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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05
SPlhlN1NG WHEEL,

A DAY IN MARCH. =.
Give me my big umbrella,
My heavy overcoat,, - ~: .s>4
Ny rubber boots, my 1thickest scarf =
10 wrap about my throat; y.
My linen buster, also
Be sure to think Of that
Likewise my suit of summer serge
And lightest weight straw hat.
At 6 a. m.
The sun Is out.
At comes
A water spout,
At s the air -,
Win colder grow,
At we have
A heavy snow,
At 10 it's warm
With summer breeze,
II brings
A frost and freeze,
At II O'Clock
We so to lunch
With all this wealth
Err in a bunch
So give me all the clothing
I'm lucky to possess,
And keep you eye upon my path
For signals of distress.
For in this chopped-up weather,
We soak and freeze and parch,
And no man knows what's due to come
An afternoon in March,.
Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-05

Alphabetically, I hear you got a
thrashing in school today"
Freddy-"Ies, ma, the teacher
whipped me. but he is getting so old and
weak that it didn't hurt me much.''
Mother-''Did YOU cry?''
Freddy-'Oh, yes: bawled so you
could have heard it in the next street,
Mother-"Why did You do that?''
Freddy-'1 wanted to make the old
man feel happy once more" Bits.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-18
COULD NOT KILL THE BIRD.
AAse1 Being Fourtes0 Days in an
I0abOx the ADatrosn
SIN Liv>A u

A writer says Sir William Cory
told him some time ago that on one
OF his steamships COMING from New
Zealand an alhatross, supposed to have
been choked dead, kept IN an ice box
at temperature which was always
much below freezing point. wa, found
to be alive at the end a IA days. Capt.
Reed, in command Of the vessel IN
question. says Nature, supplemented
the story with the statement that
the bird was supposed 10 be killed bv
being strangled with twine tied as
tightly as possible around the neck,
This twine was not removed. The
beak was closed and tied and the lers
crossed behind the tail and tied. It
was then wrapped in An old meat
cloth and put with three other birds
in the return box at the end of the
port snow trunk 1t remained there
for certainly not less than ten davs.
On the snow boy complaining that the
bird 'grunted" when he went near it
the albatross was taken out. when il
was found that it could move its necl-
about and open its beak and the ewes
were open and lifelike The lower
half of the body and the legs were
frozen hard. Tho fastening on the
healN had come off. It was alive for
two hours after being taken out and
was then straogled and put in the
snow box.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-18
Not n Beehive

The following is told at the expense,
of an American gentleman who was re-
Gently stopping with his wife at the
Hotel Cecil. On their first evening
there he happened to retire somewhat
later than his spouse. Arriving at the
door of what he imagined to be hi
room, and finding ii locked. he tapped
and called: "Honey!" No answer
came, and he called again and more
loudly: "Honey." StilI he got no re-
ply. and. becoming somewhat uneasy.
he shouted the endearjnr term with n--
full lung-power. This time a rer'y
came, and in a male voice. Go AVA.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-18
s. '|CFyzDg for
the Moon -

Has become a pro-
verbal phrase to ex-
press the futility of
mere desire. There
are a great many peo-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-18

a r.
-s pie who think it is as
useless to hope tor health as to cry for the
moon. They have tried many medicines
and many doctors, but all in vain.
great many hopeless men and women
have been cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery people with
obstinate coughs, bleeding lungs, night
sweats and other symptoms of disease
which if neglected or unski11fully treated
find a fatal termination in consumption.
~Golden Medical Discovery" has a won
derful healing power. 1t increases the
nutrition of the body, and so gives strength
to throw off disease. 1t cleanses the blood
from poisonous impurities and enriehes it
with the red corpuscles Of health. 1t is
not a stimulant, but strength giving medi-
cine. 1t contains no alcohol, neither opium,
cocaine, nor any other narcotic.
Sometimes the extra profit paid by
inferior medicines tempts the dealer to
offer substitute as "just as good" as "Dis-
covery." If you are convinced that "Dis-
covery" will cure you accept nothing else.
rI was in poor health when I commenced
taking DR. PierCe's medicine, >" writes Mr., Elmer
Lawler, of Volga, Jefferson Co, Indiana. "I
had stomach, kidney, heart, and lnug trouble.
cough and hemorrlage of the lungs, but after
using your medicine <f1ile I commenced TO
gain in strength and flesh, and stopped cough
ing right away. Took about si.1 bottles o! the
Golden Medical Discovery then, and last
spring had Grippe, ard it settled on my 1ua5 %,
leaving me with a severe cough I had ii
doctor. but he didn't seem 10 help me am; 81
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-18
NOTICE

At the regular meeting of the State
Board of Examiners held June It'll, 1858
t1e following re 90 'ol was adopted:
RESOLVED. Trait The Board of Exam
iners shall meet OIL The third day of every
month, for the purpose of allowing
claims against the State, and all claims
not in the office of the Secretary of State
on or before the third day in each month
shall not be considered or allowed by the
i-Oard until he % ace. g which will
be on the lni,p .te DIV of es,n NOR, h
f. HOLD SADLER
I-UGENE HOWELL
w. d. JOKES.
Board OF Et..ultrers.
Attest:
ARTHUR MORRIS.
Clerk.
Carson City, Nevada. June 7. 1898.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-18
SICK HEADACHES,

The cur5e of evcrworked womankind. are quickly
md a'rcy cL.,ed oy Ksrl's Clover kooI Tea. the
gre o, , pul ifiar Id tissue builder Money
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-05-18

l commenced youT med
icine again and took
three or four bottles Of
the Discovery and two
vials of DR.. Pierce's Pei
lets, and that straight
ened me up. 1 feel like
a different person. I
gladly recommend your
medicine to all suffer
ers, for I know it cured
me-"
DR.. Pie,ce's Pleas
ant Pellets cure con-
stipation by curing its
cause.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18

''No, not even then, for if I had
wiIled my money to people do not
love and not to you 1 should never be
happy again. No, you must not ask
that"
But"
please stop, dear; you make me feel
so unhappy" Her lower lip was quiv-
ering and he saw her eyes fill. He
drew her into his arms and tried to
comfort her. Her agony was too deep
for utterance.
Presently she looked up, and with
a hand on each side of his face she
gazed at him from her big candid eyes.
Her features were set, as if with an
unpleasant thought.
"Don't-don't keep a thing from me.
darling" she said, using that term of
endearment for the first time. Some
thing is wrong. What is it? Is it more
financial difficulties? If so, use all [
have in the world if you wish. would
be happy with you on bread and
water"
ct is not that" he declared, breath
ing rapidly.
well. what is it?"
Nothing that you can help" he
sighed, and he left her where she stood
at the window.
The threat contained in that cabled
message from London hung over him
like a weight suspended by the hand
of destiny That the woman he had
once blindly worshiped would be guilty
of deliberate murder ne did not doubt,
and as the time which Jeanne would
take to recross the ocean went by his
fears increased until his waking and
sleeping thoughts contained but one
mental picture, and that was the sud-
den meeting between the two women
and the awful consequences to Blanche.
In the deadly still hours of night he
would wake with start, imagining he
heard a sound in Blanche's room, and
thither he would creep, holding his re-
volver ready Cor use, only to be greeted
by the sight of his beautiful treasure
peacefully asleep in the light of the low
burning night lamp.
After one OF these rights he went
back to his chamber, and for the first
time for years he knelt and tried to
pray. His prayer was short, but he
repeated it over and over with sup
pressed groans.
"Oh, God. in Thy vast goodness heap
the punishment of the vilest of the
damned upon me, but spare henry
child wife. Spare her, oh, God! Let
not the consequence of my weakness
fall on her. This is all ask, pleading
for just punishment for myself, but
that she be spared from pain or Unhap-
piness."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18
A NOTABLE DUEL IN 1896.
Two slaves Fought in 1t, One Being
Disabled by
Shot

From time to time" said an old resi-
dent, Il have noticed references to
duels fought in the vicinity of Wash
ington years ago, but the newspapers
do not seem to know that one was
fought between two colored men, be-
lieve slaves, about 1886.
These were Jack Magruder and John
Bell, who had married sisters and were
both hired out by their masters to resi-
dents of Capitol Hill. In the course of
time each became a father, and as
every crow thinks his own coat the
blacklist, each father thought his child
the smartest, and they often had words
as to which was the finest baby.
Finally they were about to fight.
This occurred at store, and the sug-
gestion was made that as an insult had
been given the aggrieved party should
demand satisfaction on the field of
honor and not resort to brute force
when they could fight like gentlemen.
"The suggestion was adopted. Each
chose a friend, and the arrangements
being made the insult was wiped out
with a little blood. The time set was
four p. m; place, the Leech pond. CD
the Tiber, above X street; weaponF,
guns; distance, 80 PAGES. 1t had been
whispered among the boys that the
event would occur and number were
there, ] with others.
Both showed up and exchanged
fierce glances before being placed in
position. Then the weapons were hand
ed them and at the word, so promptly
had they pulled the triggers. there
was but one report. and each was puz-
zled to see that his oppoL snt was
standing unhurt, for they Gere good
shots and each claimed to have takep
deliberate aim. and were dissatisfied
'The guns, which were loaded at first
with harmless substance, were passed
to the seconds for recharging. and in
one few shots were dropped. Then at
the word both fired, and a shot taxing
effect in the right wrist of one it
stopped further shooting; each Of the
principals feeling elated that before
witnesses they had not shown the white
feather, but had acted as gentlemen.
"They retired from the field amid
the plaudits of the spectators, the
question as to who owned the stnaItest
baby still undetermined"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18
A SUIT OF PAINT.
Primitive Apparel That Was WON
When Mankind Was in Its
Infancy.

Writing about Clothes" in st. Mich.
olas, George MacAdam sketches the
pedigree of the full dress of the present
day. Long. long ago, he says, when
mankind was still in its babyhood, some
hairy lord of creation happened to glance
into quiet pool, and saw mirrored in
the water his own image. Comparing
himself with the birds and beasts, he
saw that he was plain and dingy; and
he became envious of the brilliant-hued
feathers of the birds, and the striped
and spotted furs of the beasts One day
he discovered bed of ocher. Sticking
his finger into this bright-colored dirt,
he saw that his finger became colored
like the dirt. No doubt he stared in
wonder for long while at his strangely
colored finger; and there gradually
crept into his simple mind an idea
which must have made him laugh for
JOY.
''Ha. hal" he cried. Here's nv
chance to give myself new complex
ion-to make myself as bright and
gaudy as Mother Nature has made the
birds and the beasts
So he daubed himself from head to
foot with different-colored cehers until
he was bright and many-colored. This
covering of ocher was the original an
cestor of the clothes which you and are
wearing at the present day.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18

Desperately concerned. Mai. God
dard began to walk back and forth
across the room A moment later
hearing steps in the hall, he went to
a window and looked out towards the
road. He saw Blanche descend the
steps, cloaked and gloved for her mys-
terious journey He waited till she
had turned the corner below the
gates and then went out of the house
and followed her, taking care to keep
out of her view. He saw her get on
the trolley car, and seeing that he
had ample time to catch the train he
waited for the next car and board
ed it.
When he reached the station the
train was almost due. He saw moth
ing of Blanche and supposed she was
in the ladies' waiting-room. He went
into the mems waiting-room, and
when the train came he stood at a
window and watched her pass out and
get into one of the coaches. Watch
ing his opportunity he glided through
the crowd of bystanders and took
seat in the smoking-car in the front
part of the train.
He had half an hour to reflect over
Blanche's unusual conduct, but he was
no nearer to understanding it when his
train arrived at the New VI < station
than when he had left Lyndhurst.
ITO Be Continued
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18
PERvERsI1Y.

by father froN~sS, my mother signs,
My grandam, with begoggled eyes.
Recites me maxims. wondrous wise,
Oh prudence and gentility.
They all of Lydia love to pirate
AS my one matrimonial fate;
Her virgin charms they celebrate
With ceaseless volubility.
OF how she shines in equal ways
At French or German-sings and plays,
Embroiders, paints-for days and days.
Eulogiums do hear anew.
And then her parents wealth galore,
Their steeds and coaches by the score,
Their Newport villa-nay, still more.
Their palace on Fifth avenue.
But ali, in vain my kindred plead!
The girl ] love, the girl 1 need,
The girl I'll dare to wed, indeed,
UnmOved by all castles mummeries,
Is but a sempstress, young and shy,
Whose glittering needle-what know I?
It's sexterous art may sometimes ply,
On Lydia's cobweb fiummeries.
With Phyllis in her Harlem fiat
Shabby, and five floors high at that
I'd rather spend an hour of chat
And watch her smiles coy trickeries,
Than dance till dawn in Lydia thrall,
At some DelmOnicOnian ball,
Though light along the floor should fall
Her footstep as REPOSITORIES!
Edgar Fawcett, in the Puritan.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18

over her face as she opened the en-
velope. A moment later he heard her
cry out softly:
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18
CHAPTER XIV.

Twelve days had elapsed since he re-
ceived that transatlantic warning.
and yet nothing had occurred to sug-
gest that Jeanne had arrived. 1t was
on the morning of the thirteenth day
He was alone in his study when the
postman left a letter for Blanche. He
took it, and as he placed it on the table
where it would meet her eye when she
came in, he noticed that the super
scription was written in a very poor
hand, as if it were executed by an IL
literate person. 1t was small cir
cumstance, but Goddard's mind was in
famed with morbid fears of impending
evil. He sat down at the fire and took
up the morning paper, but the letter
on the table held his attention as if it
contained a warning from the Infinite.
He heard Blanche coming, and, rails
ing the paper, he pretended to be alb
sorbed in reading, though he was really
watching her face as she advanced to
the table and took up her letter. God
dard saw look of wonderment pass
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18

ONtI ueT lace as she opened the ell
velope. A moment later he heard her
cry out softly:
"Oh!"
He rose and went to her.
what is it, darling?" he asked, his
heart sinking.
'Oh, nothing of Importance" She
put the letter into its envelope and
held it down by her side. 1T really
doesn't amount to anything"
But despite this assurance there
was still a shocked expression in her
face.
He was actually afraid to pursue
his questions further, being sure that
it was some artifice of Jeanne's. Per-
haps some proposal from some con-
federate of hers leading to clandes-
tine meeting. Goddard went back to
his chair at the fire. His body felt as
heavy and lifeless as stone as he sat
down. She put her letter in her pock-
ct and moveG towards the door.
"Will you not let me see your letter,
Blancre?" he found courage to ask
mot now, dear" she answered, and
it seemed to him that her mind was
far away.
''Will you not tell me its contents ?"
'Td really rather not, DEAR" she
said, and without another word she
turned from the room.
Unable to bear the suspense longer
he followed to the door. He over
heard Blanche giving an order to
James in a low, guarded tone and
stopped at the door just out of sight
and just within earshot of the two.
81 want to go to the city" she was
saying. 81 shall walk down and
catch the trolley car for the station.
If my husband ask for me say shall
not be home for luncheon"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18

Her Father-YNN have been paying
attentions to my daughter. You
haven't proposed yet?
His Lordship-Not yet.
''Now, let us come right down to
business. What will you take not to
propose ?"-Brooklyn Life.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18

81 shall not ask you to-" answered
Mrs. Goddard. She put on her cloak
and FASTENED away down the road to
the telegraph station.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18
safety.

"Did you see that story about the
man who got a needle in his arm
while trying to kiss girl?" he
asked
mo- she replied. And then she
added fervently: But, thank good
ness, 1 never learned to sew."-Lon-
don Answers.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-18
The Miner.

A miner is seldom happy until his
triumph is ore.-Chicago Daily News.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-16
NOT AS BAD AS FEARED.
New York Marine Disasters Re
suited in Few Deaths.

sREPCBLIC SPECIAL
New York, June 15-The first body re-
covered from the wrecked Mortified Of the
Staten Island Ferry Company. which went
to the bottom on the battery in collision
with the ferryboat Mauch Chunk yesterday
evening, was recovered at 3:10 this after
noon. 1t was Identified as that OF Jere v.
Wright, note teller of the Oriental Bank.
this city.
Eleven persons are now reported missing
by friends and diligent search Is being made
about the waters of the harbor for bodies.
Those reported missing 30 far are:
AIrs. Viola Anderson and her S-year-old
son Of Port Richmond. Staten Island: Cen
eral Charles G. Bartlett, librarian OF the
Criminal Courts of New York, who resides
at Livingston. s. l.; F. J. Bennett. aged u;
r. G. Cotter. purchasing agent Of the Amer
lcan Insurance Company Of Newark. N. j.:
Commissary Sergeant Imhof. U. 8. A.. Of
Governors Island: Claude Lapidre Of West
Brighton. s. l.: Frank Silk. q broker of
Westerly. s. l.: Frank Speithe Of Port
Richmond; David Van Name. Juan Benitx
and Charles Dickinson.
All are believed to have been passengers
On the fll-fated boat and are supposed to
have been drowned as 4 result OF the col
ltsson.
fact that only one life was lost In the
sinking of the transport ingalls, in :he dry
dock in Erie Basin.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-16
FAVOR SOCIETIES
BUILDING AT FAIR.
Modern Woodmen of America
Evince Lively Interest in Louis'-
ana Purchase Exposition.

ST. Paul. Mimi. June 15.-The Modern
woodmen of America Head Camp to-day
adopted resolutions favoring the building
of a fraternal societies building at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at st. Louis,
and changing the Woodmen memorial from
the third to the first Sunday in June OF each
year.
The report of the Law Committee was
then again taken up. The Insurance Com
missioner OF New York having ruled against
fraternal insurance societies providing sick
benefits. that matter was stricken from the
bylaws Of the national organization.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-16
GRAND LARCENY CHARGED.
William Grimm's Saloon Robbed
While He Watched Parade.

While William Grimm, q saloonkeeper at
No. =1s07 Franklin avenue. was standing In
the doorway Of his saloon yesterday morn
ing watching the jackson School picnic
parade pass. a man entered the place and
took . sack containing $6S from the cash
register. Grimm at first thought the man
was only going through the place. but when
he raw him go behind the bar Grimm start
ed inside. At the doorway he met the man
who struck him in the face and ran away.
0f1mm followed shouting for the police.
6erSoant Walsh and a squad of ofncers OF
the Fffth District, who were escorting the
echoolchildren to Union Station to take q
car to Meramec Highlands, Joined In pur-
suit -Four blocks away they captured .
man who gave his name as Frank Red
mold. He had the sack of money in his
pocket Afterward he gave the name of
Charles Mussey. When he was taken to
the Four Courts Acting Chief Of Detectives
Smith identified him as Babine Massoni
whose picture IL in the Louisville, KY.
fogue's gallery.
Grimm swore out a warrant charging him
with grand larceny.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-16
HEAVY SNOW IN COLORADO.
Leadville and Cripple Greek Given
a Last Embrace by Winter.

Denver. Colo. June k-Dispatches from
Leadville. Cripple Greek and other places In
the mountains say that fully foot Of snow
fell last night. At many points It was the
heaviest snowfall ever known in June since
a record has been kept. The weather 10
mild to-day ana dangerous foods may re-
suit.
In this city and throughout the eastern
part Of the State there was an unusually
heavy rainfall. which will be 4 great ben
efit to the range.
Pueblo was the center Of a severe hail.
storm. In places the hail drifted 70 . depth
Of eight inches and snow shovels were
brought out to clean the sidewalks.
Much damage was done BY hail to, crops
In the vicinity Of Boulder and L0ngmon&.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-16
FOOD FOR MEMORY.

It is hard to believe that certain kinds
OF food will strengthen the memory, and
yet upon the condition of the brain de-
pends the character of the mind. and its
power to remember, and to exert itself in
J various ways. and a healthy brain can only
be maintained Ly well selected food.
Now We know that daily use Of the brain
, uses up certain parts that are thrown out
through the pores TO the outer surface OF
the skin. This waste Is natural and must
be made up from food.
Grape-Nuts Food was made especially to
rebuild the bran and nerve centers. An
experience IN Chicago will illustrate.
Mrs. G. H. Baoer. SIS South Paulina st.
writes: Il had a terrible siege Of gastritis:
my stomach refused everything in the way
OF food until / got hold OF Grape-Nuts.
1t was perfectly wonderful and marvellous
to Gee the difference. / began to improve
at once. l weighed myself about that time
and found that had i1S pounds to my
credit. l gained in weight. strength and
health steadily and rapidly. and now weigh
z 160 pounds and am strong and in better
y health than ever in my life.
II have lately had q seven months course
01syocal instruction and have memorixed
y Qngs. and most of the accompaniment.
besides several piano pieces. When.
started In it seemed difficult to memorize
so94 but my memory has been growing
-bett4 every day. and ! now nnd It easy
= 04qnmft to memory without dinculty.
AAve taken no medicine, but my steady
5s44 u Grape-NutS Food hao given me
otagth. health and memory"