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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-06
Eastern Carolina Dispatch
o1d d Rc.a1s11on Line

The steamer Neuse leaves Elizabeth
City Tuesday, Thursday ard Saturday
at p. IN, for New Fern: and
the \ & y. Z. r z for Goldsboro
Kinston, and Morchcad City, and with
the W. & w. Z. r. Tor Jacksonville,
Wilmington, N. c etc. Returning
leave Newborn Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. Str. NeWbcrne leaves
Eliza eth City Monday noon and Wed
ncsday at p. m, Roanoke Island,
Dcracokc, Orient Il and New Berne.
Tici,cts on sale at Elizabeth CITY
Station to all landings. Newberne
Kinston, Goldsboro, Morehead Citv
and Wilmington, N. c.
Daily all rail service between Eliza
beth City and New York, Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Norfolk
Through cars and as low rates and
quicker time than by " other route.
Direct all goods to } shipped viz
Eastern Carolina Dispa ch as follows
From Norfolk by Nortol & Southern
Railroad; Baltimore by w. & B. K.
r, President Street Stat II; Philadel-
phia, Philadelphia R. r., Dock Street
Station; New York, by Pennsylvania
R r, Her Fl North River, aud Old
Dominion Line.
For further Information apply to NJ
II. Suowden, Agent, Elizabeth City, OF
to the General Office of the Norfolk &
Southern R. R. Company, Norfolk, Va
NJ K KING, General Manager.
Il. c. HUDGINS. c. =. s. P. Agt
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-06
Do You Use ItP

It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayers Hair Vigor. II re-
moves dandruf, cleanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows. and.
just as desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
If you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayers Hair Vigor.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-06

The man who claims that the
world owes him a living, gen
orally has trouble in collecting
his debts.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-06

1t kills the enjoyment some
people have in their religion
whenever they see a collection
basket.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-06
Make The Weak Strong.

DIR. Ecmondson's s Pills Of Life restore
ost vitality, build up the entire sys-
tenn, and make manly men and wo-
men. 81 per box. Address DIR. Frank
Edmondsom, Atlanta Ga.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-06

1t is the man who believes
something who does something,
A man ON the fence has no NOR.
al weight.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-06
1< O1.fOlix ~. South
eI.n II. r.
Schedule in effect Oct. 10, 'oS.

Norfolk & Southern r R. Nail and
Express trains, Southbonnd, daily lex
cept Sundays,) leave Elizabeth City al
iI:4o n NJ, Northbound. daily, (cxcepa
sundays leave Elizabeth City at PAS
P. Ill. Trains Nos. 3 and leave Eliza
beth City Southbound 6 p. IN, North
bound 9:2O a. m. The trains arrive al
and depart from Norfolk & Western de
pot, Norfolk; connect at Norfolk with
all Rail aud Steamer lines, and at
Edenton with Steamer for Roanoke,
Cashie, Chowan and Scuppernong
rivers; Transfer steamers to Hlackey S
Ferry, thence by Norfolk & Southern
r. K. to Roper, Pantego, and Bell
haven, connecting with steamer Vir-
Rinia Dare for Ahklcyville, Aurora,
Washington and all intermediate land,
ings.
Eastern Carolina Dispatch
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-01-06

llOOO > T liIS tic. All druggists. 25c.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
Weeds and sheen,

Prof. Thomas Shaw says: OF the
600 weeds and grasses growing in the
Northwest, it is estimated by those
that have made a study of it that sheep
will eat not less than SIG of them,
while horses consume but 81 and cattle
only 56 of them. The fact is sheep
prefer many kinds of weeds to
grasses, and weedy cattle and horse
pastures are always improved by turn
ing small flock of sheep into them.
Whenever | see boy in a mustard
held OF large area pulling out the
mustard plants, where the grain grows
among the mustard rather than the
mustard among the grain, memory
goes back to the days when l worked
at the discouraging task of cutting
thistles with a butcher knife. There
is no way of killing weeds like turn
ing sheep on them. Take a piece of
weed-infested land and grow upon it
success of pasture crops for one, two
or three years, according to the ten
acity of the weeds and according to
their numbers. The aim should be to
grow them in as close a succession as
possible, and to crowd the largest num-
Der of them possible into a single sea-
son. When sheep devour weeds they
do not charge anything for their
work. They do not tear the weeds out
and leave them to waste on the sur
face as does the cultivator. They do
not gather them in their arms as the
boys do and then carry them labori-
ously to the other end of the field.
They turn them into mutton, fresh,
juicy and crisp. A sleeps stomach is
the most perfect receptacle that was
ever made for weeds. 1t is sure death
to every form of weed life. No weed
seeds retain the power Of resurrection
after having been buried in that liv-
ing sepulcher, the stomach of sheep
When sheep consume weeds they take
out some of the nitrogen, a little of
the phosphorous and the potash to sup
ply their own needs, and the residue
they put back over the land to stimu-
late the growth of the crops that shall
vet he Gown
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
PEN AND INK MARKS.
how THEY ARE ANAIYZED BY
THE EXPERTS.
How Handwriting Is Idontified-The
Examiner Makes His Deductions
from Specimens Submifted-Not Al.
ways Accurate. y

When piece of disputed or suspect
ed handwriting is submitted to an ex-
pert, his first care is to note it's gem
efal appearance. He observes what
seems to be the characteristic habits
OF hand in the writer. the style, shad-
ing and connection of letters, their re-
latlon to the base line of the writing
and other significant point. The same
process is applied to specimen of the
alleged writer's general hand, writes
Daniel T. Ames In Ainslee's Magazine
The next step is to disintegrate the
writing SO that the letters repeated in
Doth specimens may be compared in
detail when placed side by side. In
this way Emergencies or resemblances,
Whlch might not appear to the eye in
the BODY of paper. are made perfect
ly clear. If any of the letters show
signs of hesitation or retouching. as
frequently happens in forgeries. they
are photographed through the micro
scope. BY this enlargement retouches
or traces are brought out so that they
can be seen plainly by the unframed
eye. Having made his examination of
the whole writing, step by step, the
expert summarizes the results, num-
bering corresponding parts, and call
ing attention to discrepancies or re-
blances as they occur. BY this
process his conclusions are made per-
fectly clear. in all ordinary cases, to
anybody who reads his report. In ex-
ceptional circumstances, such as court
trials. he may go before jury with
blackboard and pencil and show ex-
actly how forger wrote certain let
ter, as we'll as the way in which the
persons whose writing habitually
formed it. If his deductions are ac-
curate, the results, presented in this
graphic manner, usually are convinc-
ing to all intelligent and unprejudiced
observers. 1t is one of the advantages
OF graphology that, ordinarily, it's con-
clusions may be made as plain as the
nose on mans face.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
MANY A SLIP
'Twixt the Cup and the Lip Was Again
Demonstrated.

Demonstrated.
New York Tribune: He was from
Kentucky, and a wellknown member
in the club of an Eastern city. AS he
entered the smoking room number OF
his friends, as they rose to meet him,
glanced with anticipatory relish at q
five-gallon demijohn he was carrying.
Placing the jug on convenient table.
he said to the waiting group: There
is some of the finest bourbon that ever
came out of the blue grass regions OF
Old Kaintuck, and little of the same
vintage remains there now. So pre-
cious is it that for fear of accident
have carried it all the way in my hand
For thirty years embraced and kissed
by slaves of oak, that grand liquor
has rested beneath the caves in the
garret of the home of my ancestors.
1t contains no next mornings head
ache, but holds the songs of birds and
the smiles of beautiful women. Drink
only four glasses and you belong to the
rich of this earth. Drink six, and you
will sit with kings and be their equal.
To you, Langford, as the most revered
OF those present, l give the honor of
the first glass" The Oldest man pres
ent, and one who prided himself on
his knowledge of all things CASTRO
nomic, rose at the words. Picking up
the demijohn by the handle, he at
tempted the barkeeper's swing, which,
when perfectly executed, brings jug
alas! for poor human intentions, the
jug swung by the waiting elbow. and
dashed itself to fragments on the tas-
sellated floor Feelings too deep for
utterance overcame the horror stricken
group, as simultaneous reach for
Observation-Disclosures was made.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
THE KLEPTOMANIACS.
HOW THEY OPERATE IN SELECT
SOCIETY,".
PurlOin Articles of Value from the
Homes OF the Wealthy--Peculiar Con-
dftiOns Noted in Official Circles at tho
National Capital. q

One of the leading jewelers. of the
capital was somewhat taken aback the
other day by receiving from the wife of
a high official an order for half a dozen
gold nails with a jewel in the head of
each and dozen small gold chains.
He inquired the uses to which the nails
were to be put. when his patron said:
You see. | have a number of very
valuable objects of art, which, although
they are very expensive, are very small
and easily handled. AS the wife of an
official of the government am obliged
to open my house during the season to
the constituents of my husband and
the Washington curiosity seeking pub
lie in general. On my reception day,
therefore, my house is crowded with
all sorts of people, and last winter !
suffered the loss of several of my most
valuable treasures. l have long been
trying to devise some plan by which
can keep my objects of art outside of
my cabinets and yet not have them
stolen, for that is the only word l can
use in regard to the loss of my treas
ures. l have concluded that l must
either nail down some of the bric-a-
brac or chain it securely to the table,
and hence l am going to try this rem
edy. That is why | want these nails
and chains" This womans predic-
ament is not an unusual one in Wash
ington official circles The klepto-
maniacs who commit the most aggra-
waiting depredations are for the most
part we'll known leaders in society Last
winter social circles in Washington
were greatly bewildered and shocked
by the doings of one Of the best-known
women in official circles. A number
of hostesses began to miss valuable
doilies from their dinner tables after
they had given lunches or dinners. and
finally several of them got together
and compared notes, and suspicion fell
upon one OF the women who had been
the guest at luncheons given by those
gathered at the conference Finally
the wife of prominent diplomat de-
termined to stop the raid upon the
doilies, and at the next luncheon she
seated the suspected kleptomaniac next
to her When the doilies were brought
on she watched her guest and discov-
cred that the latter laid her dolly on
the table, and, carelessly dropping her
handkerchief over it, picked up both
The hostess. in most charming man
ner, turned to her guest and said:
Pardon me, my dear Mrs. -, but I
am afraid you have my most exquisite
dolly in your handkerchief 1t is so
fine l am afraid it will be crushed and
therefore call your attention to your
inadvertence in taking it up with your
handkerchief The guest was not in
the least abashed, and, with laugh,
she shook out her handkerchief and
the dolly fell back on the table. where
upon she exclaimed: "Why. dear me, so
have! How very careless of mel"
There were significant glances all
around the table but no more doilies
were lost during that season.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
PHOTOGRAPH TABLES.
New Idea That Will he Welcomed in
Every Household.

Every Household.
A new table is being shown in the
swell furniture stores which could cas-
lily be duplicated in less expensive ma
terials and placed in more than one
room in the house. We all know how
photographs accumulate and how hard
it is to keep them from dust and also
from fading. This table is designed
especially for photographs and will fill
long-felt want. 1t is about as large
as the old-fashioned work table, and,
like it, has top which opens, disclos-
ing box inside which is divided into
compartments of different sizes for the
reception of photographs The top is
of plated satin brocade, so arranged
that pictures can be poked in here and
there, and when opened the top forms
quite an ornamental background for
the faces of our friends. The imported
model is very beautifully and expen-
sively upholstered in heavy Pompa-
dour brOcade of an ecru color, DOW
dered with small flowers In copying
this pretty invention for the preserva-
ton of photographs cheaper wood can
be used, and the covering may be of
some inexpensive silk, cretonne or
plush.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
EDUCATION IN EGYPT.
The Facilities and Pupils Are Increasing
Zach Year.

AHc EuculiIeS anu fuDlIS are increasing
Each Year.
Education has made gratifying prog
ress, though the principle pursued has
for its present end a few youths we'll
educated for the public service rather
than wider distribution of primary
number of pupils increased and an
advance along the line of modern edu-
cation from the middle-age program
of learning prevalent in all Moslem
schools. The people themselves have
shown a remarkable interest, and de-
mand more modern methods. Schools
supported by native subscription have
been opened for both boys and girls.
European teachers engaged, and gov
ernment inspection solicited. What
may be taken as more indicative still
of the new spirit abroad is the fact
that the great Ell Azhar university at
Cairo, the famous center of all OF
lslams scholastic theology, has ap-
piled for government teachers to teach
secular subjects. The seed of reform
has indeed spread, for it was among
the lOllOWtTS VI lHlS great SCuOOl JHdL
the most bitter opposition to the in
novatiOns of infidel foreigners used to
be found. Even now the government
can only afford school fund of about
$500 900 annually and spends this for
the education of only about II 900 flu
ture civil servants. Outside of this
200 900 children attend the village
schools. supported by local contribu-
tions and small grants made by the
government to such of them as submit
to government inspection, and teach
sr,all amount of modern reading.
writing, and arithmetic in addition to
the old lessons in the Koran and sa-
cred history. The result of this work
is seen in the requirement that all ap-
plicants for positions in the govern
ment service shall have passed GER
tain examinations in the schools. The
work of securing the best Of public
servants has thus been begun.-Har-
per's Magazine.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
IN ExHAUS TIBLE,
Is che Supply of Rattlesnake Skins-whsA
They Are Used For.


Washington Star: Speaking Of the
uses to which queer kinds of leather
are nowadays put" said resident OF
West Pike, on Pine creek, Penasyl-
vania, to the writer recently, reminds
me OF factory in my town where rat
tlesnakes' skins are employed quite ex-
tensiveiy for making variety of belts,
slippers, gloves, neckties and waist
coats for winter wear. For several
years prior to 1897 the firm had been
making horse hide gloves and mittens
for motOrmen and railroad men, but in
the fall of the year mentioned they be-
gan to use rattlesnake skins, for which
there was no market. The material
was found so pretty and so well adapt
ed for the purpose for which it was
utilized that orders for the output of
the factory were soon received from ev-
cry prominent city in the United
States. The factory, which l believe
is the only one of it's kind in the coun-
try, is now doing a thriving business
in goods made of this novel kind of
leather. The skins come to the factory
salted and with the heads off. Some
times the rattles are still attached to
the tail. The skins are tanned and
prepared for use in the factory where
the operation requires thirty days. The
curing process removes all the disa
greeable odor peculiar to the raw skin
and brings out the natural brightness
OF the black and yellow mottle to per-
fection. The supply of rattlesnake
skins is said to be practically mex
haustible. They come from the north
ern tier of Pennsylvania counties, from
the Lake George region, Colorado, Wy
oming and Michigan. The skins are
worth from 25 cents to 50 each, accord
ing to size, those of the black. or male
rattlcr being the most valuable. The
rattles are converted into scarf pins
and sold at fancy prices to people who
are fond of such curiosities.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
BURNING MOUNTAIN
In Colorado Tha. Has Been on Fire Ono
Hundred Years.


Newcastle, Colo, Special to Kansas
City World: A mountain, which has
been on fire for more than 100 years is
situated just west of here. So close is
it that its shadow envelopes the town
at p. M, at this time of the year. and
yet the people hereabouts think no
more of it than the beautiful Grand
river which washes the feet of the huge
pile where the fire has burned SO long
TO the tenderfoot, however, the gilt
terlng patches of deep red fire, where
II breaks out on the side of the noun
tain, and is exposed to view, there Is
nothing in all this state quite it's equal.
The fire is fed by a big vein of coal
which the mountain contains Just
how the coal became ignted is not
known. The oldest resident says it
was on fire when he came here, and the
Ute Indians, who once lived in this Sec
tlcn, say it was burning many years
before the first white man crossed the
continental divide. The suppOsition is
that the coal was ignited by forest
fire at an early date in the present CEN
tury. 1t has smouldered and steadily
burned until this day. At night when
the moon is dark is the best time to see
the fire. Then it is that it resembles
the regions of inferno as given us in
the word-painting of Dante. The earth
covering the coal is loosened by the
heat and falls away, exposing the sheet
of fire. The escaping gas probably as
sists in stripping off the rocks and dirt.
and wherever the vein of coal ap-
proaches the surface the fire can be
seen. The first fire saw was fully SO
feet square. 1t had peculiar red tint.
while the burning gas coming up at the
base of the coal vein, added bright
blue coloring to the scene. In many
places the surface of the mountain has
sunken. showing where the fire has
burned out it's course. Efforts have
been made to extinguish the fire Some
time ago a company which owns
large amount of coal land here, con-
structed a ditch from a point several
miles above the mountain into which
1t succeeded in turning the water
which goes to form Elk creek Previ-
ously 4 shaft had been sunk in the
mountain. and into this shaft the water
was permitted to flow. The shaft was
soon filed but the fire was above the
level of the water, and the effort was
a failure.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
BRIGHT MEN HAVE BIG HEADS.
Phrenologists Agree the Value of
Large Cranial Development.

Large Cranial DEVELOPMENT,
From the Sioux City Journal: "All
things being equal" said the phrenolo-
gist, ''size is the measure of power.
That is, man with a small head can
not get to be president of the United
States, nor can a real small man at
tain to that position. They have a
comparison of the men who have been
presidents of our nation, consisting of
the relative size of their heads and
their respective weights, which goes to
show that they have been tall men and
that they have had large heads. Phren-
ologists also state that because a man
has large head it is no reason to be-
lieve that he has an unusual amount of
brain power. But they say that he has
the best opportunity for development,
and he can cram more learning into
his head than the man with the smaller
head People with thin heads are u.s.
ually ruled by the broad heads. The
prOtuberance Immediately above and
behind the ears denotes executive force
and ability, and a man with a narrow
head has little of this power. The
best lawyers and statesmen have wide.
broad heads. The argumentative fac
ulty, which is located in front on each
side of the top of the head, is we'll de-
veloped in these persons, so that it
gives the Uranium its shape. You can
generally tell whether man is refined
in his tastes by the width of his fore
head above the eyebrows. If he has
good development above his eyes he is
a man who knows what is going on in
the world about him. You can tell a
mans generosity and his sympathetic
powers by the size OF his head at the
forward portion on top. You can also
determine something about his own es-
timation of himself and his ability to
stand by a point If he thinks he is in
the right by knowing the exact size of
his head from the middle of each ear
to the crown. His fighting qualities
and his ability to make his way in the
world are denoted by slight elevations
behind and above the ears The size
OF a mans head is determined by run
ming a measure around it just above
the eyebrows to the back of the head.
passing over the occipital bone
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
The RemOra Fish Not a COme-(ln.

r. Semon, while sailing in the Tor
res Straits and along the coast of Aus
tralia. threw overheard the remains of
crabs of which he had eaten. Imme-
diately there appeared from under the
ship several fishes which captured
these pieces and then disappeared un-
der the vessel Mr., Semon recognized
the remora, which, with the aid of the
suction fin on its back, hangs on the
bottom of vessels and thes bellies of
larger fishes, mainly sharks, and has
itself carried along BY cOncealing u
hook in some bait ;Gr. Semon succeed
ed in landing one Of them, but sec
ond specimen cou,E not be obtained,
because the school noticed the capture
of their comrade. and could not be
tempted to any amount of batting.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
Strange Marriage Customs.

Northern India and the island of
Banquerry can certainly claim to have
the most peculiar marriage rites of any
land. In northern India cow and a
calf are invariably required at the
marriage. The animals are driven into
narrow running stream, the priests
and the betrothed couple also stand
ing in the water The man and the
woman each catch hold of the cows
tail, and the priest pours water out of
glass vessel upon the joined hands,
while all present repeat prayers. The
young people are then declared man
and wife, and the priest claims the COW
and calf as his fee In the island of
Banquerry the officiating priest takes
a sharp knife and with it makes
small incision in the right leg of the
bride and bridegroom; from each in
cison he gathers a few drops of blood
and transfers them to the other ones
leg. The operation, together with
short religious formula, constitutes the
whole of the marriage ceremony.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-20
A Senatorial Slander.

Two ladies visiting in Washington
during one of the sessions of congress
went to the capitol to hear the pro-
ceedings in the United States senate.
Most of the galleries being filled, they
approached the doorkeeper of the SEN
ators' gallery, where admission is by
card. AS they did not possess this
passport, the doorkeeper suggested
that they procure one from any sena-
tor they might be acquainted with.
But we do not know any senator"
they replied. ''Well, it is very much
to your credit" said the doorkeeper.
pass right on, ladies. San Francisco
Argonaut.