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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-07
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Sewing Machine
STANDS AHtADs OF ALL OTHERS

The Iatestlmproyod cylinder shut
tie and flat shank ne"dle cannot be
set wrong. are among the latest
improvements. Over 100000 now
1 in use in the short time ofl1 years.
Never such record with any other
sewing machine. Don't buy any
till YOU have examined this now
machine then you can Judge for
yourself the quietest shuttle ma
chine on the market. Let me hear
from yon.
Ihave also tile patent DOU BILE
EDGED REVERSIBLE SHEARS
or SCISSORS. the best you ever
saw, never need grinding nor get
loose in riyet.
And ain still making a large
.amopnt of the best quality::ot pop
lar and oak furniture, snch las mar
BILE top bureaus, tables, stands,
sideLoar(1s, cnpboards, trundle beds,
&c. Repairing done and pictures
framed. Pulpits tor churches made
to order.
Thanking you sg saE faeasss !
eubu,t my t,siRp 20 S9G in ase 10
ture and will try and merit a con
LinuanCe of the same patronage.
Respectfully, &c..
r. II. PENNEWELL,
ONANCOCK, VA.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-07
Q1l1H' Nurseries.

We o!frr a select line of nursery stock
for next fall and spring planting. CON.
>istina of all choice old aud promising
rev varieties of Apple. Cherry. Peach.
Pear, Plum. Ounce and other fruit
trees Grapes. Currants. Gonseberrips.
Black erri IS. Raspherries and Straw
berries among the small frnits. In the
Ornamental Tree line we have Amcri-
can White Elm. Scotch Wych Elm Cam
nerduwn Elm, Carolina Poplar, silver
Leaf Maple. SuSnr Maple, Norway M
ple. Box Elder. wide cut leaf Maple, cut
leaf Birch. Canoe Birch, Russian Null
berry. Horse Chestnut. Panlomia nr En-
press tree, Mountain Ash. purple leaf
Plum, Magnolia Accnninita nr Gucnm-
tree. &c. in the dec,luons ci;tSS. Kill
ularnock Willow. American Weering
Willow Weeping Pnpla", and the New
American Weeping Willow in the will
low class. Norway Spruce. Balsam Fir,
Irish Juniper. American and Siberian
N,rbolvrta. European Lrrch. Magnolia
Grandihora, &c., in evergreens.
We propose to sell stock direct tn the
planter. thereby giving to purchasers
The benefit of expenses of travelling
agents. We will sell anything IN the
nursery line as low as any reliable nllr-
serYman will sell same quality of stock.
STRAWBERRIES. g
The Hoffman Seeding beats the
record of all the early varieties, being as
early as Crystal City, twice % prolific.
and the best shipping sgU known -
aIr. ". s. Finley phiIa., Oh May 18th,
S, Ill our Hoffman berries ut 25 cents
and Crystal City or lly5lup at II cents
Ter quart. And the Hoffman sold along
through the season from i to 6 cents per
quart mork thanthe Crystal City. We
expect to have from 10U, 0el to 200 900
plants of this variety tn offer for fall
and spring planting. 0 IT Hoffman, arr
strictly true, and We can give very low
priceS to those wishing to plant largely.
Mixed plants are dear at any price. We
have about 20 varieties Of Strawberries
growing on our grounds. among which
are several new varieties not tested yet
Oh the EASTERN Shore. We c;lli supply
these varieties grown IN pots during
July, August and September. They
can he planted in he dryest weather
and will grow right along as though they
had not been moved. One dozen pot
G OWN plants So: in July or August with
cara will iro,luce ON 100 to $40 plants
Is next fail. Onr new Vegetable Plant
Catalogue including pot grown straw
berry plants is now ready and Will be
mailed free 10 all applicants. Our nur-
sery catalogue and price list will be
ready i'll September.
McMATH BROS,
Onley station, Va.
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The Hon. VIM. Fl. Barnum, chair

The Hon. VIM. FL. Barnnm, chair
man Of the Democratic national
committee, has announced the ex-
ecutiyc committee which is to con-
duct the pre- sidential campaign on
behalf of the Democratic party
Tie list Ell braces some of the most
aStnte and active leaders of the
PARTY, including Hons, a. P. Cor
man, of Maryland, VIM. l.. Scott, of
Pennsylvania, and John S. Bar
bour, of Virginia, and MesSrs. Cal
yin S. Brlce, of Ohio, Herman Gel
richs, of New York. and NJ. f. Tar
pey, of California. National head
quarters havebeen selected iii New
York, which will be made ready
Tor business at the earliest possible
moment.
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Malone. Wise, Ri:.dlehprgcr.

A Pitrshurc Pa) special to the
New York World is as follows:
On % train full of Republican
Leaders that came in from Chicago
today we're Nlahtn,, Wise and
Riddleberger, of Virginia. Seated
all alone in his gloryin ono nf the
Pullman coaches, from which he
did not alight long enough to take
breakfast, was Senator Malone.
He was apparently not in as good
spirits as when he was holding
three aces in the same car ten DAYS
ago on his way to Chicago. He
pulled himself together, however;
long enough to.say:
aOf course l went to Chicago TO
do all I could for Sherman, but
now that another man has heen
successful 1 will do all in my power
to aid in his election"
I "Will there be a split in Virgin,
tia77
No. sir. We are all going TO
work together and by the Rrpub
llcan majority in November you
will ne able to see how well we
have succeeded. The ticket is 81
good one and is sure to prove a
winner
| Ex.Congressman Wise,as he was
getting on the train, paused long
enough to say:
$40, it is not true that l pulled
slabone'S beard. That is news
paper fake. Two men in the dele
CATION came to blows in the caucus.
but Malone and l had nothing to
do with IT. There are tvSo fac
tiors in Virginia, hnt we are not
bitter against each other. All the
talk about Malone and not being,
I friends is not correct. | was for
! Blaine originally, but Harrison
suits me. I telegraph.ad. to nv wife
last Erile.aYthat believed l1arri
i Son wonld he nominated. II Ma
/! hone turns in and works with the
party l think we can carry Virgin.
ia"
Senator Riddleberger said:
"Well. You see | am not mar
ried to anybody hus one old woman
down there in Virginia. | don't
believe in this thing of getting d
yorced, and so l don't tie to amy
one am at all likely to get weary
of. Consequently | am under obi
CATION to no one and at liberty to
aay what l please. So l say | am
not we'll pleased with the nomina-
ZION. l speak especially of MIR.
Morton. Personally | like the man
we'll enough, but it was a great
mistake to put him OIL the ticket,
He is immensely rich and will be
caricatured from one end Of the
country tothe other as a big money
barrel. That will hurt the ticket.
Harrison was by no means my
choice"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-07

Melville w. Fuller will according
to latest a1vices be confirmed az
Chief Justice of the United States.
shortly. The false charges which
Republican malignity aimed at him,
could not be sustained even from
the partisan standpoint at which,
they were considered. No graver
offenSe could be imputed TO him
after an investigation of the-iisiIIosf {
ScrntinizIng character, except that
he is a Democrat and yet despite
the fact the Senate Judiciary com :.
mittea, majority Of whom are
Republicans and control its acts.
are willing to 90 him tardy and
only partial justice. They disgrace
them, elves simply by reporting his
nomination without recommends.
ton. Having made every effort to
asperSe his character and detract
from his reputation as a lawyer
they show themselves too unjust.
when the charges have been dis
posed of to make the amende
which honorable men are always
willing to accord. Theysare willing
merely, that others should do him
justice, and perhaps that is as much
as we have the right to expect Of
the average Republican politician.
Enough Republicans will, it is said
act with the Democrats to make
the confirmation of Mr.. Fuller Ger
tain when his name gets before the
Seuate, and it is gratifying to know
that all Republicans are not con.
trolled by politics of the petty sort,
which governs their brethren on
the judiciary committee.
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! . S Summer nssort
Concord House
Concord Wharf,

E IRGINIA: At "a court held for the
county Of Accomack, Oh the 25th
lay of Juue, 1855.
In the matter Of the payment
and delivery of the estate OF Ed
numd Slant. d' ceased, to his dis.
-rihuteeS without relunding bonds
being given.
On motion Of Noah Stant, one
If the distributes OF the said
edmund Slant, deceased, by Gun
scr u Blackstone, his attor-
aeys, it happening TO the court that
/. report OF the accounts Of the
transactions of james A. Hall,
administrator OF the personal es
late of the said Edmund Slant,
deceased, and of the debts and
demands against the said dece.
CENTS estate, has been filed in the
office of this court; and it further
appearing to the court that more
than one year has elapsed since the
qualifications of the said admins
traitor, it is ordered that tie credit
ors OF the said dccedenG do show
cause if any they can, on the sec
ond day ofthe next August term Of
ibis court against The payment and
delivery OF the estate OF the SAID
;ltcpdent 10 his distributes with
OUT refrnding bonds being
given by the said distributes;
and that a copy OF this order shall
be published once a week for four
successive weeksin the PENINSULA
ENTERPRISE, a newspaper pub
iishell at Accomack G.. H, and
also posted at the font door Of the
court house of said county of Ac-
comack, on the first day of two
successive terms of this court.
Test. NJ. Oldham, Jr., G. A.C.
Gunter g. Blackstone, attorneys.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-07
OF THE FIRST
CONGRESSIONAL DIS. Com.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE FIRST
CONGRESSIONAL DIS. Com. :
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
WARSAW, VA, June rs, 'SS.
To the Democratic Voters of the
First Congressional District:
A convention has been called to
meet at Fredericksburg, VA, Oh
Thursday, the 9th day of August,
1855, for the purpose of nomina-
ting a candidate to represent First
Congressional District in the 5lst
Congress. The basis OF represent
tation will be one delegate for eve
~ one hundred votes, or a fraction
% IL hundred over fifty, cast at
The last Congressional election.
County Superintendent will see
that such Steps are at once taken
as will secure the proper represel-
tation from their respective coun-
ties.
By order of the committee.
w. a. JONES, Chairman.
Il. f. Baydon, Acting Sec'y.
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Valuable House and Lot for Sale'
offer for sale at private contract, M
House and Lot near louisville

at reasonable price and on accommo,
dating terms.
The premises contains about 2 acres,
divided into yard. garden, grass lot, an,
truck patch, surrounded by neat and
substantial enclosures. ami has upon it
Ill The necessary oltbuidlngs.
The dwelling upoE same recently
built, large enough to accommodate a
large family, is OF neat and attractive
appearance, is in thorough repair aud
conveniently arranged.
The location of same lis very desirable,
Within Il few hundred feet Of landing for
small boats. convenient to church.
schuol, &c.
My business requires me 10 move IN
The village aud hence am prepared TO
give sumo one bargain.
For further particulars address.
TIC. KELLAM,
Locustville.
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Secretary of the Navy Whitney

Secretary of the Navy Whitney
declined the use Of a government
gun to a Democratic club in Alex
andria, TO be used for firing a sa
lutte on the 4th of July, on the
ground thatthele was no authority
of law for it. However, he inclosed
his check for S20toaid nihe cause,
and expressed the hope that the
occasion would lie enjoyed by tho
Democrats of Alexandria.
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AIRS. o. D. DOUGHTY
-Fashionable-
DTesSnaksr and MillinGl,
PuNGorEAGuE, VA.

Assisted by corps of competent
young ladies is prepared to please
every one, and on the most reason,
able terms, in either line of her bus
mess Everything novel and at
tractive will be found in her millin-
cry department tosnittfe feminine
taste, and fit in either branch OK
her business will be guaranteed ac-
cor,ling to latest styles.
Cutting done by the S, 7. Taylor
system.
Will open outnew stock, Monday,
May 18th.
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Z 1RGINIA: At "a court held for the
; county Of Accomack, Oh the 25th
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Two to One on Cleveland.

NEW YORK, July There are
eide fluctuations in the downtown
betting rates on the result Of the
political campaign. Mr.. A. NJ.
Coombs bet $1,000 to 5000 with
aIr. II. IL. Thomas on Cleveland
and Thurman. Mr.. COombS has
about $1,000 more out Oh Ceve.
land aud Thurman on the basis Of
300 to $50. Immediately after
the 81 600 to 5000 bet renowned
sportsman authorized the announce.
ment that he had from 1,0OU to
$50, 900 to bet at odds of two to one
OH Cleveland and the old Roman.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-07

Two hundred ant; eighty coupon
cases have been decided in favor Of
the State during the present term
Of .he circuit court of hynchburg.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
BRIGHT YANKEE GIRLS.
How They Make Considerable NJ Oney with
out Working Very Hard.

How They Make Considerable nj Onoy WITH
out Working Very Hard.
An original business in which two
sisters have established themselves is
that of lady's maid-at-large, to coin a
phrase for new trade. The elder was
for many years maid to a woman of
fashion and established something of a
reputation for arranging the hair. drap-
ing the gown, decking it with flowers
and so on. She was unable, finally, to
submit to the exactions of her mistress,
and instead of looking for a new place
struck out in a more independent line.
She had something OF an acquaintance
acquired during her years of service,
and utilized this to gather clientage
of her own. She and her sister are
settled costly in a pretty tive-rOom
fiat, and the ladies whom they beautify
know them respectively as, say Mile.
Rose and Mile. Marie. They are Down
East Yankees, but their Yankee sense
tells them that maids must, of course
be French. Is pretty girl going to
ball, a girl who hasn't a maid, or
whose maid is to be trusted for ordi-
nary toilets only, then Mile. Rose must
together the masses of lace or tulle and
put on delicate telling touches, produc-
ing effects which the pretty girl never
dreamed of before. Then she will
take double handful of roses
or other natural flowers and drop
them over the gown and tack
them up just where they happen to fail.
making u very flower of the pretty girl
herself. She will do the bud up in her
wraps, ride to the scene of festivity
with her and pronounce her all in
order for conquest before the belle
leaves the dressing room. Is a we'd
ding on the tapis. then 1T is Mile.
Marie's turn. Mile. Marie's forte
is dressing bride. Her hands
can work magic when she has
them on n bridal vail, and the young
wife who has the orange blossoms
pinned by her recommends her to all
unmarried mates. Miles Rose and
Marie attend to the toilets and dec
crate the gowns of any number of
dressy women or girls Their order
books are usually full and their charges
run from g and s. well up into the
tsSenties. according to the elaborate
ness of the design, or the amount of
service called for. They are very par
ticular about the woman they work for
and stand upon references. They say
they can't afford, from business point
of view, to have any clients, whose
antecedents and present standing won't
bear looking into. Rose and Marie
are bright girlS-M y. AoI and En-
Pres&
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
A STORY OF BENTON.
How q Witness Once EnraHed the Famous
Statesman.

Thomas Benton once lived in Will
hanson County, Tennessee, at Hills
borough, which, at one time. was
called Benton" and practiced his
profession in the town of Franklin. I
remember an incident of his profess
sional career at that place. 1t seems
that some enemy of Benton's had cir
culated story that, while at school,
he had appropriated a five shilling
note belonging to a schOol-fellow and
hid it in his cravat. While the story
was not believed. Mr.. Benton, then a
thriving practitioner, was somewhat
sensitive on the subject He was at
one time engaged in the trial of law
suit in which a shrewd and unscrupu-
lous cattle-trader was witness The
latter had become somewhat famous
through sharp trick he had play
upon a Methodist preacher who came
TO him TO buy a COW. 81 can let you
have any COW in the BUNCH" said old
Jarnigan, Except that lOng-bagged
red heifer you see over there. She is
such a good one that could not part
with her." This, of course, had the
eHecI Oh making Inc uHSOlnlSllCdlOu
preacher exceedingly anxious to buy
that particular cow, and finally ended
in his buying her at about three times
her actual value, only to learn after
ward that she was an old and worth
less cow which Jarnigan had fixed up
for a heifer by scraping out the hicks
in her horns. When this witness WAS
put upon the stand and it came BEN
toms time to cross-examine. he opened
up with the following question: Are
you not the Mr.. Jarnigan who owned
the long-bagged red heifer?" Quick
as a flash old Jarnigan retorted: Are
you not the Mr.. Benton who had a
five shilling note in his cravat?" White
with fury, Mr.. Benton sprang from the
chair and dealt Jarnigan a blow. ant
in an instant they were rolling anG
tumbling over the floor. Benton was
quite an exasperating man in dealing,
with others, and a very irascible one
himself. Nashville Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Specimen Kicks From n Recent Issue OF the
Kicking Sheet.


Kicking Sheet.
Ten THOUSAND REWARD Tues
day night of last week. as we were
preparing to go to bed after a hard
evenings work, some murderous
wretch hurled a brick through the
only window in our Office. 1t was in
tended for our destruction, but that
Providence which watches over an ed
tor as well as a sparrow willed other
wise. 1t struck and knocked our bed
stead to pieces. pied three dead ads on
the stone, and then glanced off and
ripped up several feet of flooring but
left our person untouched. We were
out of the Office inside of ten minutes,
but the blood-thirsty fiend had made
good his Escape. We have been
warned that we must 60, and this is
the seventh emphatic hint to stir our
stumps, but here we squat We don t
vacate. We don't scare. We don't
change our editorial course one iota.
We hereby offer $40. 900 reward for in
formation that will lead to the capture
of the bastard who attempted to assas-
sinate rs, and hereafter we warn the
public that we shall sleep with a
double-barreled shotgun across the
foot of the bad. Any one coming to
the office at a late hour to ask US to
play game of poker should stop at
SCOTS corner and whistle four times
as a signal.
CoRREcrIOK.-Last week we had a
brief item to the effect to Major Horn
back. our efficient Register of Deeds,
had got staYing drunk, destroyed a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
STYLES In CANDY.
Some New FavorItes and Some Old Ones
That Hold Their Own.

Some New FavorItes and Some Old Ones
That Hold Their Own.
Says an American candy maker:
1.-The trade in the chocolate quality of
candy is coming to the front very fast
As much again of the chocolate is sold
as five years ago. Peanut and cough
candy holds its own through all the
changes other grades are undergoing.
Twice as much cough candy is sold in
winter as in summer. Cough candy
sells the best in the small country VIII
lagos. The farmers and villagers think
nothing of going to the store for a
pound of the cough candy. when the
same people are seldom known to in
dulge in the luxury of other grades.
Peanut candy is all the go with the
children. 1t is likely twill be long
time before any thing else will be found
that will take its place. The class of
candy we call penny goods are prob
ably ahead of any thing else in the
market as fast selling goods. Penny
goods are such as the retailers sell by
the cents worth, generally speaking.
Of course such goods are sold by the
pound to customers. but not to such an
extent as the high priced goods In
getting out this class of goods, the
point is to introduce something new in
style, in the makeup of the candy.
Since the 1st of January. 1888. we have
made good hit in getting out broken
stick candy with letters and de-
signs impressed in the end of
each. For instance, in the two ends of
piece of candy we make the figure of
the stars and stripes and in another
insert the word boss and in a third
the figures which signify the present
year. 1885
"This style of candy sells we'll.
suppose there are one or two old
fashioned styles and makes of candy
that will be seen and sold for years to
come yet. One of them is the familiar.
short four-inch stick candy, with its
several tlavors. 1t hangs in the mar
ket like the old-fashioned molasses
grade. A short time ago we thought
we run it out of the market by getting
up an attractive. long six-inch twisted
stick, that would leave the old-fashioned
style in the shade; but no, sir-just as
much call as before our efforts to OBJ
literate it Another class of goods
that's got the hang to them is the small
loZenges put up in rolls and favored
with variety of extracts. Still, the
onward march of the wafer is making
the old-fashioned roll lozenges fall to
the rear.
1.-The trade in waters is what you
might say booming. We make a dozen
different favored waters, but the win
tergreen rather takes the lead. Of the
penny goods. the ''molasses puff y
holds its own remarkably we'll. This.
as you know. is a molasses candy, and
is square in form. 1t is good. tooth
some eating. and children and others
who buy them look at it in the light
that they are getting big piece of
candy for their money. "-Leu0iston
(Me. Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14
BABY.s HAND.


Like little crumpled rose leaf
II lies on my bosom now.
Like tiny sunset cloudlet,
Like fake OF rose-tinted snow.
And the pretty, helpless fingers
Are never moment at rest,
But ever are moving and straying
About on the mothers breast,
Trying to grasp the sunbeam
That streams from the window high,
Trying to catch the white garments
OF the angels lowering by.
And as she pats and caresses
The dear little lovely hand. -.
The mothers thoughts go forward
Toward the futures shadowy land;
And ever her anxious vision
Strives to pierce each coming year,
With mothers height OF rapture,
With a mothers depth of fear,
AS she thinks: I'm the years that are coming,
Be they many or be they few,
What work is'the good God sending
For this little hand to do?
Will it always be open in giving,
And always strong for the right?
Will it always be ready for labor,
Yet always gentle and light?
Will 1t grasp the brush or the chisel
In the magical realms of art?
Will it waken the loveliest music
TO gladden. the weary hearth
Will it smooth the sufferers pillow,
Bring rest to his aching head?
Will it proffer the cup of cold water3
BY 1t shall the hungry be fed?
Oh, in the years that are coming,
Be they many or be they few,
What now is the good God sending
For this little hand to DOR
Thus the mothers anxious vision
Strives to pierce each coming year,
With a mothers height OF rapture,
With o mothers depth of fear.
All! whatever may be it's fortunes,
Whatever through life its part,
This little wee hand will never loose
Its hold on the mothers heart.
Laura E. Richards, in WOman's Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

ously In if they would join company
with each other. without regarding the
fact that one might be a merchant ves-
sci and the other simply lugger.-
Emily Huntington Miller. fa Congrega-
kiO1l 0Lst
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-14

Graham Wafers.-Take two-tnirds
Graham and one-third white fine flour.
Rob in saltspoonful of salt, One-third
of a small cup of butter. and a table,.
spoonful of brown sugar. Mix with
fresh spring water enough to make
stiff dough. which should BIO rolled Out
thin and baked quickly.