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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18

At one time Mr.. Swinburne used 10
90 often to the French coast or the
Channel Isles. and on one occasion he
nearly shared the fate Of Shelley. for
powerful swimmer though he has al
WAYS been, he was swept seaward In
strong current. and but for some
French smacksmen. who saw his peril
and made sail to his dcliverance, he
would have been drowned. A poetical
record of the incident is in the poem
called "Ex voto." Mr.. Swinburne still
retains his old passion for swimming
and cannot be long away from the sea,
which he has loved from boyhood and
so continuously paid homage to in song
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18
PECULIAR NAMES.
The Queer way Ten Million Children
Wore Desienated.


Were Designated.
an n long experience I'm the treasury
department | have come across very
large number Of names. many OF when
are rather peculiar" explained an old
official. but | think the list Of names
In connection with the subscription to
the 3 per cent bonds surpaSses any
thing in the way OF pecnIiariiy that |
have ever observed or these the one
that struck me most was a man who
signed himself Ten Million and who re-
sides out I'm Oregon We thought The
name WAS IN imaginative one ana
wrote the man that 1t was desired that
the bonds should he registered In real
names only and that no further atten-
tion would br paid 20 his subscription
until he WAS heard from. He replied
that his name WAS Ten Million. His
letter was written on the printed letter
head Of the firm Of Million x Million.
two brothers
"Then followed an explanation tina;
his father and mother were unable TO
select names for their children that
were mutually satisfactory and that rs
a result. though they had had ten chill
dren.' none Of them was ever christened
formally. The first child was a girl.
and she was known only as One Mil
lion. The second child. also girl. was
known as Two Million. Thus they ran
along until Ten Million was reached.
and he was the writer Of the letter. the
other member OF the firm being
brother whose only name. as far as the
family was concerned, was Seven Mil
lion, the seventh child. He added that
One Million had afterward called her.
self Una Million. that the third girl was
known after she had grown mp as Trio
Million. The others had taken on addi-
tions to their names. and he had adopt
ed the name OF TENTS Million. but his
real name was Ten Million and nothing
else. The bonds were issued to him
and on the books Of the department
were registered In the name OF Ten
Million. Washington Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-In this dis
course DR.. Talmage urges thoughtful-
ness for others and shows how such
benignant spirit may be fostered; text
/ Peter ii, 8. "Be courteous
In an age when bluntness has been
canonized as virtue 1t may be use
full to extol one of the most beautlfli
OF all the royal family of graces-
courtesy. 1t is graciousness' deferehce
10 the wishes of others. good manners
affability, willingness TO deny our
selves somewhat for the advantage Oh
others, urbanity. But what is the use
of my defining the grace OF courtesy
when we all know so well what II Is
The botanist might say some very IN
teresting things about rose, ana 'he
chemist might discourse about wafer
or light, but without ever seeing d
botanist or a chemist we know whal
n rose is and what water ana ngn'
are. Do not take our time In telilhs
us what courtesy is. Only show US
how we may get more Of 1t ana aVolu
what are its counterfeits. Mark you,
Il cannot be put on or dramatized sue
cessfully for u long while. We may
be full of bows and genuhectlons' ana
smiles and complimentary phrase, ana
have nothing of genuine courtesy eli
thor I'm our makeup or In our de
meanor. A backwoodsman who never
saw n drawing room or dancing mas
fer or n caterer or n fold OF drapery
NAV with his big soul and hard hand
and awkward salutation exercise the
grace. while one born under riches'
upholstery and educated In foreign
schools. and bothered to know wmcn
of ten garments he will take from
roval wardrobe, may be as barren oil
the spirit Of courtesy as the great sa
hara desert is of green meadows anu
| tossing fountains.
Christian courtesy is born In the
heart by the power Of the Holy Ghosl
who has transformed and illumineu
and plorified ones nature. Mark you
I am speaking of the highest klnd Oh
courtesy. which is Christian courtesy
Something like lt--ordlnary politenes'
may grow up with us under the Oil
rection of intelligent and watchlu
parentage. but am not speaking o.
I that which is merely agreeableness OF
conversation and behavior. All ina
NAV be a matter of tutelage and nn'
, surrounding and show itself in hftint
the hat to passersby and In graceiu
way of asking about your health anC
vending the right kind of acceptars'
when YOU can 20 and the right kind o.
70, yrets when you cannot go and under
sta uding all the laws Of preference Il
table and parlor door, all of which Il
well. / am speaking Of a principle o.
courtesy SO implanted In ones nature
that his suavity of conversation ah'
/ manner shall be the Outburst OF VIA
he feels for the happiness and weliar'
of others, principle that VIII Worl
in the next world us well as IN thi
and will be as appropriate in the man
sions Of heaven as in earthly dweihn'
| places.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18
An Old Organ.

The organ in the chapel of the State
Street Episcopal church, Portsmouth
N. H., is said to be the oldest In Amer
ica and is to be taken to Boston for
exhibition. 1t was brought from Lon
don in 1713 and placed in Kings chap
ell. Boston, where it was played by
BENJAMIN Franklin. 1t was sold to
Newburyport some eighty years after
ward. and in 1886 1t was purchased by
the Rev. Dr. Charles Burroughs and
presented to the chapel IN Portsmouth.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18
OFFICES;

lThOs. W. Blackstone,
lDr. John II. Ayres,
l.. Floyd Mock,
II. B. Quinby Home,
do Office,
lGreenbush Manutac-
turing Co..
james II. Fletcher,
lThos. 5. Hopkins u Go.
lDr. +. Il. Mason,
Savageville,
lMelfa,
J. J. Belotc,
Keller,
lOnley, %. w. Rogers &
BrOS.,)
lOnley Station,
Savage y Ames,
Bull, East & Core,
| A. J. McMath,
lDr. John w. kellam,
lLOcustville.
Benz. Z. Gunter
lDaugherty,
Capt. b. 5. Rich,
Produce Exchange,
IA. w. Lilliston,
7. h. Mears,
Marsh Bros, sOuthsideA
do nOrthside.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18

Onancock (CentraD.
E. Z. Miles,
Il. G. Kellam,
Fletcher Il Doughty.
First National Bank,
Z. U. f. CustiS,
Hopkins Bros,
Jas. c. ROwles,
L. B. Nottingham,
Margaret Academy,
Z. J. Winder,
Kelly Il Nottingham,
Upshur Q. Sturgis,
S. c. McGrath,
John NJ. FOsque,
Ames, Shield Il Co.,
<. b. Parker,
John Il. Buudick,
DIR. E. r. Leatherbury,
Z. +. Warren,
o. l.. Parker,
DR.. E. w. Robertson,
J. P. L. Hopkins.
DR.. c. L. HarmansOn.
Cashville,
Finney,
W. S. Nelson,
w. I. Winder,
Accomac (CentraD,
John w. EdmOnds,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18
A Cure for Lumbago.

VIC. Williamson, of Amherst, Va,
saws: "For more than a year | suffer
ed from lumbsgo. l finally tried
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it gave
me entire relief, which all other
remedies had failed to do" Sold oy
VIM. P. Bell & Co., druggists, Acco-
mac O. H., Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18
Make Others Happy.

Alexander the Great won the love of
his soldiers on foot by calling them
fellow footmen. Rehoboam lost the
fen tribes through his discOurtesy
More thoughtfulness for others-let US
all cultivate It, That spirit was well
illustrated when the Birkenhead was
wrecked on the rocks and all knew
she must 90 down. Many soldiers
were on board. The drum sounded
and the soldiers fell into line. Ihe
women and children were got off In
the boats. Then the commander OF
the ship said. Let all those who CAD
swim strike out for the boats" NO."
said Captain Wight Of the Ninety-hrst
highlanders; "if you do that, you VIII
sink the boats in which the women
and children are" The brave men
kept to their post, and just as the ship
was about to make its lact plunge
they fred a salute to those IN the
boats. What sinking Of self in thought
fulness for others!
Many years ago two men entered tne
largest locomotive workshops in Phii-
adelphia. They were treated In very
Indifferent way and were allowed 10
depart without any show of courtesy
They went into other shops, ana no
especial attention was given them.
After awhile the two men entered
smaller shop and the overseer TOOK
great pains in showing them every
thing and how they wrought ana Oh
what plan the shops were run. Inc
two visitors were agents OF the czar
of Russia. and those shops were trans-
ferred to st. Petersburg, and that po-
lite man that bestowed such attention
was called to build the locomotives TOT
all the railroads Of Russia and had tor-
tune after fortune roll in upon MIN.
Courtesy is a mighty force in temporal
things as well as in spiritual things.
Let us start each year, each month";
each day, with the question, What can
I do to make others happy? On oul
way to office or store or shop or ran
train let us be alert for heaven de-
scended opportunities.
what the World Needs.
The time must come when the Worio
will acknowledge international cour
tesy Now courtesy between nations
is chiefly made of rhetorical greeting
but as soon as there is a difference ol
interest their ministers plenipotenuarI
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18
Undesirable People.

Undesirable People.
Now. YOU know as well as 90 lnat
some of the most undesirable people
have been seeming incarnatons OF
courtesy. In our early American us.
tory there arose q man of wonderful
talent an impersonation OF all tnat
con charm drawing rooms and cult
vated circles. Aged men who knew
him in their youth have told me that
no was the most irresistible man they
aver met his voice silvery. his smlle
bewitching. his glove immaculate MS
eve piercing. his high forehead wreath
cd in curls. his attire a fascinalion'
Tie became vice president Of the Unit
cd States and within one vote or Delhe
nresident Men threw away their FOR
tunes to help him in his political asp'-
ro+ions and TO forward him in con
sniracv to overthrow the government
of the United States. he trying 10 uo
IN America what Napoleon at tha'
very time was trying to do In Europe
,esta hlish n throne for himself. But ne
,vas immoral and corrupt. lie was
Tho serpent that wound its way into
MANY a domestic paradise. He sho' 10
death one OF the greatest OF Americans
Alexander Hamilton. The worlo
fo1nd out long before he left IT tha'
+he offender speak Of was an emDodl
ment of dissoluteness and base amoi
tion. He was the best illustration tha'
know Of Of the fact that man ma!
have the appearance of courtesy whn'
within he Is ali wrong.
Absalom, a Bible character was
soecimen Of man or polish Ou'S'u'
and of rottenness inside. Beautlful
brilliant and with such wealth OF nan
+hxt when 1t was cut in each Decem
her as a matter Of pride he had l
weighed. and it weighed 200 shekels
Ue cantured all who came near him
Rut- oh. what heart he had-full o
treachery and unfilial spirit and Dase
ness He was as bad as he was al
Turing and charming.
In the famous Athenian Alciolade
+ istory discourses OF the same splenuo
M manner covering utter depravity
N,oble pedigree, transcendent abilities
ra diant personality. eloquent tongue
triumphant warrior. victor at Olympi
Games. but a debauchee and an In
ner. ,onation of all the vices. Alas tina
all ,up and down history and clear o
into our day there are 30 many 0
what Christ called wolves In sheep
clothing" - "whitewashed sepulcher'
full of dead mems bones and all III
cleannessr' Gilded denominations. wall
- Iazarettos, attired in vermilion an
gold. Perditlon hanging out the bar
ners of heaven. AS far as possible ar
they removed from all genuine coul
tesy.
Heart Courtesy.
ike what John Wesley said to
m an when their carriages met on IN
RI ad. The ruffian, knowing Mr.. we
le, and disliking him. did not turn on
I'm kept the middle Of the road. NJ
w, esley cheerfully gave the man all I'll
ros d. himself riding into the ditch. a
thu v passed each other the rutiian sai'
~ never turn out for fools" and NJ
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18
What the World Needs.

The time must come when the "oriu
will acknowledge international cour'
tesy. Now courtesy between nations
is chiefly made of rhetorical greetlhg,
but as soon as there is a difference OF
interest their ministers plenipotenuary
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
STREET CAR LINE NOT OPTIONED
sbort That it was EmphaticaIIy denied
by SchmuIbaCh.

Smith Hood, Of Fairmont, superin-
tepaent of the Fairmont and Clarks-
burg Electric Railway Company, was
in thecity Tuesday.
Mr.. Hood wss asked, us it true that
Mr. schmulbach has optioned the
.company's holdings to the B. 4 O."
1T is not" replied Mr.. Hood. "Col.
schmulbach informed me while in
Falrmont yesterday that there was not
4 word of truth in the report. He as
sured me that the B. & o. had never
hadany negotiations, whatever, with
him or any one else connected with
The road in reference to buying the
road. | am satisfied that he has no
such intentions. He directed me yes
tsrday to make anumber of improve
ments among which is the Purchase
Of a new generator for Fairmont."
The attorney for the company, Mr..
John A. Howard, stated Tuesday
morning that the company had recent
N received offers for the property that
are supposed to be in the interest of
Wabash and Baltimore Il Ohio
.cas dies, respectively, but that
neither offer had been accepted. Both
offers, by the way, added Mr.. Howard,
az ata higher figure than sl,25o,ooo
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
USED BEER MUG
COIored Fellows Assaulted Two Col
Ored Women al North View,

VIII Jones, colored, entered the
home,of Ellen Rile, colored. at North
view, Monday night at O'Clock and
finding nothing to eat in the cupboard
he picked up a jar of fruit and hit
Ellen over the head with it. Then he
threw can Of apple butter at her.
He narrowly missed hitting babe
she had in her arms. Next he pro
ceeded to assault the babes mother,
Maude Rile, and broke beer glass
over her forehead, inilicting bad
wound. Constable Marcellus Mtclung
heard the racket and rushed him of
to jail. In default of the payment OF
$40 fine Squire Gordon sent him to
Jail for ten days. After serving that
sentence out he will be tried for as
saulting Ellen. John Harris, colored,
may also be tried for refusing to aid
McClung in the arrest.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
Inspecting Coal Field

Joseph Barnes and A. j. Cochran, Of
UniontOwn, Pa, who have extensive
coal holdings in Harrison, Marion and
Doddridge counties, accompanied by
81, B, Davis, Of Doak, and three gem
tlemen Of Unlontown, drove from this
city Wednesday morning inGo bod.
bridge county, where they are taking
up fifteen thousand acre coal field,
optioned in the main by Mr.. Davis.
They will spend several days in an in.
spection Of the field.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
NO. 2O4l
BEWARE Of DEMOCRATIC SCHEMES
JarvisvilIs Republican Appeals to
Members Of His Party.

Jarvisvllle, w. Va, Oct. IA, 1902.
Editor Telegram We frequently
hear some Republican say am going
TO vote against the "Court House
ring" To such appeal and simply
ask, What for 9 Don't you know to
vote against the Republican candi.
dates is to vote to place in power in
this county the Democratic ring" at
one time considered by most honest
citizens the most corrupt "rlng" that
could exist9 This democratic ring"
has been hOwellng ring ring, only
hoping to divert your attention from
this fact. So far as men arc concern.
ed, or personalities are concerned, do
you honestly think there Is one Demo-
cratic candidate the superior to any
Republican-not any particular candle
date but all Of them But look here;
is 1t not fact that you are simply
little sore because you did not get
your man Well, II this Is the trouble,
suppose every voter who fails to land
the nomination for his candidate,
would bolt the ticket, not only in the
Republican party, but in all parties,
what would be the result ? am
willing and frank to acknowledge that
/ did not vote for any Republican
candidate at the primaries, but l am
not in position to say l was right and
every one who voted to the contrary
wrong.
Again, they say, this and that candi-
date used fraud, money, etc. etc. Look
out now; "honest men you know will
sometimes do the right aud yet be
criticised by honest men," So perhaps
the one not guilty OF reaching just
little over, what some people call right,
had better Gust the first stone again.
When we speak OF the ring stop aud
think men. Don't you know every
thing that does exist must have u
source or head, and we must have an
Organization or we have no psrty ? My
friends, the Democrats have th 'tr
organization, conseque 1tly they have
n ring ready to take hold II they cau.
induce you to vote for them. So he
publIcans consider well befor you vote
for single candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket A REPUBLICAN,.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
Word ofTruth in Story sent
M rom Charleston that 8. &
q. has Purchased holdings
Of Falrmont Goal Co
Report is Officially Denied.
zske from Beginning to End
source Sufficient to piscredit
charleston wouIdknow
nothing about it any
Way.

General Superintendent L, L. Ma
l6pe q the Fairmont Coal Company,
when shown Dispatch sent out from
CHARLESTON Tuesday stating that the
B&0. Railroad Company had pur-
the holdings OF the Fairmont
osl Company, said "There Is not
word Of truth init, The B. S o. has
notpurchased our company's property,
6jt ! the source from which the
isnatch was sent out. What would
8srleston know about it any way
It's fake story from beginning 70
end 49,,
The dispatch as sent out from
Charleston is given below.
aTbe Baltimore & o. R. R. Co. has
bought the holdings of the Fairmont
Coal Company.
.lsomething more than a year ago
the Watson interests formed the EAR
mont Coal Company, and bought up
and leased all the other coal corpora
tionsln the Falrmont region. The
company was capitalized at 81, OOo'-
400 The mines controlled by the
Fairmont company embraced those
formerly owned by Hon. johnson n.
Camden, to whom 100000 royalty is
% be paid annually for a period OF
tifty wears. When the Wabash Rail
road undertook to cross the State OF
West Virginia, on its way to tidewa-
ten, It secured the Little Kanawna
road and the Davis line road and then
vent to buying up coal lands along
the proposed extensions Of its railroad
lines After it got through buying in
West Virginia it secured the Western
Maryland railroad, over which 1t pro-
posed to 60 to tidewater and then be-
pan figuring to geta terminal in Pitts
burg, for the purpose of dividing up
The immense trade OF that territory.
seeing all these demonstrations IN
what it considered its own bailiwick
the Pennsylvania Central and its sat
elite, the Baltimore s. Ohio sought
70 head of the Wabash and began
throwing all the obstacles possible in
its way. The Wabash people took up
the gauntlet of battle thus thrown
down and the war lines ragged fercely
ever since. Every line of road the
Baltimore s. Ohio has the Wabash has
made arrangements to parallel. Lately
it has been Whispered that the Wa
bash was trying to secure control of
The Fairmont Coal Company's hold
ings, with the object Of running line
Of road to them and taking the ton
mage away from It's rival. The B. y
o9took time blythe forelock however,
and beat its rival to the purchase.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
oreenbrier. Monongahela And
Pittsburg Railroad Company
Loses in its Injunction Pro-
ceedings VS.. G. & o.
TenpOraTyIRjunGtion DISSOLVED
And Bill Dismissed May be APP
peaIed-ResuIt is Victoryfcr
8. & o. over the Wabash
system-Fight continu-
edin state courts.

Judge Nathan Gotf Tuesday even
ing adjourned the October term Of
United States court.
Tuesday was spent IN hearing the
argument OF counsel 10 the injunction
suit Of the Greenbrler, Monongahela
s. Plttsburg Railroad Company,
against the Chesapeake s. Ohio Rail-
road Company, in which Judge Gof
last week granted Temporary re-
stralning order against the defendant
company. The argument was on a
motion to dissolve the injunction.
The plaintiff was represented by NJ.
d. Post, of Grafton, and Attorney
Frank P. Enslow appeared for the
Chesapeake s. Ohio
Judge COT directed that an order be
entered dissolvIng the injunction and
Diminishing the bill, The result is re-
garded a victory over the Wabash,
which it is understood, is behind the
Greenbrier, Monongahela s. Pittsburg
Railroad Company, The controversy
is over the action OF the Chesa-
peake & Ohio in laying track on the
plaintiffs survey in the town OF Dur
bin, Pocahontas county.
A member Of the firm of McGraw &
Post, Of Grafton, counsel for the
Greenbrier, Monongahela s. Plttsburg
Railroad company, has been to Nor
gantown in consultation with local
attorneys there in anticipation Of the
Baltimore s. Ohio over the route sur
veyed down Cheat river to Point Ma.
rIon. The Baltimore s. Ohio recently
purchased the Guhey survey. Both
the Baltimore s Ohio and Chesapeake
s. Ohio roads are anxious to acquire
this route through West Virginia to
PittSburg. The Injunction granted by
Judge Gof here temporarily checked
the efforts of the Chesapeake s. Ohio
to seize this route at its Pocahontas
terminus, while the fight WITH the
Baltimore & Ohio at Morgantown will
be to retain control Of this end Of the
line surveyed. 1t is claimed by conn.
sci for the Greenbrler, Monongahela
& 'Pittsburg that the Guffey charter
is long since forfeited, and that the
Baltimore and Ohio will have no
standing In a court to prevent the
building of new road. Suits will be
instituted in the courts Of Monongalia
aad Preston counties.
Judge GoG decided the parties to
the suit were residents of the State of
West Virginia and the Federal Court
had no Jurisdiction.
1t is stated the case will be appeal.
ed to the United States Supreme
Court.
Last Saturday morning the jury in
the $4,000 damage suit of William
Mulligan, of Weston, against the B.
s. o. brought in verdict for the de-.
PENDANT. Mulllgan sued for the loss OF
his right leg. In September 1899, he
fell from passenger train here. He
was taken to the railroad hospital,
where it became necessary to ampu.
tate his leg seven weeks later. He
charged negligence on the part of the
railroad physicians. ...
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
CLARKsBURG TEAS BEATEN
sy Buchanan Boys a, Foot Ball
Score is to o.

The Clarksburg Athletic Club was
given the worst Of 1t in the game with
Buckhannon on the latter's grounds
Monday afternoon. Both the umpire
and referee were chosen by the Buck
harmon fellows, and our boys claim
these offlcials favored Buckhannon.
The only touchdown that was made
in fair manner by the Buckhannon
BOYS was the third, the OTHERS being
foul. The score was 1s to Q in favor Of
the Buckhannon team. Mcdonald of
the Clarksburg team, got knocked out
in the first half and Stealey took his
The lineup for clarksburs was as
follows:
Walters, /. e.; Sharkey, !. t.; Powell
i. e.; McKelyey r. e.; Carr, q b.;
Blake, I. b.. Osborn ]. b. b.; Mcdonald,
I. h, b.; subs, Benson, stealey, Miller
and Haer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
FarIand Appointed Manager

Richard T. Farland, of the Traders
National Bank, has been selected as
manager of the Traders Grand Opera
house at Fairmont, succeeding Lynn
S. Hornor, under whose management
both houses have been highly success
full. Mr.. Farland began his duties at
the opera house Tuesday night. He
is we'll adopted to the position and
possesses both experience and splen-
did conception OF the theater business.
Both opera house companies are to be
congratulated on the excellent judg-
ment shown. Mr.. Hornor retired on
account of lack Of time to devote to
the Office.