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MRS. ANDREW JOHNSON.
rh. ife In Washington Was Not
Happy Time For Her.

>rrs Johnson was so much OF an III
,,orid that outside Of intimate famly
friends very few knew her. she APP
neared only twice in public during nel
hushond's administration. Still, her III
auonce was strong one, and II was
ovorted in the direction OF toieration
and qeutleness. A slight movement %
hor hands a touch ON her husDahus
ar,n ~ Now. Andrew" made 1t easy
70 sec that the woman who had neipeu
him through his struggling youth anu
,,,von her health to his service, VINO
bod tauoht him to write and had reau
70 him through long winter evenings
IN the little tailor shop that his acu'e
mind might be fed while he was prac-
tIcing his trade still held her place III
his life. She was a sweet faced "o'
man who showed traces OF peauy
+brouoh the sharpened lines caused py
tho old fashioned consumption when
was wearing her out. Her face was
NOT unlike that Of the late MIS-. NC
Ly;nlov The death of her eldest son
was a blow from which she never
f,uv recovered. The life In Wasnlng-
ron was not happy time for her. snc
told mo herself that she was far more
content when her husband was an III
dustrious young tailor. - William H.
Crook in Century.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
Z ennthY LINEAGE.

In "Teayes From the Notebooks OF
LADY Dorothy Nevill," edited by Lady
Dorothy's son, Ralph Neyill, there Is
IN amusing story of an old peer whose
considerable family pride was agree
ably tempered with humor. -,
one day he was surprised to De toiu
nv his sister that she had consslved
oreat affection for well known al
though eccentric man of science VINO,
although generally esteemed was o'
very humble Semitic origin.
Not quite determined as to Wna'
course of action he should take he
sent for the prospective bridegroom
with the intention Of talking matters
over. After some conversation he said;
"And now, sir, I should like TO kho"
something about your family"
81 think" replied the other "that /.
will he sufficient to say that l am OF
thc descent of the illustrious blood oil
Abraham. Isaac and Jacob"
ooh" said the peer, "of course oul
family has nothing to compare VIII
that If my sister really likes you
you had better take her."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
Mnhar pasha and the Pipes.

soon after the occupation of caro-
nv the British troops the late Nupar
Pasha took a prodigious fancy TO tne
music of the Black Watch ana nau .no
idea of having a servant taught tne
use of the bagpipes. Nubar dispatcneu
French friend, who spoke English
very we'll, to interview a piper Oh 'ne
subject. :, ,,,,obt
Donald replied: "Weel, he micn,
,oarn or he micht no. Bit, let me tel
ve If needs wind an mickle streng'h
tae All the bags O. the pipes an Keep
bIowin' Sac if yin o thae Egyptian
cbons took the job on he'd need tae DC
bandaged a. ow're like yin o thae aula
mummies, or maybe he'd purse niNi
sell" ou.od 20
This conversation was reporteu 70
Nubar who took the piper's reinarAs
seriously. SO he gave up the laea u
having a skirler attached to his house
hold as the use of the bagplpes was
attended with the prospect OF sucn
danger to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| Gazette.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
c0RKS HAVE DISEASES.
Caused by a Small Worm Which spo"'
the Flavor of the Best Wines.

the Flavor of the Best Wines.
.oTo the average person a cork Is
cork" said a well known restaurant
man the other day. "But smell tms
cordial. Would you believe itT Ana
he held up bottle supposed 10 haNe
the bouauet of cherries all the way
from the blossom to the pit. The odor
was musty and altogether unpleasant
IN fact il was decidedly bad. He con-
tinued: Co.
"Now. the man paying 20 cents ZOE
his tiny glass Of cordial after diiiner
&c entitled to have it free from imper-
fections If he bought a bottle OF
wine with that favor, he would say
the wine was bad, for ninety men out
Of hundred know nothing ABOUT pau
corlls He would want another pottie
of wine or his money refunded ana he
would be right &, +ha
"The defect Is in a tiny worm III tile
cork that is often invisible 10 tne lnan
cutting corl<s and sometimes cannot 10
seen after the cork is drawn a GUS
TONER will taste the wine ana say
Rad wine You explain about ,ne
corl, and he will say: 1mpossiDle.
THAT was a beautiful cork-beautllui. i.
And vet we know that the contents OIL OIL
| fine bottle never could have that na'or
under other conditions.
81 tell you there are millions Oh ooi- ~
S..o,+iro FOR the man who can In
vent perfect cork that will stand .ns '
test of years for favor and preservin. ~.
qualities. If it could be proved tha'
his invention was perfect, he woulo
make millions in a month."-New VOTE
: | Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
No Satisfaction.

The Editor-Eh, what's wrong! -.
The Correspondent-In that letter OIL
mine that you printed this morning
several gross errors were permitted TO
appear. Look at this. l wrote NJ NJ
body has any desire to lmpeach lne %
rugged quality Of Mr.. Sklmmernoln y !,
honesty" and you turned honesty
into hosiery" Look at it!
81 see it, And what's more, see
nothing wrong about 1t. Anything
elseY
Eyes. here's another. This is what l
,,,ro+o. NIr Skimmerhorns ripe expert
ence and his respect for honor must
not be forgotten And you speak here
of his .tripe experience and his re
spect for Homer ,o.,
Eyes. that's so. And they're botl
highly commendable virtues. COCO
morning. sir."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
Denth of Cyclones.

From the study of clouds an oilclal
of the United States weather bureau
conclndes that ordinary cyclones
which traverse our country from west west
to east are not more than two or three
miles in depth, although their diameter
IS many hundreds of miles. In otner timer
words their motion does not attect 'ne
INNER regions of the atmosphere IN
the case Of hurricanes this autnorl'!
finds that the depth is greater amount
ING to as much as five or six mlles. e,'.
But higher currents blow direcIiy
across the cyclonlc and anticycionic
areas which produce storms ana Ia"
weather at the surface of the ear'n'-
Chicago Inter Ocean. ..-.--
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
LAST OF THE PASCAGOULAS.
An Indian Legend From the Shores OF
the Gulf Of Mexico.


An Indian legend Of the PascagoulaS
IS told by the fishermen and oyster
men down on the shores of the gulr
of Mexico.
A point reaches out into the gun
naor the mouth of the Pascagoula riy-
or. The pine trees on it come almost
to the waters edge, and between hes
n strip Of white sand; across marsh,
n border of light green sWaylng anu
rustllng grasses and beyoA a gray
cvnress swamp the hanging moss OF
the trees swaying in the wind. To the
eouth the blue waters Of the gun
stretch away, with little waves lap
ming on the chalk white clam shehs
Of the shore. IT,
There in the evening during the
short twilight one hears soft music as
If If were the notes Of a violin, lnslsI-
ent changing, sweet 1t is the song OF
the PascagOulas.
Long years before the Pascagoula
Indians had lived upon this point Inc
white men. the Spanlards, came IN
numbers, and with them the hostile
warriors Of other tribes, to make war
and TO drive the Pascagoulas out OF the
country. Coming from the inland, the
onomv took away all chance Of hght
and hedged them in on the point. Inc
Pascagoulas fought for days ana
NIGHTS in the dark pine woods against
outnumbering foes. Then they saw
that all was useless, that they could
not overcome, and starvation stared
them in the face.
The Pascagoulas called a council oi
the tribe and talked long together IL
give themselves up meant lives o
slavery or death, and to fight to th'
last man was to leave the women an'
children to the mercy of the Whiu
, men and their allies.
The next morning the Pascagoula
nnt on all their paint and trapping
and burned their wlgwams. The men
women and children slowly. dellDei
ately. unhlnchingly backed step D.
step into the water behind them, sins
inc Not one faltered. They died VIII
theIr faces toward their enemies
y brave and free, and now in the ever
ing when the wind blows over tn
:, marshes the pines and grasses SIN
the song of the Pascagoulas.-Ne'
=, York Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
Tho Hurry Fad.

"Mr. Cleveland" said Princeton
locturer. "had little sympathy with the
rush and hurry that the American
business man so complacently affects
no sympathy with train and boat dlc-
tation. with the lunch table telephone
tbc letter photograph and the other
bluffs.
".Don't rush So Mr.. Cleveland once
said to me. Lightning might 40 d
croot deal more if it wasn't always In
such an awful hurry .'"-Washing'on
Star
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
Strictly a home institution.
We Pay Interest ON 11Hn1e
Real Estate al Private Sale.

No NV bouse and lot in Onley,
one hundred it. front, three
hundred back, with good eight
room dwelling and necessary
outbuildings. o,
No. 1.-Two acres of land i'll Onley.
within two hundred yards Oh
r. r. Station. =,
No. 3-Fifteen acres of land on ran
road between Onley and Tas-
lev Stations with two room
No Farm on Church road, con-
~ tanning 52 acres, with two
room dwelling with necessary
outbuildings This farm is III
GOOD state of cultivation, one
mile from Onley or Tasley
Stations.
No. 5-Thirty nine acres OF Iand, one @
mile from Onley, about hyt
acres of cleared, balance IL
timber. re.
No e-Five shares of Eastern Life
we Assurance Company of Nlr
ginia, Inc, and five shares o.
Farmers and Merchants Nat
Rank of Onley, seven shares
Peninsula Fair Association
Tasley, Va.
WIN sell all or any part. II inter
| octed write me at ONLE4, VA.
. q RK
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
Not Very Funny.

81 did my best to be entertaining
said the young man in voice OF so'-
row.
"Did you succeedY ,,o,s
"Tm afraid not l recited hanilet
soliloquy. She looked at me rePro"on
fully for several seconds and then ,,., e1,
oIoimod 81 don't think that's very
funnvw-London Telegraph.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
THE LAND OF WORSHIP.
The East Believes Too Utterly to care
if Others Disbeleve.


Prayer peryades the east. Far OH
across the sands when one is travel
ing in the desert one sees thm mill
arets rising toward the sky. a desert
city is there 1t signals its presence
by this mute appeal to Allah. Ana
whore there are no minarets In the
great wastes of the dunes, in the eter-
nal silence. the lifelessness that Is not
broken even by any lonely, wandering
bird the camels are stopped at the ap-
pointed hours. the poor and often rag
god robes are laid down and the brown
nilerims PROSTATE themselves in pray
or. And the rich man spreads his car
pet and prays, and the half naked
nomad spreads nothing, but he prays
| too. .
The east is full Of lust and full OF
money getting and full Of barterlng
end full Of violence, but 1t Is tuH OF
worship-of worship that disdains con-
cealment. that recks not Of ridlcule OF
comment that believes too utterly 10
care If others disbelieve. There are
in the east many men who do not pray
They do not laugh at the man VINO
does. like the unpraying Christian
There is nothing ludicrous in prayer. III
Egypt your Nubian sailor prays in the
stern of your dahabiyeh, and youl
Egyptian boatman prays by the ruddel
! of your boat, and your black donkey
bow prays behind red rock in the
sand. and your camel man prays Whei
YOU are resting in the noontide Watch
ing the faroff, quivering mirage los
, in some wayward dream.
And must you not pray, too, whel
Won enter certain temples where one
strange gods were wOrshiped in whoI
no man now believes ?-Robert Hichen
] in Century.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26

An Irishman. having returned from
jtalv. where he had been with his
master, was asked in the kitcnen,
"Now then. Pat, what is the lava
hear the master talking about|
"Only drop Of the crater" was
Pats reply.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
,uL.ra She Gets Her Ideal.

sbe-I wonder if you are just tne
kind of man l want. He-What kinu
of man do you want? She-l can haru-
" describe him to you. He-Don I 'ry'
WHATS the name Of the booK!-S''
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
His Conscience.

"Ie's forever prating about what ms
conscience tells him. VIVA. uoe' "''
conscience tell him, anyway
apparently it usually tells MIN w wna' J,
ovfrl sinners his neighbors are
Catholic Standard and Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26

A woman may not be logical When
she undertakes to argue, but II sne Is
only pretty enough that doesn't inano
any earthly difference. - somerViiie
Journal. .-.--.-.4 Gl->It.1
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26

Nan-That's beautlfui s~onlale ~
Dick gave you. wonder If you know
what a fickle young man he Is! ran
indeed I do. That's why made a,n
Give me such an expensive one.-Chl'
cago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
a Sad Break.

"Our credit man made a bad break
yesterday"
"What was itf' us
"IIe told a dumb man that his WORD
was as good as his bond" - Detroi'
Free Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
Al. Aa,..noe Comics Given Out.

Cwendolen - What did Archie say
when he proposed to you? Esmerai-
Ga-He won't say it until next Thurs
day night, and it won't be released be-
fore 1880 a. m.-Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
The More Notable.

(Which would you call more notable
the prima donna's debut or her lare
we'll" 90.
"Her farewell. Wouldn't your
"Don't know that would. She can
make but one debut"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26
He Understood.

uewitt-Do you understand where
ehat fellow stood-the one who was
lust talking to us? Jewett-Sure; ne
was standing on my feet most OF the
tine.-New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26

The wrestlers and athletes Of India
develop great strength by living Oh
mill, little goats flesh and plenty OF
food made from -four.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26

Elderly Urcle-Spent your entire pa
trimony, have you. Archibald? Gone
through everything? Scapegrace Neph-
ew-Yes, uncle; everything but tn'
bankruptcy court-Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26

l carry the most complete
line of up-to-date first-class
vehicles on the Shore; Every
buggy is guaranteed by each
of the different factories
who build them for me.
Call and examine them at
nv place over F. A. Vests
hardware store.
IE. 0. F. CustIs. OnaRc0Ck, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-26

Customers extended every
accommodation consist
ent with conservative
banking.
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j. 6. PARKS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17
Air Planes Next.

Residents Of the capital have for some
days been enjoying occasional giimpses Of
the Baldwin dirigible balloon built for
the army. On Saturday they had q long
view of 1t high in the air. They have az
q rule been glad to learn that the APP
paratus has met ofncial requirements
and that Capt. Baldwin. whose breezy op-
timism has won for him many friends, Is
to be rewarded for his patient work and
his ingenuity. But, after all. the keenest
interest Is evoked by the announcement
that one Of the now famous Wright broth
ers will shortly arrive with an aeroplane
Of the type which the other brother has
been successfully exhibiting in France.
For 1t IL generally believed that the solu-
ton of the problem Of human flight will
be reached through the "heavief-than-
air. device. which utilixes the wind cur
rents instead of opposing them. Wash
inston has had virtually no opportunity
to witness the performance Of q soaring
machine. Prof. LAnsley's "Bus3ard" was
kept under such close cover that only
very few people were permitted to see II
in operation. Now 1t 10 likely that the
performances with the Wright apparatus
ct Fort Myer viii afford . chance to st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17

Patterson case or the Carlisle Harris trial.
New York, however. has no monopoly on
extended court processes. and throughout
method Of judicial readjustment permit
ting . moro even allotment Of time.
1t Is quite a. undesirable to rush case
through court as 1t is to protract the trial
unduly. Every prisoner should be given
full opportunity to prove his innocence
II possible. whatever may be the state OF
the calendar. There is no public suspicion
that this IL not the case, although al
times. when the jail 10 crowded with
prisoners awaiting trial. 1t seems As
though the courts were disposing Of cases
at a rate beyond the exact requirements
Of justice.
Some arrangements should be made
whereby cases which, 1t is known. will
lead to protracted trials may be referred
to special court. possibly created for the
occasion by the assignment Of justice
from some other Jurisdiction. This. OF
course. would require the provision OF
funds for the court organization. but Inc
expenditure would be economical. Pos
sibly not more than once in a year would
II be necessary thus to create an emerg-
ency court. II that IL not done then as
suredly there is need Of judicial reforms
which limit the number OF witnesses for
the accumulation of proof which put a
check upon the employment Of experts
and which in other ways save time. 1t
needs but a brief study Of conditions in
the courts when such cases are on trial to
convince the average observer that full
Justice can be done in much less time than
is expended. The problem Of the laws
delays is best solved by the application Of
business principles to the courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17
Jail Congestion and Court Delay.

Complaint IL made by some members OF
the local bar that the congestion In the
District Jail 10 in large part due to the
slow proceedings of the criminal courts.
This IL quite possibly true. but it must be
remembered that last spring one Of the
criminal courts Of the District was occu-
pied for many weeks In the trial OF the
men accused Of western land frauds.
While this case dragged It's slow course
along the criminal calendar necessarily
became congested. 1t may not be doubted
that II 1t had not been for this extraordi-
narily protracted trial the jail would have
been in normal condition as regards the
number Of prisoners awaiting hearings.
Here lies one Of the chief causes OF
complaint against the judicial system to-
day. These celebrated cases. some
times with q man on trial for his life. With
q formidable array Of legal counsel ana
expert witnesses. often run through .
quarter Of q year. Washington has not
had many such long trials a. the first
Thaw case. the Molyneux trials. the
Patrick-Rics homicide hearings. the Nan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17
Gov. Hughes In Ohio.

The selection Of Gov. Hughes to open
the republican campaign in Ohio is caus-
Ing comment He Is not an eloquent
speaker. He is not a politician. He has
no record as peacemaker between war
ring factions. He Is unpopular with the
machine men Of his own party At home.
What 1t IL asked. explains this action of
the Ohio republican managers at what is
conceded to be a most important time in
the party's affairs in that state?
Well. what better answer than that Gov.
Hughes represents something higher and
more valuable than mere words and
phrases?
spellbinders Of the regulation order are
plentiful. But there Is but one Gov.
Hughes. When he speaks his record sup
ports his utterances: In the highest ONCE
In the Empire state Of the Union he has
performed services which have command
ed the approval Of the best element of
both parties. AS warm eulogies OF him as
man and official may be found in demo-
cratic as In republican newspapers. He
Is particularly strong wherever character
counts. Weak as he is in the slums Of
New York and Brooklyn. Albany and Buff
falo. he Is respected by men OF substance
state.
In Ohio this year the republicans are
confessedly stronger in the towns and In
tho country than in the cities. One hears
on every hand the democratic prediction
that Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland
will give majorities for that party in the
state contest The republican hope. 1t Is
stated. Is elsewhere. Efforts are making
to bring out the country vote in as large
numbers as possible.
This probably explains the invitation to
Gov. Hughes. He will appeal to the same
sort OF people In Ohio az at home. He is
a man Of deeds rather than Of words,
though not lacking. at all in the power Of
forcible expression. AS a representative
OF the best New York republication. do
ing things and then standing to his guns.
he should prove very effective before
Buckeye audiences with grave local prob
lens of their own to solve. And in eoing
to Ohio on this mission Gov. Hughes
shows sympathy with his party friends
everywhere in their efforts to support q
high standard Of public service.
The Youngstown meeting should be a
notable one in every particular Inaugu-
rating as it will the Taft campaign in the
candidates own state, and with speakers
Of both local and national renown, 1t will
by the spirit shown be accepted as an
indication Of what may probably be ex-
pected in November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17
The Turkish Revolution.

From the Manchester (Ensland) Chronicle.
There is no Justification for being over
skeptical as 10 the renascence or Tur-
key, and indeed there are many signs and
porents which seem to point that way.
The Turk, individually. Is every bit as
fine a fellow as he was when kings and
princes and states went down before his
oceanic rush and he planted the banner
OF the prophet above the shattered walls
Of Byzantium. His heart Is as stout and
his arm as strong as ever. We call. and
rightly call. Turkey a decadent power,
but We must try to remember that It is
Turkey and not the Turk that is decadent
Turkey decayed because of an evil po-
litical system. because the circumstances
in which the Turks lived were adverse to
empire and progress. A political revolu-
ton such as that said already to be ac-
complished will change those circum-
stances. and with the change may disap-
pear. as by magic. the sickness of the
sick man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17
Campaign Publicity.
From the Springfield Republican.

One Of the most wholesome and sue
cessful phases OF the Bryan campaign
question Of campaign funds. That the de-
cision to have publicity before the cleo
tion is popular and win tend to sustain
the democratic ticket in October's critical
Sretted that Mr.. Taft left this matter to
his New York advisers, or accepted their
view Of the question. for 1t is folly to sup
pose that the New York law much i'm
presses the people Of the west. There Is
also undoubtedly an attitude Of frank de-
pendence upon public support, in the ap-
peal Of the democratic managers for popu-
lar contributions, that gratifles the mass es
Of the voters, however disinclined the
great bulk of them may be to chip in"
q dollar.