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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-09
Builders Material,
Fertilizers &C.,

We desire to call the attention OF
he public to our large AND wei
selected stock of
Sash. Doors, Blinds, MOuldings,
Builders Hardware, Shingles,
Laths, Lime. Bricks, Locust
Fence and Gate Posts and
Building Material generally,
also Paints, Oils and Painters
Supplies,
and all else that tends 10 enhance the
value and beauty Of your buildings.
We would also invite special at
tention to our stock Of Fertilizers,
particularly our high grade Sweet
Potato Mixture and Pure Fine
Ground Dry Fish.
Call and inspect our stock before
buyi q, as we will be pleased TO snow
YOU our goods and feel sure tina
quality and prices will be satisfactory
MARTIN & MASON CO.,
Harborton. Va.
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distance at each range.
Targets-Target A for slow and timed nre
and X for rapid fire.
! Positions-Without body or artificial rest;
one hand only to be used
Colts or Smith & Wesson, caliber .SS;
length of barrel as issued to troops.
Air-Trigger pull not less than FOUR
pounds
Ammunition-The service cartridge as
issued by the ordnance department, United
States army.
Rules-Those governing similar matches
in the United States army.
Prizes-Four gold medals and cash prizes,
$1O3. GA gold medal to the four competitors
making the highest aggregate scores. and
cash prizes in the order of merit as fol-
lows: $2S. $25. s25 and s25) Four silver
medals and cash prizes. SIG. "a silver
medal to the four competitors making the
highest aggregate scores, after the gold
medal scores. and cash prizes in the order
CT merit as follows: $40. $50 $40 and $19)
Four bronze medals and cash prizes $J6
"a bronze medal to the four competitors
making the highest aggregate scores, after
the silver-medal scores. and cash prizes In
the order of merit as follows: S14, S14, S14
and s140 There must be at least thirty-siX
entries for this event.
The national matches described provide
for the distribution of the $500 annually
appropriated by Congress. as follows:
The national trophy match: Medals. s3l1;
cas- prizes. 81 800: total. 81 ,615
United States individual match: Medals,
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Fisher Folk of Holland.
From the Pilgrim.

rom iue
The presence of any foreigner, Dutch or
otherwise, trading or living the life of the
people. would not be tolerated for a day
in most of the Dutch fishing villages. No
person from the mainland has for years
taken up his abode on the Island of Mar
ken. They intermarry with each other:
the priest forbids their marrying within
the third degree, and they implicitly obey
him. They never marry out of their own
village, and this accounts for the eXtraor-
binary similarity in their faces; they might
all have been cast in the same mold. To
those who approach them in a friendly
manner the men are as interesting and at
tractive as the women Both sexes are sin
gularly good looking, with regular featur eS
and blue eyes. The women have beautiful
compilations, the mems are bronzed by the
sun or the sea. At first the latter appear
somewhat surly and defiant, but that is
generally due to shyneSs and they soon be-
come kindly and courteous. They are nearly
all teetotalers, their drink being weak tea
or coffee, which they take several times a
day, and on which they seem to thrive, for
they are a splendid race. They are very
moral and religious; at O'Clock every
evening. in the Roman Catholic villages,
the angelus rings, and then both the men
and women rise from their sitting pastures
by the doors: the men doff their caps and
the women lay down their knitting; all
bend their heads, cross themselves and re
main a few minutes in prayer. Religion is
Both men and women very fond of
jewelry, and most of the cottages contain
a good many gold and silver ornaments $,
necklaces of coral beads with large gold
clasps of curious designs, and solid gold
head bands, called helmets, with rosat:es of
gold filigree on each side. In Fres!and
there are a number of goldsmiths shops
When in holiday dress the men almost cut
shine the women in their love of self
adornment Their shirts are fastened with
gold button links, and are embroidered with
black lines; they wear velvet knee breecheS
and silver buckles to their shoes which
often richly chased. In most of the
fishing villages the men, when in full dress
wear four great silver buttons; these are
often decorated with scriptural subjects in
repouSSe. They are enormously proud of
their buttons, which are heirlooms from
father to son. Most of the Dutch fisher
folk are very well to do; they are thrifty
and economical and their wants are few
they have no desire for luxuries. They
rarely touch meat are total abstainers ard
this is probably the reason for the high
standard of morality which obtains among
them We, In England could learn many
lesson from the fisher folk of Holland.
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the highest aggregate scores, after the gold
medal scores, and cash prizes in the order
of merit follows: SAL. 2I. 81 and 500
-Four bronze medals and cash prizes of SIT
"a bronze medal to the four competitors
making the highest aggregate scores, after
the silver medal scores. and cash prizes in
the order of merit as follows: s25, $40, sl7
and Sl5) There must be at least thirty-six
entries for this event.
In addition there will be shot at the Fort
Riley meeting for the first time a pistol
match, to be known as the national pistol
match" Following are the conditions:
Open to army, navy, Marine, Corps, the
organized militia and to members of the
National Rife Association of America and
affiliated clubs.
Distances and classes of fire:
First Pistol Competition.
Slow fire-Twenty seconds to each shot, 10
shots, - yards; no ghting shots
Timed fre-Twenty seconds to each score
of shots; 10 shots; - and 80 yards; no
sighting shots.
Rapid freight seconds to each score OF
shots; 10 shots: 10 and % yards; no sight
ing shots.
Shots to be fred In scores Of five at each
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EDWARDS PLATEAU FORESTRY.
How a Vast Agricultural Section OF
Lower Texas Nav Be Benefited.

The Topography of Texas is such that
vast body of it's agricultural lands can be
regularly supplied with a large amount OF
water without employing expensive irriga-
ton systems which are 80 commonly re-
auired in western states. Texas is pro-
vided in the Edwards plateau, with vast
rain catchment basin, which has an area
of some 1000 square miles, covering
eleven whole counties and the half or
thirteen others In central and western
Texas.
Dependent on tie water supply of this
plateau is a great stretch of the most fer
tile lands of Texas, contained in the RIO
Grand and coast plains These lands are
in semi-arid region. and have not been
fully productive because of insufficient
moisture, which is due to the fact that half
of the rainfall of the plateau is wasted in
destructive floods The problem is to abate
these foods, store away this water, and
supply 1t gradually throughout the year to
the farm lands below 1t is believed that
the application of forest management to
the Edwards plateau will do very much to
accomplish this important result.
While the structure of the plateau is
admirably suited to absorbing water, its
rough, eroded and rocky condition also
favors a rapid run-off. The imperative
need is, therefore. a means of retarding
the flow of the water until the soil has
chance to drink 1t up. The best means of
effecting this IS through a forest cover.
which assists in many ways the accumula-
ton of a reserve water supply. The crowns
of the trees break the force of the rain,
making 1t reach the ground more slowly
and giving it longer time to soak into the
earth. The litter of the forest absorbs
water and retards its run-off. thus not only
preventing erosion. but giving the water
further time to filter into the soil. The
roots of the trees bind the earth together
and help to prevent erosion. Finally, the
shade of the tree canopy cuts off the rays
of the sun, prevents intense heating of the
rocks, and very materially lessons evap-
GRAFTON from the forest-covered area. This
Is an exceedingly important matter in a
section of the country where the dry air
can annually remove by evaporation over
fifty inches of free water. Thus it is clear
that forest cover would not only prevent
the erosion which is constantly making
conditions worse. but it would also hold in
check vast quantities of water, which now
runs off in destructive floods and assist
in storing it for future gradual use in river
and spring flow throughout the year
1t is necessary not only to maintain the
present forest cover, but all dry hills and
rough breaks should be put under forest.
AS such work would not pay for itself
directly, and it must contemplate the
advantage rather of the distant farmer
than of the neighboring ranchman, it will
never be done by private means. 1t is dis
tinctly work for the state of Texas
operating under a broad policy to build Up
It's agricultural interests.
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CONCERNING ADVERTISING
"A Revolution in Progress Favoring
the Evening Newspaper.

From the Rochester Union and Advertiser
Ihere has been revolution, in recent
years In many cities in the advertising
business. Formerly the morning news
paper was regarded as the surest medium
through which an advertiser could reach
the eye of the possible buyer with an
nouncements of his wares. In some cities
there mas been a complete revolution In
this respect. the evening newspapers secur.
ing the bulk of the advertising, while in
other cities the revolution is In progress
In most cities merchants who place their
advertisements in both morning and even
ing newspapers place their initial adver-
tisements in the latter. A canvass of the
views of the managers of the advertising
departments of the department stores in
many cities shows that this is their invari-
able practice. There are excellent reasons
for pursuing this course. One very good
reason is because the evening newspaper is
read more leisurely than the morning paper,
and consequently an advertisement in the
former is more likely to be read than in the
latter Another excellent reason, especial
ly in the case of department stores. is that
housekeeper is much more likely to read
an advertisement of bargains for a certain
day, for instance, in an evening newspaper
of the previous day than in morning
paper of the day of the sale. In nine cases
out of ten when she sees 1t in the latter it
Is too late for her to get to the sale before
it Is practically over. In the case of de-
partment stores every argument is in favor
evening newspapers
In placing advertising which, to accom-
plish the purpose of the advertiser, may be
read at any time, usually the chief point
considered is the circulation of the papers
in which it is proposed to advertise. An
evening newspaper as has been said, is
read more leiSurely than a morning news
paper. Therefore It's advertisements are
read by a larger proportion of its readers.
This fact. from the advertisers point of
view, offsets the disparity between its cir
culation and that of its morning contem-
porary, where any exists, and more than
offsets it if the disparity is not great. Adj
vertiSerS in all parts of the country are
beginning to realize the Importance of this
phase of the advertising business. 1t is
this fact which influences the placing of
the advertisements of the proprietary medi-
ciues. Many of the best known of such
medicines are advertised altogether more
extensively in evening newspapers than in
morning journals. because experience has
shown that better results are obtained by
pursuing such course.
Thus it will be perceived that revolu-
ton in the matter of advertising in the
newspapers is in progress. revolution
which will result in greatly increasing the
Importance of the evening newspaper as an
advertising medium.
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gate total in the three days contest, the
national trophy authorized by act Of
Congress), to be competed for annually,
and $500 cash.
The team making the second highest ag-
gregate total. the Hilton trophy" pre-
scented by the late Henry Hilton of New
York, to be competed for annually, and
$500 cash
The team making the third highest ag-
gregate total. the bronze Soldier of Mara
thon." presented by the commander-in-
chief on behalf of the state of New York
TO be competed for annually. and $500 cash.
The team making the fourth highest ag-
gregate total. $50 cash.
The team making the fifth highest aggre-
gate total. 500 cash.
The team making the sixth highest ag-
gregate total. $50 cash.
And also a medal to each member of the
winning teams.
National Match at Fort Riley.
The national match this year will be shot
at Fort Riley. Kan, August %. % and "a.
New York was the first nner of the na-
tional trophy. in the competition at Sea
Girt last September. The empire state
team scored a total of 2,9SS out of a posi-
BILE 1900. New Jersey finished second with
a score of 29i2; Massachusetts third
score, 2.SSS: u strict of Columbia fourth.
score. 2.S13; OHIO fifth. score, 2,1S7, and the
United State Marine Corps sixth, with a
score of 2.TT2 TIE standing of the other
competing teams was: United States army
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infantry team. 2721; Connect cut. 2,73s;
Pennsy lvan4a. 2.1lS: Rhode Island, 2,693
Georgia. - $50: United states army. cavalry
team, 2.Gi1; United States navy, 2639; YER
mont. 2,:o2, and Michigan, 2o02.
There will also be a m Itch shot at Fort
Riley in August, for the first time to be
known tine national individual match.
1t Will lee open tc tn army navy. Marine
Corps, organized militia of the states and
territories and the District of Columbia,
and TO the members of tie National Rifle
Association and affiliated clubs, military or
civilian.
The following are the conditions of this
match:
Kinds of fire-Slow, rapid and shirmish.
Distances-Slow fire-2;p, go, 800 and 600
yards; lo shots.
Raj id fire-2oo, 300 and 5oJ yards; 10
shots
SIX rmish fire-Two runs.
Positions, arms. ammunition and rules the
same as for the national team match.
Two days contest:
FIRST day-.ol. 5 q. J0o and 800 yards, slow
fire; ~ 80 and 800 yards. rapid fire.
Second d iy-Two sl.i"m!sh runs.
Przes-FCur god medals and cash prizes
of s.3. "a gold medal to the four COM
petitors making the highest aggregate
scores and cash prizes in the order OF
merit as follows: SEQ, $G2, 500 and $i9) Four
silver medals and cash pyizas of Sl3S CA
s liver medal to the four competitors making
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ing the District of Columbia, one team from
each state. territory and the District of
Columbia
The members Of each team must be Off
GERS or enlisted men of the corps or organ
ization which they represent and to APP
pear in the service or authorized uniform
The kinds OF fire are slow, rapid and
skirmlsh.
The distances are:
SLOW fre-2pt. Geo 500 and go yards.
Rapid hre-2,p and 900 yards.
SkirmiSh tiTc-Two runs.
There Will be- two sighting shots and ten
shots for record at each range.
The positions are standing at 200 yards
and prone with head toward target at all
Sher ranges
United States service rifles and cdrbineS
with not less than 3-pound trigger pull will
be used, with the service cartridge as man.
ufactured and issued by the ordnance de-
partment. United States army.
The contest will be in progress three days
First day-2l0 and 600 yards slow fire.
and 200 and 500 yards. rapid fire.
Second day-SoO and 1000 yards, SLOW
fire.
Third day-Two skirmish runs.
The prizes that will be awarded follow:
To the team making the highest aggre-
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An unsalted specimen of the genus Amer
lean, who was introduced to j. Pierpont
Morgan recently, facetiously inquired:
Did you ever see a genuine monopolist.
Mr.. Morgan?'
The banker hesitated moment and then
replied:
Yes. I did. / once met man who
minded his own business. New York
Times.
She-"Papa is waiting for you at the front
door, err
He-"Oh. dear, my courage is leaving me-"
You're not going to back out now, Car
ence?'
Don't you think it would be safer for me
to go out that way, dear?"-Yonkers States
man.
THE street car manners of New Workers
have been grossly libeled.'
DO gentlemen give up their seats to
lades?"
Not only that, but they show no sign of
resentment at not being thanked Tor It.
Judge.
The Still Waters, as usual, were running
ieep.
I'VE are just preparing" they joyously
gurgled, for the man who rocks the BOAT
at hand, they continued, unruff1ed, In their
deep designs.-Cleveland Leader.
II don't want any ice." she said.
'1ce! exclaimed the Ice man In per-
picked way. WHO said ice? merely wish
TO contract with you to leave nttie wet
spot on your back porch these warm morn
'ngs Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Spenders-"But 1 simply must have
that silk ball gown"
Mr.. Spenders-"Now, my dear, you prom
Mrs. Spenders-"So I will. I'll have TINS
one cut lower SO I won't need SO much
silk. "-Philadelphia Press.
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NATION OF MARKSMEN
United States Now Rivals
Switzerland.
PROFICIENCY SHOWN
REPORTS RECEIVED BY WAR DE-
PARTMENT.
Annual Competition at Sea Girt a
Potent Factor in Bringing
About This Result.

-,-
'''' IN '''''" "''''9 vi |N''i'i ~" l. '"P
my ATTAINING the reputation, long enJoEeu
by Switzerland exclusively, of being a ma
ton of rn;rksmcn seems assured Rcports
re,ci,.., -, a.. W, r,.,,,,,,,,. ,,,,,,. ,,,+
POI ''l'''''
us " result OF ti'e n" regulations tor S"iai-
arms fl ing the men of the army are ac-
curing wonderful proficiency These regu-
i,,io,, r,,i,, ,t,, no, I- ., b, tho
-, a..
'uii S-'Nt' pu' 10 eSuHltc INSTANCES up "
10 per cent of LOCO yards. In firing outside
the TARGET range at dummies the reports
,,. 81, .i Ill. 49, to,, ,.,-,,.,r RI,
a.. -
'"le' +fi'"'ltf '''i' ''''i' sue Vi Tue ies
TONS Is RAPID ife with the pistol. IL beihS
a common thing for the men to put five
shots i'm the buiI's-cye at TWENTY-FIVE wards
=, g., ,.....t. .,I,t.,c,,, tIa, .,. aIIo,,.d
!" ''" H'''''',' -, r,t,a
twenty seconds IN Which TO shoot. Inc
~ mem oi'',',.'S telelV '',,,a ~.
rn..nship nevar before eouulcd in the his
tory of the army.
So much for rifle practice by the regu-
lars. II Is renewed i""tNCr' 'Lat HIe an
,.i ,,ot,rt I'm INV "tber fac,
TOR in h. iucing about the desired result
The bi: interstate shooting tournament.
comprising the thirty FIRST annual meeting
of the National Rifle Association of Amer
lea. tie twelfth annual meeting of the New
jersey State Rifle Association and the
fourth annual meeting of the United States
Revolver Association at Sea Grit. from Sep
temhcr To -. inclusive, last year, was
the most elaborate affair of its kind ever
held in the United States. Never before
were 50 many experts with the rife, the
revolver and the carbine assembled in any
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Bees and Fruit Growing.
y Life in America.

From Country Life In America.
The beekeepers of certain fruit-growing
section of California once got into an alter
cation about pasturage for their bees and.
as a result beekeeping was abolished in
that part of the state. During the next
few years the fruit crops fell off fully one
half. The question was investiga ted by the
alarmed growers, and it was found that the
decrease in fruit had been coincident with
the giving up of beekeeping. the polleniza-
lion, for the most part, having been effected
by the bees. To remedy this, bees were
brought in in large numbers, and, in a year
or two, the fruit output went back to its
normal capacity big argument why every
fruit grower should keep at least a few
colonies of bees to insure the proper fertili-
cation of his fruit blossoms.
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at proper points. The thousand yards
range firing point Is fhr back.
Handsomely Appointed Club House.

&AdAO0OAASAy AAffSA0SCu S4uO x3Ou60s
Just to the right-aad rear Of the main
firing point Is the handsomely appointed
and recently enlarged club house of the
New Jersey State Rifle Association, the
privileges Of which are extended to visiting
rifemen The spacious porticos of the club
house afford the ladies among the visitors
an excellent and comfortable point of
vantage from which to witness the COM
petitions.
When a big match is on the scene at the
firing point is an animated one. The re-
suit of each shot Is eagerly awaited by the
immense throng made up Of citizens and
soldiers. The remarks and comments are
varied. Two men, alternating, fire at each
target. Behind each couple there is sta
toned a team member whose business it is
to peer through telescope of goodly size
and see just where the bullets strike.
Therefore, such a thing as unfairness on
the part of the marker in the pits is prac-
tically out of the question. A scorer is
also on duty to record on a blackboard the
result of each shot. Range officers are al
ways available to pass upon disputed mat
tiers.
To the right of the club house and in con-
tinuation of the short ranges firing line is
the office of the range officials, and maya
zine wherein is stored the ammunition.
The rifle range and camp grounds have
water system of their own In each camp
street throughout the grounds is a hydrant.
The grounds and club house are lighted by
electricity. Inc range IS Supplltu with
necessary buildings. 1t Is bounded on the
south by a lagoon, on which sailing that is
void of danger may be enjoyed. To the
north many costly cottages are in view.
The Beach House. directly at the water S
edge is but a few minutes walk from the
range The village of Manasquan is only
a short distance away, and Asbury Park is
about six miles up the coast. Railroad
trains pass the camp grounds every few
minutes
Although It is admitted that Great Britain
is ahead of US in many things pertaining to
claimed, is because of the opportunity the
the government for assistance. For in
stance, the National Rifle Association of
Great Britain procures from the govern
ment details of all the regular troops de-
sired for service as markers and scorers.
This enables the placing of three men on
a target as markers and accounts for the
excellent marking at Bisley. The British
government also supplies ammunition to
IT'S National Rifle Association.
Rifle competitions are now attracting
more attention than ever before. Nearly
every state in the Union will be repre-
scented by a team in the national matches
at Fort Riley. These contests will close
lust in time for the participants to journey
to Sea Girt and arrive there for the open
ing of the meet. September 1. Immediately
following the shooting on the Jersey range
big meet will be held at Creedmoor,
Long Island which will be visited by all
or the majority of those who were carrier
in attendance at Fort Riley and Sea Glrt.
c. FRED COOK.
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From the Diary of Financier.

from Like
Modern education is superficial and i'm
practical to the last degree
Today youth came to me saying he had
just graduated from the School of Com
merce of one of our most famous UNIVERSE
ties. He showed me his diploma, which
bestowed on him the degree of Doctor of
Accounts, cum summa laude. But when
gave him some simple accounts to doctor,
he brought me a balance sheet which
wouldn't fool the veriest sucker ever born.
Raht
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Bricks of Sand and Lime.
, Life In America

From Country Life in America.
Bricks are now being made of clean sand
and ground quicklme that are said TO be an
substantial as granite. They cost $3.50 per
1000 The mixed ingredients are forced
into a strong steel cylinder-mold by meanS
of a screw. After the air has been sucked
from the cylinder hot water is admitted
the rock being formed by the resulting
pressure and heat