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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
The Greatest of These.

II suppose your wife belongs to the
usual charitable societies in tho
church,"
II don't know. She belongs to some
uncharitable societies in the church" I"
Detroit Journal.
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Reason Dethroned.

Anxious Mother-I want an order to
tend my daughter to an insane-asylum,
for treatment. Shells going to marry
man 80 years older than herself.
Judge-Why, madam, girls marry old
men every day, and are not considered
insane.
Anxious Mother-Yes, but the old
man my daughter wants to marry is
lpoor.-N. Y. Weekly.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
The Safest Way.

Borax (rehectively)-I wish l knew
how to tell a woman's age.
Samjones-The best way to tell it is
in a soft and gentle whisper,-N. Y.
Truth.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
The Same Thinr,

Lord De Broke-Er-er-will you
marry me, Miss Ten Stryke?
Miss Ten Stryke-No, won't, but
might negotiate loan for you with
father.-N. Y. Truth. tr
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
Disappeared.


Though the confederate army, when
Gen. Lee surrendered, surrendered
many thousand muskets," said an ord.
nance officer of the army, 81 have great
doubts if 100 of them are still in the pos
session of the government. In the ar
mories of the government in Illinois,
Massachusetts, and California a few
may have been kept, but there are but
few. The war department has few,
but the wagon loads of them have dis
appeared no one knows exactly where.
As an arm the rifles surrendered were
without value except in few com
mands where they had secured modern
guns, They were hurriedly and cheap
ly made, generally by contract work.
1 can't state now exactly how many
thousand muskets there were, but there
were Mt least 10000 recorded as having
been surrendered. My own idea is that
the most of them were broken up as
valueless, though great quantity OF
them were sold as junk and scrap iron.
The cannon have also gone out of ex-
istence-most of them in the same
way."-Washington Star.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
UnjustIy Accused.

Don't borrow trouble, Jack. What's
the use?" f
Borrow trouble? Who said was
borrowing trouble? I've got trouble to
lend!"-Chicago Record.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
Bishop McCabe, of New York, on DR..
James Headache Powders.

Bishop McCabe, OF New York, on DE
James Headache Powders.
with regard to DR.. James Headache
Powders, l have no hesitation in COM
mending them to suffers from headache.
They relieve pain speedily, and l have
never known anyone to be harmed by
their use. I have been great suffer
from headache in my life, but have
almost gotten rid Of it by the constant
use Of hot water and fruit, and by doing
without coffee. The DR.. James Head
ache Powders have, however, greatly re-
lieved me at times. and l never allow
myself to be without them, and have
recommended them to others freely.
C. G. McCABE."
For sale by j. W. HOughtOn.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
ONE otner Exnlnnntion.

THAT joke" he said, is no good" 4
whats the matter with it,"
why, never saw the point of it
at all until it was explained, to me,
and when diagram has to be sent
along with the joke it is evident that
is wrong with the joke"
q "0r with the reader" Chicago Post.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
pr,de Coetb nefore n Fall.

Pride GOeth before n Fall.
Oh, why should the spirit of scorcher be
proud?
Like a fast-fitting meteor. a fast-hying
cloud,
He strlketh a stone where the coasting is
steep,
And straightway It knocketh him all in a
heap.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
Nnt Mhntn Ought to he,

Patron-Did you see this steak
broiled?
Waiter-No, sab.
Patron--l wish you would investi-
gate. | have a suspicion that it was
tanned.--Detroit Free Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
.Rclnted Some Way.

NcInted Some Way.
The store was kept by Meredith,
Within that country town,
Where / wrote verse that didn't sell
And run my credit down.
Yet one thing kept my spirits up.
IT was the pleasant myth,
That, though no kin to Lytton,
Was OWN Meredith.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
Unnatural.

"That man Davis is clearly not fit to
be father"
"Why?"
His child is week and half old
and he hasn't expressed the belief that
it recognizes him."-Chicago News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
ou,te Likely.

II think we have met before"
"Quite likely; used TO be bill col
lector."-Tit-Bits.
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The
Home Savings Bank Co.
WELLINGTON O.

WELLINGTON, o.
Transact general banking business.
buying and selling notes and bills OF
exchange. Money loaned on satisfac-
tory collateral, mortgage or personal
security. Interest at AZ paid on all
savings deposits, interest: credited an
nually.
YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED.
Safety deposit boxes situated in our
main vault at $1.50 per year.
WIN. VIsoHER, Pres.
G. E. SPITzER, Vice-pres.
J. H. RUST. Cashier
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17

"A pious Long Island editor fathers
the story Of a horse owned by Samuel
Webb, of Greenport, which, after being
hitched up each morning, goes alone to
its masters store; but one day when It's
shoe was loose it went instead to the
blacksmith's shop, where Mr.. Webb
found 1t.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
Too Many Amendments.

Too Many Amendments.
HE is now physical wreck"
''He used to have strong constitu.
ton"
81 know. But the doctors have
amended it several times" - N. l.
World.
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!, !, Light tyne A. N. Dark type p. N. =
tDAily except Sunday. IDaily eIospt Monday.
fStop on SianN {

Drawing Room Sleeping Cars on Nos. Q, 4 and
through to Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, New York
and Boston on Nos. 5, and TO TT. Wayne
Chicago or intermediate points. Meals are
celled Dining Cars at opportune NJ cal hours
Baggage checked through to destination. ON
inquiry you will find our rates are always iowel
than via other lines, service considered.
Horner, Gen1 Passenger Agent Clayeland- al
Or Local Ticket Agent.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17

what beastly cold you've got, Sam!
Where did you get it,"
"It's not a cold; it's hay fever. got
it dancing with that grass widow the
other night" Punch.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-17
BUSINESS CARDS.
PHYSICIANS.

M H. MILLS, M. D. once over Near's
1xl. drug store, South side W. Main street.
ONCE hours: 10 10 II a. m; 2 to 1 p. M; to6
D. m. Residence, COurtland Avenue. Tele-
phone No. 235. III.
The times., 1897-07-11
A Leaderless Government. {.

This singular leaderless structure of our
government never stood fully revealed until
the present generation, and even now
awaits general recognition The trainers uf
the Constitution no doubt G X peetad the Pres
ident and his advisers to exercise reaIlead-
ership in affairs, and for more than a gener-
alton their expectation was fulfilled. wash
ineion was accepted as leader no less by
Congress than by the people. Hamilton,
fiom the Treasury, really gave the Govern
irent both its policy and Its administra ative
Structure. If John Adams had less author
ity than Washington, il was because the
part Y he represented was losingits hold upon
the country. jefferson was the most s9n-
sunmate party chief, the most unchecked
master of legislative policy we have had in
America, and his dynasty was continued in
Madison and Monroe. But Madison s terms
saw Clay and Calhoun come 10 the front in
the House, ready TO guide and coach the
President rather than be too absolutely ~on-
tfoiled by him. Monroe was not OF the cal
iber OF his predecessors; and DO party could
raay about so stiff a man, SO cool par
usan hs John Quincy Adams; and SO the old
political function Of the Presidency came
10 all end, and it was left for Jafkson to
give ii q new one-instead OF leadership
OF council leadership and discipline by re-
wards and punishments.
Then the slavery issue began to domi-
nate politics, and long season of con-
ccntrated passion brought individual men
of force into rower in Congress-natural
leaders of men like Clay, eloquent advo-
Gates like Webster, keen debaters like Cal
houn. The war made the Executive of
necessity the nations leader once more,
with the great Lincoln at its head, who
seemed to en1body, with touch of genius
the very character of the race itself Then
reconstruction came, and We were left to
wonder what. henceforth, in the DAYS Of
ordinary peace and industry, we were to
make OF q government which could in hum
drum times yield US no leadership at ALL
The tasks which confront us now are not
like those which centered in the wal, In
which passion made men run together TO
q common work. We shall need, not the
mere compromises OF Clay, but con-
structive leadership of which Clay hardly
showed himself capabie--Juiy Atlantic.
The times., 1897-07-11

bred to q few mares at service fee
OF $10. In one year his progeny showed
SO much speed and proved so valuable
that Hambletonian's fee was increased To
500. Whenfour years old he was sexlibited
at The American Institute Fair in New
York, and was awarded first premium.
and from then his star was In the as
cendancy and his fee was raised to t100.
He was never trained for speed, and the
fastest mile he was ever timed was "A,
although II IL said he could show u clip bet
tcr than $50. AS his colts began to show
merit and increase in value, so was his fee
increased year by year until it reached
$500 In 1855 Dexter came on the turf,
and his triumphs from time TO time raised
the TenoWn OF the stallion so high that
numbers Of breeding mares flocked To the
Stable OF Hambletonian from all parts OF
the country, and the rate increased to
$3.50, and wnen his SON. Dexter, trotted
to his record OF PIT Ia at Buffalo, N. Y.
In SGT, Hambletbnian' fee was raised to
5000, Where 1T remained until his death.
Mr Rysdyk was yepy particular In keep
ing his books. They, were inspected by
the writer after Mr. ,Rysdyk's death, and
they showed that ttiuring his career Handle
tonian had served I,e93 mares and pro-
duced 1901 foais, and that lis entire
earnings In the time that lie was in the
possession Of Mr. EysdYk was over S211, 900
nearly 81 1,0o04a year
Just before his death Mr.. Rysdyl left
special injunctiondhat Hambletonan, WHO
The times., 1897-07-11

200 years, yet ii survives in legal theory.
In THIS land OF pIccedents the prime minis
ter and his cabinet associates exercise
power as priv councillors They FORM The
executive committee OF the priyy council
by which the government of the realm is
conducted out of $50 members perhaps
as many as twenty are now in a position
10 he summoned as royal advisers THo or
three other small groups have some func-
tons TO perform, but the remaining :nem-
hers simply figure in the official lists still
the prvy council is "a source OF puwer and
authority; membership in il is "A deeora-
ton aud a reward for public service; and
practical use is made of the framework, as
/ bave shown, whenever there is a neces-
slty for some new executive or Judicial
agency not otherwise provided Tor.
If Mr.. Chamberlain, therefore, succeeds
in avaiIiug himself OF tie priyy council in
carrying out amy new scheme ol iInperlai
federation. he win only do what has
often been done before. He suggested
the plan Of inviting the eleven pIemiers
from the colonies to the jubilee They have
been mafe privy councillors. When they
confer with Mr.. Chamberlain in the colon
iai office. they constitute committee OF
the priyy council A new use is made or
the historic body, from which cabinet gov
eminent has been evolved and which has
served many practical purposes In The pro-
cressive order Of administrative and judi
cial refurIl. Possibly Mir. Chamberlain,
who is in the habit of looking long way
ahead, las forecast some convenient
method of bringing about by means Of tins
artiquated mechanism the supreme end
OF British anship--inperial fedora
ton
If this he done, the jubilee will he an
epocil-making event in the history Of the
British empire A council, which has been
tie framework Tor the entire system OF
cabinet government in the United Kingdom,
may offer sufficient scope for the solu-
hun OF the complex problem of imperial
federation The inherent difficulties Of
that problem, however, have not disap-
peared with the dispensing of Jubilee
decorations which enable the pren'iers 10
meet Mr.. Chamberlain in the colonial of
nee as most honorable men.3ers of her
maieSty's privy council. a ZOilverein with
out tariff and the sacrifice Of free
trade principles remains ali inscrutaDle
mystery.
The question OF colonial financial con-
tributions 10 the support of the royal navy
without an impairment OF Centralized con-
troll is beset with difficulty and fTaught
with danger. 4 union for imperial defense,
with the bill OF costs divided between the
mother country and ner colonial depend
encies, brings in the old-ttme protest against
taxation without representation; and 10
method of representation, either in Parlia-
nsent, privy council or otherwise, has yet
hecn devised If Mr.. Chamberlain mas
found the key 10 any Of these problems,
his fame as one Of the greatest of English
statesmen is secure.-New York Tribune.
The times., 1897-07-11
A Sweeping Commendatien.

Gen. Miles appears inclined to give Lon
don the cfeait for more tilan she is entitled
10. The city, he says, made a profound
impression upon him. He thought it was
a wonderful thing TO look along the end
less crowd in the streets and see that a
majority OF the people were OF good phys
ical strength, ruddy and well dressed,
land to think that they all found seem
ingly profita bic employment in this one
city, The probabilities are that very
large proportion of the people Gen Miles
saw along the lines Were not L0ndoners
at all, but Were gathered from the whole
of Europe and the four corners OF civii-
zation, and represented the most pros
porous classes in the world. Probably not
one in ten Of the persons within the range
of the generals eyesig1lt found profitable
employment in London. Savannah News.
The times., 1897-07-11
Big Cove Was Very quiet.

The Bountaineer was skinning squirrels
for supper when man mounted on inu!e
came up the trail and halted in front of tie
cabin u call out:
'Deevnin' TO yo', Mister Gabbit, over
thar
That yo', Abe?'' replied tile old man as
he looked up ''Howdy, and howdy's all
the folLs7''
Right smart, thank 20 Pears TO
be purity quiet around yere.'
'oR, yes, purity quiet. Anythin' a-doin'
UP at Big Cove?''
fellcr got shot last week while arter moon
sinners -
Did, eh? Hadn't heard o that
''And / reckon yo' heard about Tom
Rottsford shootin' at Bill Skinner over tina [
that lawsuit continued the stranger.
Jest mighty nigh put a bullet through
Ellis head and had to run for it,
mo, hadn't heard. ELL never could
shoot straight huff 20 hit anythiu'.'
''And somebody fired the skule house
t'other night. Had janele bout the
skule teacher last week, yo' know. and
one side or tother burned down the sillIle
house."
'.Sf.oo, Shoe! Hadn't nobody told me
bout that
Reckon yo' know Jim Renshaw? Wall,
Jirn's wife went up on the mountain tolook
fur roots, and she didn't cum back in.
Some sez as 1T was bars, and some sez as
she got lost and perished in the bresh.
Jim's mighty nigh crazy about it and has
Quit drinkin' whisky"
''Shooi Wall, did ever Mrs. Rensha "
dun got persisted, eh?''
Reckon yo' dun heard bout that hess-
race last Week" said Abe, as he removed
his fur cap to scratch his head.
No, never did. Had a real hoss race, eh?''
Regular boss race. Mister Gaibit, with
five nevis into IL. Steve Torbell's critter
got i n fust by about two feet. Some said
three feet and some said one foot, but /
reckon two feet waspuTty cius to the mark.
Then the fout begun
What fout2
"Reg1ar fout, with knives and fists and
sich.''
what fur?'
''Kase Steye's critter got the race. Three
men hurt, and a heap o. talk all around
Yo' was akin, Mister Gabbit, how things
was mp at Fig Cove, an I'm sayin' as how
things ar so mighty quiet with us that
the stranger who'll cum aleGg and git Ut
a dawg fout will receive the thank of the
hull nayhurhood. Good evenin' to yo',
Mister Gabbit-good evenin' to yor'
The times., 1897-07-11
All in One Pom.

''I steppedinto the courtroom at Napa one
day. said Attorney Garret McEnerney
''while murder trial was in progress. A
prominent citizen named Wilson had been
shot downin bis field, and the only witness,
a ahalf-witted edrelativeofthe deceased, wason
the witness stand for the prosecution.
'' what did you do when he fell?' asked
the prosecuting attorney.
II walked up to where he was lyin,'
"'Then what did you do?'
81 said: "There be is. {Pause.) School
Trustee. (Pause.) Notary Public. pause.
Justice OF the Peace. Pause) Delegator
lrausc.i Allgone tohades in one pop" -
San Francisco Post.
The times., 1897-07-11

uad always been his petted horse ard
WHO had brought him fortune, should be
buried with unusual marks OF respect.
The place OF burial was pointed out, back
OF the stable which was constructed for the
horse, ana that he should be arrayed IN
MS stable blankets, gear and SHOES. ant
that a brown headstone should be erected
upon the mound that marked his grave
Al OF Mr. Rysdyk's r,lers were faithfully
carried out. The stallion had been fail
ing for about year sic never lost his
sDirit, however He tried To eat until
the last moment, and often the food fell
from his Jaws into the manser because he
was too weak 10 masticate II Eis form,
which wifenin health weighed !, / 90 pounds
shrank to less tlan 500 pounds
One Sund day night his ooIured groom,
Htrfua Showers, who had been with the
horse for eighteen years. left tie stable at
l O'Clock. When he letuIned at N tie
morning the old horse lay Ilfeless IN his
stable, his body stlll warm N elabora lie
coffin was constructed for him and the
body placed therein The box was left
open and hundreds OF persons teok a last
Hook at the great sire
Under theshadow Of black wooded bluff
of Tie Blue Ridge Mountains in tie village
Of Chester the remains of TIE wurld-r,.-
nowued stallion were buried The body,
which had Teen covered with the blankets
and robes and other stable gear that the
horse had worn during his life, was en-
| closed ia tie Lox and borne to The grave
on stone lIcat, dragged by six horses
Many persons gathered at an early hour
and they formed an escort TO the burial
place at the bat:k of lie stable liz an oren
orchard, and the intc at was made To
mark the grave Of the Greatest horse ever
raised in this coGntry q Ilonument has heen
raised by popGla Subscriptions among breed
ers and hoisenen, and is ,glanite shaft.
| costing Srn 600, inscriied as follows:
HAMBLEToNIAN,
The Great Progcnitor of Trotters, ::
Born March 3, 1849, /:
Died March 81, 1Sz6
GEO FLOYD
The times., 1897-07-11
CHICAGL.s HYENA.
A Beast Which Cannot Be Aae-
Quately Desc rifed.

qnately Described.
Ihe chief evil OF having a hyena at Iaree
rs that nobody knows what KIND of f,T,.o Ia
get scared at Several thousands Ct uecrie
went trembling about the North Side al
tne latter part OF last week, dreadInr tbev
knew not what, being only awar,. thst II
was called hyenR and had a habit M
Tobhing graves. As fast as a mother
learned from one morning or evening news
paper that the fearful ra.upacar was. a crea
lure WIN long teeth which stuck out of his
iIead lSe pair or ivory pIOE- handles, an
extra would be issued with the portrait Of
the beast printed in such manner as To
sro y It to be a banstaiIed nightmare with
prohosciS Ike an ant-ester, and four eyes
distributed here and there about its body
NO TWO newspapers had the hyeaa'S Ike
ness the same. II you noticed that in one
1t was hUmp-bsCked- thick-Iipped. ham,
sirunShorrOr made ont OF teeth. broken class
ana sharp nails, you had easement FINN
Your terror by gazing into the frank. oD.r
oouhtenance pictured IN another iournaI-
colntenance similar ia general cnpro4Ir Il,
that or Thanksgiving 'possum- 1t was
FerydiStresSing. .ashas been sale. fornobodv v
could quite make up his mind as To what
sortoflooking animaIhe ought To shrink from
meeting. 1t Was quite different On thar
occasion when the wild elephant bro,,a
loose ON the West Side and played hand
ball with kecpers and voters and gs-baae
men.
Everybody understood the general arcbf-
lecture Of an elephant. and sItbnfeb in
some cases this one " lille at large was
pictured with long AMI generous t.lSSs.
While ether presentments utterly Ignored
dental economy. stilI that cid TO sTeciaI
HARM Nobody was in danger Of rpistaE-
ing the crazy. elephant for a cable ear
or a peanut &tand. and thereby getting,
himself into uncomfortable and violent So-
clety- But hyena has no tTunk-at least
none OF the pictures thus far shown com
preherd any such nasal structu ure-and. in
deed II Possesses none Of the special means
OF Identification such as the stripes of
tie Zebra, the far-rea ching neck. Iof The
giraffe, the huTnp nf the camel and elrs,r,,a-
dary, or the long. 1.-THE undermining of the
sandhill crane. The hvena we Ivera raIl..d
upon hy the newspaper pictures To b..Ijeva
lOots like all tho animal LiRstlorn - sxcan4
itself, ard it was OIst of this fact that
the greater amount of timidity arose last
Week IL made PEOPLE afraid when tbav
ieali7ed that every time they walked near
graveyard they We're in danger of hsia-
set upon hy a creature leokips like n
buffalo camel, a lenUr. a paca A woI-
VERNE uorcupiIe, gemshak a kabau.
lagoinys, foumaTt. a hIoodhormd. a
iynx, a peyou, ratel, a guineapig. a
suSlik. a rTOfeles and ring-tsiIed MAXI
-Chica 90 Record
The times., 1897-07-11
Smile, spinster, Smile,

An Englishman has gone home and
written that the most captivating women
he met in his travels around the world
were the old maids Of Americs-heaEea
bless the mani
This Is a VAST statement to owa to.
but our buds and naatrens viii not he
grudSe the spinster her innings. when 1t
is Remembered that heretofore her place
i'll the realms of art and po-sy have bs-en
limited exclusively to Lhs. cO.niS Esal.s.rs
and penny valentines
The announcement has caught the Inter-
est OF the British press. and the conun
out the United Kingdom is. ''gyhy do so
drum tossed like a shnttlecock through
risny attractive women remain singles''
II never seems TO occur TO the EDITOR al
mind over there that it may be for the
s;.TsIe inscrutahie reason that makes "a
MANY unattractiye women wed
The times., 1897-07-11
Robbery in a Good Cause.

There Were three morning glories On the
teachers desk-a pink, "a white and pnr-
pile one--iied together With a pretty little
cotton ribbon of the kind used to fasten
new handkerchiefs together. The flowers
were very resh and pretty, and the teacher
smiled as she looked from them to little
Leon, whosto nearthe desk s.Where did
you get them, Leon?" she asked, for she
knew that there was not so much as
spear OF grass in the yard of Leon s house
II climbed over fence and stole them for
you, Miss Blank )" said Leon. "And when
had picked them knocked on the window
to the servant girl and she gave me the
ribbon to tie them WITH And what was
Miss Plank to say?-New York Times.