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APHORlSMS.

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
John Selden.
All imposture weakens confidence and
chills observation-disclosures.
The only wealth which Will not de-
cay is knowledge.-Langford.
Trouble teaches men how much there
is in manhood-Henry Ward Beecher.
Your real influence is measured by
your treatment Of yourself.-A. Bron-
son Alcott.
Human judgment is finite, and 1t
ought always to be charltable.-Wll-
liam Winter.
Kindness In US Is the honey that
blunts the sting of unkindness In an
other-Landor.
Politeness is a sort of guard which
covers the rough edges Of our charac-
ter and prevents their wounding others.
-Joubert.
The constant duty of every man to
his fellows Is to ascertain his own pow
ers and special gifts and to strengthen
them for the help OF others.-Ruskin.
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spealsing without words.

Spanish young ladies hold animated
conversations with their lovers by
means of a fan, which they always car
ry. Italians use flower for similar
purposes, and young girl who may be
apparently idly pulling the petals from
a rose is in reality making arrange
ments for perhaps a secret visit to the
opera house with her lover.
In Malta comparatively few people
can read, yet nearly every one holds a
prayer book when at church. The rea-
son for this is that prayer book Ian
guage is In existence, and by carefully
watching each others movements two
persons can readily and secretly COM
municate with each other through the
various positions in which the books
are held being recognized as code
words
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-09
tRELAND'S ANIMALS.
Species of Frogs and Tosds Arc
Found In the Green Isle.

Found In the Green Isle.
IT Is not correct to say that there are
no frogs or toads in Ireland, though It
Is very remarkable that the common
toad Ia not found there. The natterjack
toad is q native Of Kerry, though 1t
does not appear to be found elsewhere.
II Is an example of the mania which
some people have for meddling with
nature that DR.. Guithers in 1899 took
the trouble to procure frogs spawn
from England, since which time they
have multiplied In Ireland. But the
common lizard is found in many parts
of the island The slOwworm Is not.
Though the common toad and TILL re-
cent times the frog were not found In
Ireland. 1t is worth remembering that
the English reptiles and batrachians
are very local In their distribution. The
natterjack toad is only found In certain
counties. The edible frog was formerly
only found in Foulmire Fen, In Cam
bridgeshire and the sand lizard Is most
capricious In the choice OF home. The
beautiful green lacert@" which Gil
bert White saw on the sunny banks
near Farnham are to be found there
still. the males being of the green color,
and also near Bournemouth and In
Dorsctshire beyond Poole Harbor. fet
there are many suitable places where
none are seen, and then they reappear
again on some sandhills on the coast OF
Lancashire, near Southport.
On the other hand, the absence or
many species In Ireland which are or
were commonly found in the larger IS
land can only be explained on the sup
position that they never reached the
country. Among these are the wildcat
the polecat and the weasel. Yet the
marten was always plentiful on the
other side Of st. Georges channel, and
stoats abound In the west. Five OF the
fourteen species Of bat found In Eng
land have not been taken in Ireland,
neither is the common shrew found
there or the water shrew or the mole
though the last is found in Anglesey.
Only six Of the fifteen British rodents
are found In Ireland, and OF these one,
the squirrel, was probably introduced
Neither Is the roe deer indigenous. In
support Of the general theory that the
immigration Of the English fauna was
difficult in the earlier periods and sub
sequently checked altogether may be
cited the analogous instance Of the Isle
Of Man. There, as In Ireland. there are
no moles, no snakes and no toads.-
London Spectator.
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HOW TO GO NUTTlNG.
Looping the BOughs Ts an Emee'iVe
Way TO Strip Tree.

Way 10 StrEp ~
Not n few are the devices Of skilled
nutting. How often shall we see the
novice crushing the green bur with a
stone-and the chestnut 10y the same
blow-or with many pains from the
sharp spines trying to open the Dur
by hand. The nutter who Is better
versed has the trick, not mastered IN
I'll some practice, of peculiar quick
tan of the heel--something between a
blow and a cut-which at one deit
side stroke lays open the nuts Tor the
hand. The old device of Earring by a
heavy stone the tree bole-especially
the slim secondary trees Of the deeper
woods-may be trite, but not its refine
ment of taking a smaller stone ana by
a series Of quick taps on the trunk
"snapping" the upper branches.
Less known and more effective is an
other good plan. Its clements are a
good arm, ball of strong cord ana, at
tached, q half pound stone, more or
less. according 10 the weight of the
string. The theory involves the casting
of weight over bough of the nut
tree and shaking it briskly when loop
ed by the cord. The practice is that
many a youngster who deems himself
n crack thrower ON the ball field will
find some lessons to be learned In
the precision Of looping chestnut
branch and in the retarding power OF
an ascending cord tied to a projectlle'
Again. with usage comes the art Of so
releasing the cord from an upper
bough as to loop the bough below and
with acquired dexterity. strip half a
dozen branches after a single cast
Clarence Deming in Outing.
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HINTS ON DIETETiCS.

Unripe fruits should never be par
taken Of.
Oatmeal is heating, hence a desirable
cereal In winter months.
Well cooked rice. arrOwroot and boil
ed milk heal intestinal irritations.
Pickles, except when eaten with
meat and oily foods. are positively I'M
wholesome.
Strong coffee. taken without cream, Is
refreshing to the nerves and sumulat-
ing to the brain.
Sweet things and rare meat conduce
to make equity acid in the blood OF
those predisposed to rheumatism.
Toast and tea form an invalid diet
which is far from ideal. There Is tan
mic acid in the tea and but little nutri-
ment in the toast.
Food values differ according to indi-
vidual constitutions. According to the
old saw, whats one mans meat Is
another mans poison"
Gastronomic experiments should be
made with extreme caution. Nothing
is Of greater Importance than to par
take of those foods which best equip
the body for life's work.
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Mrs. Ayers Struggles.

The late Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Aver
for the last few years of her life lived
in charming apartment i'm New York,
which was marvelously looked after by
q treasure of a maid. This maid was a
most superior person, of social aspira-
tons, who was fond of retailing Mrs.
Ayers opinions on points of etiquette to
her friends She was in her way an au-
thority on social usage, but now and
then she struck snag. One day she
came to her mistress in great perplex-
ity.
We've all been discussing some
thing, Mrs. Aver" she said, land we
can't agree. said I'd ask you, for l
knew you'd know. What we want to
know is this, Does the chaperon eat at
the first table or the second"-Wash-
tngton Post.
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sfnrfIed the ChnnIain.

An English clergyman tells many
quaint stories of his experiences as a
prison chaplain. One Of these relates
how he took a reformed burglar out
for drive in the country after an en-
forced seclusion In one Of his males
tvs prisons. The burglar appeared to
enjoy himself immensely, but when
they passed a pretty house standing
back from the road and bearing evil
dence Of the taste and wealth Of the
owner the burglar fairly gloated over
1t and, turning to the canon, exclaimed,
"What lovely little crib that would
be to crack, sir, wouldn't it?
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A Prisoner In Her Own House.

Mrs. ". q. Layha, OF 1901 Agnes
Ave-, Kansas City Mo-. has Tor sew
eral years been troubled with severe
hoarseness and at times a hard
cough, which she says, would keep
me In doors for days. / was pres
cribed for by physicians with nc
noticeable results. A friend gave me
part OF a bottle Of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy with instructions to
closely follow the directions and
wish to state that after the first day
| could notice decided change FOL
the better, and at this time after
using it for two weeks, have no hesi-
tation in saying | realize that am
entirely cured" This remedy is fol
sale by all medicine dealers.
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A DOG OF UTILITY.
The Pointers Evolution From the
bloodhound Type.

bloodhound Type.
The evolution of the pointer from
what may be described as the blood
hound type 10 the modern English
foxhound kind has taken, perhaps,
close on 100 years. He is essentially,
above all others, a dog of utility, and
as the pointer has always been looked
upon as one of the chief helpmates OF
the man who loves to take his pleasure
behind Il well broken brace of dogs, a
pair of barrels and straight powder, 1t
stands TO reason that that man has
called in all his ingenuity and all his
knowledge of breeding to provide him
self with a sporting dog that Is best
adapted for the sport that Is provided
for him. Therefore in some places In
America. where the plains are so vast,
n very fast and wide ranging pointer
Is reaulred-one, too, with bird sense"
Where true ranging, n good nose ana
stanchness on game are to be found
embodied In one single dog, there, per-
haps, have we found the perfect ami
NAL, and retrieving pointer at that'
AS In other breeds Of dogs, there are
all sizes and sorts Of pointers. The
short headed, cloddy shouldered and
often weak thighed and cow hooked
pointer has gone by the board. 1t
stands to reason that, although the
cart horse can gallop he cannot gallop
with the thoroughbred, the clean neck
ed. obllque shouldered, deep manned,
live racing machine. Half a day OF
real going will knock up the heavy
headed, loose throated pointer. He has
had to give way to the more elegant
quantity; but even such as he should
not be too small.-Illustrate Sporting
I News
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The Strategy of Samuel.

Proud Father-I tell you, sir, that
boy of mine will be wonder!
Friend (wearily) - What wonderful
thing has he done now?
Proud Father-Why, the other day
he ate all the preserves in the pantry.
overheard him say as he smeared the
cats face with the stuff, I'm sorry,
Tom, to do this, but | can't have the
old folks suspect mew-Smart Set.
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Marital Ifs.

Most homes would be far happier II
men were as conslderate of their wives
as they were of their sweethearts.
If each remembered that the other
was a human being.
If they endeavored to be as agreeable
as they were In their courtship days.
If domestic trials and tribulations
were not told to neighbors.
If household expenses were In pro-
portion to the husbands salary.
If privileges taken were given. -
American Queen.
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Women and the Church Of England.

Are church women constituent men,
bers Of the "Plebs ChristianaT This
has evidently become the burning Ques-
ton among q large and most influential
class Of church women, and 1t is also
likely to bulk large when the whole
national council (of Great Brltaim
scheme comes before the two convoca-
tons and houses Of laymen at the next
group Of sessions. A noteworthy fea-
ture Of the National Union of Women
Workers conference at Gloucester the
other day was q crowded meeting for
church women, at which was passed,
with possibly only one dissentient, a
resolution requesting the archbishOps
and bishops to use their influence to
have the question of the exclusion of
church women from the franchise for
the proposed council reconsdered. -
Living Church.
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Peculiar Snnf.

Doubtless the most unique spot in Eu-
rope is the village Of Altenberg, on
whose border three countries meet 1t
Is ruled by no monarch, has no soldiers.
no police and no taxes. Its inhabitants
speak curious jargon of French and
German combined and spend their days
in cultivating the land or working in
the valuable calamine mine Of which
the village boasts.
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Honor to Whom Honor Is Due

"And now. gentlemen" says the
chairman of the committee on awards
at the millinery exhibition, 1.-THE ques-
ton before us Is to whom shall the
chief prize go? OF the many pattern
bonnets submitted that Of Miss Meek
leigh is far and away the most arts
TIC"
But" persists a more experienced
member, 1.-The bonnet exhibited by
Nine. Sokkettuum is far and away the
most expensive"
A few minutes later the medal was
pinned ON Nine. Sokkettuum.-Judg
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The Successful Man In Business.

"That man is a great thinker" was
the admiring comment.
Eyes" answered Senator Sorghum
despairingly. "but have noticed that
these very studious people aren't sue
cessful In business. What you want
to be nowadays Is not great thinker,
but a good Observation-Disclosures Star.
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A Kings Warm Bath.

When King Edward ii. Of England
was among his torturers, who hurried
him to and fro that no man should
know where he was, they set him down
upon bank and the more to disguise
his face shaved him and washed him
with cold water from ditch. The king
said, "Well, yet will have warm wa
ter for my beard" and so shed abun'
donna of tparq
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Notice tOCreditOrs
Commissioners Office, ]
Accomack, Va, I
December 28th, 1908. J

To the creditors of T. Berkeley
Smith, James E. Hyslup, Gar
rett f. johnson and Peter
Godfrey, deceased, and all
others concerned: You are here
by notified that, at the request
Of the personal representatives
of the said decedents, have ap.
pointed the Goth day of January
next,at my said Office, for re:
ceiving proof of all debts and
demands against the said de-
cedents or their estates;at which
time and place you are required
to attend and prove your claims.
Given under my hand the day
and year first above written.
Jno. s. Parsor3.
Commissioner Of Accounts OF Ac-
comack County Court.
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"f" Stops for passengers on sigma
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,
ard take on passengers for Cape
Charles and points South.
Trains 81 and SO will stop at all
stations on Sundayfor local passen.
gers, onsignal or notice to conductor.
r. B. Cooke, j. G.. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt.
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles. va
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The Dominant JanitOr.

Mrs. McCall-And what did you say
your eldest boys full namo was?
Mrs. De Coursey-Michael Brannigan
De Coursey.
Mrs. -Well-er-that's rather
odd.
Mrs. De Coursey-Yes; but, you see,
when he was born we were living In q
fat and we didn't want to move out.
Mr.. Michael Brannigan was tn. jani-
philadelphia Press.
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After the Honeymoon.

She-I just know you don't love me
as much as you did.
He-But. darling. how can you think
that?
Because you are not half so foolish
as you were."-Life.
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The Poets Meals.

"I'm nearly famished." sighed the
garnet poet.
"But you told me you had two meals
a day." said the friend.
Eyes; oatmeal and corn meaL"-Phil-
adelphia Record.
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The Same Brand,

81 really must send the cook away
George; she uses such dreadful Ian
guage sometimes"
"What kind of language, dear"
"Well-oh, the same as you use, yor
knowr-Brooklyn Life.
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Sir Boyle Roche said. "Slngle mlsfor'
tunes never come alone, and the great
est of all possible misfortunes Is gener-
ally followed by a much greater"
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Great Britain got two Of her posses
sions from pirates, the Leeward islands
in BTneo and Sarawak In the north
west of Borneo.
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Nearing the Danger Line.

Algernon Tommy. do you think your
sister would marry me?
Tommy Yes; she'd marry almost
anybody from what she said to me-
Pearsons Weekly.
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Great men are the commissioned
guides of mankind, who rule their fell
lows because they are wiser.-Carlyle.
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He Went.

He-Be candid and tell me when you
want me to go.
She-Its couple Of hours too late
for tbat.-Smart Set.
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Builder Sinai rial.
Fertilizers &C.,

We desire to call the attention Of
he public to our large and we
selected stock of
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings,
Builders Hardware, Shingles,
Laths, Lime, Bricks, Locust
Fence and Gate Posts and
Building Material generally,
also Paints, Oils and Painters
Supplies,
and all else that tends to enhance the
value and beauty of your buildings.
We would also invite special at
tention to our stock OF Fertilizers,
particularly our high grade Sweet
Potato Mixture and Pure Fine
Ground Dry Fish.
Tall and inspect our stock before
buyin 2, as we will be pleased to show
Won our goods and feel sure that
duality and prices will be satisfactory
MARTIN & MASON CO.,
Harborton, Va.
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NORFOLK
RAILROAD
Time Table in Effect May II, 1908.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-23

one foot and six-fenths. This -
two-tenths lower than the lowest
stage this year. which was consider
ca very unusual When The reading
ct.the gauge from Dec 3 to l2 show
ed that there was but one foot and
eight-tenIhs weather bureau officials
and riyermen thought that the end
was in sight. Yesterday. however,
when they saw the register Of the
water, they began 10 wonder again,
and now have about given up figuring
how low the water will 90.
The predictions are for a cont nued
slow fall in the water for some days.
It is possible that all previous re-
cords will be broken in the stage OF
the Mississippi at Memphis, as has
besn the case al points above The
Ohio has .broken all records. as has
also the Missouri. Wabash, Tennes-
see and. in fact almost every one of
the western streams. There Is no wa
ter above 10 cause rise in the Mis-
sissippi at any point. nor has the
snow and rainfall in the valleys Of
the upper tributaries been sufficient
20 aid in giving nayigahle stage Of
the up-conntry streams. Boats on
nearly all of the streams above Cairo
have totally suspended operations,
either because of low water or ice,
or both and as far as can be seen now
the end Is moi in sight
River traffic out OF Memphis has
not been seriously interfered with,
but all boats are running al more
or less risk. and nave to use every
precaution known, 10 avoid delays.
Memphis Commereial-Appeal
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-23
$4,000, 1000 GIVEN
AWAY CHRISTMAS
INTERESTING FIGURES SHOWING
THE SUMS OF MONEY GIVEN
I'M THE TWELVE LARGEST
CITIES LAST YEAR.

The Christmas season is indeed the
! time OF actual good vii toward
man prate as viii cynics about the
heartaches attendant on the festival
and the misery of the "other nalf" in
comparison with he Joy Of the for
tunatass The charitable spirit that is
i'm the very air aud the desire OF ali
who can make those who have moth.
ing experience al least a temporary
rejoicing is one OF the most beautiful
features Of the time Facts speak for
themselves and show how man for
gels his provincial unkindness toward
his fellows IN order to give them some
Of the same happiness ina; he knows
himself A fortune is spent every
year in the attempt 10 bring Christ
mas home TO every one.
] is estimated that In the United
State alone there was spent some
thing like S3,00O.000 for pure y
Christmas charities and that this
lmounl viii lee exceeded tais year by
1t least twenty-five per cent l. g.
not possible 30 obtain exact statistics
about anything of this sor.. bus 1g
ITes hat are a lea { approximately
correct htained from reports of or
ganizci and peci1l CHARITIES IN the
larger cities show that the estimate
.s certainly moderate and that II
there is any error IN he total IL is
an error on shl side OF being TOO
snail. Even in these times OF extra.
VACANT ideas and mi country Of en-
larged views regarding what consti
trtes wealth. s3e0o.00o is large
sum. a fortune of no small dimen.
ii ns. AMI that IS spent Tor Chris mas
cheer among tho-e VINO would other
wise find ia he festival only bitter
ne s and sorrow
In New York las year there were
given something IKE $4,000 for
Christmas dinners to the poor. for
shoes. toys candy. coal and a hundred
and one other things o make the
days bright and happy for all. Every
thing which in any way contributed
in giving a celebration to the poor is
Included n his estfin1se. so far as
Il was pcs ible 10 obtain any figures
but the charitable spirit Of Christmas
IS SO full y ramiacations that It is
Well nigh impossible to secure a view
IF the financial side of its many
threads. In B-slon the ai,siics have
il tha' sse l0o was spent for this
purpose Philadelphia citizens give a
like sum for Christmas cheer to the
needy; Cincinnati over $4,000: Chi
cago. s110010. Baltimore. S25.001.
san Francisco. $4,000: ST Louis
So .000. Detroit. s20.0oe and Mii-
waukee. $1,000 These twelve ci.ies
are but selections from a larger
liza and yet in the Twelve mentioned
alone the amount Of money given in
goodwill 10 mankind fached the
amazing total OF SGSa 00e.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-23
BOY WENT To BED
WITH ALARM CLOCK

A story Is told OF a young man re-
siding in the upper portion of the city
who for a consideration looks after
The furnace. In order that he may be
lble to get out in time he takes his
faithful alarm clock 20 bed with him
yesterday morning he rushed M 10
ais mothers door. demanding instant
elief. He had the alarm clock firm
y clutched and seemed to be holding
close TO the back of his head. A
more careful investigation demon
trated the fact, however, that the
clock was holding the boy. In some
Mysterious manner me faithful mon
or had slipped out from under the
lillow. had caught the youth by his
ootball locks and had actually thrown
lin out of bed The alarm. waen re
eased, had wound itself into the
Dung mans hair SO tightly that ,he
calp was in danger OF being torn
rom the kull The hair was drawn
0 tight hat il was impossible to use
pair Of scissors to release the cap
i've and sharp knife finally effected
he separation The lad has bump
hat golld bother the best phreno'o-
s.st, and r minus a scalp lock. but he
POINTS with pride 20 an alarm clock
hat actually alarms