The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-01-11

SOME CAPT. q i STG DRIES.

ator Pcttigrew told Senator Elkjhs. 5.
Whatg' asked Elkins. ~, .. >.* &
= IL thought I fell off the top of the
washington monument VI
>. ]. Yell, you did, on election day, didn't
your asked Senator Hanna, who was
strolling BY. -,
II have lived one long life of mixed
laundry. said Mrs. Elihu Root, wife of
the secretary of war, the other day, land
Everybody should have middle name"
j., Mrs. Roots troubles have arisen from
the fact that her husbands name is
Ei!hu Root and her children's names arc
Ellhu, Edith and Edward. ALL laundry
is marked 'E. r." and Mrs. Roots
many dilemmas can easily be imagined.
.Adjt.-Gen. Corbin has a photograph in
h! i; OF office Of the log cabin out in Ohio in
which he was born. It is a little tumble
down affair with tree in front of it.
Il happened across that in peculiar
way said the general. II was going
mer home, when / noticed the photo
graph of my birthplace IN the window. II
was for sale. l don't know who took
the photo, but i imagine that it was
snapped by some travelling photographer.
l would not part with it for good deal,
although it cost me very little.'
Adjutant-Gene Corbin, passing along
pennsylvania avenue on his way to the
war department one day, saw an old
woman sitting on the curb with pencils to
sell. The general quietly dropped coin
IN her outstretehed hand.
HIS companion remarked: General,
that woman: may POSSESS more money
than You have"
Gen. Corbin replied: "Gen. Sherman
once said in reply to that same remark,
Any. one who is obliged to sit outdoors
to earn a living is entitled to have more
money than / have And 1 fully agree
,. Minister Wus only ornament is 4 large
diamond fastened in a skull cap which he
invariably wears. He was in an + street
car recently, coming from the capitol.
d dnd d del on into d?ze The first thing he
hand to his head: The diamond was
gone. In front of him was a rougn-look-
ing fellow, who began to move toward
the door. ,Wu half arose, at the same
moment pulling off his cap. The diamond
vast was there He fell back in his seat re-
ms left ear: It is said that the gem is
almost invaluable. not only because of its
intrinsic worth but because of its history.
Senator! Senatorv' cried out a some
what excited man who hurried after Sen
ator Elkins as the latter left the Shore
ham almost on a run.
Come on said the senator.
but, stop moment
Come on; can't stop"
The senator. went into barber shop
half way up the square, followed by his
friend
Now. Andy, what is it you want?'
"Oh, only my umbrella and overcoat
that you escaped with"
Are these yours? exclaimed tho
statesman.
1.-The same"
Senator Elkins had sent boy to the
shop to see whether there was a chair for
him. The messenger said he could be
shaved at once if. he came right up. H,
grabbed the wrong coat and umbrella.
.""Who was that gentleman dat run
''That-oh, that was Mr.. Carnegie"
Senator cullom IS still lover of old
New England fare, though he has been
from the home Of his fathers
for many years, relares a Washington
The other day he took
two ladies to luncheon. This restaurant
is famous for it's pumpkin pies,'' he said;
real, genuine. pumpkin pies. Waiter,
with cur luncheon we shall want some
pumpkin pie''
They had some oysters and some fowl,
and then the man who looks like Lincoln
turned to the waiter: "Now. three pieces
of that fine pumpkin pie"
The waiter brought three pieces OF
golden hued pie. Mr.. Cullom looked at
them in ecstasy. ''That is pumpkin pie
such as mother used to make" he said.
1T is genuine pumpkin pie. Waiter,
where do you get the pumpkins this pie
bet"
Deed, I dunno, sah," the waiter re-
piled, "but dat amt pumpkin pie, sab.
Pumpkin pie was all out. so I brought
YOU sweet pertater pie instead, sah.''
A. guide standing in the rotunda of the
whiz past his ear and fall with smack
on the thing. He looked down and saw
a leather pocketbook. AS he stopped tc
pick It up visitor near by had similar
experience. A pocketbook fell at his
feet also. Then it literally began to rain
Poc lS They came from away up
there was wild scramble by guides, Wis
itors and capitol policemen to get them.
Each man who secured one took it be-
hind pillar and opened it. Every pock-
etbook was empty. They were all of good
quality and of different styles. Then
there was consultation and q: page wa:
sent up the stairway to investigate. He
met a party of young women from one
Of the local seminaries coming down.
They had taken everything out of their
pocketbooks and dropped them from the
canopy for lark.
Eddie Trimmer, the guide, gave the
pocketbooks back, at the same time read
ing the young women lecture for violat-
ing the capitol rules and endangering ths.
people in the rotunda.
The young women giggled, and before
he had finished Trimmer giggled too.
Where Elks Can Obtain Teeth.
A curious treasure is occasionally un-
~th nI <l1o