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Misunderstood.

At the Inauguration Of DR.. Flavel S.
Luther, the new president Of Trinity
college, q student said:
II want to tell you about a mishap
that befell DR.. Luther one morning
last month.
"He boarded one Of our Hartford
street cars, rode mile or 80 with his
eyes fixed on his newspaper and close
on the end of his journey looked up and
spied one Of his students crumpled in a
corner.
'The student was In a wretched
plight. His clothing was stained, his
linen soiled, his hair unbrushed. His
face was pallid, and his eyes were
bloodshot and dull. He looked Ill; he
looked a wreck, and it was easy to see
what the trouble was.
"Dr. Luther, fresh and vigorous from
his bath and his good breakfast, arose
to get off. AS he passed the unclean
student he said grimly:
"'Been on a drunk
1.-THE students sleepy eyes rolled Ian
guidly toward DR.. Luther, and In dull
and listless voice the young man said:
$50 have I.'"-New York Tribune.
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Good luck In desirable even when you
have done your best to succeed, but
remember that the most favorable cir
cumstances or strokes Of fortune are
Of little value unless you have pre-
pared yourself to take advantage Of
them. OF what advantage would
Haynes fiery speech have been to
Daniel Webster II he had not with
the instinct Of genius, long before
equipped himself for the assault which
he repealed with such crushing energy :?
Had he not previously weighed and
refuted In his own mind the charges
Of his opponent his reply, instead OF
ranking among the greatest master
pieces Of oratory, might have only re-
vealed his own weakness. Thousands
Of men had seen the prints of horses
hcofs in the soil before Faust dis
covered by them the art Of printing.
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A NATURAL WONDER.
Ringing Rocks That Sound Like n
Bell When Struck.

With all manner of legends cluster
ing around their history and various
reasons given by biologists for their
presence, the Ringing rocks, two miles
north of Pottstown, Pa, are the great
est natural wonders Of Montgomery
county. Although these rocks and
powders are scattered over large ex-
tent Of territory, there is one place,
covering over two acres, where they lie
so closely together as to suggest that
that particular spot was the center OF
volcanic disturbance that rent the
earth and piled the rocks as they are
today. 1t is the general opinion that
the spot was once the crater Of vol
cano
A rich, bell-like tone, produced by
striking some Of the stones with a ham,
mer, explains In part why the name Of
Ringing rocks" was given them. Wis
itors carried off some Of the smaller
stones of unusual musical quality, but
this practice has been stopped.
Located some distance away from
the main deposit Of rocks are grotesque
formations like the Haystack rock,
looking like a petrified haystack, but
rent from top to bottom by convul-
sion of nature which probably also
made it q leaning tower" In the
Bullfrog rock a company Of soldiers
could stand, the Umbrella rock could
shelter twenty or thirty. and the Stone
House and Cave, rising thirty feet In
height and covering half an acre Of
ground, suggests some Of the wonders
of the Yosemite.
A cave under the rocks was pene-
trated several years ago by DR.. W. B.
Shaner and J. s. Bahr, who upon
throwing a stone into an opening could
hear it reverberating for great dis
lance and then fall into body Of wa
ter. This Is surrounded by many leg
ends. One is that robbers made 1t
their rendezvous and into it carried all
their plumber, defying pursuers to fol-
low. Because Of the danger Of acci-
dents to venturesome boys the en-
trance to the cave has been closed
New York Telegram
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nanRernun AdminaiOna.

1t Is dangerous to make confession
unless one really means it, and we may
add that 1t is sometimes dangerous to
take a confession as honestly meant
A husband and wife between whom a
little unpleasant passage had occurred
had made the matter up, and the wife
said, as If to clear her conscience:
"Oh, well, I suppose that 1 have my
faults"
Eyes, my DEAR" said the husband.
"WhatT'
II simply said Yes.
THAT l have my faultsr' exclaimed
the wife Indignantly. What are they,
I should like to known
"Well, to begin with
mo; don't want to hear."-kondon
Tit-Bits.
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A NEW LONDON.
The Big City Is Being Rebuilt n
Rapidly as New York.

Rapidly as New York.
London Is being rebuilt as rapidly as
New York, but II Is so much vaster
than the American city that the process
is less conspicuous. Nothing is being
done today that stands out so promi-
nently as the great bridges over the
East river, nor is there any analogue
In London TO the Eruption of hotels
and Office buildings above the normal
sky line in New York, the nearest ap-
proach to q skyscraper-Queen Anne's
mansions, Westminster - varying In
height from eleven to fourteen stories
only.
or governmental projects perhaps the
greatest is the buying out Of the COM
panies that supply London with water.
Their claims amounted to about $780,,
100000, but radical cuts were made by
the court of arbitration appointed to ad-
judicate them. 1t Is unlikely that the
metropolitan water board will do as
well financially as these eight compa-
MES, for the city's needs are growing
with its population, while one Of the
chief sources Of supply-the Thames
has been gradually dwindling for the
last twenty years, so that 1t will be
necessary to go far afield before long
for q supply Of water that can be de-
pended on in times Of drought. Next
come the proposed improvement Of
the port and It's control by a single
body exercising the powers now divided
between the Thames conservancy and
other authorities. The commerce of
London has not grown as rapidly Of
late as the city itself. Lest 1t should
continue to lose ground, royal COM
mission has reported, the river channel
must be widened to from 600 to 1000
feet and deepened to thirty feet at low
water. The estimated expense Of this
improvement is S12.600,o0o, and new
docks are recommended at a cost Of
about $22 100000.
The principal public improvements of
the last fifteen years have been due to
the county council, which superseded
the metropolitan board Of works I'M
der the local government act Of 1888.
One of the least conspicuous but most
costly of Its single undertakings is the
Blackwell tunnel, which when opened
In 1897 had swallowed up $7000,000.
The next undertaking Of the sort, the
tunnel from Rotherhithe to Radcliffe, Is
expected to absorb nearly as much.
The Tower bridge, completed In 1894 at
a cost Of $4,000, 000-the most conspic-
uous Of London bridges, the one far
thest downstream and the only one pro-
vided with a draw-was the work Of
the corporation Of the city Of London,
and the same body Is now widening
London bridge, the most famous and
still the most Travelled of the many
roads across the Thames. The cost is
estimated at 100000. The corporation
before long will probably lower the
crown Of the Southwark bridge, a task
which will virtually involve rebuilding
and is expected to swallow up $l,750,-
900. The sway Of the county council
begins somewhat farther up the river,
where $1,500,000 is being spent to re-
place Vauxhall bridge with q structure
of steel.-Randall Blackshaw in Gen.
fury.
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Belt of Calm at Pacific End of Canal.

Belt or Calm AT fucluC Emu VI N"h"a'
At the eastern extremity Of the canal
the difficulties which sailing vessel
may expect to encounter will arise
from superabundance Of wind rather
than a lack of it. At the western ex-
tremity, on the other hand, these con-
ditions will be completely reversed.
Upon emerging from the canal into
the Pacific ocean a vessel will enter
an extensive belt Of Gains and light
airs, which render navigation by sail
more tedious than in any other fire.
quented portion Of the sea. The width
of this region varies-at some points
wide, at others narrow. In that por-
ton of the north Pacific included be-
tween the American coast and the me-
ridian Of 100 degrees west it reaches
a maximum, extending in latitude from
a point one or two degrees north Of the
equator to Cape San Lucas, the south
ern extremity OF Lower California. In
both approaching and leaving Panama,
irrespective Of the port from which or
toward which bound, sailing vessel
must Of necessity navigate a greater
or less width of the belt of Gains, and
In estimating for a given voyage the
saving of time effected by the use Of
the canal the delay arising from this
cause must not be neglected.-National
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FataIism Among the Welsh.

An epidemic Of scarlet fever which is
raging at Goginan, near Aberystwyth,
Wales, owes much Of its virulence to
the spirit of fatalism which prevails
among the Welsh.
The people believe that If they are
fated to catch the fever no precaution
will save them from II and that, on the
other hand, they can come in contact
with 1t with impunity II 1t is not their
fate TO be infected.
This spirit of fatallsm is shown by
the Welsh custom Of holding "wylno-
eau" or prayer meetings, at the house
Of a dead person.
The friends Of the dead crowd into
the house and remain for an hour or
two regardless Of the cause Of death.
At the end Of the service they march
In procession around the coffin to take
a last look.
Although ministers Of religion and
members of public bodies have uttered
vehement protests, the custom Of the
"wylnosau" continues to flourish, and
In more than one instance 1t has been
proved to be directly responsible for
the spread of the infectlon.-London
Express.
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INDIAN RELICS.
Every White Man of Gold Seekers
Party Killed.

| Every White Man of Gold Seekers
Party Killed.
An old rusty gun barrel and a collec-
ton of arrowheads recently presented
to Oliver G. Hinkle by Charles Gibson,
the we'll known Indian writer and phil
lisopher Of Eufaula, are said to be the
relics of a fierce battle many yeas ago
between a party Of gold seekers and
Wyandotte Indians on the banks of the
Canadian river near Eufaula, l. T., in
which all the white men were killed.
Some time between the years 1900
and 1854 a party Of fifty-four Mexican
and Spanish Adventures, accompanied
by guide, left New Orleans In search
of gold. They had heard that the cour-
try about the Canadian river was rich
in precious metal. 1t was then a name
less wilderness inhabited only by row.
ing bands of savage Indians, 1t being
several years before the five civilized
tribes went to the Indian Territory.
After long journey, overcoming
many difficulties and losing one Of their
comrades by sickness, the party sue
ceeded in establishing camp in the
hills northwest of the present site Of
Eufaula.
The gold seekers kept close watch
for Indians, but one morning just be-
fore dawn they were surprised by a
band of Shawnees. The battle ragged
for several hours. A number OK the
white men were slightly wounded.
They finally succeeded, however, in de-
feating the Indians, who retreated,
leaving many dead and wounded on
the field After the fight the adven-
turers held q council and decided to
give up their search for yellow treas
ure and return to their homes in the
southland.
This decision reached, the members
Of the party ut once set about to con-
struct huge raft upon which the en-
tire party might float downstream.
When the raft was completed they all
stepped upon 1t and showed 1t out into
the current OF the river.
They had hardly reached the center
when they were greeted with a series
OF blood curdling war whoops, and, look
ing to either bank, they saw redskins
emerging from behind every tree and
clump of bushes. The timber seemed
to be alive with savages. The first
shower Of arrows killed several Of the
white men, who met the attack by US
ing their crude firearms. Owing to
their crowded position on the raft the
gold seekers were at great disadvan-
tage as they were unable to get under
cover.
Soon the raft drifted to one Of the
banks, where the Indians swarmed
down upon the white men, soon exter-
minating the party.
During the last few months numer-
Gus evidences Of this battle have been
found, many skulls and human bones
having been plowed up by farmers.
A number of antiquated firearms and
cutlasses have also been unearthed at
the place, the gun now in the posses
sion Of Mr. Rinkle being one Of them.
1t is believed that the bed Of the Ca
madam river once flowed through the
place where these relics were found
and that the river has since changed
its course, leaving the silent but elo-
quent reminders Of the fate Of the IN
fortunate gold hunters.-Kansas City
Journal.
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A Piece For His Dog,

Rossini lived before the day Of spe-
cial pleas for the dog, but he was suf-
f1ciently In advance of his time to rec
ognize the equality If not the superior
ity of his own favorite beast. The Gen
tleman's Magazine says that the late
Sir Arthur Sullivan made Rossinis ac-
Quaintance in Paris. One morning,
when Sullivan called to see him, he
found the composer trying over a piece
Of music.
"What is that?' asked Sullivan.
ats my dogs birthday" Rossini re-
piled gravely, land write little piece
for him every year."
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Indifference.

An old, old woman sat on the curb Of
Park row. Her clothing was rags.
Her bleared eyes were deep In set
ting Of wrinkles. Upon her scant gray
hair there was something that once
had been a hat. She trembled with
weakness. Beside her was a basket
filled with trumpery. evidently stock
In trade. Passing her were scores Of
we'll clad men and women. Few no.
ticed the wretched wreck. Her feet,
shoeless, but wrapped in strips Of car
peting, had been bruised on the stones
of the street, and she was adjusting
the covering.
"Terriblel said lady to her escort.
Eyes" he replied. where II we go
for lunch T-New York World.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-28

II sent for cup Of tea, Chinese
drink, Of which 1 had never drunk, "
wrote the immortal Pepys, who felt in
duty bound to sample every new thing
that came along. And about the same
time another Englishman was extolllng
the new importation in the following
terms: 1T easeth the brain Of heavy
damps. Prevents the dropsie. Con-
sumes Rawnesse. Vanquishes superhu-
GUS sleep. Purifeth humors and hot
liver. Strengthens the use Of due be-
nevolence."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-28
HUNTING FOR TALlSMANS.
An Americans odd Expedition to an
East Indian Temple.


East Indian Temple.
When the late Professor Sommerville
Of the University of Pennsylvania, the
learned collector of gems, charms and
mascots, had set his mind on some
curio heard Of in one Of his meetings
with orientals, nothing could bar the
way. Were 1t In the center OF the
desert of Sahara or on the topmost
pinnacle of the Himalaya mountains,
he would go after it and keep up the
search until the treasure was found,
purchased and placed on exhibition at
the university museum.
American gold was Professor SOM
mervilles magnet wherever he went.
He thus described its effect on one OF
his expeditions:
"On one occasion we desired to visit
the famous Dilwarra temples In India,
and for that purpose engaged two jim
rikiShas and a number of natives to
draw them, about twelve In all. The
temples, as you know, are set In mag
nifcent grove of mango trees on
mountain top and surrounded by great
hills. With a fair measure Of tact and
money l hoped to secure from the peo-
pie Of the vicinity some Of their odd
talismans and rings. l said to the
chief rickshaw man: Now, Lala, what
will you do for me If / double your
pay? l want TO make this journey In
half time, and If you accomplish 1t you
shall be doubly paid
HE went to his helpers at once and
informed them that was a prince.
We started out under the contract. he
ran ahead Of the convoy, raising both
hands In the air and crying to the as
founded people: Here comes prince.
Down with you. Here comes a prince.
And during the entire twelve miles
ride 1 was treated to the un-American
experience of seeing the people cover
their faces and drop abjectly to the
ground in obeisance and salutation, on
" daring to look atme through their part
ed fingers. But my amusement at thus
being treated as prince was nothing
to the qualification l experienced In Sc
curing from this people-who did not
dare to refuse so august parsonage
as I-some of the most interesting In
scribed talismans that l have In my
-Booklovers' Magazine.
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A Sioux Indian Custom.

Among the Sioux Indians a common
custom exists. When one family Dor
rows a kettle from another, 1t Is ex-
pected when the kettle Is returned a
small portion Of the food that has been
cooked In it will be left In the bottom.
Should this custom be disregarded by
any one, that person would never be
able to borrow again, as the owner
must always know what has been cook
ed in her kettle. A white woman on
one occasion returned a secured kettle,
intending to teach a lesson In cleanli-
ness, but her act became the talk Of
the camp as a fresh example of the
meanness Of the whites.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-28
An Arffst,s Errora.

Occasionally Vereschagin in his eff
forts after realism made some strange
mistakes. There Is. for instance. n pic
ture Of his representing the execution
of rebels during the Indian mutiny
which is very powerful. Unfortunate
ly, however, the artist had not appar-
emily known of the change in British
military costume, and In consequence
the British soldiers In the picture are
represented as wearing the helmets
which did not come into use In our
army for more than quarter Of cen
fury after the mutlny.-London Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-28

An old actor was illustrating the
danger Of giving advice, and he told OF
a theatrical manager who adopted the
line go where the crowds go" as
sort of trademark and used 1t on all
bis literature and posters. "The scheme
worked pretty WELL" said the actor,
"until the theatrical man struck town
at the same time circus was there.
Then the suggestion. Go where the
crowds CO. proved boomerang. for
the crowds were going to the circus,
and the theatrical man went broke"
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Her Mammals Error.

Mrs. Cutter-Charles, what are those
large red. white and blue ivory loz-
enges I saw In your pocket last nightl
Mr.. Cutter-Oh, those-those are trad
ing stamps, dear. Mrs. Cutter-There,
that's just what thought they were,
but mamma declared they had some
thing to do with some kind Of game.
Boston Transcript.
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Limited Guarantee.

Customer think this is what my
daughter told me to get. You guaran-
tee it to be one of the popular songs
Of the day? Music Dealer-Yes, sir;
but, of course, l can't guarantee its
popularity among your neighbors after
your daughter has learned to sting tt
Chicago Tribune.
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Always Something Wrong.

Clerk Please, sir. can l have q
weeks vacation? Employer-Whats
wrong with you now? Clerk-I'm going
to get married. Employer-Now, you
were away a week with influenza and
ten days with a sprained ankle. de-
clare, there's always something going
wrong with you, Jones.
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"r Stops for passengers on signal
or notice to conductor.
&C" Stops only 70 let OF passengers
from Cape Charles and points South,
and take on passengers for points
North of Delmar.
SD" Stops only to let OF passsn
gers from points North OF Dslmsr,
and take on passengers for points
South OF Cape Charles.
Trains 81 and 80 will stop ct oil
stations on Sundayfor local pssssn'
gers, onsignal or notice to conductor.
r. B. Cooke. J. G. Rodgers,
Traf1c Manager, 6upt.
Norfolk. Va. Caps CHARLES. VI.
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rn..,,.,,ctory Customer.

Bystander-That man seems to be a
good customer. Bookseller - NO, ne
isn't. | never yet have sold him a
book that wanted to sell him. He
buys only the books he wants himself
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Time to Die.

City Editor-See here! In your ac-
count Of Congressman Crookits funer-
al you continually refer to his "prema-
ture demise" Reporter-Well. he was
a young man, and City Editor-But
that scamp's demise couldn't possibly
be too Observation-Disclosures Ledg-
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atIl. to Suit Circumstances.

How much will it cost me to get
divorceT asked the man.
THAT depends" replied the lawyer
absentmindedly How much have you
gotY'-Philadelph Ledger.
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The Eruffa.

Mrs. Hatterson-I wonder II II has
paid to give our daughter such good
education. Hatterson-Paid! Why, of
course. Don't you see from her manner
how superior she is to us?-Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-28
ADVANTAGE Mutual,

"Does her family approve Of her am
bition to 20 upon the operate stage"
"Um-er-yes and nc-that Is, they
approve Of her going away to singr-
Detroit Free Press.
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Important Part.

Lawyer-Then. too, there will be the
court crier's fee. Fair Litigant breach
OF promise)-Oh, I shall do my own
crying! I should never think of trust
ing anybody else to do that-goodness,
no!-Puck.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-28

His Mother-Tommy, if you fight
with little Willie Walters today I shall
put you to bed for two hours. Tommy
Put me to bed now, ma.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-28

Though this is dairy country, every
one watches jealousy when the cream
pitcher is passed to see how much the
others take.--Atchison Globe.
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THE
Cyclone Churn Power.

L. G. Garret, the sole owner
of the Cyclone Churn for the
State of Virginia, has sold to
burlington Bros, Fair Oaks,
Va, the exclusive right for
Eastern Shore of Va. They will
continue to canvas the two
counties at an early date. Par
ties wishing one before their
agent calls will please notify
them and same will be forward.
ed to their nearest station. This
churn is in over 600 families of
the Eastern Shore, Va. Farmers,
merchants, mechanics and the
most economical thinking peo-
pie whose names will appear
later, all speak it's praise. Come
to the Fair and give US your
order.
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Builders Material,
Fertilizers &C.,

We desire to call the attention OF
the public to our large and well
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 to 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
bu vic g, as we will be pleased TO show
Won our goods and feel sUre that
quality and prices will be satisfactory.
MARTIN & MASON CO.,
Harborton, Va.
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Ask only the we'll about their health.
Bacon.
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TurlingtOn Bros,

Far oaks, va.
N. B. The Cyclone ChurL
has paid the Government for it's
patent right and any infringe.
ment on same will be protected
by them.