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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-28

The UNIVERSITY MIssOURIAN is on
sale at the Drug Shop at two cents a
cory.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-09-28

FEW days before the boys of the
\ Kansas State University were 70
publish the Lawrence Journal
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09

JOHN +. NOTTINGHAM, JR.,
-ATroRNEY-AT-LAw,-
Franktown, Va
Practices in all the courts on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Will be at Eastville and Accomac U.
II. first day of every court and at East
Vile every Wednesday.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
He Worked For X.

Some years ago there lived In Arkan-
sas a man named Reynolds, who
owned a narrow gauge railroad from
Malvern Junction to Hot Springs. 1t
was partly due to the fact that he had
put by a neat little fortune and partly
to his habit of wearing an enormous
diamond shirt stud that he had won
the nickname of Diamond joe"
1t was Diamond Joe's boast that no
one had ever stolen a ride on his little
twenty-five mile road, and not content
with telling this to his friends he Of
fered q reward Of 500 and a suit OF
clothes to the man who could do 1t.
One clear moonlight night a man
came into his Office, dripping from
head to foot.
"Is this Mr.. Reynolds?" 2" he asked.
"Yes," replied the owner Of the mar
row gauge, involuntarily glancing out
to see If 1t was raining.
"Well, I've come for that suit OF
clothes and the $10O. I've beat my
way on your road, Mr.. Reynolds, In
the boiler tank of the engine. 1t was
hard work keepin' my head above wa
ter, but did it-and-I guess l earned
the prize. New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
The Ale Stake.

With the opening up of England by
the Romans hostleries sprang up for
the convenience of travellers. AS time
went on the selling of liquor became
80 lucrative that wherever the traveller
broke his journey his thirst might be
quenched. This naturally produced
competition among the many tavern
owners, especially in the large towns,
who Wed with one another as to the
means Of attracting the thirsty. 1t
was in these circumstances that the
"ale stake" or pole, to which was at
tached a furze bush, first came into
prominence. In 1875 these signs be-
came 50 great a nuisance that a law
wes passed to the effect that "ale
stakes" projecting more than seven
feet over the kings highway were pro-
hiblted, fact which gave rise to the
proverb that "good wine needs no
BUSH" There are very few Of the old
inns In existence neutrality-suspicious.
Graphic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
Homemade Fireless Cooker.

A homemade fireless cooker Is de-
scribed in a recent consular report
Consul Morgan Of Amsterdam says
that simple device for cooking food
stuffs without fuel has been In gen
eral use In Holland for the last two
years among the working classes OF
people. The device consists of wood
en- box padded with hay to a thickness
Of about two and one-half inches on
the sides, bottom and cover. The box
can be made of any dimensions re-
qulred. The food, after being partly
cooked, Is placed on hot plates In an
enameled utensll made of a size to
fit snugly against the upholstering OF
the box. The lid Of the box Is thep
closed, and the heat generated by the
partly cooked food not only continues
the process of cooking the food thor
oughly, but keeps 1t warm for hours
1t is said to give great satisfaction
The cooker is not protected in any way
by patents and can be made by any
one.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
Heart toHeart
Talks.
HASTE MAKES WASTE.
By EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright, 1908, by Edwin A Nye.

Don't be In hurry.
Modern haste Is often waste. Many
ills, economic, moral, individual, come
OF 1t. Life may be too strenuous for
good results. The spirit Of hurry, good
in its place, causes friction, clashing,
losses.
Don't be In hurry.
Many are In haste to get rich. They
patronize get-rich-quick schemes. They
speculate. Where one wins. q thou
sand, ten thousand, lose. There Is only
one safe way to make money-the old
fashioned way of honesty. industry.
economy. That way is slow, but 1t Is
reasonably sure.
Don't be In hurry.
Young persons get In haste to be
educated. Education Is GROWTH
knowledge, experience, must not only
be digested, but assimilated- That re-
qures time. 1t does not delay the boy
or girl to stop between terms to teach
school. Opportunity Is given to put
into practice some of the things learned
In college.
Don't be In hurry.
Some are in haste to make reputa-
tion, but reputation without character
behind 1t Is worthless. And character
Is a GROWTH. Mushroom characters
will make mushroom regulations. You
will be taken for what you are. The
world will size you up. Build solidly.
Don't be in hurry.
You cannot expect to get rich quick,
educate yourself In a day or build q
reputation on a fimsy foundation.
Don't be In hurry.
Mind and body can only be strength.
ened by DEVELOPMENT. That takes
time. Science has given It out that
RELAXATION Is the secret Of mental
and physical life. Nervous and mus
cular contraction Is wearing the hur-
ried man to frazzle. Therefore men
and women are excitable, frictional, er-
ratio; therefore the breakdowns, the
asylums. 1t Is the constant TENSION
of nerve and muscles. Relax frequent
ly. You Will succeed better. You will
live longer.
Don't be in hurry.
Suppose you get wealth. How will
you enjoy 1t or use 1t to the advantage
Of the world If you are worn out, en-.
ervated, wrecked? Suppose you get an
education and, like Thomas Curran,
aged twenty, of the senior class Of
Yale, ''O3, you receive your diploma on
your deathbed, having killed yourself
for a piece of sheepskin. Suppose
you gain a reputation for brilliancy and
give in exchange a well balanced, ami
able mind or sound physique.
Don't be in hurry.
Work steadily. sanely, surely. Hold
the even tenor Of your way.
Don't be in hurry.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
Heart to Heart
[ alks.
TO THE BOYS OF FORTY.
By EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1908. by Edwin A. Nye.

A Greek philosopher has pictured
man as being born in a well built
house and living therein during child
heod. AS he grows he pulls down the
walls, stone by stone, until he stands
finally in the undimmed sunlight
Is 1t not SO?
How many stones have we had to
pull down that we might see over?
Some of US still have stones In the
way. And some of us-the wise old
boys-have put all the stones they have
pulled down into a great pile and got
on top of them for a wider view.
For twenty years at least we have
been trying to widen the horizon, to
get comprehensive view of life.
But
The peril of the larger vision is this:
AS we see further and know more
disillusion comes to rob US OF our
youthful enthusIasms. Shall we, hav-
ing a mans head, still keep beneath 1t
the heart of boy? VIII disappoint-
ments destroy faith? VIII the larger
knowledge lower ideals?
1t must not be!
At twenty the stones are In the way.
The outlook Is small. The young man
cannot see far, know much or feel
deeply. The near, the noisy and the
sensuous attract him. His ideal Of a
picture is the stirring battle scene. His
ideal Of music is the noisy band. He
is caught by movement and hilarity.
Having learned the better way at
forty, we must still keep our hearts
young. Therefore we find our ideal
music in the laughter of a child The
pictures we admire are those Of peace
full landscapes. The glitter and the
tinsel no longer catch our fancy. A
book by the fire, dear face across the
table-these are the things that appeal
to the chastened enthusiasm Of forty.
You see, at twoscore years a man
puts the proper value on the real
things Of life. He has learned to dis
criminate. The world has dawned on
him. He has pulled down the stones.
Boys Of forty and over:
We have not lost our boyish visions.
No, stree! AS the master painted
"Amplio' (wider) on the picture Of his
pupil, so we have pulled down the
stones to get farther look.
Let us therefore stand in the IN
dimmed sunlight and keep sweet!
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
A LIVING OR A LIFE.

make living" said the late Gov.
ernor Russell Of Massachusetts, In an
address to young men, "but remember
there is one thing better than making
living, and that is making life."
What is the difference between max
ing a living and making life?
1t is the difference between material
and ideal, between selishness and al.
truism.
For instance:
The philosophy of Goethe and Scho-
penhauer, which is the philosophy Of
many successful men" Of today, Is
this: Look only on the serene and
bright. Do not concern yourself with
suffering Let the miserable ones
alone. Be cheerfully blind to the mis-.
fortunes Of others. The more you do
for others the less you can do for your.
self. Use others. Be careful they do
not use you. Cultivate yourself.
In other words. this philosophy says,
"Get therew
But there is another philosophy
which says: Be mindful Of others
misery. Help your neighbor Make
good principles into fesh-CHARAC-
TER. Open your mind and heart to
truth and beauty and love, and put as
much of generous and outgoing SYM
pathles and interests" In your life as
you can.
That's making life.
In the nervous tension Of modern
existence men are so absorbed In the
task Of making living that many for
get the higher part Of themselves.
They have no time for real living.
Nowadays men are trying to make
living after they are millionaires. They
stunt their best faculties and rob
themselves of the Joy Of normal living.
They become one sided, half developed
individuals.
Like the Spaniards, they say Mana.
na." They will be happy tomorrow
or next year. And they sink into the
grave still trying to make living.
T'hat grander thing in all conception
than to make a life-to feel and know
every day that one is growing wider.
deeper, higher in mental and moral
power?
Anybody can make a living.
Too few Of US are trying to make q
life.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09

The total area Of Africa is estimated
at about 11,500,000 square miles, OF
which Great Britain owns 2,713,910
square miles.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09

Under what similitude will you lIken
human life?
A pleasure garden?
Or a prison house?
Some say this life is a penltentiary
where we are punished. Life Is thick
ly strewn with thorns," said one pessi-
mist, "and know no way save to pass
quickly through them" These persons
are stoics.
Others view life as a garden Of gay
ETY.. They are epicureans. EAT, drink
and be merry" is the gonfalon Of these.
A short life and a merry one, say these
sybarites.
The stole Is wrong. Life Is not thick
ly strewn with thorns. 1t is strewn
with roses. The thorns are incidental.
The eplcurean Is also wrong. He that
seeks pleasure for pleasures sake will
find only safety.
What, then, is it?
HUMAN LIFE is A SCHOOL.
1t begins In the mothers arms and
ends only on the great graduation day.
1t has its recesses, intermissions and
vacations, but the school goes on. Its
teachers are named EXPERIENCE.
Sometimes the lessons are hard and
the tears fall on the page Of the text
book. Sometimes they are pleasant as
we'll as profitable.
But these lessons MUST BE
LEARNED.
Each must learn them for himself.
A man can bequeath money or advice
to his boy. but he cannot bequeath his
experience. The boy must go to school
as did the father before him and as al
the fathers before him did.
The student In lfe's school never
gets too old to learn. When he quits
learning he begins to die. How puerile
to say ones education is finished" at
college!
The school Of life has its shirkers.
If one becomes a TRUANT he must
expect sharp reprimand. If he de-
liberately disobeys the rules Of the
school he may expect punishment else
the school would be anarchy. Con-
trarywlse, the scholar who applies him
self will be rewarded.
Then hurrah for OUR SCHOOL!
When recess comes let us laugh and
play, and, as Roosevelt says, play
hard" When 1t is time for study let
US get down to our lessons.
And on the great commencement day,
when the GREAT TEACHER shall
hand to all of us our diplomas,
may there be written on them, We'll
DONE"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09

there was life In it-life In the soft
brown eyes and in certain tremulous
movement of the pink bowed lips.
With white face and unbelieving
eyes he watched the figure step slowly
down from the frame, and he saw the
movement Of the purple velvet dra-
peries that formed the background.
She stepped upon the wide mantel-
piece, which was devoid Of ornament,
and made an imperious gesture with
her hand, and as she did so he was
conscious of the heavy scent OF white
lilac from the branch she carried.
my good sir, pray assist me to the
floor" she said in low, vibrant voice.
AS In dream. Randolph hastily
fetched q chair and supplemented its
height with a hassock. With grave
courtesy he extended a hand to the
lady on the mantel and as she gave
him the tips of her fingers he felt the
warmth Of flesh and blood
Lightly she stepped down, gathering
her skirts gracefully about her dainty
gray shod feet, and presently she stood
beside him, looking timidly at him
from beneath the shadow Of her long
lashes.
my Godp he muttered, staring from
the vision before him to the empty
frame above the chimney piece.
With a quick movement the girl
slipped the pink cloak from her shoul-
ders and removed the gray plumed
hat from her crown Of dusky hair. 1T
Is only l, Mark" she said wistfully.
T-don't understand-yet- He pass
ed a hand over his dazed eyes.
She stepped forward and pressed
upon a carved portion Of the mantel-
Instantaneously there was movement
and the painted canvas swung into
place with little click. There was
Mistress Mowbray In her accustomed
place above the shelf, and beside him
was-Beth.
at is one Of Harry's jokes" she ex-
plained in q low, breathless tone. HE
wrote me q month ago and asked me
TO come here and enact the apparition
Of Mistress Mowbray. 1t was favor
tie pastIme when we were children,
for there Is secret stair behind the
chimney, and the portrait Is really a
door which opens upon it. Harry said
that a 'skeptical friend would spend
the night Of the 18th here and asked
me to play the part. | was reluctant to
do such a thing, but Harry has been
very kind to me-and | consented.
They did not tell me who the 'skep-
tical friend would be, and H. was-a
surprise to me-when l looked down
upon your upturned face"
She leaned against the tall back of q
chair with down bent head and CULVER
ing lips.
"And you could have gone back-and
away from me again-and never
would have known" he said, a vague
wonder dawnlng In his eyes.
She did not reply.
"But you stayed-you made yourself
known to me-you came down to me!
What do you mean, Beth?"
She lifted her head slowly and look
ed at him through misty, joyous eyes,
and he understood.
Hannah's voice broke crisply upon
the blissful silence. "a cablegram, Mr..
Randolph
Mark tore open the yellow envelope.
at is from Harry" he said, gather
ing his love into his arms, "and he
says, Bless you, my children!
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
Where Do the Old PIanos Got

What becomes Of all the old pianoef
Any piano dealer will take your Old
piano when you want new one and
will allow a substantial credit on II
even II It is Of another make. From
time to time the dealers announce sales
of used pianos. All dealers have large
stocks of them on hand constantly.
One piano Hrm has on exhibition an
old fashioned square piano which was
made at least half century ago. This
piano bears a placard to the effect that
any one who will pay the carriage may
have it for the asking. No one has 40
cepted the offer.
Suppose no one ever takes that plano
off the hands of the dealers who want
to get rid Of 1t. What will the dealers
do with It? Obviously with rents 40
high as they are 1t wouldn't pay to
store a piano you can't give away.
So the question remains, What In
the last stage Of undesirability becomes
Of all the old pianosf- Washington
Post. ., -. .
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
What They Said.

Maybe it didn't mean just what to
the casual listener it seemed to mean,
but this is what the farmer was over
heard to say to his wife as they looked
over the market reports In the daily
paper:
"Wer, M'sia, hogs Is up, an that
means we're wuth good deal more
today'n we was Yesterday. Chicago
News
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
We Pay Interest ON Time Dep0s
General Repair
Shop and Railway

We. the undersigned, have opened up gener-
al repair shop and railway at WACHA-
PREAGUE, VA. and we are now in posltlOn
to do all kinds of repairing to Guns, Bicycles
Automobiles. Carts, Carriages. &c: Boat ouliu-
ing installing and repairing gasoline engines
specially. We can also furnish, under snort
notice TObin bronze shafting any size ana
length, copper yellow metal and Muntze metal
in sheets and bars, propeller wheels any : SIZE;
We also furnish the Hartman propeller the most
Speedy wheel on the market and none genuine
unless stamped "fIarthan," Galvanized steel
gasoline tanks (the best.l Carbureters, Napo-
rizers, MagnetOes Oil and Grease Cups, Gasoline
Pipe and Fittings. Insulated Wire, Switches,
Batteries. Coils. Edison's Wet Cells, cylinder
Oil, &C. &c. We are also agents for the Harris
Fay and Bowens and Toquet Special MOtors
The Toquet Special Single Cylinder Motors have
more good points than any cheap motor on the
market and we will compare them with the best
of the two cycle type. They are medium weight
and built to stand hard service, free OF vibration
and very speedy. All the joints are either Scraped
or ground (no packing about them to blow outl
tapered bored fly wheel which is easily removed,
connecting rod. crank. shaft and bearings are
larger than most Of the engines OF the same
horse power.
We can furnish motors and equipments at the
following prices: h. p. s35.00. 81 b. p. Sl05OO,
2H h. p. $500 The equipment consists oil the
following:
/ Galvanized Steel Gasoline Tank best make)
l Set Batteries with wire. switch and coil.
Strainer and water connections (intakes and
overfow.)
piece rubber hose.
II II. seamless brass gasoline pipe with fittings
5to7 IT. Tobin bronze shaft. Longer lengths
cost extra.
Bronze propeller wheel, for either speed or
towing.
l Bronze stuffing box with lay screws.
Catalogue and prices and any other informa-
ton you desire is yours for the asking.
We also have list of secondhand engines we
mil lcba
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
Notice Of Dissolution Of Partnership.
Train Schedule in Effect Jan. 6. 1908.

Notice is hereby given that on Janu-
ary 1st, 1908, the firm OF w; n: 20
nant. Henry w. Conant and William
r. Conant, heretofore partners under
the firm name and style of w. N. Co
nant & Son., doing business at Chin
colleague, Va, was dissolved, w. N;
Conant retiring from said firm on said
date. The business ever since said
date, has been and will continue to be
carried on by the said Henry W. Co
nant and William T. Conant, under
the old firm name and style of W. n.
Conant & Son, to whom all indebted
ness to the old firm is payable and
who assume all its liabilities.
- w. N. Conant,
Henry W. Conant,
VIM. T. Conant.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
LIFE IS A SCHOOL.

Under what similitude will you liken
ht,., lifo2
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
The Wise Men.

after all, it's the wise man who can
change his opinion"
"But the wisest men simply can't do
It."
"Why notY'
Because they've been dead for
rs."-Catholic Standard and Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09

Customers extended every
accommodation consist
ent with conservative
banking.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-08
The Habit Of Saving.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth.

Scotland Neck Commonwealth.
Recently we wrote for this column
some observations on the habit of
keeping busy There are many rea-
sons why most persons should all
the while keep busy. and there are
fully as many reasons why allperons
should form the habit of saving. In
order for one to be an Industrious
person all through life it is impor-
tant that the habit of doing some
thing be formed in early life; and in
order that one may make savings
from his earnings, it is quite as i'm
portant that the habit OF saving be
formed in early life also. Parents
can do no more helpful thing than
to induce their children to make their
little money in whatever way they
can and then lay by part OF it as Il
special saving. 1t may not be neces-
sary for a boy to put his dollar in
the bank, though this is good plan;
but he does we'll to save as much of
his earnings as he spends. If boy
does not quite understand how his
little money will be safe in the bank
and would prefer to have it where he
can see it now and then, let him put
it away in his trunk. Or in some Sc
cret drawer, or in some place for safe
keeping; and the boy who forms this
habit of laying by part of his earn
ings for emergency, will be apt to
come to manhood's estate make
independent financially than the boy
who spends all his money as fast as
he 1lakes it. Whether one makes
much or little let him save part oft.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-08
Alex 7. Barnes.

An Appreciation Of Hender-
sons Up-to-date Funeral
Director--A Complete. Well
Equipped Establishment
That Would do Credit to
Amy City.
The following letter which the
GOLD LEAF gives publicity to with
much pleasure. explains itself. The
writer, Mr.. j. ". Stanley, is secre-
tary and manager of the Scientific
Chemical Company of GoldsbOro,
manufacturers of embalming fluids.
disinfectants, ETC.. and is also the
SOUTHEASTERN salesman and man.
ager FOR the Cincinnati Coffin Com
pany, Cincinnati, Ohio, and IL man
who travels and knows and is quail
fed to speak on the subject about
which he writes After paying u re-
cent visit to the newly completed
modern Undertaking establishment
of Funeral Director A. L. Barnes III
Henderson. Mr.. Stanley says:
GoLDsBoRo, y. c., Oct 18th, 1908.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF,
Henderson, NJ
Dear Sir: Encomiums are OF little mo-
ment If told when ones life is spent.
Mountains of flowers are wasted ii heap
ed IN the clods above where one sleeps.
Better say the kind word while he lives,
who has wrought, and scatter the fiow
ers where the perfume is not wasted.
The writer whose ambulations and walk
has a period of near the quarter century
mark among the undertakes of the nine
Atlantic Coast States in the South
East, and as a matter of news not
generally known that you have in your
city, an undertaker's establishment sec
ond to none in the South East in charac-
ter of goods handled or in ability pos
sessed for it's conduct there is owned and
managed by Mr.. A. T. Barnes of your
city.
| am the South Eastern salesman and
manager for the Cincinnati Coffin Co..
Cincinnati, Ohio, and month ago |
was in Mr.. Barnes's new place OF bust
ness. | have seen some larger but few.
and for arrangement OF same and in
terror decoration l have seen none more
complexion arranged better than his
or more elaborate class OF goods
handled. For artistic arrangement MIR.
Barnes is a wonder, and while you no
doubt already realize and appreciate the
fact, | have thought it well to tell you
and your readers that in your Funeral
Director, Henderson is fortunate above
the average town. He has spent time
and labor that few towns. certainly
none of like size warrants, and this was
certainly great venture on the part OF
Mr.. Barnes
Very truly.
J. W. STANLEY.