The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-31
SPINNING WHEEL, J.

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Manner
Well revile the summer stunts;
Every hymn
Prima
Donna
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With our two lips
Juleps
Juicy
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With our airing
Caring
Whether life is hard not
st. Louis POst-Dispatch
".C."
The recent combinatio of the Pub
! fishers association to prevent, if posi-
BILE. the cutting in the prices of books.
has revived an old story told at the ex-
pense Of Mark Twain, says the Youth
Companion. One day, while Mark was
connected with q publishing house, he
went into bookstore. and. picking up
volume, asked the price. He then sug-
gested that as publisher he was entitled
! to 80 per cent. discount. To this the
clerk assented.
AS l am also an author" said Mark,
III; would appear that l am again en-
| titled to 80 per cent, discount.
Again the clerk bowed.
And as personal friend of the pro-
! prietOr,' he modestly continued, Il pre-
sumo that you will allow me the usual
p per cent. discount
Another bow from the salesman.
.''Well,' drawled the unblushing humor-
list, under these conditions think I
may as well take the book. What's the
The clerk took out his pencil and fig
ured industriously. Then he said with
the greatest obsequiousness:
AS near as | can calculate, we owe
you the book and about 3711a cents. Call
again.
''Drinking champagne. Ell? You used
to he satisfied with claret.''
Il know, but my, rich aunt, who died
recently. left me"
oh. I see. Left YOU lot Of money!
not to look. upon the wine when it is
red. '-Philade]phia Record.
They have arranged title market at
Newport. The latest advices indicate
thar just now it is al off season and
everything Is sluggish, with no signs Of
an Immediate awakening. There was a
little furry few days ago. caused by
the arrival of Il Flemish prince. but the
spirited. There is one damaged English
earl in sight, and it is understood that
unless Il lvelier movement sets in soon
he may have to go at 4 sacrifice. Latest
quotations are: Baron<. German. fair
to middling, 3O,000MS7j.00o: French.
no offerings. Counts, French. Al, $500
600: inferi or grades. $50, 0o0@$400, 900.
ONMS1 100000. Eiscounts, nothing do
ing. Earls. prime stock. $1:500 0OOM$2.-
SOC. 600; shop-worn. $500, OOO@S1. 600. 900.
Princes. ordinary Russian,. $50 .OOO@$GOs
OGO. with weak bidding. Marquises,
French, fancy, $2.500.O 00tG$5.O GOO. 900;
English ordinary: $4:O0. 9O0gS1 LIZ 200 1000 0O0;
$1O.0OO.OOO bid. with no offerings. There
arc lot of knights and honorables, and
so on. but they are put on the bargain
counter and 10 prices are quoted.
Eed-"If you want to marry an heir
ess. why don't YOU propose to Miss e.
derby? She's rich
Ted-"Yes: hut object to her past
Ned-'Why: ! thought that she was
above reproach.'
Ted-''lt is: hut there's so much Of
it."-Town and Country.
Elisabeth D. Kinney. writing from
| Washington, observes that in spring
time. even mere than AZ other seasons,
! the capital city is one to be proud Of.
Attractive always, its charm today is
quite different from that Of winter In
| 1cre>t center$ out doors. where the parks,
the squares. the flowers. the trees make
the city's aspect one of the most beautiful
| in the country. She says: If some of
| the trees that adorn the town could be
| transplanted to the New York tenement
| district they would never be missed here
| Every street and avenue has its rows of
| SentinelS dressed in green. some tall and
! slender. some short and stout, serving as
natures .'arasols to shade the sunny
| walks. l asked one of the men at the
| botanical gardens whether they were a6-
original or nlanto1 He lonEed ~ ,,,c.