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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-08-17

of order out Of the chaos that reigned
it was necessary to take a recess ana
etart all over again.
1t is no secret that there was an or
ganized effort to ignore the sentiment OF
the delegates and place in nomination
candidates particularly acceptable to
certain int, ssts. and there was for
midable array Of power and influence
on the side Of these candidates. The
younger element Of the party was large
" represented among the delegates and
this element gave no heed whatever to
the pin setting and schemes Of the pol
iticians who were responsible for the
slate. and the result was what the result
always will be when the element that
dominated Mondays convention is
thoroughly aroused and in earnest.
There is no desire on the part OF repub
licans to make any criticism at this
time; but the feeling that the work
could not have been done better is prac-
tically unanimous.
1t was a surprise when Sam Low car
ried the Fourth ward primaries by a
majority OF over 400. 1t was a greater
surprise when this young man broke
down every barrier in the convention
and received the nomination for clerk
of the district court by reclamation.
The remarkable hold this candidate has
on the people, simply through his per-
sonal magnetism and admirable quail
ties was given striking demonstration
in his nomination. 1t is not often that
such scenes are enacted in political con-
ventions. The enthusiasm could not be
restrained. 1t leapt all bounds. AS
the delicate and pallid young man, worn
by the anxiety Of the last few weeks. ap-
I e lred on the platform. hereceived what
can truly be called an ovation. Tears
came to the eyes OF more than one dele
gate, and it was a scene that will not
soon be forgotten.
The convention was generally unruly,
however. Disol ganized and demoralized
at the outset it was almost impossible
to make of the convention the calm,
deliberative body it should have been.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-08-17
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

COURIER They have indeed given thu
world enduring institutions OF libert!
and equality and justice. But, lik'
everything in which men have part
they have a base side. Ones idea o.
the standard OF honor among men il
not enhanced by an insight into tn.
workings Of what is called practica
politics. There is seen the selfish anC
the base side OF men, the struggle fol
gain, and the abuse OF party for private
ends. One learns that such a thing al
the Office seeking the man is the hollow
est kind OF a hollow mockery. There
was, long ago, an idea that men were
urged to take this or that place. Tha,
ideS is now enbalmed in tradition. II
is obsolete and mummitied.
Politics is to some extent comparable
to horse race. All kinds OF men enter
and seek to pass the judges stand.
Some fail to get of, and some are ruled
out at the beginning. The others, the
good and the bad, pass the judges, and
away they go. Each man flies his
colors, and has his friends and sup
porters who line the track and spur him
on. On they go, some neck and neck.
others ahead and some behind. They
pass the quarter stretch, and head for
the wire. The crowd stands breathless,
every eye on the men who are making
the race-running, and as the first man
comes under the wire a great shout
goes up.
Some years ago one Of the cartoon
weeklies. Puck think it was, illustrat-
ed the workings of the horse race.
There We're the horses and the judges
and the jockeys and the track. and
everything was, apparently, fair and
open and above board. The horses
seemed to be going for all they were
worth. But from a little hidden box
came invisible wires that we're attached
to the horses, and these wires were pull
ed in and let out. the horses kept back
or pushed ahead, at the will OF the book
makers-the gamblers-and il wasn't
the horse that won. 1t vas the gambler.
So in the political race, the candidates
are controlled in measure by some un-
seen power, and the man who wins may
be the best man or the worst. II
is sometimes the one and sometimes the
other.
There is no intention to cast any dis
credit upon the men who were candi-
dates before this weeks convention.
There we're many excellent men. good
citizens. upright and true; butthey were
not always permitted to do their own
running. Conventions are a good deal
alike. A curse Of this country is that it
has too much politics. 1t is one Of the
bad features Of a republican form Of
government. An Office is within the
sight and almost within the reach OF
every man, and all men, or nearly all,
are politicians. There are too many
Offices, the terms are too short, and there
is too much politics.
There was considerable difficulty in
opening the county convention. There
was some loose work somewhere, and
the confusion was such rs to cause one
delegate to remark that it seemed a
good deal like q pop or democratic con.
vention. In order to bring a semblance
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-08-17
POINTS in POLITICS.

Who has not noted the soothing
effect OF the music that floats from the
churches out into the summer air, on
the Sabbath days There is an absence
OF those sounds and discords that mark
the six working days Of the week; there
is peace and quiet; the song swells out
into space and it seems like Sunday.
One can hear tins music from afar of
and one hearing it can easily forget the
exciting and worrisome subjects that
crowd the brain on week days for other
and more serene thoughts.
Last Sunday morning between the
hours Of ten and eleven l passed on the
way down town three churches where
services were being held. From each
there came out into the stiffness of the
beautiful Sabbath the soft and melod-
ious sound of sacred music. The streets
were deserted. Not sign of life any
where. Scarcely leaf stirred on the
trees. Even the birds sang in a minor
key. The music from the churches,
soft and low and sweet, pervaded the
atmosphere for blocks around. 1t was
soothing-a lullaby to peace and goou
will. The madding crowd and ignoble
strife seemed far away-things OF yes
terday. 1t was the quiet Sabbath and
all things were quiet.
Five minutes walk brought me to the
caravanary at Eleventh and p streets,
where the destiny Of the state has oft
hung in the balance, where ambition
has knocked at the door of hope and
perseverance, has pursued and persisted.
mid the swirling turmoil OF practical
politics; that birthplace of intrigue, and
cauldron wherein have been brewed the
elixir Of political life and the potion Of
political death-the Capital hotel.
And here, almost within sound OF the
chaste music that came from the
churches, there was indeed a madding
crowd, and strife in many instances
ignoble. No Sabbath influence here.
No hymns Of praise. No anthems Of
swelling joy. No quiet. No peace.
The Sabbath came betwixt the Friday
Of the republican primaries and the
Monday Of the convention; and the ex-
igencies Of latter day politics demand
ed, or seemed to demand. a general at
tendance at this head..center Of political
interest. and close attention to the
peculiar process Of slate making, and
the politicians were at it, Candidates
jostled the unwary delegate. Delegates
plotted with delegates. Workers kept
their hands on the strings. They we're
all republicans. But who thought Of
republication in that motley Sunday
crew. Who was there in all that mass
Of politicians that stopped to think Of
political principles in the race fer per-
sonal profit Republican? It might
have just ~ well have been democratic
or what-not. There was nothing Of
party in it. Way up in the high
branches Of the tree Of fortune hung q
scant dozen Of plums, and the poles just
reached the fruit and that was all. In
the scramble for advantage men
trampled on each others feet, and
sometimes. am afraid. they reeorted
to unfair means to add an inch to their
poles. Selfishness held high carnival.
Practical politics had its disqualification.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-08-17

OF order out Of the chaos that relgned
it was necessary to take a recess ana
etart all over again.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
How His Ribs Were Ero 50
ken.
1St. Louis Minor.

A funny young fellow named
William Riggs thought it would
be fun to scare four young wo-
men who were in the habit of
riding by moonlight OIL their
wheels over the smooth roads i'll
the vicinity of Delhi, N. Y. He
had made a long white costume
and hideous mask. Mounted
on stills he appeared twelve feet
high, and he waved his gastly
arm and in a sepulchral tone
moaned, "BcwareW One of the
young women fell off her wheel
i'll a faint, two of them broke all
worlds records for the distance,
but Miss Grace Holden, II year
old beauty from Jersey City, who
is spending the summer at Delhi,
gracefully dis1nounted from her
"bike," picked up a large stone,
and as she threw it, said: of you
are a ghost this will go through
you, and if you are a foolish,
masquerading boy it will hurt
YOU" And that is how it hap>
pens that Willie Riggs has three
ribs broken.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

AS some people may have a
wrong conception of what the
Edenton Fair is, we wish it to
be known that it is an institu-
ton belonging to the people
not simply the people of Chowan
county, but of the entire Alhe-
marie section. Whatever good
there is in it, or whatever good
comes from it, will be for them,
and not for its officers or man.
ayers, who are merely the PEG.
pies agents in transacting the
business. Everybody is invited
to furnish every available article
that can serve to make the fair
attractive and interesting, and to
attend and see how near our ideal
of perfection has been reached.
To stay away from the fair Or
not to aid in making it big and
grand, hurts only the people and
their cause, for the greater the
SUCCESS of the exhibition, the
greater the benefit to the people.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
ANSWERED..

A funny man who asked the
question: "Where is the State of
Matrimony?" received the fol-
lowing answer: at is one of
the United States; it is bound On
one side by hugging and kissing,
and cradles and babies on the
other; its chief products are pop
ulation, broom sticks and staying
out late at night; it was discov>
cred by Adam and Eve while
trying to find a passing out of
the Garden of Eden; the climate
is rather warm until you pass the
topics of housekeeping, when
squally weather sets i'll with suf>
hcicnt power to keep all hands
as cool as cucumbers. For the
principal road to that State cons
suit the first pair of feminine
blue eyes"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
Effects Of Drought.

Millions of bushels of fruit are
going to waste along the Ohio
river because of the close Of nav
i9ation. Between Cincinnati
and Evansville 10000 barrels
of apples, in addition to potatoes
aid other produce, will be lost
by decay. At the little port of
Amsterdam, Ind, 1000 barrels
OF apples have been lying OH the
wharf for two weeks awaiting
shipment. The river is lower
now than it has been since 1860,
with one exception. The con-
tinued drought in central Ken
lucky is interfering seriously
with the distilleries. Glen's
creek, which is the only source
Of water supply for several dis
tilleries, has gone dry and a
lerge number of men are out of
employment.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
Horrible Death of Little Girls

A little 4-year-old girl in
Michigan mysteriously disap-
peared last June, and on Tuesday
last her remains were found in
the unused attic of the building
over the store where the family
lived. She had climbed to the
room and slowly starved to
death, her cries being unheard
by her distracted parents. When
she disappeared several hundred
citizens searched the city and
suburbs for her.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
Hatched by a Bird i.
fNeWbcrne Journal. |


r. B. Heath, of Cove, four
weeks ago, walking in newly
cleared land near his home came
across newly Matched chicken,
without knowing at first how to
account for it. Investigating,
partridge nest was discovered
close by, with the shells of a
nest full of partridge eggs and
one hen egg. The hen had evil
IDENTIFY laid in the cartridges nest
and the bird had Matched the
egg along with her own.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
Resolution Against Thurman.

The Thurman Democratic
Club, Columbus, O., of which
Allen W. Thurman is a member,
adopted a resolution Tuesday
night severely condelnning the
movement of free silver in the
Democratic party now being led
by Thurman. Thurman was not
present. The vote was unani-
nous.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
The State University.

President Winston, of the
State university, reports that
5l2 students are On the rolls. He
says eighty of these are females.
He declares that it will not be
long before women are regularly
admitted to the university, and
he warmly favors the opening OF
its doors to them.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

G The Trilby Burlesque."
c THE Tennis Ouintette'
G The Bowery Pets
G. 1.-The Bicycle Swells "
C"Our latest: The Turkish Bell
Gavotte.
Seats on sale at Brinkley's.
Reserved seats, IS cents; Gen1.
admission, SO cents; GallarN e
cents.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
In Knoxville Jail.

Chas. Rich, late of Charlotte,
N. c., is in Knoxville, Tenn, Jail
for the murder Of 7. Breen at
that place.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

Ayers Hair Vigor, which has out
lived and superseded hundreds of sim
liar preparations, is undoubtedly the
most fashionable as we'll as econ omiCal
hair-dressing i'll the market. BY its
use, the poorest head of hair soon be-
comes luxuriaut and beautiful.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
50 NEW FOR
EDENTCN,

J. w. Spruell has just opened
first class Feed Store on the
corner of Broad and Water Sts.,
where the public can be suppried
with Hay, Corn, Meal, Oats, Ship
stuff, Bran, Cotton seed meal &c.
at the very lowest market prices.
Also keeps Oil hand Lime, Bricks,
Shingles, Posts, Sealing, Floor
ing, &c. Wood will be furnish
ed at low prices.
| have also built a good lot OF
stables for the convenience of the
public, where their horses can
taken care of at small cost, and
be safe and protected from the
bad weather.
Lu1nbemen will find it to
their interest to call and get my
prices. roods delivered free to
any steamer, train or anywhere
in town.
I have also a chicken depart
ment where a nice lot of fat
chickens are daily kept at market
prices.
Give me a cal when in need of
my goods and accommodations.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
FOrSale.

\ fine lot South cast corner of King
and Oakum streets-well adapted to
any good business MISUNDERSTANDING
large water front. Said lot is about
lao feet wide and Us feet deep; can be
sold . Il good terms Apply to Mrs. B.
NJ. Parish or in her absence TO her
agent, Mr.. L. F. Zicsler.
Edenton, y. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18


men will be taught how to shoot,
so that when they shoot a dog
they may not hit man.
A funeral in Indiana was in
definitely postponed the other
day because the occupant of the
coffin, a woman, got thirsty and
sat up aud asked for a drink.
The Japanese Minister at
Washington says japan doesn't
want Hawaii, nor any other out
lying territory. If this be true
somebody must have been lying
about Japan.
The State Bank of Kansas
City has closed its doors. J r.
Coleman, the cashier, is de,
faulter for about $4,000.
The Mississippi river is at its
lowest point at St. Louis in the
memory of the oldest inhabitant,
and navigation is practically sus-
pended.
One man in Chester, Eng, has
been before the police justices
80 times for drunkenness or as
saults; his father was up s.
times, one sister 81 and another
20. The cost of prosecuting the
family and keeping it in prison
has been over $4,000.
The managers of the Atlanta
Exposition have decided to give
a Cuban day and Gov. Mathews,
of Indiana, has been invited to
deliver an address.
A peasant woman has been
arrested in Sicily charged with
poisoning twenty-three children.
She has confessed her crime and
says she did it to avenge the
death of her two sons.
There is a row among the
Georgia militia as to what COM
1nand shall act as escort to Press
ident Cleveland on his visit to
the Exposition.
The Cuban revolution is
spreading westward; three bands
of insurgents have appeared in
districts heretofore quiet, AID
near Havana.
Rev. l. w. Avent, of Wake, a
member of North Carolina Con-
ference, M. +. Church, South, is
IS years old and preparing to
marry.
w. B. Mills, postmaster at Pea
Ridge, Polk county, was shot and
severely wounded by drunken
youth, Lad Edwards.
1t is said that Mr.. &. Mrs. w.
K. Vanderbilt will rernarry soon
after the marriage of their
daughter Consuela to the Duke
of Marlborough, a reconciliation
having been brought about.
The Governor OF Arkansas
says the prize fight shall not
take place i'll his State; if he cans
not command force enough to
resist the prize fight crowd he
will resign as Governor.
The Atlantic hose reel team,
of New Berne, wins third place
in the contest at the Atlanta Ex-
position i'll competition with ten
other teams; it is declared the
champion of the Southern States.
An exchange says that the &C
ton OF the Louisiana Republi-
cans i'll repudiating the negroes
and i'll calling for a white Re-
publican party has caused indig>
nation among the old time Re
publicans and negroes and they
threaten to go over in a body to
the Democrats.
William Norris, an ALBANIAN,
is said to be the oldest counter
feiter in America. Norris is 100
years old, and has been engaged |
in counterfeiting for years, his
age causing the United States
officers to be merciful. 1t is
said he has great mechanical
and makes anything from
L needle to Whiskey still. The
after he can improvise out of
wash tub.
Human life is held too cheaply when
he individual who needs a tonic for
lis system, seeks to cover his wants BY
every new mixture that is
recommended to him. Remember that
Ayers Sarsaparilla has well-earned
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
Philip Mcdonald.

Cleaning and Dying Clothes. Work
done in fret class style and satisfaction
guaranteed or no pay. Call and see
him. Prices low.
ANY work sent by mail will receive
prompt attention.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

The Edenton Fair is not a
school room hemmed in by four
narrow walls, but in open. air
beneath a sky of Italian softness,
smiling down upon a country as
beautiful and serene as the sun
ever shone upon.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
NORTH CAROLINA
College Of Agriculture
AQd Mechanic Arts,

The next session of this Col
lege will begin September 9Th.
examinations at county seats
first Saturday i'll August. Young
men desiring a technical educa-
ton at an unusually low cost will
do we'll to apply for catalogue to
A. Q. HOLIDAY, Pres,
Raleigh, &C.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18
Respectfully,
J. w. SPRUELL.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Three building lots on West Church
street
One house and lot corner Church and
Mosely streets, and two on Mose1y
street.
All will be sold on easy terms
Apply to J. W. SPRUELL.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

w. B. Mills, postmaster at Pea
Ridge, Polk county, was shot and
severely wounded by a drunken
youth, Lad Edwards.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

1t is said that Mr.. 8; Mrs. w.
K. Vanderbilt will re1narry soon
after the marriage of their
daughter Consuela to the Duke
of Marlborough, a reconciliation
having been brought about.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

Rev. l. w. Avent, Of Wake, a
member of North Carolina Con-
ference, NJ. +. Church, South, is
Is years old and preparing to
marry.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

Human life is held too cheaply when
the individual who needs a tonic for
his system, seeks to cover his wants by
purchasing every new mixture that is
recommended to him. Remember that
Ayers Sarsaparilla has well-earned
reputation of fifty years standing.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

The Governor Of Arkansas
says the prize fight shall not
take place i'll his State; if he cans
not command force enough to
resist the prize fight crowd he
will resign as Governor.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

The Atlantic hose reel team,
of New Berne, wins third place
in the contest at the Atlanta Elk
position in competition with ten
other teams; it is declared the
champion of the Southern States.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

The Cuban revolution is
spreading westward; three bands
of insurgents have appeared in
districts heretofore quiet, AID
near Havana.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-06-27
POLICE COURT NEWS.
All Sorts of Cases Before Judge Perry
This Morning.

J. Duane pleaded not guilty
yesterday of being a vagrant, but
after nights reflection changed
his mind, He changed his plea
also this morning, in considera-
ton of which sentence was sus-
pended.
j. Kupihea, Mrs. Schiefer and
her liege lord and master were all
US for using vulgar, profane and
obscene language on the street
but they are now prepared to
swear they didn't. His Honor
will attend to their cases this
afternoon.
Moke was drunk and made no
bones about saying so. So.
The charge of assault and bat
terry against p. n. Davis was
dismissed whereupon he pleaded
guilty of being drunk. $3.
LaIairi pleaded guilty to selling
spirtuous liquor without license
and WAS Fortunate to get his SEN
tence suspended FIR a time.
The case against Jose 9. Prche-
co for selling goods without d IL
cense was dismissed.
Tannka is Jap who is said TO
be running II hotel without T.
cense. His pilikin will be settled
on Monday,
The trial of H. Pauls for va
grancy occupied some time but
the Court finally concluded he
was a good man and let him go.
ID. Uni is the name of an indl-
viduaI who assaulted and batter
ed All Leong by striking him
SIX separate and distinct times.
He added insult to injury by
holding him by the hair while he
also cruised his head and face.
As a justification Uni said the
Chinaman has called his wife Il
thief and paid her other similar
compliments His Honor con-
Guided that uni did about right
and let him 60.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-06-27
How's This.

Cordwood at $3.50 small
load is dear; chopping it up and
carrying it into the house is
bother. But it must be put up
with by people who stick to the
old ideas regarding cooking. New
style stoves. the New Process, for
instance do not require coal or
wood; there is no trouble to start
them, no trouble or time wasted
in keeping them burning, you
simply start them with match
and in three minutes the water is
boiling, twenty minutes lateryour
bread is baked. If you want
economy and the wealth which
follows, you should try a New
Process Stove sold by C. V.
Sturdevant in the Waring Block,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-06-27

by parol to sell certain lands at
Waikiki. CornwelI sold the
land to Clark for $1,000, taking in
part payment 5000 and giving a
receipt for the money, the receipt
stating among other things that
the deed would be executed in
two months. There was parol
evidence to show that the entire
purchase money was to have been
paid within thirty days from the
date OF the receipt. The money
was not paid, and the land was
sold to the Waikiki Sugar Com
pany. The court after stating the
law dismisses the bill. Hatch for
plaintiff; Carter and Kinney for
defendants.