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Proposals Invited.

By virtue of an order of Ac-
comack county court, entered
on December I'd, 1897. in the
petition of Sidney M. Hancock
and others for a Public Road"
appointing me a commissioner
to advertise for proposals to
open and establish the said road
in accordance with said order,
l hereby advertise for said pro-
posals: In building said road the
contractor shall take up all
stumps and remove all roots
that are above the surface Of the
ground, cut feet 2 spit bitches
on each side about half the dis
lance of the new road in the
lowest parts and throw the dirt
from di,ches in the road to raise
it in the centre about 10 inches;
but the said road is to be in
spected by me after the stumps
and roots are taken up, before
any dirt is thrown in the road or
stump holes filled up: the con-
tractor shall also build:
Two s feet bridges, 16 feet long,
white oak, to cross R. R. bitches.
One 6 feet bridge, 16 feet long,
white oak, to cross Bloomtown
ditch.
Two feet under drain boxes,
white oak, for small bitches
South end of road length the
width of road.
No bid for a larger amount
than $500 will be considered by
the commissioner.
limit the time of proposals to
Saturday, March Goth, 1898, at
noon. The court reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
| will cheerfully give any further
information to any one applying.
VIM. l.. MOCK,
Commissioner.
Temperanceville, Feb. 26, 1898.
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A Small Reward.

Tho engine driver who took charge OF
the train from Falkenberg to Leipsic
on Dec. 10 prevented all accident III a
very ingenious and plucky manner. Be-
tween the stations Torgau and Mock
rehna he noticed that the rails running
parallel to his own were broken, and
that the next train that would pass
over them must inevitably BIO wrecked.
He at onco wrote a few words explain
ing what he had seen and giving an ex-
act description of the place, and when
passing group Of railway workmen he
flung the paper to them, which he had
first rolled round piece of coal. They
read the warming, sent kilograms to the
stations Interested, tho trains were
stopped in the nick of time, and the ao-
cident was happily prevented. This
pruiseworthy conduct of the engine driv-
or was duly brought to the notice of his
superiors and he has just been reward
ed with a present of two shillings.
Even life is cheap in the Fatherland.--
German Railway News.
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lElsuReLY LANE. :

Is there no road now to Lcisurciy laner ne
travelled itlone ago,
A n,acc for the tagging of leisurely stops sweet
and shady and slow.
There were rims of restful hills beyond and
fields Of dreamful wheat,
With shadows of clouds across them blown and
peoples asleep NJ our feet.
There lads and maids on Sunday mot and
strolled thcm two and two.
Tho leaves they laced in u roof oerhead. anc
only the sun pcorcd through,
And there was time 10 gather rose ana t'Ine
for the woodbrds Gull
And plenty of time TO sit by stream anu
hcarl,en its ripple and fall.
IL there no road NOW TO Leisurely lanof 1oo
knows we have hurried ATARI
There was once lamp through the brooolnS
dusk and over the tree star.
There was once Il breath of tho clover bloom
sweet heaven, we have hurried so long!-
And there was a gate by white roso ciaspea,
and out of the dusk song.
That song-tho echo is strange and sweet; the
yoicc-it is weak and old.
1t hath no part with this fierce, Wild rush anu
this hard. mad fight for gold
II hath no part with tho clamor and din anu
the Earring of wheel and stoncl
Oh, listen, my heart, and forGot-forgct thae
VIC reap the bread we have sown!
Is there no road now TO Leisurely lane. whero
lingering. one by one
The srmmonins bells of twilight tiIno over tho
meadows blown !,
May find us Strolling our homeward way, glad
OF the evening star?
Is there no road now to I4eisurely lanef Gou
knows we have hurried ATARI
Virginia Woodward Cloud IL Ladies' Homo
Journal.
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PrussIan Streets.

The German emperor as king of Prus-
STA has the sole right to name streets,
and he has just refused his consent to
the proposal to call two streets after the
names of DR.. Bertram and DR.. LANCER
haus two popular members of the mu-
nioipal council. His majesty disapproves
Of such course during the lifetime Of
the godfathers This apparently rofers
to men of official standing only, whose
political opinions might change after
the streets had been named, for the
Mommsenstrasse in Charlottenburg was
recently passed with approval. Some
new German streets have a tendency to
long names prince August Won Wur-
tenbergstrasse" is today name and
nothing more. The houses have still to
be built.
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Must Have Loved Him.


Many stories have been told of q
Manchester man who is supposed to DO
the-well, to put it humanely-plainest
man in England. But we think the fol-
lowing is the funniest:
Mamma, child was heard to say
in an awestruck whisper, aftor a pro-
longed survey Of the peculiar features
of the guest, "that gentleman mamma
must have loved children very, very
much. !"
"Why so, my dearY inquired the I'M
suspecting parent.
ooh, returned the chill in the samo
audible whisper, cause SIZE brought
him up Strand Magazine.
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ABOx OF SCOTCH HEATHER.
And the Woman Who Was Selling It on
an Unpleasant Night,

And the Woman Who Was Selling It on
an Unpleasant Night.
A man and woman were hurrying
along lower Broadway one night re-
Gently. 1t had been raining, and the
thick mud made the sidewalks slippery,
and depressing fog added to the IN
pleasantness of things. Consequently
pedestrians were wasting no time about
getting to their destinations.
Suddenly the two were halted by
woman who carried in her hand small
tin box. She touched the man gently
on the arm.
Wouldn't you like to buy a bit o.
heather, SIR" she asked with q soft
Scotch accent. Unthinking, the two
moved aside. The woman said no more,
but with bent head hurried on. Then it
came to the man and his companion
that here was something unusual. The
voice and manner fingered with them.
"Joye!" said the man. 81 believe
she's not fakir. Did you notice her
dCCSul. L
about heather. - They turned and
watched the woman. She was respecta-
bly, dressed, but mud and rain had
soaked her skirts Their rebuff had evil
IDENTIFY made her timid. She did not i'm
mediately address others who followed,
but passed along with a certain Hurried
movement The two interested people
went back after her.
"Whauis it you are selling?" inquired
the man.
"Scotch heather, sir, she answered,
and he could see that she REDEEMED and
kept her eyes lowered. She opened the
box and nervously fingered the dried
flowers lying therein.
"How much for bunch?'' asked the
man, with Kindness in his voice.
"Five-l0 CONTEMPLATING you like,
SIR she stammeIed.
Plainly she had no idea Of the market
value of her wares. The man gave her
q quarter and took small bunch. He
longed to question her further, but evil
IDENTIFY the ordeal was painful for her,
SO he said no more. and she slipped
away.
They watched her as she moved
quickly alorg the dismal street, her
head bent over the tin box Of dried
Scotch blossoms. They asked each other
what was the misfortune which had
driven the sensitive Scotch lassie to
selling on the street the flowers which
had probably come to her as greeting
from over the seas.-New York Sun.
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Christy NIlnstrels.

The Toronto Saturday Night tells the
following story Of Dean Vaughan. He
had been preparing some colored clergy
men for mission work and had invited
them to dine with him in the Temple.
On that day Mrs. Vaughan waited an
hour in tho drawing room for her guests,
but none camo. AT last she mentioned
to the butler that it was odd that the
invited guests did not appear.
Yes, ma 'am," he replied, land
what's odder still I've done nothing all
the evening but turn Christy minstrels
away from the door. ~
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AN ANCIENT CHURCH.
a Beverly CLASSY Structure Nearly Two
Centuries Old.

a Beverly CLASSY Structure Nearly Two
Centuries Old.
The remodeled Second church, that Of
the Congregational society, at North
Beverly, Mass, is 1874 years old and is
the first and only house of worship the
society has ever had. The Second parish
of Beverly is one of the old societies Of
the county. When incorporated by the
general court in 17l3, it was as the
"precinct of Salem and Beverly" OBJ
lection has been made on the part Of
certain Beverly people to the separation
of tho parish.
The first meeting toward forming the
society was held in November, 1T13,
and committee appointed. AT a later
meeting the sum of $3.50 was raised to-
ward building meeting house. The
house was built and finished and dedi-
Gated the following year.
Originally it was 90 feet by 40. In
It'll porch was added to tho front end
by Caleb Dodge at his own expense. In
1851 a steeple was built and 400
pound bell was purchased Two years
later Robert Hooper gave bell to the
church. The house was placed on Its
present site In 1887, when it was en-
larged and thoroughly remodeled.
When General Cage was stationed at
Danyers and lived in the Collins house,
at the time he sent his messenger down
to Salem to terminate the sitting of the
assembly because it was about to form a
provincial congress, he attended church
in the North Beverly house of worship.
For many years the ceiling was not
plastered, but later some of the. wealthy
members had the spaces over their own
pews plastcrcd at their own expense
When Robert Hooper gave the church
the bell, no was given 4 pew in the
church, and the parish voted to have it
plastered overhead at the expense Of the
society. -Boston Herald.
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HE HAD HIM THERE.
How n Passenger Got Even With Street
Car Conductor.

How Passenger Got Even With D Street
Car Conductor.
He was intent upon his newspaper
when the conductor came along and
stopped in front of him.
The conductor stopped down to get n
better look at his face and said, Fare,
please.
The man with the paper paid no at
tention. and finally the conductor tap
ped him gently on the arm.
Ibid get your fare?' asked the con-
ductor as the man with the paper looked
up.
Now, if there is anything in this
world that has a tendency to make q
man who has paid his fare get angry it
is to have the agent Of the corporation
to whom such fare was paid como along
and ask him if he has paid it. 1t may
be all right, but it always seems as if
there was an inference that some one is
trying to beat the road. Thus it hap
pened that the man with the paper re-
piled rather sharply:
"You ought to know. "
"Oh, it's all right, sir l' explained
the conductor hastily. Nointontion to
offend, you know. I merely wanted to
make sure.
Then he returned to the platform,
while the man with the paper returned
to his reading.
A few minutes later tine man with
the paper went out on the platform
himself, and just before reaching his
corner he gently tapped the conductor
on the arm, even as the conductor had
tapped him.
ibid you ring up my fare?" he asked
There were immediate indications
that the conductor was getting mad.
He tried to say something, but only
spluttered.
ooh, it's all right!' the man with
the paper FASTENED to explain. 'No in
tention to offend, you know. only
wanted to make sure. :"
Then be swung off the car, and when
he reached home his wife detected traces
Of faint smile on his face -Philadel-
phia Times.
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The Type In the oxford Bible.

Statistics have fascination for many
people, who will BIO interested in learn
ing that there are 773, TAG words in the
authorized version of the Bible and
9,566, 1872 letters, including Es. These
figures, says The Periodical, the monthly
journal of announcements issued by the
Clarendon press, relate to a text Bible
and are independent of verse figures and
figures (if used) in chapter headings. To
estimate the total number of separate
bits or pieces of metal which together
make up the types of an Oxford refer
ence Bible there may then be added full
ly LOO, 200 letters, figures, points,
spaces, etc., in the text and 900, 900 in
the marginal notes. making total Of
$3.50, 482 pieces in all.
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Chocolate.

To those who study the niceties Of de-
tail in the preparation Of even simple
dish it may be suggested that chocolate
used as drink is much improved if
blended several hours beforehand. 1t is
better even to break the Jumps of un
sweetened chocolate into an earthen
bowl the night before, adding cold wa
ter and covering closely. In this way
the flavor of the chocolate is best e1-
tracted. New York Post.
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THE NEW YORK YOUTH.
Story OK n Promising Boy, q Schoolteaoher
and an Escaped Dog.

-
and nm Escaped Dog.
A drawing teacher in the upper re-
gions of the borough of Manhattan tells
me of curious instance of what she.
calls the crescent freshness of the metro
politan youth. Tommy was tho most in
corrigible pupil in that particular room,
making the half hour spent there daily
one of mingled doubt and anguish OF
spirit to the drawing teacher. The other
day Tommy was evidently engaged in
some new form of mischief His draw
ing pad lay upon the desk before him
aud his hands were lowering over it.
now swooping down at one side of the
paper, now at the other, as if corralling
some unwilling ant or othor insect seek
ing to escape.
Tommy" said the drawing teacher
suddenly and sharply, what are you
doing?''
"Nothin, was Tommy's instant re-
ply. Then he added, "Nothin but keep
in this ere dawg from runnin away. :"
"What dog?" queriod the drawing
teacher. az see no dog. What do you
mean?"
COURSE ye don't see no dawg, said
Tommy, ceasing his gymnastics under
her sharp glance and strengthening
up. Eyer too far away" The other
scholars were all attention by this time,
which was precisely what Tommy
wanted, and he assumed look of un-
smiling innocence as he continued. II
drored runnin dawg, not standin
still one, an was a-headin i'm off SOS
he wouldn't run off tn tablet an git on
tn floor -
The other children laughed uproari-
ously at this, whereupon Tommy sur
yeyed them with such oil assumption of
surprised indignation that their mirth
was redoubled. The teacher was now
genuinely angry. She was matter OF
fact young woman to whom normal
school methods were both law and gos-
pel, and hero was fragrant case of
downright falsehood that must be ex-
posed as an awful example to the entire
grade of pupils. She walked slowly and
firmly down the aisle and picked up
Tommy's tablet. The white sheet was
unsullied by single mark of any kind.
Tommy" she said sternly, exhibit
ing the sheet to the pupils, "thero ism t
dog or anything else here. y
"Course there isn t, said the una
Dashed Tommy "Wha'd l tell ye? Ye
made me set up, an he got away. lie
was q greyhound, he was Town
Topics
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DRINKS OF OUR FoRBEARs.
They Were Fassidioua In Quality, Though
They Liked Quantity.


They Liked Quantity.
Among the popular drinks were mad
dog and dragon q milk. Their main con-
stituent was ale of different degrees of
age and strength favored with ginger
and similar hot stuff Mad dog was the
stronger of the two. 1t was popular
among gentlcmon of ancient Pistols
stamp, who usually wanted something
to grip their threats and put fire into
their eyes. Topers owe great deal to
this same mad dog. He it was that in
troduced the custom, popular in other
lands besides England, of casing. the Of
fects of overindulgence by taking "a
hair of the dog that bit you. u
The fastidious Briton of the olden
times was also mighty hard to please as
to the qualities of wine. We find record
Of his nicety in this regard as far back
MS the twelfth century. An old manu-
script in the British museum tells us
what wine was most priced: ut should
BIO clear like tho toars of ponitent, so
that a man may see distinctly to the
bottom of his glass; its color should
represent the greenness Of buffalo's
horn; when drunk, 1t should descend
impetuously like thunder; sweet tast-
3D. like an almond; creeping like o
squirrel; leaping like a roebuck; strong
like the building of Cistercian monas-
tory glittering like spark Of fire; SUBJ
tic like the logic of the schools of Paris;
delicate as fine silk, and colder than
crystal"
If the Englishman of that day was
able to procure this celestial liquor, he
was moro fortunate than recent topers
and tipplers have been in the triune
kingdom. All modern travellers can tes-
tify that no such wine is to be had now,
either in "dear old London or else
where on tho island. Furthermore, the
fancy beverages of the Elizabethan per-
iod have disappeared and left not rack
behind unless we dignity such wishy
washy stuff as claret punch, which holds
the place of honor in most metropolitan
barrooms, and port negus, which still
fingers in the sickroom, by calling
them weak llneed descendants of the
sturdy, incorporating beverages OF
old.-Chicago Tim es- Herald.
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CHICAGO CHAPERONS.
Society Editors Instruct Youths as to
Their Uses.

Society Editors Instruct Youths as to
Their Uses.
The society editor was humming q
line that ran something like this:
"Oh, the queer things we do and the
queer things we say.
What are some of them:" demand
ed the man who does q little of every
thing.
"Well, ;" replied the society editor,
to-day young man came III to got q
society item in the paper. 1t was about
q theater party or something of that
sort, and he had it all nicely written
out, and down at the bottom OF the page
was the statement that tho party would
be chaperoned by Miss Blank"
"Well?" said the man who does lit
lie of everything, but who is neverthe-
less not posted on society matters.
"Well, - explained the society edi-
tor, "of course there is no law, written
or unwritten, that says party of young
people may not be chaperoned by an
unmarried woman, although it is not
usual, for she is supposed under such
circumstances to be of mature age and
considerable experience.
"'This Miss Blank is not a young
lady, I suggested, and he was angry III
q minute.
"Who says she isn't:' he demanded.
Then he added, 1 happen to know that
eLo - ;uct 10 vaorS old
.'She can't very we'll chaperon the
party, then, said.
"'Who says she can't2' he demanded
again. She's just as good as any of the
swells on the Lake Shore drive, and
don't you forget it.
81 explained to him very carefully
that chaperon should be matron or
q woman of mature years, and he quiet
ed down.
''Well, he said, of course we've got
to have a chaperon SOS to be in style.
The girls are all set on doing the thing
right and proper, and we boys have IN
dertaken to see it through. Maybe Miss
Jones would do for chaperon. She's
% years old.
Hardly. I replied If you feel
that you must have chaperon. the
thing for you to do is to invite soma
matron to accompany you.
We'll, I guess not, ne answered,
with emphasis Why, that would spoil
half the fun, and besides we'd have to
put up for her ticket. If one Of the girls
can't be the chaperon, you can just cross
that part Of it out "
Then the society editor again began
to hum:
"Oh, the queer things we say and the
queer things we do. Chicago Post.
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Velvet the Style.

Lady Violet Greville, whose tips on
the fashions are always accepted as gos-
pei, writes from Paris, saying that vel
vet will reign supreme this spring in
the fashionable world. She says, "Vel-
vet in every style, shape and color
black, cornfower blue, sapphire, silver
gray shot with gold and host of other
startling shades-wlll be worn -
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A south sea islander greets friend
by flinging jar of water over his head.
III. Russia it is correct for gentlemen to
press the foreheads OF ladies whom they
know intimately with their lips, and in
Germany and other continental nations
kissing between men is by no means un-
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-26

Politically Hungary is divided into
63 counties, containing from 90. 900 to
126, 900 inhabitants. There are 26 cities
endowed with self government. Buda-
pest, the metropolis, contains about
600, 600 inhabitants The population Of
Hungary is about 10, 900, 600.
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The Brides Perplexity.

Notwithstanding on your we'd
ding day?
Fay-I'm in quandary. If I go to
the altar smiling people will say Pm
simply crazy to get Charlie and if l
look solemn they'll say I already re-
greet the step. What shall l do2-Phila-
delphia Record.
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Tetricus, the barbarian, was the first
man to wear trousers, the two part gar
ment having been forced upon him by
his captor, Aurelian, with the intention
of making Tetricus appear ridiculous.
The costume, however, seems, after sew
eral centuries of usage, to have made q
I,it
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Practical Matchmaker & Jeweler.

carry a large and select line
of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
Spectacles and Silverware of all
kinds-prices reduced very low.
Special attention paid to repair
work on fine Watches, Clocks,
Spectacles and Jewelry at bed
rock prices. All work guaran-
teed to be frst-class. Highest
prices paid for old gold and sill
yer.
WILDE at Accomac G. H.,
every court-day for repairing.
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ScHIDuLE OF THE-
Baltimore, Chesapeake g. Atlantic
Railway Company.

Baltimore, Chesapeake g. Atlantic
Railway Company.
Until further notice, will run their
steamers as follows, (weather per-
mitting,) leaving South ST. Wharf at
500 o'clock p. IL.
STEAMER POCOMOKE.
Capt Howard.
Tuesdays and Fridays for Cristeld,
Tangier Island, Finney's, Oman
cock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf, &C.
dar Hall, Rehoboth, Powell's, POGO
moke City, Mattaponi. and Snow
Hill. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Thursdays, leave Snow Hill, y a. M
Mattaponi $50, Pocomoke City 8,
Poweli's $50, Rehoboth 9, Cedar
Hall 9:3O, Pitts wharf 10, Shelltown,
1O:15, Onancock 2:30 p. H., Finney's
3, Tangier Island 4:30, Crisfield 6.
STEAMER EASTERN SHORE.
Capt. Il. H. Raynor.
Wednesdays and Sundays for Girls
field, Harborton, Evans, Boggs,
Cedar View. Nandua, Concord,
Read's, Davis. Shields and Rue's
RETURNING leaves Rue's
Tuesdays and Fridays s, Shields
$40, Davis 1000, Reads 1920, Con-
cord II, Nandua 1890, Cedar View
12.45, Boggs 2:45, Evans 3, Harbor-
ton S15, Crisfeld 6.
STEAMER TANGIER.
Mondays and Thursdays for Fords,
Crisfeld, Finney's, Onancock,
Hunting Creek and MessonSo. RE
TURNING-leave Wednesdays and
Saturdays, Messongo 6, Hunting
Creek, $50, Onancock, 2:3O. Fin
ney's, 3, Cris6eld, 6, Ford's 7.30.
All Steamers leave Crisfeld for Balti
more on arrival of last down train.
Freight and passengers received
for all points on the N. Y, Phila. and
Norfolk. Wicomico and Pocomoke r.
R. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after
4:SO D. III. and must be prepaid to all
points, except on the n. Y.
Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thompson. T. Murdoch,
Gen'l. Manager. Gen'l Pass. Ag't.
j. Sawyer Wilson, Jr.,
Gen'l. Freight Agent.
2O5 +. Baltimore ST.
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Arranging For a Bargain.

Juvenile Customer Tin large candy
store)-You mix candies here any way
Teller wants EN-, don't you?
Shopgirl-Yes
Juvenile Customer want nickel g
worth. Give me some of every kind
you've got.-Chicago Tribune.