Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-15

The German military estimates for
1891 call for l20,000,OC0 marks FOR
munitions OF war.
a citizen of IVellsville, o., now "a
years old, boasts that he has never paid
a cent to a lawyer or doctor.
All the miners of Great Britain have
decided to go on strike if the demand
for an eight hours working day is not
conceded by Jan. Lit.
Gre me the liberty to know. to
think, to believe end to utter freely,
according TO conscience, cboye oil
other Liberties. Milton.
Upwards of 2,30o miles of main for
Conveying natural gas have been laid
in the United States, and the total cap
ital invested in the business exceeds
SIT. 100000
For the year ended March 81, 1889,
the net profits of the English postof-
flee and telegraph office, exclusive Of
The packet service, were within;a frac-
ton of "a, 100, 900
gitsei
no hufriian lacuifi les cot dsmasterwifHe
out long and@intense application:
Lord Macaulay.
Lord Charles Beresford, having tel
egraphed lis inability.to obey a COM
inand TO dine at Marlborough house,
added to tile wire" the laconic post
script: Lie follows by post.
Caviare is made of the roe Of the
sturgeon, salmon. cod and other large
fish. It is Russian delicacy which
is imported in kegs. 1t is often SER
we'd spread on slices of toast.
In Russia when collins are covered
with cloth, the color of the covering
is, to a certain extent. distinctive, pink
being used when the deceased is a
child Or young person, crimson for
women and brown for widows. but
black is i'll no case employed.
Taverns may be traced to the Thir-
tenth century. According TO Spell
man, in the reign of King Edward Ill,
only three taverns were allowed in
London. Taverns were licensed in
England in 1852
A remarkable fan has just been pur-
chased by the Princess dc Ligne at
Brussels. It was painted by Vatican
for Louis XIV, who presented it to
the Duchess of Burgundy, and it re.
manned in the possession of the royal
family until the revolution, when it
was stolen and conveyed to Germany,
and nothing moro was heard OF it
until the other day, when it appeared
among collection which was offered
for sale at Brussels.
A few days ago large hog belong
ing to Lie Roy Hardy, of Stark. Ga,
while the family were all out of the
house, went into the house, and after
climbing upon feather bed proceeded
to tear the bed and clothing into doll
rags. His hogship thought he had
found beautiful play house, and i'll
his delight and playfulness tore things
up generally. When the inmates
Of the house came in the floors
were literally covered with feathers,
and the festive brute ran from the
house looking more like one of the
feathered tribe than q fat porker.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie will establish
ibrtTies fT roe.nf. j. nest niihlie Il
comprehensive institution, including
what will be known as the Academy
of science, tho various departments
of which will be under the charge of
the different scientific and investiga-
ton societies OF western Pennsylvania.
The cost of the building was origin
ally placed at $500, 600, but Mr.. Car
negie now states that he will give $3.50
Oo0 or more for the purpose, and that
nothing shall be lacking that is need
full to secure tho most complete sue
cess.