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Wrote Sermon, In Iii. Sleep.

Narrating Some Remarkable Cases
Of Double Personality" Dr. r. Osgood
Mason cites IN The Ladies' Home Jour
nal the case Of young ecclesiastic
In the seminary with the Archbishop
- of Bordeaux. France, who was In
the habit of getting up at night In a
condition of somnambuilsm. going to
his study and composing and writing
his sermons in the dark. When he had
finished one page. be read 1t over and
properly corrected If. A broad piece of
cardboard interposed between his eyes,
and his writing made no difference to
him. He wrote, read and corrected
lust the same as If there had been no
obstruction. Having completed his
work to his satisfaction. he returned
to bed, and In the morning he had not
the slightest idea of what he had done
I'm the night and had no knowledge OF
it until he saw the manuscript In bis
own handwriting"
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Gambling.

The writer once spent Saturday
afternoon In the study Of q dignitary OF
the church while the ecclesiastic strug-
gled In vain to frame an argument
against gambling to be presented to the
congregation on the morrow. He aban-
doned the attempt. Far be 1t from a
literary Journal to assert powers the
possession of which the professionally
religious are fnin TO disclaim. yet with
submission we even venture TO believe
that at least one cogent and effective
argument lies against all forms OF gam
bling-one. namely, based on the truth
that wealth, great or small, Is trust
and therefore may not be put In risk.
The mOralist may declare that the
gambler gets, or at least wants TO get,
something for nothing. Men will laugh.
They know better. The winner gave
his chance TO lose for his winnings.
For his losses the winner got his
chance to win. But ask the speculator
whether he would gamble with trust
funds held by him for orphans and
then suggest to him the one great truth
that is Selling hold of mems conscience,
the most hopeful sign in these perplex-
ed days Of social unrest, that men are
trustees Of all that they call their own
Current Literature.
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YOUNG LADY'S LIFE SAVED.
At Panama, Colombia, by Chamber
Iain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhOea Remedy.

DR.. Chas. Fl. Utter, prominent
physician, of Panama, Colombia, in
a recent letter states. Last March /
had as patient a young lady sixteen
wears of age, who had very bad at
tack of dysentery. Everything l pre-
scribed for her proved ineffectu |
and she was growing worse every
hour. Her parents were cure she
would die. She had become so weak
that she could not turn over in bed.
What to do at this critical moment
was a study for me, but ! thought of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and as a last re-
sort prescribed it The most wonder
full result was effected. Within eight
hours she was feeling much better;
inside of three days she was upon
her feet and at the end Of one week
was entirely WE'LL" For sale by VIM
P. Bell & Co., druggists, Accomac G.
H., Va.
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Her Evening Prayer.

The Philadelphia Record tells story
Of little girl whose evening prayers
are very detailed. First she says the
Lords Prayer, then the one beginning
"Now lay me down to sleep" and
then comes God bless grandpa aud
grandma and papa and mamma and
Uncle George and Uncle Charlie and
Aunt Kate" and so on al inhnltum
until all the members Of the family nre
included Then she says amen" and
quickly adds And God bless Mary"
After she had finished the other night
her mother asked her why she always
said Amen" first and then always add
ed God bless Mary rs though II
were Il postscript. We'll. you know,
mamma" replied the TOT. IL didn't
want to get her mixed up with YOU la
dies" 1t may be Unnecessary to add
that Mary is the nursemuid.
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EATING FISH.

1t is not good form to ask for q sec
ond helping of fish.
1t Is considered extremely bad form
to use a knife In dissecting fish.
A little modern fish knife. with an in
genious fork arrangement OH one slde'
Is now made.
A bit Of lemon is served with broiied
and baked fish, and 1t is In correct form
to use the fingers in expressing the
juice.
Potatoes are considered proper &C
cessory TO the fish course
Sliced cucumbers. with plain French
dressing, are also served.
With boiled fish the potatoes are
also usually boiled, cut into bits OF
scooped out and garnished with little
melted butter and chopped parsley.
Never use the fingers to separate the
bones from the eatable portion of fish
The bones must be evaded with sucr
dexterity as one can command without
other aid than such as bit or breac
held In the left hand may furnish.
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Profit. In Fraction, Of Cent.

1t Is most astonishing that tre re
In these days Is making its en-. .4ous
profits In the fractions OF cent In
one of the cities Of the country there
was a bank president who gave his
millions for philanthropic purposes.
During his life. even on the days when
he was almost too infirm to walk, he
would trudge sadly and brokenly to
bis home. One day a man met him on
the street and said:
"Why don't you take the street carp
He instantly replied, my dear
friend. do you appreciate the fact that
hundred dollars would have to work
half u week to pay that fare?"
And yet he gave two millions to a
library and another million to a hos
pital. That Is the spirit Of modern
money making. On the one hand II
gets the millions through the fractions
of cents, and with the other it spends
the millions without regard to decl
Saturday Evening Post
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HIS DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
A POmpous Reception That Amused
President Grevy.

A Pompous Reception That Amused
President Grevy.
Nj. Severiaro de Heredia. the minis
ter of public works in the Rouvier cabi-
net during the presidency Of NJ. Greyy'
belonged to the famous naturalized Gu
ban family, OF which another member,
the Comte de Heredia. is one OF the I'M
mortal 40 of the French academy. Most
Of the family have dark spins, suspi-
ciously mulatto, and other negro char-
acteristics. This has, however, In no.
wise interfered with their standing ID
Paris, where several Of the family have
long been prominent The former min
lister had also been president Of the
municipal council of Paris and depu'
" from q Paris reimbursement
His dark skin led to a curious mis-
take at the Elysee the day after he had
been appointed n member of the Rou'
yier cabinet. According to immemorlal
custom the new ministers called singiy
on President Grevy 10 pay their re-
speets. On the same day, as IL hap
DoDeu, an OillClul NiSit MAo NAp~NN~N
from the president of the republic OF
Haiti. who was TO present his letters tc
the president. When NJ. de Heredia
arrived in the court Of the palace. the
minor officials stationed there, wh'
were not familiar with the new minis
ters features, judged from his com
plexion that he was the Haitian dignl
tary. The courtyard became very AM
mated with guards huTying to and fr(
10 their places. while one of the officers
of the presidents military household
went to inform NJ Grevy OF the dis
tinguished visitors arrival.
NJ. de Heredia received all this VIII
dignified cOmposure, for, never having
been q minister before this. he though
this ceremonial was probably the usua
one. Finally, with the beating o.
drums. he was ushered into the recep
ton room, where the chief executive
stood ready to receive him. What
cried he, ITS only YOU, Heredia!
"Why, yes. NJ. lie President. reple(
the puzzled minister. Grevy began Z
laugh. Well" he cried, "you hav'
been minister only "a hours and hav'
succeeded in turning my house upside
down. What will you do later onT-
Chicago Herald.
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CHASED THE SUPER.
The Exciting Race Between Kean
and the Stage Hand.

md the Stage Hand.
Some strange tales have been told by
old timers In the stage business about
the Keans, both the elder and the last
to be seen on the American stage.
Some have said that hard study made
them a little wrong at times. and some
Of the things they did certainly looked
queer.
1t is told by an old New Orleans
horseman, who is here from the Cres-
cent City, that when Kean the youn-
ger was playing there he nearly scared
a super to death and came near pink
ing" him.
II was la Richard III" in the scene
where he sees the ghosts. The stage
manager was bit the worse for drink
and determined to have some fun. He
did not like Kean, as he was hard
man behind the scenes. Among the
supers was raw Irish lad who had
never seen a stage before. The man
ager told this fellow that If he would
run across the stage when he gave him
the tip he would stand to earn 81. The
poor fellow was broke, and two spot
looked to him like national bank.
He agreed, and the stage manager gave
him a gaudy oilclOth banner bearing
these words. Smoke General Jackson
Cigars"
1t was nearly a panic that this Irish
lad started. He ran across the stage,
and when Kean saw him he was furi-
GUS. He made a lunge at the unfOr-
tunate super with his sword, and, as
the rag" came whizzlng down to q
hurry call, he chased the poor standard
bearer off the stage. down the passage
and to the street. For two blocks he
followed him in his Richard costume,
and finally the super escaped down
dark alley.
What effect 1t had upon the show the
turfman does not say, but certainly II
Tas only the super's agility of foot that
saved him.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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AVERY CURIOUS BIRD.
The One YOUNG Mark Twain Sprung
Upon the scientists.

Mark Twain's father was an ornithol'
ogist. He had several friends who
were also enthusiasts on the subject Of
birds. Whenever any one Of them dis
covered rara avis IL was the custom
to have consultation Mark had been
q witness of several Of these bird In
quests and had noted the delight the
old men took In discussing new
found specimen. One day 1t occurred
TO him to provide the Hannibal orni'
biologists with real circus In the
form Of q bird. lie killed crow and
also q barnyard rooster. Plucking out
the tail feathers Of both the crow and
the rooster, he substituted the ROSTERS
tail feathers for those of the crow, pro
ducing O unique effect. When he had
the specimen nicely prepared, he went
to his father and, handing 1t to him.
said:
"Here, father, is q very curious piro
I shot. l thought you would be inter
ested In It."
The old gentleman gaZed upon the
specimen with establishment. Tha'
evening the ornitholOgists OF HanniDa
were assembled in Mr.. Clemens par
lor. The rare specimen was put befort
them. The discussion was long anc
learned. The opinions expressed were
various. One thought the bird was III
offshoot of the bird of paradise ram
lily; others had equally ridiculous no
tons as TO its ancestry. But there was
one who refused to be sweryed by the
popularity Of the birds tail from thu
Judgment that 1t was Of the crow fam
lily.
"Why, Just look here" he said, lift
ing the bird by Its tail feathers. III
got no further. The feathers came
out There was quick closing OF
door. Mr.. Clemens started to leave
the room.
"Gentlemen," he said, please excuse
me few moments. will see Samue
first and explain later"
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HATS OFF AT SERMON TIME
Request Made by n Reading Preach"
OF To the Women OF Hfs Church.

err TO the women OF MS Sn"he"
When the Rev. DR.. Richard Har'
court of Reading, Pa, was asked why
he issued a special request to the wom-
en- attending his church to remove their
hats during the sermon, he replied;
"My church is not built in amphithe-
alter style. Now, II the ladies' In all
kindness and good manner, In the the
ater. where seats are gradually eleyat-
ed from the orchestra to the rear re-
move their hats during the play l am
supe the ladies Of the church Will Will
inply do as well. No church woman
will allow O theater woman TO eclipse
her In good manners. / say theater
woman with all due respect to the
many good women who attend theaters.
"It is primarily question OF good
manners, and then IL has to DO with
the work Of Christianity. 1t Is very
annoying to be compelled to dodge be-
hind a lady's big or little hat to see the
preacher. You know. many people :
ewes assist their ears. They can near
| better if they can see--at least they so
imagine.
Apart from that, people want to see
the minister when he is preaching. II
they are compelled to dodge about, It
annoys them and interferes with the
proper understanding of the sermon.
II Is annoying and distracting. Inc
minister sees lodging congregation,
and that has Its effect on the delivery
of the sermon.
"There is no Biblical lesson In this
M oll Among some Of the Pennsylva-
MIA German sects the good women
folks. young and old. take of their
black silk hoods at meeting, but retain
their white caps Oh their heads, so as
not TO be In opposition TO the Scripturai
text that women must not slt uhcoV'
cred. or course there would be no OPP
nosition now TO thin white swiss caps
IN our church, but modern millinery Is
another matter.
"There will be no difficulty for the
women in my crowded church TO re-
move their hats. am told that IN tne
theater the ladies place their hats on
their laps and the audience looks nome.
Ike and at ease, quite comfortable ana
genteel--.ook as If they had come &c
stay awhile. Now, that Is my idea foI
the church. want the men who nave
their hats off to be at ease and com
Portable. | am sure the women foik'
will be also at ease, because they Object
to sitting behind big hats.
"Women Of refinement all agree Will
me. They are quite willing to lay on
their hats. Beauty or attractive ap
pearance has nothing TO do with mat
ter of utility like this. But this vii
venture: Any woman looks best witt
her hat of, they say. l may not ne
Judge. but at church beauty or face ol
form Is not In IT,
ITO be sure, people like to look thell
best, which is quite proper, but II al
comes back to the matter Of the great
est good Of the greatest number. ! have
been told that the ladies can put OF
their hats with much celebrity and salts
faction without the aid OF mirror
They know when they are on right
Women are wonderfully clever with
etickpin.
81 will rejoice TO view my haues
congrega ton, and il won't spoil tn
flower garden to lie out Of view for
brief hour in the cause OF the Master.
: | Now York Sun.
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UNDER AN UMBRELLA.
An Expensive Adventure OF En-
nous Parisian Wit.

An Expensive Adventure OF a En-
nous Parisian Wit.
Romieu, the famous Partisan wit,
was one day caught In a shower and
forced to seek refuge In a doorway OF
the Opera House. 1t was 6 o'clock al
ready, and he had an engagement In
the Cafe de Paris for that very hour.
The rain fell In torrents. There was
no carriage to be had. He had no UNI
brella. What was to be done? While
he was lamenting his bad luck gen
tleman with a large umbrella passed
by. Romieu was seized with a sudden
inspiration He rushed out and grasp
ed the stranger by the arm and gravely
installed himself under the protecting
umbrella.
II am oyerjoyed to see you" he I'M
medlately began. 81 have been looking
for you for two weeks. | wanted TO tell
you about Clementine."
Without giving the stranger time "a
express his surprise Romleu ratified
away with gossip and anecdote until
he had led the unknown companion to
the door of the Cafe dc Paris. Then he
glanced nj him with face of well
feigned establishment
Pardon. monsleurp' be cried. I'll
seems | am mistaken"
81 believe So" said the stranger.
Good gracious" added Romieu. "B6
discreet Don't repeat what have told
you"
IL promise YOU"
- thousand pardons"
Romieu FASTENED within the cafe anC
amid great laughter told the adventure
to his friends. Suddenly one OF then
said:
"Your cravat is rumpled."
Romleu put his hand TO his neck ant
turned pale. His pin. valuable sap
Dhlrc, was gone. On further examina
tlon his purse and watch were found t
be gone. The man with the umbrella
was u pickpicket.-London Tit-Bits.
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After figs have been collected they
are dipped In boiling brine and then
dried on trays for from two to four
days, according to the weather. The
dipping is supposed to bring the sugar
to the surface and hasten the drying.
After being dried the tigs are placed
In Sweat boxes" holding 1000 pounds
each, where they remain for two weeks.
Then they are washed in cold salt wa
ter to remove all hrt and are packed
by women and girls in half pound, one
pound and ten pound boxes in layers,
being split preliminarlly with n short
bladed knife.
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DeIicscies Out of Season

Old Moneybags was tired Of bearing
all this stuff and nonsense about the
Door. Some one had called his atten-
ton to his own way Of living. with deli
cacies out Of season on his grooming ia
bic and
"Delicacies out Of season" he thun-
dered. "What II do get to use Ice In
the summer time? Don't the poor get
to use 1t In the winter. when it's fresh
and I have to put up with the cold stor-
age stuff? B-r-r-r-r" - indianapolis
Press.
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PERFUMEO CIGARS.
TAe Ones General Rosecrans one
Offered to n Friend.

TAe Ones General Rosecrans once
offered to n Friend.
One Of the stories told by old en-
ployees In the treasury department al
Washington is of the time when Gen
eral Rosecrans was register. The gen
eral never smoked and knew nothing
about cigars. He determined, however,
to have a box of good cigars handy for
the benefit Of friends who might drop
into the registers Office. The general
accordingly purchased box Of expen-
sive cigars, put them In a drawer and
forgot all about them for some time.
Then, one day, when friend was cali
ing, the general remembered the cigars
and brought them out.
IL know nothing about cigars" SAID
Rosecrans, but l am told that these
are very fine"
His friend lighted a cigar, and loos
of pain and horror instantly overspread
his face. He tried to conceal his feel
lngs and pulled manfully at the cigar
for several seconds. Then Rosecrans
noticing that he was growing pale, ask
ed what was the trouble.
General" said the visitor, Il DOM
want to be ungrateful, but I'm afraid
it's this cigar"
"Impossiblew exclaimed Rosecrans
"Why, when l bought them was told
that they were the finest cigars on the
market"
well, general, you were deceived
The cigar tastes and smells exactly af
II 1t were made of camphor."
"Camphor" Stammered Rosecrans
looking chapfallen. "Why, l never
thought, but perhaps camphOr does IN
jure a cigar" And. reaching into the
drawer, he brought TO view several gar
ments filled with camphor balls. "Dt
you suppose that can be the troubler
he inquired.
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POINT
TRANSFORMATION co.
. Cheapest and best route 60 -
Chincote ague.

Hack leaves Bloomtown 6 a
M, Wisharts 7.30 a M, arrlv-
ing at ChincoteaQue 9.15 a, NJ;
leaves Chincoteague $50 a. m. ;
arriving at Wisharts IL a. M,
Bloomtown ~ m. leaves Bloom
town l p. M, arriving at Wish
arts 100 p. M, Chincoteague
$3.50 p. M; leaves Chincoteague
4.3O p. m, arriving at Wisharts
6 D. M, BloomtOwn 7 p. m.
Fare on launch Globe 35 cents
each way, on hack 40 cents
full fare from Chincoteague to
BlOomtown 70 cents.
P. j. GILLESPIE, JR.,
President.
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WORDS

WORT are great forces in the realm Of INA
Be careful OF their use. Who talks o. hae~ /
OF poverty. Of sickness, but sets rfe
Thess very elements to mar his tate
When love. health. happiness and plenty near
Their names repeated over day by day,
They wing their way like answering fairies ne"'
Then nestle down within our homes to stay
Who talks Of evil centuries into shape
That formless thing and gives 1t lie ana scope
This is the law; then let no word escape
That does not breathe Of everlasting nope
Ella wheeler Wilcox In woman's Home Com
panion.
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Easy.

Fame" said the youth with the ear
nest intellectual expression, is so hard
to attain. Ii Is so difficult for one to
get himself talked about"
"Humpb" rejoned the woman with
cold blue eyes and a nrm jaw. You
Just ought to live up In our neighbor-
hood. "-Washington Star
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"She is 80 garrulOus," said the first
deaf mute. speaking Of a friend who
was similarly affected.
as that s0?'
"Yes. Why. do you know. when no
one is around for her TO talk to. she
makes her right hand talk TO her left. "
Baltimore American.
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FERMENTATION For Confession.

A priest was engaged In instructing
and catechising q Russian boy. Pres
emily he said, Now my boy. tell me
what you must do by way OF prepar-
ing for confession ard penace." "Sin.
your reverence" was the unexpected
answer. London Telegraph.
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A little girl read II composition be
fore the minister. The subject was n
Cow" She wove 10 this compliments
~ sentence: "a COW is the most csc
ful animal In the world. except re-
liglon." -Les,ie's Weekly.
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The discovery Of what is true and
the practice OF that which is good ARE
the two most important objects Of phi.
losOphy -JnnIus.
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VIRGINIA:-In the circuit
court for the county of Acco-
mack, in the vacation of said
court, the 25th day of July, A.
d 1901.
Isaac Gillespie, who sues on
behalf of himself and all other
the unsatisfed creditors of
George T. Brodwater, deceased,
who will come in and contribute
their due proportion of the costs
and expenses of this suit...........
................ 49,. Plaintiff,
against
William Walsh, administra-
tor with the will annexed of the
said George 7. Brodwater, de-
ceased, Sally Crippen, Leah K
Harmons, George Brown and
Mary F. Brown, his wife, and
John Brown. Defendants.
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to
subject the real estate of George
T. Brodwater. deceased, to the
payment of his debts.
Affidavit having been made
before the clerk of the said
court that Leah E Harmons
and John Brown, two Of the de.
PENDANTS in the above entitled
cause are non-residents of the
State of Virginia, on the motion
of the plaintiff, by his attorney
it is ordered that the said Leah
<. Harmons and John Brown dc
appear here within fifteen days
after due publication of this or
der and do what is necessary to
protect their interests; and that
this order be published once q
week for four successive weeks
in the Peninsula Enterprise,
a newspaper published at Acco'
mack G. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door of the
courthouse of the said county
on the first day of the next term
of the county court of the said
county.
Test: John d. Grant, @. C
A Copy
Test: John d. Grant, C. g.
James n. Fletcher, Jr., p. a.
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Tea became known IN England about
the middle OF the seventeenth century.
1t was first sold In public houses as
beer is now tapped.
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Maievolence Is misery. 1t is the mind
Of satan, the great enemy. IN Outcast
from all JOY and the opponent OF all
goodness and happiness.-J. Hamilton.
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Every time an argument gains you q
new friend 1t loses you two old ones
Chicago News.
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1t don't matter If the world is round
or fiat, you'll roll Off 1t II you don't
keep your halapce.---1sls-=- s<
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81" stops for passengers on signal
to conductor 2Daily, except Sunday.
r. B. Cooke. j. Ct. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, Va.