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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-06-23
THE BlGOOG FELTTHE HEAT
And che Seedy Looking Man Tried to
Trent the Cuae.

The big dog lay on the pavement In
| front of the custom house. He was a
yellowish. brindly sort of dog, envel-
oped in coat of heavy fur that seem
ed very much out of place with the
thermometer at 93. So the big dog
thought, at any rate, for his face ex-
pressed extreme WEAKNESS, and from
his open, painting mouth great drops of
water dripped on the hot fagstones.
A sympathetic crowd of messenger
boys and lOungers gathered around
him and volunteered counsel after the
manner Of the angels ministering unto
Elijah.
"Hully gee. But he's whale" said
one.
Newfoundland" suggested another.
Nav, he amt, neither" said the
shoestring man. 'St. Bunnard. You
can always tell 'em by the color"
"Italiano dog; vera good; SIP chat
tered the pushcart man, showing all
his white teeth In the delight the sug-
gestion afforded him.
THAT dog don't act right, | tell you,'
said a seedy looking man impressively.
Look at them eyes. | shouldn't won
der if he was going mad. He wouldn't
be the first one this hot weather, mel
ther."
The big dog turned his head slightly
and looked up as if in appreciation OF
the speakers acumen. Several Of the
crowd drew back.
That's the idea" said the seedy
looking man. "Give him air. Most
likely he's run all the way from Har-
lem down here in the first stages OF
hyderfoby What he needs Is air and
something to cool his blood"
"Send for de iceman," irreverently
suggested a small newsbOy, who was
quickly suppressed.
THAT kids all right" said the seedy
looking man, who was gaining conf
dence. I'VE got to do something. One
of you fellows go for policeman and
another of you git chunk Of Ice some
where. Maybe we can save him yet"
Two Of the messenger boys hurried
away with the spirit Of noble charity
in their pace. The crowd by this time
had increased to a small multitude.
"Now," said the seedy looking man.
turning to fakir, gimme one of them
fans and III keep down his tempera-
ture till they sit back"
He seized the broad palm leaf and.
stepping in front Of the canine suffer
err, described an arc through the air
which caused the fan to pass within
three inches of the patients nose.
Ounce said the big dog indignant
ly, starting to his feet. Ounce, ounce.
ouncew he continued loudly.
But by that time there were only a
few whose physical incapacity left
them still within hearing; these only
accelerated their speed. The big dog
opened his eyes in melancholy wonder
and settled himself upon the pavement
Then a cool appearing man In a blue
suit came out Of the custom house and
said, Here, Rex" and the big dog rose
and followed him slowly down the
street toward Broadway.
Five minutes later three policemen
rounded the corner at double time, an
ambulance dashed up, and the gong Of
an approaching fire engine was heard
up the block. But they found only an
overturned pushcart, whose owner was
gathering up his wares, with soft ltal-
ian curses, man picking up scatter
ed stock Of palm leaf fans and crowd
Of people watching from the second |
story windOws.-New York Sun.
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Retailers Haired.

Now and then one hears Of society
ladies being offered large sums-and
accepting them-for presenting an am
bilious woman at a drawing room, but
money will not always secure one of
the lord chamberlain's cards Of admis-
sion. For example, the wife or daugh-
ter of a retail tradesman, however
large his business and however wealth =
he may be, is never allowed to enter
the royal presence, and two or three
other classes are vigorously barred.
There Is also an objection to the wives
of company promoters. Indeed. when
there Is a drawing room announced the
clerks In the lord chamberlaln's office
have quite an exciting time in inquiring
into the position Of those desiring to at
teDd.-London Chronicle.
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Hardly Pertinent.

Who invented movable type for
printing, and what was the date of the
invention?
Do you know anything about Heine
What were some Of his works? OF
what did he die?
Who was the inventor Of the cotton
gin?
Who is the greatest poet of the nine
teenth century?
These are some Of the questions that
brought to grief a lot Of ambitious
young doctors who were candidates
for the IL vacancies in the medical
staff Of the city hospital on BlackwelPs
island. Some Of them who did not
know the answers are complaining
now that the questions were not per-
tinent to medical examinations, any
how, and they think 1t was unfair to
ask them. They cannot see how the
invention of the cotton gin or belated
autopsy to be determined whether q
German poet died Of nervous prostra-
ton, German measles or something
else has any bearing upon the duties
of young man who may be called up
on to treat the city's charity patients
for goiter or sprained knee.-New York
Herald
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HORSELESS CARRIAGES.
What Their Introduction May Bring
About In the Future.

The day Is rapidly approaching when
the majority of men may be the pro-
prietors of their own carriages. With
in ten years at the most we shall see
carriage houses in all parts Of the city
for the keeping Of horseless equipages
belonging to all sorts and conditions OF
people The expense Of keeping such
vehicles will be mere nothing. They
cost nothing to feed; it is merely the
room which they are to occupy that
must be paid for Anto vehicles will be
kept in buildings five and six or more
stories in height An elevator can &C.
complish this, and the carriage Of the
future can be handled easily in this
way
The decrease In the cost Of the auto
vehicle will almost keep pace with the
passing months after the first two years.
Just as it did in the case of the bicycle.
The decrease in the cost of running the
vehicle will keep pace with the decrease
in cost of production until, like the Ii
cycle of today. all may enjoy it who
will
The popularity of the coming car
riage will be thousand per cent great
er than that Of the bicycle of today.
You do not need thinking cap to help
you arrive at the conclusion. The auto
carriage can be used by the family. 1t
is not one individual affair. Many
man has hesitated about investing in a
bicycle simply because of the feeling
that it would be selfshness On his part
to do So With the carriage Of 1900
there is no question Of selishness The
mister and misses and the young folks,
too, can 70 along on those delightful
journeys ont into the midst of nature
as God gave it to us. the business man
and his clerks can 90 to and from bust
ness in them. and carriage houses are
going to be found in every center for
the daily storage Of the vehicles.
Bring them along, gentlemen. We
are all waiting for the auto, and it
ought to get here soon. The sooner the
better. Give rs the carriage without
the horse - brooklyn Citizen.
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GERMANY Is READY.
The Roads Leading to France Are
One Continuous Fort.


Metz and Strassburg, the outposts Of
the German army face watchfully
toward the west From the gates Of
Metz the roads to Paris taper through
wall after wall Of lntrenchments,
which end with the heights above the
stricken field Of Gravelotte. Thence
10 the frontier of France is only
short walk across the grave covered
ground. From Metz to France is one
long "glacis," unassailable by the In
yader. Above it rise the five great
sentinel forts which surround Metz,
and from the high ground on which
these stand can be seen 10 miles to
the west Verdun, the nearest French
fortress, the threat of France.
In Metz and Strassburg a great Ger
man army stands at attention, ready
for war.
Touch the right button in Berlin, and
in half an hour 10000 men will be
marching from Metz, and within II
hours 100000 men-the frontier field
force of AlSace- LOrraine-wil be cross
ing the border, while the system in ac-
cordance with which the railway
touches all the great environments or
Germany and then converges on the
frontier will land half million men
near Metz in three days. In week
25OO,OOO men will be on and beyond
the frontier; in a week 100000 Ger
mans will be under arms.
In Metz and Strassburg stores and
food and fodder lie ready in maya
zines, the transport animals stand
harnessed by the wagons. All the ap-
pliances and munitions of modern war
are at hand and would be on the road
in few minutes. When the troops go
route marching" they carry with
them three days food and three days
ammunition; their clothes are in their
knapsacks. They can carry no more
in war.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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That the curly wool OF the African
race is extremely fine hair, instead of
coarse, as has been supposed from the
reputation given it in former times, is
one of the statements made by Arthur
Thompson. He claims to have discOv-
cred the mystery Of why hair curls OF
does not curl. On this subject he is
quoted In the New Orleans Picayune
as saying:
Each hair follicle Is provided with
a gland and a muscle. The size Of the
gland varies considerably In different
individuals, and from my observations
appears larger and better developed in
the negro races. The muscle, | may
state, has an influence on the position
Of the hair, causing its erection by pull
ing forward the root Of the hair, thus
converting the shaft into lever.
"In pursuing my Investigations, /
discovered that straight hair Is always
circular in section and is usually thick
err than curly hair, which Is ribbonlike
and fine the finest human hair being
that met with in the Bush and Anda-
man races These facts have most
important bearing on the subject. In
order that the muscle. that | have de-
scribed to you, may act as an erector
of the hair, It is necessary that the hair
must be sufficiently strong to resist the
tendency to bend. If the hair is so
weak as to bend before the action Of
the muscle. the leverlke tendency is
nullifed When the hair is fine and
ribbonlike. the action of the muscle
bends it into a curve, and this is the
reason why the hair assumes the curly
form Of the Bush scalp"
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THE WITT ASTEROID.
why the New Celestial Body Was az
First Called "DQ."


/ Nearly 800 asteroids. or minor plan
cts, have been discovered. but since the
first half dozen were noted probably nc
one has created the sensation that was
produced by the little fellow which the
| German Witt detected last August and
which he at first called do. Since
! that time he has bestowed another
name on it. Eros This is designed to
be its permanent designation In very
interesting lecture in Brooklyn few
evenings ago Professor j X Rees Of
Columbia university told how that sin
gular alphabetical appellation came to
be used
After large number Of asteroids had
been identified there was always some
uncertainty when fresh discovery was
announced whether tie newly observed
body was really one of the old ones or
genuine addition to the list A good
deal of computation was necessary in
regard to the orbits and positions of ths
other asteroids in order to determine
the character of the body under consid
Grafton These operations required a
good deal of time too
1t WAS therefore decided to assign to
an asteroid. while it WAS on probation.
so to speak. an alphabetical title for
purposes of temporary Identification.
The first one picked up after the Eew
rule went into effect was dubbed "A.
The next one was called ''B. And aft
err the whole alphabet had been con-
sumed system of doubling was resort
ed to- The next lot of minor planets
were named "AA. lab. "AC. and
SO on Then it became necessary to use
the combinations 'BA, " BIB and
&c The fifth time the astronomers
started on the alphabet they were
obliged to say IDA. "DB" and "DC.
and at length they reached the now
familiar combination ''DQ But when
the genuineness of a newly observed
asteroid is fully established the alpha
betical designation is dropped. and
thereafter it is known by number and
new name Eros is No 433 in the
catalogue of minor planets and Is no
longer do. New York Tribune
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PASSING or a,NrLl~,it.
Whnt the n-e~E,er ico;.rd !os rni
v hal liz I0und.


Tie Dreamer. tired Of the Changing
bells and raitie Of urlan traiIic. took
stroll far from tie city limits. and Gs
he left the tenement houses behind him
and trod on the springy turf. as yet
untouched by the unholy trolley cars.
and viewed the broad eXpanse of green
fields and groves. t.nged by rhe red
hand of autumn. his heart wds glad.
He stroled along the road. switching
at the weeds on the wayside with his
cane and drank In the pure country
air.
Soon by the road he saw n small
cottage, hidden by vines bearing clus-
tiers of purple grapes, and he stood
still and contemplated the scene to his
hearts content
"Ah," he said, here indeed one may
find rest and quiet Here the coarse
iron hand OF progress has made no
impression"
A little boy came from the house.
dirty faced and curly haired, his frock
covered with some sticky red sub
stance. And as the Dreamer looked
upon him the boy smiled. and his mac
ulate face became lnquisitive.
"Ah." thought the Dreamer. Here
is the typical American farmer boy.
the Dewey boy"
Then q girl. trim and slight. came
from the house. Maud Muller"
thought the Dreamer. The American
farmer boy yelled to the girl, Hurry
up. LIZ" and they disappeared around
the house. After the cows" thought
the stroller.
Soon he heard a familiar sound.
burning metallic sound. and turning
around suddenly he saw the American
boy and the girl riding down the road
on bicycles. The Dreamer was rudely
awakened. He stood in the road look
ing after the bicycles, and as the riders
turned a sharp corner on the road he
heard a laugh and something which
sounded like "rubberneck" And he
pondered.-New York Commercial Ad-
yertiSer.
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EMERGENCY HORSEMANSHlr
uade Ills Horse Stnnd on His Hind
Legs For the Car to Pass.

a thrilling exhibition Of superb
horscEianslip and brute sagaclty was
witnessed on the BrlghtwOod road the
other day. y young farmer from Mont
gomery county was driving home from
the city. the horse attached to his
buggy being magnificent animal,
about 3 years old When about OPP
pOsite the car sheds at Brightwood one
Of the old woIn0ut ears came down the
track and reached the spot at the same
time. There was fiat wheel attached
to the car and it made almost as much
noise as locomotive. added to which
was the humming OF the motor. The
young thoroughbred pranced and
paved the earth as the car approach
ed, but refused to advance.
Just at the instant the car was pass
ing the driving outfit, the now thor
oughly frightened animal wheeled
around on the track and directly in
front OF the car. At the same instant
the horse made his dash for the track
the young man handling the rens gave
a mighty pull OH the relns and almost
instantly drew the frightened animal
straight up on his hind legs. There he
stood paving the air, not more than a
foot from the car, and in that position
he remained until the grinding convey.
ance, crowded with shrieking women
and astonshed men, swept by. During
these thrilling seconds the driver In
the buggy kept his seat. and In the
most matter of fact way allowed the
horse to place his fore feet upon the
earth when all danger was past.
Had the driver wavered for an In.
slant and allowed the animal to be hit
by the car, it would have thrown the
magnificent brute off his hind legs and
undoubtedly smashed the buggy and
more than probably killed the horse.
An assistant chief of the fire depart
ment and several of the men attached
to the Brightwood engine house wit
messed the incident, and were loud in
the praise Of both driver and animal.
Several Of the passengers In the front
of the car were badly scared as they
realized the Importance Of the horse
staying In the air and not descending
upon them with his fore feet.-Wash-
ington Star.
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DOM PAUL AS A DINER OUT.
He Is Not the Most Genial and APP
preciative of Quests.

Toward the end OF March. 1892.
President Kruger came over from Pre-
toria to Johannesburg. and on the 25th
Of that month he was entertained at
banquet by the leading men Of the
town. 1t was stipulated beforehand
that. as his honor was not In the habit
Of dining out at so late an hour as Z
o'clock, the dinner must be at g. which.
It was added. was a concession to the
curious customs Of the uitlanders.
Principally to the moment Paul Kru-
ger arrived. He does not possess a
dress coat. but wore his usual rusty
black frock coat, crossed by the broad
green ribbon of his office. His breast
bore his orders and decorations. but
the stars looked shabby and would
have been all the better for little
polishing up. He duly sat down to
the banquet, and predkant or cler-
gyman. said a portentously long grace.
The president did not take soup and
drank no wine. He called for big cup
Of coffee and ate two plates Of fish.
Then the toastmaster called for silence
and explained that his honor had had
enough and wanted to go home.
Captain Van Brands. genial old
German. the landdrost or civil magls-
trate Of Johannesburg. promptly got
up and proposed the presidents health.
Kruger replied In a gruff. throaty. hus-
ky voice, and after talking almost I'M
intelligibly-of course in Dutch-for a
few minutes he reached under his
chair for his battered old top hat, put
1t on and nodding to the assembled
guests went away.
The rest Of the dinner and speeches
had to be got through without him,
and after his departure an audible
sigh Of relief went round the hall, for
be does not eat prettily. and his pres
ence did not conduce to harmony or
Good felloWship.-LondOn Mail.
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Rfchei!eu and Dom Paul.

Cardinal Richelieu and President
Kruger, The association may seem
far to seek. Yet President Kruger Is,
by his marriage. actually connected
with the great cardinal. whose name,
as every one knows. was Du Plessis.
Kruger was young man when he met
and married a member Of the Du
Plessis family. the descendant Of a
French surgeon (the near relative of
the cardinaD who went to the Cape In
the seventeenth century In the employ
ment of the Dutch East India compa-
ny. An early death speedily deprived
the president of his first wife. who
was Immediately followed TO the grave
by her only son. A little later he
chose a second wife from the same
family. The second Mrs. Kruger was.
In fact, the niece of the first. the Dop-
per creed not disallowing marriages
within these degrees of consanguinity.
1t was apropos Of this marriage that
General Joubert, who at one time had
a keen dislike for President Kruger,
made jest in his imperfect English.
The president, he said, was a man Of
double "du-plessity." By his second
and still reigning wife the president Is
the father Of l6 childrep,----
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He Looked BOyiKh.

Thomas G. Shaughncssy, recently
chosen to succeed Sir William Van
Horn as the president of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad company, has a host
Of admirers In Milwaukee, where he
spent his younger years. He had
scarcely reached his majority when he
was elected member of the board of
aldermen, and owing to his extremely
youthful appearance it became neces-
sary to consult the church register be-
fore his fellow aldermen could be salts
fled that he was old enough to sit
am.Ng them in the council chamber.
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WAR AND PATRIOTISM.
Noticeable Eject the Conflict Has
Had on the Army.


patriotism in the army, | admit,
several years ago was at rather low
ebb, but there Is no trouble about 1t
now," yentured an army officer to a
Star reporter. From General Miles
all the way down officers were alarmed
about it and wondered how to prevent
the assertions which followed the alb
sence of patriotism. AT one time, in
1895, assertions had Increased up to
nearly % per cent though officially |
do not think more than 10 per cent was
ever acknowledged. The Spanish
American brush cured the disease more
effectually and rapidly than anything
else could. One hour after the first
sign of war was noticed 1t was all
cured. Patriotism Is a visible thing in
an army, and it can be seen as well as
felt.
zone Of the best ways to observe 1t
is to notice the respect that Is given
the flag. Time and time again at gar
rlsons and posts have seen the sol
diers after lowering the flag at sunset
take the flag and throw 1t into corner
of the guardroom. where 1t would re-
main until sunset the next morning,
when 1t would be raised for the day.
1t was shameful what Il lack of respect
was given the flag There was no use
of the officers to storm about 1t, for
patriotism any more than religion can
not be ordered. 1t has to grow, and 1t
is surprising how many things there
are that interfere with its growth
Some of the older ones of us had a
faith that something would turn up In
time to set things right but 1t was only
faith.
"In 1896, | think. the army had got
about as low in the matter of patriot
ism as was possible, for If it fell lower
II would mean n disruption. Officers
had become affected I'm the same way,
but, OF course, not to such an extent
when the sound OF war was heard, and
the various means to increase patriot
ism which had been put into operation
by command Of headquarters were for
gotten. In n day or so II was all over.
Then it was observed that the soldiers
noticed that there was some color In
the flag. There were red, white and
blue In 1t all Of the time, but the sol
dier-I mean the average soldler-had
become color blind. and he could not
distinguish them.
"As the sounds of war increased It
was noticed that when the flag was
lowered at sunset It was carefully,
even tenderly, folded up and put away
to walt till the following sunrise. The
flag was not thrown into n corner in
the guardroom any more. Many Of the
garrisons and posts actually provided
a box, in which the flag was locked up
overnight, and In every one Of them
the box was made or provided by the
soldiers themselves. The moment the
soldier discovered lie had a flag he was
all right, and his patriotism immediate
ly went up to 100 In the shade. 1t has
remained up there too."-Washington
Star
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General Methuen.

General Lord Paul Sanford Methuen
is a descendant Of the noted John Me-
thuen, once lord chancellor Of Ireland
and a diplomat Of prominence. He be-
gan his army career as lieutenant in
the Scots guards in 1864, and as early
as 1873 he was assigned to duty on the
Gold Coast. A year later he was bri-
gade major at Ashanti. In 1877 he
was military secretary to the COM
mauder in chief in Ireland and for four
years thereafter military attache at
Berlin. In 1882 he was transferred to
Egypt. He was next commander Of
Methuen's Light horse and the field
force in Bechuanaland and deputy ad-
jutant general in South Africa. He
received his present rank of major gen.
eral in 1890 and was until recently in
command of the home district and in
service on the Indian frontier. Among
his personal friends is Emperor Will
liam Of Germany.