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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
A Move on Dundee,

DUNDEE, Natal, Oct. ia Boel
command of 1000 men, with 16 field
guns, has arrived at Dannhauser Is
miles northeast of Dundee. 1t is sup
posed they intend to surround the Dun
dee camp and cut it off from communica.
ton with Ladysmith. The hilly charac.
ter of the country favors this plan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

BERLIN, Oct. 16.-The press of The
city points out that at the recent recep-
ton TO General Benjamin Harrison he
was especially honored by Emperor Viii
liam, his majesty even disregarling the
rules of court etiquette by seating Gen
eral Harrison at the table of honor re.
served for members of royal families.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
Ocean Mail Contracts.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-The bu-
reau of navigation has prepared a state
ment from the latest available foreign
official reports, reports of steamship
companies and mail contracts showing
an annual expenditure of S26, O63, 6SS by
foreign nations OH their merchant ship
ping. The United States, it is shown,
paid to American vessels for ocean mails
$1,O3S.11 III for the fiscal year ended June
2O 1903
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
Shot by His Guide.

BANGOR, Me-, Oct. 13.-J. B. Du-
mond of 92 Springfield street, Boston,
was accidentally shot and killed by his
guide yesterday while hunting for deer
at Messer pond, % miles from Grindstone
station, on the line of the Bangor and
Aroostook railroad.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

FORT MONROE. Va, oct. 14-Ref
Admiral Sampson retired from colnman
cf the north Atlantic squadron ycste
day afternoon at J:3O o'clock. when h
flag was hauled down from the afte
mast OF the cruiser New York. \ ere
made ut of officers of the flagship rowe
the admiral to the wharf He left at
O'Clock Tor New York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
G. OLIVER ISELIN.

Shamrock would be so overwhelmingly
Nanquished as she was in yesterdays roy
al struggle. The Yankee boat outgener-
aled her at the start, beat her hOpeleSSly
i'll Windward work to the outer mark and
gained - seconds in the run home before
the wind. The English hopes were dash
ed to the ground. No excuses can he Of
fered. There was good, strong 10 to II
knot breeze and it held throughout the
race true as the needle to the pole 1t
Is undoubtedly bitter blow because the
English hopes of lifting the cup have
never been higher since the Thistle met
the Volunteer, in 1887. Like the sham
rock. she, too. was dccisivply defeated in
the first hours sailing The regatta COM
nlttee, as Il result of the showing made
by the defender, are convinced that the
cup is safe. Blow high. blow low. Column
bia, il is believed by her manager, Mr.
lselm. can take the measure of her rival
Sir Thomas, like the true sportsman that
he is, confessed after the race that he
had been fairly ana sQuarely beaten. He
had no apologies to make. saying that he
would die game and race the series.
Promptly at 1925 the committee boat
signalcd the course, II miles dead into
the eye of the wind to the eastward and
return. Immediately proudly putting tug
steamed out parallel with the Long Is
land shore to set the outer mark Both
yachts set No. = club topsails, their skip
pers evidently agreeing that it would not
be wise to carry their largest skyscrapers
in such breeze. Just as the warning
gun doomed driving mist swept III from
the east, beating into the faces of the
patriots and adding to their discomfort.
There was some lively jockeying behind
the line before the start, and the Yankee
boat got the best of it. She clearly out
Unanswered her rival, eventually forcing
her over the line first by half a length,
but leaving the Columbia in the weather
position. Close hauled on the starboard
tack the yachts plunged seward, heeling
to the y knot breeze.
The nrst few minutes of the race were
the most interesting. They made beau
tI.ul picture as they raced away like
hounds loosed from the leash. Their sails
TO the nautical eye We're perfection in fit.
They looked as if they might have been
carved out of alabaster so firm and fault
less were the lines. The crews were piled
up on the weather rail as the yachts
smashed into the head seas pounding the
spray from their graceful bows Plenty
of smother came over, but neither ship
ped crests forward. 1t was soon appar-
ent that the white hier was forging
ahead. The clear water began to show
between them. The Columbia not only
seemed to outfOOt the challenger, but the
experts saw that she pointed higher. 1t
was astonishing how she sliced her way
up into the wind. Within 10 minutes she
had established lead of five lengths,
and from that time on the race was hers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

KNOXVILLE, Oct. 1I.-Cal Derrick
one of the three men who attempted Il
rob the bank at Sevierville. Tenn. OF
Saturday night. has been brought TO thi
place and lodged in the county Jail with
out bail for safe keeping. it having beef
rumored that he would be rescued b.
friends. The prisoner. besides bein,
charged with bank robbery is held 70
whtccapping under an old law.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

BROCKTON, Mass, Oct. 14.-Edde
McDuffee broke all n. G. \. records for
from three to 13 miles inclusive here last
night in % mile race with Ben Munroe
OF Memphis, riding Ii miles in Pill.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
AKIondike Telegraph Line.

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. - Consul
Dudley. at Vancouver, informs the state
department that the telegraph line from
Skaguay to Dawson has been completed
and is now in operation. The nearest
point to Skaguay reached by telegraph,
adds the consul, is Comax, II. c.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

KNOXVILLE, Oct. 18.-Thousands of
Tennesseeans attended the presentation
of a handsome sword to Lieutenant Val
entins Sewer Nelson of this city, who
was with Dewey on the Olympia at the
hattie of Manila Bay.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
TEN
and
WOMEN

For pleasing results use Dr.. Kilmer's Swami
Root, the great kidney remedy. Atdruggist
sample bottle by mail Free also pamphlet.
Address, DR.. kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

A bag supposed to contain portions @
the body of the woman who was murder
ed in New York was found in the Eas
River.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

All of the new volunteer regiments TO
the Philippines have been complete
with exception of one of the colore
ones.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

The native villages of Lepers' Island
whose governor was recently murdered
have been destroyed by war-ships.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

By an imperial trade, the Turkish gov
eminent abOlishes all measures that pre-
vented the free movements d
Armenians.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

Kidney trouble preys upo
the mind, dlscourages an
lessons ambition; beauty
vigor and cheeIfulness 500
disappear when the kidney
are out of order or diseased
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20

The United States will not mediate i
the Transvaal difficulty unless official
requested to do so by the Beers or tn
British.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
He Left Three Wives.

The Burlington News tells of
a lively scene and much interest
at the depot lately. A corpse of
a negro man was expected. One
wife appeared in sorrow. Soon
after her arrival there, another
colered woman, with a baby in
her arms came in and sadly took
a seat, holding handkerchief
to her eyes. She was there on
the same sad mission. AS the
train stopped, another co1ored
woman carrying baby in her
arms stepped off the train. All
three, each without noticing the
other, marched up to the coffin,
and there, mid the noise usual
10 a passenger depot, their
hearts gave vent to its feelings
over the loss of true husband
When it was discovered that the
body belonged to all three oi
the mourning widows the train
left for Haw River.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01

Quickly cure constipation and
rebuild and invigorate the entire
system-never gripe or nauscate-
De Witts's Little Early Risers.
Sold by Griggs & Son
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
The Lake Drummold Canal
Opened.

The Lake Drummond Cana
and Water Company wish tt
give notice that the Old Disna
Swamp Canal route between
Norfolk and Elizabeth City i.
now open for business-and the
tug boat will leave every other
day except Sunday. commen-
cling August 28th, making trips
as follows: Leaves Norfolk
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri>
pays. Returning, leaves Eliza
beth City, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
The Canal Company insures
nine feet of water at present
time between the locks, and in
a few weeks they will have ten
feet of water in the canal. The
Company has dredged fifteen
feet in depth for a distance of
three thousand feet below the
locks in Deep Greek. They
have also made deep water be-
low South Mills locks, in the
waters of the Pasquotank rivel.
The Cana. Company has dred-
ped the old Turner Cut to the
depth Of ten feet at low water.
Thus Tar the Canal Company
can insure a sufficient depth Of
water.
The Canal Company would
not at present guarantee a safe
passage between Norfolk and
Elizabeth City for boats draw,
ing more than seven and half
feet of Water-as the Pasquotank
has one shoal place, ard Deep
Creek at low water has not more
than seven and half feet at
the present time.
The government has appro-
priated money to deepen and
widen Deep Creek and also to
deepen and straighten the wa
terway of the Pasquotank river.
This work is to commence at
once. The Company in the
meantime intend TO improve
and widen the cana and in the
near future the Canal Company
believe that they will have
canal and waterway between
the points named tnat cannot be
excelled in this country.
J. B. SANFORD, V. P.
Information as TO where to
leave and receive freight and of
the boats landing can be had at
Hathaway Bros, corner Main
and Water streets, Elizabeth
City, N. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
Trial Trip of Kearsargs.

Unless some unforeseen hitch
occurs, the big battleship Kear>
sarge, which has been practical
ly finished at the shipyard at
Newport News, Va, will be
given her builders trial Sep.
tember 5. AS this will be the
first trial of a ship fitted with
superposed turrets invented by
Rear Admiral Sampson, the
event will arouse more than us
ual interest in naval circles. All
of the main battery of the Kear.
sarge is now in place. and all
that is lacking to put in con-
dition for the builders trial is a
few finishing touches.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
HoW's This7

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned have known F.
J. Cheney for the last IS ears, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm. WALDING, KINNAN
& MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken iutern-
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 7sc. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
STORM OF
THE CENTURY,
Nothing Like it Seen in The
Last Seventy-hve Years,
Wind Sometimes Blew 11o
Miles Per Hour.

WASHINGTON, August 2o.-
The Weather Bureau has issued
special report on the gale OF
August 10th, 18TH and 18th
which was so disastrous to ship.
ping in the vicinity OF Cape
Hatteras. Observations at the
WeatherBureau Stations showed
that at 4 a. m, Of the I7th,
there was wind velocity of sew
enty miles an hour. It increased
in intensity until I p. m, when
it was ninety miles an hour
with extreme velocities from 100
to I4s miles an hour. At that
hour the eannemonotor cups were
blown away and it is probable
that the wind reached even a
greater velocity t.1at evening.
The hurricane was the most
severe within the past seventy>
FIVE years. The total loss at
Hatteras alone will amount from
$4,000 to $4,000. The hsh<
ing business which is the prin-
cipal industry has been for the
present. entirely swept way. 1t
is an interesting fact that the
highest wind velocity previous~
ly reported at Hatteras was
eighty miles an hour.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
Loss OF LIFE
In GREAT FIRE.
Blaze in the Orphans Asylum
Of St, Agnes Convent.
FOUR PERSONS DEAD,
Five Seriously and Twenty.
FIVE Slightly Injured.

| Sparkill, N. Y, Aug. 2s.-
Fire broke out at 1 o'clock this
morning and destroyed nine O.
the ten buildings of Saint Ag
nes' Convent and Orphanage, EN-
failing a loss of $4,000 and
causing the death of tour per.
sous.
Twenty FIVE inmates were in>
jured by falls. jumps and burns
none seriously.
That more lives were not lost
was due to the heroism of the
Sisters and some of the older in.
mates. When the FIRE broke out
the 400 inmates of the institu
ton were asleep. Most of them
were gotten out in almost per-
tect order, but score who risk
ed their lives 10 save others were
finally forced to jump from the
upper stories or make desperate
rushes through stairways and
corridors filled with flames and
smoke.
A dozen Sisters were cut off in
the upper stories of the convent
building. Engineer Otto placed
a long ladder against the outer
wall and rescued half dozen.
Six were forced to jump.
AS far as known but one per-
son actually per,shed in the FIRE
itself. That was "Jane," an old
pensioner, aged seventy, who
was asleep in the servants quar-
ters. Helen Brown and Emma
Mackin died from convulsions
that resulted from fright. Kate
Mccarthy was servant in the
convent and had organic heart
trouble. She was badly fright
ened and died later in the day.
It is believed Theresa Murphy
and Mary Brown both escaped
from the FIRE, but that the former
became demented and is leading
the other girl through the woods.
There were $40 children in
the Orphanage, sixty of whom
were girls, and their ages range
from two to sixteen years.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand, but Skin Erup>
tions rob life of joy. Bucklen S
Arnica Salve curee them. also
old, running and fever sores
nlcers, boils, felons, corns, warts
cuts, bruises. burns, scalds,
chapped hands, ch1lblains. Best
Pile Cnre on earth. Drives out
pains and aches. Only 25c. a
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by Alex. Wadsworth, Druggist.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
Norfolk ~ South
eT'n R. R.
.sssn9saglxS.ssyn
E#if Eifiiiiis 17 slias II
- - - 9 ss.szl EkEzlssSSXs

Schedule in effect Aug. FL, &c
Norfolk & Southern R. R. Nail and
Express trains, SOuthbonnd, daily lex
sept Sundays,) leave Elizabeth City a
II:4o a. M, Northbound, daily, (exceps
Sundays) leave Elizabeth City at 2:4s
p. III. Trains Nos. 3 and 4 leave Eliza
beth City Southbound 6 p. rl., North
bound o:3o a. m. The trains arrive al
and depart from Norfolk & Western de
pot, Norfolk; connect at Norfolk with
all Rail and Steamer lines, and a.
Edenton with Steamer for Roanoke
Cashie, Chowan and Scuppernone
rivers; Transfer steamers to Mackey':
Ferry, thence by Norfolk & Southern
R. r. to Roper, Pantego, and Bell
haven, connecting with Old Dominion
steamer for 1faklcyville, Aurora,
Washington and all intermediate land
ings.
Eastern Carolina Dispatch
OLD Dominion Line.
The stmerNewberne leaves Eliza beth
City Monday at IL noon and Wednes
day at s D. NJ. forNew Berne. Oriental,
Roanoke Island connecting with
the A. & N. c. R R. for Goldsboro
Kinston, and Morehead City, and with
the w. & w. R. R. for Jacksonville,
Wilmington, N. c, etc. Returning
leave New Bern Tues day ard
Friday.
Tickets on sale at Elizabeth City
station to all landings. Newberne
Kinston, Goldsboro, Morehead City
and Wilmington, N. c.
Daily all rail service l'e-ween Eliza
beth City and New York PhiiGdelphi,
Baltimore and Norfolk.
Through cars and as low iates and
quicker time than by any othe1 route.
Direct all goods to b shipped vis
Eastern Carolina Dispa' ch as follows
From Norfolk by Nortol & Southern
Railroad; Baltimore by w. & B. r.
R., President Street Stat en-; Phi.adel'
phia, Philadelphia R. R., Dock Street
Station; New York, by Pennsylvania
R. R., Pier az North River, and Old
Dominion Line.
For further Information apply to M.
H. Snowden, Agent, Elizabeth City, o,
to the General Office of the Norfolk &
Southern R. R. Company, Norfolk, Va
NJ. K. KING, General Manager.
Il. c. HUDGINs. G. F. & P. Agt
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
"YANKEE DOODLE"
The South is Ready to Adopt 1t
AS National Song.

When the band plays Yankee
Doodle" the American hear,
swells with pride, for Ameri-
cans look upon the tune as their
private property. But if it now
belongs to us, it is Only because
comparatively recent acquisi-
tion.-Twelve hundred years
ago the tune played slowly and
solemnly, was the accompani-
ment of a chant in the Roman
Catho Ollie Church The notes,
robbed of their trippling hilar-
ity and uttered with the dignity
of worship. swelled through the
naves and fretted vaults of the
dim cathedrals. England sang
the air to words less religious
centuries ago, and Holland
quickening the time, set it to
the words of a harvest>homc
song, which became national in
its popularity. A history Of the
tune says it has at different pc.
riods "belongad to the three
great families Of the Caucasian
race-the Latin, the Teutonic
and the Anglo>Saxon." But a
good thing, like thing of beau
ty, never grows old, but is "a
JOY forever" So Uncle Sam
having brushed up the air lit
tie and added fresh trimn. ines
in the shape of new and versa>
tile words, has finally adopted it
as his own; and, like all things,
else that come under his inhu-
ence, it has become thoroughly
Americanized, and its past his
tory is forgotten in its present
prominence as one of our nat.
lonal airs. Next to the flag that
flutters at the head of the COLI
umn, strain of national song
will do more to nerve the patri-
OTIS arm than any other symbol
of war, and "Yankee Doodle
and "Dixie" have played lead
ing part in the wars of America.
memphis Appeal.
- l.. - - - C a.
Rs.-a II, - lhs Kind Ygu Have kW2yc Rourht
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
! The Same...
Old Sarsaparllla.

That's Ayers. The same old
sarsaparilla as II was made and
sold by DR.. J. c. Aver SO yssrs
ago. In the laboratory It h
different. There modern spph-
snces lend speed 70 skili ana
experience. But the sarsapa-
rilla Is the same old ssrsaparilla
that made the record-D years
Of cWres. Why don't we better
iti Well, we're much In the
condition of the Bishop and the
raspberry: Doubtless, " he
said, "God might have made q
better berry. But doubtless,
also, He never did" Why
don't we better the ssrsaparilisr
We can't. We are using the
same etd plant that cured the
Indians and the Spaniards. N
has not been b<ttered. And
since zoe make sarsaparilla com
pound out Of sarsaparillA plant,
We see no way Of improvement.
OF course, II we were making
some secret chemical compound
we might. But we're not.
We're making the same old sar-
saparilla to cure the same old ,
diseases. You can tell it's the
same old sarsapartiIa be-
cause 1t works the same old
cures. It's the sovereign blood
purifier, and-tf's Ayers.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01
HOLIDAY FOR THE CIRCUS
Once a Year Employees Make a
Pilgrimage to Elephants
Grave.

quaint city OF Charlotte, N. c.
there is a grave covered with
ve,vety sod, like hundreds o.
other graves in the cemetery
but distinguished from them all
by the unique monument which
adorns it The marble shaft has
carved upon it the name of the
dead man and the time of his
death. but upon it also is en-
graved a huge elephant, sc.lp>
tured with striking fidelity.
To the casual passer>by the old
s4xtou sometimes relates the
story of the marble elephant,
and lells Of the touching cere~
monies which takes place once
a year at this grave.
Every Cincinnatian remem>
bers old Chief, the pride and
terror of Robinson's circus.
Chief had long carcer,in which
he was responsible for the kills
ing and manning of many men,
but well>deserved nemesis
overlook him, and his bones are
now inferred beneath the grassy
slopes Of the Geological Garden.
Many years ago Robinson's cir
Gus was paying its annual visit
to Charlotte. The railroad jour-
ney or some other cause had
stirred up Chiefs fendish tenn.
per, and when the sullen brute
was let out of his car the lust of
Staying was upon him. King,
his keeper, was leaning against
the side of the car. Chiefs lit.
tie eyes cleaned fendishly as
he saw him, but with almost hu-
man intelligence he displayed
no other sign Of rage Slowly
and carefully he sauntered over
until he was alongside of the
unsuspecting keeper, and then
with one vicious lunge, he
crushed him to jelly against
the car. Then the enraged mon
ster cast off all restraint and
and started for the town, trump
citing turiously and leaving rack
and ruin in his path. They
picked up the crushed form of
King, and as he heard the shrill
trumpetina of Chief he gasped:
Turn Mary loose" and died.
Mary was the nothe- OF the
herd, and krew instantly what
was required of her. When the
chains were cast off she started
in pursuit of Chief, and caught
up with him in the Courthouse
square. Wrapping her trunk
around the handle of the town
pump she tore it up, and with
it as a weapon belabored the
now frightened Chief back to
the tents.
About this time of the year
the Robinson circus is turned
toward the Sunny South. When
they reach Charlotte the head of
the show will call all his subord
mates together and announce
holiday. Every one hxes up in
his best, and. with the band
playing Chopin s funeral march
and, the herd of elephants shuf>
fling along IN front, they slowly
weud their way to the cemetery,
where their companion sleeps
the last long rest that knows no
waking. Perhaps the sculptured
image of the man>killing Chief
and the simple services that are
performed impress the dangers
of their calling On them, but if
so it is only evanescent. for show
people are notoriously optimis
tic. At all events, the monu
ment and the annual procession
to the grave are unique and
touching things.--Cincinna
Enquirer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-09-01

The great success OF Cham
berlain's collie, cholera and diar-
rhoea remedy in the treatment
Of bowel complaints has made
it standard all over the greater
part of the civilized world. For
sale by Drs. w. W. Griggs &