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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
DOCTOR WAS I'M LUCK.
flow uo Got Quarter of Beef He Was
In Want OF.

In Want OF.
A prosperous Pittsburg physician, who
resides in an aristocratio part Of the
city, related an experience he met with
about year after ho had graduated
from college, Flo was practicing in a
small village i'll Indiana county about
IS miles from any railroad. He had
boon recently married, and III the strug-
gle to make ends meet the prospect at
times became very disoouraging. 1t was
during one of these depressing periods
IL the middle of the winter. with snow
foot and half deep covering the
ground, that he was called to attend a
farmer who lived some miles away. The
stock of provisions in the house was ex-
hausted, and it seemed certain that the
resolution that had been made by the
young couple not to ask any one for
credit must DO broken. When the call
arrived, the doctor was preparing to go
TO the nearest store to ask the proprie-
tor to give him "tick" so that he could
got something for breakfast. Instead OF
going to the store no mounted his faith
full mare Molly and started off through
the drifts to visit his patient. When
the doctor rose to leave, after attending
to the patient, the old farmer said:
doc, AIM got no money, but if II
quarter of beef'll do you any good I'll
send it in when the roads git broke. "
The young doctors heart gave a
bound. Concealing his exultation az
best he could, he said: whats the
matter with me taking it right along? l
was thinking of buying some beef. and
this will come in handy. y
The proposition was accepted, aud tho
farmers son helped put the quarter of
beef across Molly's shoulders, and tho
homeward journey began. The marc
was sl1ittish, and the doctor bad diff
Guilty in keeping the beef from falling.
Finally the mare SHE'D at something,
and away went tho beef into big snow
drift.
The doctor was member of the
Methodist church, and, according to his
story, did not swear. Ho dismounted
and endeavored to put the beef on the
mare, but sho wouldn't stand still, and
after repeated attempts the task seemed
hopeless one. Thinking of the resolu-
ton, the young doctor set his teeth and
tried again. This time he was success
full. He felt like conquering hero as
he dumped the beef on tho portico of his
modest home about midnight The
faithful little wife was sure it was a
dispensation of Providence but the doc
tor, remembering his struggles at the
snowdrift, reserved his opinion.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
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DOMESTIC ECoNOMYPUZZL
She Could Get the answer. but Still She
Wondered.

She Could Get the Answer, but Still She
Wondered.
A dear little woman up Oh Capitol
hill married and went to housekeeping
in the most determined manner. She
SCI IL work K: n-3r o.: exccct ,,occ--at nf
her expenditures. balancing her books
regularly once month. One of her
earliest purchases was an ice ticket for
the season. 1t cost, believe, $40.
A month later, in making up her nc
counts, it occurred to her that that $40
should be divided proportionately among
the several months mentioned OH the
ticket in order to give to each days ac-
count only the amount Of money actual
ly expended on that day. Also she
wished to calculate and set down the
number of pounds of ice used each day.
The problem had several ramifcations
which l have forgotten but, at any rate,
it was exceedingly difficult, and the
housewife covered sheet after sheet of
paper with her calculation. The ar
rival of her husband found her dishevel-
ed and i'll n state OF evident distress.
"What in the world is the natter
he asked The wife explained.
"Well, can't you get any answer
without that figuring?" be asked. The
wife's eyes began to blink rapidly and
she shifted suspiciously.
ooh, can get an answer, she said,
swallowing hard-"I can get lovely
answer, but can't put it in my book
because can't tell can't tell whath-
er it's DAYS or ice or money
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
An En-lis;, Diulomatist-

Sir Claude Macdonald, the British
minister to China, is 46 years old and
holds rank in the army as a major. lie
served with the Seventy fourth high
landers an was in the Egyptian cam.
paign Of 1882 and the Suakim expedi.
ton before he was appointed consul
general at Zanzibar i'll 1887. After leav-
ing east Africa he was sent to the Niger,
where he proved very successful con-
sui general in the Niger Coast Protect
crate, as the district, which was once
known as the "Oil Rivers Protector.
ste,n is now designated. Sir Claude
career in west Africa was cut short in
1896 by his selection for the embassy
of Baking
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
A Disturbing Sermon.

Many years ago an English Clergyman
in a small town preached as his own a
sermon, one that he had bought, and
which had been originally preached in
London when the plague was raging in
that city. After reproving the vice OF
the people, the sermon went on:
"For this vice it is that God has Wis
tied you and your families with that
cruel scourge, the plague, which is low
spreading everywhere in this town. "
At his uttering these words the peo-
ple were all so thunderstruck that the
chief magistrate was obliged to go to
the pulpit aud to ask him;
"For Gods Sake Sir, pardon the in
terruption, and Inform me where the
plague is. that MAY Instantly endeayor
to prevent It's further spreading.
"Tho plague, Sir" replied the preach
er. 81 know nothing aLont the plague
Whether it is il tbs town or not, 1T is
in nv homily.
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LAW OF THE UMBRELLA.
An Important Opinion That Has Been
Ascribcd to Lord Colcridge.

An Important Opinion That Has Been
Ascribcd to Lord ColcridGe.
The law as to umbrellas was settled
once for all by Lord Coleridgein lead
ing English case. His lordship held:
"Umbrellas, properly considered, are
q part of the atmospheric or meteorolog-
ical condition, and as such there can be
no individual property right i'll them
In Sampson versus Thompson defendant
was charged with standing Oh plaintiff
front steps during storm aud thereby
soaking up large quantity of rain to
which plaintiff was entitled. But the
court held that the rain was any man s
rain, no matter where it fell. 1t fol-
lows, therefore, that the umbrella is
any mans umbrella. In all ages rain
and umbrellas have gone together, and
there is no reason why they should be
separated in law. An umbrella may,
under certain circumstancos-the chief
of which is possession-take on the at
tributes of personal property, just rs If
a man set a tub and catch a quantity
of rainwater, that rainwater Will be
considered as his personal belonging
while it is in his tub But if the sun
eyaporate the water and it is rained
down again or if the tub is upset and
the water spilled then tho attribute of
personal ownership instantly disap-
pears. So if q man hold his umbrella i'll
his hand it may be considered per-
sonal belonging, but the moment 1t
leaves his hand it returns to the great,
general, indivisable common stock OF
umbrellas, WHITTIER the law will not at
tempt to pursue it. J"
So far as we know there has never
been successful appeal from this de-
cision. Chicago News.
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His Eurlough.

"What is a furlough?" asked Co,
lumbus CO., teacher.
cit means mule, F." was the reply OF
Mary.
ooh. no. replied tho teacher, "it
doesn' t mean a nIule. "
Indeed, it does" said Mary. 81
have book at home that says SO. -
"Well, +" said the teacher, now thor
oughly interested, "you may bring the
book to school, and we II see about it. +"
The next day Mary brought the book,
and in some triumph opened to page
where there was picture of soldier
standing beside mule. Below the pic
ture were the words, "Going Homo On
His Furlough. Exchange.
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ELEPHANT CURIOSITY.
An Animal Which Stands With Its Feet
Imheddel In EOcig.

An Animal Which Stands With Its Feet
Embedded In Eocks.
On the Miles Wilbur farm, less than
two miles from Palmyra, Wis, nearly
midway between Bald bluff aud the
Curelian spring, OIL wild, rocky hill
side of the Kettle range of bluffs, may
be found hugo rock known far and
near as the "stone elephant. -
1t is annually visited by large num-
bers of people, some OF whom pronounce
it petrifed elephant Of monster size,
but the theory most generally believed
is that it was hewed out Of the solid
rock in which it seemed imbedded cen
turies ago by some prehistoric race.
ASST to substantiato this latter theory,
from time to time many valuable tools,
relics and implements unknown to the
people of this age have been found about
its base and in that immediate vicinity.
1t is about 20 feet long, G or S feet high,
of dark gray color and weighs hun
dreds of tons. The body only is above
the level of the ground, its legs being
deeply sunk below, holding it firmly in
a standing position.
A tradition believed by many is that
around this huge stone the Indians
gathered to offer sacrifice to the Great
Spirit and burn their prisoners at the
stake or mako them the victims of slow
torture known only to the Indians. 1t
is long established aud generally be-
lieved theory that in this immediate vi
cinity and about Bald bluff and the big
spring were some of their most famous
battlefelds and hunting grounds. -Bos-
ton Transcript.
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LAW OF SELF DEFENSE.
The English Theory of Where Protection
Ends and I:evenGe Begins.


The right of self defense is by some
old writers declared to be inherent III
all men by the law of nature. Now,
these natural rights are all very
we'll, but they are not recognized by
the law of Great Britain 1t is the law
that man may defend himself, his
wife, child or servant from physical ag-
erosion. He may also repel by force a
forcible attack upon his property. When
YOU, or your wife, child, or servant is
attacked, or threatened with violence
in such a manner as reasonably to lead
You to believe that violence is about to
be used, you may resist the aggressor.
And as tho best mode of resistance is
very often to attack, you may lawfully
follow the advice given by all old prize
fighter to pupil. O., get il the
first whack :"
But self defense must be moderate.
1t must not be totally disproportioned
to the attack For instance, if Il hulk
ing rutlian runs at mo with knife, l
may shoot him. But if he runs at me
merely with his fists clinched, and +!
shoot him dead with revolver, | shall
probably be hanged by the neck. Not
that the law expects a man to be calm
and cool and collected i'll all circum-
stances. BY no means. For instance, If
the said burly rutfian rushes at me with
clinched fists. evidently meaning mis-
chief, and hit him with heavy stick
OIL the back of the ear, l may kill him.
But shall uot be hanged for that. L
had right to use the stick, and in the
circumstances am not to be supposed
to be cool enough to aim for a spot not
likely to be fatal. Again, self defense
must not develop into revenge. Thus,
if am threatened with knife, and by
the timely display of a pistol | frighton
nv assailant so that he runs away, J.
must not shoot after him. If do, am
Just as liable as though be had never
threatened me, because shoot at him
not in self Defense but by way OF pun
ishmvnt or revenge.-Family Lawyer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
a Rcluct.nt Col:nplmint.

The Denver Times tells of q school
boy in that city who has written let
ter to the school board which shows
that the average American youth can
sec a point before he sits down Oh it.
He says: Mr.. Biroctor-My sister,
who is the schoolteacher, whips me
every day. Pa and ma told her TO whip
me oftener than she did the others so
they wouldn't think she was partial. l
write to let you know this is too thin.
She is an old maid aud gets mad be-
cause she can t get married, and when
ever she gets to feeling that way she
larrups me. l hate to say such things
ahout MY sister. but IS so. :"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
NO MANS LAND.
A Western Australian Desert and Its Lead.
ing Characteristics.

A Western Australian Desert and Its Lead.
ing characteristics.
Hon. David W. Carnegie son OF the
Earl of Southesk, returned to England
after IS months journey across the
Great Victoria aud Great Sandy deserts
of western Australia. Speaking of the
natives i'll the interior, Mr.. Carnegie
said: 1.-The people are yery dark, and
add to their blackness by smearins
themselves with grease and ashes, fact
which makes their presence known at a
considerable distance. They are very
ugly-more like monkeys than anything
else, with their fat foreheads and pro-
truding lips. As rule they are very
thin and of small statrre-on two &C.
casions only saw men upward of 6 feet
in height. Men, women and children
are all stark naked. They have no
houses, and have no villages. They SIM
ply scoop out hole i'll the sand and
squat in it. When they first saw our
camels and caravan, they were greatly
excited, never having seen a white man
before. We never suffered any hurt from
them, but when any of them got US
alone, they tried to be hasty, aud no
doubt would have proved troublesome
if they had been given much oppor-
tunity. They are only one degree re-
moved from animals.
sit was only from the smoke caused
by their hunting fires that we were able
to track them, and SO find water. -
Of the results of his journey the ex.
plorer said:
eve have proved the whole of the
interior of Western Australia between
Coolgardie and the mberley gold1ields
to be quite useless for man or beast.
We saw no auriferous country between
Lake Darlot district and Kimberley. "
Montreal Star.
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Snnriors AIummies.

Spurious munmios have from time
to time been palmed off upon the pub
lie, and doubt arose in Vienna mu-
scum as to the validity of one daughter
of the pharaohs III their collection. 1t
occurred to them, in view of the general
hollowness of life, that the young lady
might have been manufactured in Blr-
mingham. So they turned the Roentgen
rays upon her and saw at once through
the many folded wraps the amulets
which the Egyptians placed upon the
bosoms of their dead, thus proving the
genuineness of their specimen.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
Isaac BromleY,s Wit.

One evening Isaac Bromley was at a
billiard room, accompanied bya friend.
An accomplished amateur was display
ing marvellous skill at the game. At
likes request the friend introduced him
to the player. "Mr. Squat, said Ike,
"really you are one of the most remark
able players I ever met. E" "Scott," said
the player and the friend simultaneous
ly. mo, I" said Ike gravely and firmly,
"a man who can play billiards like
that must spell his name with q. -
EXchanpe
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Practical Arithmetic.

"Why. paw, you can't take three
from two" said tho midnight spec1,
lator's little boy.
If that all they learn you in them
schools, said the parent, "you better
quit. Didn t take 50 from two dudes
tnly last night?'-Cincinuati Enquirer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30

Chelsea district, in London, utilizes
its street refuse by separating the rags
End paper, which are converted into
brown wrapping paper, while the rest
If the refuse is burned III the furnaces
If the reduction works and the resld-
Ium is used in brickmaklng.~
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30

Switzerland is tho Land of univers1-
ties 1t has seven, OF. one to every 426,
$40 inhabitants, while Germany has 3D.
or one to every 2,SS6, $50. Russia has a
university for avery 10, 600, 600 only.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
Where the World Lives.

Of every 1000 Inhabitants of the
globe 558 1.-Two in Asia, 242 in Europe,
Ill in Africa, So in America. 5 i'll
Oceana and the polar regions and only
2 in Australia. Asia contains more than
ono.half Of tie total population OF the
earth and Europe nearly one-fourth. =
London Tit Bits.
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In England during the sixteenth CEN
tury stealing above the value of 10
pence, burning haystack. killing or
stealing sheep. breaking dixie or
bridge, breaking bank of fish pond,
cutting down tree in all orchard and
the malicious tearing or defacing of the
garments of person in the street were
all capital offenses and were punished
as such.
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Ought to Ha,o Known Letter

Glands up" said the villain with
the low brow and tic bulldog jaw.
"All right; I'll put up my bands, y
replied tho man with the tall forehead
and the pale countenance. "But you
have evidently made mistake. am q
newspaper man. -
"Here, said the footpad, tears of
pity springing Into his eyes, lis a
quarter. Don't let this ever become
known, or the gang'll put ne back il
the amateur class. boston Journal.
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A sorg of Better Times.

a Sorg Of Better Times. =;
The sanovar is singing low; II
The astral's wick is new.
Without the winds of winter blow.
And snow is flying too.
We're seven stories up, know
a mighty climb. lis true
A thousand chmncys stretch away.
Like merry ghosts they seem.
Across the night, adown the bay.
We see u torchlight's CLEAN,
And then hear her gently say,
at seems just like Il dream"
Though scapt our hoard, two weeks ago
We Jared not half so well.
! then wrote poems on the snow,
And none of them would sell,
Bot with my shovel I've n;,,'" dough"
Ger since the last snow IL
-NcH 81 K World
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Weaknesses seem to be even more
carefully and anxiously concealed than
eraver and more decided faults, Tor hu-
man nature is more ashamed of the first
than Of the last.
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ScHrDUlr OF 7Hf=-4
Baltimore, Chesapeake 4 Atlantic
RAILWAY COMPANY.

Railway Company.
Until further notice, will run their
steamers rs follows, (weather per-
mitting.) leaving South st. Wharf at
500 O'clock p. Ill.
STEAMER POCOMOKE.
Capt. Howard.
Tuesdays and Fridays for Crisfeld,
Tangier Island, Finney's, Oman
cock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf, Ce-
dar Hall, Rehoboth, Powell's, POGO
moke City, Mattaponi. and Snow
Hill, Observation-Disclosures and
Thursdays. leave Snow Hill, 6 a. m,
Mattaponi 6:30, Pocomoke City s,
Powell's $50. Rehoboth 0, Cedar
Hall $3.50, Pitts wharf 10, Shelltown.
1918, Onapcock 2:30 p. H., Finney' S
9. Tangier Island 4:30, Cristield 6.
STEAMER EASTERN SHORE.
Capt. Ii. H. Raynor.
Wednesdays and Sundays for Girls
field, Barborton, Evans, Boggs,
Cedar View. Nandua, Concord,
Reads, Davis. Shields and Rue's
ETURNING- leaves Rue's
Tuesdays and Fridays s. Shields
$40, Davis 1000. Reads 1920, Con-
cord II, Nandua 1870, Cedar View
1915, Boggs 9:45, Evans 3, Harbor-
ton 3:15, Crisiield q.
STEAMER TANGIER.
Mondays and Thursdays for Fords,
Crisfeld, Finney's, Onancock,
Hunting Creek and Messongo. RE
TURNING-leave Wednesdays and
Saturdays, Messongo 6, Hunting
Creek, 8 30, Onancock, 2:30. Fin
ney's, 9, Crisfield, 6, Ford's 7.SO.
All Steamers leave Crisfield for Balti
more on arrival OF last down Train.
Freight and passengers received
for all points on the N. Y, Phlla. and
Norfolk. Wicomico and Pocomoke H..
R. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after
4:30 p. 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'J.
j. Sawyer Wilson, Jr,
Gen'l. Freight Agent.
205 z Baltimore st.
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Correctly Speaking.

Mistress-Your name is Maginnis,
you say. But what is your first name?
Maid-Mem?
What is your first name
Mary, Bridget
Maid-It's ne second name ye'd be
after. That is Mary. was Maginnis
before l was Mary, don't ye moind?
Boston Transcript.
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Permanently So.

Weary watkins-I see some of the
papers is agitating the wide tire ques-
ton again for better roads.
Hungry Higgins don't knew much
about wide tires, but know I've got
lifelong one.-Indianapolis Journal.
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The willow is enc OF tho most adapia.
bic Of plants. willow switch stuck in
the wet ground will almost Invariably
take root and become tree.
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The oldest emblem of royalty in ex-
istence is the iron crown of tho Lom-
bards. The inner strip of iron, accord
ing to tradition, was beaten out of one
of the nails used at the cruciixion. Its
most distinguished wearers have been
Charlemagne, Charles V and Napoleon.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30

Johnny Hay-What kinds of engage
ment ring dye sell?
Polite Jeweler-All kinds.
Johnny Hay-Well, want one a girl
SAINT sneak out of-Jewelers' Weekly.
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Great Darggaigs
I'm -
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j. ADEGs Elm.
Cnancock, Va.
Practical Matchmaker & JeweIer.

I 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.
Will be at Accomac G. H.,
every court-day for repairing.
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Always full stock of burial sup
plies, trimmings and prices to suit all
White hearse and caskets for burial
of persons under 81 years of age.
Black hearse for adults. Will meet
boat or train at any point on the
Peninsula on short notice. All or
ders by wire or otherwise, will have
prompt attention l solicit a share
of your patronage as in the past.
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The Paris theaters give away an aver
age Of s, 900 free tickets daily.
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farria ges -
Jarria ges -

At all times on hand at bottom
prices. Buggies $35 to $40.
Ball-Bearings Buggies $50 to
$10o. Light Surveys $50 to $11O.
Call and examine the above
stock before buying.
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"fn stops for passengers on signal
to conductor. 2Daily, except Sunday.
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R. b. Cooke, R. Fl. Nicholas,
Gen'l. Freight & Supt;
Pass. Agent, Cape Charles, Va
Norfolk, Va.
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Until further notice, will run their
steamers rs follows, (weather per-
mitting.) leaving South st. Wharf at
500 o'clock d. LII.