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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
A Cloudburst Near Roanoke

A terrific thunder storm and
clOudburst occurred Mondav
from three to twelve miles north
east of Roanoke, Va. The water
came down in sheets, making
small streams of a few minutes
before torrents, which carried
away bridges, milldans, and
everything else in reach of the
waters. The Norfolk and West
ern bridge over Glade creek, at
Bonsack, was damaged consider
ably, as was also a large stock OF
flour stored in the mill there.
The dam and a part of the mo-
tive power of Mason & Cook S
-four mill, at Vinton, was wash
ed away, along with the bridge
and about 100 feet Of the track OF
the Roanoke Street Railway
near Vinton, rendering the
the transfer of passengers neces-
sary at the bridge for several
days to come.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
By Balloon to the Pole.

Advices have been received
from Tromsoe, Norway, that Ar
mold Pikes's steamer Victoria has
arrived there after having visited
the Swedish aeronaut, Herr An
dree, at Danes Island. The erec-
ton of a balloon house had been
begun and Herr Andree expect
ed to be ready to start OH his
aoIia1 vvyaS0 tv"a,d .i.~ fE~-tI
Pole early in July. Before start
ing, however, it was the lnten<
ton of the aeronaut to test his
balloon thoroughly by sending
it up attached by ropes and by
telephone to the steamer Virgo
which vessel conveyed Herr
Andree and his companions and
their outfit to Spitzbergen.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
A Pessimistic View.

We do not agree with the
bilious tempered individual who
takes the pessimistic view of
human nature presented below.
Says he: "The more numerous
the tavors are that you do for
others the less they respect you
and your interests. 1t seems
strange that the kindness you do
for the good of others almost in
very instance turn the one you
assist against you" There are
some people of this kind we
know, but if they were the rule
and not the exception we would
have less faith in human nature
than we have. Yes, thank
Heaven, the qualities of gratitude
and appreciation yet remain in
the hearts of men and women,
whether the writer of the lines
quoted above has come in init
mate contact with them or not.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
HIS OPINION Of BRYAN.
THE MAN THE COUNTRY
NEEDS FOR PRESIDENT.
UQmor;gaged TO the Trusts.
VIII be the Equal Of any
President Since the days
of jefferson.
Iqmortgaged TO the Trusts.

The New York W0rld wired
ex-Congressmar w. A. Branch,
of this district asking his opinion
of w. J. Bryan, the Democratic
nominee for President and what
he thought of his administration
if elected. Mr.. Branch replied
as follows
"Bryan as President will be the
equal of any since the days Of
Jefferson. Raised among the
people lie has seen and felt their
troubles and suferings caused by
a high protective tariff and all
ever increasing standard. His
heart is full of sympathy for all.
He will as President know no
section, no class, but be the
President of the entire country.
Being unln ortgaged to the trusts
and other interests which Cypress
q great people, he will be free to
use every means at his command
to place the entire country upon
the high road of prosperity, to
start every wheel of every manu-
featuring industry from Maine
to Texas, from North Carolina
to California. to adjust the cur
rency of the country to a basis
that will make panics unneces-
sary and the manufacture of them
impossible to give those who
desire to earn all honest liveli>
hood chance, and to give the
sons of toll whether in the mines
in the cities, or under the mid~
day sun Of the open fe Ids, an op>
portunity once more to prosper
and to live as free men and
Americans. His action imme
diately after his nomination in
declaring that under no circum>
stances if elected would he be a
candidate for reelection marks
hlm as honest, sincere and trying
to put himself beyond the power
of doing things to serve his own
ambitious ends
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Shooting at Old Hundred.

Saturday at Old Hundred, N.
c., Picket Taylor was shot and
probably fatally injured by Arch
Smith, son of Malcolm Smith,
of Laurel Hill. Taylor it seems
provoked the shooting by attack
ing Smith with a pistol. The
shooting took place while the
large crowd in attendance upon
the Sunday School convention
was at dinner under a shed, right
in the midst Of men, women and
children. Both men emptied
their revolvers. Taylor firing at
Smith after falling to the ground.
Three serious wounds were in>
ficted on Taylor, Smith was
slightly wounded on one finger
and in the side.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Rely on Yourself.

Nothing better could happen
to the young man who has the
right kind of grit, than to be
thrown on the world and his ow IL
resources. A we'll to-do Judge
once gave his son a thousand
dollars, aud told him to go to
college and graduate. The son
returned at the end of the first
year, his money all gone, and
with several extravagant habits.
At the close of the vacation the
judge said to his son, "Well,
William, are you going to college
this year," II have no money,
father" "But l gave you a
thousand dollars to graduate on" "
at is all gone, father" "Very
we'll, my son; It IS all | could
give you; you can'tstay here; you
must now pay your own way in
the world" A new light broke
i'll upon the vision of the young
man. He accommodated him
self to the situation; again left
home, made his way through
college, graduated at the head Of
his class, studied law, became
Governor of the State of New
York, entered the Cabinet of the
President of the United States
and has made a record that vii
not soon die, for he was none
other than VIM. II. Seward
The Examiner.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
III, THUMB PANIED HIM
,,. Tbad Peasants Amputated
Hand Dug up and Then it
Stopped.

About four weeks ago, 1t VIII
ho remembered that Mr. hao
pleasants, the Seaboard engineer
,,bo was so badly scalded in the
wreck at Manly, n. c., had his
left hand amputated about the
wrist to check a case OF Diooo
no;soning. OF course, the ope
ration was attended with a great
deal of pain. But after ms arm
beqan to heal the painful feeling
remained, especially at the END
of the amputated member. Mr'
Peasants complained Wnen ask
ed nv his friends and family how
he felt, and he invariably res
marked that his thumb panied
him He said that his hand was
drawn, and that his thumb was IN
an uncomfortable position, glV>
ing him much annoyance. Mr..
Peasants friends laughed good
humOrcdly when he complained
Of his thumb, for they knew that
his hand was buried in the back
yard.
Mrs Peasants, however, had
been more considerate about
what her husband said about his
hand. She heard him say one
dav last week that his thumb
was drawn out of position and
was clinched by the other fingers
on his hand. That evening Mrs.
Peasants went gently out Ill the
back yard and dug up her hus-
bands amputatcd hand. When
exposed to view there was the
hand just as her husband de
scribed. The thumb was held
tight by the other fingers. Mrs.
Peasants Strengthened the fingers
and released the thumb. AS
soon as she entered the room Mr..
Peasants said that his arm had
quit paining him and that the
tcndons in his own arm felt free
again. Then it was that Mrs.
Peasants told what she lad done.
Mr.. Peasants has had no more
trouble with his arm si1.ce.-
Raleigh Press Visitor.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
HE HAS SKIPPED OUT.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS LEAVES
HIS WIFE TO GO WITH An
OTHER WOMAN.

Joseph Myers, cashier of the
Carolina Central freight depot,
Charlotte, N, c., has disappeared,
being short in his accounts to
the amount of $500. The
company was due him by cleri-
cal error $500, so that his real
shortage is $500. He had be-
come infatuated with a myste
r:ous, but handsome woman, a
Mrs. Bisenot, who has also dis.
appeared, and it is presumed
they are together. Myers is a
married man.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
All is not
Columbia
That GIittcrS

Your pleasure and safety de-
pend on knowing what is under
enamel and nickel, before you
buy bicycle. No question
about Columbias. "Thcy are
365 days ahead of them all"
The only bicycle in the world
that has the crank shaft in one
solid piece. Cones and cases are
ground and polished to that high
touch of glassiness which gives
that glide-that easy glide found
only i'll the Columbia. If YOU
are able to pay for a High grade
bicycle, why buy any but a
CoLUMBIA2 The Pope Manu-
featuring Co., makers of the
Columbia's are the:largest bicycle
manufacturers in the world.
They also make the celebrated
HARTFORD bicycles, that will
rn,,L rnv+ 70 .I.o C~I.-...L:-,
Prices on Hartford BICYCLES
have just been reduced from
$4,000 down to S65.oo. Ladies'
wheels at S45 and $50. Sold for
cash or installment.
Bicycles now on exhibition.
RI. MITCHELL,
Agent for PopE MFG. Co.,
Hartford, Conn.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
mo crown of thorns,
No crown of Gold.

The above were the closing
words of the brilliant speech by
Hon William J. Bryan, in the
debate for the silver forces on
the platform, in reply to Hill, OF
New York, and Russell, of Mass
achusetts, the gold leaders. 1t
was the speech that the conven>
tion had waited for and wanted
to hear. not knowing whence it
would come and was the speech
that doomed him for the noini-
nation. His chances were mere
ly possibility, but after his
speech he arose as a mighty
avalanche and rush to the goal
and on the fifth ballot the great
Democratic convention nomina>
ted him. While there were
many good men named the FISH
ERMAN & FARMER thinks the
right selection was made.
William Jennings Bryan was
born in Illinois On the 10Th of
March, 1860, and was SO years
old last March. He was gradu>
ated from the Illinois College at
2I with the highest honors. He
read law and moved to Lincoln,
Nebraska, in 1887. He served
through the Fifty first and Fifty
second Congresses, and was re>
elected to the Fifty-third Com
gress. He is an out and out free
silver man of the real stamp. He
is a brilliant speaker and cams
paiener, and has talents of the
highest order. He is extremely
popular and has been very sue
cessful i'll politics and will make
a campaign long to be remem>
bered. He is just old enough to
be President. He looks like a
composite of Edwin 6ooth, John
w. Daniel and Mckinley him.
self. His voice is superb, his
gestures dramatic, his utterances
jepigrammatic, his manner in
tensely earnest, and his every
point telling. More than this
he shows high logic ability.
With this man as a candidate for
President swinging round the
circle of the States the Demo
cratic party would make a cam
paign unparrelled. Mr.. Bryan
is fine lawyer aud newspaper
man that is all honor to the pro-
fession.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
An Egg Within an Egg.
News & Observer.


To the Editor: It can no
longer be said that hen can lay
only one egg at a time. A light
Scotch Brahma hen, from the
prize poultry yards Of Phil. l..
Spruill, of this place, laid two
eggs at one time yesterday-one
within the other-both eggs be-
ing perfect i'll every respect. The
outer egg measured 81 inches
around the long way, and 7 inches
around, and weighed 5A ounces.
The inner egg has perfect shell
and contents, and IS the same
size as an ordinary hen egg. The
eggs, one enclosed within the
other, are on exhibition at the
store of Spruill & Brother, and
are attracting much attention.
NJ. MAJETTE.
Columbia, N. c., July 6.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Just What's Needed

Exclaims thousands of people who
have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla at this
season of the year, and who have noted
the success of the medicine in giving
them relief from that tired feeling,
waning appetite and state of extreme
exhaustion after the close confinement
of a long winter season, the busy time
attendant upon a large and pressing
business during the spring months and
with vacation time yet some weeks
distant. 1t is then that the buildinp-up
powers of Hoods Sarsaparilla are fully
appreciated. 1t seems perfectly adapt.
ed to overcome that prostration caused
by change of season, climate or life
and while it tones and sustains the sys
tenn, it purifes and vitalizes the blood
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Fate of the Str. NarOnic

Owners of the Stea,nship..Nar-
onic arc informed that at Hoy>
lake, near Birkenhead, England
a bottle was picked up recently
which contained the following
written slip of paper:
"Struck iceburg, sinking fast
mid>ocean, Naronic. Signed,
Young"
The Naronic. one OF the.White
Star Line sailed from Liverpool
on FebruaryI1Ith, 1898, for New
York, and from that time to this
was never heard from.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
FIREMEN'S HEROIC FIGHT.
THIRTY-FIVE BUSINESS HOUSES
IN NASHVILLE DESTROYED
BY FIRE.

A destructive fire visited Nash
vile, Tenn, at 1890 p. H., Sat
urday originating on the fourth
floor of Rosenheiln's retail dry
goods store. Itspread so rapidly
that the interior of the establish
ment was gutted before the fire
department was in operation.
The fire quickly spread to other
, property and the efforts of the
department were bent to confn-
ing the fire within the square
In this they were successful, but
not until many handsome struc-
lures, including the Duncan and
Commercial hotels, on opposite
sides of the street, had been
scorched and blistered and plate
glass windows shattered. Not
less than tllirty-five business
houses were destroyed, entailing
a loss which conservative insur~
ance adjusters say will approxi-
mate S3oo,ooo.
There were numerous Casuall-
ties incident to the heroic fight
of the fremen. Captain William
Demoss, a brave colored fireman.
and William Silver, a member
of his company, were cut off by
a falling wall and borue down
with a pile of debris. a shud-
der went through the crowd.
They were thought to have per>
ished. A few moments later
they issued from the smoking
ruins, Silver With no further in>
iuries than a few bruises ard
cuts. Demoss is thought to be
fatally hurt. Captain Reuben
Richards, colored, was seriously
cut by fragment Of plate glass.
Several fremen tainted from
over exertion and heat.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
ROANOKE RIVER RAGING,
BREAKING OVER THE DIKES
AT THE STATE FARMS.
DAMAGE TO CROPS.
Within Five Feet of The Great
Rise of 1877.

The Roanoke river has been
ON a rampage during the past
week and the crops along its
banks were badly damaged. All
the corn in Mash Island" is
ruined. The crops at the Pope
State farms are greatly damaged
The water is over most OF the
corn, and it is impossible to es-
innate the great floss the State
will sustain. The other farms
are protected by dikes, but
should the river rise a few more
feet, it will break over the dikes
The river reached AIS Monday
morning and broke over the
dikes at Captain Rheims State
farm, flooding the fields. At the
Bradshaw farm one thousand
acres of corn are under water,
and about twenty acres OF cotton.
Captain Rheims farm will lose
about the same. 1t is learned
that no loss will be sustained by
the Caledonia farm on account
of the freshet, as the water did
not get over the dikes there. The
State will lose in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. tits impossible
to estimate the loss to Individual
farmers. The crops along the
Roanoke lowlands are washed
away from Clarksville, Va, to as
far as they reach in the east. The
freshet is within five feet of the
great freshet of 1877.
The bridge over the river at
Roanoke Rapids, 277 feet long.
recently erected by the Roanoke
Rapids Power Company, has
been washed away. The lower
rooms OF the factories were nOUu-
ed but the damage was light. A
washout occurred in the canal
of the Roanoke Navigation and
Water Power Company a few
miles above Weldon.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
We Stand on That Plat
form.

The Washington Post gives
the following as good men to
nominate and as both are editors
ofnewspapcrs. the platform given
them is enlinently correct:
rFor President, John r. Nc
Lean, Of Ohio;for Vice President
Hon. Clark Howell, of Georgia
Platform; "Now is the time tc
subscribe. ."
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Killed by a Hunter.

Samuel Garner, a we'll known
farmer of Halifax county, n. c.,
was accidentally shot and ln>
stantly killed by Mr.. l.. 7. Laf-
toon at Weldon last week. Car .
ner was looking at the freshet
in Roauoke river. Lafoon was
ninety yards away, on hill, and
shot at a rabbit, the ball struck
Garner with fatal effect. The
c2roner's jury after hearing evil
dence rendered a verdict that de
ceased came to his death by accl-
dent and that no blame attached
to I.aiioOn.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
BRYAN AND SEWALL.
NOMINEES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR
PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.
Worthy Standard Bearers.
Well Fitted to Lead the Party to Victory in
November.

father of the first ship-builder,
came to Path from York, which
was also in the district of Maine,
in 1862, when he purchased the
tract of land on which to this
day stands the Sewall yard and
the houses Of the Sewall family.
In the seventy-one years that the
Sewalls have been building ships
they have owned ninety-fve
ships. Arthur Sewall, the pres>
ent head of the firm is about fifty
years of age. He grew up among
the scenes of the ship-yard and
sea-shore acquiring a familiarity
with :: business life which has
serven him we'll, not only in
that particular branch but in
many other lines of mercantile
lite.
He is prominent in railway
circles and one of the principal
men of his city.
The Vice-Presidentia1 nomi>
nee is a man very nearly twice
as old as the head of the ticket.
He Is much older than he looks.
He is a splendid example of
physical manhood, carries him
self with a soldierly bearing, and
is what might be termed a fine
looking man. His hair and
lnoustache are slightly tinged
with gray, but the wrinkles of
age have scarcely made their ap-
pearance ON his face. He was
born in Bath, Maine, November
IS, 1885. His grandfather fought
in the war OF Tin Revolution.
Mr.. Sewall was married in
1859, to Miss Emma D. Crooker,
of Bath. He has two children
living, both Of them sons, Harold
NJ. and VIM. D. Sewall.
OF his own State, Mr.. Sewall
says: "The cause of free silver
is growing rapidly. Two years
ago l could count on my fingers
the Democrats in Maine who
favored the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. Now, the vast
majority of them are of that be-
lief, and their numbers are in
creasing every day. I Ianticipate
a lively campaign this fall i'll
Maine. and l feel assured that
the results will be flattering i'll
deed. 1t is not impossible fo1
the Democrats to carry the State
| They did it in 1880, and l see nc
reason why they should not dc
| this this fall.
] Il have great confidence in
the success of the ticket through.
out the country I heartily be.
lieve in the principles of the
platform, and will do everything
in my power for the success anc
victory of Democracy"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17

NOMINEE FOX VICE-PRESIDENT:
Steadily for over seventy years
has the SeWail private signal, a
white "S' on a blue ground
fluttered from the main spar of
some of the staunchest, finest,
swiftest vessels in the American
merchant marine, carrying the
stars and stripes into every for
eign port.
From the days of the first
chubby little Dian, built in 1923,
to the great steel Diriga, launch
ed in 1894, this house has led
the country in designs for mer-
chant vessels. Beginning under
VIM. D. Sewall in 1928, the
house has been in continuous
service and today owns the lars
gest merchantmen fleet under
our flag. William D. Sewall was
succeeded by his sons, under the
name of E. & A. Sewall, which
firm has since become Arthur
SeWall & Co., with Arthur Sew
all, Maine member of the Ma
tional Democratic committee and
Democratic nominee for Vice
President of the United States
at its head and his nephew, Sam.
uel S. Sewall and his son Viii
liam D. Sewall associated witt
him.
The Sewalls are of an old ant
illustrious family on both side:
of the water. The first Ameri
can Sewall came here in I63.
and Dumus Sewall, the grand
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Feather Bed as Lightning
ArreSter.

A feather bed on which they
were sleeping saved the lives of
two women at Bonne Terry, Nd,
the other night, Lightning
struck the house, hit the bed, set
the shuck mattress i'll a blaze,
but the feathers diverted the
electricity from the women, says
all exchange.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Another Platform

A Georgia man is going to run
for any Office he can get ON the
following platform:
Il never was in the war; never
hollored at the surrender and
never killed anybody that let me
alone, and the only thing | know
about the financial question is
that | need money!
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Christian Endeavors.

On Monday the Fifteenth
Annual Session of the Interna~
tional Christian Endeavor Con>
vention came to close at Wash>
ineton City. The meeting was
largely attended and greatly en-
ioyed by all present.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
A Million Gold Dollars

Would not bring happiness to the per-
son suffering with dyspepsia but Hood S
Sarsaparilla has cured many thousands
of cases of this disease. 1t tones the
stomach, regulates the bowels and puts
all the machinery of the system in good
working order. 1t creates a good ap-
petite and gives health, strength and
happiness.
Hoods Pills act harmoniously with
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Cure all liver
ills. rs cents.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Endorses Bryan.

Mr.. J. II. Turner, Secretary of
the National Committee of the
Populist Party, has issued a man
itesto advising all Populists to
ratify the nomination of Bryan
at the Popul;st Convention at St.
Louis on July 22nd next.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
In Session in Milwaukee

The International Convention
of the Baptist Young Peoples S
Union of America are i'll session
in Milwaukee, Wis, this week.
Owing to the great distance
there are not mauy delegates in
attendance from North Carolina.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Depression
of Spirits

SO common in summertime
accompanied by loss of energy
lack of thought-poWer, means
a deficient supply of nourish-
ment. The vital force is lost:
ltisn't a question of muscle and
sinew, but of resistance and
endurance. At any age, but
especially in youth, it involves
the risk of lung disease. Loss
of flesh and a cough are threat
eninq signs.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
SlQu5G1lllsiQ1(

of Cod-liver Oil, with the hypo-
phosphites, meets these cases
perfectly. 1t tones up, tattens
and strengthens.
In SCOTS Emulsion the taste
of the oil Is fully disguised,
making it almost as palatable
as milk.
For sale at SEQ. and 500 by all druggists.
SCOTT & BoWnEs Mfg. Chemists, New Yort
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
Repair Work,

and those having anything along
this line should give me trial:
The business will be continued
at the same old stand OIL Poln>
dexter street, where | will be
pleased at all times to receive a
call from my fri nds. My prices
will be reasonable, and in keep
ing with the hard times. Give
me trial and l will guarantee
to satisfy my patrons in every
particular. Respectfully,
G. ". ROGERS,
Shop in the Sanders Building
Polndexter Street.
Elizabeth City, N. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17

Send to the FISHERMAN &
FARMER Office for printing of
any kind. Our stock of enve-
lopes, linen and white note heads,
bills, cards, posters, etc, is the
best and most varied of any in
this section. Call, see us on the
street, or order by mail.