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JUDGING DOGS.
The Rules by Which the Different
Points Are Valued.

POtntB Arc hhuG0s
The average man is greatly puzzled
TO find one dog awarded a first prize
and another, which to him appears 10
be quite as fine a specimen, awarded
no prize at all. A man who knows the
relative values of the different points
In all breeds of dogs Is veritaDie
walking encyclopedia.
Generally speaking, the best dog Is
one which comes nearest the standard
Of requirements for its own particular
breed about % per cent OF the points
being usually awarded for fine head
proportions, an equal number for legs
and feet. a similar number for body
and color and the rest for symmetry.
In the Dalmatian, for instance, thirty
points are given for color and mark
ings. while head, eyes and ears have
only fifteen; the bulldog, on the other
hand. has forty-fve for head and ears
while coat and color amount TO but nVe
points: the collie has twenty-five for
coat. color being immaterial, and TWEEN
ty-five for head and ears.
The st. Bernard has forty for head
and ears and five each for coat anu
color. The Pomeranian has but fifteen
for head and ears, forty-fve points go
ing for coat, color and tail, with fifteep
} for appearance. 1t may be set down as
( governing In all breeds Of dogs that
whatever is the typical feature of that
breed is the feature upon which stress
IA laid In the allotment Of points.
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THE PRIVATE WON.
Rebuked His Superior officer ana hs-
capped Court Martial.

CnDe0 NOuEt
Charles Bradlaugh when In the Brit
ish army was orderly room CLERK ana
newly arrived officer once entered the
room where he was sitting at work
and addressed to him some discourte-
Gus order. Private Bradlaugh took no
notice. The order was repeated WIN
nm oath. Still no movement linen II
came again. with some foul words add
ed. The young soldier rose, drew MIN
self to his full height and, walking up
TO the officer. babe him leave the room
or he would throw him out. He went
accordingly, but in few moments the
grounding Of muskets was heard out
side the door opened and the colonel
walked In. accompanied by the officer.
It was clear that the private soldier
had committed an act for which he
might be court martialed, and as he
said once, 81 felt myself In n ught
place" The officer made his accusa-
ton. and Private Bradlaugh was DID
den TO explain. He asked that the or
flcer should state the exact words IN
which he had addressed him, and the
other. who had, after all, touch OF
honor in him, gave the offensive SEN
tence word for word. Then Private
Bradlaugh said, addressing the colo
mel. that the officers memory must
surely be at fault in the whole matter
as he could not have used language sc
unbecoming to an officer and a gen
tleman. The colonel turned to the OF
ficer with the dry remark: Il thlnH
Private Bradlaugh Is right. There
must be some mistake And he ler'
! xha r0Om
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-05-19
TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
Even the Great Painters Have Little
Ways OF Their Own.

Ways OF Ther OWN.
On one of Edward Morans visits to
London he made q careful study OF
Turner. for while his own pictures do
not share the latter's influence to any
thing Ike the degree which marks the
painting Of Thomas, his talented broth
er. Edward Moran profoundly admires
the genius of the famous Englishman.
They stopped In front of "Childe Har-
ODDS Pilgrimage" and Mr.. Moran, aft
or examining the canvas closely, made
the startling assertion that the vase 70
the right was not part of the picture,
but was pasted on it. Mr.. Warnham
laughed the idea to scorn and said II
was absurd. Mr.. Moran persisted that
he was right and wagered dinner that
he could prove it if lie were given the
opportunity
The wager was accepted. The pic
turc was taken down, the glass was re-
moved, and, to the establishment or the
keeper. Mr.. Moran raised the edge OF
the paper over which, surely enough
J the vase had been painted. Evidently,
TO save himself the trouble of drawing
! the object, Turner had cut the vase out
Of some print, skillfully hiding the point
Of juncture.
When, some years ago, all three OF
Edward Moran's pictures at the Phil
adelphia academy exhibition were ma
liciously "skied," Mr.. Moran, just be-
fore the opening Of the exhibition to the
publc. got a ladder and, with his pal
cite set with dark red water color, pro
ceeded to cover with it every inch OF
the three canvases. On the opening
day of the exhibition his pictures,
stored in the handsome frames, were
daubs of red paint.
Moran vouchsafed no explanation 10
anv one. When the exhibition was
over he washed off the water color ana
put the pictures in the show window oil
leading jeweler, with this inscription
"These three paintings were 'skied Dy
the hanging committee Of the Penn
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
: A crowd of people was all day before
the window. and by the morrow the pic
lures were sold.-New York Herald.
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PEPYS AS A PLAYGOER.
The Time When Women First Ap'
peared on the English Stage.

In the methods Of producing plays
Pepys' period of playgoing was coevai
with many most important innovations
which seriously affected the presenta-
ton of Shakespeare on the stage. Inc
thief was the substitution OF women
for bows In female roles. During the
first few months Of Pepys' theatrical
experience boys were still taking the
women's parts. That the practice sur
yived In the first days Of Charles Ills
reign we know from the well worn an
ecdote that when the king sent behind
the scenes to inquire why the play OF
"Hamlet." which he had come to see,
was so late In commencing he was an
swered that the queen was not YET
shaved. But In the opening month OF
1891 within FIVE months Of his nrst
visit to a theater, the reign or the Dogs
ended. On Jan. 3 Of that year Pepys
writes that he first saw women come
unon the stage" Next night he makes
entry of q boys performance of q wo-
mans part, and that Is the final record
Of bows masquerading as women IN
the English theater. l believe the prac-
tice now survives nowhere except IN
Janon This mode Of representation
has always been great puzzle 10 STU
dents of Elizabethan drama. 1t ls
difficult to imagine what boys IN
Shakespeare's day, If they were any
thing like boys Of our own day. MACS
Of such parts as Lady MacDen OF
Cleopatra. Before, however, Pepys
saw Shakespeare's work on the stage
the usurpation of the boys was over:
II was after the Restoration, too, tna'
scenery. rich costume and scenic ma
chinery became, to Pepys' delight, reg
Mar features Of the theater. When
the diarist saw Hamlet done with
scenes for the first time he was mos'
favorably impressed. Musical accom-
naniment was known to prerestora
tion DAYS. but the orchestra was no"
for the first time placed on the noor .,
the house in front Of the stage instead
Of In a. side gallery. The musicai &c
compartment of plays developed very
ran,dly. and the methods Of opera wer'
annlied to many Of Shakespeare
nieces. notably to 1.-THE Tempest anC
"Macbeth."-From "Pepys and snake
speare," by Sidney Lee, IN Fortnignu'
| Review.
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A SHIP WORTH TAKING.
What the Capture of the San PHILIPPE
Meant to England.

On the 9th of June, 1887, Drake, COM
ing back from "singeing the king OF
SPANS beard In Cadiz," fell In with
huge vessel, which he captured. She
proved to be the San PHILIPPE, an East
Indiaman owned by the king of Spain
himself and then the largest merchant
man aflOat.
Her cargo, valued at more than MIL
lion sterling of modern money, was In
itself the most valuable ever captured,
but there was something else even
more valuable than the cargo. This
consisted of the ships papers and ac-
counts, which disclosed to the mer-
chant adventures of England all the
methods and mysteries and the bound
less possibilities Of the East India
trade.
Indeed, 1t would hardly be stretching
the facts to say that the morning which
saw the capture of the San PHILIPPE saw
also the dawn of our Indian empire.
The immediate result was the forma-
ton of the East India company, which
was not only the greatest commercial
corporation the world had ever seen'
but also the only one that ever COM
manded its own armies and fleets and
Welded powers little less than impe.
rial.-London Spectator.
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A German station Master.

Charles Edward Russell in Every
body's Magazine describes an official OF
one of Germanys government owned
railways:
1.-THE station master at BomDurg-
Pomburg, standing erect in approved
military attitude at the end Of the plat;
form that bounds his dominion, Is one
Of the grandest sights in nature. HIS
magnificent uniform Of blue and gold
shines conspicuous in the SUM- His req
cap of Office is adorned with much gill;
and the occasion, let us say, being res
tiyal. he wears with pOmp and circum'
stance q massive sword. AS Napoleon
upon the field of battle, he from MS
coIgn of vantage surveys the scene OF
action-calm, imperturbable, majestic
full of thought and command. a long
train is drawn up at the station, and ne
stands where all passengers can derive
Measure and edifcation from gazing
upon him. He looks down the platform
and observes that his adjutants are
properly herding and showing about the
low, degraded third class passengers
but he gives no sign"
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SJAGECOACHiNG DAYS.
An old World Era With Decioeo
Flavor of Romance.


Flavor of Romance.
The old coaching days. as far as con-
venience for travel was concerned
were the dawn of the great days OF our
present rapid means of communication.
The seventy years or so In when man
cooches waxed and flourished and
finally died out before the incursion OF
railways and steam engines have ue-
cided flavor OF romance attached 10
them and no doubt the coming ana
going Of stagecoaches lent certain
amount of color and interest and lie
TO the country places and towns
through which ran the great man
coaching roads. The Bath road, the
Dover road, the York road were high-
WAYS of communication along which
rolled the heavy private coaches ana
chariots of the country magnates, ana
the stagecoaches with their steamlns
horses passed the various stopping
places with the regularity OF CLOCK
work.
These stagecoaches. with their com
Element of coachmen and guards az
forded endless subjects of interest aho
illustration to the artist and the liter
airy men Of the day. Imagine Charles
Dickens without stagecoaches and de
nuded Of all his vivid descriptions o.
the scenes such rs those in the yard o.
the White Hart inn, High street, BOT
ough. In "Pickwick," or of the mai
coach on the Dover road in "a Tale O
Two Cities" 1t is difficult for the pres
ent generation to realize the fahgu
and the wintry cold OF such long jour
neys. when frozen feet were enveiope'
in little straw, and SHAWL folde'
round the neck was thought to be a II
protection against the keen night air.
London Standard.
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A GENEROUS CRITIC.
sfory of John Oxenford, Once Fa-
NOUS London Character.

NOUS AOnoOh
John Oxenford was for years the
leading theatrical critic OF LONDON.
Afr Oxenford was troubled with seri-
one bronchial affection. which occa-
s,onally disturbed the audience, for he
refused to give up Ills beloved theater'
although desperately i'll. a certain IT'S
Ing young actor was very anxious 10
Obtain Oxenfords valuable opinion on
his work. and the tender hearted OLD
gentleman literally left his bed ana
came down TO the theater on bitter
cold night to do good action 10
clever youngster. In the middle or one
of the actors finest scenes on came the
cough from the OXenford box. 1t con-
tlnued so long that it unnerved the
actor, and he came to dead stop. 10
the surprise Of everybody he advanced
TO the front and said, Ladies and gen
tlemen, l am sorry TO say that unless
the old gentleman with the Irritating
cough retires temporarily from the
theater l really cannot go on. l forget
everything. 1t Is painful 50 to address
YOU. but l am powerlcss In the matter
and place myself In your hands
The disturbance nt once ceased, ana
the box was empty. When the cur
tain fell friend rushed around and'
breathless, said to the distressed actor
DO YOU know what you have done
DO you know who it was that you turn
ed out Of the box?" Il neither know
nor care" was the reply. why, II
was John Oxenfordw The actor was
paralyzed, but he got his good notice al
the same. The veteran critic went
home coughing to praise the young
actor who had turned him out.
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A HISTORIC SHELLFlSH.
The Purpurn Was Quite Fnctor In
the Worlds civilization.

Tho Purpurn Was Quite n Fnctor In
the Worlds Civilization.
A small sea creature has done lot
70 assist the development of clviliza-
ton. 1t is known as the murex or
nurpura. From It the PhOeniclans
manufactured the Tyrian purple, the
origin of their wealth and prosperity.
AS each shellhsh yielded but one drop
of the dyeing material and rs 3OO
pounds were needed to dye fifty pounds
of wool the home fisheries became In
time exhausted Then, finding 1t neces-
sary to seek a supply elsewhere, the
traders started on the first voyage OF
discovery ever made. Owing to TINS
VOYAGE the Mediterranean, with all the
countries that surround it, was dis
covered.
Through this small creature also the
first colonies were founded. The Phoe-
nicians. finding It impractIcable to
bring home large shiploads Of the fish
built at those spots where the raw ma
terial abounded factories, which gradu
ally developed into permanent settle
ments.
And as many of these colonies were
founded on Grecian islands the APP
natives quickly acquired the arts anC
Industries of their visitors, which were
soon diffused throughout Greece, anC
the first seeds Of civilization were
| sOwn
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A PLEA FOR THE PEN.
Regret mt Typewriter's Encrohch
ment on handwriting.

Regret mt Typewriter's Encrohch-
ment on Handwriting.
IT is to be regretted that the hand
writing of literary workers and even
learned professors and physicians Is so
often illegible and provokes adverse
criticism. The typewriter is boon 10
such writer's and ought to be adopted
for the safety Of the public and press
but It cannot supersede the pen, which
is purely individual and the most nat
ural exponent of the writer. lndividu'
ality In writing Is the strongest plea
In its favor and for its continuance.
The typewriter letter may be pleasing
to the eye in its regular, mechanical
and leglble outlines, but Is Yalueless
without the pen and Ink autograph
the Endorsement Of the writer-which
alone commands its recognition ana
appreciation.
Many philosophers and authors, from
Shakespeare to the present day, nave
found the handwriting q reflection Oh
temperament. Nathaniel Hawthorne
makes interesting deductions from a
study of the autographs and writings
of noted characters and states, There
are said to be temperaments endoWeu
with sympathles so exquisite that Dy
merely handling an autograph they can
detect the writer's character WIN uh-
erring accuracy"
Mrs. Browning recognized intuitively
an analogy between the handwriting
and temperament as seen In the lines
| from aurora Leigh"
81 know your writing, Romney, rec
ognizlng the open hearted A, the liberal
sweep of the G."
Authors are autographing their works
| giving the most distinctive and refec
| tive touch Of personality to those en-
| doved with sympathies so exquisite
| or logical deduction so keen as to cater
! q glimpse of the writer's character anC
temperament from the chirographica
outlines.
The plain type, however readable an'
legible. cannot command the high com
mercial value Of the handwriting o.
persons Of note, which conveys more
than the written sentence in the pecul
iarity Of its formation.
Contrast the rapidly formed an'
somewhat illegible letters of the impul
sive hand vibrating with the pulse ant
thought of the writer with the stereo
typed and mechanical letters of the ma
chine manipulated by whom-the col
respondents clerk or secretary IN
sentiment is emphasized by the hand
writing. while the typewriter letter !
received with suspicion or incredullt
RI as being the sincere thought of tn
writer or a capricious freak of his rel
resentative.
Let the physician cultivate cleal
legible hand for the sake Of his pf
1 TENTS longevity and the learned pre-
, lessor return to his copy book text, bu
' substitute cold, plain type for til
warm, p1lsating strokes of the pen
Never.-Mary H. Booth In Philade
| phla Ledger.
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Chrtstianity In Pompeii.

For the first time, 1t is believed, IN
history clear evidence has been found
of the influence of Christianity in POM
psil. This Is q discovery of high inter
est for students of archaeology While
some excavations were being made on
the northwest side of the dead city
there was brought to light terra Gotta
vessel bearing the SO called monogram
of Christ surrounded by the crown OF
thorns. The vessel is attributed 10 SHe
first century of the Christian era. II
was found at depth of about twe'7e
feet below the surface.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-05-19
An nExcInmntory" AiIment.

A colored man in the employ of Rep
resentative James d. Richardson OIL
Tennessee was detailing to n friend
the particulars of relatives Illness
whom according to the congressman
Tho following dialogue ensued between
the two darkies:
eyes. sirreer' exclaimed the negro
aus+ roforred 70. "Mose is sure sick
man. He's got explanatory rheuma'
tism."
You mean infammatory rheuma
tism." explained the better informed
colored man. de word EXPLANATORY
means to yell" $3.50.
Eyes, sir, I knows 1t does" quickly
responded the other in tone OF de
cIded conviction. land OATS jest WA
de trouble is-de man jest yells all q
time Success Magazine.
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CHARlNG CROSS.
History of This Ancient Landmark
of London.


of London.
In reading English history you viii
happen across numerous references 10
Charing Cross, but the chances are you
will wonder If the allusion Is to real
cross erected as a memorial or simply
a crossroad. Charing Cross was for
merly one of the noted landmarks Oh
Britain, and its history is an follows:
In November of the year 1901 GOOD
Queen Eleanor" as she was termed by
her loyal subjects, was called to join
her husband, who was then making an
expedition into Scotland. When Flea
nor had got as far on her way as
Grantham she sickened and died.
The remains must, of course, be bur-
led at Westminster, and the funeral
cortege started in that direction.
During the time this royal funeral
procession was slowly winding lts
weary way toward the capital thou
sands of people fiocked to the waystde
TO get a glimpse Of 1t. IT was great
event in the history Of the rural dis
tricts, and they did everything possible
TO make the solemn occasion mem
orable one. Wherever the procession
halted for the night or for other cause
the people afterward set up memorial
One of the longest stops was made al
! Charlng, and subsequently a richly
carved memorial cross was erected OF
the site of the camp. This was the
Charlng Cross Of history. 1t stood un
I'll 1647. when the last vestige Of it was
destroyed during the civil wars Of
Charles l., the vandals who destroyed
the relic claiming it to be a monumen
Of popish superstition. Charing Gross
as seen today was erected by The
Southern Railway company in the yea
| 1851
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Why Suffer From Rheumatism

Why suffer from rheumatism when
one application of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm will relieve the pain? The quick
relief which this liniment affords
makes rest and sleep possible, and
that alone is worth many times its
cost. Many who have used it hoping
only for a short relief from suffering
have been happily surprised to find
that after awhile the relief became
permanent. Mrs. V. H. Leggett, of
Yum Yum, Tennessee, y. S. A,
writes. II am great sufferer from
rheumatism, all over from head to
foot. and Chamberlain's Pain Balm is
the only thing that will relieve the
paiu.u For sale by
B. S. Ashby & Co.,
| Accsmac, All County Agencies.
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ChamberIain's Cough Remedy the
Very Best.

81 have been using Chamberlain
Cough Remedy and want to say it is
the best cough medicine l have ever
taken" says Geo. L. Chubb, a mer-
chant of Harlan, Mich. There is no
question about its being the best, as II
will cure a cough or cold in less time
than any other treatment. 1t should
always be kept in the house ready fol
instant use, for a cold can be cured II
much less time when promptly
treated. For sale by
B. s. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, All County Agencies.
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VIRGINIA+In the circuit court
Gov the county of Accomack, In the
vacation of the said court, on the atm
day of May, A. d., 1906.
The Parksley National Bank, COT
poration existin under the laws OF .he
United States, a judgment creditor Oh
e. Addie Parkes, which sues on Dehai'
of itself and all the other unsatis Al
Judgment creditors Of the said II; con-
die Parks who will come in ana costs
tribute their due proportion OF the ned;
and expen SEES Of this suit. .fialntin
against
e. Addie Parkes, g. Walter Mapp,
trustee. Mary S. Corbin, Sadie +. Bay
lev. John E. Mapp, trustee, and tine
said G. Walter Mapp in his own right,
ana Robert l. Parkes.. Defendauts'
In Chancery.
The object OF this suit is TO sup!ec.
the real estate of the said r. Addie
Parks to the satisfaction Of a Judgment
i'm favor of the said plaintlf for the
slim of Sl06. IS, with interest on $1Oo.O0,
mart thereof, from August 22nd, 1914,
until paid, and $l3 so costs.
Affidavit having been made before
the clerk of the said court that Il. Ad-
die Parkes, one of the defendants In
the above entitled cause, is a non-resi-
dent of the State of Virginia, ON the
motion Of the plaintiff, by Its attor,
news, 1t is ordered that she, the SAID
NONRESIDENT defendant, do appear here
within fifteen days after due publica-
ton of this order and do what is neces-
sary to protect her interests; and that
this order be published once week
f1r four successive weeks in the "Pen-
insuIa Enterprise" newspaper pub
lished at Accomack G.. H., Virginia,
and also posted at the front door OF tne
Courthouse of the said county on,the|
third Monday in May, A. D., 1906.
Teste: John ID. Grant, q. Z.
A Copy
reste: John ID. Grant, c. &.
| DaU & Row q.
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BELLS AS BAROMETERS.
Their Tone VIII Indicate What the
weather VIII he.

Their Tone VIII luuicute Whhs '"c
weather VIII he.
Church bells can serve another pur-
pose besides ringing you to worship.
They make a good substitute for a
barometer. AS the atmosphere Is the
sole conductor of sound from the bell
to the ear, it Is obvious that the in
tenslty and quality of the sound as
perceived by the ear will depend on
the state Of the medium through which
II comes. For instance, If bells sound
very distinctly of an evening, TINS
points to the probability Of wet day
following. since air heavily charged
with moisture conducts sound better
than dry air. SO, too, as dense air con-
ducts better than light air, bells sound
more clearly when the barometer Is
high than when 1t is low, other things
being equal, and so, too, with hot ana
cold air. These principles are familiar
TO all country folk living within the
sound of church bells. About hve
miles from LebekIe, in Belgium, there
ore some small bells which are called
"vater bells" When they are heard
distinctly in the town rain Is sure 10
| folloW.-London Spectator.