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the result of overtaxed nerves; some
times the disease is inherited from an
cestral causes; so maddening Jealousy
has direct cause. That spiritual dag
nosis can be spelled In the one fearful
word Of three letters Its only cause is
"sin." The same kind OF sin which to-
day fills our jalls and reformatory In
stitutions and lifts the hangman's
moose is the fiendlsh, maddening evil
against which, in his day, King Solo
mon lifted bis voice in protest
Now, my brother, as the insanity Of
jealousy is caused by sin, win you not
come to that Christ who is willing and
able to take this sin out Of your life?
In the Bible we read that Christ was
and Is able to make the evil passions
come out Of a man. So great was and
is Christ's divine power In this re-
spect that Luke tells US there was a
man afflicted not only with one, but
with a legion or four thousand, devils.
This man was so goaded by this de-
moniac possession that, though he was
bound IN fetters Of chains, he would
snap them as easily as a lion might
brush aside spiders web. He was 80
distracted that In his frenzy he would
tear of all his clothes. But when Jesus
spoke the word Of deliyerance the man
who was once insane Immediately be-
came clothed and In his right mind. Ii
Christ could do all that for the insane
man Of old, will you not let Jesus cure
you also Of the awful insanity OF 1eal-
ousy? Oh my sinful friend, you have
hated men and despised men and found
fault with men long enough! VIII you
not, here and now, by Christ's help,
learn to love men and try to help men
instead of trying to destroy them?
BY the noble example Of Christ's life
today may we be led to exterminate
the awful sin Of jealousy. Some years
ago a New York public school teacher,
whose scholars were mostly drawn
from the slums, carried into her class
room a beautiful white lily. One Of
her pupils was a poor waif OF the
street. Her clothes were soiled and
torn. Her hands and face were dirty.
The teacher thought she would please
this poor child by giving to her the
beautiful flower. but instead OF taking
It the young girl turned and ran out or
the room. A little later she came back
with her face and hands washed and
then said: Teacher, | am clean now.
Give me the beautiful flower" So the
sense of moral pollution often makes
men shrink from accepting the gift God
is Offering in the person OF his Son; but
It Is because Of that very pollution that
he presses his gift upon US. We can
not cleanse ourselves, but we can pray
that he will cleanse us and make us ut
to receive him who is "the Lily Of the
Valley, the One altogether lovely"
copyright, 1903. by Louis Klopsch.l
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Fl
OUEEREST OF LAWSUITS.
h HighwHymnn Sued His Partner
For His Share of Spoiis.


Perhaps the most remarkable suit
ever brought is on the records of the
court OF the exchequer In England. 1t
was filed on Oct. 3, 1928, and 1t sets
forth very clearly that John Everit and
Joseph Williams were highway rob-
bers.
In Its succinct legal phrases the COM
plant says that the men formed a
partnership for the purpose Of carry
ing on business as hlghwaymen. 1t
was mighty profitable, as was shown
by the fact that Everit sued Williams
for the equivalent Of $1,000, being for
moneys wrongfully appropriated to de-
fendant's private purse"
This was the amount In dispute after
the partnership had lasted only year.
Then Eyerit claimed that he discov-
cred that his partner had not made a
fair division Of the spoils.
The action was adjudged to be
gross contempt of court, and the plain
tiff was ordered to pay all costs, while
the solicitors who served the writ were
fined. One Of the solicitors, a man
named Wreathcock, refused TO pay the
fine and was sent to prison for six
months. Both plaintiff and defendant
to the action were subsequently hang
ed. one at Tyburn and the other at
Maidstone.
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A story OF Andrew carnegie.

A new and interesting story Is being
told of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. He was
walking along q country road not far
from Sklbo castle when he came across
an old cottager busily engaged in put
ting a thatch roof on his cottage. He
asked the man why he did not put on
tiled roof and was told that it was too
expensive.
"How muchT he curtly asked.
Fifty pounds" the man replied, and
to his intense amazement and Joy Mr..
Carnegie there and then wrote him out
q check for that amount. Going IN
doors, he told his wife the news.
"Mon," she said scornfully why
dinna We say f75? Go an tell him ye
made a mistake"
The cottager Journeyed up to the cas-
tie and was shown into Mr.. Carnegie's
study. He explained that he had been
wrong about the cost, saying 1t would
be f25 more. The millionaire philan-
thropist asked for the check back,
coolly tore Il in pieces, and the dis
mayed and dlsconsolate cottager was
promptly shown the door.
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Why lie Didn,t Worry.

"The first serious accident case ever
had" said an old surgeon. was thai
Of a young man who had lost an arm
his right arm it was, toby the pre-
mature explosion of blast.
Somehow lie didn't give himself tn
downheartcdncss that you might rea
sonably expect Of man who had SUI
fered his loss; but, on the contrary. b
was really cheerful over 1t. and this
didn't understand. And ! said to hir
one day that thought he was prc''.
plucky sort Of man to look ut thing.
as he did. considering that 1t was Li'
right arm too.
"Why that" he said. "ls the one re
deeming feature of the whole business
Suppose I'd have lost my left"
"What?" said |.
"Why," says the man, I'm left hand
ed Where would have been now Il
I had lost my left arm? I'd have beer
up the stump then, sure enough.
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rncIe IaruI,s Forestght.

Uncle Isrul Trask was one OF those
thrifty Yankees who, his neighbors
averred, would squeeze a dollar "tlil
the eagle on 1t hollered" before allow
inc It to leave his pocket. He was
shopkeeper in a small way, but his
business had not proved in the long run
so profitable as his several matrimo-
NAL ventures, which had been three
times celebrated. Soon after the last
event of the kind had been solemnized'
one of his intimates rallied him with;
"Well, Uncle Isrul, heards how you'd
ben an done it ag'in. How'd you
make out this time? Pooty well, as
usual, hey?"
"Well, nelghbor," drawled Uncle
Isrul, in his soft and sanity way, Il
did pooty we'll, s you may say, pooty
well. Ye-es, Hetty's a godly woman,
ne!ghbor; a godly woman-with a lee
tie prop'ty!'-New York Times.
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HWY Erulta Act.

The Medicine Brief thus summarizes
the various uses Of fruit in relieving
diseased conditions Of the body. The
list is worth keeping. Under the cate
CORY OF laxatives, oranges, figs, tama-
rinds, prunes, mulberries, dates, nee
tarines and plums may be included
Pomegran ties, cranberries, blackber-
ries. sumac berries, dewberries, rasp-
berries, barberries, ounces, pears, wlld
cherries aud medlars are astringent.
Grapes, peaches, strawberries, whor-
tleberries, prickly pears, black currants
and melon seeds are dluretics. Goose
berries, red and white currants, pump
kins and melons are refrigerants. Lem
ons, lines and apples are stomach sed-
atiyes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-17

History records one war that WAS
caused by a glass Of wator-the war OF
the Spanish succession. A lady, Mrs.
Masham, celebrated court beauty
was carrying glass Of water when she
was obstructed by the Marquis de 10
rev. A slight scuffie onsued, and the
water was spilled. The marquis lost
bis temper, and bad feeling ensued be-
tween the English and French courts,
with the ultimate result that war was
declared. The campaign cost France
many severe battles - viz, Blenheim,
17o4; Families, 1907; Audenardi, 17OS'
and Malplaqult, 1909.
Fully as absurd in its origin was the
war that took place during the COM
monwealth Of Modena. A soldier stole
a bucket from a public well belonging
to the state of Bologna. Although the
value of the article did not exceed a
few pennies, the incident was the signal
for a fierce and prolonged war. Henry,
the king OF Sardinia, assisted the Mo-
denese to retain the bucket, and In one
of the subsequent battles he was made
a prisoner The bucket Is still exhibit
ed In the tower of the cathedral of Mo-
dena
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-17

A story told by western congress
man is about two brothers, Ed and
lin. who dealt in wool at their home
in Iowa. Jim went to a revival meet
ing (unthinkingly, the congressman
says and got religion" In his nrst
burst Of enthusiasm he told his brother
OF how much better he felt since his
conversion and urged Ed to come into
the fold. The latter pondered grayeiy
for a time and then said: "Ain't any
doubt but what religions a good thing,
and I'm glad you've got it, Jim, but l
guess you better let me alone just
now" he continued rehectively. You
see, Jim, one OF US has got to weigh the
wool"
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The Gardener Bird.

The highest development OF the dec
orative instinct in animals Is found IN
the gardener bird (amblyornis). This
plain looking native Of New Guinea
builds its nest on the ground, spreads
moss before 1t and over this green car
net scatters bright berries, flowers and
Insects. AS the flowers wither they
are replaced by fresh ones. The whole
establishment serves only as a sort OF
pleasure resort.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-17

Learn to laugh. A good laugh Is bet
ter than medicine Learn how to tell a
story. A well told story Is as welcome
as a sunbeam In a slckroom. Learn to
keep your own troubles to yourself
The world Is too busy 10 care for your
Ills and sorrows.
Learn to stop croaking. If you can
not see any good in the world, keep the
bad to yourself. Learn to hide your
pains and aches under pleasant smiles
No one cares to hear whether you have
The carache, headache OF rheumatism
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-17
". q. CiIbert's Career.

1t is said that w. s. Gilbert was
meant for the bar, and his father was
reluctant to see him turning In other
directions. "If you would only stick to
It" said the elder Gilbert, you might
become lord chancellor"
$50 l might" answered the author OF
the "Pinafore" to be. land If | stick to
the theaters l may become Sheridan.
Ones as likely as the other, and OF the
two / prefer Sheridan"
That was preference lucky for the
lovers of the stage
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A Sensitive Point.

"Isn't 1t a great satisfaction to be
able TO assist those who call on you
for help In the struggle Of life"
'It would be-" answered Mr.. Cum
rox. III you could be sure some OF your
benefciaries weren't laughing at you
behind your back and calling you an
easy washington Star.
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Man. Inhumanity to Man.

First Detective-How did you man
age to get a confession from that des-
perado?
Second Detective-Well, you see, we
travelled together by rail for 200 miles.
First Detective-But what had that
to do with his confession?
Second Detective-I bought a cigar OF
the train boy and gave 1t to him. After
smoking it he thought he was going to
iie. so he told me everything.-Chicago
News.
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Progressive.

"Are you having a pleasant timer
asked a lady Of little miss at fash
lonable children's party.
Delightful, thanks"
"And will your papa and mamma
come laterT .
"Oh, dear, no; papa and mamma ana
I don't belong to the same set"
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nnea IL HiIhnelf.

"They say some blind people can ac-
tually distinguish colors by the sense
of touch"
That's nothing; there are times
when | feel blue myself" - Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
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It stopped.

Add your watch stop when you
dropped 1t on the foorf
B.-Of course 1t did. Did you think
It would 20 through! ,,-
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But maddenlng Jealousy has uIrect
personal cause. All insanities are the
result OF some organic or functional
disorder. Sometimes insanity may be
caused by a fall or a blow. Part OF the
skull may be crushed in, and piece OF
the bone will be found, by postmortem
examination, to be pressing on the
brain. Such splintered bone was the
cause Of a brilliant Chicago lawyers
mental downfall. Frank Collyer was
one dark night struck by a footpads
club, and part Of his skull was driven
into the brain, and he never talked ra-
tionally again. Sometimes insanity Is
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
SAYS BROTHER TOOK HER.
NezCark Man accuses Him of Etop-
ing Uith Wife.
son. WHO WENT ALONG, BACK.

Jesse r Salmon, of Newark. stenographer OF
yice-Chanceilor Pitney's court, declared yester-
day that his home had been broken up Dy MS
brother and business partner, Albert p. T. Sai-
mon stenographer for Vice-Chancellor Emery
who he asserted had eloped with Mrs Jesse
Salmon They took Jesse's twelve-year-oio son
with them he said but a telegram to law firm
IN Sioux Falls. s. D. resulted in their being
traced to Manila, Iowa, where they were sur
nrised at q small hotel It was a case or going
to jail or give up the boy, and they agreed 10
the latter Jesse r. Salmon will begin divorce
proceedings His young son reached nome last
night.
Jesse R. Salmon is the commanding ofhcer
of the Freyingnuysen Lancers, and one OF the
Republican leaders in Newark; also a memoer
of the county committee. On March he re-
turned home TO find that his home had beeh
stripped of its furniture, and his wife and son
we're missing He suspected his brother Of
knowing where they were, but the latter dis
claimed knowledge Of Mrs. Jesse r. Salmon :
movements.
Jesse Salmon obtained the assistance of de-
tective and soon had evidence that his wife had
gone directly to Sioux Falls, S. D, as had his
brother.
Mr. Salmon then wired instructions to his
Western counsel To get his son. Mr.. Salmon
remained in the telegraph office all night watch
ing the wires for word When he got it he did
not ask to have his wife or brother arrested.
Mrs Jesse R. Salmon is thirty-two years Old,
and is a daughter Of an old and we'll known
Newark family. Jesse Salmon had his brothers
private letter box in the postoftice watched
and by that means discovered a letter with
Sioux Falls stamp.
When Jesse had satisfied himself that the
letter was from his wife to his brother. he
secreted himself. and. with the detective Kept
watch on the box. Albert Salmon, Jesse as
serts came TO the box and removed the letter.
Albert Salmon lives in MaplewOod. He has
seven children He is about fifteen years older
than Mrs. Jesse Salmon.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
TO RELIEVE FLOOD SUFFERERS
Governors Of Tennessee and Arkansas ask
for Tents.

Washington. March N-secretary Root 'o-oas
received teleErams from the Governors or Ten
nessee and Arkansas in response to his teleEraphlc
INQUIRY for Information TO the needs OF the Peo-
ple OF those States the matter OF tents, etc. IN
consequence of the river floods. Governor FRAZIER
Of Tennessee telegraphed from Nashville as fol-
lows:
Please send at once FIVE hundred tents TO Mem,
phis consigned to Mayor J. J. Williams; city, OF
Memphis will pay for transportation ana see that
they are returned after use
Governor Davis Of Arkansas teIegraphed from
Little Rock follows:
The food condition along the Mississippi River IN
our State is distressing We have no tents In
srmory for distribution. Please forward nrst eX-
press, hundred tents TO Judge Derrick, MARI
anne. Ark. for use food sufferers pledge honOE
Of State that will be carefully cared TOT ana
when longer needed will be sent free OF charee
Jeffersonvile. md Please rush tents, as de-
mand is pressing.
No time lost in complying with these re-
quests for assistance. Colonel Patten, acting for
the Quarterma ster General Immediately tele-
graphed instructions to the QuaTtermaser IN chtt
Of thea Adepots ct St Louis and Je1ersonVllte Ihu
TO send with the utmost dispatch 4o common tents
and ~ hospital tents to Memphis and S common
tents and 10 hospital tents to Marianne, Ark
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
NO FEARS OF DISSENsION.
Details of Plazs for Arbitration Now Prao-
tically Settled

London, March 21.-No apprehension is felt
here Of any hitch in the Venezuela settlement.
The officials OF both the Foreign Office and the
German Embassy say that matters going
favorahy, and that there is nothing to pre-
vent the submission The Hague arbitration
court in September of the questions Of pref
erential treatment of blOckading powers in the
payment OF the claims Of their SUBJECTS The
question of avoiding The Hague court has not
been mentioned in recent communications be
the allies. and the delay complained of
by Mr.. Bowen, in behalf of Venezuela, was
due TO arranging details, such the wording
of the protocols the points to be submitted
The Hague the method for the presentation
of claims and the selection of umpires etc
These questions have practically been
settled and no difficulty Of any kind is appre-
1ai
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
STAGE 0F THE FLOOD.

Washington March 2l.-The special river bulletin
OF the Weather Bureau says that the Mississippi
River from Cairo to Memphis Is falling slowly The
third break in the St. Francis levee system oc-
CURED Friday night at Shawnee. near Pecan
Point. Ark An immense volume OF water is pass
ing through the crevasses into the ST. Francis
Basin, and a consequence the conditions at
Helena have improved slightly.
Below Helena the rise continues steadily. and
all previous records have been equalled or eX-
ceeded in many places. Preparations should be
continued for extremely dangerous stages. Fore
casts for ffty-two feet at Vicksburg and twenty
one feet at New-Orleans are again repeated. At
Melville, on the Atchafalaya River, a stage Of
thirty-nine feet, two feet above the previous
high record, may be expected within three weeks.
At Alexandra, on the Red River, thirty-seven or
thi-ty-eight feet is Indicated and at Monroe on
the ouachita River. forty-hve. feet within few
days. Stages tonight as follows:
Memphis, S9.7 feet. a fall OF OIL foot; Vicksburg,
So5 feet a rise Of o. feet; New Orleans, 1873 feet,
q rise of OIL foot
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
RAILROAD TRAFFIC IN ENGLAND.

Chicago. March Glowing To ra,Iirallv different
conditions existing In England and I'm the United
States. we have not thus far seen much IN Amer
lean methods Of railway operation and manage
Tent which could he adopted by with profit
This is what Robert Evans secretary OF thr Lon
don and North Western Railway said last night.
W hen asked about The result or the visit ot the
officials Of chat road this country.
General Manager Dcano. nf the Burlington. and
othH- railroad officials. yesterday took the English
party to the Hawthorne and Stickrey yards and
the drainage canal
"Th" nub Of the whole matter is declared Mr.
Evans. that the American traffic IS OF a totally
different ChHrai tc': !; = bulk traffic whereas
most of ours IL local and pie, triftir NEr.. The
long maui Is absent and where the entire product os
the biggest farm d. carried in one car Ne
clnnot use your mammoth freight cars"
MT. zee. one of the party. tlkrn III when lie
reached chicago, and l. confined his room I the
;Audiorlum Annex. There * Guuht If his
being able to continue tha journey
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
BELIEVE CRISIS IS PAST AT MEMPHIS.

Memphis. Tenn, March 2l.-To-night there are
many hopeful features in the food situation in the
immediate territory about the city. and the officers
OF the levee boards and river men are expressing
more satisfaction with the conditions that now
prevail than has been INDUCED in at any time
since the flood first assumed critical proportions.
The gauge tonight shows S9.7 feet, and falling,
which is a decline OF 04 since last night at s
o'clock. when the water became stationary the
gauge It is now believed that the fall is due to
natural conditions rather than to the drainage of
water from the Mississippi by the breaks in the
Arkansas leVees to the north. Although the fall
might have been slower II these crevasses had
not occurred, IL is currently believed that the fall
will continue without check and that the crisis Is
passed President Killough Of the ST. Francis
large barge through the crevasse at Trice's Land
ing Tor the rescue of stock and property at Marion
Ark Tne steamer Hugo dispatched to the
eTeyasse later, with a commission to enter the
might be found in need
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
MAYOR TO REPLY TOMORROW.
Jerome Is Planning Investigation to Embody
Report of Liquor Fund.

Mayor Low late yesterday afternoon teIe-
phoned 70 John C Clarke, his legal adviser at
the City Hall, that he had been unable to finish
his letter 10 the State Liquor Dealers Associa
tion in answer 10 their request for information
with reference 10 their alleged contributions Of
money the police. The Mayor said that the
letter probably would not be ready before Mon
day afternoon.
District Attorney Jerome said yesterday that
he believed he knew as much about persistent
rumors' as Mayor Low did. and he had no
thought Of calling the Mayor as a witness in
o secret investigation TO determine what liquor
dealers have been paying police tribute for the
privilege OF selling on Sundays II was q mat
ter OF common knowledge, he said, that many
liquor dealers did pay tribute to the police, but
he believed some police captains never took such
tribute.
Il am not ready TO discuss my plans now"
Mr Jerome added, but 1 will say that the
investigation OF police tribute payments by
liquor dealers will be incidental to another inves-
tigation upon which my Office is now working
Considera bic evidence has come to me from
liquor dealers and other persons who know what
they are talking about and intend to have it
put TO practical and effective use"
Mayor Low late yesterday afternoon teIephoned
to John C Clarke. his legal adviser the City
Han. that he had been unable TO finish his letter
20 the State Liquor Dealers Association in answer
20 their request for information with reference to
their alleged contributions of money to the police.
EThe Mayor said that the letter probably would
set be ready before Monday afternoon.
District Attorney Jerome said yesterday that he
slsVse he knew as much about persistent Eu-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
MACHINES THAT SEEM TO THINK

From The Engineering Magazine
The home of the dipper dredge is the Great
Lakes. There 1t fourished and In the smaller
sizes and III n0n-tdal fresh water at twenty feet
depth was marvell"usly efficient A good wooden
would do 1000 or 1000 cubic yards in ten hours
q crew Of six men, three tons Of coal
1t could lift its spuds move up and reset again
in ninety seconds 1t stands alone like u table on
its legs, with no moorings to obstruct navigation
BY means Of its dipper on the bottom it can n1ovo
itself about. crab fashion, in any direction and
by the same means can push the barges about when
II Is loading. 1t can mAnPuvre itself In any d.
reCtion, load scows dig foundations pun piles lay
concrete blocks deposit back filing lift bowIderS
raise wrecks. dredge hard or soft material and dc
nearly everything but vote. Its great simplicity
made It light In repairs With tools like these and
suitable for their work the marvel Is not that
American contractors do not the big and costly
European ladder drrdges, but that these useful
American tools do not find wider recognition In
Europe and abroad.