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New Church, Va.
L0Cated at the "0ld" stand.

W. Hor +ho nnrchasng public new select, up-to-dae
stock Of goOds-bought rght-o be sold right-conSlS'
Furnishing Goods, Notions, Stationery, Hardware
and Cutlery Woodenware, Lamps, Glassware,
Mirrors &C., Agateware, Tinware, Traces, Back
Bands. Collar Pads, &C., Field and Garden Seeds
Home Wall Colors, Extracts, Spices, &C., Cereals
Canned Goods, Fruts-all kinds, Confectionery, Mt4y
Nuts &c. Staple and Fancy Groeerle eaof fOParIo Por
Sausage-in all cuts and shapes Vegetables all
kinds, Hay, Corn Oats, Chop, Bran, Middlags 15Ig
Screenings, &C., International and other leading
Powders
Your patronage respectfully solicited
w. II. WINDER, - manager
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NUMBER 8

Bible. how did this Hebrew leader
do Il unless he did 1t by the power OF
God? Why, the miracle Of a dead
man rising up out OF his grave and tes-
tifying to you Of the divinity or Jesus
Christ IS not to be compared to this
miracle worker In the desert OF the
forty years wandering. If ye VIII
not believe Moses and the prophets,
neither will ye believe though one rose
from the dead. Hear it, man! BY
Moses testimony hear It'll
Then we have Moses the prophet as
well as Moses the miracle worker l
wish had more time to speak upon
this theme, but my time Is already
gone. and must be brief. But l VIII
say this-Moses was not only prophet
"whom the Lord saw face to face, bur
he was also prophet who could litt
his finger and raise the curtain which
separated the present from the future
and look away down into the coming
centuries until he saw into the manger
Of Bethlehem and saw the cross ana
saw Jesus celestial triumph" You
have often read how Christ spoke OF
Moses. Did you ever stop to think
| that Moses In inspiration saw the In
carnated face Of Jesus Christ? Moses
not Messianic prophet? How ac-
count for that wonderful sentence OK
Deuteronomy xviii, Is, THE Lord Will
raise up unto thee prophet from the
midst Of thee. Of my brethren, Ike
/ unto me; unto him ye shall hearkenT
To whom was Moses alluding but 10
Christ? "Was Moses prophetr'
asked a great Bible student. "A
prophetr he exclaimed. "Why, Moses
was nothing If he was not a prophet.
He saw the coming of the Messiah IL
any one ever did" Yes, this miracle
worker IS prophet as well. What
Will you do today In reference to his
testimony? Will you reject 1t, or VIII
you let Moses God be your God?
But must pause a moment before
I close. I now present to you the most
overwhelming fact of all this sermon.
Some of us have not only rejected the
testimony of Moses, but we have
rejected the testimony Of one who has
risen from the grave as well. Did you
ever stop to think this text may be
two edged sword which cuts both
ways? The thing Dives asked for
has been done. A greater than Laza-
rus has risen from the dead; but, as he
said. men are not convinced. We have
not only rejected the testimony OF
Moses in reference to Gods love, but
we have also rejected all the testimony
we have Of the resurrection OF jesus
Christ. Can 1t be that any one here
today IS committing that awful double
sin? Let me close by reading the text
with little change, "And he said unto
him. If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be persuad-
ed. even though Christ, who shall be
cruclfled and buried, shall rise again
= from the dead" Brother, is that
doubter Of Gods love here? Is he In
this building today? Is Jesus OF the
parable speaking to thee?
copyright 1907. by Louis Klopsch.1
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-08-24

lJns and Downs Of Umbrella Buying.
The following story is accredited to
Miss,Phyllist Rankin, who In private
ufe Is Mrs. Harry Davenport,
taMy husband and I went into 2
broadway umbrella store few days
ago" says Miss Rankin. "a sign read.
ing, Umbrellas, 81 Up was displayed
in the window.
"'How much DOWN. asked Mr.. Dav'
enport.
"'All cash down. answered the sales
man innocently. This is not credit
house.
"'But I mean how much do have 70
mt up for all umbrella put DOWN.
asked Mr.. Davenport.
~The salesman looked bit perplex-
ed. we have them for 81 up he SAID
"I know replied Mr. Davenport,
'but I don't want to buy one up. L
want to buy one down. can put II up
myself
"sOh.' said the salesman, smiling
gently. you are speaking Of the UNI
brella. while I am speaking OK the
price
"'And now I understand, too re-
turned Mr.. Davenport. 1T Is the price
that Is 81 up. Then 1t isn't exactly 81
down, as you saldr
Exactly. But perhaps you wouio
like to talk with the proprietor
"The salesman hurried to the rear Oh
the store and overheard him explain
ing to his employer; also l heard re-
marks about an insane asylum. Inc
proprietor came blandly forward anc
said. We storekeepers have our up'
and downs At thus we bought an
umbrella and fled."-Bohemian Maga
| vino
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-08-24

The smallest deposi-
tor receives as prompt
and courteous treatment
as the largest. Managed
entirely by our home
people.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-08-24
Three Jokes.

"Ho-ho, my man" exclaimed a new
arrival at the Fairmont hotel, race
tiously addressing Clerk Van Norden-
"You mistake, SIR" retorted Van Nor
den. for he has learned his wit from
Clerk Brownell, and every one In the
office laughs at Brownell. You mis-
take. sir; am no horse, nor am l the
man with the hoe"
as that a joker" inquired the new
arrival sneeringly.
"Pardon me, sir" said Van Norden.
"I am the clerk. Front! Boy, show
this gentleman the joke"
(Which one, sirT' inquired the boy,
sthe one Mr.. Brownell always cracks
about the Angelus and Los Angeles
and the man with the hoe out for the
grub. or the one where you say, Sup
pose you've seen the Angelus, ho-ho -"
$50 you have but two jokes herer
| INQUIRED the new arrival.
NO, three" corrected Van Noruen'
"You forget yourself."-San francisc"
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The Wilderness Was Barren.


The wilderness of the Old Testament
Is wilderness of rock and sand. Tnat
region lies to the northeast of Mount
Sinai. That region is the driest re-
eion in all the east outside OF the Sa-
hara desert. There IS no living crea-
ture there except the venomous ser
pent. You may. have seen the horriDle
picture called death Valley and lts
Harvest" There in the valley where
80 many miners have met their deatn
IS a poor, starving, thirsty, dying pros
hector. In his delirium he sees noun
tains and brooks and bubbling springs
But sand. endless sand, only Is around
him. So is the desert where Moses
led the children Of Israel and kep'
them there for nearly forty years. II
is q wilderness OF rock and desolation
How did he feed these 3,Oco,OOo mer
ard women and children? How did hf
give them drink where no river was
flowing? Tell me. We scoffers OF the
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-08-24
The Man Who Was Always a Boy.

About ninety years ago there was
horn in Concord, Mass, boy VINO
never really grew to be man. thougn
he lived forty-four years. 1t is true
that he got TO be tall and strong, WIN
q deep bass voice; that he wore
beard and that from all external ap'
nearances he would at once have been
taken for Il full sized man. But at
heart he was always boy. He never
got over the habit Of looking at things
from a boys point Of view. instead
of regarding the world as a place ZOE
serious business, where men must
work so many hours day and pro-
duce 80 many dollars worth OF goods
and till the folds and labor hard in
factories or Offices or stores and "ges
alongv-instead Of all these things ne
always seemed to consider the world
as a great. fine, glorious playground
q place to lie enjoyed and appreciated
This man-boy was Henry David Iho'
reauL-St. Nicholas.
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But Moses brain was not simply re-
ceptive. He had creative as well as
an absorbing intellect He could give
out as we'll as take In. You know tnat
there are certain intellectual men VINO
seem to lack the creative faculty
They learn as parrots learn. When
they take book they can read IL
through and repeat the pages almost
verbatim. They can index their minds
so that you can hardly ask them
question which they cannot answer
They are like some Of the honor stu
dents of our college days who always
stood at the head Of their classes, ye'
when they entered llfe's struggle they
] e abject failures because they new
-ould create any new ideas Of theil
own. Like sheep, they may be led
but, unlike the shepherds, they canno
hunt up new pastures, and when los
they have not intelligence enough u
pioneer their way into safe fold.
Now, Moses had a creative as wei
as an absorbing intellect AS we stuol
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
Row OVER TEMPERANCE PLAY

SMYRNA, August 12th.-The local option
campain now being waged throughout
Delaware has reached an acute stage.
THIS was demonstrated to-day when it
was learned why dramatic company at
the Smyrna Opera House suddenly de-
cided not to produce Ten Nights in q
Barroonl.' This time worn temperance
play had been extensively billed, the
manager Of the company taking advan.
tage Of the "no liquor" agitation. The
saloonkeepers of Smyrna got together and,
realizing that the drama might have q
moral effect against them, succeeded in
having .the bill changed at the last mo-
meut.
ASS result, the Rev. Robert Watt, pas
tor Of the Smyrna Methodist Church and
leader Of the local option forces. preached
sermon in which he bitterly denounced
the liquor element Tor 'csnsorinep the
play. The Temperance leaders viii now
take reialiatory steps.
An equally interesting development was
the action Of a prominent Milford Methe-
dist in compelling the Rev. B. F. Jester,
noted minister, to declare unequivicaliy
for local option before being accepted to
fll.the pulpis OF the Avenue Methodist
| Episcopal Church, during August.
Mr. Jester made satisfactory dec.
llaration. His action in inqniring into
the constitutionality of the proposed nc
Iiqnor law has been construed adversely.
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
TO POISON EATS

The National Agricultural Department
rat bulletin contains the following, which
should be preserved against time OF need;
One Of the cheapest and most effective
poisons for rats and mice is barium car.
Donate Or barytes. This mineral las the
advantage Of being without taste or rsmell,
and, in the small quantities used in poi.
soning rats and mice is harmless to larger
animals. Its action on rodents is slow,
but reasonably sure, and has tile further
advantage that the animals before dying,
If exit be possible, usually leave the prem.
ises in search Of water. Its employment
in houses, therefore, is rarely followed
by annoying odor which attends the
use Of the mere virulent poisons.
The poison may be fed in the form OF q
dough made of one fifth barytes aud four
.fifths meal. but more convenient bait is
ordinary oatmeal, with one-eighth OF its
bulk Of baryses, mixed with water to q
stiff dough-; or the baytes may be spread
upon bread and butter or nloistened toast.
The prepared bait should be placed in raj
runs, snlall quantity at place. II d
single application Of the poison fails to
drive sILrats from the premises, it should
be repeaisd with . change Of bait.
\ ~
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
ArrER TAX DoDazRs

The edict Of Harry W. Chairs. collector
Iof State revenue, that merchants OF tie
State must hereafter pay their lawful
ltaxes into tie treasury, has cansed Z
stampede among some Kent and Sussex
county business men to pay their Licences.
In some Of the remote sections Of tie
country merchants and manufacturers
wefe ignorant of the fact that the State
required Of them license fees before
operating certain businesses, and it is
II Here se sssssss .sheHa NJ Chairs lac reminded
up In Ills efforts to swell the State funds.
THUS fur lie las been successful to the
extent Of about So, 900.
Mr.. Chairs notice to the soda water
dispensers Of tine State that they must
pay an annual license OF $25. 30 for the
privilege, has already caused a scarlity
OF soda water in Smyrna, and indeed a
famine Of the summer beverage is threat
ened there. Rehoboth also threatens to
cut out the beverage in case Mr.. Chairs
stands pat on his interpretation Of the
law. In Wilmington only one Of the
hundied soda water men has paid the
additional license fee, and unless the
others pay the fee within short time
they will have to answer indictments in
court for selling the fefreshment without
d license. 1t is understood chat Attorney
General Richards las informed Mr. Chairs
thatl the law fxes all additional tax on
tie spda water dispensers. but despite
this warming to the Wilmington druggists
they are selling the beverage and will
court a Judicial Interpretation Of the
statute under which Mr.. Chairs is acting.
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
CECIL REPUBLICANS NAME TICKET

Il ss+ .=l
ELKToN, Nd, Aug. 49, The Repub-
Iieans OF Cecil County held their county
convention in Elkton this afternoon and
selected their local ticket. Henry NJ.
Mccullough, chairman of the State Gen.
trail Committee called the convention to
order in Mechanics Opera House. George
B. Kerfoot, of Elkton. was made chair
man, and Burke Cameron, secretary.
The following ticket was selected:
House of delagates-Dr. 7. A. Worrell,
William BecheI and Harry Buckworth.
County Treasurer-John E. Crothers.
Assistant County Treasurer-E. W.
Jackson.
County Commissioners-Robert B.
Russell and B. B. Craycroft.
Judges Orphans Court-Thomas A.
Miller, William Clark and William M.
Fulton.
States Attorney George A. Blake.
Sheriff.. Will Perkins.
Delegates to the State Convention
Senator Joseph I. France, Henry NJ. Nc.
CuIlough. Frank E. Williams and DR.. T
Worrell.
Delegates to the Judicial Convention
Colonel /. d. Davis, George Christie,
George B. Kerfoot, Thomas Jones, Sam.
uel Wiley, Atwood Montgomery, Russell
Reed Harvey Scott and William Bradford
The delegates were instructed to vote
for nomination of William 7. Warburton,
OF EIkton, for the iudgeship in the Sec
ond Judicial District.
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
FAIR FORCE oRGANIzED
Managers and Committee Who Are Ar.
ranging for the Annual Exhibition

4 EduSihk 4Vi ths AMnu&l E&nf1kt1VA
Organization for the ninth annual fair,
at Delaware Horse Shea Park, September
81, Sd. 4lh, 5th and 8tL, under the ans.
pices Of Pomona Grange Of New Castle
county, lac been completed. The fair
comnjtie comprises lhn Niyin, R. g.
Buckingham, William N. Eastburn, VIII
liam P. Peach, Newark; Irwin Gregg,
Hockessin, l. Scott Townsend, Whining
ton; Robert Mccullough, Guyencourt;
Harlan Highfeld. Hocksssin; Horace Dill
worth, Centreville Cherries Megginson,
New Castle; J. Atwood Weldin, Whining.
ton; Frederick Brady; Middletown; A. II,
Neale. Newark; ]. H. Walker, Marshall-
ton; George W. Burfis. New Castle; j.
Palmer Dickey, stantoT, ]. A. Cleaver,
Middletown; Clayton DS Appleby, john
7. Hayes, Bear.
The general management is vested inl
the following subcommittee: President,
J. Atwood Weldin, Wilmington Secre-
tary, Frederick Brady, Middletown;,
Treasurer, L. Scott Townsend, Whining
ton.
The following heads Of departments and
assistants have been selected:
Women's Department-Mrs. ]. Leslie
Eastburn, Newark; Miss Emeline Der
.rickson, Newark; Mrs s. Frank Stirling,
Rockland.
Children's Department-Mrs. William
P. Peach. Miss Husbands.
Public Institutions Frank Stirling,
Rockland.
Fruit and Cold Storage-Williar P.
Peach, Newark.
Vegetables and F!owers-George w.
Burris, Leon Cetrick, Charles W. Hill, all
of New Castle.
Grain and Forage Crops-R. 6. Buck
inghain, Newark; W. M. Dilworth, New
ark; j. A. Cleaver, Middletown.
Horses and Mules-WilIiam Eastburn,
Newark; Robert P. Robinson, Fifth and
Market streets, Wilmington Joseph
Davidson, Eighth and Market streets,
Wilmington.
Cattle-Biderman du Pont Whining
ton; Ashton R. Tatum, Wilmington; Hor-
ace L. Dilyorth, Centreville.
Sheep and Swine Charles Megginson,
New Castle; W. J. Armstrong, Marshall
ton; W. E. Cranston, New Castle.
POULTRY Scott Townsend, Whining
ton; William H. Moore, Chadd's Ford,
Pa. Courtland Rice, Wilmington.
Bees and Bee Supplies-Rev. Joel s.
GillfiIian, Newark; E. NJ. Miller, Will
miDgton.
Carriages and Farm Machinery-Clay-
ton d. Appleby, Bear; Robert McCul-
Tough, Guyencourt.
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
RUnoRs OF NEW DEAL

Rumors. have been current for several
days that the Peoples Railway Company
was negotiating for the Wilmington, New
Castle and Southern Railway Company,
but recently General Manager Richard
W. Crook, If the Peoples Company,
stated the rumor had no foundation, but
admitted that the company might con-
slider fair offer from the owners Of the
New Castle.line.
For some time these rumors OF the abb
sorptioa Of the New Castle road by either
one or the other of the local companies
have been persistent, and should this be
done it would mean that the New Castle
line would have terminus In Whining
ton city instead Of as the Philadelphia
x Reading Railway crossing
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
PIC WITH SIX rzEr

TOWNSEND. DEL August 10Th. Will
liam H. Wright, a well. known citizen of
this place, has quite a curiosity in the
shape Of a three. weeks-esd pig With six
feet and since its birth mary persons have
called at his home to see tile little freak
Of nature. The pig besides having four
perfect legs and feet, has 4 sinail loot pro-
srnding from tlie right fore Ioot near the
ground. The extra foot s perfectly
formed With the exception of being much
smaller than the natural size one Pro.
trnding from tile left fore 100; there is
half q foot. Mr.. Wriglal's friends have
been urging him to send lhs little
porkern to dime museum, bas TINS far
be has not decided Is allst IaA shall do
with The freak
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
USEFUL THINGS TO KNO'

Putting the feet in hot water ifhf in
veriably cure headache, from whatever
cause 1t arises The head aches when,
from any cause, the little blood VI kels b
the brain are too full. Putting th feet
| in hot water draws the blood frogF The
head. SleepIessness, by the Nayy re-
suits from the same ause-that lis the
blood-vesses in the brain being over
charged-and this may be prevented BIZ
hot footbatli last thing at night q
In an obscure but picturesque III e
village Of Germany there is q place cal Ed
the Chocolate Cure" where thin people
go to become stout. The patients eat and
drink cocoa aud chocolate all the times
while they rest. admire the scenery,
gossip and grow fatter every day. Tie
true secret Of the great success ofgthis
treatment is the happy way chocolate has
OF fattening just the right places, settliag
in the hande, the arms, the neck and the
shoulders, making the fair patient pratier
and plumper all the time. The really
effective part of this cure may be tried ct
home by persevering women, and The
medicine is SO palatable and the method
SO simple that there is actually, it seehs.
no reason why all should not be of lat
least the desired weight.
II a bedstead creaks at each moveme d
OF the sleeper, remove the stats and wrtp
the ends Of each in old newspapers. THIS
will prove complete silencer.
The grip is not simply bad cold, and
t bis fact lie worth knowing. 1t resembles
a cold in some respects, and colds are often
wrongly diagnosed by the victims as grip
The grip is a malady which has laws Of
its own, both as to origin and progress
after Development According 10 the,
doctors, it must run its couise-''tlltr- is
no special remedy that can directly de-
stroy the Injection, no drug that can xii
the bacillus or neutralize its toxin" This
also is worth knowing. The main thing
is to nurse with care and give the system;
the best possible aid in its efforts to throw
of the poison.
/ For grease spots there is a cleansing
tidid preferable to most because the grease
actually is eliminated from the material,
and if the liquid is properly applied, no
trimmed effect of where the rubbing
ceased is shown.
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
CONTRASTING BIG DAM

Unless some unlocked for delay occura,
the Mccall Ferry Power Company will
have its big power plant on the Su que.
hanna river completed within year.
The dam being constructed across the
river. about half mile sonth OF the VIII
lage Of McCall's Ferry, is 65 per cent.
inished, aud the power house proper is
we'll under way. In fact, tile whole
scheme for harnessing tie SuFquehanna
has now advanced far enough to give the
casual obeery:r an idea Of the extent Of
the undertaking.
The power generated at this river plant
is TO be supplied to the surrounding
country for lighting and power purposes.
Engineers say the current can be trans
mittee to the territory within a radius Of
100 Oh more miles Of McCalI,s Ferry.
Wilmington is to get i good share Of the
Susquehanna river current, and il is 100
miles from the Mccall plant. The pros
pectiye Commercial Light, Heat and
Power Company will be the local con-
sumer.
Any idsa OF the immensity Of the un-
dertakin9o Of the Mccall Company eau. Of
course, best be obtained by visit to the
site Of the work, and daily for more than
year there have been visitors from far
and near. The plant has been an object
of interest TO engineers in all parts of the
world There are two more companies in
existence, each Of which has as its object
the construction Of similar plants on the
Susqushanna, between McCalPs Ferry
and ConoRingo. If these two corpora
tiona carry out their plans, which so far
have progressed no further than acquir-
ing property. engineers say tile Susque-
hanna will become the most famous river
in the world.
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
DIVIDEND
TaE Peoples NATIONAL BANK
or MfDDrFrowN

UE 4HIlDlAzII 70 y NJ
MIDpLmowN, DEL, June 10th, 1907.
The Board Of Directors have this day
declared q dividend Of THREE (3) PER
CENT. for the last six months, payable
On and after Monday, July lit, 1901.
a. D. KELLEY. Cashier,
Middletown transcript., 1907-08-17
THAw's NEW DErEHss

NEW YoRx, Aug. i0.-Actiye prepare
tions for new defense 10 be used in Tbs
coming trial Of Harry Thaw, began to,
day when Martin w Littleton, tie new
chief counsel, visited the prisoner at the
Tombs. Mr.. Litileton had an hours pri.
yate talk with Thaw and then Mrs
Evelyn Thaw arrived. The three talked
for and honr before the lawyer left. Ii
that lime the whole case was gone ovel
and a general idea for tile defense for
muIated. Both Harry TllaE aud Mrs
Thaw expressed CREST confidence in and
admiration for The new counsel.