The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-04
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N Lady with the beaming eye, %#}3;
w. II:Lady with the winsome smile, VI
Come once more and tell us why r..
All this world is plunged In guile
Tell us. on commencement day
AS twas e'er your wont to do, "
Hoy eNv to ma the proper way
Every heart tremor feels
Wnen YOU talk Of wars alarms,
and philosophy reveals,
IN your words. surprising charms.
when you speak, who can deny?
Who shall question when you smile;
Lady with the beaming eye:
Lady with the winsOme smile.
Washington Star.
Kear-Admiral Schley was telling ste-
ries at the Richmond hotel, Washing
ton,, few days ago, and, perhaps nat
urally, came around to the subject of
courts Of inquiry. He said that during
the Civil War a court was convened to
try man for desertion. Schley, then
lieutenant, was one Of the members Of
the court. When everything was ready
the judge advocate asked the defendant,
'Have You any objection to any mem
Der Of this court?"
The accused man looked over the
court, scrutinized each member closely
the white-haired man at the end of the
table,
The officer objected to was, the ,presi-
dent of the court. The judge advocate
inquired: upon what ground do you
object to this member Of the court ~
Without moments hesitation the de-
PENDANT replied, ~ don't like the; hon
ocfv Of &c
The court retired for consultation and
upon returning to the room announced
that the objection was not sustained.
The udge-adVocate, turning to the ae-
cused, asked: slave -ou any objection
to make to any other member of the
court?''
He looked grayely about him fora few
minutes and then answered: Eyes, sir:t
| object to the whole incarnate' court
A well-dressed man, wearing fine
Panama hat, was seated in the Smoking
car Of Chestnut Hill train the other
day, and in the seat behind him were two
lrisAmen, putting away stolidly on short
clay pipes. One of them had been con-
templating the hat in meditative silence
for some time, and, finally, turning to
MS companion, said: THAT'S ;, the sort
so?" said Casey. IAN phWat kind i az "
hat is it We cali, thim?' 4 plying smile
lowered around the mouth of the first
speaker: Its ashamed az yer ign-rance
Oh am, Casey" he said. "Sure tn papers
do be full av thin. It's phwat ye cali
a pajama hat. '-Philadelphia Record.
Representative Kahn Of California
used to be an actor and good one be-
fore he became a statesman. Once at a
hn
when I was on the stage
"Who were you driving for?" broke
in an irreverent listener, and Kahn sat
down. = IT,
That was in Kahns early days in Con-
gress. Now it would not be so easy to
discomfort him. a..
Somebody asked him yesterdayif it is
true that watermeIons grow tolweigh 500
pounds in California. ~ x,
II do not doubt it," replied Kahn, cal
though to be strictly truthful have ney-
pounds. However, I do%not live in the
watermelon section. :. They grow beets in
my part of the state. Whenever a farm
err wants an artesian we'll he plants
beet seed and sits back for three months
until the beet has sent it's tap root down
far enough to strike water. Then he
pulls up the beet with a, six or eight
uOiSe team anu there lie HAS all 1rCeSlan
we'll, filled with clear, cold, flowing wa
ter"
Water was sparingly used in the cere-
monies that followed.
The famous French astronomer, Elisee
Reclus, who is now in his 73d year, lives
at Brussels in great seclusion. the only
place where stranger can meet him
being. at a vegetarian restaurant where
he takes his meals. He has been a vege-
tartan all his life and declares that the
time will come. when Europeans will
look on beef-eating with the same hor-
ror that we do OH cannibalism. One
day he came to friend, pale and agi-
tated. MY wife is deceiving me.' he
exclaimed, and when his friend looked
at him in establishment, he added: II
have surprised her when she was boiling
my spinach in bouillon."
Commander-in-C Chief Torrance of the
&. A. r., who has been in Washington
comforting with local committees about
the national encampment to be held there
next fall, told this story Of how the
Fifteenth Army Corps got it's corps
badge:
The badge Of the corps was not adopt
ed until 1864. A struggling 1rishman
was accosted by an officer and asked
what corps he belonged to.
Faith t. Fifteenth Corr" he respond
ed glibly.
But where is your badger" persisted
the officer.
Badge, is it? Divil bit do we know
about no badge. Phat's badge, sure ?"
why, it's an emblem that shows
where you belong" replied the officer,
rather tamely.
AN imblim. is it? O-o-hl Sure an,
here it is, a cartridge box and forthy
rounds, be jabers; an 1 belong to Black
Jack Logan Of Illinoy." !. -,
The officer reported the Irishman to
Gen. Logan who was immensely pleased
with the sentiment of the thing and at
once adopted as the Fifteenth Corps
badge the "carthridge box and forthy'