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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
The Dear Girls.

"I have always had a presentiment,"
said Miss Pahsay, "that I should die
young"
"But you didn't have to, did you,
dear?" replied Miss Ahtless, stroking
her pale brown hair tenderly Chicago
Tribune .
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
Cooling Water.

1t is not generally known that water
may be cooled almost to ice water tenn
perature by putting it into an unglazed
earthen jar and hanging it in current
of air. The water permeates the porous
vessel and evaporates rapidly, thus cool
ing the water in very short time
New York Ledger.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
AN AWFUL STRUGGLE
REV. DR.. TALMAeE breaches UPON
LIES SPIRITUAL CONFLICTS.

The Fierce Combat With an Unknown VS.
itor That Lasts Until Daybreak-When
Waves of Trouble Almost Overwheim.
The Cry to God OF Dying Soul.
, BROOKLYN, April 20.-The Tabernacle
was crowded this morning with the usu-
al throng of eager listeners DR.. Tai
mage preached on the spiritual conflicts
of life, taking for his text Genesis xxi,
1896: "And Jacob was left alone, and
there wrestled man with him until
the breaking of the day. And when he
saw that he prevailed not against him
he touched the hollow Of his thigh, and
the hollow of Jacobs thigh was out OF
Joint as he wrestled with him. And he
said, Let me go, for the day breaketh.
And he said, 1 will not let thee go ex-
cept thou bless me. y
The dust arose from travelling herd
Of cattle and sheep and goats and cam
els. They are the present that Jacob
sends to gain the good will of his Of
Tended brother. That night Jacob halts
by the brook Jabbok But there is no
rest for the weary man, no shining lad
der to let the angels down into his
dream, but fierce combat that lasts
until the morning with an unknown
visitor. They each try to throw the other.
The unknown visitor, to reveal his superb
or power, by touch wrenches Jacobs
thigh bone from its socket, perhaps
manning him for life. AS on the morning
sky the clusters Of purple cloud begin to
ripen Jacob sees it is an angel with
whom he has been contending, and not
one of his brothers. coadjutors. "Let me
CO." cries the angel, lifting himself up
into increasing light, '"The day break
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
Too Late.

Miss Smallheart, don't you think
you could learn to love me?"
Miss Smallheart-Mr. Slimcash, l
wish you had spoken yesterday before
bought Fido.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
An Answer.

4 rather gayly dressed young lady
asked her Sunday class, What is meant
by the pomps and vanities of the world?'
The answer was honest, but rather
unexpected, "Them flowers in your
hat n-London Tit-Bits
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
Two Questions.

Old McGrulnpus-Do you suppose
that l nm going to allow my daughter
to marry man as poor as you are?
Young McGall-Do you suppose that
any rich man would marry girl as
homely as she is?-New York Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
Your Learning.

Wear your learning like your watch
in q rrivate pocket, and do not pull 1t
ont and strike it merely to show that
YOU have one. If you are asked what
O'Clock It'll tell it, but do not proclaim
it hourly and unasked- like watchman'
-Chesterfeld.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05

Lamp chimneys are best cleaned by
holding them over steam, then wiping
with o dry cloth and polishing with
newspaper.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-05
The Day Breaketi

Again, we may take the idea Of the
text and announce the approach of the
day dawn. No one was ever more glad
to see the morning than was Jacob after
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03
Light Shoes Are Ugly.

The mistake most foolishly and re.
peatedly made is the purchase Of
shoes that are too small, said shoe
dealer to a Washington Star reporter
If the foot is large, small shoe,
merely because 1T is small, will not
conceal the defect. 1t will also, if
the lady persists in using it, increase
the size of the foot by exerting too
great pressure on the joints, thus
charging them. Few feet are abso.
lutely pretty, and small shoe will
d splay this shortcoming quicker than
any other shoe, as it will have to as
sumo the shape Of the foot in order
to be borne.
Then the question of personal COM
fort ought to weigh something in
this alleged era Of common sense.
French women are the most particu-
lar women in the world as TO the it
Of the shoe and the perfection of all
its details. 1t must be snug across
the instep; must hit the ankle with
out a wrinkle, and must be pretty
long They never use high heels and
sharp toes on their walking shoes,
but give their every Joint all the
working room it needs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03
why seaIskins Go to 1ondon.

When sealskins are brought from
the Pribyloff or the Commander
Islands, they are unloaded at San
Francisco and Immediately reshipped
in casks for London. At this stage
they are scarcely more attractive than
so many cowhides The skins, when
first shipped from the island, have
been packed in pairs with the lur
size out and rolled into tight bun
dies that might be mistaken for SC
many salt-soaked and disreputable old
muffs, if one did not notice that they
are counted out upon the wharf as
carefully as if they were SO many gold
pieces In this unattractive shape
they make their long Journey
In explanation Of this expensive
reshipment over 5000 miles of sea
and land it is stated that the for
tunate and ingenious Englishman,
who discovered the process Of dress
ing sealskins, has very shrcwdly kept
his own secret all these years In
stead of patentlng the process and
thus divulging it to the world, he
simply locked the secret in his own
breast, and, with the aid of trusty
employees, sworn to secrecy, for the
past quarter Of a century has been
reaping the rich profits that are
usually stolen from inventors under
one pretext or another.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03
- NAN and the NIirror.

Man Is quite as vain as q woman,
and shows it in as open a manner,
and this can he proved ii people bat
stop to watch the manpuvre of some
well dressed masculine, as he walks
down the street. or takes his ride
abroad, either in cars or on boats.
The mirror in shop window is as
lrresistihly attractive to a man as to
woman, and it is not always the
youngest and best dressed men,
either, that seems to extract consid-
cradle enjoyment in regarding their
own reflection. Shabbily dressed old
men will loiter before mirror and
examine their image with as much
anxiety as does the young beau start
ing out to his first dance. Wherever
mirror is to be seen, there will be,
if you will but notice it, men who
cannot resist gazing into it, and,
though it may sound like a sweeping
assertion, there are far more pocket
mirrors carried by men THAN by wo-
men, and these are brought into play
whenever a man has a few minutes
time to spare.
These statements are not made to
run down the character OF the men,
but to show that vanity lives alike in
both sexes. Perhaps, after all, it is
not vanity that prompts men ana
women to scan their images so care
fully, whenever the opportunity is
offered for so doing, but it may be
the innate desire to detect faults, if
there are any, and rectify them as
speedily as possible when they are dis
covered, They are frequently actions
that are attributed to vanity, but
which are only the outcome of de-
sire to look as well as possible in
what one wears, and certainly this
spirit is to be commended, instead of
cried down. 1t is our duty to look
as we'll as we can, aud if, after a
study Of our own rejection, we can
make an improvement on what we
see, there can be nothing hurtful in
such proceeding.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03
A Touch Case,

l once had a case (said a member
of the barr against a man in the
country, which was as clear as day
light in my favor, but, by the cum
ming of his lawyer, he had continued
to avoid coming to trial for about
two years. At last the case was
called, late in the term and late in a
hot day. the court and jury tired and
impatient stated the facts, pro-
duced the evidence, which was all
on my side; the judge asked the
counsel whether they wished to argue
the case, stating that he hardly
thought it necessary in so plain a
matter. The lawyers agreed to sub
NIT it without argument, the jury
went out and Immediately returned
a verdict for the defendant AS soon
as the court adjourned, / sought the
foreman Of the jury, and asked him
how, in the name Of common sense,
they came to render such verdict.
"WhN you see," said he, 1--WE didn't
think much Of the lawyer against
you, and IL wasn't strange he didn't
have anything to say; but, Squire,
the fact is we thought you was about
one Of the smartest lawyers in the
country, and if you couldn't find
nothing to say on your side, it must
be pretty hard case, so we had to
20 against your
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03
9IOO Reward. S1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased IN
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its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
TEN, thereby destroying the foundation Of
the disease. and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
Testimonials.
Address, +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o,
lzfg- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

ONE good positive ana decisive step
toward God will put the devil behind
your back.
If you say no to God to-day, it may
he that you will never have another
chance to say yes.
WHATEVER would have been wrong
in Christ cannot be right In any mem
bep Of his church,
No MAN can see the beauty of the
Divine character until he has been
born Of the Spirit.
The man who is anxious to serve
God never has to wait long for q
chance to 90 to work.
THE kind Of righteousness that
takes people to Heaven is not the
kind that brags on itself.
SOME preachers never seem to think
1t worth while to work ut their trade
In the middle of the week,
The man who will not first say,
"Thy kingdom come" has no right
to say "Give us our daily bread"
The man Of faith is willing that
God shall take DIS much time as He
wants in which to explain Himself.
For the heart to consent that any
kind Of wrong shall live, is a vote
for the devil to be prince Of this
world.
ONE reason why there is not moro
good being done is because so many
people want to wait until tomorrow
to begin.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03
Whnr Seigniornge Is.

Strictly speaking. seignicrage is
the charge made by any national
government for coming bullion on
private account. 1t usually takes
the form Of certain percentage,
fixed by law and deducted from the
metal brought to the mint, In other
words, when an individual brings to
a government mint a quantity of one
of the precious metals to be coined on
his private account, he will receive
weight Of coins equal to the pure
metal brought less the percentage
deducted as compensation to the gov
eminent for Its services and in
cidental expenses of coinage, and
plus the weight of alloy At the
present time the United States makes
no charge for coining gold, and does
not receive silver, copper or nickel
for coinage on private account
Therefore the term seigniorage is not
strictly applicable to any transaction
that takes place in connection with
Federal m nts.
However, as used in current discus
sion of the silver question, the term
is taken to mean the nominal profit
made by the government on It's pur-
chases of silver and the coinage of
the same. To illustrate: The>pres-
emf market price of silver is almost
exactly 20 cents an ounce, while its
''coinage value" is precisely Sl.29 an
ounce; so that on every ounce of sill
yer bought and coined there is an APP
parent profit of SO cents. For rea.
sons that have been more than once
carefully explained in the CONNER
cial Advertiser, this profit is rather
apparent than real, seeing that the
''coinage value" is rather technical
than actual.
When it is proposed to coin the
seigniorage silver now in the treas
ury the meaning of the proposition
is that all the bullion purchased I'M
der the act Of July, 1890, commonly
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and trul.-
beneficial properties of a perfect lax,
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it ia man.
1factured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

The subject Of the above portrait Is a
prominent and much respected citizen, Mr..
Robert Manson, Of West Rye, N. II. Where
Mr.. Manson is known "his word Is as good
as his bond" In recent letter to DR.. r. v.
Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
lnvaids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buff
falo, N. Y, Mr.. Manson says;
"Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
best pills ever took for the liver. All my
friends say they do them the most good"
This opinion Is shared by every one who
once tries these tiny, little, sugar-coated pills.
which are to be found in oil medicine stores
The U. s. Inspector Of immigration at Buf-
falo, N. Y, writes Of them as follows:
From early childhood have suffered
from sluggish liver, with all the disorders
accompanying such O condition. Doctors
prescriptions and patent medicines have
used in abundance they only afforded tenn
porary relief. l was recommended to try
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. did so, tax
ing two at night and one after dinner every
day for two weeks. have reduced the dose
to one Pellet every day for two months.
have in six months Increased IN solid flesh
tIUenty-tiCo pounds. am in better health
than have been since childhood. Drowsi-
ness and unpleasant feelings after meals have
completely disappeared
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03
How to Wash DIshosl..

have an improved plan for wash.
ing dishes which has been practlced
ia some households in this city and
which has been pronounced great
success
First have your water boiling hot.
This is essential. Provide Yourself
with a common painters brush with
q handle about ten inches long. If
the bristles are not found convenient
tie a piece OF soft rag at the end of a
stick of the same length. Take the
plates, and after removing all the
SCRAPS, pile them on top of each
other In the empty dish-pan. Pour
enough hot water on the topmost
dish to fill the dish Then tipping
up one end Of the dish with your
finger wash front and back with the
brush. In France special brushes
trimmed with thin rope about four
inches long, instead of brushes, are
used for this purpose.
Remember 1t is not the heat of
the plates hut the hot water that
pains the hands. When this is COM
pleted the water will be in the next
dish. Lift the clean dish out and
place it on its edge against the wall.
Put in more hot water and perform
the same operation on all the other
dishes, and when the work is finished
you will find that the heat has dried
the plates and that they do not re-
Quire to be wiped. by this method
you need not scald or wetyour hands,
and you also avoid the trouble of
wlping, which is half the work, -
Detroit Naws
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INC GOV Nnew INN.

Although great stcklers for cere.
monY in private life Chinese digni.
tarIes are simple and unaffected, more
like boys then men. A young lady
was walking through a park in Wash
ington, not long ago when the
Chinese minister passed her, going
out He was followed by a lot Of boys
The young lady was afraid the lads
were about to do something rude, and
she called one Of them to her. ''Do
you know who that is9" "Yep; China
man." was the laconic reply. He is
the Chinese min ster," said she, i'm
pressively land you must be very
careful not to be rude tohim," ooh,
we amt going to hurt him, " answered
Young America. He is all right
He has been playing football with us
down In the park"
GODS peace will not stay long In
the heart that tries to hide any kind
Of Il sin.
AS MUCH hate can sometimes be
put into word as can be fred out OF
a musket.
If no drunkard can go to Heaven.
what is to become Of the drunkard
maker.
PUT sinner where he can't hide,
and he will be looking straight into
the nit.
DON'T fool with sin. Whoever
plays with knives will sooner or later
get cut.
II is humanlike trait that the rooster al
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

That, Of all known agents to accomplish
this purpose, DR.. PieTce's Pleasant Pellets ara
unequaled, is proven by the fact that onoB
used, they are GltCdyS IN favor. Their SEQ,
ondary effect Is to keep the bowels open and
regular, not to further constipate, as 10 ths
case with other pills. Hence, their great
popularity with sufferers from habitual cond
stipation, piles, and indigestion.
The " Pleasant Pellets are far more efHec.
tive In arousing the liver 10 action than i'bluD
pills." calomel, or other mercurial preparas
tions, and have the further merit Of being
purely vegetable and perfectly harmless In
any condition Of the system no particular
care is required while using them.
Composed OF the choicest, concentrated
vegetable extracts, their cost Il much more
than is that Of other pills found in the mar
ket, yet from forty to forty-four "PelIebs'@
are put up in each sealed glass vial. as sod
through druggists, and can be had at the price
OF the more ordinary and cheaper mado pills.
Dr. Pierce prides himself on having been
first to introduce Little Liver Pill to The
American people. Many have initiated them,
but none have approached his " Pleasant Pol
lets in excellence.
For all laxative and cathartic purposes
the Pleasant Pellets are infinitely supe-
rior TO all mineral waters" sedlitz pow
ders, "salts,n castor oil, fruit syrups (sO-
called, laxative teas,n and the many other
purgative compounds sold in various forms.
Put up in glass walls, sealed, therefore
always fresh and reliable. Ono little pei
let " Is laxative, two gently cathartic
As "dinnor pill,n to promote digestion,
take one each day after dinner. To relieve
distress from over-eating, nothing equals
them. They are tiny, sugar-coated. anti
bilious granules, scarcely larger than mus
tard seeds Every child wants them.
Then, after they are taken, instead Of dis.
turbing and shocking the system, they act in
q mild, and natural way There Is no re-
action afterward. Their help lasts.
Accept no substitute recommended 10 bO.
"just as good.n They may be better 6or& ~-O
dealer, because Of paying him better D paw I
hut hn IL NOT the ntla Iuhn alaocla hnlr, :.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

Assist nature little now and then with
gentle laxative, or, il need be, with more
searching and cleansing cathartic, thereby
removing offending matter from the stom-
ach and bowels, and toning up and invigo-
rating the liver and quickening Its tardy
action, and you thereby remove the cause
Of a multitude Of distressing diseases, such
as headaches, Indigestion, biliousness, skin
diseases, boils, carbuncles, piles, fevers and
nialadies too numerous to mention.
II people would pay more attention TO
properly regulating the action Of their bow
els, they would have less frequent occasion
TO call FOR their doctors services TO subdue
attacks Of dangerous diseases.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

called the Sherman act, nos already
coined and over and above the
amount that would be needed to fur
nsh standard dollars to match each
dollar represented by the treasury
notes issued under the law, shall be
coined into standard dollars IN. Y.
Commercial Advertiser.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

GOD never forgets the man who is
willing to take a hard place.
"THEY that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength"
SIN would not be so deadly if the
devil could not wear a mask.
No CHIsTIAN ought to feel weak
while he knows that God lives.
You will soon become poor in earn.
est if you try to keep all you got
If you would grow more in grace,
try praying more for people you don't
like.
If the world likes you right well,
1t is sure sign that you are like the
world.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

Too Good an Artist.-Cholly: Why did
you-aw-send youah man off? Algy; He
tied me foh-in hand so smooth it looked like
one of those weady-made ones New York
Weekly
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

A Safe Rule-Guest; So you always want
pay in advance now, baggage or no baggage2
Hotel Clerk: Yes. You see a great deal Of
money has been lost lately by hotels burn
ing down.-New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

Old Bachelor; Do you expect to marry,
or do you prefer TO keep your liberty, Miss
Van Sandf What funny question. / in
tend to do both,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

A Practical Man--Foreign Tourist: Yes,
have just come from Niagara Falls. You have
been there frequently, presumed American:
No; but I've seen draft of the tunnels for
utilizing the water-power. Magnificent
scheme, isn't it?--New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

The Mule Knew.-Driver: Can't help
swearin', mum. That thar mule knows every
time swear at him. Old Lady: | noticed he
looked sort O. Disguised. York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

Forgot Himself She: My husband is a
brute! Friend: All men are brutes, my dear.
She Mine is simply abominablel asked
him he did not think you we're as pretty as
/, and he said ''yes New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

For Strengthening and Clearing the
Voice, use BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs-
81 have commended them to friends who
were public speakers, and they have proved
extremely serviceable. "-Reu. Henry Ward
Beecher
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

She: And would you marry me il had
no wealth? He: Would II just make your
money over to me and see if | wouldn't, poor
as il would leave you!
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-03

When Visiting Kansas City Stop at
the Blossom HOUSE opposite Union Depot
First class in every respect, Rates, $50 day.
Cable cars to all parts of the city pass the
door