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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
Railroad
Passes.

NdllIOdu NISSCll dllI Wv .
Passes. Butler (note the
interchange b e
titles confessed the awful sin of
riding on railroad passes, we
Were not greatly surprised but
when it was charged that good
old Father Worth had fallen
from grace, we did not, we could
not, believe it. But, alas, it is
too true He confesscs guilt,
but pleads that TIE passes were
given him as chairman of the
North Carolina Railroad.
It IS said that one fourth of
the passengers ride on passes
and the strangest part Of the
story is that those who are cry
ing loudest against the whole
business ride free over every
road in the state. At least let
us be consistent. The railroads
undoubtedly have the right to
extend courtesies to whomever
they choose, so long as these
courtesies do not unduly influ
ence legislation or the courts
but when nine~tenths of our
state officers, judges, solicitors,
legislators, and minor officials
ride tree, "courtesies" bellies its
name. Away with the whole
miserable business Let every
man pay his fare, and then talk
with a clear conscience Of reduc
ton Of passenger rates.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
Cor. King and Main SITS

The boiler of the locomotive
on the logging railway of ". II.
Cofheld in this county, exploded
on Monday morning last, killing
the engineer, James Mitchell,
and seriously injuring the FIRE
man and one of the train hands.
1t is supposed the accident re-
suited from the engineer letting
the water get too low in the
boiler and turning cold water
III. The force of the explosion
was tremendous; throwing the
boiler a great distance directly
ahead and the tender back upon
the cars The injured men are
some better and the chances are
that they will recover. The re
mains of the engineer were bur
led Tuesday.
The Broad street Methodist
church was the scene of a love
ly marriage Oh Thursday night,
when Mr.. L. M. Badham aud
Miss Matte Wool were united
in the holy bonds Of niatrimony,
according to the ritual Of the
Methodist church, the Rev. J.
L. Rumley performing the Ger
emony. Alter the marriage the
friends repaired to the home Ct
the brides parents, where an e]-
egant reception was held. The
bride is the pretty and accom-
plished daughter of Capt. Jacob
Wool, aud has a host of friends
who are devoted to her for her
many admirable traits of char
acter. The groom is one of the
most popular young men Of our
town, is Lieutenant of the Ed
enton Light Infantry, which
company attended the marriage
in full uniform.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12
Interesting
Notes From Various Points
Around and About us.
Ola Personal and
Newsy Character
Pencilings Reproduced From
The Notebooks of Fish
erman & Farmer Re-
porters.
EDENTON. n. T..

Have you seen Draining s
fine display of candies?
Mr.. John G. Bond returned
Tuesday from Baltimore.
Mrs. w. r. Capehart, of Az
oca, was III the city Thursday.
Mrs. c. F. Bogert spent sew
eral days in Washington county
this week.
There was a German given
Monday night by the young
men of the town.
DR.. c. p. Bogert has returned
home from a professional visit
to Columbia, n. c.
Mr.. Z. S. Norman has been
on the sick list this week, but is
much better to day.
Mrs. NJ. Y. Gilbert, Of Eliza
beth City, is the guest Of friends
in Edenton this week.
Mr.. w. p. ives, Of Norfolk
spent several days cunning in
this section this week.
Messrs. c. Warren Rae and J.
S. Northc0tt spent a few days III
Norfolk, Va, this week.
Mrs. c. w. Rea has returned
home from a delightful visit
with friends in Washington, D.
Mr.. A. Huckabee will remove
to Elizabeth City next Monday,
at which place he will open a
barber shop i'll the Swain build
ing on Poindexter street.
Mr.. w. II. Baker will close
his photo studio in this city on
the 18th inst, and leave for
Weldon, N. c., where he will
engage in the photograph busi>
ness.
Next Tuesday Miss Pencie
Mcmillan and Mr.. J N. Pruden,
we hear, will be joined together
i'll holy wedlock. IN advance
we wish to extend our heartiest
congratulations.
1t is with much regret that
we hear the mill of Winborne
& Rea will soon be moved to
Berkeley, Va. We hope the re-
port is untrue, as by its removal
Edenton will lose a valuable en-
terprise.
Mrs. ]. d. Jewell has just re-
turned from a visit North, re-
turning with her two very
charming young ladies, Misses
Ada Z. Jones, of Ebens Burgh
and Hedd1e Speightmore, of
McCl4re, Pa.
Just received, the largest line
Of Wilson alright heaters and
Trilbys ever brought to Eden
ton. Call and inspect them, and
if you are j, iced of a stove, we
can make / to your interest to
buy Of lis,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

Many people, when little constipat-
ed, make the mistake of using saline
or other drastic purgatives. All that is
needed is & mild dose Of Ayers Pills
to restore the regular movement of the
bowels, aud nature will do the rest.
They keep the system i'll perfect ro-
DIR
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

at as the natural effervescence OF
youth. Under MIR. Lambs
management we may expect the
Varsity Magazine TO be equally
good as the other college month
lies.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

If you feel weak dull and DISCOURAGED
you will find bottle of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla will do you wonderful good.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

The crop of
A Steady Civil War pen
Increase. ,sioncrs is one
that never fails.
Commissioner Evans reports
an increase Of 5000 for 1896,
thirty years afte- the last gnn
was fired !! Justice Walter Clark
estimates that there are
10000, 900 direct descendants
from William the Conqueror
the pensioners give promise OF
increasing at the same ratio,
unless another war begins a new
family, or the yellow fever goes
north.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

That every one
reioiced when
Captain-Genera
Weyler was re-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

ELIZABETH CITY, November IL, I89
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-11-12

When Senator
ad Russell andGOV.
S. Butler (note the
interChanoa b | G
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
Birds Friendship for n Boy.


1t is rare occurrence for animals, in a
wild state, to select nan for companion
and friend, yet weIl-authcnticated in
stances when this has teen done are a
matter of record. The following instance
is vouch2d for by my correspondent, a
young woman who is close and accurate
observer: Last week my brother "a lad
of ~ kill ed snake, which was just in the
act of robbinS Il sorg sparrows nest. Ever
since then the male sparrow has shown
his gratitude 20 George in truly wonder
full manner. When he goes into the gar
den the sparrow will fly to him, sometimes
allghting on his head, at other times on
his shoulders, all the while pouring out
a tumuituous song of praise and gratitude
1t Will accompany him about the garden,
never leaving him until ne reaches the
garden gate George, you know, is a
quiet boy, who loves animals, and this may
account, in a degree. for the SparroWS ex-
traOrdin2ry actions"
l am perfectly convinced that the nest
ing birds on my place know me, and that
they remember me from one nesting-lime
to another. L have reueatedly approached
my face to within foot of setting birds
without alarming them. On one occasion
even placed my hand OH setting cardinal
which merely riuttered from beneath it
without .vlncing further alarm; yet no
Wild bird has ever evinced toward myself
any special degree OF friendship. When l
was lad / remember that a certain de-
crepit old drake would follow me like a
dog, and which appeared to enjoy himself
In my society. l could not appreciate his
was, at times. rather cruel to the old fell
low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
Oldest College Men.
From the Boston Journal.


Samuel Ward Chandler of PHILADELPHIA
and the class of 1872, now nearly ninety
TOUR years of age, is Harvard's well-pre-
served Oldest; he is the father of Francis
W. Chandler. professor of architecture in
the Massachusetts, Institute of Technology.
Dartmouth's oldest living graduate is Mark
Wentworth Fletcher Of Wayne, ILL.,, class of
1870, who is within few months of being
as Old as Harvard's oldest. Emilius Kitch-
ell Sayre of Monticello, No. who is in fee
Die health in his eighty-eigh.h year, Is Am
hersts oldest; ne was in the class of 1873
OF which he is the sole survivor The old
est Williams graduates of the same class
OF ls2S are Joseph Lyman Partridge of
brooklyn, ninety-three years of age, and
rev. Ebenezer Harrison Stratton of
branchport, n. Y. The oldest for Bowdon
Cohege is Frederick Waite Burke of New
FORK city, ninety-one years old, of the class
o1 ISL Wesleyan's oldest, and indeed her
very hrst graduate, is Daniel H. Chase
VINO lives at Middletown, and now and
tien attends the morning chapel service
Mellen Fitch of West Newton and the class
oi io1o now ninety-two years of age, heads
the list for the University of Vermont.
lawyer Albert Ware Paine of Bangor. Me
is the Oldest graduate of Colby University
"a Waterville, Me- DIR. Benjamin d. Sill
man OF Brooklyn, N. Y, holds the seniority
for Yale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Two Hundred Americans Cities Own
Electric Lighting Plants.

Two Hundred Americans Cities own
Electric Lighting Plants.
From Municipal Affairs.
Gas plants are operated by 1858 cities of
England and Scotland. including almost
every city of consequence, except London;
10y 53S cities of Germany, including thirty
of the largest, such as Berlin, Hamburg
and Dresden; by Brussels, by Amsterdam,
by many cities in the British colonies, and
by ~ American cities, including Wheeling,
Louisville Richmond and Philadelphia.
Electric lighting plants are operated by
over go American municipalities, including
Dunkirk. in this state, and Jacksonville,
Springfield, Little Rock, Topeka, Bay City.
Detroit and Chicago; by many British
cities; by some in the Australian colonies,
and by thirteen German cities, including
Hamburg and Dresden. Street railroads
are owned and operated in thirty-three
cities of England and Scotland by some
cities of Germany. Switzerland Holland
and of the Australian colonies, by Toronto,
and in mea sure, by New Orleans. To put
the matter into condensed form. municipal
ownership of one or more of these street
franchises prevails in over 100 cities, and
is authorized by the laws of a score of
states and countries. Time was when pri-
vate ownership of all street franchises was
the rule. Now the chiefest cities of the
world are forsaking 1t. Progress in the art
of municipal affairs is all in the direction
of municipal ownership.
Municipal ownership is, therefore, no new
or over radical thing. 1t is neither social
istic. communistic, nor populstic. 1t is
feasible and practicable. 1t must be at
least reasonably successful. and it cannot
be attended with any greater political evils
than the no more universal municipal own
ership of docks, ferries, bridges, markets
and the water supply. So much the ex-
perience of these other cities indicates to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
Tricks on the Teachers.

FROM the Portland (Me) Argus.
The other day pupil in one of the nub-
Tic schools asked the teacher to do a little
example in grammar, and since then what
seemed at first to be simple problem has
mad the serious consideration of all the
pedagogues in the community, and II has
been unanimously agreed that there is no
rule in grammar to cover the point raised.
The youngsters proposition was this:
1t is two miles to Woodfords. Now
please write under that sentence There are
Two twos in the above sentence"
That is what the boy said He did not
submit the problem in writing, and when
the teacher tried to follow his Injunction
she found out the reason why 1t dawned
on her that there were not two twos
neither were there two tos and how to ex-
press in writing what was easy enough IA
do verbally she ascertained to be impossi-
BILE.
The boy responsible for the foregoing
must be near relative to the youth who
asked his teacher how to spell Paris green
and when she replied. Par Par. is
Paris. green. green; Paris green" re.
torted:
NO you're wrong; you can't spell Paris
green, or blue, or any other color. You
can't spell 1t anything but Paris"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

al ything of similar character I'm the an
b5ls OF the southwest.
1t is estimated that 1900 soldiers will be
| ef:camped in the commodious park selected
1of the occasion from July l6 to July ~
and the greatest military parade i'm the his
! tory of The state will inaugurate the exer-
eiSes h!cident 10 The encampmeat and COM
petl.iVe drills on the 18th. This being one
| OF the largest army posts in the country
! TIE participation of the regulars i'm the
parade will constitute a very prominent
feature, and altogether, the grand military
| many miles to see.
Hail a dozen crack companies from
abroad VIII contest for supremacy in the
interstate prize drill, among them being
the lhurston Rifles of Omaha Neb They
Must meet and vanquish the Morton Cadets
Oh Washington city, the New Orleans
Riiies, the Mccarthy Rifles of Little Ro.k
ccolnpany y OF the 4th Iowa Regiment, and
company ID of the LIST Minnesota Regiment
besides number of the best companies of
lne Iexas volunteer Guard. This contest
VIII, OF course, be the chief event of the cr-
1 campment and of the year and th. vim
ner OF the trophy will hold precedenca over
months. '-' N"eihe
But while the contest for the champion
sup III Tie interstate class. already at
racting so much interest Throughout the
country, promises TO be very exciting n
VIII by no means overshadow the maiden
drill IN which are entered about n Io1on
OF the finest home guard companiss In ,ha
s sui,1 iheh there will be the pretty zouaye
urllls. In which the home company will
compete with crack companies from KAN
sas City. Mo-, Aurora, H. and Mennnb,s
Tenn; Ihere will also be the band contest
IA which great number of the best mn,
sical organizations of the country will com.
an,art, men thefe VIII be series of night
en.eiFtaihInents, with assaults on an i'm
ploNised Tort under Greek fire, sham bat
tie and other exciting features
sponsors! There never were SO MANY
vi hf rad
VIII De seen in San Antonio during Tho en1
e;impment, and where the pretty girls are
mere VIII be the men. also. The crowds of
.Istors mat Will tax the hospitality of tho
taken II provide ample accommodat ions
anu ample entertainment for ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

1t will be two stories over a cellar. and will
be 70 feet front by 80 feet deep. The cost
will be 5000
Frank L. Harvey will build for James
Richardson from plans by L. Norris a
handsome dwelling at 113 / street north
west 1t will be of press brick. three sior-
les and basement and will have depth or
A feet and frontage of 26. The interior
will be finely fitted up. The house Will
ccst $4,000.
r. T. Warwick will place one-story ad-
dition to the rear of restaurant No. 40
18th street northwest. at a cost of Sl,U0.
N. W. Chappell is about to erect in Amer
lean University Park a dwelling p By 81
feet in dimensions and two stories and at
tic in height, at a cost of $2,oD. The
founda ton will be of stone and the front
of siding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
FROM the Chicago Times III ara,d

FROM the Chicago Times III arald
Inc beautiful creature WAS nareoo.,..
frank about it,
shall never marry him, mamma =" she
said. a' she
why, l thought you liked him." re-
'urheo her mother in surprise.
veil thought did, too" admitted tb,
onI, ,., creature. Il felt that he was ,b,
my man 1 ever could love, but / guess s"9
insult?'' Gu you any serious
NC, ne hasn't" answered the beaut,f,,
lust a' TIRE with, with some bitterness That's
the Touble Then she added nnnrs
calmly: Either he doesn't 49, more
L tor me or he hasn't enough sense 70 insS
him over night" se ~ last
mot mnat has he done?" demanded the
Nothing. That's what annovs mo w..
n; om now careful 1 was to get myself mn
M .he most attractive and fetching fashiop
iast evening when he called?' 'oi'
We both thought it was fine 70 mo-.
sometnlng little definite from him snd
YOU ieIt US alone in the reception room ;,
,,,,. 90 not believe in interfering too much
planatoriy. N ous eA-
AS he seemed a little diffident there r
tnought perhaps the light was too strong
1or his nerve, and SO 1 suggested thar ne
light III 'he Moon
quite right"
We got in a little corner behind the
vines, where it was nice and DARK ana , ,,,e
were out Of sight of everybody Continued
the beauteous creature, land incidentsIIv
suggested that We were absolutely alone
and in no danger of Interruption
"Yesg'
Ihen told him he must be careful not
to muss my sleeves" INV
"Yes?'
1.-The great, big, awkward fool said ba
wouldn't even touch Them and he didn't
never was SO disappointed I'm my life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
Poor Lo Behind the Plow.
1der, Wyo., Letter to Denve, Republican,

Lander, Wyo., Letter to Denver Republican.
William Shakespeare. an Arapahoe In
dian on the lower Shoshone agency, re-
ports to the Indian guide Of Fort Washa-
kie that the Indians on the subagency are
working on their farms more industriously
this year than ever before. They are break
ing up large amount Of new land, and
where last year the sage brush was thick
there are now good farms. He says: 1.-The
old Indians always used to talk of going
to war. and now they talk different; they
tell us about farming, and how to farm,
and they tell us young men to work hard
at farming. l have in about twelve acres
Of wheat, five Of oats. one Of potatoes, and
a big garden of watermelons. squash and
other vegetables. l have twenty-five acres
this year instead of ten last, and all the
much more land this year than last"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

face value of s6Os. but in all probability
set would be worth from four to six
times as mNch as souvenir or to a COL
lector of money. 1t Is also probable that
the greater part of this money now out
standing as a, debt against the government
will never be presented at the treasury
for redemption, and has been resolved into
just such sets to be preserved or perhaps
sold when the notes have become even
rarer than they are now. The government
will make no objection to tnis as every
note destroyed or kept In this way is Just
so much in Uncle Sans pocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26


DR.. Buckley, the editor of the New York
Christian Advocate, is quite hero wor-
shipper. Some years ago. while wandering
through the Kensington Museum in Eng
land, the prominent divine caught sight of
Tennyson, at that time the poet laureate.
Tennyson carried a child and was accom-
panied by his wife. DIR. Buckley made up
his mind that he would follow this great
man, and perhaps hear. some of his COM
ments on the works of the old masters.
Finally the little group paused before a
magnificent painting. DR.. Buckley edged a
little nearer. The oracle was about to
speak. The American was sure that the
author Of I'm Memoriam" could not say
anything commonplace. So
AS he unconsclously approached the paint
ing to catch the words Tehnyson seemed
about to speak the latter turned to his
wife. reached out his arms ana said:
Here. wife, you take the baby while I
go down and get some beer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
An Interesting Conversation.

From Answers.
Sir A. Sullivan went to see Rubinstein at
his hotel In London. The Russian COM
poser asked him to step out on the balcony
and smoke a cigarette.
They sat down. twisted their cigarettes
snd pulled the blue clouds into the air.
After long pause Sir A. Sullivan OBJ
served:
I presuiner
YES" said Rubinstein,
And Wagner
NO." was the reply.
Not another word was spoken. They
rocked themselves in their chairs and
smoked away. After a very long time Sui
Ivan said:
7 think 1t Is time for me to be going"
Don't say So" said Rubinstein. stay a
bit longer. It's SO nice to talk to you"
Sullivan stayed. and went on rocking him.
self into the small hours Of the morning,
when he got up and said:
II must pe on now. I think we have
chatted long enough
Rubinstein drew out his watch.
"Half-past two." he said. Strange how
quick time fiies In pleasant company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26


From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1--WE have SO many in the family that
there's really no privacy for girl who is
Just engaged"
What do you DOR
well. we've been going up on the roof
and sitting together on e little settee with
our backs to the big chimney. But we
can't SIT there any more"
why not7' 10.
We'll q man came to George yesterday
and offered him q photograph. George look
ed at It and almost fell OF his chair. It
was a picture Of use on. the roof. George
had his arm around me, and had my arm
around George. How muchT said George.
: Ten dollars said the man. The only one,
MANI said George. Only one.' said the
man. George paid the ton. Now he said,
Just tell me how In the world you man
aged to get that Photograph What do you
think the wretch saidT
well. what?''
HE said he was the nsAn who sent mn
balloons with cameras attached!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

Three weeks ago Rev. Silas SpurrIer. a
Methodist preacher. went to SULPHUR
Springs. Ohio county. KY. and was taken
very Ill. A physician was called in, and he
declared the minister had been fatally pois-
oned. After the funeral it was understood
that woman was suspected OF placing a
spider In a dumping the man ate, but when
the authorities went to see her she had left
the country, and has not been seen since.
The minister on his Heath he'd told some
thing concerning the matter to the Doctor
and another gentleman, but they will not
talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

If you want to buy, sell
or exchange anything, it
will pay you to announce
the fact in the advertising
columns of The Star. They
are closely studied by more
than three times as many
people as read any other
paper.