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DEER LACK STAMINA.
The wild and Fleet Footed Animals
Are Soon Tagged Out.

at seems to be the opinion OF
great many people that deer and ante
lope are ut the top notch among AMI
mails as far as speed Is concerned said
a Dakota ranchman. 81 have often
heard the expressions as swift as an
antelope and he can run Ike deer,
but the fact Is any good horse can run
over Mr.. Deer or Mr.. Antelope within
mile on level or nearly level ground.
81 will guarantee to take any first
class COW pony and run down any deer
that ever lived inside OF two miles, pro-
yided the ground be level and the deer
has no more than twenty-five or thirty
Yards start. often have seen cow
boys run down and rope deer within
half a mile. This, of course, can only
be done when you are riding up the
wind and surprise bunch Of deer or
antelope feeding or lying down In
depression where they do not see or
scent you till you are almost on them.
Over a rough or hilly country your
horse wouldn't be In 1t with deer.
1.-THE action of deer under full speed
reminds me OF nothing 80 much as a
seashell sent ricochetdng over the sur
face Of smooth water They don't gal
lop; they simply bound, and that IL
where they lose speed over level
ground. But l have seen deer bound
straight up the side of mountain and
20 fully as fast as If on the level, and
no living animal can catch them at the
uphill game.
Deer have tremendous vitality. l
have never seen one drop instantly
when shot. They will make jump or
two even when shot through the heart.
your true deer hunter Will never
shoot q deer running from him, as the
bullet will invariably spoil the hams
and hind quarters. Most Of the west
ern deer hunters can turn a deer when
he is running full speed from him with
q shrill whistle. The deer almost al
ways will turn to see what that sound
| means, only for a fraction Of second,
perhaps, but that is the hunters oppor-
tunity, and Mr.. Deer generally gets 1t
In the neck about that time."-New
| York Press
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The Generals Nose.

Like Cyrano de Bergerac, General B.
Of the regular army was possessed Of a
nose which excited curiosity, if not
comment, wherever lie appeared. At
one Of the hops given at the post the
dancers wore fancy dress and masks.
The generals partner CHANGED to be a
vivacious young thing who had never
met him before. Nor was she any the
wiser as to his Identity when, follow
Ing the custom at mask balls, he re-
moved the covering from his face. His
partner followed stnt and her prattle
ceased for awhile. Then she remarked,
reproachfully: "Oh, but it isn't fart
You haven't taken off your nose!-
New York Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-09-19

When Henry Harland was at Har-
ward he spent his vacations at Nor
witch. Conn. One Sunday he met an
old friend Of his to whom he owed q
quarter AS he was leaving at 4:3o
Monday morning for the long winter
term he called to the old gentleman
and said:
deacon H., owe you quarter"
"Ah, my son, no business transac'
tons on the Sabbath day."
Harland, hastily putting his money
in his pocket begged his pardon ana
said as he was leaving very early the
next morning he had ventured to pay
him on the Sabbath.
In the black dawn OF a winters
morning he put his head out Of the
window to say to the cabman that be
would be down directly, and there be-
side the cab stood a dark, motionless
figure.
"Who can be good enough to see me
of at this time In the porningT
thought Harland.
When he came down he sand that
the deacon had come for his quarter
New York Times.
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Her Generous Excuse,

DR.. Charles Wood, pastor Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, Philadelphia,
once delivered a lecture on Sunday
evening on "Spurgeon." Said he: Il
spent solid month in preparing that
lecture in order TO make 1t as thorough
as possible and had 1t announced sew
eral weeks in advance. After it was
over and was feeling pretty we'll sat
isfied with the results Of my endeavors
an old lady in my congregation came
up to shake hands.
CDR. Wood she said, I think l
know why you delivered that lecture
this evening"
"Whyr said 1, my face besming
with qualification at the reference to T.
"'Well, l suppose 1t was becausa
you didn't have the time to prepare a
Sermon "-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Effect q. Music on Animals.

At the zoo the zebra, wild ass, deer
and Ostrich went into paroxysms OF
rage a: the sound of the piccolo, al
though they had manifested various
signs Of pleasure over the violin and
flute. The tiger was asleep and re-
fused to be awakened by the fiddler
and fiutist. But when the man with
the piccolo began to play the animal
sprang furiously to its feet and rushed
angrily up and down the cage, flashing
its tail. So extreme was the beasts
anguish that the piccolO man speedily
gave place to the hutist. The differ
ence In effect was at once apparent
The tiger stopped, listened, lay down
and purred like a kitten In its enjoy
ment of the grateful sounds. and pres
emily fell asleep In luxurious repose.-
London Spectator.
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OH. Reverence the King.

That King Edward Is king of Great
Britain and Ireland, emperor OF India,
a field marshal, admiral and a host or
other things every one Is aware, but
few know the king Is also a clergyman
OF the Church of England. with a sal
airy.
In Pembrokeshlre, Wales, st. David's
cathedral claims King Edward as
prebendary, and for this office he is
entitled to salary of fl per annum.
1t is not known that his majesty has
ever preached sermon In ST. Davids
cathedral, and certainly the simple
Welsh folk of the parish have no
knowledge OF their king having done
so.
In the cathedral is a royal pew which
can only be occupied by other than
royalty upon an express order from his
majesty.
st. David's is one Of the oldest cathe
drals in England and during the mid
die ages was visited by many pilgrims
In search of cures and blessings.
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Sabbath observance In Belgium Is
optional, especially in regard to the de-
livery Of letters. Postage stamps have
a tiny coupon at the bottom on which
is the legend, engraved both in French
and Dutch:
mot to be delivered on Sunday"
II the sender Of the letter Is person
of strong religious views who believes
in observing the Sabbath in every
form he permits the coupon to remain
attached to the stamp and the letter
which might be delivered on Sunday
does not go out Of the receiving office
until the following day. II, on the
other hand, the sender Of the letter has
no such scruples, he tears Off the cou-
pom and the letter Is delivered on Sun
day, the same as on any other day
A fine Is imposed on the carrier for
violating the instructions Of the cou
pom. AS Dutch is spoken q great deal
in Belgium, the warning appears on
the coupon in that language as well
as in French.
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xodern BibIicaI Ignorance.

The prevalent optimism concerning
tho nresent condition Of American edu-
cation as a whole is broken by an al
most unanimous confession OF failure
IN one particular. The typical young
American of today, it is generally al
mitted. does not know the Bible as Dis
father knew it. 1T is apparent, De-
Gins q recent resolution Of the Nauonel
Educational association, that famllar-
itv with the English Bible as a master
niece of literature is rapidly decreas-
ing among the pupils in our schools
In all the comments that have been
nrovoked by the rest Of the resolution
there has been scarcely any attempt 10
question the truth of this preamble. A
few years ago public opinion. within
the churches at least, was shocked Dy
President Thwing's revelation OF the
ignorance of number Of college STU
dents whose acquaintance with Biblical
illusions and quotations he had tested
by means of an examination paper
Since then the decadence of American
education in this respect has been the
topic of many jeremiads from the pull
pit and in the press, journalists lament
ing that the style of speech and writ
ing has consequently deteriorated ana
preachers bewailing resultant lower
ing of the moral standard.-Herbert
w. Horwill in Atlantic.
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PROVERBS UP TO DATE.

Better swallow your good jests than
lose your good friend.
Sweet ape the uses of adversely; bit
ter are the uses of prosperity
The rising generation owes much TO
the inventor of the alarm clock.
If vanity were deadly disease ev-
cry undertaken would buy fast horses.
The dead march is not necessarily the
one that the musicians have murdered.
When the last trump sounds, some
woman will ask Gabriel to wait min
ute.
The oil Of insincerity is more to be
dreaded than the vinegar Of vitupera-
ton.
A good field of corn is one thing a
farmer doesn't care to have crowed
over.
A walk may improve your appetite,
but tramp will eat you out Of house
and home.
The man who cannot be beaten is he
who holds his head up when he has
been beaten.-EverybOdy's Magazine.
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President Dfnz.

Outside Of Mexico there Is a general
impression that because President Diaz
is now seventy-three years old he must
be failing and that at best he can last
but a little time longer. ION the con-
trary," says a man who has just re-
turned from a business trip to the sis.
ter republic, "half a minutes talk with
the general will dispel any such no.
ton. He is Of Oaxaca Indian blood, q
tribe noted for longevity and physical
prowess. He sits his saddle with old
time ease and from all appearances
can stand as much fatigue as when he
rode into Puebla conqueror OF the
French thirty-five years ago. His son
Porfirio Diaz, Jr., is now a man OF ar
fairs in the Mexican financial world"
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AMERICA, NORTH AND SOUTH
whx the Two Halves of the Con-
tinrnt Are Different.

tiHCnt Arc
Although North and South America
IRE of nearly equal area, they are IN
many respects very different ana IN
the character of their population are
likely to remain so.
North America is peopled mainly
from the north of Europe, South Amer
lea mainly from the south, though OIL
late wears there have been heavy cross
currents--from Italy to the Uhiteo
States from Germany TO Brazil.
Half of North America lies In the
tempcrate belt between the thiruetn
and fiftieth parallels of north lautuoe'
Only one-eighth of South America lies
in the corresponding zone. Thrse-
fourths of South America and only
one-fourteenth of North America lie IN
the tropics.
OF the small portion of North Amer
lea within the tropics a considerable
mart is so elevated as to enjoy TEN
nerate climate like the great PLAIN OK
Mexico. On the other hand, South
America, in spite Of the high Andes
averages lower above sea level than
any other great body of land IN the
world.
Professor Talcott Williams, before
the Academy Of Political and Social
Science, stated the population OF Nortn
America ut 9O.000,000, of whom TO-
600 900 are white. South America mas
some 4OOOO.OOO, of whom 1t may De
doubted If over 100000 are of pure
white blood.
There are, however, comparatively
few negroes in South America. Ihere
the "colOred race" is Indian or mes
tizo'-mixed. In Venezuela, Colombia
and Brazil only to 10 per cent are
white Brazil has AZ per cent OF
whites; Argentina even more.
In consequence Argentina Is the only
country in the world that is growing
faster than the United States. Oru-
c,lov and Chile have also grown, al
though less rapidly. Most OF the others
have for half a century not progressed
NJ all. Paraguay lost, according 10 Ut
Williams. "a round million of its Los
600 during the Lopez wars
In Brazil Argentina and Chile gov
erument is stable, trade hourishes ana
ministry thrives. If the other coun-
tries are less fourishing and reliable
nolitically. they are doing as well as
could be expected with inferior popuia-
ton.
The bulk Of South American popula'
tion is Indian, and Of course the South
American Indians differ as greatly az
those of North America in their char'
acter. The Peruvian natives were OF
a high order, and their descendants are
still industrious and docile. The Aztec
of Mexico has been an important factor
in its development, but some or the
equatorial Indians are very poor i0t
New York World.
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THE LEONlNE DUMAS.
How Hia W ,rshipcrs Adored Their
Literary Idol.

One evening "a the beginning Of June
7 was taken TO the residence Of Dumas,
ON the Boulevard Malesherbes, by an
intimate friend OF the great novelist.
Az one thinks of lion, with his shag-
nv name full OF the jungle burs OF al
venture so can see the author OF
"Monte-C Christie as he appeared on that
memorable evening. Standing about
were women friends, actresses, writers,
poets. attracted by world Of romance
symbolized In the figure seated In the
middle of the salon. | was instantly
impressed with two things-the Tres
Goes on the walls and the attitude or
the host. He sat like silent oracle,
surrounded by a crowd OF female ad-
mirers, the whole company set on by
panels representing life sized figures
from Goethes great drama-Faust,
Mephistopheles, Marguerite There were
no other pictures in the room. The IN
fluence Of these figures, the attitude OF
Dumas and his worshipers, concentrate
cd the mind on the Quintessential ele-
ment OF romance Half indifferent he
sat. as some handsome young woman
would stroke his head. while another
would place her hand on his shoulder
as they might have done with an old
lion long tanned and without teeth.
There was nothing TO distract the mind
from the harmony of idea and person
ality-the company of women might
have been part Of the frescoes and
Dumas the creator Of Faust instead
Of Monte Christie" There was an en-
chanted element about the people ana
the room.
The whole company convefsed among
themselves, standing as If they were
at court. while the host sat still and
unused. l was held by the mystery,
the fascination of the romantic atmos-
phere, the peculiar spell of the huge
mass that filled the fauteuil Ike an
| idol Of adamant. For there was some
thing of the idol about the man. |
thought of Buddhist statue In sit
ting posture, corpulent at the base
crisp at the top The lower part OF the
face was Of porcine dimensions, the
skin swarthy, the hair curly. the ex-
preston Of the eyes calm and sphinx
like. He was man who not only had
invented life, but had seen it.-Critc.
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A VERY WET CITY,
New OrIeaks Has to he Pumped Dry
After Every Rain.

Nav OrIeaks Has to He Pumped Dry
After Every Rain.
The city of New Orleans. like most OF
the land at each side of the Mississippi
river I'm the alluvial country, lies con-
siderably below the high water line OF
the Mississippi river. The whole city
would be inundated by the river occa-
sionally IL it were not protected BY
levee along the river front. The city Is
also protected by levees running az
right angles to the river, one above the
city and one below 1t, and also Dy
leyee long the shore of Lake Pontehar-
train and by levees along the banks OK
the various canals which reach from
that lake into the territory OF the mu-
nicipality.
New Orleans is so near the mouth OF
the river that the land upon which the
city is built is not only lower than the
high water stage Of the river, but Is In
part lower than the level Of the gulf OF
Mexico and of the various lakes in the
vicinity of the city. Therefore there 10
no natural drainage for the land In
closed by the levees surrounding the
town. The rainwater that falls upon
this area has to be pumped so as to
force it into either Lake Pontchartrain
or Lake Borgne. The city itself covers
large area, although the major por-
ton Of its area is not built up as city.
The part at present chiefly occupied by
buildings consists of a strip a mile or
80 wide along the bank Of the river.
This area is the subject OF rainfalls,
the greatest of which for many years
has been about seven and half inches
within twenty-four hours, which is
equivalent to cube of water $40 feet
long, wide and deep. OF course such
rain occurs only at very rare intervals.
In 1894, before work on the new drain
age system was commenced, records
were kept Of the amount Of rainfall
each year. and these records have been
continued until the present time. Dur
ing the month of July, 1894, 325, 739, $3.50
cubic feet Of water were drained away
from about half the total area included
in the drainage plan. This discharge
for one month is equivalent to a cube
of water 6S5 feet on each edge or to
lake ten miles long. GOO feet wide and
10 feet deep or TO canal 80 miles long
40 feet wide and 20 feet dsep.-Engi
neering Magazine.
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Strawberries. Strawberries
Crates are now in Season.

One of the most novel as we'll as
substantial strawberry crate now on
the market is made by the Green
bush Mfg. Co., at Greenbush, Va,
their postoffice is Parksley, Va. One
important point which all growers OF
berries will appreciate is in the fact,
that they are putting thirty..three
baskets in every crate thereby insur-
ing plenty of cups. This is a home
industry and is worthy OF the pat
ronage of the public. All parties
using crates will do well to write the
above named firm for prices which
they will find in keeping with things
in general.
They also wish to express their ap,,
probation of all past favors granted
them and kindly solicit continuance
of the same. They cordially invite
the public to visit their works at
Greenbush, Va, where they will re-
ceive hearty welcome and be shown
the many details of manufacture IL
connection with d strawberry crate.
Greenbush Mfg. Co.
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A Useless Brother.

DR.. Gillespie, the present moderator
of the Church Of Scotland. tells how he
was nonplused the other day by rag
ged urchin who declared he was alone
in the world, his father and mother
having died some years ago. Have
you not sister, thenT asked DR.. Gil
lespie. II niver had yin" "But surely
you have a brother?" Eyes, but he's at
Glasa college" "Well, cannot he spare
some time from his studies to look aft
err you a bitT INA, sir" replied the
urchin mournfully, "for he was born
wi two heids, and they keep him In a
bottle"
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Mary Had TO mail" Her Man

Mary was Il domestic treasure, and
when she gave her mistress months
notice on the plea that she was going
to be married there was weeping and
wailing In the household.
"Oh, Mary, wouldn't you be willing
to oblige me by putting off your mar
rage for a week if am not suited when
your notice expires" asked her dis
tressed employer.
"Well, ma'am, l wouldn't mind wait
ing myself" was the reply, but men Is
different. If you don't nail 'em when
they're ready for it you can't nail 'em
at all."-Xew York Press.
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BEATING A SCOOP"
The Way President Hayes o"co
saved Newspaper Man.


President Hayes wa generally count
I'd rs n cold man by the correspond
.nts Int there is one dignified writer
AZ "breyier matter" who, when a
washington correspondent had need
70 find a vulnerable joint In the presi-
dents armor and succeeded completely
Then as now, great pains were taken
10 prevent premature publication OF the
nresident's message. At the same ume
q wos the custom. which II Is not now
for certain newspapers 10 print tore-
cast Of the message a few days In ad-
vance. One year the correspondent OF
w s Story's Chicago Times learned
late on a Saturday night that the chi
co0o Tribune man had sent an abstract
If the message by mail for publication
on the following Monday morning. AS
he knew that to be beaten on so I'M
portant a matter meant discharge Dy
fhe irascible Story. he put In all OF the
following Sunday trying to secure al
abstract for himself. At about noon
he cot so close 10 printed copy that
he began to have hopes, but they were
dashed to the ground when the GUS
todian thereof refused an offer of 81
600 for the document.
Finally, at about 3 o'clock, the cor
respondent met senator, great
friend of the president to whom he
poured out the complete story Of his
troubles The senator didn't believe ne
could be Of service, but finally consent
ed TO take the correspondent with him
to call upon the chief executive.
At first the president was adamant,
though he would not deny that the
Chicago Tribune's man had stolen a
march on his rival. At last being
convinced that failure meant the close
Of his callers journalistic career, Mr..
Hayes said:
II can't send you TO any one for q
copy Of the message, rs you suggest
You can't be helped by any one but
me. and l am crowded for time. But
under the circumstances, l will outline
the message briefly on condition that
you keep the source of your informa-
ton a secret. You must not take notes,
but write wholly from memory.
may repeat the exact plraseology OF
the message In part and that wouldn't
do in your dispatch"
Then for the space Of twenty minutes
the president talked steadily. the cor
respondent listening meanwhile as II
his life depended upon good hearing
and good memory. The result was
column and three-Quarters in the Chi
cago Times the next morning and pro
motion instead of discharge for the
newspaper man. - Louisville Courier
Journal.
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A Ttmid PIunger.

"I'll bet a dollar if should ask you
to marry me you'd refuse" ventured
Gussie, trying to inject little more
spirit into the conversation.
my, but you're cheap one" re-
sponded the girl.
"Y-y-y-why? stammered Gussie.
because you won't bet more than a
dollar on a sure thing" - Baltimore
American.
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MIRA Bangs-So that pretty widow Is
really married so soon again, eh?
Old Bangs-YOu bet!
Mrs. Bangs-But her late husbands
will expressly stipulated that II she
took a second husband her legacy was
to revert to his most distant relative.
Old Bangs-That's where she was
foxy. She hunted up the relative and
married him.-Smart Set.
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The Ruling Passion.

The prospective heirs of the dying
miser come silently into his sick room.
The physician is seated by the side Of
the patient, finger on his pulse.
How is our dear uncle today, doc
torT ask the prospective heirs.
There is small change in his condi-
ton" whispers the doctor.
The dying miser rouses himself by
q supreme effort. Small change"
he gasps. "Put-it-in-my-pOcket!-
Judge.
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On the Sabbath.

In Scotland once a drunken man met
a clergyman chasing his runaway dog
on Sunday "Tammas," said the breath
less clergyman, Il am sorry to see you
in this condition but whistle for my
dog. He is running away" Tammas
regarded the speaker with gravity and
said: "Whustle? may drink whisky,
but I'll no whustle for ony dog on the
Lords day." 49,. - 49,
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Their Rewards.

"Who lives in that little cottage down
there by the lane?
There dwells the man who wrote
the poem that made Beasleys shaving
soap famous"
"And who resides in the splendid
mansion on yonder hill?'
"Beasley ."-Chicago Record-Herald.
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Van Schmidt don't believe old Kerr
Mudgeon ever had a gentle impulse.
Fitz- Bile-That's where you're wrong
He's been very kind to at least one wo
man, I'm sure.
Van Schmidt-HOw so?
Fitz- Bile-Well, isn't he a bachelOr?--
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Just Passing.

-Are you acquainted with Mrs Tub
byf"
eyes; we have a passing acquaint-
ance"
"Oh, as much as that?"
ayes. We were at the same card Ia
BILE once She passed, and so did H.
Cleveland Plain Dealer