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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
THE CHICKEN YARD.

No henhouse that is frequently dust
ed with lime will be infested with lice.
Lime purities the quarters and dries
them. 1t is cheap and should be used
plentifully.
Always have the nests so low that
the hens can step in rather than be
obliged to jump down.
II the fowls get too fat, oats as sim
gle food are one Of the best grains that
can be given to lessen fat.
Mating birds to breed to feather is
a high art. to be acquired only by long
practice, aided by close study.
A fiat perch is best because Of being
the most comfortable to the feet and
the best support to the breast.
There are three breeds of fowls that
are pre-eminently valuable as egg pro-
ducers. These are the Minorcas, Leg
horns and Black Spanish.
A medium sized active male is twice
as valuable as one that is large and
extra heavy. If large size and weight
are desired. select large hens. but the
male should be active and vigorous.
When a fowl has canker and the
mouth and throat are sore and ulcer
ated, wrap a soft rag around a lead
pencil, dampen it slightly. dip in chic
rate Of potash and swab out the mouth
clean and inject drop Of turpentine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
SIMPLE REMEDIES.

Diluted ammonia is good for insect
bites and stings.
A raw egg swallowed at once upon
getting a fishbone in the throat beyond
the reach of the finger, it Is said, will
dislodge 1t and carry 1t down.
A simple remedy for Indigestion Is
the white of an egg beaten to stiff
froth and stirred into wineglassful
of cold water. This should be taken
after each meal.
For burns and scalds. when no other
remedy is at hand. try the effect Of a
piece of rag stepped in vinegar and
bound round the scar. This is espe-
clally useful when cooking, for the
vinegar is generally at hand.
To cure a severe case of collie take a
teaspoonful of salt in a pint Of water;
drink and 90 to bed. This is one Of the
speediest remedies known. 1t will also
prove efEicacious In revivlng a person
who seems almost dead from a heavy
fell
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
THE PROLIFIC FLY.
no Lessen the Pest All Organic Ref
use should BE Buried.

no Lessen the Pest All Organic Ref
use should BE Buried.
Flies multiply at q prodlgious rate.
Given a temperature sufficiently high
to hatch eggs, their numbers are only
limited by the amount of food avail
able for them. Linn9us is credited
with saying that three meat flies, by
reason Of their rapid multiplication,
would consume a dead horse quicker
than would a lion, and the fact that
certain dlptera having some outward
semblance to the honeybee lay their
eggs in the dead carcasses Of animals
probably led Samson and Virgil to
make erroneous statements with re-
gard to the genesis Of honey and the
manufacture of bees. The breeding Of
"gentles" for ground bait Is an indus
try the practices Of which could prob
ably give much information as to the
nicely of choice exercised by flies In
selecting material for feeding and egg
laying. According to Packard, the
house fly makes selection Of horse dung
by preference for ovipositing, and as
each female lays about 120 eggs and
the cycle of changes from egg to fly is
completed In less than three weeks 1t
seems probable that female fly might
have some 25,000,000 descendants In
the course Of hot summer. Other va
rieties of flies multiply, believe, still
more rapidly.
AS flies multiply upon and In organic
refuse of every kind, 1t is obvious that
the sooner such refuse is placed where
1t cannot serve for the breeding and
Matching Of flies the more likely is the
plague Of flies to be lessened. The
most commonly available method for
the bestowal of organic refuse is bur-
ial. The egg laying Of flies in dead
carcasses commences at the very In
slant of death or even before death In
the case of enfeebled animals.-Lancet.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
MISTAKES TO AVOID.

An English paper gives what 1t terms
thirteen mistakes Of life:"
1t Is a great mistake to set up our
own standard Of right and wrong and
Judge people accordingly.
To measure the enjoyment Of others
by our own.
To expect uniformity Of opinion in
this world.
To look for judgment and experience
in youth.
To endeavor to mold all dispositions
alike.
To look for perfection in our own &C.
lions.
To worry ourselves and others with
what cannot be remedied.
Not to yield In immaterial matters.
Not to alleviate all that needs allevia-
ton as far as lies in our power.
Not to make allowances for the mfr
mites Of others.
To consider everything impossible
that we cannot perform.
To believe only what our finite minds
can grasp.
To expect to be able to understand
everything.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
For PODOvera.

The value Of a recipe lies partly in Its
being accurately set down and fol
lowed. Harper's Magazine has the fol
lowing directions for making a break
fast delicacy called popovers. as they
were impaired by the Chinese servant
to a lady visiting in the family.
"You takec linn one egg" said the
master Of the kitchen. "one lit cup
milk. You fxee him one cup tlou' Oh
sieve, take pinch salt-you not put hin!
In lump. You move him egg lit BIZ
slow; you put him milk in. all time
move. You makce him hOu' 20 in. no;
move fast. so have no spots. Mahcc
butled pan all same VAIN. not too hot.
Putlee him in oven. Now you MUD
you business No likee woman run
look at him all time Him done ali
same time biscuit
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
EASY SURE THINGS"
some Propositions That 1t Is Safe to
Bet Against.

There are many things which at first
thought appear to be easy enough of
accomplishment that 1t Is pretty safe
10 bet man he cannot do. Most people
know that the human hands are not
strong enough to break q new laid egg
II the hands are clasped and the egg
laid tndwise between the palms. 1t Is
SD that the pressure required to break
an css,Sss in this manner amounts to tons.
Among other safe bets is q wager
tat man cannot rise from a chair
without bending forward or putting his
feet under the chair or outside Of 1t.
Many q man will back himself to give
another start Of so yards in a dash
Of leo. provided the man having the
start hops all the way. But no runner,
however swift, can give that amount Of
Start 70 an ordinary man. For the first
five yards they go at practically the
same pace. Therefore the runner, to go
05 yards while the hopper" goes As.
would have TO run more than twice as
fast. and 1t would be weak man who
could not hop 40 yards at pace equal
TO 20 seconds for 100 yards, and that
would mean that the runner in order to
win would have to beat all previous
records.
If man boasts that his penknife Is
particularly sharp, ash him to cut with
one stroke of the blade one Of those
yellow ribbons. mostly Of silk, which
come around bundles of cigars. In 800
cases out Of 1000 the knife is not sharp
enough to do this 1t will cut through
oil the ribbon but the last strand, and
that will pull out long. and the more
he tries to cut 1t the longer 1t will pull
out.
1t is safe to bet any one except
blind man that he cannot stand with
out support Of any kind for five min
utes at stretch If he Is thoroughly
blindfOlded without moving his feet.
II he does not move his feet he Is pretty
sure to topple over In about minute.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
snails M window Cleaners.

IAN old colored woman selling snails,"
says the Philadelphia Record, "occa-
sionally makes her appearance in South
street, and sometimes she may also be
found along Front street or Second
street, up in the district that used to be
known as the Northern Liberties. She
carries an old basket in which the snails
repose on freshly sprinkled leaves.
These are not sold as food, but for
cleaning the outside of window panes-
an old practice still in vogue in Ken
sington. The snail is dampened and
placed upon the glass, where it at once
moves around and devOurs all insects
and foreign matter, leaving the pane as
bright and clear as crystal. There are
old established business place In Ken
sington where the upper windows, when
cleaned at all, are always cleaned by
snails. There is also fine market for
snails among the owners Of aquariums,
as they keep the glass clean and
bright"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
PARTRIDGE EGGS.
Said to BE More Nutritious Than the
birds T,lemaeIves.

Birds themselves.
Stew persons are aware Of the fact"
said a well known physician, but 1t IL
true, nevertheless. that the egg Of the
partridge is one of the most nutritious
things In the world. They are not used
for eating purposes except in very rare
cases, and then II generally happens in
remote rural districts. | have known
negro families in the state of Louisiana
during the laying season to live on the
eggs Of cartridges. And they would
flourish handsomely and grow fat on
account Of the rich properties of the
eggs
"These eggs, Of course, never find
their way into the market because they
are never taken from their nest except
by such persons as | have mentioned,
and they rob the nests. | suppose, be-
cause their principal food supply comes
from this source. Quail meat comes
pretty high in the market Mt all times,
and the average man will find 1t more
profitable to spare the eggs and walt
for the birds when the hunting season
rolls around. These men would pass
100 nests in one day without disturbing
an egg. The sport Of hunting the birds
is an additional incentive.
"Thc average negro does not care so
much about this aspect OF the case. He
figures that the white man, having the
best gun and the best dog, will beat
him to the bird. So he goes after the
egg. One partridge will lay anywhere
from u to 20 eggs, and nest is good
find. know Of many families In rural
sections who feast on these eggs In the
laying season. | have tried the egg
myself as an experiment. found it
peculiarly rich. 1t has a good flavor, Is
very palatable and in fact Is altogether
q very fine thing to eat. Really l be-
lleve that the egg has more nutrition
in it than the fully developed bird, but
Of course, as one of the men fond Of
the game in the field. | would like to
discourage the robbery Of the nests
New Orleans Times-DemOcrat
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
THE BIRTH OF THE MOON.
When the Earth Was n Sphere of
Lava, Molten and Flattened.

The earth revolves on Its axis once
ir "a hours. Millions Of years ago the
day was % hours; millions of years be-
fore II was 21 hours. AS we look back
ward into time we find the earth re-
volving faster and faster. There was
a time, ages ago, long before geology
/ begins, when the earth was rotating In
9 day of fveor six hours In length. In
the remotest past the earth revolved In
a day OF about five hours. 1t could re-
volve no faster than this and remain q
single unbroken mass.
1t was at this time that the moon
was born-separated, broken Off from
the parent mass Of the earth. The
earth was then a molten. fattened
sphere of lava. Its whole body was
fluid. The tides, which now are small,
superficial and, so to say local, were
then universal and immense. They oc-
Cured at short intervals. The whole
surface of our globe was affected.
And the corresponding lunar tides In
the fluid, molten moon were indefinite
ly greater still.
Our day is now "a hours; the distance
Of the moon is now 100000 miles.
When our day was about five hours
long the moon was In contact with the
earth's surface. 1t had just broken
away from It's parent mass. AS the
length Of the terrestrial day increased,
SC did the distance of the moon. The
two quantities are connected by In
exorable equations. II one varies, so
must the other. Whenever the rotation
time of a planet Is shorter than the
period Of revolution Of It's satellite. the
effect of their mutual action Is to ac-
celerate the motion OF the satellite and
to force 1t to move In larger orbit
to increase It's distance. therefore.
The day Of the earth Is now shorter
than the month-the period Of revolu-
tion-of the moon. The moon is there
fore slowly rcceding from us, and it has
been reccd.ng for thousands Of CEN
turtles But the day of the earth Is, as
we have seen. slowly growing longer.
The fipger of tie tides is always press
ing upon the rim Of our huge hywheel
and slowly but surely lessening the
speed of It's rotation. SO long as the
terrestrial day is shorter than the
lunar month. the moon will continue to
recede from us.-Professor E. S. Hol-
den in Harper's Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30

People who have an objection to bugs
In their food need to take much pains
with the cleansing OF vegetables. espe-
clally sncculent plants. such as aspaTa-
gus. greens. lettuce. etc. before cook
ing or serving up raw II left for
awhile. tips downward. in well sailed
water. the plants will drop an interest
ing assortment Of discouraged living
creatures on the bottom OF the vessel.
and more may be gathered by carefully
brushing and rinsing the crevices and
bollows OF the plants. When cooked.
this animal food may be harmless TO
those who like II. but In uncOOked sal
ads it Is possible to swallow dangerous
germs unless they are knocked out by
the help of aDtiseptic salt The same
precautions are commended TO pru-
dence and refinement with respect to
fruits.-Medical Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
Tho KaIser,s Reproof,

Emperor William OF Germany has
taught his barber lesson. Very pune
tual himself, the emperor insists that
his servants shall also be punctual, and
as he noticed some time ago that his
barber was almost always a few min
utes late when the time came for shaw
ing him he presented him with gold
chronometer and urged him to make
good use Of 1t.
Much to his surprise, the barber con-
tinued to be few minutes late almost
every morning, and after waiting In
vain for some signs Of improvement the
emperor said to him the other day:
"Have you still the thermometer
which gave you?"
Yes. your majesty. Here 1t Is" re-
piled the barber. taking 1t from his
pocket.
Give 1t 10 me-" said the emperor.
1T is evidently Of no use TO you. and
you caa lave this one instead"
With these words he placed the hand
some god chronometer on lis dressing
table and handed TO the amazed barber
a nickel plated watch worth about u
dollar.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-30
HUSTLING FOR BUSINESS.
More or Less of II Done In New York
Lawyers' OElces.

more or Less OF IL Oonc IN New AoEA
Lawyers' OElces.
"Get a move on That's the great
modern motto" said New York law
yer who has been practicing in the
local courts for the last % years.
when | was admitted to the bar"
he went on, there was a great idea OF
the dignity of the profession. A law
yer would about as soon have paraded
Broadway carrying a sandwich sign
calling attention to his legal ability as
he would have thought of hustling In
any other way for business. The thing
to do was to rent an Office and sit In 1t
until somebody came and dug you out
Of the dust and spider webs and asked
you to take case.
"The march of progress has changed
all that. Every law firm in this city
that the big men of the firm chase
around after clients. OF course they
don't But the firm does a lot Of
shrewd planning ahead. 1t schemes In
a particular fashion of its own to widen
its sphere of usefulness-to itself.
"Of late years one OF the expedients
adopted has been the taking into the
firm Of young college graduates who
can give a reasonable guarantee that
they will bring business. College men
know Of this custom, and many Of
them shape their life at the university
accordingly. They are after friends.
They want to lie popular. They want
to be able 10 swing as much Of the
future legal business Of their fellow
graduates as they can.
"a chap who can bring business Of
that sort is taken in Oh good salary
even when he is the ycriest tyro at
law. He's expected. OF course. to do
what real WORK be can and to study
hard. But tie sa,ary IS for the pull he
can exert over his fellows. New York
Sun
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The KuangO In the Kongo Basin
Placed on the Maps.

Two years ago the Commercial Socie-
ty Of the French Kongo began explOra-
tons north Of the MObangl tributary Of
the Kongo to ascertain the resources Of
that part of the French colony. This
region, as far north as Lake Chad, is
still one of the least known parts Of
Africa. Georges Seguin Of this society
ry of the MObangi for about 300 miles.
His boats were finally stopped by i'm
paSSable rapids. His purpose was to es-
tablish commercial relations with the
natives and to learn what resources
may be developed.
The explorer had large quantity OF
red and gilt beads and copper wire with
which to pay his way. His trade goods
in one detail were unique. He had a
lot Of common, broad brimmed straw
hats such as farmers wear and used
them in way that contributed much
to his success. lie reserved bis straw
hats for the chiefs. Whenever he reach
cd a village he would sOlemnly crown
the chief with hat. He would tell the
chief that the hat was not only token
of his friendship. but was given to him
to wear as an emblem Of bis rulership
and as an article of attire that would
distinguish him from all his subjects.
The chiefs were highly pleased to be
thus invested with token of royalty,
and the news Of the white mans mu-
niGcence spread far and wide. Every
chief awaited his coming with eager
ness and welcomed him with open
arms.
The average width Of the river Is
from 800 TO 100 feet. Its course is very
winding. and the currents are so rapid
that nav CATION is dlGicUlt. 1t took the
party twenty-five days to ascend the
stream. but they were only seven days
in returning.
The river banks are quite densely
populated The natives never saw a
wi lte man before. The Ianguasi tribe
numbers about 10000 persons. their lit
tie farms lining the river banks with
scarcely break as far as their country
SAtGUuS. az iliNu dtN Pht A~
specimens. though they disfgure their
faces by making large holes in their
lips or noses. in which pieces Of wood
or stone are inserted. Thousands OF
people from the Mobangi come among
them to buy goats. fowls, millet sor-
ghum and vans.
Mr.. Seguin found that the country Is
rich in rubber. There is little Of 1t near
the river on account of the unfortunate
practice OF burning the underground
around the farms But the LandOlpha
vine. from which q rubber Is obtained,
is IN great abundance Il few miles from
tie river The Fura tribe, who are
great warriors. had no idea OF the value
of rubber. One OF their chiefs said to
Mr.. Seguin after he had received an OBJ
iect lesson in the collection Of rubber
and had been told that it would be
much TO the advantage Of his people to
collect rubber and sell ii to the whites:
I'VE Fura know how to fight and how
to hunt. But | can tell you one thing
we will never dirty our fingers with
that sticky stuff" That was as far as
his commercial education had advanced
when the explorer left him.
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Animal InfclIi. eace.

IN n C.TcLs il i'aT.s 4 i4OL was given
scaie El,@i sEIt up in Il LoX with a lid
to it. and tie spectators watched TO see
whether The Hon would open Tie lid or
craze. the ECX. Ie did the former.
much to Tie qualification OF the COM
pany.
In the London "Zco" a large African
elephant restores to lis would lie enter
tainers all the biscuits, Whole or
broken. which strike tie bars and fall
alike out OF his reach and theirs In the
space between tie barrier and his cage.
He points his trunk straight at tie
biscuits and blows them hard along
the floor to the feet OF the persons who
have thrown them. He clearly knows
what he is doing. because If the bis
cult does not travel well he gives 1t a
harder blow.
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Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail.

The little daughter OF Mr.. j. n.
Powell jumped on An inverted rake
made OF ten penny nails, and thrust
one nail entirely through her foot
and a second one half way through.
Cbamberlain's Pain Balm wac
promptly applied and five minutes
later the pain had disappt arei and
TO more suffering was experienced
10 three days the child was wearing
her shoe as usual and with absolute
w no discomfort. Mr.. Powell Is well
Known merchant OF Forklsnd, Va.
Pain Balm is an antiseptic end heals
such injuries without msturation
and In one third the time required
by the usual treatment For sale by
VIM. p. Bell & Co., druggists, Acc( =
Doac G. H., Va,
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rKE EYE or AN ARTIST.
A Case Where II Was More Reliable
Than n Sailors Optic.

Mr.. N. Chevalier. the we'll known
artist who accompanied the late Duke
OF Edinburgh on many of his travels,
was once going from Dunedin TO
Lyttelton, New Zealand. by steamer.
Anxious to catch the earliest glimpse
of the coast he went on deck at dawn
and was alarmed to see that the vessel
was heading straight on TO the land.
Calling the officers attention TO tie
fact, he was told that 1t was only a
fog bank. The artist maintained his
point but the second officer looked
and confirmed his mate.
The artist then said: "Well. gentc-
men, will back my artists eye
against your sailors eye, and say
that what you mistake for fog bank
is low range OF hills, and there is n
range Of mountains appearing above
them"
But he was only laughed at. until
the captain coming on deck found In
the growing light that the artist was
right and the seamen wrong. The YES
sci was out Of its course, and there
was only Just time to avert disaster.
The helmsman was dismissed in dis
grace and the course given to the new
steersman, but the vessels head still
pointed landward-the compass was all
wrong.
The cause was discovered later. A
commercial traveller had brought box
OF magnets on board and deposited
them In a stern cabin, causing what
might have been a fatal DETECTION Of
the compass.
To return to the question Of inter
probation, the artist was dealing with
the appearances which his eye was
trained tn see and his mind to inter
pref. A speck on the horizon might
have remained a mere speck to him
long after the sailors had interpreted
the speck into a vessel Of definite rig.
There can be little doubt that the
trained eye is accompanied by a sort
Of mental seeing, an instinct outrun-
ming optics.
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Family Financierina.

They tell me you work for a dollar day.
How is it you clothe your boys such pay?
know you will think it conceited and queer
But do it because am good fnancler
There's Pete, John and JIM Joe, William and Ned,
A half uozen boys to be clothed and fed
buy for them all plain victuals to eat
But clothes buy only for son Pete.
When Pete's clothes too small for him to go on
My wife makes them and gives them to John
When for John who is ten they have out OF date
She just makes them over for Jim who is eight,
When for Jim they have become too ragged to nix,
She just makes them for Bill who is six,
And when for young Bill they will no longer do,
She just makes them over for Ned who is two
SO you see if get the good clothing for Pete
The family is furnished with clothing complete
But when Ned got through with the clothing and when
He has thrown them aside what do you do with them?
Why go round the circle complete
And begin them for patches for Pete,
But where, dear friend you buy clothes that wear
From Pete down to Ned without rip or tear?
| go down to CLICKS his stock is the BEST
He suit the whole family my wife and the rest.