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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
Think this Over.

We want to see more beauty and
greater abundance of fruits about
the farmhouse. We want to see more
contentment and pleasure there. We
urge the cultivation of flowers for
the pleasure it affords, and the rails
ing of more fruits and better gardens
for the increased vigor and health
such things impart.
We have vineyard that begins to
ripen its fruits about the LIST of
August, when there is a certain
amount of languor and listlessness In
the atmosphere, a time when fevers
are apt to take root in the system,
and when everyone feels more or less
run down. But since our vineyard
has been bearing, and we can go to
it of an early morn, before breakfast,
and eat the fresh, sweet, ripe grapes,
there comes revived feeling, break
fast tastes better, and the system Is
toned up for the day. Its one OF
the wise provisions of nature to ripen
grapes Just at the time of the year
when they are best suited to the
health and appetite.
We urge the planting of vineyards
and other small fruits. AEfruit gar
den is of greatest necessity, in SO far
as the health and happiness of the
family are concerned, than the corn
field. The peasant of Spain, it is
said, eat fruit more than anything
else, yet they are noted for their
strength and vigor. French fruit is
filled with the every essence of the
life giving principle. 1t is natures
storehouse of the most beautiful and
pleasant elements of the soil of the
air, such as are bound to impart re-
newed strength to the consumer. 1t
is beauty and vitality combined and
condensed.
How much more of happiness and
pleasure there is sure to be in the
home that is surrounded by beauti-
full flowers and fresh, sweet fruits
How superior in every respect is such
a home in which to raise our chill
dren, compared to the barren home
of the thoughtless and shiftless, that
give no heed to the better and more
elevated system Of living that comes
of cultivating nature in her highest
branches Think this matter over.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
SKELETON IN ARMoR.
An Uncanny Relio of Colonial Days Found
In Virginia.

An Uncanny Relic OF Colonial Days Found
In Virginia.
There is an uncanny relic of colonial
barbarity on exhibition at Colonial
Beach, Va, o summer resort about 10
miles down the Potomac, which may
soon be added to the curiosities of tho
National musonm. 1t is in II tent IN
front of Woods hotel. presided over by
William Henry Harrison Oawood, the
discoverer and owner of the horrible
looking object.
The relic in question is human skol-
eton incaead in an iron armor or frame.
The metal is nearly eaten away with
the rust Of ages and most of the bones
have fallen from the rude easement.
The skull and leg bones remain III the
cage, however, and it would require the
services of blacksmith to remove them.
Mr.. Cawood was road overseer Ill
King George county, Va, several
months ago, and while engaged with
gang of laborers in repairing a roadway
in that historical old bailiwick the
skeleton in armor was unearthed- The
workmen were cutting for dirt with
hoes in an old field to fill up hole in
the highway when one Of them struck
an iron substance short distance be-
Meath the surface. When unearthed, 1t
proved to be the rusted armor, or cage,
containing the skeleton of man who
in life was over six feet i'll height. AS
soon as the air came in contact with tho
skeleton some of the bones fell away.
The skull, however, remained firm Ill
the crown piece. Near tho cage were
found four plain brass buttons the slze
of half dollar This led some people
to believe that the skeleton was that OF
an English or Spanish officer Of colonial
DAYS, who was welded into the iron
frame, hung on gibbet or tree and al
lowed to starve to death i'll public.
Another theory is that it was pl-
rate, who, with his rakish craft, mfest-
ed the waters of the lower Potomac and
Chesapeake bay and preycd upon IN
coming merchantmen. Others believe
that the skeleton was that of an Indian
chief named Passpatawnsie who mas
sacred and robbed tie carly settlers. His
bloodthirsty disposition gained for him
the appellation of Tho fierce chief. "
Old settlers in King George county
believe Cawood's find was the remains
of "the fierce chief :" They say the oat-
RACED settlers seized the rcd nlan, and,
while alive. had blacskniithS build
about him the roughly constructed
frame or cage. He was then hanged to
the limb of II treo or gibbet and allowed
to perish.
The records of all the counties in tho
northern neck of Virginia have been
searched as far back as 1850 to see If
anything could be learned of this terrible
instrument of torture, but nothing could
be found that would throw any light
upon it. King George was taken from
Richmond county, which is the Oldest
organized bailiwick in the northern
neck of Virginia. The counties Of Rich
mond, King George, Westmoreland,
Lancaster and Northumberland COM
prise the northern neck. They lie be-
tween the Potomac and Rappahanock
rivers. They have been under both
Spanish and English rule. The records
of all of them were searched back to
1850, it is said. without avail.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
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One of George Laws Tricks.

After the late George Law was grad
uated from Columbia college his father
made him o driver on the Eighth av-
enue street cars in New York. One
night, after cold rain had chilled the
young driver to the marrow, q college
friend of his jumped on the car and
suggested that a drink would be in
order. On Fifty-fifth street. midway
between Eighth and Ninth avenues,
there was we'll known sporting resort
kept by an ex-boxing master Of Column
bia. Mr. Laws friend proposed that he
stop the car while they ran down the
street, hurriedly took a drink and re-
turned to the car. But Mr.. Law pre-
ferred to follow his own ideas in the
matter. Giving the horses a sudden
yank, he turned them sharply toward
Ninth avenue, and whipped them up
until, by quick effort, they lifted the
car off the track Over the cobbles the
strong horses drew the car, to the
amazement of the conductor and the
passengers. and, rafting down through
the street, stopped in front of the sa-
loon. Mr.. Law alighted with his friend,
aud so did the rest of the passengers.
After they had all taken drink at the
drivers expense they returned to the
vehicle and the car again started its
noisy progress over the stones. When it
was again on the rails and the journey
up Eighth avenue was resumed, it was
rather the worse for wear.-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
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book Were Your Tame Would exactly
fit in and look beautiful and you can,
quicker than 1 can clap my hands to-
gether, have it there. A religious meet
ing was thrown open, and all those who
could testify of the converting grace OF
God were asked to speak. Silence
reigned a moment, and then man
covered with the marks Of dissipation
arose and said: lyon can see from my
looks what / have been, but am now
a saved man. When l left home thou
sand miles from here, had SO dlsSraced
NV fathers name that he said, 'As
you are going away l have only two
things to ask of you-first, that you
will never come home again, and, next,
you will change your name. prom
ised. l have not heard my real name
for years I went the whole round OF
sin until there was no lower depth to
fathom. But I am by the grace of GOD
q changed man. / wrote home asking
forgiveness for my waywardness, and
here are two letters, one from father
and another from my sister. My mother
died of q broken heart But these two
letters ask me to come home, and, boys,
l start tomorrow morning. The fact
was that his name was written III
heaven, where 1 pray God all OF our
names may be written though SO un-
worthy are the best of rs and all OF us.
If you have ever been in the thick
woods and heard the sound of village
bells you know the sound is hindered
and mutlled by the foliage, though
somewhat sweet, but as you como to
the edge of the woods the sounds be-
come clearer and more charming, and
when you step ont from the deep shad-
ows into the sunlight you hear tho
full, round, mellihuous ringing OF tho
bells. Oh, ye down in the thick shad-
ows of unbelief and who hear only the
faint notes of this gospel bell, come cut
into the clear sunlight of pardon and
peace and hear the full chime of eternal
harmonies from all the towers of heaven.
Oh, come out of the woodsl
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
The Minister'S Compliment.

One Sunday, as a certain Scottish
minister was returning homeward, he
was accosted by an old woman, who
said:
ooh, sir, well do like the day when
you preach. -
The minister was aware that he was
not very popular and answered:
my good woman, am glad to hear
it. There are too few like you. And
why do you like it when I preach?''
"Oh, sir" she replied, when you
preach I always get a good seatp'-Lon-
don Bits.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
DOOM OF THE NOVEL,
Discerned In the Window Where Bicycles
Arc Exhibited.

piscerned In the Window Where Bicycles
Are Exhibited.
A deliver into literature has this to
say about the bicycle:
Speaking as distinguished reviewer,
1 am not ungrateful to the bicycle.
The more cycling the less novel read
ing, and Therefore the smaller income
for the scribe who has to explain the
merits of novelists to an indolent pub
lie.
This merely commercial point does
not excite any misgiving In my mind
as to the civilizing influence of the cycle
manufacturer.
Windows III which bicycles are ex-
hibited for sale have for me the fasci-
nation used to find at the booksellers
Staring in at window the other day, L
was accosted by friend, who said:
$50 you re going to start cycling at
last! The very thing for n torpid liver|
He descanted or my liver for some
minutes and then urged me on no &C
count to buy the particular brand of
bicycle was gazing at. 1t had secret
vices. 1t was possessed with a devil !;
whereas, he knew a bicycle which
might make angels wings mott with
envy
explained that 1 had no desire to
ride bicycle, and he said with amaze
ment:
"Then why glue your nose to tho
Window"
because rejoice to read there the
doom of the English novel;"
He shook his head and went off to
spread the rumor among my friends
that was suffering from mental de-
rangement
Publishers are said to be complaining
about the effects of the cycling cpl
demic Oh the book market. There is q
sad decline Of novel reading Instead of
buying books the young and middle
aged of both sexes spend their money
on bicycles.
Beauty does not languish whole aft
ernoon in a hammock with romance.
She "scorches" amid the heat and dust
of highway.
By his unsold copies the publisher
sits down and weeps when he remem-
bers the copious editions of other years
Surely there is better plan than that.
Why doesn t he become an expert cyolist
and lie in wait on the highroad for
novices who have deserted his booksi
There is oil apt story of Wesley which
Mr.. Birrell told the other day.
The evangelist was riding and over
took stranger. who was also mounted.
They fell to discussing religion. and
when the stranger learned that his
mentor was Wesley he turned to flee.
81 had the better horse" remarks
Wesley in his journal, so | showed
him his heart all the way to Northamp-
ton. "
Why should not the publisher show
the beauties of his new novel to the less
experienced cyclist? Should his COM
panion have q bad accident, how de-
lightful to thrust precious volume
into the hand of the PROSTATE man and
ride away with the righteous glow of
good Samaritan. -EXchange
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
Cold Douche In Schools.

Milan, as becomes the most enterpris-
ing Of Italian cities, has introduced into
her schools an innovation which, in
southern climates at any rate, has much
to recommend it. This is the subsection
Of the young pupils to the cold affusion,
with appropriate apparatus and under
the medical eye. The experiment was
made for the first time the other day at
the communal school in the Via Giu-
seppe Glusti, in presence of civic repre-
sentatives, of the municipal medical ad-
wiser, Dr. Uffreduzzi, and of DR.. Sacchi,
one of the clinical staff of the Ospedale
Maggiore. Forty boys, accommodated
in q disrobing room fitted with benches,
were made to strip, and then, covered
only by their large drying towel, were
told off in relays of five to contiguous
hall, where they were all made to take
the douche. Thereafter, provided with
soap, they cleansed themselves from head
to foot with fresh water and returned
to the disrobing room to dry and dress
themselves,
The mechanism or the QOuche is SIM
pie Five small reservoirs are suspended
in row Mt q height Of az yards from
the floor and furnished, laterally, with
two chains. Pulling that on the right,
the boy beneath is douched colonna
Gin volume of water), CT, pulling that
on the left, he is douched a pioggia lin
a shower. The locale has been modelled
on the lines of similar locales in bar
racks and may be heated in winter.
Personal ablution is one Of the minor
virtues in which modern Italy has fallen
behind her classical forerunner, and the
Milanese innovation Cor rather return to
antique USAGE may be initiated with
advantage, practiced as it is under med
ical surveillance. London Lancet.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
M Mail For the Wattses.

A lantern jawed young man called at
the Montezuma Record postoffice and
asked
Anything fer the wattscs:"
Nothing" replied the postmaster.
Anything fer Jane Watts?'
"No."
Anything fer Ace Watts?"
"No"
Anything fer Bill Wattss"
"Nothingl"
Anything fer Tom Watts?'
~ tell you nothingp'
Anything fer fool Joe Watts"
"No, nor Jim Watts nor any other
Watts, dead or living, unborn, native
or foreign. civilized or uncivilized, saw
age or barbarous, male or female, white
or black, franchised or disfranchised,
naturalized or otherwise. No, there is
positively nothing for any of the
Wattses, either individually, severally,
jointly, now and forever, one and in
separable.
The boy looked up at the postmaster
in astonishment and said:
"PIease lock if there is anything for
John Thomas Watts. ''-Atlapta Con-
StitutiOn
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
nfsEasEs OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent TO eczema, letter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases ofth skin is instantly allayeda by
annlying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and a iavorlte rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped. hands, emil
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes,
For sale by druggists at Is cents per po1.
Trypr. Cady's Condition Powders, they
arc lust what horse needs when IN BAD conc1-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermiiuse'
For Sale by Blackstone & Bell, Acco-
mac G. h. and VIM. h. Parker,
Onancock, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
If the gold standard, under which

If the gold standard, under which
we are living, is such a good thing,
why are lands being sold for a song
Why cannot our farmer sell their
horses and cattle at a reasonable
price, and. why is corn in August
selling for thirty-fve cents a bushel,
and why does sheaf oats go begging
at twenty-five cents per hundred
Our farmers are entitled to have
these questions answered by the adj
vocates of the gold standard.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
Another Police Matron.

Mrs. F. W. Mckinney has been ap-
pointed police matron at the city jail,
Portland, Or. Mrs. Mckinney is a pio-
neer suffragist and an active worker for
the Peoples Party. The Pacific Empire
says, "Her appointment will be of in
calculable benefit to the unfortunates
who come under her care. :"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
They Must Confess.

A curious point in Swedish criminal
law is that confession is necessary be-
fore capital sentence can be carried
tut. If, however, the cuiprit persists in
protesting his innocence in the face Of
bverpowering evidence, the prison dis
:ipline is made extremely severe until
the desired confession is obtained.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10
Jimmie,s Ignorance.

Stern Father-Didn' tell you never
to let me see you stoning the ash man
again, Jimmie?
Jimmie-Well, you wouldn't if I'd
a-knowed there was knothole in that
fence. -Detroit Free Press.
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she-s'You said 1 had a face that
would stop trolley car in the middle
of a block" He-"I did. 1t takes
mighty good looking woman to geC
a conductor to do that"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-10

r. q. Nicholas, superintendent,
A'' = Cape Charles, Va.
r. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight nd Pas-
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
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Job work neatly executed at this
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-23
MARKING BALLOTS.

Mr.. Holstein's contest with Mr..
Young for the Hawaii Senatorship
is based upon the marking Of two
ballots.
The count returned developed
tie. Holstein claims the seat by
petitioning that two votes included
in Young's total be thrown out en-
tirely.
OF course the names Of the two
candidates appeared on single sheet
and preference was to be indicated
by placing a cross after the name of
the man favored. No other mark
should appear.
In one instance Mr.. Young's name
was also written on the ballot and in
the other there was a double
cross after his name.
This case brings the election
law before the Supreme Court fol
Interpretation That body will de-
eide whether the many detail re-
quirements of the system are
strictly mandatory or in a large
measure directory. The only court
of record in the United States
which has passed upon a similar
case handed down the deciding
opinion that the intent Of the vote
had to be considered in justice t,
himself. However, great stres
was laid upon the assumption o
belief that minus its rigid rules c
uniformity the system was greatl
impaired.
A number here are ardent an
fixed for support and enforcement
of the letter of the statute. Thi
is chiefly on the ground, as thi
question occurs, that there shout
be absolutely effective provisio
against any possibility Of having
ballot so marked by any mean
that it could afterward be ident
fed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-23
ART AND COMMON PEOPLE.

There are features and phases Of
the local esthetic world apparently
overlooked altogether by the Kilo-
hama Art League. One of these is
especially worthy of note and of the
study of the devoted students Of
the philosophy of taste. The STAR
refers to the decorations in the halls,
parlors, dining rooms and sleeping
rooms of the homes of great major
ity of members ofthe foreign work.
ing class in Hawaii. These Portu-
guese, Chinese and japanese are
pre-eminently the common people"
OF the Islands at present, a.. their
observation, culture and higher
education falls within the scope
Of the Art League. For them
selves these people have long
shown openly an instinct of cul-
ture and have established a
standard. This is of course with
relation to the art of the west, OF
which Kilohana League is the Ha-
waiian exponent.
The popular pictures in the
homes of these common people are
two of the art print supplement:
issued by THE STAR, Presiden
Dole and Gladstone being the sub
jects. These sheets are found il
all the homes and are highly priz
ed. But the popular wall decora
tons, the ones featured on Sun
days and graciously shown tc
neighbors and visitors, are the
framed advertisements of American
distillers and brewers and American
and British manufacturers of soaps
perfumes and medicines. Nearly al
of these fine works are framed. In
deed, the frame is often highly valued
as the pictures themselves. Not il
one case in 100 can the lettering b.
read, so it is plain the prints are
acquired and treasured for their arr
value alone. There are always bids
upon such property at the auction
rooms and the pictures are frequent
ly wedding and birthday presents
With these people, then, there il
fertile field for the Art League
Some of the ultra-esthetic nigh
sustain an occasional shock at see
ing an ordinary pill or beer adver
tisement given honorable place as ;
work of art, but the condition coulc
be great deal worse. In the be
ginning the walls were BARI
entirely.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-23
hx rlLlpAoAs 10 M,alNfN
How n Submarine Diver May Talk Through
His Helmet.


McGnty may now be interviewed at tho
bottom Of the sea, and the submarine diver
may henccforward talk through his helmet
without being called down when he had
rather be called up. He may also talk with
other divers elsewhere beneath the waves
on the same mission bent, thereby securing
greater economy Of effort and patience in
the necessarily limited time at their dis
posal beneath the water.
These advantages are secured by an
adaptation Of the telephone made by
wrecker Whitelaw Of San Francisco, who
has devised certain improvements on the
Bell instrument to 1T 1t for submarine use
The transmitter and receiver are placed
within tho divers big brass helmet, one al
his lips and the other at his car. They d,
not In the least change the appearance o.
| the cumbrous hcadgear nor cause any ap
probable difference in its weight. Thu
wires run up to the surface through thu
tube which supplies the diver with air.
Electricity is employed to force the sount
down into the water, but the magnetic tel
ephone permits transmission Of the rcpl,
without direct electrical agency. The wir
is not grounded
When the diver wants to talk, there ar
no preliminary pulls at the life line. III
docs not have to pause In his work and dc
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-23

Hilo Tribune.l

THE STAR of the 18th sold like
hot cakes at Martins,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-23
COMMISSIONERS
Sale Of Valuable TarO Lands and
Homestead Lots.
A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR CAP
lTALISTS.

In pursuance of an order made by the Hon.
W. A. Whiting, First Judge of the Circuit
Court for the First Circuit in a canse en-
titled Wong Wa Foy, ct al, VS.. Kali Kakoi
ct al, duly filed in said Court, on the 9th
day of December, 1895, the undersigned will
offer for sale Mt public auction, at mauka
entrance to the Judiciary Building, on
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-23
Important II True.
Pacific Commercial Advertiser.1

A horse belonging to King
street store keeper was overcome by
sleep yesterday and lay down for a
nap.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-23

THE MIGHTY SUBMARINE TELEPHONE.
vote his hands to getting the attention OF
the people above. He simply talks in
common tone, and the answer comes dis
tinctly and quickly.
1t needs but moments thought to un-
derstand how this improvement in COM
munication will facilitate the diver S work.
Another great advantage is In the lessen
ing of the risk he takes. When the only
method of signaling is by Juggling at the
life line, there is chance for fatal mis-
takes The line may become fouled and
useless or be wrcnched by floating debris
into giving false signals With the tele-
phone in use there can be no false sig
nails, and the message the wire carries up
ward cannot be checked by any accident
that does not also cut off the divers sup
ply of air by sevcring the tube through
which the wires run.
The submarine telephones no longer an
experiment 1t has been placed in actual
use at Point Bonita, on the northern
shore of the Golden Gate, where the wreck
ers are at work on the Pacific Mail steamer
City of New York, which was sunk there
last year. Hereafter no submarine divers
outfit will be UP 70 date unless 1t includes
| q telephone.