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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

1.-The vcr3 thing! Now just 20 and put
on hat and cloak, there's a good little
girl, while | send Parker for hanson.
Wen 20 somewhere and have a bit of
dinner first, and then drive on to Leices-
ter square in time for the ballet"
Madye hesitated
Come, now! prescribe; you take the
medicine, like an obedent child"'
Half reluctantly, yet pleasantly excit-
went away to obey.
She took great pains with her toilette,
and was pleased to find all her crying
had not in the least spoiled her lovely
eyes; if anything, it had added to their
brilliancy.
Denver smiled in admiring approval
when she returned.
The grave Parker called a cab, and
stared when he saw his mistress handed
into it by the attentive cavalier. Then
they drove away, Madge laughing, and
Parker looked ut Bates and Bates at
Parker, but they said nothing.
What Il night that was to be sure!
novelty OF it all-the dining out at pub
lie restaurant, the champagne, the bril-
liant lights and air of gaiety at the hail.
more champagne, her companions wit
and sparkle, his kind solicitude for her
comfort, hi; open admiration of her
trying position, the car ride home in the
moon}it streets, w1en the traffic had
thinned. Altogether the night was q sue
cess, and, as Madge thanked her COM
panion on the steps. she told him she had
enjOyei-yes, actually enjoyed it all as
she never remembered to have enjoyed
anything so much in her life.
And that was the beginning of it, Aft
crwards. Madge was never allowed to get
dull Or listless. There was always some
thing to look forward to, some pleasant
outing or cheerful evening at nome with
| books, music or billiards, for Dick taught
her to play.
He sent her flowers, gloves, even jew
e]ry at last, seeing he was SO old a friend
! of Toms. Madge was never allowed to
| feel herself alone or neglected She got
| lots of wires, notes, letters, getting long
| or and longer and more interesting as
| time went on. Dick seemed to live only
for her, and though her lady friends be-
gan rather to hold aloof, Dick never
! failed her.
| Altogether, Madge scarcely had time
to miss her husband, or repinc at his
| long absence.
LOW glad and grateful Tom was to
hear of his friends devotion to his dear
| little wife. He wrote and told her that
frstt;ng, but was bearing the trying sep
aration as became a soldiers wife
bravely and chcerfully.
why, then, unreasonable and incon-
sistent man, when he came home and
found how we'll and thoroughly his FRIEND
had supplied his place. did he shoot thar
dear friend through the heart? Truly,
| some people have strange ways Of show
ing their gratitude-Pick-Me-Up
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
Wealth in Il Pint Of Ale.

An English clergyman tells Of a printer
who agreed with his wife on their we'd
ding day that she was to have pint Of
ale daily. His own rotations. being I'M
limited, ran frequently to quarts.
AT the end OF a year the man looked
sheepiShly at his wife and said: Mary,
we've had no holiday since we were wed,
and only that | haven't penny we'd
take jaunt down to the village and see
thy mothcr.'
IF 1he'd like to 90, John, I'll stand
treat"
Thou stand treat! Hast got a for
tune. wench!''
NAY, but I've gotten the pint O. ale"
and she counted out before him 365
three-pences- about $21.''
The husband became thrifty from that
day, saved his money, made investments,
built shop, a factory, warehouses and
ended as rich manufacturer with
country seat as mayor OF Liverpool
EXCHANGE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
Thought Wigwams Were Rattle
snakes.

A Western writer thinks one CT the
severest tests ever put upon his risibles
was endured at London dinner table.
He was seated next a lovely, rosy
checked, gay-eyed English girl, who dis
interest in his native land. She ap-
peared to have imbibcd some extraordi-
nary ideas about the perils to be encoun~
tered in the newly -settled regions of the
United States, and tried not to look in
credulous when she was assured that
things were really not as bad as she
imagined.
I'm sure it's pleasant to be told there
are not rattlesnakes in all the gardens
she said, with a pretty smile, but m
cousin wrote not long ago that he had
seen over forty wgwams in one little
village. Perhaps she added, as her
companion made no immediate reply,
the wigwams are not as venomous as
rattlesnakes, are they?'-St Louis Re-
public.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
THE PRESERVING SEASON.

OF Ceylon's spicy breezes
We many times have sung.
And we have heard about them
Since days when we were young;
Ert now to sniff such fragrance
We do not need to roam,
For spicy are the brerzes
That float arOtnd the home.
It's now the time when women
Forget about their nerves
And spend their days and evenings
In putting up preserves.
They're peering into kettles.
They're closely watching pans,
And at the proper moment
They're filling jars and cans.
They're making jams and je:rcs
And sweetest marmalaue.
And fruit fresh from the orchards
Is into butter made.
They're pairing, seeding. sIc1ng.
A work in which they're skilled,
And when kettles cmptied
Again It's promptly filled.
And sweet il the aroma
That perneateS the air.
The fragrance of the spices
dropped In with greatest care.
And as afar it's waited
TO Ceylon we then show
That there are other places
Where spicy breezes blow.
The women burn their fingers.
And pretty faces. too:
But patiently they're working
Until the task is through.
And, though the bubbles grunile
When women thus prepare,
Just watch them in the winter,
And see them grab their share.
-Pittsburg Commercial Telegraph
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
Bishop Couldn't Scold the Boy.

"a little boy in the neighhorhood of
Bishop Brooks home in Boston was one
day mischievously ringing door bells and
running away before the doors were
opened reports a writer in The Ladies'
Home Journal. ''ln pursuit of this
amusement he ran up the steps of the
bishops residence and the bishop hap
pening to be in the hall ready to go out,
opened the door quickly, before the boy
child was so startled by the sudden ap-
pcarance Of the good man. who had a
kindly smile for all children, that he
calculated: Why, Philips Brooks! Do
you live here?' In spite of the misde>
meanor the bishop could not find it in
his heart to scold the little fellow. He
also had been a boy
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
Willing to Fight for 1t.

A collier wandering on some land be-
longing to Earl D. Glanced to meet
the owner face to face. His lordshiD
asked the collier if he knew he was walk
ing on his land.
Thy land! Well, I've got no land my
SELF was the reply, land I'm forced to
you get it from?''
"Oh.' exclaimed the earl, Il got it
from my ancestors
And whaur did they get it from % III
uuired the collier
They cot it from their ancestors"
and whaur did their ancestors get it
from?'
''They fought for it,"
"Ah, we'll. y said the collier. squaring IN
to the Earl, Come, and III fight thee
for it, -Lon0onTit- Bits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
NEW ORLEANS CLAY STATUE.
ihe Street Railroad COMPANIES Tri-
Mlnph After PROLONGED Gontest

Hnph After Prolonged Contest.
The removal of the statue CT Henry
Clay from Canal street has finally been
definitely settled, an ordinance having
been passed by the council providing for
the removal CT the statue from its pres
ent site, at the intersection of Canal
street with St. Charles and ROYAL streets
to Lafayette square.
The removal of the statue will mean
the passing of one or the best-known
landmarks Of the city, around which
many memories cluster. No special SEN
tlment attaches to the statue itself, which
is anything but an ornament in lis pres
ent position, but people who remember
the many important events which have
occurred. and the many historic person
ages who have figured in occurrences
around it's base, will view with sentiment
tai regret the removal of the old land
mark; but even such persons are forced
to admit that the motives underlying the
demand for it's removal outweigh any
other consideration. 1t is not disre-
gard for memories Of the past nor any
lack Of reverence for the memory of the
statesman the statue is meant to honor
that dictates the course resolved upon
1t is 4 realization that in the present To-
cation the statue is Il menace to life AND
Oh one Of the city's busiest thorough.
fares. The several years Of hesitation
on the part Of the authorities before
finally sanction;ng the removal is sutti-
cient proof that the decision was finally
arrived 1T with regret.
There can be no question at all that at
this time the Clay. statue is very much
out of place in it's present loca ton.
Crowded on all sides by immense cleo
trio cars and shrouded by network Of
wires, the statue has ceased to be All
ornament. Re-erected in Lafayette
square, one Of the most attractive spots
in the city, the Clay statue will be seen
to much better advantage, and the sur
roundings will be in every sense more
appropriate. Orleans Picayune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
There have been eight chief Justices of

There have been eight chief justices of
the Supreme Court Of the United States
The first was John Jay of New York,
appointed by President Washington, who
served from 1877 to 1875; the second.
John Rutlcdge Of South Carolina, who
presided at only one term of the court,
when his mind became diseased and the
nomination was rejected by the Senate
at the December session of Congress in
1l3); the third, Oliver Ellsworth of Con-
nccticut, 179G-1S00; the fourth, John
Marshall Of Virginia. 1S011S3J; the fifth.
Roger NJ. fancy of Maryland 1886
l>t4; the sixth, Salmon T. Chase of
Ohio. 1SG4-1S73; the seventh, Morrison
Il. Waite of Ohio, 1S74-1SSS; the eighth.
'lelvjlle ". Fuller of Illinois, appointed
by President Cleveland in 1888, and still,
in office
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
Engine Cut Bell Rope in Half.

When Coils P. Huntington was presi,,
company, J. X. Murray Of the vicc-presi-
fornia railroad official, was with him on
his private car, rel tes the Chicago
Chronicle. Capt: Rogers had been Of
fered the general managership of the
road by Mr.. Huntington, and was going
over the line. The train stopped and a
switching engine was attached to the
end Of Mr.. Huntington car to pull it
out.
At that moment the party on the car
was breakfasting, and Mr.. Huntington
was seated at the table nearest the door,
deftly carving steak. The switching
engine had been coupled to the other end
of the car and started off, and it hap
pened that the brakeman forgot to UNI
couple the bell-rope between the car and
the rest of the train, SO, as the switch
ing engine pulled the private car away
from the train the rope stood the strain
until it became taut and then broke with
a rebound that sent one end with terrific
force into Mr.. Huntington's car The
flying rope, with it's metal end. grazed
Mr.. Huntington's head and shattered the
meat platter in front of him. He quietly
began to pick up the fragments and Capt.
Rogers remarked:
THAT was narrow escape, Mr.. Hunt
ington.''
The railroad king, with his manner I'M
changed, replied:
Il don't know, captain. I would have
felt pretty mean it one Of those new
switching engines of ours couldn't pull
a bell rope in half
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

IN breaking the record for big grain
rarEorS by taking 10000 bushels Of
wheat and 10000 bushels of corn out Of
Mani'owoc, for Buffalo, the steamer
Gen. Orlando Poe showed that the big
lake steamers are fast approaching the
max. mum limit Of the new intcrlake
channels. She draws l. feet and 3
inches forward, and II feet and 10
inches aft. and the weigh: of her cargo
Is 1000 tons
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

pcriments might not he interfered with
by the long New England winters. He
appealed to Mr. Huntington and his re-
quest was not in vain. Mr. Huntington
put at Mr.. Olcott's disposal free trans
rortation for his turf from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. and also made arrange
mentS for the establishment Of the gar
den in Il proper place in southern Cali
fnr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
COld-Storage Meats.

Meats frozen and kept in cold storage
for long periods do not undergo organic
they do not putrefy, soften or smell bad,
but they certainly do deteriorate in some
intangible way. After certain time
frozen meat loses some life principle es-
sential to it's nourishing quality Such
meat lacks flavor; it is not we'll digested
or assimilated.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

The sailing of the United States trans
port Lawton to bring back destitute min
crs from Alaska is an advertisement for
the excessively doomed gold fields Of the
klondiAr and Cape Nome that will mate
rally reduce the receipts Of the trans
portatiun companies next season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
Gable Rates UNCHANGED.

There are now thirteen cable lines
across the Atlantic in successful opera
ton, vet the charge for sending mes
sages remains what it has been for TWEEN
ty years or more-25 cents word for
commercial messages. and 10 cents Il
word for press dispatches
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

Now that the American Society Of
Professors Of Dancing has declared
against rag-time music, society, like the
bear in Goldsmith's comedy, will dance
to none but the gentcelest Of tunes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
Fierce Battle with Turtle.

John Fisher of Romney, w. Va, had
some outlines stretched across the Po-
tomac and went to lift them in row
boat. When he attempted to land a yerv
large turtle the hook broke and the turtle
fell into the boat and at once attacked
Fisher. The latter fought desperately
with his paddle, when the turtle finally
seized him by the leg and they both
landed in the river. Fisher narrowly cs-
caped, drowning, and blood poisoning is
feared from the flesh wounds received.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

British farmers and dairymen are
today milking over 100000 COWS and
producing annually in their dairies 1872
100000 worth Of milk, butter and
cheese.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

Everything points to one of the larg-
est apple crops this season in the history
Of Nova Scotia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
VIRGINIA, MINI.

Fitzsimmons will endeavor to give his
business a higher tone by putting it ~
the basis of 4 muscle factory
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

APPLE BARRELS-5Asp{P'ee buyers ys sS can
ments Of ventilated barrels OF KENNETH
Milwaukee, Wis
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29

Chinese children are put to schou
carly. At the age Of three they ARK
Sc. In learning their lfstterS.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29

proprlGte title when he named II a
"forerunner." And this 10 was.
The weather favored them, and hiS
visit Heightened from weeks end 10 a
week and more, Ample time for man
Of such ready methods TO win for lEm-
a,Lf % girl ngs indsposel to be won.
Thus his visit 10 the brother ended
In his marriage with the slster--an old
tale, but often a very pleasant one.
II WAS later In the season, and boat
ing interests had given way to the
necessity OF stock taking In fashion.
abic wearing apparel, and discussions
on the relative merits Of new and an.
tique frniiure
81 could almost wlsh,' she said
tiwpetly, "thai n was possible TO trim a
white satin wedding dress with braid
In u sort Of squiggly pattern of loops
and turns"
,Srllghtful, and his swift stroke left
nothing 10 be desired, II was cold
after a,i, and she never gave another
III you contemplate having one l'cop
pendent 40 trip me up during the cere-
mony" he said laughing, II ann ON"
"rhen pelhaps II Is just M well to
reserve braid for trimming my new
serge she slIl,,-AtlNntN Constitution
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29
SOCIETY MAN KILLED.
A Quarrel Over Woman Results in
Murder

MNlttr,
Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov 2j.--Frank
II. Hamilton, u newspaper man, Is u
prisoner at the Central police station,
charged with murder MS the result OF
the ,ubhing 10 death Of Leonard Day,
young millionaire society man of
The Nest hotel early This morning.
llam,Gon. who has been In the Gus
tody Of dejeodNes since the tragedy,
WAS not formally placed upder arrest
until late this afternoon, when the
corcmer's jury, rctumeI II verdict
holding him responsible for the death
of young Day,
The tragedy took place in the bill
in The morning, after II quarrel over
woman, participated IN by Hamilton,
Day and a number of other prominent
men. During the fight Fred George,
society leader, was badly cut in the
right hand.
George and Day We're, In company
with E. S. Force, another Siciety nota-
bic, playing pool when Hamilton and
few of his friends entered. Hamil-
ton and Day began quarrelng. An
eifon was made 10 separate them by
several bystunders. GUnd for Il few mo.
mtlrlls Vulet was restored. Then the
trOabL ,hrDke ssOpt, anew, and ended
only whea Day LAY dying on the floor,
itamiitetsaw,it,. Mhpm he had been
igh;ing, was The first to bend over
him ana Offer aid, but h was too late,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29
SLOWLY DYING,


81. RAUL, Nina, Nov. 2G,-.It now
seems 70 be simply question of
hours until la,ted States senator
CHhmnn X, Davis passes away. the
reports from his bedside thlsaf,ernoon
being thut hi, Strength was slowing
ebLing, HIS physicians do mot 0ntici-
pat, dissolution Immediately, but
practically admit thai, so far us any
human agency is able 10 know, death
DIS certain.
The fUmily have all along been
buoyed up without a fNIu, hope THAT
Uhe Statesman might have greater re-
serve strength and be able 10 battle
the diseuse, bur today they seemed to
have at least abandoned even this
faint hope and are awnitlng the end.
Last might showed u recurrence Of
the dellrium of Friday night In fully
rs pronounced u form and none Of the
family were able TO secure rest during
The rlght, Only three hours sleep
was secured by the patient and dur
ing the early morning today he was
considered weaker, while as the day
advanced the weakness became more
pronounced, lie was unable to cake
much noulshmrnt and there was
even difficulty In administering the
necessary medicines.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29

Considerable trouble is experienced
in pmrrcting a satisfactory methDd Of
eipctrir car lighting by means Of pow
er generated by means of the car aN-
hs. The >ysTem Of The "aNIc lighting"
has begm tried on ihc cans Of the SANTA
I'e road for the past TWO years, but 50
far II has proven on the whole, unsat'
islaciory The failures have been 50
frequent that the new dining ears OF
The company are being equipped with
the regulation storage batteries in
stead Of the axle system appliances
Belts were first used In generating
power by means of the aNles, and
later series of metal plates we're
substituted. The kl'tter have proved
MS unsatisfactory MS the former, and
something new will have to BIZ thought
of In order to make the system sue
cess. The cost Of lighting the cars
by electricity with power supplied hT
the aNlcs Is T'educved to minimuW
aud for this reason all roads are in
terested in seeing the perfection Of
such "a system The fact that the
Santa lle lms gone back to the stor-
age batteneS is proof that there is
set much TO be accomplished, - Kansas
City Times,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29
pNTrRRoGATING OFFICIALLY,
Amusing Scene Between a witness
and the Judge,

"When ! was in Mune q week or
two ago" said ~ commercial traveller
60 a Washington STAR man, u had
occasion TO visit town near Bangor
and the morning, hlvMg I'M id'e hour,
!, 0or the sake Of killing time ,strolled
mro the country court house, where
] Witnessed an amusing scene Inc
trial Justice, Il big, pompous otflclai,
with voice like u trombone, took Il
upon himself TO examine Il witness a
llltle wi;htrcd cd man, whose race
was an red and wrnkled a. n herring
"What is your name" asked the
jusblce,
"Why, squire said the aStonished
witness, you know my name as well
tbs know yourn.
"Never you mind what ! know or
what / don, know was the caution
given, with magisltcral severity. i
ask the question in my official capacl-
ty and you're bound 10 answer d I'M
der claGh.
"WNh u, comtcmptuos snort the wit
netts gave his name and the question:
ing proceeded
"Where do you live?
"Wal. | swrm! calculated the old
man. Why he continued. appearing
20 the laughing listeners, i've lived In
this town all my Ilfe and SOS he
pointing to the justice, AN begosh, to
hear him go on you'd think-
"SilenceH Numbered the iraIte mag.
iJtnate. Answer my question or III
fine You for contempt OF court
Alarmed by the thrcnt the witness
named his paOce of residence and the
examination WENT on.
"'What lis your occupation"
"Huh!'
"What do YOU do for Il living"
"Oh. gM out, squire! DUST as II
Won don't know that ! lend gardens
in the summer season and saw wood
wnters!'
"'Ns ~ private citizen know III, hui
MS thp court | ann not supposed ia
know anything about YOU explained
the perspiring justice.
"Wa. squire remarked the puzhl-
ed witness, If you know Somethun
outside the court room and dom
know nothing in 1T you'd better gel
out AN let somebody try this cls'
that's got hOss sense.
"1he advice may have been good
but it cost the witness $40.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29
Life ornChInesc Maiden.

There lis in China nothing OF the
sweet girlhood enjoyed In This country
i'm fact, one rarely sees girls in
China, says the Chicago Chronicle
They marry 80 young that they mp
pear ITO spring from childhood to ma
ur9ly without any intermediate stage
of ginho,od. There lbs no "bluShIng
10" or sweet 49, no hirtations. mo
balls, no picnics, no btllet douN. The
child has not ceased to play with her
doll before she has u baby to dandle'
The only JOY Of a woman's lite is in
dressing her hair. This Is done with
an elaborate. antis.ic science curious
to see. Their hair is invariably black
unyl very long. 1t is drawn tightly
from the face and sliFlened with gum
IT is then piled up in coiIS and wigs
and ,ooE. that stand alone without the
nhl of pads, rouVets, pugs or hairplns'
There are MO spnsIIers in China ex.
cent the nuns who dedicate their vir-
ginity 10 Buddha. These ladies shave
their heads like priests and thus de-
prive themselves Of the only Chinese
sign OF gender-thc hair dressed a ~
teapot.