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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15

performers as the following: Marie Croix.
Charles Nichols, Baker a. Lynn, Jas. &
Pert Macky the Lasalle Trio. James Dix
on & Ada Corbett. supported by large
company of feet-lsAt fArefAtee,7- gtrte
these talented performers appearing In a
two-act musical melange OF fun and
frolic,' says the press agent with mill
tary drills and rifles and cannon on
the side, by way OF comparison and then
ask yourself If you can conceive OF any
thing that sails under the farce comedy
banner that can surpass this attraction"
Week Sept. "a Champagne Girls"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
NEXT WEEKS DIVERSION

al the Westminster next week CorSpic-
uous among the members or the company
arc slch well-known artists as Williams
and Dawson, the Eyeretts Bush Brothers
the Sidonias Fanny Everett. Mercedes
Alvarez and Tybon and her Shetlands
The usual matinees will be gwen. Next
attraction, LID LIFTERS."
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
NICKEL THEATRE

At the Nickel theatre the hrst three
days OF next week a list OF brand new
motion pictures will be given, including
school Boys Jokes "A Princess in
Disguise" "A Pleasure Trip" THE Half
Trap" playing Truant' and others. Mr.
Fishers songs will also be new and, as
usual. are likely 10 meet with Asarty ap-
proval.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
A ooUARe DEAL
ALMIRA r. HUNT

Real Estate for sale: money loaned on
good security nt g. and per cent.
Hours s-l0 a. m; 1880 y. m. Telephone
31S2-4. Division Street
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
SOUTH FOSTER GETS FREE DELIVERY

The post office at South Foster was
discontinued today. and on Monday free
rural delivery will be inaugurated. The
headquarters will be North Sctuate,
Postmaster Spencer having charge OF the
delivery The carriers are John III. Davis
and Samuel I.- Hopkins. Each carrier will
cover about 50 delivery boxes.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15

inS song that is said TO be very clever.
Cherry and Bates, among the best OF
comedy bicyclsts. and the Durand trio.
Italian vocalists. will he pleasing features
of the bill. which will also include Tex
arkana 'snd Wallohy, singers and dane
ers; Willie Western. impersonator. cara
and Stetson. baton manipulators and the
Keith motion pictures.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15
CITY had COUPONS TO BURN

Alderman Reynolds and Councilman
Parks Of the joint committee on finance
yesterday supervised the burning of bond
coupons OF the face value Of nearly S3i. .ro0.
in one OF the city hall furnaces. The cou-
pons were attached 20 an issue exchanged
for registered bonds.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-15

duet, swing song. and country dance
and the picnic grounds giving a frolic-
some rustic mirth that is said TO be
most catching.
II all reports OF the sparkling COM
edy, graceful beauty and charming
melodies shall prove true. 'veroniqus"
win be one OF the footlight gems OF
the new local season.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
North-Bound Trains.

sYy~In addition to the above trains the Sape
charles Accommodation leaves Delmar ualiy
except Sunday at 7.30 a. M. Salisbury '4o d. n''
arriving Cape Charles 1850 a. M -. c,,..,o,
noimsr Accommodation leaves Cape Charles
sos D. M. Salisbury 1856 p. M, arriving Deiillar
1000 p. m. .-,,,
r. B. COOKE. D. "; ~ ~, a,Sen
Traffic Manager. ooperin'e"''e"'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
Planted by Noted Men.

On the estate of F. c. Benedict at
Greenwich, Conn, is one grove In par
tieular that illustrates how much senti-
ment there may be after all in hard
headed man of business. Each tree in
it has been planted by some distin-
guished man who is friend of the
banker and who planted the tree while
on a visit to the Benedict home.
OF course Grover Cleveland has
planted one, and there are others by
equally famous men, including Joseph
Jefferson, the dead comedian, and
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, the poet and
novelist. On each of the trees is af-
fixed bronze plate giving the name
of the man who planted it and the
date of the ceremony.-New York
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11

1t has gone beyond extravaganza in
women's clothing. 1t has come to de-
bauchery. The dress habit Is robbing
more New York homes now than the
drink habit Ten minutes In a fash
ionable dressmaker's establishment to-
day costs husband more money than
ten nights in a barroom did a decade
ago. There are hundreds Of women In
New York who spend more than $1O.-
900 q year on dress. The woman OF
fashion after wearing $500 gown
once of twice sells it for not to exceed
$50. The extravaganza in dress among
the rich women of New York. while
not a legal ground for divorce, is one
of the most fruitful causes that lead
to it. After having spent her allow
ance for clothes the fashionable wife
frequently runs bills and borrows cash
until her credit is exhausted and then
quietly plays the horses and the stock
market. The enormous losses lead to
open scandal, which eliminates In d.
yorce New York Press
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
Pope Plus and His Sisters.

The statement has often been made
that the three sisters Of Piux y. are
lodged by him in the Vatican palace.
Neither has that position Of splendor
been assigned them, nor, OH the other
hand, is there any public show made
of the family poverty. The three sim
pie Venetian women, much less smart
than shopkeepers and rather of the
gondolier class, inhabit little bour-
geois apartment in street OF the
Trastevere, near st. Peters, whence
they do their own daily marketing,
their only luxurleS from the vatican
being few books bound in the pom
tifical white vellum and daily drive.
1t Is pleasant to think that Venetian
patriclans. who hardly liked to pay
homage to a patriarch archbishop or
so low a caste, now hold themselves
honored in being admitted, through
historical hall after hall, crimson and
tapestried, to kneel at his feet as pope.
A president of the United States does
not rise more demOcratically.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11

Probably the finest set OF royal
Sevres in this country is the Napoleon
service in the possession Of Mrs. James
Spencer Cannon Of New York, as even
In the museum at Sevres there is moth
ing to equal it of the same period. 1t
was ordered by Napoleon l. in 1811-12
for his stepson, Eugen de Beauharnais,
who was then viceroy of Naples. From
Hortense, mother of Napoleon Ill, 1t
passed on to Empress Eugene, who
gave it to her gOdson, Baron B., from
whose chateau it was purchased.
1t is a coffee set of most exquisite
design and surprising workmanship;
the color, deep palm green, with ara
besques in gold and especially graceful
handles Of gilded bronze The medal
lions, copied from the poets of the
UfTizi gallery at Florence by Older,
the great portrait painter in china Of
that epoch, are less offensive than
usual, being only in monochrome Of
sepia.-Good Housekeeping.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
school In Limestone Cave.

There Is cliff known rs the home
OF the cliff jewellers on the banks Of
the Smoky Hill river. near Kanapolis,
Kan. 1t is a rising of about sixty
to eighty feet sheer from the bottom
lands Of the river and about a hun
dred feet back from the stream.
The situation Is said to have been
the rendezvous of an old tribe of In
dams, which is proven by the Indian
characters on the rocks. They are
still clear cut, despite years Of storms
and winds.
At the base OF the cliff are the lime
stone caves washed out by the waters
OF long ago and in our day enlarged
by busy hands. Doors have been fixed
in openings that lead to the outer air,
and the light comes through these
doors.
These caves are used for various
purposes. but the most interesting use
made OF them is that one used for the
district school. The schoOlrOOm Is IL
by IA feet, with high ceiling. The
teachers desk Is in one corner, and the
students desks are set in order on the
hard dirt floor.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
A CATHEDRAL SINKING.
New Foundations Are Necessary at
Winchester.

New Foundations Are Necessary at
Winchester.
Winchester cathedral is a precious
possession, for it enshrlnes the bones
Of our Saxon kings, and its history to
within a century or two is an integral
part Of the history of England. But
10 selecting the valley of the Itchen as
the site for their cathedral the early
builders were unwise. The Norman
cathedral was built upon pretty solid
foundation, but when extensions were
made toward the east the builders got
into a peaty bog. But II they could
not lay blocks Of stone on peat they
could pack beechwood logs, filling in
the crevices with chalk, and this was
the foundation for their superstructure.
After 800 years in a swamp the trees
decayed in places, and drainage of the
locality did the rest. The marty bed
gave way beneath the pressure OF the
building, which sank nearly two feet
In a sort Of curve, throwing the walls
out OF the perpeuulculdT'
Some twelve months ago the whole
Of the eastern end beyond the Norman
tower was In daily danger Of sudden
collapse. Remedial measures were re-
sorted to not a moment too soon, and
now $4,000 must be buried in the
foundations.
The first step was to dig out the
foundations, and, curiously enough,
cherry stones and apple pips were un-
earthed as well as Roman and other
pottery. When the peat was removed
the water from the gravel beneath
rushed in. During part Of the winter
masons worked in depth Of three and
four feet of water, while steam
pump drew thousands Of gallons an
hour from the area Of their labors.
Then two divers were obtained, and in
sixteen feet of water they have been
working for some time right beneath
the huge foundations of the cathedral.
Their duty is to remove the peat which
has imprisoned the water in the gravel
for centuries and in it's place to de-
post on the gravel bags of portland
cement and grout them in with con-
crete in order to seal down the water
again. In the water the cement will
| become as stone.
When the water is sealed the re-
mainder will be pumped out and the
ordinary masons will be able to go
down and build up to the original
foundations with concrete blocks and
bricks. The beech tree trunks will be
removed, and thus for the first time
in Its history the cathedral will stand
| upon a rock.-London Sphere.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
A Mania For Murder.

There is now in custody In Lelpsiu
q man named Dittrich, who is charged
with ten murders, some committed in
Germany and some In Austria He
was first arrested for the murder of a
woman near Koenigstein. He then
not only confessed, but admitted two
other murders near Leipsic and three
in Austria. AS the man has been sew
eral times In an asylum. the case was
at first thought to be one Of homicidal
hallucinatiOn, but information from the
Austrian police confirm the mans
statements. The Berlin police have
now satisfied themselves that he is
also the author of four mysterious
murders committed between 1894 and
1905 in the Grunewaldfort, on the Lun-
fernbeide, at Erchwalde, and in the
forest Of Zenthen. Under interroga-
ton Dittrich said II should need a
dozen heads to pay for all the lives I
have taken"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
LqrGloMIL6REN'S GAMES.

'aasSc ssa3gsof hare and hounds orfgi-
natsd In Highland ahout.,1G40.
Leapfrog Is mentioned IN the works
of both Shakespeare and Johnson.
me game Of hide and seek came
from Europe about the beginning OF
the seventeenth century.
Blind mans buff found Its origin
with the Greeks, among whom 1t was
often INDUCED in by adults.
Skipping rope is childish .pastime
Of ancient origin. In place OF rope a
vine stripped Of leaves was originally
used.
The spinning Of tops came from the
Greeks. Records show that this kind
Of fun was m vogue at the time OF
Virgil.
Kite flying Is about two centuries old
In Europe. Probably It originated In
China, where the practice OF flying
kites is very ancient.
The game Of seeing who can hop the
longest ON one foot came from the
ancient Greeks, among whom 1t was
practiced by the youths for wagers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
Reading Ones own Obituary.

The Rev. S. Barring Gould, the Eng
lish writer, is by no means the first
man in England to read his own obit-
uary. When G. B. Burgin had a sim
liar experience two years ago he could
not resist the temptation to follow
Mark Twain's famous example by de-
claring that 1.-The rumor Of my death
is greatly exaggerated" DIR. venn.
Csius college, Cambridge, finding his
death recorded in Modern English
Biography" in 1902, wrote to the
Athenaeum, II am not disputing the
fact" The first Lord Br~lgham circu-
lated himself the false rumor to see
what the newspapers would say about
him. It is related that they did no'
give him the pleasure he expected
Mr.. Roche, member Of parliament for
East Galway, possesses a Photograph
of a tablet marking the place OF his
burial In America. Two years ago the
Rev. Prebendary Hobson was present
at a meeting to hear that his cheek
had been returned Cancelled owing to
hio doQfh
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
Strange Work For Women.

"Girls are displacing men In walks
Of life undreamed of only a decade
ago." said August II. Kaems, deputy
state factory inspector Of Sheboygan.
"Up In my own city girls have been
working in the varnish rooms OF the
chair factories for almost twenty years,
and within the last ten years many
others have found employment in one
of the foundrles enameling kitchen
utensils. Barring the intense heat in
the rooms, the work is comparatively
easy, though it does seem strange to
find women in foundries.
1.-THE bottling departments Of the
breweries also employ girls in prefer
ence to boys, and, the work being al
most entirely automatic, where other
conditions are wholesome, little crit
icism can be made.
ut was not until entered upon my
present duties that learned that girls
are also being employed in tanneries.
am q tanner by trade, so that it was
quite a surprise to me when l saw frail
women perform work which fell to
sturdy men in former years. These
girls are principally employed in the
chrome departments. In northern
Wisconsin some of our inspectors have
found women employed in the saw
mills. "-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
Strong, Reliable and Prompt
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11

VIRGINIA:-At Rules held in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court, for
the County of Accomack, on the
Third Monday in July, A. d., 1906,
same being the 10th day of said
month.
Nathan H. Gordy, Plaintiff.
against
Annie Gordy, ......... Defendant.
In Chancery.
The object of the above suit is to
secure from the defendant, Annie
Gordy, divorce mensa ct thoro.
Affidavit having made before the
Clerk of the said Court that Annie
Gordy, the defendant in the above
entitled cause, is a nonresident of
the State of Virginia, on the motion
of the plaintiff, by his attorneys, it is
ordered that she, the said non-resi-
dent defendant, do appear here within
fifteen days after due publication of
his order and do what is necessary
to protect her interests; and that this
order be published once week for
four successive weeks in the "Penin-
sula Enterprise >" a newspaper pub
lished at Accomack, @. H., Virginia,
and also posted at the front door of
the courthouse of the said county on
the first Monday in August, A.. D.,
1906.
John d. Grant, G. @.
A Copy
Teste: John D. Grant, G. O.
Mears & Mapp, p. q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
HtOH
In Chancery,

dSdlnoO
Minnie B. Hack, ....... Defendant.
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to divorce
a mensa ct thoro the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT and to have the custody OF
infant child granted to its father, the
plaintiff in this suit.
Affidavit having been made before
the Clerk of the said Court, that Min
ME B. Hack, the defendant in the
above entitled cause, is nonresident
of the State of Virginia, on the motion
of the plaintiff, by his attorney, it is
ordered that she, the said non-resi-
dent defendant, do appear here with
in fifteen days after due publication
of this order and do what is necessary
to protect her interests; and that this
order be published once a week for
four successive weeks IN the PENN
sula Enterprise," a newspaper pub
lished at Accomack G. H., Virginia,
and also posted ao the front door of
the CourJ House of the said County,
on the First Monday in August, A. D.,
1906.
John d. Grant, G. @.
Teste: John D. Grant, @. G.
Warner Ames, p. q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11
neaecrnfIng the Bible.

At Yungpungfu, in Chilli, the Chinese
buy Bibles, tear out the leaves and use
them to roll up coins, the paper used
in printing the Scriptures being cheap
er and better for this purpose than
any that can be purchased in China.
An attempt is being made to stop this
Dissertation Of the Bible by raising the
price of the copies offered for sale
Boston Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-11

Virginia:-In the Circuit Court for
the County OF Accomack, in the va
cation of the said Court, the 25th day
of July, A. D., 1906.
George W. Hack, ...... Plaintiff.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-17
FIRST TROOPS LAND.
JncIe Sans Soldiers once More En-
camped In Cuba.

camped In Cuba.
Havana, Oct Disarmament is
about finished, except among some
small forces in Santa Clara province.
Elsewhere the island is at peace.
Secretary Taft, Assistant Secretary
of State Bacon and General Funston
are gratifed at the situation and be-
lieve that the difficulties in Santa
Clara province will be overcome in a
few days. So confident are they that
Taft and Bacon say they believe they
will be able to start for home Satur-
day. Taft will spend the time after
Tuesday familiarizing his successor,
Charles f. Magoon. with the situation.
The first landing of United States
troops for occupation of Cuba was ac-
complished Sunday. The troops are
all established under canvas in
Camp Columbia. General Funston es-
tablished his headquarters at MARI
anao, convenient to this command.
Colonel Weller, commanding the ma
rines, was ordered to report to Gen.
eral Funston, and the entire force OF
regulars and marines will be under
Funston's command until the arrival
Tuesday of General Bell who will di-
rect the distribution Of the forces
Throughout the island. The troops are
In good condition.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-17
$1,000 Reward.

Write to J. M. Quinn, Manager,
Commonwealth Lire Insurance Comp
any, 3Os West Chestnut ST., Louisville,
Ky, for information about Agency Con-
tracts and the new policy of the Com
monwealth.
Build up an income for later years by
connecting yourself with this splendid
institution. Experience in Life Insur-
ance not necessary. If you are hustler,
honest and sober, you will lose nothing
by investigation and it might be turn =
ing point in your business history,
which would finally put you on "easy
street,.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-17
HON. BEN JOHNSON.

The Hon. Ben johnson, Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress in the
Fourth District, and conceded
our next representative in the
halls of Congress, is a man whose
character is worthy of emulation.
Personally, he is a man of strong
will power and strength of charac-
ter. Though a total abstainer
from all intoxicants, his sympa-
thies have always been with his
more unfortunate fellow-men and
on more than one occasion he has
shown in a substantial way his
interest in the welfare of those
whose weaknesses had brought
them low. Never courting, but
rather stunning, notoriety for his
noble deeds. courageous, unas-
suming. and loyal. his official life
at the national capitol will reflect
great credit upon his constituents,
and they in turn should honor a
man whose life. both publicly
and privately. has been a clean
one, by giving him the hand
soonest majority ever given a
Congressman from this district.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-17
Gigantic Railway Enterprise.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-Plans are on foot
for the organization of gigantic rail-
way equipment company, the object
of which will be to take the place of
private car companies in furnishing
refrigerator, livestock and other spe-
cial kinds of cars to the railways. It
is proposed to capitalize the projected
company at s100,OO0,000, and it will
be strictly a railway enterprise, the
stock being held by the various rail-
way companies. The plans for the
equipment company are being worked
out by ]. w. Midgley of Chicago, a
car service expert.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-17

The fight being made by Hon. f..
A. Gullion for the Democratic
nomination for Superintendent of
Public instruction is worthy the
support of those who are interested
in the cause of education. His
untiring efforts in behalf of the
schools in the State should cause
him to receive due consideration
from the people. As a teacher,
as a superintendent, and when
serving in other responsible posi-
tions, he has made himself conspic-
uous in every movement looking
to the advancement of the educa-
tional interests. To him much
credit is due for the favorable
legislation enacted by the Ken
lucky legislature in recent years
for the betterment of the schools.
The people should elect him to
this Office and thus give him a
wider scope in the cause which he
so zealously espouses and which is
of such vital concern to the young
er generation especially.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-17

The new Pure Food and Drug Law
will mark it on the label of every Cough
Cure containing Opium, Chloroform, oi
any other supplying or poisonous drug.
But it passes DR.. Shops Cough Cure
as male for 20 years, entirely free. Dr.
Shoop all along has bitterly opposed the
use of all opiates or narcotics. DIR.
Shoop's Cough Cure is absolutely safe
even for the youngest babe-and it cures,
it does not simply suppress. Get safe
and reliable Cough Cure, by simply
insisting en- having DIR. Shoops. Let
the law be your protection. We cheer
fully recommend and sell it Sewers
Drag co.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-17
THE BRECKENRIDGE NEWS cLovERPoRT KY 1900
superstItIon. Of Fi.hermsn.

English herring fishermen are, many
Of them, remarkably superstitious. For
Instance, on some fishing boats whis-
Ting is forbidden, and neither milk
nor burned bread is allowed on board.
Furthermore, not even the name of
that unlucky animal, the hare, may be
mentioned, and a common method of
furnishing an enemy is to throw dead
hare into his boat. Some of the fisher
men believe in luck attending an odd
numbered crew, but the good fortune
may be neutralized should one of the
number have red hair.-London Stand
ard