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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-21

| OF banknotes! Mr.. Webster's face light.
ed up with look of great surprise
well, we'll" he said There is some
money. | wonder where 1t came from
Young man. help yourself" With that
Mr.. Webster turned his back upon
young Field and buried his face In a
lawbook. Mr. Field helped himself,
signed receipt and left the room, and
Mr.. Webster did not look up for one
moment to see what he was doing.
Daniel Webster may have been q great
statesman, but he was not business
man. He had no more right to ignore
his creditors like that than he had TO
sell his vote in the United States SEN
ate. And before God and man we have
no right to run up lot Of bills which
we have no intention of canceling.
"Owe no man anything wrote the
greatest preacher who ever lived. That
means pay your butcher and baker
bills and rent just as faithfully as you
ought to pay for your church pew or
your dues to the missionary societies.
Pertinent Question.
In closing l would like to ask my
hearers pertinent question-Is not
the chief reason why you are unwilling
to publicly profess Christ because you
have not been living right with your
fellow men and trying to pay your hon
est debts? DR.. Wilbur Chapman, /
think 1t was, once told this incident In
Il great evangelistic meeting. For some
weeks there was among the audience
to whom he had been preaching a man
who would not confess Christ. DR..
Chapman could not understand why.
But one night this man came to his
hotel room and said: Doctor, Is there
help for me? | am a defaulter. III
stole so many thousand dollars from
ny employers many years ago. They
nave never found it out. What shall
dO?" Dr. Chapman told the man to
20 back to his old employers and to
confess, and fully confess, what he
lad done. Then Dr. Chapman told
hat man to give up all his property
o liquidate part Of the debt and to
hedge himself to pay back the balance
s soon as he could. The man did as
e advised In trying to undo the past
7rong he removed the obstacle which
ad kept him from realizing that Christ
7as ready to forgive him. My friends,
J the awful realization that you have
cen financially unjust to your fellow
len keeping you away from the love
Christ? VIII you not try to undo
nat wrong? Will you not follow the J
)mmand of Paul, who tells US to "owe
0 man anything" the same Paul who
Ills us to press toward the mark for {
lie prize of the high calling of God In 1
hrist Jesus"
1t may only take a small speck of
lst In the eye to blind the sight and
tut out the light Of the noontide sun.
may only take one bill which we II
fuse to pay to our neighbor to shut G
1t all the glories of heaven Paul o
,es not ask Of US an lrppossibility. but s.
, does demand that we. one and all. q
ould not only love God with all our L
uls, but also love our fellow men u
ough to be financially just to them o
well as mercifu d.
copyright. 1909 by Louis Klopsch.l q
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-21

OF a pretentious but not we'll read
dame Of the Victorian period Lady Bull
wer used to relate this incident:
The conversation turned on literature
one day. and this lady, who aimed at
forming a salon, got rather out Of her
depth.
who is this Dean Swift they are
talking aboutY she whispered at last
to Lady Bulwer. II should like to in
vite him to one Of my receptions"
ALAS, madam" answered Lady Bull
wer, "the dean did something that has
shut him out Of society"
Dear me. What was thatT
"Well, about a hundred years ago he
dlnd ~
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-21

A dealer In pet birds was visited by a
customer who suffered and wanted to
buy a parrot which took his fancy.
The salesman was an Irishman who
had just been employed by the dealer.
The customer said. "Du-du-does that
parrot ta-ta-talk good?"
well" replied the Irish salesman,
'if he did not talk better than you |
would wiring his neck off,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-21
A. Some Other. nn-

They say" said WillIe's mother as
they were watching the "armless won
der" wind his watch. write his name
and do other remarkable things with
bis toes. that be can play the piano,
but don't see how"
That's easy. mamma" replied VIII
lie. He can play by ear"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
For a Bad Back.

Sabra, Montana, Oct. ia great
many men in this neighborhood used
to complain of pains in the back, but
now scarcely one can be found who
has any such trouble.
Mr.. Gottlieb Mill is largely respon-
sible for the Improvement, for 1t was
he who first of all found the remedy
for this backache. He has recon-
mended it to all his friends and neigh
bors, and in every case it has had
wonderful success.
Mr.. Mill says
For many years l had been trou-
bled with my Kidneys and pains in
the small of my back. / tried many
medicines but did not derive any bene-
fit until last fall, when | bought a
dozen boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
After using them few days began
to improve, my back quit aching and
I felt better and stronger all around.
81 will keep them in the house right
along for in my opinion they are the
best medicine in the market to-day,
and If my back should bother me
again, l will use nothing else"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
The Kiss.

We were walking home together
Through the fragrant fields of June,
In the sweet, enchanted weather
When the earth is all in tune;
Secrets In cur hearts unspoken;
Over us the blue unbroken
Save where, like a lovers token,
Hung the slender, crescent moon.
Love and Hope were mine to guide me
In the scented atmosphere,
And with Beauty close beside me
Paradise itself was near;
Love was in the air: / knew 1t;
Leaves they lisped it; breezes blew It:
And upon the grass in dew 1t
Mingled in the moonlight clear.
White she was-a moonlit lily
Were not lovelier to see
In It's garden boudoir Silly!
Fairer than flower was she!
Sped. as 'twere a lyric shaft her
Lips let go, and Echo after
Followed us with melody.
Echo followed-so did Cupid
Whispering along the way;
l could hear them murmur: Stupid,
Why not kiss her when you may?
Why not tell her in the twilight
While the stars and moon on high light
All the world with loves own shy light?'
Hear" my heart said, "and obeyr'
So took my hearts suggestion.
And, when next l heard a sigh.
All OF love went in question
And returned In her reply;
Then came one, brief, blissful minute
With first kiss tangled in it,
Think what luck 1t was to win 1t,
WITH q horseshoe in the sky!
Fix Carmen in Life.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

They clinched-they fought; and Il
was q fight for life, there Ia the heart
of death!
The deck was cracking and steam.
ing beneath their feet; the dense
smoke blinded them; the thick air
choked them.
Higher and higher the flames were
leaping-higher and higher; closer
and closer they crept, and whirled, and
eddied round them-closer and closer.
The storm had died down. Below,
the small boat lay, and its crew
waited. A little further back a girl
stood, CHASTITY. and shivering with
womanly horror.
And still those two In the red glare
fought, and slipped and struggled.
With a swift, sudden motion the
taller man freed himself, and lifting
his arm, struck the other down. He
swung round and held out his hand In
chivalrous assistance to Laurie Lisle.
"Come!" he cried. "The boat will
hold one more-come!"
And the hot flame scorched her
cheek as she came-came over the
deck, blackened and drenched, and
slippery with the blood spilled In her
defense.
She stood before him, white, state
ly figure, with face which looked as
though carved from marble. For the
first time he saw her fully-for the
first time, wrapped in the weird, red
light of the blazing ship, he recognized
her
He flung out his arms with cry-a
yearning, joyous, agonized cry, that
walled out over the waters:
Laurie, Laurie! Oh, my darling
my darling!"
"Cliye!"
For one instant the light in his eyes
illuminated her own; for one moment
of blind joy her face was glorious; for
one second she was unconscious Of
misery, and danger and death-uncon.
scious of all save that he was with her
her lover! And that she loved him,
she loved him, she loved him!
For one brief second only, then she
staggered back from his outstretched
arms, with shuddering SOB of hor-
ror. She flung out her hands as If to
keep him from her; she turned her
white, wild face away from him.
"Oh, no, no, mol" she painted hoarse-
ly, Historically. Better death than
life at your hands-better death! Oh,
my God. better DEATH"
Ito Be Continued.)
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
WHAT sEss HAD WRITTEN.
Message Not Exactly What Fsther
Had Ordered.

What's that?" said the old gentle
man, as he entered while the eldest
daughter was saying things confden-
TALLY to her mother.
"Bess was just telling me that the
young man that visited the Broketons
last summer has written her, and that
be sent love and kisses"
"He did, did he? The impudent
puppy. Write him and squelch him
at once, or you're no daughter of mine.
Let him know, SO there is no possible
chance Of misunderstanding, that
you have the utmost resentment for
such conduct, and If he ever comes
here again I'll kick him out of the
house"
well, did you attend to that mat
ter, Bess?" asked the old gentleman
at breakfast next morning.
Eyes"
Good. What did you say?"
Il told him very distinctly that il
he didn't know any better than to send
such things in a letter. instead Of
bringing them in person, would have
to forego the pleasure of his acquaint-
ance."
For the next five minutes the family
were terror-stricken under a convic-
tion that the head of the household
had burst a blood-vessei.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
HE TOOK THE HINT.
Also His Hat and Coat, and Silently
Departed.

Also His Hat and Coat, and Silently
Departed.
YES" she said, in answer to some
thing he had said, "the old songs are
very beautiful"
Beautiful" he exclaimed, enthusi-
astically; beautiful hardly describes
them. They are-they are-well, COM
pared with them, the songs of to-day
are trash, the veriest trash"
II agree with you, yet the old songs
sometimes contain sentiments that
one cannot wholly approve"
Il think you are mistaken"
81 will give you an illustration.
There is John Howard Payne's Home,
Sweet Home for instance. You surely
do not agree with all the sentiments
it contains?".
why not?" he asked warmly. "Why
not?"
Because" she said, glancing at the
clock, which was marking the hour
OF eleven, because there is a line
in that song which says There's no
place like home You do not believe
that, do your"
Then he coughed a hollow cough,
and arose and went silently out into
the night.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
BOUGHT ART TO DESTROY IT.
Man of Wealth Who Would Have No
Panrodurtion If HE paintipoe

Man of Wealth Who Would Have No
Reproduction of His Paintings.
The attendants in the art gallery OF
a department store in Brooklyn were
startled the other day to see a man
deliberately destroy two pictures that
he had just purchased at cost Of
SAT. The man is wealthy and aims to
have no duplicates. He had pur-
chased in the art gallery that was the
scene Of his vandalism a painting for
which he paid $1,000. After it was sent
home he was showing it to friend,
who, knowing the collectors weak
ness, told him he had seen two repro
auctions of the painting in the same
gallery, one priced at $35 the other $12.
go and buy them for me-" said the
collector, and when you get them
break them up. I'll give you check
for SAT before you go home"
The friend declined the task, SO the
collector went to the store himself,
pointed out the two pictures, and
after he had paid for them destroyed
them on the spot.
This same man ordered a table with
carved top, for which he paid $500,
and after it had been finished he went
to the artist who had designed 1t and
stood by him while he destroyed the
original drawings for the table. That
was part of the contract, and he meant
to see 1t carried out.-New York Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Bishop Hears Reasons,

Bishop Willard Francis Mallalieu Of
the Methodist Episcopal church is OPP
posed TO tho diminutiye salaries tnat
congregations, able to do better, some
times pay their pastors.
81 once knew an excellent young
man." said Bishop Mallalieu one day
in Boston. HE was in the church,
Just married, small salary, but con-
tented and happy.
Some twelve or. fifteen years went
Oy. had lost sight of this young
minister-forgotten him, as we will do
sometimes-when suddenly l met him
on fremont street, dressed well, but
not at all clerically.
1--WE shook hands. He said he was
doing excellently.
".What church? said I.
"'Oh. said he. no church-the
wholesale hat business
but why did you leave the
church" l asked.
For seven reasons, said he.
"'And what said I, were theyT
"a wife, he answered. and six chill
dren.'"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
troublesome, but Delicious.

fish course. Bake long, medium
sized potatoes for little more than
half an hour. Then open them length
wise and remove the pulp. Run the
pulp through ricer and with it mix
tomatoes Chopped green pepper and
chopped onion that have been cooked
together in butter for fifteen minutes.
Season with salt, pepper and butter
and mix thoroughly with the potato.
The proportions required will be the
pulp Of one tomato, teaspoonful each
of green pepper, onion and butter to
every potato. Refill the potatoes
with the mixture and bake for fifteen
minutes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
SPOILED CHILDREN
Usually Make sickIy Men and Wo

Usually Make sickly Men and Women.
The spoiled child" usually makes
weak, sickly man or woman be-
cause such youngster has its own
way about diet and eats and drinks
things that are unsui:ed for any SION.
ach and sickness results.
81 was always a delicate. spoiled
child, and my parents used to let me
drink coffee because | would cry for
It," says a Georgia young woman.
when | entered school my nervous
ness increased and my parents
thought 1t was due to my going to
school, so they took me out again.
But / did not get any better, and my
headaches got worse and weakened
me so that / was unfit for any duty.
Sometimes / would go a whole day
a cup of coffee.
Last spring | had bad attack Of
the Grippe and when l recovered l
found that coffee nauseated me so
could not drink 1t, and even a few
swallows would cause terrible burn
ing In my stomach. 1t was at this
time that friend who had been much
benefited by the use of Postum sug-
gested that try this food drink.
found 1t simply delicious and have
used it ever since and the results
speak for themselves. l have gained
IL pounds and my nerves are as
steady as any ones.
81 consider myself well and strong
and I make II point now to take a
cup of Postum with a cracker or two
as soon as I come home from school
in the afternoon. Postum with crack.
ers or a biscuit makes my luncheon.
Il certainly saved my life, for
know coffee would have killed me in
time had ] continued drinking II.
II have young girl friend, stem
ographer, who declares nothing
strengthens and refreshes her like
Postum. and she has little oil stove
IN her office and makes cup Of Pos.
tum at noontime. have recommend.
ed this wonderful beverage to many
of my friends who know what 1t has
done for me-" Name given BY Pos
tum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Look in each package for copy of
the famous little book. 'The Road to
MELVILLE"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
AS to Gambling.

81 never gamble" said the good
man, "and speculation is gambling"
'Of course" returned the man who
was not so good; and then he added
casually: What did you do with that
property out on the West side9"
"Oh. I've got it yet" was the reply.
ut looked like good investment
when | bought it, and l am hopeful
that it will yet be worth enough to
give me good profit, but just now it
shows loss"
The man who was not so good
looked thoughtful.
Its a mighty lucky thing for your
conscience" he said at last, "that it
was land and not wheat you bought"
Chicago Post
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21

CATCH BLAckFisH IN
UNUSUAL QUANTITIES.
Seaside Resort Managers Consider
Circumstance an lnfalIibIe Indica'
tion Of an Early Winter and Close
Up Shop.

Just outside the bathing lines at
Manhattan Beach fishermen have for
more than a week been pulling in
blackfish with unusual success. The
catch has this year been almost I'M
precedentcd and bathcrs turn cut TO
watch the fishing. The bathing pavil-
ions have closed this fall two weeks
earlier than they have at any time in
the last ten years, and the crop OF
blackfish has had its effect in causing
this. Their presence is taken to
mean an early winter. This coming
after a cool and rainy summer. the
bathing pavilion managers decided
that 1t was useless to struggle longer
against the weather.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Now IT'S the Deadly Toothbrush.

Now the toothbrush has been put un-
der the ban of the medical experts. A
British authority comes out with the
statement that In addition to carrying
germs concealed among its bristles, it
Is one of the causes of appendicitis.
The germs can be killed by washing
the brush in an antiseptic solu.
ton, It s admitted. but it is not
so easy to get rid Of appendicitis. This
dread. but fashionable malady, Is
caused, says the British physician, by
the bristles becoming loosened. being
swallowed and lodging In the appen-
dix. Thus far 70 suggestion has been
made for substitute for the tooth
brush.-New York Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Asked and Answered.

Kenyon Cox, the artist, had q mo-
ment of keen and unexpected enjoy
ment In his classes some time ago.
A new pupil had come from the west
to secure the benefit of his criticism.
She had gone to work the first morn
Ing with energy. and had become quite
absorbed in her sketch. The artist
in his rounds paused before her easel
and exclaimed with q teachers frank.
ness:
what the devil do you call that?"
Every student within hearing trem-
bled with sympathy and apprehension.
But the reply was reassuring.
what the devil does It look like to
your" the pretty girl answered.
And everybody felt comfortable oncs
more.-New York Times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
CHAPTER ~.
Better Deathi"

The crew was on deck. every man
or them, working as never worked men
before. And the FIRE fed faster than
they could follow. It leaped the rig
ging. It climbed the masts. it licked
the sails, 1t belched its black smoke
In their faces. Death was above
them, death below them. death about
them.
They saw It with eyes that shrank
from seeing. and shrinking, looked
again; they felt 1t with their hands
that, scorched and blistered. still
fought its fury back: they drank It In
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
TROUBLES OF THE FAT MAN.
Especially When He Tries to tie His
Shoestring.

Especially When He Tries to tie His
Shoestring.
The fat man who was passing
through the corridor of the county
courthouse wanted to tie his shoe, and
he knew his limitations. So he hunt
ed around for something upon which
to rest his foot. Beside the wall was
box, and on this he placed his foot,
followed it with fair proportion of
his weight, and the box collapsed with
a crash. He wiped his brow and
moved on to where ladder was lean
ing against the wall. On this he put
his foot, and the next instant the lad
der came within an inch of falling
upon him. He delivered himself of
one forceful word and waddled out Of
the building, dragging his shoestrings
behind him.-New York Evening Post.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Religious Note.

al hear that Brown was requested
to stay away from church. Is that
true?"
Eyes. He snored so loud he woke
up the entire congregation. &C Chicago
Record-H Herald
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Untrustworthy.

els her husband such an awful
liar?"
Absolutely. She says she cannot
even believe what he says In his
sleep" Life.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-21
Mint ProHt..

The profit to the government on pen
niles pays the entire expense Of the
mint
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-09-02
Major Pond and Bill Nye.

More than one successful lecture star
had TO thank Major Pond for his start.
He had keen discrimination and not
infrequently sought out and dragged
upon the lecture platform an obscure
genius who never thought to see him
self before the footlights. Such a
genius was Bill Nye. When the major
found him he was acting as postmaster
and editing the Laramie Boomerang
over a livery stable. C"Walk down the
alley, twist the gray mules tail, take
the elevator immediatelyr"O
Pond persuaded him to try lecturing,
and as there proved TO be both money
and useful publicity in it, Nye was
grateful and used for years to re-
member the major with characteristic
notes, one Of which had the following
exhaustive signature:
Yours with a heart full Of gratitude and
n system full Of drugs. paints. oil. turpen-
tine, glass, putty and everything usually
kept in a first class drug store.
BILL NYE.
p. S.-Open all night.
Boston Transcript.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-09-02

Mark Twain in his youthful days
was a reporter in Carson City. 1t was
his duty one evening to report a meet
ing of the city council, whose president
was a ponderous statesman given to
sounding words and intellectual confu-
sion. A motion was made TO expunge
from the records a certain matter
which the presiding officer was ex-
tremely anxious should not become
part of local history. The motion, hav-
ing been seconded, was eagerly passed.
THE matter has been ordered ex-
Plunged" declared the presiding coun-
Gilman gravely, land the clerk will
proceed-to eXpunge. 1t should be eff
fectually wiped out, obliterated and
totally destroyed" He paused to notice
the effect of his sentence of annihila-
ton. where, gentlemen" he asked,
will you have the eXpunged matter
deposited and placed?"
Mark Twain caught the attention of
the councilman nearest him. Let the
expunged matter be worn under the
chairman's hat" he suggested. mo one
would ever think Of looking there for
anything"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-09-02
4 Quick Witted Partridge.

Nesting upon the ground, the par
fridge is likely to be disturbed. A bird
of this species was once startled by a
plow passing within a yard or so of It's
nest. Destruction was almost a GER
tainty, as the pillow must pass entirely
over 1t in the next round, and the la
borer wondered how the partridge
would act. Tho time necessary for go
ing around the field was about twenty
minutes, yet in that almost incredible
period the parent birds had effected the
removal of some twenty-one eggs to a
safe spot. Careful search led to the
discovery of the bird calmly seated up
on her treasures in the bottom of the
hedge out of reach of the pillow. Nine
teen partridge chicks were eventually
Matched and duly escaped unmolested.
London Tit-Bits.