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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
Boat was Full OF Holes.

At a certain fashlonable interchangeable
a lady visitor, in charge of some half
dozen olive branches, spent good deal Of
her time in attempting to drive a bar
gain with the boatmen. The lady came
to be pretty we'll known, and her patron
age was not particularly desired.
well, John, she remarked to boat
man one morning. what will YOU charge
to row us round the point?''
well, num- said John. critically sur
yoymg the group. Il. couldn't possibly
Go it under half a sovereign
Half sovereign gasped the lady.
THAT is simply preposterous! The man
over there indicati ting another boatman.
has offered to take us for three and-six-
PENCE
THAT may be SO, num- calmly re-
sponded John. Yer see. Bill's riskin'
very little. His old boats full o holes,
while I've only got five in mine.'
The lady didn't go on the sea that
r,orn;po
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
FOR NOVEMBER WEDDINGS.

Flcra1 Novelties in Keeping with the
Occasion.
The brides travelling dress was Of dark
blue CLOTH the under bodice Of leaf-grecn
velvet being embroidered in design OF
water lilies while scarf of point Il Allen
con was caught up Oh one side. \ b1ue
frieZe travelling coat with large cloth re-
vcrs, borderel with white fox and lined
with white satin, was Worn ever the
dress.
The bridesmaids are to wear empire
yellow picture hats. The brown-halred
bride in white satin and point d Alencoh
lace, will have the prettiest background
Imaginable Her gong-aWaY gown ~
Of tobaccO-broWn broudcloth with |,
touch of yellow in the jaunty jacket : 1T
tie vest. Gold braid and buttons appear
on both skirt and coat.
November is generally Il month CT we'd
GingS. Summer engagements reach tfelr
climax in the season of chrysanthemumS
and autumn leaves. Such possibilities
are opened up in the way OF decoration
by these floral beauties. Summer roses
are very lovely, of course, but branches
of golden. red and green leaves, with
y
and deep red, produce an effect far more
artistic.
Another pretty wedding. more elah-
crate than this, and at city church.
boosted a blonde bride in ivory-white
satin with complete. overdress of lace
The eight bridesmaids had gowns Of
pale-blue cloth, with chemisettes and col
lars of ivory tucked mousseline de sol"
! threaded with gold, while the belts were
composed Of cloth of gold. Large black
picture hats adorned with feathers were
worn with these dresses.
colors are yellow and brown, is arrane-
ing Il little church wedding which will
be typical OF the season. The happy
event is to come off in the picturesque
little church of the brides country home
The woods will be invaded for boughs Of
especially appropriate for this purpose.
No scarlet or green leaves will appear.
All is to be brown and yellow. Up the
center aisle Il huge yellow chrysanthe-
mum will nod at every pew. and per-
feet mass of these beautiful flowers will
! shine from tho chancul
Chrysanthemums were introduced in
| another church wedding where the deco
rations were all in green and white. The.
brides gown was of white crepe de Chin.
trimmed with Brussels lace The tulls>
veil was fastened with spray of orange
blossoms. There We're two little pages in
pale gray suits with white shirts and pale
blue silk ties. fastened with gold pearl
pins. The bridesmaids wore charming
gowns OF white satin, with empire belts
OF turQuois- panne, their black pic
ture hats beng trimmed with feathers
aud pale blue panne. They carried bo,,-
Nnets of flame-colored chrysanthemums-
| New York Mail and Express.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

Experiments are being made in Wash
ington with various signal lights designed
for use on the new signal towers recently
authorized by Congress to be established
in the principal harbors Of the country
A great number of these lanterns have
been submitted for examination, not only
by American inventors, but by foreign
ones as we'll. The object Of the tests is
TO determine the carrying power Of the
lights. The present maximum is about
six miles, but it is hoped to cover a dis
1ance Of twelve miles with the new oil
lamps and Of fifteen to eighteen with tn.
electric lamps. 1t is also seen that the
tests will determine the relative merits
OF oil and electricity for equipping signal
!. IL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
4 THANKSGIVIN' TURKEY,

'Cindy, reach dab 'hine yo' back
~ han Inc dat all almanac.
wy Laud! t'.hlorrer's Thanksgiving!
Got to git out an make hay
Don Eeer whit de preachah say,--
We mus eat Thanksgivin' day,
" hAO' uz you s a-libbin.
You know whah Nlahs Hudson Ibis?
Dey = 4 turkey dab dat gibs
Ne heap O. trouble
Some day Hudson g'ine to mis-
Dat owdashus fowl O his:
S (, inc oSer dab an twis'
AT SohDllhs make plumb double.
Coin pas dab t othah day,
Turkey strutted up an say:
"A-gobble, gobhle, gobDie.'
Much w eff he mout remahk:
Don YOU wish at it WaZ duhk?
Amt temptin'?' s. /: You hank,
Er else dey III be a sQuabble.
"Take an wiring yo' make right quick,
Light on YOU lax thousan' brick.
n YOU wont know whit Defel YOU"
~ / went on. Yit. evan day,
When | goes by hathaway,
AT fowl hlb too much to say:
" I'm tiahd Nv it, l tel you.
G Inc to go dis Dressed night.
AN put out dat turkeys light,
" Ill lam i'm lax Il cobblah
Take kcer, 'Cindy, lemme pass;
Got TO do ma Wo'k up fas
Amt n-ginc to take no sass
Off o no mans turkey gObDah.
James u. Corrothers in Century
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

A curious development in the walters
branch of organized labor is reported
from New York. 1t appears that one
William Logan, who formerly was 4
prosperous restaurant owner, and who
has lost his money, obtained work as q
waiter All the other walters where he
went are members Of union controlled
by Germans. Logan applied for admis,
sion to the union, but it was refused be-
cause he could not speak German. H.
brought the matter up at the Sunday
meeting Of the Central Federated union
and obtained the sympathy Of many mem.
bers of that body. The representatives
of the walters union who defended its
course, said: 1--WE can't have every Tor,
Dick and Harry in the union and we
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

won't admit anybody who can't talk Ger
man. His remarks were greeted with
Kisses and there were cries of throw him
out" An effort was made to have the
chairman put motion to suspend tho
walters union, but it was unavailing. Il
is likely that some action will be taken N
the matter at the next meeting of the
Central Federated union. Although the
walters union may be acting within its
rights. its position is not sensible ono,
The Englsh-speaking unions nave gone
to pieces through poor management
Probably all effort will now be made tc
re-tStabish them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
Wouldn't Break the Set.

A 5-year-old boy went with his moth.
house, who was fond of children, told
him she meant to ask his mother to let
her have him. Don't you think your
mother would let me buy your she
asked. mo, ma am" answered the lit
tie fellow, ''you haven't got money
enough" How much would it take?''
she continued. "Three hundred dol
would settle the matter at once for all.
'.'Oh: we'll, then,' said the woman, Il
think I can manage it. If 1 can will
you come and stay With me?'' mo,
ma'am,' he said with decision. MAN.
ma wouldn't sell me, anyhow. There ar.
five of us, and mamma wouldn't like to
break the set.'-Buffalo Enquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
Refused His Autograph.

This mention of Dumas recalls story
that [ recently heard ut an autograph
SAFE. 1t was new to me, though my
friend seemed surprised that I did not
kno" II. II came up aprop0s OF the
eagerness and tenacity of many of the
great dead. Surely human nature can
Jake on no moro. grotesque or unreason-
ing aspect than that Of the stamp faddist
or the autograph hunter! Charles Maron
had autograph fever of the most virulcnt
type He called one day to see Dunn as
and found the author in considerable pain
and prey to the most feverish anxiety.
He had had his right hand severely Bit
ten the day before by his dog Mouton-
dog he was particularly fond Of, and Of
whose affection and doclity he had al
ways fe!t guile assured. Maroon hardly
gave himself time to scramble through
some words Of Introduction before he
said:
,r ~ II have ye come to a; ask 20" for your auto
"Diable: monsieur. You have hit on a
very bad day. was bitten by my dog
Yesterday: You see my bandaged hand
"Oh. l heard of your accident; that is
precisely why | am so anxious to secure
your autograph, why il is absolutely
necessar? for me to get it today
Il don't quite follow you, sir
WELL to he candid with you. Monsieur
Dumas, replied Charles Maroon. Il heard
that your dog was mad, and in that case
well, you see-you underestimate might
be difficult to get your autograph
Dumas got into q most violent passion
'Do YOU want to destroy my peace of
mind iorever?' he exclaimed, and, tax
ing Maron by the shoulders, he very
quickly and somewhat roughly put him
outside the door. Good soul as he was,
however, Dumas was himself the first to
laugh at the adventure af;erward. He
and Maroon became the best of friends,
the latter. in fact. acting as his secretary
for some time.-14ondon Free Lance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The citizens committee for the centen-
niul celebration Of the national capital
announces that a commemorative medal
of great beauty and historic interest will
be struck from dies now being made ut
the Philadelphi mint. The medals will
be made OF metal from the old capitol
and white house and as there is but Z
limited amount of this material at hand,
only Il small number Of medals can be-
furnished. These will cost 81 EACH The
plans for the centennial celebration arc
progressing satisfactorily and the event
promises to be one of the most interest
ing in the history OF the country
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
His Horse was Slow.

Lincoln used to be fond Of telling L
story which he got from Mr.. Connant,
OF a lawyer in 2 Western town who de-
sired the nomination for county judge
On the morning preceding the evening on
which the county convention was to meet,
he applied to the livery stable keeper in
his village for horse and buggy in which
to drive to the county town, sixteen miles
distant, where the convention was to BIZ
held. ''Give ME the best and fastest
horse you have, Sam,' said he, $50 that
[ will have time to go around and sec the
boys before tine convention comes in"
The liveryma1l, however. was supporting
Il rival candidate, and gave the lawyer 4
horse that outwardly appeared perfect,
but which broke down entirely before half
the journey was completed; so that when
the candidate arrived the convention had
adjourned and his rival had been nom-
mated. On his return to the stable. late
the following afternoon, knowing that it
was useless to resent the trick played
upon him, he said to the owner: Look
here, Smith, you must be training this
horse for the New York market. You ox-
pect to sell him to an undertaken for q
hearse horse, don't you? Well, it's time
wasted. l know from his gait that YOU
have spent days training him to pull 4
hearse. but he'll prove dead failure
Why, he's so slow he couldn't get corpse
to the cemetery in time for the resurrec-
tion.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The October fire loss in the United
States and Canada was lower than for
any preceding month in 1900 and less
than two-thirls aslarge as the October fire
loss IL year ago-S7, 100000, as compared
with $12O0O,0OO. The total value CT
the ash-heap accumulated in the first ten
months of 13OOwas $143, 42233, $50, against
Sill .GJ1 500 for the first ten months OF
last year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
Census Mistakes.

Many ludicrous Observation-Disclosures oc-
Cured in the taking of the census One
question was indicated by the remark
length of residence" which was expect
ed to show, how long the people living
census had been there When the re-
ports came in it was found that many
of these queries were answered in fig
ures in this way: 20X40, 1jx3O etc.
The enumerators had gone around with
foot rule and had meas ured the length
OF the residences of the people they
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
An Accommodating Young Man.

4 new Blarney-castle story is being
told involving pretty little Irish girl.
whose ingenious exclamation was taken
planning the famous ' CASTLE tH and. On
reaching the top, became somewhat merry
GUS, owing to the great height. Pres
emily young gentleman appeared and
being stranger, asked to have the real
Barney stone pointed out to him that he
might follow the ancient custom and kiss
the stone is a rather dangerous one, and
the young lady, in her nervous state, did
not care to have the feat attempted in
her presence. and hastily added: ''Oh,
please don't kiss the stone while I ana
here" The stranger, it IS limited, po-
1itely acceded to her request, but not ex-
actly in the way the lady meant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

When Admiral Croninshield says the
navy is too small. he means that there
are not men enough to man his ships
From another point Of ve..' this is equiv
alrNt to saying that the navy is too large.
There is some danger that this may soon
bt the case, as the navy boomers seem
to he active and influential.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

Don Carlos is patriotic enough to keep
his hands from Spain until there is Il
chance to get the country without prac-
tirally destroying it. lie has evidently
read the story Of the killing Of the goose
that laid the golden eggs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The successful voyage Of three whale
Lack bargcs from St. Louis to New Or
leans, with cargoes, suggests the enor
NOUS possibilities of Mississippi river inl
provement in connection with the pro
posed canal from Lake Michigan to the
river. Water transportation has been
the making OF the Northwest, and it will
help the inland states materially if the
rivers can be made navigable for large
carriers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

{. Oliver lSrlin has consented to sail
the Co,um,;la as Il trial boat against the
new America cup defense sloop. II the
Columbia should win, New York yachts
men would be in Quandary, as Mr.. lsc.
I'm has said that ui,Ncr no circumstances
would he manage another yacht i'll the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The death from paralysis Of I-ieuten-
ant Commander Stokely Morgan. who d.
rvcted the gun fire from the turret Of
the Olympia in the battle of Manila, re-
vealS Il new danger to modern naval war
liors. Morgan was repeatedly knocked
down by conclusion during the battle.
and his physicians are of the opinion that
his fatal disease was cngendered by
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The successful use OF a life boat pro-
peeled 10y Il gas engine marks an advance
in life-saving methods. \ boat of this
kind can be of great service in the open
sea, hut the surf boats will have to do
the work where breakers roar, as IL
wheel in the air half of the time would
not be as Seryiceable as oars.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The contract for the construction Of
the second Shamrock has been let by
Sir Thomas Upton, and now the mag
iHative reporters will begin TO send in re-
ports as to the material of which Sh" is
To be construvtcl-from slippery elm to
,rn),] lnnt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The battleship Kcntucky's run from
New York to Gibraltar in twelve days
is a creditable performances 1t shows
that the American battlcship is fast on
all
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The island OF Formosa, now Japa-
neSe possession, will soon have a new
railway line of great Importance. 1t will
De built by syndicate of Japanese CAPT
talists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
Must Provide Jim Crow Cars.

Montgomery. Ala. ard Columbus, Ga,
have both recently passed ordinances re-
Quiring street railways to provide separ~
ate accommodation for the colored pas
sengers, either by partitioning the cars or
the provision of separate Jim Crow
cars.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23
". {. HANNAF0RD, Publisher

The Chicago Yacht Clubs defense Of
the Canada cup will give yachtsmen in
this section an opportunity to see an in
ternational race without mourning great
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-23

The Argentine Republic exported only
2O5. 1O5 bales of wool last year, as against
ESTATE in 1898.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-08-09

SABINE binsetrusen tpirb, bubtn trdst
fie tbre Snidrift unb Gaes mas biefs
bebeutet. Der Mann, Der anbers
bentt, III nt9t mebr piirbts, 9iirser
zines frsien 2dnbes gu fetn, er TT nur
nod fdbis u ntsrtban gu fetn.
llntertban obne 9lduben, ohne Wtet'
tung, obne SeIbtdnOtststt, geboridm
nte Elm brefirter Pubel, Der freubts
tbut mas ibm bas b6bere DeIen, ein
Serr. beftebtt,b eFen bD4ftes ibm
nod erlaubtes3ie militdrti9er Rubm,
glory. gloire 1T unb benz feline 6dbns
ni6ts msbr bebeutet, ntdts mebr fein
lam, fsin BARI als Elm Symbol iOl4en
&ubmes, FOLDER glory. FOLDER gloire.
in facto Elm elenber Gonftript pbsr
SHILLING.
Sd BIN iiberseust, bab metne dlten
&dmeraben unb fpecie1 bteienigen, bic
ouf ben Sdta9tfeIbern bon 61-65
benz beuti9en Ramen our @bre fol6e
Sbeale bo9bielten, fir fe f%trttten, bIl'
teten unb litten, aud heute nod fur
bieielben maanbaft etntreten unb itret'
ten tperben, tpie td es tbue.
6. 5. o m,
ebemaIs gapttdn I'm 7. Sbto Dol.
Snf. Regiment.
Gfebeldnb. Ohio,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-08-09
Gs Gilt oent Sarmer!

Ri6t bamit sufrieben, ben Sleif4s
banoel 3u c%ontroQiren, itredt Der
SeiI6truIt feline ldngen &rme aud
na6 anoeren Gsbensmitteln aus. DAB
Der 9etreibebanbel (GlepatOrs) unter
Der &nute Der 4rmpurs, GuoubDs u,
I. 10. Itebt, beoarf teiner peiteren @ra
l~Guterung. Set GINGER 3eit taufen
bic agenten Der 5leiIdtrnige bur8
ibre agenten Butter, @ier, 9sflii9el,
iiberbaupt alles auf, mas nit Der
9anbpirtbI9aft MIR irsenSnie i'm
3uIammenbdng ftebt.
limb bic 6oige: 0er5urmer betommt
nf6t mebr fir feline @aare, Der Con"
Iument aber muB mebr bafiir be5ablsn.
Die @rmours, bic Spifts unO 9enoIs
fen Ipei6ern bic Wdare in ibren Ca
der6duiern auf unb beberrIden beuts
Idon ben Martt in sepifem @ruoe.
Butter tpItet in gbicago 7 Biz 8 Gts,
per pfunb me6r pie i'm 8orjabre:
sit erIt bas 9ei6dft bes tlsinen
gamblers (bes gommiiitonsbGnGIers)
6ur6 ben freien MitbepGb Der Ir'
mpurs, Gababps, Spifts etc. rutntrt,
bann muB Der Sarmer fir feline Pro'
buete ne9msn, mas ben SdnbelsfiirItsn
au aeben beliebt. gr ntrb itd gang
Der 8iGtiir bieier Serren bequemen
miifen.
Bauer tpa6re beine Saut! Sie h!irE
6sute I6on gu Martte getra9en
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-08-09
@iAtia fur @irtbe.

Den 8unbss, @ommifdrsn unb 8un'
besheuersinnebmern iino fdrsli6 ipesieae
Snfruttionen iiber ben 8ertauf ge'
mif6ter 9strdnfs suseeuneen, Die
ielben seben babin, baB bel uqsn ee'
mii&ten @strdnfsn, bic uuf &esaIe se'
ieIt unb ni1t iofort eebruudt tperbsn.
bic SIai4en nit elmer Rrisssteuermarfe
psrieben fem mdfen. @enn aber Elm
8irib einsm 8unben uuf 8effelunp
mebrere @ettdnfs suiammenmiidtu nb bas
@emii6 fofort ssnofsn tpiro, pie bel
GodtaiIS. 70 1T feline absnbs su ent'
rihten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-08-09

- aus 2srrpiQe i'm iabpehIi&en
pirb ssmslOst, bus sroBs 2anb.
ibsridpsmmt iinb. 9ubsnos bon
5amiIien ioIen ob6a1Ios fein un6 fi&
in Der srbBten Notb beinben. SIN dber.
I6tpsmmten 0ifriit fubren fsine @iisn.
bubneH. @ouuerneur Sapsrs if UNI
Dfsntli&s SiIfe unessun8sn tpOrben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-08-09

GaiNett

abnnen am bsiten Sur& 8sfi&ti8en
beurtbsiIt tperben unb pis unisrs in ben
Isbten paar @o6en fid ~bsrfauftsn, bsu.
tst an. bab bic StpIs correct unb bic
preiie ri6tis iinb. .
8ir ;eissn Elm sroBartises Enforcement
in al ben Ieitenben WatsriaIien unb Ia.
ben Sic freunbIi6t Elm. bafeIbe feIbR
unsuf9uuen.
Evening star., 1900-07-23
FUTURE DAYS.
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE. AUcTIoNEER,
Trustees Sale of a Desira=
bile Two=Story Brick
House, No. .2l7 5th Street
Sonuf Eoeasf
Southeast.

, By virtue Of deed Of trust. duly recorded in
L,her No. 171S folio 2S9 ct seq. one of the land
records for the District OF Columbia and at the
request OF the party secured thereby. the under
signed surviving trustee will offer for sale by pub
He auction, In frrnt Of the premises. on MON
DAY. THE THIRT1ETH DAY OF JULY AD
1890: At HALF-PAsT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the
Following described real estate. situate in the city
OF Washington, In the District OF Columbia to witt
Part Of lot numbered thirteen Q3), in square num-
bered eight hundred and nineteen (s19) described
as follows: Beginning for the same at a point six
teen feet ten inches south OF the northeast corner
OF said lot and running thence south sixteen feet
ten Inches: thence west one hundred and Eve feet
one inch; thence north sixteen feet ten inches and
thence east one hundred and five feet one inch to
the place Of beginning. together with all the i'm
proyements, rights. &c.
Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and
two years. with Interest from the day of sale at
per cent per annum. secured by deed Of trust ON
the property sold, or all cash, at the option OF the
purchaser. A deposit Of 500 required upon ac.
ceptance Of bid. II the terms OF sale are not com
piled with In Is days from the day of sale, the
trustee reserves the right to resell the property Al
the risk and cost Of the defaultng purchaser after
days advertisement Of such resale in some
Newspaper published In Washington. D. c. All
conveyancins. stamps, Sc, at the purchasers cost
henry H. BERGMANN
0N-o6os Surviving Trustee