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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-21
eunboat Gloucester, FIoated.
(Rv Associated Press.)

PENSACOLA, FLA. Feb. Gothic
United States Gunboat Gloucester,
which was blown ashore here during
tAh hurricane Of last September, was
floatcd today. Tho vessel is badly
damaged and Will go into dry dock
In few days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-21
Given Up AS Lost.

NORTH SYDNEY. n. S.. Feb. 20
The schooners Mollie M. of st.
Johns, N. F., and the Jubal Cain
have been given up for lost with
the ~ men who were on board.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-21
There Was No earthouake,

The discharging of the big guns at
Fore Monroe yesterday afternoon
caused many people in this city to he.
licve that on earthquake had &C.
Cured.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-21
of the basin yesterday morning.

The British steamer Marinana. of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Meet. arriv
ed in port yesterday from PhiladeI-
fnta IN ballast To load Il full cargo
OF exports here for England Tfais
IS the first t'mc this vessel has been
here in six months.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-21
MARINE NOTES.

Tha barge George II skolficlG.
which has been having the seams
In her hull cal&ed in dry dock No
2, at the ssrpyard, was flcatcd Cu;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-21
STEAMER JuNlA1A AGROUND.
Vessel Reached This Port This
Morning Eighteen Hours Overdue.

The Merchants & Miners Trans
portation Company's steamer Juniata,
captain James, arrived In port at
O'Clock this morning eighteen hours
overdue from Baltimore.
When passing down by Sparrow's
Point Tuesday night the steamer went
aground and was not floatcd until 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. She was
not damaged.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
a Left Handed Clock.

The progressive storekeeper nova
days attracts attention by the novelty
Of the signs and other advertising mat
ter he puts outside his place OF ousl'
ness. One of the most unusual EXHIBITS
Of this character is shown by Market
street firm which has Its sign sup
ported" as the heraldlsts would say
by a clock at either side. Both CLOCKS
are actuated by electricity, and the
dial on the right hand Of the sign is
very commonplace looking timepisce
But the other one has a dial so con
structed that the hands move In tht
opposite direction. The clock keeps ac
curate time, although there Is some
thing startling in seeing the figures
I. II, III, etc, on the left hand side o
the dial, where the XI, Y, TX. etc, ar
ordinarily found.-Philadelphia Ledger
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Turkish Political Prisoners.

When a Turkish political prisoner Is
sentenced to be deported to Tripoh or
to the Euphrates, his friends bid him
farewell. They know that they VIII
never see him again alive and In all
probability never hear of him again
unless enormous sums are forthcoming
to bribe scores of different officials. In
fact, the only difference between a
death sentence In Turkey and one Oh
transportation Is that the former f. Is $
more rapid and more merciful. The
government prefers the latter because
It is less public. Now and then, how
ever. news leaks through. or poor
Midhab Pasha, for instance. 1t Is
known that near Bagdad his brutal
guards beat out his brains with the
butt end of their rlhes.-London An
eWprS
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Samuel TAYLOR Coleridge.

"The largest, broadest, deepest ana
most Intellectual genius Of the nine
teenth century"-thus has Coieridge
been described, and probably no bet
ter description of the great philoso'
pher and litterateur can be found. he
was a youth of impulses and tried IN
turn to become q cobbler, surgeon
and a soldier before he settled down
and gave proof of his vast literary at
tainments. Some Of his poems nave
been accepted as the noblest pieces OF
imaginative writing produced by a
modern poet, while as a literary critic
he had few equals in his generation
He was a born journalist and lecturer
too.-Pearsons Weekly.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
NUMBER "a
A PLOT THnI rhiLED.
The Scheme to Blow Up Napoleon III.
With Gunpow

With Gunpowosr.
An interesting story Is that OF trus-
trated plot against Napoleon Ill. which
has never got into the history book,
but which is one Of the fayorite stories
of NJ. Victorien Sardou.
In 1900, when the frontage OF che
Theatre Francois was rebuilt after the
disastrous fire in which one OF the
most charming actresses of the Maison
de Moliere lost her life, several shops
disappeared, among them being that OF
the famous Restaurant Chevet. Ii was
not properly speaking restaurant
Chevet used to sell liqueurs, groceries,
smoked meats, ETC., and In couple OF
low ceilinged rooms on the frst noor
he would serve q meal or two TO con-
noisseurs. One day In 1865 or 1860
two young men of fashion, Russians.
10th of them, came In and called for
dinner in one Of the little rooms which
were above the shop. They asked for
cayiare. but when they got 1t they pro-
tested loudly that the caviare was OK
inferior quality and called for the own
er of the shop. He came, apologized
and was met with the remark, tender
ed laughingly by one Of the diners,
that next time they came they would
bring their own caviare. They came
again and brought 1t in little white
wooden barrel, and when they left they
had II put on one side for them. From
time TO time the two young Russians
came and dined chez Chevet, dined In
yariably In the same room and always
began their dinner with their own ca
Ware. One day they finished the bar
rel. and few days later, In the AFTER
noon. one of them brought another one.
"Put It in the little cupboard In the
room we always dine in," he said TO
the waiter. "and do not let anybody
!. touch 1t until we come to dine" The
waiter took it, but on his way upstairs
something peculiar struck him.
; "Look at this barrel" he said to the
: restaurant keeper. "There Is some
, thing queer about It,"
THAT is no business Of ours" SAID
: the master Of the establishment, "and
: l am not going to look at 1t, anyhow
, What will our customers say If they
J find we have opened itT
"Oh," said the waiter, I'VE can open
) II and close it again, and they Will nev-
er know. 1t is certainly different from
the last barrel. 1t is heavier, to begin
] with"
| His lnsistence prevailed, and the bar
3 rel was opened. The restaurant Keep
Z or and the waiter started back ID
i fright. There was no cavaire, but gun
= powder In that little barrel, which was
| an internal machine. The little dining
q room was exactly underneath the impe'
a rial box. and there is little doubt that
a the emperor's next visit to the Coincide
Y Franchise would have been his last mac
i the carefully laid plot not been discoy
Q cred. The plotters never were caught
o although the secret Of the plot was
" carefully guarded and traps were laie
/. for them In Chevets restaurant iol
h several days.-St. James Gazette.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
For a Sluggish Liver.

When your liver is really sluggish,
nractice the following exercises at
least twice day: Stretch one arm up
as high as you can, while with the 9TH
or one try and reach down toward tne
door. Then reverse the position OF the
arms. You will find that you will un-
consciously bend the body toward the
lower arm. By this exercise the side
muscles are strengthened, and the liy-
er, which is like a sponge, is squeezed
and Is thus much assisted In Its WORK.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Mo Coat For Nineteen Years.

During the journey from Victoria
falls TO Kimberley a big, sun Drowned
man boarded the Zambezi express NIL
nus his coat, with his shirt sleeves rolled
nm He took a seat at dinner, and the
chief steward remarked to him that as
there were ladies present perhaps he
would have no objection to putting
on his coat. Great Scott" the man
replied. "I haven't worn a coat for
nineteen years. You will have to wait'
nv friend, until I can buy one at Kim
berley."-South African Railway Mag
azine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
Economy.

Lady Shopper-Have you any OF your
one dollar goods marked down to 80
cents? Salesman-None left, ma'am.
We have the S1.5O, 81 and $3.50 grades
at the regular price and the 50 grade
marked down to Lady shopper
Give me the IS grade. - New YORK
Times
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02

The smallest depoSl-
tor receives as promp'
and courteous treatment
as the largest. Managed
entirely by our home
people.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
From Experience.

ELL shan't read any more novels
They all stop when he wins his sweet
heart, and then It's just the best part;
Father-Llttle blockhead! VINO 'o'u
Won that was the best partr-Fioh'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02
There Are Not Many Pauls.

"Well," you say, IF Paul had all
these characteristics | do not wonder
that be should want to preach the
gospel. No wonder that every moment
that he was not presenting Christ to
some one he should feel that those
were wasted moments. But l am not
a Paul. am not a John Mitchell Ma
son nor a Jean Baptiste Massillon. l
nm as dumb as a sphinx whenever l
stand upon my feet before an audi
ence." Perhaps you are right, my
friend, but
II you cannot speak like angels,
If you cannot preach like Paul,
You can tell the love OF Jesus.
You can say he died for all.
Perhaps you can say this as a con-
secrated nurse, like Florence Nightin'
gale. Perhaps you can sing 1t as a
singing evangelist. like Philip Phillips
or Ira D. Sankey or P. P. Bliss. Per
Ihaps you can pray 1t, as did your 10y
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-02

What 4 different world this would pe
90 u,o were all as smart as we think
we are..-Garland lTex9 News.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15
Harry Clay and Low Wallace.

"Mr Clay was of personality once
seen never to be forgotten. Tall,
slender. graceful, he had besides the
air majestic which kings affect, i'm
agining 1t exclusive property.
Throughout MIR. Clay's performance
my eyes scarcely left his countenance,
which, as he proceeded, sank from
sight until, by the familiar optical
illusions, nothing Of it remained but
the mouth, and that kept enlarging
and widening until it seemed an elias.
tic link holding the ears together.
Indeed, at this late writing, my one
distinct recollection Of the man and
his speech is the mouth and its capac-
ity for infinite on."-Autobiog
raphy of Lew Wallace.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15
Great Merchant Born on Farm.

Like many other monarchs of trade,
William Whiteley, the London mer-
chant who was murdered recently,
was born on farm. 1t was his boast
that he stood ready to fill any order,
no matter how unprecedented. A
story is told of two army officers who
went into his great London store and
one Of them asked for six elephants.
They were forthcoming and the man
who had bet they wouldn't be there
paid, though it turned out that the
winner had arranged with Whiteley
in advance.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to learn
that there at least dreaded disease that science
has been able TO cure IN all its stages and that Is
Catarrh. HalIs Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires constitu.
uonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist.
Ing nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have
so much faith In It's curative powers that they oor
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it falls to
cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Addre. +. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Tako Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15
Makes Pain Go Away.

Are you one Of the ones who pay In
toll
For your right Of way through this
life?
II so you will find Hunts Lightning Oil
A friend which will aid in the strife.
To those who earn their own way
by their own labor, accidents occur
with painful frequency. Burns, bruises,
cuts and sprains are not strangers to
the man who wears corns on his
hands. A better remedy for these
troubles does not exist than Hunts
Lightning Oil.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
For Over Two Years-Patent Msdl.
cines, Quack Cures, and Doctors
Fail-Cuticura Succeeds.

II was very badly afflicted with &C.
zema for more than two years. The
parts affected were my limbs below
the knees. tried all the physicians
in the town and some in the surround
ing towns, and also tried all the pat
ent remedies that l heard Of, besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what.
ever until l commenced using the Gu
ticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticura
Remedies l found immediate relief.
and was soon sound and well. G. v.
Beltz, Tippecanoe, Ind, Nov. Is, '05."
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and 1t will be positive pleasure 10
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15
LEADS CAUSE OF TEACHERS

Margaret Haley, schooteacher, who waged a
nve-year fight in the courts almost singlehanded
with 20 powerful corporations of Chicago and has
wrung from them 100000 yearly in taxes, has be.
come the most influential politician in the second
city OF America. Five years ago the wages of
Chicago schooteachers were reduced. The city
had not money with which to pay them.
Margaret Haley resolved that salaries should
be raised. The city treasury was empty because
certain great corporations were lodging taxes.
These corporations had their own officers on the
school board. They had their tools in the asses.
sors' office. They had Influence" in city hall and
courts
Marga ret Haley had nothing but indomitable
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15


battle when the teachers union became
Labor Backed
He fired an entire school board for her appointed
of the
the
in
had charge
Joliet where she
politician. =
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15


of
buildings
roading in the south
Mr. Oliver the first of prominence
let by
particularly President
sad
ambition
selevel
wanted in history that the
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15
MAY DIG PANAMA CANAL

William ]. Oliver, the railroad contractor who
has been given the contract to dig the Panama
canal as the result of his being the lowest bidder
for the job, is a Hoosier by birth He is a native
OF Mishawaka and spent the early years of his
life there and at South Bend
He is nephew of the divers, of the oliver
Chilled Plow company, of South Bend Twenty
years ago he removed to the south making his
headquarters at Langley, S. c. He started in as
small contractor and his close application to busi
ness and aggressive policies soon brought him sue.
cess, and he began work broader scale and
soon became known as a railroad contractor.
Four years ago he removed to Knoxville, Tenn
where he owns one of the largest general machine
shops in the country He secured savara, ho
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15
TAcTLESS BRITISH OFFICIAL

Sir James Alexander Swettenham, X. c.. M.
Co. captain general and governor-in chief of Ja-
maica who became famous in day through his
order to Admiral Davis requesting him to with.
draw his forces and warships from Kingston. is
61 years old He is of j. o. Swettenham Of
Belper lodge, Derby. He has been in the British
colonial service 40 years.
After being graduated at Cambridge in 1868,
he entered the civil Sc vice." He became secre.
tary, governor and comma r-in-chef of Ceylon.
Singapore, Straits Settlemen, British Guinea, and
other far away dependencies. In 1904 he was
knighted for faithful service and sent to Jamaica.
Here are some of the things he has done:
Disappointed Kingston citizen when he was
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15

No, Alphonso, you can't always tell
how much girl wants you to kiss her
by the strenuous objection she puts
up.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15

and
Went county fair and luncheon basket while
committee
At official in
AT disappointed
elite who him by
Came in conflict with
tain demands made him
of
island
licenses considerable
for damage injury they might
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15

A tight man and a loose dog are
equally dangerous.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-15

No one is so Insignificant as to be
sure his example can do not hurt
Lord Clarendon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-12-17
Maine Grange Prosperous.

During the Grange year which ended
the first of October the order of Patrons
of Husbandry in Maine has enjoyed a
continuation Of the splendid prosperity
and substantial growth which has mark
ed it in recent years. During the year
twelve new oranges have been establish
ed aud one reorganized, giving the order
at the present time in this state AIS sub
ordinate and 26 Pomona Oranges, with a
total membership of 56,447. The in
crease of membership during the year
was 25OO. Ten new Grange Halls have
been built and dedicated during the year,
and now no fewer than 366 of the AIS
subordinate oranges own the halls which
they occupy, representing total value
of close to sl,OO0,0O0. During the year
1855 subordinate Grange meetings
were held and 260 Pomona meetings.
The extent to which the Grange en-
cages actively in business is indicated
by the fact that the cooperative store of
Houlton Grange, the Grange, by the
way, which is the largest in Maine or in
the country for that matter, has done a
business of $4,000 during the present
year. The store of the Penobscot Po-
mona in Bangor has done business OF
S6O, 900 and there are number OF other
similar stores which will make the
amount of cooperative business done in
Maine for 1907 at least $500, 900, ex.
elusive of that done by the Grange Fire
Insurance Companies. These COM
panies are as sound as they can be made
by good management and represent mil
lions of dollars in fire risks.-Turf, Farm
and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-12-17
Housing and Repairing Tools.

All farm machinery should be housed
when not in use. All carriages, wagons,
sleds, etc, should be put under cover as
soon as they are not in use. All small
tools should be thoroughly cleaned of
mud or dirt of any kind aud put in dry
place. 1t pays TO oil all metal parts OF
all machinery with mixture OF coal Oil
and machine oil before putting them
away for the winter. It pays to paint
ali articles from which the paint has
worn. Do this some rainy day in fall or
winter and let dry until spring. 1t pays
10 replace all small broken or worn
parts of a machine or harness while the
deficiency is new and before the rest of
the article becomes too badly damaged
from its loss TO make it worth while.
Some kind of a rain-proof shelter may
be provided in any section under which
to put the expensive farm machinery
necessary to properly conduct a farm.
In the west straw and corn stalks go to
waste. These can be utilized TO build
sheds for this purpose. Only lumber
enough for the frame will be needed.
Eastern farmers can build of lumber
much cheaper than they can afford I'd
let their machinery go to waste. lt Is
no unusual sight to see wagons, mowers
rakes and other machinery standing un
der the sky when there are buildings ir
plenty in which they might be housed il
their owners were not too weary to put
them there. This is sheer waste OF baro
earned dollars. No farmer can afford to
thus let 60 to decay the product of his
labor.-Leigh Hunt, Orleans County
VT in Successful Farming.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-12-17
fro BE Continued
Tho American Author.

The chief thing In the average Amer
lean novel Is the amazing vitality OF
the author. He writes always ut the
top of his voice, His strenuousness Is
unceasing. The reader can almost see
the swollen veins on his forehead. the
tight drawn mouth and flashing eye.
1t is do 1t or die. And he never knows
where to stop. With his feverish anx-
iety to make points he does not seem
to realize when he has achieved his
purpose and frequently tizzles out in
effectively. lie has ideas. He has
vast quantities of material. He has a
command Of language, fatal fluency
that frequently leads to his downfall,
for he lacks / sense Of values. He
lacks self restraint. He Is full Of
tricks and artfulness. but he Is not an
artist.-London Saturday Review.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-12-17

aenly dropped the subject Of her fos'
ter child and returned to the more con-
genial theme of her own daughter, us
she jealousy observed that the mention
of Eunce seemed TO arrest the wander
ing attention of her hearer. And Ollie
she knows just the right words to put
in-but sometimes she's so stubborn
headed fur me she won't converse
like what she's been since you come
But to be sure" she conceded, "if you
like 'em better quiet She paused
uncertainty. but her look and tone i'm
piled that that altered the case and in
volved her forgiveness Of Oilie's OBJ
stinacy in refusing to display her con
versational powers.
"Eunice has had no schooling since
she was twelve years old!" kinross
instantly asked when Mrs. Morning
stars pausing to take breath gave him
q chance to put in a question.
"No, and she's wonderful DUNN 20
ward what Ollie is"
"Humph," lie grunted.
"Yes, and that ongrateful she Is fur
all we done fur her yet-us leavin' heI
go to school till she was twelf Already
and her not our own flesh and blood
and then when she had to come OF OF
school she took on; 1t was somepin
| awful!
"But a welve-year-old girl Is hardly
capable OF realizing what she Is los
ing in having no schooling" he said
questioningly.
"She was always wonderful fuI
studyin'-full much so. A body couldn't
get no work out of her oncet she got
holt Of book-and that's why pop he
sayed now she must come off school
he sayed, or she'd soon not be earnin
her feed"
"Umph. again grunted Kinross, sur
prised into pang Of pity for the low
erlike girl who was the household
drudge to the farmers family.
"Say," Mrs. Morningstar abruptly de
manded, do you want fur me to tel
these here two young ladies when they
II
come that you amt much fur sociabil
ity and that they're to leave you be
and not bother you any, you bein' some
queer?"
"Now, Mrs. Morningstar," he smiled
"you are friend in need. Suppose yOr
do warn them OF. Where are they
from"
"From into town. Their names IL
Georgiana Elery and Daisy Parks"
KinrOss lifted his head and looked a
Mrs. Morningstar, surprise, annoyance
CONSERVATION. in his face.
Gods and little fishes"
He pulled his Panama hat over his
eyes, turned abruptly and strobe away
Mrs. Morningstar stood stOlidly where
he left her, gazing after him as lie
walked with long steps through the
orchard toward the woods where he
usually spent most Of the day. and
finally she shook her head and drew
long breath.
ut beats me what fur man he Is
sayhowl"