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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-30
Professor w. L. Robinson,

Teacher of Voice Culture, and Artis-
tic Singing, Italian method, has or
ganized a class in this city. Those de-
string to study with me will leave
word with John E. Leonhart, the jew
eler, or drop me a card,
1 will call at their residence.
My teaching days here are Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Best of ref
erences given. Address w. l.. Robin
son, Marietta, Ohio.
Tues Sept. lift.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
Gun Frightened Timid Girl.

The timid girl went out of fashion
years ago, but the last OF her trib. was
beautifully sQuelchcd ut Catalina the
other day
1t was out on a little picnic at pcbbly
Beach, around the corner from Avalon.
There were two girls in the party.
One was coy, trustful young thing;
the other wore q golf skirt and the skin
was peeing off her nose.
Ear up in cliff jutting out from the
beach is an eagles nest built Of sticks.
They thought it would be fun to shoot at
1t. One Of the men handed the coy
maiden Winchester rife. Ms, size was
SO frightened!
Would it jump when she pulled the
trigger?
Now, truly and honestly, wouldn't it
jump little vicente bit:
Oh. she knew she would drop it.
Somebody must help her hold it.
On, she was sure it was going to jump
Somebody must stand behind her and
brace her shoulder
And then which eye must she shut?
Oh, she couldn't pull that dreadful!
trigger. 40 she couldn't. Somebody
must help her pull it.
BY, and by the gun went off with a
shrieked in terror. She missed the who!t.
cliff.
Then the rifle was handed to the girl
in the golf skirt She held it quite still
for moment in the position prescribed
by army regulations for ready" She
was leaning little forward, measuring
the range with her eyes
Then the rifle came slowly to her shou|-
der and the shots came streaming out ir
a crackle as she pumped the magazine
empty without lowering the piece. At
almost every shot sticks flew out Of the
nest.
1T shoots FOUL" she said calmly, hanl
ing back the weapon hot and smoking.
1T needs cleaning.'
There was a far-away expression in
the tinlid girls eyes. She had lost all in
terest in the picnic. Presently she came
down with Il violent headache and had
to be taken home.-Los Angeles Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
COW ATE HIS POCKETBOOK.
tennessee Man is Minus More thar,
light hundred Doliars.

]. +. Hu@hey, a resident of Way,,,>
county,. was in the city yesterday with
a peculiar hard-luck story. Friday h!>
went into Il field to drive cut sonl;. cattle.
and took of his coat and hung it on the.
fence. In his ccat pocket was his peck
ethook. containing $414 in money and
500 in notes.
When he came hack his pockct1ro,
Was gone and u cow was standing near.
qCiHtly chewing her cuu. Mr. IIughcv
at once surinised that the COW had
cheWcd up his po"Hetbook and money. liz
less than an hour he mad bought the COW
from his nrighbor, and had killed her
and cut her open. Mr.. Hughey found
his money and notes il the animals
stomach all chewed up. He gathered IN
the pieces of his wealth and has made
arrangements with the Madison County
bank to send it to Washington to have
it redeemed.
He will not lose much. for nearly all
Of it is in such a condition that the de-
nOn1ination Of the bills can he made out.
Mr.. Huehey says that in addition to his
money he found in the cows stomach
five trn-penny nails, piece Of an old
hat. rock that would weigh three OF
follr pounds, and piece of q fence rail.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
Thelce Had Melted Away.

For some years after my marriage I
lived at Old Harbor small place about.
twenty miles from Kingston One dav.
when visit to my Kingston dressn.ak tr
was a necessity, I ordered q young uecr,
boy to get upon the rumble and drive m.>
to the town.
| paid my visit to the dressmakcr, and.
receiving my frock, light summer thing,
from her, l placed it in the box beneath
the buggy seat and drove on to my sis
ter's, where l went in to escape the heat
ed part of the day. giving my bow six
pence and bidding him see the sights and
return at o'clock.
He turned up punctually with the grin
still IN place, and in due time we reached
GA HarbOr once more.
When l went 10 take out nv crispy
muslin l found to my consternation il
was wet, soppy mass! No rain had fai-
len, and even them
l turned to the boy: "Solomon, what in
the world does this mean? How"-but
the look of utter helpless amazement on
his face stopped me.
"Lor. missis, it am queer. but not so
queer as what done. happen to me. NJ.
bought quattig 11hd) wort of dat
pretty ting dey calls ice to bring homt.
an show ma setnr, Ali / pitt him in da:-
wild your dress to keep him safe-an' now
him gone for truc-an' how him get ont
I dunno wild you sittin' on him all dc:
time" -Jessic dc Mercado in IIarpa's
MaSazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

The analyses of several varieties Of to-
matoes by the Minnesota experiment sta
ton are interesting just now when this
refreshing vegetable is so largely in de-
Mand The object Of the investigation
was to determine the relative nutritiye
value Of fresh and canned tomatoes. 1t
was found the fresh fruit represented,
approximately, o. per cent. Of water, 4
per cent. of sugars Of various kinds, one
half of l per cent. of malc acid, and
the same quantity Of protein. It is an
parent, therefore, that the sugars arc
the most important nutritive constituent.
and when, in canning, the juices arc
drained off, it entails loss Of about p
per cent. Of the total sugar present. Ac-
cordingly, in canning tomatoes, the
juices should all be retained, and con-
centrated by evaporation if this seems
desirable. Containing over 90 per cent.
of water the tomato is not very nutri-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
THE THEATER IN CHINA.
Few Public Amusement Halls and
Audiences Are Very Polite,


Audiences Are Very Polite,
The theater exists in China as 2 nr;-
vate institution, those who can afford i
having theaters in their own houses This
is not quite The case in North China
where the public has its thea, er, as il,
Europe, and Well-known companics MAY
fashionable pieces. Everywhere elst.
troops OF Dcripate1ic actors. a1nuso th;.
people IN the temples. restaurants or IN
private houses
On the feast days Of patron gods the
public is admitted without payment. and
yeats Itself either in front or around the
stage. The pays are selected by thos,,
who organize the fee. \ man, disguised
as a woman, offers them a cera:n num-
Der Of sticks 20 choose from. the name Of
different play being inscribed on each.
rive pieces. or Il piece OF five acts, are
played through in the course Of an even
ing.
\ great treat is afforded Chin Chin on
the occasion OF the Enpcror's or En-
press birthday, when performances arr.
given before the official residences, in the
street.. If the selected piece is badly
played it is received in dead silence. No
Kissing Or other vocal signs Of disappro-
baton are INDUCED in: the Chinese arc.
far too polite for that. When pleased.
the audience rises to it's feet and shouts.
Lao, Iac!"-The Gem.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

The Philadelphia mint has Just re-
ceived four large barrels. three OF which
each hold five big, sealed canvas bags,
and the fourth three bags. Seventeen Of
The bags contain 10000 Spanish pesos,
and the eighteenth 5000. These 17o,OOU
pesos, each worth about Il dollar, are
part Of consignment IF $1,000, GOO in
pescs that the mint is getting in great
quantities, for Spanish coin is going out
Of circulation in Porto Rico and United
States money is taking it's place. 1t is
estimated that only 100000 pesos are left
upon the island. For some months the
money has been coming fast into the
mint. Five women are kept busy count
ing it. They count each about $4,000
a day. Afterwards the Spanish money
is melted into bullion and converted into
coin again
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

In memory of -Abiah Folber mothc: If
Benjamin Franklin, q granite fountain
was last week dedicated ut Nantucket,
Mass. The fountain is Of Quincy gran
ito, rough finished. The bowl, which is
Is inches high and > feet wide, rests
upon Il pedestal 3 feet in height and 3
feet wide. Above the fountain proper
is a granite slab I feet high. in which is
set the bronze tablet presented by the
state through the Old Colony commits
sion. The inscription. in raised Gothic
letters reads: "This tablet is erected by
the commonwealth Of MaSsac husetts in
commcmoration Of 4Abiah Fclger Frank
lin, daughter Of Peter Folger, wife Of
Joseph Franklin and mother Of Benjamin
Franklin She was born August II.
1861, in a house. which stood near this
spot, and died in Boston in 1872
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

The return Of Prince Luigi, Duke ct
-\bruzZi, from the Arctic regions. has re.
neweu interest in the fate Of Andrea, tn.
daring aeronaut. The evidence thus fal
tends to prove the destruction of th; bal!
loon over or in the ice Hoes northeast OF
Spitzbergen a few days after July t.
1897. Most Of the theories which prove
Andrec alive are devoid of probabilities
and are not based on meteorological fact
The two letter buoys, one found at kol;4
Iceland, and the other at Skyrjove, Nor:
way, the empty "North Pole' buoy found
on King Charles land the pigeon mes.
sage obtained by the sealcr Aiken OIL
July Is, 1897, are all significant OF disa>
ter, and bit by bit the telltale wrecka@e
that is not wholly destroyed may b. OK.
pecttd to turn UP.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

During the excavations in The Romn.,
Forum, three weights Of respectively 20,
30, and 100 Roman pounds have recently
been found. which are certainly from ~
period not later than POO Il. G. They arc
Of green marble, contain handles Of
bronze, and have their respective weights
clearly engraved upon them. According
to the director Of the excavations, Gig
como Boni, these are the most ancient
specimens of standard Roman weights
which we possess; and as they are well
preserved, will prove Of great service to
archarologists in reconStructing the s:$
tenn OF neurology of primitive Rome: The
ancient Latin pound has already been de-
ttrmntN from them to have been ;;'::22;i
!.ramulpS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
No Dull Winters.

\ certain Massachusetts stamping
ground for the summer visitor is for
three months in the year uncomfortable
overcrowded; for nine months its popn~
lation numbers just thirty-fvc individ-
uals mot that many families. mind YOU,
but individuals. "Fime must hang heav-
lily on your hands in winter" said a sum-
mer visitor to one of the thirty-tivc the
other day. Don't you find it dreadful
ly dull, with nothing to do nor to interest
your "Dull?' echoed the spokeswom-
an for the thirty-fve; why, in winter
we hold our experience meetings.
what kind Of experience meetings ~
asked the visitor. About the. summer
boarders,' was tho answer I'VE meet
three and four times week all winter
long and tell about our different expert
ences with the summer boarders. Guess
you wouldn't call our winters duh if YOU
could 20 to one or two Of those expert
ence meetings. New York Evening
CIR
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

Americans will he inclined to crow over
the figures in the British Blue Book con-
corning the worlds merchant marine,
until they analyze the record. According
TO the returns, America is second in the
number Of vessels. Great Britain has
lO,S3S, the United States 3135, Germany
ITO, Norway 1880, France 1914, Italy
117G, Russia 1916, Sweden 1888, Japan
1906, and other countries less than 1000
each. But of the merchant steamers of
5000 tons and upward, Great Britain has
more than 1000, while Germany has only
127, the United States 120, and France
90. However, Americas merchant ma
rinc is growing rapidly, and in another
decade the record will tell a different
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

\ newspaper Of Frankfort, Germany
having stated that certain silver-mounteu
glass nd porcelain wares made in Ger
many are made poisonous through the
use OF potassium cyanide in galvano-
plastic process, the United States consul
ut Mainz has called the attention of the
State Department to the fact. 1t is said
that the goods are chiefly exported to this
country, from Frankfort, Berlin and
Stuttgart. AS Germany has been trying
her best to find poisonous substances in
American canned goods and dried fruits,
The United States government should
promptly forbid the importation of the
poisonous glass and crockcry 1t is a
poor rule that won't work both ways.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
COAL QUESTION VITAL ABROAD
Great Industrial Unrest in England
Because of Scarcity and Hi Ugh Prices,


Because of Scarcity and High Prices.
The high price of British coal has has:
one immediate result, which every econo-
foreign competitors. Not only have thu
gas companies purchased from American.
mines; the admiralty is also a buyer.
Welsh coal has been supplied so freely to
our continental neighbors that British
w:rships have now to ill their bunkerS
with transatlantic fuel Of an inferior
grade: This is not business.
Coal is only one commodity that has
become dearer during the last few
months. AS it is a general necessity thu
result is most widespread The unrest
iii the world of labor may be distinctly
traced to this general dearncss. With Il
dlminution in the purchasing power OF
II the standard Of living is not to be low
cred. The man who works as hard this
year as he did last year cannot live just
as comfortably now as be lived then
lie will have to learn the lesson socnes.
or later, and adapt his expenditure to th,.
reality SO much less in proportion as coal
and other necessities are higher /:
we're best for him if he learnt the lesson
without unduy kicking against 1ls,e
pcickS.
Railways have been hard hit by the
au\auce III l1lc pr1cc OF cOal. 1ncJ nave
increased the rates tor carrying it as
compensation. But the larger revenues
obtained from this source VIII certainly
not cover the cost OF long md calamit-
Gus labor war. Railways may combine
against the Amulgamated Society ct
Hallway Servants, but let them b,.
warned at. once against entering on ::
protrarted struggle calculated to injur'>
the whole industrial enterprise. OF tht.
country. Railway directors and man
ayers are in the habit of displaying IL
strong tend ency to ignore public interests
The time is not opportune for I; further
development Of this autocratic policy.
with PRICES rising generally peace is
peace and good will. both on the part o1.
master and OF man.-Londcn Mail Edi-
tOrial
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
Took the Hint.

"Father,' said Tommy the other day.
"why is it that the boy is said to be the
father Of the man?'
Mr.. Tompkins had never given this
subject any thought, and was hardly pre-
pared to answer off-hand.
"Why, why" said he, stumblingly, ITS
so--because it is. suppose
"',We!l,,' said Tommy, ''sincc I'm your
father I'm going to give you ticket to
a theater and dollar besides. | al
ways said that if | was father I
wouldn't be so stingy as the rest of
them are. Go in and have a good time
while you're young! l never had a
Mr.. Tompkins gazed in blank amaze
ment at Tommy. Slowly the signiti-
canoe of the hint dawned upon him.
Producing the silver coin, he said:
Take it, Thomas. When you really
do become a father, I hope it won't be
your misfortune to have a son who is
smarter than yourself. '-Success.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
Modernism Stirs the British.

The Londoner is being with a starved
Watch the travellers on
the new electric railway, and you will
see in their eyes the yearning for some
thing exciting, with just sufficient spice
of risk to make a thrilling narrative.
Alas! it will soon be commonplace, ex-
cept for the refreshing malice of the
thought that every train in the 1.-TWO
penny Tube" gives shock to to nerv-
GUS householder who dwells S5ove.-~
London Illustrated News. % -.<. ..s<. .>....s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

People will be convinced that the
steamer Deutschland was racing to
break the record when they read the
statement CT an American Red Cross
worker who was Il passenger On the
ship, that 1--WE raced so hard that
1t was necessary to play a hose
on the machinery almost constantly; the
women We're not permitted to see how the
engines were being worked; the engineers
We're stripped to the waist and constantly
sprayed with watcr''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
Rapid Transit Preserves the Peace

ELECTRICITY has brought us many bless
irgs Its latest benefit is found in H.
falling off of applications for sum-
monses in the city court, which
hitherto has rejoiced in the settling Of
cases ":arising out Of street Instructions.
and quarrels of cabmen, bus drivers and
carriers" The relief of the street traffic
consequent upon the opening of the IN
foreground electric railways is given as
the cause for this happy state of affairs.
(-London Sphere.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

tous. but it is believed nevertheless to
have Il useful place in the diet Its Pc
culiar flavor is rclished by most persons,
and this, combined with it's attractive ap-
'earancr, are sutticie1lt> to ,accoiint 'for
the. estimate in which It is held
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

Although the new British torpetio-boat
destroyer Viper is able to steam at the
rate Of BIB knots an hour, her sister
destroyer, the Cobra, fresh from the
builders, has eclipsed that achievement
by steanling at the rate Of 37.7 knots, or
4,}o statute miles an hour. These boats
are great advertisements Of the Parsons
turbine engine and their success may
lead some steamship line to try the tur-
Dimes in a large transatlantic steamer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

The government is proceeding with
'ommcndablc promptncss in protecting
the forests III "Our new possessions
The Department of Agriculture is pre-
pairing all order setting apart as forest re-
serves the island Of Rombolin, north of
the island OF panay, and the island Of
pauitaui, one Of the extreme group of
tn" Jolo islands in the Philippine archi-
p"laSo. The lessons consequent upon
neglect to safeguard our own forests will
not be repeated in the case of the Phil
lnniN.A FORESTS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

The raising Of Water-sOaked logs from
The bottom of the Krnncbcc River is Il
thriving business in Maine. by the use
o! wide, flat boats the logs are drawn to
the surface, lowed to landings and split
up into cordWood. In this manner hum
cred cords OF wood arc annually re-
claimed from the river bed between
" cstbrOOk and MalliSOn Fails alone
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
THE SONG OF THE WOMEN.

First Voice.
When y:.vc, got child ats whist for want
And. " Sr;'lr as srex:s y'r air for want of
And ~ man and you amt nowisc not much
rogs>her;
It's hard work Il .ChristniasSing,
CarolinS.
Sin3in songs about the Babe what's born
Second Voice.
When we've 'terti the bailif's and upon
the latch.
And we've freled the rain a-trckin through
The 1hAtrh,
And y'r man can't git no stones to break nor
1!t ND
Shrep to Wi:tch
OH
We've got 10 come al hristmassing.
Carollin@.
Sirgn' Of the "Shepher(s on that morn
Third Voice lIlOre cheerfully).
y. Was a Mans poor as US. very near.
An l., 'ad us trials and danger,
An think I'm think of us when /: sees
MS singin ere:
For is mother was poor like us, poor dcar,
An she bore Him i'll il Manager
Together.
It's warm in the heavens, but it's cold upon
the earth:
An we amt no food at table nor 10 fire
upon the hearth:
AM! it's bitter hard a-Chrst massng.
(3rollng,
.,ingin' songs about our Saviours birth;
Sinyin' songs about the Babe what's born
A Wcaldcn Trio by Ford MADDOX HucIer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

The officers at the United States ord
nance proving ground Oh Sandy Hook
ara ncttled because the captains of
steamers yrumblc when an occasional
shot fires "athwart their bowS.' Per
maps II the steamers were trying the
guns in the direction OF Sandy Hook.
the artillery officers would themselves
ClHlnOr for more Aar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

denim, whether embroidered in white or
colors, do not need any starch. They
Sa;I' ID be fr9ned when damn, and then
lukewarm suds, rinse carefullyx and hang
them where they will dry qfiickly. but
not where the sun will pour down on
them. DO not use hot water, espcciallv
when colored silks or linens have beer
used, and hasten the laundering as much
as possible. Iron embroidered cloths on
the wrong side till perfectly dry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

The loss Of the Pcary supply steamer
Lily Of the North is deplorabi> But it
will not be followed By such results as
were consequent upon the loss Of the
proteus. laden with supplies for the ILL.,
fated Greedy expedition. pcary has no
large party 10 feed. and if supplies run
short he will live with the natives and
partaAe Of their rough but nouriShing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

The announcement that an imperial de
rrrH admits women to practice as phy-
>ir;aIS and druggists in Austria on the
same terms with men shows how 20
hrtant Austria has been to accept tho
'nNN MNmun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
To Laundcr Denim.

Il is supposed to be very simple mat
terto launder the strong, durable denim.
nov in such popular use for throwing
over the hammock and covering the piaz-
"a and lawn cushions, yet there is an art
in doing it properly. Heavy linen and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

NestcrnerS are not the only people who
are careless with fires in the neighbour
hood OF forests. \ dispatch from plym
"uth, Mass, states that twenty tiv:
.4'larc miles have been burned over BY
4 forest fire which originated on the 18th
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

lbe telephone girl at Fort Dodge, To-
Wa, who has fallen heir to Il million will
Undoubtedly be compelled to say "hcllo'
To q good many matrimonial calls
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

Nine. Patti has for some time held
the record for the largest sum that has
been earned in a year by a woman. Her
highest total for twelve months il
$3.50, goo. -.,'-~'~- $3.50, .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28

Chicago Thugs are favoring the police
NY committing robbcrits and murder in
broad daylight, but the police don't seem
to "catch on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-28
". E. HANNAF0RD, Publisher.

The agility of Corbett and Mccoy Is
now displayed chiefly IN lodging accu
Sations and getting in dcnials.