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A Colonial Lady,s Wardrobe.

Mistress Jane, widow Of Cuthbert
Fenvick Of Fcnwick Manor, legislator,
councilor, commissioner, died in 1860,
leaving will thrclgh which we catch
glimpses of the wardrobe and toilet of
a colonial lady of the period. To her
stepdaughter Teresa she leaves the little
bed, the mohair rug End the yellow
curtains, besides her taffeta suit and her
serge coat, all her fine linen her hoods
and scarfs, Except the great one, :" and
her three letticoats-the tufted holland
one, the new serge and the spangled
one. To her own three boys she gives
that "great scarf" and all her jewels,
plate and rings, except her wedding ring,
which goes to Teresa, and to each bed
and a pair Of cotton sheets; to her step
SONS Cuthbert and Ignatius, an ell of
taffeta; to her negro maid Dorothy, her
red cotton coat, and to Esther, the new
maid, all the linen Of the coarser sort i;
to Thomas, the Indian, two pairs of
shoes and match coat, and to Thomas
mother, three yards of cotton; to the
Rev. Franci, Fitzherbert, a hogshead of
tobacco annually for five years, and to
her slave William his freedom, provided
he pay hogshead every Jear to the
church, and to the church, the same
William, "to be slave forever, if he
shall ever leave her communion" for
had not her beloved brother William
Eltonhead and many of her dearest
friends "died by the bloody fangs of
Puritan wolyes?'' John Williamson
Palmer in Century.
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chicago,s Wonderful Growth.

III the seventeenth century the present
site of Chicago was swamp, which fur
traders and missionaries found fatally
miasmatic. About 1900 u government
engineer, viewing that rank morass
traver.ed by sluggish stream, pro-
nounced it the ouly spot Oh Lake Michi-
gan where city could not be built. In
1861 Fort Dearborn was erected here to
counterfeit British influence. In 1S12the
fort was demolished by Indians, but in
1916 rebuilt, and it continued standing
till 1871. Around the little fort in 1910
were settled 1900 people. The number
was 80, 600 i'll 1850; 1000 in 1860,
800, 000 in 1870. III 1880 tho community
embraced SOB. lS5 souls; in 1890 it had
1,G99, $50. In 1855 tie indonitable city
illustrated her spirit by pulling herself
bodily out of her natal swamp, lifting
,hurches, blocks and houses from to 10
feet, without rause i'll general business.
President L. Benjamin Andrews in
Scribner's.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-03-21
They Were Lovers.

Of the deep attachment which existed
between the late Prince Henry of Bat
tenbers and Princess Beatrice it is al
most unnecessary TO speak, so notorious
was it. They both carried their love for
each other Oh their sleeves IN this con-
necticn an apecdote is related: Last year
Princess Beatrice lad her portrait done
by we'll known lady pastelist, who,
while Through artist, knows how to
combine socd Likeness with pretty
picture. One morning when the portrait
was nearly finished Prince Henry hap
pened to enter the studio. After min
tie examination, the prince remarked :
But you have not made my wife stout
enough. 1 am fond Of My stout frau,
since it shows she is happy" The por-
trait was altered. London Tit-BitS.
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fires have tCtli ;-.L,..ed. Gene ia cut
of the colo. Come in, and have your
wounds sawed. Gene, and have your
sins pardoned. Come in by the great
gospel fireplace.
A Blessed ConGagration.
Notwithstanding all tho modern in
ventions for heating, | tell you there is
nothing so full Of gcniality and social
ity as the old fashioned country fire
place. The neighbors were to come i'll
for winter evening of sociality. In the
middle Of the afternoon, in the best
room i'll the house, some one brought in
great backlog with great strain and
put it down Oh the back Of the hearth.
Then the lighter wood was put on, arm
full after armful. Then shovel Of Goals
was taken from another room and put
under the dry pile, and the kindling be-
gan, and the cracking. and it rose u
til it became roaring flame, whic4.
filled all the room with geniality and
was reflected from the family pictures
on the wall. Then the neighbors came
in two by two. They sat down, their
faces to the fire, which ever and anon
was stirred with tongs and readjusted
on the andirons, and there were such
times of rustic repartee and story tell
ing and mirth as the black stove and
the blind register never dreamed OF.
Meanwhile the table was being spread,
ca no al !, md fl
was the cutlery, they glisten and glis-
ten in our mind today. And then lie
best luxury Of orchard and farmJard
was roasted ard prepared for the table,
to meet the appctites sharpened by the
cold ride.
Oh, my friends, the church Of Jesus
Christ is the worlds fireplace, and The
woods arc from the cedars of Lebanon,
and the fires are fires of love, and With
the silver tongs Of The altar we stir the
fame, and the light is reflected from all
the family pictures OH the wall-pic-
lures Of those who were here and are
gone now. Oh, come ur close to the
fireplace! Have your Worn faces trans
figured in the light. Put your cold feet,
weary Of the journey, close up TO the
blessed connaeration. Chilled through
with trouble and disappointment, come
close up until you can get warm clear
through. Exchange experience, talk over
the baresls gathered, tell all the gospel
news. Meanwhile the table is being
spread. On it, bread Of life. On it,
grapes OF EShcol. On it, new wine from
the Kingdom. On it, thousand Injuries
celestial. Hank as wounded hand raps
OIL the table, and a tender voice comes
through saying: Come, for all things
are now ready. Eat, 0 friends drink,
yea, drink abundantly, o belovedP'
Ny friends, that is the way the cold
world is going to be warmed up, by the
great gospel fireplace. All nations Will
come in ard sit down at that banquet.
While l was musing, the fire burned.
Come in out of tho cold, come III cut
Of the cold I"
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Independent Order Of
Reehabifes
THE OBJECTS AND AIMS.
Information of Interest to Temper
ance Workers and Those Seeking
Il Refuge From the Tempta-
tions of Strong Drink.
In NORTH AMERICA.

HNHE more important object of this
i Association is Mutual Beneft-in
the exercises of Temperance, Forti-
tude and Justice. securing to its
membership sympathy and relief in
times of sickness and distress; and in
the event of death, the decent OBJ.
servance of the necessary funeral
obsequies; and is based upon and
seeks, the extension Of the principles
of Total Abstinence from all intoXi-
eating drinks.
The Order has three subordinate
branches, viz:
Primary Tents, composed of white
male persons between the ages of 16
and 50 years of age, who believe in
the existence and omnipotence of
God and are willing to sign our pledge
of total abstinence, are eligible to
membership.
Persons over age may become hon
orary members.
Female Tents, composed of white
females - years of age and upwards,
Junior Branch of Boys from 10 to
16 years, and Juvenile Tents, for
Children OF both sexes between the
ages of and 16 years.
Each branch has a service especially
adapted. 1t has been found that by
working in separate branches of the
organization, there is more freedom
of action than when all ages and
sexes are thrown together. Each
branch of the Order is represented in
the higher body, and a fostering care
is exercised over all alike. Thus with
the men and women, girls and boys
all united under one head the l. 0.
of r. is as an irresistible army NOV
ing on to victory.
The Order has, and will continue
to prove blessing to our country,
not only in proving an asylum for the
reformed drunkard, but by inducing
the sober and religious part of the
community to unite in securing the
rising generation from the evils of
intemperance, and ultimately hand
down to generations yet unborn, the
benefits Of sobriety.
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fires have Lct.i i.Ll..uti Gene IN Cut
of the colo. Come in, and have your
wounds sawed. Come, and have your
sins pardoned. Come il by the great
gospel fireplace.
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Special Bargains.
We have a large stock of
Winter Boots and Shoes

on hand which we will give at
a special bargain. All boots
will be sold at cost to close them
out. All winter goods are also
marked down so that we will be
able to sell them out to give
room for Spring stock, and all
goods sold at a small percentage.
We will give you the prices on
a few articles to give you an
idea how cheap we can sell you
goods-we Will have new goods
coming in every week to suit
the season.
Mems leather boots $1.35
2 collar buttons 1c
Barlow knives &C
Safety pins, per doz. &c
IA rows brass pins lc
Red coal oil, $50 degrees, lac
Come in soon and see our bar
gains or you may lose some of
the best bargains, at the one
price store.
WALTER j. HALL s. SON,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-03-21
An Odd lawsuit.

The suit of Marquis di Marescotti OF.
Bologna, Italy, against the Princess
Anna Maria Torlonia Of Rome, which
has Just come to all end in the former
city, has excited widespread interest. 1t
had curious origin. In 1921 Torlonla
was married to Marescotti and brought
him a marriage gift considerably less
than had been promised. The marquis
of that time sued for the difference, and
the present marquis received verdict OF
$4,000 francs against the family,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-03-21
Warmth and Hope.

All! l am so glad that the Sun of
Righteousness dawned Gu the polar
night of the nations And if Christ is
the great warmer, then the church is
the great hothouae, with its plants and
trees and fruits Of righteousness. Do
you know, my friends, that the, church
is the institution that proposes warmth:
l have been for 81 years studying how
to make the church warmer. Warmer
architecture, warmer hymnology, warm
er Christian salutation. All outside ST.
herian winter, we must have it a princes
dollhouse. The nnly institution on earth
today that pr oses to make the world
warmer. Universities and observatoric5,
they all have their work. They propose
to make the world light, but they do
not propose to make the world warm.
Geology informs us, but it is as cold as
the rock it hammers. The telescope
shows where the other worlds are, but
an astronomer is chilled while looking
through it. Christianity tells Us of
strange combinations and how inferior
affinity may be overcome by superior
affinity; but it cannot tell how all
things work together for good. Worldly
philosophy has a great splendor, but it
is the splendor of moonlight Oh an ice
berg. The church of God proposes
warmth and hopc-warmth for the ex-
pectations, warmth for the sympathies.
Oh / am so glad that these great alta:
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District Council requests that each
Tent in the District have a Temper
ance Sermon preached to them, on
second Sunday in May, and that the
Tents attend in body in regalia.
The Council will meet with Alert
Tent. Guilford, Friday night, April
Bird. Alert Tent is requested to be at
their Tent for instruction in the
work.
Each Tent is requested to send
names to Geo. W. Glenn, who has
been selected editor of Rechabite. col
umn.
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9 Name Of Night and Place of
\ Tent LOCATION Meeting
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enemy has arrived at a point near at
hand intending to surprise the sleep
ing soldier by rushing down the guards
Col. Kendall commanding Camp
Cleaves had some fun in military
way with his officers and men last
night by means of that same long roll.
There is a pretty little story attached
that may be of interest to some of those
same officers Last evening late sever
nj officers of the 1st Regiment waited
upon Col. Kendall and suggested the
scheme of turning the camp out on an
alarm The colonel who had been
thinking of that same thing himself did
not propose to have the whole camp
know of it and he included these same
officers among those whom he wished
to try the experiment upon so he in
formed his visitors that last night
would not be the right time and he
thought it best to put it off until to-
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THE SKIRMISH LINE.

night. The officers retired to their
quarters in good humor thinking of the
good time they would have getting the
men out tonight.
Col Kendall knows as many as two
or three things military and concluded
to sound the alarm at about O'Clock
this morning. Col. Philbrook of the
md Regiment was notified to provide
the drums for the occasion and then
the fun began. Standing in the dark
ness in rear of the mems quar-
ters the drummers made things rattle
for a while. In an instant the hys of
the tents of officers and men of both
regiments flew open and the greatest
ever seen on these grounds
ensued. Some men appeared with
blouse and belt in one hand and gun in
the other. 1t was comical sight to
see them jump into their uniforms.
many of them wriggled around in their
effort to put their shoes on standing.
some were hatless, many coatless, a
few gunless at the first but in four
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-27
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Aug. 26-The barom-
eter has risen over the Central valleys
and upper Lake regions. 1t has fallen
slightly in the interior of New England
and middle Atlantic states and rapidly
north of Montana, where it is lowest.
The area of high pressure covers the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains.
The barometer is also high to the
northeast of New England. 1t is cooler
i'm the Lake region, upper Mississippi
valley ana thence southWestward To
New Mexico, and it is warmer in the
extreme Northwest and in the st. Law
renee valley.
Local thunder storms are reported,
tonight, from the lower Lake region
and from the Mississippi valley south
from St Louis and from the Florida
and Georgia coasts The weather con-
Qitions continues fair in New England
and middle Atlantic states. with in
creased cloudiness. and it is generally
clear i'll the upper Lake region ana
throughout the Northwest
Cloudncss will increase in the At
lantic coast states, with possibly local
also continue in the eastern Gulf states
and south portions of the south Attain
tie states ana Tennessee Slightly
cooler weather is indicated from New
England. southWcstWard to Tennessee.
Warmer. fair weather is indicated for
the upper Lake region and the upper
and central Mississippi and Missouri
valleys.
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BLACK NOMINATED.
New York Republicans Will Give Him
Overwhelming Vote, This Fall.
Receives CTS Of 758 Votes on Fourth Ballot
Made Unanimous.

Saratoga, n. Y. Aug. 2G-The Repubi-
can state convention was called to order
by Chairman WoodfOrd ut 1l.43 today. The
convention had been awaiting the leaders
who were comforting outside and endeav-
oring to construct Il slate. Titus Sheard
of Herkimer was recognized by the Chair.
and said he WAS absent, yesterday when
Warner Miller had been heard in defence
of the seating of the Miller delegates. He
wanted it understood that Mr.. Miller had
done the Sheard delegates n great iniIls-
tice when he questioned the right OF the
regular delegates from Herkimer county
to sit in the convention.
The roll call on nominations was then
ordered. Todays first ballot Ghe third
altogether was as follows: Aldridge. 242;
Fish. 1l9; Wadsworth, ~; Black. l54: Bax-
ter. u; Saxton. 10: Roberts. 80; Ellsworth.
O. Fassett, 6; Odell. 50; total 75S.
A fourth ballot was ordered and King s
county voted " solid for. Black When
New York was called. Edward T.auter-
back arose mid great cheering and cast
the total l3i votes for Black The vote of
New York county gave Black a majority
of the total vote.
The official result of the fourth ballot
was: Votes cast 80; Black. So; Aldridge.
Il; Fish 6. The nomination was made
unanimous Timothy f. Woodruff of
brooklyn was noinated for lieutenant
governor on the first ballot.
Irving G. Nann of Onondaga was nomi-
mated for judge of the court of appeals.
Mr.. Black was temporary chairman Of
| The convention and had all along been Il
Albany delegation. When Mr. Black 5
name was presented as temporary chair
man Tuesday. he was received with great
applause. They shrieked Young Abra-
ham Lincoln and cheered themselves
hOdrSe.
Frank S. Black of Rensselaer, county is
z dark. slender. intellectual-looking
young newspaper man. who has won fame
az q lawyer, political leader and member
Of Congress.
His speech impressed hundreds of dele
gates and after taking the gavel he was
considered a coming man. At frequent
intervals Mr. Black was compelled to
pause while the audience cheered He
was in fine voice. and his terse. epigram-
matte sentences aroused unStintcd appro-
baton When he closed the applause was
long. loud and continued.
At 20i +. NJ, the convention adjourned
sine die.
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back" at EN-. Passing to the outer
tent as unconcernedly as though that
drum was beating anything but an
alarm, in fun view of several waiting
officers he threw the book of tactics on
the tabeand looking at his watch said ::
There, | have studied all of two hours
and ] guess that will do"
The officers looked at one another
shecpishly. one of them signalled the
drummer to let up and get out of sight.
and then bidding tho colonel Good
morning" they all withdrew. They did
rot get the laugh on the colonel at
that time but l suspect that this story
viii cost the colonel several cigars for
his conscience pricked him this fore
noon and-anyway, if the officers had
known that he was really asleep when
they sprung their racket they would
have felt repaid for their trouble. Hav-
ing considerable regard for the colo
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No Benefit 10 Labor.

The character of the money which
shall measure our values and ex-
changes and settle our balances with
the world is of such primary impor-
lance. ana so far reaching in its con-
sequences. as to call for the most
painstaking investigation and in the
end. sober and unprecedented judg-
ment at the polls. We must not be
inlsied by phrases. nor deluded by
laiSe theories. Free silver would not
mean that silver dollars were to be
freely had without cost or labor. 1t
would mean the free use of the mints
of the United States for the few who
are owners of silver bullion, but would
make silver coin no freer to the many
who are engaged in other enterprises.
1T would not make labor easier the
hours of labor shorter. or the pay bet
tor. 1t would not make farming less
lahorlous, or more profitable it would
not start factory or make a demand
for an additional days labor.
III would create no new OCCUPATIONS
1t would add nothing to the comfort of
the masses, the capital of the people
or the wealth of the nation. 1t seeks
TO introduce a new measure of value,
but would add no value to the thing
measured. 1t would not conserve
values. On the contrary it would de-
range all existing values 1t would not
restore business confidence, but it's
direct effect would be to destroy the
little which yet remains
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ANNUAL MAINE STATE SHOOT.
Watervile Gun Club Wins Championship With
Portland Club Second.

Richmond. Aug. 26.-(speciaD. The
annual Maine State shoot came off on
the grounds of the Richmond Gun
club, Wednesday. six teams partici-
Eating. The State championship was
won by the Watervlle club. Following
is the score: Waterville. Wyman. 4G;
Ireble, AZ; Reed, Al; Green A; Dud-
ley. AZ; total. 215. Portland No. /,
barton. 80; Randall. 43; Adams. 80;
Neal IS; Arthur, Al: total. 1879 Rich
mond, Alexander. 40; Rowe, 80; Stur-
tevant. 80; Huntington. 81; Weber
30; total, 1876 Portland. No. >. Wilkes.
rs: George, ~: Rounds. 80: Jordan. SO;
Fisher, 80; total. 1911. Gardiner. Fur
her, Al; Libby, 80: Harrington, 40:
Files. 40; Whitmore. "a total. 1871
Eath, Merrill 40: Bates. SO: Percy. 81,
Thompson. 40; Jones. "a; total. ISL. The
teams will shoot for the State individ-
ual championship. Thursday.
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MAJOR MCKINLEY
Makes Public His Letter Ac-
cepting the Nomination.
It is An Able Document, Touching on
All National Questions.
Fully Halt is a Ringing Arrangement oil Free
Silver Theory.

Canton, Ohio, Aug. 26.-Major Nc
kinley gave his letter of acceptance to
the press associations, this afternoon.
1t touches upon all the important
planksin the Republican national plat
form, but the first half OF it is devoted
TO an incisive discussion of the money
question. The letter says as follows:
That in view of the immense import
ance of the proper settlement of the
issues presented of our future pros
perity and standing as a nation and
considering only the welfare and hap
plness of our people, l could not be
content to omit again calling attention
10 the questions which in my opinion
vitality affect our strength and posi-
ton among the governments of the
world. and our morality, integrity and
patriotism as citizens of the Republic
which for century has been the best
nope of the world and the inspiration
OF mankind. We must not now prove
false to our own high standards in
government, nor unmindful of the no.
Die example and wise precepts of the
fathers. or of the confidence and trust
which our conduct in the past has
always inspired
The free coinage of silver, for the
first time since 1865, if ever before.
there is presented to the American
people this year a clear and direct
issue as 10 our monetary system of
vast Importance III its effects, and
upon the right settlement of which
rests largely the financial honor and
prosperity of the country. it is pro-
posed by one wing of the Democratic
party and its allies, the Peoples and
silver parties, to inaugurate the free
and unlimited coinage of silver by in
dependent action on the part of the
n1ted States at a ratio of 16 ounces of
SILVER to one ounce of gold
The mere declaration of this pur-
pose is menace to our financial and
industrial interests and has already
created universal alarm. 1t involves
great peril to the credit and business
Of the country, peril so grave that
conservative men everywhere are
breaking away from their old party
associations and uniting with other
patriotic citizens in emphatic protest
against the platform Of the Demo-
cratic national convention as an as
sault upon the faith and honor of the
government and the welfare of the
people. We have had few questions in
the lifetime Of the Republic more sedi-
Gus than the one which is thus pre-
scented.
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What il Means.

The meaning of the coinage plank
adopted at Chicago is that anyone may
take quantity of silver bullion. now
worth 50 cents, to the mint of the
United States. have it coined at the
expense of the government and receive
for it silver dollar which shall be
legal tender for the payment of all
debts public and private. The owner
Of the silver bullion would get the sill
Yer dollars. 1t would belong to him
and 10 nobody else. Other people
would get it only by their labor. their
products of their land. or something
of value. The bullion on the basis of
present values. would receive the sill
Yer dollar for 80 cents worth of silver
and other people would be required
to receive it as a full dollar the paw
ment of debts. The government would
get nothing from the transaction. 1t
would bear the expense of coming the
silver and the community would suf-
fer loss by its use