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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
The New Dictator of China.

The most powerful individual in Chi na today is Yuan shi Kai. the viceroy of TIentsIn. says Leslie's Weekly. He is virtually the dictator of the empire. having as his ally the old empress lowager. No decree Is issued from Pc Ring without his approval He is cred ited with having caused the Chinese government to issue the recent anti opium decree. Yuan Is a man of great force of character and a believer in progress. He has taken many steps to mode-nize his country. Numerous st- tempts have been made to assassinaie him. IL Is hoped that through his ef- forts Ch,na will be transformed Into . croZrs<sive land
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

Experience of One Who Was Charged 60 Cents For Boiling Eggs Four Minutes-Charge Made Even For Seats on Park Benches-Fruitiess In Land of Fruit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
EREALARM

@South Main and Grana srrecta 0Scovtll Mfg Co. P).
 eBridge and Magill s.reet2 5EExchange place.
 VEuclid aud Roseland avenueA 12-Rogers X Bro. (lJ. 13-East Main and Niagara strcetA N-East Main and Wolcott strectA. lCHigh and Walnut streets. I6-East Main and Cherry st eetA 11-Cole and South Elm streets. 1l-North Elm and Kingsbury streetA Y-Burton street ffre house. 4-Waterbury Manufacturing Co (Pp, G-North and North Main streeta 8-Buckiugham and Cooke streetA 2l-Grove and Prospect streets. 8-Pine street and Hillside avenus @-Ludlow and N,rth Willow streeta 61-Rank nnd Grand streets. e2-Rank and North Riverside streets N-West Main street and Water,
 town road.
 s5-Connecticut Railway and Light
 ing Co. car barns. (P). ss-Warerbury Brass C0. if1. SI-Cedar and Meadow sfreets 8S-Grand and Field streeta 4f-South Main and Clay street.. 43-New England Watch Go. (P,. 6-Benedict & Rurnham Mfg Co (y1. 46-Waterbury Buckle Co. (P,. T-6outh Main and washiueto.
 streets.
 h-Raldwin and River streetx S2-Franklin and Union streetA &-Watcrbury Clock Co. case fac.
 tory. H1.
 A-Rose Hill Hose house. @-Iiberry and River streets 6i-Baldwin and Stone streets- @-Baldwin and Washington sfre~t~ 62-Doolittle alley and Dublin street s2-Sorrh Willow and West Maln
 streefa
 s3-Sorth Willow. between Ryars.
 wood street and Hillside ave. H-Johnson and waterville streeta. lt2- wolcott street. above Howard q. 1s3-wainur and wood streets. Main and welton streesa 1i3-Poli's theafer. 2I2-The Piatt Pros C. Co. R,. 2l3-The Shoe Hardware Co. rP. Clock Co. movement
 factory Rl. aIs-Cherry and North Elm s,r~esa Hill and Ward streets 1ss-st Paul and Esst Farm strese,. ss4-Cornsr Aetna and North Main and North Main ssrerex S6s-Abbott and Phoenix Avenues. 1T2-Grove street, between Holm~s
 and Centrsi svenuea New England reIs.
 phone ca P1. e,,-pank end Meadow sfrerty. si3-Randoirh-C Cloves Mfg Ca n q Atwcof Mfe Co R. Ring Co. tP. Railway and IsrhA
 ing Cs. power house. P. eIs-Hoimes Booth q Hsydens Mfg
 Co. P street and wsshingsss e1z-Green snd Norsn Leonard stru,en sz3Ewest Porter street and Wssn.
 ington svenoe. snd Porter stresA e5-eimcna street and waahlngsn rsyk fs1-Cffy Lumber c cosi e. n sI2-ne Tr.cy Rrus CeL n snd Mn strreta s-f South Main s<rppeA 81-efeele c Johnscn Mfg Ca R. ksf-Bsldwfs srd Rye sfrunen 9l1-Aidgsvood ana Wassrvll1s -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
-Ey. csre- Win pfsner c..aIe..

Captivating shades are coming in with the liking for cand,elight at din ner parties. One of the prettiest shades is of white satin embroidered with silver thread Candle shade g7Ees viIl be popular. says q core spo1dsrt of the New York Press Ore Is called the eye esne- Every shade bears a regros1csfo1 os the ere of . elsti7xuisbed nzn e woman. painted on zScs. which Esafs up- Ps1rEs and cards gre passed round ct 6esse-t. snt ruesses es to tne o~rers Of the crizi n1I eyes are vrftfea d5unL The dIrer vho r.kes tse Iarsest number of cor ret guesses eefs . rrf1e
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

"The yasgae-7fer- ras begun in The Democrat TEeSfsy. The opening chapters ars puhlissei again today to give tboss ubo dEi uos begin the story on date of p1bUcz;ion sn oppo-- tuaity tO resd f if they % desire.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

The Evening Dezcrrz. fs the pe07se's paper The price is ze a copy. lie a week. 42c a month. S a rear. by nall or carrier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

EvEKrSg DEMOCRAT srrrs FOR
 @ CEUIS A uoxII
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
The Scottish Language.

Till the middle of the nineteenth cen.
fury the form of speech used by Burns
and familiar to Sir Walter Scott might
have been occasionally heard In its
purity and significant strength even
within the parliament house at Edln
burgh. This In these days is complete
ly changed. The educated classes In
Scotland, and even many who have
little education, no longer speak the
language Of their forefathers, and sucf
Of them as try to write 1t not infre
quently show that they would have
been wiser If they had let we'll enough
alone. 1t Is not long since one had t.
attempt in these columns an explana
ton Of the monstroslty "magerfu." Il
which q modern fabulist had given cur
rency, and it would have been easy t.
convict the same writer and others o.
solecisms even more fragrant and OF
fensive.
Meanwhile the practice thus illus
trated and exposed seems to be steadi
ly prevalent. A deluson appears t.
be widely current to the effect tina
anything will pass muster as Scotch
provided it is sufficiently strange ant
uncouth. Airy practitioners on an In
strument with which they have bu
slender familiarity forget that they arr
trifing with one of the forms Of Eng
lish and a medium with great tradi
tions.-London Notes and Queries.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15

Interesting studies have lately been
made by Miss Rina Montl on the
earliest forms of life appearing In
Alpine lakes. One Of these, the Lake
Of the Seracs, has been created within
human memory. and 1t seems to JUS
tify the statement that the first living
forms inhabiting lakes are of a veg
etable nature. Only five living species
are found in the Lake Of the Seracs,
all Of them plants. and four OF the
order Of diatoms. In the older lakes
Of Ong and of Tignaga animal forms
begin to appear. feeding upon the
diatoms. The first two steps In the
population Of lake. according TO Miss
Months conclusions. are, first, the ap-
pearance of diatoms absorbing car
bonic acid dissolved in the water, and,
second. the appearance Of simple anil
NAL organisms, such as rhizopods,
whose nourishment depends upon the
pre-existlng vegetable forms. Geolo.
gists have supposed that the first liv'
Ing forms In the oceans were veg
etable.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
An AmhIflnua rrO.

One of the public schools OF Phila-
delphia, says the Record Of tat city,
has as a pupil grown negro man.
now In the sixth year grade, whose
children. to the number Of i've. are
also pupils in the same school. This
man Is from the south originally and
Is now and for some time has been
engaged in night work along the docks.
'He comes to school regularly In the
day time" says the principal, land he
Is never late. When he sleeps don't
know, for his work is sufficient to keep
his FIVE children we'll dressed and
seemingly well fed. II all our pupils
were as anxious for an education as
this one, many problems would be done
away with. The funny part about this
man and his children Is that we never
have to send reports Of the children's
work home. When they are refrac-
tory we make an immediate appeal to
him"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
BEST SHOES FOR SOLDIERS
Uncle Sam Takes Good Care of HIS
Army's Footgenr.

Army's EOOtSeur.
1t Is not generally supposed that style
Is sought after in the selection OF the
shoes for American soldiers, but more
care is exercised In the selection Of
soldiers shoes than Is given to even
the making Of reglmental uniforms.
The wisdom is that poorly shod foot
makes an unhappy head.
Strange as 1t may appear, the styles
in soldier shoes change as frequently
as do the styles In soldier uniforms.
Every shoe intended for army use Is
inspected from the material in rough
to the moment when 1t is pronounced
finished. Even though 1t were possible
to bride the government inspectors sta
toned at the factories, the inspection
by scores of others higher up" before
the shoes reach the soldiers is the safe
guard of the system.
Every army shoe bears the stamp OF
the inspector who saw 1t built, and 1t Is
simple thing to trace individual re-
sponslbillty, particularly as every In
spector Is given absolute power to re-
ject any material or workmanship
which may not correspond with the de-
mands Of the quartermaster or other
officials.
There are several styles OF garrison
shoes alone. The one commonly asso-
ciated with soldier life has a plain toe,
and for that reason is not attractive
looking. But 1t Is serviceable and COM
Portable Besides having no cap at the
toe this style OF shoe has plain back
and Is intended for khaki uniforms
The latest garrison shoe Is only six
and a half inches high. and. while II
has Il cap at the toe. the cap has not Sc
many lines of stitching as on the
marching shoe.
The marching shoe, which is Of tan
leather, is eight and half Inches high,
and the stitching In the cap gives the
shoe a dressy appearance. Tho sole
of the marching shoe Is heavier OF
thicker than the upper would seem to
warrant. and there Is less display OF
leather at the back OF the shoe than
was the case a year or so ago.
Whatever the soldier may say against
his shoe, he has to admit, IL he claims
| to know anything about 1t, that the
best leather to be found anywhere is
put into the soles OF army shoes. In
addition, the finest shoemakers the
world over are employed In putting the
material together.
| One order for shoes for the regulars
calls for $4,000 pairs Of oxford ties in
dongola. Few oxford ties are made
for the army. These low cut shoes
are intended for gymnasium work
which is becoming an important factor
in army routine. The regular march
Ing shoe of the army has five eyelet'
at the bottom Of the lacing, then five
hooks and another eyelet at the top
New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
Last Of the MOhicana.

Eagerly awaiting the day that will
bring her long life to close Is Miss
Frances Freelove Jackson, the only
real Indian in Worcester, Mass, and
literally 1.-THE last Of the Mohicans" in
that part of the country. She Is just
101 years old. Her mother lived to be
the same age. This gnarled old wom-
sn, impatient for death, has had her
romance. Now she is said to abhor
all mankind. But there was a time
when she did not Frances Jackson
was a girl Of seventeen when she be-
came engaged to an Indian youth, one
Of the Mohican tribe. Her mother OBJ
jected on the score that she did not
want her daughter to marry a rover.
You'll never have a chance to break
off another match for me, mother, "
said the girl, and she kept her word.
She has been a member Of a Metho-
dist Episcopal church for eighty-nlne
years,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
Xmas or Christmasf

A good deal has been said for and
against the usage of the word Xmas
instead of Christmas, yet few people
seem to know the origin Of the alb
breviation or even that it is an alb
breviation. tx" represents the Greek
symbol Chi, which is, as nearly as the
sound of one language can be Inter
preted in another, the same as our two
letters &C" and "h." 1t is therefore
the initial or abbreylatlOn Of the name
Christ. An impression seems to have
got about that the tx" was the cross
symbol, and therefore incongruous in
combination with so joyful a season
as that of Christ's birth, and this idea
has been advanced as an argument
against Its use. The only real objec
ton to Xmas that | can see is that In
some persons eyes an abbreviatlon OF
| any sacred name seems lacking IL
reverence. AS opposed to this we may
note the bishops seal, which Is also
used a great deal in ecclesiastical dec
Orations This Is the monogram "X'
and up" apparently. Really 1t Is
combination Of the Chi again and Re-
| (the Greek symbol for "R"), making
the first three Qn English or first two
| Qn Creek letters of the name Christ
Washington Star
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15

Not few Of our society swells make
a business Of getting even." Count
- got even when he burned blister
on Mrs. IS shoulder with his olga
rette. One Of the young ROSTERS said:
"I'm expected to dinner at Mrs. So
and-so's (our whimsical matron) next
Monday night. You should hear from
me if she tries the double finger bowl
racket. l usually carry clean pair Of
hands. l want no insnuations flung at
me when sit down to eat" He made
good his word. There was the usual
crowd of ten or twelve guests, and
when the anteprandial finger bowls
were served the yOungster calmly
rinsed his knives, forks and spoons In
the spiced water and dried them with
a napkin. 1t nearly killed the matron,
who has been the laughing stock Of
the clubs ever since.-New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
DETERMINING LEVELS.
Method by which Every Man May Do
His Own Surveyor.

HIS own surveyor.
A simple way of roughly determin-
Ing levels, md one which can readily
be practIced by any one and which has
the advantage of not requiring any
special apparatus. is by means OF
spirit level and board with straight
edge. The way to go about 1t Is this:
First determine on two points the lev
Dis of which you wish to know and
drive stakes into the ground. Then
take board with a straight edge and
tack it TO tree, If one happens to be
available, In a line with these two
stakes. Put the board at such height
that you can readily sight over 1t and
carefully level this board by means OF
the spirit level Then sight II over to-
ward one of the stakes. having some
one at that stake who will, by means
Of small piece of paper, locate the
point at which your line of vision cuts
lt-In other words, where line pro-
jected from your sighting board would
strike the stake. Make some sort Of
mark at this point and then sight to
the other stake In the same way and
mark the point where the line would
strike It. BY measuring distances that
these two points are above the ground
you can get the difference In levels
with reasonable accuracy. For In
stance, II your line of vision has cut
one stake eight feet from the ground
and the other one five feet from the
ground, then obviously the difference
In level IS three feet, or, In other words,
the vicinity of the stake on which the
mark Is five feet from the ground Is
three feet higher than the other stake,
and you will have three foot fall
from draining from this point to the
other Farming
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
FOR A NEW NATIONAL HYMN
A Critic on the "Star spangied BAN
ner" and "America."

Critic on the ''Sthr SphhsA~~ ~
ner" and "America."
VIII not some one kindly compose
new national hymn? We should dis-
like TO lose the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" chiefly because of its patriouc
origin on board an American frigate
during a British bombardment, and we
love to recall such incidents as ma'
in Castle Garden when Daniel WE'D
ster TO the distress Of his wife and the
delight of the audience, set the exam
ple of rising. which has since become
common. and by main strength ana
with mighty voice joining in the chorus
win Jenny Lind. But, after all, only
the words are American, the atroclous
music being that of "Anacreon In
Heaven" composed by an Englshman
II Is therefore dIstinctlvely national
only In part and after nearly century
of trying service might we'll be laid
upon the shelf A yet more efficient
reason for seeking a substitute Is found
in the fact that the American people
have been trying In vain for nearly
a century to sing It, Despite the gen
eral cultivation of voices, the endeavoi
of an audience today to respond to the
demand upon their patriotic spirit con
tlnues to be as pathetic as 1t has ever
been desperate. Even our loyal navy
takes America" In place Of the "Stal
Spangled Banner" at evening colors
From time to time the suggestion Ii
made that this substitution be general
iy made. but here again objection
arises from the fact that only thu
words of America" too, are Amsri
can. On British ocean steamships
prior right Is tacitly accorded to thu
British, and God Save the King" l:
sung. While we persist In adherence
to the "Star Spangled Banner" 1t II
fitting that this recognition should b'
extended to our British cousins, al
though as q matter Of fact their CLAIM
upon the air for a national hymn Is M
stronger than ours and materially
weaker than that Of others. 1t was
composed by the Frenchman LullI
In the seventeenth century. was adapt
ed to the house of Hanover by Hande
and promptly taken over by Switzer
land for "Rufst du, Meln Vaterland,
although the Hanoverans never aban
doned 1t, "Heil dir i'm Slegerkranz,
not "Die Wacht am Rhein." being Il
this day the national hymn of Germa
ny. Consequently the eve song o
British, Swiss, German and American
soldiers about to go into battle would
consist Of the same music and In
tumble of words by Carey, Harries
Rev. Samuel F. Smith and whosve
wrote the Swiss words. For doubl
quick marching Yankee Doodle" con
tinues to be satisfactory, and Hal
Columbia" Is not without merit. Blu
America" is of too common US
among the nations and the "Star Span
gled Banner" too throat rending. 5
again We ask, Will not some one kind
" present us with a new dlstlnctivel.
American national hymn? - Georg
| Harvey in North American Review.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
The Wrong Number.

Patrick, lately over, was working In
the yards Of a railroad. One day he
happened to be in the yard office when
the force was out. The telephone bell
rang vigorously several times, and he
at last decided it ought to be answer
ed. He walked over to the instrument,
took down the receiver and put his
mouth to the transmitter. just as he
had seen others do.
"Hillow he called.
"Hellow answered the voice at the
other end of the line 'Ts this 86159?''
Jaw, g'wan! Phwat dye think Oh
ana box carY'-Harper's Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15


court C erk's office, on the 5th day OF
december, A. d., 1906.
The Common wealth of Virginia.
.flalnlih'
against
Batteau ocean Queen, defendant
Upon an Information.
Notice is hereby given:
that . james arlington, Attorney
for the Commonwealth in the circuit
court of said county, did, on the 23rd
dav of November, 1906, file in the
clerks office of the said circuit court,
An information in the name OF the
commonwealth against the hatteau
Ocean Queen; alleging, that OF the
Dist day of November, A. d., 1906, the
said batteau Ocean Queen" was seized
by the Captain and crew OF one OF the
notice boats of the State Of Virginia as
forfeited to the Commonwealth of Viz
pinia in that the said batteau was
found on the said Dist day OF Novem-
Der, A. D., 1906, employed by certain
parties in taking oysters with dreuges
on Birds Rock, in Pocomoke Sound,
and North of the Southern boundary
of said Pocomoke Sound, to-wit: a
RIGHT line running through the South
east buov on Watts Island BARI beng
buoy number three, and the outer buoy
at the mouth of ChesconnesseX creek,
in the waters of this State and Within
tbe Jurisdiction of said court. And
nraying that the said batteau ocean
Queen together with her tackle, APP
parel. anchors, cables, sails, rigging,
anpurtenances and dredges be COLI
demned as forfeited to the Common
wealth. and be sold and the proceeds
of sale be disposed Of according TO aW,
and that all persons concerned III In
terest be cited to appear and snow
cause why said property should not be
| condemned and sold to enforce the
said forfeiture. .s
And that upon the filing OF the said
information as aforesaid, the clerk OF
the said court forthwith issue war
rant directed to the sheriff OF the sald
county, commanding him to take tne
said property into his possession ana
hold the same subject to further pro-
ceedings in the cause; which warrant
has this day been returned with a re-
mort to the clerk in writing thereon as
follows:
1906. November 24th., by virtue OF
this warrant, 1 have this day taken
into nv custody the batteau Ocean
Queen named within, together with
her tackle, apparel, anchors, cables
sails. rigging, dredges and appurtenan-
ces ana hold the same subject to the
order of the circuit court OF AccomacR
county, Lee D. h S,lnriG ;,
Therefore all persons concerned III
interest are hereby cited to appear Oh
the first day of the January term next
of the said circuit court Of AccomacB
county. at the courthouse OF the SAID
county and show cause why the prayer
of the said information for condemns
ton and sale of said property to eD
force the said forfeiture, and the pro
ceeds of sale disposed of according tC
law, should not be granted.
Witness, John d. Grant, clerk OF th'
said circuit court, at the courthouse
the 9Th day of December, A. D., 1905
and in the 13lst year of the Common
wealth. john ~. GRANT, y y.
A copy
Teste: John d. Grant, @. Z.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
North-Bound Trains.

~ In addition to the above trains the Cape
Charles Accommodation leaves Delmar daily
except Sunday at 7.30 a. M. Salisbury 745 a. M,
arriving Cape Charles 1880 a. m.
Demar Accommodation leaves Cape Charles
eos D. m Salisbury 9.36 p. m. arriving Delmar
1000 p. m.
R B. COOKE, ]. G.. RODGERS.
Traffic Manager. Superintendent.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15

The number of widows In India Is
daily on the increase. Such a state OF
things Is attributed to causes more
than one. Early marriage Is RESPONSE
BILE for the highest number. The total
number Of women inhabiting India is
143, $50, 447, out of whom 25,S91 1886 are
widows. which means that out Of ev-
cry five there is one widow. The Hin
docs carry the highest number Of wild
ows, which is 19.73S.46S
We give below in detail the age and
the number of widows in India, both
of Hindoo and Of all religions com
hinod.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-12-15
Corrected.

Wife during the tff)-I have suffer
ed every calamity that can befall
woman. Husband (calmly)-Oh, no,
you haven't. my dear. You have never
been n widow. Wife-You evidently
don't understand me. said 'calam-
itv p"
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Notice and Citation.

VIRGINIA:-In Accomack circuit
court erk's office, on the 5th day OF
december, A. d., 1906.
The Common wealth Of Virginia. a.
Plaintiff