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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-09-09

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Mrs. Geo. Hastings, of Arcadia,
Nebraska, is visiting with her father,
A. M. Summers, southwest of town.
II. d. Wilson is again hammering
iron at Pounds shop. Three busy
smiths and one woodworker at
Pounds now.
Good 160 acre farm in Audubon
township to trade for q good residence
in Audubon. Good bargain.
VIM. LAYLAND. Il
Sam Kopp, son of Joseph Kopp,
goes to Naperville, Illinois, this week
to attend the Northwestern Business
College, of that place.
VIM. Myers and Miss Northup
were married at the home of the
BRIDES parents northwest of town
last Wednesday evening. The happy
couple have the hearty congratula-
tions of the JOURNAL.
Prof. F. P. Hooker has decided to
establish a Farr Distant Telephone
Exchange in Audubon and already
has fifty subscribers. He will put up
the lines and locate the central
station at Wilhelm's drug store. The
phones are sold and placed where
subscribers designate for $l2 each.
Prof. Hooker will keep the lines and
phones in working condition at the
following rates: Residences 81 per
month, business places $3.50 per
month.
Milt Jeffries, of Douglas township,
suffered severe loss Saturday fore
noon. Schroenig's steam threshinp
outfit passed by his place and spark
from the engine set two big clover
stacks, containing thirty-three wagon
loads, a-fire. Every effort to subdue
the blaze failed aud inside of an hour
all that remained of the hay was
smouldering ashes. The loss was, es-
timated at about $4,000, insurance
S25.00 The loss falls exceptionally
heavy upon Mr.. Jeffries as, on the
strength ofhaying the hay, he recent
ly purchased a couple of carloads of
Canadian feeding cattle. We regret
the misfortune.
Sd
There was a jolly dancing party>at
the home of Henry Schrieber, Friday
evening, in honor of Henry Schrieber,
Jr., of Chicago, who is visiting at his
parents home for few days. About
twenty-five couples were present and
they enjoyed themselves tripping the
light fantastic toe, lunching and So
cial games. Mr.. Schrieber, Jr., is
learning the plummer's trade in Chi
cago, and this is his first visit at the
old home in two years, hence his
many young friends gave him warm
welcome. The following were there !:
The Misses Anna Burkey, Rose Nc
CURE, Pet Hart, Minnie Mcclure,
Nora Murphy, Mae Schrieber, Anna
Schrieber, Nell Conway, Nell Ken
needy, Mamie Cunningham, Julia Nc
CURE, Lizzie Schrieber, Mary Morrisey,
Kit Schrieber, MilIy Morrisey, and
Ella Schrieber. Messrs. Dan Kerwin,
Alex Mcclure, Mike Mcclure, Ben
Train, Jim Cunningham, Will Cum
bingham, Will Murphy, Gregg Wolfe
and Pat Carolan. Miss Mamie Crit
fin, of Atlantic, Mr.. Henry Schneider,
of Chicago; John Kennedy, of Extra,
and Will McFadden, Tim Mccall,
Mike McFadden, Tom Mccall, Soren
Christensen and Phil Mccall, Of IT.
win, and Mr.. and Mrs. viii Mcclure,
Iof Hamlin. III
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-09-09
Judge Green is holding court At

Judge Green is holding court at
Red Oak.
Mrs. VIM. Boland, of Bayard,
Iowa, is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
John OFT.
, Mrs. Johnny Musson is entertain
ing her. sister-in-law, of Salem,
South Dakota.
Nash, Phelps & Mosier have had
100 volumes Of Eastern Reports added
to their vast legal library.
VIM. Hunt, of Melville township
has rented his farm to Joe Swanson
On account of the excellent school
facilities Mr.. Hunt and family. will
become residents of Audubon Janu-
airy LIST.
Mrs. NJ. A. Marshall is packing up
their household goods in order tc
move to that city, where Mr.. Mar
shall is permanently employed.
Mart is one of those good fellows
who we'll never forget. 49,
The Southside has new store and
it is called the Park grocery store
The stock is owned by Lowell &
Brown, of Chicago, and is managed
by Fay w. Stevens, of Nebraska,
and Bert Stockings of this city.
Tuesday the following land hunters
accompanied Joe Cam to Wichita
Kansas: c. NJ. Weaver, Tom Freder.
Snt IN
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-09-09
MONEY.

We have plenty of money on hand
to fill all realestate loans at 6 and I per
cent. No delay. Abstract, making
papers and recording free.
NASH & PHELPS.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-09-09

ha : am = Russell and Ed. Bilharz are
PACK from Chicago and are busy ar
seossa ng Inc stock at their respective
s.s, .es Watch for their prosperity
auvertiseinents in the Journal next
Fa;', water lump has gone to the State
-, ~ 20 exhibit his combined dump
a,.a shoveiing board. 1t is very sim
p'e,sdurable and was admired by over
,oar hundred farmers,at the Audu-
oon ralrs this week and they all pro-
"o"nce It the best board ye. patented.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-09-09

!. meals everything except a broken
neart, may be said of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
save. Piles and rectal diseases, cuts, burns
bruises, letter. eczema and all skin troubles
may be cured by it quickly and permanently,
@ W. Houston. - " =
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
Heat Photographs.

The invisible radiations from heated
body possess the power of ctfecting GER
tain chemical deconpositions much after
the manner of lights, us, for instance,
III photography Among the substances
sensitive to weall radiations of heat may
be mentioned paper saturated with Gu
pric bromide or mixture of sulphatc
of copper and potassium bromide, which
has faint grecnish tint that becomes
olive brown in radiant heat, and, if
green is used, Il brown image can be OBJ
tanned III minute by exposing to the
radiaiions from gas stove, and on
treatment with silver nitrate this image
becomes black by reason of the reduction
OF the silver. Bichromatcd paper is af-
fected by radiant heat, us by light, and
paper impregnated simply with sulphate
of copper Yields Il feeble image, which
becomes nearly black " hen treated with
silver nitrate. \ mixture of sulphate of
copper and oxalic acid gives paper
which becomes brown on exposure.
Chlorate of copper is also very sensitive,
the faint blue color becoming Il deep
green. Similarly used bromide of tin
behaves as if exposed to light, but unex-
posed parts become very black when
treated with silver nitrate. Nitrate OF
silver, which is markedly acted upon by
light, is slightly Drowned when exposed
to hent radiation, and the tint is deep
ened By hydroquinonc or gallic acid
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
Erance,s. Formulation.

Although, contrary to the general i'm
preston, Frances population is neither
decreasing nor even stationary, and
never has been, yet something almost as
ominous is revealed by the census taken
in last March, the results of which arc
now officially reported. 1t shows no sign
of a recovery in the birth rate. On the
contrary, the annual increment of popu-
lation is declining i'll ratio which
seems for The last generation to follow
mathematical law of retrogression.
From 1891 10 1896 the population Of
France, with Corsica, but not Algeria,
has risen from 3S, 942, 94S to 3S, SIT, 975.
The increase was 175, 900, or only 3d.
900 a year, about in l, 900. Allowance
must be made, however, as many more
Frenchmen are in the colonies as SOL
diers or settlers than in 1891. On the
other hand, the small increment of pop
ulation is distributed entirely among
the small towns, while the larger towns
are growing at the expense of the coun-
try. In GO out of 81 departments popu-
lation has actually fallen off. Paris
boasts an increase of so, 900, like num-
Der being added to its suburbs. The
Paris district gains, in fact, more than
the increment for the whole country.
Lyons has grown by $4,000, and Mar
settles, which some day will become the
second city of France, by $4,000. The
number of foreigners fell from l, Ito, 214
in 1856 to 1,101, 1913 in 1891, and is
now at 1,027, 491-New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
OUR OWN MAKE.
One Piece of Architecture That Is Fal
Above Comparative Criticism.

One Piece of Architecture That Is Far
Above Comparative Criticism
There was an air of tolerant superior
ity about him, which made his unfavor
able comments ON the things brought to
his attention doubly hard to bear. His
Washington host was doing his best TO
show him the city i'll such a manner us
to leave good impression, for he had
announced his intention of writing 4
book ms soon as he got back to London.
But whatever he saw served only to
bring TO mind something i'll Europe that
he liked better.
Very good" he remarked as one of
the department buildings WAS brought
to his attention. VERY good i'll its
way. But it has the defects which al
ways result from the efforts of mere
copyist.
1--WE are inclined TO regard that as a
very handsome building" said his en-
tertainer mildly.
mo doubt. And it does well enough.
Yours is a young nation--one that can
not be expected to hold any great emil
hence for its achievements, either artis-
tic or political. y
You mean that we haven't any style
Of our own?''
"That expresses the idea -
You come with me. I'll show you
style of architecture that reflects the
national spirit of this country, some
thing that's our own design and that
commands the respect Of two CONT
nents. There it is-the Washington
monument. One look at it tells the
whole story. and it doesn't need any
flutcd columns or 1iligree work around
the corners to make people admire it
either. Upright, massive and immuta-
bic, it's the biggest thing of its kind on
earth, and it means business from the
ground clear up to the topmost molecule
OF the lightning rod. Washington
S-or
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06

FIRE ALARM BOXES.
Tho Mechanism Tint Summons Help In
Case of Fire.

Charles r. Hill contributes an article
entitled can Alarm of Fire by Tele-
graph" to St Nicholas, describing the
fire alarm system Of New York. Con-
corning the fire alarm boxes Mr.. Hill
writes: This box forms part OF II lamp
post, the post Icing SO constructed that
the box is inserted i'll the middle. The
box is painted bright red and the
lamp ut night shows Il rcd light, thus
making it easily disccrnible either by
day or night. The w;rcs from the box
are conveyed down through the center
of the post to condrits buried i'll the
street and thence on to fire headquarters.
White letters on Il red pane of glass,
in the lamp over the box, give directions
how to send IN alarm. Tho same direc-
tions in raised letters are found on the
face of the box II we turn the large
brass handle OH the outside as far as it
will 60 Il loud gong will ring inside.
This is not the alarm, but simply 4
warning bell to notify the policeman on
the beat that the box is being opened
and to prevent the sending i'll of mali
cious or false alarms of fire, an offense
that is punishable i'll New York state
by fine of 500 and one years impris-
onment. Turning this handle as far rs
it will 60 opens the outer door, and we
find inside another door, with Il slot at
the left hand side, and ut the top of this
slot hook projecting. By pulling down
this hook once and releasing it we set
at work certain clocliworll mechanism
inside, and this sends in the alarm.
When the first officer arriving ut a
fire discovers that it is of enough i'm
portmco to warrant his sending for re-
endorsements, he opens this inner door
aud with the Morse key sends in Il sec
ond third, fourth, fifth or sixth alarm,
us the case may be, or a call for amy
special apparatus that he may need.
The inspectors of boxes can also carry
OH conversation III the Morse alphabet
with the operator ut headquarters on
this key and sounder.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06

A curious addition to the typewriter,
called the typewriter prism, was OBJ
served last week. 1t is an ingeniously
wrought scientific adaptation of well
known principle in optics, and its OBJ
ject is to render the writing of type
writer visible to the operator as it is
being written, thereby doing away with
she necessity of lifting the carriage to
inspect the work,
The principal part of the device con-
sists of prism of pure optical glass as
long as the line to be printed. tits care
fully ground and polished, and is fas-
tened to the carriage of the machine be-
meath the impression roller. Two Of its
three sides are flat, and the third is a
strong cylindrical convex curve.
The curved side is in view Of the
operator, and the writing is visible on
its surface. Not only is it perfectly re-
flected, but by means of the laws of con-
jugate focuses, according to which the
prism tense is made, the writing is pre-
sented right side up and in a normal
position to the eye, magniied to any de-
sired extent. The service is rendered
complete by the attachment Of metal
pointer, which shcws the exact spot on
which the next character written will
appear. New York Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
Fircily Lantern Clubs.

Genius has given fashionable folks u
new plaything with which to amuse
themselves 1t is III literal obedience TO
the Biblical injunction regardinga lamp
unto the feet, for that is exactly where
The new light is 70 be Worn. 1t consists
Of tiny lantern with sides Of very stout
glass, mounted upon stirrup which
straddles the foot Of the user, Il tongue
resting on the toe of the foot and acting
as part of the support.
This queer idea has taken strong hold
upon the minds of the smart SET, and rs
Il result has sprung into instant favor.
1t is particularly valuable to persons
who are given to walking about i'll
places where roads and sidewalks are
not we'll kept. for in such cases there
are always holes of various dimensions
and in unexpected places, i'll which the
pedestrian is sure to trip up if he is not
exceedingly careful
There are several means of furnishing
light for this curious lamp. Electricity
and oil are the most common. The
fcrmer is likely to be the most popular
method from the fact that there IS no
danger of grease leaking ont upon the
shoe. A tiny storage battery has been
constructed to be used in furnishing the
light. 1t is ordinarily carried in the
pocket. and flexible wire, insulated
and covered with channels skin. passes
from the battery and through the pocket
down to the lamp upon the foot. In this
way bright light is secured, the little
battery furnishing sufficient electricity
for walk Of half dozen hours.
II is also a great convenience i'll horse
back riding by night, for the jolting
will not affect the lamp Of the battery.
An equestrian parade has been planned,
to be given before long at one OF the
winter resorts near New York, i'll which
every participant will have Il lamp at
tached TO each foot. The projectors Of
this parade believe that an effect will
be produced such as has never been wit
messed before.
1t is very odd sight TO see lantern
club tramping about the country roads
Oh dark evening with q lamp on the
foot of each member They look like Il
company of giant tirefies, and the effect
Oh the eye is weird i'll the extreme. All
sorts of curious combinations of color
can be made by varying the color Of the
glass.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
Making Marbles.

Marbles are manufactured from the
material which gives them their name.
at the marble quarries the refuse stone
is broken by hand into small cubes. A
bushel or more of these is poured into a
great revolving cylinder, which is sup
piled with water from faucet. The
cylinder is revolved at high rate of
speed, and the cubes, by attrition, are
ground down to the tiny spheres which
give such delight to the hearts of the
boys. From one to two hours are usu-
ally required to finish a lot of marbles,
and they are afterward sorted according
to size and painted by hand. The crock
cry marbles, on potteries, are nodded OF
the same material as ordinary earthen-
ware, and are then glazed and baken.
The glass marbles containing images
and flowers are nodded.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
The Japanese In California.

Every month sees more japanese ar
rive, and larger percentage of them
are common laborers, who enter the hop
yards, orchards and sugar beet fields of
California In fruit packing they have
crowded out white men and women.
They are as quick as women and girls
in handling fruit and are more accurate
and steadily industrious. They practi-
cally monopolize the industry Of beet
pulling on the large ranches devoted to
the sugar beet. Complaints of the rapid
displacement Of white laborers by Japa-
nose in orchard work induced the labor
bureau recently to make an investiga-
ton They found that the Japanese
worked under cooperative plan and
that by this means they We're able to
make contracts at low prices Several
associations in San Francisco are en-
gagged in house cleaning, dividing the
profits among their members. The Jap
anese are doing q large trade in San
Francisco i'll bamboo ware and matting,
which are used mainly for decoration of
rooms. They haze cut into the Chinese
trade in curios and embroidered silk
garments. -Chautauquan.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
The Father of the House.

Thomas Bracket Reed will be the
father Of the house i'll the Fifty-fifth
congress, having served continuously for
10 wears, or since his election TO the
Forty-ffth congress il 1877. Judge Gull
berson of Texas was elected i'll 1915,
and was father Of the house III the
session of the last congress, but he has
given way to another Democrat, John
". Crawford. Congressman Harmer of
philadelphia was elected in 1911, but
he was out i'll 1915. General Bingham
of Philadelphia was elected i'll 1879,
two years later than Mr.. Reed. Benton
McMillin of Tennessee was elected in
1879. Joseph Cannon Of Illinois was
elected in 1878, but he failed Ito be re-
turned for the FifJy-second congress.
Galusha a. Grow OF Pennsylvania was
member OF congress as long ago as
1851 and was speaker Of the house in
1861. Mr.. Grow, however, was out of
politics from the Thirty-seventh to the
Fifty-third congress. If Mr. Reed is
chosen speaker again this term, he will
be the first father of the house" to be
at the same time speaker of the house.
Mr.. Reed's period Of service is a short
one when compared with that of the
father of the house of commons, " the
Right Hon. c. p Villiers, Unionist
member from Wolverhampton, whose
record runs back without interruption
for 81 years.-New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
Bear Meat.

The fact that bears bring from $50 to
$50 each in the San Francisco meat
market and that there is a lively de-
mand for all that are sent here has
moved many men who live in the foot
hills Of all the mountain ranges to scour
the hills for them and ship them hence.
Cubs are taken alive, kept in pits and
fed until they attain several hundred
pounds i'll weight, when they are mar
ketable. The carcasses usually displayed
by butchers during tie holiday season
are of domesticatcd bears, as the wild
bears at that season Of the year are hi
bcrnating. a stall fed bear designed for
the market is treated i'll about the same
way as hog. He will eat the same food
Il hog will cat and about the same guam
tity, and his flesh tastes very much like
pork, except for ganly flavor which
it possesses. Aside from this the bears
blubber makes the finest lard, his hind
quarters furnish superior hams and his
ribs yield the best of bacon.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
tents. -ChautauQuan.
Women Bank Officials.

Mrs. Sarah L. Dick has for the TWEEN
ty-fourth consecutive time been chosen
TO the position Of cashier iii the First
National bank Of Eungtngton, Ind. IL
the 20 years Mrs. Dick has capably filled
the Office she has lost bat two days
time on account of illness Besides Mrs.
Dick, who is a director CT the institu-
ton also, the bank has another lady di-
rector, Mrs. Frederika Drover, who fol
years has filled the position, taking III
ectiye interest III tie affairs Of the con
Germ, which has $500, coo deposits ano
capital of 500, 0C0.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06

VIRGINIA: In the circuit court
for the county of Accomack, in
the vacation of said court, the
18th day Of February, A. D.,
1897.
Geraldine F. Lewis, assignee
of John w. G. Blackstone and
and d. Frank White, trustees of
Stanley j. Lewis u Co.. 49,: >.
.........:........................ Plaintiff,
against
Thomas E. Coard..... Defendant.
In chancery and upon an at
tachment returned levied" and
executed"
The object of this suit is to
obtain a decree against the de-
PENDANT for the recovery of
S36I.5O, (Which sum is evidenced
by two certain bonds of the
defendanE, with interest on
S117.5O, part thereof, from the
9th day Of December, 1891, and
on $244.00, the residue thereof,
from the lst day of January,
1894, till paid, and costs of suit:
and to subject, for the payment
of said decree, the undivided
interest in remainder of the de-
PENDANT, in a certain tract OF
land situated in Accomack
county, Virginia, containing 200
acres, more or less, and bounded
by the lands of Benz. f. and
Wesley j. Watkinson, Mrs.
Ann Bond, John w. Gillet's
heirs and others.
Affidavit having been made
before the clerk Of the said
court, THAI the defendant in the
above entitled cause, is a non
resident CT the State of Virginia,
on The motion of the plaintiff,
by his attorney, it is ordered
that he, the said nonresident
defendant, do appear here within
fifteen days after due publica-
tlon Of this order, and do what
is necessary to protect his in
terest; and that this order be
published once a week, for four
successive weeks, in the PENN
sULA ENTERPRISE, a newspaper
published at Accomack q. H.,
Virginia, and also posted at the
tronJ-uoor OF the courthouse OF
said county on the first day OF
the next term Of the county
court Of the said county.
lest: John d. Grant, C. c.
lest: John D. Grant, c. c.
James Il Fletcher, Jr., p. q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-06
ARCHITECTURAL ART.
Nineteenth Century Experiments and Re
vivnls WHICH I!nve Been FruItless.

Nineteenth Century Experiments ana ne
vivnls W,.:cl, y;nve Been Fruitlegs.
The best that can be said of the archi-
lecture Of the nineteenth century is that
it has been an architecture of exception
ally learned, ingenious and accomplish
cd individualitics 1t has been an art of
experiments which have failed and of
rcvivals which have been fruitlcss.
These indiyilualitics, with their con-
sciousness highly educated and trained,
have been embarrassed rather than aided
By their knowledge Of the great achieve
mcnts of the past. 1t does not seem to
have occurred to them to appeal to the
sylnpathics of the people by tutoring
their inspirations in the vulgar tongue,
but they have labored with immense
talent and ingenuity to interpret and
apply dead languages. Their efforts
have been reminiscent, exclusive and
governmental The architects have an
alyzed theorizcd, disputed and argued
They have formed schools conserving
classic or romantic traditions-schools
which have fallen apart because prog
ress has been found to be impossible on
merely archaeological lines.
Many of the individualities developed
undcr these conditions have been bril-
liant and powerful and have had great
following of lesser men. AS the century
has advanced certain of these indiyidu-
alities have been inspired by nobler and
loftier motives. The architecture of the
century, because it has been nourished
in the same soil that produced tho cleo
trio telegraph, the telephone and all the
other triumphs of industrial art, has
exhibited certain sporadic vitality, has
occasionally thrown out mighty branches
full of the possibilities of a great frui-
ton, but because it has not enjoyed the
advantage OF concentrated effort 1t has
not lowered us it lowered i'll the thlr-
teenth and sixteenth centuries, still less
rs it lowered in the ages of Pericles and
Augustus. -Henry Van Brunt i'll At
lantic