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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02

bepulCllcT Ou E<uolci hhV'h' @"> N~N-~
, awful the hurricane which tosses US
about upon the sea OF sin the more
beautiful becomes the Bethlehem star,
beckonlng us across the still waters
and into the harbor where the rescued
mariners need never fear again the
angry waves.
The Way of Salvation.
Still another reason for immediate
repentance: The mute appeal of thou
sands upon thousands Of immortals
heading toward destruction who may
be saved If we will only point them to
/ the way. The moment repentant sin
ner Is snatched from eternal death that
moment he longs to rescue others
threatened with the same danger. Some
years ago in the far west young girl
was trudging through the dark, stormy
night to her home. She had to pass
over bridge which spanned wide
river. AS she came to the abutment
suddenly by a flash Of lightning she
saw that the bridge was down. Hor-
ror, with clammy, cold fingers, clutched
/ at her heart. She realized that within
a few minutes the fast mail would be
coming along the track which led to-
ward the bridge, part OF which was
now down. Saved herself, she imme-
diately wanted to save Others. She
turned and with mad terror ran up the
track. She took off her skirt as she saw
the locomotive coming and stood there
upon the track, waving 1t as a signal
of distress. The engineer reversed the
engine; the brakes ground hard upon
! the Wheels slowly, very slowly, the
train came to halt upon the brink that
overlooked certain death. This Is the
story, the true story, Of repentance and
gratitude in a nutshell. AS soon as a
sinner is saved from eternal death, like
the young girl from the far west he
will try to save others from the same
destruction. And, oh, my friends, how
many sinners there are who may be
saved il by the grace Of God we Will
90 forth to save them! But mark this
the unrepentant cannot rescue the un-
repentant The blind cannot lead the
blind or they will both stumble into
the ditch and be lost.
But while have been talking relent-
less time has been pushing the minute
hand around the face Of the clock. Like
one who waits for dissolution, the year
1903 is ready for the messenger to lead
II forth to sleep in the graveyard OF
the other dead years. If we are to re-
pent in 1903, we must do so soon, we
must do it now! The messenger Is
knocking at the door, Goodby, old
year! Goodby! Thou hast been a good
! friend to most Of us. Goodby! When
we meet thee before the judgment seat
of Christ, may we hear thee testify
that thou dldst see the tear OF peni-
tence upon our cheek and that thou
didst hear us say to our Heavenly
King, Father, take me as l am"
Goodby, old year 1908! Goodby! Good
by! Yes, the year 1908 is almost gone
forever.
| Old Times great clock never stops
Nor runs too fast or slow;
Hung up amid the world Of space,
| Where wheeling planets glow.
Its dial plate. the orbit vast
Where hangs our mundane sphere,
| Has pushed its pointer round again
And struck another year.
copyright. 1903, by Louis Klopsch.1
|
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02
WORDS OF BIBLE COUNTED.
Now, Where and when q Prfsones
Found Their Number.

Now. Where and when q frisonoF
Found Their Number.
II is well known that the number or
letters, words, verses, etc., contained In
the Bible have been counted, but by
whom. when or where is not generally
known. Treats publication, entitled
"Curiosities of the Bible" speaks OF
the occurrence as being Of Spanish
origin and that the Prince Of Granada.
fearing usurpation, caused the arrest
of the supposed would be nsurper, ana
by order of the Spanish crown he was
thrown into an old prison called the
place of skulls, situated In Madrid,
where he was confined for thirty-three
years, with no other companion than
the rats, mice and other vermin that
freauented his dismal cell.
During his confinement he counted
the letters, etc., contained In the baDle
and scratched the several numbers ON
the stone walls with q nall When his
work was discovered, he was Furnished
with writing utensils and ordered to
make copy Of the results OF his long
and tedious task, and on its being COM
pleted he finally received his liberty.
The following is a correct copy OF his
great work:
The Bible contains 3,506,4SO letters,
773,746 words, 31,173 verses, l.l9o
chapters and 60 books.
The word "and" occurs 1o.6S4 times,
the word Lord" 1853 times, the word
Jehovah" 1856 times and the word
reverend" but once, which is In the
ninth verse of the One Hundred ana
Eleventh Psalm.
The middle verse is the eighth verse
of the One Hundred and Eighteenth
Psalm. The twenty-frst verse CT the
seventh chapter Of Ezra contains all
the letters of the alphabet except the
letter "j."
The finest chapter to read Is the
twenty-sixth chapter Of the Acts OF the
Apostles. The most beautiful chapter
is the Twenty-third psalm. The nine
teenth chapter Of ii Kings and the
thirty-seventh chapter Of Isaiah are
alike.
The four most inspiring promises are
to be found in the sixth chapter or 81
John, thirty-seyenth verse, and four
teenth chapter, second verse; also elev'
enth chapter of st. Matthew, twenty
eighth verse, and the Thirty-seventn
Psalm, fourth verse.
The longest verse is the ninth verse,
eighth chapter, Of Esther. The shortest
verse is the thirty fifth verse, eleventh
chapter, Of st. John.
There are ten chapters in the book OF
Esther in which the words LORD ana
God" do not occur. The eighth, M
teenth. twenty-frst and thirty-frst
verses of the One Hundred and Seventh
Psalm are alike. Each verse OF the One
Hund,S. and Thirty-sixth Psalm END
alike. The One Hundred and Seven
teenth Psalm contains but two verses,
the One Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm
contains 176 verses. There are no
words or names Of more than six sjt
lables.
1t has also been discovered by some
person unknown that in Joel, third
chapter, third verse, the word "girr'
occurs, and in the eighth chapter OF
Zechariah, fifth verse, the word girls"
is mentioned for the only time In the
whole book.
The eighth chapter of Ezra, ninth
verse, contains fifty-two IT'S" The
word "snow" appears twenty-four
times In the Old Testament and three
times In the New.-Boston Herald
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02

"Henry." said Mrs. smudgers, glanc'
ing over the front page Of the newspa-
per, what do they mean when they
say that one train telescoped anotherT
"They mean, my dear, that it rushed
right into 1t. 1t is a bad kind OF COLI
iion."
Collision? Then why don't they call
It a collideoscope instead Of a teie-
scope Y'-Kansas City Journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02
In the Hollow of a Tree.

A church service in the hollow OF q
tree was recently held in Gippsland
the eastern province of Victoria. A
giant gum tree had been cut through al
a distance Of twenty feet from the
ground. The remaining part Of the
trunk was then followed out and roof
ed overhead, thus forming a room
twenty-five feet in breadth, which was
capable of accommodating a congre
CATION Of sixty. But the owner did not
intend it to be permanently used as
church and afterward turned 1t into
creamery.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02

Hewitt-Bruet used to be big eater,
but now he has only two meals day.
Jewett-You know the reason, don't
you?
Hewitt-No; what is TT
Jewett-The doctor gave him some
medicine to take after each meal
Brooklyn Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02
Noodles Under Fire.

"You must give Mr. Noodles q
chance" lnterposed his hostess. Hes
collecting his thoughts"
Noodles always had such a fad for
collecting rarities." observed the JOSH
er In chief sympathetically.-Symcuse
Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02
The Great Game of Chance.

"But why" asked the authorities
"are YOU young women so interested In
this antigambling crusader
Because" was the reply, If we sue
ceed marriage will be the only game
of chance left open to the men."-Chi'
cago Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02
yo CafoIery About II.

"Why did you let that girl caJole you
into subscribing for her book"
"Cajole me! She didn't cajole me.
She just looked into my eyes and Drew
one or two long breaths."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02

wv VI PSoNS'
Deep repentance for sin naturally
implies corresponding gratitude to-
ward Christ, who has redeemed US
from the evil results of sin. The great
er the danger the greater the love we
have for our rescuer. | was never
more impressed with this truth than
last year, when the Chicago presbytery
banqueted its most honored member,
Rev. Herrick Johnson, d. D., on his
SEVENTEEN birthday. Without doubt
DR.. Johnson Is one Of our most indu-
entail living ministers Of the Presbyte-
rian church. He is not only great
ecclesiastical statesman and famous
professor, but he has bound to him
with golden cords of love all who know
him and who have lived close to him.
After the different Chicago ministers
had spoken and expressed their deep
respect for their honored guest DR..
Johnson rose to reply. With q sweet
gentle spirit looking out Of his loving
eyes, he said: Brethren, l am over
whelmed with this overpoweriDg mani
festation of your love. have done
nothing to merit all this" Then, with
a quavering voice, he gratefully laid
all the happy results Of his life's work
at the feet of his Saviour when In a
simple, childlike way he repeated these
trustful words:
I am a poor sinner and nothing at all,
But Jesus Christ is my all In all.
All, yes, such loving yearning, such
tender turning with joyful and CRATE
full face to a divine Saviour, are the Inn
mediate results of true repentance. The
darker the clouds that hang over Mount
Sinai the more rapturous the emDtied
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02

future sins. That man Immediately
became a changed man. He went to
Albany. He drifted away from the old
landmarks of the Bible. He drifted
first into Universallsm, then into ag-
nosticism, then into infidelity. He died
a blaspheming, curslng, lost soul!
Difficulty of Undoing Wrong.
Pardon for the past sins. No pardon
IL promised for the future sins which
we deliberately intend to commit. Mr.
Moody, l think 1t was, gave this as bis
testimony: For many weeks and months
he had been laboring with a business
friend to give his heart to God. This
man at last said: Moody, l will do as
you ask, but upon one condition. 1t
has always been my ambition from a
boy to be worth 100000. l see that
my wealth is rapidly nearing that
mark. When have that much in the
bank, l shall then become a Christian
and be a true, practical Christian as
well as a processing one" From that
moment the mans eternal destiny was
sealed. His heart became hardened.
He did reach his 100000 milestone
along the pathway of wealth, but he
never reached the foot Of the cross.
Pardon for sins of 1903. Yes. But God
offers no assurance of pardon for those
sins which we deliberately mean to
commit in 1904.
Standing between the open grave OF
the dying year and the cradle Of the
year about to be born, we should all
repent of our sins. Why, again? Be
cause the far reaching word "reDent'
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
PICKING MANY CUCUMBERS
Force of Men and Boys at Work
on Crone Farm.
One Hundred Bushels Per Acre is
About the Yield.
Owners Will Ship Pickles to Fac.
tories in Iowa.

S
Hundreds Of bushels of cucumbers
that are now being picked on the
#Crone farm north of the city will soon
be shipped out as pickles to factories
in various parts of Iowa and the east.
The industry is an interesting one and
is of considerable Importance to New
Ulm. For a month or more in the
fall it gives employment to forty or
fifty men, women and boys and then
the fields present a very busy scene,
indeed.
Cucumber culture has been reduced
to a science by the local men and this
year they have about seventy acres
devoted to it. In a good season, when
the soil and weather conditions are
favorable, the cucumbers will yield
from $50 to 250 bushels to the acre,
but for three years past there has been
scarcity, as the present high price OF
pickles demonstrates To grow cucum-
bers properly corn weather is needed
and the cold nights this summer have
had the effect of cutting the crop down
to 100 bushels.
From the first its growth was re-
tarded and not until August 18th were
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
Campaigning for Funds.

Adjutant Thorkmorton and Capt.
Meyer, officers of the Minneapolis di-
vision of the Salvation Army will be
in this city with a stereopticon lecture
on Saturday evening and will hold
forth at the Congregational church.
In connection with the lecture they will
have some vocal music. The object
of their visit to the city is to secure
funds for the purpose of furnishing
the old city hall in Minneapolis, that
the city has given them for the pur-
pose for which their organization
stands. It's to be made home for
poor men and the furnishing of it viii
entail an expenditure Of more than
S., 900. It is one of the best causes fol
which you can give charity. The ad
mission to the entertainment has beer
fixed at Is and 25 cents.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07

the pickers able to go to work. Since
that date, however, they have been
employed steadily and if frost holds
off for a fortnight longer the owners
will do as we'll as in the average sea-
son. This year a new plan was fol-
lowed in gathering the cucumbers.
Heretofore pickers have been employed
and allowed to work at will through
the patch but this fall the field was
divided into sections. Persons as
signed to these divisions are expected
to pick them clean, being allowed to
hire as many assistants as needed,
and the new system has brought far
better results.
In preparing the pickles for the
market they are put into salt as soon
as they are brought in from the field
and most of them are shipped to the
factories and wholesale dealers with
out any further preparation. Several
years ago, before the vinegar factory
was closed, pickles OF every de-
scription were made in New Ulm but
now the building is used for storage
purposes only and the pickles go
forward in practically the raw state.
Every year from 500 to 600 casks OF
dill pickles and several carloads OF
sweet pickles are shipped out, but for
the most part the factories send in
orders for the salts" and then pre-
serve them to meet the requirements OF
their own trade.
AS there is an element of uncertainty
about the length of the season, there
is no way of judging what the entire
yield will be. When the first hard
frost comes it puts a quietus on the
cucumber industry but until that time
matters will be rushed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
ROAD WANTED In HOME
People Petition Town Board Of Super
Yisors.

X
Residents OF Home township, north
of Golden Gate, want that territory
opened up by a new road and have
petitioned the supervisors for the new
highway.
The new road starts from the north
and south road at a point near the
Meier schoolhouse and runs east and
Southeast to the next north and south
road east. This course was at one
time travelled by the public but was
never opened up as aroad. Ittraverses
the land Of Fred Meier, Vim. Dey,
Francis Kennedy. The petitioners are
Francis Kennedy, A. c. Won Hagen
Cal Smith, J. p. Current, A. Schultz
Mark Drake, p. Christensen, Jesse
Palmer.
The new road, aside from being o.
great convenience to people of thai
district in their ordinary business
travel, will make the work of plating
the county for rural mail delivery
much easier. Congressman McCleary
is now working to secure a county
delivery system for Brown county
and it is probable that the system vii
be established soon, for the congress.
man generally gets what he wants fo1
his district. Sleepy Eye Dispatch.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
HAD A MARION ESCAPE
Bolt Of Lightning Rendered Norman
Unconscious.

Struck down by Ii lightning and partial
ly paralyzed from the effects Of the
shock, Mrs. John Klinkhammer of
Sigel township, all but lost her life in
the electrical storm of last Wednesday
morning. For an instant she stood
upon the very brink of the chasm Of
death and her escape was miraculous
one. She was in barn when it was
set afre by lightning and although
she escaped with her life the building
was entirely destroyed.
Between I and o'clock Wednesday
morning Mrs. Klinkhammer went out
into the yard and caught some horses,
taking them into the barn. No sooner
had she stepped inside the building
than it was struck by lightning and
she dropped to the floor unconscious.
When her senses returned she found
that her left arm and limb were
slightly paralyzed from the effects of
the shock but this gradually dis
appeared and she was soon entirely
recovered.
t When the bolt struck the building it
took fire and was entirely consumed.
Its contents consisted of sixty bushels
of oats, a large quantity of hay and a
number of chickens and the owner
estimates his loss at 81, 900. He carried
a policy for 5000 in the Stark Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance company.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
Play to Small House.

The opening piece for the season at
the opera house was the we'll known
comedy, Two Merry Tramps. It
was brim full of humor and was in
every respect a very meritorious pro-
duction. 1t is a play that should take
we'll wherever it is given. Rain in the
early evening was some excuse for the
small number that was present, but
the show is deserving of better patron
age.
Manager Henle Of the opera house
has arranged for a good line of enter
tainments for his house this season
and will attempt to build up the repu-
tation Of the place for good, whole
some plays, and if those which are to
follow are as good as 1.-TWO Merry
Tramps" he can be assured of success.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
IMPURE DRINKING WATER

is always a source of danger; dysen-
terry and bowel troubles follow It's use.
every person should have handy a
bottle of Painkiller PERRY Dayis,l.
which will quickly cure these distress.
ing ailments. Be careful and see that
the storekeeper does not pawn off some
worthless substitute upon you as is
sometimes done for the sale of a few
cents extra profit. Large bottles rs
and so cents. 's
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
EVEN A SToIC GROANs

under the torment Of neuralgia, when
every nerve in face or limb throbs
and jumps. Philosophy cannot endure
this agony but Perry Davis Pain
killer relieves it. Battle the affected
parts freely, keep them warm and do
not expose yourself to cold and damp
ness. Medical science marches right
along, but it has not found the equal
of Painkiller in the treatment OF
neuralgia.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
SWINDLlNG GAME EXPOSED
Minneapolis Police Nab Vesta
Promoter.
He Was to Establish Big Co-Opera.
tive Store.
Offered to Let Country Boys in On
the Deal.

Letters that many Brown county
young men have received of late prove
to be d part of one of the most gigan-
tic swindles ever attempted in the state.
The scheme was exposed in Minneapo-
lis Friday night by Chief of Police
Conroy when a number of his detec-
tiyes corralled a gathering of about
twenty persons in the basement of the
Golden West hotel They had gather
ed there at the instigation Of M. J..
Lewis of Vesta, Mimi, who proposed
the organization of a cooperative
mail-order department store.
Lewis had previously written to $50
of the country youth of Minnesota
offering positions in his proposed
store, which was to be located some
where between Minneapolis and ST.
Paul. He offered a salary Of $50 per
month to all those who would accept a
clerkship, and many young country
man who saw visions of progress and
lUJ LII UlS up vi
department store were there with their
$40, the only requisite to become an
employee, partner and shareholder in
the roseate scheme.
Chief Conroy got notice of the move
ment through a letter showed him.
The letter was one of many sent broad
cast through the state Offering the one
to whom it was addressed a position
at $50 a month and asking that he be
at Minneapolis on Sept and meet the
writer at the Golden West hotel.
The letter further stated thatit would
be possible to get on the inside Of the
proposition by buying $40 worth OF
stock.
Chief Conroy sent one of his depu.
ties in the guise of an applicant to a
meeting of the would-be merchants and
it was there learned that the organi-
zation of the concern would take place
at a meeting to be held Friday even
ing.
Several detectives were waiting in
the vicinity of the hotel at the ap.
pointed hour, but were instructed to
give Lewis sufficient time to make
some movement which would furnish
evidence which would convict him of a
sWindle. The detectives, however,
closed in on the meeting little too
soon to secure evidence of a criminal
nature. Lewis with confederate, E..
S. Cross of Vesta, were taken to po-
lice headquarters and "sweated'' for
several hours by Chief Conroy.
After sitting the matter to the bot
tom, the chief decided that nothing
had yet transpired which would in
criminate Lewis and after instructing
him that if another such move was
attempted in this city it would go hard
with him, released him and his com
panion.
1t developed in the sweating that
Cross himself was not fully aware OF
the magnitude of the attempted swim
die, as he simply appeared in answer
to a summons from Lewis. He APP
peared with huge revolver, however,
and decided that no attempt to force
his money from him should be made.
Take one California Prune Wafer
after each meal and you will never know
dyspepsia, or constipation. 100 for %
cents. Ask your Druggist
Natures own dissolvent. California
Prune Waters cure constipation aud all
bilious troubles. 100 for 25 cents. Ask
Your Druggist.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07
MANkATO GETS OLCOTT
Clever Comedian Will Present "A
Romance of Afhlone.

Manager Griebel of the Mankato
theatre informs US that he has secured
Chaucey Olcott, the star Of all come
dians for the entertainment of theatre
goers, on Monday evening, Sept. 18th.
He appears in a magnificent reviva
of one of his most popular successes,
ga Romance of Athlone'' The pro-
duction and arrangement this season
is entirely new and lovers Of the best
there is in comedy will take advant-
age Of this opportunity to hear the
song, my Wild Irish Rose" by the
man who made it famous.
It is unnecessary to go into detail
about the play or its merits. Chaun-
eey Olcott il a household word in this
country and his songs have been sung
by everyone who has any soul for
music. It will be a pleasure to hear
Mr.. Olcott sing them. Seats will be
on sale in Mankato on Sept. 18th.
Real Estate Transfers.
Albert Held to Jacob Pfenninger, Z
II, and S ] of LIZ, B AS, N New Ulm
50, 800
John f. Remmele to Gustav L.
Meme, L 10, IL and II, B4, Remmele's
End add, Sleepy Eye, 81.
Frederick Buns to Heirs of Geo.
Rautzke, 80 acres, S a, T 100, r "a,
81 200.
A. G.. Peterson to Thos. Peterson, L
Ii and IA, B 3, Golden, $1,000.
W. G. Schrader to John Reinhart,
Lie, B 3, Searles, 81, 900.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07

They act on the contents of the bowels,
cleansing them thoroughly withsoothing
effect. California Prune Waters, 100
for % cents. Ask your Druggist.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07

Take one California Prune Wafer
after each meal and you will never know
dyspepsia, or constipation. 100 for 25
cents. Ask your Druggist.
Natures own dissolvent. California
Prune Waters cure constipation aud all
bilious troubles. 100 for rs cents. Ask
your Druggist.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-07

The Northeast quarter of the Southeast
quarter of the Northeast quarter of
section five Isl township one hundred and
ten [1l0l range thirty-one 1911; also the
East half of the East half of the North
east quarter of the Northeast quarter of
section five Isl township one hundred and
ten [11o] range thirty-one 1911.