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man with a black skin who assaulted
her, beat her, dragged her 100 yards,
and then cut her throat. Then he
threw her into a creek to die. Her
screams brought her mother, who ran
into the creek and held the head of the
dying girl upon her lap, while her life
blood crimsored the stream.
One month later, at a country place
within the confines of the District OF
Columbia, young lady named Drown
was assaulted in her own home by a
mortal man with mulatto skin, who
cut her throat, almost severing her head
from her body. She was found three
hours later by the agonized family.
Two weeks later a man named Irwin
went to sleep peacefully in his country
home within few miles of the capital
city, and mortal man with a white
skin entered and shot Irwin's whole
head off with shotgun. Irwin's wife
was lying by his side when the deed
was done, and she narrowly escaped
with her life.
Right in the center of the capital
city an elderly man was going homo
after a day of toll, and in one of the
public parks he was robbed and beaten
to death by two mortal souls with
white skins, and his body left out under
the stars.
These crimes were committed by
mortal men to whom the gospel should
have been taken. They speak ops lsn.
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guage. Missionaries would not need
to spend years of time and thousands
of dollars to learn the language and GUS
toms of the country in which these
heather live. One dollar expended in
spreading the gospel among the heather
of the United States would undoubted-
ly prove more effective than 500 sent
to heather in foreign countries.
Within radius of 100 miles from the
capital building there are more than
100000 people, and the gospel ought
to be taken to all of them. They ought
also to have food and raiment. Last
summer on Seventh street. in the heart
of the capital city, three little children
were found pulling up grass from be-
tween the bricks and on the edge of the
sidewalk, and eating it greedily. They
were starving. OF course they attract
cd attention, and investigation devel.
oped that their father and mother
were sick and starving in an unfur-
nished room without bed to lie upon.
And all this while money was being
raised to send to foreign countries to
save the souls of Cinnamon and Hin
docs.
In the capital city of the country to
which attention is called there are up
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-24
Queer Tflnepieces.

Neither clock nor timepiece is to be
found in Liberia. The reckoning cf
time is made entirely by the movemen.
and position of the sun, which rises at
six a. m. and sets at six p. m., almost
to the minute, all the year round, and at
noon is vertically overhead. The is
landers of the South Pacific have no
clocks, but make an ingenious and relia.
BILE time marker of their own. They
take the kernels from the nuts Of the
candle-tree and wash and string them
on the rib of palm leaf. The first or
top kernel is then lighted. All of the
kernels are of the same size and sub
stance, and each will burn a certain
numbe-. Of minutes and then set fire to
the Il ,At one below. The natives tie
piece.Sbf black cloth at regular inter
walls along the string to mark the di-
vision of time. Among the natives IT
singar, in the Malay archipelago, an
other peculiar device is used. Two bot
lies are placed neck and neck, and sand
is placed in one of them, which pours
itself into the other every half hour,
when the bottles are reversed. There
Is line near by, also, on which are
hung 12 rods marked with notches from
one to twelve.-N. Y. Recorder.
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Napoleon's Heart in n Rat Hole.

When Napoleon died his friends asked
permission to remove the remains to
Europe, that they might be buried on
banks of the Seine, according to the
wish of he had often expressed. This
privilege the British authorities re-
fused to grant. Even Nine. Bertrand's
entreaties to allow the heart to be taxi
en- home to France were ignored.
Strangely enough, however, when the
body was being emtalmed the heart
disappeared. The basin in which it
had been placed while the embalming
process was going on was quite empty.
Of course it was at first thought that
some one of the dead emperor's friends
had stolen it. Search was made every
where. Finally some one noticed a
trace of blood leading to a rat-hole in
the corner of the room. There, stuffed
tightly in the hole, was found tho
heart of the man who had made all
Europe tremble. The rat had taken ii
from the basin, but could not get ii
through the opening leading to its
nest.-Pittsburg Dispatch
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MISSIONARY EFFORT.
1t Is Needed in Every One of Our
Large Cities.
Foreign Missions Are Commendable, But
Experience Shows That More Re-
ligiOus Work Should Be
Done at Home.
Especial Washington Letter.l

More things are wrought by prayer
than this world dreams of. Many an
! effort, well-directcd, produces effects
which last for all time. The people who
pray and work for their fellow man
have more to do with the advancement
of their race in civilization and indus
try than they receive credit for in their
day and generation.
The world is growing better, but
original sin end human perversity are
always apparent. Some of the best
meant efforts of good people are mis-
directed. Thousands of dollars are ex-
pended for the furtherance of the gos-
pei, and the greater portion of the con-
tributions practically wasted because
they do not produce appropriate re-
suits. All men are striving for the bet
tcrment of their conditions, but the ma
jority grope in the dark and spend their
substance with ill advisement.
TO be frank with you at the outset,
this is to be more of a sermon upon an
important topic than news letter,
and yet there are some facts to be pre-
sented which are worthy of serious
consideration by every true Christian
man ard woman.
Not long ago at Old Orchard, Me-,
there was a missionary meeting, and
the enormous sum of $40 900 was raised
among the Woodworking, ard-fsted,
saving and almost penurious New Eng
landers for the purpose of sending mis-
sionaries to the heathen. The preach
ers told narrowing stories concerning
the murder of innocent children by par
ents, relatives and strangers. The con-
dition Of the heather in China particu-
larlv attracted attention as eloGuently
set forth by an earnest missionary
from that country. The good people
felt that it was their duty to raise that
amount Of money to spread the gospel
in China and in other oriental countries,
and they gave up their money with
unusual and commendabIe freedom.
In the excitement of the moment wom-
en- gave up their finger rings, earrings,
brcastpins, brooches and other orna-
ments; all for the poor heathen.
But there is a country which needs
Christian enlightenment which some of
our good people have long overlooked
entirely. There is a country over which
the clouds of sin and shame have long
been hanging. Upon all the maps it
is labeled UNITED States of America"
Time and space forbid the depletion
OF the entire country, for it is of great
area and of great population. In the
better part of that country, in and con-
tiguous to the capital city, there is so
much sin and sin-caused suffering that
some good and true man of spiritual
power ought to hold meeting at Old
Orchard, or some other good place, and
raise $l01 900 for the heather there.
Last summer an innocent girl named
Elsie Kreglo, living in the suburbs of
the capital of that heather country,
went to drive home the cows. In the
woods she was attacked by a mortal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-24

wards of 5000 men with black skins,
and more than 1000 men with white
skins. who know no church. know nc
Bible, know no preacher or missionary.
Nobody sends missionaries to them, and
they never hear the story of Calvary.
They are heather nearer home, but
their souls are apparently regarded as
of smaller value than the souls of NOR.
tai men beyond the seas.
In South Washington and in West
Washington there are upwards of 90,
0OG people to whom the Gospel haI
never been preached at all. In Balti
more, city near the capital of the
country of which write, there are up,
wards of 10000 people who never st |
missionary and never have the Cos,
Pc! brought unto them. In Alexandria,
another city near by, there are mora
than 1900 who neve" hear the won,
derful story of love. The commandi
'Go ye into all the world" surely con.
tains no authority for neglecting thq
United States and the heather there.
In that country which is thus neg
lected there are many temples whert
art, music, song and pomp are preva
lent. They are not exactly heather
temples such as they have in foreign
lands, but they are founded upon Chris.
tian principles. Over many of them are
towers and minarets with goldeI
crosses, indicating that the Gospel has
been brought into the country. But
the worshipers at those shrines are mol!
missionaries, nor do they send mis-
sionarics to the contiguous heather.
In addition to the capital and con.
tiguous cities, there are many othet
cities where the heather abound. IL
you were to take map and study
statistics you would find that there il
a city called New York, city called
Philadelphia, another city named Bos-
ton, and still another named Chicago,
where there are hundreds of thousand,
of people congregated; and there arc
hundreds of smaller cities, in all OF
which the heather abound and rage.
We occasionally hear of the murder
of a sultan or a shah in heather coun,
tries. Well, in the country of which
/ write two of the rulers have been
murdered right in the capital city. If
raising contributions of SOL, 900 will
send missionaries who will teach the
foreign heather not to kill their rul.
ers, maybe some missionary effort in
teach the heathen the same
lesson. 1t is certainly worth
the effort. Who will come like
a voice in the wilderness, and take UP
the cause of these poor English-speak-
ing heathen? Who will raise $l01, ,00C
for them?
1t is apparent in the large cities OF
the country, in which crime abounds
that some missionaries should be sent
from house to house to prayerfully ex
plain to mothers the duties devolvine
upon them under the teachings of the
Christian religion. In the capital city
and in other cities the mothers o.
young girls allow them to roam the
streets at night without hindrance
They permit them to go On river excur
sions with all sorts of men, withou
making inquiry concerning the com
pa1y they keep. Surely missionarie!
ought to be sent to such mothers t.
bring them to a realization of their du
ties. These mothers had mothers lik
unto themselves, and yet the Gospe
does not enter their homes.
SMITH d. FRY.
No metaphysician ever felt the de
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-24

"DID Mabel promise 10 marry her pho
HsgatsYe. "~peess0it Free Press,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-24

No metaphysician ever felt the de-
ficiency Of language 50 much as the
sratsiul, cels9n, S''''
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Som ethinE Of a Problem.

DOA1S0Hh1Hah Oh I" 4 HO0HOAAHs
"Men elected to your legislature arc
generally addressed as honorable are
they not?"
"Yes."
"Why? a
That's what lots Of US have been
trying to find out."-Chicago Post.
The several different forms of let
ters, such as the Gothic, Lonbardic and
old black-letter English. were modi.
acations, according to taste and fancy.
Of tho pls!n Roman alphsass
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
SANK A SCHOONER.
Str. VIM. r. McCabe CraSheS S
into a Schooner.

The steamer William K. Nc
Cabe, from Baltimore, arrived
here Saturday. Capt. Williams
reported that when a little south
of Sharps Island, Chesapeake
Bay, about o'clock Friday
morning, the McCabe was in
collision with the schooner Judy,
of Chrysheld, Md. The McCabe
went alongside the schooner and
towed her until she went down.
The captain of the Judy, lis
wife, two children. a lady pas
senger and the crew were taken
aboard the McCabe and landed at
Chrysheld, Md.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed CON
dition of the mucous lining of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed. Deafness is the result,
a1d unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall S
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
MCKlNLEY'S PRAYER.
Prayer to the Money Kings of
Great Britain.

Our father, who art in Eng
land, Rothchild be thy name, thy
kingdom come to America, thy
will be done in the United States
as it is i'll England. Give us
this day our bonds in gold. but
not i'll silver; give us plenty of
laboring mems votes to keep
monopoly in power and its
friends III office.
We know, our father, that we
have done many things that were
wrong. We have robbed the
honest poor and brought distress
to many poor man. We know
that it was wrong to water our
railroad stock, but thou knowest
that we made money by that.
Now, our father, thou knoWest
that we are above politics.
1t is the same with us whether
Democrats or Republicans rule,
for thou knowest we are able to
sway all parties in our favor.
Lead us not in the way of
strikers, and above all, deliver us
from the Knights of Labor.
Thus shall we have the king
dom, bonds, interest, power and
gold, until the Republic shall
end.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
VICTIMS OF WHITECAPS.
AN OHIO MAN BEATEN, BURIED
ALIVE AND THEN DUG Up Be
FORE HE HAD CEASED
TO BREATHE.

The whitecaps have created
another sensation by whipping a
man named Huntsman, who
lives at Holland Station, ten
miles from Toledo, Ohio, and
burying him alive.
The story has only leaked out,
although the outrage, according
to the police, was committed
September 9th. The Hunts
man, under threats, we1e afraid
to communicate to the authOrl>
ties the story, but neigh bofs
learned Of the facts and Informed
the police Monday.
Two of the Huntsman chill
dren on their way from the post
office were picked up Oh the
road by two men IN buggy and
accused of stealing a pocketbook
containing $50. The next night
a party of men went to the
Huntsnan house, and after Call~
ing Huntsman out Of bed, drag
ged him outside and beat and
abused him. Next they carried
him to a grave, and putting him
in it, covered him with earth.
After a time they dug him up
again. He was still alive.
The two children were also
lashed. Huntsman is a respect
able, well-to do farmer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
A REAL CIRCUS COMBINE.
THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD.

The uniting of the great John
Robinson and Franklin Bros.
enormous shows has caused a
"stir" in tented anusements, the
like of which has never before
been known.
This huge institution is the
only one to present the wonder
full "horseless carriage" ," and such
we'll known and high salaried
performers as Miss Rose Dock
rill, the worlds greatest eques>
tritnnc; Mr.. Frank Miller and
Robt. Stick ley, who stands at
the head of the bareback riders
of the profession; tie five Corr
nalins family, Europe's foremost
acrobats; Seigrist and Silbron,
who are the acknowledged mon
archs of the air, a double troupe
Of Royal Japanese performers;
Miss Dollie Miller, the greatest
lady acrobat rider on either side
of the Atlantic; the three famous
French grotesques, the De Zal>
los; a troupe of twenty humanity
educated horses and ponderous
elephants, besides other novelties
which can only be counted by
the score. 1t is also we'll known
fact that these great shows pres
sent the finest geological collec-
ton in America, and a hippo~
drome ofsurpassing merit. The
grand street parade, which moves
from the show grounds promptly
each day at 10 a. m, is worth
coming miles to see, and is the
combined parades of both of
these monster tented amuse-
ments. Will appear at Elizabeth
City Tuesday Sept. goth.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
GEORGIA JUDGE ASSAULTED.
A SENSATIONAL AFFAIR IN AT.
L,ANTA WHICH MAY CAUSE
BLOODSuED.

Judge George +. Gober, one OF
the most prominent Judges IN
Georgia, was assaulted in At
lanta, Ga, Monday afternoon by
Stephen A. Ryan, formerly the
leading dry goods merchant OF
Atlanta. Ryan used a riding
whip, in the handle Of which
was a small piece Of iron.
Judge Gober was in the act OF
boarding a train for his home, IN
Marietta. He says that he was
struck from behind. Ryan says
that he touched the Judge on the
shoulder first, attracted his atten-
ton and struck him when he
turned round. Judge Gober de-
Tended himself with an um brella
and the two men fought tor a
minute in the street where the
Judge was standing IS the train
was passing. Ryan Inflicted
three severe blows OH the Judges S
face and head, and the Judges S
umbrella raised lump on his
assailaut's forehead. Five years
ago Judge Gober sent Ryan to
Jail for contempt OF court i'll fails
ing to turn over TO a receiver
100000, which the court
thought he had withheld frO"l
his assets. Ryan remained III
iail for thirteen months. Mr..
RYAN says that the attack was
not made because Of the Judge S
official action, but because lie
was informed that Judge Gob2r
had referred to him as a damned
scoundrel in conversation
lately.
The affair created great sen
sation. Half a dozen men went
to Atlanta from Marietta to look
for Ryan. but were persuaded tc
return home without further
trouble. Judge Gober is all III
fluential politician and has {
great many devoted friends anc
many bitter enemies. His friends
intimate that they will avenge
the attack.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
Feed The Nerves

Upon pure, rich blood and you need not
fear nervous prostration. Nerves are
weak when they are improperly and
their proper food, and pure blood comes
by taking Hoods Sarsapari1la, which
is thus the greatest and best nerve
tonic. It also builds up the whole sys,
TEN.
Hoods Pills are the favorite cathar-
tic, easy to take, easy to operate.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
To Grow Sponses.

The Department of State has
received through the consular
agent at Mytilene, a communica~
ton from Charala1npos Charpios,
who calls himself a "merchant
and fisherman of sponges."
This gentleman desires to OBJ
tain a concession to propagate
sponges in the waters of Florida
1t is his opinion that the waters
of Florida can be made to supply
the world with sponges. He
offers to pay 10 per cent. of the
proceeds of his industry during
twenty years.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25

Do you remember the adage that
prevention is better than cure?" This
is just the time of the year to exercise a
little care to prevent sickness. Go get
some Simmons Liver Regulator liquid
or powder, and take it to rid your body
of any poison aud tone up the system
1t will save much suffering and life
1T is a safe and reliable medicine, and
a great preventive OF sickness. REV.
Jas. Rollins, Fairfield, Va.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
ESTABLISHED 1886.
SILVER OR GOLD,

Better than either is healthy
liver. If the liver is O. X. the
man is 0. X. His blood is kept
pure, his digestion perfect, and ho
can enjoy life and act intelligently
and patiently upon the questions
of the day. You all know what to
take. You have known it for years.
It is Simmons Liver Regulator
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-09-25
Nortn Carolina Safe For
Bryan.
News & Observer.

The arrangement has beel
perfected by which Mr.. Bryan
will receive the votes of all of the
silver men in North Carolina
thereby assuring the electora
vote of this State to him by {
large majority.
Under our system of govern
ment, by which the voters vote
for electors, who in turn cast
their votes for President, a con.
dition may easily exist by which
one who has the support of q
very large majority of the voters
may fail to receive the electoral
vote. The electors, who receive
the highest number of votes III
the State are elected, and unless
all the silver men vote for the
same electors it would have been
in the range of possibilities that
with near a tWo-thirdS majority
of the voters Of the State in favor
of Bryan and silver, the Mckin~
ley electors would have been
elected.
The earnestness Of the masses
of the people of the State i'll
their advocacy of bilnetallisn
has made itself felt. The poll
ticians have been compelled to
come to an agreement; and now
all the adherents Of free silver
with breathe easily, assured that
their votes for the peoples cham
pior will be counted for him.
This arrangement is i'll no
sense a fusion. 1t is simply the
necessary arrangement of details
which under our electoral sys>
TEN is necessary in order that all
voters who favor Bryan may
have their votes count in the
electoral college.
The plan has thrown the Re-
publlcans into confusion. 1t
was Mark Hanna's S desire to have
three electoral tickets in this
State, and by that means he
hoped to obtain a plurality Of
votes for the Mckinley electors.
His schemes will not work, and
the only use he can put his
money to in this State now, is to
try to elect the gold bug candi
date for Congress, and Prichard
tor Senator.
The masses in this State will
let it be understood that the
manhood Of the State will assert
itself, and his plan to elect gold
Congressman by the use OF
money will fail as we'll as his
plan to carry the State for Nc
Kinley.
This is a glad day i'll North
Carolina, ali the friends of Bryan
and of financial reform feel now
assured of victory, for they feel
sure that every voter, can cast
his vote for Bryan, knowing that
it will be counted for the candi~
date Of his choice