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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-01
A Dog as u Mail Carrier.

The way tho dog became mail car
ricr was us follows: One day the post
master wanted TO send word to his
brother at Bismarck, but did not want
TO make the trip. 1t occurred to him
To try the dog. He wrote Il letter and
tied it around the dogs neck. pointing
the dogs nose towards Bismarck and
then told him to go. He trotted off a
short distance aud then turned about
to see what else was wanted. Some
of the small boys showcred stones at
him and he ran OH to Bismarck. Next
day he returned with all answer tied
on his neck and lie showed that he
had been we'll treated. Tile expert
rlent was repeated. each time with
success and additional dignity on the
part of the dog. :.
AS SOON as it became known that
Dorsey could be depended upon, re-
quests were constantly made by the
miners to send their mail by him. The
loads soon increased, and it became
evident that they could not tie on all
the letters. The miucrs then ordered
handsome little mail bag and fitted
it to the dogs shoulders. 1t is fastened
around his chest by one strap. and
around Ills body, back OF the forelegs,
by another. lie has never missed a
trip for about three years or lost a
letter. Now. when the stage comes
in, lie gets up, stretches himself, walks
to tie postoflicc, waits TO have the
mail strapped on linn, and starts off
as soon us lie is told all is ready. He
will 60 long way around toavoid
mcctinga stranger, seeming to.rcallze
tile importance OF his lnission.-Cor.
Ohio Farmer.
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opps.4.ANo ENDS.

The French government has warn.
ed the bishops that they must not IN
terfcre in the elections:
4 Swiss cheese which was received
by ali Atchison grocery firm the other
day weighed 700 pounds exclusive OF
the holes.
Judging from. the increase Of ostrich
flies during the past two years if
something is not done to dcst0ye4ieli
the feathers will not i've worth Send
ing To- market.
LII the newly made tea plantations
Of Assam AIRED spider has suddenly
allown itself. and threatens serious in
Jury to the plants unless some wash
can he found that will kill the spiders
and leave no taste on the tea leaf.
Frances production and consllmp-
ton of milk amount, every year 10
l.35O,00O, 600 gallons, which is three
times in excess of the production OF
wine.
a singular cause OF bankruptcy was
recently alleged by a Victorian firm
of glaziers-a sconrge Of grasslioppers.
The insects had so completely devasta-
ted the. land that the owners became
insolvcnt
Under the laws Of Bulgaria. if pat
ent medicine is warranted To cure a
certain disease. and fails to doit the
manufacturer can be prosecuted aud
sent to :prison. Nocures for consump
ton caii be found IN that country
Professor Brown, is a strong advo-
cate of the scalding of milk to be used
for human food-by which means, he
says. consumers can protect them
selves until such precautions as are
necessary!tolieep milk from infection
are UNIVERSAL ystalen.
For every trunk carried 500 miles
BY. rail in the. United States. one is
smashed To the extent of 81 There
has been no Improvement in the mat
ter of handling baggage from the time
the first trunk was unh!nged and split
from top TO bottom.
The authorities at Eton and Harrow
have given instructions that the pupils
at these schools shall not wear the
brown ''untanncd" leather boots with
ordinary attire, as they do not col-
slider them becoming or digniiicd.
A London stalistitian figures that
$4,000 Americans have landed in Eng
land this summer. the expenses across
averaging more than 500 each, and
that upon the lowest calculation they
have circulated $2l, 600. QUO in Europe
upon railways and at hotels. without
counting the money spent i'll pur-
chases.
1t is stated in Vanity Fair that the
late prince consort left upward of
e3OU, 600 to found All ALBERT family
fund.- to make suitable provision for
his descendants whomay hereafter re-
quire it, other thalrthe heir apparent
and such members of the royal family
as may marry into foreign reigning
houses. The queen has added to this
fund SO largely that it is now said TO
have considerably more than doubled,
and it still increases yearly. 1t is not,
however, intended that it should be
available during the presen: reign.
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Girls Carving Canes.

Did you ever see girl carrying a
stick2 A girly girl, | mean. They
have tried it within the last year at
the various weddings, huge Tosca
cane being given the preference. 1t
is decorated with ribbons and flowers,
and strongly suggests the crook that
Mary carries at a dress ball when she
is accompanied by stuffed lamb. A
woman carries stick with about the
same grace that all elephant would.
She doesn't know whether she ought
to swing it, whether she ought to lift
it from the ground, or whether she
ought 10 bring the whole weight OF
her body TO bear upon it. II she lifts
it off the ground she feels the respon-
sibility SO great that SHE looks like
drum major, and if she attempts 10
swing it everybody within live yards
wants to get out of her way, Tor it Is
likely to fly out of her hands aud
strike some unfortunate person just
across the facc.-New York Sun.
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Women Who Buy Mems Hats.

at is moi perhaps just the thing.in
point of good mannerS and social cti-
otlette To allow a woman 10 wait while
you attend to the wants of man,
said Il. local hat dealer the other day.
But when a woman comes i'll to buy
u hat for a child Of one of the late
mans straw hat fad. and a masculine
comcs:in behind her we always wait
on him first. Wly7 Well for vari-
Gus reasons. The man rs rule buys
hat costing him all the way from
S.. 90 to SIS. while the woman seldom
wants more than 81 worth Of. lat.
Then again it is CASTE. and more salts
factory to try TO sell hats to a dozen
men than to try To get a woman to in
vest Sl.75 in usiraw li;tfor herself or
Is cents III. hcadgear for Il child. They
will come in with one ar two friends,
continued the loquacious dealer, land
try on about every lat i'll the store be.
fore they decide to take the first they
looked at, or decids to go elsewhere.
Then, after they imagine they have
selected the best and most becoming
style. and they are generally very sure
to do that, they put it down and take
up another with. 'Now. Julia, ! don't
know but this would look Us well OH
NE. What do you Think" Then follows
All animated discussion. broken by
various lapses into comments OH out
side matters till the hat clerk begins
to grow dizzy He has not been used
to That sort of thing. poor fellow, till
within the last two seasons. and it
wears on him. The woman about to-
purchase hat for johnny is a bother,
but she does not become such all un-
mitigated nuisance rs the woman buy
ing Il hat for herself. hope the rage
for mems hats among the fair sex will
soon disappear. j do not wonder that
dry goods clerks and those who have
constantly to minister to q womans
vagaries are baldheuded.
And the hat dealear went out with a
smile to meet two young women WHO,
fortunately for him, only wanted TO
look over his stock Of valiscs.-New
York Star
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/. rc,r sunerst;tio,,s.

To allay hcnorrilagc, toad, well
dried i'll the sun and put into bag,
was hung round the neck 10y string
sufficiently low to touch the region OF
the heart; and preparation OF garlic
and honey smearcd OH the person was
said TO act as charm against the bites
of dogs and reptiles, or the sting
of numerous insects, likewise effect
ing their cure. TootLache could be
charmed away by a few leaves of the
shepherds purse" placed in the sole
of the shoe on the reverse side of the
body to that iii which the tooth was
aching. An excellent recipe for weak
or sore eyes was the expressed juice Of
the calyx of the red loncysuckle, pro-
vided always that the flowers were
gathered kneeling, repeating nine
paternostcrs in honor Of the Trinity,
ninc more '.to greet Our Ladye," and
creed. Rest and sleep were required
after application.
Another prescription for the eyes
much in favor with the nglo-SaXons
was a paste made of the strawberry
plant and pepper, diluted with sweet
wine. Children were passed through
the split stem of tree for the cure OF
the ricketts,, but the fracture must be
afterwards bound up sufficiently tight
to insure cohesion. For aguc very
we'll sailed herring, split open, was
applied, as hot as possible, 10 the solcs
OF the feet. 1t might also be mitigated
by the labitual wearing round the
neck of an cmcrald-a gem equally
potent iii epilepsy Precious stones
were accredited with marvellous powers
over the moral qualities and affec-
tons, as well as physical disease
hence the origin Of their being set in
rings and worn. The Teeth of old age
were fixed firmly in the gums by all
infusion of powdered jet; while water
in which the beryl had been STEPPED
afforded valuable wash for strength
ening the eyes, besides insuring the
mutual love of a welded couple
Hospitnl.
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ia - CHI s
Hill 9Th GpaM de Potato Gaanne1p
made especially "rapd growth" and 'bundant yield of
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES

FISH, Bones HIGH and other
materials by exclusively Our unsurpassed facll
ties extensive works enable
Accomac article specially adapted to the a growth
and increased yield potatoes which enables the
their crops marker early and thus the advantage Ofhg
prices This article made only by BAUGH SONS COMPANY
whose extensive experiences the OF fertilizers aud
period Of nearly thirty five years. and with trade Of
900 places them first and foremost the rnk fer
manufacturers
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Who will be the first for the racket
store Of
W. j. HALL & SON.
Rplinla Va


they break the record, las we meant
they should do in every line Of
goods. AS we have put ourselves
in track with the closest buyers
everywhere, we have put the knife
deep down into them. We mean
they shall go if low prices will sell
them. Thus we are fighting for
money, for reputation, and for the
people. A few prices us follows:
Best Brown Sugar &c per ID.
Granulated 6 Sc I"
School States Sc
Clocks Toe up
Suitiug Sc
Lamp Burner No. &c
Photograph Frames 25c mp
Mems Oil Grain BnOts $3.50
Woven Rugs 81 90 which usually
retail at 81 80.
FBoots and Shoes speciality.
A full line of Jewelry.
We are very thankful to our old
customers, aud give special invi.
tatiou to all to call and see orr
goods. New goods received twice
every week.
W.. j. HALL g. SON.
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curious rhlnrn: Sin Jersey.

At Long Branch, Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove layers of mari run far
out into the ocean. One of the beds
contains many pieces of pctrifed
wood, fossil teeth aud casts from clam
shells. After all heavy storms the
fossils are thrown upon the beach.
Within. the last two months several
remarkably fine fossil shark teeth
have been found. One of them is
perfect, more than four inches long.
and weighs half a pound. Several
fine specimens OF fossil teeth Of the
mailed sturgeon and the devil fish
have been secured by curiosity
hunters.
d. Fl. Workman, -of Long Branch,
hes curiosity. 1t is u hard tack
cracker served to him one day in
1868, while he was at the front as a
member of the Thirtieth regiment,
New Jersey volunteers. 1t is still
hard. -
The big whale captured near Boston
three years ago is on a boat ct
Bridgeton. Last week twelve we'll
known business men of Bridgeton ate
dinner while seated about q table
placed in the whales mouth.
Miss Mary Hankins of Manala-
pau started to a sociable with William
Conover. Tho carriage was upset.
Miss Harkins then took o seat in dar-
.ry Fischer's carriage and went to the
party. She danced for several hours
and then was i'll Of shock for three
days.
William A. Thompson, who lives
near Freehold, owned two very old
horses. One died.on Wednesday.morn-
ing, 80 years old It's mate is one year
youn ger and is still frisky.
Recently complied statistics show
l that during the last ten years 10 every
forty-nine marriages performed III
New Jersey there las been one divorce.
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8ieh, 8eaatifal and GOOD.

Bich, 8ealtifll and GOOD.
1t makes no difference what it Is
that You want, if it is IN the line Of
Watches, Clocks, Jewe!ry, Silverware
or Spectacles
1 will furnish you. | am Carrying
stock now that must suit every
one 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
my repair work, | sell for the small
lest possible profit. All my prices
compare f;lvorably 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.
AL kinds of repair work in my
line will De done in q workmanlike
manner, also letter engraving in
rings, &c.
Yon are invited to call and assure
yanrself.
JOHN W. DUNCAN.
Main Street, OnancoCk, Va.
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It is calculated that range OF
mountains consisting of 176 cubic
miles OF rock falling into Inc sun
would only maintain the: heat TOR a
single second; mass equal 10 that OF
the Garth would maintain the heat Tor
only nincty-tbrce years, aud mass
equal TO that of the sun itself falling
into the sun would afford: 33,0O0, 0oo
years of sun heat
The immediate cause or the Brazil
ian revolution is supposed 10 lave
been the rumor HAT the emperor IN
tended TO abdicate soon i'll favor.o his
only daughter, WHO is personally un-
popular with the people and whose
husband is one OF the Orleans princes,
foreigner aLd a Frenchm;ll.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
RouIaison.

Meschac6bG.
On ne salt plus que dire du
rendement extraordinaire ct sans
cesse grossissant de la eanne d
sucre. C'est phenomenal.
Quand d'abord ii a etc obtenu
troIs boucauts par arpent, on crl-
ait an miracle, on disait que celia
he poUvait etre battu; ell bien,
OIL s'est habitu6 pen a peu d
taire qHatre ct cinq boncauts
dun arpent dc cannes ct Pom
trouVerait celia tout natureE 81
les bOucauts ct bariIs destines d
contenir toute uIe reeolte NE
talent epuists avant que la moi
tie de cette recoIte ne soft ex-
ploit6e.
Les p%lanteurs sucriers s'atten-
daient g6n6ralement i une re-
collie moyenne de sucre cette
aimee ct dams cette provision lis
ne s'6taient procure du bois de
clautfage ct DIES barils ct bou-
cauts que pour une recolte moy-
enne. II arrive done auiourd'-
hui que presque tOus ceuX qui
Sc servent de bois en- manquent
ct que les barils ct boucauts sont
en- grande demande ct Sc ven
dent tres cher.
Beaucoup de cannes restent
encore dams les champs ct la
roulaison Sc prolongera fort
ayant dams %janyier. Ce sont les
meilleures cannes qui restent ct
Giles sont grandes ct bellies. On
en- cite qui ont jusqu'a quatorze
pieds de longueur! Nous men
ayons pas WI de cette taille,
mails chez Pellandini nous en-
ayons admire une qui d6passe
IN pen dix pieds ct qui p6se dix
livres. II men faudrait done que
deuX cents semblables pour faire
une tonne.
On parlait devant IN M6ridio-
nal des jeunes Parisiens qui me-
nent la vie d grandes guides.
EFT chez nous done, inter
rompit penfant de la Came
biere! Je vous citerai dix IA
au nloins qui ont I'm train
de maison 81 eomplet qu'iIs ont
chacun5 I'm domestique n6gre
rien quo pour leur apporter leurs
lettres bordGes de noir.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
The Pulpit and the stage

Rev,sF. NJ, Shrout, Pastor United Brethren
Church, Blue Mound, Kan, says: Il feel it
my duty to tell what wonders DR.. Kings New
Discovery has done for me. My Lungs were
badly diseased, and my parishioners thought |
could live only a few weeks. | took five bot
ties of DR.. King New Discovery and am sound
and well, gaining 20 lbs, in weight
Combination, writes "After a thorough trial
and convincing evidence, I am confident DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption beats
EN- all and cures when everything else fails.
The greatest kindness | can do my thousand
friends'i is to urge them to try it." Free trial
bottle at t. f Bailey's Drug Store. Regular
sizes 50c and SI.00 3
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

Rings, earrings, charms, watches,
spectacles, and in fact all that can be
found in a first class jewelry store can
be had at R. Mornhinveg's at prices
that defy competition.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
Aoep MI, with alae Times /.

The wq~4d il getting wiser every day, Man
kind is christianity advancing from this old
10 the new. As It is with Religions Art and
Science. SO it is with Medicine. Each day
adds to our knowledge of the human body,
aud therefore 10 our ability TO cure its many
ills. The day of gripping, ~pnrging, debilita
ting pills, for instance, il rapidly passing
away, and their place being taken BY q Bowel
Regulator whose action is natural and easy
yet effective. Such a medicine is Man-a-Iin,
a gentle laxative that acts directly upon the
Liver and Kidneys, and leaves no bad effects.
1t neither gripes nor purges lt not only
cures Constipation, but, all the disorders and
diseases arising from il, and, when taken
from time to time in small doses, prevents
constipation altogether. If ron need a tonic,
take pe-ru-na. II your Blood is diseased, you
will find nothing better than La-eu.pi-a. For
sale by + z. Bailey. Druggist.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

La convention rationale des
BARRIERS du pays s'est tenue eette
semaine q ort-Wayne, Ind, d
huis clos pendant deux tongues
iournees. Lon peut penser 81
ces raseurs ont bavarde.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
HENRY C. cASTELLAN0S,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, (AyoeA1

p. g. Box 1873. New Iberia, la.
Office, GDgaenhem Building, up stairs, corner
Of Main Street and Church Alley.
Will attend to the collection of all claims,
notes and drafts in the parishes Of st. Mary,
Iberia, Lafayette, Sc, Martin, Acadia, Calea-
sieu, st. Landry, and city Of AIexaitirita, and
such other civil or criminal business rs may
be entrusted to him. Supreme Court Cases a
Specially. my24 6m
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

Nous poss6dons IN roi parmi
nous: Kalakaua, monarque
de Hawaii, est arrive 4 San
Francisco la semaine derniere
sur lie navire de guerre am6ri-
cain Charleston.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

Shoes, mud boots, rubbers suitable
for winter wear, in great variety at
Clements & Wilson's.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

Lunch, meals-hot or cold, oysters,
choice liquors, ETC., at all hours, at Ben
Meginley's new saloon, adjoining his
grocery.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

For SALE AT A BARGAIN Buck
eye Reaper and Binder, l G.. Aultman
& Co. Thresher, l inch Rotary Pump.
Apply to Jos. Bloch.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

La cour supreme du Mississippi
a afirm6 la sentence qui con
damne pex-tresorier d'6tat W.
q. Hemingway a cinq ans de
trayaux forces. LIE condamn6
a etc aussit6t conduit an peni-
tencier.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

This is the season when you will be
looking atound for IA good rubber coat,
IF You will appiyst to Clements & Will
sons you will find just what you want.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

All styles of fancy printing done at
this Office on short notice at low prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
FOR sale.
snbfees ID HnexpEred Aease.

SuDHeeE 10 mex pKfed1 Aesase.
a SPLENDID business stand iii center Of
n Opelousas, consisting of large store and
warehouse, with comfortable residence aud
outhouses; also a eommodious residence adj
joining the above. VIII be sold together or
separately at q low price and on favorable
For particulars apply at this office or
to Julien Claude, Washington. La. apl2
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
Ruckrem,s Arnfca Salve

NaANkAEEAA > AEWAEaL SeHEVt
The Best SaIve in the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tet-
tiers, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction. or money refunded. Price
IS cents per box. For sale by T. e. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

A watch for only two dollars and fifty
cents, warranted to keep good time, at
R. Mornhfnveg's jeweIry store.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

E. II. Verdenbaumen keeps constantly
on hand ceiling, flooring, shingles, sash,
blinds and doors, and rough and sized
lumber.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

A prominent physician and old army sur
gean ii eastern Iowa, was called away from
hnme for a few days; during his absence one
Of the children contracted q severe cold and
his wife bought d bottle oil Ghamberlain's
Cough Remedy for It. They were so much
pleased with the remedy that they afterwards
used several bottles at various times. He
said, from his experience with it, he regarded
it ~ the most reliable preparation in use for
colds and that Ii came the nearest being a
specific DC any medicine he had ever seen.
For sale hr i. LasalIe,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

La Iiste correcte des membres
de la prochaine chambre des
repr6sentants indique que ce
corps Sc composera de 225 demo
crates, 90 republicans ct II
membres de P~alliance des fer
mierS.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds!
Look in R. Mornhinveg's show window.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
DAN TALMAGE'S SONS.
us Wall St., New York.
1890. I'm
PROPERTIES FOR SALE cHEAp.

PROPERTIES FOR SALE CHEAP.
IA fine residence in Opelousas.
a small plantation, IS arpents, A miles
3-8lso 80 arpents of wood land. E
4-36 arpents, improved, in Bellevue.
2-l arpents, enclosed, on railroad, 8 miles
from town.
Six arpents, enclosed, in Bellevue.
'-Gj aFpents, improved in Mallet, near, the
church,
S-H arpents of land adjoining above.
"A small plantation Of 50 arpents in same
neighborhood. -
lQ-35 arpents prairie land in same neigh
horhood.
1.-Two tracts of 30 arpents each in same
nelghborhood, and one of 40 arpents prairie,
also 423 arpents of woodland.
FL lot and improvements near town, on
Garland's lane.
For further particulars apply to
THEODORE CHACHERE.
july ., 1890. Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
Epoch

The transition from long, lingering and pain.
full sickness to robust health marks an epoch
in the life Of the individual. Such a remarka-
BILE event is treasured in the memory and the
agency whereby the good health has been at
tanned il gracefully blessed. Hence il is that
ID much is heard ia praise Of Electric Bitters.
So many feel they owe their restoration to
health, to the use Of The Great Alternative and
Tonic. IF you are troubled with any disease
of Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, of long or short
standing yon will surely find relief by use Of
Electric Bitters. Sold DIT soc. and 81 per bot
lie at 4. Il. Bailey Drugstore 8
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13
10 puBaHC.

A NY ONE having claims against the estate
n of jonathan L. Morris will present them
to me at tba ofieeaofJ j. Nj. Morris a. Co.
C. W. HAVARD,
Nov, y, 1890. Administrator.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-13

BIZ sure you are just ana understand all uu-
d~erfying motives before eondemning the ac-
tons OF others. Be certain that your own
shield IS spotIess aud that your own record
will bear mleroseITe scrutiny before casting
cruel stones ut an0theras good name.