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Rusneu and His Songs.

The late Henry Russell. the veteran
English composer of Cheer, Boys
Cheer" and of more than 800 other
songs which were popular in their day,
had many amusing experiences when
he sang his ballads on various occa'
sions.
Once. after rendering "Woodman.
Spare That Tree" gentleman rose In
the gallery and asked, Was the tree
sparedY On being answered in the
affirmative he, with a sigh OF heartfelt
relief, exclaimed, Thank God for
thatw
After singing the song of THE Dog
Carlo" who jumped off an Atlantic
liner and saved chld's life, Russell
was gravely waited upon by couple
of Yorkshire miners. who begged him
for pup.
One of Russell's songs. Of which the
words were changed in accordance
with the altered conditions. is our ma
tional anthem. columbia. the Gem OF
the Ocean. "-Argonaut.
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THE TIDE OF EMIGRATION.
It Has Practically Ceased Going to
the West.

II. w. ColIingwood the editor Of The
Rural New Yorker, makes this interest
Ing statement: THE tide Of emigration
has turned. 1t has practically ceased
going to the west Up to 1890 1t went
west altogether. The best Maine boys
were constantly going to that section.
Not only that, but the savings Of Maine
people went there, too, and generally
were lost. During the last ten years
Vermont has gained more than Nebras-
ka. Maine, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire had just about the same popula-
ton as Kansas and Nebraska cOmbin-
ed. These three New England states
gained $1,000 population more than
Kansas and Nebraska gained In the
same time. And this in spite Of the
booming the west has had. For 30
years rural New England steadily lost
ground; now 1t is as steadily gaining.
In fact, 1t Is gaining as fast or faster
than any other part Of the Union, with
the one exception Of Oklahoma.
This increase in population Is not
due to growth In the large cities, but
to the farming districts. 1t Is due to
two things. The men who went west
with the boom find that, while they
can raise crops cheaper, 1t costs three
times as much to get them to market.
They are at the mercy Of railroad COM
maniac and elpyatOrS
Draw a line 20 miles west OF the
Hudson river to Lake Champlain, tax
ing in all Of Greater New York and
New England, and you have the best
market for fruit on earth. The farmer
inside this territory has the greatest
market advantage Of any farmer In the
world. He has cheaper land and short
hauls. The western farmer, after ~
wears. finds his land running out and o
dozen mlddlemen to be filed up before
he can sell his crops. Science and new
ideas In farming will take advantage
of this and enable the New England
farmer to compete with the western
farmer and beat him. In other words
the New England farmer 20 years age
ran away from home to hunt for cheap
land and cheap plant food. He thought
that his old farm was played out when
II only needed a change of method tc
make II as productive as ever"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23
THE UNSPEAKABLE TURK.
He -Scorus All Effort but Military
Service and Agriculture.

Service and Agriculture.
A Turk thinks It the mos. natural
thing in the world to lose a province
and. having lost it, to quit and live
elsewhere. He talks quite complacent-
ly of leaving Constantlnople some day.
He will 90 over to Asia and found an
other capital He originates nothing
lie takes what he finds without as
simllating it and remains profoundly
Turkish. He leaves no trace or his
occupation except ruins. Practically
there is nothing at Belgrade. Sofia and
Athens to show that for centuries they
were Turkish cities.
.All occupations, except agricultural
and military service, are distasteful to
him. Yet there are two other charac-
teristics even more important than
these. The first is his sense OF disci-
mine. 1t is this which keeps together
the apparently tottering fabric or the
Turkish empire. 1t makes the hair red,
half clothed soldier ready to endure
every prlvation and prevents the cor
ruptIon and lncapaclty Of the officers
from producing ths anarchy which
would be inevitable in any other coun-
try. Sedltion is unknown. Even COM
plants are rare. and were a holy war
proc laimed there Is not a man who
would not be prepared to die In de-
fense of the system Of extortlon which
grinds him down.
His second characteristic Is his lazi-
ness in spite Of the laborlous indus
try Of the Turkish peasant The fact
is that the Turk is too proud to do
many things, too stupid to do others
His religion inculcates fatalism
which tends to a conviction that ef-
fort is useless.-London Telegraph.
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ANECDOTES OF FORREST.
Why the Confederate Leader Deciin-
ed to Correct His Spelling.


ed to Correct His Spelling.
General Forrest Of the Confederate
army" said an ex-Confederate officer,
was n military genius OF the first
rank. Without previous training or any
developed taste In that direction he
went into the army from a place as
oyerseer and attained commanding
rank absolutely by merit. Rough ana
uncouth at first, he became In later life
q courtly gentleman whom 1t was
pleasure to meet and to know. re-
member on one occasion some time art
er the war coming up the Potomac
with him | wanted to introduce
Young woman who was under my es-
cort. He said he was f1attered by the
request. but that he could not meet
her unless she knew perfectly well who
he was and that he was not held IN
high esteem by the northern people
chiefly on account of the Fort Pillow
affair. assured him that she was full
ly apprised of his record, and then ne
went with me to meet her, and she told
me later she had never met a more at
tractive man. -.-z-.---- -
Earlier in his career - that Is. be-
fore he had learned to spell-he was
asked by a young lady to put his auto
graph in her album. He wrote his name
as requested and under 1t his title, ma
jor general Of calvary. as he spelled IT,
The lady called his attention to 1t In a
very delicate way, and he looked at 1t
a moment. and with full conscious
ness that he was lacking In that regard
and with a beautiful and scarcely to be
expected humility he said Let it stand
10 show how ignorant General Forrest
is.' There are not many men VINO
would have done that, Imagine, ana
II was the little things that showed
the mans true greatness."-New YORK
Sun
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23
TRICKS CT TRANSFORMERS.
How They Are Sometimes Conpeiieo
to EeIp One Another Out.

How They Are sometimes So'HS
to EeIp One Another Out.
zone of the old slang phrases OF the
stage" said Muggles, who used 10 De
a good actor, was to pong IhiS
means, or used to mean, using your
own language-that is, playing a part
without cues Of the proper lines, re-
living only upon a knowledge OF the
play to carry you through. Years ago
ON the road there used to be some high
ly ludicrous situations In consequence
Of a new play being produced In
hurry. The stage manager, however,
had a wonderful genius for patching
I'D a hitch. When circumstances were
necessary, he would sometimes lower
front scene and tell the low comedian
and chambermaid to go on and keep
It up.' and while they did so he would
arrange how the play had to be con-
tinued.
"Of course, actors are expected 10
help one another out Of difhculty,
but at times old grudges were paid OIL
For instance, | remember on one oc'
cason a letter had to be read In one
scene. Unfortunately this letter could
not be found, so a 'dummy'-that Is,
q blank sheet-was sent on the stage.
"'Say, dad said the actor who had
to read the letter, seeing 1t blank,
heres letter for you. You had bet
ter read 1t yourself, as l am sure 1t
contains good news
"But dad tumbled to the occasion
and replied: NO, Tom, you read IL.
I've mislaid my spectacles.'
"'Bless me- said Tom, 1t Is written
so badly can't make out word OF II.
Here, Nelly, you read It.
"The unsuspecting Nelly takes the
letter, and seeing 1t blank says: No,
father had better read it. He will be
able to make it out better. I'll go and
fetch your spectacles. I know where
they are.' And off she goes.
"The old man Is again equal to the
occasion and calls out to her: Never
mind bringing them, Nelly. I'll come
and get them Then he walked off and
the stage manager bad to rearrange
the scene.
"Yes. sir; there's a lot In the the
atrical business you outsiders never
dream of."-New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23

The body OF every spider contains
four little masses pierced with a multi
tude of holes, imperceptible to the ma
ked eve. each hole permitting the pas
sage OF a single thread. All the threads
70 the amount Of 1000 to each mass,
ioin together when they come out ana
make the single thread with which the
spider spins its web, so that what we
call spiders thread consists or more
than 1000 threads united.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23
An Uneven Contest.

"They had a lively boxing match at
Splinter's the other night"
How was thatT'
Splinter came home late, and as ne
passed through the hall his wife's tall
est palm touched him on the cheek
Splinter was In an excited condition
and thought 1t was somebody's fingers.
So he struck out wildly with both fists
and succeeded in knocking over two
palms and severely humping his own
head"
But why do you call 1t a boxing
match?"
Because Splinter put up his knuc'
kles against his wIfe's palms. Sleeve
land Plain Dealer.
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Relieves His Wife.

The Oskaloosa (Kan) Independent re-
Gently reported former citizen Dr'
w Fl. Ridgeway. as dead at Topeka,
whereupon the dead man wrote ana
said. 81 went home and told my wife
was dead and produced the copy or
your paper In proof. While she Is a
good woman and all that. she thinks
your paper lied, and she showed the
courage of her convictions by making
me carry in a lot Of coal and water
So. Mr.. Editor, | may say that am
not dead. but | am mad"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23
How to Cure the Grip.

Remain quietly at home and take
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy as di>
rected and quick recovery Is sure
to follow. That remedy counteracts
any tendency OF the grip to result In
pneumonia, which Is really the only
serious danger. Among the tens OF
thousands who have used it for the
grip not one case has ever been re-
ported that did not recover. For SAFE
by VIM. P. Bell & Co. ,Accomac VI H.
Va.
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Wanted to Go to One of His We'd
dings.

Wanted to Go to One of His We'd
dings.
The Rev. Or. -. a prominent cler-
gyman. relates with much gusto the
following story about himself. His
present wife. by the way. Is not the
wife Of his youth nor yet OF his early
manhood. but the lady of his third
choice. and as a consequence the doc
tors set Of olive branches spring from
divers maternal ancestry.
"Such a condition Of affairs SAID
the doctor, might at times become
embarrassing except for the thorough
amiability Of all concerned. | confess
however. to a slightly Disconnected
feeling when shortly before my thru
marriage | was approached by one or
NV daughters, a girl Of 8 and one who
called my second wife mother, with
the question: Papa. will you let me
90 to see you married? | have never
been at any Of your weddings. FUN
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Shrinc. Guar6cd by MohammednnS.

Writing In The Ladies Home jour
nal on Jerusalem as We See IL 10
day." Mrs. Lew Wallace notes that
there Is a common lament that the
shrines dear alike to Jew and Christian
are In keeping Of the Mohammedan'
For a thousand years they have been
guarded with reverence and decorun'
by armed officials tolerant of every re-
ligion. Were Palestine In keeping OF
American Protcstants debasing our
sanctuarles into eating houses and con-
cert rooms fear Gethsemane would
become a park for plcnics and the molly
sepulcher. the shrine OF shrines, De
made hall for soclals. Twenty rival
sects worship there in peace and safe'
ty. Were the Turkish guard with
drawn there would be fighting with
paving stones and consecrated candle
sticks II other weapons were not al
hand. The house that Is now a house
of prayer might be made a den OF
cooks. Perhaps It's better as 1t is.'
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"UNDER The SUN."

The men who have cone before US
Have sung the songs we sing.
The words Of our clamorous chorus,
They were heard Of the ancient king.
The chords OF the Tyre that thrill US,
They were struck in the years gone oy'
And the arrows Of death that kill us
Are found where our fathers lie.
The vanity sung Of the preacher
Is vanity still today;
The moan OF the stricken creature
Has rung in the woods Away.
But the songs are worth resinging,
With the change Of no single note,
And the spoken words are ringing
As they rang in the years remote.
There is no new road to follow, love.
Nor need there ever be,
For the old, with its hill and hollow, love-
Is enough for you and me.
Charles r. Bacon in Century
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Moral Eject of Pistol Totfng.

When a man carries a pistol con-
stantly, slipping 1t into bis pocket ey-
ery morning and taking It out at night
feeling Its constant pressure against
his person, these things tend TO famii'
Iarize his mind with the Idea OF Killing
and lowers his conception OF the sa'
credness of human life. Wha does
man carry a pistol for? To shoot some
other man with. The miserable thing
Is made expressly to kill human De-
ings. 1t has no other earthly purpose
What a hardening effect 1t must nave,
then, upon the conscience and heart OF
a man who carries 1t constantly In MS
pocket and lives In daily contact Wild
II and with the idea II constantly sug
gests to his mind Let us warn young
men and old ones not to carry pis'oIs'
and then you will avoid doing a rash
act.-Marietta ga. Journal
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JnsuIting the Speaker.

"Tbe worst insult | ever got" re-
marked an f street real estate man TO
n party Of friends the other evening"
twas hurled into me by Baltimore
chum OF mine last week. | went over
to Baltimore to attend meeting and
dinner of real estate-men. A few OF us
who. were lnvited to attend the affair
were asked In our letters of Invitation
70 prepare a few remarks on various
subjects. and the subject that was
dished out to me to handle was the
financial question. burned the mid
night gas for three nights In preparing
my discourse on the nations finances
and when got through with 1t | had a
sneaking feeling within me that 1t was
about good enough to put Secretary
Gage, j. Pierpont Morgan and all the
rest OF the writer's on finance all to the
badly comparison. '-'- -'--.--.--.--
"Well, | read the thing at the meet
ing and seemed to make a ten strike
with it until my Baltimore chum, In
the midst of the applause, got up In his
place. clapped his hands enthusiastic
ally and yelled:
"'Author. Authorp" Washington
Post
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"Yes. | consider my life failure"
ooh. Henry. how sad. Why should
you say that?'
81 spent all my time making money
enough to buy food and clothes. and
the food d=sgrses With me. and my
clothes den; ft."-l.lfe.
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1t was during the natural history
hour.
"Give me-" asked the teacher. IAN
example of the alleged deceitful char
acter OF the cat"
"In restaurants 1t is sometimes SAID
to pass Itself off for a rabbit" answer
ed the head boy.-Phlladelphia Times
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23

The only trustworthy divining rod
that has ever been made is fortunately
cheap. 1t has a steel head and wood
en- handle end is shaped something like
an anchor. Any man who wants one
should 90 to a hardware store and ask
for a pickax.-Youth' Companion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23

Never propose to a girl by letter.
"Why not"
81 did il once. and she STUCK tue e'
ter in book she was reading and lent
II TO my other girl. ."-Chicago RECORD
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Proper Return.

"I hurl the lie back In your teeth" he
cried.
Which was quite appropriate, for
they, too. wero false. - Phiiaoeipnia
North American.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23

Renham-Therp isn't room here 10
swing n cat
Mrs. Renham Then We won't have
cat Brooklyn Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23

A fool forms an alliance with the
straws driven by the wind; wise man,
forms an alliance with the wind.-Chi-
cago News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23

The slayer wins whether the weap-
ous be Drawn or brains. The Dest "orA
Is done by hard work
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A wide GULL.

Briggs hear you have been operat-
Ing In Wall street
Grlggs-A great mistake. I've been
operated upon.--Harper's Bazar.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23

The royal army clothing factory OF
Great Britain has only two commits
stoned officers, a director and doctor.
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The first savings bank in the United
States was established in 1916.
The courier., 1901-07-13
The DOCTORS EXTEND THEIR TINE

Owing to the Large Number Who Have
Been Unable to See the British Doctors,
These Eminent Gentlemen Have Ex-
tended the Time for Giving Their Ser
vices Free, to All Who Call Before Aug.
14th.
Owing to the large number of invalids
who have called upon thu British doc.
tors at their office, corner of 1ith and n
streets, Sheldon Block, and have been
unable to see them. these eminent gen.
tlemen have, by request. consented to
continue giving their services free for
three months to all invalids who call
upon them before Aug. IA. These SER
vices consist not only OF consultation.
examination and advice, but also OF ali
minor surgical operations.
The object in pursuing this course Is
to become rapidly and personally ac.
auainted with the sick and afflicted. and
under no condition will any charge what
ever be made for any services rendered
for three mouths to all who call before
August lith.
The doctors treat all forms OF disease
and deformities, and guarantee cure
ia every case they undertake. At the
first interview a thorough examination
is made; and, il incurable. you are frank.
ly and kindly told so; also advised
against spending your money for use
less treatment.
Male and female weakness, catarrh
and catarrhal deafness. also rupture,
goitre, cancer, all skin diseases and all
diseases of the rectum are positively
cured by their new treatment.
The chief associate surgeon OF the
Institute, assisted by one or more OF his
staff associates, is in personal charge.
Office hours from 9 a. N. till p. m.
No Sunday hours. .,
Special Notice-If you canEot call
send stamp for question blank for home
treatment.
The courier., 1901-07-13
A War Relic.

In clothing store in Ypsi!anti. Michi-
gan, is a small looking glass which is
made from piece OF glass taken from
JEFF Davis house in Mississippi during
the civil war. The union soldiers went
into this house and asked for food,
which was refused them. They also
found that the water in the we'll had
been poisoned, and was nothing less
than a weak solution Of dead cats and
dogs. This infuriated the soldiers, who
took their revenge in going through the
house and demolishing the contents.
One entire side Of the parlor was covered
with an immense mirror, the like of
which was not to be found in that part
Of the country. This mirror came in
for its share Of the general smash-up.
and a good sized piece of the glass was
brought away by Captain Wortley, and
is now framed and on exhibition at his
store.
The courier., 1901-07-13

lined collars and lets them droop over
and crush at will. The effect is odd
enough to attract much attention.
White is having everything its own way
just now, and white duck or linen skirts
with white blouses are seen everywhere.
The very sheer white muils, extremely
transparent and open in the back, are
the most populas with the modish. l
have written Of these before, and of how
exquisite their workmanship must he.
For the 'all-overs," embroidery con-
tinues to be more popular than lace. 1t
is perhaps less cool. but not materially
80, than lace, and is distinctly fad Of
the season. There is tendency among
very large women to wear tight sleeves.
These are imagined to be becoming and
to decrease in appearance the size Of the
arm. but in reality they make the arm
look larger, because they call attention
to it's girth. A model for null blouse
shows alternating rows Of fine lace and
tucking in the round yoke, and beneath
this the fullness is Of very sheer en-
broidered null. The combination of
lace and embroidery thus effected is
singularly pretty. The blouse opens in
the back and is fastened by a row Of
tiny pearl buttons very close together.
One requires maid to get into these
elaborate button back blouses. for even
the sleeves are difficult to fasten at che
tight-ftting cuff, where the tiny but
tons, not unlike seed-pearls, connect
with almost invisible thread loops set in
the lace. A lace-trimmed organdie with
a tucked flounce is almost indispensable
during the hot weather. Null en broid-
cred in dots, large or small, is also pop.
ular. One of white, embroidered in
black dots the size of a pea. attracted
unlimited attention at the Westchester
Country club few evenings ago. The
wearer of the simple frock was young
mother who has retained her remark
able beauty. A black ribbon sash
reaching to the bottom Of the skirt and
ck-and-white tulle confection
about the peck completed the costume.
The courier., 1901-07-13
FOR A SUMMER OUTING.

The Rocky Mountain regions Of
Colorado reached best via the
Union Pacific provide lavishly for the
health Of the invalid and the pleasure of
the tourist. Amid these rugged sleeps
are to be found some of the most charm
ing and restful spots on earth. Fairy
lakes nestled amid sunny peaks. and
climate that cheers and exhilerates.
The
SUMMER EXCURSION RATES
pat in effect by the Union Pacific en-
able you to reach these favored locali-
ties without unnecessary expenditure of
time or money.
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP
rlus 80 90 from the Missouri River, in
effect June 18th to 30th, July 10th to
August 3lst, inclusive.
The Union Pacific will also sell tickets
on July 1st to 9th, inclusive, September
1st to 10th, inclusive, at Sl5. 90 for the
round trip from Missouri River points.
Return linit October 81, 1901.
Proportionately loS rates from inter-
mediate points.
Full information cheerfully furnished
upon application.
s3I E. B. SLOSSON, Agent.