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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
SARAH LlNCOLN'S GRAVE.
Resting Place of Presidents step
mother Wholly Neglected.

Restino Place of Presidents Step
mother Wholly Neglected.
The grave of Sarah Bush Lincoln,
who reared Abraham Lincoln, her step
son lies unmarked in Cole county, says
the Chicago News. 1t is well nigh for
gotten by the present generation. Nan
nv Hanks Lincoln, who died after CIV
ing Lincoln birth, was the first wife Oh
Thomas Lincoln. Sarah Bush Lincoln
the second wife, was from Kentucky.
She was the only mother Lincoln real
" knew, and it was she who had the
real influence in formulating his char
icter.
Thomas Lincoln died in 1851, and his
wife. Lincoln's stepmother, in 1869.
All that is left of the old home OF
Thomas Lincoln is a little cairn OF
! foundation stones and bricks from the
I fireplace. which is Swallowed by two
old trees. now dying These trees had
been set ont by the elder Lincoln when
he first built the log cabin. The old
Gordon cemetery, in which Thomas
and Sarah Lincoln were buried and
where the latters grave Is unmarked,
Is locatedsa mile west of the old Lin
coin home. 1t is a typical country grave
yard and Is in a very isolated locality.
A pile Of brush has been placed over
the grave Of Mrs. Lincoln. sorrowful
neglect of the woman who had much
to do in giving the country man
whose name is immortal.
The grave of Thomas Lincoln was
only marked by a white oak board,
placed there by Abraham Lincoln him
self In 1871. until in $780, when the
pre-cnt plain white marble shaft was
erected. On It's face Is the following
slnNle record: Thomas Lincoln, father
of the martyrel president Born Jan.
G. IFS: dicl Jan. Il. 1851"
The last visit of Abraham Lincoln TO
the graves Of his parents was In 1851
lust before he was lnaugurated. lie
entered the old homestead where his
stepmother was waiting for him. He
took her in his arms and tried to com
for her when she commenced weeping
She declared that she would never see
him again.
"Why. mother?" he asked.
She replied, abe, you are such
good man that they will kill you
He little dreamed of the prophetic
character of her words. Lincoln thel
cut some markers with saw and a.
and placed them on his fathers grave
He marked the initials of the deaC
with his pocketlInife. These marker
were stolen by some wretch after n
was assassinated.
u In the afternoon at the old town o
Pennington. mile north Of the Lin
, colin home. Lincoln was given rare
we'll reception. lie there babe rare
= well to his beloved stepmother ii
II adored her. and she loved him eve
I better than she loved her own children
{ The parting was a pathetic one. Sh
i was so old at the time of his deaf
! that she was completely Frustrated an
I could not 20 to Springfield. 1t Is sa
: commentary on the justice of mankin
/ that while so much Is said about I'll
y neglected condition Of the grave
d. Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the woman WI
. gave Lincoln birth, few, If any, remen
'e her Sarah Bush Lincoln, who was II
one who inspired him to higher aims.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
An UNDERGROUND City.

In Galacia, in Austrian Poland, there
is q remarkable underground city,
which has a population of over LOU
men. women and children, scores OF
whom have never seen the light OF
day. 1t is known as the City of Salt
Mines and is situated several hundred
feet below the earth's surface. 1t has
its town hall, theater and assembly
room as well as a beautiful church.
decorated with statues, all being fash
Toned from the pure crystallzed rock
salt. 1t has we'll graded streets and
spacious squares, lighted with cleo
tricity. There are numerous instances
in this underground city where not a
single individual in three or four sue
cessive generations has ever seen the
sun or has any idea of how people live
in the light Of day.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
The hour which gives us life begins
to take it away.-Seneca.
IIentif;ed Himself,

Some people have odd ways of iden-
tifying themselves" said a disguised
vesterner visiting New York. The
other night a man came up to me in
nv hotel and claimed old time ac-
ouaintance. I saw visions Of the con-
fidence game at once and fought shy
How do you think he convinced me!
Well. sir. he finally pulled out one OF
his eyes. Yes. sir. he did. 1t was a
glass eye. of course, but then realized
his peculiar afiiiction despite a greatly
altered appearance. But, do you know
it wasn't Il pleasant performance. IN
fact, suggested that he ought to
carry a duly certified identification
card."-New York Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
THE MOONS VOLCANOES.
Causes of the Gigantic Craters and
Great Fissurs Eruptions.

Great FISSurS Erupt'O"S'
II is evident to any one VINO Sl"nceS
inward at the moon that its volcanoes
are ON an Immensely larger scale thah
those which stud our globe. One eA-
nlonation. now abandoned. is that the
force of gravitation being there oniy
ona-sixth that of the earth the matter
evpclled from crater would be spread
far more widely. and explosions would
be generally on far more magnlhcent
scale Professor Pickering quotes THIS
theory only to refute ii In some COM
norisOns which he made between the
great volcanic region Of Hawaii ana
one of the smaller craters of the moon
The facts seem to him to be that the
larger craterS on the moon came into
existence when the thin, solid crust
covering the molten interior was, ow-
inc to the qualification and contraction
of the crust, much too small to contain
tbe LIQUID material. The craterS were
therefore formed by the lava bursting
through the crust and so relieving the
pressure. Later. after this relief had
been found and the crust had thicken-
,I. tie interior regions by cooling
shrank away from the solid she'll
which was now too large and. being
usuGic.cutly supported. caved In. per
uiiidng the great assure eruptions
which produced the so called lunar
seas These extensive Outdows of lava
dissolved the original solid shell when
ever they came into contact with IT,
much as they DO in the present day IL
Hawaii Had the moon been much
smaller these eruptiOns might not have
occurred at all. and If the moon hac
been mach larger 'heir relative sizt
would have been greater Most proba
bly, on the earth similar outburstS were
greater. and our original gigantic era
tiers were destroyed 10y the outflow o
the earlier archaic rocks which com
.pletely submerged and dissolved them
London Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
Don't stoop When You Read.

The habit of STOPPING over when
reading or writing has a bad effect on
most eyes and should be avoided, es-
pecially if one is nearsighted. When
people approach the age Of forty the
morning paper is apt to appear blur
red, and they complain the printing is
getting bad. The trouble is they need
glasses. If they do not get them, later
on their eyes will deteriOrate SO rap
idly they will be obliged to wear them
all the time. On the other hand, if a
person puts on glasses when the frsl
warning of "tired eyes" Is received
he will never be obliged to wear them
the rest of his life except when doing
fine work.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
An ACCOMPLISHED Youth.

"Wen, Freddie, | suppose you have
learned to read by this timer
yes" said Freddie.
"Words of one syllable, eh?'
"Not yet, sir" said Freddie, "but
can read words of one letter with my
left eve"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
Nerv IMPOSING.

How was it Dr.. Knowit got such
q big fee from TalkativeT
Because when he was called to at
tend Mrs. Talkative for a slight nerv-
GUS trouble he told her she had an
acute attack Of infammatOry verbos-
ity."
"Well?"
and recommended absolute quiet
as the only means Of averting parox-
ysms of cacaOthes lOquendi. She's
scared dumb."-Baitmor American.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20

I believe it was De Quincy who
said. "None but a man of extraorGi-
nary talent can write first rate non.
sense" lie was right. And he might
have added that none but a man OF
extraordinary taste can fully appre'
ciate first rate nonsense.-Japan Times
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
Extensive Modesty.

"What's the matter, old man? You
look sad"
81 am. just asked Farnsworth to
lend me So
"And | suppose he said he didn't
have that much in the world"
mo. He had to get ten dollar bill
changed in order to let me have what
7 had asked for"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
Bsckinu His Theory.

do you still believe in inherited
weaknesses"
Eyes"
"How do you account for the fact
that little Mary Bingler cries so easy
and so often?"
"Her mother worked in an onion can
merry and her grandmother was an emo
tional actress. "-Cleveland Plain Deal
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
A Winner.

Mrs. Goldington-I am amazed, SIR
that you should propose to my daugh-
ter. You have not known her a week.
The Willy SuitOr-True, madam. But l
have known you for some time, ana
everybody says your daughter takes
after you. Gle got the girl)
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
10 Be Exact.

Jane" asked Mrs. Hiram O6en'
"are the eggs boilingf'
"Most assuredly not, madam" re-
piled the new servant, lately from Bos-
ton. "but | may safely say the water
in which the eggs are immersed is
Philadelphia Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
Wnuldn,t Waste lime.

An assumed critic ON etiquette says
an invitation to dine should be accept
ed the same day. Any chump knows
that much. We'd have an answer in
the postofice within ten minutes
Yates Center O<an) News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
Two Failures.

Homely Mani married for beauty
Sarcastic Man-You remind me of +;
friend of mine who married for mon
ey. Homcly Nan-How's that? Sar
castle Mantle didn't get it.-ChicagI
News.
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Returned.

eyes; this tower goes back to VII
liam the Conqueror."
"What's the matter? Isn't 1t salts
factory Y'-New Orleans Ttmes-Demo
crat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
Tie Change.

"You certainly look better. You
must have followed my advice and
had a change"
eyes, doctor. so | have"
"Vhere did you go"
al went to another physician"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20

Bobby's Uncle-Well Bobby, what
are YOU learning in school? Bobby
I'm learnin' what chump | was for
ever startin' in.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20

Remember this-that a very little Is
needed TO make a happy life.-Marcui
Aurelius.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
To John S. Doughty and "Leander
Wilcox and othersn-
Temperanceville, Va.

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, |, the under
signed, became the purchaser, at the
price of Eleven Cents III cts of
twenty acres 90 a. of land, charged
to "Leander Wilcox and Others" To-
Gated thirty miles North of the Court
house of said county.
Given under my hand this LIST day
of January, A. d., 1907.
WILLIAM j. MATTHEWS.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20
Pearls of Great Price.

"Your wife's teeth are like pearls"
"They ought to be. l paid for them
at that rate."-Tatler.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20

Hostess-Oh, professor, haven't you
brought your wife? PrOfessor-There
knew Id forgotten something
Punch.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20

Every one is bound to bear patiently
the results of his own example.-Phae
drus.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-04-20

VINO nave ueen oyer
VI 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 car
will compare fayorably with any on
the Shore.
/ carry a full line of Collins and Cas-
kets, ranging in price as follows Cof-
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
Embaiming especially guaranteed.
J. s. BUNTING,
Temperanceville, Va.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-07

I'm strong; tell me the worst"
l retorted.
No, it is too much" he fenced.
That is not right" l returned, de-
termined not to let him escape. "The
suspense is terrible; l demand that
you tell me the worst"
He was in a quandary. For an in
slant he hesitated, then he came back
gamely. Quickly taking a letter from
his pocket, he said b~rokenly, 81 can
not tell you. Read it for yourself"
and, turning walked up the stage.
The prompter was wildly g~esticulat-
ing in the first entrance, but the willy
veteran was out of earshot, the plot
completely forgotten. Any one could
see that the curtain was in danger of
being rung down. But as I had TAX
en- the letter from him the knowledge
came that it was distinctly up to me
to find a way out of it. Following
him swiftly, and taking him by the
shoulders I said, "You know my eye.
are bad. I have forgotten my glas-
ses; read it to me, Harold"
Nonplused, he looked about him
despairingly, floundcred into another
improvised speech, and, knowing the
day lost, fled. Down came the cur
tain.
Ten minutes later, after the stage
manager had explained the situation
to the audience, the play proceeded.
During the rest Of the season the
old actor played his part without a
hitch, but he never forgave men.
-WILLIAM FAVERSHAM.
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that the performance Eas been most
industriously Photographed. At Mr..
Warfields latest engagement in the
Academy of Music, New York-the
downtown precursor of the Metro
politan Opera House-he broke all
records of the box-office.
Booth end Barrett played in their
repertory for two weeks to twenty
one thousand dollars in a week. The
Music Master played four weeks %
over tw~enty-four thousand dollars a
week, or, in precise figures, to ninety
eight thousand four hundred dollars.
To commerate the event, Mr.. War
fields manager and the manager of
the theatre united to present the actor
with a silver loving-cup. On one
side of it was an engraving of Mr..
Warfield as Herr Won Barring, and
on the other a tabulation of the re-
ceipts for the run.
Meanwhile, those four weeks prov
ed that Mr.. Warfield is no more TO
be regarded in his own person as
thriftlessly devoted 20 self-sacrifice
than Jefferson was a shiftless and
drunken vagabond. 1t is the general
custom for the management to pro-
vide all properties used in the play;
but, during this record run, it was
ordained that the actress who plays
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A Financial Loving Cup.

Evidence multiplies that David
Warfield's performance in The Music
Master is one of the very great dra-
matte successes in the history of the
stage. Artistically, it has been COM
pared for technical finish and ripe
ness in the portrayal of faint char
acter to Joseph Jefferson's Rip Van
Wrinkle; and, though it lacks some
of Rips mellowness of humor and
poetry of atmosphere, it is doubtless,
on the whole, we'll worthy of the COM
parison.
1t is, however, on the financial side
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-07

Miss Bates, of Houston Street, should
the tage.
That is one respect in which the
older convention of idealism on which
Mr.. Jefferson always insisted is at
an advantage over modern realism.
The schnapps which was so literally
served in Rip Van Wrinkle was such
stuff as dreams are made of, and cost
nobody anything.
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waits" wildly in recollection, there
is one that holds the palm. 1t hap
pened a good many years ago, when
| was playing with Mrs. Fiske. In
the company at that time was an old
stock actor, nervous as a tyro, whose
memory was none of the best, and
possessed Of a fatal ingenuity in
shifting upon others the trouble OF
his impromptu Inns
When forgetfulness seized him,
there was no foretelling what he
would say next, and those who had
scenes with him were under con-
slant strain to keep pace with his in
ventions. The worst of it was his
agility in bundling the responsibility
on to somebody else. At last, with
patience worn threadbare, l deter
mined to teach him a lesson at the
next opportunity. 1t came very
promptly.
Late for his entrance in the Sec
ond act of the piece, and excited by
the fact, he rushed out on to the
stage, here l was waiting. Only the
opening PHRASE of his speech seemed
to have remained in his head.
Something tertible has happen
edl' he gasped, and then stood still,
waiting for some cue, as was his
habit. But none came.
Something terrible has happen
ed!' he repeated v~acantly, and stop
ped again.
Tell me the worst?" l returned,
throwing him back on his wits.
But as usual he was agile in dodg-
ing things.
ut is too terrible, l cannot" he
answered.
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cember. This play is a sort of a
sequel to "Forty-fve Minutes from
Broadway" in which MIR. Moore
made a marked success as kid"
Burns in support of Fay Tcmpleton.
In the new piece he still plays kid"
Burns, translated into a very novel
and interesting story.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-12-07

Franz Emanuel Kivekas, the we'll
known Finnish pedestrian, who is
walking around the world on a wager
reached Salt Lake on Tuesday and
secured the signature Of Chief of Po-
lice Thomas D. Pitt to show that he
had really reached this city.
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THE GAS WATER HEAT Err
A "GAS WATER HEATER" at

A "GAS WATER HEATER" at
tached to your present kitchen boiler
at a cost of about three cents, will
give enough hot water for a bath.
Don't forget that with a GAS
range in your house you can sleep an
hour longer in the morning. We sup
ply the best make of each and
would be glad to talk it over with
you. Call phone II or drop US a
postal. We are at your service.
UTAH LIGHT & RAILWAY co.
,artment, No. 9 South Ma
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FORGOTTEN STAGE LINES
Was it on Faversham?

OF the many instances of stage
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
ALL CLUBS ARE
SEEKING PLAYERS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION MANIAC.
ERs CONSTANTLY ON THE
LOOKOUT.
MARKET is NOW EXHAUSTED
Carr Of indianapolis and Others viii.
ing to Dlsplace Men II Better
Tossers Can Be found-lndicstlo
That Minor League Is Faster Than
Major.

The indianapolis baseball club IL
In the market for players, and there
is not man on the team that will not
De displaced If better player can be
obtained. This condition has existed
all season and II does not apply alone
to the indianapolis club. II is true of
almost every one of the American as.
ISOLATION aggregations.
out in Kansas City Manager Burke
has asked for waivers on such out
heiders as Mccarthy, Kerwin and
Huelsman, while first baseman Lind.
say is also included. When these men
are not good enough to play in the
American association 1t certainly be.
gins to appear as If that organization
cannot be classed with the minor
leagues.
The st. Paul and Minneapolis own.
ers have tried out more players this
season than any of the other clubs.
and While the latter have been fairly
successful in maintaining a high posi-.
tion In the race the formers club Is
at the extreme bottom Players who
on paper appear good enough for any
company have been cast adrift by
many American association managers.
kerwin batted over 300 five seasons in
row for Louisville and Kansas CITY
was thought to have landed a star of
the first magnitude when Burke
traded for him. Jack Mccarthy the
former indianapolis idol, who recent.
ly went to Kansas City from Brook.
lyn, has been found wanting. He has
gone back too far. A few years ago
ne was regarded by many as the best
outiielder in the world and he ALWAYS
was a tremendous hitter.
Players of high caliber are NOT nm
the market and 1t appears that the
various managers will have to devel
op them. When they are not good
enough for the American and Nation.
al leagues they rarely fill the bin in
the American association. Pitcher Pa.
flaherty Is having no more trouble
winning for the lowly Boston Ameri.
cans IN the National league than he
ala while with the Columbus cham.
plons In the American association last
year, which is indicative that tho |
minor league is faster than the major |
body.
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A FASHION FROM WAR
How Flat Watches Took Place a.
Old.Time "Turnips."

When the neat man takes unto N
self a watch as thin as parchment
little thinks that that thin watch
suits from army regulations. Uv|
the time of the Allies taking P,
the ordinary watch was CONVEX
shape and called from its OUTLINE
"turnip.' The officers of the Russ
and other armies objected to this
cause its Dubious form made the
form of a man on parade look unta
whether 1t were carried in the coat
the fob. Here in Paris, however, d
found that the watchmakers Of
Palais Royal had contrived a Cd
nometer which got over tho d
Guilty. Flat watches were the FASH
In Paris. The English when they
peared In the streets of the Fred
capital marched in not in gala dI|
such as the others wore, but In
raiment which they had worn on d
paign. Great was the impress
which their habiliments created.
they at once adopted the smart
watch and brought it back to Ens1
for our own manufacturer to cOpS|
London Standard.
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DANCE DEVIL OUT OF TOWN.
People OF Cornish Village Garry Out
Queer Old Custom.

London,-The devil was given
chance at the Flora day festivities AT
Helston this year, 1t was the original
version OF this fete that every citizen
OF the quaint Cornish hamlet should
Join in the furry dance and romp in
the front and out the back door ot
every house in the town There is n
quaint little legend, purely a Cornish
superstition, that the devil visits Hell
ston once each year and one story of
the origin of Flora day is that the
dance was created that the citizens
might assemble to sing and dance un.
I'll the devil was run out of the place
hut this year the town having grown
TO such proportions that it would take
too long to carry out the original Gus.
tom OF the fete, it was agreed that the
procession should romp through only
a small number of the houses. This
gave the devil an even break.