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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
WHY SILHOUETTE.
A Curious Bit of History wrapped
Up In the Word.

The making Of silhouettes can haru-
" he classed among the lost arts, since
there is so little art about them. Inc
best of them represent the human pro-
file In a crude way, and they were re-
corded as rather q cheap kind OF pic
lures even In the days when they wero
most popular. Indeed, the very word
silhouette means something poor anu
cheap. and 1t had Its origin In spirit
of ridicule. 1t is taken from Euehne
de Silhouette, who was french cap'
met minister In the year lIo9' wnen
the treasury Of France was very low
because Of costly wars with Britain
and Prussia and by the extrayagances
Of the government. When Etienne de
Silhouette became minister OF finance
he set about making great reforms III
the public expenditures. He was by
nature a very "close" man, and no
went to such extremes In keeping
down the public expenses that ne
brought great ridicule upon himself
and finally anything that was cheap
and poor was referred to as Ia Sii
houette.
A very crude picture was popular al
that time. 1t was made by tracing the
shadow or profile Of face protected
by the light of candle on sheet OF
white paper and the outline denned
with a pencil This was such very
poor and cheap sort Of picture that
II was at once called silhouette IN
further derlsion of the very saving
French minister, and the name has
"stuck." 1t is an instance OF the curl
ous derivation Of some words IN COM
mon use. and this unkind slur on d
man who was really trying to intro-
duce needed reforms In the spenoms
Of the public money has long been &C
cepted as a good and proper word. In
deed there is no other word used roi
pictures of this kind. although there
were such pictures long before NJ. E'i
enne de Silhouette had his name az
tached to them in so embarrassing
: way.-Morris Wade in Century.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02

sheriff was once asked to execute
. writ against a Quaker. On arriving
at his house he saw the Quaker's wife'
who In reply to the inquiry whether
her husband was at home said he was
at the same time requesting him TO De
seated, and her husband would speed1-
" see him. The officer waited pa
t,entlv for some time, when, the fair
Quakeress coming into the room, ne
reminded her Of her promise that ne
might see her husband. NAY, frlenu
I promised that he would see tnee
He has seen thee. He did not ike thy
looks. Therefore he avoided thee and
hath departed from the house by an
other path"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
uie Idea of Happiness.

At the Players club In New iofK
some years ago a number Of actors
were arguing about the meaning Oh
the word Happiness" In the midst OIL
the argument Henry e. Dixey appear
ed, and one Of the contestants sa'u:
"Dlxey, what is your idea OF happi-
nessT ro,
Mr.. Dixey smiled thoughtfully' Inen
no replied: my idea Of true happiness
Is to lie on a couch before bright nre'
smoking a large Havana cigar gwen
me by an admirer, while listen 10
woman who worships me reaoine
aloud fattering press notices about my
ing"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
THE LARGEST RANCH.
You May Travel Ten Hours by Hai'
Within Its Boundaries.


Within Its Boundaries.
Take a Mexican Central train at Ell
Paso. Tex, travel south into the land
of Manana for ten hours. and II your
engineer is following schedule time you
will be travelling for the entire period
through the ranch Of one man. This
king among ranch owners is General
Luis Terrazas, former governor Of the
state OF Chihuahua and estimated to
he the wealthiest citizen of the south
ern republic. Putting his ranch hold
ings at a very low estimate and reck-
onlng his cattle and marketable prop
erty at average rates, his wealth to-
falls more than $200.000,000. For all
that any one knows it may be actually
double that figure.
The astute old general, who has
! nroved himself one of the shrewdest
| business men of Mexico, never talks
of his riches and processes even to be
| unable to state what he is worth. 1t Is
left to outsiders to guess from the por-
ton of his property that is visible to
| the eye.
| Mexicans who are competent to state
saw that not even Pedro Alyarado, who
offers to pay off the Mexican national
debt with precious metal from his Ia
nous mines, is as wealthy as the ex
governor of the largest state of the re-
public.
How large Terrazas' ranch actually
is It Is impossible to say. Riding stead
iy on horseback from north to south
hardened vaqueros require three days
to make the trip from one boundary
line TO the other. East and west thu
width varies considerably, running a
| times as high as 300 miles and Others
narrowing down to little more thai
100. The line of the Mexican Contra
railroad runs through 1t for go miles
or I'm the metric nomenclature of Mex
co. for 440 klometers. Vast eXpanse
OF grazing land, pieces Of desert, fruit
full valleys, little towns, villages AM
good sized cities are all embraced Il
| us tOHllhtcs
General Terrazas Is just past his se'
1 enty-ffth birthday, an event wAic
was celebrated with great pomp an
i show throughout the city and state O
y chihuahua. On account of his advan'
ing wears he has gradually relih1uisi
ed the management of many IF his II
+ terests TO other members Of his famii!
l: There is story told among inc VI
1 oueros of the ranch demonstrating III
Il yastness Of the herds they have to cal
! for. At one time, so they say, faVo
/ tie cousin Of General Terrazas was
/ no married Mt one Of the numerous pl
. turesoue ranch houses. The weddin
guests were all to come by specI
. train to a point some ten miles dis'u'
10 from the hacienda. and by order
70 General Terra7a a cavalcade OF tho
y sand vaqueros, all dressed in white al
= mounted on pure white horses take
from the ranch herds. were sent TO u
70 train to act as an escort to the CUES
for their trip to the scene OF the we
- ding.-Los Angeles Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Unioue Advertising.

A tale Is told Of Robert Bonner ana
Of his belief In advertising. One day
he engaged a whole page OF newspa'
per and repeated a two line advertise
ment upon 1t over and over again. IL
must have been repeated 5000 times
upon the page in the smallest type.
"Why do you waste your money
Robert?" asked friend. Il noticed
that same line so often. Would moi
half a page have answered your pur
poser"
Half a page would never have
caused you to ask the question: re
piled Mr.. Bonner. "At least five PEG
pie will ask that to every line was the
way / figured It,"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
e..oo, chiIdren's Savings esnks,

School children in Columbus - ac-
cording to A report from that city, dur
ing the last four years. through the
penny savings system. have accumu'
lated s3e 600. or over 500 apiece tor
the 300 who have taken out savings
bank books. The result of the system
speaks for itself It is simple IN us
workings and based on regular bank
ing rules.
A child which had 500 to Its ac'
count. representing the savings OF fouI
wears. saved S25 annually. little over
10 cents a day. by the school reckoning
of five days a week. Many children &c
not have 10 cents day to spend. o.
even 10 cents a week, but many 90
and there are numerous ways for SINAI
boys and girls to earn odd pennies t'
swell a fund similar TO that OF the 20
lrmhus Observation-Disclosures Sentinel
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Influenza.

Influenza derives its name from an
Italian word meaning influence. IL
was thus entitled by the Italians IN
the seventeenth century because they
attributed the disease to the influence
of the stars. A very common belie1 Is
that influenza is a comparatively MOD
ern disease. disassoclated from a gen.
eral class by latter day medical men,
but this is far from being the case
for the illness has been mentioned oy
ancient writers az far back as the
fourteenth century, there being rec
ords of It's appearance in France u
1911 and 1903
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
~. r.onsranoe Of Miss Willard.

met Walt Whitman once In Ger
mantown at home famous for lts
hospitality and the notables who ioveu
70 90 there and know be was urged 10
leave out of the next edition certain
poems. But mo" was the only answer
II was art and must never be disturb
cd Miss Willard was also guest
and Walt was rude to her; SAID no
hated a crusading temperance fanatlc'
especially woman. She was, perfectly
nnruff,ed, and he left the room' ou,
before long he returned and apoloslzeo
IN the sweetest way. Upstairs Frances
cold 70 me. what a grand old man tc
be willing to own he was sorry LOT LIE
reuiarks!" - Kate Sanborn IN ne"
England Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
/ asst Years Charities.

Every year the statistician of en-,
ca9o newspaper adds mp all gifts ana
requests to charity in this country Tor
the preceding twelve months. only
sums of 81. 900 or more are counted ana
only those gifts that have been an
nonnced IN the newspapers The total
for 1906 is S1O6.OO0.Oo0- This Is the
highest since 1901. when the total was
s123. 100000 In these big figures no
reckoning is made Of the humber girtS
which those who are not rich nave
been privileged to make
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Onenino His Hand.

William Penn was once urging d
man he knew to stop drinking to e1'
cess when the man suddenly asked
"Can YOU tell me Of an easy way TO &c
itY' 'Yes," Penn replied readily; III
is lust as easy as to open thy hand
friend" Convince me Of that" the
man explained, land I will promise up
ON nv honor to do as you tell me-.
"Well my friend" Penn answered
whenever thee finds a glass OF hquo'
in thy hand open that hand before th d,
glass touches thy lips, and thee VII
never drink to excess again.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Az rbouch He Were Her Equal

By a native newspaper in China 'h'S
accusation is brought against uan
shi KaI. one of the great men or the
Middle Kingdom: THE empress dow
ager is highly displeased with Yuan
sbI Kai. for from one Of the princes OF
the blood her majesty has learned tha'
the viceroy did on several occasions
sneak of her as If he were her equal
and did not use the proper ceremoniouS
terms required by law of an ohicia
when making mention Of the name OF
his sovereign"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Ore Deposit Siqnals.

German observers recorded as long
ago as 1747 that a luminous emana-
tion Of variable shape will appear IN
the dark points on the surface OF the
earth below which there are extensive
ore deposits. Immediately before or
during a thunderstorm these phenom'
ena are said to be especially striking
Similar observations have more re-
Gently been made in North America In
the neighborhood Of ore deposits. The
electric emanation given off from the
surface Of the earth has been repeat
edly ascertained pbOtographically.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
DIET AND HEALTH.
Use Foods That Will Give the System
the OH II Demands.

the OH X Demands.
Every person requires certain
amount of oil In his food in order to be
healthy. Our ancestors lived to a large
extent on olives, flberts, chestnuts
and other nuts containing oil. The
present generation uses too little OIL III
its diet. This can be taken In the
shape of the pure expressed olive OIL
as an emulsifed salad dressing or by
eating nuts, olives. etc. 1t may De u
matter Of choice how the system gets
IT'S oil. but n certain amount Is essen
tial to the enjoyment Of good health.
The good results Of the habituai use OF
the above articles In the diet are soon
shown. especially when persons are III
clined to colicky indigestion and con-
situation. Doctors will do well TO In
struct their patients to use pure olVe
oil IN moderate doses. also as dressing
for salads. Various kinds OF nuts nave
a high dietetic value because OF the
oiIs which they contain and can be
used to advantage. When patients III
cline to consumption, pure cod liver
oil ranks at the head OF oily SUD
stances, but the lesser oils also can be
taken In moderation.
Nature furnishes many cures for the
successful treatment Of diseases II VIC
will but study her methods instead OF
following fads. The result will be
greater progress In building up resist
ance and immunity from disease
Washington Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
chloano,s Costly Smoke Nuisance.


Charles A. Stevens, a merchant OF
State street. Chicago, declares that the
smoke nuisance costs ChIcagoans more
than s4O,OOO.OOO annually and that the
damage to the stock Of the State street
merchants caused by black smoke ex'
ceeds 100000 annually. His address
was part OF a symposium on the
Smoke Nuisance" as first step In the
direction of the launching by clubwo5
men of a new crusade to bring about
the strict enforcement of the antlsmoKe
nuisance ordinances. Il Lave maze Il
careful investigation as to the amount
If reductions made necessary In our
house during last year because Of goods
being spoiled" said Mr.. stevens anu
Won may be surprised to know that the
reductions that actually occurred III
our house last year amounted to near
" 5000. 600. and / believe | would DE
perfectly safe in saying that the total
reductions in prices made In state
street annually because OF black sllohe
would amount to close to S2'OOoOoo.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
ch,,,,ior Jumper of the Ocean.

NIIdI''F1'0'' m Ioonnra
The most stupendous OF all Iea?eI'
Of tbe sea is the whale, but the whale
,s not a fish. l have seen monslei
woichinp hundreds of tons, possibly
o,chtv feet in length. rise slowly ana
deliberately out of the water until II
appeared to be dancing on the sur.
face entirely clear Of 1t, then SINK
slowly back. Such a leap Is on RECORD
IN the annals of the British navy a
large whale cleared boat, going com,
nletely over it, an estimated leap Oh
twenty feet in air-how many III
lateral direction was not KNOWN
charles f. Holder in Outing Maya
zine
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Ahsentniinded.

Benson-I have literary friend VINO
"a so absentminGed that when he went
to London recently he telegraphed
himself ahead to wait for himself at a
certain place. Smith-Did the te!e'
gram have the desired resultf Ben
son-No; he got it all right, but he had
forgotten to sign his name, and, not
knowing who it was from, he paid IL
attention to it.-Pearson's Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
MnnnX In Words.

Mrs. Humphry Ward got for "Hei-
hact Of Bannisdale" - the names
enough-s75OOo. Barrie got for "Ihe
little Minister" book and play, $3.50
600. Hall Game got for the book ana
NAV Of The Christian" $150,OOO. Mrs.
Grant was paid for her husbands auto
biography S350,O00. Nansen got Soo.-
900 for his "Farthest North Sir wal,
ter Scott got 100000 for his Life OF
Nanoleon." Ruskin, for Modern Paint
ora" got S5O,OOO.-Kansas City Times
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
THE MILLS OF JAPAN.
Thew Grind on Day and Night WIZ"
Mo REGARD For Sunday.

No Regard For Sunday
In Ionan Sunday is not regarded ana
tbe mills do not stop for the Day 1ne
majority of the mills have two noii-
aovs the 1st and the 10Th In many
,nil,s tbe engine starts at @ o'clock the
morning of the Cd and runs contlhu-
ously until o'clock the morning OF tne
15th then starts at 6 o'clock the morn
ing of the 10th and runs continuously
until 6 o'clock the morning OF the ISL
This is as near perpetual MOTION DIS
mon and machines can stand. No stop
Is made for dinner, the hands taxing
thirty minutes for dinner In rotatioh
ond snare hands taking the place OF
each hand. Each operative works from
q o'clock to 6 o'clock, with thirty MIN
utes for dinner. and the night SHIRT
comes on at 6 o'clock. Thirteen 10 SIX
teen twelve hour days on a stretch
necessarily make the hands slower
and less efficient Though they DO not
observe the Lords rest day, goou
number of mills have by experience
come TO see the material goou lnat
comes from having one day in seven
for rest. and one of the largest groups
of mills observes the 4th, 18th, 18TH ana
25th of each month. but do not as Gus
tomory with us. allow q third or halr
of the previous day for rest also. IheSe
four rest DAYS are utilized by the man
ooement to overhaul and clean machn
erv. check up results, instruct green
hands in regard to their duties, etc
The national holidays, of which there
are about ten, are observed by tn'
mills so that even in the mills making
q practice of stopping only two days roi
rest the holidays effect stop Of one OF
two more days per month.
The hours of work and the number
of rest days vary with the locality an'
the mill. Each mill has its own sys
fem. and. though they work together II
some RESPECTS. through the Japanes
Cotton Spinners' association, IN pun
fishing comparative reports, etc, the,
are very Jealous of each other ana Keel
the details of their business, methou
ne operation. etc. secret from othe
mills This instructive secrecy, d
shown in other industrial lines, such a
machine shops, shipbuilding, etc. ia
made the Office of consulting enginee
in Japan a very lucrative one, as ne'
projects cannot copy from old, but nav
70 call in expert advice to select 10
machinery. etc. a slight Illustrate
of this occurred in my visit, on SUI
cessive days. to two mills not over Il
ty miles apart. The superintendent
one said q good many erroneous arr
cles were printed about hours run
Japanese mills; that the great maJori'
stoned thirty minutes for dinner an
ALWAYS had at least four rest days
month | was in the other mill tro
1870 until o'clock and saw the met
cd of using spare hands and MAXI
no stop for dinner, and the SUPER
tendent said this was done in goo
many mills and that this mill, like mo
others only stopped on the LIST al
18th DAYS of the mOnth.-trom Onlt'
States Consular Reports.
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Literally Speaking.

I'll Ua-iy- Heow be yore son glttln
along sense lie went tew tn city, 81
Meadowgrass-Oh, he's fourishln' III
Harix-Tr powerful glad tew hear It.
WHAT'S lie dom? ST Meadowgrass-
He's a-teachin' penmanship in one oV
them business colleges. - PittsDurg
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Mo SurpIus Wealth.

"What are you going to do with
your surplus wealth"
"My friend" answered Nr' DUSTIN
Stax. surplus wealth is a myth, su-
perstition. There is no such thing IN
the personal experience Of any individ-
ual ."-Washington Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
A Limited Habit.

81 see that some of our scientls0
claim that death is largely matter OF Of
habit depending upon thought and all
that" he said.
"Nonsense." she replied. did you
ever know any one who was IN tn'
habit of dying"-Philadelphia lnquir
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
A Domestic Distinction.

.They say that your wife wears the
pants,7 commented the tactless friend
"she does not" responded young MI
Enpeck with some spirit. "She merely
selects louisville Courier-Jour'
nal
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02

Police Inspector-Haven't often IN
structed you that you are not to aio"
the public to pick the flowers in this
park? Park Keeper-Yes, that Is my
wife. who used to be your cook. Per
haps you will try to make her stop
Megeendorfer Blatter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02

The hours we pass with happy pros
meets in view are more pleasing than
those crowned with fru'tlon.-G@c
smith.
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Train Schedule in Effect March 10. 1906.

FgT-In addition to the above trains the cape
charles Accommodation leaves Delmar daily
eYcept sunday at 7.30 a. m, Salisbury 1.4o a. m''
arriving Cape Charles 1880 a. m. CO.
a 05 o. m. Salisbury 9.36 D. M, arriving Delmar
1000 p. NJ.
RIB. COOKE j. u: kopoEhS,
Traffic Manager. superintendent
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02

ENTLEMEN who have been over
~ 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 full line Of Collins and Cas-
kets. ranging in price as follows Col
fins from $500 to $500; Caskets from
SIS 90 TO $4,000.
In NV office | have both the Acco-
mac and Northampton. and the Dla-
mond State 'phones. All persons WISH
ing to communicate with me by phone
concerning the purchase OF collins or
Baskets can do so at my expense. /
have deposited money with botn inc
above mentioned companies for saio
purpose. .ooa
Embalming especially guaranteed.
j. S. BUNTING,
Temperanceville, Va.
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roetion with Likes Berwanger q 20
Bamore VIII
friends they clothng
made to neasuel Accomac county
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
THEY ARE NOW
IN n { "
BUILDING
The Ready-to-Wear Store
Now Ready for Business
in Finest Store IN
South.

The Ready-to-Wear Store be gs tc
announce to the public that: it is now
located in its new location, 9 and II
South PaIafoX street, in the handsome
double store in the Brent Building
Of course, the immense stock has not
yet been properly displayed and the
fixtures are being put in and when ii
is completed and properly arranged
this will be the finest store in the
south
New Stock is being received daily,
and the place is being generally i'm
proved. This firm will occupy both
floors and millinery and ready to wear
goods will be displayed here. such az
has never before been shown in
Pensacola.
cry, which are being put out at sacri'
| flee prices in order to close out:
Fine street hats, which are worth
$3.50 and $500, but which will he
offered while they last at the Won
are locking for bargains-heEe is your
chance TO get a bargain that is a
bargain. But this Is not ALL
hats which we formerly sold for s4.00
and $500 These hats must be seen
to be appreciated Cold type cannot
do justice to these values. We invite
You to look them over whether you
buy them or not.
We will also sell our entire line OF
hats formerly sold at $500 and $500
at the extremely low price OF 81 9S
You will never get another chance
like this. We offer these induce
ments because they must be sold out
to make room for Now stock.
! The public is cordially invited to
see our new line of spring goods. This
line embraces all the latest styles and
fads and fancieS. They are all well
made and guaranteed
Tomorrow while you are down
town shopping we would be pleased
TO have you drop in and see what you
think of our new store. You are well
come.