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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12
The Streets Of Pehin.

wish you could see one of these
Pekinese streets, and the queer sights
upon it, writes Frank G.. Carpen-
ter. They are filed with a
stream of yellow humanity of all
classes, ages and sexes You pass
gorgeous officials on Mongolian po'
MES, the backs of some of which are
decorated with arrows, and you know
they are on their way to the shooting
matches outside OF Pekin. You go
by silk-gowned mandarins in carts,
who scowl at you as you peep into the
little. glass windows in the walls Of
their vehicles. You see scholars with
spectacles as big as trade dollars, and
everywhere you so You are assaulted
by beggars. | remember one boy
who followed me day after day. The
weather was bitterly cold, and L shiv-
cred in my fur ulster. This boy was
naked to the waist, and his arms had
| been cut off ut the shoulders. He
held pan in his mouth and followed
me, switching his body this way and
that to show me his mutilation. |
was glad to give him two or three
cents to be freed of the sight. An
other beggar, who has long been in
Pckin, is a man who has an iron skew
cr thrust through his cheek. This
skewer is n foot long, and is about as
big around as your little finger. He
twists it this way and that and keeps
the flesh ragged and sore. He beats
on gong as he goes through the
streets, and you are glad to pay him
TO keep ont of your way. There is
one gate in Pekin which is always
crowded with beggars, and one of the
finest bridges of the city, structure
of marble, has been given up entirely
to beggars. 1t is full of the lame,
the halt and the blind, and men with
fostering sores, women without eyes,
and persons possessing all sorts of
horrible diseases crowd together upon
it. They push their way from it into
the city and threaten to cut them
selves if you don't give them aims.
Side by side with these beggars walk
the gorgeous officials, and poverty
and wealth march together in pairs.
There is no place in the world where
the contrasts are so great, and for
nlne-tenths of the people it would
seem to me their condition could not
be worse. These Chinese are as in
dustrlons as any race on the globe.
They are peaceable and easily govern
ed, and if the celestial officials, in
cluding the emperor and all his court
could be wiped from the face of the
globe, the people would quickly grow
rich and China would be one of the
most favored spots on the face OF the
nurtb
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12

Musical Instruments OF aluminium.
The use of aluminium is becoming
common. In Austria Hungary short
time ago the metal was introduced into
the army. The band of the Third
Regiment of Infantry (the Archduke
Charles regiment have used it in the
manufacture OF drums, discarding the
old-fashioned brass metal. The in
struments have neat appearance and
are much lighter; and according to
experts, their timber is more melodi.
ous. The regimental bands in garri-
son at Vienna have also received the
aluminium drum. 1t is stated that
this newly-improved drum will shortly
be supplied to the whole of the bands
in the Austrian army. Perhaps in the
near future the trombone and all other
instruments made of brass will give
way to aluminum,!-London Standard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12
4 "Eake Hood. y

"Treated birch, says Phi iladel-
phia builder, "becomes mahogany of
rare beauty, and soaked maple goes
into all ebony pianos now. So clev-
erly is the fake wood weighted that
nothing short of borings will prove
the deception. Maple mahogany is
soaked through to depth OF four in
ches, and will polish even better than
the genuine wood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12
UumOCed.

''It's no use," she said dejectedly,
"Tve simply got to suffer-"
whats the matter?"
Young Mr.. Slogo called last
night. l endured his society pattent-
ly until in self-defence 1 was forced
to remark, Really, Mr.. Slogo, I'm
very much afraid it is getting late. >"
"And what did he do then?"
"He simply smiled and said that
women are naturally timid. Wash.
ington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12

Good aud Bad Times.
II all the times was good times,
An all the skies was bright;
There wouldn't be for you an ne
Quite so much joy In sight
II every day the world was May,
An all the skies was bright.
II all the times was good times,
We'd all git tired shore,
An shift about, an wish 'em out,
An show 'em to the door
II all the times was good times,
An not II soul was poor
II all the times was good times,
An nothin' went TO seed;
With nothin' left to hope for,
An nothin' left TO need -
We couldn't live, dear brethren,
With all the 'possums freed.
Atlanta Constitution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12
Want Of Confidence,

Mamma-Take this medicine now
like good boy. The doctor says it
will make you better.
Johnny - What does he know?
Didn't he vaccinate me twice and it
never took.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12

Those who know best say that terra.
pin will be as plentiful as ever, not.
withstanding periodical calamity
howls,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12

The government has bought tract
of land at Algiers, opposite New
Orleans, La, rs a site for naval sta
tion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12
A Dissectin0 Room TrtttulDh.

Every one knows that the nerves in
the human body are almost without
number, threading every part of the
system. The difficulty of dissecting
to preserve these nerves can, there
fore, be imagined. In n glass case in
the museum of Hahnemann college is
shown the entire human cerebro-spin-
al nervous system, every nerve arrang-
ed in its proper order, and all intact.
This remarkable piece of dissection is
the work of DR.. II. b. Weaver. one of
the college professors. 1t took him
six months, working eight hours a
day, to accomplish the work. He re-.
ceived in recognition an official ribbon
from the Worlds Fair, where the
work was exhibited. Every nerve
emanating from the brain and spine
has been preserved and the subject
looks like fish net in the case. Some
of the nerves are quite thick and
Others as fragile as spider web. -
Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1894-12-12

Constantine the Great had sword
made to order for $50.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
THE INCOME TAX.

1t is proposed to increase the
revenue of the United States by
1evying an income tax. Such a
tax, in our opionion, will be just,
for, while it does not effect the
poorer classes, it will be the
means of increasing the revenue
by many millions Of dollars. The
tax will be imposed on incomes
of 81 10000 and over.
There is also. to be a tax of two
cents on every pack of playing
cards manufactured in this
country, and a tax of $50 Gil
every thousand cigarettes. Both
Of these taxes are just, and we
hope will pass both houses Of the
national legislature, and become
laws.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
ORGANIZE A HOOK AND
LADDER COMPANY.

AS will be seen by the minutes
of the City Council, that body
has purchased a Hook and Lad
der Truck. The truck will
simply be an ornament unless a
company is formed to operate it.
Therefore we think the next step
should be to form a Hook and
Ladder Company, with a fore
man, assistant foreman, secretary
and treasurer.
There are numbers of young
men i'll this town ready and will
ling tojoin such company and q
little practice and strict discipline
is all that is needed to make an
efficient fire company.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
WAR ON CIGARETTES.

The Board of Aldermen of
Greensboro, N. c., at their reg
ular meeting recently held, pas
sed an ordinance that practically
killed the cigarette business
in tn at city. The ordi-
nance imposes a tax of $500
on wholesale and 5000 per year
on retail merchants. OF course,
On merchant in town can pay the
tax. A fine of $3.50 or thirty days
in Jail will be imposed upon re-
tailers without license.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

A special from Raleigh says 4:
s'In the future no news as to par
dons of convicts, etc, will be Civ
Ell out at the executive depart
ment. Gov. Carr says the law
requires that this information
shall be given the Legislature
bi-annually, with the cause of
clemency, etc. He says he sees
no reason why, when a convict
is pardoned, notice should be
given all over the State that he
is a criminal; but that punish
ment should cease when the par
don is issued and the man be
given a chance to make some
thing of himself"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
WHITECAP OUTRAGES.

The regulators or white caps,
who for the last two months have
been terrorizing parts of Ken
lucky, were out in force Saturday
night, fifty men being i'll the
party.s
After they had visited several
houses and called out the neu,
whipping some very severely ard
warming others to mend their
ways, leave the country or take
the consequences they surround
ed the village Of Leesburg.
Keeping guard they forced OPP
ell the cabin door of Josh Mitch
ell and forcibly dragged him from
his bed and carried him about
fifty yards from his home and
tried him before Judge Lynch.
AS soon as Mitchell took in the
situation he broke through the
line and made for his cabin. Just
as he was nearing his door the
white caps fired and Mitchell's
body was perforated with not
less than twenty-five buck shot.
He died at once.
Immediately after killing Nit
chell the white caps attacked the
residence of Brack Bottoms and
forced open his door, They made
his wife strike a light, but could
not find Brack. His wife said
that he was absent from home,
but they did not believe her, for
the children kept begging that the
men would not kill their rather.
After making thorough search
and as they were about to leave
one of the white caps saw some
SCOT falling down the chimney
into the smoldering fire, Look
ing up the chimney he saw Bot
toms, who had been frightened
by the shooting when Mitchell
was killed and had hidden for
safety.
Dragging him down by the
heels they carried him off and
gave him fifty lashes on his bare
back, decorating the flesh at every
stroke. Bottoms had been drag
ged by rope slipped around his
neck, but the cries of the child
rem and the prayer of the wife
aroused feeling of sympathy in
the hearts of his prosecutors and
instead of hanging him decided
to give him severe beating.
Their next attempt to take the
law into their own hands was a
failure. Oscar Reynolds, two
weeks ago, was warned to leave
the country, but he publicly |
proclaimed that he had done no
wrong and would stand his
ground, his house being his castle.
They visited it and finding his
doors so strongly barred that they
would not give in ordered him
to let them in. He refused, as
he had heard the shooting and
cries of Bottoms. He said he was
ready for them. They held
council of war and decided to
postpone their attack. Mount
ing Their horses they rode away.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

Every line in a newspaper
costs something, says a contem-
porarv. fit is for the benefit OF
an individual it should be paid
for. If the grocer were asked to
contribute groceries to one album
dainty able to pay for them lie
would refuse. The proprietor of
a newspaper must pay for free
advertising if the beneficiary does
not, and it is one of the hardest
things to be learned by many
that a newspaper has space III
its columns to rent and must rent
to live. To give anything for
less than living rates would be
as certainly fatal as for landlord
to furnish free rent.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

A nice high cut Brogan, dou-
Bile sole, worth $3.50, will go at
$I.oo. 500 pairs mems fine shoes
worth SIS will go today for
SI.oo. Boots worth $500 will
go for $I.25. Worth $500 will
go for $500.
CLOTHING! CLOTHINGM
I75 suits worth $500 will go at
$3.50.
I25 suits worth $1,000 will go at
$3.50.
$50 suits worth SIS. 90 will go at
$3.50.
200 black clay worsted in all
styles will be sold cheaper than
other merchants can buy. Boys
suits from Is cents up. 500 pair
children pants from 4 TO IA for
p cents a pair. Mems pants II
cents to $1,000. $50 overcoats
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
NTORFOLk & SOUTHERN RAILROAD
IN COMPANY,

-
IN COMPANY.
Mail Train leaves Edenton lis pm.
daily, except Sunday, arrives at Nor.
folk 4:35 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 &
North Carolina R.R. Stations.
The Company S Steamers leave Eden.
ton 1915 pm. as follows; Transfe,
Steamer to Mackey's Ferry daily Tex
cept Sunday with passengers for Roper
Pantego, Belhaven, connecting with
Steamer Haven Belle for Makleyvllle
Aurora, South Greek, Washington ana
intermediate landings.
Steamer Plymouth, daily, Except
Sunday.l for Plymouth Jamesvilcc'
Williamson and Windsor.
Steamer NJ. E. Roberts. Tues,a,
Thursday and Saturday for Chowan
River. Wednesday for Avoca and Sal
mon Creek, and Monday and FriItN
for Scuppernong River.
Norfolk passenger and freight station
at Norfolk and Western Railroad Depot,
Through tickets on sale and baggage
checked t. all principal points.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
EDENTON, N. G. Jan. IL, 1894.

The Government has finally
accepted the cruiser New York,
and has preliminarily accepted
the Marblehead. whose final trial
trip will take place within four
months.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
Too much importance cannot

Too much Importance cannot
be attached to organization on
part of business men for the pro-
motion and establishment of pub
tic enterprises. They not only
furnish employment to those
wanting work but add to the gen
eral property OF any community
in which they are located. That
our citizens have been neglectful
of this matter is too we'll known.
The lack of money is no excuse,
for there is as much per capita
in Edeuton as any other place IN
the State. Just work together
in unity and each man do his
part and the problem is solved.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
Price $3.50 Per Year.

Delivered at doors of city subscribers
by carriers, as soon as from press,
without extra charge.
The Editor disclaims all responsible
ity for the views or statements of cor
respondents, and reserves the right at
all times to revise or reject any article
he may think proper.
Best advertising medium in the Dis
trict Rates very moderate. Special
rates on long contracts.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

There are enough idle people
in and around Edenton to oper-
ate cotton factory and enough
money to establish one. The
field is open and inviting and if
our home people will not take
advantage of it some one else
should.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

What dismal record for 1898.
Altogether 500 firms and cor
porations failed, with liabilities
reaching S4o3 900, 900 During
the years of 1888 1885 and 1901
from ~ to I.3 per cent. Of bust
ness men failed, but last year the
ratio ran up to 1 X per cent.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH.
FXSV FREIGHT LINE
AND PASSENGER ROUTE.

AND PASSENGER ROUTE.
Regular line of steamers between
Atlantic & North Carolina R. R., New
Berne, and Elizabeth city.
Daily all rail service between Edenton
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Norfolk.
Through cars, as low rates and quicker
time than by any other route.
Direct all goods to be shipped by East.
ern Carolina Dispatch, as follows: From
Norfolk by n. & S. R. R; Baltimore by P
W. B. X. r.; President st. Station,
Philadelphia by Pennsylvania r. R.
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.
Fl. G. HUDGINS, G. F. & P. Agt.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
Sales and Small FRONTS"
Listen to thH- Sc prices.

must go at first price.
200 Ladies' coats from GO cents
to $I2.5O.
Choice calico at ~ cents a
yard. Fine worstcd, all colors,
at 94 cents a yard. 500 Corsets
very nice quality at e cents a
piece. Yard wide Cottons at :
cents a yard
LADIES' RUBBERS,
p cents only, worth 40 cents.
Ladies and Mems undershirts FL
cents a piece Blankets and
Comforts at 81 cents, worth fully
$3.50.
~ Don't forget to look at our
Jewelry Department.
have just purchased the
samples of Mr.. ]. ID. Bateman,
about $500 dollars worth of No
tons, the latest Novelties &c,
and | am selling them cheaper
than they can be bought at
wholesale. Come quick, before
they are picked over, and you'll
get bargain.
Come one, Come all. To-day
is the day. Don't miss your
chance.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

BROWNS IRON BITTERS
cures Dyspepsia, In
digestion & Debility.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

An exchange says: "The boy
that is brought up in idleness,
and is allowed to loaf around on
the streets, will never amount to
anything in life. Parents make
or destroy the usefulness of their
children. Every boy ought to
be taught a good trade before
arriving at manhood's estate;
there is ample time in which to
do this as we'll as to educate
them" Precisely so. "Idleness
is the devils Workshop" and all
boys who spend their time IN
loahng around on the streets are
sure to get into mischief. This
has been proven time and again.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

The New York Sun, which is
red hot against an income tax,
says the way to raise the neces-
sary revenue is to whack a duty
on sugar, 1nolasses, coffee and
tea. A thirty-fve per cent. AID
vALoREM duty on these, it says,
would yield $86,773,269. And
the bulk of this would be paid by
the poor. But the opponents OF
of an income tax would much
prefer this to any measure that
would tap the rich mans pocket.
1t is all right to sweat, but let the
incomes of the rich a1one.-EX.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

Having just received 500 pairs
of ladies shoes direct from fact
DRY, made for our special purpose
and will be sold at jobbing price.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12

H PrlvOtt issuing IS supRnas state dOCkets GRIM
inal report to Attorney General and express SEAL
II { PrivOtt, q fees in witness tickets, l.
B H Miller board and care of BETTE bunch
. Elliott, serving notices road overseers,
William Byrun, 3 months salary, wood, hauling and
packing OOO herringS for benefit of poor house, s.
J w Spruil1 days service to court,
L W Parker, of court house,
T Byruu, day elk. to 3D. day and mileage to poor
house, record mortgages minutes for pub fees May
j IL Robinson, board of prisoners and I K fees,
W Jones, days and mileage, commissioner day
and mileage to poor house,
II Miller, of Bette Bunch,
Quinton Bass, 900 herrings for poor house, q
W Evans months supplies for poor house, 3:
NJ Hughes, days and mileage commissioner and
days and mileage to poor house. p
4 Johnson, witness ticket,
4 Ward repairs on Warwick swamp bridge,
E F Waff days and mileage commissioner, days
and mileage to poor house,
FISHERMAN & FARMER, for pub. proceedings,
J 4 Woodland, salt and Darrell for poo house.
JULY 3rd,
81 Miller, BETTE Bunch
L w Parker, court house, blank book,
H Robinson, board of prisoners, and 7 Z fees, IS
Richardson Bunch, taking tax lists,
D Byrum, I day clerk to board, caacclliug ORDERS
minutes for PUB, and fees for june,
at poor house
NJ W Elliott, taking tax l'st, &c
j y BASS, "
Parker. ov-rc:iarEc -oln suttons year o.
w NJ BOND taking tax LIST &c
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-09-14
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
Evanston Items.

Regular Correspondent of the Banner.
Owing to very favorable weather
our oranges, though splitting badly,
are maturing rapidly. The growers
anticipate good prices for their oranges
as the fruit crop in the north is re-
ported short.
Mr.. L. r. Fowler, who has been very
ill is recovering rapidly.
Mr.. w. p. Shettleworth's fine new
residence is under fair Roadway.
Miss Augusta Evins is spending
few days at Gainesville, visiting her
brother,
Mrs. J. III. Vinson and son expect to
move in their new store, which is
nearing completion, this week.
Mr.. w. P. Shettleworth spent We'd
nesday at Ocala.
Mr.. l.. S. Light, OF Reddick, was in
our town last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Christopher,
who have been spending quite long
time with relatives in North Carolina,
returned home Friday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-09-14
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earth. 1t is an ore discovered by Prof.
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giving properties to the sick and af-
fiicted people in curing all the So
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at Leroy, Marion county, Florida.
Cash must accompany all orders.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-09-14
LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST.


We now have large and well Sc
lected stock of general merchandise In
store, consisting in part Of clothing.
gents furnishing goods, Ladies' dress
goods, shoes, hats and caps; groceries
speciality. We are headquarters for
eat. wear and use. No trouble to show
goods. Give us a call. Our stores are
located at Morriston and Chicago
Mines. w. f. HUGHEY.
?. s.-we keep good double team
for the travelling pablo. s-7-Im
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-09-14
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors she
had consumption and that there was
no hope for her, but two bottles DIR.
Kings New Discovery completely
cured her and she says it saved her
life. Mr.. Thos. Eggers, 1879 Florida
St., San Francisco, suffered from a
dreadful cold, approaching consump~
ton, tried without result everything
else then bought one bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured. He is naturally
thankful. 1t is such results, of which
these are samples, that prove the Won
derful efficacy of this medicine in
coughs and colds. Free trial bottles
att. B Carlisle's Drug Store. Regular
size soc and 81