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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

Two new teachers have been Sc
lected for Margaret Academy for the
next session-Mliss Jennie Prestiss
Barstow, of Massachusetts,, for the
musical department, and Mr.. Samuel
Henley Turner, of Petersburg, Va,
as instructor in English, mathematics
and natural sciences. Miss Barstow
is full graduate of the New England
Conservatory of Music and has had
an experience of several years in
teaching, one year in the Normal De-
partment of the Conservatory, and is
highly recommended by the profess
sors in the Conservatory as a most
accomplished pianist and vocalist.
Mr.. Turner is a Bachelor of Arts of
Randolph-Macon College, and has
had considerable experience as a
teacher. The professors of the
college and his former patrons
recommend him as a young
gentleman of high attachments, IN
blemished character, and great skill
and success as a teacher, The infor-
NATION is given as matter of inter
est in which all parents on the Eas-
tern Shore are interested, to call at
tention to the fact that the high
standard which the school has here
tofore enjoyed is to be sustained in
all its Departmental and to insist that
it is the duty Of our people to stand
by and give hearty support to a
school which so clearly merits their
patronage. We congratulate the
Academy and its patrons on the new
accessions to the corps of instructors,
who have sustained its reputation so
we'll that it ranks second to none of
its class in Virginia.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

The action of the Harmanson-
West Camp Confederate Veterans, at
its meeting at Parksley on Wednes-
day, looking to the erection of q
monument to the memory of the dead
OF the Eastern Shore who gave their
lives to the Confederate cause, will
be received with satisfaction by the
citizens generally of the entire
Peninsula and very few, if any
native and to the manner born"
will, we believe, Withhold contribu-
tions to the entertainment, which
the Camp has fixed upon as means
of raising funds for the proposed
monument. OF course, it will not be
expected, that sufficient funds will
be realized from the entertainment
at Cape Charles for monument
worthy of their comrades who died
for the Lost Cause, but it is step in
the right direction, to be followed, we
take it, by similar meetings in
other parts of the Eastern Shore
Nor do we suppose, that the COM
mittee to whom the sacred trust has
been committed, will be so circum-
scribed in their labors, as to look
only for the funds they need, re
sulting from public demonstrations
of the character indicated, but they
have the right to expect everyone to
contribute who loved the cause for
which their comrades fought and
died. The Camp having pledged
itself, by the step which it has taken,
to rescue from oblivion the names of
their Confederate dead, of course, can
not turn backwards and as they
would seek to perpetuate their mem
DRY only by memorial worthy OF
them, should, we suggest, realize,
that the labor of love which they
have undertaken, requires time for
its contamination which will take
systematic and persistent efforts on
their part. Monuments worthy of
heroes cannot be built in a day, but
realizing that fact and with an intel
ligent direction of the movement
which they have started, there can
be no doubt as to ultimate results.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
COpartnership.

The undersigned have this day
formed copartnershlp under the
firm name and style of Needles "
Wilson, at Franklin City, Accomack
county, Virginia. for the purpose Of
engaging in the Real Estate Agency
business in all its various branches,
at that place. We tlatter ourselves
that, our facilities for conducting
said business successfully are not sur
passed by any other in the same line
on the Peninsula, and we hope, there
fore, that by strict attention to busl-
ness and careful regard for the IN
terest of our patrons to merit and re-
ceive a liberal share of the patronage
of those having real estate to dispose
of and also of those who desire to
purchase. Our terms will be moder-
ate and accommodating. In connec
ton with our Office is II Notary Pub
lie and General Conveyancer, who
has had many years of experience in
the different lines of his business.
We propose to purchase, sell
and exchange all real estate
that may be placed in our hands, to
the very best advantage for our pa
irons. We now have awaiting us,
to place upon the market number
of tracts Of land, farms, houses and
lots situate at Franklin City and IN
other sections of this county, all OF
which will be sold cheap, and upon
such reasonable terms as cannot fall
to suit any purchaser.
Accomack and Northampton coun-
ties are proverbially known for hav
ing lands well adapted to the raising
of fruits, early vegetables, and trucks
of almost every kind. The location
of the said counties render the situa
ton very desirable for residences;
there is excellent society, good schools,
churches of various denominations,
postoffices in every locality, railroad
and telegraphic facilities within easy
reach of every person; the nearby
waters abound in fish, oysters, clans,
crabs and terrapin, and the shores
and flats in. and adjacent the waters
are covered with wild water fowl and
game in their season-in fact, no sec
tion of the United States offers great
er inducement to investors in real
estate, whether for profit or for
healthful home locations than do
these eastward cOunUleS Oh FlrSlHld.
and the Eastern Shore counties of
our adjoining sister State of Mary
land. Having the broad Atlantic
ocean and its tributaries on the east
side, and the great Chesapeake bay
and it's tributaries on the west, the
Eastern Shores of Virginia and Mary
land stands to-day unrivalled by any
other country, in its many advan
tages to the citizens and those seek
ing investments.
For terms and for any information
in regard to the lands, &C., in this
section, address Needles & Wilson,
real estate agents, Franklin City, Ac-
comac county, Va.
Respectfully,
WILLARD NJ. NEEDLES,
LLOYD F. j. WILSON.
Franklin City, Va, July 0, 1895.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

Chauncey Depew says that there
are only five persons who are likely
to be considered as presidential oan
didates by the next Republican Ma
tional Convention. These he names
as follows: Harrison, Mckinley, Reed,
Allison and Morton, but he added
that the nominee would probably
come from New York. And thus he
expressed the opinion that Morton
would be the winner.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

The undersigned, special COM
missioner, will sell at public
auction, in front of the Taylor
House, Eastville, Va, Oh
MONDAY, August 18th, 1895,
all that splendid tract of land
near Seaview, in Northampton
Co., containing 309l acres, the
home place of the late Thos. E.
Brickhouse. 1t is one the most
valuable farms of the Eastern
Shore. The land is high and
productive, buildings in good
condition and the location one
of the most beautiful and health
full on the Peninsula. In fact,
this is one of the most beautiful
and desirable of all the seaside
farms in this section. No ditch
ing at all required. There are
also, belonging to this estate,
several small tracts to be sold at
same time-one a tract of tim
Der containing 4G acres, and two
lots of about 3 acres, each with
small dwelling houses. The
first named tract, or home farm,
will be sold in two parcels.
There being a good and COM
Portable residence in the south
west corner of the farm it will
be sold with so acres ofland
and timber sufficient, leaving
the main place 269l acres. The
farm so lies that this division
will not detract from the beauty
or value of either place. One
fourth of the purchase money
will be required in cash and the
residue in three equal install
ments, in six, twelve and eigh-
teen months.
w. B. WILSON,
Special Commissioner.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
NyltatHtOSS LOcnIs

NorIcE-The firm of Ames 81 Mar
tin, Mappsburg, Va, will be dis
solved by mutual consent. All per-
sons indebted to the said firm are
earnestly requested to settle. Books
must be closed. Thanking all for
past favors. Respectfully, Ames q
Martin.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

In case decided by the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals at Wythe-
vile last week the court held that
the commissioners of election tor a
county had no authority to reject
the vote of any precinct as certified
to them by the judges of election,
but that it was their duty to include
in their enumeration each precinct
just as the judges Of election certi-
fled to them, and it was an act of
bold and naked usurpation upon
their part to reject any precinct
Norfolk Virginian.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

The statement comes from Rich
mond that the new assessment in
seventy three of the one hundred
counties of the State shows a falling
off in values of about three and a
half million dollars. This is not as
great a decline as was predicted by
some, but it emphasizes the necessity
of curtailing the States expendi
lures, as the large balance that was
in the Treasury a few years ago has
declined to slim proportions.-Nor
folk Ledger.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

A special committee from the veter
ans camps of Richmond is at work
deyising plans for building colosseum
or wigwam in which to accommodate
the Confederate Veterans, who are
to meet there next spring at the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the Jeffer-
son Davis monument.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

To the voters of Accomac:
l hereby announce myself candi.
date for seat in the House of Dele
gates of Virginia-subiect of course to
the decision of the Democratic party
If nominated and elected pledge my
self to discharge the duties OF the
office to the best of my ability.
Very respectfully,
S.WILKINS MATTHEWS.
Assawaman Va, June 2G, 1895.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

FoR SAbE-A fine organ-nearly
new-costing originally 800. The in
strument can be seen at the store OF
w. C. Coleburn & Son, Accomac G. H.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

Hon. William A Jones, DR.. w W.
Douglas, and Mr.. Frank L. Rodgers
are actively canvassing the Northern
Neck in favor of the proposed rail
road in that section.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
Candidates Cards.

To the voters of Accomac:
/ take this method of announcing
myself candidate for the nomina-
ton by the Democratic party for the
House of Delegates and for soliciting
their support. Fully approaching
the responsibility of the position, |
pledge myself to faithful and con
scientious discharge of the duties of
the office if nominated and elected.
Expecting the pleasure of meeting
my fellow citizens during the canvass
and discussing the questions most
beneficial to them, remain,
Yours truly,
0. A. DRUMMoND.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

For SALE-A thoroughbred Jersey
bull and good farm horse, sound and
gentle. S. G. Hall, Pastoral, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

NoTIcE-If you want to buy feed,
call on me, buy from first hand, and
will sell cheap. hay, bran, middlings
chops &c. D. H. johnson.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

COMMISSIONER OFFICE,
EAsrvILLE, Va, July s, 1895. J
By virtue of the decree of the cir
cult court for the county of North.
alnpton, rendered on the 18th day of
April, 1895, in the chancery SUIT en-
titled John E. Shreves ct ais: VS..
Elizabeth E. Bowdoil, administra-
trix of John R. Bowdoin, deceased,
ct ais, ,:4
| hereby give notice to the credit,
ors of J ohm r. Bowdoin, deceased land
all others concerned, that l bave APP
pointed the Goth day of August next,
at my office, to take proof OF debts or
demands against the said decedent
or his estate, at which time and place
you are required to attend.
Given under my hand as commits
sioner in chancery for the said court,
the day and year first aforesaid.
JOHN i. DALEY,
Commissioner.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

For SALK-Potato onion sets at 81
per barrel. E. d. Waddy, Accomac
9. H., Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

The farmers will be glad to learn
that nature has at last provided q
cure for the potato bug. 1t is an
insect resembling an ant that has
appeared in Prince Edward Island.
The parasite eats the bug, leaving
nothing but the shell, and appears
TO possess an Unsuitable appetite.
The same insect was reported in an
other section of the island last year,
and no bugs were left where it had
visited State.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
AccoMAo CoURT-HousE, VA.
SATURDAY, JuLy 20, 1898.

Entered at the Postofiice ut Accomac
G. H., Va. as second-class matter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

Richmond has during the last sew
en- years lost $4,000 a year by dis
honest officials. First there was the
defalcation of City Collector Wood
son for the sum Of $4,000; the dis
crepancy in the accounts of treasur.
er's Clerk Grymes to the amount of
$4,000, and now the gas-house ac-
counts are short $4,000. This is a
pretty good record in seven years for
a city OF 80, 900 inhabitants.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
GENERAL NEWS.

Only II, 900 standard silver dollars
were coined at tile United States
miuts last month.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

Rev. DIR. II. NJ. Wharton has pur-
chased the Luray Institute property
at Luray, Page county. for $4,505. 1t
is understood Prof H. M. Hargrove,
a well.known teacher, will be princi-
pal of the Institute.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

All the members of the cabinet, ex-
cept Secretary Carlisle, have completed
their annual reports, and the president
is daily working on his annual message
to congress. Secretary Carlsle's report,
like the presidents message, will not be
made public until after it goes to con-
gress. The Others will be given out in
a few days. S.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

Georgia pine finish throughout all
rooms and neat hardware for all doors,
etc, are essentials.
The size Of the house upon the ground
is 22x3s feet, not including projections
or porches. The art glass in transom
over large front window adds much to
the attractiveness of the place. The
walls of first and second stories will
be back plastered. Tint the walls and
ceiling of hall maroon, of parlor yellow,
Of sittting-room blue, dining-room
terra Gotta, kitchen green. Maple floor
is laid in kitchen, pantry and bath.
room; all other floors will be of pine.
The color of the exterior of the house
may be brown with white trimmings.
The cistern will hold 30 barrels of
water, and the galvinized iron boiler
will hold 30 gallons of water. All
doors are 2 feet 8 inches wide, feet
high and 13s inches thick. The shin
giles for the roof are to be dipped in
stain made from mineral paint and
boiled linseed oil; and when the shin
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18
THERMOMETER TESTS.
How You Can Tell Whether Your Hea
Marker Is Reliable or Not.

How You Can Tell Whether Your Heat
Marker Is Reliable or Not.
To tell whether a thermometer ac-
ourately does its work, invert the in
strument. If the mercury does not fall
to the end, or if it breaks into several
small columns, the thermometer con
tains air and is inaccurate. If perfect.
made, the slender thread should fill the
tube, or should break off at the bulb
and fall to the end of the tube.
There is another interesting fact
about thermometers. Nine persons
out of ten think the mercurial column
round, but that is not the case. The
thread of mercury in thermometers is
fiat If it were round the column could
hardly be seen, for the opening of the
tube is as fine as the finest thread. Some
eight or ten years ago Boston manu-
facturer introduced the scheme of coat
ing the back of the tube with white siz-
Ing. That makes the column of mer-
curry stand out plain and distinct.
Thermometers are cheaper and bet
ter than ever before. You can now buy
q heat-marker for 25 cents, but first
class instrument will cost you 50. A
cheap instrument is like cheap watch
it is unreliable. The reason for this
is that perfect thermometer has n
scale of its own. The cheap thermom-
eter is made on guesswork. Hence,
you see a difference of two, three or five
degrees between thermometers in the
same locality on the same day.
The most sensitive Matchmaker is the
radiometer, which was invented by e
Mr. Crookes. 1t consists of four arms
suspended on steel pivot, rotating
like miniature wind gauge, and the
whole affair Is inclosed in glass tube
from which the air has been exhausted.
The light lof candle one or two feet
away causes the arms to rotate. Quite
as sensitive is the thermopile, which is
used to detect the faint rays of heat
transmitted from the moon and stars
TO this cold world.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18
AN ANTAGONISTS IDEA.
He Demonstrates Scientifically That WON
en- Arc the Meaker Ser.

NO demonstrates scientifically That Won.
en- Are the Weaker Sex.
In paper read before the recent
Anthropological congress at Cassel
Prof. Walreyer, of Berlin, very dis.
tinguished anatomist, attempted to
prove scientifically that women are the
weaker sex,and his arguments have al.
ready aroused an immense amount OF
antagonism among the women of Ber.
lin and Vienna. The learned anatomist
went on to discuss the general points
of difference between the two sexes.
dividing them into primary and sec.
ondary, after which he set himself to
show that the human male has much
more developed muscular and bone sys.
tenn than the female, and has more seri
GUS claims to be regarded as powerful
machine. Among differences of great.
er or lesser Importance, he noticed the
fact that the index finger in the female
often extends beyond the midlle finger
that her teeth formation is very differ.
ent from that of the male, as is also the
skull. He laid special stress on the
difference in the weight of the brain
and the development of particular parts
of that organ in the two sexes, differ.
ences which are noticeable from the
first day of the birth of boy or girl.
But the question of the difference in
the blood was that which seemed to
clinch the matter, over and above which
it has caused no end of bad blood out
side the walls of the museum In which
1,A 1>n11 Ill II
pears that there is difference in the
thickness" and it Is not by any means
to the advantage of the female. AS n
matter of scientific fact, indeed, accord,
ing to the professor, one cubic cent?
meter of blood taken from a man con.
tains an average of 5000 red blood
corpuscles, whereas the same quantity
in woman has no more than $500.
And these red blood cells are absolutely
Indispensable to the processes of ami
mal life, the very quintessence, so to
soy, of existence. This, according tn
the learned professor, is one of the most
characteristic of the differences be-
tween the male and the female, and the
one which recurs with the greatest
regularity. The practical conclusion to
be drawn from it, concludes the Ger,
man anatomist, cannot be too strongly
recommended to the attention of thu
women and the men who are now mt
the head of the movement the object OF
which is to widen woman's sphere by
extending it to occupations and pro-
fessions now confined to men. They
should, he added, be extremely careful
not to overstep the limits clearly laid
down by nature herself in the physical
organization of the female.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

Sxs; supporting beam, of necessary
strength. The siding is 4-inch. The
best of sheathing, fence flooring, roof
boards of fencing, subfoors of fenc-
ing and iron chimney brace are used.
Composition carving is used in front
gable. Tar paper is laid on outside
walls and between floors. Additional
features are electric bells, red oak man
tel, porcelain-lined sink, drawers and
shelves in closets, and washbowl, closet
and bathtub in bathroom. The house
is to be piped for gas and furnace.
Bowel plate glass is used In front door.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

The length Of the shadow which tho
earth castsintospace has attracted some
attention since the eclipse of the moon
This shadow Is in the form of n cone
with the diameter of the earth as it's
base. 1t is S64,oO0 miles long. That
Is If you travel into space, away from the
eurth, more than three times as far as
the moon, the shadow would still shield
you from the sun, provided you re-
manned on what may be called the night
side of the earth. The diameter of the
sun is 100000 miles, that of the earth
Is 1926 miles, and the distance from
the sun to the earth is $4,000, 900 miles
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

of the chambers are 13x14 feet; II feet
inches by IA, and 12x16. All chambers
have large closets, The bathroom is
Sx9 feet. The painting IS three-coat
work and plastering two-coat work.
The house has stone foundation, brick
chimneys, shingles on roof and gable.
All cutters and conductor pipes are
galvanized iron. Glass is American,
double-thick. The basement is cement
ed, and has laundry, coal bins, fruit
rooms and storerooms. The studding
is 2x4; joist, 2x1O; beams, Sx1O; posts,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

giles are all placed on the roof apply
a brush coat to them. The square
columns on front veranda will be 5x5
inches and have H-inch fluting extend
ing from the base to cap mold The
height of first story is 9xe inches;
second story, 0 feet. The cutters will
be made on the roof. Ridge boards
are ~ inches thick. All sash to have
weights and Silver Lake sash cord.
GEORGE A. w. KINrZ.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18
Statistics of Sole Leather.

The average walker wears away two
inches of shoe leather in year. A
pair of boots that would "last n life
time" would, consequently, have to be
provided with soles from eight to nine
feet thick.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18
ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
Description of a Model House al
Moderate Cost.
What Can he Done with Seventeen Hun
dred Doilars-A Home of Which
Any Man or Woman Might
Be Proud.

Written for This Paper
This very pretty home will cost sl,7OQ
There are four rooms on the first Aooi
and three rooms on the second floor.
The parlor is 12 feet 6 inches by 10 feet
6 inches; sitting room, 12x16 feet; dim
ing-room, 12x13 feet; kitchen, II feet
inches by ~ feet inches; pantry, 4xs
feet; front veranda, feet 6 inches BY
81 feet;r porch, 6x10 feet. The sizes
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

In 1869 there were in London only
800 miles of underground wires, where
as there are now $4,000 miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria'
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-18

Old newspapers for sale.