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Free Churches.

Is it not time that you should lend
your assistance to the movement so
ably begun by the Rev. Dr.. De Costa
and others in regard to free seats i'll all
Episcopal churches in this city7 l be-
licve that there never was truer
statement made than that by DR.. De
Costa at the meeting on Friday night;
the poor are actually scared away
from the churches, and the temples OF
God have become the meeting houses
of Dives, while Lazarus without waits
for the crumbs from his masters table.
Let this monstrosity be cured, and
the remedy applied as in England-all
seats not occupied at the beginning OF
the service to be Immediately thrown
open to the public. Not that the pub
lie should be expected 10 wait for the
gentlemen ushers; they should be per-
mitted to take seats as they come. We
81 know the tender mercy that poor
" dressed person would receive from
some Of those gentlemen, whose duty
it is apparently to be obsequious to the
poor. The time has now arrived when
this movement should be Endorsed
heartily by all, and, l am sure, the
pewholders themselves, when they sec
it become in any way general, will
gladly acquiesce in the endeavor to at
tract the poor and lowly 10 the house
of God-Robert Ornsby, NJ d. i'll
New York Sun.
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Paris cabmcn Cast Lilo Any More.

A problem that has puzzled invent
c,s over here has just been solved III
Paris. Seven cabs have now been
furnished with seven different and ri
val methods Of ascertainiug the
length of ten different fares. The
systems will be on probation for a
month, and at the end of that time
one will be selected for universal
adoption. They vary very little in de-
sign; what has to be asccrtained being
Which system will work with greatest
accuracy and at The lowest cost. AS
you enter the vehicle q dial faces you
which registers your liabilities. The
very act OF entering sets free an cleo
trio current and the dial announces
that you already owe half Il franc for
taking the cab. Then when you
start on your journey the dial shows
every kilometer you so, with a charge
of twenty-five centines for each. The
rotations of the wheel supply the
means of ascertaining the distance,
Which is, OF course, the same whether
the speed is great or little. at any
moment the hircr can exactly tell how
many miles he has gone and his exact
fare; and the cabman who is thus paid
~ mileage with fixed entrance finds
mis- own interest in driving last, and
getting as many jobs Us possible.-St.
James Gazette.
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Geography of Africa.

During Mr.. Slanley's recently closed
expedition lie penetrated to the shores
of Albert Nyanza for the third time.
This visit has enabled him to deter
mine that there is southern Albert
lake. which he has named Lake AL
bert Edward.
At first this water was supposed to
be q part of the northern lake, but that
idea had to be given up The southern
lake is found to be 900 feet higher than
the northern. and is connected with
this by the River Sempiki.
Mr.. Stanley skilted the snowy
mountain range referred TO in his
former letters. and finds that it sends
down fifty streams to.feed the Scnip-
Tiki. These explorations probably cs-
tablish the true relations which exist
among t:ie great lakes of Central At
RIGA. They fill up a large blank on
our maps. and go far toward complet-
ing tile physical geography of the con-
tinant. Youths Companion.
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l,crss Detectives.

Some interesting information re-
specting the Paris detective police has
been given by n. Valbel in his book
on the Suretc, which is i'll reality q
series of biographies of the principal
members of the force. The Police de
Surete must be distinguished from the
Surete Generate, which is really the
"Political Police Force" acting under
the orders of minister of the interior,
and in most secret manner. The Po-
lice dc Surete, on the other hand, is a
body the members of which look for
their orders to the project of police, or
Cabinet du Project, and perform their
duties openly and without any OF that
impenctrable mystery which envelopes
the proceedings of the ministerial myr-
midons. The Dogberry OF the SureteI
could not, in fact, pursue his investi-
cations without making himself
known, generally speaking, although
when.fo following up clewin criml-
nal case he does not disdain to adopt
the disguise which it isssu supposed to be
permanently used by. extra clever de-
tectives of "blood and thunder fc-
ton" The ordinary ''plain clothes
man" reioices i'll the high sounding
designation of inspector, and9ha as
his respective chiefs the sub-brigadier,
the brigadier and the principatinspec-
tor.
This force was first founded by the
famous vidocq in 1882, when it only
comprised thirty-one men, to whom
were added fourteen, outsiders, who
were called indicators, In l04S the
body was increased to 160 men, being
afterward reduced to sixty, until it
was at last brought up to its:present
redoubtable number of 500 inspect
ors," who are directed by NJ. .Goron.
He has under him on the staff one
chief clerk. who acts. as his principal
deputy or under study" four other
clerks or under secretaries, five chief
inspectors, ten brigadiers and twenty
ub-brigadiers. The 300 detective in
spectors are attached to sections, such
as the special brigade of picked men,
the department of information and
warrants, that of acquisitions or
Searches, the pawn Offices, the
streets and the disorderly houses. So
London telegraph.
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ACooMAc G. a. Va SATURDAY. FEBRUARY s 1890

expect TO be before this month is
ended. baptized by immersion in
the Jordan an American whom we.
met, and who desired the solemn ordi-.
nance administered to him in the sa-
cred waters. lrollcd down from Mount
Calvary or'.place of a.skull Stone
for the corner stonc0f our new Brook
lyn tabernacle. We batlcd in the
dead Sea and in1"Gideol's Foun-
tain, where his three hundred men
:GsS,,~ri the water from their hands as
- passed through; and we eiiled on
Jake Galilce and stood on Mount Zion
and Mount ALoriaIi- and Mount. Her
non, and L saw tic place where the
shepherds heard the Christmas an,
tlen.tlie night Christ was. born; and
have been at Nazareth, and Caper-:
nanm, and sat BY "Jacob's Well" and
saw Tel-el-Kebiro fmoderngbattI and.
Megiddo of ancient battle, and where
the Israelites crossed the desert, and
slcpt-al Bethel where one ladderwasf
let down into jacobs dream, but
tile night i slept there tho heavens
wcresfull ofsladders, first a lada erg.ofs,
clouds, thclLa ladder of stars, md ssalls
up and down tic heavens s%erea he
sangel If beauty All gels of coaso atlapa
2aflgeisspls God s3g nd sdieseHlss'
aid was D sileafl al lStlie fields
-ofHerodic, d!Solon,t nc. ana David.
ic, and Mosaic, and Abrallamic history.
took Rome, and Naples, and Athens.
and Alexandria, and Cairo OH the way.
out, and take the Greek Arclipelago,4
and Constantinoplc, and Vienna on
the way back. What more can God
i'll his goodness grant me i'll the way
of natural scenery. and classic associa-
ton, and spiritu; opporLunityf ALI
yes! | can think of something glatdcr
than that lie can grant nc. Safe re-
turn to the people ofmy beloved lock,
the field of my work. and the land
where my fathers died, and in the
dust Of whose valleys l pray God l
may be buried.
T. De WITT TALn1AGE.
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Er;tisl, Nary ravorltIsrn.

The London Truth vigorously de-
nonnces favoritism in the British
navy. It remarks: 1.-The manner in.
which officers who have served on
beard the royal yachts are favoredsby5
the admiralty is perfectly monslrous.
Capt Hedworth Lambton, who has
just completed his time as commander
OF the Osborne, jumps over the heads
of dozens Of high deserving senior
officers. he being one Of the youngest
posi-. -captains in the senrice and quite
at the bottom of the list, in order to
take command Of the Warspite, the
new flagship on the Pacific station. 1t
is less than twenty years since Capt.
L;.mbton entered the service as a nav
al cadet. and he is certainly a very
fortunate young officer; but such gross
iobbery is most disgrlceful to the adj
niralty."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-02-08

E. s. Wilson, of Ozark, Mo-, has a
relic of the Marsh(icld cyclone Which
occurred April IS, 1880, that is a very
remarkable curiosity. II is a black
quart bottle, bent by some mysterious
force into an elliptic circle without a
crack or break. The neck of the bottle
actually touches the edge Of the bot
tom, and the fact that the glass was
not broken in any way BY the force OF
the storm is shown sbY its Holding
water or any other fluid. Professor
Tice. the meteorologist, attributed the
bending of the bottle to the force OF
electricity, and considered this one Of
the most wonderful results of tie
agency at work in the storm cloud.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-02-08

It is a common thing for engineers
to use kerosene 10 remove the scales
which form on the inside of boilers.
Tie oil is poured into all empty boiler,
and then the water is turned on. The
oil, floating on the water, comes in
contact with the scales before the
water docs. The use of kerosene for
this purpose in ono Of Milwaukee's
slaughtering houses where the steam
is used i'll cooking ham, beef and
sausage produced unexpected results.
The kerosene mingled with the steam,
and the cooked Ele.scs smclled as
though they had been dipped into
petroleum well. It was some time be-
fore the cause of the seeming phenonne-
non was discovered.
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Surgical Operation Upon u Lioness

The other morning Keeper Ravens,
Of the Gress zoo. performed very
delicate operation.
The silver lioness. Mollic, chewed
up IL piece OF raw beef. which the
butcher had chopped up with Il cleav-
CIR, leaving some fragments OF bone i'll
the flesh. 1t is not The custom OF the
keeper TO give the animals flesh that
contains any bone at all. In this in
stance q large silver of bone pierced
the lioncss' gum OH the outside Of the
jaw, next to the cheek. just below the
left eve.
Tile place swclled up and fcstered.
and tile animal suffered q great deal
of pain. Her head was swollen ant!
she was unable to eat
Yesterday morning Keeper Havens
went to tile cage, and by coaxing the
lioncss he got her TO lie down, and he
then slipped ropes over her fore feet,
stretching them to either side OF the
cage and tying them securely.
Mollie Kicked and struggled until
the keeper fondlel her awhile. After
she was secured lie entered the cage
all alone, and, taking her head be-
tween his knees, he cut small in
cision in the cheek, took his lance and
drew out tile silver, aninch III length.
He did The work all,alonc, and no
+. oneeelse WAS present during the per-
Torrance of the operation.
-XAstA..4l@ !. Recommendations size: bad
been released several hours, he visited
the cage, and she met linn with a
gratilicd look, holding the wound up
to the bars of the cage rs If she were
glad that he had performed the opera
ton that relieved her, and she APP
rcarcd rs t!ocilc and kindly us a kitten,
although she had been fierce and re-
sentful before. -Atlauta Constitution.
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now roople Have l.~cor.. LIONS. y

Probably not one in a hundred of the
people who today talk of wonders-liv-
ing or otherwisc-as Lions know or re-
member. if they ever heard, the origin
of the phrase. which was this: Within
the recollection of some of us show of
Lions was one of the attractions of 4 visit
to the Tower of London, and SO famous
was this show in times past. when trav-
cling menageries were non-existent. that
it became the bounden duty of every
country cousin" to go and sec the Won
derful sight of a real live lion in London:
hence the proverbial expression.-Lon-
don Globe.
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Gen. Jackson. according to a New
Orleans antiquarian, appeared on the
battlefield at Chalmette logged out in
queer style. He wore q full suit OF
reeimentals save and excepting the
chapeau bras Instead OF that he wore
silk hat of the stove pirc" or
chimney pot" style.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-02-08

Farmer Jones, of Porterville, Cal, lost
fine sheep by coyotes. lie thcreupon
turned into the field a drove of wild
hogs and left the carcass, in hopes the
coyotes would pay second visit. Sure
enough, the next night three came for
,another feast, but the hogs took hand.
cornercd the varln;n:s and killed them.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-02-08

The Florida sponge feet has done
exceedingly well this winter. The
weather has been favorable and the
supply is incxllaustiblc. as they grow
as fast rs they are gathered. Some of
tho sponges are rs large as nail key
Ore Loaf gathered s., 0U0 worth III a
few days.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-02-08

An important rumor is that Dryen-
nois, archbishop of Nicodemia, has
found in Turkish library at Damas-
Gus manuscript of the New Tesla.
mcnt dating from about the middle of
the Fourth century. 1t is a discovery
of Importance equal to that of the Co.
dex Aleph.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-02-08

The mildest Christmas day III Eng
land during the present. half century
was in. 1852, when the thermometer
rose So dogs. In those fifty years there
have been but eleven brilliantly fine
Christmas days. /,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-02-08

Tie Royal College of Physicians has
passed a resolution that the medical
curriculum should be extended to five
years instead of four.
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NUMBER 80
What Us Popularity Called "Nerre.".,
Yesterday a lad y walked into: an 8 up "

+ Yesterday a lady walked into an ups
tywn doctors office and asked permis-
-. j onse lis telephone The gentle
.nMlly physician rcqliiesced with:p leas-
Ire, bit was somewhat astonisliedtoSi
hear his visitor call up another doc
tors Office. She had some difficulty
with the .elephone and requested the
doctor TO do the te-.lin. n her. First
Sic wanted him to telIshis brother
-actirioncr, DR.. C. chat She was
sick and that sic would Immediately
be downto.see him.
Great Scott!" CALCULATED the latter;
don't send her down hero. She has
hung up every sdoctorsilr town. Tell
lher l'llavc all urgent scallsanl won't
F be iii again today. Send her. TO DR.:
B.. ~
In terms the most suaycsthe doctor
|stold .his:visitor tiiatsDr G. would; Z
be-, unaaSl to sses: ller,ss but tia Sire
I7iriiirI Il dosMel It's seesT ss
I'D sss
Lit She ghess
rect aid
other g. WHO shes was s'ses:
would comfort her ills. s.s
The doctor whose3oti ica was hussil,-#
vaded found it Unnecessary to take: a long
rest to recover from tic shock which
he afterwards said was given to him
by witnessing SO severe and uggra-
waited u case Of nerve. Hc subsc-
qucntly round that not long before
the same patient had gone into one
DR.. is Office and secured his SER
vices to telephone drug store TO see
why the medicine prescribed for her
by DR.. b had not been sent up
Utica Herald.
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2ieh, 9eeaatifll and GOOD.
It makes no difference what it If
that you want, if it is IN the llne Of

that you want, if it is IN the line Of
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverwarc
or Spectacles
1 will furnish you. | am carrying
stock now that must snit every
one in want of such goods. Every
article fully warranted to be as
good as represented. Buying as ]
do, for cash, aud i'll 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
lestspossible profit. All my prices
compare favorably with city prices,
but in most articles my prices are
MUCH CHEAPER for same goods. |
make Il speciality of AMERICAN
WATCHES in gold and silver, for
ladies, gents and boys.
All kinds of repair work in my
liue will De doue in a workmanlike
manner, also letter engraving in
rings, &c.
You are Invited to call and assure
yenrself.
JOHN w. DUNCAN
Main Street, Onancock, Va.
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Who will be the first for the racket
store Of
W. J. HALL s. SON.
Belinda. Va.

DeillUd, Il.
they break the record, as we meant
they should do, in every line Of
goods. AS we have pnt 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 g Sc s.
School States Sc
Clocks 75c up
SuitinG &c
Lamp Burner No. l &c
Photograph Frames 25c mp
Mems Oil Grain BootsS2.50
Woven Rugs S1.90 which usually
retail at 81 80.
EBootS and Shoes a speciality.
A full line of Jewelry.
We are very thankful to our old
customers, and give special inyl-
tatiou to all to call and see our
goods. New goods received twice
every week.
w. j. HALL & SON,
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Ills JOURNEY 0 FINISHED,

DIR. TAIMAeE WRITES OF HIS Pill
- GRlMAGE TO The HOLY LAND.
ne consldercdsn Personal Visit to tho HIS
,:sstcrlcaiSSSpots Necessary In Order to Garry
IS s. ont His Proposed Literary worl-A
SSu,nmhry OF His Experiences.
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Facts are Stubborn Things.

We have declared prices all winter goods espeeai
boots these we will positively sell at cost for CASH
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landslide Ladies' Straight Kid Balls all sizes
to rs at 81 So cheap 1926. DON'T fail TO see them In
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-27
BILLY AND DICK.
Mr.. Bates Relates Some More of Their
Adventures

Mr.. Bates Relates Some More of Their
Adventures.
Ralph o. Bates entertained large au.
dience last evening at the Sixth-street NJ
E. Church, the lecture being the last of the
series Of two, on he and his comrades
escape from the Confederate prison, Ander.
sonville. The stories and incidents he re.
lated last evening relative to his return
home were greatly enjoyed by those pres
ent.
Both he and Dick" his partner, after
escaping from the "hell-hole," as the place
was afterwards called, gained the Union
lines, and after telling their terrible story
to General Sherman, were ordered by that
officer to be taken to President Lincoln i'll
the ragged and starved condition in which
they succeeded in reaching the Union
lines, and there to tell him with their own
lips their history from the time they en-
tered the prison till they were safe among
their own soldiers.
They arrived at the White House in
Washington ON April %, 1864, and the
President received them most cordially,
doing everything to provide for their COM
fort. Mrs Lincoln also nursed them, and
no pains were spared in caring for the two
escapes. The two men were weighed at the
Presidents request. BILLY" (Mr. Bates)
tipped the scales at 594 pounds, and his
partner Dick weighed not quite five pounds
more. After the two men were able to
stand the journey they were returned home
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ager Cleayia, DIS Miastrels; W. c. johnson, Bos
ton: ]. I'd RAY. kes, city; J. C. Bedell, Colusa &
s Patterson ard wife, Port Huron. Mich; A. V
Thorner z. A. Hu. bard. L Bien, F. S. Prescott
:; ". Thomas, DaTia ka Y :; C. Hoag VIM w
maine. Jules G. Cert, F. A. Baldwin, W. H
yiser, San Francisco.
A donation party az tbs United Brethren
Church, corner of Fourteenth INA X Streets on
Tuesday evening, was very l.'terestipg and
enjoyable affair. A goodly nG1nbei OF the mem.
bers and friends were present, and ere agree
ably entertained by the young people and chill
dren, who had prepared songs and recitations
for the occasion. At the conclusion OF the pro.
gramme, Mr.. L. Winter, the chairman of the
evening presented the pastor and his family
with the contributions from the members and
friends, which amounted to SIS in cash and pro-
duce. The pastor responded in few remarks
OF his appreciation and gratitude for all these
tokens OF kindness and love, thanking the mem
bers ana all interested IN any way in the liberal
donation.
few evenings ago the Changers held their
second social and literary meeting for this year.
The programme consisted of the following
Song by the choir; reading, Eliot Hull: instru-
mental solo, Emma Foster; essay, C. E. Mack.
Jr.; instrumental solo, Clara Hack; recitation,
Lena Teeple: song, Gussie Wilcox. After this a
discussion arose as to which Granger was best
yersed IN the anatomical construction of farm
animals TO test their knowledge tailless
attach in proper place the caudal appendage
was amusing. Mr. James Holland was award
ed the first prize and the "boobyn was taken by
Mr.. Myron Smith. Those not interes ted in the
progressive jack straws. Miss Herzog took the
first prize for lady, and Joseph Holmes the first
for gentlemen. The "booby' prize for lady was
won by Mae Blodgett, and for gentlemen by
Nelson WILCOX. Refreshments were served and
the company dispersed well pleased with their
afternoon.
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INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Another of the Cases Against II.


., INC Eases Against H. D.
er DisPoseo oi'
On Tuesday afternoon, says the Wood
land Nail of Yesterday. the case of the
poon,o ys pal,,ou ,s IA co,,--
oOf-o -. ae anu Hu' 'eios
canle up III 1usuce huggles Courtton pre-
liminary examination. The complaint is
sworn to by one w. P. Clark before Cbas
. N,.,to,, I,,.,;. - yU-,'.
a. "toii, 'us'ice Vi washington town.
ship. 1t alleges that defendants, last June,
feloniously drove away from the Fair
ranch thirty head of cattle, the property of
Jas. Fair, worth $500.
Ex-senator Fair was present with his
counsel JOS Craig and Chas. T. Jones. the
latter of Sacramento.
F. Z. Baker, of counsel for defendant.
moved the Court for a postponement of the
case on the ground that witnesses important
to the defense could not be located. or were
absent from the State. In SUPPORT of his
motion he read long affidavit made by
Mr. Palmer The petition was not made for
delay but for Justice. Mr.. Baker announced
to the Court that LAWYER Clark. a leading
counsel in the case for the defense was sick
There was a civil cause pending which in
volved all the facts of this criminal prose.
cution and counsel argued that il would he
Just as we'll to let this examination 90 over
until the civil case had been tried.
District Attorney Gaddis followed He