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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26
Japanese Tea.

There will be Japanese Tea held
In Hutchinson's Hall at Wardtown,
April 9Th. Supper twenty-five cents.
There will be parlor games for
those who wish to play, such as ping
pong, pit, finch, trix, dominoes and
checkers.
1t is the desire OF the committee to
make every one have a good time.
Proceeds for the benefit OF the
Baptist church. Come one, come all
Committee.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

Write to US tor estimates on door
sash, blinds, stair-rails and all other
kinds of building material, hardware
paints, &c. Stock large, prices low
Mr.. R. D.. L. Fletcher will be at Ac-
comac @. H., the first day of every
County Court, to receive orders fol
the firm.
Cape Charles lee q Lumhe 90.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

We have in stock one car OF choice
Ohio seed oats, cars of midlings and
bran, 5 cars of choice hay and our
special feed in ground corn and oats,
all of which will be sold at less than
Baltimore prices.
D. H. johnson 81 Son.
Parksley.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26
Presiding Elder Appointments.

Onancock and Andrews Chapel
March 26, 81.
Only and louisville, Louisville
March 81, %.
Drummondtown-April 2, 3.
Bloxom, Woodberry-April 3, 4.
Pocomoke, Saxis-April 9, 10.
Atlantic, Horntown-April 10, II.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

Just received a car of Harters A
No. flour, which will be sold at the
lowest price. If you want good
bread use Harters A, No. -four, and
you have it. Sold by
D. Fl. johnson & Son.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26
A Supper In Honor of Judge Black
stone.

A Supper In Honor OF Judge Black
stone.
Judge Blackstone was given terra
pin supper by his friends and neigh
bors OF his home town, Accomac, Va.
at Hotel Doughtylast Saturday night
The friends OF the judge were great
ly gratified to see him lookingso we'll
and restored to health. Speeches were
made by several of the gentlemen pre-
sent, and the Judge responded in a
most felicitous and happy vein, be-
coming particu larly eloquent In his
expressions OF gratitude for the I'M
faltering devotion and tender sym
patty of the friends OF his old home,
who had now united in this evidence
of their continued kindly feeling fol-
him.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

Farmers if you want iron drags,
Disc harrows, hand and horse power
fertilizer sewers and any other farm
implements go to t 8. Hopkins u
Co., Tasley, Va. They have them
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

will be at home from this time
and can be found at my office al
Savageville for the practice of my
profession.
E. T. Mason, NJ. D.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

Truth is mighty and will prevail
That is the reason the Truth cigar
goes ahead of all others.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

We have 6x8 glass, peas and seed
oats for sale.
D. II. johnson & Son.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

For glass and domestic for potato
beds and fertilizers for all crops go to
T. s. Hopkins & Co.,
Tasley, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26
BUSINESS NOTICES.

NoTICE-I will sell to the highest
bidder at Wattsville, on Saturday,
April 9th, $3.50 o'clock p. IN, my mill
property, situated near Wattsvilles;
containing 16 acres of land, part well
timbered, one grist mill in good con-
dition and two good dwellings on
same. Terms made known on day OF
sale.
Frank Dunstan.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

Truth crushed to earth will rise
again. The Truth cigar Is never
downed.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

What is TRUTH The best 8 cent
cigar ON the msrket.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

For SALE-A No. / double-horse
wagon coed as new and roller In
good repair
j. W. Hickman,
Accomac, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

PUBLIC AUcTIoN-I will sell at
public sale on Saturday, April 9th,
1904, at New Church, Virginia, all the
goods aud store fixtures belonging to
G. A. Davis. Sale to begin at 8 o'clock
a. NJ. Terms made known on day Of
sale.
March %. 1904
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

Truth cigar. That's all.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

For SALE-Schooner Surprise,
cheap. Her sailing qualities are well
known-capaaity 500 bushels. APP
ply to u
Sinnickson, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26
h SEM Department.

Special Piano, sold everywhere at
$3.50 00-our special cash price
$4,000.
Mckinley Music at I0c.
New Popular Music at lSc.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

China and Japsn-all straw or
cotton warp. at 80 30 per Toii OF ~
yards to $l3 so.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26
Wash Goods.

Madras, Oxfords. Voiles, Ginghams,
Percales, Lawns, &c.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-26

Special yard wide Domestic for
y )tato beds at ST
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
SUNSET LIMITED IS
 ROBBED OF $SO,OOO
UNKNOWN PERSONS ENTER Ex- PRESS CAR, THROW SAFE OUT AND JUMP OFF WHILE TRAIN IS IN MOTION.

San Francisco. January 21.-While the Southern Pacific Sunset limited was climb- ing the rough mountains between San Luis Obpiso and San Ardo last night, a Wels-Fargo treasure box was mysterious ly stolen out of the express car by some unknown person or persons.
 Timothy Sullivan, the messenger, was in another car and when he returned he found the side door of the express car open and the safe missing. The robber gained entrance to the car through the end door, the lock of which had been forced
 A search for the missing safe resulted in finding 1t near tunnel No. 2. It had been broken into and it's contents had been taken with the exception of a valuable diamond some checks and other valuable papers.
 The amount of treasure that was being carried in the safe has not been deter mined.
 The express officials say that it was only few hundred dollars. but that there were some valuable papers. Estimates from the scene of the robbery place the amount as high as sS0.O00 but 1t is thought this estimate is greatly exaggerated.
 One man is under arrest at San Luis Obpiso on suspicion of being one of the robbers, but the evidence against him Is only circumstantial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
PROCESS TO MAKE
 WOOD FTREPROOF
A PHlLAoELPHlA CHEMIST GIVES A DEMONSTRATION TO SHOW THAT THEATRE SCENERY GAN BE MADE NoN-lNFLAMMABLE.

Chicago. January 21.-John T. Terrell of Fhiiadelphia has thrown handfuls of ex- eeisior on hot gas fire in the rooms or the Western Society of Engineers It smoked but 1t did not blaze.
 Then he placed pine shavings on top of the excelsior, pine splinters on top of them and piled pine shingles and slabs of pine on the supposed infiammable material below until he should have had good sized bonfire started There were no flames, however, except the blue ones from the gas.
 MT. Terrell, who is a chemist and the holder of the Cresson gold medal, the highest award given by the Franklin in- stitute of Philadelphia for chemical dis coveries, had been asked to address the engineers on the subject of fire-proofing wood and combustlble fabrics. He told them it could be done cheaply and then he made the practical demonstration de- scribed. To show that theatre scenery could be made as impervious as wood, the chemist held a piece of canvass in the flame, and while 1t smoked 8 little around the edges. there was no flame.
 Sulphate of aluminium is the composi- ton MT. Terrell had used to f1re-proof the wood and cotton. His plan Is to saturate the material under pressure.
 From commercial viewpoint MT. Fer rell said there was nothing in the way of making any theatre safe from spreading flames. While sulphate of ammonia. which has been used, is expensive, sulphate of aluminium is cheap, costing 75 cents hundred weight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
MRS. BECHTEL GOES
 ON WITNESS STAND
TELLS WHAT SHE KNOWS OF THE
 KILLING OF HER DAUGHTER, MABEL, AT ALLENTOWN, PA.

Allentown, Pa. January 21.-Mrs. Kath- arine Bechtel, on trial here as an access sory after the fact to the murder of her daughter Mabel. today went on the witt ness stand in her own defense
 Mrs Bechtel stated that she was in her 60th year and mother of twelve children In answer to questions by Attorney Luke Mrs BechteI said he had warned her daughter Mabel against associating with Weisenberg, but the girl only laughed at her She declared she had heard Weis- enberg say that for s5 he could have both Mabel and Alois EicksteIy biained
 She denied that she had ever struck Mabel The girl worked when she pleased she said, and often stayed away from home over night, despite her pleadlngs that she not do so. but come home at a proper hour like other respectful girls.
 Mabel and Tom never interfered with each other, she said. and quarreed only like brother and sister sometimes do.
 From never struck Mabel" the witness declared.
 Mrs Bechtel then gave detailed de- scription to the jury how the sleeping rooms were sub-divded among her chill dren. She contradicted the statements made by Chief Kohn and two officers who testified for the commonwealth on the day Mabefs body was found, that there was an ingrain carpet on the floor of the sec ond story front bed room, and on the fol- lowing day this carpet had been removed and the rag carpet substituted.
 Mrs. Bechte1 insisted that the rag car pet had been on the floor of this room for five months previous to Mabels death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
HOUSES ARE TO
 BE FUMIGATED
STRENUOUS EFFORTS WILL BE
 MADE TO PREVENT THE REcUR-
 RENcE OF YELLOW FEVER EPI. DEMlcs ON MEXICAN. BORDER,

Washington, January H.-Surgeon Gen eral Wyman of the public health and ma- rine hospital today returned from. Mex leo, where he secured the cooperation of that government in measures intend- ed to prevent the recurrence of outbreak of epidemics in the yellow fever region,
 Dr. Wyman says that with the enforce ment during the winter of precautions agreed on, the recrudescence of yellow fever in the summer and autumn may be prevented. These measures include the draining of places, Immigration of houses where the fever has prevailed or has been suspected. and the oiling of breed ing places of mosquitoes.
 The Mexican government has unedr- taken these steps at Vera Cruez Tanpico and all cities on the railroad from those ports to the United States border It was found that the superior board of health of Mexico was alive to the situ- alton, and work was begun there within the approval of the Mexican authorities
 President Diaz expressed his full ap- proval of the movement. Every house in Laredo and in New Laredo, Dr. Wy man said, would be fumigated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
IRON MARKET SAID
 TO BE WEAKENING
IRON AGE STATES THAT SOUTH ERN MAKERS ARE INCLINED TO SHADE PRICES SOMEWHAT TO GET THE BUSINESS.

New York. January 21.-The latest ad- vices from the leading distribution cen ters point rather to a slight weakening tendency in the pig iron markets, says the Iron Age. Some of the southern mak- CTS. seeing business going almost entirely to northern producers are shading prices. Complaints are coming in from some foundries that business is slow with them, and they naturally hesitate about addi- tional purchases.
 A number of leading southern interests continue to work on a plan to harmonize the differences and to reach some com- mon ground for prices.
 In the east there has been little more demand for basic and low phosphorous pig from the steel works. where business has improved somewhat.
 The deadlock in the steel rail trade continues. but 1t looks as though the CTS to give way.
 There is a. little better feeling In the bar trade east and west. but the sheet trade still shows symptoms of weakness. The tonnage in plates and shapes is bet ter, but while pool prices on these mate rials are firm, those works have an advan- tage which manufacture bridges and buildings from the stuff made in their own rolling mills. They are making low bids on contracts for bridges and buildings. The result is that the views of the con- sumer are really being met and their in- terest is being stimulated
 The demand for wire products is very heavy under the stimulus of the recent slight advance. The scrap markets have been quite excited and the claim is made that in a number of instances prominent dealers have been forced to cover short sales.
 Advices from abroad are to the effect that the general steel makers are making very low prices for steel in the interna- tional markets. Our American makers do not appear to be meeting these prices which would be equivalent to about $l450 for blllets at Pittsburg. AS matter of fact. the leading interest has been declin- ing business offered for delivery during the next few months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22

with his studies and engaged in other ac- tivities It seemed as if, with all his work, he could not wear out his energies, so that winter found him slaving in the Hemenway gymnasium, anxious to estab- fish record as an intercollegiate strength champion. For time he led the college in this and today 1t is one of his proudest reflections that he was once strong man. of the Crimson University.
 One year at Harvard, however. was not enough to cure Graupner of his 'thobo'' tendencies. The summer following found him restless and itching to strike out Into the world again. So in 1901 he was off to Nome, In the Klondike region, sleeping, eating, and riding with the common tramp and thinking only of making some great find which would bring him back to Bos- ton wealthy man. Nome. however, did not agree with the "college tramp" in 1901, and the end of 1t all was that he broke down as completely as man can break, and after 300-mile tramp through the rain and mud-a tramp in which his clothes gave out and he was all but starv- ed-he landed finally in civilization hardly able to hold up his head Still he did not give up the idea that there was gold and fortune in the Klondlke. Last summer found him repeating the experiment, and last summer he met with the same suc- cess.
 Since then, until very recently, Graup- ner's sole aim was to get back into col- lege again and continue his interrupted education. He had been out for two years and, in a hobo's English he was 'dead broke" There was but one thing to do take up the book business again and keep at it until he had earned enough money to re-enter the university. This he did, and until last week was familiar figure about Cambridge. with his sturdy, ener- getic stride and his little green bag swing ing at his side.
 Last week, however, Graupner again changed his plans. Once more he felt "the call of the west" and one day when one of his friends went around to call on him, he found the ambitious young hobo with a belt of cartridges "seven-shooter,f long knife, and happy smile, ready to leave Cambridge again.
 "Yes" said Graupner. T have deter mined to go away. I'm off to Arizona to be a bad man. The book busirr<A5s is no good, and I've got to make money What. I want Is to make millions I shan't be satisfied with less. I've got a good chance in a mine and some day. perhaps, I'll strike 1t rich" And so he 1eft-with his pistol and knife and cartridges and his happy smile. which will send him gratis over railroad systems and give him many a nights lodging when pistols would be or no avail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
PHYSICIANS WILL
 BE READY MONDAY
THEY WILL START TO WORK TO vACCINATE THE PEOPLE OF BIRMINGHAM-CIT IS DIVIDED INTO DISTRICTS.

A corps of fifteen physicians will start out Monday morning to vaccinate all the people in Birmingham who cannot show good scars. They have been employed by Mayor Drennen to assist City Physician Whelan.
 The city will be divided Into districts. and physicians will get districts in which they are supposed to vaceinate every one who needs it. offices will also be estab- lished in the new First National bank building, where people may go and be vaccinated.
 The Jefferson county board of health has. issued the following statement. and it was on account of this the city au- thorities took the matter up:
 By Monday morning next the vaccin- ators of the city of Birmingham will be- gin to call on citizens for the purpose Of vaccinating all unprotected persons.
 "AlI persons who have been vaccinated since January 1, 1897. should be prepared to show their scars or certificates from the family physician. In this way the vac- cinators can be facilitated in their work and time and money saved the city.
 Preparations are being made for the accomplishment of the work throughout the county by pr. J. M. Mason. county health officer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN
 BURIED YESTERDAY
HIS BRAIN WAS REMOVED FOR ANALYSIS AND WAS FOUND TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND HEAVY.

New York. January 21.-After a musical entertainment held in an undertaking es- tablishment. the remains of Citizen George Francis Train were buried today in Greenwood cemetery. The funeral ser vices were private and only the most in- innate friends of Mir. Train were admitted.
 Thousands of persons. many of them cheldren, have viewed the remains, which lay in state in mortuary chapel until the funeral.
 Scientists. with the consent of Mir. Train's relatives, removed the brain for the purpose of an analysis. The organ was found to be remarkably heavy and showed no signs of whitening as is usual In per sons of his age, It weighed 53s ounces. and ranks according to medical records twenty-s seventh in the list of brain weights of 10s world famous men. This Is six ounces more than the average.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
AN EDUCATED TRAMP.
College Graduate Who Is Known as
 "klng of the Hobos."

From the Chicago Inter Ocean
 Marcellus F. Graupner, who boasts of being a Harvard man, is also known as the King of Tramps." Only a youna man. he has crossed the continent twenty times, has twice braved the dangers of the Alaskan gold mines. has 'hoboed'' his way around the world, and, at a conserva- tive calculation has traveled without script or purse an aggregate distance of 115,000 miles.
 Graupner is genius at traveling. Blind baggage" on dizzy truck. on ton of swaying freight car. or doubled up in a sandhole on ramshackle gravel train, it is all the same to him. No matter where he wishes to go how little money he has. he gets there. Railroad men all over the country know. or have heard of the ''college hobo" and when his own "pull won't get him through a stock of native grit and daring sends him whirling over continents to whatever place he aims.
 Graupner had ''hoboed" since he was a boy He started out at the age of 15, part ly because his parents. who lived in Guth- rie, Okla. had some financial reverses at that time, and partly because of that spirit of adventure which has made him a veritable globe trotter" since. He was an ambitious boy, and he wanted to ''see the world" But he had no money. There was only one tnlllS to up' tHdt was tO board the nearest freight train and trust to his own resources and luck.
 Since that day Graupner has seen more of the world, for less money, than prob ably any other man living Graupners sole aim in travelling is to better his con- dition He confidently expects some day to be a millionaire. and it is this desire to accumulate riches that has sent him to the globes extremes, He Is energy per sonified There isn't an Inch of laziness In his body. When he travels he travels to get there.
 In spite of all his wild life and rough experience. Graupner has always been anxious for an education. and so after he had knocked about for ten years he en- tered Harvard as a special student In the fall of 's9. Having no money, he relied on his own efforts to defray the expenses Of his education. but in this, as in every thing else. he showed his antive resources and energy. He secured the agency of some of the largest publishing houses in the country, and sold books to Harvard students, doing business that in a single year netted him nearly H.o0o. All the mil- lionaires knew him and patronized him At the same time he worked faithfully
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
TESTIMONY IS
 CONTRADICTORY
ARCHITECT OF IRooUols THE ATRE SAYS BUILDING cOMMIS- SHOWERS PRONOUNCED THE ATRE TO BE FIREPRooF.

Chicago January 21.-Benjamin H. Mar shall, architect of the Iroquois theatre, and Munroe Fullerson, attorney for the city fire department. were the principal witnesses today at the 1roquois theatre inquiry
 MT. Marshalrs testimony hatly contra dicted that of Building Commissioner Will Hams, who declared that he had visited the theatre but once about two weeks prior to the opening.
 MT. Marshall said that he personally conducted the commissioner through the building four days before the opening and that MT. Williams pronounced it thoroughly fre-proof and the best con- strueted theatre he had ever seen. Four churches, two halls and a school build ing were closed today by order of City Building Commissioner Williams for vio- lation of the city ordinances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
WILL BOOM MILES
 FOR PRESIDENCY
IRoQUoIS CLUB OF CHICAGO. TO WHICH PROMINENT DEMOCRATS BELONG, WANT TO NOMINATE A MILITARY MAN.

Chicago. January H.-The Post today says: "The 1roquois club to which prom inent Chicago democrats belong, Is pre- pairing to boom Gen. Nelson A. Miles as the man to nominate for President on the democratic ticket this year
 Tt was learned that a committee of the club had been authorized to arrange for a banquet soon, at which General Miles will make the principal address and be hailed as a bona fde candidate for the nomination. General Miles has been in- vited to attend and has accepted
 The date of the banquet has not been fixed but 1t will be in the near future The lroquois club is one of the leading democratic organizations of the west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-22
GET BIG AMOUNTS.
Turf Investment Companies Merged to
 Form Federal Securities Go.

New York, January 2f.-That competi- tion of turf investment companies promis- ing to pay 5 per cent weekly on invest ment, coused the merger of the Federal Securities company and the American Finance and Mortgage company, offering respectively only and 10 per cent month- ly. was testified of today by Fernandln, 3ates, president of the former company, in the hearing on an application of de- positors to have him and other promoters of the concern declared bankrupt.
 The American Finance and Mortgags company was put out of business by d police raid but not before it had secured. so the supplicants charge, noro than s10,- C00o from various parts of the country by alluring advertisements.
 MT. Baltes said he had no duties except to lend his name as president, for which his salary was $50 week He was never in the office of the company and had never seen it's books. ~