The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-20
Silver Leaders.

The free silver leaders ut least try to
be consistent, but they do not always
succeed. Says the Washington CORE
s%pondent of the New York Telegram:
Senator Stewart has become so con-
irmed a silver man as to refuse, with
with gold. The other day he fell and
fractured his knee cap. A doctor started
to use gold to bind the broken parts to-
gether. Use silver said the senator.
If you have to use gold saw off my leg,
saw off my leg! = gold! Why. do you
know that the crime of 70? The doc
tor, who had heard the speech several
times, surrendered and used silver.
Stewards dentist was compelled to undo
a whole mornings work because the
senator asked what stuff was being put
in his teeth, and the dentist said Gold
Take it out the senator cried. Take it
out and put in silver or let 'em rot.
So out came the gold and in went the
silver. He has had silver heads substi-
tnted for the gold heads on his canes.
The difference in price went for more
canes. 1t is said that when a street car
conductor to whom he handed a $40 bill
coins a gold piece he declared that he
had been insulted and would have the
conductor discharged. He snapped his
gold watch for two silver watches. And
so on. The only time he will have any
thing to do with gold is when he loans
money. He insists that the mortgage
shall provide for payment in gold"
Modify the Air.
The expression cas- free as air. has
come to be %proverbial, but if the bicycle
fever continues we may be forced to
modify it. Says the Washington Star:
IAN Anacostian, who was in Baltimore
Il few days ago. related to a Star re-
porter a remarkable experience he had
while in the Monumental City. While
standing says he. talking with IA po-
liceman in the central part of the city,
the manager of a bicycle establishment
the officer, said: Say, officer, l wish
you'd drive those hoboes away or run
them in: They're hanging around the
door trying to steal our air all day long"
"Trying to steal what?' queried the
copper. "Our air. What we use to blow
up pneumatic tires with" replied the
man. The officer looked Disguised: "Do
you fellows W the air here" he de-
manded. DO you rent it with the prem
Uses? You'll be accusing somebody with
running off with your sunbeams next
l suppose these hoboes grab a handful of
air when you amt looking, jam it in their
pockets and run, eh| "Well, if you don't
believe it, just come back here and
watch" said the manager. He led the
way to the back part of the establish
mcnt. where he and the officer concealed
themselves behind a curtain. In Il mo-
mcnt a big tramp peered in ut the door,
mopped the perspiration from his face,
slipped to the little rubber hose attached
to the air compressor in the basement,
thrust the nozzle into his steaming collar
and turned the stopcock. The wind
whistled through his clothes, and for Il
moment he was the picture of content
mcnt. Before he could get cooled off two
more like him were ~anxiously waiting
their turn at the nozzle. The officer took
the offender to the station house and
wanted to make the charge against him
petty larceny for stealing air. but had to
call it disturbing the neace.,"