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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

cry a crowd of hungry men to receive
the bread that was not satisfactorily
baked to remain over from the supply
of the day. The latest establishment is
in the same neighborhoo1. In one par
ticular it has an advantage over the 9TH
err. for the character OF the food dis
tributed is less mono1onouS. Not only
bread, but all the dishes that remain
from the days bill Of fare are given
to the homeless men who gather at mid
night. The resources OF this second e>-
Enlistment are not so great as those Of
the first. nor is the knowledge of its mid
night liberality so widely disseminated,
but the nightly crowd is already large,
and gathers early, to wait for u good
place in the line with the same patience
that is shown in the Broadway process
sion.
Il open it," The speaker was a stout,
handsome woman. who, with six others
OF her sex. was playing 'jack pots in
dies" known as the '.Happy Club"
West Forty fourth street. mo. mad
am, YOU won't. Pardon me, bm III take
this pot and save YOU the trouble" The
door had been opened and three smiling
detectives stood i'll the hrilliuntly-liyhted
room. 1t was Il dramatic scene The
woman who had opened the pot sat as
terror, were fixed on the detectives One
hand was transfxeu in the attitude Of
putting chips in the center of the ia
bic. The other gripptd the five
Hateful cards. The other players,
will, blanched faces and riveted eyes,
sat as ii dumb. The proprietor.
stopped in the act of raking off
il chip for the ''kitty,' also sat paralyzed.
One woman tainted in her chair am!
rolled limp under the table. Another fell
to weeping and sobbing. The rest, too
much frightened to minister to or comfort
the fallen, all began talking together.
't'or Gods sake, don't take us to the sta
ton house"' implored one. Finally the
detective said: Ladies'. l don't want to
ia lie YOU to the station house. but | will
take your names us witnesses if it be-
comes necessary ever to prove this case
i'll court. [ am we'll acquainted with You,
so will just ask you to say here rs we
DO at roll call over in the station house,
while l call YOU off and my friend here
takes down the names The names of
seven women, we'll known in the vicinity,
dropped from the detectives tongue in
rapid succession and were jotted down BY
his associate. None of the women ques-
toned the accuracy Of the detectives in
formation as to her name.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
EleCtric-PrOOf' Gloves.

According to the Independence Beige
prize OF 1000 francs is waiting for the
can be used by electrical worklnen t.
safeguard them from accident Thu.
premium is offered by the French .\cri-
dents to Workmen Assurance aSsucia-
ton. and the conditions are: That thu.
gloves must cover the forearm as we'll
as the hands: that they must be light and
leave the utmost liberty to the fingers.
II one specification does not come ,ip to
the required standard the prize will ~.
divided among the inventors who mos;
nearly approach it. the decision being left
with a special commission nominated Nv
the aSSOcia ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
A blacksnake said with warning hiss:
Rememher the Garden of Eden, SisS:'
GHOST AT THE TILLER.

An Erie Canalboat Grew Paral, zcd
by Fear.
Because Of ghost that hauntS his
canalboat and takes the tillcr nightly in
to his own hands. causing the tillerman
to vacate that post and plunge over
board in fear, Capt. Lawrence Carter of
Phoenix. y. y. has been Obliged to run
his boat without the aid Of Il crew other
than his wife and his pretty daughter
Dorothy.
The restless nautical spirit that be-
grudgcs the tillerman his job is sup
posed to belong to the former owner of
dered in the cabin last fall while his
Graft Was lying in 4 slip in New York.
The murderer shot Anderson and then
robbed him. Early this spring Capt. Car
ter bought the boat changed her name
to Carter, and put her III SERVICE carry
ing general rargoes between New York
and Buffalo.
IL started up tho river on the first
trip in June" said the captain, with Il
crew Of four Olu-time canalerS. At Troy
they deserted, without word and with
out asking for their wages. | picked up
another crew in Troy, and at Lockport
three Of them disappeared. The man
who remained explained the assertions.
The t1rSt night out, he said, GRADY was
at the filler. He let go all at once and
ran to the far end Of the deck. hiding
behind Il box. We thought he was crazy
until We looked towards the tiller. There,
stood the figure Of an old man in a night
shirt. holding onto the stick Grady said
1T came out of the cabin and walked
right up to the tiller After Il while. it
walked off the end of the boat, and Ora
dy, after some persuasion. returned to
his place. But he made lis all stand close
by him. and at Lockport he quit
1.-Two weeks later,' continued the cap
tain, Il heard a splash in the water dur
ing the night. l got up to look. 1t Was
my third crew getting away from the
ghost. They never came back
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
BURNING OLD YACHTS.
TheStyle Prevalent in Both England
and America.

EheStyle Prevalent in Both En.land
and America.
1t appears to be fashionable now t.
hnril old yachts. \ few weeks ago tll,.
once wtllknoWn old 1O-tnnner Sirius was
burned to celebrate the fall of Pretoria,
and now We read that Il holocaust WAS
made of the famous old American
schooner GraylinE on May rs; Her de-
structl"n was III acroriancr with III
agreement between her torlnrr owner,
Latham A. Fish, and the men to whom
he sold her interior fittings She, was
hauled out Of the water last December
and, although her tinhtr> were absolute
lySounu and she was fully able to sail for
many years to come. Mr.. Fish did not
Want the grand old racer to go into thu.
coasting trade. So cnmhuStiblcs were.
placed in her hold and she was totally
destroyed. many yachtSmen who had
raced on her and against her being there.
to see. She was the champion of her
class in 1884 and won the Goelet cup for
schoonerS on two achts1nau
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
A Mammoth Dam.

Plans ar" now being made for the
erection Of a gigantic dam :.2O feet high
III connection with L reservoir for Den
vers water supply. The dam is to cost
$1OO,WW and is 10 extend across the
steep canyon of the South Platte river
some fifty miles from Denver making 4,
great reservoir that will hold enough wa
ter to last Denver for two years. The.
crest OF the dam will he 1850 feet above
the city. 1t will take two or three years
to complete the undertaking.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
MAUD MULLER IN KANSAS.
Maud Muller once on summer day
Went out on the prairie to rake some hay,

MAUD Muller once on summer day
went out on the prairie to rake some hay,
Her father was shy of hired man. so
Miss Maud, though she kicked, was obleesed
She raked for a while then began to think.
And her thoughts were 50 hard YOU could
near them chink.
For manual labor gave her Il pain.
And she longed TO skip from that Kansas
plain!
She oft had read in The Busy Bee
Ut Colorado, where women are free
She,d read ho" her sex was allowed to vote
Ana III lodges to ride the mystic goat.
Could run for office WIENER they chose
Near semi-trousers and crushed pink hose!
And the way that the grinders cut the gun,
Would startle an angel from Kingdom Come
She almost determined to give the shake
10 the ra2ch-girls burden, the old hay rake
And fee to the Suff age paradise
Where the matter or sex never cuts no ice.
A wild bee hungrily took Il sip
From the honey punched Oh her red. ripe LIP
And told her she'd better stay right there
And BLOOM as Kansas Suntlower fair.
meadow lark lodged her swinging rake
And told her that suffrage was all Il fake
butterfly lit on her sunburned ear
And whispered: Your he:ldWheels are out
OF gear
\ grasshopper peeped from the emerald sod
And twlttered: I'VE never can spare YOU
Maud"
A blacksnake said with a warning hiss:
"Rememher the Garden of Eden, SisS:''
A chipmunk chirped from nearby stump
"Tut-tut. old grille: Don't he Il chump.''
A bulltoad beloved from neighboring
slough:
''Don't do it, girl. or you'll rue. you'll rue.
Aud Maud sail to the passing breeze:
II can never 80 back Oh such friends as
these"
And she swing the rake with q new born
will,
Her soul all thrilled with a rustic thrill.
And there she stays, and contentpd sings
with the butterflies. birds and snakes anG
things. --Denyer Evening Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
High Attitudes in Colorado,

The highest village in Europe is. Ayers
I'latz. in Switzerland 5000; the highest
inhabited point in Europe is the Hospc4
Of st. Bernard in Switzerland $500
feet. In Colorado the mining town Of
Leadville with 13.OOD inhabitants. is
over 14,2CO feet above sea level: other
mining camps are still higher and >nmt.
gold and silver mines are worked at an
altitude of over $4,000 fvet.-New York
IN.-cninn &nn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
Green Pea Soup.

Put quart Of green peas into a sauce
pan with three pintS of boiling water and
Il little mint. leave the pan uncovered.
der. Remove the scum as it rises. press
the peas through /: coarse sieve. and let
it boil up once more. Add lump of sugar
and salt and pepper. Serve as hot as
possible. If liked. Il few peas may he Set
aside after being boiled and added to lh,.
soup just before it is sent to table-Nrw
York Trihl,ne
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
Uncle Sans Unique Wards.

Unique among our acquisitions is a
handful of strange folk that are hidden
away in our tiny, isolated colony of
Guam. OF verify they are ''strangerS
in strange land" for Guam is not their
home nor birthplace, and they are citizens
of Uncle Sam through spasmodic effort
welfare of their island possessions. Tho
group to which have reference are ma
tives Of the Caroline islands, which lie 4
few hundred miles south Of Guam.-C. L,
Pour III Harpcr's Weekly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
Aquatic Sports in Berlin.

Berlin is really Oh the way to bccom
ing a great sporting center. The Emper-
or takes great interest in rowing: from
his private purse he has built a club for
the students at the Berlin colleges, and
he has founded imperial regattas, for
which he gives important prizes every
year and which he often presides over in
person. Germany has a very fine sport
ing future before her. She already builds
and manufactures boats and all kinds of
sporting articles and this industry seems
very prosperous.-North American Re-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
ALCOHOL AS AN ANTIDOTE
Its Use III Carbolic Acid Poisoning
Proves Successful.

FTOVeS SUCCeSSfUi.
Up to the present time the treatment
Of carbolic acid poisoning has been most
unsatisfactory. It has now been uscoy-
cred that alcohol is Il most effective anti
dote to this poison.
In one case, attended by II. Rodmar.
NJ. d., the patient had Swallowed two
ounces Of pure carbolic acid and was al
ready completely unconscious.
-Four ounces Of alcohol We're introduced
through stomach tube and the stomach
Was then washed out, first with warn,
water and then with diluted ALCOHOL
Whisky was injected hypodermically at
frequent Intervals Within an hour and
half the patient was cheerful and with
out pain and she made an uneventful re-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

who fell at Coienso. a lady visitor went
to condole with her, when she looked up
with a smile and said, with an air of
mingled Difference and confidence:
oh. mum. do YOU trouble about i'm?
f was allayS a bad I'm. I've got Il nice
lot Of money from the noosepapers and
other kind friends to keep ME
comfortable. Oh. mum, this ere wars
made a lot of Apply 'omes. it has
But alas: they are not all so easily con-
SOlcd as was this philOSOuhic person
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
Denmark's Grown,

1t is one of the peculiarities of the laws
Of Denmark that the crown must be
worn by Christian and a Frederick al
ternately. The system originated with
Christian H., who reigned from 1913 to
1923, and was succeeded by Frederick I.
Pearson's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
At the Boarding House.

The conversation had assumed a
literary vein when the dressmaker
entered. The drug clerk, wish
ing to draw her into the discussion,
asked: What do you think Of 'Excel'
sior,' Miss Stitcher?' ''Oh, N.Y. she
said; "Excelsior is out of date long ago.
Braided wire is the favorite now.' AS
no one knew who wrote Braided Wire,
the conversation went back to "Quo
Vadis."- American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
An August Incident i'll Washington.

When the thermometer registered 12D
degrees in Washington one day \. J.
Shaffert fried IN egg on the asphalt
pavement. Neither yolk nor white ran
more than it would have in q frying pan
In seven minutes the egg was cooked on
one side and in ten minutes on 10th
sides It was then eaten by a negro boy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
The Difference Explained.

fortress lies in the fact that the former i:
designed to contain solely the garrison
and their munitions, while the later is
often city containing large number of
non combatants
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
The POpe's Pens.

The Pope does his private writing with
gold pen, but his pontitical signature is
always given with a white>feathered
quill which is believed to come from th..
wing of Il dove, although persons who
have seen it say it must have come from.
a larger bird. The same quill has been
in use more than 40 years. 1t only serves
for important signatures. and is kept ia
an ivory case.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
War Benefits Some PeODle.

Some persons look at the effects of the
South African campaign in one way
ent. One of the oldest is surely that of
the widow Of a certain gallant Tommy
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

TO 80 without stays has become quite
fad among the women at Long Branch
this summer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

Mrs. Goelet's cotillon will be one of the
most beautiful ever given in Newport.
The fayors have been chosen in Paris
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31
IN GAY NEW YORK.
SHIRTWAIST WEDDING

SHIRTWAIST WEDDING.
There was Il summer girl sedAte
ON whom did many lovers wait
And one was furbelOwcd and dressed
III fancy Jimmy Woodruff vest
And ono essayed to make a spl,lrge
IN SalluSes and coat of serge.
And one was furnished with a "girt
10 hold his coatles:, colored shirt.
The summer girl. 4 Woman New.
Surveyed the whole aSsluous crew.
Into tho arms Of one she ran.
Because he was the Modern Man.
And ut the altar soon will stand
Two shirt waists welded. hand in hand.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
BREAK. OIL BREAK.
The Summer girl is coming home
Already she has started:
Her father broken in his purse.
Her lover broken hearted.
The Other in Town Topics.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

Several Stock exchange members have
already engaged offices near the Produce
exchange for next May, when the Stock
exchange will do business on the Prod
uce exchange floor. The ''curb' is ex-
the authorities permit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

\ nose cooler is a popular drink in
the uptown cafes. where bizarre btvcr-
ages arc always in evidence. This new
liquid is simply !; sort OF cocktail and
whisky sour combined, with 50 much ice
in the glass that one can bury his nose
IN 1t. Obviously Il most refreshing per-
tOrmance for some noses
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

The one novelty at Newport this sea
son-the midnight serenade-did not sur
viTe after one or two trials Crowds
would attend the band, and it was not
Then, too. the idea is Il little ROMANTIC
for conventional society,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

Another New York restaurant has
for years attracted every night to bak-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-31

The committee for pcrnetuating the ma
wi arch talk hopefully about their task.
They will hold a meeting next month, at
the end of the summer vacation, and de-
impression is that the first thing to do is
TO raise some money. factor in their
work that has been exceedingly dull for
the last six or eight months.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-03
r. S. HAYES.
LIVELY BUSINESS.

At the Morgrntown Planning
Mill, Beeehurst Ave. They have
several car loads Of yellow pine.
consisting of Flooring. Ceiling.
Casing, Base and Finishing Lum-
Der Of all descriptions. They
have on hand and can furnish ON
short notice anything i'm the
House Building line. Call and see.
Headache and Neuralgia cured by Oh.
LES PAIN Pills "0ne cent dose"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-03
ARE SUPREME
North Carolina Democratic by
Large Majority
THE NEGROES ARE DIsFRANcHIsED
uany stayed Away From Polls-some
Voted With the Demoesats-Legisiatnr
Democratic, which Means Eutier Will
Not BE Returned to senate.

Raleigh ~ c. Aug after one of
the most bitteriy-c ;fc led campaigns
ever knows in the old North state the
Democrats and white supremacy"
won by majority Of abont 10000.
The election DISTINGUISHED the negro
and changed the state legislature
from its combination majority Of Re
publeans and Populisfs to straight
Democratic. practically ins1rillg the
defeat Of Marion Butler for recollection
as United States senator The negroes,
as general thing remainea away
from the polls The election ~. Xpect-
eflIy passed off without any trouble,
excepting ii a little town named Fai
son 4 fire there which started in Il
drug store wherein was kept the regis
ration book, DESTROYED the apothecary's
shop. the work being attributed by the
Democrats o those opposed to whife
rule Bloodhounds were called ont,
but failed 10 find any trace Of the al
legged incendiary.
The election was for state officers,
members of the legislature and county
officers and for an amendment to the
state constitution looking to prac-
ical elimination of the negro from poll
tics. as its adoption disfranchiees the
bulk Of the negro tote.
By far the greatest interest conferred
In the fight over the amendment. Many
negroes voted for he amendment The
faculty of livingstone colleg. at Sails
bury, one OF the most prominent ne
gro educational institutions in the
south voted for it The aineEdlnent
was opposed by the fusion Of popu-
lists and Republicans. headed by Sena-
tors Butler and Pritchard. There was
q full poll of the Democratic
strength, which. combined with small
negro and some Ponulist and Republic
can ballots, rolled UP large majority
Spencer r. Adams, Fusion nominee
for governor was defeated by charles
r. .Ayeock. Democrat, and all other
Democratic candidates were elected
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-03
SIXTY ARTICLES
No Well Regulated Home
Can Afford to be
Without.

Tea
Salt
Soap
Soda
Flour
Cocoa
Coffee
Syrup
Spices
Starch
Bluing
Onions
Salmon
Oatmeal
Sardines
Matches
Mustard
Gelatine
Birdsped
Gornstafeh
Toofhpicks
Cream Tartar
New Potatoes
Securing Brick
Hams and Bacon
White Star Coffee
Flayoring Extracts
Sewing Machine Oil
Corn Meal and Hominy
Ammonia, Apple Butter
Baking Powder, Baskets
Backing, Breakfast Foods
Brooms, Brushes, busters
Red, White and Black Pepper
Borax, Can Openers, Tacks
Tubs, Washboards and Buckets
Ironing Wax, Lamp Chimneys
Burners, Wicks, Gum Camphor
Clothes Lines and Pins, Mops, Lime
Eyaporated Fruits, Preserves, Cracker:
All Of the above articles and many
Others are sold at
II < IL VEG
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-03
TONS OF IRON FILL.
Crashed Into New Buiiding-A Ton tip
right Thrown Into Adjoining str1cf-
ure- Number Injured.

New York. AUG 3.-@gIfee persons
were seriously injuiad and six others
badly ent and bruised by the falling
Of five heavy pieces of structural iron
from the top of a 12-story building in
course Of construction Mt Broadway
and Walker streets. Fannie Cohen. IL
years old: Morris FLETCHER, 16. and
David Waldmann, -, We're SO badly in
iufed they had to be taken to a hospi-
tai, and isadore Gfeensburg. Is years
old. and Esther Gullenhoff. -; Morris
Weiss IS: Tsadore Eisenstark II: An
ME Lanr "A. and Philip F.ufie. 1s.
were sent to their homes after being
attended by surgeons. An VIII re-
cover.
The injured were employed by NJ.
Goldberg & Co. pOcketbook makers
who occupied the upper two floors of
the fiye-st0Ty building on Walker
street directly in the rear Of the
building in the course OF construction.
-Four heavy iron Orders, each weigh
ing over ton. were being swung to
the top of the big building. they slip
ped out of the chain. Three q -ashed
through = floors to the basement and
the fourth stuck AT the second story
Over a hundred workmen managed to
escape Injury. When the big boom Of
the derrick was released of the girder
1t swung around and struck a 14-foot
Iron upright, weighing over a ton.
swapping it off and throwing it over
the side of the building. Tt crashed
through the roof of the Walker street
building. where the above mentioned
were injured. Alfred r. Norton. fore
man in charge Of the iron works. was
arrested on a-charge of criminal neg
ligence and arraigned in the Center
street court. He was paroled until to-
dav
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-03
BIG METHODIST REUNION.
About 10000 Gathered Near Altoona.
Governor Stone Presided-Other
Persons Made Speeches.

Altoona. Pa. Aug Methodists to
the number of about 10000 from this
section of the state held big re-
union ut Lakemont Park. At one of
the meetings Governor William A.
Stone presided. He spoke about the
Mothodists. saying that ne best Meth
odist he ever knew was his mother. He
referred to the loyalty and patriotism
of the Methodists. and put his audience
in happy frame of mind by telling
several capital stories. The orators of
the day were DR.. Edward George
Reed, of Carlisle. and Bishop John
w Hamilton Or. Reed spoke on
christian Citizenship" and Dir. Hamil
ton spoke on THE Discontinuance of
War" He stated wars never accom-
plished anything. Dr Reed however.
took a different view of the question.
and argued that wars were necessity
Shanghai Aug. ST is reported that
so Missionaries have been massacred
in the Shan ST province.
Admiral Seymour, on board the Brit
ish dispatch boat Alaerity started for
Nankin to consult with Lin Kun vi.
viceroy of Naubin. Admiral Seymour
wired the yiceroy of his intended visit
and Kun-Yi replied: I am unwell
md cannot see you'