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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
The Fifth HOAX.

He wasn't Bluebeard nor any other
psychological spouse with taste for
murder; he was merely strict old
Quaker preacher who lived few dec
AIDES ago and who had had four wives.
Upon his return home after the ceremo-
ny solemnizing his acquisition of fifth
he led the new wife to 4 certain closet
and threw open the door. -Four shawls
and four bonnets hung in a row upon
the hooks inside. The husband pointed
to fifth hook. "And this, Rebecca, !"
he said Significantly, is for thee. l"
mo, Jonathan, answered the wife
significantly, that will be thine. !"
Events proved her right, and the | told
You SOS will lot be disappointed to
learn Of it either. New York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
Tha Dunad Dog.

The crows of India are clever rascals.
A couple of them were one day observed
to be trying to steal bone from dog.
For long time their efforts were use
less, although the attempts at theft pre-
rented the dog from enjoying his meal.
At last the crows seemed to take coun-
sci together and hit upon new line of
action. One hoped away to a. little dis
lance as if he were tired of the job, but
little by little he drew near to the dog
from behind By and by he was close
enough to seize hold of the tail of the
dog, which at once turned round with
an angry snap At that moment the
BROW in front picked up the bone and
flew off with it, being presently joined
by his partner i'll crime What the
duped dog felt can only be imagined,
and it is to be feared the rascally crows
added insult to injury by chatting him
mercilessly III the corvine tongue
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
1yhx lie Wasn't Invited.

Arthur T. Clark last spring purchased
a seaside cottage at Bay Ridge, n. y.
Bay Ridge has yacht club, and as it
costs pretty heavily to rent q yacht for
private sail somebody suggested to
Clark that he would better join the
club so that he would be invited to go
out with those who owned their own
yachts
This seemed to be u good idea, and
Clark name was soon enrolled as Il
member of the club He WAS informed
that he would lie expected to purchase
a yachting cap and wear it as the in
sigma of his membership. Mrs. Clark
accompanied her spouse to a hat store
to help him pick out his yachting head
gear He selected one with blue band,
on which an anchor was embroidered i'll
gold lace Mrs. Clark thought two
anchors would look much prcttier, and
so Arthur, like dutiful husband, yield
ed to her better Judgment and bought a
cap with double anchor.
Day after day he wore that cup, but
no one invited him to 80 sailing Every
body else seemed to be invited out, but
that cap apparently acted as hoodoo,
and its wearer was compelled to sniff
the sea- breezes from the land Finally
ono afternoon {; regatta race was AZ
ranged, and it was desired that all
available yachts should start. Clark
was urged to bring out his yacht with
the rest.
why, bless your heart, lie protest
ed, IL have no yacht.
"Whatl' cried several club members
in chorus No yacht: Then what arc
you doing with that cap?"
why, ISL the cap eli right?" STAN
mered its wearer.
"Ycs-but how about the double
anchor?'
Mrs. Clark thought two looked pref
tier than one. Does it make any differ
ence? What do the blamed anchors
mean, anyhow"
1.-Two anchors, they said, indicate
that you own yacht and one that you
are member entitled to sail FREQ on
the clubs yachts.
Mr.. Clark still thinks that there is
no discount on his wife's taste i'll mat
tiers of dress, but he now buys whatever
he ears.-Chicago Times Herald
rob work neatly executed at this
office.
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--sT-
His Mean Way Out.

"Oh," said the two months bride to
the girl friend who had called, "Charlie
did tho meanest thing last night l
wouldn't have believed it Of him A"
"Do tell me what it was, said the
girl friend
well, you know we were having
some purlor amusements or thinking
about having some when it happened
1t was just after dinner. Charlie had
been reading some supposedly funny
paragraphs in the evening paper, They
were so poor they actually made me
faint Finally told him that l could
do better than that myself. ="
"What, at making jokes?" interrupt
ed the girl friend
why, yes, Of course. ("
"Well, what happened?"
why, of course, he was sure 1
couldn't"
Just like man. ~
"But he was mistaken. ~
do tell me all about it. -
"Well, he wagered me three pound
box of candy and all the soda water |
could drink that l couldn't make a
joke -
And you did it right away"
Yes; it didn't take me five min
utes.
"What was the joker
well, you know we had that lovely
blue china set that he bought last week
on the table, and"-
at is lovely"
And just took my inspiration from
that You know the teapot has shep-
herd in blue upon it?'
Yes. Z"
well, my joke was the supposed
conversation between two fashionable
girls OH the milk pitcher of the choco-
late brown set that mamma gave us. 1t
ran Why don't you associate with
that gentleman over there?' and the re-
ply was He's not in our set. Well, l
lad the teapot i'll my hand when l made
the joke, and just as told it let the
teapot fall Now comes the mean part
Charlie used such mean subterfuge
He repeated the joke, then looked at the
pieces OF the teapot on tho floor, and
chen, as demanded the fulfillment of
ny wager. said, That's no joke; that's
fact. ''-Chicago Times Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Grown Worcester China-The Bachelor
Basket Hall Misunderstanding
Salmon us Chops.

Crown Worcester has the preference
nowadays among china for the table. In
making this announcement writer Ill
the New York Sun explains that it is
tho Crown, not tho Royal Worcester.
This china is heavy and to the unaccus-
toned eye ugly, but it grows i'll favor,
and you soon like its odd shape and
prim decoration There is no suspicion
of gliding or ornate work about this
Worcester Tho sc;lllops Of tho dishes
and plates may DO edged about with
green, or they may be left plain, and
the one pattern Of flowers sprayed over
tho surface is in rigid, set bouquets,
with never leaf OF tendril strlying out
from the main bunch. Tho colors used
are what are called strong, natural col
ors, real reds, undertaking blues, un-
doubted puppies and greens. There is
10 blending. Everything is stiff, set
and prim on Il lusterless surface, yet
this china makes the tiligrced lattice
work and delicate coloring of the shin
ing French porcelain look common and
oycrdono At least this is what you
think after the new old English type
has grown on you and you have noted
its beauties.
Of al the quaint shaped platters, Gu
riously curved cotrcepots and mystic
rious looking muffin plates, each with
an eycletcd cover to let the steam es-
cape, this old English china appears to
have the monopoly. Ponderous is tho
word best suited to the great meat dish
es, and the handles to their covers onco
seen will not be forgotten.
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Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
State Tax and County Levy for the
year 1897, are now due, and that IN
pursuance of law, the treasurer or
deputy will be at the following
named places in said districts at the
time herein specified, for the purpose
of collecting said taxes and levies, viz:
Appointments of Edwin T. Powell:
Pungoteague, Oct. End, 10th, 29th,
Goth, Goth, and Nov. 18th and 9th.
Marsh's Store, Nov. 5th afternoon
and night.
Keller, Nov. 3rd, afternoon.
Harborton, Oct. goth, at night.
Tangier, Nov. 8th, 9th and 10th.
Onancock, Oct. 9th. 23rd, Nov. 9th,
18th, 10th and 20.
Wachapreague, Nov 18th, 10Th and
18th.
Accomac C. H., Nov. 22nd, 23rd, Path
and 30th. First day Of County
Courts and first 3 days of Circuit
Court.
At Home nights when not otherwise
posted.
Appointments of John H. Hopkins:
Mappsville, Oct. 21st 22nd and 23rd.
Temperanceville, Oct. %, 20, and 30.
New Church, Nov. 4th, 5th and 9Th.
Sanford, Nov. 10th, 18th and 18th.
Saxis, Nov. 10th, at night.
Mearsyille, Nov. 18th, afternoon.
Greenbackville, Nov. 10Th, at night.
Chincoteague, Nov. 10th, 18th and 10.
Horntown, Nov. 18th, at night.
Hallwood, Nov. 10Th, afternoon and
night.
Modestown, Nov. Goth.
Hopeton, Nov. 22nd. morning.
Newstown, Nov. 22nd. afternoon.
Hunting Creek, Nov. Goth, morning.
Leemont, Nov. Goth, afternoon.
Parksley, Nov. 27th.
Accomac G. A., first day of every
court.
Due notice will be given of other
appointments.
Those failing to pay their taxes and
levies before the first day of Deem
Der next will have 5 per cent. added
to their bill, as the law directs. We
hope all that can will avail them
selves of this opportunity and save 3
per cent.
II you have not paid your 1896 tax
es, please meet us at the place most
convenient to yourself, and do SO.
AS we are compelled to enforce col
| lection on all that are in arrears, in
order to meet the demands on US, we
hope those that are in arrears will
save us this trouble.
EDWIN r. POWELL,
JOHN Fl. HOPKINS.
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Origin of Desserts,

We are indebted to the French sys
tenn of astronomy for the dessert
courses ct meals They had no place in
the early English dinner and were first
introduced into that country III the time
of the Stuarts, when the French revival
took place under Charles l. At first
they were simply Accomplishments to
other courses, being composed of vari-
GUS sweet things, designed, according
TO an old Norman writer, Ito take the
taste of the horrible cookery out of
their mouths. In the course of time
The sweets were put in course by
themselves, which stimulated the
French cooks to put forth their con-
slant endeavors to invent new dishes:
Jouis XIV had a cook who invented
rsw desserts for his masters dinners.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
Missouri Advice to a Poet.

1t was some years ago that Algernon
Charles Swinburnc, in mournful voice
addressed Us the query, "What shall be
done with all these tears of ours" We
have been very busy since then, and 1T
is very possible that Algernon has dis
posed of his stock and doesn' now need
our advice. but we are sorry for him
and will give it anyway We would
say, in the first place. Algernon, that
the prudent thing to do, if you see no
market for your product, is to cease pro-
ducing that is the doctrine that we are
now teaching at our agricultural school
in Kansas
But we have also suggestion better
than that. 1t is that if you can manage
to weep fresh tears. which you ought to
be able to do after little practice. you
come out to the arid region and go into
the irrigation business Even salt
lake would be acceptable during dry
weather, and you might recover some
sections with that sort of tear, but the
great thought we throw out to you is,
either weep fresh tears or quit the bust
ness Kansas City Times.
Qulnlne is made from Peruvian bark
tile outer part CT Il medicinal plant
called cinchona 1t was so named from
the wife of Count Cinchon of Peru in
the seventh century, who by its use was
cured Of intermittent feyer.-St. Mich
OlaS.
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FISH CHOPS WITH rAErARE SAUCE.

spoonful of salt, dash Of cayenne and
a cup OF milk. Add the fish. teaspoon
full OF lemon juice and teaspoonful OF
chopped parsley.
When the mixture is thoroughly cold.
form into chops Egg and bread crumb
them, adding little chopped parsley
to the crumbs Put piece Of macaroni
into the end of the chopto represent the
chop bone and fry i'll deep fat Arrange
a crouton OF bread i'll the center OF a
serving dish Upon it place Il little dish
filled with sauce tartare and stand the
chops against and around the bread.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
BROTHERS REUNITED.
They Found Each Other at Recent Re-
union of Confederate Veterans.

They Found Each Other at Recent Re-
union of Confederate Veterans.
A very pathetic incident that OCCUR
red during the recent reunion of Con-
federate veterans hold in this city was
related by a prominent state official.
Ono night at a late hour the manager
of one of the leading hotels in this city
walked into the rotunda of his hostelry
and observed an old Confederate who
appeared to be sleeping in chair. He
noticed that he was assigned to that no.
tel by certain badge he wore, and be-
ing himself an ex-J Johnny Reb, ho decid-
ed to render the veteran service by wax
ing him and taking him to his room.
AS he touched the veteran he observ-
ed that he had spent some time in wor-
ship at the shrine Of Bacchus and at
that time was just recovering vigorous
mentality. While this scene was being
enacted another veteran, who happened
to be passing, stopped close by, as did
the gentleman who told the story.
Hello, Johnny Reb! Have you Sc
cured room?" asked the hotel manager.
Eyes" replied the awakened man,
with apparent surprise.
"What is your name?"
My name is Joe -"
"What regiment were you with?"
81 was with regiment and
fought with the Army of Virginia.
At this juncturo the veteran who was
standing by approached the two and
asked tho man:
"What did you say your name is?"
my name is Joe -" again re-
piled the man.
Where did you enter the army
from?'
81 enlisted at - in -" replied
the now astonished man.
AS he replied to the last question tho
other man fell into his arms, weeping
and said, Joe, don It you know me?"
The veteran pushed him off, presum-
ing that he too, was in turbulent
state of mind caused by imbibing
drinks other than water.
The man would not be pushed off,
and in his sobs said: Joe, don t you
know me? This is John u
"You are not John, for he was killed
at Manassas, " said the now thoroughly
awakened and much astonished man.
"Joe, am your brother John 1 was
not killed at the battle of Manassas,
and ever since the war have looked
all over the United States for you y
Convinced ut last, the long lost broth
ers. locked in each others embrace,
stood and wept like children They
went to room i'll the hotel and doubt
less talked all night All next day they
were SEEM walking arm in arm, with
glowing faces, and relating to every one
the fact of their coming together after
such long scparation.-Nashville Ban
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
Serving Salmon as Chops.

The following is one Of many recipes
furnished by the Boston Cooking School
Magazine by which commonplace dish
es may be transformed into decorative
ones at small outlay of time and labor
and no additional expense
Drain all the oil from can Of salmon
steak, remove the skin and bones and
mash the fish with silver fork Make
white sauce with level tablespoon
fuls each Of butter and flour, Il salt
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
An Amateur Musician.

An Amateur Musician.
William Weaver Wintcrbourno
Played Il tune upon the horn.
Hard and long and loud blew no
In the town of Coclllcsca.
Awful were the sounds he flung
Round him by his power of lung.
Townsfolll. high and low, wcon,
Wondered what those sounds mightmean.
Some there were who staid their feet.
PauSing us they paced the street.
After listening such would say,
Some ones killing pigs today!"
Others glanced up ut tho Sky
With q rather puzzled eye.
Though it's clear" cried they. "no
doubt
There are thundcrstorms about"
Several men OF CocklcSea
Formed another thcorcc.
Ger their ears they pulled their hats.
Murmuring "Of course it's cats!"
No one guessed | do declare,
That those shricks and rumbles wcro
Just tune upon the horn
Played by William Wintcrbourno!
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Curious Information About the stork.

Curious Information About the Stork.
That curious bird, the stork, is CON-
mon in many parts of Europe, to which
it migrates yearly from its winter quar-
tiers in Africa 1t is much valued in
many countries Oh account of the serv-
ices it renders in destroying noisome
reptiles and unpleasant offal.
The stork is 4 very docile bird and
soon learus to follow its feeder for any
dainty morsel When it is hungry, it
crouches on the ground and seems to
beg for food by its gestures, such as
nodding its head and tapping its pin
ions. 1t is very mild and peaceable
bird, seldom making use of its great
bill against its companions.
The stork is great favorite in Hol-
land and is found most useful in eating
up the frogs, lizards and toads which
abound in the marshes, and the people
are so fond Of the storks that they be-
come quite familiar and tame and build
their nests on the chimneys and roofs OF
the houses The Dutch say "A stork
never builds on bad mans house,"
therefore it is protection to house If
q stork comes and builds its nest, rs no
one would injure one of these fayorite
birds.
The stork is very fond of building its
nest upon high places such as the top
of house, chimney or Il church spire,
and in the ruined cities of the east upon
the top OF almost every pillar a storl's
nest is to be found 1t is said that when
the parent birds grow so old as to be
bare Of feathers and unable to fly and
provide food for themselves the young
ones will bring it to them and nestle
close to them to keep them warm and
protect them.
Before the cold winter comes the
storks fly away in large hocks to Africa
where they remain till the warm
weather returns.
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,nng In With Fruit. u

blessed are they that hunger and
thirst can be said as truly of our bod
ily wants as OF our spiritual necessities,
not blessed because they shall be medl-
Gated, but because they shall be filed
with what tastes good, with what gives
good health, strength and lasting pleas
ure
In satisfying our hunger for fruit
fruit that is well matured, juicy and
finely fiavored-we can get perhaps the
highest form OF palate qualification with
the least possible digestive effort
Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06

Untilrurtner notice, Will run tnelr steamers Us
follows, weather permitting,) leaving South ST.
wharf at 500 O'Clock p. m.
Steamer POCOMOKE.
CAPT. REWARD.
Tuesday and Friday for CrisHeld ,TengierIsland
Flnney's, Onancock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf Oe
dar He'll, Rehoboth, PoWels' PGSO IlIsI1e Cley
Mondays and Thursday, leaves snow Hill o
q. M, Mattaponi $3.50, Pocomoke City 8, PoWell's
$40 Rekoboih 9, Cedar Hall $50, Pitts wharf
TO- Shelltown 10:l5, Onancock 2:SO p. M, FIN
news 5, TangierIsland $50. Crishcld 6.
steamer EASTERN SEORE.
capt. G. H. RAYNoR.
Wednesdays and sundays Tor Crisneii, Harbor-
ton, Evans, Boggs'. Cedar View, Nandue. C0n-
cord Reads, Davis, Shields aud Rue's, RE-
TURNING-leaves Rue's Tuesdays and Fri
days 8, Shields $50, Davis 1000, READS lO'20'
concord IL, Nandua 1880, Cedar View 1915,
Boggs 2.45, Evans 8, Herborton 3.l6. Crlsneloo'
Steamer TANGlER.
Mondays and Thursdays for Fords. Coulbourn
Greek, Cris1eld Finneye, Onancock, Chescon-
nessex Hunting Creek and Messongo. IKE.
TUNING leave Wednesdays ana saturdays
Messopgo G, Hunting Creek $50, Cnesconnes.
COX lI.sD, Onancock $50, Finnys ), Crlsaeld IT,
Coulbourn crock z, Fords 1850.
Al1steamers leave Crisfeld 10, Balti
n more. on arrival of last down train.
freight ana passengers received iof a!l polnts
nm the N Y Phtls. and Norfolk, Wlconico ano
Pocomoke r. K. daily, Delaware, Maryland end
virginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after 80 p, m:
IN them, Y. Phna. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thomson, Il. Murdoch,
Gen 5hanasor Pass. Agent
J. Sawyer Wilson, Jr.,
Freight Agent.
205 T.. Baltimore st.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06

R. Il. Nicholas, superintendent.
Cape Charles, Va.
r. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight end Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06

t"sIop % for passengers On signal oconduct
e. daily, o Scept Sunday.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
Something About Signaling ut Sea-Cu-
rious information Concerning tho
Storil-Tho Duped Dog.

Mans ingenuity has made it unncces-
sary that ships that pass ut distance
at sen should do so i'll seeming indltfer-
ence to each others presence or needs.
On long voyage where the sight OF
another vessel is Il pleasing break Ill
the monotony of the daily life and III
times of distress and trouble the ability
to ask and answer questions, to request
assistance or needed stores, is very mp
parent Then, too, the fascination OF
1.-THE flag, " felt by the most unromantlc
mind, lends its influence to make tho
interchange of signals ut sea most III
teresting event.
The use of q system of naval signals
such as that of tho present time re-
ouires special instruction and study and
is not picked up in few minutes;
neither can it be acquired by spending
an odd hour now and again upon it.
1t comprises different methods OF con-
veying orders or information to or from
q ship i'll sight or within hearing, but
at q distance too great to permit of hail
ing-in other words, beyond the reach
of the voice even when aided by tho
speaking trumpet
Signals arc divided into classes, &C
cording to the instruments with which
they are made There AFRO sight and
sound signals, flag, semaphorc, fixed
lantern, flashing, iirework, horn or
steam whistle and gun signals, day,
So. I'D
Signaling is not by any means q
modern method of communicating. Tho
signal codes of the ancients arc believed
10 have been the result Of much study.
Generally some kind of flag was used.
Shields were also displayed i'll man.
ner arranged beforehand. Some people
believe that the reflected rays OF tho
sun were flashed from these shields as
with the modern Photograph.
In the middle ages flags, banners and
lanterns were used TO distinguish par
ticular squadrons They were used, too,
as they are Mt the present time, to call
officers TO the admiral and to report
sighting the enemy and getting into
danger.
According to awriter on this subject,
the British Admiral kempenfeltin 1880
devised plan of flag signaling which
was the parent of that which is now i'll
use.
A certain Captain Colomb worked for
nine years on Il flashing system Of sig
mailing which is today i'll general use i'll
all fleets This system has made it pos
sible to handle with confidence and
safety, in darkness and fog, squadrons
composed OF the gigantic armorclads OF
the day and has greatly reduced tho
risk of accidents
An international code of signals has
been compiled and adopted by all the
commercial nations of the world. Tho
system consists Of flags and Il code pen
nant In using and interpreting the
flags it is of course necessary to be i'll
possession of the signal code book, in
which the meanings attached to the
flags and combinations of the flags arc
printed.
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SUMMER SCHEDULE sgsss
OF THE rESzAS;E
Baltimore, Chesapeake T. Atlantic
ailway Company

Untilrurtner notice, will run their steamers as
follows, weather permitting leaving South Ut.
wharf al 500 o'clock .. m.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07
An interesting Find.

On the marble steps of peasants
house, on the Island of Salamis, have
been found two lines of the epitaph
composed by the poet Simonides for
the Corinthian soldiers who fell in
the sea fight, carved in Corinthian
characters. 1t is hoped that the
burial place of the Corinthians may
soon be found.