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Word to canting Critics of Hard Work.


There is great deal of advice given
By writers aud preachers to contempo-
rary professional and business men
which is Of the nature Of cant; some-
thing, that is, which its authors talk
from tradition that it ought to be
said, but which they, rs we'll rs the add
vised, show by their disregard Of it i'll
actual life that they do not really be-
lieve, or think ought to Re believed We
are told that we ought not TO work so
hard; ought not to put such strain
upon ourselves; ought to make our
ideals simpler and easier Of attainment;
ought not to want so much; ought, as
The British Medical Journal once said,
TO take little more care not to kill
ourselves for the sake of living"
There are silly extremes Of overwork,
and tragic ones. like mania, which no
one would seek TO justify. They are
generally TO DO condemned on other
grounds than that they risk life. But,
as rule, the multitude of men in pro-
feSSional and business pursuits, whose
intensity of work excites these homilies,
are working, according to their lights,
for ends for which tie unsparing use of
their lives is justiiable and even praise
worthy; or, i'll the rarer cases III which
they are doing it because they cannot
help themselves, are aiding civiliza-
tion which, in spite OF our moments Of
dependency and rebellion, we al know
is higher and better with all the ameni-
ties and refnements it accumulates. -
Scribner's.
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rts GARD Work to Believe This.

The experiences of the Rev. G. f.
Aked, the we'll known Baptist minister
of Liverpool, with the American report
er during his recent visit to the United
States cid not seem to have been alto
gether Of pleasant kind. One morning
before service 4 reporter called on him
and asked him for his text. The text
was duly given, and the next question
was. "What arc you going to preach
about:" TO this the minister replied
that lie did Tot know; but he advised
the reporter to stop and listen if he
wished to give an account Of the SER
mon. The newspaper mans rejoinder
was that as he had the text be could
imagine the rest, for he had murder TO
look after. Next morning big report
appeared of a discourse that was never
preached. Westminster Gazette.
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Lesson Learned at Home.

"What do you expect to bring for
ward in this congress-" said one new
member to another.
absolutely nothing, was the reply.
"But are you not going to try to write
your name on the immortal scroll Of
fame? Don't you realize that you were
sent here by your constituents to see to
it that these other fellows don let the
ship of state drift on to sand bar?"
"My dear friend, I don't bother my
self with reflections of that kind. My
wife, who is discerning and practical
woman, once made remark to me dur
ing housekeeping time which has as
sisted me on many occasions. y
"What was it?"
"She said that next to a genuine hero
the man to be most admired is one who
knows how not to get in the way. -
Washington Star.
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Old English NInsic.

Long before the stream Of Norman
minstrel art sacred music was exercis-
ing beneficial influence. The early
British church possessed sacred music,
but this was gradually driven out before
the onward march of that new church
music which Augustine brought with
him from Rome "a. D. 500. The Gre
goriaD music evolved by Pope Gregory
cut of the Greek tetrachcrds and some
existing Ambrosian chants) was heard
and loved wherever Augustine and his
monks built church By its means
deep impression was left upon the minds
OF those who heard and joined in it, but
it is curious thatwe miss altogether the
ecclesiastical flavor in the earliest ex
amples that have come down to US Of
English music during the first quarter
CT the thirteenth century.
The free and uncontrolled secular mu-
sic was the first TO reflect itself in per-
manent manuscript form. Church music
per Sc was not progressive; the church
tones for the "servjce" and "mass" mu-
sic were fixed, and only heretical Of
tense was the outcome Of tampering
Herewith, but no such restrictions ham
nered secular music -=s.--.ss;-.s...f
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ET1rts, Paradox.

An amusing instance of an orator IN
able to resist a neat paradox was pre-
sented in speech made at banquet
given when President Hayes and his
cabinet were in Omaha Evarts was de-
liyering most eloquent eulogy of the
west and concluded one of his famous
interminable sentences in these words /:
81 like the west I like her self made
men, and the more 1 travel west, the
more l meet with her public men, the
more I am satisfied of the truthfulness
of the Bible statement that thewise-
men came from the east !'-ExchanSe.
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4 Band of Assass!nss

The great work of General Church in
Apulia was the destruction of the De-
cisi and the execution of their chief, the
Abate Giro Annichiarico. Therank and
file of this society consisted wholly Of
murderers. none being admitted to
membership unless he could prove that
he had killed at least two persons in
cold blood. Giro, its chief and founder,
was renegade priest, the list of whose
personal homicides is horrible and tedi-
Gus. But his power was so great that
no peasant or noble dared betray his Sc
cret. The people, too, believed him to
be a stregone. and it was said that his
death was only effected by silver bull
let from his own carbine, which, "of
course, broke the spell of his enchant-
ments.
So confident and fearless in them
selves were the Decisi that their chiefs
wore a silver deaths head round the
neck, and openly carried dagger with
inscriptions identifying the owners as
members of the band They had special
rites and ceremonies, and banners and
trumpets, and the other societies. such
as the Filadelfi and the Republica Salem
tina, were affiliated to them. The great
est blow struck at the Decisi was the
direct result of this utilization. At a
campo of the Filadelfi, presided over
by rich lawyer of Lecce, decree OF
death TO Generate Giorgio Gas they
translated Church's name) was formally
pronounced. 1t was sent on to the De-
cisi for execution, which called q meet
ing to comply with the amiable request.
But "Giorgio" had gor wind of the
meeting, and the terror was trapped i'll
the nick of time.
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Your Story and Your Poetry.

There is always certain awkward
ness when a poet, even poet covered
with a transparent veil of fiction, intro
duces his own compositions and recites
them aloud. We are irresistibly remind
ed of scene in nicholas Nickleby, y
where the hero is trying his prentice
hand ON sentimental drama, and is
told by his brother actors that he must
introduce dance for the phenomenon.
Upon my word I don't see how it's to
be DONE" says Nicholas; but the TRACE
dian says it is obviously easy; the dis
tressed lady, having been urged to rouse
herself by the faithful servant, announces
that she will learn to suffer with forti
tude. "Do you remember that dance,
my honest friend, which, in happier
days, you practiced with this sweet an
gel? 1t never failed TO calm my spirits
then. Oh, let me see it once again DO
fore die!" There it is-cue for the
band, before 1 die-and off they go.
That's the regular thing; isn't it, Tom
N.Y." THAT'S it, )" replied Mr. Folair.
''The distressed lady, overpowered by
old recollections. faints at the end of
the dance, and you close in with a pic
ture. :"
1t would be irrevcrent to say that Mr..
Alfred Austin method of introducing
his poetry into its setting Of prose at all
resembles the method adopted by the
members of Mr.. Vincent Crummles
company, but there is certain ingen-
iousness in his manner of so doing that
almost allows of comparison. For in
stance, the poet is warned of bad news
by Lamia; "'What may that be- he
inquired Your elm, your favorite elm,
is uprooted, and lies PROSTATE on the
ground L know it,, he said. and
knew it three days ago; indeed, on the
very afternoon of its fall Three days
ago Then you have had time to write
Is mournful poem on the catastrophe.
1 have writton poem, he said, 'on
my dear old elm. But you yourself shall
judge if it be Hournful ~ There it is!
"C2He for tic band. =" "You yourself
shall judge, and off he goes, or, as the
chronicler purs it, "Whereupon he TO-
cited 10 us the following lines. Lon
don Spectator.
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VIRGINIA:--In the circuit
court for the county of Acco-
mack, in the vacation of the
said court, the 9Th day of Feb
ruary, A. D., 1896.
William T. Bowden.. Plaintiff
Against
Lydia A. Bowden.. Defendant
In chancery.
The object of this suit is to
obtain a divorce a vinculo
matrimonii between the plaintiff
and defendant.
Affidavit having been made
before the clerk of the said court
that Lydia A. Bowden, the
defendant in the above entitled
cause, is a nonresident of the
State of Virginia, on the motion
of the plaintiff, by his attorney,
it is ordered that she, the said
nonresident defendant, do ap-
pear here within fifteen days
after due publication of this Or
der and do what is necessary to
protect her interests; and that
this order be published once
week for four successive weeks
in the PENINSULA ENTERPRISE,
newspaper published at Acco'
mack c. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front-door at the
courthouse of the said county
on the first day of the next term
of the county court of the said
county.
Test: JOHN D. GRANT, c. c.
A Copy.
Test: JOHN D. GRANT, C. C.
Thos. w. Russell, p. q.
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a Boston Preacher.

The Rev. Robert Macdonald is one Of
Boston's clergymen who may be describ-
cd as sympathetic preachers. He has an
easy presence in the pulpit and face
whose character denotes sympathy.
When in the midst of warm passage Of
his sermon, his words pour out in a tor
rent and by the very impetuosity with
which be himself seems carried away he
holds his hearers and puts his thoughts
Into the minds of those whom he has
brought into sympathy with him.
aou Traveller.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-02-22

V1Re1N1A-In the circuitcourt
for the county of Accomack, in
the vacation of the said court,
the 18th day of February, A D.,
1896.
Merchants Coal Company,
corporation duly incorporated
under the laws of the State of
Mary land, which sues on behalf
of itself AID all other creditors
of the American Fish Guano
Company, a corporation duly
incorporated under the laws of
the State of Virginia, existing
at the time of the creation or ex-
ecution by said American Fish
Guano Company of a certain
deed of trust, dated the LIST day
of February, A. D., 1896, 20
Benjamin 7. Gunter, Jr., trus-
tee, for the benefit of the POGO
moke City National Bank, and
others, and now of record in the
clerks office ofthe county court
of Accomac county, Virginia..
against
The American Fish Guano
Company, incorporated as afore-
said, Benjamin T. Gunter, Jr.,
trustee, The Pocomoke City Ma
tional Bank, a corporation duly
incorporated under the laws of
the United States, William A.
Marburg, The American Net and
Irvine Company, the personal
representative of G.. A. Liebig,
Senior, deceased, William K.
Read, R. H. Wilcox, George B.
Hoffman and G.. G. Bonnewell,
...... ........ ...... .....Defendants
In chancery.
The object of this suit is to en-
force the statute law of Virginia
providing that said deed of trust
shall enure to the benefit Of all
the creditors of said American
Fish Guano Company existing
at the time Of the execution Of
the deed Of trust aforesaid, rat
ably and without priority
amongst them.
Affidavit having been made
before the clerk of the said court
that The Pocomoke City National
Bank, William A. Marburg, The
American Net and Irvine Com
pany and the personal represen-
tative of G.. A. Liebig, Senior,
deceased, four of the defendants
in the above entitled cause, are
non-residents of the State of
Virginia, on the motion of the
plaintiff, by its attorney, it is
ordered that they, the said non
resident defendants, and the
said defendant, The American
Fish Guano Company, do ap-
pear here within fifteen days
after due publication of this Or
der and do what is necessary to
protect their interests; and that
this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks
in the Peninsula Enterprise, a
newspaper published at Acco-
mack G. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door of the
courthouse of the said county
on the first day of the next term
of the county court of the said
county.
Test: John D. Grant, c. c.
A Copy
Test: John D. Grant, c. c.
Thos. B. Quinby, p. q.
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Professor Talcott's Care For His Books.

Professor Talcott's Care For His Books.
One of Names remarkably gifted
workers aud interesting characters was
the late Professor Daniel s. Talcott of
Bangor Theological seminary. 1t is said
that very few men il our state had such
q wide range of culture In his library,
the pride Of his life, were books in 10
Or 20 languages, with which he was ia
miliar. Ii is touching fact that when
his mind first began to waver "a few
weeks since) it showed itself first in his
solicitude lest his dear books should suf-
fer from the severity Of the weather,
and it was i'll persisting TO build fire
in the library temporarily unused) on
one of the most inclement days Of the
season, for their benefit and comfort,
that he took the cold which was the &C.
-asion of his death.-Lewiston Journal.
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Catch Your Hare.

The well known saying, First catch
your hare" is generally credited to
Mrs. Glass Cook Book" written by
DR.. John Hill in the eighteenth century.
But in an early edition of the book the
reading of the sentence is, "First case
that is, skim your hare. -
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Artificial Egcs Barred.

"Iwish to say" shouted that eminent
tragedian, Mr. Barnes former, that
the fiend who threw that china egg and
knocked me breathless is nothing but a
brute, with the instincts of an assassin.
am Injured to ordinary expressions Of
disapproval, but this is more than flesh
and blood can bear l''--Indianapolis
Journal
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Complained to the Wrong Man.

The mendicant stood before the way
farer with outstretohed hand.
"Please, sir, )" he said, 81 have seen
better days.
"Well, that's no affair of mine" said
the wayfarer. "Make your kick to the
weather man if you don't like this kind
OF day. Chicago Post.
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The Other Side.

First Vestryman-It must make a
Clergyman feel very unhappy to discover
that he las outlivcd his usefulness in a
parish.
Second Ves;ryman-Not so unhappy
as it makes the people when he doesn' I
discover it. New York Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-02-22
Has Doubts About Tt.

The Bachelor-It's easier to break
things than to make them.
The Engaged Young Man (dubiouslyl
Il don't know about that.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-02-22

The empress of Russia owns an er-
mine mantle which is valued at $780,
900. Tt is present from her subjects
living in the province Of Kherson.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-02-22

Vhere has never been a time in the
history of man when goods were
L 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
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z" stops Tor passengers On signal tcconductor
~ daily. except Sunday.
R. H. Nicholas, superintendent.
Cape Charles, Va.
Il. B. Cooke, Gen1 Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-02-22

A man that loves his own Preside, and
can govern his house without falling by
the ears with his neigbbors or engaging
in suits at law, is as free as Duke Of
Venice. -Montaigne.
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WINTER SCHEDULE oxs
OF THE .SSIssS, ggs4ssss s
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway COMPANY

Untiifurther notice. will run their steamers II;
follows, weather permlttlng,) .cavIns South 81
Whnrf at 80 N'clOck n. N.
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VIRGINIA:-In the circuit
court for the county of Acco-
mack, in the vacation of the said
court, the 18th day of February,
A. D., 1896.
Sarah Virginia Savage and
Andrew J. Taylor and Cora N,
his wife, in right of said wife,
Plaintiffs
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Against

Anna Weinberg, in her own
right, and Henry Kleinberg, her
husband, Emma Morris, in her
own right, and Frank Morris,
her husband, Susanna Bunting,
in her own right, and Sylvester
Bunting, her husband, Ida Bun
ting, John w. Savage, Matthew
Bunting, Constance Bunting,
Ella Ritter and Frank Ritter,
the last named four of whom
are infants, under the age of
twenty one years. Defendants.
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Steam err EASTERN sEEORE.
CAPT. G. Fl. RAYNOR.

Sundays for Ford's, crisneld. Harbor.cn.
Evans Boggs'. Cedar View, Nandua, Con.
cord, Reads, Davis. Shields and Rues.
RETCRNlNG--leaves Eues Tuesdays
$50 a. M, Shields 9, Davis 10, Reads
l0.20,Concord II, Nandua 1890. Cedar View
12.45, Boggs 2.4b. Evans 3.Herborton 3.l5. pm.
Cr!slield 6, Ford's 7:30
Wednesdays for Ford's. Crisned, Harborton,
Evans, Boggs, Hunting Creek and Messopgo.
RETURNING leave Messongo, Fridays a. m.
Hunting Creek 9, Davis p. M Reads I:I5.
Concord 1880, Boggs 3:s5 Evans +, Harborton
AIS, Crisheld 6, Ford 80
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Steamer POCUAgOK T..
CAPT. Howard.

TUESDAY ard Friday for Crisneld ,TaugIefIslaac.
Einney ,Onarcock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf Ct
dar Hail, Rehoboth, Powell's, Focomoke Clty
Mattoponi, and Snow Hi. RETURNING
Mondays and Thursday. leaves snow Hill
G. m, Mattaponi 6 &c. PocomuAe City s, Powell!
$3.50, Rehoboth 9, Cedar aIl9.30, Pits whar
10, Shelltown 1918, Onanccok $50 p. m., Fin
ney's 3, Tangier Island 40. Crlsncld G.
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In Chancery

LII OllC11l
The object of this suit is to
get a decree of court for the sale
of the real estate of which the
late William G.. Thornton died
seized and possessed, situated at
Assawaman in Accomac county,
Va, and devised by him to his
wife, the late Elizabeth A. Thorn
ton, for life, with remainder to
| his children, Mary, Susanna and
Virginia, or their heirs, and to
distribute the proceeds of sale
amongst the devisees in remain
der Of the said William G.
Thornton.
Affidavit having been made
before the clerk of the said court
that Anna Kleinberg, Henry
Kleinberg, Emma Morris, Frank
Morris, Susanna Bunting, Syl-
vester Bunting, Ida Bunting,
John w. Savage, Matthew Bun
ting, Constance Bunting and
Ella Ritter, eleven of the
defendants in the above en-
titled cause, are non-residents
of the State of Virginia, on the
motion of the plaintiffs, by their
attorney, it is ordered that
they, the said nonresident de-
PENDANTS, do appear here within
of this order and do what is nee
essary to protect their interests;
and that this order be published
once a week for four successive
weeks in the Peninsula Enter
prise, a newspaper published at
Accomack G. H., Virginia, and
also posted at the front door OF the
courthouse of the said county
on the first day of the next term
of the county court of the said
county.
Test: John D. Grant, c.
A Copy.
Thos. w. Russell, p. q.
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r-SaAilSteamers leave Cris1eid 10, Balti
w more. on arrival of last down train :.

freight ana passengers received Tor all point
on the n. Y, Phila. and Norfolk, Wicomlco and
Pocomoke R. r. daily, Delaware, Maryland aud
Vir-,pia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after 5 90 y, IN
and must be prepaid to all points, except
on tho n. 7. Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thomson, P. r. Clark,
Genl Manager. GenI Agent.
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J.. JAS. HYSLoP,
u ~ p Sc gs g a & e R.
Near Keller, Va.
Near Keller, Va.

Full line of Baskets of all grades
and sizes, and full supply of heart
pines for Collins in stock. All fur
nished on short notice and ut very
lowest figures.
q" During absence from home for
a few weeks, business will be i'll COM
petent hands and run as usual.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1896-02-20

"a . b - y II o ~ n,
zaw"ln. Ansseet1v dnmn.
n'egu ..-..>.ntn ru.ma,tvcA
O"az op,s"If.s r"zmA1f,rs
.%zncych urzez Prz, ]ar1",s
kua..,
P. $50 a n ] a ola ~.
COW ! ;nnJ rh ir, g,ch os6t. 20
p r"roctw obi J C h n ! d j k,e
!o~~j re Sahv, IS Svbilii, Ksi@-
dz. Marx. W.rnyh"rv i innyck.
O,ros" SIS prz.h %nrnds.nien
Chr,-tusa az 30 poz"ych wicklow
;ern K czyii Nr6zen'e so sn6w,
Ma ~przrszso i.Mo przypsdk5A
s.n2acc, z rGznych etarodawnysk
Ks ag zehrnnv ...-.....-. l5
eDZMOWA POLAKA z Kaszube
llsTORYA o GRZEGoRzU:
kt6ry ;'raez II lat pokutowai
przykuty do ska}y. Piskns
wzruszajace opowladanis Ola luz
zUCHARKA POLSKA l AMI
SO
ROBINSON KRUZOE czyli ska
Tiki ME. .osiuszehstwa. ksiazk. SD
p.inie ncvo j tresciw:e u:nknns
3RABIA PAROBKIER d krnis
MIA La
>~POWIADANIE PODRO.NEEQ
o s%trasznle dziwnem tuEu...n0
;AKLETA DZIE WlCA......1
3ARTEK EATkA........--.6
?1esni Polsk i 9, zebrans dis
Polonii W Ameryce przez We
Dyniewicza......... ....2s
'raw d XIV P ers * OF
gipak; S e i K. = oaipew.
Messy sposob wygranla u& 'a-
teryi wedlug kombinacyl aiyn~
nych maglk6w i profesorow saa
tematyHi Orlice itp.-tudzlsf Wy.
jawienienie tajemnis sposds, lie
kich u&ywano starozytnoid
do przerowiadania ! w%rokenia
pr2yszto5ci.-Z przeszto 20o g.
~5'a1kan.j. Dosfowny przearuk
Sr,.nlS, drukowanego " dra-
karin Unawersytetu Jaglessak-
sk!ego " Krakowio.... $50
, Z {udnej dziewczynie- 40
Sc";s+f = kohcu 4yc'a Pitass
Poutski4.l.%s-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1896-02-20
ZAPlSYWAL
Il ucharka
l AN
~ SKA
sawieraj4ca
kilka set

Wzepls6W kucharsE7ch.
DIE m}odych mezatek, kucharek
g,spodYn na TAME snaczne przy-
rzadzanie rozma,tycL pot1aw, .
1czegdln'e cup, sosow, jarzYn,
potraw mlesnych j postnych :
uwzgiednieniem potraw polskich,
m'anuwlc!e barszczu. blgosu, IRA
s6w, fiskow, i pleczywa amerYkah.
,AIeso laxo to: cakes, '"iscuit*
mullins, p,es, It'd.
CENA so O
Mo1na te hs;q1ke dostat 70 ksse
tc@na Il. DERD OHSRLIgr-v
W"onn. Mimi