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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08
MAYER BROS. & co.

The one house where shop
pers can practice economy with
safety-where quality is never
sacrificed to obtain Arice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08

OH< for the is-inch 20c. Cut-work Squares for
4AN table eenters.. .43c. instead OF soc. for
those ~ inches square.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08

OT/ n yard for miscellaneous lot of 25c, 35c,
AS/2S 40c and SOC Black SILK Laces. Some
are Edges insertions, some Galloons-all
superior In quality and designs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08
Black Silk WenVets.
Wool Suitings for Spring of '98

HE 5onch Tailor suitngs in reeda greens new blues
coachmans wood browns and Quaker ST. yard Only
4oc yard for 90 spring styles Silk and Wool Checks Mxee
Cheviots Sknshed Hena and Vigoeaux Cloths which
implies And of course the fabrics giving
hasty adeu prices, like these:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08

VSC for 81. 20 Sugar Bowia, with spoon racl
...... 81 IS for 81. IS Cake Blankets, ca high
stand .$l.aS for $ Fruit Stands, with glas,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08
China Ware.

China Ware.
(Basement)
ST Az for SIS English China Dinner and
Tea Sets. 112 pieces. Blue designs,
with gold edge each piece.
SX Oh for s. Tea Sets SO pieces English
China, but initiating the shape and
Moral decorations Of the expensive Hayiland.
Sd AZ for the $3.50 Chamber Sets that fncIude
Slop jar. Floral and gold decorations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08

zSc yard for 15-inch-wide silk ChiffOns. Nous
1OS selaine de Sole and Chifonette, In lovely
evening shades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08

G n yard for the $3.50 Tailor Suitngs. The Kind
W used by men tailors, who charge from $40 to
SIS for a dress made to measure.
81 for the $3.50 Cloth Dress Patterns. with
W q band borders 49,. 50 9S for the $3.50 Cam
els Hair patti. rms Exclusive novelties. Last five
of fifty patterns.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-02
GOSSIP CT The STAGE.

\ Japanese opera by Chester Bailey
Frrrath, the author Of The Cat and
the Ch"ruD," is 20 be produced III Lon
don soon.
Richard Mansfield has secured from
the %crihrcrs the exclusive rights, in
this cGU"Iry, for the Gr&matizatiOn Of
%tevcrsan's ~. l"g"."
Reginald &c Koycn's The Fencing
Master" is 20 be sung in London soon
with Marie Tempest in the leading
role. which sh" created in the United
States some years ago.
Alice Nielsen, who is to star next
season under Frank l.. Perley, has
arrived safely in Yokohama. Rccc nj
ly the singer left San Francisco for
vacation trip to China and Japan.
Lucicn Guitry, for several years the
leading actor with ECruharGt, has
gone to another thcater, where he will
receive II large salary, chiefly because
he Owls two plays that are regarded
as probable successes.
Sarah Bcrnhardt has decided not to
appear as Josephine in Il Napoleonic
play which was made for her. She
concluded after two years delibera-
ton that the rc!r did not suit her, and
Coquc!iH has taken the play for the
sake Cf acting Napoleon.
y stir in London dramatic affairs is
made b. the promise that Hall Caine
will appear at a charity matinee or
ganiEcd by Ellen Terry, who is said
to have persuaded the novelist to do
a turn which las hitherto been seen
in Il few provincial cities only.
Germany is 10 have an Old Ken
lucky" acted in Germany by a com
pany sent from the Pabst thcatCr in
Milwaukee,, and accompanied by nc
gro cancers and singers. The per
formanCc is seriously spoken of in
German Journals rs return for the
appearances here Of Soma, Engels
Kairz, possurt and Bnrnay.
Wilson Jarrett. the eminent English
actor, has lust closed his Australian
tour at iUcIGiGc. Mir. Barrctt's tour
has proved such an enormous financial
#ucc"s&--his individual share of the
profits amounting to at least G 5000
stCr!inr~- hat he has already made ar.
engagements to visit the antipodes in
1899.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-02
BAREFOOT CHILDREN.
1t Has Been Decreed That Feet I'm
BhOd Means Health and
Strength.

It was no unusual thing the past
summer to meet the barefoot boy" AZ
every turn among the smart set. Mas.
ter Millionaire had discarded shoes
and stockings for the hot weather and
trudged through country grass ard
over seashore sand in the full blissfuI.
ness of barefootedness, says the Phila-
delphia Press.
This was an encroachment on the
custom which has prevailed in the
south for many years. There the chill
dren of the best families run unshod
all through the summer. Far from
making their feet large and unshape-
ly.a some have supposed. this freedom
from footwear allows natural GcvPt
opment and prevents troubles CT IT,,
feet. One tall and graceful southcr!
woman. who never knew Il summer II
shoes until she was half grown. wear.
row a double \. n size which anyone
might envy, for few feet are narrow
enCUC o carry it.
The hcalthfulness of this new fad is
urdOubtable. The principles of ail
baths are contained in it; all til:
foundations OF physical culture are IL
foo;hoi;iS. / radical physician la,
lately declared that infants ought not
TO be hurdcred with any clothing 4:
al f0"a :irc. so that their little boGir>
could absorb all the Oxygen possible
The barrfUoted child in summer is Il
GrOWT-GN edition Of his scheme.
The novelty Of it attracts children
at once. the freedom of it holds them
and its hc2lthFuln"ss recommends it
as delightful! experiment.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-02
Cuban CHIl,T, FoIE~yyc-s.

orr Cuban contingent Increases
steadily. Fully eight hundred in
supports hover about the advance lin"
al * time. AS fast as the OF pest.
arc moved forward, the Cuban:, con:;,
up and hang their hamr:u:!.S a!HCn~
the trees and cook and C~a..p AN
sing. and apparently cnjoy themselves
Greatly. They are friendly ant. hos
ri;ah'r. and. Of course, extremely PIC.
;ur" :Quc. They have Gatherc: m ar
iu'r:cn$e amount of clothing and blan.
f3t$ thrown away by the Americas
troops on the road. One battalion OF
:hr Second Massachusetts started ur
his Cuban road, under the midsummer
heat of tropical sun, carrying excel.
lent overcoats and knapsacks. Every
overcoat and knapsack was thrown
away before the command reached 81.
honey. Hundreds of soldiers threw
away their wooden blankets; they
liwhtened themselves of bottles OF
medicine, and even of silver money,
which they threw out beside tic way.
Many soldiers were unable o keep up
with their regiments, and the path was
lined with stragglers. The clothing
that they thus threw awav was
promptly gathered up by the Cubans.
who, though they could find no horses
to sell or lease to American officers.
found horses on which to pack this
material to a safe place. Not one of
the Cuban insurgents, by the way,
looks lifted; they seem to have 4bund-
ance to eat. They cook corn meal and
coffee, and have meat of some sort
at least once n day, and n great deal of
fruit, and, on the whole, fare better
than the American troops do.-San-
tiago Letter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-02
JUVENILE SOLDERING.
The Boys Mother Had to Give the
CountersiEn Before She Could
Approach the Barracks.

Since the tocsin of war has sounded,
even the children in the nursery have
their drills and go through the SEM
blance of war, says the Des Moines
News. In the northern part of the city
company Of boys has been formed, and
there is nothing done at Ca mp Mckinley,
probably not at ChickaLlauga, which
they do not attempt. What with their
blue overalls and white jackets they
look quite soldierly at timcs! The
mothers IN the neighbo"hood realized
that they might expect anything from
their warlike sons, and so were not sur
prised n few days ago when the an
nouncemcnt WIS made that the boys
were going into barracks in barn in
the neighbCrhood. They had been do
ing their own coah:3g fer some time and
now they would l." satisfied with not h.
ing short of sleeping IN their trousers
and on the hay. On the frs: night spent
by them in the barn. the mother Of one
Of the boys had occasion to go TO speak
to her son. Up and down in front of
the improvised barracks moved the SEN
tinel.
"Ilalt! Who goes thCrc?" rang ont
the stern voice Of the guard.
"A FRIEND" mcckly answered the lady,
deeply Impressed with the solemnity OF
the occasion.
"AdvaUcC and give the countersign,"
was he NEXT order.
Happily one Of the boys. in deepest
secrecy, had told his mother the mystic
word. and the latter had impaired it to
her u"i~hh0r.
Going close TO The sentinel the lady
whispered: "Dcwcy."
1--WE do" came the answer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-02
WANTED 10 'NLIST.
Didn't Care Whether 1t Was in the
Cavalry or infantry, but Wanted
to Wear "YalIer Stripes"

A company of officers were seated in
the tent of Capt. Craig, the provost mar
shall general Of Camp Thomas, when
four dilapidated colored youths pre-
scented themselves. Their makeup
would have been their fortune in a va
riety theater. SURPRISING a DISPOSE
ton to laugh, the captain gravely asked
what he could do for them. A conversa-
ton elected the Information that Jim
had come to Mist"
"All right" laughed the captain.
"I'm not recruiting officer, but maybe
I can help you. Do you want to go into
the infantry or the cavalry?"
Jim scratched his head. 1T doan
know jess what you mean, sah," he
finally answered.
"Why, do you want to march on foot
or ride a horse?" explained the cap
tain.
"Well, it's jess dis way" explained
Jim. II doan know nothin' bout dis
yere cavalry or dis yere infantry, but
1 wants to go with the soldiers what
wears de yaller stripes down dere legs"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
SENT TO SWEAR AGAINST PA
Because His Ma Didn't Dare to Leave Hei
Living Scat.

Because His Ma Didn't Dare to Lenvo Hei
Living Seat.
He was mere stripping of lad. Eli
might have Ecen Z years of ago or liz
might have been 8. Nobody could tell
by looking at his face. The only mark
of certainty about the youthful countc'
nance was tho sure sign that some OF
his ancestors had come from old Ire
land. The little fellow walked hastily
into the office Of the warrant clerk OF
Recorder Finnegan's court He did-noi
notice the four persons standing i'll linz
waiting to get affidavits made oul
against some bothersome relatives, but
the y..uth pushed through the crowd
and d,sengaeed the attention of the
clerk with this odd demand
II want to make all affidavit against
my pa, said be and pushed his little
red head around the side OF the desk.
"You want WHAT quoried the clerk.
IT want 10 swear against pa, said
the boy again.
"What has your pa done?''
"He has just been in prizefght
with ma. u
"Well, why don't your ma swear out
the warrant against pa? My boy, you
are too young; you won't fill the bill. y
MY ma can't come, and she wanted
me to fix it Up fer her.
"Why could she not Gomez" asked
the clerk, getting interested in the
youngsters story. He could not imag-
inc why the wife would not be only toe
willing to swear out the warrant
my pa and ina they got in the fight
in the kitchen. That is how it hap
pened. My pa made n drive for her.
but didn't land. aud then my ma sh'
grabbed up tie rolling pin and tloored
the old man. She is now setting on
him, holding him down, and that IL
why she couldn't como to swear against
him. She sent ME. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
Camp OUTFITS of Aluminium.

Among tic Ecw things which are be-
ing made Of aluminium aro camping
sets Of culinary utensils, advertised as
Klondike outfits, which are marvels Of
lightness. An outfit for six persons con-
sists Of 80 separate pieces and weighs
complete but 10 pounds. 1t comprises
four cooking pots, u cofleepot, two fry
ing pans, six cups, six knives, six forks,
six spoons and six plates, a salt shaker
and a pepper shaker. The pots are ovGl
in form. The biggest one measures l0%
inches one way by "a inches the otbc-,
and the whole set is made so as to PACE
into this one An outfit for three Per
sons, consisting Of 81 pieces weighs ST.
and one-fourth pounds only. and an out
ft for two persons, containing 10 pieces,
weighs only four pounds.-New York
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
squsT's Affection.

The women of tho Indians, doomed
by the custom of sayagcs, are slaves.
They do all the work and ACCEPT their
lot stoically Two anecdotes related by
Colonel Imam in his cold ;anta 80
Trail" prove that they love their tyrant
husbands and their children.
A party of United States soldiers sur
prised camp of Indians who had been
numbering the whites in Washington
Territory. Six prisoners were captured.
They were allowed to take leave Of their
families and then shot.
1.-The parting between the condemned
men and their young wives and chill
dren," says Colonel human, "was the
most perfect exhibition of marital and
flial love have ever seen. -
During the campaign Of 1858 Colo
mel Inman, while riding with the rcgu-
lars, came upon Cheyenne lodge.
Within, on a rough platform, was a
dead-warrior in full war dress. AT his
head, on her knees, with hands clasped
in the attitude of prayer, was squaw
frozen to death. She thus showed her
love for the man who had perhaps beat
en- her hundred times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
How tie Prince of Wales Travels.

The Prince of Wales has just had q
new car built which he will use when
travelling on the different railroads in
England. Tho car was built by the
Great Eastern Railway company at
Stratford ard is very luxuriously fitted
up in every way. Tho new car is con-
structed like tho American cars and is
mounted on two four wheeled bosies,
one at each end. 1t is saloon car, and
in addition to tho saloon and boudoir
has apartments for tho attendants. The
body of the saloon is ( l feet long. The
interior of tho car is decorated with
English walnut aud satinwood. The
ceiling is covered with lincrusta wal
ton, picked out in cream and gold. The
saloon and boudoir are upholstered in
blue morocco and the draperies arc OF
blue silk. The saloon has seats for eight
persons and the boudoir seats six. The
car is lighted By oil gas and is fitted
with the Westinghouse vacuum auto
matte brakes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
Her Borrowed rlumage.

A Syracuse woman was In Boston
some time ago. and she had occasion to
get check cashed, being without ready
money. She had no friend who was
easily available, but she went to bank
and presented her check. OF course she
was told she would have to be identi-
fed. The cashier of the bank suggested
that she might have one of her cards.
She took out her cardcase. but the card
she produced proved to be that of one Of
her friends. This caused her great
deal of confusion, but the accommodate
ing cashier suggested that she might
prove her identity by the initials on her
cardcase But these, alas, proved to be
those of her mother. Her confusion con-
tinued to increase until she thought of
the initials on her handkerchief. The
marked article was produced to be put
in evidence, but when it was examined
it was found TO bear the initials of an
other friend She was thwarted in every
direction, lut the cashier was "easy. "
Boston cashiers are apparently not as
strict as those in this part of the coun
try, for this particular one said he
Guessed that it was all right, and he
cashed the check Conductors of film
fam and three card monte games are di-
tected to Boston for good field of oper-
alton. Syracuse Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
suBURBANlTE MEMORY.
Devices Employed by wivos to Remind
Husbands OF pyramids.


Talking of memory systems, aaid
the suburbanite on the accommodation
train, ~ can t for the life of me see
how man who is unable to remember
one thing is helped by having to re-
member two. If I tie string around
my finger, / must recall the purpose of
wearing it, which never can do. If [
must always think of rain when want
to carry an umbrella, l have double
work. Now, my wife wanted me to re-
member something today, and she gave
me q word to say over to myself, and
I've forgotten the word"
"Pooh It's easy enough to remem-
Der things if you give your mind to
it, said another suburbanite. My
wife told me to be sure to order some
now what tho mischief was it? Soapi
Bluing? Well, that's funny. | thought
I would be sure to remember. -
He plunged his hands into his over
coat pockets to cover his chagrin and
pulled out of one rough bit OF scant-
ling with memorandum in lead pen
Gil attached.
"Well, 1 vow My wife must have
stuck that thing in there. Oh, yes, !
see. 1t was load of kindling she want
ed me to order. But one could hardly
be expected to remember thing like
that. ~
II wish l could find reminder Of
what I am to get as easy as you did,
but my wife doesn believe in giving u
sample to help out a poor memory
Hello, old fellow, how's that?'
He had pulled little rubber shoe
out of his pocket and was regarding it
with loving eyes.
"Sammy's overshoe, by all that's
queer! And here something inside
Length. five inches. Bless his littl,
heart. I'd have forgot all about them i
it hadn't been for this memory lesson
There's something in the system after
all. Chicago Times Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
WHlSTLlNG WELLS.
Natural Baromcters Which Foretell Storms
In Wisconsin.

Natural Baromcters Which Foretell Storms
In Wisconsin.
A freak of nature which is attracting
considerable attention is a series OF
blowing or "whistling" wells located
in the northern part of the town OF Eu-
reka, in Polk county, Wis. There are
six of these hysterical wells, ranging in
depth from 100 to 16o feet The one
owned by James Collin exhibits most
remarkable features. This well is 12O
feet deep and was dug is years ago.
The first 20 feet was hardpan and the
rest coarse gravel.
Before a rainstorm the wind blows
out of this we'll with great force max
ing roaring sound that can be heard
long distance. The wind is SO hot that
water placed on the cover of the we'll
will boil The wind blows out only be-
fore storm, and the severity and du-
ration of the storm are always in exact
proportion to the force of this current
and its duration before the storm CON-
mences. 1t is therefore an accurate and
Trustworthy barometer, or vice versa,
with equal accuracy, but remains quiet
in settled weather.
In winter a current Of dir is drawn
in before a change of weather just as
forcibly as it blows out i'll hot weather.
This current will freeze the water 100
feet from the surface of the earth as
quickly as it would at the surface, and,
though many attempts have been made
to use a pump in the we'll, they have
all failed, and number of pumps of
different makes have been destroyed by
the water freezing and bursting the
cylinders and pipes.
The other five wells, which resemble
this one in many respects, are all locat-
ed within the radius of about one mile
and vary in depth from 100 TO 100 feet.
All sorts of theories have been ad-
vanced concerning an underground pas
sage, but no outlet has ever been discov-
cred, and if there is one it must be a
great distance away in order to foretell
the approach of storms SO long time
in advance. -Philadelphia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05

VIRGINIA:-In the Circuit Court
for the County of Accomack, in the
vacation of said court, February 9TH,
A. D., 1893.
George w. Conquest. Plaintiff,
against
Alfred Conquest, Harry Conquest,
Edward Conquest, Major Conquest,
William T. James and Mary Louisa
James. his wife, ID right of his said
wife. Charlie Wharton, Lille Smith
and Sadie Smith, the last named
three of whom are infants under
twenty one years of age. Defendants.
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to sell for
purposes of partition, the real estate
which Sabra Conquest devised by
her last will and testament, and also
two acres. more or less, of woodland
situated near Accomack G. H., Va,
adjoining the lands of VIM. Simpkins
and others, as to which the said
Sabra Conquest died intestate..
Affidavit having been made before
the clerk of the said court that
Alfred Conquest, Lille Smith and
Sadie Smith, three of the defendants
in the above entitled cause, are nom
residents of the State of Vir-
ginia, on the motion of the plaintiff,
by his attorney,it is ordered that they,
the said nonresident defendants, do
appear here within fifteen days after
due publication of this order and do
what is necessary to protect their in
terests; and that this order be pub
lished once week for four successive
weeks in the PENINSULA ENTER
PRISE, a newspaper published at Ac-
comack c. A., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door of the count
house of the said county on the first
day of the next ter N of the courty
court of the said county.
Test: JOHN D. GRANT, c. O.
A Copy
Test: JOHN D. GRANT, G. C.
L. Floyd Mock, p. q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
THE BEDOUINS.
Rifle Etiquette and sur!y Hospitality of
the Tribes of the Desert.

Rifle Etiquette and Sur!y Hospitality of
the Tribes of the Desert.
l heard that the Bedouins gave nc
the name of the walking Englishman
and once or twice were kind enough to
say that l was one of themselves. Tri-
fes like these are important when deal
ing with men who have the minds Of
children. With them whether you arc
to live or die depends 30 often on II mi
fle that it is as well to have as many
trifles as possible in your fuvor. l wore
their dress i'll my trip to ;iwas, noT With
the idea of taking any one i'll ut close
quarters, but of making myself unno-
ticenble at distance. IGeneral!y' walk
ed some way i'll front of my nicn and
camels l did this because the iucessant
drone of the Arab songs Lecanlo intolcr-
able to he, and as l found 4lLdulla
couldn't possibly get Oh without lis
eternal song used to put nile be.
tween US wien the track was clear.
Once or twice, OH reaching the bow
of sand hill, ! would fiid myself il
sight of string OF camcls The first
thing the Bedouins would do WAS 10
load aud hold their liintloclss at tie
ready. They meant no harm. 1t is tic
ordinary etiquette CT tie desert, 1T
which no one dreams of taking oifense
Then I would have to sit down to shcw
that I meant no mischief, and convcrsa-
ton would be carried Oh i'll shouts. l
generally asked them fer IL bowl If cain-
els milk, which they always gave If
they had it. On one occasion l came
upon solitary Bedouin watching his
herd of camels grazing. Flat man had
probably not seen human being fol
weeks. He was sQuatting Oil the ground.
He neither moved nor turned his head
asked him for milk, and lie pointed TO
his camels and said, "Take it, = AS the
art of milking camels Fever formed part
of my school cuIriculum this invitation
was of little use to me. But could moi
rouse that man to more active hospital
ity. He probably locked upon my ap.
pearance as an impairment intrusion
-Geographical journal.