The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-15
SPINNING WHEEL.
THE "WHEN" POEAIS.I


THE WHEN" POEMs.l
When searching press or magazine
10 catch Il moments bliss,
You're sure to find some poem there
Which reads about like this.
when When, Mabel Trips Across the he, Street"
When Susie Seats Herself to Play
When Stella Starts to Squeal.'
when Celia Comes Upon the Stage
When Sophie skates Upon the Ice,'
when Salie Starts to Sew"
When Mother Makes Il Johnnycake,'
When Father shaves His stubbly Face"
when Susie Smiles at Me-
when Grandma Winds Her Ball Of Yarn"
when Patience Packs Her Trunk w., >.
when Sammy Spins His Brand New Top,
when Father Stays Skunk,
When Charlotte Chews Her Gum :.
When Gf Haby sS Stkkf Ills H9 ThS%5 s
when Rachel Rakes the Meadow Hay
when Willie Wears His Trousers First
when Reuben Comes to- Town
And so it goes from day to day,
No matter which you read.
The daily press or magazine,
When poems take the lead. Life.
NJ G. Arnold of Des Moines, Ia. who
was formerly in the insurance business
in New York city,. told the following
*tF6 sre to u.s. xa iI N.Y. n0 Arnod o?ne cer3a a
well-known insurance official in this city
who owes his start in insurance life to a
most extraordinary combination of cir
cunstances and the rankest sort of mig
ger luck. When he was a very young
man he was made clerk for an insur-
"
the president Of the company. After
few months in this place his uncle's in
tluence caused him to be sent out as
field special agent, place which he was
about as we'll qualified to fill as hippo
potamus would be to dance in spangled
an insurance company's special agent in
the field is possessed Of tremendous pow
ers. AS matter Of fact he is the com
pany itself, and his acts are final. All
that he tells the agents to do in Il bust
ness way they must do under penalty of
instant dismissal.
'Well, to return to my tale, the young
field agent felt so good over his appoint
ment that he promptly, and fearfqlly fell
off the water cart. 1t was twelve long
any other business for him than the
stimulation Of the wi inc trade. When he
did come to, it was in frazzled condi-
ton as to nerves, and when 1t came
home to him how much time he had
consumed he feared that his connection
manently severed, unless he got to work
Immediately and showed that he was
doing something toward earning his SAL
airy:
so in great distress of mind he went
to friend Of his, also in the insurance
his tale Of woe had been thoroughly ex-
pounded his friend spoke words of great
wisdom to him. as follows: You go
down to -- manning a nearby and
flourishing town., and look over the
books of your agent there. Every agent
be Cancelled, and that's where your play
will come in
''The other. full of gratitude. took his
departure, and shortly thereafter the
train for Before doing so, how
assortment Of stimulants. The result
was that when he arrived at - his
ideas of things in general had suffered
distortion and the suggestion of his
friend had got somewhat out Of focus.
Inc agent was away, and to the dis
mayed clerk in charge my man of luck
gave orders to cancel each and every
risk in the Office 1t had to be done.
Tor the power to do it was clearly his.
Now, mark the finale. Before the en-
ragged agent could straighten affairs out
after his return a fire swept the town.
and that wholesale cancellation of poll
cies effected a saving to the company
of $4,000. This particular field AGENT
found himself the most popular man in
the company's employ, and they signiied
their gratitude by sending him Il hand
some gold chain and watch. with an ap-
propriatc inscription on the case. The
agent, now grown mighty man in the
insurance world, still carries this watch.
Iherc are no ms and outs to the bust
ness th2t ne does not today know. Oc-
the tale of the watch and tell You how
absolute and unmitigated ignorance and
luck enabled him to make his greatest
coup in insurance"
Explaining the Map.-"Well," said the
first hicyclst, I'VE ought to be right in
the middle Of Bliggville, according to the
map YET as you may see for yourself. we
are on a mud road some miles from any
where: II can't understand it, said the
second bicyclist. unless the map was
made by some Of those naval experts. -
Baltimore American.
The hotel coach was filled with crowd
Of happy, jnbiant visitors. and the
each eminence was reached and at every
turn IN the road the crowd would burst
forth into cries Of wonder and delight
at the magnificent scenes which burst
upon their view. The mountain jehu
alone preserved a dignity and silence
which rather awed the others. At length,
after particularly lovely view had been
passed. one of the guests at the drivers
left hand Remarked:
You don't seem to take much interest
in the scenery. No doubt it's an old
story to you"
The driver shook his head. mo, that's
not it," he answered. Il just don't care"
Then he leaned little closer and whis-
pered: But knows just how you folks
must feel. You all come from a long dis
lance just to see things and you're bound
to enjoy it anyhow, so as to get your
moneys worth and not feel as though
YOU was cheatin' yourselves. Oh" said
this driver in superior tone, II don't
mind it when l understand how 'tis.''-
Leslie's Weekly.
Someone has very aptly said that the
trouble with Guzzler is he doesn't know
when he's had enough
That's all wrong''
do you think sop