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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-26
The NIInce Ple Theory.

Alearneddoctor, Egglcston by name,
has promulgated i'll The American
Medical Journal the interesting fact
that to eat before going to bed is con-
ducive to sleep. Persons who labor
after nightfall are we'll aware of this !;
but it is an error to suppose that the
practice will operate as a cure for in
somnia-that most dreaded of foes to
brain workers. The man who should
come forward with sure medicament
against insomnia would deserve a
niche in modern pantheon of i'm
mortals. Philadelphia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-26
MUM Der lfi

away your knapsack if it impedes your
march. Keep Your sword arm free.
Strike for Christ and His kingdom
while you may. No people everhad
better mission than you are sent on.
Prove yourselves worthy. If I am not
fit to be your leader, set me aside. The
brightest goal on earth that can think
of is country parsonage amidst the
mountains. But / am not afraid to
lead you. | have some dollars; they
are at your disposal. have good
physical health; it is yours as long as
it lasts l-have enthusiasm of soul;
will not keep it back from your serv-
ice. = have some faith in God, and
shall direct it toward the rebuilding of
our new spiritual house. Come on,
then. / will lead you.
Come on, We aged men, not yet
passed over Jordan! Give us one more
lift before you go into the promised
land You men i'll middle life, har-
ness all your business faculties to this
enterprise. Young nian;sput the fire
of your soul into this work: Let wo-s
men .consecrate their persuasiveness
and persistence to this cause, and they
swll he preparing benedj ctionsE for
re-
sslSssTd eafl shd burn
III ,EaySome peoples
seq :s y;lis sits the poorest
job.h ever ddia7ssst JgT[e
Good by, old Tabernssscle. Iput my
fingers to my lip and throMsa kiss to
the departed church. In the lasSssssay,
may we be able to meet the songs
there sung, and the prayers there
offered, and the sermons there preach
ed. Good-by. old place, where some
Of US first felt the Gospel peace, and
others heard the last message ere they
fed away into the skies Good.by,
Brooklyn Tabernacle of 1S73l But
welcome our new church. q see it as
plainly as though it were already
builtD Your gates wider, your songs
more triumphant. your ingatherings
more glorious. Rise out of the ashes
and greet our waiting visionl Burst
OH our souls, oh day Of our church's
By your affairs may we
be prepared for the hour when the
fire shall try every mans work of
what sort it is. Welcome, Brooklyn
of 1901
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-26

His Tex. Was These words-"But None
s Of These Things movo me"-A Powerful
and Affecting Discourse in rnll-LarEo
Attendance.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-26


We are also REINFORCED by the CATH
olicity that have already referred to.
We are in the Academy today, not be-
cause wehave no other place to 60.
Last Sabbath morning at 3 o'clock we
had bit one church; now we have
about thirty. all at our disposal. Their
pastors and their trustees say: You
may take our main audience
rooms, you may take our lecture
rooms, you may take our church
parlors, you may baptizc in our
baptisteries, and sit on our anxious
seats" Oh! if there be any larger
hearted ministers or larger heart
ed churches anywhere than. in
Brooklyn, tell me where they are.
that | may go and see them be-
fore die. The millennium has
come. People keep wondering when
it is coming. 1t has come. The lion
and the lamb lie down together. and
the tiger eats straw like an OK. !
should like 10 have seen twoof the old
time bigots, with their swords, fight
ing through that great fire ON Scher.
merho,n street last Sabbath. l am
sure the swords would have melted,
and they who welded them would
have learned war no more. can
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-26

A correspondent wishes to know
chow to become witty talher." There
is no ready receipt for this accomplish
ment that we know Of, unless it is to
take plenty of mustard. That makes
the tongue smart.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-26

never say word against any other
denomination of Christians thank
God 1 never have been tempted to do
it. cannot he q sectarian i have
been told | ought to be, and | have
tried to be, but | have not enough ma
terial in me to make such u struct-
ure. Every time get the thing most
done. there comes fire, or something
else, and all is gone. Tie angels Of
God Shake out OIL this air, GLORY to
God in the highest, and OH earth
peace. good will toward men," do
not know but i see OH the horizon the
first CLEAN of the morning which shall
unite alldenominations i'll one organi-
cation, distinguished only by the local
ity as in apostolic times. It was then
the Church of Thyatira, and the
Church of Thessalonica, and the
Church Of Antioch, and the Church
Of Laodicea. SO | do not know but
that in the future history, and not far
off either; it,may be simply distinc-
ton of locality, and mot of creed. as
the Church of New, York, the Church,
of Brooklyn. the Church of Boston,:
the Church OF Charleston, the Church;
of MadrasgthesC Church of G!onstanfss
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-26
2jeh, 8ealtifll and Soed

gieh, 8ealtifll and So9d
1t makes no differences what it is
that you want, if it is IN the line of
Watches, Clocks, Jewe!ry, Silverware
or Spectacles
/ will furnish you. | am carrying
d stock now that must suit every
one in want of such goods. Every
article fully warranted to be az
good as represented. Buying M |
do, for cash, aud in most articles
direct from the manufacturer, can
always get the lowest possible
prices, and making my living by
my repair work, sell for the small
lest possible profit. All my prices
compare favorably with city prices,
but in most articles my prices are
MUCH CHEAPER for same goods. |
make Il speciality of AMERICAN
WATCHES in gold aud silver, for
ladies', gents and boys.
All kinds of repair work in my
line will De done in workmanlike
manner, also letter engraving in
rings, Sc.
You are invited to call and assure
Yourself.
JOHN W. DUNCAN.
Main Street, Onancock. Va.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
Stranger Than Fictior

A retired clergyman, the sands Of
whose life have nearly run out, writes
to us as follows: ''In the year 1879 /
was pastor of church in Herkimer.
One Sabbath, having made acall upon a
parishioner who was very i'll. was de-
tanned in my preparation for the morn
ing service. and just as the second bell
was ringing collar button. which
was endeavorfng to force through a
new three ply linen collar, exceedingly
stiff and with rather a small button
hole, slipped from my fingers and fell
to the floor. Casting my eyes in the
direction which it would naturally take,
| saw the button lying in plain view
close to my foot, just where / expected
to see it. picked it up, fastened my
collar with little or no trouble, and
leisurely walking to the church ar
rived there in ample time, not in the
least excited or hurried. and conducted
the service as usual" .'The bearings
OF this observation lays in the apphca-
ton Of it. brooklyn Eagle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
INGENIOUS REeaARs.
Two Incidents That for Their Ingenuity
Stand UnrivaIed.

Two Incidents That for Their Ingenuity
Stand Unrivaled.
Have you ever been accosted in the
street by seedy, dilapidated indi-
Yidual with a luminous nose and a
husky voice, who opened on you some
thing in this style: Excuse me, sir,
but could | have few minutes CONVEX
sation with youP l have not always
been thus" etc. OF course you have.
You know in minute that he is pro-
fessional beer worker. You have some
respect for the haggard, brawny fellow
who says frankly: 81 am hungry and
thirsty" and seldom let him go empty
handed. There are two incidents that
occur to me that for their ingenuity
stand unrivaled. The first one oc-
CURED at Chicago a year ago last
winter. The writer, in company with
friend, was standing one Sunday
evening on the steps of the Clarendon
Hotel when very tough-looking man
approached with weeks growth of
beard on his face and said: ''I am q
thief. have just been released from
Joliet prison. | want ten cents for a
drink, ten more for a bed, ten for a
cocktail in the morning. and ten for
sandwich, forty cents in all. NV
recommend is nothing extra, am
aware. Talk quick, will you give it,
or shall have to try furtherp" The
supreme cheek of the man gained him
the amount asked. The other incident
was in Union Square Park, New York,
as party of us were coming from the
theater. We were stopped by ragged
individual with a small kitten in his
arms. He opened the conversation
Immediately and said: "Gents, maybe
you think | am going to spar you for
money, but / amt. l am not hungry
or thirsty and have a place to sleep,
but have no cash. / want few PEN
nies, not for myself, but to buy some
milk for this poor little starving cat,
which l found crying in this park.
The party was for moment stunned,
but amid roars of laughter a purse of
nearly dollar was collected and given
to the guardian Of the kitten. - Albany
On. " Argus
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
The Queen of Portural.

The most dressy royal lady in Europe
is the Queen of Portugal She orders
not only bonnets an hats, but dresses
as well, by the wholesale. Her pale
complexion and auburn hair permit Of
her wearing any color or shape in the
way OF headgear that she may fancy.
l have made her immense hats, and
small toques, and capote bonnets in
straw, or gauze, or fur, or velvet, or
gold embroidery, with trimmings of
ostrich plumes. or of artificial flowers.
or OF brocaded ribbons. Whatever NAV
be the fashion of the hour she likes it
and will try it. She orders toilets and
bonnets, not by the score, but by the
hundreds. 1t is almost i'm possible that
she should ever wear out half the ele-
giant things which she purchases.
Withal, she has exquisite taste in dress,
and perfectly understands the art of
suiting the accessories of each of her
dresses to the dress itself. And she
sets of toilet by the singular grace of
her carriage and the regal dignity of
her movements. Even under the SIM
plest conditions of everyday life she
looks every inch queen, ,"-Galig-
nani's Messenger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05

club, and set off to reconnoiter the
scene of the previous evenings appar~
ition.
After cautious approach, dis
covered that what l had seen was the
whitening skeleton of large dog,
hanging by cord to limb of the
beech tree. Upon subsequent inquiry,
| learned the story of Brown, substan-
TALLY as l have given it. The reader
will not wonder that it made rather
lasting impression upon my mind.-C.
A. Stephens, in Youths Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
PHILOSOPHER DUNDER.
He Delivers an Address to the Children
of America.

of America.
DEAR SHuDRENs = You vhas all
right. Doan' let somepody make you
belief dot you doan' haf some good
times. If | could pc some shilds again
| kick oop my heels like bird und
doan' care for nopody. I shall nefer
be shmall again, und wear some knee
breeches und play horse NIT broom
stick, und When reflect on dot feels
some Jumps in my throat.
When man comes along und says he
vhas glad he Wasn't some shildrens
any more doan' you pellet him. He
says dot because he doan' take any
comfort and doau' want nopody else to.
He vhaS lame und cross, und his bones
ache, und his head vhas growing bald,
und he vhas shealous of you und wants
revenge.
Maybe it vhas peter for me dot
vhas a girl, but doan' know. It vhas
awful nice to be sweet young girl,
und to be called angels, und to haf der
poys look at you so silently like a
sheep. If you vhas a girl doan' you
be ashamed of it. Dot vhas all right
und according to Hoyle. Maybe you
can't climb trees, run out nights und go
in swimming by der mill pond, but if
you go py a circus you vhas in der
front seats, und somepody always pays
for your ice cream und puys your
ticket to der picnic. If l vhas a girl
keep my face so clean ash nefer vhas.
l make my voice shust like music. l
walk along nit a nip! nip! nip! keep
my hands white und my hair combed,
und When somepody meets me und says:
Hello! Susan, how you vhasP" l
answer him: ''If you please, sir, my
name is Birdie. und l vhas so weller
ash nefer vhas." If l could be leedle
girl, learn how to sew. und knit, und
make some bread, und sphlit wood,
und bring up coal, und wash dishes,
und hoe in der garden. und den when
l grows oop und vhas married my hus-
band would say: "Ah! noble vomans,
you vhas der capital prize in der lot
teryr'
How bully it vhas to be some poys.
He doan' haf some taxes to pay-no-
pody talks politics by him-he doan' haf
some barns dot burn down nit no in
suranee. Nopody wants to borrow
money of him-no gas bills to pay
nopody comes to insure his life. All
he has to do vhss to go by der school.
house, play marbles, fly kites. see der
circus procession, eat sweet-cakes und
grow oop to be Governor.
Dot vhas all, shildrens. Doan' you
be troubled. 1t vhas all right. You
vhas getting along peter as could be
by der circumstances und all
you haf to do vhas to wipe off your
noses und speak nottings to nopodV.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
The FAITHFuL CLOCK.

Although my hands are on my face,
And all the time go on tick;
Trus: me, mine is a worthy case.
The slow may think am too quick,
But fast and slow at once may see
At any time good works In me.
Good hours from day to day keep;
No one down early, none up late,
Has ever caught me fast asleep.
II Irun down, lose my weight;
II should take a single drop
'Twould break me, and my works would ston
A man wound up is In fix,
But wind me up and can go.
Though hard the times, play no tricks,
And yet it is on tick do
The constant work Of my two hands
A task the workman understands.
sometimes strike but only hit
The laggards who are out too late:
And some OF them have little wit,
And skulls so thick that il my weight
Upon their stupid heads should drop,
They would not know what m made them stop.
George W. Bungay, in Harper's Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
There Was an Opening.

II have just completed collegiate
education and desire to devote myself
to journalism, remarked the pale, in
tellectual young man, as he stepped
into the editorial presence without a
tremor. Have you an opening Of
which might take advantagePr
Certainly, certainly" quoth the
busy editor. The opening is right
behind you, where you came In. Please
shut the door as yen 60 out"-Judga
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
The Decay of nspanking. !"

Among the good old customs which
are falling into disuse that of spanking
the coming generation into behaving
itself is leading the procession. There
are no such spankings now as there
used to be in my time, and l am
sorry for it. Things in the spank line
are certainly degenerating along with
the drama, the favor of strawberries
and phenomenal weather, as the years
go by. Children just entering the
heated base-burning epoch to spank
hood now have NERVES" and must be
humored. They get to baking and
skulking, and the family physician is
called in when the good old housewife
remedy of a warm application of slip
per is all that is needed. Chicago In.
ter Ocean. -.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05

Pastoral innocence is not all It Is
painted. The gentle shepherds have
crooks among them. Picayune,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18

employ ssslsic:enf naashsr u fsen 70 assist
Lias IN kssials.s slfsf.s suard On duty day
and night. Tie childish cry of expense aud
Saving money for tie iax-payez viii no
longer 20 doun- The Sheriff must not Be
exls1iesl 70 do the work Of hsifdozen
men. but muzs have all The assislzncs be
needs.
We know whereof We siiirn when We say
shsi sell deEssssi plan his been nafufe,i
to reiease the -sicely boys from prison
that the men concerned in il are daring and
desperate and have unlimited mercy At their
conmsnd, there was from SO 600 TO $4,000
stolen from Herman UmeeTgsF.l and that
unless every prscAstion Is taken their Efforts
will be successful
Mondays lesson Is 9 sad one. butitshoUld
also prove an Elective oEe 10 The otaeisls in
charge.
Mr.. Anthony A. Nicely lei for his home
in westmoreland county Tuesday afternoon,
his son-in-Iaw having driven over with q
team TO fetch him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18

Somerse4 County viii send about 1000
children to school this fall TO furnish
school books and school supplies TO this
large number OF pupils, Fishers Wholesale
and Retail Book sigrs has laid in al i'm
rnense stock, and IS now prepared 10 III al
orders for school Books and School Supplies
AZ wholesale rates from town and country
merchants in Somerses. Carnbris and West
no-eiaud COUNTIES Merchants should get
in their orders early 20 Insure promIt ship
menss as he rash viii shortly Commence.
During coart week merchants viii do we'll
to purchase. and in mary instances save
ireiehis. Parents attending Court vii haye
The opportunity 70 buy school books for the
winter. Tablets states. inks. Pens, psncils,
lraciice pssper. copy books and everything
needed IN the schools, At Fishers Book
store. Courteous attention paid 10 pupils
and parezIis buying At RETAIL Every effort
made 70 pleaze Nail orders solicited. In
qairs for Fishers Book s!ors Go ,e Fish
er's Book Store
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18
Mike win Pay.

-e.lo. Nike shake How are you ?"
n al night Fisk thank you.
here are you gong. Nike p
ay- fisk, ! am going 70 Somerset 10
ny aoaoaut 90 ]. 3. sayder, be has sold
i-s store aad wants his money.
a' Nike paid him last week, and
ler 'oid me that unless the persons
Inn money world come and settle
-al Fay theiE accounts he would have
-Aeoosis as il was impossible for him
oai and =ee every person that owed
knoE that snyder needs his money
Be shoaiJ BE- paid
Ell Fisk be viii have what ! owe him
p "a IT,"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18

sheriff z s. McMiaen was away from
home when the ''Nicely boys naade their
daring dash for liberty be lea for Dixmoni
on the Monday morning train. with de-
meDied woman under bis care He returned
Tuesday morning and was terribly shocked
when he learned the condition his cousin
the deputy sheriff was in.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18

The twenty annual convention ofthe
Pennsylvania state Sabbath school associz-
ton viii De held in the Second Presbyterian
church OF WilIianzport on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, October. 5 9 and 10
An excellent program has been prepared
and the convention Is expected TO be one Of
the best ever held in the state Each county
Is entitled to elect six delegates, and each
city Of 1900 inhabitants and over 10 six adj
diiionaI. All Christian workers. delegates
or not. viii be made welcome and it IS par
ticrlarly hoped that such persons may al
tend from counties in which there are al
present no organizations auxiliary 70 the
state aud international associations.
Delegates desiring entertainment or orders
for excursion tickets should address Mr.
George 7. Bangor. Eiiiauasport. naming the
railroads ever which they VII pass. Dele
gates xill report at The Second Presbyterian
church upon their arrival. where they vii
he receive,I By the Committee on entertain
ment. WILLIAM 5 Ross.
Cisairfnzn Executive Committee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18

The Gays are growing shorter aPace. and
the lengtbening evenings adnionish even the
most indifferent OF the near approach Of au-
tumn. with its pleasures and duties. Not
only TO the farmer. but to the dweller in eit-
les as well Is autumn a season Of delight,
with its cool mornings and evenings, It's ge-
NAL atmosphere, It's fruit ard nut harvest,
and its beautiful tints Of earth, and noun
tain and sky. But We started out 10 say
iha, daring the month OF September The
DAYS viii become s. minutes shorter. and al
the Close Of the month there vii be three
hours and twenty-five minutes less Of day
light than at the summer sOlstice, when the
day was the longest Of the year Time IS
flying and those are the EisesS who make
the bsst use Of IL.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18
Somerset Herald.



{. -.oi- s-s on the wane.
..nu;li soon ring for straw hzis-
easss al Biesecker & snvder's.
"a. Of trusses at Biesecker & sny-
,..ss and specAcies at Biesecker q
gs
.s...ins IN al cOlOrs at Bissscker &
rs
Il. and nights viii be equal on The
1si.
4. different odOrs Of extracts at Bic
4 : & snydefs
4 ,s.rss on tbe mountain trees are turn
4 rb5,e-ale quantities
su dog tax is already decreasing the
-sf sogs throughout the state
4 -.,oru Is over-run with watch and
i ,..is-s. al Of whom are busy.
,o-sland county Is troubled with an
4 - band Of midnight maraOders.
4 ss,,i water. bottled. recommended BY
4 -.,rians. 70 be had only al Biesecker Il
as
i .sa.s fair is TO be held at York this
j esmemnos on otober lst and con-
one week
s.b-osk's Ohio Flour. You viii
,s dollar and forty cents on every har-
bag. Every sack is warranted
amer. Ground Alum Salt is the best for
the market. Only one dollar per
/ ID sehroks Grocery and Feed Store.
j -,,el soaa water at Biesecker & sny-
nrr Store. The only place in town
r5a can get this delicious and cooling
f-t s,ate Convention Of the Union
tory Lea-ne will be held in Harris
sa SEPTEMBER a6-
\ s-hrock j. the onlybusiness hrm in
-et that runs a delivery wagon Send
rsur orders for groceries and feed and il
. delivered cheerfuily. fit is a ton Of
s-a pound Of coffee,
4 have on hand large number Of good
sb.eh 7re uiil sci in quantities 10 suit
rbzssr. Prices very reasonable Yard
Sc the planning mill
HoLBRooK Bios. & PAKsoS.
~ ". Keen. the distinguished Phila-
IA surzeon, viii contribute 10 HarPer's
for October paper upon Recent
rs IN s0rrery- in which be points out
ansling advance in this department
rne lie maintains that America
ushly boast OF playing the chief rule in
~ tie change that has taken place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18

Very soon readers Of the HERALB viii
have an opportunity 10 secnre an admirable
History Of the JohEs1oWn Disaster. which
the Harrisburg Pa, Tslsgvaa. j. preparing 70
publish in book form. The volume vii meet
the popular demand f5s a full. weil-writteH.
Trustworthy description ofthe great calamity.
Besides literary aad artistic merits ofa high
order, the s1cf that the net proceeds from the
sales viii be applied for the benefit Of Print
ers. Orphan Children and Aged Men and
Women y 10 suffered by the Good oonmends
the work to tise favorable Consideration Of
the public. 1t goes without saying that q
book Of this style. Profussiy illustrated By
the best artists Of the United States, written
by an experienced editor from personal
knowledge. and published 10 help chAFiA-
bic object. will meet With an extraordinary
safe over the entire country. Local canvas
sers should secure an agency, a. The book
viii be sold By subscription in every part Of
the country.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18

Now, IL counsel for the Nicely boys viii
only passert 'heir conscientious belief in
lie innocence Of their clients. Cur esteemed
county Sonicmporsrirs viii slop over with
eush and renewed apologies for the murder
ers TIE mnrdeIous assault On Deputy
Sheriff Nc&iilen viii le attributed 20 The
'sensaiiouals slush Published IN Tie HEEALD,
that always gels the scoop ou them. and the
doors OF the jail can once more BE- thrown
open with perfect safety. IfoFders for large
sized paler-books quickly follow, it won't
be taken aniiss.