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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
Gossip of Washington
What Is Going On at the
National Capital.
Federal Sleuths Kept on the jump

Originally the secret service of the
United States had two functions and
two only. Those were the detection
Of counterfeiters and the hunting
down of illicit distillers. A good many
years ago, however, long before Mr.
Roosevelt entered public life, one Of
the presidents detailed secret serv
ice men to serve at the White House.
There was not the slightest authority
in law for such procedure, but con-
gress had a good deal of considera-
ton for the executive and this vio-
lation of law went on year after year.
Finally congress, seeing that the prac-
tice had become permanent and not
wishing to engage in a dispute with
the executive branch, conferred the lie.
gal authority necessary to enable
presidents to make such detail.
Gradually the presidents enlarg ed
the practice sof detailing secret sepv-
ice men and sent them hither aud
yonder ON all sorts of errands. Then
other administration officers-cabinet
chiefs and even bureau heads-with-
out the remotest authority in law,
called upon the secret service branch
for agents to send out on confiden-
tial missions. Chief Wilkie of the
secret service was up tree, figura-
lively speaking. He did not have
mer enough to go around. Congress
allowed him blanket appropriation,
but it was not large enough to hire all
of the detectives demanded
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

r HE annual fall dinner of the Grid
iron club, held the other night, was
made noteworthy by the presence of a
distinguished company of guests. An
extended program devoted entirely to
fun-making, made the night one long
to be remembered by the organization.
The company was one only possible
to bring together at the capital of the
nation. The president, vice-president,
president-elect, vice-president-elect,
presidential possibilities of the future,
senators and representatives almost
without number an English lord, dip
lomats of this and other countries,
newspaper men whose names are
known far and wide, captains of
finance and industry, and men of af-
fairs generally were seated about the
gridiron-shaped table. Coming so soon
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
PRISONER WINS way TO
LIBERTY WITH Teeth
MAN IN JAIL GNAWS THROUGH
TWO HEAVY BEAMS ONLY
TO BE RECAPTURED.

Erfurt, Germany.-The police have
captured man named Schaargchmidt,
who escaped from the Gera Jail three
weeks ago. The manner of his flight
makes one of the most remarkable OF
all OF those told in the romances Of
prison heroes.
Crossing the one window of his cell
within was an oak beam Xxi inches
square. Outside the window was an
other beam nine inches thick. These
were his only bars besides the mas
sive masonry of the building. That is
to say, there were no metal bars be-
tween these wooden barriers.
But the wood, toughened by age,
was enough to make any prisoner
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

II NCLE IKE STEPHENSON, cham.
- pion buttonhole story teller of the
senate, has certainly been treated
shamefully since he came down here
las. winter to take Mr.. Spooner's place
as one of Wisconsin's legislators. He
has the distinction of being the oldest
man in the senate and at the same
time of being one of the wealthiest
and he is used to having his own way
He had no sooner got here last De
cember than he discovered he had
been assigned a committee room over
in the Maltby building, on B street
northwest. This was too far from base
to suit Uncle Ike, so he made a good
sized kick, and finally got himself as
signed to a room on the senate ter.
race away down in the ground.
But great surprise was in store for
Uncle Ike when he returned this De.
Gerber. re had No room at all. His
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
Raccoon Blew Out Lantern.

Chester, N. Y.-James Myers and H.
B. Tuthill were out after coons the
other night and located one in tree
which it was impossible to climb
They fired IS shots without dislodg-
ing the animal, so they fastened a
lighted lantern to the tree six feet
from the ground and went for more
cartridges. On their return they
found that the coon had descended,
blown out the lantern light and es~
caped,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
Woman of Eighty Lived as Man.

Butte, Mont.-The sudden death at
Manhattan of Sammy" Jones, so
years old, disclosed the fact that, in
stead of being man. as everyone in
the vicinity of Manhattan for the last
IS years had thought, Jones was a
the undertaken took charge of the
body. She chewed tobacco and drank
and associated freely with men as a
cook.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
Orjetjnalitv.

The most original modern authors
are not so because they advance what
is new, but simply because they know
how TO put what they have to say as
II it had never been said BEFORE
Goethe
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30
Man,.

Some men not being satisfied with
their naturally ugly faces insist upoH
whistling on the street--Atcl; .sen
Globe
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-30

During courtship life is all pie.
After marriage it is liable to he also
all pi.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
THE PLAY ITSELF WAS GOOD.
That Much, at Least, the Actor Critic
Had to Admit.

John Hare. the English actor, once
wont to see one of BeerbOhm Trees
Infrequent performances of Hamlet
lie would willingly have avoided Tree
for some little time afterward for rea-
sons Obvious to others who, like him,
had seen this least impressive OF this
actors roles.
Hare chivalrously remained In his
box TO the end of the play AS the
curtain descended on each act be had
dreaded the invitation Of his fellow
nlaver to his dressing room, where the
usnal courtesies would have been eX-
pected.
Act by act slipped by without any
word from the stage, and Hare grew
proportionately relieved. As the last
curtain fell. however, and Hare retired
from the box he found 4 messenger AT
the door with "Mr. Trees compliments,
and wouldn't he come home for bite
Of sumner with some friendsf'
At table Hare parted opening after
opening. yet not once did Tree REFER
directly to his Hamlet. Hare on HIS
part dreaded every break In the con-
versatlon would bring. the dreaded top
Ic. After a decent time he drew away
from table to go home. Tree accom-
panied him to the hall to put on his
coat. "Now's my hour thought Hare
Not one word from Tree. They shook
hands on the threshold, and Hare start
ed down the steps in happy RELIEF.
Tree followed him to his carriage
Hare heard him in dread. Still the
topic was avoided. Tree, with cordial
courtesy, opened the door. Hare SIP
ned into the cushions of the carriage
ioyfully. heard the door slam and drew
a deep sigh
But before the horses started Tree
head was in at the window. ana he
said. with blighting suavity;
at least, John, you'll admit its
good play"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
THE GHOST OF THE FUTURE.
Fear of Coming to Want and the Ter
ror of Failure.


The terror of failure and the fear OF
coming to want keep multitudes OF
Deople from obtaining the very things
they desire by sapping their vitality,
bv incapacitating them through worry,
anxiety and fear from the effective,
creative work necessary to give them
success.
Wherever we go this fear ghost, TINS
terror specter, stands between men and
their goal. No person is in position to
do GOOD work while haunted by IT,
There can be no great courage where
there is no confidence or assurance
and half the battle is in the conviction
that we can do what we undertake.
The MAD, always full of doubts
fears. forebodings, Is not in a position
TO do effective, creative work, put IS
perpetually handicapped by this unfor-
tunate attitude.
Nothing will so completely paralyze
the creative power of the mind and
body as dark, gloomy, discouraged
mental attitude No great creative
work can be done by a man who is nor
an optimist.
The human mind cannot accomplish
great work unless the banner OF hope
goes in advance. A man will follow
this banner when money, friends, repu'
tation. everything else has gone.-Suc'
| cess Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
invalids' Rooms In Church.

"An invalids' room is an occasional
feature of the modern church" said an
architect. "a very convenient feature
It is. too. especially for health resorts
These rooms are usually erected on one
side of the pulpit and little above II.
They have little windows through
which the invalid congregation may
look out They have also couches'
rocking chairs, reclining chairs. Thands
TO these rooms, invalids, well wrapped
I'D. may rest comfortably and, secure
from drafts. may listen every Sunday
morning to good music and an edifying
sermon. New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
HINDOO CASTE MARKS.
The Women of India Wear Them on
the Forehead.

fhe Women of India Wear mem OF
the Forehead.
The caste marks worn by women In
India are confined to the forehead ana
are more uniform than those affected
by the men.
The orthodox mark invariably worn
on RELIGIOUS and ceremonial occasions
is small saffron spot in the center OF
the forehead. But the more popular
and fashionable mark is a tiny one
made with gluelike substance, usual
ly let black in color, which is obtained
by frying sage till it gets charred and
then boiling it in water.
Women who have not reached their
twenties are Sometimes partial TO the
use of small tinsel disks, purchasable
in the bazaar at the rate of about
half a dozen for a pie. To attach
these to the skin the commonest ma
terial used is the gum Of the jack fruit
quantities of which will be found stick
ing to a wall or pillar in the house,
ready for immediate use.
In the more orthodox families 1t Is
considered Objectionable that the fore
head of a woman should remain blank
even for a moment, and accordingly 1t
is permanently marked with tattooed
vertical line. The blister takes some
times a fortnight to heal, but the Hin
doc woman, who is nothing if not a
martyr by temperament and training
suffers the pain uncomplainingly-
Madras Mail.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07

A German savant has just discovered
why Pharaoh hardened his heart and
gave the children of Israel such bad
time. 1t is really no wonder that the
haplcss monarch was bad tempered
according to this investigator, for MS
mummy shows that he must have sur
fered from govt, disease which mas
never been known to produce sweet
ness of disposition, and that he must
also have been a martyr to toothache'
all his teeth being in shocking state
Of decay. If only among the children
Of Israel there could have been found
some skilled worker in gold who cou!o
have filed these royal teeth, they
might have been allowed to depart II
peace. The mummy also shows tha'
This ancient ruler, who died l.2OO years
before the Christian era, was stou
and baldheaded.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
Benjamin Franklin.
By j. n. E d c E X i on

r~O improve his style as writer
Benjamin Franklin as boy
read passages from Addison's
Spectator. then two or three
DAYS later tried to reproduce them.
He was careful not to memorize the
language. but only fixed the thought
in his mind, then by comparing his
own language with the original was
enabled to discover the defects in his
style.
To improve his conduct Franklin
made out q list of the cardinal virtues,
then marked down any infraction OF
them during each day. He also adopt
ed early in life a set of simple rules
for his guidance.
In youth Franklin happened to read
Xenophon's description Of the Socrauc
method. and it made lasting impress
sion ON his mind. He decided to drop
the dogmatic way of making state
ments and to follow the plan of the
wise old Athenian. To this habit OF
asking questions and making Sugges-
tive and tentative sta,-mentS rather
than being self assertive and positive
Franklin ascrbed much Of his later
success as writer and diplomat
He ran away from Boston While a
mere STRIPPING, yet before he left he
had read every book on which he could
Law his hands. He even went without
his lunches with the twOfOld object OF
having more time in which to read and
of having more money to spend for
books.
Franklin's first notable success was
with Poor Richards Almanac" the
quaint and wise sayings in which at
tanned immediate and worldwide pop
ularity and were translated into almost
every known tongue.
In Franklin's electrical experiments
especially the famous one with the Kite
he endangered his life, yet so intent
was he on discovering the truth thai
he seemed utterly Indifferent to per
sOnal peril.
Franklin's moral courage was shown
nowhere more than in his treatment OF
his illegltimate son, William. lie toOF
the boy to live in his own home an(
introduced him everywhere as his son
both in America and Europe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
CIRCUS RIDERS.
They Were Kings Of the Show In the
Old One Ring Days.

OId One nlHO DayS'
Riders at one time were the chief at
traction of the circus and were billed
as we now bill our death denying
deeds" In the old one ring days the
whole performance was practically dl-
yided between the rider and the clown.
When the rider was not riding the
clown had the ring all TO himself, even
the band ceasing to play until the
clown sang or got off his jokes, after
which the rider resumed the perform
ance. All riders in those days were
champions in the show printing, writes
Tody Hamilton in the Washington
Star.
When the late James A. Bailey made
his tour of Australia he had jim Robin
son. the great rider, at $500 a week.
payable in gold. The Snowman became
sick of his bargain and tried t9 scare
Robinson ont of it 10y dwelling%n the
unbealthfulness of the climate. lie
told Robinson that it was very risky;
that few people could stand 1t. But
Robinson was wise and wouldn't scare
and insisted on the terms of the con
tract.
II used to make Bailey turn cold TO
approach Robinson on the long voy-
age every week and hand the champion
$500 in gold coin the same as If the
rider were at work. but jim held Bailey
to his contract. No rider before OF
since has ever received such a salary.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
Sx1HOMAS JEFFERSON, while the

sxzHOMAS JEFFERSON, while the
great Democrat of his era. was
of rather arstocratic parentage
u and had the advantage of lib
eral education. He was peculiarly
considering his time and SURROUNDINGS
Of the type of the scholar in politics.
That he should have been this and yet
the foremost American radical Of his
day marks him as an odd combination
in our history. The turning point III
his career was his appointment to draft
the Declaration of Independence ms
came about from double cause-Jei-
Persons reputation as a writer of pollt-
zeal documents and the Jealousy feit
by certain members of congress toWar
Richard Henry Lee, who had ihtro-
duced the independence resolution.
Volumes have been written TO diSproVe
Jefferson's authorship of the Declara-
ton. and widespread belief has per-
sisted even to the present that most
of il. if not ALL was really written by
Thomas Paine However that may
have been, the fact that Jefferson was
appointed TO prepare the document the
consequent inference that it was DIS
work and the reputation resultant
therefrom operated powerfully to make
him a political leader. In addition 10
this, the unquestiOned products OF ms
pen. breathing the spirit of advanced
democracy and the doctrines OF the
French revolution, tended to place nm
at the head of the growing democratic
sentiment in this country
Jefferson's greatest power was ms
optimistic faith in the people. lie
trusted them. and they returned the
commitment. Herein is to be found
the secret of his success. He was not
sneaker. He belonged to the school
of the idealiSts rather than TO thAt Oh
the practical politicians. He inclined
to he n freethinker in religion All
These things were handicaps rather
than helps toward popularity. II was
JeffersOns persistent advocacy OF Tue
rights of the people and his imphci'
trust in their Judgment THAI made MN
so strong with the masses. 1t was thlS
that made him the most commanding
figure at the beginning OF the nihe
teenth century and an influential rae
for from that day TO the present.
In person Mr.. Jefferson was tall an'
bony with light eyes, ruddy complex
Ion and red hair.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
FIXED THE PIANO.
an Unmusical Variation In Ono CT
Cottschalk's Concerts.

On Unmuslcal variation IN Onc ~
cottschalk's Concerts.
Gottschalll, the pianist, was noiea
for his enormous physical strength NJ
most as much as for his brillance as
pianist On one occasion he gave
practical Illustration of his streng'l
which. while it did not display his d.
position In the most amiable light. I'M
doubtedly afforded him much satisfac-
tlon.
He was in concert playing ON Il piano
that was built on new model, one OF
the peculiarities of which was that the
In of the keyboard cover projected Iar-
ther over the keys than in most pianos
when the instrument was open Tor
plaving Gottschalk, who was accus-
TONED TO throw up his hand to con-
siderable height during the perform
ance of brilliant passages and was un-
used TO this new form of Keyboard,
constantly hit his knuckles against the
projecting lip.
This repeated rappng of his knuckles
at last began to have an IRRITATING Ell
feet on him. as the audience could
plainly see Suddenly after partic-
ularly hard rap he stopped short in the
middle of his selection, wrenched the
attending cover out of the instrument
by main force and hurled 1t across the
platform with great violence. Then
with smile Of the greatest satisfac-
ton. he rcscated himself at the piano
and continued his playing. - Chicago
| Record-Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
Tonk Kindly to the Water.

They tell this story Of the experience
of two Maine boys in trying to catch
a woodchuck:
They had tried quite a number or
times to capture the animal, but I'M
successfully. At last they decided TO
drown him out; so, procuring -FOUR
nails. each took two. and they carried
water for two solid hours and poured
II into the hole in the ground in which
the said chuck had taken up his abode.
Getting tired. they sat down. After
about half an hour the woodchuck
cautiously left the hole and deliberate
IL walked down to the brook and took
a long drink of water and then scooted'
much to the disgust Of. the two boys.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07

In paleozoic times it was the earth
itself. not the sun. to which plant ana
animal primarily stood beholden FOR
existence This gives us a most III
structive glimpse into one planetologlc
process. To the planets own Internal
heat is due the chief fostering Of the
beginnings Of life upon its surface.
Thus planet is capable of at least
beginning to develop organisms WITH
ont more than a modicum of help from
the central sun. We talk of the sun
as the source of life. and so it Is today
in tho sense of being its sustainer, but
the real source was the earth ltsel'
which also raised it through its baby
hood.-Professor LOwell's The Evolu'
tion of Life" in Century Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07

It is probably the general impression
that nosters and handbills are modern
inventions. but it has been discovered
that the ancient Romans practiced TINS
method of advertising. In digging al
Uerculaneum there was brought tC
LIGHT a pillar covered with Bills one Oh
ton of another. The paste used to STICK
them was made Of gum arabic. Inc
bills. when separated and examined
were found to be programmes and an
nouncements of public meetings ana
aven election proclamatiOns.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
BRITISH CONS0LS.
orioin and History Ct This Feature OF
English Securities.

Enolish Securities.
Almost all the debt of England con-
s,sts of the funded debt, so called, ana
the greater part of this is made up OF
"consols." which is an abbreviauon Oh
consolidated stocks" of which we
read every day in the papers, ana Tue
nrice of consols is the financial pulse
of England.
Consols were created in 1862 by stat
ute % of George H.. chapter "a. But
40 scrap of paper ever represented
,onsol until. to facilitate commerce, III
1870 a statute was passed allowing the
government to issue certificates to rep
resent them. The property that all the
worlu asked the price of every day was
unrepresented by any monetary securi-
ties until 1870 and even now very rev
certificates have been issued.
Now. this is n consol, and this is its
history: Originally some one had loan
oil the government 600, and the gov
eminent had caused his name to be en-
rolled on its books as a creditor, from
whom it had received that amount
and to whom some day 1t might, II IL
chose. repay it. 1t need never do So
but until it did it must pay him an an
nifty of f3-that is. he received 3 per
cent on his money as long as the gov
eminent chose to keep it, but the gov
eminent could pay it back at any
time it chose to do so. This creditor
then owned Il consol-that is, he owned
such debt from the government as
Just described.
If no wished to transfer what rights
he habitat is, his 3 per cent per an
uum-and the right to his tlOO wheh
if ever. the government chose to return
II he could 20 to the Bank of England
with his transferee and receive th'
purchase prize from him, and the stoci
would be transferred to the man pay
ing the consideration, and that man
name would be placed on the govern
ment's book in the place Of the Tor
mer owner. and thereafter the trans
fierce would receive the f3 year ant
the 100. if it was ever paid back. Bu
no paper passed except the receipt 10
the purchase money which was glvel
by the buyer and which the bank Oil
cial checked with red mark.
These receipts were not certlncate
of ownership and were seldom pre-
served. never except for purposes o
Identification when the new owne
went to draw his first dividend. Afte
that they were destroyed. 1t is true l
old times the owner of a consol wa
given a tally. which was nothing but
block of wood with notches on 1t spl
in two so that portion of each note
should be on each half, and the go'
eminent kept one half and the ownt
of the stock the other.
These showed the state of the al
count between the government and Il
creditor. but this was an antiQuate
system of keeping accounts, brougl
down from the days when writing W.
little known, and at last they WEI
abolished by act of parliament al
burned. There were so many OF the
that when they were thrown into II
furnaces these became superheate
and the parliament houses burn'
down. which perhaps served the a
thorities right for keeping the AM
o,,o+od cvcfam SO long
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-03-07
Measuring a Spirit.

A man of st. Joseph, Mo-. relates d
story in connection with a spirltualistlc
meeting once held in that town. A
man named Daniel Miller, who was
some six feet seven inches In height
had died recently.
The spirit of Daniel was called LOT
bv some one at the seance mentioned.
When it had appeared and announced
its readiness to reply to any question
some one asked:
"Are you in heaven"
Eyes" came from the shade Oh Dan
TEL
"Are you an angel, Dan"
Eyes" .
At this juncture the questionel
paused. having apparently exhausted
his fund of questions. But 10 tn'
amusement of all. he suddenly addeu
and what do you measure from tip t
Tin DanT-St. Louis Republic