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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-15
ID nomatic Perm.n.n.x.

II Is III lly to be the case In America
that as time goes on and our relations
with foreign powers become more and
more complicated and pressing perma-
nence in consular and diplomatic Office.
based upon knowledge and proved ft-
ness, will be the rule. This may mean
that II will not be so common a prac-
tice to take scholars and authors from
private life and place them suddenly
In foreign consulates and missions
But even then II Is likely that our liter
ature will be enriched by the work of
men who have become authors while
enjoying the opportunities for new
studies and broader observation afford
ed by the foreign service Of their coun-
try. so that II hitherto literature has
contributed to diplomacy hereafter we
shall see our diplomacy contributing to
our literature, as has not infreQuently
already been the case.-Century.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-15
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-15
PuhIinhtun Poetry.

The New York Mail and Express
points out he fact that In a list OF
twenty volumes Of poems reviewed In
a recent number Of literary paper
four were published by the authors
themselves and nine by houses that
merely act as publishing agents for
authors. The Inference is that the
great mass Of poetry goes begging for
publisher, with the author so con-
vinced Of the importance Of bis mes
sage to the world that he would rather
be his own publisher than leave bis
pipings imprinted.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-15

Mr.. Hunter (reading)-Huh! This sd'
vertisement says 'roomy fat to let"
Talk about your condensed lye"
Mrs. Hunter-How do you mean1
Mr.. Hunter-Well, II It's rOomy 1t
surely can't be hat: II It's really q
fat It can't be roomy. and II bg some
miracle it should be roomy fat IT
wouldn't be ito let."-Philadelphia
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-15
Hfrdskin Garments.

Eskimo women wear the most CO.
rious kind Of underclothing. its pecul-
larity being that 1t Is made Of the
skins Of birds. These skins. before be-
Ing sewed together. are chewed well
by the women In order to make them
soft. About a hundred skins are re-
quired to make a shirt. and the labor
Of chewing the skins which form their
garments is quite enough to account
for the massive. we'll developed jaws
81 Rakimo women
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-15
Hureau of Publicity.

Mrs. Nagguss-What an odd. inter
esting piece Of furniture! 1t looks like
an antique. Is 1t a chiffonier or
bookcase?
Mrs. Borus (wife OF struggling au-
thor)-Nelther. It's my husbands
writing desk. He calls 1t his bureau
OF publicity. Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-15
Historic Titles on Point of EItincti

HtstortCTtles on fo1nt OF EXTINCTION
No fewer than fifty-seven British
peers have no heirs to succeed them
That number Of titles is therefore like
ly to become extinct on the death Of
their present holders.
Curiously enough, nearly all these
titles are Of modern creation. The an
cient, historic nobility is well provid-
ed with heirs to carry the family name
down to future generations.
The leading exceptions to this rule
are the twenty-second Baron de Cliff
ford, whose title dates back to 1899 and
would die with him II he expired to-
morrow, and the thirteenth Baron
Borthwlck, whose title was conferred
on his ancestor In 1852.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-08-15
A PRfos to ne Faid:

IT thought" said the shopper, that
this was bargain; that could get II
for q songr
"WelI, you can have It," replied the
dealer, III you can reach 4 few high
notes."-Buffalo Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1903.

That set of men known as the leaners of the republican party is perpetratihs in the United States senate one of the most outrageous filibusters in parila- mentary history. After a test vote py which it was demonstrated that seV- teen republican senators and practical ly aM of the democrats, constituting a majority of the senate, desire to vote on the statehood bMl and vote at11rma- lively, the senate leaders, Aldrieh' Hanna Spooner Allison, Lodge, Hale, ct al, have announced that they will not permit the question to come to a vote if their determination necessttates the calling of an extra session to make appropriations for the regular ex- penses of the government. They are openly defying the whl of the majorEy and are setting themselves up as ora cles whose will the senate must obey.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28

In the excitement of the times the request of the trolley company for more space on our streets should not be overlooked. This company at the present time has very valuable fran- chise, free of charge, so to speak. wa terbury's principal streets are cut OH from those who own carriages ana would drive now and then for pleasure 'HThere is no comfort now in riding through those streets wherein trolley tracks are aadd," said one prominent citizen the other day. And now this company asks permission to double track these same streets for nearly their entire length. It must be remem- bered that these numerous turnouts are nothing short of double tracking. Now is the time to make the company pay for privileges of that sort. Don't let us grant their requests and then in year or two whine and cry about this big corporation taking a lot of money out of the town and giving nothing in ACCuuAs AuC AOhpkSu4AJ S ASASISt ApA turnouts and double tracks is plain enough. It has been published in the papers. It would be well for those shouters tor low taxes and equal taxa ton to get next to this subject and ex- press their opinions, and let the city fathers know what they think about it before it is too late.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
A Lie Nailed.

That Germany has gone too far in her treatment of Venezuela and should be called upon to halt is the convic- tion of many of the leading men in congress. Senator Bacon says: "I do not believe Germany was justified in the bombardment of San Carlos. It is possibles the German naval officer may have exceeded his instructions, but doubt if his government will dis avow his action if this is true. The harsh attitude of Germany is open to very severe criticism, but at the same time it is probably prudent not to stir up any bad feeling by harsh expres- sions of opinion. If Germany wants to blockade the port she may be juati- fled with the consent of the United States, but a bombardment is not part of a blockade.' 2 Senator Ekkins said:
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
TAX SPINDLE UNEARTHED.
New York City Believed to Have
 Lost Millions.

New York City Believed to Have
 Lost Millions.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-The arrest of four employees of the city, two of them employees of the department of taxes and assessments, has disclosed, accord ing to District Attorney Jerome, a most stupendous and farreaching plan to de- fraud the city of part of its income through the false swearing off of hun- dreds of thousands of dollars of assess mentS. The amount involved may reach into the millions.
 The alleged swindlers made the tax office their base of operations in imper- sonating bona fide taxpayers and swearing off personal taxes in the in terest of the real taxpayer, who paid for the deception.
 The plan of the gang said the dis trict attorney was to secure the name of a taxpayer from the books through the instrumentallty of the man on the inside.
 Then a member of the gang would approach the taxpayer, tell him that through certain influences he could be relieved of paying the tax imposed by the department. \.
 The swindlers represented themselves as officials of the tax department. The district attorney has knowledge of hun dreds of cases in which the taxpayer paid the gang we'll for the service rem dored
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28

"The situation looks alarming to me for the first time. Germany, this country begins to believe, is not acting fairly nor openly" Senator McLaur- in of Mississippi said: If had my way I would drive Germany and Eng land out of Venezuela. After that the matter might be settled by arbi- tration. I do not believe that Ger many ought to be allowed to take the brutal course she is taking solely be- cause Venezuela is the weak power" At the state department it is said that the United States will not at present take any cognizance of Ger many's action. It is further admitted that President Roosevelt has, by his definition of the Monroe doctrine, placed this country in a most unfor tunate position. Relying on that defin- ition, any European power can intimi- date and bully any South American re- public and so long as it does not land troops and attempt the acquisition of territory the United States cannot log ically protest, at least cannot do so without repudiating the Roosevelt de- finition of the Monroe doctrine. Min ister Bowen is in Washington and is doing all in his power to bring about peaceful settlement of the difficulty, but is meeting with grave obstacles which are giving rise to serious suspic- ion as to the honesty of Germany's purpose.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28

A@AA &AA AaC ACIuoCN LO 41kSGEl, Sending back reply that was curt,
 Since then he has failed,
 Ills door has been nailed,
 And his stock sold out cheaper than
 dirt.
 Ohio State Journal.
 A Brooklyn woman recently moved into q fifth flat. A feminine friend called on her the other day. q should think you would be afraid to live so far up," said the caller. ssIs the building fireproof?'' II guess it IS" the tenant answered "We haven't nad any coal since we moved in.o
 Sir Hiram S. Maxim is Investigating the way they do things at Monte Car 10. He has discovered that ''the bank collects fixed and well defined per, centage on aal moneys which pass over US tables, and no system or combina- tlon or systems can in the least infiu- ence tnis percentage" Hence sthe man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo IS myth. We always thought so.--1Hartford Times.
 It is well not to forget in focusinp our patriotic rage on Germany that England Is an equal party to all Ger man aggressions upon Venezuela. and that Italy is silent but responsible partner. Any criticism attaching to Germany applies equally to her allies III the absence of vigorous remon- strance on their part This debt col iecting from the helpless is miserable business at best, even when necessary. New Britain Herald.
 Tyhn r1ooy11o oP csa ment of the traction question that they may secure good service. Give the city the power which it could wield under a municipal ownership act and 1t will speedily get good service, since the traction companies will be ex- uemely reluctant to continue condi- tons which can only have the effect of proddtng the people into deciding to put municipal ownership into effect. But no one should make the mistake of supposing that for the present &C., tual ownership of the public utilities is the real end sought. Agitation along that line should be left to demagogues who find in the magic words "munici- pal ownership an effective rallying cry.-Chicago News.
 There are legislators in Kansas who are determined to place a tax on bach eiors. Not discouraged by previous de feats this element has introduced a,bill placing tax on all able bodied bach. elors, -hetwaen- the ages of 40 and 65, $50 year, and all able bodied old maids, between the ages of 35 and 30 who have no persons dependent on them for support, $25 a year. There Is also clause in the bill forfeiting to the school fund the salaries of all un- married state officers What is the matter out in Kansas 9Are the girls so unattractive that 1t is necessary to levy a tax to drive men to matrimony ? If so, we would suggest that instead of placing taxes on old bachelors and old maids who perhaps are doing the best they can to get married. they send to Connecticut for some pretty girls. That would be an easy and hanpy solution of the difficulty.-Hart- ford Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
e,bnmberaain,. T,rer Erdea.

WATERING, South Africa, Jan. 28.-- Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and his party have arrived here, having concluded the wagon trek from Pothes- troom. Sir W. F. Hely-Hutchinson, governor of Cape Colony; Sir John Gordon Sprigg, the premier, and other members of the Cape government met Mr. Chamberlain at the Transvaal bor- der. A procession was formed, headed by Cape mounted police and South African constabulary, under the com- mand of General Baden-Powell, and, accompanied by many prominent colo nists, it made triumphant entry into Mafeking. The town was elaborately decorated with flags and arches; a guard of honor was drawn I'D, native bands played appropriate airs and the greatest enthusiasm was displayed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
Boxers Death Due to a Fall.

NORTH SCITUATE, R. l., Jan. 2S.- At the coroner's inquest to determine the matter of the responsibility for the death of Eugene T. O'Connell, other wise known as Eugene Mccarthy, the boxer, in the ring contest in Saunders vile Wednesday night, the testimony went to show that O'ConnelPs death was due to the fall when his head struck the floor, and not to the knock Mnt hlnw.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
 SJhsemwo,s Centennial,

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-The programme for Ghicago's centennial celebration, planned for next September, in observ- ance of the one hundredth anniversary of the arrival of John Kinzie, the citys first permanent settler, has been decid- ed upon. The celebration is to begin en Saturday. Sept. 26.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
rearx suceeea. Low.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.--At the annual meeting of the American Geographical society Commander Robert E. Peary, U. S. N, was elected president to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation a year ago of Mayor Seth Low. The rest of the officers of the society were reelected.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money If it fails to cure. E. ". Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28

j.sf.
 WATERBURY FIRE ALARM
 .A--1er south Main ana Grand atA
 5--EccrHl Manufacturing Co. tPA
 6--Cor Bridge and Magih stS.
 T-Exchange Place.
 1nr-RQgers & Br0 (F1.
 1S-7Cor East Main aad Niagara stA, A-CQr Icaat Main and Weacott stA 16-kJor High and Walnut ats. 16-COr East Main and Cherry sta 1T-Cor East Main and Cole sts. N--Cor North Elm and Ktngsbury sta. @3-Burton street engine house. 24-Waterbnry Manufacturing Go. (Fa. z6-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke stA 27--Cor Grove and Prospect sts, 28-Cor Hillside avenue md Pine sE 20-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. 3l--Cor Bank and Grand sts. n-Cor Riverside and Bank sfs. 35--Eonn R. & l.. Co car house. tPl. 8G--Waterbury Brass Go. tP).
 8T--Cor Cedar and Meadow sts 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42--Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43--Ncw England Watch Go. (pl. 4b--Bcnedict X Burnbam Mfg Go. {r,. 46-- Waterbury Buckle Go. lP). 47-Cor s, Main ana Washington sta. Sl-Cor Baldwin and River sts. E2-Cor Franklin and Union sts, 5Y-Nat'b'y Clock Co case fact'y. (Pa. 54--Cor Clay and NH sts.
 66-Cor Liberty and River sts. bT--No s hose house. KS-- Cor Baldwin aRd Stone sts. 82-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin sk 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. T3--North Willowst.
 74-1,or Johnson and Waterviffe stN. i4l--W olcott st, beyond Howard. 162-Cor East Main and WeltoE sts. 2l2-The Platt Bros & Go. (Pj. 2l3-Shoe Hardware Go. ip)- 214-Wat'b'y Clock Go my't fact'y. U1. 216-Cor Worth Main and Grove sts. 25l-Cor Round Hln and Ward sts. 2If. Junction Cooke and N Main sts. 27a-Groye. bet. Central X Holmes avs. s11--S. N. K. Tcephonc Go bd'g. (Py. 312--Cor Bank and Meadow sts. &s Gloves (P). Sl4--FluMe X Atwood. H'1. Ring Go. tP). 3l6--Conn K. < l.. power house. lrL SIS Holmes, Booth x Haydens. tFl. 32i.-No 4 hose house 323 3--Cor Wash'g'n avc and PortEr st 524--Cor Charles and Porter eta. 32S- Cor Sin1ons st and wnxls'gsn ave. 8Tl.--(,ity Lumber and Coal Co. (P). 41o- Tracy Bros. tPl. 4S2--Cer Liberty and Sorth Main sts. 451--Stecle < Johnson Mfg Co. tec. ES2--Ccr Baldwin and Rys sfs.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
The efforts of the Republican Il

The efforts of the Republican this morning to free itself from the taint of yellow journalism is just a trile fudicrous as we'll as further showing a mild shade of yellow. MT Sewell was quoted correctly in the Democrat yesterday, and we have his views as printed in the American to bear us out on this point. In both the American and the Democrat he is quoted as say ing that 1t was an accident, the same as has happened at this place before. If MT Sewell wants to go on record as giving out contradictory reports that is his affair, but just at this time we think all good citizens will try to trouble and not picture things worse than they really are. We print below an extract from the three papers. Two say accident on strength of Manager Sewell's statement, the other says van dalism. Here they are: D Vandals Derail TroAey by Placing
 Rocks on the Track.
 Manager Sewell was on the spot soon after the accident, and in com menting to a reporter about the acci- dent said that he believed there was no doubt but that the stones were placed on the track to deran the car.- Republican.
 Trouble at Waterville-An Accident,
 Says MT Sewell.
 General Manager Sewell said to-day that it was purely an accident. we have had those same things happen be- fore" he said. We don't think an attempt was made to derail the car.''- American.
 A Lie Nailed. Manager Sewell does not attribute the accident that occurred in Water vile last evening to rascality on the part of sympathizers of the strikers. He said this morning that it would have occurred, in all proha bility, under any other circumstances. He said it was probably due to frost being in the axle and the severe jolt the car got when it left the track. There was no evidence of stones being laid on the track. nor of any other kind of vio- lence.-Democrat.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
CHINESE MENU

N. B.--All dishes cooked to order and special Chinese Teas served.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-28
HEARD IN PASSING

An ad he refused to insert, Sending back reply that was curt.
 Since then he has failed,
 His door has been nailed, And his stock sold out cheaper tha1 dirt.
The sun., 1903-12-08
BURIED MORO WITH A Pro.
That American Insult to Mohammedan
Belief Said to Have Caused Jolo Revolt.

WARRINGTON, Dec. IA copy OF the Ma
nila Cabis ne,1s. just received at the War
Department, contains a remarkable story Of
the cause OF the native uprising in Jolo, 1t
is declared that a Mohammedan native,
killed by the soldiers. was buried in grave
with a butchered pig. The natives de-
manded revenge for an insult to their
creed which resulted from an order Of
Leut.-Co Rodgers OF the Fifteenth Cav
airy. The story follows:
"A juramentado was shot to death on
the street Of Jolo after he had partially
Fifteenth Cavalry. One Of the bullets
ranged upward through the fanatics body
and killed the chief buger OF the Fifteenth.
Col. Rodgers ordered the dead fanatic buried
with pig. No greater insult can be shown
the pork stunning Mohammedans -,
walls Of the city Of Jolo Stark naked, the
juramentado was thrown into 1t. Above
the grave was placed derrick. from which
Was hung large d dead piS od The s,,ansa anmats Is
fall upon the Moro's body
The story describes the rage Of the Moros
that evening and says;
Their anti-American feeling was in
creased by the receipt Of the news that
Gen, Wood intended to disarm every Moro
"(}en. Wood arrived in Jolo on the same
day that the sultan of the island returned
from Singapore.
An officer OF the army. who has just
statement that Moros are buried with pigs
in Jolo to bring to an end the fanatic actions
of the jura1nentados. A juramentado, it is
explained. is a native who enrages himself
to the point of numbering Christians in the
hope Of attaining happy existence here
after
The sun., 1903-12-08
SKELETONS IN PARK CORNER.
Eight Under Hall OF Records. Some Head
DoMn-Nld Prison Above.

Francisco Vincanzo, an Italian laborer,
while digging yesterday in the subway
excavation a few feet northwest of where
the Hall of Records formerly stood, un-
covered eight almost complete skeletons.
Some Of them stood on their heads, others
were in curious positions and all were close
together
The bones were found in what appeared
to be a burying trench. about four feet
below the surface. They were partly
covered by the roots Of an old tree which
Vincanzo was digg ng out when he came
across the skeletons. The corner of the
Hall OF Records near which the skeletons
we're ,neart he'd was at one time an execu-
tion chamber.
Soon after the finding Of the skeletons
a man gained admittancc to the subway
by telling Policeman Casassa of tho City
Hall station that he was an anthropologist.
With this formidable introduction. he pro-
ceeded to classify the skulls. One of them.
he said. was that OF negro TO the re-
mander he assigned a variety Of national-
ties.
Tho skeletons, which were badly broken
in being taken out were sent TO the
Movgue
The sun., 1903-12-08

o., - A.
disgust from his office as captain OF tne
Port, which was under Gen Woods juris-
,,,otion
C..aor you,, tes,if7ed that his
Ioihiiai'oer iou's ;ro.,Iioo hia
recall from havana "as an ,ne.
matter and that he asked his fr1ends IN ma
vana what they knew about It. Among
,,ha,s ho oona,lted Gen. Wood. whom he
,. o'hele ne oosu ',.a.,, frierd Con. wood
regarded us warm '',enu ',.'. Saa. go 80
expressed sympathy WIN 'o'"'tia''"e,
Young, but professed entire ignorance OF
tho reason FOR Younp's recall When
Cor,n,ord.r Young arrived in Washington
,onNa , 81; os.o,isbmsrt that charges
ne i1una 20 an ms roiys, a.'u h;r, hv Gen Wood
hao peeh ii'eo 'tS"'''o' min ~
h'ihse.. ,o. yo,r, said also that Gen
cohni''n'er INV ',.s,i,,as i" 70 sbado,y him
Moou emp ot1o pii,s Can = r T,mnhrev
Heh ihsNer r. I, IiLi pLi al ~ whon we're con.
a.'a nlaJoi J';,h tho roamfl;,ine ~ Wood q ac-