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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-04-12
Burglars rifed the Santa Fe depot
ut Winfield, Kan, and shot and killed
d. g. Coates, the night operator.
EOREIGN INTELI,IGENCE.

t9fJqltlrAI EE
In his message opening the spring.
session ofthe Mexican congress, Presi-
dent Diaz said the nation showed un-
checked progress in every branch.
Gen. PAM, who has been terror
ling and devastating the province of
Panay, surrendered at Legaspi to
Brig. Gen. Kobbe and was taken to
Manila. VS
The f~ftylseventh annual boat race
between the Uniyersities.of Oxford and
Cambridge was won by the latter.
The census. shows that Manila has
only 19o,714 population, about half the
usual estimates Aguinaldo is said to
be in Singapore, having arrived there
on a recent steamer. The Singapore
papers publish interviews with him.
Heavy fighting was reported be-
tween B%randfort and Bloemfonten.
The burghers attacked 1000 British
and drove them back with heavy
losses. Col. Plumer's column. NOV
ing to the relief of Mafeking, has
also been driven back with serious
loss. +
Since january 1 Gen. Otis reports
124 .skirmishes in which Americans
lost 81 killed and 1854 wounded, in
surgents 1926 killed and 1,45a cap
tured. Gen: Bates peacefully occupied
four more towns in Mindanao.
Information from South Africa
leaves the impression that the Beers
who captured seven British guns have
made good their escape. That a great
battle is impending east of Bloem-
fontein is indicated in nearly all the
dispatches. Gen. Cronje, with 1000
other prisoners, sailed from Cape
Town for the island of St. Helena.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-04-12

and has been for about
three months. The doc
tor does her but very
little good, if any. +
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-04-12
Slope ~gpione',e'r.
J. b. AILEN, Pnbiishs,

HoPE Nj. OAK.
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A DYE Wanted.

Our consul In Birmingham says that
several years ago one Of the BARRIERS
Of threadmaking fame, told him that
the discoverer of fast black dye for
linen thread could command his own
price. Examine the thread holding the
buttons In mems clothing. and you will
see that after a short time the black
disappears, and even new linen thread
has not sufficient depth Of color. 1t is
impossible to find in the English shops
mems black cotton socks with tops at
all elastic. The fast black dye for cot
ton was the discovery of an English
chemist. English hose manufacturers
would not at first buy his secret. but
the Germans did and built up a trade
all over the world.-New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-29

DOCK. for instance. We will say there
are y families on the block. The
Universal supplies those families with
pianos or organs. zithers. fiddles, harps
hand organs, mouth organs, brass
bands, bugles, flies and drums. From
Z O'Clock In the morning to 10 o'clock al
night there Is music. No one has time
to quarrel or Get drunk. No one stops
to eat or wonder whether It's cold OF
hot. Music evokes sentiment, love
pity, charity. Human nature Is ele-
waited and purified. and the rent for the
various instruments comes rolling In as
fast as two men can count the dollars.
My dear woman. you see"-
But this check"
you will take it to ]. Jordan and de-
post it as security for your stock, and
you will order two pianos, three I'D
dies, four harps, two drums and set
of bagpipes for this house. The effect
on your boarders will be-
But | thought you were going to
square up" exclaimed the landlady.
What do know about your company
or stocks? Whenever present my
bill, you always dodge and twist"
I'm case you do not wish to use the
check to secure stock you can ask Mr..
Jordan to indorse 1t over to me.
will then indorse II to the vice presi-
dent, he will indorse 1t to the secre-
tary, and the secretary will indorse It
to you. You will then have to be iden-
titled at the bank. 1t will take some
few days or weeks to obtain the mon
ey. but it Is a mere question Of time.
Meanwhile things go over. Ask your
self If it is not your duty to help Us ele-
vate the moral tone Of society? Ask
yourself If 1t is not better to have $5,-
600 year dividends than to be Shaving
your life away In q boarding house.
Ask yourself
Cant you give me $40 on accountY'
asked the landlady in desperation as
she put the check on the table.
What! Discount my own paper aft
er your sublime confidence In meT he
exclaimed. Never. my dear woman.
never! You must be paid In full. In
deed, you have been paid in full any.
how, and now it only remains for you
to leave me to balance up my cash
book and write 10 or 20 business let
tiers of a pressing nature. You trusted
me, and you have your reward. Don't
fail to be identified at the bank. II
there should be any trouble, just call
on me. And now good night and pleas
ant dreams to you"
Major, want this room tomorrow"
called the landlady when she found
herself outside the door.
No answer.
"And you'll have to go"
But she talked to the silence OF the
grave. M. QUAD.
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MeasurinR Medicines.

A teaspoonful is just one dram; q
dessertspoonful, two drains; a table
spoonful. four drains.
In mixing or administering drugs OF
any sort quantities should be carefully
measured in a medicine glass, for then
one may be quite sure Of the amount
given. which Is quite impossible to be
II one uses spoons. for these vary In
size according to fashion.
When measuring medicine, It Is best
to stand the glass on the table, for II
one holds 1t In the hand one may easily
hold 1t crookedly. and thus inadvert-
emily pour out a larger or smaller
amount than is prescribed by the doc
tor. In some cases errors of this kind
might be mischievous in effect.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-29
HOW TURKS EAT.
They Use No Tables, Chairs, Knives,
Forks or Plates.

They Use No Tables, Chairs, Knives
Forks or Plates.
The Turks use no tables In theil
homes, and chairs are unknown, says
London Answers. Instead there is q
huge wooden frame built In the middle
Of the room. about Is inches high. and
when the family assemblies to dine
cushions are brought. placed upon the
frame, and on these the members seat
themselves, tailor fashion. forming q
circle around a large tray which occu-
pies the center.
The tray Is very large wooden.
plated or silver affair. according to the
social and financial condition Of the
family, and thereon Is deposited ca
pacious bowl. About II are ranged
saucers Of sliced cheese, anchovies, ca
Ware and sweetmeats Of all sorts. In
terspersed with these are goblets of
sherbet, pieces Of hot unleavened bread
and a number Of lockwood spoons.
with which to drink the soup.
Knives. forks and plates do not Hg-
ure in the service, but each one has a
napkin spread upon his knees, and ev-
cry one, armed with a spoon, helps
himself.
When this Is consumed, the bowl is
borne away, and another great dish
takes its place. This time 1t Is a con-
glomeration of substantials, all stewed
up together, such as mutton, game or
poultry. The mess has been divided
by the cook into small portions. which
are dipped up with the aid Of spoon
or with the fingers.
For the host to fish out of the mess a
wing or leg of fowl and present It to
a guest Is considered great compli-
ment, and for Turk Of high degree to
roll morsel between his fingers and
then put 1t into the mouth Of visitor
is looked upon as the height OF favor
and good manners.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-29
She Knew.

Marjorie is the small and only daugh-
ter in family which boasts Of several
sons. Aged 4 is Marjorie, petite and
imperious and enjoying excellent OPP
portunities for becoming spoiled. She
has lately attained to the dignity Of the
kindergarten and comes home daily
with some fresh acquisition Of wisdom.
A few days ago 1t was addition, and
she proclaimed proudly at the dinner
table:
II know how much two and two
make and free and two and four and
two"
And what" said her father, do you
and make, MarjieT
Without a moments hesitation over
these new factors in her problem, the
little maid answered, with a dimple
and a smile:
"Sweethearts."
And all the family were satisfied
with Marbles arithmetic.-London An
SwerS.
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Relica of Former AReA.

The big tree of California is unique
In the world. 1t is the largest, Oldest
and most majestically graceful Of al
trees. Scarcest Of known tree species
it is the best living representative Of
former geologic age. 1t has come dowr
through the ages simply by reason OF
it's superb powers of defense against
hostile conditions. The bark Is some
times as much as two feet thick and is
almost noncombustible. The oldes,
specimens felled are still sound at the
heart. Yet. with all its advantages,
the big trees do not seem to have In
creased their range since the glacial
epoch.-Washingt Post.
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MADE HER FORTUNE.
Boarding House Steaks That Grew
Tender Under n Four Ton Hammer.

Boarding House steaks That Grew
Tender Under n Four Ton Hammer.
Speaking of luck" said remints-
cent man, reminds me Of how fortune
came to q boarding house keeper In a
mill town where | once lived. There
came to the house when he first struck
the town new millhand. This board
er seemed at first just like any other
! young man with good appetite, out
Of whom the profit to be made was
likely to be small, but II was speedily
discovered that he was a man of abil-
ity and promise, who was likely to get
on at the MILL He made great prog
ress at the works. 1t wasn't long be-
fore he was at the head of the section
Of the forge department there, the boss,
in fact, Of the four ton hammers.
"As far as he was concerned the only
thing that marred his happiness was
the toughness Of the steaks they had
at the boarding house, and that they
were tough nobody could deny. But
he was equal to the occasion there as
he had proved himself to be ut the
mill.
Madam he said one day to the
landlady, II you will let me take the
steaks you buy before you cook them I
will make them just as tender as can
be without any cost to you whatso-
ever
Nov, he had paid his board regular
ly, and he was at that moment virtual
ly the star boarder. The iandlady
handed him the next morning without
hesitation the bundle of steaks just as
It came from the butcher, and the ham,
mer boss just took 'em over to the mill,
this being before the regular starting
time In the morning, and, adjusting
one Of the four ton hammers to about
the right gauge. started 1t up and ran
the steaks couple of times under the
hammer.
"Goodl Why, they were just simply
beautiful, and every morning after that
the genial hammer boss used to run
across to the mill before breakfast and
quietly. without the knowledge Of any
one, run the land!ady's steaks back
and forth once under the four ton ham,
mer. The fame OF the landlady's ten
der steaks grew rapidly, as did also.
naturally. the number of her boarders.
And so she accumulated wealth. New
York Sun.
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A KAFFlR "SMOKER."
The Native Women Are Enthusiastic
DevOtees of the Weed.

The Native Women Are Enthusiastic
DevOtees of the Weed.
In South Africa the native woman
smokes necessarily. Your native serv-
ant smokes as she cooks and as she
washes. The tobacco she likes Is rank.
The dainty cigarette an English or
Russian lady of fashion enjoys, smok-
ed through a quill sol that no nicotine
can stain either teeth Or fingers, would
be sneered at by Kalfir. "Give me a
pipe and something in It can taste"
is in effect what she Says.
The men Kaffirs are Beyond tobacco.
They smoke something so vehement
that it makes them cough and splutter,
lose their breath, choke and sneeze to
an alarning degree. They like snuff,
too, end are fond of offering and TAX
irs pinches Of it C'schniff'' they call IT.
when they meet and visit one another.
Regarding tobacco as too mild for
their taste, the Kaffirs take another
weed and smoke that. They proceed
to arrange a smoking party, by squat
ting on the ground and getting ready
their pipe" a cow horn with a thin
tube in it inserted half way down at
right angles to the horn. The end of
the tube is in basin, and it Is from 1t
that the smoker sucks the strong stuff
that makes him incapable Of anything
but a series Of coughs and chokes for
some time after he has had his turn
at the pipe, which is passed around
from man to man, until perfect cho-
rus Of coughs rends the air.
The tobacco the Beers smoke looks
like poor tea and is peculiar In flavor,
yet Englishmen who have become used
to it acquire such a taste for 1t that
they never ask for any other kind
London Mail.
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. Cheapest and best route to -
Chincoteagu

Hack leaves Bloomtown 6 a.
M, Wisharts 7.30 a M, arrlv-
ing at ChincoteaRue 9.15 a. M;
leaves Chincoteague $50 a. M;
arriving at Wisharts IL a M,
Bloomtown IL m. leaves Bloom
town l p. M, arriving at Wish
arts 1.30 p. M, Chincoteague
$50 p. m; leaves Chincoteague
4.3O p. m, arriving at Wisharts
6 D. M, Bloomtown 7 p. m.
Fare on launch Globe 35 cents
each way, on hack 40 cents
full fare from Chincoteague to
Bloomtown rs cents.
P. J. GILLESPIE, JR.,
President.
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Not His,

The drill instructors face turned
scarlet with rage as he rated a raw
Irish recruit for his awkwardness.
Now, Rafferty,, you'll spoil the line
with those feet. Draw them back In
stantly, man, and get them in liner
Rafferty's dignity was hurt.
"Plaze, sargint," he drawled solemn
ly, they're not mine; they're Micky
Doolap's, In the rear rankp'
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Mutual Recognition.

"Bless my soulr' explained the man
with the iron gray beard, cordially ex-
tending his hand. Amt you the tow.
headed boy that used to worry the life
out Of me Is years ago, back In old
Chemung county, by climbing my or
chard fence and stealing my apples"
'Tf you're the Internally mean and
stingy old hunks who owned that or
chard and used to set your dog on any
boy who came within half mile of IL,
l am" replied the younger man, grasp
ing the proffered hand and shaking 1t
heartily.-Chicago Tribune.
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To BE Concise.

young man." said the editor to the
budding Journalist who brought him q
column story which could have been
told better In ten lines, when a man
discovers his house Is ablaze he doesn't
60 to the window and tell the passers-
by that half an hour ago what threat
ened to be a terrible confagration
broke out In the upper story of the pa
latial mansion occupied by Mr.. Jere-
miah Dickens He simply rushes to
the front and shouts 'Fireg Be con-
else, young man."
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Cured Of Chronic DiarrhOea After
Thirty Years OF Suffering.

II suffered Cor thirty years with
diarrhoea and thought l was past
being cured" says John s. Halo
way, Of French Camp, Miss, 81 had
spent so much time and money that
had given up all hopes Of recovery.
l was 30 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 a
bottle OF Cbamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
after taking several bottles l am
entirely cured of that trouble. am
90 pleased with the result that am
anxious that it be in reach ofall who
suffer as / have" For sale by VIM.
P. Bell y Co.. Accomac @. H., Va.
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che Md 0ffeafV II.

A Milford (Mass.) man engaged as q
helper a girl just from England. The
letter Fl was a capital letter In her vo
cabulary. A very rich pudding was
served for dinner. but as two members
of the family were delayed the mis-
tress put on plate two large portions,
rang for the girl and said Heat it,
for the absent members. Later, when
the girl was found struggling and
stuffing with the pudding, she besought
my friend to let her off, as she couldn't
"heat" another bite.
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A Green Hand.

He was a new freight handler.
Load those barrels in that car" or
dered the freight agent.
"Oi can't load barrels In that car,
sor,": responded the new man.
why notY
ITS a box car, sor."-Chicago News.
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Johnny Compliment

Johnny, Sunday school boy, having
arrived at his eighth birthday, thought
1t would be real nice to write letter
to his papa, and this Is how he began IT.:
Dear Psps--whenever I am tempted to do
wrong think Of you and say. Get thee behind
me. satani"
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The Adirondack mountains embrace
an area of over 100000 acres, and in
this area fully 300 mountain peaks rise
to attitudes ranging from 1000 to 5000
feet.
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THE GRAND SCHEMER
aCRlSIS COMES AND MAJOR CROFOO1
MEETS 1T JOYFuLLY.
His Frowning LandlRdy Presents
Her Badly Belated Bill, and She Is
Promptly Taken Into the Universal
Musical Company.

Copyright. 1900. by c. B. Lewis.l
Major Crofoot, grand promoter and
general organizer, had observed signs
of a coming calamity around his board
ing house. He hadn't sat down with
pencil and paper and figured that 1t
was three months since he had paid his
landlady a dollar, but in dim, unde-
fined way he put 1t at about three. He
hadn't taken half an hour to wonder
how much longer things could run on
tick, but hoped it might be for three
months more. He was living on in a
blissful state of certain uncertainty.
finding fault with the steak and sug-
costing a change of buildings, when
the demeanor of the landlady warned
him that crisis was at hand. He was
the man for the crisis. 1t was at the
dinner table that the notes Of the
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-29

Few things are impossible In them
selves. 1t is not so much means as
perseverance that is wanting to bring
them to successful Issue.
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'Is Georgiana sympathetic friendY'
well, when she praises anything l
wear she does 1t In way which makes
me feel that everything usually wear
is simply ldeous."-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
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NEW
--FOuntain HOTEL
Corner Pratt and Calvert SITS.
BALTIMORE, MD.

PLAN
Rooms so cts. rs cts. and 81 per day
This house is now open, is entirely
new and is equipped with all the
modern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, cleo
trio lights, electric call bells, steam
heat baths. &c.
BERNARD RELY,
Proprietor.
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NEW YORK, PHlLA. & N0RF ok R.R,

Time Table in Effect Nov. 30, 1897.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-29

The average duration Of marriages In
England Is % years; in France and
Germany, 20; Norway. "a; Russia, 20.
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A dollar saved is a dollar made
Ii so. write to the
The daily news., 1900-04-17
A NOTED MACHINE.

The Sewjng Machine sold at O. "
Pry0r's Big Furniture House l.,
noted throughout the wOrld for its e.r-
ccHent wOrk and light running, Which
crcry houSekecpcr wdnts. You do
not W0nt q machine that IL takes q
steam engine to run. Then come to
us and 'rW soH you one that yOu WIl
dItcdy5 Jc pleased ,cith, at a rery IoW
pricc-fron1 S@Oto$3O. We also carry
onc Qt the largest up-to-ddtc stocks ot
Furniture in the cjty-cyerythiHg,
from the cheapest to the finest.
Yovr credH IS good wiH as, and
rc w0nt yOUr frddc.
W knoW nothing 6,d .tdjr dcoliDg.
Mail ordcrS hare prompt 0t''ntion.
q. ". Prgor'S Big UHoicSaIc and
RtUH FurHjhT, HOUSC.
LOtO u South P0InfOr.
The daily news., 1900-04-17
No Dark Horses.

Threatening rumors of a new can
didate for the governorship, to te
sprung upon the convention at some
critical moment, continue to appear
from time to time in the state news
papers. Nothing il more likely than
that some such plan may be attempt
ed, but nothing is more unlikely than
that it should be successful. BY a
judicious manag of their re-
spective forces, based upon a distinct
understanding among themselves.
the principal candidates now in the
field, who have borne the heat and
burden Of the campaign, will have it
in their power easily to defeat any
such scheme, and they may be con-
fidently relied upon 10 do so.
Counting in Jennings and Milton,
there will be Eve aspirants to enter
the convention, each capable of dis
playing more or less local strength.
A few ballots will easily determine
which of them shall be dropped out
OF the course. The others can COM
nand the situation, save so far as
their respective interests are con-
cerned. All are good men; the Sc
lection Of either would work no in
jury to the body polite; the contest
will be an entirely friendly one. be-
tween friends. and its result will de-
pend upon the simple equation,
which has the most friends in the
convention.
Should a deadlock threaten TO OBJ
struct the business of the cOnven-
ton, either one of the three who are
really in the race could easily solve
the problem by throwing his strength
10 one of the other two. Each is be-
lieved to be patriotic enough TO do
so, if it should seem necessary, and
if he should happen to be the one
controlling the smallest number Of
votes.
Fears of an obstinate deadlock.
or of the nomination of a dark
horse" do not appear to be well
founded.
The daily news., 1900-04-17
HON. CLARENCE KNOWLES.
The Funeral Took Place at Atlanta
Saturday.

The Atlanta Journal of yesterday
says:
The remains of Hon. Clarence
Knowles were laid to rest yesterday
in Oakland cemetery.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at O'Clock in the afternoon from
the residence, 63 Ponce de Leon av-
enue, and were very impressive.
Bishop &. X. Nelson, of the Episco-
pal church officiated.
SorrOwing friends gathered at the
home in large numbers. and there
was a prOfusion of floral offerings
which the deceased was held.
The following were pallbearers: J.
:. B. Thompson, Thomas EglestOn,
Robert J. Lowry, DR.. William Per
rim Nicolson, w. E, Chaplin, 5. Y.
Tupper, Milton Dargan, Edward {.
Peters and Charles c. Fleming.
The escort was composed of Judge
w. T. Newman, Clark Howell, Mai.
Livingston Minis, Judge Henry B.
Tompkins, Alex. G. King,E :. Gay.
]. II. Perdue, Charles a. Collier, AL
bert Howell, Jr., John &. Ruse. John
5. Raine, H. NJ. Atkinson, +. :. Ell
lis, J. w. English, Jr.. L. GhOlstin,
&. f. Harmon, c. d. Hill, J. c. Hun
ter and T. B. Neal.
The Capital City club, at a called
meeting yesterday adopted resolu-
tons on the death of Mr.. Knowles
The resolutions were as follows:
Being apprised of the death of
Hou. Clarence Knowles. who was
one Of the charter members, and for
several years vice president Of our
club, and who was always an active
and highly esteemed member, we,
the members of the Capital City
club. desire to express our personal
loss in his death, and TO assure his
stricken family of our heartfelt sor-
row and sympathy.
BE it resolved, That the follow
ing members be appointed to act
with the governing committee as an
honorary escort from the club:
Judge w. T. Newman, Judge H
B. Tompkins, Colonel II. b. Neal,
Frank Ellis. w. E. Chaplin, S. +.
Parrot, B. H. Hill, Albert Howell,
Percy Stevens, Chas. E. Harmon,
Uric Atkinson, George NJ. Dexter,
J. S. Raine, w. H. Venable, J. w.
English, Jr., Morris Brandon, j. NJ.
SlatOn, r. a. Hancock and T. b.
Fielder