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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13
Common Mistake.

The teacher had been explaining to the
class in etymology the meaning Of the
word "gamy"" as an ending in compounds,
and had taken as Illustrations the three
words S.s.polygamy,' .'bigamy' and ..mon-
ogamy" "Polygamy, children" she sex-
planned, lis the condition OF having sew
eral wives; bigamy, the condition Of hay-
ing two wives, and monogamy, that OF
having only one wife,. xs
After discussing various other roots
and words, she reverted to those she had
first explained, and put questions to test
the knowledge#of her pupils. Nov.
children she sale, when q man has
bands, what do we call IL ??''
"Polygamy,'W was the response.
And what is it when there are two
wives or two husbands ~,
.Bigamy. &
very good. But Il the right state Sc
a9airs exists, and 8 man has only On
what o SO then G -
~ llloneteny.ss--zPps blic Ledger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13
Managing the Water in an Aquarium.

In caring for gold fish and other fish
one should remember that in the water
as on land there is a close relation be-
tween the animal and vegetable worlds.
Plants give off oxygen and absorb car
bonic acid, animals give off the latter ana
require the former. Hence a little vege-
cation 1T it keeps alive) ought to exert a
wholesome: influence in an aquarium.
Sunlight, too, is essential, since this pro-
notes the chemistry Of growth. Still
more important is the introduction of
fresh air into the water or else changing
the water itself. Aeration may be ef-
fected by the following means, according
to the American Druggist: One can blow
through a glass tube that extends nearly
to the bottom Of the aquarium. A better
plan is to a a glass syringe, fill it with
water in the aquarium and discharge this
instrument brisk1y while the nozzle. is
held about two inches from the surfaces
At the water. Thus a multitude of small
bubbles are forced down into the fluid.
This operation should be several times
repeated. A simpler method is to take
out a portion Of the water from the
aquarium and to pour it back again from
a height. When, as not ~infrequently
happens, the aquarium is provided with
a fountain. this, of course, insures a
continual change of water; but even
where this is the case the. joint presence
oI DOtn pants ana nlmal is pe-
GUS to the health Of both. ="
In a fresh water aquarium the bottom,
should be covered with a layer Of fine
sand and shingle, and in this the weeds
should be planted. The best for this
pose are 'valesneria spiralis," "anachar-
isl and "chara vulgaris." A few water
snails should also be put in; the best are
"planorbis," '"paludina" and .imphibia
g%lutinosa." One plant and two or three
snails should be used for. each gallon Of
water put into the aquarium.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13
Leo Close to Years of Peter.

The Pope IN Tuesday, November i,
had occupied the chair: of st. Peter longer
than any of his predecessors except Plus
TX. 1t is a singular: fact, cited by. some
as a testimony to the increased @healthi-
ness Of Rome, that the two longest reigns
recorded in the annals Of the papacy
should have been the two last, that Of
Plus TX, whose pontifcate lasted for
thirty-one years and seven months, aud
that Of Leo Kill, who has worn the
triple crown for twenty-four years and
eight months, and more than a fortnight.
Until November 4 he had attained the
years Of Plus VI, who died in exile at
Yalence in 1890. The tradition that St.
Peter had been bishop Of Rome for TWEEN
ty-fve years was the origin of the saying
addressed to succeeding popes on their
accession. "Thou shalt not see the IS
Of Peter" a prediction falsifed for the
first time by the late reign, and likely to
be SO in the present case. The reigning
pontiff, despite his great age, has been
surpassed in longevity by two Of his
predecessors-St. Agathon. who died in.
682 at the age of 1O7, and Gregory TX.
who at the date Of his death, in 124i'
had attained the age of. 99.-Tablet. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13
LAKES ALWAYS FROZEN OVER.
Skating the Year Around on Two Bodies
of Water in Oregon.

Two lakes covered with ice at all times
Of the year have just been discovered in
Baker county. c. NJ. Sage of this city
on Sunday, July q, crossed two good
sized lakes in the Granite mountains,
some miles northeast Of Cornucopia, on
,hard-frozen ice.
Mr.. Sage, with a party of friends, went
on a hunting and pleasure trip to the al
most inaccessible mountain peaks pack
Of the town of Cornucopia, in the Pan
handle district. The mountains are high
and rugged, and before passing the tim
Der line the explorer must find his way
is the only means Of getting into this
district, except to trudge along on foot,
which, to say the least, is uphill business.
One part Of the road is so incumbered
with fallen trees that it is almost impos-
sible to get through. In order to get sup
plies to their claims two prospectors
were obliged to cut a trail through this
means Of this trail that Mr.. Sage and his
friends were enabled to ascend the noun
tains, until they finally discovered the
two frozen lakes refererd to. The lakes
are near the summit on the north side
Of the mountain, and in order to reach
them the party Travelled over ice ana
snow for. a distance of FIVE miles.
The bodies of water are small. One
is about $50 feet across, and the other
is between 600 and 700 feet in diameter.
They are well defined lakes or pools,
however, covered with a thick coating Of
ice, clear as crystal and as smooth as
glass, which is so thick and strong that
the exploring party did not hesitate to
ride across on horseback.
Mr.. Sage says so far as he is able to
judge h ice on the lakes never melts.
because they are so situated behind two
tall peaks that the suns rays never
strike them with sufficient power to make
any impression on the snow and ice.
This land Of perpetual snow and ice is
within a days ride Of Baker City by the
present means of transportation, part
way on a buckb9ard and the rest on
horseback. 1t would scarcely be more
than a ride Of an hour and a half on an
electric railroad. Mr.. Sage is of the
opinion that from the lay OF the country
other larger and more picturesque lakes
with perpetual ice will be discovered
Portland Oregonian.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13

Fred r. Hamlin Of Chicago and In
liam Mitchell, the stage manager, recent.
" signed partnership papers wherein
viii make#annuals productions Of,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13
THE BABY. LION.

/. want a. Baby Lionl
l. saw n at the show, -
No bigger than. q punny dog;
But surely he will grow. "
I. let him. lick my fingers,
. I stroked him on the head,
And / was$ brave as, anything,
The Lion. Tanner said.
We need a little Lion
At home in. Mothers house..
To. Tighten off. the Bdrgulars .
AS Kitty does>a mouse. s. :
When they began. to- burg!e
He'd give a dreadful Roar-r-r!
And then: they'd see his yellow eyes
Come slaring round the door.
And If they didn't scamper
AS quick as quick could he,
He'd eat up every Burgu1ar
And bring the bones to me.
Abbie Farwell: Brown in a Pocketful Of
PcSfes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13

TIE Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany has announced that during the pres
ent year $4,000 900 will be expended for
improvements, mainly in the way of
equipping old lines with the electric un-
%derground system. Work. will be begun
in about a month.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13

about the rooms for games of halma,
cribbage, d1aughts and dominoes and
five minutes at each are allowed each
player. Those who score the highest
marks receive respectively at the end of
the evening first, second and third prizes.
Dorothy Quincy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13
Yale Students Must Swim.

The Yale faculty has decided that ev-
cry student ought to be able to swim. and
2 has p introduced 5swimming Il "a part of.
me compulsory gymnastic course, of the:
sfteshmanSyear -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-13

Progressive whist parties, or whist
drives as they are often called, are still
very much in vogue. They are being
pOpularized.b by numerous games being
played &C different tables, spFQgreesiys1y,
Instead ofsWhiSk..ass Tables areTsarrnng1A
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07
Loc kharf Junction News Notes.

1t has been some time since any
thing has been said from this side. 50
l will pen a few lines as this
writer with all the rest has laid by
the growing crops and is now ready
to take rest.
Inc crop prospects are very small
In this section. The much needed
rain has come in this section, and
everything is smiling this morning.
Plcnics and protracted meetings
are the order of the day.
Thanks to friends who have asked
me to write more and often as thew
like to read from my pen. That is
the way to s.rew your roses by the
wayside as our fellow man goes down
the pathway of life. Cheer him |
sly. Lets give him bunch of
flowers, not wait till the dead man or
woman are in their graves and then
strew it with flowers But sneak
kindly to that poor old man, pick un
ms fallen cane and place it gently
into his hand that he may walk
again.
MIR. A. N. and l. w. White, Of
Besslmer. Ala, are visiting their
old home and relatives in this section
The people of this community
sympathize with the family of Mr..
Jack West, Of West Springs, and
also Mr.. Il. j. II. Smith whose wife
died last week at her home near
Bonham. These two have manv
relatives and friends in this com nu-
to mourn their loss.
Lawson Talley, a colored man
living in this community, had his
house burned up today, we hear, ac-
cldentally. Some one of the family
shooting a chicken under the house
and powder catching something ON
lire was the cause.
MIR. Walter Gault, of Pacolet, s.
o., and Miss Iona Willard of this
community, were married yesterday
Aug. 2, by Rev. David Hucks at the
lome of the brides father, Mr.. P.
w. Willard, of Jonesville township
Onlon county, s. G.
For fear that | will make my letter |
90 long / will close, wishing success |
o The TIMES and its many readers. |
Moxy.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07

Booker I. Washington was given a
cold reception in Boston recently,
where he went to deliver an address
to the colored mems Business League.
Razors and fists, wild yells, in fact, a
general melee resulted when Wash
ington appeared before the audience.
The meeting was held in a church,
too. The negroes showed very plain
ly that they wanted none of Wash
ington's advice. Finally peace was
established through the interference
of the police, and the speaker, among
other things said: "You will find it
easier to enter college at Boston
than to enter a shoe factory or
counting &om."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07
A lG.Year-old bow sent in to q q

A l6-year-old boy sent in to cigar
ette company Of Woonsocket, r. l.,
10000 coupons, having smoked that
number Of cigarettes, and was award
ed prize. Along with the prize,
the company enclosed this striking
sentence: "If you will smoke 1O.-
600 more you will win a coffin" But
it is hardly probable that a boy who
has smoked that number Of cigarettes
could be persuaded to leave off, even
IL the coffin were already at hand.
New victims to the ugly habit are
constantly being added, and those
already habituated are constantly
increasing the number used. The
Company that can grow rich on such
a message as the above, is too mean
to describe in words.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07

The Inconvenience and trouble to
the public caused by the continued
tyranny of the Plumbers Union in
the city of Columbia is just another
evidence of the fact that labor organ
izations can be as heartless and op-
pressive as organized capital. There
is nothing to prevent the organiza-
ton of either labor or capital, nor
should there be. 1t is when tyran-
nical efforts are put forth by either,
that condemnation should follow.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07

But few weeks ago the negro,
Dennis Head, was murdered in Aiken
county. This week, in the same
county, n most shocking murder was
committed. A peddler was killed TO-.
the purpose Of robbery. 1t is strange
how lawlessness goes close upon the
heels OF lawlessness. One violent
deed leads to others, it would seem.
Let the law-breaker, black or white,
feel the strong arm of the law, That
is the great need. Swift, sure pun
ishment for the criminal will restrain
others who might otherwise follow in
the same path.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07

The announcement is made that
Rev. Thos. Dixon, Jr., has written
a new novel. Many Of our readers
prorrffses as WEIR Aas
in its conclusions. Besides, it lacked
the dignity Of mature thought. The
new novel, "The One Womap," deals
with socialism. We have not read
the book, but venture the guess that
it will prove equally as defective as
the former one. Indeed, this one is
the result of but years work, while
the other, it's author claimed, was
the result OF years Of study and re-
search. The successful author is
sadly apt to degenerate into ma
chine for turning out books for the
money there is in the business.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07

before they were disc ,vereu. Close by
was mill house full of Yankees. Nc
gave the word as if he had IA troop ba-
hind him, ''charge them boys" and the
two dashed forward with such speed
that they We're clear across the bridge
and out of sight before the discounted
Federals discovered the ruse. AS our
two friends went laundering over the
bridge Yelling at the top of their voices
the Yankees rolled out of the mill house
and stood aghast while they were unable
to help themselves. LIS.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07

There is much being said about
the decrease in the number of stu
dents in theological seminaries. That
the number, as whole, is smaller
than for years in the past, hardly
admits Of doubt. 1t is simply a
question OF supply and demand. The
past output was, perhaps, too large.
100 many men were lured into the
sacred calling by the abnormal senti-
mentality that marks much of the
religious activity Of the past. II the
decrease in the number Of students
G. HS out Of the { ct that religious
K orests no longer9 appeal to men
as they did, why is it that thero are
more men and women offering them
selves as candidates for appointment
as missionaries than at any time in
the history Of Christianity? All the
boards OF all the churches are crying
Tor money, not men and women.
Ihe men and women are at hand, |
the money to send them is not al
ways to be had. 1t may be true that
the commercial age has so fastened
itself upon protesting Christians that
they do not heed the demands for
financial aid as they should.
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another Chapter of "Reminiscences
Concluded from last week }

The way now seemed clear and on
they went all mounted on pretty fair
stock. The infantrymen had got horses
from the army teams before the final
collapse. Mr.. Hughes was mounted on
his own horse which he had taken from
home. ALI along the way they sought
and obtained information as TO the hest
way to travel to avoid detection and
capture. They bore close to the moup
tains and in fact often passed over spurs
and through valleys, sometimes winding
around dangerous places in order to get
as far away from the path of the Feder-
al scouting parties and also that taken
by Lees paroled men as possible. They
slept in the woods, fed their horses on
what they could get and ate whenever
hey could procure anythiog. Some
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07

The Spartanburg Journal is our
authority for the statement that ZIG
names have been enrolled as qualified
voters in view of the approaching
city election, while there has never
been 200 votes cast at any previous
election. We have heard of Spartan
burg's phenomenal growth, but did
not know it was making strides like
unto that revealed in these figures.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07
UNION, s. c, AUGUST I, 1908.

The election Of Pope, now being
held in Rome, appears to be fully
equal to sustaining the reputation OF
the Roman hierarchy for shrewdness
in politics.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-07
DISPELLING ILLUSIONS.

The other day small boy, while
upon a fast-moving train, sat gazing
out of the window. AS he looked
out there came into view a large cot
ton mill situated perhaps half mile
from the railway track. In long |
drawn, high. pitched nasal voice the |
little fellow said to his mother:
"Maw, amt that mill movin', or
does it just look like it's movin'?'
This was just another way, though
rot so poetical one, of saying:
"Things are not what they SEEM"
The littlr feKow was making the dis
covery that Longfellow made long
| ago. One of the lessons that we
must constantly learn is that appear
ances are often deceitful. 1t pro-
vokes a smile to think Of small boy
with his limited store Of knowledge,
fathoming just one illusion. One of
the chief concerns Of every life is
making discoveries along the same
line. Not that the discovery is in
all cases to be confined to things ply
sical. The mental and moral realms
present to the awakening mind even
more numerous examples. The in
FAINT in it's mothers arms that
stretches out it's hands to seize the
moon certainly has q long journey
to make ere it fathoms sufficient
number of illusions to enable it to
get on comfortably through the world.
In the head of the small boy there
are visions strange and fascinating
that hover around the far off days of
manhood. Few of these dreams will
ever come to reality. The vision of
glory will, in most instances, fade
away with the coming in Of the facts
Of experience. And these facts will
in many cases prove to be altogether
different fr\n the picture that in
, childhood filled the mind The alb,
| sorbing dream in the heart Of the
, maiden and her lover will hardly
r reach fulfllment. Something else
equally as good, perhaps far better
may be realized. But when one
, places side by side the youthful
dream and the experiences Of after
life, it is easily seen that the dream
and the actualty are far apart. Ir
the great world of moral and spirit
ual thought the same deceptive Wis
ions are met. The unexpected world
of motive and resulting activity, the
deep possibilities for good and evil
in human heart and the endless
}rng discoveries. Observation anc
experience will constantly bring II
? truths that will dispel the vagarie,
) Of the immature mind. Yet it i.
otter true that with the better knowl
edge, there is still no improvemen nj
in the life. Men see the follies OF
wrong doing. The indulgence in sir
proves to give anything else than the
satisfaction anticipated. "The roses
give place to thorns." Yet, mer
move on in the same path, regardless
of the lessons of experience.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-08
FOURTEEN PERSONS HURT
UNUSUAL ACCIDENT ON THE CLOVER
LEAF AT FRANKFORT.
Part of a Train, Travelling mt High
Speed, Turned Over, but None of
the Casualties Was Serious.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind, Nov. 7.-One of the
most unusual wrecks i'm the history of the
Clover Leaf system occurred here thism morn
ing at 9 o'clock, when a passenger train run
ming thirty-fve miles an hour turned over
without killing or seriously injuring any of
the passengers. The accident happened on
a sharp curve east of the city. The right-of-
way is level at the point and this probably
prevented a more serious accident. The in
jured are being cared for at the Palmer
Hospital. They are:
LIN JOHNSON, back sprained.
N. r. CARTER, county treasurer, Forest,
cut on neck.
MRS. IRENE HALING, Onarga, ILL.,,
bruised.
FOREST GROSCOURT, Swayzee, left hip
broken and leg badly bruised.
w. A. HUNTINGTON, conductor, Toledo,
injured on right side, suffered severe nerv-
Gus shock.
w. C. SMITH, Lafayette, left leg skinned
and hurt in left side.
J.. NJ. NETHERCUT, Lafayette. slightly
bruised.
sprained and forehead cut.
MRS. ELIJAH FORD. Lafayette. sprained
thigh
JOHN SHANKLIN, Marion, hand cut.
MRS. ]. E. PALETHoRP, Kokomo, right
shoulder bone broken.
MRS. EDNA PENCE, Forest, cut on back
of head and back sprained.
WILLIAM BUSING, baggageman, Frank
fort, back hurt.
w. A. ENSLEN, brakeman, hurt in both
hips and legs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-08
TRACTION MAGNATE DEAD
WILLIAM l.. ELKIN PASSED AWAY
AT HIS SUMNER HOME.
Was Largely Interested i'm the owner
ship of Street-Railways-Led
n Busy Life.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7.-William L.
Elkins, seventy-one years old, multimil-
l~ionaire. traction owner and ~fnancier, died
at his summer home at Ashbourne tonight
of a complication of diseases. Mr.. Elkins's
sickness, which became critical about three
weeks ago, dated from last spring, when a
heavy iron girded which was being hoisted
to the top of a building of which ne was
part owner, fell to the ground just grazing
Mr.. Elkins. The shock seriously affected his
nervous system. The immediate cause of
death was blood poisoning, added to which
was a combination of kidney trouble, rheu-
matism and rheumatic govt.
Mr.. Elkins was born near Wheeling, w.
Va, and came to Philadelphia with his
parents while a boy. At the age of twenty
he engaged successfully in the produce bust
ness in New York. Later he embarked in
the oil producing business in Venangc
county, Pennsylvania. Returning to Phila-
delphia he established several ~refineries and
also added to his business the Riverside Oil
works, near Allegheny City. Pa. In 1876 he
formed a partnership with the Standard
Oil Company, which purchased his interest
five years later.
In 1879 Mr.. Elkins became identified with
the Development of the street railway serv-
ice. He formed a partnership with p. A.
B. Widener. Mr.. Elkins was one of the
incorporators of the Union Passenger Rail-
way and Transfer Company of New York
in 1885, and in 1856 was among the pro-
moters who supplied Boston with a cable
system. The following year Widener, FL
klns and others purchased the Chicago Gas
Light and Coke Company. Later the
Widener-Elkins syndicate secured control
of street railway systems of Chicago, Pitts
burg, Baltimore and Buffalo.
In 1889 Mr.. ElkinS was elected a director
of the havana Traction Company. In the
same year. with Messrs. Widener and Will
liam c. Whitney, Mr.. Elkins Incorporated
the Illinois Electric Vehicle Company, a
New Jersey corporation, with a capital of
$50, 600, 900.
Mr.. Elkins was deeply interested in the
development of art, and in March, 1885, in
stituted a prize of 5000 for the most mer-
itous painting exhibited by an American
artist at the Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts. He was a member of the His
torical. Genealogical and Colonial Socie-
ties of Pennsylvania. the Union League,
Art and Country Clubs of Philadelphia,
the Maryland Club of Baltimore, Manhat-
tan Club. New York, and Chicago Club.
Chicago.