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Evening star., 1898-12-05

The next act in the war thrilled not alone
the hearts of our countrymen but the world
by it's exceptional heroism. On the night of
June Lieutenant Hobson, aided by seven
devoted volunteers, blocked the narrow out
let from Santiago harbor by sinking the
collier Merrimac in the channel, under
fierce fire from the shore batteries, escap-
ing with their lives as by a miracle. but
falling into the hands of the Spaniards. 1t
is a most gratifying incident of the war that
the bravery of this little band of heroes
was cordially appreciated by the Spanish
admiral, who sent Tag Of truce to notify
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
Chairman of the Cigar Company.

Two small boys, walking down Tot
tenham Court road, passed tobac-
conist's shop. The bigger remarked;
81 say, Bill, I've got ha'penny, and If
you've got one, too, We'll have penny
smoke between u.s." Bill produced his
copper, and Tommy, diving into the
shop, promptly appeared with penny
cigar in his mouth. The boys walked
side by side for few minutes, when
the smaller mildly said: II say, Tom,
when am l to have puff? The weeds
half mine" "Oh, you shut up was
the business-llke reply. "I'm the chair
man of this company, and you are only
a shareholder. You can spit."-"Col-
lections and Recollections."
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
WONDERFUL CHILD.
Six-Yenr-OId Girl who Plays the
Piano and the Organ and Conn
poses Sweet Music.

Six-year-old Eula Vaughan, of Bow
man, Ga, plays the piano or organ like
a professional, composes music and
sings very sweetly. Her first gift be-
came manifest when she was two and a
half years old. At that time she played
on the organ, to the amazement of her
father, who held her at the instrument
as joke.
Little Eula plays entirely by ear, and
has never taken a lesson in her life.
No matter what the music may be, 1t
is never so difficult that after hearing
it once she cannot repeat it. The most
difficult runs and remote modulations
are reproduced with a faithfulness
which many distinguished profession
ais might cultivate to advantage. 1t
must not be thought that her efforts
are the result of musical mimicry, for
she plays with an expression that is al
together her own, and her touch has a
strength and firmness that impresses
one with the remarkable fact that so
young a child should be possessed of
such individuality.
The story of her brief life and un-
usual abilities is OF exceeding inter
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
HORSE DIED OF GRIEF.
The Faithful Animal Could Not Stand
the Pangs of Separation from
His Companions.
whipped.

Speaking of the emotional life of q
horse" said an old trainer, who had
been listening to story about an ami
mails death that was directly traced
to grief, II recall one remarkable in
stance of sorrow shown by horse be-
longing to circus with which l was
travelling three years ago. We were
performing in the little town of Union
vile, Pa, when one of the trick horses
fell and sprained one of his legs so
badly that he could not travel. He was
taken to Il livery stable and put in u
box stall, the leg was bandaged and he
was made as comfortable as possible.
"He ate his food and was apparent
" contented until about midnight,
when the circus began moving out of
town. Then he became restless and
tramped and whinnied. AS the cara
vans moved past the stable he seemed
to realize that he was being deserted,
and his anxiety and distress became
pitiful. He would stand with his ears
pricked in an attitude of intense lis
tening, and then as his ears caught the
sounds of the retiring wagons he
would rush as best he could with his
injured leg from one side of the stall
TO the other, pushing at the door with
his nose and making every effort to es-
cape. The stable man, who was a
stranger to him, tried to soothe him,
but to no purpose. He would not be
comforted.
"Long after all sounds of the circus
had ceased his agitation continued.
The sweat poured from him, and he
quivered in every part of the body.
Finally the stable man went to his en-
ployers house, woke him up and told
him he believed the horse would die If
some of the circus horses were not
brought back to keep him company.
At about daylight the proprietor OF
the stable mounted horse and rode
after the circus. He overlook us ten
or twelve miles away, and, as | had
charge of all the horses and was much
attached to the injured animal, | re-
turned with him. When we reached
the stall the horse was dead.
"The stable man said that he re-
mained for nearly an hour perfectly
still and with every sense apparently
strained to the utmost tension, and
then, without making sign, fell and
died with scarcely struggle. The
veterinarian who was called remarked,
after the circumstances were told him,
that unquestionably the horse died
from grief."-Washington Star.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
JUST BEFORE THE FIGHT.

a new abode. In some way it squeezed
itself under the iron bars of the cubs
cage and, as is it's nature, rolled itself
into a ball, thus protecting all the
more tender parts of its body by the
outer hard, shell-like covering.
1t was soon discovered by the cubs
and soon there were visible evidences
of a battle. The infuriated animals
dashed their tails violently against
their bodies, all the while keeping
their gaze fixed upon the armadillo,
which to spectators seemed no other
than a rock. The trouble of the cubs
was communicated to the other cages
and soon lions, tigers and panthers
were in an uproar either from fear or
sympathy. Presently one of the cubs
was seen to crouch and prepare for Il
spring. Spectators held their breath.
The cub leaped. At the same time
the hard form of the armadillo un-
folded and a head shot out from be-
meath the covering. Opening its mouth
it seized the cub by the foot and held
on firmly till a keeper came to the res
cue. Then the cubs sneaked into a cor
ner of the cage crestfallen and
whipped.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
BE WAS NOT GLADSTONE.
Which Was Just why She Did Not
Care to Listen to His
4 Gentle Flow.

mo-" remarked the early morning man
in the car down from Mount Pleasant; mo,
! can't say that | have my wife trained as
perfectly as | could wish to have her trained,
or that shall be so fortunate as ever to have
her SO, but there is a good deal of pleasure
in trying to. 1t at least gives her an idea
that she is not perfect, and as long as a man
can keep his wife in that state of mind it is
almost as much of a comfort as it is to have
her just what he wants her to be-"
"Geehoolipins!" exclaimed q little man
with a pale blue eye and fidgety manner,
u wish could only get my wife to your way
of thinking"
"Did you ever try?" inquired the early
morning man.
"Did II" chuckled the little man, with
profound internal convusion not entirely
clear to the understanding of his auditors.
II should say did. 1t hasn't been half an
hour ago. | had something to say to my
wife on the lines you suggest and was en-.
deavoring to get an opening for my re-
marks, but she was talking to such an ex-
tent that ! had no show at all. Finally,
quite driven to desperation, but not wish
ing to do anything violent, | merely gave
her hint of the situation by telling her that
when Mr.. Gladstone talked his wife always
listened in silence. And did she take it as |
had intended" he asked of himself, with an
other one of those ambiguous chuckles.
"Did she?" inquired the early morning
man, with much interest.
"Did she?" chuckled the little man,
"Well, says she to me, 4 don't doubt i at
all, but think who it was that Mrs. Glad
stone was listening TO-, and then she went
right ahead with her conversation as if
hadn't been within ten miles. Washing,
ton Star
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
AFTER VACATION.

Before they had arithmetic,
Or telescopes, or chalk,
Or blackboards, maps and copy-books-
When they could only talk;
Before Columbus came to show
The world geography,
What did they teach the little boys
Who went to school like me?
There wasn't any grammar then,
They couldn't read or spell,
For books were not invented yet
/ think twas just as well.
There were not any rows of dates,
Or laws, or wars, or kings,
Or generals, or victories,
Or any Of those things.
There couldn't have been much to learn
There wasn't much to know.
'Twas nice to be a little boy
Ten thousand years ago!
For history had not begun,
The world was very new,
And in the schools, don't see what
The children had to do.
Now, always there is more to learn
How history does grow!-
And every day they find new things
They think we ought to know.
And If 1t must go on like this
I'm glad / live to-day,
For boys ten thousand years from now
VIII not have time to play!
"A. F. Brown IN st. Nicholas.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

Railroad stories are all more or less pithy,
especially when told by railroad men. A
certain system running in the southwest is
known for its slow trains from one end of
the line to the other. The trains are slow
enough at best, hut when washouts and over.
flows occur, time doubles up on engineer,
train crew and passengers. Not long ago a
flood of complaints was poured in upon ths
general manager of the line from all kinds
OF people who travel over this system. Ono
OF them came from prominent undertaken
somewhere in an adjacent state, and this il
what he wrote:
:. IF you do not run faster trains over your
line you will ruin my business. My custom
ers will not ship their corpses over your
system for fear that they will not reach
their, destination before the resurrection
day."-St. Louis Republic.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
Monument to Prince Rudolph.

The monument raised by Empress
Elizabeth of austria to the memory of
her son, the late Crown Prince Ru-
dolph, stands in front of the Mayer
ling shooting box, where his tragic
death took place. The shooting box
has been converted into convent, and
nuns pray there every day for the re-
pose of his soul. The monument is a
pyramid of white marble, bearing a re-
lief portrait of the crown prince. This
tragedy has left an indelible mark
npon the royal family, and especially
upon the bereaved mother, who has
scarcely smiled since it occurred.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
EULA VAUGHAN.

est. When first her parents learned
she could play, they began to listen to
her and encourage her. In the begin
ming she would play certain chords of
her own composition, and then har-
monize these chords, until, executed
together, the effect was charming mel
ody. Mr.. Vaughan has a brother who
is professional musician, and one day
he happened to be present when Eula
played a selection of her own compo-
sition. He wrote down the music as
she played, and the result is one of the
sweetest of Gospel hymns, called
"Jesus Loves the Children" This was
really the beginning of her reputation
as a composer, and since then she has
given to the home world bits of music
that SAVIOR unmistakably of genius.
In orchestration the child seems to
be particularly at her ease, as was
evinced by the fact that at the last
commencement of John Gibson insti-
tute, at Bowman, she played the piano
accompaniment to the orchestra with
out single error. although she had
never heard of the music until the or
chestra leader played it over for her
few moments before the time came
for her to render 1t.
Eula's touch is remarkably sweet,
and her execution very clear. She Is
pretty and rather spirituelle in ap-
pearance. Her whole being seems to
be in the most perfect accord with the
music, and when she is either playing
or singing the little face is fairly trans
fgured.-Cincinnati Commercial Trib
une
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
Doc obeys Telephone Orders.

The following dog story comes from
Toronto: One morning woman went
to see friend who lived two miles dis
tant, taking with her brown spaniel
When she left she forgot the dog, and
as soon as he was discovered the peo-
pie did all they could to make him
leave, but with no avail. Some hours
passed and he was still there, so they
telephoned to the dogs mistress to let
her know of his whereabouts. Bring
him to the telephone" said the lady.
One of the boys held him while another
put the phone to the dogs ear. Then
the lady whistled and called: Come
home at once, Paddy" Immediately
he wriggled out Of the boys arms,
rushed at the door, barked to get out
and then dashed away In the direction
OF his home.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
AIDED BY MRS. PINKHAM.

Mrs. W. E. PAXTON, youngstown,
North Dakota, writes about her ktrug-
gle to regain health after the birth of
her little girl:
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when read your advertisement in a
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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one.
81 think it is the best medicine for
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recommend it to every lady / meet suf-
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Maternity is wonderful experience
and many women approach it wholly
unprepared. Childbirth under right
conditions need not terrify women.
The advice of Mrs. Pinkham is freely
offered to all expectant mothers, and
her advice is beyond question the most
valuable to be obtained. II Mrs. Pax
ton had written to Mrs. Pinkham be-
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address is Lynn, Mass.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
He Had Never rriedIt.

"How far can you swim, Willie ?" in
quired the visitor.
"Oh, don't know!" replied Willie.
"Across the ocean?' persisted the
visitor, facetiously.
II shouldn't WONDER" answered Will
lie, promptly.
"Why, Willie, do you know how far
II is across the ocean," demanded Will
lies mother.
Don't care how far 1t is" retorted
Willie. "Pop told Inc once never to ad-
nit that ] couldn't do thing until I'd
tried and failed, and never tried this"
Golden Days.
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A DOCTORS DIRECTIONS.
They save a daughter
from blindness.

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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
A BATTLE IN THE zoo.
How an ArmadiIIo whipped Tive
Tiger Cubs Before a Large
Crowd of Spectators.

The armadillo was an easy winner.
This was the unanimous verdict of a
party of Philadelphia pleasure seek
ers who, while spending an afternoon
at the Zoo, witnessed contest be-
tween two tiger cubs and nine-band-
ed armadillo.
The latter, which is recognized as a
combination between the rhinoceros
and turtle, had become tired of its con-
finement in box and started to seek
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
Lost His Life Saving Others.

A country boy visiting New York stopped
a frantic runaway team that was about to
dash on the sidewalk where there were hun,
dreds of women and children. He saved
their lives, but lost his own. Hundreds oI
lives are saved every year by Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. People who are fast go
ing to their graves with disorders of stom-
ach, liver, bowels and blood are brought
back to good health by it. All the sick
should try IL
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

DIR. James X. Hosmer, while recently Wis
iting Boston, had occasion to visit the new
public library. As he went up the steps he
met Edward Everett Hale, who asked the
doctors errand.
ITO consult the archives" was the reply
"By-theway, Hosmer," said DR.. Hale, "dc
you know where Noah kept his bees?"
NO." answered Hosmer.
"In the ark hives" said the venerable
preacher as he passed out Of earshot.-
Ladies' Home j Journal
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
The Last Niagara Falls Excursion

to be run Thursday, August 25th, via Cleve
land, Akron 4 Columbus Railway in con
nection with the elegant steamer, CITY oi
Erie" of the Cleveland & Buffalo Transit
Co. The rate will be $500 from Columbus,
$500 from Mount Vernon, $500 from Milers
burg, $500 from Akron, and correspond.
ingly low rates from intermediate stations,
The usual favorable arrangements for side
trips beyond Niagara Falls and stop-overs
viii prevail. For full information inquire OF
any c., A. 4 c. agent, or write to c. F. DAILY,
General Passenger Agent, Cleveland, Ohio.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
Wheat 40 Cents a BusheI.

How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross $50
Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats
Clovers, etc, with Farm Seed Catalogue for
cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED
CO.. La Crosse. Wis. K
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

Her First Trip.-"What are we stopping
for now?" We're going to put the pilot
off" How cruel! What did the poor man
do n2n-Trnth.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

Write w. C. Rinearson, G. P. A., Queen
/ Crescent Route, Cincinnati, o., for fire. z
books and maps, $500 Cincinnati to Chatta
nooga Excursion, Sept. $40.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

$50 that is the famous playwright? But
why is it that one reads so little about him
nowadays?" "0h, he has been famous too
long. ."-FIiegende Baetter.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

When insured property burns, people
wonder if it wasn't set on fire. If it was
not insured, they wonder how some folks are
60 careless Washington (Ia.) Democrat.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

Mamma" what animal do we get
our mlk% Flossie-"From the milkman." "
Judge.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

He-T know how to manage my wife"
She-"Why don't you, them. He-"ShS's
go obstinate she won't let me."-Tit-Bits.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

The wise man neither borrows trouble nor
lends his bicycle.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

G. A. R. Encampment Sept. $40. $500
Queen & Crescent Route, Cincinnati, Chat.
tanooga and return. w. G. Rinearson, Gen'l
Pass'r Agt., Cin'ti. o.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
As to Riches.

The woman that married a poor man be-
cause she loved him is very apt to want her
daughter to marry rich man whether she
loves him or not.ERoxbury Gazette.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

G. A. R. $500 rate Sept. 8, and 10. Gin.
cinnati to Chickamauga, Q. & G. Route.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

After that alliance with England is
formed, will she join us in celebrating the
Fourth?-L. A. W. Bulletin.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

Cut the amount of money you expect to
get square in two.-Atchison Globe.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

In the Language of the Day.
He-I shall never love again.
She-Ah. An immune. - Indianapolis
Journal.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 75c.
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ry to keep it for his sake,

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and your
The pale cheeks the dark shadows under the the general
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Where Noah Kept His Bees,

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal
LOUIsvILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. N. Y.