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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR.
Richard Yates Is Anxious to Fill the
Position Held by His Father
During War Time.

Richard Yates is 80 years old. He is
the son of the war governor of Illinois.
"Dick" Yates, and was born in Jackson
vile, Morgan county. Ill. He is ac-
counted an orator of more than ordi-
nary ability, and as college youth
was winner in many oratorical con-
tests. He entered Whipple academy at
Jacksonville in 1873, and finished there
in 1876. Then he went to the Univer-
sity of Illinois. from which he was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
Novel German Post Card.

Germany sends out a post card on
which is printed red strawberry.
When the strawberry is exposed to
heat the color of the fruit blanches
and disappears. 1t can be brought
back to it's original red color by blow
ing upon it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
Sale of School Lands.

State Auditor Dunn has fixed the
dates for April sales of state school
lands as follows:
April 9, 10 a. m.-Montevideo, Chip
pewa county.
April 9, 4 p. m.-Ortonville, BigStone
county.
April 1O-Wheaton, Traverse county.
April 12-Morris, Stevens county.
April 13-Benson, Swift county.
April 16-Glenwood, Pope county.
April 17-Elbow Lake, Grant county.
April 15-Alexandria, Douglas county
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
Under Arrest.

Frankfort, KY, March 10.-W. III.
Coulton, a clerk in the Office of State
Auditor Sweeney, was arrested and
placed in Jail Friday night, charged
with completely in the murder of the
late Gov. William Goebel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
BUTTER BY THE YARD.
A Curious Old Custom That Prevails
in Cambridge, England, Unto
This Day.

Probably Cambridge, England, is
the only place in the world where
one would be likely to find butter sold
bylineal measure; but here, in accord
ance with the old custom, it is liter
ally sold by the yard. For genera
tions it has been the practice of Cam
bridgeshire folk to roll their butter
into lengths, each length measuring a
yard and weighing a pound. Deity
wrappedin strips of clean white cloth,
the cylindrical rolls are packed into
long and narrow baskets made for the
purpose and thus conveyed to market.
The butter women who, in white
linen aprons and sleeves, preside over
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
Produce short-sipbtednes,.

It is the opinion of German oculist
that the use of the ordinary states
by school children tends to produce
short-sightedness. AS substitute he
recommends pen and ink or an artificial
white slate with black pencil. The
latter have been introduced in some
of the German schools.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
HANDSOME OFFERING.
Gold Cnsket Presented to the Wife If
Capt. Dreyfus by the Readers
of London Paper.

The illustration shows the very halld-
some gold casket presented to Nine.
Alfred Dreyfus, by the subscribers and
readers OF the London Morning Herald.
The design is Renaissance" and the
central panel contains three medaptons
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
New Chinese Railway.

A section of the Chinese Eastern rail-
way from Nikolsk to the Manchrrian
frontier, a distance of 81 versts, has
just been opened for regular traffic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
The Smallest of Stills.

A Texas man is the inventor of cof-
fee pot so arranged that with the neces-
.sary attachments it can be converted
into a small-sized still.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
Gold in Circulation.

The amount of gold coin in actual
circulation in the world is estimated by
the Bank Of England officials to be
about S65 tons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
Foot-warmer.fnP Paris.

The footwarmer in winter is char
acteristic feature of the cabs, trans
and buses in Paris
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16

(Southern Member of the New Philippine
Commission.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
COL. BADEN-POWELI

d. =.
Oils Heroic Defense of Mafeking Has
Made Him Famous0
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16
BUTTER BY THE YARD.

CA Queer Custom Obtaining Only at Cam
bridge, England.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-16

presented to Her by the Readers Of Lon
don Newspaper.)
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
Habit In q Horses Work.

when | retired from the contract
ing business q short time ago." said
we'll known man. Il had number of
horses that | was anxious TO dispose
Of. Among them was one named Jer-
~. which for several years had been
used to working on a drum. In such
work a horse becomes accustomed to
lifting his feet high to avoid striking
the hosting ropes. When the horses
were put under the hammer. Jerry
went to Harlem grocer.
About a week later the purchaser
Of Jerry called at my house and told
me that he had a lot Of trouble with
the horse. He said that Jerry would
20 a short distance. when be would
stop short and lift his feet high, and
after doing this would go a little far
Their, only to repeat it again. told the
grocer why the horse stopped short
and lifted his feet and also advised
him to look up some contractor and
sell the animal to him for hoisting pur-
poses. He did so. notifying me that he
received a larger price than he paid
me for the horse."-New York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08

1t IL claimed that so much gutta-
percha Is used In the manufacture Of
golf balls that there isn't enough left
In the market to supply what Is need
full for the new Pacific cable.
Just think Of il! In order that an
army Of wild eyed enthusiasts may
foozle and stymic and put 1t on the
green IN Improvement Of worldwide
Importance must stand still. two con
tincnts will remain unlinked, and
countless thousands are made to wait
for weary weeks for news that other
wise might he flashed beneath the sea
In as many minutesi Could anything
better Illustrate the Importance and
the tightness Of the hold the game has
secured upon the publicf
1t Is enough to make golfer swell
with importance every time he swings
his cleek over new ball to reflect that
be is putting another clog on the wheel
Of progress.
But all fevers run their course. When
the golf craze wanes. we can save up
the guttapercha and make the cable
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
Represented 'Oy---

VIRGINIA:-At a circuit
court for the county of Acco-
mack, held at the Courthouse
thereof, on Tuesday, the 3rd day
of April, A. D., 1900.
The Pocomoke City National
Bank ,..................... Plaintiff.
against
George T. Marsh, James 0.
Parker and Elijah w. Marsh,
survivors of themselves and
Charles w. Marsh, deceased, .....
...........................D Defendants.
In Debt.
The object of this suit is to re-
cover of the nonresident de-
PENDANT, George f. Marsh, the
sum of $4,000, with interest
thereon from March 9TH, 1899,
till paid, subject to the follow
ing credits: $129.1G paid Deem
Der 23rd, 1897, and $122.S3 paid
December 23rd, 1899, and the
costs of this suit.
Affidavit having been made be-
fore the clerk of the said court,
that George f. Marsh, one of the
defendants in the above entitled
cause, is a nonresident of the
State of Virginia, it was ordered
by the court that an order of
publication be awarded against
the said non resident defendant,
George r. Marsh, summoning
him to appear before the said
court on the first day of it's next
term, same being the End day OF
October, next, and do what is nec-
essary to protect his 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.
L. Floyd Mock, p q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
THE PLAGUE OF FLIES
pne stable VIII Keep a Large Neigh
borhoCi supplied.


'If you burn insect powder in an old
tin pan. IL will kill mosquitoes" says
Harvey Sutherland in Ainslee's. "A
person-I mention no names-tried II to
kill flies. 1t made the house smell like
a Fourth of July, though quieter. The
flies went about their business, as
usual, and never so much as coughed.
Two or three alighted on the edge of
the pan. Hello said one. What's
this? Somethin new? Say Where
was you yesterday? | was lookin for
YOU all over 1t never feazed them.
Lavender flowers, they say, Will dis
courage flies. Don't you believe It,.
They won't do anything Of the kind.
at the soda fountains, though,
where otherwise the sweet Stops would
attract flies 10y the millions, the drug
gists scatter essence Of sassafras. 1t
is rather amusing to watch fly sail
IN the door and make for the counter.
Temme see now, you can almost hear
him say, i think I'll take vanilla Ice
crca'- and then he strikes that sassa-
fras and cries 'Pughl Let me out of
here quick! Flies do not Ike sassa-
fras at all. 1t is rather an insistent
perfume, and do not know that my
self should care for 1t for breakfast,
luncheon and dinner for weeks and
weeks, all through flytime.
clear the conclusion of the whole
matter. The armies Of flies are to be
discounted only by attacking the base
of supplies 1t Is an old saying that
If YOU Kill one fly 40 Will come TO
the funeral. These little skirmlshes
with fly poison and sticky paper are
useless. TO fence ourselves In with
screens is hardly worthy of civilized
people. 1t Is like living In forts be-
sieged by savages. IL Is sometimes
said that the old fashioned housekeep-
err who Is forever cleaning up is bother
ed with few insect visitors of any kind
But | put up an umbrella against the
storm of Indignation sure to break
over my head by declaring that the
most scrupulOus cleanliness will moi
avail when there Is stable near.
zone stable will keep large neigh
borhood amply supplied with flies daily
In the season 1t Is possible by throw
ing the manure. in which they breed
into a pit and covering 1t with quick
lime to kill the eggs and lary9, but
where one man Is thus careful 009 vii
, not take the trouble. So great has
been the progress Of the trolley car
the bicycle and the automobile thai
every one has confidence In the ability
of invention to give us horseless trav
ell but we shall look long and look II
! vain for the day of cowless milk. TIL
then we shall have to endure, will
, Pharaoh Of the Exodus, the plague Of
flies"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
How He Got II.

In one Of Chauncey NJ. Depew's
stories he told Of meeting a man as
funny as himself.
Zone day" said Mr.. Depew, Il met
a soldier who had been wounded In the
face. He was a Union man, and
asked him in which battle he had been
injured.
"Tn the last battle Of Bull Run, sir
he replied.
"'But how could you get hit In the
face at Bull RUM asked.
"Well, sir said the man. half apol-
ogetically. after l had run a mile or
two l got careless and looked back.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
NEW SUPERSTITlONS.
Don't Count the Stnrs-Encourage
the BluebOttIe Fly.


l thought | knew all the supersti-
tons which belong to the old fashioned
Washington "mammy'-alas, how sell
dom we see her nowadays-but Wednes-
day evening taught me something
had never heard before. 1t was in
Franklin park. and the air was so
warm and soft and the scent of the
flowers so beguiling that nanny had
kept her small charge out much later
than usual. a few pale stars were be-
ginning to twinkle in the primrose
sky as the two of them set off home
ooh. nanny" said the child, little
girl of 1 or D, look how many stars.
| can count one, two, three, four
She counted no more, for nanny,
who was several PAGES behind, ran
forward and shook her by the shoulder.
"LOoky here, chile; looky here |
heard her say, don't you never let me
hear you do that again. Countin the
stars In the erment! COuntin the stars
in the elment. Why, you'll bring mis-
fortune on all your family. It's dan
g'est thing you kin do. Countin the
stars in the elmentl Don't you dare
to do it again. chile"
Speaking Of supersttions, heard an
other one, too, last week-one which
may be as old as the hills to you, but
it's brand new to me. One OF my wo-
men friends has been spending several
weeks in one of the hospitals in the
city. She hasn't been really i'll most of
the time. or at least not Ill enough to
be content to lie still and do nothing
without grumblins Grumble she did,
and one fine morning the burden of her
grumblng was that none of her
friends had been TO see Der for four
whole days. When she had grumbled
about that long enough, she began to
fret about biz ly which WAS buzZnG
about her room. Tie nIrse came In
several times. and it seemed to the
sick woman that instead of trying tC
drive the fly out she carefully avoided
disturbing it. Vt length the invalid
could endure it no longer.
IF you don't drive tn fly out" she
said, Il shall 20 screaming mad"
"That fly" asked the II rise. Don't
you want hiil here? Does he annoy
you?'
"He drives me Wild" said the pa.
tient. IF YOU don't put him out, you'll
have to put me In padded cell"
The nurse shooed the harmless, buzz
Ing thing out
I'm sorry he bothered you" she
said. 'Tf you had let him stay, you'd
have been sure to have visitors before
night A bluebottle fly always brings
visitors, and If you drive him away
you drive your friends away. 1t never
fails"
And sure enough, not single visitor
came to cheer the sick woman all that
lonely day. She had chased them
away with the Washington Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
Four 20 One.

An English officer In Malta stopped
In riding to ask native the way. He
was answered by a shrug Of the shout
ders and mo speak English"
You're q fool then" said the officer.
But the man knew enough English to
ask:
do you understand MalteseT
mo"
"Do you know ArabicT
mo"
"Do you know Italianf
mo"
"Do you know GreekT
mo"
"Then you four fools. only oneF'-
Youths Companion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08

The Athenpum of London Is very
solemn club, and consists Of eminent
doctors, judges, barristers and, above
all, bishops. 1t was a rainy day; it
was one Of those threatening days with
which we are familiar during this dis
appointing summer. and one Of Lord
Salisbury's secretaries observed that
his chief was starting ont for his lunch
con at the AthenGum. He rushed for
the umbrella and offered it to Lord
Salisbury. "No. no." said Lord Sails
bury, 1--WE lost too many in the Athc.
naum. | cannot trust the bishops"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
The Queen Is a Duke.

Queen Victoria holds the title OF
duke Of Lancaster. Most people lmag-
Inc that her title Of duke Of Ian.
caster mergcs in her superior title Of
queen, but that is not so, as she would
remain duke Of Lancaster even If she
ceased to be queen. The duchy of Ian
caster was created in the reign of Ed
ward Ill aud since 1iG1 the revenues
Of the duchy have been held separately
and form no part Of the hereditary
revenues in view Of which the civil
list was granted. Washington Times
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
Cured Of Chronic DiarrhOea After
Thirty Years OF Suffering

IL suffered for thirty years with
diarrhoea and thought | was past
being cured" says John s. Halo
way, OF French Camp, Miss, 81 had
spent 30 much time and money that
| had given up all hopes OF recovery.
| WAS so feeble from the effects of Di-
arrhoea that | could do no kind of
labor, could not even travel, but by
accident was permitted to find II
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
after taking several bottles am
entirely cured OF that trouble. | am
30 pleased with the result that am
anxious that 1t be in reach ofall who
suffer as have" For sale by VIM.
P. Bell L. Co., Accomac O. H., Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
provIdinu Missionaries with Teeth.

Everybody depended upon Bishop
- for everything, aud no one ever
asked help Of him in vain" writes Rev
Cyrus Townsend Brady in The Ladies
Home Journal "'What do you think
Of thisY he said one day. smiling and
looking up from a letter he had been
reading. Here's n missionary wants n
set Of false tecih!' He got them. too
and 1t was the bishop who paid for
them. Indeed there was no other way
Things were so depressed that year
that the bishop not only had to get
bread and butter for his clergy. but he
was obliged TO provide some of them
with teeth to enable them to eat it,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
SULPHUR VIII Put Out Fires.

Grant me space in your paper to
make more generally known a fact
which has been known to me many
years and doubtless to others, that sui
phur thrown into the fire Of stove,
furnace or fireplace will instantly ex-
tinguish the fire In a chimney or fiue.
II a small bag or parcel Of sulphur
say three or four ounces, were kept In
a handy place and used when needed
as directed above, 1t might be the
means Of saving property and perhaps
life.-Letter In New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08

Grass Is not very common sight on
Fifth avenue even in the summer time
but ii is growing now on one corner not
far from the top of Murray Hill. This
particular corner was at one time the
center of New YOrk's fashionable life.
and every one Of the four residences
situated on 1t was occupied by prom
nent family. Now business has taken
possession of the region. and only one
corner still retains a residence That
Is for sale and has already been
selected by rumOr as the home Of
several clubs. But it is still unchanged
in appearance and has never been
occupied since the death Of It's last
owner. Grass has grown In the spaces
between the llagstOnes and in the thin
lines Of earth next the iron fence.-New
York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
Erected by Himself.

An unusual circumstance Is connect
ed with the burial of George r. Storcr
whose death occurred in Lewiston. Me-.
recently. Tie body was taken to Win
Deeance for burial where. IN little
cemetery. there was already standing a
stone marked with his name. He had
placed II there himself. years ago. say
inc. "lf I put il there myself shall
know my grave will not go unmarked
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
NIGHTMARE.
The Sensation That Always Makes "a
Man u Coward.

Man Coward.
Strange that we are always so COW
ardly in nightmares" remarked New
Orleans lawyer who has taste for
the bizarre. 81 don't believe anybody
ever lived who stood up and made
square stand against the amorphous
horror that invariably pursues us In
such visions. When l have night
mare and the usual monster gets on
my trail. my blood turns TO water. and
my conduct would disgrace n sheep.
am beside myself with stark, down
right fear. and | have no idea left III
my head except TO run like n rabbit.
All pride, self respect, dread Of ridicule
and even the instinct Of self defense
are scattered to the winds, and | be-
lieve, honestly. l would be capable or
any infamy In order to escape. l have
no hesitation In cOnfessing this, be-
cause, as far as l have been able TO
find out, everybody acts exactly the
same way IN the throes Of nightmare,
and l feel certain | would not make
such a pitiable spectacle of myself In
real life, no matter what might befall
81 think that the explanation OF the
nightmare panic Is to be found In the
fact that the dream is almost invari-
ably accompanied by sense OF suffo-
cation. 1t Is well established that
choking-the shutting off of ones
wind to use hOmely phrase-has an
effect upon the mind which Is entirely
distinct and different from that pro-
duced by any other form Of pain or
peril 1t fills the victim with such hor-
TOR and distraction that he Is for the
moment insane He will do anything
TO get relief. This has been brought
out on more than one occasion In the
defense of men who have been choked
and killed their assallants. and judges
have held that the circumstances or
such an attack should be given special
consideration as extenuating the deed.
In dreams the entire nervous system IS
relaxed, and II is natural to suppose
that the mental effect Of sufocation
would be intensified. At least. that Is
the best apology have to offer for my
spirits through nightmare land. New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08

clothes like our OWN Is civilized Who
ever wears clothes of Il different cut
a barbarian, and whoever wears II
clothes at all Is n savage. The apparel
prOcaimS the man every time. and all
the world is divided into three great
sartorial groups Calling Il man bar
barian. however. neither adds to his
good nature nor suhtracts from his
bower TO harm. - Boston Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
THE HEDGE.
Pair neighbor OF the matched cot.

Fair neighbor OF the matched cot.
With gloire de Dion clustered gable
80 star Iweet. on from plot TO plot
Thou ,r;ppcli. Ike nsmph Of fable.
So blithe thy smile. So soft thy tone.
Thy love 30 col lie to had in.
I'd fsin the hedge were overthrown
And our two gardens made one Edenl
But mol" cries Wisdom. Spare the fence,
The thorn. the ivy hlsckhirds nest In;
Leave something fur the finer sense,
Some dream Of joy TO hope and rest in.
''Some glad surprise. some mystery
OF inconceivably sweet meaning"
Wisdom Is wise My friend and
Scarce press the topnost twigs by leaning
&c d. c. in Good Words
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
WlSHART POlN I
TRANSPORTATION co.
- Cheapest and best route to -
Chincoteagu

Hack leaves Bloomtown 6 a.
m, Wisharts 7.30 a M, arrlv-
ing at Chincotea9ue 9.15 a. M;
leaves Chincoteague $50 a. M
arriving at Wisharts II a M,
Bloomtown u m. leaves Bloom
town p. M, arriving at Wish
arts 1.3O p. M, Chincoteague
$50 p. M; leaves Chincoteague
4.3Op. m arriving at Wisharts
6 D. M, Bloomtown 7 p. M.
Fare on launch Globe 80 cents
each way, on hack 40 cents
full fare from Chincoteague to
Bloomtown rs cents.
P. J. GILLESPIE, JR.,
President.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
An IncreduIous Lawmaker.

1t is recalled that when the protector
Of the railroad up Mount Washington
sought charter from the New Hamp-
shire legislature one of the lawmakers,
In his speech on the subject, said,
Give the fool permission. but he might
as well ask for railroad to the moonT
But the railroad Is still running to the
TIP Top House.-Buffalo Commercial.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
The nners and Scripturcs.

The Marquis Of Northampton thinks
that the religious education Of the
Beers has been imperfect. as all their
quotations are from the Old Tesla
ment. At meeting Of the Society For
the Spread of the Gospel ut Earl's Bar
ton recently he said that after the war
1t would be the duty of the Church OF
England to spread the gospel among
the burghers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08
How Count MuravieH Died.

We learn from trustworthy source
that the late Count Muravieff commit
ted suicide in the presence Of NJ. de
Witte In consequence of an extremely
violent dispute with the Emperor Mich
olas about China. Before dying Count
Muravieff wrote to the car adjurlng
his majesty to follow his policy In Chi
na.-CracOw Gas.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-08

WAS the wedding a successY
81 guess so. The brides mother was
in tears, the grOom's mother went her
one better and had Mysteries, you
couldn't hear a word Of the ceremony.
and the church was so crowded that
three women tainted. Yes. 1t was q
success all right."-I.ife