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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1897-04-16

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1897-04-16

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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
SOMETIME.


Some day when the winds are soft and the
skies are fair,
And the fresh-lipped flowers are every
where.
And bird-songs float on the balmy air.
Perchance I'll sec
Ger the troubled waters CLEAN Of sail,
And you win know that the boatman, pale,
Has come for me.
It may be at noon on some summers day,
Mid the heat OF toll shall pass away.
And sweetly rest through the llvelong day,
Forgetting all care;
And the sheaf will drop from the reaper's
hand
And lie unbound where the stubbles stand,
And In the grief Of the family band
shall not share.
Perchance when tho sheaves are all gath.
cred in,
And the corn is drawn to the waiting bin,
And the golden apples are stored within.
And tho bright leaves fall
III look my last on the sunsets gold,
And joyfully pass to the Heavenly fold
At Masters call.
Sometime!
It may be the noon Of q winters night,
Ill slip from the darkness into the light.
And join with the angels clothed In white.
On the other shore.
It matters not where the place may be,
Or the time. II my Saviour waits for me
At the Heavenly door.
M. ]. Meader Smith, In Farmers Union.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
SUFFER FROM FLAT FEET.'

How the Breaking Down Of the Arch Il
Remedied by . Steel Strip.
Despite the fact that the beauty Of q
we'll arched foot is much appreciated by
people Of an artistic turn Of mind, has
been sung frequently by poets and verse;
makers, there has been until lately lit
tie interest, from a scientific point Of
view, taken in Its direct opposite-the
fat foot. In great number Of instances
fat feet are the occasion Of considerable
keen suffering, generally resulting from
the breaking down Of the aroh-that is,
the displacement Of some Of the many
little bones Of the foot either from
overstrain or some disease Of the muscu-
lar structure. AS the weight Of the body
constantly rests upon the foot, there is
no opportunity for the bones to get back
to their proper places.
The result is that these little bones
keep rubbing against each other, and
the pain gets more and more severe.
Commonly the person afflicted in this
way thinks that he or she has rheuma-
tism and let's it 60 at that. Until re-
GENTLY the only remedy was a steel soled
shoe that was clumsy and heavy. The
new device Ia interesting. 1t is an Gin
sole," curved to fit the foot, made Of a
bent strip Of steel and acting as spring.
1t IL covered either with leather or with
vulcanized rubber to prevent rusting,
and, needing no fastening, but simply
to be placed in position. it can be
changed from one shoe to another at
will.
In position it acts simply as sup
port, literally holding up the bones and
giving them an opportunity to slip back
into their proper places. While any "in-
sole" Of the approximate shape will
give relief, the best results are reached
only when one is especially made from
cast or impression Of the foot. A great
proportion Of the people troubled with
fat feet come from the north Of Europe,
many of them from the lowlands Of Ger.
many. The inhabitants Of the south OF
Europe, strangely enough, are seldom
troubled with anything Of the sort
Their insteps, especially in the case Of
women, are nearly always highly arched
and finely formed. New York Tribune.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
Chinese ROYALTY.

The present emperor Of China 10
Huang Hsu, who succeeded to the throne
Jan. 10. 1875. He was one Of the young.
est monarchs who ever assembled the
throne, being at the date Of accession
only years old. There have been ~
dynasties In China, the royal history Of
this country being better ascertained
than that Of any other which reaches
back to ancient times With some few
breaks, the Chinese have had regular
succession Of sovere.gns since Fuhhi,
who, the Chinese say. reigned from B.
G. 1859 to 27s7. According to Chinese
tradition, Fuhhi was no Less person
age than the Noah Of the Scriptures,
who, after leaving his ark on Mount
Ararat, travelled east and founded the
Chinese empire. Chinese history asserts
that several Of their early monarchs
ruled for over century each one reign.
ing over China for 115 years, another
for 1o2, another for 100, and so on. It
is considered probable by historians that
these figures represent rather dynasties
than the reigns Of individLa sovereigns.
China has had in almost direct descent,
with no more than two or three breaks
in the history of the royal family, 33
sovereigns. 90 emperors, . Tartar rulers,
6 Mogul emperors and empresses.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
What Rules tho World.

Many years ago Johu Brougham,
Lester Wallack, Artemus Ward and 9th.
ers used to meet after the play at
Windhurst's, in Park row. One night
the question, "What rules the world?"
arose, and various opinions were ex.
pressed. William Ross Wallace, who
was present, retired before long, and
some time later called Thomas ]. Leigh
from the room and handed to him a
poem which he had just written. Mr..
Leigh read it aloud to the company, and
Mr.. Brougham made happy little
speech of acknowledgment The thing
was entitled "What Rules the World, {"
and the first stanza ran:
They say that man is mighty.
He governs land and sea,
he wielus mighty scepter
Ger lesser powers that be.
But mightier power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled,
And the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the nand that rules the world.
Kate Louise Roberts in Critic.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
..Hornea With Whasla.n

1T was in the early days Of railroad
ing in the south, remarked the gentle
man with the stock of "reminiscences the
other day. II was located in Florida
about the time when the government
had made vassals Of the Seminole Indi-
ans Of that state, and in order to impress
the redoubtable Billy Bowlegs, the Te-
cumseh Of the Seminoles, it had invited
that heap big chieftain' to make q trip
to the seat Of the national government.
Billy was bit dubious about accepting
the invitation, fearing possibly that the
great father at Washington might have
designs upon his life or happiness, but
he was prevailed upon to make the trip,
and he embarked on board of the train
with great show of courage. The
trains Of that period were not the fliers
of today-in fact, on many Of the short
lines the engineers were compelled to
get out Of their cabs and walk to tighten
the train and permit it to proceed at an
even rate Of speed. When Billy Bow
legs returned from his visit, he had
overcome his trepidation and looked
with scorn upon the locomotives. l Wis
tied Billy day or two after his return
and asked him how he liked travelling
on the iron horse.
" Huh, he said, with an upward
twist of his prominent proboscis, horse
wild wheels no good Big heap no good
Me on horse better than two. Run way
all time. White man heap smart. In
jun heap better. HuhP New Orleans
Times-D Democrat.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17

neither liked nor was liked by her own
sex.
II desire few moments conversa-
tion with you, if have your permis-
sion," said Edith Longworth. as she
closed the door behind her.
Certainly" answered Jennie Brews-
ter. "Will you sit DOWN."
"Thank you," replied the other, as
she took seat on the sofa. II do not
know just how to begin what l wish to
say. Perhaps it will be better to COM
mence by telling you that know why
you are on board this steamer"
"Yes; and why am ! on board the
steamer. may ask?"
"You are here, understand. to get
certain information from Mr.. Went
worth. You have obtained it, and it Ia
In reference to this that have come to
see you"
Indeed! And are you so friendly
with Mr.. Wentworth that YOU"
II scarcely know Mr.. Wentworth at
ALL"
"Then why do you come on mission
from him?"
1T is not on mission from him. 1t is
not mission from anyone. | was
speaking to Mr.. Kenyon, or rather, Mr..
Kenyon was speaking to me about a
subject which troubled him greatly. II
Is subject in which my father is In
terested. My father is member OF
the London syndicate, and he naturally
would not desire to have your in
tended cable message sent to New
York"
Really; are you quite sure that you
are not speaking less for your father
than for your friend Kenyon"
Anger burned in Miss Longworth's
face, and flashed from her eyes as she
answered:
"You must not speak to me in that
way"
EXCUSE me, 1 shall speak to you In
just the way please. did not ask
for this conference; you did, and as
you have taken 1t upon yourself to
come into this room unlimited. you will
have to put up with what you hear.
Those who interfere with other peo-
pies business, as general thing, do
not have nice time"
Il quite appreciated all the possible
disagreeableness of coming here when
] came"
II am glad of that because If you
hear anything you do not like, you will
not be disappointed, and will have only
yourself to thank for it,
II would like to talk about this mat
ter in spirit of friendliness, if can.
| think no good can be attained by
! speaking in any other way"
"Very well, then. What excuse have
you to give me for coming to my state
room to talk about business which does
not concern you?"
ITO BE Continued
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
suLlN SOAP 18TH MARrAY.

Lord, how miss them good ole days
Wen life was full o. hope
An me an Martby Ellen Hays
Was sparIdn b'ilin soap.
The potash kittle we use to have
It hilt three bar'ls clear
An 80 Mis- Hays an ma 'ud saw
Their soap grease fer year
An plan to bile IL ION the sheer"
Bein mex door neighDors 30,
An asst II me an Marthy d keor
To kind o. boss the show.
The kittle was got In the orchard lot
Were nobody'd come an spy,
An I'd snake the kags o. soap scraps out
On our stunboat. an Marthy'd try
To ketch ride an couldn't hol on
'Thout grabbin me roun the wnis'.
thought that heaven was shinin upon
Ny heart In that sweet embrace.
I'd the fire to light an the lye to bring
As IL dripped from the wood ash leach
An Marthy to watch As she'd set An sing
As putty a. q peach.
An my yearnin senses was took by storm
By each little cunnin trick
o. grace ~ beauty an swayin form
As she stirred tho soap 18th q stick.
An her Sunbunnit fell rum her COLDER
curla-
Oh, shuclrsl couldn't hope
To tell how fair was that fairest o. girls
Az she stirred the bilin soap.
Its kind O. lonesome a-settin here
An thinkin them ole times over.
WutP MarthyH HAin't seen 'er fer seven
teen year,
Senoe she married that down east drover
j. L. HeAton In 1.-THE Quilting Bee"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17

q clumsy attempt at an appeal also
but it was of no use. l feel my own
helplessness in this matter, and Went.
worth is completely broken down over
it."
They walked up and down the deck
in silence for two or three turns
Then Miss Longwood looked up at Ken.
yop and said:
"Will you place this matter in my
hands?"
Certainly; if you will be so kind as
to take any interest in it."
II take great deal Of interest. Oh
course, you know my father is deeply
concerned In it, also, so am acting in
measure for him."
"Have you any plan?"
"Yes; my plan is simply this: The
young woman is working for money;
now, if we can offer her more than her
paper gives, she will very quickly ac-
cept, or l am much mistaken in the
kind of woman she is"
An, yes, SAID Kenyon, but we
haven't the money, you see."
"Neyer mind; the money will be
quickly forthcoming. Don't trouble any
more about it. lam sure that can be ar.
ranged"
Kenyon thanked her, looking his graf
itude rather than speaking it, for he
was an unsteady man, and she bade him
good-by until she could think over her
plan.
That evening there was tap at the
stateroom door of Miss Jennie Brews.
ter.
Come in!" cried the young woman.
Miss Longworth entered, and the oc,
cupant of the room looked up with a
frown from her writing.
"May have few moments conver-
sation with your asked Miss Long.
worth.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
A MEXICAN NEW WOMAN.
She Il . Thoroughly Capable and Careful
Railroad Station Agent.


She II . Thoroughly Capable and Careful
Railroad Station Agent.
There are many things Of interest
along the line Of railroad between Pu-
ebla and Oaxaca, Mexico, but few at
tract the northern traveller more than
the station agent at Ella This is Con-
cha Blanca, young woman with hon.
est brown eyes and a great mass of
wavy black hair. Ella, her post Of
iuty, is the place where the Indians
hock from the mountains for 100 miles
around for their annual feasts, and also
the shipping point for the big baciendas
in the fertile valleys among these same
mountains. When the train stops at
Ella in the dark, a young woman in
white, for Senorita Concha dresses to
match her surname, stands at the door
Of the express oar, lantern in hand,
checking the packages OH the big receipt
book. When the freight train stops, 81 ,
fits in and out of the long line Of cars,
telling the brakemen what to take and
what to leave. She goes from one end Of
the train to the other, seeing that no mis-
takes are made. The bareheadei girl in
q white dress is full Of business. She
wastes no time on empty words. The
trainmen respect her. She does every
thing about the station but handle ths
baggage. There are plenty Of stout
Mexicans Of the other sex hanging about
for that work.
Concha Blanca is 80 we'll esteemed by
the management Of the road that she
has been twice promoted, until now she
has one Of the most important stations
under her care. She does all the tele.
graphing, besides attending to the re-
ceiving and shipping Of freight. It was
her knowledge Of telegraphing that got
the young woman her first recognition.
Her father and two brothers were oper-
ators. She learned to use the key. A
station was given to her where there
was not much to do besides the tele.
graphing. Her aptitude for railroad
work attracted the attention Of General
Manager Morcom, and the promotion
followed. Concha Blanca lives in the
station. Her mother keeps house for her.
and younger sister sits at the tele-
graph table learning the vocation Of the
new woman In Mexico The conductors
have got in the way Of pointing out to
travellers Senorita Conoha along with
the ruins Of the ancient city on the
mountain top, the site where the battle
Of Tehuaoan was fought, the hieroglyph-
los on the cliff at the entrance to Rio
Salada canyon and other objects Of in
terest. Chicago Chronicle.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17

Certainly" was the reply. What
Is the matter2 You are looking very
unhappy"
"My comrade and myself arc in great
trouble, and thought ] would like to
talk with you about it."
II am sure if there is anything /
can do to help you shall be most glad
to do it."
Perhaps you may suggest some
thing. You see two men dealing with
one woman are perfectly helpless"
"Ah, who is the one woman--not l.
is it?"
"No, not you. Miss Longworth. I
wish it were, then we would have no
trouble"
"Oh, thank you"
"You see it is like this:. When we
were in Quebec think l told you
about that-the New York Argus sent
q man to find out what we had report
ed, or were going to report, to the Lon
don syndicate"
"Yes, you told me that"
"Rivers was his name. Well, this
same paper, finding that Rivers had
failed, after having stolen the docu-
ments, has tried much more subtle
scheme, which promises to be much
more successful. They have put on
board this ship young woman, who
has gained reputation for learning
secrets not intended for the public.
This young woman is Miss Brewster,
who sits next to Wentworth at the
table. Fate seems to have played right
into her hand and placed her beside
him. They became acquainted, and,
unfortunately, my friend has told her
a great deal about the mines, which
she seemed to have an interest in. Or,
rather, she pretended to have an in
terest in him, and SO he spoke, being,
Of course, OFF his guard. There is no
more careful fellow in the world than
George Wentworth, but man does not
expect that private conversation with
lady will ever appear in a newspaper" !"
Naturally not
Every we'll. that is the state Of things.
In some manner Wentworth came to
know that this young woman was the
special correspondent Of the New
York Argus. He spoke to her about
1t, and she is perfectly frank in saying
she Is here solely for the purpose Of
finding out what the reports will be,
and that the moment she gets to
Queenstown she will cable what she has
discovered to New York.
Dear me, that Is very perplexing
What have you done?"
1--WE have done nothing, SO far; or
rather, I should say, we have done
everything we could think of, and
have accomplished nothing. Went
worth has appealed to her, and made
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
Tho Old Mans pecision.

81 dunno what to do with him, i" said
the old gentleman. "He won't work, he
won't study, spends half the day fshin
and the other half loafin, smashes the
crockery ware if the breakfast don t suit
him and walks and talks in his Sleep
I've had seven doctors to examine him,
and they're all at sea about him. So
I've just arrived at the conclusion that
he's one of these darned long haired
geniuses that's built to write books and
have monuments on the installment plan
when they die of starvationp p'--Atlanta
Constitution.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
CHAPTER VII.

Miss Jennie Brewster was very much
annoyed at being interrupted, and she
took no pains to conceal her feelings.
She was writing an article entitled
SLOW People Kill Time on Shipboard,p
and she did not wish to be disturbed;
besides, as she often said of herself,
she was not "woman's woman" and
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
SOap Of Pompeii.

Soap has been in use for 5000 years
and is twice mentioned in the Bible. A
few years ago soap boilers shop was
discovered in Pompeii, having been bur-
led beneath the terrible rain of ashes
that fell upon that city 79 A. d. The
soap found in the shop had not lost all
its efficacy, although it had been buried
1900 years. San Francisco News Let
Tor
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
She'd Go Through 1t.

"How would love-" said the oldest
and much the heaviest of the Snigsby
girls, ito sit on yonder snowy cloud
and float across the azure empyreani
Wouldn't it be a daring experience to
ride on q oloud?"
eyes," said young Mr.. Mallow as
he looked at the cloud in question, "but
I'm sure you'd go through it all right. /"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17

The tickets to the village ball were
not transferable, and this was the way
they read; "Admit this gentleman to
ball in assembly rooms. No gentleman
admitted unless he comes himself"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
An Unfailing Remedy.
ITO BE CONTINUED ]

The Parson-I tell you what it is, the
farmers in this neighborhood will b.
ruined If we don't have rain. I've had
prayers for rain every Sunday for four
weeks, bat not drop has fallen in
that time.
Shrewder-Why don't you try giving
a garden party ?-Brooklyn Life.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
Slightly Twisted.

Visitor-Now, Mulligan, ! want you
to give this message to your master:
That was sorry to miss him, and would
tell him what for when saw him. You
understand?
Mulligan-Oi do, sir. Ye wor sorry
you didn't hit him, an yen give 'un
what for when ye see 'um.-Tit-Bits.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
Practice Makes Perfect.

Mildred-Madge's complexion has i'm
proved wonderfully Of late.
Marjorie-Yes. She is beginning to
understand how to put it on.-New
York Ledger.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
More ELOQUENT.

"They say there is character shown
in the way man combs his hair.
well, l think that often there is
more character shown in the way he
doesn't comb it t"-Detroit Free Press
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17

A wood pulp mill in Christiania.
Norway, has begun making roofing tiles
out Of wood pulp chemically treated.
They are light, strong and cheap.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17
"Mottler's Friend

envy wife sui,sred more in ten minutes with
either Of her other two children than she did
altogether with her last, having previously used
four bottles OF aMother's Friend' It is bless
Ing to anyone expecting to become mother,
says o customer. ~ HENDERSON DALE, Carmi, Ill.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17

TME BRADFITLp REGULATOR co. .ATLAnrA. "a.
oolD ~ ALL pRvooleTo.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-02-17

Sent by Mall, on receipt Of price. SI.oo PER BOTTLE.
Book "To Expeetlnt Mothers mailed free, containing
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