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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
FEEDING OYSTERS.
a Plan to Fatten Them on Pure
Materials.

Oysters, being sCavengers, fat
ten fastest i'll ocean waters fed BY
river drainage. This explains
why oysternen transfer the
oysters by ship loads from the
| bays along the Atlantic. coast,
where they multiply rapidly, but
where, III consequence of the
lack of food, they are stunted i'll
growth, to the estuarieS of Con
nccticut, New York and New
Jersey. 1t is believed, however,
by many Of the oyster growers
that if the bivalves could be fat>
ten d III pure sea water they
would be of better flavor as we'll
IS more wholesome. The diff
hculty has been to provide the
proper food. After seven years
Of experiment these oyster grows
crs have hopes that the difficulty
has been overcome. The new
method, which aims to supply
the requirements of pure water
and the necessary food has been
put in practice on the shores of
eastern Virginia, situated, as it
is, near the end of the peninsula,
there are no streams of any size
flowing into the bay and the
water IS unpOluted as that of the
ocean itself. In the low, lnarshy
ground that fringes the bay a
number OF parallel canals are to
be excavated, the sea water be-
ing admitted into them by sluice
gates. LII these canals the oyster
will be grown. The molusks
will find there their natura, food,
which consists of diatoms and
other minute algae, which are
i'll prodigious guam
titles under the conditions exist
ing Of the mixture Of salt water
with a small percentage of fresh
water. The practicabiIity of the
plan has already been shown Oh
a small scale. Thus far the
practice has been followed of
transplanting the small oysters
from the beds of the canals. But
with the plan i'll full operation
this will not be necessary, as the
canals open right on the breed
ing. grounds, and during the
early Summer, when the spawn
is given off, it will float into the
canals, and oyster beds will be
planted naturally. Other advan-
tages claimed for the new method
o. culture are the easy exclusion
Of til> enemies OF the oyster and
the ( 'nvcnieuce Of harvest!ng.-
New York Post.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
A Bic FIRE
Occurred Last Monday at
Philadelphia.
NO LIVES LOST.
$45o,ooo Worth of Property
Goes up in Smoke.

A most destructive fire occur
red on the 23rd at Philadelphia,
which, for a time, threatened to
prove as disastrous as the fire of
Feb. 3, when the seven story
Hazletine building and that of
the Baptist Publication Society
were destroyed. The fire broke
out about 5 o'clock in the six
story building of the Thackcra
Manufacturing Company, dealers
i'll fancy gas fixtures and candle
labra. The firm employs about
200 hands who were at work at
the time. A majority of the
workmen made their escape. A
dozen or more were hemmed i'll
and were taken from the win
dows by the frenen.
The building is valued at
$500, 900, fully insured. The rear
part was but slightly damaged
The loss OH the building amount
to about SE5o,ooo. The Thack>
era colnpany's stock, machinery
and patterns, was valued at about
S25o,ooo. They are a total loss,
but are protected by an insur>
ance of 5o,ooo A number of
others who had Offices in the
building met with considerable
losses
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
s ent Up For Six Years.

Stednia1l Williams, who muir
dered all infant a few months
ago at Beaufort, n. c., full aC>
count Of which appeared at the
time III the columns Of the FISH
:RMAN & FARMER, is now in
the penitentiary serving a term
Of SIX wears at hard labor.
Williams was one of the de-
PENDANTS III the noted cases III
which citizens Of Beaufort were
tried ior fraud, forgery and con
spiraCy III life insurance. vii
Iianls wife, whose life was in>
surcd for 4 good, large amount,
died under suspicious clrcum
stances, and many people thought
he would be tried for murder.
Not many months after his Wife
died, he married a young WO-
man; shortly after the marriage
the body of a dead infant was
accidentally discovered; the par
e11tage was traced back to Will
liaus and his bride. 1t was not
known at first whether the child
was born dead. Williams and
his bride spent their honeymoon
in Jail at Beaufort.
At the last term of the Supe-
rior court at ..eaufort, ended
Friday last, tine grand jury
brought ii 4 true bill against
Williams for "couCcAling the
birth Il child - He vas cou>
victe !, AID The judge s-nttnceJ
him to SIX y-}.s in the pc"ltc,.-
tiarv.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
Will Meet at Ashcville.

The Teachers Assembly will
be held June 10Th to 10Th inclu>
sive The executive cco:nnittee
has decided to have the Assembly
meet this year i'll the mountain
metropolis-Asheville.
The program will be the most
comprehensive ever issued. Ques-
tions Of general Importance Ill
the educational system will be
carefully discussed by able and
experienced educators. An eff
fort has been made to introduce
new talent and a majority of the
speakers who will be invited
have not appeared before the
Teachers Assembly for the past
few wears.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
Novel Plan to Get a Wife.

Valentine Stark, a medical
graduate, was arrested last week
at Pittsburg, for scattering circu
lar letters in the residence por-
tions of the city. In the circular
Stark described his ideal of a
wife, whom he wanted. At court
Stark told a rambling story as
follows:
81 am a medical graduate. l
first located i'll Baltimore, went
to Cincinnati, then to St. Louis,
and wound up in Atlanta. l
came to Pittsburg for religious
reasons. Like most young men,
l would like to get married. |
travelled all over the country,
but failed to find the ideal Of my
dreams. l came to Pittsburg to
find the young woman | sought.
"Monday night | began up near
the Cathedral to distribute let>
ters for the most handsome wo-
man in the house. You will see
by the letter, Judge, that | do
not address any young woman IN
particular. ! describe her as of
youthful countenance and cover
ed with smiles, her hair cast IN
all auburn mold and human
X-rays lurding in her eyes. She
must be in good health, a Chris
tian, and have illinitable love
for Mr.. Right-that means me.
Now, no one needed to answer
that unless she was the type of
girl I described. | do not want
an angel, but a woman whose
cathode rays will harmonize
with mine"
The love-lorn youth was held
over and locked up.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
A LOVERS DEADLY AIM.
FATHER AND SON LYING At THE POINT
OF DEATH.

Joseph II. Seaman and his son
Isaac, are at the point of death at
Walnut Lake, Ark, due to gun
shot wounds, and Isaac Bang
ston, who did the shooting, is
also badly injured as the result of
a battle which WAS fought at
that village last Saturday.
The cause dates back eight
months. On the night of July
4th Miss Sadie Seaman, daugh-
ter and sister of the dying men,
who had been receiving attention
from Bangston, returned late
from an entertainment, which
had been given at the house of
neighbor. The young woman
went to her room ITO retire and
and soon after she entered Bang
stOn came out Of a closet, i'll
which he had been concealed.
Miss Seaman screamed and Bang
ston ran down stairs.
The parents of the girl, attract
ed by the outcry, saw Bangston
hurriedly leave the house with a
pistol III his hand He made
his escape and was not heard of
until last September, when he
surrendered to the authorities
and was indicted for attempted
burglary, assault with intent to
kill and attempted assault. The
feud between the families and
friends of Seaman and Bangston
has been kept up ever Since, but
there was no bloodshcd until last
Saturday.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
THE NAVY BILL.
Provides for Four Battleships
and Fifteen Torpedo Boats.

The naval appropriation for
the coming f;s~al year, says dis
patch from Washington, has
been agreed to by the House
Committee on Naval Affairs.
The bill carries an appropriation
OF S3L779,I3S, OF which SI2,-
oII,o54 is for the increase of the
navy. The President is author
lied to have constructed by con
tract four sea going coast line
battleships, designed to carry the
heaviest armor and most power
full ordnance, upon a displacement
of about II 900 tons, to have the
highest possible speed for vessels
of their class, and to cost, exClu
sive Of armament, not exceeding
$4,000 each, and fifteen tor
pedo boats.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
A RIOT AT INDIANAPOLIS.
SERIOUS FIGHT BETWEEN UNION MEN
AND NON-UNION MEN

A riot broke out at Indianap-
oils Saturday between the non
Union men employed in the iron
works of Chandler & Taylor and
a number Of strikers and their
sympathizers. Three men were
shot, one fatally, and a mber
of men were more or less injured
by flying stones and bricks.
The trouble originated over
the fact that a number of non
Union men are employed in the
works taking the places of the
members of the Union. A NUM-
Der Of fights have occurred at
different times and the worknen
were constantly under police
guard. Saturday night the Of
fcers started to take them to
their homes when they were set
upon by the mob. 1t is esti>
mated that no less than 5000
persons were in the neigborhood
at the time, many of them taxi
ing part in the fight. The non
Union men opened fire first after
they had been pelted with bricks
and stones. The fire was return
ed by the strikers.
The men shot were all by
standers and had nothing what
ever to do with the trouble. One
policeman was also seriously in
Jured by being struck with a
brick. A number of arrests were
made.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
Cures Kidney and Bladder
roub!es.

Thousands of such cases have been
cured by the use of Botanic Blood Balm
C'B. q B.") If you doubt it, call or
send to the Company whose advertise
ment appears i'll this paper, and they
will, for one-ccnt stamp, send you
a book of wonderful cures, not only of
the above diseases, but of all manner of
ailments arising from impure blood. 1t
it is the standard remedy Of the age for
the cure ofall blood and skin diseases.
81 90 per large bottle.
For sale by Druggists.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
The Southern States Settlers
Convention.

AS means of presenting to
the people of the Northern and
Western States, as we'll as to the
outside world, the true status of
affairs in the Southern States,
the advantages of climate and
soil; the low price at which farm
ing lands can be purchased, and
the opportunities for the profit
able inv, stment of capital, the
Southern Interstate immigration
and Industrial Association have
arranged for holding a conven-
tion at Southern Pines, n. c., On
Tuesday, May 5th, the object be-
ing to gather together a number
of Northern and Western people
and persons from foreign coun-
tries who have settled in the
South, that as (. body they may
express to the world their opin-
ion Of the Southern country in
all its phases. The belief is that
the expressions of such a body
will have All influence for the
good of the South that cannot be
obtained i'll any other way. The
Governors of sev eral States have
appointed delegates and a full
representation IS desired.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
.SPAIN'5 FORCE In CUBA.
Summary Of Humber Of Men
Sent to the Island, Expenses
and M-.ttali y

The following Information ii
REGARD to the war III Cuba has
been published in La EpcCa, oi
Madrid. 1t is summary of the
number of men sent to Cuba, the
,xDans.yand the mortality for the
first wear Of the Cuban rebellion:
When the rebellion CONS
mcnccI in Cuba i'll February,
1895, Spain had $1,000 men i'll
the island.
Nine expeditions have been
sent from Spain to Cuba. They
consisted Of the following officers
and men: Generals, 80; colonels,
$50; majors, captains and other
officers, 4 023; sergeants, 3,257;
corporals and soldiers, 100, ,3O2;
grand total, Il7,795, ofall ranks,
The snortality for all ranks
from March l, 1895, to january
II, 1906, was: Generals, 3, coll
onc1s, 4; lieutenant colonels, 3;
majors, y; captains, 81, first
IicutcnantS, IoI, second lieuten-
ants, 81; chapl2ins, 9; sergeants,
so; corporals, I6I, and soldiers,
5,5D4, Total, 3,S77.
Causes of death: Killed iii &C
ton, c86; died from wounds, IIO;
died from yellow fever, 3,I0o;
died Of ordinary diseases, 252.
Total 3,&z7.
The cost of the war iii round
figures is given: February Il,
1905, to February "a, 1890, army
in Cuba. $40, 900, 900; navy and
wal supplies. &C., $4,000, 900,
total, S5o,ooo,ooo. For four
moHths 10000 men have been
in Cuba; after March 81, 1896,
10000 men will be Oh the Is
land The increase Ill the army
will mean an in crease. III cNpen~
ditures. The estimate for the
current year is SIS, 900, 900. The
cost for this year and next, SI5o,>
600 900, with $50, 900 already |
disbursvd, means $2oO,ooo,o 900. .
The available funds are: Bank
of Spain, $4,000, 900; Paris, SlO,-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
Moses Pender Caught.

Governor Carr OH Tuesday
bald a hundred dollars reward 20
c. w. Dunn, Of Scotland Neck
for the capture Of Moses Pcnder.
Sometime ago Pender committed
al ,atrocious murder i'll Edge
eonbe county. Since that time
he has been i'll hiding, and the
Governor offered SIoo reward for
his capture He has been placed
in the Jail at Tarboro
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
The Newberne Way.

The following poetical gem
was found under the door of the
editors sanctum, which is sub
mitted without apology:
"Thc cliuch-bug eats the farmers grain
The bec-moth spoils his honey,
The bed-bug gives his body pain,
And the hum bug gets his money.
The lightning bug don't thunder
much,
The big bug has no fame,
The gold-bug has no argument.
But he gets there all the same"
---Ncwbcrnc ./0HrNdL
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
q Pink Marble Brid sc.

The bridge to be built over the
Tennessee river at Knoxville Is
to b, a remarkable structure III
many respects. 1t is to be ell
tirely Of pink marble from near
ouarries, 1000 feet long, with
one arch of 24o feet, 20 feet'long-
er than any other arch i'll the
world At its highest point it is
70 be 1o5 feet above the water,
and it is to have a roadway so
feet wide.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
Two Men Were Killed.

A terrific dynamite explosion
occurred at Ellicott City, Md,
on Saturday morning, resulting
in the mangling and killing of
ex>tax collector John Clagctt,
and a colorcd man employed on
the grading work of the electric
railroad.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
THE REBUILDING OF THIS
GREAT WATERWAY.
An Important Factor in Commerce.
WORK TO BEGIN IN THIRTY DAYS
AND TO BE COMPLETED BY;
JANUARY 1895.

lie baltimore SIM OF l ueSQay
says: A contract for the recon
struction of the famous old Dis
NAL Swamp Canal has been
awarded by the Lake Drunmond
Canal and Water Company to
Patric1us McManuS, of Philadel-
phia. The work is to begin
within thirty days and to be com :
pleted by January, 1898.
BY the reconstruction Of this
canal an important link will be
filled in a system Of inland water
ways from Boston to Florida.
When opened for traffic the
canal will give to All extensive
section of the Southern States
the valuable advantage of barge
service for handling freight
Barges of large capacity i'll tow
of tugs will be enabled to take
this inland route from Norfolk
to the Pamlico and Albemarle
Sounds of North Carolina, avoid
ing the perils Of Cape Hatteras
|, The contract covers the con-
struction of a completed canal,
ready for business, with locks,
dams, approaches, waste weirs,
all necessary excavation, clears
ing, ditching, bridging, drains,
wooden culverts and condults.
This work will extend over the
whole route of the canal from
place On the Elizabeth river, four
miles from Norfolk, Va, to
place where the canal emptles
into the Pasquotank river, near
South Mills, N. c. The specif-
cations call for the construction
of new dam and lock in Deep
Creek, near Norfolk; w ste weirs
at Deep Creek, South Mills and
Northwest river, without gates,
each to be 100 feet long; four
draw bridges at road crossings,
each to have 40 feet span and be
ii feet wide. Deepening and
enlarging Of the present channel
is also specified. A clear depth
of 10 feet Of water from Deep
Creek lock to South Mills lock,
with a width of 40 feet Oh the
bottom and 90 feet at water level
is to be given.
The.e are to be ten "turrouts"
provided between these places.
Each turnout IS to be 20 feet
wide on the bottom, and at least
200 feet loug, curving out at
each end to make uniform condi-
ton with the banks. For 900
feet at Deep Creek and South
Mills, the respective northern
and southern termlni of the canal,
is to be widened to so feet at
the bottom.
A feeder about three miles long
is to be constructed to Lake
Drummond. The total length
of the canal from Deep Creek TO
South Mills is about p miles.
Right of way 800 feet wide in
Virginia and $50 feet wide
through North Carolina is OWL
ed by the company.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
fHE BR0T
SPRING MEDICINE

|. SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. Don't
forget to take it. Now is the time you
need it most to wake up your Liver. A
sluggish Liver brings on Malaria, Fever
and Ague, Rheumatism, and many other
ills which shatter the constitution and
wreck health. Don't forget the. word
REGULATOR. 1t is SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR you want. The word REG
ULATOR distinguishes it from all other
remedies. And, besides this, SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR is a Regulator OF the
Liver, keeps it properly at work, that your
FOR The Bfoob take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR. 1t is the best blood
purifier and corrector. Try it and note
the difference. Look for the RED L
on every package. You won't find It on
any other medicine, and there is no other
Liver remedy like SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR-the King of Liver Remedies
Be sure you get It.
J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

Do YOU remember the ada3c That
"Prevention is better than curc?' This
is Just the time of the year to exercise
little care to prevent sickness. 90 get
some Simmons Liver Regulator liquid
or powder, and take it to rid your body
of any poison and tone up the system.
It will save much suffering and life. "It
is a safe and reliable medicine, and 4
great preventive of sickness. Rev.
Jas. Rollins, Fairfield, Va.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27
Reform.

A rhyner i'll the Washington
Star gives the following dehni-
ton of reform:
"Reform is a great moral tfrob
Whose cause we scarce can trace,
Which makes some big man lose his job
And puts me in his place.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

"Success is the reward of merit" not
of assumption. Popular appreciation
is what tells in the long run. For fifty
years, people have been using Aver S
Sarsaparilla, and today 1t is the blood
purifier most in favor with thc public.
Ayers Sarsaparilla cures.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

The base of Ayers Hair Vigor is re-
fined and delicate fluid, which Coe
not soil Or become rancid by exposure
to the air, and which is as perfect sub
stitute for the oil supplied by nature in
youth and health, as modern chimistry
can produce.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

Revenue Collector Simmons
says there is more illicit distilla-
ton of whiskey i'll the eastern
section than heretofore.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

Pure, rich blood is the true cure for
nervousness, and Hoods lrsaparilla
the One True Blood Purifier and nerve
ionic.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

Charlotte and Mecklenburg are
to build a monument in front of
the new court house to the
memory of Zeb Vance.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

The State Medical Association
will hold its annual meeting in
Winston in Nav.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

a Populist paper is to be pub
lished III Orange county i'll a
wagon.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

Secretary Morton has adver-
tised for Io,ooo,ooo packets of
seeds, which will give to every
member Of Congress $1,000
packets for campaign purposes.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-03-27

Only strong and reliable
Companys represented and at
rates as low as obtainable with
safe and sound insurance.
Evening journal., 1896-10-10
Mo uovt Is the Champien.

MoRRIsTowN, n. j., Oct. 10. The great
golf tournament for the women cham-
pionship Of the United States is over anu
the winner Is little Miss Beatrix iioyt OF
the Shinnocock Hills Golf cluh, who mes
Mrs Arthur Turnure of the same cioR 'n
the finals and played % hotly contested
match. The first round Of nine holes me-
ishod even, but in tho second Miss hoy5
forged ahead, winning tho championshiP
at the eighth hole OF the seventeenth OK
tho days play, by the score of two holes
and ono 10 play.
Evening journal., 1896-10-10
THE TEMPLE CUP WINNERS.
The Champions enthusiastically Received
at Home and Banquetted.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 10.-The Baltimore
Baseball club, flushed with its Victories
over the Cleveland team, reached here last
night, and an enormous crowd greeted the
three time champions and Temple win
ners. The players came In over the Bal
timore and Ohio.
A committee Of Baltimore prominent
citizens welcomed them officially at the
station and escorted thom I'm carriages to
Ganzhorn's hotel, where a bountiiul sup
per awaited them. On the way thither
they were oheered by the crowds which
lined the streets, and after few speeches
of oongratulaton they repaired to their
homes for a much needed rest.
On Monday series Of athletic games
and field sports will be held at Union park
for the benefit of the players.
Evening journal., 1896-10-10
Profts Of Temple Gun Series.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 10. Tho players Of
the Cleveland baseball team will each got
SLY for his share of the proceeds from the
Temple cup games over and above all ex-
penses. Cleveland's share of the profits
was near Sl,700. The money will be di-
vided between IA players. The Baltimore
players will divide about 81, 800 as their
share of tho profits and each man will get
about $780,
Evening journal., 1896-10-10
germany Bars out Our Canned Beef.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-According TO
unofficial though trustworthy, informa-
tion received at the department of agricul-
ture, the German government has follow
ed up its prohibition Of the importation of
American dressed beef and live cattle into
Germany by a new regulation which prac-
tically shuts out American canned beef
from the German markets. Canned beef
was not included in the first prescription
and considerable quantities of it were
sent to the German ports.
Evening journal., 1896-10-10

passed through inr streots OF Chicago rs a
portion OF tho celebration Of tho dedici tion
of the buildings Of the Columbian exposi-
tion. That parade was. however, surpassed
yesterday by the march of the Republican
clubs Of the city and vicinity. The est-
mates of the different parties vary widely
as to the number Of men In line, but 70,
600 is just half way between the number
claimed by the Republicans and the count
given out at the national committee head
quarters Of the Democratic party.
Evening journal., 1896-10-10
Reed nt n1nrristown.

MoRRIsTowN, n. j., Oct 10.-Hon.
Thomas B. Reed Of Maine was the guest
of Mahlon Pitney yesterday. Mr.. Pitney
is the Republican candidate for congress
in the Fourth district, his opponent on the
Democratic ticket being Augustus W. Cut
Ter. The latter has been making a very
active canvass Of the district, and Mr.
Reed came here to infuse a little enthusi-
asm into the canvass of Mr. Pitney.