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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
CreSu..

If you have a crest-and if you
haven't your jeweler can design one for
you at a small expense-donot be salts
fed with engraving it OH your silver,
embroidering it OH house and personal
linen and painting it Oh the panels Of
your carriage, but put it on your front
door also, this way: Your front door is
either of heavy grained oak, bearing an
iron Mocker, the upper half of glass
overland with wrought iron grille, or
it is all of white enamel, bears brass
kmocker and the number Of the house in
inlaid Roman numerals of brass. The
upper panels of the house are replaced
by heavy sheet Of French plate glass
set in brass rim. So far very good.
Now, inside that glass must be covered
by q curtain to screen your privacy from
the outer world Be sure the curtain is
of the finest French muslin, gathered
above and below on brass rods, and right
in the center of the curtain must appear
in French embroidery your crest, elab-
-orately worked, SO that whoever rings
your bell may know that you do not lack
one and that you are not ashamed to
show it to the world -Demorest' IS Mag
azine
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
THE DOVE AS A CONPARIsON.


1 am going to preach something which
some of you do not believe, and that is
that the grandest possible adornment is
the religion of Jesus Christ. There are
great many people who suppose that
religion is very different thing from
what it really is The reason men con-
denim the Bible is because they do not
understand the Bible. They have not
properly examined It. DR.. johnson said
that Hume told a minister in the bishop
ric Of Durham that he had never par
ticularly examined the New Testament,
yet all his life warning against it. Hal
ley, the astronomer, announced his skep-
ticism to Sir Isaac Newton, and Sir Isaac
Newton said: "Now, sir, I have exam
ined the subject, and you have not. And
I am ashamed that you, processing to be
philosopher, consent to condemn a
thing you have never examined"
And so men reject the religion of Jesus
Christ because they really have never in
vestigated it, They think it something
undesirable, something that will not
work, something Pecksniffian, something
hypocritical, something repulsive, when
it is so bright and so beautiful you might
compare it to chafinch, you might COM
pare it to a robin red breast, you might
compare it to a dove-its wings covered
with silver and its feathers with yellow
gold.
But how is it if young man becomes
Christian? All through the clubrooms
where he associates, all through the bust
ness circles where he is known, there IS
commiseration. They say, "Whata pity
that a young man who had such bright
prospects should SO have been despoiled
by those Christians, giving up all his
worldly prospects for something which
is of no particular present worthF Here
is young woman who becomes Chris
tian-her voice, her face, her manners
the charm of the drawing room.
Now all through the fashionable cir
cles the whisper goes, What IL pity that
such br t light should have been ex-
tinguisheG, that suc!: a graceful gait
should be crippled, THAT suc! worldly
prospects should be oDliterated!" An,
nv friends. it c&l be shown that re-
ligion's ways are ways CT p'easantness
and that all her paths are peace; that re-
ligion, instead CT being dark and doleful
and lachrymose and repalsive, is bright
and beautiful, faircr than a dove, its
wings covered with silver and its feath-
ers with yellow gold.
DROWNING TROUBLE.
See in the firstplace. what religion will
do for mans heart. l care not how
cheerful man may naturally be before
conversion, conversion brings him up to
higher standard of cheerfulness. do
not say he will laugh any louder. do
not say but he may stand back from
some forms of hilarity in which he once
INDUCED, but there comes into his soul
an immense satisfaction. A young man
not Christian depends upon worldly
successes to keep his spirits up. Now
he is prospered, now he has large sal
airy, now he has a beautiful wardrobe,
now he has pleasant friends, now he has
more money than he, knows how to
spend. Everything goes bright and well
| with him.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
Women and Bank accounts.

Mr.. Paul, president of the Gansevoort
bank of New York, thinks that "every
wife in the land should have bank ac-
count on her wedding day and some
thing, however small, deposited to her
credit by her father or husband. Let
her pay her bills with checks. Let her
make them out for $500 as often as
they arc required. A little banking is
the very best lesson in practical arith-
metic young woman can have. 1t
teaches her the real meaning of bust
ness. When the check is returned, it is
receipt, one Of those things to which
few women attach importance. " There
are number Of gentle depositors in the
"goose market" bank, and President
Paul has an exaggerated tenderness for
them all. "They do business on bust
ness principles, " he says, "and they are
womanly. What more can l say i'll their
fovor2''
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
A Born Lawyer.

A lawyer advertised for clerk.
The next morning the Office was
crowded with applicants-all bright
and many suitable. He bade them
wait till all should arrive, and then
arranged them all in a row, and said
he would tell them a story, note their
comments, and judge from that whom
he would choose.
ga certain farmer" began the law
yer, was troubled with a red SPUR.
rel that got in through hole in his
barn and stole his seed corn. He re-
solved to kill the squirrel at the first
opportunity. Seeing him go in at
the hole one noon, he took his shot
gun and fired away; the first shot set
the barn on fire.
did the barn burn?" said one of
the boys.
The lawyer without answering
continued: And seeing the barn on
fire, the farmer seized a pail of water
and ran to put it out.
did he put it out?" said another.
LAS he passed inside, the door shut
to, and the barn was soon in flames.
When the hired girl rushed out with
more water
Did they all burn up?" said an
other boy.
The lawyer went on without an
swer; Then the old lady came out,
and all was noise and confusion, and
everybody was trying to put out the
fire.
Did any one burn up?' said an
other.
The lawyer said: "There, that will
do; you have all shown great interest
in the story" But observing one
little brighteyed fellow in deep 81
lence, he said: Now my little man,
what have you to say?"
The little fellow blushed, grew I'M
easy and stammered out: II want to
know what became of that squirrel;
that's what want to know.
You'll do" said the lawyer; "you
are my man; you have not been
switched off by a confusion and
barn burning, and the hired girls and
water pals. You have kept your
eye on the squirrel. Tact in Court.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
A Neat Reply.

One of the anecdotes told of Ben
jamin Franklin's youth is in connec-
ton with his visit to London when
10 years old. He was in search of
work, and, having learned the print
er's trade, went straight to print
ing office and made known his
errand. The foreman was rather
supercilious, and said: 'Ah, a lad
from America seeking employ
ment as printer. Well,
do you really understand the
art of printing? Can you set type?"
Young Franklin stepped to one of
the cases and in brief space set up
these words from the first chapter of
Johns gospel: Nathaniel said unto
him, Can any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him,
Come and see." The text conveyed
such a delicate rebuke, and the work
was done so quickly and accurately,
that position was granted him at
nce.-Western Christian Advocate.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
The Value of Paint and Whitewash.

The season is now at hand for
whitewashing and the application of
paint. The most profitable economy
of which the owner of such property
as requires paint or whitewash can
exercise is the use of these two great
ornamenters and protectors from the
destroying effects of the weather.
The free,but judicious use of either
or both will pay an hundred fold in
the protection of wood. Clean up
the premises and get things in sani-
tary order for the warm weather.
Well whitewashed fences, walls and
outbuildings make your premises
look neat, cheerful, prosperous and
comfortable. The cost of attending
to this matter is small, and it is the
duty of every property-holder to
make this improvement as soon as
the weather permits. The air of
GOODNESS and of freshness which it in
sures is of itself sufficient return
for the small outlay of money and
the labor consumed.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
Learn to Live More at Home.

A great many truckers will haul g.
few dollars worth of vegeta bles to
market and return with a few bales
of hay, a few pounds of pork,
bucket of lard and 'sundry other
articles that could have been raised
on the farm at very little expense.
The hay costs an average the year
round about fifteen dollars per ton
and the haul home. In nine cases
out of ten there is land laying OUT
on the farm that would produce two
tons of hay to the acre with little or
no fertilizing material. Now there
should be money in hay sold at fif
teen dollars ton On the farm; there
should be Giving profit in farm
ing where one acre will yield thirty
dollars with as little trouble as that
required by the hay crop. If the
trucker prefers to take home a load
rather than go empty, it would be
more to his credit to haul a load of
manure Or sack of fertilizer in go
of the hay. ss,a
The bacon costs on an avg s. = 8
hams, shoulders and sid z -
mately twelve cents a
pure lard no less. 5go or q
pTo5sFfv-rsd, that wo III s.
fairly low estimate four
pounds could be kept larg& q
the waste from the truck patcHeA
and when fattened the cost would
hardly exceed ten dollars, spent in
driblets, but the saving amounts to
dollars. 1t often happens that veg
etables become drug on the mark
cts and it does not pay to haul them;
at such times they are permitted to
rot and are no benefit to any one.
A few good thrifty pigs will eat to-
matoes, squash, melons and such
other perishable vegetables and
thrive with but a small ration of
bran or corn: corn field planted
with some variety of field peas will
produce enough feed to carry the
hogs through the fall, and little corn
soon puts them in prime condition
for killing A dollar saved is the
best Observation-Disclosures South.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07

We want bright boy at each Postofce in Accomac ana
Northampton Counties.
For particulars send postal to
Don't forget Crystal and Grown nous
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
Trumpet Calls.

The man of faith is willing that
God shall take as much time as He
wants in which to explain Himself.
For the heart to consent that any
kind of wrong shall live, is vote
for the devil to be prince of this
world.
One reason why there is not more
good being done is because so many
people want to wait until tomorrow
TO begin.
God gave His son to save the world,
and some men who sit pretty well
forward in church give % cents
year to help tell the heather about
it.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07

The Usual Great Audience Enraptured Over
His Glowing Discourse-Trials and Temp
tations of the WorId-A Curious Text and
Unique Sermon.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-04-07
Organized Insurance in Force, SS5OOoOOO'
ppvdsnt Savings Tsife .Assurance S'cety
Of NeW York.
Insurance in Force, $s5. 100000
Organized 1915.
SHEPPARD ROMANS, President and Actuary.
STEBBINS LAWSON, General Agents Tor Virgins

The Provent Society," which Messrs Stebbns
Virginia. the reEable
Mr. Tor
He the successful business men IN south
agreeable gentleman
sufficient of its integrity
Taylor this
Virginia. and take pleasure
I'm 'N' ~ iNN
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

When q state legislature sug-
gests that the price Of an upper
berth is too high Mr.. Pullman ex-
plains that his company makes not
dollar out of its sleeping car bus
iusss, that all the profit comes from
car building. When his workmen
protest..against reduction of wages
be explains that no is building cars
for less than cost and couldn't live
if it were not for his travelling
lodging houses.-Uhicago Herald.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

Prescott has a surplus of he gos-
sips-pantalooned old maids, walk
ing nonentities without life enough
to do anything to create comment,
adverse or otherwise, who, with
cackling voices and sickly accent
descant on the doings of this or
that person. Possibly several dozen
Of them could be put in pot and
boiled down to one real man, but it
is doubtful. Many of these fellows
have really been dead for years and
are not conscious of it; they are
simply animated mummies, kept SO
by our very superior climate, which
causes not only q survival of the
fttest. but also Of the un6ttest.
Let Us pray for q bad spell of
weather.-Courier.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

"Blacklisting" a man for taking
part in q strike is contemplate
thing for corporation to do, and
ought to be prohibited by law, if
it ia not. When a strike is over
. railroad ha natural right, if it
wins. to refuse to take back into
its employ leaders of a strike who,
it may think, have showed too
much animus. But to pursue such
men with its persecution and pre-
vent them from getting employ
ment from oteer railroads who may
be willing to hire them is wrong.
1t 10 thh boycott in its most des-
picabls and cowardly form.-Oak-
land Enquirer,
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

A south Missouri editor carries
the belt. He says: "Some time
ago our bsby's little finger ring
was missing and could not be found.
When last seen the child had it on
and was feeding some chickens, hut
no trace could be found and the
subject was discussed until few
days after, when one of our hens
came off with brood of chickens,
and 10 and behold! around the
neck of tiny creature was the
baby's ring. Our presumption is
the hsn swallowed the ring but how
on earth did it get around the lit
tie chickens neck"
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

Monday forenoon, Frank Schra :
der, brakeman on the 8. P. r..
while making a coupling at Gila
Bend was caught between the cars
and so terribly crushed that he
died fisseen minutes after meeting
with the accident. His remains
were taken to Tucson and embalm-
cd and shipped to his parents who
live at Navorton, Pa.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

A member of congress recently
complained tbat the principal bust
ness OF the Unitad States Circuit
court seems to be running the
railroads of the country. But
there is some excuse for them if
they are kept busy in that direc-
ton. There are now l5l railroads
being in operation under the ordt r
OF the courts. anjthese represen
$4,000 miles of road and a capita
Of $2,5oO,O0O, 0O,OoO.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10
The PRESCOTT Courier nnfaa,;n ri,

The Prescott Courier unfeelingly
remarks: "It is more than likely
that Mr.. Robinson approached the
csnnibals of Tiburon island with a
proposition to write up their re-
sources, and they, having heard of
his 5000 write up of Prescott and
Yavapai connty, killed and ate him
on the spot. If this is the case.
there are mitigating circumstances. a
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

The great railroad strike, the
tariff conference at Washington.
the signing by the president of the
bill for the admission of Utah, and
the passage through congress of
similar bills in regard to Arizona
and New Mexico are circumstances
which comb!ne to make last mocth
the most notable of the year so far
elapsed.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

June 18th, Frederigo DONNA
CUES was bitten on the nose by a
skunk, near Flagstaff. After re-
ceiving few days treatment at
the hands of local physicians, he
left for Chicago and was treated at
the Pssteur Institute for fifteen
days, returned and went to work.
He died with all the agonies of
hydrophobia last Wednesday -
Coconino Sun.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

When one meets q colonel or q
major now there is a burning curl
psity to know whether he earned
his title in tho federal or confeder-
ate army, the Grand Army of the
Republic, the "Patriarchs Militant"
of the Odd Fellows, the Uniform
Rank Knights Of Pythias, Coxey's
army or the Salvation army.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

Receiver Mcmillan, while in
California recently, conversed with
a good many personssssswho assured
him that they would arrive io Gila
Bend onsss.dates between Sept. lst
and Oct. 10Th. They will come
for the. purpose ofsputting in crops,
and we look for a busy time about
the, season of the year named.
Leader.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10
w. Wright. Prop.
When Can You Go.

The Santa Fe Route will sell from
Deming or FL Paso round-trip tickets
good until October 31st to the follow
ing prices, Chicago $68.6O, st Louis
$6l. 10, Kansas City 1926, Milwaukee
$72.10 and st Paul $76.45. Gail or
address agents named below.
C.CARPENTER, C.H.MoREHoUsE,
Trav. Pass Agt D-Ft& P A
El Paso Ell Paso.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

ALI meetings of workingmen and
unions in New York city are now
reported to be guarded by police.
and stenographers are on hand to
take down speeches of leaders, to
be used against them. We are get.
ting there. slowly but surely.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10
A certain amount of friction
necessary to friendship.

Woman viii do more kindly
things than she will say.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

Truth is mighty and will prevail
when there is money in it.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10
ELECTRIC BELTFREE.

To introduce it and obtain agents
the undersigned firm will give away a
few of their $500 German Electric
Belts invented by Prof. Van der Weyde
Pres of the New York Electrical So.
ciety u. 5. Pat. 257, ,647) a positive
cure for Nervous Debility, Rheuma>
tism, Loss of Power, etc. Address at
once Electric Agency, p. O. Box 1874
New York N. Y.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

Man would be different if his
conscience were not elastic.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

The hopeful man never thinks of
what might have been; 'tis always
what may be.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

What woman says today does
not imply what she may think to,
morrow.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

A mans Inconsistencies are no
greater than woman's inconsistencies.
Mesa free press., 1894-08-10

Well Pump Windmill Pump and gaing Pump Can be used
by hand animal gasoline Observe how friction
minimum by the application of the and tappe Con put
Sizes IL SaeF
in 1892 and the Stockton Falr
Address ToNEY 4 HORN Mesa, s-se
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-20

There Is am amount of borax In the dry
lake beds OF okanogan county.
William Quail, young Nanaimo miner.
was killed last Friday by blast.
Rev. Afford +. Wilson, pastor of the VI.
T. church 81 Xalama, died November II
The Portland Democratic Club bearing
the infamous name of Tammany is dead.
r. r.. Vannice, q respected farmer of
Covello. was fatally injured November II
By fractions horse. He lived two days.
James A. Galloway. an Oregon pioneer
Of 1883 and Washington pioneer of 1855.
died at Cat!in, Cowliiz county. November
IL. He had been largely interested in
Cow.itx and Columbis river steamboats,
during the past ten years.
o. J. Posey, young employe of the w.
d. knight Printing Company, Spokane,
has deserted his wife and three children
aud run away with pretty Maud Murray,
who was working in the company's book
bindery. The couple are supposed to be in
Seattle.
Bloodhounds proved their usefulness
ore day last week in running to earth q
person who had been stealing hay from
Uncle Dave Murray. Mr.. Murray missed
his hay and reported the loss to Sheriff
Meade who put the hounds on the, trail
aud in less than an hour drew up at q
certain mans house. No one was At home
at the time, bat being satisfied who IL las
the dogs we're taken back and the matter
allowed to rest. That evening the man
called on Mr.. Murray and confessed his
guilt, but in extenuation put up q poor
mouth. Eilei,sburg Register.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-20
A BABES SAD FATE.
Scalded With Boiling Soup, 1t
Dies in Agony.
RELIEVED AFTER SIXTEEN HOURS


Lana Shapiro, the Is-nonihs old child
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Shapiro, of so
Washington street, died . horrible death
Yesterday morning 81 O'CLOCK from scald-
ing.
Shapiro keeps secondhand store and
lives In apa-trn snfs st its rear. Sunday
morning ss 10 O'Clock Mrs. Shapiro had .
ksSiiesul of boiling hot soup stock on the
steve. near which was . folding clothes
rack The little child vas playing around
the room and accidentally knocked over
the clothes rack. which in turn fell against
the stove and overturned the kettle. The
nos water and msas came down on the
head, face and breast Of the child, scaIdsng
the fesh IN the twlnklinz Of an eye.
The poor baby fell TO the floor with .
pititui cry aad lar there until the mother
picked IL MP and pressed IL TO her bosom
oa and surgeons cotton were immedi-
ateiy brought. ara even before DR.. Van
Dyke arrived the child's wounds had been
carefnliy dressed. No effort 10 save life
vas neglected, bns after sixteen hours of
torturs death came TO relieve the little
sufferer.
The remains were buried Yesterday al
terroon III this Jewish camstery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-20
ALBERT HANSEN
No. TO6 Front 81.
ADVERTISING DOCTORS.


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the cures aud relief he adversissS 20. and
among those few who cure Dr. Darrln
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are sufficient 10 bear witness 10 the foTego-
ing assertion, and ii Is doubtful whether
among tae thousands of advertising doc
tors in the country there IS a single one
who has met with such eminent success.
The opportunity 20 consult him While
here should not he lost. His wonderful
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names:
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A Case, Tacoms. deafness and ringing
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Miss r. Snow. Edison. WASH, cross
eyes 20 years, cured.
c. G. Pratt Portland Or. enlarged
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Adolph Loudberg. 500 Twelfth street,
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10 to and 10 daily; Sundays. 10 q. IN.
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eye. ear, nose and throat, catarrh, deaf
ness and ali nervous. chronic and pri-
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ever nature. Charges reasonable, accord
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The poor treated free, except medicines
Patients can be cured at home after one
visit to the doctors office. Circulars and
question blanks sent free. Inquiries
answered.