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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17
How to Prepare Ones Ballot.

The following appears in the Rich
mond Dispatch of Tuesday, in an ar
ticle entitled "How to Prepare Ones
Ballot in connection with a letter
of Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson on the SUBJ
ject:
So far as we know, Virginia is the
only State in the Union in which the
voter votes directly for President and
Vice President. Nor has this been
our usual custom. The law which
authorizes this is a new one, and will
90 into effect for the first time on
November Sd. Under the names of
the candidates of each party the
names of the electors thereof will be
be printed, and there will be but one
ballot used, and this will be the
official bollot. How ones ballot
should be prepared before being
dropped into the ballot box is clearly
and concisely stated in the following
circular letter which Chairman
Ellyson has written. Read it. The
information that it contains is alb
solutely indispensable to whoever
would vote intelligently at the cleo
ton to be held in this State on No
vember 8. And we much doubt if
one out of hundred of our voters
understands this matter as thorough
" as all may easily do by giving a
careful reading to Mr.. Enyson's
letter. For Bryan and Sewall to
receive in Virginia a greater num-
Der of votes than is cast for any other
candidate for President and Vice
President would mean that their
electors, whose names appear on the
ballot, are to assemble in Richmond
and cast their votes for our candi
dates, as. has long been done. So,
while for simplicity's sake, we will
vote for Bryan and Sewall, the effect
will be to elect the Bryan and Sewall
electors. There will be no pictorial
device upon our official ballot, but
under the names of the candidates OF
each party for President and Vice
President the names of the proper
electors will be grouped.
Here is MIR. Ellyson's letter:
Virginia State Democratic Com.
Richmond, Va, October 10, 1896.
NV Dear Sir:-I deem it important
to call your attention to the factthat
a change was made by the legislature
last winter in the matter of voting
for President and Vice-President. 1t
is very simple, and for that reason
can be easily explained to our voters,
but desire that you shall at once
take steps to see that all of those who
intend to vote our ticket shall be
made familiar with the change in the
law. Section S, of the act approved
March 4, 1896. provides that qualified
voters at said election shall designate
their preference for any candidates
for President and Vice President by
scratching the names of the other
candidates for President and Vice
President. In other words, if you
wish to vote for Bryan and Sewall,
you will scratch off the names of all
the other candidates for President
and Vice. President, leaving IN
touched the names of all the electors
of all the candidates. In other words,
do not, under any circumstance,
scratch the name of any elector on
the ticket. In voting for member
of Congress, you scratch out the
names of those for whom you do not
wish to vote, leaving only the name
of the candidate for whom you desire
your vote to be cast.
Yours, very truly,
J. TAYLOR ELLYSON,
Chairman.
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Exciting Contest in Ohio.

Cleveland, O., October 11.-Con-
sentative campaign managers on
either side are making no extrava-
CANT claims as to the outcome at the
polls in Ohio three weeks from next
Tuesday. 1t is now generally CON
ceded that the State is in the doubt
full column, and unless some remark
able development arises between now
and election day, managers will have
to accept the uncertainty philoso-
phically and await the result.
Democrats and republicans both
claim the State. The former declare
that Ohio will give Bryan plurality
ranging from 10000 to 10000. Re-
publicans think Mckinley will cap
,ture the State by pluralities ranging
from 1000 to 100000. Only yester-
day member of the Democratic
State Executive Committee declared
that by an actual poll of the State
of Ohio would give Bryan 10000
plurality.
The campaign grows very exciting
as the election draws near.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17
GEO. W. BURKE, Jr., Principal.
M Margaret Academy.

A frst-class school for both
sexes. Fullcorps of experienced
and skillful teachers in all the
departments. The location is
the most beautiful on the Eas-
tern Shore of Virginia. Grounds
cover fourteen acres of high I'M
dulating land. Library of TWEEN
ty-fve hundred standard vol
umes, including encyclopedias,
dictionaries, and other standard
works, of reference and litera-
ture, open to pupils of the school;
Pupils boarding in the school
required to study two hours
every night under supervision
of the teachers. One hundred
and twenty pupils last session $;
Catalogues containing full IN
formation sent free to any adj
dress. FRANK P. BRENT,
Onancock, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17

The voters OF the Eastern Shore,
who care to exercise the right of
suffrage will have the privilege of
casting their votes for candidates for
the highest office in the gift of the
American people on the 3rd OF
November, and no one will challenge
the statement, that thereiare but two
candidates practically in the race for
the presidency-Bryan and McKin-
ley. No one of the many other can
dldates for the high Office expects to
be elected or to carry State, county
or even precinct in the broad limits
of our country-and to cast a vote
for any Of them, so far as the result
of the contest would thereby be
affected, means nothing: their ballot
might as well be tossed in the air
or deposited in the bosom of the
earth. The question then naturally
suggests itself, which do we prefer,
Bryan or Mckinley? 1t cannot be
iInmaterial to the voter who is at all
posted as to the men and the meas
ures they stand for, who has given
the matters moments thought.
Bryan is the representative of the
people, pledged to do all in his
power to relieve them from the bur
dens under which they are now
suffering, and submits the means by
which it can be effected. Mckinley
is the representative of trusts, syndi
Gates and monopolists, owned by
them and pledged to do their bid
ding, and points out no way of relief
to us, and could not if he would do
anything for the relief of the people.
Bryan stands upon the platform of
party which pledges itself to restore
to US the money of the constitution,
of which we have been deprived by
fraud, to equalize the burdens of
government by taxing the incomes
of those who cannot be otherwise
reached and to prevent encroach-
ments upon the rights of the States
by the Federal Government. Nc
Kinley stand upon the platform of a
party,i that recognizes no.rights of the
people and which will in the future,
as it has in the past, grant privileges
which will only enable the rich to
grow richer and make the poor,
poorer. Which do you prefer? Will
you fall in line with the good men
of all parties who are now rallying
around the standard of VIM. Jen-
nings Bryan, or will you be found
marching to the polls in November
with that mighty phalanx of dusky
warriors which are now being massed
against the white people of Virginia
and to the music of the force bill
with which the white wing Of the
party would enslave us? The answer
will be given at the polls in Novem-
Der, and we cannot believe, that there
are many democrats on the Eastern
Shore who cannot see that they
would be false to their best interests
and enemies to their State by voting
either for Mckinley or Palmer, his
republican ally.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17
The Best for Children.

81 believe Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy Is the best orchildren ever
used. For Group it is unequalled. 1t
is q splendid seller with us. L. Nj.
Eckles, Phi. g., Manager Wampum
Pharmacy, Wampum, Pa" When
used as soon as the first symptoms
appear, that is as soop as the child
becomes hoarse or even after the
croupy cough has appeared, it will
prevent the attack. The mothers Of
croupy children should bear this in
mind and always keep the remedy
at hand. 1t is also the best medicine
in the world for colds and whooping
cough. For sale at 25 and so cents
per bottle by Blackstone s. Bell Acco-
mac and w. H. Parker. Onancock.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17
Sweet Potato Farms
FOR SALE.
No. Sold.
No. Sold.

No. 2.-Has 80 acres, so acres
under cultivation, 80 acres in
pine woodland. Land is high
and level, is improved by a two
story 6 room dwelling, which is
comparatively new, with new
outbuildings, young peach and
apple orchard, strawberries, etc.,
seven miles from Pocomoke City,
in Somerset county, II miles
from steamboat wharf, con-
venient to churches and schools.
Price 81, 200, one-half cash,
balance on time to suit
No. 3.-Has 1921 acres, is in
Somerset county, 8 miles from
Pocomoke City, miles from
Costin Station, 4 miles from
Methodist and Baptist churches,
same distance from graded
school, is improved by a z room
dwelling which is in good condi-
ton, outbuildings in fair condi-
ton. About 100 acres of this
farm is high level land of good
quality, 10 acres set to clover,
the woodland is principally fine
and affords any quantity Of
woods manure, as well as valua-
BILE timber. Young apple Or
chard. 1t is believed that q bet
ter truck farm is not to be
found in this section. Price
$4,000, one-half cash, balance
on long time.
No. Has 80 acres, % acres
under successful cultivation-10
acres is detached woodland.
This farm is beautifully situated
on the suburbs of PocomokeCity,
with all the advantages of both
town and country. Is improved
by good six room building.
porches, ETC., all in perfect or
der with all necessary outbuild-
ings. This is a beautiful home
where pleasure and profit can be
combined, land high. Price
So, 800, J cash, or all cash at OPP
ton of purchaser
No. SIS in Somerset county
IL miles from POcOmOke City.
has 1O5 acres, about one-half I'M
der cultivation, balance thickly
set in pine woodland, from which
woods manure has never been
removed. Is improved by a small
tenant house, has 1000 peach
trees in full bearing. Price 1000
terms to suit purchaser.
No els on the opposite side
of the county road from No. 2;
has 80 acres, 16 acres under cul-
tivation, IA acres in pine wood
land, land is high and level, has
good apple and peach orchards,
a patch of cultivated strawber-
ries, etc. Is improved by one
and one-half story 3 room dwell
ing, in good condition. Price
$500, one-half cash. Also $50
other farms, suited for all pur-
poses. Send for latest price list
to f. H. DRYDEN,
Real Estate Broker,
Pocomoke City, Nd.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17
Bryan, as a Man.

The Baltimore News, which OPP
poses Bryan with great vigor, thus
describes that gentleman as he ap-
APPEARED at the recent democratic
demonstration in Baltimore:
There are two striking impressions
left by the presence of William Jen-
nings Bryan. One is of earnestness
the other is of power He seems to
have faith in his cause.-the falth
which tries at least to remove noun
tains. He seems to have faith IN
himself-a faith which leads him to
halt at no obstacle. From the time
he started to mount the steps of the
temporary stand at Mount Royal
avenue with the step of an athelete,
to the time when he sunk back al
most fainting in his chair after his
speech at Music Hall, there was not a
hint of faint about the
man. He took off his storm coat and
hat and faced the bowling storm
with the air of man who is willing
to face any sort of conditions. The
wildness of the night added to the
picturesqueness of his character ana
he seemed to know it. He was ready
for conflict with the elements as
we'll as a conflict with the shifting
passions of the crowd below. AS he
stood before the shouting multitude
waiting to be heard, there was not a
suggestion of weakness or helpless
ness about him. His eyes flashed
with fire of confidence, his mouth
closed firmly, he stood erect, com
manding.
But his courage is not assurance.
His enthusiasm is not rant. He
speaks earnestly, but calmly. When
he was interrupted by shouts he did
not waste his energy. He waited and
reserved every word so that it would
tell. He was like the Revolutionary
soldier, reserving his fire until his
shafts were sure to strike. He never
lost his Judgment. When he found
that it was impossible to make con-
nected speech, he turned what he
had to say into epigrams-clean cut,
striking propositions which he could
send home when opportunity offered.
Most of them left an impression.
After seeing Mr.. Bryan on the plat
form one is not surprised at his won
derful powers of endurance, he is
every inch man. He has chest OF
which Sandow might be proud and
the thews and sinews of a giant. His
eye is clear and piercing as that of a
hawk. His broad high forehead
would do Justice to the head OF a
philosopher His heavy, square chin,
his straight cut mouth and his
aouiline nose, tell most distinctly OF
utter fearlessness. There was not a
man of so in the audience Saturday
night who had face more mature.
Whatever his ability as an economist,
William Jennings Bryan is truly
great as an orator and a man. His
power to sway the populace has pro-
baby never been exceeded.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17
To Advance Wages if Bryan Is Elected.

Winston. N. c., October 11-Mr.
Frank P. Milburne, of this city, has
returned from business trip to Ohio.
He gives the following signed state
ment, made on the train in West Vir
GINA, which explains itself. "Seeing
the generous offer of MIR. Cunning
ham, of Newark, o., to advance the
wages of his employees 10 per cent. II
MIR. Bryan is elected President, l be
ing a mill owner at Higginsport, o.,
and Ceredo. w. Va, and employing
great number of men at both places.
agree to advance the wages of my
men 10 per cent. If William Jennings
Bryan is elected. (Signed) j. Il.
Millender."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17
Nrllj..lls}:i.a =sI'ntsrGEpr}ss,
S

Entered at the Postoffice at Accomac
@. H.. Va. as second-class matter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17
Report Of the Condition Of

The First National Bank of Oman
cock, at Onancock. in the State of
Virginia, at the close of business,
October 6, 1896.
Dill, M,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-17

and you will arrive at the conclusion
that the only difference lies in the
price, qualities are practically the
same. There's another point in our
favor. We give far bigger variety
of styles and materials to choose
from and every garment is of the
latest make.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-08
Mr. IDAHO, Idaho, May 2, 1896.
Cottonwood Items.

Our school is progressing nicely,
there being about seventy pupils
in attendance. and unparalleled
good work being done.
Mr.. Eckert has removed the
butcher shop to the new meat
market which he has rented.
Argetsinger, the barber, is happy
in his new quarters, being con-
veniently located. AL is perfect
gentleman and deserving of your
patronage.
Mr.. Goldstone says that putting
his business on a cash basis has
improved trade.
The fact that Cottonwood pros
pers is evinced by its steady
growth. There is scarcely va
cant house in town, several famil-
les having recently moved to Cot
toawo God and occupied the residen-
ces of those who have gone to the
reservation.
Grangeville's genial merchant,
Mr.. Wa. was in town Thursday.
Mrs. J. s. Burns, who has been
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-08

visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bosse all winter, leaves for her
home at Sprague Thursday morn
ing.
A great deal of lumber is being
hauled via Cottonwood to the res
ervation. The saw-mills in this
vicinity are doing better work
this season than usual.
Our republican friends were so
enthusiastic that they neglected
to hold their primary on Saturday.
Cottonwood, May 4, 1896.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-08
Our Weekly Stuart Budget.

Stuart is still in the ring, regard
less of a few backsliders. Visitors
from abroad have been quite nu-
merous the past ten days. Among
the arrivals were Frank Ping and
Ed. Ames, of Dayton, who have
already their blacksmith shop
erected and everything in first
class working order. Mr.. Ames
is a first class mechanic and has
with him a patent post hole auger
which easily surpasses anything in
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-08

NOTICE TO FREIGHTERs.-The
Idaho Packing and Milling Co., of
Cottonwood, have freight for ship
ment to Lewiston, for which they
will pay so cents per 100 pounds.
S. E. DUNHAM, Manager.
Cottonwood, Dec. Is, 1895.
The Denver Planning mill will
furnish doors, windows, holdings,
and all kinds of mill work as cheap
as they can be bought in Spokane.
Don't spend all your life with
the old-fashioned egg-beaters. The
Lightning is all right.
DAY & BUNNELL.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-08
GRANGEvILLE, IDAHO, MAY s, 1896.
that line we have ever seen.

that line we have ever seen.
Messrs. McGlothlin, Critchfield,
Newman, Greason, Mann and
Campbell, all of Dayton, arrived
in town April 10. All were more
than pleased with Stuart's location
and McGlothlin and Newman Sc
cured themselves quarter section
Of land on Clear creek. McGloth-
lin intends raising broom corn and
removing his broom mandatory
to Clear creek in the near future.
Joe Davis and sons, Ben and Bert,
are spending a few weeks with us
and speak a commendable word
for Stuart's climate and location.
The editor of the Denver Prog
ress recently visited Stuart in the
interest of his paper; but we notice
that while he honored Kamiah and
other points of his visit with a nice
write-up, he completely ignored
Stuart. Consequently, those who
favored him with their subscrip-
tions have ordered same stopped.
Luther Goble has his hotel
building almost completed and will
soon be prepared to accommodate
the public.
Mr.. Wiltshire, a well-to-dO citi-
zen of Dayton, and property-own-
err Of Nezperce, recently spent
week of camp life in Stuart and en-
.joyed its climate and scenery.
Chas. Chase was visitor last
week and disposed of a few beef
cattle to Joe Cox.
Hold Brown and Mr.. Sweet, of
Cottonwood, were riding for cattle
in this vicinity on Monday last.
Frank Ping, one of our black
smiths and who will possibly locate
at Stuart, departed for Dayton on
Tuesday for his family and house
hold effects. He secured garden
land of P. Corbett. He expects to
be in Stuart again in about two
weeks.
J. G. Stephens and son Geo.,
were visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Brown Friday and Saturday.
Shearer Il Eaton have several
mechanics at work on their ferry
boat.
The next town meeting day will
be on May IL.
Geo. Brown received this week,
qualification papers for P. M. at
Stuart, but owing to a mistake in
the name of the town the papers
had to be returned to Washington
d. C. for correction.
Stuart, April 81, 1896.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-08
RETURNS OF ELECTION.

Every head of family male or female towit head of
family includes within its meaning 1sThe husband See
Rev. Stat 2494) 2ndEvery person. male female, who has
residing the premises with him and under his
and maintenance
His her minor child the child his her deceased
wife husband.
"A minor brother the child of deceased
brother sister.
"a father, mother grandfather, grandmother
4The father mother grandfather grandmother of deceased
husband or wife.
5An unmarried sister, other of the relatives mentioned
who have attained the majority unable
support themselves See Rev. Stat Sec $685. hold this part
said Section applies by anaogy)
II Every owner of real estate in said District.
Both said heads families and ehode be
actually resident said Districts in which they and
the other qualifications prescribed for See of this
Crcular.)
will please read this Circular carefully and govern
themselves accordingly By doing will be avoided
caused much and failure
sentiment of the people the respective Districts
Very Respectfully
w. N. SCALES
Mr. IDAHO, Idaho, May 3 1896. Co. Sup't. of Schools
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lar taxable property then proceed ballot which ballot shall
be written printed Tax Yes TAX
resident eehoders heads
at such election"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-05-08
SPECIAL TAX ELECTION
TO CoMMIssIoNERs-LIMIT)

EPARATE BALLOT BOX-CERrFCAToN
Sec 49, claws 1898, Ch Section 42) separate ballot box
shall be for voting question of taxation other business
schools and school interests from that used
Trustees majority of the poled such election
favor of the Board Of Trustees Immediately make
levy and certify the fact the date thereof the levied
the for which levied and the number of the district
of the Board of County the
than such special be levied
The hour which other business be transacted shall be
specified the notice See of this Ccular At which
meeting must first decide See of this Circuar)
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-02
LITERATURE AND NEW SOUTH
Distinctive Glass of Novel Writers
That Has 4 ppeared.

Henry c. Vedder In The Examiner.
That the South has, on the whole, been
| less productive OF men of letters than the
North need occasion no surprise to the
| student OF things American. How should
! IT have been otherwise in the peculiar social
and political conditions that prevailed do wn
| TO the civil war? Public life absorbed the
! thoughts and energies of the class of South
crn men from whom the poets and novelists.
| the eSSa visits and historians would naturally
have been recruited. Add to this the dearth
or Publishing facilities, the limited public,
the comparatively slight honor paid to Il
successful author, the sinallness OF his
pecGniary reward. and one need not wonder
that few Southern men elected the profess
| sion of literature. The one considera bic
novelist, that the South produced, William
Gilmore Simms, was compelled to have his
roinances Published at the North, and one
suspects that they were chiefly read in the
same section.
Nothing is mofe distinctive of the new
Soulh than her recent literary develop
mcnt. Public life no longer has for The
SUut bern youth the supreme fascination
of ante-belum days. The reading public is
larger, broader minded. quicker to appre-
ciale. True, the Southern writer Is still
dependent on Northern presses and North
ern capital for the means of reaching his
public; but this is of little Importance, for
railways have nearly anuihilated space,
and, what is of far more consequence,
the middle wall OF partition between North
and South has been broken down, and the
mere fact that n book or magazine is pub
lished in New York or Boston no longer
excludes il from every Southern home.
Within little more than a decade there
has risen what may be fairly called
Southern scnool of fiction, racy of the
soil, unmistakable in It's characteristics,
such as no other section could possibly
have produced. II is symptomatic that all
the members OF this first distinctive South
ern school of writer's should have devoted
themselves to fiction. Poets the South,
indeed, hat had IN recent years; Paul Ham
il;on Hayne and Sidney Lanier are worthy
of more than respectful mention in any
catalogue OF American authors; but they
are Southern only by accident of birth OF
choice of residence, not by the essential
character of their work. Sidney Lanier's
poetry, for the most part, might have been
written as well in New Hampshire or Min
nesota as anywhere else, and much the
same is true of The greater part of Haynes.
But of Richard Malcolm John ston. OF
Thomas Nelson Page. OF joel Chandler Har-
ris. of Matt Grim, who will maintain that
they could have done their work had they
not been born and bred in the Sunny South?