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Thir morning duplicated yesterday
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Friday.
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
BETTER THAN ORATORY.
The Secret of One Clever Lawyers
Unvarying Success.

Ono Of the most common defects or
q recently admitted lawyer Is striv-
ing for oratorical display. A success
full older practitioner endeavors, on the
other hand, to give the jury heart 10
heart talk. The ways Of an eagle IN
the air, of serpent upon a rock, OF q
shin in the midst of the sea and OF a
man with O maid are as A Il U COM
pared with the methods usually pur-
sued by the twelve good men and true.
IT seems a trihe odd at first that a
dozen individuals who separately are
shrewd, sharp business men should
collectively be guilty Of the most alb
surd performances, but the fact must
be reckoned on nevertheless.
A story is told Of two farmers VINO
were returning home, one OF them
from Jury duty in a neighboring town
"I,awyer Smith is a great orator." said
one-"a perfect Daniel Webster. MY
how | hated to decide against him Ii
the three cases he tried!'
How about Lawyer Jones, who was
on the other side?'
"Oh, shucks! Why Of course he wins
all his cases. l heard every one Of
'em, and they were the simplest things
He lust explained things to the jury
He didn't have to do any hard talking
at all. You couldn't help but agre'
with m."-Success.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
Rufus Choate Was Beaten.

As one of the very few occasions
when the wit Of Rufus Choate was
foiled an incident is recalled when that
brilliant lawyer was examining one
Dick Barton, chief mate Of the ship
Challenge. Choate had cross examined
him for over an hour, hurling ques-
tons with the speed Of rapid fire
gun.
"Was there moon that nightp
"Yes, sir"
"Did you see itT'
mo, sir"
"Then how did you know there was
q moonT
"The Nautical Almanac said so. and
I'll believe that sooner than any lawyer
in the world"
"Be civil, sir. And now tell me In
what latitude and longitude you cross
ed the equator"
"Ah, you are joking"
"No. sir. am In earnest, and I de-
sire an answer"
"Thats more than l can give"
Indeed. You a chief mate and I'M
able to answer so simple question:
Eyes, the simplest question ever
was asked. l thought even a fool or
a lawyer knew there's no latitude at
the equator."-Success.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
nh. Twentieth Century Bible.

While the Athenians Of the present
generation have riotously protested
against the rendering Of classic plays
into modern Greek, English speaking
people have not got up any riots over
similar outrages perpetrated In the
twentieth century Bible. For instance,
the text "a city which is set on a bill
cannot be hid" became ut is impos-
sible for a t yn which stands OIL a
hill to escape observation" Where the
authorized version asks, "Sayest thou
this thing of thyself?" the twentieth
century paraphrase reads, "Is that a
suggestion of your owng But as ab-
surd as any is this rendering of ia
nous passage: "And it being levee day
in heaven all Gods nobility came to
court to present themselves before
."-Exchange.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30

A familiar figure in Toronto Is Cold
win Smith. Every fine day be takes
his carriage drive, and one sees
shrunken old man, as thin as he is tall,
silent and grave of demeanor, preoc'
cupied, It would seem, with bis own
thoughts. Zone might make the mis-
take of supposing," said an observer
"that the aged citizen-he has celebrat-
ed his eightieth birthday-was a dys-
peptic pessimist, that life had lost Its
charm for him and that time had for
gotten him in its merciess march to-
ward a future that is never overtaken.
Such is one picture Of the old professor
"a mental snapshot taken from curb
stone"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
Century Old Puns.

One hundred years ago culture hao
not decreed that the pun should be re-
garded as evidence that the maker
thereof was shallow pated. The Lon
don Times, not then the solemn and
dignified journal it now is, but as
frisky and fippant as some OF the
American papers Of today, frequently
indulged In puns. From the issue OF
Nov. S, 1908, the following paragraphs
are taken, and there are many more OF
the same class:
"Signora Grass-ini is arrived In Eng
land. No doubt she will contriye TO
make her operate hay while the sun
shines"
Lady Clare has left of her weeds
and is no longer clair-obscure."
"The Corsican visit to the Dutcn
provinces is certainly suspended. de
is said to be very suspicious of the In
habitants. In Friezland, at least, be
would be sure Of a very cold reception"
1.-TWO young men lately amusing
themselves in an afternoons rural ex'
cursion by making epigrams were apt
" enough styled field martials."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
CaJiIeo,s Caustfc Humor.

In q biography OF Calico some sto-
ries are told of the caustic humor OF
that bold investigator. Lotario Sarsi,
q writer on science, having said that
the Babylonians used to cook eggs by
whirling them In a sling, Calico re-
piled: "The cause Of such an effect Is
very remote from that to which II is
attributed, and to find the true cause l
shall reason thus If an effect does not
follow with us which followed with
others at another time 1t Is because
in our experiments something Is want
ing which was the cause Of the former
success, and If only one thing is want
ing to us that one thing Is the true
cause. Now we have eggs and slings
and strong men to whirl them, and YET
they will not become cooked; nay, II
they were hot at first they more quick
ly become cold, and since nothing Is
wanting to us but to be Babylonians II
follows that being Babylonians Is the
true cause why the eggs became cook
ed and not to the friction Of the air
which is what 1 wish to prove"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
Shorthand 1000 Years Ago.

1t is no doubt a surprise to most to
learn that shorthand was known and
practiced 1000 years ago. Manillus' a
contemporary Of Caesar and Cicero,
Virgil and Horace, asserts that some
system of reporting very similar TO
our shorthand was In vogue IN his
days. Writing these words under the
influence Of Virgo and Mercury, he
says they are -
In shorthand skilled, where little marks
Whole lew words, a senterc IN q single letter
lies.
And while the willing hand It's aid affords,
Prevents the tongue to fix the falling
words.
1t is certainly a novel conception that
Cicero's grand orations were commit
ted to paper with as much skill as our
modern stenographers boast.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
A story of Rossfni.

In Gossip From Paris During the
Second Empire" A. B. n. Peat, the
author, tells a story of Rossini, who
was much dogged by the lion hunters:
"Once Russian lady outstripped the
limits even of RossinPs patience and,
having watched his daily promenade
during several days, sent a message to
his house expressive Of her desire to
be received by him. The reply to
this strange communication was: L do
nothing for nothing. If the lady
brings me a fine bunch Of asparagus
she will be welcome, and she can take
a view of me at her leisure Then,
pointing to his waist, which had at
tained somewhat aldermanic rotund-
ity, he added, The lady may even
walk round me If she pleases, but
must have my asparagus
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
CONCENTRATIONS.

Mr.. John n. Cullom, editor OF the
Garland, Texas, News, has written
letter of congratulations to the man
nfacturers Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, as follows: Sixteen years
ago when our first child was baby
he was subject 10 croupy spells and
we would be very uneasy about him.
We began using Chamberlain Cough
Remedy In 1887, and finding 1t such a
reliable remedy for colds and Group,
we have never been without 1t In the
honse since that time. We have nve
children and have given IT to all OF
them with good results. One good
feature of this remedy is that It is not
disa greeable to take and our babies
really like it. Another is that It Is
not dangerous, and tneie 10 10 .isA
from giving an overdose. l congratu-
late you upon the success OF your
remedy" For sale by all medicine
dealers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30

way" cannot express my thought
that "some things are legally right and
not morally right" better than by rest
ing 1t with the blunt words OF one
whose Language of action" never In
tentionally gave utterance to a lie.
A Message of Hope.
When some one asked the great
AthenIan orator what were the three
most effective essentials for successful
public speech, Demosthenes answered,
First, action second, action; third, ac-
tion." So let the lesson Of the text be
translated into your lives. Let your
actions, public and private, be or such
a character that your influence will be
one that stimulates, ennobles and spir-
itualizes the lives Of others. In secret
and in the eyes Of men so act and so
live that your associates, your neigh
bors. the community and the world VIII
be the better for your having lived. BY
your Christian example you may LEAD
others TO become Christians. BY your
gospel handshake you can win souls
for Christ. BY your welcoming and en-
couraging eye you can cheer up the
oppressed and the downtrodden. by
your gesturing finger you can point out
the right path wherein the sinner can
forsake his sin and walk hand In hand
with God.
MY fathers life demonstrated tne
power of the Language Of action De-
cause in his public ministry he never
made close affiliations with any one
man or class Of men who were trying
TO tear down the great bulwarks OF the
eospel. After Cardinal Manning was
| dead these words, which he had spoken
into the records of phonograph, were
repeated at a mass meeting gathered IN
London for a memorial Of his life: Il
hone that no word of mine, written OF
spoken in my life, will be found to
have done harm to my fellow men
when I am dead" If my father was
10 come back to life, we would nno
that this sentiment was his hope whiie
he was upon this earth, and this senti
ment is now his hope while he Is IN
heaven. He always tried to preach q
safe and a cleansing gospel. His Ian
Quage of action was right upon the
temperance question, right upon the
Sabbath question, right upon Coo
word, right upon the Fatherhood Of
God and the brotherhood of man. He
not only preached God with the lip
but he also lived God in his daily life.
Ny brother, my sister, always LEI
vour influence be cast upon the safe
side of every debatable moral question
Let your Language of action" always
In Christ's name be a message fol
hope and never a guide leading towarC
eternal death.
copyright, 1904. by Louis Klopsch.]
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
DETECTIVE INSTINCT.
Civilians Frequently Are Better
sleuths Than Professionals.


"The detective instinct is Unborn In
some people," observed an old detective,
"and II is q rather curious thing when
you think about it. l have known good
detectives, naturally so, who were new
er connected In any manner with the
service. They possess all the mental
qualities of a sleuth-quickness to
grasp a situation, keen perception, ra-
pidity of thought, strongly. developed
mower of deduction and extreme nery-
Gus activity. While it is true all great
detectives have acquired distinction
through hard work and unfagging ap-
plication, 1t is also true that many men
have the detective impulse so firmly
welded into their natures that 1t VIII
crop out in spite Of themselves.
"And l may say In passing 1t is useful
TO them In many ways. for not only OPP
eratives, but business men OF every de-
scription, frequently need those pecui-
lar faculties which go to make up
criminal chaser. / once knew a man
who had the instinct 80 strongly de-
yeloped that he thought Of nothing
else than the unraveling Of mysteries
and chasing clews. He found some
thing Of interest in the slightest case Of
theft and would amuse himself by
working 1t out. 1t became a mania
with him, and he was a source Of much
amusement to the officers. There was
never a murder day or night that he
was not among the first on the scene,
and his peculiar talents frequently ena-
bled him to lend valuable assistance to
the regular force."-New Orleans Times
Dauocraf
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30

The Rev. George G. Lorimer, when he
was pastor of fremont temple, In Bos-
ton. entered one evening a Boston nall
where a lecture was In progress.
Mr.. Lorimer stood in the vesdbule a
little while listening to the lecture, and
the janitor, a colored man, approached
him respectfully.
"a fair lecture, sah," said the janitor.
"Oh, more than fair, don't you thinkY'
demurred Mr.. Lorimer. Il would call
this lecturer q brilliant man."
"Sca'cely a brilliant man, sah," said
the janitor. "Ah t'ink he's fair man,
sab, but not Of de prima facie class.
He's q good man, sab, a well meanin'
man, but not a talented man. He's a
New York man, sah."-New York Trib'
nua
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
snake Knllns Cat. Of Cairo.

A native woman living in old Cairo
was entering her house when. 70 ber
great terror, she perceived snake OF
formidable dimensions, which had TAX
en- possession of the hearth during the
woman's absence. The woman fed,
leaving the door open. Her cat then
appeared on the scene, entered, saw
the cobra, put up It's back and tail, spat
and otherwise manifested its hostility
and In turn went out A few minutes
afterward it returned in company with
a second cat. After a similar exhibit
ton both went out and returned with
a third, and similarly went away, re-
turning finally with a fourth. Con-
sidering that sufficient force had been
recruited to kill the snake, the four at
once fell on the reptile, and after
short but fierce struggle the latter was
literally torn to pieces.-Egyptan Ca
Zette.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
uuaecf Trans.

Brazilian birds, fly catchers, display
a brilliantly colored crest easily mis-
taken for a flower cup. Insects, at
tracted by what appears to be fresh
" opened blossom, furnish the birds
with food. An Asiatic lizard is en-
tirely colored like the surface of the
desert plains where 1t lives except thai
at each angle of the mouth blooms
brilliant red folding Of the flesh exact
ly resembling little flower that grows
in the sand. Insects lured by the
seeming flower are incontinently dis
illusioned when they settle upon 1t.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
Embarrassing to the Guest.

"A tourist In the Welsh mountains
who had been caught In storm and
who after much difficulty had succeed
ed in making his way to solitary cot
tage congratulated himself on his good
fortune when he was asked to stay for
the night. After donning a suit OF his
hosts clothes, so that his own might De
dried, be proceeded downstairs and on
his way met the mistress with big
Bible in her hand. In the fading light
she mistook the stranger for her hus-
band and gave him thump on the
head with 1t, remarking, That's for
asking the man to stay all night"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
I,tro.pectiye Oxford.

II she does not wish to become a
mere stagnant pool of ancient learning,
a placid backwater with no influence
on the history or future of the country,
Oxford must infallibly provide a diff
ferent scheme of education for the men
who come to learn. Either that or they
will cease to come, and Oxford will
sink into the position Of an obsolete an
achronism.-Oxford Isis.
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Lack of Judgment.

"Was you really plannin' to run away
with the hired girlY' asked the old
farmer disgustedly.
That's what l was thinkin' OF DO
In" admitted his son.
"Ain't you got any sense at allT' de-
manded the old man. Don't you know
that hired girls is harder to get than
dauehters-in-law r'-Chicago Post.
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A BriQht Thought.

ayes, ma'am," said the obsequious
grocery clerk to Me. A. -. "., =. "' was
ordering her first bill Of supplies, rye
put down parlor matches. What nextI
"Well-er.-I suppose I ought to have
some kitchen matches, too, oughtnt
IY'-Detroit Free Press.
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Appearances Against Him.

do you mean to intimate that the
prisoner was intoxicatedT
"Well, appearances seemed against
him."
"What appearancesT
"Well, for one thing he was holding
a glass upside down trying to fill 1t
from a tightly corked bottle."-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.