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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Those who attended the township
Sunday School convention at district
%. last. Sunday, report a very inter
esting and instructive meeting. A
large number, from the Sunday
Schools of gibeuy and Buffalo town
ships were In attendance. 60
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

All thelatest music at Rathbun &
McConnelPs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

G. E. Peisker, having closed his
school at district Sc, will leave this
week for the home Of his folks in
we hope Mr.. 0Peisker will
come back to Barton and set his pegs
here for keeps,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Omer Dotson has sold his farm in
this county and bought cone near
Macksville, in Stafford county, taking
possession Immediately. w. R.
Brady will probably go with Omer
on the new ranch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

of certificates at the time of the pas
sage of the law, but advances the re-
quirements for future certificates
The professional certificate require
ments are high but the means of at
tainment are equitable and easy to
the diligent and studious teacher.
Sixth Examination for certifi-
Gates will now be held on the last
Saturday in October, January and at
the close of the county normal.
Seventh:-The county examining
board are allowed three dollars a day
for not to exceed twenty-four days in
each9year.
The above comments are made be-
cause it is impossible TO print the law
in full on account of its7length.,
Next week comments will be pre-
pared on the most important school
legislation passed in years, The
Truancy Law
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
Te.f Eor Children.

Hand a person two objects which are
of exactly the same weight, but of dlf-
ferent dimensions, and the chances are
ninety to one that he will pronounce
the smaller to be the heavier or the
two. The reason evidently Is because
II is natural, though erroneous, TO sup
nose that the more compact a body Is
the heavier 1t Is bound to be.
DR.. Demoor. a we'll known Belgian
physician, recently tested several chill
dren on this point. He gave them two
black bottles each containing a SIM
liar quantity of heavy powder and one
Of which was much larger than the
other and Of the $50 children whom
he examined $40 said promptly that
the smaller. bottle was the heavier
Only ten answered correctly, and Dr.
Demoor soon found out that they were
idiots.
Professor E. Maparede applied the
same test to a class Of backward chill
dren in Geneva and discovered that II
was an admirable method for discov-
ering the exact amount Of intelligence
possessed by each child. -Four OF his
pupils invariably picked out the bottle
which was really the heavier, ana
these four were the dullest and IN all
other respects the most unpromising
In his entire class.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
FOOD, WATER AND AIR.
The Essential Things Out of Which
Blood Is Made.

These are the things out of which
blood is made. If the food Is nutri-
tious and properly cooked, If the air Is
pure and full of oxygen, If the water
is clean and free from impurities, the
blood will be rich and red and full OF
vitality.
Barring physical accidents, there Is
no sickness except that depending di-
rectly upon want Of food or water
or air, sometimes all three. When any
one Is sick the presumption Is that he
has been trying to subsist on poor
food or vitiated air or bad water, one
or more.
In order to have good food a person
ought to have the first eating OF II.
Food that has been mussed over ana
left by one person Is not fit to be eaten
by another.
In order to have good air person
ought to have the first breathing OF It.
Air that has been breathed by other
persons is not fit to breathe again.
Water should be fresh from some
spring or well. If hydrant water must
be used let it run a bit, as the house
pipes are apt to be Of lead and not
iron like the pipes that convey the wa
ter through the city.
Food that is relished, air that coois
and invigorates, water that Is quaffed
with eager thirst-these are the things
that make blood Put fresh air into
the lungs, good food and pure water
into the stomach, and nature will dc
the rest.-Medical Talk.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27

Joseph jefferson, the veteran actor, Is
very sensitive on the subject OF his re-
tirement from the stage. The inter-
viewer who puts the question OF fare
wells to him gets rather sharp but
pleasant reply. but Il reporter in the
south recently got the best or MIN.
The actor came downstairs at the hotel
one morning and was much disturbed
to find a long but mysterious worded
article in which the word retired was
closely connected with his name. He
knew the managing editor and made a
half hearted complaint. The reporter
was called in and asked where he got
the story.
"The city editor told me to see Mr..
Jefferson" said the young man, "and
ask him If he was going to retire"
"Well, did you see him" said the edl-
tor
mo. sir" said the reporter. 81 sent
up my card to his room and 1t was sent
back with this written on 1t:
"Mr. Jefferson has retired
And then the actor who sleeps twen-
ty years in every performance took the
reporter out and bought him a five dol
lar hat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
A Cottage Colony For Waits.

The managers of the New York Ju-
venile asylum, an establishment insti-
tuted over fifty years ago for the pur-
pose Of caring for homeless and desti-
tute children and which is maintained
largely by private contributions, have
decided to build a cottage colony on
the Hudson river for the better train
ing of the waits under their care. They
have purchased 277 acres of land thir-
teen miles above New York city, and
there the community, in which will be
churches, schools, libraries, work
shops, gymnasiums, Fairgrounds and
many living cottages. is under con-
struction. Work and play will be COM
bined so that the burden Of institution
life will be eliminated.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
NEWFOUNDLAND WRECKERS
The Bounty That Is Cleaned From n
Barren Shore.

In bygone times it was the practice
of the Newfoundland coast folk to ap-
proprlate everything they secured, but
this lawlessness had to be sternly re-
pressed. Now the unwrltten rule Is
that they get "half their hand" or 80
per cent, as salvage. In portable ana
valuable articles, such as silyerware,
there is still q strong temptation TO
keep the whole, but the punishment Is
severe. Champagne, liquors, cabin
stores and the like have also a trick
Of disappearing, and in the poorest
fishers cottage you will come upon
rare china, dainty napery, silVerWare
of price and wines to tempt an cpl
cure. The salvors are reckless ana I'M
thinking. and as they gather In nun
dreds every man pre-empts What ne
can. In the rush there is much de-
stroyed. When the Herder was lost
I'm 1880 they burned whalebOne worth
$4,000 ton to save leather costing
20 cents a pound. In the Emmellne
wreck of 1900 they trampled crates OF
costly glassware TO get at four cases
of French prayer books valued at 70
cents apiece. On one occasion two
salvors had got ashore a piano and
were adopting the SolOmon-like eXpe-
dent Of saving it in half when a
shrewder chum bought 1t from them
for n bottle of whisky looted from the
CAPTAINS cabin. When the GrasDrooK
went ashore in 1890 every man on the
shore provided himself with German
concertina. Of which instruments OF
torture she had a large consignment,
and to secure them packages OF mucn
more costly freight were thrown over
board. When the Orion, from Balti-
more for Copenhagen, struck the BACK
of Cape Race and went to pieces she
had n large consignment of bicycles
on board, and they were auctioned IN
st. Johns and disposed of all over the
island. The Abbeymores lading In
1898 included some cases of splendid
English rifles for Canada, and these
are now to be seen adorning every
fishers cottage along the shore.-P. l.
McGrath in McClure's.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
ABOUT RUNAWAY MATCHES
How the Fond Parents Are Forceo
Into the Gnme, Willy Niily.

Into the Gnme, Willy Niily.
From the point of view Of competent
observers the distinctive feature OF the
elopements of very young people,
which are so common in American lie,
is that, paradoxlcally enough, the par
ents of the contracting parties have SO
much to do with them.
They are not supposed to have any
thing to do in the premises, but run
away match brings them face to face
unexpectedly with series of emotions
and experiences. A lad of nineteen or
twenty and girl of seventeen mate OF
a sudden with as little consultation OF
their parents wishes and as little pro-
vision or thought for the future as IL
they were tenants of a hen yard in
stead of occupants of world when
for the best reasons has prescribed
certain way. time for doing Things.
Having found clergyman to unite
them. they go to a near by town or
neighboring hotel and wait. They have
taken the irrevocable step, but they
have no idea what to do next. There
Is where the parents step in.
In elopemcnts it is the privilege OF
the American parent to forgive his son
or daughter to welcome the runaway
couple back to his home, to give them
the freedom Of the house, to install
them after a little in a fiat of their
own and defray the rent Of it, to iind
the son-in-law a paying job and to in
struct the daughter-in-law sufficiently
in the rudments of housekeeping so
that she will know when the kettle
boils. Public opinion cheerfully sup
ports the parent in these little over
lures to his offspring and, indeed, eX-
poets them as his duty. The runa-
ways accept them as their right.
All of which goes to show the COM
plete and shameful abdication which
some American parents make to their
children. 1t Is n wholesome doctrine
that young people shall suit themselves
in marrying and, at the last resort,
follow their own inclination and judg-
ment. even when they run counter to
the parental preference. But the lead
ings of the doctrine do not JUSTIFY
them in contracting candestlne attach
ments or in insisting on their own way
Immediately when the objection OF
their parents is merely that they are
too Young and would better wait
awhile or in declaring a crowning dis
respect TO the father who begot and
the mother who bore them and making
spectacle of them in the eyes of the
world by marrying without even ap'
prising them of their purpose or giving
them a chance to look over the young
person they are about to bring into the
family.
There is fine old commandment
which enjoins Honor thy father ano
thy mother" In few ways could
son or daughter more dishonor then
than by houting or ignoring them al
the most significant and intimate mo
ment that life holds. There is gooC
ground for all the bitterness that
parent must feel at such juncture-
a bitterness rendered doubly acute BY
the reflection that his own needless
tr~st aud lndnlgent blindness hat
brought about such q pass and that l
was his own blood that had turned
away from him.-New York Mail an(
EXPRESS.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27

Don't you think you are taking the
wrong stand when you say you do not
wish your son to marry, Mrs. VIII
loughby?v asked an intimate friend.
Don't you know it is natural and best
for a young man to marry and that he
will not think any the less Of his moth
er because he has a wife"
"Oh. it isn't that" protested Mrs.
Willoughby. 81 don't mind his marry
ing on general principles, but | don't
want to be called the old Mrs. VIII
louqhby''-New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
A Trick with IN Egg.

Place two V shaped wineglasses or
the same size near the edge of table.
In the right hand one put an egg, just
fitting the rim Of the glass. Hold the
bases Of the glasses firmly down, the
top rims touching each other. Now,
with a quick, sharp breath, blow upon
the line where the egg and the glass
meet The egg will jump to the other
glass. With a little practice this can
be done every time. Be careful to
blow in a line with the left hand glass,
or the egg will jump in the wrong dl-
rection and land on the table with dis
astrous results.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
Horrors of Journalism.

"What IS the difference" said the in
formation editor, between a dissatis-
fed third base man and
"And the owner of a collection OF
curioslties?" broke In the exchange cd
itor. Zone plays for his discharge AMI
the other charges for his display
That's easy. What is the dif1ereno
between the captain Of a leaky ship
"And a lawyer cross examining a
witness? Shucksl That's like fallins
off a log. One mans the pumps and
the other pumps the man. Why is an
lmpecunious actor
"Boneless ham. Why is"-
CTo be continuedQ
,1,,s>.-o., Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
a SHARKS QUICK TRIP.
Eyidence That the Monster Crosse"
tho Atlantic In Three Days.

uxiaence That the Monster Crossed
tho Atlantic In Three Days.
A prominent government official VINO
recently returned from q visit to Paim
Beach, Fla, tells ''out seeing q huse
man eating shark Tat was captured al
that place. 1t was one Of the oiggest
sharks ever caught in Florida waters
md was evidently a sailor OF many
years. The animal measured eighteen
feet long. had a sword attachment that
WAS "a long as an arm and was OF tho
Leopard variety, stamping 1t as one Oh
the man eating variety, a dangerous
beast.
The shark was caught by shark
fisherman. He used large rope for
line and had a windlass as reel. AT
the end of the line was a huge steel
hook. and this was baited with large
bright tin can. The shark bit at tho
bait and was entrapped. He was land
ed after the toughest time the fisher
man ever experienced. 1t was the In
terror of the fish, however. that excited
the greatest interest. When he was cut
omen. a whole porpoise was found In the
stomach. There was also large piece
NJ nartly digested shark and the head
Of an ostrich. The piece of shark ln-
side of the monster was out OF the BACK
and contained the backbone Of the dead
animal.
A careful examination showed that
the backbones were larger than the
backbones of the captured shark. a
number of scars on his body showed
that no had been in conflict with an
other shark. and the finding OF piece
Of the adversary showed that the con-
fict had ended in the death OF the op-
ponent; that the victor had then swal-
lowed a Juicy portion of his adversary.
The presence of the ostrich head In the
stomach Of the man eater was re-
carded as undoubted proof that the
shark had probably just arrived In
Florida waters from Africa, and that
he had made the trip In two or three
doys. The head was not dlgested, and
the process of digestion had only just
begun. There is only one ostrich farm
in Florida, and when that institution
was communicated with the owners
said that they had not lost an ostrlcn
I'm year. The ability of shark to
pass a fast steamer in minute
, time is well known to travellers, and
there is no doubt that the shark had
been in African waters and had cap
tured stray ostrich or the head OF one
that had been killed and then started
across the Atlantic, reaching the tlor.
ida waters before the ostrich head had
begun to digest.-Chicago Inter Ocean
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
Care of Books.

A lover Of books will always take
good care Of them. He never holds
the book by the corner Of the cover,
never turns down leaves, never lays
the book down open, either with the
face downward or on its back, and
never breaks the binding by opening
the book too forcibly. He turns the
leaves one by one, taking great care
not to soil or tear them, and uses the
volume gently. 1t makes no differ
ence If the book be cheap or worn;
he always handles it gently.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
A ChiId,n Pathetic PIea.

George Francis Train sat one spring
morning In Union square, as was his
custom, surrounded by children 10
whom, contrary to his attitude toward
adults, he was always affable and
agreeable. On the outside Of the group
surrounding Mr.. Train stood small
colored girl looking wistfully at the
white children who were receiving all
his attention and hearing bis wonder
full tales. After they had dispersed
md Mr.. Train was alone, the DlacK
child advanced timidly and said to him,
"Do you love children" Looking at
his questioner in some surprise Mr'
Train admitted that he did. Then In
a low voice she said, 81 am child
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
The Worlds Fair.

One may get an appreciation OF the
magnitude Of the St Louis worlds
fair by comparison. The Centennial
exposition covered 238 acres. the last
Paris exposition 1886. the Columbian
exposition at Chicago 633. while that
Mt st. Louis will cover 1,1S0 acres. The
total cost of the Columbian exposition,
the greatest the world has ever seen,
was S27, $50, 900; that Of the st. Louis
fair will be $4,000, ,0O0-this exclusive
Of state appropriations.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27

Sharp-Why, almost lost money Oh
the goods | sold to you. How much
do YOU think | made on the order!
Bver About twenty-five times as
much.
sharp-Twenty-fve times as much
rs what?
Byer-As you were going to say you
made.-Philadelph Ledger.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
Quife Imnartial.

Mrs. Hiram Offen-I understand you
to say you're a good, all round cook,
but Of course you must have some IA
vorite dishes?
Applicant-No, ma'am. They're all
wan to me. Oi'm not the koind to be
considerin' whether a dish is chape or
expinsive whin Oim breaNn' It,
Washington Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
The Pnnr We HIVE With Us.


Read the appalling histories OF the
poor in New York They are mere ac-
cidental revelations. They are to the
great mass of hidden misery and deg
radiation what the truant spark Is to
the covered fire. Once in awhile some
one hears Of a case Of special afiiic-
ton, and nearly always the machinery
OF rescue is set in motion by Christian
hands. But we hear Of one in a thou
sand. The others are left to their suf-
fering, their hopelessness, their degra-
dation. We have untold millions to
spend and immeasurable sympathy
and ministratlon to bestow In China,
India-the farther away the better
while here at home, within sound or
our own church bells, scarce a stones
throw from our sumptuous residences,
poverty, pain, despair all flourish, and
the pagan ferment Of the slums Gre
ates increasingly material for the
brothel and jail-Washington Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
A Committee of the Senate of Virginia

Hears Testimony Wonderful Cures effected at the keam
Cancer Hospital, Richmond, Va
A. tho nresent session of the Legislature of Virginia bill
introduced the of which would have been to close he
doors of institution but the committee OF the senate ale
hearing the overwhelming testimony of prominent czen ana
the petition of seventy reputable and OF Virginia
whom Mr. had cured decided that it would be
tai TO suffering humanity withhold from them the relef
which so many obtained at this hospital Accordingly an
amendment placed upon the bill allowing Mr. keam con
tinue his good work.
So convincing the proof that Mr. Kelam does wna ne
processes to do that the amendment proposed M hea
was adopted by both houses without dissenting vote
Have Cured Hundreds of others in different States
Examinations Free.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27

"Look, papa! The duke has brought
his coronet."
"Tell him to 60 ahead and play 1t. l
don't mind the noise."-Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27

4 Failure.

"See here, young man" said the min
lister. "You never paid me that fee for
marrying YOU"
you're mighty lucky haven't sued
you for ges."-Lopdon Tit-Bits'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27

"Who lives in that big house on the
corner, Dennis"
"The WILDLY O'Malley, sor, who Is
dead"
Tndeedl When did she die"
"If she had lived till next Sunday
the would have been dead a year.
Kansas City Journal
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27

Hostess-I wonder why your ht'ie
brother seems so restless and uncom-
Portable?
Little Ethel think it's cause his
hands Is clean.-Stfay Stories.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27

There are more fools than sages, ana
among sages there Is more toiiy lnan
wisdom.-Chamfort.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-04-03
PAIeNI AnNERTlsEPs

ONE of the worst propositions that we
have struck is the Patent Advertiser
Nearly every week we are i'm receipt OF
u communication Of some sort from
these people who desire us to advertise
their wares in THE RECORD, aud who
will not be put of by any ordinary
means Their is gall a bout these
fellows that if we could successfully
initiate would make our fortune. Their
methods are entirely different from
those followed 10y the ordinary people.
In the first place politcness is not any
| part Of their program, while i'm the
matter of economy they are strictly
IN it' they never waste a postage stamp
for a reply but depend entirely ON their
importantly. Another very refreshiu
feature is the very accurate estimate
they are able to make of The price
you ought TO charge them for their no.
tees. We had a contract sent to us re-
Gently duly signed and made out in
duplicate, wherein the writer agreed TO
pay us Sl9, for the publication Of an
amount of matter that at our regular
rates is worth at least $40, and accom-
pauying the insult was testimonial
Of their fairness signed by some one
who must haYe been either treated i'm %
much more reasonable manner than
they offered TO treat us or else had
been paid for his signature. Another
ontfit sent us a proposition gotten up
in similar manner, but which the
maker informed u would be considered
rejected if our acceptance was not recie.
we'd within FIVE days. This tire we
thought we should not have 70 waste
our stamps, but no such good luck, in
about ten days here cones another set
Of contracts from til same concern &C.
ompanied by thelnformation that they
hau no word { ON rs and that, they had
made us a very advantageous offer.
"h'cn %y hoped we would answer
spSSdcally by return mail If we only
Knew whore to find these gentlemen be-
fore they sent MS their ridiculous stuff we
would have a circular printed that would
save them the trouble. We are not
running the RECORD in the interests of
patent advertisers, but in the interests
Of our subscribers and the section of
in which VIZ dwell, and while
we want advertisers, we do not intend
to let those fellows in for less than our
own folks