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Had No Eyes, but lie "saw."

II should like to have the key Of the
unoccupied house. Wharton street, "
requested well dressed man as he en-
tered the Office OF down town real es-
tate agent.
Yes, sir, and the key was handed
over. AS the caller departed it was
noticed that he kept prodding the floor
with his cane as he walked. But his
gait was almost as brisk and as straight
as though he had nc affection what
ever. This was remarked as he left the
Office.
He returned half hour later with a
step as quick as ever and with business
in every motion. Il like the house, )"
he said, as he handed over the key,
"but there is considerable repairing to
be done. The paint should be renewed.
The front bedroom and dining room are
sadly in need of repapering, and so he
went on until he had enumerated half
dozen things that were necessary to be
done.
1t afterward transpired that he had
acquired all his knowledge simply by
the sense of touch His examination
had been as thorough as though he had
had the use OF two good eyes. 1t was
really remarkable performance
Philadelphia Call.
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Swearing.

it may be said without exaggeration
that swearing forms an important fac
tor in the masculine vocabulary of
nearly every civilized nation. Great
writers like Shakespeare knew this. A
collection of Shakespearean oaths and
epithets with their etymology would
fill volume. Shakespeare realized
that they were inseparable from a faith
full portrayal OF virile human charac-
ter; that no truthful picture of COM
mon life would be possible without the
use of that strong vehement language
in which men express their emotions.
But conventionality forbids to nine
teenth century writers what the Eliza
bethan age not only tolerated, but ap-
proved. Philadelphia Press.
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The crawfish and the Levees.

Whenever l hear of a break in the
levee down in my district, know that
nine chances to one crawtish have
caused it. The assertion may sound
slightly exaggerated, but it is fact
nevertheless that the troublesome little
crawfsh work more danger to the le-
wees than does the water. On a big rise,
when the bed of the river is stretched
from e1nbankment to embankment, the
crawfsh burrow into the levees and
live there in the moist earth. They
multiply faster than maggots and loosen
up the earth worse than moles.
THE levee may be completely sodded
with grass and you see no external evil
dence of the damage going on within,
but when the next big rise comes you
will see it. have frequently known
the water to break through the levee two
or three feet from the top, and you can at
tribute it to nothing but the destructive
work of crawfish. This was particular
ly true of the break at Offut's in 1889,
when portion of the town of Green
vile was submerged. The builder of
the levee in the future will have to take
into account the crawfish as one of his
most stubborn foes. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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It Was Eoggy.

Brazil is the hotbed of "prevarica-
tors for amusement only 1t has in
actual existence an Ananias club, and
rumor credits Judge Silas D. Coffey of
the state supreme bench with the pres
idency. The judge tells good story
AT the expense of John Vanes, p1oprie-
tor Of the Vanes boiler works, and a
cousin to Carnegie, the iron king. He
said that one morning while party
were camping at the judges cottage
they awoke to find the thickest fog on
record. Vanes was missing, and a
search was instituted. He was found
just outside the door, where he was
cutting out slices of the fog with a
cornknife and spreading it with sorg-
hum molasses for breakfast. vanes de-
MES this and says he was cutting loose
sthe SHADOWS of night that had got
Caught in the fog.-Brazil Qnd.) Cor.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Long Talks.

Parliamentarians and orators in gen.
eral claim that no man could talk CO.
herently on single subject for more
than six hours, yet hundreds of cases to
the contrary could be cited. When De
Cosmos defended the settlers land bill
in the lower house of the British CO.
lumbar parliament, he talked contin-
ually for 26 hours. The act confiscat-
ing the property of De Cosmos constit-
uents had to be passed by noon of GER
tain day; De Cosmos was the only de-
fender He took the floor at $3.50 o'clock
the day previous to the date when the
law would become dead letter and
kept it until 2:05 the following day.
1t is said that his tongue and lips were
cracked in hundreds of places and his
shirt front covered with blood. A
speech 1 hours longer than the British
Columbian S famous argument was de-
livered in the Roumanian chamber Of
deputies i'll 1887. 1t was on the occa-
sion of the impeachment of ex-Minister
Bratiano, the leading deputy support
ing the articles Of impeachment talking
continuously for 81 hours.-Exchange.
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Abandonment of Cronstadt.

The harbor Of Cronstadt in Russia is
to be closed to merchant vessels after
1895, and new harbor Willie opened
along maritime canal just below st.
Petersburg. This harbor will be %
feet deep, cost 1000, 900 rubles, and
be the central point for the unloading
of coal and the loading of grain and
other articles of export. The depart
ment of public works is also consider
ing the advisability of constructing a
tunnel under the Neva like that under
the Thames in London, but built in
four stories. This abandonment of
Cronstadt is of especial interest, for it
was Peter the Great who established
and indeed created it for the port of st.
Petersburg. Springfield Republican.
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yb;st,inp ON shipboard.

If you want to see disguised man,
just whistle on shipboard before sail
or. You never knew sailor to whis-
tie. He will tell you all about "whis-
Ting down the wind, but he could not
get up pucker to save his ship. You
remember that old story about sea
captain who refused to take aboard a
woman who whistled, and knowing the
old superstition feared that with her
on board he would be sure-of ship
wreck. j do not know how it is with
the captain, of vessels now, for almost
every woman seems to know how to
whistle and keeps up the'fashion. DE,
troit Free Press.
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4 BIZ OF RAINMsklNe. (
An Ehort In the Hcbrides Islands Ina

An Efsort In the Hebrides Islands That
Was Brimful of Success.
Lieutenant Boyle I. Somerville Of
the English navy, who lived many
years in the Hebrides islands, tells the
following interesting tale regarding the
work of a professional native rain
maker. Toward the end of the Year,
just after yam planting, there came an
unusual period of drought, sothat amin
land tribe in the island of Ambrym
went to its rainmaker and demanded his
immediate attention thereto.
He at once set to work to. weave a
FORT of hurdle of the branches and
leaves of tree famed for its rain pro
ducing qualities, which, being finished,
was placed, with proper incantations,
at the bottom of what should have been
water hole in the now parched bed OF
the mountain torrent. There it was
then held in place with stones. Down
came the rain; nor did it cease for 4S
hours, by which time ithad become too
much of good thing, Soon the rain
producing hurdle was quite 10 feet un-
der water in the seething torrent, and
the people, much to their dismqy, saw
that their vans and the surrounding
earth were beginning to wash away
down tho hillsides.
The lieutenant continues: Now
mark what comes of fooling with the
elements! No man of the hill country
was able to dive to the bottom of the
water hole to pull up the hurdle with
its weight of stones, so the merclless
rain still held on. At last the shore ma
tives, accustomed to swimming and div
ing, heard what the matter was, and
some of them coming to the assistance
the compeller of the elements was re-
covered from its watery bed and-the
rain stopped"
It is such a coincidence as this, hap
pening perhaps once in a decade, which
causes this people, now thoroughly
Christianized, to refuse to give up their
rain doctors, although all other out
ward forms of rank superstition appear
to have been freely abandoned.-Louls-
vile Courier-J Journal.
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VIRGINIA:-At a court held fol

YIRGINIA:-At a court held for
the county of Accomack December
Goth, 1893.
In the matter Of the payment and
delivery of the estate of Annie M
Smith, deceased, to her legatees with
out a refunding bond being given.
On the motion of Sally L. Tennent
and Sue NJ. Caldwell, legatees of An
ME NJ. Smith, deceased, by Black
stone and BundiciS, their attorneys.
it appearing TO the court that re-
port of the accounts of the transac-
lions of J. w. G. Blackstone, admin.
istrator G. t. a. of the estate of said
:decedent has been filed in the Office
of this court; and it further appear
ing from said report that the Com
missioner of Accounts of this court,
duly advertised for receiving proof
of all debts and demands against the
said decedent, or her estate, as the
law requires, and that the debts and
demands so proved are less than the
amount in said administrators
hands; and it further appearing to
the court that more than one year
has elapsed since the qualification of
said administrator, it is ordered that
the creditors, if any, of the
said Annie NJ. Smith, do show
cause if any they can, on the
4th day of the next February term OF
this court against the payment and
delivery of the estate of the said de-
cedent, to her said legatees, without
refunding bond, being given by said
legatees; and that a copy of this or
der shall be published once a week
for four successive weeks, inthe PEN
INsULA ENTERPRISE, a newspaper
published at the Court House of this
county, and also posted at the front
door of the courthouse of this coun-
ty, on the first day of two successive
terms of this court.
Test NJ Oldham. Jr.. C. a. C.
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Force of Habit.

Speaking of force of habit, some
awears ago there was an iron railing
Around the capitol grounds at Washing
Sn. The appropriation bill provided
& Waterman to close and lock the
gates every night at a certain hour and
$open them at "a certain hour every
Smorning. In the course of time the
arailing or fence was removed, but the
9gates swung between their Egyptian
4oillars for long time, and all that
time the Waterman came and went reg
ularly, closing and opening the gates
according to law and drawing his sal
ary.-New York Herald.
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Science of Divine Providence.

Not great while ago learned ig-
noramus delivered sermon on Tho
Science of Divine Providence. " Sir, .
said genuine student, at the close,
will you not favor Us with lecture
on The Faith OF Geometry. Chris.
tan Advocate.
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1t has been estimated that gold coin
must be handled 1000, 600, GOO times
before the impression upon it becomes
obliterated by friction, and a silver
coin $3.50, 900, 600 times.
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N exhibitor of wild beasts in Par

An cXnlDltOr OF VIII Ueas1s III I al 10
has adopted plan for securing his
money which is respectfully submitted
to bankers and bondholders generally
Every night he deposits the daily re-
ceipts of his exhibition in the cage of
the most terocious Of his animals, and
he has never lost a penny.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-01-20

The newspaper laborers in the house
press gallery now sit on nice revolving
piano stools. They are very popular.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-01-20

Whenever there is friction, there is
heat. Hammering nail rod until it
is redhot or-forging nail without fire
are feats of the blacksmith.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-01-20

Since his installation as grand mas
ter of the Freemasons, now nearly 10
years ago, the Prince of Wales has
granted 1, 027 warrants for new lodges.
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r"stops for passengers on signal tOconductor
X" daily, except Sunday
H. w. Dunno, Sup't
Cape Charles City, Va.
r. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
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bmhnd.An
ANDY
Straw
deveytd
devethn
fTmwae Tuban
Baby Carriages al q
Tea Grand
Shnd nc
anda
H
lug
Giaddng. of Accomac-
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steam EASTERN SHORE.

CAPT. G. II. RAYNoR.
VIII leave Sundays for Crlshed. Hoffman's.
Evans , Bogcs'. Buzzard Hill, Nandua. Con-
cord, Reads Davis, Miles,, Shields and Ruc's.
Observation-Disclosures Rue's Tuesdays $50
Shields 9, Miles 9.l5, Davis 10,
Reads 1920, Concord Il, Nandua 1890, Buzzard
Hi IS. Boggs2.45, Evans's. Hofrman's 3.l5
WEDNESDAYS for Ford's, Crlsileld, H"Tman's,
Evans, Boggs, Hunting Creek and Messongo
Returning leaves Messongo Fridays n M,
Hunting Creek 8, Davis p. M, Reads LIZ
Concord |, Boggs 3.s5 p. M. Evans !, Hon.
mans 4 Is, CrIsned T. FoIds 8.
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steamer POCIMOKE.
CAPT. HEwARD.
Tuesday and Friday for CrIsneld, TanglerIsland,
Flnney's, onuncock. Shclltown, Pitts Wharf Ce-
dar Hall, Rohoboth, Powell's, Focomoke City,
Mattoponl, and snow Hill. RETURNING
Mondays and thursday, leaves Snow Hill G
a. NJ, PocomGi9 City 9, heh9poih >,
Cedar Hall $50, Pitts wharf 10, 0nancock
$50 p. M. Finney's 8, Tangier Island 40.
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OF BALTIMORE,
steamer PoCnMOKE

Until further notice, will run their steamers az
follows, weather permlttlng,l leaving South ST
wharf at 80 O'Clock 2. IN.
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Test. NJ. Oldham, Jr., C. A. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26

I Vacant lots Nos. I, ?, a, ;
8, I, SO, 10 and II on the West
side Of Okum street between Al.
be,uarlc and Carteret Streets, size
SONIA feet each.
J Vacant lots Nos. IL, IS, and
4 fronting respectively on Al
benarle and Cartcrct Streets
size 3oXI65 feet each.
5 House and lot adjoining No
IL, size of lot 5OXI65 feet.
Six houses and lots Immediate
~ adjoining the above fronting
respectively on Albcmarle and
Carteret Streets, each house has
two rooms and attic, size of lots
Is of ar acre each.
4 Three five rooms(ncarly new
frame houses on Court Street,
lots ranging III frontage from 80
feet six inches to 40 feet six
inches.
Two vacant lots adjoining the
above with a frontage of SO feet
six inches each, all lots Oh this
street having a depth Of $50 feet.
) Vacant lots Nos. 6. Q, 10. II,
and u on Granville Street be
tween Fremason and Carteret
Streets, size 3OXI5O feet each.
6 Vacant lots Nos. ii and IS,
house and lot No. 10, vacant lots
Nos u and IS all of which are
3oNI2o feet, also lot No. 70,
which is of triangular shape.
Vacant lots from No. 20 to 20,
inclusive facing Railroad of var
ious sizes.
7 a large number of vacant lots
to the west Of the Railroad, plat
of which will be exhibited.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
What it VIII Do.

If you will only be liberal,
spend twenty-five cents, you will
be within the pale of an absolute
security from the dread ravishes
of these Bowel complaints which
carry off more victims during
the three hot months than any
other disease known. Baily's
Cholera Cure will cure. Will you
accept this? You can't afford to
run the risk. For sale by WAL
ter I. Leary, Edenton, n. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
CITY COUNCIL.

Board of Council met Oct 9th.
Full Board III attendance. The
minutes Of last meeting were
read and approved.
Moved that committee appoint
ed to fix street at Ell. Woodland S
residence be empowered to terra
Gotta the ditch at an expense not
to exceed eighty dollars, provided
one-half of the expense be paid
by Mr.. Woodland.
Motion that Messrs. Summer
ell and Norman be a committee
to have Magnolia street surveyed.
Ordered that order for gas
house lime and salt be cancelled.
Ordered that committee to
draft papers in regard to water
works be continued.
Motion that committee be
appointed to settle with tax col
lector for 1898. Jno. {. Bond and
w. S. Summerell were appoint
ed to settle same and accept bond
for list 1894.
Ordered that collector and
clerk fix such valuation OH I'M
listed property as they think
right.
1t is moved that the fodder
house, stables, kitchen, in its
present condition, i'll rear of N.
Bakers store is declared by this
Board to be a nuisence and is
ordered that the same be abated.
Ordered that H. c. Privott
have rebate for $2.o4 taxes
charged in error.
Ordered that Solomon Horton
drawback $I.oo, overcharge tax
1898.
The Treasurer reports as follows:
To cash on hand LAST report S1O6 n
Received from J. w. Spruill 34S 40
Received from Mayor 800
ass 81
By orders paid and cancelled 273. 90
To cash on hand 1S4.29
The reports ofthe Mayor aud Collect
or opruill were in keeping with the
Treasurer's.
The following bills were or
dered paid:
A. L. White, lighting lamps,
5000.
J. w. Spruill, fare for two per-
sons to Newberne $500.
7. D. Byrum, Registering
Deed 80 cts.
w. S. Su1nmere11, days
Councilman $1,000.
E. S. Norman, 5 days Council
man $1,000.
Ben White, days Council
man $500.
A. T. BUSH, elk.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
n. y. ZiegIe1.,
EMBALMER ANT
FURNITURE DEALER.

On the West side of Broad street,
Just South of Brinklcy's door,
Stands the large, comnOdiOus building
Known as Ziegler's Furniture Store.
He carries a very choice stock,
Of everything, Ill the furniture line,
And also deals in Undertaker's ware,
In finish and style very fine.
And being a Cabinet-maker himself,
Having long served at the trade,
He's always prepared to do new work,
Or repair the old ready-made.
He feels assured, your wishes to please,
And your every taste crafty,
That you'll no longer hesitate,
But make your selections and buy.
At his prices you'll heve- complain,
Or the terms he offers to sell.
Either at discount for CASH,
Or installments, if it suits as we'll.
A kind invitation he extends to all,
Especially every new married pair,
To call and examine his beautiful goods
Before making purchases elsewhere.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26

A correspondent of the Meas
& Observer says:-It is admitted
that so far as the First district
is concerned the Democrats start
in with the advantages III their
favor. The district, however IS
naturally close one, and the
Democrats need to be on their
guard. In 1873 Joe Martin, Re-
publican, carried the district over
Latham by small majority, and
again in 1882 another Republ1-
can, Walter Pool, was elected by
some 600 majority. Since that
time the Democrats have carried
the district, though in 1884 Judge
C.C.Pool was beaten by Thomas
G. Skinner by only very small
majority. But the district isinow,
perhaps, in better condition than
it has been for many years.
Certainly the Democrats are
more enthusiastic and more con-
fdent. There is hardly one Of
the party to be found who does
not believe that though the fight
will be hard and close one, sue
cess will be absolute and sweep
ing.
The Republicans and Populists,
though not SO enthusiastic and
loud in their claims as i'll some
other sections, are by no means
idle. So far as the leaders are
concerned fusion is complete,
and they are doing their best to
organize their forces and throw
the whole strength of the oppo-
sition to the support of Col.
Harry Skinner, the fusion can
didate. And it is all plain sail
ing till they come to the neg 10
and a great per cent. of the voters
of this district are colOred men-
and there they find trouble. The
majority Of the educated and in
telligent negroes OF the district
are strongly opposed to fusion,
while all the negroes, as a rule,
dislike Skinner aud will not, if
let alone, support him. They
are opposed to the Democrats
and desire to see them beaten,
but they have the greatest con-
tempt for the Populists and their
party and look on It's leaders
with suspicion.
But in addition to this there
are other reasons why they will
not vote for Skinner unless con-
siderable pressure is brought to
bear upon them. They feel that
they have been sold out, and are
therefore more anxious than ever
to keep their organization intact
and retain their standing as Re
publicans. This being the case
they will vote the Republican
ticket wherever they have one,
but when that is denied them
they feel themselves free to eX-
ercise their own choice, and that
no one has a right to dictate to
them.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
What 1t Has Done.

About twenty years Mr.. James
Bailey originated and put on the
market the popular remedy,
Bailey's Cholera Cure, for Dysen-
terry, Diarrhea, Cholera Morbus,
and all acute Stomach Troubles.
The reputation it has made,
the endorsement given it by
every one who has had occasion
to use it, has proven a source of
great satisfaction to its proprie-
tors
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26

Let the Democrats rally
around the flag. 1t is no time to
be pickering as to men. Men are
fallible and many of very easy
political virtue. Principals are
foundations of party-eternal, in
evitab1e, absolutely necessary
the same yesterday, and to-day,
and forever. Democrats in a
crisis like this-and a mighty one
for North Carolina it is-have
no political, no moral, no patri-
otto right to be Indifferent and
1ukewarm. Stay-away Democrats
can ruin a great cause and set
back for generation the pros
perity ola great State. Will
YOU be one of the stay-aways2"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
II Il U15

The cheapest III town from
p cents up, and can show an
elegant line and save you about
IS per cent, on this line, due to
buying some special jobs.
The proprietor expects to leave
next week for New York and on
his return will show you d nice
attractive and tasty stock of
Fancy Notions, Dry Goods, Dress
Goods, Trimmings, Full line
Mattings, Carpets, Rugs
Mats,
and III fact, everything that man
can wish OF women desire. All
of which I guarantee to sell
cheap and at special prices and
discounts given Oh all large bills
Am pleased to state that l have
engaged the services of Mr.. r.
E. Skinner, who is polite and
clever and will never froWn at
nice looking young ladies, SO we
hope to see them all come in.
Thanking you for past favors
and promising to do even better
in the future,
Respectfully,
+ S. V0RMaU