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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
THE TIGHT LAClNG CRAZE.
Some Of the Methods of the Days o.
Eighteen Inch Waists.


GIVE beer reading the physicians
opinion of athletic girls" said the old
lady who takes keen interest in today
and all its ways and moods, land 1t re-
minds me of the tight lacing craze OF
INV youth, which seems to have died a
death from which thcre is no resurrec-
ton. If. doctors Oi today disapproVe OF
the athletic girl. what would they not
have said Of tie finishing school miss
Of fifty years agO? | recall tight lac
Ing competition which took place at
boarding school nicknamed Whalebone
House Establishment owing to its rep
utation for creating Il fashionable hg-
ure'
con the pupils first arrival at this
academy for young ladies' she was eX-
amined rs TO her waist measure, the
corsets she had been wearing and de-
tails respecting her health and consti-
tuition in order to see how much
squeezing she would be likely to I'M
dergo without suffering serious or per-
manent injury. At this point the stay
maker was introduced, ana Il new cor
set. constructed on the most approved
land agonizing) principles. was firmly
fastened on the young and sometimes
willing. sometimes unwilling-victi
The lady principal then lectured
the assembled pupils as to the desira-
bility-nay, the absolute neccSsity-Of
taking measures TO secure a slight and
graceful figure while young and the
shocking indelicacy,' rs she termed it,
of "A large. clumsy waist finishing up
by stating that prizes would be given
at the end of the school year to those
pupils who had given the most assidu-
Gus attention to the figure
"The prizes Il still have copy Of one
that appeared over the mantelpiece in
the schoolroom consisted Of: I. \
handsome silk dress for the smallest
waist in proportion to age, height and
breadth of shoulders. .. y gold watch |
for the second smallest waist, to be de
termined as for No. l. 3. \ writing /
case for the third smallest waist, to be |
determined as for Nos. / and ,. This |
prize will not be given unless the waist |
measure be nineteen inches or less. In |
case of any two waist measures being |
equal. the prize will be awarded to the
pupil who had the largest waist on
first entering the establishment. Those
young ladies who intend competing for
the prizes Nos. l, > and 3 must give in
their names to the undergOverness to-
day. not later than O'clock
Later on the competitors were in
formed that the following rules would
be strictly enforced: l. The corset must
not be loosened on retiring to rest, but
must be worn without intermiSsion,
except when specially licensed by the
principal. >. That the competition was
to begin on the following morning, and
the prizes would be awarded on the
dismissal of the school for the Christ
mas vacation. 3. That each pupil must
come up for inspection each morning
on riSing."-New York Commercial Ad-
VertiSer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

There are or were not long ago in
different parts of England remnants of
old customs marking the position which
the cuckoo held in the middle ages In
Shropshire till very recently, when the
first cuckoo was heard. the laborers
were in the habit Of leaving their work,
making holiday Of the rest Of the day
and carOusing in what they called
cuckoo ale Among the peasantry in
some parts of the kingdom it was con-
sidered to be very unlucky to have no
money in your pocket when you heard
the cuckoo's note for the first time in
the season.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
Lord Masham's Inventions.

Lord Masham has been the architect
of two fortunes. The first was made
by his wool combing machine, the sec
ond by the utilization of waste silk.
The story is told that one day he
walked into large warehouse in Lon
don when he saw what appeared to be
a pile of rubbish. He inquired what it
was and was told that it was waste
silk, which they were in the habit Of
selling as rubbish. He bought guam
tity at halfpenny per pound and
turned it into gold. The heap of waste
silk suggested an idea, but he had to
spend ten years time and no less than
100000 before the idea was complete
ly worked out. But at the end of this
period he had invented machine for
turning this waste silk into beautiful
plush. Lord Masham is the patentee Of
many other inventions, including the
compressed airbrake for railways.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
Fierce Antismoking Blast.

DR. Parker, the London preacher who
died recently, once uttered this fierce
blast against the soothing weed: 81
hate smoking. From one end to the
other it is a nuisance. 1t ends in can
GER apOplexy, bad temper bankrupt
cy and almost in hydrOphObia. 1t is an
invention Of the devil; it is the devil.
1t is the pastime of perditiOn. No dog
smokes; no bird pines for tobacco; no
horse is a member Of a pipe club; no
intelligent person ever puts cigar in
his mouth. The whole IDEA and prac-
tice of smoking must be condemned as
atheistical, agnostical and infinitely de-
testable."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
ChOIly's Good One

ooh, Miss Perkins, have a conun-
dwum for you. What is the diff'wence
between a Tilted fellah who pwetends
he doesn't care and a dish Of Dutch
cabbageT
Miss Perkins-Well, go on. What's
the answer?
ChOlly-One's souah gwapes and the
others sauaukwaut. Ha, haw Isn't
that doosid clevah New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

81 had law partner once in Missis-
sippi," said a southern lawyer, "who
began to feel the effects of long years
of hard work at his profession, and he
was advised by his physician to go to
the Arkansas hot springs and take the
baths. The day of his arrival an at
tendant shut him up in a bathroom
and, giving him a thermometer. told
him to let the hot water run until 1t
had reached a certain temperature and
then to shut it Of.
THE old fellow had more clear grit
than any man | ever knew. When the
attendant went back an hour later, my
partner was standing up in a tub Of
boiling hot water. The skin was fair
ly cooked off his feet, but he vowed
he wouldn't get out until the specified
temperature had been registered. He
was holding the thermometer up in
front of his face instead of putting it
in the water"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
The Wesley Bicentenary.

The bicentenary of the birth of John
Wesley is to be deliberately celebrated
at the beginning of the next commence
ment week Of Wesleyan university, at
Middletown, Conn, the last three days
in June being devoted to it. 1t is con-
fidently expected that the occasion will
bring together the largest cssemblage
of the alumni of the university ever
gathered there, and the faculty urges
that every class plan to have reunion
at some time during the week.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
A Witty Bishop.

When DR.. Clarke of Rhode Island
was elected bishop and was paying his
last pastoral calls before entering upon
his bishopric he visited, among others,
a lady of his congregation, good
housewife, who was distinguished for
the size of her family. After he had
stayed awhile the good doctor arose to
60, and the lady said to him, But, doc
tor, you haven't seen my last baby,
have you" "No, madam" answered
the doctor, land never expect to-"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
The Black Cap.

The black cap has no specific relation
to the hanging Of criminal. Its sim
lister reputation. its color and the fact
that a Judge when pronouncing a CAPT
tai sentence always wears 1t have com
blned to attach to it meaning and
symbolism which 1t does not possess.
1t is really nothing more than q part
of the full dress Of a judge.-Genealog-
ical MAGAZINE
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
The ncnNer.

The beaver is really a sort Of porta-
bic pulp mill, grinding up almost any
kind of wood that comes his way, says
a writer. | once measured q white
birch tree twenty-five inches through
cut down by beaver. A single bea-
yer generally, If not always, amputates
the tree, and when 1t comes down the
whole family fall to and have regu-
lar frolc with the bark and branches.
A big beaver will bring down a fair
sized sapling-say three inches through
in about two minutes and q large
tree in about an hour. The ability OF
a beaver to remain under water for
long time is not really so tough prob
lem as II looks. When the lake or
pond is frozen over, beaver will come
to the under surface of the ice and ex-
pei his breath so that 1t will form q
wide, fiat bubble. The air, coming in
contact with the ice and water Is purl-
fed. and the beaver breathes it again.
This operation he can repeat several
times. The otter and muskrat do the
same thing.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

POlygamy in Persia is on the de-
crease, and this, some authorities hold,
is due to the poverty of the land, while
others urge that it is due to the Per-
sian being DESTROYS of having a wife
who is a real companion. At present
gentleman in Persia is never seen in
women lead dull and restricted life.
The boys are educated in the homes,
have little freedom and engage in far
too few healthy exercises.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
The Meek and Lowry Editor.

When an editor makes mistake In
his paper, all the world sees it and
calls him a liar. When a private citi
zen makes n mistake, nobody knows 1t
except a few friends, and they come
around and ask the editor to keep 1t
out of the paper When the private
citizen dies. the editor is asked to write
up all his good qualities and leave out
the bad. When the editor dies. the
private citizen will say. NOW that old
liar will get his deserts. cleveland
(Okla.J Triangle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
A Rich One.

The Visitor-And what are you going
to make Of him?
Mammal want him to be philan-
thropist.
"Why, there's no money In that"
But all the philanthropists have
been very rich"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
COnAinPrn1e.

A gentleman asked Mary, an only
child, how many sisters she had and
was told three or four"
Her mother asked Mary, when they
were alone, what had made her tell
such an untruth.
why, mamma" cried Mary, 81
didn't want him to think you were so
poor that you hadn't but one child"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

Picture the glory of this republic if
in each individual life were fully dis
closed respect for law, love of justice,
regard for the rights of others, remem-
brance of the poor and afflicted, en-
corra gement of education, the helping
hand to everything that is true beauti-
ful and good The ages will see the
fullness and glory Of the picture. lie
future will not disappoint us.-Justlce
Brewer. -.s
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

app Stops for passengers on signal
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.
sd" Stops only to let of passen-
gers from points North Of Delmar,
and take on passengers for Cape
Charles and points South.
Trains 81 and SO will stop at all
stations on Sunday for local passen-
gers, ON signal or notice to conductor.
r. B. Cooke. j. G.. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt.
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, Va
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
Whaf He Knew.

Wiseum-Honestly, now, did you
learn anything while you were in col
lege?
Graduate-Um-well, l learned how
to state my ignorance In scientific
terms.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
Not Sure of Him.

"Why are you so sure that he loves
your
Because he stays away from me in
hopes he can overcome the fascination
Of my presence. And there is but one
thing that bOthers mel fear he will
succeed. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

An 1rishman, prosecuting another
man for assault, was asked to explain
the accuseds black eyes.
"Ah," he replied readily, before he
had time to hit me | hit him back"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
EOrRetful.

as Bronson as forgetful as ever"
"More so. Why. that fellow has to
look himself up In the directory every
night before he goes home from bust
ness-forgets his address"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
Finds n Lack.

"The great poets are born" remark
ed the sententious person. eyes, and
they are also dead" replied the editor
YEARLY .-Philadelphia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

Regulations which have been forced
into an unnatural bloom fade almost
as soon as they have expanded.-Ma-
caulay.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

Mistakes seem to be necessary. A
man who can't show scars isn't much
Of a woodchopper.-Atchison Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

1t runs in the family-a womans
tongue.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14
Cable, Conover, Kingsbury
and Wellington Pianos.
Chicago Cottage Organs.
The Largest Manufacturers
Of Pianos and Organs
in the World.
Save You From $500 to $4,000


yin
tfromou
satisfactory Piano than buy from the local dealer your
own
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WELL-kNOWN MAKES.

Chicago Cottage
supplied
College, College Park G using
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Sent on Trial.

the
and backed capital
$2OON0
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
GOVERNOR WILL REMEMBER
In a Personal Letter Gov. Cnmmins
Expresses Pleasure on His
V;c;t IN AT,%obou s
Visit to Mitchell.

On the closing night Of the Bank
ers' Association convention 10 this
city on Wednesday evening of last
week, Governor Albert B. Cu,nmins,
of Iowa, was the principal speaker
of the evening, and in the course OF
his remarks he made a splendid inn
preston on the audience. The gov
ernor was heartily received by the
people Of the state and of the city
and he thoroughly enjoyed his trip
to South Dakota and Mitchell. The
editor of The Republican received
the following note from the governor
yesterday, in which he expresses
himself on his treatment in Mitchell:
Executive Office.
Des Moines, July 10. 1909.
My Dear Sir: | have read your ac-
count Of the meeting at Mitchell, and
hasten to express my deep apprecia-
tion of the generous way in which
you dealt with me and what / said.
My visit to Mitchell was one Of the
most delightful in my life andI shall
always bear its good people in the
Observation-Disclosures.
Yours very truly,
Albert B. Cummins.
Editor "Mitchell Republican,,
Mitchell, S D..
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
Activity in Newspapers.

The establishment, of newspapers
out on the reservation westof Cham
berlain is becoming quite an Industry,
and it is a poor week when arrange
ments are not being made to start
one. In the past week three new. ones
have come up for public favor. The
Presho Post, in Presho county, came
out last week with its second num-
Der, and is located 40 miles west of
Oacoma. The Prairie Sun, located at
Lyman, in Lyman county, is the lat
est candidate for public favor. The
paper is edited by VIM. Williamson.
jr., who graduated last month in the
senior class Of the state university at
Vermilllon. While in college he had
some experience in newspaper work
by writing for Volante, the college
paper. MI. Williamson says, however,
that he finds the environments a
trifle different in conducting a COLI
lege paper than running a reserya-..
ton newspaper. He says he built
his office and got out the first paper
lin it and the whole was done within
a week. The Lyman County News
was issued at Dirkstown last week.
1t would seem an uphill business to
run a newspaper out on the reserya-
ton, where homes are not very num-
erous and with competitors in the
business about every 20 miles. How
ever, We hope they will all prosper
and that the reservation country will
continue to grow in population.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
THE GREAT CIRCUS DAY
Forepaugh's Draws a Large Crowd
to the City to See the Great
Tented Exhibition.

Some people didn't rest well Mon
day night for fear they wouldn't
wake up in time to get down to the
Milwaukee depot in time to see the
coming Of Forepaugh g. Sells Bros.
circus, and watch unloading of the
horses, wagons and elephants. The
first train arrived about 6 o'clock and
the last train got in at s O'clock.
There was an immense crowd at the
Milwaukee depot to watch the UNI
loading of the circus paraphernalia
and while the same work has heen
seen year after year by the same peo-
pie, yet there is always enough of the
youthful enthusiasm left in ones
makeupto prompt a trip to the depot
and later to the circus ground to
watch the development of the tented
city. Every fellow has something to
do and he knows when it is to be
done. As if by magic the tents are
run up and where an hour or two
before was vacant ground by nine
O'Clock th%ree-fourths of the work
was completed.
AS the horses were taken from the
cars it was remarked what fine specl-
mems the show people carried. With
human ingenuity, seemingly, the an
imals waited with little impatience
fol. their part of the work. A great
crowd pressed around the two cars
which contained the herd of ele-
plants, and as the big numbering
beasts walked carefully down the
plank they were the cynosure Of all
eyes.
People began to come into the city
at an early hour and long before the
circus parade there was an immense
crowd in town. The outside towns
contributed a very liberal share, and
the morning trains were well filled
with people.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
Smokers Heart

Smoking, as Il rule, agrees with per
ions for manT years. perhaps for TWEEN.
ty years and longer, although BY de.
greas cirarS of a finer flavor IRE cho
SEN, but ali at once, withou, any as,
'signable cause, troubles are expert
enced With the heart, which rapidly
increase and compel the sufferer to
call in the help of a medical man. The
age at which disturbances of the heart
become pronounced varies very much.
1t is hut rare that patients are under
thirty years of age; they are mostly
between fortT and sixty years old.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
Sunday School Convention.

Sunday School Convention.
A Sunday school convention will be
held in the Gardner grove, near Ems
ley %postofice, In the tent Sunday.
July 10, to which all are cordially
invited. Following is the program:
10 :30-Service of Praise and Devo-
tlon-E. Meyer.
II :oO-Why the Sunday School?-C.
M. Peck.
1:3O-Sunday School Lesson.
~ :0O-Basket Dinner.
=. :30-Song Service-H. II. Weak.
2:00-Symposium on "The Sower''
Members Of Sunday School.
Observation-Disclosures Shepherd.
3:00-Who is Responsible for the
Welfare Of the Sunday School-H-
FL. Weak.
3:3o-Needs. of the Sunday School
Convention.
4:00-Adjournment.
S:O0-Gospel Service.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
VERY ANNOYING
This. Hardly Expresses What Mitch
Gil People Say of it,

ell People Say of it,
Any itchiness Of the skin is annoy.
ing.
Little danger in itching skin dis
eases.
But they make you miserable.
Doan's Ointment is a never failing
cure
For piles, eczema, all itching
troubles.
Fargo, N. D.. citizens endorse it.
Mrs. L. p. Ross, guest of the Far
90 House, on North Front street,
Fargo, N. D., says: "My husband
suffered intensely from itching hem
orIhoids. He tried physicians treat
ment, ointments innumerable, did
everything advised by friends and ac-
lqu%aintances to rid himself Of the in
tolerable annoyance, but until he
tried Doan's Ointment all his efforts
were futile. He used the ointment
faithfully for three weeks and the
itching was completely allayed. The
hemorrhoids shrunk gradually away
until they disappeared. The pleas
ure of such results can only be I'M
derstood by those who suffer simi-
larly. To share in this pleasure
there is only IN course to pursue.
If at all troubled with hemorrhoids
that course is buy Doan's Ointment
at Wilser's Pharmacy and this result
will follow"
For sale by all dealers, price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. rs, sole agents for the United
! States.
Remember.the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
The Circus.

The Forepaugh-Sells circus mana
gers ought to have gone away from
Mitchell thoroughly satisfied with
the business that was done here, and
they ought to feel a little ashamed
over the shabby treatment that was
accorded the citizens of the city by
failing to give an evening perform
ance. In tie afternoon the tent was
crowded to its utmost capacity, and
there does not seem to be any ques-
tioning of the fact but what there
were fully 10000 crowded beneath
the canvas. Had the performance
been held in the evening there is no
doubt but what over 1000 people
would have gone. It was impossible
for the business men to3close their
establishments to give the employees
an opportunity to attend. 1t was a
great disappointment and wassnot
treating the people Of the city right.
The afternoon. performance was
great in every respect and there was
enough going on IN the three rings
and platform as to make a person
wish he had three times the seeing
capacity that he is endowed with.
The great feature Of the afternoon
was the loop-the-loop attraction. We
all had an idea before it was seen that
it was a hair-splitting, blood-curdling
act, and SO it was, in a way, but af-
ter it was seen how easily Diayolo
went down the inclined plane and
slid around the circle it was shorn,
to some extent, of its dangerous feat
ures. The steep incline made it un-
necessary for Diavolo to propel his
wheel and all he had to do was to sit
firmly on his wheel and the mathe-
matician figured out.the rest for him.
Minting's act Of riding up and down
the spiral wheel on a one-wheeled hi.
cycle was also a splendid feature.
There were plenty Of other good acts
during the afternoon to keep the peo-
pie busy watching everything. The
people were well satisfied with the
performance. The band that fur
nished the music during the after
noon was one of the best that eve
played with a circus in this city,
and its music was very much
enjoyed.
When the circus was yer there wa!
much crowding --and -jostling to gel
out of the tent, and several peopl'
were nearly suffocated. Several ladie
with babies in their arms managed
to get out in time to prevent thei.
little ones from being overcome.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
The Parade.

-Long before the parade appeared
the streets were lined with people,
and one. of the greatest crowds ever
to a circus in this city watched the
magnificent pageant as it passed
through the streets at noon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
Indiscretion.

"Aren't the perfect trust and conf.
dence engaged people have in each
other perfectly beautiful!"
Perfectly. idiotic, I should say"
"Why?"
Because when l was engaged I told
my future wife all about my income
and prospects. and now / can't spend
a dollar on myself without her know
ing about it."-New York Times.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-17
Not Much to Say.

Bragg-Yes. sir, I've decided to have
a long talk with the boss and tell him
just what 1 think.
Nagg-Is it possible?
Bragg-Why, don't you believe I've
got the nerve to tell him what 1 think?
Nagg-Oh, yes, but if you tell him
just what you think how are you going
to have a long talk. Philadelphia
Press.