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THE CRANBERRY.
1t Was So Named Because Its Bud He-
sembles a Crane.


The history of the cranberry can be
told on a bit of parchment no larger
than the fruit itself, but to judge Its
interest by its length would be ike
ranking the berry's Importance by Its
weight. The cranberry, to begin with
the day of its christening, was so nam
ed because its sponsors fancied that its
bud resembled a crane, and, in truth,
lust before the bud expands into the
perfect flower with stem, calyX and
petals. it resembles the neck, head and
bill Of that ungainly bird; hence 1t was
originally dubbed CRANBERRY" popu-
larized into cranberry.
Like all families OF Importance IN the
agricultural race, the cranberry has an
imposing genealogy. Its European for
bears belonged to the clan Of the Vac
cinium oxycoccus. How long the Amer
lean branch. or the macrocarpon, mas
been established here nobody knows,
but It began to attract attention about
100 years ago. It's acquaintance was
first cultivated in the Cape Cod region
of Massachusetts-New England has
ever been ready to pay respect to an
cestry.
II gradually worked Its way out or
obscurity until today the cranberry &C.
cupies a place Of no mean Industrial
Importance In tle community. Yearly
it adds to the wealth Of our nation all
the way from 100000 to 100000.
The family is exceedingly prolific,
100000 bushels being produced In the
United States, leaving Europe far be-
hind in quantity as well as In its
quality
About GO per cent of the family are
born and reared in Massachusetts, for
the greater part in the districts of Cape
Cod, Plymouth and Barnstable. New
Jersey, which devotes more Of Its ter
ritory to the cranberry than any Other
state in the Union save Massachusetts
rolls up "a per cent and takes second
/ place. Some years ago forest fires de
stroyed the marshes and dried up the
streams of Wisconsin, a calamity which
reduced the production Of the Wiscon
sin berry to II per cent and forced thai
state to assume third place, but Wis
consin Is gradually recovering and IL
striving for a position at the head. Tit
rest of the cranberries hail from Con
necticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, New York
North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island
Washington and West Virginia.-Pear
sons Magazine.
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NUMBERING THE PEOPLE.
Dark Predictions by Foes of an Eng
lish Census Bill.

It was In 1853 that proposal 10
count the people was first made.
Thomas Potter, son Of the archbishop
of Canterbury and member for 81
Germans, introduced in that year a Dill
"for taking and registering an annual
account of the total number OF the
people and of the total number Oh
ma rriages. births and deaths and also
of the total number of poor receiving
aims from every parish and extra paro-
chial place in Great Britain" 1t was
Inevitable. Of course, that directly this
proposal was made the precedent OF
King David should be quoted. Ana
many were the jeremlads as to the al
tentative evils which would befall the
country. Those submitted to DaVld
were mild in comparison. Mr.. Thorn
ton. member for York city, said:
81 did not believe that there was any
set of men or, indeed, any individuai
Of the human species so presumptuous
and SO abandoned as to make the pro
posal we have just heard. holu
this subject to be totally suDVerslVe OIL
the last remains of English liberty
The new bill will direct the I'M
position Of new taxes, and, indeed, the
addition of a very few words will make
II the most effectual engine of rapac-
fly and oppression that was ever used
against an injured people. MORE
over. an annual register of our people
will acquaint our enemies abroad with
our weakness.
Matthew Ridley, another opposing
member. added that his constituents
Cooked on the proposal as ominous
and feared lest some public misfortune
or an epidemical distemper should fol-
low the numbering" However, the
bill passed the commons, only TO De
promptly rejected by the lords. MOI
until 1900 was the proposal again
made. and ON this occasion 1t was
brought to a successful issue. Inc
first census of England and Wales was
taken in March, 1S01.-Fortnightly he
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-01-20

The use of steam turbines has been
common for some time in stationary
plants and in small vessels.
Instead of the piston and valve ar
rangement which is the foundation
principle Of the old style steam engines,
the turbine takes the steam directly
from the boiler into a cylinder filled
with Hanged wings, and the expansive
force Of the steam acts against these
fanges on much the same principle as
a turbine water wheel. There is no al
ternating or reciprocal motion, but a
constant revolution. at even pressure
which can be transmitted directly 10
the revolving screw.
The turbine principle saves fuel, but
its greater advantages are in Its sim
plicity of operation, the reduction OF
the machine parts required, the direct
transmission Of power and the freedom
from vibration.
The transmission Of power from fuel
to effective energy is still In its In
fancy. No commercial device has yet
succeeded in utilizing even half the the
oretic power of coal.-New York World
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FLOUR IN CHINA.
There II Is Made of Almost Every
thing Except Wheat.

There II Is Made of Almost Every
thing Except Wheat.
The Chinese cook stuck the end OF an
ivory chopstick into a small brown bis
cult.
taste, sir" he said.
The biscuit was warm, crisp, rich; 1t
was light, we'll sailed, nutritlous-a
biscuit, in a word, Of peculiar excel
lence.
This biscuit, sir, Is made Of -four OF
lentIls," said the Chlnaman. You
know lentils? Little green pellets
slightly nattened like split peas. Len
ills are considered the most nutritious
of all the foods Of the earth. This one
lentil biscuit, sir, is equal In nourish-
ing power to a pound and a half OF
roast beef"
He took from tin little CAKE.
again taste" he said.
The little cake was rich and good.
at is made. sir, of the -four Of aim
onds." said the fresh, sweet
almonds ground into a white powder
between two millstones. Such a foul
is a finer thing than your -four Of
wheat, ehT
Then he lifted a great lid and re
vealed some thirty or forty compart
ments, one filled with a pink -four, an
other with a yellow one, third with
brown one, a fourth with a white,
fifth with a pale green, a sixth with
blue, and 50 on.
"All these are Chinese hours," 81
said. "In China, sir, we make owe
fifty kinds Of -four. We make -four on
of potatoes, out Of sweet potatoes, gu
Of peas, out of cocoanuts, out of millet
out Of pulse, out of oats, out OF ba
nanas-the fact is, sir we make -four II
China out Of everything but wheat, TO
In China, sir, we eat no bread, ant
therefore the coarse, dry, tasteless hou
of wheat is useless to us."-Philadel
phia Bulletin.
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AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE.
His First and Last Experience In
Tracing n Crime.

81 never attempted the Sherlock
Holmes business but once" said
Blythe. land although l ran down the
person | was after the results were not
at all pleasant. One morning l missed
q scarfpin, n single pearl, worth about
$50. valued 1t more for its assocla-
lions than almost anything else l mad.
7 decided TO say nothing about it to my
wife. because things of that sort al
ways upset her. She suspects the serY-
ants and does not hesitate to let them
see it. Advertising Il reward brought
no results. One morning nearly two
years after the pin was lost saw 1t In
the window of a pawnshOp not three
blocks from my home. | knew the po-
Wee captain Of the precinct and induced
him to send one of his ward men with
me to the pawnshOp. Matters were
soon explained. | was able to prove
my ownership Of the pin. The pawn
broker consulted his books.
THAT pin" he said, "was brought
here by woman who regularly pawns
things here on commission. 1t Is bust
ness, the same as SHOPPING on commits
sion. Many persons, especially wom-
en-. who find it necessary to raise a lit
tie money in a hurry, are afraid to go
In person to the pawnshop.
"He gave me the name and address
Of the woman who pawned my pin, and
| looked her up. L don't want to make
any trouble for YOU | said, but that
min was stolen. Just take me to the
person who gave 1t to you to pawn
and you'll not be the loser
/ "She complied willingly. She said
she was sent for by woman who had
read her advertisement and was given
the pin to pawn in the usual course or
business. She got 500 for it, and after
deducting her commission had paid the
money over to her customer and given
her the ticket. She went to the pawn
shoD nearest the house to save time.
Not until we were at my own doorstep
did | realize where the woman was
taking me.
"Do you mean to say that you got
the pin in this houseT inquired.
Certainly she replied. 1T was
given to me by tall woman with red
hair. If she still lives here | should
know her in a minute
THAT will do l said. Here Is 81
for your trouble. shall be obliged by
your not mentioning this incident To
anybody
THE woman she had described was
my wife. We had bad quarter OF an
hour. She had pawned the pin to get
money for a rascallion Of brother
who had since fed to Canada. He stole
the ticket from her and had evidently
been unable to sell 1t before he skipped
And the poor woman had been living IL
mental torture for months because she
was afraid to tell me. That experience
cured me Of a hankering for the detec
tive business. New York Times.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

We all make too much Of our diff
culties.
Few mysteries are as inexplicable as
the one Of how some people live.
When man brags about himself 1t Is
a sign other people don't brag about
him.
A mistake many men make Is being
a cat and imagining themselves popu-
lar with the mice.
A man discovers that his wife is get
ting old looking ten years before he
makes the discovery about himself.
If some people would work hard and
earn $4,000 some one would walk up
and. taking 1t away from them, tell
them they had no business with that
much money.
The trouble is that, when man is
told he looks ten years younger than
he is, even that leaves him ten or TWEEN
~ years older than he wants to be-
Atchison Globe.
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A HnDDY Hit.

Many stories are told of the happy
faculty of saying a word in season pos
sessed by DR.. Hall, an old clergyman
Of Princeton, n. j., years ago.
At one time a difficulty had arisen
In the Presbyterian church at Gran
berry. The presbytery was convened
to hear and adjust the matter. 1t
met at Cranberry, and the discussion
became so very hot that a good deal OF
unpleasant feeling was discernible in
the tones AMI faces Of those who were
carrying on the arguments. Just at the
most critical point old DR.. Hall rose
to pour oil anon the troubled waters,
as was his lntariable custom.
"Mr. Moderator" said he in his gentle
voice and with no suspicion Of a smile
ON his fine face. "NIr. Moderator, | rise
10 offer a resolution, which is that a
little sugar be put into this cranberry
tart"
The effect was instantaneous. The
laugh came at just the right moment
and the bitterness that had begun to
gain ground was checked then and
there.
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where n Woman Always Rules.

One of the most interesting of tho
rulers who greeted the Prince ana
Princess of Wales on their arrival IN
India was the begun of BhOpal, for 1t
seems at first sight curious incongrui-
tv that a Mohammedan state should be
ruled by q woman. Bhopal is the only
state in the world where the ruler
must always be a woman, and the
present begun has done a great deal
TO vindicate the principle as one OF
practical advantage. In former DAYS
the husbands of the begums occupied
q most curously unimpOrtant position
in the state and were freely changed
as the fancy of the ruler or the sup
posed necessities of her politics nap
pened to require.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-01-20
YOUR WORK.

Do it cheerfully, even If 1t Is not con-
genial.
Do it in the spirit Of an artist, not an
artisan.
Make it a stepping stone to some
thing higher.
Keep yourself in condition to do 1t as
well as it can be done.
Endeavor to do it better than 1t has
ever been done before.
Make perfection your aim and be sat
isfied with nothing less.
Do not try to do it with a part OF
yourself-the weaker part.
Recognize that work is the thing that
dIgnifes and ennObles life.
Regard yourself as a coworker with
the Creator Of the universe.
Accept the disagreeable part or 1t as
cheerfully as the agreeable.
Choose, if possible, the vocation tor
which nature has fitted you.
Believe in its worth and dignity, nc
matter how humble it may be.
Remember that work well done is the
highest testimonial Of character you
can receive.-Success Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-01-20
First Jewelry store.

1t may interest women to know that
the first jewelry store was started IN
the city Of Chang On about 5000 years
ago. The Celestial millionaires OF that
period knew nothing Of the fascination
Of diamonds. because diamonds were
not in vogue at that B. c. period
Pearls and jade and coral and other
unpolished mineral substances had to
content them, and as If to make good
the glitter Of revieres and tiaras, the
princes Of Chang On employed ar
tisans to fashion them the most won
derful gold and silver ornaments
which in themselves were far more
costly than diamonds.-Boston Herald
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SHRINEs IN MOROCCO.
Why Some People Look Upon Them
with Suspicion.

traveller says that Christians In Mo-
rocco look with suspicion on the
sbr,nes of Nohammedan saints in that
country. He tells the following story:
"Once upon time boy was travelling
through the country, and as night came
on he found himself near white
washed tomb. Knocking at the door OF
the shrine. he asked for meal and a
he'd When the next day dawneG he
was about to continue his journey, but
the keeper of the shrine besought him
ia remain In order to help him keep
the shrine and collect the offerings Of
the faithful. The youth said that he
must first consult his parents, and the
elder man babe him take his ass and
seek advice Of his parents and return.
The boy took the ass and rode away,
but he had not accomplished half the
tourney before the ass fell sick and
died. Then the boy knew not what to
do nor where to turn. But when he
had considered the circumstances Of
his case a brilliant Idea flashed into his
mind.
Having dug a pit and cast the ass
therein he piled great stones over 1t,
whitening them with lime, and set a
white flag above, saying to all who
passed by, This is the tomb of st. So
and-so Then wOrshipers came from
every side, aims were poured in and
offerings showered upon him. The
keeper Of the former shrine lost his
customers and came to visit the new
saint. He when the crowd had gone
approached the young shrine keeper
Il ask thee by Allah said the old man,
who Is this saint Of thine and what
manner Of thing Is buried hereF
81 will not deceive thee, but will tell
thee the truth returned the youth
MY saint who is buried here Is none
other than thy beast even the carcass
OF thine own ass And now, pray, who
is thy saint and who In truts. Is buried
in the shrine thou keepestT L will not
deceive thee, but will tell thee the
truth replied the old man. My saint
Is the father Of thy saint
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-01-20
kitchens In the Tropics.

The kitchens of tropical countries
such as are to be found in our Spanish
American lands, are like cells from the
thickness of the stone walls-often two
or three feet deep-and the projecting
omnipresent veranda, which gives a
grateful shade and which looks out on
a court. The cell resemblance Is en-
HANGED by the iron bars at the windows
and the heavy double doors, which look
as If they could resist a siege. Inc
walls are whitewashed, and the floors
are of tiles. The dining room is often
separated from this room by long
staircase. Outside the kitchen in the
court will stand table and closets to
supplement the scant furniture OF the
small. hot apartment with a furnace
like fire
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1nconscioUs Soul Saving.

Shortly after the visit of Moody and
Sankev to Scotland a little boy passed
along the streets of Glasgow in the
evening singing, There is fountain
filed with blood" A Christian police
man Joined in the song When he had
finished his beat he asked the boy II he
understood what he was singing. "Oh,
yes" said the little fellow, 81 know II
in nv heart, and it is very precious
4 few evenings afterward some one In
conversation with the policeman said'
"Do YOU know that woman standing
where we are was awakened and saved
by hearing the other night hymn sung
by a policeman and boyT
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Ordinance of Town Of PsIIe r'Vsr

At meeting of the Tow Copnen
of Belle Haven, Virginia, held at tne
office of the Mayor thereon on tne oCh
day of January, 1905, the following
ordinance was passed unanimously :,
Be it enacted by the Town Councii
of the Town of Belle Haven. virginia,
That the following described territory
living within the corporate limits Oh
the said Town of Belle Haven, var,
ginia. be stricken off and left out OF
said corporation :
First. All that part of said Town OF
Belle Haven situated within the
County of Northampton.
Second. All that part of said Town
of Belle Haven situated within the
County of Accomac, lying between
the present limits and confines OF said
corporation and thefolIowingdesc
boundary: Beginning on the line be,
tween the Counties of Accomac ana
Northampton at that division Of GER
tain Branch leading around the land
of William Upshur, cOlored, thence
following said spur OF said brsnch 70
the county road leading from Belle
Haven to Wardtown; thence north
east from where said Branch crosses
said road, opposite the house OF the
said William Upshur, colored, follow
inc q certain ditch through the lands
| of John r. Floyd and Seymour b.
Ward. across La Rue Street. on
through the lands of Solomon Byrd to
a point where said ditch connects with
another ditch separating the lands OF
John T. b. Hyslop and Edw. q. kel,
lam: thence eastward, following said
! ditch across the nam county road or
street, on through the field OF Woodle
w. Brickhouse TO the woods mot
thicket) of the said Brickhouse; thence
at right angles southwark to the head
of a certain ditch on the west edge OF
the seaside County cross-road, thence
along the west edge of said seaside
county cross-road to a certain Hickory
tree on the corner of the lanes be-
longing to n. A. Smith; thence in a
southea direction to The line
dividing The Counties of Accomac and
Northampton thence west ward fol-
lowing said line to point of beginning
the above defined line constituting
the new boundaries of said Town OF
Belle Haven after the contraction OF
the territory and the striking out OIL
those portions above named.
Further, be it enacted, that this or
dinance be published in the PENN
sula Enterprise" newspaper pub
lished at Accomac c. H., Virginia,
and be posted iE at least ten public
places in the territory TO be stricken
off, and that copies of this ordinance
be served on the Boards of Supervi
sors of the said Counties of AccomaC
and Northampton.
Given under our hands this 9Th day
Of January, 1906.
S. B. Ward, Mayor.
w. G. Emmett, Recorder.
A copy, Teste:
w. G.. Emmett, Recorder.
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RadIy Rroueht Up Soldiers

During an official massacre at the
village Of Kouklish the Turkish com
man1ant-a fat major-slept and smok-
ed in the shade of tree near the scene
Of carnage. The trumpet sounded for
the assault. and the soldiers proceeded
to rob, kill, burn and violate. The
trumpet next sounded the retreat bat
the troop refused to obey, and the fat
major continued to sleep and smoke
When spoken to about the excesses OF
his men, he replied: What can one
do? They are so badly brought up
Paris MacedOine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-01-20
The Giants Staircase

One Of the most widely known geo
logical curlosities in the vicinity OF
Cork Is a series Of knobs or knots pro-
jectlng from the face Of cliff. There
are sixteen Of these huge projections
all together, all regularly set in the
face of the cliff, one above the other
forming series of such uniformity as
to give it the general appearance OF q
stairway. Since time out of memory
this queer ascent and Its projecting
"steps" have been known as the Gil
ants Staircase.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-01-20

VIRGINIA.: In the circuit court
for the county of Accomack, in the
vacation of the said court. on the 7th
day of December, A. D., 1905.
Francis Z. Kellam, ........ Plaintiff,
against
William Lucas. ..,..,., DEFENDANT
In Assunpsit.
The object of this suit is to recover
against the defendant, William Lucas,
the sum of $500 90 and costs of suit.
Affidavit having been made before
The Clerk of said Court that William
Lucas, the defendant in the above en-
titled cause, is a nonresident OF the
State of Virginia, on the motion OF
the plaintiff, by his attorney, it is
ordered that he, the said nonresident
defendant, do appear here within NJ
teen days after due publication OF tbs
order and do what is necessary topro-
tect his interests; and that this order
be published once a week for four
successive weeks in the Peninsula
Enterprise, newspaper published, at
Accomack @. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door Of the court
I nOuses0f the I'd county on theynlr9
Monday in January, A. D., 1905.
Teste: John ID. Grant, @. Z.
A Copy
S. James burlington, p. q.
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A Few PaIindrOIn es.

at is a fascinating occupation" said
a philologlst, ito search the language
for palindromes. A palindrome Is a
word that reads the same backward as
forward. Rotator, for instance, is a
palindrome. Several hundreds Of these
strange words are tabulated, and new
gnes are continually turning up in the
English tongue. If you can find one
send it to the Palindrome society OF
New York.
81 can rattle off eXtempOre dozen OF
two palindromes. Thus:
"Bab, refer, bib, Anna, tot, bob, peep
civic, foot, dad, madam, deed, pup, del
fed, sees, dewed, tat, did. shahs. eve
reviver, ewe rotatOr. cog, pop. gig
gag, redder, level, noon, Otto, sexes. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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curea II $ Mother Of rheumatism

"Mv mother has been & sufferer for
many ,ta.s from rhcumatism, says
". il toward. Of husband Pennsyl-
vania. at times she was unable to
movc at aI. while at az tiWcs walls
mo W., nainiul. + prese1.td her with
a botil.,t Chqr.haIlain's Pain Balm
ard q.,.ra few IMPLICATIONS she de
,id.d g. was the Eost wonderful pai''
rcliey.r be had ever tri'd, in fact.
She is never without it now and Is at
All times ALE to walk. An occasion
.al application of Pain Balm keeps
away the pain that she was formerly
troubled with" For sale by
2. s. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, All County Agencies.