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The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
WHAT IS COURAGE?
A Government Scouts Illustration of
Its Highest Form.

a Government Scouts Illustration of
Its Highest Form.
Some years ago at Fort Sill. Indian
territory, there was a government scout,
whose name was Thomson" says Rich
ard Harding Davis in Everybody's Mag
aZine. He furnished me with a story
OF an incident which he considered was
the best illustration Of the highest form
of real courage.
An Indian agent had sent in word to
the post that the Indians near him were
on the point of an outbreak, and that he
believed they might sweep down upon
him at any moment. Thomson and a
boy lieutenant Just out from West Point
were detailed to ride over the agency
and make an investigation. While they
were seated on the veranda of the
agents house, and while he was reciting
his reasons for believing an uprising was
imminent, about 200 indians came cal.
loping towards them across the prairie.
They were in war paint and war bonnets,
and they came yelling and brandishine
their Winchesters. The Indian agent re-
treated to his second story and concealed
himself beneath the bed. Thomson re-
NAMED seated with his feet against the
rail of the porch, and calmly observed
the advancing whirlwind of painted
bodies, eagles feathers and futtering
blankets.
"The boy from West Point initiated
Thomson; He knew that if on their re-
turn to the post the famous Indian fight
er should give good account of him to
the old officers, his reputation would be
instantly and pleasantly established.
That was allowing, of course, that they
ever did return to the post So he kept
his feet on the railing and puffed at his
cigar. The Indians fell off their ponies
IN front of the scout, and their chief men
CT ~
while the young braves kept up q wild
yells. i'' anu
Thomson related what followed in
this way:
~ was talking to old Red Wolf. and
11elilng hlm what would happen if he let
loose against the settlers. l was talking
FAST, for they were sure enough starting
on the War-path, and I knew if they
weren't stopped at the start, the few of
us at Fort Sill couldn't stop them after
they got going l was threatening him
with the whole United States army, and
trying to make him hear me, when the
head towards me and grinned. ''Thom-
son., ne said, who's your fat friendY'
:" He had his hands in his belt and his
cigar in his mouth, and ne spoke so quiet
that l couldn't make out what he meant.
but he was looking behind me, so l
tuiutu anu looKeq 100. An old chief,
bad slipped 'off his pony and crept up
behind me, and was pointing his Win
chester at full cock just back of my ear.
When l turned my head the muzzle
punched me in the cheek. Now. what
l say is. that any man that knows he's
got to die can be cool and funny about
1t himself, and let on he don't care, but
a man who can be cool and funny when
his friend has got to die is a damned
brave man. For the benefit of those
who want to know what happened after
that, can only tell them that Red Wolf
interfered in behalf Of Thomson, and
that he and the lieutenant were allowed
years after Thomson quoted the boy as
being. the bravest man of his acquaint-
ance"
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
CHARGES MADE TO ORDER.

How Congressional Candidate Won:
Public Sympathy. .$ S# 5s*5
T One Of the men who will enter the next
Congress as member Of the House
makes this honest confession, says the
my district is too close for comfort. One
evening [ had a big meeting in a locality
where it was a tossup which party would
win out at the polls. had not lived all
my years in the district, but / challenged
any man within the hearing of my voice
to put his finger on single act OF. mine
that so much as suggested want of hon
.eSty or manliness. ~ - e. E.
"A weazened little old chap arose in
the back of the hall and in shrill, nasal
voice read whit purported to be clip
ping from Western newspaper, the date.
being in the early '70s. In it l. was
charged with getting all my poultry from
neighbor's chicken coop, with being
Sunday school superintendent as a blind,
and with decamping between two days
with $1,000 of my. partners money. =.
read the article aloud and then asked
for few hours in which to refute it by
telegraphic evidence. Suddenly braced
up, tried the paper between my finger
and thumb, held it between me and the:
light, and jubilantly exclaimed: Gentle,
men, know something about paper, as
I'm interested in factory. This is
made from wood fiber, and there were
no wood-fber mills thirty years ago.
'"Then I scorched and roasted With
mighty indignation, until had the crowd
in a frenzy, and it rushed forth to wreak
vengeance on my traducer, after a unani-
nous vote to support me. 1t was small
town, and they searched house after
house. but failed to find their yictim.''
Where was hep
~Well, of course, they didn't 20 through
my house. The dear old chap was nly
favorite uncle. Great scheme, wasn't
it?'
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
Gold the Beers Missed.

An old resident in the eastern Trans
how he passed through the enemy's coun-
try with f2OO in gold, which the Beers
never succeeded in detecting, says a Lon
don newspaper. After spending some
months on his mine, cut off from the
world, he determined to say goodby to
the Beers. So he beat f20O worth Of
them onto his box. He daubed the whole
with thick paint and set out on his ionr-
ney- Although his box was frequently
searched the Boer officials never suspect
ed the metal clasps, and the adventurer
at length landed with his treasure on
safe ground. g:5s& - =
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
Flashlight on the French Field Gun.

CAS- for the new French field piece, ev-
erybody knows that its superiority lies
tains brake which ompletely-indeed
ematically-nullifes the effects of
the recoil There are not more than tell
people in France, including officers and
chiefs Of government workshops, who
know in all details the secrets of the
hydropneumatic brake. The pieces Of
which it is composed are manufactured
there remains still another thing to be
done which cannot be accomplished by
means of a plan or any kind of docu-
ment, because the feat requires sayoir-
faire, or rather tour de main. which
can only be acquired by experience: As
soon as it is accomplished, the brake is
closed up in a steel case. e.-Statement OF
a staff officer in L'Echo de Paris.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
Quaint Custom of an English Village

An interesting rural custom is cele-
brated in the pretty Derby yshire village
of Tissington. just prior to the w Whitsun
festival This is known far and wide
as Tfssington we'll dressing. The tradi-
ton is that once upon a time there was
great drouth in the land, when
pastures were burned bare. robust rivers
wasted to trickle, and there was suf-
fering from want of water. But to the
very end Of this rainless time the Eve
wells of Yssington ran full and clear
So the grateful villagers one day dressed
the wells with flowers and marked it as
q holiday for all time. The custom is
very old.-Newcastle tEng.) Chronicle. y.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
THE SALT CURE.

And now they say, no matter what
About us is at fault
TO cure ourselves we only need
To doctor up with salt.
Twill turn old age to sunny youth,
Restore your falling hair,
Drive wrinkles from your countenance,
And set the bushes there
So, come. all that are growing old,
And lame and blind and halt:
Come on, and into pickle go
Drive out your ills with salt.
But hurry up, whie yet there is
Enough to 20 around,
Before the Salt Trust asks us Twen-
Ty dollars for Il pound!
Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
Best Way to Win Strength.

tacking their enemies one by one. Be-
sides this, they did not attack a new
enemy until they had conquered the old
enemy. They went farther still, and,
like the English in conquering India,
used their late enemies as weapons
against their new enemies. And this is
td Waat We should ad 90 IN learning and prac-
tie use to try to conquer the whole en-
pire at once. First conquer a part and
make it your own. Then proceed to =
second part and conquer that; and; If
you can, let the parts which you have al
ready conquered help you to conquer
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
DIARY OF A BACHELOR,

MONDAY.
Roast beef tonight for dinner:
ate to beat the Dutch.
A treat, like that's unusual;
We don't get many such.
TUESDAY.
The aftermath we've garnered
OF yesterdays delight,
From that fine roast they gave us
SoIae nice cold cuts tonight.
WEDNESDAY.
That luscious roast Of Monday
Is lingering with us yet:
Twas served to us this evening
Disguised as beef croquette.
THURSDAY.
1T seems Miss Skimp's investment
IL roast WAS not SO rash
AS we supposed. This evening
Twas served again as hash.
FRIDAY.
Today, we all were grateful
TO get a little fish,
No beef. we hope. remaining
~ form another dish.
SATURDAY.
Ah me! Tonight we greeted
Once more our dear old friend
The beef bones boiled for ''potage.'
Well, this must be the end.
SUNDAY.
Gee whiz! This beats the record.
Last Thursdays hash-Oh, my
With crust and raisins added,
IL served us mincemeat pie.
Catholic Standard.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
GIRL MESSENGER "BOY."
Atertness in Covering Ground will
Result in Her Promotion.

Miss Dottie Hammond of Denver, a
pretty young woman of 16, is one of the
few messenger ''boys" in the country.
She is regularly employed to carry mes
sages by the Western Union Telegraph
company from it's stockyards office in
that city. She is so prompt and speedy
in the delivery and collection of tele-
grams that there is talk of replacing the
usual messenger boys in Denver with
girls of equal energy and promptness.
While performing her regular duties Miss
Hammond has learned to receive and
send messages, and is soon to be pro-
NOTED to regular position as operator
She has served as a messenger for more
than year, and declares that she can
work as we'll. if not better, than the boys
usually employed. For one thing. Miss
Hammond points out, the girls do. not
smoke cigarettes.-C Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
LAY OF THE COAL MAN.

Wish the icy
Winds 'ud blow.
n 'twud fall
FOur-foot o. snow;
Wish 'twud friz
So tarnai tight
AT the gas jets
Wudn't light;
Wish the ice
I'D friz so thick
Cudn't bust it
With Il pick:
Wish 't'ud git
SO blingin' cold,
Bottled hot-air
I'd be sold;
Cause why? Plimme.
Bless yer soul.
Don't you know me:
I sells coal!
New York Evening Sun
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08

Boss & Armstrong. an American
firm. have mine in the San MARITIME dis
trict. Mex. which produces ore running
11OO ounces Of silver ton besides CON
siderable gold
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08
Loading Place for Young Men.

b Acting on the belief that il you wan;
to break man OF bad habit you musr
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08

The Duchess Of Marlborough's fall
from her horse while following the Hey
throp hounds at Chipping Norton would
not be SO serious were not her grace in
an interesting condition.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08

Miss Lotta Crabtree, the actress. is Sc
riously ill at the Hotel Navarro. Her
illness is due to ptomainc poisoning.
caused by something she ate last Satur-
Iay
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08

If the Utopian scheme for an *'all-
woman" hotel in Madison avenue be-
comes a success the bachelor maid will
Woman's Hotel company has been duly
Incorporated. and, it is said, has pur-
chased $1,000 600 site in Madison ave
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08

John d. Rockefeller has given to his
new son-in-law, Parma!ce Prentice, an
importan: position in the Standard Oil
company in New York. The Parmale:
Prentices will take their household good:
into the house that Mr. Rockefeller
bought for them on West Fifty third
street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12
TOPICS BEARING
ON The PREACHER
Methodist Ministers Discuss
Many Subjects for the Benefit
That Can Come to Them and
Their CONGREGATIONS

The Methodist preachers Of Worces-
ter and vicinity met yesterday morning
and afternoon at the Methodist Church
of oakdale, Rev. w. j. Kelly, pastor.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. w. G. Richardson Of Fitch
burg. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read by Secretary II. II. Paine
and accepted. The topic Of the day
was 1.-THE Preacher" 1t was opened
with an address on"The Best Method Of
Sermon Preparation" by Rev. DR..
George w. King of Trinity Church,
Worcester.
DR.. King said that the choice Of a
method of preparing a sermon de-
pended upon, first, the object of the
sermon; and second, upon the idiosyn-
.crasies of the preacher. The true OBJ
ject Of every sermon, he said, is the
moral and spiritual edihcation Of the
congregation. A sermon which pro-
notes these objects must cost the MIN
lister much effort and labor. He took
m the three methods of delivering a
sermon, the "memoriter" method, the
reading from manuscript, and the ex-
temporaneous method He spoke OF
the difficulty which some men have OF
delivering without notes sermon pre-
viously written out.
He divided preparation into "speclaI
and general" Under general prepare
ton he spoke of the necessity OF tiie
cultivation Of general homlletlG
habitude of mind" He emphasized
spiritual preparation
Rev. Fayette Nichols of WestDoro
presented a paper on The Ideal ser
mon" The ideal sermon, he said, Is the
one we never preach. It must nave
an ideal man behind it, 1t should
convey Gods message TO man through
the personality of the speaker. IL must
reveal the vision of God to man.
AS characteristics OF the ideal ser
mon he noted: It should be persuasive;
it should fit the need OF the audience;
n must have an ideal audience; il will
never be preached for popular effect; II
will receive ideal compliments; 1t will
he spontaneOus-a medicine, not a
medical lecture.
A fine dinner was served by the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12
JOSEPH C. MIR0N'S WEBSTER
FRIENDS WERE FOOLED

By one of those unaccountable mis-
haps with which all newspapers are
familiar, it was wrongly announced on
Sunday and yesterday that Frank l..
Perley's great operate comedy organ
ization Of 100 people in the new musical
success, THE Chaperon." would appear
at the Worcester Theatre last night,
instead of next Monday night
During a great part of the day Man
ager Collins telephone was kept hot
with inquiries from people who knew
some of the well-known members Of the
company, especially Walter Jones,
Digby Bell and the basso Joseph c.
Miron, asking how it could be that
1.-THE Chaperon" was coming to Wor-
cester a week ahead of time. Toward
evening the strain became too heavy
and the theatre phone was cut off from
all public use.
Before this, however, Joseph G.
Miron's many boyhoOd friends down at
Webster had heard of THE Chaperon's"
visit, and, desiring to give Mr.. Miron
a welcome, they were anxious to have
the news verified. Others came in from
Webster by trolley last night expecting
to see the show and renew old acquaint-
ance with the Webster boy. At the
theatre they first learned of the wrong
date and left in no easy frame OF mind
10 get aIOuuu the matter, us du-
vance manager of 1.-The Chaperon'
who arrived yesterday, suggested that
vouchers be issued to Webster people
who came by mistake, and that each
be credited with his car fare-25 cents
on his ticket, Friday, when the adj
vance sale opens. This scheme is said
to have worked nicely in putting
Miron's friends in good humor again
However, it is more than likely TIC
good-natured Joseph will have some
additional bills to settle when he ar
rives with the company from Provi-
dence next Monday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12

ladies' of the church.
The afternoon session began with a
paper by Rev. B. F. Kingsley Of Web
ster Square Church, Worcester, on
Before and after the sermon" Mr..
Kingsley said he considered this the
most comprehensive topic of the day,
extending backward and forward. He
gave an extended review of the subject
Of public worship. He spoke Of the
preparation of the mind, the body, and
the spirit the conduct of the service.
the voluntary, the choir. all the minor
things which enter into the service He
said that the service should have con-
tinuity and unity, extending through
the after prayer and the method Of dis
mission.
Rev. w. H. Adams OF Charlton gave
sermon outline from the text IAN
things are possible to him that be-
lieveth." His theme was the absolute
necessity of faith in the power of
Christ to save.
Rev. F. T. Pomeroy who was on the
program for a paper in the morning
vious engagement. Rev. +. II. Tunni-
cliffe was detained by illness.
The preachers present were Rev. DR..
| 3. w. King, Rev. II. H. Paine, Rev. B.
F. Kingsley, Rev. J. w Fulton, Rev.
and Mrs. L. J. Birney. Rev. Nahum
| Taintor, Worcester; Kew. Ut. James
Nudge, Webster; Rev. Fayette Nichols,
Westboro: Rev and Mrs. A r. Nichols.
Cherry Valley; Rev. w. G. Robinson Of
Fitchburg; Rev. A. NJ. OsgoOd, Clinton;
Rev. w. II. Adams. Charlton. About 50
Westboro Methodists attended the ses-
sions.
/ The next meeting will be in Laurel
Street Church. Worcester. Dec. 9. A
special feature viii be an address by
n Df
ton University. on THE Preachers
study Of Greek" Dean Buell. will take
the book of Philemon as his illustra-
ton
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12
LECTURE ON DUPLEX PUMP
BEFORE ENGINEERS

Stone Association, Stationary Engi-
neers, met last night at 566 Main Street.
The members listened to a lecture on
the duplex pump, and transacted
much business. The invitation of Wor-
cester Association, No. 4. asking the
members Of the Stone Association to
attend a lecture on combustion Sat
urday night was accepted. There will
be a meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
at the residence of Mrs. George Stone,
Perkins Street, tonight
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12

thought was his. He put the porce-
lains in his face and oh! that, was
when the letters in the word trouble
began to grow in size. In the first
place the fit did not seem to be as snug
as before the break but worst OF all my
friend, who is a person of few words,
began to be most garrulous. He or his
friends could not account for the great
change but after bordering over the
matter for a time 1t dawned on the
troubled one that he was wearing the
woman's teeth and his CONSCIOUSNESS
was due to the previous training OF the
teeth and they worked in his jaw as
they were accustomed to do in the face
of their proper owner. He decided TINS
was so and carried the teeth back to
the dentist. His had gone to the woman
and had not been returned so he Is at
present waiting and the size Of letters
in trouble is growing every second.
His name was Jack. There are so
many Jacks. He took her to see
Janice Meredith There are so many
girls like Janice Meredith, silly, char
acterless, fiirtatious. But this girls
name was Mamie. She had never told
Jack that she loved him but 1t was
hardly necessary for he, as well as
everybody else, knew it. At the play he
found a way of making her confess it.
What did Janice say at the end of the
last act?" he asked. Mamie pondered
awhile and then the words came to her,
II love you Jack" There, you've said
it at last" exclaimed Jack in delight
Now he asks her everyday or oftener
what did Janice Meredith say?" and
Mamie replies II love you Jack"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12
We and the Autumn Leaves

With leafiess boughs remain the trees
Beneath the grey November skies.
As monuments to the fallen leaves
That a while ago were their Won
drous guise.
As the trees live on and grow in size,
Long after the short lived withered
leaf:
So will live, and grow. the good and
wise
And wrong lessons Of our lives so
brief.
AS the trees again will bear their
leaves,
So will the lesson our lives have
SOwn
Reflect the souls that are at ease
with Him, by whose will the leaves
are grown.
MRS. NJ. WHITNEY MccAULIFF.
Leicester. Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12
BRIDGE AT THE LAKE
IS AGAIN TALKED OF

T. P. Sawyer, machinist at 40 Her
mon Street, has circulated a new petit
ton asking the City Council to take
further action on the matter of build
ing a bridge across the causeway at
Lake Quinsigamond. Mr.. Sawyer IA
vors a steel bridge similar in design to
that submitted by NorcrOss Bros. when
the question was agitated a few years
ago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-12

Tell me something that will be
Joy through all the years to me.
Let my heart forever hold
One divinest grain of gold.
Just simple little word,
Yet the dearest ever heard;
Something that will bring me rest
When the world seems all distressed.
AS the candle in the night
Sends abroad it's cheerful light,
So a little word may be
Like a lighthouse in the sea.
When the winds and waves OF life
Fill the breast with storm and strife,
Just one star my boat may guide
To the harbor. glorifed.
Nixon Waterman.
AAA
Senator William Lindsay of Kentuc-
ky. of the Worlds Fair National Com
mission, announces the appointment Of
Mrs. Washington A. Roebling OF Tren-
ton. N. j., as a member of the Board
of Women Managers for the World s
Fair. Senator John M. Thurston of
Nebraska announces the appointment
of Mrs. Belle Everest of Atchison,
Kan. to membership on the same
board. These appointments bring the
membership up to eleven, leaving ten
more to be selected. The members OF
the Board previously chosen are;
Helen Miller Gould, New York city;
Mrs. John A. Mccall, New YORK city;
Miss Anna L Dawes, Pittsfeld' Mass
Mrs. Frederick Hanger. Little Rock,
Ark. Mrs John Holcombe, Hartford,
Conn: Mrs. Fannie A. Porter, Atlanta
Ca: Mrs. w. f. Andrews, Hastings,
Neb Mrs. Helen B. Hunsicker, Phila-
delphia, Pa; Mrs. James L. Blair, St
Louis, Mo.
A4A
Miss Ethel M. Robinson, soprano,
has been engaged to fill the temporary
vacancy in the quartet Of Trinity
Methodist church, taking the place Of
Mrs e. L. Harris. Miss Anna Peabody,
who has been filling the position, IS
now studying in New York.
Miss Robinson has been the soprano
of Bethany Church since April Her
teacher is Norman Mcleod of Boston,
who numbers among his pupils MISS
Adelaide J. Griggs. the contralto OIL
the Worcester Music Festival this fali'
Bancroft Chapter, D. of the R., meets
this afternoon at o'clock with Mrs.
stenben C. Earle, % Kendall Street.
Miss Edith Norcross will read paper
on THE Old Frigate Constitution.
The Woman's Club will have its regu-
lar meeting tomorrow at D. m. The
work department will be in charge,
Mrs. w. II. Bliss chairman. The speaker
As TO be Rev. Raymond Calkins OF PITTS
field. who will lecture on the subject
1.-THE Children of the Working Poor.
Mrs. GeorE Henschel, who DIED last
week Monday in London. sung at the
Worcester Music Festival of 1880. she
was then Miss Lillian Bailey. In 1881
she married Georg Henschel, with
whom she gave series OF recitaIs III
Boston during the following winter. =,
Mrs. Georg Henschel was porn IN
Columbus, Ohio, In 1860. She Went 70
Boston in 1875 and studied with Nine
Rudersdoff and her uncle, Cnaries n.
Hayden. In March, 1877, she maze her
first public appearance in Boston IN a
concert given by B. ]. Lang, and sang
In concerts in Boston. Philadelpnla anu
New York.
In 1878 she studied in Paris with Nine.
Viardot- Garcia, and the following year
went to London and became pupil OF
Georg Henschel. In April. 1879. she
made her appearance in London at one
Of the Philharmonic Society's concerts.
She sang in several Of the Monday