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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
a BLOOD STAINED HORSE.
The Effect 1t Had In Subduing a Par
~ of RuGans.

The Effect 1t Had In subduing a Par
~ of Rufians.
For sheer, cool nerve and absolute,
inspired genius In dealing with men,
commend me to Clarence King, the
peologist, IL a story that Is told about
him be true. Mr.. King. the tale runs,
was in the field all one summer with a
government expedition. The field hap.
peued to be in the far west, and the
men he was compelled to employ as as
sistants were a band of cheerful ruff
fans, half breed desperad and "greas-
err scamps. Bad as they were, they
worked we'll, and they were indispensa-
BILE
One night one of them deserted. Mr.
King knew what that meant. 1t meant
q stampede and an empty camp If the
deserter were allowed to go UNPUBLISHED
He chose a companion on whose silence
trail. On the third day the deserter was
overtaken, captured and landed in a
convenient fort. The runaway had sub
sisted for the three days Of his liberty
on such game and birds as he could kill.
His horse was white, and as he rode
eften with prey slung to the saddle, the
animal was streaked and stained with
blood.
The man being in safe keeping, Mr..
King and his companion rode back to
camp leading the crimson streaked
horse, with all the deserter' 8 belongings
strapped to his back. They spoke nc
word Of the missing man to his former
companions. but dismounted in grim
silence. The men endured the pangs of
curiosity as long as they could. Then
they sent committee to Mr.. King to
make inquiries about the fugitive. Mr..
King gave a meaning glance at the
bleod stained horse and made answer
briefly.
'He Is gone," he said impressively.
'He is gone where anybody else who
tries to desert will go too.
Half breeds and "greasers" gasped,
and from that day on no one Of them
all ever tried to desert Washington
Post
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
rue MAGIC LAMP.

lit sky IN the days gone by. <
vNeatn I,ods Of old relate,
As the ,a pa ,nsa bold and his lady shy
when .,,-Id wait at the postern gate
he w. feared as he strummeo nof oio"A'
lay >, x,,ken the sire that slept;
He woeu a Nor easement, hid In spray,
~ - ant to the postern ofep''
,..o,, not that postern gate OF yore.
",o not the easement heht'
see nv ,',atcbed with the crowd at the d1ngJ
r,a4 loads TO a stage bedfSht.
Tnal Lao - managers horses stamp,
e. thev long for the great man nomeF
For 'nes athers must wait by the gutterinl
,,,-a aa the Door at the gates Of Rome
,o,-r who danced in the spangled dress
1he lan hanee. for the night winds cold,
.,1Aob tear me she loses her comeliness
~, her overcoat warmly rolled.
80. a. ao,netimes a mother that waits this came
I:rea+ GODDESS who charmed the snrine,
And YOU hear with q shuooer heF Nnfisslai
- NM "a "Matildar Jine."
..,a sor,etimes youth with big cigar
~. Anu 18th who ia feared by Matilda's "mar :
ucnce She comes for Mattlda's sake.
~ g. drassed in a vast Newmarket "sack."
where the scanning Is overlald,
And the goddess Familiarity calls him "Jsck:'
For she isn't bit afraid.
g.. sometimes dear little gallery boy,
VII dreams in his dizzy heights.
=. rrnnId he the hope Of his highest Joy
To speak to the girl in tights.
pnt the painted curtain fails, alas,
And the dancers fade from view,
60 he waits In the glare Of the stage door gas
To watch till his girl comes through.
j. III. B. In Sketch.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
SINGULAR FISH CRADLES.
Father Fish Who Matches His
Younr In His Mouth.


In the Nile there is a singular fish
that has been known from early Bible
times. 1t is dedicated to the Apostle
Simon or Peter, is known as Tilapia
simonis and is especially common in
Palestine and the sea or lake of Tibe-
RUS. Nearly all these fishes have a
singular method of caring for their
young. At the time of spawning the
mother fish forms a little nest among
the reeds and rushes, IN which she de-
posts perhaps 200 green eggs, about
the size Of shot, which she immediate
~ deserts. Curiously enough, in all
the thousands of fishes but three Or four
instances are known where the mother
displays any affection for her young OF
remains by them.
The father stations himself by the
nest and presently appears to be dining
upon the eggs, but if he is carefully
watched it will be seen that he is tax
ing them into, his mouth with the
greatest care and not swallowing
them. They are lodged IN what cor
responds to the cheeks and held there.
The eggs soon hatch, the little fishes
grow and the countenance of Mr.. Tia
pia becomes greatly swollen and puff
ed out of ali semblance to his former
self. He cannot begin to close lis
mouth and presents a most eXtraOrdi-
nary appearance.
To accommodate and protect the
growing family the fish submits to
great Inconvenience and only permits
them to escape when it is a physical
impossibility to hold them any longer.
At this time the father will undergo
severe treatment rather than relin-
quish his progeny. He has been thrown
out upon the beach, but still clings to
his charge, even during his death
struggles. Many Of the young remain
N this singular cradle until they are
four inches in length.-Philadelph
Inquirer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
some people like to be generous Just
70 Drag about it.-Cleveland Leader
Shocks Frouu r,v~ III,

ohocks From Live Wires.
~ Is singular fact, 4" said an cleo
t Hlelan OF this city. THAT the human
10y Is capable Of becoming more or
'IS's INJURED to shocks from live wires. |
SUPPOSE the average scientist would
~ Vlie IDEA, but what l say is borne
cat oy everyday experience. The en-
F!oyees OF big electric ligb+ works far
sha~,l are continually receiving
sAocKs mat would disable an ordinary
. .n'-n' Out are apparently hone tho worse
tor the experience.
y. rarn niehoer some time ago couple
N young fellows came in INTACT acct
mentally with live wire a. n,ornfac-
sofy mere In town. and ho+h received
exactly the same current thern
mas neiper around a dynamo and had
met with mishaps of that snrt before
de was Knocked off his fset So a,d mo.
.nehtarlly stunned, but was III -igbt in
less than two minutes. Thu 4,,a, man
VINO was a stranger, fell 49, % n
seruck by lightning, and Il 100 fnIlv
nalr an hour before he shosod The Least
signs OF returning consciosuas He
was lald up for several days and. oddly
enough, was much the uAfs' ,owerfnl
physically Of the pair.
Aave known several cases Of prao-
ticaliy the same sort. The motormen
on the street cars frequently get the
current as they call it. especially in
rainy weather, when wet wool becomes
conductor, They tell me they don't
"t ~ IL much after the first few times. I"
NOW Orleans Times Democrat
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

Birds, we know, are sometimes train
ed to fire off pistols, as well as to per-
form other unusual feats, but 1t is not
often that a wild bird in the woods
shoots man with his own gun, as re-
lated in South American Sketches
by Robert Crawford.
A pavo del monte, bird Of Uruguay
not unlike the turkey, had been winged
by hunter. 1t fell to the ground, but
was at once on Its feet and ran away.
Throwing his gun hastily aside, the
hunter started in pursuit, and a game
Of hide and seek ensued.
III one Of It's doublings and turnings
the bird passed over the gun, which
was lying on the ground, and its foot
CHANGED to strike against the trigger Of
the undischarged barrel, the hammer
of which. in the hurry of the moment.
had been left at full cock.
here was loud report, followed by
an exclamation Of pain from the man.
The bird escaped. and the luckless
hunter had an ugly wound in the heshy
part of his leg TO remind him for weeks
afterward Of the adventure.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

1t is point of etiquette, universalIy
observed at the national capital, never
to obtrudc attentions upon the president
when he appears in public. On the
street or in any place of amusement in
Washington the president has the un-
disputed privilege Of appearing as any
private citizen. lie is never stared at
unless 1t is r. strangers, and his ap-
pearar2e in a theater is not greeted
with any sort Of demonstration. The
president may walk where he pleases in
the streets of Washington, meeting with
no further notice t:Ian the tipping of
bat, unless e lis own motion he stops
10 ST "a; with S0.ro enc Office seekers
ana Tetiticn,:a never venture to ap-
proach Lin Gil the street. His surest
ridGaLce CT the opportunities of the
th-OIg IS 70 90 ont among them.
Sir Julian P&uEcoeote, speaking of
the American customs that had i'm
pressed HIM, remarked t1,at, while for
eignc-'s FIRST impression might be that
the s. e1nin5 indifCrence-of the public
towa@d the President when he appeared
on the street or 1T TIE thsater was the
result Of az exag3Lra led idea Of democ-
racy, 1t must become apparent OF closer
observation that it was the highest nos.
slble tribute of respect and considera.
Aon. francisco Argonaut.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
No Jay Rows In Theaters.

The reason why Washington has nc
street letter Is perfectly to be under
stood, for and ] are written so much
alike that endless confusion would re-
suit There Is another place where the
letter is sighted, and not at all be-
cause of its similarity to I. None of the
plans Of the house to be seen in box
offices shows a row Of seats lettered j,
Theater patrons dent mind sitting
with the gods in the gallery, nor yet
IN row IS, but sit in the "jay" row
they will not, and for that reason there
Is no row marked with that letter.
Washington Post.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
MAY FIRES.
An Ancient Scotch Custom Which
Once Involved Human Sacrifice

An Ancient Scotch Custom Which
Once Involved Human Sacrifice
Sir John Sinclair's IS atistical Ac-
count Of Scotland' contains notices Of
many old customs, which still cOnttn-
ued to be observed in the Highlands,
though they were even then fast dying
out From the eleventh volume Of that
great work, which was published in
1871 and the succeeding years, we
learn, on the authority of the minister
Of Callander, PerthShre, that the boys
Of the township assembled in q body
upon the moors on May day, and pro-
ceeded to dig a circular trench, leaving
the soil in the center uudistUrbed, so as
to form a low table Of green turf, suf-
ficient in size to accommodate the
whole party.
They lighted a fire and prepared a
custard of milk and eggs, and a large
oatmeal cake, which they baked upon a
stone placed in the embers. When they
had eaten the custard, they divided the
cake into as many equal portions as
there were persons in the assembly and
5aubed one Of those pieces with char
coal until it was perfectly black. They
then placed all the pieces of cake to-
gether in a bonnet, and each in turn
drew one blindfolded, the holder of the
bonnet being entitled to the last piece.
The boy who drew the blackeneG pOr-
ton was destined to be sacrificed and
was compelled to leap three times
through the flames.
Although the ceremony had degen-
Grated into mere pastime for boys, it
is evident that it must once upon a
time have involved the actual sacrifice
of a human being, in order to render
the coming summer fruitfui.-Gentle
mans Magazine.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
Manners In Public
C1ergymen Lead In longevity.

Diagrams prepared by an expert for
one of the large life insurance compa-
MES to illustrate the comparative Ion
gevity Of clergymen, farmers, teachers,
lawyers and doctors, show that AZ out
Of every ITO ministers Of the gospel
reach the age of 70. The farmers come
next, their proportion for 70 years OF
age being 40 out Of ITO. Next come the
teachers with "a; the lawyers show 25,
and the doctors are last, with only a
out Of 17O.-Atlanta Journal
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
The Sons Answer.

After his sons great success with the
"Dame aux Camelias," Alexandra Du-
mas wrote to him as though a stran-
ger, congratulating him on the book,
and expressing a desire to make the
authors acquaintance. 81 myself am
a literary man," said he, in conclusion,
"and you may have heard my name as
the author of 'Monte-ChristO."
Dumas fills was equal to the occa-
sion. He wrote Immediately in reply,
expressing the great pleasure he would
have in making his correspondents &C
quaintance, principally CD account Of
the high terms in which he had always
heard his father speak Of the author of
Monte Christie. Rival.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
AN ENGLISH "TREAT."
The Difference Between the British
and American Methods.

and American Methods.
l was constantly struck, says Colonel
T. w. Higginson in The Atlantic, with
the genuine spirit of hospitality among
Englishmen toward Americans, as such,
even those with whose pursuits they
might have almost nothing in common,
and for whom they had not the slight
est reason to put themselves out /
liked this none the less for it's having
its definite limitations as to pecuniary
obligations, and the like, including ev-
erything in the nature Of Urea ting"
all this being in my opinion a weak
point in cur more gushing or more self
conscious habit
| remember to have once been taken
by a gentleman, on whom l had but
the slightest claim, to the country
house of another, on whom l had no
claim whatever. The latter was not at
all literary. and had not even the usual
vague English interest in American
affairs. Yet he gave up his whole aft
ern0On to drive me to Kenilworth
which he had seen a thousand times
But that for which | liked him best,
and which afforded me a wholly new
experience, was that as we entered the
outer doorway. he, going first. looked
back over his shoulder and said simply
'Ihey make you pay threepence for ad.
mission here" and then added, speak
ing to the attendant. here is my three
pence
After al the time and trouble he had
given 20 Lis stranger guest he left him
to pay his own threepence, a thing
which most Americans would not have
dreamed of doing. 1t would have been
the American notion of good breeding
to save a guest from expense, as 1t was
the English impulse to save him from
the sense of obligation. | confess that
] prefer the iatter method
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
FOrCi1la Proof.

What was your father whipping
you for last night?" asked one small
boy Of another.
"Oh," replied the other, I'VE had ar
argument about my Sunday school les
son, and he was proving to me that the
whale actually did swallow jonah
Troy Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

John Bunyan wrote The Pilgrims
Progress" in Bedford jail, where he
was confined fer his religion. y Quak-
err came to the prison AMI thus ad-
dressed him:
"Friend Bunyan, the Lord hath sent
me to seek for thee, and have been
through several counties in search Of
thee and now l am glad have found
thee"
Bunyan replied, Friend, thou dost
not speak truth in saying the Lord
sent thee to seek for me, for the Lord
we'll knows that | have been in this
Jail for some years, and if he had sen,
thee he would have sent thee here a.
rectly."
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

OF bright, witty, learned and cute
people we can find whole battaliOns
IN every community. but when you go
In search of people possessed Of good,
hard common sense they are not 50
easy to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Spirit.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
A Wonderful Book.

The Chinese Almanac is the most
largely circulated publica ton in the
world, the copies printed and sold
yearly reaching several millions. 1t is
printed at Picking and is a monopoly Of
the emperor, no other almanac being
permitted to be sold in that country.
Although containing reliable astro-
nOmical information, it's chief mission
is to give full and accurate Informal
ton for selecting lucky places for per-
forming all the acts, great and small,
Of everyday life. And as every act Of
life in China, however trivial, depends
for its success on the time in which
and the direction point of cOmpass) to-
ward which it is done, it is Of the ut
most Importance that every one should
have correct information at ali times
available to enable him so to order his
life as to avoid bad luck and calamity
and secure good luck and prosperity.
So great is the native faith in it's in
fallibility that not long since the Chi
nese minister to Germany refused to
sail on a day which had been appointed
because it was declared in the almanac
20 be unlucky.--C Cincinnati ENQUIRER
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

IN. Peck's wife leads him q rather
merry gate. fancy"
''Oh, yes. When he was counting her,
he told her one day she looked pretty
when she was angry. And now 1t has
got to be habit-"-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

81 know one lady, the mother of three
children, who suffered greatly in the
birth of each, who obtained bottle of
Mothers Friend of me before her
fourth confinement, and was relieved
quickly and easily. All agree that their
labor was shorter and less painful"
JOHN Ct. PoLH1LL, Macon, Ga.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
Neuralgia

in one eye and about my temples, es-
pecially at night when had been having
a hard day of physical and mental la Dor.
Itook many remedies, but found help only
in Hoods Sarsaparilla which cured me of
rheumatism, neuralgia and headache.
Hoods sarsaparilla has proved itself trua
friend. I also take Hoods Pills to keep
my bowels regular, and like the pills
very much" ISAAC LEWIS, sabina, Ohio.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
3 "a nix

President Isaac Lewis of Sabina, Ohio,
is highly respected all through that
section. He has lived in Clinton Co.
IS years, and has been president OF
the Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly
testifes to the merit of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and what he says is worthy
attention. All brain workers find
Hoods Sarsaparilla peculiarly adapted
to their needs. 1t makes pure, rich,
red blood, and from this comes nerve,
mental, bodily and digestive strength.
81 am glad to say that Hoods sarsapa-
riIla is a very good medicine, especially
as blood purifier. It has done me good
many times. For several years suffered
greatly with pains OF
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
Couldn't Grind Her Teeth In Sleep,

An eminent professor Of psychology
at Harvard was deeply interested in
the case of an epileptic woman. Talk
ing with her husband, he sought out
premonitions and symptoms. And hs
asked this question, "Did you ever no
tice that your wife ground her teeth
at nightY'
To which the bereaved husband re-
piled, "She never slept in them. "-~
Boston Journal. .
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
Head of the House.

Observation-Disclosures is your mother
in-laW now?
McSwatters-We are living with her.
McSwatters-Wh l thought you
owned house?
McSwitters-I did tiD she came
Syracuse Hesa2-
Manners In Public.
The person who has been trained
from childhood to consider the comfort
and convenience of others at the ex-
pense of his own will instinctively
take the least comfortable seat in a
car and get on or off the car in a way
which will cause others the least in
convenience. The person who has not
been trained in this way will make
himself obnoxious and cause much in
ward swearing among his neighbours
Let the children be trained to be po-
e.-Washington Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

The greatest nuisance in any com
munity is the person Who makes spc'
eialty Of finding germs III the food. -
Washington Post.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

SI.oo PER BOTTLE at all Drug Stores,
or sent by mail on receipt Of price.
Kinks Containing invaluable information OF
rnrr interest to all women, will be sent to
En6c any address upon application, by
TIVE 8aAoFIEl n Rrcuu AToRco A., ..,. a.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

Small kindnesses, small courtesies,
small considerations, habitually prac-
ticed in our social intercourse, give a
greater charm to the character THAI
the display of great talents and accom-
pliShmentS.-M A. Kelly.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
letter, saIt-Rheum ard Ec2sGnA.

letter, Salt Rheum ard EC2"!nH.
The intense itching and smartin- :"1,
dent to these diseases, isinstaLtly aii&Eed
by applying Chamberlain ; EE1 ana
Skin Ointment. Many very bad ca7Gs
have been permanently cured By il. IL
is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore riTrl les,
ehapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when III bad
condition. Torc, b1sea--- purifier and
vernifuge. They are not foodserE
medicine and the best in use to put a
morse In prime condition. Price rs
cents per package.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16
One Bad Turn Deserved Anothe

Ohe BAD IuFn DeserVed Another.
your experience in vaudeville, then,
was not very PLEASANT p Hi Tragerdy
was saying.
mo. . replied Lowe Comerdy; sat
Oshkosh they threw rocks at each one
of us as we came on for our acts
pretty severe way Of showing their
disapproval
Eyes; in their efforts to impress us
with their utter disgust they left no
turn unstoned. Catholic Standard
and Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-02-16

DR., Fenner's Soothing Syrup.
,Allays Irritation ard gives refreshing sleep.
Dr. Fenner's Worm Syrup. "Broughs II
worms from CIR child. MrsSherick, Elida.O.-
DF.Eenner' sFAMILY( SaltRheum Ointment