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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
COUNTING APPLE SEEDS.

Beside the hearth one winter night.
Made rosy by the great logs light,
That, flaming up the Chimney dark.
Hit every Granny, every n'v)k,
Upon the rug little maid
Sat curled in pose demure and staid.
In pensive mooG, with dreamy eyes,
She sits, while up the chimney flies
A thought with every fiery spark
Glinting and flashing through the dark,
Till with sigh profound and deep
She moves as one moves in her sleep.
A rosy apple in her hand
A weight of thought seems to demand
She taps it with finger light,
Then carefully she takes bite,
Another bite, now one, now two.
The core is thus exposed to view.
Another sighl What can 1t be,
My little maid, that aileth theep
Ah What is thisf Some incantation,
Muttered with such reiterationP
Hark As each seed her bright eyes see,
These are the words that come to me:
"One love, two love,
Three love, say
-Four 1 love with all my heart,
Five / cast away"
Here tear rolls brightly down.
What the secret she has wonp
Who can sayP But just behind
Sounds voice so soft and kind:
Look againl Thou must indeed
Find for me another seedi"
Roster her bright cheeks grow
In the flrelight's ruddy glow.
Sure enough, culprit seed
Finds she In the core indeed.
"From thy lips fain would hear
What the sixth one means, my dear"
six he loves" she murmured low.
And the frelight's Pickering glow
Two happy faces now disclose,
With cheeks a-glowing like the rose.
But here we'll let the curtain fall,
For the end is best of all.
sacramento Union.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
THE SACRIFICE.
1t Made Mamma Sad. but the Baby Gloated'
and Was Glad.

1t Made Mamma Sad. but the Baby Gloated'
and Was Glad.
She was q sweet little woman, with
big brown eyes and pretty air of de-
termination and hardly summoned for.
titude, as she led 4-year-old boy into
an up town barber shop. She took off
his hat and dallied lovingly for mo-
ment with his long yellow curls. Then
she spoke to the man in the first chair,
but her voice faltered and fell, and no
one else could hear what she said.
In minute the little chap was perohed
atop Of hassock placed in the chair, q
big apron was around his neck, and the
barber with comb and shears In hand
was preparing to begin his work.
The littlE woman seated herself reso-
lutely with her face to the street and
gazed straight out at the stream of
teams and bicycles that fills Woodward
avenue just before noon, but she didn't
seem to see anything Of the long process
sion.
"snip, snip snip," went the shears,
and still she looked straight ahead be.
fore her. Then her head began to turn
slowly, but before the fatal chair came
In view she had recovered her nerve and
Strengthened herself with little shiver,
fixing her gaze once more ON the oppo-
site side Of the street
But that couldn't last long. Her
hands were beating nervously on the
arms Of the chair, and the toe Of
dainty boot made rata .tat-tat ON the
tiling. She shifted uneasily in her seat,
and pretty soon her head turned again,
very slowly this time, until she could
see the devastation the shears had
wrought.
One side Of the little chaps head was
already shorn Of its long locks, and the
unfeeling tonsorial artist held another
curl at full length. Snip" went the
shears. The little woman gasped, and a
big tear rolled down her cheek. She
f1iokod 1t off, but another followed it.
She didn't look away again, but the
barber's task was nearly finished before
she trusted herself to speak.
Then she swallowed hard, tried to
smile and said in strained, wabbly
voice:
They're almost gone now, baby"
"Yes, responded the youngster, with
an approving glance at his reflection in
the mirror. ~ guess Dick won't call
me a little girl any more. Detroit
News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
SOMETHING TO DEPEND ON.

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm
of Jones & Son, Cowden, Ill, inspeak-
ing of DR.. Kings New Discovery,
says that last winter his wife was at
tackled with La Grippe, and her case
grew so serious that physicians at
Cowden and Pana could do nothing
for her. 1t seemed to develop into
Hasty Consumption. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in store, and
selling lots of it, he took bottle home
and to the surprise of all she began to
get better from the first dose, and
half a dozen dollar BOTTLES cured her
sound and well. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it, Free trial bottle at
W. F. Near Co.'S drug store.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
Ten Thousand Telegrams at Once.

In 1871, at a celebration held in New
York in honor of Professor Morse, the
original instrument invented by him
was exhibited, connected at that mo-
ment by wire with every one of the l0,-
900 instruments then in use in the ooun-
try. At signal message from the in
ventor was sent vibrating throughout
the United States and was read at the
same time in every city from New York
to New Orleans and San Francisco =
st. Nicholas.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
A LUCKY FIND.
rale OF Valuable Watch That Was Lost
ON an Elevated Railroad.

AAAc OF ~ NhtuADlc w hbCn AllatI w M Aloot
ON an Elevated Railroad.
This watch in itself is valuable
Sne, said New York business man as
he took the timepieoe from the peculiar
looking fob in which he carries it, "but
it had an adventure last week that gives
1t still greater value to me. The fob
Is an heirloom, and, as you may see,
would be apt to attract attention any
where.
Zone afternoon last week was 60
ing up town on crowded train on the
Sixth avenue elevated The train was
so crowded that I was compelled to
stand on a Car platform close to the
brake wheel. AS the train was round
ing the curve out of West Third street
took my watch from my pocket, re-
moved it from the fob, and, after not
ing the time, showed it back into the
fob and returned it, as | thought, to
the pocket. Instead of getting it Ito
the pocket, however, it was on the out
side, and as l let it 60 1t fell. The
guard saw it as it fell and reached out
his foot to save it from going between
the platforms, but failed, and down it
went
II got off the train at Eighth street
and ran back as fast as / could to the
spot where the watch had dropped, hav
ing, l may of course say, not the
slightest hope that the watch would be
anywhere to be seen. When l reached
the place, my heart almost jumped out
Of my throat, for there in the street,
conspicuous among its surroundings,
lay the fob. picked it up. Itwas emp
ty. No watch could find anywhere.
"'Some one has found it, was natu-
rally my conclusion, and that was the
last l ever expected to hear or see of it.
"But as walked back toward the
Eighth street station l got to thinking
about the matter differently. II any one
had found the watch, why should he
have left the fobp The more thought
of it the more | made up my mind that
the watch hadn't been found. board
ed train at Eighth street and went up
town to the railroad headquarters
There l told of the singular thing that
had happened to my watch, and the Of
ficer in charge told me that after the
commission hours were over for the day
the track walkers would start from
Fifty ninth street down the line, max
ing their regular inspection Of the rails
and roadway, and he would instruct
them to keep an eye out for the lost
watch.
But said he, smiling, I guess
you will have to come to the conolu-
sion, after all, that some one else will
tell the time by it hereafter il 1t hasn't
been smashed to pieces by the fall. >
Next day went to the Office. My
watch was there A track walker had
discovered it by the light Of his torch
at midnight lying snugly on one Of the
girders or braces of the iron roadway
beneath the track. The ring was sprung
out Of its fastening in the stem, and
the watch was open. There was dent
on the case at the hinge. In falling the
watch had struck in some mysterious
way SO that 1t had been forced from the
fob, which went on down to the street.
Beyond the triAing damage ! mentioned
the watch was not injured in the slight
est. If there ever was luckier find
than that, never heard Of it. New
York Sun.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the tree remedy in Electric Bit
ters. This medicine does not stimu-
late and contains no whisky nor other
intoXicant, but acts as a tonic and
Alternative. 1t acts mildly on the
stomach and bowels, adding strength
and giving tone to the organs, there
by aiding nature in the performance
of the functions. Electric Bitters is an
excellent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old people find it just exactly what
they need. Price so cents and $1.0O
per bottle at W. =. Near & Co.'s Drug
Store. (5)
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06

1t is your duty as well as privilege it
look young as long as you can. One
way to do SO is by dressing your hair
with Ayers Hair Vigor 1t causes the
hair to retain its color and fullness to
late period of life, and keeps the scalp
in good, healthy condition.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
Melting.

1t was evident to the practiced per-
ceptions Of the young woman that he
was in a.melting mood.
As If to verify her acumen, as soon as
her father appeared the young man ran.
Indianapolis Journal.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06

A young English girl, at reception
given to number of literary lions, re-
marked to one of them, after a survey
of the collection, "How very odd that
the better they write the uglier they
arel'
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
G. A. X. Attention,,

The Nickel Plate Road sells tickets
to Buffalo Aug. Dist, 22nd, and 23rd.
Return limit as late us Sept. Goth.
234-8-2l.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06

Hoods Pills are the best family ca
thartic and liver medicine. Gentle,
reliable, sure.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06

Chess has been known in China and
Japan since 5000 B. O. The game of
chess, as now played in Europe and
America, dates from the sixteenth GEN.
(ury,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06
West. read Nm
anti Light tyne A. NJ. Dark type p NJ.
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Drawing Room Sleeping Cars on Nos. 2, 4 and
through to Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, New York
e,1 and Boston on Nos: 8, and / to Fl Wayne,
Chlcago or intermedlate points. Meals are
served in up-to-da8e DiIAng Stations and TTnev.
ceIlod Dining Cars az opportune meal hours
Baggage checked thrUngh to destination. On
Inquiry you will find our rates are always lower
thSn H via othor lines service considered
f. Horner, Genl Passenger Agent, Cleveland @
or Local Ticket Agent. 0''
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-06

According to the computation Of the
Russian chronologists the creation took
place B. O. B60o.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
FISH BUILD NESTS

There are some fish that build nests Just
as birds DO Not long go a few OF this
variety were brought here from Japan and
now most any fancier carries them for a
small price. This fish hasinteFesting habits
and unlike the goldfish VIII breed in an
aquarium or even glass globe. They pro-
| duce three OrfouT breeds of yong annually
They are called paradise fish in Japan,
where they are native.
The nests are very odd and are composed
OF air bubbles. When the time for mating
arrives the male fish goes through a change
of appearance. Ordinarily he is OF a dull
silver color but then he exhibits stripes OF
red, blue and green with streaks OF the
brightest orange. The female constructs
the nest at the top of the water Swallow
| ing air, she elects it in the shape of bubbles,
which are held together by gIutinous cap
sules from a secretion in her mouth. Hav-
ing gotten together a sufficient number OF
these bubbles she proceeds 10 lay, and at
this stage always exhibits a strange de
sire To gobble her own eggs, which she
would inevitably do il it were rot for the
! watchfulneSs OF the male, who swallows
the eggs and elects them beneath the mass
of bubbles into which they rise and cling
Then he guards the nest and if the female
| attempts 10 approach 1.-THE fights her away.
Meanwhile he buses himself making fresh
bubbles to take the place of those that
burst.
The performance is kept up for five days,
when the young are Matched They can
not swim, but cling like little tadpoles TO
the bubbles and if one chances to fall off
and goes, to the bottom the watchfuI papa
fish catches it up in his mouth and de-
| posits it on the bubbles again. In fact, the
/ papa fish takes all the care OF them TIL
they are old enough TO ICok odt for them
| selves.
| In the aquarium the little fish grow fat
/ and four or five inches long They thrive
| best on chopped ansleworus. though IA "
beef cut fine is a substitute. Care must
be taken not to expose them 10 the cold,
4 which Kills them
The morning times., 1897-01-24

sbility that If this inc of conduct is
pursued by Spain iii Cuba, and the people
OF tile United States are Informed of its
conditions as they are narrated daily in
tile public papers, there is no earthly
power that will prevent the people of
the United States from going over to that
island, running all over its length and
breadth, and driving out from the whole
Island OF Cuba these barbarous robbers and
imtators of the worst men who ever
lived in the world
Referring to the resolutions before the
Senate, he said: Il believe that the pas
sage of the resolutions now reported will
define the policy of the United States.''
OF the war, he said: 1T has lasted long
enough. That people ought to be allowed
In their own way to form their own gov
ernment, TO be as free as we are
Such were the views of Senator Sbermsn
then. No one doubts he holds them now.
Mckinley must know his position on The
Cuban question Whether Mckinley in
dorses the position, the public can judge
for itself
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Candidate for Recorder

Ball: William Gibson, first vice presi-
dent; Simon Wolf, second vice president:
A. H. Van Dusen, secretary; Thomas
Bowling, treasurer; and George Gibson and
James FL. Trmble, stewards.
The membership was well represented,
these brethren responding to their names
when called: George B. Abrams, Thomas
Adams, Robert Armour A A AspinwalI,
John B. Davis, Charles w. Hancock, W. H
Harrison, j. j. Narrower, c. F. Schneider,
Col. Benjamin F. Hawkes., George W Baird,
W. w. Davis, L. A. Dellwig, Charles A
Ball, r. l.. DePuy, P. B. Dickinson, H. w
Barrett, Anton Eberly, l.. T. Farrabee, NJ
w. Bayliss, Robert S. Forsyth, Joseph B.
Bennett, Major H. L. Bscoe, Abram Frey,
A. Gaddis,. George II. Gaddis, Lemuel
Gaddis, w. II. Gibson, George n. Glover,
Thomas F. Gibson, Emile Huck, W. E.
Hutchinson, A. Jackson, j. II. Jennings,
George J. Johnson, Andrew w. Kelley,
James B. Lam bic, W. F. Layton, Daniel j.
Logan, A. Mckenzie, w. II. Myers, James
W. Moore, Henry s. Merrill, Henry B.
McKean, James H. Pudney, Henry A.
Robbins, James s. Roy, Valentine Rebsam,
A. j. Sanderson, Thomas Somerville, Alfred
B. Talcott, Col. John Tweedale, Peter Vier-
buchen, w. p. Wetherell, William H. Wet
eel, Charles G. Wheeler, E. NJ. Willis, E. s.
Woog, Isaac P. Mays, John A. Travis, ID.
y. Mathe wson.
Thirty new members were elected at
the business meeting held in advance of
the banquet.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
THE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.
The Local Engineers Union Has
Fallen Into Line.

Engineers Union, No. 6678, has fallen
into line and adopted the constitution
of the national organization OF engineers
affiliated with the American Federation
OF Labor. This action was taken at a
largely y-attended meeting held Friday even
ing, at Electrical Workers Hall, President
Joseph McCrink, who was in the CHAIR,
explained that the delegates representing
the several engineers unions in the recent
convention OF the American Federation or
Labor, had organized national union,
and il was only Ia keeping with the spirit
of tradeS-unionism that the local union
should adopt the national constitution
Mr. McCrink, as the representative OF the
local engineers in the Central Labor Union,
made ali interesting report Of the proceed
ings of the last meeting of that body and
predicted that asst represented the national
union element OF the District, it must
eventually absorb all the trade-union sen
timentinthe city. The ecommitteein charge
of the Engineers anniversary bah made IA
satisfactory report and predict that the
affair will be the social event of the season
in local labor circles.
The morning times., 1897-01-24
CULLOM STOCK IS R|slk35 j
The Illinois Senator a FaYorite
for the Treasury.
ALGER'S CABINET CHANCES
Senator Burrows Thinks the Ap-
pointment of "a Michigan Man De-
pends Upon McKiniey's Decision
whether or Not He VIII Take
Three Men From the Middle West.

Senator Shelby NJ Cullom is now looking
into great prominence as a Cabinet pos
sibility The recent election OF Mason as
Senator in Illinois has been very helpful
to his chances. The PresiGent-eleet needs
man for the Treasury, ana needs him
badly. He does not want to name banker.
and the suggestion of Lyman ]. Gage
has not been received with favor
Senator Allison. to whom the Treasury
portfolio was first rendered, has earnestly
recommended the selection Of Mr.. CuIlorn,
and the Mckinley men in Illinois are said
70 be no longer opposed to his choice. They
now believe they can elect his successor
a very sharp contest is promised over the
vacancy, with Robert r. Hit leading, and
with Gov. Tanner possibly entry.
Senator Burrows is home again from
Canton, and is still in a hopeful frame OF
mind about Gen AIger's Cabinet chances
Il feel confident he viii win,' said the
Senator, I'm spite of the wide advertise
ment which has been given his candidacy
for this important portfolio, no other can
didate has been prominently mentioned in
connection with the place, and | fail to
see why there should be any objection on
any score to AIger's selection. I am
satisfied that the PTesident-eIect is now in
such a frame Of mind that only such
consideration as the geographical distri-
button of his Cabinet Will prevent the port
folio from going to Michigan. Ohio al
ready has one place, Wisconsin may get
one and with one assigned TO Michigan
there would be three in the Middle West.
Should the President decide that he could
not choose so many OF his advisors from
the same section, one candidate would
have TO give way, but on no other con-
sideration do 1 think Gen. Alger VIII be
sheIved''
Another recent suggestion iSthat connect
ing the name of Palmer with the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, which he all but Sc
cured at the beginning Of HarrisOn's ad-
miniStration eight years ago. Senator
Palmer is widely and favoTably known in
Washington, and his nomination would be
received with great satisfaction here He
recently began negotiations for the re
purchase OF mis- old home on K street north
west, which. at the time, was assumed to
indicate a Willingness 10 return to public
life OF the Capital Senator Palmer has
been in no sense a candidate for the Cab
met, but Major Mckinley knows him per-
sOnaIIy. 1t would be easier to give Mich
igan the position of Secretary OF gricuI-
ture than 10 give il the war portfolio,
which Major Mckinley may require for a
prominent Eastern man. The only com
petition that ex-senator Palmer would
have for this latter office would come
from Senator Allison's discovery Of ex-
CONGRESSMAN Wilson as an eligible for
nomination as Secretary OF Agriculture
The morning times., 1897-01-24
LAND FOR MRS. DOUGLASS
The Court Appoints a Commission
TO Award 1t.
She VIII Get Dover of Oue-third
of Her Late Husbands
Estate.

Mrs. Helen Douglass, widow Of the late
Frederick Douglass, has been granted a
dover il the. estate of her deceased hus-
band. This action was taken yesterday
by Judge Hagner, who rendered a decree
appointing commission to lay off dover
and referred the cause to the auditor
The commission consists OF w. Clarence
Duvali, David ID. Stone, II. Bradley David
son, John s. Swormstedt, and Henry
Griswold
They are to designate one-third OF the
real estate left by the late Frederick
Douglass and assign that share TO his
widow She is also entitled by the order
of the court TO recover the amount OF
the rents and profits of the one-third share
from the time of her husbands death
IL has been several months now since Mrs
Helen Douglass filed her suit III the equity
court, asking the assignment of her dover
III the real estate left by the deceased
Frederick Douglass left a will, but as
it was witnessed by but two persons, it
Gould Lot under the laws of the District
operate for the disposition Of real estate,
and it then became necessary for Mrs
action against the other heirs, who were
Lewis II Douglass, Charles Z Douglass, and
Mrs Rosetta d. Sprague, the latter being
a daughter OF the deceased The property
involved was nearly all situated in this
city, but some OF it is located in New York
State
1t vas shown in the evidence before the
examiner in the case that Frederick Doug
lass owned a valuable piece of property in
Anacostia known as Cedar Hill, also several
lots with houses on Capitol Hill, and lots
on Seventeenth street. The last mentioned
Were improved by two dwellings, which are
described as I7ol n street ana 3OO2 Seven
teenth street. This all descended to the
heirs at-law, subject 10 Mrs Douglass
dover The other heirs are the daughter
and sons of the deceased by a former wife
In order to retain the possession OF Cedar
Hill Mrs. Douglass purchased from Mrs.
Sprague and Mr. Charles Douglass their
interest in the same, and continued to live
there. II is located at the top OF Jeffer-
son street. and consists OF several acres Of
ground improved by a handsome mansion
erected soon after the war by the Van
Hooks
The morning times., 1897-01-24
Not a Blessed Conc There.

The old man who tends the crumbling
stones in the graves OF Trinity Church
yard is a sort of character in his way.
Twas down there with u ChicaSoman, says
a New York rkcorrespondent, aud pointed out
tOhim the monument which conmemOratcd
the deeds of the soldiers and sailors who
fought in the Revolution 1 remarked that
this monument was erected by the citizens
of New York The old man, who over
heard it, said; The monument was erected
on the STUt where it stands in order to
prevent some Schemers from cutting a
street through the cHurchyard There isn't
q bone Of a soldier or "a sailor in the
ground bene;tth it. I know it weU'i