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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
A Master of rrinity,s Epigrams.

There was bare space on the south
side of the entrance to Trinity hall (the
college of that name) which had long
been receptacle for street sweepings
and other rubbish. To prevent these un-
slightly accumulations DR.. Jowett, one
of tho follows had the angle fenced of
with palings and planted with flowers,
but, finding this little garden caused
some ridicule, he did away with the
flowers and laid the space down with
gravel, which drew from Mansel the
following epigram:
Alittle garden little Jowett made
And fenced it with a little palisade.
Because this garden caused little talk.
He changed it to a little gravel walk
And now, II more you d know Of little Jow'
cit,
This little garden won't little show It
On one occasion, when DR.. Mansel
had been making humorous verses on
several of the colleges, the Rev. Chris
topher Hunter. fellow of Sidney Sus-
sex college, was present and felt hurt
that his own college had not been no
ticed and took Mansol TO task for his
neglect. II will soon put that right. !"
he said. AMI at cnce produced the fol-
lowing verso:
There little Si,ncy Sussex too.
And why shouli H,ffont her?
For shu has had her Iwo .reat men
NOll Cromwell and KIT Hun.or,
Oliver Cromwell. the protector, having
been educated at that college. Gentle
mans Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
Tao Much af IL.

A high army officer whose fad was
ventilation was one day making an in.
spection Of frontier post which was
much in need Of repair. In some places
the roof showed the blue sky overhead
and the walls were ornamented with
gaps
The brigadier general was escorted
through the building by the colonel In
charge. sergeant going on before, al
is the custom, to warn the men to stand
at attention In honor Of the general.
AS they proceeded the general asked:
"And how is the ventilation. colo
nel?"
Before the colonel could reply the OLD
sergeant, with familiarity born oi
long service. said:
"Sure, general, and the ventilation Ia
bad. SOFT. vera bad, SOFT. The place Il
all full Of holes. SOFT. NJ
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
Can,t Sell the Diamond.

Lord Henry Francis Hope, brother
and heir Of the Duke Of Newcastle,
who married May Yohe. the American
actress, made an application a fort
night ago to the chancery court OF Lon
don for leave to sell the celebrated
blue diamond, which is an heirloom OF
the Hope estates. Of which bis lordship
IL a life tenant. II was argued In his
behalf that the diamond was locked up
In PARIS bank and consequently was
Of no benefit to any one. The rest OF
the family opposed the application
and the court refused to grant the per
mission asked.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
kissing Bug Cure.

A resident of Philadelphia has con-
tributed TO The Record Of that city the
subjoined interesting gossip apropos OF
the kissing bug: '"The domestic rene
dy for the attack Of the kissing bug is
bicarbonate Of soda diluted with wa
ter. A simple application Of this reme-
dy will remove the swelling and the
pain In short order. To prevent mid
night attacks of the bug II Is only
necessary to put few drops of oil Of
rhodium on the bed quilt The insect
will at once alight upon this spot and
will sniff away until motionless In the
sleep Of aromatic intoxication." 1
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
Relic Of the Glacial Period.

The supposed corduroy road" OF
late glacial age. found at Amboy. O..
has been examined by Professor G.
Frederick Wright Of Oberlin. O. He
found series of logs lying side by side,
as in a corduroy road. and extending
for length of 200 feet and covered by
about 80 feet Of gravel, in which were
the tooth and tusk Of a mammoth, the
tusk being 10 feet long by 20 inches
in circumference at the base and weigh
ing 155 pounds.
But he decides that. while the re-
semblance to an artificial road is strik-
ing, the appearance Of the logs showed
that they were driftwood deposited
during the closing centuries, Of the gla-
cial period, when the water Of Lake
Erie was held at level $50 feet higher
than it is at present The logs and base
of the deposit are now about 140 feet
above the lake level and four miles dis
tant from the lake shore. on the banks
of the Conneaut creek. The gravel was
brought down from higher land to the
south. near the source OF the creek.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
CALLED cHOATE CUPID"
Hetty Green Tells When He was
Among Her Admirers.

Mrs. Hetty Green, said to be the
wealthiest woman In America, tells
very interesting story Of United States
ambassador Joseph II. Choate when
be was young man. Even In those
early days and long before his fame as
a wit had been established Mr.. Choate
was eloquent In his descriptions OF
current events.
According to Mrs. Green, she and
Kitty Wolfe were boon companions In
their girlhood and compared notes on
their love episodes. Mrs. Green takes
great delight In talking over the period
when she was budding into woman
hood and received the attentions or
young men who later made their mark
In life.
Conspicuous among them," she said
the other day to a reporter, was young
Zoe Choate, as we knewshim. He visit
ed me on Tuesday evenings and called
upon Kitty Wolfe on Thursdays. We
girls would meet On Fridays and COM
pare notes. Young Mr.. Choate was
fowery In his conversation. especially
on subjects of love, and | called him
Cupid. In later life. when knew him
only as a lawyer opposed to me. l
changed his name to that Of Cherub.
II recall a certain evening at my IA
ther's home when Mr.. Choate, refer
ring to a wedding Of mutual friends.
said:
"'Cupid has spread his bow over these
happy people, and their cloud has sill
yer lining
Il thought this was very beautiful,
and It impressed me greatly. The fol-
lowing Friday called upon Kitty
Wolfe, and laughlngly she said that Mr.
Choate was very graphic In his descrlp-
ton Of the wedding. To my surprise.
she repeated the same sentence about
Cupid which had pleased me so much.
We girls had a good laugh over It, and
from that day Joe Choate was known
In our social set as Cupid He accept
ed the title graciously and was always
a favorite among the girls.
Years rolled on. and Mr.. CbOate be-
came a great lawyer and together with
s. l.. NJ. Barlow and others was with
those who have been opposed to me In
an almost ceaseless litigation since
1865. Now we do not speak as we pass
by, and yet cannot help recalling my
girlhood, when Mr.. Choate was one OF
my admirers" York Mail and
Exnress
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
Coincidence.

Somehow I'm awfully stupid to-
night" remarked young Borum Ian.
guidly the other evening.
Indeed you are. " retorted Miss Cut
ting, somewhat impulsively.
"Do you really mean thatf" asked
the young man in surprise.
81 merely indorsed your remarks
Didn't you just now assert that yor
were stupidf" she queried.
"Yes." he responded, "but / only
said so without thinking.
"And up to the time you spoke Of it. y
she replied, II only thought so without
saying it. Pearson Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
"It is with a good deal of pleasure

"It is with a good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that | recommend
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Di
arrhoea Remedy" says Druggist A.
w. Sar. telle, of Hartford, Conn. "A
lady customer. seeing the remedy ex,
posed for sale on my show case, said
to me: L really believe that medi-
cine saved my life the past summer
while at the shore, and she became
80 enthusiastic over its merits that l
at once made up my mind to recon-
mend it in the future. Recently a
gentleman came into my store so
overcome with collie pains that he
ssnk at once to the floor. l gave him
a dose of this remedy which helped
him. repeated the dose and in If
teen minutes he left the store smiling
ly informing me that he felt as well as
ever" Sold by VIM. P. Bell " Co.,
Accomac C.H., Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26

This story is told Of prominent
preacher: On hot Sabbath as he was
preaching he took from his pocket what
he thought was his handkerchief, shook
It out and wiped his face, intently talk
ing all the time. To his surprise broad
smile was on every face in his audience,
when he discovered that what he had
put in his pocket for a handkerchief
that morning was a pair Of his little
child's drawers. the legs Of which were
quite visible as he wiped the perspira-
tion from his face. - ;Homiletic Review
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
Length of Sermons In Scotland.

A Scottish newspaper has just taken
a plebiscite Of Its readers In order to
find out the length Of sermons preach
ed north Of the border on particular
Sunday lately. It appears that the
average Established. church sermon Is
26 minutes in length: Free church. 80;
United Presbyterian church. 30: Con-
gregational. 20: Scottish Episcopal. 20:
Baptist. 33; English Presbyterian. 30;
Original Secession. 3S. In all denomi-
nations the longest sermon was 6S min
utes and the shortest minutes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
A Man of Thrift.

She-Where are you going to spend
the summer?
Helm not going to spend It at all
vm going to save 1t till next winter
and see II can't get the janitor Of the
fat to use 1t In the rooms I occupy.
Detroit Free Press. I
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
A CHEROKEE POET.
The Young Man Is the Principal Of
the Indian School In Alabama.


the Indian School In Alabama.
A remarkable man and one who Is
destined to become better known In
the world OF letters Is Chinnubbie Har-
10, q full blooded Creek Indian, whose
writings prose and poetry, are claim
Ing attention. although little as yet
has appeared In public print.
Chinnubble Harjo has a striking per-,
sonality; brilliant conversationalist
among friends. his magnificent ply.
sique. superabundance Of intensely
black hair, swarthy complexion, deep
and penetrating yet kindly black
eyes and warm greetings to friends
are characteristics noticeable. Chin
hubble Harjo Is typical Indian and
was reared and educated In the Greek.
schools.
Although yet young man. Harjo
has done much for the betterment of
his people. AS superintendent Of the
Greek orphans school be showed
peculiar ability. He left that work to
accept the superlntepdency Of the ma
tion's schools. where his executive abll-
ity, helpfulncss and advanced Ideas
not only built mp the schools. but Gre
ated an interest among other educators
of the nation calculated to keep up the
good work. Mr.. Harjo Is now princl
pal Of the Greek academy at Eufala,
where the general advancement al
ready tesilhes to the personality Of the
man. Here are some bits Of verse from
his pen:
an cUrcLsr.
Pursued across the waning year
BY winds that chase with lifted spear.
A Leaf bloom stained. fell spent. at last.
Upon my bosom. Poor outcastl
TO MORNING WARBLER.
Sing on TIL light and shadow meet.
Bllthe spirit OF the morning airi
do not know thy name nor care;
only know thy song Is sweet.
And that my heart beats thanks to thee.
Made purer by thy minstrely.
TO A DAPFoprA
When death has shut the blue sky out from me.
Sweet dafodil.
And years roll on without roy memory.
Thoult reach thy tender fingers down to mine OF
clay.
true friend still,
Although I'll never know thee till the iudgmsat
day.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
A cREEx FABLE.

cRERk FABLE
A sachsm. once upon time
30 runs a legend VI the Creeks
Consoked mighty council.
Declared that he could learn no more
And thereupon prepared to die;
But losth to leave this world without
Indulging In the luxury
Most dear to him-his usual smoke
He asked his daughter for coal
OF IRE where~ith to light his pipe.
She brought the coal on ashes In
Her palm. and up the sschem jumpt.
"whst follyl Foolish mani said he.
'Tp taught lesson by childl'
st. Louis Republic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

One of the prettiest of the spring we'd
,Jings took place yesterday evening at
6 O'Clock. when Miss Mary, Ely Lucke
and Mr. Richard Cecil Garlick were mar
ried at the residence of the brides grand
father Mr.. r. "A. Lancaster.
The hall and drawing-room were. Ella
oorately decorated with palms and Easter
lilies, and the color scheme of green and
white was infinitely carried cut in the
shaded lamps and candles
The gowns OF the bride and her attend
ants were all pure white.
Preceding the bride and her bridesmaids
We're six little people, who formed an
als.e with ribbons. They were Misses
Bessie Lee Lueke. Mary Garland Todd,
Mary and Edmonia Lancaster. Masters
Dabney Stewart Lancaster and William
Armstrong Price.
Miss Louise Lucke. sister OF the bride.
was maid of honor and was gowned
lin white organdie and carried La France
roses.
The bridesmaids wore dainty white
organdie gowns.
fThey We're Misses Louise. ID. Lucke
Alice Lancaster, Mary Atwood Garlick
Kitty Lancaster, Mamie and Bessie Dun
lop.
THE bride, gowned In an exquisite
crepe de chine with bodice of tucked
nOuSSSllne anu ING t!SUiINS !lileS
,Jf the valley, entered with her father
and was met at the improvfsed altar
erected between the windows OF the front
drawing-room, by the groom and MS
brother. Mr. Edward GarIick, who acted
4as best man. Here the ceremony was
performed by Or. j. r. Garlick. father of
the groom, assisted by Rev. 5ere Wither-
spoon.
Immediately after the ceremony an ele-,
CANT reception was rendered the friends
of the contracting parties
The decorations in the dining-room con-
sisted of snow-white brides roses, and the
elegant table appointments correspondent
An orchestra stationed in the hall baaind
a screen of evergreens played through
ont the evening.
The young couple left on the 7:l5
train for an extended northern tour, and
Will be at home TO their friends after May
the 21st al ZIG West Main Street
The presents are unusually numerous
and handsome.
The bride is the pretty aud ATTRACTIVE
daughter of Mr.. William H Lucke. and
Mr.. Garlick is the son of DR.. and Mrs. ].
r. Garlick.
Miss Annie Rose Walker gave a very
delightful luncheon yesterday afternoon.
White roses and maiden hair ferns
formed the decorations
Her guests were: Mesdames John Dun
siop. 10 "A. crenshaw. Thomas Boiling.
Samuel Wingdeld Travers. ]. "A. White,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
.E,irs+ ~ w e W'oodson,

e;on. Prizes-First to w F. Woodson,
second 10 Ernest Fox.
Architectural Drawing-Class B-Best eX-
hibit of work executed during entire ses-
sfon. Prize-To ]. W. Williams.
ModelIing-Best exhibit of work executed
during entire session. Prize-To vernon
A Spott.
Chemistry-Best written examination, ten
test questions. Prize-To D. r. Johnston
Natural Philosophy-Best written exan1i-
nation. ten test questions. Prize-To ID.
observation-disclosures A-Best written exami-
nation ten test questions. PriZeS-FrSt1 10
w. l.. Chewing. second TO Guy Inman
I.lectricity-Class B--Bestpra ctical exam
nation in the use of instruments. Prize-
To ]. p. n. Cardoza.
FnsIisb-Class A-Best written examina-
ton, twenty test questions. Prizes-f'lrst
Ia lawrence Miles, second to Adolph Har-
tung.
Free-Hand Notwithstanding from the
cast-scholars cannot complete for both
nr;zes Best drawing from figure made
during session. Prize-To Wifred Ruther-
ford. Best drawing from bust or mask.
Prize-To A Vernon Spott; honoraoie men
ton, ]. Stanley Collins
Composition-Best composition' osiils
one or more casts in the school as part
Wilfred Rutherford.
Drawing from Flat-First secton-Bes5
drawing. Prize-To John Herod. Second
Section-Best drawing, Prize-To Edward
c. Fisher: honorable mention. r. A. Ho-
gan, Wolfgang Ducknardt. w "A. Chli-
drey.
Composition-Best composition. 1oz19
inches. made up in part or wholly rom
institute plates Prze-To E. II. Aayneld
Next best-Same conditions. Prize-Io
Ralpa Archer; honorable mention, John
uerold. Eugene Oehlcchlager, W. A Chlt-
drey. C. p. Fisher
In awarding the above prizes the average
of attendance, department and gradatlon
for the whole session will be considered III
conjunction with the final examination
on the following scale of percentages; At
tendance, Is: department, 8; gradation, 40;
final examination, 40.
Mr. Henry s. H1utzler then awarded
rhe prize medal for the best scholarship TO
MIR. Waiter l.. Chewing, who made
most enytopie record for himself.
iMr Chewing is the son of Mr.. "A. j.
Chewfling and is in the draughtlng de-
par;ment OF the Richmond Locomotive
and Machine Works.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
Had IL Good Time.

A most delightful party was given at
the residence of Mrs. Brown. No 2f2
South Ssx;sl Street on Wednesday. Nay
9th, and an enjoyable evening was spent
in games Of all sorts. Those present were:
Misses Nellie Anderson. Pauliae I.eissl
Rosa Smiley. Goldie Smiley, Carrie Nine
tree. Mamie Anderson. Lula browning,
Ruth Talbot. Bertha Mlltz. Ina .Aiiftz,
Oracle Mlnetree, Daisy Brown, Maggie
Anderson, Daisy Anderson. E.irtie
Granger, .Messrs. James Caii!han. Frank
L;annister Arthur NIcKeuzie. james fla
gan, JeEn Hasan. joan Collier, George
Ru..sr ] Hrney Butler, John Smiley.
Hcses- Fiudsou. Willie Farmer. Joan Farm
err Pat O.tIaru. Thonas Murphy, Jonn
Clator. Peter White. james Evens. Dr..
Jarnes " Brown, Professor Robert E.
Jones.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
Military Notes.

All members of company A. Richmond
Grays. Captain c. \. crawford coynSn,tnt.-
ing, are ordered 30 report at the Arm1ry
Tonight for inspection and nuSter-.n
Every member is urged TO be present at
g o'clock sharp.
Company Z viii have their usual squad
drill tonight. !, Large attendance is re-
quested.
Company 3. walker Light Guards. will
meet Tonight for company drii- The cap
tain desires thar all Members VIII report.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
DEATH OF DR.. TABB.
His Body Was Found Near Savannah
Yesterday Morning.

SAVANNAH GA, May 10.-Speclal-
This morning near Bonaventure Gene
terv. DR.. s. r. Tabb, of the Marine hos-
p;tal Service was found dead lie COM
mitted suicide Monday morning, April
30th.
Dr. Tabb was Virsinian and came OF
a very fine family He changed his UNI
form Monday morning and going out IN
the woods near the cemetery, took Oft
his coat, and. making a pillow of it, lay
down Saturating q handkerchief with
cbloroform he spread it over his face
and went to sleep. He was not found
until to-day, although he was reported
missing late last week.
DIR, Tabb had made many friends in
Savannah, and the taking of his own
life. is deeply regretted. His body was
brought into the city this afternoon and
will be sent to Virginia for furial.
DR.. Tabb was the son of Colonel William
Tabb, of Amelia county, wno was a gal
liant Confederate soldier, in which service
he commanded a regiment in Wise.S BIZ
gade, and who died shortly after the close
of the war His mother was Miss Ruther-
ford. and was the first cousin of MI mos.
Rutherford, Of this city.
DR.. Tabb was one of the orlshtest anu
most highly-cultivated of men. He stud
led first at Randolph-M College and
then went to the University of Virginia
where he graduated. He located in Rlch-
mond in 1898, and -practiced medicine
here, making hundreds of friends
His action is undoubtedly due to tenn
porary alteration of the mind, due to
a severe attack of Illness, from which he
had only recently recovered.
He was related to the best people OF
Virginia, and the news of his death Will
cause general regret.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
nnunntecs nrt,,c Kir-,

NORFOLK. VA. May to,-special-Tas
Daughters OF the King OF the Southern
Diocese OF Virginia met here to-day. The
attendance was large and the proceedings
interesting Representatives Were preseni
from Suffolk. Franklin. Newport News,
Phoebus and Hampton and from the cities
hereabouts The Daughters met at ST.
Peters Episcopal Church, Brs,mbleton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
TRANSFER SYSTEM
Major Patton Asks Mr.. Bemiss to Ap-
noint REPRESENTATIVES,.

Major James D. Patton president of the
Richmond Passenger and Power Com
zpaay, has sent a communication to Presi-
sisnf p L. BemiSs, Of the Richmond
FRACTION Company. asking for the ap-
pointrlent of a representative of that
comnany to Representative of the
Passenger and Power Company and ar
sranse. q transfer system which will be
mutually satisfactory. The transfer be-
stween the two companies is made com
pulsory by the Council.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
Mr.. PATTON HURT.
He Came Near losing His Life Last

Night.
Mr., w P. Patton, who was crossing the
street at Eighteenth and Broad last night
at O'Clock. was run into by two street
cars.
Mr. Patton was quite painfully bruised
about the waist. If the cars hId not been
stopped as soon as they were his life
would no doubt have been crushed out.
The ambulance was called and the wound
ed man was treated by DR.. w W. Parker.
He will recover.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11

Captain Edgar Whitehead, of Amherst
Courthouse. is the guest OF his brother-tn-
law. Mr.. Paul c. Cabell, OF No t0i East
Leigh Street
Captain Whitehead is a brother of Rev.
DR.. Paul Whitehead and of Colonel Thos.
Whitehead, former Commissioner of As-
rculture. Captain Whitehead stopped
over in Richmond on his retrrn from a
visit to his son, DR.. CaheIi Whitehe1d. of
Mt Washington. Md. Captain Whitehead
is one % the most noted au5.quar.aus OF
the State and is now engaged in writing
q history of Amherst and Nelson counties.
Captain Whitehead served with distinc-
ton in the Confederate service.
Captain Whitehead. Colonel Whitehead
and Sir. Cabell called upon Mr.. Frank
p. Brent. secretary OF the State Board
of Education. a fel!ow-countryman, yes
terday
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
The Mines Now Safe.

CAPE TOWN, May 10-The Cape
Argus publishes a report from Johannes
burg, said TO have been suppressed in the
cross-exarination Of Acting Mining En-
ginaer Munnick. that in the recent nys-
FERROUS Dempsey case MunniclS testified
that preparations had been lnadezto ex-
plode twenty-five mines, and that@ol the
authority of State Secretary Reitz, he
eight.
s.Well-informed foreigners in Pretoria. y
SAYS the correspondent, now consider the
mines safe, as wiser counsels now pre-
vail.
Estate Engineer Klinke declined to re-
sumo his duties until the dynamite was
removed. and the Government d greed to
his demand. =
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11

At the Milton C. Work Whist Club Wed
nesday. Miss Jane Rutherford and Mis-
Mary Gillian made the highest score
North and South; Mrs. Maruh ana WI .
Brock. East and West.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
THE HERALDs ARRIVE.

The Heralds of Rex arrived at the Car
nival Headquarters this morning and an
nounced that His Majesty was on his
way to attend the great Carnival. to be
held here next week. After inspecting
the headquarters and examining INTO the
work of the officials. they made a. tour
of the city stopping on the various
corners as they passed along, in their
gay and ssaudy costumes. and, sounding
their blasts upon their trumpets. an
nounced to the people that Rex was en-
route for Richmond, and that the week
of merry-making and festivities would
soon begin.
The Heralds attracted universal atten-
ton by their costumes. which We're most
beautiful and respondent in jewels and
gold.
They give some idea, to those VINO saw
them, of the magniticence of Rex and
his court
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11

Miss Kate Doggett and Miss Mamie
Ficklin. OF fredericksburg, will be the
guests of Miss Lucy Hayes during the
Carnival.