The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-07

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"Iaa"- ::s!n, l hear :. dish break
mint. ago" The Ma:d-''l hops, you
I'D. mem: j; made .cis. enough. II you
;.a~!. heard :, I should have Thought
H"n w":r getting deaf. aud that. you
A.:sw. wca.d he awful.''-Br>,.: Tran
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li'sh. Tommy returned. sore and !-cm-
a.,nE. from the torture room.
doesn't your papa ever thrash ycu:'
~. asked his chum. who is the son Of
cahine; minister.
Il should say no;: replied the other
!"fsI!y- Every time he threatens % cane
me l read him an extract from his great
price speech in which he
laid: These barbarianS are like wayward
children: but have we. on tina: account.
the RICH, I" take away their heaven-sent
privilege to do as they please: LIE; US
:rsat Them as We would our own way
ward uninterrupted with them. beseech
:a"al. hut never coerce them with either
gun or rod.
That's good deal 20 remember re-
marked Tommy.
Yes: bu; now he's go: 80 used to it
INA; he drops the cane as soon as start
London Answers.
Jack-''l called on Miss Lovcigh last
nigh and found her absorbed with
thoughts If YOU.
Chcllie- ''Delighted TO heah it, deah
hoy. Did she tell you sou
Jack-'Well. she said she was think
ing Of nothing in particular. arlem
t'bet is the geographical center of Mon
iana. located at the gap of the Judith
basin, between the Belt and Snowy
mountain ranges. The town has a post
office. one Of the largest and best general
stores in the Judith BASIN. and one of
the best hotels in the county.
Many stories have been told as to how
Cbet got its name, but the Fergus Coun-
~, Argus quotes Mrs. A. r. Barrows,
whose husband founded the town. as Civ
ms, NTH, the true version: a -postoftice was
ment. and the late 4: r. Barrows. &C.
companied by Maj. Martin Maginnis,
called on Territorial Gov. Benjamin F.
totts. who was commissioned in 1870,
for the purpose of asking his assistance
with the authorities at Washington.
Want postoftice, do you?" said Gov.
Potts.
"You bet" replied Mr. Barrows.
bet it shall be-" said the governor,
and TIBET it SO became.
What is the marriage rate in these
partS: asked the stranger, who was
gathering statistics The marriage
rate" responded the native, proudly, lis
s. for the license an kiss from the
bride. The sheriff gets both. an I'm
the sheriff. -Philadelphia Record.
Little Roger B is years old. Re
Gently ne was present when some visitors
had called on his parents. One Of the
company had been suffering from a severe
toothache, and had just had the trouble
some molar extracted. Her experience
very naturally introduced the subject of
toothache. and all present testified to
their horror of having teeth pulled. Roger
was an interested listener, but he could
be such dreaded ordeal to undergo. Dur
ing a pause in the conversation Roger
turned to his mother and asked: why,
mamma, 1t don't hurt you to have your
teeth pulled out, does it?' Before she
could either affirm or deny, Roger ad-
dressed the company in general. Il know
it don't hurt mamma, coz she pulls hers
ont every night
Johnny-"On the stage when a man
leaves Kings presence he always goes
out backward. Why is that, pap
Learned Pat is because his trousers
are not in proper repair behind or because
he is afraid the King may be handy with
his boot. Boston Transcript.
Have you finished your book?''
Yes
Looking for a publisher?"
mo. I'm looking for an advertiser.'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Consolation.-Mr Fondpar-" the
doctor to come to my house immediate
~. My wife doesn't quite like the baby's
looks Norah-"He's out. sure, but
don't yez worry-the homeliest babies
sometimes grow up quite good-looking"
Brooklyn Life.
Teacher-:"And why should we en-
deavor to rise by our own efforts?'
Johnnie WISE Cause there's no
tell!n' when the alarum clock will 20
wrong."-Tt-Bits.
Henry j. Byron, one of the wittiest of
English playwrights of score OF years
ago, remarked on one occasion: "A play
is like cigar. If it's good. everybody
wants box. If it's bad, all the putting
IN the world won't make it co.
E Ha:He,s in r.; the 81 push L all right"
He-'Oh, he had pull
Sunday School Teacher-"What do we
learn from the story Of Sampson?''
Tommy (mournfully, smoothing his
ragged kse''That it doesn't pay ter
have women folks cut feller's hair
The Presbyterian.
whats witty?" asked Randolph. "An
Irishman in book said O'Houiihan.''-
Judge.
Crawford "Come around to the house
and have dinner, old boy" Crabshaw-