The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

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ever saw. Everything was boxed and
bav!cled up SO l cOUldE' see Il thing they
have. -Detroit Free Press
Stanung on tie banks OF the Potomac
},ord Col?Idige one day asked William
~. Evarts: lis it true that washington
threw a SILVER dollar across the Poto-
| mac?' 1T is quite possible replied Mr.
/ E>artS, thoughtfully, for a dollar in
dot : now. But, indeed, Washington DID
better than that-he threw a sovereign,
;:cEr>s the .At]antic!"
I"nant--"1 think. sir. Something
c''%i to be done to my cellar. It's con-
! >1un;ly full of wuter.'
Landlord-'A $50 vent would yea OK
PCT it ia. be full Of champasne:'-
Heitere Welt.
Til" blood in the body is taken by
means OF tubs to the heart AID there >e
tanned.
\ voc:no is burning mountain tat
has creator and throws oct me:trt
20 ks.
came sore and conquered.
Ills hr;iln WAS scet:llnS with grand
l<c;s III all directions
/: the. earth did not revolt we s:.o1ld
- 80 -" w. \N't%A tlllt NitNS
STORED III some trolser-GuuS" ut mighty
!; n-s.
! he lungs are organs Of exc rut: cn.
The priest ct INDIAN r,prrvtG his
carght'rS fer go; inviting Moses to scn1.'
', 10 tea.
When Mo*es' mother hid HIM in he
ak among the iulWarNs she cid n:.7 fer
! Sc5 20 give the baby it's hcttlo
Pig iron is what they made the nnS,.
rings for pigs OF.
\ watershed is Il shed fer !secn;r~ wa
t:r iH.-t,o-le>tcd for Lonylnan y M>.-l-
ziil>.
Wife-'How would You like it if |
spent nearly every evening in the week
HNShand-"1t couldn't be {: secret s2t.ie-
~. Elsa, If YOU belonged to it.''-Carica-
tUren.
As the close Of a performance given as
benefit to John Brougham, the acto~
and dramatist, one of the audience threw
! upon the stage purse Of gold. Brough-
am picked it up, and, after examining it,
said: ''LadieS and gentlemen. circum-
stances compel me to pocket the insult
hut tlooking grim, Il should like to see
the man who would dare to repeat :t!'
Lady Assistant (behind counter. to cab
man)-"lair.. Of glovcx:" Cabman-
ives, miss" Lady lASS;>tant-"W Al;
hundred and nnety-thrce, miss. ''-Tit
Bits.
Going up the Mohawk valley on Cen
tral Hudson train the other day were
two men attached to each other by hand
cuffs. They rode in silence for some
time, neither appearing to notice that he
had a seat mate. F!:ian:: ::ne turned to
the other and asked: ''Whrrc you &C.
ing?' ,"Ctica," was the reply.
'Ye-ep."
"Crazy?''
Yep, religion
There was silence for some time after
that. Then the one who had answ cred
the questions in the first instance turned
'nqnlsitor. You going to Utica?'
~&Grazyy, too*"
''What's the matter with you?'
'lmDerialism.
"Oh, you amt crazy. You're a damn
fool. ALBANY Evening Journal.
Earbcc-"Shali I take a little of the
ends Of ynur hair off. Sir?" Customer
Eyes: thin! you had better take it off
at the ends unless y"u can get it~ont Of
the middle. -(lasgow Evening Times.
The Squire tSy:npathetically) -" I'm
very, sorry to hear that your husband is
at the point % death, Mrs Hodge, hut
know it will be all foi the best.''
Mrs. Hodge-"Ah,. yes, indeed, sir:
it'll be a blessing when he's gone. III
be able to live III comfort then, as I ave
i'm in four different clubs. Judy.
4 wag seeing door nearly off it's
hinges, in which condition it had been
for some time, observed that when it
had fallen and killed someone it would
probably be hung.
Sir Henry Howorth> British NJ. F.,
is writer Of note in his own country
and a great student. His .'history Of
Mongols' took many years of steady and
arduous inquiry. And thereby hangs Il
tale which, it is said, he has often told
against himself.
One evening when taking in to dinner
a lady who had been lightly primed as
to his great subject, there was strange
conversation. Il understand, Sir Henry
that you are fond Of dogs: so am ~
dogs, madam? I really must plead
guiltless: know nothing at all of them.'
- indeed! And they told me you had
written famous history of Mongrels'
Askit- is Loafer a lazy man?' Tell;t
Lazy? Why, he has killed SO much
time he is ashamed to look clock in the
face. '-Baltimor American.
Boss-"Pat, have you a watch?"
Pat-"Nlver wan, sOr, and phWat
would I do wild it?''
BOSWELL, I want you to report at
the office at half-past H. But, anyway,
the bells ring at noon, and you can COME
half an hour before.''- Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
He Understood His Business.-First
Beggar--."Why didn't you tackle that
lady? She might have given you some
thing Second Beggar-"I let her go
because l understand my business better
| than you. | never ask a woman for any,
thing when she is alone; but when two
women are together, you can get money
from both, because each one is afraid the
o5 OF will think her stingy if she refuses.
This profession has to he studied. lust
like any other, if you expect to make a
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