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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-19
Interesting cribbnse Statistics

A Belfast tMe. } couple in the past
thirteen years have played over 20, 500
games of cribbage, and one day recent
ly scored even games. They have never
been over 70 games apart. During the
series they have held two % hands and
one 20 hand. On one occasion both held
"a hands in game on the same deal,
all the cards being tours, fives and
skies. boston Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-19
p Hay, Coal, Flour, Terra Gotta Piping,
General Merchandise. &c.

IN Fertilizers Bugh Raughs HSh Grade ana rogers
R Tor onions round potatoes and peas We also ESQ nave lo @
PEGS Potato Bed Frames tralEltS lreF
dressed 6xs Egg and Stove Ss40 the s on
IN Terra following Sizes ~ u ~
cheaper than whoiesle
will about the same
quality and will
full well selected IN sa'
addition above also Pows
other Farming Implements hay rour Goal
Liquid Paints We buy for spot cas
sell at the lowest margin of profit.
John w. Rogers & Bros.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-19

Brooms, Brushes, Cordase, Match
eS, Axe Handles. Axle Grease, Bar
rel Covers. Baskets, Backing, Blank
h oks, Blueing. Bowls. Churns,
ICompasses. Broom Racks, Corr
Peppers, Butter Dishes, &c, Candle
Wicks, Cheese Safes. Clothes Ham
per, SC, Cocoa Dippers. Coffee Mills,
Curry Combs, corks, busters, Eau
Gets, Fish Hooks and Lines, Flour
Sack Halters, Flasks, Gun Caps,
Ice Cream Freezers, Horse Cards,
Keelers, Ink, Kegs, Lamp Burners,
PuIleys, Lanterns, Lap Boards.
&C., Lemon Squeezers, Mats, u cas-
ures, Marine Glasses, Mucliage.
iOakum, Oil Cans, Well Buckets
Tubs, SIC.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-19
iis South 8ereefs
Baltimore, Md.
Tax Notice.

Tax Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
State Tax and County Levy for the
year 1898. are now due, and that IN
pursuance of law, the treasurer OF
his deputy will be at the following
named places in said districts at the
time herein specified, for the purpose
of collecting said taxes and levies, viz:
Appointments of Edwin IT. Powell:
Pungoteague, November 96th.
Accomac G. H., Nov. 22d, 23d, gath
and 3Oth. First day of County
Courts and first 3 days of Circuit
Court.
At Home nights when not otherwise
posted.
Appointments of John Fl. Hopkins
Modestown, Nov. 10Th.
HoDeton. Nov. 23d. morning.
Nawstown, Nov. 23d. afternoon.
Leemont, Nov. 25th, afternoon.
Hunting Creek, Nov. 25th, morning.
Parsley, Nov. 2Gth.
Accomac C. e., first day of every
court.
Due notice will be given of other
appointments.
Those failing to pay their taxes and
levies before the first day OF Decent
Der next will have per cent. added
to their bill. as the law directs. We
hope all that can will avail them
selves of this opportunity and save
per cent.
If you have not paid your 1897 tax
es. please meet us at the place most
convenient TO yourself, and do SO
AS we are compelled to enforce col
lection on all that are in arrears, III
order to meet the demands on us, we
hope those that are in arrears Will
save us this trouble.
EDWIN T. POWELL,
JOHN H. HOPKINS.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-19

We guard your interest as care
fully as we guard that Of our
own; knowing we must DO this
in order to secure and hold
your patronage.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-19

With us you are absolutely
safe for the reason that all oul
records are so completely syste-
matised that we cannot overlook
a risk, and thereby fail to notify
our patrons Of expirations.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-19

EDWIN T. POWELL,
JOHN H. HOPKINS.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-11-19
DIVINE DIRECTION.
FOLLOW GODS GUIDANCE, SAYS THE
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.

For the Asking He VIII Point Ont
Your Sphere of UsefuIness-Do Not
Bother About What Cannot BE
Helped-A Child's Destiny.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

1t was significant Of the trend Of
English feeling that at the Fourth of
July celebration at Constantinople the
Americans resident along the Bospo-
rus were taken to the Princes Islands,
where Minister Angel was residing,
in the British Embassy dispatchboat.
There were present, also, alarge num-
Der of English officials (all wearing
American colors), and even Admiral
Woods Pasha, of the Turkish navy.
1t was a graceful courtesy, which We
may be sure the Americans appreci-
ated
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

Those people who think that Amer
lea is not as patriotic as it used to be
who think that the vast army OF
Workingmen are not lovers of their
sountry-should do a little investi.
eating, comments the Chicago Times
Herald. They would find that some
where about the home of nearly every
laborer there is displayed the Ameri-
,an flag, and in thousands of instances
right by its side is the Cuban flag with
its single star. They would find that
in the thousands upon thousands OF
public schools the children from the
homes of the laboring men are fore
most among the enthusiastic and pa
triotic children of the land. Those
who think that this government is in
danger of being overthrown by an.
archists, socialists, or any other class
Of dissatisfied, restless spirits, are far
wide of the mark. This government
Is founded in the hearts of the people,
and they are intelligent enough to
know that up to date better govern
ment has never been organized. They
believe in it, they love it, they will
seek to make it stronger and and bet
ter. and their hands will always be
raised against every effort to destroy
it. The United States was never
stronger than it is today, and ii was
never growing stronger faster than il
ia in these times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

Notwithstanding the large amount
Of its Chinese indemnity, japan finds
itself in financial straits, and lacks
capital to carry on its largely increas-
ing volume of business. Business
men in all parts of the empire are
making urgent appeals to the govern
aent Tor eliet But with the pur-
chase Of new worsbips sud. other ex-
roadi5ures TIE imperial treasury hnds
Inc demands upon it all and mors
.bsn II is at present capable OF meet
ing, and is considering new schemes
Of internal taxation to make up the
deficiency. Germany found itself in
4 financial crisis only few years after
the payment of the huge French in
demnity, the lesson of both cases be.
ing that the booty of war does not
always pay its cost nor provide an in
sxhaustible fund for the nation that
gets it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10
1t is not so very long ago that Kores

1t is not so very long ago that Kores
was a close corporation, and, OF
course, having no foreign trade what.
ever, it. is interesting and surprising
to know with what rapidity it has in
creased since 1898, when it had 3d.
300, 900, and in 1897 it had grown to
S11, 900, 900. The japanese troops,
aNring the Japan-China war, spent
large sums of money in the country,
which furnished the Koreans with Q
purchasing medium. Later there wa,
large influx of Chinese merchants,
and the government, in 1897, made
large expenditures for public works,
causing a great increase in trade.
Americans are somewhat interested in
Korea, in its gold mines and in the
construction of electric roads.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

The New York Tribune says -
Amid all the talk about German in
terests at Manila, it is well to bear in
mind that there are only four German
trading houses in that city, that there
is no direct line of vessels between
Germany and the Philippines, and
that no cargoes are ever sent from
either country to the other. The
amount Of German trade must there
fore be small. 1t could not well be
large. The chief products of the is
lands are sugar, hemp and copra. Ev-
identity no sugar could be sent to
Germany, which is sugar exporting
country. The hemp goes to all parts
of the world, but chiefly by way of
Great Britain. The copra is practi-
cally all taken by Great Britain and
France. The tobacco, now minor
product, goes chiefly to Spain, or did
before Admiral Dewey interfered
with the trade. 1t is one thing to
protect existing interests. 1t is an.
other and very different thing to try
to establish new interests.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

The authorities of Portland, Ore,
believe that they have solved the
problem of economical street sprink-
ling, and the explanation OF the way
they do 1t is revelation of how that
far Western city is gridironed with
street railways. There are at least
thirty miles of track within the city,
as the contract for sprinkling covers
that amount OF highway on which
rails are laid. Each mile of the thir-
ty is to be sprinkled once daily, Sun
days excepted, the work to be done
by the street railroad company with a
motor sprinkling cart. The city fur
nishes the water, and the railro Dad com.
pany distributes it for $500 a month.
Not counting the cost of the water, the
expense is about $l3 per mile per
month. That is certainly less than it
would cost the city to do the work
through its street department. The
,ost per city lot of fifty feet frontage
is about seven cents month.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

The Frankfurter Zeitung, a leading
German paper, reviewing the war and
the role Germany has played, regrets
the attacks Of the German press on
the United States, and arrives at the
conclusion that Germany has behaved
in thoroughly injudicious' manner.
1t says: 1.-TWO German vessels at Ma
Mia would have suff1ced amply, and in
the future we hope the foreign Office
will take into its own hands the set
thing of all incidents in connection
with Germany's foreign policy, includ'
ing those relating to the navy"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A white tar has been invented.
In Lapland, it is said, dress fashions
have not changed for 1000 years.
A boxful of earth from the Garden
of Gethsemane was sprinkled over
Mr.. Gladstone's coffin.
A chasm thirty miles in length has
been excavated by the waters of the
Grand Falls of Labrador.
In Persia bonfire plays an impor-
tant part in the marriage ceremony,
the ceremony being read over in front
of it.
A Brighton (England) young man
has killed himself because his wife
made fun of him for kissing the SER
want girl.
Seymour Keyse, postmaster at Man
helm, N. Y, has an apple tree which
was brought from Holland in the seven
teenth century. 1t still beAss fruit.
The dragon-fy can outstrip the
swallow. 1t can fly backwards and
sidelong, to right and left, as we'll as
forward, and can alter its course on
the instant without turning.
A strange custom is followed by
Mexican farmers. They use oxen OF
one color in the morning and another
color in the afternoon. They do not
know why, but they know that it must
be the right thing to do because
their forefathers did it.
At the sunset hour, in Seoul, Korea,
town bell proclaims the fact when
the sun has vanished beneath the
horizon. No man is allowed in the
street after that hour, under penalty
of logging but, strange to say, the
women are permitted to go around as
usual, visiting their friends, or stroll
ing for pleasure.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

APennsylvania commission, charged
with the difficult task of deyising
some means whereby convict labor
can be utilized without interfering
with union labor, has g NO
YEAR, Of inquiry, nothing better, I'M
der existing statute restrictions, than
the New York plan of utilizing such
labor in the making Of supplies for
state institutions. The members of
the commission approve of the Euro
pean plan of making army stores and
equipments in the prisons. That plan,
of course, is not applicable in this
country, where ordinarily there is no
such demand for war material, but
Pennsylvania is supporting 80, 900 in
sane in its various hospitals, and 1t is
believed that the furnishing of sup
plies for that INDECENT army would
keep all the prison inmates in the
state busy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

The people Of Wisconsin are to
present bronze badger to the new
battleship Wisconsin, and some citi-
gems of the town of Lone Rock say
they have live badger they will give
to the ship if the officers will accept it.
Wisconsin is noted for having had
live eagle in one of its regiments dur
ing the civil war they say; why should
it not have a live badger on its battle
ship now?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

When it is again in order for the
writer's and not the fighters to speak,
1t will be interesting to hear Captain
Mahan's revised views on the influence
of naval power on history. He can
secure a number of useful hints from
such authorities as Dewey, Schley,
Sampson, Evans, Philip, Sigsbee, Clark,
Chadwick, Wainwright, Taylor, Hob
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

Removed the Leg of Runaway Groom.
When Bramwell was arrested, after
brief honeymoon, he was in Pratt
county, near the west line of the state,
where he had gone on some business,
without the thought that his bride
would discover his crime. The sheriff
did not wish to humiliate the old man
by putting handouts on him, so he
removed the prisoners wooden leg
and hid it away under car seat, thus
rendering him incapable Of a rum
Kansas City journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10
A SOLDIERS HEART.

A little song aud little prayer
And wonder In the face,
And a "God save papa and bring him back
In the goodness OF Thy grace!"
Yes, there is tlfe heart OF soldier,
Where wife and baby are.
Though his eyes and his will may follow
The light of the battle star;
Though his hand may swing the sabre,
And his bayonet charge the foe,
The soldiers heart is away, away,
In the home where they miss him so
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

One man has died of inconsistencies
At the front. But, strange to remark,
General Shafter has not reported
single case where chap has died
through grief at being separated from
''the incest girl in the world"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

Who're is the heart OF soldier,
His thought, his hope and his dream.
When the rifles ring and the bullets sing
And the flashing sabres CLEAN?
Oh not on the field of battle,
But far aud far away
His heart is living the old, old horc
While his sword is red in the fray.
And there Is the heart Of soldier
A little homo on the hill.
a white-faced woman, little child,
That stand by the window-sill;
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

In view of the assertion recently
made by the Spanish newspapers to
the effect that "there are ne colleges
in America" it is interesting to know
that we have 430 universities and col
leges, S472 professors and teachers
therein, and 1874, es4 students.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

Mexico has II, 512 schools; of which
1852 are supported by the states, 1912
by cities, and 2442 by individuals or
societies. The actual attendance at
these schools last year was 400, TAG,
and the amount appropriated for the
support of public schools was about
k5.bOO. 600.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

Assuming that the combined circu-
lations of all the leading Chicago
newspapers amount to 1, 900, 900 copies
a day, the increase of one cent in the
price all around costs the citizens OF
the Windy city no less than So, $780,.
600 year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10
bravery.

With thermometers in frerooms
registering 200 degrees, it must re-
quire more courage to stay below and
keep ship moving than to stand on
deck to be shot at. Remember the
firaman
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

China has moved its capital from
Picking because that city is too near the
Russians at Port Arthur. 1t is Gu
,ious fact that the most populous ma
lion on earth is the one most helpless
and badgered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10
Agricultural note by Spain: Barb
wire viii not keep out Yankee pigs"

Now that the Congo railroad is COM
pleted, it is interesting to recall the
words of Stanley that "the whole OF
the Congo is not worth two shillings
without railway"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10
A Matter of Fact.

Yeast-Did you say your wife could
talk $50 words minute?
Crimsonbeak--No, what / said was
that she does. Yonkers Statesman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10

Lieutenant Hobson has declined the
offer of $40, 900 for ten lectures. An
other evidence of the mans inherent
bravarv
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

squadron, under Commodore Schley,
and the other ships now being placed
in service. This action has been
taken by direction of Secretary Long,
in order to provide additional officers
for the large number of ships Of all
classes in commission and about to
be attached as auxiliaries in the plans
of the navy for preparing to meet any
emergency it may be called ON to con-
front. Not since the first week of the
civil war has there ever before been
any interruption to the academic
course at Annapolis by reason Of the
governments demand for the services
of cadets af1oat, and only once in the
history of the institution have cadets
ever been sent to sea before complet-
ing the full course prescribed by the
navy department. The only practical
way to man the many yachts and tor
pedo boats is to impress at once into
service this years graduates at An
napolis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

mares and colts will be disposed of, in
addition to the property. Director is
now q years old, but is wonderfully
well preserved. Moore paid $45, 900
for him six years ago. Director was
a high class performer in his day, his
record of 2:17 being then very fast for
a stallion. Director is sixth on the
list of winning sires for the aggregate
money won in six years ending in
1897, and during 1892. 1893 and 1894
he held a leading position, being top
of the list in 1898. His get has won
more than 100000 during the last six
years. Red Wilkes is 90 years old.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04
TO BAR THE BLACKS.
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS DIS
FRANCHISE NEGROES.
Convention Agrees on Plan RoQuir-
Educational and Property Qualifi-
cations for Voters.

New Orleans, March 26.-By woe
OF So to 20, with eleven delegates alb
sent, the Louisiana constitutional
rage plan. The convention was al
most solidly democratic and the
aVoWed purpose was to eliminate the
negro from Louisiana politics. The
measure adopted, by providing for
educational and property Qualif1ca-
tons and a poll-tax, is presumed to
answer the purpose effectively. At
the same time it was desired to let in
as many white people as possible and
this was accomplished by exempting
naturalized voters, as well az those
who were voters in '67 with their sons
and grandsons.
Portland, Ore, March ga con-
ference OF the committees of the
populist, democratic and free-silver
republican state committees agreed
upon platform yesterday and it was
adopted in each convention. When
the vote on the platform was an
nounced in the pOpulist convention,
twenty middle-o f-the-road delegates
left the hall. The platform demands
free and unrestricted coinage OF
silver and gold at 16 to l, without
waiting or the consent of foreign ma
tions; opposes government by injunc-
ton; condemns packing the supreme
court Of the United States with cOrpO-
ration lawyers; and demands initia-
tive and referendum. Conference
committees On the distribution OF of
fcers were appointed by the differ
ent conventions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04
WILL SPAIN SETTLE?
Woodford Confers With the Spanish
Cabinet.

Madrid, March 29.-Minister Wood
ford held a conference yesterday with
the Spanish ministers of an hours
duration and the ministers continued
in deliberation after the United States
minister withdrew. At the conclusion
of the conference everything pointed
to a settlement. In the course of an
interview after the conference Premier
Sagasta said thai Woodford, at the
conference, asserted that ne desired
on that occasion to express the de-
sires of his government on the subject
of the situation in Cuba and concen-
tradoes. The conference decided some
of these points and he had promised
to study Woodford's propositions and
submit them to the queen regent and
then to the cabinet council. He is
considering them from every point OF
view in order that the cabinet might
take action thereon. Sagasta author
lied the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press to deny that any other
version of the conference was untrue.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04
MIR. SAWYER APPROVES.
Thinks the President Has Acted Wise
" in the Maine Affair.

Oshkosh, Wis, March 30.-Ex-Sen-
ator Sawyer was recently interviewed
in regard to the latest developments
of the Cuban situation and expressed
himself as heartily in accord with the
policy Of tho administration. MIR.
Sawyer said: "McKinley's course has
been a good one. I believe he will
avoid war if it is possible to do SO
without dishonor to the nation. The
president is doing right in making no
demand. The relief of Cuba is OF
vastly more Importance at the present
time than any monetary satisfaction
for the loss of the Maine. We can
pick that bone later.
IT think the administration has
done splendfdly. The delay made was
not a bit longer than was necessary
in order to get at a satisfactory and
Just manner of dealing with the af-
fair, and to give this government
chance to prepare for emergencies"