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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
A Noteworthy Pioneer Farmhouse.

One of the most noteworthy farm.
houses of pioneer days in Missouri was
built Of hewed walnut logs from six
teen to forty feet in length, numbers
of them lining face of FROM twelve
to eighteen inches. The ioists were
made of young oaks, the rafters Of
elm and black oak, even the floors oil
elm and white hickory, sawed at the
primitive sawnill and dressed and
jointed by hand. The timber in that
building, at the present cash value in
the factories, would represent the
value of the farm itself at that time.
New York Sun.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
CaterpiIlars and SnaiIs Stop Trains.

A train in Russian Turkestan was
recently stopped by caterpillars.
Near Kew an army of these creatures
was crossing the track, making bee
line for the nearest gardens, where II
was their intention to have good
time stripping the young vegetables OF
their leaves. When the train struck
the mass the wheels crushed them into
paste; but before it had made much
progress they began to slip IN the
greasy stuff and the train came to
standstill. Another locomotive had
to be sent for to get the cars away
from the slaughtered innocents. Mean
while, it IS said that the uniniured
caterpillars stood up by the side of
the track and made faces at the engl-
neer. 1t will be remembered that
some Western trains in this country
had similar experience with grass
hoppers during the last plague of these
insects.
In Algeria they have to keep sharp
lookout for snails, for the same rea-
son. Only short time ago, on the
line from Sioux to Arba-B izerte,
train was detained forty minutes by
these creatures, which had come out
in myriads during rainy period, just
preceding, and literally covered the
track. This accident probably could
happen nowhere but in Northern
Africa, where snails are so abundant
that they often constitute as serious a
plague as do the locusts. They climb
the trees and shrubs by thousands,
crawl out on the smallest twigs and
hang therefrom like punches of grapes.
It is not known whether they are of
the edible variety if SO, the Algerians
should not want for delicate food dur
ing the open season.-New York
Wor15
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
CARE OF HORSES.

The steady interest in everything
pertaining to the better care and
treatment of horses was plainly mani
tested by the large gathering which
collected recently in Boston to hear
an address or this subject from a
member Of the Massachusetts, Humane
Society. The audience, which was
composed chiefly Of horse owners and
drivers, listened attentively to the re-
marks of the speaker and applauded
frequently.
The chief points made were that
kind treatment of the horse was money
in the owners pocket, and interest
and sympathy for the dumb animal
laid foundation for a higher and
nobler civilization. More horses were
made unfit for use by being improp
erly shod than by anything else that
may happen to them. Carelessness in
putting frosty bits in horses mouths
is another means of injury. No horse
is good horse whose disposition is
broken by violence. New York
World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
D0ctOring Tea Leaves.

According to the police reports, q
firm in London was recently convicted
of doctorihg usel tea leaves, and sell
ing them for leaves which had not yet
been infused. The ingenious method
adopted was to collect from large res
taurants spent leaves, and to subject
them to n kind of whitening process.
This was achieved by projecting them
through red iron pipe, out of
which they came curled up and dried,
ready to be resold-we trust, not to
the restaurants from which they came.
The business appears to have been q
fourishing enc, for 1t came out in evil
dence that more than 5000 pounds
weight of this 'revived" tea had been
sold in less than two months. Unfor-
tunately for the promoters of the in
dustry, an old act OF Parliament has
declared that the sale OF spent tea
leaves is illegal; and SO, for the pros
ent, these leaves, except for what use
the housemaid makes of them, must
still remain n waste product.
bers's journal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
RALPH WILKES DEAD.
The Famous Stallion Passes Away After a
Short Illness.

The Famous Stallion Passes Away After a
Short Illness.
Ralph Wilkes, with record of 206a4, the
fastest horse in New England and the I'M
crowned champion stallion, died at the
Maplehurst Farm, in South Lancaster, Mass,
a few mornings since from inflammation of
the bowels. after an illness of less than
twelve hours.
Ralph Wilkes was by the famous Red
Wilkes, and his dam was Mary Mays, who
was by Mambrino Patchen. Red Wilkes sired
eighty-one trotters and twenty PAGERS with
records Of $50 or better. Ralph Wilkes was
bred by W. L. Galbretb, and was foaled in
1889 at Lexington. KY. He was the most
wonderful of Red Wilkes get. AS a two-year
old his record was 2.1S, made at Independ-
ence, Iowa, and he was considered one Of
the greatest of his year. ColonelJ E. Thayer,
of Lancaster, Mass, purchased him for $780,,
600. His record as three-year-ald was
2132l. AS a fve-year-old he made record
of 206A at Nashville. Tenn. which is the
champion five-year-old recC d and the fastest
record ever made by any of the Wilkes family.
In appearance Ralph Wilkes was a superb
animal. of bright chestnut color, good size
and grand conformation.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
A Hot Water Dynamite Gun.

Thomas J. Lovegrove, ofNew Elypt,
n. J., has invented a mammoth dyus.
mite gun. 1t is capable OF throwIuya
projectile weighing 5000 pounds dis.
tance of nearly nine miles. The a,.
tive principle is the explosive force Of
hot water. 1t is generated in u small
boiler connected with the gun. The
water is heated to n pressure OF 4J)
pounds to the square inch, and Is then
released through tube into the brooch
of the weapon and the proicctll. IS
discharged. New York Press.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
Science of Eating,

Germany has allowed the establish
ment of an experimental class among
the soldiers for the purpose OF com
parative study by specialists of differ
emit diets, times of eating, amount OF
food taken, etc. 1t is hoped, in time,
to learn something definite about what
man ought to eat, and how and when
be ought to eat it. 1t does not do to
say that nature has given us appetites
for this purpose, for appetite is easily
perverted, and probably not one per-
son in O thousand has a natural ap-
petite. -New York Telegram.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
FARM LIBRARIES.

The best speech before the great
public meeting of the New York State
Grange was by Sister Judd, of Canton.
She contended that on the farm there
is just as much room for culture, re-
finement and experience as anywhere.
The farm offers one of the best places
for the keeping Of library and for
the foundation or enlargement of
such Mrs. Judd suggested the plan of
setting aside the receipts from one Of
the best acres of the farm to buy
books. If such plan is impracti-
cable, buy $40 worth of books each
year. Men who have not handled
books from infancy are afraid of them,
and unless taught while young to read,
the habit is seldom acquired in later
life. A good book is an investment
returning high rate of Interest,"
American Agriculturist.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
Cement From Furnace SIay.

A new process for the manufacture
Of cement from the blast furnace Stag,
the main object OF which is to reduce
the cost OF the operation by dispens-
ing with the furnace, consists in mix
ing the damp ground Stag with IN
Stacked lime, which absorbs the mois-
ture and at the same time gives off
enough heat to dry the mixture 1t
is then ground further and prepared
for the market, as in the ordinary
process of manufacture -Philadel-
phia Record,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
BREEDING UP PLANTS.

There seems to he two processes
going on all the time in the animal
and vegetable world: The careful are
always improving nature the careless
are always letting the improved things
retrograde, writes A. D. Field. When
things are suffered to take this course,
it is said that they have run out. I"
1t is somewhat difficult to keep things
mp to the standard, but it can be done
Mr.. Doolittle took the common wild
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
CULTURE OF 4 GRAPEVINE.

A grapevine must be pruned closely
to get the most fruit. To prune It,
proceed thus: Cut off all but one
main stem, leave three branches on
each side of this, and prune the shoots
from this close to the side branches,
leaving two buds only. Train the
vine to trellis made of three posts,
with wires to tie the side shoots to.
These may be left five or six feet
loug.-New York Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

A now process for the removal Of
objects from wood fibre, such rs pay
ing blocks, building materials, etc,
has just been patented. Mortar,
vitriol, sublimate, etc, enter into tho
composition of the material. which
can be sawed, nailed, drilled and 9th.
erwise treated just like wood.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
In tho Spring

you feel languid, tired out, depressed in spirit
your liver is torpid; your system requires
thorough cleansing. You may be troubled with
BiliouSness. Dyspepsia or Sour Stomach. You
may suffer from Headache arising from a Dis
ordered stomach. Quirk's Irish Tea, intro
duced in 1875, will cure you instantly. Thou
sands have used it with success-it never fans
in removing the cause OF the disease at once
At druggists, or mailed for % cents. Elliott d
Rogers, 20l West l4lst Street. New York City.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured By
Halls Catarfn Cure.
j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known T. J. Che
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financ ally able to carry out any obliga.
ton made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio.
wALDISG. K1SxAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act.
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent free
Price, I5c. ,,er bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
10000 Cotton Bales Burned

Fire destroyed Kern coffin and box manu-
factory, New Orleans, La. A high wind pre-
vailed and the air was filed with fiying
sparks. Theses parks ignited some uncovered
bales of cotton in the yards of the Interna-
tional Cotton Press. seven blocks away Tween
ty thousand bales of cotton were damaged or
destroyed. The total amount of the loss OF
the burned cotton aggregates about half
million dollars; fully insured. The loss on
the congresses and machinery is $4,000.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
An Tnc0mplcte House.

We run wild over the furnishings of a
house; its furniture, carpets, hangings, pic
lures and music, and always forget or ne
glect the most important requisite. Some
thing there should be always on the shelf to
provide against sudden casualties or at
tacks of pain. Such come like q thief in the
night; sprain, strain, sudden lackache,
toothache or neuralgia attack. There is
nothing easier to get than q bottle of 81.
Jacobs Oil, and nothing surer to cure quickly
any form Of pain. The house is incomplete
without it. Complete it with good supply.
An attempt is being made to revive the
flax-growing industry in England.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
The Catsup Exploded.

A bottle of catsup exploded on the
dinner table of family at Michigan
City, Ind, recently, and the force
knocked all the dishes off the table.
Pieces of the bottle flew all over the
room, one fragment breaking large
mirror and another going out through
large window pane.-New York Sun.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
The Pacific Cables Cost.

The bids received a few months ago for a
British Pacific cable have been made public.
The cost is estimated at SO. 900 900. while
the cost OF the projected American cable has
been computed at 81 500. 000
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

Weak Lungs DIR. Hunters famous book,
explaining how consumption arises. in what
way 1t can be prevented and the new treat
nent by which 1t Is now cured, is advertised
In another f.nl1lmn - -
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
Montreal to Have a WORLDS Fair in 1896.

At public meeting Of citizens held in
Montreal, Canada, it was decided to hold a
worlds fair in that city in 1896, and com
mittee was appointed to make the necessary
arrangements. joint stock company, with
a capital of $500. 900 will be formed. 1t is
expected to open the fair on May "a, the
Queens birthday
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

DR.. kilmer's SWAMP Root cures
al! Kidney and Bladder troubles
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory RinphamtOn. n Y
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly ON the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispeis colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fie SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. ~
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
H0w:s Thia I!

There are $50 women nurses in the hospi
tails Of Japan.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

There are IA, 9s3 pastors and 1 1862,
76O members in all the colored Meth
odist churches.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethlng, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie. BIC a hnttia
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
Mental AlertnesS

depends very largely on the physical condi-
ton. Sluggish blood dulls the brain A Ri
pans Tabule after meals will clear away the
logs in short order.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

indianapolis low claims 120, 900 inhab
itants. In 1860 it had less than 20. 900.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
WAS GOULD INSANE!

Switzerland produces almost as
many cheeses as varieties of watches.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

A Dose in Time Saves Nine of Hale's Honey
of Horehound and Tar for Coughs
Pike'S TOOthache DrOns C,nre in ono minnie,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
Killed the Deputy and Himself.

While resisting arrest at Batavia. n Y. Pat,
rick Nugent, rag dealer, shot and Instant,
killed Deputy Sheriff Harvey Johnson. M
gent afterward shot himself, dying In a few
minutes.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

Hereafter there is to be no wood
work whatever on German men-of
war
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

karl's Clover Root, the great blood purifier
gives freshness and clearness to the complex
ion and cures constipation. rs cts, SO cts. il.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
Old World Battleships.

In the British House Of Commons Mr.. Ed
mund Robertson, Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
said that since the beginning of 1894 seven
battleships have been started in England
one in France and none in Russia.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

In India native can get good board
for six cents day.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
Call 1t a Craze.
AN ALARMING STATEMENT
CONCERNING WOMEN.
HOW BAD HABITS ARE FORMED.

The Nezv York Tribune saws I" Tie habit of
taking headache powders is increasing to an
alarming extent among great number of wo-
men throughout the country. These powders
their name indicates, are claimed by the manu-
facturers to be positive and speedy cure for afv
form of headache In many cases their chief
ingredient is morphine, opium cocaine some
other equally INJURIOUS drug having tendency
to deaden pain. The habit of taking them is
easily formed but almost impossible to shake
Off Women usually begin taSing then, to re-
1ieve raging headache and soon resort to the
powder to alleviate any little paiu ache they
may be subjected to, and finally like the NOR
phine opium fiend, get into the habit of taking
them regularly, imagining that they are in pain
if they happen to miss their regular dose"
In nine cases out of ten, the trouble is
i'll the stomach and liver. Take a simple
laxative and liver tonic and remove the
offending matter which deranges the
stomach and causes the headache. DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are composed
entirely of the purest, concentrated,
vegetable extracts. One Pellet is a
dose; sugar-coated, easily swallowed;
once used, Glz0ays tit fa1o1,. They posi-
lively cn,e sick headache and remove
the disposition to it.
It
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
Each Shot the Other Through the Heart.
4 fatal duel with rifles hat1zeen Dan Sum

mers, young white man, and Ike Allen,
colored, occurred near Carthage, Miss.
Summers and Allen had fstic encounter
in which the colored man was worsted. He
threatened vengeance. Both men armed
themselves and when they met they fired
simultaneously. Each shot went through
the henri, and both fell dead on the spot.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29
THE MARKETS
Lste Wholesale Prices Of Country FRO
duce Quoted in New York.
II

During the past week the platform surplus
sold at an average of about S1.30 per can OF
40 quarts. The exchange price up to and
including March Is was 211c. per quart
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-29

The public should be warned, however,
against the purchase of any of the many imi-
tations on the market, as the success of No.
To-Bac has brought forth host of counter
BAG is sold under a guarantee to cure, by all
druggists, and every tablet has the word No
To-Bac plainly stamped thereon. and you
run no physical or financial risk in purchas-
ing the genuine article
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-17
THE MORNING APPEAL.
Death Of Mrs. Be- ste.

The community was Indispensable
locked last Saturday aft"rno n IN
Farnino If the sad d"a'h of Mrs.
|enry Beste, at her home IL G re'Ler-
|lln. Her death was due 70 % AT
|ndant trouble Of partnrition A
hes ,rian oreration WIS performed
hursday afternoon. and tn" poor
hman after enduring the great st
(ff..rinC, nassed away the following
bturl.v. February 9. 1895.
Mrs. Baste was only "a wears Of age,
Id a native Of Denmark. Sh" was
niece Of Mrs. Chris Lars"n. OF Car
IN Vallev, and her maiden name
hs Cena Larsen. She was married
Mr.. Bnstn at the residence Of NJ.
|psen in Gardnerville. just one year
10 today. She was bright. ami
PIE lady. with pleasant SMILE for
|eryone. The Court r joins the
ANY friends Of the bereaved husband
extending sincere sympathy in his
|eat loss. The funeral t.'ok place
BIN the Odd Fellows Hal! in Genoa
BIT Monday. Rev J Becker officiat-
z, and was very largely attended,
|urier.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-17
An Unconstitutional Bin.

Assembly Bill 81, an act to regulate
the sale Of groceries in Nevada, is a
wholly unconstitutional bill. 1t pro-
hibits the sale of groceries at retail in
Nevada, and less than whole sale rate
in California, and also prohibits gro.
GERS and sellers of general merchan-
disc from pooling their business.
The bill is aimed at grocers who cut
rates, in order to attract trade also
when they sell below cost price. 1t is
probably aimed at Leslie Bell who
has made cuts in groceries in order
to carry out his declaration that he
would food the city with groceries al
so per cent below cost. He evidently
has a right to do this if he feels in
clined, and the public is likely to OPP
pose any bill that will curtail that
right. The bill is in the hands Of the
Ways and Means Committee, and
should he unfavorably reported.
If there is any one hing this county
needs it is cheap groceries.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-17
Electric Baths.

1t is only Of late years that any de.
combining electrical treatment with
steam baths. Mrs. E. L. Buccking-
ham of this city is now giving electric
steam baths that renovate one more
than sea voyage would do. A single
bath, with the electric fluid coursinG
through ones system, makes a tired
and very legislator feel like new
man. For bodily and physical fatigue
this treatment is now acknowledged
to have no equal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-17
Sensational Divorce Case.

A sensational divorce case is ex-
pected to come mp at the next session
Of the Court, in which is concerned a
prominent rancher of this county, his
wife and their fifteen-year-old adopted
daughter, SAYS he Silver State. The
wife claims that the daughter has
alienated her husbands affections,
and wants divorce and division Of
property. The husband says he is
willing for her to have divorce. but
denies his wife's charges and claims
that he is the injured one; that during
their eight years Of married life she
has broken several hundred dollars
worth Of crockery over his head at
times when In a warlike mood, and
otherwise made life to him a burden
and marriage fiat failure. All of
the parties concerned are at present in
Winnemucca, and much excitement
and amusement was occasioned yes.
terd;iy by the efforts Of near relative
Of the girl to get her ava" from her
adopted father The latter made SER
ious objection to being deprived OF his
adopted daughter and came out vic
tnrious in the contest for possession of
the girl. Further developments in
the case are awaited with interest.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-17
A Dramatic Evening.

Miss Edith Howe, assisted by her
friends, will give recital in the
Opera H ,use. tuesday evening, Feb
ruarv 26, 1895. The program will con-
si-t of selections entirely new and
varied
The admission will he so cents; no
extra charge for reserved seats.
The strikers in Brooklyn have given
up the struggle and are willing to re-
turn to work on the street railways il
the companies will take them back, on
the companies own terms.
1t is now generally believed in Of
fetal circles that Queen Lii will be
convicted Of treason, and deportation
is sure to follow.
1t hos now come to light that the
Women's Suffrage | i l that pas sed the
Assembly of the Calif"r"ia Legisla-
ture had no enacting clause, thus rem
dering it worthless.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-17
Appropriation For the Navy.

Washington. Feb. 16.-Tha house
has taken mp the naval appropriation
bill 1t calls for an appropriation of
nearly $32OOO,OOO.
Simpson opposed the increase pro-
posed by the bill for the building of
three battle ships. He said the Japa-
nese- Chinese war had demonstrated
the superiority of unarmored cruisers
of Japan over the heavily armored
battle ships OF China. He also as
serted that Secretary Herbert, in re-
cent article, had said that the cruiser
was the naval boat of the future.