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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-06-19
PROUD OF CHARLES.
Story OF Vermont Man Who Is Carving
JIJs Way In Now York.

His WAY In NOW YORK.
An uncut magazine was under the
arm of the pale young man who sat in
the elevated train, and two morn
ing papers were lying across his knees.
He had in his hand q crumplcd little
newspaper, one of the kind which is
left III soak over night and printed on
an old time Washington hand press. 1t
was little country paper, and the
name Vermont could DO seen at the top
of the page as he turned it over, says a
New York writer. There were big adj
refreshments upon it which proclaimed
that "choico line of dry goods had been
added TO our stock. Come early, give US
call, and no trouble to show goods. J"
There were the stereotyped cards of the
country physicians, who announced that
they were both medical and surgical. )"
There was q line in big black type which
said Religious Notices. !" AS the young
man turned that paper around there
came into view double loaded article
with two reversed black rules at top
and bottom, and a little garnishing of
fine typo in the middle, which is always
surface indication, of poetry. That
was an obituary evidently. What need
had this pale young man OF the metro
politan prints when tho little country
paper had come to gladden. his soul and
to bring back the memories of the days
in old Vermont when the skies were
cloudless and there was SO much of sun
shine that no never saw the shadow?
The face of the young man became
wreathed in smiles as he read. He bent
over the page MS though the ink daubed
paper were some bit of rare damask. A
triumphant look shone in his eyes as he
glanced up for. moment. He straight
ened up and threw back his shoulders.
The guard called the namo of his STA
ton Just then, and he hastily Assem- bled
the magazine, the metropolitan prints
and his cane and scrambled for the
gates. He dropped the little country
paper as he ran, and I picked it up.
There was no chance to restore it to
him then. On the page where tho 80
calls" appear was the following para
graph. surrounded by blue pencil
mark:
"While in New York recently we
were entertained by our talented young
friend, Charles -. He took us to the
Waldorf, where "a repast was spread
which fairly caused the table to groan,
and to which we did ample justice.
Charles is winning his way to famo and
wealth i'll the metropolis. He had a
case in court the other day, and his pic
ture was in several of the daily papers
rs the youthful lawyer who was as-
signed to defend the prisoner. This
town may woll be proud Of Charles He
is bright young man, and he will
make his mark some day. Here's luck
to you, Charles. -
Charles, come and get your paper.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-06-19
PRAYING BICYCLES.
Japanese Attach Prayer Wheels to the
Hubs or Their Machines.


Hubs or Their Machines.
The bicycle is now employed to aid
the pious Buddhist in praying with
greater case, but yet. as he hopes, with
great effect. 1t is from the ingenious
and enterplising country of Japan that
this new departure is reported.
The Buddhist has always done his
praying with the assistance of wheel.
Tho prayers ure placed inside the wheel,
which turns round, following the d.
rection of the sun, and delivers up to
heaven the prayers of the owner, or OF
all whose thoughts are fixed upon 1t.
Some enormous wheels are capable OF
praying for thousands of people. This
mode of worship may seem somewhat
irresponsible to western people, but tho
Buddhist, who is subtle reasoner,
would be able to explain why it is sat
isfactory.
In various parts Of the vast territory
In which tho Buddhist faith is held
different motive powers are used IN
these prayer wheels. Some humble per
SONS turn the wheel by hand, but not
if they can help it On tho hills of
Tibet great stronghold of pure
Buddhism. the wheels are usually SO
built that the wind turns them. IN 9TH
er places they are moved by water pow
er
But 1T is obvious that wind must fail
occasionally and that this may happen
when the Buddhist Is particularly In
need of copious prayer. Water power,
too, is often lacking.
So the ingenious jap now attaches a
small prayer wheel to the hub of bis
bicycle, and When he takes IL ride no
combines worship with recreation. By
giving glance at his pedometer he can
tell Just how much praying he has done.
He can also keep M accurate daily rec
ord, which will enable him TO tell after
number Of years just how much pray
er stands to his credit. In this way
Buddhism seems to have given zest
to bicycling which no other religion
can supply.-Ncw York Journal
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BIRDS AND DISEASE.
An Authority Who Thinks Birds Incapa-
BILE OF Carrying ContaGion.


BILE of Carrying ContaEion-
Persons interested IL birds have re-
Gently been debating the question
whether these creatures are capable of
contracting diseases from human beings
OF of transmitting disease to human be-
ings Expert opinion seems to be d.
yided. On the one hand DR.. K. Ruff.
director of Geierderte Welt, in recent
letter to the president of the Acclima-
tion society, asserts thnt the transmits
sion of any disease from bird to
man and vice versa is absolutely impos-
sible. Says DR.. Ruff:
For more than 80 years I have been
occupied IN keeping, observing and
raising exotic birds of plumagc; conse-
quently have had occasion to deal with
them when i'll. Every bird that has died
has been examined, and have thus dis
sected during about 80 years several
hundred pnrakeets. have always kept
these birds during their illness, some
times for considerable period, in my
apartment, which is somewhat restrict
ed in size, being composed of only Six
rooms for four grown persons and four
children. During all this period l have
not had a single case of sickness in my
family, although the birds have had all
possible kinds of maladies. I am also
confirmed in my belief BY the fact that
I have allowed no opportunity to pass
of asking for information on the subject
from the principal dealers in birds at
Hamburg, Cologne, London, Liverpool,
Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Mar
settles and Bordeaux whenever they had
sick birds in considerable numbers. IN
no case was I informed that any one,
either q member of the family or an en-
ployee, had been attacked in the house of
one of these merchants, and obtained
the same information from the directors
of the great geological gardens at Paris
and London. No contagion-and can
not insist too strongly on this point
could ever be established {"
These however, are all negative facts
and would fail to stand against even
one authenticated case of the transmits
sion of disease to or from pet birds.
Such cases, it is believed, have been
proved to exist by Dr.. Laboulbene, who
communicates en- account of his investi-
cations to the bulletin Of the Acclima-
ton society.
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DISCIPLE OF MELCHlsEDEC.
Etrnugo Story OF Penance Suggested by
ti,l, rtchHl ion.

btrhnSc story OF teH.thcS cuSScsto" W
the Rebellion.
Franz Miller, the hermit of Scarritt
bluff, is an original old character who
is living i'll solitude for the sake OF his
own peculiar religion. Ho calls himself
follower of Melchisedec, the King
Is Peace, says the Kansas City World.
He was born in Alsace Lorraine 81
years ago. When he was II years old,
he came to the United States aud fol-
lowed the profession of shoemaker un-
til the war broke out, when he Joined the
Tenth United States infantry regiment
at Newport Barracks, Ky. He fought
through thewar, and the terrible scenes
on the battlefield led him to thinking.
He imagined he had done wrong and
that repentance would be the only way
to salvation. He started to do that by
carrying what he called the "black
cross" for Is years During this time
no was to have no fixed abode, to accu-
mulate 10 property, TO make no friends
and to shun mankind. He wandered
back and forth across the country, and
then one night the spirit appeared to
him while he was walking between Ar
mourdale and Rosedalc. He saw satan,
in great red cloak, standing Oh the
bluff. A moment later the shadow of
Melchisedec enveloped him, and Miller
knew he had been promoted to the "red
cross" order He settled down and ran
shoeshop in Kansas City, near the
junction. Then he lived u hermit'S life
in Weston, Mo, and three years ago he
took up his abode in q cave excavated
in the Scarritt bluff. He has lived there
since, alone and happy.
Sometimes, he says he earns rs much
as Is cents day by picking rags, and
this sum suf1ices to buy bread and cof-
fee, his chief articles of sustenance. He
says he never begs. The nurses i'll the
Scarritt hospital weuld provide for him,
but he does not accept their hospital
ity. His aim in lie, he says, is to be ut
seace with the world and atone for his
sin in taking part in the war. He never
reads the newspapers, because they spg-
gest worldly thoughts to him. If Miller
lived in more civilized way, he would
be a handsome man. As it is, his long
hair and tangled beard, together with
an evident dislike for soap and water,
make him look the ideal hermit
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FISH WITH WINGS.
These scaly Filters Are Plentiful In TrOpic
Deep Waters.

TheAe Scaly Filters Are Fientuui Al Arop1c
Deep Waters
The flying fish loves deep water and
Is found throughout the length and
breadth of tropical seas. He is fond of
feeding near the gulf weed of the Sar-
gasso and deposits his stringy, glutinous
spawn on its yellow branches. Vessels
bound from New York to the Caribbee
islands, upon reaching the "horse lati-
tudes, 7" sometimes encounter vast guam
tites of drifting weed, strung out into
long ribbonlike patches about an eighth
of a mile apart. Among the golden
weed, with its delicate leaves and glOb-
ular seeds, exists curious family of
cuttlefsh, crabs, mollusks and small
fishes. Upon these the flying fish preys,
and they in turn devour its spawn.
Every plunge Of the steamer as she
plows through the blue tropical waters
frightens dozens of flying fish into the
air, where they scatter in all directions,
with the sunlight glistening on their
gauzy wings
The flying fish of the Atlantic attains
length Of nearly one loot and breadth
between wing tips of II inches. He
has round, compact body, about about
one inch in diameter near the pectoral
fins or wings There is also an auxil-
larry pair of ventral fins or wings, not
nearly so large as the pectoral pair.
The wings are formed by thin. trans
parent membrane stretched over deli
cate bony framework and are either,
black, white OF mottled with both.
The upper half of the entire fish is o
metallic blue in color, while the lower
portion is q nacreous white. Black,
prominent eyes; small, prehensile
mouth; forked tail, dorsal and anal fins,
complete the picture Of one of the most
interesting little fishes in all NATURES
vast aquarium.
In fight he darts from the water to a
height of 20 feet and goes scudding
away before the wind, beating the air
rapidly with both wings and tail. He
sails straight away for 1000 feet or
even more, occasionally touching the
crest of a wave, and seeming to gain a
new impetus by the contact.-Forest
and Stream.
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Sunn1vinp All Wants,

The Peddler-I have the most excel
lent silver polish.
The Lady of the House-Don't need
it. l haven't got any silver.
well, then, it will take grease spots
out Of wall paper. F"
Haven't got any wall paper.
"Then 1t will renew the curl IN
feathers -
Haven't got any feathers. F."
well, then, it will make oil paint
ings look like new. +"
Haven't get any oil paintings.
well, then. little taken internally
will make you feel as if you lad some
of these things. Good day. London
Answers
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-06-19
German Mustard.

Make German mustard from this rec
ipe, and you will keep it perfectly sweet
and good for a year: Mix together
tablespooufuls of mustard, tablespoon
fuls each of salt and white sugar, q
saltspoonful of cayenne pepper, t table
spoonfuls of melted butter, the juice OF
a raw onion squeezed through IL lemon
squeezer), and mix all to the right con-
sistency with vinegar. Press into pots
for usc.-London Exchange.
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His Iron Bed.

81 am afraid, Mrs. Hashcroft, ;" said
the new lodgor, that was under a
misapprehension when told you that l
would as soon rs rot have an iron bed
in my room. y
"Yes?'' replied the house mistress
with landladylikc caution.
Eyes. was under the impression
that you merely referred to the frame. "
indianapolis Journal.
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BOrneo Marriages.

The marriage ceremony practiced by
the people of Borneo ID short and SIM
pie. Bride and groom are brought be-
fore the assembled tribe with great So
lemnity and seated side by side. A betel
nut is then cut i'll two by the medicine
woman of the tribe, and one half is
given to the bride and the other half to
the groom. They begin to chew the nut,
and then the old woman, after some
sort Of incantation, knocks their heads
together, and they are declared man
and wife.
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1t Was Needed.

"Our church tower goes nearer
heaven than the tower of any other
church in town." proudly remarked a
resident In an interior town to visitor
from the city.
WELL, replied the latter, II don't
know any church that needs it more. !"
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
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A man is relieved and gay when he
has put his heart into his work and
done his best, but what he has said or
done otherwise shall give him no peace
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Educators Rapid Growth In Sixty Years.
Books GO years ago were few i'll
comparison with now, " writes William
George Jordan in The Ladies' Home
Journal. 1.-The public libraries of the
United States, all put together, had
only half million volumes in 1881.
This is less than the Boston Public Ii
brary contains today. Three of our
American libraries have together moro
books than were il ali the public libra
ries of England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales when Victoria assembled the
throne. Ignorance was general. Forty
per cent Of the men and IS per cent of
the women of Great Britain could not
write their own names when Victoria
became their queen. The national edu-
cational system was but three years old;
its money grants amounted to only
$500, 000. Uncle Sam now spends $14O,-
600, 600 year for teachers and superin-
tendents of our public schools. :"
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Dicyclinc on the Road.

There are very few people of the
farming class who if properly approach
ed will decline to take you i'll for the
night provided you are reasonably we'll
dressed, eentlemanly looking person.
age and are not travelling i'll 4 company
of more than two, including yourself.
You ride along through the day. and
toward evening comeu upon some attract
i've looking farmhouse. You approach
and ask the mistress if she will take
you and your friend in for the night,
adding that You are travelling on tour
from such point TO such point; that
you will gladly pay for what rest and
food she can give you. In nine cases out
of ten she will take you il after short
talk. An evening spent with the farm
er and his wife and family, if you enter
into the spirit of the thing, is one Of the
most enjoyable OF evenings and at the
same time one Of the most valuable
methods for picking up Il knowledge of
the people Of this country who live out
of your immediate sphere. Toward bed
time they will probably want 10 put you
in the spare chamber, which, il such
homes, means the one unused room of
the house. If you decline and take one
of the poorer but frequently used rooms,
you will be happier. In any case the
mistress of the house will probably
think more Of you and charge you less.
Often in the morning when you set
out to continue your journey the farm
er and his wife will laugh at the idea
OF payment. In that case it is due to
those who come after you as we'll as to
yourself that when you return home
you send them something in the nature
of a present or remembrance. In this
way some very pleasant evenings are
passed and some attractive acQuaint-
ances made. New places are discovered
and new features of old places found
out from day to day, and, over and
above all, it is the most inexpensive
method of travelling afoot or awheel
that can be imagined. -Harper's Round
Table
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uow Uc Found cine Concrcss,nan

A Chicago man. by the way, came
down here two weeks or SO ago to sig
Nifty to the powers that BIO his patriotic
Willingness to accept the burden of a
public Office. He fell in with another
man on the train who also was on his
way to Washington, and the two struck
up smoking room acquaintance. The
Chicago man was armed with letter
to Congressman Belknap of Illinois
from Biff Hall, an important letter
which he was anxious to present. AS
soon as he arrived i'll Washington he
went to the capitol. Congressman Belk-
nap was absent. He went again. The
congressman was busy. he went sever
al times, but failed to see the congress
man, though several times he met and
bowed to his acquaintance of the smok-
ing room. Finally the two shook hands
"Who are you looking for:?" asked the
stranger.
why, want to see Representative
Belknap," said the Chicago man. i've
got letter from Biff Hall. :"
'From Biff HALL" exclaimed the
stranger. "Why didn't you say SO? I'm
Belknap.'
"Tho deuce you arer' said the Chi
cago man, and they adjourned to the
basement to make up for lost time
Washington Post.
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Donald, the Deer.

Donald, the deer, was for several
years the pet of the ''Auld Forty-twa, !"
the historic regiment of highlanders
known as the Black Watch. He went
with the regiment to Dublin, where one
day, without any previous training, he
took his place at the head of the troops
alongside of the sergeant major and
marched with them wheresoever they
went
He did not care for maneuvers and
evolutions and was often a mile away,
feeding, while the troops were drilling,
but when the time came for going home
he was always found at his post.
When the regiment had the duty of
guarding the castle, Donald went with
them, making his way through the dense
crowd of Dublin idlers as one who could
take care of himself Once rough
offended him. Donald instantly singled
out the man and chased him through
the crowd. Fortunately for himself the
rough escaped, for Donald had an un-
pleasantway of using his antlers, which,
though cut, were still formidable.
On the march from one town to an
other Donald would become footsore
and get out of temper; then woe to the
hostler in the stable yard who intorfered
with him after firing day s march.
''Donald had another failing, a great
liking for alcoholic liquids, " writes
Archibald Forbes in his history of the
Black Watch. Ellis particular wanities'
were whisky and sherry. At Limerick
as soon as the. officers dinner pipe
sounded he made his way to the mess
room windows, which were on the
ground floor, in search Of strong drink,
until at length severe fine had to be
enforced on any enc giving it to him. !"
+ When the regiment went to Corfu, it
was arranged that Donald should have
the run of nobleman's park. as his
temper made it ineXpedient for the pet
to accompany the troops to land of
strangers. He was tied, put into cart
and carried off, bleating pitifully and
even shedding tears
In the nobleman's park he sought out
of the way places and declined inter
course with man or beast. He attacked
all who approached and finally had to
be shot. The separation from his be-
loved troopers made him pessimist.
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R. 81. Nicholas, Superintendent,
Cape Charles, Va.
r. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight md Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk. Va.
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f"stops for passengers On signal toconduc
*ndally, except sunday.
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i q NIL VI o111JG'
Ten per cent. of the purchase 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; the remainder not paid on the
day of sale to be divided into three
equal instalments, secured by the
bonds of the purchaser, with surety
approved by the undersigned, bearing
date on the day Of sale, and payable
respectively, in 6, 12 and IS months,
with interest from date; the property
to be at the risk of the purchaser as
soon as bid off; title to be retained as
additional security until the whole OF
the purchase money is paid, and upon
the payment of the whole OF the pur-
chase money land confirmation of the
sale by the court in the case of the
property sold under the decree OF the
court, the purchaser to receive a
deed, with special warranty OF title,
upon the same, properly prepared at
the purchasers expense. being ten
dered to the undersigned for tXecu-
ton: possession of Lots No. !, No. 2
and No. 8 (sold by me as e3ecutor),
delivered on the day of sale, and as
to all the other property possession
to he delivered on the LIST day OF jan
uary, 1898, and taxes after 1897 to be
paid by the purchaser; the rents for
the present year Except said Lots No.
/. No. 2 and No. 81 are reserved for
the benefit of the parties entitled
thereto and dc not pass to the pnr-
chaser.
EDWARD J. WINDER,
sneclal Commissioners and as Executor of.pcrry
A. Leatherbury, deceased.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
CRIMES.
A Few Of the More Shocking Frass.
dies. Especially Domestic.

A Few Of the More Shocking rrase-
dies, Especially Domestic.
pi 5an WIZ snd ssRs sss 6 Is Rash
e5 5sS aaS .e Robert cort drowned her
Mssls n s1sty hta lsssafsa f k ssa
son, shot daughter and sister and commit
ted suicidei insanity.
s.a e. si. aaSsh Ms Rss
Apr s1t Sosth Haven, Mich. Isaac t.
DHSa sy ai ssssG7 fIa sH co. t.e a.o neu.
May Sat San Antonio. Tex. Bud
Tsas aad T sss up drunken spree BY killing
jail into 1 mob bent e sa' ysehns eol.
Jun Sat Mishicotf. Wis, Peter Fucker
man killed wife and SELF
Jun 1s-Near Davenport, Ia. John Gusel-
Jun 2s-At Key West. Fla. white man
i iynehias Of syivahS s Il JACKSON leelered}.
RE Es 4ssr oG saRRss aaa :s
's Sep "a. whl.e.,de. Mich. v,steE An
o osfao Pa sa o Nay f Res Cora saa
and self: her parents refused consent to
their marrying.
1i SIsaa VIE hGeaEns aaa Blocker
, Het 7A4s FL. Flint ss} Mich Lester l. Burton
Oct l1,At Leoninster. Mass, John F.
Oct 20--Mear Blue Earth City, Miss, Geo.
Young killed wife, 2 children and self; In
| sane over business troubles.
Oct MIAt Chicago Jury IN Luetgert MUIR
Der trial faile dy to agree, standing 9 70 g. .
Hamilton killed wife and daughter and
shot self.
Nov AT Dallas, Tex. Jas. Boswell
killed Mrs. Emma Smith. Jas. Barton and
| self; jealousy.
Nov Near Unadilla. Neb., Ralph Van
Horn killed b-year-old son and self; IN
sanity
), N ,,, s1 ,:s;sas pinsyille. KY, Andrew
Moy 1e.At Gushing. Ia. L. D. spickler
Nov 1s-Near Benton Harbor, Mich,
Henry Kammerer killed his father In quar-
| rel over money matters. also himself
| Nov 2S-At Mason. Mich, Scott Bowdish
SHOT 9-year-old daughter and killed himself
| Dec Pat Milwaukee Albert Kruger
\ kil1ad wifa and self