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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-14
PETTING 4 HORSE.
If You Want to Please Him Rub Him
Between the Ears.

'Not many people know how to pet
a horse. from the horses standpoint,
at any rate" said a trainer. Every
nice looking horse comes in for good
deal of petting. Hitch a fine horse
close to the curb and you'll find that
half the men. women and children
who 20 by will stop for minute, say
Nice horsy' and give him an ahec-
tionate pat or two.
"The trouble is they don't pat him
in the right place. If you want to
make a horse think he is going
straight to heaven hitched to New
York cab or delivery wagon, rub MS
evelids. Next to that form of endear-
ment a horse likes to be rubbed right
ND between the ears. In pettlng
horses most people slight those nerve
centers. They stroke the horses nose.
While a we'll behaved horse will ac-
cept the nasal caress complacently, he
would much prefer that nice, soothing
touch applied to the eyelids. once
in awhile a person comes along who
really does know how to pet horse
Nine times out of ten that man was
brought up In the country among
horses and learned when a boy tneir
neculiar ways."-New York Globe.
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THE HEAD HUNTERS.
Uncanny Trophies That Are Cherished
by the Dyaks.

by the OJdhs'
The head hunting propcnsltles OF
the Dyaks are well known to the stu
dents Of ethnology. The leading
Thought in the taking Of heads Is the
idea that the conqueror could secure
the "souIv Of the conquered and add 1t
TO his own, increasing thereby his
courage and strength and consequent
ly his reputation as a hero as long as
the head Of the victim remained IN
his possession. 1t Is therefore the
custom of the people after battle 10
wrap the severed heads In a loose
crate of rattan and smoke them over
fire OF damp wood and leaves. Then
they hang the CHASTITY trophies in the
houses In bundles having an uncanny
resemblance to gigantic clusters OF
cranes each head forming a berry
THESE war trophies are considered Dy
the Dyaks their most sacred posses
sions and are guarded with the Ut
most jealousy and vigilance. ThelI
loss would mean not only considera
BILE decrease of personal prestige, bu'
also the loss of Il part Of the "sour-
that is. of courage and strength.
| have often had the questionable
privilege Of sitting under the bundles
Of heads IN the Dyak houses as the
seat Of honor and of examining then
closely. Anakoda Unsang, who claim
ed to be my friend, was not a TAXA
tive man, but when reused from hi
usual stolidity would relate the cir
cumstances Of many a battle and vic
tory In the past with apparent gusto
not unwilling to declare his courag
and reputed invulnerability.-H. II. l.. K
Luering In London Christian.
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rLa saiInr,s PRAYER Book.

"Thls is what you call the sailors
prayer book" a seaman said bitterly
as he kicked a holystone out OF the
way. "Why is it called that? Well.
in the first place, it is called that be-
cause in using it, in holystoning the
deck. the sailor has to kneel down.
and. in the second place, because all
holystoning is done on Sunday. Don't
YOU know the chantey-
"six days shalt thou work and do all that
thou art able
And on the seventh holystone the decks
and scrape the cable.
"The stone is called holystone be-
cause the first holystones were bits OF
tombs stolen from cemeteries. us
got a pioYs, religious sound-holy and
prayer book and Sunday and all that
but It is when he is using this stone
that the seaman is most profane."-
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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GROWTH OF CARICATURE.
John Laws Wild Schemes Gave Il a
Tremendous Impetus.

Caricature is nowadays one of the
nrincipal methods Of criticism. No
movement can oyerreach the mark
without eliciting dozens Of works OF
art from caricaturlsts all over this and
all other countries.
This branch of criticism and attack
dates far back, but the greatest I'M
pulse 1t ever felt came from the age
of tremendous speculation, when, IN
1719 and 1870, John Law was manipu-
lating things financial in France. New
or before had the financial world been
so carried off its feet as 1t was at that
time. Members of the nobility were
waiting for a chance to purchase
shares In Laws schemes. Duchesses
and ladies of high renown tried their
most persuasive charms on Law In the
ATTEMPT to get hold Of shares. Men
hired out their backs for writing desks,
so great was the press of business in
making contracts, and one hunchback
is reputed to have made 100000 francs
in this way in a few weeks. The
1
French went veritably mad over the
schemes to become wealthy. Natural
ly the papers of the time, especially
those of Holland, caricatured the state
Of affairs. There were pictures OF all
sorts caricaturing Law, the nobility
the schemes and everything connected
with them.
1t was this tremendous amount Of
pictorial work that first directed th'
energies Of William Hogarth in Lon
don in this direction. Caricaturne
began to be used more and more in the
political field, and soon afterward i
caused the shelving Of Robert Walpol'
from the English ministry. Ever since
then has caricaturing been one OF th'
bItterest and most effectual methods O
checking public men and thel
schemes.
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A DOGS CLUB.
London's Luxurious Resort For Aristo-
cratic Canine Pets.

[ ondon's Luxurious Resort For Aristo-
cratic Canine Pets.
London is the only city In the world
boasting a dogs club. The CLUB IS III
nleasant suit of rooms near the Troca-
dero and close to Regent street. Hand
some rugs cover the floors, the VIII
dovs are yelled in lace and silk, and
Injurious sofas are ranged against the
walls. while a profusion OF soft Pill
lows are scattered about for the COM
fort of aristocratic dogs who prefer
the floor for a nap. Dainty satin lined
wicker baskets are provided for the
smaller pets The membership fee IS
half a sovereign, but this does not IN
clude meals, baths or tips to the at
tendants.
Ladies going shopping or to the thea
ter leave their pugs and poodles at the
club and give the attendant in charge
at the time few shillings for looking
after II. but if the dog is fed half a
crown is charged. This pays for NUT
ton chop and milk. A whole crown
nrovides the little animal with minced
chicken. For half sovereign tldo Is
bathed. brushed and perfumed, and II
he IS n French poodle his hair Is care
fully curled. A veterinary is attached
to the club to see that only dogs IL
perfect health are admitted, all sicR
members being quarantined in a sepa
rate room. Blankets, boots, collars
harness, soaps and brushes and all th'
accessories of a fashionable dogs toi
. let as we'll as dog medicines are sold a
the club.-New York Press.
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ARCTIC TEMPERATURES.
Zero Weather Is Regarded as Mild and
Agreeable.

A9TccdOIS'
According to eminent arctic explor'
ers physical sensations are relative,
and the mere enumeration Of so many
degrees Of heat or cold gives no idea
Of their effect upon the system.
One explorer states that he should
have frozen at home In England In
temperature that he found very COM
Portable indeed in Lapland, with his
solid diet of meat and butter and bis
garments Of reindeer.
The following is a correct scale OF
the physical effects Of cold, calculated
for the latitude of 60 to 70 degrees
north:
Fifteen degrees above zero-unpleas-
antly warm.
Zero-mild and ag,eeable.
Ten degrees below zero-pleasantly
fresh and braclng.
Twenty degrees below zero-sharp'
/ but not severely cold. One must KEEP
ones fingers and toes in motion md
rub ones nose occasionally.
Thirty degrees below zero-yery 2 'ld.
Particular care must be taken or the
nose and extremities. Plenty of the
fattest food must be eaten.
Forty degrees below zero-intensely
cold. One must keep awake at all haz-
ards, mufle up to the eyes and test the
circulation frequently, that 1t may not
stop somewhere before one knows II.
Fifty degrees below zero-a struggle
for life.-Chicago Record-Herald.
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BITS OF MEANNESS.
Queer Traits Shown by some OF the
Operate Stars.

Operate Stars.
The celebrated impresario Schur-
mann said It was a precarlous matter
to draw up an agreement with star
for each one had some strange little
proyIsos which he insisted on insert
ing In one contract Tamagno exacted
that he should be allowed thirty-seyen
candles each night In his dressing
room. Schurmann was amazed that
even great tenor should require so
much illumination, but he consented
When Schurmann visited Tamagnos
dressing room he found only two can
dies alight. On another occasion ne
discovered only one. Inquiries led to
the discovery that the provident tenor
saved up the other candles and sold
them at a profit.
Schurmann said that a small boy
whose father was a great friend or
Caruso's. having asked the tenor for a
signed photograph, received as a reply
certainly; go to my photographer; he
will sell you a photograph, and II you
bring that to me l will write on II
whatever you like"
A great feminine star made a stipu,
| lation that all her baggage be carried
! at the compaIix's expense, duty free
| Somewhat to the surprise Of the i'm
presario, the lady, whose wardrobe was
not extensive, carried about with bel
great number of enormous, heavy
boxes. These were afterward discov
cred to contain rice, which Is very
cheap in Italy and which was sold q
q profit in protectionist France.
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STAGE SCENERY.
Modern Settings Tax the Ingenuity OF
the Builders.

Modern Settings Tax the Ingenuity OF
the Builders.
The big scenic artists do little actual
painting beyond making the mouei'
nnless they have a panoramic erect.
That they do themselves, standing on
tbe paint bridge, many feet from the
Aoor while the canvas is raised or
lowered. The panoramic effects are
hard TO handle. One difficulty is 10
avoid futtering when a draft sweeps
across the stage. Mountains that
tremble hazily are not conducive 10
illusion.
With the elaborate productions OF
late years the Importance OF the pMld-
or of scenery has increased, says EV-
erybody's Magazine. Formerly, wheh
tbe scenery consisted merely of can
vas stretched over a wooden frame, IL
was simple enough. But the struggle
for realism and sensational effects has
developed difficult problems for the
builder Of stage scenery to solve
Every piece Of scenery must be MADE
so that 1t can be folded into strips fve
feet nine inches wide, because the
doors Of the baggage cars in which II
Is TRANSPORTED are only six feet In
breadth. Also every piece must DC
light and so constructed that one
scene can be removed and another
put in place within ten minutes II
NAV take thirty hours Of continuous
work to get the scenery "set up" tC
use a technical expression, after 1t Il
brought into the theater. After tina
the work of changing a scene Is com
paratively easy.
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Queer Old Book titles.

These are some of the odd titles OF
old English books published In the
time of Cromwell:
"a Most Delectable Sweet Perfumed
Nosegay For Gods Saints to Smell
At"
"Biscuit Baked In the Oven Of Char
ity. carefully conserved for the Chick
ems of the Church, the Sparrows OF
the Spirit and the Sweet Swallows OF
Salvation"
"a Sigh Of Sorrow For the Sinners
of Zion breathed out Of Hole In the
Wall of an Earthly Vessel known
Among Men by the name Of samuel
Fish"
eggs of Charity Layed For the
Chickens of the Covenant and Boiled
with the Water of Divine Love. Take
We out and Eat"
"The Spiritual Mustard Pot to make
the Soul Sneeze with Devotion"
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BLACK FOX PELTS.
Only About Five Skins Are Secured
Each Year.

Each Year.
In the estimation of trappers of the
Canadian northland as well as In the
ewes of the nobility Of Russia there Is
only one king Of beasts, the highly
prized black fox. On an average hve
perfect pelts Of this rare fur bearer
are brought down from the northland
each year and In rare years as many
as ten or twelve, though each year
thousands of men make living trap
ping and the yearly catch Of foxskins
amounts to over 100000 from Canada
alone.
In no way except in color does the
black fox differ from the red fox,
whose pelt sells for about 81, or from
the gray fox, whose winter coat is
valued at from $50 to $400, but When
ever n hunter can secure a black fox
and remove its skin without marring
the fur he is sure Of receiving from
$500 to $1,000 for his trophy. Not only
Is every black fox pelt bought as soon
as taken. but a dozen Russian noble
men have paid agents travelling In
North America all through the winter
seeking out remote hillside farms and
abandoned logging camps where 1t IS
possible that shy and elusive black
fox may have been seen.
Within the last twenty years num-
Der Of wealthy men who have owned
fenced game preserves have spent vast
sums Of money in buying foxes alive
and turning them loose within private
Enclosures. BY and by it may be that
some skilled or fortunate breeder VIII
produce a black pup or perhaps pair
of black foxes may be captured awe
land from these a new breed OF black
foxes will arise and cause grea'
manic among the men who hunt foI
black foxes. He who can wrest the
secret Of breeding black foxes IRON
nature is assured Of riches past count
ing and can command the worshipfu
homage Of the Russian nobility anc
aristocracy, who seem willing to. sacrl
fee Untold wealth for the pleasure OF
wearing overcoats made from tn pelt'
Of American black foxes.-EdhontoI
Cor. Toronto Globe.
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The Japanese Spy.

The spy system which the japanese
employed during the war with Russia
and which was the wonder as well as
the puzzle of the world may be said to
have been introduced into Japan by the
ancient bushi, who found the basis for
it In a Chinese text from which came
so much of their military knowledge
Therein may 1t be read that the spy is
the finest evolution Of military strate-
gy. Five kinds are painstakingly de-
fined, but the greatest Of these Is de-
clared to be he who can pretend disloy-
atty and dlsafection to the commander
to whom he really has sworn fealty III
order that he may so gain the conn.
dence of the enemy, live as one OK
them in their own camps and betray
them into following a course that 10
them will spell defeat.-I. Is. Friedman
In Chicago News.
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IT CLEANS THE SHIPS.
Sailing Through a Volcano Crater In
the Aegean Sea.


the Aegean Sea.
In the Aegean sea vessel may sail
into the top Of crater, and, though II
IS hard to find anchorage there, yet a
mere sail through is appreciated great
" by captains, because It cleanses the
bottom Of the ships from marine
growth.
More than 1000 years ago the Isle OF
santorin was split in half by an earth
quake. with the result that what was
once the crater of volcano IS now a
crescent shaped harbor. Two glisten'
ing white towns Of Thera and 81.
Nicholas are perched on the summit OF
the steep cliffs, whose dark and dlslnal
hue is similar to that of the top OF We
suvius. Standing out against the SKY
are large numbers of windmills, with
many sails, arranged in a perfect cir
Gle. These are evidently employed fol
crushing the olives, which, along witn
the terraced vines, are the staple prod
uct Of the island. The Santorin wine IL
OF excellent quality and is highly ap
preciated in the Levant.
Between the main island on the cas-
land the smaller. Theresia. on the VEST
are the three small Kaumene ISLANDS
all of which have come into existence
since the original earthquake, while th'
largest of the three was "born iron
the sea" less than 200 years ago, show
ing that the center of the old volcano
has still a certain amount of activity.
The water in the harbor into whicl
the sulphurous streams from this Vol
canic island rain has a peculiar prop
erty which completely cleans ol
growths of every kind from the bottom
Of any ship.
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Etruscan Vases.

The famous Etruscan vases were
wrongly named, for, though made III
Ftruria. they were the productions OF
Greek genius. They are elegant ID
form and enriched with bands of beau
tiful foliage and other ornaments hg
ures and similar subjects Of highly
artistic character. One class has black
figures and ornaments on red ground
the natural color of the clay; another
has the dgures of the natural color and
the ground painted black. The former
class belong to date about GOO b. e..
the latter date about a century later
and extend over a period OF some oo'
or $50 years.-New York American.
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AN ACCURATE CLOCK.
The Timepieee In the Observatory OF
Columbia University.


Columbia University.
In the observatory Of Columbia uni
yersity is one of the most accurate
clocks in the world. 1t has run for
several months with a mean error OF
only fifteen -thousandths of a second
and a maximum error Of thirty-thou-
sandths of second per day. That
means that II does not vary more than
half a second month, or six seconds
a year.
Compare this with the first pocket
timepiece, the animated egg OF NJ
remberg," which required winding
twice a day and varied an hour and O
half in the same time! Compare II
with some of the highest priced
watches manufactured today, when
often vary more than ten seconds
week. and you will have some idea oi
the refinements in the science OF meas
uring time. Yet even this accuracy Il
surpassed by some famous timepieces
If the trade magazines are to be be
lieved. There have been accounts IL
them of clocks or watches that have
varied less than a second in periods al
long as ten years.
The clock at the University Of co
lumbla is an astronomical clock. IL Il
surrounded by a glass case in which
martial vacuum is maintained, and II
order that the case may not be opene'
or disturbed the winding Is done auto
matically by electricity. The clock !
set up in room especially constructe'
to keep 1t free from Jar or vibration
The temperature and barometric con
ditions are maintained practically con
stant and every possible precaution
taken to minimize the errors OF I'll
rrcntno n,ate New York World.
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L. Hannened Before.

A self made, self satisfied and SELF
assertive itlnerant preacher was ex-
patiatlng to a college graduate on his
own eloquence.
Colleges" he declared, "ain't neces-
sary when a preachers got a genuine
call to the ministry. I'm thankful to
say the Lord opened my mouth with
out education"
That's interesting" returned MS
hearer. "Come to think Of 1t, some
thing like that happened several thou
sand years ago in connection with Ba'
laam. wasn't it?"-Circle Magazine.
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Another Knock.

"Hotel clerks are cold hearted" sigh
ed the shabby tragedian, who was traV-
cling with a toothbrush and a COM
pass. 90,
speaking from experience, pair
asked his transforming chum.
"Sure! | approached the clerk OF the
Red Dog inn and told him actors de-
served special terms"
"Ah, indeedl And what did he say'
"ue said yes, they deserved siA
month terms in the county WORK
house" ."-Chicago News.
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Whsre the Cost Comes In.

"Do you find the cost Of living any
higher In New York than it was In the
little old town.
"No. Living doesn't cost so mucn
more, but a fellow has to pay a big
price to keep from getting lonesome"
Cbicaoo Record-Herald.
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Where the Cars Are Buried.

The remains Of all the czars or kus'
sia since Peter the Great lie In n
memorial chapel built on one Oh the
islands of the Neva. All the ceno'
taphs are exactly alike, each being a
block of white marble without any
decoration whatever. The only dis
tinction by which one is marked Is the
name Of the deceased emperor.
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Eeneranso.

"When / first started out hunting
apartments | went through a long, po-
lite dissertation, said the woman Win
haunted look and weary feet Now
90 in and say to the elevator man
or janitor: 'ApartmentsY Rooms :
'PriceY Keep EN- I get along JUST
os we'll and it saves lots Of time. Try
It"--New York Times.
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enniled His Annette.

every bit of food on this table,
said the serving lady to Lamson as ne
SAT down to eat at the church supper
"was cooked by your wife"
"Oh, I don't mind" rejoined Lam
son family. "I'm not a bit hungry
anywayr-New York Times.
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Evelyn-I just met Clarence. he IS a
conversational foozle. George-How $
that? Evelyn-He makes love when ne
ought to play golf, and he talks golf
when he ought to make loye.-illus'
trated Bits.
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retter Left Unsaid.

Caller = So sorry to hear OF youi
motor accident. Enthusiastic Motor
,st-Oh. thanksl IT'S nothing. Ex-
pect TO live through many more. can
er-Oh. I trust notl-London Tit-Bits.
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Mot His Fault.

Dad-Johnnle, your teacher tells me
that you are at the foot of your class
How's that? Jshnnie-That amt my
fault. dad. They've taken Tommy IuiI
out and sent him to reform school,
Exchange.
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Mo Retter Half.

she-So the fortune teller told you
that you would never marry. He-Yes
that is, indirectly. She-What dld
she say? He-she said was born to
command.-Excbange.
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Added a Little Sulphur.

Doetor-Did your husband follow my
directions? Did he take the medicine
I left for him religiously? Patients
Wife-Fm afraid not, doctor. He swor(
every time I gave him dose.-Bostor
Transcript.
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In a Nutshell.

"Big talker," declared the Indian
who had been listening to local cam
didate. "Heap scrap"
"And what If he is not electedT
"Scrap heap."-Kansas City Journal
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Bul-Did you go to see that boy actor
last night? Jill-Yes. did he get a
bandY' "What he ought to have go'
was a shingle."-Yonkers Statesman