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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-27

Ill.
Sheltered in the great bay will
dow. Kitty rocked and sung; the
golden curls Of the child upon her
lap blending softly with her braids
of brown. Lulled by the tender
melody. little May had driftcd of
to dreamland. Mr.. Hearne out in
the stting-rOom laid down his pa
per and listened.
"Do you know, Ruth, that your
cousin has wonderful voice." he
asked presently. "rhere is not "a
finer contralto in the city; it is Il
fortune IN itself, aud must be cult
vated;" and good MIR. Hearne,
whose life was so completely filled
with the thought for others that he
forgot to think for himself, gave
himself up to plans and dreams for
developing his young friends mar
vclous gift, while Kitty, all uncon
xcious, sang OH i'll The twilight.
Practical cousin Ruth came to
the rescue. She wrote to aunt Sa-
brina and Mr.. Payne letters which
inspired them with her own enthu-
siasm. kitty had been good,
kind girl,n her father said. .She
had faithfully filled her dead moth.
er's place for many years. 1t was
only right and proper that she
should have a chance for herself;
and low that the mortgage was
lifted from the farm, debts paid,
and tue granaries filled with a plen.
tiful crop, he could easily and glad
ly give her the help she needed. y
Aunt Sabrinawa delighted o take
the rule of the household III her
own hands, and the boys were vii :
ling to make any sacrifice for the
sister who had been so gentle, pa
tient and ficing with them
through wearisome years; and SO it
WAS settled.
Kitty worked hard and faithful
". She aimed to be an artist
not an artisan. ObServant, docile,
parient, diligent III season and out
of season, no failure daunted her,
no success dazzled her. II herheart
was aching with bitter pain the Sc
cret was her own; if sometimes the
memory of her lovers singing,
mocking, sarcastic words became
intolerable, she flung herself into
her work with a passionate aban-
don which reused at once the all
miration and s,mpathy OF her
teachers. Little May and Cyril;
the babies of the Hearne home
stead, became her companions and
comfurters. There was truer, hol.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-27
AS & LEkF.

Failing nenoa,h our pas'i' foot
81 rown np.n lawn and lane and street,
nrai with the huos OF the su lset Sky.
Fading IN glory silently
BpautIrnl lcavosl
Ncver to froshou another spring.
Never ~ know what tho simmer mny bring,
W tho a bcneath tho dust and cnlil.
Soon to 'inrny In tho cnmmnn mold
beautiful loaves!
so Will thu yorra ,hHtchnnre your tint
Marx upin ns their antu,, n Al prl"t;
sn shnll we fall from tho tree of time.
F.,do as 80 fl lc In n wlntry c'imc,C
Boautlful lrnvcsl
But when tho harvest oflito ia past,
And we make MI eternal spring at last.
xaJ He who rnints ynurhrl'liHnt l.ue
Form Of our lives chat plot anew.-
beautiful leaves!
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-27

to know tl,at orr ancient Aunt Sa-
hrina is at hand TO take yonr place
at the household helm. Bntto be
gin at the beginning:
"Coming out of the theatre a few
evenings since, had the i'll fortune
10 Sprain my ankle. Tho physician
warns me that shall he close
prisoner for several weeks, and the
thought appals me. Fred is Mt the
office the livclong day, and the
loneliness Of my LOT is nnhcarahle.
Ny only hope is that you will I've
mindful enough of your couslnly
dntv TO come like thu beneficent
fairy that yon are, and save me
from dying with ennui."
Here followed several pages of
family AMI personal matters, in
which the reader has no interest,"
The letter closed in this wiSe:-
"Taking Your assent for granted, |
inclose check to defray4traveling
expenses. Never mind about Your
!, wardrobe there WILDE timesellongh
sforsthat +afteryor are=hera. eenat
wait to write, bur telegraph me
and start at once.
"Y0nr aflecrionate cousin,
RUTH HEARNE.
Another day passed, and think
ing Kitty sufficiently punished,
Ross adorned himself in his best
and leisnrely proceeded to the
farmhouse. Aunt Sibrina. meagrn
and bellgerant as ever, answered
his knock.
SIS Kitty at homeq" he queried
anxiously, something in the spin
ster'S appearance lannting him.
"She went to Chicago this morn.
ing on TIC nine o'clock train curt
~ answered Aunt Sabrina, watch
ing with delighted eyes the effect
Of her communication.
"kitty gonev' And without con-
suIling mew gasped Ross, forget
ting himself.
And why should she consult
y0uw asked Ills tOrmcnt0r.-
What claim have you OH Kitty
Payne, or what right to control her
movcmentsfn
Ross grew pale: he drew himself
up haugltily, and withontd eigning
to answer. secured Kitty'S address
and beat a precipi.ate retreat. He
went directly to hisroom, and seat
ed ut Ills desk inditcd Il manly and
tender epistle TO the absent one,
blaming himself severely for the
misunderstanding between them,
and making her the formal offer OF
his hand heart.
Forget and forgive he pleaded;
81 know my own heart, at least, and
il tells me that without my little
friend and sweetheart life has no
happiness for me-"
He folded the letter and slipped
it into the envelope. The entrance
of u younger brother disturbed him,
and lie tossed it unaddressed into
his desk.
Had it but reached It's deStina-
-tion, this letter with1its freightage
oflove and penitence, what IL bur-
den Of pain and grief would have
been lifted from the young girls
solrowful hearth How many years
Of hopeless waiting robbed Of their
dreary desolation! But it was not
to he. When in the dim morning
light Ross went TO the desk he took
up the envelope containing the
heartless verses written in his an
ger, those existenc" he had already
forgotten. Addressing it in his
bold, free hand, hesent the mlssive
upon its way. A few hours later he
had said his "good byes" to family
and friends, and started for his
new home ON the DaKoto prairieS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

Underneath theSe heads ere eight frogs,
so placed that they appear to watch the
dragons face, so that they are ready to
receive the ball if it should be dropped.
All the arrangements which cause the
pillar when it moves to knock the ball
ont OF the dragons mouth are well
hidden in the bottle. When On earth
quake occurs and the bottle is shaken
the dragon instantly drops the ball.
and the frog which receives it vibrates
vigorously. Any one watching the
instrument can easily observe earth
quakes. Once upon q time dragon
dropped its ball without any earth
quake, and the people therefore thought
this instrument was of no use, but after
two or three days notice came saying
that an earthquake had taken place in
Rosei."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11
Shesh and kraken.

The shesh is reptile worthy Of hon.
age, and may be &C, opted without hes
itation and in de ance of all sea-ser-
penis, past and future, as the greatest
snake on record. When Vishnu and
the gods met to extort from the sea the
hor of Immortality, they plucked up
from the Himalayan range the biggest
mountain in it, and this they made
their churn, while around 1T, as the
strongest tackle they could think of,
they bound the serpent shesh. And
the gods took hold of the head. and the
devils took hold of the tail, and, alter
nately Juggling. they made the mount
ain spin round and round until the sea
was ohurned into froth, and from the
churning came up the treasures of
the deep, and the most precious pos
sessions of man, and last of all immor-
tally. The gods and the devils scram-
bled for all the good things, but moth
ing mo is said of the serpent who had
been so useful, nor what he got for h s
services. Antiquaries in the West in
cline to think that he remained in the
sea and became the kraken. but the
Nagas believe him to be still under the
hills, spensing fate by the light OF q
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

The women of Teheran went, few
weeks ago, IN body to the Kings pal
ace and complained that the coffee
shops of which an extraordinarily num-
Der have been opened lately took
away their husbands from their work
and their home duties, causing them to
spend all their money in drink and
smoke. After all, the drink was mere
ly tea and coffee. The Shah sympa-
thized with the wives of Teheran. He
acted promptly, and, as the Command
er of the Faithful is said to have done
under similar circumstances, he or
dered that all of the coffee-houses in
the capital were to be closed. Closed
they were; closed they remain. The
next day the royal edict went forth
that all the provincial coffee-houses
were to be closed. They, too, are shut
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11
A POat,s Notion Concerning Gold.

Years ago l wrote and published in n
London gaZine an article in which L
undertook to prove that god grows
grows the same as grain or potatoes, or
onything else. l reckon L did my work
crudely, not knowing anything about
chemistry or even the ordinary terms
of expression about such matters and
so my earnest and entirely correct
sketch was torn all TO pieces aud
laughed to scorn.
Well, / have at last found positive
proof of my general statement right
here in these mountains by the Pacific
Sea- Briefly and simply, have found
a piece of petrified wood with little
VEN or thread of gold in it. How d
that gold get into this piece of wood
Was it placed there by the finger of
God on the morning of creation, as
men have claimed was the case with the
gold found in the veins of the noun
tains? Nonsense
Gold grows Certain conditions of
the air, or certain combinations OF earth
and air and water, and whatever chem
icals may be re luired, and then a rock,
q piece of quartz or petrified tree for
the gold to grow in, and there is your
gold cropl Of course, gold grows
slowly. Centuries upon centuries, it
may be, are required to make the least
sign OF growth. But it grows, just az
1 asserted years ago; and here ut last l
bo d in my baud such testimony as no
man in this world will be rash enough
to question: portion of petrified
tree with thread of gold in it.-Joa-
quiz Miller, in the Chicago Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Morrison Charges the Pennsylvania
Protectionists with Compass
Ing His Defeat.
The Feeling in Washing On-whas sec-
rotary Mcpherson, of the Rspub-
hcan Committee. Says
Morrison Interviewed.

Waterloo I'LL. dispatchl
Colonel William II. Morrison said,
in response to inquiries as to the causes OF
his defeat: Jarrett, the tim plate emlssary
of Pennsylvania, and other protectionists
protesting to represent the Knights OF
Labor and other labor interests were in the
district ten or more days, just before The
election, hiring and bribing such as could
be hired and bribed, and contrived to con-
solidate in Bakers interest most OF the
labor element, in proof Of which hiring
and bribery We have Jarretts letters. While
this was going on Baker was declaring for
n pure ballot. Mr.. Hewitts interview,
falsely repTese nting me as standing in the
way of tariff reductions, facilitated Jar
retts mission of bribery in the interest of
protectionists; but it is all right if the blood
of the martyrs is still the seed of the
church."
To the question whether the result was a
surprise, Col. Morrison said: Il recognized
the influences that were at work as l went
through the district. / received n great
deal of information as TO what was going
on, but what surprised me was the solidity
with which the element that defeated me
was handled this time. Heretofore l have
had my share of the labor vote of the dis
trict- This time it was handled as l have
Indicated"
When asked if he thought the cause Of
tariff reform has received back by
reason of h 8 defeat, or by that OF Mr..
Hurd, or Mr.. Carlisle's close call, he re-
piled: "Oh, no, not at all. Our cause is
growing right along. We have lost no
strength" TO the inquiry whether any
sentiment antagonistic to the admins
tration had had any bearing on the re-
suit Col. Morrison said: mo, think not.
These are hard times. There is some feel
ing that the change of admin Istration has
not been followed by that effect on business
and by such a revival of good times as was
anticipated. This feeling, what there was
of it, produced some apathy among Demo-
Gratis, perhaps, but / did not discover any
anti administration sentiment based upon
any specific objection to the course OF the
| President"
Touching again upon the remark of Mr..
Hewitt rs teleeraphed. Col. Morrison sa d:
Mr.. Hewitt's bill is a good one. 1t legislates
definitely upon certain points which are now
left to construction 10y the Treasury De-
partment, and which not infrequently give
rise to controversies and litigation. / am
in favor of Mr.. Hewitt's propositions. But
the effect of making that bill law will be
TO increase the tariff. and that means in
creased taxation. The amount, think. is
estimated by the Treasury 10 be S., 900, 0OC
or more. Now. l was for the Hewitt bill
with this proviso That at the same time
there should be other tariff changes which
would correspondingly reduce the aggre-
gate. l opposed Mr.. Hewitts bill simply
because in the presented form it meant ar
increase in taxation, and on that ground
will oppose any bill"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

UNDER the head of linen plush a new
style of plush material has been intro.
duced into the market, which, on &C.
count of its numerous advantages de-
serves to be universally known. This
bright, glossy plush is made of flax
yarn and therefore proof against moths,
it was originally intended for decora
tive purposes, upholstering, furniture
tablecloths, ETC., but its softness rem
ders it also suitable for warm clothing
such as dressing gowns and the like
It is made in all the fashionable colors,
dark green, olive, Bordeaux red
bronze, dark blue. and as the texture
is one that does not fade. linen plush
will also form an excellent and usefu
material for cushions and decorative
embroidery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

In all ages the love of ad renture has
been strong in the human race. The
same spirit that led the knights of the
middle ages to go forth in defense of
maidens who were imprisoned and
guarded by mythical dragons, or in
quest of the Holy Grail, now actuates
those who scale mountains, penetrate
jungles, breast seas, and cross deserts.
Undoubtedly this is an evidence that
manliness and courage still hold promi-
nent places in the minds of the people,
and that the qualities VIII CHI are exer-
cised simply for glory would also be
brought into play if self-sacrifce and
principle were needed. But, unfor-
tunately, many of the daring deeds
which are chronicled to-day are con-
ceived in a spirit of recklessness or
foolhardiness, and do not cha lenge the
admiration of any except those who
are constantly craving for some NOR
bid sensation. Intelligent people
can admire the heroism of the
explorer who goes into volun-
tary exile, turning his back on
home and friends and daring privation
and death so that new channels may be
opened for the spread of commerce, or
that of the missionary who seeks to
plant the seeds Of Christian civilization
in the dark places Of the earth which
are full of the hab.tations Of cruelty, or
yet that of the scientist who will cross
an unknown continent so that he may
better watch the eclipse of the sun or
the transit of a star. Such men the
world delights to honor; but while
there may be feeling Of regret for the
two tourists who recently lost their
lives in the descent of the Matterhorn
it would be foolish to look upon them
as heroes. Alpine travel has never yet,
with all the loss of life it has entaile ,
given an important fact to q single de-
partment of knowledge. 1t has simply
been craze or "fad" by which no one
has been benefited, and those who in
dulge in it after the repeated warnings
that have been given are scarcely enti-
tied to rank much higher than the fool
ism men who jump from high bridges
or attempt to swim through whirlpools.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

MIR. WINANs pays, it is reported, $685.
900 rent for his Scotch shootings If
he would, he could not possibly sport
in a season over a fifth part of his vast
domains. But, in fact, in some of his
numerous forests-Fasnakyle and Glen
Cannich, for instance-not single deer
has been shot since he took them, five
or six years ago. Protection is carried
TO perfection. They are patroled by
the keepers on regular system, which
reminds one of the methods of the Irish
police. The men, kept under severe
surveillance, meet at certain hours at
certain appointed stations, while there
are solitudes in the middle of the wild
or ranges on which even keepers and
gillies are forbidden to intrude. All
the trout streams are strictly preserved
so that the fish, the deer, the grouse,
and the ground game for once ought
30 be having happy time of it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

Ten years ago q paper-box maker
died in New Orleans, leaving his widow
with nothing but an knowledge of his
trade. She went to work in her attic
room making boxes, and was so success
full in getting orders that she soon had
more than she could do. She hired
help, added room after room, and now
employs thirty-five hands. She travels
for her own house, taking long drum
ming tours through Texas and Louisi-
ana, and is getting rich fast.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

A GERMAN contemporary, as new
idea, states that potato culture is likely
to receive q new Impetus there since
the plan of selling them peeled, sliced,
and dried, like certain fruits, seemed to
hit the taste of the export market The
drying of the potatoes can follow the
period of the desiccatlon of fruits. The
method obviates decay and germina-
ton of the tuber and occupying less
volume, transport will be cheaper and
less difficult. The potatoes are peeled
by machinery, next carefully washed,
sliced into rounds and left for twenty
minutes in strong solution of salt.
The brine induces firmness in the
slices and prevents their changing
color, thus securing what sulphur does
for fruits. Later the cuttings are left
to drain, placed in the drying apparatus
on hurdle shelves and submitted to q
temperature varying from 176 to 194
degrees Fahrenheit. They must remain
little longer in this hot bath than
fruit. Before using the slices have to
be stepped twelve to fifteen hours in
water, when they will become as fresh
and favory as new potatoes. 1t seems
strange that so practical people as
the Germans should saturate with salt
before drying, necessitating soaking
before cooking. If they had our best
Yankee evaporators, the drying could
be successfully carried out without salt,
ing. Substituted vegetables or fruits,
and the salt again soaked out of them
no longer retain their flavor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

IT is o general belief that bass that
have been once hooked and have es-
capped wal never bite again. The error
of this theory was proven few days
ago on two different occasions. A
fisherman near Newark, N. j., hooked
bass, but before he could haul it in
the hook became detached from the
line and the fish escaped with it in his
mouth. An hour later he cast in the
same spot and caught the identical fish
with the treacherous hook sticking in
his lip. On the same afternoon one of
the guides struck three-pounder with
q triple hook baited with frog. The
bass came out Of water and sent the
frog spinning through the air, then he
sounded and broke the gang above the
hook, which was embedded in the lower
Jaw. Another guide came in during
the evening, and remarked that he had
caught bass with triple hook fast in
his mouth. A glance at the hook as
sured guide No. l that the fish was the
one that he had lost.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

A FIR tree eighty feet in height was
struck by lightning at Loiten, Norway.
and cut in two about twelve feet from
the ground. The upper portion OF the
tree, which was thrown a distance OF
several yards, looks as if it had been
cut off with saw. The stump of the
tree is jagged, charred. and splintered
to the root. The ground is deeply fur
rowed in all directions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

In China there is curious device 10
make record OF earth tremors. One Of
Me instruments is thus described 1T
is Of copper and shaped like a wine
bottle. Inside is littlc pillar so placed
as 10 move in eight directions. On the
outside of the bottle are eight dragon
beads each of which contains o ball
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

The accounts in the Detroit Office Of
F. J. F. Bradley, the defaultng manager of
the Pullman Palace Car Company, have
been found to be $4,000 short. Chief
Accountant David Wilson was discharged
for being cognizsnt Of Bradley's crooked
ness
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11
The Trms 9urtherusr.


AN ingenious citizen OF Ware, Mass.
having repaired a small alarm clock foi
a friend, decided to deliver it on Sun
day when he went to church. But he
did not see his friend before the ser.
vices, and during the sermon the alarm
went off and whirred away for more
than a minute, despite the frantic
efforts OF the clock tinker TO stop it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

ct HAVE noticed" said pert young
solicitor, that members of the legal pro-
fession arc almost always brave men. II is
seldom that one shows cowardice. ] won
der why this is so?" well. responded IN
elderly lady, 1--WE read somewhere TINT
'concience makes towards of IN all. And
rs lawyers mostly have no conscience, why
of course they haven't anything 10 make
them cownrds
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

ATTENTION is called by the organ Of
the German texile industry to the
wealth of suggestion and material for
designers in wooden goods that is re-
vealed by schliemann's excavations.
The anc ent atterns reproduced in
modern fabrics would produce charm
ing effect.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

A WITTY young lady having two sutors,
one OF whom WA nh army officer aud the
other n physician. she said 1t was worry
difficult 10 choose besween then, rs they
we're both such killing fellows.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

A. Lane, VIM. Barrett, and VIM.
Dodds of Unadilla, Livingston County, in
dulgod in husking contest. In five hours
Lane husked sc bushels, Barrett 90, and
Dodds 81.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

PROFESSOR: "How could anyone write
such fat verses?" Popular author: Il don't
agree with you, sir; I'D ought to say that
the words are mine." Professor: "Oh, /
beg your pardonl 1 mean they are so hor-
ribly bungled by the woman reading them.
Who is she2" Pop ular author: "She is my
vile s,rs
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

TEACHER Ito the class in chemistry:
What does sea water contain besides the
sodium chloride that we haze mentioned2"
Head boy: Fish,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-11

WHEN You dispute with fool, no
very certain to be similarly employed