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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
Water Proof Masonry.

What was at first considered q
doubtful experiment, viz, the use Of
coal tar as a means of rendering ma
sonry impervious to water, especially
in positions exposed to direct contact
with the latter, has proved a pract1c-
ally valuable resort. Used as coat.
ing for masonry built up of very por-
Gus stone, tar renders 1T quite I'M
pervious, even at depth of some fifty
feet of water, and, according to the
opinion of those whose experience has
been extensive with it, the article
should be utilized in all public build
ings, particularly those designed for
the preservation of works of art, the
dissolving action of water, even upon
mortar of superior quality, being well
known, and also the unfavorable effect
of the ext 'ation of water charged
with lime s is from the mortar. Two
methods of using the tar are named,
viz, in boiling state in one or sew
eral layers, this being suitable for sur.
faces exposed to the air; or it may be
made to flame up before using, this
being appropriate to surfaces which
have to be covered up. 1t is stated
that when boiling coal tar-is employed
in three coats on masonry the result
is black and very brilliant varnish,
which perfectly resists the action OF
frost, water and sun, being likewise
absolutely impervious; and the ten
dency of the black coating to absorb
heat may be overcome by white dust
ing the whole before the tar is quite
dry. Builder.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
DISEASE OF FOWLS.

Hens are subject to several diseases,
but mostly those of the throat and the
lntestines. The first class is due to
exposure to cold and damp, or to con-
tagion. The latter is the result of bad
feeding and indigestion. The most
prevalent of the first class of diseases
IS one known as roup, which is very
similar to the human diphtheria, and,
like that, exceedingly contagious. It
appears as thick adherent mucus or
cheesy matter in the throat and mouth,
stopping the breathing and making the
swallowing difficult The head swells,
and of course the birds stop eating
The remedy for this disease is to wash
the mouth clean with warm vinegar
and drop a pinch of powdered chlorate
Of potash in the throat The food
should be soft, and little hyposul-
phate of soda should be dissolved in
the drinking water. Excessive warmth
IS not desirable for fowls in the win
ter, only such as will keep the tenn
perature at night of not less than fifty
degrees. Another frequent disease is
that of the liver, by which the nerves
of the lower limbs are SO affected that
the birds cannot walk This disease
resembles that of pigs by which the
hind legs become useless and are
dragged about as the animal moves.
Overlooking is the common cause of
this disorder, and the remedy is to
stop the cause, giving no food for two
or three days, but only water, and then
beginning with small feeds, gradually
increased. New York Times
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
STRAWBERRY CULTURE.

Professor w. r. Lazenby, before
the Ohio Horticultural Society, pre-
sented tho following summary of sug-
gestions to be kept in mind by straw
berry growers:
The most profitable varieties for the
commercial grower are those not easily
Influenced by differences in soil and
climate. Those which succeed well on
wide areas are usually better than
those which have a mere local reputa-
ton.
Plstillate varieties, when properly
tert1llzed, are more productive than
the sorts with perfect flowers.
The value of variety for fertilizing
pistillate flowers does not depend so
much upon the amount as upon the
potency of its pollen.
The flowers of pistillate varieties are
less liable to be injured by frost than
the flowers of perfect varieties.
Varieties that are neither very early
nor very late in point of maturity are
the most productive and have the long
est fruiting season.
AS a rule varieties that have the
most vigorous and healthy foliage are
the least productive, while those with
a weaker growth of foliage and
greater susceptibility to leaf blight are
usually the more prolific.
Winter protection may be dispensed
with upon well-drained soils, but APP
pears to be necessity upon heavier
ones.
The leaf blight may be checked by
using the Bordeaux mixture, begin
nlng just as soon as the leaves appear,
and continuing the application every
few weeks throughout the season.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
ROYAL BuckWheats.

For generations it has been the Gus
tom to mix the batter for buckwheat
cakes with yeast or emptyings, retain
ing a portion of the batter left over
from one morning to raise the cakes
for the following day.
If kept too warm, or not used
promptly, this batter becomes Excess
sivelv sour and Objectionable. Buck
wheat cakes raised by this means are
more often sour or heavy than light
and sweet. If eaten daily they dis
tress the stomach and cause skin erup-
tions and itching.
Instead of the old-fashioned way we
have been making buckwheat cakes
this winter with Royal Baking Pow
der, mixing the batter fresh daily, and
find the result wonderfully satisfac-
tory. They are uniformly light and
sweet, more palatable and wholesome,
and can be eaten continuously without
the slightest digestive inconvenience.
Besides they are mixed and baked IN
moment, requiring no time to rise.
Following is the receipt used:
Two cups of pure buckwheat flour
mot prepared" or mixed), one cup
of wheat -four, two tablespoons of Royal
Baking Powder and one-half teaspoon
full of salt, all sifted welltogether. Mix
with milk into a thin batter and bake
at once on hot griddle. Once prop
erly tested from this receipt, no other
buckwheat will find its way to your
table. Cookery.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
HANGING POSTPONED.
The Rope Broke and the Spectators
BIZ Decided That Was Enough.


William Purvis, young colored man, was
sentenced to be hanged at Columbia, Miss,
for the alleged murder in last July of William
Buckley, of Barton County, by a gang Of
White Caps. Purvis was convicted on cir
cumstantial evidence. He acknowledged
that he was one Of the party. but declared
he did not fire the shot which killed Buckley.
His case was appealed TO the Supreme Court,
and sentence was at1rme1.
PurviS was accompanied to the scaffOld by
Sheriff Magee and several deputies. Ho had
passed the night in prayer and in protesting
his innocence of the murder of Buckley. A
strong guard was drawn up around the scat
fold to prevent a rescue by the White Caps.
The black cap was placed over the con-
demned mans head, and the drop fell at
1237 p. m.
AS soon as the trap fell Purvis was precipi-
tated to the ground. The moose had parted,
and Purviss neck was only slightly abrased
by the rope He fell on his back, and re-
manned perfectly still for few seconds. A
man rushed to him and, bending, asked
Are you hurt?" From under his black cap
Purvis replied: "For Gods sake get me out
of this.
Others came up. and Sheriff Magee made
ready to conduct Purvis back to the scaffold
for a second attempt. There were four OF
the Board of Supervisors present, and they
called the Sheriff into the Court House for a
conference The Rev. Mr.. Silsley, of the
Columbia Methodist Church, made an impas-
stoned plea to the spectators, and it was de-
cided by unanimous vote that the execution
be postE oned.
This is the first time in the history of the
State. so far as known, where a criminal SEN
fenced to death escaped the same by the in
reference of outsiders.
The Governor said there was nothing he
could do, and that Purvis would have to be
arragned at the next term of court, and re-
sentenced without further trial
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
The Heat of the Sun.

The mechanical energy OF one square
yard of the suns sur face would keep
an ocean steamship under full head
way. If all the coal in the earth we're
put into one large heap and kindled
with an unlimited supply of oxygen
for its combustion, it would not give
out heat sufficient to replace that lost
by theHsun in one-thousandth part of
second of time. In the ball of fam
ing matter which we call the sun,
clouds of carbon are continually ris-
ing to the surface, and remain there
to glow with inconceivable intensity.
By the help of photography, aided
by the spectroscope, the cloudy sur
face of the sun can now be examined.
Previously, the corona, which really
is crown of fiery tongues of flame
many of the fifty thousand miles in
length-could only be seen during an
eclipse, but now we have photographs
which show these flames to be ever
darting forth and Pickering from the
suns disk. These mighty flames oc-
cupy e quarter of a hour in perform
ing a single flicker. New York Led
ger.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
German Army Dogs.

The German army has trained war
dogs. On the march each dog is led
by his master and is required to carry
heavy pack on his back. Dogs of IA
dark color are preferred, because they
are less visible to the enemy. The
training is pursued on the general
principle that the dog would be treated
very cruelty by an enemy, SO that the
creature is taught to creep round the
foo unnoticed and to give a distinct
warning of hostile approach without
bringing itself into notice. For in
stance, in the German training pro
cess, some the soldiers put on French
and Russian uniforms to represent the
enemy. This arrangement, by the
by, suggests the idea that the Germans
have quite made up their mind whom
they are going to fight when the great
war does come. Chicago Inter
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
AFRICAN MASSACRE.
A French Commander and Seventy
Eight of His Force Killed.

Eight of His Force Killed.
Advices from ST. Louis, Senegal, Africa.
say that dispatches bearing date Of January
81 have reachedthere from Timbuctoo. These
dispatches say that Colonel BONNER, of the
Marine Artillery who was in command of the
French troops which had captured Timbuc-
too, had, with nine European commissioned
officers and two European sergeants, sixty
one native sharp-shooters and six native ser
geants, been killed by the Tuaregs.
When the dispatches left Timbuctoo the
city was surrounded by Tuaregs, who ap-
peared here and disappeared there, making
it impossible to form any accurate estimate
as to their number.
late dispatch from St. Louis says that
Colonel BONNER left Timbuctoo on January
18th. On the night Of January 18th he and
his column, while asleep, were surprised and
surrounded by Tuaregs. Only Captain
Nigotte reached the camp of the detach-
ment, which, under Lieutenant Sarda, was
guarding the captured herds few miles in
the rear. Captain Nigotte was wounded Ill
the head. few native rifiemen saved them
selves by flight from the general massacre,
and most ofthese have arrived at Timbuctoo.
The Tuaregs were ON foot, and were armed
with lances and knives. The French Govern
ment has authorized the formation OF
another battalion OF Soudanese rifemen,
which will be the fourth body of its kind.
The mixed popuIace of Timbuctoo regard
the French force with varied feelings. Many
are said to favor the occupation
The Secretary of the Colonial Department
received a telegram from ST. Louis saying
that Colonial BONNER, eleven other officers
and go privates had been massacred by
the TuaregS.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
Midair Duel Between AerOnauts.

During the Franco-Prussian war 8
blood-curdling duel occurred in mid
air between two aeronauts, one OF
whom was conveying dispatches from
the Governor of Paris. The balloons,
approaching at a considerable altitude,
the encounter was commenced with
pistols. For some time neither com.
Blatant could secure the advantage,
but at length one balloon mounted
above the other. and its occupant,
Selling his momentary advantage,
threw his graphing irons on top of
the other balloon. They tore through
the silken fabric as though it had been
SO much paper. There was an escape
of gas, shrek and the next minute
both balloon and balloonist lay bat
tered out of recognition upon the
ground 5000 feet below.-London Tit
Bits
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
SEPARATOR MILK FOR CHEESE,

, In Western farmers institute Pro-
lessor Babcock expresses himself
strongly in favor of separator milk as
making n better cheese and one likely
to hold good flavor longer than did
cheese made from milk not put through
this process. The cream and milk are
run together through sieve after sep
arating SO as to mix it thoroughly,
but there are certain offensive matters
that come out of the separating that
can be kept distinct from the cream.
These are trifiing in amount, but when
set to work by the rennet their effect
after two or three months is to de-
stroy the flavor of the cheese. Up to
that time cheese from whole milk and
that which has been put through the
separator cannot be distinguished. -
Boston Cultivator
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevcrs
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you Will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
Runaway Colt In Strange Company.

Three years ago, as related by an
exchange, a colt strayed from the
place of John Hunter, on the Upper
St. John, below the Seven Salmon,
New Brunswick. Several days were
spent in a fruitless search for the colt,
and he was given up as probable
prey to the bears. Last summer two
moose hunters, while at Round Lake,
on the Allegash, Maine, came upon the
strayed animal, accompanied by two
bull moose. They captured it, built
a raft and RATED it to its owner. 1t
had become wild, and no doubt fra
ternizcd with the moose from the first,
living with them in their yards III the
severe Aroostook winter. When found
it was sleek, we'll developed and III
good condition, and had grown Il coat
of hair of unusual thickness. Lewis
ton Journal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

SENATOR PAsco, OF Florida, is a native OF
England.
REV. W. P FIFE is called the Moody of
the South"
THE King of Italy is not much over five
feet in height.
THE King of Bavaria has a salary of 81
412, 900 year.
THE Princess of Wales denies that she has
withdrawn from society.
The friends of DR.. hansen, tho Arctic ex-
plorer, entertain grave fears for his safety.
Mrs. CoLFAx. widow of the former Vice
President, Is said to be practically penniless.
MRS HErrY GREEN, the richest woman in
America, is said to pay 81 week for board.
Ex-EMPREss Frederic, mother Of Emperor
william, bears the distinction of being the
most unpopular person in Berlin.
NINE. NAVARRO MARY Anderson) is staying
at Nice, Italy, this winter. She is Ill with
nervous affection, and can neither visit nor
receive visits.
Ex-UNITED STATES SENATOR MORTON
SMITH WILKINSON, President Lincolns con.
ndential adviser died, a few days ago, at
Mankato, Mimi
CAPTAIN f. L. GALINsKI. the inventor OF
the dynamite gun, has been placed on the
retired list of the army on account OF dis
ability caused by paralysis.
ME Prince OF wales, so IL iS SAID, mas TO
handle his hat SO much in acknowledging
the honors done him On the street that he
has to have a new brim to it every fortnight.
JOSEPH KEPPLER, the cartoonist, first at
tracted the attention of an employe OF Frank
Leslie's publishing house by some clever carl
catures on the back and margin of a restaur-
ant bill of fare.
Miss HARRIET LANE JOHNSON, who presided
at the White House during Buchanan's ad-
minstration, has purchased the old Travis
mansion in Washington and will make it her
permanent home.
LIEUTENANT JOHN II. ALEXANDER Is tho
first colored man to hold the profeSsorship
of military science and tactics in any ,nstitu
ton. He was recently appointed to this posi-
ton in the Wnberforce University, Ohio.
BUFFALo's blind lawyer, Louis L. Ullman,
has been made United States Commissioner.
He is thirty-one years old and was made
blind by an attack of scarlet fever when he
was five years of ago. He was educated at
the Institute for the Blind in Batavia and the
Perkins Institute in South Boston, Mass, and
at the law school in Buffalo.
SENATOR CoLQUITT, Of Georgia. who was
stricken with paralysis about year ago,
cannot walk He is rolled into and out of
the Senate Chamber in 4 wheel-chair which
he occupies during the sessions. Despite
this physical infirmity Mr.. Colquitt is said to
be a formidable candidate for reelection.
His term will expire March 3. 1895.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
Unwise Economy.

Do not buy anything that is not
needed because it is cheap. Nothing
is cheap to purchaser that does not
meet an immediate want. Goods laid
away rot, grow oid-fashioned, yellow,
and lose in value monthly. Bargain
counters are dangerous foes to true
economy, unless woman has the clear
headed wisdom to decide exactly what
she needs to purchase in advance, and
the firmness of character to resist the
willy assaults of the salesman who
makes unnecessary purchases seem at
tractive at the moment. If you need
articles displayed on the bargain
counters, look for them there; if not,
avoid these fascinating displays asyou
would a moral pestilence, lest they
prove too much for resistance. /
know the force of the bargain counter,
for l have, alas mourned the waste of
good dollars when too late, and bit
terly repented me of articles for which
/ could find no rational use except the
missionary box; and even thus dis
posed, my conscience has reproached
me for questionable charities. -Jen-
ness Miiler's Monthly.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23

Ferns ever have and ever will come
in for full share of homage from the
worshipers at natures shrine. Their
delicate AMI graceful outlines, together
with tho almost certainty that some
members of the family may be found
in their prime, whether sought In May
or December, if not buried in the
snow, assures for them a prominent
place near the head of the list of desir-
able floral decorations.
They are found i'll all climes and
vary almost as much rs do their sur.
roundings. They revel in warm.
moist and equable climate, and are
now found in the highest state of lux
uriauce in the tropical islands of tho
Pacific and on the low banks of the
Amazon, where they rival palms in
shape and often attain to the height Of
100 feet. More than 5000 species are
now known, of which the Philippine
Islands alone furnish 800, Java and
Africa 400.
Collectors on tho United States
steamer Albatross brought thirteen
species from the sterile shores of
southeastern Patagonia. These have
been named by Professor ID. c. Eaton,
of Yale College, and include rcprcseu-
tatives of seven genera, one of which,
aspidium aculeatum, II IA native of the
North Atlantic States. Four of the
eight subordcrs of living species, rep
resented by twenty-five genera md
upward of sixty species and varieties,
are Indigenous to our Northern States.
Biographical Magazine.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
Edward Harrigan, the New York &C
tor, has written twenty-five plays.
A Means Out OF the Di.IcuIty.

Any strain or bending of the back for any
length of time leaves it in weakened con
dition. A means out of the difficulty is al
ways handy and cheap. Do as was done by
Mr.. Herman Schwaygel, Aberdeen, S. ID.
who says that for several years he suffered
with chronic stitch in the back, and was
given up by doctors. Two bottles of st.
Jacobs Oil completely cured him. Also Mr.
John Lucas, Elnora, Ind, says that for sev-
eral years ne suffered with pains in the back,
and one bottle of st. Jacobs Oil cured him.
There are manifold instances of how to do
the right thing in the right way and not
break YOUR back
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23

foaled ought to be broken to light
work when past two years old, taking
care that only light work is given him
and not tCo much of that. Then,
whenever q good fair price can be
realized for them, unless they are
needed on the farm, and are worth
more to you than the price offered, 1t
will be best to sell.
With good young mares, however,
the case is different. The better the
young mares are the stronger the
reason why they should be kept on the
farm for breeding. No farmer can
afford to sell the best of his animals of
any kind, especially those that he can
use to good advantage in improving
his stock. By mating full blooded
sire to carefully selected mares, good
grade colts may be secured. Then if
in turn the very best of these grade
mares are selected and again mated to
pure-bred stations a still further i'm
provement is made.
By keeping the best aad breeding in
this way, selling all that are needed on
the farm, a considerable Improvement
in quality of the horses can be made.
Keep mares and young, growing horses
to do the necessary work of the farm,
keeping the young horses until they
are reasonably well matured and thus
selling whenever a fair price is offered.
In this way considerable work can be
gotten out of the horses while they
are growing, and by taking care to
keep them in good condition they can
be marketed at any time.
But if the best mares are sold off,
and what cannot be sold are bred un.
der present conditions, the colts, even
when reasonably we'll grown, will he
hard to sell at any price. The cost of
raising the one is as much as the other,
and the difference in value when ready
to market represents to considerable
extent the difference in the profits
st. Louis Republic.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-23
Largest Library in the World.

The largest library in the world
is the National Library of Paris, con-
tanning more than 1900, 900 printed
volumes and about 100000 manu-
scripts. The British Museum has a
collection of about 1900, 900 volumes
and exceeds the st. Petersburg Imper-
lal Library only by 10000 volumes.
The Royal Library at Munich con-
talns about 900, 900 printed works, and
it is exceptionally rich in pamphlets,
while the Berlin Royal Library has
300, 900 volumes, that of Copenhagen
SIC, 200, that of Dresden and of the
University Library at Gottingen each
has 100000. The Imperial Library at
Vienna has 400, 900, while the Univer
sity Library i'll the same metropolis
has $40, 600. New York Independent