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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
FloCCing Girls.

The authorized flogging of little girls
or big girls is piece of barbarlsm
which, row that the subject has been
definitely raised, will receive, we trust,
no countenance from the home secretary.
Mr.. Riley says that girls i'll the ele-
mentary schools are caned, bit OF ill.,
formation which we commend to the
immediate notice Of Sir John Gorst.
The public of London has outgrown the
days of Mother Brownrigg, and Mother
Brownrigg, as the Newgate "Calendar"
informs us, was not sustained by judge,
jury, public opinion or Jack ketch in
her theories and her practice as to the
castigation of girls There We're philos-
ophers, 10 be sure, who approved of the
whipping of girls Locke did, for one
and so did DR.. Johnson Locke approved
of q mother vino whipped her little
daughter nine times i'll order TO compel
the child 10 confess some error, and
johnson commented a mother who
whipped her child i'll the interest OF tu-
ture nutLfu)nes, because the girl had
said she came il through one door,
When, in fact, SIC had come IN through
another. But those were days when
children were supposed to be born only
that they might be birched as far as
possible out of their share of original
sin. Women were publicly logged at
the carts tail in the days of Locke and
Johnson-and, of course, in the interest
Of discipline and order and morals. We
cannot go back to those days, and any
serious and public attempt to get back
to them would be an absurdity as we'll
as al outrage. London News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
HEARD EIGHTEEN MILES.
Human Voice Carried From One End of n
Canyon TO the Other.

human ' OlCc tEcHt VINO GhN Va -
Canyon to the Other.
Eighteen miles is the longest distance
on record at which mans voice has
been heard. This occurred i'll the Grand
canyon of the Colorado, where one man
shouting the name of Bob at one end,
his voice was plainly heard at the other
end, which is IS miles away.
Lieutenant Foster. Oh Peary's third
arctic expedition, found that he could
converse with man across the harbor
of Port Bowen, q distance of 1896 feet,
or about l J., miles, and Sir John Frank
lin said that he conversed with ease at
q distance more than annie. DR.. Young
records that at Gibraltar the human
voice has been heard At distance of ten
miles.
Sound has remarkable force in water.
COLLATION., by experiments made in the
lake of Geneva, estimated that o bell
submerged III the sea might be heard at
a distance of more than GO miles. Frank
lin says that he heard the striking to-
gether of two stones in the water half a
mile away. Over water of a surface Of
ice sound is propagated with greater
clearness and strength Dr.. Hutton re-
lates that On quiet part of the Thames,
near Chelsea, he could hear a person
read distinctly at the distance Of 40
feet, while away from the water the
same could only be heard at 76 feet.
Professor Tyndall. when On Mont Blanc,
found the report Of pistol shot no
louder than the pop of champagne
bottle.
Persons i'll balloon can hear voices
from tie em;h long time after they
themselves IRE inaudible to people be-
low. Chicago Times Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
Shortening the Time.


Friend-Doesn' the journey to and
from the country every day seem very
long?
Mr.. suburb-Long? It's too short.
When take the train in the morning,
know I've got to pinch in and work like
horse the moment the train reaches the
city. That makes the journey seem too
short, doesn't it:
Il presume it does. But how about
the journey back:''
well, I always remember after
start that I've forgotten something my
wife wanted particularly, so that ride
is always over too SOON. Pearson S
Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
a CLEVER POLITICAL POEM.
It Was Written by an IrishmNn During
the Rebellion of 1T0S.


What is spoken of as lone of the olev-
crest political poems ever composed"
has recently come under the notice Of
contributor to northern contemporary,
the Dundee Advertiser. 1t was written
by Arthur Conner Cor O'Connor), the
friend of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, and,
like him. prominent figure in the Irish
rebellion of 1898. He was arrested at
Margate that year, when on his way to
France on secret mission. After being
detained III Kilmainham Jail for some
time, lie was at length removed, with
other political prisoners, to Fort George
in Scotland. 1t WAS whilo on his why
thither that he distributed copies of tho
following poem. which was regarded as
Il proof of his return to loyalty:
The pomp of courts and pride OF kings
prize above all earthly things.
love my country, but the king,
Above all men his praise sing.
Tho royal banners are displayed
And may success the standard aid.
I fain would Danish far from hence
The '-RightS of Mun" and common sense.
Confusion to his odious reign,
That foe to princes, Thomas Paine!
Defeat and ruin seize the cause
O.: France, its liberties and lawsl
If the above lines be read continuous
~, they seem 10 express very loyal Sell
timcntS But if you read the first line
of the first verse, and then the first line
of the second verse you will find that
they breathe the spirit of rampant re-
bellion:
The pomp of courts and pride of kings
fam would Danish far from hence.
prize above al earthly things
Thc"Riihts " Man" and common sense.
love my country. but the king
Confusion to his odious reign!
Above all men his praise sing,
That foe to princes, Thomas PANEL
The royal banners are displayed.
Defeat and ruin seize the causo
And may success the standard aid
OF Franco, its liberties and laws.
Arthur O'Connor ultimately made his
way to France, where, i'll 1907, no mar
RED the daughter of the Marquis de
Condorcet He entered the French army
and rose to the rank of general. His
death took place in April, 1852, when
he was 81 years of age.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
A SUMNER SCENE.

Laden come the maidens home.
With poppics and wild roses,
Singing ditties as they come.
And blushing like their posics.
Crowned is one merry maid
With coronal of poppy;
Nature has with beauty played,
To mako faultless copy.
Laughter gathers in her eye
Her every movement bushes;
EarlIl she moclSs n lovers sigh
With songs in birdlilSe gushos.
Cupid should he pass her way,
For lack of strength must tarry;
She will steal his bow away
And bid the rogue so marry.
Charles T. Lustcd in Blaclwood's Magazine
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
PUBLIC AUCTION
of valuable
Real Estate.

By virtue of a deed of trust
from Lewis H. Crockett and
Rachel, his wife, to me as trus-
tee for George L. Parkes, bear
ing date the 4th day of Novem-
Der, A. D., 1891, and of record
in the clerks office of the coun-
ty court of Accomack county,
Virginia, I will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder,
in front of E. E. Corbett's store,
on Tangier Island, in said coun-
ty, on
Saturday, 18th day of January,
A. D., 1896, at l o'clock p. M,
the tract of land described in
said deed as follows: ga certain
tract of land lying on Tangier
Island in the county of Acco-
mack and bounded as follows:
On the north, by the land of j..
L. Cooper; on the east, by a gut;
on the south, by the land of
Elisha Crockett; on the west, by
the land of Petty f. Shores;
with a six foot path running
west to the gut.
Terms of Sale.
The purchaser will be required
to pay in cash on the day of sale
the whole of the purchase mon
ey, provided the purchase price
does not exceed three hundred
and fifty dollars, ($350.o0), but
should the purchase price exceed
said sum, the purchaser to pay
that amount in cash and give
his bond for the excess, payable
one year after date, and carry
ing interest from date. Title to
be retained until the whole of
the purchase money is paid.
Possession to be delivered as
soon as the terms of sale are
complied with. Premises to be
at the risk of the purchaser as
soon as bid off. Upon the pay
ment of the whole of the pur.
chase money, the undersigned
trustee will execute a deed to
the purchaser for the premises,
with special warranty of title,
upon the same being properly
prepared at the purchasers ex-
pense and rendered to the said
trustee for execution.
Given under my hand this
3Oth day of December, A. D.,
1895.
E. E. CORBETT,
Trustee.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
The Capture of Jerusalem.

Temples and other sacred buildings
were generally spared by the Greeks and
Romans in their hostile operations. At
the storm and capture of Jerusalem tt
tus made strenuous efforts to prevent the
destruction of the temple, and the fire
which consumed it was started against
his orders and prevailed in spite Of the
efforts of both Romans and Jews to
quench it.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
Blooms Once Every Fifty Years.

There are many curious and remarka-
BILE species CT the palm tree, but the
wonder Of the entire family is Brownia
ARIA. 1t is a native of central Africa
and is regarded as a curiosity because Of
its peculiar habit Of blooming but once
in 90 years. There are but three speci-
mems of aria in the Conservatives of
Europe-one at Kew gardens, London !;
one in the conservatory of the Duke Of
Norfolk, at Chiswick, and one in the
Imperial Botanical garden at Berlin.
Norfolk's palm bloomed in June, 1851,
and that in the Berlin collection in
June, 1888. The blossoms are very fra
grant and last but 4S hours.-St. Louis
Republic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11

Prayer has right to the word Sin
effable." 1t is an hour Of outpourings
which words cannot express-of that in
terror speech which we do not articulate,
even when we employ it.-Mme. Swetch-
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11
Not So Awfully Superior.

Paleface-Why don't you get a civ
ilized name for yourself, now that you
have become a civilized Indian?
Noble Red Man-Ugh! What your
name?
Paleface-My name is Iglehart.
Noble Red Man with crushing sar-
casm)-Ughl Iglehartl Heap good! In
jun S name Eagle Heart! Heap bad!-
Chicago Tribune
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11

During the four years of the civil war
there were 107 pitched battles, 1902 com
bats involving the presence of q number
of regiments on each side and S69 skir-
mishes, sieges and other actions
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11

Sir John Herschel proved that an ici-
Gle 40 miles in diameter and 200, 600
miles long would melt in one minute
should 1t fall into the sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-11

I" stops 70: passengers Oh signal tocondactoI
daily, EXCEPT Sunday.
r. Il. Nicholas, Superintendent.
Cape Charles, Va.
r. 3. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29
YOUR PALATE Is YOUR SToM.
ACH'S CONSCIENCE.
YOUR STOM ACH KNOWS WHAT IN
GOOD FOR YOU.

Thin people are thin because the food
they eat is not absorbed. Reasons. either
wrong food, or right food undigested.
Fat, oils and grease will not make any
one fat. This Is because they are indi-
gestible. Thin people find it hard to d.
sest their food. Fatty foods make II still
harder.
Have you ever noticed that almost
without exception, thin pale, dyspeptic.
anaemic people have an aversion to fat?
This is of itself proof enough that such
foods are bad for them.
Let your palate tell you what to eat
Nature makes very few mistakes and we
should listen to what she says
Tnln people may become fatter. and
dyspeptics more comfortable by taking
the Shaker Digestive Cordial. 1t agrees
with the weakest stomach. 1t helps the
weak stomach digest other food. 1t is
fattening and invigorating in Itself, for it
contains artificially dgested food.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers have made
great many interesting discoveries
within the past hundred years, but none
more important than this ingenious cure
for all diseases which are traceabIe to
faulty digestion. A single 10 cent bottle
will tell whether it is adapted to your
case, and can be had through any drug
gist tues, topcOl,nr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29
Derivation of Phrases.

Next to Shakespeare we draw most pro-
fusely from King James version of the
Bible for terse expressions, Proverbs and
Ecclesiastes furnishing the larger proper
ton from the Old Testament and ST.
Paul's epistles from the New. Milton,
though far behind these two great sources
of English speech, gives us more familiar
expressions than any other writer after
them. From him we have learned to speak
of "a dim religious light of grim
death, ""a heaven on earth" and 'sanctity
Of reason,' of adding fuel to the flame, !"
of "tempering justice with mercy" of the
"busy hum of men, the light fantastic
toe" chat boon to provincial reporters),
and the meat handed Phillis." Chaucer,
though rich in material for quotation, has
given us no pithy phrases, but from
Spenser, who sang Of him as the "well Of
English undefyled, we get NOR rhyme
nor reason, I" by hook or crook, "sweet
attractive grace and Through thick and
thin. "-Chamlers' Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29
The New Street Finds Favor.

The announcement in the Journal
Monday morning, that scheme was
on foot to reopen the question of locat-
lple street in rear of the line of blocks
on the east side of Main street became
the topic of conversation among bust
ness men in that section, Monday The
following merchants doing business in
the square of blocks mentioned were
interviewed, Monday morning with the
following result:
Dean L. Buck of Buck Bros. grocers.
Il think it good idea to put the street
through. 1t will be great conven-
fence"
Nilbon Pomerleau, Il believe that the
street should go and the sooner the
better. l would like to see those old
wooden buildings moved away"
j. c. Fuller, Il think such street
would be a benefit to the public, the
merchants and the property adjacent.
AS look at it, it would have a tendency
to improve the general appearance of
the locality"
c. II. Wheeler. The new street
would get rid of the Odd fire traps that
would thus have tendency to lessen
insurance"
f. j. Arnold of w. b. Arnold & Co.
Il think the city ought to push the
street through. 1t would be great
convenience to merchants along this
side of the street. There is more weight
in freight that comes into our store
than in all the stores on the west side
of Main street from Temple to Silver
and they have Charles street in their
rear. AS it is now we cannot get stuff
out of the rear of our stores without
trespassing on Mr.. Burleigh's property
and l believe we should be given a
right of way through to one street or
the other or both
j. +. Larrabee, the druggist, Il would
like to see the street go through.
don't know as it would benefit me any
beyond perhaps convenience to City
hall and the reduction of insurance
John Weber of Hanson, Weber &
Durham, We have good right of
way and don't want to be assessed for
a new street, but think that the pro-
posed street would be benefit to mer-
chants on this side of the street."
Mayor Webb, Il am earnestly for the
street. l will do all l can to push it
along. / think it wise and necessary
thing to do. 1t cuts Off all lips of
Burleigh and Gilman estates and will
afford better protection to the new city
building and all adjoining property
from fire."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29
Poetry and Civilization.

Macaulays theory that, with the adj.
vance of civilization, poetry must inevita-
bly, decline is not quite true. He should
have said that it changes its character, but
this is because poetry has life for its sub
ject matter. Art is an expression of some,
thing, and the greatest art has always givr
On body and shape to the genius of par.
ticular race at n certain point of its de-
velopment. To this Shakespeare and Ra-
cine are not exceptions. Shakespeare was
as highly civilized |. man as Racine, but
he did not belong to race in whom the
social instincts are so strong as in the
French.
1t is the social genius which has given
Attic prose to the world, and by the great
examples of Athens and Paris we see how
averse it is 10 high color Above all things
it loves sobriety, and both in prose and
verse demands simplicity and ease, grace
and quickness of motion. Shakespeare
finds expression for the brooding imagina-
ton of his race, and he takes tho whole of
life for his province. Racine, ON the other
hand, has not universal sympathies, nor
does nature with her beauties and her mys-
teries appeal to him. He is an aristocrat
in literature. His appeal is made, not
alike to palace, market place and howell,
but to the drawing room, and to that
alone. 1t is no doubt artificial, as all lit
erary language must be, but it is artificial
in u noble sense
The free life Of man amid unconyention-
al surroundings other literatures do in
part give us, but not the classical litera-
ture of France. Here the tone is given
by the drawing room. Nor need we regret
it, for the drawing room, or its equivalent,
is as near as possible to the center Of civil
lization.- Macmillan's Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29
insurance Business Steady.

Waterville is great insurance centre
If such a term may be applied to the
great amount of insurance done by
local agencies. A canvas of such agen-
cles disclOSes the fact that the business
of the past year compares very favor
ably with that of the year before. In
this section there is good deal of
farm insurance written and this class
of the business has fallen off little
from the general agencies and has gone
over to the grange insurance societies.
Many farmers make this change each
year but. according to a prominent
agent in this city after a year or two
they go back to the old line agencies. 1t
is disclosed that enough new business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

After spending nearly two years as
director of Hobbs Military Band of
Norridgewock, Mr.. j. II. Meloney leaves,
today, for his home in Danbury, CT.
Too much cannot be said of the excel
lent work the band has been doing
since under his experienced leadership.
The organization is disbanded at pre-
sent. and it is undecided just what
course will be taken, but there is some
talk of organizing band in the town.
1t should receive most hearty support
from the citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

Henry Ouilette got full of disturbance
liquid Sunday and made things unin-
teresting for the people in the imme-
ciate vicinity Of his home. Officer
Tozier gathered him and Monday morn
ing Henry responded to a complaint
hefore Judge PhilhroolI. 1t also hap
pened that the court remembered that
Henry had done the same thing last
May and so the respondent was SEN
fenced to Is days in the county Jail
and to pay costs of prosecution. fail
ing to pay the costs he will serve -
DAYS additional.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

Marshal Drake, Sheriff Hildreth, and
officer Mcnamara armed with a search
warrant, descended on the drug store of
John Colby, Monday morning. On en-
tering the back shop. a gentleman was
about to empty glass, when the officer
took it from him and also the clerk
who was brought up for single sale. A
search of the premises resulted in the
capture of nearly 40 gallons, all told of
the contraband stuff. Mr.. Colby APP
peared before the court and was fined
800 and costs which he settled. the
clerk was fined $50 and costs. He also
settled. The whole amounted to about
s169.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

a lively runaway happened near
Lawrence's saw mill. Monday. A team.
driven by a Hebrew, was going down
the road, when the horse began to act
frishy The result was that the load.
consisting of dry goods, was distrib-
uted for some distance. They We're
soon collected by the crowd who was
near and the outfit proceeded. none the
worse for the affair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

pace, purse 800: 2.30 class, purse 800.
Saturday will occur the 2.37 class, trot
and pace. purse 800, also the 220 class,
purse 5000 A special train will leave
here for Fairfield and Waterville after
the races, Saturday night. Half fare on
all railroads and reduced rates on cleo
tries. II we are to judge anything from
the meeting held in August, Fairview
park will be just thronged with people
who are confident of seeing some good
races.
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She Aimed All Right.

"Talk about women not hitting the
mark. Your wife just threw q stone that
knocked my hat clean off m?shead as I
stood on the opposite sidewalk"
Yes, but my dear fellow, the stone was
mined at cat in the back yard. "-Detroit
Free Press.
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DAILY KnNNEBEC JOURNAL TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 30 1893

of the High school, and OF the SHAW
business college. will accept, this week,
a position in the Vickery 4 Hill pup
fishing house at Augusta, as assistant
bookkeeper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

George Lord broke ground for his
new building on the property west OF
the Fire Department building, Monday.
The firm of Tregembo & Lord. marble
workers. will be dissolved, and Mr..
Lord will carry on like business in
his new quarters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

The death of Mrs. Thomas T.. Church
occurred, Monday morning, at her
home on Middle street The funeral.
which will be held on Wednesday
afternoon, win be private; only rela-
tiveS invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

Rev. David Lewis, who had charge
of the Gospel Tent meetings here some
weeks ago. returned to Boston on the
Sagadahoc, Monday afternoon. He has
been holding series of meetings in
China, recently
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

A telegram received by Charles II.
Clary. from his daughter, Miss Lulu,
who is attending school at Mt. Holyoke
Seminary, SO. Hadley. Mass, states
that although the dormitory in which
she had rooms was burne4 to the
ground, none of her personal effects
were lost
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

John w. Church and son. Arthur
ana Charles A. Ogden, left, Monday
on vacation trip to the wilds of
Moosehead and vicinity, where they
VIII hunt and fish for short time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

The S. d. Warren Company's paper
mill. which has been shut down for u
few days to allow of the annual repair
ing and cleaning, started up again
Monday morning on full time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

Mayor Webb has leased of the Maine
Central railroad sufficient land on the
east side of Front street between Com
mon and Temple streets, TO allow the
placing of the street commissioner
office, the lookup and the liquor agency
thereon Engineer Getchell is busy
running lines for the new location of
the buildings above mentioned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

The show window of r. T. Patten. the
druggist, calls the sight seers just at
present. The exhibition consists of a
boa-constrictor suspended from a tree
and surrounding the body and in the
act of killing a huge deer. Both the
deer and huge snake were, of course
mounted by the slillful taXidermist, w.
r. Clifford
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-29

Mrs. VIM. Cook returned home to
Portland, yesterday. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Nancy Anderson and
Mrs. Fossett also of Portland, and Mrs.
DR.. Day of Alfred, who will spend the
week with her