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Witty DIR. Buckley.

One Of the many friends of DR.. James
II. Buckley, editor Of The Christian Adj
vOcate, was telling stories the other
day of that gentleman's ready wit. At
the last session Of the New York east
conference DR.. Buckley was OIL his feet
every minute or two to discover some
phase Of question or to make witty
remark.
On one occasion a minister was
speaking Of Wesleyan university.
"That university" said he, ION the
right or left bank Of the Connecticut
which is it?" THAT depends" replied
DR.. Buckley, whether you are going
up or down the river"
One minister took exception to the
frequency with which DR.. Buckley adj
dressed the conference. He said, THE
young men always vote as the doctor
talks, and 1t isn't fair" After a long
tribute to DR.. Buckeyes intelligence the
man sat down. DR.. Buckley was on
his feet in an instant to say. This man
has been talking on only two subjects,
himself and myself and | am heart
lily sick Of both Of them" The doctor
won his point and talked as long and as
often as he pleased. New York Mail
and Express.
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OLD FASHIONED.

What has become of the old fashion
ed woman who said, "Oh, now you
hush"
What has become Of the old fashion
ed man who had his picture taken in
lodge regalia?
What has become of the old fashion
ed woman who wore a long gold chain
around her neck?
What has become Of the old fashion
ed woman who did things in three
shakes Of lambs tail?
What has become Of the old fashion
ed woman who referred to the best
room in her house as ''the roOmT
What has become of the old fashion
ed home where the children sat with
their noses at the window every night
watching for their father?
What has become Of the old fashion
ed girl who, as soon as she became en-
gagged, got out her crochet needle and
began to make her own trimmings?
Atchison Globe.
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ToOk the Hint.

A story is told of a certain English
bishop we'll known for his verbosity
who rose to address the house of lords
on a very important occasion. Il will
divide my speech under twelve heads"
he said, to the discomfort of his audi
ence.
The Marquis of Salisbury begged to
be allowed to interpOse with a little
anecdote. "a friend Of mine was re-
turning home late one night" he said,
"when opposite st. Pauls he saw an
intoxicated man trying to ascertain the
time on the big clock there. Just then
it began to strike and slowly tolled out
II. The man listened, looked hard at
the clock and said: 'Confound you, why
couldn't you have said that all at
once?"
The bishop heartily Joined In the
laughter which followed and took the
hint contained in the story.
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MEMORY DOES NOT FAIL.
IL Simply Gets Weak and Languid
For Wnnt of Use.


Memory does not "fail' except In
loss of all the faculties); 1t simply gets
weak and languid for want to use, just
as the physical organs do. People Of
ten say, my memory is falling" when
it is really as good as ever II they
would give it a chance
A word, date, name, an incident,
comes up, or rather fails to come up
when you want it. There seems to be
no possible way of remembering IT..
You make two or three efforts, give up
and say, There's no use; it's gone
from me-"
Nonsense! 1t hasn't. 1t Is there just
as much as it ever was, only there are
a lot of things over 1t. Keep at work.
bring your will to bear upon 1t, try and
try and try, and after awhile you can
get it.
And, better, you will find that the ex-
ercise required in remembering it will
help you next time, and that a little
toll and determination put together
will accomplish wonders In the whole
range of the faculties.
Look over your memory, see where
YOU are most deficient and exercise 1t
in that respect. You can do 1T at any
odd time; while you are walking, rid
ing, resting after n days work, listen
ing perforce TO dull speaker. Don't
let few failures discourage you. The
long corridor of recollection lined upon
both sides with valuable material will
be opened for you because Of your inn
portunity If you use it.-Everywhere.
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Traits of Three Cities.

A Chicagoan may frankly tell you
that you are losing valuable time If
you live elsewhere than In his city.
His mental attitude is the result Of
too much Chicago. A New Yorker pub
licly proclaims 1t that when you get a
few miles outside of New York city
you really cease to live and are simply
camping out. That is the result Of too
much New York. A Bostonian says
nothing, and you understand his mean
ing perfectly. You realize that he is
not saying whole volumes to you, and
you are pOwerless to dispute a word
Of II. You have a feeling that he is
plying you because you do not know
that Boston Is all there is.-Nixon
Waterman in National.
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[ M M u N ZE.
Great Danger.
Hog Cholera.
There safe way, and that is to Immune There is
one safe way to lmmunze and that is explained in book
STANDARD Immunity"


Since the generally
be
will repeat few of them:
First
cholera The laws governing the microbe
carefully pointed standard Immunity
and need make no mistakes.
Second The loss from hog cholera you
Third STANDARD Immunity
the subject minimizing cholera
tihc lines, it will remain safe guide for all time
Fourth There under
Immunity farmer without the
benefits costly and tedious
Fifth The benefit be derived from STANDARD Immunity
confined
litter mmuned will hundred percent
Sixth With immune stock many
facilities will
you do where raise susceptible hogs.
The
hold till the
though surrounding
Eighth afford risk which
the favorable 81 head and the wfayorabe
infected
district when he that will him the his life
small 49, and the time that he close touch with
guard him against loss cholera he adds
susceptible stock to his herd?.
muniy and hOpto be able place hands through
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ARTISTS BLUNDERS.
Some odd Mistakes That Have Been
Perpetuatcd on Canvas.


In n letter from m artist and art
writer OF London he speaks of the
absurd mistakes made by some Of the
old masters. In the very pretentious
and also very large portrait Of Queen
Victoria executed by Benjamin Con-
slant the well known French artist
painted the ribbon OF the Order Of the
Garter OF n wrong color, and the art
lit was much chagrlned by the evil
dence of his own carelessness. Queen
Victoria told him lie was using the
wrong color. but he was not convinced.
There Is landscape by a famous
English painter In which rainbow is
depicted behind the sun. and a picture
of Eden Is In the gallery Of the Gesu,
I'm Lisbon, where Adam and Eve are
represented as watching n procession
OF monks
In the famous galleries Of Antwerp
are certain pictures by old masters in
which the tumble Of ideas is as re-
markable as the technique Is fine. In
one picture of heaven the archangels
are armed with bows and arrows, and
In a painting Of the Murder of the
Innocents" the massacre Is represent
cd as taking place in city Of Holland.
The parents of the children are stout
burghers, the Roman soldiers are
Dutch policemen armed with muskets,
and the innocent infants are trans
formed into solid schoolboys in bulgy
trousers and jackets and hobnailed
shoes. The effect is droll.
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THE ROAD TO DYSPEPSIA.
Why So Many Persons Suffer From
This Distressing Trouble.

Ihih OlhtreAstnE TrOuDlos
1t requires about five hours for the
stomach to work on an ordinary meal
and pass 1t out Of itself, when it falls
into state of repose; hence If a man
eats three times a day his stomach
must work fifteen hours out of the
twenty-four. After q nights sleep we
wake up with a certain amount of bod
lily vigor which is faithfully portioned
out to every muscle Of the system and
every set of muscles, each its rightful
share, the stomach among others.
When the external body gets weary
after a long days work, the stomach
bears its share Of the fatigue, but If,
when the body is weary with the days
toll we put it to bed, giving the stom-
ach meanwhile five hours task which
must be performed, we impose upon
the very best friend we have-the one
that gives us one OF the largest amounts
of earthly enjoyment-and If this over
taxing is continued it must as certain
ly wear out prcmaturely as the body
llScll VIII IL IL 10 VNSi NOiA Su cNSlJ
day.
And. If persons eat between meals.
then the stomach has no rest from
breakfast In the morning until l. 2, 3
or 4 o'clock next day: hence 1t Is that
so many persons have dyspepsia. The
stomach is worked so much and so
constantly that it becomes too weak to
work at all.-London Family Doctor.
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4 town in central Illinois boosted for
many years Of most ornamental fig
ure which adorned the town square
seven days in the week His name was
Price Poor, and in splendor of attire he
rivaled the Beau Hickman OF the capt.
tai lie had numerous family, which
he kept we'll in the background during
the few hours he spent at home. In the
course Of political events in Illinois
Price Poor was elected justice Of the
peace. He was prouder OF the office
than a bird Of paradise. The nelghbOrs
shared his glory by reflection. One of
them was seated in Justice PoOr's sit
ting room one day soon after the cleo
ton and heard the justice talking with
his eldest son.
as we all jeetices, pawT the boy
asked wistfully.
The old man had something Of an
impediment in his speech. "Eh-nO, my
son." he answered.; only chime and
eh-your maw."-Washington Star.
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A Little Too Sure.

A well known Philadelphia is noted
for his inability to remember faces
He has passed by his best friends on
the street as though he never before
had seen them. \ woman Of his &C.
quaintance is equally famous for nev-
er forgetting face She prides her
self on this gift" and she declares
that the faces Of every man, woman
and child whom she has ever met is
photographed on her memory. The abb
sentminded man had passed her by
several times, looking blankly at her.
At last she said:
Il wager box Of the best cigars
you ever smoked that / will recall my
self to your recollection the next time l
meet you"
The man in return wagered box Of
gloves. One day the woman, going
along Walnut street, felt sure she saw
the man. He was abreast of her and
showed no sign of recognition. The
woman had an umbrella with her. She
gave a sudden poke with it and hit the
mans ribs. Startled. her victim looked
up
Madam" he began in confusion.
Il beg your pardon" blushed the wo-
man. II struck the wrong man."
She had never seen him before in
her life. Philadelphia Times.
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Famous AbductIons.

Marriage by abduction was by no
means uncommon In the early ages.
The daughter Of the king Of Argus
was abducted By a Ph9nician- The
Greeks carried off Europa from Tyre
and Medea from COlchis.
Next to the abduction Of the fair
Helen, perhaps the most remarkable
In It's political consequences was the
King of Leinster's taking away of the
wife of a neighbOring petty sovereign,
.OROurke of Breffni.
The king Of Connaught avenged the
insult and drove from the throne his
brother Of Leinster, who appealed to
Henry II. Of England for aid to re-
cover his lost sovereignty. The Nor
man conquest of Ireland followed. with
long centuries of war and devastation.
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Thought She Was a Calf.

When Nine. Schumann-Heink was
thirteen, her father was transferred to
Gratz, where singing teacher, Ma
rietta Won Leclair, recognizing the
young girls talent offered to give her
singing lessons without compensation.
For two years she studied nothing but
sOlfegglos. Then she began learning
songs. She had a very deep contralto
without any high notes at that time.
One day u caller, hearing her sing
Schubert's Der Tod und das Mad
chen" in an adjoining room, said to
her teacher, II did not know that you
taught young calves"
"She is not a young calf" replied
Marietta Won Leclair. Some day she
will be great singer" -Gustav Kobbe
in Woman's Home Companion.
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Things He Didn't Understand.

At the table OH an incoming liner on
a recent trip one Of the first cabin pas
sengers found in an oyster one of the
tiny seed pearls which look almost
exactly like bird shot. Apparently the
formation of pearls was n mystery to
him, for he examined The thing curious
ly, picked it up gingerly and laid it ON
the tablecloth for further lnvestiga-
ton.
Now, II is a habit of cooks Mt sea to
carry fshhooks in their pockets, and
on this trip, by curious coincidence,
part of small hook got caught In Il
piece Of beefsteak that was served TO
this particular passenger. AS soon as
his knife encountered the hard object
he started, picked it out carefully and
laid it beside his other find on the
CLOTH
Then he beckoned to the waiter and
confdentially whispered In his ear.
81 don't want to be impertlnent." he
said. "but would you mind telling me
where you shoot your oysters and why
you catch your steaks with n hook and
neY-New York Post.
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VIRGINIA:-In the Circuit Court
for the County OF Accomack, In the
Vacation of said Court, the Sth day
of February A. D., 1902.
Lee d. Colona and Laura F., his
wife,. .................. Plaintiffs.
against
James P. Ross and Clara j., his
wife, Gillet F. Bunting and Theodo-
ella. his wife, in right of said wife,
Robert l.. Taylor and Lula May. his
wife, il right of said wife, Samuel b.
Socomb, Geo. Henry Birmingham,
trustee for Emily Jane Colona aud
Annie Fletcher, and In his own right,
Thomas Birmingham and Cora. his
wife. John P. Birmingham and Ger.
trude, his wife, Frank Fle;c cher and
Annie, his wife, in right of said wife,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Defendants
In Chancery.
The object Of this suit is to sell for
purpose of partition certain real ss-
tate containing by estimation SO
acres, conveyed by Thos. L. Britting-
ham. by deed bearing date the Gath
day of October, 1878, and OF record
in Accomack County Court Clerks
Office, to Geo. Henry Birmingham
as trustee for the sole and separate
use OF his sisters, Emily Jane Colona,
wife OF Edmond Colona. and Annie
Fletcher, wife OF Frank Fletcher,
during their natural lives, with re-
mainder to their children,-saidl land
being fully described 10 the 4th item
of said Decd and to have adjudicsted
to whom the proceeds of sale belong
upon proper construction OF said
deed
And likewise to sell for the pur-
pose of partition a certain two acre
lot or parcel of land, known as the
"Coard lot" mentioned and de-
scribed in deed from Jno. p. Brit
tingham and Gertrude D., his wife,
Geo H. Birmingham, K. Thos. Brit
tiDgham and Cora A, his wife, TO
Emily Jane Bunting and Annie Flet-
cher, and to have adjudicated to
whom the proceeds of sale OF said lot
belongs upon a proper construction
of the above described deed.
Affidavit having been made before
the Clerk Of the said Court that
Frank Fletcher and Annie Fletcher,
his wife, two OF the defendants In
the above entitled cause. are non
residents of the State OF Virginia, on
motion of the plaintiffs, by their At,
torneys, it is ordered that the said
defendants do appear
here within fifteen days after due
of this order and do what
10 necessary TO protect their inter-
ssts; and that this order be publish.
ed once a week four successive
weeks In the "Peninsala Enter
PRISE" a newspaper published at
Accomack G. h >, Virginia, and also
posted at the front door OF Court
House of the said County on the first
lay OF the next term of the County
Court of the said County.
Test: John ID. Grant, @. C.
A Copy
Test: John d. Grant, C. c.
Parsons g. Quinby, p. q.
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HE FILLED THE BUCKET.
A Story of Grant when He Was .
"PIeb." Mt west Point.


There is q story told OF General Grant
when a pleb. He had just entered on
his first day In ''pleb." camp. A first
classman who had noticed the boys
strong build intimated to him it would
be q pleasure to have him call imme-
diately at the seniors tent. Grant
went. There is rule at West Point,
which was rule then as well, that any
cadet who asks another to perform
mental labor for him shall be dismissed
from the service. The first classman
knew too much to ask his pieb. visitor
outright to do anything Of the kind,
but here is the way he went at 1t:
81 presume, Mr.. Grant, that you have
lived on Il farm, and, this being the
case, you have had undoubtedly good
opportunity to note the effect Of the
suns rays on certain objects. Now, II
you had left q water bucket that was
innocent of holding single drop Of the
fluid out in the sun from its rising to
its setting, what do you think, sir,
would be the particular effect upon that
particular water bucketY
81 think" said Grant. that 1t would
get warped and leaky."
Very good, Mr.. Grant. You show
erudition beyond your years. Now, If
you will notice my water bucket, you
will see that 1t is as dry as chip.
Now, by the further exercise Of your
knowledge. Mr.. Grant, can you tell me
by what means | may prevent the
warping and leaking of my buchetT
"Have it filed" said Grant
Every good again, Mr.. Grant, but
note that you said have 1t filed not
fill it. That necessarily means that
some one must fill it for me. You have
shown 50 much acumen that l fear
TO violate your prescription either in
letter or in spirit, which should do II
i presumed to carry the bucket to the
water tank myself"
Grant filled the bucket.
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PROTECTION OF WORDS.
A Plea For a Rest For Our Familiar
Quotations.


In these days when everybody Is
writing and everybody seems to sue
coed would it not be well TO start
society for the protection of words and
phrases? Many Of these are so bru-
tally Overworked by the amateur. The
winged words, the words that burn,
the thoughts that breathe, the telling
phrases, do they not clamOr loudly for
a rest? That very sentence affords an
illuminating example of what l mean.
How apt, how vivid. how expressive 1t
would be If all its epithets had not lost
their vitality through OverwOrki To
the stated reader the whole sentence is
but the echo of an echo. 1t not merely
means nothing, but it is robbed even Of
its sound and fury.
The greenhorn that complained Of
Hamlet" that it was too full Of quots-
tons unconsciously expressed a great
fact through the medium of bull. In
q wrongheaded way he pointed out that
constant reiteration has reduced the
grandest passages in the language to
mere cOmmonplaces. Give our familiar
quotations a rest. Lay to sleep our
household words. let fortune. for
awhile cease to favor the brave. Let
US feign that the poet is made. Let
man who would steal another's thun-.
der be arrested for felony. Let us win
40 more golden opinions. Let the ia
Sored few withdraw to some select Sc
clusiOn and the countless thousands to
some dry eyed privacy.
Thus may nouns, adjecdves and
phrases, after a long rest. reawaken
with the freshness of the morning upon
them, their original meanings recreat-
ed, energetic. effective. brilliant, as on
the day when they were first conceived
and brought forth.-Era.
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CuRlOSlTlES OF MICA.
ats Appearance Before 1t IL Split
Into Sheets.

| Into Sheets.
The mica as il comes from the mines
Is in blocks which are theoretically
short rhombic prlSms, but practically
are scarcely recognizable as such. hay
ing a very rough and uneven contour.
They have a very perfect cleavage
parallel to the base and may be split
into lamin@ thinner than the thinnest
tissue paper, and these lamin@ form
the familiar transparent stove panes
and lamp chimneys. The exterior por-
tons of these blocks are Opaque, brittle
and worthless, presumably from the
penetration of water, for mica soon
decomposes when exposed TO any con-
siderable weathering. a thick layer
Of plates has therefore to be removed
from either face Of the blocks before
any mica of commercial size or value
is reached, and the sheets split from
the remainder are surrounded by a
wide margin of worthless material.
But the difficulties and losses of
mica mining are far from being nil
GNOA Ah6 Al
blocks Of commercial size It is rem
dered valueless. or comparatively so,
by one or more of series Of defects,
which may be classed as color, specks,
ruling, ribbing and wedge formation.
1t sometimes occurs literally pied with
black dots, consisting in general OF
black oxide of iron or garnet, and
when even a few Of these are present
its commercial value is destroyed, be-
cause such mica when used as an insu-
lator is peculiarly liable to puncture,
the specks forming practically short
circuits for the electric current The
same is true of streaks, which are
sometimes turned to red rust.
Some otherwise excellent mica Is
found to be ruled or cut, as It were,
with a series of perfectly straight
lines, parallel to one side Of the crys
tai, so that on being split the mica
falls Immediately into strips; or, again.
instead of being striped or ruled, the
mica is often deeply ribbed or CORFU
gated parallel to the adjacent edges Of
the crystal, so as to give the appear
ance Of the letter A, or, rather, V.
whence it is termed "a mica" AS the
ribbed portion has to be cut away In
the sheet, such mica is Improbable
unless the blocks be large. Wedge
mica is that in which the block is
thicker at one end than the other, the
lamin@ partaking in the unevenness.
Such blocks are wholly worthless ex-
cept as scrap.-Engineering Magazine.
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Two Good Whist Hands.

Once upon a time two young men
and two young women were playing
whist, and quite frequently one Of the
young men and one Of the young wom-
en- found that their fingers were In
twined under the table, out Of sight.
This finger contact did not in the
least discomfort them-in fact, they ap-
peared to enjoy the play much more
than did the other young woman and
young man.
Moral.-The enjoyment Of the game
depends on the hands that are held
New York Herald.
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La Grippe Quickly Cured.

"In the winter of 1898 and 1899
was taken down with severe attack
of what is called La Grippe" says F
H. Hewett. prominent druggist Of
Winfield, III. "The only medicine |
used WAS two bottles Of Chsmber
lain's Cough Remedy 1t broke up
the cold and stopped the coughing
like magic, and | have never since
been troubled with Grippe" Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy can always
be depended upon TO break up a
severe cold and ward off any threat
ened attack of pneumonia. It Is
pleasant to take, too, which makes it
the most desirable and one of the
most popular preparations in use for
these ailments For sale by VIM. P.
Bell g. Co, Accomac c. H., Va.
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Tortoise Shell.

What Is known as tortoise SHELF
consists Of the thin outer scales which
overlie the shell Of a species Of sea
turtle. The Smelling process consists
in spreading dried leaves or grass even
ly over the back and then setting them
on fire. The heat causes the shell to
separate at the joints, but does not in
jure 1t. A large blade is then inserted
horizontally between the lamine,
which are gently pried from the back.
Many turtles do not survive the proc
ess, but most Of them live and get a
new covering. just as a man Will grow
q finger nail in place Of one he may
lose