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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
OUR CONSCIENCE FUND.
II was Started with Dollar In the
Nenr 1911.

"In the year 1871" says II. Il. Arm
strong in Ainslees Magazine, an
ANONYMOUS citizen of New York sent
dollar to the treasury department at
Washington with an avOwal That ne
had defraudcd the government ana
wanted to make restoration. y uoiiar
meant something to Uncle sam Ill
those necessitOus days when the couh-
t,.v verged on war with Great Brltaln'
and it was patriotic as well as pen
itent act The contributor was the
founder of the conscience fund, ana
probably he died in the odor OF sane
tity.
During the preceding thirty-hVe
veors of the life Of the republic no one
had despoiled the government, or the
nrivate conscience was callous. ms
New York man, indeed. seems to nave
been the one blcmish on golden era
OF national virtues, for fifty years were
to clapse before there was an addltlOh
to the fund.
ain 1861, Just after Sumter was iired
on. the sum of $4,000 in bonds was re-
ceived by the treasury department
with letter explaining that Il sorely
tried conscience could 10 longer en-
dure its burden of guilt. The PLAIN III
ference was that the sender, realizlhl
the United States would need Il MINI
of money TO carry on the war, judged
It not to be Il time to defer repentance
Think of the bounty jumpers who proi
tied by his contribution!
"It was really useful to the couh'r!
in another way. The conscience tuhd
which had languishcd for want OF
shining example, now became active
II has been quoted pretty steadily eve
since. At the present time it amount
TO more than 100000. Indeed, res'itu
| ton is getting to be the fashion, AM
the time may come when no one WI
take advantage Of the government o
| do so only with the laudable design o
, swelling the conscience fund when an
emergency confronts Uncle Sam
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

MY impression had been that Nalley
Forge was a wild glen high among the
maintains where winter frOsts and
SHOWS held unrelaXing sway for many
long. dark months every year. But
really it's situation is neither lofty nor
remote, and the rigors Of the colo are
not nearly what they would be IN our
more northerly states. Comparatively
little snow falls, and often there Is not
q weeks sleighing the winter through
The valley is only twenty-three miles
from Philadelphia, with which 1t mas
direct communication by Il railroad
that skirts along he Schuylkill river
Clifton Johnson in WOman's Home
Companion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

Let us shake hands with a man, an
we will tell you something about hi
health. The firm, hearty handshake 0
q sincere man may be rather rough, s
that one is taught he has a grip, but
indicates stamina. While denoting a.
sence Of tact and refinement, 1t poiTs
to physical strength. The fabby hafi
that returns no pressure belongs to re
person who has no great strength u
body or mind. The quick, nerves
handshake Of an excitable, nervds
temperament, and its opposite, le
nerveless, passive one, belong to r.
sons in i'll health. The hand at
threatens TO collapse or give mons
fear. The feel Of the hand called ng-
netic indicates health and Endnesshu
n desire to help others. In many avs
we may decide character by the ana
as well as by the brain.-Londonpoc-
tor.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

Grand Duke Carl Alexander OF SAKE
Weimar is better and more fayoraDly
known for lis f"iendliucss and tender
ness Of heart than for his intellectual
qualities.
On a certain occasion the grand duke
maid a visit of inspection 10 one or the
prisons of his domains. ard in the
course of conversation with lie direct
or of the institution expressed the WISH
to see one Of the criminals.
"Does your royal hiehncss wish 10
see a mild or a desperate case|
"a desperate case" replied the prince
and accordingly one Of the life prison
ers was brought rp under guard.
"Wherefore have you made your
abode hcre?" inquired the grand duke
of the Sowing, evil looking individual
in the formal, stited language charac
teristic Of him.
Because l murdered my 1atAer'
snarled the convict.
"You murdered your sire" eXclalmcC
the duke. ooh, my. Oh, my. VIVA
period do you contemplate remaining
hereW
"All my life"
"Director," said the tender hearted
ruler turning to the prison Official "th
last three years Of this mans sentence
are RENTED"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
REMARKABLE CURE OF GROUP.
Little Rows Life Saved.

have a few words to say regard
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
II saved my little boys life and | fee
that cannot praise it enough.
bought a bottle of it from A. b,
Steefe of Goodwin, S. D., and when
| got home with it the poor baby
could hardly breathe. | gave the
medicine AS directed every ter
minutes until he threw up" and
then thought sure he was going tc
choke to death. We had to pull the
phlsgm out OF his mouth in great
ions strings. / am positive that if J
had not got that bottle of cough
MEDICINE, my boy would not be OF
cath today.-Joel Demont, Inwood
IoE a. For sale by VIM. P. Bell q
o., druggists, AccOmac G. H., Va.
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SALT AND PEPPER.
Many Think They Are Only of Value
In Seasoning Food.


Salt and pepper, as generally consid-
cred. are of value in bringing out the
favor Of the food to which they are
addcd. That they have any value from
n health standpoint Is not 50 generally
recognized. You may know that
lump Of salt Is good for a horse, but
Won do got stop tO consider how impor-
tant salt Is for your own well being.
In eastern countries the condiments
such as pepper. are used to profusioh
I'm NIL foods. Gastric troubles common
enough I'm other countries are conSplc-
uously absent. and the free use OF
pepper has much - do with That tact'
Salt and pepper work against fermeh-
totjon When the stomach Is out OF Or
der or. MS the common saying Is, upset.
II is IN Il state Of fermentation.
4 certain very wise physician VINO
has advanced to the point where drugs
seem the unimportant thing ana COM
mon sense the important in making the
sick well is advocating the use OF pep
nor AID salt even in Il glass OF mix.
I, improves The lGyor to remarkable
degree n fact you can prove to your
own satisfaction by taking two glasses
Of milk. one I'm IT'S original simplicity
the other changed by the addition OF a
ninch of salt and dash OF pepper
Then sin a little Of each. Tie chances
are that YOU will prefer the seasoned
milk. Besides improving the flavor
and overcoming the tendency TOWARD
fermentation the pepper VIII prac'i
cally disable any microbes that may
10 floating i'm the fluids. Thus the gas
tric Juices will perform their periec'
worl, of changing microbes to foou.
ono of the best remedies for dis
turbed digestion IS hot water to whlci
bove been added salt and paprika. II
taken n full hour and a half Deror'
breolsfast. a cupful Of this very palata
hle drink will completely cleanse TN
stomach and leave it in good condiuoh
ont Of n hundred persons selected a
random # is no eXaggeraton to sa!
that eighty eat too much ana also ina
these same eighty fail Of proper masu
cation. Weakened dlgestions are o
course the direct result of oyereauhl
and insufficient mastication, and weak
cned digestion means undermined sys
TENS. At the extremes Of life youu
and old age, 1t is wisdom to make IN
diet much the same y childs nourisn
ment should be very simple, so IN Oh
ore II should grow palmer and palmer
Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

The dean Of Rochester, England,
whose fame as a rose grower IS sec
ond only to that of being the wittlest
living rember of the English church
is gathering fresh laurels with his most
recent volume, "Then and Now" In
Rochester many amusing stories are
told of his ready humOr. Shortly after
his arrival at the deanery he was wait
ed on by local milllman. who sent IN
the message that he had the privilege
of serving the late dean and he hoped
DR.. Reynolds Hole would pauonize
him.
"Ten Mr.. -" said DR.. Hole, look
ing at the card, that I hope to initiate
DR.. Scott in all his ways, even III MS
milky way"
So the enterprising milkman got the
job.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
Things the Children Like.

In Quincy twenty years or SO aso
the present Charles Francis Adams
was on the visiting committee OF the
largest school in the center OF the
town and conscientious and interest
ed supervisor. He entered one class
room a few days before the holldays
that possessed a wise and ethclent
teacher. Mr.. Adams noticed the blue
fingers and protruding toes of some OF
the pupils and said, 1--WE been think
ing. Miss B., of giving these children
something for Christmas" The teach
er. who had followed his glances, SAID
every good, Mr.. Adams, as long as II
is neither mittens nor shoes"
He looked extremely surprised, Dut
evidently his reflective judgment con-
firmed her conclusion, for the last art
ernoon of school each happy boy re-
ceived a sled and a big red apple ana
every girl an orange and a dressed
doll. AS they went out Mr.. Adams
said to the no less pleased teacher !
see that you were right" - Boston
Transcript.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

Every one acquainted with certain
nractical millionaire living In a cross
street not far from the Fifth avenue
highlands wonders how he manages
never to lose a good servant. lie eX-
plains his system in few words: /
nav fair wages. tip my servants wheh
they deserve it and encourage my
quests to do the same. II you ulhe
with me this evening and are partcu-
Iarlv pleased with your waiter Ar
mand. YOU are at liberty to remember
him to the extent Of 4 dollar, no more
Make the tip quarter. half' three
quarters. if you please, but never more
than q dollar. If you do, he will give
me the surplus, and shall have 10 re-
turn it to you. Zip my butler, my COOK
my maids, if you will, but not on the
sly. DO it openly, as they are taught tc
avoid deceit. New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
A WOMAN'S LETTER.
II Almost Makes n Man Stand on h"
Head to Read IL.

Girls WAYS are mystery to men.
They admit the fact frankly ana II Is
only a very occasional man who tries
to make himself or his friends believe
that he understands the other sex Inc
nroyerbisl woman's mo when means
ives" and which after all these years
is only just beginning to be compre'
hended by masculine minds is only
ono of q long array of "woman's ways
that are difficult for men to solve
They have decided that the best pohcy
"a IN LET them remain unsolved; that
nerhaps these little mysteries are just
n mart of life and are meant to be.
There is one funny little thing ABOUT
girls, however, which men are not con-
tent to let alone. They cannot see any
sense in 1t; it is not even amusing OF
interesting in any way, and 1t cohse-
ouently puts them in bad humor' alu
II Is the way the girls write, not then
STYLE of handwriting entirely, though
that is one cause of complaint nut the
TO them unjustifable, meaningless
numbering of pages.
TO see a man struggling over one OF
those angular hands, fighting his way
through the first page, then trying 10
make the bit of gossip which breaks OIL
suddenly at the foot fit on to new
recipe-for his chatting dish began on the
second page; to see him struggle over
Il for awhile. turn with growing ue'
snair to the third page that begins win
1.-THE weather is colder etc, ana 1T
last find the piece of gossip finished on
the fourth page-such sight Is worth
q price of admission.
But let his wrath have time TO cOoi
little and then watch him read SECOND
letter from another girl. This time he
gets bravely through the hrst paSe
with its ms and MS and us and Is al
exactly alike, reads with interest the
last line. agnes thinks you are aho
Turns Mt once with an air of wisdom ah'
!, serenity TO the fourth page. where Tx
: continues. "a little yellow dog that nae
seen its best days" He fairly jumps
from his chair. Has the gentle Agnes
gone mad? He reads a little turthel
and finds his mistake.
e Then he turns in relief to the secOnC
2 mage to see what Agnes really THINKS
2 he is and finds tied with pink rloDoi
2 and done up in tissue paper" This
! somewhat better. He really believe
! he would prefer being tied up VIII
e mink ribbon than to be "a yellow DO
+ that had seen its best days" but SUI
= the opinion is not entirely satisfactor,
!. or the one he had cherished a val
= hone that Agnes had of him. and Il
naturally vents his disappointment an
D chagrin on his fair correspondent.
S II is not for woman to say tina
e woman's ways are not gOou way
e She believes in her sex and is willin
y to LET men struggle with their attempt
IS TO understand her actions. But IN
r little thing like this she believes won
on are making a mistake ana that
J. reform in letter writing would be
l. their credit. >,
n II is a growing custom now 10 VIII
straight along, with no skipping aoo'
y in q heller SHELTER fashion, and IT is
1t he hoped that we may grow more an
d. more into this commendable fashio
If and by so doing retain the respect
r our masculine friends. - Phlladelph
III Ledger.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
No Doasting There.

ut Is well that man can't save
himself" once said Mr.. Moody, "fOr If
a man could only work his own way
into heaven you never would hear the
last of it. Why, down here in tnis
world, if u man happens to get little
ahead of his fellows and scrapes few
thousand dollars together, you'll hear
him Dragging about his being a self
made man and telling how he began
as a poor boy and worked his way up
in the world. I've heard so much Of
this sort Of thing that I'm sick and
tired of the whole business, and I'm
glad we shall not have men Dragging
through all eternity how they worked
their way into heaven"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
cAMPANARpS MISTAKE.
rhe Famous DnritOne's Experience
Mt n Vanderbilt Concert.

n
Musical artists are VIGOROUSLY indif-
ferent TO details, and Nj. Campanarl'
the baritone, is scarcely an exception,
as this little experience of his would
soem TO show. He was engaged 10
sing nj Madison, n. j. but you are
NOT TO stop at n hotel, but at a private
house." he was told. Two other musi-
clans were engaged for the same even
ing. :,
"1yhat private house" asked NJ.
Campanari. .,
MIR Hamilton Mex. Twomblys''
was the answer. But no explanation
was added that Mir. Twombly was a
Vanderbilt.
"Will they send carriage for me
from the house where | am to singF
injured the baritone as he looked
tbrourh the score of LA BOheme," oc-
cupicd with thoughts Of n rehearsal
about to begin.
"Of course" said the manager.
Later NJ. Campanari, thinking that
he was to stop at one house and sing
Mt another and that dinner for his col
/ leagues and himself was n not unim
portant affair. got his notebook from
his pocket and telcgraphed to the al
dress of the private house,:
Mr.. IT. Mex Twombly:
| Have two chickens and two bottles o.
wine ready for me tomorrow az O'CLOCK
c. CAMPANARI.
This duty done. he felt better and OF
thc arrival Of tho train he alightcd t
find carriage and coachman ana FOOT
man in waiting. His colleagues de
nartc1 I'm another direction. He alon'
was to stop mt the private house, Al
he bowlcd along the country ROAD
dim prcscntimcnt grew in NJ. Campo
nari's mind Il prcsentimcnt that grey
to well defined horror during dinne
of many courses. All the time he hope'
that the telegram had miscarrled. AT
err the coffee waiter came In, carry
I'm a tray. On it were two roast chick
ems and two bottles Of wine. For tn
rest of the evening Mr.. Twombly. ue
lighted at the mistake, introduced NJ
Campanari to all the pretty girls pres
ent at the musicale, explaining, I'M
is the man who was afraid he woul
, not get enough to eat" The singers te
ocram for two roast chickens and tw
bottles Of wine he has had framed as
, souvenir.-Lcslic's Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
Jonah and the Whale.

The london Lancet the other day re-
nrinted q criticism of a medical lecture
piyen in 1923 upon the power OF the dl-
gestive organs upon substances en-
dued with vitality" category when
includes the prophet Jonah. How the
prophet passed his time in the cavity
of the whales stomach. how far the
confinement affected his organs OF res
piration. are questions of minor lmpor-
lance" we are told, but the main argu-
mept may be thus stated. when 10
nah entered the whales stomach el.
Their he was alive or was not allve. II
he was not alive, the stomach would
have had the same power over him as
over anv other inanimate substance
and the prophet would have been al
gested in the ordinary way" But since
he was not digested he was alive wher
swallowed and, as the argument points
ont must have continued to hve''
Consequently when he was thrown III
on the fourth day he was deposited OF
the dry land, probably without an!
other inconvenience than some trlnlns
derangement Of his canOnicals."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
Wants Women to Propose.

A st. Louis minister, in whose con
gregation of nearly 800 members there
were only about twelve marriages ias'
year. thinks that the percentage OF those
matrimonially inclined is too small anu
blames women for not proposing mar
rage themselves. In published inter
view he said, "Women do not usually
let men propose to them until they are
ready, and there is no reason why they
should not have and exercise the same
right of proposing as men,"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
Serene Confidence.

81 am afraid" said the publisher
"that YOU are harming your reputation
by the Indifferent work you are put
ting into this new serial
"Nonscnsc." answered the self as
surcd author. Even If the work Is I'm
usually poor the public will take 1t fol
granted that | am great otherwise
couldn't get such stuff published
Washington Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
Calling Up Fish.

The other day several New YORK
brokers received telephone orders 10
buy a certain stock and notify MI
Fish at a given telephone number
Calling up that number, the response
was invariably, (Which one is want
ed?" Then followed this conversation:
"How many of them are there"
Several hundred, large ana SMALL
81 want the head Of the firm"
ooh, then. you want Colonel Jones
Colonel Jones? No, want MI. FISH
Who in thunder are your
"The Aquarium"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
A Great Orchid Farm.

The largest orchid farm in this coun-
try is at New Rochelle, n. Y. 1t is 14O
acres in extent and carries plant and
stock worth $1,5OO,OO0. A windmill and
steam pump raise from artesian wells
the thousands of gallons of water used
daily, and eight huge boilers and an
eighty horsepower engine are used In
heating the orchid houses.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
Is II Appeared Long Before Detsy
Ross Made One.


Ross Made One.
Few persons have noticed the inter-
esting evolution on our flag or the
stripes and stars as depicted in the ar
mory of the Ancients at the top OF olu
Faneuil hall. Most persons are famll-
lar with the story Of Mrs. Ross ana
the making of the first flag of the free
But evidently 1t was not Mrs. lIoss
who originated the idea of the stripes
Down in the armory Of the Ancients
YOU will see first the broad red nag
with the old English cross in It's helu'
Next a very similar nag, except thal
the broad red becomes blue, with no
red but i'm the cross itself on the Whlte
field Next the white flag, with us
nine tree and appeal to Heaven
whence came our own state banner
Then Il would appear that the tathers
went back again. for the next nag mas
fine red and white longitudinal stripes
but in the field there are the crosses
Of St. George and St Andrew Workeu
ont in red upon Il white ground. Inc
next flag restores the blue to the helu.
Ii. too. has the longitudinal red aho
white stripes and the combined crosses
of 81. George and St Andrew, as III
the British jack, worked out III rec
and white upon a blue field. 1t was
nat till after that. upon the assertion
Of independence by the colonies tha'
Mrs Ross nag appeared, and appar
emily she only substituted fer the dou
bic crosses the circle Of thirteen stars
upon the blue field.
The red. wl'lc ard blue and the rec
and white stripes were I'D in the hai
onncrnt;ons h1'ore Mrs. Ross was
born. as the collection of the Ahclehu
dcmons.rates.-B osion Journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

Svronds-So Won object to oman
suffrage should like to kno1upon
what grounds, if you have any asoh-
able ones.
Belcher-I've heard more than nun
dred women say the men are a'aliKe'
With euch an idea in their heal, how
can you expect an intelligent ufof the
suffrage from them?- Bosto iran
scriDt
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

81 see that some English doctor OF
something says that we are develop
ing into a legless race"
"How could there be a race WITHOUT
legsY
easy. What's the matter with a
steamboat race? At the same time. II
looks as if a legless race would be a
great boom for politics"
"How soY
Everybody would be going on the
stump."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
Hnbit and VIII.

Weakening of the will power by
breaking resolutions to abandon the
drink habit, for instance, will, if con-
timed, finally destroy every chance OF
reformation. While the will is grow
ing weaker the habit is growing stron-
ger both relatively and positively
Washington Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
In the CIoaming.

Sweetheart (coyly)-Now, you mus
take only one, George.
Swain-But one from one leaves
nothing. Let's make it one each ano
tie.
Sweetheart - It's awful sudden
George, but you may ask papa.-NeN
York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
when He praya.

"Do you say your prayers" asked
the little girl.
"Weu. sometimes" replied the little
boy.
"WhcnY" asked the little girl.
"Well." returned the little boy. when
Bob an get to playin' an maxim al
awful racket while we're goin' to bee
nm we hear pop comm up stairs
two steps at time we drop right doWr
ON our knees an begin to pray. an
whom ne gets to our door he don't dare
disturb us."-ChicagO Post
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

"Do unto others us you would have
others do unto YOU" said Markley
CHATS the Golden Rule, and believe
in It too. Don't you|
well" replied Borroughs, III Ole
I'd be Offering to lend you SO this min
utc."-Philadelphia Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

Hixon - Do you believe t It man
originally sprang from the moley!
DiXon-No: but | believe THAN WO-
men spring from mice.-Chic;p News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

"f" stops for passengers on signal
to conductor aDaily, except Sunday.
R. B. Cooke. j. Il. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt.
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25

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We have ample facilities tor
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We guard your interest as care
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With us you are absolutely
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a risk, and thereby fail to notify
our patrons of expirationo.
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ONANCCCK. VA.