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a PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENON.

Tho Peculiar Manner In Which APPROX
mate limo May BE Ascertained.
Actual and repeated experiments have
shown that the nearest hour of the day
or night may be ascertained in the fol-
lowing very curious way:
Make small running loop In piece
Of sewing thread about q foot In length,
place shilling In this loop, see that the
coin is accurately bisected by the thread
and then draw the loop tight up, SO that
the shilling Is firmly slung at one end Of
the thread. Put on solid table a glass
tumbler with fairly wide mouth. Rest
your right elbow on the table in a firm
and easy position so as to avoid any
shakiness in your hand, hold the other
end Of the thread between your first
finger and the "ball" of your thumb
/. e., the aeshy top joint of the thumb
so that the thumb nail is undermost and
o few inches above the middle of the
mouth Of the glass.
Now, If you keep your hand quite
steady, the movement Of the coin, which
is hanging inside the tumbler, will be-
come less and less until the shilling is
motiorless. Then, in half minute or
SO, very slight and regular vibration
will commence, the coin oscillating from
side to side like a pendulum and grad
ually increasing the length of movement
until it gently strikes the sides Of the
glass. This strike goes on in the most
regular and automatic way-frst on one
side of the glass and then on the other
until, say, eight strokes have been struck.
The vibrations Of the coin then diminish
In length until the suspended shilling
again becomes motionless and hangs in
the middle of the tnmbler. You look at
your watch and find that e o'clock Is the
nearest hour!
have tried this over and over again,
deliberately setting about the experiment
without bias or any intention of indu-
encing the swing of the coin and also be-
ing ignorant of tho time, and when my
hand has been steady tho right time has
invariably been struck.
There is something very curious about
this phenomenon; whether the thread is
influenced Ivy the rul: III tho "ball" Of
the thumb or whether tacro is some I'M
conscious transfcrc1cc of intention"
from the brain to tho threat 60 not
know, but in am casath lnai.er Is sutfi-
GENTLY interesti1.; TO be worthy Of o
critical test b. persons vino will Gaze
fully, and without bias. carry out this
singular experiment of telling the time.
London Tit-Blts.
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Marble Gusts of rioe presiaenta Tor the


Marble Gusts of Vice Presidents Tor the
Senate Chamber.
In 1886 tho United States senate adopt
ed resolution to the effect that marble
busts of the vice presidents of the United
States should be placed h tho vacant
inches In the senate chamber from time
to time
Alr. Edward Clark, the architect of the
capitol, was directed 10 carry out the
provisions Of this resolution, subject to
the approval of the senate committee on
library. This committee decided that
$500 ought to purchase good bust, and
Mr.. Clark received instructions to secure
frst the busts Of living vice presidents
and afterward take up the list chrome
logically.
Five busts were deemed by the COM
mittee sufficient for one order. 1t was
also thought proper that the work should
be given to sculptors from the states
which furnished the vice presidents.
Mr.. Clark has followed his instruc-
tons to the letter. No sculptor has re-
ceived more than $500 for single bust
Of vice president. The selections have
been made from sample plaster casts.
In the case Of Chester A. Arthur there
was some embarrassment, owing to tho
selection Of the sculptor st. Gaudens.-
MIR. St. Gaudens does not turn out busts
for $500, and he would not make an ex-
ception In this oase Finally an arrange
ment was effected by which the friends
of Mr.. Arthur agreed to take q replica.
Mr.. Adlai E. Stevenson has already
arranged to sit to sculptor, so he will
not be one Of those left out. There are,
it should be said, Is vice presidents yet
to be provided for, and wirh-only 10
inches remaining the architect of the
capitol will be puzzled with q serious
mathematical problem.
The eight busts which are already In
place represents John Adams, the first
vice president Thomas Jefferson, who
succeeded him; Daniel Tompkins, who
served from 1877 to 1895; Hannibal
Eanlin, the associate Of Lincoln from
1861 to 1868; William A. Wheeler, vice
president from 1877 to 1881; Chester A.
Arthur, vice president and president,
1881 10 1855; Thomas A. Hendricks and
Levi P. Morton.-Boston Globe.
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REPRESENTED BY seweII n. GIadding. of Accomac
SUMMER SCHEDULE. 7ee
OF THE .asgSssgsssas
Eastern Shore Steamboat COMPANY

OF BALTIMORE,
Until further notice. will run their steamers as
follows, weather permitting leaving South ST.
wharf at $50 O'Clock p. m.
steamer TANGIER,
CAPT. ". " MATTHEWS.
Monday and Thursday for Fords, CrisllSln,
Flnpey,s. Onancock, Chesconnesse1, Hunting
Crock and Messongo. KETURNlNG-loaves
Mcssnngo on Wednesday and Saturdays III u
n. M, Hunting Crock $50, Chescon-
nosse1 IL 80, Onancock $50 p.m, Flnney's3.
steamer POCOMOKE.
CAPT. HEwAnD.
Tucsd ay and Friday for Crlsheld ,Tangerl >
Ftnney's, Onancock, Sholltown, Pitts wharf Co
dar Hall, Rehoboth, Powoll's, Pocomoke City,
Mattoponi, and Snow Hill. RETURNING
Mondays and Thursday, leaves snew Hill b
q. M, PocomOke City 8, Rehoboth =,
Cedar Hall $50, Pitts wharf 10, Onancock
$50 p. NJ, Finney's 8, Tangier Island 4.So.
steamer EASTERN SHORE.
CAPT. 6. II. RAYNoR.
Wednesday and Sunday for Crlsneld, HoHmans,
Evans Boggs'. Buzzard Hill, Nanaua, con
cord, Reads ,Da Wis, Miles,, Shields and Ruo's-
HETCRNING-loave Ruc's Tuesdays ana FIJI
DAYS $50, Shields 9, Milos' 9.l5, Davis 10,
Roads 1920, Concord II, Nandua 1880, Duzznrd
Hill 12.45, Boggs2.4b, Evans'S. Honman's SD
Al1steamers leave Crisfeld fol Basti-
lSy more. on arrival of last down train.
Freight ana passengers received or oil points
on the n. z, Phila. and Norfolk, Wicomlco anu
Pocomoko R. r. daily, Delaware, Maryland anu
Virginia Railroads on Tuesdays ana Frloays
Dnn. M -,
and must be prepaid TO all points, except
On the N. Y. Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
P. R. CLARK, General Agent,
lOb South street. Baltimore
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No Rnttor Tor Dinner.

Butter is never seen at correct din
NET party. 1t may appear melted IN a
sauce dish, but nevor ou a patty OF IN a
center dish. The pla,e Of bread also has
disappeared. At each place dinner roll
or half q slice OF bread tn inch thick is
placed. This supply is always sufficient
for people who understand the fine arto
dining. It is great mistake, and one
commonly mods, to cot hcsftily at the
beginning Of the dinner. If bite Of
bread lis taken with the fish, another bite
with the entree and third morsel with
the roast there will not only be bread
left over, but there will be an appetite
for the salad and dessert. Bread served
at dinner should be a day old. There are
physiological reasons why no bread
should be eaten with oysters and SOUP
Philadelphia Call
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Cost of Finishing Q GIRL

It costs 5000 year to finish a girls
education in the fashionable schools Of
New York. This is for English, ETH
quette, good form, lectures, drawing
room association and French converse
ton, the language of the house. Music
and the other fine arts and modern and
dead languages are extra. The students
dress for dinner every evening. Twice
q week they are at home, and with the
parents consent they may receive gen
tlemen. Formerly girls were taught to
become ladies. The term has been 80
abused that 1t is ignored, and the stu
dents ambition is to become gentle
woman.-Exchange
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To the Creditors Of David P.
Mars decd.

MearS, decd:
In accordance with the decree
of the Circuit Court for the
County of Accomack, pronoun-
ced on the 18th day Of October,
1898, in the suit Of L. Floyd
Mock, trustee, VS.. David P.
Mears, admir- ct ais, I have ap-
pointed Wednesday, the 29th
day of November, 1898, as the
time and my office at Accomack
G. H., Va, as the place for TAX
ing an account, and making my
report, of the debts and demands
due and outstanding against
the said David P. Mears, de-
ceased, or his estate. And all
the same time and place Will
liam Fisher Mears, admir- Of tie
said David P. Mears, decd, lis
ordered to make up an account
of his transactions as such all
ministrator.
Given under my hand tbs
31st day of October, A. D., 1885.
THos. w. RUSSELL,
Com'r in Chancery.
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Office.

I offer for sale at private CON
tract, my two valuable farms
known as the .Byrd farm and
the "Feddeman farm" contain
ing 214 acres and 196 acres, re-
spectiyely, adjoining the lands
Of Jesse Phillips and others, sit
uated near New Church station.
These farms are high land with
an abundance Of timber, pine
skaters and woods mould; and
are excellent-farms for trucking
either Of them will be sold, as
a whole, or divided to suit pur-
chaser. Price and terms rea-
sonable. For further particu-
lars see or write to
JAS. W. SHORT,
Massey P. o., Va.
or T.. FLOYD Mock,
Accomac C. I'll, IVA.
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A Suffering Country.

Mrs. Snarl-The papers say that rus
set shoes are going out of fashion.
Mr.. Snarl (who has two pairs on HANDY
Huh! That's the way things go In this
country, I'll bet the Italian bootblack-
ing monopoly has subsidized the press
New York Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-11-11

Frank P. Brent, UNIV. of !Va.,)
Principal, and Instructor in Latin,
Greek and History.
Richard o. Morris, (Univ. of Va.),
Instructor in Latin, French and Eng
lish.
w. S. Drewry, NJ. A.,(Univ. d ya.l,
Instructor in Mathematics, French
and Natural Science.
Sidney S. Kellam, Assistant in La
tin, Mathematics and English.
Miss Mariana P. Higgins, Teacher
in Preparatory Department.
Miss Mary E. Bull, IN. E. Conser.
vatory), Teacher of instrumental
Music.
Mrs. Frank P. Brent, Teacher Of
Vocal and Instrumental Music.
The coming session will open on
Wednesday. September Goth.
This historic school, which was
chartered in 1856, is now located at
the College Place in Onancock, the
most beautiful and eligible site on
the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The
grounds, which are high and well
drained, cover about six acres, all
beautifully shaded with native forest
trees. The buildings are ample for
the accommodation of $50 pupils, and
an additional school building will be
erected on the grounds in the near
future.
For terms and further particulars
apply to
Onancock, Va.
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II UNI b R,
Builders Material, &c.

Our stock consists in part as follows:
100000 cypress shingles assorted,
100000 cypress and pine plastering
laths,
IS, 900 #. of kiln dried tongued and
grooved flooring,
10000 it. seasoned weather boarding,
5000 it. cypress well tubing,
$4,000 it. pine heart & cypress railing,
10000 #. North Carolina pine heart,
assorted-in weather boards,
window framing, sills, step
ping, etc.
40, 900 # merchantable scantling and
framing,
80, 900 It. boards.
10000 bricks,
100 tons coal.
And we have large and select
stock of locks, butts, screws and
builders hardware, ready mixed
paints. sash, doors and blinds,
mouldings, brackets, lime, hair, &c,
as we'll as many other things
in our line too numerous to
mention all of which we are selling
low for cash. Reader if you are in
need of anything in our line call and
inspect our stock before buying, we
will save you money.
Respectfully yours,
S. <. MARTIN & CO.,
uT1f VI
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Are You Going to Paint This Spring?

you Longman & Martinez Paints only the most
durable but also the oohe handsomes cheapest paints
made IN the World To-day They absolutely
IN appearance and durabony the purest nseed oil and
pest are used in their manufacture you them
you will never again the inferior brands flooding
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large stock of all the popular coors constantly hand
stains OF all shades of COLOR Vanishes Hard OIL Turpenne
pure Lnseed OIL Brushes and painters supplies generally
Color cards and prices furnished on application.
.. u. BYRD MappsviiIe, Va.
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reducing the Strain.

sMr. Pennersby," said the city editor
to the reporter, "did you write this SEN
tence-sthe congressman stood speech
less with amazement?
eyes. Is there anything wrong with
it?"
"Well, I don't know. Unless you are
very sure of your facts, we'd better
change 1t to the congressman was
amazed "-Washington Star.
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+" stops for passengers on signal toconductor
*"daily, except Sunday.
II. w. Dunno, Sup't
Cape Charles City, Va
R. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
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NBV YORK. PHILA. & NOR.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30
MaIIi sslJle
FROM EDITOR WRIGHT.
THE PUSH AND BRAINS Of The
HAVERHILL GAZETTE.
For Correct Thinking. Healthy
Nerves are Necessary.
In Worry, Not Work; In Excite
ment, Not Labor, is the Peril.

For correct thinking a healthy brain is
necessary. Il is necessary as well 1or
peace of mind and body
In worry, not work; IN excitement, not
calm labor lies the greatest peril; and
that peril is greater as the wear ana Tear
of modern life increases.
4 brain that only gets Just enough nonr-
ishment to keep it alive will not produce
much. and will not develop its powers. IL
is in recognition of this fact that SO many
eminent workers in the literary field have
been publicly recommending that great
restorer of vitality, paine's celery COM
pound.
Few newspaper men are better known
than the able aud energetic editor or the
Haverhil, Mass, Gazette, Mr.. John b.
Wright, who, by the way, is "A near rela-
tive of Bostons most famous editor.
Mr.. Wright, In letter to the Wells q
Richardson Co, says:
II have used paine's celery compound
with marked beneficial results. As nerve
tonic and sleep promoter | consider it far
ahead of anything IN the market To-Day.
1t has certainly beer Of great assistance
to me when tired and over worked
Mental strain demands nourishment 1t
is for this that SO many eminent lawyers,
active politicians, journalists, hart-headed
business men, church meu, children and
their others take Palne's celery COM
pound.
There is no question about its virtue.
Physicians have long prescribed il: year IN
and year ont testimonials by hundreds
have been accommodating, so that an intel
ligent man knows what he Is taking, and
what its results have been III Cases just
like his OWN
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The Indian Ifcsnf,iii.

A hornbill is something like a big
magpie in all its sly tricks and ways.
It catches little ball of food. if thrown
to it. with sharpness and precision
worthy Of a'cric1eter On one occasion.
when Mrs Hornbill had made herself a
nest in hollow in the trunk of the tree
IN their house and deposited her eggs
in 1t. Mr. Hornbill came and plastered
up the opening with mud, leaving only
space sufficient for him to insert his
bill and feed the female and the nest
hngs- He feeds them in very affec-
tionate manner, by throwing up from
his own stomach pellets of food, envel-
oped, something like sausage in gig
zard sacs9 formed of portions of the in
terror lining of his own stomach. This
Is perhaps more curious than nice
Longman's Magazine
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BLOWING A SAFE.

Three Burglars Succeed Beyond Their
Widest Anticipaticns.
81 met thief one day." said Andy
Rphan, at the ST. Louis convention of
chiefs of police, whom had not seen
for a long time. ! asked him what had
become of his partner.
"'Oh, the last | saw of him was an
arm replied the thief
"'What do you mean?' asked.
well, it was just this way. Three
Of us went down to a little town in
Ohio to work hardware store. The
old man who owned it was the banker
for all the people in the village. and we
expected to make a good haul But,
alas! we met with sad disappointment.
We broke into the store and found
ghost all right
"A ghost means safe in thieves par
lance" explained Rohan.
1--we found a ghost, continued the
thief, and the boys went to work to
blow it open with powder. Luckily for
NE, was piping off on the outside
while my two pals did the inside work.
They lighted the fuse and stepped away
about five feet behind partition. The
explosion that occurred blew the whole
building down, and all that was ever
found of my pal was an arm
What was the trOuble?'
"'Well, the old fellow who owned
the store was very stingy. He sold
dynamite, and in order to escape high
insurance rates put it in his safe. My
poor pal! It's too bad.'-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

A clergyman in Scotland invited
bishop Selwyn 20 preach in his church.
His lordship gave an impressive and
beautiful sermon. which at the same
time was perfectly plain and simple.
Inc rector was delighted. and said sc
on meeting one Of the most regular
mem oers OF his congregation. Wen,
sir. ] don't think 50 much Of Il. re-
Joined The man. 1t was so simple any
chllo could have understood it For nv
part Ike a sermon that confuses vour
mead Tor week. | don't know any
which beats yours for that sir
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gone. The raw winds went whirling
out to sea as the spring advanced, and
the flower beds around Peter Greg's
forlorn cottage showed red and yellow,
like the plumage Of some brilliant bird
dropped outside forsallen nest. Within
cobwcbs hung from the rafters like
mid-air shadows, and the furniture
seemed to have taken root through a
thin soil Of dust. a clock OF the man
tel shelf had long ago run itself down,
adding another dumb face to the long
row OF dolls beside it. A child's faded
dress hung on peg; near by little
chair held a half-darned sock in which
thin BILE ard scissors, long undisturbed,
had rusted. The child was gone. The
only tenant of the room on this June
morning was the shadow OF Greg as he
stood. in the doorway.
He was a shattered old man-once
vigorous, now wrecked and thrown
upon the shore, disabled, and past re-
pair. He raised his hand to his eyes
and looked out to sea. Before him
stretched the sand-pit where the boats
were moored. Shoreward, in q brown
rent of the hills, lay the village, with
its patchwork Of roofs, squares of
shadow, and shining angles, its motley
juts Of chimneys sending up everywhere
little vaporv biurS, and its lance-iil1e
church-spire, cleaning now, point Of
light against the sky. The villagers
could be seen trudging to church. and
the Changing of the bell sounded mellow
on the wind. At the sound, Greg left the
house, climbed into dory, and fell to
splicing nets.
'H'mr' he muttered, ''ye don't catch
me a-foolin' and lain round o Sun
day. like work was a curse instead of a
blessin', and warnt fit to be done on
the Lords day"
Presently he was accosted by a
stranger, whom he had noticed wander
ing about the beach.
"A fine morning. sir: breeze land
ward. Blows the fish in, do es it not? A
pity it's Sunday"
Sunday or no Sunday, throws in
when l pleases,' Greg answered. sui
lenly.
Then, perhaps, I can engage you to
row me down to the Glades," said the
young man. I've been trying to find
some one who was not going to church.
Pious community, isn't it?''
well, they mostly Is, except me;
though | thank the Lord | amt too
pious TO do friendly turn o Sundays.
Jump in. l was thinhin' O droppin'
down to that rocky pint below: that's
where spends my Sundays. It's alters
Sunday TO me whenever l goes there"
Good fishing grounds, eh?" asked the
other, as they pushed off.
Greg frowned. Nav, / never fish
there. Ye kin veer on to another track,
sir. ifye don't want to rilc me-" and then,
after pause, and speaking half to him
self, 1T was on them rocks l seen her
last"
''Whom?" the young man asked with
pardonable interest.
Greg fastened the halyard, folded his
arms, and looked out over the water
''She was my darter, sir; the pretti-
est, hkellest leetle 'un that ever drawed
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breath. She was drowned, without
mercy, without warnin'."
The stranger looked at him 1eenly.
VIII You tell ne about it?" ne asked.
Believe ME, do not ask from idle curl
oSity."
The tone was respectful, kind. Greg
had resisted sympathy, for it came from
unsutfering friends. who were troubled
more for the condition Of his soul than
of his heart; but this genuine pity
touched him. and he was moved to
speak.
she was all the world 20 me after
'er mother died. | kin rememb Der now
them soft eyes o hern-leetle bits g.
blue sky. Every mornia' at sunup She
was a-stirrin' and singin' about the
house. Yc'd a thought she lived per-
petua, in the hollow o the Almigh;y's
hand. OF evenin's, she'd set on the
doorstep and sing 'er hymns. Oh. them
hymns, them hyuus.-how they'd come
a-dri fin acrost the water to me. There
warn't no music o this earth like 'er
voice. believed in Heaven every time
| heord It
One o them hymns She loved more'u
all the rest. u was: Pass me not, .
gentle Saviour Every cvenin' l could
hear it a long ways OF Is was aeon
in home. and she se;tin' on the rocks
waltin fur me. She sung it Ike She
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

A robust German woman was be-
i fore Judge McAdam, of the superior
,court of New York, recently. asking
for separation from an evidently hen
pecl1ed husband. While the husband
was timidly giving evidence that
showed the true state of affairs, the
wife scowled ominously. AS he left
( the stand she went for him. A court
attendant, who was about to restrain
her, was called back by Judge McAdam.
I The woman, who charged cruelty, hit
\ the little man blow that knocked him
over a chair. THAT will do, madam,
said the judge: your physical evidence
is much stronger than the oral testi-
mony Your case is dismissed