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BITS FROM THE WRITER'S.

The people who have a chance are
the people who make chance for
themselves.-Sarah Grand.
Playwriting, if hardly a means OF
livelihood, is an exceedingly agreeable
Observation-Disclosures Hope.
A true patriot does not hate the for
eigner; he looks forward to closer IN
tercourse and a complete fraterniza-
tion.-Augustine Birrell.
Things that are worth doing are the
flowers in the garden Of God, and, Ike
the flowers, they sometimes grow IN
unexpected places.-Sidney Allnutt.
Woman is throwing Off her useless
femininity and beating even her broth
ers In brusqueness, indifference and
the art of being "casual."-Miss Ella
Hepworth Dixon.
Monte Carlo is like the Serpent OF
Old Nile-beloved even though feared
and most alluring II most deadly; age
less. arresting, retaining always that
which she has won. - Lady Helen
Forbes
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RUSSIAN NIHlLlSTS.
The Tragedy From which the Party
and It's Creed Sprung.


Who was the first nihilist? How
and where did nihilism first startf
These questions are answered In the
following narrative:
Exactly forty-three years ago, when
Muravief, the lieutenant Of the pres
ent cars father, was carrying out
his cruel and barbaric crusade against
Poles, a young student Of that coun-
try attending the University of Dorpat
returned home one day with half a
dozen companions, whom he promised
10 entertain in his fathers house.
They entered, and a CHASTITY spectacle
met their view. The whole family had
been massacred, while the mother and
sister Of the young Pole had been
brutally treated by Muravieffs cow
ardly soldiers, drunk with vodka.
The students, who were Russians,
stood dumb with horror, while the be-
reaved boy sat down by a little table
His head rested on his left hand,
while his right arm hung Imply by his
side. His companions expected Wild
outburst of rage against themselves
and their country, but the boy did not
speak. He just sat there, pale and
deathlike, while tears poured from his
CLASSY eyes.
One Of his friends went over to him
and. touching him on the shoulder,
said;
"Stanislaus! Stanislaus! Come to
yourself again, and we will avenge
this wrongw
But the boy did not answer. In
few minutes the tears ceased to flow,
the eyes turned upward, there was
heavy sigh. and Stanislaus fell dead
from his chair.
The terrible shock bad killed him.
Kneeling round the body Of their
dead companion, the Russian students
bound themselves by solemn oath 10
work out the ruin Of the tyranny wnlcn
had thus dlsgraced their fatherland.
They secretly met afterward, ana thelr
creed was thought out and settled. IL
was the result Of careful thought ana
was not wildly absurd or hysterical.
II was as follows: Liberty In rell-
gious belief, freedom Of the press ana
In public meeting, government on the
representative system and the redistri-
button Of property" To secure these
things they determined to resort to any
measures-even assassination. And that
has been the creed Of the nihilists ever
since.-Pearson' Weekly.
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THE EUCALYPTUS TREE.
In Rapidly and Hardness of Its
Growth IL Has No Equal.

In Rapidly and Hardness OF Its
Growth II Has No Equal.
One OF the most useful and wonder
full Of all the trees is the eucalyptus.
II is predicted by the United States bu-
reau Of forestry that within few
years the different varieties of eucalyp-
tus will solve the fuel problem, both In
America and Europe. In the rapidity
and hardness of Its growth this tree
has no equal. Five years from the
time of planting groves raised from
seedlings will yield seventy-fve cords
Of stove wood an acre. Three to i've
years from the time Of cutting sprouts
that spring from the stumps mature In
to trees that produce more cords to the
acre than the original growth. Repeat
ed cuttings add to the thriftiness of
the eucalyptus. A period Of twenty
Ave years will develop trees the size
of oaks known to be 300 years old. In
some sections Of the southwest where
oak has been nearly exhausted as fuel
the eucalyptus Is taking its place.
Some varieties thrive In tropical
swamps. Others flourish In the noun
tain SHOWS far above the timber line.
To every degree of climate and condi-
ton between these extremes some spe-
cies from this prolific genus is adapted.
Scientists have demonstrated that eu-
calyptus has a wonderful effect upon
/ climate. From some Of the swampy
areas of Italy malaria has been ban
ished by the growth of eucalyptus
groves. This is due both to the tonic
and medical effects OF It's aroma and
to the trees phenomenal capacity for
absorbing water.
Notwithstanding the latter trait.
however. some varieties Of the blue
gum will thrive on arid plains. Soil
on which not even cactus will live will
produce great eucalyptus trees.
The genus Is Invaluable as a source
Of timber. The uses It is put to in this
regard are amazingly diverse. In Aus
tralia It is used extensively in the con-
struction OF ships. buildings, bridges,
vehicles, agricultural implements, fur
mture, barrels and hundreds Of minor
| articles.
Faultless hardwood logs over 200
feet long, II feet in diameter at the
top and 80 feet in diameter at the base
are hewn from giant eucalyptus.
1t Is one Of the most durable OF hard
woods. This is a remarkable fact
when the celebrity Of It's growth Is con-
sidered. In repairing a decayed pier
ut Santa Barbara, Cal, 1t was found
that a few piles were perfectly sound.
Examination disclosed that they had
been hewn from eucalyptus trees
Maxwell's Talisman.
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WISDOM'S WHISPERS.

It's lucky we don't know how IN
lucky we may be.
It is difficult to take a woman by sur.
prise In love affair.
Some people are cranks simply be-
cause you can't turn them.
Some men secure all the glory at
tached to whatever part they assume.
A woman may know very little and
yet have a way that carries conviction
The want OF refinement in a man
cannot be corrected by the gloss OF sci
phrases.
Some men take on an air Of conse'
quence to conceal the weakness OF their
position.
When a man can hide his thoughts In
& smile he holds a powerful weapon OF
defense.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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COMPLETED PROVERBS.

"Whatever man has done man can
do better.
There's many a slip 'twiXt" the era
die and the grave.
Look before you leap" out of the
frying pan into the fire.
Until a man finds a wife he Is only
half" thereafter he Is less.
Honesty is exact to a penny" but
not always to larger amounts.
"a fool and his money are soon part
ed" when the fool has friends.
1.-THE best things are not bought and
sold;" they are stolen and kept.
1.-The second blow makes the Fray
but not II the first Is well placed.
"Pity is akin to love-" but kinship
does not always signify friendship.
Everything comes to the man who
waits" except that for which he waits.
Opportunity knocks once at every
mans door," but often makes sure the
man is out before knocking.-Mterary
Digest.
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0nor Trot" a Misnomer.

dogs have variety Of gaits," SAID
the boss of the kennels; therefore l
can't understand why 1t Is that people
who describe a certain style Of locomo-
ton always call 1t dog trot. Judging
by the universally Of that expression.
a body would think that a dog never
moves any other way than on a trot
But he does. All the gaits belonging to
other four footed animals are also his
He runs, he lopes, he even racks and
PAGES, 30 when a person In a hurry
falls into a peculiar kind Of canter
there would be just as much sense In
speaking Of his gait as dog run or
dog gallop once In awhile as always
TO call II a dog trot"-New York Press.
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Forest and Pure Air.

A Partisan scientist, while testifyint
to the greater purity Of the air In tn
vicinity Of forests, does not attribute
the cause to a greater richness in oxy
gen-the quantity of the latter beinl
the same in the atmosphere OF wood
as In plains-but to the absence o
those agents which vitiate the atmos
phere of towns. When forests are no
surrounded by marshes a well treet
region Is next to exempt from cpl
denies. Versailles Is a case In point
It ia surrounded by a screen OF Tor
ests. Epidemics are unknown. yet tn
city has the most wretched water.
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The aIaxx StorY Teller.

Friar Lawrence checks the impetu-
GUS Romeo with, HE stumbles who
runs fast" a sentiment true enough,
perhaps. but one which ought never to
be repeated to the constitutionally slow
story teller. 1 like q good story and
am ever ready to applaud a good story
teller, but heaven save me from the de-
liberate, detailing, circumlocuting, ex-
asperatng efforts Of the slow story tell
err In the first place, they seldom tell
a tale that needs rapid recital-and
when they do they murder it-and In
the next place the long stories, the I'm
pressively sentimental and the lugubri'
ously funny stories they deal in chiefly
are seldom worth listening to.-Lon'
don Globe.
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The king of MOl1usks.

The king Of mollusks lives In the In
dian and south Pacific oceans. He at
tains to a weight of 500 pounds and the
shell Is Of the bivalve kind. and the
shape is about the same as that Of our
common fresh water mussel. The gi-
gantic tridacna is the largest mollusk
known to have lived on the earth since
the silurian age. 1t is found on the
bottom Of the shallow parts Of the
ocean, and the large individuals have
no longer the power to move about.
They lie on one side, and all about
them the corals build up until King
Tridacna is sometimes found In a we'll
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ARBOREAL COURTSHlP.
Antics of the Rocks when the Mat"
ing Season Begins.

ut Is always amusing to watch the
rocks In the period Of their courtship'
says an English writer. when the
male bird first begins to seek mate
the fact is soon made known to the
world at large by curious hoarsening
Of his voice. There is no accounting for
tastes. according to an old proverb,
and TO the female rock there Is no mu-
sic equal to the hoarseness that her
lord begins to show about the middle
OF January. Then begin the violent
tournaments Of which she Is passive
spectator. The two claimants for ner
favor often begin pecking at one an
other at the very tops OF the trees. and
as in the fury Of their onslaught they
lose foothold they drop and drop ana
drop till they bump against the ground,
often at the very feet of some human
onlooker who has been watching their
proceedings with interested curiosity.
Darwin tells us Of similar incidents In
the life history of deer and cites as
somewhat Of an argument against the
doctrine Of the survival of the fittest
that while two lordly and robust stays
are fighting for the hind it will often
happen that a timid and feeble third
stag will come In and carry on the
prize.
But no such capriclousness as that
Is allowed the female rock. Probably
before the battle begins he who aspires
TO be her future lord and master has
selected the home In which they are to
live. and should any other rock at
tempt to share 1t with her he will fight
him to the death. In this case the sur
yival Of the fittest Is Insured.
when once they are mated the rocks
seem to stick together and be subject
TO little further molestation, though oc-
casionally, think, gay Lothario VIII
attempt to make love where he ought
not to. But in that case the whole col
ony Of rocks unite against him and
peck and beat him with their wings I'LL
he is at the point Of death"
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An old woman who persisted In bow
ing during church service whenever
the name Of Satan was mentioned was
reprimandsd by the minister for so
unsesmly a habit. The reproof had,
however, no effect, and the minister
asked her finally in evaporation why
she thought 1t necessary to bow.
well" she replied. "civility costs
nothing, and you never know what will
happen."-Harper's Weekly.
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Holyntoue.

The holystone is soft stone used oy
sailors for scrubbing decks and Is said
to have got It's name because 1t was
originally used solely for Sunday clean
ing. Others assert that the first stones
used for this purpose were taken from
churchyards, while 1t is also said to
get the name from the fact that q
sailor has to 90 on his knees to use It.
Parsons Weekly.
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Glass and Sunlight,

Common clear glass left exposed In
certain desert regions Of the earth soon
changes greatly In appearance and &C
Quires color, sometimes rose purple
and sometimes amethyst. This change
has been attributed by some observers
to alkaline soils, but others maintain
that such changes occur where there Is
no alkan and that it must be due to
the great activity Of the actinic rays OF
the sun where the atmosphere is very
clear.
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Tboroughuess.

Thoroughness Is the twin brother OF
honesty. When an employee gets the
reputation Of doing thing not pretty
nearly but exactly right 1t has more
influence with his employer than bril-
uancy or talent.-Success Magazine.
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The Proper Way.

$50 Wiseman is married at last. DE
used to say IL be ever got married he'd
manage his wife all right"
well, he's pretty shrewd; he's 60
Ing about It In the right way"
els he7 HowT
Letting her have her own way =
Philadelphia Press.
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WHY INDIANS PAINT.
An Apache Legend Which Accounts
For the Grotesque Custom.

An Apsche Legend which Accounts
For the GrotesQue Custom.
Once an old Apache Indian. when
asked the question why the people
painted their faces, told this little leg
end:
Long ago, when men were weak ana
animals were big and strong. chief
of the red men who lived In these
mountains went out to get deer, Tor
his people were hungry.
After walking all day he saw
deer and shot at II, but the arrow was
turned aside and wounded a mountain
lion. which was also after the deer.
When the lion felt the sting OF the ar
row he jumped up and bounded after
the man, who ran for his life.
HE was almost exhausted, and when
he felt his strength giving way he fell
to the ground, calling on the big bear,
who, you know, is the grandfather OF
men, to save him.
THE big bear heard the call and saw
that to save the man he had to act
quickly, so he scratched his foot and
sprinkled his blood over the man.
Now, you know that no animal Will
eat Of the bear or taste Of his blood.
So when the lion approached the man
he smelled Of the blood and turned
away, but as he did 80 his foot scraped
the face Of the man, leaving the marks
Of his claws on the blood smeared
face,
when the man found that he was
uninjured he was 80 thankful that he
left the blood to dry on his face and
never washed 1t at all, but left 1t until
1t peeled off.
"Where the claws Of the lion scraped
It off there were marks that turned
brown In the sun, and where the blood
stayed on it was lighter. Now all men
paint their faces that way with blood
and scrape It off in streaks when they
hunt or 20 to war"
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Mr.. Green-Now, I'm going to tell
you something, Ethel. Do you know
that last night at our party your
sister promised to marry mef I hope
you'll forgive me for taking her away.
Little Ethel-Forgive you, Mr.. Green!
OF course will. Why, that was what
the party was arranged for, you
know.
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Refining 1t.

Jenkins-Mr. Golding Of your city is
uuite wealthy, I'm told. Did he make
all his money himself? Miss Backbay
fof Boston)-Ch, no. Most of it was a
sr-limbacy from his father.-Ex'
change.
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Plain Spoken.

IT understand that young Hustlem Is
the sort Of fellow who calls a spade
spade"
Hes even more plain spoken than
that. He calls his wages wages
Houston Post
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A Sure Starter.

Clara-How did you break your hus-
band of suffering? Grace-Every time
he started 1t l began to protest against
his smoking. 1t never failed to start
bis flow Of LANGUAGE
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II" Stops for passengers on signal
or notice to conductor.
sc" Stops only to let OF passengers
from Cape Charles and points South,
and take on passengers for points
North of Delmar.
SD" Stops only to let OF passsn'
gers from points North OF Delmar,
and take on passengers for points
South OF Cape Charles.
Trains 81 and SO will stop at eli
stations on Sundayfor local pssssn.
gers ,onsignal or notice to conductor.
&. B. Cooke, J. q. kodgen,
Traffic Manager, Supt.
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, Va.
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VIRGINIA:-In the Circuit Court fol-
the County of Accomack, In the
Vacation of the said Court, on
9th day of April, A. D., 1905.
The Parksley National
Bank, Plaintiff,
against In Dept'
E. Addie Parkes,
Defendant,
The object of this suit is to recover
Of the defendant, f Addie Parkes, he
sum of $1O5. 90, with interest from the
22nd day of August, 1914, and costs.
Affidavit having been made before
the Clerk of the said Court that Il.
Addie Parkes, the defendant in the
above entitled cause, is nonresident
of the State of Virginia, on the motion
of the plaintiff, by its Attorney, II
is ordered that she, the said non-resi
dent defendant, do appear here within
fifteen days after due publication Of
this order and do what is necessary to
protect her interests; and that this or
der be published once a week for foul
successive weeks in the "Peninsula
Enterprise" newspaper published al
Accomack G. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door Of the Court.
House of the said County on the Third
Monday in April, A. D., 1905:
Teste: JOHN d. GRANT, e. 9.
A COpy- o,.,,r 90
Jno. r. & ]. Harry Rev, pa.
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People Who Make Wills.

An English lawyer says: THE mo-
ment a man has EGO clear to leave he
will begin spending money on tesla
mentary disposition. l have even
known a small farmer whose savings,
after the realization Of his property
and the payment Of bis just debts
could not have exceeded a f10 note
to spend f3 or "a a year over course
of thirty years In having fresh wills
drawn up. AS a matter Of fact. when
he died at last a will was In force iden-
tically the same as the first one l had
drawn IN for him thirty years before
II he had saved the money he spent
with me and had put 1t out at com
pound interest he would have had q
very snug sum-well on toward four
fgures-to add to his estate"
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GO ' &c The ' sss1

HUuIE
N p. & N. Morning Train connects
at Old Point with G. & o. Ry. Fast
Train for Richmond, Va. Hot Springs,
Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, ."
Louis, &c.
December l, 1904.
Leaves Old Point.
7:IO a.m.-Daily, except 6uhday--Lo-
cal train to Richmond, con-
Meeting for local points ON
James River Division to
Clifton Forge.
0:4O a.m.-Dally--Fas train to Rich
mond and the West; stops
only at Newport News
and williamsburg; ar
riyes Richmond ll:46 .. N.
Parlor Car Old Point
to Richmond. Con-
meets at Richmond with
"limited" train leaving at
200 p. m, with Pullman
sleepers, for Cincinnati,
Louisville, st. Louis and
Chicago. Meals served Ia
carte in dining cars.
ass o. m.-Daily-Fast train to Rich
mond; stops only at New
port News and Williams
burg; arrives Richmond
ZOO D. m. Carries psrlor
car from Old Point to Rich
mond. Connects at Rich
mond with z. Y. V. Limited
leaving ut l0:45 p. M, with
Pullman sleepers, for Louis
vile, Cincinnati and Gin
cinnati to st. Louis and
Chicago. Meals served q
la carte In dining cars.
For rates. tickets, Pullman reserva'
ton and other information, apply to
i'm SMITH, Union Ticket Agent
Chambe Rain Hotel, or at X. X. Station
H. W. Fuller,
G.. z. Doyle, Gen. fas. Agent
General M anager.
w. @. Warthen,
DIP. A, &. & o. Ry., Richmond, Va
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Strong, Reliable and Prompt
ARE THESE:

VIRGINIA FIRE & MARINE
of Richmond, Va.
PETERSBURG SAVINGS AND
Insurance Company.
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
of Hartford, Conn.
PHENIX INSURANCE COMPANY
Of Brooklyn.
ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANY
Of st. Paul, Mimi.
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
Company Of N. Y.
PRUDENTIAL FIRE INSURANCE
Company.
NEW YORK UNDERWRITERS.
Losses Settled with Promptness and
Liberality.
Lowest Current Rates.
We respectfully solicit your patron
age.
Kelly s Nottingham,
Onancock. Va.
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No. 1859.
Treasury Department
OFFICE OF
Comptroller ' 81 Currency.

Washington, ID. c., March "a, 1905.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, 1t has
been made TO appear that "The Hall
wood National Bank" in the village
of Hallwood, in the County OF Acco-
mac, and State OF Virginia, has com
piled with all the provisions OF the
Statutes OF the United States, required
to be complied with before an asso-
citation shall be authorized to COM
mence the business Of Banking;
Now therefore /, William B. Ridge
ly, Comptroller of the Currency, do
hereby certify that "The Hallwood
National Bank" in the village OF
Hallwood, in the County of Ad@mac
and State of Virginia, is authorized to
commence the business Of Banking az
provided in Section Fifty one hundred
and sixty nine of the Revised Statutes
of the United States.
In testimony whereof witness
my hand and Seal Of office
this Twenty-fourth day OF
March, 1905.
VIM. B. RIDGELY,
Comptroller of the Currency.
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NEW YORK, PHILA. g. NORFOLK
RAILROAD

Time Table in Effect Nov. 20, 1904.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort
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I. o. o. F. Notice.

In accordance with the procla-
nation of the Grand Master, all
members of I. O. O. F. and theRe-
bekahs are invited to meet in Hia-
watha lodge room Sunday even
ing, June 18th, at 7:3O o'clock to
attend suitable services at the
Baptist church to the memory OF
our departed brothers.
S. Mccoy,
J. J. Rubenstahl,
A. A.Meredith,
O. s. Martin,
w. r. Gardner,
Memorial Committee.
Subscribe for the Daily Review.
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Christian.

J. W. Yoho, Pastor.
Preaching by the pastor at IL a.
m. and 7 As p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8 p. m.
Sunday-school at 9:45 a. m.
All services at the City Hall.
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Baptist.

Rev. A. S. Kelley, pastor.
Preaching by the pastor at IL
a. m. and 8 p. m.
Morning. An Illustrated SER
mon for children.
Parents and children invited.
Evening. A memorial sermon
to the I. O. O. F. and Rebekahs.
Sunday-school at 9:45 a. m.
Bible classes for men and wom-
en-.
Prayer service Wednesday at
s p. m.
Seats free; offerings voluntary.
A welcome for all.
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PRESBYTERIAN.

11CSUy G0A4 oh'
Rev. Thomas A. Anderson, Pas
tor.
Children's day exercises at II
"a. m. Preaching at 8 p. m.
Sunday-school at 9 As a. m.
Junior and intermediate En-
deavor at 2:30 p. m.
Senior Endeavor at Z p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at
8 p. m.
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Methodist Episcopal

There will be Children Day
service in the morning at 10
O'Clock.
A baptismal service for children
at II 80 a. m.
Preaching at 8 p. m.
Epworth League at Z p. m.
Prayer meet Wednesday evening
at 8.
All services in the High school
auditorium.