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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

This is the sixth pint of beer I have drunk, all through my wife putting me out of temper; it Is surprising what a lot of money that woman costs me!"- Tit-Bits.
 Your new hotel is very handsomely fitted up. But what are these pieces of furniture that look like quarter moons?" Why, these are concave beds for freak bicyclistsp p'-Cleveland Plaindealer.
 "Johnson's wife goes in for every thing else in that line I wonder how he keeps her from wearing bloomers?" "Oh, he told her he thought them the only sensible costume for bicycle rid ing. ."-Detriot News.
 First Student What makes you look so melancholy" Second Student T have been fooled. I asked my fa- ther to pay my tailor, and a few days later l received the-receipted tailors bill.--Fliegende Blatter Miss Wheeler (after the mix-up)-- "Oh, dear! What a dreadful fall Miss Scorcher got. I fear she has sprained her shoulder. What in the world shall I do?" Sympathetic bystander-Rub Der neck.-Buffalo Express. He Had Experimental -Bobby-"Ma, you said that I shouldn't eat that piece of cake in the pantry-that it would make me sick" Mother-"Yes, Bob- by" Bobby (convincingly)-"Bu ma, it hasn't made me sick. Puck. Willy-"Do animals go to heaven, parson?" Parson Goodman-"No, Will liam-probably not; or at least we have no reason to think so." Willy-"Then the milk and honey in heaven must be canned goods. I suppose? ?''-Puck.
 A certain minister while preaching said that every blade of grass was a sermon. The next day he was amusing himself by moving his lawn, when a parishioner said: That's right, doctor; cut your sermons short"-Harpers Ba- gar.
 T trust your husband is a Christian, Mrs. Biames," observed the pastor, who was making call. Well. yes" re- turned Mrs. Bjames. somewhat hesitat- ingly. Hes very amateurish as yet, i but I have hopes of him. ."-Chicago Tribune.
 Willie Taddells," said the school teacher firmly, you have a piece of chewing gum in your desk Bring it to me instantly ''Yes'm m, replied Willie. but it ain't the flavor you use. Yours is orange, an this is wintergreen. "- Harper's Bazar:
 Occasionally Happens-Smith - T read an interview with you in one of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02
SOME LEAP YEAR LAWS.
An Act of the Scottish Parliament
 Passed More Than 600 Years Ago.

An Act of the Scottish Parliament
 Passed More Than 600 Years Ago.
 Probably few spinsters who have been trying to gather up enough courage to take advantage oftheir customary priv ilege during leap year are aware that in two countries at least, and more than 600 years ago, laws were passed which gave women the right of pro- posing marriage. These enactments went even further than this. They al- so stipulated that if the man whose hand they sought refused, he should in- cur a heavy fine.
 A searcher among the ancient records of Scotland has recently discovered an act of the Scottish parliament. which was passed in the year 12SS, which runs as follows:
 Tt is statu and ordaint that during the rein of his maist blisit Begeste, ilk for the yeare knowne as Lepe Yeare, ilk mayden ladye of baithe highe and lowe estait shall hae liberte to bespoke ye man she likes, albeit it gif he re- fuses to talk hir to be his lawful wyfe, he shall be mulcted in ye sum of ane dundis or less, as his estait may be; except and avis gif he can make it ap- peare that he is betrothit ane ither wo- man, he then shall be free"
 A year or two later law almost sim liar to the Scottish enactment was passed in France, and received the ap- proval of the king. It Is also said that before Columbus sailed on his famous voyage to the westward similar priv ilege was granted to the maidens of Genoa and Florence.
 There is no record extant of any fines imposed under the conditions of this Scotch law, and no trace of statistics regarding the number of spinsters who took advantage of it or the similar reg ulations In France, but the custom seems to have taken firm hold upon the popular mind about that time. The next mention of it is dated nearly 400 years later, and 1t is curious little treatise called Love, Courtship, and Matrimony," which was published in London in 1906. In this quaint work the privilege is thus alluded to:
 "Albeit it now becomes a part of the common law in regard to social rela- tions of life, that, as often as every leap yeare doth return the ladyes have the sole privilege during the time it continueth of making love either by wordes or lookes, as to them it seem eth proper, and, moreover, no man will be entitled to benefit of clergy who doth l in any wise treat her proposal witf slight contumely."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

each has declined, The simple reason given by these officers for declining is that the expenses connected with 1t are beyond the amount of pay they receive unless they secure lodgings in some obscure quarter of the city. Nothing is allowed to such detail beyond the usual salary and communication of quar- ters fixed for detached service. The only remedy would be an act of con- gress appropriating a fund for real contingent expenses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

Up to within century ago it was one of the unwritten laws of leap year that, if man should decline a proposal, he should soften the disappointment which his answer would bring about by the presentation of silk dress to the un- successful suitor for his hand.
 A curious leap year superstition is still to be met with in some parts of New England, and that is that leap year the beans grow on the wrong side of the pod. d."-Philadelphia Exami- ner.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

to gold dollars in purchasing power will be sealed down by 40 per centv and that will mean a reduction of about S,- SS3, ,OOO, 900 year in their wages.
 A Boy Orator calling upon "the masses" to strike for lower wages Is indeed an impressive spectacle. The answer of "the masses" to the call will also be impressive, It will even im- press the cheeky Boy Orator.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

Brest's town council had the queer idea of selecting men of M. Felix Eau res own age only for the committee of citizens that was to greet the Presi- dent of the republic on his recent visit to the town. All classes were repre- scented, including dock laborers and apothecaries. M Faure, who is we'll preserved man for his age, was startled at the ravages of time on his contem- poraries.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

papers" Robinson-"Yes, I never was more surprised In my life,' smith Didn't you talk to the reporter at all?" Robinson-'I did. and he must have put down exactly what l said.-Brook- lyn Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

General Harrison shows the fallacy of the Is to 1 ratio in this fashion: 'They can say that ten muskrat skins are equal to one beaver skin, but that does not make it so. The fur trader fixes the ratio"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

jacket order only in as much as strap finish makes it 50. Stone gray or dull brown specially adapts itself to wheel ing use; it does not show the dust and seems not to show rubbing. Trim ming of suede leather exactly matching the material of the gown is very jaun- ty.
 Lots of distractingly pretty suits are imported, but so far wheelwomen seem to feel that the wheel gown must be severely adapted to it's uses, allowing itself attractiveness only in trimness and suitability. A sample one of the showy rigs was in white corduroy, and had knickerbockers fitting almost snugly about hips and thighs and bag
 ging over the knees. The golf stock ings were heavy white wool barred narrowly in dull yellow, and the cor
 duroy jacket fitted perfectly at the back and opened wide in front over a
 dull yellow sweater. A cap of white suede matched the gloves, wide belt
 and stocky ankle shoes. The girl whose waxen form supported this cos- tune on a braced wheel in the exhibit parlor of a swell tailor's establishment had pink cheeks and dull yellow hair, and the figures artificiality made the rig seem all the more daring.
 For quiet tastes this pictured rig will be better. It was of stone colored cloth, it's skirt three yards wide and worn over bloomers The jackets rev CTS were light drab cloth, and the blouse white percale dotted with red. Machine stitching trimmed skirt, | sleeves and revers. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

Charles R. Field, of sedalia, Missou- ri, is recovering from his silver craze. Some time ago he bet $500 with another Sedalia man that Bryan would be elect ed, and the money was placed in the hands of a stakeholder. MT. Fields still believes in free silver and is going to vote for Bryan, but he is wise enough to be anxious to call the bet off, and is suing the stakeholder to compel him to surrender his $500.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02
FASHION NOTES.
For Autumn Wheeling.

Corduroy will be favorite material for the fall wheel suit, and a great many riders are putting the money usually spent on @ handsome street rig into a wheel suit. The wheel girl does less walking than she used, and hasles need for walking dress. A handsome wheel rig makes more show, and serves more satisfactorily Besides, you may have the bodice of the wheel dress so made that it will wear suitably with long walking skirt as we'll as with the wheel skirt, but be careful that you do not try to accomplish too much on the interchangeable plan, or you will spoil the whole. Corduroy makes up in hunting jacket fashion charmingly. The jacket may be either loose, the belt hardly binding the figure at all, or close fitting, following every curve of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

DEIIvERED ny CARRIERS IN THE CITY. 1b CENTS A WEEK, t0CENTs A MONTH, $3 FOR elx MONTHS, S5 A YEAR. TaE SAME TERMS hYMAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

THECARRINGToN PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

Occasionally the office seeks the man.
 This seems to be the case with regard to the position of military attache to the United States legation at London. One would hardly suppose that so at tractive detail, and one at so import ant a station as London, would be re- fused by any army officer, but the post has been offered to several officers, and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02
ExTRAYAGANT.

This is the sixth pint of beer I have drunk, all through my wife putting me out of temper; it Is surprising what a lot of money that woman costs mel rTit. Bite
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-02

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, IsEued Thursdays. One Dollar a Year.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
People i'm Three North
Carolina Counties
Greatly Stir
red up.

The people of Mitchell, Cald-
we'll and Wautauga counties are
greatly stirred up over the ap-
pearance of two men named
Cocllrane and Tate with a party
of surveyors. These two men
have surveyed Io6,5oo acres OF
land in these counties and say
that it belongs to them. They
are armed with deeds and land
grants dating 100 years ago,
wherein the land that they claim
was decided to their grand par
ents by the government for ser
vices rendered. Grandfather
Mountain, the Cranberry Iron
Works and the whole of the
town of Linville are included in
the claim.
At first the people thought it
was some wildcat scheme, but
the confidence Cochrane and
Tate exhibit and the documents
they have lately brought to bear
have put serious aspect On the
matter and many Of the people
now think it quite probable that
they will have to give up their
homes or re-buy them. Mr..
Cochrane was born in Wautauga,
but in early life moved to Alaba-
ma and later went to Cali
tornia. Mr.. Tate has always
lived in the western part of the
State. They say that their
claims are undoubtedly genuine.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
THEY DIED TOO SOON.

George Washington was president and
honored in his day,
He was the father of the land and all
things came his way;
He had basketful of fun, a wagon
load of fame
But he never was rooter at a base
ball game
Napoleon conquered half the world
and had crown of gold,
And in his time his cup was just as full
as it could hold.
It looks from here as though he should
have had his share of fun
But he never strained his voeafs when
the home team won.
And also Julius Cesar, who had his
share of sport,
He won a score of battles and always
held the fort,
He killed OFF lots of people, regardless
of the COST
But he never slugged the umpire when
the home team lost.
And also Alexander, he turned most
every trick,
and then shed tears because there was
no more worlds left to lick.
He climed way up the ladder. as high
as people GET
But he never pawned his sCepter to pay
q baseball bet
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
GLIDEN, ChOwan Co.

The dry weather was broken
Monday night by fine rain, ac>
companied by hail and wind.
The hail doing slight damage in
some sections.
The Irish potato crop is very
poor, owing to SO much dry
weather.
Corn, cotton and all field crops
are looking fine. Potato beds
never were finer.
The farmers are we'll up with
their work. No grass to bother
them.
Some sickness in the neigh
borhood, but not of serious ma.
turc.
Miss Nina NJ. Riddick has re-
turned to her old home in Gates
county.
Mr.. F. A. Ward spent Sunday
with friends at Sunsbury.
The bicycle craze has struck
this neigh borhood with a vim.
We can hear nothing but wheel
talk. Everybody is buying or
owns the best wheel made.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
CAMDEN c.. I'll.

The school taught by Miss
Lima A. Gilbert at the end of
Pond road, closed Tuesday, May
18th.
Miss Lota A. Sawyer, while
riding horse back Saturday after
noon was thrown from the saddle,
slightly spraining her arm
The circuit Missionary Confer
ence of the M. E. Church at Con-
cord, (near Indiantown) will be-
gin Friday night and continue in
session for two days.
Messrs. E. B. Hughes and c.
c. Ferebee are busily engaged
painting the interior of the Court
House, which adds great i'm
provement to the building.
Mrs. A. M. Hawkins and
daughter, Miss May, of Edenton,
have been visiting the family of
Mrs. B. w. Ferebee, of this place.
They returned home Saturday.
Mr.. II. c. Ferebee, a prominent
merchant of Belcross, sold his
entire stock of goods to Mr. w.
w. Garrett, who will continue
selling at the old stand of the
late w. G. Ferebee deceased.
A number of citizens of our
community met last Saturday
afternoon to consider the plans
of charging Or reconstructing
Nash's Chapel. The plans were
enforced, and the work will be-
gin as soon as possible.
Miss Leila M. Sanderlin has
been very i'll at her home near
Belcross, but it is reported that
She is rapidly convalesing, also
Mr.. William L. Dozier was taken
seriously i'll at his home on
Thursday, the I4tli instant, 1t is
thought that he is improving
gradually. May the Lord bless
the means used for their re-
covery.
There was an immense crowd
visited the M. f. Church, South,
at Old Trap last Sunday, as the
children's day took place on that
date, it was a grand thing to see
and hear the little boys and girls
speak with SO much eloquence,
as Some of them did. The pro
granme and dinner We're nicely
arranged.
Miss Ella lee Gilbert will
have her entertainment over
again at Belcross Academy on
Thursday night, May 2Sth, (for
the benefit of Sawyer's Greek
Baptist Church. which will con
sist of choice recitation, come
dies, farces and musical perform
ances to begin at s o'clock p. IL.
The public is respectively in
vited to be present. OH this occa-
sion. The admission will be 10
cents. Refreshments will be
served. JACK
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
YEOPIM UNION.

The Yeopim Union will meet
with the church at Salem, Pas
quotank county, n. c., on 9Th
Sunday in May and Friday and
Saturday before.
Introductory sermon by Rev.
w. B. Waff; alternate, Rev. Josiah
Elliott. Missionary sermon by
Rev.W. F.Watson; alternate Rev.
A. w. Burfoot
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
l. Ought our ministers to
preach more upon our distinctive
doctrines? assigned to \. A. Par
rish and NJ. O. Carpenter,
II. Should We take more in
terest in our Home Mission work?
to w. b. Waff and W. b. FELTON,
III. What position "onld
Christians take i'll regard to tle
liquor traffic? to w. F. Watson
and J. NJ. Forelland.
w. B. FELTON,,
Secretary Yeopim Union.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22

The Raleigh Meas G. Observer,
under the caption of "How Boss
Rule Flourishes,' gives the fol-
lowing faithful picture of the
changes that have recently been
wrought in two Southern States:
ain Maryland and in North
Carolina we heard a great deal
about boss rule IN 1894, from the
Republicans.
In Maryland, the party leader
is chairman of the Executive
Committee, United States Sena-
tor, delegate to the National Con-
vention, and controls legislation
in Annapolis, is supporter OF
Mckinley, because he is for the
gold standard.
In North Carolina. the party
leader is United States Senator,
delegate to the National Conven>
ton. nominee of the party for
reelection to the Senate, virtual
ly chairman of the Executive
Committee, having degraded the
nominal chairman into a mere
figure head and given FIVE men,
named by him, full control of the
management of the campaign
Supreme Dictator, having dicta-
ted the nomination for Governor
of man whose title to it is faint
ed by fraud and chicanery, and
supporter of Mckinley, because
he is for free coinage.
These are the results in two
Southern States that voted to free
themselves Of boss rule. It is a
picture that the people will
think on more and more.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
A Call For Gold

A recent dispatch sent out
from Washington says: Secretary
Carlisle has made another call On
the depository banks of New
York to pay into the treasury
about S. 900 held by them
of the recent bond money. This
amount is called to be paid by
June Ist. This will leave Of the
money deposited in the banks
designated On account of bond
issue still S4,ooo,ooo, and this
will be called for by June 18th,
the date of the last payment due
on bond issue, so that the whole
transaction as between the banks
and the treasury may be closed
by that time.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22

Some Republican journals are
out spoken in their condemna>
ton of McKia1ey's silence on the
money question, but the New
York Tribune attempts to excuse
him and is thus answered by the
World:
THE Tribune is really heroic
in its hero worship. It calls
McKinley's silence on the silver
question "the reticence of self
respect" This is fine as idola-
try, but is not nearly so pictur-
esque and accurate as Speaker
Reeds idea of "the silence of the
straddle- bug
When before has a Presidential
candidate sought refuge in reti>
cence on the vital issue before
the people? Did Lincoln leave
room for doubt as to his exact
position in regard to the exten-
sion of slavery? Did Greedy at
tempt to play the Sphinx as to
his view of the right attitude of
the Government towards the cit
liens lately in rebellion? Was
there any question as to Tilden S
view of reform, or Garheld's po>
sltion on currency, or Cleveland S
policy on the tariff?
The zr6me's defense of Nc
Kinley's evasive silence is alb
surd. It's candidate has a frees
sllve: record of vote and speech.
His carefully prepared currency
plank, deliberately put forth by
an early convention in Ohio this
year, is a straddle. 1t means
and was intended to mean one
thing in the mining camps and
another in the East. The voters
of his own party are asking
where he stands. They have a
right to know. And it will be
had for him if they are not in
formed"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22

The farmers Of Pasquotank
county are not only poor, bnt
they will stay poor and get poor
er as long as they pursue the i'm
provident methods of the pres
ent and past. Almost every day
one may meet farmers hauling
from Elizabeth City western
raised hay to feed their stock,
when a little diligence and care
would give an abundant supply
from their own soil. Half the
time spent it settling questions
of currency, Of tariff and of poll .
tics generally, to say nothing of
sitting on the fence whiting
sticks, would make farmers pros
per and independent. Less free
silver talk and more hay and
garden truck is what Our farmers
need. It is discouraging to see
how persistently our agricultural
friends look upon the dark side
of things, pursuing their voca-
ton in a listless, half-hearted
way, planting nothing but corn
at agents bushel land cotton
at 3 cents pound. The secret
of success in farming, as in
everything else, is to diversity
and work diligently, intelligent
ly, and hopefully, living within
ones income and mourning as
few debts as possible.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22

Mr.. Edward Smith was called
this week to the bedside of his
mother in BERTHE county. Here
turned yesterday, his mother
having improved.
Late to bed and late to rise,
Makes you feel stupid languid and
tired;
If 4 bottle of Bromo Celery you try
1t will tarnish that feeling in the
twinkling of an eye.
Messrs. B. E. Byrd, the OPP
tician and ieweler, and T. @.
Long, photographer, will soon
establish a silver-plating estab>
lishnent i'll Edenton.
Mr.. John NJ. Jones, of the
hardware firm of Bond & Jones,
left Tuesday morning for Mays
Head, where he will spend a
week Or SO recreating. Mr.. Jones
was accompanied by his little
son, Boy" who will no doubt
keep his Papa we'll supplied with
soft crabs.
The Baptist Sunday School
enjoyed their annual picnic at
Hayes Tuesday. All kinds of
amusenents were INDUCED, in
which the grown up people as
we'll as children took part and
found pleasure. The day was
beautiful and everybody had a
large time.
Mr.. John P. Clun, of Caiifor~
MIA, gave two very interesting
lectures here this week for the
benefit of the Edenton Naval
Reserves. Owing to rain the
the attendance was not very
large, but all those that were
present seemed to be- delighted
with what they heard and saw.
The Elizabeth City Naval Re-
serve Ministries gave a splendid
performance at Rea's Opera
House On Thursday night oflast
week. There was nothing stale
about any of the jokes, and the
specialists showed much talent
The attendance was not as large
as it ought to have been, we are
sorry to say, but all present
greatly enjoyed the performance
and speak of it in the highest
terms. There was not a poor
feature in the entire show.
Why suffer with Coughs, Colds,
and LaGrippe when Laxative Bromo
Qulnine will cure yo,, i'll Que day Does
not produce the ringing i'll the head
like Sulphate of Ouinine. Put up in
tablets convenient for taking. Guar
anteed to cure or money refunded.
Price rs cents. For sale and guaran-
teed byWalter Leary.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-22
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