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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-01

An agent has been appointed by the
government to visit Great Britain to
show British consumers the superiority Of
American meats and other food products.
This plan is along the lines of certain
similar projects which have been con
sldered independently by various state
legislatures, the object being to build up
in Europe demand for certain American
commodities.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-01

In Connecticut 10000 women are
qualified to vote at school elections, but
only 2687 cast their ballots this spring.
Such lukewarmness is liable to discourage
the more ardent advocates of the cause
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-01
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, JUNE 1.

Customs receipts for the present month
indicate that the May importations will
be nearly as heavy as those of April,
which were the largest in the history Of
the country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-01
TOWN OF SOUTH PORTLAND
Funding Bonds.

SEALED bids will be received by the Treas
- urer of the Town of South Portland until
Town Of South Portland Funding Bonds, 4 per
cent interest, dated April /. 1897. Denomi-
nations $4,000; 12-$5oo. Maturlngas fol
lows: $4,000 in 9 years. 1000 in IL
years, $1,000 in IL years. 2-S5oO in II
years, $4,000 in 3 years, 4-$5Oo in 9 years,
$500 In IL years, $500 in 13 years
tonal Bank, Portlank, Me. Said bonds to be
placed with the highest bidder.
j. CALVIN KNAPP
Treasurer Town of South Portland
F. .. address, Pleasantdale, Me. my27dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-01

Although Cambridge University voted
down the proposition to confer degrees on
women by 1918 to 6e2, it is worthy of note
that the minority is steadily growing
and most likely will win in the end
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-05
Curious Lands In Florida.

Payue's Prairie, in Florida, covers an
area Of $4,000 acres. A large proportion
Of the prairie is now covered with water,
but there are thousands of acres around
the borders OF the lake which has been
formed on which horses and cattle Craze.
There 10 no way OF estimating the num-
Der Of cattle, but there are many thou
sands, and they are in fine condition.
The prairie, or savanna, which it really
is, occasionally goes dry, the water pas.
sing out through subterranean passage
called the sink. Where the water goes
to has never been determined. When
the sink is open the lake goes dry, and
when the outlet become gorged or choked,
a lake from five to seven miles wide and
about eighteen miles long is formed
When the waters OF the lake suddenly
leave it, thousands of alligators, snakes,
fish and turtles are left with nothing but
mud for their place of abode. The fish
and turtles perish, but the saurans and
reptiles seek and find other quarters. For
lake there is succession of sinks,
averaging in depth all the way from
TWENTY-FIVE to one hundred feet. SUBJ
terranean passages run in every direction.
leaving the ground in the shape of a
boney-comb. The ground is liable to
give way at any time, creating nav
sink. The scenery around the lake, es-
pecially on the north side, is unique and
grand, and is an attractive feature to
strangers who visit the city. The sink
has been a popular resort for citizens of
Gainesville, who go there to fish, boat
ride, and in other ways enjoy themselves.
1t is said that thus vast area Of land could
be drained at tifling expense, and were
1t drained il would be the largest as we'll
as the richest tract of productive land in
Florida. 1t is for the most part bed of
muck. The land is owned by various in
dividuals.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-05

bed on top Of a heap OF hay about three
feet high near the camp. The soldiers
told me that the water might drive US
away before morning.
"Some time in the night | was swak-
ened by chilly feeling in my legs, and
found that the water had nearly reached
the top OF the hay. There was noise of
every kind throughout the camp and up
on the levee. Men were shouting and
cursing, women and children screaming,
dogs barking and mules braying. Iwad.
ed to my mule and found him up to his
neck in water. felt about in the water
for my saddle, and finally got hold of it.
l saddled the mule and rode out toward
the levee with the soldiers. 1t was a
very dark night, and we were guided by
the noise of the people on the levee. Now
and then my mule would plunge into
hole and swim for few yards. We spent
the remainder OF the night on the levee
in the widest confusion ever witnessed.
The next morning reached home by
circuitous route, making part Of the
distance in boat.
"A few tin boats were run out some
distance from the river, but they never
reached navigsble water beyond the bay
ous. No large war vessels were able to
get out of the river, and the cutting of
the levee had no effect on the reduction
OF Vicksburg."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-05
An Aaecd0te Of Lincoln.

In the course of an article in the st.
Nicholas. Mary Lillian Herr relates the
following characteristic anecdote OF Lin
coin:
Once while on his way to Washington
as president, the train stopped little
time in the town of Allegheny, Penn.
Around the station a large crowd gath
cred, eager to see the new president.
They shouted and cheered until Lincoln
had to appear on the rear platform of his
car. He bowed and smiled; but the
crowd WAS so noisy he did not try to
speak to them.
Very near to the platform stood a
miner, wearing red shirt and blue over
all. and carrying dinner pail. Like the
rest he had stopped hoping to see Mr..
Lincoln. The workman WAS almost a
giant in size, and lowered head and
shoulders above the crowd.
No doubt he had heard also that Lin.
coin was very tall and encouraged by
the friendly face, the workman suddenly
uhft hbuht MS htaut hH'i
called out
Hi, there, Abe Lincoln I'm taller
than you-yes, sight taller"
This loud speech siIenced the crowd by
its holiness, and laugh arose. But Mr..
Lincoln, leaning forward with a good hui
mored smile, said quietly:
my man, doubt 1t in fact I'm sure
Im the taller. However. come up and
let's measure"
The crowd made way; the workman
climbed TO the platform. and stood back
to back with the president elect. Each
put up hand to see whose head had
overtopped. Evidently Mr.. Lincoln was
the victor for with a smile OF satisfaction
he turned and offered his band to his
beaten rival, saying cordially;
Il thought you WAS mistaken and
was right: but wished to be sure and
to have you satisfied. However, We are
lr ends anyhow, aren't WEI"
Grssping the outstretehed hand in
vigorous grip, the workman replied
"Yes. Abe Lincoln, as long as live"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-05

Don't thin your blood with sassafras or
poison it with blue-mass but aid Nature
By using DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
the famous little pills for constipation,
biliousness and stomach and liver troub-
es. They are purely vegetable. Jsneck
Bros. Drug Store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-05

81 crave but one Minute" said the
public speaker in a husky voice; and
then he took dose OF One Minute Cough
Cure and proceeded with his oratory. One
Minute Cough Cure is unequalled for
throat and lung troubles. Janeck Bros.
Drug Store.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
A Smiling Face.

Everybody welcomes a smil-
ing face. All doors are open
to it; all social circles welcome
it. 1t is an open sesame to heart
and home. Byi burdens are
lightened, cares dispelled, r
rows banished, and hope made
to reign triumphant, where fear,
doubt and dependence held high
carnival.
Get the glow and radiance
from such nearness to the throne
as God permits to His own.
Bring from holy and divine
communion face luminous with
light and let it glow and shine
on all around. a little child or
the street of great city. wish
ing to cross at point where the
surgiug throng and the passing
vehicles made the feat dangerou:
to the strong, and especially t.
the weak, paused, hesitated, ane
then asked sunny faced gen
tleman to carry her across. Il
was the sunny face that won the
child's confidence.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
WON A WIFE WITH AN EGG
Oklahoma Farmer Made Happy
By Random Love Message.

Rose Williams, of Enid, 0. I.
wrote a lovelorn message On all
egg ready for shipment several
weeks ago, and as a result he
won himself a bride.
What the young man said On
the egg was this:
"On a farm in the Chero>
kee strip I sit sad and
lonely bachelor, thinking
sadly over my fate, and would
love to come off the nest and
join my lite with that of some
comely young lady of not too
many summers growth. Should
the message on this egg meet
the eye of a fair one who is mat
rimonially inclined Oh short ac>
quaintance, and who thinks she
could endure a prairie life with
student of natures beauty, adj
dress Ross Williams, Enid, OF"
In due course of time this re-
ply came:
Dear Mr.. Wil.iams-From
the quiet precincts of my bou>
doir l write:thee. l am lonely,
too, and have often longed to
quit city life and 60 West, where
the tall, wild grass sways in the
wind as If listening to the sweet
songs of the chinch bugs. At
ter chopping wood to kindle the
kitchen fire, and after the fire
was ready for business and the
pau was sizzling in the spark
ling fat, l was about to break an
egg into the pan, when, behold
your message met my gaze. 1t
seemed like a dream of a lost,
unknown love. Perhaps our
fates would trot along we'll to
gether. l am comely but not so
fair; age twenty-three no mon
ey but plenty of grit. Let us
exchange photographs. 1t may
all end in another American
union, long to be preserved
Methinks | know you now.
BESSIE CARROLL, Chicago, Ill. 4
Further correspondence re-
suited, and a few days later the
young people were married
New York Herald.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
MARRIAGE
AT OUR NEXT FAIR.
Long List Of Presents
By Our Liberal
Merchants.
Two OF OUR PROMINENT YOUNG
PEoPLE-THE NAMES OF THE
COUPLE TO REMAIN A SECRET.

There will be marriage on the
grounds of the Albemarle Park
Fair to be held in October next.
The contracting parties are two
prominent people.
The following are some of the
presents which have already
been donated:
Our popular Register of Deeds, Mr..
NJ. B. Culpepper will donate the mar
riage license. Mr.. Culpepper, blythe
way, has the reputation of having per-
formed more marriage ceremonies
than any other man in the county, the
number Of which is upwards of five
hundred.
Our tonsorial artist, Mr.. J. B. Fere-
bee, will shave, haircut and shampoo
the groom.
Editor A. H. Mitchell give one year S
subscription to our leading paper, the
FISHERMAN AND FARMER.
Mrs. J. R. Banks will give one of the
prettiest hats in her we'll equipped
millinery store to the bride.
Mrs. NJ. Hill, our popular Main St.
milliner, will give a handsome lace
collar to the bride.
H. c. Godfrey & Co., our leading
brokers, will give ham.
Mr.. NJ. Weisel, will give handsome
pair of blankets.
Caleb Walker, will generously do
nate the best beef roast in his market
Next comes Josh Davis, the leading
huckster, with a pair of chickens.
Mr.. c. w. Overman, will give a set
of bed-springs. Mr.. Overman gave a
set of springs to the former bridal
party, and the gentleman tells us they
have been excellent ones.
McCabe & Grice will give a hand
some worsted dress. Joe tells us that
it will be the handsomest piece Of
goods i'll his store. Now you may
| know what that means.
Now comes our up-to-date merch.
ants, Sawyer & Jones. They give a
pair of the finest make of Ziegler Bros.
| shoes to the bride. To the groom they
| will give pair of their best Kelmer
| Bettran & CO.'S shoes.
Mr.. J. F. Spear, the genial manager
of the New York Racket Store, will
give 1 dozen knives and forks.
Mr.. James Spires gives an extra
quality, copper bailcd cedar bucket.
Mr.. Louis Selig. our "leading Jewel
| en-" will present the bridal coupe will
Mr.. w. S. Stafford, one of o, pros
porous farmers, will give two gallon:
of fine home made molasscs.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27

TE =
State > Normal
AND
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE,
GREENSBORO, n. c.,

GREENSBORO, n. c.,
Offers the young women OF
the State thorough professional,
literary, classical, scientific, and
industrial education.
Annual Expenses $40 to $50
Faculty of Is members. More
shan 400 regular students. Prac>
tice school of I26 pupils tor
teachers. More than l, 200 ma
triculates representing every
county in the state except three
Correspondence invited from
those desiring competent trained
teachers.
To secure board i'll dorml-
tories all
Pree9tniti0m applications
must be made before August Ist
For catalogue and information
address
PRES. CHAS. d. NEWER.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
NElGHBORHOOD NEWS
ITE MSGATHEREO HERE
AND THERE
BY CHARLES MORGAN.
COME THINGS HE SEES AND HEARS Al
POINTS WHERE WE HAVE NO
REGULAR REPORTER.

Mrs. Mollie Gregory, of Hertz
ford, is visiting relatives IN Nor>
folk.
Miss Maud Leigh, of Perquiin-
ans, is delighting her Plymouth
friends with visit.
Mr.. Chas. Mcpherson moved
to Berkeley. Va, this week from
Pasquotank county.
Little Addie May Morgan, one
OF Norfolks fair daughters, IS
visiting relatives near Wlntall.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Williams,
of Munford, are in Chowan
county OIL visit to relatives.
Mr.. Clinton Small, of New
hope, was the guest of his sister
Mrs Brock, of Winfall Sunday.
The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Jennings living
near Elizabeth City, died OH the
10Th inst.
Mrs. Abram Bonner, of Eden,
ton, is the guest other daughter
Mrs. J. r. Stokley, near Eliza
beth City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Privott
of Amboy, spent Saturday ano
Sunday with friends and relatives
in Hartford.
Mrs. John Burgess, of E. City
was the guest of her brother Mr.
VIM. Newbold, near Wintal
last week.
Miss Carrie Cartwright, O
Fairfield, spent last week will
Miss Ella Jennings, IN Pasquo
tank county.
The family of Mr.. Chas. John
son, of Berkeley, Va, have moved
to Pasquotank county, locating
near Mumford.
Mr.. Chas. Hewitt, who ha
been spending awhile with par
ents in Pasquotank county, re
turned to Texas Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toe Riddick, O
Gates county, were the guest o
their daughter, Mrs. VIM. S
Stanton, of Winfall last week.
A shooting affray ACQUIRED a
the Lynchites meeting nea'
Winfall Saturday night. Severa
shots were fired but no one hurt
Misses Alethia Weeks AM
Bessie Crawford, of E. City
spent part of last week witt
friends and relatives near Win
fall.
Mr.. Isaac Morgan and famil,
after spending a week with rel
atives in Pasquotank county, re
turned home, at Berkeley, OF
Saturday last.
Mrs. Alfred Newbold, nea
Winfall, and daughter Helen
left Thursday for LAGRANGE
where they will make their tu
ture home, much to the regre
of their host of friends and rela
tives.
A coulse of Hoods Sarsaparill
taken now will build up the system an
prevent serious illness later on. &c
only Hoods.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
TRINITY COLLEGE.
~~Next Session Opens September 50

>Next Session Opens September So
Three full courses of study.
Large number of electives. TWO
full chairs in English. Women
admitted to all classes.
One Hundred and One Thousand Dollars
added to the endowment during
the present year. Only male lit
erary college in North Carolina
that is locat ted in a city.
The best business course Of
tered in the state. Send for al
oum and catalogue.
Address JNO. G. KILGO,
Durham, N. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27


PAsoUorANK Co. )Fall Term 1897
Chas J. Johnson, Plaintiff,
Mary V. Johnson, Deft. }
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action, entitled as
above, has been commenced against
her in the Superior Court of aforesaid
county, for divorce by plaintiff from
the bonds of matrinlony aud desertion
and abandonment, that summons has
been issued in the same, returnab1e to
the next term of the. Superior Court of
Pasquotank county on the sd month in
September 1897. ....,m
The defendant is further notified
that she cannot be found after due dill
igence, in this State, and that she is
commanded to appear at the next term
Of the Superior Court of Pasquotank
County, to be held at the court house
in said county on the third Monday in
September, 1897, and answer Or demur
to the complaint, as she may be advised
to do, which complaint has been de-
posted in the Office of said Clerk of
Court, July 81, 1897.
P. OvERMAN,
Clerk Superior Court Pasquotank Co.
G. w. WARD, Pitts Atty.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
No Cure--No Paw,

That is the way all druggists
sell Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
for Chill and Malaria. 1t is sim
ply Iron and Quinine in a taste
less form. Children love it. Adults
prefer it to bitter nauseating
tonics. Price, soc.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
ATLANTIC
~QCOLLEGIkTE INSTITUTED"
"A SCHOOL,

"A SNT1OoL
POR BOTH 90 SlEMlESo
Prepares for college, business,
life, and U. S. Military and Mas
val Academies.
PULL FACULTY
OF eight Teachers. Fine Music
Department. Special teacher OF
Stenography and Typewriting.
Expenses of tuition very low
BOARD and tuition costs from
s12o to $3.50 per school year.
This school is endorsed by the
pest educators in the State
Write for catalogue.
Address S. L. SHEEP,
Elizabeth City, n. c. Pres
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
A THRILLING SIGHT.
Memorial Shower of Falling
Stars Recalled.

ne recent eclipse was dis
cussed in a crowd of old-timers
the other day, and it was unani>
mously admitted that whenever
anything unusually occurred in
the Heavens it impressed the
beholder more than any other
phenomenon.
From the subject of the eclipse
the conversation turned to
comets and meteors and the big
shower of falling stars in Nov
ember, 1888, was referred to by
one of the takers.
II remember it," said Colonel
George w. Adair. cat that time
l was only a small boy, but tue
spectacle was not one to be for
gotten i'll a hurry, and the
agitation and alarm of the older
people around me impressed it
upon my mind.
at was on the night of the
18th of November, 1888, when
the stars fell. | was then living
out i'll the country, Henry county
and was fast asleep when tie
shower came.
only father had gone that
night to a corn shocking, and
knew nothing about the trouble
until he started home. He was
with friend named Jones, a
man of a religious turn of mind
and when the stars commenced
cutting up their capers my fath'
er was anxious to reach home
as soon as possible. But Jones
was frightened out of his wits
and got down on his knees by
the side of the road to pray. Il
was no use reasoning with him
Every hundred yards or SO he
collapsed and dropped On hi:
knees. He had a powerful voice
and his lamentations and shout:
made the woods ring and added
to the horrors of the night.
"Finally my father got home
and lie lost no time in waking
my mother and myself. shall
never forget the scene spread
out before me when l went on
into the yard. 1t was indescrib
ably grand and awful, and tn,
heavens seemed to be filled Will
millions of skyrockets. Stream
of fire rolled in every direction
and the stars, or meteors, fel
| like flakes of snow.
"Nothing like it had eve
oecn seen by the people ther
living, and they were badl.
scared. The negroes set up tn
most unearthly yells and bowls
and from every cabin might b.
heard snatches of prayer ane
religious songs. Many CT til,
spectators believed that the worlt
was coming to all end, and the,
| were in a frenzy Of terror am
excitement.
| "The next day everybody fel
relieved but there was very lit
| tie work done. Naturally every
body got i'll religious frame O
mind, and for weeks afterWar,
the preacher has large congre
| cations, and a crowd of old sin
ners joined the church.
/ 1T was wonderful sight. au'
l never expect to see anything
like it again. "-Atlanta Journal
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
FOR SALE p.

Cheap, for cash, 10 Dutch
Nets, I Dutch Net boat fully
equipped, IS new fish stands, tar
kettle &c.
For terms apply at Fisherman
and Farmer Office.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
Don't Tobacco spit and Smoke Your Life Avav.

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full Of life nerve and vigor, take No-To-
BAG, the wonderworker, that makes weak men
strong. ALI druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
MOTHERS FRIEND

"My wife suffered more in ten min
utes with either of her other two chill
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used four bot
ties of Mothers Friend 1t is
blessing to any one expecting to be-
come a MOTHER ," says customer.
HENDERsoN DALE, Carmi, Illinois.
OF Druggists at 81. 90, or sent by mail on receipt
of price, Write for book containing testimonials
and valuable information for all Mothers, free.
The BradHeld Regulator Co., Atlanta. Ga.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27

1t is always gratifying to res
ceive testimonials for Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diar>
rhoea Remedy, and when the
endorsement is from physician
it is especially so. "There is no
more satisfactory or effective
remedy than Chamberlain S
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy" writes DR.. R. E.
Robey, physician and pharma-
cist, of Olney, Mo-; and as he
has used the Remedy in his own
family and sold it in his drug
store for six years he should
certainly know. For sale by
w. w. Griggs & Son.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
MOTHER! : : :; $: !: i; E: g

and about which such tender and
holy recollections cluster as that
of "MoTHER she who watched
over our helpless infancy and guild
ed our first tottering step. Yet
the life of every Expectant Moth
er is beset with danger and all eff
fort should be made to avoid it.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27

Dollar wheat i'll Minneapolis
was celebrated On the floor of the
Exchange by brass band head
ed by the big flour miller Pills
bury.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy always
affords prompt relief. Sold by
w. w. Griggs & Son.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
Mother S
lend

dread, suffering or gloomy Tore
bodings, to the hour when she
experiences the JOY of Motherhood.
Its use insures safety to the lives
of both Mother and Child, and she
is found stronger after than before
conference.-the short, it makes
Childbirth natural and easy" as
so many have said. Don't be
persuaded to use anything but
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27

so assists nature
in the change TAX
ing place that
the E ectant
M 9th er is ena-
bled to look for
ward wit bout
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
Notice.

NORTH CAROLINA, / Superior Court
PAsoUorANK Co. )Fall Term 1897
Chas ]. Johnson, Plaintiff,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
CastOria.

The centaur Company ~ Murray Street, fork City.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-08-27
CastOria.

"castoria Is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
real interest of their children, and use Castoria
instead of the various quack nostrums which
are destroying their loved ones, by forcing
opium. morphine, soothing syrup and other
hurtful agents down their Threats, thereby
sending them to premature graves"
DIR. ]. F. KINCHELoE,
Conway, Ark.