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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
R~AT-CATCHING LAMS.
Propose to be Devoured by /

Didn't Propose to be Devoured by Pie
beian Vermin.
They tell big stories about the feats
OF Puget sound clans. but the one told
Ivy Edward A. Chase of the North Pacific
Fish company is just a trife ahead of
most of them.
Saturday morning when Mr.. Chase
went into his warehouse lie heard q rustl-
ing in a box Of clans. On investigating
he found that a rat had invaded the box,
and. just as he approached, the jaws Of a
monster. clam shut down on the rodents
tail, holding it fast. The rat squealed,
but the clam held it tight. MI. Chase,
anticipating the comment of friends who
would cry "clam story" when he would
relate the Circumstance, called witnesses,
and they set about extricating the impris-
oncd rat. The result was that he rat
was released, but got away minus an inch
of tail.
An hour or so later Mr.. Chase returned
to the warehouse to find that another
daring rat had ventured into the box,
and III an attempt to pull some of the
CLAIMS out of the shell with his f~orefoot
had also been made a prisoner by the clam
shutting down on the mclnber. For sew
rral hours the firmly attached pair were
Exhibited, and then the rat was killed.
lie coma Ledger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL,

1t used to stand In the kitchen, In a corner
CHEEKY. and bright. :
Where the burning log In the fireplace. shot
up glowing fountains Of light,
Ant the crackling flames played hide and
seek with the shadows hid AWAY
In the NaWl}hE mouth Of the chimney SO
awfully huge and gray,
leNped put bl the rod bfick, hearth and
danced with the Shadows tletSi. 49,. =.
While the Old wheel kept the best OF title III
the freplace's titful glars:
Singing and spinning.
spinning and singing,
Now fast and faster 1t, TURNS;
And. nc ths a aaihlGS / Isa aaSjs i4f i*:: ,..r
When grandmother used to spin.
The wool ON thu. old. brown. spindle, was Is
snowy as the snowdrifts aoutSidet,. "a, .
And seemed us we watched it, whiEling
round like Il snowbal taking a ride;
winding the yarn in a big round ball,
so firm and soft and white, 49,.
We were almost afraid 1t would really melt
p,t t i" tns !, af aH,;S ct t ths S oHHn . trs|iss ethr, 4.
the wheel kept buzzing round.
And laughed and romped IN the ruddy glow,
and thought 1t the sweetest sound.
Spinning and singing,
Singing and Spinniug,
Now fast and faster it turns,
And the flames leaped high,
And the shadows danced by.
When grandmother used to spin.
-ChicNgO Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
The Conductor was Polite.

A friend of mine who has just returned
from Italy, where he has been wandering
for several months, told me an amusing
story with regard to one of those railways
that dishgure the high places of that de-
lightful country. though doubtless to the
lazy and the invalid, they, are 9 blessing
az and a boon. Ny frieha WI ssaAea in ohS
as they made the ascent of d certain
mountain. And where should we go,
conductor. if the brake would not work??'"'
asked the stout lady. in vile italian. The
c%nnauctor cautiously explained that in
such circumstances there was a second
brake. a duplicate safeguard, which might
BE- relied upon in such an unlikely emer-
gency.
And Nh.rc should we so, conductor,
if this second brake would not work."
repeated the persistent stout one.
All, madame" replied the official, with
an inimitable shrug and smile. that
would depend IN what our lives had
been, "-SkCtch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13

ago. Myrtilla was strolling down the old
wood road to meet the same rumbliug
stage, when out from the woods stepped
a tall, pale young man. He regarded her
for a moment with surprised interest,
then came forward with outstretched
hands, saying: Myrtle, don't you re-
member meT'
Myrtilla looked at him with her face
all aglow, as she put her hand in his
and said: Yes, indeed, l remember you,
Jason, and l am very glad to see you
They stood for some minutes silent,
gazing at each other, taking in a CON
seriousness of the change that the years
had made i'll each.
Jason then explained how his health
had failed under the pressure of prep
aration for college and he had come
back to the New England hills to re-
cuperate. He had grown tall, his mag
netism had increased, and his charm of
manner was irresistible.
Myrtilla felt it all, without being able
to define it, and felt at ono that it was
too pleasurable to be wholesome or safe.
On the other hand, Jason saw i'll Myrtilla
Il far greater change; he was Immediate
ly and definitely conscious of her quaint
beauty, of her absolute lack of s~elf-con-
seriousness, of her great serious eyes, and
of her simple and correct speech.
They took up their lines of intimacy
where they had been dropped four years
ago, and these summer days went by
and went away to join those of that
other summer.
Hardly Il day passed that MyrtilIa and
Jason did not spend some portion of it
duties done, she was free for some hours
| each afternoon, and then it was that she
and Jason met and strolled away down
| country lanes Or through the summer
| woods.
The inevitable happened. Soon Myr-
| tilla loved Jason. with Il simple devotion
| that seemed to have been always part Of
her life, and jason after his fashion was
in love with Myrtilla.
There is IL subtle distinction between
Glowing" and being lin love-" which
causes much confusion of ideas.
They agreed to keep their engagement
a secret until Jason should have finished
college. Another autumn came. and
Jason babe Myrtilla a fond goodbye and
to write very often and for some months
kept his word.
TO Myrtilla now the meeting of the
mail stage meant something; she al
ways sat down on the great fiat rock
and read Jason's letters, and here in this
place, where she had first met him. they
seemed veritable words from his lips,
freighted with his voice.
Jason's letters mt first were all that
Myrtilla could wish; then, as her in
fuence weakened by absence and time,
they became more impersonal in tone,
and finally they were only friendly,
chatty accounts Of his college life, the
people he met, and the prizes he
70 Myrtilla's carefully written and
deeoro,lsly composed INQUIRIES as to biz
spiritual welfare, and his church work,
he was absolutely u~nresp0nsive. 10 tell
the truth. they rather bored him, and
Az regarded such discussions III letter.
d MaSte lime. ssa#s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
The Empress of Japan.

The Empress of Japan is getting more
and more European in her ideas, and
has for some time past entirely discarded
the national dress in favor of costumes
made for her in Paris.
At court ceremonials she invariably
appears in a handsome gown with the
regulation court train, which makes her
look timer than ever, although she tries
to add. cubit to her stature" by wear
ing shoes with tremendously high heels.
Her Majesty has very independent
ideas about the position Of women, and is
the first Empress of Japan who ever
had the moral courage to appear in pub
lie seated side by side with the Emperor
in his carriage. :
The Empress is n kind and charitable
woman, and, like the members OF the
English royal: family is constantly
bringing her influence To- bear upon her
peOple 5 hehaIf 5of houspiitals sasylurns
for orphsna2chiIdrenL similar b4neyos
INCONSISTENCIES ssMSa#SNA sSsssssssssasA ssMas1saSss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
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ny FRANk t.HAFFEE,

The crossroads whttt this stAse
passed was just midway between -Myr-
tilla's home and the place where Jason
lived. At the crossroads was Il large
flat rock. which formed IL comfortable
resting place for anyone who might he
waiting to take the stage, which was
rare, or waiting to see if the stage
driver had brought a letter, which was
an even more unusual event.
This was the place in which Myrtilla
first met Jason: she was ii at the time;
her frock was of brown ginghum. COW
cred almost entirely with an apron OF
blue jean; the Apron hud long sleeves
and was not ais tleiit us 1t hight have
been. Myrtilla's suhbohiltt: which Wis
of lowered calico. was lying on the
rock beside her, and the sunlight. filter
ing through the leaves above, fell on
her red-brown hair. lighting it to Il gilt
tering mass.
Myrtilla's feet were bure. u1d very
brown. She had been sent by her
mother tp meet ting stage. TO see If btt:
which Myttilla's mother wis AlWaXs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Grand Duchess Xenia's Baby.

To the little baby girl who has just
been born to the Grand Duchess Xenia
of Russia a very hearty welcome has
been accorded. She is the first grand
child of the Dowager Empress, and at
present the only niece of the Gar, who
Before many more weeks have elapsed
she will have to share her imperial
grandmother's attentions with the fut-
urc ruler of Russia. to; whose appearance
all the imperial family are looking for
ward with great anxiety. The Queen,
too, is naturally much interested in the
coming event, and a voluminous CORE
spondence ON the subject is carried on
between her majesty and the young
Princess Alix. Meantime the wee Grand
Duchess Irene reigns supreme ut Peter
hof and receives the homage of all her
distinguished relatives.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
WHY THE MAJOR RAN.
His New Man at the Dynamite Dryer wa
Greatly Puzzled.


Maj. Mclaughlin put a new man at
work at his mine the other day drying
out dynamite. "Now,' said he. by way
of explanation, you've got to keep your
eye on the thermometer in the heater.
If it gets above s. degrees you're liable
to hear Il noise around here. When it
reaches 81 degrees you've got just three
minutes in which to work, for it takes
three minutes to raise it to 50 Degrees
An hour later the major returned to see
how the man ut the heater was doing.
"Well, how is it getting along?" he in
quired. ooh, first rate" DO you watch
that thermometer" You bet your life I
do, and I'm keeping her down." He
reached into the heater and pulled out
the thermometer. "Whew! She's up
to 81" he remarked. '"There, that'll fix
it." He damned the thermometer into a
bucket of water and hung it back in the
heater. Then he wondered what Nc
Laughlin was running for.-San Francis
co Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Whv He Wore the Uniform.

No crowned head has SO varied d sup
ply of uniforms as the German Emperor,
and it is his custom to wear the uniform
of the regiment that he happens to be
dining with. Some little time ago his
majesty was invited by the officers of
the Alexander guards to their mess. and
they were not a little surprised to see him
arrive in the uniform of an admiral. At
table he asked if anyone knew why he
had donned a naval uniform. but for a
time nobody seemed able to give an an
sWer. At last a voice was heard at the
bottom of the table. 1t was that of the
youngest subaltern, who Glove the general
silence thus: "Your majesty is probably
going. to visit the aquarium this after
noon" The Emperor is said to have
laughed as heartily as anyone at the
sally.-NeW York Recorder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Mouth Dyspepsia.

A writer in Modern Medicine asserts
that mouth dyspepsia is coming to be
a very common disorder. It has fur
ther," he says been repeatedly demon
strated that a dccayed tooth is frequent
ly the starting point of a pyaemic proc
ess. and it has also been shown that tu-
hercular and other disease germs may
find entrance to the body through cavities
i'll decaying teeth. 1t must not be for
gotten also that these cavities are the
favorite' habitat of many %pathogenic mi
crobes, which. feeding upon particles of
retained food, speedily develop and
through increase in number acquire the
ability to overcome the resistance Of the
hOdv."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
h Avalanche.

The guide CAV the word to leave the
channel of ice and take to the rocks on
the side, for a SNOWFALL or two had
rolled down from above, and he was
afraid more might follow. Scarcely had
we got out of our trough and up on the
crags when down came an avalanche
with a vengeance, and we were within
twenty feet of a tremendous discharge of
thousands of tons of snow and ice, which
swept down the track that we had just
assembled. We We're perfectly safe; but
somehow the half hiss, half roar, re-
manned in my ears for some time; and
gestible suppers or bad Swiss beer pro-
duced evil dreams, the avalanche was
sure to figure in acknowledgements
Mapazina
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Our Indian Population.

The trouble with the Bannocks recalls
the fact that the Indian population of the
United States in 1880 was set down ut
o4S,2J3. not including the native inhabi-
tants of Alaska. who numbered 32.O52.
The Indians living on the reservations
and receiving assistance from the govern
ment Numbered 1:3.l17. 1t is believed
by many who have made Il special study
of Indian archaeology that the number
of Indians within the present territory
of the United States, at the time of the
discovery of America. was little if any
greater than the number now existing.
a statement which will strike many with
Sl1rnIiSn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Kansas Town Gone to Seed.

Creensbhtg is One Of those Kansas
towns in which it should be a pleasure
and Il privilege not to live. Five years
ago it had 25OO inhabitants. Now there
are 123. 1t has 4 bonded debt of $45,-
GOO, T With practically no valuati9n to pay
pay their taxes. and lots and buildings
are being sold BY the county treasurer.
Farmers come into town and buy tax
certificates for little or nothing. These
they desire for the buildings, which they
remoee, cating nothing for the lots. Five
years ago 4 flourihg thill was erected at
cash. Recently this building was pur-
chased for a few dollars and removed to
('DlproJn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Tack Catcher fol- Tires.

An Indianapolis genius has invented
a contrivance which he calls a tack
catcher for bicycles. When a pneumatic
tire picks up a tack the tack does not
penetrate very deeply at first, but is
forced further into the fabric with
every revolution of the wheel, until the
inner tube is punctured. The device Of
the indianapolis man to prevent this
consists of a curved, comb-l}ke piece Of
metal armed with pointed teeth and
extending backward from the forks Of
the machine, close to the surface Of the
tire; These teeth are intended to engage
with the tack as soon as it enters tie
tire and pytract IL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventions are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, SO and So
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee.
A.. Hoffman, and H. w. Falk, Milwaukee,
rail joint and forming same; &. and G.
Karass, Milwaukee,, Globes FOUNDER: 4. G.
Mather and H.. F.. Collins. Milwaukee, dry.
ing apparatus; O. T. Olson. Oshkosh. dou.
blc-acting force pump: y. Shaw. Eau Claire,
band sawmill attachments; f. A. Walters
and T.. J. Maxen, Walworth, automatic
grin releaSe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
DR., Webb's Fine Estate.

One of the largest private estates in
the world is that of DR.. w. Seward
Webb at Shelburne; VT, on the shores
of Lake Champlain. The property COLI
sists of more than 1000 acres of beau
tiful rolling land bordering on the lake.
There DR.. Webb maintains one of the
most magnificent establishments on the
continent-Shelburne house-where ne
lives the greater part of the year and en-
tertains i'll royal style. He has a stable
of blooded horses, Il feet of yachts on
the lake and has a game preserve of
several hundred acres. He can entertain
his friends with racing, yachting and
hunting and fishing, all of which sport
ho enioys himself
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
"A Samoan Fad.

A most reckless state of affairs APP
pears TO exist in some parts of Samoa.
The inhabitants of one village have mort
gagged the land it stands upon to a Euro
pcan firm, and play cricket nearly all
the week to the exclusion of serious
business. The matches are played by
thirty or forty on a side and the stakes
arr live pigs and salt beef. 1t is said
that sufficient money Is spent on these
matches to more than pay the interest
on This mortpove
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Not Quite Clear to Her.

\ little girl, listening to the marriage
ceremony of her sister, seemed to be
particularly impressed with that part
which requires the bride to promise to
Glove. cherish and obey" and after the
ceremony Mortified her mother by ask
ing: Mamma, what made Rev. Mr..
- make Ada promise to love cherries
and whey ?'-Thc Rams Horn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Simplicity.

Simplicity of Science.-Student-"1
learn that there are eases in which pco-
pie have had from childhood an uncon-
trollable desire to eat soap. What is the
cause Of that?' Learned Professor,
"They are victims of sappessomania.'
Student-"Um-what does sappessoma-
MIA mean?" Learned Professor-"A de-
sire to eat soap."-New York Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13

-Piccadilly at night now presents the
same sights that used to be seen in Ira
falsar square. Hundreds of people are
stretched out asleep until 5 in the morn
ing on the pavement bordering on the
Green park. Some spread newspapers
under them, but the greater part lie down
on the bare ground.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
The Most Sensitive Thing on Earth

Is a human nerve. This i'll IL state of health.
Let it become overstrained or weakened,
and the constituencies is increased tenfold.
For weak or overwrought nerves, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is the best tonic in eX-
~istcnce, since it invigorates and quiets them
at the same time. 1t also possesses super
lative efficacy in dyspepsia. constipation,
malarial and kidney complaints, rheumatism
and NEURALGIA.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Fash Your Yourself Men,

During the stay of the Queen ONT
years ago in the vicinity of Loeb VIENNA
char, the Princess Louise, who lacks
lone of the love of her sex for shopping.
drove into the town of Callandcr to get
some velvet matched. Having procured
what she was in search of. she was
about to pay for it, when she discov-
cred that she had left home without
her purse. Explaining the matter to thr
draper, and promising to send the money
next day. the princess was greatly
mithcr has an accoont here"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
To Cleanse the system

E%ffectually yet gently, when costive 81
sluggish. to permanently cure habitual
constipation, to awaken the kidneys and
liver to a healthy activity, without irri-
tating or weakening them, to dispel
headaches, colds or fevers use Syrup of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
In Our Great Grandfather's Time,

er,y regulating the action Of their bowels,
by the use Of these little "Pellets" they
for their ra dos,e asss s s5fa | Is 9 se { a sS sis
Of dangerous diseases. The Pellets" cure
sick and bilious Headache, eopstipation, in.
digestion, bilious attacks and kindred de-
engagements Of liver, stomach and bowels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price Is cents.

-Savorgnan de Brazza, the explorer,
having withstood for years the climate
of Africa. gave way at once to the
changeablc character of Paris weather
and is now sick abed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
TObaccO's TriumDh.

Every day We meet men who nave appar-
emily lost all interest in life, but they chew
and smoke all the time and wonder why the
sunshine is not bright, and the sweet birds
song sound discordant. Tobacco takes away
the pleasures of life and leaves irritated
nerve c~enters in return. No-To-Bac is the
easy way out. Guaranteed to cure and make
you well and strong, by Druggists every
where,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13

A thrifty keeper in the Pere Ia Chaise
cemetery, Paris, was recently dismissed
for too much enterprise. He had added
to his income by raising vegetables on
the graves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13

Wonderland Museum, milwaukee,.
Opened the season this week with the
largest and most attractive exhibitions
ever seen in the museum. The hourly
show was fine. One dime admits to all.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Not Soon Enoueh,

Guest tpushing them away from him)
u don't like the way you cook eggs
tho trouble, sir?' Guest-''You don't
cook them soon enough."-Chicago Trib-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13

Two American artists. Jules Stew
art. the painter, and Paul Wayland Bart
lett. the sculptor, were made chevalicrs
of the Legion of Honor on the occasion
of the French national fete, July ii.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
The Greatest Medical Discovery
Of the Age.
kENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY,
DONALD kennedy, OF RoxBubY, MASS,

wv
Has discovered In one Of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Sefofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried II In over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
Of its value, all within twenty miles Of
Boston. Send postal card for-book.
A benefit IS always experienced from
the first bottle, and a perfect cure IS war
ranted when the right suantity Is taken.
When tho lungs ars affected it eauses
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver OF
Bowels. This IS caused by the ducts being
stopped, and always disappears In a week
after taking it. Read the label.
If the stomach Is foul or bilious It will
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough of It.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed.
time. Sold by all Druggists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
BEST IN THE n

Beecham's pills are for bill
iousness, sick headache, diz.
ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor
pid liver, foul breath, sallow
skin, coated tongue, pimples,
less of appetite, etc.. when
caused by constipation; and
constipation is the most fire.
quent cause of all of them.
One of the most important things fos
everybody 70 learn is that constipation
causes more than half the sickness in the
world, especially of women; and it a all
be prevented. Go by tae book free at your
druggist s,or write b. .AllenCo. ,365Canal
St., New York. Pills, zoe and use a box.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
Getting Even.

Mr.. Upton ~(across the air shaft)-"I
wish you folks wouldn't make so much
noise: you're keeping our baby awake"
Mr.. Fourthfoor (blandly)-"Ohl we are,
are we? Well. just ask your baby how
be likes it himself!'-Puck.