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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

The death of Mr.. E. 7. Lang, re-
ported elsewhere, will be learned with
rtgret by many of our readers. He
Was we'll known Throughout the
county, and was held in high esteem
nv his r,,maroos friends
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

In memory of our darling, Roland,
who departed this life Friday, Au-
gust Goth, aged years. Gone but
not forgotten.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

Onancock, Va, Sept. 6, 1898.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

Circuit court commences Tuesday,
o tober 4th
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

Capt, John Rogers and Mr.. W. F.
White have returned from the city
with new goods.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

The cleared land on Back street in
Onancock, about sixteen acres, with
TWO good tenant houses and twenty
one. of Snead Woodland near Oman
cock, both lately belonging to Upshur
B. Quirbv, now deceased, is offered
for sale by 7. 3 Quinby, attorney.
1t is very desirable property and
should sall well.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

By HIS SISTERS AND BROTHERS
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

Mrs. Elizabeth Revell, of Balti-
more, who has been in Accomac sew
eral weeks visiting friends, returned
home on Thursday, accompanied by
Mrs. Nm. Coleburn and daughter
Miss Beulah Coleburn,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

SNOW KNOX 81 Co.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

When you next visit Pocomoke City
don't fail to call at Dryden & Lamb
den's big shoe store, two doors west
Of Dickinson's dry goods store. You
will there find one of the largest and
most complete stocks of boats and
shoes south of Philadelphia They
make a speciality of ladies' and gen
tiemen's fine foot wear, and pay spec
ciaI attention to orders by mail.
They buy for cash and sell for cash.
This accounts for their low prices. s.
Fl. Dryden's real estate office is in
the rear of shoe store.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-01

Our darling Roland has left US,
And is numbered with the dead;
He has gone to live with Jesus,
Where no farewell tears are shed.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
Mr.. Scott'S Revenue Report.

In his annual report, Internal
Revenue Commissioner Scott refers
to the West Virginia olemargerine
cases and to the attempt 10 retain
in their places by legal action the
store keepers and gaugers at the
Hannis Distillerv, but does not make
any comment. The internal revenue
bureau regards it as settled that the
collector has full authority to APP
point and remove his subordlnates,
who have no redress in the courts.
From the statistical portion of the
report it appears that the internal
revenue collections in West Vir-
ginia, which constitutes a district
by itself, for the fiscal year ending
June 80 last, amounted to 1915, 305,.
"a. Fur Illicit stills were destroy
ed and three removed and ten per
sons connected Herewith arrested.
There are in the State 80 register
ed tobacco manufacturers, 1876 reg
istered cigar manufacturers and
66 dealers in leaf tobacco. The to-
tai number Of cigars made in the
State is 69,253,561. No cigaret-
ties are manufactured. Three hun
dred and forty seven prosecutions
for violation of the internal revenue
laws were begun in West Virginia
during the year The number of
registered distilleries in the State
is Fl, and the total product of rec
tilted spirits 4,570.10 gallons The
States output of fermented liquor
was 1922 gallons. West Virgin
is paid 1880 in olemargerine taxes
during the year.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
"OLD OSSAWATTIMEE. /"

"Whose first victim, says the Free
Press, at Harper's Ferry, was an in
dustrious, inoffensive colored man."
still lives in the history and work
of these modern days. Lately, the
editor of the Free Press claims to
have received the last letter from
the old abolitionist, two days before
his execution, December 2, 1859,
which WAS harsh criticism of Mr..
Beecher's sermons. Lastly, the Free
Press, seeks to set at rest the kiss
ing Of the negro baby as old John
Browns body went marching on,
from the Jail 10 the gallows, as fol-
lows:
"a man by the name of Martin in
Philadelphia, claims to have been
the baby kissed by John Brown as
he emerged from the Jail to 90 to
the place OF execution. John Brown
didn't kiss baby at that time-un-
less it was long distance smack.
The story of that negro baby kissing
at the door of the jail is fabrication
Notwithstanding it has been put up
on convas-for a consideration. A
negro woman with a baby could not
have gotten near to the jail door,
and an osculatory performance of
that kind could not have escaped
our notice."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
NEITHER WISELY, OR WELL.

West Virginia is not being wisely
advertised just now. The news
papers-Republican and Democratic
are vieing with each other as to
which shall most certainly convict
the election officers in many of the
counties with dishonesty or incom-
potency or both. We are pleased
TO say that there has not been in the
Press anywhere an allegation of
crookedness in this county.-Free
Press.
Those are our sentiments, though
we received a solar-plexus blow.
Berkeley county people, under all
circumstances, are always able to
take care of their rights-have done
so in the past and will do so again.
The man or men who think they can
run this county by purchasing buns
and corner statuary, as against the
thinking people, offer an insult to be
rebuked and stamped out. We have
the best of homes and the best of
people, and those who publish other
wise are of the fraternity of both
Anannias and Sapphire.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
"STEAL IT."

The charge made by the Demo
cratic papers is: That the Republic,
cans will steal Senator Faulkner's
SCAT. Well, now, from the Court of
Appeals, COTS election, the tive
business, the great Legislative count,
the larceny of the -Senstorship from
Mr.. Camden, by the twelve apostles,
and on down, it must be a conceded
fact, that the Democrats would not
filch political office. A fact on the
face Of the records, fact that is
true and yet fact, that if proven,
will show that they never lost an
opportunity, if there was the oppor-
tunity to win, that they failed to
take every advantage in the game.
"Steal i'll" Steal Senator Faulkner's
seatll Why it will keep him buster
watching his Democratic friends (?)
il that line, than the Republicans.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
LATE NOTES.

France has forbidden the impor-
tation Of fruit and plants from the
United States.
The Spanish peace commissioners
seek to have the open door trade
policy extended to Cuba and Porto
Rico.
The annual report of the chief
mine inspector of West Virginia
shows an increase coal output of
2,494 ,849 tons compared with the
previous year.
A masked mob made an Intellectual
attempt to effect an entrance into
the Jail at Parkorsburg, W. Va,
with the view of lynching Wade
Grant, colored, who Grimm ally as.
saulted white lady.
The Judge in the criminal prose-
cutions against Senator Quay, his
son, and ex-Treasurer Haywood,
over ruled the demurrers to four in
dictments, and denied the motion to
quash in the other, and set the cases
for trial on December IL.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
Pa ..slip Complexion,

1t does not require an expert to
detect the suffering from kidney
trouble. The hollow cheeks, the
sunken eyes, the dark, puffy circles
under the eyes, sallow parsnip CO.
1red complexion indicates it.
a phsician would ask if you had
rheumatism, dull pain or ache in
the back or over the hips, stomach
trouble, desire to urinate often, or
a burning or scalding in passing it;
if after passing there is unsatisfed
feeling as if it must be at once
repeated, or if the urine has q
brick dust deposit or strong odor.
When these symptoms are present
20 time should be lost in removing
the cause.
Delay may lead to gravel, catarrh
of the bladder, inflammation, causing
stoppage, and sometimes requiring
the drawing of the urine with in
struments, or may run into Bright's
disease, the most dangerous stage
of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the
great discovery of the eminent kid.
ney and bladder specialist, is posi-
tive remedy for such diseases. It's
reputation is worldwide and it is
so easy to get at any drug store
that no one need suffer any length
of time for want of it.
However, if you prefer to first
test its wonderful merits, mention
(Insert the full name of your pDper)
and write to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
bottle and book telling all about it..
both sent absolutely free by mail.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
CONGRESS-.

The representatives of the various
States, as Senators, aud those of the
people, as members of the House,
will convene in Congress on Monday
next. They have had somewhat of
rest, after the serious business pre-
ceding adjournment, mingled with
much of excitement and unrest, dur.
ing the interval. They have been
with their people, counseled with
them, and learned of them, the trend
of their wishes in the delegated use,
of their over ruling power. In ad.
dition an election has been held, of
which the result is somewhat indica-
tive of the public mind. During all
OF it; great questions of diplomacy
have arisen, matters deep in govern.
mental management, and future ma
tional interests have been presented;
new and unthought of problems, of
paths to be avoided, roads to be
taken, wherein duty calls the patriot
to 60 forward, or halt, appear, de-
handing, earnest, prudent, wise con-
sideration that the right and not the
wrong course shall be pursued.
There is much of destiny TO be
unwound, penetrated, solved. 1t is
not time for the bowling dema-
gogue, or the syren song of trick
sters, but time, an occasion, por-
tent of issue, that will test the
strongest in strength, the most pru-
dent in their prudence, the wisest in
their wisdom, and the most patriotic
in their patriotism. The country
will wait and hope that the result
may prove, the right material to
have been on duty, and the duty
we'll and properly done.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
CARDINAL GIBBONS
Discusses She Recent Race Troubles
in the South.

in the South.
Cardinal Gibbons, in discussing
the recent race trouble in the south
said to the preventative OF the
Baltimore Sun.
I'm the history of mankind it has
been observed that when two dis
tinct races co existed in the same
territory, one race has always ex-
ercised certain supremacy over the
other. While this principle is ad-
mitted, it is the manifest duty Of
every patriotic statesman and Chris
tian TO eco that the relations be-
tween the races should be friendly
harmonious and mutually beneficial.
The race conflicts, antagonisms
and bloodshcd which have recently
occurred in several States of the
Union can be largely traced to two
great cause.-the one sided and i'll
directed system of negro education
and the indiscriminate exercise and
consequent abuse OF the ballot box
"The colored race" continued
the Cardinal. "are naturally kind
and gentle, affectioDate and grateful
with religious emotions easily aroused
But the educatian they are generally,
receiving is calculated to sharpen
their mental faculties at the ex.
pense Of their religious and moral
sense. 1t fosters ambition with
out means of gratifying it, 1t feeds
the head while the heart is starved.
"No education is complete that
does not teach the science of self
restraint, and this is found only in
the decalogue and in the gospels.
But it is hard to to get hearing
on the subject of popular education.
We may appeal from Peter drunk
to Peter sober.
"The abuse of the ballot box is
chargeable more to white demago-
CUES than to the blacks themselves.
The politicians use the negro vote
for their own selfish proposes. I
am persuaded that o restriction of
suffrage by property qualifications
would be wise measure. 1t would
be an incentive to industry and as
men are instinctively disposed to
protect their own property, they
will natural vote for those rulers
and public officers who in their
judgment, are more qualified to
protect their proerty from unjust
and extorbitant taxation and to
promote the material prosperity of
the Commonwealth"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
Many Lives Lost.

Boston, Mass, November 2S.--
Tugs returning to this city at noon,
alter a tour of The harbor, report
about 35 vessels of all sizes and
classes ashore or sunk in and near
Boston harbor.
Seven large scnooners and two
Baltimore coal barges are completely
wrecked, and it is estimated that
between rs and 80 lives have been
lost. Only one body has been re-
; covered
More than a dozen are reported
in the surf at Hull, and efforts are
being made to recover them. Tie
ocean steamer Ohio, of the War
ren Line. is high and dry on Spec
tacle Island.
The ocean-going tug Tamaqua is
on the rocks at rainsford Island,
and will be a total wreck.
The Portland Steamship Company
announced at noon today thst they
had no information as to the where
abouts of the steamer Portland
which left this city Saturday night
for Portland. A number of steam
ers are at anchor in lower Boston
harbor, but owing to the thick
weather their names cannot be made
out. It is thought that the Port
land.i possibly among the number.
The Portland had fair sized freight
and about Is or 80 passengers.
Gloucester, Mass, November, %.
Nine vessels were lost in the
blizzard at this port, but nothing
could be learned this forenoon as
to the loss of life. 1t is believed
the crews of all the crafts escaped
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
Postponed sale
Saturday, December 3. 1898.

Saturday, December 3. 1895,
at O'Clock p. M, at the front door of
the Court House, Martinsburg, w
Va, l will sell, as Administrator, with
the will annexed of Frances E. Hess.
decd, the valuable farm of which she
died, seized, viz
36 ACRES OF GOOD TILLABLE
LAND, adjoining farms of Hamilton
Raney, George Hess and J, H. Smith.
The improvements are q story wealth.
er boarded log house, in fair condition.
Outbuildings, are BARN, SHED ad-
joining, CORN HOUSE, WAGON
SHED, HOG PEN and CHICKEN
HOUSE. There Is a never failing
SPRING OF GOOD WATER near
the house, a spring house, TWO
GOOD ORCHARDS, with 700 trees in
good bearing, including apples, peach,
pear, plum, cherry and ounce fruits
TERMS :-One-third cash on day of
sale, balance in two equal annual pay
ments, with interest from day of sale,
title to be reserved until last payment
is made. More cash or shorter. pay
ments at option Of purchaser.
J. H. SMITH,
Admir- G. T. A, Frances E. Hess,
deceased.
J. V. QUINN, Auctioneer
10-22-4t.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
PERSONAL MENTION.
Your Friends Coming and Going.

Miss Lorena Flick spent Thursday
in Chambersburg.
Miss Mary Stribling spent Thurs
day in Chambersburg.
Mr.. Ralph Salvage, of Winchester,
spent Wednesday in this city.
Mrs. Chas. j. Faulkner went to
Washington Tuesday morning.
Mr.. A. B. Smith returned to
Washington Wednesday morning.
Mr.. John j. Ridgeway, of Ridge
way, was in town on business Tues
day.
Mrs. Joseph F. Mingini has gone
on visit to her daughter, at Tab
lers.
Mr.. Eugene E. Herring, of Win
chester, was in this city on business
Tuesday.
Mr.. S. S. Buzzard, of Berkeley
Springs, was in this city on business
this week.
Mrs. j. B. Snodgrass left Thurs
day morning for short visit to
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Geo. W. Kurtz and wife, of
Winchester, Va, spent Monday
night in this city.
Mr.. W. 81. Polling, who has been
on a short business trip to New
York, has returned.
Mrs. G. j. and Miss Jane and
Salye Faulkner went to Winchester
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. H. G. Berry and daughter,
Dorothy, left Monday evening on a
short trip to Baltimore.
Miss Bette Sublet, of Charles
town, is the guest of Miss Mary
Woods, S. Queen street.
Miss Mary Bowers, of Gerards-
town, is visiting her brother, Mr..
Geo. M. Bowers, on S. Queen street.
Miss Clara Hemp, OF Jefferson,
Md, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
l.. E. Bentz, North Maple avenue.
Mrs. Emmett Bowen and son,
WILDER, of Gordonsville, Va, are
visiting her father, Mr.. j. II. Hopper
Miss Estella and May Kaufman,
who have been visiting relatives in
Chambersburg, have returned home.
Mr.. Joseph Grubb, of Washing
tor, who has been spending few
days with Mrs. Scott Vanmetre,
this city, has returned.
Miss Elsye Love, of Winchester,
who has been visiting Miss Salye
Faulkner at Boydville, returned
home Wednesday morning.
Miss Sophie Colston, who has
been spending a few days at her
home in this city, returned to her
work at Romney Monday evening.
Mrs. A. V. Anders, of Frederick,
Md, was called here by the serious
illness of her grandson, Master Fred
Anders, at the home of Mr.. G. P.
Miles.
Miss Georgia Lindsay and Miss
Mammie Rider, ofStephenson Semi
nary, Charles. Town, who have been
visiting the home of Mr.. Morgan
Vanmetre, in the country, have re-
turned.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
SUGGESTED LEGISLATION.

A suggestion, coming from the
farmers, in the interest oil farmers in
THIS pan handle, seems very proper
aaa ntceesa 1t il made In view
OF tue great loss during the past
season, caused by the presence and
spreading OF cholera among the
swine. L. is uggested, that, though
impossible to prevent occasional
sporadic cases, yet, its spread can be
prevented b. proper quarantine, and
prop sanitary measures in dispos-
ing Of tie bodies Of the dead ami
mails. Tha', as measures are pro-
vided by way Of legal quarantine and
proper limitation against contagious
and infectious diseases among hu-
man beings, some means can be pro-
vided by statute, to aid in stamping
out, il not in preventing epidemics
among the stock. As it is, bodies OF
dead animals are hauled into the
field, there to furnish food to other
animals, dogs, vultures and birds of
the air, which in time spread the
germs of the disease broad cast.
The farmers of Berkeley and Jeffer-
son, even if other portions of the
State should not require it, need
some legislation in this particular,
and by mapping out proper bene-
fetal act, there can be no doubt, it
will be made law. Put your heads
together and counsel about it.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
In the V1rginiaS.

Detective W. G. Baldwin was 40
quilted in the court at Petersburg,
on Saturday, of the murder of Hen
ry Hawkes., colored.
Joel V. Dunlap, well known far
mer, residing in Frederick county,
Va, was accidentally shot while out
cunning on Saturday and is thought
to be fatally injured.
Six thousand hogsheads of Virgil
MIA and North Carolina bright leaf
tobacco have been bought by a Jap.
anese firm to be shipped to that
country and manufactured into
cigars and cigarettes.
Charles c. Steele, constable of
Mingo county, W. Va, was assassi-
mated Friday night last while with
in 100 yards of his home. Samp
Kenneda was captured by the sons
of the murdered man and is held for
the crime.
Mr.. Jacob G. Thomas, one of the
wealthiest citizens of Wheeling, W.
Va, was found dead in his bed Mon.
day morning. His physician said
death was due to apoplexy. Mr..
Thomas wealth is estimated at
$750,O0O.
Mrs. Sallie Wiley, 10 Middletown
Valley, Hampshire county, W. Va,
was driving to a funeral with her
two boys, when one threw a match
with which he had lighted cigar
cite into the wagon bed, filled with
straw. Flames enveloped Mrs.
Wiley almost before she knew it,
and she and the boys we're serious
ly bnrnaa before the Ere was extin-
guished
A fast freight on the Shenandoah
Valley division of the Norfolk and
Western railroad went through a
bridge oyer North river Monday at
Riverside, 81 miles north of Roa-
noke. Engineer s: L: Mayo, of
Roanoke, was badly injured. Fire
man Joseph Stevens was killed and
brakeman Dave Wimger was per-
haps fatally injured. The train was
loaded with live stock.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
z l.

That u per cent. commission;
What has become of it? Where
was it during the days of the Demo
cratic courts and sheriffs? Has it
been quieted by being funded, and
put to sleep with the county bonds!
In these days of gain and re.counts;
what mortals we be? Next thing,
the power of absorption by head of
6cials, will visit the pay of poor
clerks, by levying an assessment,
thereon, civil service to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
The Gree Press" and the ePioneer

The Gree Press" and the "Pioneer
Press" are having quite time sling
ing Biblical quotations at each other.
Orthodox theologians as well as the
Ingersollism kind, can read their
excerpts with qualification. The next
thing, they will be telling of the two
persons who were never born, yet
died, and of the two who were born
and never died. They have already,
partially walked by Enoch's side.
Good subject gentlemen, and not
likely to lead to wrath.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
What II Means.

Chairman Dingley, of the Ways
and Means Committee, in an inter
view with a Star reporter, explain
ed the term "open door policy" as
applied to the future commerce OF
the Philippine islands in case they
should be acquired by the United
States.
1.-The phrase open door policy
which is now being talked about so
much in the newspapers" said Mr..
Dingley, "means simply equality of
treatment, and not free trade. As
applied to the dependency of a coun-
try, it simply means that imports
from all countries are to be admit
ted on the same terms as imports
from the mother country. AS ap-
piled to the Philippines, it would
mean that imports from Great Brit
ian and all other foreign countries
are to be admitted at the same rates
of duty as imports from the United
States.
"Of course this policy could not
be applied to the Philippines if they
should be admitted into the Union
with territorial form of govern
ment, because the constitution pro-
vides that duties shall be uniform
within the United States unless
there should be an amendment to
the constitution permitting this.
SIN the decision of the open door
policy, | notice that many papers
assume that it is the uniform policy
of Great Britain in her relation with
her colonies. 1t should be borne 10
mind, however, that there is con-
spicuous exception to this in the
case Of Canada, her most important
colony, which admits imports from
Great Britain st rs per cent, less
duty than they are admitted from
the United States and other coun-
tries. 1t is understood that this
policy was adopted by Canada, if
not on the suggestion, at least with
the approval Of Mr.. Chamberlain,
British secretary for the colonies,
and that he is urging other colonies
of Great Britain to give a similar
preference to that country"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-12-03
A GOOD PAPER.

The announcement Of the Intelli-
gencer, will be found in another col
umn. 1t is considered to be the
leading Republican paper of the
state, and is considered generally re-
liable as to the cleaning and pub
lication of the news; and very care
full and conservative in editorial
comment. 1t is always we'll repre-,
scented at Charleston, and specially
active in reporting the acts of state
officials, and the proceedings of the
Legislature which will soon con-
VeDe