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Japanese English.

Commander Wilde, United States ma
w, presented to his kinswoman, Miss
Louise Wilmington of North Easton, a
silk handkerchief which some enterpris-
ing merchant in Yokohama furnishes
to patrons for advertising purposes. As
an illustration of japanese English tho
following words which decorate the four
sides Of the border are unique and
worthy of preservation in print:
my shop was constantly trading the
various clothes Of the domestic and the
foreigner. Although I Was advised by
the every foreigner, at this time have
made the nice handkerchief Of the diff
ferent specious silk ard begun to sell
it. Then WIS observed with the honor
on the several portions. Thence what
ever will perform truly for something,
and it will sell lower price for every
body's wants. Please beg consequently
to obtain the more favors and the many
produces. But the all colors of the hand
kerchiefs that be done by the one meth
odwill by. free hurtless for washing it. "
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
POINTS ABOUT A BULLFRoG.
How he "Hollers" and How He Wears 81
Teeth on His Backbone.


Teeth on His Backbone.
"Do You know how bullfrog bel
lows?'' said ex-Magistrate Camp last
night as he spread out his legs and
Joined in the conversation Of the side
walk group in front of the Willard no.
tel. CHOW, most people think that
when @ bullfrog bellows he is lying
upon big rock just blowing off. That's
not so. When frog bellows he is lying
fat on the water, this way" and the
speaker spread out his broad palm. GIVE
seen 'em. You know he has sort Of
waffle under his throat. Well, he fills
that up about half full Of water and
blows out the air through it. You've
all put water in bottle and then blown
into it?" There was no response, but
N1r. Camp continued: "You know how
that sounds. Well, frog bellows in
that same way, and it sounds just like
blowing in u bottle partly filled with
water. Just this way, and the speaker
expanded his own waffle" and gave
an imitation so natural as to alarm the
cook in the hotel kitchen.
"Do you know where frogs teeth
are:'' continued Squire Camp, encour-
aged by the absence of argument.
I'm his belly" somebody suggested.
"No. a frog teeth, resumed Squire
Camp imprcssively, care just about the
middle CT his backbone, between his
hind and fore legs. Louisville Cou-
rier Journal.
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70 SEND MESSAGES THROUGH SPACE.
Experiments Witch Prove That This In
ycntion Is Practicable.

vcnfion Is Practicable.
The continued success which has at
tended experiments i'll sending tele-
graphic messages through space prom
ises 70 lead toromarkahle developments.
An English electrician says IL is diff
cult to forecast the future of this now
telegraphy. So far signaling has been
carried on by this means III one dlrec-
ton only, but there is no reason why
messages should not be duplicated, or
even ouadrupled. Further details are
now at hand of the establishment Oh
communication between the island OF
Null and the mainland near Oban few
week ago. when the connecting cable
broke down. 1t will be remembered
that an insulated wire was laid along
the shore EFF the island, and messages
through it were sent to the mainland,
across two miles of intervening space.
The official report states: IAN ordl-
nary Morse circuit could not have given
better results. The chief difficulty was
the incessant screaming of the wild
fowl" ". II. Preeco. in commenting
on the achievements, finds very differ
emit explanation Of this supposed
screaming of the wild fowl" He says
that strange, wierd and mysterious
sounds are frequently heard on long
lines of telegraph in the calm stiffness
Of the night, but whether they are due
to terrestrial or to cosmic causes re-
mains to be discovered. The suns pho
tosphere, when disturbed by spots, may
be subject TO violent electrical storms,
and the vast jets of incandescent hydro
gen that flame up with terrible velocity
may excite electrical oscillations through
ethereal space of such frequency as to
influence our terrestrial circuits. It
may thus become possible for us to hear
on earth the electric storms OF the sun.
Buffalo Express
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
mo GOT A OIL; NO GOT A WICK"
Railroad Travel In China Seems to Hav'
Its Drawbacks.

It's Drawbacks.
Having engaged coupe in the train
to Shang-I-Yuen, the only railway in
all China, found on entering the first
class vestibule car that, like the rest of
the train, it was horribly dirty.
asked for an explanation of the mat
ter, and for answer was conducted to
another part of the train which appeared
a little cleaner, but still the coupe was
very dirty and only had the advantage
Of having % table, which the first one
had not, it having been broken up by
some former occupant.
After the train began to move most
vile smell came from the adjoining COM
partment. On asking why such state
of things was permitted 1 was told that
Chinese mandarins were dirty people
and did not understand any better stand
ard Of cleanliness.
Two young Cantonese are in the same
carriage with me, and I ask them why
the railway is so badly managed and
the cars so dirty. They inform me that
they are related to one of the directors,
and that no doubt the dirt arose from
the number of strangers who had travel
ed lately by the line, who do not under
stand western sanitary arrangements
in fact, never were in train before.
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Told about DR.. Parkhurst.

a laugh provoking episode of the late
Lexow business is told by young man
who was employed by Lawyer Golf at
the time. 1t happened in COTS Office,
when DR.. Parkhurst, William Travers
Jerome and the chief inquisitor were lis
tening to George Appo's description Of
the various schemes worked by bunko
steerers, 1imhammers and green goods
men. When Apo finished, Golf turned
to his desk, jerome picked up a news
paper, and Brother Parkhurst gazed cell
ingward while he turned over in his
mind the ways of the sinners in this
wicked world. Apo, who has purring
voice, looked at the good, brave man
and said, 81 beg your pardon, doctor. !"
Els reverie was broken, and Apo con-
tinued: "Coald you let me have two
tens for five? 1 need some change. ,"
Certainly, certainly. To be sure. I
guess I've got it. Here-yes-two tens
to be sure. - With that blandness bred
Of dash Of Chinese blood in his veins,
Apo handed the doctor q "fver,"
which was pocketed with scrutiny.
jerome and Golf, who had seen the
game, managed to control their feelings
until Apo had slipped into the outer
Office Brother Parlihurst apparently
caught their flushed faces, suddenly
damned his fingers into lis vest pocket
and pulled out So bill. Ee arose and
found the clever rogue, to whom he
softly said, ooh, MI. Apo, didn't I
give you two SO bills just now?"
Eyes, DOCTOR" replied the childlike
product of swift civilization. "that's
what asked you fcr." Then the laughs
broke cut, and the doctor realized that a
man who plays with fire is very apt to
be scorcbed. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
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A Conditional Gift Declined.

The Episcopal diocese of Milwaukee
has refused gift of $4,000. Bishop
Nicholson has formally notified Francis
Keene that it is impossible for the Epis-
eorai diocese to accept the offer of the
Keene homestead for hospital purposes.
The action of the bishop was ON the ad-
vice of the diocesan hospital committee
Though the committee has not given up
hope Of ultimately securing a hospital
for the Episcopal church in Milwaukee,
the prospects at present are anything but
bright. 1t would not accept the gift be-
cause of the condition that the hospital
should always be known as the keene
hospital. -Chicago Tribune.
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illuminated Life Prescrrers.

The steamer Katahdin carries a new
life buoy, the invention of Chief Con-
structor Hichborn, and it is attracting
much attention. 1t consists of copper
cylinder bent into circle, and from the
sides depend two cylinders containing q
chemical compound which as soon as
the life preserver is thrown into the Wa
ter gives forth light-the result Of
chemical combination. This light not
only enables one struggling in the water
80 find the buoy thrown to him, but en-
ables his shipmates to find him after he
has reached the buoy, should he go over
board in the nighttime.-Bath (Me. }
Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
Eyeless Fish From a We'll.

Workmen engaged in putting down
an eight inch artesian well on the ranch
of Bufford e. Williams, near Ora Granda,
San Juan valley, southern Colorado, had
an odd experience few days since. The
we'll had been drilled to the depth OF
1873 feet when all of sudden the tools
appeared to penetrate a cavern filed
with water under high pressure. Drills,
rods, ropes and pulleys were thrown
high in the air and scattered in all di.
reotions by the torrent of water spouted
from the opening. The excitement was
intense for some minutes, but when
quiet was again restored it was found
that the ground .Baj ra!ls So 6.
with srssiT oycfess + - whlte nzaros
clear colored bugs that had been
Forced from their homes in the pent up
reservoir beneath On careful examina-
ton it was found that the water had a
temperature of IS degrees and was
strongly impregnated with medicinal
salts.-St. Louis Republic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
About Breathing.

In the ordinary respiration Of man 16
Or II cubic inches Of atmospheric air
pass into the lungs 20 times minute,
Or cubic foot every 81 minutes-214
cubic feet in 81 hours The lungs hold
$50 cubic feet At each respiration
1875 of oxygen is converted into car
bonic acid gas. The nitrogen inspired
and expired is exactly equal. During
the act Of inspiration the lungs have
been found to be the coolest parts of the
body.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
Sad Lot OF Mortuary Poet In Prussia.

A private III the Pomeranian chas-
seurs, imperial German army, recently
lost his captain, Franz Abicht, by death.
He always had had the deepest rever-
ence for the captain, and he voiced his
feelings two weeks ago in poem which
he sent to the Ulmer zeitung. The
poem was published. AS soon as copy
came to the notice Of the commander of
the battalion he called the private to
him and told him that the poem, by its
excessive praise of Abicht, implied disre-
spcct of the other superior officers, who
outranked the late captain, and there
fore was subversive Of discipline. The
private was sent to the guardhouse for
his sins, and all copies of the Ulmer
Zeitung which had been bought by
members of the battalion were seized
and destroyed.
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Ills Logic.

Sunday School Boy-Isn't there lots
Of life in ginger, teacher?
Teacher-Yes.
"And bread is supposed to be the
staff of life, teacher?'
eyes, my boy"
"Well, then, it has occurred to me
that perhaps Methuselah lived on gin
gerbread "-YonLers Statesman.
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+" stops for passengers on signal toconductor
r" daily, except Sunday.
R. H. Nicholas, superintendent.
Cape Charles, Va.
r. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
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7. R. Richardson,

j. r. Richardson,
Dear Sir:-In complying with
your request relative to the test
[ have given the Hagey stove,
can say it has given perfect sat
isfaction, and find it does all
that the advertisement claims
for it to do. Yours truly,
w. r. Fisher.
Reads wharf, Aug. 81, 1895.
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Warranted.

Daughter-Mamna, if I must write
to Mr.. Brown about his extortionate
bill, should say Dear Mr.. Brown"
Mamma-Certainly, in the circum-
stances New Rochelle Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
IT Soothcs Him.

After man has pounded on the door
for half an hour it makes him feel pleas
ant to be asked by his wife if he wants
to come in.-Los Angeles Express.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
Notice to Breeders
Of the Milk and Butter Family.

Pedigree of STARLIGHT, the
Holstein Friesian bull calf bred
by Jacob Heffelfinger, 1894:
Netherland fruits, Stateman
No. 6341 Fl. T. A., sire of Keke
Midnights, Stateman No. 1875,
H. f. A, dam Keke Midnight
No. 1929, II. F., Keke Midnights,
Stateman No. 1876, H. F, A,
sire of Starlight, dam Syringa
Cd, No. 405, A. B. A. Jacob 9Th,
No. 365, N. H. B., sire Of Jacob
9th, No. 80, A. B. A., dam
Trynge No. COZ, N. H. B., Jacob
9th, No. 80, A. B. A., sire of
Dyringa I'd, No. 4O5, A. B. A.,
dam Syringa No. 299, A. B. A.
Can be found at Hickory Hill
farm. Terms, $1.50 cash.
PHILLIPS 8 BURLINGTON.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05

steamer POCOMOKE.
CAPT rrtri M
Tuesday and Friday for Crisleld, TanglerIsland,
Finneys ,Onancock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf De-
dar Hall, Rehoboth, Powell's, PocomoRe City,
Mattoponi, and Snow Hill. RETURNING
Mondays and Thursday leaves snew Hill
8. M. Mattaponi GAS, PocomoSe City e,Powell's
$3.50, Iehoboth 8, Cedar Hall $50, Pitts wharf
10, Shelltown l0:l5, Onanccok 2:30 p. M, Fin
ney's 8, Tangier Island 1870.
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freight ana passengers received Tor all points
on the N. z, Phila. and Norfolk, Wlcomico and
Pocomoke R. r. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively DO freight received after 90 p, m.
and must BIO prepaid to all points, except
on the N. Y. Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thomson, B. L. Fleming,
GenI Manager. Gen'l Frt. Pass. Agt.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
SUMMER SCHEDULE u,
OF THE kasssSssssss5Es
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway Company
steamer POCOMOKE.

Until further notice. will run their steamers as
follows, weather permitting,) leaving South ST.
wharf at $50 o'clock D. N.
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Fine B Business
d Opportunities

For rent for the balance of
1895 and for year 1896, store
house with living rooms above,
recently occupied by S. U. Byrd,
millinery store with living
rooms attached, and a conven-
lent and well located dwelling
of nine rooms, with nice grounds
and fertile lot attached. All To-
Gated IN +, the thriving village Of
Mappsville, Va, and convenient
to school, church, depot and
y1avigable water tributary of
the Atlantic. For terms, &C.,
call on or address
N. w. Mock,
Onancock, Va,
or JOHN w. GILLESPIE,
Mappsville, Va.
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Headquarters at Wise's Drug Store.

UIhere has never been time in the
history of man when goods were
i as low as they are to-day, and we
have bought very largely this season,
much more so than usual, direct from
the manufacturers in the West, for
spot cash in order to meet the wants
OF the trade at rock bottom prices
for all kinds of
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05

TESTIMONIALS OF PURCHASERS.
This is to certify that bought
of J. R. Richardson, last Febru-
airy, one of the Hagey's King
Heaters. 1t has proved most
satisfactory in every respect,
being a great economizer of fuel
and a king of heaters. l have
used coal for the past eighteen
years, but since buying the King
Heater | am so much pleased
with it that 1 have abandoned
the use of coal and will substl-
tute for it wood and another
Hagey's King Heater.
Respectfully,
Henry L. Upshur.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-31
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS
Bridge Contract to be Let to
Other Parties.
Superintendent Watts Reports Good
Progress Ready to Let Sub
Contracts.

President T. H. Curtis, OF the North
west Construction Company. went to
Portland last night, Before leaving ne
Stated to an Aktorian representative that
It was probable THAT q new contract would
be let for the construction of the
Young's Bay bridge in few days time,
Dickinson & Company having apparently
thrown up their contract. Just with
whom he was figuring ne did not care to
say. But ahle TACT that Mr.. Robert Wake
fed. the wen known bridge builder of
Portland. WAS IN the city all day yes
terday. and that Mr.. H. B. Borthwick, the
mil owner of Gob1e, was heard to re-
mark that he could supply AL OF the
cedar piles necessary for the Youngs
Bay bridge, or any other bridge lends
color TO THE rumor that these two gem
tJemen are 10 be interested in the con-
struction of THE bridge Mr.. Curtis is
authority for the statement. however,
that some one win get the contract ehort1
ly who WIN so on with the work on the
original plans.
Superintendent Watts was seen last
night ON his return from of the line, and
stated Hhht woGtk was progressing well.
He says ne does not now need any n1ore
teams or men IN the present camps, but
that he will soon sub-let other portions
of the work and that then the sub-con- |
tractors vii no DOUBT be looking for both
men and teams. He also stated that ne
was not a bridge builder and was not
bidding for the Young's Bay bridge work.
II ID sufficient, as real estate man
steated, that the work Is going forward,
and in good shape. and that by the time
there Is any use for the bridge 1t wiaa
be completeA
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-31
A PALE, WORN WOMAN
Was Mrs. Peitzel ON the Stand
Yesterday.
Testifies Against Murderer Holmes
Hardened Attorneys Cannot
Repress Their Tears.

ThGiadelFhda. Oct. 30.-During four long
tnours today under The scrutinizing gaze
of a courtroom crowded with strangers
TO tier, a pale, worn woman underwent An
ordeal which mlght well have broken the
nerve of a strong man. She was Mrs.
Peitzel.
With bravery and fortitude She stood
uhe test in spite of the fact that her
physical system had been so shattered
by the battle of woes under which che
has AN butt snccunIbed, that she was
Obliged Ito interrupt her pitiful narrative
at intervals to accept the spoonfuls OF
medicine from a trained nurse who at
tended her
In a voice broken with grief she told
lthe whole distressing story OF how her
husband WAS spirited away from her and
murdered out OF sheer greed OF gain;
how SHE bade her litde ones good bye,
confiding them to the care OF Hoimee
N a[1 Itrutn1fulness little thinking that
when she next should see the two little
giits, they would I've lying side by side
on the marble slab In the norgne, cold
In death, and tine boy parcel OF moM-
derlng bnoes.
Between her bitter sobs she related ev-
cry detail front the first meeting with
Holmes to to-day, and so affecting was
the story THAT even District Attorney
Graham, long used TO tales OF grief ana
DISTRESS. paused in the examination to
wipe away the fur'tive tear
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-31
srxrY-Frvn MILES AN HOUR.
Lake shOre Train Breaks All Previous
Records.

The fOcficIwing account from an Eastern
paper is full OF interasti
Railway ueconds of the world were
smashed the other day by the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern raisway. It ran a
train from chicago to Buftaio In hours.
50 minutes and 20 seconds actual running
time, at the rate OF sixty-four and eight
tenths miles an hour The record was
as follows:
Total mfEes, South Chicago to Buffato
Greek, 5l0.1; total time, including stops,
S:01:O total thine. excluding stops, 7:b0:2O:
average speed. Including all stops per
hour. 63.614; average speei, excluding ali
shops per hour 64S; fast mile, timed by
mile posts with stop watches, rate In
miles per hour, 92.3.
Here are the records that went by Inc
board
New YoaaS Central Wednesday,. Sept. IL
New York 0Grhhld Central Depot to East
Buffalo. 1851 miles IN All 2-5 minutes, i'm
cludfng stops; average 6a.6t miles per
hour; time excluding stops, s07 2-s min
utes; average, el2s.
Bngland- -5cotlarhd, West Coast Record
Thursday, August 2.--From Lonsion, Eus-
ton Station) to Aberdeen $40 miles in 5t1
including stops; average. 6s.m
miles per hour; time excluding stops. 5O71s
minutes; average. ss.a mics per hour.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-31
A LIVELY SCRAMBLE
Large Number of Candidates
in Second District.
cAARLEs W. FULTON a CHOICE
For the Republican Congressional
Nominee Democrats All at Sea
Depend on Portland.


Portland, Oct. 3O.--rhe Oregonian will
tomorrow say: There Is every indication
Of a lively scramble for congressional
honors among the Republicans OF the Sec
ond district of the state, a half dozen or
more candidates Thus early in the CAM
paign being mentioned Since the division
Of the state into congressional districts,
Eastern Oregon has claimed the right to
name THE second representative for that
district. William r. Ellis, of Morrow
county, has been twice nominated and
elected by the Republicans and Is now
considered TO be am active candidate for
a third term. Congressman Ellis will not
have pyAdn sailing. and the chances for
his denomination are not regarded az
fiatterlng. In fact the opinion of we'll
informed politicians Is that mis- seaf-ap.
pointed managers, the Patterson trio.
have effectuaay ruined the chances az
Mr.. Eais for further congressional mon.
ors, and besides this there are yery many
wtluhdn the Republican ranks wtho are moi
satisfied with the position assumed by
the representative OF the s,econd o;atrict
on questions OF national Imnortance.
The knowledge of Ants n,ct has hro,ryb+
out a number OF aspIHanta VINO want 10
succeed Mr.. Tlis: Baker county has No
less than three candidates. rhev are p
H. Anderson. a well known aavvar. Tohr
L. Rand. now nroae-nIIng atto,nav for
the Elefhth Judbcfal District. ana N T.
OQnastead also an asto-ne,y .uih. H,,r,ns,
the canpaie-n M 1SpI va 1oolrsd ,,no,, as
a supporter OF t01e peculyar oninsons ~ tha
PopurAst party. When .Iames E,ae re-
signed his position as JUDGE NJ tbe sixth
judicial District. a few wealrs ago snac-
uHaIufon was rlfe as No what led Mn N
take the step. The excuse was given Than
me retired from fine hen,Nh IN oStia,. ~
give more ahtentton to hps nrlvaae efra,nS
bok n ts now devesoning that T,dvNa Eee
mas IA conewetasionai bee in hts noSitic,I
bonnet.
WFth Whese five candidates. zEtIis pana
Anderson. Fee and OImsteaII-tthere e.
not 1flueoy to he a r,svisIon Of strength or
rombdnatoin among the deed9ates on Eaat-
eiu oregon. The vote of Sfutanomar,
county, tttheu4to particularly solid FOR
tyba Thuncb oros9 cordi6a.a T., sS,se,., -
the next convention "a he badrv sniff m
unfess IT il cast entirely for sonre csr,
ditRate from another portion of tOhe fLrat
district. Portland viii tav no claim "a
the nomination, ALTHOUGH II lie STATED ta,lsIt
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-31
FitzsimmOns and His Trainer
Taken Into Custody.
THEY TOOK THE WRONG TRAIN
1t is Said it Was Done PurpOsely to
Avoid the Fight-COrbett
Ready.


Texaraana, Tex. Oct. 30.-Sheriff Dllard
and deputies of Miller county. who left
Texarkana on the Iron Mountain Cannon
ball at $3.50. succeeded in bagging the pu-
gfNistlc game they wese after. Fitzsin-
mons and his trainer were arrested and
taken on Ahe train at Fulton. speciaf
train was tenexraphsd for TO bring the
officers and prSsoners back to this city.
and at O'Clock the train left here for
THAT purpose. They arrived here about
7:l5 io'cooclr ana the sherfff and deputies.
with Fltzslmmons and Julian under ar
rest, left Texarxaria at 7:35 via tine Cotton
Beet road for Little Rock. They took
this route TO avoid any trouble that might
arise at Malvern. if the Iron Mountain
route. was used.