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IN CaANCERY.


The object of this suit is to subject
the zeal estate of the defendants known
as lille Davis farm situated i'll Up
sllur's Neck. in Accomack County, VA,
to the payment of Il debt due the plain
tiff which is evidenced by tue bond OF
certain OF the defendants.
Affidavit having been made before the
clerk of the said court that the defend
ants, Severn L. Bow.loin and Laura \.
E., his wife, in right OF his sail! wife
Peter Bnwdoin, Ann S. Bowioin, Ar
thur U. Bowdoin and - his wife.
and Mary n. 5. Buwloln, are non resi-
dents of this State OH the motion oil
plaintiff, by his attorneys, it is ordered
that they do appear here within one
month after due publication of this Or
der and do what is necessary to protect
their interests; and that this order be
published once week for four success
sIve w, eks in the "l'ENtNsULA En-
TEEPRIsE,n newspaper published at
Accomack Court House in SAID county
and also posted at the front door OF the
court house of the said county on tht
first day. of the next term Of the County
Court of the sail county.
Test. NJ. OLDHAM, j H., q. Y.
A Copy.
7. Z. ParramJre Il Soh, p. q.
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SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
NEAR FRANKTOWN, Va.

By virtue of two deeds of trust
from VIM. G. Handy and wife to
the undersigned trustees, dated re-
spectively the 29th day Of April, A.
d. 1881, and the 10Th day OF No
vember, a. d. 1854, both duly re-
corded in northampton county
court clerks Office, we shall jointly
sell in front of tue Taylor House,
Eastville, VA, on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1886,
at l O'clock, p. m, the real estate
conveyed BY said deeds, known as
Bush Hill, situated immediately
npon NassawaddOX creek, about l. J
miles from Franktown, containing
4l6 acres more or less, and bound
ed l,y the lands Of Charles Smith,
John B. Jacob, VIM. 4. Anes and
others:
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For SALE.-Fifty to sixty bushels of
iiirst-clasS clnver sep,l, at market prices,
sold in ANY quantity desired.
q. L. TAYLOR,
Jenkins Bridge.
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s5a
phiIa., Wilmington 8 Bal.
timore Railroad.
nsfSwdPEs 1JVJSj0N
DELAWARE DIVISION,
PASS. EXP. PASS Pas

Onand after November 18th, 1885 Sundays OK
,epted), trains will leave as follows:
- Nnprrw
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For SALE.-Twu large, yonng horses
or will exchange them for smaller ones.
Jno. w. kcllaln, NJ. d., Locustvile.
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4 n.liilSl.

Severn e. l,owloin and Laura A. E.,
his wife, in right of his-slid wife, John
w. Bowdoin, trustee for the sole and
separate use of tile said Larra A. f..
Bow,lon, Peter Bowl,in, AIMS. Bow
dom. Edward B. Flnney and Virginii!
u. his wife, in right of his said wife,
Arthur u. Bowdoin and - his wife.
Mary N. S. Bowdoin, John w: IL. Par
ker. trustee. David b. Flnney. Upshur
B. Quinby, trustee, William Rev (of
james, and Upshur b. Q linby, trus-
t.S< ........ Defendants.
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FoR RENr.-For year 1887, store
house at l'astOia, now occupied by E.
p. Byrd & Bro.
Geo. w. Core, Pastoria.
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51|.lelliil,s,lla Gllteyptissss.

ACCcMAC COURTHOUSE. VA
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For SALr.-Crescent, Hyslup, VIII
son and Slrarpless Strawberry plants-
by tile Thousand Sl.50, large quantities
Sl.25; R;lncocas raspberries at $500 per
hundred.
TempprAnceyille.
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For SALE-Finc lot of clover seed ut
city prices in quantities tosnit purcllls-
ers. d. H. Dennis,
Temperanccvilie, Va.
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For SiLE-One year oil stnl colt
of fine promise ~. ADAMS,
Accnmlc u. FL, Va.
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For RENT-Dwelling house cOnven-
iently located, and especially adapsed
for IL boarding house. OH Market street,
in Pocolnpke City. for the year 1S7z.
Fur terms apply tn e. q Polk,
POcnmnke City, Md.
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For RENr-Targe new mansion, out
building lawn, ice house, 20 acres of
good trucking land, 4:lcres Of wheat and
clover, large woods, in tue village Of
Belle Haven. possession ut once.
Geo. W. jacob.
Belle Haven, Va.
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FOR SALE-C)ne mule, 8 yearS old,
sound. Apply to G. B. Fosque.
FRUIT TREES AM PLANTS-Straw-
berry. raspberry, blackberry. gooseb,rry,
and asparagus plants, curr;lnt and grape
vines. Peach trees Specially. Also
pear, plum, apple, cherry, ounce, Shade
and ornamental Prices low
Terms cash. Address
IL. C. Barnard,
Lebanon, Del.
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For SALE-One horse. g3o,l for fam
lily, S years old, gentle and sound.
G.. Il. Fosque.
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FoR SALE.-Hogs at fair prices.
X. T. Christian.
Mappsbrg, Va.
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Fox SALE --Qne hundred thousand
strawberry plants, Crystal City, Bid
well. Sllarpless and Monarch OF the
West at $l.50 per LOCO. Orders for
5 600 or-more delivered 1T VISITATION on
N Y, T.. 81 n. R. r.. freight. prepaid.
Geo. w. McMath.
Onley, Va.
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For SALE-Mackerel at fair prices
Fosque ,S Boggs,
OnancOck, Va.
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Nov. 18th, 1856.
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FoR SALE-One Dayton wagon. APP
plytu e. 3. Fosqte.
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Sykes Island, Dec. stll, 1855
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During this freeze wild fowl have been
plentiful AMI many have been killed 10y
our sportSlnen.
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lytelan Methodist Protestant hmms Robinson Crusoe other
and birthday s fine stationery and blank books bill books
holders clinl hand mirrors hair brushes
logne teeth Midland clothes brushes toilet anl nt
chamber dlaS
and toilet sets basque figures
coffee and many little novelties in glass brass
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Leave......
New York Up. Il. K
Phlla. BROAD st.
StatIon). .....-........
Baltimore union
StattOnl. ...........
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Mr. Charles T. Dickens of Indian
Territory, spent several days in our
towli last week, looking after Ills matri.
nionial interests.
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The oil II. p. Church building is
soon 70 be pulled down an,l Il new one,
and the liandsomest in our town, is to
I've erected in its place.
, 1886-12-03

| have seen Paris in the height of its
imperial splendor. all gilt and tinsel, saw
dust and %spangles. when the court was n
dehauch and the government was a stock
jobher. and fashion WAS n strife who
could live the ~fastest; l ave seen it in
the dust and ashes of national disaster,
newly come ont of the valley of death,
yet wet with Olood and tears. aud | have
seen it a young republic, struggling for
existence against every kind of enemy,
exterior and interior; and with every
change in its fortunei it has been the same
old scven-and-siXpence, happy golucky,
don Observation-Disclosures now-you-
scotland now you-don't, always ready to
see company, and just as self-satistied
and lively in one lone chicken feather as
in nm ostrich plume, singing, laughing,
dancing, cheating and courtesying, cajol-
ing and ilattering, lending and spending,
swearing. lighting, crying, and, in short,
enjoying itself. not so rich, perhaps. rs
it has been, but not Il whit diminished in
the wondrous shine and flow of its ami
nal spirit. 1t revercs nobody and vene-
rates nothing.-Henry Wattcrson
, 1886-12-03

Bull batting was a most popular sport
Mt wakes in North Shropshire. Many
se-ptuagenerian laborers may yet be met
with who have witnessed a bull bait in
their youth. one such man, James
Grice, of Myddle, described lin 1873 II
bull batting at Loppington at which he
had been present when a boy as "the
most barbarous act l ever saw. 1t was
n young bull, and had very little notion
of tossing the dogs, which tore his ears
and the skin off his face in shreds, and
his mournful cries were awful. l was up
in n tree, and was afraid the earth would
open and swallow us all up Oaken-
gates. in the collieries, which enjoyed the
reputation of possessing the most largely
attended wake in the country, held on
the green in the beginning of October,
can boast also the unenviable distinction
of having been { it is believed) the scene
of the last bull batting in Shropshire,
which took place in the year 1882. Many
savage bull baitinus, it is related, took
place ut Medley wakes, which were
l~atterly celebrated chiefly at Ironbridge,
the busy little town in the parish of Med
eley. The bull was baited three times
on each of the three days-Monday, Tues
day and Wcdnesday-first ut the horse
inn, Lincoln Hill, then in front of the
Tontine inn at Ironbridge, and thirdly at
Medley Wood green. So says 1850 I'M
old man of II, whose father and elder
brothers were the ringleaders Of the
sports
The last bull batting help at Medley
was put a stop to by Il body of c%onstables
headed by n magistrate, Mr.. Anstice, of
Medley Wood. who was accompanied
and instigated by Mr.. Mortimer, the vicar
of the parish. Their names deserve to be
recorded; for it was an act of great bray
cry to face the excited mob of colliers
and bargemen, who, though they fought
each other every market day, were ready
10 make common cause against the dis
turbers of their cruel sport. The parson,
who was the moving spirit, was n little
deformed man; and such is the latent
chivalry of Englishmen, that it was at
tributed to this that the crowd did not
attack the authorities Shropshire Folk
Lore
, 1886-12-03

Corwin Of Ohio, Tom Corwin, z rs
every one called him, was n natural wit,
and his reputation as n humorous speaker
was better established than that of any
other man in congress or in the country.
One evening, after he had delivered II
speech mt a political meeting in Ohio
which had been highly complimented, he
seemed DISSATISFIED with himself, and
finally said to those around him in his
room: 81 feel in the mood just now to
give n few words Of advice to you young
men, which ! hope may influence your
future lives. Let me say to you, in sober
earnestness, don't try to be funny, like
me. You could doubtless make better
clowns than | AVE made of myself, but
don't try. | shnll regret to my dying day
that / ever said a funny thing. Inc
world will laugh at me; but the world
despises the clown at last. / can do moth
ing else. When aspeech is announced to
be made by Tom Corwin, everybody ex-
poets q clownish performance, and any
thing else would not be tolerated.
II am RELOCATED to the circus ring for
the rest of my life. Whether | feel seri-
Gus, sad or happy, it is all the same-it
must be n funny speech; and ! know it,
and / yield to this popular prejudice and
olamor, and go on making II fool of my
self, and shall continue to do so to the
end of my career. The man who talks
ms | do never gets any credit for any solid
attainments, he is never looked upon as
a statesman; and if he gets any political
prefcrment il is only rs II sort OF a joke,
and not because he is supposed to be II
statesman. If Il man could talk funny
when he felt like it, and talk sense at
other times. or if it were possible to make
people understand that he was only crack
-. l. -. Il .As-l4 L..
, 1886-12-03

There has just been held at Gotha II
diet Of delegates from the various crema-
ton societies in Germany, as well as Of
several other countries, including Italy,
Switzerland, Holland, and America, the
last being represented by Mr.. Storer
Cobb, of Boston, who is at present lectur-
ing in Germany on the disposal of the
dead by fire. The diet discussed and ap-
proved the statutes of a general association
of societies for funeral reform and OPP
tional cremation; and this association
was joined by the local societies of Ber-
lin, Potsdam, Frankfort, Darmstadt,
Liegnitz, Chemnitz, Heidelberg, Dresden,
Lcipsic, Hamburg, etc. These societies
have already their journalistic organs in
the shape of two magazines called Gesund-
heit and News Flamme Health and New
Flamcl, SO it will be seen that the crema-
tiun idea is making progress in Germany.
The delegates inspected the cremator-
ium Mt work in the churehyard at Gotha,
and they were assured by the burgomns-
Ter that the repugnance Of many TO this
form Of burial had been completely over
come by the sight of the decorous and
BETTING manner in which bodies are re-
duced to dust by II rapid process Of fire
and then inurncd.-Cor. Chicago Times.
, 1886-12-03

When that model merchant, Abbott
Lawrence, was at The height of his mer-
camille prosperity he was offered the post
of ambassador To the English court, an
elegant compliment to himself personally
and to the honorable aud influential class
of whom lac might almost be said to be the
head. Before accepting he asked Mr..
Everett, who had already occupied the
post, ''whethcr there was really any
foundation in truth for the ancient cpl
grammatic Jest hat an ambassador is II
person sent 10 Il foreign government to
tell lies for his own adding that if such
WAS the case his mind was made up; he
had never yet told II lie, and he was not
going t. begin at the age of &c. Mr..
Everett told hin lie could answer for
himself rs foreign minister; that he had
never said Il word or written n line
which. rs far rs his own character or that
of The government was concerned, he
should have been unwilling to see in the
newspapers the next day. This explana-
ton, the upright merchant replied, re
moved one of his scruples.-Dry Goods
Chronicle.
, 1886-12-03

The counterfeiting Mt present Is con-
fined almost entirely to the coin issues OF
the government. 1t Is not generally
known that the nickels and the pennies
are very successfully counterfcited, ana
that there is no possible means of de
tecting the spurious from the genuine.
The nickels afford "A very handsome profit.
All the counterfeiters have to do is 20 go
10 the Revised Statutes and there they
lnd the materials to be used in their
making All Of the metal employed Is
base. A nickel costs the government
about II cents. If the government
had the exclusive manufacture of these
coins there would be n great profit in
them. But the coin can be so easily re-
produced that there is no means of esti-
mating how many OF them ARE put out of
the counterfeit elias II the government
should decide to cal in this class of coin
they would ave to redeem the counter
feits ms well, because they are all made
of exactly the same material us the gov
ernment's issue. The bronze pennies are
also counterfeited There is n profit in
this. The bronze of which the pennies
are made costs twenty-four cents a
pound, A pound of it will make 1850 pen
MES. The only way this part Of the cur
rency can be detected would be for con
EltH0 " Nihnkt Nv Jaw " NAV biiAA'A W
the value of the coin can be put in it.
one of the latest kinds of counterfeit
ing il the imitation of old coins for sale
to the numismatists One of the most
ingenious modes of deception in this class
OF work is the changing Of the dates OF
some common issue of n certain coin to
the date OF n year whose issue is scarce
and consequently high. The old Liberty
dollar Of 1904 is very scarce. 1t Is said
that there are only seven genuine coins of
this issue in this country. The coin is
rated in numismatic catalogues at n value
Of 81, 200 md upward. The counter
feitcrs have been quite successful In
changing $50 issues to that of 1904. This
is not countcrfciting in the strict legal
sense of the word, and the treasury Off
cinls would not be able to punish anyone
for this class Of olTcnse, But they have
exercised their power to put n stop to
such work wherever they have found it
going on-Washington Cor. New York
World.
, 1886-12-03
SITTING FOR HIS BUST.


In a chronological Establishment.
The most powerful experience | ever
went through was when | accepted the
invitation of a large chronological estab-
lishment in New York to V my bust
taken at their expense. | went to the
studio at the hour fixed and was to be
met there by n well known sculptor, who
had courteously undertaken to do the
modelling himself. BY some unfortunate
mischance he failed to put in an appear
ance. Two apprentices were vigorously
stirring the liquid plaster of paris, or
whatever villainous compound is used for
the purpose.
After about half an hours waiting it
was decided to proceed in the great mans
absence, and | was invited to disrobe. y
much bcplastered white sheet, supposed
TO represent a Roman toga, was wrapped
round my neck and shoulders tightly,
and my face and hair were literally
creased to prevent the plaster sticking
to the flesh. Pieces of paper We're stuffed
in my mouth, nos c and ears, and was
told to shut my eyes. No sooner had |
done SO than m prosecutors commenced
pouring the liquid on my head. One
poured while the other pressed the
rapidly hardening compound so as to fill
every recess and get n cast of every feat
ure. They poured n great deal too much
on, and soon my head was encased in II
mask ms hard as iron. The neat was in
suffcrable. | could not move my head,
for the awful weight threatened to dis
locate my neck if | did; my eyes seemed
being pressed into my brain, and the
paper c~irclets not proving adequate for
their purpose, | began to feel the first
symptoms of suffocation. | could not
call out and believed myself to be dying.
But my troubles had barely com
menced The apprentices had not fixed
the centreboard, or slit properly, and
when they mercifully decided to release
me they found the cast would not come
in half as it usually does. In n success
full operation the two halves are joined
together after removal, and n perfect re
production of the face and head easily
produced. But in my case both dividing
board and grease had been overlooked,
and the only course left was to smash the
mask off. Mallet and chisel We're used,
producing an effect like conclusion % the
brain. Finally my face was freed, and
was able to breathe, and make n few re
marks to the boys on their carelessness.
Then it transpired that they had omitted
to grease behind my ears, and the plaster
adhered to the skin like glue. To remove
the former the latter had to be torn away,
and when at last ! got away | was Il mas
of blood and sores. After two weeks
medical attention | got about right, but
the memory is fresh still. | don't know
whether the boys were wholly or only
partially idiotic, but when | sit for my
bust again I'll borrow some one else's
head for the OCCASION Globe-D Democrat
Interview.
, 1886-12-03

In the efficacy of certain remedies OF vic
lent action is the besetting ioible of the
ignorant and preiudiced. The indiscrim-
mate use of purgatiyes is a very common
phase of the faulty ofsuch peop.e. Aloes,
podyphillin, disguised in sugar coating,
castor oil, mercury and other old fashioned
drugs still hold their own among this
class, and although the success OF
Ilostotter's stomach bitters sufficiently
disproves the necessity for violence in
medication, the adherents OF an exploded
iallacy still persist in giving and taking
inordinate purgativo doses. Dyspepsia,
constipation, liver complaint are as GER
tainly and thoroughly subdued by the bit
tiers, as they are invariably aggravated by
an indiscrimina,c use of medicines, off
cinal or proprietary belonging to the class
which we have condemned. Fever and
aGue, nervousness, rheumatism and in
activity of the kidneys, yield to the bit.
tiers.
, 1886-12-03

At n recent meeting of the Old Semin-
airy boys at Indianapolis the following,
on n time-stained sheet of paper, was
produced and read rs n composition of
half u century ago, the author being ut
that time of the tender age Of 10 years:
"A Eagle and Lion.-A eagle and lion is
the King of birds and beasts. They is
two kines of eagle, the ball eagle and the
COLE. There was wunce a COLE eagle
here on n stemcbotc and ! saw it. Nat
Cox kid Il ball eagle at the ford tother
day. They bill thare mes on the pint of
the Aliganc mountains, for John Elder
tole me so, out of Skinny clubs. ] wish
they was "A mes on Mobiles hill so we Good
git clubs csy Wunce Il ball eagle took n
boy to its mes in pants, and its papa and
amm ran up thar an foun him knockin
the young eagles about with a shiny club
and whorain fur joy And that is all
about n eagle. Now | will tell you about
n lion. Bumn says n lion kin Kill II
elfant with his pa, and kin etc anything
cept injun rubber wax. A lion will etc
anybody less his name is dannel | wisht
they had cald me danncl, then Ike Keys
do. lion cuddent bite me, and that is all
about a lion.
"CHAnLEs FLETCHER. Jun
, 1886-12-03

There are certain rules about dressing
the legs that must be followed to secure
n good effect. Now, in fancy stockings
the lower part should be dark and the
upper part light. That gives the effect
of smallness at the ankle and plumpness
at the calf.
Reverse the position of the colors and
the leg will look ms straight and ungrace-
full MS n stick.
Then If the lark shade does not go all
round the lower part, it should be nj the
back, and not in front, for in that ca SO it
gives the ankle n fiat look.
The hosiery that is figured with an imi-
tation boot coming up TO the swell OF the
calf gives n leg the best appearance.
, 1886-12-03

~ never was in a city, " said "A New
York gentleman, MS he stood at the
entrance to Wizards lobby, to Il re
porter, where the girls carry themselves
SO gracefully as in Washington. See
that young lady there. She is straight;
her foot comes down upon the ground
without any unevcnness or twisting or
turning, and she has the carriage of IL
veteran army officer. All the Washing
ton girls walk with style aud grace. The
young men are different. They shamble
and shuttle ! guess it is because they
are all government clerks and bend over
their desks SO much 49, washington Posi-.
, 1886-12-03

While Lafayette was leading his army
through Virginia during the revolution
AIRY war, he predicted that the vicinity of
Charlottesville would at some time be the
vineyard OF America, He was convinced
of this by the appearance of the wild
vines and the large amount Of fruit they
produced. After II hundred years and
ten there is II prospect that this predic-
ton will be verified. Wine production
is now attracting great attention there
and promsies to become a very profitable
indnstry BOSTON TRANSCRIPT.
, 1886-12-03

Is Il very prevalent and exceedingly dis
agreeable disease, liable, if neglected, to
develop into serious consumption. Being
a constitutional disease, it requires a con
stitutional remedy like Hoods Sarsarpa-
rilla, which, acting through the blood,
reaches every part of the system. cifecting
a radical and permanent cure of catarrh IN
even most severe forms. Made only by
c. |. Hood 4 Co., Lowell, Mass.
, 1886-12-03

1--WE been riding on the limited cattle
train all day, madame ~ said the tramp
in an imploring toni of voice, ''and my
feet nrc very tired. Would you mind
letting me sleep tonight in the COW past
IRE back of the barnfn
Certainly not" replied the woman
kindly. and I'll Tell John to put up the
bars snug and tight, so you won't catch
cold. New York sun.
, 1886-12-03

The best Salvc in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhcum, fever,
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin cruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required 1t is
guaranteed To give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by W n. Hunt.
, 1886-12-03

did any careful scientist even compute
the number of revolutions n particularly
rhnoSiOus fly can make at times around
Tie head Of a man when very ~busy7-New
York Graphic.