A PATKIOTIC SCHEMETHE TOWN WAS IN FAVOR OF FLYING

THE FLAG PERPETUALLY.

"np l'«*rkli>.«. PaatrMSMtav ot Jortoho,Trlla ll*»«*» IMsm-imloii Will-red the

Bl.¦¦¦!>¦ «»r Om- Prw».lt*. .»"*.»

How thr Project r.ii«l«-d.

[c. pv«?ii;iit. WOO, i>v D H. Uwia]It WM Bnos Hopkins who got ihe

Mea that Jericho should prove ber pa¬triotism to th*.' world «t large hy *iis-

playlu the American tag tot seven

days a week. Ile fol tho Me* one

Sunday morilla M ho htM In bed. andbc bogged it lo bis soul and chuckleduver lt for a wee* before be saki any¬thing to a livia soul. Everybody knewby his actions that soincthin was up,but they couldn't flgger *>ut exactlywhat lt was. At length, when Sat¬

urday Bight caine, And there was theusual crowd at the poitofficc, be shotoir his goa He bad his speech all pre¬pared. Ile told how thc American Hagwas tirst flung io the brees* howmen cheered for liberty as they saw

lt.how lt bad given freedom to a con¬

tinent and brought happiness to mil¬lions. Men had fought cheerln forthat flag, and men had died blossln lt.He wanted lt h'lstod In Jericho at sun¬

rise every day in the year, and hewanted children to cry for lt and men

and women to venerate lt. Mondaywas wash day In Jericho, uni! frontyards and back yards made a beauti¬ful showlu of sheets and shirts and

"ItAVH WK NO If BL1C Sl'KKKIT aMO.NO VS?"towels ami tablecloths, bot abovethem all would Hap and flop tbe Hagwhich had covered tbe hemes of Bun¬ker Hill as they died In the cause ofliberty.As moo a-* tho crowd had recovered

from Its surprise and bemm to cheerDeacon Spooner said lt was a mightystrong p'lnt and one worthy of a leadlnpatriot of Jericho. He was heartily lufavor of the Idea, nml be would theannd there contribute 13 cents towardthe purchase of a public flag. Ile alsothought a vote of thanks was due Enosfor lils cuteness In thlnkin out the Idea.A nappin, (toppin flag b'lsted to thobalmy bredes of Jericho would givethe town worldwide fame and probablyresult tn a boom.Then Hosea Saunders spoke. His

grandfather had died while Agbtln un¬

der the stars aud stripes. His fatherhad fallen and killed himself whilecllmhlu a flagpole. Ills mother hadwrapped bim In the flag of libertywhen he was born, and be had lon;*thought of ha vin a group of stars tat¬tooed between his shoulders. He lovedhis wife and children, and he set a

heap of value on lils hoss and cow, hutbe loved the flag of his country more.It was hard times, and money wastight, but he would go without tobaccofor a month lu order to contribute atshillln toward the purchase of a flag.With his own hands. If agreeable toall, he would h'lst the emblem at sun¬rise ami lower lt nt sunset durin therest of his natural life.The deacon said that was also a

beautiful speech, with a mighty strongp'lnt to lt. and the feelln's of thecrowd had got so worked np over free¬dom and liberty that tears stood inmany eyes. Hosea was follered bySquar Joelyn, Pblletus Williams. Abra¬ham White and others, ami there was

frequent cheerln and shakln hands.About ten years ago Abljah Davison'sdog tore the par otT a hog owned byJoel Hardman, and the men have beenenemies ever since, but under the ex¬citement and the patriotism engendered by them speeches they fell into eachother's arms ami became brothersag'ln. It was Anally settled that a pub¬lic contribution should be taken up tobuy a $ir> flag, and then came the ques¬tion of where lt should be raised. BnosHopkins, who had started lt all. gotup In a modest way nml said he wouldgo to the expense of plantln a pole lufront of bis house. It was on highground, and the flag could be seenfrom every house lu Jericho."We shouldn't put Enos to all that

trouble." said Deacon spooner as berose up. "He's done lils sheer In think-In out the plan. I'll see that the flag lsduly displayed from the roof of mycooper shop when lt arrives.""What's the matter with h'lstln it

Aver my groceryV" asked Dan Skinneras be wiped the tears of emotion fromlils eyes."Or with h'lstln lt over my coal

yard?" said Darius Waterman, whocalculated to chip In 10 cents nnd nomore.Then everybody bobbed np and de¬

manded to be heard. Every man present wanted that Hag In front of hishouse or place of business and no¬where els**, and porty soon they wasshakln their lists nnd savin they'd be. turned If they wouldn't have lt thereor refuse to contribute a red cent.There w»« n lively row on in two mln-Its. with no more weepita over patriot¬ism. As the row grew hotter Abljah....-¦».., tnr.,,.,1 to Joel Hardman andeaid ho was glad his dog had hit theear oft* that hog and that he'd like to.servo Joel the same way. DeaconSpooner rattled on the stovepipe withbis cane until he quieted the racket,and then he said:"Feller patriots, but bave we no pub¬

lic spoorlt among usV""We bara? yelled tho crowd."Then let us exhibit IL Bein my

cooper shop ls the highest buildin Intown and bein the American flng hasgot to flip-flap hi. the breeze to he seenaud venerated, I unselfishly offer toput up a pole and take charge of theflag.""So do I!" shouts every man in the

crowd.Then Squar Joelyn made n speech.

He told Ix>w n million men lind died forthnt flng; how Its stars nnd bars hndmade tyrnnts tremble; how a youngnation had worshiped lt and made allthe world respect it. lie wound up nfterten intuits by offerin to float it fromhis boss barn, but only hisses nndgroans follored. There wns signs thatthree or four patriots would soon bepuncbin each others bead when UsuBJUlugs stivHod In In that tarelesa war

i u. ---v. I* uuUvd amirallied lill lie gol ordtr abd then saiil:

"I vant to bear from Llsb Hillingson this matter. Mcbbe bc can suggestBOUietbill. Ll»h, what place III Jerichowould you say the American Hag oughtto float from':""How many stars are there 00 the

American flag?" calmly asks Uah,Nobody could tell."Well, how many ¦tripes1"Nobody COOld tell." 'Pears to me," said Lts.0 aa ho start¬

ed to wander out ag'in " 'pears to me

that as none of you can tell the differonce between the American flag and a

tablecloth you'd better hang up an oldarmy blanket most anywhere aud letlt go at thal."And at the fud of five mlnlts more

there wasn't a patriot left In thc post-office, and nolhln more has ever beensaid about boyla a public flag.

M. QtT.\r>.

THEY SLEEP HANGING UP.Sloth* and tinta Snapend Ttaemaelvea

Without Kiertlon.

There ls on*1 animal which lives en¬

tirely In trees, bul is able to maintainIts position during slumber without theleast exercise of muscular force. Thisls the sloth, common In the forests oftropical America. Its long claws are so

bent that they hook over the branchesand allow the creature to hang upsidedown like an animated hammock] Cu¬riously enough, the hammock appearsto Ive a South American Invention andls universally employed by all the In¬dian tribes of the Amnions. Perhapsthe primitive human dwellers In thisregion took to sleeping in hammocksafter observing the habits of th*- sloth.Tho great ant eater, which ls both a

kinsman and fi How countryman of thesloth, has an enormous tall, which ltuses In a very remarkable manner. Irecently saw two of these strange nnl-mals lying together asleep, nnd theyhad arranged their tails so cleverlythat their whole I tod les were hiddenfrom view. Moreover, lt was evidentthat this caudal covering would affordexcellent protection from thc weather,for the central solid part of the tailsacted as a kind of ridge pole over thehighest part of the sleepers' bodies, so

that the long fringes of hair slopeddownward on each side like the thatchupon a roof.Like the sloths, many klmls of bats

sleep suspended by their hooked clawswithout any muscular exertion what¬ever. Some of the large fruit eatingbats of the tropics, which do not sleepin holes like the species common insouthern latitudes, but which hang sus¬

pended to the branches of trees In theopen air, adopt a position which ltwould be difficult to bent for economynnd comfort. Gould's fruit eating batcommon In the warmer parts of Aus¬tralia, suspends Itself upside down byone hind foot nnd wraps its body In thetentlike folds of Its wing membranes,which extend right down to the an-

kies. its shoulders, to which th*' mem¬brane ls attached, are humped up so nR

to act as eaves to shoot off the rnln,nml when asleep lt draws Its head mi¬

ller their shelter nnd nestles Its noneanions: the warm fur of Its chest

SAVED BY PALMISTRY.Tottered Individual Proven Illa Can*

by Show-In* III*. Umida.

"Reasoning from antecedent proba¬bility," sahl th*' Justice to a prisonerwith a soppy hat and a turned downmouth, "I would say that when thispoliceman neenses you of being a

tramp he ls speaking with n high re¬

gard for the truth.""Knowing little about logic," the de¬

fendant replied, "I am unable to saywhether I am guilty on that proof. Huttty palmistry I am Innocent. My lifeline ls goori, my capacity for hardivork ls simply astonishing, and myconfidence tn my own ability ls su¬

perb."'"Score ono for palmistry. Now holdip your hands."They went up."I can't toll whether you have work¬

ed hy the looks of those hands," saidIhe Justice. "Hut In the Interest of theipread of knowledge I will digress amimy to you that an article known ns

lOap was Invented some years ago.""Never heard of it," said the prisoner

jheerfully, "and I know Just ns muchibout my guilt or innocence ns 1 dolbont soap. You might try nie by a

ory of my peers.""Your peera an- too busy telling fahy

ales to bartenders on this muggynorning to come out to help the ends>f Justice. Th*' dollar they'll get fornry service would make them die ofleart disease.""A doctor told me I'd never have

lint." the prisoner said."I'm not Intensely Interested In thetate of your health," the Justice saidoldly. "I don't know whether you'retramp, and ne'lher do you. I am In

lined to the opinion that you are. butguess no policeman will arrest you

.etween her*- and the corner."The prisoner made the trial trip sueessfully and was seen no more..("bi¬ngo Journal.

"Low Neck r> I tin era.**A few days ago a lady In pursuit of aook was Interviewing and being Inter-lewed at n certain employment bu-eau. "1 shall want you to go Into theountry with me," she remarked to theilghty personage, who was eying herrom head to foot. "Yez, mam; nnd doez have low neck dinners, main'/"Irs. Cook Inquired. " 'Low neck dinend' What do you mean hy thnt'/"aid the lady. "Well, mn in, do ye**, ontez dinner In low neck dresses? I hovfrl'nd who says she'll not take no

lace unless the family eats In loweeks, an I thought 1 wouldn't either."o this is what we are all coming to!lot even our domestics will endureplain living," and If one wants a $<'.xik sho can't have her without prom-ilng to "eat In low necks.".Boston[orald.

The Do*'. Watchfnlneaa.The dog's watchfulness, so much and) thoughtlessly lauded as the expres-on Of hts devotion to mnn, ls merelyie Instinctive watchfulness necessnry> his snfety In n wild State nnd is alaracteristlc which he would exerciseulte ns readily for his own kind andie preservation of his lair as he wouldir the benefit of man. When he barkst strange dogs or gives warning atIght of the approach of strangers. Itlould not be overlooked thnt he con-den his own home ls disturbed. el

lough lt may Ito the home of his nias- f'ir. Much depends on the point oflew.-R. Waters In Forest and Stream. 0l-.- ol

Mouton Pride Sntlafled. CtThe Rev. Edward Everett Hale has oitered a shout of Jubilation over the d*ct that five of the heroes selected for diroUinent in tho Hall of Fame were tl)ston Latin school boys. "Ono In tlic," ho says, "ought to satisfy oven stitin school pride, and this In a list fehich can afford to leave out John lanncock. Henry Knox, Lothrop Mot- thr, Wendell rblllips and Charles Sum- ssr" Ir' DI

ETHICS OF FISHING.A SCIENTIFIC VIEW OF THE ALLEGED

CRUELTY OF THE SPORT.

The Crefttorea Are Mnmt llnppr WhenThey Are Hooked. They llnve Littlet ll linell) lor SulVerlliu noil ¦***.¦Little l'leaanre In I'.ntlnir.

A little Ixty was Qshtng for tho firsttime. With the customary luck of a

beginner he had buss and perch galoreto answer the Invitation of his haltPresently tho Impulses of the hu¬

mane side Of his nature made n littlehesitating protest against the mon'

savngo Instincts of the sportsmanlikeBidet. The wriggling of the fish whenho caught them troubled him, and hesought to apologise to his consciencefor the suffering he was apparently In¬flicting. Ile said. "1 think the nason

tiley Jump so ls that they aro ho glad to

get out of thnt wet water."Curiously enough, If we may accept

tho testimony of the scientists, the lit¬tle hoy was qolte right. A fish ls never

so happy as when he ls drawn out ofthe water. The air ls to him quite allthat laughing gas ls to a human being.It gives him a hundred times moro

oxygen per second than his gills ever

got for him fnnn the Inhalation of wa¬

ter. It makes him delightfully drunk¬en. It exhilarates him. It fills himwith a completeness of physical Joy.the only Joy ho ls capable of feeling.wholly unknown to him In his nativeelement Ho dies presently, it is true,but he dies in an ecstasy of enjoymentInstead of dying In lils appointed fash¬ion hy suffocation In the maw of some

bigger fish.lu a footnote to the thirteenth canto

of "Don Juan" Byron denounces izaakWalton as a "sentimental savage" andCharacterises fishing as "the cruelest,the coldest of pretended sports." Thatonly shows how little Myron knewabout the matter. Ills sports Involvedtho sacrifice of women rather thanworms.

It ls time to sot this matter of fish¬ing upon Its moral legs, as lt were, an

end to Ito accomplished merely by tell¬ing the truth shout lt A fish ls thevery lowest form of the vertebrates, ltls Incapable of any Joy except that ofgetting hooked and thus drawn out ofthe water to which Its nature con¬

demns lt and for a time breathing thoair that Intoxicates lt In delightfullydeadly fashion. It has not even the In¬stinct of sexual association except Inthe case of n few rnre species. Itknows nothing of companionship, forthe scientists tell us that even when {tish swim In "schools" lt ls only l*e-cnuso they are engaged In a commonpredatory pursuit of prey, each endeav¬oring to snatch fnnn the others themorsels they neck to SWSllow.Po low In the scale ls the fish thnt

oven tn eating he hus no pleasure ex¬

cept that of distending his stomach.for the scientists find no "taste goblets" at the base of his tongue, and ev¬

ery fisherman knows that the fishswallows his prey whole, with na pos¬sibility of detecting Its flavor. Andfurther, every fisherman who ba.-- troll¬ed knows that the Ash is >;.> far nn In¬discriminate goriuaud In his nea roll forfood that he will swallow a coffeespoon with a bur attached as readilyns the daintiest bait morsel fiat eec!,;Ix' displayed in front of his greedy eyesand lils rapacious mouth.

Still, nguiu, every fish that is caughtupon a hook gets only what be deserves. He ls caught every iliac tn an

attempt to swallow some other ena

lure whole and digest lt In slow torlure. Indeed tbe entire life of everyfish ls passed In a ceaseless endeavorto catch and swallow other fish. So farns science can discover, Tish of mostunvotes make no distinction oven in fa¬vor of their own young, their onlyBrround of selection being a considera¬tion for their Individual throats In th*'net of swallowing. On that accountdone the severely splned sunfish es¬

capes the predatory perch, mid the!>ullhcnd the moment his "horns" are

fiard censes to be In danger even fromthe most vornelous of pickerel.The fisherman ls not a monster of

wanton cruelty. II*' ls merely a de¬scendant of Adam exercising that "donlnlon" over Inferior creatures which5od authorised bim to exercise..3eorge Cary Rggleston In New YorkWorld.

A PORTER'S MISTAKE.Th* Story of n Lndj'a PrfUM nnd nn

Aetor'a Unite.Aa tho porter passed through the car

«sbe called him aside. There was a

whisper and a gleam of silver."Now, remember they ar*' In the yel¬

low satchel.""('yan't miss dem, ma'am.""You won't let any ono see you?""No, ma'am.""The major ls sitting In that car.""He won't see me, ma'am.""Well, here Is th*' key."The porter took the key nml passed

ihrough to tho next car.

"COOM dis nm lt," he said, slippingihe thin key tn the lock ..f a yellowratchet. Ho put his hand lu the latch-¦1 nnd palled oat n bunch of hair. Thenie relocked the Satchel"Heall's yo' frizzes, ma'am!""Don't speak so loud.""Anything else, ma'am'/""That's all. I believe, f Just hnvo n

nlnute to put these on before dinner."The porter reached the platform Inimo to meet an Irate tragedian."Not a step!" he thundered In toneshat almost lifted the porter's cap.What have you done with my whisk-rs, boy?""Your whiskers, sall?""Yes; my false beard. The passon-

.ers say you opened my sate lid with a

kelston key. Where nre those whisk-rs?""Laws," muttered the porter. "Ahrent In de wrong satchel!"Just then a lady passed toward thehiing car."Dnh's yo' whiskers, sab," grinnedho porter, "on top ob dat lady's bald!"-Chicago News.

The DnMt of Ocrnn.A 'Musty" ocean highway sounds ni-mst Incredible. Yet those who are

unlliar with sailing ships know thato matter bow carefully the decks maye washed down In the morning andow little work of nny kind may beone during the dny nevertheless if thoeeks nre md swept at nightfall an

Hermons quantity of dust will quicklydlect Of course on the modernliner" the burning of hundreds ol' tonsr coal every L'l hours nnd th*' myriadsf footfalls tinily would account for n

mstderablo accumulation of dust, buti a "wind Jammer," manned with a

}7.on hnnds or less, no such dust pro-gdng ngoncles nre nt work. And yetie records of suiting ships show tba:icy collect more sen dust than does a

earner, which ls probably accountedtr by tho fact that while the dusttlon smoke blows clear of tln> steamerie large aron of canvas spread by theillcr acts as a dust collector..Marl-1>r.

CLOSED THE rACTORIES.Whnt i»n Amerlenn ('Irena Did In A

tierninii Tim ii.

Alx-la Clinpelle ls a busy manufac¬turing town in Qenaany, close to thsBelgian frontier, on n little tributary oftho Meuse river, lt has nearly 100,000Inhabitants, and tts numerous advan¬tages make lt a very busy and thriv¬ing city. Its sulphur and thermalsprings originally made Its fortune, for(Iharlemagne was so pleased with themthat he made tin- place tiie capital ofhis empire, and, though the town hallnow occupies the site of the marblepalace he built, th*' chapel that heerected and In which he was burledstill cxistN as a part of thc cathedral.Nearly 80,000 visitors Hock lo Ala la-Cbapelle erery year to take the wa¬ters, but the spring! are by no means

the only sonne of Its prosperity, lthas large elements of wealth tn itscoal, lead and zinc mines. In Its metalworking establishments and in its clothmills amt manufactories of needles andpins. A large part of the people workin tiie millaLate In September last the Inhabit¬

ants of the busy town had a new sen¬

sation, lt was an American circus,nml curiosity was aroused to tlw high¬est pitch by BUCfa advertising as thepeople bad never seen before. Tho In¬terest In the billboard display and Intbe Circus itself when lt entered tlietown witli a great Illaro of trumpetswas so great that Consul BrOOdSgSthought lt worth while to rtend a reportabout it to the Mate departmentTbe art display on the billboards

was a revelation to everybody. Thethrilling and marvelous scenes to bewitnessed under the canvas were de¬picted In thc most expansive nnd high¬ly colored style of American circus art.

Ni.thing like tbe magnitude and stun¬

ning character of this billpostlng badever been seen In thc town before, andthe free show given on every dead wallwas (he talk of Alx-ln-Cbapelle for a

fortnight before the circus arrived.Thousands thronged around thc circusgrounds when the big wagons snd tenthands arrived, and the way tho lingswere prepared ami the tents erectedcaused even more astonishment thanthe spectacular billboards.

In fact, by tho time the canvas dour

Oap was tinned bael; and the ticketseller was ready for business every¬body tn die town had taken n hand inadvertising the gnat american show.There \ras rm work for thc factoryhands that day. Not a workman wenttn the factories, and o\:vy spindle Inthe town was bile "At every perform¬ance." writ's Consul Brondage, "thetent was full. The ragne antipathyfelt by the people for thc United Stateslias been turned Imo respect and awe.The people now say, 'Anything is pos¬sible to Americans.' "

ll. Hi'l"ii In r.lirope.The Rev. in- fc iv Henson of Chica¬

go, who has jus' returned from a threemonths' visit to the continent of Eo-rope, thus sums up th*' results of hisobservations of religion:"As far as t could see. evangelical re¬

ligion, as we understand lt. ls In a lowcondition on the continent There ts a

great deal of religion in architecturennd a great deal ol' low down conditionin morality. The towering architec¬ture and groveling humanity plo' mad¬ly Impressed mc There were manysaints int marble pedestals, but fewwalking on the streets Thc Protestantchurches there are in a precarious con¬dition. I attended a church cd' our own

denomination In Paris, and. althoughlt was a beautiful Sm.day morning, tbe

congregation numbered exactly ."." Hofar ns Protestantism ls concerned,there has been n great deal of expendIture, with little results."

Hoiiorlnu John Ilnn.viin.Honest John Bunyan. If lie could rise

from bis grave, would be not a littleastonished, we imagine, to (iud n serv¬ice hiing conducted in his honor by a

bishop, his praises being Bounded by a

dean and a stained glass window beingerected to Ins memory In nu Anglicancathedral. We expect ho would bemore scandalized than pleased. Thewindi.w he would denounce as (tat IdolBtry, and the dignitaries of the churchIn surplice and rope would incur bissturdy denunciation. Rather than ac¬

cept such honor he would return toBedford jail. None tho less, we nie

glad that a memorial of the author ofHie grandest allegory ever pennedshould be placed at (Southwark closeto those commemorating Shakespeare,Spenser, Fletcher amt Beaumont.StJnincs Gasette.

Hrotlnw Dicker's Hnnilnj Snylnua.De good hook say satan ls a ronrin

lion, but be nil time put me In min' ern fox dat lay low, kaxe ef he donemuch roarin he'd pot folks on noticehe was comln en dey could git ootenhis way.

I dunno des bow high up beaven ls,lint I does know dat some folks won'ttiptoe ter reach lt.Lijah gone ter heaven In a cherryoot

sr lire, but people wouldn't try de ex¬

periment In dese days fer fear dey'drit scorched.

I dunno w'ether satan got horns or

lot He may bi' a billygoat or lie mayte a Texas steer. All I Know is he's¦stan, en dat's enough fer me!-.Atlan¬ta Constitution.

Pined the l.lnilt.

According to n dispatcii from Home,.riiiee Clligl. who was found guilty oflaving violated the law against thetelling of rained works of art In dislosing of Botticelli's famous painting'The Virgin ami 'hlld." w as arraignedn court Hie nth.f day anti Bl llteliP* llo pay a line of gllMMPIH, which \t theirice he is said ttl have received fromLondon denlei The mn itcrplcc got

mst the Unban custom aotheritiev byinllltlll'-' O'er (he picture of "Tile \"jf-in and (.'hlld" nHollier picture thatonld easily be washed off

Afloat Mini Ashore."Hov ali 'Ul thal At!:!' I! "".¦.¦':""Ob. she'-- s'..¦.'.. enon;umor a-h .'. thal she's afloat.""That''- '.-.od I le ard (bl lt" I .is

amor afloat thal she was ash ire."

Village Blacksmith Saved His Ut¬ile Son's Lire.

Mr. H. H. Black, tho well knownillat*e blacksmith at (-irahaiiisville.ullivan Co , N. 1 says: "Our littletn, live years old, ha« always beenlhject to croup, and so bad haveie attacks been that we bave fearedinny times that be would die. Weave had the doctor and us«h1 manyledic.'Des, but Chamberlain's Cougheinedy is now our pole reliance. Itoms to dissolve the tough mucusad by giving frfquent doses whenie croupy s>mittons appear we haveiiind that the dreaded croup is cured?fore it gets settled."' There is no

inger in giving this remedy for ittntains no opium or other injuriousrug and may bs given as confidentlya babe as to an adult. For sale hy

rm. P. Bell k Co .Accouiac C. H.,Va.

"The best Company is the one whichdoes the most good."

Tiie mutual Life insurance companyOF" NTEW YORK

Prom its organization to December 31, 1898, received from itspolicy-holders $687,398,730.26, and it has paid to policy-holdersMini holds in trust tor future payments $765,266,235.42.

:o:-:o:

Tue "KU\,uoa i^e &as mx

Insurance in torc*', and nearly Three Hundred Million Dollarscash assets, which belong excli sively to its policy-holders. Ithas already paid to policy-holders over Five Hundred MillionDollars.

Selly <& Nottingham,General Mansgers For Accomack and Northampton Counties.

e*-~ stearn [ce (]ream Works, -***.

-M A R I 0 A S T A T 1 0 N , M D.-

Jgjtend your orders to me I will make price*, as low as anyothers and guarantee the quality to be hotter.

C;in ship on any Express that pics down your Rail Road or

any Steamboal that (roes to yen wharves.

Established 30 Years. Shipping No. 102.

W. T. James with

S. B- DOWNES & CO.,¦jo:; DUANE ST., NEW YORK.

Wholesale Fruit and ProduceCommission Merchants.

.Member of Nations! Lesgneof CommiMton Merchants of tho United States,.deferenceb** Permlaalon,-IRVINa NATIONAL SANK, N.T.

VIRGINIA:.At Rules heldin the clerk's office of the cir¬cuit court for the county of Ac¬comack, on the first Monday inNovember, A. !>., 1900,

'

thesame being the 5th day of sai*|month.

Kate Johnson,.Plaintiffagainst

Louise Johnson, Edward 8Johnson, Durbin H. Johnson,Roger T. Dawson, a merchanttrading as ll. T Dawson &Co.,George J. Records and H. P.Goldsborough, late merchants(and partners trading as Records& Goldsborough, (the three lastnamed being judgment credi¬tors of said Edward 8. John¬son), Alice E. T. Hall, andKingan Provision Company, a

corporation duly incorporatedunder the laws of the State ofIndiana, (also a judgment cre¬

ditor of said Edward H. John¬son|.Defendan ts.

In Chancery.Th*; object of this suit is to

correct a certain deed of parti¬tion bearing date June 29th,1899, made between the saidLouise Johnson and Edward 8.Johnson and Kate, his wife.Affidavit having been made!

jefore the clerk of the said court'that Roger T. Dawson, a mer-).hant trading as R. T. Dawsonfe Co., George J. Records andH. P. Goldsborough, late mer¬chants and partners trading as

Records <& Goldsborough, AliceK. T. Hall, and Kingan Provi¬sion Company, a corporationlilly incorporated under theaws of the State of Indiana, de-endants in the above entitledlause, are non-residents of thekate of Virginia.on themotionofhe plaintiff, by her attorney, its ordered that they,the said non-

esident defendants, do appearlore within fifteen days afterlue publication of this order andlo what is necessary to protectheir interests; and that this or

ler lie published once a weekor four successive weeks in the'Peninsula Enterprise", a news*taper published at Accomack). H., Virginia, and also postedX the front door of the court-ious-:e of the said county on theirst day of the next term of theminty court of the said county.''

Tsst: John D. (thant, c. c.A Copy. ! jTsst: John D. C-trant, c. c.

,. Floyd Nock, p t\.i

sioticeto Creditors!1-(

co.mmissionku's offiok. ) |*Accomack, Va

<> >tobsr 29th, 1900. )To the creditors of Jno. J.

[opkins, deceased, and allthers concerned: You are liere-\ notified that, at the requestf the personal representativej" the said decedent. I have an¬

ointed the 26th day ofNovemb¬er next, at my said office, forreiving proof of all debts andemands against the said de-'dent or his estate; at whichme and place you are requiredi attend and prove your claims.Given under my hand the

ny and year lirst above written.Jno. S. Parsons,

C'oiU'riiBfiionpr of Accounts of Ac-»mac County Court.

VI KG |\ [A: At Rules heldiii Ihe Clerk's Office of the Cir¬cuit Court for the County ofAceniiiac. on the first Mondayin November, A. D.. 1900, thesame being the 5th day of saidmonth.

Daniel J. Whealton andJoshua W. Whealton, late part¬ners doing business as D. J.Whealton & Bro.Plaintiffs.

againstL. -las. Gunter, Sheriffp.nd as

such administrator of JesseRowden, deceased. Arena Row¬den, willow cf said Jessi- Row¬den, deceased, ,lc<sc Rowden,Emory Bowden,George Bowden,Maggie Rowell (nee Rowden),Daniel Rowden (of Parker),and Mary M., his wife. Aralan-ta Bowden and Sarah PidnaBowden, the last two named ofwhom ar*- infants under 1^1years of age. John T. Archieand Lizzie, his wife, in right ofhis said wife, and Edgar Pow¬ell, an infant mulei' 21 years ofage. Defendants.

In ChanceryThe object of this suit is to

subject th*- real estate of which,]{'<<!' Rowden, died siesed andpossessed, situated on Chinco¬teague Island. Accomac Count}',Va..to ihe payment of his debts.

Affidavit having been madebefore tile clerk of the saidcourt that Maggie Powell (neeRowden). Atalanta Bowden andEdgar Powell, three of the de¬fendants in the above entitled.ause. ave non-residents of theState of Virginia, on thi' motionif the plaintiffs, by their attor¬ney, it is ordered that they, thonaid non-resident defendants, doippear here within fifteen daysifter due publication ol' this or-ler and do what is necessaryto protect their interests; andhat this order be publishedince a week for four successivegreeks in the "'.Peninsula Enter¬itis*'." a newspaper publishedit Accomac C. H., Virginia.andilso posted at the front door ofhe Court-House of the said.minty on tin first day of thetext term of tiie County Court*f the said county.Test: J.»hn 1/ Grant. C. C

V Copy.Test: John I). Grant, C. C

i. Floyd Nock, p. q.

W. P. CUSTIS &CO.Wholesale

Fruit and Produce

MISSION MERCHANTS,Eggs Poultry, Peas, Berries,-

Gysters, Terrapin &c.Slopping Letter C.Baltimore, Md.

(Juie.k Sales and Prompt Returns.

Strawberry Crates furnished co my^(-uliir customers and to other reible menat my shipping points.

E. S. of Virginia P(UfOOBPOlATBn .)

PRINCIPAL OFFICE!-:)(

Has membership of over 1,00*successful growers on the Shore.

Organised for the purpose offully grading all produce handledas to meet the requirements of th*

n. r. *;i STIR, PreaMMtJOHN B. NOTTINGHAM, VU* Prettider-tT. B.QUINBY, Be* turi.The Following are Selling j

Wm. Heyser, B. L. PerkinNew Y

C3-EO. W

--Produce Commi.'

165 WEST)Reference:.Gansevoort Bank, N

Agent for the Eastern Shore

R.L. Perkins & Co.

GENERAL

COMMISSION MERCHANTS

26 East Camden 8t.,BALTIMORE, MD.

Specialties.Sweet and IrishPotatoes.

Shipping Letters.AA. Or P.

TO BURS!THOSE IN WANTOF-

DOORS, SASH, WINDOWS,BLINDS* SHINGLES.LATHSMICKS, LlMfc, CEMENT,HAIH.HAHD^ARt. PAINTS,OILS, STONE WEIL CURB¬UR, cook and ParlorSTOVES, <Lc. - - -

Our ls!)9 Prices will speak for them-| Jselves. 1Wt* hiive the gooda ami qualify to }

equal any on the market Tr> u*with your orders aud he coi. v* nerd.

Respectfully,

g.T.PAftMACr'fNEW YORK,PHILA,& NORFOLK R.R*

Time Table in Effect Nov. 29,1897.Quickest aud only daily line betweeuHoston, New York, Phila., Nor¬folk and Old Point Comfort.

NORTHWARD92 82

Phila N.Y.Stations Acc. Exp.Leave.a.m. p.m.

Portsmouth.Norfolk.Old Point ComfortCape Charles.Cheriton.Cobbs.Eastville.Maehipongo.Kin!'* Nest.Nassawadox.Exmore.Mappsburg.Keller.Melfa.Only.Tasley.Parksley.Bloxom.Hallwood.Bloomtown.Oak Hall.New Church.Pocomoke.6 10Costen.6 15King's Creek.6 40Princess Anne.0 56Loretto.7 02Eden.7 08Fruitland.7 18Salisbury.7 35Delmar.7 55

Arrive.A.M.

5 20GOO7 209 40f9 5019 53

flO 01110 08flO 16flO 22flO 31110 40flO 46110 51flO 571105ll 18fll 2511321135

fll 37fll 4311 5512 0012 10ll 20

12 47100

A.M.

94Old

PointExp.A.M7 307 458 4010 551104HOG11 14112111 2(51132114011471152115712 0312 1112 2212 2912 3?12 4012 4412 53106

125131

1562 09P. il

Arrive. P.M. A.M. P.M.Baltimore (UnionStation). 12 Ac 6 19Wilmington. 1125 4 20Phila. (Broad 8t.Station). 12 OGIYeutou. 2 28Newark. 2 25Sew York(P. R. R. 3 03

SOUTHWARD85

Cris¬fieldExp.

Leave. a.m. p.m.New YorklP. R. R. 8 65Newark. 8 32rrenton. 9 50Phila. (Broad St.-Station). 7 25 10 50Wilmington. 8 13 12 11Baltimore (UnionStation). 6 25 7 53 9 05

6 555 04

5 10 5 43G247 187 43 8 23

97 45Nor- Oldfolk PointExp. Exp.

a.m.8008 25923

10 201104

Leave. P.M. A.M. P.M.Jelmar. 1137 3 10 1 ASalisbury.ll 50 3 20 2 00fruitland.12 015den.12 06,oretto.fl2 ll'riucess Aline_ 12 20 3 37 2 17ting's Creek.12 30 3 40 2 24Costen. 12 55 3 43Jocomoke. 100 3 53 2 M'ew Church. f4 04 2 45)ak Hall. f4 09 2 50Jloomtown. f4 12 2 53lallwood. 4 18 2 57Jloxom. f4 24 3 04'arksley. 4 30 3 11'asley.... 4 39 3 22)nlv. 14 42 3 24lelia. 4 47 3 30teller. 4 52 SMlappsburg. 4 57 3 41'xmore. 5 05 3 48<'assawadox. 5 12 3 55Jird's Nest. 5 19 4 01iachipongo. f5 25 4 08lastville. 5 33 4 15lobbs. 5 42 4 21iheritou. f5 45 AMtape Charles. 6 05 4 40(ld Point Comfort 8 00 6 35forfolk. 9 00 7 35.ortsmouth. 9 10 7 45

Arrive. PM. A.M P.M

M

in

«

V

"f" stops for passengers on signali conductor. sJDaily, except Sunday.;. B. Cooke. J. G. Rodgers,Qen'l. Freight k Supt.

Pass. Agent, Cape Charlo*, Va.Wortola, Va.

rn

in:lt*arBltoar

S.l4.1. I

wwfu:Bl-

'roduce Exchange.AMA KY 28. 1900.)

ONLEY, VIRGINIA.X:-) among the largest and moat

improving the quality and care-

, and regulating shipments bot several markets of the country.

WM. A. BURTON,BUBIMMi MANAUKH.

Agents for the Exchange:s<fe Co., George W. Tull,ork.

ssion Herchant,.

5T. NEW YORK.ew York.A Virginia Produce Exchange.

Wm. He7ser,Fruit and Produce

COMMISSION MERCHANT,Foot of Gay Street,

BALTIMORE. MD.

Specialties.Sweet and IrishPotatoes.

Shipping Mark.W. H.

TALK WITH~"illVi* NOTTINGHAM.Oaaacoofej Va.

We represent Fire InsuranceCompanies that pay losses inthe event of fire.

No reliable Insurance Agency;an write your insurance at a

ower rate than we can make'OU.

t will lie a matter of economy,on your part, to consult us

before placing your insurance.

We have ampi** facilities forlaiulling all your insurance, nonatter how small, or how largehe amount may bo.

Ve guard your interest a* care

fully as we guard that of our

own; knowing we must do thisin order lo secure and holdyour patronage.With us you are absolutely

ate tor the reason that all ourecords are so completely syste-latised that we cannot overlookrisk, and thereby fail to notifyur patrons of expirations.-WITH US YOU AKE SAFE-.BEYOND QUESTION.

rite to Kelly k Nottingham.Call to see Kellr k >ottiii-*liuiii.Talk Witt Kellr k >*.i Jlm-liam.

We have a telephone right in ourfflce.

ONANCOCK. VA.

?J _W_L ¦¦¦ ^JJ?J/lB3m &Co matt0^SFmm\ &

and JewelryRepaired on Short Notice.

1 Have For Sale

batches, "Clocks, Jewelry,Spectacles, Bye Glasses,

and Silverware

many style* and at lowest pr*e*r>«

Wm. SartoriusPocomoke City. Md.

rWill be at Accomac C. H. ev-nyconrt day.

/ISHART POINTTRANSPORTATION CO.

Cheapest and best route to .Chincoteague.

Hack leaves Bloomtown G a.

, Wisharts 7.30 a m., arriv¬er at Chincoteague \).\!i a m.;ives Chincoteague 9.30 a. m ;riving at Wisharts ll a m.,oomtown 12m.; leaves Bloom-wn 1 p. m., arriving at Wish-ts 1.30 p. m., Chincoteague10 p. m.; leaves Chincoteague10 p. m , arriving at Wisharts>. m., Bloomtown 7 p. m.Fare on launch Globe 35 centsch way, on hack 40 cents.11 fare from Chincoteague tooomtown 75 cents.P. J. GILLESPIE, JR.,

President,