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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-16
Tho Drink EVIL In the Pacific Islands

Robert Lamb, author Of saints ana
sayages," says that the drink eyil 10
one Of the curses Of the Pacific ISLANDS
Englishmen are forbidden by Jaw 10
nav the natives IL liquor, though II 10
probable that the law is eyaded' ohs
day Mr.. Lamb came to village 'wnere
French traders were paying for cocoa'
nuts with drink. The old chief was
seated on the ground leaning agains. >.
bis hut, crying, "Oh, save my people"
He had himself been induced 10 take
mart in the drinking bout. Pointing 70
the bottles by bis side, he said: lhey
are paying the boys with that ana run
ing them. 1t has killed me-" The mis-
sionaries would have taken him down
10 the station for treatment. bnt ne
cried: "No, no! | am not worthy
Rury me outside the fence. And-sase
my people," The same afternoon III
| diQd
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-16
r,. I.e.son Of Heredity.

,rbs~e are many influences which ue'
ro,oo 4te moral nfe besides environ
meut. believe absolutely anu en-
nbuticslLy IN heredity. The reason tne
aomestie deg circles around two OF
tNrae times before he lies down u
aIeen Mt the IsJtchen stove Is pecause
his wild ancestar in the eastern "oous
or ON western prsirie circled arouhu ~ ~
tho same way to track down the ieaVeS
or the grasses before he lay down +. ~
s,oon beneath the campfires OF the glit
.ox,no stars. The reason the Jew IS tn'
shrewdest and most suceessrul ouyel
! and money lender Of the world is' pe
oo,,so for centuries he was %doWntrou
| don bv the gentiles. He could ooid III
rool nroperty. II be was lande"ne
49, astat. was confiscated at ua
, wb,ms Of his neighbors. The oni
, r,oana of livelihood opened to Shyioc
t -,rzz that OF a trader and money lenue,
The reason the American lnuiah
D .rhst no is today is because the wiz
I romantic life depicted IN FenlinoI
3 Cooper's "'Leatherstocking laleS
still In his blood, and the redskin seen
60 he urable to anchor his existence
a farm and change his wigwam TO
stono Areside, But though l belie'
:, much in prenatal influences, also
~ l,eve much in environment II y
ID and place the right kinu oi a'9Oo,%t ,,'o'',,
70 about our young folks we can inevi'
N bly save them for God If we wiz.
Id How powerfully this truth came
or me a few weeks ago! Our last natic
al holiday of Fourth of July was
! very busy one for me. l was wSrn. or (.
hard in my study. In order to hast
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-16
ChamberIaIn's Cough Remedy.

This is q medicine Of great worth
and merit. Try it when you nave d
cough or cold and you are certain 70
be pleased with the quick relief winch
It affords. 1t is pleasant to take ano
can always be depended upon. Fol
sale by.
B. s. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, aDd all county agencies
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-16

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We headquarters for
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Our Carriage Wagon and Harness department.
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We also carry full stock Of
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Farming Implements Peg Tooth Haows Fane 'r ~
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Do you intend to paint your dwelling II 50 use
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r Won wish to contract give call our Acl % % von
, you & trih Won with designs etc. and WI" oo you
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We asks of your patronag anu aeS"le W" ''
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-16
Here You Will Find

Thousands of useful articles not
kept by any other house on the
Shore and when you need such
articles simply give us call ana
we will not only serve you with
it promptly, but with anything
Won NAV wish from our
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08
Greenwood. Saturday, April 8. 1905
When the Spill Comes.

Recently in writing OF the
Senatorial race of John Sharp Will
Jams and Governor Vardaman, we
took occasion to say that Will
Jams was a rich man; in the same
article, but in an entirely different
sense, we stated that the Governor
had always been too busy and too
honest to make money.
And now it %transpires that u
esteemed and steaming contempora-
~ down the street has attempted to
make capital out of our statement
and breathlessly declares that
it was a deep reflection upon the
honesty of John Sharp. Without
attempting to make an argument of
the matter, of course there is no one
who can read, except the editor OF
the excess baggage down the street,
who could in any way construe the
article in question into a reflection
upon anybody.
The Commonwealth has the great
est amount of admiration for both
the Governor and Congressman, sc
much so in fact, that it has beer
very careful not to declare itself fol
or against either, because both art
friends and neighbors, and becaus.
further, the race has not and ma,
never narrow down between tn
two.
However, we are inclined to be
lieve that the editor of tho OLE
Vehicle down the street is attempt
ing to carry water on both shoulder
as well as a big tub full upon hi
sky piece, as between Williams AM
Vardaman, and some body is likel.
to get wet when the inevitable spill
comes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08
Cat'spaw Cassie.

Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, who got
millions from the Ohio banks by
forging the name of Andrew Car
.negie, has been sentenced to ten
years in prison, but has asked and
may get a new trial. While this
woman is of course guilty, as
charged, it is Jul opinion that she
was made a mere cat'spaw by a set
of men, including some of the bank
ers alleged to have been swindled,
and that their names and methods
will be made public when the wo-
man finds that there is no chance
for her to avoid Imprisonment.
To say that a banker would hand
over millions of dollars to a woman,
or anyone else, without the closest
examination of the securities offered,
is to say that he is either a fool, or a
party to the division sure to be made
a little later.
There is just a bare chance, how
ever, that some of the bankers and
some outside shrewd business men
with the woman as a go-between
took a desperate chance at forging
the name of Carnegie, believing
that he would die, or that they could
have him killed, before the exposure
were made; it may be that they be-
lieved that after his death there
would be none to question the sigma:
lures and that the paper would be
Immediately redeemed by his exc.
cutor. At any rate we believe there
are more concerned in this gigantic
Juggling of millions than the lone
hysterical wife of a doctor. Ant
the woman will tell if she is no
saved from prison.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08

TT pays to advertise. We know it
l. for we have tried it and have
been convinced. Recently we adj
vertised for the identity of a fellow
who was masquerading under the
nom de plume of "Pilgrim,' and
now he has come into the lime light
ard confessed as to who he is ard
where he could be found. How
ever we did not meet him at the
appointed place because he wanted
too much, like many other fellows
we know. He writes as follows:
Greenwood, March, 25. MI. Ed
itor: [ hear that you desire to make
the acquaintance of the man called
Pilgrim 1t would scarcely pay you
to do so, but if you insist, he can be
seen by following these rules: Dress
yourself in white pajamas and socks
with spots on them, armed with a
razor and a bottle of old whiskey,
come to the Greenwood end of the
bridge at II o'clock on the night OF
April LIST. You will recognize Pill
grim by his being dressed in a tall
hat and Prince Albert coat, with a
boquet in his right hand. The pass
ward is to be 'Uberdam,' on hearing
which he will return same by a solar
plexus blow, then the recognition
will be complete. Yours truly,
PILGRIM
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08
PluribuS Unum.

We do not profess to be much on
Latin, but we venture the assertion
that the E Pluribus Unum idea in
agriculture has been a dismal failure.
In plain, Americanized English we
mean to say that the farmers
couldn't be forced to stick together
with glue.
Word comes from Kentucky that
the merchants are selling more than
twice as much "plant-bed netting
as they did last year. To the unini-
tiated this means nothing; but
in reality it means that the to-
bacco growers + making ready to
plant a largely increased acreage
over last year, and this, too, when
they solemnly agreed to reduce their
acreage from one-fourth to one-half,
and have 10Y an organization that
has thus far held out against the
trust.
The only way in which an in
creased acreage can be be interpret.
ed is in the sweeping statement thai
the kentucky farmers are not hon
est either with themselves or with
their neighbors or with the public
veal. Their idea is one based en-.
tirely upon greed; the growers who
agree to reduce and do not keep the
obligation evidently believe thei1
neighbors are truthful while openly
acknowledging themselves to b
liars of the first magnitude. They
90 upon the belief that every othel
man will reduce while they alon'
will increase and reap the re
ward that short crops always bring
The indication points to the belle
that nearly all the kentucky tobacco
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08

growers are liars and that the tobac-
co trust knew them to be all the
time and therefore was not worried
over their bell-ringing and speech
making deliberations and resolu-
tons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08
ALONG THE BYWAYS.
PEOPLE AND THINGS.
X
Commonwealth is always

Teduy anu Wiling 10 give DotH
sides of every issue with which we
deal, and submitted below is the
opinion of Pilgrim" who seems to
be an old hard shell of much travel !
and experience. 1t may be a case
of water on the brain with him, as
he sees visions of canals, but our
readers can believe as they please in
the matter:
In continuation of my first COM
municatlon to your paper, | am con-
WINGED that it would be the worst
policy possible, noW-when Green
wood is handicapped with debt, add
to the burthen, already borne by
the issuance of bonds that could not
be paid in a generation. You might
do this and have an up-to-date town
but at what a cost to the people!
A few rich persons might be able to
weather the financial storm, but
where would be the small property
owners-lost amidst the breakers of
financial destruction. The fable of
the old man of the sea would be re-
peated. Iassert, without fear of sue
cessful contradiction, that it would
be not only unwise but an injury
to Greenwood to pave her streets
certainly ruinous at the present
time. There is a better and a
cheaper plan to be pursued. Is it
not apparent to the most casual OBJ
server that the canal system of trans
portion is greatly better than that Of
vehicles over paved or dirt roads.
In ancient times in all countries the
most advanced Nations developed on
this line, notably in Egypt. Then
came the supremacy of Venice
great in money power, commerce
and art-Queen Of the Adriatic.
Holland, the great Ouch centre OF
wealth, mother Of naval heroes
deriving her power from her water
ways. In this age Germany is hon
ey-combed with canals. Austria
and France are spending vast sums
Not to dry up the water-but tc
spread it and thus enrich all the
land.
+ The United States has Just en-
tered upon a canal project to con
meet the oceans, the most gigantic
of the problems of all the ages
= Roads would not answer the de
| mands of the world. The true CT,
for us to utter should be mot les
1 water but more water still.
. And then, too, consider the ques
: ton from the artistic and beautiful
points of view: Her canals, tillet
with quaint gondolas, manned b,
skilled and picturesquely dressed
gondoliers, making night melodiou
n with the music of their songs trans
porting passengers and freight to al
points at little cost, no expense Q
d vehicles, animals, etc, with n
t "mauds" and niggers to mar tn
beautiful scene. Say, Oh citizen
of Greenwood, would you not like
have this picture realized in you
town? Then, if so you ca
y beyond a doubt. Only resolve t
al crush this move to add burdens t
your already great load. [ have n
d doubt that if you determine upo
" my plan, that parties fully able an
v reliable could be found in twent,
four hours to enter into agreeme1
with the city for a certain amour
t. to furnish a perfect and pleasal
'g system of water transportation IL
. year round. Only let the city coul
Gil advertise for bidders for tn
work and | will guarantee the BIZ
ders mot Objectionable ones) wi
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08

come forward in a day and a night.
Only see what would be the fruits
of this plan! A second Venice, sit
ting proudly upon a throne of beauty,
long lines Of beautiful canals con-
Meeting all parts of town, charming
ly decorated gondolas sailing grace
fully along avenues; no muddy and
unsightly roads to mar the effect, no
rafting of wagons and carts to dis
turb the scene.
Issue bonds, tax the people to
death, drive off capitalists who wish
to come, garrote financially your
town; Greenwood will no longer be
called Growing Greenwood" Now
look upon that picture, then upon
this Hyperion to a Satyr." AS =
well wisher l beg you may make a
wise selection. PILGRIM.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08
WiIfuIl Waste.

Blind tigers are still reaping the re-
ward of their nefarious business in this
county, and our officers seem determined
to put down the illegal business.
Scarcely a week passes but that barrels
of whiskey are destroyed publicly in
the court yard.-Sunf1ower Tocsin.
The readin' ov this peace ov news
has blinded our eyes and shuved
our reason off ov the edge of thought
and paralyzed our hand sose we
can't write. The very idee ov emmy
fool officer, who is paid by the pee
pull, maxim a ijit ov hisself by dis
troyin' Ticker in SIGH an unnatural
way, eileen upsets us. We air now
runnin' fer to ketch the fust train
that will take us to that court house
y~ard.-Hardeman Free Press CORE
spondence to The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08

Are you going to reduce your cot
ton acreage as agreed, or is your in
tention to double your crop, deceive
your neighbors and put yourself in
the pocket of the stock gamblers?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08

JUDGE R. w. Hatch, Justice OF
y the Peace, of the Sidon District,
was a pleasant caller at this office
Tuesday. The Judge is one of the
two only surviving members Of a
company of a Louisiana Confederates,
and has been requested to write a
series of adventures for the Confed-
crate, a monthly publication of Nash
vile, and will very likely do SC at
an early date. One of the most
thrilling adventures in which Judge
Hatch figured occurred in Georgia
in which his company ambushed
the Sixth Kentucky Federal cavalry,
and did so much injury that ever
afterward a price was fixed upon the
head of every man who took part in
the fight. We are sure that if the
occurrences as recited by the Judge
were reduced to writing they would
make interesting reading for every
one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08

Nov, here is another commune
cation which we respectfully
refer to the Mayor and Board Of
Alderman:
Greenwood, April, Z. Dear Ed
itor:-Seeing in your paper a COM
munication urging the city to abolish
streets and side walks and establish
canals for water transportation and
the raising of ~alligatars, frogs and
terripins; and having great conf
dence in the superiority of this over
every other plan, I desire to say that
if the Council should approve the
matter [ will take the contract and
furnish ample bond for proper per
Torrance of same.
Yours very truly,
ELIJAH SCINBM,
Retired Philanthropist and Capt.
talist.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08

JUDGE Hammer, who presided
- over our last term of circuit court
made a splendid record. He left
the docket cleaner than it has ever
been in the history of our county.
One hundred cases on the civil
docket were cut down to ten. Thirty
cases carried over from the criminal
docket of the last term of the court
were found at the present term and
twenty prisoners were captured by
the officers and arraigned.-Sunfow
er Tocsin.
For Sale.
A limited quantity of Kings Imp. Cot
ton Seed from seed obtained from King
Cotton Co., of Lewisburg, N. c., spring
Of 1904. 75c per bushel, F. o. B. here.
]. NJ. POWERS, franklin, Miss.
Gunther's candies, all size packages
at Scates.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08
For Sale.

Gunther's candies, all size packages,
1t Scates.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
a Woman's Advice.

New Yorker: a woman who has had
very unhappy married life gives this
advice To young women:
Don't marry u man TO reform him.
II can't be done unless he is -.Ider %.
The woman who permits her heart TO
rule her head makes a sad mistake.
II girl loves : man. no matter how
dIssipateG or selfish he may be, she
plunges into matrimony with her eyes
closed.
No woman should ever depend entire
~ on her husband for happiness. IL is
folly and leads always TO heartaChc. a
married woman should have u life
apart from her husband.
Let her keep sweet and true and low
able. but beyond a certain point she
should not venture. lest she lose her
individuality In her husbands, with the
result that he will impose upon her.
Beware OF "A man with an ungovern-
able temper: and almost all men are
endowed with this quality.
Shun the man who drinks 20 excess,
for Il IL a habit that leads To wreiChed-
ness.
Avoid also the man who IL selfish.
the man who considers always his own
interests before those Of his wife.
All men are tickle. and IL depends on
the wi!c's power To hold them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25


Rreathes there n man with soul so dead.
Who never 10 himself has said.
"My trade OF late In getting bad.
Ill try another ten-inch ad."
IL such there be. 20 mark him well:
For him. no bank account shall swell
No angel watch the golden stair
To welcome home a millionaire.
The man who never asks for trade
Ry local line or ad displayed
Cares more for rest than worldly gain
And patronage but gives him pain.
Tired lightly. friends. let no rude sound.
Disturb his solitude profound.
Here let him live In calm repOse
Unsought except by men he owes
And when he dies 20 plant him deep
That naught may break his dreamless
sleep.
Where no rude clamor may dispell
The quiet that he loved 80 well.
And that the world may know Its loss.
Place on his grave a wreath OF moss:
And on a stone above: Here lies
A chump who wouldn't advertise"
M. l.. Carey.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
GRIPS UGLY SEQUEL
KNEES STIFF, HANDS HELPLEsR,
RHEUMATISM NEAR EEART.
fir.. Van seoy Experience. DanE~rcus.
After Effects from Grip aud t.-arns
Value of n BIood issmedy.

nr.. Van seoy Experience. DanE~reus-
Aner-E nscts from Grip ard L-arns
Value of n Hood issmedy.
The grip leaves behind IL Weakened
vital powers, thin blood. Impaired di-
gestion and oycr.scnSitive nerves.
condition that makes the system an easy
prey TO pneumonia, bronchitis, rheuma-
tism. nervous prostitution, aud even con-
sumption.
The story told by scores Of victims %
the grip is substantially tho same. Ono
was tortured by terrible pains nj the
base Of the skull; another was left tired.
faint aud in every way wretched FROM
anamia or scnntiness Of blood: another
had horrible headaches, was nervous and
couldn't sleep; another was left with
weak lungs, difficulty in breathing ana
acute neuralgia. In every case relief
wns sought in vain until the great blood
builder aud ncrve.tonic. DR.. williamsP
Pink Pills, was used. For quickness and
thoroughncss 81 action nothing Is known
that will approach il.
Mrs. Van Scoy makes statement thsa
tuDIpENh NAlN sAN
81 had severe attack Of grip and. b.
| fore had fully recovered, rheumatixm
| set i'm and tormcntci me for thrso
I months. / was ia n badly rundown
state. Soon after II began l was so lame
for week that could hardly walk u
kept growing steadily worse and ut lase
! had 20 give up completely aud for
three weeks l was obliged to keep my
bed. My knees were 80 stiff couldnt
bend them, and my hands were perfectly
helpless. Then the pains began 10
thrcstcu my heart aud thoroughly
alarmed me.
while was suffering in this way I
Glanced to run across little book that
toll about the merits Of DR.. Williams
Piuk Pills. The statements in 10 inn
pressed Eic End led me To buy a box. These
pills proved the very thing l needed.
Improvement sct IN ~ soon ~ l began
10 take them, and it was very marked by
the time ! had finished the first box.
Four boxes made me well woman. I"
Mrs. Laura NJ Van Scoy lives ut No
20 Thorpe street, Danbury. Conn. DIR.
Williams Pink Pills are equally well
adapted for any other Of the diseases that
follow in the train Of grip. They are
sold by al druggists.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
RESTORED TO HEALTH.
THANKS TO PE.RU-NA.
Friends We're Alarmed
Advised Change of Climate

Miss Mildred Keller. us 18th street.
n. w. Washington. II. c., writes:
II can safely recommend Psruna for
catarrh. had IL for years aud IL would
respond 20 no kind of treatment. or IL IL
did IL was only temporary, aud on the
slightest provocation the trouble would
com. back.
81 was I'm such q STATE that my
friends were alarmed about me. and !
was advised 20 leave this climate.
Then ! tried Peruna. and 10 my great
10y found IL helped me from the first
dose I took. and few bottles cured
me.
lit built up my constitution, ! re.
gained my appetite. AMI ] feel that ]
am perfectly well and strong. Mildred
Keller.
We have ON Gle many thousand testi.
monials like the above. We can give
our readers only n slight glimpse oi the
vast array Of unsolicited endorsements
nr. Hartman is receiving.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25

Many women long for child 10 bless
their homes, but because Of some de-
bility or displacement of the female
organs they are barren.
Preparation for healthy maternity IL
accomplished by Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound more successfully
than by any other medicine, because Il
gives tone and strength to tho entire
female organism, curing NIL fisplace-
ments, liberation and inflammation.
A woman who Is In good physical
condition transmits 20 her children the
blessings OF q good constitution. In
not that IN incentive 10 prepare for q
healthy maternity
IL expectant mothers would fortify
themselves with Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. which for thirty
years has sustained thousands OF
women In this condition, there would
be n great decrease In miscarriages, In
suffering. and in disappointments nj
birth.
The following letters 20 Mrs. Pink
ham demonstrate the power of Lydia
l.. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound In
such cases.
Mrs. l.. c. Glover, Vice President of
Milwaukee Business woman's Associa-
ton, Of Ga Grove Street, Milwaukee,
Wis. writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham.-
al was married for several years and no
children blessed our home. The doctor said
bad . complication Of female troubles and
could not have any children unless could
be curcd. For months took his medicines,
trying In vain Tor n cure, but at last my hus-
band became Disguised and suggested that I
Many Nonen Nave Been Benefited b,