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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
DEARLY LOVES HIS EASE.
Though 5aot an INDECENT Man Premies.
Baliour Would RnthersLe
Work Alone.

Premier Balfour. Of Great Britain,
looks and acts like an ind lent man,
but he isn't; at least he denies The aoft
impeachment when he IS charged With
laziness: And yet no man ii the realm
will so father to avoid work than this
same Mr.. Balfour: The late Bret Harte
once gave an amusing description OF
q day, he had spent with Mr.. Balfour
at the country house Of Lord Cowper.
It was n-summer. and the. day was
beautiful and sunny. Other guests em-
ployed themselves in different ways,
but Mr.: Balfour. steadily stuck 10 one
simple method bf passing the time and
enjoying the air. He lay down on the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
DREAD THE GA liz WS.,
Condemned Murderers Arez Not He
roes By Any Means.
to aS1iisso1ri JaAke They
Realise Fully ThAf Rxpfation
Ut the Laws Hands II In.
deed . Terror.

Gordon G. Ramey, who is IN Jail IN
Lancaster. Mo. charged with the de-
sliberate murder 81 his. 20-year-ofd wife,
ZNorah, because Of jealousy, said Is his
attorneys when they asked him whether
he would rather hang 81 gosto the peni-
Tertiary Tor life ss S5 5 55S5 ss.s=
'sJngtSas you people say:: TO me it'5a
sstandon. = zss ssS
The district judge, N. M. Shelton, lives
at Macon, Mo. It will be his duty to
pass sentence upon Ramey. When the
remark quoted reached Judge Shelton,
he said: LII .<s:5;
: That's what he says now, but wait.
Men don't want to die-except in now
els.i There the hero can afford to be
Indifferent to danger because he knows
that If the right sort Of author has hold
of him he will get through somehow and
live happy ever after. .ss5,$. 7S..;..g. SIX
But ordinary humankind wants to
live as long as the blood Of life and
health flows. There are no two sides
to the subject. While spark of intel
Hgence exists in saint or sinner life is
the dearest thing there is. 1t is the law
of natures God. >vv .~s@.a 1889 es.s, -
TT don't know this young man, but
I'll wager lot he doesn't repeat that
remark to me when the time comes. I've
seen too many such cases. So
Il was member Of the Missouri SEN
ate in 1889. The capital buildings and
penitentiary are at Jefferson City. A
Baptist preacher, a Bald Knobber, named
Simmons, had been sentenced to death
for murder. He was regarded as cour-
aageous to the point of recklessness.
al the last moment the governor
committed the sentence to imprison-
ment for life. saw the old man as he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
CHRIsT's COAT OF ARMS.
How the Grandees Of Brasil Pay ON
=: cial HonoFsto the Memory
& OF the Saviour. EsFsEsS:.

), Wishing TO- show him the utmost pos
sible ktuor, some Of the great noble
men of Brazil formally decided to ad-
NIT Jesus Christ as a member Of their
knightly order, and consequently they.
awarded to Him the coat-of-arms
which is shown in<the accompanying
picture. Conspicuous In it is black
cross, which is mounted on three green
hills, in field OF gold, and which Is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

to Be Restored.)
had spread that priceless treasure was
concealed under it. Since that time its
fragments, most of which are very beau
tiful, have been strewn: on the ground,
Conspicuous among them is the head
of the lion, not only on account of its
beauty, but also because it shows hard
ly any trace of injury.
The Archaeological society of Athens,
says the Detroit Free Press, has now de-
cided to restore and place in it's former
position, this monument, which is known
far and wide Is 1.-THE Lion of Chaero-
nea." M. Sokhas, distinguished sculp-
tor, who has carefully examined the
fragments, has been intrusted with the
work, and he is confident that the lion,
after 1t is placed in position, will be as
imposing and majestic figure as it ever
was.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
WHITE HOUSE FAVORITE.
Wyoming Horse, Recently Presented
to the President, IL Well Liked
by Mrs. Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt's horse Wyom-
ing, presented to him by the citizens of
that state during his western trip, is
becoming accustomed to his new sur
roundings. The horse has not been
used to "red devil" automobiles, cleo
trio cars and other sights familiar to
Washington. and at first was some
what prone to shy at them.
He is being exercised daily by John G.
Wright, who broke and trained him as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

- 90. ~ - y
-; ADMIRAL H. T. b. HARRIS
Newly Appointed Paymaster General Of
T. United States Navy.)
put the civilswar. He was transferred
to the regular service, and has seen con-
siderable duty in the Pacific, ASH
attic, North Atlantic and European
squadrons. He has been general store
keeper in charge of stores at Honolulu
and Rio Janeiro, Brazil, and when the
present general storekeeping depart
ment passed into the hands of the naval
pay corps, in Secretary Whitney time,
Harris successfully carried out the per-
picking duties st The newly -createdp POI
sition at the navy yard, at Norfolk, for
several years. Under Admiral Remey.
in China. 10 served as paymaster ofsthe
feet, most important and responsible.
duty, for which Admiral Remey has
commended him on several. occasions to
the navy. department.. His last cruise
was on theshagship Chicago, of the Eu-
ropean squadron, and at. present he lis
awaiting orders. 5s.=.sss
The. struggle Tor the paymaster gem
<eralship was q hot one, although among.
the number Of candidates who were
looking for the place none had such
meritorious record as Admiral Harris.
He is a man Of pleasing personality, ex-
tremely popular among his brother off,
GERS, and has the alert manner and bear
ing which betoken an up-to-date busi-
ness man, which his record shows him
fully to be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

ARTHUR J. BALFOUR.
premier of Great Britain, Who Is Said to
Love His Ease Dearly.)
broad OF his back, never stirred even
when people came to speak to him,
and Bret Harte took keen delight in
giving picture of this strange method
of carrying ON conversation-the COM
pany standing up and talking each in
turn, and Mr.. Balfour calmly lying
down and listening and replying, but
never moving from the position he had
chosen, and gazing in the intervals of
conversation in silent enjoyment or
philosophic reverie on the cloudless
blue sky.
But, on the other hand, Mr. Balfour
does not take those snatches of rest
which were so useful to Mr.. Gladstone.
He rarely sleeps or dozes in the house
of commons unless there has been an
all-night sitting the night before; and.
curiously enough, unlike many MEM
bers of the house, he is always very
bright and very quick, and absolutely
master of his highest resources after
dinner. Never once has that keen mind
of his shown any of the slowness
which overcomes even ready and bril-
liant men when they are in the throes
of digesting hearty meal. Though he
is slight man and apparently deli
cate one, Mr.. Balfour seems to have
wonderful staying power and. perhaps
this is partly because he takes things a
little easily and spares his strength in
the mornings so as to be fresh for his
work from afternoon TO midnight.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
:, Why Autos Turn Easily;

People have noted with surprise the
facility with which an automobile
turns a corner. This is due to the
fact that its forward axle is In two
pieces, connected with beyel wheels
and a pinion. In turning, the pinion
is loosened on its stud, which per-
mits the two wheels, each of which
is solid on it's axle, to revolve at diff
ferent speeds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
. .Jamaica's Banana Cron.

About 20, 000, 900 punches Of bananas
grow annually on the island Of Ja-
5maica. Four 1fths Of this amount are
exported, and the remainder 81 con-
sumed as food by the natives. a
bunch Of bananas. containing about
300 specimens Of the fruit, sells IN
Jamaica for Is or 20 cents. .55=ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

oU11K15 1seCcHI 111P.I
a colt and accompanied him on his long
journey to Washington. Wyoming
would cut all sorts of capers at sight Of
an automobile or bicycle when he first
arrived in Washington, but his trainer
has succeeded in calming his troubled
spirits to some extent at least. Wright
says the horse is very gentle. -.
Whether from this cause or on ac-
count of his beauty, Mrs. Roosevelt has
expressed great liking for the animal
and the president has promised it to
her r
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
! After q Nixht al Lodr.s

The breakfast food craze has at
tackled family in Atchison, Kan. For
several weeks the wife has served up
strange foods, some Of them resemb-
ling sawdust, OF ground asbestos, and
every two or three days new diet
Returning home one night from his
lodge. the husband hunted up some.
thing to eat, and found what seemed
z novel breakfast cereal He made 8
meal Of it. with mill, and next morn:
ing discovered that he had gorged him
self with bird seed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
Cheap Electric Lightfne.s

heap Electric Lightin4.
zzs Several tenement houses ara owned
by the munich ality Of sunderland,
Ensland Among other improvements,
the city has decided 10 supply electric
lights On the slot plan. IS penny
dropped Into . slot pays sffo1 An eight
candle which will last Tor fYle
hours and IA minute
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

Visiting United States)
first sermon at the City temple will deal
with what he has seen and heard in
America, more particularly the Chris
tian side of his experiences. If time
will permit he will 60 to Pittsburg to see
the Carnegie works and ascertain for
himself the conditions under which the
people live there-conditions regarding
which certain members of the recent
favorably. Mr.. Campbell says that he
has heard SO many different reports of
those conditions that personal observa-
ton alone will satisfy him. He observed
that he could not conceive how a man
of such lavish philanthropy as Andrew
Carnegie can treat his workpeople bad
ly. The reverend gentleman does not
mean to make money out of his trip; he
is going merely for experience-to get as
1t were wider knowledge of the Chris
tian world than either London or
Brighton can supply. The congregation
at the City temple believe that Mr..
Campbell will cause a sensation in the
are already commencing to feel that the
late DR.. Joseph Parker-his predecessor
was only mediocrity compared with
him. This was an opinion expressed by
several members of the congregation to
the writer. Mr.. Campbell has exactly
the sort of forceful personality that COM
mands respect in America Before COM
ing to London he was at Brighton-the
fashionable resoIt-whence his reputa-
ton for elOQuence and intellectually
spread all over the kingdom,
Joseph Parker was fearless, and made
no bones about criticising the king him
self when Edward did anything that the
particular "non-conformist conscience"
of Holborn viaduct found abhorrent.
Mr.. Campbell showed himself no less
courageous when he ventured to criti
else the policy of his predecessor by de-
claring that Commercial methods
should flourish no longer at the City
temple-the reference being to DR.. Par
ker's habit of selling his sermons in
printed form-and when, more recently,
he began his determined crusade against
the shady practices reputedly common
among the aristocracy. The new preach
er of the City temple declares that i'm
morality among English society women
is fragrant and frequent, and he is es-
pecially vigorous in denouncing what
he says goes on in fashionable country
houses. He blames the society women
more than the men, because, he says, the
latter day degeneracy is more evident
in the weaker than the sterner sex. Mr..
Campbell declares that he will preach
against social vice in England until pub
lie opinion demands an Improvement.
Another Original Uncle Tom.
Another Original" Uncle Tom has
just died in Kentucky His name was
Norman Argo, and his age was III
years. This makes about the two hun
dred and third Original Uncle Tom
who has died within the past As years.
Smallest Horse on Record.
r. Los Angeles. Cal. has the smallest
horse in the world. It is 22lkr inches
4 high, seven years old. and weighs 10
-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
This HOBO y,vaalI 8 Her 2,

"a heroic rescue was mad Il ~ . tramp
near Peru, Ind. An old man was II n.
ing along g railroad track near that
place, and did not hear the whistle 81.
g fast Express. a tramp jumped from
the trucks Of q passing freight, pushed
the old man from the track, and
jumped back onto the freight train AZ
most before the nnanrea lized the dan.
ger he had been 81.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
CHRISTS COAT OF ARM

SAAAsAK9A5 - WAN ARMS
bestowed Upon the Saviour by the Great
& Noblemen of Brazil }.
covered with 9 double crown Of stars
and thorns.
For centuries q cross has been used
on the crests Of distinguished families
and on the flags Of various nations:
and therefore It was only natural says:
the New York Herald. that these pious
Brazilian noblemen should have se-
lected 1t as the most suitable emblem oe,
our Lord when they decided to pay:
shonor-to Him. They were resolved
that He should thenceforth be omcially.
recognized as one Of the grandees OF,
Brazil, and He would not have been.
eligible for this exalted position without.
4 coat Of arms. &
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Country from the Turks.) ~
house servant who had risen to q posi-
ton at authority under Karageorge was
made governor. He induced Kara
george to return to Belgrade, where he
was shortly killed either by the Turks
Or by the hand of an assassin in the pay
of Milos Obren. This was the beginning
of the feud between the Obrenovitch
and Karageorgevitch families which
has just resulted in the death OF the last
Of the Obrenovitches, and which for
nearly 100 years has retarded the prog
ress of the nation and caused many
crimes =:
Milos Obren, the great-grandfather Of
the assassinated King Alexander, sue
ceeded in his ambition to become king,
in 1929. For ten years he ruled as des-
pot, until the Servians revolted and
compelled him to abdicate in favor of
his son, Milan, who died a month later
and was succeeded by his brother, Mi
chael.
He was wise, liberal and just, and
carried on many of the reforms begun
by Karageorge, but the peasants were
led to rebel against his progressive pol
icy and he was driven into exile and AL
exander, SON of Karageorgevitch, was
proclaimed king, only to be overthrow
after few years. peaceful reign and
supplanted by the old king, Milos. A.
ter his death Michael once more resumed
the crown and gave servia the best gov
eminent she had ever enjoyed. But
wise and just as he had been, he fell a
victim to the band of assassins whose
deadly work was believed to have been
planned by the Karageorgevitches who
Intended to proclaim Peter Karageorge-
witch king, and were only prevented by
an accident, the breaking of their car.
riage on the way to the palace, which
circumstance gave the Obrenovitches
time to place Milan Nv. on the throne.
and now, after thirty-five years, Peter
has at last been proclaimed king of Ser
via, two kings having reigned in the.
meantime Milan, whose outrageous
behavior was the scandal of all Europe.
and his dull-witted son, Alexander.
whose unfortunate marriage to Draga,
who has always been unpopular. is be-.
lieved to have been the cause of his
tragic end. The general opinion is that
Peter had no hand in the plot to kill Al.
exander, although he. was aware there
was revolution on foot in serviaL IS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
u Peeuiiar He,athenIl sId,ea. -

- 0hen. idea.
4 belief prevails in China that
women who wear short hai- will, III
the next world, Be transformed into
men.
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: DoAA <A8 h41.
was dressed in the penttentiary. His
face glowed with pleasure. Z: i a.
Someone asked him how he felt. He
responded with quotation he had
doubtless used many a time in the days
before he went to the bad:
Glory to God! feel just like I'd
been born again. 49,.
Life had come back to him and It
was overpoweringly sweet. He had
nothing to look forward to but grim.
incessant toll, under: a hard master.
through all the years to come. But he
would live, and he was profoundly
grateful therefore.
when / was the representative of
my county at Jefferson City saw two
other men right after their death SEN
fences had been committed to life i'm
prisonment by Gov. Marmadul1e.. They
had been convicted of an atrocious MUIR
der in Henry county.
'They came to the penitentiary with
faces beaming like those Of men going
to the wedding altar. They shook hands
with everybody they met, laughed, cried
and acted deliriously happy.
Recently 1'had the disagreeable duty
Of sentencing J. M. Robertson, of Adair
county, to the gallows. Before his con-
viction he boldly proclaimed his pref
erence for death to term in the pent-
Tertiary. hi. .ss.ss .sss
when the jury took him at his word
and fixed his punishment at death. his
nerve failed. He begged his lawyers to
abandon the appeal and implore the gov
ernor for communication to life in the
state penitentiary. ~
''The man is, apparently, a physical
wreck, and it looks as if life would have
little attraction for him, even il he
gained his liberty. Yet with all the
strength of his mind he wants to live.
These are not peculiar instances. It
Is simply the longing Of q normal mind,
It is not cowardice to dread death on.
the gal1ows. .5 zs
Men who have reputa lions for marked
bravery in personal encounters will be-
come absolutely terror-strick at the
thought Of such an end Those who
faunt their Indifference to It will change
when the shadow gets closer. God eyi-
IDENTIFY intended that expiation at the.
laws hands should be q terror, and such
7 believe it will be. Cursed is everyone
that hangeth on a tree =
Reduced the national Debt.
Lack Of confidence in savings banks
caused a mechanic s0f patarucr II I s.
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church Father HARRY has been in prac-
tically the same parish.
After his ordination he was appoint
ed assistant pastor Of ST. Bridget's par
ish, which position he held until 1888.
He then organized st. Leo's parish,
which is part of the original st.
Bridget's parish, and is the only man
who has ever been its pastor Undef
his direction the church and the pas
.toral residence were built; also the new;
st. Leo's school. <:, ....g 5.E,z55 ...
In December, 1883, there were 1876
Catholic families in the parish; there
are now more than 800. 4. a
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Reduced the National MSS 6

- = y - 10S SNNVIOMW1 US0t. =
Lack Of confidence in savings bankt
caused g mechanic OF Paterson, n. ],
to hoard his money IN an excelsior
% mattress His wife, q tidy housekeeper,
bought q new mattress, and consigned
the old one to the flames. She thus
reduced the national debt 3473, that
being the amount of greenbacks care
fully slowed away in ascorner Of the
mattress.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

Another Original Uncle Tom.
Another Original" Uncle Tom has
just died in Kentucky. His name was
Norman Argo, and his age was III
years. This makes about the two hun
dred and third original Uncle Tom
who has died within the past As yearsl
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

Smallest Horne ON Record.
+ Los Angeles. Cal, has the smallest
horse in the world. It is 22lk, inches
high, seven years old, and weighs 10
pounds with It's shoes On.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-17
Kick From Atchiaon.

Atchison, Aug. 1.-THE new change
of time on the Rock Island gives Atchi-
son a worse deal than was indicated
at first, as 1t develops that the Chi
cago train, which will leave here at 5
D. M, will be a mixed train instead of
a passenger. Returning it will arrive
at 11:05 a. m. The mixed train will con-
met with the Chicago passenger at St.
Joe. The only passenger train Atchl-
son will have on the Rock Island will
leave at 1905 a M, and return at 3
D. m There will be only one connec-
ton a day from Atchison to points on
the Edgerton line, and that must be
made by leaving Atchison at p m
on the mixed train, and changing cars
at Rushville. Passengers from the Ed
gerton line can reach Atchison at n:3o
a. M, and . p. M, by changing at
Rushville. The substituting of mixed
trains for passengers on plug runs is
said to be general over the Rock Is
land system. Leavenworth Jared worse
than Atchison. as it will have nothing
but mixed trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-17
MERGERS WILL GO ON.
Stuyvesant Fish Says They Are High
lv Beneficial.

New York, Aug. 17.-Regarding the
developments of recent years in the
railroad world, Stuyvesant Fish, presi-
dent of the Illinois Central, has given
out a statement in which he commend
ed business consolidation as helpful to
the general prosperity of the country.
''Consolidations and mergers will con-
tinue right along he said, but the
railroads will never be controlled by one
man; neither will the government take
control of them. These consultations
are aimed to secure greater economy
and should bring about lower rates.
You can no more prevent consolida-
lions in the interest of economy than
you can make water run up hill The
right way to do is to let the railroads
consolidate or merge all they want to.
Then let the people look after tariff
rates and taxation. There are at pres
emit some 800 railroads companies and
these will sooner or later be merged in
to twenty or thirty corporations II is
the inexorable logic of events, and the
tendency of the times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-17
ENGINEER BUYS ARANCH.
@. NJ Jones of Rock Island Gets Valu-
able Texas Property

Dalnart, Tex, Aug. 17.-C. M. Jones,
an engineer on the c. r. I. & P during
the early years and later occupying the
position of trainma ster for this COM
pany for the Ell Paso division, has been
in Dalhart for the past few days and
while here purchased ten sections of
patented land on the head waters of the
Retta Blanco cannon and will put sew
eral thousand dollars more IN the deal,
making 1T the finest ranch in the Pan
handle. 5l st&i H7r
While Mr.. Jones has no intention of
making any change in his connection
with the company he rightly recognizes
a good thing when he sees it and places
the deal as an investment, believing
road center in this territory and that
cheap land here will soon be thing of
the past.