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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-16
ADJUSTMENTS
"A Runaway Mstch.v

The attraction for this week at the Bi- jou is "A Runaway Match which will be presented by an original company in its entirety and will undoubtedly prove one of the most enjoyable laughing hits of the season. It Is one of those we'll constructed. cleverly written comedies that are successes from their initial per- formances. It is full of Imaginable situa- tions, witty dialogue, pretty girls and mu- sic and possesses a tangible plot.
 The story deals with two runaway matches in which a son elopes with a widow, while his father also elopes with her daughter. All sorts of complications lead up to their meeting at a rural hotel where there is an exciting end that arouses the disabilities in the highest de
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with the upper branches of the tree Finally a man was let down from the top of the cliff by means of rope, and in a short time 1 found myself dis engaged from the branches and hauled up. 1 was faint from loss of blood, but after a week or so spent in the hos pital I managed to recover.
 In the other escape l had I have al- ways considered myself virtually a dead man for two hours. Not that the life actually left my body. but 1t lay there dormant until restored to activ- ity by the most heroic measures. If they had not been taken I would have expired. It was several years ago, when I had been engaged to make an ascension and parachute jump, at She boygan, Wis. I made the ascension all right, but when 1 cast1oose in the parachute found I was booked to de- scend into Green bay. I was only TOO or 800 feet from the water, but I came down a good deal more rapidly than the steam launch that was out after me could get to me. I was in the water about twenty minutes when it finally arrived It had on board mem bers of the lifesaving crew, who were expert in handling men taken from the lake They used bags of rock salt to keep up the heart action, and 1t was more than two hours before they got the slightest visible signs of life from me. recovered from that experience all right. While it may seem common place in view of the hair-raising epi- sodes in the careers of other aero nauts, I think 1t was my closest call from death.
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teacher they would have to stay in until they learned the lesson-the inefficient teacher thereby increasing the childs dis like for study and betraying his or her own ignorance of child nature
 Thanks to Froebel and other lovers of children, things are made easy for child ren, and if parents will only live wisely for their children and supplement tho well-equipped teachers of today, the child ren of the twentieth century will surely be we'll fitted for the stupendous respon- abilities before them.
 Let the parents live for their children by watching over them with vigilant and ceaseless care for their welfare-mental. moral and physical. Drive out of their homes vicious literature, unseenly edis- cussion of unclean subjects. Prohibit ob- scene pictures, reports of murder trials, and evil associates from somng into the house. Install purity, morality and relig- ion, and they will have fulfilled their mission acceptably to Him who knowetli the secrets of all hearts.
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LIVE FOR THE CHILDREN

1 the responsibility of molding the charac- ters, unfolding the minds and hearts of the beings with immortal souls who are given to us Is a sin.
 Children are of widely different temper aments-some are Dubbling over with ex- tolerance of spirits, some are quiet and passive-to suppress the one and encour- age the other as to bring out the best that is in them requires infinite love and tact.
 Childhood of the present day, compared to that of the olden time, is full of bright ness and Joy-so much more is done for children now than was thought of then
 Froebel was a veritable Fairy God in his wonderful suggestions of how to make little ones happy in the acquisition of knowledge-the use of language, mathe- matics, science, architecture and art with out knowing they are doing anything but playing. Think of the bright colors in blocks, beads and cardboard with which they now learn the alphabet, how to count and to apply the principles of science and architecture almost before they leave the nursery.
 Fifty years ago infants had nothing with which to amuse themselves; they simply grew from babyhood to childhood without any attention being paid to them. except that they were fed, kept warm in winter and cool in summer. When they were old enough and began to try to learn the mysterious characters called the alphabet and tried to form the difficult feat of combining the vowels and con- sonants so that they spelled such words as cat, dog, pig, and many others of three letters it was simply question of mem- ory, and to childish minds bitter task that sometimes ended in nervousness and tears.
 The children of that day had no aid in learning the numerals, the first les sons in addition, attraction, multiplication and division, but had to accomplish the seemingly impossible undertaking by dint of patient, persistent effort. Not infre- quently after hours of nervous strain they gave 1t up and, in tears, begged to be excused, but were told by the relentless
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right through into my mouth. knocking out two teeth. I was made uncon- scious almost immediately, and must have hung there for an hour and half before 1 found that the people were trying to rescue me. It was a most difficult place to get to, and, as there were only negroes about, 1t seemed an age before anything was done. hung there by the throat, being supported
 more or less by the rigging of the para chute, which had become entangled
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NARROW ESCAPE
Had by Parachute Jumper Who Was ImpaIed on Rough.
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.

From the Chicago 1nter-Ocean.
 For twenty-seven years I have been engaged in making balloon ascensions, parachute jumps and in experimenting with all kinds of paraphernalia for navigating the air. I have had all kinds of falls, escapes from drowning, and other mishaps, and 1t is hard to pick out one among them which l would consider tn closest call. There are two, however, which are so far out of the ordinary that I will leave it to any one to select which was the nearest.
 The first which I will describe occur red in Kentucky, where happened to be at the first election of Mckinley. I had been engaged to make flight at Frankfort at big gathering ar bar becue, and there were thousa' of people there. Everything seemed to be favorable to the ascension, and 1t was without any qualms that I cast loose and the big gas balloon shot up in the air. was to come down in the parachute, but I had done this hun dreds of times before, and there seemed to be nothing to fear. I don't remember ex'ci1y how Nigh UP was when I determined 10 cast loose, but suddenly as l was descending I real ized that the air current had taken me in a diagonal direction and was mak- ing directly for a cliff, where there was heavy growth of timber. It all happened so quickly that I can hardly describe it. At any rate, found my self coming down in an immense tree and the branches seemed to be fairly bristling.
 I endeayored to get a foothold on a branch, so that I could hold myself there until help came, but got tangled In the parachute, and the next thing knew sharp branch penetrated my throat just under my jaw and came
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By Mrs. John A. Lyon.
 r PON Froebel's tomb is carved the
 motto, Let Us Live for Our Chil-
 dren," of which he was the author. It tells the whole story Of his noble char acter, tender hear ana deep devotion 10 children.
 It would be well if there were more par ents who had such motto, and who, like Froebel lived for their children. To live for ones children does not mean to live to indulge them, to fail to discip- line and fit them for lives of usefulness. On the contrary, to live for them truly is to care for them from infancy to their majority, to train them up to right living and for the betterment of mankind.
 No sacrifice should be considered too great for parents to make which would contribute to the development and ad- vancement of their children. The respon- sibility of parents for their children never ceases.
 Our children may reach the age when parents may refuse to be held for deet and other offenses committed by their children, and they would be sustained In their refusal under the law, but morally they are not exempt and in nine cases out of ten evil propensities of men and women may be traced to the neglect of parents of their children.
 Such love prompted Froebels ut terance, Let us live for our children, , inspired him in his great work for chl'- dren. He laid the foundation of child cul- ture, and thought out the fascinating methods of the kindergarten system, which has opened up a new world to chil- 6ren.
 Before his discoveries of the possibili- ties for the developing of the infant brain, the years between the nursery and the teens were cheerless and irksom
 The inborn mental and physical activity of a majority of little creatures who are born into this world without their con- sent subjects them to inexpressibe mis- cry. If they happen to be born to parents who know little of love, child nature and its needs.
 Failure to appreciate that upon us rests
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gree. The manner in which the story is told is bright and refreshing and the evo- lution of the plot original.
 The presenting company is one of ex- ceptional strength and Is headed by Bob Harty and Johnny Johnson, old favorites of the Wells circuit on which they have been long identified with the Bijou Mu- sical Comedy company. The play well deserved the plaudits 1t has received at the hands of the large audiences which have greeted it everywhere, and it is said that Mark E. Swain, it's author, never wrote a better or happier comedy
 There will be musical comedy interpola- tons and specialties by Robert Harty and Johnny Johnson, the Connolly sisters dancers. and others, including clever mimic.
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The Room Number.

From Tid Bits.
 Breakfast for ninety-nine." said a vis- itor to the verdant waiter at an hotel.
 "rhunderr' said the waiter, we can't do it..
 The visitor explained that ninety-nine was the number of the room-
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Not the Proper Term.

From Tit BIts.
 Ethel (to her friend in spectacles)- what is to be your profession, Mary? Mary-Oh, I'm going to be tragic poetess.
 Ethel-But, my dear, that's not pro- fesson It's a disease.
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1,500 Swiss Ribbed Under Vests cotton alone worth En
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-08

VIRGINIA:-At rules held in the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court for
the county Of Accomack, on the last
Monday in April A. d., 1907, same
being the 29th day of said month.
Wilmer +. Bell go. ...... Plaintiff.
against
Mabel F. Bell ........ Defendant.
In chancery.
The object of this suit is to obtain
divorce vinculo matrimonii for the
plaintiff from the defendant.
Affidavit having been made before
the Clerk of the said Court that Mabel
F. Bell, the defendant in the above
entitled cause, is nonresident Of the
State of Virginia, on the motion of the
plaintiff, by his attorneys, it is order
ed that she, the said nonresident de-
PENDANT, do appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this or
der and do what is necessary TO pro-
tect her interests; and that this order
re published once a week for four sue
cessive weeks in the "Peninsula En-
terprise," newspaper published at
Accomack &. H., Virginia, and also
posted at the front door Of the Cosrt-
House of the said County on the Third
Monday 10 May, A. ID. 1907.
JOHN ID. Grant. G. &.
A Copy
Teste: John d. Grant, G. G.
Mears & Mapp, p. q.
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Saturday, June q, 1907,
at $40 o'clock ?. NJ,


norton of the farm recently owned
bv the said William 5 Oh istian, stu
aIed in what is known as Occohan-
mock Neck, i'm the Northwestern por-
ton of Northampton county, on Nassa
v,dvX creek. near the Railway station
known as Nassawadox, and about one
mile from the landing known as Con-
cod Whalf, from which regular line
of steamers run to Baltimore. The SAID
land will be sold in three sections. The
purchasers of tracts and 3, below
me toned, as thus sold, ana their
heirs and assigns, will have the right
TO Ii sc in common with II. .. Chrls-
tan owner Of 50 acles Of said farm up-
der the SAID will, certain lane o.
roadway, twenty feet In width, lald OH
nv the undersigned executor, Ia pur-
snance of the terms OF the said VIII,
and leading to the public road, said
Iare or roadway ueing shown on the
plat of survey Of said farm now being
ma lie by +. Il. Anderson, county sur
yeyOr Of sal | county.
The Iahd will be sold according 10
the three follow subdivisions, the ,ap-
INMATE areas of which are below
given. and the exact acreage OF which
will be announced at the time OF sale.
Tract No. las shown upon the sur
vev of the farm now being made up
by T. l.. Anderson, county surveyor
| of Northampton county, when survey
is expected to be completed by June
5th, containing about one huhdren
| QO0) acres 1.-THE exact acreage 10 be an
nounced at the time Of sale). This
tract fronts upon the public road, and
has an attractive frontage on Nassawa'
dox creek. and is bounded on the East
nv the land owned by the Misses An
derson. and on the West by tract No.
81 below mentioned. There are tWo
tenements upon this tract.
| Tract No. 2-As shown upon the sur
yev of the farm now madeup by II IL.
Anderson. county surveyor, rs above
stated, containing about one hundred
and thirty (130 acres Che exact acreage
to be announced at the time OF sale.
| This tract fronts upon the puOlic roau
and has an attractive water frontage
ON Nassa wadox creek, and is bounded
ON the East by "tract No. l." above
described, and on the West by the lane
or roadway leading to the main dwell
ing on the farm (the said main dwelling
and so acres Herewith passing under
the said will to e. S.Christian.) There
is a double tenement upon this tract.
Tract No. 3-As shown upon the
said new survey, as above stated, con
tanning about one hundred and thirty
three Gl33) acres the exact acreage t'
be announced at the time of sale.l Thl'
tract fronts upon the public road, ant
is bounded on the East by the sale
| lane or roadway leading to the mali
dwelling on the farm on the South
| is bounded by the said so acre tract o
land, beng that portion OF the sai(
| farm that passed to f. S. Christian
under the said will OF Wm. 3. Chris
| tian; and on the West 1t is bounded
| by the lands of VIM. Bull, V. PER-.
and others. There are no building
upon this tract.
II Possession of the said tracts VIII D
given on January 1st., 1908, ana th
seller will collect and retain the rem
of the present current calendar year o
1907, and will pay the taxes for 1907.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-08

The exercises of the Confederate
reunion were closed on Monday by
the unwilling on Monument Avenue,
Richmond, of an enduring memorial
to Jefferson Davis, the first and only
President of the Confederate States
of America. The ceremony was dis
tinctively southern and no other Sec
ton of the country had any part in it
1t was a meeting of the soldiers who
wore the gray and had fought for the
'1ost cause" to pay their tribute to
the man whose memory they revered,
and no one else but they and their de-
scendants were entitled to active par
ticipation in the ceremony. The
speeches, made on the day, COUNSEL
ed the teaching of loyalty to the
cause for which the people of the
Southern States had fought and died.
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A Card.

To the voters of Atlantic Magisterial
District
was very much surprised at the
tone of the announcement of my OPP
ponent (Mr. G. w. Feddeman) for
supervisor of Atlantic Magisterial
District, and regret exceedingly that
he seems to have started his canvass
in bad humor. l am especially at
loss to understand his i'll feeling to-
wards me or his grievance against me
when remember that | had a pleas
ant and friendly talk with him at
Bloomtown the day before the date
of his announcement of May Is, 1917,
and that in that conversation, he
never referred to or mentioned any
grj evance he had against me, as 1t
seems to me he should have done, II
he had heard l had circulated any re-
port concerning his candidacy that
was untrue. | wish to say that | never
circulated the report that he com
plains of, viz: THAT he was brought
out by certain clique to defeat me,
and this clique was S. Wilkins Mat
thews.n l wish also to deny the
charge he makes that had SAID
could not afford to ride over the dis
trict to look after the roads for the
small compensation the office pays. |
believe now as l have always believed
that if man accepts public office,
he should perform the duties of the
office no matter how small the COM
pensation, or even though he gets no
compensation at all. l have tried to
perform my duties in this respect as
well as in all others pertaining to the
office, and shall continue to do so, if L
am reelected. Thanking the voters
for their support in the past, and
hoping that my record as supervisor
has merited their approval, l am,
Very respectfully,
w. L. Mock.
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Very respectfully
S. James burlington.

To the voters of Atlantic magisterial district:
After the solicitation of many voters, one week
ago. announced myself candidate for the
Office of supervisor at the approaching election.
Since my announcement my opponent, Mr.. w. l..
Mock, has circulated the report that | was
brought out by certain clique to defeat him,
and this clique was S. wilkins Matthew's which
emphatcally deny, as Mr.. Matthews has never
mentioned the office to me. furthermore should
have been utterly surprised for him to have done
such, knowing that l never did agree with him
politically since he was a candidate for treasurer
wish to say that / am not governed by cliques
or Nocks. / have been free man all my voting
days and expect TO remain so. | have simply
come out for this Office to try to improve our
road system, If possible knowing unless there is
a tremendous advance in labor that ] can get
more work done for $500 yearly than has been
done for the last decade Mr.. Mock also says
that he can't afford to ride all over the district
for such a small compensation $4,000 yearly to
look after the affairs of the roads. Mr.. Mock has
a side line now This banking business), which he
can take along with him and thoroughly canvass
the district for his reelection. can't afford this.
shall not attempt to make house to house
canvass. II the people want me will serve them
and will pledge myself to fulfill in an honest and
open way every trust imposed by the Office.
Respectfully,
c. w. Feddeman,
Dreka, Va.
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Virginia Day at Jamestown EXPOSE
tion, June IL, 1907.
pR0GRAM
PROGRAM.

Exercises from reviewing stand,
commencing at 1880 p. M, Colonel A.
M. Bowman, Salem, Virginia, presid-
ing.
Prayer, Rev. j. Sydney Peters,
Petersburg, Va.
Music, My Country IT'S of Thee
the band.
Poem, DIR. Thomas Nelson Page,
who will be presented by Hon. Robert
w. Withers, of Suffolk, Virginia.
Music, Star Spangled Banner, the
band
Address, Governor Claude A. Swan
son, who will be presented by Lieu
tenant Governor j. Taylor Ellyson.
Music, Dixie, the band. -.
Parade of National and State mil
tary, marines, V. NJ. l. and V. T.. l.
cadets, Georgia troops, and other
military organizations. The parade
will be under the command of Major
General Frederick d. Grant, U. 5. A
At night from $50 to IL p. m.
public reception will be held at the
Virginia building by Governor an(
Mrs. Swanson and the Virginia James
town Commissioners.
The entire Navy will be illuminated
and Naval Carnival held.
i No invitations will be issued to any
one. All are cordially invited to b
present at the exercises. All seat
on the Reviewing Stand are owned b,
concessionaires, with the exception
) of 1000. Of the 1000 seats not owne.
, | by concessionaires 400 will be distrl
, buted by the jamestown Expositlol
Company, and 600 have been allotte
to the Virginia jamestown Commls
, sion and will be distributed by Ca0i
t w. w. Baker and Hon. Robert W
Withers, to distinguished foreig
guests, officers of the Army and Nav
= the members of the General Assembl
3 of Virginia, mayors of cities, the Jud
+ ciary and other State officials, at tn
Virginia Building, on June u, befor
one O'Clock.
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Notice to Farmers.

Gentlemen, | wish to inform you,
that / am still in the barrel business.
/ have greatly improved my Patent
Barrel and | am quite sure it is now
the best barrel on the market. 1t is
not necessary to store them in your
barns, they will stand the wet and the
dry weather in your fields, will give
you perfect satisfaction and will please
the buyer of your potatoes and the
price is right.
| have booked more orders than
ever before and | want to serve as
many Of you as possible. Please let
me have your orders early so ! can
get them to you. You know it is inn
possible to serve all at one time. L
will fill all orders in turn as they APP
pear upon my books. Please send
your orders in. They will have my
best attention.
Very truly,
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Hallwood, Va.