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Size Got 1t Wrong.

Never monkey with Il foreign la'i-
guage unless you are reasonably certain
of your grip upon it. 1t was my sad fate
to have Il personal acquaintance with
the new woman wo spoke Of Father
Pere Hyacinrhe, and also CT the good
soul who pronounced the word "llai-
vetc" .'navect y l have summed the
man who constantly mentioned "rhc
La Cigalc club" and taken French
leave of the girl who fell down with
her Partisan accent But the crowring
atrocity was perpetrated last Tuesday
evening, when the legion boys were re-
turning from the last drill at the ;lr-
mory. She came By leaning with Il great
lean on his arm, and the slim yo@ns
fellow supported her us Il stick does Il
flower. 1t was calm sweet night, and
as the TWO walked slowly up the street
some of the boys were heard i'll the dis
lance singing as they went onward.
Listen she exclaimed ioyors!y.
doesn't that sound sweet: What is
that tune they are singing: 1t sounds
so familiar. "
Eyes, 1 have heard it often, F." replied
her escort, listening Its not The
High Born Lady No
"Oh, rccollect what il is now" she
broke in suddenly. why, they arc
singing the Marsailles y
And us She resumed her lean Oh him
and went by the spirit of Rougct de
Lsle, the author of the Marseillaisc. =
uttered long, hoarso groan.-Louis-
vile Times.
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nc,artncnts Differ In Spelling.

'It surprises as we'll as amuses me
constantly, F" observed an old official To
a Star reporter, "the WAY the various
departments spell the word inclosuro
and Endorsements The state department.
adheres to spelling both words with an
'e' instead of an j. So do the interior
and agricultural departments. The war
and navy departments, on the other
hand, make it endorsement and in
closure, while three-fourths Of the Off
ers of both branches Of the service spell
it endorsement and enclosure. | have
no doubt that either or both are right.
The strange part Of it is that some off
cial way llasnot been adopted that will
apply to all of the departments.
1.-The board of geographical names
has performed a really yaluable" Service
i'll the settlement of the spelling of geo
graphical namcs, and the standard being
once officially arranged there will be no
trouble III the future 1t is Il small mat
ter, but it strikes me that the same or Il
similar board should settle ON whether
Enclosure and Endorsement should be
spelled with an i or an e. Often on
the same paper these words are differ
entity spelled Of course clerk elldeav-
ors to follow the rule of the particular
department. in which he is engaged but
this is not as easy as one would sup
pose, for the various bureaus of the
same department are constantly mixing
up the spelling all of them claiming to
be right. w Washington Star.
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LINCOLN ESCAPED.
4 Win Attempt to Inoculatc Him With
Smallpox In 1851.

4 vain Attempt to Inoculatc Him With
Smallpox In 1SGI.
During the exciting period of 1861
great fears were entertained for the
safety of the president, and every pre-
caution was taken to insure his person
ii protection.
One morning there appeared at the
White House Il woman, closely yelled,
demanding an immediate interview
with Mr. Lincoln Approaching Mes
senser Perkins, who guarded the door
of Mr. Lincoln's private office, the Wis
itor make known her request and plead
ed earnestly that she be admitted to Il
personal interview. The doorkeeper's
orders were, however, very strict, and
finding her eloquence all i'll vain she
finally compromised by contiding her
message to the courteous but firm en-
ployee. Taking him to one side, the
yelled lady seized both his hands i'll hers
and tcndcrly rubbed them as she ex-
tracted a promise that he would immc-
diately deliver her request TO the presl-
dent. IcThlHS WIS illlIIOSV ONCICOLHS ~
Il most peculiar odor that appeared to
emanate from his companion and has
tened to get rid OF her without creating
q scene.
No sooner had he accomplished this
than he confided to one of the official
household the effect produced upon him
while in conversation with the impor-
tunate visitor \ physician who was
present promptly OWNED the truth and
instituted search for the woman, when
it was learned that she had driven rap
idly away in carriage, and all trace
was lost. Perkins was Immediately or
dered to return to his home and await
developments.
Within the usual period he was taken
i'll with one of the worst cases of viru-
lent smallpox on record, and for weeks
lay at the point of death. Upon his re-
covery the faithful messenger, whose
devotion to duty doubtless saved the life
of the president, WAS appointed by Mr..
Lincoln to permanent position on the
clerical force of the war Department.
Washington Post
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Canning Sturgeon.

On the floor of the big cannery tho
sturgeon is great, inert inass of fish.
The first operation Of the butchers is to
chop off the head and tail with an TX,
and for these free gifts Of nature the IN
dams and Cinnamon are eagerly wait
ing at the door. The fins are cut off with
knife, and these are not allowed to go
to waste. AS the refuse is shoveled
along the planks to the river there ID
little allowed to pass the coast native
and his cousin of the braided hair.
Cinnamon potter around the place and
help to clear away the refuse for
the sake OF what they can CLEAN and
have weakness for taking parts not in
tended for the river. When such Mon-
golian tricks are discovered, they are
all driven out with more noise than
ceremony, hut they take their expulsion
with oriental Indifference and i'll few
minutes are all back again..
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FATE OF THE SHIPS PET.
Fourth of July Celebration Which End
ed In Disaster.

"That billygoat the boys had for
mascot ON the New York." remarked
the paymastcr $ clerk, suggests mon
key that my father used to tell mo
about that they had on II frigato i'll tho
times before the war. This monkey tho
sailors had picked up somewhere III the
Indian ocean countries.
1.-The ship WAS stationed i'll tho China
ports for a year, and during that time
the monkey was tho aight and JOY of
the whole crew. When the Fourth of
July came around, permission was ask
cd from the harbor authorities of tho
port where they were to fire salute,
and preparations were made for doing it
in style. The regular salute was fired,
and then it was proposed that tho crew
sing The Star Spangled Banner and
fire Il gun for chorus. The gun WAS load
cd and everything was left ready while
the crew went to the main deck, where
something to drink the health of tho
nation WAS to be served before the song
was sung, and the gunner was to be
sent back 10 shoot off tho chorus.
1.-The programme WAS carried out to
the letter. Then the men scattered, and
somebody Thought of the monkey. But
he was not to be found. The cook hadn t
seen him, nor had the cooks boy, nor
would he respond to any of the calls
that usually brought him flying. What
had become of him no one knew until
6 O'Clock, when boats crew went
ashore to big spring for water. The
ship lay off from this spring about q
quarter of mile, and over it was big
shade tree When the men came TO the
spring, they noticed in the branches of
the tree something that had familiar
look to it. and knocking it out with
sticks and stones they found the pink
nose of their poor little pet attached to
few shrcds and patches of monkey
skin.
THAT told the story of the disappear
ancc Of Mug, the monkey. He had III a
spirit of sport chased himself into the
mouth of that saluting cannon and whel
they fred it Mug went ashore. y
Washington Star.
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Remenri and pumpernickel.

my first meeting with Remenyi, u
says H. J. Cleveland, twas over liv-
cry stable in Council Bluffs. A concert
hall was there and he was to play. y
iackass in a stall beneath persistently
brayed. Remcnyi would not play. Twas
on my way to Japan, or thought 1 was
and introduced myself to him after his
audience had been dismissed. He beg
ged Of me TO find some pumpernickcl
for him. l searched Pearl street resorts
until | found some and took it to his
room. lie ate with satisfaction and then
played for me- played until, boy as
was, cried That was ut ? o'clock in
the morning, and in a large hotel filled
with people We had the halls filled
with people in their nightrobes before
that private CONCERT ended. His love for
pumperniclel was no more strange than
that Of Janauschek for stale beer, and
have got many pint of that for her
after most thrilling depletion of Mary,
queen of Scots. Chicago Times-Her-
L
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OUR DEBT TO BuMBLEBEES.
The Part These Busy Workers Play In the
Fertilization of Flowers.

Fertilization of Flowers.
Barney Hoskin Standish writes an
article on 1.-The Bumblebco" for st.
Nicholas. Mr.. Standish says: Tho work
of the bumblcbec in bringing about the
cross fertilization of flowers is as i'm
portant as that of the honeybee, and
these two stand Mt the head of the list
of insects useful in this respect Each
has its flowers which it alone visits,
but there are many flowers on neutral
ground visited by both. So wo may
say of tho bumblebee, rs of the honey
bee. the moro bumblebces tho moro
seeds; the moro seeds the more flowers
especially wild flowers, rs the tall
bellhowcr, touch menot, Solomon seal,
rentian. Dutchmen's brooches and tur-
tie head. But probably the most impor-
tant work this insect does for agricul-
turc is upon the fields of red clover.
There is abundant proof that this plant
will not produce seed without tho CO.
operation of the bumblebce. 1t is inn
possible for the wind to bring about the
fertilization of the seed, rs it may do
in the case of Indian corn, grain and
some forest trees. The tube of red clo-
yer blossoms, too, is so long that other
insects (including the honeybee) are
not regular viSitantS.
Here is proof that this plant must
have visits from the bumblebee. This
insect is not 4 native of Australia, and
red clover failed TO produce seed there
until bumblebecs were imported. AS
soon as they became numerous the plant
could be depended upon for seed.
Again. the blossoms of the first crop OF
the Medium Red clover of our own
country are Just rs perfect as those Of
the second crop. but there are too few
bunblebccs in the field so early i'll tho
season, to produce fertilization, hence
littleor no seed III this crop. Ii humble
bees were sufficiently numerous, there
is no reason why much larger yields Of
clover seed might not be expected than
ut present.
Here is what we'll informed farmer
says about it:
1T was formerly thought that the
world rested on the shoulders of Atlas
I can prove that its prosperity rests ON
the bumblebee Theworld cannot pros
Der without the farmers product. The
farm will not he productive without
clover. We cannot raise clover without
seed. and we cannot have clover seed
without the bumblebee, because it is
this insect that carries the pollen from
flower to flower, securing its develop
ment and continuance. Let u.s. learn to
know and TO protect our friends. :"
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TIE PRESIDENTS FLAG.
That Designed For Mckinley RecrGss the
Experience Arthur Had With ID

"Tho Presidents flag which has been
designed for President Mckinley is not
exactly a new thing, remarked an ord
nance officer of the army to Il reporter,
Though it is new us far as the idea of
general flag is concerned. The navy
got up presidents flag for President
Arthur, but he used it but once. He
wanted to take IN ocean trip to New
York on the presidential yacht, the
Dispatch, and tho question was raised
that under the provisions of tho consti-
tuition he could not do so, for tue reason
that the constitution forbids the presi
dent leaving the United States while he
is president.
at was urged ON him that if he flcyc
u presidential flag on the Dispatch
would be in the United States i'll Il
legal scnsc-that is, lie would not VIC
lnte the constitutional provision while
sailing under it even if he did 90 out on
the ocean. General Arthur, who was Il
lawyer himself, WAS not exactly welded
to the idea, but he let the opinions of
others prevail, and he made one trip,
but that was all he would make. Since
then the presidential flag has never been
used and am not exactly clear what
has become of it. L am very clear, how
ever, i'll the opinion that no president
will ever make III ocean trip under it
unless there is Some change made in
that particular provision of tho constl-
tuition, which is not very likely To hap
pen. While ut Newport President Ar
thur had II talk with Justice Miller,
then of tho United States supreme COST,
and Jeremiah Black of Pennsylvania,
who was one of the leading constitu-
tional lawyers of the country. They
both told him that it mattcrcd not what
kind of flag he flew or who made it,
it was il dangerous proceeding i'll every
particular, and it would be better that
it should not be repeated. That settled
the presidential flag rs far us ocean trips
were concerned.
During the same evening jeremiah
Black told President Arthur that AM
drew Johnson, when ho wls president,
onco consulted him on Il question which
involved the same principle. 1t appears
that President Johnson, during a visit
to Niagara Falls, took Il carriage riGe
and, without thinking much where the
driver was taking him, found himself
on the Canadian side of the river. He
remained there but Il few minutes re-
turning immediately to the American
side
"A paragraph gotinto the papers about
the ride, which annoyed the president
so much that lie personally requested Il
number of newspaper writers to refrain
from mentioning it, The result of this
was that there was but little publicity
ever given to the incident though | re
Gently convcrscd with a newspaper man
who saw President Johnson Oh Canadian
soil. bat who, at his solicitation, never
made any publication of the matter.
Judge Black told President Arthur that
he had to tell President johnson that,
although he did it unwitting!y, he had
violated the constitution and that Il de-
parture of one foot from the American
shore, under Il flag or not. E'aS as mach
violation us ten or more leagues out t.
sea. ''-WashingtOn Star.
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A Workllouse Scandal.

West Ham workhouse is agitatcd
over AN incident of OSCILLATION. One oil
the guardians, Mr.. Rayner, accompa
MED by a friend named Mr.. Pontin,
visited the house and seem to have been
so Interested i'll Il centcnarian, Mrs.
Rachael Perry. that they kissed her.
This action seems to have caused much
scandal, and on being reported meet
ing of guardians WAS held to discuss
what steps should be taken. TaerC
seems to be no precedent lis to what
should be done when IL man embraces Il
lady of 103 OH so slight an acquaintance,
but Mr.. Rayner, in Difference to the
other guardians feelings, apoloeilcd.
Mr.. Pontin, however, said that he lad
only "oscuated" after obtaining per.
mission and did not consider an apology
was required.
No doubt there wasa sufficient reason
for the guardians displeasure, but at
first sight it looks as if they were jeal-
Gus at one of their number having
stolen march on them. Fourteen were
in favor of Mr.. Rayner's apology not
being accepted and vote Of ccnsure
passed, while 10 took the more merci-
ful view that the former course settled
the matter. Mr. Pontin has been for
hidden the premises until he apologies,
and the board has expressed its strong
condemnation of his conduct.
1t should be remembered that kissing
is an action which may be inspired by
several motives 1t may be love, it may
be wonder, it may be worship, it may
be habit or it may be the same feeling
as that which prompts a tourist to
scratch his name on the top of the pyra-
mids. The board should consider which
of these would operate when the object
is 103.-London Telegraph.
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Consideration.

Clerk have been in your employ
now going on five years, and l am get
ting the same salary | started with.
Proprietor-I know it, but every time
that we made up my mind to cut you
down or discharge you something has
reminded me Of your wife and little
ones at home and so just couldn't do
it. There. my rlan You see have a
heart us well as head.-Chicago News.
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Humanity In War.

For the mass Of fighting men war i:
certainly more humane than twas even
generation ago, because the destruc
tive forces employed are 50 great that
many Of the most risky maneuver:
which were considered of first impor-
lance in military art are now obsolete.
a charge against we'll equipped ani
trained foe would not ROW be attempt
ed. Pickett's fatal attempt at Gettys
burg will probably so into history not
only as the most terrific, but also Il:
about the last example of desperate
charge. Philadelphia Press.
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TWO WAYS OF LOOKING.
If All Saw Things Alike. This Would lie
an Unntcrcsting World.

Cnintercsting World.
1T is pity that more of US cannot
cultivate the twofold way of looking at
things, - writes Edward w Box in The
Ladies' Home Journal. There would
be less friction in life if we did, and
sweeter sympathy, kinder understands
ing and broader and fuller living. The
fact is that we never reach the dignity
of true living unless we do learn this
all important lesson. And that it may
be cultivated admits OF 10 doubt. 1t is
simply question OF schooling ourselves
not to condemn generally what indi-
vidually does not happen to be to our
taste II, Tor example, we prefer brown
as Il color, there IS no reason on earth
why we should condemn the taste of
any one who preferred to wear green.
What the vast majority of us need is TO
be little more self poised, more judi
cial, more willing to see good i'll the
tastes of others, although they do not
please our own particular fancies. 1t we
all thought alike read the same books,
saw the same plays, wore the same col
ors, this would be al exceedingly unin-
teresting world.
1--WE cannot see all things in the
same way, but we can come near to
justice and true respect by taking two
fold view of things while still retaining
our strong individual views. Seeing a
possible good or use for everything does
not necessarily mean weak indiyidu-
atty The most uncomfortable people
in the world are those who assert their
judgments in a hard, decisive and final
manner, as If they were courts of last
resort. On the other hand, the bright
est and best minds are those that have
most respect for the opinions of others. 4"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-07-09

At recent sitting OF the French
academy, the members met i'll the Nesti-
bule on their way out two sisters of
charity seeking aims Everybody gave
them something, but the nuns, not hav
ing perceived that N. de Bornier had
contributed his share, solicited from
him second time. Naturally NJ de
Bornier politely protested that he had
done his duty.
81 believe him" said NJ. Coppee in
the ear of NJ. dc Heredia, "but did
not see it.
"And I, replied NJ. de Heredia, 81
saw him, but / do not believe it.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-07-09

The mushrooms life is measured by
hours, but it flourishes long enough for
an insect to hang its egg on the edge of
the umbrella" and for the egg to be-
come an insect ready to colonize the
next "silver button" that pushes up.
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L Naval Cipher.

The naval cipher, says the Detroit
Journal, would make a good textbook
for the puzzle editors and the queer
people who solve their freakish maneu-
verings Words and sentences are as in
volved in these mysterious writings as
it is well nigh possible for human
thoughts to be concealed. All the great
departments of the government have
their own way Of transmitting secret
messages, but the naval code is the most
intricate and vexatious of all.
This naval code has been doing bust
ness for Il good many ysars, but no one
ever thought much about it until the
Washington newspaper men suddenly
discovered that it was a very great nui-
sance in their business. Not that these
, entcrprising chaps are unpatriotic and
want to pry into government secrets,
but the transmission of code message
takes such Il long time that the waiting
becomes tiresome. In some mysterious
manner the receipt of an important mes
sage is always breathed forth i'll this
little newspaper community, and there
is usually Il scurrying to the department
to get such portions as are to be given
out.
At first sight these code cablegranls
are not different from any other code
messages They are tumble of words
from all languages, LIMOGES and dialects,
with sprinkling Of common street
slang, They suggest history, prizefights,
art criticisms, mathematical problems,
politics, circus advertising, and, in
fact, almost everything except some
thing about ships. Italian words are
joined to Bowery brevities to To- one
word, and strange surprises come ~ the
shape of collection of letters with rs
on both ends and two or three KS III the
middle.
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Sensible.

WHO is that 1 see You feeding near
" every night in the kitchen, Mollie:'
That's my intended, the policeman,
ma am.
well, if he's your intended, why
don t you marry him:
Pm waitin till his appetite goes
down a bit, ma am "-Yonkers States
man
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= Pheasant Anniversary.

Mr. Frankstown-spifin's birthday
comes next week. Let's give smoker
in his honor.
MI Larimer-That's the very thing.
Spifins doesn't use cigars and can
bear the smell of tobacco.-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
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SCHEDULE OF THE--=-
Baltimore, Chesapeake T. Atlantic
Railway Company.
Until further notice, will run their
steamers as follows, (weather per
mitting,) leaving South st. Wharf at
500 o'clock p. III.
STEAMER POCOMOKE.
Capt Howard.
Tuesdays and Fridays for Crisfield,
Tangier Island, Finney's, Oman
cock, SheIltown, Pitts Wharf, Ce-
dar Hall, Rehoboth, Powell's, POGO
moke City, Mattaponi. and Snow
Hill, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Thursdays, leave Snow Hill, 6 a. ~,
Mattaponi 6;30, Pocomoke City s,
Powell's $50, Rehoboth 8, Cedar
Hall $50, Pitts wharf 10, Shelltown,
1915, Onancock $3.50 p. w., Finney's
3, Tangier Island 4:30, Crisfield 6.
STEAMER EASTERN SHORE.
Capt. II. H. Raynor.
Wednesdays and Sundays for Girls
field, Harborton, Evans, Boggs,
Cedar View, Nandua, Concord,
Reads, Davis. Shields and Rue's
RETURNING leaves Rue's
Tuesdays and Fridays s, Shields
$50, Davis 1000, Reads 1920, Con-
cord IL, Nandua 1870, Cedar View
12.45, Boggs 2:45, Evans 3, Harbor-
ton 3:15, Cristield 6.
STEAMER TANGIER.
Mondays and Thursdays for Fords.
Crisfield, Finney's, Onancock,
Coulbourns, Hunting Creek and Mes
songo. RETURNING-leave Wed
nesdays and Saturdays, Messongo g..
Hunting Creek, 9:3O, Onancock, $50,
Finney's, 3, Crisield, 6, Ford's 100.
All Steamers leave Crisfield 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
4:3O p. III. and must be prepaid to all
points, except on the n. I.
Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thompson, T. Murdoch,
Gen'l. Manager. Gen'l Pass. Ag't.
j. Sawyer Wilson, Jr.,
Genl. Freight Agent.
III f. Baltimore st.
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gyEW YORK, PHILA. & NORFOLK R.R.

Time Table in Effect Nov. 30, 1897.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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Meerschaum is silicate of magnesia
and is to be found chiefly in Asia Minor,
Greece and Madrid