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Washington's Architecture

Washington, the capital of the ma
ton, offers to architects unusual op-
portunities for artistic expression. It's
wide streets and stately avenues fur
nsh not only long vistas, but dignified
settings; its ample stretches Of un-
broken sky, its abundant foliage and
universal parking, lend it color and
picturesQueness and its official func-
ton gives it both individuality and dis
tinction. 1t Is Il peculiar city, thor
oughly cosmopolitan and yet at the
same time provincial In spite Of the
fact that it is the seat Of the federal
government and that its population is
drawn from every state in the Union,
as we'll as the world at large, it is in
truth neither more nor less than an
overgrown village veneered in places
with urban sOphistry. 1t is essentially
southern and yet thoroughly nOnparti-
san, neither conservative nor progress
i've. For these reasons 1t affords, ar
chltecturally. uncOmmonly wide lati-
tude and suffers proportionately from
a multiplicity of styles. Its public
buildings are for the most part classic
in type, but its private residences and
business structures conform neither to
rule nor tradition. When a federal
legislator wishes to inaugurate in his
own state some radical measures he
habitually tries it first upon the un-
offending District Of Columbia. - Ar
chitectural Record.
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Spurious "First Editions,r

That antiques of all sorts are imitat-
ed so cleverly as to deceive all save
experts is no news, but the making Of
"frst editions is new industry.
AS the text in most instances is the
same both in the first and later edi-
lions, the trick is to purchase a number
of secondhand copies of the later edi-
tons and supply them with title page
printed by hand. There are several
hundred books the first editions Of
which command premium, and while
the profit on each volume is small,
ranging from 81 to SO, in the aggre-
gate the industry Is a most profitable
one.
The headquarters of this business is
In London, where the first edition fad
Is more pronounced than here. and as a
side line is carried on the aging Of
prints, a modern reproduction being
treated to various baths until it exactly
duplicates the appearance of an old
print.
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The Wonderful Diatom.

One Of the most wonderful things in
vegetable life is a beautiful and mi
mute class of seaweeds called diatoms
They belong to the seaweed family,
yet they may be found by the thou
sands In any roadside ditch, fresh or
salt water lake or even In cisterns,
wells, springs, etc. Most species Of
plants are made up Of an infinite num-
Der Of little cells, but with the diatom
It Is otherwise. Each representative
Of this wonderful family Of plants Is
formed Of but single cell and this so
minute that it would require $500 Of
the most common form, laid end to
end. to make q string an inch In length.
Some species Of diatoms have the pow
er Of Independent motion, and on that
account were for some time believed
to be animals.
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Time and Eternity.

The stream Of time never runs dry,
and the ocean Of eternity will forever
send It's mighty surgeS mountain high
against the bank Of times little
stream, sweeping with each receding
billow over its expansive bosom the
frail human craft from the shore Of
time, with earth's happiness, human
affection, toll, trials, tears and sin, to
the eternal shore of celestial beauty
and bliss. Oh. mighty ocean Of eterni-
ty, your wonderful anthem Of life and
death brings eternal woe and cOndem-
nation to him who Is untrue to himself
and his divine pilot, but to the trust
Ing, faithful man it sings Of endless
felicity in the presence Of time who
has redeemed his people from the
bondage of sin and has swept them
through the pearly gates.-Ducktown
(Tenn.) Gazette.
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THROAT EXERCISES.
Evils That Come From Misuse of the
Vocal Organs

The chronic sore throat Is not infre-
quently produced by the misuse Of the
vocal organs. Very often that unruly
little member, the tongue. is accounta-
BILE for the difficulty. as 1t is for great
many other troubles in this tranSitory
life. Many people have a habit when
talking of pushing the tongue so far
back against the delicate membranes
that line the throat that Irritation more
or less painful is caused, and If 1t con-
tlnues any length Of time ulcers will
form, and so will a doctors bill.
Control of the tongue is excellent in
all senses of the word. Physically this
organ may be managed by depressing
It into hollow at point >hree-quar-
tiers Of an inch back of where the ZIP
Of ii comes when In natural position
I'm the mouth and at the same time
singing very light head tones. This
exercise requires some patience at
first. but the habit of keeping the
tongue down is soon acquired. In
speaking or singing 1t should not be al
lowed TO hoop up and I'LL the mouth,
thus interfering with the free passage
Of the tones of the voice from the
throat to the front Of the mouth, where
they should strike and then escape
clear as a bell This hopping up Of the
tongue In the mouth is the cause Of
much Of the indistinct and slovenly
utterances to which we are too often
obliged to listen.
In many people we notice the line
from the point of the chin to the neck
is IN the form of a right angle. In a
shapely throat this line forms a curve,
Just as a canary'S does when the small
yellow artist is warbling his carols.
To develop the throat and make this
angle a curve stand before a mirror so
that you NAV watch the throat swell
out. Now thrust your tongue out as
far as 1t will go, then draw 1t back
quickly and fOrcibly, at the same time
bringing it downward in the mouth as
far as you can. Place your thumb and
forefnger against the larynx common
ly called the Adams APPLE, and if you
are making the right movement you
will feel the larynx pass downward.
For q week or two make the move
ments lightly. After that time put as
much force into 1t as you can. The
exercise should be practiced for a few
minutes several times day to insure
rapid and good results.
To fill up the hollows Of the neck
stand correctly and then slowly fill the
lungs with air without elevating your
shoulders. AS the air Is forced upward
into the throat hold 1t there a few sec
onds and then expel slowly. This ex-
ercise is best performed soon after ris
ing in the morning and before retiring
at night.-New York Post.
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York Press.
The Ant'S Cow,

The aphis, one of the most widely
distributed species of insects known to
the entomolOgists, is sometimes re-
ferred to as the ANTS cow" The aphis
actually gives milk, although the crea-
ture itself is so small that it is esti-
mated to weigh but the one one-thOu-
sandth of a grain. Out of the back Of
the aphis project two hollow tubes.
These connect with ducts in the body,
which secrete a sweet liquid. When
the tubes are touched the liquid exudes
In small drops. The ants know this,
and they make a regular business Of
tickling the tubes of the little aphis to
make her give down her milk" The
ant is very fond Of this saccharine food
and will milk" a hundred aphides in
the course Of an hour.
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The French Baron Rothschild once
had in his service a valet named Al
phonse, first class, but an acknOwl-
edged red" This valet obtained per-
mission once a week to attend the
meetings Of his Socialist lodge Sud-
denly the baron noticed that Alphonse
no longer desired this off night and, in
Quiring into the cause, was Informed
that the Wallets late Socialist colleagues
had worked out a calculation that if
all the wealth of France were divided
equally per capita each individual
would be the possessor Of 1000 francs.
Monsieur" said AlphOnse, with dig
nifty, Il resigned. have 5000 francs"
-ArgOnaut.
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Too EnrlY For Gretchen

During my school days" remarked
a teacher, "the lowest class was known
as the a b c. but it is now called
4 A. When both boys and girls study
in the same class, a mixed class, it is
described by the symbols I AM
1.-THE other day a German woman
brought her little daughter to school.
The principal filed out the usual card
admitting the child to AM and told
the mother to send the girl to school
the next morning. AS the girl did not
appear a messenger was sent to learn
the reason. The indignant mother sent
a note which read:
You dink I pc crazy und sent Gretchen
at Won o'clock in de morning de school in?
Aber guess not, nit.
Nou- VOrly Dracc
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Henpecked Husbands.

Henpecked husbands are found even
In India. A writer says; "TO live as
have done in Hindoo house, especial.
ly when the real house mistress Is a
masterful and deeply religious widow.
who is grandmother to the babies and
mother to their parents, is no longer to
wonder at the absolute terror with
which men speak of the 'stri achchar.'
For the men Of India are, poor souls,
the most henDecked In the world
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-05-05
6NAILS AS FOOD.
They Are About 100 Per Cent Moro
Nutritious Than Oysters.

A dish of snafls Is hardly ever seen
in Great Britain, although in Spain and
In France this mollusk Is a fairly COM
mon article of food among the poor
while it Is held in great esteem 10y the
gourmet when it is stewed and gar
nished with herbs and condiments, says
the London Lancet. The suggestion
that the snail should form cheap ar
I tlcle Of food In England has been re-
vived, and there is nothing to be said
against the proposal from dietetic
point of view, for, properly cooked, the
snail is both nutritious and tasty.
If, however, the suggestion were seri-
ously acted upon, we fear that the sup
ply in England would prove to be short
Of the demand. But doubtless the snail
could be cultivated as Is the oyster
when 1t was found that it had gained
q considerable patronage. The snail
has indeed been called "the poor mans
oyster" though we do not remember to
have seen it eaten raw. We know,
however, that 1t makes an excellent
fish sauce and may be used for the
same purpose as oyster sauce. Posi-
bly, also few snails in n steak and
kidney pudding would increase the tas-
tiness of this popular food.
Care must be exercised in the choice
of the snail for food purposes, as 1t Is
we'll known that snails feed on poison
GUS plants, and it is the custom In
France to allow a few days to elapse
after they have been taken from their
feeding ground in order that any poi
sonous matters may be eliminated.
Most of the snails in France used for
edible purposes are collected from the
vineyards of Burgundy, Champagne
and Lorraine, which, we may be sure,
afford a perfectly clean feeding ground
for the snail considering the care which
is taken to protect the vines from dis
ease.
According to analysis, very nearly 80
per cent Of the solid matter Of the snail
Is proteid matter available directly for
repairing the tissues of the body. Be
sides this there are about per cent
Of fat and per cent of mineral mat
ter, including phosphates. Compared
with the oyster, this would show that
the snail contains about 100 per cent
more nutritious substances. The sug-
gestion. therefore, that the snail should
be used for food is not merely senti-
mental
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A Wonderful Memory.

Hortensius, the great Roman lawyer
and orator, had a memory Of extraor-
binary scope and tenacity. After COM
posing a speech or Grafton be could re-
peat it word for word exactly as he
had prepared 1t. On one occasion he
went to an auction, where the business
was carried on during an entire day,
and at evening. for a wager, he wrote
down a list of the articles that had
been sold and the prices, together with
the names Of the purchasers, in the
order In which the purchases had been
mazda .sssse.----A------.----..aS zszsass6A..s
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-05-05

The following Is accredited to the
late Senator Hoar: At a Fourth Of July
celebration in a Canadian town where
both English and American guests
were assembled the flags Of the two
countries were used in decorations. A
frivolous young English girl, loyal to
the queen, but with no love for the
stars and stripes, exclaimed: "Oh,
what a silly looking thing the Ameri-
can flag is! 1t suggests nothing but
checkerberry candy" YES" replied
Senator Hoar, the kind of candy that
has made everybody sick who ever
tried to lick it."
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Railroads and wooden Leg.

Several railroads in this country
make their own wooden legs" said q
surgeon.
His auditor shuddered.
Rather CHASTITY, that"
"Ghastly in a way" the surgeon adj
mitted, "but sensible too. The rail
roads are by far the largest consumers
Of wooden legs. Why, then, shouldn't
they have their own wooden leg fac
tories"
There's something in what you
say"
"Of course there is" declared the
surgeon. "Our American railroads kill,
on the average, 5000 people a year and
injure 10000. With the killed we've
nothing to do but the injured, at 49,
600 per annun, run up to the enormous
total of 100000 In five years or 100000
in ten years. Why buy wooden legs
for all that army? Why not manu-
facture them direct and thus save the
profit of the middlemen2
"The Standard Oil company, our
greatest consumer Of barrels, has its
own barrel works. With the same
wisdom some of our railroads, In order
to curtail expenses, have their own
wooden leg mills."-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-05-05

BY night or by day, whenever an
order is in course of execution for the
Japanese government, there in the
workshop is the representative Of ia
pan, supervising, testing, rejecting all
that is not above the slightest suspl-
cion Of defect or flaw When relieved
by his colleague he does not rush out
like a schoolboy from school, as If re-
lieved from an irksOme task. The
twain observe together until the new
conner has picked up the threads and
can apply himself as miDutely as bis
predecessor to the details Of the bust
ness. Indefatigable and incorruptible,
working heart and mind for the honor
Of Japan, these watchdogs Of the
mikado have contributed unseen, bur
effectively, to the overwhelming tri-
umph Of their country. Bushido and
business aptitude are an lDconquera-
BILE mbination.-London Outlook.
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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, U. S. A.,
writes. Il am a great sufferer from
rheumatism, all over from head to
foot, and Chamberlain's Pain Balm is
the only thing that will relieve the
paiu." For sale by
B. S. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, All County Agencies.
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Notice to Farmers

/ have remodeled and greatly i'm
proved my barrel and il is a much bet
ter barrel than the barrel / made last
year.
The little defects of last year have
all been overcome and there cannot
be anything but good results from the
use of the barrel this year | will
guarantee that the sun and rain will
not affect it. You can leave it i'm your
field for months and it will remain in
good condition as when put there.
/ am in position to fill your orders
this year but | must ask that you give
me your orders as far in advance as
possible as you know it is impossible
to serve all at one time. To those
who dealt with me last year thank
you for your patronage and ask you
for continuance of same and those
who have not used my barrel / ask
you to give them trial
JOHN W. TAYLOR,
Hallwood, Va.
April IS, 1906.
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ChnrifY.

Charity is a universal duty which it
Is In every mans power sometimes to
practice, since every degree of assist
ance given to another upon proper mo-
tives Is an act Of charity, and there is
scarcely any man in such state Of
imbecility as that he may not, on some
occasions. benefit his neighbor.-John-
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THE MOST CENER-
ALLY
USEFUL. MqrhlnC
UP0N
AMERICA S FARMS

and Yield The Wonderful Record Of this Machine ba made
lit famous both home and abroad among Raises Of Cabbage
Tomato Strawberry Sweet Potato and Kindred Plants MADE
UNDER CUR EXCLUSIVE PATENTS On machines
the Driver mot the Seer control the Pressure for hard or
soft ground Ca Patented Feature
DESCRIPTION OF TRANSPLANTERWe claim this machine
uniformly than
can be done nung quicker and better growth and yield
DRIVERS barrel We utilize the weight OF the
driver him independent whereas compe
make his well his life burden by their OF carry
ling him of the barrel.
WE CONTROL THE PRESSURE
Shoe fur
opener by adjustable lever The drivers weight on inc
100 DC
thrown the shoe by simply moving the lever back or forth lever easy
Driver This the
hard while the machine motion valuable point
controlled Exclusive Patents
OUR FLANGED ROLLER WHEEL makes uOw for depostng the
hillside Prevents ragged
out OF
o steady lighter wheel
Eastern Shore j. B Saw
age burlington Bro Fair Oaks Rogers BS fnney
W. Onancock l. Taylor Pungo
Hopkins Tasey; Parksley Coal Supply Co.. Paksey;
Short Bloxon Bloxom; j. w. Taylor, HalwOod
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Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy the
Very Best.

II 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 it
will cure cough or cold in less time
than any other treatment. 1t should
always be kept in the house ready for
instant use, for cold can be cured in
much less time when promptly
treated. For sale by
B. S. Ashby & Co.,
Accomac, ALI County Agencies.
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Write rs YOu Feel.

If you would write to any purpose,
you must be perfectly free from with
in. Give yourself the natural rein;
think on no pattern, no patron, no pa
per, no press, no public; think on moth
ing, but follow your impulses. Give
yourself as you are-what you are and
how you see it. Every man sees with
his own eyes or does not see at all
Emerson.
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Thomas n. Rev,
Contractor and Builder,
BLOXOM, VA.

Solicits the patronage of the public
and is prepared to do all kinds of work
in his line on liberal terms and salts
faction guaranteed.
Works by day or contract
furnishing all materials when
desired.
Plans and specifications furnished
on application.
All work done promptly.
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Undertaking.
April Is, 1906.

GENTLEMEN who have been oyer
~ 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 cal
will compare fayorably with any on
the Shore.
carry a full line of Collins and Cas-
kets, ranging in price as follows COT
fins from $500 to $500; Caskets from
SIS 90 to $4,000
In my 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 collins or
caskets can do so at my expense. L
have deposited money with both the
above mentioned companies for said
purpose.
J. S. BUNTING,
Temperanceville, Va.
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Pianos, Organs and Sewing
Ma chimes.

Why should you pay $1,000 to slb.UO
more for a sewing machine? | guar
antee to save you from $1,000 to $500
on any high grade sewing machine
made. Why should you pay $4,000
for sewing machine, when guaran-
tee to sell you the same machine for
less money? l sell all makes: The
Wheeler & Wilson, No. 8 Ballbearing,
The White, Ballbearing, New Home,
Standard, Singer, Household and all
other makes that l can afford to
guarantee. New Machines from $3.50
up. Away carrying big stock on hand
and can fill orders at once. Bargains
in Pianos and Organs can be found at
my place,
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Nc Sherry New Model Transplanter.

First in i'm
portance is in
having Good
Plants a n d
then to Plant
Correctly, t o
EncOu ra &c
Best Growth
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The Worlds Best Makes.

Henry F. Miller Piano, Behr & Bros,
Ludwig & Copen and The Weaver &
Farrand Organs. Pianos new from
$1,000 up. New Organs from $4,000
up sold to suit your convenience. Call
or write for catalogue.
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Several railroads in this countr.
make their own wooden legs" said
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-11-28

There is one thing that occurred in
Co1nmbia last week during the unveil-
ing Of the Hampton Monument that
deserves more than passing notice.
From the bountiful feast that was
prepared for the old soldiers by the
good and noble Daughters of the Con-
federacy there was left about one hun
dred loaves of bread, and with that
though ghtfulness that has always been
characteristic of the man-that noble
gentleman and Confederate veteran
Col. U. r. Brooks-they were gath
erred up and given to the Epworth Or
phans. On what other occasion in
Co1um6ia has this been done? We
trust that this act on the part of Col.
Brooks viii inspire others to follow
his example and give to the father
less and motnsrless children more
freely in ahis way gladden. their
hearts and in the coming years you
win feel al the Better for having done
so. & 5
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-11-28

Despite the protests and threats OF
the negroes of Chicago against Till
mans speaking in that city, and not
Withstanding the eoWardly action of
Chicago's poltroon Mayor, the pitch
fork man from South Carolina did
speak and he fayed the cowardly
whites and negroes of that city with
,out fear OF mercy. The Northern ne
gro knows nothing of the conditions
OF the South, and hates the whites
with malignant hatred. When they
dry to suppress Senator Tillman, they
forget the man they are dealing with.
Fanactical whites IN the North, and
malignant, fool negroes in the same
section, make the so-called race prob
lem. We Of the South know the sit
nation, and we only can solve the
problem.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-11-28

1t is said that Dantzler, the Orange
burg negro, is preparing to again
contest tine seat of congressman Lever.
The only thing in these contests is the
fees allowed by congress, and that is
what Dantzler and his negro lawyer
are after. In fact, we have little
doubt but that the lawyer, Moorer,
is the prime mover in this contest
business. A stout buggy trace prop
erly administered would be the best
means Of stopping this sort Of graft"
and we commend it to the white
people Of orangeburg. Bamberg
Herald.