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The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-03-28
wipperman WEEDS.

Wahpeton, N. D., March %. - Max
Wipperrnan, Democratic nominee for
governor of North Dakota last fall,
was married to Miss Augusta Oien in
this city by Rev. Jenkins of Crazy.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-03-28
His PananCR.

Wilkins-Are you keeping Lent?
Harper-Yes; always do. My wife has
her mother spend the month before
Easter with her every year.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-03-28
CHAPTER XxyII.

I would be impoS-
sible for me to tell
you what a relief 1t
was for Dorothy to
find her cousin. Es-
Their awaiting ner
on her r e t u r. r n
home. She cried a.
little, Of urs e.,
and then managed
to tell her all about
poor Barbara's ac-
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
Typical South African Store.

o. r. Larson, of Bay Villa, Sun
days River, Cape Colony, conducts a
store typical of South Africa. al
which can be purchased anything
from the proverbial needle to an
anchor" This store is situated in a
valley nine miles from the nearest
railway station aud about twenty
five mites from the nearest town Mr..
Larson says: II am favored with the
custom Of farmers within a radius Of
thirty miles, to many of whom l have
supplied Chamberlain's remedies
All testify to their value in house,
hold where doctors advice is al
most out Of the question. Within one
mile of my store the population is
perhaps sixty OF these, within the
past twelve months, no less than
fourteen have been absolutely cured
by Chsmberlain's Cough Remedy.
This must surely be q record" For
sale by VIM. P. Bell e. Co. druggists,
Accomac @. H., Va.
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BOxera at a Coronation.

Officers intrusted with the conduct
Of the coronation will have no need to
resort to an expedlent to preserve order
which was deemed necessary when the
kings great-uncle, George w.. was
crowned In 1921. 1t was then feared
that sympathlzers with Queen Caroline
would create disturbancerat the door
Of Westminster abbey, 10 a noted pu-
gilist Of the day, Gentleman Jackson"
who taught Lord Byron boxing. was In
strucsS1 tc nire some twenty well
known bruisers. These gentry were at
tired as kings pages and posted on
duty, and the very look Of them was
enough to calm the turbulence of the
supporters of Caroline's cause.-Lon-
don News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
DissOIute Living!

An antiquarian has been searching
through the records Of the city govern
ment Of Geneva in the hope Of finding
something Of historical value with ref
erence to the times Of John Calvin. The
search cannot be pronounced success
full, as most Of the material exhumed Is
rubbish. Yet one little note Is amusing
If not precious, and 1t shows how puri-
tanical was the little Swiss city in the
sixteenth century. The record in ques-
ton preserves the interesting fact that
three artisans were punished for hav-
ing eaten three dozen pies at breakfast,
this being regarded as evidence OF dis
solute living!
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
A Joke on DR.. Temule.

DR.. Temple, the bishop Of Durham, ia
an enthusiast in the cause Of temper
ance. His zeal In this cause has been
the subject Of numerous anecdotes.
One Of the most amusing Of these tells
Of an incident that took place at Full
ham.
1t was DR.. Temples habit to have
parties Of young ordination candidates
to stay at the palace for a few days,
and he took every opportunity of test
ing their future capabilities. One even
ing he came into the room where the
half dozen young men were and IN
formed them that he was going into his
study to lie on his sofa and pretend to
be sick parishioner, and they were to
come to him In turn. When the bishop
left the room, there was long silence.
Nobody dared to enter the awful study,
but the voice Of the bishop asking If
they were going to be all night reused
them, and they decided to draw lots
as to who should go. The lot fell on a
youthful Irishman, who, taking his
courage in both hands, entered the
sanctum and, bending over the suppos-
ed invalid, shook his head sadly and In
deeply sympathetic tones murmured,
ooh, Frederick, Frederick, it's the
drink againp
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
Buying n Ring.

A young man who works In a Chest
nut street store bought diamond ring
some time ago. He was to pay for it on
the installment plan. SIS month. He
made the first payment. and the dia.
mond was delivered to him. At the end
Of the first month the collector came
around again. The young man was
broke. Finally he went to pawnbro-
ker. borrowed SIS on the ring and paid
the collector In three weeks he got
;.ae ring out by paying s16.5O. Then in
another week the collector came
around again. Once more the ring was
pawned. Then 1t became a struggle for
the young man to get the ring out In
time to pawn II again, but he did. 1t
has now been four months since the
diamond was purchased. The young
man Is paying double interest, and the
pawnbroker is custodian OF the ring
Philadelphia Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
An Island Cathedral.

Four kinds Of stone from as many
countries enter into the material used
in the construction of the new Epis
copal cathedral at Hamilton, Bermuda
Besides the local coral rock, Of which
it Is largely built, these include In
diana limestone from this country
sandstone from Nova Scotia, Scotch
sandstone and Caen stone from France
The coral rock of which the body Of
the church is constructed Is the build
ing material In common use In the
Islands, but in so large a structure a
stouter material was required in some
places where strain was likely to
come, and other material was required
as well for some interior and decora-
ton uses, so it was for these several
purposes that the building stone de-
scribed was imported.
Thus this island cathedral contains
within its walls not only native ma
terial, but stone from lands on either
shore Of the ocean In the middle of
which 1t stands.-New York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
The Population of London

The population of London. according
to the authoritative and careful calcu-
lations OF Mr.. Welton. published In the
December 5000 Issue of the Royal
Statistical soclety's journal. amounted
to only 100000 In 1901. This figure
had doubled itself by 1841. In 1891 the
total reached $4,000 and by 1901
was probably 6,250.O00. The area in
cluded. 1t should be said. is not precise
ly that of the census returns, so that
the figures. though based upon the GEN.
sus returns. differ considerably from
them. But practically we may say
that In the lapse Of century the In
hab,tants Of London multiplied skiold.
This enormous population, greater than
that Of many European states of the
second class, Is compressed within a
space Of about 10000 acres, or, say,
200 square mlles.-National Review.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
Methodism. Past and Present.

l remember that | was once taken
when | was a child to a Methodist
meeting house. can see now the
square whitewashed hall, the rows of
poorly dressed men. stern and atten-
tive, on one side, and the rows Of wom-
en- In faded shawls and poke bonnets
on the other. can hear the sermon on
hell preached in a nasal twang. but in
deadly earnest and constant eager
shouts Of "Amenw GLORY be to Godw
from the men. The hymn was read out
line by line and so sung by the congre-
cation. There was neither melody nor
tune nor time In it, but there was the
cry to God Of souls in danger who
wanted help-help.
But that was long time ago.
Our Methodist friends today, see,
lure us to their costly churches by "The
Heavens Are Telling" by Haydn; an
aria from Farmers Mass In 3 Flat"
'the celebrated Smith quartet" rec
itations by Chinese boys" and "sIng-
ing by choir Of Indian glrls."-Inde-
pendent.
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Tried md Convicted Too.

Politics in the west, even more thar
In the east, says the author Of Life
end Sport In California" IS n profes
sion. | remember two men who were
candidates for the office of district at
torney. One had served before: the
other was a young man conducting his
first campaign.
The veteran was speaking in small
town, and after setting forth his own
claims lie spoke as follows of his oppo-
nent:
II understand that Mr.. Y. is In every
sense a worthy and honorable man,
but ask you to remember that lie has
never been trled-he has never been
tried"
THAT'S sor' exclaimed voice.
you've been tried old man. haven't
you-and convicted, too. you know"
After due Inquiry it appeared that
the veteran had been, indeed, indicted
for horse stealing and convicted. He
was not elected.
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TyDexVrifing In Arabic.

Selim S. Haddad has invented type
writer that seems TO overcome most, II
not ALL the difficulties of printing Ara
bic characters. In deyising the ma
chine he bad to consider the enormous
number of characters. the spacing Of
the letters, the necessity for printing
when required above, on or below the
line and finally the junction Of the let
ters. for which there Is no uniform
principle, every character having its
own joining peculiarites. He reduced
the number OF signs from 638 to SO
without sacrificing the essentials Of
modern writing. He met the difficulty
Of the varying breadth Of letters by
splitting some into two separate units.
Out of four years devoted to the work
he spent eighteen months In the United
States. and his invention cost him f1,-
coo. A thorough trial Of the machine
has been ordered by the sirdar, and il
the test proves successful the typewrit-
er Is likely to be adopted In the Sudan
administration offices and by the busl-
ness men Of Cairo and Alexandria,
London Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
Left Handed Medicine.

An Atchlson druggist tells this story
and declares that 1t is true: He had
torsilitls. but did not send for a doc
tor, as he knew he would be all right
as soon as the swelling "broke" But
his wife was worried and insisted on
sending for doctor When the doc
tor arrived. he looked thro 81 his medi-
cine case. and said he hal nothing
suitable for the patient: thar the medi-
cine he had was for the right side
whereas TIE swelling In the throat was
on the left side. Then he hurried away
to get his left handed medicine.--Atchi
son Globe.
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ENGLANO'S SEA GYPSIES.
Strange Little Tribe That Lfvei
AlMnyH on hoatn.

A Strange Little Tribe That Lfvei
Always on Boats.
A strange and almost unknown par
Of the population Of it can be called
that Of the British isles Is the queer
semlwild folk known as sea gypsies
Real gypsles they are, differing from
their fellow gypsles in the fact thai
they always live on the sea and that
never having mingled with landsmen
their type Is much purer and more
nearly resembles the original.
There are about 500 sea gypsles in
Britain. They cruise along the coast
seldom touching the land, but always
close to 1t, In old and weatherbeaten
craft that may have carried their
grandfathers.
When the tide is out, the old craft
will often drop anchor by sand bank
island far out at sea. and her crew will
grub for cookies with their hands, fill
ing a score Of baskets, but saying moth.
ing to each other. for they are almost
out Of the habit Of speech. They find
fifty shellfish where the ordinary fisher
man finds one. but they rarely do the
same thing two days running, and in
the next hour they may be sharing rab-
bits on headland miles away.
The sea gypsies are wild eyed and
thickset Their hair Is always either
jet black or golden. They are still of
almost pure Morse OR Danish descent,
never having used the land and mixed
with the shore folk to any extent.
Their hands seem to be all thumbs in
stead of fingers, so powerful and stubby
are the dlgits, because they have done
nothing but haul ropes and dig In the
wet sand.-New York Press.
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SUPERSTITION IN HAWAII.
Remarkable Instance OF It's AppIics-
ton to q Volcano.

| thon W -
"That the former royal family OF
Hawai- had supernatural powers Is
still firmly believed by a very large
number Of the natives Of those u.s.
lands" said Chief Examiner Server of
the civil service commission to Star
reporter. "When Commissioners Roden-
berg and myself visited the city Of
Hilo while we were on the islands re-
Gently, we were told the story Of the
rescue Of that city from destruction by
volcano by Princess Emma Of the
Hawaiian royalty. The story was told
us by the judge of the city and vouched
for by half dozen Americans who
claimed to know personally.
1.-THE volcano which was doing the
damage is some thirty miles from the
city. 1t began active operations, and
the stream Of lava which flowed from
1t started straight for the city Of Hilo,
covering an area Of about half mile
wide. The flow OF lava was slow. as 1t
gained only a small distance each day.
1t presented a solid wall Of redhot
stone six or eight feet high and re-
mains to corroborate the story.
"As the lava approached the city the
natives became much alarmed and
were on the verge Of panic. when
message came from Princess Emma.
She said that when there was any dan
ger Of the destruction Of the city by the
lava, If she was informed of the same,
she would come to Hllo and stop its
flow. This message was just In time.
The lava had reached to within half a
mile Of the city. and the princess was
sent for in great haste She came at
once, bringing a live white dove. a
sucking pig and bottle of native rum.
The populace of the city all followed
her as she proceeded to the edge Of the
lava. When there she ordered the pig |
killed, and. dipping up its blood with |
her fingers, she sprinkled its drops on !
the lava, repeating the while some
strange native lingo The death OF the
dove followed, and Its blood was like
wise sprinkled on the flowing stone.
Last came the rum, and this was pour
ed as sacrifice to the mystic power.
THE story ends here. for the lava
never flowed another foot. The city OF
Hilo was saved, and Princess Emma.
likewise all of the royal blood. can TO
this day WELD all powerful sway with
the natives Of notwithstanding
Star.
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Notice to Creditors
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
ACCoMACK @. H., VA.
September 30, 1901.

To the creditors of George B.
Kilman and VIM Northam,
deceased, and all others
concerned: You are hereby
notified that, at the request
of the personal representative
of the said decedent. have ap-
pointed the 2Sth day of Octo-
Der next,at my said Office, FORE
ceiving proof of all debts and
demands against the said de-
cedents or their estate; at which
time and place you are required
to attend and prove your claims.
Given under my hand the day
and year first above written.
Jno s, Parsons,
Comr. of Accounts of Accomack
County Court.
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CURING THE BLUES.
Jast Try Turning Up the Corners of
Your Mouth.

Just Try Turning Up the Corners Of
Your Mouth.
A we'll known doctor Of Minneapolis
whs has made speciality of nervous
diseases has found a new remedy for
the "blues." AS no drugs are admin
istered, he has felt safe In experiment.
ing with at least half hundred melan-
choly patients and now declares him.
self thoroughly satisfied with the good
results of his treatment. His prescrip-
ton reads something like this: IF you
keep the corners OF your mouth turned
up, you can't feel blue" The direc-
lions for taking are, Smile. keep on
smiling. don't stop smiling" 1t sounds
ridiculous. doesn't It? Well, just try
turning up the corners Of your mouth.
regardless Of your mood. and see how
II makes you feel. Then draw the cor
ners OF your mouth down and note the
effect. and you will be willing to de-
clare there's something In It."
The doctor treats his nervous pa
tients to medicine when necessary,
but when the case Is one Of pure mel
ancholy. without bodily Ill, he simply
recommends the smile cure. He has
the patient remain in his Office and
smile. If 1t isn't the genuine article, 1t
must at least be an upward curvature
Of the corners Of the mouth. and the
better feelings follow inevitably. The
treatments are followed up regularly,
and the patients all testify p their
good effect. 1t takes considerable per-
suasion to induce some of them to ap-
ply the cure, and Of course the greater
number Of patients are women, for
when q man Is blue he is bound to be
blue IN spite Of everything. but wom-
On Ii more easily persuaded to try to
find cure.
The doctor declares that If persons
will only draw down the corners of
their mouths and use sufficient will
power they can actually shed tears.
On the other hand, II they will persist
emily keep the corners of the mouth
turned up pleasant thoughts will chase
away the gloomy forebodings. His
discovery grew out Of an experience in
his own home. His wife was Of a nerv-
Gus and rather morbid temperament,
and when In a respondent mood he
would ask her to smile little" until
the saying came to be q household
Joke. But 1t brought about good re-
suits, and then came the inspiration to
try the same cure on others.
The doctor has not patented his rem
edy, and 1t is free to all who choose to
take advantage OF 1t. - Minneapolis
Journal
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THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN.
Nine Thousand Years Accounted Far
and Traces of More.


and Traces of More.
Professor w. NJ. Flinders Petrie, The
eminent Psychologist. delivered lee
ture at Scarborough In connection witt
the Society Of Friends Summer Settle
ment on "The Antiquity Of Man." The
lecturer fixed the exodus Of the Israel
ties at about 1900 B. c., but said that
was the period Of the nineteenth Egyp
tian dynasty, and research had estab
lished In all twenty-five dynasties. In
the early men Of Egypt they had to
deal with European race more or less
mixed with the negro. AS to the long
progress Of civilization, the pottery was
striking proof, passing from the SIM
plest to the most elaborate FORMS
So was it with other works Of art.
In one OF the tombs was the mummi-
fed arm of a princess which bore a
set of bracelets Of great value and an
tiquity, composed principally Of gold
and turquoise and wrapped In cloth
weaved as finely as n cambria handker-
chief Of modern times. So far. how
ever, they had to deal with q continu-
Gus civilization, an unbroken chain Of
historic record, from 5000 b. c., besides
actual objects carrying them back at
least 1000 years further and thus CIV
ing 1900 years Of human history.
But they were yet far from the begin
ming. There were traces which showed
bot txt1t hox IN
from another country, but from where
no one had the slightest idea. In the
earliest graves figures of race Of the
Bushmen type were discovered similar
to those found in France and Malta,
proving that the race had extended over
Africa and into Europe. Then there
were figures Of women captured from
still earlier races, which were proba-
bly, Of the old stone, or paleolithic, age.
Beyond this there was time when the
climate of Egypt was totally different
from what it is today, when the rain
fall fertilized what is now a desert and
when animals of which all trace Is lost
inhabited the country.
Other lands might show an age Of
man more remote by physical evil |
dences. but nowhere could we feel
more plainly the certainty of the an
tiquity Of man than where 5000 years
of continuous remains did not yet bring
us into the vast periods Of those ell
matte and geological changes through
which man had kept up the chain Of
life to the present day.-London Tele-
graph.
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VIRGINIA:-In the Circuit Court fol
the ounty of Accomack, in the Vacation
of said Court, the 25th day of September
A. D., 1901.
Arthur r. Coard, Charles r Coard
and William f. Coard and Sallie K, his
wife. Observation-Disclosures. Plaintiffs.
against
John r. Coard and Arinthia t., his
wife, Annie +. Bond, George Welly
Coard and Willianna, his wife, John W.
Harrison and Laura ", his wife, in right
of said wife, Oliver II. Coard and Cor
nelia, his wife, Samuel G. Nelson and
Ida ", his wife, in right of said wife,
T. Eslie Coard and Leila, his wife, Will
liam NJ. Coard and Annie A., his wife
John E. Allender and Jennie s., his
wife, in right of said wife, William T.
Beloate and Alice L., his wife, in right
of said wife, Sylyanus w. Parks and
Rebecca j., his wife, in right of said
wife, John VIM. burlington, Jr. and
Ella d., his wife, in right of said wife,
Charles r. Coard (of john, and Carrie
s., his wife, Missouri A. Coard and John
d. Grant and Susan f. his wife, in right
of said wife. ...............De Defendants
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to sell for
purposes of partition, the real estate of
which DR.. William H. Coard died ,seised
and possessed, situated near Drummond
Town, Accomack County, Virginia.
Affidavit having been made before the
clerk of the said court that 7. Eslie
Coard and Leila. his wife, William NJ
Coard and Annie A., his wife, and John !
VIM. burlington, Jr. and Ella D., his
wife, six of the defendants in the above
entitled cause, are non-residents Of the
State of Virginia, on the motion of the !
plaintiffs, by their attorney, it is ordered
that the said nonresident defendants
do appear within fifteen days after due J
publication of this order and do what is
necessary to protect their interests; and
that this order be published once week
for four successive weeks in the "Penin-
sula Enterprise" newspaper published
at Accomack G. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door of the Court
House of the said County on the first
day of the next term of the County
Court of the said County.
Test: John d. Grant, G. G.
A Copy
Test: John D. Grant, G. C.
=. Floyd Mock, p. q.
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QUEER OLD FLASkS.
New York Wine Merchant Has an In
teresting Collection.

| terehting Collection.
There is an old wine merchant In
New York who has curious collection
Of old bottles.
One, which he believes to be the old
est bottle used for holding liquor in
this country, came from Nassau, In the
Bahamas, originally filed with snuff
1t is made of coarse, seaweed colored
glass and is shaped somewhat like Il
chestnut standing upright upon It's
broad end. There Is a broad bottomed
bottle which held madeira IN Charles
ton In 1910 and a Vlennese bottle 125
years old, whose slender, graceful
curves have been supplanted today by
a more commercial shape. The first
American gin bottle, from the Schuch-
adj estate, has pouter pigeon shape,
which Is delightful to the eye.
Among the later bottles are some
which constitute the product Of the
bottle makers art when impressed
glass came into use. On each side fig
ures are nodded into the glass. There
are number Of railroad bottles" On
one wagon running on rails and
drawn by horse is depicted on both
sides, with the motto, Success to the
Railroad" On another the same primi-
tive arrangements are shown comment
Grating the railroad at Lowell, and on
the reverse of the bottle n spread eagle
imbedded In thirteen stars.
George Washington figures on one
bottle, upon the reverse Of which was
Zachary Taylor, who, so says the glass,
never surrenders." A spread eagle
and what appears to be a Masonic
shrine, fruit basket and horn of plen-
ty and two trees, one In leaf, the other
bare, representing summer" and twin
ter" are both two faced designs. A
large, round bottle, which In these days
would contain Holland gin, is impress
ed with series of monks at their
prayers. 1t was called the apostles
bottle" but It drew fire from the pope, |
who had 1t put, by edict, out of general |
Wine Press.