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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
YOU ARE RICH.
Are you in good health, and have you
a family to support?

Are you in good health, and have you
a family to support?
Then you are rich.
Health Is wealth. 1t is more than
capital more than labor 1t is both
combined. 1t is ability to do, oppor'
tunity to earn, chance to win. With
health the poorest man is rich; without
it the richest man is poor.
The chief trouble with most Of US is
this: We do not realize our riches. We
do not know how to inventory the best
things of life. In our Invoice we put
down some things-as money, for In
stance-too high and others-as health,
for instance-at too low price.
We repeat. if you are healthy, strong,
you are we'll to do. and if in addition
you have a family dependent upon
your efforts you are rich.
At the first thought you might be dis
posed to put your family down in your
invoice as an incumbrance, a liability
instead Of an asset Man alive, there's
where you make your mistake!
Did you ever see an oriental woman
carrying a jug Of water on her head!
What poise and gracefulness! The
burden she bears does that and like
wise your burden should only serve to
give you poise and strength.
But, besides
You need, all Of us need, an incentive
something to live for-an inducement.
The man without the family burden
may rejoice in his liberty for a time
but the day will come when the vanity
Of such liberty will appear There will
be no stern necessity upon him, no
heart compelling force. He will have
no divine call to do and suffer AS the
years shall multiply the emptiness of
life will appall him.
But you-you have given hostages to
fate. You have inducement. Your
heartstrlngs are steady because they
are harnessed to your loved onesl You
have something to live for, work for,
die for. Look into the answering face
of your wife, your child. Is it not so?
You are rich.
Sometimes the way may be dark and
rock strewn upward. If there Is joy
there are also fear and anxiety. There
must be a rooftree for wife and babies
and food and raiment and something
over for gentle living. And the cost of
bare necessities is large. And some
people seem to get on better than you.
But-do they get the best out of life?
That's the touchstone.
Can't you see? You are rich.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
Heart to Heart
Talks.
THE STORY OF OWEN KILDARE.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1908, by Edwin A. Nye.

Young man:
If you think you have not had fair
chance in life, read this brief sketch OF
the rise of owen Kildare Of New York
city.
Think Of it! This young man at thir-
ty years Of age was unable to read or
write. Today he supports himself by
writing.
Kildare was a member of q tough
Bowery gang. He was rough, uncouth'
ignorant He had been orphaned at
the age of seven years and cast into
the streets. Living the precarious life
of bootblack and newsboy he slept
in doorways, areas, in barrels. He had
but one ambition. He dearly loved a
fight and wanted to be a prize tighter.
For several years he made his living
as a saloon bouncer.
Can any good come out of the Bow
cry?
Yes. At thirty years Of age Kildare
came into contact with a gentle girl
who was q schoolteacher-a sweet, AZ
fectionate, wise young woman, pure as
a pearl. The association changed the
whole current of his life. The young
woman helped Kildare to the rudi-
ments of an education. AS he studied
his ideals Of life were changed. He
had hard struggle to let go Of the Old
wild ways. Finally he got employment
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newspaper. He studied every spare
moment.
One could we'll wish in reading the
story Of Owen Kildare that he might
have married his Mamie Rose, the girl
with whom he fell in love and who
wrought so great a change in him.
But fate was unkind-or was 1t I'M
kind?-and his idol died.
To make a long story short, Owen
Kildare began to write stories, submit
ting them to the editor Of the newspa-
per where he worked for criticism. He
persevered until his sketches possessed
value. They were heart to heart sto-
ries from real life.
Owen Kildare is now well known in
journalistic circles. In newspaper par
lance. his stories Of slum life are es-
teemed good stuff" He has also writ
ten several books with good success.
Mamie Rose" the story Of his reSur-
rection from the depths. made a hit.
Young man:
Fate Is feminine She is also capri
cious. If you are afraid Of her. you
would better not WOO her. She will
turn you down.
But
If you will look her boldly in the
face and smile at her, she will smile
back at you and shower her gifts upon
you. She is looking for master.
Owen Kildare had nothing on earth
to recommend him to his jealous mis-
tress excepting his brave soul, his in
trepid will. That was enough.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
The MMaka SURE Moxemant.

An engraved circular bearing on the
outside a reproduction Of Buried
Alive" one Of the show pieces in the
Brussels gallery, is being circulated by
a group of men and women in New
York with the view to arousing senti-
ment against premature burial. 1--WE
do not ask you to join society,"" they
cay, land want no money contribution.
We ask you simply to take precaution
In time against a dreadful possibility
1t will cost you nothing to ask those
with whom you will have your last
words to make sure that you are dead
before they consign your body to the
earth, and you may be spared-need
We tell you what7"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
d Delicious Custard.

The recipe for this delicate dessert
has been handed down in my family
for many generations: Into each indi-
vidual custard cup put the yolk of one
egg, add one heaping teaspoonful Of
sugar, two gratings of nutmeg and five
tablespOonfuls Of sweet milk. Incorpo-
rate thoroughly and set the cups in a
pan of hot water. Bake in a moderate
oven until firm. When cool. cover with
meringue, using the whites of the
eggs for this purpose, and allow one
tablespoonful Of powdered sugar to the
white of each egg. Through the very
tiptOp of each snowy mound drop a
teaspoonful of orange marmalade.-De-
lineatOr
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
HIS SERVICES.
What Became Of All the Bills He In
troduced In Congress.


troduced In Congress.
eyes. my fellow citizens" said the
polltical candidate. 'if you have paid
anv attention to the work Of congress
Won Will have noticed that during the
past session l introduced twenty-five
bills. each of which was intended to
benefit this community. stand before
you today with the proud conscious
ness of having served you faithfully
and to the best of my ability. Those
twenty-five bills would, If they had
been passed. have made this one of the
most favored districts on Gods green
earth, and
ooh" yelled q man In the gallery,
1--WE know you introduced 'em, all right,
but what happened to 'em after thatT'
Gentlemen, appeal to your sense
of honor. Do you consider 1t fair that
I should be interrupted in this man
ner? Is it right that should"-
"There amt no harm in answerin
the question, is thereY asked another
of the statesman's hearers.
well. sir, | will tell you what be
came Of those bills, my fellow citizens
Every one Of them was printed in the
Congressional Record, where. If you
will look over the files. you may find
them today. But to revert to the seed
question. gentlemen, l do not hesitate
70 nrOunica that No man living in this
the most splendid district in our grand
old state, shall appeal to me in vain II
you shall deem it best to send me bach
to Washington, where l have served
you with such signal abillty."-ChicagC
Record Herald
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
SUNSET AT GUAYAQUlL.
There Is No Twilight, No Interval BE-
tween Daylight and Dark.

tween Daylight and park'
The DAYS and nights at Guayaquil
are of equal length. The sun KNOCKS
of promptly at @ o'clock in the even
ing and gets up at 6 in the morning
with equal regularity the whole year
around. There is no twilight no
cleaning. no interval whatever be-
tween daylight and dark-only Dill
liant illumination, the sudden dlsap-
pearance of a red ball into a blue
ocean. a spread of flame color over all
the western sky for few minutes ana
a purple haze in the east.
Then the surface of the ocean, ike
the heavens, is lighted with millions OF
strange and shifting stars, for the wa
ter is so impregnated with phosphor-
lis that each tiny wave is tipped
with light, and the foam that follows
In the wake of the vessel is often ike
stream of fire. Sometimes you can
see porpoises swimming along the bow
of the vessel livld with phosphorescent
light and followed by a streak OF
sparks like comets tail.
The Southern Cross, with the right
arm tipped out at proper angle, lies
straight ahead in the midst of myrlads
Of unknown worlds that look strange
to those accustomed to the northern
consultations. Under the left arm Is O
large black spot In the heavens, bright
ened by only a single modest star
which the sailors call "the devils din
ner bag" Over the stern of the vesse
in the early evening you can plainly
distinguish the familiar constellation
of the Great Bear, but it goes to bed
with the children.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
BLACK FOREST CUSTOMS.
Youngest Son Inherits Property and
Cares For the Old Folks.


Cares For the Old Folks.
The peasant farms of the Black for
est are handed down from father to
son in a direct line, often dating back
400 years, says Antiquary.
There Is no division as in France.
All falls to the heir, only here it is not
the eldest, but the youngest son, who
inherits. 1t is rare that bur peas-
anti dies as reignlng head. When be
gets on in years he abdicates in or
der to end his days in the leibgedinge-
haus dover house,, which stands be-
side each hof (steading).
+ That he does so in favor of his
youngest son is very sensible. Were
1t the elder he would have no peace,
for as soon as he married he would try
to induce his parents to retire just al
an age when power is sweetest and
\ best exercised. For this reason the
practical farmers Of bygone genera
lions decided to hand over the success
sion to the youngest, since when BenJa'
min is a full grown man father Jacob
is old and glad to rest.
This law of inheritance goes by the
: name of vortel. Should the heir OF his
= own free will desire to resign in favor
of his elder brother the latter musl
buy the property from him. In such q
case the younger may be termed
kind Of Esau.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
WHEN FASTING IS FATAL.
Loss of Weight Below Certain Point
Brings Dexth.

Brings DeEh.
During a long fast the daily loss OF
weight becomes gradually less and less.
Death comes when the total loss has
reached certain percentage, which
percentage varies with the original
weight. Fat animals may lose half
their weight, thinner ones perhaps two
fifths.
A man or woman Of rather spare
habit. weighing 149 pounds, could,
therefore, lose about flfty-five pounds
before succumbing. Heart action, res
plration and blood pressure remain I'M
altered during starvation, but the tenn
perature of the body falls nearly de-
gree in most cases. The secretion of
gastric Juice ceases, but saliva and bile
are still formed. The duration or life
depends upon the extent and activity
Of the physiological processes.
Children die after a fast of from
three to five days, during which they
have lost quarter of their weight
Healthy adults, however, have tasted
sixty days when water has been taken
4 German physician notes the case
of woman, aged fOrty-seven, who
died after a fast of forty-three days,
during which she drank water freely
Her weight which was 143 pounds a
wear before her death, was reduced tc
ninety pounds. 1t was a case OF
suicidal melancholia, and the woman
patiently carried out her horrible un'
dertaking so quietly as to scarcely at
tract the notice of her family and died
at last calmly and peacefully without
complaint or apparent evidence of suf'
fAripU
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
Her Sweet ReNenne.

Difficult subjects require careful
handling, and for this reason q room
clerk at a woman's hotel must have
special qualifications. One of the many
applicants to approach clerk of this
class was young, prepossessing WON
an, who, few days ago, walked to the
desk and hesitatingly asked if a room
could be had at q moderate price
would you like room at a dollar and
a half a day." With a startled looh
she replied, Il want one at SO a week.
1--WE have rooms at that price, but none
vacant. You can see that the office is
full of guests, and it is not probable
that we shall have such a room as you
desire until one of our guests dies-oi
gets married" Sweeping the Office
with her eyes, the young woman re.
piled sweetly, ooh, then. 1t is hope.
lessw-New York Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30

The tortoise is not an animal one
would naturally fix upon as likely to
be afraid of rain, but 1t is singularly So.
Twenty-fOur hours or more before rain
falls the Galapagos tortoise makes for
some convenient shelter. On bright,
clear morning when not cloud Is to
be seen the denizens Of tortoise farm
on the African coast may sometimes
be seen heading for the nearest over
hanging rocks. When that happens
the proprietor knows that rain will
come down during the day, and, as a
rule. it comes down in torrents. The
sign never fails. This presensation, or
whatever you may call it, which exists
in many birds and beasts, may be ex-
planned partly from the increasing
weight of the atmosphere when rain is
forming, partly by habits Of living and
partly from the need of moisture,
which is shared by all.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
MoscoW's Beqqars.

OF the beggars so characteristic Of
Russia's ancient capital writer says:
"The old city Of Moscow could not
easily be ASSOCIATED from the $4,000
beggars who haunt its streets. The
city belongs to them. If the city rats
own the drains, they own the streets.
They are part of the city; they are in
perfect harmony with it. Take away
the beggars and you destroy something
vital Some are so old and weather
battered that they make the Kremlin
itself look older, and of those who lie
at the monastery doors some are so
fearfully pitiable in their decrepitude
that they lend power to the churches
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
Birds That Fiuht EaqIes.

In Foula, one Of the Shetland is
lands, the natives make business OF
rearing skau gulls in order to rid the
island of the eagles that cOngregate
there and commit many depredations.
The magnificent red sandstone ellis
that skirt the northwestern coast be-
came a favorite haunt of the eagles,
and in this inaccessible spot they in
creased so rapidly that they became a
terror to the farmers and fishermen
who dwell on this isolated spot. The
skau gulls are also strong and fierce
and the inveterate foes Of the eagle.
In battle the gulls are nearly always
victorious, and so the inhabitants OF
FOula hit upon the novel plan OF feed
ing and caring for the skau gulls,
which, though formidable to their
feathered enemies, are very peaceful
and docile when brought in contact
with man.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
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The Ticket That Came Back.

A prominent railway man tells Of q
railway ticket that took sudden jour
ney on its own account. 1t appears
that as a northbound train on the Colo
RADIO and Southern road passed one of
the stations a passenger In a forward
car raised a window, and in an in
slant his ticket was blown from his
hands. The passenger naturally gave
It up for lost and was much surprised
when the baggagemaster handed it to
him a little while later. 1t appears
that when the ticket flew through the
window a southbound train was pass
Ing. The suction of that train, which
was moving at rapid rate, drew the
ticket along with it, and as it passed
the rear end of the northbound train 1t
blew into the door of the smoking car.
There it was found by the baggage
master.-Minneapolis Journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
Out of a Job.

Minister Is your father working
now, Johnny? Small Johnny-No, sir.
Minister-Why, only last week he told
me he had a Job. Small Johnny-Yes,
sir. But the man he was working
died.-Chlcago News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30
Notice to Creditors

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Accomack G. h., Va,
May 81, l9OS.J
To the creditors Edmond Drum
mond and Littleton D. Wharton, (col-
ored,) deceased, and all others con-
cerned: You are hereby notified that,
at the request of the personal repre-
sentatives of the said decedenst, l have
appointed the oath day of June
next, at my said Office, for
receiving proof of all debts and de-
mands against the said decedents or
their estates; at which time and place
you are required to attend and prove
your claims.
Given under my hand the day and
year first above written.
SAM'L. T. ROSS,
Commissioner of Accounts.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-30

Against Gods wrath no castle IN
thunder proof.-Spanish Proverb.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-18
Nlngnru,s Ten Years, Work.

When the floodgates of the power
tunnels at Niagara We're shut down
Sunday and the waters were allowed
Sreedom to plunge over the falls,
careful observation detected no change
in the cataract, Readings. taken at
various points on the river, showed Il
maNimum increase in water OF but
one-tenth of an INCH Exact measure
,ments and observations by United
States engineers showed that there
had been no apparent change in the
falls during the ten yearsii in which
the power plants had been in opera.
tion, nor In fact, during the past
forty years. a comparison of data
will be made to determine the exact
effect Of the diversion OF water for
power purposes, and an absolute basis
OF fact will then be available TO SUBJ
stltlte TOR mere theory IN regulation
OF water taken for power, a maSi-
mum OF utility with preservation Of
all the beauty and grandeur of the
falls may be posslble.--Boston Herald,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-18
nuMoRs or THE SHOW.
Tragedy May MingIe in the Roosevelt

Farce.
There is decidedly comic side to
the Republican situation which affords
some relief to the gravity of the 9TH
ers. The calmly dominant fashion in
which Mr.. Roosevelt appoints mis- heir
and successor and the apparently meek
acquiescence of his hcwtldered party
have a touch of burlesquc in them
which the nation would once have
been quick TO perceive. Neither Is
candidate Taft cast for an altogether
serious part. The spectacle OF a gen
tleman with no perceptible will Of his
own proposing to sway the destinics
Of the greatest government in the
world suggests the idea that those
dcstinies will be remarkably uncertaiil
during Mr.. Taft's term of Office. Tie
manipulating the wires Of Mr. Taft
and his associates intends to govern
by absent treatment for at least n por-
ton of the next four years Is also re-
markable. The absolute confidence
with which the Roosevelt.Taft combi
nation Is tempting the gods who de.
light in bringing such pride to de-
struction savors OF traGi-comedy. The
disappointment may not be Immediate;
but 1t is certain to come.
The talk about what Mr.. Taft will
do after he is nominated is also
tempting Of fate, although the hon
orable gentleman himself is probably
responsible for very little OF IL. The
alleged plan for pilgrimages of the
faithful to his 'front.' porch in Cincin-
natl. a la Mckinley. has unfortuna tely
broken down. In the first place 1T is
stated that the secretary has no front
porch, and in the second. free passes
have been abolished since the days OF
Canton visitation. The former de-
defect in tfN. program might be RENE
died, but the latter Is beyond surgery.
Enthusiasm that pays its own way is
sinsularly scarce.-Bridgeport Tclo-
gram.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-18
Amenities in Mississippi.

That noted cornfeld doctor now
practicing his profession twcnty-threa
miles from Grenada, DIR. Henry Noel.
has been selected as physician in
charge of the Agricultural and Me-
cranical College at Starkvllc. or
course, his relationship to our excuse
of Il chief executive had nothing TO do
with his selection. as special fitness
is the supreme test" in filing all po-
sitions from Governor Noel view
point.-Clarksdalc Register.
Governor e. l.. Noel has succeeded
~ landing his brother into fat and
easy place as physician at the .Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College. DR..
Noel formerly lived in this county at
Torrance and at times when he was
free from the influence of whiskey
was clever gentleman: but all who
knew him. and even those who met
him casually, could see in him just
about as fit subject for a physician
as an Egyptian mummy would be for
a music teacher. DR.. r.. r. Fox, OF
this CITY,. was ousted to make room
for Dr. Noel. Ye gods and little
nshes The comparison between DR..
Fox and DR.. Noel is as between q
mastodon and mouse. 1t would pos
itively have been more commendable
In Governor Noel and his friends to
have taken up public subscription
annually for tho support OF DR.. Noel
rather than innict the student body
with his services at the Agricultural
and Mechanical Collose.-North Mis-
sissippi Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-18
Confederate Capitol of Missouri.

The old< Masonic hall at Neosho,
Newton county, has been itly termed
THE Confederate Capitol OF Missouri"
It was there that Governor G. L. Jack.
son convened small fraction of the
Twenty first General Assembly. ten
membcrs OF the Senate and thirty
nine Of the House, in special session
October 81, 1861. and passed an act
OF secession and annexation. detach-
ing Missouri from the United States
and making it a State of the Confed-
eracy. The only dissenting votes to
this act were Senator Charles Fl. IIar-
din, representing the counties OF
Boone and Galloway. and Representa-
tive Isaac n. Shambaugh. of DeKalh
county. The proceedings Of the Sem
ate, of which John II. Crisp was sec
rotary. were captured in Alabama. by
the Forty-ninth Missouri Volunteers
and sent to the State Capitol at JEFF
ferson City. They wero printed in
1866 by the State under the title,
"Journal OF the Senate. extra session
OF the Rebel Legislature called to-
gether by a proclamation Of G. r.
Jackson, begun and held at Neosho.
Newton county, Mo-, on the 21st Of
October, 1861" The journal OF the
House never has been found.-Kansas
City Star.