The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-18

remarks and hymns had occupied the
time. The hour of closing had almost
arrived. The dominic, in low voice.
| said: Now, there is just moment left;
| isn't there someone who would like to
fill in that moment before we close:''
Dead silence; when, in the twinkling OF
| an eye, the door on the clock few open
and out popped the head of little bird,
! which said, Cuckoo" Re-
view.
:Jimson-I say, old boy. come in and
| take pot luck with me today.
Billson (who has tried Jimson's pot
luck before,-Um-re I'd be delight
ed, but-er-important matter to attend
Jimson-Oh, nonsense. Business is
luller than country churchyard-noth-
ing going Oh at all.
Billson - Yes-er-of CONSCIOUSNESS
can wait, of course, but this is-er-a do
J meStic matter, you know.
Jimson-t1et out! Your folks are out
of town, and l know it.
Billson lin desperation)-Yes that's
so; but my-cr-mother-in- doesn't
leave until today, and want to 80 to
er-the railway station and kiss her good
by.-New York Weekly.
a Liverpool coachman appeared with
his hair closely cropped. ''Why, Den
! MIS-. said his mistress. whatever pos
sessed YOU to have your hair cut while
YOU had s,1ch a bad cold?" Well.
| num- replied Dennis, II do be takin'
notice this long while that whiniver
have NC hair cut l take 4 bad cow,d.
so thought to meself that now. while
l had the cowld on me, it would be the
| time OF all others to 60 and get me hair
cuttin' done; for by that course would
save mcSelf lust one cOWld"
II want to so to Lancaster said
nervous-looking old woman, as she
peered through at the ticket-sellcr in the
Broad Street station, recently. will
you kindly tell me when the next train
goes: The next train leaves at IL 40"
Lancaster:' asked the old woman. Its
two-hour express; gets there at l 40"
Goodness me! l don't like to travel so
fast. I'm afraid OF accidents" mo dan
ger at all, madam, l assure YOU Put
surely you have slower +rains.'' 'Oh.
yes; there's one at 1910 that doesn't
guess I'll wait for that one. There's no
use in taking any unnecessary risks"
And she bought her ticket to Lancaster
and sat down to wait for the slow train.
Philadelphia Record.
Il want a farmland" said the farnc-
II can't rlow,' said the stranger.
but you can hoe?"
Never handled hoe in nv lifc.''
We'll, We kin larn YOU
Too old to learn
What in the tarnation do you want to
do Them
MY fricnd,'' replied the stranger, II
just want to sit still an watch this coun-
try grow!'-Atlanta Constitution.
Three men determined to rob q certain
house. So on the night decided OH they
gathered in front of the building. One of
them entered and started up the stairs.
He had his boots on, and, when near the
landing his boots made noise or the
stairs A female voice called out from
one of the rooms:
You so right down stairs and take
those boots off. I'm tired of having to
clean up mud and dirt after you como up
here with your boots on. You march
| right down and take them off,
The burglar turned around, went down
| the steps and outside to his companions,
| and said:
"Boys, l couldn't rob that house: it
seems too much like hOme."-PAilalel-
phia Times.
The best-known bit Of verse in the
English language is probably this:
Thirty days hath November,
April, June and September;
February hath XVIII. alone,
And all the rest have XXXI.
Yet not one man in hundred thou
sand knows the author. He was Rich
lish publishers, the man who brought out
''The Great Bible" (A1atthew
\ Fifcshire farmer gave his herd lad
die. Jamie "a half witt. ticket to admit
him to a sacred recital in a neighb0ring
town, to be given by local talent, and told
the lad to be sure and enjoy himself.
The farmer was greatly surprised to
find his servant in the kitchen long be-
and upon asking him why he had re-
turned from the recital, Jamie replied:
"Neel, master, ae man wonder began
to sing, I'm the King of Glory;' then an
lther said he was the King of Glory
and when / saw three ithers standin' up
an sayin' they were the Kings of Clio
~, l kent there was to be a fecht.
so cam ava. an left them to finish it
anon themsers. '-Dundec Advertiser.
"Goodni ght, old man. I suppose, be-
cause you're late for dinner your wife
wont give you thing to eat
L wish were as sure of that as YOU
seem to be-
What th-cxplain YOURSELF"
We'll. if there's anything in the Gar
den of Eden story Of woman's creation,
think M pretty sure to find a rib roast
waiting for me. baltimore News.
The janitor OF the woman's club had
swept and garnished the rooms.
For hours he had waited.
1t was long past the time when Nine.
Hyminde should have addressed the club
on dress reform.
had appeared.
The telephone rang and when he an
swered a. feminine voice said:
This is Mrs. Hyminde Will YOU
please announce to the club that I am
detained at the special Easter sale at
Drigndds 4 Noshuns and cannot nossi-
bly, fill my engagement this afternoon -
Thin. begorry!' said the janitor, you
hod best tell tn cloob yersi]f. YEN
fond it at tn same sale."-Judge.
SIGN OF THE SEASON.
The wagon sticks its tongue out
When the wood begins to she'd
And the bell rings down the curtain
nod cfo