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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Girls Names.

In the eighteenth century girls were
christened Sophia and Caroline, IN the
early nineteenth Emma and Jane
little later Laura and Clara. Then
came a crop of Dorothys and Mario
ries, who are now all calling their own
babies lin a reaction against the
"ouaint'O Elizabeth. The names OF
men suffer no such emphatic fashions,
and vet it is a pleasure to note that
there are certainly no more young
men called ALI and Gus, as were the
Young men who walked with the GRIN
oline in the days of Leech. Good is the
sound of John through all changes
London Chronicle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30

When the foreign missionary had
concluded his talk he made the usual
6npeal for contributions. however
small. Coming up to the platform with
several others, a small boy mounted
70 the level Of the lecturer and. hasten
ing toward him. said:
please sir, was very much inter
ested in YOUR lecture, and-and"-
eco on. my little man." said the mis-
sionary- encouragingly. "You want to
help in the good work?
Not exactly, sir" said the boy
"What | want to know is, have you
any foreign stamps you don't wantT-
Success Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
TRIALS OF THE RICH.
Financial Prosperity and Its Worries
and Perplexities.

Financial Prosperity and It's "or''e'
and Perplexities.
Once upon a time a young man and
a girl loved each other fondly he
was poor, but bright, energetic ano
perseverng She was pretty, cheerful
and amiable. They married. Theii
friends thought they might have walt
ed until their prospects were better
but they laughed prudence to scorn.
Two years after the marriage tne
wife met one of her friends.
"How are you getting along" asked
the friend
every nicely" said the wife, beaming
"My husband is so good, and | have
such a lovely baby. And, just think
we have $1,000 in the bank, and we
don't owe a cent to anybody"
Five years later the friend met mel
again.
81 hear you are doing very WE'LL
ohio said "Some one told me your
husband had $4,000 invested In rea
estate"
"Whv. yes" said the wife. but IT,
such q worry. There are repairs HI,
taxes and interest on mortgages ah'
one Of the tenants has just moved on
owing us whole months rent. Ism
II a shameT
Five years more elapsed ana aga"
the friend met her.
"They tell me you're growing rlcn'
she said.
"Ye-es. but I'm anxious about IN
stock market. My husband has Soo'oV
I'm stocks. and he thinks they're goln
up. but I'm not so sure about 1t. III
deed, I didn't sleep a wink last night
Five wears later-another meeting
"From what l hear your huspah
will soon be n millionaire"
"Oh, don't know" said the WIZ
"ue hasn't more than half millio
vet And II is so tied up In all sor'
90 observation-disclosures never knows ho'
they will turn out. | just WISH "
had enough to put the money IN go
eminent bonds so that we "ouiun
have to worry. But Of course the Il
come from half a million In cover
ment bonds wouldn't be enough
make both ends meet. And yet
Won know. some people have sue
absurd notions about the amount
money we have! One crank has eve
sent a letter to my husband threate
ing to shoot him just because ne
rich. | declare, sometimes I'm so VIC
ried 7 don't know what to do
II would be pleasant to give III
t story happy ending, but that Isl
the kind it had. This lady's veal
continued to Increase as long as S
lived. and she never ceased to be u
t easy except in those brief intervs
| when she forgot all about it.-bof
I | mian
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
RAISED HIS WAGES.
The Way an Employer Got Square
With a Faithless Assistant.

A story is told in Milwaukee con-
corning an elderly German who con-
Quoted good sized manufacturing
plant on the south side. He had an
engineer at his factory who had Deen
with him for fifteen years and the OLD
gentleman had implicit confidence IN
him II was with a profound shock
that he discovered finally that the
trusted engineer was grating most
shamefully.
The proprietor thought 1t all over for
long while and then sent for the en-
glneer. When that functionary arriV-
ed the following dialogue took place:
"Ah. Joint Good morning. John. How
long haf Won been working by this
place"
"Fifteen years"
Zach. so. And vot are your wagesT
! "Twenty dollars week"
"M-m-m. Veil, after today 1t VIII be
S. q week more"
The engineer thanked his employer
profusely and withdrew. a week later
the Old gentleman sent for him again.
and the same conversation ensued'
ending with another 50 a week raise.
The third Saturday he sent for the
engineer again, and after the same
questions and answers he raised MS
salary another So a week.
On the fourth Saturday the engineer
was again summoned before the BOSS
How long have you been working
here. Johnf" asked the proprietor.
"Fifteen years." replied the engineer
who by this time had grown to expec'
the weekly question and salary rais'
. as a regular thing.
. And how much wages are you get
ting?'
Forty dollars week"
Zach, so? Veil, you are fired.'
/ "Firedr' exclaimed the engineer, al
most fainting. "Why, you have beel
raising my salary So at clip for Tn
last three weeks"
! "Sure | have" roared the Teutoni
boss all his indignation flaring out a
: once. And the reason that did
e vas that it shall make it harder 10
YOU for when l fire you, you ioafer!
= Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
THE BABY POST.
A Curious Institution That Once
FIourshed In England.


Although few people are probably
now aware of it, the fact remains tha'
there orce flourished in England reg
ular "baby post" the rates OF postage
being fixed on Il strictly business OASIS
according to distances traversed.
The curious institution came into ex'
Istence in connection with the found
ling hospital in Guilford street. when
this charity was first established II
was understood that its operations
wonld be confined to London and us
enylrons But the people Of the coun,
try towns and villages heard Of 1t ana
showed a decided disposition to share
in its advantages; hence the "Daoy
postw
All over the country there were men
ond women who entered vigorously
into the business Of carrying emil
dren 70 London and depositing them
ot the gates of the founding hospital
THE charge was guineas from distant
localities like York and Monmouth
down TO n guinea from places situated
within thirty to fifty miles Of the me
tropols. The unfortunate infants were
horne 90 horseback in pannlers, TWO U
each pannier, or in wagons lined VIII
straw for which the charge was some
what less.
Naturally abuses grew up In con
nection with the traffic. But, ever
anart from them, the mortality amoni
the posted" babies was terrible. Thuf
ont of 1881 received at the hospits
in four years, only 400 lived to D
"apprentlced out" being mortaii'y q
more than 70 per cent.
Eventually parliament passed
measure abollshing the practice, an
| tho "hahv nost' cease
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
q Trick With Numbers.

Choose any four consecutive num-
bers, as 80, 81. 80 and 80. Multiply
them together, and the product may be
divided by "a. This will be found TO
hold true for any four consecutive
numbers we may choose unless one
of the numbers is "a or multiple OF
"a such as 4S. 70. 9G. etc. In the same
way any five consecutive numbers null
tiplied together may be divided by
100 unless one of the numbers Is ~
or a multiple of 12O-St. Louis Repub
lt0
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Riehter's Conducting.

Countless are the stories told or the
cenialty of DR.. Hans Richter. once
while rehearsing Mozart symphony
In which the first violins had NUMBER
Of delicate trills and turns to perform
these were played too heavily for Rich
fer who said: "Please, gentlemen,
pianissimo, Queen Nab, not sui1ra-
gettes." Again when on one occasion
Richter was not thoroughly SATISFIED
with the orchestral rendering OF a
scene from Tristan und Isolde he
stopped the rehearsal and asked for
more dignity in the playing, ADDING
that Isolde was the daughter OF King
not of a cook. On another occasion
while rehearsing Tschaikowsky's "Ko-
meo and Juliet music the violoncellos
have very passionate melody TO play.
Richter was by no means satisfied
that the needful warmth Of expression
had been obtained. Gentlemen. gen
tlemen," said he, "you all play like
married men, not like lovers. LONDON
Tit-Bits.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
A DESERT SANDSTONE.
Experience Of Woman Traveller
While CROSSING Sahara.

What II means to encounter sand
storm I'm the desert of Sahara Is de-
scribed by Mrs. Palmer Thomas: rev
things bring such a sense OF utter
noverlessness as a desert sandstone,
and shall never forget my experience
of one. Our dragoman one day SUDDEN
" called our attention 10 darkenlns
horizon line. 'See,' he said; sandstone
comes. No man will ride in SUCH we
had barely time to dismount ana make
the camels kneel in a circle ON the
sand before the storm was upon US
Each man threw his kaftan over the
neaks of his saddle and crouched Wltn'
in the shelter it afforded and that
formed by the animals body Dehlno
him. while | nestled in the hollow
formed by my camers neck and shoui'
der drawing the folds of the blanket
like stuff tightly over me. The wise
beast. knowing what was coming
turned her long neck right round ano
laid her head on my knees, seeking the
protection of my cloak for her eyes
against the sand, which, driven by the
fury of the wind, struck the face iiK'
powdered glass.
But looked out upon the scene al
long as could, watching what appear
ed to be a mass of brown gauZe VEN
streaming up across the sky. darkeninI
the sunlight and gradually Dlottlng GU
everything from our sight. An &c.
wind preceded the cloud, increasing Il
intensity every minute until the soun'
of its roaring made ones own volc
inaudible while the darkness becam
that of densest night. And so we sa
silent in the noise and the blacSnes
until the hurricane abated. Then, loos
inc out again, l saw the browns
mass Of cloud flying before the WIN
away toward the Nile, some lori
miles distant. and the cloudless blue c
a March sky in Egypt once more Owe
spread above us.
But the legs of our beasts were a
covered with the sand that had fallei
and notwithstanding my sheltered p'
sition the sand was lying ON my dreS
and hat and was thick upon us. t'
some time we watched the pro"
cloud losing itself in the immensely
the desert, where the whitening bone
of animals tell with sad frequency
the overwhelming fury of these SUI
den tempests; then we mounted al
rode away."-ChicagO News
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30

As to the way the Kurds treat their
women. an Asiatic traveller says
"They neither veil them nor impose
upon them heavy manual labor Their
women are well clothed and are free
TO ride abroad, bully their husbands
and express their opinion in public ar
fairs with as loud voice as any sur
fragist could desire. To see woman
of sixty upright as lance and Win
good figure is not uncommon ane
that. | think, is a sufficiently striking
testimony to any one acquainted witt
the east"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
CLOTHES AND THE MAN.
Study the Lord OF Creation and tho
Things He Wears.
See the mani

See the mani
He wears n hat of straw. stiliened
with glue until it is like tin PAIL OF
of felt or silk, stiffened with pun
shellac until it is like cast iron pot
Inside this unyielding brim is thick
band of 90, stiff leather re-en n'9t
with inner bands Of flannel Result,
compression of the blood vessels OF the
scalp. causing undue perspiration, head
ache and badness.
About his neck in summer Is TURN
down collar. which is high, sun
fence of eight thicknesses of starched
linen. This fits closely, leaving him
unable TO turn his head without great
effort Embedded in this and tied IN
front In a thick uncomfortable bunch
is n tie of heavy cotton or silk' re-en-
forced with Innings of quilted canton
| flannel.
His shirt has a stiff, unyielding front
Of the frmness of a priests breast
Mate. This must be donned with dex-
teritv and worn with care lest 1t Dreak
or bend His waistcoat is made OF
heavv wooden cloth, and in summer he
wears one of heavier, thicker anu
warmer duck or cheviot. This warmth
and thickness, however, are only III
front where nature has already pro
footed the lungs and heart. AT MS
hack. where protection is required
<1,f tho WniSfc0AJ IL
of thin muslin.
His coat is built similarly, the fronts
heino REINFORCED with lapels of many
Innings. -
About his waist he buckles a belt Sc
TIGHTLY rs 70 interfere with breathing
and circulation, yet can rarely get
fight enough to achieve its own pur
pose. $50,
For this reason he must wear sus
nanders which are probably the mos
uncomfortable garment known.
He carries a stick which has no pre-
tense to use or beauty.
He has dozens of pockets into whic
he never puts anything.
He has buttons which button nothin
and buttonholes which are not 10
t used. T..
He has strange jewelry of clumsy II
q tent. Great buttons of uncouth snap
must be thrust through stiftly starche
lovers Of linen. Collar buttons mus
be lost and hunted for.
! He has rings on his fingers pins
. his scarf, chains across his breast lol
. dangling from his pockets and stuc
4 in his shirts.
q He is not what he was created VI
f is what he has created.
4 Is the man savageF
q No: he is the lord of creation'-Lle'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
A Practical Letter.

There has recently been an outcry
AGAINST the deterioration in modern
letter writing, but the following epls-
tolary triumph from a tailor has lev
eled things up.
81 have today issued a writ against
vou." wrote a tailor whose letter was
produced in the Westminster county
court, "for the amount Of your Dill
Trusting for a continuance of your es
teemed favor, remain" etc.-Londor
Globe
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Getting Even.

At the savings bank it is requisite
TO obtain the signature Of new depos'
itors to an Identification form. Recent
ly a lady with more independence OF
spirit than experience exhibited I'M
willingness to comply with the reg
ulation.
"What is your husbands name"
asked the clerk.
MY husbands name is Peter Jones
What is your wife's name" snapped
the fair depositor.-London Scraps.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
What He Wanted.

A very baldheaded man went into
the barber shop in the American House
In our town and, Pumping himself
down in the chair, said:
Hair cut"
Ed. the barber, looked at him a mo-
ment and replied:
"Why. man, you don't need no hair
cut What you want is a shine. -
Life. -...--...--..
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Grass EGGS.

When a hen is made sick eating TOO
freely Of grass she lays what are
known as grass eggs" Grass eggs
are poor stuff. They have an unpleas-
ant flavor. and the yolk waDDles
around in a weak and watery white
and is green and dull in color Inc
term is one applied by Gamblers, who
discover while testing that there is
pale greenish hue to the eggs and tha'
they are not at all of the bright, fresh
color that we find in healthy eggs
Baltimore American.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Fair Share.

1t was at n theater in Manchester.
The king. aged and in6rm, was blessed
with two sons. He was pacing up and
down the stage. with wearied. trou-
bled look. exclaiming aloud. ION which
of these my sons shall | bestow my
CROWN Immediately came voice
from the gallery, why not 'arf a
crown apiece. guv'nor?7-London Mail,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Moments That Counted.

Bacon's fame is mainly due to BOOKS
written in his spare hours while ne
was England's chancellor. Humboldt 5
davs we're so occupied with his busi-
ness that he had to pursue his seem
tifc labors in the night or early morn
ing Burns wrote his most beautl1ul
poems in his spare moments while
working on a farm. Grote wrote his
"History of Greece" during the odds
and ends of time snatched from his
dutv as q banker. Moments are the
golden sands of time" if rightly used
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
An Easy Mark.

Tbeodore-It's all right, darling; L
have met your father and we took TO
one another at once. He even went
so far as to borrow f10 of me. sure
" he can't refuse me your hand after
that. Edith-Dory, I'm afraid you've
made a mess of 1t. Pa told me about
the f10 and said I'd better give you
up: that you were too easy going
London Scraps.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30

The orthodox number of eighteen
holes. it seems. was fixed by pure
chance. There were originally twenty
two holes on st. Andrews links, and so
II continued till 17G4, when the first
four holes were converted into two
Thencefcrward every full course has
been LAID out to correspond with alma
mater.-London Saturday Review.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
a Great Financier.

Cholly-Harry is great hhaHciei
Cbonnie-Yass. ChOlly-He borrO"cd
civnence from me Yesterday to IKE
film to the city II see nm that Ut
t,new he could borrow Il pound rom
and with that pound he few OIL L
stand a dinner to another Aan whom
he borrowed a hundred from.-Londor
Telegraph.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
The Main Point.

Mrs. Scrapleigh-They say. my dear
that the new rubber plant. the tlcus
pandurata. is extremely beautiful II
has a glossy veined leaf Mr. scrap
leigh (vho has strained his back lug
cling the house plants around)-l don
care anything about its glossy Veineu
leaves. What does the DUN tnlhs
Plain Dealer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Unappreciated.

give worked for the party faith
fully for the last twenty years" be-
gan the office seeker, "and l can say
with truth that l never once asked
for an Office
"Great record" put in the party lead
er. 81 wouldn't think of urging you to
break it. Keep it up."-Philadelphia
Press
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
a Rusiness Matter.

She-Here is your engagement ring
Henri. 1 cannot marry you; / love an
other. He-What is his name! She
In heavens name, you won't kill him.
will YOU? He-Oh, no; but l thought
7 might do a deal with him with this
ring.-SOurire.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30

Pro1igal-Father. | have cone nome
to die.
"Confound you! Haven't y1u cost
me enough already without ad6mg the
expense of a funeral"-Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
The Usual Way.
,av non. what's q rafleT

Say, pop. what's rafileT
"a rattle, my son. is whf~\i pu'
nineteen chances on diamohu ~
and the fellow with one chance III
it."-Kansas City Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Notice to Creditors
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Accomack c. H.. Va,
November 20. 1907. }

To the creditors of Mrs. Harriet
F.. Bull. deceased, and all others con-
cerned; You re hereby notified that,
at the request Ct the personal repre-
sentative of the said decedent, l
have appointed the SOth day of No No.
vember next, at my said Office, for
receiving proof of all debts and de-
mands against the said decedent or
her estate; at which time and place
you are req uired to attend and prove
your claims.
Given under my hand the day and
wear first above written. o
SAM'L. r. ROSS,
Commissioner of Accounts.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
Memory.

Tommy-Pop, what is memory?
Tommy's Pop-Memory, my son, IS
something that enables us to forget the
money we borrow and remember the
money we lend-Philadelphia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30

The hardest thing to win ~
world is your own self respec-
Louis Globe Democrat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30

Don't preach too much; do a kind
ness when you can.-Stead.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-30
North-Bound Trains.

,s~ Trains Nos 40 and so will stop al an ,,,,aI
,;ons on Sunday for local passengers on slsn"i
or notice to conductor. .,.ne
B c9'c Manager superintendent.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Return of Herschel Mayall

An ovation awaits the return OF
Herschel Maya1 to the Central theater
this afternoon. when he VIII open In
Secrets of the Police" a political
melodrama in four acts
In this play Mr.. Mayall viii have
an exceptional opportunity to display
his capabilities. and Manager Howell
has spared no expense to make II the
most successful sensation of the Cen
trails season II deals with criminal
Russian nihilists. anarchists and mem
bers of the red ring gang The hero
inc has been kidnapped by a scoundreI
who represents himself to her as tho
man 70 whom her dead uncle has be-
trothed her. after numbering her true
fance. and she is finally rescued BY a
brave young detective after being car
ried through New York, London. Paris
and st. Petersburg.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
"Oid Heidelberg" Revived

One of the most elaborate produc-
tions of the season at the New Alcazar
theater will commence on Monday
evening. when the stock company opens
in "Old Heidelberg" the drama of Ger
man student life. When the Aleazar
was on O'Farreli street this play had
two extended runs
Bertram Lyteil will appear In the
role of Prince Karl. He has played
the same part before with great sue
cess and should duplicate his great hits
so far this season. Daisy Lowering Is
cast for Kathie, in the absence OF Miss
Lang, whose injured ankle is very slow
to mend.
Stage Director Butler has arranged
for a capable double quartet to sing
the college giees which make up such
a prominent factor in student life-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

my legs are showed outs behind; as a
dog they are drawn up under me-
AS dog ! have to walk upon my
toes, so as to lift the hind quarters,
and my back has to be bowed almost
to breaking point. In initiating any
quadruped most of the trouble is with
the hind legs. They can't. be got
exactly right. because mans legs
bend forward and quadruped's back
ward. Nature can't be changed.
The only incongruity about your
ostrich is in its knees. They are in
front instead of behind"
Mature again. | don't care much
for bird parts I've played Lot of
them, from parrots
"A parrot?"
"Yes; in vaudeville, giving irnita-
tions of actors. And ] have played
a monkey and tiger and frog"
What animal do you prefer to imi-
tate?H
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

every evening Peter Pam will be per-
formed on Wednesday and saturday
matinees, always promptly At Sis n
the evening and 2:15 in the afternoon.
Miss Adams has consented 10 as many
matinees as seemed necessary to the
mana agement in order that everybody
may have, an opportunity to obtain
seats for her final appearances as
Peter Pam. and every possible pre-
caution will be taken to keep the
tickets out of the hands of speculators-
No surer attribute to Miss Adams
personal popularity and to the over
whelming success of Peter Pan" could
be Forthcoming than that she should be
obliged to give eight performances
during one week, despite the fact that
the cars are not running. The play has
created furor unexampled in
the theatrical annals of this
city during the past decade.
Only the fact that the tour of
Peter Pam has been definitely laid out
All over the country this season pre-.
vents Charles Frohnau from extend