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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
The Mysteries of Medicine.

"When a person takes a dose OF
medicine" said doctor yesterday,
che never stops to consider what q
wonderful provider nature is. When
you consider that we are able to give
drugs which will go through the en-
tire system without having an effect
upon any part or organ until it comes,
perhaps, to some nerve upon which 1t
expends all its force, it is indeed O
miracle of the most wonderful kind.
We don't know why it does it, but we
know what it does. The progress in
materia medica has been wonderful
By provings the specific effects of
drugs have been discovered, so that
they can be given with specific re-
suits. Medicine is gradually emerg-
ing from the dark valley of guess
work in the bright sunlight Of science.
The modern physician does not
make a mixture of seven or eight
drugs, hoping that some one of them
will produce the effect desired. He
does not take chances upon striking
remedy one in seven. He knows now
just what drug will produce the re-
suits he wants and he prescribes that.
I attended a man the other day who
had not been sick for twenty or thirty
years. I went into his room and,
after observing his symptoms, asked
for half glass of water, into which
dropped small pellet, O triturate.
The old man looked at me after J. had
given him a dose of it and then
smiled well, DOCTOR he said, you
treated me for this complaint when I
was sick many years ago, and I must
say the remembrance of the taste of
the medicine you gave me then is still
vivid. I don't think that a person
could have mixed more horrible con-
coction than that was. Now you
treat me for the same disease and the
drug is almost tasteless. How do you
account for that?' Progress I re-
piled. Aud progress it is! Every
day increases our knowledge of drugs
and our power to alleviate suffering
and save human life. "-Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
DEATH IN A MINE FIRE.
A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE
IN WASHINGTON STATE.

Golfers EEtombed in Fiery Furnace
and Nearly Two Score of Lives
Lost-Meager Details of the Ca
lanlity-Scenes at the Mouth OF
the Pit.
A terrIble catastrophe occurred in the
Oregon improvement Conpany's coal mines
at franklin, thirty-four miles from Seattle,
Wash, at o'clock, few afternoons ago.
On the morning after the calamity thirty
seven bodies had been recovered from the
mine. and it was known that many others
were imprisoned In the fiery furnace.
The first news of the tragedy was received
IN Seattle by Manager Smith, of the mine
company, in the shape of telegram from
the Mine Superintendent at Franklin. This
message stated that the mine was ahre and
many miners both white and colored, were
imprisoned. Later, second TELEGRAM was
received reading substantially as follows:
"Thirty-seven dead bodies have been taken
out, and 1t is supposed that there are moro
to be recovered"
Manager Smith, upon receipt OF the first
telegram, sent out special train bearing
Superintendent Corey and a crew to assist
In subduing the flames, II possible, ana
ordering them to take care OF the company's
property and rescue the imprisoned men.
nation whatever beyond the fact that the
mine caught fire and that thirty-seven dead
bodies had already been removed.
The fire caught In Breast No. 62 in the
sixth level, but OF the cause nothing could
be learned. The last report was to the ef"
feet that the fire was still raging, and heroii
efforts were being made to recover others
known to be In the mine.
A late telegram from the scene states that
the thirty-seven men killed probably died
from being suffocated by the smoke, as the
bodies do not show burns CT a fatal nature.
What proportion of the dead men are white
and what proportion colorei could not be
learned, but the officers said they ara
equally divided.
Another dispatch from the railroad oper.
ator at Franklin said the wives, children and
comrades of the dead men were croWdtng
around tho mouth of the mine, frantic With
grief Their lamentations were heartrend'
ing, moving the strongest to tears.
A telegram 1T 4.30 o'clock p. m. stated that
the fire was thought to be out andth damage
not be so extensive as at first supposed. Ths
smoke had the effect of deceiving the men az
to the extent of the fire.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
RAISING HORSERADIsH.

Horseradish delights in deep, rich,
moist soil, and requires but little cul-
tivation as it has much top which
shades the ground, prevents weeds
from growing and keeps the soil moist
and mellow.
1t is grown or propagated from sets
or pieces of small roots cut from four
to eight inches long with upper end
slanting and lower end square. When
cultivated on large scale the ground
is well MANFRED, deeply plowed and
thoroughly narrowed, or otherwise
put in good condition; then marked
out in rows from two to three feet
apart. In these the root pieces are
planted fifteen or eighteen inches
apart The planting is done by max
ing hole with a long slim dibber or
planting stick or with small, light
iron bar, and dropping the set, square
end down, into it so that the top end
is left little below the surface. Then
press the soil firmly against the set.
Keep cultivator or wheel hoe going
till the top growth renders further
working unnecessary.
In these days of intensive farming
or gardening we must take two crops
off the same land each season when
ever possible, SO horseradish is gen.
orally made second crop, though
planted at yearly the same time as the
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07

first crop. The crops usually selected
as the first crop are early cabbages,
caulifowers o. beets. AS soon as the
first crop is planted the horseradish
sets are put out, as described above,
midway between the other two rows,
so as to stand two or two and half
feet one way by sixteen or eighteen
inches the other.
The sets are put in deep enough so
the upper or slanting end will be
about three inches below the surface
of the ground. This will give the first
crop time enough to grow and be
gotten out of the way before the horse
radish gets much above ground.
While cultivating the first crop no
notice is taken of the horseradish I'M
derneath. If a stray shoot comes up
it is to be treated as a weed, and the
whole surface below the rows kept
clean. When the first crop is taken
off the cultivator may be run once
down the space where it stood and the
horseradish permitted to make its
growth as rapidly as it wishes. 1t
makes its most rapid growth in early
autumn anyway, and with the good
start it has had below the surface it is
soon ready for hoeing; this will
generally be all the cultivation needed.
It is dug late in the fall, the tops
and small roots trimmed from the
main roots, which are stored in cellars
and root houses till wanted for the
market. The small roots as cut off
are saved, trimmed and punched for
the next seasons planting. They
should be buried in sand till wanted.
The large roots are generally washed
before being sold. The price is usu-
ally SO much per pound. To start a
plantation roots may be obtained from
most large dealers in roots and plants.
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
NitrO-EIYcprine.

Nitro glycerine is a compound pro-
duced by the action of mixture of
strong nitric and sulphuric acids on
glycerines at low temperatures. It is
light yellow, oily liquid, inodorous,
but having a sweet, pungent, aro-
matte taste. A single drop, placed on
the back of the tongue, produces
headache and pain in the back which
lasts for several hours. It dissolves
readily in ether, alcohol and methy-
lated spirits. but is only slightly SOL
uble in water This substance was
discovered in 1847 by a gentleman
named Sobrero, then a student in a
Paris laboratory, and afterward pro-
fessor in Turin. It remained simply
an object of scientific interest until
1864, when it began to be manufac-
tured on large scale for the purpose
of blasting, by Swedish resident of
Hamburg, named Nobel, who called it
''patent blasting oil. New York
Dispatch.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
Swimming Cavalry.

Some very interesting exercises in
swimming cavalry took place lately
on the Cabui River, at Peshawur. The
Thirteenth ID. @. o. Bengal Lancers
have been practicing their horses in a
large tank in their lines and on the
river for some time. One squadron
took cover along the river bank and
kept up a steady fire to protect the
passage of the other squadron, who
placed all their arms, accouterments
and clothes in large country boats,
and conducted their horses into the
water. Some horses seemed to thor
oughly enjoy themselves in the water
others became unmanegeable from
fear. However, the opposite bank
was reached and war paint resumed,
and the squadron was with most cred
liable rapidity taking measures to pro-
tect their comrades, who then crossed
in like manner.-Broad Arrow.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
CARE OF HORSES FEET.

One Of the mistakes often made by
farmers is that of keeping their horses
shod that do work in the field during
portion of the year Mt least. OF
course this sometimes becomes neces-
sary, but in the great majority of
cases it is not only uncalled for but it
is actually a hindrance to the best
service the horse is capable of giving.
Everybody knows that when a horse
is once shod the necessity of keeping
shoes upon his feet grows upon him.
1t is also recognized that horse can
do all sorts of farm work just as well
without shoes on as with them, and O
critical observer of horses soon dis
covers that farm horses are kept wear
ing shoes merely from a fancied and
mistaken kindness toward them rather
than from any sound and logical rea-
son. If people were in the habit of
giving little personal attention to
their horses feet upon frequent occa-
sions, instead of leaving it all to the
blacksmith it would be all the better
for the horses. Farmer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
A Scientific Poison,

Not long ago the rural districts of
France were overruu with a plague of
fieldmice. They were everywhere, and
it was estimated that every acre was
infested by thousands of these NUS
ances, to the serious detriment of the
crops. Some ingenious scientist de-
vised a method for getting rid of them
all. He procured the germs of di-
sease, which was fatal to the rodents
and contagious, and after cultivating
a considerable quantity of them, he
soaked in the solution small cubes OF
bread, which were then scattered over
the fields where tho mice were the
thickest. Within two weeks there
was scarcely live mouse TO be found
in the whole district. An examina-
ton of their burrows showed them to
be full of dead mico.-Now Orleans
Picayune.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

Dn. EDsoH, OF the New York Board OF
Health. announced the discovery OF lymph
by DR.. Koch that is an infallible remedy for
d1phtheria.
Ex-AnpKRMAy W. C. Br.AxD, OF Johnstowp,
Penn, victim OF drink, ended his life by
taking cyanide of potassium.
A SUCCESSFUL test of the two fifteen-inch
ment proving grounds, Sandy look, N. j.
The battery passed the tests anu will be pur-
chased by the United States for s162, 900.
ABE BUzzARD, the outlaw evangelist, was
convicted at Lancaster, Penn, Of receiving
stolen goods. Philadelphia philanthropists
still have faith In his reformation.
THE American Line steamer New York
beat the westward record from Southampton
to New York by one hour, making the trip In
six days, eight hours and thfry-eight
minutes.
SHERIFF TAGaARr, of Buffalo, N. Y, cap
tured Count Ryaowski's Coxey army after
short fight, In which eight of his men were
sent to hospitals.
WILLIAM D. DAY, the well-known athlete,
committed suicide by hanging himself at
Bergen Point, n. ]. 1t Is supposed because
Of responding over his recent arrest for al
legged embezzlement.
AN unknown man jumped from the Brook
Ign On. Y. } Bridge and was instantly killed.
AN explosion N cOluoIy al UIOcElou,
Penn, caused the death of one miner and
the injury of eight others.
A CANOE containing Robert Thomas, aged
thtrty-f1ve; Benjamin Kershaw, aged thirty
eight, and the latter's son, John Kershaw,
eight years old, was capsized in the river at
Waltham, Mass, ard all three were drowned.
Ex-SPEAKER REED opened the campaign In
Maine by speech at Old Orchard on the
Tariff bill.
OVER twenty-five thousand persons saw
Butterflies win the great Futurity at the
Sheepshead Bay track, near New York City.
Brandywine was second and Agitator third.
Gideon & Days hlly took the prize over six
teen competitors In Ill, the fastest time in
the history OF the race. The purse was
$49, 200.
WILLIAM CARR, young man while bath
ing in the curt at Atlantic City, n. j., was
killed by lightning.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
South and West.

GENERAL ANTONIO EZETA and his associates
from Salvador were taken from the United
States gunboat Bennington on extradition
warrants at San Francisco and are now
prisoners In that city.
SOUTH DAKOTA Republicans declared for
free silver and renominated the Governor
and other officers.
COLONEL J. M. W1NsrEAD, President OF
two banks In Greensboro, N. O., jumped
from the tower of the new City Hall, in
Richmond, Va. A. s. Tucker, q Chicago
Board of Trade broker who had met with re-
verses, shot himself through the head.
JOHN R. RATnBoRN, Lieutenant Of COM
pany of the United States soldiers located
near Perry, Oklahoma, committed suicide
by shooting himself with pistol.
The California Democratic State Conven-
ton nominated ex-Congressman James H.
Budd, of Stockton. for Governor on the third
ballot.
NEBRASKA Populists selected ticket,
headed by Judge Holcomb, from a list fur
ntshed by Democrats. This probably means
fusion.
Two train robbers near Chicago shot two
detectives, gave the police a six hours chase
and fought desperate battle until they fell
wounded.
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN testified before the
National Labor Commission in Chicago.
CONGRESSMAN SHAW, OF the Seventh Wis
consln District, Is dead.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
KNOWLEDGE

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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; 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
accept any substitute if offered.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
KILLED HIS OWN CHILD.
Wounded 1t by Accident and Could
Not Bear to See 1t Suffer.

wounded 1t by Accident ana Could
Not Bear to See 1t Suffer.
DR.. Anderson O'Malley, New York ply
sician who has been In San Antonio, Texas,
for three weeks, shot his three-year-old
its misery.
The Doctor and his wife have been very
nervous about burglars, and, hearing a
door creak, the father got up. and with
cooked revolver went into the children's
room, but saw no one. He poked his lit
tie nephew and son with the pistol to cause
them to turn over. Then the weapon
went off accidentally, and the ball en-
tered the child's side. The father then put
the pistol to the wounded child's head and
pulled the trigger.
He said the wound was mortal and he
could not bear to see the little one suffer.
He is under arrest and almost, If not quite,
insane.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
SCIENTIFIC FARMING.

The farmers who object to scientific
farming are the ones who are too lazy
to benefit by the latest discoveries of
science. They run their farm in
slip-shod fashion, and then grumbIe
because their Industrious neighbors
pass them in the race.-New York
World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07

TEXAS is to have a cotton palace, to be
opened November 6, AMI to continue one
month. The cotton crop of Texas Is off cialy
estimated at 250, 900 bales, which is mora
than a quarter of the whole cotton crop of
the country.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07

Not until the close of the last GEN.
fury was torture of crimipaly general
ly abolished in Europe,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
THE MARKETS,

Late Wholesale Prices of Country
Produce Quoted in New York.
80 MILK AND CREAM.
There has been q fair demand the entire
past week, and the market has shown some
activity. The ruling price at the milk-re-
ceiving stations for the platform surplus
has been S1.37 per eau of 40 quarts. Ex-
change price, PIC. per quart.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
WaShinpfnn.

The Civil Service Commission recommends
the removal of District Recorder of Deeds
Taylor for making political assessments.
TIE Governments seigniorage on silver
coinage forthe past two months was $780,
600.
The President approved the General De-
flciency Appropriation bill.
THE President sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations: John w. Beekman,
United States Attorney for the District of
New Jersey Samuel Puleston, United States
Marshal for the Northern District of Florida!
George W. Hanson, Collector Of Customs for
the District of Passamaquoddy, Maine
James Daugherty, Surveyor Of Customs at
Peoria, Ill.
SECRETARY CARLISLE discussed with the
President the disputed points in the Tariff
bill.
The Administration decided to recognize
the sovereignty of Nicaragua over the Mos
quito Reservation.
The National Convention of the knights
of Pythias was formally opened In Wash
ington with a speech by Vice-President
Stevenson.
SCH1N1oH1Ro KUR1No, the new Japanese
Minister, arrived in Washington.
Foreign.
THE attempt of China to float a loan of
l 900 900 taels has failed the Japanese
aSsaSsinated.
ENGLAND, Spain and Italy have sent war
ships to Morocco to protect their subjects
The native population OF Hawaii are not
coming forward to register their votes under
the new laws of the republic.
The British Parliament was prorogued.
A STATUE of Joan of Arc has been unveiled
at Domremy, France, her native place. The
ceremonies were witnessed by over 5000
pilgrims.
THE Dutch expedition against the island
of Lombok, East Indies, has been defeated
by the natives.
OF 900 children within the school age
in London, between $50. 600 and 500. 000 are
educated in schools controlled by the Lon
don School Board. They are taught by
1900 teachers, one teacherto more than sixty
pupils, at q cost for instruction Of S13 a year
per child.
DUNKIRK, N. Y. is wild over the report
that an oil we'll which is being drilled Oh a
farm six miles south of tho city has turned
out to be a "gusher," yielding 100 barrels
of oil per day. The finding Of oil at that
point, 1t IL believed, opens up valuable oil
territory.
THE big tree which Cyrus ". Field planted
in New York City, in commemoration of his
first Atlantic cable, has fallen, its roots hav.
ing been eaten away by insects.
DR.. Kilmer's SWAMP Root cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton. n. Y.
THE wheat crop of the Northwest Is estf-
W,eo %o1 A.-oI oI-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07

THE big tree which Cyrus ". Field planted
in New York City, in common oration of his
first Atlantic cable, has fallen, its roots hav.
ing been eaten away by insects.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07

LUCAS COUNTY. o''
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is tho
senior partner Of the firm of F. J. CHENEY g
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A. D. 1886.
1872 A. w. GLEASON,
! sEAL{
t~~I Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure staken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. 0.
az Sold by Druggists, 75c.
A Beautiful souvenir spoon
VIII be sent with every bottle of DR.. Horste's
Certain Croup CNre. Ordered by mail, post
paid, 50 cts. Address. Hoxsie, Buffalo, Ny.
LADIES who possess the finest compilations
are patrons of Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye. fifty cents.
Karl's Glover Root. the great blood purifier,
gives freshness and clearness to the complex
ion and cures constipation. p cts. 80 cts, 81.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07

DR.. Kilmer's SWAMP Root cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton. n. Y.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
STATE OF 0H1o. CITY OF TOLEDO. ls.

THE wheat crop of the Northwest Is estt-
mated at 125, 200, 900 bushels.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07

DUNKIRK, N. Y. is wild over the report
that an oil we'll which is being drilled Oh a
farm six miles south of tho city has turned
out to be ''gusher," yielding 100 barrels
OF oil per day. The finding OF oil at that
point, 1t Is believed, opens up valuable oil
territory
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07

OF 800, 900 children within the school age
in London, between $50, 600 and 500, 000 are
educated in schools controlled by the Lon
don School Board. They are taught by
1900 teachers, one teacherto more than sixty
pupils, at cost for instruction of S13 year
per child.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-29
THE sQuArrKR-C0xxY.
Sr.rr,w N.v Of

SEATTLE, May a.. 1894
To THE Epfron. I'D Can . man count
the time ne has .ssouatted'' on 1tsD acres ~
government land when he files on said
landf t2l What u the private debt of the
Unlted States 70 England estimated a,
90 Who wss the originator Of tho Coxev
movement TMRKn Suesrgysrxs
III Yes CD II 10 impossible to accur-
aseiy estimate the private debt Of America
10 England. but 1t is VERY large. (sl Labor
asItasors for many years have been urging
the unemployed to march In large nun.
bers TO the capitol to petition congress for
relief. bat Gen. Corey began the march
and 10 entitled to eli the glory. His exam.
pie Was infec.nous
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-29

Capt PAilips. q the New York. quotes
Admiral Hopkins, Of the Blake. - saying
of the former vessel: II do nos under
stand Il She il superior 70 the Blake. !"
This b . better and scunds9 judGmsnt
than that expressed ct the time Of the
visit Of both vessels to Jamaica In the
Kineston csrTsspondence Of the New York
Hwsk. The Hrsid correspondent pro-
nounced the two vessels % nearly equal"
that the result Of tight would depend TO
. greet extent on seamanship, marksman-
ship and discipline. ut can hardly be exc
psctsd, said the Herald dispatch, shat
the oflcsn and men Of the American ship
would excel In thsss qaalificataona" Why
notf They always hsve. The last time
American and English seamsn were pisted
In maxkmanship vas ON the KsarsarEe
and Alabama, and the English man-of-
wars men on the lstter were nothing like
~ good shots - the Gunners Of the Kear-
sarge. This vs. true also in the Wat OF
lSl2 American gunnsFs 6rst put sights
on big guns. and they have always besn
bettor gunnofs.