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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17
THE TAIL OF A COMET.
Ttn Ever Changing Mass and why IL
FIees From the Sun.

The tail Of a comet is not formed Oh
the same particles which composed II
Yesterday or even an hour or moment
ago. 1t is constantly being renewed ut
the expense of the nucleus. AS the long
stream of black smoke from the nelgn-
boring factory or mill Is being conunu-
ally renewed by fresh particles OF car
bon released by the combustion gong
on in the furnace below, so Is the won
derful luminous train of cometary bod
les being constantly replenished by
particles flying from or rather driven
from the nucleus by the intense heat OF
the sun.
Then. again, how Infinitely small and
how intensely luminous must these par
ticles that go to make up the~tail OF
comet be! This thought is suggested by
the fact that 1t has been proved that IN
some cases the nucleus of comets when
are only a few hundred miles In dame
fer will have enormous fanlike tails
stretching across space for distance
exceeding 2OO,OOO000 miles and having
bulk exceeding that Of the sun by
more than 10000 times! Professor ~.
f Barnard beautifully illustrates the
formation of a comets tail by "suppos-
ing thus: Suppose, for example, that
the nucleus z comet Is composed OF
ice Then suppose the heat of the sun
to be so intense as to rapidly melt that
portion of the Ice globe exposed to the
action of its rays, which are strong
enough to Immediately convert 1t into
vapor. which ascends toward the sun.
"Imagine now q fierce wind blowing
out from the sun, causing the Vapor
which meets it to be whirled out into
space behind the comet. This VIII
clearly Illustrate the theory Of the for
nation Of comets tail, only that the
nucleus of the comet Is not ice and the
vapor is not water vapor, neither Is the
force which drives 1t away from the
sun fierce wind"
The unknown force limited at by the
astronomer above quoted readily eX
plains why comets tail, as a rule
points in an opposite direction to the
sun The Russian astronomer Bredle
chen distinguishes three different types
Of cometary tails-those composed OF
particles having the specific gravity OF
hydrogen. those having the specific
gravity of hydrocarbon gas and thirC
class having all the peculiarities Of al
equal mixture Of hydrogen and iroI
vapor.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17
NOBODYs CHILDREN.
Hr. Barnardo's Work In London and
It's American Counterpart.


The death In London Of DR.. Thomas
John Bernardo, the foster father OF
nobody's children" just now calls I'M
usual attention TO the change In the
methods of dealing with the youthful
unfortunates Of the slums. DR.. Barnar-
do, more possibly than all other work
ers In the same cause put together, was
instrumental in stemming the tide Of
Juvenile delinquency that in the middle
of the last century seemed seriously to
menace civilized society, and that pre-
sents the most pitiful pictures In the
whole long heartrending history Oh
criminology.
The work which this great ana goou
Englishman did in London has been nc
complished in this country larger!
through the agency of societies ana IN
stitutions. The first American society
for the reclamation Of slum children
was organized in 1892. Now there are
In New York alone fifty institutions
devoted to lettering in one way or an
other the condition Of the city's less
fortunate boys and girls. OF these the
New York Juvenile asylum, which has
grown to be one Of the foremost In
stitutions of its kind on either side OF
the Atlantic started four years before
DR.. Bernardo began his life work IN
the metropolis of Great Britain.
Since that period, when the chief OF
police in New York estimated that
there were 10000 homeless though not
necessarily criminal children roaming
the streets of the city, Juvenile delin-
ouency has decreased steadily and very
rapidly in relation to the growth OF
population in both cities. Thousands
upon thousands Of neglected young
sters have been cared for and reclaim
ed. DR.. Bernardo having established
nearly thirty separate institutions,
while the New York organization In
single group Of buildings has cared for
more than 10000 boys and girls who
had no other fit guardians.
What the saving has been to the
community not alone in moral obliqui-
ty. but as well in the decrease in cost
Of penal institutions, can be under
stood in a way when one realizes that
though every one of these little waits
had a wrong start in life certainly
more than 10 per cent Of them were
made into honest. successful citizens.
This is a large interest in dollars and
cents upon the private benefactiOns by
which such efforts as the asylums are
necessarily supported. More impor-
tant than that even is the step for
ward in humanity and brotherly love
from the day, less than a hundred
years ago, when two boys under the
age Of fifteen were hanged before
gaping crowd in London for petty
thievery.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17

The most approved theory among sci
entists as 10 the cause Of the rise and
fall Of the tide is that the moon is the
dominating cause through its diHeren'
tial attraction upon the opposite sides
of the earth, drawing the nearer water
away from the earth under the moon
for the production Of high water large
and in like manner drawing the earth
away from the opposite waters for the
production Of high water small me
smaller tidal effect Of the suns at
traction becomes noticeable mainly as
modifying the lunar tide, Increasing II
in the spring tides and decreasing 1t al
heaps and further modifying 1t III u'
nriming ana tagging Of the tides.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17
Startling But True.

People the world over were horri-
fed on learning of the burning Of a
Chicago theater in which nearly six
hundred people lost their lives, yet
more than five times this number or
over 1000 people died from pneumonia
in Chicago during the same year, with
scarcely passing notice. Every one
of these cases of pneumonia resulted
from a colo and could have been pre-
vented by the timely use of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. A great many
who had reason to fear pneumonia
have warded it off by the prompt use
of this remedy. The following Is an
instance of this sort: TOO much can
not be said in favor of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy, and especially for
colds and influenza. ] know that it
cured my daughter, Laura, of Sc
we're cold, and believe saved her life
when she was threatened with pneu-
monia." w. D. Wilcox, Logan, New
York. Sold by
B. S. Ashby q Co.,
Accomac, All County Agencies.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17
Pith and Point

Time flies almost as fast with an ola
man as money flies with young one
There are worse friends to have than
those without money--those without
manners.
Remember when tempted to do some
thing Won shouldn't that all the neigh
bors are at the window.
Bury your conscience, and just at
tho time when Won think you have it
safely covered it wriggles to the top
A man is advised to keep up his
courage and laugh at misfortune. and
he obeys by laughing at the mlsfor-
times of Others. -Atchison Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17

"When 1 was a boy" said an old gen.
tleman, Il attended the old Gorham
academy in Maine. One time the Rev
Caleb Bradley of Scarboro, Mass
came to talk to US. 1t was during the
presidency of Mr. Polk, and his remarks
showed how much higher political feel
ing ran in those days than now. He
said: If you make good boys you Will
make good men, Some Of you might
make a Washington, some Of you q
Jefferson. and the Lord knows most
any of you might make Polk"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17
Afraid of Strong rledicInes.

MANY people suffer for years from
rheumatic pains, and prefer to DO SO
rather than take the strong medicines
usually given for rheumatism, not
knowing that quick relief from pain
NAV be had simply by applying
Cbamberlain's Pain Balm and without
taking any medicine internally. Rev.
amos Parker, of Magnolia, North
carolina. suffered for eight years with
a lame hip, due to severe rheumatic
mains. He has been permanently
cured by the free application OF
Cbamherlain's Pain Balm. For sale by
B. S. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac. All County Agencies
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17

The making Of horscsaocs br ma
chlncry at fl 81 caused strike anon
the blacksr,,ls. who refused to pui o.
the machine made shoes. hut the wor.
was done 50 much more chcapiy thai
the machine shoes triumphed. and Tie
result was that owners Of horses. as
they got the shoes for less. had tEt
horses shod oftpmcr than before. anA
the blackSmlthS did not lose much Il
pnv. work after all
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17
In Danger.

Crecson On alarml-Great Scott, I've
left my pocketbook under my pillow.
Fisher-Oh. well. your servant IS hon
est. isn't she? Gregson That's .ust 1t.
She'll take it to my wife.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17
Efficient SupDOrt.

Tess-I hear Miss StrOngmind has
asked you to be her bridesmaid. Is that
so? Jess-No, indeed. She has asked
me to be her best woman. "-Philadel-
phia Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17

What we call despair is often only the
painful eagerness Of unfed nope
George Eliot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03

evening dress were thrown into a panic
at dinner party in Portland. Me, re-
Gently, when boy liberated 400 grass
hoppers in the dining-room in which
they were sitting. The boy was
Gregory Williams. the fourteen year
old son of Mrs. Williams of Brooklyn.
He is spending the summer with his
mother at her oxford cottage. He oc-
cupicd himself all the day before
catching grasshoppers for bait to go
fishing with. He had 400 of them
Gagged in tin cans. and while the dinner
party was in progress he suddenly
thought of the fun he could have with
the grasshopDers in the dining-room. 1t
would beat fishing. he decided" And
then the Times tells us what happened
when the grasshoppers were liberated.
The modest Porter correspondent Of
the Advertiser will be surprised when
he learns what a large fire his little
spark kindled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03
Different Kinds Of Economy.
(Bangor News.


At times the mincing and cheeScparingS
which are preached by Hon. Cyrus ".
Davis and Hon. Daniel McGilhcuddy in
discussing the financial affairs of Maine
remind one of the parsimonious wife.
who asks her husband how he spent the
nickel five-cent piece which he had in
his pocket yesterday. Economy in public
affairs is a virtue. No man should be
extravagant with the peoples money.
But there Is a wide distinction to be
made between economy and stinginesS.
The official records show that in spite of
increased expenditures and an enlarge
ment of public duties. the income of
Maine has gained faster than the outgo
and that the State debt has been reduced
constantly. The real question before the
voters this year is not how much or how
little money has been spent, but to
whether the money has been spent wise-
ly. AS community expands in business
operations it Is expected that 1t will put
out more money. To be sure. Russell
Sage lived and died in primitive sim
plicity, and went through life wearing
a 80 suit of clothes. Still, there are few
people who will hold up the example of
Russell Sage as something which the ris-
ing generation should initiate. There are
several kinds of economy that are more
harmful than extravaganza. 1t would
seem as if the economy advocated by
Davis. McCiillicuddy e. Co, were of the
Russell Sage variety.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03
U. S. District Attorney Whitehouse on
"Denatured" Alcohol,

The opinion of United States District
Attorney r. Il. Whitehouse demolish-
ing the contention of the Democratic
managers that "denatured'' alcohol
cannot be manufactured in Maine I'M
der our existing laws, is clear, ex-
haustive, and conclusive. The high
standing of Mr.. Whitehouse i'll his
profession will give this opinion great
weight. Mr. Whitehousc is a son of
Judge w. +. Whitehouse of the Sill
preme court. He is graduate of
Harvard College and Harvard Law
School, and is the author of White
houses Equity Practice" the recog-
nized authority on this branch of tho
law in Maine practice. Mr.. Whitehouse
served with distinction for several
terms as county attorney of Cumber-
land county, and is at present United
States district attorney for Maine. He
has examined the law bearing upon the
manufacture of "denatured" alcohol
his research he says:
am clearly and unhesitatingIy Of
the opinion that the supreme court Of
| Maine will never adopt a construction
of our constitution which so strains the
true spirit and purpose of our prohibi-
| tory law as to prevent our citizens
from engaging in manufacturing
business, the finished product Of which
is not an intoxicating liquor, and which
is not demanded by any sound principle
Of reason or logic, and that the people
Of this State may lawfully manufacture
denatured alcohol under the provisions
Of the new act Of Congress without
violating any Of the provisions of the
constitution or statutes Of the State Of
Maine.
| And thus does another Democratic
bugaboo. conjured up for campaign
purposes, fall to the ground with a
| dull. Sickening thud"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03

On this page this morning the Jour
nal publishes the balance sheet of Lin
coin county with the State of Maine
In the two tables are given in detail
the money paid by each town in the
county into the state treasury in tax-
es. and the money received back by
the people of Lincoln county study
these tables and then realize. il they
haven't already done SO. how absurd
is the Democratic argument that the
State tax is burden" upon them.
These tables are made up of the of
fetal figures for 1905 and are not to be
disputed. They show that the towns of
Lincoln county paid into the State
treasury last year the total of $1S,S4S.-
35. They received back from the State
treasury in money for educational pur-
poses, good roads, etc, a total of $780,
$3.50. More than this, the old soldiers
and their dependents living in Lincoln
county towns received s2.710 in State
pensions. and there was appropriated
from the State treasury the sum of
$500 for the building of the bridge
between Wiscasset and Edgecomb.
The total balance in favor of the coun-
ty is S12.S92.64. That is. Lincoln coun-
ty gets back nearly $4,000 yearly from
the State treasury more than it pays
| into it.
Where then is the burden of State
taxation of Lincoln county? Do the
people of the county regard the IS, 500
given them last year to aid in the con-
s'F"ct'"n of the Wiscasset and Edge
co'i'o bridge as an 'extravagance?'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03

| which will select United States
Senator, is essentially national cleo
| ton, and one in which national issues
must be considered. The Democrats
are trying desperately to dodge these
| national issues, and to make the voters
believe that only State and local
matters are involved in the voting next
Monday. Do not let them deceive
you. The Republican party of Maine
has nothing to fear in a fair and
general discussion Of State issues; it
has nothing to apologize for, but on the
contrary, everything to be proud of, in
it's management of State affairs; but.
nevertheless, it insists that the voters
of Maine recognize the fact that
national issues as well as State issues
are involved in this years campaign.
If it is possible for you to do SO, plan
to hear Speaker Cannon in Market
Square. Augusta, at noon today, and
hear what he has to say upon this
point. He will tell you how important
it is that Maine sends Republican rep
resentatives and Republican senator
back to Washington. and how impor-
tant it is that a splendid Republican
majority is rolled up all along the lines
in Maine next Monday
The working men of the State are,
OF course, in the great majority.
There are Relatively few who are in the
employing class and fewer still who
are droneS in the great hive of society.
The men who earn their bread by the
sweat of their brow control the
political situation here in Maine, as
they do throughout the land. Let
them remember their pockets and their
homes, let them remember their
responsibility for the welfare of the
State and the nation, when they cast
their ballots next Monday. Let them
vote for Governor Cobb, an honest man
who employs Maine labor i'm his private
business. and whose interests are all in
Maine. Let them vote the ticket of
the Republican party in whose hands
their interests are safest, and which
stands for the progress and the honor
of Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03
Hear Speaker Cannon Today.

If today is pleasant it is certain that
there will be a great crowd gathered
in Market Square at noon to hear
Speaker Cannon. Mr.. Cannon is one Of
the most prominent men in American
public life at the present time, and
the fact that he is a presidential posi-
bility for 1908 adds much to the inter-
est felt in him by the masses. The
opportunity Of seeing and hearirg such
man is not to be missed. and without
regard to party affiliations. the citizens
of Augusta and vicinity will doubtless
turn out in great numbers to greet him.
1t is the most important political meet
ing of the campaign in this section, and
those who are familiar with Mr.. Cam
non and his public career appreciate
fully his ability to give US a speech to
be remembered.
The meeting will of necessity be a
briefer one than it would have been
had it been held in City hall in the
evening, as was at first announced, for
of course the crowd will have to stand
throughout the speaking. and speaking
in the open air is also more trying for
the speaker. But while his speech will
not be a long one. it is certain that
Speaker Cannon will have much to say
worth hearing and worth remembering,
| and not the least interesting part Of
| his address will be the forceful and pic
turesque way in which he habitual'y
expresses himself upon political sub
jects. Hon. Forrest Goodwin. of Show
hogan, president of the Maine Senate,
will also speak briefly and he has hosts
| of friends here who will be glad to hear
him. The Augusta Cadet band will
furnish music before the speeches. The
whole meeting will be over in ample
| time for everybody tn attend the ball
game at the Driving park. In making
your plans for Labor day. therefore,
make sure that you hear Speaker Can
non in Market Square, Augusta, at
noon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03
Congressman BurIeiqh.

tSOmerset RepOrfer.)
While many other candidates for Con
Sress have to explain their positions on
various topics, when they come before
their constituents asking for their suf-
TRACES. Hon. e. c. Rurleigh of this Dis
excuses to make; nothing to explain
away. His record is clean and transpar
ent. and is read by all. A man of and
for the people. with character unblcm-
ished. with an experience in dealing with
public affairs running back almost to his
boyhoOd, with a clear and comprehensive
grasp of the business of the country, Mr..
Burleighs influence is felt and acknowl-
edged in governmental affairs. He is an
untiring and determined worker. and that
counts everywhere. His position on all
questions Is always pronounced and well
known. No attacks will or can be made
upon him. 1t is a great compliment to
Mr.. Burleigh that on the eve Of another
the hearts and affections of the people
of Rlaine's old district
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03

Do they regard the thousands paid
them for schools and academies, and
Was it an "eXtravagance" for the
State to pay S2.710 to the old soldiers
of Lincoln county in the form of State
pensions? OF course not. The State,
getting by far the larger part of its
revenue from the railroads. banks. wild
lands and great corporations. pays to
the towns of Lincoln county. as well
as to the towns of every other county,
much more than it receives from then,
in state taxes. This is the result of
Republican rule and Republican meas
ures. Does Lincoln county want to
change this system? Does it want to
help put ont of power the party whose
rule in Maine has been period of debt
reduction and tax-reduction. until now
the State tax rate is lower than be-
fore for generation. ard the State
debt has been cut down to about ST.
00O.G0 where it was over $4.000,O0O 4
quarter of d century ago? Lincoln
county will stand in line for Republic
canism, next Monday. 1t will be
true to the party of honesty and prog
ross
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03
Speaker Cannon at AUGUSTA,

(NdlerNllle Mdll.)
Next Monday noon, Labor Day,
Speaker Cannon will deliver a politi-
cal speech in Augusta in Market
square.
Speaker Cannon has been in public
fife for many years and he has gained
a great reputation for his statesman
ship. As speaker of the National
House. he practically has control Of
national legislation. That power in the
hands of an unscrpulous man, desir-
string to prevent such reforms as the
President has inaugurated and urged
upon the attention Of Congress, could
accomplish the defeat of President
Rooseveit'S policy. Speaker Cannon
has not sought to display his great
power by opposing the President but
he has eXerted his influence to carry
through the body over which he pre-
sides so efficiently, the numerous laws
called for BY the Chief Executive.
Speaker Cannon is a remarkable man.
At the advanced age of seventy years.
he is as active as the average man of
thirty years his junior. At the age of
three score and ten, Speaker Cannon
is an announced candidate for the pres
idency two years hence. and no one
seems to doubt the ability of the House
parliamentarian to bear the RESPONSE
biltieS of the Office of President as
lightly as he wears the gray hairs of
age and to administer the duties at the
White House as ably as he yields the
Savel in the Capitol.
The Speaker should receive a great
welcome next Monday.
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Must Be Regarded As An "Organ."
belfast JOurnal)

In a signed editorial in the Water
vile Sentinel Oliver Otis states that
the editorial work of that paper has
been entirely i'm his own hands and
has been without suggestion or dicta-
ton from Mr.. Davis, the owner of the
paper. He feels. therefore. that its ed
itorials should not be used as reflect
ing the personal views of Mr.. Davis or
that paper referred to as his "organ."
But the fact remains that Mr.. Davis
is the owner of the paper. that he is the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03
Their Agony Will Soon Be Over.

The Democratic campaign in Maine
has reached the you're another" stage
of its development rather earlier than
most campaigns in the past. The pro
cess is a familiar one. The leaders al
ways start out to give an imitation of
man who expects to win. Filled with
enthusiasm. or what passes for that
quality with the crowd, they plunge in
to the fray with an impuisiveness that
sooner or later causes trouble They
begin by making rash statements. pass;
on to half-truths and rapidly degen-
crate into disseminators of plain false
hoods. Having reached this point they
are at bay, pretty well exhausted and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03

and there is a very strong suspicion
that the paper was established main
ly to advance his political fortunes. 1t
is not to be supposed that its editorial
utterances. whoever the writer may be-
would fail to reflect the political views
of Mr.. Davis. and although we accept
the statement of Mr.. Otis unreservedly
we fear he must continue to be regard
ed as an "Organ."