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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
HOLDING A CAMERA.
Some Practical Suggestions to the Be-
dinner In Photography.


One of the most important lessons
for a beginner to learn is to hold the
camera in the proper position during
exnosure. Whenever there are corners
Of buildings or other objects when
give vertical lines the camera must De
held absolutely level If this Is not
done. the building in the picture VIII
appear to be falling either backward
or forward, according TO the way III
which the camera was tilted.
There are times, however, when the
camera may be tilted to an advantage
In some cases it is an absolute neces-
s,ty. For example, in photographs OF
clouds. waterfalls, balloons, ETC., the
camera may point upward, While III
taking pictures of people swimming
or bathing. children at work or play
etc. 1t may be pointed downward.
Very successful photographs OF
nrominent speakers, parades, crowds
etc have been taken when the camera
was upside down. 1t makes no diner
ence in the negative whether the cam
era is right side up or not. By holding
the camera in the way suggested many
a photographer has secured good pic
trres while others who tried to use
the camera in the usual way made az
solute failures.
Often by holding the camera by tn
side of the body and pointing it back
ward one may secure pictures Of chill
dren at play and Of older people Il
natural poses without the knowledG
of any members of the group.
Another warning 10 beginners IS nee
essary. Do not try to take a time eS
posure while holding the camera IN IN
hand Even if the camera IS he'll
against the breast and respiration stol
ned the action of the heart is sutflclen
70 cause the box to vibrate and spol
the picture.-Circle Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
SHORTHAND.
Tho Quality That Appears to Be Lack
ina In All Systems.

ina IN All O(oNOH'S'
The fatality of all systems OF shorV-
hand is that what seems easy 10 lno
eve of filial piety may be terribly uili-
cnlt TO the cold gaze of stranger
OF the innumcrable systems OF snort
hand that were the vogue cehtur!
oco how many survive today? asks a
London writer. Fame and fortune sun
await the man or woman who can IN
vent a system that will appeal TO inc
reader as effectively as TO the original
writer. Perhaps If we were to redls-
rover the lost shorthand writing OF inc
ancient Romans we might find our
Eelves on the road toward solution
of the problem.
For the Romans were on atfectionate
terms with shorthand. Did not Sue
tonius. speaking of Caligula, express
surprise that an emperor OF so many
promising parts should nevertheless be
nm ignoramus In shorthand, ana ulu
not Titus Vespasianus pride himself on
his facility in the use of stenography
both for business and amusement &c
fond was he of the sport that ne de
lighted to gather his amanuenseS
around him in order that they shoulc
tilt against each other in the steno
graphic field. 1t may be that but FOL
the rediscovery Of the art In England
toward the end of the sixteenth cen
tury the curious Pepys would not have
been moved to write his diary.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
DUTY on a Cake.

Italian salt is heavily taxed not be-
cause it is d luxury, but because 1t IS
necessity, and the poor suffer greatly
therefore in the cause Of ornaments.
Sugar is taxed also, even in the frlvo'
lous form Of white ornaments on the
ton of q cake. 50 traveller from Alex
andria found Of late, arriving in Ven
ice with the i'll timed parting present
OF a decorated cake brought on board
by an Egyptian friend. Having no
taste for cake. the Englishman sailed
into the port of Venice with his Egyp-
tan sugar uneaten and forgotten
Down upon the cake came the Italian
officials, demanding duty. The Eng
lishman protested that cake was not
contraband, whereupon the white or
naments were denounced, traced by
the point Of the sword Of authority. II
was argued, besides, that the sub
stance Of the pastry itself was proba
bly sweetened. The English traveller
who did not like paying duty, proposed
TO heave the whole thing overheard
into the lagoon. Not so. His arm was
grasped. The sugar was now the prop
erty of the king of Italy. At his peri
would any man heave it or chuck o.
shy-LondOn Chronicle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
VENEZUELA.
Beauty of the Country and the I'm
preston 1t Leaves.

Beauty of the Country and the I'M
preston 1t Leaves.
The beauty of the country is the first
and the most lasting impression. 10
catch glimpSes at every turn IN the
valleys of cloudy peaks, or when on
the mountain side to see through 'he
limpld air valley after valley between
the protecting hills, to breathe inns
Dure air. to know that summer Is al
most perpetual-he Is only hair nun
who does not for moment forget the
needs of civilization in the intoXicauon
Of primitive nature. The loneliness OF
Venezuela is something different from
that of the Andean ranges farther west
and south. 1t is more tropical ana the
mountains do not rise to the height III
which the senses are stilled by gran
denr nor Is there found so near the
equator that ruggedness or gloom ol
solemnity which is one feature OF Tue
Rockies. 1t is a beauty Of more human
tyne which can be enjoyed most when
we know that man has his abode there
Tho Andes. the Alps or the Rockies
are bold and austere. They need nc
life Life is not meant for them. Bu
such contrasts and changes as are con
stantly presented to the eye in theS'
softened landscapes are more exquisite
when man is pottering about on 'h'
surface trying to imagine that he Is o
some real Importance on the eSr'n'-
Reader Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
KipIinq at a Luncheon.

At tea the other day, says the New
York Sun, woman heard the follow
ing remarks made about her fayOrite
author. She turned to listen, amazed
by the eccentricities of conduct mar
rated.
"Yes, you know" the hostess was
saying, "Kipling came in and behaved
so strangely, At luncheon he sudden
ly sprang up and wouldn't let the wait
ress come near the table. Every time
that she tried to come near he would
jump at her.
"He made a dive for the cake, which
was on the lower shelf Of the side
board, and took 1t into the parlor &c
eat it. He got the crumbs all over
the sofa ana the beautiful rug.
"When he had finished his cake DC
simply sat and glared at us"
The visitor finally could not contro
herself and asked, Excuse me, but are
you speaking of Rudyard KiplingT
"Rudyard Kipling?' echoed the host
ess. ooh, no; Kipling is our dog"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
The Wood In Old Violins.

The woods most favored by the old
masters for violin construction were
pine, pear, lemon. ash, maple and
sycamore, and by some Of the later
men apple was used. lockwood was
universally employed for bridges.
Haweis says, "a perfectly harmonious
marriage is as rare between violins
and their bridges as it IS between men
and women" He depores the heart
less substitution Of new bridges for
old ones and insists that new bridge
will never mate perfectly with an old
violin, and rather than resort to sub
stitution he advises patching and re-
pairing the old one as long as it can be
made to last.-Circle Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
Stripped at the Law.

Dickens describes in his novel
"Rleak House" the woes of those VINO
were involved in suits in the chancery
court and the delays to which they
were subjected before the English 1u-
dicial procedure was reformed. Iradi-
ton says that an artist once represent
ed the same idea in much less space
Two suitors in chancery, being recon
ciled to each other after a very tedious
and expensive suit, applied to him 10
naint q device in cOmmemoration Oh
their return to peace and amity. lie
gave them entire satisfaction by paint
ing them in the act Of shaking hands
one clad in his shirt, the other without
even that.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
INDIAN LODGES.
Homes of the Savages In the Days OF
the Buffalo.

the buUdlO.
While in buffalo days some OF the
wild Indians of the plains occupieu per
manent dwellings during part OF the
year, there were others who lived whoi-
ly In movable lodges
THESE were made of buffalo skins
tanned white and sewed together. Iney
rarc of different sizes. the poor occu-
nv,ne smaller lodges, while the wealthy
man he who owned many horses, very
likely had q large family and required
n larger lodge. The size of mans
lodge was to some extent an indication
of his wealth. Two horses were need
ed to drag the poles of large iouge
and one to carry the lodge ITSELF three
horses for the transportation or the
dwelling alone, to say nothing oil tho
othar nroperty and the different mem
hers of the family.
lodge of moderate size required
eleven skins, and eighteen poles We're
NODDED 10 set ii up. \ sixteen SKIN
mi.
lo1ee required twenty-five poles. Inc
hra.,r the lodge the greater was the
number of poles needed. From the
fact that they used an unusual NUMBER
of poles in setting up their lodges 1t re,
snl-ed that the Cheyennes had wei
stretched. nice looking lodges.
The northern Cheyennes declare tha'
nm odd number of hides was always
used for the best lodges. and the mum
her might range from eleven TO twenty
one The skins were sewed together
with sinew thread First, OF course
the hides must be tanned the hair re-
moved ana the skin softened. linen
the cheyenne woman held sewing
hoe which was not unlike the bees
of our ancestors In the early days OF
this country. She invited her lrlendS
10 come and help her sew her iodg'
and provided them with refreshments
Among them was always one woman
especially skllful in cutting out TIT
lodges. and she fitted the skins togethel
before the women began TO sew them
Forest and Stream.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
MARvELS OF WORKMANSHIP
The VioIins That Were Made by me
Famous Old Masters.


Tho old masters used such care In
the selection of the woods for their
Instruments that, having found piece
of wood of proper fiber and vibratonal
movers they treasured every fragment
no matter how small, and rather than
waste even a particle Of such a strip
they frequently constructed the pacKs
and bellies of patches so delicately put
together that 1.-The seams are only as
coverable by microscope, SO perfect Is
the cabinetwork." 1t was ever the
aim of the old masters to marry the
back of hard sycamore, which produces
the quick vibrations, and the belly OF
soft wood. producing the slower SOUND
waves. In such a manner as to give
the mellow but reedy timbre OF the
perfect instrument. Anatomically q
violin made by an old master IS q
miracle of construction. 1t can be TAX
en- to pieces. patched, put together re
haired indefinitely and is almost 1nde
structible. Repairing has been the
means of exposing many clever forger
les The inside of a violin made by
Stradivari. Guarnerius or other ole
masters is as perfectly finished inside
rs outside, and the clumsy interior
work of a forgery betrays an lmlta
tion at once.-Circle Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
THE CITY OF SPEED.
Push, Pluck and Perseverance, Are
Characteristics of Chicago.


Chicago is big. That Is what the
name meant in the Indian language
Che-cau-gou, thing that Is great ana
powerful 1t was Il word that the
Miamis used to describe the thunder
and the falls of Niagara. Even II chi
cago had been founded by Pharaoh
or a Caesar It's blgness would sui De
surprising, but when we are taken up
10 the hurricane deck of the Masonic
temple and told that this overpowering
city beneath us Is no older than many
OF the people in the streets we nave
no answer. The truth is too wonder
full to believe.
And this is not yet the whole truth.
In seventy years these Spartans nj the
foot of Lake Michigan have built their
city not once, but twice. First they
built il on swamp--a vast waste or
slush and sink holes. Nature had Tor
gotten to put crust on the earth at
This spot. so the Chcagoans made one
ten feet thick. For a generation the
city grew. Then came the great nre'
and $4,000 buildings went down. 1here
was no Chicago-nothing but an ash
bean The Spartans were dismayed,
but only for a moment. They dashed
the tears and cinders out Of their eyes
and began to build n second city be-
fore the ruins had ceased to burn
No failure is fnal-that is the chi
coro idea. When their river was
crooked. they made 1t straight. Wheh
It fouled their drinking water by now
ing north into Lake Michigan, they
dug their famous drainage canal ana
compellcd it to run south into the MIS-
sIssinp and the gulf of Mexico. When
thc lake trespasscd on Lincoln park
thcv drove II back with marvellous
son wall Of masonry and marble. Noun
!. ing that either man or nature can u'
: onnarcntly can check the growth OF
: mis- city that has spread back IRON
tho lake like Il prairie fire until now it'
great bulk covers nearly 200 square
;, miles of Illinois.
chicago stands as probably the fourth
CITY I'm the world in population. oh'
. has doubled her people in fifteen years
= Rnt she is the first city in the worl'
:. in many things-in enterprise Il
y Growth. in energy and in her indomita
e BILE optimism and self confidence Nc Nc
where else is there such human vol'
- age. No other city strains more IN IN
y. harness of commerce or pulls as nue.
"a per unit. ,o -
- Every state in the Union hurries Il
:. the call of Chicago. Bring me you
. lumber" she demands. Il want 2'oOo
{. 100000 feet of it a year. Bring m
~ every week day 10000 Of your 1ari
~ animals and 100000 bushels OF you
~ grain. Bring me your ore and oil an
50 cloth and paper and tobacco ana
90 Quick. for | am Chicago-the CITY
,o Speed!-Munsey' Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
ate and Early casters.

The earliest date on which Easter
can fall is March %. The moon must
then be full on March q, and that
date must be Saturday. Such com
bination Of circumstances is extremely
rare. Easter Sunday has fallen as
early as March % in 1893, in 1861 and
in 1917, and 1t will fall on March 2
again In 1890, 2076 and PA. The lat
est date on which Easter can fall Il
April %. That happened In 1866 Il
1874 and in 1885, 1t will happen again
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
Man+s More Than Beauty.

The modern Engllshman has more
cool common sense than his great
grandfather. A beautiful woman at
tracts his eye, and he may have pass
ing fascination, but that feeling IS only
a transient one unless Miss Beauty has
other recommendations. If he cannot
get beauty combined with usefulness
he goes in for plainness.-LOndon Wo-
mems Life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
1 iohtnino Superstition.

The ancient Romans avoided places
struck by lightning. The houses If
damaged were pulled down or fenced
in so that no one could use the build
ing on which the gods had set the mark
of their displeasure. This feeling was
probably deepened by the fact that GER
tain localities are visited by thunder
storms more than others, the wrath OF
Jove descending in white flame time
and again in the same spot. And II
was the same superstition, lingering
among Christians in a slightly different
form, which made it so difficult fol-
Benjamin Franklin to Introduce the
lightning rod, for the pous Americans
Of that day declared that ut was as
impious to erect rods to ward off heav
ems lightning as for a child to ward OF
the Christening rod Of its father"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
"Old Hundredth."

"Old Hundredth" has been variously
ascribed to Martin Luther, DR.. John
Dowland and William Franck. DR..
Lowell Mason wrote quite a treatise
on the old tune in 1852, saying en-
phatically that it was written by Gull
laume CWnliam Franck in 1913. But
later musical historians and antigua
rians who have investigated more close
" say it was composed by Louis Bour-
geois. born about 1900 and died about
1572-some say in the massacre of St
Bartholomew, in 1551-52.-Musical Mil
lion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
A Homemade Weather Glass.

A very reliable weather glass can be
made out of such simple materials as
an empty salad oil bottle and quart
fruit Jar. Having procured these arti-
Giles. pour sufficient water into the ia
so that it covers the mouth Of the bot
tie when the latter is inserted into the
former In fine weather it will be
found that the water will rise into the
bottle. but will~fall back into the jar
when wet weather is due. Though the
Idea of this quaint homemade oarome'
ter is not new, it is quite reliable
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
Clnse Annlication.

"Now that you are about to go to
college, my son, let me enjoin upon
you to bear in mind one thing"
"What is that, dadT
ut is this, my boy-the greatest re-
suits are always achieved by close APP
plication.'
"Why, dad, you talk just like por'
ous plaster"-Stray Stories.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04

A rewn,d Of $50 will be paid by the
Eastnr, shore Game Protective Asso-
cistIon fer the arrest and c"nylctlon.oI
for information leading TO the arrest
,T convection, OF any person convic-
led led, Of viulaling tie law "sa'nst Trap
ning or night ,hoo,ing WILD water
fowl. +,,ortv.fve
oo-tS each fo durk-;rsps taken up ana
delivered complete to the rIes Tne,,,; "
a member of the Executive COMMIT
tee. uDCCOTT
President.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-29
c. w. FULTON

The Blue Mountain American
commented editorially upon Senator
Fulton's letter as follows:
Fulton's Advice.
Elsewhere in this issue is printed
a letter from Senator Fulton to Joe
Combs. a well known stockman of
the John Day country, 1t is certain
ly a remarkable communication, and.
as it has been forwarded to the for
es-reserve chiefs at Washington, an
adjustment must be forthcoming
within a few weeks or the condition
will be somewhat chaotic. II not an
archie, within the borders of not only
th- Blue Mountain reserve, but all
other reserves In Oregon, where Full
ton. by reason OF his position, stands
for something That he has made q
serious mistake In advising Combs
and others that they can range their
stock at will and without compliance
with the regulations and require
ments OF the service will hardly adj
init of question That these regula-
tions and restrictions are based up
ON the law which created the re-
serves and has prepared for their po-
IHcing through a service OF rangers Is
pretty well understood Because
Senator Fulton. like a good many
others. opposed the enactment OF
that measure is no reason why Il
should not be complied with at this
time.
Plnchot evidently understands his
position pretty thoroughly as chief
OF the departmental division in con-
troll, and IN sprlnglng his advice to
Combs et al. TO do as they please
and take the chance of merely having
their stock driven on by constituted
authorities Senator Fulton Is going
mp against a bunch OF trouble both
out here and In Washington that vii!
hurt him 10 an lmmeasurable degree.
We viii await Plnchots response
TO the senator's position with con
siderable interest as the time for
reserve ranging approaches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-29
Butte Operators Uneasy.

Mute, Mont. March 29.--Desplte
the agreement reached last week be-
tween the copper mining companies
IN the Butte district and the commit
tees representing their employees, the
management OF the larger companies
do not feel that an chance Of another
sllp-up IN the negotiations Is past.
It Is learned that the miners union
VII have 70 change some require
ments OF Us constitution before hnal.
ly ratifying the agreement A meet
ing for this purpose Is in session TO-
day. In the meantime further de-
lay Is feared. Further details as
10 the agreement have been dis
closed.
The agreement provides that
wages shall be 81 a day when cop
per IS is cents pound or more, and
$3.50 a day when Il Is less. An agree
ment between the smelter men and
the companies is now being eonsid'
cred.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-29
Nntlcn for nlds.

Sealed bids will be received by the
board OF directors OF school district
80. "a, for Marion county, Oregon,
at the Office OF tho district clerk, ln
the Murphy block. up TO IL o'clock,
noon. OF Saturday. the 9th day OF
April. 1907. for material and labor
in constructing six foot plank
walk. along the west side OF Winter
street between Market street and
James avenue. and along the north
side of Market street, between Win
ter and Seventh streets. adjoining
the North Salem school block, IN sa-
lem, Oregon. The board reserves
the right 70 reject any and all bids.
Dated at Salem, oregon, this 26th
day OF March. 1907.
II. A. JOHNSON, JR,
3-27-5td Clerk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-29

earlier decision. and on October 9.
1906, imposed fines upon the vio-
lators of the grazing regulations.
The attorney general twice gave
his written opinion that the act is
constitutional, and suggested that
criminal prosecution for grazing tres.
pass be continued in all districts
where no decisions adverse TO its
constiutionality have been made, In
order that some person convicted
might appeal to the higher courts
and thus secure a final and authorit-
ative decision of the vexed question,
for uD to this time the government
has had no right of appeal in Grim
inal cases. l am not aware of any
decision in the district of Oregon
against the constitutionality of the
statute. and am therefore in duty
bound TO bring to the attention of
the department of justice grazing
trespasses committed in that state.
This is a sufficient answer to the
| statement that there is no law max
ing it crime for cattle to be driven
upon a national forest.
BY an act approved March 2. 1907,
the government is now authorized to
carry directly to the supreme court
any criminal case decided against II
under certain circumstances, when
the ground of the decision Is the I'm
validity or construction of the stat
ute upon which the indictment is
founded. This, for the first time,
puts It in the power of the govern
ment to secure from the supreme
court a decision of this question,
and under the advice of the attorney
general above quoted forest officers
will be instructed to begin to make
arrests for grazing trespass on the
national forests as may be necessary
to secure a final adjudication upon
the validity of the criminal pro-
visions of the act of June 4. 1897.
/ have no desire TO do anything IL
this matter other than the duty i'm
posed upon me by congress and my
official oath. have acted through.
out I'm accordance with the advice OF
the attorney-general, as l was bound
to do. and will continue to so act
am sensible of the wisdom and
moderation of your editorial com
ment upon this matter, and I thanh
you for the public service you have
rendered in making It.
Very truly, yours,
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary.