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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
HAIR POWDER.
The High Price of Grain In England
Sealed It's Doom.

Sealed It's DOOms
During the last years of the eight
zenith century the price of grain In Eng
land was very high. SO much -four
was used as hair powder that an at
tempt was made to check Its use. A
hook. AT the Sign Of the BARRIERS
Pole" contains n copy OF document
issued by the mayor, justices and
principal inhabitants" Of Great Var
mouth. recommending the disuse or
hair powder for time.
1--WE natter ourselves" they said In
this proclamation, which was issued In
january. 1895, 1.-The military Will not
hesitate to adopt II, being fully convinc-
cd that appearances are ut all times TO
be sacrificed to the public veal and
that I'm doing this they really do good.
Jan. y, 1705.'
In the following April party OF gen.
tlcmcn Mt Woburn abbey entered into
nm engagement to forfeit certain
sum of money If any Of them wore
their hair tied or powdered within a
certain period. &
Nevertheless the Tories regarded with
dIstrust persons who did not use hair
powder. so late as 1920 a certain
Major Cox Of Derby, an excellent Tory,
declined to allow his son to become a
pupil Of n well known clerical tutor,
for the reason that the clergyman did
not powder and that he wore his hair
short. which suggested that he must be
n dangerous revoutionlst.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
A MuRpEROuS WEAPON.
The Explosive HnrpOon, the Whale
Hunters Chief Reliance.

Hunters Chief Reliance.
The explosive harpoon, which is the
modern whale hunters chief reliance,
Is truly .murderous weapon, six feet
In length and strong in proportion,
made chiefly of malleable iron and adj
mlrably designed for the staying of the
immense creatures. It's most striking
feature next to the bomb head, which
is operated by time fuse and explodes
In the vltals of the whale Is the anchor
Ike device that prevents the harpo0n
drawing out Of the body again under
The terrific strain Of the wounded mon
eter's frantic efforts to free itself This
ronsists of four hinged barbs, which
lie along the shaft before ii Is fired, but
themselves In the whales body after he
Is hit, so that II the prize escapes,
which sometimes occurs, 1t is only by
breaking the rope.
When FISH" are numerous and there
Is n chance of killing more than one in
n day n novel method Is adopted with
the first victim. When II is seen to be
dead n hole is bored through its back
into It's stomach and air is pumped into
II by pipe from the steamers engines
until 1t is inflated like great balloon.
The orifice Is then closed with n wood
en- plug. and man Is left alongside in
n small boat to establish ownership,
while the whaler steams Off I'm quest OF
other prey. As many as five whales
have been killed by a ship In one day,
four is not an unusual bag" and
thrces and twos are commonly got. A
single ship killed twenty-five In week,
and the record years work for one is
25S. an amazing number when It Is re-
membercd that on stormy days 1t Is Inn
possible to cruise ut all, as the sprays
bury the gun. and that during the win
ter months fishing is abandoned. Dur
ing that period the whales strike off"
the coast to escape the ice foes, to
which the rorquals are not partial, be-
ing in this respect unlike their arctic
congoners. whose habitat is now the re-
hottest section of Hudson bay and the
channels which strike north from It's
farthest bounds into the polar sea IT.
self echnical World.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
A MUSICAL LEGEND.
The Chinese Story of the Eight Prim-
tive Hidden Sounds.

The Chinese story of the Eight Prim-
tive Hidden Sounds.
The Chinese have some extraordinary
supersutiOns relating to music. Ac-
cording to their queer notions, the Gre
ator of the universe hid eight sounds in
the earth for the express purpose of
compelling man to find them out On
the same principle, it is presumed, Jul
piter. according to Virgil, hides fire in
flint and honey in trees in order to
whet the ardor Of mans industry to
persevere in his efforts to rediscOver
the hidden treasures.
According to the Celestial idea, the
eight primitive sounds are hidden in
stones, silks, woods Of various kinds,
the bamboo plant, pumpkins, in the
skins Of animals, in certain earthS and
in the air itself. Any one who has ever
had the pleasure O. of seeing and lis
tening to a Chinese orchestra will re-
member that their musical instruments
were made of all these materials eX-
cept the last and that the combined eff
forts Of the other seven seemed better
calculated to drive the ethereal sound
away than to coax it from the air,
which is really the object of all Chi
nese musical efforts. When the bands
play, the naive credulity Of the people,
both old and young, hears in the thuds
Of the gongs and the whistling of the
pipes the tones of the eternal sounds
Of nature that were originally deposit
ed in the various animate and mani
mate objects by the all wise Father
Exchange.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
Education.

Hamilton Wright Mabie in an ad-
dress to tie students Of a business col
lege said: "If l were young man or a
young woman going out !. % the world
today l should not dare to go unless
had given myself every possible educa-
tlonal opDortunity-unless | had made
myself absolutely master Of the thing l
wanted to do. tell you today that the
tr9Ca9y Of modern life is the tragedy
OF liz inf educated man or woman. 1t
Is tie tragedy Of the man 1r woman
who wants 70 do something and cannot
do anything we'll"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
ca Blunders.

Many stcr: are told of the absent
n 'nGefnes3 Of he late Sir john Bur-
do -Salderscn, c)rmerly regius profess
sOr u medicine It oxford. Lady San
ders n let Ail ore evening to conduct
his G SIS into tho dining room. When,
a few minutes later, she came down in
to the lall she found that her husband
had fOl s-..,er himself again. He was
helping rs ggestg iE,O their overcoats,
shaking .ri- nd saying good night.
John Redmond in a recent speech at
Belfast, Ireland, announced that par
lament next session will be no place
for Irish members who cannot attend"
And he looked surprised when the re-
mark was greeted with loud laughter.
A correspondent Of a weekly journal
makes a curious bull. OF q certain plan
he writes: 1T sounded well, but the
seed # suspicion vas planted in my
m'nE's eye and forced it on with sur
MISE"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
A Chicago Alderman Owes His Elec-
tlon to ChamberIaln's Cough
Remedy.

81 can heartily and conscientiously
recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for affections of the throat
and lungs" says Hon. John Shenick,
22O So. Peoria St, Chicago. 1.-TWO
years ago during political campaign,
l caught cold after being overheated,
which irritated my throat and was
finally compelled to stop, as I could
not speak aloud. In my extremity a
friend advised me to use Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1 took two
doses that afternoon and could not
believe nv senses when l found the
next morning the inflammation had
largely subsidized. l took several doses
that day, kept right on talking through
the campaign. and l thank this medi-
cine that won my seat in the Coun-
Gil" This remedy is for sale by
B. S. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, All County Agencies.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
LINCOLN'S CARELESSNESS.
His Hat Ills Fnvorite Receptacle For
Letters and Pnpcrs.

When Lincoln was postmaster Of
New Salem he used to tuck the letters
inside his hat and deliver them when
ever he happened to meet the persons
to whom they were addressed. AS this
is Il fair example of his business sys-
TEN, it may readily be imagined that
the Office of Stuart & Lincoln was not
a model establishment where there
was place for everything and every
thing in its place. And It was not. In
deed, as Il managing clerk the Junior
partner would have been hopeless
failure. and as an attorney, In the
technical sense Of the term, he would
never have distinguished himself. He
disliked everything connected with the
drudgery Of legal routine. hated draw
ing the declarations and pleas, despis-
ed the artificialities and refnements
which were even then beginning to
creep into the pleadlngs and disregard
ed forms whenever 1t was possible to
do 50.
There was nothing mechanical, pre-
else or methodical about the man, and
in all those housewifely virtues which
characterized the careful, orderly, ex-
act solicitor he was utterly deficient
He never knew where his papers were,
and apparently the only attempt he
ever made TO better the disorder was to
write on one Of his bundles Of papers
which Uttered his desk. "When you
can't find it anywhere else. look in
this" But that was long after the firm
of Stuart & Lincoln had dissolved, and
even then we fnl him explaining to
correspondent that he had placed his
letter inside an old hat and had thus
neglected answering it. which shows he
had not wholly outgrown the habit of
his postodice days Indeed, his hat con-
tinucd TO he his fayOrite receptacle for
papers as long as he lived, and he
never acquired any sense Of order
Frederick Trevor Hill IN Century.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
THE TOY INVENTOR.
His Hardest Task Is to Catch the
Fancy of the Public.

VI thC
The small inventor is an important
factor In the mechanical toy business,
and he earns all of the living he gets
In thinking up devices. He is most con-
cerned with the small mechanical toys,
and, in addition to the prime requisite
of putting forth something novel, he
must get something which costs as lit
tie as possible and which catches the
fancy of the multitude. This last point
Is one which is most difficult to cover.
No student Of the subject has ever yet
been able to discover or deduce the
cycle In which the public taste moves,
and 1t is still hit or miss as to whether
a figure which walks on its hands, an
airship with wings or an acrobat VINO
works by gravity will be the best sell
er. Then, when the invention has been
achieved, the inventor has still the
problem of finding the maker who Will
buy It and pay fair price. The IN
yentor and maker are in much the
same position as the writer and pub
uSneT, DOlu 30 tutOuSu thS S"AhS hNh
tai turmoil as to the timeliness of the
output and both take the same risks.
The inventor who has been in the
business long learns at last the best
places at which to offer his wares and
has more or less Of an idea OF what
they ought TO bring him, and once he
has acquired this knowledge his entire
energy is devoted TO keeping up with
the demand for newneSS. Something
absolutely different from anything else
previously offered is in general better
than an improvement Of an old idea,
and that is why in mechanical toys the
same device is seldom seen two seasons
In Observation-Disclosures Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
Sun Spots and Birds.

Sun spots are sort of univer' !,
scapegOat. If there is anything unusu-
al on the earth it is blamed on the sun
spots. Here is NJ. FlammariOn, the ia
nous astronomer, who has q theory
that they affect the migration of birds.
So far back as 1898 he accumulated
data to establish direct relation be-
tween the appearance Of sun spots and
the arrival of swallows in Europe, and
the eminent astronomer now carries
his position one step further to connect
sun spots with the departure of thu
swallows. In his view these birds seen
to be the living embodiment Of some o.
the properties Of the barometer, H. =
hygrometer and the thermometer, fuse /
into an animate intelligence by Il Z
spark Of instinct
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
A Churchill Story.

In the Review of Reviews Mr.. Stead
tells a story Of Winston Churchill.
When he was in South Africa as cor
respondent he was lunching with the
general and his staff at the bottom Of
Splon Kop, while the battle was raging
above. One Of the officers bantered
the young correspondent on his assur-
ance and success. "No doubt" he said,
you have got on surprisingly we'll but
you owe it all to the fact that you are
Randy's SON" Sir" replied Winston,
with his Enthusiastically superb au-
dacity, "the time is coming when Lord
Randolph Churchill will be chiefly re-
membered as the father Of Winston
Churchill"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
The Turkey.

Turkeys are great wanderers. A
mother will often lead her brood three
or four miles away from home. There
they take up their habitatiOn In the un-
frequented woods. The instinct for SOL
itude and wild life is very strong after
centuries Of domestication. But a kin
dred instinct impels the mother to bring
her grown family back in the fall to
where she started out with them in the
spring This is not done, however, till
the leaves are all off the trees, the
beechnuts have fallen and have been
eaten and the cold winds and some
times the snow have made the sylvan
retreats inhospltable.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03

Many funeral customs In Greece are
unique. The body Of an unmarried girl
is always dressed as a bride, the COM
mon saying being, "She is married to
death" Tile body of boy is always
dressed rs a sailor Women never ac-
company funerals to church or to the
graves. Professions are always on foot,
tho priest leading, accompanied by AGO
lytcs bearing the cross and lanterns.
The bcdy Of the deceased Is invariably
oxnos2.l - view, and at the close Of the
service In the church, which concludes
with the words, Take the last kiss"
both friends and strangers press about
the body and give this token of fare
we'll
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03

During the next twoscore years, or
until the final division Of the property
is made, the Marshall Field estate will
be one Of the greatest business institu-
tons In the world. Its capital will be
more than $1OO,OOOOOO and in all prob
ability will before the expiration Of
that time reach the aggregate Of $780,.
100000. Including, as it does, the bust
ness of Marshall Field & Co., already
the largest mercantile enterprise in the
world, and dealing with the rents Of q
vast domain of valuable real estate, it,
work Will reach prOdigiOus proportions
The management Of this great business
will bring into the public eye the PEI
sonahties of the men chosen by Mr.
Field as best fitted by character and
experience to carry out his wishes ard
to preserve the institution which lie
founded and develOped.-Chicago Post
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Moon Cure For Bald Heads.

The superstition in agricultural COM
munities that the phases Of the moon
affect the termination and growth of
seed has a parallel in queer belief
that the moon also influences the
growth of hair on the head. Here Is an
old recipe. The baldheaded should take
1.-TWO ounces of boar's grease, one dram
Of the ashes Of burned bees, one dram
Of the ashes of southern wood, one
dram of the juice Of n white lily root,
one dram of oil Of sweet almonds and
six drains Of pure musk. Make an ONT
ment Of these and the day before the
full moon shave the place and anoint 1t
every day New York Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
Tho WaY of the Turk.

Abdul Hamid, the sultan Of Turkey,
always expresses the greatest aston
tshment when told that reforms have
not been carried out and declares that
it IL The fault Of his ministers and 9TH
or subor3inat2s who have neglected to
obey his orders He then promises
that there will be no further delay and
expresses prof, und sorrow and morti-
fc ton that Gay one should suspect
hin Of tnsincer ty. Nothing happens.
The ambassadors go again and again to
the S''s''-Ie porte and are told that
their fishes will be Immediately COM
pied with. They know that they are
simply being played with and that the
promises Of the sultan are intended to
delay action and to avoid it if possible.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
Mecca,

Mecca is large city and a principal
one Of the east. The temple of Mecca,
to which so many pilgrims annually
travel, forms spacious square about
quarter of a mile in each direction,
with Quadruple row of columns. 4
number of steps lead down to Moham-
med's house, and within it is the blacl;
stone said to have been brought by the
angel Gabriel for its foundation.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
The Retfer Half Indeed.

An English judge recently had an In
spiration. A defendant appeared toe
dull to make a defense or answer in
telligibly questions put to him by the
Judge. Suddenly the judge said, Where
do you liver and the ineligible reply,
About five minutes off," was at once
forthcoming. "Then just run home
and fetch your wife, and run a little
quicker than you talk" 1t was done,
and the wlfes clear and businesslike
statement of the facts won the day for
her helpless husband.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
Distances In Venezuela.

In travelling in Venezuela it is not
enough to ask how fer distant a place
is, but also how far up or down-in other
words, what It's altitude Is and, DO less
important, what hills and valleys have
to be crossed. Thus 1t is not only
necessary TO know that Caracas is six
miles distant in q straight line from La
Guayra, its seaport. but that it lies 4
an elevation Of nearly half a mile above
sea level and that to reach it one has
to cross a mountain wall rising far
above the clouds. This, to the experienc
ed traveller, means that he must pre-
pare for an entirely different climate
George NJ. L. Brown in St Nicholas.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
HnNYniInn HuclSleberrY.

On the island Of Hawaii are great
thickets of the ohelo, or Hawaiian hue
kleberry (Vaccinlum reticulatum), which
the natives consider sacred to Pele, the
goddess who is supposed to preside
over the famous crater Of Kilauea, and
which. together with white pigs and
chickens. are thrown by them into the
boiling red lake during an eruption to
appease the wrath of the aggressive
came and thus cause the rivers Of lava
to cease flowing on their destructive
course. These berries grow In clusters
on low bushes right on the very brink
Of the birthstone beds and are so nu-
merous that a bushel may be easily
gathered in half an hour. In appear
ance they somewhat resemble a cram
berry. and the flavor Is pleasantly sug-
gestive of grapes.
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The Test.

We never know what we can do I'M
til we are put to the test by some great
emergency or tremendous responsible
ty. When we feel that we are cut off
from outside resources and must de-
pend absolutely upon ourselves we can
fight with all the force of desperation.
Success Magazine.
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ThR RruiPl

"This hat of mine," stormed the wife,
'has been out of date for ten solid
years"
IT should certainly have thought" re-
sponded her shameless husband, that
the styles would have swung back to It
at least once in that length Of time."-
Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-03
He Gnessed Ripht.

"Ah, me-" exclaimed Mrs. Nagget,
"my shopping was most unsatisfactory
today"
"IIuh," grunted Nagget; trying to
get something for nothing. | suppose
eyes, dear. | was after n birthday
gift for You. Philadelphia Press.
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A Saving Cystem.

81 saved a big pile of money today"
said Mr. Hardhead.
"That is lovely. HowT said his
wife.
INSTEAD Of going to law with man
for what he owed me | let him have
it"-IOndOn Tit-BitS
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The Other Side.

"Do you think little learning Is q
dangerous thIngT'
POSSIBLY. But It isn't half 50 dan
gerous as !he same amornt OF igno
rance" Detroit Free ireSs.
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MARTIN & MASON CO

Call attention to their large stock of
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings,
Builders Hardware, Shingles,
Laths, Lime, Bricks, and Build
ing Material generally, Paints,
Oils and Painters Supplies.
We are prepared to cut house bills to
order; also manufacture barrel slaves
and heads Of good quality. Our grist
mill will run every Saturday,
Notwithstanding reports to the con-
trary.
We shall at all times be pleased to
show our goods and invite you to call
and inspect our stock before making
your purchases and we will save you
money.
MARTIN & MASON CO.,
Harborton, Va.
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Champion LInlment for Rheumatism

Chas. Drake, a mail carrier, at
Chapinville, Conn. says: Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is the champion OF
all liniments. The past year | was
troubled a great deal with rheumatism
in my shoulder. After trying several
cures the storekeeper here recon-
mended this remedy and it completely
cured me-" There is no use of anyone
suffering from that painful ailment
when this liniment can be obtained
for a small sum. One application
gives prompt relief and its continued
use for a short time will produce a
permanent cure. For sale by
B. S. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, All County Agencies,
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One 90 H. p. Erie City Iron Works
Boiler.
One H. P. Erie City Iron Works Cen
ter Crank Engine.
One 52-inch Merritt Veneer Clipper.
One 52-inch Merritt Veneer Machine,
with Impression Rolls for making
Berry and Truck baskets
One l.. Power d Co.'S. Moulding Ma
chine.
One Frank & Co.'S. Planer and hatcher
One Frank & Co.'S Re-Sawing Machine.
One Knight Mfg Co.'S. l2-Saw Gang
Ripper.
One B b. Titus Bottom Gutter.
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Basket Forms,

Basket Forms,
Line Shaft, Counter Shaft,
Hangers, Pulleys,
Betting, Pumps, Pipes,
lot Of Lumber, Tacks,
Nails, Hinges Coraer Irons
Mill all equipped in
FIRST CLASS CONDITION
with blower pipes
to take saw6ust from machines,
in a good, substantial metal roof
building, all equipped for manu-
featuring TRUCK and BERRY
BASKETS, CRATES, and BUILDING
MATERIAL.
Clear Title given covering land,
building, and machinery.
Possession given at once.
For further information,
Address
L. w. GUNBY CO.,
Salisbury, Nd.
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UlILL PROPERTY
FOR SALE
AT PRIVATE CONTRACT.

Situated in a good location,
on the railroad opposite r'ilroad
station, about two hundred
yards from wharf in a prosper
Gus town of the peninsula. Mill
Building and plant nearly new
consists Of