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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-09

A recent visitor to California stated
that tarantula hunting provides quite
q profitable occupation to numbers or
men and boys there. During the tar
antula season." said the narrator. the
hunters go forth equipped with tin
cans and glass jars. with covers, pals
of water and steel or wooden pinchers.
when the great spiders are not
found running at large the hunters
look about for promising holes in the
ground. into which is poured quanti'
ty of cold water. Now, tarantulas have
q great aversion to water, and they
rush out alarmed and furious. only to
be bounced upon with pinchers and
dropped into the vessels designed for
them.
Next they are thrust into a bath or
gasoline or turpentine. which kills
them. They are then prepared for pin
ming and when mounted on cards in
small boxes are offered to tourists as
curios at the price of a dollar or SO
each.
although the insect is very venom
Gus. the tarantula catchers are so ex-
pert and take such precautions that not
one Of them is known to have been
bitten."-Buffalo Times.
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OLD TIME STYLES.
The Fashions In Ladies' Hats In Rich
mond After the War.


mond After the War.
A southern lady in diary which she
kept throughout the civil war tells OF
n bonnet which she made and which
was regarded as quite stunning" The
author Of pixie After the war
quotes from the diary as follows
We had been wearing coal scuttle
bonnets Of plated straw, trimmed with
corn shuck rosettes. made fifteen one
spring. acquired a fine name as a mil
liner and was paid for my work.
recall one that was quite stunning.
7 got hold of a bit of much worn white
ribbon and dyed 1t an exquisite shade
Of green with tea made Of coffee ber-
ries. Coffee berries dye lovely green.
You might remember that II you are
ever in war and blockaded.
When the northern ladies appeared
ON the streets of Richmond they did
not seem to have on any bonnets at all
They wore tiny, three cornered afairS
tied on with narrow strings, ana al
their hair showing in the back. we
thought them the most absurd and
triaing things. But we made haste tC
get some.
The Yankees introduced some new
I fashions In other things besides clothes
that | remember wildly, one being
canned fruit. l had never seen any
canned fruit before the Yankees came
Pleasant innovations in food were like
to leave lasting impressions on one
who had been living on next to nothing
for an indefinite period.
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FOREIGN HOTELS.
They Differ In Many Ways Fror
Tboes of Our Own Country.

They Differ In Many Ways From
Those Of Our Own Country.
Hot water Is not "laid on" piped at
foreign hotels, says the Travel Maya
zine. II you hear gentle tap on the
door In the morning you may inter
pref 1t as meaning that a copper ever
of hot water has just been set down
outside for your personal use.
II you order bath, 1t will be pre-
pared for you accordingly. and sweet
voiced maid will give you notice when
II is ready. You are not expected to
operate the water valves at all, and II
is doubtful If you would succeed If
you tried.
From a variety Of vacant rooms at a
hotel shown you you select the one
you prefer, with a definite agreement
as 10 price. You are not required to
accept humbly and thankfully, In blind
faith whatever room the clerk deigns
IA assign to you, as In America. 1t Is
expected. however, that you will order
vour breakfasts at the hotel, being free
20 get your other meals elsewhere II
you prefer.
| Electric light switches are not com
| monty turned on by push button OF
q fat key, as in our buildings, but by
small brass lever. Many OF the Des'
hotels have a reading light In the
headboard Of each bedstead.
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A QUEER OLD GUN.
The Way the Ancient Matchbox Was
Loaded and Fired.

Among the arms now obsolete which
formed q large part of the infantry
equipment in the days when the army
was started was the pike, which was
in the form Of a spear, with fiat and
pointed head, mounted on staff from
thirteen to eighteen feet long. The fire
arm In general use at the time was the
matchbox.
What would sergeant major of the
present day, with his men armed with
the magazine rifle, think Of such a
weapon as this: Attached to the lock
of this musket was a pan; also COCK,
the hammer of which was somewhat IN
the form Of birds, serpent's or dog S
head. This head was split, and a screw
compressed on eased the Sits. The
piece being loaded first with powder
and then with ball, some powder was
poured into the pan. The pan was then
shut to keep this printing from drop
ping out and to keep 1t dry. When the
soldier wished to fire, he fastened his
burning match into the slit Of the cock
opened the pan, looked to his printing
presented and pulled the trigger. TIT
match, falling into the powder in The
pan, fired It,
"Between the pan and br"ech Of TIT
barrel communication was Established
by means Of small hole. When TIT
piece was being loaded the grains o
powder were naturally rammed an'
shaken down close to this hole, ant
when printing the soldier took care t
perfect the communication Of the pow
der in the pan with that in the barrel
Thus the explosion In the pan cause'
the ignition Of the charge '-Londol
| N.oDhic
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LEGAL NOON.
A Time That Seems to Vary In the
Different States.


The courts Of several states have
dealt with an odd question, none or
them agreeing upon a similar answer.
When Is it legally noon? Fire insur-
ance policies expire at noon, and the
word is admitted to mean exactly Il
o'clock midday. But standard time
has not been adopted in all communi-
ties. Many small towns cling to sun
time, which may be from a few min
utes to nearly an hour earlier than
standard. In one state fire occurred
at two minutes past noon, sun Time
and the insurance company held that
the policy had expired before the fire.
Sun time is used in that town, but the
insured sued the company, holding that
local customs did not rule the policy
and that he was entitled to his lnsur-
ance The state courts sustained him.
Tn another state n similar contention
was taken to the courts and just the
opposite decision given. Several con
Aicting presidents have been estaD
lshed in state courts, and it is saio
the question can only be decided toi
| good and all when case has peer
carried into the United States courts
and passed upon by the supreme court
New York Press.
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The Kiss.

Why a salute of the lips, ordinarily
known as a kiss. should be given sucn
prominence in the literature ana
drama of the world, both Biblical ana
historical. cannot be solved by recourse
TO any written authority, yet during all
these years since the beginning OF time
this peculiar salutation does not ap-
pear to have lost in value, nor IS there
any immediate prospect OF its so DO
ing. What the playwright the novelist
and the poet would do without this peg
upon which to hang plot it would Dc
difficult to say, and this applies es
pecialy to the playwrights, for dozens
of familiar dramatic productions, sew
oral of which have graced the New
York stage this season, have found
their greatest factor, the wheel upoI
which the machinery Of the scenes
runs and the plot depends, in kiss
that of a man and a woman. II
France only a half century ago a cod'
of regulations by which the theaters O
that country were governed provided
that an tor kissing an actress with
ont her consent, regardless of what TIT
play mig. be, would be subject TO
fine Of mcnv francs.-IIarriet QulmD.
in Leslic't weekly.
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All must respect those who respect
themselves BeacOnsfield-
The Southern Mill Owner.

The relations Of the southern mill
operative to his employer is almost
unique. Almost invariably it is one
of mutual confidence and often of ac-
tive good will In waiting in man
ayers office one may sometimes be
treated to the sight of an old man, I'M
kempt and grizzled, leaning comforta-
bly, In at the open window and giving
with cheerful confidence suggestions
rs to points of management, and may
note that such a Ole is listened to not
with impa,.en or condescenslon, but
with delightful cordially of which
his own native wit keeps him from
taking undue advantage. And In
times Of trouble the women go to the
officials for counsel or financial aid
with a confidence which is never mis-
placed. Much as suitable legislation
should be insisted upon, to secure 1t ut
the cost of this mutual good will would
be to sacrifice something which the
best of legal restrictions could rot
wholly replace One likes to believe
that the coexistcnce Of both is not an
impossibility.-Mary a. Bacon In At
lantlc.
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An Expensive Short Cut.

1t will certainly be news to most
people, says the London Globe that
New York is q short cut for kilograms
between London and Paris and be-
tween London and Berlin. However,
the fact is vouched for. The messages
are received at an agreed address In
New York and are Immediately passed
on for London, Paris or Berlin, as the
case NAV be. The reason for this
amazing roundabout to save time Is
curious. New York time being about
six hours behind European time. its
wire connections with Europe are al
most unoccupled during the London
forenoon, while during the same time
European wires are often congested.
Via New York, therefore, is short
cut" but an expensive one.
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THE WORD FELLOW"
Its Honorable Beginning and its Lat
ter Day Decline.

Its Honorable Beginning and its Lat
ter Day Decline.
The degeneracy of good word was
illustrated In case at Branksome
norset). In which witness spoke OF
the defendant as this fellow" and was
ordered by the bench to substitute
"this man." Fellow" began very
honorably by meaning a person who
put down money with others IN
Joint undertaking, Its component parts
being akin respectively to Zee" prop
erty) and to "lay" and claw" To this
day it is digniied to be fellow OF a
college, and nobody minds being called
fellow citizen" fellow Chr1s-
tian" or a good fellow"
But ordinarily fellow" alone ranks
now as In the painful scene In which
Mr.. Tupman said, "Sir, you're a TEL
low" and Mr.. Pickwick retorted, "sir'
you're another" In the fourteenth
century it was customary to call a
servant fellow" In kindly condescen-
sion. Perhaps that explains the words
decline. though 1t may be due to the
use of fellow" in the sense OF boon
companion. Companion" and mate"
also were contemptuous at one time
London Chronicle.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A Just complaint is an accommoda-
ton.
Talk happiness. People get tired OF
hearing of your woes.
The things you don't say cause you
less grief In this life than almost any
thing else.
Ever think how foolish 1t Is to bear
a grudge? Unkind feelings have no
market value.
If you spend your time in growing
about an imaginary wrong, you are
apt to neglect your own shortcomings
Every child is doomed to disappoint-
ment. All children imagine that as
soon as they are twenty-one they Will
do as they please"
State your views on any subject, ano
If YOUR listener says he hasn't made up
his mind it means he disagrees with
YOU and hates to say so. AtchisoD
Globe
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THE TONSlLS.
u IA Not Known What Purpose These
Structures Servo.


Thu tonsils are two collections or
glandliSe structures Mt the back part
of the mouth. one ON each side. be-
tween the pillars of the palate. IL Is
not known what purpose they serve.
Some have supposed that they arrest
the germs Of disease which may DO IN
hailed or taken In with the food, but
they evidently can catch very few OF
the germs which rapidly pass them IN
the food or water or In the air which
Is inhaled, and II Is well they cannot
for they are themselves very suscepti'
HE TO disease, rs some sufferers know
TO their sorrow. Others have thougnt
they serve an evil purpose, acting as
portals of entry for many disease
germs into the body.
The tonsils are very liable to become
,nfiamed. This condition constitutes
tonsIlitls, or, when an abscess FORMS
ouinsy. Young persons, over nrteen
and under thirty, are most subject TO
Inflammation of the tonsils, although
children and even those well along IN
life may suffer. 1t occurs with speciai
freouency in those whose tonsils are
enlarged and usually in persons VINO
are run down" In general health or IN
whom the power Of resistance has been
lowered as a result of worry or over
exertion.
The extra study In preparing Tor .
difficult examination In school or col
lege and the anxiety concerning the re
suit not uncommonly bring on an at
tack of quinsy, especially in those OF
SO called rheumatic tendency.
There are various kinds of tonsilitis
but the symptoms Of all are quite sim
liar In the beginning. The patient feel'
I'll. has chilly sensations, loss OF apps
tite more or less headache perhaps
constipation, feverishness and feel
ing of discomfort or actual pain IN I'M
throat. Soon the fever becomes high
the throat is dry, swallowing Is pain
| full. there Is often more or less earacne
and the patient seems seriously Ill.
Suppuration may or may not occur
The pain and throbbing are most Sc
we're when 1t does.
The attack lasts usually from two o
three days to a week and Is apt to TEL
inmate quite suddenly, although II ou
one tonsil has been affected recover
may be delayed by an extension OF tn
Inflammation to the other tonsil. Il
that case the whole tiresome process
must be gone through with again.
The disease is almost always seriou
enough to require the physicians care
for the treatment calls for inferno
remedies as we'll as local application
Whatever else is done, the bowel
should be kept open from the beglI
ming Of the attack.-Youth's Compai
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PiccadiIly.

A theory as to the origin of Picca-
dilly was put forward by Archdeacc1
Bickersteth many years ago. He had
discovered a Piccadilly among the
Chilterns, the central one Of three con-
zeal hills near Ivinghoe, and he learn
ed that this hill had at one time been
known also as Peaked hill. Might not
Londons Piccadilly likewise be a
Peaked hill? No doubt the bill in Pic
cadilly is not remarkably peaky, but,
then the same thing might be said or
the Derbyshire peak itself. There Is
another Piccadilly near Aberystwyth'
and vet another near Bolton. But IN
the provinces one always suspects Dor
rowing from London in such cases
There are Hyde Park Corners IN pro
yincial towns that have no Hyde park
to Justify them.-London Chronicle.
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HOUSE OF NAPOLEON.
The Dwelling In Corsica In Which the
Great Man Was Born.

Historically, Ajaccio, Corsica, Is OF
the utmost importance, for here 1t was
that on the 18th of August, 1769, Ma
poleon Bonaparte was born, and here
1t was that the future emperor spent
his youth, enlightened by an intelligent
and lovely mother. The Casa Napo-
leon" Is one of the-or. should say,
the principal building In Ajaccio. 1t Is
q solid three story building, with gray
stucco walls and number OF large
windows. Situated In the old part OF
the town, one would scarcely find 1t
were it not for the boys who tender
their services to guide the stranger to
the place.
Although plundered In 1893 by the
partisans Of Paoli, the heroic Corsican
fighter for liberty, the house still con-
tains a few "reminiscences OF the great
warrior. Besides number Of ordi-
nary rooms, each room containing some
furniture, one finds the bedroom where
Napoleon was born, as we'll as Napo'
Icons sleeping and study room, with
his bed and table; his fathers study
still beautifully furnished, and the
drawing room, In which are his moth
er's piano and her sedan chair.-Theo
dore de Veer in Four Track News.
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Remarkable Vision.

An old woman who had been in the
infirmary with sore eyes told neigh
Dor that the doctor took out her eyes
and scraped them with lances. Non
sense. woman" replied the other. "1e
shouldn't believe all ye hear. The doc
tors would only be stufing ye.' on
but We know It's no use saying that
for I awakened up out Of the chloro-
form and saw both Of my eyes lying
on the table,"
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Il Mada a Difference.

Good gracious!' exclaimed the VS.
itor. Hear those boys fighting and
yelling out there. Regular little hood
iums, aren't theyr
"I can't say" replied Mrs. Famley.
"I'm rather nearsighted, you know"
"But surely you can hear them
"Oh, yes; but can't tell whether
they're my children or the neighbors' y
Exchange
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Tho asst Resort.

A man went into an ocuhsts tne
other day and, complaining Of failing
sight, got fitted with a pair OF spec
tacles.
els this the weakest glass for my
eyer" he asked
"Yes," replied the oculist.
"Supposlng I can't see with 1t after a
few monthsT
Get q stronger then"
"And II l still can't seer
"Get a still stronger"
And If the strongest glass failsF
"In that case I think II were you l
should buy d small, intelligent dog and
a couple of yards Of string"
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Eased His Conscience.

An amusing story is related of Johns
Hopkins. Honesty was evidently one
of the fundamental traits Of his char
acter. On one occasion he was sent by
his mother to borrow a f1atiron OF
neighbor. The good neighbor gave him
the hatirOn and at the same time Of
fered him piece of pie.
mo, thank you. l don't want any
pie" said the red faced boy as he
started home. Halfway there the pie
and his conscience were too much Tor
him. He wheeled about and knocked
again at the neighbours door, his race
redder than ever 81 told you story,
he explained; 81 did want that pie"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-09

An infantry soldier named Scheiber
died on the last day Of his leave In ms
home In q little village In upper Aus
tria. The village burgomaster' hliuself
an old soldier, remembered that the
commanding officer of Scheiber's regl-
ment should be notified Of the DEATH
and he proceeded to do so In the fol
lowing letter:
1.-THE undersigned village burgomas-
ter requests on behalf of the soldier
Scheiber two days more leave, as oth-
erwise his interment cannot take
place."-Vienna Press.
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porcv Bvsshe Shelley.

While it is as poet that Shelley VIII
ALWAYS be remembered, the fact must
not be overlooked that he had passion
for reforming the world, before all
things. He wrote many valuable es-
saws and pamphlets on questions OF Tue
dav some time before he astounded the
world with his brilliancy as a poet. vi
his lyric work it has been said that II
"presents sum total of high creative
ness. profound thought and transcend
ont music such as cannot be found else
where in English literature. Pear
eon'c Wopi-lV
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A. &c Matrimonial Agency.

"Madaa. | have picked out cnarln.
,na husband for you. Only | warn you
he IS n thorough sportsman; ionu Vi
autonob.ling. mountain climbing oicy'
cling anl balloonng. or
AppIicant acknowledgement YOU
g,ve nc something that lasts longer =
Fliegende Batter
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Doinu Up a Shirt.

This bill Is too high" said the Gus
toner. "Too high?" calculated the
.aundryman. That's what said-too
high" But, man. do you know how
long it takes to do up a shirti" why
about four washingsp-Yonkers States
man
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Polite.

Robecchi asked friend to dinner
and then returned home FURIOUS
..U-bat is the matter?' said his wife.
"Do not speak to me. 1t Is shame.
| always thought a politeness produced
one in return. so | asked Dobelli 10
lunch"
And has he refusedT
Refused | should think not. he
has accepted. "-Caricaturlsf'
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His Clever Son.

The Dad-My son, want to tell you
that the secret of my success, as 1t
must be Of any mans, Is hard work
L The Son-Sh! Dad, don't care 10
hear other peoples secrets, and | am
too much of a gentleman to take ad
vantage of information gained that
way. Say no more.-Cleveland Leader.
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Clergyman - Madam, you must DC
consoled with the thought that your
husband is at rest Widow-Do you
mean that he didn't have any before
he died New York Press.
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A Last Resort.

First Farm Servant-Why did the
farmers wife give you notice? Sec
ond Farm Servant-She said | was no
good for anything. couldn't even
mind the sheep. So l am going Into
the town to be a ACKNOWLEDGMENT
dorfer Batter
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The Bore.

81 think Jones Is one OF the worst
bores that ever lived" why soF "Ho
broke right in and began talking about
himself while l was telling about o
thrilling experience l once had OUT
vest"-Indianapolis Star.
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Good manners are a short cut TO
ones goal. They lubricate the wneeiS
of life instead Of obstructing them'-
Wharton.
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Temperanceville, Va.
To John S. Doughty and "Leander
XV;Iooy and Ot herS'-

WILCOX and OIntfs
You are hereby notified that at the
sale of Delinquent Lands by the
County Treasurer Of Accomack Coun-
ty, Virginia, on the 2Sth day OF De-
cember, A. d., 1903, l, the under
signed, became the purchaser, at the
price of Eleven Cents III cts OF
twenty acres go al Of land, charged
to ~ lander Wilcox and others" To-
Gated thirty miles North OF the Court
house OF said county.
Given under my hand this lst DAY
of January, A. D., 1907.
WILLIAM ]. MATTHEW'S
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Matthews A. Parks vicePres C. Matthews Sec ana treas
Parksley Manufacturing co.
RETAILERS and JOBBERS OF

Builder supplies Of all kinds, Hardware Atlas Paints ana
Painters Supplies Novels, Manes Stair Rails Screen Doos
Pumps and Pump Fittings Pipe, etc, Mil Supplies American
Field Fence Also Wholesalers and Retailers OF Hay
Middngs, Bran, and Corn
Manufacturer OF AL ES!''GI:
&c nmbor Barrels and Barrel Heads Building estimate
Furnished or Houses Contracted for and Built from Cellar TO
Dome. Every thing Guaranteed
PARKSLEY, VIRGINIA..
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Poisonous, but Profitable.

Riches are like sea water, the more
Won drink the thirstier you become ~
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sSy-In addition to the above trains the cape
Charles Accommodation leaves Delmar oaliy
EXCEPT sunday at 730 a. m. salisbury '4o a. Me-
arriving Cape Charles 1880 a. m. -. c,,o.,o.
az n. M. salisbury 1856 p. m. arriving Deimar
COOKE J. G. RODGERS.
Traffic Manager. ouperin'en"eD'