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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24

An insurance man Of my acqualnt-
ance ate hearty breakfasts, with meat
and coffee, a hurried lunch at noon,
but also with meat, and heavy dinner
at night. He took no exercise, always
rode between house and office, became
fat and bloated, and his blood became
so overloaded that he readily succumb-
ed to disease at forty-five. The Won
der was that he lived so long. He was
a type Of the average we'll to do citizen
Like him, most of us eat too much,
says a writer in Good Housekeeping
Diet should depend upon temperament
and vocation. At hard work out OF
doors one requires more nutriment than
at sedentary labor indoors. A gradual
reduction in diet, even an occasional
fast, will cure many ordinary ills. Add
deep breathing, fresh air, body build
ing exercises. plenty of sunshine, wa
ter inside and out and 1t Is astonish-
ing how much better one feels.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
Dr.. Parker md His TextH.

The late DR.. Joseph Parker, follow
ing a custom Of the generation In
which he began to preach, used to be-
gin his sermon by repeating the text
three times. He did not, however, do
even this in the way that others did.
One Of his early sermons opened thus;
THE children of Israel cried all night
(solemnly). The children OF Israel cried
all night dramatically. The children
Of Israel cried all night-the babies"
At that point the doctor and his audi
ence began the full enjoyment Of the
sermon.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
ONE TRAIT OF AN OUTLAW.
Always vininG 90 S..nG ny Conn
radc In TTOubIc.


radc Ia TTOubIc.
While MonroE was low minded, ig-
norant and brutal. le h:d one big quail
ity that in some measure redeemed
him in the eyes or The men who fol-
lowed the rough life Of the range. de
would not desert Il cOnrade In time OF
trouble. says the Worlds Work. Down
I'm El Paso in the carly part OF his ca
recr before he had become bold enough
IN allow cv.denc, c. his misdeeds to
become apparent he was ostensibly
running Il ranch ard struggling along
with the rest Of TIE p.caccr cNttlemen'
4 man In his employ was caught driv-
ing off a bunch Of cattle from neigh
ho,'s herd ry some mischance the
fellow fell into the hands of newly
elected sheriff and was not hanged. lie
was duly arraigned ard held under
hond Of $4,000. MOarCw was present
ut the time and offered to go on his
bond. The justice would not accept
Morrow.
"Nothlng but cash goes in this here
court" he said.
Morrow rode away. Five days later
he appeared. deposited the cash bond
for his friend, furnished him with
horse and together they headed to-
ward the south. Within an hour
band Of cattlemen picked Up the trail
and followed it to Rio Grande. Mon
row had stolen an entire herd. rushed
It across to friends in Mexico and IN
that manner raised tie security the
court demanded for his friend. or
course. the man never returned for
trial, and Morrow began open opera
lions shortly afterward.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
SHATTERED DIGNITY.
An Exit From Church That Had n
Flavor of Comic Opern.


The crude humor that makes the
small boy want to throw a stone at n
silk hat on a man bristling with dig
nifty Is not to be disposed OF as mere
Ill conceived prank Of youth. There Is
deep In most people spring Of I'M
subduable humor that leaps gleefully
when conscious dignity gets fair tum-
BILE That is why, for all the solemnity
pf the place, the soberest charity and
the best bred propriety in the world
could not prevent a litter at n little
farce that happened once in a church
in Brooklyn.
A gentleman and his wife, who were
offended Mt something the preacher
said, gravely rose and stalked toward
the door, with their heads held high in
assertive disdain. The wife followed
the husband.
Unfortunately when they were half
way down the aisle the husband drop
ped his glove and stopped to pick 1t up.
Fate, the humorist, determined that
the wife should keep her head so hlgh
that she did not see her husband stoop.
She went sailing on and doubled over
him in riotous confusion.
The congregation held its breath and
kept Its composure. The two recovered
themselves and went on. Hoping to
escape quickly, they turned to what
looked like a side door. The husband
pulled It open with an impressive
swing. Before he could close it out
tumbled the window pole, long buster
and stepladder. The congregation
could hold its mirth no longer, and
man and wife fed to the real exit In
undlgnifed haste amid a general and
DervaSivp smoker
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A Hat Tragedy.

Not long ago a lady was choosing q
hat, with the usual uncertainty Of mind
as to the kind Of hat she wanted or
whether, indeed, she wanted hat at
all. After trying on nearly every mod
ell in the shop she bounced with glee on
one she had overlooked. Heres some
thing prettyw she said. why did you
not show me this before" Without
waiting for an answer she appealed to
her patient friend There's some style
about this, isn't there? How do look 2
The friend distinctly shifted. 1T
makes you look a hundred, and it's
very dowdy," she said.
The other tried the hat at another an
gle. 1T is rather dowdy," size admit
ted at this juncturc Perhaps | won't
risk it after all"
A voice from behind her made its
third attempt to gain a hearing. If
you've quite done with my hat" it said
very bitterly, Il should rather like to
put it on
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24

Much has been said Of the practice
Of buying and selling sermons, a prac-
tice, by the way, of no very special
novelty. Just before Toplady was
about to be ordained Osborne, the book
seller the friend of Johnson, offered
to supply him with stock of original
sound sermons for a trifle. 81 would
sooner buy secondhand clothes" was
the tart reply. Don't be offended"
said Osborne. Il have sold many to a
bishop" The price Of sermons, az Of
all else, has varied with the times. In
1910 a bishop of LANDAU received from
the churchwardens Of St Margarets,
Westminster, for sermon on the an
nunciation a pike, price IS. i'd; gal
Ion of wine, eightpence, and boat hire
In all IS. 4d. In the seventeenth CEN
fury sermons seem to have been valued
at about shillings each.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
Lovely Porto Rico.

1t is said that II you put toothpick
In the ground a broom will sprout and
grow, the soil is SO very fertile. Think
Of living In country where you can
have Strawberries all the year round,
n. country where you can stay out OF
doors all through the year, litgrally un'
der your own vine and 6g tree, and
where, as fast as you eat one batch of
green peas, corn and other good things
you have Only to plant another lot OF
seeds 10 have a continuous performance
of green vegetables; a country where
you can 20 out In the cool Of the morn
ing and gather fresh oranges and ba-
nsnas from the trees and pick lus-
eious pineapple from tina bush
This surely Is country where every
prospect pleases.-Dexter Field In Bcs-
ton Transcript
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24

An Arab-meanlng II tent dweller, for
in an equine sense the town dweller Is
no Arab-lOves first and above all his
horse. Next he loves his lirearm; next
to his gun he loves his oldest son. Last
comes his wife or one OF his wives.
Daughters don't even count; mean
the Arab scarcely takes the trouble to
count them unless In so far as they can
minister to his comfort, dletetic or 9th
erwise. Until some nclghbor comes
along and proposes to marry-in other
words, to make still worse slave OF
one Of thcm-sh is only Il chattel, a
soulless thing. And yet she Is said to
be pretty. amlable, helpful being
said to be, for no one by any hap ever
chances to cast his eyes on one worth
seeing This disregard for women, be
it said to their honor. does not always
apply to the BedOulns Of the Syrian
and Arabian deserts.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
SteriIizing Butter.

In times of cholera, typhoid and 9TH
er infectious diseases butter Il dana
gerous thing to eat \ medical man In
Egypt gives this recipe for making it
harmless: Sterilize the local article by
standing it in covered jar surrounded
by boiling water, which should be al
lowed to simmer for two hours. The
jar should then be put on ice and the
butter beaten with an egg whisk until
1t becomes solid again.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
The BADGER Ms n Fireman.

A badger which had made its home
among the granite cliffs dealt with the
fire god with sagacity and skill, says
Nature. A friend, while painting sea
piece, discovered badgers lair and
thought to play the animal a practical
joke. Gathering together a bundle Of
grass and weeds he placed 1t inside the
mouth Of the hole and, igniting it-wlth
match, waited for the ignomlnious
fight Of the astonished householder.
But Master Badger was a reSourceful
animal and not disposed to be made q
butt Of practical jokers. He came up
from the depths of his hole as soon as
the penetrating smoke told him that
there was a fire on the premises and
deliberately scratched earth on the
burning grass with his strong claws
until all danger was past. No human
being could have grasped the situation
more quickly or displayed greater skill
In dealing with an unfamiliar event.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
INTENSIVE READING.
This Juvenile Concentrated His Sub
jects With n VENGEANCE.

jects With Vengeance.
A Chicago merchant found his Of
fee boy often engaged In reading In
such an absorbed way that he deter
mined to encourage such coed habit,
thinking the reading WAS beneficial.
On questioning the boy, he was aston
ished TO find what had occupied all his
spare time and asked him for list OF
the books he had read recently. Here
is an exact copy OF the list as written
in the boys own hand. In spite of
numerous repetltlons 1t should be read
through, for only In this way can one
get the full, cumulated effect. copy
as accurately as possible. The num-
bers probably refer to certain volumes
in some series or library"
James Boys or the Bandit Last Shot
2 Chasing the James Boys or a Detective
dangerous Case
9The James Boys and Plnkerton or
Frank and Jesse as detective
The Man from nowhere and his Ad-
ventures with Jesse
q horse
The James Boys In Texas
Is The James Boys In deadwood
80 The James Boys Blunder
50 The James Boys in danger
40 The James Boys Mistake
Is The James Boys Island
80 The James Boldest Raid
Is The James Boys dead Shot
90 The James Boys and the Box OF dia-
monds
SIS The James Boys Bad Luck
81 The James Boy Surrender or Carl
Greens First Triumph
eS The James Boy in the Mountain or
Carl Greene the detective Great Surprise
The Dradys and the Factory Girl or a
Secret OF poison envelope.
This is what you might call concen-
trated or intensive reading. There 10
no scattering over the broad field OF
adventurous heroes. With one eXcep-
ton, In which he has gone astray on
the Bradys and the Factory Girl, the
devoted young student has been as
steady to his subject as ever Carlyle
was to the adventurous Frederick or
Macaulay to the adventurous William
or Professor Sloan to the adventurous
Napoleon. He deserves this need OF
praise. He has followed the advice 30
often given to youthful readers not to
scatter their reading, but to choose
some subject and read 1t up thorough
ly.
The writing shows that the boy is
not wholly illiterate, for, while he has
no marks for punctuation or the pos
sesslve, every word is spelled correctly.
He has probably gone through the
sixth grade Of a public school, perhaps
higher, and he is a type Of thousands.
We are turning them out In great num-
bers. destined to vex the souls Of Har-
wards presidents years to come. We
are teaching them the simple art OF
reading, but either from not holding
the pupil long enough or from some
internal defect we are not teaching
taste and judgment. President Eliot
was right when he said lately that the
products OF our schools love cheap
shows and gaudy literature.-The Pub
lip
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
SLAVES OF FURNITURE.
The Result of Women Being Afraid
of ReefIen md Mice.

The Result of Women Being Afraid
of Beetles and Mice.
If man is the slave Of dog, woman
is the slave Of furniture. II women
only knew how much more graceful
and the only way is to appeal to their
vanity-they would be reclining on the
floor, they would never sit up on chairs
or round q table. That this is funda-
mentally true is proved by the fact
that they are never so happy as at a
picnic, where there are no chairs and
tables. l really believe that the craze
for putting everything on something
above the floor-by which l mean ia
bles, sideboards, etc.-grew from the
custom Of sleeping In ugly, cumber-
some and dirt collecting beds instead or
on the floor OF course the reason why
women do not sleep on the floor Is be-
cause they are afraid Of beetles and
mice and other harmless thingA Wom-
EN-, therefore, having invented the bed,
invented the table to stand by it, and
thus spread the habit of putting every
thing above the level of the floor
Womans original sin Of being afraid
Of black beetles and mice costs man
more than all the royalty. armies, ma
vies, pension lists, prisons, poverty.
schooling, national debts and wars Of
Europe.
am sure l am not putting 1t too high
when say that the average cost Of fur
niture per house is $1,000, and If the
world would only agree not to cumber
its rooms with beds and tables, side
boards, cabinets and chairs our ground
rents would be about half what they
are, and the overcrowding Of our cities
would come down proportiOnately. -
Domestic Blunders Of Women"
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The Western Reserve.

In the early days Of the Hayes ad-
ministratiM, when Mr.. Eyarts was
secretary Of state, the members of the
cabinet were discussing matters In an
informal way one morning when the
president mentioned that he had made
q few appointments without consulting
his official family, the appOintees being
personal friends. All the places filled
happened to fall within the state de-
partment Secretary Evarts turned to
John Sherman and said, with a twin
kle in his eye, 81 have Ofteh heard and
read about the western reserve Of Ohio,
but l must confess that l have never
seen any Of It,"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
The Tarantula.

The sting Of the tarantula "a name
derived from laramie, town in Italy,
the most venomOus of spiders, was pop
ularly supposed to produce Il disease
called tarantism, which could be cured
only by music or dancing, and the
dance which cured it was called taran-
tella. You can see the peasants dance
the tarantella now, but without wait
ing for spider bites.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
A Gueat'H Mot.

Greville does not tell the following
story in his famous Memoirs" but it
is q fitting return for his own rather
malicious wit: On one occasion, when
Lord Alvanley was his guest, the din
ing room had been newly and showily
furnished, whereas the dinner was but
a very meager one. While many Of the
guests were cOmplimenting their host
on his taste and magnificence Lord AL
vanley interrupted them with, "For my
part, should prefer more carving and
less gliding"
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Neekties of Wen Known Men.

shall not subscribe to the manifesto
that a man Is known ny his neckwear.
The president wears fOur-in-hand
Major Mckinley wore black string
tie. Mr.. Whitney's favorite is a made
up crayat shielding the entire Y Of the
shirt front. Mr.. Morgan likes figured
ascot, likewise hiding his shirt. Pres
colt Lawrence affects the enormous
culrOss, usually Of white silk. Grover
Cleveland wears a dark tie, Woodrow
Wilson a big black one Andrew d.
White graduated one Of white and
black. George w. Perkins wears a
fantail four-in-hand. Governor Odells
collar and tie are duplicates Of the
presidents. Judge Monson's taste runs
to figured shields. William d. Guthrie
likes a black satin four-n-hand, George
Walton Green a made up pulled scarf.
William Jay wears graduated tie, JUS
tice Mccall a polka dot four-ln-hand,
Secretary Root a black string tie,
James r. Keene a figured culross, John
D. Rockefeller a four-in-hand.-New
York Press.
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Idle Capital.

A man recently brought a vallse to
South Paris NIe) repairCr to have the
lock put In order, renarking that he
brought his things home from the war
In the valise in 1865 and had never had
occasion TO use it since and had never
opened It. When the yallse Was open
ed, there was found In 1t silver half
dollar dated 1884, the year Of the OWL
pfJa birth
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24

"What do you consider the most i'm
portant branch Of education"
Arithmetic" answered Mr.. Cumrox.
"Give boy plenty Of arithmetic. What
blights the careers Of so many young
men is the failure to realize that you
can't subtract a $1,000 expense account
from a $1,000 income" - Washington
Star
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Extravagant.

There was young man in Michi-
gan" said a United States senator,
"who was deeply enamOred Of a beaut-
full young lady in my town. He lived
in Detroit and one day decided that the
only thing for him to do was to pro
pose. SO he went to the telegraph Of
fee and sent this message:
"Will you marry me? Twenty word
answer paid for
IAN hour later he received this reply:
"You are eXtravagant. Why pay
for nineteen words too many? No."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
Why They Were Glenn.

Teacher-NOw. want all the chill
dren to look at Tommy's hands and OBJ
serve how clean they are, and see if all
Of you cannot come to school with
cleaner hands. Tommy, perhaps, will
tell us how lie keeps them so nice.
TOmmy-YCs'm. Ma makes me wash
the breakfast things every morning.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
ChnnuinR the Diet.

Cannibal Chief-Wasn't that last mis-
sionary you sent us writer Of books?
Agent-Yes.
Cannibal Chlef-And the one before
was formerly an editor2
Agent-That is correct.
Cannibal Chief-Well, wish you'd
send us a football player next. The
medicine man says we're having too
much brain food.-Judge
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a TTona:cr OIru.

Freddie-SIa. the bat Is the biggest
bird that flies. amt 1t?
Ma-By no means. Freddie.
Freddie-Well, anyway some or 'em
must be mighty big, cause heard ia
Their say he was out OH one last night
Richmond Dispatch.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
A Genuine One.

A man dropped his wig in the street,
and boy who was following close be-
hind the loser picked it up and handed
1t to him.
Thanks, my boy" said the owner of
the wig. you are the first genuine
hair restorer have ever SEEN"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
Juvenile LoHic.

Mother-To think that my little Ethel
should have spoken so impatiently to
papa today at dinner. She never hears
me talk In that way to him.
Ethel (stoutly)-Well, but you choosed
him, and didn't.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24
Ambiguous.

"Dear Father-We are all well and
happy. The baby has grown ever so
much and has a great deal more sense
than he used to have. Hoping the same
Of you, remain your daughter, Mol
lip"
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Conservative.

She-Why don't you go out occasion
ally. dearest. and enjoy yourself, say
at the club?
He-But don't want to get into the
habit OF having good tlme.-Life.
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A Clear Course.

"She says that he is Il man after her
own heart"
Then suppose he will get IT,
Judge.
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Helps.

Eyes. he always announces himself
as a patron Of art"
"In what way|
"He manufactures picture cord
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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If" 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 50 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, 1903-01-24

After a man is fifty you can fool him
by saying he is smart. but you can't
fool him by saying he is pretty or sweet.
--Atchison Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-24

It's usually easier for one father to
support ten small children than 1t is
for ten grownup children to support one
father.
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HannIbal's Downfall.

The fate OF Hannibal turned upon
the result Of promenade. 1t was aft
er he had crossed the Alps and entered
Italy, with winter quarters established
at Capua. His residence was one Of
the best houses In the city, and while
walking in the garden he heard a fe-
male voice singing not far away.
Struck by the tones Of the voice, he Is
sued an order that the singer should be
brought before him. He was so greatly
impressed by her charms that he at
once attached her to his household,
disposing OF the husband by beheading
him. Retribution folio ,5ed closely upon
the cowardly preparation OF the out
rage. The balance OF the winter was
devoted to pleasure, discipline and
drills were practically abandoned, and
with the advent OF spring the Cartha-
ginlan army was so demoralized by
the dissipation of the city that its pres
tige was lost, and with 1t came the
downfall Of Hannibal.
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ONANCOCK TELEPHONE
Directory.

SPENCER F. ROGERS-President.
ALBERT J. McNATH-Secretary.
JOHN W. ROGERS-Treasurer.
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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

In oandO
selling Pianos Organs
own o
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WELL-KNOWN MAKES.

The Cable COnov Kngsbu and Wellington Pianos and the famous On
Virginia North Carolina have been supplied
Academy city College, College Park, Ga
Pianos
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Sent on Trial.

We will send of the above named Pianos or Organs to any point ID
will without
freight fifteen test the Piano. and if it entirely
will sell for cash or on easy mont
fully warranted and backe
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-01

And
so
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How About. the Bow?

Of
a lanpsa nd hardwo
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Included in the great clothing purchase
several hundred fine blue Serge Suits in all sizes;
guaranteed absolutely for and to keep their
color and stylish shape They're in the single
breasted style with skeleton lining. The will
be lucky who get the summer serge from this lot
at $3.50