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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

The people of Virginia will decide
at the polls next Thursday, whether
or not they are for holding conven-
ton to revise and amend the consti>
tuition of the State, and there should
be no question with the democratic
voters of the State, if at the polls on
election day, as TO the way in which
they will cast their votes. That ques-
ton having been settled through
their delegates in the convention re-
Gently in session in the city of Nor
folk, all democrats, of course, what
ever their differences of opinion as to
a Constitutional Convention prior to
that time, are to loyal too their party
not TO be willing to trust to the wis
dom and submit to the will Of the
majority now. In the light of recent
developments, whatever their views
may have been in the past, there
can surely be no doubt as to their
duty at this time. A formal and off
cial call having been made by the
Republican State Chairman for every
republican Ito fall into line" and go
to the polls on next Thursday, to
vote against the revision of tho con-
stitution, every democrat must be 10
line also if we would retain our
party prestige and avoid result
which might seriously affect demo
cratic supremacy in the State in the
future. The convention movement
having been endorsed and urged by
our party and condemned and de-
nounced by the republicans, the
issue in fact has been made between
the two parties which we cannot ig>
more, as it means a victory for repub-
licanism if the vote on next Thurs
day is against constitutional con-
vention. If allowed to win victory
then they will be encouraged to hope
to win another victory in November
and with party ties weakened, as
they would be if the result is favora-
bic to them on Thursday, We might
have fight on our hands in the
Presidential contest which would be
a very troublesome one to us. With
such dangers ahead of us and now
that the convention question is a
party issue, there is nothing left to
us but to make it a party victory, by
voting for a convention next Thurs
day.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
The Richmond Dispatch says in

The Richmond Dispatch says in
regard to Constitutional Conven-
ton:
There are at least two good rea-
sons why all Democrats should turn
out and vote for constitutional con-
vention. The first is that our State
convention urges us to do so. and if
we are good party men we must bow
to the wisdom and authority of our
supreme organization. The second
is that Virginia never will be able to
make proper provision for the sup
port of her crippled and Impoverished
veterans until she has relieved her
self of some of the unnecessary bur
dens imposed upon her by the I'm
derwood Constitution
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

Among the officers elected for the
ensuing year by the Southern Bap-
list Society, in session last week al
Hot Springs, Ark, are F. w. Boat
wright, of Richmond College. vice
president. and j. Taylor Ellyson,
member of Executive Board. The
annual report shows that during the
year American Baptists have raised
five millions of dollars for educational
purposes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
Valuable
Z Farms
For Sale.

The undersigned offers at pri-
vate sale two of the most de-
sirable farms in Worcester
county.
No. lis the home of the late
Senator s. X. Dennis, contains
about $50 acres, and is the well
known Cedar Hall Farm" is
situated on the Banks of the
Pocomoke River, 7 miles from
Pocomoke City. About two
thirds of this farm is under very
successful cultivation, is high
red clay land of superior quality,
not q ditch on it or the need of
one, has steamboat landing on
the premises, has good pine
woodland, is 4 miles from rail-
road station. Is improved by a
large room dwelling which is
in good condition. This farm is
especially suited for stock rails
ing or truck farm, has large
quantities of fruit of various
kinds. This farm is offered for
sale to settle an estate, and is
worthy of the attention of any
one seeking a comfortable home
where both pleasure and profit
can be combined.
Price 100000. Terms to suit
purchaser.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

1t is estimated that in Lynchburg
nearly one million dollars invested
In industries escapes taxation. The
Circuit court has been petitioned to
grant a mandamus compelling the
owners to pay taxes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

Hon. John Goodies friends will try
to have him appointed to the posi-.
ton on the commission to codify the
laws of the United States, made va
cant by the death of hon d. A. Gull
berson, of Texas.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has posted notices that the Jim Crow
car law will go into effect on the VAL
ley Branch of the road on July LIST.
On account of the roads touching
West Virginia some difficulty is an
ticipated in making the law effective.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

The executive committee of the
Southern Educational Association, at
meeting held in Richmond Satur-
day, decided to have the next annual
convention of the association in
Richmond on December 81, % and 80.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

The fusion Populist convention, in
session at Sioux Falls,S. d. May 10th,
nominated Hon. William j. Bryan
for President and Charles A. Towne,
of Minnesota for vice President.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

President Mckinley will attend the
reunion of the Society of the Army
of the Potomac. on May Goth and
26th, at Fredericksburg.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

The Middle of-the- Road Populist
Convention, in session at CINCINNATI
last week, nominated Wharton Bar
ker, of Pennsylvania, for President
and Ignatius Donnelly, Of Minnesota
for vice President.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19

No. 2-Is the home of the late
Thomas w. Hargis, situated
81 miles from POcomoke City,
and contains 212 acres. Is i'm
proved by a very nice 8 room
building, about $50 acres of the
land under cultivation, balance
in woodland. This farm is suit
ed for stock or truck raising,
and must be seen to be appre-
ciated.
Price $4,000 90. $4,000 cash,
balance on long time.
For further particulars call on
or address,
f. H. DRYDEN,
Pocomoke City, Nd.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
FOR SALE

FINE FARM of 300 acres, six
miles from Pocomoke City, inn
proved by brick dwelling with
eight rooms, barn &C., all in
good order.
One hundred acres in cultiva-
tion-balance we'll set in pine
timber, one mile to river.
Good orchard, land well i'm
proved.
PRICE $4,000.
Terms easy.
j. B. HOPKINS,
Pocomoke City, Md.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1900.


Entered at the Postoflice ut Accomac c. H..
Va, as second-class matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12

fuI mission was given. and as white
flags are not in the equipment OF an
American man of war, he procured d
sheet from the cabin, carried II upon
fhe hurricane deck and handed 1t TO
Quartermaster Kelly.
kelly. hoist this to the main TRUCK
said the captain.
Kelly hesitated. The eyes OF the
newspaper man were on him and mere
was the chance to win undying fame
1t was not an opportunity TO De Iost,
nor did Kelly lose it. Throwing himself
into a dramatic attitude, with one hand
over his heart and the other pointing
aft to the ensign that waved from the
staff. he inflated his chest and exclalm-
ed:
TON KeIly'n niver hist the white
flag on no American man OF war: Ana,
folding his arms in Napoleonlc attl-
tude. he marched forward.
The captain stared, then burst into
a roar of laughter.
Kelly, you fool, come back here" he
cried
But the correspondent was at MS Sue
before he could speak again. -.
LET him go, captain Please don [
spoil my story he pleaded Get an
other man to hoist the flag.
SO the captain yielded and Few days
later it came out in all the glory OF
black headlines: fHKelly, the Hero OF
the Uncas. The Man Who Wouion
Hoist the White Flag.
But this is the true story Oh Kelly
heroism.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12
NO TRUCE FOR KELLY.
Man-o'-War's-Man Who Wouldn't
Hoist the White Flag.

Hoist the White Flag.
During the Spanish-American war
there was upon the armed tug uncas
petty officer who held the rating of
quartermaster, one Kelly by name. His
stock in trade consisted of an air of
vast Importance, an Imagination that
was as fervid as it was untiring and
the gift of retailing the products of ghis
imagiI alton in a way that carried con-
victicn to the hearts of his hearers.
The pipe dreams with which Kelly
RECALLED the metropolitan newspaper
correspondents who occasionally came
down in search of material to such of
the mosquito fleet as were in port were
of so startling a nature and withal so
plausible that many found their way to
publication. and some with his name
the name of Quartermaster Thomas
Kelly, u. S. Mn letters of immortal
print. says the Kansas City Star.
When Kelly obtained a paper with
the first one Of these the maIady was
on him. He was taken sudden. but
hard. To his shipmates he affected ex-
treme indignation, and with curses loud
and deep he scored the newspaper men
who dared to drag the name of Kelly
before the public eye.
nut IL W oS pain " Oil lfldI the desire
to see his name and the stories of his
doings in print had permeated the
whole being of Kelly. His days in port
were spent hanging over the rail watch
ing for the advent of men of the pencil
and to their approaches he never failed
to yield, of course, with becoming coy
ness. The visitors always went AWAY
impressed with the idea that first, last
and always the leading figure on the
L. s. S. Uncas was Thomas Kelly. the
quartermaster, and many were the ex-
citing exploits in which he figured-in
the papers.
1t CHANGED one day that the captain
of the Uncas was given orders to pro-
coed with his vessel to Havana, and
there to confer with the Spanish COM
mandant relative TO the release of Am
erican prisoners. A certain reporter. the
correspondent of a newspaper of the
/ yellowest hue, got wind of the ship's
mission in some way and proceeded to
secure an exclusive" report of the trim
and beat his rivals by slowing away on
board the night eff departure, disguised
in sailors uniform. The ship arrived off
Havana early next morning, the cor
respondent was discovered and on ex
PLANTATION forgiven, and when the shin
steamed slowly toward the harbor
mouth he was on deck eagerly watch
ing the proceedings. AS the Uncas
drew closer the captain decided that it
was time some evidence Of his peace
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12
SODA WATER PLANTS.
Some of Them Are Worth Twelve
Thousand Dollars.


Those whose pleasure is commensu
rate with the cost of the source whence
it is derived should be raised to the
seventh heaven of bliss when drinking
soda water. Not that the liquid itself is
so expensive, but the fountain it is
drawn from is. a confectioner or drug
gist who makes UP his mind to keep
up with the march of progress by cut
ting in soda water plant will have
TO be equipped with something more
substantial than determination He
must have money, and a good deal of
it. according to the kind of fountain
he buys
THE cost of a soda water fountain,
like everything else. is determined by
the f1xings. said the head clerk of a
manufacturing house. There are soda
water fountains in this town that cost
as much as $4,000. / could take you TO
a dozen within half an hour that did
not cost cent less than that amount.
These are the big twenty-foot plants
in the popular stores where rushing
business is the rule. These expensive
plants are made of onyx, the faucets
are of heavily plated silver, and they
are provided with fine mirrors for the
accommodation of feminine soda tip
piers. Besides all this outside show. the
high priced fountains are finished off
with exceeding care on the inside They
are lined with glass, instead OF dn'
which is utilized in the cheaper foun-
rains. The use Of glass naturally raises
the price considerably, but IT is sure
preventive against accidents from pois-
Oning that are likely TO result at any
time from the use of metal, which is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12
It

It made its inventor. who was Stunned
and despised, great, and gave him the
mystery of the globe. 1t transformed
religion, which was then the all-poWer
full ruler. into friend and benefactress
Of mankind. War was then cempar-
atiVely cheap. but of restricted effect;
now it is very expensive, but gives
more satisfactory results. It has
brought freedom to some people and
thrown others into slavery. 1t is the
founder and protector of human liberty
and yet it has fostered despotism
where formerly IL was impossible.
Whatever the world is today, good
or bad. it has become through Guten-
berg's invention, which is at the bot
tom of 1t. And yet we offer him our
homage, for what he said in his dream
to the angel of wrath has been full
filed, and the evil caused by his grand
discovery has been a thousandfOld bal
anced by the good with which it has
blessed humanity Very truly yours,
MARK TWAIN"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12

more than 200 separate ruins in tbis
country during the past four years and
mas arrived at certain conclusions re-
spectinS them The letters written nv
portuguese Jesuit priests, preserved in
the archives of Lisbon. do not date hacF
more than 400 years, but recent explora-
ton has demonstrated that in many cases
the statements written then are QUITE
trustworthy, and that tradition orally
handed down really does describe facts
Mr.: Neal gives an instance of this. Ira
dition says that the people of that pc
ROD, the six nth century, living in this
country, woI tn interviewer with gold
thread. This 4 have discovered 20 be
fact, as (some years. ago. they found a.
corpse buried in a ruin situated in the
Umtilikwe hills. near the Shanghai river.
The fabric was in a more or less de-
cayed condition
Mr. Meals Investigations lead him to
the conclusion that the ruins are to be
referred to mainly two distinct periods,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12
THE FIRST PRINTER.
Mark Twain's Letter to the Guten-
berg Committee

The Manner Zeitung publishes the
following letter received by the com
mittee of the Gutenberg celebration in
Mayenee from Samuel NJ Clemens:
Dear Sir-Your request to have me
contribute my mite to the Gutenberg
celebration is both a pleasure and an
honor. The world at large unhesitat-
ingly admits that Gutenberg's inven-
ton is the grandest event in profane
history. 1t helped to create not only
new world, but also a new hell, both
Of which for nearly five centuries it
has annually provided with new ex-
periences, new ideas, and new Won
ders- It found Truth erring about the
world and gave it wings-but Lie was
also roaming and managed to appro-
pirate two sets of wings. 1t found
Science prosecuted and hiding in dark
corners, but 1t gave it freedom on land
and sea and in the heavens, and made
it the welcome aid of human study.
1t found but little art and industry,
but 1t added to them year by year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12

bound to be affected to greater or
less degree by the acidulous juices.
After considerin~ the $4,000 and
SIC, 600 plants. the prices range all the
way down to 81 600, and even $500. The
average price is 81 900 to $4,000. These
cheaper grades are made of various
kinds of marble and have less orna-
mentation, Styles in soda water Ioun-
tains change from year TO year, the
same as in everything else. A season
or so ago it was the fashion to run to
architectural display, and fountains are
seen in many stores today whose onyx
and marble pillars and ornamental ia
cades form quite an imposing picture
In this seasons output the prevailing
feature has been simplicity
"Au the soda water fountains in use
do not represent cash sale by any
means The renting fountains IS q
big business. In fact, more than half
! the fountains in operation in this city
TODAY are still owned by the manufac-
turer. who lets them by the season
This applies more particularly to the
small fry druggists and confeeuoners,
a large percentage of whom avail them
selves of the renting system The more
expensive plants, however, are, or
course owned by the proprietors Of the
stores. for the charges on a $4,000 plant
would be so great that 1t is more eco
nomicaI in the long run to buy the
whole business outright
1.-The rental of a soda water plant va
ries from $40 to $500 a season, accord
ing to the size and material. Some
stores keep the plants in the year
around, while others store the appara-
tus with us during the winter. which
can be done free of charge. Often one
man will rent the same plant season
/ after season. We guarantee the life OF
each fountain to be ten years, but we
have plants in operation today IN parts
of the city where the latest improve
ments are not insisted upon that were
used in the same store fifteen years
| ago. A $4,000 plant couldn't show a
| much better record than that. Anyway
the longevity OF $500 plant is almost
as great as one costing ten times as
much. The difference lies in the ap-
| pearance and the. number of people
| that can be accommodated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-12
GOLD OF THE ANCIENTS.
Some Interesting Discoveries Made in
South Africa.
CBu1awayo Chronicle. }

lBulawayo Cnronicle.)
Quite recently ". G. Neal returned here
from four months sojourn in the
Belingwe district, during which time he
has, in conjunction with George Johnson.
been engaged in the exploration of some
recently discovered ancient ruins.
Tney have discovered and brought in
some interesting as well as valuable ex-
amUles of gold fashioned into variety
of forms, such as gold beads, wire nails.
beaten out sheet. filigree work. copper
iron, strung or covered with gold ETC.,
which indicate a very fairly advanced
stage of civilization, being superior to
anything that Matabele were able to ac-
complish. Mr.. Neal has now examined
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fl4t f,a
 but examples of the spirit that has given the world every triumph of art, every conquest of science, and every advance of civilization. The whole history of human endeavor is one long commentary on the words, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea; and it shall come to pass" But doubt has ever a presumption in favor of failure, and keeps an exhaustless store of obiections ready to drag down each daring desire.
 And Pllate said unto him, What is truth?" Alas for him who goes out into the world to toss upon the deep without a compass, to follow every ship that floats within his horizon, and to drift about in hopeless subserviency, until he ceases to believe in any power save the last wave that strikes him or the last breeze that blows upon him. When confusion reigns in the minds of men, and the old beliefs are passing away; when rude and insolent forces stalk boldly before timid con- sciences; when religion has been found to be; hiding stolen superstitions in her garments, and Is hanging her head in shame; when all distinction seems to be slipping away between right and wrong. and pious merchants find the lines blurred between business and robbery; then we might tremble, and be tempted. in passionate despair, to curse God and die, were 1t not for the imperishable conviction that if thing is right and true, its ultimate triumph is pledged by the uDbreakable promise of an everlasting holiness To carry this truth in the heart amid all the vl- cissitudes of life; to hark to it's sum mons when it calls us into the fields of sacrifice, and to yield to its inspiration when we hear it sounding out over the din and confusion of claslling interests and deafening shouts; is the mark of a true son of God It is this that forces to our lips in the hour of extremity the words "To this end was born, and for this cause came I into the world, to bear witness unto the truth
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lengthwise. At the time we were just at the edge of q bench, near twenty feet high, that broke over the creek. clear over, and that was the last l knew until some time in the night. l was bright moonlight and every object was as plain as day. To the left lay the mare just as she had fallen. l was lying on my back looking straight up. On the edge of the bar sat two huge buffalo wolves, waiting for their meal of horse flesh. They were held back by the fear that class of animals enter tain for man so long as life remains. lay thinking, thinking. By all my knowledge I ought to be dead.
 With my hands I raised myself to sitting position, and tried to rise. ] son saw that something was wrong, and that was a broken leg. l looked around for the child. She was nowhere to be seen. l gently called, but receiv- ed no answer. never heard of her again until I read in the Bee not long ago that a little girl was found after the massacre on the trail She must have been the same child,
 The only way I could afterwards &C., count for my escape was that the ln- dians, seeing themselves distanced, tried the effect of a parting shot, and, not knowing it's effect, as we Weht out of sight over the bar, thought we had escaped, and hurried back to share in the plunder from the wagons.-John T. Leper, of Platsmouth, Neb., in Omaha Bee.