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Graham guardian., 1895-04-27
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u I2aee frisiiSts ara '-E4ittle tsn9enders."
To tell Of all the different kinds of
spiders would take many books. Spi-
ders are Of all sizes, from the dreadful
big terror, of which you have heard,
the celebrated tarantnla, which lives
only in hot countries, to the tiny little
spiders that can secrete themselves in
such small spots that the sharpest eyes
have hard work to find them.
Not only do they differ in size but in
habits and in the variety and style of
their houses and of their method Of es-
tablishing their nurseries and bringing
up their children. Some spiders live in
the air out of doors, some in the corners
of old building, some in the ground,
and some on the water. There does
not seem to be any variety yet found
which inhabits fire, but perhaps some
may be discovered. The giant Of the
spider family, the great crab spider,
lives principally in South America.
This specimen is from two and one
half to three inches long. Their legs
are at least five inches long. Most
spiders live upon flies and very small
insects. But the crab spider is very
bold and pugnacious, and win attack
any creature, not only his own size but
even larger, with the intent to make a
dinner of his enemy. Small birds, liz
ards and other little creatures are
just the kind of supplies which suit his
taste and supply his harder,
This gentlemen is what is called a
might SPIDER that is, he spends most
Of the day in sleep and takes the night
to gambol about in search for his
meals. At this time, when all little
birds are safely (as they think asleep
in their nests, he ereeps up a tree and
quickly finds out some of these unsus-
pecting little creatures. He is very
strong and fierce, and finding his prey
of guard he generally succeeds in kill
ing it.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

THE gold bugs know that the
free coinage Of silver will cause q
certain, steady and rapid growth
of every Western State and Terri
tory, and that the West, therefore,
will become stronger year after
year in national affairs. The East
is steadily losing in proporhonate
numbers, but that section is en-
deavoring to hold its power
through it's accumulations of
wealth. It's motto is, "wealth is
power"
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27
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selected those, which in our Judge
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Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

THE question Of the free coinage
of silver is the cause of the CON-
mon people everywhere through
out the land, and its agitation
should never cease until silver is
restored to its old-time place as a
circulating medium with equal IA
vors with gold. The crime of1873
will never be atoned, except by
the cheering ring of silver, free and
unfettered as it was through
eighty years of our proudest his
tory.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27
CIGARS of crown Paner.

Paper cigars are one of the most re-
cent forms of adulteration in Germany,
where two manufacturers have been
punished for making them. In one
case only the outside leaf consisted of
tobacco, the rest of the cigar being com
posed of brown paper previously
stepped in tobacco juice and then dried.
In the other case. the cigar maker had
actually entered in contract with a
paper manufacturer to make for him a
special kind of brown paper with to-
bacco remnants and paper pulp, the
sheets being afterward cut into strips
and rolled into the form Of cigars.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

THE silver men should not per
NIT themselves to divide into fac
tions, brought about by the machi-
nations of their enemies. The
gold bugs never divide when their
selfish interests are endangered,
and the friends of silver should
present an unbroken front, un-
biased and unprejudiced by past
party affiliations. In unity there
is strength, and the silver army
can win the fight by harmony and
discipline.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

THE most powerful man in Eu-
rope is not the German Emporer,
nor the Russian Emporer, nor any
of the crowned heads, but a banker
to whom all crowned heads bow
the head of the house of Roths-
child. Not a nation in Europe can
go to war without his consent, nor
consumate any great public enter
prise without his consent.-Er.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

TuE administration men, includ-
ing bond-holders, purse-proud bank
ers and gold-bugs of every party
are making thorough organiza-
ton 70 prevent the Illinois conven-
ton OF Democrats, on June 4th,
from pronouncing in favor of the
free coinage Of silver. Money
from New York city and all other
banking ceniers viii flow into Illi-
nois to capture the primaries and
county conventions which are to
precede the State convention. The
gold bugs realize the Importance
Of capturing Illinois as they fear
the danger and influence Of that
populous State pronouncing in ia
vor Of free silver.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

TnE recent mass meeting, at
Honolulu, 81 natives who favor an
nexation 10 the American Union is
significant its importance need
not Be overdrawn. No doubt a
majoiiiy of the natives of the is
land DO not yet sympathIze with
THO movement They probably
siiil cling 10 the notion that in
some way the Queen may yet be
restored 70 power. A rumor pre-
walls among them that England
may Interfere to'do this; while, Of
course, Il may take a long time for
them % set rid Of the pernicious
n.sion thai Mr. Cleveland is still
as,ic y overthrow the republic and
setna thc Throne.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

The wretch, Durrant, who re-
Gently murdered two innocent girls
in San Francisco church, should
not be permitted to escape from an
expiation of his crime at the end
of the halter. 1t was a most re-
Voting tragedy and justice cannot
be meted out too promptly.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27
FOUGHT UNDER WATER.
A Mink Drowned While Killing Musk
rat in an Adirondack Pool

A Mink Drowned While Killing Musk
rat in an Adirondack Pool.
The muddled water of half-frozen
cove down on the flats told that some
thing unusual had happened not long
before. Palmer yet was the tale when
a stiffening furred body rose to the sur
face of the little open space of water.
Under the fringe of nearly frozen ice
a dark spot showed plainly to a wood
mans eye that fight had occurred in
the water, and closer inspection
demonstrated that it had been a fight
for food and fight for life.
A hungry mink had come that way
along a string of coves looking for
something to eat. The mice were shy,
and he could not catch them. Of fish
there were none, but lone muskrat,
diving for roots and after minute be-
meath the waters surface rising again,
offered prey at once a fighter and of
goodly taste A mink likes to kill a
fighter He will go a long way from
brooks, upon hill and even mountain
tops, looking for one, woodsmen say.
He tackles martens or weasels, and is
especially fond of big muskrat.
The mink crouched on the edge of
the ice a moment; then, as the muslkrat
rose, he sprang for his prey. The musk
rat quickly threw up his head and
caught the mink by paw. The mink
got hold of the muslSrat's neck, a skin
hold only. They rolled and kicked the
water high in the air, throwing it ten
feet away into the snow. The mink
could have killed the musl1rat had they
been in the snow or on the ground, but
in the water the musl1rat was too pow
erful. At, last they dived, and above
them the water boiled and grew yellow
with mud.
Under water the mink was as badly
off as at the surface. At last the
minl's breath gave out, and, letting 20,
he tried to rise, but the muslrat would
not release his hold ON the minls's leg.
So at last the mink, after much strug-
Cling, died. But his hold on the musk
rats throat, though at first only skin
hold, had later been forced back, and
the big vein had been cut. The naAnli
a, -, ,sS9 f1aa ss,1fe3xfni
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

FROM letter written a few days
ago by ex-Congressman Springer,
of Illinois, it would appear that
Gov. Hughes is in no immediate
danger Of removal. The letter ap-
pears elsewhere in the columns Of
the GUARDIAN.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27


Ptaey live by tearing honest throats.
They are the sharks brood, to
prey, and guzzle, and drink at the
expense of others. The Savior in
his day made a scourge of cords
and drove them from the temple,
In this hour they occupy the tenn
pie to the exclusion of others, and
are even negotiating mort
gage upon it. The politicians God
is gold. He makes sacrifices to
money like an old Greek to his gods
He builds his temble in New York;
he makes Wall Street and the ma
tional banks its high priests. Mug
wumpry is the altar boy, and at
tends in charge Of the sacred kniv-
es, while the powers that rule sac
riiico the west and south to the end
that their blood may be incense in
the nostrils Of gold. The most
patriotic and law abiding people
we have are the poor. If this gov
ernment is saved, they are the ones
that will save it. The most crimi-
nal and dangerous men we have
are the rich men infesting the ma
tional capitol,and who are ready to
trample on all laws that may OPP
pose their selfish purposes.
Tale Of 1'oo Nations.
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

issue. This is a stirring document
and will attract the attention of
thoughtful people. The league dis
claims any right to make a Presi-
Dental candidate, but it suggested
the Hon. Joseph G. Sibley, a rep
resentative from Pennsylvania in
the last Congress and one of the
richest and most popular farmers
in that state, and exhorts the peo-
pie to express their opinion as to
his candidacy by resolution, petit
ton and other means.
In the midst of this commotion
in America, three great European
powers have been aroused to the
importance of consideration of
the silver question. In Germany
the Reichstag has called upon the
Emperor, by two-thirds vote, to
invite an international monetary
conference. The young Emperor
has already shown signs of a dis
position to restore silver to its
place as money 1t has been dis
covered that at grand council, to
be held, the veteran Bismark will
be officially a member by authority
of law which had long been over
looked.
In England the House of Com
mons has given voice to the dis
content in that country with the
gold standard policy, and resolu-
tion looking to a reform passed
unanimously, because the Minister
dared not oppose it.
In France the Minister of Fl.
nance has proclaimed himself as
strongly in favor Of return to
bimetallism.
The Congress of the United
States, in view of the possibility of
monetary conference, has provided
for representation in that body.
taking the appointment of two
thirds of such representation out of
the hands Of the gold President.
The experience of the past has
not been favorable to internation-
al monetary conferences. We have
had three of them, and in each case
they were invited by the United
States Government and were insti-
gated by the gold trust. Their OBJ
ioct was to confuse the public mind
and, by appearing to consider the
silver question, prevent the consid-
Grafton Of it by its friends. Some
Of the more apprehensive minds
among the silver leaders are, there
fore, distrustful of the conference
now proposed. Senator Stewart,
chief among these, warned the Sen,
ate thai the gold men would en-
deavor to pervert the new confer
ence to their own purposes, and
would use its existance as an argu-
ment against any silver movement
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27

outside of its sessions during its
continuance.
If the proposed monetary confer
ence could be used to dampen the
ardor Of the bimetallists, and cause
them to suspend their efforts, under
the claim that it ought to be left
entirely to the conference, the
cause might be seriously retarded,
if not overwhelmed with disaster;
but if the advocates Of the free
coinage of both metals will move
on as though nothing had happen
ed, strengthening public opinion
and preparing for the final strug-
gle whatever the conference may
propose, we can see no harm to
come from the participation by the
American government in the first
conference ever proposed by the
friends of bimetallism. 1t is per-
fectly plain to be seen that the
monetary conference is being en-
couraged by the gold party in Eu-
rope and in this country. This is
a sign of weakness of that party
and should encourage the friends
Of silver everywhere.
Let it be understood that the
people of America do not submit
the question of bimetallism in this
country for the decision Of Other
powers, but they are glad and will
ing to send representatives to 6
conference with the powers for the
purpose of throwing light upon The
subject, and in the hope of per
suading other nations to relieve
their people from the burdens
which the American people hav'
determined to suffer no longer.
We favor the effort made IN be
half of bimetallism both at hom,
and abroad. Let the silver mel
in the Democratic party proselyt
ize Democrats to their views
Let Republicans in their party de
mand emancipation from the gol'
lords.
, Let the Populists drop everything
but the one question and push fol
! ward the cause of bimetallisn
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Graham guardian., 1895-04-27
Let die INDEPENDENTS, rs'I'a'ese!fl ssd
! 6y 399g I,fsae IL HE ysA 4;
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lpaisir4s fyr i srpef NJ
f'iaIion ii both parties shall be fonnd

the monetary conference scheme be
pushed forward. Fit proves to be
honest and genuine, as its prede-
cessors have not, all the better for
the cause of bimetallism. If, like
these predecessors, Improves to be a
hypocritical pretense, still will the
cause of Silver be benefited, because
as hypocrisy is said to be the
tribute which vice pays to virtue,
so IS the pretense of gold men that
they are bimetallists a confession
that they are the enemies of the
people
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27
The Silver Question as it Stands.

History is beng made rapidly.
The agitation for the remonetiza
ton of silver is at iloodtide. Pres
ident Cleveland has done more for
the free coinage cause than any
ten OF its leading advocates. Hav-
ing commenced the present term
by corrupting senators and men,
bers, and causing them TO break
their solemn pledges to the people,
he wound up by an unlawful and
unnecessary sale of bonds to his
pals for nine millions of dollars
less than he could have sold them
to the people of the United States.
For this of6ense he has not made
as good defense as could be made.
He finished off with an effort to
force through Congress a bill to
authorize an issue ofbonds payable
in but one kind of American legal
tender money. The public indig-
nation with him has found vent
in the leading newspapers of the
country, the large majority Of
which have in this instance faith
fully represented the opinion OF
the public on the subject.
The public wrath with the Pres
ident has extended to his masters
of the gold ring, and the demand
for the reconciliation of silver is
the form in which this feeling is
mainly expressed. Democratic sill
yer representatives have published
an address to the Democratic party
calling upon them to shake off the
rule of the bankers and place the
party squarely in favor of consti
tutional money, both gold and sill
yer. The Republican party is il
a high state of fermentation as tc
what its course shall be.
Western men are demanding the
the overthrow of the gold faction
and eastern republicans are divid
ed as to what the policy of tho
party ought to be. The Bimetalli'
League, presided over by Genera
Warner, and having among. i
Graham guardian., 1895-04-27
PARASITES OF AMERICA.

For many years Congress has
been making millionaries and
tramps. There has not been a
principal involved in politics since
1866. Among the money sharks,
the stock gamblers, the usurious
gang Of New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore,ain all these
aggregations for sucking blood,
there is not a man who isn't an i'd,
Ter, parasite, . leech, a wolf. They
produce nothing. Their whole
membership, every kite or condor,
buzzard or vulture Of them all
dosn't compare in national use or
value with any farmer or mechanic,
or laborer one ever heard named.
Their religion is rapacity; their
vocation comes merely to be piracy
within the pale of law, IheyX. 9.
+.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-25
MAY BOYCOTT YOUNG MEN
AN ALMOST INCREDITALE STORY
OF A LACK OF GALLANTRY.

The young women Of the Dor
ough OF Delford, n. J., so it is
reported, are about forming a
society for mutual protection and
to rebuke the young men Of the
neighbOrhood. On three o.
four occasions within a few
months men have deserted the
young women at sociables and
other entertainments, compelling
them to go home alone along
dark country roads late at night,
for the sole reason, SO, at least, it
is said the deserted ones aI1eg
that the young men are afraid to
walk alone at night, and prefer
to travel in groups by themselves.
The last case of dcsertiOn is
said to have occurred last week,
when one of the victims was a
young woman accompanied by
friend from Brooklyn. They
and others attended a sociable.
Several Of the young women
had to go to the depot to take a
late train for stations up the road,
and a number of young men left
the party at an carly hour, it is
said, SO as to avoid what should
have been deemed the delightful
duty of escorting them to the de-
pot and properly entertaining
them during the wait.
The young women. all of
whom are members OF the Chris
tian Endeavor Society, are high
ly indignant over this ungaiiant
treatment, and purpose resenting
the slight by withholding from
the young men invitations to all
social functions in the coming
season. Among other events On
the programme thus far prepared
is a matinee theatre party and a
home theatrical entertainment.
The young men are full of apol-
ogies and explanations that are
not accented.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-25
MORE TALK THAN FIGHT
AFTER A WORDY WRANGLE THE
FIGHT DECLARED OFF.

At a conference between the
Florida Athletic Club officials
and managers of Corbett and
Fitzsimmons, the club asked for
a postponement of the contests
to November nth. Brady
agreed to this, but Julian stead
tasty refused to concur. There
was a Wordy wrangle and finally
the club declared the fight off.
Brady then announced that Cor
bett was prepared to fight any
man in the world on November
nth. Robert Fitzsinmons pre-
ferred the man to be named
within twenty-four hours.
At the conclusion of tie talk
Martin Julian, Fitzsi1nmon' 5
manager, said:
Il did all l could to make a
satisfactory arrangement, but the
Corbett people would not listen
to reason. | offered to let Fltzsim-
mons fight Corbett in private for
the side bet, but they would not
agree to it. They wanted post
ponement to November 18th /,
which was merely another way
of saying that they did not want
to fight at all. OF course l de-
clined to listen to the proposition.
-Vendig and his crowd tried their
best to job us but We would not
have it."
Brady, on the other hand,
charges that Julian fuked and
that he would not have agreed to
anything except a title to the
whole State of Arkansas with
'GOvernor Clarke's 0 &C to sIel D
in" as he expressed it.
Vendig announced that he
would match Peter Maher
against Corbett for $1,000.
The outcome Of the muddle
cannot be foretold, but it looks
as though there will still be a
fight Of some kind Oh November
18th.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-25
a Gre al Show.

One Of the most intel esting OF
all exhibits at the Edenton Fair
is that OF Norfolk's progressive
clothing and furnishing house,
"The Hub" This enterprising
firm is a branch Of the extensive
house of H.Wurtzberger & Sons,
of Baltimore. By wide awake
business methods, judicious and
truthful advertising. 1.-The Hub
has won the confidence and ap>
probation Of everybody. Their
exhibit at the fair is unusually
attractive. The tasteful arrange
ment of finely made garments,
Juvenile outfits, oVercOatS, suits,
etc is most elaborate and merits
the popular expression Of 2ppre-
citation from the thousands who
have witnessed it. The enter>
prise of "The Hub" is especially
evident in the fact that their ex-
tensive and enterprising display
is the only retail clothing exhib-
it represented at the fair. The
garme nts include specimens of
the very latest and most approx.
ed styles in mems, youths, boys
and children attire, all manu-
featured by the firm of H.Wurtz-
burger & Sons, the Baltimore
headquarters of "The Hub"
A feature of the exhibit is the
artistic and tasteful decorations,
which makes 1.-THE Hubs sec
ton notably inviting. The dis>
play is in charge of a courteous
representative Of the house, Mr..
Cabell l.. Fine. The Hub" has
adopted the safe and business
like police of one price to all,
and refunds money to buyers
who become dissatisfied with
their purchase. The firm has
made marvellous strides in bust
ness prosperity since locating in
Norfolk less than one year ago,
which again proves the old
adage, "Nothing succeeds like
success
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-25
Duty and Success.

The thoroughly successful
man is he whose labor is of real
value to the community, who
has formed the habit OF doing
what is before him, unhesita-
tingly and nanfully, quite indie
pendently of whether he likes it
Or not. He has chosen his work,
and takes it just as it comes; it it
chance to be agreeable, so much
the better; if not, his energies do
not swerve. His question is, not
"How much shall l enjoy doing
this piece of work, or carrying
out this new plan in my busi>
ness2" but "Is this work neces-
sary? Is this plan wise?" No
question of like or dislike comes
in to interfere.-Ex.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-25
Canning Horse Hasat.

All exchange says the new
canned horse industry Of the Pa
CiflC Coast seems to be a flourish
ing business fact, and not a joke.
A week or SO ago the Transcon-
tinental Association Of Railroads
at San Francisco was asked for
rates on canned and picked horse
meat in carload lots between
Portland, Ore, and all cities in
the United States, and two or
three weeks before that applica,
lions came from Arizona to the
same bureau for new rates on
live horses from points in tie
South west to Portland. The
horse canneries seem to be doing
lot of business with very little
talking.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-25
Citizens Make The Town

Says an exchange, very cor
rectly: A town is no bigger
nor better than the citizens. 1t
grows if it has public spirited and
growing citizens-it languishes
and drags out a slow existence if
it has a dead lot Of citizens. BY
their fruits We shall know them.
Just as a shrewd, energetic man
accomplish almost anything and
outstrip the drones SO liberal
ambitious, up-to-date public will
forge ahead of rival commune
ii S, with its enterprise. Cast
the matter in any light you
please the conclusion is invaria
bly, the same. A city is no more
or less than what its own citi-
zens make it.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-25
Our Fair Edition Brought Him

A stranger said this to the
Editor of the FISHERMAN &
FARMER yesterday: 81 had no
idea of coming to your Fair this
var, not until I received the
FISHERMAN & FARMER Fair
Edition. It was so nicely got
ten up, and so very attractive
that I sat down and read every
word of it. When I finished
reading I said to my wife that
we had to go to the Edcnton
Fair. l came and brought all
of my folks with me, and none of
is regret the trip. 1t is the best
| have ever attended"