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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
PERSIAN RULERS JEWELS.
fabulous Tale of the Costly Gqu.s In the
Peacock Throne Room.

Peacock Throne Room.
Who has not heard of the Persian
jewols-their glory, their number,
their priceless worth? When the doors
were unlocked and I WAS taken into the
peacock throne room, l found myself
surrounded by mass of wealth I'M
euualpd in the world Nowhere are such
treasures, but nowhere also is there
such an accumulation Of rubbish. l
will, however, dian,;ss the rubbish and
refer only to the treasures. Down each
side of tho room were chairs entirely
covered with sheeted gold, and at inter
walls were tables of gold, nailed, l shud-
dered to note, with the commonest of
black headed tacks.
At the far end of the room was the
wonder of the world, the peacock
throne Whether it is one Of the seven
thrones Of the great mogul and was
brought from Delhi don't know, but
it is certainly the most costly ornament
that the oye of man can look upon. ]
inspected it most carefully. 1t is entire
" of silver, great camp bed structure,
but modelled i'll lovely designs. 1t is i'll
crusted from end to end and from top to
bottom with diamonds
At the back is star of brilliants that
makes you blink The rug on which the
shah sits is edged with precious stones,
and the pillow on which he reclines is
covered with pearls. l could keep on
writing about tho dazzling beauties Of
the throne of tho king Of kings, but
never could get beyond declaring it to
bo superb jewel. Some people have
valued it at Go, 600, 600. Its real value
is between GO, 900, 900 and $4,000. 900.
But. though the peacock throne is
the magnum opus of the Persian crown
jewels, it by no means extinguishes the
magniticence of the other treasures.
Who can attempt, however, to recount
the number of bejeweled arms, the roy
al arms, the flashing aiSrets, the trays
piled up with cut and uncut stones and
the bowls filled with pearls that you
can run through your fingers like q
handful of rice? Every one has heard OF
the Daria-i-Nur, on Sea of Light, sister
diamond to the Kohinoor, or Mountain
of Light. Every one has also heard OF
the Globe Of the World, made by the
late shah of rs pounds of pure gold and
81, 33G gems-the sea of emcralds. Per-
STA of turquoises, India of amethysts,
Africa of rubies, England and France OF
u1s-npd yulI1p1 ut Hq4T COO
Illustrated Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
TALL. BUILDINGS
The skyacSaper Considered as Devioe
Fog saving Labor.

FOE buElfls
In the tall building it is emphatioally
ga condition, not theory" that con-
fronts US. The many storied office build
ing is NECESSARY product OF certain
economic factors which have operated i'll
spite of tho architects, and moro intense
" in the United States than elsewhere.
This is what has made it SO peculiarly
al American product. Of these econom-
ic factors the cost of land, so common
" alleged rs the controlling one, has
really been the least important. Land
in parts of Paris aud London is as cost
" as in New York and Chicago, but the
Is story office building has never come
into vogue there, while, on the other
hand, buildings of 10 or 10 stories are
not uncommon in American cities of the
second and third rank, where land is
relatively cheap. The causa causans OF
the skyscraping monstrosity is to be
sought in the drive and hurry Of Amer
lean business life, and in the accom-
panying American propensity to save
time and labor. Tho skyscraper is q
huge labor saving and time saving de-
vice.
Each building is almost complete
city, often comprising within its walls
banks and insurance offices, postoffice
and telegraph Office, business exchanges,
restaurants, clubrooms and shops. The
business man can provide himself with
clothes, shoes, cigars, stationery and
baths; receive and dispatch his mail and
his kilograms; speculate on change,
consult his lawyer and his architect in
their offices and transact his own bust
ness-all without leaving the building
in which his Office is located. The ex-
press elevator which shoots him up to
the sixteenth story or drops him with
breathless speed to the basement is
product of this same American haste
and economy, and without the elevator
the tall office building would be an i'm
possibility 1t is the triumphant sue
cess of the skyscraper as time saving
invention which has made it so con-
spicuous and insistens an element i'll our
American architecture. - Engineering
Magazine.
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lie Set the TaCc.

The smoking concerts and vaudeville
shows at the Astoria in New York and
the perturbation of New Workers as to
how they shall dress for such functions
recall to Sun writer humorous incl
dent of the launching of the Vaudeville
club few years ago. Livery one present
on the opening night first gazcd at his
neighbor to sec how he had dressed for
an occasion and then at the stage. The
men all took their hats off as they CAN'T
in, and they did not discover their mis-.
take until Ealf an hour after the crrtai;
was rung up. There was an agitation
around the door, and i'll walked young
author who had just returned from a
personally conducted tour of London
supper clubs lie walled i'll loldly with
q silk hat of large size damned down
over the back CT his head. After max
ing a tour of the floor he selected by
chance conspicuous SCAT il the bal
cony. 81 suspect that lie is doing til,
proper thing, said one nlan, and, fol
lowing the author S example, no openc~
his opera hat and put it Oh his he'd IL
o devil may care fashio2. opera hat;
all over the room porr i loudly, az
men who had worn silk hats and checked
them hurried oat to get them again
Within 20 minutes every nan III thu
room bad his bat on, and tho Vaude
vile club was II full swing.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05

VIRGINIA:-In the circuit
court for the county Of Acco-
mack. in the vacation Of saif
court, February 9Th, A D 1888.
Cary j. Reed and Elsie d.,
his wife, in right of said WIFE.
Observation-Disclosures. plalntlIS
against
Reuben Somers, and Alhert;',
his wife, in right of said wi g.
George West, and Annie, b
wife, in right of said if !.
Chewing, (whose chris.
tian name is unknown and
Fannie Chewing, his wife III
right of said wife, James :
Marin, Frederick Martin and
Levin G. Martin. 49,. Defendants
In chancery.
The object of this suit is T.
sell for purposes of Partition, d
certain tract, lot or parcel OF
land situated in Accomack coun-
ty, Va containing eight acres
Is A., more or less, and bound.
ed on the east, by the land Ut
Eliza Anthony; on the south, by
the land of Jane West; on the
west, by the land of Britannia
Vests heirs, and on the north.
by the land of James Reed and
Richard Turner.
Affidavit having been made
before the clerk of the said court
that George West and Annie,
his wife, Chewing and
Fannie, his wife, James S. Mar
tin and Levin G: Martin, six OF
the defendants in the above en-
titled cause, are non. residents
of the State of Virginia, on mo-
ton of the plaintiffs, by their
attorney, it is ordered that they
the said nonresident defend
ants, do appear here within fiji
teen days after due publication
of this order and do what Ii
necessary to protect their inter
est>; and that this order be pub
iished once a week for four sue
cessive weeks in the peninsula
Enterprise" a newspaper pub
lished at Accomack Court
House, Virginia, and also posted
at the front door of the court
house of the said county on the
first day of the next term of the
county court of the said county.
Test: JOHN D. GRANT, C. c.
A copy
Test: JOHN D. GRANT, c. C.
L. Floyd Mock, p. q.
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A Hall of American History.

Steps are being taken at the national
museum i'll Washington to carry out an
idea long contemplated Of developing a
hall Of American history. Professor
Goode had long cherished the idea, and
Professor Holmes, who is in charge of
the departn ent of anthropolugy, is
equally enthusiastic 1t is the purpose
to have the institution as nearly nation
al in its character as possible, and every
effort will BIZ made to have as many
things in it relating to early American
history, that of the United States in
particular, as can be obtained. The OBJ
jects aud relics will be presented chron-
ologically, beginning with the period
when Left Ericsson, in his Viking ship,
visited America. Then will follow in
order Columbus, the pilgrims, Captain
John Smith 8 party, the Dutch and 9TH
er settlers, after which will come relics
of the rebellion. There will also be sx-
kibits of the growth in facilities Of nav
igation and of railroading, and of the
remarkable advance in the use of cleo
tricity. New York Post
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ViKGINIA:-In the Circuit Court
for the County of Accomack, IN the
vacation of the said court, the 9th
day OF February, A. D., 1898:
Isaac n. Mills. ............ Plaintiff.
against
John H. Bateman, Murray Van
diver, Joanna H. Vosbury, Lewis a
Vosbury, Hamlin Carver and NeIrc
j. Carver, his wife, in right OF said
wife, Sally B. Lofland, Joseph E.
Bruif and Josephine B. Bruff, his
wifr. in right OF said wife, Gertrude
W. Thompson, Samuel w. Penny
packer, Henry q. Pennypacker, Isaac
r Pennypacker, James L. Penny
packer, Benjamin Whitaker, Andre W
Whitaker, Charles Hobbs and Georgia
Hobbs, his wife, in right of said wife
Charles Scull and Kate Scull, bis
wife, in right of said wife, Joseph u.
Whitaker, Ellen r. Whitaker, Grace
Whitaker, James Lee and Mary Lee,
his wife, in right of said wife, Isaac
pepuypacker and Charlotte Penny
packer, his wife, in right of said wife.
Leila Whitaker, Martha & Whitaker,
Joseph A. Whitaker, Mary NJ. Whit
aker, Sarah g. Whitaker, Jacob K.
Whitaker and Evelyn L. Whitaker,
ana he said Samuel w. Pennypacker
and Joseph A. Whitaker and Horace
r. Potts and George V. Massey, ex
ecutors of the last will and testament
of Joseph R. Whitaker, deceased.....
In Chancery.
L. Sc Iii &c n
the purpose of partition, certain
marsh and beach land, situated on
the Ocean side of Accomack county,
Virginia, in the Magisterial District
OF Lee, known as Cedar Island, !"
containing twenty five hundred acres
ESQ A., more or less.
Affidavit having been made before
the clerk of the said court, that all
the defendants in the above entitled
cause, are non-r residents of the State OF
Virginia, on the motion of the plaintiff
by his attorney, it is ordered
thai said defendants, do appear
here within fifteen days after
due publication of this order and do
what is necessary to protect their In
rere>ts; and that this order be pub
lished once week for four successive
weeks in the PENINSULA ENTER.
PRISE, a newspaper published at
Accomack G. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door of the court
house of the said county on the first
Jay of the next term of the county
court of the said county.
Test: JOHN d. GRANT, C. c.
a Copy
Test: JOHN D. GRANT, C. c.
James n. Fletcher, Jr., y. q.
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A Rureau Of Courtesy.

GA curious innovation, says the Bos-
ton Transcript, "at the coming Omaha
exposition will be bureau of courtesy.
Not only is the idea novel, but it is sur
prising to learn that nearly all the PEG
pie Of the city will be enrolled in the
committee. Every member will wear a
badge and visitors will be at liberty to
address any one who wears the badge
and ask for information just as much as
he likes. The member, on the ether
hand, will be pledged to treat the visitor
courteously and answer his questions,
or put him il the way of getting them
answered -
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
Tic "HedGe" Doctor.

A "hcdge" doctor, kind of quack in
Ireland, was being examined at an in
quest OH his treatment of a patient who
had died. II gave him ipecacuanha, ;"
he said. "You might just as well have
given him the aurora borealis, F" said the
ioroner.
'Indade yer honor, and that's just
what I should have given him next if
le hadn t died. Hospital Gazette.
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An India Advertisement.

In a recent issue Of The Indian Pho
neer the following curious advertise
mept recently appeared: IAN expert
enced BUTLER for bachelor. Must
understand the care of uniform and ac-
contrements. Must be clean ana active
and, if possible, honest. Must be equai
to camp life No native of Belgium
need anply No CHRISTIAN need ap-
Nv Wages, Rs. 10. Address Captain
~ ROYAL Artillery Belgium.
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Ono of Max o,nells Experiences.

Once when Max O'Rell was staying
Mt hotel nc had occasion to complain
of the marked incivility and neglect of
waiter. The proprietor apologized, as
surfing Max O'Rell that no such COM
plant had ever been made before.
When the waiter was reprimanded, he
explained himself thus: It's not to be
expected that self respecting Scotsman
could wait on him with ciyility. Didn' t
ne say we took to the kilt because our
feet were too large to get through
srousers?"-. London Telegraph.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
Eo.sa. of Ps.rifled Wood.

Near Holbrocll, in Apache county, A.
t., is the largest forest of petrilied
wood in the world, and Land Commits
sioner Hermann is preparing a special
report to the secretary of the interior
recommending that it be made a forest
reserve and placed under the protection
of the government. The material is
rapidly being used up for commercial
purposes and unless steps are taken for
IT'S preservation will soon disappear.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05

VIRGINIA:-In the circuit
court for the county of Acco-
mack, in vacation, the 22nd day
of January, A. D., 1898.
John D. Fletcher, Plaintiff.
against
James Thomas Fletcher, Rob
ert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor,
his wife, in right of said wife,
John Matthews, Norma Fletch-
er, Norma Schoop, Elijah Hast
ings and Malissa Hastings, his
wife, in right of said wife, John
Dunstan, Frank Dunstan, James
Dunstan, Sally Collins, William
Wimbrough and John Pointer
and Medora Pointer, his wife,
in right of said wife, the said
Norma Schoop and William
Wimbrough being infants under
the age of twenty-one years..
Defendants.
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to
sell for purpose of partition, a
certain tract of land of which
John R. Fletcher died seized and
possessed, situated near Watts
Vile, in the county of Acco-
mack, State of Virginia, and
devised by the said John R.
Fletcher to Elizabeth R. Fletch-
err, (now deceased), for her life.
Affidavit having been made
before the clerk of the said
court that Norma Fletcher, Nor
ma Schoop, Robert Taylor and
Elizabeth Taylor, his wife, and
John Matthews, five of the de-
PENDANTS in the above entitled
cause, are residents of the
State of Virginia, on the motion
of the plaintiff, by his attor-
ney, it is ordered that they, the
said nonresident defendants, do
appear here within fifteen days
after due publication of this
order and dc what is necessary
to protect tcoif interests; and
that this order be published once
a week for four successive weeks
in the peninsula Enterprise
a newspaper published at Acco-
mack G. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front-door of the
courthouse of the said county
on the first day of the next term
of the county court of the said
county.
Test: John D. Grant, c. c.
A Copy
Test: John D: Grant, C. C.
James H. Fletcher, Jr., p. q.
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TO MR.. THOS. H. BUNTING

You are hereby notified, that
on the 18th day of March, 1898.
at the store of J. A. M. Wheal-
ton & Go on Chincoteague IS
land, Accomack county, Va.
between the hours of 8 o'clock
a. m. and 6 O'Clock p. M, of that
day, I shall proceed to take the
dispositions of James G Daisey
and others, to be read as evil
dence in my behalf, in a certain
suit in chancery, depending in
the circuit court for said county,
wherein I am plaintiff, and you
are defendant; and if from any
cause the taking of the said
dispositions be not commenced,
or if commenced, be not con-
cluded on that day, the taking
thereof will be adjourned from
day to day. at the same place,
and between the same hours,
until the same shall be COM
pleted.
NETT1E A. BUNTING,
by
L. FLOYD Mock,
Her Attorney.
February 9th, 1898.
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Lessen Your Wants.

More of the true enjoyment Of life
lies in this maxim than is generally
thought. We may indeed go to extremes
and cut to the quick, like that cynic
philosopher who threw away his wood
en- cup on seeing vagrant boy drink
from the hollow of his hand. But the
truth is we create many Of our own ne
cessities, and with the growth of luxury
new wants come in, not by ones, nor by
tens, but by hundreds.-New York
aGDor
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Coke In Eitlcrept Countries.

The prices at which coke is quoted in
different countries are given as $1.44 in
the United States, So. Is in Great Brit
ain, s.. "a in France, $3.50 in Germany,
SS.4S in Belgium, and in Spain So. 0S.
These figures are based on the quantity
Of coke used IN the manufacture of
ton of bessemer pig iron.
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Chicago Motiesty.

"Did she have church wedding?'
"No. There's no foolish desire for
ostentation about her. Why, every time
she's been divorced the case has always
been heard in the judges little side
room. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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HI, Social Aspirations Blasted.

"Alas," sighed the oyster, as ne felt
himself being conveyed from the plate
on the end Of the table knife, "alasl
This is on end to all my hopes OF get
ting into good society. indianapolis
Journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05

The proportion of deaf mutes to the
population is one to every 2, DAB. In
1851 there was one deaf mute to every
LBS of the population. Physicians
claim that this decrease is mainly trace.
able to greater knowledge and care in
the treatment of scarlatina in children.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
Observation-Disclosures

Observation-Disclosures is the
name of a small hamlet in the isle CT
Null containing not more than dozen
inhabitants. How they pronounce it is
n mystery only to be solved by some
one acquainted with Gaelic.
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U.til further notice. will run their
sfes,,nars p, follows. (weahher ger
N. 5iug,J :eAving South St.>"hafl at
5:n, clock p. LII.
STE .MER POCOMOKE.
Eapt heward.
TursnsSs .tu,i Fridays for ria Id,
iaugivr ls.and, E,nney's, Z an
cuok, -helltown, Pitts Wharf. Ce-
dnr Hal, Rehoboth, Powelps, POGO
moke Cry. Mattaponi. and Snow
hlll. RE UkNlNG- Mondays and
Thursda.s. leave Snow Hii. & u. tn.,
Matrapo. 500, Pocomoke City 8,
Powell's $50. Rehoboth 8, Cedar
iall $50 Prts' wharf 10, Shelltown,
1918. Onancock $50 p. ~, Flnheys
), Tangier Island 4:30, Cristield =.
STEAMER EASTERN SHORE.
Capt. Il. H. Raynor.
Wednesdays and Sundays for Girls
field. H.rborton, Evans, Bogss,
Cedrr View. Nandua, Concord,
Reads, Davis. Shields and Rue's
RETURNING- leaves Rue's
TUESDAYS and Fridays s, Shields
$40, Davis 1000, Reads 1920, Con
cord II, Nandua 1890, Cedar View
12.45, Boggs 2:45, Evans 3, Haroor'
ton 3:15, Crisfield 6.
STEAMER TANGIER.
Mondays and Thursdays for Fords,
Crisfield, Finney's, Onancock,
Hunting Creek and MessoDgo. RE
TURNING-leave Wednesdays and
Saturdays, Messongo O, Hunting
Creek, $50, Onancock, $50. Fin
ney's, 3, Crisfeld, 6, Ford's 7.SO.
All Steamers leave Crisfeld for Balti
more on arrival of last down train.
Freight and passengers received
for all points on the N. Y, Phila. and
Norfolk. Wicomico and Pocomoke r.
R. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively no freight received after
1870 o. m. and must be prepaid to all
points, except on the N. Y.
Phila. and Norfolk Railroad.
Willard Thompson, T; Murdoch,
Gen'l. Manager. Gen'l Pass. Ag't.
J. Sawyer Wilson, Jr.,
Gen'l. Freight Agent.
205 E. baltimore st.
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NORFOLK R.R.

Time Table in Effect Nov. 80, 1897.
Quickest a. nd only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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Great Britain and Ireland contain
$50 banks, the most important being
the Bank of England, which has cap.
ital-o $73, 900, 600.
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VIRGINIA:-In the circuit
court for the county of Acco-
mack, in vacation, the 22nd day
of January, A. D., 1898.
John D. Fletcher. Plaintiff.
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= HnnUtG or THE--'a1==E.ss'
Batimore, Chesapeake & at'sotlc
3.aiIway Company.

e.. til further notice. will run their
Ste.,nars p, follows. (weahher ger
M: =iug, eaving South St. Wharf at
RIM, 4. ,.IocL II,
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builders Carr where man can save many aoa a
We
Wrieo rplcei
Novelty Carriage w orks, Wilmington
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So, stops for passengers on signal
to conductor. sDaily, except Sunday.
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IMAGINABLE the Circuit Court
for the County of Accomack, in the
vacation of the said court, the 9th
day of February, A. D., 1898:
Isaac N. Mills. ............ Plaintiff
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05

Of highwsyman. the police had the
strongest kind OF a suspicion regarding
him. but yesterday he was seen by Sa-
loonkeeper Alexander Gilbert. who de-
clared he was not the man who attempt
ed to hold him up. Gilbert and the
mar who was in his place with him
when the highwayman poked his gun In
the door and was forced to retreat un-
der Gilbert's sharp fire. visited the city
jail yesterday Inc took a good look at
the prisoner. After sizing him up very
carefully they declared he was not the
man. He was too heavy and not tall
enough. they said. and did not wear the
same kind OF clothes. Reede was EVIL
IDENTIFY not the least afraid of being
identified as the robber. as he o very
kindly to the inspection m allowed
them to %scrutinize him as closely as
they cared to. standing up. walking or
complying with any other request with
perfect willingness.
The officers are satisfied that Reede
had nothing TO do with this particular
job. at least. but will hold him on a
charge of threatening TO kill Morse.
Reede threatened to kill Morse because
II was he who Identified Reede at the
time he was sent to the Utah peniten-
tiary for highway robbery.