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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-06
BUSINESS NOTICES.

NorIcE-I wish to call the public
attention to the fact, that l have peen
appointed as agent for the virginia
Realty and Investment Co, OF NOT
folk. to sell their lots known as the
Virginia Realty and Investment com
nany,s. located on the western brancn
of the Elizabeth River, 30110Sf feet
beautifully located. being one oil the
highest locations in Tidewater va
Terms 1926, 81 cash, 81 a month.
For further particulars apply TO
G.. A. Sterling,
P.O, Broadwater, Va.
NoTIcE-The 18th annual fair OF
the Onawa Social Union will com
mence Tuesday, August 10th, lSV3,
and continue days.
Alexander Booker,
Secretary.
NoTICE-I forewarn all persona:
from hf Ming sand from the shore OF
nv farm occupied by d. b. Miles.
Mrs. H. Il. White.
NoTICE-All persons are hereby
Iforewarned from cunning on my
premises, Mt. Custis.
r L. NJ. Tiffany.
WANTRp-A white teamster for my
mill ut Tasley station. Can furnish
a dwelling to the party accepting the
situation offered.
A. J. Lilliston,
Accomac @. a., Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-06
Seventh Grade.

Garland Beloat - Mathematics,
Geography, Science; Pearl Davis
Mathematics, History, Geography
Science: Parker Hopkins-History,
Geography, Science; Helen Joynes-
History, Science; Page Parker
Geography; Everite Parks, Lillian
McGrath and Bessie Merrill-Geog'
raphy, Science; Jeff Walter, Florence
West-Science.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-06

Edgar Sydenstricker, Principal.
Idalia NJ. Petty, 18th Grade ano
High School Mathematics.
Frances L. Taylor, Grammar
Grades.
Amy Warren, Primary Grades.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-06
AccoMAo COURT HOUSE. VA,
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1908.

Entered at tie Postofice at Accomac U. d.
Va. as second-class matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
Offensive Signs and Trolley Companies

(The National AdVertiSer).
The kennebec Journal, Of Augusta,
Me-, takes up the cudgels vigorously
against what it justly calls the grow
ing nuisance of advertising siSnboards
and placards along the country high
ways, and particularly along the trolley
lines" 1t complains that: "Alone.
some of our country roads in this sec
ton, which nature meant 90 be pretty,
and along the various branches of our
electric road the natural attractions AZ"
constantly married and the eye offended
by these ugly signboards. In some
places the route has the appearance Of
being boarded by q continuous bill
board
This custom it denounccs as Il self
ISL disregard of the rights of the many
people who ride into the country for
rest apd enjoyment" and ventures the
opinion that public sentiment would
certainly back up the authorities in for
bidding such dissertation and diSiigure-
nent within the highway limits anC
that the electric roads would win tn,
applause of the great majority Of Their
patrons if they would forbid such sign:
Tho Augusta paper is right about it,
being an outrage, adds the STANDARD
Union. OF Brooklyn, and an imposition.
but it is probable the trolley companie:
get Il consideration" for it. of course.
they have no power to grant such priv
ilc@cs, since their franchise is only for
the right of way to carry passengers.
If land owners grant it they are open
to the condemnation Of the public, and
those advertisers who thus disfgure the
landscape deserve to be let severely
alone by purchasers. The taking of
trolley trips through the open country
is n growing form of leisure time recre-
alton, and those who take them go to
see the country. 10 rest their eyes on
pleasant scenery, and do not care to
see the signs that weary them in the
city cars thrust upon them in exagger
atcd FORM 1t is an imposition on good
nature, and Americans stand good
deal of such. imposition. 1t is high
time this Disagreement of scenery,
which is not peculiar to Maine alone,
should cease.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

The latest fad at a well known Maine
resort is progressive driving
party" and it has such possibilities
that we only wonder nobody has
thought of it before. The progressive
card party and the progressive dining
party arc not in the same class with
it. The rules are that so many bug
gies shall be provided, one for each
couple, that they shall drive all in the
same direction and that at the end of
a certain time each man shall climb
out and get into the buggy with
another girl. Altogether simple and
lovely, you see, and not the least OF its
charms is that a chaperon is impossi-
BILE. But for that matter, the chaperon
is an institution that the world seems
to be leaving behind on about all oc-
casions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

teresting suggestion that, in order to
prevent the gradual but sure extinction
of Holsters on the Maine coast, the
same sort of prevention should be en-
ployed that is used to ward off the day
when the last moose shall be seen in
Pine Tree State. He would have a law
passed forbiddng out and out the cap
ture or having III possession Of any
female lobster, and argues that with
such a law on the statute-bools pro-
perry enforced the lobster fishery bus
mess would soon again flourish as in
the days of yore. The moose law has
worked we'll, and possibly q similar
law would accomplish the same re
suits in the case of the LOBSTER unlike
as the two animals are.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

The experience of Russia in the gov
eminent ownership of railways is not
such as to cause other governments to
fall over each other in their haste to so
into the railroads business. The re-
port of the minister of finance shows
that the excess of railway expendi-
lures over receipts in Russia will
reach this year the sum of $@O,00O,ooo,
and that within two years the deficit
will reach more than $45,00O,0G0. Rus
STA is now only able to keep her reve-
nues within a reasonable distance of
her expenditures by the levying of cor-
tain onerous and direct taxes, and this
railway problem is one of the most
serious of the many facing the Car s
government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
The Shipping Of the World.

A few days ago in this column we
| ravc from the Blue Book of American
shipping figures showing that the high
| tide of The American shipbuilGing re-
viyal has been reached and that the
outlook for our shipyards in the imme-
date future except on the Great Lakes
| is rather discouraging. LloydS Regis
| ter. Of whose statistics in their latest
form we find Il summary in the New
York Press, gives lot Of additional
| figures, not only on our shipping but
on that of the world. Lloyds deals in
no theories but gives only figures, and
these figures show that in our merchant
we rank second among the nations OF
the world being exceeded only by Great
britain and her dependencies. This
means that our coastWise shipping
which is absolutely protected thrives
and prospcrs, however much our for
cign merchant marine may decline for
want of government help.
The red flag of Britain floats over
nearly one-half the merchant tonnage
of the world, but we come next, and
after us Germany, Norway, France and
Italy, in the order named. That Nor
way. with her small trade and only
about 100000 of population, should
surpass in the amount of her merchant
tonnage France. with her great trade
and 10000, 900 of inhabitants. or even
Italy, with her aggregate of imports
and exports vast as compared with the
scandinavian country and with over
80, 0CO, 600 of inhabitants, is truly re-
markable fact, and shows the influence
of heredity in this branch of the hardy
Morse race. The Scandinavians is as
much ut home on the seas, today, as
when he pushed over them to the un-
Columbus WAS born.
OF our own tonnage, 3,G11,530 tons,
eign commerce. Perhaps this will be
remedied when our government gives
our ships the protection it does the pro-
ducts they carry, and when Americans
return to the element which they for
sock for time to people a continent
and build a nation. How steam still
goes on crowding out sail as a motive
power is shown by the fact that three
fifths of the vessels of the world today
are steamers and while in the last year
the total tonnage of the world increased
20A, 36S tons the sailing fleet decreased
by $4,000 tons. not enough wind blown
ships being built to compensate for the
loss by wreckage and decay. The fig
QreS also show that while Great Britain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

chokecherries are not so good to our
palate as they We're years ago, a fat
cluster of big and black fruit that is
reeklnS III juice is not unpleasant to
the taste. In earlier stages of their
growth the cherries are both puck
cry and sour and nobody but hun
CRY boy bent on capturing woodland
spells will eat them. But let the fruit
hang until late in August, when it is
black and pulpy and dead ripe, when
the acid has turned to sugar and the
quicker in the fruit has been modified to
Il mllu stringent, and there is q pleas
ure in pulling the hanging clusters
from the waiting limbs and in eating
until one is almost ashamed of him
self. Furthermore, chokecherries are
said to be very useful in cases of vio-
lent illness, when cramps assail the
stomach and the family doctor is busy
elsewhere. In view of the fact that
such medicine may be needed in emer-
gencies many thrifty householders make
practice of gathering a large amount
of chokecherries every year and pre-
serving them in rum and keeping them
in jugs close at hand so they can be
applied to at once. To be sure, most
persons who have this peculiar -falady
drink the liquid and let the cherries re-
main for another filling of rum thus
prolonginS the usefulness Of the fruit,
but so long as the drinking effects
cures and saves doctors bills, no doubt
the habit of preserving the fruit in this
way will continue for years to come.
1t is reported that some families use
more of this chokecherry cordial than
the character of their ailments will
warrant and that undue hilarity and
strange Authorizations ensue, but such
manifestations are doubtless due to
the peculiar nervous condition of the
patients, and having taken some
and rum and found the
good for their complaint,
they naturally take more in order to
feel better"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
The Retirement of General Miles.

ne nSCiFencnI OF 0cFCIdi H''~Ss
There appears to be general dis
position to think of General Miles as a
successful soldier in the field now that
he has retired from active service. AS
a leader in actual conflict he has behind
him record of which any officer might
well feel proud. In the Civil War he
forced his way to the front by his DASH
ing courage and capacity for command.
Later he won new laurels as success
FIJI Indian fighter. 1t would have been
we'll for him if his record could have
closed there. so far at least as the verdict
of history is concerned. The Kansas
CITY Journal puts the whole case in a
nutshell when it says that during the
last two administrations General Miles
has been a thorn in the side of all his
superiors. Since the Spanish War he
has been vain, spectacular, useless and
insubordinate. On account of his ex-
cellent services, unquestioned bravery
and proved patriotism, there was no
way of depriving him of his official
head without making him a martyr in
the ewes of many of his countrymen in
considerable of the facts in his case.
Therefore he had to be endured"
1t would undoubtedly have been bet
ter for General Miles if the Presidential
bee had not buzzed so persistently in
his bonnet. 1t was, doubtless, the
temptation of this allurement that did
so much to undermine his usefulness
as the head of the army, and strain his
relations with his superiors. At the
same time, as the Journal has frequent
Nv stated, the position he held was an
anomalous one He was the head of
the army in name; but had in fact little
real authority in the management OF its
affairs. The only way open to him for
n successful discharge of the duties OF
the office. was to maintain amicable
relations and work in entire harmony
with the War Department. This he
overwhelmingly for himself-unable
to do. He desired to be ''the whole
show" and was resentful of the condi-
tions which made this impossible.
1t is fortunate indeed for the future
of our Army that the able plan of Army
denomination devised by Secretary
Foot was passed at the last session of
congress.
We shall have hereafter a general
staff whose chief will hold the highest
rank Of any officer in active service.
This staff will work in harmonious con-
iunction with the President the consti-
tutional ccmmander-in-chief and his
personal representative the Secretary
| of War. There will be only one head
to the army-the president. The sue
ccssor of General Miles will be his Chief
of staff. BY this arrangement it is
believed that there will be unity of
! effort in army circles, and that the fric-
| tions that have existed in recent years
will, as a consequence, be henccforth,
| thing of the past.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

The possibilities of wireless teleg-
raphy i'll warfare were Indicated,
though by no means wholly revealed,
in the recent naval game off our Maine
shore. Under old conditions lonS-dis-
tancing signalling at sea was impossi-
BILE. There were flags by day and
lights by night, with whistles and guns
for thick weather, but none of these
could be kept from the eyes and ears of
a watchful enemy and none could carry
messages over 10 or IL miles. But now
all this is done away with, and the
unseen, unheard vibrations Of the air
waves, the whisper of the winds, is
used through a hundred miles of fog or
night, to take messages from the flag
ship to the fleet or the allies on the
shore. 1t seems wonderful beyond ALI
finite understanding. And another re-
suit of the naval war game may be
touched upon. The fact that the COM
manders of both the attacking, and
defending" fleets selected French
mans bay as the most likely place for
a naval assault will not tend to make
Bar Harbor popular summer resort
when actual war again arrives,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

Another instance of Southern chiValry
and high respect for womanhood comes
from Georgia when a young white Wo-
man of good family, sent to prison for
stealing jewelry, was given 40 lashes
on the bare back. The prison officials
i'm defence of their act say that she
put on airs" and so she was dashed
until the blood came, while the prison
physician stood by to apply restora-
tives in case she tainted. 1t is evident
that the torture of negroes held i'll
"peonage" or virtual slavery, is not all
that Georgia has to answer to human
ity for. 1t is but just to Governor
Terrell to say that he vigorously de-
nounces this form of punishment and
had demanded a rigorous investigation.
If there is to be lashng on the bare
back in Georgia, those prison officials
should be the next to strip for the fog
ging. Perhaps the prominent citi-
zens'' who officiate at lynchings will
see fit to take up this case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

The Hartford Courant warns Cen
eral Miles to beware of the Demo
cratic attempts to work upon his van
ity and urges him to profit by the eX-
perience of his old commander, Gen
eral Hancock, who splendid soldier
and gentleman that he was, listened
in an unlucky hour to the begule-
ments of the Democratic party. His
tory tells what happened to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

The Joint Special committee on oaiaries
and Fees will be in session at the State
House. Room No. 145 illegal Affairs, and
give hearings as follows:
August IS. 1903. at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, or
salaries and fees of heads of State de
partments and department officials.
August ~ and 20, 1903, at 10 o'clock eacl
day, on salaries and fees of State boards
and commissions.
GEO. G. WEEKS,
Chairman.
FRED J. ALLEN,
aug11dto20th Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

Master Maurice Foye, the 9-year-old
son of Alfred Foye of Wiscasset, has
raked with a horse, all the hay on his
fathers farm, which yields 40 tons. He
has also driven the horse used on the
fork in the barn, beside moving an
hour or more each day, with the ma
chine, and raking after all of the loads.
OF course this is all machine work but
it has been very skilfully performed
by the little fellow, who also takes q
great deal of care of the horse used for
these purposes. That is a boy to
watch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
Trying to Work Newspapers.
Rumford Ealls Times).


Many people send items to us which
arc clearly an advertisement for some
business house or money making en-
terpTiSo, asking or expecting US 70
publish the same in our news columns
free Of charge. In most cases TINS IS
PROB bly, the result of misunder-
tandiag of business principles. When
educated to the idea that the news
paper depends largely upon ADVERTISE
ments for it's revenue and means OF eN-
istence, no self-respecting persons VIII
ask for free advertisements any more
than they will go to store ana ASK
for groceries or clothing or mousse iuI-
l>ishings for their own use as sllt.
Let very one seeking to thus use then
local paper ask themselves TINS cues
ton. do 1 expecta personal gam IN
monetary value, directly or lhdlrec,lS,
from the publication OF TINS articie'
If 50 you should at least oHer 70 pay
the publisher who has to sen tiic 9p'Oe
you wish to convert to your o"ii oe'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

That appalling tragedy in the Paris
railway tunnel by which 100 lives were
lost causes France to forget for a day
or two the Humbert trial, the latest
choice morsel of gossip in that scan
dal-loving land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
An Editor in Love.
Oath T'iIncS).

One begins TO appreciate the mean
ing Of Dolce far nente' on the Maine
sea coast. Given the sunlight. the
nurmuring sea and the great silence
of which the sounds of nature Seem
only u part and which other sounds
penetrate but do not interrupt, and it
becomes sweet to do nothing-to sit
and dream is the most satisfying occu-
tiot,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

On August Goth the town of Wells is
to have a great celebration in COM
memoration of its $50 years Of turbu-
lent and tranquil existence. One Of the
principal features will be the parade
with number of floats illustrative of
the towns history, which is to start
from the village of Wells and traverse
the shore road to the village of Ogun-
quit. There is to be a great clam bak3
and shore dinner and the usual well
come, historical and congratulatory
addresses by present and past dis
tinSuished residents Of the town. 1t is
intended to make it one of the greatest
events in the history of this old town
which is the second oldest in Maine
and it is hoped that all it's living sons
and daughters who may have made
homes in other parts of the world may
be able to return at this time to take
part in this anniversary. The several
committees appointed are working
hard to make a grand success of this
anticipated great event.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

There is theme worthy of Holman
F. Day in the performance of that
Maine skipper, 70 years old and lame at
that, sailing his tWo-masted, sutton
schooner single handed from Bangor
to Salem because he was unable to
ship q crew.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
QailV Remedies Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925.

10 notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The JournsI cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return OF re-
3eeted communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BUaLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers.
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
aug13d1t
A MicrObe


FIRST MICROBE-Have you made any,
plans for the coming winter yet?
SECOND MICROBE-Wcl no. You see
prospered so well last winter that /
nave hardly thought Of it. Spent the
whole winter in Augusta and there was
something doing all the time. Several
hot air. artists tried to down us, but we
Went the limit We had one enemy.
though that fellow that peddles Diamond
Spring Water met us in several instances
and spoiled our plans, and the worst of it
is ne is still in the business and viii
bear watching in the coming campaign.
1on know he sells that watcr they calr
ABSOLUTELY PURE. ugh.s None 81
that for me; give me sood old river wafer.
there is plenty to live onAin that. MI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

Mothers lose their dread for that ter
ribie second summer when they have
Pr Fcwler's Extract of Wild Stra WDerry
mer complaint of every sort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

and her dependencies have less than
half the total tonnage of the world,
they fly the red flag over 100000 more
tons propelled by steam than all the
other nations of the world put together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

Ordinary household accidents have no
terror when there's q bottle of DR.
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts, bruises, sprains.
Instant relief
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

Itching pilos?- Never mind, If every
thing else failed to cure you. Try Doans
Ointment. No failure there. 50 cents at
any drug store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

The schooner Marion Z. Turner of
Vinalhaven arrived home, this week.,
after an unusually lucky voyage. First
of all she got n full fare of fish. Then
she lost her fog horn overheard and
had the good fortune to pick it up, two
days later. But the best luck was the
capture of a 1910 pound SWordfish
which was IS feet long and gave the
crew Il great fight. The swordfish was
so large that both the captain and crew
became nervous and threw overheard a
lot of fish, thinking thereby to divert
the fish's attention and induce him to
swim away from the vessel. The ruse
did not succeed and Captain Turner
decided to try Il harpoon although some
of the crew begged him not to do 50. as
the fish looked big enough to punch a
hole through the bottom of the schoon-
cast went wild, but the second firmly
embedded the harpoon in the fishs
side. -Four men with Captain Turner
quickly jumped into a dory as their
prey went to the bottom. IT required
nearly three hours to kill the fish, dur
ing which time $50 fathoms of line was
out. The monster was taken aboard
with tackle, set up and weighed i'll
pieces. 1t weighed 1910 pounds. 1t
was sold to the proprietors of q Bangor
fish market. II. L. Roberts of New
York, bought the sword, which is said
to be an unusually fine specimen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

The new Pope does not begin in q
way to warrant an expectation that he
will equal the years of Leo XIII. or
Plus IN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13

A lazy liver makes lazy man. Bur
dock Blood Rittcrs is the natural, never
failing remedy for a lazy liver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
The Lady Lobster.


CWaterville Maid.
One of the best known business ii,si
of eastern Maine, who USED 70 pe - me
lobster business himself, makes 'ae ~