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Sermons In Healthy Hands.

Now, supposing that you have, by
divine regeneration, got right toward
God and humanity, and you start out
to practice my text. a man that hath
friends must show himself friendly"
Fulfill this by all forms of appropriate
salutation. Have you noticed that the
head IS so poised that the easiest thing
on earth is to give nod of recognition?
To swing the head from side to side, as
when it is wagged in derision, is un-
natural and unpleasant; to throw 1t
pack, invites vertigo but to drop the
chin in greeting is accompanied With
SO little exertion that all day long and
every day, you might practice it with
out the least semblance of fatigue. So
also the structure of the hand indicates
handshaking; the lsnuckles not made SO
that the fingers can turn out, but so
made that the fingers can turn in, as IN
clasping hands, and the thumb divided
from and set aloof from the fingers, so
that while the fingers take your neigh
boris hand on one side, the thumb takes
it on the other and pressed together, all
the faculties of the hand give emphasis
to the salutation. Five sermons in every
healthy hand urge US to handshaking.
Besides this, every day when you
start out, load yourself up with kind
thoughts, kind words kind expressions
and kind greetings. When a man OF
woman does well, tell him so, tell her
So II you meet some one who is I'M
proved in health and it is demonstrated
in girth and color, say, How well you
look!'' But if, on the other hand, IN
der the wear and tear of life he appears
pale and exhausted. do not introduce
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-09-17
Valuable
Real Estate
FOR SALE
at Private Contract

offer for sale by private con-
tract, that valuable tract of
land. situated near Belle Haven,
Accomack County, and very
near Exmore Station, known as
"Mooreland,' containing $50
acres, more of less, and bounded
as follows: on the south west,
by the lands of +. E. Kellam
and the heirs of Custis M. Will
lis, deceased; on the south east,
by a branch of Machapungo
Greek; on the north west, by the
lands of Asa Sample; and on the
north east, by the lands of John
Pitts heirs and the road leading
to Bells Neck.
The above tract of land will
be sold as a whole or in parcels
of not less than one third each,
to suit the purchaser. The said
tract is well timbered with both
oak and pine, of great value, and
with resources for manuring
purposes almost unlimited.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-09-17

sanitary subjects, or say anything at
all about physical condition. In the
case of improved health, you have by
your words given another impulse to-
ward the robust and the jocund, while
in the case of the failing health you
have arrested the decline by your 81
1ence, by which he concludes, "If I
. were really so badly Off, he would have
said something about it." We arc all,
especially those of a nervous tempera-
ment, susceptible to kind words and
discouraging words. Form conspiracy
against us, and let ten men meet us at
certain points on our way over to bust
ness and let each one say, Chow sick
you look!" though we should start out
we'll, after meeting the first and hear
ing his depressing salute, we would be-
gin to examine our symptoms. After
meeting the second gloomy accosting,
we would conclude we did not feel
quite as well as usual. After meeting
the third, our sensations would be
dreadful and after meeting the fourth,
unless we suspected q conspiracy, we
would 90 homo and go to bed, and the
other six pessimists would be useless
surplus of Encouragement.
Brightness Not Gloom.
MY dear sir, my dear madam, what
do you mean by going about this world
with Instantaneous? Is not the sup
ply of gloom and trouble and misfor-
tune enough to meet the demand with
out your running factory Of pins and
spikes? Why should you plant black
and blue in the world when God so sell
dom plants them? Plenty of scarlet col
ors, plenty of yellow, plenty of green,
plenty of pink, but very seldom plant
black or blue. L never saw black flow
err, and there's only here and there a
blueboll or Il violet, but the blue is for
the most part reserved for the sky, and
we have to look up to see that, and
when we look up no color can do us
harm. Why not plant along the paths
of others the brightnesses instead of the
glooms?
Do not prophesy misfortune. If you
must be prophet at all, be an Ezekiel
and not jeremiah. In ancient times
prophets who foretold evil were doing
right, for they were divinely directed,
but the prophets Of evil in our time are
generally false prophets. Some of our
weatherwise people prophesied we
would have summer of unparalleled
heat. 1t has been very comfortable
summer. Last fall all tho weather
prophets agreed i'll saying we shonld
have II winter of extraordinary severity,
blizzard on the heels Of blizzard. 1t
was the mildest winter ever remember
to have passed. Indeed, the autumn
and the spring almost showed winter
out of the procession. Real troubles
have no heralds running ahead of their
somber chariots, and no one has any
authority in our time to announce their
coming. Load yourself up with hope
full words and deeds. The hymn once
sung in our churches is unfit to be
sung, for it says:
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-09-17
We should suspect some danger near
Where we possess delight.

In other words, manage to keep mis-
cradle all the time. The old song sung
at the pianos quarter of a century ago
was right, "Kind words can never die. "
Such kind words have their nests in
kind hearts, and when they are Matched
out and take wing they circle round in
flights that never cease, aud sportsman 6
gun cannot shoot them, and storms can
not ruffle their wings, and when they
cease fight in these lower skies of
earth they sweep around amid the high.
or attitudes of heaven. At Baltimore |
talked into a phonograph. The cylin-
der containing the words was sent on
to Washington, and the next day that
cylinder from another photographic i'll
strument, when turned, gave back to
me the very words l had uttered the
day before and with the same intona-
tions. Scold into a phonograph, and it
will scold back. Pour mild words into
a monograph, and it will return the
gentleness Society and the world and
the church are monographs. Give them
acerbity and rough treatment, and acer-
bity and rough treatment you will get
back. Give them practical friendliness,
and they will give back practical friend
illness. A father asked his little daugh-
ter, "Mary, why is it that everybody
loves you?" She answered, 81 don't
know unless it is because love every
body" ga man that hath friends must
shoM himself friendly. /"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13
NJ. P. CONFERENCE.

The SEVENTEEN annual session of the
Maryland Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church came to an end last
night in Baltimore, with the reading of
the list of appointments by President
A. D. Melvin.
Rev. T. P. Revelle, of Dover, Del,
was sent to this city in place of Rev. F.
T. Benson, who was sent to Centreville,
Md. Among the other appointments
are II. F. Wright, Fairfax; J. NJ. Dickey,
Fairview; S. f. Cassen, Newmarket;
J. W. Norris, Palermo, and A. A. Bich-
ell, Quanlico.
The report of the temperance COM
mittee precipitated q discussion, as was
the case last year during the closing
hours of conference. 1t was recon-
mended that church members should
vote for local option whenever the OPP
portunity presented, but Rev. J. W..
Kirk wanted the conference to go
further and say that prohibition should
be voted at all times. His amendment
prevailed after warm discussion.
The conference adopted resolution
that dramatic entertainments given for
the benefit of churches are open to seri-
Gus objection and should not be adopt
ed as a means of raising money.
Rev. Quincy l.. Morrow was unani-
mously granted permission to be left
without an appointment for one year
at his own request, in order to continue
in his work in connection with the lee
ture bureau of the Christian Citizen
ship League Of Chicago. The request
was the outcome OF the refusal of con-
ference 10 grant the loan of Rev. Mr..
Morrow to the lecture bureau, which
caused so much discussion on Monday.
The faculty of instruction reported a
resolution disappearing of Phi. D. de-
grees secured by correspondence
courses and declining to recognize in
any way titles obtained in such way.
The SEVENTEEN anniversary of the con.
ference will be celebrated on the Sec
ond Sunday in November. The con-
ference comprises 145 ministers, 365
churches and parsonages, $4,000 mem
bers and 80 900 officers and Sunday
school pupils. Church properly is held
by conference valued at 81, 100,0 900, sup.
port paid annually 1896, 595. or an aver.
age of IS a member. AID average pas
tors salary of 1851 in money and house
rent is paid, and fund of nearly $780,,
600 is held for the support of superan-
nuates.
No invitation was received for next
year. the matter being left in the hands
of the President and district committee.
1t is understood that the session will
be held at Crisfeld Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, April -.
SENATE.

The general belief that the commit.
tee on foreign relations would report
to-day upon the Cuban question and
that the report would be stirring and
emphatic serve to attract another i'm.
mense crowd to the Senate galleries.
The same admirable regulations which
have 5sen for several days in force
prevented aay confusion or crowding
in the upper corridors of the Senate
wing. but hundreds of those holding
tickets were disappointed in not being
able to gain admission to the galleries
Mr.. DAVIS was recognized by the
Vice President and made the foreign
committees report upon the Cuban
question.
Mr. Davis requested that the resolu
tions and report of the committee be
read.
"Let the resolution be read first"
suggested Mr.. Cockrell.
The resolution to be passed, declared
Nr. Foraker, would force Spain either
10 abdicste the island of Cuba or give
battle. uSpaip should resort to the
arbitrament Ct the sword then he had
no doubt the United States would pros
ecute the war to successful and tri-
umphant conclusion. He maintained
that the present Cuban republic was a
firm and stable constitutional govern
ment. Mr.. Foraker declared that in
the matter of craftsmanship the Presi-
dent aud Vice-President of the Cuban
republic would compare fayorably with
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Last nights fire almost totally destroyed
the immense plant of the Pennsylvania Plate
Glass Company at Irwin, Pa. The company
estimates lis loss at 100000. The com
psny employed about 500 men. The plant
was the largest Independent factory in the
the country.
The Miller powder works in sunnytown,
Pa over 80 miles from Rea Sing, exploded to-
day. All the buildings we're wiped out and
nearly all the buildings in the vicinity were
damsged. The terrific shock of the explosion
of 10000 pounds of powder Vas felt for ten
miles.
The British steamer Arcsdia, which arrived
at New York this morning from Porto RICO,
reports that there We're FIVE Spanish warships
at anchor at St. John-the Vizcsya, the Ad.
mirante Gquenda, two gunboats and one dis
patch boat.
Professor Charles Shields, Presbyterian n.
late of Princeton University, was yesterday
confirmed in tie Protestant Episcopal faith
by Bishop Potter of New York.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From Madrid.

MADRID, April 1880 a. mas
the result of a long cabinet council last
night the Spanish war Office is actively
engaged in certifying the Mediterranean
islands of Spain and in placing other
portions of the kingdom in a state of
defence. It ia understood that instruc-
lions have been cabled to Captain Gen.
eral Blanco to carry the suspension of
hostilities into practical effect, accord
ing to the circumstances in each dis
trict. When the ministers adjourned
an official note was issued, setting forth
the views of the government. In brief
the note sets forth that the cabinet has
granted an extraordinary credit for
war purposes and that the government
refuses to acknowledge the right OF the
United States to interfere in Cuba. The
government, however, expressed the
opinion that the ministers are not call.
cd upon to make any declaration so
long as the resolutions of Congress or
the initiative of President Mckinley do
not lead to concrete acts. The official
note also says: "a firm consciousness
of its rights will inspire the nation to
defend energetically the sacred interests
which are the patrimony of the Spanish
race"
The Gloho this morning applauds
the energetic attitude displayed by
the cabinet" adding, "Spain's action
now depends upon the moves of Ameri-
Co." Continuing, the Globo lays much
emphasis upon the duty of the powers
to maintain peace"
Senior Sagssta in an interview this
morning said that ne thought the pow
ers could not do more than they have
done in the way of Intervention. The
Premier is said to have expressed the
belief that Presidents McKinley's
message twas forced from him by the
clamor OF Congress, which took
advantage of his weakness, although
the President personally wished to
modify it," Senior Sagasta is reported
to have added: "The length of the
armistice depends upon how the rebels
behave and upon the attitude of the
United States. Senior Polo y Bernabe,
has been instructed to present Secretary
Sherman with q further memorandum"
MADRID, April 1S.-S p. m.-The
situation is regarded to-day on all sides,
even, apparently, by the United States
minister, Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, as
being most serious.
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such independence shall become set
tied political fact at the earliest posi-
bic moment.
justification for intervention is
strengthened in such cases as the pres.
emit. where the expressions by State
of its subjects have been so inVeterate,
atrocious and sanguinary as to require
intervention by other nations in the in
terests of humanity and the peace OF
the world, for the purpose of over
throwing that government and estab.
fishing or recognizing another in its
place as the only means of extirpating
an otherwise incurable and dangerous
evil"
Senator Turpie presented the report
of the minority of the committee as fol-
lows: The undersigned members of the
committee on foreign relations cordial
" concur in the report made upon the
Cuban resolutions but we favor the i'm
mediate recognition of the republic of
Cuba as organized in that island, as q
free, independent and sovereign power
among the nations of the world. It was
signed by Senators Turpie, Mills and
Foraker.
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Snain and the Powers.

LONDON, April 13.-The afternoon
newspapers of this city unanimously
express the opinion that both the
United States and Spain are heading
straight for war. There is also dis
position to blame President Mckinley
for his alleged indecision.
A special dispatch from Rome an
nounces that the Pope has again tele-
graphed to Emperor Francis Joseph OF
Austria, begging him to use his in-
huence with the other sovereigos, in be.
half of peace between the United States
and Spain.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 13.-The
ssmi-official Journal de st. Petersburg
contends that the concluding passage
of President McKinley's message to
Congress precludes the possibility of
military action upon the part of the
United States, taking the ground that
the passage referred to recognizes
SPANS armistice, and that the armistice
"suspends hostiliiies, which is the Oh
ject the United States had in view"
BERNIE, Switzerland, April 13.-The
National Council has suggested that
the Bundesrath consider whether it
could not offer to mediate between the
United States and Spain. The propo-
sition will be considered tomorrow but
it will doubtless be rejected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. James F. Swami, of Ruther
Glenn, and Miss Fannie S. Dew, daugh-
ter of the late DR.. Thomas r. Dew, of
Caroline, were married yesterday at
Emmons Methodist Church, in Caro-.
line county.
The suit of Louis o. Shanner vs.. the
Southern Railway, on claim for SlO,-
900 damages for having foot cut off,
was commenced in the Circuit Court Of
Lynchburg yesterday. Shanuer is the
man who shot and killed Jim Wallace,
in Danville.
William II. Snow. jr., who shot and
killed Harry McVeigh few days ago,
was indicted for murder by the grand
jury at Campbell courthouse on Mon.
day. TIE trial is set for the first day
of the next term, and in the meantime,
Snow will be kept in the jail there.
In yesterdays local option election
at Lynchburg, 3,1S6 votes were cast,
1855 of which were for license to sell
liquor and l,459 against license, giving
a majority of 1876 for the "wets." In
the last local option election in 1890
the total vote cast wss Sail, and the
majority of the "wets' at that time was
only seven.
John Nelson Grant. aged rs, died st
the home of his son, John r. Grant, at
Auburn, Fauquier county, of kidney
troubles, on the 10Th instant. Mr..
Grant was native of that county and
for the greater part of his life resided
at Wsrrenton, serving as town sergeant
from 1869 to about 1881. Three daugh-
tiers aud five sons survive him.
The democratic committee of the
tenth congressional district met in
Richmond last night and selected Gov
ington as the place and June % the
time of holding the convention for the
nomination of candidate for Congress
to succeed Hon. Jacob Yost. The can
didates for the nomination are State
Senator Flood, of Appomattox, who
was Mr.. Yost's opponent in 1896; Mr..
Glasgow, OF Rockbridge, and Judge
Quarles and State Senator John n.
Opie, of Augusta. 1t is said Mr.. Yost
will not be candidate for reelection.
Miss Martha Bagby and Mr.. George Battle
Gordon, of New York, were married in Bich.
mond last night The bride is daughter of
the late DR.. George w. Basby. The groom
WAS for several years an assistant to the late
District Attorney Fellows, of New York.
In game of baseball at Charlottesville
yesterday Princeton was defeated by the
University of Virginia team, the ,core being
ID to 10.
Miss Lucy E. Churchill was married at
Fros:buig, Md, yesterday to Dr. Arthur Lee
Jones' Both are of FIR, MT Royal
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House Resolutions.

The majority of the House commit
tee on foreign affairs has agreed to the
following resolution, which will be re-
ported to the House this afternoon:
Whereas, the government of Spain
for three years past has been waging
war on the island of Cuba against q
revolution by the inhabitants thereof
without making any substantial pro-
gress towards the suppression OF said
revolution, and has conducted the war
fare in manner contrary to the laws
of nations by methods inhuman and
uncivilized, causing the death by
starvation of more than two hun.
dred thousand innocent non-com-
batants, the victims being for the
most part helpless women and
children, inhicting intolerable injury
to the commercial interests of the
United States, involving the destruc-
ton Of the lives and property of many
of our citizens, entailing the expendi-
ture Of millions of money in patrolling
our coasts aud policing the high seas in
order to maintain our neutrality, and
Whereas. this long series of losses,
injuries and burdens for which Spain
is responsible has eliminated in the
destruction of the United States battle
ship Maine in the barbor of Havana
and in the death of 266 of our seamen,
Resolved, etc., that the President is
hereby authorized and directed to in
tervene at once to stop the war in Cuba
to the end and with the purpose of Sc
curing permanent peace and order
there and establishing by the free action
of the people thereof stable and indie
pendent government of their own in
the island of Cuba and the President
is hereby authorized and empowered
to use the land and naval forces of the
United States to execute the purpose Of
this resolution. The resolutions will
be presented to the House probably be.
fore g o'clock and the indications now
are that they will be voted upon practi.
cally without debate. Both the demo
Gratis and republicans with few excep-
tions favor this programme.
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Senate Resolutions.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The fol-
lowing is the majority resolutions
reported to the Senate by Senator Da
Wis Immediately upon the converting o.
the Senate at noon to-day
Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the Island of Cuba, so near ouI
own borders, have shocked the mora
sense of the people of the United States,
have been disgrace to christian civili-
zation, eliminating, as they have, in
the destruction of United States
battleship, with two hundred and sixty
six of its officers and crew, while on a
friendly visit in the harbor of Havana,
and cannot longer be endured, as has
beer set forth by the President of the
United States in his message to Con,
gress of April II, 1898, upon which the
action of Congress was invited; there
fore,
Resolved, First, that the people of
the Island of Cuba are and of right
ought to be free and Independent.
Second. That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and the gov
ernment of the United States does
hereby demand, that the government
of Spain at once relinquish It's authority
and government in the Island of Cuba
and withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third. That the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is,
directed and empowered to use the en-
tire land and naval forces of the United
States and to call into the actual SER
vice of the United States the militia of
the several States, to such extent as
may be necessary to carry these resolu-
tons into effect.
The report accompanying the resolu-
tons says: "The destruction of the
Maine excited to an unprecedented
degree the compassion and resentment
of the American people, but our people
determined to hold their judgment in
suspense until en- official investigation
should disclose the cause of the disas.
ter and enable them to impute the re.
sponsibility therefor. That inyestigs.
ton had been made. The time
CT the explosions" says the re-
port, Unjust haVe been calculated for the
moment when the Maine should swing
within the destructive radius of the
mine. The duplicity, perfdy and
cruelty of the Spanish character, as
they always have been, arc demon
strated still to continue by their mani
festations during the present war in
Cuba. The destruction of the Maine
was composed either by the official act
of the Spanish authorities land the as
certainment of the particular person is
not materially or was made possible by
a negligence on their part so willing
and gross ss to be equivalent in culpa.
bility to positive criminal action"
The autonomy scheme which was
promised, and which was alluded
to By President Mckinley in his last an
nual message, is pronounced "specious
and illusory." "A justifable cause for
has been afforded by the
barbarity with which Spain has conduct
ed her Military operations and by her
Slaughter ofcsptured insurgent soldiers.
The United States ought st once to re.
coguize the independence of the people
OF Cuba aud also ought TO intervene to
the end that the war and lis unexam-
pied atrocities shall cease, and that