman
here in the city, named Price, was Bit
ten on the hand by mad dog. His arm
had swollen up to three or four times It's
natural size and had turned black. The
man was suffering the most excruciat-
ing agony, and his physicians had de-
SPARED of his life. accidentally heard
of his case and at once hurried to the
house with my maidstone. The doctor
consented TO give it trial, and the re-
suit was that the man recovered and is
now walking around the streets as we'll
as ever"
Upon the reporters asking if he might
see the stone Mrs. Parks Immediately
produced it, remsrking as she did so,
1T does not look nearly as powerful as
it really is"
1t is little, porous, chalkhke SUBJ
stance about an inch long, half an inch
wide and quarter Of an inch thick
and appeared to be sort Of vegetable
compound.
1.-THE process of applying the mad
stone" continued Mrs. Parks, sis very
simple and somewhat similar to vaccina-
ton. You select some part of the body
between the bite and the heart and with
a sharp knife scrape the skin till the
blood comes, then apply the stone to the
raw spot. The stone will adhere imme-
diately, and its drawing qualities are so
great that it will almost bury itself in
the flesh, sucking out the poison until all
the pores of the stone are filed with the
deadly virus. The stone then drops off
Of its own accord, and after being thor
oughly cleansed with milk, warm water
and soap is applied again. This is kept
up till the stone refuses to stick, thereby
showing that all the poison has been
drawn out. st. Louis Globe Democrat.