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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-25
Reference of Home People.

C ] Ha%ooa
wholesale dry
iris
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
snowbal1s Brought water.

speaking of drinking water" said
one of group of men waiting for
a shower to pass over, 1.-The best 1 ever
drank was on my uncle's farm.
"We lived on top of a clay hill and
had a well very deep, sixty feet, 1
reckon, but it never had any water in
it until ten years ago. A heavy snow
fell that winter, and uncle filled the
well with snow. He rolled up balls
until they were large enough to go into
the well cleverly and then dumped
them in until it was packed to the
top. They were packed so closely that
they did not melt until late the fol-
lowing summer, but when they did
they produced supply of water I
never saw surpassed for purity, soft
ness or coolness. 1t was delicious.
Strange to say, this well, always
dry before, has produced a plentiful
supply since. The water, while not as
good as that from the snowballs, is
still excellent and celebrated through
out the neighborhOod." Chicago Inter
Ocean
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Movable Drops In diamonds.

1t has long been known that dia-
monds, especially the class known as
rose diamonds" are likely to explode
if subjected only to what would seem a
very ordinary degree of heat, such as
strong rays from the sun, etc. 1t is
now believed that the explosions are
the result Of the rapid expansion of
certain volatile liquids inclosed in cavi-
ties near the center of these precious
stones. A great many diamonds, even
though cut, mounted and worn as gems
Of perfection, are still in an unfinished
condition-that is, the liquid drop from
which the stone is being formed has
not as yet deposited all of its pure
crystals of carbon" These movable
drops may occasionally be seen with
the naked eye.
When this is the case, a strong mi
croscope will give the drop the appear
ance of bubble in the fluid of car
penter's level. 1t is also highly prob
able that besides the liquid mentioned
these cavities may contain gases under
great tension. This being the case,
one may readily comprehend how
very small amount of heat would
cause the liquid and gas to expand to
such degree that the diamond would
give way with all the characteristics
of a miniature explosion.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Gall, Not Heart. In China.

The Chinese, says the Shanghai Mer-
curry, lay stress on the amount of gall
a man has and not on the amount of
heart. Thus we read of Hou King,
who was governor of Honan in the
sixth century, that he once captured
rebel named Lii Cheh, brought him into
the market, chopped off his hands and
his feet, ripped up his heart and cut
out his vitals. The victim, however,
continued to jest, with his features un-
distorted and his countenance un-
changed. His gall bladder was then
seen to have the capacity of a pint
measure, which completely accounted
for his stocism. In 1645, when the ar
mics of the Mantchoos were gradually
overrunning China, one WI Han Chao
made head against them in Anhui, but
he finally fell into their hands. The
historian records that his gall was
three inches long.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Fresh Clothing.

Go to bed in fresh clothing every
night. Never think of allowing your
self to sleep in the clothing worn dur
ing the day-not stitch of it. Take
everything off. Put on night clothing
that has been thoroughly aired.
When you get up in the morning,
take off everything again. This is the
time to take cold bath, very quickly,
with vigorous rubbing. If for any rea-
son you do not take the cold bath, rub
your skin all over thoroughly with a
rough towel. Don't be afraid of being
naked a little while.
There is no better tonic for the skin
than nakedness. Take off everything.
Give yourself a little hand massage.
Exercise the muscles. Rub your skin
with a coarse towel, anything, so as
to spend little time naked. Then
put on fresh clothing.
People who wear the same clothes
every night and day get themselves
surrounded by an atmosphere of their
own bodily emanations that is very
unhealthy. Neither faith cures nor
drug cures are of particle Of use to
dirty people. Cleanliness is the first
law of health. If this law be broken,
it will be very little use to try any
remedy.-Exchange
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Something He Had Forrotten

$50 you enjoyed your continental
trip, did your inquired the simple old
gentleman. 81 haven't been over in
fifty years, but my recollections are
still vivid. 1 remember once standing
on Mont Blanc, watching the sun sink
behind the blue waters of the Mediter-
ranean, while to my right the noble
Rhine rushed onward to the Black sea,
and the Pyrenees, still holding the
SHOWS of winter, were ON the left. 1
remember while standing there
But, Mr.. Grey" feebly interrupted
his listener, 81 was on Mont Blanc
myself, and really-you'n excuse me
but you really must be mistaken in
your geography"
Mistaken returned the old man
lightly. Not bit of it. But 1 for
got; it's different now. You know, my
dear boy, that since my day the entire
map of Europe has been changed by
these awful wars, and so of course you
can't appreciate what it was fifty years
ago.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
PURE SUNLIGHT AND AIR.
9Iaces Here Which Shame the OLD
Worlds Favored Chimes.

01aces Here Which Shame the Old
Worlds Favored Chimes.
We have often heard of "sunny Ita-
~" OF the clear light of Egypt, says
.he Desert; but, believe me, there is no
which falls upon the upper peaks of
the Sierra Madre OF the uninhabitable
wastes of the Colorado desert
Pure sunlight requires for its ex-
istence pure air, and the old world has
little Of it left. When you are in
Rome again and stand upon that hill
where all good Romanists go ut sun
set, look out and see how dense is the
atmosphere between you and st. Pc
ters dome. That same thick air is all
over Europe, all around the Mediter-
ranean, even over in Mesopotamia and
by the banks of the Ganges 1t has
been breathed and burned and battle
smoked for 10000 years.
Ride up and over the high tablelands
of Montana-one can still ride there
for days without seeing a trace of hui
manity-and how clear and scentless,
how absolutely intangible, that sky
blown, sunshot atmosphere! You
breathe it without feeling it, you see
through it hundred miles, and the
picture is not blurred by it. Once
more ride over the enchanted mesas of
Arizona at sunrise or sunset, with the
ragged mountains of Mexico to the
south of you and the broken spurs Of
tba traot Siarra around ohort vor, ood
all the glory of the old shall be as
nothing to the gold and purple and
burning crimson of this new world.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
piscourteoun courtier.

Once upon time the prime minister
went to the king and complained that
certain courtier, who was very hard
of hearing, had been making very un-
complimentary remarks about his sov-
ereign.
''Your majesty should speak to him
about it." said the minister, that it
may cease, but you must needs speak
loud"
II will speak so loud" answered the
king, "that guarantee the offense will
never be repeated"
He then sent the offending courtier
to the guillotine.
Moral.-Ax speaks louder than
words.-New York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
A State Dinner I'm Venice,

In 1862 the patriarch of Aquileia
feted Ranuccio Farnese, the pOpe's
nephew, in the palace on the Giudec-
ca. The rooms were decked with ex-
traordinary sumptuousness, cloth of
gold, paintings and illuminations add
ing to the effect produced by the patri-
arch's cooks. Among the guests were
twelve gentlemen in fancy marine cos
tunes of green satin with red lining,
wearing caps Of the same colors and
each accompanied by lady dressed In
white. This repast lasted four hours,
varied by music and the professional
entertainers Of the day. It ended with
the cutting up of certain large pies
from which live birds flew out into the
room. The guests strove with each
other to catch these birds.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
SASH WINDOWS.
Probc Dutch Invention of the
1UTenteenth Century

oNTenteenth Century.
The history of sash windows is some
what obscure, but probability is
that they were Dutch invention and
that they were introduced into Eng
land soon after the revolution of 1888.
The derivation of the word sash" in
This sense is the Dutch "sas," a sluice-
old English ''sasse." In Queen Anne's
reign they were yet SO comparatively
uncommon as to be mentioned as
special feature of houses that were
advertised as ''To let" In the Taller,
for instance, No. ITS, May 27-30, ITO,
there is this advertisement:
ITO be lett, in Devonshire Square.
near Bishopsgate, a very good Brick
House of Rooms of Floor, and
good Hall, with very good light and
dark Closets, the whole House being
well wainscoted, and sash'd with 80
Sash Lights, a very pleasant and con-
venient Office below Stairs" etc.
From England they passed into
France, where the first to put them up
was Marshal de Lorge at his new
house at Montmartre. Speaking of
this, Lister in 1899 writes in his "Jour-
ney to Paris" 1--WE had the good for
tune here to find the marshal himself.
He showed lis his great sash windows,
how easily they might be lifted up and
down and stood at any height which
contrivance, he said, he had out of
England by small model brought on
purpose from thence, there being moth
ing of this poise in windows in France
before."-Iondon Standard.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Ancestry of shoemakinS.

There is nothing vulgar about the
ancestry of the shoemaking trade in
the United States. The first shoemak-
er came over in the Mayhower. His
name was Thomas Beard, and he had
an income from the London company
of $100 year and received fifty acres
Of land on which to settle. Seven
years later the city of Lynn was
founded, and ever since it has been
making shoes for the world. Philip
Kertland, native Of Buckingham
shire, was the first shoemaker Of the
city of Lynn. In George Washington's
day Lynn had 200 master workmen
and 600 journeymen shoemakers, turn
ing out every year no less than 100000
pairs of fine shoes.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Lightning Precaution.

An electrical engineer declares that
the center of the room is the safest
place from lightning.
There is constant tendency on the
part of the electricity in the sky to
reach the ground" he says. ITO do this
it must have a conductor. Atmos-
pheric electricity always follows the
outside of the conductor or agency
that leads it to the ground. That's
why the middle of the room is safest
during an electrical storm.
81 know of number of instances
where a bolt of lightning followed
the walls of room, burning it on all
four sides, while the people in it, being
away from the walls, were only slight
ly shocked. That is the only safe pre-
caution known to science"
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
How Water Freezes.

1t used to puzzle all thinking people
why ponds and rivers do not freeze be-
yond certain depth. This depends on
a most curious fact-namely, that wa
ter is at its heaviest when it reaches
10 degrees F.-that is, 8 degrees above
freezing point. On a frosty night as
each top layer of water falls to 40 de-
grees it sinks to the bottom; therefore
the whole pond has to drop to 40 de-
grees before any of it can freeze. At
last it is all cooled to this point, and
then ice begins to form. But ice is
very bad conductor of heat; therefore
it shuts off the freezing air from the
big body of comparatively warm wa
ter underneath. The thicker it gets
the more perfectly, does it act as a
great coat, and that is why even the
Arctic ocean never freezes beyond a
few feet in thickness Marine Jour-
nal
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Sponge Fishing.

Sponges are gathered by means of a
long pole with hook attached to the
lower end, with which the SPONGE fish
ernlan is very expert. He lies u, IN his
stomach in the stern of boat look
ing through an ordinary water bucket
with glass bottom, which does away
with the glare from the water and al
lows him to survey the bottom leisurely
while the boatman rows or sculls the
boat. A schooner lies at anchor near
by, from which half a dozen or more
Of these small boats fish. 1t returns
to port when it is loaded, or at night,
as the case may be.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
CHEAP BUILDING LOTS FOR sale

UllLhH DUlLUlMH LUlO lUk 0nLL
Lots for sale in the Webb Mason
tract. Will be sold at bedrock
prices, for cash, or on instalment
plan. Lots fronting on Stump
and Center streets. Before pur-
chasing a residence lot call al
LEDGER Office and get prices.
JACKSON CAL
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
An Anecdote of Bach.

The Duke of Saxe-Weimar once invit-
ed John Sebastian Bach, the Nestor Of
German music, to attend a dinner at
the palace. Before the guests sat down
to the feast Bach was asked to give
an improvisation. The composer seat
ed himself at the harpsichord and
straightway forgot all about dinner
and everything else. He played so long
that at last the duke touched his shoul-
der and said,' 1--WE are very much
obliged, master, but we must not let
the soup get cold"
Bach sprang to his feet and followed
the duke to the dining room without
utter1ng a word. But he was scarcely
seated when he sprang up, rushed back
to the instrument like one demented,
struck a few chords and returned to
the dining room, evidently feeling much
better. Il beg pardon, your highness," !"
he said, "but you interrupted me in q
series Of chords and arpeggios on the
dominant seventh, and could not feel
at ease until they were resolved into
the tonic. 1t is as if you had snatched
glass of water from the lips of man
dying of thirst. Now 1 have drunk the
glass out and am content"
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Why He Laughed.

Rylands, who had purchased a new
horse warranted to be quiet to ride and
in harness and a good trotter to boot,
had invited friend to accompany him
for a trial drive.
They had not gone very far when
the horse bolted, ran against heap of
stones lying in the road and pitched
both occupants violently into the lane.
When they recovered, the horse had
disappeared, leaving the buggy shaft
less and heap of wreckage. Rylands
began to roar.
what on earth are you laughing
atT' dejectedly inquired the friend.
"Why, the fellow who sold me that
horse lent rue the buggyw-New York
Tip>ea
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Falcons In Japan.

In the olden times in Japan all the
daimios (similar to the old English
lorO had great sport with falcons, as
they went out to the field to catch other
birds with falcons. The falcons were
tanned well and used to catch large
birds, mostly cranes. When people now
go out hunting with falcons, the men
in charge hold them upon their fin
gers. AS soon as one sees any bird
he lets the falcon rush at the Bird as
soon as the falcon reaches the bird he
bites at the throat and throws the bird
down to the ground. Meanwhile the
holder runs to the place where they are
and catches both of them.
Falcons are not large birds; but, as
they belong to the eagle family, they
are strong and brave and never afraid
to go at any bird to kill it, but the men
in charge of falcons of course take
great care in feeding and tanning them.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
SHE HAD HER WAY.
Ehe Story of q Tennis Racket and q
Sarcastic Maiden.

" A~O VI u AChAI4 HNaCkcJ ana q
Sarcastic Maiden.
She was demure looking girl, young
and slight, and her hair chung to her
forehead in babyish little rings. In
her hand She held a tennis racket.
Three of the strings were Sprung"
She explained to the salesman in the
big sporting goods house that the rack
ct was an expensive one; that 1t had
broken at the first trial; that the fact
of its having done so bad caused her
much annoyance, as she had bought 1t
for birthday present. In conclusion
she was here to return 1t.
The salesman noted the babyish
curls, and, adopting the manner Of a
bored but rather good natured cat to
an irresponsible kitten, he promised to
have the racket restrung.
But ! don't want 1t restrung," said
the girl "I want a new one"
.0h, but can't give you new one, /"
said the clerk reprovingly. "This one
has been used"
"Yes," said the girl meekly; ''it has
been used, and therein was my mis-
take. You see, fancied I had bought
a tennis racket and so described 1t to
the recipient. He foolishly believed
me and used it. Had we both known
that your firm was charging 81 for pa
pier mache souvenirs fashioned after
the form Of racket, why, he would
have put it upon his wall as q decora-
ton. Yes" she continued politely; II
admit we erred in using It." And she
smiled prettlly.
Then she gave her address and
walked out. The next day the firm
sent a new racket-New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
The RainhoW.

When ray of sunlight falls on a
raindrop, 1t is refracted; then part Of
the light is reflected from the internal
surface and again refracted on leaving
the drop. The white sunlight is not
only refracted when 1t enters and
leaves the drop, but dispersion also
takes place. The eye sees bright cir
cles of light for each kind of light, and
since sunlight is made up of different
kinds Of homogeneous light we get a
series Of circular arcs, showing the
spectrum colors, the red being outside
and the other colors following in the
order OF descending wave length. The
whole constitutes a primary rainbow.
A secondary bow is sometimes seen
outside the first. This is formed by
the light being twice reflected inside
the raindrops. The less Yefrangible
rays are on the inner side. Rainbows
due to still more internal reflections
are too feeble to be observed. 1t is
possible to get a white rainbow II the
sun is clouded or If there is a mixture
of raindrops of very different sizes.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Navigating the EIbe.

A curious means Of moving boats is
employed on the river Elbe-a chain
300 miles long at the bottom, of the
stream, which is too swift to navigate
in the usual way. The boats are $50
feet long and provided with 200 horse
power steam engines which turn a
drum fastened on the deck. The chain
comes In over the bow, passing along
on rollers to the drum, around which
it is wound three times. The chain is
then carried to the stern, where 1t
drops back into the water. The steam
ers tow five barges containing 1900
tons
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Nothing Much Happened.

In his STORY Of the Cowboy" Elmer
son Hough gives the following quar-
terly report of foreman to an eastern
ranch owner, which constituted his
most serious labor of the year:
Deer Sur, we have brand 800 caves
this roundup we have made sum hay
potatoes is a fare crop. That Inglish-
man yu lef in charge at the other camp
got to fresh an we had to kill him.
Nothing much has happened sence yu
lef. Yurs truly, JIM"
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Hard TO Get.

A certain young fellow received a
government berth, for which he had
to undergo very strict examination.
One day friend of his who had been
noticing how little work he did to earn
his salary tackled him.
81 say, Walter, my boy" he began.
'you don't perform a great deal of la
Dor, do your
mo, don't have to-"
AREN'T you expected to work?"
"Of course not,' was the candid re-
ply. 1T takes so much hard work to
get a job like this that the authorities
haven't the nerve to ask a man to do
anything more to earn his salary after
he gets it."
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
After the Strike.


He tried the door with his key, but
the thing was locked on the inside
locked and bolted. And Just as he
was about to apply the knocker a
voice, stern and admonitory, reached
him from above:
Hello! Who are you? What do
you want?"
''My DEAR" he called, 'fsn't that a
trife gratuitous? l want to come in.
Dye see?"
Where have you been till this
,hour?"
Club, my darling. Been down dis
cussing the strike
every well, then. Now you can go
back and discuss the lockout. Does it
still rain n?"-Pearson's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
THE BUYER OF BEEF.
He In q Man of Consequence About
the stocl<ynrds.

the stocl<yards.
The buyer occupies position Of con-
sequence In the stockyards community.
He is an expert, usually man Of mid
die age. who has obtained his educa-
ton and technical ability partly in, the
packing houses and partly on the ranch.
An experienced buyer is likely to re-
ceive salary Of $4,000 to So % a
year. and he ia worth all Of that, for on
his ability to tell by a moments in
spection what quality Of beef will be
produced by steer that he never be-
fore laid eyes on depends primarily the
excellence Of the product issued by his
house and hence the increase Of it's
business.
The buyers work is not arduous, and
to all appearance his task is a simple
one. He walks along the fat board
laid along the top Of the fence, glanc-
ing keenly at the cattle in the different
pens. Some he passes by without a
pause, others he stops to inspect more
closely, and occasionally he displays
his interest in a group by asking a
question or two of the man in charge.
Long experience enables him at n
glance to distinguish between grass
fed steer and corn fed steer, to de-
eide whether an animal is entitled to
be classed as fancy" good" or "com-
mon" and to guess within few pounds
Of an animals exact weight by glanc-
ing at him. The buyer makes his pur-
chases ION the hoof," paying the mar
ket price ruling for the day for the
grade in which it is decided each group
Of cattle belongs. In few words the
transaction is completed, and the buy
er's interest in the affair is ended
Leslie's Monthly.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
An Enterprising burglar.

A professional burglar in Berlin
found new and original way of add
ing to the ordinary profits of his pro-
fession. After each burglary he senr
a full account of it to one Of the daily
newspapers, and for this he received
payment in the usual way. But hs
tried his plan once too often. the
editor became suspicious and gave III
formation to the police. who soon
found how this amateur reporter was
able to beat all rivals in the way or
early information.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21

The Lucky Member of the Family
''No use o. talkin'," said Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley, "dat brother O. mine is 3
mighty lucky man. He aIlus has mon
ey."
"But you must remember that he u
much more industrious than you are
He isn't at all afraid of work"
"Dat's jes' de point. He were lucky
In bein' born industrious. ."--Washing-
ton Star.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Rare Consideration.

Naggsby-If you don't like your job,
why on earth do you cling to 1t with
such tenacity?
Waggsby-Well, you see, have
friends in the same line Of work, and If
let go some Of them might stumble
Into my place and regret 1t ever after
ward.-Los Angeles Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Her Unintenaed Satire.

Charley, DEAR" exclaimed young
Mrs. Torkins, "the paper has a sketch
of you as a rising young reformer."
eyes. l thought that would sur
prise and please you. What did you
think Of the biography"
"Oh, Charley. dear. it Is too good to
be truew-Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
LO~fcnI.

II could have married either Whip
per or Snapper if I'd wanted to, and
both Of those men whom 1 refused
have since got rich, while you are still
as poor as a church mouse"
He-Of course. I've been supporting
you all these years. They haven't.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Not ParticuIar.

Primus-Although you are e million
aire, my love is so great, sir, that '*
emboldens poor man like myself -
eeek daughter of yours In marriage.
Scandinavian of the girls is 1t,
young man2
Primus-Any one of the three, sir.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
DISCOURAGED

The expression occurs so many times in
letters from sick women to DIR. Pierce; uI
was completely discouraged" And there
is always good reason for the discourage
ment. Years of suffering. Doctor after
doctor tried in vain. Medicines doing
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21
Safer Aayway.

j Ukerdek-Nothing is better in a tins
Of danger than presence of mind.
j Gobang-Oh, think 1t over What's
the matter with absence Of bOdy2
Amador ledger., 1902-11-21

The palmlike nipa tree of tropical
Asia has sap exceedingly rich in sug-
ar, but 80 salty that its utilization has
not been found profitable