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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
Hoods PILLS are safe. harmIess, 81
Travelling Dairy Schools.

The Canadian Government sent out
last year three travelling dairy schools
to teach the farmers how to make de-
cent butter. Lectures or practical il
lLstrated talks were given i'll various
places, usually under the patronage of
the local farmers institute, which at
tended to advertising, etc, the in
Btructors. with outfit, driving from
place to place. The work was contin-
ued until the middle of December.
The outfit of each travelling dairy con.
sisted of an eight-hottle Babcock milk
tester, n Daisy churn No. 2, lever but
ter-worker, scales, butter print, ladies,
cream cans, setting caus, cold water
box, pals, etc, everything required
to make good butter, except cream,
ice and water. These were supplied
by persons near the different places.
The instructors found it necessary
to explain that they were not agents
for any of the implements used, had
no patent process for making butter,
and were not trying to induce farmers
to make butter at home instead of
sending the milk to factories, but had
simply come to discuss the matter and
help those interested in dairying in
every way possible. New York World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
HARDY ROSES,

Geo. S. COnover, of Geneva, N. Y. .,
gives in Gardening his experience in
growing hardy roses for fifteen years
past. His list now composes twenty
one varieties, beginning with such
good old sorts as Hermosa, Sow. Nal
maison, General Jacqueminot, Co
quette DIES Alps and Pierre Noting,
and ending with Vick's Caprice, Mrs.
John Laing and Lady Helen Stewart
All have proved hardy without pro-
lection. His soil is a stiff clay loan,
constantly enriched with stable ma
nure, which is pat on spring and fall,
the coarse litter being left on during
the summer rs mulch, to secure mois-
ture and even temperature at the
roots. Mr.. Conover finds that he can
not make his rose beds too rich.
Commercial fertilizers have been tried
with Indifferent success. He prunes
lightly in earl y spring; severely just
as the buds start. Early pruning,
followed by frost, is very injurious.
For insects he uses whale-oil soap
solution, two pounds dissolved in fif-
teen gallons of water, put on with &
syringe at night, and in the morning
followed by u Swinging with clear
water. This is the original formula
for which the Massachusetts Horticul-
tural Society awarded premium of
500 in 1871. A neighbor showers his
rose beds daily with the hose, and
keeps all insects in subsection. To-
bacco dust and stems and good Per
sian insect powder have been found of
great value.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
DISEASE IN FOWLS.

Overcrowding of fowls is sure to
cause disease. The most frequent
troubles thus produced are the two
most fatal disorders of poultry, roup
and cholera. These are both encour-
aged by bad air, dampness and filth.
Cholera is a disorder of the liver by
which the gall is secreted too cOpiously
and overfows into the intestines, Civ
ing the yellow and green color to the
excrement. The comb and wattles and
cheek lopes are also yellow, and pro-
fuse diarrhea soon kills the bird.
This is due to overlooking, although
it is q contagious disease, and it is
much encouraged by excess of food,
especially of corn. There is no effec-
tive remedy. Sometimes the fowls
will recover if kept from food and
given only water in which some hypo-
sulphite of soda has been dissolved.
But they mostly die in q few days
after the first attack. The roup con-
sists of inflammation of the head and
throat, the eyes discharge thick,
sticky matter, and if neglected are
soon destroyed. The treatment for
this disease is to battle the head in
warm vinegar and give the bird pinch
ofpowdered chlorate ofpOtash dropped
in the throat twice day. Some warm
soft food may be given as soon as the
bird will eat. This disease also is con-
tagious. York Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
The Shetland Pony.

As a good deal of misconccption cN-
lists as to what constitutes n true Shct-
land pony, we give the following de-
scription OF the little animal by Sir
Walter Gilbey, tho eminent breeder
of and authority on horses
"rhe height of the pure Shetland
is about ten hands Corty inchcs),
and this size may be taken as IL fair
average, although many exceed this
standard, and numbers are rs small ~
nine hands; some even may he found
measuring not more than eight hnnds
or thirty-two inches.
"The Shetland pony is docilc, easily
trained to domestic use whom kindly
treated, and being hardy and muscu-
lar, is capable OF enduring much
drudgcry. Having good feet 1t IL
surcfootcd when climbing mountains,
ut the same time sagacious in making
its way through swnmps and bogs.
at varies in color from bay, brown
and dun to dullish black, aud some
time these colors are mixed with white,
while few specimens may be found
which are pure white or picbald.
Added to this these ponies have conts
of long hair, which becomes thicker
and gets matted upon them during
the cool and boistcrous weather. -
Farm, Field and Fircsldo.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
Wonders of the Magnolia.

The umbrella magnolia of Ceylon
bears leaves that are SO large that a
single one may sometimes serve rs u
shelter for fifteen or twenty persons.
One of these leaves carried to Englan
as a specimen was nearly thirty-six
feet in width.
When the petals of the great aurel
magnolia are touched, however
lightly, the result is a brown spot,
which develops in few hours. This
fact is taken advantage of by lover,
who pulls n magnolia flower, and on
one of its pure white petals writes u
motto or message with a hard, sharp
pointed pencil. Then he sends the
flower, the young lady puts it in
vase of water and i'll three or four
hours the message written on the leaf
becomes visible and remains So
San Francisco Chronicles.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

CHARLES MILLER, a murderer, cut his
throat in the Tombs, New York City, and
died In Bellevue soon afterwards.
MICHAEL KENNEDY. No. S29 Madison street
Hoboken, and Peter Sullivan. New York,
were killed and six others injured by the
falling OF wall In the new City Hall, at Jer-
sey City, n. J.
TTEyTY-EIGHr houses were wrecked ut
Scranton, Penn, by a cave-in caused by rob
btnz the pillars of coal mine underlying a
portion of the city.
AT West Bergen, N. Y, the two little
daughters of William Bro lie, while playing
with matches, caught f.e. and the youngest
aged four, was burned to death. The other,
aged six. was dangerously injured.
THOMAS Holt, sexton of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Atonement, Brook
Ign, n. Y. killed his wife, Caroline, at their
home in that city. He fired bullet into her
back, two more into her breast, AMI then cut
her throat with carving knife and a razor.
NICHOLAS FREDERTCKsES, a United States
citizen, arrived in New York after escaping
from Russian dungeon where he had been
imprisoned without cause. His case Is the
subject OF diplomatic correspondence.
THOUSANDS of New Jersey farmers gathered
at the shore TO celebrate their annual "Beach
Day in social reunions and surf bathing.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
Whis,led Their Thoughts.

When on August 10, 1892, the Jaco-
bins dictated their terms at Paris for
a national convention, Lafayette, who
was in command of the army of the
frontier, and several of his generate fiji
GERS quilted the French army in disgust.
They were seized 10y the King of Prus-
STA, from his custody transferred to
that of Austria, and long confined in
the castle of Olmutz in Moravia. AL
though each of the prisoners waskept
solitary, yet their apartments we're SO
arranged that they were all within
hearing of each other when standing
at the windows of their respective
chambers. To improve this advantage
they thought of the following plan:
There was at Paris number of tunes
called airs of the Pont Neuf, or those
popular ballads that were sung at the
corners of the streets and other pub
lie places. the words belonging to
these airs were so well known that to
strike up a few of the notes was to re-
call to memory the words that accom-
panied them. By this means the cap
tives at Olmutz gradually composed
for themselves a vocabulary by whls-
Ting these notes ct their windows,
and this vocabulary after short time
became so complete and even compre-
hensive that even two or three notes
from each formed their alphabet and
effected their intercourse. By this
means they communicated news to
each other concerning their families,
the progress of the war, etc, and
when, by good fortune one of them
had procured gazette he whistled
the contents of it to his partners in
captivity. The commandant of the
fortress was constantly informed of
these unaccountable concerts. He
listened, he set spies, but the whole
thing being a language of convention
the most practiced magician would
have failed in detecting the intention
and real expression of the notes heard.
Chicago News.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
NEWSY GLEANLNGS.
,,v YoRE, has 1000 factories.

New YORF, has II 900 factories.
ENGLAND has tax. on a5rdvoStOnes.
OArEs's majority in Alabama is $4,000.
ENGLAND has 1870 cooperative societies.
PROFIT sharing is multiplying in France.
A HEAVY cotton crop is assured In Mexico
THERE are IL 600 millionaire5 in the Unlte1
States.
IN France the bicycle is ridden by moro
women than men.
BOIL worms are doing immense damage to
TeXls cotton fields.
GERMANY is making great inrol ls into tho
iron trade of Englan |.
New WORKERS put $4,000 worth 0: gold
in their teeth annually.
GERMANY has suffered heavily tAr0uyl tho
financial collapse in Greece.
THE wheat yield estimate is placed ut 49,
600 900 bushels for tho season.
ENORMOUS quantities OF iron ore have been
diSrOvcre in Guerran, Mexico.
FOUR-FIF of the sugar plantations in
Hawaii are owned by Americans.
The corn crop may yet be up t. an aver
age, spite the long continued drought
AN international WOO l-choppng contest
is to take place in Tasmania next November.
THERE are now about 500 In liaus in tho
State of New York. OF these about 270O are
S0necaS.
TIE wheat harvest in western New York Is
finished, and the crop is both large and OF
good quality.
MUCH distress has prevalle in the Punj1',
In.lia, tor months owing 10 the dutlucs9 i'll
the shawl trade.
A ST. LOUIS man lost his life recently while
attempting to save Il drowning dog. the
brute was saved.
IT is said that Russia will Interfere in tho
war between Japan ana CninG il her trade
suffers too severely.
ALREADY the war between China AMI Japan
is creating q demani i0r American PrOvis,
ions and breadstulfs.
SQUIRRELs have destroyed large areas %
pasturage in the western part 81 Whitfaan
County, Washington.
THE Hawawiian representatives OF Queen
LIiuOkaiani are disappointed TT their cold
reception in Washington,
MRS. JACOB PRICE, agel sxty-3oven years,
Of Polk, OHIO, drowned herself ina waterin,
trough. LII health h. made her desponG-
ent.
The crops aroun Medicine Hat, Manitoba,
are 50 poor that the DOminion Government
will be ;Lskedto save the faru from star
walton.
THE aggregate loss OF the railroad com
panies at Chicago by fire, during tho lato
strike, according TO staten just dlei. is
$3.50, 912.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
WASTE IN FARM UTENSILS.

1t is painful to ride through the
country and note the waste that is go
ing on in farm tools, writes E. L. Vim
cent. Valuable mowers, binders and
reapers stand in the field all the year
round Plows are left in the furrow
the whole winter long. Wagons are
housed under the caves of the barn or
out in more open places. Cultivat-
ors, drills, rakes, all kinds of utensils
are exposed to the weather summer
and winter.
Every man knows that Il piece OF
wood left out of doors for any length
of time will decay. He knows also
full we'll that iron will rust Paint is
short-lived. Unless renewed it soon
washes off and leaves the bare metal
exposed.
Frost and heat, dew and sunshine,
rain and wind, are most powerful
agents in the destruction of farm i'm
plements. One of these tools if we'll
made originally and Care for proper
ly should last lifetime.
The careful farmer never leaves his
utensils TINS exposed; when he is
done with his pillow he wipes the dirt
all off and puts it under cover, the
same way with the drill, the harrow,
the cultivator and even the hoe. /
know a man who, if he happens to
forget and leaves his wheelbarrow out
will get up in the middle of the night,
if he remembers his neglect, and put
it under cover. He cannot sleep if he
knows that the ladder or the AK has
been left out.
Were every man as careful as this
man, the output of the manufactures
would be materially lessened and the
pocketbook of our farmers would be
thicker than it now is. Why not try
it?-New England Farmer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
South and West,

A SUDDEN storm in LoudOun County, Nir-
Einia, blew over n temperance "bush meet
ing" tent upon $500 people, killing n man
and perhaps fatally injurins six women.
EIGHTY-EIGHT members of Coxey's Com
monWeal Army at Hyattsville, Nd, were
arrested and sentence to Jail.
THE Mississippi broke all records at
Dubuque, Iowa, falling three-tenths of an
inch below the 1864 mark. Traffic was al
most wholly suspended.
CALIFORNIA wine-growers have formed q
syndicate with $40, 100000 capital.
Miss LULU RANDALL, aeronaut, in descend
ing by parachute at Nashville, Tenn, was
blown against tree and killed.
THREE children of ]. Walker, a farmer.
living one mile south of Oelwein, Iowa, died
and the four remaining members of the
family were brought to the point of death
from drinking cooling mixture containing
tartaric acid.
G. G. MARTH and Mrs. Murray Milton were
thrown from a carriage and killed near Ever
green, W. Va.
EvICTIoNs of strikers and their families
were ordered at Pullman, III.
GENEROUS rains fell throughout Nebraska
and the crop situation Is improved. The
rains extended into Colorado, South Dakota,
Kansas and Iowa.
THE Attorney-General of Illinois has be-
gun action to declare void the charter of
the Pullman Palace Car Company.
L. W. BARNARD shot and killed his wife
at Vicksburg, Miss, and then committed sui
eide. Mrs. Bratnard had recently COM
mence1 divorce proceedings against her
husband.
THREE boys-Frank Burns. William Stat
terry and Matthew Slattery, ages between
ten and thirteen years--were drowned while
swimming near Norwood, Ohio.
THE Wichita (Kan.) National Bank, the
Oldest banking institution in the Southwest,
has suspended.
NEARLY eighteen hundred of the striking
Pullman employees reported for work.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
A NEWLY DISCOVERED INsECr1CIDE.


A new and important discovery in
the domain of pomology has been
made by f. c. Moulton, of the Gypsy
Moth Commission, Maiden, Mass. Ar
senate of lead was the substance used,
which was prepared by dissolving
eleven ounces of acetate of lead and
four ounces of arSenate of soda in $50
gallons of water. These substances
quickly dissolve and form arsenate of
lead, fine white powder which is
lighter than Paris green, and while be-
ing fully as effective in its operation
IN destroying insect life is far prefera-
bic for several reasons. If by any
means the mixture happens to be used
stronger than necessary to destroy in
sect life, even three or four times the
necessary strength, it in nowise in
jures the foliage of the plants upon
which it is sprayed This is a great
thing in its favor, for frequently in
using Paris green for potato beetle lar
vac and for the Goblin worms, as much
injury results from the poison burning
the foliage as would result from the in
sect if let alone.
This is a better insecticide than Paris
greea under all circumstances and for
all insects, saws Professor Fernald. 1t
has the advantage of being readily
at glance which have and have not
been sprayed, which is often of great
convenience. Being lighter than Paris
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
SALT FOR ANIMALS.

Salt is necessary for all vegetarian
animals, and aids in the digestion of
the food. The belief that it is pre-
ventive of intestinal worms is well
founded, for these parasites are found
mostly in animals Of imperfect diges-
ton. The undigested food encourages
these pests, as they feed upon it, or
upon the copious mucus secreted in
the bowels of animals suffering from
Indigestion. Salt should be given
regularly with every feed, if cut food
is used, otherwise in the form of a
lump of rock salt kept in the manager,
where it may always be reached
New York World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
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 a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
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 we'll informed. you will not
eccspt any substitute if offered
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24

green, it does not settle so quickly,
and as result can be distributed more
evenly over the foliage. A great OBJ
lection to the use of Paris green is the
liability of using an overdose, and
thereby iniuring the foliage of the
plants sprayed. With the arsenate of
lead it can be used if necessary II the
proportion Of twenty-five pounds to
$50 gallons of water without injury to
the foliage. Professor Fernald advises
the addition of two quarts of glucose,
or if that can not be obtained two
quarts of molasses to each $50 gallons
of water, used for the purpose of caus-
ing the insecticide to adhere to the
leaves. He says the experiments last
season show that the insecticide will
remain on the trees for o long time,
even after quite heavy rains, and we
infer, prove effective. The cost of
these chemicals is given as eight cents
per pound for arsenate of soda and
fourteen cents for acetate of lead, at
wholesale. 1t should be borne in mind
that these substances are all poisonous,
and should be used with as great care
as Paris green. Orange Judd Farmer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
CASERIO GUILLOTINED.
President Carnot's Murderer Pays tn
Penalty of His Crime at Lyons.

Santo Caserio, the murderer of President
Carnot, was guillotined a. o'clock a. Ill.
at Lyons, France.
A few minutes before O'Clock the con
demned man was led from his cell to tho
guillotine. His arms were firmly bound be
hind him. When the attendants seized him
TO lay him under the knife he struggled
fiercely to free himself. At ASS o'clock all
was ready. Caserio shouted Courage com
rades % "Long live anarchy The knife
fell at o'clock precisely ana Caserio's head
dropped into the basket
The scene OF the execution is about fifty
metres from the prison. Three hours before
the time set for the execution detachment
of troops, comprising battalion of the
Ninety-eighth Regiment of Infantry and two
squadrons of the Seventh Curassiers, took
possession of the ground. They were rein
forced later by SeD',armes and policemen.
Deibler, the executioner, arrived at 3 O'Clock
bringing with him the guillotine. The van
conveyiI, 10 guillotine was escorted by
gendarmes u-4 horseback The operation OF
erecting the machine occupied about an
hour.
There was heavy shower during tho
night which had the effect of driving away
nearly all those who gathered only to wit.
ness the execution.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
"Injun Too Big for His Cell"

There is trouble on the Umatilln In
dian Reservation because the cells in
the calaboose are too small. The other
day Swichlick, one of the tallest of
the Government wards on the reserva-
ton, was arrested, and he could not
enter the door of the guardhouse
erect, and in the morning was found
curled up like spiral spring because
the cell was not long enough for him
to lie straight in. The Indian is seven
feet tall, and the Indian police think
the Government should build q new
Jail there. Portland Oregonian.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
WashingtOn.

CAPTAIN SAMPSON testified before the Cum
mings committee that the Carnegie Com
pany had fraudulently substituted plate in
the recent ballistic test growing out of the
investigation.
THE members of the Georgia Weekly Press
Association were received by the President
at the White House.
THE State Department issued warrant
for the arrest of Gen raj Antonio Ezeta rs
soon as he lands fromth he Bennington, in ex-
tradition proceedings begun 10y the Gov
eminent of Salvador.
REMNANTS ofthe Commonweal army were
driven from Virginia by the militia and
were provided with accommo 1ation in
Washington on Navy Department grounds.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
gave DOCTORS BILLS

by paying attention to properly regulating
the bowels thereby preventing q thousand
and one arrangements of the system which
follow neglect of this precaution. Once
used for this purpose, DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets are always in favor. They're purely
vegetable and far better, rs n liver pill, than
blue pills or calomel. Their secondary effect
is to keep the bowels open and regulAr-not
to constipate.
Miss MARY ANGUISH, Of Glen Edstor, Mar.
shall CO., W. va, writes: 1.-TWO years ago /
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
THE NEW TARIFF,

Reduction in Existing Rates Made
by the Senate Bill.
Tho following is statement of the average
al valorem according to+he value) rates of
duty of the Mckinley law and the Senate
bill, with the percentage of reduction made
by the Senate bill on the aforementioned
important articles
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
A GIRL KILLS ANOTHER.
They Had Quarrel and the Younger
Had a Pistol and Used 1t.

Lizzie Daniels, aged fourteen years, OF
Bridgeport, Penn, shot and instantly killed
Mary Weaver, sixteen years of age. The
girls had quarrel about swing, and the
Daniels girl pu led thirty-two calibre re,
volver and fired, the bali entering the
Weaver girls brain above the right eye. The
Daniels girl has been arrested and held for
rial The Coronar's jury found that Miss
Daniels shot Miss Weaver. The defence viii
be that it was by accident, and that she did
di / not intend to shoot.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24
TORNADO IN SPAIN.
More Than 200 Persons Injured
Great Damage to Crops.

A tornado which swept over the Province
OF Ciudad Real Spain, was accompanied by
terrific storm of hail. Moro than tive
hundred persons were injured and several
thousand domestic animals we're killed.
The damage to crops is estimated at $780,
COO
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-24

The wettest place in the world is
Cherrapungi, III Assam, where the
average rainfall for fifteen years has
been 493 inches In 1861 it was 900.