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st ChriatODher.

The belief was that any one who
looked at q representation Of st. CHRIS
topher was safe for that day from an
evil death. The saint was always por-
traved Of colossal size and Is so paint"
ed at the entrance Of most Spanish ca
thedrals that all may see him. None OF
the many carved figures Of this saint
approaches in size one which was re-
moved from Notre Dame at Paris IN
1885.
It was said that st. Christophers
original occupation was to carry people
across q stream, and the legend Is that
once a child presented himself to be
conveyed over. At first his weight was
what might be expected from his in
FAINT years, but presently it began to
increase and so went on till the ferry
man was like to sink under his burden.
The child then said: wonder not, my
friend. I am Jesus, and you have the
weight Of the sins Of the whole world
ON YOUR back" Hence st. Christopher
is represented carrying the infant Saw
Jour across a river with the globe In his
hand.
st. Christopher has an interesting
place in the history Of Typography In
consequence Of a wood engraving OF
his figure, supposed to be of date about
1923, being the earliest known example
of that art.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-11

In the preface to recent collection
Of university sermons the editor gives
some curious statistics as to the lengths
of sermons. He tells us that it had
been found early necessary in some
universities to pass statutes de guam
titate sermonum, and time limit was
fixed at Ingodstadt of an hour and
quarter, while Mt Vienna the allowance
was an hour and half or at most two
hours. Even this was exceeded by the
two and half hours which DIR. Tath-
am of Lincoln spent in 1902 in defend
irg the genuineness Of the disputed
verse in John /, Z. while DR.. Pussy
was also very long. The extreme Limit
III regard to breyity was probably
reached in Hearne's record Of March
20. 1922, in which he speaks of a ser
mon at st. Peters in the east by WI
liam Pecke. which was not above I'VE
minutes long or very little more
London News
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Gothnm'A street GamIns.

Ex-United States Senator Arthur Pue
German of Maryland was IN the corri-
dor of the Fifth Avenue hotel. in New
York, after breakfast the other morn
ing when street gamin who had been
On an errand for some one came up to
him and said:
"Say, bloky. change a quarter for
me, will you? Dem guys at de desk is
too stuck up to do business wild me-"
The senator looked nOnplused at first,
but gave the lad the change. To a
friend standing with him he said:
"What a shocking place to live in
New York must be to a man Of ex-
IRENE egotism"
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AFRICAN BURIAL CUSTOMS.
Natives Use RcctnnSuinr CofhnB
Heyycd From Mahogany.

UeVvcd From Mahogany.
On the Ivory Coast in west Africa be-
tween tberivcrs Bandama and Nj there
lives n curious negro tribe known as
the Baule, which is 4 mixture Of sew
eral races. The collins used by these
negroes are rectangular, and each Is
fashioned carefully out Of large block
Of mahogany. The sides, moreover, are
ornamented with color bas-reliefs, and
the cover is usually wrought in most
artistic style. On one, which was made
I'm 1895 FOR the mummy of chieftain,
the said chieftain is represented lying
on n leonard skin, which has been ar
tistically engraved, The spots therein
being shown by squares cut out of the
wood. Above the dead man Is an en-
craving of an umbrella, the symbol of
his high position on earth. and beneath
II a box Of cartridges has been drawn.
On The left is represented the gold hilt-
ed saber which he wore on parade or
on the warpath, and above 1t is an en-
craving Of his fayorite drinking cup.
On the right in like manner may be
seen drawings Of his dagger and of his
gun. Below the corpse Is n death
head and the figure of n woman, who Is
holding in her hand a saucer filled will
bread.
The deaths head represents that ont
among the dead mans slaves who, ac
cordng to ancient custom, should have
bcen sacrificed at the time of his death
but whose life was spared at the inter
cession Of .hc French resident. Ordl
nary Baule negroes are buried as sooT
MS they die. but those of high rank arr
rarely buried for seven months anC
some even are not buried for sever
years. In the latter case the body L
duly embalmed and then remains IL
the room where death occurred unit
II is placed in the coffin. Salt, alcoh0
and palm wine are the main ingredi
ents used in embalming, and cotton
with which gold dust is sometimes mix
ed. serves to conceal the opening
which the operator has made In tn
body. Frequently thin plates Of gol'
are also placed as a shield over tn
countenance, and all ornaments tina
were worn in life are spread over tn
body. SO the dead man lies on the ma
where he died, and such is the inhu
ence of the dry air and the heat tina
within two months his body Is trans
formed into Il mummy. This was wha
happened to the body of the CHER I
whom we have referred, for 1t lay seN
en- months in the death chamber befor
It was taken out for burial.-Londo
Science Siftings.
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The vihnm VIVA Comforted.

"Thcre Is no accounting Tor the con
struction which some people VIII put
upon certain passages of Scripture re-
marked n Clergyman. 81 remember the
story of one clergyman who went to
call on a woman whose husband had
recently died lie had expected. quito
naturally. TO find Eer hearthrokcn Win
the burden Of her sorrow and was
greatly surprised when she greeted him
with a very happy smile and ushered
him into the parlOr
"Well-er-sister,' he said at length.
YOU have my warmest sympathy
"'Thauk you. doctor replied the wild
ow casually. 4 did feel very badly
very badly indeed. Eut came across
a verse Of Scripture which comforted
me very much indeed
"'And what was the verse sister,
INQUIRED the clergyman.
az don't remember just where to
find It, replied the widow, but it was
made up Of only four words-four help
full words-'N'hy need carer -
Brooklyn Citizen.
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CnnIinr strtionn Next.

1t is limited ut the navy department
that plans are being formulated for the
requirement Of coaling stations for the
use of our warships which will defend
the isthmian canal. Now that the
treaty is signed and England has sub
mitted to our demand that we defend
the canal according to our wishes It
has become incumben upon the navy
department to make S ch preparations
as are necessary for e maintenance
of a fleet in the vicin ~ of the pro-
posed canal.
These stations will be established at
Almirante bay, the Chiriqui lagoon, Co
lombia; the gulf Of Dulce, Costa Rlca;
the Danish West Indies, and Galapa-
COS island. off the coast of and belong
ing to Ecuador. Admiral Dewey says
the canal can be defended only by the
navy. Rear Admiral Bradford, cher
of the bureau of equipment and q
member OF the naval war board, says
the defense of the canal will be the
guns of the American fleet, and in or
der that the feet may operate from
nearby bases it is necessary that they
be established without delay.-Army
and Navy Journal.
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COOLING YOUR HOUSE.
How II VIII Be Done In the Summer
of the Future.

How IL VIII BE Done In the summer
of the Future.
"The time Is not far distant when
the dwellings, Of the we'll to do people
will be cooled in summer artihcially.
II will be as much a matter Of course
to cool them in warm weather as TO
heat them in cold weather. In fact,
when one comes to think Of it. 1t seems
absurd that no means for accomplish
ing this purpose should have been
made available already"
Thus spoke Professor Alexander era
ham BclI the other day in Washington
IN dlscoursiag upon he great problem
Of lie American heat wave, which "a
climatic peculiarly Of this country Is
the periodical cause Of SO many deaths
and so much suffering.
"The problem Of cooling houses by
artlfce." he added. involves certain
considerations that tend to upset ac-
ceDted notions on the subject Of yenti-
latlon. What | mean by this is that in
order to cool a building we must turn
upside down the usual method. which
IMPLIES the throwing wide open OF
windows and doors in the lower part
Of the house. That is all very well as
a means Of inviting n breeze and TO
encourage 4 draft. but If we are to re-
sort to an artificial process we must
do the very opposite and close the
dwelling ut the bottom.
The reason for this IS very simple
and obvious. Suppose that we place
one or more tanks Of liquid air In the
upper part Of the building-a thing
practical enough. surely and allow the
cold fluid. transformed into vapor by
mere liberation. to make its way down
ward. whether through coils OF pipe or
otherwise. If the house is open at the
bottom hy windows and doors the chill
cd air. descending as it must because
Of It's greater density. viii leak out In
all directions and flow away.
Accordingly it is plain that In
adopting such method Of artificial
cooling we must seal up the house as
tightly as possible on the lower floors
Thus we shall be enabled to retain the
GOODNESS inside. and If the thing Is prop
erly managed we can regulate the tenn
perature to suit ourselves no matter
how hot the weather may be. Just as
pipes for heating are lngeniously con
cealed nowadays, so pipes for cooling
will be disguised In ornamental fix
lures.
Before long undoubtedly we shall
have this important modern improve
ment which. for the well to do at all
events, will do away to great extent
with the dlscomforts which hot wealth
er brings. When that time arrives. II
will no longer be necessary to seek ref
uge from hot wave at the seashore OF
in the mountains. AS a matter OF
course. the idea will be applied to large
Office and other buildings as well as
private houses"
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"UNaEDEEMED PLEDGES"
cne OF the Ways In which the Un-
xxarx Are yrfeLrd Cut OF Money,

enc Of the ways In which the Un-
wary are TrieLcd out OF Money
Recently there have been added to
the clty's heterogeneous commerce sew
eral little shops which offer for sale,
mostly at auction TO the highest bidder
and to the only bidder, too, If his bid
be high enough. jewelry and other ar
ticles that 20 under the name of "unre-
deemed pledges" There are tricks In
all trades, and this particular trade Is
the subllmaton OF all tricks.
In the first place, there Is something
alluring IN the term 'unredeemed
pledges"
al such stores employ men with
phenomenal lungs who cry their wares
IL lasso pr3fmdo. In one Of them
there is a fellow with a voice that
would be conspicuous in den II roar
Ing lions. he IS always coherent, ana
the volume Of breathy sound that
comes from his mouth seems to be re-
verberatcd from every surface In the
establishment. Generally he Is telling
the merits Of n certain watch or the
price he has just been offered for the
timekeeper, and as passing pedes-
trian reaches The doorway he raises
his voice n little, which secures an In
voluntary turn Of the head. Often Gu
riosity is aroused, and the passerby
goes In to investigate.
When one enters the shop, the "auc-
tioneer" is probably announcing he has
lust been offered ridiculously low
price for a fine pair Of earrings.
"Gentlemen, are you going to let this
elegant pair Of earrings go at that
priceY he asks and there seems to be
a genuine distress in his voice.
Perhaps the next article offered Is a
watch.
"Ah! What have we here? \ watch
Well. so it is. and a beauty tOo!'
And then he goes on to tell how the
owner of the watch was forced to part
with it. It is always a pathetic tale
young man; health failing for long
time; no money saved; mother dies
suddenly; the watch is pawned to pay
for the funeral of the dear old lady.
He signs deeply. but stiles his emo
ton and proceeds with the SALE
look at this watch and tell me what
YOU think of It," he says to tall indi'
vidual standing near the showcase
81 have no need of a watch" replies
the man.
But look at it You don't need tc
buy 1t" .
critical examination Of the watch
follows and then the man who mac
no need of IT" offers perhaps So. The
bid is at first scorned. but after mucl
talk is reluctantly accepted.
If any one bids % cents more, th'
watch is Immediately sold.
The man who offers the IS is a tout.
He goes from shop to shop. Three o.
four are employed. and they 80 from
shop to shop. making the first bid OF
every piece Of gold plated jewelry tina
is offered for sale.
There is one tall tout" who wear
glasses and who has been employed 81
long that even the most unwary lool
nj him askance. often be is forced t
make bluff'' at buying the brass |
is safe to estimate that he has bought
at least 1000 watches during the pas
two vears.-New Orleans Timcs-Demo
GRAFT
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TRICKS IN THE SILK TRADE.
Few Shoppers Are Fooled-Testa
which show the Pure Material.

fyoxv Shoppers Are Fooled-Testa
which show the Pure Material.
Pure silk, when it has been through
all the processes necessary to Drhg OUT
all its good qualities, is worth us
weight in silver, said an expert the
other day. Therefore the women VINO
expect to buy pure silk at little more
than the price of cotton must expect 10
be fooled, and there are lots OF ways Dy
which the manufacturer gets even with
them.
They make stuff that Is called SILK
and passes for 1t with credulous per
sons who don't know any better out OF
nearly any old thing now. one laVor-
tie imitation silk is made Of cellulose
treated with chemicals. 1t isn't a good
material to get on fire in. Then there
are south sea island cottons and some
mercerized cotton which after treat
ment look something like silk, though
of course they wear very differently
and their sllken appearance soon van
ishes.
But it is in adulterating goods which
really have some silk in them that the
greatest skill is exercised to deceive
the buyer. To obtain the required rus
tie and body rough floss Is often USED
for the wool of the material. This soon
causes it to wear shiny.
Another trick is to increase the
weight and apparent solidity of him
sy silk material by using metallic salts
in the dye watts. Pressing with some
kinds of silk increases the weight also
but Mt the sacrifice Of strength. Cheap
crackly, stiff silk which has heavy
cords is good silk to avoid. 1t won
wear.
There are several tests which reveal
readily the purity Of a piece OF SILK
The microscope of course will show j
at once, even to an Impractical eye
Pure silk has the appearance OF hne
smooth tubes. Another good test Is by
burning. Pure silk burns slowly, witt
q slight odor. Cotton flares up quickly
and would throw off a decidedly disa
greeable smell.
Then the tongue will readily revea
the presence Of metallic salts. There Ii
no mistaking their taste. But all thes'
may be dlsregarded. said the expert
when silk is offered for the price Of cot
ton. You need not bother to test tina
stuff.-NeW York Sun.
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Dem Fnrrnr,s warning.

Dean Farrar of Canterbury cathedral,
England. startled the religious world OF
England last week by declaring thai
the Church Of England must make
several essential reforms If 1t would
hold in it's membership the masses OF
the English people. The dean says
ceremonials. rituals and theological
subleties must he abandoned and liz
ing spirit infused into the forms of the
state religion He says the prayer
book no longer attracts the people.
The poor of the cities complain that
the services are tiresome and too
long.
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Co11ects Philippine Orchids.

The finest collection of Philippine
orchids in this country is owned by j..
c. Siegfried Of Alameda, CAL and is
kept in a private conversatory, Which
has but lately been opened to the pub
lie. In the various hothousos of his
botanical gardens Mr. Siegfried has col
lected 2,7GO orchid plants, and their
commercial value is approximately
$4,000. For upward Of fifteen years
he has been adding to the list until
now he has more than 1GG varieties i'm
ported from thirty-six different parts
Of thp world
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BOOK PLATES.
Those Owned by Both Common ana
Eiustric-s Folk.

Those Owned by Both Common anu
Iyiustric-s Folk.
When a man has built NJ a library
of his own. he is likely to want book
plate. Perhaps his fondncss for his
own plate leads him to become col
lector. The chief object Of book
plate is TO claim ownership Of the vol
ume in which it is inserted and to pro-
feet the owner against loss. 1t also
labels the volume as one of collec-
ton. and, best of all, it gratihes the
sense Of possession by giving books a
personal character AS each man
chooses the design of his own plate or
has it chosen for him by some ac-
ouaintance. it becomes mirror or his
originality or his want Of it.
The plates usually bear the words
EEK libris," which signify from the
books Of" and the owners name or
initials follow: but, however simple OF
elaborate book plates may be. they are
I'm the main ornamental designs insert
ed on the inside cover Of book, to In
dictate ownership.
Specimens occur on books printed as
early as 1916, but they became very
common in England. France and Ger
many during the last century. Since
1910 they have grown and fourished.
Book plates are divided into classes
merging imperceptibly into one anoth-
or There is the armOrial device, which
may be very dOrid or merely the coat
of arms with the owners name. Or
they may be allcgorical, thus giving
scope for the humOr or even the ego
tism Of the originator. George Wash
ington's book plate is, of course, keenly
interesting. The scarcity Of it, as well
as the distinguished name it bears,
caused it TO be the only American
plate thought worthy of cOunterfeiting.
1t bears the Washington coat of arms
inclosed in a shell-like frame, surround
ed by sprays and flowers. On ribbon
at the base is the motto, "Exitus Acta
probat."
Book plates have been found belong
ing to eleven of the signers Of the Dec
laration of independence. John Adams
introduced what might be called the
presidential book plate" surrounded
by stars and stripes aud national en-
blemS.
The notices occasionally found Oh
plates are indices of the owners char
acter. Charles XIII. of Sweden uses
the statement:
The peoples welfare my highest law
A certain cautious gentleman de
clareS:
Steal not this book for fear Of strife.
For its owner carries huge jackknlfe
Another, who is either not of gener
Gus fiber or has been often betrayed
informs us:
John James Webster.
He does not lend books.
But Of all happy designs that Of
Oliver Wendell Holmes is. perhaps the
simplest. 1t is the motto, Per Ampll
ora ad Altiora." and over it is a desigi
of the chambered nautilus, aDou
which the poets most beautiful lines
were written-YOuth's Companion.
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Notice to Creditors
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
AcCoMAcK G. H., VA. I
December Is, 1901. J

To the creditors of William
GUSTS Northam and George j.
Brodwater, (cold.), deceased,
and all others concerned: You
are hereby notified that, pur-
suant to decree of the circuit
court, I have appointed the 8th
day of January next, at my SAID d
office, for receiving proof OF all
debts and demands against the
said decedents or estates; at
which time and place you are
requested to attend and prove
your claims.
Given under my hand the day
and year first above written.
S. T. Ross,
Commissioner of Accounts OF Acco-
mack Circuit Court.
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An Experimcnt That Failed.

In order to encourage marriage III
Servia all young persons with at least
1000 dinars in the government savings
hanks were until recently presented
unon their wedding day with a hand
some premium from the bank directors
The consequence was that all these
Young people upon reaching the age OF
eighteen FASTENED to marry. The al
vorce frequently followed as soon as
the money was run through. AS there
is thus no chance Of the expected III
crease in the population. the generous
nremium has been withdrawn.
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The Methodist Ministry Overlooking

The Methodist Ministry Overflow ing.
There is not only no falling off of re-
cruits for the ministry in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, but rather an in
crease. Instead of there being a dcarth
in the ministerial ranks Of the denomi
nation having the largest membership
Of any Protestant religious body In
this country there is positively pleth-
ora of effective ministers. making it
difficult to station all those in good and
regular standing who annually desire
and demand pastorates, as they have
a full and perfect right to do under
our peculiar church economy.-Zion's
Herald.
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LINCOLN ADOPTED 1T.
His Famous Phrase, "0f the People
Originated by Theodore Parker.

His Famous Phrase, "0f the People,
Originated by Theodore Parker.
William IL. Herndon, Lincoln's law
partner, knew Theodore Parker well
and had much correspondence with
him. and after the LincOln-Douglas de-
bate he came on to Boston and saw
Parker and other antislavery men with
an eye to Lincoln's political prospects.
Going back to Springfield, he took with
him some of Parker's newer sermons
and addresses. zone of them," be
saws in his Abraham Lincoln" was
lecture on The Effect of Slavery on
the American People, which was de
livered in the Music hall, Boston, and
which l gave to Lincoln. who read and
returned 1t. lie liked especially the
following expression, which he marked
with a pencil and which he in sub
stance afterward used in his Gettys-
burg address: Democracy Is direct self
government, over all the people, by all
the people. for all the people" The
address referred to Parker's last great
antislavery address, was delivered July
4, 1858.
Here, submit, YVES the probable orr
gin Of Lincoln's phrase. In one variant
orNanother it was a great favorite with
Parker, often taking the exact form
that Lincoln gave 1t, with his sure In
tuition of the best where there was any
choice Of words. In a speech delivered
by Parker In 1850 we find it imbedded
in a passage which might have been
the inspiration of Stewards famous
'irrepressible conflict or Lincoln's
''house divided against itself" view
TO which Parker continually required.
In two other speeches it stands gov
eminent Of all the people, by all the
people, for all the people" Its earliest
appearance that l have discovered in
J his writings is in letter to Rev. Sam
uel ]. May in 1913, where it is simply
government of all, by all, for ALL
| Review Of Reviews.
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ninhcnlf CiviIiZing.

Referring to the difficulty of civilizlns
Sioux Indians, Miss Annie B. Scoyille
writes, "Thegovernment tried tocivilize
these Indians by issuing wagons, ana
they used them to feed the ponies FROM
stoves, and they knocked off the tops
and used them over the campfire; cows
and the Indian saw in them what ne
had in the mathematician ate them
nm F."
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REMARKABLE CURE OF GROUP.
Little Boys Life Saved.

I have a few words to say regard
ing Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy
It saved my little boys life and | feel
that cannot praise it enough. |
bought a bottle of it from A. E..
Steere of Goodwin, s. D and when
I got home with it the poor baby
could hardly breathe. l gave the
medicine as directed every ten
minutes until he "threw up" and
then thought sure he was going to
choke to death We had to pull the
phlegm out of his mouth in great
long strings. | am positive that II l
had not got that bottle OF cough
medicine, my boy would not be on
earth today Demont, Inwood'
Iowa. For sale by VIM P. Bell y
Co, druggists, Accomac G. d., Va.