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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-03
You Can't Keep Your Boy

from being hard his clothes It's part of boy nature
You do the best thng-get clothes that will
stand boys hard wear
Ours will
Atwood suits range from So 80 TO $500 flor the
very best and guaranteed time keeping watch and
beautiful chain goes free with each suit.
HERr1AN s HESS, 400 E. Douglas Az.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08
How to Sign Letters.

\ typewriter operator the other day
was called to task for subscribing her
copies of business letters, Yours very
sincerely" She ought to have known
better. Perhaps if she had understood
the value of words or known little Of
thoir derivation she would never have
made such grave error. Sincerely
means without wax, and the word is
said to have been applied originally to
honey. 1t is a long translation, but to
those who follow out Emerson S idea Of
language being fossil poetry the deriva-
ton is certainly interesting Once i'm
pressed with the meaning, no one would
use the word wrongly or to other than
an intimate friend. A safe rule for sig
natures is, when in doubt, subscribe
yourself Yours truly" To one who is
much older than yourself or one who is
entitled to special Difference Yours re-
spectfully" is preferable. The word very
is not necessary and is avoided on all
occasions by careful writers Where GER
tain relations exist between correspond
ents-as, for instance. between employ
er and employce-or in circumstances
where old fashioned letter writers
would have signed themselves Your
obedient servant, the American and
modern form is Yours faithfully. j.
Commit this couplet to memory;
Yours in haste
Is not IL good taste.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08

their loud pantaloons and mustard
seed ideas. 1t is such Il class Of the
human species who preach panic,
and require their servants in our
cities and towns to echo and re echo
their notes of ruin in the ears of the
American public.
A system so hurtful to the indus
trial and property holding interests
of the country cannot survive d
presidential election on this conti-
nent, after it has grown into tower
ing political issue. The people of
America can protect themselves.
How the system is to be thrown off
In Europe does not yet appear, but
it's downfall seems to be inevitable.
Professor Edourd Suess, of the Uni
versity of Vienna, a world-famous
savant and liberal member of the
Austrian Parliament, says: whether
silver will again become Il full valued
metal all over the world is no longer
a question; the only question is what
trials has Europe to pass through
before that end shall be reached"
The nominations of the Chicago
convention were excellent. The
good genius of America presided in.
their selection. They are men of
spotless character, sterling worth and
extraordinary ability. They have
had no entanglements with the past
politics of the old parties and there
is nothing in their careers to need
explanation or eXtenuation. They
will be elected by an immense ma
jority with joyful acclaim, and they
will give u strong and pure admins
tration to the country. shall
cheerfully vote for them with intense
pleasure.
Respectfully,
RoBT. w. HUGHES.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08
Tobacco smue-lers In Spain.

The beasts had each two paaniers OF
straw slung across a pack saddle. We
crammed these with the scented bales,
and then builtup others above them, and
topped up with a vast and evil smelling
shecpskin. Then we made all fast with
ropes done into diamond hitch, >
which British Columbia thinks is an in
vcntion OF It's own.
Afterward, alre-eee.
The climbing talents Of "a smuggler' S
mule have passed into proverb. Other
wise they might be described as impish
The 80 stalwart brutes that made up
our train clambered up defiles and over
craSs which make one fairly shiver TO
think back at. They were not led. They
carried no mouth bit The bride Of each
ended il stilrup shaped iron, which
clung round the nose, and TO this a
chain was made fast, and TO it raw
hide thong. The arriero used this some
times as Il whip, sometimes as tow
rope for himself, but more frequently
let it drag The mule Wore an iron
muzzle TO discourage browsing and
seemed TO know that the sooner his
work was ended the sooner he would
get tn feed, wherefore he fastened, not be-
ing without u rude selfish wit Of his own.
With one exception, we bipeds trudg-
ed along on our rope soled sandals beside
the beasts or on occasion warped our
selves over the rocks with hands as
we'll The managing director Of the
company alone did not walk He was a
little, old, shrivelcd, snow haired man,
with white face and coal black mus
tache and coal black, boady eyes. He
sat cross legged above his bales, on the
hurricane deck, as it Were, Of his mule
and one thought highly Of his pluck.
One knew something about the sure
footcdness Of the mule, but should not
have cared for that ride myself. a SIM
gle slip of rolling stone, and-well.
We seemed from choice to mesnder half
way up the flank Of precipices, and it
hurt ones stomach to think about tum-
bling. Temple Bar.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08

R. Il. Nicholas, superintendent,
" Cape Charles, Va.
r. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
sencer Agent, Norfolk, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08
Steamer TANGYER,
CAPT. W. w. MATTHEWS.

Mondays and Thursdays for gords, Cris1eld'
FInncys, Onancock, Chesconnossex, Hunting
Crock and Mossongo RETURNING leave
Messongo Wednesday, and Saturdays am.
Hunting Crook 0, ChescOnnesseX 1l:30, Onan'
cock 2:30 Flnncys 8, Crlsileld 6, Ford's 7:J0
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08
SUMMER SCHEDULE e,
OF THE sGasssfgs:s.
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway Company

Until further notice, Will run their steamers ap
follows, weather permitting leaving South ST.
wharf at $50 o'clock D. n.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08
Tnmpering With Wires

A now feature in the risks of cleo
tricity is found i'll the tragic fate of a
retail dealer who disiked the position
OF one Of the Lights II front Of ms store
and therefore pushed it with a sin&a,
stick Tt so happened that the latter
was part Of gilt frame, and as he stood
on an iron plate in the sidewalk the
gliding formed connection and sent a
current through his body, causing IN.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08

Wharf at $50 o'clock D. n.
steamer POCOMOKE.
CAPT. HEwARD.
Tuesday and Friday for Crls1eld, TanglerIsland
Finney's, Onancock, Shelltewn, Pitts Wharf Oe-
dar Hail. Rehoboth. Powcll's, Pocomoko City,
Mattoponi, and Snow Hill. RETURNING
Mondays and Thursday. leaves anew Bill 9
a. M. Mattaponi $3.50, Pocomoke City 8, Powell's
$3.50. Rehoboth 8, Cedar Hall $50, Pitts wharf
10, Shelltown 1915, Onanccok $50 p. M, Fin
neys 8, Tangier Island 4.30. Crisfleld 6.
steamc CIR EASTERN SHORE.
CAPT. g. d. RAMON.
Wednesday and Sunday for Crisneld, Har.
horton. Evans Boggs'. Cedar Wow, Nandua,
Concord, Reads, Davis, Shields and Rue's
RErURNING-loayes Rue's Tuesdays and Fri
days $50 a. m, Shields 0, Davis 10, Reads
10.2O,COncord II, Nnndua 1880. Cedar View
12.45, B0ggs 2.45, Evans 3,Herborton S.l5. pm.
CrIsneld 6.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08
-AllSteaMers leave Crisfeld ro1 Baiti.
~ more. on arrival of last down train.

rroight ana passengers received FOR Ri points
on tho n. Y, Fhllit. and Norfolk, Wicomco and
Pocomoke r. z. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after 90 p, III
.nd must be prepaid 10 ell points, except
gu the N. Y. PhlIa. and norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thomson, P. r. Clark,
GenI Manager. Gen'l Agent.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-08
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to eczema, letter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases of the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
Efficient for itching piles and favorite REM
edv for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
b]a;ns, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at % cents per box.
TryDr, Cady's Condition Powders, they
ore inst what 4 horse needs when in bad cono.-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vernifuge.
For Sale by Blackstone s. Bell, Acoo-
mac C. H. and VIM. H. Parker,
Onancock, Va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.

OF the BIO delegates so far chosen
Mckinley has Ice, Morton SO, Allison
33, Reed 80, Quay 70, Cullom TO-
Mckinley carried the Lancaster
county congressional district, the Re-
publican Gibralter of Pennsylvania
against Quay.
During a riot at Indianapolis be-
tween union and non-union iron
moulders two of the non-union men
were fatally shot.
Mckinley has captured the Fifth
district Minnesota Congressional dele
gates to the st. Louis convention over
Senator Cushman K. Davis, Mime
sofas favorite son.
The Repu blican primaries of Logan
county, Illinois, were carried by Nc
Kinley. This gives him the Seventh
Congressional district delegates, the
home of Senator Cullom.
Charles Fl. Salton lie under arrest for
stealing $50, 900 worth of goods from
the United States public stores in
New York.
The Pennsylvania Salt Works at Nat
uona, n. Y, were destroyed by fire.
Loss, S., o00, 600.
Sweden has raised the duty on
smoked pork three and a half cents
per pound.
Mrs Mary Ann Mosely died at
Column bia, Mo, aged Ill. She knew
Daniel Boone, the famous pioneer
The police refused to allow Choyn-
ski and Mccoy to give more than
scientific boxing exhibition in New
York Saturday, and that without a
decision, which Disguised the sports.
During a drunken row in front of a
saloon in Kansas City Daniel Kane
was knocked down and killed by
Thomas Hyland.
Free silver advocates claim that
they will have $50 delegates in the
National Democratic convention.
From the Geological Survey it is
learned that POI, 272 tons of desilver-
lied lead were produced in the United
States last year
BENJAMIN Milliken was acquitted of
the charge of breaking in to Miss Ger
trude Phillips room with evil intent,
the jury holding him too drunk to
form an intent.
Kate McKenna sued Michael Lynch
for $1,000 damages for refusing to
marry her at Marshall. Mo.
John Wanamaker has carried four
ifths of the Pennsylvania Republican
Assembly primaries so far for United
States Senator to succeed Cameron.
The Democratic campaign commit
tee is having millions of copies of SEN
ator Chandeliers famous anti-McKinley
fat frying interview circulated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
Shipping Ducks Eggs.

Consul Scott, in recent report upon
the trade of the Chinese town of Swa-
tow, remarks upon the fact that 11s0O0,-
600 fresh eggs figure among the exports.
But he tells US that all are certainly not
fresh, for it is the custom to ship ducks
eggs which have been incubated to
within few days of Matching. These
eggs are brought on board the steam
ers packed in shallow baskets. with
layers of soft Chinese paper between
and around them. The baskets are
placed about the deck swung to the
awning supports and occasionally are
ppt in position near the boilers, but as
a rule the heat of the climate is quite
sufficient to complete the Matching of
the eggs. 1t therefore comes about that
at the end of the voyage young ducks
are landed at Singapore or Bangkok in
lieu of the eggs which originally formed
part of the cargo. AS rule the birds
come to no harm but, on the contrary.
exhibit quite thriving appearance
Chambers Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
FOR EQUAL PURITY.
Women Organize Club in Washington
for the Protection of Members.

Women Organize a Club in Washington
for the Protection of Members.
WASHINGTON, March pa number
of young women of Washington have
organized an Equal Standard Purity
club. Their object is to establis a
single code of morals, equally binding
upon men and women, and to protect
their mem bers from the visits of men
of impure lives. Every mem Der is
required to sign the following pledge:
II solemnly promise, by the help of
God, to hold the law of purity as
equally binding upon men and women
and to use my utmost efforts to obey
the command, Keep thyself pure to
discountenance all coarse language
and impurity in dress, in language and
art, and to lend helping hand alike
to men and women, giving the peni-
tent of both sexes an equal chance to
reform, SO far as my assistance and in
fuence can do this
A method of ascer tainin the private
lives of young men has been devised.
Every young man whose private life
is found to be impure will be black
listed. This blacklist will be In the
hands of the executive committee, the
members will be informed, and they
are pledged never to receive the atten-
ton of persons on the blacklist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
g Cleveland-Hill Factions
Get Together.
The President Appointing Hills
Friends to Office.
FOR GOV'NOR.
The Party United as 1t Has Not
Been in Years.
Will Make the Hottest Cam
paign New York Has Known.

NEW YORK, March 23.-If the plans
of the Democratic Ieade rs of the State
are carried out they will unite the party
this fall as it has not been united in
years, and will make the State cam
paign the hottest on record. They
propose to do this, the talk is, by NOM
mating for governor Daniel Lamont,
present secretary of war.
There have been rumors of some
thing of this sort for months. One of
the leaders said yesterday that Sena-
tor Hill and friends of Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Whitney agreed on the pro-
gram in Washinglo on last week. Be-
fore Richard Croker went abroad it is
said that he and Mr.. Whitney talked
the matter over. Both are said to
have expressed the belief that Lamont
could win.
AS evidence that the program has
been agreed upon it is pointed out that
Senator Hill and the Administration
are getting on together much better.
The New York senator, it is declared,
has become practically the champion
of the President in Congress, while
within the last two or three weeks the
President has appointed several of
Senator Hills friends to lucrative po-
sitions in this state.
The preliminaries of the program, it
is said, will be arranged at the meet
ing of the state committee, which will
be called for New York City in three
Weel<S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
IN AN AIR-TIGHT PRISON.
College Instructor Lives q Week In an
Herrn eticaIIy Sealed Box.

College Instructor Lives a week in an
HermeticaIIy Sealed Box
MIDDLETowN, Conn, March 23.-Dr.
o. It. Tower, the instructor at Wesley
an university here, who for the last
week has been in an Theoretically
sealed box for the purpose of testing
the effect of various food products
upon the human system, came out OF
his prison yesterday. All the food he
had eaten, and even the air which has
been pumped into his cage for the last
week, have been weig he'd. He was in
excellent health After taking a lit
tie air he said he had never felt better
in his fife.
The experiment of which DIR. Tower
was the subject is one of a series con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
United States department of agricul-
ture by Professor Atwater, for the
purpose of ascertaining the value of
certain substances as food and to de-
termine what proportion of them go
to building up muscular tissue and
the creation of heat.
DR.. Tower, when he went into the
box, which is a modification of Pet
tinkorfer's calorimeter, weighed 16o
pounds. Professor Atwater declines
to make public the result of the expe-
riment until he has presented the re-
suits of the series to the department
OF agriculture. This will not be for
several months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
FLOODED WITH SCHEMES.
EXPRESS Companies Receive Numerous De-
-. e.. -s.arar,tirn, IRahf,arv

Express Companies Receive Numerous De-
vices for Preventing Robbery
Express companies are flooded with
letters from all over the country offer
ing all sorts of devices and patents as
a safeguard against robbery.
only a short time ago we had one
letter from a chap who wished us to
keep what he had to offer an inviolable
secret" said the manager OF the com
pany. "He said he had not patented
it, and was only waiting to hear from
u.s. His plans called for the construc-
ton under the roof of the car OF a
chamber with falling doors. AS soon
as the robbers entered the car all the
messengers had to do was to throw a
switch. This let down the doors of
the concealed chamber. AS soon as the
doors fell blast of air was created
from some mysterious source ana
countless numbers of little balls ofIndta
ink would be thrown into the car.
branding every man Jack of the rob-
bers indelibly for future Identification.
to say nothing of soaring them to death.
Another chap I remember had
scheme that was unique. 1t consisted
OF the placing of cylinder in the car.
The moment the messenger appreciated
that he was attacked all he had to do
was to drag the safes into the cylinder
and lock them up there along with him
self. The cylinder was punctured with
holes which commanded every part OF
the car, and through them he could
shoot the robbers down one by one.
When we asked him what was the mat
ter with the robbers shooting back
through these same holes and pune
turing the messenger he was stumped
and retired.
ION some of the western roads they
are trying new plan. Each express
car is equipped with one or more CYL
inders of small diameter, which are
filled with a powerful chemical prepare
ton. The instant the messenger inside
has reason to think that his car is
threatened he takes the cylinder down
from its case and drops it through a
prepared opening in the floor of the car.
Then, by the pressure of the foot or
some other simple method he ignites
the thing. The chemicals fame and
illuminate the country for a great dis
lance around. The experiment is being
tried there, but whether 1t will be a
success or not remains to be seer" -
Boston Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
PUNCH WITH CARE.
Novel Device Adopted to FIJI the Pews of
q Church.


a Church.
DR.. Alfred Hummer, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Oakland, Cal, has
introduced novel plan in his church to
induce the young members of his congre-
CATION to attend services twice on Sunday.
Under the PASTORS system a record is
kept of all baeksliders. AS result of his
innovation she pews in the First Methodist
church are crowded on Sunday.
DR.. Hummer has issued to the young
members of his church sort of commu-
tation ticket, good for six months. Every
time the holder of ticket attends service
the ticket is punched. Doorkeepers are in
attendance at the church morning and
evening, and as each ticket Is presented it
is duly recorded that the holder was pres
emit. These tickets not only require the
presence of the holders, but they must be
in attendance at the services promptly on
time. The ticket punchers stop work the
moment the pastor steps upon the plat
form to open the service. If the ticket
holder comes in late, it is the same
though he were absent, SO far as the record
is concerned
In order to induce the young people to
take pride in having their ticket punched
Pastor Hummer has offered prizes to those
who show a good record of attendance at
the expiration of six nnonths.-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
SILVER DOLLARS FOR sNowBALLs.
Peter Wilborg Amuses Himself and the
Boys of Port Townsend.

Peter Wilborg Anuses Himself and the
Boys of Port Townsend.
Three years ago this spring Peter Will
borg left his home, in California, for Cook
inlet, Alaska. For nearly three years he
worked increasingly in the gold regions.
Last November he came back to the States
on visit, bringing with him S48, 600 in
gold dust and nuggets. After banking
$50, 900 in San Francisco he started out to
have a good time on the remaining 3d.,
600. He spent four months in the eastern
and southern cities, spending the larger
part of his pocket money. The other day
he left on the steamer City of Topeka on
his return to the Alaska goldfelds
While the steamer was lying at the
wharf at Port Townsend he amused him
self by throwing double handfuls of silver
dollars at the boys on the wharf. Every
boy who could hit the eccentric Alaskan
miner with SNOWFALL would get hand
full of coin thrown at him in return. Will
borg appeared to enjoy the sport, and of
course the boys did. AS the boat pulled
out from the wharf he pelted the boys with
money as long as he YVES within throwing
distance. During Wilborg's three years of
exile his only companion was dog. On
his return he had two dogs, which he will
take to his lonely retreat in the far north.
He expects to remain another three years.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
DIRE LIGHTNING
Kills Two Painters Working ON
a Church.
Pinioned to the Roof Their
Bodies Slowly Burn.
OKLAHOMA AFFAIR.
AFFAIR.
OKLAHOMA
The Bodies UnrecogniZable
When Recovered.
The Clouds Full of Electricity
"A Fearful Storm.

GUTHRIE, Okla, March 23.-News of
a most remarkable occurrence was re-
ceived here to-day from Beaver county.
At the little postoffice town of Grand,
the Baptist congregation is building
rather commodious church containing
a spire seventy-f1ve feet high. The
woodwork on the steeple was COM
pleted Thursday, and on Friday morn
ing James Ford and Harry Somers,
painters, were employed to oil and
paint the spire. They began working
from the bottom to the top, using cir
cular scaffolding. Saturday after
noon at o'clock, while Som
ers and Ford were giving the
finishing touches to the top of
the spire a thunderstorm came up,
accompanied by fierce flashes of
lightning. The two painters were seen
making efforts to lower their scaHold
when terrific clap of thunder and
binding flash of lightning left the
clouds and struck the spire knocking
away the scaffolding, splitting the
pinned to the roof, dead. To add to
the awful scene the clothing of the
two men was ignited by the flash and
for ten minutes the bodies were seen
burning and smoking in mid air.
Heavy rain finally extinguished the
flames and three hours later the re-
mains of the painters were brought
from the steeple charred and inciner-
ated and almost unrecogniza BILE.
Every hair on Somers' head was gone,
but there were no other evidences of
the lightning's bolt on his body.
Ford's body was badly bruised and