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The herald., 1895-04-24

wall paper house of the coast. 1928 s. Spring.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
Held His Job,

Something that happened the other day
at the national capital set the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Tclc-
gram notwithstanding, and he relates the
Potter Palmer of Chicago: I'm those
days Mr.. Palmer was noted for his sud
den and frequent dismissals of his en-
ployes. An employee might be working
with no thought Of harm, when 'chug
would 60 the axe and off would fall his
head. One day Mr.. Palmer went up to
his cashier, who had held the job for sew
had never spoken. The cashier was an
original, independent sort of a chap, and
had been interrupted many Il time and
oft in the midst of adding up Il boarder's
bill by: Say you'll Stop that iigrin' an
gimme nc mon. TIL old man has gimme
tn bounce So he was prepared for
emergencies. Mr.. Palmer had stro,led
into the office and paused moment to
n LOOK at to the Gashier There was appar-
was unconscious of Mr.. Palmcr's pres
ence. he didn't like, although he after
ward denied it. However, stepping up to
his employee lie said in those tones which
used to turn milk into iced cream: Err
Mr.: Man, when is your time up?' The
cashier promptly flung down his pen and,
swinging ' round to face tn old man,
packed and under the desk, ready II to
leave any moment VIII, a TIL old man
had recovered his breath he grabbed the
cashier by the shoulder as he was reach
ing for his grip and very earnestly de-
cared: NO! No! I-er-didn't mean for
you to go. 1-er-merely wanted to know
when your time was up, so l could-er--
that lob. till he went into business for
himself"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
DECISIONS IN A LIBEL SUIT
Mistake In Privileged Commu nicat II
Not ACtfOnahla


= Not Actionable.
Judge Endlich in recent decision dis
missing libel suit against John 4. Damn
man, proprietor Of the Morning Herald of
Reading, Pa, made the following rulings:
IAN account of il criminal proceeding
is matter proper for public information
and is privileged communication.
"A mistake in Il privileged communion
ton. IL 1t be necessary part of the
ter of detail as would usually be inserted
IN such report, partakes of the privilege
though it may i'll point of fact be untrue.
1.-The presumption of malice where an
incorrect statement has been made in a
privileged communication, though the
statement may reflect upon an individual,
is rebutted by the fact that reasonable
mcnt and that there was reasonable and
probable cause for believing it to be true.
"A newspaper publisher is not to be
held to any stricter accountability in the
conduct of his business than other per
sons engaged in business enterprises.
'"The question of whether or not IL
communication is privileged is a question
for the court and not for the jury
Gin an account of an arrest actually
made in Il bawdy house statement of
the location of the house and the name
of its proprietrcss partakcs of the Dr;vi-
lege attaching to the account itself as an
integral part of the whole and an en-
tirey relevant detail of the occurrence,
and therefore an honest mistake both in
the location and i'll the name if induced
by probable cause could not make the err
roneous statement, believed in at the time
and made without malice, irrelevant or Il
lawful ground of recovery.
lit is an absolute impossibility for news
papers in our day to do the work which
the times and the people expect and de-
mand, and at the same time to verify to
Il certainty every item and explore for
possible falsity III what seems true Ger
tainly nothing more should be exactcd
from them i'll that line than is required
from other individuals"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
1t Fitted I'll q Crime.

Desiring to learn just how much tun-
Melting a mole can do in Il known number
of hours, we caught a good large spet<-
men, and Immediately turned it loose in a
tive-acrc field of clover. The grass was
SO thin and winter killed that the ground
was practically bare, but not loose like
the soil of cultivated field. Five sec
ontls after the mole received it's freedom.
it had burrowed out of sight. This may
seem past belief. but the fact is vouchcd
for by the official timekecper. Sticking
a stake at the starting point, we retired
and left the digger hard at work.
The start was made at IL a. m, and
the direction ia ken was eastward. BY Q
in zigzag line, but keeping the same
general direction all the time, and with
out digging any side galleries. By II a.
III. the following day the tunnel had been
driven thirty-one feet farther, with mum.
erous side galleries, and four feet had
been added ut the end next to the start.
ing point In another hour ten feet had
been added ut the extremity, making
sxty-eight feet of main line and thirty
six and one-half feet of branches, or u
total of 1912 feet of tunnels dug in twcn-
ty-five hours. The bottom of the tunnels
ran very evenly about four inches below
the surface. Sometimes the hole was
ellipitical in shape, measuring one and
height, and sometimes it was triangular.
measuring two inches each way. The
surface of the ground was usually
cracked, and raised about an inch along
the course of the tunnel. made n care
full map of the doings of this mole, drawn
to scale along n base line.-W. II. Horna-
day in February St. Nicholas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
ACUTE DYSPEPSIA,
SYMPATHETIC HEART DISEASE
OFTEN ATTENDS IT.
The Modern Treatment Consists In
Removing the GAUGE

The Modern Treatment Consists In
Removing the Cause.
(Erom The Republican. C<dsy Rnbids, /o7ca.j
Mrs. Y. Curley. who has resided in Ciar-
cnce. Iowa, for the past TWENTY-FIVE" years
tells an interesting story of what she cot
s'ders rescue from premature death. Her
narrative is as follows:
For ten years prior to 1894. I was Il
constant sufferer from acute stomach
trouble. / had all the manifold symptoms
OF acute dyspepsia, and Mt times Other
troubles were present in cOmplication-1
did not know what it was TO enjoy meal.
No matter bow careful | might be as 10
the quality. quantity and preparation OF
my food. distress always followed eating.
l was Respondent and blue. Almost TO
the point Of insanity at times, and would
have been glad to die. Often ard often l
could not sleep. sympathetic heart trou-
bl" set in and time End again / WIS
Obliged to call doctor in the night to re-
Fcvc sudden atta:ks Of suffocation which
wnul! come on without a moments warn
ing,
M troubles increa Scd az time wore on
and ! spent large sums in doctor bills. i've
ing compelled to have medical attendants
almost constantly. During 1892 and
1893 it WAS impossible for me to retain
food. and water brashes plagued me. ]
-
ton Of physicians was unable to deter
mime just what did uil me. The doctors
gave us as their opinion that the proba bic
trouble was liberation of the coats of The
stomach :Ld held out no hope of rpcov
cry. One doctor said, All ! can do 10
relieve Your suffering is by the use Il
opium
''Abont this time friend of mine, Mrs.
Samantha Smith. Of t;iidden iowa. told
me about the case Of Mrs. Thurston, IF
Oxford Junction. Iowa. This lady sand
she had been afflicted much the same as
] had. She had consulted local physi-
clans without relief. and had gone to
Davenport for treatment. Giving up all
hope of recovery. she was persuaded Ivy
friend to take DR. Williams Pink Fills.
The result was aImos. magical.
II was led to try them from her expo
riencc, and before many months | felt
better than ] had for a dozen years.
nm now almost free from trouble, and If
through some error of diet / feel badly.
this splendid remedy sets me right again.
have regainetl my strength and am once
more in my usual flesh. ! sleep we'll and
can eat without distress. | have 10 doubt
that | owe my recovery to Dr. Williams
Pink Pills. l only wish that l had heard
of them years ago, thereby saving my
self ten years of suffering ard much
money"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all drug
gists. or may he had by mail from DR.
Williams Medicine Company. Science
tady, n. y, for SOC. per box. or six boxes
for 500
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
FORT DELAWARE RAZED.


Destroyed for a Torpedo station.
One Of the old landmarks that for
thrce-puarters of century has greeted
the mariners as they come up the Della
ware river. is disappearing under the
rapid work of i; hundred laborers. Old
Fort Delaware. whore thousands of rebel
prisoners were confined during the re-
bellion, will soon be thing of memory
only. In few months no part of the
old brick and stone structure will re-
main.
Since 1898, Fort Delaware. forebod-
ing and dismal looking, has stood Oh !,
low. marshy island midway between two
state-\ew Jersey and Delaware. 1t
was built at an enormous expense to the
doliars-and for all the good it has ever
done it's presence could easily have been
dispensed with altogether
The government. fearing that in times
of war. Philadelphia would he vuIner-
able point. erected Fort Delaware and
stationed a garrison there. For seventy
five years spntries trM its ramparts
but in all that time. not once did the
forts big guns spout forth shot or shell
ut an enemy. Only the boom of the sun
rise and sunset gun awakened the echoes
in two states.
Fort Delaware s record as a war prison
is one of death and sorrow Its grim
walls. could they but speak would I'M
tod Il story of many stout hearts break
ing-many brave men dying far from
home and friends.
At one time in 1863. fifteen hundred
rebel prisoners were confined within the
fort. The mortality among them was
terrible. Built upon law. Swampy ISL
and. whose vapors were laden with ma
laria germs, the deaths at one time num-
Mred nearly one hundred in month
The prison physicians did everything in
their power to check the disease. but
without much success
There was one other cause of many
dcaths-a disease horrifying to contrm-
plate. Strong. stout hearted men came to
whose lives had been spent in roaming
through the mountains of the CaroIina<
they grew pale and haggard under ~
straint. Then they laid down and died
victims of nostalgia. or broken hearted
ness, supcrinIuced Ivy Inconsistencies.
There was company of men from
North Carnlila's mountainous country
battle Of the Wilderness They had
faced shot and shell and fought braveIy
They were all big. powerful fellows. who
trapped and hunted for Il living when ut
home. Coon skin caps and eagle feathers
covered nearly every head. Less than Il
months confinement. behind the cheer
less walls of Fort Delaware made these
light-heartcd, happy mountairecrS suIlen
and morose. Many Of them broke down,
unable to bear captivity. and one by one
they died
Where the old fort stands there will
soon be erected Il torpedo station at n
cost of $1:O.UN 1t will he constructed!
on the most advanced ideas. and is cal
culatel to prove as Formidable Il barrier
to an enemy as Fort Delaware would
have been an easy mark.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
Had His Revenge.

The story about the poor ventriloquist
and the dog which he sold for $500 was
first told many years ago, but as re-
lated by Harper's Young People it will
probably be new to many people. They
journeyed together to the next town and
entered the tavern tired, hungry and
pennless: Not being troubled with the
inconvenient refinement which comes
from long line of gentle ancestors, the
man had developed the quality known
as cheek, so he and the dog sat down TO-
eat a supper for which they could not
pay. The room was full of loungers, and
the stranger took a conspicuous seat
what will you have" asked the only
waiter the place employed, and the or
der embraced nearly everything on the
bill Of fare. "But | want something for
my dog, to-" he added. ASK him. what
he will have" The waiter muttered
something about 'Whatcher giving us p
so the stranger said, what, don't you
like to-? Well, Bruno, will you have
beef or fish," Beef, every time, sail
Bruno, looking with mild brown eyes at
the waiter. And what to lrinky''
Nater, thank you, said Bruno. ., s. Isy
this time the landlord and every one in
Tn plAce tIere "a ger Auppre
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
Cats Living in Luxury.

For the first time in it's history New
York is to have Il cat show. It would be-
cheap back-yard-fence affair, for some
of the proudcst leaders in the world of 50,
cety have taken hold of the scheme, and
with the all Of numbcrlcss champion
hluc-blonds of the feline world intend to
make it Il success.
Just who will exhibit the cats is some
thing of \ question, hut there are num-
Der Of fine cats owned by prominent New
Workers which will Undoubtedly be
shown.
Mrs. Bolton Hall has one of the best,
known cats in New York 1t is not of
fancy lineage, but for all that it is quite a
wonderful cat. 1t is jet black in color,
and is quite Intelligent. 1t enjoys the
name of Sicgfried. and wears Il magniti
cent silver collar bearing the name and
address of it's owner The cat stands al
most 2 feet in height, and weighs seventy
pounds. 1t roams about the house like 4
dog. and when the doorbell rings it is on
hand to welcome the visitor before the
butler arrives. Mrs. Hall says she
would sell the cat for $1,000 S:cgfrcd
is, - years. old now and occasionally is
laid up with an al ment resembling govt
Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt has an Angora
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12

cat which she prizes very highly. 1t is
IL regular millionaire feline, and is as
much above the backyard species as the
Fifth avenue swell is above the tattcred
Bowery tramp. This cat has the pretty
name Of Fclece. 1t has the run of the
apartments filled with thousands of dol
lars worth of bric-a-brac. 1t has never
been known to break anything and de-
ports itself like Il real lady. Whenever
Mrs. Vanderbilt and her husband go off
for a cruise on their yacht, the Conquer
or, Felece is generally a member of the
party, and is as familiar with the sights
of the Mediterranean as she is of the pass
ing show on the avenue. Mrs. Wander
IN ordinary baby. By one of the maids
it is washed in scented water every morn
ing, and its wool-likc coat is carefully
combed and brushed. When its mistress
takes a drive in the park Felece occupies
a little cushion in the brousham or vic
toria, and enjoys being stared ut with the
same fascinating Indifference rs does Il
reigning belle.
Miss Anna Lcary, the particular friend
of Mrs. Hetty Green's millionaire daush-
ter, has fine Maltese cat which no
amount Of money could buy. 1t bears the
fine, substantial name Of Gibraltar, and is
usually addressed as Glib" 1t is rs dig
nificd and as stolid as the rock itself, and
pays no attention to the batteries daily
bestowed BY the, visitors at Miss Leary's
house. ''t1ib' sleeps OH down pillows in
an upper floor room, and has Il cut-slass
bowl of cream served up to him every
morning. He is big, oycrfcd cat, who
would probably run !. mile if 4 mouse
happened to cross his path.
A cat which has attractet considerable
attention in New York lately is one
owned by Mrs. Basil Hall, who stops at
the Murray Hill hotel. This cat is called
Chappie and is IN ordinary, everyday
black-and white affair. Mrs Hill is a
great transatlantic traveller, and Chappic
has crossed the ocean and toured the
Continent half dozen times in the last
five years. Chappie, who has been an
honorcd guest at all the big hostclries of
Europe, was at one time 4 ragged, for
lorn waif in the streets of London. It
was rescued from poverty or worse
fate by Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg, the famous
beauty, was presented OH April l three
years ago with fine Persian kitten. 1t
was at once christcned Bismarck, in
honor of the birthday of the famous
statesman. but its unscemly antics are
hardly in keeping with the dignity of it's
name. Many fine bits of tapestry have
been chcwcd into nsclcssness by Bis
marck, and he is continually losing HIM
self in the wilds of East Thirty-first
street, where the Ladcnburgs live Still
he is a matter Of great pride to his mis-
trcss, who would rather show him off
than $1,000 Worth gown or a $4,000
painting.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
Even EnOi,rh-

>, In the early 'GOs there fourishel in
lar!s a writer who used his talent us a,
professional libclcr. His real name was
JacGuot, his nom de gueire. Eugene de
M'r"court. One day there appeared a
violent onslaught on Alexander Dumas
pore, The article openly taxed the great
novelist with living on the brains of his
collab@ratorI; The father happened to be
to Mireconrt. You say, gentlemen said
the biographcr, that yo, are acting in
behalf of NJ Dumas fiIs!' The two gen.
tlemen bowed assent; thereupon Mire-
court rings for his servant. '"Te]l my son
to come to me- he orders And to his
little urchin, his face besmearcd with jam
Mirecourt though, remains perfectly Sc
::ous. ''Gcntlcme1." he remarks, at last.
81 feel convinced that my son is as tick
iSh about his fathers honor as the son Of
NJ. Alexander Dumas is about his ia
Tiers. As it is absolutely necessary that
the roles should be equal, you had better
arrange matters with him. With which
he leaves the two friends Of the future
eminent dramatist.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
YOUNG FOLKS.
COInDOSitiOn Dnv

~UsA PvoAlAOH OAys
Twas "c0mpositlOn day" in school,
That dreaded of all days;
The subject was t"rhe Chinese Folk"
And their pcrplexing way;
And many little head was rackcd
For thought and word Of phrase.
The teacher sat beside the board
Her ready aid to lend;
Explain, advise, hard word to spell,
And ha!ting clause to mend;
Descriptions rare were penciled there,
And wondrous tales were penncd.
One little girl held up her hand
As from her seat she rose.
"Oh, teacher, will you tell me, please,
However you spell 'sews'?
I've tried with nll my might, and vet
l can't think how it gOes.'
The teacher spelled "S-e-w-s-
That means, Of course, to sew,
AS women do Oh seam and hem,
AS suppose you know"
A frOwn the childish forehead bore
Her discomfort to show.
"Tis not that kind at nj want"
Here shook her curly head:
ut doesn't have thing to do
With needle or with thread.
So spell he, teacher, if you can,
Another 'sows,' she said.
''S-o-w-s. it must be- then;
10 strew the ground with seed"
Again the head denial signed:
THAT amt the word / need
I'm just obliged to have it, or
can't get on, indeed"
The teacher, puzzled, babe the child
Repeat the phrase complete.
''The Chinese twisscs down their toes
And squeeges up the meat,
Sosc they can hardly walk mt all
On such rectlic'lOus feet"
L. II. Bruce in Independent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
Taking CourteSies for Granted.

Some people seem to POSSESS the idea
that gratitude is only called for where
some special attention is shown, where
the courtesy is one Of magnitude Wheth-
er it is that we are growing too much
accustomed in this country to doing every
thing on a large scale, or whatever it is,
the fact remains: that we are altogether
too prone to disregard the little courtesies
Of life as courtesies. The most subtle
thought is often shown in the smallest at
tention. We all know that the greatest
pleasures in this life come from the small
er things-not from the larger. Again
and again have l seen this relnissness on
the part Of people. A man shows some
little attention to Il woman, and it goes
unnoticed. A young man shows il cOurte-
sy to a girl and it is received as her right.
Hospitality is extended, and remains I'M
acknowledged. Letters Of congratulation
are written and go unansWer 1t is in
these smaller things that we are lacking
in the true spirit of gratitude. We take
them for granted, absolutely forgetting
that nothing is ours by right III this world:
that whatever comes to us in the way of
an attention, be it ever 50: small, is an at
tention and comes by favor: / wish that
girls particularly might think little
more of this. One hears a great deal of
complaint among young men nowadays
that girls accept courtesies altogether too
much as their due. Our girls should yet
over this habit Of taking things for grant
ed.-]1dward w. Box in Ladies' Home
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12

wonder, and gathered about to hear a
dog talk. The ventriloquist feigned in
difference by eating with avidity, while
tho landlord was evidently considering
son ne thing His eogitation resulted in
MS Offering the stranger $500 for his
wonderful talking dog. The ventrilo-
4luist appeared to hesitate a moment,
then said abruptly, YES, you may have
him for $780," When the money was
paid and the ventriloquist was about to
leave. he turned to the dog, patted him
aa iIsa,t and said, "Good-bye, old
1elloW, you've been a good friend to
me- You are no friend of mine" re-
turned the dog, ''to sell me to another
master. AS you We're mean enough to
serve serve me such u trick I'll have revenge.
Ill never speak another word as long
as l ilyc.' The ventriloquist then made
off with all possible haste
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
A Real RurrIap

First Theatrical Manager-"Well, what
business have you been doing out West
with your play of "Jim the Burglary" |
hear YOU engaged real jailbird for the
Second Ditto-"Business? Grand!
Houses fit to burst! Money in the cash
box as plenty as hay! But in the end we
failed after ALL
First Ditto "How came that to pass?"
Second Ditto-''Why, you see, Jim
broke open the cashbox and evaporated
with the pile. "-Staatsanzeiger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
Looking Backward.

Astronomers say that on Good Friday
next: April II, the heavenly bodies which
gravitate round the sun will be in exact
armament the day Christ died On the
cross. 1t will be the first time such a
thing has occurred since that great day,
just 1862 years ago. That was the thir-
ty-third year of the Christian era, which
dates from the birth of Jesus Christ
At 11:2O D. M, Oh April II. New York
time, the moon will pass before Virgins
(Spica), and hide that constellation for
over an hour
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
He was Right.

Henry Clews the other day told n
characteristic story of Russell Sage. I
was going uptown OH the Elevated with
Mr.. Sage about four or five years ago"
he said. and we got talking about the
changes in the fashions and how they
travelled in circle. Trousers, for in
stance. l said. were sometimes tight at
the knee and big around the feet: some
times big ut the knee and small at the
bottom: sometimes small throughout
their length and sometimes large: and
then. in few years. the shapes We're re-
peated. Mr.. Sage listened attentively.
| met him few days ago and he said:
'Clews, do you remember what you said
that day about fashions in trousers re-
peating themselves" Yes ] answered.
We'll, that's true he said. slapping his
leg: now. here's the pair of trousers |
had on that day. and I've been wearing
them. waiting to sec if You were right:
and sure enough the fashion has just
come rOull again.