The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

persistency in asking questions, and he
went into every possible way of violating
the Sunday laws, like one who knew the
game.
4 member Of the force who speaks a
good Scotch brogue was one of the wit
nesses. After he had testified that he
knew nothing of the saloons being open
contrary to law, and that he had tried
inQuisitive juror suggested:
You know that anyone wishing to buy
drink could get in the back doors at No.
- Superior street last Sunday by knock
| ing in a certain way?'
Il did ma ken thot:, I wish l could
h3 f2 ;'in somebody melody vi experience to tell
Then some Of the other jurors smiled,
but the inquisitive juror never saw tho
point.-Duluth News Tribune.
Stylish Lady Visitor Ito small boy,
while waiting for hostess to come DOWN
|-"What is the matter with Fido, that
yon are watching him so closely?'
Small Boy-"Mamma said that your
hat was enough to make a dog laugh,
| and l wanted to see him do it."-Tit-B Bits.
~
''Prey'us to de amagamation ow dis yer
| collecshun.'' observed the pastor, "Ah
spoke at some lengf upon de subjec' oh
Thangsg ibbing.
I'm NAH po' way All endeavored fo'
to pint out de various why's an wharfo's
dat dis yer flock should be raiSin' its
| voice in praise dis glorious mawnin, an
a trifle mo- apparent in de size Oh de
offerin' Howebber.
But. in recountin' de many fngs c.
which members OBJ gadderin' oughter
he thankful, it seems dat All neglected
| one sinner
Here the reverend gentleman looked
about and held up to full view shining
suspender button which he had taken
| from the plate.
"Ah REFER" said he, E'to de gemmen
what put dis in de collecshun. He ought
er be thankful All don't know who he
| amr'-Harper's Bazaar.
Pleasing Opprobrium. Jimmie
| Dad and ma said 1 was little hea.
| then.' Aunt Jane-"How DREADFUL
Aren't you sorry:' Little Jimmie
not if they buy me Christmas present
with the money that's in the missionary
box. "-Brooklyn Life.
| Congressman Gable of Illinois has
|
ceiving her education in France. When
she was several years younger than She
is now her father took her Oh his knee
one day and said to her:
| To-day man asked me II l would
not sell little brother. He said he would
give me whole room full of gold. Shall
/ let him have little brother?''
The child shook her head.
But" persisted her father. "think
how much money this room full of gold
would be. Think how many things you
could buy with it. Don; you think I'd
| NO" said the daughter; ''let's keep
him till he's older. He'll be worth more
then."-New York Times.
1T is said that November fog costs
London $25O,000 day"
| '"That's funny
| ''What's funny?'
That both the fog and the money
should be ist."-Cleveland Plain Deal
| Winston Churchill tells an excellent
story of a chaplain who quarreled with
| the captain of ship on the way to South
Africa because the captain refused to let
him hold a service in the saloon. The
captain regarded himself as the priest of
his own ship.
Mr.. Churchill found the, chaplain
| tramping the deck in anger. "And what
did you say to him?" asked Mr.. Church
i'll, alphabetically, when he had heard
the story.
the chaplain, with a splendid show Of
self command, "but I may tell you that
any other clergyman in the Church Of
England would have told him to go to
-!'-Nancheste (England) Guardian.
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Old Mr.. Dingbatts (angrily) What do
and find you kissing my daughter!''
Spatts-"1 beg your pardon. sir, but
that is the only way in which I could
keep her from singing. '-Harlem Life.
Mrs. Styles-"I was at the donation
party last evening. Mr.. Altarton gave
us splendid collation.. l was awfully
hungry, and the things tasted so good
that l ate and ate until l was almost
ashamed of myself"
Uncle George-''And your supper cost
you how much?"
Mrs. Styles -"For the lands sake,
what in the world are you talking
Uncle Gcorge-'I mean, how much did
you contribute toward the donation?'
Mrs. Styles-"Oh, gave a 5-cent
piece. should have given dime, only
l didn't have the change" boston Tran
script.
$50 the trip Sunday is to be by bicy-
Gle? But the doctor has positively for
hidden me to ride the wheel. What shall
I do?'
Nothing simpler! Consult some other
Observation-Disclosures Welt.
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