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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
A Disastrous Dream

This story is told by a man from
Harlem: lie dreamed one night that
there was concealed about the fat in
which he lived a quantity of silver.
The next night he dreamed the same
dream and told it to his wife.
After a consultation they decided
that there must be something in It"
and began TO sound the walls for 1t.
At one place in the dining room they
came upon a space which sounded hol-
low. The wall there was Of brick, but
the husband got a pick, and the next
night. with great stealthlness and care,
they managed to make an opening,
when they came upon an array Of sill
yer spoons and forks, cake baskets,
teapots and other valuables.
These they arranged upon the dining
room table and were gloating over
when there came a furious ring at the
doorbell. and an irate man who lived
In the next fat came in to know why
In thunder they had broken into his
dining room cupboard. New York
Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05

Suffering and stammering are terms
that are confounded. They are not
synonymous by any means. Stammer-
ing is an inability to properly enunci-
ate certain elementary speech words;
suffering is vicious utterance, mani
tested by frequent repetitions Of In
itial or other elementary sounds. Both
are caused by improperly acting mus
cles of the vocal chords, soft palate,
tongue. cheeks. lips, etc.
Some Of these muscles are under
easy control of the will. Over the mus
cles Of the pharynx, the soft palate
and at the base of the tongue. which
move its root upward and downward,
our pOwe is not so complete, and this
causes the afiiiction.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
Right Side Wears Out First.

'The journals In street car trucks al
ways wear out on the right side first"
said an expert In traction mechanics
the other day. That's because the
majority Of people are right handed.
This sounds funny, but It's a fact.
Right handed people involuntarily
choose seat on the right hand side Of
the car, and most people standing up
reach for a strap on the right. Any
conductor will tell you that the right
hand seats always fill up before the
seats on the left, and If you make 1t a
point to count the number Of persons
occupying seats in crowded car you'll
almost invariably find that there are
more people squeezed into the right
hand seats than in the left. This, with
the majority Of standing passengers
holding on to the right hand straps,
throws most of the weight on the right
wheels, and the extra friction grinds
the right side journals down before
those on the left are much worn"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
A Friendly Tin.

During his term as congressman Ma
jor William A. Smith. ex-president Of
the North Carolina Central railroad,
made visit to New York and stopped
at one of the American plan hotels.
Upon seating himself at dinner he was
obsequiously handed bill of fare by
the waiter Tossing it aside, he passed
the waiter a dollar, with the remark,
Bring me a good dinner"
The dinner proving satisfactory, the
congressman pursued this practice dur
ing his entire stay. AS the last tip
was changing hands he mentioned that
he was about to return to Washington.
"Well. SIR" said the waiter, when
you or any Of your friends that can't
read the bill of fare come to New
York, just ask for Sam."-New York
Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05

day you will see deep gashes all up
and down the hills. deep gashes all
through the valleys, and they will be
the emptied graves, they will be the
abandoned sepulchers. with rough
ground tossed on each side Of them,
and slabs will lie uneven on the rent
hillocks, and there will be fallen monu-
ments and cenOtaphs, and then for the
first time you will appreciate the full
exhilaratlon Of the text, Death Is
swallowed up in victory"
Hail the Lord Of earth and heaven!
Praise TO thee by both be given.
Thee We greet triumphant now;
Hall the resurrection thoul
copyright. 1902. by Louis Klopsch.1
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
Touching.

Are you married manY' inquired
the inquisitive stranger.
mo. sir" replied the other sadly.
"Oh." said the first. II trust you will
pardon rue for referring TO your be-
reavemcnt. | should not have opened
such touching subject"
Touching describes it beautifully"
murmured the other. 1T is bard to
pay SO Il week alimony."-Ohio State
Journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
Convicts of Abysninia.

In Abysslnia political offenders and
obstructionlsts are arrested. chained
and placed on the small tableland Of
Abba Salama. q high. rocky and pre-
cipitous mountain about thirty miles
from Adowa. So sheer and steep are
its sides that the prisoners are drawn
up by ropes. Their chance of escap-
ing is impossible, unless they run the
risk Of dashing themselves into eter-
nifty on the rocks below. On this lone
ly height there is soil on which they
may grow grain, and there are wells
with good water. There is no speaker
to keep order. and they may. If they
choose, abuse the prime ministers and
crowned heads to their hearts content,
but they return no more to the ways Of
the world. - .- .- -. =. - -
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
when Snow Is Smoke.

When Professor James Dewar insert
ed a small Jet Of flaming hydrogen into
a vessel os liquid oxygen. the hydrogen
continued TO burn, giving off snow In
stead Of smoke The snow was form
ed by the instantaneous freezing Of
the water created by the combination
of the burning hydrogen with the OK
ygen nclosing it, When he cooled llq-
uid air until it became semisolid. he
found he could draw the oxygen out
of the mass with a magnet. leaving
jelly OF pure nitrogen.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
The Best Blood Purifier.

The blood is constantly being puri-
fed by the lungs, liver and kidneys.
Keep these organs in healthy con-
dition and the bowels regular and
you will have no need of a blood
purifier. For this purpose there is
nothing equal to Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets, one dose
of them will do you more good than
a dollar bottle of the best blood
purifier. Price, % cents. Samples
free at VIM. P. Bells drug store,
Accomac @. e., Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
The RpnaOn.

Then. when you have finished your
lecture" snId the professor Of elocu-
ton and department to young Dulle,
"bcw gracefully and leave the plat
form on t.ptoe."
"Nhy on ilptoeT" querled Dulle.
$50 as not to wake the audience" re-
piled the professor.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
A Chlld's Phrase.

He was only four and conyalescent
from the grip Leaning his little head
OH his mothers arm. he said wearily,
"Oh. mamma. feel like a broken
toyw-RostOn Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05
Fertilizers, Farmers Supplies, Build
ing Material, Furniture, &c.

The public will please take notice. that we have for sale
Fertilizers to suit all crops.
Farmers Supplies such Garden and Field Seeds Ag-
ricutural Implements, Mill Feed, Hay, &c
Building Material. viz Shingles, Brick Lime Hair Sash,
Doors, Blinds, Mouldngs, &c.
Furniture in Oak Suits Bureaus Buets Tables Chairs
Mattresses, &C.
Dry Goods. Notions. Shoes, Hats, Hardware Tin and
Wooden Ware, Groceries, Canned Goods &C.,
Patronage solicited, satisfaction guaranteed.-
Rogers & Bro, Ewuey, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-04-05

People who fish for compliments do
not need long lines. They will get
their best bites in shallow water.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13
0HkflELD DRH1T0n

week to his father-in-law, David
Beers. Ralph Hawks will continue to
ran the hotel the same as usual.
The Sunday school of the Baptist
church, in Brayton is arranging for
a program OH Easter Sunday which
is to be given by the children. Pro-
gram will be given next week.
Sam KEGS and wife, living down
near Lorah, are rejoicing over the
arrival Of big baby boy that came
to their home, last Monday, to claim
their attention in its infant days.
Franklin, Davis & Company sold a
big bill of hardware, the last of the
week, to William Onken, out north
west of Brayton, to construct barn,
chicken house and big hog house.
George Doyle and wife are looking
for location to start restaurant,
having been at Atlantic, Audubon
and other towns the past week trying
to find suitable place to start bust
ness.
G. A. Heath, Lu Griffith and wife
were among the vast numbers that
thronged to the tabernacle at Allan
tic Sunday to hear the words of truth
as they fell from the lips of Rev.
S unday.
Sam Scharff reports very good sue
cess with his Duroc- Jersey pedigreed
hogs, this year. He has four filters of
hogs, consisting of thirty-two little
sandy fellows, two weeks old and all
in a healthy condition.
Homer Koob and wife, from near
Anita, came over Monday and spent
the night with his brothers, Doctor
and John Koob, returning to their
home the next day, in the evening,
after a pleasant visit.
Kirk Merrick and family were
busy moving up to the James Essing-
ton farm, the first of the week, where
they will live in one Of Mr.. Essing-
toms houses and Kirk will work for
him the coming year.
Fred Bennett, who works for H !.
w. Pearson in the blacksmith shop,
but who at one time ran a shop at
Lorah, has sold the same to gentle
man from Cumberland and will give
possession sometime this week.
John Hansen, brother of Nels and
Hans Hansen, has decided to locate,
the coming year, at Marine where he
will ever be ready to do painting or
paper hanging, or anything i'll his
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13
Hi. nnnk sirnature.

A case for handwriting expert was
noticed at one Of the downtown banks
the other day. A treasurer of one Of
the many charitable organizations Of
this city had received check to be de-
voted to that certain charity, and he
was DESTROYS of acknowledging it, but
could not read the signature. He took
the check to the bank on which it was
drawn and questioned one Of the clerks
as to the signature and was told that
it was genuine, but could not get the
desired information. 1t was next tax
en- to the paying teller, who also de-
clared that it was genuine, but even he
could not make out who it was and
had to consult the card catalogue.
There was not the slightest resem-
blance between the signature TO the
check and the real name-New York
Post.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13
MOST COSTLY OF DRUGS.
Some Sell at Retail For More Than
Their Weight In Gold.

"The price of many drugs used in
medicine is astonishing to those who
are not acquainted with the subject"
remarked druggist. "There are sew
era; that are worth their weight in
gold about 500 an ounce, while So,
S. or So an ounce are quite common
prices in pharmacy. l filled a prescrip-
tion the other day that cost $50. But
there is one drug that I can recall
which is worth much more than Its
weight in gold. That is pseudo physo-
stigmine. l don't think that it has q
popular name. 1t is too rich for that.
In the pharmacists list it is quoted at
81 a grain, or $437.50 an ounce. The
seed from which the drug is made
grows in India and Brazil, as we'll as
in parts of South Africa. This seed,
tradition says, was once used by ma
tive chiefs as an ordeal. The ordeal
generally resulted in the death of the
man upon whom it was tried and SO
was considered as a great truth finder.
The prepared drug is sometimes used
now in prescriptions for the treatment
Of heart disease.
"Another drug which takes the palm
for costliness is, curiously enough, the
one which is perhaps the most widely
known by name of them all to the gen.
eral public-namely, musk. Its retail
price at the present moment is about
| $50 an ounce, 5000 a pound apothecary,
or 21a times the value of pure gold, "a
carats fine. 1t is obtained from the
musk deer, very rare animal, and is
contained in follicle, of which there
is only one in each animal, so that an
ounce Of the drug represents approxi-
mately one Of these precious animals.
AS it is largely used for scent, the de-
mand constantly exceeds the supply,
and the price has been steadily ad-
vancing. There is no reason why it
should NJ go to $3.50 or $500 an ounce
during t. . text few years, as the musk
deer is gradually vanishing from the
face of the earth" kansas City Jour
nal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13
SAMOAN "a COSTUMES.
Made With a Ratchet, Club and .
Pot of Paint.

In the south seas dresses are made
with a Ratchet, club and pot Of
paint. Every housewife is her own
robe and habit maker. When she feels
the need of q new gown, she goes and
chops down tree. When her husband
needs new suit, she chops down an
other tree. That is easy, for men and
women are clad exactly alike-a plain
fold Of cloth caught about the waist
and hanging loosely to the knee or
shin. The races inhabiting the islands
of the tropical Pacific are almost alone
in having no idea of the loom and the
various arts of the spinner and weaver.
This lack is undoubtedly due to the
natural provision of material which
renders woven cloth unnecessary to
this primitive people. The only fabric
used in that part of the world is q
crude, tough paper made of bast. The
tree from which the material is derived
is the paper mulberry, or Broussonetia
papyrifera, which is grown in planta-
tons under the sole charge Of women
and is also found wild in all parts Of
the islands. In archipelagoes SO high
ly advanced as Samoa and Tonga,
where women have none of the coarser
work to do, the entire care of the null
berry plantations rests with the wom-
en- of each village
The trees are planted closely to in.
sure spindling growth without Int
eral branches. The plant will grow
from seed. In such climate there Is
no difficulty about getting things to
grow, but experience has shown that
better results follow the planting of
| twigs from the sturdier wild trees. In
| about three years from planting the
tree will be in the best condition for
| the clothmakers. In that time 1t will
attain height of twelve feet or more
and the trunk will have uniform Iii
ameter of rather less than two inches
About four feet of the trunk Is waste
and not available for the particular
purpose for which the tree is grown
the first two feet from the base Is toe
tough to work well, and the two feet
at the top is too soft If the tree is
properly grown and left to mature
there will be available for the cloth
maker stick of eight feet in the cleal
and as straight as measuring rod
without knots or branches and of uni
form girth throughout. = New Yori
Tribune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13
Committeeman.

They had been married but two
months. He came home one evening
to find his wife in tears. She had
found an old scrapbook Of his in
which were pasted some poems he had
written to some one else and published
in the college papers. 81 thought" she
said, "you had never loved any one but
me-" And he promptly treasured her
that she had thought truly, and burned
up his old scrapbook in the furnace
in the basement.
And the next day he found that she
had distributed on the mantel and the
dresser not less than five photographs
Of as many former beaux Of hers and
invited two of them who were in town
to dinner the next Sunday.-St. Louis
Mirror.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13
From Bad to Worse.

Myer-I believe we will follow the
same occupation in the next world that
we do here on earth.
Gyer-Get out! What would plumb
ers do in place where the water pipes
couldn't freeze, even if there was any
ater?-Chicago News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13
Thos. Jones was at Extra Tuesday
Jafternoon for few hours.

Thos Jones was at Extra Tuesday
ltSafternoon for few hours.
& Frank Heath drove up to Extra
4 Tuesday morning to attend to bust
press.
George Bendixen was helping Q.
"a. Heath invoice his stock, the first
OF the week.
Sam Daugaard was called to Audu-
bon, Tuesday, to attend to matters of
personal business.
Anna Thompson who works at the
4 1uml erman Nels Sorensen home was
at Extra Tuesday morning.
Nels Hansen, the hustling stock
buyer of Brayton was attending to
business in Extra, Saturday.
Charlie Scharff and his sister, Miss
Eva Schartf, were transacting business
5 in the county seat, Saturday.
James Horton and wife have the
care of a girl quite sick, this week,
Z with all attack of lung fever.
A. Kleuver went up to Audubon,
Tuesday, to look after some matters
he had to attend to at that place.
Rasmus Pallesen who has hired out
to Win. Thielen this summer but is
now at Extra, was in Brayton Tues
day.
VIM. Onken is hauling out lumber
fthis week, for the construction Of
numerous new buildings OH his farm,
this spring.
Ethel Simpson returned from Wis
it with friends at Atlantic Tuesday
evening, and drove out to her home
at Stillside.
LATE Simpson, of the Stillside
Farm, was all Atlantic pleasure call
er, Saturday, and spent the day visit
ing with his friends.
Frank Basham returned to his home
at Extra, Tuesday evening after a
pleasant visit with his wife's father
Mr.. George Cannon, at Oakfied.
2 About twenty people from this
point went down to Atlantic, on the
, special train, Thursday night, to lis
ten to Rev. Sunday, at the tabernacle.
Moses Bripkerhoff, one of the
county's prominent school teachers,
was visiting with his friends and rela-
tives at Extra, the first of the week.
Mrs. w. FL. Pearson and two little
girls went down to Benton Center,
= ssfe last of the week, and visited few
days with her sister, Mrs. j. I. Ellis.
We understand that the butcher, L.
M. Parrott, will shortly move into
the house recently vacated by Kirk
Merrck and family, just east of the
bank.
Sawyer White who is operating a
saw mill down on the Ballard estate
went up to Extra Tuesday to look
after buying some new machinery for
his mill.
j. T. jenkins received car of feed
ing cattle from Omaha, Friday morn
ing, which he will place in his yards
to feed as he has considerable amount
of feed left.
4
Marion E. Jenkins, the city asses
sor, is busy this week assessing the
personal property Of the citizens of
Brayton and is doing some very salts
factory work,
Peter Knutsen, prosperous farm
!, err, living west of Brayton, was at
\ attending to matters of personal bust
4 ness in Extra, Saturday and doing
< some trading.
Farmers driving four horse teams are
becoming common sight these days
since the mud has become so bad and
almost obliged to use two teams when
they have on load.
G. /. Dimick disposed of his hotel
property, in Brayton, the last of the
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13
Some of Them uOut.v

''Is the jury still out?" asked the at
torney for the defendant of Judge Way
back.
81 guess some of 'em is" replied the
judge sagely. They've bin playin'
poker fer the past three hours. Ohio
State Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13

Grip! Sore lungs! Pneumonia! Stop the
disease by taking DR.. Miles Nervine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-13

John Hansen, brother of Nels and
Hans Hansen, has decided to locate,
the coming year, at Marine where he
will ever be ready to do painting or
paper hanging, or anything i'll his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15
BURIAL OF MAJOR WILEY.
He Was a Brother of Congressman
 A A. Wiley

Troy. June 14-(SpeciaD-The remains of Maj. Horatio Wiley, who died at Flo maton yesterday evening at o'clock. were brought to this city this morning over the Alabama Midland Railroad to be inferred in the family burying ground here. He was a brother to Congressman A. A. Wiley of Montgomery and Capt. o. c. Wiley of this city, also to Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Bowles and Mrs. Owens of this city. Major Wiley was 70 years old and was a Confederate veteran, having served with distinction throughout the war between the States.
 He went into the service early in the war as sergeant in Company l, 222nd Ala bama Regiment. Afterward he became Captain of a company in the 57th Alaba- ma Regiment and still later was made Major of that regiment. Those who were with him in the war say that he made a most excellent record for bravery, and loyalty to the cause for which he was fighting.
 The interment took place this evening at o'clock with Masonic honors.
 Next Thursday night the military com pany at this place will give a prize drill in connection with which ice cream will be served by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Captain Folmar has had prepared a beautiful medal which will be awarded to the best drilled man of the company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15

to measure up to the full standard of citizenship of the United States had be. come engaged in a war with a foreign power. The Confederate soldiers truly re- turned to desolate homes and some of them are now in the poor house, but God being willing, we are going to get them out or worry some of our friends to death in the effort.
 T recall distinctly the pledges that were given the Confederate soldiers when they were urged to go to the front. They were told that their loved ones would be taken care of and that they would be cared for when they were needy and helpless. The time for the fulfilment of that pledge has come"
 Captain Falkner asked Judge Jones to carry to the members of U. s. Grant Post message of good will and a mes sage of gratitude He spose of the gen. eIous action of General Eli Torrance, Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, who gave S10 to the Home.
 In closing, Captain Falkner paid an earnest and heartfelt tribute to the ladies who had ever labored for the old soldiers and who had in the work for the Home canvassed Alabama from the Tennessee to the Gulf.
 As these two gallant ex-Confedcrate soldiers, Judge Jones and Captain Falk- ner stood on the stage, the great audi ence cheered them again and again. The splendor of the occasion and the fine spirit of the Grand Army Post reached the audience and 1t cheered some more.
 It was an inspiring scene which made a profound impression on those who were present,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15
NEWS OF BERLIN.
Frederick's Idiosyncracies to Be Con-
 cealed from Visitors.

Berlin June 1.-The Vossische Zeitung discussing President Roosevelts Cuban message to Congress says: The President owed 1t to his honor to repudiate any I uhlic act responsible for the unfriendly attt ude of Congress towards the Cubaus in econo ric matter Mir. Roosevelt has been the unselfish friend Of Cuba and 1t would fulfill his hearts desire if Congr s5s would give the young republic, which the Americans helped into tho saddle. solid foundation for business prosperity"
 The Brazilian Minister, Baron Rio Brancho, has issued a warning to Ger man investors against putting money into the Bolivian syndicate because, he points out the boundaries Of the province of Acre are uncertain
 The guards at the Sans Souci palace at Potsdam have been ordered not to men, tion to visitors certain pictures intimate ly connected with Frederick the Great Among these is the portrait If one of his kitchen maids and also pictures of his favorite ballet dancer. The idea of the authorities seems to be that the atten- tion of visitors should be drawn to noth- ing suggesting that Frederick had the royal foibles of his period
 The condition of King Albert of Sax ony, who has been ill for some time past continues to be uncertain but His Majes- ty is steadily growing weaker.