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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-26
+" Means Another Overland Road"

The be derived from the building deep
harbor San Pedro much beyond simple of
expending few million dollars there. Many
n country will be benefited thereby.
With the completion of the Nicaragua Canal will be
enabled put fruits owing the low OF freight
coupled quick transportation all the markets of the
world practically With harbor San Pedro accessible
shall be able land products in London
a much shorter time than is possible
The construction OF the harbor quesionably and
will result the building of overland
l. Angeles and Salt Lake. will lead the
of large manufactures San Pedro probably
the of great other manufacturing plants
near Los Ange'es.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07

Dnoo the Habit Is Contracted 1t Is Hard
TO Break Away-Thcre Is but One Way
tn BE Cured and That Is by the Grace
OF God-IIoDc For the Prodit-nI.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07
The Queens Choice.

Great amusement was caused by the
recital of all incident which occurred
soon after her maiesty's accession to
the throne A grand dinner party was,
being given at Buckingham palace The
probable husband the queen might Sc
Iect was then matter of much inter-
est and speculation Lord Melbourne,
prime minister, felt the matter to be
one in which he was entitled to obtain
information if possible. So he inquired
of the queen as neatly as he could
whether there was any individual for
whom she entertained preference.
Her majesty was little taken aback
and inquired whether he put the ques-
ton as a matter of state policy. If SO,
she would endeavor to give him an an
swer. Lord Melbourne replied that he
did, and that under no other circum-
stances would he have ventured to in
trude in so delicate matter. ''Then. I"
said the queen, there is one person for
whom entertain decided preference. "
"Yes?" said Lord Melbourne, expecting
to hear a great secret. And that is
that is, said the queen, the Duke Of
Wellington. The venerable hero Of
Waterloo was past his SEVENTEEN year,
and the story used to be retailed ny
Lord Melbourne at his own expense
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07

tno IeeG Tree.
There are converted gamblers i'll
heaven. The light Of eternity flashed
upon the green baize of their billiard
salnon. In t.c laver of God s forgive
ness they washed off all their sin. They
quit trying for earthly stakes. They
tried for heaven and won it. There
stretches Il hand from heaven toward
the lad of the worst offender. 1t is a
hand, not clinched as if to smite, but
outspread az if to drop 4 benediction.
Other seas have shore and may be
fathomed, but the sea of Gods love
eternity has no plummet to strike the
bottom, and immensely no ironbound
shore to confine it. It's tides are lifted
by the heart of infinite compassion. Its
waves are the hosannas of the re-
deemed. The argosies that sail on it
drop anchor at last amid the thunder
ing salvo of eternal victory. But alas
for that man who sits down to the final
game of life and puts his immortal soul
on the ace, while the angels of God
keep the tally board, and after kings
and queens, and knayes, and spades are
"shu1fied" and cut" and the game ID
ended lowering and impending worlds
discover that he has lost it, the faro
bank of eternal darkness clutching
down into its wallet all the blood
stained wagers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07
Virtues of English Tobacco.

A retail shop on Forty second street,
New York, does quite business in i'm
ported English tobaccos. Its windows
are gay with the advertising cards Of
certain manufacturers in England.
Now, no one will pretend that Eng
lish smoking tobaccos are as good as
American. The raw leaf from which they
arc manufactured has first to be brought
into England from this country, and
the United States is rot sending its best
hogshead tobacco abroad. On account
of the tariff tie imported English to-
baccos are much dearer than those
which are manufactured in this coun-
try, and since, rs have said the home
product is so much better than the for
cign it is not easy to explain why there
should be any demand for the English
goods in this city ct al. l asked the
dealer if lie sold much of the English
tobacco, ard he answered that the de-
mand was quite large and quite steady.
IF you ask nc how it comes that [
am able to sell these goods, l shouldn't
be able to tell you, excepting on tho
theory that those who bug it are Anglo
maniacs, who love English things be-
Cause they are English. They fancy
that every time they buy package OF
this English pipe tobacco they advertise
the fact that they have been i'll England
and have acquired the taste there. But
since they advertise it only to ME, who
don't care rap whether they have
been in England or not, can't for the
life of Inc see why they do it. "-Tobac-
co Trade Journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07
Au-ne-me .ee Se-gaw-we Kaw-o-dib.

a
There is meaning in the old names
that cling to certain localities of our
land. The Indians did not bestow these
names arbitrarily, and when they gave
to certain sand hill i'll Michigan IL
tie that means laundering Sand hill
they knew what they were about. White
men today call it Thunder mountain.
Chief Simon Pokagon, in letter to
Popular Science News says that this
particular hill is one Of a number of
sand dunes that stretch for SEQ miles
along the east shore of Lake Michigan.
They are formed by drift sand from the
lake and vary from so to 200 feet Ill
height, being generally covered with
scrub timber, evergreen and hard wood.
This particular hill has character
of its own. 1t is literally thunderer.
Now and again it lifts up its voice and
speaks with low, muttering thunder.
It's eloquence is irregular. 1t will be-
gin and thunder for six or ten seconds,
then pause and in two or three seconds
begin again, as if talking. Sailors,
while passing along the coast, frequent
ly report having heard the voice of
thunder above the roar of the waves
dashing on the shore.
One who visited the hill says that
when he reached the top it began to
mutter and shake, like creature of life
that was suffering from an ague chill.
The air rushed out of the sand as if the
mound were breathing with great labor.
And yet the mound seems in compost
ton to be no different from its neigh
bors
az have been the whole length Of
Lake Michigan, says the writer, and
failed to mark any difference in the
general appearance and quality of the
sand of which these hills are composed.
Our Algonquin fathers naturally
thought this one was the wigwam Of
the Mantle or spirit that presided over
Missile gum-Lake Michigan-a name
which means monstrous lake.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07

Here is Il G:ought story told by trav-
cling man: l vas driving across the
country to & little town III western Kali
sas the other day, when l met farmer
hauling wagon load Of water.
"Where 90 you get water?" said l.
.'Up tie road about seven miles" lie
replied.
sAnd you haul water seven miles for
your family and stock:'
Yep"
why, in the name of sense, don't
you dig well:'
because it's jest as far one way as
the other, stranger. >"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07
An Appropriate Door.

$1,000
You 60 along little farther and fine
the policy establishment. IN that place
You bet Oh numbers Betting on two
numbers is called IL saddle; betting
Oh three numbers is called Il gig; bet
ting on four numbers is called
"horse, and there are thousands Of
our young .nen lcapins into that sad
die" ard mounting that gig and be-
hind that "Ecrsc" riding to perdition.
There is always one Kind of sign on the
door, Exchange. Il most appropriate
title for the door, for there in thai
room man exchanges health, peace
and heaven for loss Of health, loss Of
home, loss Of family, loss of immortal
soul. Exchange sure enough and in
finite enough.
Now You acknowledge that is a cart
rope of evil, but you want to know
what are tic small threads out of Which
it is made. There is in many disposl
ton to hazard They feel u delight IL
walking near u precipice because OF the
sense of danger There are people who
90 upon Jungfrau, not for the largenes!
of the prospect, but for the feeling thai
they have of thinking, "What would
happen if l should fall off, There are
persons who have their blood fillipet
and accelerated by skating very near al
airhole. There are men who find
positive delight in driving within tw(
inches of the edge of q bridge. It's thu
disposition 10 hazard that finds develop
ment in gaming practices. Here art
$500. I may stake them. If l stake
them, may lose them, but may VII
$4,000. Whichever way it turns 1 have
the excitement. Shuttle the cards. Lost
Heart thumps. Head dizzy. At it agall
just to crafty this desire for hazard
The Desire For Gain.
Then there are others who 60 int
this sin through sheer desire for gain
1t is especially so with professional
gamblers. They always keep cool. The.
never drink enough to unbalance thel
Judgment. They do not see the dice 81
much as th.y see the dollar beyond tn
dice, and for that they watch as tn
spider i'll the web, looking as if deaf
until the fly passes. Thousands of younI
men in the hope of gain go into thes'
practices. They say: "Well, my salar!
is not enough to allow this luxury.
don't get enough from my store, Office
or shop. 1 ought to have finer apart
ments. / ought to have better wines.
ought to have more richly favored CT
ears. ought to be able to entertain m.
friends more extensively. Iwon'tstan'
this any longer. l can with one bril-
liant stroke make a fortune. Now, her
goes, principle or no principle HEAVIER
or hell. Who cares?" -.
Wien n, vnunn man makes mn ~
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07
Do YOU Use 1t?
AAN%N

It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayers Hair vigor. 1t re-
moves dandruf, c1eanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
lust as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
if YOU wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayers Hair Vigors
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07
Sixteen Years s I 5sss S,::s


and study of the business i'll a
general way has enabled me to tit
these whose sight was failing be-
cause of advancing age (PresDyopla)
and those who We're nearslghted
tMvopic), but where astigmatlsm or
any popularity of the sight existed
was obliged to refer the customer to
city oculist. Not satisfied to do
business that l could not do properly,
| determined to study Refractlon. L
secured the best works on that sub
iect, "Hartridge on Refraction.n by
Gustavus Hartridge, F. r. c. s.,
well recognized authority on Optics
and Refraction, and these studied
well. | also attended lectures at the
New York Optical School last fall,
and bought the best quality testing
case and outfit at $500, and feel JUS
titled in making the announcement
that, AIN now ready to prescribe tor
and correct the vision OF almost any
and all conditions of the eye where
glasses are needed. The liberal pa
tronage extended to me during the
sixteen years ] have been III business
here encourages NE to enter this new
field in connection with my regular
business, and believe my customers
will be glad to know that they can get
PROPERLY FITTED GLASSES
without the trouble and expense of
going to the city. No charges at
present for examination of eyes.
Glasses ground to order in New York
when special lenses are needed;
Those coming from distance would
do we'll to notify me by card.
Respectfully,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07

mind 10 live beyond his income, satan
has bought him out and out and it is
only II question of time when the goods
are 10 be delivered. Ihc thing is done.
You may plant in the way all the bat
tercs Of truth aud righteousness; that
man is bound to 20 OH. When MAN
makes 81, 000a year and spends 81 200,
wien IL young man makes $1,500 and
spends 81, 200, all the harpies of dark
ness cry out, "Ha! hal we have himl"
And they lave. How to get the extra
$500 CT the extra 81, COO is the question.
lie says: % Here is my friend who start
ed out the other day with but little
money. and i'll che night, so great was
his luck, he rolled up hundreds and
thousands Of dollars. If he got it, why
not l: 1t is such dull work, this adding
up of long lines of figures in the count
ing house, this pulling down Of a hun
dred yards of goods and selling rem
nant, this always waiting upon some
body else when l could put 500 Oh the
ace aud pick up 81 900.
An Insidious Sin.
This sin works very insidiously.
Other sins sound the drum, and tlaunt
the flag, and gather their recruits with
wild huzza, but this marches its process
sion Of pale victims III dead of night, in
silence, and when they drop into the
grave there is not so much sound as the
click CT dice. Oh, how many have
gone down under ii Look at those men
who were once highly prospered. Now
their forehead is licked by a tongue OF
flame that will never 20 cut. IN their
souls are plunged the beaks which will
never be lifted Swing open the door OF
that man heart and you see coil OF
ladders wrigglirg their indescribable
horror until you turn away and hide
your face and ask God to help you to
forget it. The most of this evil is unad-
vertiscd. The community does not hear
of it. Men Geiraudcd i'll gaming estab-
lishments are Lot fools enough to tell OF
it. Once in awhile, however, there is
all exposure, us when in Boston the po-
lice swoopcd upon Il gaming establish
ment and found in it the representatives.
of all classes of citizens, from the first
merchants on State street to the low
Ann street gambler; as when Bullock,
tic cashier CT the Central Railroad of
Georgia, was found to have stolen
SOB, OO0 for the purpose of carrying Oh
gaming practices; Us when a young man
in one of the savings banks of Brooklyn
many years ago was found to have sto-
len $4,000 to carry Oh gaming prac-
tees; as when man connected with
Wall street insurance company was
found to have stolen sos. 600 to carry
Oh his gaming practices. But that is
,.-1o,,t;o,,n1
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06
BIG FIRE IN PITTSBURG.
Most Destructive Blaze In Years In tn,
 Smoky City-Loss s3, ,0OO, ,oOO.

Most Destructive Blaze In Years In the
 Smoky City-Loss s3, ,OOO, 900.
 Pittsburg, May 3.-The most destruc- tive fire which has visited this city since 1S45 broke out about 1 o'clock this morning in T. c. Jenkins whole sale grocery house. The flames spread rapidly from Jenkins and soon had consumed several large buildings in the vicinity. The total loss will be at least $3,000000. The losses are fairly well covered by insurance. The origin of the fire in Jenkins building Is not known, but 1t is supposed to have been smoldering for hours in a dust heap at the foot of the elevator shaft. The watchman tried to get the flames under control, but gave up the attempt and sent in an alarm. A general alarm fol- lowed, and soon all the engines in the city were on hand. It was seen at once that the city fire department was not sufficient, and that from Alleghany City was called on and responded quickly, sending almost it's entire force.
 The Duquesne theater adjoining the Methodist house, will be nearly a total loss. The Surprise Clothing house. on the theater. was almost totally de- stroyed. A large number of buildings In the vicinity had windows broken and were deluged with water.
 Edward Atkinson, a fireman. was killed, and four other firemen were bad ly injured
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06
A. w, PARSONS,
 Ashley Falls, Mass.
Red Mills
 Ashley Pulls, MdSs.

We would call your attention at this season of the year to our stock of Fertilizers. We handle the Quinnipiac and Packers Union Fertilizers for general purposes.
 Corn, Potatoes, Wheat, Oats and Clover; prices from $I7 to $33 ton.
 We also handle the Mccormick Mowers, the best machine out. Sat isfaction guaranteed or no sale.
 Also New York Champion Horse Rake, the best on the market.
 We keep on hand Ground Oyster Shells, Meat Scraps, Bowker's Ami nal Meal.
 Pratt's Food for Horses and Cattle. Pratt'S Food for Chickens; nothing
 like it.
 Sisson's Single $2.5o per 1000.
 We keep on hand a full stock of Pillsbury's, Washburn x Crosby's, Wonder, Capital City, and Schu- macher's Patent Flour. St. Louis Flour, Rye Flour, Graham Flour, Oat Flakes by barrel or case.
 Granulated Meal. A full line of Feed Meal and Grain, all at the market price.
 We have a full stock of Moving Machine Sections for all machines. Horse Rake Teeth. We offer a few thousand feet of Oak and Chestnut Plank. When in want we are ready to furnish you.
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06
The Gospel Circle.

And now bethink myself of some thing I never thought of before. had noticed that the circle is Gods favorite figure, and upon that subject address cd YOU some time ago, but 1t did not
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06

see Dy tn1S CruSaQe TOT the rel16I or peO- pie 14,O00 miles away that the Chris tian religion is of higher, better and grander type than any other religion, for when did the followers of Brahma or Vishnu or Buddha or Confucius or Mohammed ever demonstrate like inter est in people on opposite sides of the world? Having taken the bread of this life from our hands, they will be more apt to take from us the bread of eternal life. The missionaries of different de- nominations in India at 46 stations are already distributing relief sent through The Christian Herald. Is 1t not plain that those missionaries, after feeding the hunger of the body, will be at bet ter advantage to feed the hunger of the soul? When Christ, before preaching to the 5000 in the wilderness, broke for them the miraculous loaves, he indi- cated that the best way to prepare the world for spiritual and eternal consider ations is first to look after their tenn poral interests. Oh, church of God in America and Europe!
 This is your opportunity. We have on occasions of Christian patriotism cried, America for Godp' Now let us add the battle shout, "Asia for Godp' In this movement to give food to starv- ing India I hear the rustling of the wing of the Apocalyptic angel, ready to fly through the midst of heaven pro- claiming to all the kingdoms and peo- pie and tongues the unsearchable riches of Jesus Christ
 The Gospel Circle.
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06

COuld become d1ndOO!
 Yes; you could"
 "How could become a Hindoo?''
 "By doing as the Hindoos do"
 From the walls of one of their mu- seums at Jaipur had translated for me these beautiful sentiments:
 The wise make failure equal to success. Like threads of silver seen through crystal beads, let love through good deeds show.
 Do not to others that which if done to thee would cause thee pain. And this is the sum of duty.
 man obtains proper rule of aation by looking on his neighbors as himself.
 From that continent of interesting folk, from that continent that gave the Christ, from that continent which has been endeared by so many missionary heroics, there comes groan of 80, 000, 900 people in hunger. More people are in danger of starving to death in India today than the entire population of the United States. In the famine in India in the year 1877, about 6, 900, 900 people starved to death. That is more than all the people of Washington, of New York, of Philadelphia, of Chicago, put together. But that famine was not a
 
 now raging. Twenty thousand are dy- ing there of famine every day. Whole villages and towns have died-every man, woman and child; none left to bury the dead. The vultures and the jackals are the only pallbearers. Though some help has been sent, before full re- lief can reach them suppose there will be at least 10, 1000, 900 dead. Starvation, even for one person, is an awful process. No food. the vitals gnaw upon them- selves, and faintness and languor and bangs from head to foot, and horror and despair and insanity take full possession. One handful of wheat or corn or rice per day would keep life going, but they cannot get handful. The crops failed, | and the millions are dying. Oh. 1t is
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06
Who says you don't read ads.p
7rGnelers' Guide.
HOUSAT0NIC R. R. ROUTE Commencing Sunday, November 20. iseo,
 aofNa SOUTH

HoUSAToNIC R. R. ROUTE Commencing Sunday, November 20, fse0.
 GOING SOUTH Leave North Adams 20 am, pittenold 2 ib Canaan 26. Arrive New Haven 10 So, Bridgeport II s0 New York II si. Leave Albany 10 am, State Line 70. Pitts field $ 10, Canaan 70. Arrive Bridgeport 12 O5 D. m., NewHaven 12, 49 NewYork 400. Loave Albany 10 % .. m, htafe Line n %, North Adaps i2 ls ?. m,, Piusneld l 30, Canaan 2 4e. Arrive Bridgeport blo, New Leave Albany loo oo a. m., State Line II 4h. Pittsneld IA 5O ?. m,, Canaan 2 S4. Arrive Bridgeport 72S. New Haven 500. New York 300,
 Leave Albany 20 D. m., State Line 8 60, Pittsnold 8 30, Canaan { bl. Arrive Bridge port 25, New Haven s co, New York 9 co. tsundays onlyl Leave pittsneld A5 D. m.. Cs.naan 25. Arrive Bridgeport 2 %, New Haven 20, New York s 90.
 GOING NORTH Leave Now York 70 n. m. Bridgeport o6. New Haven 6 On, Canaan 70, Arrive Pitts field Il 05, State Line 10 4i, Albany i2 24 p. m. Saratoga tb, North Adams IA 05. Leave New York co a. m., Bridgeport 9b5, New Haven 35. Canaan l2 3s P. m. Arrive pittsfleld O5 D. m., State Line 27, AL bany 43 Saratoga 20.
 Leave New York co n. m, Bridgeport il co, New Haven 10 90. Canaan 0.i0 ?. m. Arrive pittafield 1U.00 D. m.
 Leave New York 30 D. m. Bridgeport 26, i, New Haven co. Canaan c 9b. krnve Pitts field 60, North Adams b6, State Line s co, Albany 9 70.
 Leave New York 8 20 D. m., Bridgeport ( 2o, New Haven 4 co, Canaan 0a. Arrive Pitts field 30. State Line 50 co, Albany 70. Sundays onlyl Loave Bridgeport 30 a. m oanaan 10 10. Arrive Pittsheld II Se.
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06
The Romeyn Trial Ended.

Atlanta, May 4.-The Romeyn court martial has been concluded and the findings of the court forwarded to the war department. It is the general opin- ion here that the verdict of the court will either be acquittal or light pun ishment, although either offense with which Romeyn is charged is punishable by dismissal from the service.
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06

q. K. Q. SHERWOOD, Receiver PoUGHKEEPsIE BRIDGE ROUTE. In Effect Friday, Oct. 18th, Isse-
Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06

Trains stop only on signal, or when conduc- ,or is notincd. -
 Additionai train leaves Highland for Pough- reepsie at ibp. m Leave roughkeepHie hm highland at <o n m -.,. sO and B A- m, fe and 0o D, m Trains leave Hopcwcll for Poushkeep@ie Trsfns . and fO osrry through coach between Ninsted and 0rand Central station, neN iuL as Western Express, train I, makes olreot ooh. ,cotfon at Campbell Hall wttn Iast " sS pilowing day 10 D. m also connects wll1 % nsle R R fast western trsins hpecial aNten1on r,.w.s~ sna n snv other inc Write for rates ana Mrtiouiars before puchssing tickets over any Nher route. - - ..
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