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LAUNDERING WHITE SHIRTS.
a fev Points Absnt Sosaewhnt Ditfieuls
Undertaking.


70 be able to luundeE a white shirt
properly IL IN accomplishments Of which
any woman may be proud. If you have
had your patience tried by finding the
linen dingy and the cellars and cuffs
limp when they return fran the washer
wnman' s try the following plan OF WASH
inss and ironing them. and am sure you
will be satisfied with the result. The
washing is just as important as the
framing, for unless this linen Is clear
anal white the most careful polishing
Will not hide the defasr Soft water
should be used if you can obtain 1t.
Wash through one water, using plenty
of ivory soap to get it Glenn, boil a
faw minutes in good sgds. then rinse
until every truce Of sg&p is removed,
having a little bluiug in the last water
When dry, prepare 0 cold starch by
Disabling two tablespcs5Bf2is of starch
and level teaspoonfUl Of borax in Ia
Gupfuls of cold water. The amount
of starch required variss little, as an
cid shirt requires mere than a new
Gne. Wet the bosom and cuffs in hot
water, wiring dry, theD dip them IN
the cold starch, mosiRg them about
until every thread Of the linen is sat
urated with it. Wiring again and rod
up half an hour before ironing This
ID better than the Old method of cook
ing the starch and is less work
Iron the body and sleaves of the shirt
first, then the cuffs and last the bosom.
A board the size and shape of the shirt
bosom covered with thpae or four thick
nesses OF flannel, then with a clean
white cloth, is very cunTenient in this
stage of the work. Slip this inside the
shirt, stretch the bosom smoothly upon
H.. and rub with damp cloth. Then
iron until perfectly dfy The polish
ia given by pressure and repeated mo-
tion with heavy irou.--Bostou Budget.
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rhe Life plant % Ilern,n,ln.

Travellers IN Bermuda bring hael5 as
souvenir the leaves Of AN interesting
plant of the houseieeio family known as
the life plant. When the leaves hepiu
10 shripel and fade they send out little
shoots which in turn bear leaves that
continue to grow and remain fresh and
green for months. These leapes are
four inches long. rich green in color.
and of smooth waNen texture. The
plant is suceulent. With herbaceous
or shrnbberY stem and annual or pereu-
nial roots, and grows in hot, dry. ex-
posed places. In Bermuda its growth
reaches a foot high. Take one of these
leaves ard fix il to the wall fndoorg and
it viii begin to sprout within three
days, winter or summer. At first the
top part Of the leaf will begin to witber
or shriyel up, and it will likely continue
till the upper half has lost its qrean
color. Then tiny white roots will
spring from the edges, and soon small
green leaves an inch long will apear on
these.-Chic8go Tribune.
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rlmldlfg g . eraat RoIer.

It is a curious satire upon life thar
the ear. that dreaded, awful parsonage,
representative Of powers that are well
nigh sgperhuman, inheritor Of ira
dffions at once the darkest and the most
august in history, snd absolute master
Of the resources Of two great nations.
for france is at this moment the hand
maiden Of Russia should be a delicate.
amiabie young man, afflicted with 4
nervous sbyness in the presence Of
strangers. and cliHging with an almost
passionate tenderness to the women
folk of bis own fsmilys-Londor
Speskcr.
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Thn w,stts.o.ss 60.

Nature makes wonderful provision
for the propagation Of the nais+letoa
The berries Of the plant are rnurb
sought aftes By the misseI thrush a
bird familiar 10 all country people As
the bird eats the berries il gets The
sticky seeds entangled Ia lis feet and
oili, and. flying away 70 aoothsr trec :,
gets rid Of them by rubbing ther. az
sideways on the branches. II often
happens 10 be a favorable $40, for The
seed TO sproat in. Once planted the
berry quickly proceeds 10 make good
~ advantage Cincinnati Ennnf-s.
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rhe tonvicFs Threat.

Jailer--tome, now. want pon ali 10
understand that there win be no IN
sabordihation tolerated IN this ;aa
while 7 am in charge.
Conviet-Gsf on your perch. ola man!
We want you 70 understand that n r3a
don't treat az easy you'H sad yourself
out of iob
"What DO yoa mean ty ialkine 10 me
like thatT'
y mean Just dis. - ebf class Of
citizens fakes It inter def heads 70 re-
spec the law an jins The ranks of
morality. defe went be no jsils an lsrs
wtml he no jaiisTS seq So yer want
Ter mind yer manners, cd chsppis. or
we'li turn in an reform, su' der yer
rsnne X Dennis Boston Courier
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A Nice Di.h for I-r.rh.,,.

Foached eggs may be served as DEL
cate luncheon course by preparing
them as follows; Poach the eggs in wa
ter to which a good dash Of lemon juice
has been added, trim each neatly and
place on a round Of fried bread. Ar
range On d platter and pour around
tnen a well-seasoned white sauce,
dust little chopped parsley over each
egg, and serve at Onee.-N. Y. Post
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5 CombInallen r.Lenho..

- IS said o. a combined telegraph and
telephone apparatus, the device a. =,
'fmy oHieef' that Whilc one soldier h
seiei1g message 10 Morse characters
second soldier mag use the saros -.
70 ''lN 'siephonicaliy with another sta.
, ,.on' as distant receiving operators
hcaf only heir oen messages hi,
sppsfat1s, u is further said. mas -
'1[fied conveniently 'u ~ lser's farJ
--fonif's Companion. o.
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ssres Old Otn

Il am surprised that Jones should
turn out 70 be 50 incorrieible lar"
Tin not. What else could you ex-
pect from e man gith q hook nose and
Gsby eyes7''
Dish liaf joke Farn 1850 Gin
fnsati Enquirer.
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Ingeferats aaInl.Ier.-

It is noforio3s that Chinese coolies.
having lsbored for years in foreign
countries 70 amass an independence.
viii gamble ibs whole away during ihe
FIRST few days Of their homcward voy-
age and have 70 work their passage
back in the next ship.-N. Y. Sun.
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Cocoanut Tany.

One pound Of coffee \ sugar, one
pouhd Of glucose or one-fourth teas
spoonful Of cream Of tartar. Cook 20
crack add half Of a freShly-grated
cocoanut; stir until the candy cracks
when dropped in water, but II held a
moment forms hard ball again. Pour
out at once; when cool pull until white.
Ladies Home Journal.
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she seemed 10 ge losing Time.

a cab drove up - the Broad street sta-
ton last evening contaiaing woman
who wss evidently anxious to catch a
train, with very little time 70 spare.
he driver jarpsd down from his seat,
opened the door and The passenger
scrambled ou7. Then she felt fer her
purse. and. after the manner Of her sex.
eouldn't 6Bdit. The es5by teean biov ing
oH his hands and pounding them 10 keep
81 arm. the woman meanwhile turning
found and roBpd, fishing for the ibtri.
eseies Of her skirt TO fna the elusive
tocksj The driver finally became I'M
patient and blurteduut, u sag, rna SIN.
] wish ye'd ruy ms first sud serstch ser
SELF aftefwefdi''-P PhilsdJphia Record,
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koa rhs, Tbev Oasfrsisa.

The Biona-f wonder If I shall ever
live to be = hundrsdf
The llfmsitf-Npi r a rswait t1
tan-h laHttl Ilii.lls.
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Raphael is said to have eouceiced
~ dreams the ideas Of some of bis
grandest pictures.
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"Yon see" 7 continues, "my scheme
was 10 bring two rather nninteresSmg
nniddle-aged people together and insure
a dun and comfortable old age for them,
but Providence's plan was to mite two
true lovers who had waited for each
other for a quarter Of century and
make them youne again ard happy
with the highest sort Of happiness
The ways OF Providence are better than
onr WAYS. after al; sren't they.
motherqe
"As the heavens are higher than Che
earth" said mother. softly Wonlan AZ
Home
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"rell me about IT, mother You don't
moan that that prosaic old uncle Of
mine was ever Ii lover
" do, though; ne was dreadfully IN
love once. years and years ago RE nsed
to zen me a lot about the girl, anil how
happy he would be If only he could win
her, though Ne hardly dared 70 hope she
would ever look at him, Tnever knew
eSactly what happened; but he wrote
70 me saying that ne thing was finally
al an end, and begging me- never to mon
tion Annie Lorincr's name to him
again And never have done So"
What a pretty name. Was she pref
~. too2'
II never saw her" replied mother,
''hut James used to say she was lovely
dainty. exquisite, fary-iilsc girl, as
fragile as q bit Of china, with golden
hair and blue eyes ard a lovely com
plexion. She danced beautifully, and
was Just the type 60 attract James, who
had always been accustomed 70 big.
strong women" Mother is quite as
tai rs nm, and my grandmother was
even taIier)
Poor Uhcle Janies.' said. 1T is
iunnv 70 imagine bis caring for any-
thing except pork chops and safe m
eesimetts"
"flc cared enough for Abhie Lorimer
tge-ar6 twenty years ago" replied
mother
When our Swiss trip was over ana we
were settled az home again. induced
mother 10 invite Umcle James and Miss
stubbs to ray ns visit at the satne
time She said II was ah shsnrd ar
fnnrement and would leaa "a rothine
tri che sent The invitstions, heesfihe.
iess Father suI metsef always is'
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

voices aud organ, broke forth i'll
the familiar ,.-elody: God be
With You, till we meet Again.
Streaming eyes and stifled sobs
betokened how hearts were stir.
red with 4 deep and unutterablc
emotion, save in tears among
the people.
The bcnediction was pro>
uouuced and The people gathered
about the pastor to bid him
! farewell Tor a time. Seldom. ii
ever, has such 4 leave taking
been witnessed in this city. 1t
was the eDullition Of 4 popular
sentiment OF esteem that few
ministers have cliSitrd and
must have been Il balm 10 the
saddcncG heart by this occasion
RESOLUTIONS OF ESTEEM.
At the morning services the
following appropriate resolu-
tions were adopted:
Shreveport, La, Oct. "a
After services BY the pastor, the
following was introduced by
Bro. Geo. \. Turner and the
same was unanimously adopted
by the church:
after a long. useful and
pleasant union, as pastor and
mem bers OF the First Baptist
church, it seemeth that the will
Of Him, who doeth al! things
we'll, that our beloved friend
and brother, DR.. Penick, should
sever his relation with us as pass
tor.
We have always found him
ready for any work that had
tendency to upbuild and az
vance the spiritual welfare Of
our church and community; al
ways willing, faithful and earn
est in administering to the wants
of the distressed and suffering;
he wept when they wept, our
sorrow was his sorrow, our JOY
was his JOY.
Bro. Penick s friends are le-
gion, both i'll and out of the
church and he is highly es
tecmed and greatly respected bv
all classes of our citizens. Now
therefore,
Be it resolved, that we as q
church teel that we lose q firm
friend ard pastor, aud part with
sad hearts, humbly submitting
to our Heavenly Fathers will
praying Gods richest blessings
may rest Oh him and his family
in their new home"
God be with them till we
meet again"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
The Presidents Proclamation.

Complaint is made that SO few
newspapers have published the
Presidents Thanksgiving pro-
clamation, and it may be that it
is out of consideration of the
President that they have omitted
to do so. Who knows? How
ever, the Raleigh News and
Observer comes forward with
the proposition that cit ought to
have been published if only to
show how full Of false state,
ments it IS. The President de-
cIares that during the past year
"illdustry has prospered, the
condition of labor has improved,
the rewards OF the husbandman
have been increased and the
comforts Of our homes multi>
Piled"
The present year has wit
messed the most gigantic labor
strike of a decade; laborers have
tGcn in enforced idlness; five
cent cotton has denied ordinary
comforts; the public revenue
has been much below the outgo;
and no enterprise has felt the
hand of real prosperity except
the trusts.
The proclamation, which was
written doubtless with & view
to influencing the Ohio election,
is III eNeCrable taste. The Pres
ident goes on to say "that we
have seen li'sectlons Of our be>
loved country brought into
closer bonds of fraternal regard
and generous cooperation" I'm
fortunately, as our contempo>
rary asserts, this is not true
Crowding offices with uuaccept
able and inCom petent negroes is
the only evidence that Mr.. Nc
Kinley has shown that he rec>
ognized the South at all, except
as a source from which to draw
moucy for pensions, and to help
enrich the trusts. "Fraternal
regard" is not promoted by such
methods.
In spite, however, of Mr.. Mc>
Kinley's buncombe proclama-
ton, the people will observe
Thanksgiving with gratitude to
God for His goodness and mercy.
They will not fail also to give
tlank1 for the evidence of last
Tuesday that the people are
tired of a government by trusts
and lnonopolists and hypocrites.
= HirginiaN.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

We note with
College pleasure that
Journalism. the old Univer-
sity NagaSine
is to Dc revived, with our young
townsman, Mr.. S. S. Lamb, as
editor-in chief. Since 'o2 our
University, to lis dishonor, has
had no literary monthly, partly
OIL account of financial troubles,
and partly On account OF lack of
undergraduate interest. All this
time the Trinity Arrhi0e, Wake
Forest Student. and Davidson
Monthly, have been making
steady improvement, until they
are now very creditable publica-
tons indeed. Time was, and it
has not been many years ago,
when a college magazine was
interesting only to students and
alumni but now articles of real
merit frequently claim the atteu
ton ofliterati in general. Often
highly colored passages, and ex
travagant editorials are pubs
lished, but they are to be winked
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
MANTEO.

Court convenes here thissweek
The infant daughter of Mrs
Grant is still very i'll.
Miss Lennie Rogers is visit
iHg at the home of Mrs. b. II
| Greet.
The side walk near the court
house has been repaired, alsc
the courthouse yard.
Mrs. Sallie Fox returned las
week from Oriental, where she
has beer spending some time.
An ice cream supper will bt
given at the academy Tuesday
night by the Parsonage AID
Society
The fourth quarterly meeting
will be held 1T Manteo the thirc
Sunday III this month. by Rev
A. p. Tyer.
We are glad to state that Dr.
Peterson, who returned from
Aurora some time ago quite III
is very much improved.
Prof. J. d. Harris and his as
sistant, Miss Allen, have moved
their boarding place to the home
of Mr.. Dock Etheridge.
Rufus, tie son Of Mr.. b. Sal
ter, Of Trent, will spend the win
ter at the home Of Mrs. folly
He will attend school at the
academy.
We learn that Mrs. Woodland
will soon move back to Our
town. She has been greatly
missed, and all will gladly wel>
come her.
The last meeting of the Dyke
Builders for this conference year
was held Sunday last. The
"pyramids" we've called in at
this meeting by the pastor.
Miss Georgia Harrison presented
the highest amount and deserves
lots of praise, as she had her
pyramids such a short time.
The report of the Treasurer was
far beyond expectation.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
SHILOH.

Cotton goes down down !!
down y We hope it will rise
again i'll price, as Our people are
almost entirely dependent upon
their cotton crop.
The "sancti6ed" chairman of
the Board of Commissioners for
this county, has resigned. The
appointment of his successor
will be made, we suppose, by
the Clerk of the Court. We
hope he will make a wise choice.
Mr.. Charles Morgan, of f.
City, visited our village last
week for the purpose of photo
graphing the Baptist church.
DR.. ]. D. Huffman, who is VII
ting a history of the Baptists of
North Carolina, expects to have
wood cut made from the pho>
tograph and a picture of the
same with tina; OF its present
pastor, DR.. r r. OVERLY, will
appear in the next issue of his
Historical papers.
Rev G. N. Bray, late of Kin
ston, n c., though a native of
this county, stopped few days
at his old hcme, while on his
way to the Baptist Theological
Seininery. at Louisville, KY.
Mr.. Bray IS a scholar and a gems
tleman, He is a graduate OF
Wake Forest College of the class
of 90, and represented the Phil
Society as its first debater. We
were his room mate for two
years, while at college, aud We
feel sad at parting; but may he
return to his native soil, after
being the better prepared Tor hi:
life-work by his seminery train
ing. AGieu but not forever.
DIsCIPULUs:
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
DR.. W. S. PENICK.

From the Shreveport (La.)
Times We clip the following:
Sunday night the Presbyte
rian and Methodist churches of
this city were closed. The oc-
casion was one Of farewell ser
vices by DR.. w. 5. Penick in
closing his passionate of TIL First
Baptist church, after twelve and
half years ninistratlons to the
needs Of the members. The
roomy ediEce was packed with
a large concourse of people, ev~
cry available space being occu-
pied. Here were congregated
Roman Catholics, Episcopali-
ans, Methodists, Presbytelians
and Hebrews, besides hundreds
of no protested faith. It was an
outpouring of christians and
sinners as a testimonial of es~
teem and good will to the dis>
tinguislled divine.
AS DR.. Penick entered the
church from his study, he was
accompanied by DR.. w. H. La
Pra1e, the eloquent Methodist
divine, who took a seat on the
left Of the preacher, behind the
pulpit, and DR.. NJ. Van Lear,
the venerable and learned teach
er OF the Presby terrain faith, who
sat On his right. The services
were opened with the Doxology
followed by solo sung ty Mrs.
Julia G. Parker in her clear,
sweet, full soprano voice.
The reading Of the scriptures
by DR.. w. S. Penick, denoted
how full OF emotion was his
heart Singing "Nearer, My God,
to Thee" was followed by the
text II Corinthians, last four
verses Of last chapter. He failed
to preach. He talked in broken
sentences to the people Of bis
pastorate, its incidents, it's joys
and sorrows. He touchingly
and almost exultingly paid trib
ute to the ever increasing broth
erhood of man as shown in the
closer unity of christians of all
denominations thus exhibiting
unity as TO faith beyond and
outride of doctrinal creeds.
In trembling and broken &C,
cents he spoke his farewell words
to the people. and to the resi-
dent ministers present, and fol-
lowed the word farewell" with
the benediction. Drs. LaPrade
and Van Lear responded in
short addresses conformatory of
the spirit of christian unity Pr
vading this com n:unity, evincing
in the soleulnity and patllos and
eloquence OF their words. the
deep current Of feeling that
swept over their souls
Another hymn and solo by
| Mrs. Parker closed the religious
services, and then, as a deer
hush fell on the vast thronp
the choir, In softest melody, OF
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
MOYOCk. Currituck Co.

A horse hitched to a cart, ran
away here Tuesday.
Mr.. J. J. Morse. Sr.. went to
Norfolk on business Thursday
Miss Maggie Powers spent
last week visiting friends il
Moyock.
Mrs. Bette Jones, of E. City,
was in Noyock last week attend
ing to business.
Mr.. W. p. Jordan has pur-
chased nice new buggy and a
pair Of fine mules.
Miss George Halstead, OF
Norfolk, will open school at
this place Monday, Nov. 18th.
Rev. n. p. Stallings and fam
lily left last Friday for Poplar
Branch, and returned home
Monday.
Mr.. T. II. Fulford, Seth Poy-
ner and D. J. Lee, al made a
business trip to Norfolk FRI
day, returning Saturday
Mrs. Lizzie Poyner left Mon
day for Norfolk, to spend the
week with her daughter, Mrs.
Jennie Gregory. She will re-
turn home Saturday.
Last week we said Mrs. Sam
Bartlett. Of Newport News, III :
stead Of Portsmouth, as the types
got it, was visiting her sister,
Mrs. +. w. Ritter.
Rev. DR.. X. r. OVERLY, of
Beicross; informs us that owing
to matters that he can not con-
troll, he will not be able to
preach here next Sunday.
Mrs. Mcdonald Lindsay, of
Washington, D. c., and Mrs,
Alphouso Mercer, of Norfolk,
are visiting their brother, Mr..
H. J. Wilson and family, at this
place.
A terrible war has been de-
clared Oh Bob Whites family
here. There are lots of birds
now but there won't be long,
for MorOcl s.~Jrts some Of the
best shots.
Little Sadie Flora, about 8
years old, was sent to the Or
phan Asylum at Oxford, N. c.,
Monday. She has two sisters
already there that will be glad
to welcome her.
Miss Mollie Frost Of Berkeley,
came out last week to spend the
balance Of the year with her
cousin, Miss Maggie Mercer, but
OH Monday was called home by
telegram to the bedside Of her
sick father,
Ms. Martha l.. Flora accom-
panied her little daughter on
her way to Oxford as far as
Norfolk, Monday. The child
was delighted to go, but it was
harp for the mother to part
with her youngest.
Tuesday volunteer crowd of
our villagers, composed Of doc
tors, merchants. preachers and
whosoever would, turned out
and graded Ole Of the village
streets leading from the main
county road to the railroad sta
ton. Those that did the work
deserve much credit, as the
street in the winter time for
several years has been almost
impossible 1t will now be a
credit to the community and a
blessing to the village.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
Yellow Jack Killed

Cascarets. Candy Cathartic kills Vel
low ack wherever they find him. Nc
one who takes Casctrcfs regularly and
Systematically is in danger from tie
dreadful disease. CasCarets kill Vel
low fever germs i'll the bowels and
prevent new ones from brceing. Ioc.
25c. SOC. all druggists.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
Weyler's
Recall.

called, is sufficient evidence that
he was all able commander, tho
severe and cruel. His policy
has been parallel to that of Gen.
Grant during our Civil War
the same conservative move
ments. ever toward the goal !;
the same stubborn tenacity that
never knew defeat and the same
overwhelming numbers have
forced the patriots further and
further from victory. Spain IS
too fond Of "swapping horses III
mid-stream," and ex-Minister
Taylor says this last swap
means free Cuba before next
summer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

"Turn the rascals out the familiar
party-cry-may be applied to microbes
as we'll as to men The germs ofdisease
that lur& i'll the blood are turned out"
by Ayers Sarsaparil1a as efectuallv as
the old post1nasters are displaced by a
new administration.