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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
WIDE TIRES FOR WHEELED VEHICLES,

The narrow tires in common use on
farm wagons are very injurious to the
surface of the country roads, either
cutting it into deep ruts, or grinding
it into dust as the weather varies. The
width of the tire should increase with
the weight of the load; for whatever
Injuries the 1oed surface increases tt
draft by this very act. Long, practl-
cal experience has caused city vehicles
to have wide tires, for use on stone,
nlacadam and asphalt paving. That
wide tires are also the most economi-
cal for use on the roads around the
farm and across the fields is shown by
the experiments at the Ohio State
University in which the draft of the
narrow tires averaged nearly double
that of the wide tires. The traction
pull was measured by strong coiled
spring with an indicator scale, similar
to spring balance. This dynamome-
ter was placed between the doubletree
and the tongue bolt of an ordinary
farm wagon loaded to nearly five thou
sand pounds.
The draft with three-inch tires on
dry, hard earth road was 254 pounds,
On a meadow 46S pounds, while Gu
freshly plowed land it was TIL pounds.
With two-inch tire these figures were
nearly doubled on the softer ground.
For every one thousand pounds CT lis
live weight, a horse can draw 80
pounds, so that on soft groLLd the
above load was too heavy for the aver
age span of horses, though the great
saving effected by wide tires was ap-
parent. The usual width of the tires
on the farm wagon is we'll adapted to
driving with little or no load, over a
good road; but with heavy load the
road surface is ba lily cut up, especi-
ally in wet weather. Fer heavy haul
ing on the road or farm, III extra set
Of wide tired wheels can now be bought
at low price, or removable wide tires
can be used. New Y ork Independent.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
Production of Sounds by Insects.

While tine notes of insects are
among the loudest, and popularity
supposed to proceed from the mouth,
they are, in fact, instrumental-ln
other words, are produced by various
musical instruments with which ma
ture has endowed them, and yet
which, to some extent, correspond 10
the voice of other animals, the sounds
and calls being answered by others OF
their kind. When the grasshopper
wishes to hail some companion or talk
to Its fellow over the fence, it simply
rubs its thigh against the forewlngs,
or plays upon a veritable fiddle. II
the leg of the musician be examined
under a microscope, ridge OF very
fine teeth 1.-THE sound producers will
be seen.
The loudest players are the locusts,
which often make the woods resound
with their calls. Sometimes all are
PLAYING or chattering at once; again,
there will be a lult Ill the conversation
then one will begin, the note Will be
taken up by another, and finally a
volume of sound will blend and fill
the air.
In the former case we had fiddler,
but here the musician is drummer,
as we may ascertain by examining the
locust. The base of the anterior wing
is transparent, forming a regular
drum, with which the males produce
their calls; and as there are many
different species, SO there are many
different calls, and some, it is said,
have certain calls for night and others
for the daytime.
The cicada, by using drum at the
base of the abdomen, produces a re-
markabIe sound, sufficient even to
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
Fortunes in Old Bottles.

Out Of the bottles that you and
your neighbors throw away there are
four or five dealers in Pittsburg that
divide up a matter OF $50, 900 in pro-
fits every year. The old-bottle bust
ness is not thoroughly worked in this
city, but in other large cities of the
country the profits are many times
greater. In this city the collectors
gather up something like 5000, 900
bottles year. The profits range from
half d cent to three cents on each bot
tie. According to the figures given
by dealer yesterday, the average
profit on each bottle is three-fourths
of a cent. There is considerable money
invested IN the business here. and it
gives employment to large number
Of men. Dealers here collect over
800 classes of bottles and have a fixed
price for each grade. Half of them
are sold here, and the remainder are
sent to New York and Brooklyn,
Hugh Quinn, in the latter city, being
the largest dealer. He has fifty ware
houses there, where he receives and
stores bottles. -Pittsburg Post.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
Lake Paved With lcll.

Dubuque County, Iovn, no4-,, r..
possession of the most Unlq,r .g',,.
ranean lake in the worl|-aa ..i,.
ground body of water with u a.t,.
formed throughout Of pure cry-ta.,.
leal. The farm upon, or rlt..r ...
der, which this curious lake is slim.
tel is near the city of Du,u..,. ....
the heart of the lcnl Regions w....
made that portion OF tn Nu.aa..
Territory famous before III, o.ua.,
of the present century.
The prospectors who j!.coyv.its
cavern in which this lea hH'..nl
lake is situated had sun, SHAFT y .
feet before striking 1t. Ta.v .-
tempted to drain the Lake, 81 Ilua .
dry, so MS to get at tn" lot.I, hn. w.r.
disappointed to find It conn,c'rl VITA
the Mississippi Rivcr.-St. Loy~ H..
public.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
SPANISH CRUISER SUNK,
Believed to Have Foundered With All {
Board Off Tangier

Believed to Have Foundered With All on
Board OFF Tangier.
1t was believed at Gibraltar that the Span
tsh cruiser Reina Regente foundered off
Tangier, Morocco, during the recent gale.
She had a crew Of 42O officers and men.
Pieces Of one OF her boats and semaphore
flags were reported to have been picked UP
along the shore near Ceuta and Tarifa.
The Reina Regente had just conveyed the
returning Moorish mission to Tangier. She
left that port for Cadiz and has not been
heard of since. The cruiser lsla de Luzon of
the Spanish fleet sailed from Algeciras In
search of the missing Reina Regente. but it
was then believed that she certainly had
gone down with all on board,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
Highest of Leavenng PowerLaes U. >. Govt Report
&!az!l! RR sxassE
ABSOLUTELY pUkSE
ABSOLUTELY pgJEE

brighten off an enemy, YET I,, was
will sometimes carry off n h,-- c.c,iy.
despite the "zeein9" and dr9unIr,
of the victim.
The notes of the katydii a., mo-.
haps as familiar as any, ami hr.
certain fascination, the sonu Is ,aE,..
on various infections and m,n.,g..
They are produced through IL. rTr
bling of the inner surface OF Tire l,,3
legs against the outer surface % III.
front wings-throuGh tiddhug ia s.r,
When the male cricket sin s .r -.
hearth, it raises its forrwiu mi
scrapes them against its h.ul ona.
Even the butterfly makes ,.r,r
audible at some distances. r.r,,.
species having been hearitDlr,lg,a
a clicking sound, -Scieuti&a A..
ipaD
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
TO KEEP SIDE-BACON,

Smoke and dry the meat in the usual
way; pack down in boxes or barn els
with pieces of seasoned wood between
each piece, so the meat will not touch.
We use cedar, but suppose any kind
of wood would do. Shut the box SO
as to exclude the light. 1t is sup
posed that the light causes it to be-
como rancid. Pack it down the last
of February or the first of March, for
a great deal depends on having it
packed early. Do not smoke it too
much just SO it is dry will do. Pack
it some bright day when it is dry. We
have packed our meat in this way for
years with success. and Farm.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
A Queer Will.

A queer will was lately filed in Du-
val County, Florida. John M. O'Brein
was the testator, and he wrote his will
with pencil on part of the wall be-
side his bed. 1t was board five feet
long by one wide. The intrument
reads thus: "Nrs. Arnold-God bless
her shall have all leave. Atlanta
Constitution.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
GRIT FOR FOWLS.

Grit is as essential to the health of
fowls AS teeth are to the human being.
1t fulfils the same Office by grinding
up the food and aiding digestion. If
the gizzard of a perfectly health y
fowl be examined it will be found to
contain a liberal supply of grit or
gravel, thereby presenting a striking
contrast to the gritless gizzard of q
sick bird. A failure to grind up the
food properly is responsible for indi-
gestion, bowel troublessand congested
liver The food gets sour, clogs up
the passage and, if not relieved, death
ensues. Keep your birds literally
supplied with grit at all times New
York World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
CGSl Vi
Rocky Pacific
Mountains. Coast

Jan. l.. .11s, 7o7. 900 13,so2, 900 1877 ,oo9 900
Feb. l., .1G6, 917 900 13.118,OO0 12O, O35 900
March l.. 97,745,0O0 1851 900 ITO, 546 900
The decrease in February east of the Rocky
the next largest February decrease on rec
ord. The reduction is also shown in the to-
tai of available wheat in the United States.
Canada, Europe and afoat for Europe, which
was 1S4, 753, 900 bushels on January /, 1871
$4,000 on February /, and 0,65s, 900 on
March /. The worlds "visible supply'' has
fallen, therefore, about 14,0OO, 600 bushels
since the beginning of the year During the
corresponding period In 1894 the decrease
was 5000. 900. and in 1893 it was little more
than 1000 OOO
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
FISH ON THE FARM.

Every farmer who can should prac
tice the culture of fl 81, if it is only
that of the carp. The inland parts of
this vast country are necessarily de-
prived of the ocean fish, and must de-
pend on suppl ~ from fresh water.
And there is water enough in the lakes,
great and small, and the rivers and
brooks, to produce an ample supply
for every family. If it can be done,
the best kinds, as trout or bass, should
be grown. But otherwise there is
nothing the matter with carp or perch.
Carp is fast growing fish, and quickly
reaches a weight of three or four
pounds. 1t is far better fish than
the well-known sucker, and this is
gladly made q substitute for better
ones wherever they abound.
Any small stream, the flow from
some swamp, if gathered into pond
by digging it out, or the ordinary
drainage from some higher land into
puddled basin, will make a good carp
pond. This fish will live in water that
warns up to eighty degrees in the
summer, and will feed on the roots
and stems of any kind of aquatic
plants that grow in such water. SO
that low dam to retain the water, q
muddy bottom, in which the fish bury
themselves to pass the winter in dor
mant condition, and plenty of aquatic
vegetation-as the water grasses,
water cress on the shallow borders !;
water lilies, and the yellow caltha, the
marsh marigold, the leaves of which
make q pleasant table vegetable in the
spring-will together afford abundant
feeding for the fish, which are wholly
vegetarian in their food. The fish will
eat small pellets of bread or dough,
and will come to the hand for such
food, and may thus be easily taken
out with hand let, for as they will
rarely take hook unless with such
bait as this, they are not always to be
got when wanted. New York Times
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

Mrs. WinsiOw's Soothing syrup for children
Cthing, sOftenS the gums, reduces infamIna.
ton, allayS pain. cures wind colo. &c. bottle
1iAIE'S Honey of Horehouud and Tar re
licves whonping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
karrs Glover Root, the great blood purifier,
gives freshness and ClearncsS to the complex
ion and cures constipation. % cts. 80 cts, Is
Ifaficted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac ThOmp-
sons Eye-watcr. Druggists sell a pc per bottle
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
500 Reward. 800.

The reader of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all It's
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being g. const ltu-
uonal disease requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly on the b ODD ant mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease and giving the pa
tent strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith IN it's curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Do lars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
OF test monials. Address
FL. 'HENEY e. Co, Toledo, o.
ETrSnld b. Druggists, 15c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
St. Johns Sealing Fleet

Twenty steamers, two less than last year,
sailed from st. Johns, Newfoundland, to
engage in the seal fishery They take. as
their crews, 1000 men from different parts of
the island. and the seal fishery, If success
tul, will, IN about. three weeks, give employ
tide over the hard times, which weigh AZ
heavily on the colony
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

Delaware is not large, having only
about 1000 square miles ofland, but is
nearly twice the size of Rhode Island,
while Connecticut is four times as big,
New Jersey seven times, Massachu-
sets eight, and New Hampshire nine
times as large.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

To cleanse the system in a gentle and truly
use the true AMI perfect remedy, Syrup of Figs.
One bottle will answer for all the family and
costs only . cents: the large size 81. Try 1t
and be pleased. Manufactured by the Califor-
MIA Fig Syrup Co. only.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
CARING FOR FARM HORSES,

The first thing in the morning the
horses are given hay; then the horses
are curried. every one that is i'll the
stable, and all are stabbed six months
in the year. The colts are brushed
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
WHEAT SUPPLIES,
Large Reduction in This Country and
Canada Since january

The reports Of Bradstreet's show that the
available stocks of wheat in this country and
Canada have been reduced largely since the
beginning of the year and that they have
been reduced much more rapidly than those
Of one year ago during the corresponding
period. The following table. quoted in a
New York Times editorial, shows the quanti-
ties in bushels:
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

who suffers from headaches and bilousness
needs a medicine to keep his stomach and liy-
er In good working order. For such people
Riplns Tabules fill the bill. One tabulc gives
roll
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
Put II Out.

What a little spark can do is illustrated by
the burning down of Chicago, and the modern
apparatus for putting out great fires. The
spark too enters the human family with de-
vastating effects; hence we hear of 50 many
deaths by accidents with fire among careless
cooks and children. This is another field of
operation-but bottle of st. Jacobs Oil is
the apparatus to put the fire out of the sys-
ten. Used according to direction 1t will
soothe, heal, cure and leave no ugly scar be-
hind The healing process gives new surface
and kindly does its work.
Grasshoppers have put in an appearance
already near Sandusky, Ohio.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
Summer Weather in Iceland,

Recent advices from Iceland state that
there is neither ice nor snow at Rejkavik
and that the weather is as mild and warm a.
summer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

1t is claimed that the paper horse
shoe has been used with success in
Germany.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

Only one firm in the United States
is making slate pencils from native
slate.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

MIS-. JENNIE WILLIE
Oregon, writes 81
was sick for over three
years with blind dizzy
spells, palpitation OF
the heart, pain III the
back and head, and
at times would have
such a weak tired feel
ing when I first got
up Ill the morning,
and at times nervous
chills.
The physicians diff
fered as to what NV
disease was, but none
of them did ME anv
good. AS soon as /
commenced takinpDr.
PicrCe's Favorite Pre-
scription. I began to
get better could sleep
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22


ke traced by the lines in the woman's face.
Dull eyes, the sallow or wrinkled face and
those feelings of weakness - have their
rise in the arrangements and irregularities
peculiar to women. The functional de-
rangements, painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses of women, can be cured with
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescri ption. For the
young girl just entering wonanhood, for
the mother and those about to become
mothers, and later i'll "the change of life"
the 9 Prescription /" is just what they need !;
it aids nature in preparing the system for
the change. It's medicine prescribed fo1
thirty years, in the diseases of women, by
DR.. r. v PIERCE, chief consulting physician
to the 1nvalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti.
tute, at Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will cure the chronic inflamma.
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1t cures nervous prostration, sleeplessness,
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
THE MARKETS.

Late Wholesale Prices of Country Pro
duce Quoted in New York.
II MILK AND CREAM.
During the past week the platform surplus
sold at an average of about s1.90 per can OF
40 quarts The exchange price remains at
215c per quart. net to the shipper.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

Dr. Kilmer's SWAMP ROOT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free
Laboratory Bin1hamton. n. Y.
Cuban women are forming revolutionary
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
Hood SSarsapariliaR Re storedCood
HeaIth-FeeI as If Made Anew
Hoods s,'s;''i''' Cures

person. | can do my own work now and
help others. | would advise all those who
are in poor health to try Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla.' Mrs. ELMIRA c. CANNEIL North
Leeds Maine
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

wen nights, and that bad nervous feeling and the
pam IN my bach. soon left me. 1 can walk sever
a. miles without getting tired. took in all thrr-
oottIes OF Prescription and two Of Discovery"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
,IOMEN'SFACES

flowers, fade
and wither with time;
the bloom of the rose
is only known to the
Il e alt by wouan's
checks. The nerv-
Gus strain caused by
the ailments and
pains peculiar to the
sex, and the labor
and worry of rearing
To.1 a..
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22

indigestion
bad taste in the mouth
foul breath
loss of appetite
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-03
TAKES PHILOSOPHY.
TO SPUR PEOPLE ON DURING THESE
PLUTOCRATIC TIMES.

TO SPUR PEOPLE ON DURING THESE
PLUTOCRAT1C TIMES.
Peoples Press: Yes. we all got dis
couraged at the times, and it takes
philosophizing to spur us, on. We
have really everything to feel elatcd
over when we consider that only a
few years ago there were few men in
the nation who knew anything about
the philosophy of money Or land or
monopoly. Today there are hundreds
Of thousands. The nature Of these
things is being made palmer and
simpler each day. There ara thous-
ands of different books and pamphlets
and speakers. The people are learn
ing and learning rapidly. Men are
putting theirsouls into this education
as they did in fighting the British in
1716. Old men VINO have only a few
years TO live at most, say they will die
contented il the people can be
brought to see the treachery OF the
old parties by next year. Men are
Soliciting subscribers WHO are virtual
ly on the ragged edge CT starvation.
There Is no failure in movement t
that .eniists this kind pf aahesents.
No matter ii 40 reform can be- mad
now and the Ilutocrats seem on the
higher wave OF power, the education
is broadening and will be Irresistible
when it gets crystallized. Keep your
mind on the future aud keep at work
For by hard wosk.and only that Ca a
we hope to succeed in educating the
people up to the higher plane OF
thought and reasoning, SO that they
can vote their intelligence instead ni
their partisanship and prejudice.
Keep b on in the good work. Don't give VI
| or get discouraged because you cannot
make success at every venture, but
Spartanlike, nerve yourself for the
! occasion, and persevere in we'll doing
| and SUCCESS will surely come. The
| times are ripening cur theories, Or in
other words, are conducive to success
| In making convert to the principles
we advocate, as the people are being
crushed 10 earth BY vicious enact
| ments ard class legislation and arc
| now endeavoring to ascertain from
whence it comes, and are anxious tC
apply some remedy. The principle:
as enunciated in the Omaha platform
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-03
THE FIGHT ONLY BEGUN.

The fatuous complacency of the
New York mllionaires, who induced
the supreme court to reverse itself On
the income tax, recalls the attitude Of
the defenders Of slavery before the
war. They assumed that the decision
Of the court puts an end to all at
temptS to make wealth bear share
of the burdens of the national govern
ment.
Il tell you," exclaimed one Of the
attorneys for the protcstants, "the
courts of the land are more powerful
than the legislative and executive
branches of the government, or even
the army"
1.-THE decision is most excellent
one," observed a bank president. s'and
it will, hope, tend to give a quietus
to class legislation"
ut will show" remarked the presi-
dent Of a trust company, that we
have some authority to which the peo-
pie must bow. San Francisco Ex-
amiuer
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-03
THE DEBS' CASE.
fcialS.
A CANDID VIEW.
philadelphia American.)


The Supreme Court has adjourned
after one Of the most eventful ses-
sions in it's history. The decisions as
to the longevity of patents, and that
setting aside the income tax, were
both memorable deliverances. Sowas
the decision that the Sherman Anti
Trust law is but a bundle of green
withes for the restraint Of the actions
Of associations against which it was
aimed. Nor less SO the ruling that
the same AGO Is a shackle or steel to
restrain the Goin9S Of the aSSocla-
tionS or la1ofing men, against whom
it was not aimed. The Court finally
decided that Mr.. Eugene Debs must
20 to jail for his share in a conpac5
to Icddie with commerce between
the,stAtcs. Such compacts are la rin-
less, 1t seems, when only directed
against the pockets Of the repuelic,
aub criminal when aimed at the
profits OF the corporal ations. TIE decis-
ion is not the less iamentable that
Mr.. Eugene Dchs'is raDher an often
save person, or that Grover Altgsld 9e-
nounces 1T. 1t Is the principle a5
stake which makes 1t an unfortunate
chapter in our legal dealings with our
social. problems.
It Is gratifying to contrast this
decision with that which the Supreme
Court Of Massachusetts prOnQnEced
the very same week on strike In
that state. Tie employer sought to
punish the defendants for using open
persuasion and alleged threats TO
deter workmen from entering his en-
ployment. lie alleged conspiracy TO
prevent him from Carrying on his
business. The court distinctly ruled
that it Was lawful to employ peaceful
persuasion to any extent for this pur-
pose, only violence or the threat Of it
being forbidden. Even the presence
OF walking delegates on the street be-
fore his place constituted no oifense.
This is the more remarkable as
Massachusetts, and Connecticut have
clung to the English doctrine or con
spiracy in restraint OF trade" with
good deal Of tenacity. This decision
places the Commonwealth beside
England and Pennsylvania in the
recognition Of workingmen's associa-
tions to prosecute their objects by any
means short Of violence which would
be permitted to associations for moral
reform.