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FAMILY HISTORY.
why 1t should He Studied by THOSE
Contemplating Matrimony.

The fact that the offspring may De
tbe heir to the morbid tendencies OF
the parents makes 1t imperative that
the greatest care should be exerciseu
IN the selection Of spouse, but one
should not grow too wary and hyper
critical. No generation ever existed
which did not possess some aDnorinai
ity. and rational mode OF lie VIII
tend to ameliorate certain untowaru
affections The rule Of the life insur-
ance companies to inquire into the
family history Of the applicant would
no n prudent course for those intend
ing marriage to adopt. Even II the as
n,rant to marriage evinces no I'M
healthy symptoms, minute study oi
the nhysical condition OF his immediate
relatives might disclose the morDiu
tendency to which he or she Is heir'
Whenever anomalies and signs OF de-
generation repeatedly prese@ them
selves In preceding and present genera
lions. thus proving the ascendency OF
such morbid affections, we may as
sumo that subsequent generations VIII
not he spared, and marital union WITH
q member of such family should DC
emphatically interdicted. Among the
lower classes and for that matter also
among those of higher standing th'
fact that there is tuberculosis (or III
sanity in the family" is perhaps the
only deterrent to contemplated conJu
gal union, and here 1t is the graphic
and obvious manifestation of the dis
eases which inspire the dread. Or TIT
nature of the numerous other grave
and disastrous affections the public IL
GENERAL is woefully ignorant. Unless
the dangers that await them are I'm
parted to them In an ineligible man
ner there can be little hope for tn
amelioration Of present conditions
American Medicine.
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ExeIeta Sold by the Million.

"Eyelets," said q manufacturer, are,
like needles, pins and matches, sold by
the million instead of by the pound.
don't suppose anybody could tell how
many Million eyelets are sold every
wear in New York, but the number is
prodigious. Eyelets are made for a
variety of uses, from the huge white
metal loops sewed into the corners OF
ships sails to the tiny eyelets for the
dainty slipper of baby. The greatest
number Of eyelets made are, of course,
for shoes. They are put up in boxes OF
100000, 100000 and 100000. Only
those proportions are packed. They
cost anywhere from $50 to $3.50 a mil
lion."-New York Times.
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THE DAGUERREOTYPE.
odd Notions Concerning the Process
when 1t Was New.

Many amusing remarks were mace
nj the doors of daguerreotype galleries
when they were first opened In this
country. A small frame containing
dozen specimens would draw crowd
One man would undertake to describe
how they were made. "You look In the
machine, and the picture comes-if you
look long enough" Another would
say: at is not so much the looking that
does 1t. The sun burns 1t In II you
keep STILL" Another made 1t all very
plain by stating, THE plate Is look
ing glass. and when you sit In front oil
II your shadow sticks on the plate
How It came about was never
known. but the impression became
general that the sitter must not wink.
No operator OF intelligence ever told
the sitter not to wink, for the effort to
refrain would have given the eye an
unnatural expression. We found 1t q
duty to tell the sitter to wink rs usual;
that natural winking did not affect the
picture. Even then 1t was not always
understood. One old lady jumped cut
OF the chair before a sitting was half
over. raising both hands and exclalm-
ing: "Stop it, stop it! winked!'
Another remarkable fact was tha'
sitters seldom acknowledged their own
likenesses. "All good but mine'' was
the common decision. An aged couple
after examining their pictures came 70
this conclusion, maria. yours Is per
! feet. but this does not look ike me-
But the old lady answered, "Jeems
yours is as natural as life, but mine II
n failure" After longer consultation
the old gentleman said, 1--WE must
know each other better than we kno"
ourselves" At one time when Dame
Webster sat for daguerreotype the
finished picture was held before him
| Turning away, he said: Il am not u
Judge of my own looks. 1t Is for you
to Judge, and you must decide whether
the work is worthy Of your reputa
tion."-A. Bogardus in Century.
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a Hard Critic,

A clergyman was rebuked by one or
the ruling elders for sauntering ON the
Sunday along the hillside above the
manse. The clergyman took the re-
buke in good part, but tried to show
the remonstrant that the action OF
which he complained was innocent and
lawful. and he was about to cite the
famous example of a Sabbath walk
with the plucking of the ears of corn
as set forth in the gospels, when he
was interrupted with the remark, lou
ave, sir, ken weel what you mean TO
saw. but for my part haze nefer thocht
the better O. them for breakln the
Sawbbath." Geikie's Scotch Rem
iniscences."
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CARBOllC ACID ANTlDOTE.
An Englishman Has Tried Turpen-
tine With Success.

A remarkable discovery has appar-
emily been made by a Dublin veteri-
nary surgeon named Allen respecting
an antidote for carbolic acid poisoning,
says the London News.
Some tine ago his attention was
drawn To two horses which were evil
IDENTITY suffering from poisoning. On
examining one he noticed that the mu-
cous surface of the mouth was blanch-
ed and that the animal was stagger-
ing. There was a general twitching OF
the muscles, the eyes were staring,
and the animal was rapidly assuming
a comatose condition. Nh Allen asked
for some oil, linseed for preference; If
not, any kind Of oil that was handy.
Some was brought and about two
wineglassfuls administered TO one of
the animals, the effect being, to quote
the words of Mr.. Allen, miraculous.
For the first time he then noticed that
the "Oil" which had been given to the
uOISG w as lliC NNA PNN
commerce. So satisfied was he with
the result that he gave the second
horse dose, although at that time the
animal was unconscious. In about ten
minutes it recovered, and both horses
were at work the next day as if moth
ing had happened.
Not long after this, by peculiar CO.
incidence, Mr.. Allen was asked to look
at a blacksmith who after drinking Il
glass Of stout had become very ILL., In
the forge the veterinary found the
smith in a condition of-coma, strong
smell Of carbOlic acid pervading the
premises. Ultimately he discovered
that the man had drunk out Of the
wrong vessel and imbibed solution
Of the acid instead of the stout. A doc
tor was at once sent for, but in the
meantime Mr.. Allen administered a
dose of turpentine that happened to be
On the premises, and the man not only
quickly recovered, but resumed his
work within an hour.
Turpentine as an antidOte In similar
cases had been previously unknown,
and a representative Of the Daily News
recently sought out an expert with
view of getting a medical opinion upon
matter of 80 much Importance. 1.-THE
symptoms in the case you mention" he
said, "are distinctly those Of carbolic
acid poisoning, and so successful does
the treatment appear to have been that
further experiments in the same direc
ton are we'll worth trying. If subse
quent experiment confirms the oil OF
turpentine treatment, then on every
packet or bottle containing carboliC
acid should be printed this simple anti
| dOte"
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In New Britain a missionary IN
translating was seeking some native
idiom to convey the idea Of binding
oath when a chief suggested that the
desired phrase was, 81 would rather
speak to my wife's mother than 90
such and such thing"
In British Columbia a missionary
wanted his catechist to translate "A
crown of glory that fadeth not away. -
This was done to the satisfaction OF all
concerned, but ultimately the mission
ary found to his horror that 1t had
been rendered, "a hat that never wears
outI
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AN INDIAN LEGEND.
The shoshone shining Shield ana
It's Mysterious Brilliancy.

Its
When A. III. Craig Of Kansas City,
general superintendent of the Boien-
Darnell Coal company, finished locat-
Ing a new shaft for the Sheridan Fuel
company, he probably had no idea that
he had accomplished anything else
than a preparation of the way for the
development of the largest coal mine
west of the Mississippi. But in reality
his work has brought to light another
valuable mineral and has opened the
noth TO greater wealth for the Kan
sas City and other owners OF the prop
erty and has disclosed pretty Indian
tradition.
Through the years which reach to
the days Of Shoshone power and place.
amid the red tribes Of western pam
and mountain, still CLEANS the story
of the Shining Shield. This bright
Darticular star Of ShoshOne song ana
story was as mysterious as 1t was daz-
cling. Every Shoshone brave wore
shield as a necessary and tribal incl
dent of his war equipment, and these
shields were cared for and polished I'M
fill they glowed again, but the Shining
Shield needed neither care nor polish
and vet ever 9littcTod immaculate.
( frle story of the Shining Shield be-
Gins with the captivity among the Sho-
shones of a white man brought to the
Shoshone tepees from the far south,
and presumably Spanlard. This man,
known among the Shoshones as the
Iron Reater. was cunning artihcer
i'm iron and steel, and the keen lance
heads. tomahawks, arrow points ana
scalping knives Of his forge fires OFTEN
turned the tide of battle in Shoshone
| favor.
Iron Beaten was adopted into the
ShoshOne tribe and lived contentedly
and in high honor among his new peo'
ple. An especial favorite OF the iron
forger was a young chieftain called
Floating Feather, and TO this fortunate
warrior Iron Beaten one day gave the
Shining Shield. None but the maker
of the shield knew the secret or us
permanent and phenomenal polish, and
the secret was buried in Iron Beaten
| grave.
The prowess Of Floating Feather was
equal to the luster Of the Shining
Shield. and he became mighty wal
chief. When. in the plenitude of his
sway and strength, Floating Feather
WAS gathered unto his red fathers
there was buried with him, as an es
pecial mark of tribal esteem ana re
membrance. the Shining Shield. Bu'
whence came the mysterious and mag
nificent polish which made the Shining
Shield n marvel in ShOshOne eyes anC
which is told in ShOshOne story anc
chanted in Shoshone song?
Generations after the shield Itself
had passed forever from sight In th'
grave of the great Floating Feather
and when the very Shoshone natioI
itself is finally passing, is read TIT
riddle of the mystic shield in the lat
discovery in the Sheridan vicinity O
the rare and costly molybdenite-'
metal whose mission is the placing O
an imperishable and lustrous pollsl
upOn steel. The iron beater was
skilled metallurgist, as well as Gun
ming artisan. and with the mirrorilK
molybdenum did he polish the Shining
Shield of the observation-disclosures CIT,
Times
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KOREAN PROVERBS.
. man Is good when he is old.

A man is good when he Is old.
A thing is good when it is new.
He who hath eaten salt drinketh wa
ter.
When the tiger is gone, the fox Is
master.
If one is not observing, one sees
nothing.
Does smoke come out Of freless
chimney?
The higher the mountain the deeper
the valley.
One knows the face Of a man, but
not his interior.
One can paint the fur Of the tiger
but not his joints
A family who has no sickness FOR ten
years must be rich.
AS soon as the moon is full 1t be-
gins to grow smaller
Even the blind man can find his way
through an open door.
When the OK has broken through the
stall, repairs are first made.
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NINE. TUSSAUD.
The Famous Waxen Model Artist OF
Paris and London.

The Famous Waxen Model Artist of
Paris and London.
Mime. Tussaud was already famous
I'm Paris before she went to England.
II was with two Of her waxen repro
auctions, seized by the people FOR Il
parade through the streets OF Paris
that the French revolution was started.
The soldiers attacked the figures. Two
DAYS later followed the memorable
storming Of the Bastille. Modelling
wax had been the fashionable craze or
the court and the rich. 1t was caught
from a physician Of Berne named Cur
tins who turned to fine art his re-
markable skill In modelling anatomical
specimens and was invited TO Paris by
the Prince de Cont. Nine. Tussaud'
nee Marie Gresholtz, the child OF SOL
der. was his niece and adopted daugh-
ter, first his pupil and finally his mas
ter There were few personages whose
names are famous now In connection
with the revolution who did not sit
TO the Young artist In wax. The heaus
OF some she had to model after tht
guillotine had been employed upoL
them. She gave lessons in the art &c
the kings sister, Nine. Elizabeth
among other illustrious persons. ano
was imprisoned with Josephine de
Beauharnais, afterward empress. Ever
in those early days NJ. Curtius mad
chamber Of horrors"
But after the revolution Nine. Ius
saud left France forever Nor did she
at first find times In England mucl
more propitious. After trying thu
Strand she moved to Blackheath, theI
a popular resort, but at last had to g
ON tour from town to town. 1t wa'
not till 1885 that she was able to setti'
permanently in London.-Chicago IT'D
| mo
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Triumphs of rlodern Surgery.

Wonderful things are done for the
human body by surgery. Organs are
taken out and scraped and polished
and put back, or they may be removed
entirely; bones are spliced; pipes take
the place of diseased sections OF VEINS,
antiseptic dressings are aPpIieu T., 10
wounds, bruises, burns and ike III
iuries before inflammation sets in,
which causes them to heal without
maturation and in one-third the time
required by the old treatment. Cham
berlain's Pain Balm acts on this same
principle. 1t is an antiseptic and when
applied to such injuries, causes tn EN-
to heal very quickly. 1t also allays the
main and soreness. Keep bottle o.
Pain Balm in your home and it viii
save you time and money, not to men
ton the inconvenience and suffering
which such injuries entail. For salt
by all medicine dealers.
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A Valuable Farm for Sale
a Sacrifice

| offer for sale my farm in
Hacks Neck facing Pungo-
league creek, on Butchers
creek and adjoining Benefits
marsh. which makes it very
valuable for stock raising.
This farm contains l04 acres.
more or less, about one'half OF
which is in thorough state OF
cultivation and every foot of 1t
is adapted to sweet potatoes,
Irish potatoes, cabbage, &c.
The remainder is we'll set IN
pine woods and affords plenty
of manure for the farm.
This farm has recently been
improved by over 1000 worth
of buildings. Is convenient to
churches, schools, &C., also to
fish, oysters and clans. -,
If not sold by June 10th will
be for rent for 1905. Everyone
in search Of a good home or IN
vestment will do well to see
GEO. G.. EONNIWELL,
near Harborton, Va
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One of the queerest little animals OF
the antipodean wilds of the paradox
ical continent of Australia is a little
geological oddly which the naturalists
have called the kangaroo rat 1t av-
erages no larger than the common ro-
dent of the Norway variety, but Is a
miniature kangaroo in every respect.
Its mode of locomotion is precisely the
same as that of Macropus giganteus.
Resides this, the female carries It's
young in pouches which nature mas
proyided for that purpose and in many
other respects initiates the habits and
characteristics Of its gigantic relative.
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ooh. my, yes, he's away up in Shake
speare."
SIS he? shouldn't have guessed
that he had ever read line Of Shake
speare."
That's strange. Haven't you noticed
that every little while he says II
sooth ?"-Chicago Record Herald.
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A Little Inclined to II Himself.

Towne-There's nothing hate so
much as a lazy man. Browne-Well' l
wish there were more Of them. Towne
You do? Browne-Sure. The more
lazy men there are the less competition
we'd have In Observation-Disclosures
PresS
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81" 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 Deln sr,
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
Z. B. Cooke. j. q. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt
Norfolk. Va. Cape Charles. Va
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overheard on the Pier.

ais this all?" demanded the custom
house inspector as he finished up
Binks' trunks.
"Well, no." said Binks. Il got new
y;fe over in Paris. That little woma
over there with the pink cheeks is she.
"All right" said the inspector. We'll
have her appraised. She looks ike a
work Of art. Life.
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Alaska's Glaciers.

Glacier bay is the most accessible
region in which to see large tidewater
glaciers of Alaska. There are eight
glaciers which discharge bergs INTO us
waters. The largest of these Is MUTT
glacier, which drains an area OF about
800 square miles. 1t is moving with a
maximum velocity Of about seven feet
a day and is continually discharging
large icebergs from its end. Its huctu-
ations have been great within recent
times. One or two hundred years ago
# extended. in common with the other
glaciers of the bay, twenty miles belo"
its present ending, and not long before
that the glaciers were so small that
valleys now barren and bleak were oc
cupied by large forests.
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Saved nv Early Instruction

Mrs. Crawfoot--l'm glad we taushl
our boy Hiram never TO loaf arouhu
corners Mr.. Crawfoot-Got another
object lesson Mnriaf Mrs. Cr"wloo'.
Yes. The paper says IL young man ios'
q fortune-on n corner in Wall street.
Philadelphia Record.
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A. A-fuI ke.

"You say the thoughtless act of Mrs
Stlngyleigh caused her husband seri
Gus relapse? What did she do. In
heavens nameT
"Why, she came right into the SICK
room arrayed in very expensive nal
and dress" New Orleans Times-Dem
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Manufacturers OF

VIRGINIA-At Rules held in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court ior
the County of AccOmack, on the Ihlrd
Monday in May, A d., 1904, the same
being the 10Th day of said month.
Arthur w. Wright and Susan, his
wife, and Nehemiah w Mock, commit
tee of Isaac James Wright, a lunatic,
Plaintiffs.
against
Teackle H. Taylor and Sallie f., his
wife. George H. Wright and Hester, his
wife, Douglas B. Wright and Libbie L.,
his wife, John B. Wright and Catharine,
his wife, Edward Wright and Wanna,
his wife, William L. Wright, Alverta
Schneider and E. H. Schneider, her
husband. and Bertram Schneider,
Defendants.
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to obtain
decree for the partition of the land be-
longing to the heirs OF the late Margaret
Ann Wright, situate near Modest Town
in the County of Accomack, State OF
Virginia, amongst the parties entitled
thereto.
Affidavit having been made before the
clerk of the said court that Alvert.
Schneider and E. H Schneider, her
husband, and Bertram Schneider, three
of the defendants in the above entitled
cause. are non residents of the State y0f
Virginia, on the motion of the Plaintiffs,
by their Attorney, it is ordered that they,
the said nonresident defendants, do APP
pear here within fifteen days after dlie
publication of this order and do what lis
necessary to protect their interests; ard
that this order be published once week
for four successive weeks in the "Penfn-
sula Enterprise" newspaper published
at Accomack c. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door of the court
house of the said county, on or before
the First Monday in June, A. D., 1904. !
Teste: John d. Grant, G. G.
A Copy
! Teste John D. Grant, G. c.
S. James burlington and
n. B. Wescoat, p. q.
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NEW YORK, PHILA. b NObFOLK
RAILROAD

Time Table In Effect May 20, 1904.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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HlOOdIesE.

81 see Jennie Gayleigh is to undergo
another operation"
"Dear me. Appendicitis againT
"No. She's going to have her nus
hand amputated." -Town Topics.
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ONANCOCK TELEPHONE
Directory.

w. B. Wainwright, Treas. & Manager.
R. d. Haley. Assistant Manager.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-16
SECRET OF THE SPHINX.
Inform alton Given to the Seekers Of
Hidden Treasure.

Information Given to the Seekers OF
Hidden Treasure.
The Egyptian Gazette of Cairo PUB
fishes the following. The subJoined
translation OF part of the Kitab ell
Kanoor will be OF considerable inter.
est for and may perhaps encourage
those of our readers who propose to
uncover the sphinx. The Kitab ell Ka-
moor is book compiled certainly sew
eral hundred years back and very
highly valued by Maghrabi treasure
seekers. Not many copies Of the work
are known to exist.
go to the sphinx and measure from
its face southeast twelve maliki cubits
that is to say, each a cubit and
half of the greatest cubit. Search
there and you will find two mastabas
of stone and stones scattered around
them. Dig between the two mastabas
about mans height and you will
find plate {? flagstone). Clear it
from sand well and raise 1t and pass
to the door which Is the door of the
great pyramid. Cross the threshold
of the door and beware Of the wells
on the right and left, which are closed
wells (sic). Pass straight on and take
no notice of the wells and you will
find in the breast 'front.' of the wall
a great stone {? turning). Open 1t and
pass on and you will see many cells
on the right and left and before your
face great cell with the (great) king
of the former kings of Egypt and
kings with him and his son around
him, wearing tneir kingly robes
adorned with gold and silver, and you
will see their treasures and their
emeralds and pearls and ornaments
of gold and silver.
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An Easy Way To Do Il.

Mineral, Idaho. April 11.-Mr. D.
8. Colson of this place has something
to say which will be Of interest to
many men. Mr.. Colson claims to
have found simple way to get rid Of
pains in the back. Sciatica or Rheu-
matism. He has cured himself and
80 claims personal experience in proof
of his method.
Mr.. Colson says:-
II had awful pains in my hip. They
got SO bad at last that could hardly
walk. tried several things. but got
no relief till began to use Dodd's
Kidney Pills and 1 had taken but a
few Of these pills till the pain left
me entirely.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly did
me lots Of good and l consider them
a great medicine"
The remedy that cured Mr.. Colson
Is the same that has been making
such sensational cures of Bright g
Disease. Diabetes, Dropsy and Rheu-
natism all over the country. The
name OF the medicine is Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-16

A lecturer who has a very fine leo
ture on THE Decadence Of Pure Eng
lish" gave this address before q wom-
ans club. At the close of the talk q
very much overdressed woman OF the
fuss and feathers typs came up to
him, and said, Il did enjoy your talk
ever and ever SO much, and agree
with you that the English language is
decading awfully. Hardly no one talks
proper nowadays. and the land Only
knows what the next generation will
talk like II nothing Amt done about
it."-woman's Home Companion.