Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-23
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The antitrust law in Missouri is to be
vigorously enforced by tho state au-.
thorities.
In the lord mayors show at London
on Nov. 9 among the life savers
marched. in full equality OF achieve
ment, the dog that recently rescued at
Rochdale three little children from
burning house.
The smallest size solitaire diamond
ring was produced in New York last
week. The ornament could not be
passed over an ordinary pencil, and
was made for museum freak IN
Harlem.
\ hermit, whose previous history is
unknown, not even his name, has for
long time occupied alternately as
sleeping place. couple OF caves in the
incloscd grounds of the Hermitage, on
the south side OF Edinburgh.
1t is not generally known that there
arc in existence some very spirited
ballads by Lord Macaulay which. in
accordance with the authors wish,
have never been published. The best
of them relates the story OF Bosworth
field.
John ArInbruster, Of Grafton, W.
Va, determined on suicide took poi
son, made three attempts to hang him
self, cut his throat with q razor, stabbed
himself twelve times with a pair OF
scissors, and finally jumped from the
roof of Il four story house.
A hair thief is the latest Paris nov
city. He was caught by the police in
the act of cutting Off a young ladys
..pigtail" while she was waiting for an
omnibus. On searching his rooms they
found large quantity OF hair OF all
hues.
In view of the statement from Cape
May that sweet potato 3 feet + inches
long was grown there, it wouldn't be
altogether surprising if some day vege-
tables are sold by the foot In Boston,
during certain months. cabbages are
sold by weight.
Swimming bathsare becoming popu-
lar additions to English schools. The
school board contends that it is quite
as important for q boy to learn to swim
as for girl to learn the art of cook
cry, and claims that the swimming
bath adds to the comfort of the schol-
ars and assists in the work OF educa-
ton.
The emperor of Russia paid all the
expenses during his late visit to the
king of Denmark. The total amount
was something terrific, since, apart
from the cost of the entertainment of
the immense number Of persons who
were resident at the schloss, there
was vast outlay i'll connection with
the army of Russian police agents,
with whom the whole neighborhood
was swarming for two months.
Another royal journal will shortly
be published. The empress of Austria
and her youngest daughter, Arch
duchess Valerie, kept copious diary
during their recent visit to Corfu;
which they intend to bring out as
IAN Autumn in the South. f" Arch
duke Frauz-Salvator, the archduchess'
fiance, illustrates the book. Speaking
of royal authoresses, Queen Elizabeth
of Roumania Carmen SYLVIA is going
to publish collection Of novelties,
Who knocks3"
The electoral placards which lately
disfgured Paris and the provinces
were useful even when their original
mission was fulfilled. After the final
returns in Paris the chiiToniers spent
the whole night tearing down the bills,
and made handsome profit by selling
them to factories. The bills were then
converted into strong kind Of paste
board, from which ingenious manu-
facturers produced penny dolls. wads
for guns and millions of boot buttons.
More complete returns from the dis
tricts in Japan devastated by the Sep
tcmber floods show that GS5 people
were drowned and 12l injured. Dur
ing the year twelve procedures have
been devastated. 2,419 people killed,
155 wounded, and over 90, 900 people
deprived of means of subsistence. More
than $4,000 houses have been swept
away or submerged, 10000 acres of
crops destroyed. about IS, 900 bridges
washed away, and some hundreds OF
miles OF road broken up.