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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14
- Humorous Items. -

us Mrs: Donnisthorpe a ping pong
champion?" NO, darling, I don't think
so.'' Then why does she have =. p.
c. on her card?"-Punch.
Harry-"Was that your. sister saw
With you last eyening?" Dick
".Worse than that. She has promised
1t is, of course, true that all people
cannot be fooled all the time, but it does
seem strange that in so many cases we
are apparently the only ones that are not
deceived-Ohio State Journal
''Thinnerton represented an Indian
brave at the masked ball.
"Oh, was that it? l have been labor
ing under the impression that he went
as a feather-dustcr." - Washington
Times.
Old Lady-"If the train should happen
to run off the track, wouldn't these
stoves set the cars on fire?''
Brakeman-"No danger, ma'am. The
only bad places on this road are on tn.
bridges. New York Weekly.
James, said the woman, his wife,
"you do not send me valentines like you
used to before we were married. NO."
answered the husband. but I didn't
send you Easter bonnets before we were
married. "-Baltimore American.
Too Previous.-The Subject latter the
sitting)-"I hadn't sat for picture be-
fore in ten years; don't you know, and
I'm deuccd glad the worst is over" The
Photographer Gnnocently enough)-"But
YOU haven't seen the negative yet"'--
Puck.
Ncwitt-"Yes, old Goodman's threa
boys arc a bad lot. Two OF them, at
least, ought to be in jail"
Brown-"Some redeeming quality
about the third one, eh?'
Newitt--"Yes, he's already therc''-
Catholic Standard.
One of the Washington statesmen re-
Gently received letter from a constitr-
Cit as follows: "Please send ME some
of the volumes containing the memorial
addresses for dead members of Congress.
There is nothing l read with so mucl,
pleasure as obituaries Of congressman
Sunday School Teacher-"And when
Delilah cut Samson's hair, he became
mild as Il lamb and there was no fight
in him. Do you understand that, Tom
my?'
Tommy-"Well, I know it makes yer
feel awful shamed O. yerself when yer
mother cuts yer hair. '-Philadelphia
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14
Venom Of the Toad.

The poisonous properties of the toad
have long been regarded as fabulous: bnt
recent investigation has proved that the
skin Of q species Of toad secretes a poi-
son similar III action to digitalis. The
venom Of the toad has had the reputation
OF POE possessing ing poisonous properties from
one Of the earliest forms of animal noison
known. The old tradition that king
John was poisoned by a friar who
dropped toad into his wine was regard.
ed as a ridiculous fable until some Years
ago, when it was discovered that the
SKID skl9 .of the ct: toad secretes a body the
a poison Of considerable power.-Chica-
20 News. ~ Cd: : - s>-,Ni."A
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14
Commerce and Industry.

Gold is always sold at $2O.67 a fine
ounce.
Out of 1000 French soldiers so die
by suicide.
In Massachusetts the average farm is
63.4 acres.
The hens Of New Jersey produce moro
than $2,OOO.OOO per annum.
Tea is the principal item Of through
freight on the Trans-Siberian railway.
Louisiana sells seven to eight million
dollars of cotton seed products from each
crop.
An Indianapolis printer has set and
corrected $1,000 ems in seven and three
fourths hours on linotype machine.
An electrical bed warmer is now made.
The current is run through a coil Of as
bestos-covered wire placed in the bed.
in North Carolina now exceeds 10000,
which is nearly half the number of wage
earners in the state.
Elihu Thompson, the well-knOwn in
ventor, has devised an apparatus for
welding of the edges of metal sheets, un-
der pressure, by electrical heating.
The railway interest employs more
men and distributes more money than
any other interest except agriculture.
One from each fifteen able-bodied men
is employed directly or Indirectly by the
railways.
A shower bath. with facilities fol
bathing 200 boys per day, which was
placed in one of the New York city
public school buildings, is very popular;
A boy is given fifteen minutes in which
to undress. wash and dress.
The experimental underground electric
railway Of Paris, which; although but
eight and thr:e-fourths miles in length
handles 14O,00O fares a day. has been
SO satisfactory that two important
branche will be added to it during the
current year. S. H.. =,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14
The Kings Horses.

The King of Italy possesses some of
the most valuable horses in the world.
In his stables are 200 horses, and the
double row of stalls forms a regular
street. Each animal has it's name paint
ed in large white letters above it's man
ger. One Of the most valued of all is the
horse which was formerly ridden by the
late King Humbert
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The instant death Of young man at
Duluth. while using telephone, was
probably due to stray current let in
by a crossing Of wires. The incident is
one that suggests the need of close in
spection of the wires in cities, to prevent
such accidents. 1t ought to be possible
in this age of invention to avoid the
dangers incident to crossed wires. if the
crossing Of wires cannot be altogether
LII
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

Sir Thomas Upton has at last reached
the conclusion that the Colombia is bet.
ter than his latest Shamrock; but he is
willing to let somebody make further
tests, while he is building another chal-
lenger There is therefore prospect
that the Shamrock may be raced in
American waters during the coming sea
son, and yachtsmen generally arc
nlcaSed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The state hoard of agriculture is wise
in standing against the proposed sale of
a twenty-five acre strip of the fair
grounds in Milwaukee. The state fair
is a growing institution, and in the
course of comparatively few years ev.
cry acre of the present park will be need
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The Honolulu judge who declared un-
constitutional the law fixing a low Ii
cense for home-brewed beer and a high
license for the foreign product, has par
ticular regard for justice, and possibly
also discriminating taste.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The revelation that Prince Henry is
heavily insured and that some of the
leading rulers carry similar policies, may
cause some people to wonder why they
never saw the advertising literature" Of
the Crowned Heads Assassination 1nsur-
oDco COmnonv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

Are the foreign women at Pekin win
ming the Chinese Dowager Empress and
her apron-string attachment, or are the
latter buncoiny the fair foreigners?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14
Robinson Crusoe Kept Good Frida.

There was once a woman in Albany,
read by her children, who appealed to
Bishop Doane for advice and instruction
in the matter. They considered and dis
cussed many Juvenile books, the bishop
either approving or condemning them as
they came up for judgment, until finally
you think it suitable for my Tommy"
asked the woman. "Oh, yes,' replied the
bishop. 1T is quite harmless narrative,
and has pleased boys for ages. Besides,
you know, there is some reason to he.
lieve Robinson Crusoe was al Episco-
''Indeedv' exclaimed Tommy's mother:
"Why I never knew that" eyes" con-
tinued the bishop, 'you will remem Der
that he kept good friday
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14
Age Of Earth and Man.

The question Of the antiquity of the
earth and man has caused no end of
discussion among scientists. The geolo-.
Qists have figured themselves into dis
reputable state. They have gone on add
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

There are plenty of human bipeds who
are willing to scratch gravel. if the feed
ing place can be found where the chick
ems from Fiield swallowed the gold mug
gets that were taken from their crops at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

1t is only stolen kisses that are rated
at $1,000 each in Sank county. The mn
tual consent variety are 50 common that
they arc never quoted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The finding of $4,000 in gold in a tin
can in a saloon at Tamaroa, Illinois, will
not give the growler standing either az
a fre-proof or a burglar-proof safe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

J. F. Morgan's early departure for
Europe may presage another merging
Of steamship and other properties. Mr..
Morgan has done so much business of
that kind that he can now hardly cause
surprise by anything he may do in the
immediate future.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

Vancouver's efforts to secure the
Jeffries- Fitzsimmons fight might lead the
metropolis Of Cape Nome to try to drag
pugilism a little nearer the north pole.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The Beers who used dead cattle for
breastworks were very careless as to a
product that has a high standing, in the
estimation of those who are responsible
for the market quotations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The Princes rushing movements
through the country have entailed great
deal Of anxiety and hard work upon
thousands Of ambitious professional and
amateur snapshot artists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The attempt in New jersey to take
away the charter of the Northern Securi-
ties Company is like the historic attack
by Brutus.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

Mayor Jones Of Toledo, who refused to
sign an address Of welcome from his city
to Prince Henry, has simply lifted him
self several numbers on the list of DO
litical freakS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

When NJ. Santos Dumont visits New
York he can take flyer without unpack-
ing his gas bag, by consulting certain
Wall street expertA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

Roston's hotel fire was unaccompanied
by loss of life but it's lesson is the same
as that Of the Park Avenue Hotel fire in
New York. Watchfulness must not be
rnl, vol
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The Princes short walk in Chicago en-
abled him to see that although the city's
head is in the skies her feet are in the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

Compulsory irrigation is now an ex-
pcrience among farmers who cultivate
bottom lands in the South.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

-Sixty-two jurymen were called to-
gether at Leicester (EnglanD borough
quarter sessions the other day, although
there was only one prisoner for trial.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

The Western rivers also are rising to
give emphatic notice that spring is here.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14
WHO is HE =?
Wall Street Curious Concerning
Peter Power the Young
Financter

Who is behind Peter Power is the
question that is agitating Wall street.
The youthful-looking man, whose pic
ture appears above, is daringly fighting
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-14

There seems to be something worth
fighting for in Arabia, after all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15
price FOR A KISS.
Man Had an Excellent Chance
fOuns 70 Buy a Dog

Had an GASSAA~
1OHns 10 Buy Dog
-4some bachelor Of Baltimore
|. --- o. in social and educational
vel ~ ..~owIedges the truth of the
.-n,rfn- story:
to u, Vas driving with a very pretty
IL .a-tre Young woman when on
'l- .-,..~-s of the city they met
ne .r,r- twelve years leading by
81 " , stnguIarly ugly but finely
' -..-,r terrier. The pretty girl went
,''' --rras over the dog, and her es-
-l'' - ,t-..r-facd the animal should be
bars, .,1,o6 "wbo+ will
-.,.a for your dog"
you ,. .-,. replied the lad.
I ~ cried Mr.. Blank. Here's
s. for D--. WON'T This here dog amt
Tor r s~,' srfd Mr.. Blank, and then,
g1' 5g.9erate, fifteen, twenty"
s5---ns. owner still refused.
%, IN +na time the conversation was go
- am rhe youth, although talking to
- man in the buggy, kept his eyes
s a. an the other occupant OF the We
L-ala md at last he said gravely;
D' ~ don't want your money, but If
,',u inst give that lady there a kiss
ron NAV have the dog"
W. Blank was speeches.. he stared
- tho bov an instant and then put the
ThD to his horse, starting him off at
a run -. -.o.. e.o,,o
oror without a word being spoken,
who, rs the horses rapid gait became
.Iowar rs it turned down a country
lane the pretty girl turned ever so
sIfrn-1y and said shyly, "Oh, Mr..
Rl9rk, why DIDN'T you buy that dog"
baltimore Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15
/ Department story.

# was during the late Spanish-Amer-
lean war. A wealthy merchant who
he'd left his business to offer his serv-.
ices to his country was pacing up and
down on picket duty one dark night
Suddenly he detected sounds of APP
preaching footsteps and, quickly bring
inc his gun into position, commanded
in a sonorous voice:
"Give the countersignw
The person challenged proved to be
an enlisted dry goods clerk formerly
employed by the merchant before the
war broke out. AS their eyes met a
smile played around the corners of the
clerks mouth and he answered in q
low whisper;
Cash"
Then the merchant, bringing his
piece to a right shoulder, let him pass
and resumed his pacing.-Lippincott's
Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15
Good Enough for Anybody

Dwelling 326 Forsyth st
Dwelling 212 Prince st
Dwelling 30 Prince st. for Sale.
One-ffth cash, balance at 6 per
cent, in 100 equal monthly pay
ments. Also the prettiest home in
Americas on College street, and the
Coleman property ON Lee street to
sell. II. Il. DAVENPORT,
Real Estate Agent.
EAmericus, Ga, Sept. 20, 'O2.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15

There goes a poor fellow who has
hard work to make ends meet" says
my friend, indicating a portly person
across the street.
"So?' l inquired
"Yes. He is an artists model, and
before he got 50 fat he made good
money posing as heroes and demigods,
but now he is so obese that the only
occupation he can find is an occasional
pose as a purse proud plutocrat for
some cartoonist "-PhiladeIphia North
American.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15
His Idea of a Good Time.

w 1af kind of a time did you have
at the receptionY
Fine" answered Mr.. Cumrox. "My
WI, we odnt discover a thing wrong
, 'yD Inc way | was dressed, and no
oo4y tried to get me into a converse
uon, Washington Star
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15

Just made $500 in railroad deal
Lucky, wasn't ~
didn't know that you speculated
IL such securities"
~ 1lrltles nothing! I dealt a poker
l--'.-- while on the train."-New York
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15
She Would Be Boss.

-. Ilf Scftleigh," said the fond parent
u t1e object, do you think"-
!, NO. papa, he doesn't" interrupted
oIe 1air one, land if we are going to
1 @-I'" such a precedent to be estab-
''S4ed you can count me outp'
r. " rlcA only shows what a deuce of a
~ N NJ Softleigh was in.-Baltimore
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15
Both Blind.

" w nat makes you think, Bobbie, that
your teacher is blindw
" ny / took supper at her house,
50 80 s-e said, 'Bobbie, where are your
~ and they were right on the ia
~ re ooIn Of them, in plain sight, all
'-5 Ime."-New York World.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15

Trains arrive at and depart from Central
of Georgia Railway passenger station.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15
*Trains run daily

For further information as to schedules,
rates, etc, to points beyond our line apply 70
e 3 EVERETT, Agent Americas, Ga.
" Americus, Ga.
WP. SCRUGGS.. T. p. A. Savannah, ca.
G. 3 WALWORIH, A. 9. r. a, Savannah
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-15
PASTORAL Fnre

sl,- e mas been working like a galley
slave. hasn't hep
Hmaofse-like farmers wife."-Life.
The daily sentinel., 1902-02-06
LITERARY NOTES.

THE Crisis" may yet break record
among the "best-selling" books. At
present the publishers announce the
sale is steadily advancing to the 3OO,-
600 mark.
A new volume by DR.. William T.
Sedgwick of Boston will be CT especial
interest to students of public sanitary
conditions. 1t bears the title The
Principles of Sanitary Science and the
Public Health. with Special Reference
to Causation and Prevention of Infec.
tious Diseases"
A new work of fiction for the lover
OF boys stories appears in Miss Mar
guerite L. Glentworth's "a Twentieth
Century Boy" The author is said to
have a special talent for depicting the
modern American boy.
The recent death of John Fiske lends
u poignant interest to his Life Ever
lasting" the remarkable lecture on i'm
mortality delivered by him last win
ter at Harvard university. Professor
Fiske's lecture will be published soon
Mrs. Ellen Olney Kirk has written a
novel which is promised for early pub
lication. 1t is entitled Our Lady Van
ity.''-Chicago News.
The daily sentinel., 1902-02-06
A CURE FOR NAUahTINEss.
Bad Conduct for Mere Pleasure sf
Making Commotion.

Bad Conduct for Mere Pleasure sf
Making Commotion.
Conscientious parents realize 1t is
necessary to encourage good impulses
and also to train the child's moral na-
ture through the education of his IA
culties; but it is hard to convince them
that in respect to those venial faults
most children exhibit quite early neg
lect is better policy than discipline.
Many times a child who accidentally
finds naughtiness an interesting ex-
pertinent would quickly weary OF 1t II
1t were not for the commotion 1t
makes in the family. To become an
offender is to become important, and
nothing is more agreeable to young or
old than that. One is liable in times
of tedium to attract attention in some
way, even If it involves making ones
self odious. The desire for notoriety
is. in its incipient form. simply de-
termination to become the sencHr of
something, and children show it as
often and even more frankly than their
elders. Is it not then desirable to
make a child's small attempts at in
tractability dull affairs to him, so that
he shall forget them? Every act that
we remember well we incline to do
again, and the best thing that can hap
pen to children is to have all their
good acts marked by red letters, while
their minor offenses are dropped into
the gulf of forgetfulness.-Flor
Hull Winterburn in Woman's Home
Companion.
He Wanted to Know 1t All
William Gillette, the actor, hides
himself in summer as far away from
crowds and newspaper personals as
possible. Often he uses his time con-
structing a new work, which Nat Good
win calls "the Gillette playa thing
that acts ITSELF" One summer Gillette
hired yacht, and, as he tells the story,
it was craft without an equal. With
few friends he set sail from New
York and proceeded by way of the
sound upon a cruise. They kept close
to shore, and a week or so after they
left New York were drifting leisurely
by point Of land at the end Of which
sat solemn Yankee fishing. In few
hours the boat had passed the point
and the Yankee aroused himself from
his contemplation of the water and
asked: Where are ye from?" New
York" replied Gillette with yachts
mans pride. How long?" Since
August l." shouted the yachtsman
again. The Yankee returned to his
contemplation, and the yacht kept on
drifting, but along in the afternoon
there came a voice over the water and
it asked: What year?"-Harper's
Weekly.
The daily sentinel., 1902-10-29
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Governor-E. G. Stimson.
For Lieutenant Governor-Thomas
Annear.
For Secretary of State-Horace w.
Havens.
For State Auditor Harry E. ms
ley.
For State Treasurer N
Carlile.
For Attorney General John G..
Schweigert.
For Superintendent of Instruction
Mrs. Helen Grenfell.
For Congressman at-Large - Alva
Adams.
For Congress C. Bell.
For State SENATOR. A. Whiting
For Representative p Noland
For Commissioner S Carroll.
For Justice of the Peace-A. j.
Peck.
For Constable-Frank Welch.
The daily sentinel., 1902-10-29
LIVING IN FEAR.

Mrs. Nancy B. Irving of Grand
Junction arrived in Denver few
days ago and expects to remain in the
city for some time. Mrs. Irving is
interested lin two large goat ranches
near Grand Junction and many will
remember theL story of the killing of
her.go last July by cattlemen in
the elneighborhood.
81 have come to Denver for "a very
spepcific purpose, said Mrs. Irving
last night. After our goats wele
killed | discovered that there were
either to stay out there and go into
the numbering and cettle- stealing bus
mess myself. or else come to Denver
and support a measure which Will
abolish the terrible condition of
affairs which have arisen out of pres
ent vicious system of taxation and
land grabbing | am here to work
in the interests of the Bucklin bill,
heart and soul, for not until we get
something like that can the small
property Holuers OH tlle range nave u
show for our lives.
There are multItudes of cases that
never reach the public ear. l wonder
why it is that these cattlemen strike
such terror in the hearts of the peo-
pie? Why, at Grand Junction the
people are afraid to move for fear OF
offending some particular cattleman.
Per sonally, I am not afraid, although
[ have had the warning sent to me
that | would be treated like my goats
if did not cease agitaating the mat
ter. When L am in that country.
go armed all the time. and L have
Mountain News.
The daily sentinel., 1902-10-29
TRAMP PLAYS.

Tramps, the social outcasts. have
figured more or less prominently in
the drama ever since the days of
Shakespeare. but it remained for Ell
mer Walters to bring the play with
the tramp star the popularity it now
enjoys. 1t is natural for the Ameri-
cans to side with the under dog and of
course the tramp is ever cit. - The
play at the Park opera house on Fri
day, October 3lst will portray all the
striking features of tramp's life.
The daily sentinel., 1902-10-29

Book Cliff Camp No 81, Woodmen OF the
World meets in the odd Fellows hall the I'D
and 4th Thursdays of each month. Visiting
Neighbors always welcome. A. Seegmiller,
c. c., c. B. Rich, Svc.
The daily sentinel., 1902-10-29
THE QUICKEST ROUTE.

Is via the Union Pacific. "Chicagc
Special, :" leaves Denver at 10 p. m.
arrives in Chicago 4 100 p. m. next day.
The quickest night train and equip
ment leaves Denver 0:30 p. m. ar
rives in Chicago 7 10 second morning.
Service and equipment. the pink OF
perfection. See your local agent OF
address E. r. Griffin, General Agent,
Denver.