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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
The Iap's Sword Not II it With
the Razor.

It has been said that the Jap
Incsc arc the most sEilful man
ipulators of the sword III the
world Tho saving goes that a
lap can draw a sword, describe
with it figure s in the atnos-
Dl?ere and gracefully decapitate
al opponent before said oppo-
ucnt can bat an eye. But, as a
matter Of fact, the Jap with q
sword cannot hold a candle to a
Young Georgia negro with q ra-
zor. That was demonstrated
down at Nagasaki recently. \
ncp1o sailor from the United
States gunboat Yorktown was
ashore with his "razzer and a
Jag. He ran "beam-on to a jag
ged Jap and his sword, but be-
fore the laps sword had des-
cribed the first circle of the 8 the
razor had got into action andlMr.
Jap was L1ors du combat. The
razor unfortunately proved tatal.
The black marine was tried be-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
Why Keep Open Late on Satur-
day Night.

The customc Of keeping stores
and shops open Saturday even
ings until I2 o'clock is one that
should be abandoned. 1t is fact
that III most towns and cities, es-
pecially in the South, this out-of-
date custom prevails to the ex-
tent Of cNhausting the energy Of
proprictors and clerks, who are
forced to keep OH their feet from
early morning until midnight,lin
all about eighteen hours, and by
the time they can close up shop
and prepare for rest it is,Sunday.
In such cases is it any wonder
that the Sunday>schools and
churches on Sunday mornings
are unattended By our merchants
and their clerks? IF the stores
were closed by 9 or 10 o'clock
just as much business would be
done, and with more satisfaction
and less waste of energy, lessiex>
pense for lights, etc, than is the
case now, and the statesmen
would be better prepared for rest
and worship on sSunday. The
merchant who Will inaugurate a
new schedule for early closing
Saturday night and succeed gin
getting others to follow his lead,
will have the everlasting thanks
of the clerks, the pastors, and all
other people who can rightly ap-
preciate such a needed reform.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
KILLED HIS COUSIN.

Windsor Ledger: Young Nh.
Hill Bowen, son Of w. II. Bow
en-, tEsq., was at Mrs. Joseph
Williford's, visiting his cousin,
John Williford. Young Will
ford, in play, picked up All old
unused pistol that has been for
months on the 1nantel piece. The
rest IS soon told. A report, a
cry Of pain, and in an hour
young Bowen is dead. Horrible
to think Of. Both Young men
We're sober, upright and indus
trious, and the same age, about
seventeen years: There was no
intent to shoot, no quarrel, 10
bad blood. 1t was simply all
other case of II didn't know it
was loaded"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
THEIR OWN MONUMENTS.
DEAD BuDIl:S TRANSFORMED INTO ELI
CANT WHITE MARBLE.

Thomas Holmes, Of South
street and Marcy avenue, Brooks
lyn, says the Philadelphia Rec
05,E, an expert on the subject Of
embalming fluids, claims to have
perfected a process by which the
human body can be petrified. He
calls it the antiseptic gas prog
ress of embalming, and says that
within two weeks he will make
tests at Bellevue Hospital,
DR.. Holmes has in his Office a
petrihed arm which looks like a
piece Of marble. DR.. Holmes
claims that antiseptic gas can
row be manufactured as cheaplv
as any tluid in use for elnbalnl<
ing After the gas has been IL
jected. the doctor says, the body
will gradually solidify and turn
white IS marble, even to the
nails ana hair, but the latter on
~ close to the skull. Dr.
Holmes is now IS years Old. He
said:
4 believe | have discovered Il
process OF e,Abalnling superior to
the old Egyptian. The arm
which l cnbalned by the process
is as hard as stone, and will re-
main so forever. Now, | am
about to organize company for
the manufacture Of glass caskets
| lighted by electricity, by which
the living can view the faces of
their dead friends. God intend :
ed man to return to dust, but
there are a good many who
would find comfort III looking
OIL the faces of their dead"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16

Though practically new in this branch Of
the business our success is already assured.
We have been compelled by it's steady growth
10 seek more room. and have taken the
premises No. 322 S. Water ST., to use for this
purpose exclusively, and shall endeavor by
giving the same earnest attention TO YOUR
to make it mutually profitable
and satisfactory Our people are trained and
experienced and our facilities are now such
as to warrant a belief IN such result
THESE ARE SIMPLE STATEMENTS OF FACTS
that easily susceptible Of conformation. DIGEST
THEM thoroughly LOOK Us Up and we feel sure
that you already patrons, you will become
WE INVITE CORRESPONDENCE and will gladly
furnish any information to methods, prices and
ditons prevailing at any time
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
Negro Political Convention.

\ big negro convention Will
he called to meet III Raleigh on
the otl, of September and will
in session until the
night of the nth. The negroes
are determined to shake off, SO
they profess, the bosses with
whom they have been so bllndly
following in the past, and are
going to have greater share i'll
the Offices at the disposal OF
their party. They profess a
Willingness to fuse if they are
Given a fair showing in the di-
vision of the spoils.-Nes's O
Observer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
Al .ea for the Horse.

We want to enter & hot plea
for the horse, says the Ports
mouth Star 1t is this: LENGTH
ell that check rein, or, better
still, free him altogether of the
torturing little instrument. To
compel this noble beast to do
his work with head held up tc an
angle of IS degrees, forced there
by to look squarely into the sun S
eye, is a practice as useless as it
is cruel. Nothing is gained by
subjecting the animal to this tor
ture, indeed it intcrferes much
with his efficiency. So, from
motives purely selfsh-the pres
ervation of valuable property
one would think that this barba-
rous custom would be abandoned
at least during the prevalence OF
a torrid temperature. But mcr-
cy should enter largely into oer
dealings with dumb, dcfenseless
creatures, and in no case can it
be exercised more benehcently
than in relieving the noble an
inlal, the horse, Of the check
rein.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
CURE FOR HEADACHE

As a remedy for all forms Of Head
ache Electric Bittcrs has proved to be
the very best 1t effects 4 permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted TO procure a
bottle, and give this remedy fair trial.
In cases of habItua! COZ stipation Elcc-
tric Bittcrs cures By giving the needed
tone to the bowels, and few cases long
resist the use of this medicine, TRY il
.once. Large bottles only Fifty cents at
w. I. Lcary's Drugstore
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
GUARANTEED CUR +

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell DIR. Kings New discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, upon
this condition. If you are afflicted with
a Cough, Cold or any Lung. Throat Or
Chest trouble, and will use this remedy
as directed, giving it fair trial, and
experience 10 benefit, you may return
the bottle and have your money re-
funded. We could no. axe this offer
did we not know that DR.. Kings New
discovery could be relied on. 1t never
Disappoints. Trial bottles free at w.
I. -eary's Drugstore. Large size soc
and $500.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
THE BOYS AND GIRLS TO GO.
AN EFFORT 10 CARRY ALI. THE SCHOOL
CHILDREN TO THE T:XPOSITIOS.

a dispatch from Atlanta, Ga,
of the I2th, says: \ scheme 10
bring all the school children
above the grade of grammar
schools to the Cotton States and
international Exposition, was
set on foot to-day. There are
half a million boys and girls in
the Senlinaries, high schools and
academies of the Southern States,
and it is estimated that fifty per
cent. can be brought here. DR..
Chas. w. Dabney, Jr., chairman
of the Government Board, holds
that this is the greatest eduCa-
tional opportunity of the genera
ton. and that the government
exhibit alone, when properly
studied will be better than a
school term. Principals Of acad-
emies, se,ninaries and colleges
complain that their schools will
be demorilized by the exposition
this fall and to meet the Case an
organized effort will be made to
get all such institutions to give
one weeks vacation and bring
their pupils i'll a body to the cx-
position. y number of schools
have already decided to do this.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
4 RACE RIOT At WINSTON.
Mllltiamen Called Out to
Quoll The Disturbing
COlOred Element.
THE NEGROES FIRED ON THE
WHITES. SEVERAI. OFFICERS
WE'RE STRUCK. But NOT
SERLOUSI.N HURT.

\ riot between whites and
blacks, which came near tcrlri>
mating seriously, occurred At
Winston, y. G., Monday night.
The trouble originated over the
report given ont about o o'clock
at al! o! thy colorcd churches
that a crowd Of whites were go
ing 10 lynch Arthur Tuttlc. WHO
is being tried there fer the mur-
der Of Policeman Nickc,s last
MAY. The negroes organized in
10 a band numcrng some 500,
and marched to the jail, where
they remained for several hours.
They were armed with pistols
and guns.
Mayor Gray addressed the nc>
8roes, assuring them that there
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
Peanut was Choking Baby.
The six months old baby o1

The six months old baby OF
s. B. Davis, ct Bridgeton, n. j.,
got hold of peanut which be-
came wcdgcd i'll the cl'ild's
throat. \ physician could not
get the peanut out and the child
was dying. He called for a tub
Of cold water, into which he
tossed the child. The shock
looseued the nut and it flew out.
The baby is all right now.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
Nothing Succeeds Like Success.

There are business men in
nearly every community who
fail to appreciate the value of
proper advertising, ard when
they fail, as is the case with
most Of them, they wonder why
it is. "Keeping everlastingly at
it is the motto of one of the
most successful firms III this
country, and it is advertising
that they keep at. If it pays to
advertise at all it must pay bets
ter to advertise all the while, as
1t stands TO reason that the pubs
lie can better be attracted by a
constant reminder than an occa-
sional notice or spasrnodic eff
fort.-Sufolk Herald.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16
School fer Deaf and Dumb.

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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16

The missionaries and all for
eigners in China are in danger
of the mobs there. Several haye
already been killed.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16

This paper for 81 dollar, if paid
in advance.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-08-16

Inc hair, when not properly cared
t;of' loses its lustre, becomes crisp;
marsh, ana dry, and falls out freely
VII, WIN every combing. To prevent this,
the best dressing in the market is
aver Hair Nigor. 1t imparts that
SSIlky gloss so essential to perfect
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
A Narrow Escape.
THE STORY OF MAN WHO FELL INTO
A WATER TANK.

THE STORY OF A MAN WHO FELL INTO
WATER TANK.
"While you are talking about narrow es1
capes from horrible deaths, just let me tel
mine," remarked a well-knOwn capitalist,
81 had about as tough an experience rlgh'
in this city as man ever had, but got out
all right, and few people ever heard of 1t.
"One day | was up on the roof of build
ing own in Pine street, just looking IL
over to see that it was all right. climbed
up and looked into one of the big water
tanks in the building, and seeing a dead
sparrow floating on the surface of the wa
ter, bent over to take it out. lost my
balance and fell in. The water in the tank
came right up to my chin when | stood on
my feet, and the top of the tank was three
feet above my head. The water was run
ming all the time. and | could see that 1t
usually stood about foot higher than
where it was. 1t occurred to me that un-
less got out pretty quick or turned OH the
water | would be drowned.
IL soon found that getting out without
help was next to impossible, 50 got out
my socket knife and went to work cutting
a hole in the tank as low down as L could
work and keep my head above water
Cutting through three inches OF pine. was
1, . easy juu. The water was slowly rising,
and before got hole through the side OF
the tub, was standing on tip.tOe with just
my nose out of the water and every Olade
broken out of my knife.
II made the hole big enough so that the
water ran right down to its level. Ana the
next thing was to get out. 1t was imposSi-
bic to climb out without assistance, and
couldn't cut my way out with broken
penknfe. | knew | must attract some
ones attention. pulled off my shirt, tore
it into strings, tied my lead pencil to my
knife and both to the toe of one or my
shoes, and then putting my undershlrt ON
the pencil, waved it slowly and labOriously
over the top of the tank. l waved tor
hours, and still nobody came.
Then it occurred to me to dive down
and stop up the pipe leading from the tank
to attract attention. 1t wasn't half an
hour till people came up to see why the
water would not run, and 1 was helped
out after | had been standing in the cold
water six nours."-Sdn Francisco Post.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Proxy Wit.

THE ONLY RIND THAT MOD E8N MON
ARCHs INDULGE IN.
The Prince of Wales has among his en-
tOurage men whose presence there is due
neither to their birth nor to their rank. nor
yet to their moral qualities. but merely be-
cause they are witty and in the habit OF
saying good things. There have been
many of them-the prince soon firing of
people. Those who occupy similar posi-
ton toward Emperor William of Germany
are Count Philip Eulenburg and Baron Won
Kiderlen- W aechter, who, although they
are respectively accredited as ENJOYS TO
the courts of Vienna and Oldenburg, yet
are most of the time absent from these
posts for the purpose of entertaining the
Kaiser with their bOnmots.
Both the Prince of Wales and his impe-
rial nephew at Berlin like to pose as wits.
Theirs, however, Is only reflected Wit.
That is to say, being endowed with an ex-
celent memory and an essentially royal
they merely repeat the bright sayings they
have heard. But they do not go quite the
length of that French king, Louis XVI,
who was so anxious to be known as VIII
that he employed man solely to invent
clever remarks and repartee solely to bt
introduced into the royal speeches and cor
respondence This man was the Marquis
do PeZay, and he receives salary of O,O0
francs year. On all public occasions h
acted as tha Kings prompter,
| The Prince of Wales keeps an eqneIIy II
the person of MajOr-General Arthur Ellis
who is one of the most enlightened ana &C
complished art cODnosseurs in Europe, 10
the Special purpose of coaching him II
such manner that he may be able to pla.
tle role of nineteenth century Medlcl II
his patronage of English and foreign art.
-NelU York Tribune
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Votes by Auction,

Professor Gregory, of the University of
Wisconsin, in an address before the Wlscon
sin Academy of Arts and Sciences, attrlD-
uted to Judge of the New York supreme
Court the statement that in Plattsburg, at
the last election before the present ballot
law was adopted, a voter of that town stood
upon a chair at the polls and publicly OFF
cred his vote for sale to the highest bidder,
and that ''after spirited bidding" the vote
was knocked down at thrty-fve dollars.
The incident scenes almost incredlb e,
but if the scene really took place, it was at-
ter all. only carrying to logical though
shameless conclusion the pratice of offering
votes for sale first to one party. thu n to the
other. That the practice exists both in
country and city is unhappily only too
certain.
Public virtue is, IN the fullest sense, de-
pendant on private virtue. 1t is easy TO
shower criticism on the selfish and corrupt
men who make out of politics a game in
which the stake is their personal protit;
but after all every country has the politi-
clan il deserves.
Rigid standards of honor and integrity in
the individual will in the end make politics
higher in tone. To reach the cOncience of
the voter is the only way to insure good
government.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
= Bradford :. Village and Town y

Don't forget Co. CPS variety enter
tainment the 10Th
The pleasant residence of the Misses
johnson on Wright Avenue is being
re-painted this week
We are sorry to learn that Miss
Minnie Merrill is quite seriously i'll at
her home on the Upper Plain.
Thirty dollars worth of oil paintings
given away to the audience at 20. G's
variety entertainment the 10Th.
Bixhy & Cotfrin have completed
their new Show windows and they are
a great improvement to the store
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Hay were pre-
sented with daughter early yesterday
morning. They are the recipients of
many congratulations.
A special meeting of Washburn w
r. c.. is called at G.. A. r Hall Wednes-
nav evening. Nov 13, at $50 o'clock.
A full attendance desired.
We are sorry to learn that VIM +
Poole has been confined to his home in
Montpelier for several weeks with a
severe attack of rheumatism.
The Thread and Needle Society will
meet IN G A. r. Hall, Wednesday af'
ternoon, Nov. 18th, at 2 o'clock. Each
one to bring supper with them.
What glorious weather, these Nov
ember days. Weather prophets are
predicting a warm month. BY al
means let their predictions be verified
A two days session for teachers Elk
animation will be held by County Ex
aminer f. e. Prichard in Bradford
Monday and Tuesday Nov 25th ano
Goth.
Misses Edith Jones and Florence
Garfield gave an entertainment last
evening at Mortified, and tonight
they will delight the people of Barre
by their excellent ia ent.
Miss Kate j. Duffy is confined to
her room with a severe cold. Miss
Wright is teaching the Grammar schoo
and Miss Marcia Winship takes Miss
Wright's place in the second Interme
diate department.
The University of Vermont is pros
pering these days The freshman cla.'
numbers 7S, the largest it ever had
The Converse dormitory building and
the Williams Science hall have cos'
S250,000, both built this year.
w. F. Cummings is busily engaged
putting in steam Saw Mill at South
Corinth. He will do very large bust
ness this winter employing twenty
hands, and running regular lumber
mans Camp.
| Wa take the following from tn,
Chelea (Mass), Gazette:
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. P. Nichols receiv,
the coincidence of friends in the death o.
, their winsOme little daughter, Florenc'
May. which took place, Oct 2S, at the ag
Og IA months and Is days.
The Socratic Circle of the G L. S
G. will meet with Mrs. Roswell Farm
ham next Thursday. Roll call, cur
, rent events. The lesson, Industris
Evolution of the U. S Chapters XXI
Growth of the American Nation VII.
Y. Paper, Novelists of to-day. 4
study, Congress and its powers.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08

A complete and immediate revolution of
Transportation methods, involving reduc-
ton of freight charges on grain from the
West to New York of from 80 to 10 per
cents, is what is predicted in the Novem-
ber Cosmopolitan. The plan proposes u.s.
ing light and inexpensive corrugated iron
cylinders. hung on a slight rail supported
on poles from a cross arm-the Whole sys-
tenn involving an expense of not more than
fifteen hundred dollars a mile for cOnstruc-
ton. The rolling stock is equally simple
and comparatively inexpensive. Continu-
Gus lines of cylinders, moving with no in
terval to speak of, would carry more grain
in a day than a quadrupe track railway.
1hi would constitute sort of grain pipe
line The Cosmopolitan also points out the
prob able abOliti n OF streetcars before op-
Grated by boy on asphalt pavements at
total expense for labor. oil and interest, OF
not more than one dollar day.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Her Appeal.

A capital story is told of the way in
which New England senator was once
aroused to make stirring speech,
At the outset of his political career he
has been known as a remarkably clever
''oraUOr of the stump" and later on, in the
lower house of the legislature, he made a
brilliant name for himself. But when he
became senator he ceased talking, much
to the regret of his friends and admirers.
Finally the liquor law came up for dis
cussion, and the wife of friend OF the
senator. who was much interested in It's
passage, was greatly disappointed to see
that the brilliant man had no apparent In
tention of joining In the discussion.
She sat down and wrote few words ON
asheet of paper, which she enclosed In an
envelope and sent by messenger to the
senator.
.Do speak! Even Balaam's ass spoke
onoer'
This brought the senator to his feet, and
elected one of the best speeches he ever
made.