Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-05
Correspondence.


northampton public schools that SO
many of the teachers of these counties
braved the stormy weather and we're.
present at the Institute held in Belle
Haven, on Sept. 94th, 25tli, and 2eth-
and It is hoped that those who came.
were not dissatisfied with the work.
done there. Although Prof. Dashlell,
examiner Ut Somerset county, Md.
WAS detained at home 10y press OF bust.
ness. incident to the closing of his lis.
cal year, and most of the work fell up.
on Supt. /. I. Handy OF Kent county,
Del, not little of the success OF the
Institute was due To the assistance gfSS
en- nv prots. Littleton, of Belle Haven,
Phillips. of Powelton. and others, the
remarks of each of whom. evin"ed
great knowledge and large experience
The entire curriculum of school studies
was touched on, and the methods nsed
hy our best educators were exponnded
Unexplained. "Wednesday night, PROF.
G. G.. .Joynes and Snpt. !. I. Handy
each delivered instructive addresses IN
The Presbyterian church. Prof. Joynes
real a paper on 1.-The gond time Cum
inp - besides rendering Home. sweet
homen on his violin. and singing the
-..EuiGrants lament. "much to the de-
l;rht of the audience. who gave him
full applause. Supt.L. |. Handy spoke
On ..patrick Henry as boy, man. and
stat esman" in an eloquent and insrlr.
ing manner, holding the undivided at
tentlon of everyone in the house. and
charming all ny the manner ard mat
Ter Oils address. On Thursday, The
nrocram,ne WAS fully carried out and
although much of the work was neces-
sarily hurried and general, the salient
points were brought ont and each one.
found some nugget of thought totake
back and put in practice in his school
room. At night Il large audience gall
cred in tie Prcshyt church to hear.
Prof. f. r. Brent. Of Onancock. lect-
ure on Tlns. Jefferson, and seldom
has an audience lister ed toa more earn
est aid grac, fnl word pnltraitnre OF
rbls cal Viruinian than that deliver
cd hy Mr.. Brent. Those wo addresses
ON Virglnia's two heroes, are cohpan-
ion pictures well w. rth place in the
gallery of our memuri, s, tn lead az ever
IN 10 nobler and better THINGS TO fill rs
with a sense nf the duty we owe t, our
selves. orr fellows and our country.
Nav our teachers so teach hat Virgin.
in NAV never lack snrS to y Get every
emergency and answer every call she
may make upon them. RI
One of the needs, one Of tn" r'essirq
s, : -. -, cltizels of Accnm"c today
needs of tn.-u,,---..-----,------- ------- ends
Is burial ground, or burial er0r. S
for he dead. A cemetery properly AT.
ranged and properly Kept would be a
source Of satisfaction and a great brnp-
fit. While 10 some the present mode
of lulying our friends at home has its
attractions. for it Is sad satisfaction
to 1--we our friends huried Mt home
nevertheless the disadvantages more
than outweigh all advantages that can
| POSSIBLY accrie therefrom. While in
the past it may lave heen the best
thing under the circumstances that we
could do, with the light of certain facts
before us now. it is tho thing we SHOULD
not do. First. hrcause of its unhealth.
fitness. Second. because we fail tn dc
the very thing that we desire to do:
However dfsirons that the dust Of
our fri' nos should remain near us. w,
dn not. OF at least we should rot, try tC
keep them there to the injury of the
wing. Perhaps tlie most priliGc source
nf disease Lniwn to the human family
| TO day is impure drinking water. tits
The mo,p dangerous because we tln. moi
know of its ST ealtliy iDtlnances until toe
late 10 remedy them. Neither appear.
III CT nor taste will fetect The most
dangerous impurities. Only the most
careful ANALYSIS will tell its contents.
We drink almost wholly surface water
There is nothipg-there can he nothing
-mnre unhealthful than to drink wa
ter that las by any rleans come in con-
tact with The purifying bodies, or the
dust of The dead. You exclaim, I'VE
do rot 90 tllis!' How do you know that
you do not? The highest spot in the
yard or garden is selected rs the burial
place. 1t may lie within few feet OF
The we'll or it may he further off. But
the distance is short. It's well known
that water seeks its level. ant that it
seeks an outlet. Then shoull the well
be in Il lower place than the grave yard
there is the strongest probability that
y"u do just What you say you are not
doing.
You put them on yonr own premises
hecanse you want to care for their
graves, and yon want others to do so
WHEN You are gone. How long will the
farm or the house he in your family
You cannot answer that. on may re-
tain il rs long as you live; but will your
children keep it9 You cannot perma-
nantly entail land.
What shall we do? Form joint stock
company. If necessary incorporate it.
Buy from 1910 so itres Of land, Re
sure TO get it high sandy land. Lay it
ont in acre lots. taking 10 feet eff Of
ever, acre for road, thus making 20
feet roads around each of these lots.