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The Salaries of CIergymen.

Some clergymen receive $1,000 year
for their services when the church Is
large one situated in growing city.
Those in the smaller towns have year
" salaries ranging from $500 to $1,000,
salaries which they are not always able
to collect. In a group Of 200 churches,
including a fair average Of city, small
city and country parishes Ia and about
New York, the average salary Is $I25.
Such a condition is not attractive to
young college bred man who, though
unselhshly earnest for the church, Is
human, with ambitions for the COM
Portable home that his abilities ought
to earn. The result is the repeated
statement that the inferior men are
going into the ministry, that III a man
can't do anything else he either teaches
or breaches and that if he can't teach
he breaches" And yet it is doubtful
il there is a field for practical achieve
ment in America as large as that Of
fered by the Protestant ministry
lies Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
Solar Eclipse.

A total eclipse Of the sun will occur
on Sept. 10. The line Of totally lies
wholly in the Pacific ocean. The only
land over which the shadow will fall
when the sun Is at sufficient altitude
for useful observation is contained In
the Marshall islands, in latitude north
8 degrees and 172 degrees east longi-
tude. The duration Of totality there
will be three minutes eighteen seconds.
The duration of totality in longitude
134 degrees % minutes west, latitude )
degrees 40 minutes south, will be six
minutes twenty-four seconds. Fan
nings island, where the Pacific cables
land, and Palmyra island are near the
line Of totality. A partial eclipse will
be visible at Honolulu.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
HELPED Get washingtoHs Dinner.

Helped Get WashinEtohs DAhnef'
Frank Mitchell Is one Of the Oldest
residents OF the United States. He
came to Akron, o., forty years ago
from Alabama, where he lived on the
estate Of Nathaniel Pride.
Mr.. Mitchell claims to be 10S years OF
age. Those who know him best say
that he looked nearly as old when ne
came to Akron as he does today.
When Mr.. Mitchell was just a lad
upon the old plantation he well remem-
bers the trip of George Washington
through the south and how his master
expected that the general would pay
visit to his plantation when he came
that way.
A big dinner was to be spread, and
In the preparation Of this dinner Frank
Mitchell assisted. One OF the tooth
some morsels consisted Of chicken pie,
upon which the lad looked with very
wistful eye.
But George Washington passed over
another route, and the visit to the
plantation was not made. Mitchell
therefore had the pleasure Of eating a
piece Of the chicken pie which had been
prepared for the great general.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
WHAT THEY READ.

Hogarth was fond of joke books and
farces and enjoyed them immoderately.
Mario, the great tenor, read anything
he could obtain relating to sports or
hunting.
Papa Haydn liked stories, and he
said, 1.-THE more love there is in them
the better"
George I'LL, for many years Of his
life, read nothing but his Bible and
prayer book.
Swift made a special study Of the
Latin satirists and initiated their style
and language.
Da Vinci read Pindar and thought
him the noblest poet who ever wrote
in any language.
Heine seldom read anything but
poetry, but he read that with the most
scrupulous attention.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
R1nmed II on the Mountain Air.

A new guest arrived at New Hamp-
shire farmhouse where Boston gentle
man happened to be holding forth on
the piazza. The newcomer was much
impressed by the speakers duency.
81 declare" he remarked to the land
lord, that man has an extensive vo-
cabulary, hasn't hep
The landlord was nightly pleased.
That's So" he said. That's what
mountain air will do for man. He
amt been boardin' with me but two
weeks, and l know he must have let
his waistband out much as four times"
Rochester Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
cossACK MODE OF FIGHTING
Formation Is Survival From Days
of Tribal Wars.

Cossack tactics are modelled after
those of the regular cavalry. Inc
sotnla is formed in two ranks, sixty
four files to the front. 1t Is divideo
into four sections. The sotnia ls ma
neuvered by sections and on the road
travels by threes or skies. The Cos
sacks still retain from the days OF their
tribal wars a formation called the lava.
In forming the lava, whether the FORCE
Is a regiment or only sotnia, one-halI
is deployed In a single line. BEHIND the
center is a small group of experienced
men and sergeants, and 300 yards De-
hind this group follows the remainder
of the force. Should a small body OF
the enemy be met, the first line closes
boot to boot and charges to brush away
the enemy by the impetuosity OF the at
tack. Should their opponents prove
only a line of skirmishers or troops In
retreat. the line opens out to three OF
four wards interval and charges. Ii
the attack is unsuccessful, the first line
rallies on the supporting group, and the
third line charges in its solid two rank
formation while the first Is reforming
The first then follows the attacking
line and supports it in any way need
full.
The Cossacks are not intended TOT
shock action against heavy cavalry. IL
a formed body of cavalry presents It
self the Cossack harries 1t with his
light first line and tempts 1t to charge.
Should the enemy charge In close Tor
nation. the Cossacks break ranks ana
swarm about his TANKS, watching 1or
a chance to rally quickly and attack
in force. In all of their maneuvers tney
depend upon their Quickness in dlspers-
ing without getting out Of hand and
their extreme rapidity in rallying and
delivering a sudden attack. When the
intervals are extended, this lava forms
q cavalry screen for the advance guard
and. pushing one or two days march
ahead of the army, combs the country
as with a fine tooth comb.
The Cossack never fires from horse
back except when scouting in the adj
vance guard or covering the retreat OF
his own army. When delaying an en-
emy's retreat, when cornered SO thai
he cannot get away or when needed &c
hold a portion Of the line Of battle un
I'll the slower infantry comes up, he
dismounts to fight on foot Dismount
ed his rife and bayonet make him
formidable antagonist BY his officer'
he is said to shoot well. That remains
to be demonstrated in the coming cam
paign in Manchuria.-Review OF Re
views.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
Elnharata Monaic Work.

Maurizio Camerino, an artist from
Venice, has begun work on several
more elaborate mosaic designs on the
interior of the Stanford Memorial
church at Stanford university, Call
fornia. The new mosaics will repre-
sent Biblical scenes and will be placed
over the entire side walls OF the organ
loft and the east and west transept
wings. At present those walls are sur
faced with smooth faced stone, orna'
mented with artistically carved de-
signs, but these will be hewn out and
the mosaic work substituted. When
the proposed work is completed the en-
tire interior wall surface OF the edifice
will be covered with mosaic. The work
will require eight months for compile
fi0O
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
Bold Court Testers.

"You are ready enough to point your
satire at other peoples faults" Queen
Bess once said to Clod, one Of the court
testers, 'but you never say a word
about mine" "Ah," exclaimed Clod,
why should 1 waste time in remind
ing your majesty Of your faults, seeing
that they are in everybody's mouthr
Patch, one Of Henry Wills fools,
once sought permission to demand an
egg from every husband who was dis
satisfied with his wife. No sooner had
the king granted his request than
Patch proceeded to demand the first
egg from him, saying, Your grace be-
longs to the class Of husbands on
whom I am eDttlAA 10 make levy"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
Single Nothingness.

A number Of Philadelphia lawyers,
says the Philadelphia Ledger, were ex-
changing stories Of their experiences
with witnesses under examination. One
Of the mrty told the following:
He was questioning witness and
said, "You have lived In Philadelphia
a number of years. How longT'
"Just twenty-five years"
"Where did you live before that
timer? asked the lawyer, hoping to
prove an important point.
II didn't live" replied the witness.
81 was single"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
HIS BANK BALANCE.
Professor Finally Found Out whai
II Amounted To.


1t Amounted To.
There is a certain Professor B. who
is consdtutionally hazy in regard to
his own financial affairs. For a long
time he had an account at bank in
lower Broadway, and, though he could
mention offhand all the known resources
Of any government on the face OF the
earth, he would have looked over his
spectacles In mild bewilderment II he
had been asked to state the amount OF
his balance at that bank at any time.
OF course, he knew that 1t varied, but
he had q pleasant and secure kind of
q feeling that 1t must always be
pretty stable one, becD Use he regularly
and religiously deposited his weekly
salary as soon as he received II, and
he never drew checks except when II
seemed necessary to do 80.
The professor lives In Jersey City,
and for seven or eight years his wife
has been telling him that 1t would be
much more convenient, since most OF
their dealings are with Jersey City
merchants, to have their account with
Jersey City bank. The other day the
professor got around to attend to the
matter. AS preliminary he went over
to the Broadway bank to draw out his
balance there.
While he stood waiting, after telling
one Of the clerks what he wanted, the
president of the bank, who also lives
In Jersey City and whose wife goes to
the same church the professors wife
attends, came up to him.
"Why, professor" he said cordially,
I'm sorry to hear that you are going
to leave u.s."
81 am leaving you with the greatest
regret" said the professor benignly.
"But 1t is an inconvenience not to have
a bank account In our home town, and
In order to open one there really need
the money | have deposited here"
"Of course, of course" the president
acquiesced, "a man cannot have his
money lying about in different banks.
Mr.. Smith"-calling to clerk who was
passing-"are you attending to Profess
or BIS matterf Are you getting his
balance for himT
"Yes, sir" said the clerk politely. TT
will be ready for him in a moment"
The two men conversed amiably
about the Russo-Japanese war for q
time, and presently the clerk APP
preached.
Here is your bank book, Professor
B." he said, land your balance. l
think you will find 1t correct"
He tried to slip the money into the
professors hand in a private kind OF
way, but the amount was plainly visi-
BILE not only to the professor. but to the
bank president. II was Sill.
The president with great tact hastily
asked the professor regarding the e1-
act location Of a Manchurian town
which the japanese were reported to
be fortifying and which he had not
been able to locate on any map. The
professor absently pocketed his bank
balance and forgot all about 1t In the
interest Of the geographical discussion.
It was only when his wife asked him
that evening II he had gone to the bank
that he remembered to tell her OF the
incident, and he was troubled to find
that she seemed much annoyed about
it.-New York Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
rhe law In South Africa.

It is dangerous to purchase I'm
wrought gold or rough diamonds In
South Africa from any but the recog-
nized dealers in those articles. Isaac
Goldfam, a johannesburg jsweler'
charged with purchasing from a police
officer quantity Of unwrought gold
valued at $4,000, has been sentenced to
eighteen months hard labor and to pay
a fine of $1,000. The purchase did not
actually take place, and the point was
reserved for argument before the
Transvaal supreme court as to wheth-
er the agreement to purchase was an
offense.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
TO THE PUBLIC.

Twill offer from September LIST to
January LIST, 1865, my entire stock OF
goods at low prices After first OF next
wear will offer my entire stock at prl-
yate sale and will lease storehouse and
warehouse for a term Of years at rea-
sonable prices. u
Owing to bad health l have fully
decided to retire from business, hence
the opportunity offered to someone 10
secure a business place, ON railroad,
centrally located, in a thriving town,
and a trade established that Will COM
pare favorably with any, not only IN
Accomac and Northampton, but IN
lower Maryland as well.
1t is necessary for those owing me
ON cook accounts to settle sameas soon
as possible, feeling sure my successors
will extend the same favors L have,
provided they stand o. K. on my
books.
All retail goods will be sold for cash
after September list. Reasonable time
given on building material.
Now is your chance. Don't miss IT,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26

Ascum-Have you seen anything OF
Jiggins lately?
DR.. Swellman-Yes, l just prescribed
trip to Europe for him this morning.
Ascum - Indeed? He's getting
wealthy, isn't he?
DIR. Swellman-Well, can remember
when l used to prescribe for him sim
ply q dose of sodium bromide for the
same complaint.-Philadelphia Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
WaferIORRed.

A little girl, when recovering from
scarlet fever, drank a great deal OF
water. Her nerves were weak, and
she cried for slight causes. Il
wouldn't cry" said her mother, as the
tears began to come. How can
help it," sobbed the child, when
am so full Of waterW
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
Spoiled His Chance.

eyes, she rejected him because Of a
bad break he made when he was pro-
posing to her"
"What was that?"
"He told her she was 'one in thou
sand She thinks she's one of the
-Four Hundred. "-Philadelphia Ledger
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
A Sense Of Personal Insecurity.

what would you do II you saw a
ghost?" said the man who tries to make
sport Of people.
dat amt de question" answered
Mr.. Erastus Pinkley. What bothers
me is what dat ghos' Is gwine to do II
he sees Washington Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
A Change of Dates.

Mrs. Dearborn-Were you married in
June?
Mrs. Wabash--Yes, once on the 9th,
once on the Sth, once on the 10th and
another time on the 18th; but I've
switched off to October; that's my mar
rying month now.-Yonkers Statesman.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26

ST" Stops for passengers on signal
or notice to conductor.
SO" Stops only to let OF passengers
from Cape Charles and points South,
and take on passengers for points
North of Delmar.
"b" Stops only to let Of passen-
gers from points North Of Delmar,
and take on passengers for Cape
Charles and points South.
Trains 81 and SO will stop at all
stations on Sundayfor LEGAL passens
gers ,onsignal or notice to conductor.
z. B. Cooke, j. q. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt.
Norfolk, va Cape ChaTieA w.
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Her Objections.

Does she object to the fact that her
husband deceives herr
mot so much as she does to the fact
that be let's her know he does it."
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NORFOLK
RAILROAD

Time Table In Eject Sept IA, 1904.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor.
folk and Old Point Comfort.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
ONANCOCK TELEPHONE
Directory.

w. B. Wainwright, Treas. & Manager
r. d. Haley, Assistant Manager.
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FAMILY FINANCIERING

They tell me you work for dollar day.
How Ia it you clothe your boys such pay?
| know you will think II conceited and queer
But l do it because | am good fnancier
There's Pete, John and jim, Joe, William and Ned
A half dozen boys to be clothed and fed;
buy for them all plain vicuals to eat,
But Clothes buy only for our son Pete
When Petes clothes too small for him to 60 on
NV wife makes them and gives them to john
When John who is zen they have grown out OF date
She Just make them for Jim who is eight
When for Jim they have become too ragged to fix
She Just makes them for Bill who is six,
And when for young Bill they will no longer do,
She just makes them over for Ned who is two.
So you see if l get the good clothing for Pete
The family is furnished with clothing complete
But when Ned got through with the clothing and when
He has thrown them aside what do you do with themg
Why once more we go round the circle complete
And begin to use them for patches for Pete
But where dear friend, you buy clothes that
From Pete down to Ned without a rip tesr2
I 90 down to GLICKS-his stock is the BEST
He can suit the whole family, my wife and the rest.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-26
Renovated and Opened.

Ny Hotel and Livery well equip.
ped and comfortable throughout will
be run by me until rented to a quali'
fed and experienced person.
l solicit liberal share Of public
patronage.
Will meet passengers at Wisharts
and other points with team upon
notice by writing or phoning direct
to hotel.
Holly boxes and plastering laths
cash.
Wanted-To hire a lady to run q
hotel or a family to run hotel and
livery.
Harry T. White,
BLOOMTOWN, VA.
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ri InV,o ONANCOCK,
uUlJN u, q VA.
THE Busy Corner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20

Everybody reads the State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
FIGHT IN POOL ROOM.
Six Men Shot in Row Between
ConstabIes and Police.

st. Louis. Mo, Feb. 2O.-In an effort
to close a pool room that has for a
long time operated in the outskirts of
Madison, ILL.,, across the river from ST.
Louis, three constables, augmented by
posse of citizens and bearing war
rants for the arrest of six men con-
nected with the pool room, precipitated
a riot which resulted in the shooting
of six men, one of whom may die
The wounded:
Lee Harlan, druggist, probably NOR
tally.
William schooley, posseman, shot in
leg.
Edward Harris, spectator. not SER
iously.
Edward Downs. seriously.
Oscar Wilcox, pool room employee.
shot in hip.
One unknown, not seriously.
Warrants had been sworn out before
a justice of the peace of Granite City,
adjoining Madison, and placed in the
hands of Constable John Glass, and
two other constables, for the arrest of
Whitfield Brooks and Eugene Wall of
Granite City and Thomas Riley. Chas.
Greenfield, ThOs. Manley and Martin
Johns of St. Louis, charging them with
being connected with the pool room.
The three constables appeared at the
pOOl EOOIIl 10 serve the Two
policemen were within and declared
they had arrested the operators of the
pool room and were guarding them.
Betting was going on as usual at the
time. The constab les were ordered to
leave the premises, which they did aft
err considerable argument. Proceeding
through the neighborhood for the next
half hour the constables organized a
posse of armed citizens numbering
about fifty persons. The constabIes
and posse then returned to the pool
room and entered. They were at once
ordered out and the doors were ordered
locked. The posse demurred and words
followed, one posseman, it is stated,
pointed a shotgun at Policeman Nc
Cambridge, who fired a revolver point
ed at the ceiling. Firing then became
general. The policeman was badly
beaten. The crowd in the pool room
scattered hurriedly, many fleeing into
a waiting Illinois Central train until if
became packed. When the fusillade
was over the constables and posse had
possession. The bookmakers, however,
asserted that the pool room will be
open as usual today. Although the
pool room men are now constructively
under arrest, the police say they will
not permit the citizens to interfere.
Four possemen were arrested charged
with rioting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
IN BLAZING CAR
Twenty Passengers Are Rushed
Down Pittsburg Street.
Motors Blew Out and Brakes
Were Released.

S Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. 2o.-A blazing
Larimer avenue electric car with all
brakes off, and with 20 passengers
aboard, raced down Fifth avenue early
today from Grant almost to Market
street. For Is minutes after the car
came to stop, it blazed like a furnace.
Four of the passengers were seriously
hurt and Dorothy Greenup, who was
internally injured, may die.
AS Grant street was reached the front
motor blew out. The motorman rushed
to the rear and attempted to hold the
car from that end. The second motor
also exploded and in an instant some
one released the one brake that held
the car at the top of the hill.
AS flight back toward Market street
began the passengers crowded wildly to-
ward the motorman's platform to es-
cape the flames Dorothy Greenup
leaped over the high wire gate at the
side of the front platform. Others at
tempted to follow. but the crowd was
packed too tightly. When Market street
was reached and the car stopped of
itself. several persons were still aboard
although the car was more than half
ablaze. E. j. Thompson broke through
a window and dragged with him a col
ored woman. He was severely hurt. The
car was almost entirely consumed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
OVER 100 COUPLES DANCED
q. C. T. Ball at the Auditorium Last
$50 Night go


More than one hundred couples par
ticipated in the ball given at the Audi
forum last night by Topeka council
No. AZ, U. c. T. The grand march was
led by Judge and Mrs. w. A John
ston. Marshall's band played for the
grand march, while the dances were
played by Steinbergs orchestra. The
music for the dances was unusually
good. The Auditorium was decorated
in blue and yellow, the colors of To-
peka council, and a large bank OF
palms screened the stage where tkG
tables were set for refreshments. Many
people watched the dance from she
balcony of the hall The committees
who had charge of this successful
event were:
Ball Committee-B. L Rees, chair
man; F. B. Gatchell H. J. Ni<Aols, T.
]. Ewart, J. Snattinger.
Floor Committee-W w Wfkidaf, W.
w Webb, T. I. King, Dana Davis,
Day Carr, Dean r. LoW, Maurice
ORourke, w. H. Eastman, John c.
Waters, Harry McKirihan. S. c. Mich
OILS, Ben c. Johnston. Arthur T. Nc
Clintock, Leslie Guild, J. D. Mulvane,
Eugene S. Quinton, Fred w. Freeman,
James Stewart, Dan 6 Hammitt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
HURTS GERMAN TRADE.
War Is Showing a Marked Effect on
Commerce Already.

New York. Feb. 20-The effects of the
war, says a Berlin dispatch to the
Times, already are noticeable on Ger
man commerce. 1t is reported from
Konigsburg that the importation OF
grain from Russia into Germany has
come to a standstill. The grain mer-
chants are unable to obtain the execu-
ton of their orders, Russia having d.
verted all the rolling stock of the state
railway to government use.
The German export trade is also af-
fected. The Alsatian textile industry
records an appreciate falling off in ex-
ports to Russia, and large Russian firms
have not sent their usual orders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
Marines for the Orient.

San Francisco. Feb. 2e.-The six hun
bred marines who, it is reported. have
been ordered to the Asiatic station, viii
embark on the transport Buford which
is to take the marines from this port
and not from Portland. 1t is not known
as yet whether the marines will be
transferred to the warships of the
Mia.