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II suffering with piles, use ESQ
LENE, the South African Pile Gu RE.
Ask the store where you deal to
order it for you. Sent by mail, DOC.
and $1.00 boxes.
VIM. P. Bell & Co., Druggists,
Accomac, Va.
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school Notices.

The schools of Lee District will
close March 2lst, 1902, making term
of 81 months. No time to be made
up unless the school was closed Il
week or more on account of sickness.
W. E. Mapp, Clerk.
H. r. Boggs, Chairman.
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The Misses Gu tis.
Jan. 10Th, 1902.

NoTICE-I offer for service at my
house registered" Jersey bull
whose dam and grand-dam has al
even record of from IA to 90 lbs Of
butter per week. He took firsl
premium at Timonium fair last year
Terms $3.50 cash. Now is your
chance.
Sydney j. Hopkins,
Onancock, Va.
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n H. Gordy,
Chincoteague, Va.

NoTIcE-A male hog came to my
place last October, color blue and
white spotted, no mark. Owner Will
come for him prove property, pay
damages and take away.
j. F. Taylor,
Oak Hall, Va.
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For SALE-Farm in upper part of
Northampton county, II acres under
pillow, 10 acres in woods, fair build
ings, good orchard, about 400 yards
from fishing grounds, oyster and
clam beds, 81 miles from Railroad.
Rents for $500 year easy pay
ment.
g. J. Ward,
Exmore, Va.
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For LoAN-$1, 500 at per cent on
unencumbered farm land security.
Jno. ID. Wimbrough,
1886 N Eutaw, st.,
Baltimore, Md.
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We have just received a car load
of bran and middlings for sale at
lowest prices.
d. H. Johnson & Son,
Parksley, Va.
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will be at Atlantic for the prac'
tice OF my profession, Thursday and
Friday, March IA and 10, 1902.
DIR. w. A. Taylor,
Dentist.
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We have this week received a large
supply of choice white seed oats.
Call or write for prices.
T. y. Hopkins & Co.
Tasley, Va.
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For RENT-For the present year
1902, the fishing shore formerly used
by Capt. D. R Mister, known as
"Powell's Bluff. Apply to
J..O. Mears,
Davis Wharf, Va.
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NoT1cE-As 1 expect to discontinue
business on Chincoteague Island, |
will sell at private sale my steam mill
and all equipments, also dwelling
house and outbuildings, all in good
repair.
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The public schools in Metompkin
District, will run 81 months. And
the teachers will have the right to
make up all lost time at the end OF
the last month. By order of school
board.
ID. II. Johnson,
@. NJ. s. b.
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l have on hand wall paper OF all
grades for sale at the lowest possible
prices and can sell you the paper
cheaper at home than you can buy
it In the cities. Call and be con-
WINGED.
Geo. W. Elmore, Jr.,
Practical paperhanger and grainer,
Onancock, Va.
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NOTIcE-Just received at Parksley
n car load of middlings and bran,
which we propose to dispose of at re-
duce6 prices and at special low rates
when delivered from car-also 200
bushels of corn for sale cheap. Call
and get our prices before purchasing
elsewhere.
Geo. r. Justis & Son,
LeemOnt, Va.
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For SALE-My horse, Hamilto-
ion, harness, buckets, blankets and
buggy. The horse was owned once
by Mr.. George Adair, Of Northamp-
ton county. He is a splendid trotter
and a sure foal getter, and has some
of the best road horses in the two
counties. Will sell for cash or a
good note. Apply to
Frank B. Byrd.
Pungoteague, Va.
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Just opened out full line of spring
hats for men and boys. Come at once
aud get the latest style.
Ames, Shield & Co.
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STRAWBERRY PLANTs-I have for
sale the following varieties; New
York and Nickomer at 81 90 per
thousand. Excelsior and Johnson's
Early at 1875 per thousand. Will
deliver same so in bunch at my
home or Mappsburg Station.
Thos. j. GUSTS.
Charlottesville, Va
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demonstrating sold my horse,
"towell," l offer for sale my stallion
four wheel buggy, almost good as
new. Will sell cheap.
w @. West,
Onancock, Va.
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For SALE-The we'll known and
popular stallion, Gray Eagle, Jr.
For terms apply to the undersigned.
s. F. Townshend,
Beaver Dam, Md.
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NOTICE Several thousand dollars
to lend on farm land security. Loans
must be first class.
T. B. Quinby,
Accomac, Va.
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For SALE-Twenty five (25) bar
rels early white Puritan" potato
seed true to name, $500 per barrel
clear of barrel.
Warren J. Mitchell,
Gargatha, Va.
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VIM. Ellinger.
Ttl "

WANTED-A good blacksmith. APP
ply in person or by letter to
8. s White,
Franktown, Va.
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March 6, 1902.

Blacksmith and wood shop for rent,
either separately or both. Possession
given at once. App, -
Roberts Il Bro,
Bridgetown, Va.
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Just received cargo of locust
posts, for sale, cheap.
Hopkins & Bro,
Onancock, Va.
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s. G. BROWN LEGHoRN EXCLU-
sIvELY-Acknowledged everywhere
as the worlds greatest laying strain
known. You need them and can't
beat them for introducing new blood
or a foundation stock. Extra early
fertile eggs for Matching. 81 per 10.
S. per 100. W. 5. Byrd;
Parksley, Va.
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NoTIoE-All persons are hereby
forewarned from cunning or other
wise trespassing on orr farm Ray
enswood," situated in Custis' Neck
especially from getting wood or pine
skaters from the upper part of said
farm near Daugherty, under penalty
of n prosecution to the full extent OF
law.
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For LoAN-$2,5OO by first lien on
unencumbered real estate. ..
John r. Rev,
Parksley, Va.
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NOTICE I have for sale flock OF
sheep, consisting of thirty or more.
81 l.. Warren,
Pungoteague, Va.
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DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
The copartnerships heretofore exists
ing between j. w. Bunting u Sons
aud j. w. Bunting & Son in manu-
featuring fertilizers and oyster bust
ness have been dissolved by mutual
consent.
Jno. W. bunting,
X. J. Bunting,
VIM. g. Bunting
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March Sd, 1902.

For RENT-For remainder of pres
ent year, Only, the late residence OF
Thos. G. Pitts, deceased. The same
may be rented with number OF
acres of land attached, or simply the
dwelling with grove, lawn outbuild-
ings, sc. A very desirable home for
any one especially those who wish to
take summer boarders. Application
may be made to
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VIM. B. Pitts or
Spencer f. Rogers.

NOTICE TO TONGERs- rongers are
notified that l am about to begin to
take up plants. For further informa
tion apply to
VIM. Elinger.
Fox Island, Va.
Post Office address, Crisfeld, Md.
March Sd, 1902.
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PLANTS FOR SALE-Planters in
Virginia and Maryland are herewith
infoI ned that | will sell PLANTS
delivered alongside of receiving
vessels.
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For SALE-One pacing horse, 4
years old, good size, good stock, with
good prospect Tor speed, gentle to all
harness. Ladies can drive him to
anything.
Lloyd F. Thomas,
Wishart, Va.
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Headache often results from a
disordered condition of the stomach
and constipation of the bowels. A
dose or two OF Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets will cor
rect these disorders and cure the
headache. Sold by WIN. P. Bell y
Co Accomac g. H., Va.
WANTED 900 head of hogs weigh
ing from 90 to 20 lbs, each for spot
cash. All having hogs for sale
write to me giving full particulars
and price.
Robert Donoway u Co.
Millsboro, Del.
For SALE-My house and lot at
Parksley known as the "Geo. H.
West lot" For terms apply to
Mrs. Meekins,
1906 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Baltimore, Md.
NoTICE-The 18th Annual Fair OF
Onawa Social Union, near Maps
burg station, Va, will commence
August Goth, 1902, and continue four
days.
Southey Collins, President.
Eastville, Va.
Alexander Booker, Secretary,
Belle Haven, Va.
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VIM. EIIinger,
Fox Island, Va.
Post Office addrt, Crisfield, Md.
March 3, 1902
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H. r. Boggs, Chairman.
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The undersigned offers at private
sale all the real estate of which the
late A. Frank Byrd, died seized and
possessed, consisting of two tracts:
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G. J. Ward,
Exmore, Va.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06
A Remarkable Fish.

A most remarkable specimen of fish
Is in the possession of Casper Fl.
Kroeger, of Milwaukee. 1t was
brought to this country by a soldier
from the Philippines. From the for
nation of its teeth the fish might be
said to belong to the rodent family, if
such a classification could be made OF
fish. Its teeth project from the front
of its mouth. exactly as do those Of
rats and squirrels, and its head is de.
void Of gllls. There are no scales upon
its body, but it is covered with small,
rough ossicles or bony plates. AT the
base of the tail are seven lance-like
spines on one side and nine on the
other, and the eyes are set at the top
Of the head In spite Of the general
piratical appearance Of the fish, it Is
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06
No Newspapers in Korea.

The oyerworked and sufferers from
nervous prostration will find a real
haven Of rest in Korea, says the Lon
don Express There is no such thing
as a novel or newspaper In the land.
No regular story-writer is Known to
have lived there for 1000 years. Edu-
cation consists in knowledge of the
immortal Chinese classics. So sacred
are printed books to the Koreans that
they cannot be tossed about or trodden
upon without offending the gods.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06

damp as any other. with a switchback
sort of road leading from the entrance
TO the bottom of the caves. Here there
was space for six lines of mushroom.
beds TO wend their irregular ways side
by side, as will be seen in our photo
graph.
There were six Of these large CALLER
les, from which numerous others ran
off, twisting and winding about to the
length Of some seven kilometres. Cut
in the sides of the passages were
numerous little ''chapels," some on
level with the ground, others high up
in the side of the wall. In all, these
caves contained some sixty kilometres
of fine mushroom-b beds; spiders and
hles we found there in their millions,
the only occupants beyond being rats
and the cats that are kept there to
catch them.
In no cave Of such dimensions are
all the mushroom in the same
stage Of advancement at once. While
some thousands Of metres are in full
bloom, others are not so far advanced,
and in some passages the beds are
only just being laid down, while in
others the work of clearing out old and
useless beds is being carried on.
ScrupuIous cleanliness is an absolute
sine qua non ere a new bed can be
laid down. The cave must be cleared
of the old bed entirely; not a particle
OF it must be left, for with all the
mushrooms aptitude for lightning
growth it Is something Of dandy in
the vegetable world.
New beds are laid down every five or
six months, and as they do not bear
Until three months have passed the
harvest need be a rich ons. for the
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06
than ever before the comforts OF being

than ever before the comforts Of being
short man.
1t seemed we had walked for ages.
1--WE will take photograph here"
said, which brought the party to a
halt. A blue, blindlng glare went up,
illumlnlng the space around with such
a light as 1t had never seen before,
and showing up plainly the trio Of
champignonnlstes crouched down as
they worked, and soaring a million
flies and spiders and goodness alone
knows what other insects and vermln.
The light died down and went out,
and again the lamps sprang into life
and shed their fiickering. welcome
CLEANS around.
After securing some pictures we
gladly sought the upper world again.
had no ambition to explore the caves
in their entirety, but only to get my
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06

average cost OF q bed ere II shows
signs OF produce is two and a half
francs per metre. First the manure
has to be secured, and then, ere 1t can
be used, 1t has to be prepared, the work
taking from three to six weeks. When
ready 1t Is carried into the cave or
shoveled down a shaft as occasion re-
quires.
The building of the beds is peculiar
and laborlous process. Sitting astride
the portion of the bed he has first
made the worker gathers armfulls of
manure and presses the material down
to an even height IN front of him. Thus
he Is always provided with a seat. Ere
the spawn is sown the temperature of
the beds must have reached about
twelve degrees to fourteen degrees
Fab. The spawn sown, the manure is
covered with sand, and then every two
or three days the beds must be literally
watered. At the end OF three months
the buttons" poke their heads through.
then gradually the beds become COW
cred with white hoods, which on at
tanning the required size are collected
for market. Unless, however, d metre
yields four kilos of mushrooms at the
least the proprietor of the cave has
little occasion to be cheerful, for its
creation and care account for an out
lay OF three francs, while the harvest
only fetches a franc per kilo.
Winter is the best season for the
champlgnonniste. Then, NJ. Sauvageot
told me, he sends to market no fewer
than one hundred baskets a day, which
means 100 kilos while during the
other seasons of the year forty baskets
or 440 kilOs is the daily output. In the
production of this perennial harvest
thousands OF wor1men find employ
ment round Paris alone-men who pass
their days in damp and darkness, with
only spiders and flies to keep them
company, and yet seem to experience
no evil effects as the result of
their strange surroundings The Wide
World Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06

"'Age cannot wither nor custom
stale their infinite variety" quoted
the board of trade man as he famed
himself with his hat and expelled
his breath with half whistle
"But it's true" protected the leath-
er merchant, drawing up rocker and
sinking into 1t with a sigh. HE
doesn't look like much of fisher
man, and liar doesn't usually show
it-not II he's much of a liar-so /
was rather inclined to disbelieve him
myself when he told me about catch
Ing any such string as that.
haven't had thirty-two bites. let alone
thirty-two fish, since I've been here
Fish bites, suppose you mean"
suggested the Judge
Certainly" assented the leather
merchant. OF course" he resumed,
I'VE might possibly have believed that
he caught thirty-two fish, with lib
eral discount for immediate credence
II he had had the fish to show for 1t;
but to come back and say that the
string had broken loose from the
boat and he had lost them all seemed
a little strong"
1T did indeed" agreed the Judge.
There is no precedent for letting
more than one fish get away at a
time. Testimony introduced to that
effect should at least be supported by
the afidavits of witnesses. This
man offered no material evidence in
corroboration of the story, be-
lieve?"
"He showed the rod he caught 'em
with, told the number, the kind and
the probable weight, and offered to
lick any man who said it wasn't So"
explained the leather merchant.
"I don't think | would have said
anything about 1t myself" said the
board of trade man. 'I'm sorry he
told It,"
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06

cramped spine once more into its nor
mushroom knowledge from the lips Of
the grower himself. Fifty years be.
fore he told me. these caves had been
open to the broad light of day. They
We're the scene Of great activity, re-
sounding continually with the explo-
sions of gunpowder. for there men
were quarrying the stone that helped
TO build Paris Later on they had been
abandoned and covered In, to be finally
taken over by the cultivator of mush-
rooms. This is the history of most of
the caves which are now used for this
purpose. not only In the neighborhood
of the capital, but throughout France.
But all are not of the genre l have
just described. The famous caves OF
Issy-les owned by cham
pignonnlste Sauvageot, are in decided
contrast to those previously visited; us
large as the others were small-thirty
feet in height at least. And there was
no ladder to descend: one walked
straight into the tunnel from the day
light, for it pierced hill, chalk hill
whence had been quarried thousands
Of tons of chalk of the quality that
makes acquaintance with the tips of
billiard cues. The main tunnel, cutting
clean into the hill for a distance of
not less than 250 yards, would have
easily admitted a carriage and pair
carrying another vehicle on top AS
mushroom caves go it was certainly n
handsome one, but just as cold and
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06

all the time! Opening a gate, the
farmer revealed shaft. After our
guide had disappeared over the ledge
and reached the bottom the photog-
rapher followed him. When the prim-
tive ladder oscillated no longer be-
meath his weight l went slowly and
silently down. landing safely in about
three inches Of mud.
1t had been 100 degrees in the sun
above. for the day was particularly
fine. Down here it was cold, damp.
dark and uninviting; so cold that l
shivered in my shirt-sleeyes, for l had
left my coat above. Our guide shout
ed, and his voice, being in keeping
with his stature. filled the blackness.
rumbling away down the many arteries
leading from where we were standing
and coming back again from n dozen
different directions. In answer to his
call there presently danced in the dark
void ahead of us a couple Of lights.
They heralded the approach of
couple of champignonnistes. who,
emerging from their habitual gloom.
disclosed themselves as short. dark
individuals. of none too prepOssessing
appearance, attired, with but scant re-
gard for the temperature. in blue cot
ton trousers, blouses and wooden
shoes.
Provided with light-small round
COLA oil lamps fixed on the ends of
sticks-and encountered with the
Photographic materials, we moved for
ward, and then the real torture of the
experience began.
We formed a weird and ghostly pro.
cession as we moved forward through
the inky blackness, the silence broken
only by our footsteps as we splashed
along through the puddles, the solemn
drip, drip of water from the walls and
roof. an exclamation now and then
one of the mushroom-beds, and strange
mutterings from the man who was to
work the camera.
The famous mushroom-heGs were at
our feet. We We're in fact. walking
in the. narrow space between them-a
path perhaps a foot in width. They
ran along the caves in rows, two
against the sides and a pair down the
centre. They seemed to be banks Of
sand some two feet in height. and in
clining up from a two-foot base to a
rounded top. The soil was clammy
and crumbling to the touch, and inlaid
with round white discs, varying in
circumference from the dimensions Of
q shilling to a small-siZed saucer-the
precious champignOns.
"Is there much Of this?" l asked of
the farmer leading us. vino seemed
prepared TO walk on forever.
"Seven or eight Kilometres" he an
swered, unconcernedly.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06
The Mushroom Caves Of Paris.

BY Edouard Charles.

gaining entrance other than by de.
scending a shaft--a gentle slope or
something of that sort was what l
wanted-and felt convinced that this
would be the case when our guide said
we had rather long walk before us.
1t proved a good three-quarters OF an
hours journey, over fields and down
country lanes, ere he stopped suddenly
before a small square fence and told
us we had reached our destination,
And We had been following the line
Of one Of the underground passages
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06

culprit was paraded round the town,
and perhaps chained to the market
cross to be scoffed at by one and all.
The earliest mention of the Drank
is in 1867, and it was then used in
Edinburgh. The instrument here pic
tured is dated 1888, end being such a
rare and perfect specimen. it is very
carefully preserved in the vestry of the
parish church at Walton-on-Thames.
Indeed, it is the oldest example in ex-
istence at the present time.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06

markets of the city every day in the
year, and the annual consumption by
the Parisians of this vegetable repre-
sents a value Of over a quarter OF
million sterling. Both beneath the
city itself and outside it these strange
mushroom-cayes extend for miles in
all directions; and in them hundreds
of men, who often never see daylight
from morn till eve, pass their lives in
cultivating the champignOn.
| was told that | should find these
''under- r-boulevards" of the great city
well worthy Of a visit, and in a weak
moment OF curiosity l accepted the
offer of an influential friend to obtain
permission for myself and a photog-
rapher TO descend into the bowels of
the earth and learn something of the
art Of underground mushroom grow
ing.
We departed one fine morning, the
photographer and /. for MalakOf, on
the outskirts of Paris. We found the
mushroom-farmer on his farm await.
ing us-a well-built, bluff, hearty speci-
men Of French fermier, NJ. Burvingt
by name. / looked around for signs Of
caves. but failed to find them. nor did
1 see any hills in the neighborhood
under which they might be- In an
swer to a question | was Informed that
they were just fifteen metres under
our feet!
''This shaft leads right into them"
said the farmer indicating a covered
circular hole in the ground l had not
hitherto noticed. He pulled the boards
away and looked down shudderng,
for | looked only into fathomless dark
ness. How We were to get down puz-
zled me; how the Photographic ap-
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-06
a KENTUCKY SUMMER OUTFIT.
Senator BIackburn's Little Daughter
Knew What He Required.

Senator Blackburn's Little Daughter
Knew What He Required.
Have any Of the warm days this
summer recalled to the mind Of Sen
ator Blackburn Of Kentucky the time
he was suddenly summoned to Wash
ington, twenty-odd years ago, In the
middle of June, to look after
small matter Of patronage? His de-
parture was so sudden, and the pros
pect OF his staying more than a day
or two away from home so remote,
that he carried with him only hand
bag. But business heaped upon him
after his arrival at the capital and
he was obliged to telegraph back q
request for a trunkful OF summer
clothing. His little daughter hap
pened to be the only member OF the
family at home when the dispatch
arrived, and, thinking 1t her duty to
respond promptly, she packed a trunk
and shipped 1t, nrst slipping note
Inside, as follows:
Dear Papa; send you all the
clothes l can find, and hope you are
we'll"
The trunk contained seven white
shirts, six winter scarfs, one tooth
brush, one bowie knife, and two re-