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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
Womeu Cooks.

"The day is not far off when women
cooks will be only a diSagreeable men,
orv." remarked DR.. Robert Z. Thomp-
son of Philadelphia In the course OF
recent address, and the statement mas
created not little dissension in the
City Of Brotherly Love, particularly
among the women. Continuing, Dr'
Thompson laid the blame for the ma
tional dyspepsia at the feet OF the wo-
men cooks of the country. The only
way to get rid of dyspepsia, he told
his hearers, was to get rid OF the wo-
man cook. "Women have no natural
Gift for cooking" said this critic
''Thev have been forced by the men
TO engage in the culinary pursuit just
as if it were as simple as washing a
handkerchief or blanket. They COOK
what we like instead Of what is good
for us. and their lack of knowledge OF
our requirements makes them directly
responsible for the sufferings thou
sands endure because Of dyspepsia ano
other ills traceable to bad cooking" Ii
furtherance of his argument Or
Thompson asks what women ever
cooked at the White House and whicf
Of the big hotels would dream Of Civ
ing the position Of chef to woman
Such work, he added, was essentially
within the field properly filled by men
and the fact would be recognized more
and more as the years pass.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
A Warning to Mothers.

Too much care cannot be used with
small children during the hot weather
of the summer months to guard
AGAINST bowel troubles. AS rule it
is only necessary to give the child a
dose of castor oil to correct any dis
order of the bowels. Do not use any
substitute, but give the oldfashioned
castor oil, and see that it is fresh, as
rancid oil nauseates and has tenden-
cv to grippe. If this does not check
the bowels give Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
} then a dose of castor oil, and the dis
esse NAV be checked in its incipiency
and all danger avoided. The castor
oil and this remedy should be prOcur-
ed at once and kept ready for instant
use as soon as the first indication OF
anv bowel trouble appears. This is
the most successful treatment known
and may be relied upon with implicit
Confidence even in cases OF cholera
infantum. For sale by
B. S. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, and all county agencies
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
A Raft of CocOaDuts.

A curious picture in the Far Eastern
Review. Manila, shows several cocoa
nut RATS In a still lagoon, apparently
ready to 90 to market. The cocoanuts
are much lighter than water. They are
simply thrown in by the thousand and
then roped together by long strands or
bark fiber into circular groups about
twenty feet across, all the cocoanuts
lying side by side. A single native
boat can tow a number Of these odd
RATS down a sluggish stream where no
road could be found for ordinary trans
It to q steamer wharf. COcoanuts thus
RATED will bear quite a bit Of wind
and rough water without being scat
tered
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
Tho FI,mmarion Calendar.

Camille Flammarion, the celebrated
astronomer, proposes to introduce IN
the French chamber Of deputies Dill
to make compulsory a perpetual calen-
dar of his own. According to his plan
the year should start at the verna'
equinox March 2D, and every quarter
should contain two months Of thirty
days and one month of thirty-one days
This would make 1874 days, and a feto
day, not to be counted in any month";
would complete the year, while every
leap year there would be two such
fete days. The same dates would al
ways occur ON the same days OF the
week, and one calendar would last a
lifetime.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
Alarm Clocks on Gravestones.

The Indians Of Pala, in the foothilis
of the Coast range in the southern part
of the state Of California, were con-
verified to the Catholic faith by the
Jesuit fathers, who founded a mission
among them. Though some supersu-
tons prevail, their belief in the resur-
rection is strong. Believing that the
dead must remain for some time In the
grave. they observe exactly the hour al
which the spirit departs, and the rude
wooden cross over each grave In the
cemetery states the exact hour, minute
and day on which the person died
Suspended from the arms of one OF the
crosses is an alarm clock, with the
hands set at 6:57. The alarm at the
back Of the clock has been set at the
same moment. The person who placed
the clock there believes that at the
proper moment the alarm Will sound
and will awaken the sleeping spirit
American Inventor.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
NEW YORK. pHILA. g. NORFOLK RAILROAD

Time Table in Effect July 9Th. 1905. Quickest
IA oniv daily line between Boston. New York.
pbils Norfolk and Old Point Comfort.
'' NORTHWARD.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
Canada's Tariff.

Canada's new tariff commission Will
probably begin its first sittings in Sep
TENDER or October. The commissioners
will hold sittings to take ev. 1ence in
Ontario and then in the maritime prov
inces, after which they will go west,
where important interests In British
Columbia especially will occupy their
attention. While the commission OF
1897 had free hand, the present COM
mission, it is understood, will not make
an absolutely new tariff, but will modi-
fy the existing tariff in particulars
where such modification has become
necessary.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
An ErratIc RepOrter.

Senator Hansbrough Of North Dako-
ia. according to the Buffalo CONNER
cial. owns a country paper, though OF
late years he has been unable to give
II much attention, depending on jour
nalists of the itinerant variety good
part of the time. Some Of them have
been good men, too" says the senator,
"and some have been-otherwise. l
had one who was never satisfied with
simplicity. He would refer to an
EQUINE horse and in the case OF a
trump killed in q railroad accident said
that the unfortunate man sustained d
fracture Of the spiral column Anoth-
er OF his pet expressions was tripping
the light bombastic toe didn't mind
these 80 much, but when the daughter
Of a leading citizen was married ano
he spoke Of the bridal procession pro
ceeding down the aisle to the entranc
ing strains of Mendel b Sons wedding
march I decided that we had reached
the parting Of the ways"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
GORGEOUS ATTIRE.
Dress of o Liverpool Merchant In
the Eighteenth Century.


The Liverpool merchant in the latter
half of the eighteenth century must
have presented by no means unpleas'
ing appearance. He dressed, as rule
we are informed, i'll a suit of one color,
usually light or OF snuffy shade. Inc
cut Of his ordinary coat resembled that
of a court dress coat, with standup
collar and gilt, silvered, twist OF basket
buttons. His waistcoat was very long,
with large FLAPS" containing mapped
pockets, these often decorated WIN
buttons. His breeches, being snort
were ornamented at the knees with
buckles Of gold. silver or stone, Kept
In countenance by large gold, silver OF
Gilt buckles on his shoes, his legs being
hosed. as a rule, in silk, plain, striped
or ribbed. Ruffles at his wrist and
white stock about his throat were an
almost inyariable accompaniment, ana
on his head cooked hat, pointed III
front and higher at the back than the
sides. over hair dressed into large
cannon" curls on each side OF his race
with q cue hanging behind, or 1t might
be over "tie," "caulifower' or
.'brown bob" wig. Thus, with stick or
umbrella, rendered remarkable by rea-
son Of Its head of gold, silver, amber
or ebony, would he wend his way TO
"town." In full dress he must have
even moRe attractively looked the meF-
chant prince" in his waistcoat OF SILK
satin or velvet rich in color and design
with long flaps deliberately embroid-
cred. silk breeches and silk hose, with
conspicuous knee and shoe buckles. II
he on occasion dined with the mayor
he might receive an engraved invita-
ton card similar to the following, oil
rected to Mr.. Leece in 1776: MIR. May
or presents his compliments to Mt
Leece. begs the favor of his company
on Sunday next to dinner, at l o'clock
at the Exchange An answer Is de
sired. 10Th July, TO-
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
BUILT TO ENDURE.
New American Cathedral stronger
Thon Most Medieval Churches.

.,.rtcau Cathedral Stronger
Than Most Medieval Churches.
The report that st. Marks, III Venice
one of the most famous cathedrais III
the world, is in danger of collapse VIII
recall to many minds the accidents
that have at different times damaged
other medieval churches. Ruin, whether
martial or complete, is particularly no
ticeable among the English cathedrals'
whose structural weakness, arising
probably from lack Of scientific Knowi
edge or from poor workmanship mas
caused the fall of great towers OF the
dlslocation Of walls and arches. re
Peterborough, Chichester, ely ana iorA
cathedrals are we'll known examples
Of this decay. Those who have lnves-
ticated the subject say that the medlae-
val architects made no exact calcula-
tions TO secure solidity. They permit
ted construction that was often himsy
and they failed properly to PROVIDE
AGAINST the natural tendency OF gothic
arches to spread at the shoulders
If might be said, in view OF the pre-
dicted short life of our skyscrapers,
that Americans are In no position 10
criticise the old architecture on account
of its imperfections, but there IS an
other side to the picture, for 1t happens
that there is today going up III New
York city an edifice designed not only
10 charm the eye Of the artist, but also
defy the ravages of time.
The Cathedral of st. John the Divine
which at present is only beginning 10
rise above the ground, has a founda'
tion approved by biologists, tested Dy
the diamond drill and made as SOHO
almost as the world itself by the mos'
careful preparation of lodges and by
the use of prodigious quantities OF con
crete. Upon this base already stanu'
an immense arch, with two piers en-
tirelv finished. besides eight pillars OF
Granite each composed Of two stones
the largest ever Quarried In this coun
trv Two other piers are partly com
! pleted.
So far as the work has gone 1t ma!
he said to be indestructible. AT an.
rate. unlike the beautiful but fragil
work of the old time builders, the loft.
tower one day to be erected will neve
fall because Of any fundamental weak
ness
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
Don't Waste.

Let nothing be wasted or lost. U.s.
ing well or wasting the fragments Of
time. of opportunity, the hooks and cor
ners of life makes all the difference be-
tween success and failure. This Is espe-
cially true Of spiritual work. Often the
best results are gained from the use Of
fragments Of our business or daily life,
the byproducts of living. Nature says
Gather up the fragments" In ma
lures household there is no waste.
The decay Of rocks forms the soil Of
plants. The decay Of plants forms the
mold in which future plants will grow.
The water disslpated in the air be-
comes clouds and rain.-Woman's Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
Insane Negroes.

One popularity of the situation is the
large number of insane negroes. In
the days of slavery "crazy' negro
was an extreme rarity. Now they are
very numerous, showing that some
thing in their altered condition has
largely contributed to disorder their
minds. Whatever may be the disturb
ing cause, it is certain that it is OPP
Grating with a power and activity that
are appalling.-New Orleans Picayune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05

~, Stops for passengers on signal or noticeto
conductor. ...,,o-s from, Cane
Charles and points South. and take Oh p@S's"'
gers for points North Of Delmar.
81" Stops only to let of passengers from poines
North of Demar. and take on passengers io'
points South OF Cape Charles. ., ..... -,
Trains 81 and 81 will stop at all stato .i On
Sunday for local passengers on sshai or n''''s' "
y y ~ Soota ]. G. Rodgers
Traffic Manager, cAo-ies Va
Norfolk, Va. N~pe N""'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05

Arrive N. AZ
Wilmington 4io 90
Phila Broad st. Station blS oH
Trenton
Newark OK
New York Up. r. r. So oo
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
BUNDLE BEARERS.
A Role That City Men Are Not NOW
Inclined to Play.

Role That City Men Are Not NOW
Inclined to Play.
There was a time, remembered easily
nv many. when the tender husband dld
not shrink from carrying home mate
rails for his dinner. Men Of learning IN
those simpler days grasped the eel or
commerce. as the eel of science, by the
tail The statesman with JOvian brow
and blue coat with brass buttons was
very human with a dried codhsh
wrapped carelessly in brown paper uh-
der his eloquent arm. To see highly
respectable citizen with a demiJohn
was a cheering sight. Nor was it be-
meath the dignity Of a painful preacher
Of the word Of God to carry pair OF
trousers to the tailor when the rent
was beyond the skill Of domestic IN
genuity.
The present civilization may be real
or chrome: this at least Is certain-the
age Of carrying bundles Is gone so Tar
as city men are concerned, although no
Burke has celebrated in sOnorous prose
its passing The man protests against
the burden of a can of peas, jar OF
marmalade, his wife's bank book. The
youth insists that the two or three col
lars bought to bridge him over the
weekly coming of the laundryman shall
be sent home. The schOOlboy, however
his mother may coax or threaten, sulks
at the thought of bundle, for he fears
the rldicule Of snObbishly trained CON
panlons. q,
The bundle is avoided, not respected
as it was by the great Napoleon. Dem
ocratic simplicity is found only In ira
dition and in De TOcquevilles book. L
is not surprising that the bundle shoulC
be spurned; that fashionable mother
may not be able to support the welgh
of her own baby in the street.-Bostol
Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05

VIRGINIA In the Circuit Court for me coun'
ty of Accomack. in the vacation OF the s@io eoui'
on the 18th day OF July. A. D., isoo' n,....s
James II. Mason. .
against
robr Frederic Hill in his own right, also as exc
cntor az sarah E. Hill, deceased. B. james Iur-
1;ngton. trustee, and Lee X. Phillips
In Chancery.
The object OF this suit is TO obtain ,9 9ec,ee
aoainst the defendant John Frederic mn, ~,
he nayment OF such sum OF money as the saio
nlaintiff is bound to pay as surety LOT tns saiu
ffnhn Frederic Hill executor OF sarah T.. Hill ue-
CEASED nnon his official bond as said executor,
oiso 10 obtain a lien by attachment upon the real
TO ,e devised unto the said John Frederic hlll
-, tha laid sarah E. Hill, situated at Onlvy' Ac.
coomack County Virginia, and TO subject the salo
real estate TO the payment OF said lien,
Aeidavit having been made before tne Ciefk o,
.ha said Court that John Frederic Hill, one OF
Tho Attendants in the above entitled cause, ~ q
Nonresident OF the State OF virginia, on the
motion of the plaintiff by his attorney ~ Is Or
dered that he the said NONRESIDENT Defendant, 20
annear here within fifteen days AFTER Que publ
cation of this order and do what Is necessary 70
nrotect his interest and that this order De pup
iished once a week for four successive weeks III
the Peninsula Enterprise" a newspaper pup
lished at Accomack c. b., virginia, anu aiho
Listed AT the front door OF the Courthouse OF
re aid County on the first Monday In August.
A. D., 1905. ~ N o-ar. n n
wy Teste John d. Grant. c. c.
S. James burlington. p. q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-05
Nothing on the rlarket Equal to
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

This fact is well known to druggists
everywhere, and nine out of ten will
give their customers this preparation
when the best is asked for. Mr.. ODE
Wilmer, prominent druggist of Jop-
lin, Mo-, in circular to his custom
ers, says: "There is nothing on the
market in the way of patent medicine
which equals Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
bowel complaints. We sell and rec
ommend this preparation" For sale
by
B. S. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, and all county agencies.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-10
How a Porcupine Fights.

A dog never attacks porcupine but
once. If he survives, the lesson is
enough to make him wise in the way
Of porcupines ever after. Ordinarily,
and when at ease, the quilts and
hoary hair of the porcupine lie fiat
upon his back, but when angered he bris-
ties up and every part of him, even to
his toes and the tip of his nose, is
protected by the armament of sharp
quilts His plan of fighting is wholly
on the defensive, and SO destructive is
his veritable bayonet line to the at
lacking foe, that even the bear, the
panther and the lynx will not modest
him. That is why the porcupine
knows no fear and why he comes abb
ruptly into camp and calmly investi-
gates things. He has yet to learn that
man and his unerring rifle are far
more deadly than even barbed and poi
sonous quilts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-10
eERM-DEvoURING CELLS.
Natures Method of Healing Wounds
and Preventing Putrefy-
ing Process.

To the white corpuscles of the blood,
as also to all those similar freely NOV
inE cells" o; the Emphatic glands of the
aerve fluids Chose colorless liquids
which Intricate the sinews, the spinal
marrow. the walls of the stomach, etc.,
Prof. Metchnikoff has given the name OF
phagocytes-"ce which devour," and
phagocytosis is simply the general term
which denotes their action, writes N. a.
McFarlane in McClure's Magazine.
If you have run pin into your thumb
or received a bayonet thrust at Port
Arthur precisely the same thing takes
place A myriad of these tiny first
aid" cells from the surrounding blood
vessels and Emphatic glands at once
come hurrying to the rescue. They be-
sin to clean up whatever wreck there
has be3n made in the skin and muscu-
lar tissue. They eagerly absorb int
themselves or cluster opposingly about
all foreign matter that has been intro
duced into the wound. Then they pro-
coed to pile themselves tier upon tier
around it like so many little sandbags
about a broken bastion. Later they
gradually join together and solidKy into
he layer of new skin which appears be-
heath the sloughed-off scab They are
at once workmen and repairing material.
But. as the father of antiseptics point
ed out, they also have to struggle against
microbes of putrefaction. And here
here is something very like an actual
Battle. Still more. in so far as 1t lies
in the capacity of the defenders. the
invading germs are not only killed; they
IRE likewise swallowed and digested!
Nor is this merely an occasional mir.
acle. 1t is taking place almost with
cut intormission in the pores Of the
skin and the digestive tubes, in the
5pongy walls of the mouth and nostriis
and throat and lungs-wherever. in
deed. the attacking microbes seek to
ird entrance Where we are protected
once by spooa-administered medicines
we are protected thousand times by
the power of an innumerable army OF
stomathsl
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-10
Cannon Carved in Rocks.

When the island of Malta was in
possession of the Templars, those
knights defended their forts by the
use of cannon cut into the solid rock.
Each was capable of containing an en-
tire barrel OF gunpowder, and could
throw 10000 pounds of projectiles. AS
these natural cannon could not be
aimed, so were cut out of the rock
guarding the various channels of ap-
proach, and the vessels of that time
we're unable TO approach within their
own range before being annihilated by
these huge weapons of defense. AL
though the fame of these cannon was
spread far and wide, they were not
duplicated elsewhere, and they remain
the only rock cannon of which there
is any record.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-10
LAWYER MAKES ERROR DRAW
ING HIS OWN WILL.

Philadelphia, November 1.-The omis
sion of che names of subscribing wit.
nesses from the will of Chief Justice
Edward M. Paxson, of the Supreme
Uours of Pennsylvania. who devised a
large portion of his landed property for
the establish ment of an agricultural
school for poor boys, makes null and
void that provision for such an institu
ton. Under the law all wills obtaining
charitable requests must contain the
signatures of subscribing witnesses.
The omission, however, will not affect
the other provisions of the will
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-10
Women Warriors.

Women in China have the privilege
of fighting in the wars. In the rebel
lion OF 1850 women aid as much fight
ng as men. At Nankin, in 1853. 506,-
700 women from various parts OF the
ountry were formed into brigades OF
5000 each, under female officers. OF
hese soldiers 10000 were picked wom-
IN, drilled and garrisoned in the city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-10
WILL SINK SEWER PIPES
IN HARBOR OF MANILA

San trancisco, Nov. 2.-According
to specifications received by the local
Chamber of Commerce, the city of
Manila will havs titty-two miles of
sewers and something more than ten
miles of water mains when the plans
that the insular authorities have in
view are carried our. The water
supply will cross tho MaIauqulna
River. and a dam will be erected three
miles above Montalba, and sixteen
miles northeast from Manila. The
diameter oil the water mains will be
foIty-tw inches. To furnish an out
fall for the sewer system pipe to the
length OF $500 feet will be laid fellow
the bed of tue haIbor of Manila, and
one double line of pipe Will cross the
PasIg River.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-10
PoR GARDENING WEAR.
Some Excellent Advice from a Woman
of Experience Concerning Short
Skirt and High Shoes.

Far be it from a mere man to give
forth any opinion on what a woman
should wear in her own garden. toI
himself he knows that Iooseness OF
clothing gives freedom for the joints
and a wide straw hat keeps the sun
of his nose. He believes also that low
shoes are an abomination. Just what
will make a woman comfortable while
doing gardening work and keep her
womanly and ornamental as we'll as
usefal" is matter which he turns over
to woman, an authority on garden
ing as well as on clothes, who advises
in the Garden Magazine: "A loose
close cuffs, collar high enough to pro-
tect from sunburn, low enough to give
perfect comfort. OF course if a good
rich coat of tan is coveted the sleeves
may be turned up to the elbow and
the collar discarded altogether.
skirt of heavy dark cotton or wool as
short as you like and buttoned OF
hooked securely all around a comfort
able waist band. High shoes of leather
or canvas with low, fiat heels and
broad toes. These are far more use
full, especially when planting, than a
little heel and narrow toe, besides
looking more suitable and feeling more
comfortable.
If low shoes are preferred, canvas
CATERS are most useful, unless you are
fond of pebbles and Jumps of earth in
side your shoe. These with a sun hat
plainly Ornamented comprise d suitable
and becoming gardening dress. Gloves
for some kinds of work, like spading
raking, pruning; in fact, most of the
work where tools are used, can be done
in loose gloves. The gloves should be
whole-not fingerless and slattern, and
should have long, loose wrists to go
over the cuffs. A long, dark apron with
capacious pockets will be found un-
common handy. A pocket on the skirt
will be found most useful, too. For
cool days jersey or sweater is best"
Press