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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30
THE YOUNG Oldham.

lie seems 10 have been born IN the
looking-glass country and never yet TO
have gotten over the habit Of living
backwards.
In his infancy he might have been the
nrecoc.ous Babe Of Bat Ballad. In the
days Of his youth pcrf0ps he wore the
dignlned mien Of a Senator. fr0wned
severely on all such frlvolities as teas
and Germans and confined his CONVEX
sation to Congress Bills and agricultural
products. But when he became man
he laid aside al such mighty matters.
lie now speaks az child. he thinks as
q child. till we begin TO wonder II with
the hairlessness Of old age he will really
lapse into the cooings and prattlings Of
babyhood for the first time Ia his life.
His love for every sort Of social func-
fion IS Unsuitable. Where two or three
are gathered together, he is pretty sure
10 be IN the midst Of them, If he can
possibly secure an invitation. He de-
lights TO be spoken Of as a Header in
society" His whole aature seems 10
have undergone a complete transforma-
ton. and his only hope OF eternal social
salvation seems 10 rest on being invited
to every assembling at which society
"fss-sts."
Nothing makes him so utterly wretch
ed as the knowledge that he has been left
ont Of some entertainment.
His visiting list grows longer with cach
years debutantes. until his whole life Is
spent in world Of calls. and OF knock
ings and bendings" before the insatiate
fetish society
THE FAITHFUL DONKEY.
There Is a story we all remember OF a
good and faithful mule. who. for many
summers. trod the threshng press, walk
ing round and round In the same un1e-
Waiting circle. When he grew old and
feeble-kneed he was pensioned off with
"a good corner OF clover field. where
he might spend his last days IN rest and
quiet
But not so: again and again he broke
loose. and. going back to the scene OF
his former exer,ions. he was found plod-
ding patiently around In the same circle,
till finally death stepped before him In his
wel-worn path and bade him rest.
As with the poor old donkey. so with
his friend and brother.
Poor Ne Xauax-Qld has grown wsasa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30

Under changed conditions. the propara-
lions for the season VIII remain hn.
changed The gifted proprie'resS VIII
.ontin,,e the work under her personal su-
,arxssioo and direxsti.sla- and for the stu
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30

Mr.. T.. NJ. Fry, so long associated In
me minds and hearts OF habitues with
he plcasant features OF the Springs. viii
preside at tho desk as usual. ever ready
cree OF matters. grave or social, the
friend OF all the men. women. and child
rem. whore comfort and pleasure he
seeks TO ensure.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30

vie t"t' "'tt A'intIflA breakfast over
q walk TO the post-ofiicc and The sprines,
loitclng about the lawn reading letters
and papers, o. chat With a group OF friends
on The lawn. or upon one Of IA long
piazzas. or delicious sulphur bath
brings us 90 The dinner hour a reunion
in the parlor after dinner. an afternoon
nap. walk or drive. game oil golf or
tennis tea, and q welcome 90 tAe pas
scnetfs ny the coming trains. cards.
music, and little dancing hy The young
people. bring as 90 tAe carly hour for
retiring. And so The days glide by so
softly and so swiftly. we are scarcely con-
scious OF their flight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING
THE MOST DELIGHTFUL PLEASURE
RESORT or THE SOUTn.
Hitler Come tho Lovelies. Daughters OF
sho N,rsh. south. Fast, and West.
to Grace tho Festivities.

Life is altogether worth living at the
White Sulphur Springs, and those only
who have enjoyed The delightful restfai-
ness OF the carly and late season there
can say they have tasted ihe true sweets
Of this most charming resort
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30
DIFFERENT TYPis.
noun - nr cuLTIYArTp.

And just here let me say that the
condemnation so universally pronounced
by men upon society girls. that they no
longer care 10 improve themselves Is a
boomerang sort of anathema
What announcement do girls have 70
improve themselves? shah they talk
French or metaphysics 10 man who is
only capable Of understanding tobacco
receipts? or, shall they bore the man
whose only literary aim is 10 have
mastered the book criticisms In Life
by dlscoursing the classics? As long as
a woman is in society she likes to Doe OF
It and she may never fulhll this ambition
by turning out a blue stocking
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30

There are sixteen weddings on hand
between this time and the last Of july
and 20 many OF ihe bcaux are showing
their good taste in choosing their wives
in their midst. We older people ST by
and say Let The good work go on,
ana don't let us be roproachcl any longer
as the town where there Is no marry
ing or giving in marriage"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30
the TQrITv covrANY's suIr.

BY tho way, the Equity Company has
lately gained a large suit in Pittsburg,
which the company IS rejoicing over very
much, and feels more tnan ever assured
that st Is on firm foundation. and that
the stockholders. ia the settling up OF the
company, at no very distant day, VIII
come out at the "Dis end Of tho horn"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30

Next 20 the medical value OF the White
Sulphur water and baths. the company
that assemblies there is the most elegant,
cultured and select. that can be found
anywhere. For many years b. has pcen
Tho great central point of reunion Tor inc
best society North, South, East ana
Wet.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
Good Guessing by Pilots.

Along the villa decked waterway trav-
eled by the Providence boats when they
are nearing that city are nearly 200
summer places where the people burn
red fire and colored lights whenever one
of the big sound boats passes on its way
to the sound and New York The pilots
are so proud of this fattering attention
that they blow an Il thank you" and q
"How dye do?" with the boats whis-
ties as they pass each place. Another
interesting thing that these pilots do is
to practice the science Of locating their
position in the water no matter how
foggy or pitch black the night may be.
They do this by calculating the revolu-
lions of the paddles, and they become so
adept that when they say to passen-
ger, "m two minutes you will see such
and such a light ahead on the port
bow" they rarely make mistake. And
they can actually make such predictions
in seconds instead of minutes when they
care to.-New York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
What the South Can Do.

It is evident that the south has at
hand, and therefore cheap, all the raw
materials entering into manufactures;
that its labor and cost of living are
cheaper than at the north; that it can,
in consequence, manufacture goods Of
all kinds at less cost than the north or
the west; that it cannot only supply tho
home demand, but also export goods
with profit; that in the finer lines of
manufactures it is extending its opera
tions with success, and that, to compete
with it, wages in the north must be re-
duced. With all these advantages on its
side the fault will be with the south If
it fails to reach out its hands and take
what nature has SO kindly offered
From industrial Future Of the South"
by Frederic G. Mather, in North Amer
lean Review.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
Mr. 1saacs' Imported Cactus.

That ardent student of Horticulture,
Colonel Alfred Isaacs, is not SO passion
ately absorbed in the fora Of foreign
lands as he used to be. The poppy and
the pallid pelargonium are good enough
for him, he says. Mr.. Isaacs is gov
eminent collector in the Office at the
foot of Main street. Along the top Of
his desk sits a row of alligator pears
and some sweet potatoes blooming in
bottles Of water. The other day this
display was increased by the arrival Of
queer looking plant in an earthen
fowerpot a note attached to the plant
described it as a Hawaiian cactus and
very rare.
"Those fellows at the Oceanic dock
are getting good in their old age" re-
marked Mr.. Isaacs as he poured cup
of water on the cactus and placed it in
the warm sunlight.
In size and shape the Hawaiian cactus
resembled penholder covered with
thin grayish white foliage. The upper
end of the plant was tied to stick in
serted In the soil OF the pot. Iaken as q
whole, the cactus was not a promising
object, but Mr.. Isaacs attended to it
with loving care. Twice Il day he wa
tered it, according to instructions, yet
the cactus did not appear to thrive.
"It must be the climate, said Mr..
Isaacs
But the hot weather of the past two
days aroused the latent energies Of the
Hawaiian specimen to remarkable ex-
tent. 1t began to shed a fragrance round
about that made Mr.. Isaacs sick and
drove sea captains out of the Office. The
aroma Of that imported cactus was SIM
ply asphyxiating, so much so that the
sagacious collector said:
II am beginning to smell a rat. -
Mr.. Isaacs was right. He pulled the
cactus up by the roots and exposed
rat, which should have been buried
deeper or thrown overheard two weeks
ago, and now Mr.. Isaacs is trying to
find out who palmed off rats tail as
O Hawaiian cactus. San Francisco
Chronicle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
Preparing For a Big Blast.

Preparations are being made at Long
Cove, Me-, for one of the biggest quarry
blasts ever made in this country. The
object of attack is a miniature noun
tain of granite 70 feet in perpendicular
height. In the face OF this ledge, at tho
foot, tunnel is being driven, which,
when completed, will be T shaped, the
main stem 55 feet long, with two cross
arms some 30 feet in length each. Eight
tons or more of powder are to be put in
these side tunnels, the main tunnel ce-
mented up and the big charge touched
off. 1t is expected the explosion will
make q rock pile Of the mountain. -
Boston Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
ror the suppressIon Of war.

A Paris paper, Les Petites Affiches,
contained the following announcement
in one of its recent issues: an. G.
Bouys, 80 Rue d'Aboukir, Paris, has
che honor to inform his fellow citizens
that he still holds his plan for the sup
pressions of war in Europe at the dispo-
sition of the French government when
ever it chooses to do him the honor to
ask him for it. - An enterprising citizen
of Connecticut once advertised that, on
receipt of 81, he would send an infalh-
BILE recipe for fat persons to become thin.
His formula was, Don't eat anything
for year." NJ. Bouys' plan for the sup
preston of wars may be, Don't fight /"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
porcIne oddity. !

D. Il. Persons. q farmer Of BED Mills,
Ark, is the owner Of a pig that COM
jpletely lays all other freak porkers in
the shade. 1t is perfectly devoid Of hair
and has double set of eyes, feet like
human hands-even to the nails-one
very large ear and face which looks
more like that Of g young baby than it
does like that Of regulation pig. From
between the upper set Of eyes projects q
proboscis like that of young elephant.
This proboscis has two holes through its
entire length, and it is through them
that piggy gets his supply of air. MIR.
Persons values the freak at $1,000, and
his neighbors say that he takes greater
care Of it than all of the rest of the
stock on the place. st. Louis Republic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

stand at this signal gun OF the gospel,
sounding the alarm, beware, bewarel
"Now is the accepted time Now is the
day of salvation. Hear it that your
soul may live.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20
Oueen Elizabeth.

Queen Elizabeth was of medium
height and weight, but gave the impress
sion of being much taller than the aver
age. She had Roman nose, which in
the last few years of her life became
very red. Her cheeks were prominent
and her forehead broad and shelving.
Her eyes were grayish blue, and her
hair had decidedly reddish tinge.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-20

NO One Now swoars by the Holy Ghost.
But There Arc Other Sins That In Some
Respects Arc Irrovocable--A Category
Of Awful Sins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

1t is not necessary to go to the far south
or west to find provincial customs or
hear peculiar dialect There are some
very primitive people not further nff
enan the Rhode Island border of Con-
necticut. In this thin line of little
villages the grave-faced men and WON
en- still live as simply and take life as
seriously as a Massachusetts, Puritan.
They solemnly make two strangers
known to each other by: Mr.. Smith,
here's Mr.. Brown to you" "Mr. Brown,
here's Mr.. Smith at you" They con-
fcss to an interrupted state of good
health by saying they Feel manga
the day." to contrary state OF well
being by: liam feeling kidge the day. "
The writer finds ''mauga" good Shake
speare, but "kidge" is as yet beyond
him.-Boston Budget
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

The Indian voice reveals accurately
their lives; so, too, do the voices of
their more Civilized neighbors The
dominant impulses of our emotional
lives stamp themselves indelibly upon
our every manifestation of conscious
ness All are familiar with the tos-s
of love, of hatred anger and disgust,
but few realize how all the comp,.-x
emotional states are reveaied in ne
tones of the voice. Ii ! lsed the words
overtones or undertones, my meaning
would be expressed perhaps more clear
ly, for the character is not revealed in
the pitch of the voice, or in its loud
ness; neither does the accent of the
spoken word tell the tale. 1t is in The
subtle Undesirable modulations that
one hears the true man speaking. An
eminent instructor at Harvard has said
that words express the immaterial
realities of thought" Those imma-
terial realities are best heard, not in
the spoken word, but rather in shat
subtle thing we call tone.-Dr. J. L.
Cooke, in Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

My only other personal recollection
of Mr. Van Buren, dates some years
later, after his presidency and before
his free-soil candidacy. His stories
were more entertaining than his state
papers. and was delighted by his ac-
count of the description, dawn by a
rival candidate for Office, Of Il certain
western Judge who syore like my
Uncle Toby" and was famous for what
Yankees call "crssedness." The
diatribe ended Us follows: 'ile sat be-
fore the fire, squirting tobacco Juice a
gallon a minute, announcing every
body except his Crcat or, and thinking
- hard of him. ~ enry Dwight
I Sedgwicli, IN Century
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
Thought 1t Was Hubby.

Police Inspector-It was very pluclsv
Of you, ma'am, to have set upon the
burglar and so ably captured him, but
need you have injured him to the ex-
tent of necessitating his removal to
hospital?
Lady-How did l know it was a
burglar? I'd been waiting up for three
hours for my husband, thought it
was himl-Comic Cuts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
On the InstalIment Plan.

II have come to ask for your daugh-
ters hand, Mr.. Herrick,' said young
Waller, ncrvously.
90, well, you can't have it," said Her
sick. I'm not doing out my daugh-
ter on the installment plan. When
you feel that you can support the
whole girl you may call again.
Harper's Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
It Looked That Way

Nodd-I've had plumbers in my
house for a week
Todd-What are they trying to do?
Nodd-Judging from appearances,
should say they were trying to make
my cellar over into an aquarium
Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

She can wear our shoes and Jackets,
Our collars and cravats;
She can wear our trousers,
And the latest styles OF hats.
Each mannish fad ard fancy
She copies, if she can,
But she cannot raise mustache
Or grow whiskerS like a man.
N Y World
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
The Coveted Effect.

The Lady Cycler-George, how do I
look in my new boomers?
George romptly)-Hideous.
The Lady Cycler with joy)-George,
dear, how good of you to say so!-Chi-
cago Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

Nife-You told that gentleman you'd
charge by the day for movin' his FUR
niture. Why don't you charge by the
load, like you used to?
Husband "a furniture mover)-That
new horse is ball1y.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
Accounting for 1t.

De Sappy-I don't understand why
some people require SO much sleep.
can get along with four hours.
Miss Redbud-The body doesn't re-
quire nearly SO much rest as the brain.
brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

Hell would love to go abroad on our
wedding trip, dearest, but the very
thought of seasickness humans me-
She-Don't let it disturb you bit,
darling. l am never seasick. Brook
lyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
THE NEW WOMAN-FORCE OF HABIT.


Bessie-Papa, what is unit?
Papa (reAectively)-Well, one is
unit.
Then Hates young man is a Uni
tsrian, isn't hep"
How sop
Because you said he was looking out
for number one all the time. Texas
Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

Little Tommy - Mamma, papa has
been drinking.
Mother-What makes you think SO?
Tommy-IIe said that you were an
angel-TeXas Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
Madam Was rot at Home.

"Who is the master of this house?"
asked the agent of the man who an
swered his ring.
We'll" was the cautious response, in
a resigned tone, Il am the husband and
father"-Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
Up to Date.

The fly that once through Tara's halls
Went buzzing sad and lone
Now has myriad OF friends,
A family full grown!
And when old Tara falls asleep.
On each warm summer day,
They meet on his bald pate and dance
Ta-ra-ra boom-de-aye
Pitt burrh Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
Summer Love.

Mariorie-That young man staying
at the other cottage seems awfully nice.
Madge-But he's so slow. You would
hardly believe it, but he has been out
with me twice, and we're not engaged
yet.--Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

Mrs McBride-George, dear, what
sort of game do pot-hunters go after?
Mr. McBride-Do you mean jackpot
hunters, lovc?-N Y World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
Daddx,a Fiahing DAYS Over.

SIS your daddy dom much fishin'
these days?"
No; he's paralyzed an he cant lie
like he used to. Atlanta Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
Fond OF Some Pets.

She-Yes, am very fond of pets.
He-Indeed! What, may l ask, is
your favorite animal?
She frankly - Man. - Illustrated
Fashion Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

of the professional classes of this
country, such as doctors, lawyers,
teachers, journalists and cierg ymen,
40 per cent. have less than 81, 900 cap
ital; 80 per cent. rejoice in a capital OF
from $1,000 to $4,000; o per cent. have
from $40, 900 to 100000, and only per
cent. enjoy the possession of more than
500, O00
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

Groom-I guess that man we just
passed is married.
Bride-Why do you think so?
Groom-He merely glanced at YOU
N Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

Il would send you kiss, papa,
wrote little Lucy, who was away on q
visit, but | have been eating onions.
Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

The Reformed Jewish congrega-
tions in the United States number PIT.
They own 179 churches and use 80
halls. Their membership is set down
at 2,S09.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
"Who is it, RosV?"

W no IS To, NOsy3
That's the gal wot wun medal for
chewing bit er gum fer twenty-four
hours without stoppin'. She's got a
sweater on and is a-trainin' to eat fifty
sponge cakes widout drinkin' drop O.
Water"-Life
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

The man who says that talk Is cheap
Perchance forgetS the price
That he has often hid TO pay
For medical advice
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15
Perhaps.

How happy 1t would make US,
No needful thing we'd lack,
II we could but look forward
AS easily as hack
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-15

Old Persimmons-No, l only paint
flowers and fruit.
Miss M.-WeD, I'm peach, see!-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-28

committed between GP. NJ. aud Z
A. NJ. and ID was not possible. to
my way OF thinking, that the safe
could have been opened in thsthree-
quarters of an hour that had elapsed
from the time the cashier left to
the arrival OF the watchmen. /
could not see any loophole that ex-
pert thieves cosld have uttered, and
4 was irresistsbly forced to the con-
eInsion that the bank was robbed
w some ono OH the inside and not
crooks fron, tIle outside.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-28

How was the Colonel's banquet
speech:
Didn't make any. 1t was laid on
the table.
And the Colonel:
Well, as we couldn't get every
thing on the table, we put the Col
0nel under it.-Ailanta Constitu-
tion.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

/ Mapie sugar camps are being
formed i'm the border counties of
Western Maryland.
The plant OF the ChcstertowH
Creamery and Ice Company was
burned. loss. $4,000; insurance.
sS. 900.
Mrs. Sarah Hacket Stevenson. Of
Cbicsgo, who il interested ii drcss
tssiosza4 saassesks s's~A.A $50 rsser
skirts. : =
Sesen or eight hundred negro col
onists from the United States have
recently settled in Durango. Mexico.
The wreck of the Spanish war
ship Reina Regente has been found
near tie Straits of Gibraltar. The
entire crew OF 420 men have per-
ished.
~AttOrney-Ge!cral Olncy rendered
an opinion sustaining Postmaster
Wartield IN the case appointment
o; seven men 10 positions in the
Baltimore postotlice.
Joseph Lrcss. aged seventeen
years, shot and killed his stcpfather.
Christopher Prisend0rfcr. at their
home, 5O4 Dover street. because he
was choking the boys mother.
There are indications of a combi-
nation of all the anti i-democratic
elements in Virginia under the ban
ner Of fair elections The idea
is to capture the Legislature next
fall.
Thursday, March 2t. 1895.
Wicomico growers are not inclin-
ed to plant tomatoes this year.
Commissioners of Pensions Loch-
rem thinks there will be rapid
falling off iii pension payments
after the expiration of three years.
A cargo of dynamite on board
vessel near Dusseldorf. Germany.
exploded, killing several people and
dong great damage to property.
A Confederate monument was un-
yelled at BentGnville, Johnson
county, n. C.. in commemoration
OF the battle OF Bentonville between
armies Of Sherman and johnson.
A tornado AT Augusta, Ga, yes
terday destroyed a mum Der Of dwell
lIngs mostly occupied by colored
people. Seversl women were in
jused.
A second order to make canvass
duck for tentE to be used by the
Japanese army was received by the
Mount Vernon Mills, of Baltimore.
State Senator Thomas G.. HAYES
addressed the Cecil County Farm
ers' Club at the house Of John X.
Bond, near Port Deposit, on "The
Necessity for New Assessment
Law and How 10 Get It,"
A fire at Parsonburg, Wicomico
county, burned for four hours last
night, destroying property valued
at $4,000, including "A large kind
lIng-wood mill and railroad proper
tv. A heavy snow-storm was pre-
valllng at the time and this it was
thought saved the place from dcs-
truction.