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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
A clergyman on international Copy
right.

The Rev. DR.. Henry J. Van d, he, Jr., set an
excellent xample to his professional brothers
OH Sunday last, by preaching on The Moral
Aspect of International Copyright His text
was Righteousness exalte,h nation, but sin
Is reproach to any people'-an utterance
which Mr.. Lowell quoted in his examination
On this subject before the Senate Committee,
two wears ago. In the course of his sermon
Dr. Van Dyke said:
"The central idea OF these words is the
moral accountability OF nations. Govern
ments, States and organized societies are
measured By the same standards as are in
divlduals. Prosperity is a reward, decay a
punishment THIS is shown ty the history
Of Nineveh, Babylon and Jerusalem. The
greatest triumphs Of our civilization are in
the moral sphere. The establishment of In
ternat'onsl laws, the abolition OF slavery
and other similar movements may be taken
as proof of the feeling that nations are
amenabe 10 moral laws. That which Ia I'M
lust and cruel and wrong for individuals act
ing singly is also wrong for them acting
collectively. Public sin Is Is bad as private
wickedness. The refusal Of our nation to
recognize the right Of a foreign author TO
his work is not, as some think, question Of
political economy, but one of right and
wrong The unauthorized and uncompen-
stated republication OF books amounts to a
violation Of the moral law. The right OF a
man 10 the results OF his own toll Is one OF
the first principles OF equity, and 10 this fact
a nation should always direct its mind. ...."
This Government is the only one which re-
fuses TO extend this copyright TO foreign
authors, but sezes their wares as soon as
they cross our borders. 1t practically SAYS:
You have no rights we are bound 20 res
pect. You have book We want, and we
shall take It, or all labor, the United States,
by It's policy, declares that brain labor alone
shall be In compe titiOn, not with psuper Q
Dor, but with labor which Is alb -olutely free.
This roicy l. unjust 10 others and suicidal 10
ourselves. IL Is literary piracy, and violates
lwo commandments, Thou shalt not steal
aud Thou shalt not covet that which Ia thy
ne gbor'S 'One form OF our punishment Is the
peryersion OF our national taste. Nine -tenths
u the books we steal are novels, and most OF
them are Of doubtful morality. 1t would he
no loss IL they cost twenty times as much as
they do. A few OF Our authors have manag-
ed omske living from their labors, be
cause they have enjoyed the more liberal re-
wards of our magazines. Some 10y Inherited
wealth, bave been enabled TO develop their
literary inclinstions, and others have sup
plcmeuted n small income from writing by
teaching and other pursuits. But until we
'emove this inucbus, our Literature will be
1Warfed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
A Notifying Omission.

One of the pleasures OF extreme
youth is TO walk in pride in rubber
boots. The naughty yet indifferent
air with which the rubber. booted small
boy will swash through quarter of q
mile Of gutter must be seen to be APP
preciated. AS the Listener was max
ing his way past one OF the city schools
the other day. he saw before him two
midgets of girls wearing rubber boots
beyond their years. These little girls
were walking through the puddles in
the L way with the evident pride OF
conquerng heroines.
why, Mary Jane" said the larger.
Iii you didn't forget that puddle at
the crossing"
so l did, said Mary Jane morti-
fed. Il don't know what's coming over
me. and turning about she retraced
her steps and twice paraded through
the forgotten puddle before rejoining
her companion. - Boston Transcript
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
An Ant Bear.

An ant bear is the latest addition 10
New York menagerie. The animal
came from Brazil and is about as largo
rs a good-sized Newfoundland dog. Its
head is foot long. tapering from a
diameter of four inches at the base to
about half an inch. The tail is COM
posed of long, stiff and somewhat
curly bristles as extensive rs pea
cocks Its feet, which is set upon the
ground sideways. are supplied with
long and powerful claws on tho side
which does not reach the ground.
From the end OF its snout 1t darts from
a mouth which could hardly swallow a
cherry a tongue VIII ch looks like moth
ing else in animated nature than a rat s
tail. The animal is tho natural enemy
of the South American ant. With its
powerful claws its tears down their inn
mense ant hills. and when their tunnels
are exposed it darts its Shiny tongue
down them and draws it back. covered
with the ant and their eggs. When
the ant attacks its tender parts BY way
Of retaliation it brushes them off with
its feathery tail.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
Work Left for the Screw-Driver.

Papa had bought the Cyclone a chest
of tools and had initiated him into the
mysteries Of screw-driving. Shortly
afterwards hc saw the little fellow
banging screw into box as hard as
he could with hammer.
What did 1 tell youP That isn'i
the way TO put in screw. What is
that slot in the head for?"
The Cyclone looked guilty for a
moment, then frightened up and re-
piled:
10 take it out with. ~ philadelphia
cal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
Cheap Books Under Information al
Copyright.

A correspondent OF Frank Leslie's I'm Wash.
ngton had an interview with Mr.. Bergne,
he secretary OF the Fisheries commission aud
an expert on all copyright questions Mr..
Bergne told him that he bell eyed that an In.
.ernational copyright Law would tend to cheap
IN books even here in America, where books
are so cheap The era OF cheap books has
ZONE in this country. A copyr GIFTED En-
gish book should sell in this country as
.heap as the books that are now 'prated as
L Is called Tor, while the author would then
De paid n percentage, this | think would be
more than Offset by the fact that IL would be
printed by one house only, and there would be
4 tremendous saving In advertising aud all
he machinery OF marketing IL, and in the
avoidance OF that waste that results from
twenty great editions OF books that cannot be
sold. IL seems 10 me that William Blacks
books can be printed and sold here after he
is granted copyright az chea ply as they are
now.
"As TO American book, they ought not to
20 up in price, for your authors will doubt
less sell more in both this country and Eng
land than they now do. There Is no sense in
the alarm about expensive books superseding
the present cheap books OF your country; no
such thing is possible. In England people
DO not buy novels; so they are printed In
three volumes and sold for s. TO the crcula-
ting libraries In every town. But here in
America everybody reads and almost every
body buys books The conditions are so dit-
ferent that YOU must have cheap books You
will have cheap books. No Internal ional
copyright law that you can enact will add
three cents a copy 10 any class OF books that
you now buy. Under such a law, however
authors would get their pay, and the United
States would doubtless build mp the richest
and most varied literature in the world"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

Trof. +. T. Washington Of Tuskcgee.
Ala. who is a graduate OF the Hampton
normal and agricultural institute. started
some seven years ago the Tuskegee nor.
nal school, with twenty pupils. To day
he has four hundred and five young men
from all parts Of the south re- ewing train
ing at his school. All materials used in
the buiIding are manufactured on the
place by the students. The course OF
study extends over period of four years
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

The Rev. Edward j. Sourln, Society OF
Christ, one of the oldest and sble,t priests
Of the Catholic church, died at Baltimore
recently. lie was born In Philadelphia,
September 6, 1905. Cardinal McCioskey
was his schoolmate. lie was q man OF
extraordinary talens and thorough
classical scholar. Many Of the English
hymns now sung by Catholic Sunda,
schools throughout the country were
written by him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

The Excelsior gcyser in Yellowstone
park is now in operation for the first time
since 1850. 1t is located in the mi d e
geyser basin near the Fire Hole river. and
is the largest geyser in the world. l. i, in
a rock pit 800 feet in leng h nd 200 feet
wide. and the aperture through which /.
discharges is water is nearly 100 feet in
diameter II va, originally thought TO
be boiling spring. but il revealed ts
true character 10y an eruption in 1880, at
the time General Sh riGan was in the
park. 1t throws a column of water from
1cO to 2to Get in diameter sometimes to
TO the height OF 200 feet IN the air. and its
over ow makes Fire Hole river a rushing
food.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

In Relgium drunkenness Is punished by
compelling the man or woman caught In
this ndition to sweep the streets for two
hours after they get sober. 1t Is better
punishment { an 10 hut the drunkard up
In the station house
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

OF the poorest II these will not dfYuse In
telligencc. We may be sure IL will never lie
done 10y flooding the land with books which
are sold cheap because they are stolen. which
are bought and read TO the exclusion OF bet
ter books merely because they are cheap. and
which are then thrown away because they are
not worth reading twice
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

Emancipation has been accomplished in
Bra il, after a struggle OF nearly twenty
years, the senate having few days ago
passed the bill abolishing slavery which
had be. II approved 10y the chamber of
deputies. Tie venerable and philan-
thropic ruler OF Brazil, Emperor Dom
Pedro, has been from the first a consistent
and enthusiastic advocate of emancipa-
tion, and the news of the action of the
Brazilian legislative power will be Joyous
tidings 10 him on his sick bed I'm Milan,
where he is now lying stricken unto
death. Partial measures of emancipation
were passed in 1871 and again in $50,
under the provisions Of which it had been
anticipated that all slaves in Brazil wouli
be free by tie end of the year 1s93. The
time of liberation has accordingly been
fastened by at least four years through
the action recently taken NccOydng to
the official returns the number of slaves
still remaining i'm Brazil is coo, 600. their
value being estimated at $500 000. 600.
AS a partial compensation to the slave
holders for this sacrifice the freedmen
will be obliged to work for them at wages
for limited period. Under the new law
the exit of freedmen from their respective
counties is prohibited for two years, and
severe penaltic, are imposed for idlenesS
or dissipation. cuba and Porto Rico are
now the only slave holding countries on
the American continent.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

Henry George loses the fortune lately
left him by Mr.. IIu chlns, a New Jersey
man. The court decides that Mr. George :
doctrines are in violation OF the laws of
the land, and therefore refuses to sane
ton a beQuest for the dissemination OF
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

The Mexican government proposes 10
run no more risks of international compll-
cations, AMI an order has been 'ssued from
the war department giving notice to its
border garrsonS that h reafter any OF its
soldiers crossing the United StateS frontier
armed and interfering with American civil
authorities and laws will be shot. This
will have a wholesome effect on the mill
tary narauderS who under slight or fancicd
wrongs have made raids Oh American ter
rltory,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

Says a writer in "The st, Louis Globe,
Democrat Any man who has pond on
his farm can try the experiment Of raising
his own frogs irst, let him buy, say,
six pairs of fine New Jersey breeders an /
dump them into the water. With these
for starter You may select a Quantity Of
domestic actracean. and then You will
have the nucleus Of a fortune. Don in
terfere with your water investment for a
year any more than 10 keep your growing
stock we'll supplied with God. Thy re
quire an abundance, but A. they are not
very dainty in their tastes the expense
account will be light For Dung farm
two barrels day Of ; otel 'ablo scraps
will keep the frogs in splendid Sha. e, SO
that a. the end OF twelve months ION can
begin marketing all on can fish ut at
the same price as spring chickens. Give
me the time and facilities, and | will
wager that at the end of two cas- will
be living on an income o. 81, 90, AMI my
frogs will pay all expense
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
LITERARY PIRACY.
OF BRAIN WORK.
Jayhawking Publishers Prey Upon the
Fruits Of American Authors
With Impunity.
The Country Flooded With Species of
Literature Calculated TO itiate
the Youth Of the Land.

What is Needed in Order 10 Obviate this Con-
stanty Growing Evil is the Enactment Of
an International Copyright Law-Jusu ce
Demands II.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01

The most picturesque potentate in ! IL
rope is the baby king of Spain, who has
just cut his first teeth. He i a very
large child for his age and has the ia e OF
an old man. lie is 10 he left entirely tc
the care o women until he Is seven year.
OF age, when tutor and mas'er will tax
charge of him until he is sixteen. 4,
that age he will superSede the queen re-
gent at the head of the Spanish govern
ment Poor fellow. He'll have more
glory than fun IN this world
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
An American Workman Forced 10
Compete With stolen Goods

Here is a consequence OF the absence Of
international copyright which few readers
consider, but which Is well put In a recent
number OF the Publishers Weekly 1--WE have
beard great deal about competition with
American workmen from the "pauper labor
OF Europe yet the'fnfant industry''of Amer
lean authorship has been subjected TO com
petition. not with low wages, but with stolen
goods. The American author has reason to
make the complaint Of the man who did not
understand Why he could be undersold in
selling broOms until he found that the rival
manufacturer stole his brooms ready-made.
The American writer Of fiction, for instance,
who ought TO gain at least two or three thou
sand dollars for novel which cost him a full
years work, finds himself cheated out OF his
own home market by the fact numbers of
novels by English writer's are sold here with
sut any payment whatever TO the author, so
that only an American author who has mad G
bis way 10 fame, chiefly through magazine
stories, has much chance OF getting any de-
cent returns for his frat books American
publishers have come to recognize this so
practically that many Of them decline &c read
manuscripts Of American novels This is
where the absence of international copyright
Is a direct blow at American authorship aud
the rights OF American citizens"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-01
A yale Professor on Good Books.

In the Sheffield Scientific school OF Yale
college the Professor Of English Literature
Is Mr.. T. r. Lounsburg, one Of the most &C.
complished scholars In the country. When his
opinion was asked awhile q goas 10 the sdysn-
tages 10 America OF an Intern stional Copy
right bill, he answered that the present pos
ition Of the United States 10 regard to Inter.
national Copyright Is something that brings
TO every hgh-minded American a sense Of
shame. From the beginning Of our national
existence We have presen ted the spectacle of
a great aud wealthy people Systematically
plundering never well-psid body Of men,
while at the same time II Processes to hold
them IN special honor. No devices can cover
up the fact, no apologies can explain away
the disgrace OF II. OF the nimsy pretexts
constantly urged for the perpeiuation Of this
injustice, the most uninteIlgent is that which
insists that while this spolIation NAV lower
the general standard OF morality, IL raises the
general standard ~ intelligence. One Of the
greatest literatures In the world is ours
nhoundlng In works tbsttpform aud elevate.
They are uncopyrIgbted and within the means
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-04-07
PaStOrIn.

On Monday last two young men who
had been to the Court House to procure
a license 10 join two loving hearts,
stopped at our village to rest their wear
led limbs and feed their jailed stced.-
They fed The steed but in their extreme
haste and happiness they neglected to
'extiicate him from the Vehicle. Said
steed took in the situation at once, and
bounded eff with strides that would
lave dlstanced a Derby winner. Tie
horse survived but the carriage was
equally distributed over several farms.
Enough has been found to make small
baby carnage. Local option is a sue
cess. Seld on more repre- sentatives OF
tile Hallwood Glee Club, though we had
:, full delegation OH Monday.
Zion graded school will close In a few
days,to the great disgust of ut least one
young gentleman, Whose brain is wor-
ricd by things other than education
Well perhaps he ca! Bob around some
where else during vacation.
E. =. Byrd Il Bro, has just received
lots of new guods. They propose to sell
them cheap, notas cheap as any one
else but cheaper Call on them end
see for yourself.
Cur every Sunday preaching at Zion
seems to he giving entire satisfaction.
Rev J. w. Wharton, pastor, is greatly
helovl and his earnest labors are much
appreciated. .
Miss Mamie Vessels. one of our
popular young ladies, will soon open
private school i'll the neighborhood of
MeJompkin, at the request of many
friends.
Parks, Dix & Lewis are having quite
a rush of work just now. Cause-low
prices and Work done well.
The private school kept by Miss Ida
Russell of this place, is being literally
patronized.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-04-07

VIRGINIA: At a conrt held for
the county of Accomack at the
court house thereof by adjourn
mcnt, on the 2Sth day Of March,
1858
In the matter of the payment and
delivery of the estate OF William E..
Jacob, deceased, to his distributes,
without refunding bonds being
given.
1t appearing to the court that
the order entered in this cause at
the last January term Of this court
has been duly posted at the front
door of the courthouse OF this
county on the first days oftwo sue
cessiye terms of this court; and it
further appearing to the court that
the Eastern Virginian, a newspa-
per lately published at Oaancock.
in this county; suspended publica
tiou before the completion of the
publication of said order as therein
directed; on motion of George W.
Jacob and William F. Waters and
Annie O., his wife, in right Of said
wife, it is ordered that the order
aforesaid be,and hereby is, amend
ed so as to read as follows:
On motion Of George w. Jacob
and William Il. Waters and Annie
c., his wife, in right Of his said
wife, two of the distributes of the
said William Il. Jacob, deceased, by
Nicely & Quinby their attorneys, it
appearing to the court that a re
port of the accounts of the tranSac
tons OF George W. Jacob and Will
liam T. Waters. administrators Of
the personal estate of the said WI
liam e. Jacob, deceased, and of the
debts and demands against the
said decedent's estate, has been
filed in the Office Of this court; and
1t further appearing to the court
that more than one year haselapsed
since the qualification of said adj.
illustrators, it is ordered that the
creditors Of the said decedent do
show cause, If any they can, on the
first day of the next April term of
this court,against the payment and
delivery of the estate of the said
decedent to his distributes With
out retanding bonds being given
by the said distributes; and that
copy of this order shall be pub
Iished once a week for four success
siye weeks in tile PENINSULA EN-
TERPRIsE, newspaper published
at Accomac g. H., i'll this county.
a Copy.
Test. NJ. Oldham, Jr., GAG.
Nicely & Quinby, Attys.
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New Adyca ffsorncnts.

VIM. Lea s. Sons. Go Lists of mer-
chants selling their goods.
L. II. Ames &C Son.-Clothing of eve
ry description and at wonderfully low
prices.
A. T. Mears.-General assortment OF
spring goods, at bottom prices.
TIC. Kcllam.-A very desirable house
ami lot at Locustville.
w. S. Dickinson & Son Dry goods
carpets, furniture, wall paper. &c
Read, especially what they have to say
abont the wall paper thew have in stock .
Purchasers will find everything they
deal in of hest quality and lowest prices
Slocomb s. Ames.--Fine display OF
spring goods, a few articles only being
mentioned in advertisement. Call and
ask for any line OF goods they carry and
you will not he disappointed either in
the quality or The price at which the,
will sell you.
w. F. Fleming-Mamlmino Pilot,
Jr., which has won several races way
below .. 40 gait.
VIM. Waters &c., adrnrs.-Notlce to
creditors.
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MoMATH BROS,
Onley station, Va.
Valuable House and Lot for Sale.

[offer for sale at private contract, my
House and Lot near Locustville-
at reasonable price and on accommo-
dating terms.
The premises contains about acres,
divided into yard. garden. grass lot, and
truck patch, surrounded by neat and
substantial enclosures, and has upon it
all the necessary outbuitdIngs.
The dwelling upon same recently
built, large enough to accommodate Il
large family, is of neat and attractive
appearance, IS in thorough repair and
conveniently arranged.
The location of sameis very desirable,
within a few hundred feet of landing for
ANAL boats. convenient to church,
school. &c.
My business requires me- to move in
the village aud hence am prepared to
give some one a bargain.
For further particulars address.
T. 9. KELLAM,
louisville.
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RESOLUTIONS Of Respect.

The foil wing preamble and resoln-
tlons were unanimously adopted by
Guilfon Sunday school, March 1s.lSSs:
Whereas. in the providence OF our
Heavenly Father. Mary F. Summers
has heen removed from the home OH
earth; and
Whereas, her place is vacant in the
Sunday school
Resolved. That we bow in uncom-
planning submission to the will Of the
Master.
Resolved, That we are in deepest
sympathy with the afflicted family, and
pray Gods blessing upon them.
Signed by
w. F. HAYES,
S. II. MATTHEWS,
A. w. SHORT.
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Belle Haven.

Our annual spring building boom will
soon be in progress. Work will COM
mence next week on a dwelling for Rev.
G. D. Crawley. to be located on a lot
purchased of DR.. W. E. Brickhouse.-
DR.. Hyslop has ordered lumber for a
handsome addition to his dwelling,
which if rumor be correct, is being
made ready for the reception of abride;
and West s. Willis having to vaca; e the
stolehouse now occupied by them an
other year, will commence to build short
ly one of the largest apd handsomest
storehouses on the Eastern Shore.
West & Willis, with the view Of d:s-
posing of all their stock of goods before
moving in their new storehouSe, are Of
feriDg almost everything at greatly re-
duced prices. They have just received
a lot OF Cortland read carts, which are
positive beauties i'll appearance. and the
only cart that can be adjusted to suit
the road ard driver at short notice,
which they offer fer sale cheap.
MI. Joseph Massey and Miss Annie
E. Landlord, both of Northamptou,pr
scented themselves at the parsonage, on
Tuesday night. II M. to he joined in
the holy bonds of natrimony. The
twain were promptly made one 10y the
Rev. G. D. Crawley.
Business Of Importance requires the
attention Of the members Of Belle lla-
ven Lodge, y o. U. w, and full at
tendance is requested at the next regu-
lar meeting, TIL, sday. April 18th.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-04-07

Mr.. J. w. Henry, of the firm of Ian
dis & Co. +. Philadelphia, will make a
tour of the Peninsula next week with Il
full line of samples of carpets, oil cloths
mating, window shades, wood and will
low ware sc. He is also agent for the
sale of the Marvin Iron Safe, the best
in the world. You will find Mr.. Henry
clever and courteous salesman aid
prepared to sell on accommodating
terms. Give him your orders.