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No11cE-I will take few colts on
pasturage, after tine first of May. B.
Fentress. Trower P. o..
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NoT1cE-My mill is again in good
repair and all orders can now be
promptly filled. A. j. Lilliston.
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GRAY EAGLE-Will be at Drum
hometown, April Court, the 25th and
Goth, and every other Monday and
Tuesday thereafter, during the
spring season of 1893. Terms to in
sure mare in foal, $35, single SER
vice, $50. All bills payable to the
undersigned. J.. T. Parker, Horn
town, Va.
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BUSINESS NOTICES

For RENT-Farnr at Accomac O..
H.. al. present occupied by Wesley
Nv. Bull. Tor terms, apply to j: r..
Fletcher, Jr., agent for Miss >. r.
1W;llston.
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NoT1oE-Those wishing their
houses painted or repainted, either
by day or contract, can get it done
cheap, by applying to E. s. Oldham,
Temperanceville, Va.
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FOR RENT-For one or term Of
wears, the store and dwell
ing house occupied by Mrs.
E. A. Merrill for several years, situa-
ted on Main Street, near store of F.
T., Sc F. NJ. Boggs. 1t is comfortably
and conveniently arranged and the
location, Tor purposes for which it
has been used, Jhe, best in the town.
G.. b. Fosque, Onancocn, Va.
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PsyUse Nacirema for good bread.

To FARMERS AND PLANTERs-We
are prepared to supply our patrons
with ali kinds OF first-class seed, such
as: Choice "Houlton Early Rose, y
Beauty of Hebron" Jersey Seed
Sweets,n extra early peas, beans, &e.
All orders must be accompanied with
the cash or satisfactory reference.
Silverthorn & Co., 3O9 South Front
street, Philadelphia.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-27

Nor1cE-I offer for sale at private
contract farm situated in two miles
of New Church station. containing
1O7 acres-40 acres of cleared land.
There is small building on same:
but it is located near q saw mill and
the premises has on it ample building
material. 1t can be bought for $500
on reasonable credit. VIM. Fl. Miles,
Atlantic.
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HoRsEs-A drove just received and
for sale. B. w. Mears, Keller, Va.
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WANrED-5OO hogs. Will pay mar
ket price in trade or cash. B.r-W.
Mears s. Son, Keller.
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GODS
Ladies Department.


DRESS GOODS of the best styles
u and shades of as good quality
and as low prices as can be found in
the largest retail stores in the cities.
These goods are selected after most
careful inspection of the stocks of the
best wholesale and retail stores, hav-
ing first fully acquainted ourselves
with the fashions of the season. This
line has elected admiration as being
sufficient in variety to suit the tastes
OF all.
A line of beautiful Trimmings to
suit the above goods.
A good stock of Corsets of the best
brands in white, ecrue and black;
Shirt Waists, Fancy Collars and Cuffs,
Bandeaux, Ties, Gloves in Kid, Silk
and Taffeta; and good stock of gen.
eral Notions.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-27

Losr-A cream colored pug dog
strayed from the store of NJ. S. Wal
den 81 Co., near almshouse, Monday,
May 22nd. Answers to the name OF
Prince. Liberal reward will be paid
for his return to undersigned. Mrs
s. c.. Hall.
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For SALE-House and lot con-
tanning one and one quarter acres.
the house has six (6) large rooms with
cook room attached-good water,
nice shade and healthy location,
situated on Lee street, Belle Haven.
Va. Will sell before renting out
time. John r. Floyd, Belle Haven.
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Nor1cE-Strayed from my prem
Uses. April 18th, a light yellow Alder
ney heifer,3 white feet and white I'M
der her. Will pay So reward for IN
formation of her whereabouts, when
leads to her recovery. A. s. Mears,
Gargatha, Va.
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Baby carriages just arrived at
.Ames, Shield g. CO., Onancock.
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For SAbE-My house and lot in
D rummondtown. Geo. B. Finney.
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1 can have Mixture B" and Fish
Mixture F'' at your station the next
day after the reception of your order.
Let them come.
LIN ock, agent.
Temp erancey vile,
March s1st, 1893
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-27
v aluable Farm
For Sale At
Private Contract.
VALUABLE TRUCKING FARM
onancock, va.

All these lots are nice high lands,
fronting public road-and excellent
building sites.
The residue of the farm, including
the buildings, contains 78a acres,
more or less, Of which about 80 acres
lis arabic and fine trucking land, the
balance well set in pine thicket and
first growth oak and pine timber:
Any person wishing to purchase
the whole or any part OF the ABOVE
farm, all of which will De SOLO on
reasonable terms, will apply to the
undersigned, 80 = n1c rs; sss
Siroceo, 9.
Agent for Mrs. Sally p
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Losr.-On the way from Keller to
Onancock, on Friday of last week,
note book with red back, containing
S61. so in cash and check for $3.50.
II. e. Westcott, Grangeville, Va.
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BoARDINa-Permanent and tran
sient at GIL w. Fayette ST., Balti
more. Md. Mrs. Lille D. Nelson.
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NoTIcE-I am now located at the
Fair grounds, (Cape Charles, where /
am prepared to drive horses and
colts until the Eastern Shore fairs
are over. Charges reasonable and
satisfaction guaranteed to those that
see fit to give me patronage. Refer
ence given if necessary. b. T..
James, Cape Charles, Va.
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Shoes

Button Boots, hand and machine
made, in Dongola and Wei Kid, styles
Richmond Toe, City Toe, Opera Toe
and Pointed Toe, tipped and plain,
Butchers in black and russell of good
quality; in low cut-Oxford Ties, OK
ford Butcher Ties, Prince Albert and
Juliet, in black. tan and russell.
Parasols and Umbrellas large
stock from low grades to very fine.
Drapery Fringes. Silkalines and Felts.
Spring Wraps,
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For SALE-The stock OF general
merchandise in the Birmingham
store house in Wachapreague. This
is rare chance for any one desiring
to engage in business, as there is but
one other general store in the place
"a town of several hundred inhabi-
tants. Apply to B. S. Rich or N. B.
Rich, Wachapreague, Va.
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SPRING AND
SUMMER GOODS.

Our Spring and Summer Goods
are now open for inspection
which were bought in Northern
cities at rock bottom prices.
When you want to buy
Dry Goods. Motions. &c.
call and see us. We buy for
cash and we buy to sell, we buy
direct and we buy in quantities,
you s.;1lolsHaNs find our stock
complete, we sell at one piIvo
and that the lowest, we treat
you courteously. A satisfied
customer is our best advertise
ment. Our constant aim is to
give you the
BEST GOODS AT BOTTOM PRICES.
We make your interests ours.
Your child will be served as
cheaply and politely as yourself:
Comparison of our styles and
prices will convince you that
you should trade with us. To
convince you of our low prices
we give you a few of the prices:
Mems Straw Hats at sets.
Boys Acts;
IS Envelopes for sets. and so on.
Our terms are cash, no time,
no discount, spot cash on de-
livery. Respectfully,
w. j. HALL C SON,
Belinda, Va.
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e
Mr.. Robert L. Shield mutilated
his hand5badly last Saturday while
opening a goods box. The wound
WAS quite serious in it's character.
Appropriatos children's day exer-
cises occurred IN the III. Il. Church,
South. on Sunday last The church
was prettily decorated for the occa-.
sion.
The Commencement exercises of
the two academies, which will occur
shortly, promise to prove exception
ally interesting and more than us
ually elaborate
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-27

Upshur B. Quinby, trustee, will
sell at public auction, in front of B..
w. Mears g. Sons store at Keller, on
Thursday, June s, 1893, about 4 o.
clock p. M, the lot belonging to VIM.
A. Warrington, near F. T. Stockley's
store. This lot is well located, and
has on it large two-story dwelling
and necessary outbuildings. See pos
tiers for full particulars.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-27

Thomas W. Russell, special COM
missioner and attorney-in-fact, will
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, on Saturday, 18th day of June,
at 80 O'Clock, in Onancock, the real
estate of which Arthur NJ. Rodgers
died seized and possessed, situated in
Onancock and consisting of one fine
house and lot, ten valuable
building lots and one small farm.
Consult posters, or call upon or write
to the special commissioner for par
ticulars.
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aw Jas. Myer & Co.'S Nacirema.
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Real Estate at Aucrion.

L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, srd day
of June, at 8 O'clock, p. g., on HE 1s
premises. the valuable t,z.ct Of land
Of which David P. Meec.s died saizeiif
ana possessed, located in about 2
1iinliles of louisville, and q miles of
Melfa station. For terms see posters.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-27

Advertisements of the following
we'll known and first class commits
sion merchants, which we cordially
commend to the patronage of our
shippers. appear in this issue of the
ENTERPRISE: Child s. Tappen, Pal
mer Rivenburg & Co., S. Fl. & E. Fl.
Frost, John H. Newton. J.. H. Much
Ter. G. w. Leifried, Pape & Deyo, j.
II. Bahrenburg. Bro. & Co., Hutch
inson & Co, Geo. W. Tull & Co., OF
New York. and 8. w. Powell & Co.,
of Philadelphia.
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N oTIcE-The undersigned left for
/ Maryland with a lot of hogs yester-
day, (19th), but will return in few
days to the county to buy and re-
ceiye hogs from all parties who have
them to sell-also to handle colts.
Write to me at Eastyille and Acco-
mac G. H. 81. Belts.
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LOCAL NEWS.

The Board of Supervisors meet on
the 14th day of June next.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-27

The holidays passed off quite live
ly with w
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15
The result OF that attempted escape

The result OF that attempted escape
from the California state prison should
be made generally known to every Jail
bird in the country. The industry Of
breaking jail has not been especially
successful Of late, Q accompanied BY
the most hopeful consequences. But a
few more incidents OF this kind, and OF
the kind which resulted from the es-
cape OF two murderers recently from
sing SING, would have q decidedly de
terrent effect upon the criminals who
ore paying the penalties Of their crimes
81 awaiting the paying OF such penal
'ties. That Sontag faInily seems -
Inaye been d hopeful lot sEl.sa
|MkME-S&SAS4 44*M
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15
pLoW. THOU WINTER WIND,

Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art n ot so unlfnd -
As mans inyratitude:
Thy tooth Is not SO keen,
Because thou art not seen. a..
Although thy breath be rude.
Aeigh-hOl sing, heigh.hO! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere
folly:
Then heigh-ho. the, hoalyl
This life Is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That does not bite so nigh
AS benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting Is not so sharp
As friend not.
Hefgh.ho! sing, heiyh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is f~eigning, most lovin! more
folly:
Then heigh-ho, the holly:
This life Is most jolly.
Prom As You Like It
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

Sir Henry Trueman Wood, secretary
Of the British commission to the worlds
fair, says that American electricians
and machine builders outrank the Brit
ish. This Is an admission which no
true-born ~Engiishman could be expect
ed to make. Were it not for the pre-
fix "sir'' there would be ample reason
to question the nationality Of Henry
Trueman Wood.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15
INDIAN SOLDIERS,
Thinks They should He Trained she
Same AZ Whitss-

Thinks They Should He Trained she
Same as Whites
Captain 2. III. Ray, Eighth infantry.
in command OF q company of Indian
soldiers at Fort Washakie, In q re-
cent interview on the value OF the In
dian as a soldier said: II believe and
know that the Indian, if properly
handled, car make a good soldier.
The trouble is he is not generally so
handled. The present practice is to
subject him to the methods prescribed
for the white man. This is mistake.
You cannot make him q good imita-
tion Of q white soldier. He should
be taken as an Indian and trained as
such, and his original traits and
good qualities should be perpetuated.
Except as to minor regulations, such
as those relating to food and cloth
ing, he should be governed as an In
dian, pure and simple. As to. the In
dams capacity for military service,
there is much adverse criticism. So
many have failed in trying to make q
soldier Of him that the government
is somewhat discouraged at the PROS
pect. Secretary Ekins., the last
secretary Of war, shared this feeling.
What the present secretary's policy
will be | know not. Ihope, however,
that he will not take this view, for |
candidly believe that there Is not
another influence SO potent for good
upon the Indian generally as the idea
| Of allowing than IN ro.fioiro4o -
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

went into 4 store and got II. don't
know whether 1t was charged or not,
and 1t didn't make much difference.
Probably the dealers advertising and
subscription bill was enough to cover
the cost; II not, no matter. The bar
Der shaved on account, and on &C.
count the grocer sold potatoes. Into
that Eden Of delights came the SER
pent when our feeble imitator across
the way got the telegraph plate
service away from us. His circula.
ton doubled right away; ours, alas!
didn't."-Willis B. Hawkins in
Brains.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

The police investigation at Madrid of
the recent bomb throwing has devel-
oped the fact that the anarchists have
an International combination. The ma
uons of Europe win be compelled to
make concerted efforts against the Or
ganiZation.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

Russia has her treaty; but when she
gets anybody out Of this country on
trumped-up charges she will be a good
deal older country. Every person she
seeks to extradite will have a full hear
ing here upon the merits of the case,
and the evidence will have to be over
Whelming.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

The oldest bank notes are the flying
money, or Convenient money first
issued in China, 1897 b. g. Originally
these notes were issued by the treasury.
but experience dictated q change to
the banks under government inspection
and control. The notes were printed
ia blue ink on paper made from the
fiber Of the mulberry tree. One issued
in 1899 b. g. 10 still carefully pre-
served in the Asiatic museum: at st
Petersburg.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

A constant and large increase is not
ed in the output Of the oil wells of the
Caspian region. About 5000 tons are
exported every working day Of the
year from Batoum alone, and the ex-
ports Of last year were G3,633 tons in
excess of those of the previous year.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

A silken prayer book has been woven
at Lyons, in France, the completion of
which took three years. The prayers
are not printed Oh the silk, but Wcv en-.
Five hundred copies We're struck off
the loom and are bought for wedding
presents by rich people.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

In 1909 Spain was visited by a swell
tering temperature that Is described
as fearful. Madrid and other cities
were deserted, and the streets silent.
Laborers died in the fields, and the
vines were scorched and blasted as il
by a simeon.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15
TAKEN FOR A NlHlLlsr.

@Es .s =- .4@. N -
A Young Man who Travelled Through
Europe without . Passport.
It was In the spring of 1881, short
ly after the assassination OF Alexan-
der H., car of all the Russias. /
was at the time only 10 years old, but
! felt extremely important and man
ly, as I had my sister in charge and
we we're making the tour of Europe,
says a writer in the New York Her
aid. @e~ 49, ~.
/ had neglected to get a passport,
having been told that passports were
not necessary unless one intended to
travel in the Levant or in Russia.
Ny stay in Leipzig during the
winter had been utilized in getting
acquainted with the German Ian
guage, and I plumed myself that l
could both speak and write it credit
ably when we started for Italy. W.
reached Vienna one beautiful morn
ing in May.
On entering a hotel in Europe lin
stead of being confronted with q
hotel register as with us) n is
given a printed slip-''schein," as it
is called in aGerman-to fill out.
"Where born" ''of what country a
Citizen" occupation" "destina-
tion," ETC., are some of the questions
that the police expect to have
answered.
l was feeling my oats a little, and
to show off my knowledge of German
I filled out the "schein," that the
proprietor of the hotel de France
Ringstrasse. gave me, in German,
using the German characters, and
signed my name in as unintelligible
q manner as a bank president. I now
sign my name SO. that each letter in
it is distinct.
The whole makeup of this "schein"
evidently struck the police as Curl
GUS. A New Yorker with q poly
syllable name which might have
been Russian, not only from it's
length but because of its unintelligi-
bility, who, instead of using the
English language. answered the
various queries in the .schein" in
good, legihle Gothic German charac-
ters, aroused suspicion at police head
quarters
l might have been taken for a Rus
sian from Riga and my sister one
from Odessa. I being fair and she
dark. The secret POLICE of Vienna
had their eyes upon me, and. judging
from what happened, obviously con-
sidered me a dangerous person.
On the third morning IN Vienna,
just as l was about to start for Ven
ice. was wanted, and taken in
charge by a scrupqlously dressed
emissary Of the Vienna police, who
was thoroughly gentlemanly and OPP
pressiVely polite.
was escorted to police head
quarters and put through Q rigid ex-
animation in a somber room in that
huge bailding. l believe the secret
police of Vienna know more about
my life than my mother does. My
examination lasted three hours. /
was ordered not to leave Vienna for
f~orty-eight hours, and not then with
out permission. did not get pro-
yoked. / rather liked the situation,
and | would not have called upon
the United States minister far worlds.
In the end my story was evidently
proved to be correct, and was final
~ allowed to pass for an American,
notwithstanding the suspicioas fact
that before starting on my travels l
had been living in Leipzig under the
roof OF q Frau Jeuchnowsky.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

. A decree has been issued in Belgium
forbidding any Belgian to capture or
destroy frogs, to consign them by any
conveyance, to expose them for sale,
or to buy or sell them, either whole or
in part. King Leopold is determined
his subjects shall cease to be frog eat
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

Rev. DR.. Barrett Of Georgia, who sue
cessfully conducted three churches and
q m%oonshine distillery until the revenue
officers closed up the last named enter
prise, evidently failed to see the dis
tinction between spiritual and spiritu-
Gus consolation and was a firm believ-
er in both. 1t is q pity to cut short
so useful and versatile q career.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

by the way what relation is the sum
mer girl to the winter girl? There
is such a lack of resemblance between
the two that one could easily believe
they belong to different races.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

Chicago's directory indicates a popu-
iation of 100000. In order to obtain
this figure, however, the number Of
names in the directory IL multiplied by
four. The estimate is ridiculous. Two
and q half is a fair muitiplter in direc-
tory estimates and on that basis Chi
cago has $780, OO inhabitants. Chi
cago il big enough without the doubt.
full assistance OF ridiculous claims.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

The drouth in Holland has given q
marked value to drinking water, and
it is selling at two cents a pailful. In
that country the people generally drink
''schnaps" instead Of water, and water
must be very scarce when it can fetch
such a high price.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

I Very few Spanish emigrants come to
the United States in proportion to he
ratio from other countries. SPAN has
a population of 17.JO0.OOO. Last year
"a, 1000 emigrants went to South Amer
lea, $4,000 to Central America and
1000 to Africa.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15
The conntry Editor.

ssFor seven years ! had no use for
money. Ny. paper was published in
8 small town III Illinois. Everybody
in town owed the paper, tile paper
owed everybody, and 20 one ever
thought Of settling an account on
either side. IL / went anywhere on
the railroad had 9 pass. il 4
wanted . suit Of clothes or ham I
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-15

The Oldest ruins in the world are
probably the rock-cut temples Of Ip-
sambul in Nubia, on the Nile. They
are over 1900 years old.