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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16

Several bankers have refused to rec
ognize the signatures of their patrons
when written with stylographic pen.
Writing produced with these pens is
wanting in most OF the essential and
habitual characteristics of writing, as
when executed with two nibbed pen.
Whatever DO the position OF the pen or
the degree of the pressure, the line
made remains the same in quality and
in size. Such writing. therefore, not
only lacks character but is very easy
OF imitation or forgery On the other
hand, in writing executed with the
two nibbed pen the lile is varied in
quality and shade by the position OF
the pen and degree OF pressure. angles
and turns are modified andni sharp
ly defined, thereby introducing into
writing the whole multitude of pecu-
liar characteristics that give character
and personal identity aud render it
most difficult to irlit:;.c Interview III
st. Louis Globe Democrat
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16
sm..-~Ie,l Opium.

The order from the treasury abolish
ing tile stamps OH opium boxes, issued
last year, has been productive of inucl:
harm in San Francisco. The stool; OF
Struggled opium has vastly increased.
large stocks having been brought i'll
from Mexico, from British Columbia
and other places to which it h:ia been
Struggled while the stamp restriction
was still in force in California. Fully
$1,OO0,0OO WORTH OF the drug has been
sold in San Francisco within tine last
eight months. and the sn,'1gglers have
cut the price down below what the
legitimately imported article can be
sold for The collector Of the port
declares that stamp SO we'll made
that IT cannot be coanterfeited should
be put on again at once.-Chicago
Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16
@ieh, sseautifll and GOOD.

IT makes no difference what it is
that you want, if it is In the line of
Watches, Clocks, Jewe!ry, Silyerware
or Spectacles
| will furnish you. l am carrying
y stock now that must suit every
Que in want of such goods. Every
article fully warranted to be as
good as represented Buying as l
do. for cash, aud in most articles
direct from the manufacturer, can
always get the lowest possible
prices. and making my living by
NV repair work, L 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. l
make a speciality of AMERICAN
WATCHES in gold and silver, for
ladies, gents and boys.
All kinds of repair work in my
line will DE done in a workmanlike
manner, also letter engraving in
rings, sc.
You are invited to call and assure
yourself.
JOHN W. DUNCAN,
Main Street, Onancock, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16
The AMERICAS.
Comparative Areas Of the Central and
Soutl, American Countries.


Soutl,. American Countries
Central and South America embrace
! all area little greater than twice tho
! extent of.counti.y the United States
and territorics,s-.nnd population OF
about $4,000. 00G,.- or about one-sixtb
smaller than the population OF tie re-
public.
Mexico. covers an area just about
equal 10 that part of the United States
east OF the Mississippi river. exclusive
Of the states 0f Louisiana and Missis-
sippl. and has 10. 0UU. 0A0 inhabitants.
The five Central American repub-
lies Of Costa RIGA. Guatemala. Hon
duras. Nicaragua and Salvador cover
All extent Of country about the size OF
the five states of New York, Penmsyl
vania. Ohio. Michigan al11 Illinois.
and have population equal 10 both
New York and Indiana.
Brazil's area. is somewhat greater
than thatof the United States. exclu-
sive of Alaska, and her population is
about that Of New York. Pennsylvania
and Ohio.
The Argentine Republic, with about
half the area Of tile United States has
population hot quite AS large as Pcnn-
sylvania.
Colombia is nearly equal in extent
to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Indiana. Illinois. Michigan and'Wis-
cousin, with a population probably
little less than that Of New York state.
Boliyias territory is somewhat great
~ tl,.,, tL.,t ,,f tho 4 fInpfif, Sf,fpc
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan,
and has a population aboutIndiana's
Ggare.
Peru is little larger titan the At
lantic states and Pennsylvania, and
her population is about tllatof Illinois.
Venezuela is larger than Peru by
about us much territory as is embraced
IN New Jersey, and her population is
about equal to lndiana's.
Ecuador could contain Ohio. New
York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and H.
linois, but her population is not quite
up to that of Michigan alone.
Chili's domain cut up would make
states as extensive as Ohio. l'ennsyl-
vauia and Indiana. Her population
is somewhat greater than that OF H.
diana.
Paraguay is big enough to include
Ohio and New York within her hor-
dets, but her entire population scarce
ly exceeds. that of Cleveland.
Uruguay is not quite as large as
Ohio and Indiana combined, and just
about the same number Of inhabitants
as Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Guianas are English, French
and Dutch colonies. British Guiana,
twice as large as Ohio, has just about
the population of Cleveland. French
Guiana, somewhat larger than Ohio,
has about as many Inhabitants as To-
ledo. Dutch Guiana, nearly as large
as Pennsylvania, has no more inhabi-
tants than Columbus. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16
eNDALUABLE REAL ESTATE
WI AT PUBLIC AUCTION,

AS executor of the will of Eliza
beth u. East, I will sell to the
highest bidder, on Saturday, 30th
day of November. 1SS9,at 1 o'clock,
y. m., on the premises: that valn-
able tract Of land containing 166
acres, known as the Caleb Brod.
water farm, situated or the county
road one mile north of the thriving
village of Atlantic, where there is
an excellent graded school. and
only one mile from the seashore,
where the finest fish and oysters
abound. The farm is high, red
clay land, beautifully situated, fac.
ing to the southeast, and gradu-
ally sloping from the house to the
public road, about 100 acres cleared,
improved with a comfortable dwell
ling aud necessary outbuildingS.
1t is admirably adapted to truck
growing-the woodland being well
set in young pine timber, afording
abundance of woods manure.
Tile Terms of Sale.
Twenty five per cent. of the pur
chase money to be paid in cash on
the day Of sale, with liberty to the
purchaser to pay as much more as
he desires. For the purchase
money not paid on the day of sale,
tue purchaser to give his equal
bonds, with goodpersonal security,
payable in six and twelve months
respectively, and carrying interest
from the day of sale. Upon pay
ment Of the whole purchase money
with accrued interest, it any, the
undersigned will convey said prem
Uses to said purchaser by good aud
sufficient deed, with special war
ranty Of title-said deed must be
prepared at the purchasers ex-
pense, and rendered to tue under
signed for execution. The prem
Uses to De at the purchasers risk
as soon as bid off, but the title will
be retained as additional security
until payment of tue whole pur-
CHASE money with accrued interest.
JOHN D. PARSONS,
Execntorof Elizabeth ID. East, dec.
n. &. The Evans Water Mill
and null seat adjoining said farm
will be sold on tho same day.
j. D. P.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16
Not Guilty If They Can Leave Town.

A correspondent writes US as fol.
lows: Two tramps were tried in the
Paducah City court last week on a
charge of vagrancy. The case was
submitted to jury, and one OF the
tramps made lengthy and feeling
speech in behalf OF himself and com,
rade, after which the jury retired, and
in about two minutes returned and
gravcly delivered to thu court the fol,
lowing verdict;
I'VE, the jury, find them not guilty,
and the mayor to give each one dol
lar apiece to help them out OF town..
". G. Lewis, Foreman. Texas SiFt-
inrs.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16
An Elixir Of LIE.

DR.. Isaac Bartlett, of Hope. Me-, is
one of those who have attained good
old age, and he is said TO nave lived
all his life on bread and milk, and
never to have eaten an ounce OF meat
in his life, never to-have taken ten,
SPOONFUL OF intoxicating liquors and
never 10 have used tea, coffee or To-
bacco. He now weighs 240 pounds
and is in the regular practice OF ms
profession. Detroit Free Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16
lust Like Wales.

The fat dude is getting to be quite a
common figure about town. While
old fashioned fat men are inclined to
"bant" in order to reduce their bulk,
the new fashioned fat man apparent
" cultivates. what the other shuns.
lie feeds oil farinaceous and tissue
building food. and surveys himself in
the club mirror with growing COM
placency. | notice, also. that he cuts
his hair, or has it cut, shorter in the
middle than at the sides, and that he
walks with quite perceptlble limp.
When ! applied to my fashionable
friend, Galley, for an explanation OF
these phenomena, that gifted and pro.
found repository of all elegant infor-
nation smiled on me bcnignly.
"Why, bless mel! boy" said he,
'aven't You read it2" and he ished
out of his wallet newspaper clipping,
which read: THE Prince of Wales is
getting bald and fat. and is troubled
with serious lameness from varlcose
veins. New York News
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16
CHRISTIANITY FOR STRONG MEN.

CHRISTIANITY FOR STRONG MEN.
Another reason for our visit to this
city is that we want to see the places
where the mightiest intellects and the
greatest natures wrought for our Chris.
tan religion. We have been told in
America by some people Of swollen
heads that the Christian religion is a
pusillanimous thing, good for children
under years of age and small brain
ed people, but not for the intelligent
and swarthy minded We have heard
of your Constantine the mighty, who
pointed his army to the cross, saying:
''By this conquer" If there be any
thing here connected with his reign or
his military history, show it to us.
The mightiest intellect of the ages
was the author of my text, and,
if for the Christian religion he
was willing to labor and suffer
and die, there must be something
exalted and sublime and tremendous
in it; and show me every place he
visited, and show me if you can where
he was tried, and which Of your roads
leads OUT 10 OSLla, Iud6 udy sec !" HOi .
he went out to die. We expect before
we finish this journey to see Lake Gal
lice and the places where Simon, Peter
and Andrew 6shed, and perhaps we
may drop net or a hook and line into
those waters ourselves, bat when fol-
lowing the track of those lesser apos-
Ties / will learn quite another lesson.
| want while in this city Of Rome to
study the religion OF the brainiest OF
the apostles. / want to follow, rs far as
we can trace it, the track of this great
intellect of my text who wanted to see
Rome also. he was alogician, he was a
metaplysician, he was an all conquer.
ing orator, he was poet of the highest
type. File had nature that could
swamp the leading m5 OF his own
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-16

Fruit and trucking lands, i'm.
proved and unimproved, eligibly 10
Gated on the line of the n. Y, P. Il
N. r. H., NOW for sale cheap.
Also, seaside farms with oysters,
fish and wild fowl privileges unsur-
passed on easy terms.
And town lots for business men
at the new stations on the railroad
constantly on hand at reasonable
rates. Send for circular.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-04
MAN DAS sraET,

May lst has from remote times been day for rovehng. In England, prince and peasant joined In the festi- vihes, and sought sequestered groves whsre they made merry around the May-pole, in the Morris Sanee, in con tests at archery, riding tho hsbby horse, and later Tn the day, Tn tea$ting and in testing the strength of their heads to withstand the befuddling eff fleets of strong drnk, to which many succumbeA, as we find it recorded that "they began to drink healths about the May pole, and to it, until they could not stand so steady as the pole did" Broken heads were necessary to the success of hay-day celebrations, and 1t was a common saying that 'tis nc festival unless there be some fight ings"
 These uncouth customs have, how ever in our day, given place to mere dacorous amusements, eff which pie nicing IS most favored. While it would be ap exagSeration 10 say that the people of Globe find pleasure in tAe pnthless woods, yet it is fact that they never miss an opportunity, in season, for recreation in tue coun- try, and on Tuesday last there was an exodus from Globe 10 Wheaitields, which taxed the capacity of the livery men 10 furnish csnyeysnces, The day was delightful, and the ride enc ot the pleasant features of the occasion. Ar rigsd upon the grounds, swings were suspended in the grateful shade of the cottonwooGs, ard the pienicsrs dis ported themselves boating upon tue lake and m ya1ous games, 4 boun- teous coilation (without which picnic ing would be empty plsasure) was spread, and the appetite of the rsvel' CTS were such that the Boston baked beans and nam sandwiches were nor neglected by reason of the abundance of pie, cake, strawberries and ice cream. It was tired but woll satisfied throrg that returned, dust hegrimmed, to Globe as daylight faded.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-04
sgFEURsaoesoaL-rsREusRg, lsso.

A San Simon dispatch 10 tbs Citizen, of the lst inst, says. that at a ranch on Deer creek, 50 miles sonth irom San Simon, belonging to Head < Hearst, band of Indians fired at two men, shooting one Cody through beth legs, capturing hlm and subsequently, roasting him on stove. Tho dis catch further ayers that thu Indians stripped the ranch of horses, and drove them Tn the direction of the Sierra aadre, Sonora. Mexico. Knowing that the alleged depredators would be cred. tied to San Carlos, we eudsavered yes terday te ascertain whether CT net any bucks were missing from the res eryation but owing te the wire being ont of order, we were unable to com. municate with the Agency.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-04
A SILVER STRIKE.

An important strike m the Fame silver mine, Quartaite hill, IS an nounced. The ore was found in the lowest tunnel, at a depth of 400 feet from the surface, and IS not enly rich, but the ore body is larger than ever before encountered. Steping IS in progress and sorting will begin in n day or two. Charles Dennhardt re- gently purchased the interests ot August Pieper and Ernst Heyse and now owns thres-eights in the proper ty, and the remaining tivs-eights is owned by Klein & Co. This strike, should It approach the expectations of the owners of the Fame, will prove of great benefit to Globe, by increasing the bullion output of the district, at tracing attention to our camp and stimulating the development of other silver proparhes.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-04
TRIALS CT A SPECIAL AGENT.

Special Agent Bevans failed to get away yesterday morning for the Okla bema country, as he had intended, His delay proved most unfortunate one for him, too, as pr. Lincoln had him arrested yesterday afternoon, on a charge of using franked envelopes of the Intersr Department for private correspondence, the penalty for which IS fine of $500. The correspondence in which this envelope was used was dated December, 1887. After censid- cradle rustling, Col. Bsvans induced five citizens of Prescott to go on his bonds in the sum of Si00, and the New Jersey Colonel again prepared to take his departure this morning. His trlals vera not yet ended, however as he was met at the depot this morning by a prominent Democrat of the county, who had favored hum with a small loan about a year ago, but who has since been a victim of ais persecution, who demanded the payment of tue money. Beyans at first refused, but on being told that he must either pay it back or take chastislng there, he reluctantly went down into his breech- es pocket and brought forth the amount Journal Miner.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-04
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
Geo. ". Cook has been appointed postmaster at Flagstaff.

Geo. ". Cook has been appointed postmaster at Flagstaff.
 About fifty men are employed at present at the United Verde Copper Companys mine at Jerome.
 The bendsmen of ex,Treasurer Rit. ter, of Cochise, have been advised by their attorneys to settle with the county.
 The Journal-Miner reports strike of high grade ore on the 250-level of the Senator mine. The ore assays S400 per ton.
 Maj. J. W. Powell, director Of the U. s. Geological Survey, gives tue al- titude of the highest of the San Fran cisco peaks at 12,794 feet.
 The Queen smeltars are running full blast and all of the copper is being shipped east as fast asrun out. There were 600 men on the pay roll last month.
 At Tucson, Ilario Nieves was con victed under the new weapon law, for exhibiting and threatening to use a deadly weapon and sentenced 10 90 days in jail.
 Dr. Goodfellow, of Tom bstone is having three boats built with which he expects to make a voyage this suE- mer through the entire length of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
 Phoenix sold $l5,000 worth of 6 per cent bonds recently, which went 10 the Rollins Investment company, of Denver, at three quarters per cent premium The bonds run for thirty years and had many bidders.
 The Eogales Herald says: Deputy Sheriff Speedy has in custody eolored man who brought to thls city Il pound bar of gold bullion which is said to have been stolen during q stage robbery some time ago n California. The colored man says a Mexican bcy told him where tbe bullion was buried in California and he and another man dug it up and brought it to Arizona. The Express company Is investigating the matter.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-04
Expand :ae xias,

By seeing az much as you eau of the world But ere you set out either as n tourist, commercial ,traveler or emigrant whether you go by rail, steamship or steamboat, provide yourself with Hostel ter's Stomach Bitteis, which the travel ing public recognizes as the finest nedi, cal safeguard and preventive of sea sick ness with which any one iourneying by land or water can be provided. It fur nishes to the Western pioneer adequate protection against malaria, rheumatism, and these disorders of the bowela which iniasmi tainted water beget Its sedatiye effect upon a stomach pertnrbed by the rocking of ship is truly magical, and fl io capital appetizer and nerve invigora- tor. Excellent is 1t for biliousness and kidney inactIon, and 1t couuteracts, in a remarkable degree, the effects of fatigue, physical or mental. After wetting and exposure in iuclemen, weather, It should be used as preventive
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-04

A GNBsaN ssAEE.

About week age it was reported to us that Lu-po's band of White Mountain Apaehes, from Fort Apache, nun berjug about seventy men. women and children, had made their appear auco a, pringle's ranch. on Cherry Creek, about 28 miles north Of Globe, and giving evidence of having had an extenaed drunk which was continued throughout the night after tbeir ar rival, and while iu that condition they claimed tie ranch, took possession entered an enclosure aud commenced planting Subsequently a part of the same band. or other Indians, took possession of HammOn and Middleton s ranch, on Coon creek, in the neighbor- hood of Pringle's ranch, which was at once reported to the proprletors, who were not living on the ranch but were represented by an empleya. Steps were in progress on Thursday last to recover possession, but, doubtless, the movement of the owners of those ranches had been anticipated by cav airy from Fort Apache, who had then been on the march three days to the place wlsre their services were re- quired.
 The Indians were not hostile. Their presence on Cherry and Coon creeks is accounted for upon the supposition that the locality where those ranches are situated is on the reservation, and had previously been cultivated by ! Indians.
 | Citizens will feel greatly obliged to Captaln J. l.. Bulls, of the San Carlos Agency, for his promptitude in ac. quainting It. Johnson. in charge ci White Mountain Apaches, of the ob- iectionable conduct of his Indians, and the equally prompt action of the latter in adopting means of relieving the ranchers referred to, of the presence of unwelcome visitors.
 Since writing the above we have learned that the Lu-pe mentioned, IS the same chief who endeaVored to dIs- possess Dr. Stallo of his ranch, in the same vicinity, about a year ago. If SO, hs should be sufficiently disciplined to render him less annoying to whites residing within their own bailiwicks A repetition of thls annoyance by Lu-pe is likely to lead to disasterous results.
Arizona silver belt., 1889-05-04
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DR0poSALS FOR FUEL, FORAGE < I STRAW Headquarters Department of Arizona Office of the Chief ttuarielmaster, Los Angeles. Cal, April 8, lsS9. Sealed pte- posals, will he received at this office, and at Ehe offices If the uuattermasters st each of the stations below named. until II o'clock, 8. m,, on WEDNESDAY,. May & 1889, and opened immediately thereafter in the presence of bid deis, for the furnishing and delivery of fuel, forage and straw, during she fiscal year end
 ing June %. 1890, at military stations in the
 Department of Arizona, as follo%s:-FoTts Apache, Bowie, Grant, Hpachrca, Lowell, Mcdowell, Ncmve, Thomas and Verde, and San Carlos, Whipple Barracks, and Tucson, 4. T., f.os Angeles and San Diego Barracks, Cal, and Forts Bayard. Shelden, Stanton,
 Union and Wingate, and Santa Fe, N. M. Preference gigen to articles of domestic pro dse;iea ard manufacture, conditions of price and quality being equal, and such preference given to articles of American production and manufacture produced on the Pacific Coast to the extent of the consrm mptinn required by the public service there. Proposals for either class of the supplies mentioned or for quanti- ties less than the Whole required or for delis- cry of lhe supplies at points other than those above named, viii be entef;aiued Specitca- ti.ns general instructions tn bidders and blank forms of lrnposal Will De fGin;5hed on applica- ton to this office, or to the Qa&rtermasteTs at any of the stations named above. A. $. KINBALL Guar teimaster, T.. 5. Amy, Chief ouarteFmaster. Larl ls.st