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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21

has been engaged in the boot and
shoe business in Abilene for twenty
nine years. This is probably the old
est mercantile house in the county.
The stocks of boots and shoes are very
complete and from floor to ceiling fill
every available inch Of space. The
long experience and good business
qualifications of Mr.. ,Mclnerney give
superior advantages to buyers of foot
gear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21

lines he represents, This is a SPOT
CASH store but il variety, quality and
low prices are desired, this house will
draw large crowds this fall. Mr.. r.
Nordyke and Mrs. Edison are assist
ants,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21
ARTHUR EDISON.

This splendid dry goods house is To-
Gated in a splendid brick building and
the stock of dry goods, gents and la
dies furnishing goods, shoes, curtains,
portieres, notions, etc, presents a
splendid display, and the stock in all
departments is the ne plus ultra of re-
tail establishments Of the kind. This
establishment is but three years old
and Mr.. Edison has only been in con-
troll about a year, but he has been do
ing his share Of the business in the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21

has for thirteen years been before the
people Of Abilene in the boot and shoe
business Mr.. Shearer is a thorough
workman and does all his own work.
Shoes made to order are guaranteed
to fit perfectly and wear satisfactorily.
Repairing of every nature is done
neatly and promptly by him. Mr..
Shearcr grew up in the business and
is one Of the best workmen in the
state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21

drug store is one of the most COM
plctc in the city Drugs, paints, oils,
window glass, putty, artists mate
rials, toilet articles, proprietary rene
dies, the "Honest John" truss and in
fact everything usually kept in a first
class drug store are kept here. Mr..
Woods also manufactures the Star
Remedies for hog cholera, etc. Pre-
scriptions are accurately compounded
by registered pharmacists. He Is as
sisted by $. +. Creeyan pharmacist
and very obliging gentleman. The
splendid Soda fountain is one Of the
chief attractions Of this store, and
during the hot summer months the
thirsty populacc qnallcd the nectar Of
the gods to their infinite satisfaction.
Perched above II is q majestic
eagle mounted upon crag who looks
down upon the patron seated in
front of this fountain. The constant
ly increasing patronage of this house
Is Its best recommendation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21

has been resident OF Abilene for
twenty years and has for five years
conducted one Of the best grocery
stores in the city His stock Of staple
and fancy groceries is full and com
plete. I'inware, glassware, queens
ware and graniteware are displayed
in large quantities. Salt and picked
meats, flour and provisions fill his
warerooms and only the best ofevery-
thing is kept.
THE ABILENE MACHINE AND REPAIR
SHOP,
under the management Of Mr.. Lewis
Geauque, is growing in popularity
and increasing facilities for work
every week. Repairing of wagons,
buggies, farm machinery, bicycles,
engines and boilers, and in fact any
thing in wood or iron that needs re-
pairing is done skillfully and prompt
ly at this shop.
CONTINUED on page T..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21


is one Of our oldest residents and
pioneer Of Dickinson county After
having proved up a homestead he re-
moved to town and has for twenty
years been resident of Abilene. His
stock of general merchandise includes
dry goods, groceries, linware, wooden
ware, crockery, flour, meats, lard,
syrups, notions and everything usu-
ally kept in general store. This
popular store is one of the landmarks
Of Abilene, and for variety and quail
ity his stock is extensive and first
class.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21

Is owner Of one Of the largest exclu-
sive boot and shoe houses in this Sec
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21

within the scope object splendid natural resources and exec
adtion
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
The Day Laborer and niz Employer.

You tell US that our interests are
identical with those of our employ
er. That may be true on some
ground unknown to US, but we live
from hand to mouth. and we think
from: day To day. ara we have no
lower TO ''!sdCh hand through
time 20 catch the Ia1off interest of
tears From work Xix. ours there
seems to us 10 Lave been eliminated
every clement which constitutes the
nobility OF iatCE We feel no :.r
sOnaI pride in its progress and no
community Of interest with our en-
ployer- lie pla My shares this lack
of unity Of interest, for be takes for
granted that We are dishonest men
and that we vii: cheat him if we
can. and 80 hc watches Us through
every moment ;tnd forces Us to real
ize that tot Tor an hour would he
intruat his interests TO our hands.
There Is for Us Ill our work none of
the joy Of responsibility, none of
the sense of achievement, only the
dull monOtuny of grinding toll, with
the longing tor the signal to quit
work and for our wages at the end
of the week. Walter A. WyckOn
III Scribner's
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

to is to be given up to pieasuring to the
full extent Of their ability, all these in
tlucnCes not only combine to put every
body into the best of humor but to pro-
duce an eXultatiOn of spirits that drives
ell care and worry into temporary obliv-
ion.
For those who are very piOusly dis
posed this midnight mass by no means
completes the religious programme Of
the day, for if they so choose they may
again attend high mass at 10 o'clock,
vespcrs at o'clock and benediction at
Z o'clock, thus practically spending the
day in the church.
Not many, however, are so devout as
all this, and the majority of the men
go i'll for a good time, according to their
taste, whether it be to gather at the
tavern and play cards and checkers, or
to regale one another with we'll worn
stories garnished with tobacco and eau
de vie, or to engage in horse racing,
shooting matches and similar sports
AS | have already stated, Jean Baps
tiste divides his Christmas By this ]
mean that two important features of
tAC ICSlIN tt1 tlS OSICDt dttI ny
people Oh the 25th day of December are
reserved by the French for the LIST day
Of January-namely, the giving of pres
ents and indulgence in especially good
fare
With regard to the giving Of pres
ents, in which the French take Just as
much delight as the English, it is in
teresting to note that these etrennes, as
they are called, are by the little folk
credited not to Santa Claus, but to lie
petit Jesu and are perhaps all the more
enjoyed ON that account.
As to the culinary characteristics OF
the day, my readers may perhaps be in
terested i'll list of dishes, some or all
of which may be found upon every
French Canadian dinner table Oh this
occasion. They are: Pain dore (toast
with egg, pate aux patates (potatO
pie), pOulet sauce blanche Chicken with
white sauce, tourtieres (meat pie1,
graisse de roti (fresh pork grease), CO.
chOn au lait Sucking Pig, paleron
(roGst Of fresh professionalism and tarte
aux snelles (pie made Of haws).
J. MACDONALD OXLEY
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
AN IMPOSING RITUAL
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AMONG
THE FRENCH CANADIANS.

Where the Day Is More of Holy Day
Than a Holiday and Where Gifts to the
Little Folk Are Not Credited to Santa
Claus.
Jean Eaptiste Leblanc of lower Cana
da has this advantage over his cousins
III the rest of the Dominion. that his
Christmas celebrations are not confined
to one day, but are divided between
that great holiday and New Years.
Then again he has the further advan-
taGe Of an early start, for while the Eng
Iish folk are still sleeping snugly in
their warm beds he is out attending
mass ut church or cathedral Indeed it
may lie said with truth that Christmas
among the French Canadians is more of
a holy cay than holiday, as it consti-
tutes one of the four great church festi-
walls Of the year.
The celebration Of the day begins at
midnight Oh Christmas eve, when, sum-
mOned by the chimes of the bells, all
good Catholics who can manage it
crowd to the sacred edifices, which are
appropriately adorned for the occasion,
and there take part i'll an elaborate serv-
ice lasting nearly two hours. The splen-
dor OF this service, Of course, varies &C
cDrding to the equipment and facilities
Of the establishment, being compare
lively simple i'll the remote country
churches, while in the large edifices it
becomes a superb religious function.
The midnight mass in Notre Dame
church or St. James cathedral, Mont
real, celebrated as it is before cOngre-
cations Of many thousand people, is
perhaps the most imposing and awe in
spring religious ritual to be witnessed
upon this continent. The musical fea-
lures of these services always receive
careful attention, with the result that
the whole proceeding is made so inter
esting az to attract large numbers of
Professionals who are willing to forego
the comforts CT sleep in order that they
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL, MONTREAL.
may be spectators of the proceedings
To what extent this is the case may be
judged from the fact that for the mid
night mass i'll the Jesuits church Of
Montreal, where the music is always
of an exceptionally high order. Those
not having the right to a seat III the
church may obtain one by payment of a
fee, and these seats may be reserved III
advance, Just as they may be for the
the&ter or the opera.
Nor is this the only important re-
iigiOus function of the day. In many
places there is also an evening service,
where again the proceedings are very
elaborate and ornate and the music very
beautiful. Since the advent OF electrlcl-
ty and it's wonderful adaptation to pur-
rc5es IF ornament there has been added
to this vesper service III Notre Dame
church novel and striking feature in
the sudden illumination Of the great
altar. Just when darkness has enshroud-
ed the vast editice by means OF lnnumer-
able electric bulbs cunningly concealed
in the intricate and t1Crid carvings the
whole altar front is instantaneously IL
Eliminated, producing an effect which
cannot be adequately described III words.
In the rural districts the midnight
service, if not so sumptuous in its ap'
continents, is individually more pictur-
esuue, i1r there, as the hour approaches,
enc sees the great stone church tnat
dominates the parish lit like a vast Ian
tern, and stretching from 1t on either
hand the homes of the habltants, eacn
one doing it's little best in loyal ln1ta-
ton. Hardly have the big bells in the
soyyer begun to RIG out their clear call
upon the crisp, cold air than the little
bells ON the horses necks send back
t1nkling responses as one after another
the carioles appear upon the road ana
speed swiftly toward the church.
The houses are awake and ab4aZe all
night for when the long service at last
comes to an end the congregation does
not 90 quietly home, but breaks up INTO
little groups, usually consisting OF fam:
ilv circles. that with ehattering and
laughter hasten indoor to enjoy the
bountiful supper which is the reward OF
their piety and at which by lmmemorlal
custom doughnuts and potted head form
the nieces de resistance. These family
patII. rings are perhaps the cheerlest OF
all he year The strangeness OF the
honr, che sense of satisfaction at having
done their duty as good Catholics, the
insniration, no doubt, gathered from
the service they have just attended and
the fact that the day already broken IN
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
NORTH CAROLINA. Supcrior
DARE COUNTY. { Conn,

NORTH CAROLINA, Superior
DARE COUNTY. Court
Edward II. Krugci. pl'tn.
Against
Bank Of Commerce BldA,o. ORDER
New NoTS, defendant.
THIS CAUSE COMING O% TO lus
l. heard on This 10Th day OF Nu,rtn.
Der, 1897 upon III. affidavit Elrd i'm
tins cause and other evidence taken
the Court finds thai the defendant i 4
corporation duly chartered under the
laws OF the St.tc Of New York aud !, ,
non resident OF the Stale OF North Car
DINA. and after duc diligence cannot
DC iound III this State. that the defend.
an has property IN TINS State and the
pIaiuut has 4 cause of action AGAINST
the defendant OF which this count has
Jurisdiction
II l. therefore, ON motion, ordered.
dcCrccd and adJudgcd by the Court
that order of publ cation Ice made ia
Fisherman X Farmer, newspaper
published IN Elizabeth CITY. y. : Iur
NIN successive weeks, commanding TIC
defendant to appear At the ncNtt,.m
OF >nHcETo. Guurt 10 be held for i..
county OF DLtc State OF North Cua.
''hAI vi NIN H4ulH hbNtlN aztec ..lr
n. 81 Monday IL March, 1895. aud at
awcr or dCmLr 10 the complain uI
plaintiff rs II may lie advised, ~ .N.,.
mcnt will be taken against II 4, &c..
m1udCd IN the complaint
Il Il further ordcrcd that nu,i-.. bc
made III the same paper al tn same
tune, notifying the defendant that the
plaintiff has obtained writ OF AT ,,h-
mCnt against its interest in that certain
property situated in Dare coul ~ kuoNu
as the john Gray Blount Patent the
object OF which action a at attlr'm nj
Is TO recover against the defend a. I lc
sum of Filv-sIN Thousand lnr = y "a
hunIrcG Dollars, as set out ~ ia - T.
plant filed i'll this cause; said aut-A-
mcLt Is rrturnablc to the ~Lr.grur
Court of Dare county to hr holden on
the ninth Monday after tn first lr.u-
day i'll March, 1895
1t Is further ord",cl trulr, pagl3-
cation Oi this order shall -" stu. mt
notice TO the defendant, both ,.il.r rs
and attachment
J. Il. JiNs,Ir.
Clerk OF Superior COurto care lp,u.y..
l.. i. AYDLETr, Att y.for IN
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
The Same Old Christmas.

A description two centuries ago Of
the festivities Of Christmas shows little
variation from present customs:
Families take it by turns to enter
tain their friends. They meet early, the
pies peculiar, the nuts half playthings
and half eatables, the oranges as cold
and acid as they ought to be, furnish
ing us with a superfuity which we can
afford to laugh at, the cakes indestruc
tible, the wassail bowls generous, old
English, huge, demanding ladies, threat
ening overflow as they come in, solid
with roasted apples when set down.
Toward bedtime you hear of elder wine
and not seldom of punch. Girls, though
they be ladies, are kissed under the mis-
f1ntnn -
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
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AUTUMN I[UTELYIES.
AUT
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The Empire style cf jacket is reca4ci in
very graceful and Frenchy-looking matin. {
A small bonnet for hair arranged a
Pompadour is covered with silver-spanglc
black chiffon, drawn III pouf at the ccn,'
Of the front and ut each side, a Rhi;lstol
crescent shining at one side between the pOut
At the left side of the front rises abruptly
white plume wi Il the tip bent forward, -
Prince of Wales feathers, and next l. is
small rosetto of white taffeta ribbon. Vt Il
back at one side is 4 tuft of white rose an
at the other 4 ribbon rosct,e, completing IL
black and-white scheme.
An all-black hat Of the picture variety !
shaped in felt, Il series of points being bent
the brim, which is faced with shrred chi1fc.
All round til IOWA in groups OF threeS &
rich plumas. \ vc,vet bow shows a
left side, whe e The btim is slightly iol IL.
Plaid silk talfeta5 III fancy color b-cL0i-
are frequent selection for waists thai a-e
be worn either with skirts of wool canvas :
a solid color or of black taffeta with a lusS
rivaling that of satin. This is newer for tt
purpose than black brocaded silk, though Ii
latter is largely worm small patterns agai
prevailing.
The glossy black taffetta is likewise chose
for fancy waists. Roman stripes are reappeaI
ing, this time in tafetas chiefly do7oted I
waists An exceptionally dressy toilette n"
comprise such a waist and soleA shi.'I i,
black Liberty gauze or silk.
Deep fiouncings in forty-five inch wid rs /
point gaze, Chantilly and other lace5 a'e COS
spicious among new garniturct. IheE e.
hung over the skirts of silk dancing gowns
flowing folds or in sun-plai,s. A. Ccc"2Si'H''
pretty point gaze tiounce i made :. \ Il e
plating at the bottom. The Hcwo5- 'msoT.;
tons of Chantilly lace recall tic c--G1.4t b-Gc
thread laces of a former vogue. :Le,- ma
be had in many widths and arc available Il
various decorative purposes.-From I"a u
hneG.c~
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

Eliz City. N. c., Dec. II, 81.
For several years | have suf>
fered with general debility from
bad catarah, which affected my
head, throat and lungs. l had
much pain in the head. chest
and back and bad cough.
had used much medicine and
came from Michigan to stop 'or
the winter, and grew worse. A
few days ago l called on Dr..
Hill, the healer, and he gave ME
encouragen INT. From the first
treatment | found relief, and in
less than a week a wonderful
change for the better came to
me. Now l am daily gaining
in strength and flesh. New lie
has come to my whole system.
A. A. MILLER.
You who suffer from catarrh
headache, rheumatism, and other
painful complaints, can find
speedy relief under the treat>
ment OF DR.. Hill, the healer.
This notice includes all classes
of people. No one is refused
help or slighted. Albemarle
| House, room Il.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
The Bears Head.

Aside from its religious observance
and signifcation Christmas has always
been a time Of feasting and Notification.
This temperament has descended to US
from the days Of the old Germanic and
Scandinavian nations, when the time
was set aside for rejoicing and pleasure
prior to the Christian era, but even as
late as the seventeenth century i'll Eng
LANG and throughout continental Europe
the delights of the table were para
mount. With cur forefathers @ soused
boar's head was borne TO the principal
table in the hall with great state and
solemnity as the first dish on Christmas
day. In the book of "Christmasse Car
Giles, printed by Wynkyn de Worde
i'll 1921, are the words sung at this aus
piciCuS moment:
The bore's head in handle bring
With garlandeS gay and rosemary.
pray you all synge merely
Qul esti5 in convivio.
The bOre's head understands
Is the chefe servyce in this lande,
LOke wherever it be fande
Servite cum cantico.
Chaucer alludes to this custom in the
following passage of the "Franklein's
Tale"
James stitch by the fire with double berd,
Before him standeth the braune of the tusl1ed
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

In olden times holly was used only to
deck the inside of houses at Christmas.
while ivy was used not only as a vint-
ner's sign, but also among the ever
green's at funerals For formerly 1.-The
rooms were uncovered with holly, ivy,
cypress, bays, laurel and mistletoe. -
There are thousands of quaint old
verses that could be quoted in praise OF
the rosemary, laurel and mistletoe. \
Love of nature, her fruits and flowers,
her roses and vines with their mystic
Significance seems to have been a pre-
dominant trait among those who gath
cred at the Yuletide.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
4 Finisher,

For two hours the fashionable
lady kept the draper exhibiting his
goods, and at the end Of that period
she sweetly asked:
Are you quite sure you have
shown me everything you have!'
NO, madam, said the draper,
with an insiLGating smile. Il have
yet an old account III my ledger
which | shall very gladly show
you
He Cd not need to Show any more
The lady left the shop, saying she
would call again another day Lon
don Tit Bits.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
FOR RENT
Photograph Gallery
at Edent0n.

After December Ist the gallery
on King street, 29x6o feet is for
rent. is specially fitted with
lights, &c. Good opening for a
Photographer. Apply to r. F.
Cheshire, or y. 7. Bush, Eden,
ton, N. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
Life insured tor a Million.

A life insurance policy for
81 900 900 the largest ever made
out by any company in the
world, was issued to Georgt w.
Vanderbilt by the Mutual Lie
Insurance Company. The policy
Is i'll the straight life, 20 year
class, and Mr.. Vanderbilt is to
pay an annual. premium of s35,
300. Never before has the
amount of a single policy reach
ed anything like snch sum.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

The people have much to do
with the success of the home
paper and community is kno WI
by the kind of paper it supports.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
Fish Led Him To Gold Mine.

B. NJ. Hill. Supt r1ntendent 81
the Unite.l States Fish Hatchery
at Prospects Heights. on the st
Lawrence river. Il few miles
from Watertown, \. y. has dis
covered gold at that point \
short time ago he noticed an ac-
emulation of glisten;ng parts
cles in the bottom OF one of the
fish tanks. He picked some of
them out aud subjected them to
tests, and found them TO be gold.
re coilectec together several
ounces OF the g1anules. each of
which is smaller than 4 pinhead
and sent the dust TO the Assay
Office at Washington. Il assays
SIS all ounce. 50 an ounce more
than Kl0ndike gold. Mr.. Hill
has filed a claim by which he is
entitled to mine gold on twenty
four acres of land along the
banks of the St. Lawrence river.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

You may eat cheap food and not he
seriously hurt by it; but YOU cannot
take cheap medicines without nositive
injury. If YOU use any substitute for
Ayers Sarssra-illa. you do so at the
peril OF your health, perhaps of YOUR
life. Insist Oh having Ayers, and no
other.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

When the Press. Pulpit and
People work together, the best
results are obtained.