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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15

A question that has often been asked
is, How long does fright last in wild
creature? The close observer will be
surprised at its brief duration. They
are not subject to "nerves" like humun
beings y partridge after running Cor
rather flying the santiet OF half dozen
guns-if we may be allowed mixed
metaphor-drops Gu the other side of a
hedge and begins calmly to peck as If
nothing had happened. You would
think rabbit after hearing charge Of
shot whistling about its launches and
Just managing to escape from yelp-
ing spaniel would keep indoors for a
week, but out it pops quite lucrrily as
soon as the coast is clear A fox pur-
sued by houlItia has heen known to halt
and kill fowl i. its fight, though we
may assume that his enemies were not
close to Reynard at the time. We have
been led into thinking about the matter
by noting what took place at cover
after being SHOT over.-Pall Mall Ga
1atta
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
ANCIENT STUTTGART.
Postal and Travelling Accommodations {
the Old German City.

the Old German City.
The post relations of ancient Stuttgart
were unpretentiuus. The two maid
servants of the postmaster distributed
through the city the daily letters, which
they carried in the same basket with the
family marketing. Letters were carried
out of the city by positions. There was
a number of couriers, and as surety
against mistakes there hung III the post
office, beside the curious mail bags, a
huge whip, with which, when the COM
mission had been given to the courier, Il
powerful blow for the strengthening of
his memory WAS dealt him.
Coaches and post wagons wcro inno-
cent of any suggestion of comfort-a
high, clumsy wooden box was secured
by thick leathern straps, and Ill the
cavernous battom were confined together
packages and passengers. UP and down
hill, over ruts and rocks, the cumbrous
vehicle ratified OH its way, the hapless
travellers being ever on the defensive
against the assaults of tumbling boxes
and bundles. And then the weary slow
ness of the way Formerly tie journey
from Stuttgart to Tubingen was made
in II hours The same journey is now
made in four hours. The positions
alighted to take refreshments when it
pleased them, and one traveller has left
dismal record of journey that he
once made, during which the driver
took the horses from the carriage and
attached them to hay wagon that had
been left mired in the mud. The man
drove the wagon into the next village,
and when there he joined the grateful
neighbors in Il carousnl, while the tired
passengers languished Oh the dusty
country road.-Eliso j. Allen i'll Har-
per's Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
Drying clothes.

The drying Of clothes in frosty
weather is sometimes, i'll the case Of
delicate fabrics, attended with tearing
because Of the quick stiffening in the
very cold air. y simple precautior
which will prevent any such trouble i:
to dissolve three or four handfuls Of
coarse salt in the last rinsing water,
thus making it, i'll fact, weak brine.
Articles so rinsed will not suffer from
or stiffen with the cold.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
The checks become pale from fear be.

The cheeks become pale from fear be-
cause the mental emotion diminishes
the action of the heart and lungs and so
impedes the circulation.
Birmingham, England, turns out
every week 300, 900, 900 cut nails, 100,
900, 600 buttons, 1000 miles Of wire Of
different sizes, 5 tons of hairpins, soc
tons of nuts and 90, 600 pairs Of spec
tacles.
A runaway team in Gloucester the
other day ran into big telegraph pole,
breaking the neck of one of the horses.
The shock of the collision set off the fire
alarm box on the pole and called out
the department..
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
AGRICULTURAL PAPkR.

Ii e edited by WRITER'S of practical
.pcrieuce. vino kncw whaI farming
mean and what iaruer- want in an
agricultural journal. 1t contains
regular reports OF the work OF tue
agricultural experiment STATIONS
throughout the country. oi The pro-
ceeuings OF farlu-rs clubs and insti
tutes, sud the discussion OF Lew
methods and IDEAS in agriculture.
Its market reports, poultr' depart
lutur and veterinary coIunn arr par
tlcularlS valuable 10 county leaders.
Every ISSUE contains STORIES, poems,
noueehold and puzzle columns, IA
variet, of interesting AID selected
Instructive matter AID OTHER fea LURES,
which make it /, welcome visitor III
civ and country homes alike.
One Dollar year. lnducem' ats to
getIers.up of clubs for lne v eekl!
Sun. Both the Daily and W eekl,
SUI mailed free of postage ID the
United States, Canada and Mexico.
PAYMENTS invariably i'll advance.
Address.
A. s. ABEL COMPANY.
Publishers and Proprietors,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
II ALL WILL COME OUT RIGHT.
Whatever is n cruel wrong,

Whatever is cruel wrong.
Whatever is unjust,
Tho honest years that speed along
Will trample in the dust.
In restless youth rallied ut fate
With all my puny might.
But now l know if but wait
1t all will come out right.
Though vice may don the judges crown
And play the censor's part,
And fact be cowed by falsehood's frowA,
And nature ruled by art,
Though labor tolls through binding tears
And idle wealth is might,
I know the honest earnest years
will bring it all out right.
Though poor and lovclcss crecds may pass
For pure religions gold
Though ignorance may rule the man.
While truth meets glanccs cold,
! know a law supreme, sublime,
Controls us with its might,
And in Gods own appointed time
1t all will como out right.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
A Great Find.

Lady of the House Ito servant girl
applying for situationl-You were in
the service of my friend, Baroness K.
Why were you sent away?
Servant-Pleaso, ma am, for listen
ing at the doors.
Lady-Ah then 1 will take you, only
you must promise to tell me all you
heard. London Fun
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
His Board of Trade Ssyle.

Clara (excitedly)-Wcll, papa, did
the count ask you for ME today?
Mr.. Millyuns-Asli me for you? Nav !
He told me if wanted 10 put Mp mar
gins enough he'd talk business. Chi
cago News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15

Oysters after they have been brought
away from the sea know by Instinct
the exact hour when the tide is rising
and approaching their beds, aud So O
their own accord open their shells to re-
ceive their food from the sea, as if they
were still at home.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
Beginning to Take Notice

John-So you really think You have
some chance of winning her, dc You?
Henry-Ob, yes! feel quite encour-
aged. She has begun to find fault with
nv looks. -.Cincinnat Enquirer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
More Proof.

O'Hoolahan-Gountin the two min
yesterday, there's been 10 kilt so far Gu
the moo buildin goin up across the
street.
O'Callahan (impressively) = Thots
another proof az the unluckiness av tt,
number 13.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
4 K1ondyke$
For the poor people at
Cheap JOhnny'S
The poor mans friends.-
The poor mans friends

=.---.
Mems all wool suits regular price
$12.15, Cheap Johnny's price Sc. 70;
mems suits, best part wool regular
price SIS to IS, for 50; gents overcoats
regular price S12, for S6.75; boys suits
worth So to So, for 1925; boys' over
coats worth 81, for 1915; boys suits
only 9Sc.; mems shoes worth SIS, for
$3.50; mems shoes worth 50, for 81;
ladies' shoes worth $3.50. Cheap
Johnny's price $1.25; ladies shoes
worth $1.75. Cheap Johnny's price
9Sc.; childrens shoes from 1Sc up.
A suit of clothes. hat or cap, under
and over shirt, heavy drawers, sus-
penders, socks, tie and q pair OF shoes
Tor only S4.25.
The est coal oil 10 cents per gallon
and all line of groceries correspond
ingly cheap. Good dress ginghams
Al cents per yard, cotton fiannels
heavy Al to Z! cents per yard, prints
Al cents per yard, Fruit OF the Loom
muslin II cents. A full line OF ladies
silk plush capes So so to So, cloth for
81 to 80, cambria muslins 81 cents
per yard, Lancaster apron gingnams
A cents, best outing cloth At cents.
G IS t. a 3 80 RD .
(THE POOR MANS FRIEND)
MAPPSVILLE, VA.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
takes No Chances.

A Milo woodchopper who goes about
his work with a huge COW bell attached
to his back says he means TO take no
chances. .No fool shoots me tor
deer" says he.~1
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
American Cut Glass,
Journal.

America glories in her cut glass. Its
charms improve on acquaintance, and
tbis seasons products bring new pat
terms to delight the eye.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
THE BALTIMORE WEEKLY sun

The Weekly Sun publishes all the
news of each week, giving complete
accounts of all events OF Interest
throughout the world. The Weekly
Sun is unsurpassed as an
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15

UNswERNING IN ITS ALLEGIANCE TO
RIGHT THEORIES AND
RIGHT PRA CTICES.
THE Sun publishes all the news all
the time, but it does not allow It's
columns to be degraded by unclean,
immoral or purely sensational matter.
Editorially, The Sun is the consist.
ent and upchanging champion and
defender OF popular rights and inter
ests against political machines and
monopolies of every character. In
dependent in all things, extreme i'll
none. 1t is for good laws, good gov
eminent and good order.
By mail Fifty Cents a month. Six
Dollars year.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15

:" stoos Tor passsag On signal toconduet
- i.ily, efe3pt uaday.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15

k. Il. Nicholas, superintendent.
Cape Charles, Va.
IS. S. Cooke, Gen'l Freight end Pas
,auger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15

Customs In This Particular Have Changed
Radically--.At the Present Time the Per-
sonal InclInations of Young Women Are
Copsjderel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

NEGRO POSTMASTER MURDERED.
Horrible Crime of Mob In Williamsburg
County.
TO BE CONTINUED.


Horrible Crime of Mob In Williamsburg
County.
News reached here early this morn
ing, says a Kingslree special of last
Tuesday to The News and Courier,
that the Negro postmaster, Frazier B.
Baker, of Lake City, about whom so
much has been written and printed,
had at last come to his death.
The news of the killing of Baker
spread rapidly; but no one dreamed
of the awfulness Of the crime until
later in the day, when we got full
particulars revealing the fact that
Lake City was the scene of one of the
most awful crimes ever committed in
the state. Frazier Baker was a coal
black Negro about 40 years old, and
was appointed and took charge of the
Lake City postotfice about six months
ago. He was native of Florence
county and had never lived at Lake
City until he went there TO take charge
of the postoffice. The people of Lake
City were justly indignant at the ap-
pointment of this Negro as their post
master.
The authorities at Washington had
been notified of their mistake and er-
ror in appointing this man, they knew
of his incompetency. And the people
Of the whole United States ought to
be made acquainted with the fact that
the postoffice authorities in Washing
ton are largely responsible for the
death Of Frazier B. Baker.
And now to 90 back TO the tragedy.
About - or l o'clock last night mob
of 800 or 400 people gathered around
the Lake City postoffice, which was
also the dwelling of Bakers family.
Bakers house had been fired into be-
fore and even the postoflice had been
burnt not more than a month ago, but
the mob was determined to do their
work efectually this time, and they
surrounded the little shanty, and at
once set fire to it. Bakers whole fam
| lily was in the house. II consisted OF
Frazier Baker, his wife, son, two
luuuSnltTS anu u DtDC VI L. lhoulbo.
Baker Was killed outright and his body
left in the burning building. As the
mother attempted to leave the build
ing with her children, surrounding
her, wild with fear and excitement,
and her innocent babe in her arms,
they were all fired upon and the babe
was killed in the mothers arms, and
it dropped by the side of the dying
father IN the burning house. Each of
the others was shot, and while they
are all still alive yet is said that they
are all seriously wounded. The wo-
man was shot down by the side of the
burning building, and would have
been burned to death had she not been
taken up and carried away by other
Negroes living nearby. The two
daughters are about grown and it is
said they are both seriously wounded,
and even if they recover each will lose
a limb. The boy is about 12 years
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

Copyright, 1897, by the Author.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS 1NSTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers Of The En-
oUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand it
Just the same as though they had read 1t
all from the beginning, we here give
SYNOPSIS of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Lola Turrian, whose father, IN exile for
crime, is at the mercy of her husband,
goaded by Turrian, pushes him from the
DEVILS rock and supposes him to be dead.
Sir Jaffray Walcote, partly pledged to his
cousin, Beryl Leycester, proposes to Lola
and is finally accepted. Beryl, though
she loves Sir Jaffray, magnanimously ac-
uuiesces. Lola and Sir Jaffray are mar
ried and leave England. Turrian makes
his appearance at the home of Beryl Ley
cester and learns of Lola's marriage. Sir
Jaffray and Lola return to England,
where Lola meets Turrian and ignores the
fact that she is his wife, Introducing him
to Sir Jaffray as musician from whom
she had taken lessons, but secretly grants
him an allowance. Turrian tells Of a
friend who was pushed from the DEVILS
rock by bis wife, and Beryl recognizes
those referred to. She declares to Turrian
that she has proof of his marriage to Lola
Crawshay and warns him to leave the
house the next morning. During the
night Turrian tries to murder Beryl Ley
cester, but fails. He informs Lola that
their secret is known and proposes that
together they plan Sir Jaffray's death.
Indignant, she strikes him. A struggle
follows, in the midst of which Sir Jaffray
enters and drives Turrian from the house.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
SOMETHING IN The EAR.

The ears of children are favorite
receptacles for small sticks, pebbles,
beans and the like. Insects may also
occasionally crawl into the ear, and
flies are sometimes put there by chill
dren who enjoy the buzzing sound and
the tickling which the prisoners cause
in their efforts to escape. Sometimes
the fly, despairing of exit by the way
be entered, this being closed by the
little hand, will crawl in the other
direction, and if he chances to reach
the drum membrane his revenge on his
tormentor will be complete.
The ear is usually very tolerant of
any inert substance which has found
entrance, the presence of which may
be discovered only accidentally during
the child's bath and then the trouble
generally begins with the nurses at
tempt to extract it. If the body is
pea or a bean, however, it will absorb
moisture and swell, causing severe
pain.
The chief danger of foreign body
in the ear is that it tempts unskillful
persons to try to remove it, for almost
invariably the only result of such ef-
forts is to jam it farther in, perhaps
even so far as to break the drum men,
brane and cause irreparable injury to
the delicate structure in the drum of
the ear.
1t is so hazardous, indeed, to attempt
extraction in these cases, that it is al
most wiser to advise that the offending
object be left alone, no matter how
much pain and distress its presence
may cause. Certainly if physician
can be reached, even with some delay,
the work should be left to him but
doctor may be inaccessible, or the
pain, as from the presence of live
insect, may be so excruciating that
something must be done at once.
The first rule for removing anything
from the ear is "don't"-don't poke
in the ear! If the trouble is due to
an insect, let the child lie on the oppo-
site side and then pour little luke
warm water into the ear ; the insect
will almost always come TO the surface
of the fluid and crawl out of the
opening.
Swinging the ear with lukewarm
soap-water will usually suffice to dis
lodge hard body which is too tightly
wedged in; if, however, this is some
thing that will absorb water and swell,
we must refrain, for the only result
will be to fasten it more securely.
Sometimes loop of very thin wire
can be slipped behind the intruder,
which can then, by dexterous man
euvre, be pulled out. But this is
one of the measure that had better be
left to the doctor, if one can be found
without unreasonable delay. Indeed,
nothing should be done by either moth
er or nurse if it possible to wait.
Very serious injury, resulting in per-
maneut deafness, has been caused by
bungling efforts TO extract little peb-
BILE that was for the time being doing
absolutely no harm, beyond causing
the mother needless alurm.-Youth's
Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
IMITATORs OF THE IMMORTAL G. w

IMITATORs OF THE IMMORTAL G. w.
A pocketknife was returned to the
hardwareman with blade broken off
short, says Hardware. "How did you
break the blade ?" asked the hard
wareman. 81 broke it while cutting a
little soft pine STICK" said the man,
who, like our beloved Washington,
never told lies about hatchets, knives,
or other articles of hardware. "Very
WELL" said the hardwareman, ~ will
give you another, and return your
broken knife to the manufacturer"
Soon after this, small, well-dressed
boy came in and threw down 25-cent
knife, which also had blade that had
come to grief, and the hoy said,
"Knife's no good" "What is the
trouble ?" asked the hurdwareman.
II broke it whiting on little pine
stick" said the boy, who was a regu-
lar attendant at a Sunday school.
"You shall have another, my boy"
During the week there were three
additional knives returned, all of
which had been broken cutting little
pine sticks, and each Of the purchasers
was given a new knife. But one day
a ragged little fellow came into that
store and said, 81 broke that knife you
sold me, and l want to buy another.
1t was a good knife, but dad tried to
get cork out of bottle with the
small blade, and 1 broke the large
blade trying to split a big hickory
stick"
The hardwareman threw his arms
around the little boys neck, and in a
voice choked with emotion, said,
"Take a dozen knives, my dear little
fellow, bicycle, a fishing-rod, q sled,
and anything else that you would like
to have. You are the first one to re-
turn pocketknife to me that did not
say it was broken by being used to
whittle little pine stick"
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old, and is shot through the abdomen
and cannot live.
The father and youngest child were
burnt to a crisp, and some parts of
their bodies were found among the
charred remains of the cabin. 1t is
hard to conceive of a more horrible
ending to the Lake City postoffice
muddle, and all right thinking people
are bound to condemn it. Coroner
Burrows empanelled jury of inquest,
with II. H. Singletary as foreman,
who, after viewing the scene, adjourn
ed to meet again on Saturday next.
There is no excitement whatever in
Lake City. Everything seems TO be
going on in the even tenor of its way.
Stores all open and business going on
just as if nothing had happened, ex-
cept that all are now perplexed as to
how they will get their mail. The
general impression is that the Lake
City mail will 60 to Scranton, three
miles distant, until a new postoffice
can be established at Lake City. Lake
City is on the Northeastern railroad,
about 20 miles below Florence. The
people are noted for their sobriety,
and it is considered one of the most
moral towns in eastern South Caro-
lima. Very few people seem to think
that any of the citizens of Lake City
had anything to do with this unfor-
tunate affair or that they were in the
mob at all. Lake City has always
been known as a white mans town,
not over a dozen Negroes living in the
place, and not one owning foot Of
land in the corporate limits of the
town, and this makes it all the more
strange that Negro should have been
appointed postmaster at Lake City.
1t is said that one Edmund Deas, of
Darlington, wrote Baker letter a
few days before his death, and COM
mended him for his bravery, advising
him to hold on to the Office, and tell
ing him that his name would 60 down
the corridors of time as one of the
bravest and most patriotic men of his
race. II is but just to add that the
wounded Negroes are receiving every
attention in the way Of eatables, as
we'll as medical attention, from the
white people of the town, most of
whom seemed to be shocked that so
horrible deed could have occurred
in their usually quiet little town.
G., s. B.
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ing been so dull and blind as not to
have seen before him the stormcloud Of
trial and trouble and suffering that was
about to burst.
AS it was be thought chiefly of her
love for him and only speculated in a
vague and general way as to the cause
Of the moodiness in which he had found
her.
At dinner time Lola did not appear,
but message came from her that she
had felt uneasy about Beryl and had
determined to 60 over and see her.
rHow odd Lola is!' exclaimed Mrs.
De Witt when she heard this. "Why,
this afternoon she got me to 60 over to
Beryl, and then when I got back I
couldn't find her anywhere to give
Beryl's message.
"She is anxious about Baryl; that's
all, g." said Sir Jaffray, and so the SUBJ
jeot passed. but the dinner without
Lola was very constrained, and Sir
Jaffray was more disturbed than he
cared to show.
As soon as it was finished and he was
alone he told the butler to find out what
time the carriage was ordered to bring
Lola back. The reply was that the car
riage had been sent back without any
orders, and that Lola was to return in
one of the Leycester Court carriages.
This surprised him very much, and
he ordered out saddle horse and rode
to Leycester Court, saying nothing to
any one Of his intention.
When he came back, his face was
very stern and pale.
"Has Lady Walcote returnedT" he
asked instantly, and the servant told
him she had not and handed him let
ter. Glancing at it, he recognized Lola's
handwriting, and he caught his breath
as if in pain.
"When did this come and how2" he
asked shortly.
"A messenger brought it about an
hour ago, Sir Jaffray," answered the
man. HE said be had been paid to
bring it over on horseback.
From where? Do you know the
man?'
He did not say where he came from,
sir. and he's stranger to me. "
"You should have asked him" re-
piled the baronet angrily.
He held the letter in his grasp, and it
seemed to burn his hand.
Holding himself in restraint, he went
quietly to the library, and, having shut
the door carefully behind him, tore open
the envelope with fingers that shook.
The first words were enough.
He went to the door hurriedly and
locked it to prevent any one surprising
him in bis hour Of agony and humilia-
tion and disgrace.
Lola's letter told him in plain words
that she had fed from home, never to
return.
TO BE CONTINUED.