The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-30

Come elect candidate.
The Book World.
The following story is told OF Otis
! Skinner. who ill pay at the Davidson
next week:
Onp night when he WAS playing in
"Rose!nary" IL, Memphis, Tenn. several
OF The boxes were occupied by gay box
party. consisting Of the smart young set
Of the city. There was a great deal Of
laughter and talking going on in the
| ImXrS (luring the play. but at which Mr..
Skinner took no olfense-making allow
;;nccs for their youth and cxubrrance.
The production was an unusual success
and the actor WAS called before the cur
tain for Il speech, which he mcuestly de-
Iivered in Il few words and low voice.
After the performance tho party came on
to the stage to congratulate the COM
pany. One Of the young ladies said to
the hero:
"Oh, Mr.. Skinner, why didn't you
speak louder when YOU made your
Speech, we could scarcely hear Il word
That is strange" gently retorte1 the
actor Il heard almost every word YOU
Said''
How many zones have we. Willie:"
asked teacher Of a pupil in the Junior
class.
-Four" was the reply.
well, thel:. name the four,' said the
Teacher
1.-THE frigerated the hoTrid. the temper,
ancc and the intemperance, answered
the little fellow Cincinnati Enquirer
\ certain clergyman. when preaching
cXtemporaneously v, touched upon the sub
jcrt Of miracles. Some people, he said.
had difficulty in accepting the miraCul-
Gus stories of the Bible. as. for example,
the story OF the speech that Balaams
ass made to his master. Looking sol
EMMY at the congregation. the preache:
hammered in his contention with the re-
mark:
"Whx, should not God make an ass to
speak! He made me TO speak. liam
>;,s City journal.
The MiniSter-''l hope this rumor that
plating getting married for the fourth
time is not true. N'illiam?'
William-"Weel, l don't see that
You We any cause tae obiec'--ye aye get
the job O marian and berrian o them
--an' it's 10 every man in parish pits as
murkle business in Yer way AlOOnShlnc.
VH Tue occasion VI fccel)tl ul ~ I1elll!
Clay by his Baltimore admirers, Il trip
down Chesapeake bay was given, and on
the return trip Il game Of euchre was ar
ranged. AS Clay was Il noted player at
all games Of cards, two Of the most skill
full players were selected to compete
against him. and the local card champion.
BILLY BrySon. who simply Worshipcl
Clay, had the honor of being his partner
But poor Billy was SO overcome that he
became entirely bewildered, and made
the most absurd and unaccountable err
rorS. ClayS temper rose rapidly and he
rallied at Bryson in good set terms. FL
nally thH Ynfnrtnnate, man. brought to
old Billy, Bryson. and had the great
Henry Gay for partner. sir. think
you should b., excused for failing to mote.
the, difference between Il king of trumps
and the right hower.' The involuntary
compliment so pleased Clay that he
erWard Il warm friend of Rry$on's.
Toozer-"Do YOU know I'm quite a be-
IIiieVtr, in the theory that we have all
lived before in some other shape?'
Loozer who has just paid for the ninth
drink)-"Ah. very likely"
+o Iooze1Em% y! what I was in my
Loozer-"Dunno. Sponge, probably."
Pck-Me-Vp.
During last Thanksgiving week, a poul.
tryman of the Northwest sent several
barrels Of fat, dressed turkeys 10 Il cer-
ia n commission merchant who is an OK
tremely "close buyer,' and never fails
when ne receives Il consi gnment to claim
an allowance for something alleged to
have spoiled on the way. Heretofore he
had dealt exclusively in live fowls, and
probably the correspondence clerk got
things mixed. At any rate, the shipper
was astOnlShed to receive a letter by re-
turn mail. running about as follows:
Dear Sir: We regret to advise you that
November reached here dead. Please make
deduction for same, and return correct
amount. Yours truly.
The poultryman communcd with him
self and replied thus:
Dear Sir: | am sorry to say I find it i'm:
posslDle TO make concession requested. J
have established lule requiring all custom
ers who desire live dressed turkeys to
notify us in ADVANCE. so we can send them
and insides are Liable to catch cold if shipped
III the ordinary manner. The mortality
among dressed turkeys was very large this
year. Yours mOurnfully.
a little girl wei expressed the mingling
of hope and doubt which authorization
holds for many people.
When she received her first Every own
doll, after a succession of treasures in
herted from her older sisters she turned
to her mother a face full of rapture.
Il expected I'd have doll some day.
she said breath!essly, ''but l didn't ex-
Youths Companion
A North Memphis gentleman has been
irving latelV to induce his vito to ,do,,t