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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07
EDENTON, N. C. Dec. 9TH. 1894

Those who do not subscribe
for the FISHERMAN & FARMER
will soon be asked TO do so. Our
list Of city subscribers is large
but by no means as large as 1t
ought to be.
Anewspaper is one Of the chief
necessities of every town, but a
newspaper cannot prosper unless
it is encouraged and literally
patronized by the people.
The FISHERMAN & FARMER
has been published over eight
years. 1t has managed to live
fairly we'll, but it has not reCeiV-
ed the encouragement and pat
ronage it has deserved.
We have had much to disCour-
age us, many difficulties with
which to contend, and long and
patient struggle, but with hard
work we have managed to sur
vive while others have failed.
We have faithfully advocated
Democratic principles, have Ia
bored earnestly for the upbuild-
ing Of the town and with earnest
cndeavOrs have done all III our
power for the promotion of every
interest of the city and its people.
Now, friends, we ask you to
give us your hearty cooperation
and support. With it we pledge
ourselves to make the FISHER
MAN & FARMER a more credita-
bic representative of our town.
If you are not subscriber then
you should at once have your
name placed upon the list; ifnot
an advertiser you should feel it
a duty to patronize us i'll this
way thereby helping yourself
as we'll as patronizing one of the
enterprises of your town.
We need money with which
to carry on bu~iness, and we need
your support.
Shall we have it, or shall we
not7
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

Harry SINNERS majority over
Branch is 1904, he having re-
ceived 10, $40 votes and Branch
I3,546-so declared by the State
Board of Canvassers.
The nominees for Chief Justice
led their respective tickets. The
vote for Shepherd is 1858 and
for Faircloth I48,434, making
the latter's majority 2o,84I. The
total vote cast is 276,o27. Two
years ago the total vote was
$50, 800. The falling off in the
vote was not so great as was
thought. Justice Shepherd came
in 5000 votes of getting as many
votes as did Gov. Carr. The
Republicans and Populists two
years ago polled I43,524 votes.
They thus gained this year 5000.
Thus two years ago 2,457 votes
were cast for the Prohibition
candidate for Governor, while
this year the Prhibitionists had
no candidate. Walter Clarke
got 1910 votes, or 1000 less
than the total cast.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

Delivered at doors of city subscribers
by carriers, as soon as from press
without extra charge. -,
The Editor disclaims all responslolI-
itv 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.
Always sign your name to news
paper communication simply as
pledge of good faith. 1t Will not DC
published unless yoI desire It.
Best advertising medium IN the DIS.
t1ict. Rates very moderate 9peClal
rates on long contracts.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07
COUNTY,COMMIS ONERS

The Board of County Commits
sioners met in regular session
Dec. 3rd, 1894. A full board
present. Minutes of last meeting
read and approved and the fol-
lowing bills were ordered paid.
Richard Bunch, $500 for re-
pairs on Middleton bridge.
L. w. Parker, S43.o5 for serv-
ing notices on Registrars and
Judges of Election, certificates to
officers Of their election, 2 days
and mileage with Senatorial
board, I day with county can
vassers, l stove for Jail, care of
Court House, &c.
H. L. Richardson, 81 90 for
night police at election.
]. S. Leggett ST 90 for night
police at election.
Jos. Skinner, $500 for I dav
Judge of election.
Abra1n Paxton, SI.OO for l day
revising registration books.
w. A Cofheld, $500 for I day
revising registration books, I day
judge of election.
Jno. A. White, $500 for one
day judge Of election.
R. H. WEIGH, 500 for. I day
judge of election, I day revising
registration book, and 1 day and
mileage with board of county
canvaSserS.
H G. Skinner, 81 81 for I day
judge of election, I day as men,
Der of board OF county canvassers,
and registration on election re
turns to State Secretary.
H. A. Bond, $500 for one day
revising registration books, day
Judge of election.
9. ?. Byrum, 500 for I day
as police at election.
D. c. Peele, SI.oo for I day
as police at election.
Silas Chapel, $500 for one
day judge of election.
Jacob Hardy, sI.25 for wood |
and keeping fires for poll keep
erS.
A. H, Mitchell, $3.50 for pub
proceedings of 9Th quar-
Ter, I day Judge of election, and
!! fees in witness ticket.
B. F. White, $500 for one dav
Judge of election.
Henry Savage, S1.oo for work
IN "Wild Cat" bridge.
NJ. H. Hughes $3.50 for one
lay and mileage to CountyHome.
D. E. Byrum, s9.25 for board
nd care of Bette Bunch.
L. d. Holly, $500 for day
udge of election.
L. L. Elliott, $500 for / day
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

Judge of election.
H. w. WEIGH, So 90 for I day
Judge of election.
Z. w. Evans,S 81 for 2 months
supplies to County Home.
Theo. Ralph, SLABS for lum-
Der and labor for erecting two
election precincts.
Jerry Ellis, 5000 for one day
revising registration book, 1 day
judge of election, and one day
and mileage with board of county
canvassers.
T. c. White, $500 for one day
judge of election.
Isaac Layden, S3.87 for reg,
20 voters, I day revising regis
tration book and I day Judge of
election.
G. N. Goodwin, $500 for one
day revising registration book,
and 1 day judge of election.
Richardson Bunch, $500 for
one day judge of election.
Il. d. Byrum, S46.Io for one
day clerk to board, minutes for
publication, one day and mileage
to poor house, making out annual
statement, issuing and recording
orders.
f. F. Waff, $1,000 for ) days
and mileage as commissioner,
one day and mileage at County
Home.
NJ. F. Bond, 1855 for register
ing s. voters, one day revising
registration book, one day Judge
of election. and one day with
board OF county canvassers.
A. J. Ward 1857 for register
ing 40 voters, one day revising
registration book, I day judge of
election, one day and mileage as
commissioner, and one day and
mileage to County Home.
J. c. Thompson, $50 for one
day revis ng reg, book, one day
Judge of election, and one day
with board Of county canvassers.
Frank Wood, $500 fors7 days
as commissioner, 3 days and
mileage to County Home, two
days revising tax list, one day
settling State tax with Sheriff,
day settling county tax, and one
day settling with county Treas
urer.
Daniel Long, 200 for one day
| Judge of election.
O. c. Byrum, 200 for one day
and night as police.
Bond & Jones, 5000 for 8 iron
bedsteads for County Home.
The following officers took
oath of office under the chair
man of Board of County Com
1nissioners: H. c. Privott, elk,
L. w. Parker, Sheriff, T. D. By
rum, Reg, J. H. Robinson, Con-
stable Ist Township; CIV. Coed
win, Constable end Township;
and E. c. WEIGH, Constable 3rd
Township. They also rendered
their bonds which were received
and ordered recorded and filed.
Ordered that WB. Shepard be
relieved of STATE tax on Bank
Stock to amount of 1851, same
being paid direct to Site Treas
urer by Secretary of Bank.
Ordered that Mrs. b. NJ. Parish
be relieved Of tax to amount of
$500 Oh property destroyed by
fire.
Ordered that H. J. Lane be paid
$500 per month for care of Eliza
Chappell. She being a subject
for the County Home, this order
was passed to save expense.
The Sheriff reported on I'M
listed property, which report
was received and ordered to be
recorded and filed.
7. D. BYRUM, elk.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

In Wayne county, the home Of
Marion Butler, Democrats are
being boycotted. The princi-
pals of Mt. Olive and Pikeville
schools having voted the Demo
cratic ticket, their Populist pat
rons have withdrawn their child
rem and say that Democrats must
look to Democrats for their sup
port. They are even withdraw
ing the amounts pledged to their
pastors thus carrying the feeling
into the churches.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

whom they represent as thu
expressed.
1t is only a question of time, i
there should be no constitutional
amendment providing for al
election by the people, when the
Illinoise method will be gener
ally adopted, which will be prac.
tically an election by the people
for it amounts to all instruction
to the members Of the Legisla-
ture.
It has made so much progress
in the case OF postmasters that IL
many Instances appointments
have been made OH the strength
Of the greatest number of names
presented by applicants, other
things being equal, and in some
instances it has been decided to
let the contest be settled by cleo
ton.
The petitions which applicants
get up and carry 10 Washington
with them are nothing more or
less than a form of election, the
citizen simply signing his name
instead of casting his ballot, the
difference being that the petition
with the most names on it might
be pigeon-holed if it didn't suit
the Senator or Senators whc
manage these things, while il
election were the method the
candidate having the largest
number Of votes would 60 in ,anc
couldn't be froze out by a Sena-
tor who couldn't control him OF
didn't have any use for him.
Those who look to civil service
to reform the governmental ma
chinery would find this one O
the very longest strides iii tina
direction, for it would at once
take out of the hands of the ad
ministration that comes int
power the appointment of 10000
postmasters and the dismissal o
that many more regardless of The
fitness of the appointees or of The
inCumbents removed.
There would also be 10000 mel
less running to or sending peti
tons or advocates to Washington
and that much very expensive
and Wearying and vexatiou
work taken off the hands Of the
President, the Postmaster Gen
eral and his assistants, and tina
much time saved for them to de
vote to the duties Of their office;
which ordinarily require all thu
time they can find. Then thI
service would not be as partisan
as it is under the system of ap
pointnent, and could not b.
made a part of the political ma
chine as it has been and will b.
while the postmasters hold thel
places as a gift Of the part,
nanipulators. They PRACTICAL.
control all the postmasters ap
pointed which means that tn,
party i'll power controls 7o,oot
pOstoflces. But under the cleo
tive system many districts nigh
have postmasters Of different pol
itics from the party i'll powe
and thus the solidity of the ma
chine would be broken.
There is much to be said il
favor Of the election Of post
masters by the people and als'
of the election OF L. S. Senators
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07
L. r. ZieSier,
EMBALMER AND
FURNITURE DEALER.

On the West side of Broad street,
Just South of Brinklcy's door,
Stands the large, commodiOus building
Known as Ziegler's Furniture Store.
He carries a very choice stock,
Of everything, in the furniture line,
And also deals III Undcrtakcr's ware,
In finish and style very fine.
And being a Cabinet-1naker himself,
Having long served at the trade,
He's always prepared to do new work
Or repair the old rcady-madc.
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 neve- complain,
Or tic terms he offers to sell,
Either at a discount for CASH,
Or installments, if it suits as we'll.
A kind invitation he extends to all,
Especially everv new married pair,
TO call and examine his beautiful goods
Before making purchases elsewhere.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

Congress convened on Monday
last. The Presidents Message
is very lengthy document and
covers a great variety of subjects.
Closing his message the Presi-
dent expresses a desire to CO.
operate with Congress in perfect
ing any Legislation that tends to
the prosperity and welfare of
our country.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

When a merchant begins to
purchase advertising space he
soon finds himself i'll need of ad-
ditlonal space in his store.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

The next General Assembly
of North Carolina will convene
on Wednesday, Jan. 9th, 1895.
It's political complexion will be:
Senate-25 Populists, y Re
pub1icans and 10 Democrats.
House-47 Democrats, 40 Re
publicans and SO Populists.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

The advertiser who curtailes
his advertising expenditure too
much in dull times is likely to
find the dizziness has come to
STAY.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

1t is thought that peace be
tween Japan aud China is not
distant.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07

If you feel weak
and all worn out take
BROWN IRON BITTERS
The Washington bee., 1894-03-24
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
And When it was All Over the Station
Aren't Mended Things.

And When 1T was All over the Sta1ioh
Agent Iended Things.
At a way station on the Louisville
and Nashville one winter the station
keeper had an exciting time. 1t was
midnight. and the station being in
deserted part of the country had been
left by the loafers. 1t began to rain.
The station keeper was not sleepy and
determined to sit up great part or
the night, especially as he had an un-
usual sum of money in his cash drawer
and he felt uneasy about it.
Robberies of stations and farm
houses down the line had been fire.
auent. So he settled himself down to
a vigil. As he felt hungry he took
can of cove oysters down from the
shelf and set it on the stove. A mo-
ment afterwards there was a knock at
the door and he admitted a cold,
drenched tramp, whom he allowed 10
lie down by the fire. Just then a tram
came around the bend and the station
agent stepped outside to display the
go-ahead signal He felt distrustful
of the tramp and feared that he would
fool with the money drawer. AS the
train passed he hurried into the room
and had scarcely opened the door and
seen the tramp standing by the stove
| with something glistening in his hand
when there was report and the agent
felt a stinging sensation over his eye.
Although blinded with blood from
the wound, he drew his pistol and
fired five times into the room. he
then dashed round to the rear OF the
station and hid under the platform.
After an hours time he crawled out,
resigned to the loss of his money and
thankful that he had escaped with his
life. The room was dark; the fire was
out The tramp had evidently es-
capped with his booty. Sorrowfully the
agent lit a match, but instantly drop
ped it when a startling sight met his
| eyes. He lit another one, found a
candle and gaZed about at the scene Of
/ deSolation.
The lamp had been shattered by a
bullet. A cheese had been perforated
with two bullets The room was filed
with smoke from the Stove-pipe, which
a fourth bullet had perforated. Strang-
est of all, the room was filled with
cinders, and oysters frescoed every
thing. Oysters, oysters, oysters, cove
oysters. The agent grasped and real
lied it all. The can had remained in
the stove too long and being sealed
up had exploded from the steam when
the tramp poked the fire. Of course
the tramp skipped when the shooting
commenced. The cash drawer was in
tact. A piece Of Tin was found near
the door, where it had recoiled off the
agents face. The agent spent the re-
mainder of the night in mending the
Stove.-Louisville Commercial.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-24
AIma-Tadema's House.

In an article on Alma-Tadema, in
the Century, Mrs. Edmund Gosse thus
describes the destruction Of the artists
house and it's rebuilding:
BY the year 1874 the decorations Of
Mr.. AlmaTadema's house, at the
North Gate, Regents Park, were COM
pleted, and the whole effect was Of q
palace of exotic beauty. In moment
all this beauty was well-nigh destroyed
by the explosion Of barge laden with
gunpowder and benzolin, which was
passing along the canal in front of his
house. The walls were cracked, the
windows broken, the front door, even.
was torn off its hinges, so that the
open portal showed on its threshold
the almost too hospitable greeting Of
''Salve" to the outside world NJ Tis-
sot, the French artist, who was at that
time living in London, said that the
terrace Of houses nearest to the scene
of the accident had all the appearance
of the streets of Paris after the bonn
bardment during the Commune. There
is a pretty story of the behavior on
this occasion of the two young daugh-
terS of the house. They had always
been told that if they felt frightened
at night they were to ring their bed
room bell; SO, when they awoke sud-
denly, in the utter darkness, to find
the window-frame lying on their bed,
t!.s .-rifing falling in fragments and
hundreds of hazelnuts-part of the
boats cargo-showering down upon
them, the elder child remarked to her
sister, in the high calm voice of author
| ity, Anna, ring the bellr'
The news Of the explosion was a
terrible blow to Mr. and Mrs. Alma
Tadema, who were travelling in Scot
land at the time. But Mr. Alma-Ta-
dema's splendid energy was equal to
the occasion, and he at once saw
means for improving his house. The
outer walls were, first Of all. firmly
clamped together with huge iron grid
ers; next, the inner house was consid-
cred. New doorways were cut through
the side walls, arches were construct
| ed, and here and there slim, support
ing column was added. The whole as
pect Of the place became, if possible,
more charming and fairy-like than be-
fore. The artist decorated the ceiling
of his studio in the Pompeiian style,
with figures Of his own hand in a de
sign of light floral festoons, dividing
the space into panels of different sizes
and shapes. For these Mr.. Alma-Ta.
dema made some charming sketches
of dancing nymphs and tootling satyrs
The Washington bee., 1894-03-24

Good manners and good morals are
sworn friends and fast allies.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-24
PRIGE Of LOTS ONLY S1Og.

TERMS OF PURCHASE: Five dol.
lars cash and two dollars per
month, with no Interest. Hal
cash, 10 per cent discount; all casL
20 per cent discount.
Money will be advanced to par
ties desiring To- build.
Ii husband purchaser dies,
before his purchase is completed.
deed in fee will be given to bis
widow, if the property mas been
improved. or if not. the amount
already paid will be returned her
The above presents an opportu-
nit. never before offered the COL
ore people of the city Of Wash
ingtOu to secure a valuable lot
either as an investment or for
home Oh monthly payments, and
at the sam, time, entitled them
10 vote and a voice In the Gov
ernmept of the country.
Those who apply frat, will have
the first chOice OF lots.
Already many have made their
homes in the "City of Bowie
and lots purchased on the above
terms should double in value with.
in the next Elk months.
For further information apply to
Or CAMPBELL CARRING1ON
Owner, sos ID ST., n. W.,
Washington, ID, C.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-24
Snakes in the Home Circle.

One would hardly expect to find rep
files domesticated, but they are found
in that position at Para, not far from
the mouth Of the Amazon, says the
Pail Mall Budget The stores and
warehouses Of that city are overrun
with vermin Of all sorts, and more es-
pecially rats. To keep down this
plague young bOaS or jibolas are placed
in the cellars, and subsist comfortably
on the plentiful supply Of food thus al
forded. The BraZilians say that they
keep down to reasonable limits the
rats, which would otherwise play havoc
with any goods they could get at The
tnct that boaS feed only at somewhat
!ong intervals accounts for the fact
ha: there always seem TO be just rats
.nUugh for their subsistence, while they
= perform their catlike duties most salts
actorily But, as we have said, they
llso act rs very efficient watchdogs.
4 The skin Of the boa is an article of
commerce both in the BraZils and East
.rn Asia In the latter its chief use Is
/ form the heads of banjos and other
latiVe musical Instruments 1t being
( extremely tough and hard. In Brazil
I is also used at lines to make riding
E1ootS, and forms an excellent SubSti-
/ ute for upper" leather, that Of the
anaconda being the best. As to vital
tty, a specimen in my possession, which
HAD attacked a visitor, lived eighteen
kmonths with an open hole in its skull
Sabout an inch deep, caused by bar
fused to beat it off the men it had Seiz
fed The land boa may be said to have
fbut one enemy apart from man, and
lthat, curiously, one Of the most insig.
Inifcant Of insects, the ant. A certain
kspecies, peculiar to northern Brazil
Emake annual pilgrimages from their
Ejungle retreats to some other point
Roften distant many miles, and destroy
Eevery living creature that stays in theil
strack, except man and domestic ami
Emals or cattle. The monkey Or the
sjaguar knows enough to fee before the
finyading host, but the snake does not
Sappear to realize his danger until at
atacked by millions of his tiny but per
EsiStent foes. TwistingS and writings
fare alike in vain to shake them off
Hand the passing traveller may Otter
sSee, as / have seen myself, the bleach
led skeleton Of a huge snake which has
Ethus been literally devoured alive The
fants are, Of course, considerably larger
Sthan the British varieties, but seen
tpuny enemies to successfully demolsl
Ia reptile monarch of the jungle.
The Washington bee., 1894-03-24
RIGHTS OF ANIMALS.
aps We Ought to Treat Them With

aps We Ought to Treat Them With
More Ci,ility and Respect.
Arthur He's insisted on "cour-
to animal. Ne are to be civil
en- to them, ana not to bully where
might persuade Count Tolstoi
uses the Up; he simply talks
horse. Mr.. Bright long since fol
on the same side as Sir Arthur
He thought that kindness To
ais should be taught at school
is awkward, says a writer IN the
on Daily News, for he loved To
some of them by the gills, for
snort 1t is needless to say that every
form of sport is barred by Mr.. Salt
and his school. There is, Of course, no
lack of champions on the other side
Some writers argue that because AMI
mails have mo souls" we are entitled
to do what we like with their bodies.
Mr.. Wood-the naturalist-altogeth
declined to accept the premises. What
do we know about their souls? he ask
ed: and it is clear enough that he hoped
his faithful dog would bear him COM
pany in the next world. The DruteS,
he said. have reason, language, mem
ory. a sense Of moral responsibility, un-
selfishness and love, and there are no
higher qualities In the splrltu1 Dag
gage Of man. If they have no hope OF
a future life, argued Primatt, one OF
their earliest champions, there Is all
the more reason for acknowledging
their right to a good time in this one.
Bentham pleaded logically in their
favor. but rather gave them away Id
defending roast beef on the ground that
their pains in providing 1t were mol
equal to our pleasures IN the use.
The ''vermin" argument Is said to be
worthless "Vermin" is mere phrase.
The animal feels or it does not feei'
and if it feels it has its rights. Inc
Hindoos apparently have no dlfncuity
about that, and in Theosophical houses,
we believe, beetles have been known
to range freely about the drawing
room. The rule is absolute: nothing
must be killed. But then how does the
Hindoo walk abroad, or even breathe:
lie must put hundreds Of things to
death in each operation. Probably
every morning stroll Of innocence
through the meadows imports whole
hecatomb of slain. Small birds are
pretty plain sailing We are all agreed
that the murder for millinery goes toe
far. One dealer in London is said t6
have received, as a single consignment
$1,000 humming birds, $4,000 aquatic
birds and $4,000 pairs Of wings.
thousand songsters slaughtered In one daT
Oh, Angelina. meditaue upon it,
And henceforth, never, never wear, pray,
A redbreast in thy bonnet
But Edwin was inconsistent HI
had no sooner ended his appeal thai
he said grace and carved the chicken.
There it is. The best Of us Of this Sor
have always a chicken to carve, and II
the long run our prohibitions are onl!
such as touch other peoples pleasures