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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15
AooOMAC COURT HOUSE. va.
SATURDAY, April Is, 1905
Entered at tie Postoffice st Acco"so " Tie
Va, as second class matter.

At a meeting of the Board OF super
visors of Accomac on Wednesday
netitions. containing many signatures
from Lee and Pungoteague dlstrlcIs'
were presented to the Board, asking
for an additional County School Levy
for school purposes. The Board very
properly declined to act in the matter
until the opportunity was gwen all
the tax-pavers to be heard from, ana
70 meet their views the resolution was
submitted, which appears in another
column of this issue, giving the tax
PAYERS in every district in the county
the privilege to speak out for OF
AGAINST it. The Board will pass upon
the question, as will be noted at Their
next meeting, and their action de-
ponds upon the petition containing
the names of the largest number OF
taxpayers. The question, therefore,
is ND to them to say, whether or not
they are willing to assume the addi-
tional small burden for the sake OF
better schools and longer school
term. If the majority petition" is
against it," then the schoOl-taX will
remain as it now is and we will have to
be satisfied with a school term of five
or six months. If the majority petit
ton is "for it" then we must pay the
additional tax of ten cents on the
hundred dollars, and can have, we
are credibly informed, better school:
with school term of eight or nine
months. The white taxpayers alone
will be allowed to sign the petitions
and in the event the increase Of the
taxes is approved, every dollar of il
under the provisions of the new con
stitution, can be applied to the sup
port of their schools. There is hardly q
doubt as to which of the petitions viii
contain the largest number OF sigma
lures and what the action of the
Board will be at its next meeting.
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In HemOriam.

In sad but loving remembrance OF
nv dear husband, James Kelley, who
departed this life one year ago to-day,
April II, 1904.
Why should we wish him back,
When he suffered SO with pain?
He sings, we hope, in the Angels
choir to-day,
And with Christ has gone to reign.
A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled,
The boon his love had given,
And though the body moulders here,
The soul, we hope, is safe in heaven.
IT'S hard, to break the tender cord,
Where love has bound the heart,
IT'S hard, so hard, to speak the words
We must forever part.
Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When the day of life is fled,
And in heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tears are shed.
By his wife and children.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

Senator Thomas S. Martin has writ
ten letter declining to speak at
Berkeley on the invitation of George
w. Jones, leader of the "straightout"
faction of the Democrats of Norfolk
county. He says he has not been a
party to any coalition in the county
and declares that the white Demo-
Gratis should unite against the Repub-
licans. Governor Montague has ac-
cepted an invitation to speak there on
the 18th.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

A. R. Holderby, for fifteen years
connected with the Times-Dispatch,
announces that new afternoon pa
n n is to be published in Richmond,
p, and 70 Is after June 1. The paper is to
be called The Evening Journal Mr..
T IT. L has resigned from the
T;mes-Dispatch, of which he has been
business manager.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15
SKILLED SPECIALIST!
knowledge and Skill can Only be
Gained by Experience.

There are many reasons why Chronic Diseases
should be treated by physicians who make them
a specialty. Physicians devoted to what is COM
monty termed family practice" are so engross-
ed with the treatment of acute diseases and ever
prevailing epidemcs. such as fevers, measles
scarlatina, etc, that they can pay but httie AZ
tention to those suffering from chronic diseases
but are hurried from pillar to post to administer
to the demands of more urgent cases.
Every physicians success depends upon ms
experience; if il is not ample, he cannot become
successful. A small number Of different cases
will afford but little opportunity for successful
practice. DR.. La F's practice brings him IN con-
tact daily and yearly with hundreds and thous-
ands of chronic cases. and with such ample ex-
perience he has become prominently successful
in their treatment. Any person can see at once
the force of these remarks.
Now. il you have been doctored without avall
until hone and faith are gone; II you are urea
and disgusted with the methods that have been
sd unsuccessfully employed il you are Wiling 70
be guided by your own judgment; II you are
ready to act for yourself and not to be innuenceu
further by njudiciOus friends 90. who advise you
To continue in the footsteps followed by your
great grandfather il. in short you are not SO SCI
in the old ways that you are not wiling 10 OF
convinced and If you want TO be cured; tneI, can
on DR. La Fonzo and learn something OF MS new,
Rational Practical and Scientlhc system oi
treating the diseases of which he makes spec
ialty.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15
Rod Oliver,
MOkO, Jr.

Brown colt, Is hands, LOO lbs, 4
wears this Spring. Sired by Moko, Che
by Baron Wilkes, 2:1S)-sire of Ferenoo,
2:O5J, Mabel, 2:10i and 3 others, fnli
brother to Bumps, 2;O3l and Baron u,
2:10.
list dam Rosa Baron, by Earl Baltic,
2:I7. (he by Baron Wilkes, 2:lS)
sire of 4 in $3.50 list.
end dam Rosetto, by Axtell, 2:1z, sire
of 90 in $50 list, 8 better than
2:1O. Champion 3 year old to high
wheel sulky.
9rd dam Minuet, by Director, 2:17, sire
of 50 better. than 2:30, including
Director, 2:c5l Direct. 2:05i; Ma
than Straus, 2:041; Direction, 2:OS;
and grand-sire of such great ones
as Directly, 2:03l; Direct Hal, 2:O4l
John A. McKerron, 2:04f &c.
4th dam Pearl, by Hambletonian 10.
Pearl is the dam of Spaniard 2:20i,
and 3 producing sons.
9Th dam --- by American Star ii
The above colt MOKO, JR. will make
the season at the farm, limited to 10
mares. We have above given you out
lines of his breeding-ifinterested study
them. We consider him the strongest,
stoutest and most fashionable bred colt
In Virginia to-day, The Baron Wilkes
family, and especially through his son
MOKO, have become to be noted FOL
winning the large colt stakes, as well
as trotting on to very low records.
Fee $500. $500 rebate allowed fol-
bringing mare to farm.
e%-In response to several requests
will say, SIDNEY PRINCE will make
the Fall Season, beginning as early as
possible to get through home work, IN
upper part of Accomac. Application
made either to us or w. A. Hurley
Atlantic, Va. Limited to % approved
mares.
Floyd Bros.
Bridgetown, Va.
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BELINDA.
Renovated and Opened.

NV HOTEL at BLOOMTOWN, VA,
IS now occupied by Mr.. William Har-
rison Lewis and family. All need
have no fear in giving them a share
of their patronage, as Mrs. Lewis has
few equals as hotel hostess. Heat
cd bedrooms furnished if desired with
out extra expense.
A first-class LIVERY is still being
run by me in connection with hotel
Will meet passengers at Wisharts
and other points with team upon no
tice by writing or phoning direct to
hotel.
Will convey two or more passengers
from Bloomtown to Wisharts TOR 20
cents each, or from Wisharts to Bloom
town same rate.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15
|C0W PEAS.
SOY BEANS.
VIRGINIA:-In the Circuit Court for
the County of Accomack, in the
Vacation of the said Court, Oh
9th day of April, A. D., 1903.
The Parksley National
Bank, Plaintiff,
against In Deo''
E. Addie Parkes,
Defendant,

r.. Add1e farKes,
Defendant,
The object of this suit is to recover
If the defendant, E. Addie Parkes, he
sum of $4,000, with interest from the
99nd dav of August, 1904, 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, IL
is ordered that she, the said non.res
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 week for Iour
successive weeks in the Peninsula
Enterprise" newspaper published at
Aceomack c. H., Virginia, and also
nosted at the front door of the Court,
House of the said County on the Third
Monday in April, A. D., 1893.
Teste: JOHN D. GRANT, Z. u
IL Tes te JOHN D. GRANT, G. G.
Jno. r. & ]. Harry Rev, p. q.
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FOR SALE-A good mich COW to the
pail for the sum of twenty-five dollars.
A. r. James,
Onley, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

NoTIcE-Ifyouhave chickens or hogs
for which you wish to get the highest
market cash price, call to see me or
write to me.
James Logan,
Onley, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

1t will bring rich, red blood, firm
flesh and muscle. That's what Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will do;
Taken this month, keeps you well all
summer. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
VIM. p. Bell & Co.,
Halls Pharmacy, Parksley.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

WANTED-Teamster to drive four
mule team. House furnished.
A. j. Lilliston,
Accomac, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

For SALE-One IS H. P. engine and
% H. P. boiler at Onancock both in
thorough repair and good as new at a
sacrifce-about one third of their
value.
N, IT. Matthews,
OnancOck
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15
DR.. La Fonzo's
Appointments:

VIII be in KELLER on Wednesday,
April 18th, and will remain until May
1st. Office opposite the Depot.
Will be in EXMORE Tuesday, May
2nd.
Will be in PARKSLEY Wednesday,
May Sd.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

NoTICE-Twenty-six cattle were de-
horned by me in the town and viclnl-
ty last Monday and my services are
open to the public. Let me serve you.
Terms moderate.
G.. D. Wilkins,
Accomac Q. H.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

For SALE-A car load of A. Wrenn
& Sons buggies, Surveys and Runa-
bouts at lowest prices. We buy them
in large quantities so as to be able to
competitors.
Coleburn & Stockley,
Keller, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

NoTIcE-Early Charleston, Wake
field cabbage plants for sale at 10
cents per 100, S1.00 per thousand I. o.
b., New Church Station, Va. Call on
or address.
w. J. Phillips,
Mona, Va.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

BUSINESS NOTICES.
For SALE-A car load of A. Wrenn
& Sons buggies, Surveys and Runa-
bouts at lowest prices. We buy them
in large quantities so as to be able to
undersell competitors.
Coleburn & Stockley,
Keller, Va.
NoTICE-Ifyouhave chickens or hogs
for which you wish to get the highest
market cash price, call to see me or
write to me.
James Logan,
Onley, Va.
FOR SALE-A good mich COW to the
pail for the sum of twenty-five dollars.
A. r. James,
Onley, Va.
WANTED-Teamster to drive four
mule team. House furnished.
A. j. LillistOn,
Accomac, Va.
NoTICE-Twenty-six cattle were de-
horned by me in the town and vlclnl-
ty last Monday and my services are
open to the public. Let me serve you.
Terms moderate.
G. D. Wilkins,
Accomac Q. H.
NoTCE-The Pocomoke Ice plant
has been put in thorough repair ana
we are now ready to fill all orders
promptly, Your patronage solicited
Very Respectfully,
Pocomoke Ice Co.,
Pocomoke City, Md.
| FOR SALE-Paris Green distributors,
price $3.50 cash by
Z. Baker,
Pocomoke City, Md.
NoTICE-Early Charleston, Wake
field cabbage plants for sale at III
cents per 100, S1.O0 per thousand I. O..
b., New Church Station, Va. Call on
or address.
| w. J. Phillips,
Mona, Va.
| 1t will bring rich, red blood, firm
flesh and muscle. That's what Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will do:
Taken this month, keeps you well all
summer. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
VIM. P. Bell & Co.,
Halls Pharmacy, Parksley.
For SALE-One IS H. P. engine and
% H. P. boiler at Onancock both In
, thorough repair and good as new at a
sacrifce-about one third of their
? value.
N. IT. Matthews,
Onancock.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-15

NoTICE-The Pocomoke Ice plant
has been put in thorough repair and
we are now ready to fill all orders
promptly. Your patronage solicited
Very Respectfully,
Pocomoke Ice Co.,
Pocomoke City, Nd.
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FOR SALE-Paris Green distributors,
price $3.50 cash by
E. Baker,
Pocomoke City, Md.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-03
CONGO PYGMIEs TRAVELLING FROM AFRICA 10 EUROPE

Among the latter individual types OF
the lower order crop out now and then,
indicating that the TWO We're. to a GER
tain extent merged in past ages
Whence the pygmies came or where
they originated is unknown to us. In
the hieroglyphic records of the Egypt
ians and other ancient people are ac-
counts that prove conclusiyely that the
dwarfs existed in Africa at that time.
However. from native traditions gath
cred by, Schweinfurth. Junger and
other travellers, it appears that the lit
tie people occupied land as far north
as the western Nile water shed, and
were driven thence by invasions of
larger blacks. To-day they are con-
fined to the Congo forests and to such
portions of these as extend toward the
Nile water shed and into CAMERON
and French Gaboon. There seems to
be some connection between the pyg
mics and the bushmen OF. South Africa,
and if this is true it gives color to the
theory of the former wider occupancy
of the continent by the dwarfs. Traces
of pygmies have been found in Eu-
rope, and while there is no absolute
proof of a prehistoric, universal, dwarf
people, there is some ground for belief
In the truth Of this, and the acceptance
of this theory furnishes us with an ex-
PLANTATION for the general occurrence
of the NEUROLOGICAL dwarfs in human
folklore.
The existence of the pygmies Is Of
the rudest; they do not practice agri-
culture and keep no domestic animals.
They live by means of hunting and
sharing, elxing this out by means OF
thieving from the big negroes, on the
outskirts of whose tribes they usually
establish their little colonies though
they are as unstable as water, and
range far and wide through the for
ests. They have seemingly become ac-
quainted with metal cniy through con-
tact with superior beings. and their
weapons were formerly OF wood or
stone only. They live In little conical
huts about four feet high and four feet
in diameter. constructed by thrusting
withes in the ground. tying them to-
gether at the top and matching them
with leaves. Each man usually has
but one wife, the couples housing to-
gether in single hut, but as soon as a
child leaves the mothers breast sep
arate hut is constructed for it, and as
we can imagine. some OF these are alb
surdly tiny. The women are said tc
be affectionate and make dutiful wives
sometimes marrying into the tribes Of
the larger negroes.
The dwarfs have no separate Ian
guage Of their own, but speak, roughly
the dialects Of the neighboring tribes
Of large blacks. While in the forests
they are usually absolutely unclothed
but they adopt sufficient covering fo'
decency when they come into contac
With others. Scientific American.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-03
CLUB CANAL WORKMEN
Shipload From Martinique FREEZER
Death to Fanamas Terrors.
Barring Their Breasts, the Men Declare
They viii Perish Before working
Under Deadly Conditions.

Colon, Panama Six hundred and
fifty laborers from Martinique, brought
here on the French steamship Yer
sailles under contract to work on the
canal, refused to disembark or to sub
nit to vaccination, which is imperative
under the American sanitary regula
tions.
The men clamored to be taken back
to Martinique, asserting that they had
been misinformed as to the conditions
here before they embarked, and that
later they learned these conditions
were intolerable and deadly. How
ever, 500 of them were with difficulty
persuaded to land, and these were sent
to points along the line of the canal.
One hundred and fifty remained on
board and declined to leave the ship
under any consideration.
These men were forcibly elected
from the vessel by Panama and Canal
Zone policemen, but not until nearly
every one of them had been dubbed
and several were bleeding from their
wounds
The French Consul at Colon, M Bon
henry, appealed to the men to listen
to reason, explaining that they had
left Martinique under contract with
the canal zone emigration agent guar.
anteeing the payment of their passage
here, and that while working on the
canal they would have in addition to
their wages the guarantee of free
quarters and free medical attendance.
The men, however, were not amen
able to this reasoning.
Before noon, at the instance of NJ
Raven, the agent of the ce.npany, and
of the French Consul squad of Pam
aman police went on board the vessel
and told the men that force would be
used if they persisted in their refusal
to disembark. Seeing that the police
were armed with bayonets and guns,
the men again barred their breasts and
said they preferred death rather than
be taken ashore.
The laborersA at 2 O'clock were in
formed that they would be given two
hours to reconsider their decision, and
at 4 O'Clock three of them consented to
disembark. the Others still holding out.
Then the Panama police, armed with
clubs, approached the laborers, and on
their refusing to leave the ship began
to club them right and left. The zone
police, a few minutes later, assisted in
the clubbing, but with better judgment
and less indiscriminately About fifty
of the laborers leaped into the sea, but
all of them were able to swim. The
captain, however, lowered boat,
which picked them up. Nearly every
man had received blows and several
of them were bleeding from ugly
wounds.
Seeing that resistance was useless,
the men yielded, came ashore and be-
gan to eat the food which had been
placed on the dock in sight of them for
several hours. At o'clock all the la
borers, who were in a pitiable condi-
ton, were placed on board train,
which left for Corozal, where they will
be put to work.
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THE PYGMIEs OF THE CONGO.

For years we have been aware OF the
actual existence Of race Of pgymies
III the interior of Africa. And now,
authorities on the subject have ex-
pressed the belief that in this little
known race of black dwarfs. hidden
to-day in the Businesses of the tropica!
forests Of the Congo, but in past CEN
turtles probably far more common and
widespread, we may have the origin
Of the dwarfs Of tradition. Sir Harry
Johnston, the well-known English ex-
9lorer, made famous by his classic dis
,overy of the okapi and by his re-
searches among the ape-like little
black people, is of this opinion.
The human type, in all probability,
hrst emerged from the ape in South
eastern Asia, possibly in India. The
higher types forced the negro from the
continent in an eastward direction,
across the intervening islands. as far
as Australia. and westward into
Africa. Even to-day ape-like negroes
are found in the gloomy forests, who
are doubtless direct descendants Of
these early types of man. who probably
closely resembled their simian ances-
tors. They are found on the eastern
border of the Congo woodland and III
other portions of the Congo basin, and
the attention of scientists was first
called to them by Johnston. Grogan
and Sharpe. They are often dirty vel
Iowish brown in color and covered with
a fine down. Their faces are fairly
hairy, with great prognathism, and re-
treating chins, while in general they
are unintelligent and timid. having lit
tie tribal cohesion and usually living
upon the fringes cf higher tribes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-03
A HOMEMADE TALKING MACHINE

Would you like to make talking
machine? If you have toy trumpet
put the small end in your mouth and
your two hands over the large, or fun
mel end. Now blow through the trum-
pet. and open and rhut your hands
once quickly. The syllable ina" will
be sounded. and if you repeat this in a
quick succession the word mamma
will be spoken BY the trumpet 1t
may have strident sound. but it will,
nevertheless. be a spoken word.
Another good imitation Of the human
voice, says the New York Evening
Mail, may be made by taking large
empty spool and stretching across the
hole at one end two rubber bands. The
bands must be close together at their
edges, but must not overlap. You can
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-03

in almost any part of forest, as
birch can be had at almost any time.
The construction is as follows: Cut a
stick about one foot long and one-inch
thick. Split one end down two inches
and sharpen point at the other end,
as shown in Fig. l. Then peal OFF
piece Of bark two inches wide and
four inches long. as in Fig. 2. Bend the
bark to the size of the candle and
slide it in the split stick. and your
candle-stick Il made 1t is then stuck
in the ground in any part of the tent
desired. The longer the stick the high
err the light will be.-E. M. johnson, in
Forest and Stream.