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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-03-14
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Consignments of North Caro-.
lima Herring solicited, aud u"
ceeds Ienitted in cash.
On account Of our lntin atc
acquaintance and frequent trans d
action with the grocery trade O.
the West and South we are abb.
to handle n. {. Fish to the bes
possible advantage, and we are
known everywhere as the la-%
st distributors IN this mark,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-03-14
HARRISON IS DYING.
The Former President May
Live Thirty-Six or Forty
Eight Hours, But the End
Seems Near.

indianapolis, Ind. March IL
At Gas p. IN. DR.. James on
gave ont the following state.
1nent.
General Harrison is growing
weaker. The congestion is
spreading. which is alarming
He may live 50 or 48 hours
but | fear the end is now near.
! believe he will live through
the night"
LATER Gen. Harrison died
at 4:45 O clock Wednesday after,
noon. The funeral will take
place Sunday afternoon at Z
o'clock.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-03-14
Revival at South Mills.

We expect to begin protract
ed reeting at the NJ. +. Church
South of South Mills on 3rd.
Sunday in March. The meeting
will be conducted by Rev. J. V.
Williams, of New York. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
w. +. Hocutt, p. c.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-03-14

Paul McKoy has bsen appoint
ed postmaster at NorVa1, Nathan
K. Morris at Riley's Store, and
James Il. Parham, IT,, at Wat
kins.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-03-14

The fishing schooner Com
monwealth, of Gloucester, Mass.
with a crew of fourteen hardy
fishermen, which sailed on JAM
uary 22nd, on a haddock trip to
the Georges. has been given up
by her owners, Mrs. James TAR
and brother. 1t is believed that
she went down during one OF
the billiards. last month, per-
haps on Georges Bank, where
she was last sighted by the
schooner Horace B. Parker.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-03-14

Mrs. c. E. VanDeuson, Of Xii
bourn, Wis, was afflicted with
stomach trouble and constipation
tor long time. She says: have
tried many preparations but
none have done me the good
that chamberlain S S omaCh and
Liver Tablets have.' These tab
lets are for sale at Woods drug
store. Price Is cents. Samples
free.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
Hiram " atty Wins.

The republicans of Maryland
showed good sense in rejecting
Hon. Hiram Watty to the City
Council. Mr.. Watty is one of the
best known men in the State of
Maryland and a true blue republi-
can. The Independent candidate
Mr.. Dixon, who was supported by
the democrats and few disgruntled
colored men resulted in his defeat.
He only received two hundred
votes equal to the majority received
by Mr.. Watty. Notwithstanding Il G
dIsfranchisement of the Negro
votes, the colored politicians worked
manfully and taught every colored
man, who could not read or write
to do so which enabled all of them
to vote intelligently. This was a
fight of Mr.. Watty's life and he
and his staunch friends deserve
great credit for the victory they
achieved in this election. Senator
McComas conducted the fight
personally and was confident of
success from start to finish. Mr..
Watty is a popular young man and
a first class politician. He demon
strated this in his recent victory
over the opposition of a few col
Ored traitors and the white dem
Ocrats in the city of Baltimore.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Hung Himself!

The recent election in Maryland
recalls the biblical illustration OF
Haman and Medical. The dis
tinguished ex-senator Of the State
of Maryland, Mr.. German, after
having received the aid Of such
Negroes wholeft theirparty, instead
of re Earding them for services rem
dsred, was instrumental in pass
ing a bill by the legislature to dis
franchise them, to enable him to
carry the State and elect such men,
to office, to advance his political
ambition. But how sadly he was
disappointed. The Negroes who
were the willing tools of the demo-
cratic party were compensated by
the passage of an act to disfran-
chise them. The act that became
q law operated against the man
who instigated it and instead Of
appeasing his own ambition he was
hung upon the galloWs that he had
erected for his faithful black allies,
God knew that the ignorant Negro
knew not what he was doing. He
saw danger ahead for the poor and
ingnorant of a despised people. He
therefore changed the political
wave and returned to the law max
ing tribunal men whom he thought
would protect and defend the iber-
ties Of the people. Dir. German
hung himself and with the rope he
made for others. Let him rest in
peace.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
STUBBORN FACTS.

The average number of medical stu
dents in London is $40.
An acre of growing wheat uses &C
tons of water a month.
There are 1,15O,O 900 civil law suits per
year in England; 7Os,OOO in France.
British farmers and gardeners used
$4,000, 900 worth of fertilizers yearly.
Europe grows but q, 7,OOO, 900 acres of
maize, against 100000 in the United
States.
Twenty-nine thousand five hundred
stray dogs are taken up in London
streets in a single year
The letter " occurs % times in
each 1000 letters in English; in Span
ish, times; in French, 2.
If 33 pounds pull move a wagon over
wood pavement, a pull of 147 pounds
will be needed To move the same vehi-
Gle over newly-graveled road.
British friendly societies have a
membership of 100000, and a capital
of e13,OOO,OOO, against 1,252. 900 mem
bers of French societies. The capi-
tai of the latter is, however, under
{ 5000 900.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
Asks for Helm

THERE'S an appeal from the South,
made specially to colored people
requesting aid for the suffering
blacks in Florida. Now, is the
time for our patriotic eolOred peO-
pie, in this sestion of the country,
to respond literally to the call.
The communication will be seen in
another column of this paper which
will show what is needed. Those
who desire te contribution will
send their money directly to D. B
McCary, Esq, chashier of the
Copital Savings Bank 6O9 F street
northwest, who will forward the
same dirscely to the Committee.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11

Naib-es-Sultaneh, who was the first
Kajar valiahd to be named governor
general of the great northwestern
province of Azerbaijan, Of which Ia
briz is the chief town. This great
prince died a few months before his
father, in the year 1884, and his son,
Mohammed Shah, succeeded to the
throne. 1t has ever since been an I'M
written law that the yaliahd (Or heir
apparently shall be governor general of
Azerbaijan, and shall reside at Tabriz
during the whole reign.
Such was the case with uzaffer-ed-
Deem Shah, who succeeded to the
throne after the assassination of his
father, Nasr-ed-Deen Shah, on Nav 1,
1896, and arrived in Teheran in June
of that year, after having been
crowned at Tabriz, where the present
valiahd, Ala Mohammed Mira, re-
mained as governor general.
The valiahd, says London Black and
White, was born on July 24, 1872, and
is therefore 2S years old. He enjoyed,
with his two younger brothers, the ad-
vantage of European tuition, of which
his enlightened father saw the imDor-
tance. The prince has acquired a very
fair knowledge of French, and is in
every way an example of the modern
progressive spirit of the last decade in
Persia. His highness is anxious to visit
Europe, and it is thought likely that
the shah may not be adverse to under
taking journey this year
The valiahd takes after his father in
many ways. He has the same kindly
and courteous manner which endears
him to all who have the privilege of
coming into contact with him. At the
same time he seems to have inherited
from his grandfather, Nasr-ed-Deen
Shah. the frmness of character and
strong constitution which distin-
guished the shah who was so well
known in Europe. He has at the same
time inherited from both his ancestors
that passion for sport and outdoor ex-
ercise which has for generations been
the lament of the weakly and indoIent
courtiers who, at all times and in
all weathers, have been obliged, at a
moments notice, to accompany their
royal masters on fatiguing shooting
expeditions in the rocky mountains
which surround the capital.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11

the giving of special privileges in con-
gress. He is now mayor of Cleveland
on a platform which provides for
three-cent fares and demands com
pensatiOn for street car franchises.
People have called him inconsistent
for denouncing now the things which
were responsible for the fortune he
has made. But the people of Cleve-
land have not deemed his incon-
sistency of Importance. They say
that he is no hypocrite and never
was, but is a man who can be depend
ed upon to do as he promises.
Johnson's ancestors were among
the pioneers of Kentucky. He is the
son of the late Col. Albert w. John
son, who was a wealthy planter in
Arkansas before the war. His father
threw his fortunes on the side of the
south when the war came and sent
his wife and three sons to Milleville,
Ga.
Tom was but ten years old, but at
once began TO help his mother. He
became newsboy and, as the people
were hungry for news, he made
money. When the war closed and his
father did not have enough money to
take his family back to his planta-
ton in Arkansas, Tom came to his
rescue with his savings of SIS.
The boy left home at the age Of IA.
as there was nothing on the planta-
tion to attract him. He became an
Office boy in an iron foundry at
Louisville at two dollars a week.
Soon he was getting seven dollars.
Then he got into the street railway
business. At Il he was superintenG-
ent of a street railway in Louisville.
Three years later he, with his uncle
and a man named Shepherd, bought
the indianapolis street railway. They
paid $4,000 for it, and they sold it
for more than S1,OOO,OOO. johnson
took his share Of the money and
went to Cleveland in search of a new
street car investment.
He bought a mule line on the West
side of the city which never made a
cent. He took advantage of a for
gotten law which permitted him to
use the tracks of another company.
He introduced improvements, organ
.zed a stock company and became a
millionaire. He went to congress and
became single taxer He has al
ways been honest, although his opin-
ions conficted with his own inter
ssts. The people who know Kim hsFe
absolute confidence il him, and the
politicians who oppose him are afraid
of him.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
QUEER COMBINATION.
Single Takers Start Boom for 8
"Bloated Capitalist"
Tom L. JOhnsOL, CIeyeIAnd's New
Mayor, a Possible President OF
the United States-AdvOcates
sOctaIistic Ideas.

A presidential boom for Tom John
son, mayor of Cleveland, has been
launched in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Single Tax club of that city
has indorsed him for the highest
place on the democratic ticket.
johnson has been elected mayor of
Cleveland by a sweeping majority,
and Cleveland is a republican strong
hold. He has his eye on the gov
ernor's chair at Columbus. If he sue
ceeds in carrying a republican state
and can count on the support Of In
diana for president, far-seeing poll
ticians say he is more than a presi-
Dental possibility.
Tom johnson has long been a pic
turesque character. AS street rail
way magnate, congressman, single
taxer, socialist, politician, philoso-
pher and good fellow he has been one
of the nations unique geniuses for
many years
He was elected on a platform with
a tendency toward socialism, and by
his election becomes the most prom
inent exponent OF reform and social
istic ideas in the country
Johnson is a robber baron and does
not deny it. He is rich beyond the
dreams of avarice, and he has made
his money out of special privileges
granted by the people. Some S8,OOO,-
900 he is reputed to have made by
charging high street car fares.
But he never concealed the fact
that he was making millions out of
the grants of the people. He frankly
admitted it and denounced as wrong
the system under which he was be-
coming rich. He has now disposed of
all his street car holdings and invest
ed his fortune in bonds, He will have
nothing to do the rest of his life but
clip coupons, but he has decided to
devote his energies and ability to
helping the people.
His first step after leaving the
street car business was to denounce
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
USELESS LITTLE BITS.

In Germany a merchant was recent
ly fined for using a quotation from
the Bible as the beginning Of an adver-
tisement.
Sara Bernhardt's latest gown is said
to have cost $1,000. 1t is decorated
with diamonds and turquoises and the
skins of 200 ermines were required to
line the train.
Hetty Green was in Boston the 9th
er day and was invited to visit a the
ater in the evening. The richest wom-
an in America declined. saying she
did not have amy clothes good
enough"
When Mr.. Hare got his first London
engagement he was paid ten dollars
a week for playing Sam Gerridge in
Caste" \ few years later he de-
clined an offer Of $500 a week to play
the same part. circumstances alter
cases" in the coPy-book phrase.
Col. Sharpe. assistant commissary
general of the army, is a strong be-
iever in the policy of giving soldiers
a liberal supply of sweetmeats.
When you give the boys candy" says
he, they don't want to drink whisky.
You never saw an old topper eating
candy. l think the men now in the
Philippines should have three-quar-
ters of a pound per month each.
That's what we are sending them"
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
Rebuke 10 German.

The good citizens Of Maryland
gave the democratic ex-senator a
just rebuke on last Monday. 1t
was just and timely retributiOn to
the democratic party and an in
dorsement of Senator McCemas.
1t was arepublican victory, pure and
simple. Il demonstrated the fact
that Northern democrats don't be-
lieve in Southern tactics neither
do they tolerate the disfranchise-
ment of any citizen without a just
caRse. Senator McCOmas is to be
congratulated.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

Six hundred thousand persons are
employed in the electrical industries
of the United States and about S4,-
o00,0o0,000 is invested in them.
Prof. RObenan, the Berlin electrical
expert, who is studying the applica-
bility of electric traction to the
Trans-Siberian railroad, states that
within ten years one viii be able TO
travel around the world in % days.
Plans are about completed TO close
up the gaps between New York and
Philadelphia and complete a trolley
line between the two big cities. The
tracks of a couple of steam roads are
TO be used for a portion of the way
and high rate of speed is expected.
The promoters say that the full fare
each way viii be one dollar. The
round trip between the two places
by the steam roads is four dollars.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11

lieutenant of the Eleventh United
States infantry and served through
tbs Peninsula campaign. He was aid
do camp to Gen. Halleck and went
With Gen. Banks to New Orleans
when the latter relieved Gen. Butler
of the command of the department
of the Gulf. At this time he was
major and judge advocate of Yolun-
teers.
n 1867 he became a judge advocate
he permanent establishment. In
1884 he was made acting judge advo-
cate general and in 1895 'udge advo-
cate general of the +, with the
rank of brigadier.
Gen. Lieber was bre yetted for gal
lantry at Gaines Mill, and was Gre
ated major for gallant and meritori-
Gus services in the Red river cam
paign. He was one of the four orig
inal founders of the Military Service
institution, the others being Gen.
D. S. Stanley, J. B. Fry and T. F.
Rodenbough.
His father fought against Napo-
leon at the battle of Waterloo and
came out unscathed, but his elder
brother, Oscar (at one time state
geologist of South Carolina). was
in the confederate service, and died
of wounds received at the battle Of
Williams burg. Another brother lost
an arm at Fort Donelson. His eldest
son, Francis Liebev, died of typhoid
fever while in military service in the
Spanish-American war as acting as
sistant surgeon.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11

affairs and is of fine, commanding
presence, being one of the tallest men
in the army. His son, Rutherford Cor
bin, is assistant secretary Of the Phil
ipPine commission, and his daughter is
Mrs. William L. Parsons, of Ardsley on
the Hudson.
Gen. Corbin Will go to the Philip
pines in June TO visit his son. He will
return in time to be married in Octo-
Der. Miss Patten Will spend the sum.
mer with her sisters in Europe. chiefly
in Paris, where she viii order her
trOusseau.
Gen. Corbin has bought a piece Of
property in the northwestern part of
Washington, near the site of the pro
posed new French embassy where he
viii build a home which he and hi.
bride Will occupy next winter.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
Good.
congratulate

FRI m the St. Joseph. No. Radical
Topeka has a Negro councilman, a
Negro member of the board of educa-
ton, a Negro deputy sheriff, a Negro
city marshal. as we'll as a Negro FIRE
company. The Negro voting pOpula-
tion is just about equal to that Of this
city. As compared with Topeka, what
have St. Joseph Negroes? Answer :
Nothing.
The District of Columbia has
two COlOred members of the school
board, few negro policemen, one
or two negro tiremen. Now that
we have new fire chief perhaps W
may have a few more in the fire
department, Good times are coming.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
GEN. CORBIN ENGAGED.
AdJutant General cf the Army TO Wed
Miss Edythe Patten, "a Washing
ton Society Belle.

Washington society was greatly in
terested in the announcement made
recently of the engagement of Miss
Edythe Patten to Maj. Gen. Henry c.
Corbin, adjuIant general of the United
States army.
Miss Patten. who is one of the most
popular young women in the smart set
of Washington, is very pretty and
highly accomplished. She is wealthy
and she and her three sisters have been
prominent in the social functions of
the capital, notably in those of the
diplomatic circle.
Gen. Corbin is a widower. He also
has been an active participant in social
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
CEN. LIEBER'S RECORD.
.Jndre Advocate General of the Army
Who VIII Soon Retire, Was
Gallant Soldier.

Brig. Gen. G. Norman Lieber, JudgS
advocate general of the United states
army, who viii retire in May, having
reached the age limit, was born III
Columbia, D. c., in 1887. He Is the
son of Francis Lieber, the dIstln-
guished writer and publicist, who
was professor of history and poIIt'
ical economy in South Carolina col
lege, from which institution G. Nor
man Lieber graduated in 1856. From
here he went TO Harvard law school,
graduating in 1859.
In 1861 he entered the military
service of the United States as first
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11

nearly dry they are lightly powdered
with dry color. This deadens The gloss
of the drying oil and gives natural
fiesh-like appearance to the rsstoTea
face. Indeed, it would be impossible
for anyone who was not in the secEsl
TO detect the impOsUure, so clr75F.!H Is
the work done.
One dollar is the fee charged for re-
storing a black eye. and, as ,L5 NoiA
rarely occupies more than hal1alloI'
the payment certainly compares 'sI!
favorably with that received 1y a 2l'
cessful artist whose pictures ma
place on the walls of the Acalsnya
at the Art clubs exhibitions,
In the case of badly battered lA'
several sittings may be required oeis"
the patient is again able TO face l4
friends and society at large, and ll'-
the artist in black eyes reaps go-1'-
harvest. A very popular hid VIZ
was knocked out at a sparEng eAl.~.
tion in New York, went TO Ph-.--''
phia for the express purpose ol . %,
ing his face restored 20 sometimes
like a natural appearance, when Ha' 20,
a compliment to the art and af.-''
of the Quaker city that seems 10 Law
passed unnoticed. .
For the complete restoration o- W
gentleman slugger the fortuAa.' %, :,
tist received the unusual fee oi go
But the kid" was desperately ID .,, low
with a pretty chorus girl al he ''--'
and thought nothing of The eAP'-',s,
It's a curious trade, sure eho-S-'
said the most successful OF The w,
Philadelphia restorers OF 0lacA q. n.
but l have learned 10 ike Inc "''.
irrespective of the money rri.., "
makes me. It enables one TO stu-s ~ =.
man nature, for one thing, anu u -
full of curious surprises for al'.---
"Once a lady in full evening li'.'
came to me with a badly blachs1 IN !.T
and the marks of a mans fingers -
distinctly showing on her bare u. H., -
She was in a highly nervous conn., -,
and could scarcely control hsI -
or keep back the tears when sL5 D =.
to talk to me. ST spoke vague! y =
AN accident on the stairs, D--
course, there was some brute OF I-', L-,
back of it all. Ihave had many ano'--. -r.
patient of the same sex, but never ~.
so attractive and so mysterious "a
rule, they are unmistakab-y ias1 s,',E.
obtain their black eyes in some u s.F.
en- quarrel with another woman .,.-t
same class. But my beautil- Pz....r go.
in evening dress was an unIal1 1.--- -r,-,rs
lady, as l have said, and have go i,.r
fancied that her visit 10 me was Il,
the first act of a domestic "-7
which is not yet finished,
Why Americans Are POPaiI''rs
Last year over 135, 900 AmsF-'--s q.
ited Europe, and there sPsn'
10000.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
ALI MOHAMMED MIRA.
Hereditary Governor General of
Azerbaijan and Heir Apparent
TO the Throne of Persia.

The founder of the persent Kajar
dynasty, Agha Mohammed Khan, died
In the year 1897, and was succeeded by
his nephew, Faith Ali Shah, during
whose reign Persia came so often into
conflict with her great northern neigh
Dor, and finally, in February, 1928, con-
cluded the treaty of Turkmanchai,
which delimitates its present north
west frontier.
The Persian forces, during the wars
of 18O3-13, and the subsequent war Of
1S25-27, were commanded by Faith Ali
Shah's eldest son, Abbas Mira. styled
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
A Good Man.

There Is no man in the public
service more deserving of commen-
datiOn than Mr.. o. J. Ricketts, of
the Government Printing Office.
There never was a man more de-
serving of the united support of
all good republicans, than Mr..
Ricketts,. There are a numbe Of
barking dogs in the city who are as
harmless as their attacks, because
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
He May Not Leave.

From the Pine Bluff Herald.
Brother Chase eendeavors to persuade
ex-Congressman White to remain in
North Carolina. He says among other
things: There is no . lace better suited
for the negrothan the south" 1t must
"BKR" that Brother Chase made that
statement for the Express" purpose
of hearing something drop in Texas.
No, the The Bee desires to say
for the benef, of its esteemed con-
temporary that this city is load
stone and when people enter it they
never leave. When he does leave
his departure will be "herdled"
throughout Pine Bluff.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
Rare Excitement an Ka,.,

There was a lively time in Ellen
wood, Kan, when a mad bull dashed
through the town. The men fed 70
halls and stairways, leaving the wom-
en- on the streets exposed TO peril. On
the following day jackrabbit scam
pered over the same course and the
male population bravely chased it for
four miles, while the women fed in ter
Sor.
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11
Snake Dimes on -Four Goats

A Penang paper contains an affect
ing story Of a hungry boa-constricto,
st Reian. The reptile gorged itself
with four young goats, one after an.
other, and then, smacking its lips, dis.
posed his eight feet of length TO slum
Der. 1t was not his dinner that dis
agreed with him, but the vengefus
owner Of the goats, who followed and
slew him as he slspS,
The Washington bee., 1901-05-11

tious halter of a small place in the
philippines, who used $50 yards of
Jumbo" straight straw plat an inch
in width in the manufacture of this
monster head covering.
As means of comparison. what
are said 10 be the smallest lady's SAIL
or hat and the smallest mans straw
are held up for comparison with this
giant, which measures re feet across
the brim and three feet around the
crown