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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
NOT SMALL POX.

A West Tennessee physician
advances an interesting opinion
on the disease that is prevalent
in portions of the South, and
which is called smallpox by
nearly all the doctors. He con-
tends that the disease is not
smallpox at all, but belongs to
the numerous family of rashes.
This brings 10 mind that some
6rst-class physicians in other
portions of the State have taken
issue with their brethren in the
diagnosis of some Of the cases OF
the disease. Down at Columbia,
We recall, Dr.. w. K. Sheldon,
who is regarded as one of the
best physicians in Middle Ten
nessee, stoutly- maintained, ,
against nearly all his profession
al associates, that the disease
there is not smallpox. There
have been other dissenters to the
general verdict. The West
Tennessee physician who ad-
vances the theory that the prev
alent disease is not smallpox is
DR. w. B. York, of Crocket
county. DR.. York does not
claim to be more wise than oth>
er physicians, and merely gives
this information for the consid>
Grafton of the profession. In
this connection it may not be
out of place to remark that one
of two things is evident-that
physicians have learned to treat
the disease more successfully, or
it is not the old kind of SMALL
pox that prevails in this State
to day. The low death rate
makes this plain.-Chattanooga
(Tenn.) News.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
Tie Convicts

The num Der of Federal pris-
oners in the North Carolina pen
itentjary has been reduced to
100, and as only United States
prisoners convicted IL this State
are now sent there the mum Der
will grow still smaller. There
are 90 convicts employ ed in the
shirt factory, and the output is
100 dozen per day: There are
now a female conViCts, all in
the main prison, SO Of them
working IN the shirt factory and
the others in the laundry and
making clothes tor the conv1cts.
The health of the convicts is
pretty good.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
Heavy Fine For Delinq uents.

A certain Missouri editor,
says Pointers, who is evidently
out of patience with the non
paying subscriber, has given
notice that hereafter the SUBJ
scription price Of his paper will
be 81, if paid IN advance, or SIS
if not paid in advance. He says
the man who expects to pay for
his paper is willing to pay i'll
advance, and the man who does
not expect TO pay has no right
to object to the S. price. He
argues that by this method, if
there be any who do not pay IN
advance, they will owe him
enough 10 Justify him. III bring~
ing suit. 1t IS understood the
brother has no copyrights on
this plan, so that all are free to
get in line on the newest scheme
to break even with the dead>
beat subscriber Newspaper
dom.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
INTERESTING CASE AT HIG Il
POINT.

| High Point Correspondent Charlotte
Observer
| An interesting trial took place
in the mayors Office this morn
ing, in which a persistent young
man and a willing young lady
figured. They have been lovers
for some time. The girls faith
er is a farmer and lives near
here. He objected to the young
man calling on his daughter aud
forbade him the premises. The
girls mother, however, did not
take sides with her husband and
told the young man to come.
The young man took the wlfe's
-ord and came. The husband
then indicted the young man
for trespass. A warrant was
served on the persistent youth
and the wife Of the man who
sWo1e out the warrant went on
the young mans bond The
point argued at the trial was
that the man did not have en-
tire possession Of the place, as
it was the property of the faiths
erin law, who occupied a room
IN the house with his son-1n law,
and that it was agreeable for the
young man to see the old gen>
tleman. The case was decided
against the prosecutor, it being
main tained that the wife and
husband were one and that she
had equal right to invite the
young man to come on the place.
An appeal Was taken to the SUI
perior court. The incident
brings up the question "Have
a man and his wife equal rights
On the premises, under the
law?"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
THE VICE-PRESIDENT.

The office of Vice President O
the United States is one of grea
dignity and importance. II
preside over the American Sen
ate is itself a work of great re
sponsibiiity and honor. 1t wa!
in that position that Thoma:
| Jefferson became the father O.
parliam entary law as practicec
In this republic. Upon the de-
cisions of the Vice>P1esident, in
his parliamentary capacity, inn
portant conclusions often de
pend. His casting vote in the
event of a tie in the Senate may
have the force and effect Of a
veto by the President himself.
1t may easily be the crisis in the
most consequential questions.
A man with so much possible
power should be not merely a
fne parliamentarian, but also a
statesman of learning and prac
tlce in sympathy with the peo-
pie who elected him to office.
Furthermore, the Vice Presi-
dent occupies the position Of
alternative President of the
United States. In the uncers
tainty Of life he is liable to be
called upon at any moment to
become President in fact. Of
the twenty ~four Presidents of
the United States four have died
in oflce-all OF them early in
their terms. The necessity for
sudden succession is not so re-
mote that it should be lightly
considered in the convention of
a party. The man selected for
the second place OH a national
ticket should be the equal of
the man at the head, if, under
the prevailing circumstances, it
is possible to find two men OF
equal availability.
The nominating conventions
OF the great parties ale close at
hand. 1t is time to get serious.
Frivolous comm entaries On the
insign1hcance of the Vice -Presi>
dental position are out of place.
The naming of Tom, Dick and
Harry" as timber for Vice Pres
ldent is getting to be well~nigh
disgusting. There have been a
few men in the White House
who have scaled down the dig
nifty of the Presidency itself
The Vice Presidential office
should not be permitted to de>
generate. It should especially
not be cheapened by cheap puf1s
iii the newspapers for cheap
men.-Raleigh Post.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
WOMEN SUPPLANTED BY
MEN.
Employers Find Them Incom,
petent in Business and are
Dismissing Them.

With carefully CLEANED
statistics, Edward Box, in The
March Ladies Home Journal
shows that the number of women
in business is decreasing, and
will continue rapidly to grow
less. "The tide of women rush.
ing pellmell into all kinds ol
business has been stemmed-in
fact, it is already receding, and
perceptib.y So" he contends
at has already been asserted by
female agitators that the grow
ing tendency to dismiss women
from various business positions
is because Of the opposition OF
men to the employment of wo-
men. On the contrary, men
were willing to have women 60
into business pursuits, and it
was men who opened position
to them. Undoubtedly this was
largely due to the selfish busi-
ness reason that women would
work for lower wages than men.
But with the influx there neces>
sarily came into the business
world a great deal of incompet-
ent femaleIhelp. For time in
competency was overlooked be
cause of the lower wages. Grad.
ually, however, there came the
inevitable wedding process. tens
porarily stayed by the business
depression of the past few years.
When>prosperous times came it
was different, and it is a very
significant story which accurate
statistics tell that more women
haye been disc charged from busi-
ness positions during the past
year of prosperity, even taking
into consideration the larger
number employed, than in any
previous year,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY
Joseph Clean Kills His Daught-
-r, Her Sweetheart, and
Himself.

Blueheld, w. Va, Feb. 49,
Joseph Clean, a farmer living
here, killed his daughter and
her lover and then cut his own
throat last night. Clean had fot-
bidden Albert Marsh to call on
his daughter On returning
home he found Marsh in the
parlor with her. He ordered
Marsh to leave, and upon his
refusal took l shotgun and fired
at him. Ellen Clean sprang in
front of her lover and received
the charge in her thoat, dying
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
Smoking Stunts the Growth
of Boys.

Whatever difference of opln-
ion there may be upon the ad-
visibility Of smoking for men,
there is none as to its pernici-
Gus effect upon boys. 1t affects
the action of the heart and re-
duces the capacity of the lungs.
Young men who are being train
ed for athletics are not permit
ted to smoke by their trainers
because as they say, "It is bad
for the wind" The argument
that will appeal most forcibly to
your boy is that smoking will
stunt his growth: 1t has been
proved that youthful smokers
are shol ter and weigh less than
their comrades who do not
smoke. Cigarettes are particul~
arly injurious. Nicotine, the
active principle of tobacco, is
said by chemists to be, next to
prussic acid, the most rapidly
fatal poison known. The tender
tissues of a growing boy cannot
absorb even a very small guam
tity of it without most injurious
results. .--February Ladies Home
Journal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02

services of song has been great
ly ampli6ed in the Roman Cath
Ollie ard Episcopal churches
within the past few years, and
nearly all the Protestant demon
nations, particularly in the
cities, have begun to take notice
of the day.
Ash Wednesday falling On
February 2Sth this year makes
Palm Sunday April Sth. Good
Friday April 18th, and Easter
Sunday April 18TH.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
STEAMBOAT SERVICE.

Steamers leave Edenton daily lex
cept Sunday 100 p. nj. for Plymouth
GAINESVILLE, Williamson and Wind
So.
Leave Edeuton Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday 100 p. M. for Chowar
River landings; and Fyiday for Soup
pernong River.
Steamers leave Elizabeth City fol
Roanoke Island, Oriental and New
Berne, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur.
day 600 p. M: connect with A & NC
K. r and w. & w. r r. for Goldsborc
and Wilmington, &c.
For Scupyelnong River Monday
1900 noon
For Coinjock aud North River Land
lngs Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
800 p III.
For South Mills and landings on
Dismal Swamp route Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday 600 a. IN.
Steamers leave Belhaven daily lex
cept Sunday for Washington, N. c.
For further information apply to NJ.
II. Snowden, Agent, Eli4obeth City,
or to the General Office of the N. & S.
r. R. Co.. Norfolk, Va.
M. K. KING, H. C.'HUDGINS.Sf
Gen. Mgr. Gen Ft.&Pass. Agt
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02

have been afflicted with
rheumatism for fourteen years
and nolhlug seemed to give any
relief. | was able to b. around
all the time. but constantly suf-
fering. l had tried everything l
could hear of and at last was
told to try Cham berlain's Pain
Balm. which I did and was i'm
mediately relieved and in a short
time cured. I am happy to say
THAI it has not since teturned.-
JOSH EDGAR, Ge1ma, town, Eal
For sale BY " W, Griggs &
Son Druggists.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
DAVENPORT, MORRIS
& co.,
Wholesale GroCers and COmmis>
sion Merchants and
Dealers In
FISH =: :: ::
Richmond. Nn

Consignments of North Caro-
lima Herring solicited, aud pro
Ceeds remitted in cash
On account of our intimate
acquaintance and frequent trans>
action with the grocery trade OF
the West and South we are able
to handle n. {. Fish to the best
possible advantage, and we are
known everywhere as the larg>
est distributors in this market.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
WILL SPLIT TIE PURSE.
Corbett and Jefries Agree to
Divide the Money Evenly.

New York, February "a. ALI
arrangements for the coming
cham pionship battle between
lin Jefries aud Jim Corbett
have at last been completed. and
unless something unIorseen
should occur these big sluggers
will have it out in a twenty
FIVE round bout at the Seaside
Sporting Club On May 18th.
Tom o Rourke, manager Of
the latter club, will post $4,000
with the stakeholder, Al Smith,
to-day as a guarantee that tbs
club Wi l pull off the contest,
while Billy Brady, acting for
Jefries, will do like wise. Cor
belts forfeit is already up, as it
was posted with Al Smith when
the match was first arranged
several months ago.
1t is said that the fighters will
divide the purse evenly, win or
lose.
JeHries is anxious to beat Cor
bett as quickly as possible, and
will undoubtedly dc So in a
hurry. Jefries Yesterday wired
his manager, Brady, that he
would like 10 box George Laws
ler, the Western heavyweight t,
in Hot Springs, but Brady re
fused permission.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit G.. Is.
Steadman of Newark, Mich. IN
the Civil War. 1t caused horri-
bic Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him.
Cures Cuts, Bruises, Bufns, Boils.
Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions.
Best Pile cure on earth. 25 cts.
a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
Standard Pharmacy Druggist
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
THE BEGINNING Of LENT
ONE OF TIE OLDEST CHRIS
TIAN CUSTOMS.
w HY FIXED AT 40 DAYS
Last Wednesday Was What is
Known as Ash Wednesday,
the Beginning of Lent

IL ID d SdCICu SCdSO1 vi tCuC1'
able antiquity and whether il
was observed by the Apostles as
fixed period of fasting or was
not established until the organi
zation of the church, all author
tiles agree in saying that for a
time at least before the anniver
sarY of the Resurrection OF
Christ a fast was observed by
the primitive Christians; and it
is the general concensus of mod
ern opinion that this fast of
forty days was practically the
ancient type of the modern laws.
In St. Luke ", IS, Christ said :
"But the days will come when
the bride groom shall be taken
away from them, and then they
shall fast in those days." This
was taken by the early Chris>
tians to mean that there should
be period Of selt-denial and
fasting before the events leading
up to His Passion and Crucihx~
ion were COMMUNICATED.
Even if Lent was not a long
season of fasting among the
primitive Christians, it soon be>
came so, and there are ecclesias-
tical records to show that prior
to the Fourth century the Len
ten season was generally fixed
at forty days, and this period
preceded the festival of the
Resurrection or Easter. The
custom has lasted, then, for at
least $500 years, practically as
1t is today. The Roman eccle~
siastical name for Lent is Jejun-
ium Ouadragesinale, "the fast of
forty days. The English word
Lent is from the Anglo Saxon
W ord Lencten, meaning Spring,
with reference to the season in
which it occurs.
The manner Of observing
Lent during the first seven cen>
turies of the Christian era va1>
led, yet it is also true that very
strict laws for its obedience
were enacted, and Charlemagne,
when he conquered Saxony,
went to the length cf ordering
that a Saxon should be liable to
death if he wantonly disregard
ed the prescribed observances of
the holy season.
1t has alws US been the gener>
al opinion that the early and
finally the prevailing idea of fix
ing the Lenten period at forty
days grew out Of the forty day
periods in the bible.
Jonah in his denunciation
gave Ninevah forty days of
grace. Moses and Elijah were
forty days in the wilderness.
Christ teasted and underwent
.em ptation for forty days. So it
was natural that a great COM
nemorative and penitential OBJ
like Lent should, by |
and gradual consent and
custom fix itself upon period
ot forty days.
Successive edicts of the church |
moulded Lent into its present
,orm over 1000 years ago, and
since then it has remained prac-
:ically unaltered.
Many Protestants voluntarily |
observe Lent with prayer and
oenitence and fasting.
Ii the Roman Catholic
the Greek church, the
church, and the Epis>
,opal church in this country.
which is one in doctrine with
the Anglican, or English
the observance of Lent
is obligatory.
The custom of celebrating
Easter Sunday with elaborate
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02

Constipation is cured by
Hoods Pills, the non irritation
cathartic. Sold by all druggists.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
ESTABLISHED 1886.

instantly. The second shot
killed Marsh. Clean then killed
himself.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02

NORTHBOUND
Lv. Eliz. City daily lex. Sum 2:45, pm
Ar Norfolk, " 4.25, pm
Lv. Eliz. City, Tue. Thur. .&Sat $50, am
Ar. Norfolk " " " 1900, a m
SOUTHBOUND
Lv. Eliz. City daily lex, Sun)II 40, am
Ar. Edcnton " I2:4o, pm
Ar. Belhaven 4:45, pm
~ Trains stop at all intermediate
stations.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02

We manufacture all kinds of
Cofins, Caskets, and other buri>
al cases. Prices quoted on ap-
plication. Goods shipped prom
p1ly. Write for inform alton and
you will save money thereby
w H. Ward, Prop
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02
TRAIN SERVICE.

In effect December Ist 1900.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-03-02

High Point Correspondent Charlotte
Observer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13

der the supervision of Mr.. ]. S. Garland.
assistant engineer of the water depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13

corner of the reservoir diagona1ly oppo-
site. where it is discharged into the basin
During the pumping of the water into the
reservoir, and when the middle service area
is being supplied from it. the check valves
through which the water enters will close
automatically, the overflow taking place
through a specially designed tower and the
second check valve. the latter opening out
wardly This arrangement IL is expected
will secure q circulation of the water and
thereby prevent any danger from stasna-
ticn.
Added to the Supply
1t is estimated that 300, 900 gallons of wa
ter per hour will thus be added to the SUD-
ply during the period of greatest consumu-
ton in the early part Of the day. This ex-
pected addition, it is believed will mean
some relief to the low service area. or
business section of the city, from which the
water is now taken for supplying the mid
die service area. 1t is also believed that
some slight relief will be afforded the Can
itoi Hill section OF the city during the
hours when the pressure is now lowest
therein. and an increase of from ten to fif-
teen bounds isiexoected in the middle ser
vice area. II
Every effort possible will be made to rem.
der the reservoir and its SURROUNDINGS at
tractive to the ieye. and the granite coming
around its walls is expected to be a most
pleasing feature of the structure A drive
way around the reservoir with a siyteen
foot gravel roadbed, will be constructed
and the slope. which will be made uniform
throughout, will be sown with grass and
otherwise rendered attractive to the eye
The whole work has, of course. been CON
Quoted under the direction of Can't. Lansing
II. Beach. the Engineer Commissioner nf
the District. and he has been ably assisted
in the matter by the assistant engineer
commissioner, Capt. D. D. Gaillard who
was for time in charge of the Washine.
ton aqueduct, both of whom are much
pleased with the manner in which the work
of construction has been done Mr.. Mo
Farland. who had immediate supervision.
and who is member of the Society of
Mechanical Engineers, designed the con-
structicn in its entirety. Mr.. Charles A.
Mckinney having had charge OF the actual
construction. The field engineering work. a
task beset with many Obstacles. was un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13
THE WATER SUPPLY
Brightwood Reservoir Completed and
Put Into Service.
HAS CAPACITY OF 100000 GALLONS
Means Relief to Low Service Area
and Caplto' Hill.
L FL Z . z f I & A LIS ASED

What is known as the Brishtwood rescr-
Noir has been completed. water having been
turned into it Sunday morning last This
reservoir is designed primarily for the bet
terment of the water supply in what is
known as the middle service area of the
distributing system. and is situated on the
west side of 18th street extended, about
300 yards south of the Brightwood driving
park, about two miles north of Florida ave
nue.. The reservoir itself has been con-
structed at a cost Of about $i20U0O the
necessary pipe lines costing about $50 900
additional
The middle service area of the dIstritut-
Ing system, now supplied by direct pump
ing, may be regarded as the initial step to-
ward the Improvement Of the general water
supply Of the District and the principal
object sought 10 be accomplished by the
construction of this new reservoir is to
equaliZe to a certain extent the night and
day preSSureS in what is known as the
low service area. This low serYice area in
cludes all the territory below ninety feet
above mean low tide. Before the compile
ton of the Brightwood reservoir the water
was pumped continuously throughout the
day. the heaviest draft on the middle ser
vice being between the hours of 7 and II
TN. When this reservoir is in full opera
ton it is expected to work the pumps only
during the night time, when the least draft
on the mains exists. of course, the mains
being reinforced from the new reservoir
When the actual work of constructing
the reservoir was commenced, May /, 1879
its site was practically covered by timber
and underground, neceSSltatilg consider
able work of Il most tedious character be-
fore the actual excavations could be COM
mcnced. AS indicative of the Magnitude of
the excavations it is stated by Mr. Walter
A Mcfarland, superintendent of the water