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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

BEMrss. the boomer, once placed a
number OF enterprises on the barren
lands about Fulton and attempted to
make them grow, but they
failed. Now the question is
how did the projectors, including
Bemiss, ever got out Of the county
without being served with an injunc-
ton?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17
Muzzling Women.

Muzzles are used on refractory women
In the penitentiary at Cologne, Germany
Last year a muzzled girl was found deac
in her cell. 1t was alleged that her death
was due to suffocation, and the persons il.
authority were charged with manslaugh
ter, but were afterward acquitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

1r Hanna is great enough man
to make presidents and become
United States senator himself, he
should be great enough to settle the
grievances Of the men who have made
him the fortune that has made him
great.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

the most necessary article to take
with you latter your pocket book)
is bottle OF Feley's Collie cure. Il
is an absolute prevention or cure of
all arrangements OF the bowels
caused by . change Of water. You
are likely to need it. Sold by n.
F. Bahnsen and T. H. Thomas, drug
Rtsts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

In Barton county. where the farm
ere are working Is hours day in
order to save the 100000 acres of
wheat. dozen imported harvesting
crews have struck for an s-hour day
and five meals. The demand for
harvest hands is so great that brake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17
Didn.s scare Him R,t.

Old Millyuns - Young man, my
daughter tells me that you kissed her
last night.
Percival Tootles-Well, If she wants
to 60 around Dragging about it, that's
her privilege. Leader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

81 HAVE troubles Of my own in
Ohio" dolefully responded Mark
Hanna to an appeal for help voiced
~ Iowa republicans. And yet the
Buckeye was supposed to be the mas
cot OF the present national admins
trstion. Is it changing to the sick
lied hue OF n hoodoo? asks the St.
Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

is really becoming desper-
11Gtely anxious to settle the mining
trout les. The republican boss never
exhibited SO much solieitude for
labor in his life before, not even last
year when he was plotting McKin.
ley's campaign through.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

In Harhor Springs, Mich, there is a
large and Furnishing wood toothpick in
austry. White birch is exclusively used
in the manufacture of the toothpicks,
and about $500. 600 are turned out
daily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17
A Tip to American Widows.

Grief in Persia for deceased husband
Is limited to fortnight. and then wom-
an marries again as soon as she has o
chance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17
Eterual YiHflanoa

Is the price Of perfect health. Watch
carefully the first symptoms Of i'm
pure blood. Cure boils. pimples.
hamors and scrofula by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla. Drive away tho pains
and aches of rheumatism, malaria
and stomach troubles, steady your
nerves and overcome that tired feel
ing by taking the same great medi-
cine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

Hoods pills are the best family
cathartic and liver tonic. Gentle
reliable, sure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

NOR SALE OR EXCHANGE A GOOD
Il paying bakery business at I109 Third ave-
nue. Owner wishes TO engage in other busi-
ness Will take real estate ia exchange. Cal
at above number for particulars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

i OST = BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND
IL Fifth avenue pharmacy. black chatliop
containing purse with e. 10; Also set of mani
cure instruments. Finder kindly return to this
Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

TEE Assus delivered every even
lag at your door at 100 D week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

E1OR SALE OR RENT-A HOUSE OF 10
II rooms at 1910 Third avenue; contains All
modern Improvements and Is in good repair
Apply to z. G. Frazer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17

"ANTED-TO LOAN MONEY ON OLA.
w monds, watches, jewelry. hardware
musical Instruments. bicycles. clothing, dry
paid for second hand goods Of all kinds also
The above goods for sale at half the usual
store prices. AL business transactions strictly
cnufdentiaI. His new humber and locator.
1921 Second Avenue. Don't forget 1t. ]. W.
Jones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-17
o-O0-oeO-oocO-o-O-O0D
. ART OF ADVERTISING. :
9 NoOocO-o-Oe0OH1Ot
In advertising, always be
As honest as you can:
Be sure it's merchandise you SELL
And not your fellow man.
4 Chicago Post.

The advertisement that impresses
the reader Is being true is better
than one that strikes him as being
clever.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
GeOrgia'S Marrying Judge.

A dispatch from Madison, Ga, to
the New York Sun says: Judge
Reuben s. Satfold, Of this circuit,
is being kept so busy marrying coup
les from the surrounding country
that his business on the bench is
delayed. This is the result OF the
adoption by him Of a new marriage
ceremony Il few weeks ago, by which
he has won SO much prominence that
the country folks, and especially the
colored people, look upon him as the
only man in the State competent to
join them together. A young colored
couple came to his house one evening
when he was slipping mint juleps
with some of his friends on his broad
front porch and asked him to marry
them. He went through the usual
ceremony, and then, raising both
hands, said inpressively
by the authority vested in me
as an officer OF the State of Georgia,
which is sometimes called the Empire
State OF the South; by the fields of
cotton that spread about in snowy
whiteness around us; by the howl OF
the coon dog and the gourd vine
whose clinglng tendrils will shade
the entrance to your humble dwell
ing place; by the red and luscious
heart OF the watermelon, whose
sweetness fills the heart with joy; by
the heavens and earth in the presence
of these witnesses, pronounce you
man and wife
,Since then the kind people in this
section of the State who marry often
est do not believe that any ceremony
will hold good unless performed by
Judge Satfold."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
/, Making Gold of Iron and Lead.

Washington, d. c., May 24.-Sec
rotary Gage learned to-day from the
report Of the Commission Of Experts
composed of DR.. D. X. futile, of the
Philadelphia Mint; Andrew Mason,
of the New York Mint, and Randolph
Whitehead, of the Mint Bureau, as
the result of an exhaustive and three
weeks investigation, that Edward
C. Brice, of Chicago, an ex-police-
man of Washington, has not found
the philosophers stone in q formula
which he claims. will turn iron and
lead proftably into gold and silver.
Secretary Gage never believed that
Brice had made such a discovery,
but influential. Chicago capitalists,
who had invested heavily in Brice,
insisted that his formula should be
thoroughly tested, and Secretary
Gage gratifed them by referring the
matter to Mint Director Preston,
with directions to form commission
of the best assayers in the Mint
service and have them thoroughly
experiment with the invention.
The commission concludes thus !:
1.-The claimant failed in every in
stance to recover the entire amount
of silver and gold known to be pres
ent in the metal materials. The
claimant seems to have devised a
variety of irrational and wasteful
methods of recovering a portion OF
the silver and gold known to metal
lurgists as beng present in many
commercial metals, such asantimony
and lead. "
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
MR.. ELLYS0N,S POSITION.
He is for the Free Coinage of Silver and
Will Act Accordingly.

Roanoke, Va, May 24.-Hon. j
Taylor Ellyson in reply to q letter
from ex-Mayor S. E. Jones, Of this
city, has written the following:
My Dear Sir,-Replying to your
letter of May Goth, beg leave to say
that have no hesitation, but will
with great pleasure answer your
questions.
l. 1 am in favor of the free and un.
limited coinage of both gold and sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to l.
2. If ! am elected Governor, and q
vacancy should occur, by resignation
or otherwise. of either of the United
States Senators from this State, l
should consider it my duty to APP
point Senator thoroughly in accord
with the platform to be adopted at
the next Democratic State Conven-
ton, which platform, l am certain,
will contain declaration in favor OF
the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver. Yours very truly,
J. TAYLOR ELLYsoN.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

The Democratic Convention, which
will nominate the next Governor OF
Virginia, will convene in the city OF
Roanoke, on Wednesday, the 18th of
August next. The selection of that
city is claimed by the Tyler people
to have been victory for him, but
there seems to be no reasonable
ground for such claim, as Mr.. ELY
son, personally, not only did not
take any hand in the matter, but be-,
lieved that in the interest Of harmony
and democratic success that it should
not be held in Richmond. The basis
of representation in the convention
will be large, it having been fixed at
one delegate for every 100 voter, or
fractional part thereof over fifty, cast
in the last presidential election. The
number OF delegates which will have
the right to claim a seat in that body
will be 1,50S.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
New PostOmceS.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow has inaugurated new
policy as to the establishment of
postoffices. The last administration
exercised very conservative policy
in dealing with this question, hold
ing that there were already too many
Offices in operation and that it would
be better as general proposition not
to have the Offices too close together.
The present regime has determined
to establish Offices wherever any rea-
sonable amount of business can be
secured with the idea of accommodate
ing as many people as possible. While
some attention is being paid to the
rule that Offices generally should not
be closer together than three miles,
this is not a fixed limit and many
exceptions have been made. The
scheme is to provide mail facilities
wherever there is sufficient number
of people or amount of business that
would make it pay, such questions as
location near a star or other route,
however, of course figuring in the
matter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
Hon. Thomas S. Hodson, of Balti-

Hon. Thomas S. Hodson, of Balti-
more, left for Richmond, Thursday,
to confer with Governor O'Ferrall in
regard to the boundary line between
Maryland and Virginia in Pocomoke
Sound. Governor LowndeS wants
the Governor of Virginia to act joint
ly with Maryland in placing in proper
positions buoys to mark the line Of
separation between the two States,
the cost to be borne jointly by the
two States, and if that proposition is
declined, he wants both States to ask
the United States government for the
appointment of commissioner, who
shall act for both States.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
An Ancient Church Burned.

Savannah, Ca, May 25.-Christ
Church, the oldest in Georgia, where
John Wesley preached before he pro
mulgated the Methodist faith, was
burned almost to the ground Sunday
morning.
The building contained all the re-
cords of Savannah and many OF
those of Georgia since 1926, most OF
which are total loss.
Christ Church parish was founded
early in the eighteenth century, soon
after the settlement of Savannah.
It's founder was Rev. Henry Herbert,
who came over from England with
Oglethorpe. John Wesley was its
third pastor, and on the site of the
present edifce stood the rude chapel
in which he ministered as chaplain
to the colonists.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
WIN. BULL1TT FITz HUGH.

Tony fellow citizens of the Eastern
Shore of. Virginia:
Through desire to represent the
counties of Accomac and Northamp-
ton in the Assembly of Virginia, and
believing that / could represent the
interest of the people of the Eastern
Shore in manner that would prove
highly beneficial to their welfare and
prosperity, humbly and respectfully
beg leave to announce myself can
nidate for the Senate of Virginia
promising you, my fellow citizens, if
chosen as your representative, will
endeavor to have legislation enacted
that will mete out justice to all and
partiality to none, that will use un-
firing energy and zeal that your in
terest and cause may ever be my in
terest and cause, and above all
things, l will do everything in my
power that will rebound to the honor
and glory OF the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia.
In making this announcement, l
desire to state that am in favor of
any mode of nomination that may be
adopted by the democratic party.
Very respectfully,
JOHN r. REV.
Parksley, Va, March II, '97.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

The Interstate Commission, accord
ing to a recent decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
has no power to fix railroad rates,
but has important duties to perform
in which every shipper is concerned
In defining those duties, Justice
Brewer says, the commission is
charged with the general duty Of
inqniring as to the management Of
railroad companies, and has a right
to compel full and complete informa-
ton as to the manner in which COM
panies are transacting their business.
and with this information, it is
charged with the duty of seeing there
is no violation of the long and short
haul clause; that there is no diScrimi-
nation between individual shippers,
and that nothing is done by rebate
or otherwise, to give preference to
one against another; that no undue
preference is given to one place
against another, but that in all
things that equality of right which
is the great purpose of the Interstate
Commerce act shall be secured to
shippers"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
TERMS OF SALE:

Ten per cent. of the pur-
chase money to be paid in cash
on the day of sale, with liberty
to the purchaser to pay as much
more on that day as he may
desire, and the balance, not paid
on day of sale, to be divided into
three equal instruments, paya-
bic, respectively, at G, - and is
months from day Of sale, with in
terest thereon from that day to
be secured by the separate bonds
of the purchaser, with personal
security thereto, to be approved
by the undersigned, and waiv-
ing the homestead eXemp-
ton, and the title to be retained
as additional security; the prem
Uses are to be at the risk of the
purchaser from the time they
are bid off by him and he is to
have possession of the premises
on January 1st, 1898, upon COM
plying with the terms of sale,
and the rents and profits for the
present year will not pass to the
purchaser, and the taxes and
levies to January 1st, 1898, will
be paid by the party receiving
the rents or by the undersigned,
and upon payment of the whole
purchase money and con-
firmation of the sale by the
court, the purchaser is to
receive from the undersigned
a conveyance of the prem
Uses by deed with special
warranty of title, upon the same,
properly prepared at the pur,,
chaser's expense, being rendered
to the undersigned for execu-
ton. For further information
apply to the undersigned or
Gen. M. w. West.
Given under my hand, this
the 18th day of March, 1897.
SPENCER F. ROGERS,
Special Commissioner.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
In front of the Hotel

the following real estate, de-
scribed in the bill and proceed
ings of said cause as follows, to
wit:
GA certain tract, piece or par
eel Of land, situate, lying and
being on the southside of Pun
colleague creek, in said county,
known as Poplar Grove" con-
tanning two hundred acres GOO
Az, more or less, bounded as
follows, to-wit: North by Pun
colleague creek, east and south
by the land of Margaret Ann
and Annie Calls Bayly, west by
land of the heirs of VIM. Evans,
deceased, and Others This
land is situated within mile of
Harborton and II miles Of Pun
goteague, is highly productive,
beautifully located on a branch
of Pungoteague creek, conven-
lent to churches and schools,
has on it a good and commo-
dious dwelling, outbuilding and
tenement houses, abundance of
resources. This property is very
desirable as q home.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
WIN. s. RICHARDSON
Manufacturer of
I-CgEEz c.. z I'M,
MARION STATION, MD.

Anyone interested in the pur-
chase Of Ice Cream will find it
to their interest to write me be-
fore buying elsewhere. My aim
is best goods and will compete
in price with other manufacture
ers. Send me your order.
Parties living on the border of
Pocomoke sound can, if they
prefer it that way, get their
cream by boat. I will deliver
it at my oyster house for them.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

The Baltimore Sun has just passed
the sixtieth milestone of it's existence
and more wholesome regard for
facts was expected Of journal Of
that age than is indicated by the
following in it's issue of Tuesday:
Next Thursday municipal elections
will be held in Virginia, and at the
same time the voters will decide
whether convention shall be called
to revise the constitution of the
State. Before the split at Chicago
the proposition to hold constitu-
tional convention met with the ap.
prevail of all democrats, but since
the lines were so tightly drawn last
November the silver democrats have
onize the plan. 1t would not be a
surprise, therefore, if the project
were defeated on Thursday, and
needed reforms, one of the most i'm
portant of which is revision of the
suffrage laws, are delayed for many
years. This is what Organism has
done for the Old Dominion, and its
once invincible democracy is divided
by Inc action Oh the extremists at
Chicago.
The democratic party in the State
has never been united in favor of q
convention and was 80 much divided
on the question, that the Democratic
State Convention held in Staunton
last June, entirely ignored it. The
democracy of the State was invinci-
BILE under the leadership of Mr..
Bryan last fall, is now, and will be
when another opportunity is given
to vote for Mr.. Bryan. The Sun is
either inexcusably ignorant of these
facts, or knowing them, attempts to
mlslead it's readers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
AocoMAo COURT HOUSE, VA.
SATURDAY, MAY %, 1897.
Entered at the Postoffice at Accomac
G. E.. Va. as second-class matter.

The most of the cities of the State,
including Norfolk, Petersburg, Dan
vile and Richmond and about three
fourths of the counties of the State
have been heard from, and the advices
are-that the proposition to call q
convention to frame a new constitu-
ton has been defeated by an over
whelming majority of the votes cast
in the State.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
CandidaIcs Cards.

A report having been circulated
last week that l contemplated with
draw ing from the Legislative contest;
in Justice to myself and friends, l will
say, II am not built that way" and
as stated in my announcement card,
l am in the fight to stay until the
last vote is counted, and have never
intimated to anyone, or even thought
of Withdrawing from the contest.
Respectfully,
WM RIfTUTTT FRY HUGu
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

at the session of the Virginia Con,
ference, NJ. E. Church, South, to be
held in Danville next November,
Bishop Oscar P. Fitzgerald, of Cali
fornia, native of Virginia, will
preside. He formerly lived in Lynch
burg, where he served his appren-
ticeship as printer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

Observation-Disclosures Compan
ion, cook book compiled by Miss
Bessie Gunter, can be bought at
ENTERPRISE office, or w. Il. Wise's
drug store, Onancock. Suitable for
Xmas presents and all the proceeds
from same given to charitable pur-
poses.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
Parksley, Va, Marc

To the voters of Accomac:
l respectfully announce myself q
candidate for re election to the House
of Delegates, subject to whatever
method may be adopted by the demo
cratic party, and hope it will be
their pleasure to favor Inc again with
their support.
S.WILKINS MATTHEWS.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

It is understood that both of the
leading candidates for Governor will
give the most of their time from now
on to their respective canvasses.
They will make no speeches, but
each will depend upon organization
TO win
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

AT CosT-Having rented out my
storehouse at Daugherty, possession
to be given August 1st, the goods
must go and 1 will sell same at and
below cost, except groceries, from
this date, May Sth, 1897 Must close
out and am prepared to offer bar
gains. Jas. Z. Daugherty.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

An excursion train will be run from
Lynchburg to Charlottesville on June
10Th, the day on which William J..
Bryan will deliver the address before
the literary societies of the uni
yersity.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

NoTIcE-A female hog, sandy color,
weighing about 100 pounds, came to
my premises on Deep Creek, about
March LIST. The owner will please
call for her, pay charges and take her
away. John w. GUSTS.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

The Phnbus Democratic Club of
Newport News at a largely attended
meeting has passed resolutions il
dorsing Judge Baker P Lees can
didacy for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

The new Infant Sanitarium for the
poor at Virginia Beach, erected at a
cost of about $4,000. will be opened
on the LIST of June. About $1,000 is
owing Oh the building, and the lady
managers are working hard to re-
move the debt.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

For SALE-Dwellins house with
six comfortable rooms belonging to
the heirs of Thos r. Kellam, de-
ceased, and storehouse of Robert
Kellam, 23XG0 feet on same lot, both
situated at louisville, Va. r. W.
Il. kellam.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Sunday Rev. Dr.. VIM. E. Hatcher
celebrated the twenty second an
niversary of his pastorate with the
Grace Street Baptist congregation in
Richmond.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

C0RNB7
BAND

The Cashville Cornet Band is
ready to furnish music on all
occasions. Special inducements
to churches. Address
CASHvILLE CORN5T BAND,
Cashville, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

OF the candidates for Attorney
General it is said Lloyd I. Smith
comes nearer 60 being what is
termed an "original free silver man
than any of his competitors. That
is, Mr.. Smith was advocating the
free coinage of silver prior to the
State Convention last year. He was
there as one of Daniels ablest lieuten-
ants. Most of the candidates are
comparatively recent converts to free
silver.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

NoTIcE-The celebrated horse doc
tor, NJ. j. Hunt, V. S., is in this town
performing operations with our
neighbours horses On the seaside he
has met with much success. He will
be here for week or two.
Accomac G. H., May %, 1897.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-29

Flour, moIasses, syrups, vinegar
and elders at prices to suit the times;
Confectionery, cakes, crackers and
fruits at prices that will make you
smile.