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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-10
AGAINST REED SMOOT.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-Rev. DR.. Lei
Itch left this morning for Washing
ton with the protest of the minis
terial association against the seating
of Senator-elect Reed Smoot of Utah.
The document comprises $4,000 words
in extracts from Mormon sermons
and textbooks going to prove that the
Mormon apostle has sworn allegiance
to his church before the government
and still believes in polygamy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-10
Nine LOST IN WRECK.

LONDON, Feb. 10.-The steamers
Arthur and Watchful collided in the
Bristol channel today. The former
sank and nine men aboard, including
the captain, are missing and sup
posed to be lost.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-10

The architect who plans our
books and who sees that they
are built according to specif-
| cations has been at 1t more
than 30 years. He knows his
| business so well that we had
to pay good price to get him.
but he was the kind of a man
we wanted and we did not stop
on a question of price.
His services are at your dis
posal when you intrust the
building of blank book to us.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
A Motto Gone Wrong.

King Francis 1. of France, who
reigned In the middle OF the sixteenth
century. dressed himself deliberately
for the battle OF Pavia. which he ex-
pected to win and thereby to become
the master Of Italy. An old chronicle
SAYS: THE king Of France In his ar
NOR went about from squadron to
squadron, and he wore over his NAL
a surcoat Of brocade and brown vel
vet checker wise, with many Fs EN-.
broidered thereon in velvet on the
brocade and in brocade on the velvet
and with cords OF gold and brown silk
On his helmet he wore great yellow
and brown plume, the feathers droop
ing down to the horses tanks, and
from the midst of them rose a brown
pennon with a red salamander, having
above It a great gilt f and around II
the words, This time and no more.
This motto he bore because he thought
on that day certainly to make hmelf
lord Of Italy" However, he lost he
battle and was taken prisoner.
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TSt.afnu the Book.

"Kissing the book" Is more generally
practiced In England than In this coun-
try. Witnesses have enjoyed for sew
eral years the statutory right OF being
sworn in the Scottish fashion. but ex-
tremely few exercise it. despite the
frequent objections urged against kiss
Ing the book on sanitary grounds. A
witness In the Newcastle county court
has contrived to adhere to the pracuce'
while showing his appreciation OF the
grounds on which doctors have con-
demned it. Immediately he stepped
into the witness box he produced a
Testament from his pocket to be sworn
on. This precaution was at once com
mended by Judge Greenwich, who re-
marked that he himself would not kiss
one of the court Testaments for tl,oOo.
In a court in another part OF the coun-
try a Testament has been so long IN
use that 1t is calculated over 2OO'ooo
persons have kissed It The otnclais
are said to have made this interesting
calculation known to the world win
feelings Of peculiar pride.
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Curiosities of Digestion.

An Augusta gentleman states ,at
he once cured a gastric trouble by at
ing at supper a plentiful supply ofcu-
cumbers and cold blackberry dump
ling, and yet in his case nothing wuid
have seemed more pernicious.
Proctor, the astronomer, sunred
from excruciatlng headaches. Hevas
satisfied that they came from somter-
ror of diet, and so he dropped from his
bill of fare one thing after anotherun-
til he concluded that nothing else vas
left for experimentation. He hadior-
gotten one article, however. 1t was
butter. He abandoned that and ate
everything else and never suffered rom
headaches again to his dying day. Nan
is wonderfully made, and so is the
stomach. Remedies for dyspepsia are
numerous. You may pay your n,ney
and take your choice.-Augusta Cron
lola
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CbamberIain's Cough Remedy.

No one who is acquainted with its
good qualities can be surprised at the 9
great popularity OF Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. 1t not only cures
colds and grip effectually and perma-
nently, but prevents these diseases
from resulting In pneumonia; II Is
also a certain cure for Group. Whoop-
ing cough is not dangerous when this
remedy is given; IL contains hato n nc
opium or other harmful as suosea ~ 3
babv as to an adult. 1t is also pleas
ant 70 take. When all Of these facts
are taken into onsideration 1t Is not
surprising that people in foreign
lands az we'll as at home, esteem this
remedy very highly and very few are
willing to take any other after having s,d,ngs
used it. For sale by All Medicine
Dealers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
Enct. Ahour Giantn.

That very few Of the giants who
have ever lived have been healthy or
well formed recent researches prove
beyond q doubt. All we know about
Goliath Is that he was very tall. but In
the second book Of Kings we read
about another giant, who had more
fingers than an ordinary human being
and, according to modern scientists,
this Is invariably token OF degener'
acy. Marcel Donnal saw at Milan a
giant who was so tall that his body
filled two beds at night, but whose
legs were 80 weak that he could hardly
stand upright. William Evans, the
gigantic porter Of Charles l.. had little
strength, and Cromwell's porter, an
other giant, ended his days In lunatic
asylum. Finally. O'Brien. the Irish
giant, has been described as IAN enor'
nous sick child who grew up too fast"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
FOOLED ALL FRANCE.
rmpostor Made Paris Believe He '"
Ambassador From Persia.

fmn0nf0r mAOc I-hEth bcAsN' w y
Ambassador From Persia
Toward the end Of the year lTl1
certain Mehemet Rizabecq. who cail
himself ambassador Of the king OF Y
sia and the bearer of hts comman
disembarked at Marseilles.
He was received at two leagues Try
Paris by the Baron de Breteuil, usn
OF ambassadors, and the Marshai
Matignon. On the oath Of Janual
1715. he made his solemn entry III
the capital with great pomp.
He declined the royal carriages &c
orally used on such occasions end {
tered on horseback, preceded by I
finest horses of the kings stables
perbly caparisoned and accompam
by trumpets and bands of music.
The ambassador, richly arrayed
the Persian costume, was attended
numerous train Of domestics a
preceded by a herald bearing the r
sian standard. The presents which
offered to the king were very inct
siderable.
After passing a short time in Fran
during which he concluded, In
name Of his pretended master. tref
of alliance with Louis XIV, he sal
from Sweden and Denmark and "
never heard Of later.
Rizabecq. according to the Memo
of the Reign of Louis XIV" was
Portuguese who had never seen
prince he represented nor even visi'
a single province of Persia. The 6
eminent paid the expenses of his
cellency, which amounted to LOU
vres a day.-Mirror.
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MONEY IN FACT AND FICTION
opr Modern American Fortunes raie
the Romancers.

mr. uodern American Fortunes fnie
the R0mancers.
Those are strange times In the ae
cumulntion Of fortunes--stranger thah
any fiction could ever have maze tne1h'
Think of II for a moment. Andrew
Carnegie. a canny little Scotch boy
came TO this unknown land Few
dacodes ago barefooted and last year
offered to settle the Venezuelan ln'
hrogl,o between Germany, England
France. Italy and the South American
renublic by loaning Venezuela the en-
tire sum of these international debts.
And vet a fortune 80 huge as to per-
NIT of such offers is as nothing 10 the
power Of another man. Mr.. KocKeiei-
Ter. personally quiet American ci'i'
ven from Cleveland. simple nver'
with few habits of luxury. could easi-
Nv huv half n dozen OF the independent
kingdoms OF Europe; could without
feeling 1t to any great extent IN Dis
nocketbook take up the debts or all the
renuhlics of Central and South Ameri-
ca. saws Harper's Weekly.
AGAIN In 1914 Alexandra Dumas pub
lished n book called "rhe Count OF
Monte Christie" the basis of when IL
The fabulous wealth of an indiviuuai.
The count finds cave full OF almost
nriceless Jewels. lie buys mems lives'
he spends money everywhere; he comes
70 Paris with q notice from his Italian
bankers giving him unlimited credit
on a Paris bank. There Is no limit on
what he can draw from VI. DANGERS
II "a entirely unprecedented. Nothing
like II was ever known before. lie
draws 100000 francs and ruins the
banker and still no complaint from MS
Roman house. He rights wrongs. ne
saves more lives. he Furnishes the
guilty by the use of unlimited wealth.
and then by and by he leaves Maxi
milan on the island OF Monte Christie
with his bride and sails away. As
Macmillan sees his big ship disappear
on the horizon he finds Monte-Christo'
will. leaving him his whole fortune
This fortune, Dumas suggests In two
or three places. was 1oO.0OO.OOO francs
$50, 900 .oOO). 1t is the greatest private
fortune the Frenchman could conceive
Of in 1874. 1t is considerably less thar
the income Of John D. Rockefeller II
1908.
So you might run on II 1t did not tire
the brain to conceive more. But mos
remarkable Of all, this one individual
made his unprecedented wealth Will
his own brains.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17

Political economists have told US
that self interest is the handspring OF
industry. 1t is not true. Love Is the
handspring Of industry. 1t is love Tor
the home and the wife and the children
that keeps all the busy wheels OF IN
dustry revolving, that calls the Factory
hands early to the mill, that nerves
the arm of the blacksmith working at
his forge, that inspires the farmer at
his pillow and the merchant at his desk.
that gives courage to the soldier and
patience to the teacher.
Erskine was asked how he dared as
an unknown barrister, face q hostile
court and insist on his right to be
heard. 81 felt my children" he re-
piled, "tugging at my robe and saying
Here is your chance, father, to get us
bread" 1t is this vision of the chill
dren dependent on us that inspires US
all in the battle Of life.-Rev. Lyman
Abbott in Atlantic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
HINDOO CUSTOMS.
The Sword Plays n Prominent fart
In Oaths and Marriages.


The sword plays many different roles
in HindoO manners and customs. 1here
are certain warlike tribes among whom
oa+hs taken over the sword are bind
inc. while taken otherwise they are
not. A similar sentiment prevails
among some predatory classes OF Eu-
rome. where oaths taken over their
weapOns of offense-a dagger, a pom
lard. a rapier-are considered binding
The idea with these classes seems 10
be that perjury committed after taking
oaths over their weapons recoll; that
they die by the weapon against whlch
they perjure themselves.
In Berar, in India, women VINO are
obout to lead an irregular life marry
q sword. This marriage in name, as
an emblem Of conjugal life, serves as
a ray of consolation to them in the
midst of their evil doings. In certain
narts of India when a Hindoo is about
to marry third wife, which marry
ing is considered an i'll omen, he mar
ries a tree. for obvlating the Ill omen
before he marries the third lady.
In Kathiawar there is still the Gus
tom for rajput princes who are mucl
married to marry other wives by
means Of a sword. They send ovel
their sword to the brides people. The
bride is married to it with all the re
ouired pomp and splendor, the only diff
ference being that the princes sworC
becomes a substitute for him, The
bridegroom. The legality of this mar
rage to sword is indisputable. Th'
bride married to it enters the rajpu
zenana as legally married wife.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

An electric pickpocket alarm mas
haen invented by a man in Manches-
ter England.
The experiments Of Muller prove that
if microbes be placed in a gun barrei
the wound made by bullet fired from
II would be infected by the microbes
Commercial phosphorus Is satisfac-
torilv made by mixing the finely pow
dered phosphate material with carbon
and sand in the electric furnace ana
then. when heated, distilling the phos-
phorus from the mass and collecuhg
II under water.
Such common substances as sugar,
glucose and chalk having been found
TO absorb sunlight all day and to give
IT off in rays during the night the dls-
coverv of some means for rendering
those RAYS useful in Illuminating
houses at night with little expense
seems a possibility Of the near future
The thorium atom, universally be-
,eved since its discovery by Berzelius
three-ouarters Of a century ago 10 be
n single and indivisible particle OF
matter, now appears as the progenitor
Of five new substances, even more ele-
mental than itself, evolved by success
sive and spontaneous changes within
its substance.
The scientific reason for the popping
of corn has been investigated by FRO
fessor Kraemer of Philadelphia, VINO
finds that the endosperm is more or
less translucent and horny and its cells
contain closely arranged polygonal
starch grains having a central rarenea
area. The degree Of the expansion Oh
these cells depends upon the relative
amount Of water and air in the gram.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
pr.x determination.

Within twenty years FIVE great foes
of the human race have been shorn OF
their worst terrors-hydrophobia. diph'
iberia, lockjaw, snake poison and the
bubonic plague, that scourge OF former
centuries. Against the menace OF these
Eve stand the Pasteur Institutes, scores
Of them. served by hundreds OF bacte-
biologists, biologists and psychologists
aided by thousands Of aspiring stu
dents. the whole admirably organized
into departments and subdepartments
and sending forth serums and antitox'
ms by tens Of thousands Of doses a
vear.-Cleyeland Moffett in McClure's-
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x.rer vernuE War Ship.

Those unfamiliar with the diIer-
ences In the construction Of ships made
for war and peace may wonder mat
the speed Of 1871 knots an hour MAIN
tanned by the Kearsarge Is a cause Tor
tubilation when passenger steamers
make more than 20 knots. The pas
senger ship. being built for speed is
given a length ten times OF her beam
measurement, while in the floating pat
terry the proportion is but five to one
The liner uses $4,000 to $1,000 horse
power. while the Kearsarge uses but
$500. The Kearsarge made in her ON
cial trials 1854 knots. but she was
then creased for the occasion. Every
lump of coal used had been sorted ou
by the builders. and a crew. every mar
an expert employed regularly in triais
sustained that speed for but four hour'
and In smooth water.-Pittsburg DIS
patch.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
An Odd Picture.

One OF the strangest sights ever
saw in a wild country was a little MIN
lister CARRIED in solemn black white
'dog" collar, buttonless vest am stin
black straw hat. The dominic was
standing in Il leaky boat in the midst
of a prlmeval woods, fishing the Doll,
ing waters Of a mountain torrent Al
his back a cataract roared and pund'
cd the rocks, churning the watr tc
white suds. Above him the eerna
snow gllstened on the mountains ano
but a few yards away gaunt emma
mon bear was quietly nosing anone
the driftwood.-Dan Beard In Wrid
Work.
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parer For Double Duty.

A manufacturer in the west OF eng
land. anxious that his hands shuld
keep Christmas in a proper spirit. told
them that II they went to churc on
that day they should receive 'heir
wages Just the same as If they had
been at work. Shortly after the adj
dress a deputation Of solemn faced en-
ployees waited upon their chief. we're
wilIin' to attend church." said the
spokesman, land If ye can see yer
way to payin' us overtime we're Win
TO attend the Methodist chapel In the
ovpnin'"
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Rirfh Sfaffafica.

Recently compiled statistics show
that the proportion Of twins born as
compared with other infants is one In
eighty births. OF triplets there is only
one instance in 6,4O0 and quadruplets
are as one to $4,000, while the chances
of a quintet are even more remote, the
ratio being one in 40,9S0,000 births. A
case is known Of a woman who pre-
sented her husband with seven success
sive triplets.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
Strawberries, Strawberries
Crates are now in Season.

One OF the most novel as well as
substantial strawberry crate now on
the market is made by the Green
bush Mfg. Co., at Greenbush' va,
their postofice is Parksley, Va. one
important point which all growers OF
berries will appreciate is In the iact,
that they are putting thirty,tnree
baskets In every crate thereby insur,
ing plenty of cups. This Is nome
industry and is worthy OF the pat
ronage of the public. All parties
using crates will do well to write the
above named firm for prices when
thew will find in keeping with things
in general. on
probation of all past favors granted
them and kindly solicit continuance
Of the same. They cordially invite
the public to visit their works a.
Greenbush, Va, where they will re-
ceiye a hearty welcome and be showi
the many details Of manufacture II
connection with q strawberry crate
Greenbush Mfg. Go.
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The Beginning of Trouble.

A fve-year-old son Of a family the
other day stood watching his baby
brother. who was making a great noise
over having his face washed. The five
year-old lost his patience and, stamp
ing his tiny foot, said: "You think you
have lots Of trouble, but you don't
know anything about it. Wait till you
are big enough to get licking. Then
you'll see. Won't he, mammaT-Co-
lumbus Dispatch.
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rno,. Sam. Sweet Tooth.

That Uncle Sam has sweet tooth
ts demonstrated by the record OF sugar
importations for the year, which nave
increased to the largest total ever
known. In addition to the sugar raised
in this country more than 5.oO0oOO,oOo
pounds have been imported. which,
with the domestic production, woulo
give each man. woman and child In the
United States about seventJ-two
pounds each per annum. AS many per
sons do not eat anything like this
amount and much sugar Is introduced
into the human body in other forms
than the refined product, there must
be many people who consume more
than their own weight of sugar IN a
year. The quantity eaten in the form
of confectionery is enormous. and II
sugar would do 1t America should be a
land OF sweetness II not of light--Bos
ton Transcript.
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Origin of a Famous Saying.

Euclid, who is sometimes called the
father of mathematics, taught this
subject In the famous school at Alex
andria. Being asked one day by the
king of Egypt (Ptolemy Soter) whether
he could not teach him the science in
shorter way, Euclid answered in
words that have been memorable ever
since, "Sire, there is no royal road to
learning" Not many scraps Of CONVEX
sation have lived, as this reply has, for
2.200 years.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
MAKE EXERCISE A HABIT.
An Easy and simple Way of securing
Health and Good Looks.

An Easy and Simple Way or securing
Health and Good Looks.
Exercise is much more necessary 10
human life than most women think.
Healthy stimulation Is an absolute
need: without it the body VIII rust
and fall to bits. The baby that never
creeps about or kicks or exercises at
all either wastes into tiny midget OF
homes and wrinkles or else takes on
mounds of unhealthy fat and becomes
soft and short breathed and without
vitality. >.
The brain that never calls upon IL
Golf for work must become dull and
stupid. and it is the same way WIN
the muscles Of the body. They are
filed with blood vessels that should
be ND and doing. The blood has sey-
eral purposes, and one Is to carry away
much of the waste fluids Of the Dooy.
The lungs are sort of refinery, ana
the blood is a distilling agent. IL the
blood becomes thick and unhealthy ana
sluggish the body does not keep its
Youthful state. Eyes grow dull; lips
lose their redness; the complexion Is
sallow and unlovely.
It is an easy and simple matter 10
make exercise a habit-just Ike the
habit of putting out the lights at night
and wondering If burglars VIII sho"
I'D before morning.
A most excellent scheme IS TO take
long slow full breaths whenever you
have a chance-when you are waiting
for a car, when you are walking when
YOU are going to sleep, when you nave
just awakened.
Such habits are valuable, most vaiu
able but because they don't cost any
thing and are a little trouble lots OF
women fancy there is nothing In sucl
practices. Nonsensel Look at the ath
letic men that train. They are Inc
healthiest, strongest, finest looking
creatures in existence.
Go thou and do likewise on iltii'
scale.-Chicago Record Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
The Rule Wabb1ed.

Whiffers-See here, Differs! You
told me the way to win a girl was to
devote myself to her mother. .
Blfffers-Yes, Stree, that VIII DO IL
every
Whiffers-Huh! l wanted TO WIN
Miss Beauu, and l took your advice
and devoted myself to Mrs. Beauti' ana
now the old lady. who Is a widow
wants to marry me herself.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
Minerals and Life.

The base Of nutrition in all living
beings is oxygen, water, salts, carbon
and nitrogen. Forster tried to feed
dogs on organic substances deprived Of
nearly all their mineral matter. Death
from starvation occurred sooner than
If the dogs had been completely with
out food. NJ. Herrera says In Revue
Scientifioue. Paris, Living beings arc
but aggregations of mineral substances
and biology is but a chapter in min
eralogy."
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Ancient Head Coverings.

The hat is simply a variation OF and
no doubt an improvement upon the an
Gent coverings for the head. no mat
ter what their shape or material. Com
ment has been made because some not
ed paintings of Scriptural and oriental
life do not depict the headdresses OF
the males. This is most noticeable In
paintings Of ancient Syrian life. for nc
doubt the Syrians wore then. ms now,
turban, thick, light and colorless' L
nrotect them from the burning sun.
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III. u.a Reen HELPED Once.

Two Turks were at a French pan
ouet Toward the end Of the feast a
Frenchman selected q toothpiek from
the tray near him and politely passed
the tray on to his neighbor, who. how
ever, peremptorlly declined the oner
exclaiming:
"No. thank you; have already eaten
two Of the accursed things"
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old chinese Custom.

In China a jar placed on the roof OF
a house with the bottom end toward
the street indicates that the daughter
Of the house is not yet Of age to mar
~ AS soon as she has developed into
a manageable maiden the jar is turn
ed with its mouth toward the street.
When the young lady gets married
the lar is removed altogether.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
ether and Either.

When the friends of the rival claim
onts of the discovery Of an9sthesia
wore proposing monuments for each
other Oliver Wendell Holmes suggest
cd that all should unite in erecting a
SINGLE memorial, with a central group
symbolizing painless surgery, statue
of Jackson on one SIDE statue OF
Morton on the other and the inscription
beneath. ITO EOther."
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Cut Ont the Bread.

Tdleness is q sin. The gooo OooS
says that man shall eat Dreau l" 'D'
sweat of his face"
81 amt pertickler about bread, mum.
lie, gimme some meat and little PIE
and cake if der's any handy, ana Il
git along. amt no great bread ealei
meself, num-"