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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-22
BLAME THE TYPEWRITER.
oou,t Blame Us, Say Cautious put
Hurried business Men.

Hurried UustnesS Meh'
The phrase dictated, but not re-
sead." Is now occasionally seen stamped
or typewriter in the lower left hand
corner of typewriter letter. This Is
the latest loophole Of escape adopted
by cautious though very busy men to
avoid reading over the letters they dc
tate and, at the same time, to explain
any error made by careless or igno-
rant stenOgrapher.
BY this simple expedient business
man is able to affix his signature to
each Of a pile of typewriter letters
trusting to luck that no glaring mis-
takes have been made. Again, with
this printed explanation the business
man may leave before the days mali
is finished, this explanation making
a personal signature unnecessary.
This scheme for relieving oneself
| from the results Of mistakes caused
either by the Misunderstanding OF
word at the time of debating or the
stenographer's ignorance of business
terms was first adopted by travelling
statesmen obliged to have most OF their
correspondence done at hotels along
the route and never sure OF the ac-
curacy Of the stenographer available.
As In many cases a salesman Is
| Obliged TO leave for another city before
his letters are finished the necessity
for some such explanation Is obvious.
While carbon copy Of each letter Is
usually sent him at his next stopping
place, the original goes on to the mead
quarters of his company and sometimes
contains amusing mistakes, the result
of ignorance of the terms used In MS
particular line Of business.
For instance, not long ago a fire In
surance adjuster obliged to dictate an
important letter just before taking d
train was surprised on his next WISH
TO the home Office to find that only
about half of his letter had ever been
received. About midway In the letter
the stenographer had Inserted THIS
note:
Here the gentleman went so fast
didn't know what he said, but IL was
something about q cross eyed agree
ment."
After q little thought on the part Of
the one who dictated the letter he re
membered that he had referred TO
Quasi agreement, an expression witt
which the hotel stenographer was EVIL
IDENTITY unfamiliar
Another instance was the case or
Young attorney who dictated lette
. to his stenographer asking a brothe
LAWYER If he could argue demurrer OF
a certain day. The letter was sent gu
, Immediately and not reread.
The next day the letter was returned
, to the writer asking for an interpre
tation Of what seemed a surprising
request. Investigation showed tina
, the stenographer had misread her note
|, and inquired If the young lawyer coui'
, "agree to be demure' on a CERTAIN
: day.
Dictated by -, but not reread D.
him." is sometimes added at the bottom
of a letter by means Of a rubber STAMP
the initials Of the particular perso
, debating the letter being filled in Wit
a pen. This method is adopted whe
, the letter has been dictated by on
member Of a firm and signed by al
other perhaps not entirely familia
B with the subject matter.-New Yor
[ Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-22
KHlVA, THE FORGOTTEN.
Great City Wasting Away Among the
Sands which Surround 1t.

Great City Wasting Away aihOhS INV
Sands Which Surround 1t.
Bokhara is fallen, Samarkand Is the
seat of Russian provincial governor
and Merry is manufacturing town
with a cast iron drinking fountain.
Khiva, too, was swallowed in its turn,
but disgorged again Though the king
dom fell. it was handed back to its
owners, and no Russian may now en-
ter except by invitation.
The Khivan mobiles still ride a-hawk-
ing. and caravans III the Kara Kun
sands still fear the armed hOrsemen
who dash down from the north.
Though compassed about on every
side by Russian territory and in sight
of the breaches made by the Russian
guns in 1873, the Khiva Khan still
screws his revenue from a trembling
people.
Burnaby rode to the city from the
north and underwent dreadful prlva-
tons to spend three days there. Ar
minus Vambery, nearly the most cour-
apeous traveller of modern times, reach
ed there disguised as holy man. The
American McGahan entered with zen
eral Kaufman in 1878, DR.. Landsell
and CAPTAIN Abbott made the journey,
and. lastly, Robert /. Jefferson, as re-
corded in his book called "a Second
Ride TO Khiva," made a long bicycle
ride across the Russian steppes anu
camel ride down to Khiva from Oren-
burg. in the north. But other than
these l know only of Russian officers
who have been within the gates
Since the Russians themselves have
agreed to keep out, they have done all
in their power to prevent others lroh
going into the city or even crossing the
boundaries of the little kingdom. What
they fear from visitors it is not easy
10 imagine. Four Anticipated, muzzie
loading smOothbore cannon and cor
rupt and unintelligent court circle re-
yOlying about a stupid ruler would
not repay a second thought even from
the spies of the yiceroy of India. But
the fact Is that foreigners are not al
lowed access to the state, and the
Eighteenth regiment of chasseurs is
chartered at Petro Alexandrovsk III
such a way as to control the Khivan
water supply along the canal from the
Oxus.
In old days caravans from Mer'
and Bokhara were frequent. Carpets
and stuffs were sent both west anC
east from the city in exchange FOL
drugs and tea. Today some cotton Il
sent ND the river to the railroad, anC
occasionally a small party Of mer
chants comes from the south, but more
and more Khiva is becoming forgotten
and isolated. Modern improvements
instead of carrying her into the cur
rent with the world, have left her IL
slack water. The deserts are mor'
effective barrier today than they wer'
two centuries ago, and great cit!
ia left to feed upon itself till 1t shall
waste away and become part OF th
sands that compass it.-Langdon War
ner in Century.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-22
The Old and the New In China.

The old and new mingle in China.
The newspapers from the east tell OF
a iail mutiny in Canton In which
thirteen prisoners escaped. The au-
thorities failed to capture them, but
issued orders that all their relatives
should be arrested and imprisoned IN
til they could give information as to
the hiding place Of the escaped prison
ers. But before long they were offered
their freedom on condition that they
paid 5000 to the police, S12O for the
chief and $50 for the rank and nile.
The bargain was cllnched, the money
paid and the circumstances duly
chronicled as a news item In the ma
tive press. In Fatshan preparations
were under way to celebrate the birth
day of their idol Saen Kai But an
opposition party arose. They urged
that If the money were to be spent
at all 1t had better be spent In cleaning
I'D the drains in the neighborhood,
since. If there should be anything In
the western theory Of cleanliness, the
community would benefit more than by
propitiating Saen Kai, who did little
to stay the plague in spite of the fes'
| rivals In his homer. The opposition
won the day, and the money intended
| for Saen Kai went to the drains.
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POWER OF MIND.
Always a Valuable Asset In Pres-
ence of Danger.

Aiways a Valuable Asset In rfe"
ence of Danger.
Presence of mind Is always an as
act. 1t is especially valuable In pres
ence Of danger such as springs from
The presence of men intent upon MUIR
der. This was never better e1emph-
fed than when a gang Of men set out
70 take the life Of Mazzini. He got 10
hear OF their project. All the precau-
tions he took was to get ready store
NJ very excellent cigars. The rufiians
presently appeared at his address.
"Come in, gentlemen ne said ana
nroduced his cigars. To each man he
handed one. Taken aback at their
reception, they seemed abashed ana
confused. 81 know that you came TO
kill me-" he said. why do you not
proceed to your taskT This was too
much for even this bloodthirsty depu-
tatIon. They could not kill the man
whose cigars they were smoking ana
who invited them to carry out their
task. Mutterlng some excuse for hay
ing interrupted his studies, they shut
fed out of the room and troubled him
no more.
Each man has his own method with
would be assassins. With Napoleon
It was the eye which counted. While
he was visiting the Duke of Saxe-Co-
burg Gotha one Of the dukes retalners
made up his mind to STAY him. lie
had so frequently heard the great man
denounced as the curse of Europe that
he felt Impelled to seize the chance TO
destroy him. He was common sol
dior at the time and had to do sentry
duty In one Of the corridors of the pal
ace along which Napoleon passed. lie
nut his finger to the trigger as the
duke accompanied by Napoleon, drew
In sight. He aimed for Napoleon's
heart. Napoleon saw him. He said
nothing but simply fixed his eagle eye
upon the youth. The latter seemed
spellbound. He let the musket raj
with a crash to the floor of the stone
corridor. He felt, he said, as If III
must have swooned. Napoleon tool
no further notice, said no word, pass
ed upon his way as II nothing had hap
pened. That one flashing glance ha'
saved his life. He knew Its enec
and value.-St. James Gazette.
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A JAPANESE DINNER.
This One Wav Rather TOpsy Turvy
In Costume aud Manners.

This One Wnv Rather Topsy TurNS
In Costume aud Manners.
An old fashioned Japanese dinner In
Kioto Is described by Lord Redesdale,
who accompanied Prince Arthur OF
Connaught ON the recent British mis-
sion to Japan. Lord Redesdaie says:
"The invitation specially stipulated
that we should come In Japanese dress,
and as the mayor had very kindly pre-
,ented us each with a suit. for which
ne had actually sent man all the way
70 Tokyo when we first arrived there 10
take our measures, we could only DO as
he wished. How to put on suit OF
Japanese clothes was problem which
none of us was competent to soive'
There were knots and bows to be tied'
OF which only the initiated possess the
secret. involving possibilities OF sole
cisms not to be thought Of However
there were willing and cunning hands
ready to help, and by the time the car
rIages arrived we were all rlggeu
out as Japanese gentlemen. perfectiy
correct even W tiiC hiNNnN ANo
"A more comfortable dress 1t would
he difficult to find, cool In summer,
warm and coy in winter. Why did
the Japanese abandon it for our clumsy
costume? Only one thing came amiss
TO me-the white socks, with their ul-
vision for the big toe, seemed to cut
me. But that is matter OF habit. IN
this matter of dress the mayors din
ner reached the height Of topsy turvy-
dom. for. whereas the English guests
were all IN Japanese robes, the Japa-
nese guests were all in European coats.
Admiral Togo, General Kuroh and the
| others had not brought their kimonos
with them on this journey, so they
were compelled to dine In what
! clothes they had.
ut was curious sight. and the man
agement Of chopsticks by some OF our
party was not quite what might nave
been expected of gentlemen SO attireo
The black cloth coats were quite al
home with them. The kimOnos, on the
contrary, were very much puzzled and
not averse to little help from small
clever hands. In taking their seats
upon the mats, too, the coats had much
the best of it, the poor kimonos sprawl
ing about in very ungainly ATTITUDES
All this was very amusing to the pref
ty little gelshas, who were busy serv
ing the dinner and who could not con
ceal their merriment."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-22

A man cannot escape in thought, any
more than he can in language, from
fhe past and the present.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-22

A famous old tree, one Of the sights
OF Cairo, has fallen. This was the
sycamore at Matar.eh (Heliopolis), and
II was known as the Virgins tree, be-
meath whose shade the holy family
was said to have found shelter after
their flight into Egypt, This was doubt
ed as a matter of history, but the
sentiment attaching to the tree led
tourists to carry away pieces OF It's
bark and leayes as souvenirs. ~
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Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
State Tax and County Levy for the
wear 1906 are now due, and that In
pursuance of law, the treasurer or
deputy will be at the following named
places in said district at the time
herein specified, for the purpose OF
collecting said taxes and levies, viz:
Bloxom, October 18th, IL and 18th.
Mappsville, October 18th, 10th and 20.
Temperanceville, October 25th, 26th
and 9th.
New Church, November LIST, I'd and 3.
Sanford, November 7th, 8th and 9Th.
Saxis, November 9TH, at night.
Cattail, November 10th, morning.
Mearsville, November 10th, afternoon.
Greenbackville, November 18th, at
night.
Chincoteague, November 18th, 14th
and 10Th.
Horntown, November 18th, at night.
Hallwood, November 10th, afternoon
and night.
Modestown, November 18th, after
noon.
Hopeton, November Goth, morning.
Newstown, November goth, afternoon.
Hunting Greek, November 21st, morn
ing.
Leemont, November 21st, afternoon.
Accomac, November 9Th, 9Th and %.
Parksley, November 23d, oath and 30.
Painter, October 1st, I'd and Sd,
Onley, October 9th, morning.
louisville, October 9th, afternoon.
Cashville, October 18th, morning.
Finneys, October 18th, afternoon.
Chesconnessix, October 18th.
Melfa, October 10Th.
Belle Haven, October 23d.
Pungoteague, October goth, Novem--
Der Sd, afternoon, 18th, 10th and
18th, all day.
Keller, November I'd, afternoon.
Accomac @. H., November 9Th, 18th,
21st, 9th, 28th and Goth.
Onancock, October 9Th and 9th, No
vember 10th, afternoon, ed,
23d and oath, all day.
Tangier, November 9Th, 9th and 10th.
HarDorton, November 18th, at night.
Wachapreague, November 18th, 18th
and 18th.
All 1905 Capitation Taxes unpaid by
November 18th, 1906, will be returned
Delinquent.
The payment of Capitation Tax for
1905 will still be required 8 months
before an election in order to vote.
We recommend to all the payment
of their taxes before the penalties are
added-December LIST, 1906, and in
terest after June 18th, 1907, will be
charged from December 10th. 1906.
Your humble servants,
John H. Hopkins, Treasurer,
Edwin T. Powell, by. Treas:
of Accomac County, Va.
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Temper.

II a man has a quarrelsome tenn
per, let him alone. The world VIII
soon find him employment He will
soon meet with some one stronger than
himself who will repay him better than
you can. A man may fight duels all
his life If he is disposed to quarrel
Cecil
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There's a Reason.

Billie used to be q lawbreaker, but
he's changed now. Jill-Keeps within
the law, now, does he? Billion yes
Keeps within the Jail too.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-22
Undertaking.

GENTLEMEN who have been oyer
VI the county tell me that, as an
Undertaken, / am as well or better
fitted out than any other person IN the
county. My hearse and funeral car car
will compare favorably with any Oh
the Shore. acos-
/ carry a full line Of Collins and cas-
kets, ranging in price as follows CoI-
fins from $500 to $500; Caskets from
SIS 90 to $4,000. A.. .ooo
In nv office have both the Acco-
mac and Northampton. and the Dia-
mond State phones. All persons WISH
ing to communicate with me by phone
concerning the purchase OF cnfhns or
caskets can do so at my expense, 1
have deposited money with both tne
above mentioned companies for saio
Embalming especially guaranteed.
is. BUNTING,
Temperanceville, Va.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-22
Ii EDRlck.

Hedrick. Nov. 17.-William HunseyI
left for Hebron. Neb., Wednesday, for
a short visit with relatives.
A. j. Ramsey of Keota, and G. G..
Heninger Of Sigourney were in town
Thursday on business.
w II. Cooper. o. M Durfey, William
Wood, John Swearingen, and James
Lynn were passengers to Sigourney
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. M. M. Wheeler Of Webster was
a Hedrick visitor Tuesday.
DR.. ]. E. Fleener Of Oskaloosa visit
ed relatives In town Tuesday.
J. A. Redfern Of Martinsburg was In
town Wednesday on business. e
Mr.. and Mrs j. M. Lamb left to-
day for Geneseo, ILL.,, for an extended
visit with relatives.
Miss Cougar Of Ottumwa visited
friends in town this week.
w. H. Young and Miss Jessie Red
fern were passengers to Iowa City on
Wednesday evening. During her stay
in Iowa City Miss Redfern will unders
go an operation for appendicitis. &
w. P. Harrison of Ottumwa was in
town Wednesday,. a
Wade Kirkpatrick was in Sigourney
Wednesday on business.
T.. o. Bottorff, J. W. Bottorff and
William Battorff returned home from
Stratford, Texas, Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-22
.OTTUMWA SCHOOL
Is RANKED HIGH
PROF. j. E. ROBERTS THINKS
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL EQUALS y
CHICAGO INSTITUTIONS
Makes Address Before Conference Of
Principles and Deans on "sooiai
Education in the giHh schoo"-Ad-
vocates Ideal Conditions as Existing
in OttumWa.

After visiting two Of the best high
schools in Chicago, Professor ]. g..
Roberts, principal of the Ottumwa
school, feels that the local institution
compares favorable with them, and
in fact before a teachers convention
Saturday he made clear the fact that
the smaller school has the greater
advantages.
Professor Roberts and j. L. Kinzie,
history Instructor in the Ottumwa
high school returned home yes
terday morning from Chicago, where
they have been attending the nine
teenth annual convention of schools
and colleges affiliated with the Univer-
sity OF Chicago. About 200 high
school principals and college deans
from all over the central states were
in attendance, and an extremely bene-
fetal conference was held.
| The most interesting portion OF the
program was that of last Friday after
noon, when the subject of fraternities
and sororities in higi schools were
discussed. The committee which had
been Investigating along this line tor
three years submitted it's report,
which was embodied in two resolu-
lions; first, that such secret societies
are not for the best interests Of the
high school, and second, that no
student member of such an organiza-
ton should be permitted to be on any
athletic team or in any way represent
the school. These resolutions occa.
stoned warm argument, but they
we're finally adopted.
Mr.. Roberts Addresses Convention.
Professor Roberts addressed the
convention on Saturday morning, dis
cussing the topic introduced by Dean
Owen Of the University high school on
social education in the high schools
Dean Owen advanced the idea that
the social education of the child to
day is neglected, and that there should
be a special teacher and room devoted
to the correct furthering of this
branch. Professor Roberts, however
took an entirely different view OF. the
matter, asserting that Chicago schools
are too large to permit of ideal con
ditions, out that such conditions can
exist in school similar to the Ottum
wa high school. He said that in the
smaller school the moral tendencies oi
the child can be best developed, fitting
MIN fully for future life socially; AMI
that in studying the prescribed course
the student developed truth, honesty
integrity and the power of self govern
ment and that personal training viii
lead the child to the best, socially
and moralls.
Self Government Success.
II pTNfnCcnr Pnhnrtc nd Nr 1s<
visited the Oak Park and Englewoot
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Maltese and Health
Physicians Say Its Use in The Huma,

Fnysicians Say It's Use in The Human
System is of Great Value.
The great value of maltese as a nu-
trttive substance can not be exagger-
ated. 1t Is highly recommended by
physicians because it is SO very easy TO
digest. 1t has not SO sweet taste as
cane sugar and can be taken in much
greater quantities.
Malta Vita" is from the Latin and
means Malt Life" 1t is a whole
wheat food treated with malt extract,
making 1t rich in maltese, easily di-
gested, readily assimilated and form
ing rich. healthy blood.
For many years the medical profess
sion have prescribed semi-solid malt
extracts which contain large percent
age Of maltese but which cost from
fifty cents to seventy five cents per
pound. Malta Vita contains from eight
to ten Ter cent of this wonderful blood
maker and costs but ten cents per
package.
Malta-Vita is the only matted whole
wheat food. 1t is prepared to meet the
requirements of old and young, weak
and strong. On account of its rich malt
properties, to every man, woman and
child it gives blood, bone, muscle and
brain energy and a buoyancy of life
that cannot come from other food. All
grocers sell Malta-Yita. 10 cents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-22
bolter in 1896, upon the national com

bolter in 1896, upon the national COM
mittee, and who has practically won
the appointment. compelling Marsh to
withdraw to avoid defeat, has sent a
letter to Chairman Miller of the state
democratic committee Offering to with
draw from the race if the committee
would recommend the appointment of
Hon. Claude R. Porter, or submit the
matter to the next democratic state
convention Mr.. Sells letter to Chair
man Miller follows:
"Vinton, Iowa, Nov 10, 1906.
"Hon. G. w. Miller, chairman demo-
cratic state central committee, Waiver
ly, Iowa:
my dear sir: Those of your COM
mittee who were favorable to the APP
pointment of w. W. Marsh as national
committeeman for Iowa, and who now
favor the appointment of M. j. Wade,
have announced in an address to the
members of the democratic national
committee that the withdrawal of Mr..
Marsh and the substitution of Judge
Wade is in the interest of party har-
mony.
Regardless of the reason why Mr..
Marsh withdrew, certainly it must now
be apparent that the candidacy of
Judge Wade does not meet with uni
versal approval.
II am more interested in party unity
and the ascendancy of genuine demo
cratic principles than am in the per-
sonal preferment involved in being ap,
pointed national committeeman and as
an evidence of my sincerity and to test
your declaration for harmony, l pro.
pose to withdraw as candidate for
committeeman provided your commit.
tee shall. reconsider it's recent action
and recommend Hon Claude R. Porter
for the place. Mr.. Porter being our
late candidate for governor ought to
be satisfactory to your committee
which conducted his campaign, and
believe he would be entirely satisfac.
tory to the democrats of the state.
"As an additional reason why Mr.
Porter should be acceptable remind
you that he was unanimously nomin
ated for governor by the state conven
ton which also unanimously endorsed
Mr.. Bryan and that Mr.. Bryan came tc
Iowa and spoke in Mr. Porter's behalf
''If you decline to SO endorse Sena
tor Porter / have further to propose
that / will withdraw provided Judge
Wade shall also withdraw with the
agreement on the part of all concerned
that no appointment be made and thai
| the question of who shall represen
Iowa on the national committee be
submitted to the state convention
when called to select delegates to the
democratic national convention fo
190S.
II will thank you for a prompt an
swer SO that If both of these PROPOSE
lions are declined the matter may b.
without further daley finally submitted
to the national committee for deter
mination.
VERY truly,
Cato Sells"