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DON'T RUSH INTO CITIES.
President Stickney Says Country
Opportunities Are Large.

PFG8f0ent SttChHby ohyh NO-s
Opportunitiss Are Large.
at has long been the belief OF Mr.
Stlckney, the president OF the Chicago
Great Western railroad, that the farm
life OF America has been needlessly
sornber," says w. S. Harwood In Aims
lees. "He is a very earnest advocate
Of a complete change In the methods
OF farm life. He Is In favor OF Great
ing little community wherever there
are even half dozen farmers scatter
ed on the wide western prairics. tie
would have these farmers come Into
common community, not In any sense
theoretically communal, but a com
munity for cultivation, for mental al
yancement, for social progress, Tor the
fostering OF the finer and the JOlller
features OF life He advocates the
union OF these farmers into such n
town or community. each one gong
out from his home In the morning 10
hls field as city labOrer goes out 10
his work. The houses he would have
built nj ZONE lntcrscctlng point. which
would at all times leave the families OF
the farmers In immediate contact. MOI
only would there be great Increase IN
the satisfaction OF living, but protcc-
ton would be Insured In the emergen-
cies OF sickness. fire and tramps. lie
would oblIterate the isolation which
separates the farmer from the world
and which, II we are to believe those
who have made study Of the sub
tect, does much to increase insanity IL
rural regions.
yet on no point Is he more strenu
Gus in his writings than on the foolish
ness shown by intelligent men In flock
ing to the cities for employment In al
ready overcrowIcd quarters when thu
| opDortunitlcs in the country are 81
large and tempting to the man or cleal
vision. Here Is n quotation from al
address which Mr.. Stickney gave some
time ago:
""To the dogs with the sentimental
nonsense TINT the examining process O
the city schools and the advantages o
city churches. which you seldom enter
"ore all that makes life worth living.
and that to remove to the country is u
rob your children OF these advantages
Let laboring men examine the pedigree
of the successful business men. the dis
tinrulshed lawyers. the leading physl
clans. the most eloquent clergymen
and almost without exception they ar
country born, reared and educated "
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ExuIafuinQ Her Choice.

This story Congressman NJ. Il. Ben
ton of Neosho, Mo-, tells on himself
with becoming modesty and a great
deal Of relish: Back In Washington.
Benton had the reputation Of being not
only one Of the shrewdest. but one OF
the six homeliest men that ever graced
q seat In the house Of representatives.
While yet a struggling young lawyer
he went from Newton county down Into
Texas to prosecute land claim. Al
though be did not win that suit. ne
won q much more momentOus one with
a pretty Lone Star lass. who consented
notwithstanding his pugnacious home
illness. to trek back to Missouri and
help him rise to fame amid the mineral
Astounding region Of the Ozarks.
While In the old Union depot at 81
Louis on his way home, Benton and bis
fair bride ran across General +. T.
Mitchell. an old pioneer Of Rolla. MO-.
General Mitchell IL a plain spoken oio
veteran. who says Just what he thinks
BENTON greeted him and introduced hlh
wife. The old man looked surprised
He stared at Benton and beamed OH
the pretty bride. Then he said sadly
Mrs. Benton. amt there any men III
TexasT-St Louis Republic.
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ALMONDS SPOlLEDINCURIN
Lose Flavor In Gaining Color DE

Ya.e Flavor In Gaining Color De-
manded by Consumers.
A wholesale confectloner Of this city
who has lately returned from "Trip
through the almond growing district OF
California says that he learned with
surprise that the almond growers have
for wears been depriving the ALMONDS
Of their finest flavor In order to give
them the color demanded by the east
ern trade. He tried the almond In It's
natural state, Just as 1t comes from
the tree. and wondered at the superior
favor which II had over the almond
prepared for market. He will no lon
ger insist on color perfection ana De-
lieyes that he can educate his custoni-
ers into eating the natural nut.
The California almond grows on low,
thickly leaved trees, which are plant
ed In regular rows These trees re-
ceive az much care as vegetables IN
garden. The season Of harvest begins
early in August and lasts through two
weeks OF September. The nuts are
heaten from the trees, usually by
tramps picked up along the railroad
who are clad 10 do the light work for
| 81 a day. Sheets are spread under the
trees TO catch the falling nuts. and Dig
wagons carry the results OF the tree
heaters work to the hulling machine
The buller works like a thrashing ma
chine. and few nuts pass through wlth-
ont losing their green outer covering.
The sorting Is done by girls and wom-
| en-.
II ia at this stage that the prepara'
tlon for market should stop, according
TO the grower The nut Is then light
yellow In color, slightly soft and shows
a trace of oil. II II were not for the
light yellow color. the grower wouio DO
no more. The trade. however, demands
that the nut shall be golden yellow
and the grower knows how to make II
so The hulled nuts are spread on nal
trays and placed for AZ hours IN Tue
hot sun. They are then placed In q
"bleaching house" The sulphur fume'
are turned OH. and the color OF the nut
slowly changes into brownish COLDER
shade, just rs the color of woman
hair Is changed under somewhat sim
liar process. The nut Is finer to ioof
at. and II almonds were used for par
lor ornaments all would be well, bu
the exquisite flavor OF the nut Is greed
lily eaten out by the sulphur. or a
least. the best part of 1t. and the grow
: or Is sorry.-New York Tribune.
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Good and EVIL.

Evil is the means by which good Is
declared. AS we would be unconscious
OF the existence Of light IL II were uni
yersal. so we would be unconscious OF
the existence OF good. II * darkness
that enabies us to see light, poverty
that enables w 10 understand wealth,
deformlty TINT enables us to perceive
beauty and evil that enables us to know
good. All things are best understood
by contrast with their opposites. Death
makes us understand and value life'
sour things make us understand ana
relish sweet ones EVIL, therefore, Is
the demonstration of good and In that
capacity loses It's evil.
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CRAFTY PIGEON CATCHERS,
Thievery Takes New Form In tn
Metropolis.

Thieyery Takes a New Form In the
Metropolis.
Two business men were standing on
the sidewalk opposite lofty tenement
over on the east side, below Grand
street the other day. They were gaz-
ing upward and specializing as to the
meaning Of the actions Of a fat Ger
man ND On the roof, who was frantical-
" waving a very long pole, with some
thing black tied at the end OF 1t.
II think he is insane" said one OF the
men.
az II were only three months later, |
should say that he was paying or an
election bet" said the other.
After watching him a little longer
they both turned their steps toward
Broadway and decided that he was one
of the many mysteries of the populous
east side. II they had waited a little
longer, they would have seen flock OF
pigeons come wheeling round over the
top Of the building. says the New YORK
Times. The German redoubled his ex-
ertions. and higher and higher the
pigeons few, still circllng round and
round. Here stray pigeon was seen
TO enter the wheeling flock and then
another. Two or three more Joined the
flock. and a broad grin spread over the
mans face. Dropping his pole, he dis
appeared, and soon the circles became
smaller and smaller until finally the
whole flock settled upon the house top.
Tho man had thrown some feed on the
roof and some more In the dovecot.
His own pigeons and the strangers
alike entered the dovecot, and the
strangers were then captured easily.
This Is a sample Of what may be seen
on the roofs OF many houses In the
tenement districts and accounts for the
loss Of many valuable pigeons. The
black object tied to the end Of the stick
ia used to make the home flock fly
higher and thus attract stray pigeons
[ from a distance TO enjoy n good fly In
company The strangers accompany
their companions to the treacherous
feast. and. If valuable. are sold 10 deal
ers. The birds that are not worth
| much ate domcsticated In their new
home and used In their turn 10 inveiglC
others or else they go To line the stom
ach OF the willy pigeon catcher.
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Not Tbnf Kind.

George Hamel OF Jenkintown. Pa. Is
a Justice Of the peace. conveyance'
and notary public. A few days ago H.
was approached by a well dressed wo
man, who said that she wanted some
baggage hauled to the station. He told
her be thought she must be mistaken
that she probably wanted so-and-so
"No. I don't" she replied. and. pointing
TO his sign. she said, you do convey
ancing." Mr.. Hamel at first thought
she was attempting to dazzle him by q
brilliant pun. but hrr confusion wher
he laughed and took her remark In tha'
light convinced him she had been IL
earnest.
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EMMA HANKS


"Are YOU Mrs. Hanks?" asked the
deputy.
Yes, sir" said the woman.
"What Is your husbands first manner
asked the deputy.
The woman hesitated.
at is always customary In ming
suit here" explained the deputy, 10
give the first name In full"
The woman blushed and looked heip-
lessly at her lawyer.
81 don't know what his first name
is" she finally stammered.
SIS 1t John"
She shook her head.
James"
Another hopeless shake.
Jerry"
Shake again.
"Joseph?"
Still the woman stood perplexed. Il
don't know" she said. 81 can't remem-
ber."
How long have you lived with him
Nearly ten years.
"And don't know his first nameT
mo. sir"
Have you any chlldren%
1.-TWO"
EITHER named for hlmf"
mo. sir"
"What did you call him?"
eve had pet names for each other
and l don't remember of ever hearing
his first name. | don't believe ! evel
=! thought to ask him."
After taking a good long look at th'
woman the deputy entered the name
on the appearance docket -. Hanks
! The charge in the petition was cruelty
and abuse. kansas City Journal
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THE STAFF OF LIFE.
Bread Seems TO BE Failing In Favor
as an Article of Diet.

as an Article of Diet.
81 look upon bread as an article OF
food destined to be completely abolish
ed before many years." said a New
York doctor, "for the number OF per-
sons who are willingly giving up the
use Of IL increases every year. The ma
1ority of them do this on the advice OF
their physicians, who find more ground
for recommending abstinence from
bread as they see the results that such
a course of treatment has on their pa
tents.
"For nearly all forms Of dyspepsia,
vout rheumatism and kindred all
ments the patient Ii first told to snun
bread unless it be submitted to certain
preparation and be taken only In GER
tain forms. The great increase In the
number Of hygienic foods that nave
been put upon the market and the al
most invariable success Of any OF these
manufactures which prove an accepta-
BILE substitute for bread and other
starchy foods are other indications In
the change Of the public feeling toward
bread as a simple food which could be
taken under all circumstances.
Some years ago a man wrote DOOR
devoted chiefly to exposing TO the
world the harmful qualities OF bread
Persons at that time thought he was q
crank, and little attention was paid 70
his very sound utterances on the sub
feet. But bis opinions are now re-ech-
oed by most physicians. and the great
army Of abstainers from bread gathers
recruits every day. The revolt against
such a we'll established institution If
naturally q little bit slow. But bread
is destined to be ultimately Stunned
even more than 1t is today, and this de
struction Of a tradition that has lasted
centuries Is already well under way
Most Of its force comes from the com
plete satisfaction Of the persons who
do give up bread entirely. They are al
ways the most enthusiastic advocate!
Of the new theory on the subject
New York Sun.
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suNpERED.

o love, dnce you and must walk apart.
Spare me one little corner Of your heart
A shrine
That shall be wholly minel
Others may claim. and rish;iully the rest;
II there know am not dispossessed.
All bliss
I, eager. shall not miss
And II % be you sometimes offer there,
Though but In thought. the fragment OF
prayer,
No more
Can I. alas. implorei
But that IA much and shall. forsooth. avail
To make my footsteps ,alter not nor TAIL.
Though far
Our pathways sundered are.
Then, love, since you and must walk apart.
Spare me one little corner OF your heart
shrine
That shall be wholly minel
Clinton Scollard in Harper's Bazaar.
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Cured Of Chronic Diarrh0ea AFTER
Thirty Years Of Suffering.

~ suffered for thirty years with
diarrhoea and thought l was past
being cured" says John y. ballo,
wav' OF French Camp, Miss, II had
spent so much time and money that
/ had given up all hopes OF recovery
| was so feeble from the effects OF III.
arrhoea that could do no kind OF
labor, could not even travel, put oy
accident | was permitted to find a
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie. Chol,
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and
after taking several bottles l am
entirely cured OF that trouble. l am
az nleased with the result that l am
anxious that it be in reach fall who
suffer as l have" For sale py wm'
p. Bell " Co., Accomac y. H., va
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-22
A TICKLE IMMIGRANT.

Her E1pericnce with Two Lovers NJ
Uncle SANS barge once.
.srhere seem TO be manifold oppor-
tunities among the immigrants coming
TO America on shlpboard for falling III
love, particularly on the slower steam
ers. when people are thrown together
for a period Of from II to Is days,
says John Gilmcr Speed in Ainslees s.
In this case worthy young Russian
was cheated out OF a very pretty bride
nv a likely Italian fellow traveller or
the maiden. Strangely enough, she
knew not one word Of Italian nor he
a word OF Russian. yet the brides
countryman was Tilted, and the pan'o'
mime lovers were married and set
forth gayly and confidently to learn
each other and the great new worid
they had entered at one and the same
time.
Another case was equally ludicrous.
A Swedish maiden Of somewhat nckie
mind fell In love with a fellow yoy'
aver without apprising him OF the rac'
that she was betrothed to another man
whom she was TO meet at the barge
office and marry. 1t was her Intention
IN hurry ashore with her new lover
and outwit the former by a prior cere'
mony. but the red tape OF the once
prevented that, and the first lover came
to welcome his bride. She then as
promptly fell In love with No. 1. bu'
when No. 2 pleaded and threatened
abe could not decide which one snt
loved the better. so she was detained
while the two men haunted the barge
Office, glaring at each other.
when the detention time had eiaps
Cd the bride. still not knowing me-
mind. was sent unceremoniousiy oacf
on the same steamer that brought ne
over both Tilted lovers abandoning th'
field In despair. But on arriving Oh
her native soil once more the maluei
dared not face her people. so back sn'
came. having just money enough u
nav her passage. and sent for lover NJ
1 declaring that she loved him the De'
ter. He replied that he was very mucl
Obliged. but as he had already marrie'
a handsomer girl In the intervai he wa
compelled to decline to come TOT ne'
The maiden then sent word TO NO
ike effect. but he declared that he ma
had enough Of the tickle feminine AM
TINS In defeat the maiden was Trans
norted back again to face the ieers au'
teers Of her native hamlet
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- Cheapest and best route to =
Chincoteague.

Hack leaves Bloomtown . a.
M. Wisharts 7.30 a M, arrlV-
ING at Chincoteague 9.15 a. M;
leaves Chincoteague $50 a. M;
arriving at Wisharts IL a M
Bloomtown IL NJ. leaves Bloom
town l p. M, arriving at WISH
arts 1.3O p. M, Ch!ncoteasuo
$50 p. M; leaves Chlncoteague
1900. m , arriving at Wlsharts
6 D. M, Bloomtown Z p. m.
Fare on launch Globe 80 Genus
each way, on hack 40 cents =.
full fare from Chincoteague 10
Bloomtown rs cents.
P. J. GILLESPIE, JR.,
President.
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nrIi,1I1E 81. Andre ws.

A correspondent Of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer says: "The Marquis Of
Butte has given the University OF ~
Andrews E2O.OOO for the purpose OF en-
downing chair Of anatomy. The medl'
cal school Of st. Andrews has never
had any great reputation. The town
has been more celebrated for theology
than medicine. Not long go vt. An
drews medical degree wa held In con
tempt by those who had gone through
the course at Edinburgh. There were
only two medical classes. and the pro
fessors were credited with being not
too severe TT the final examinations.
All that Is now changed. The four
universities OF Scotland have one joint
examining board. which 1xes the cur
riculum and examines the students
30 that all now are on the same footing
In that respect"
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Their Monuments

The Philadelphia Record tells this
story: "Three eccentric men Of wealth
put up in the farthest and most seclud-
ed part of Mount Moriah cemetery.
some 20 years ago. three tall shafts Of
rough hewn granite. They had been
friends long time and agreed that. as
each died, his shaft was to be broken
and the fragment to be left where it
dropped. Two Of the men have passed
away since then, and their two col
unms are shattered. The third still
stands erect. No lot incloses these
strange monuments and no names are
carved on the granite. They make an
interesting and puzzling sight for visi-
tors"
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HE TESTED HIS SKILL.
The Result Moved the PhiIOsOpher
to q Discourse on Success.


to a Discourse on Success.
"Did you ever realize that the sue
cess that one really enjoys comes only
through hard work. asked the philos-
opher. 81 know the average mortal
would prefer to gain his ends without
hard toll, but few do, and doubt II
those few gain any pleasure from hav-
ing the plum drop in their laps without
any effort on their part.
II had that fact impressed upon me
only the other day. l CHANGED during
an idle moment to pick up an empty
ink bottle. and something started my
thoughts back to my boyhood days
when an empty bottle furnished an
ideal mark to throw stones at. Smiling
to myself at the childishness OF 1t,
set the bottle on hitching post, and
after carefully selecting a number OF
stones stood off about 80 feet and
prepared to make test Of my skill
The very first stone that | threw
caught the bottle fairly In the center
and shattered 1t into a hundred pieces
I threw away the stones that had 81
carefully gathered In disgust. l hat
accomplished what had set out to d'
on my first throw, but fully realized
that 1t was only fuke and that
might throw 80 more stones and no
come anywhere near the mark.
Now. II. on the contrary. had miss
ed. | would have carefully noted wher
the fault lay and tried to have correct
ed II on my next throw. The throw
that went too low and too high. a
well as too much to one side. woul'
have all been valuable lessons TO me
and in the end would have succeeds
IN placing stone where wanted II
That would have been success game
by working for 1t. The very few pee
pie who gain success on their frs
throw have my sympathy."-petrol
Free Press. -
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A IexyeIed Peacock.

The most valuable piece OF plate pos
sessed by Queen Victoria Is peacock
with outspread tail, made Of solid gold
and literally covered with diamondS'
rubies. emeralds and other preciot
gems. 1t originally came from Serins
onotam. is safeguarded at Windsor
castle and Is worth fabulous sum.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-22
WHATS IN A NAME3"
A Wife who pa Not Know he'
Husbands Real Name.

An incident TINT was amusing ON tue
surface and pagh,lc enough under
meath occurred IA .Ae Office Of the cir
cult clerks court some time ago "A
woman who was applying for divorce
confessed she had lived with her nus
band ten years and didn't know MS
first name.
1--WE had pet names for each Other
she explained.
Now comes the divorce court.
The woman was tastefully and neat
ly dressed, 80 or 30 years OF age ana
was accompanied by her lawyer. Inc
lawyer handed the deputy clerk VINO
was in charge the papers In the case
and the fee Of 81. On the back or the
petition was written:
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You Will always find men who vhas
In troubles because OF not knowing
good thing when 1t vhas put at dem. l
once offered n thief 81 In cash to keep
AWAY from my chickens, but one night
he goes to steal an old rooster worth
feefty cents und vhas famed for Ire
NIT charge Of buckshot.
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CARL DUNDRR

see dot II der door vhas open some
thief must haf taken der fowls, und OF
what use to break oop my sleepF IL
yhas better for all OF US dot we stop a
leetle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-22

I haf had men pick my pockets, und
I haf had friends borrow my money
und | can't quite figure out why der
plckpocket should be sent to jail und
der odder party go free. 1t vhas all
der same to mel got nothing back
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-22

In my time haf caught some fish
dot weighed 20 pounds apiece, but dot
doan. satisfy me. vhas always
mourning after dose fish which weigh
ed % pounds apiece und got AWAY
from ME.
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NEW YORK, PHlLA. & NORFOLK R'R'

Time Table in Effect Nov. 20, 1897.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila.,. Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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ia man comes to me und doan' say
nottings. mebbe he gets feefty cents
but II a man comes to me und says
he vhas a squar' man und can't sleep
nights II he doan' pay his debts shust
walk Off und leave him to talk nit der
gAtepOSt.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-22

NOBODY can depend upon der pooblic.
When yhas an honest aldermans. ear
erybody believes vhas dishonest und
make ten t'ousand dollars out OF some
shobs. When goes by der legislature
und makes $4,000 in one day. der peo-
pie hurrahed for me und called me
dot Honest Dootchmans."
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NEW
--FOuntain HOTEL
Corner Pratt and Calvert SITS.
BALTIMORE, MD.
-r,DOnTh DIT NJ

EUROPEAN PLAN
Rooms so cts. rs cts. and 81 per day
This house is now open, is entirely
new and is equipped with all tne
modern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, cleo
trio lights, electric call bells steam
heat baths. &c.
BERNARD RELY,
Proprietor.
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"fr stops for passengers on signal
70 conductor. 2Daily, except Sunday.
r Cooke. JIG. Rodgers,
Gen,l Freight & Supt.
Pass. Agent, Cape Charles, va
Norfolk. Va,
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Der man who calls me oop at mid
night TO tell me dot my henhouse door
vhas open thinks to do me favor,
but II he vhas n philosopher he would
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When yhas going home In crowd
ed street car der odder eafnings, ! gif
oop my seat to fat man.
How vhas dotT said one OF my
friends. "Haf you got some pity for
dot manr
Not a Bit" says |. 81 simply gif oop
my seat to revenge on my fellow men
Doan' you see dot he takes oop twice
my room und squeezes twice as many
folks togetherT NJ. QUAD.