The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-02

ual GROWER Jack is. Never was be
known to be satisfied with any possible
condition OF affairs. no matter what ef-
forts might have been spent i'll pleas
ing HIM.
\ good example of this is shown in a
story told by the skipper of large
American sailing vessel nowin port. On
his last trip from San Francisco to this
port he had with him some passengers;
so to prevent friction he *humored the
seamen more than he otherwise would
crew all came aft and demanded to see
the skipper.
Well, boys, what's the growl uow?''
he asked.
The spokesman, an old seaman.
stepped forward with tin of beef in
his hands.
'Wot we wants to know, cap'n." be-
gan the old salt, ''js, are you a-goin' to
feed us on this muck right along?"
! "Wel1,' answered the captain, 1T ism
swell grub, I'll admit, but what can l
Give us cabin fare" growled dozen
! voices.
The captain agreed. The steward was
ordered to prepare the timed stuffs Of
the officers for the ''fo'c'le." and also to
have the cook make them cabin pastry.
For several days all went WELL Then
the men came aft again.
'Well, not satisfied yet:' asked the
captain.
NO" growled the old seaman, I'VE
don't want any more O. this stuff. Give
us back our old whack"
| whats the matter with this?' ex-
claimed the skipper, examining the chick
en-, charlotte russo and ice cream.
| "Matter?' growled the men, matter
enough. There amt no chaw to it,
New York Tribune.
lively engaged: but it amounts to that.
Last evening Charles asked me it I was
going to make him the happiest man in
the world. Mercy-But how do you
know. dear, he didn't mean he wanted
you to release him altogether? -Boston
| Transcript.
limbs and walked with difficulty even
with crutches took great interest in a
school on his estate. Finding one day at
the school door a boy crying bitterly, the
gentleman very sympathetically wanted
to know the reason of his grief
The master hit me-" was the reply. +:
What were you doing?''
Il wasna daein' onything.'
! Nonsense, you must have been mis-
behaving
| NO, wasna."
Come. now, here's shilling for you
If you tell me what you were doing"
II only looked cot the window and
saw yon comm doom the hrae. and
said: There's old thin legs Tit Bits.
You say you want to ask a question
about David and Goliath?" asked the
Sunday school teacher. ''Yes'm," said
the boy in the corner. well, what is it.
my boy?" Did David put up a second
stone to Goliath's memory Yonkers
Statesman.
FLORIDA. 1t was actually issued, with
the blanks properly filed:
''state OF Florida
! Country OF
- justice district Of --
countey.
In the name of the state of florida to
the SHERIFF. are any cunstabl of said
countey
Wharease --- -- has this day
made oath before ME that one
--- on the 21tn day oil January 4.
D. 1902 in the countey and District
afore said die steale and carey a way
the foling things to wit, my wifee
$1,000 Dollars | Dog SIS Dollars 1 cape &
hat $40 cash So Dollars of the goods 4
cattles of -- then and tllare
being found feloBiously did steale taake
and cary away thease are therefore to
command you forthwith to arrest the
| said --- and bring him be-
fore - countey Jugs to bee
Delt with according to law
given under my hand an scale this the
80 day OF January 4. D. 1902.
Of pease tn District
Case and Comment
! Coming Out of a Women's Club
The difference between my husbands
club and mine.' said the pretty woman
in the turquoise colored toque, looking
until 6, and his lasts from>6 until a.
Life.
Here are few extracts from compost
tons written by boys in high school of
! Vienna:
Many man lies down in good health
| and gets up dead"
I'm Rome the bones of the martyrs
We're collected and torn by wild beasts
! Human beings ceased to walk on all
four, and walked Oh the hindmost.''
He sacrificed rich woman and other
Hannibal stood with one foot in
| ''po.A, "ASA IAC otuC1 ue U9ckOUoO
to the troops.''
Gods punishment followed immedi-
| ately after ten years."
! Useless Query.-Police Judge-Did
| McNutty call you liar? O'Hoolihan-
| Faith, an he did, sor. "And did YOU
make any attempt to defend yourseif?''
did Oh? Begorry, yez ought ter see
McNutty, yer honor. Star.
-O:-
At recent dinner of Civil War vet
Grams some things were said about the
many organizations of veterans Of the
Spanish war. An old man with one leg
told this story, which he seemed to think
was aprOpOs in some way:
| James Smith, who did good service "a
the Youngstown food. was giving his pedi-
gree to st. Peter prior to his admittance
to heaven. There are many lanes
Smiths said st. Peter. You had better
identity yourself in some way 4
Well, I'm the hero.o the Johnstown
Hood. said James Smith. ! - \
Very good said St. Peter.
A few days later James Smith again.