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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-12-05
Danger from Liz Inning.

If escape to a kinder shore is i'm,
possible, there is great comfort in
knowing that people are seldom
hurt by lightning unless they put
themselves in its way. Count the
casualties, summer after summer,
it is tile person sitting by the open
window, or on a porch or under a
tree, the woman cooking over a hot
stove or running machine by
window, or some careless lad lean.
ing against a mantel with mirror
on it, who receives the stroke
Lightning chooses the best con-
ductors always. A human being
is one of these, and out of doors
stands the fairest chance Of draw
ing the discharge, as long as he re-
mains upright. Let him carry a
gun, scythe or crowbar over bis
shoulder. or hold an umbrella, and
lie increases the chance of being
struck a hundred fold. Driving on
a stage or load OF hay he offers him.
self to fate.
The only prudent thing to do on
the approach of storm is to get
inside a house with good light.
ming rod on it and stay there, with
doors and windows shut, till the
shower is wholly over. There is
however, a chance, if a fire is kept,
that lightning may prefer the col
umn of hot air rising in tile chin.
hey many feet above the roof to
the rod, so that it is wise to let
fires go out before Storm or to
use kerosene stoves that can be
nut ont at 0ncp,=ChicaYn journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-12-05
Striking it Rich.

"Haveyo called on the Browns
yct7r she asked as the new minis
ter was about to take his leave at
ter making a call.
''I'm just gcine,n hereplied. It's
the third house from the corner, l
believer
"Ycs-third house. They are
very, very nice people, andI know
you'll like 'em."
When tie minister rang the bell
there was Scme delay in answering
it. Meanwhile the screen doors
permitted him to hear from the in
terror. Brown, who seems to be up
stairs, called over lie banisterS:
"Say, Helen, where in thul.de is
that old vest l spoke off,"
WHO you talking tog" demand
ed a voice from below.
E. ''To you, of course! If you were
any SORT Of wife you'd put things
where they could be found"
"Solomon Brown, don't you cast
any slurS on me. If | don't know
mole about housekeeping than all
the Browns on earth I'll commit
suicide"
..You do ehg What did the pau.
per Smiths have to keep house on9,
"S0lcmon, you are vile wretch!"
T "Much obliged, but it's living
with You that's done it,"
: At this juncture the minister was
ushcIed III, and Mrs. Brown soon
entelcd the pallor, extended both
hands and gayly exclaimed:
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-12-05

The things that touch us most,
as we look over the years that come
aud the years that gro sire personal
'cRFpDn, A. ster round
gssszs9szs.sss.1 go re Aefore rs us.
semThe time that / have been in the
senate ] have seen every member
llc,n the thilty.seven States ofthis
Union come into the Senate and go
cut of it,. The great meD Of the
States ofthiS country have marched
upon the stage Of their great duties
Impression and disappeared
There is only one Senator who was
Il member when ! entered the Sen
;.ie in 1866, and he has not been a
continuous membel-Mr. Sherman.
All the rest have gone; new men
ave taken their places with equal
splendor OF intellect, equal patriot
ism, of all parties and cleedS. One
cannot in such case help feeling
lla; lie Stands almost alone in tie
Years that go by so fast. There
iitN C\Vll III tuC SSudiC y" ltLiu lily
recollection many men who would
lave adorned any station, however
@leat. II there can be greater
Ian that of Senator Of the United
States. There have been men of
opposite political views OF different
religious creeds, OF opposite views
cfsocial conditions ard progress
in short, differing from each 9th
,r in every possible way as lar as
opinions go. And yet there has
always been the greatest personal
harmony and good will between
He members of that body. We
have always been friends. They
were, as a rule, almost universally
kind AID courteous, even in the
heat of debate. So from year to
year, as time spins on, aud great
events have come and had their
day, there has been continuously
present concord of difference, if
| may use such aparadox. on which
tolerance OF opinion, | elieve rests
tile safety OF tie government
Senator Edmunds.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-12-05
The Habit oe Waste,

Said a most successful merchant
aday or two since to alad who was
opening parcel, "Young man, un-
tie those Strings-don't cut them"
1t was the first remark he had
made to a new employee. 1t was
the first lesson for the lad to learn,
and ltinvolved the principle of sue
cess or failure in his business ca
rcer. Pointing to a we'll dressed
man of thirty years behind a coun
ter, the merchant said: There is a
man who always takes out his sciS
Sors and cuts the strings Of a pack
age in thr" or four places. he is
Il good salesman. but never will be
anything more. 1 presume he liz,
es from hand to mouth, and very
likely is always more or less in
debt. The trouble with him is that
he vas never taught to save. l
told the boy just now to unite the
string instead of cutting it, not so
much for the value Of the string. as
to teach him that everything must
he saved and nothing wasted. II
the idea can be firmly impressed
upon the mind of a beginner in life
that nothing was made to be vast
ed, You have laid the foundation OF
success"
The moral of this little incident
is Selfeyident. A Young man, well
brought up, with a fair education,
se, ks employment in a business
house. The habit of waste in little
things is noticeable, and becomes a
draw back on his value and useful
ness TO bis employer. The disre
gard Of saving strings and paper
develops into a careleSSueSS that
runs through all his habits. He
does not get on in the world be-
cause he is waSteful. Small sums
OF money slip through his fingers
almost unconSciously, because they
ale small. He wastes time by the
minnie, without { thought of the
old a.agc: "Take care of the min
Is and the hours will take care Of
themselves
Sitting in the counting room Of
one Of the Oldest and most success
FIJI merchants the other day,we no
ticed that he cut off the blank
sheet of the letter he was engaged
in filing. The name of the man is
synonym ofcharity and benevo
lence, and his liberaIity in all good
VOL ks is almost unbounded. Hi,
attention being called to what
seemed an unusual proceeding, he
said:
Yes, it may strike you as singu
lar to save these half sheets of pa
Ter. but l commenced life a poor
boy in q country store, and thi.
MAS one otthe first lessons in saving
little things that was taught me b,
NY employer. lie has been nearly
alt a century under the sod but
-, yer do this without thinking o
/ e good old man. l believe it wa.
lie seclet OF my success in life"
This saving of little things does
NOT imply stingineSs or meanness
1t is the habit of saving instead o
simply wasting. 1t is embodied ii
tie motto, "Waste not, want not.
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"Ah! I'm so glad! Solomon and |
both wanted 10 see you so much!
Solomon-Solly, dear, hurry upand
come down-our new preacher Is
here!"
And Solomon came down, paint
ed a grin On his face, and greeted
the good man with:
ssW ell! Well! but this is good OF
you! WHEY and were just wishing
you'd call. Ne want % see II an
effort can't be made toincrcase the
interest in the Thursday evening
prayer meetings."
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P0SQUE' & B0GGS.
onancock, Va.
TO WILLIAM NORTHAAl:-

/ " WILLIAM NOIol IAh.-
Take notice that on the 4tu
day Of the February term of the
Circuit Court for Accomack county
in the State Of Virginia, 1856, we
will ask said Court to allow us an
attorneys fee of one hundred and
ninety-tive dollars for services per-
formed in the proceedings in the
suit Of William T. Wright who
sues &C., ct ais, versus John Nicely
administrator Of James Northam
ct ais, to assign dover in the lands
devised to George ]. Northam,
trustee for you and Mosby Northam
by said James Northam, and we
will ask to have the same made a
charge upon the lands belonging
to you and Mosby Northam.
FLETCHER & PARRA1roRE.
Oct. 18th 1885.
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The Procession of the Senator's.

The things that touci, us most,
as we look over the years that come
aud the years that GO. sire personal
lc,RFtctjn,@ A. ster round
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13
The Age OfSteeI,

Steel threatens to displace iron for
nearly all the multitudinOus purposes
to which the latter is now applied.
New processes have been invented
for its manufacture, following the
grand idea of Bessemer, the inventor
of the process of producing cast'steel
directly from pig-iron as the latter
leaves the furnace in which it has
been reduced from the original ore,
and now it can be produced as
cheaply as malIeable iron. BY some
of the most recent improved process
es, pig.iron can be converted into
coop quality ofsteel at cost OF only
So to 81 per ton. Steel is far more
valuable than malIeable iron on &C.
count of its much greater strength
steel rod being able to stand as
great strain as rod of malleable
iron of five times its diameter, and
also because of the greater durability
of steel.
The greater value of steel for use as
compared with iron, and the cheap
ness with which it can be produced,
has begun a revolution in the great
iron mills of the country. The manu-
facturers are introducing such changes
in their plants as will allow them to
produce steel instead of malleable
iron. Iron rails for railways are he
ing abandoned as fast as they wear
out, and they are being replaced by
steel. The latter material is taking
the place of iron in the construction
of vessels. steam boilers. and in fact
for all the uses to which the latter
metal can be put. The Chicago Jour
naI gives the following instances of
changes from An iron to steel plant
in several large iron works:
In Wheeling, w. Va, seven nail
factories will be so altered as to man
ufacture steel instead of iron nails.
In the Calumet Iron and Steel Works
such machinery is to be added as may
be required for rolling steel to be
made up into nails. the steel nails
heretofore produced at these works
having been made of rolled steel pur-
chased elsewhere for the purpose.
Similar changes are being made. or
have been made, at large establish
ments in the East and West. 1t is
reported that the North Chicago mills
will receive the necessary changes of
machinery for making steel beams.
channels and other heavy building
materials heretofore constituted Of
iron.
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"The colored people have nearly

THE colored people have nearly
100000 children in school; publish
over eighty newspapers; furnish
nearly $4,000 school teachers; about
$4,000 students In the high schools
and colleges; about 100000 men,
berS in the Methodist and Baptist
churches; own $500 acres Of land
in Georgia alone, and over 5000, 900
in the whole South; the increase In
the production Of cotton since eman-
cIpation has been 1000, 900 bales per
year, or one-third more than that
raised when working under the lash;
and had deposited in the fraudulent
Freedmen's Bank. 1000 900; be-
sides, cOlOred men have engineered
and nearly completed a railroad In
North Carolina. and they are assessed
sol 200. 900 Of taxable prOperiy."-
Pro. w. II. Cro9mdn, (coLored, Clark
University.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13

as it is accurate. and all messages by
it being automatically printed, both
at the point of transmission and that
of reception. they can be received
with safety and reliability in the alb
sence, as we'll as in the presence, of
the recipient. The recording of mes.
sages at both points precludes all
questions of errors in transmission.
1t cannot be read by sound, and is
consequently the only method for
preserving privacy in electrical com.
nIunications. 1t is at once a stock in
dicator. telephone and type. printing
telegraph. The inventor vas Mr..
George M. Hathaway. but Mr.. Lin.
vile has done much to make the con.
trivance practical. The company con-
trolling this system, which is known
as the Hathaway-Linville, has al
ready sold at large sums territorial
rights for Ohio, Western Pennsylva.
MIA, Virginia, Missouri and Mexico,
and is in negotiation for other large
territory. A company in London has
contracted to pay 81 100000 for the
right of Great Britain upon delivery
of two working commercial instru.
ments in London. Over five thous.
and machines are now ordered. The
parent company is not selling stock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13
Villages Swallowed Up.

CALCUTTA, June 8.-Dispatches
continue to be received here about
the earthquake in the vale of Cash.
mere. Whole villages have been de-
stroyed. Dubgood, Janalapar and
Ivan have disappeared entirely. hav.
ing been completely engulfed in the
awful commissions.
The fort at Gurais and the grana-
ries in many parts of the Vale have
been swallowed up. A large supply
of rice and a considerable amount
of money have been distributed
throughout the Vale of Cashmere ia
relieve the distress of the people. 1t
is estimated that over 200 persons
were killed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13

Comparatively few people under.
stand propagating fish or have any
definite idea of the profit to be de-
rived therefrom. There is no better
place anywhere for cultivating carp
than In the vicinity of Oakland, and
when we consider the small cost at
tending the construction of a proper
pond as compared with the enormous
profits Of such an enterprise, it is a
matter Of surprise that some of our
people do not make an effort in this
direction. Mr.. Edwin H. Reynolds,
Of Cecil county, has small carp pond
from which he sold last year $223.OO
worth Of fish and his stock Is much
larger now than it was before he made
the sale. He feeds the fish on canned
corn, and says it is much more profit
able than feeding the corn to hogs.
The experiment is worth trial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13
Wonders in Telegraphy.

PHILADELPHIA, June San ex-
ceedingly interesting exhibition of an
entirely new system of telegraphy,
that bids fair to at least measurably
revolutionize Geographic and tele-
phonic service, was given here to-day.
There were present by invitation a
number of New York and Philadel.
phia capitalists. electi icians and rep
resentatives of the press. The tests
were highly successful. The most
marvellous thing about the contriv-
ance is the fact that a single ordinary
telegraphic wire conveys the electric
current and operates the receiving
machine. In appearance the sending
machine is very much like an ordi-
nary typewriter. The instrument
has forty-two keys-the letters of the
alphabet, the numerals and a few
punctuation marks-and every letter
or sign struck by the sending appa-
ratus was instantly shown both upon
that instrument and the receiver.
Pressure upon any key caused GER
tain number of magnetic impulses to
pass through the line. The number
of these impulses differs for each let
ter, and they bring corresponding
letters on the type wheel of the re-
ceiving instrument into such a posi-
ton as to make the impression on
piece of paper. Any person who can
read can transmit and receive mes
sages through it as correctly as could
the most experienced expert using
the Morse instrument, 1t is as rapid
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13
State of Trade.

NEW YORK, June 8.-BrddstreepS
Journal in its commercial summary
says: The past week shows an in
creased depression in general trade.
The stoppage of the iron mills at the
best can not fail to act as further
drag of trade. The volume of mer-
chandise moved is not large. The
demand tor fall goods is below antic-
ipations, and in transportation circles
freight rates are lower than ever,
From Chicago to New York 10 cents
per 100 pounds for grain represents
loss. Lake freights are as low as ever
before, and yet tonnage and cars lie
idle. The demand for produce does
not exist even at the very low cost
of delivery. The banks at Eastern
and Western centres continue to &C.
cumulate funds. Interest rates at the
interior are lower than ever before,
and in still other ways there are evil
dences of accommodating idle CONNER
cial machinery.
The dry goods market is noticeably
dull, and jobbers do not expect any
improvement during the month. At
Boston the volume of dry goods sta
pie lines which has been disposed of
during the past season is said to be
of fair proportions, but there is much
complaint as to prices realized. The
inference is made that the discounts
to the trade exceed the rates COM
monty reported. The corn crop in
the Mississippi and Missouri valleys
has all been planted. The Michigan
wheat crop promises to equal the
heaviest yield in that State. The
spring wheat crop is progressing
finely, and is up six or eight inches,
with favoring conditions. The Pa
cific coast wheat crop now promises
to be about 100000 bushels short
of 1884. There is no reported i'm.
provement in the prospect for wheat
in Illinois, Indiana or Ohio.
BOSTON, June 6.-The advertiser in
its weekly review of the wool trade
says: The market is in it's usual be-
tween season condition of dizziness,
when the country becomes almost
of greater importance than the city.
Prices remain here with no quotable
change, but any pressure to sell
would necessarily have to be accom-
panied by concessions, Holders are,
however, firm, as they can day by
day see more clearly that their sup.
plies cannot be replaced by fresh
purchases in the country, except at
an advance upon the present selling
prices. Old wool, too, has always a
preference over new, but selections
are of course now much broken, the
best woods having generally all been
sold earlier in the season. New
woods upon the market will bring as
much this week as last. Some new
Ohio fleece has been received, and
some little combing and delaine is in
cluded in the sales of "unclassified'
at 33a35 C. We hear of no sales of X
and Xxx, but a fair price would be
30a33c. Fat sleeps wool continues
to arrive and is selling at 1Sa20c. for
fine and 22a24c. for medium clothing
and combing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13

1t is evident that the President IL
meeting with the same sort Of en-
barrassment in his efforts to be good
that interfered with the piOus desires
Of the citizen of Arkansas who said
to the minister: 81 guess III! have
to give it UP every time i think I've
got my religion solid. sOmethin'
turns up that jest makes me cuss, and
| can't help it."-iS. Louis Globe
Democrat Rep.),
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SATURDAY. JUNE 10. 1885.
People may doubt or disbelieve
what we say, but they will believe
what we do.

In this weeks issue of our paper
we publish the levy list for 1885.
This Is a matter in which every tax
payer Is interested and which furn.
ishes matter for reflection and thought
for all who are interested in or con-
cerned about the management of
county affairs. The present board of
county commissioners is the first in
the history of Garrett county in which
the majority were Democratic, and it
will be we'll for the calm and dispas-
sionate reader to remember that the
present board was elected on the idea
that retrenchment and reform were
necessary. We take it for granted,
too, that the people have not forgot
ten the many promises of reform
made by the Democrats of this coun-
ty, and by the present board of COM
missioners particularly and especi-
ally. Now that the last levy of the
present board has been made and its
administration practically ended. the
people can examine the two levies
made by the present commissioners
and see whether their promises have
been made good or not. We suppose
the commissioners will claim that
they have made material reduction
In the taxes. That the present levy
Is less than the levy of last year we
grant, but when we add the two levies
made by this board we find they ag-
gregate $3.50, or an average of S1.45
per year. This is the highest tax rate
for any two years in the history of
the county. The highest aggregate
for any two years under majority of
Republican commissioners was $3.50,
and Of the only two years where we
had full Republican board S2.l32.
The highest tax rate in any year I'M.
der majority of Republicans is less
than the present levy, which is the
lowest under a majority Of Demo-
Gratis. When we undertake to &C.
count for the high rate under the pres.
ent board we do not find that it levied
more money for public schools and
county roads than is usually levied.
Whilst it is notable fact that the
estimate for jurors and State wit.
nesses is far below the needs of the
county, and before the next May
Term is over the next board of COM
missioners will have TO borrow $500
or 81 900. and perhaps more, to meet
a deficiency in this particular. With
east experience to guide them it
seems to US stupid piece of folly to
levy so far below the required sum
for this purpose.
Pursuing the same line the basis Of
taxation has been increased, we are
told, something over $4,000. This
II we are not sadly mistaken, is mere
~ an increase upon paper. without
any substantial increase in fact, and
will return to be provided for by the
next board in the shape of insolven-
cies.
We do not propose to make any
comments upon this matter now. We
content ourself with simple state
ment of facts and leave our readers to
draw their own conclusions. The
matters to which we have referred are
all Of record and can be easily veri-
ned II anybody has a doubt in tho
premises.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13

Judging the policy Of the admins
tration by its appointments to Office,
voting or speaking for the Republic
can party was "offensiYe partizan-
ship" but services in the Rebellion
and seeking to destroy the govern.
ment was Dartizanship Of the right
stamp neither offensive nor discred-
table and deserving honorable rec
ignition. Frederick EI1amin~,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13

In some parts Of Northern New
York the farmers are getting on slow
~ with the seasons work on account
of a disease among their horses. The
vets attribute the malady to the sud
den change to warm weather from a
long, hard winter-a kind of spring
1eveH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING.

John B. Fay. printing per contract......S40o %
Same. publishing from Juue LIST, 1885. TO
June list, lSS6........... ................ 200 90
James A. Hayden, publishing from
June list. 1885, to June list. lSS6........." 200 90
Total $50 00
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-06-13
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The County School Commissioners OF
Garrett county for Public Schools .SS 900 90
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ATTORNEYS FEES.
CLERKS OFFICE,

w. II. Tower fees, use f. z. Towers 100 90
:, me balance ................ ........... 96S 10
Court, ISL and Ma May court, 1855, 200 90
W II. Tower May Court. 1885, use 3rd
National Bank, Cumberland. ....... 500 90
20
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Sd National ]
REMOVED CASE.

County Commissioners OF Allegany
county, costs in case of State VS.. Lewis
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The State taT is nxed by law at 1871 cents
on each 500 assessable property. which. ad-
ded to the Sl.l2H for county purposes, makes
the sum OF sl.3lA on each 500 ofassessable
property in Garrett county for the year 1885.
Basis for State ,75I 99l co
Az 1910 %
6, w. MERRILL,
Clerk 10 Commissions
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Correspondents must enclose full name and
address, not necessarily for publication, but
as a private guarantee of good faith. Reject
ed communications will not be returned.