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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-06-01

Mr.. w. S. Whedon, Cashier
of the First National Bank of
Winterset, Iowa, in a recent let
ter gives some experience with
carpenter in his employ, that
will be of value to other me-
chanics. He says: IL had car
penter working tor me who was
Obliged to stop-w ork for several
DAYS on account of being troub~
led with diarrhoea. I mentioned
TO him that had been similar
ly troubled and that Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diar>
rhoea Remedy had cured me.
He bought a bottle from the
druggist here and informed me
that one dose cured him, and he
is again at his work" For sale
at Standard Pharmacy.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told. # Il.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the s1stest News Of '1nserest from
!. Washhstoa Enom the East, the
g., =n West and tho South. j..
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY.sIxTH CONGRESS-.

FIFTY-sIxTH C0NGREss....
: Senator Galinger IN. H) presented
an argument in the United States SEN
ate on the 5th against the seating Of
NJ. s. Quay as senator from Pennsyl-
vania.. Most of the day was spent in
executive session on the Hay-Paunce-
tote treaty. In the house the. Ha-
waiian bill was amended so as to nulli-
fy labor contracts and. prohibit ~,sa-
looms: The naval appropriation bill
($61, 19,o46). was reported.
Senator Deboe lKy:) gave notice in
the United States senate on the 6t5
that he would move to refer the cre-
dentials of former Senator ]. C. $.
Blackburn as q senator from Ken
lucky to the committee on privileges
and elections, ihe Indian appropria-
tion bill was discussed. In the house
the substitute for the senate bill, pro-
viding for territorial form of govern
ment for Hawaii, was passed by a
vote of 120 to 28. The. bill now goes
to conference. Mr.. jenkins (N. C.)
introduced bill looking to the con-
troll of trusts.
The United States senate on the 7th
occupied the time in discussing the In
dian appropriation bill. In the house
the agricultural appropriation bill ($4,-
10000 was reported and eulogies
were pronounced upon the life, services
and character of the late Richard P.
Bland. of Missouri.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
NOTED PAINTER DEAD.
Frederick e. Church, the Famous
Landscape Artist, Passes Away
in New York.

New York, April 9.-Frederick Ed.
win Church, the famous painter of
landscape, died Saturday at 80 Park
avenue, in this city. He had been i'll
for long time. He is survived by
three sons and a daughter, Mrs.
Church having died year ago. The
funeral will take place Tuesday
morning and the burial will be in
Hartford. Conn.
lin many respects Frederick Edwin
Church may be regarded as the founder of
the American school Of landscape painting.
He had made his reputation before Bier
stadt became famous. and in his day his
works Brought higher prices than those
ever previously paid for pictures by Amer
lean artists. Before he became known
there were no landscape painters of prom
inence In this country. Mr.. Church was born
IN Hartford > Conn, on May 4, 1885, =. He
built fine house at Catskill station in the
late zoe. He was one Of the few we'll
known artists who definitely retired from
the active exercises Of their profession
after acquiring fortunex1 +%
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
FOREIGN INTELLIGENcn.

rOAHsAON ANVG6AAA0ENCkC. s:s&i
In the zXeronsenevil district sof
Echigo, Japan. q men were killed by
an avalanche. $.!ss.
In Brussels boy with pockets full
Of anarchistic literature fred tive
shots instheA prince of ,,Wales'scar, but
no harm was done. .t.szi~s ~
Five hundred British troops were
captured not far from Bloemfontein.
Gen. Methuen's men. left Kimberley to
relieve Mafeking and reached Bishof.
Near this point 6S Boers were surround
ed by British and, after losing eight
killed and six wounded surrendered. !;
Dublin police suppressed an Issue of
United Ireland in. which. hostility was
shown to Queen Victoria / @99.. @.9.. {,
On May or shortly after Gen. Otis
will retire from his command in the
Philippines at his own request and will
be succeeded in chief command by
Gen. Arthur. Macarthur, =, ,.s.ss.>@ =. -,
Beers attaekedsand rdefaated.a.lasge
force of British cavalry at De Vets
dorp, southeast of. Bloemfontein. cap
turing $50 prisoners and q large guam
tity of ammunition and camp, stores,
and inflicting heavy loss. The federal
loss was two killed and four wounded.
The Beers were moving into Natal as
If to attack Gen. Buffers forces or: to
prevent any advance toward Pretoria.
Encounters between the American
troops and the insurgents are reported
from Manila. Gen. Young, in northern
Luzon. and Gen. Bell. in the south, say
their forces are insufficient, to.pteserve
order.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
THE EAST.

At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 6thaggregated
$1,941, 1868, against $1,729 ,s60,s97 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1899
was 81.
In the United States there were 1872
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 9Th, against 2O3 in the
week previous and 220 in the CORE
spending period of 1899.
The Quaker evangelist and cowork,
er with the late Dwight L. Moody, John
Wright Dean, died suddenly in Paw.
tucket, r. l., aged 70 years.
One of the most renowned American
landscape painters, Frederic E.
Church, died in New York, aged "a
years.
The department store of Joseph
Horne & Co. was burned at Pittsburgh
Pa, the loss being nearly 81, 100000.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
CHEERED BY CHILDREN.
queen the Center of q Remarkable
Scene in Phoenix Park,
Dublin.

Dublin, April 9.-The weather Satur-
day was milder and it did not rain.
Queen Victoria spent an active day.
After breakfast she drove out in a
donkey carriage.
Children arrived in shoals through
out the morning from all parts of the
country to attend the fete in Phoenix
park.
During the afternoon her majesty
drove from the viceregal lodge to
Phoenix park and reviewed the chill
dren. It is estimated that from 35,-
600 to 10000 youngsters were present.
There was remarkable ,demonstra-
|ftion. The queen, accompanied by the
princesses, drove through the ex-
tended lines of children, bowing re-
peated acknowledgements of their
joyous hurrahs. At about the center
of the line a stand was erected which
was occupied by the lady mayoress
and others. A little girl presented
the queen with a bouquet to which a
card was attached bearing the in.
scription: ITO Our Beloved Queen,
from the Children of Ireland, Queens
Day, April z, 1900"
After driving up and down the line
several times amid ever-incrcasing
cheering, her majesty returned to the
vice regal lodge.
Dublin, April 9.-Sunday morning
Queen Victoria attended service in the
private chapel of the vice regal lodge,
accompanied by the duke and duchess
of Connaught, Princess Christian and
Princess Henry of Battenberg. Her
majesty selected the hymns sung by
the choir, which came from St. Pat
rick's cathedral. The archbishop of
Dublin preached.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Az Fate Would Have II.

Many years ago an Arkansas youth, on
leaving the home of his sweetheart late at
night, received q severe kick as be stepped
out Of the door: His beloved had not re-
sponded definitely to his proposal Of mar
riage, but had assured him that she would
soon let him know what she could do for
him. He, unfortunately for two tender
hearts, took the kick for an answer and de.
parted for q far and wild country. Here he
brooded over his wound and his broken
heart until his beard grew down to his
knees and his nose became Roman. AS fate
would have it, as fate always has It, he
turned up late one sad, sad evening when
the straw-neck hens were quarreling on the
roost and the brindle cow was. lowing
young man some six feet tall met the lone.
" visitor. It was one of seven sons, born,
from time to time. unto his old love. Ex:
plantations followed. It was not the girl
who kicked him 80 years before Oh no! It
was her angry father. He went out to the
horse lot, cut off his beard with the sheep
shears and kicked himself down the hill
Galveston News.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

Jerome X. Jerome writes from Spain
that the Spaniard will try to persuade
you that the bull ring is an institution
got up chiefly for the benefit of the
bull. He contrasts its glorious and ex-
citing death in the ring with the cold
blooded brutality of the shambles. The
argument 10 often made that foxes en-
Joy being hunted and that fishes are
also delighted with the anglers sport.
Until these parties really come forward
md make affidavit to the facts one may
be pardoned for doubt. Possibly the
su6erings of the live cat are mitigated
o she meditates on yivisection II
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
LATER NEWS.

Col. Nice. Bell, a prominent citizen
of Milwaukee, is dead.
The Beers have posted big gun on
knights hill, north of Elandslaagte,
and another in the vicinity of Vessels
mex station. They are also reported
strongly intrenched at Helpmakaar.
At conference of coal dealers rep
resenting Milwaukee and ports at the
head of the lakes the price of soft coal
was advanced Sl.o5 per ton.
Mike Barry and his little son were
drowned at 1ronwood, Mich.
A Cape Town correspondent says:
Negotiable securities to the value OF
e130,0 which were lodged by law
with the Free State. government by
foreign insurance companies, have dis
appeared" 4 IL.
Charles 1ngersoll, de1auting county
treasurer. of Ithaca, N. Y, under
bonds of $4,000 to appear in court, has
| fed. His bond was surrendered as
soon as his fight became.kpown, and
strenuous efforts are being made to re-
capture him.
United States secret service officers
from Philadelphia, arrested William
Mohire at Patterson, N. j., while he
was at work manufacturing counter
felt silver money. ..
The trial of William F. Miller, head
of the get-rich-quick Franklin syndi-
cate, New York, is in progress, and
many witnesses testified to the large
sums received by defendant.
The Dover Stamping company, with
a plant at Cambridge, Mass, and
Offices in Boston, has assigned, due to
a lack of working capital. Liabilities.
$200, 900. :, :,x.5%z:ft - .
At Kansas City, plans for erecting a
new convention hall have practically
been completed, and the work of re-
moving the debris from the site is pro-
ceeding actively.
The Cunard line steamship Caran-
thia, now on her way from Boston to
Liverpool, has again been chartered
by the British admiralty arid upon
the discharge of her cargo she will
proceed Immediately to New Orleans
to load mules for South Africa.
Negotiations are in progress for q
combination of the gigantic new Car
negie company and the Cramp ship
building concern.
| Columbian advices announce that g
rebel attack is momentarily expected
at Savanilla.
Ninety-three cases of bubonic plague
and 29 deaths from the disease have
occurred at Sydney, N. S. w.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

The statement made q few months
ago that the prosperous day of the
American novelist had come at last Is
more true at the present time than it
was then. In about 1S months the to-
tai sales of four popular novels, all by
American authors and upon Ameri'
can subjects, have probably exceeded
the million mark, and the end is not
yet. 1t is also interesting to note that
in the same period the four most pop
ular novels by English or foreign writ.
ers have probably not attained a TO-
tai sale Of more than $4,000 copies
Times have again changed.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
MANY SKIRMISHLES.
American Troops and Filipino In.
surgents Engage in NUM-,
5l.%E beF OF Encounters. ~

Manila, Sunday, April s.-Reports OF
encounters between the American
troops and the insurgents continue to
arrive from many points. On Friday
Capt. Sturgis, while accommodating,
struck an insurgent, outpost on the
Neyaliches road, five miles distant from
Manila killing two ara dralprturings ten.
al" were IN full uniform. Unfortu.
nately Capt. Sturgis' force was not
large enough totpursue the main body,
A detachment Of the Forty-second in
1antry, while scouting in Laguna prov.
ince, was pursued by the insurgents
and obliged to take refuge in a church
at tsPaetojw jwhere the Americans repelled
the rebels until reenforcements 4 ar
rived. Lieut.. Gordon, with q company
OF the Sixteenth infantry, while scout.
Ing near ABarri, Cagayan province, en-.
gagged $50 insurgents. Lieut.. Gordon
was wounded. A sergeant and a. cor.
yPoral of company l, Eighteenth = in
fantry, were Killed in severe fight in
,GaPiz izsprovince;; isiands of ,Panay ., phe
insurgents made. night attack upon
Calbayon, island of i. Samar. They
killed the sentry, swarmed into the
town, and searched the house of Mai
Gilmore, of the Forty-third infantry,
who was absent. They killed his cook
Ultimately the Americans drove them
out of the town, killing four and cap.
turing IL.
Gen. Young, commanding in North
Luzon, has made several requests fol
reenforcements, representing that his
force is inadequate, that the men are
exhausted by the necessity of constant
vigilance, that he is unable to garri-
son the towns in his jurisdiction, that
the insurgents are returning to the
district and killing the amigos, and
that it is necessary for him to infiict
punishment in several sections before
the rainy season begins. Gen. James
Bell, who is commanding in southern
Luzon, has made similar representa-
tions. He says his forces are made.
quate and that he merely holds few
towns, without controlling the terri.
tory.
The president of the town of Samal
province of Bataar, Luzon, and another
prominent native, have been assassi.
mated because they were known to be
friendly to the Americans. The presi.
dent of another town has joined the
insurgents because they had threat.
ened to kill him if he did not.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
CLEANSE |
YOUR 81 GOD

auaa . 6 .
The thing most desired Of a Spring
Medicine is thorough publication
Of the blood. With this work Of
cleansing going on there is COM
Plete renovation Of every part Of
your system. Not only is the cor
rupt blood made fresh, bright and
lively, but the: stomach also re-
spends in better digestion, its
readiness for food at proper times
gives sharp appetite, the kidneys
and liver properly perform their
allotted functions, and there is, in
: short, new brain, nerve, mental
and digestive strength.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
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In: the
Vvfl|(e|
World

has 6u0lta 4 l,eoosdfoe ab-.
solutoiy ou,,G,U female Me
and kidney troubles as
has Lydla~E. Pknktlbas,,Is
Negotiable oos,1ly,ou,,dL
MeeNcksos that arc adL
varased to ouv-o eve,.y-
thing cannot bo spooLfkos
for anything.
Lydia E. PLnkhan,,s
Ne0ofahk6 COMPOUND VIII
NOT 0aaEo eves,y kind Of H.
nasS7dbaf may affxxof men,
women and 0lblNdb,eD. belf
proof IL monumental flhaf
IL will and docs 0us,o <llT
the Ms spe0akkas' 10 women.
This lS>a fact kndNspszf-
abl0 and 0an h0 verified
by moro than q million
women d:
II y0uaro skolk don't o1C-
pertinent, take the S,soanL
0xno that has the S,ooos,of
Of the largest number Of
cures.
Lydia E. Pinkham Med Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

The other day the Kings Daughters
Of Wheeling, w. Va, held what they
called an "old rubber day." when the
citizens contributed old and wornout
rubber shoes and boots, bicycle tires,
rubber bands, bulbs, hose, balls, and
everything else that was rubber, and
q ton or more of old rubber was COL
lected. This was sold to junk man
and the Kings Daughters added quite
a neat sum to their day nursery treas
ury without anyone feeling the con-
tribution.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
News in Brief.

A $1,000 gold brick from the Oliver
mine was received, at Duluth, the
product since the previous cleanup.
Congress passed a bill to authorize
the construction of dam across the
Mississippi river, between Coon Rap
ids and the northern limits of the CITY
of Minneapolis.
The Eastern Railway of Minnesota
paid it's gross earnings tax, amount
ing to SCI, ,5O0.61. The state university
turned in $15,275.SS miscellaneous re-
ceipts for the month, and the state
grain inspection department made re-
turns to the state treasurer for fees
amounting to $12,50O.
The city -four mill, at Mankato, was
burned early yesterday morning, with
a loss of $4,000, insurance $4,000. The
mill property was recently purchased
by A. L. Williams, of Minneapolis, and
had capacity of 200 BARRELS per day.
The mill was built in 1862.
Judge Lochren has appointed VIM.
Burns as referee in bankruptcy at
Wiii0na.
The Gillette-Herzog Company, of
Minneapolis, will undertake the re-
building of the Kansas City auditor
ium which was burned.
Insurance Commissioner O'Shaugh-
messy, after going over his books,
finds that there is about $500, ,00O, 900
fire and life insurance in effect in Min
nesota. The premiums paid aggre-
gate close to $4,000, 900, divided as fol-
fows: Life insurance, $4,700,00 fire
insurance, $4,80O,O00; casualty, $780,
600.
Henry Markford, a farmer living
near Ronneby, was found dead in a
pond this afternoon with a deep cut
on his forehead. 1t is believed to be
a case of suicide. ..',... ~. :
The police of st. Paul and Winona
have orders to arrest all bows under
the age of. 1s years found smoking on
the streets. s.s-@ :. -. - .
The farmers creamery, at Fosston,
will not do business this year. The
plant was shut down last July. the
farmers believing there was no profit
in it. At meeting Of the directors
It was decided not to operate it, and
the plant is now for sale.
3
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
FROM WASHINGTON.

The department of justice contends
in brief filed in the supreme court
in Washington that the constitution
does not apply to Porto Rico.
The platform of Admiral Dewey is
"the flag and free trade" He says he
is democrat.
Between Venezuela and the United
States a parcels post treaty has been
arranged.
The treasury department statement
shows that there is more money in cir
culation now than at any previous
time in the history of the country,
the amount being $2,021, ,274,25e.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

That the dog has been gradually forg'
ing into good society is we'll known,
but it has been reserved for New York
fashionable women to take out articles
of incorporation for the Ladies' Kennel
association. The charter specifies a
number Of highly praiseworthy OBJ
jects, including the encouragement Of
humane treatment on the part of own.
ers. The owning, breeding and exhfb.
iting Of dogs by: women IL also one 81
the specified objects aud another is "to
bring dog owners of the better class
into closer union" There are evidently
halcyon times ahead for the dog.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

In 1910 Harriet Martineau investi-
gated the employment of women in
the United States and wrote a report
showing that seven professions were
open to them-teaching, needlework,
keeping boarders, working in the fac
tories, typesetting, bookkeeping and
household work. Now IL would be
hard to find seven professions the new
woman has not invaded. Times have
indeed changed. ~
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

A war between Russia and Japan,
which seems to be approaching, would
present some interesting aspects.
Numerically and in military resources
Russia greatly outclasses Japan, but
the latter has splendid navy, while
that of Russia is weak in some essen
tial features. On the ocean, there
fore, Japan might have decidedly the
advantage, and might even prevent
Russia from transporting or landing
trOODs
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

The destruction by the recent forest
fires in Washington can best be ap-
preciated by reading a brief state
ment in one Of the papers Of that
state. 1t says that the lumber de-
stroyed by the fires would keep all of
the sawmills in the United States
busy for two years preparing it for
the market.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
OTIS RELIEVED.
Term Of Service a. Military Governor
OF Philippines Ended-MacAr-
thur to Succeed Him.

Washington. April 9.-Gen. Elwell
S" Otis has been formally relieved of
command of the troops in the Philip
pines and Gen. Macarthur will sue
ceed him in the direction of affairs
in the new possessions. From the
text of the correspondence made pub
lie by the war department all idea of
Gen. Otis returning to Manila is aban-
doned and Gen. Macarthur is to bc
the military governor. It has been
known for some time that Gen. Otis
was to leave the Philippines. 1t has
been the impression that he was to be
granted leave of absence as soon as
he could put affairs in such shape as
to be able to leave them until about
October, when he might return.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

After all, it takes a woman to show
us how to do things. She knows. No
one ever hears of her forming an or
ganization of woman" employees.
Not any. Her latest organization is
the Lady Bookkeepers' union" Now
let US have the "Amalgamated Associ-
alton of Gentleman Clerks" the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firegen-
tlemen" and other similar organiza-
tions, just to show that the various
trades, business and professional gen.
tlemen are not behind the times.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

It is suggested that there is much
danger to be apprehended in the
granting of any further honors to
Gen. Lord Roberts. Even as it is he
has the longest list of titles of any
man in Great Britain, his full official
designation being Baron Roberts of
Kandahar and Waterford, P. c., X. p,
G. c. B., G. c. s; l., G. c. I. E., V. c., D.
c. L. Ill. d.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

George w. Bean, ST., and his four
sons, of Somerville, Mass, were all
made master masons on. the. same
evening in Putnam lodge. So far as
is known similar event has never &C.
CURED in the history of the masonic
fraternity. The five men have been
given the nickname of "the pot Of
Beans"
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Student Killed.

Ann Arbor. Mich, April e.-Charles
Z. Shoyer, of Leavenworth, Kan, a ju-
nior~ literary student. at the D. Univep-
sity of Michigan, was struck by. a
Michigan Central train Saturday aft
1ernoon and instantly killed. (; He was
walking on the track and failed t.,
hear the train
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

A veteran in Rumford Falls, Me-,
still has some of the hardtack compos-
ing the last rations dealt out to him
when he was "boy in blue" fighting
for the union, IS years ago. He says
that it is in good state of preserve
ton, and that if his teeth were in bet
ter condition he would like to make 4
meal of it some day, just to recall old
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Sentenced to Death.

Berlin. April o.-Contrary to popular
expectations the trial of Goenczi and
his wife. the Hungarians who in Au.
gust. 1897, murdered. the wealthy
widow and daughter Of Herr Schulze,
the muftimillionaire Of this city. was
concluded Saturday evening. The &C.
3cused were sentenced to death.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

The people across the Atlantic are
beginning to appreciate the value of
American corn. A. Philadelphia dis
patch says that 10000 bushels Of seed
corn have just been shipped to Egypt.
The seed is to be used in the rich soil
alono the Nile