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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

Senator Sam Montgomery has va.
ried the monotony Of existence in
Preston county by suing the Fairmont
West;Virsinian for another twenty-five
thousand dollars. Senator Sam must
have rather exaggerated ideas Of the
profits of the newspaper business
P%arkersburg State Journal.
Either Senator Sam Or. Ran Stall.
maker, Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, has such ideas,
1t must he Ran.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
gAPTkL GOSSIP
Viii Use Pokerssc Chips or His Grand:
son to Cut HIS Teeth on.

Viii Use Poker Chips oF His Crane:
son 70 Cut HIS Teeth on;
WASHINGTON D May 49,
While the exhibition Of railway appli
a&nces on the Monument grounds was
Intensely interesting to all the foreign
delegates to the American Railway
Congress, and to those who have a
taste for machinery, there were quite
a number of visitors to the exhibit
who were not so forcibly struck with
what they saw. Among these was
Col. Louis Ansley, treasurer Of the
Southern Railway, who, while being
able to handle the vast sums Of money
that are turned into the treasury OF
his road, had little or no idea Of
mechanics. Colonel Ansley had been
walking around the exhibition
grounds for about two hours, taking
in the numerous displays, and was
getting pretty well tired out, as well
as somewhat bored with what he
saw. Nothing seemed to appeal to
him. Finally he stopped in front Of
an exhibit Of rubber appliances, and
the man in charge, happening to
know the Colonel, remarked to him:
Colonel, | think this Is something
/ .-.# H# ##
that will interest YOU" whereupon the
exhibitor handed the Colonel a neat
little box, tied securely. Upon open.
ing It, the Colonel, much TO his sur
prise. found that the box contained
a variety OF rubber poker chips Of all
colors and sizes.
These are the very latest thing
said the man to the Colonel. "You
can not hear them click on the table
when you are running a"little game
In the wee hours Of the morning, and
there will be no chance for the por
lice to discover you"
But the gift to the Colonel did no,
make such a hit as the donor had
thought. The Colonel is from Alex
andria, Va, and is a deacon in the
Presbyterian church intthe town, ant
never handled a card in his life
However, he took the chips, remark
ing that they would come in very
handy for his little grandson to cu'
his teeth on.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

Agigantic lily, the phormium tenax,
is d valuable plant peculiar to New
Zealand, Its leaves are nine to ten
feet long, and are SO tough that, by
splitting one into narrow ribbons and
Joining the ends, the New Zealander.
has D first-class rope ready to hand.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

Now that heavy hauling is being
done 3 Porter alley, council should
sgosand look at that important thor
onghfare: It will 500 he impossible
sifE rainy weather continue on the un.
payedSpart between Barney and Mon.
roesstreets.. This was ordered to be
paved several years ago, but the work
was not done because of lack of
money; It should be paved this year
stfSnoSother paving is done, for 1t is
used nov as much as any street in
sthescity, and would be used still more
sifst g 81 right condition. All the dirt
sfromssthe site for the steel structure
on 1etferson street is being hauled
throlghth this alley, eight or ten teams
being employed. AS the Third ward
has reeeiyedgyery little attention since
thesiclty became Greater Fairmont 1t
looks Ike II Is entitled to the improve.
ment herein indicated, at least.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

Suit Entered, Circuit Court.

Thomas F. Tucker, guardian, ETC.,
VS.. Albert Shaw; detinue;sJune rules;
attorney, E.. F. Morgan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18
Marriage Licenses Granted.

Jacob =. Riggs tW), "A, and Mary
FloydSt % both Of Marion
county.
L9InadlleyS Cree CIV. 81, and Flora
~. HEoyatter, p, the former Of Wash.
ington county: n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

Have You tried harrington Hail.
the steel cut coffee, at Mattingly's? X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

~ 80 Sc -
Il is indeed gratifying to hear that
Nj. Lakin Is being supported by all
factions in the Second district. in
Guiding Sam Montgomery. OF course.
Montgomery would not be for Lakin
~ Ran stalnaker had ordered other.
wise, hence the question arises, what
have the Dayises been doing TO Ran
that he IS against them, at leas,
against Thomas B.? Ran is a Demo.
crat and therefore would be expected
to The In favor OF the Democratic nom
inse: But Blu conley, OF Preston
another5SB. and q. lobbyist like stalna
ker. IS for Nj. Lakin also. Does this
mean that the B. and o. is helping
to defeat Mr.. Davis? 1t looks yer!
much that way. III.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

Like q cloud about as large as a
mans hand, or maybe larger, the gu.
bernatortal candidacy of the Hon.
Charles Wesley swisher looms above
the horizon: but there is plenty OF
time TO grow, and Marion county
statesmen have a taking way with
them, when an Office is in sight
Wheeling I%ntelligencer.
The West sVirginian does not know
that Hon. Charles Wesley swishel
has any gubernatorial. aspirations
Tut since he has been elected chairman
81 the Republican State Committee
we know that its work will be car
Red on theoretically and successful
lys as the honorable gentleman afore
mentioned8doe not know what sloth
fitness and failure mean.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-18

Have You tried harrington Hall;',S
the steel cut coffee, at Mattingly's? x
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
TRAVELLING IN RUSSIA.
The Sleeping Cars and the steamers
on the VOlga.

The sofas of our StaterOoms on the
Volga river steamer, while pleasant
enough to sit on. were devoid Of the
other trappings which In these degen-
crate days are thought necessary to
nights rest, and we had not yet learn
ed the peculiarities of Muscovite travel.
The old fashioned Russian travels
with his own gear and makes himself
comfortable according to his own ideas.
and they are by no means narrow. A
place to sleep on is provided. The rest
he brings. On the Russian sleeping
cars those who have not their own bed
clothes and who wish to undress and
go to bed in the American fashion can
have all that is requisite for 80 cents.
The porter on demand brings linen
sack, whose seal he cuts in your pres
ence with considerable ceremony and
from which he produces pillow,
blankets and sheets Of beautiful fine
linen. This was the system on our
boat, and our minds were soon at rest.
afterward inspected the lower decks
Of the ship and saw the way the third
class passengers were cared for. 1t
was primitive, but clean and wholly
suited to the customs Of the people.
Each person was provided with spot
less board shelf to sleep on by night
and sit on by day, and he made himself
as happy or as uncomfortable as he
chose. Most of the passengers seemed
to take travelling as a migration, to
Judge by the pots and kettles, furni-
ture, blankets and clothing slowed
about them-"everything but the kitch-
en- stove" that important but dan
gerous article being replaced by the
ships galley, with its bountiful hot
water always ready for the eternal
acknowledgement T. Bentley Mott,
U. s A.. in Scribner's.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
HUGO AND HIS WIFE.
vehemence of the Author and His
Better Halfs PIacidity.

NJ. Paul Stapfer in the Mercure de
France quotes a fragment Of Victor
Hugos after dinner monologues. The
pose Of the man accustomed to an ex-
pectation of big utterances, of meta
physical suggestions, is well conveyed
in the quotations. Victor Hugo, 1t Is
hardly necessary to observe, was dis
tinctly prophet in his own country
as we'll as abroad. By 8 in the evening,
says NJ. Stapfer, Victor Hugo had
warmed to his work. He burst forth:
"How poor, how small, how absurd
atheism isl God exists. l m more
sure of his existence than l am Of my
own. II God lends me sufficient length
of life | want to write book showing
how necessary to the soul prayer Is
how necessary and how ethcacious.
Personally l never pass four hours
without prayer. l pray regularly ev-
cry morning and evening. If / wake
in the night l pray. What do pray
for? Strength. l know what is right
and what is wrong, but l realize my
imperfections and that Of myself l
have not the strength to resist evil.
God surrounds and upholds us. We
are in him. From him we have life.
movement, being. All is created by
him. But 1t is not true to say that he
has created the world. He creates 1t
increasingly. He is the soul Of the uni
verse. He is the infinite l. He Is
you are asleep, Adele!'
The abrupt accusation was hurled at
Mrs. Hugo. Since dinner she had been
sitting silently in an armchair, rather
huddled and drawn up in attitude, her
chin resting on her chest, her hands
folded on her stomach and her eyelids
closed. Her regular breathing had been
pleasantly interrupted. Reused abrupt
". injured innocence protested yigor-
ously in her manner, you dear great
thing, how could you possibly imagine
I should go to sleep while you were
talking?"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
Where He Made His Money.

Years ago a gentleman settled In the
south Of England and became very
popular in the nelghborhood. The coun-
ty families could never discover how
he had made his money. but were sat
isfed by his solemn assurance that 1t
was not In trade. Nothing could ex-
coed the ordinary gravity Of his de-
meanor, which, indeed, caused him to
be placed on the commission Of peace,
but now and then, without any appar-
ent provocation, he would burst into
such a laugh as no one ever heard be-
fore except In one place.
Where they could have heard 1t puz-
zled the county families for five and
twenty years, but at last he was be-
trayed unconsciously by his own grand
child, who after a visit to a travelling
circus innocently exclaimed, why,
grandpa laughs just like the clown!'
james Payn.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
WHY TRAVEL ABROAD2
, An American Should Give His First
study TO His Home Land.


When Payne wrote There's No Place
Like Home" he gave poetic expression
to the love he bore toward the ingle
nook more precious than temples or
palaces" What flowers OF rhetoric
could approach in power Of assertion
these five little monosyllabic words,
There's No Place Like Home"-to
gainsay which were impossible!
1t is the great privilege of Americans
to be able without hyperbole to apply
them to travel, for what is there In any
part Of the habtable globe more
fraught with interest, instruction, edu-
cation. refreshment of mind and body
and uplifting Of soul than nature hae
provided, with hand so lavish, for the
delectatlon OF those having the good
fortune to dwell in this goodly land?
Would he see a Riviera? We have
several on the shores Of the azure wa
tiers both Of the gulf and the Pacific,
far dlstanclng that laved by the Med
iterranean.
Does he pine for snow capped noun
talns? Let him repair to the plains
whence Pixies Peak, Mount Logan and
our other great elevations rear their
hoary SUBMITS into cloudland.
Would he witness a majestic cata-
ract? There Is but one without rival,
the imperial Niagara-ln the chain Of
our great lakes, most turbulent Of
links.
Neither Nile, Niger nor Ganges, great
rivers though they are, are comparable
to our own Mississippi, well named
1.-THE Father Of Waters" Our peerless
Hudson excels in picturesque effects
the Wanted Rhine.
What Of the beauties of the Golden
Gate, on whose shores sits enthroned
Queenly San Francisco, pronounced
peerless among cities by much trav-
. eled European prince Of imperial
blood?
Where Is there, even In miniature,
anything to vie with that earthly para
disc, the valley Of the Yosemite; what
to compare with the deep and rugged
gorge through which passes to the sea
the impetuous Colorado river?
The Mammoth Cave Of Kentucky, one
Of the worlds wonders, is as yet but
partially explored.
Why, then, travel abroad, while all
these and vastly more than can be
enumerated remain unseen at home?
Are not ALBANIA and Pharpar, rivers
Of Damascus, better than all the waters
Of Israeli said Naaman the Syrian Of
old when ordered by the prophet to
betake himself to the Jordan for heal
Ing. Who can help admlring his pride
Of country and robust patriotism
Most worthy are they Of emulation.
Be it for health or recreation, there
is no grander travel field than that we
have at home.-Travel.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
The Rainy Day.

A we'll known artist recently received
q letter from a chap who has regularly
made it a practice to borrow money
of him. In this letter the chap who Is
always in financial difficulties surpris-
ed his correspondent by saying;
"Thls time l have decided to reverse
the usual order Of things, and, instead
of borrowing from you, l inclose here
with $50, which l am going to ask that
you will lay aside for me for a rainy
day"
But the artist couldn't find any re-
mlttance in the letter. He searched for
it on the floor, under the table-in fact,
everywhere he thought he might have
dropped it. Then quite accidentally he
turned over the sheet on which the let
ter was written and discovered this
postscript:
Owe Just looked out Of the window
and find It's raining like the very
deucew-Colller's
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
LonRfellow.

Conspicuous among the multitude OF
famous and interesting persons whom
Moncure D. Conway mentions In bis
autobiography is the poet Longfellow
At the time Mr.. Conway was study
ing In Cambridge In 1858 Longfellow
was the professor Of poetry in Harvard
university, and it is plain that the af-
lection and reverence the poet then In
spired in the young student have sur
vived the half century that has passed.
"Longfellow's personality was po-
tent among u.s." says Mr.. Conway.
"His modesty, his amiable man to man
manners toward the young, the absence
Of airs or mannerisms, his transparent
veracity Of mind and respect for all
sincere opinions, were very engaging
He was universally beloved"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
CUSTOMS IN MOROCCO.
The Scene at the Slave Market In
Marrakish.

From time to time we are taking
our meals in the open air." writes a
traveller to Morocco. II see the shep-
herd boys staring at us from a respect
full distance. To them we must seem
no better than savages. In the first
place, we sit on chairs and not on the
ground. We cut our bread, which, as
every true believer knows, is wicked
act and defies Providence, since bread
IS from Allah and may be broken with
the hand, but never touched with q
knife. Then we do not know how to
eat with our fingers, but use knives
and forks and spoons, that after mere
washing are common property. We do
not have water poured out over our
fingers before the meal beglns-the
preliminary wash In the tent is invisi-
bic and does not count-and we do not
say 'Bismilah' before we start eating.
Our daily bathing seems to puzzle
them greatly. / do not notice that lit
tie Larbi and his brother Kasem ever
tempt the sea to wash or drown them.
Yet they look healthy enough and are
full of dignity"
Wildly delineated, too, by the same
writer are the scenes in the slave mar
ket at Marrakish. THE various booths
where the statesmen keep their slaves,
OF all ages and both sexes, are care
fully screened from sight until the
market opens. Then one at time
these booths empty themselves Of their
contents and men, women and children
are marched around the inclosure, the
auctioneer crying out the latest bid,
and the slave owner pointing out the
best features Of his articles for sale.
"They are all gorgeously attired ana
decked out to show them off to the best
advantage. One by one the youngest
and the fairest and the fittest are
chosen until at the end of the long, hot
day only a few aged and weary and
worn are left. They have tramped
round and round the market oil day
long, but they are old and therefore
not wanted"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
A Story of Sir Robert Ball.

Sir Robert Ball, the noted British as
tronomer, on one occasion went to a
remote town in Ireland to lecture on
his favorite topic. Arriving at the sta
ton, he looked for the expected convey
ance, but found none. After all the
other passengers had disappeared q
man stepped up and said, Maybe
you're Sir Robert Ball" On receiving
an affirmative reply the man hastily
apologized. saying, "Sure, your honor,
I'm sorry kept you waiting, but l was
tould to look for an intellectual gintle-
man" Sir Robert thought that under
the circumstances 1t would be better
not to inquire what was the mans idea
Of intellectually.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
POPULAR VOLUMES.
In England After the Bible Como
Prayer and Hymn Books.

IN England AttcE inc biphc NV&O
Prayer and Hymn Books.
Ask any Of your friends which he
supposes are the most popular and
profitable books in the world, not in
Guiding the Bible, and 1t is about 10 to l
that he will only name two right out
of the first six, and it Is almost certain
that he will not correctly name the
first one Of these at all.
Passing by the Bible, the existing
book that has been most profitable and
that has had the greatest circulation,
though the two things are not quite
synonymous, is the prayer book, for
this volume has been in circulation
for over two centuries, practically as 1t
is today and 1t is known to be now
selling at the rate Of over 100000
copies a year. 1t is quite impossible,
as will be easily seen, to say how much
money It has brought in; but putting
It at the low estimate of $4,000 year
throughout its entire course as an alb
solutely certain average, we get the
enormous sum of 100000 as clear
profit, which is probably not more than
third of the actual profit.
The next most profitable volume now
extant is Hymns, Ancient and Mod
ern." The recent opposition to the new
edition, which is just appearing, Of
this famous hymn book has let us into
q few facts about its profits and circu-
lation. The copyright Of Hymns, An
cient and Modern" belongs to a few
individuals, and the book is used In
over 10000 churches, and more than
1000 900 copies Of it are sold annually.
These copies vary in price from 10
shillings down to sixpence, according
to style Of printing, binding and
whether containing the music or not.
But perhaps a fair average price to
take for our standard would be that
of shilling, and, calculating on such
a basis, we find that the income from
Hymns, Ancient and Modern" is at
least over $4,000 a year, OF which
probably one-half is clear profit
The third most profitable book known
is Moody and Sankey's Hymns" Few
OF your friends would ever place this
volume in its proper order If asked to
make out list Of six such books, as
before mentioned. Yet the fact re-
mains that Sankey's hymns have ire
mendous sale and enjoy popularity all
over the world. Without taking into
account their American sales, which
have been astounding, it was admitted
BY the English publishers of these
hymns some time back that the profits
had then exceeded f25O,O0O-Pearson's
London Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01

VIRGINIA:-In the circuit court
for the county Of Accomack, in the
vacation of said court, on the 22nd day
Of March, A. D., 1905.
l.. Floyd Mock, trustee. .... Plaintiff
against
The l.. +. Mumford Banking Co., q
corporation organized and existing I'M
der the laws Of the State of Virginia,
Edward Heath, Upshur L. Bradford,
John Bell, (of Jas. S., deceased) Zorro
babel G. Mason, James H. Mason, adj
ministrat0r of John f. Mason, deceas-
ed, f. II. Stockley, Julia Christian, j.
Amber Jarvis, Podgie W. Downing,
The Farmers & Merchants National
Bank of Onley, Va corporation or
ganized and existing under the laws of
the United States, and Mary Esther
Kellam, creditors of John l.. Trower
and Douglas w. Trower, secured by a
deed of trust dated February 9th, 1905.
and recorded in Accomack Circuit
Court Clerks Office, and all other Gre
ditors of the said John L. Trower and
Douglas W. Trower, if any, whose
names are unknown, and who are
made defendants by the general des-
cription of parties unknown, and the
saip John L. TrOwer and Douglas W..
TaoWer.. Defendants
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to inquire
and judicially ascertain what persons,
if any, other than those particularly
named in said deed, are interested in a
certain fund in the said plaintiffs
hands, ARISING from the sale of said
Jno. l.. and Douglas W. Trower's Store
House property in Keller, and also in
the "Dunkirk" farm of said Jno. l..
and Douglas w. Trower situated near
Grangeville in said county, by virtue
of clause in said deed conveying said
property to said trustee and securing
equally with those named in said deed
amy other creditors of said John L..
and Douglas w. Trower existing at this
date, who may have been omitted in
the foregoing list of CREDITORS"
I Affidavit having been made before
the clerk Of the said court, that all
other creditors of the said John L. and
Douglas w. Trower, if any, other than
those particularly named in said deed
who are, or may be interested in said
fund in the hands of said plaintiff,
whose names are unknown, and who
are made defendants by the general
description of parties unknown, are
parties unknown; on the motion of the
plaintiff, by his attorney, it is
ordered, that the said unknown
parties defendants, if any, do
appear here within fifteen days after
dine nuhlicaiiOn of this order and do
what is necessary to protect their In
terest; and that this order be published
once week for four successive weeks
in the "Peninsula Enterprise" news
paper published at Accomack G. H.,
Virginia, and also posted at the front
door of the Courthouse Of the said
County on the First Monday in April,
A. d. 1905.
Teste: JOHN d. GRANT, G. c.
A Copy
Teste JOHN D. GRANT, G. G..
l.. Floyd Mock, p. q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
Horses In the Time of Homer

The horses used in Homer's time
were war horses. The warriors were
drawn In charlots. The art of riding
was known, but it is alluded to as
something unusual. Ulysses at the
time of his shipwreck "bestrode a
plank. like horseman on big steed."
There are reasons for believing that
the practice Of riding was much later
than that Of driving, and the myth OF
the centaur, where, according to Shake
speare. man is incorpsed and demina-
tured with the beast" probably orig
mated at an early period when the ap-
nearance of a man on horseback was
q novel sight.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
Old Time Railway Travel.

Third class passenger coaches IN
England used to be coupled on next to
the engine. The travellers came In for
terrible treatment when any accident
occurred. At times the engine was
driven tender first, in which case
frozen hands could be warmed at its
smokestack The passengers were
packed, seventy Of them, into a truck
eighteen feet In length by seven and
q half In width. There was no roof
and not, as a rule, proper protection
at the sides.