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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15
NElGHBoRHOOD NEWS.
ITEMS CAT HEREO HERE
A-VO THERE
BY CHARLES MORGAN.
SOME THINGS HE SEES AND HEARS AT
POINTS WHERE WE HAVE NO
REGULAR REPORTER.
Miss Sophie Woods school,
near Berea, closed this week.

Miss Sophie Woods school,
near Berea, closed this week.
Misses Addie and Bette
Forbes, of Camden, are visiting
friends near Berea, this week.
Mrs. ]. R. Stokeley returned
home last week from a visit to
relatives in Perquimans county.
Mrs. J. w. Whitehurst, near
Berea, is visiting her mother at
Okisko, this week.
Miss Elinda Jennings, of The
Fork" spent last week with Mrs.
w. H. Jennings, at E. City.
Messrs. Cader Jennings and
Sylvanus Sawyer, spent a few
days in Norfolk last week.
Miss BERTHE Sawyer has re-
turned to Hickory, Va, from an
extended visit to relatives in
Pasquotank.
Miss Anne and Mr.. Wingate
Boushall, of Belcross, were the
guests Of Miss Sallie Jennings
Sunday.
Mr.. Abe Hewitt, Of Princess
Anne, Va, has been on a visit
to his father, Mr.. Henry Hewitt
at Newland,
Mr.. Joe Etheridge, who was
married few days ago, went to
Primers Point, Va, and returned
last Monday.
The Baptist church at Wood>
Vile has been raised and a bell
added, which adds greatly to its
appearance.
Mr.. D. A. Morgan, represent
ing J. B. Flora & Co., Of E.
City, was in South Mills and
Newland last week.
The farmers in NeWland are
getting ready for planting corn
The late cold snap injured the
fruit to some extent.
Miss Captola Walker, of Co.,
injock, is the guest-ot Mr.. J. d.
Stevens family, near Indians
town, Camden.
Mr.. Samuel c. Williams, a
popular young man of Camden
county, has gone to Creswell to
accept position as salesman.
Mr.. Newton Spence, who has
been working for Rev. T. c..
Wood, has been On a visit to
relatives and friends III Pasquo>
tank county.
Prof. R. J. Powell, on Satur-
day last, closed a very success
tul session of his singing class
at Sawyers Greek, Camden
county.
Miss Gertie Whitney, of
Munford, spent last Saturday
with Miss Bertha Wilcox, in
the upper part Of Pasquotank
county.
Mr.. Jno. Edney, formerly of
Pasquotank, who has been work
ing Ill the Navy Yard at Ports
mouth, was at his home in News
land Sunday, on a visit to his
mother.
They are moving the maclin~
cry at South Mills to Deep
Creek, Va. The writer was at
the locks last Tuesday and
photographed the dredge at
Turner's Cut.
Mr.. Felix Jones, of Camden
county. while cutting wood a
few days ago, injured his ankle
with All axe to such an extent
that he is unable to walk w1th>
out the use Of a stick.
The time Of service at Pleas
ant Grove Baptist church, Cam
den county, has been changed
from the afternoon OF the third
to the morning of the second
Sunday of each month.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

- It is stated that a white child
was born within two miles of
Wilson, that has two well formed
and we'll developed heads, aud
each head is supported by a
we'll formed neck.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15
Skin Diseases Cured.

For the cure of letter, itch, eczema,
erysipelas and all irritations Of the
skin. DR.. Edmondson Eczema Cure is
the standard. Price IS cents per bot
tie. Address DR.. Frand Edmonson,
Atlanta. Ga.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15
Everypooy says So.

Cascarets Candy Catl,artic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire systen, d1spel colds,
cure headache, fever, hahitrlal constipation
and biiousness. Please buy and try a box
of e.. G. G.. to-day; 10, %, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15
MANY Think!

when the Creator said to woman,
an sorrow shalt thou bring forth
children" that a curse was pro-
nounced against the human race,
but the joy felt by every Mother
when she first presses to her heart
her babe, proves the contrary.
Danger and suffering Turk in
the pathway Of the Expectant
Mother, and should be avoided,
that she may reach the hour when
the hope of her heart is to be real
lied, in full vigor and strength.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

Don't Tstsceo Spit and SlioBo Your Life Away,
To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
ielie. fu1 of life, nerve and yigor, take No-To-
lac. tie wonder WORKER that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran.
eed Booklet and sample free. address
'ter.ing Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

Because a school boy did not
return her love, fourteen-y ear
old Daisy Moore, of Kansas
City. Mo, poisoned herself.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

Lack of vitality and color-matter IN
the bulbs causes the hair to fal out and
turn gray. We recommend Hail 5
Hair Remover to revent badness ana
graYneSS.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

It is a great misfortune to
have sour, fretful, fault-hnd-
ing disposition. 1t takes the
sunshine out of life, the fra
GRANGE from earth, the music
from the birds, and plants weeds
where flowers should bloom and
blossom, displaying their beauty
and dlstilling their perfume.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

The North Carolina Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College
has arranged for an exhibit at
the Trans Mississippi EXPOSE
ton in Omaha, Neb.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

Educate Your Bowels With CascArets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
1oc bic. If q c. c. fail, druggists refund money
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

No small objection which young
folks had to the o1d-time spring-medi-
cines was their nauseousness. In our
day, this objection is removed and
Ayers Sarsaparrilla, the most power
and popular of blood purifiers, is as
pleasant TO the palate as cordial.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-15

Miss Lula Etheridge is on the
sick list this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
CLERKS ARE. ON THE ALERT.
Effect of RumOr OF Proposed Dis
missals.

There is renewed energy among the
clerks in the pension Office these days. The
records show few late arrivals, and the
rules of the Office are being carefully OBJ
served. The reason for sll this is the state
n.ent which has reached the department
that the appropriation for clerk hire will
be materially reduced this year and the
statement of Commissioner Evans before
the subcommittee on appropriations that
he could operate the bureau with 100 clerks
less. if permitted to make the reductions, is
taken as an evidence that this time next
year there will be many absent faces.
1t is learned from excellent authority
that were the commissioner permitted to
make the reductions he would be ready i'm
nediately with his ak. And it is not po-
Etical AK, either, sharpened by the wishes
of congressman and a desire to capture
votes. 1t is an AK ground for the purpose
of rendering the government good service.
1t is said the office is full to overlooking
with inefficient clerks. who could we'll be
spared.
But It is fact that already list of in
efficient clerks has been made out, and
when the tine comes for distributing it
there Will be many surprises. 1t is the de-
sire of the commissioner of pensions to OPP
crate the pension bureau upon sound
business policy, and the list which has been
prepared has been complied strictly accord
Jig to merit, with no political considera-
ton whatever In an interview with Com
mis- sioner Evans today upon the subject he
said:
Il haze no hesitancy in saying that this
bureau could be operated by at least 100
clerks less. There are divisions that are
overcrCwded, and the pay rolls carry con-
siderable dead lumber. 1t is true that the
heads of the several divisions keep lists,
setting forth the relative efficiency of the
clerks under them, and when the time
comes for reduction the changes will be
made entirely upon their recommendations.
No, sir" said the commissioner, emphatic
ally, politics will cut no figure in the mat
ter. What is wanted is efficient clerks,
without regard to politics, and these
Changes, If they come, will rot be for par
tlSan reasons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-regular ean-l2 O'Clock mt. s: Electric
lag at r 5 al 100 an nas Gun Gs
riage, 100 at 2cents American GraphoIhone,
preferred a. 1874 % at u Msfs ss LING
Electric Light. 8 at los; 10 at log. Pneumatic
Gun Carriage. loo at AZ cents; 2oO at AZ cents;
District of Columbia Bonds.-2o-y year fund IS. 1c2
bid. 3oyear fund Sc, gold, III bid. 3.65s, fund
Miscellaneous Bonds Metropolitan Railroad as,
Ils bid Met,opolita,n RaisoaG COW 6s 10 bid
Indebtedness, A. rs bid. Metropolitan Railroad
ss saro of Sd &C. Sa e. S s nssS
Railroad is 81 bid, 100 asked Columbia Rairnad
g. Hs bid Cas-
B, 114A bid. L. $. Electric Light debenture imp,
Ioalf bid Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Ss
A., loo bid. American Security and Trust 5s A.
i a.. g. 100 s Sd MARKET Gom%ny
imp IS, ITO bid. washington Market Company
10 sbid. washington Light Infantry LIST es. 50
National Bank stccks-Bank of Washington go
bid. Metropolitan, 3o5 bid. Central tnew stock,
1913 bid. $50 asked; Farmers and Mechanics, Is2
bid bid. C Columbia, lso bid: Capisai, l2s bid west
End. 1903 bid, los asked. Traders. 9s bid. Lin
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies Washington
Loan and Trust. LIS bid. 1870 asked American
Security and Trust. las bid. Washington Safe
Railroad stocks-capital Traction 81 labid, 60
asked. Metropolitan. 121 bid Columbia, "a bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-washington Gas,
x46l9 bid, 47is asked. e. s. Electric Light 1o2
bid 1891 asked.
insurance Stocxs.-Firemen's. 30 bid Franklin.
IS bid Metropolitan, s. bid. Corcoran. IS bid.
Potomac, SO bid. Arlington 1874 bid, 141 asked.
German American 1856 bid. National Union 10
bid, IL asked. Columbia. II bid. 3asked. Riggs,
7st bid. asked Peoples, 5S bid. asked. Lin
coin 19I, hid. Commercial, bid AZ asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 90
asked. Columbia Title AZ bid, So asked. Wash
ington Tirie. hid District Title, 3h bid.
Telephone stocks.-Penn.ylvania, 40 bid Chez
apeake and Potomac. xGTla asked. American
Graphophone, 12% bid. 13h asked American
matte Gun Carriage. Al bid, 40 asked.
d seslianeous Stocks. - Mergentlaler linotype,
142L bid l43 asked. Lanston MoDotype, 1SS
bid, 1875 asked washington Market, 10 bid. 13H
asked. Great Falls Ice, ITO bid. Norfolk and
90 asked.
xEx div.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15

Another Hearing on the Anti-"Tfcket
ScalpinE'' Bill.

The Senate committee on interstate COM
merce this morning at 1O:45 resumed its
hearing on the "anti-scalping" BILL Pend
ing the resumption Of the testimony of
Geo. M. Mckenzie of Chicago, a statement
was submitted to the committee by Bert
w. Lyon, editor Of the Commercial Tray-
eler of St. Louis.
Mr. Lyon said that he made the state
ment in rebuttal of some assertions here
tofore made to the committee by F. ].
Feely of Chicago and P. E. Dow of New
York. who claimed to represent the COM
merclal travellers of the country. These
gentlemen claim, said Mr.. Lyon, to repre-
sent $4,000 travelling statesmen of the
country. That statement, Mr.. Lyon said,
was absolutely false. While he did not
desire to be understood as claiming to
represent all Of the commercial travellers
OF the country, he was absolutely satisfied
that great majority Of these travellers
We're in favor of the pending bill. He
thought 1t absurd to suppose, as Messrs
Dow and Feely would have the committee
to suppose, that the hundreds of thousands
of commercial travellers could not make ar
rangements with the railroads as favor
able to themselves as the few thousand
ticket brokers could make for them. The
trouble with many of the men like Dow
and Feely is that they desire to get car
load rates on case lots. Twenty per cent
of the travelling public are commercial
travellers.
Ii it were not for the severe restrictions
placed by the railroads upon local rates,
made necessary by the business of the
ticket brokers, 1t would be possible for
commercial travellers to make much better
arrangements for their transportation than
they are now able to make Mr.. Lyon held
that as business proposition the railroads
could afford to sell transportation in large
quantities at a lower rate than they could
sell small quantities. He held therefore
that the commercial traveller who was on
the railroads practically all the time was
entitled to lower rates than the person
who travelled only occasionally and then
short distance.
MIR. Mckenzie, the Chicago ticket broker,
then resumed his testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
War Rumors Cause a Break in the
Stock List.
LONG SELLING HELPED TIE BEARS
Sugar, New York Central and
Changers Worst Sufferers.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. January l5.-waII street
was influenced this morning by additional
rumors of war complications and the
short session resulted In uniform declines
In all departments. From a feverish OPEN
ing. in which reductions varying from u
to Z per cent were recorded, prices shaded
or until the decline. during the last hour.
had extended to more substantial proper
TONS
Selling for the short account was more
conspicuous than at any time for several
days. and liquidation of long stock was
forced upon the weaker holders.
The idea of complications with Spain is
prevalent to a degree wholly unwarranted
by the facts. chronic misinterpretation
or the orders to the fleet now route for
southern waters is influencing prices ad-
versely, and the room. as yet, has not given
serious thought to the wisdom Of this
course.
There was TO concerted attempt to ward
of the effects of the scare on prices.
Manhattan. Sugar and New York Central
were active on the descending scale and
closed somewhat severish notwithstanding
evidences of scale buying by commission
houses. Burlington was weak in sym
pathy with the general market and adverse
gossip to the findings in the Nebraska
case. AS all opinions on this case are
merely guesses, no serious trading was at
tracted by them.
Ii is highly probable that today's market
represented a successful attack on unpro-
tected issues. The stocks sold are yet 10
be purchased however, and the failure 10
fierce war with Spain will result in an
expensive failure in the retention of today's
trading.
With Manhattan down per cent from
yesterday. Burlington under par and Sugar
10 per cent cheaper than at the beginning
of the decline a forced covering move
ment would not require any particular
genius. The street has half dozen opera
tors fully equal to this effort and fully
alive to the certainty of success. SO long
as the threatened war with Spain is the
only obsticie to contend with, the stock
market has everything in its favor so far
ultimate results are concerned.
The banks have gained S5.0o.oD in law
ful money during the week, and have ex-
tended their loans 81 25n.V0.' The increase
in cash holdings is divided between the
treasury and the interior, an increase of
over So .000,00o in the deposits increases the
surplus 81, 1o4 200, making the total reserve
holding something more than So, 9,;S. 700.
This shows sound banking basis and in
sures continued cheap money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
CHARGED TO DROSTE,
Ex-Represcntatfve TOwne on the
Failure to Defeat Hanna.

Ex-Representative Towne. chairman of
the silver republican national committee,
who went to Columbus to join in the fight
against the election of Senator Hanna has
returned to Washington. The failure of
the hight is charged by the anti-Hanna
people to Droste, a silver republican VINO
voted for Hanna. Mr.. Towne is very warm
In his expressions of dissatisfaction at the
result. He said to a Star reporter:
"ParadoXical as 1t may seem this con-
test, resulting in the election of the arch
exponent of gold and monopoly to the Sem
ate OF the United States, has, nevertheless
Teen productive Of much advantage to the
cause of bimetallism and good government
1t has presented SO conspicuously the meth
DDS by which plutocracy expects to control
Inc country that the patriotism and moral
deccncy of The nation cannot but be shock
ed into some realization of the danger that
threatens its liberties. l cannot too highly
praise the democratic members of the Ohio
general assembly for their superb conduct
all through the fight. Their discipline and
unity were magnificent. Admirable too
was their readiness to subordinate all temp
tatlon to make mere party capital out of
the situation to the higher question of the
cause and the welfare of the people as in
Volved in the defeat of Hanna and the
election of man whose vote would not
nave been given for the gold standa I'd.
rms fact Will do more to advance the
union OF all reform forces throughout the
country and to commend the new democ-
racy to the confidence of the whole people
than any other event Stree Bryans nom
ination. The election of Hanna by means
that VIGOROUSLY shirk investigation WILL
under all the circumstances possess MANY
consultations after all.
silver republicans cannot sufficiently ex-
press their regret and humiliat ton that d
man nomiraly of their faith should have
been the pivot on which this infamy turned
We can only plead that Droste was not one
of the men whom our organization re-
queste1 to be put on the legislative ticket
IN Cincinnati, and that We are not fully re-
sponsihle for him. After reading his state
ment of His alleged views in the newspa-
pers. and after having heard his early
emphatic declarations against Hanna the
inference Is unavoidable that he never
knew what his opinion on the money ques-
ton was, and that he ought not to be
charged up to ANYBODY but Hanna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
REsrRAIShNG q ORDER ISSUED.
Judge Cox Ias1feriSSo.e. in Behalf of
Bsit Railway.

Judge Cox To-Day signed an order re-
straining the cqrnmissIoners of the District
of Columbia from aGHtting off or in any
wise interferin1l with the water supply
for the premises occupied as a stable at
18th street and Florida avenue by the Belt
Railway Company, and the premises owned
by the company at the corner of Sd and b
streets, until further order of the court, to
be made II at all, after a hearing which
is fixed for the 18th instant
The foregoing action was taken by Judge
Cox on a petition presented by W. Kelsey
Schoepf receiver of the Belt Railway Com
pany, asking the court to restrain the Com
missioners from cutting off the water sup
ply from the premises referred to until the
Belt railway case Is finally determined, or
SO long as the receiver may be responsible
for the operation Of the road.
It seems that the Belt company ia indebt-
ed to the city for water used at the stables.
Being unable to make payment, the re-
ceiver received notice from the Commits
sioners that until the required amount
should be. forthcoming the supply of water
would be shut on. Such state of affairs
would cause some degree Of havoc Ct The
stables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
Examinx Surgeons Wanted.

The civil service commission announces
that March an examination will be held
at Washington and at other places for
the position of pension examining surgeon.
Vacancies are to be filled at Bridgeport,
Conn, Lynn, Mass, Washington, Ind,
and Vicksburg, Miss. Applicants must be
graduates of reputable medical colleges
and not barred by state or other laws.
Persons who are legal residents of the
places where the vacancies exist will be
given preference in appointment. Candi-
dates should write to the civil service
commission for application blanks. which
should be executed and filed with the
commission. No applications will be ac-
cepted after Friday, February %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
Restoring Wages.

Representative Young of the second dis
trict of Virginia called at the Navy Depart
ment today to ascertain if Secretary Long
was ready to decide as to what he would
do in the matter of wages at the Gosport
navy yard The order reducing 1aborers
from $152 to $1.2S and oakum spinners.
house carpenters and other mechanics in
like proportion, which was promulgated by
the Gosport board on the LIST OF january,
was suspended last week, in response to
protest from the men. While the secretary
was not prepared to say that he would re-
store the old rates of wages. Mr.. Young
was encouraged to believe that he would
do SO after taking little more time to
consider
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Circumstances Attending the Death
of Alberta Harrison.


of Alberta Harrison.
DR.. Woodward, the health officer of the
District, is today having investigated the
circumstances attending the death Thurs
day last of Alberta Harrison, a little COL
ored girl, six years of age. The child so
the health officer has been informed died
OF consumption either at the Children's
Hospital, or on the way back from that
institution to the Maulsby Home, Sd and
Z streets, from which latter institution she
mad been sent to the hospital for treat
ment.
Whether the child died at the hospitaI or
on the way to or from it, Dr. Woodward
Has not yet definitely ascertained: but this
morning the driver Of the dead wagon.
while In front of the District building on
MS way with the body to potter's field. in
formed DIR. Woodward that the matron of
one MauisDy Home was not thoroughly
convinced that the child was really dead,
Dr- woodward at once directed the man TO
TAKE the body back to the home. and there
ne mad 1t examined by a physician. who
arohouhced the child dead. and as having
eVIoentiy been dead, from the condition of
me BODY, for two or three days
Inc pody was therefore carried to pot
ters neld. and it is now buried.
me nealtn officer has no doubt. of course,
enal tne child died Thursday, and will now
only endeavor to discover whether or not
tne little one died at the hospital and was
returned to the Maulsby Home, or whether
!! died en- the way to or from the hos
Pital. III the child died after being re-
ceived at the hospital, he thinks the body
should have been kept there until buried
or sent TO the morgue. instead Of being re-
turned TO the Maulsby Home.
And If the child was carried to the hos
pital when in a dying condition, he thinks
tnat should be called to the attention of the
proper authorities. The child. it is said by
the ambulance driver, died at the hospita al
rev minutes after reaching there, and ne
carried the body back to the MauIsby
Home