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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
AN ENEMY TO THE WHALES
Strange Creature Said 20 Exist In
Alaskan Waters.

Alaskan Waters.
While operating fishery ON Admi-
ralty island. Alaska. last summer my
attention and the attention Of the fish
ing crew were almost daily attracted TO
large marine creature that would APP
pear in the main channel Of Seymour
cansl and our immediate vicinity.
There are large numbers Of whales OF
the species rorQual there, and tho mon
ster seemed TO be their natural enemy.
The whales generally travel in schools
and while at the surface TO blow one
would be singled out aud attacked by
the fish, and Il battle was soon In or
der.
1t is the nature Of the rorQual 10
make three blows at intervals OF from
two to three minutes each and then
sound deep and stay beneath the sur
face for thirty or forty minutes.
As a whale would come 70 the sur
face there would appear always ut the
whales right side and just about where
his head would connect with the body
a great long tail or fin. Judged by hve
fishermen and number Of Indians aft
err seeing II about fifteen times ut vari-
GUS distances" TO be about twenty-four
feet long. two and one-half feet wide
at the end and tapering down to the
water, where 1t seemed to be about
eighteen inches In diameter, looking
very much like the blade OF the fan OF
an old fashioned Dutch windmill.
This great club was used on the back
of the unfortunate whale In such a
manner that it was wonder to me
that every whale attacked was not in
stantly killed. Its operator seemed TO
have perfect control of its movements
and would bend it back till the end
would touch the water, forming a
horseshoe loop; then with sweep 1t
would be Strengthened and brought
over and down on the back OF the
whale with whack that could be
heard for several miles. If the whale
was fortunate enough to submerge his
body before the blows came the spray
would fly for a distance Of 100 feet
from the effect of the strike. making a
report as loud as a yachts signal gun.
What seemed most remarkable TO me
was that. no matter which way the
attacked whale went or how fast Che
usual speed is about IA knots, that
great club would follow right along
by its side and deliver those ire
nendous blows at intervals Of about
four or five seconds. 1t would always
get in from three to five blows at each
of the three times the whale would
come to the surface to blow. The
whale would generally rid itself Of the
enemy when it took its deep sound, es-
pecially if the water was forty faith
oms or more deep.
During the day the attack was al
ways offshore. but at night the whales
would be attacked in the bay and
within 400 yards Of the fishery.
I do not know Of any whales being
killed, but there were several that had
great holes and sores on their backs.
Questioning the Indians about 1t,
was told that there was only one. tina,
it had been there for Hany years ano
that it once attacked an Indian canoe
and with one stroke of the great clut
mashed the canoe into splinters, Kill
ing and drowning several Of Its occu
pants.-Forest and Stream.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
CUMMING THE STAMPS.
Precautions Taken TO Insure uns-
formfty In the Work.


The precautions taken to insure uni
for1nity in Tie cumming of postage
stamps are the most interesting part
of the work. Each morning when the
workmen report for duty they get a
series of blanks. which they are to fill
out during the day as their work pro
crosses. ghe government keeps most
careful account of every ounce OF gum
given them and every sheet of stamps
they handle. The system is an abso-
lutte check on the stamp sheets. but
was designed to insure the use of the
proper quantity of gum in proportion
10 the stamp sheets.
When they start work in the morn
ing. each of the men is charged with
1000 sheets of stamps and twenty
pounds of gum. He must spread that
amount of gum over the given num-
Der Of sheets. Exhaustive experiments
and exact scientific calculations have
determined the proportion of gum ana
paper. Rigid and continuous Inspection
and the keeping of running account
with each operator in the cumming
room make it almost impossible to neg
lect any sheet or TO dispose of the gum
except by spreading it with absolute
uniformity over the sheets. The little
watts which hang over the rollers con-
tain delicate instruments which show
the temperature at which the gum Is
kept and its specific gravity. From
time to time the superintendent of the
cumming room inspects these instru-
ments. He requires an absolute tenn
perature of so degrees and a specific
gravity Of 29.-New York Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
THE sPINsTER IN GERMANY
Hard Country For the Unmarried
Woman Who Must Earn n Living.


Woman Who Must Earn n Living.
The education Of a German girl be-
gins at six. 1t IL compulsory. and the
rule foy attendance Is strictly enforced.
A mother cannot keep delicate or
nIllng child at home without DOCTORS
certificate. Work Is carried on at the
fullest stretch. and the strain on nina
and body Is such that many a German
Girl leaves school with her nerves
shaken and her health injured for life.
Little time Is allowed for gymnastics
or outdoor games, though some change
I'm thls respect IL now being made, ana
nj sixteen the girl leaves school, aiter
missing numbcrlcss examinations, her
studIcs having included languages, his
tory. science, mathematics, dancing
md singing, thorough course In COOK
ery and nccdowork. 1t Is or these
last two accomplishments that she
makes the most use In after life. The
rest lead to nothing, and In the ma
iorIty of cases the girl might just az
we'll have been spared the strain OF
acquiring 80 much supernuous educa-
ton.
Marriage IL considered as much
sine qua non with a German as WIN
n French girl, but II is not arranged IN
the same businesslike way, unhappny'
Il would seem. 1t is left TO the young
woman herself TO attract husband,
and. as spInsterhood In Germany has
few attractions. girls are continually
occupied with their matrimonial
chances.
An unmarried woman Is an absolute
foilure While her parents live she re-
mains In entire subservience to them'
and when they die she is usually ter
ribly Door. while II Of good birth she
would rather starve than work for pay.
n she belongs to an aristocrauc ram
ily. she may obtain small allowance
of about $125 year, with board ana
lodging In stiff, or sort Of lay con-
vent endowed by successive benefac-
tors for the support of these unmar-
ried daughters and sisters. Residence
in the stiff is only compulsory for a
few months of the year, and the stiff
dame may visit and receive friends as
much as she likes.
Teaching is the principal occupation
omen to those women obliged to earn
their livelihood, but the government
examinations are severe, the pay poor
and the work hard, and there are few
opportunities of rising. or late years
women are beginning to work for uni
versity degrees 20 that they may take
equal places with the men in the
schools. and the Froebel movement has
helped some to more satisfactory posi-
TONS Hospital nursing is almost the
only other profession open to the sex.
/ Dentists are numerous, but medical
degrees must still be obtained abroad,
and feminine Journalism Is confined TO
the realm of fashion.-Ladles' Field.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07

Many savage apdrsemicivilized races
of the orient have some curious Gus
toms regarding the sneeze When the
sultan of Monomtops sneezes, for in
stance. the fact is made known from
the palace by a certain signal. Instant
ly every subject within hearing OF the
signal sets up a shout, the cry is taken
up by others and so extends until 1t
runs through the confines of his en-
pire. When the sultan OF Senaar
sneezes, on the contrary, every woman
in his harem or within hearing turns
her back on him and makes a sign or
contempt by shifting her hips with her
hands-disgusted that so mighty a per-
sonage should have to sneeze like an
ordinary mortal.
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Curinua Tombstone.

On gravestone In the parish church
yard of Great Yarmouth. England,
there is sculptured the unusual repre-
sentation of a clown seated in tub,
which is being drawn down a river by
two swans. Beneath this stone lies
one Of the many victims who were
drowned years ago by the collapse of
an iron suspension bridge on which
they had crowded to see a clown pass
underneath in the manner described
The feat, which was a novel form or
advertisement by a travelling circus,
was actually performed, but the rush
of people from one side Of the bridge to
the other after the man had passed
under caused the tragic ending.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
REAL HORSEPLAY.
Some Franks Played by an Equine
Practical Joker.

Practical Joher'
A Staten Island physician Is the own
or of n horse which has q fondness for
practical Jokes. Recently tho doctor
drove into the country to answer n SICK
call. Arriving nj the farmhouse he tied
his horse 70 post, near which hung n
rope attached 10 large bell used as n
dinner signal for employees, and went
In to see his patient. Pretty soon tho
bell rang violently. The doctor ana tho
man OF the house looked out, but could
zee nothing except the horse. they
had hardly turned away, however. be-
fore the bell rang again, and again
they looked, but could see nothing.
This was repeated. and the doctor de-
termined 10 solve the mystery. 10 at
the third ring. instead OF going Into
tho house he stepped behind tree In
tho yard. He kept his eye on tho bell
rope and In about minute was sur
prised TO see his horse LIT UP his head
and give the rope hard tug. When
the physician sprang out and confront
ed the horse. the animal put on look
OF innocence.
The same horse the next day was
turned loose In the doctors barnyard'
and while there the beast saw a basket
hanging on a pole about seven feet
from the ground In the basket was n
pet cat. The horse put his nose up TO
investigate. and the cat gave the In
truder a scratch. The horse turned
around, looked back over his shoulder
as though to take aim and measure the
distance and kicked cat and basket
into the air. The equine joker then
gave a low whinny of delight and
walked away.-New York Mail ana
EXPRESS.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Oxford and Cambridge Sell Degrees

The most stupendous of all academic
frauds is none other than the NJ. A.
degree of either Oxford or Cambridge.
Year by year hundreds of graduates
exchange the B. A. for NJ. A. without
having added one iota to their scholar-
ship and merely by virtue OF pay
ment Of money. From this dubious
source the universities in question de'
rive q handsome but wholly indefensi-
BILE revenue, to the disadvantage OF
London NJ. AS. who have to face a
stiff examination.
1t is surely an anachronism that a
university should grant a supposed
honor not as a reward for intellectual
or even athletic achievement, but SOLE
" in order to raise the wind" pol
lev which infiicts grave disadvantages
upon the poor man who may have TAX
en- high honors and yet be unable to
buy a masters gown. When Oxford
and Cambridge abolish their bogus de-
grees it will be time enough to censure
America.-LOndon News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
BEFORE Marriage.

Fuddy-There would be fewer IN
happy marriages in the world if men
and women would try to find out each
others disposition during cOurtship in
stead of doing their best to deceive one
another.
Duddy-Yes, l guess there would be-
as you say. fewer unhappy marriages
In fact, there would be fewer mar
riages of any kind, l guess.-BOston
Transcript
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Little Thin gb.

Little words are the sweetest to hear.
Little charities fly farthest and stay
longest on the wing. Little lakes are
stillest, and little hearts are the fullest,
and little farms the best titled. And
when Nature would make anything es-
pecially rare and beautiful she makes
1t llttle-little pearls, little diamonds
little dewdrops - multum In parvo.
Much in little Is the great beauty Of all
that we love best.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
FROn SOUTH AFRICA.
New Way of Using Chamberlain
Cough Remedy.

Mr.. Arthur Chapman writing from
Durham, Natal, South Africa, says;
"As a proof that Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is cure suitable for
old and young, pen you the follow
ing: A neighbor Of mine had q child
Just over two months old. 1t had
very bad cough and the parents did
not know what to give it l suggest.
ed that IL they would get a bottle OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
put some upon the dummy teat the
baby was sucking 1t would no doubt
cure the child. This they did and
brought about a quick relief and
cured the baby" This remedy is fol
sale by All Medicine Dealers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
A Curious Clock.

In one Of the chief matchmaking es-
Establishments in Zurich there is 10 be
seen a remarkable curiosity in the way
Of watch or clock making. The time
piece Is in the form of ball, which
moves imperceptibly down an inclined
surface without rolling. The length Of
this inclined surface, which is sixteen
inches long, is accomplished from top
to bottom in twenty-four hours. Then
the ball only needs lifting TO the top
again. This extraordinary timepiece
has no spring and therefore needs no
winding. The hands are kept in mo-
ton by the sliding along an inclined
plane.-London Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
judicial Ignorance.

The ignorance of worldly affairs on
the part of judges Is proverbial, but a
county court judge the other day GER
tainly amazed the court says an Eng
lish newspaper. Counsel happened to
say that the defendant, a vocalist,
could not turn up at certain place.
Turn upp said the judge in bland
surprise, "but he Is vocalist, not an
acrobat" This recalls the story OF the
Judge who asked, What Is the Stock
EXCHANGE cattle marketP
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Odd Qirfbday Celebration.

Charles NJ. Rice of St Louis recently
had the odd experience Of celebrating
his birthday in three countries. On his
twenty-first birthday his parents enjoy
ed With him a birthday breakfast in
Tangier, Morocco. At noon they stop
ped off at Gibraltar, which is an Eng
lIsh possession, and took an anniver-
sary luncheon there, and, continuing
on their journey. in the evening they
had a birthday supper In Algeciras,
Spain.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07

"f" Stops for passengers on sigma
or notice to conductor.
sc" Stops only to let of passengers
from Cape Charles and points South,
and take on passengers for points
North of Delmar.
"b" Stops only to let of passen-
gers from points North of Delmar,
ard take on passengers for Cape
Charles and points South.
Trains 81 and SO will stop at all
stations on Sundayfor local passen.
gers ,onsignal or notice to conductor.
r. b. Cooke. J.G. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, VI.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07

The popularity Of i'll temper is that It
is the vice Of the vlrtuous. 1t is often
the one blot on an otherwise noble
character. You know men and women
who are all but perfect but for an
easily ruffled, quick tempered or
touchy" disposition. This compatible
ity Of Ill temper with high moral chRr-
acter is one OF the strangest and saS
dest problems Of ethics.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
The Best of Three!

After a criminal case in which Sir
Frank Lockwood had secured an ac-
quittal for the prisoners, Lord Bramp-
ton, then Sir Henry Hawkins, privately
congratulated him on the excellent way
In which he had conducted the case
and remarked especially on the alibi
that had been established. Yes" was
Che characteristic reply, Il thought it
was pretty good-anyhow, the best Of
the three | had offered to mew-Golden
Penny
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Do Right Now.

All the gospel in the world can be
boiled down into single precept-DO
right now. | have observed that the
boy who starts in the morning with a
determination to behave himself till
bedtime usually gets through the day
without a thrashing.-Charles Dudley
Warmer
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
In the Dark.

$50 he kissed you, did he?"
Eyes"
"I'm astonishedw
$50 was l. You see, he met me in a
dark corner of the piazza, and
"Oh! In a dark corner! That ex-
plains it."-Chicago Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Bravery.

"John," whispered the good woman
In the dead Of the night, there are bur-
glars downstairs"
"You go down, dear" replied John
sleepily. They wouldn't dare to strike
O woman"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Opposition.

A certain amount Of opposition Is a
great help to man. 1t is what he
wants and must have to be good for
anything. Hardships and opposition
are the native soil of manhood and self
reliance,-John Neal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
He Knexx Right ON

"Ah," sighed the wretched Mr.. New
pop, what can be more wearing on the
nerves than a baby that cries all night
long%
Twins" answered the man who had
been through it.-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Too Frank.

Many take advantage Of what they
call true interest in our welfare In
order to rub gall into our wounds. The
man who boasts Of his frankness and
of his hatred of Hattery is usually not
frank. but only brutal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07

Sir Francis Jeune laid down the
axiom that mo woman can love two
men at once, while to a man the d.
vision Of his affections comes natural
w."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Poetry.

Weaver-Poetry is something that Is
born in some one. 1t cannot be ac-
quired. The making Of poetry is gift.
Beaver-So is the disposing Of 1t, SO
far as have had any experience.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
WIN IndRRdY

She-Why does woman take mans
name when she marrles hlmf
He-Why does she take everything
else he's got?
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
Had the Years.

Daughter-George and 1 are both old
enough to marry, papal
Father-I was wondering II that was
the only collateral George had to start
with.-Brooklyn Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-07
A Guess Mt IL.

Teacher (of class in grammar)-What
do you understand by parts Of
speechT
Tommy-It's-it's when a man slut
ters.-Chicago Tribune.
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At the SuIphur SprinR.

Visitor-This water tastes just like
bad eggs, doesn't 1t?
Servitor-Don't know. I'm not an
actor,
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NORFOLK
RAILROAD.

Time Table In Effect May II, 1908.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor.
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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HUDO FUEGO HOY EN- Ell GAL LE-
JON DEL AlIaRlNDO'

Esta tarde ocurri6 un incendio en-
una habitaci6n del callej6n del 8 gTama-
rindoS entire San Francisco v la Luna.
Sc quemaron dos carnas, dos baules
toda cuanta ropa habfa colgada en-
Las perchas de La hahitaci6n.
Fu6 I'M incendio original por aus
causas.
Seg6n nos informaron en- el lugar
del suceso, an muehacho que lleva
anores con una dc las RESIDENCES en-
aqueIla habitaci6n, prendi6 una veIa
para que su novio. que miraba por
otro 10 olvidara.
Las muehachas eerraron Ia habita-
ci6n Y Sc metieron en- tr0pG, es decir. Sc
fuer0n & disertir & casa de otras Gnas-
0ustGs.
La vela So gast6, se quem6 el suelo
y de este SO propag6 eli fuegO s las
camas y den6s enseres.
Cnando Ell hume snpez6 6 deslizarse
por las hendilas de In puerta, los guaz'~
dias Candido Lopez, jose Cord6va.
jose Rodriguez Perez, se npercibieron
. ayiaandO & los vecinos del lado. To-
Qraron entrar en i@ habitaci6n
do que el incendi0 t0mara nayoras
pr0p0rclOnes.
Mas tarde lego III Sargento Casta-
nera Quien di6 las 6rdenes opOFtunas
para restabiecer los hech0s.
Este incendio pas6 casi desapercibi-
do = no di6 lugar que SO toCara &
sonaaten, ri QUO sOnaran los pitos nj
que los bonberos quedgran NAL, por
falfa de material.
Bien es cierto que por alh en- aqueI
calIei6n. anenudo hay fsego.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-10-09


Les que padecen de- asEra y de o6roa
eraaborn0s bronuuialea deban leer u
carts Que transcrib binos continuation
esres Scott 20 Bovine, AneYa Fork.
<Muv Sres mics: He usado su
preparad0 Emulsion de Scott de aceifA
de higad0 de bacaiao con hip0Eo fiaoa
dc Cal b de sosa Ell dos caaOs cue n1a
han dado ex2elentea reaultad0as and
era de bronquitis capilar y 0Ero 90.
asnna brOnquial. cuyoa parosislnos eran
sumamente dolorosos. Los efectOs
del preparado en- ambas enfermedades
han sido eicaces. Soy de DDS s. 8. 3
amigo
LIDO. JOSE RAMON LUNALB,
MienbrO del Jur0 M9dico de Santo
Domingo y M6dico de los Asilos de
Benefcencia ManicOnaioa. Gale de-
Sanchez ndmero 23, Santo Domingo
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