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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

Candidates for governor in the good
old state Of Indiana are as thick, on both
sides Of the house, as flies around q
molasses barrel. One of the latest addi-
lions to the list on the republican side is
Hon. J. Frank Hanley, Of Lafayette, a
well-known lawyer and politician, noted
for his strong religious tendencies and
for his intense earnestness in everything
he undertakes. He is 40 years old, ma
tive Of Champaign county. ILL.,, and q
thoroughly self-made man. In 1890 he
was elected state senator. In 1898 he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
ONE-WHEELED WAGON.
Its Inventor Would Like to See 1t In
troduced ON All Rural De-
livery Routes.

A marvellous vehicle, which is cross
between sedan chair and a wheelbar-
row has been designed by an Illinois in
ventor to meet the purpose of the rural
mail route delivery. The special qualifi-
cation of the design is the fact that it is
calculated for service over the meanest
and toughest of roads. Having a single
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
Mrs. Cora Pontifax, Of diana,
Unique Among Her Sex.
Recently Drove Trotter at County
D Fair snd Won tho RacsHa
I: 81 Broken slIanys Colts t. SD IS
s rs Is A10s 4nda Harnes0s q g SSzsssss

harness and then trains and sconditio
them for the track. s''''"''N""' @7s~@"''""
Mrs. Pontifax came into notice recent
ly when she drove Tucker, the Chicago
matinee horse formerly owned by
George 3. Dryden and won in the gen
tlemen's driving class atsthe Laporte
county fair. The strange spectacle of
seeing woman drive attracted an I'M
usually large crowd to the races. AS
Mrs: Pontifax entered in speed cart,
zattired unostentatiously.in a neat dark
skirt and shirt waist, the 10000 specta-
tors watching her cheered enthusiastic
ally She drove aquartersto warm upp,'
and then the race was on. Inthe first
heat it looked for awhile as If she were
goingstos get in pocket" but she held
dogegdly her course and at the end
went underSthe wire FIRST. In the sec
ond heat she had the lead from the quar-
ter turn. The third heatwas hers from
the start. Each time as she came in the
crowd gave her an ovation and when>it
was all over they kept on applauding
and cheering ti1lsshe was out Of sight.
1T was my first race" said Mrs. Pom
tifax to correspondent for the Chicago
Chronicle, land when drove in on the
track felt SO nervous 55that*1 almost
wished hadn't started. But when the
race began forgot everything except
my horse. The experience. however, is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
Vaccination in France

z Three vaccinations are now commit.
sorry in France. The first must be made
during the first year of infancy. the sec
ond in the eleventh year, and the third IN
the twenty-first year. . SIS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

wheel it can be drawn through thick mud
with little effort on the part of the motive
force, which may be one or two horses to
suit the demands, although the inventor
claims that one animal Is entirely suffi-
cient for all purposes. The wheel is fiat
and spokeless to preclude the carrying
of excessive quantities of mud. The sus-
tanning frame comprises pair Of rods,
which extend one on each side of the
wheel and connect with the journal
thereof. The rods are c0iled to form
springs and they extend beneath the box
or body Of the vehicle, and they termi-
nate in shafts. The body has door to
admit the driver. Lugs are formed on
the lower front corners of the body of the
vehicle, and bolts secure sustaining rods
to the Tugs. The sustaining rods are
used to hold the body upright while
hitching the horse or horses into shafts,
and afterward they are swung up along
side the body entirely out of the way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
No sunshades, Needed There.

The coolest inhabited country Il said "a
be the province of Werchojansk. III
Oriental Siberia. The daily mean tenn
perature OF the entire year Is 2.74 degrees
below zero. ~ b 5s $3.50
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

Tea Leaves stain Carpets.
IL Is unwise to use ten leaves for lay
Ing the dust when sweeping : light-col-
ored carpet, unless they have previously
been rinsed IN water; otherwise the car
pet may be badly stained. KS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
JUDGE GEORGE GRAY
maryland Jurist Who May Be Nominated
for President.)

and Porto Rico to the United States. He
was member Of the joint high commits
sion at Quebec in 1898, and in 1900 was
appointed member of the international
commission Of arbitration under The
Hague convention. Whether he becomes
a factor in national politics or not, as an
eminent peacemaker his fame is secure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
This Happened in Kansas.

A strange case is reported by the EAGLE
IF Wichita, Kan. One Mrs: French. a
washlady, is possessed Of a pair Of ossi-
fed lungs. She uses I've In her washing.
and she has inhaled the fumes Of this I've
until her lungs are coated with it. .aThe
crust Of I've is 30 hard and thick. = saws
the Eagle, that the action OF these Or
eans e impaired" And, seeking to ind
terms with which to impress the facts
upon science and ignorance alike. the ed
itor adds: Mrs. French 8 case may ba
compared to some extent to the scale
which forms In engine boilers and pre-
vents proper heating. An effort VIII be
made to break up the scale into flne par
ticles and let It pass OF with the breat Il z,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
The Star 81 Bethleheniu,

Astronomers announce that the star
Of. Bethlehem. which directed the wise
men to the birth place Of the Saviour,
will appear once more In 1910 or 1911
Josephus. the Hebrew hist rian, speaks
ofthis star, which Is now known as Hal
Sley's comet, and since his tins it has ap-
peared on q occasions.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

-~-%sSE+ k1ON. y. FRANK dANLkY. 49, E&z
Indiana Republican Who Seeks Guber-
Material Nomination.) @ Sc. ~
was q candidate for United States sena-
tor against Albert J. Beverage and IN
1900 was chairman Of the republican
state convention. Some years ago he
ran for congress against e. D. Crum-
packer, but was defeated &.
Birth Notices n Holland.
When an infant selects Holland as 4
good country IN which to begin It's earth
~ career, In some OF the towns It is cus-
tomary to announce the new arrival BY
hanging at the outside door Of the house
a silk pfncush ion decorated with lace.
i It's boy, the pine shion IS rcd; Il .
girl, white.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
Where Coral Come. Frop,.

The red coral, which is used in jewelry.
and which. is known as precious coral.
is mostly obtained in the Mediterranean.
the Barbary coast furnishing the dark
red, Sardinia the yellow or salmon color.
and the coast of Italy the rose-pink. II
II also found in the Red sea, ss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

- e.. i s<Af :. ~ Z
eigners and zDanes--and perhaps not
least among those who with full intel1i-
gence can read his works in the original
tongue This letter is signed bycCol.
C.. w. Christensen, governor Of Kron-
borg, and by IL Of Elsinore's men, and
since its issue the Danish government
has empowered it's consuls the world
over to solicit subscriptions in aid Of the
project. .-
The statue is a finely characteristic
piece of Danish art; unaffected In con-
ception, rugged, mastery and yet with
the stamp of exquisite imaginative in
sight in the denotement Of character in
the portraiture itself.
The rough foreground of the hewn
stone in the picture of Kronborg castle
is the ancient battlement upon which
Shakespeare laid the scene Of Hamlet's
meeting with his fathers ghost, and the
grave of Hamlet and "Ophelia's
spring" have been for so many genera
tons known as such that for all any
man will ever know they actually fig
ured in the real life story Of these two
characters. If not there is no harm done
II they got their names In fiction. ~
There are many instances of the erec-
ton of statues far from the birth lands
of famous men who have delighted and
enriched the world by their works,
Shakespeare is already represented in
Paris. Weimar and many American cit
les, Goethe in Vienna, Linnaeus in Ant
werp and In Palermo, Thorwaldsen in
Rome and in New York. Hans Christian
Andersen in Chicago and Dante in Ber-
lin. s. - s-:E>a'.@ - o. =
But this erection Of a statue of Shake
speare on the very scene of his and the
worlds greatest play is the outcome of
as happy. q thought as ever inspired the
perpetuation of great mans memory.
The names Of the original committee at
Elsinore comprise almost the whole lit
erary and theatrical world of Denmark.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

Bishop futile was consecrated back in
1867. Were he to die the presiding bishop
would be the aged Bishop Morris, Of
Oregon, and the Inconvenience Of having
the head of affairs IN q state 20 distant
is apparent. Next after Bishop Morris.
in point Of seniority, is Bishop Doane, OF:
Albany, and then come Bishops Hunting
ton, of Central New York, and Whitaker,
Of Pennsylvania. It is reckoned certain
by those in position to Know that some
younger prelate will be chosen before,
many years have passed. There will be
cries Of pope, It Is predicted, but the Sc
lection is bound to come, so 1t Is held.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

- -
"a modifedsshaps? Mormonism consists
] Of simultansousp poly eamy, while the law.
of divorce acticallyleads to successive
polygamy Each state has on it's statute
books list 2of causes, or, rather, pres
texts, which are recognised as suaicient.
grounds for DIVORCE There are in Ill
81 causes, most of them of a very trifling
character, and in some states, as in Illi-.
nois and in Maine, the power Of grant
ing a. divorce is left to the discretion of
the judge. NJ ~ q - -.
Evidences are accommodating each
year that the cancer Of divorce is rapidly.
spreading overthe country and poisoning
the foundations of the nation.
If persons. contemplating marriage
were persuaded that once united they
were legally debarred from entering into
second wedlock they would be more cir
cumspect before marriage in the choice
Ola life partner, and would be more pa
tient afterward In bearing the yoke and
tolerating each others innrmities.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

Leather In u Cows Hide,
The hide of COW produces about IS
pounds of leather; that Of horse about
Is pounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23
HON. FRANK HANLEY.

Lafayette Politician Who IL Seeking
Republican Nomination fol-
Governor of Indiana,
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
A Curiosity of the simpIon Tunnel.

Curiosity of the simplOn Tunnel.
The engineers digging the wonderful
tunnel that runs through the great
SimplOn mountain to connect Switzer-
land with Italy are experiencing great
difficulties because of the presence Of
boiling water in the mountain. The
water comes from the top of the noun
tain and is heated almost to boiling
point by the friction and pressure of
its percOlatiOn through the limestone
beds of the mountain. Before the tun-
mel had been dug very far on the Ital-
ian side the heat became so intense
that it was impossible to live in it. The
mountain was piped. and soon 15.CO0
gallons of steaming hot water were
flowing out Of the south end of the tun-
mel every minute of the day and night.
The immense flow was harnessad and
made to drive refrigerating plants and
cold air blowers. Today the tempera-
ture of the tunnel has been reduced
from height that would have roasted
Il man in minute or two, and the at
mosphere now has the pleasant warmth
of June day. The hot water also
drives pneumatic drills and boring ma
so that it helps to dig the tun-
mel as well. When completed. the
tunnel will be the biggest in
the world-fOurteen miles long, with a
cost of nearly $l.000.000 a mile.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
Where plain Lire. Lenh.

But find another very suggestive
fact about Naassons genealogical his
tory. 1t led to mightier names. As
Joseph Parker once graphically and
tersely expressed it: You should re-
member that long. fiat road may be
leading up to 4 great mountain. There
are some very plain and uninteresting
miles out Of Geneva. yet every one Of
them brings you nearer to Mont Blame
SO you do not know to what high hill
your life may be quietly leading up.
Even if you yourself are nobody, your
son may be a man of renown or his
son may be a valiant and mighty man.
Methuselah was the father of Lameeh.
and Lamech was the father of Noah"
Yes. yes. that is the thought to which
| point Naasson may have been A
seeming nobody. His son. Salmon. was
a seeming nobody. But Salmon was
the father Of the mighty Boaz. who
was the husband of beautiful Ruth.
who was the grandmother of the
mighty David, who was the ancestor
IF Jesus Christ. So. 0 humble woman.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
"a - -.

Bishop Tugwall of western equatorial
Africa is often asked when in England,
What is the size of your diocese?o II
generally answer" he says. by saying,
You could put England and Wales,
Ireland and Scotland. Holland and Bel
gium. France and Germany into my
diocese and still have room to spare .
The area is estimated at 100000 square
miles, and it includes the Gold Coast
Colony, Ashanti, Lagos. southern Nj
geria, the city of Benin. northern Nj
geria and Hausa and Bornu states.
London Express.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
The Humble worI.ers.

wen did the manager of the celebra-
| ton which took place in New York
city some years ago to commemorate
the Inauguration Of George Washing
ton as president of the United States
appreciate the value Of the humble
workers in the humble walks of peace
full avocations. The first day. for it
was three days celebration, they
gave up to the navy. or rather. to the
scene when Washington crossed New
York harbor and landed at Castle Gar
den. Then the bay was crowded with
boats in gala day attire. Then the
mighty white squadron. accompanied
by representatives of foreign navies.
passed up the Hudson river i'm review.
As the death dealing. floating arma-
ments of destruction passed Governors
island. where sat. the gunners would
shove the noses of their war hounds
cut Of the portfolios There would be
4 breath Of smoke. then a growl.
roar and the white ships would disap-
pear behind the white clouds Of smoke.
The second day Of the celebration was
given up to the army. Hour after hour
up Broadway and Fifth avenue rode
the different governors at the head of
their state troops Cheer after cheer
went up to greet the famous men.
There were the regulars with such men
Is Schcdeld and the one armed Howard
It their head who followed Sherman to
be sea. Then came the war veterans.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
PNEUMONIA.
More Contagious Than Tuberculosis,
and Kills More People.

More Contagious Than TubercuIOsis
and Kills More People.
We wonder if the fact that patients
and their friends ignore the contagious.
ness of pneumonia is often due to pro
fessiOnal negligence. An exaggerated
conception of the contagiousness of
tuberculosis is held by the lay world.
but pneumonia is, OF course. far more
contagious. And patients and profess
sion alike have not realized the new
fact that the mortality of pneumonia
is in some cities and parts of the cOun-
try higher than that of tuberculosis
/ Dr. Reynolds Of Chicago returns to
this lesson and emphasizes the neces-
sity of the following measures:
Pneumonia is a highly contagious
disease. the cause of which is a micro
organism in the sputa of those suffer
ing from the malady and contracted
by inhaling this germ. Therefore the
same care should be taken to collect
and destroy the sputa that is taken III
pulmonary tuberculosis or in diph-
iberia or influenza.
During the illness the greatest pains
should be taken to prevent soiling bed
clothing. carpets or furniture with
sputa. and after the illness the patients
room should be thoroughly cleansed
and ventilated.
The fact that the disease is most
prevalent in the winter season. when
people are most crowded together and
live much of the time in badly venti-
lated apartments, makes obvious the
necessity of thorough ventilation of
houses, offices, factories, theaterS.
churches, passenger cars and other pub
lie places in order that the air which
must be breathed may be kept clean
and free from infectious matter.
LIymen should be taught not to he
afraid of patient who has pneumO-
mia, influenza or tuberculosis. but to be
afraid Of lack of cleanliness about him
during his illness or failure to @. orcs
measures and of close.
badly ventilated apartments during the
season when these diseases most pre-
vail.
Since pneumonia is most fatal at the
extremes of life-the young and the
aged-special care should be taken to
guard children and old persons against
exposure to the infection OF those al
ready suffering with the disease and
against cold, privation and exposure TO
he weather, which are potent. predis-
posing causes.-American Medicine. 4
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
THE HOUSE SURGEON.
He IH "A Boon and a Blessing q
Guests In Big Hotels.

GuGAA1 IN Dig AADAeAAs
All the principal hotels in New York
employ a house surgeon. They do not
pay him a salary, but merely provide
him with sleeping apartment and Of
flee. In return he treats the ills and
aches Of the staff, from the head men
down to the kitchenmnid. This is not
a particularly easy task. as there are
from 500 to 800 men and women on
the pay roll of the large hotels Hard
! " a day passes that he does not pre-
scribe for a score or more of the en-
ployees. Cuts, falls, bruises, scalds
and scratches follow each other with a
rapidity that would give nervous pros
tratiOn to any one whose training did
not fit him to cope with just such con-
tingencies, says the New York Times.
To the hotel guests the house surgeon
is a necessity. Transients from out of
town frequently need his services.
Some of them who have been dining
not wisely. but too well, summon hinsff
TO straighten them out. Women who
oyereat and OvershOp are good custom
ers Then there are the hysterical wom-
an, her nervous sister and the woman
who insists that she has been poisoned
just because too free an indulgence in
ice water has made her feel uncom-
Portable
To all these the house surgeon is a
boon and a blessing, and as they inva-
rlably reward him with a fat fee he
does not grumble when reused from
his beauty sleep. He aims to be all
things to all men. When his patient
happens to be rabid homeOpathist,
he does not air his private views on
the superiority of allOpathy, or vice.
versa.
But it is when an attempt at suicide
5 made that the house surgeon is most
useful. Accidents of this kind will
occur in the best regulated
lCtels, and if the attempt is discovered
within a reasonable time the heroic
Efforts that are made to save the man
)r woman are frequently successful.
The surgeon arrives on the scene
with the least possible delay. In the
midst of all the fuss, worry and ex-
,itement he is calm and capable, and
lis skillful hands often bring back the
Datient from the shadow of death. He
S discretion itself. and it sometimes
lappens that the frustrated attempt to
lie never reaches the public ear
His position is profitable and pleas
mt. If he is not naturally courteous,
daptable and Of good address, he
uickly acquires these qualities. He
resses in the best taste and is seen in
he dining rooms and along the corri-
ors of the hotel In this way he be-
Omes a familiar figure to the guests,
nd it gives them a feeling Of security
} know that he is within reach to min
ter to their physical ailments, real or
naIinary. whenever they choose to
sEd for him.
The house surgeon never has to wOIt
2 about bad debts, as have his less 7
rtunate brethren. The hotel manage
ent charges for his services in its
gular bill and sees to it that the prop
fee is forthcoming.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-20
Naasson Like Most of us.

NddSSOn udtufeu manhood teaches
that God provides for the humblest of
his children as well as for the greatest.
Who was Naasson? He had a father
named Aminadab and a son, Salmon.
That is all we know of his direct CON
nectiOns. They were evidently as hum
bic as himself. There was certainly
nothing extraordinary about this man.
History makes no mention of Naasson
leading a great army. Among all the
/ leaders Of the Bible there is no record
! ed speech spoken by his lips. Whether
lie was in physique tall or short, wheth-
er he had light hair or dark, blue eyes
or black. a broad or a narrow chest,
must be all left to conjecture. But this
fact is certain-whetber he was the
humblest individual who ever lived or
10, God took care of him, God fed him,
God clothed him, God saw him grow up
to full manhood. Then when his work.
however small, was done God took him
to himself. In other words. Naasson
was like the most of us. who are with
out any particular talent or power of
leadership. Yet God is caring and feed
ing and clothing and housing us. Just
as he feeds the bird of the air and
clothes the lily of the field.
o obscure man. in the humble walks
Of life, do you not realize that in spite
Of yourself you are preaching wherever
you go the protecting care of the love
of God? 1t is not surprising that wiz
ard Of inventions like Thomas A. Edi-
son can earn his daily bread; it is not
that a gigantic intellect like .
that Of Andrew Carnegie can accumu- /
late fortune when he can crowd the
and Allegheny rivers
with his works, the long tunnels every
where at night shooting out their
flames until it makes the surrounding
regions of Pittsburg look as Rev. DR..
John Hall once expressed it. "as the in
fernal regions with the lid off, it is
lot surprising that lawyer like Scar
sent S. Prentiss should have a large
ncome when by his elOquence he could
harm not only the masses. but also
such leaders of this country as Rufus
JhOate, who turned to Daniel Webster
It the conclusion of one Of his Orations ?
md said, did you ever hear speech /
more eloquent than that?" Never" I
nswered Webster. except from Scar I
ent S. Prentiss himself" But that d
man of ordinary intellect and every a
ay abilities can at all times earn a S
velihOOd for himself and wife and 4
hildren is surely to be explained by a t
evelatiOn of the divine goodness. Why. y
ONE people have not hardly enough il
rains to tell their right hand from
heir left, yet God cares for them. God
eeds them and clothes them, just as
e cares for that poor widow who is ii
1T financially stranded with a large cl
umber of children strapped to her Il
lck. He feeds and clothes them Just tC
he cared for Naasson or as he has al
cen caring for us. W