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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

: One day she varied the usual for
mula, and when he asked her s.Who
has taken your feet from the mire
and the clay?" she answered him with
Sob. p, ,. - a.
He had never seen her cry before,
and with an uncomfortable impulse
he lifted her into his arms. She lay
there choking with emotion. Suddenly
she checked herself, and with closed
eyes kissed him gently. It was the
first caress she had given him and
he triumphed patfrnally. 'I thought.
little one," he murmured, .'that you
did not kiss in Japan" Dr. ). s u Il
Bushes stole over her cheeks, and
she knelt at Ills feet. With her head
bowed on his knees she whispered:
EE"He has taken my. feet ..S&.ssz% .:$s,s szs
From the mire and the clay ss
And set them on the Rock up Edgeways...
The mate was puzzled and thought
great thoughts. All his dreams now
were of living ashore with his newly
found daughter. He decided that he
would keep her in q good boarding
school where he would call every
afternoon; he wondered il his
wife would quite agree to take Mo-
Koran to the country with them for
dinner of a Sunday; he tried to fancy
how the girl would look ii European
dress, and most often he simply
smiled upon her largely So ne
dreamed and she grew int his heart
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

But her arms never met about his
neck, and her final act of worship
was unaccomplshed. She and her
God were dead.-Overland Monthly.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

Madison, Wis, jan 27.-The
Bosrd of Regents of the State Uni
yersity held a meeting last night to
consider the subject OF. gambling
among professors and students It
was expected that a statement
would be issued to-day, but before
the board was ready to act the dis
covery was made that gambling
was s. prevalent in fraternity hou.
ses that any attempt, to stop the
practice by forbidding the patro-
nizing Of down town resorts would
be sf little value. One student
said to the regents:
Every fraternity house in the
cityis worse than a gam bling hell.
Th6young men who come from the
country are being deliberately fee
eed by their fraternity brethern.
This statement was sufficient to
cause a renewal Of the investigation
the purpose of which has hitherto
been only to discover the students
who have patronized gambling
houses.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

the folly of examining . a child,s
mind. He favored the suppression
Of the greater part of the lessons Of
the curriculum. In their places,
as occupation for young minds, he
suggests that children should learn
to serve themselves as much as pos
sible.
t.The first condition of a good
education," he says, sis to make
the. child feel that the things, be
uses doanot fall from heaven all
made, but are the work of Others"
He thinks it is more important
that children should learn to make
their own beds, brush their own
clothes and clean their own shoes
than to know French or history.
His ideal in this matter is to
Danish the lie from the education
of the child. s.How can we expect
a child to be sincere" he asks,
when the world is full of lies ,un-
der the benevolent name of social
convictions?"
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

Chicago, Feb. "A blizzard
which was felt most severely on
the great lakes, swept last night
and today over the whole Middle
West. It buried railroads in snow
drifts many feet deep, tore down
telegraph and telephone wires, put
a stop to electric light plants and
thus left businessin a state of pa.
ralysis.
Snow was accompanied by an
extremely high wind which in many
places tore down telegraph poles and
upreoted trees.
Chicago was for some time to-
day cut off from all communication
with the world. Cleveland was
in the same plight. Railroads
could only be operated by signal,
50 that trains had to feel their way.
The blizzard reached the Ohio
Valley in time to check food
which reached the danger-point at
CINCINNATI tonight.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

l = 4-.a v
Waterloo, Neb., Jan. 27.-Five
robbers blew up the vault Of the
Citizens, Bank of this place at q a.
M. to-day while half of the !, peo-:
pie Of the town looked helplsssly
on. The robbers escaped with $5,.
900, all the cash on hand, and q
lot Of securities. 4.-5...-5.s., s..
Bloodhounds brought here from
Lincoln at noon to-day led q posse
to q barn mile and a half north of
town, WHARF a roll of the stolen bills
was found under a plank. The
hounds took up the trail from that
point again, and the robbers will no
doubt be captured.
Waterloo was, aroused by the
terrific explosion and the
loud ringing of the burglar-a1arm
ION the outside Of Citizens Bank.
Men, headed by Vice President
Robins on, of the bank, hurried to
the bank, but were halted on the
sidewalk opposite the bank by three
masked men, who covered them
with reyolvers. The thieves told
the citizens that they had come to
get the money in the vault and in
tended to do go. Their spokes-
man said that the first man to cross
the street would die.
The bank was fully lighted, and
the citizens standing at bay Ia the
darkness could see two maeked men
working at the vault: AS they
watched three different charges OF
dynamite were exploded and finally
the vault was burst asunder.
Then the two men went inside
and reappeared with two sacks into
which, it was subsequently, learned
they had stuffed all the money and
securities. The dynamiters Joined
the three men in front of the bank,
and all i've started off on run in
the darkness, sending back fusi-.
lade of bullets as they ran.
Eventually the eitizans mustered
up sufficient courage to return the
fire, and soon afterward five pos ses
were out on the trail of the robbers.
The searchers were unable to get
the slightest trace of the fugitives
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07
Tragedy Averted.

Just in the nick of time our lit.
tie boy was saved" writes Mrs. w
w. Watkins Of Pleasant City, Ohio
Pneumonia had played sad havoc
with him and terrible cough had
set in besides. Doctors treated him
but he grew worse every day. AT
length we tried DR., Kings New
Medical Discovery for Consumption
and our darling was saved. He's
now sound and well. Every body
ought to know, it's the only sure
cure for Coughs, Colds and all
ungssdissas ss. Guaranteed by Gra-
ham and Wortham Druggists.
Price soc and $I.oo. Trial Bottles
free.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

Washington. Jan. 31.-Navy de-
partment officials heard with spe-
oial interest today the report that
the German agent were treating for
the purchase Of two Chilean battle
ships. The fact that Germany has
already large navy led to the BE-
lief that, if the, report were true she
was looking to some necessity near
at hand fora sudden increase. Of
her navy. 3ssss3 .ase s gs
Navy officials recalled the fact
that just before the. war with Spain
that country rushed into the mark
ct for ships Of war, and was antici-
pated by the. United States both in
Brazil and England, where the AL
bany was purchased. sssssi5af3f f.is
After the report was received here
the secretary of the navy went to
the White House, but it was stated
that the call was merely on pend
ing social matter. r E s
"'The United States does not want
any Of the Chilean battle ships, nor
is. it tying to buy them," was the
comment of the officials Of the, ma
Wy department competent to speak
on the subject.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

Vienna, Jan. 3o.-There was
stormy scene in the Reichsrath to-
day over the sugar question, neces-
stating the suspension y of the sit
ting. A number of sugar. refners
met in one of the committee
rooms without authorization, with
the object of placing their views
before the Legislators, and the ma
jority yaof the members Of the Reichs-
rath indignantly denounced this, as
an attempt to establish. a sub-par-
lament within parliament. The
house was soon in state of pande.
monium filled with the shouts of,
denunciation on the part Of menu
bers, who wildly. gesticulated and
hurled threats at those who had
permitted the "desecration of the
parliamentary precincts.
The sitting was finally: suspend
ed in order to allow OF. the intruders
being turned out. Of the house. A
number of members of the peoples
party and socialists invaded the
committee room occupied by the
sugar refners. shouting, "Out with
the riff raffl" Most of the occu-
pants left the room. Those vino re.
fused to go were elected by force.
On the resumption of the sitting
the Reichsrath ratified the Brussels
sugar convention and then passed
the third reading of the sugar tax
alton bill.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

until the arrival Of the bloodhounds
which picked up the scent with
wonderful celerity.
tits said the robbers stole a bug
gy near the city, and so were able
to get far away before the posses
had even started.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07
GREW KILLED CAPTAIN AND OF
,FICERs AND THREW BODIES
OVERBOARD.
bling in Wisconsin Universi ty
Married her. Uncle and Wants
Divorce-Storms In the
East Bold Bank
Robbery-Othe
News. go.

Liverpool, Feb. 3.-Four of the
five survivors Of the burned British
bark Veronica have been arrested
on charge of having mutinied. mur;
dered Capt. Shaw and seven Of the
crew and then set fire to the vessel.
| The vessel left Ship Island, Miss.
Oct. 6, for Montevideo, Uruguay.
Three of the prisoners are Ger
mans apd the other is an Ameri-
can, William Smith who shipped
at a Mississippi port.
The five survivors were landed
here to-day by the British steamer
Brunswick, Captain Brown, from
Maranham, Brazil, whichIpicked
them up at sea before reaching
Madeira.
The Veronica's cock negro
manned Moses Thomas, had made a
statement to Cap. Brown which
caused him to cable to Scotland
Yard. .Sa ..-....- .....s~..s
The Fonr arrested .seamen say
the Veronica was abandoned on
dec. 20, becausa. she was on fire;
that the chief officer and q seaman,
died on board her; that Capt. Shaw
and some of the crew lett in enc
boat, and that the men brought
here left in another boat and sue
ceeded in reaching Cajuira Island
Dec. IS in a starving condition after
drifting for five days, living on
eleven biscuits and a small barrel
of water, aud being picked up by
the BrunsWick three days later
The cook, however asserts that
the men. led by the boatswain, a
! German, mutinied. and murdered
the captain chief Officers and others
and threatened to kill him if he
betrayed them.
He says the murders were plan
ned 50 the victims had no chance
|of defending themselves. Each
was stunned or murdered separately
by the matineers, who lay in wait
for them in dark part of the ship
armed with Delaying pins. The
bodies were then thrown over
board. ,zz=,s=..7.+
Thomas says he barrieaded hin-
self and begged hard for mercy or
he would of suffered the same fate.
FseY ts-5 Ts-t y.ts4 T. se.- sfztN
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07
BUYING WARsHPS.
GERMANY SAID TO BE IN THE
MARKET FOR CHILEAN
VESSELS.
Supposed to Anticipate Trouble
With Uncle Sam, Over Ven
ezuela-Big Contract by
Americans in Russia
Other News.

Santiago de Chile, Jan. 31.-Pri-
vate agents Of Germany have pro-
posed to the government the imme-
diate purchase of the Chilean bat
tleship Captain Pratt and the arm :
.ored cruiser Esmeralda and have
offered to take over the warships
now being built in Europe for Chile.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

Nebster City, Ia., Feb. "A
fea rful storm, accompanied by "a
high. wind which overspread Iowa
last night, will cause great loss .zot
stock in this section. About six
inches of snow fell ON a level. but
drifts from four to ten feet are piled
up Z raffic is almost blockaded
and al wires are down. Trains
have been from three.to eight hours
late last night and today.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

New York, Jan. 31.-American
interests have obtained three con-
tracts within the last few days fol-
the construction of electric sys.
TENS in Russia, England and Hol.
land which will represent an ex.
penditure of $65, ,0O0, 600.
The most important contract and
the largest of any description ever
obtained by Americans abroad is
for the building of an extensive up.
to-date system of electric traction
in st. Petersburg. y
After more than years practi-
scsHy incessant negotiations with
the various Russian authorities,
Murray A. Vernor, of Pittsburg,
backed by New York capital, has
gained the important concession.
The entire construction will cost
not less than $50, ,Ooo, ,0o0.
The offer of the. American syndi-
cate was in the first instance reject
ed by the St. Petersburg municipal
authorities, they being hostile to
foreign tenders in general and to
the American scheme in particular.
The decision, however, did mot
bak the Americans, who, much to
the ichagrins of the Tramway Com
missionsof the Muscovite capital,
entered into direct negotiations
with M. Witte, the Russian minis
ter of finance, who has, according
to private advices just to hand, fin
ally approved Of the enterprise. 1
s The project involves the con-
struction of an underground rail-.
way, the changing of the network
Of existing horse tramways into e.
lectric roads, the tying up of the
Catherine canal, the building of Is
iron bridges across the river Neva,
the conversion Of hospital into
huge power station, and the erec-
ton of new hospital, which alone
will entail an expenditure of: $3,-
900, ,oe0.
s The syndicate is to deposit the
capital sum fer the whole of the
construction with the minister of
finance, without interest. The g.
quipment will be built by the West
inghouse Company, which is to con-
struct large manufacturing plant
in Russia.
London, Feb. 3.-Amelia Sach
and Annie Walters, 'sbaby farm
- L -
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

Paris, Jan. 25.-Telstoi believes
we overeducate our children.
The great Russian in letter to
a friend recently spoke al length on.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

St Louis, Feb. By interposi-
ton of Providence, Harry Tobin,
motorman on the. Lee avenue,
Transit line, believes the life Of
John Duff, 5-year-old son of G. w.
Duff, 4,237 Lee avenue, was saved.
Others .ascribe the child's escape to
other reasors.
The car was nearing Red Bluff
and Lee avenues when Motorman
Tobin saw the little boy on the car
tracks. There was no chance to
avoid striking the child.
Tobin set his brake hard, rever-
.sed his power, dropped his fender
and knelt in prayer. His prayer
was. heard. a q e5
When the car was stopped, the
child was found laying on, the low
er partof the life saving device. He
was unhurt save for g. aslights bruise
and cut on the hand. 81 s
The accident was witnessed by
the; mother of the little fellow and
she was shocked into insensibility.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

Eugene, Or, Feb: 3.-charles
Gates was shot through the left
arm last Sunday BY his cousin,
Earl Gates. The young men were
hunting cougars near Croy Postof-
fee, and were in pursuit Of alarge
one, when Earl mistook his cousin
for cougar through the UNDER
brush and fred at him. To his
horror he learned that the bullet
had taken effect in the muscles of
his cousins left arm. The wounded
man was taken to his home and
treated, and the wound is not seri-
GUS.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07


Chicago, Feb. ga dispatch to
the Chronicle from st. Paul says:
Cole Younger, who was paroled
from Saltwater penitentiary two
years ago with his brother, Jim,
will be given a conditional pardon
tomorrow by the state board of
pardons, which will admit of the
|ex-bandit returning to his former
home in Missouri. Warden VOL
fer, of Saltwater prison, has recom-
mended full pardon.
The board, however, will make
the pardon conditional. Younger
probably will be ordered never to
return to Minnesota, and his move
ments will be restricted in many
ways. His health is not good at
present.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

London, Feb. 3.-Amelia Sach
and Annie Walters, ''baby farm
ers," were hanged at Hallway Jail
today. The women were recon-
.mended to mercy on account of
their sex, but the Home Secretary
was unable to grant the reprieve
usually recorded. The women
walked to the scafold unaided. and
displayed remarkable nerve. No
woman had previously been hanged
in England since March 1900.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07

ST Louis, Feb. "A wind storm
which gained a velocity Of so miles
an hour prevailed during the grea-
ter part Of last night and.this fore
noon, causing much minor damage
and proetratsng telephone and tele-
graph wires in every direction. A
furry of snow accompanied the
Storm with prospects of a heavier
fall before night. The temperature
lis falling. For. several hours st
Louis was entirely cut off from wire
communication with Chicago and
the East except by round about
routes. e.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02
Tinned the Chief Lnstice.

Not unlike some other great men,
United States Chief Justice Marshall
gave little attention to dress or to per-
sonal appearance, although his face
was unusually handsome. A story Is
told of young man who had recently
removed to Richmond. This newcomer
saw in the market rusty-looking old
man making his way through the en-
trance, and, walking up to him, abrutly
asked him If he would not like to make
quarter by carrying turkey home
for him. The old man quietly took the
turkey and walked behind the newly
arrived citizen without word until the
latter had reached his own gate.
"Catchw said the young man, tossing
a quarter to his hireling.
The old man caught the ninepence
and as he turned to walk away a gen
tleman passing by bowed deferentially
to him.
"Who is that shabby old fellowT
asked the turkey buyer.
"The Chief Justice of the United
States" was the reply.
"ImpossibleE stammered the blum
derer "Why did he bring the turkel
WHY"
ITO teach you lesson In good breed
ing" interrupted the gentleman. III
will glvethe money away before he get
home, but have no doubt he is enjoy
ing the Joke you have so condescend
ingly given him" "-Lippincott's Maga
| zine
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

NOTHING GOES TO WASTE.
Chemistry Has Found Uses for Wha'
Were Once Refuse Pro 'ucts.

Chemistry Has Found Uses for What
Were Once Refuse Pro 'ucts.
There is no such thing as waste PROD
not in the industries of the present days
Everything is wheat that comes TO the
mill of the manufacturers. In every
big factory now there is a chemist
whose business 1t is to find out what
can be done with the refuse. In the
hacking house every particle of grease
is extracted from 1t and sent to the soap
factory. The residue Is converted INTO
fertilizer and sold to the farmer. But
tons and knife handles are made from
the horns and bones and the scraps are
ground into bonemeal for feeding poul-
try. Glue and gelatine come from the
hoofs and the bristles and hair are used
in making brushes and for putin INTO
mortar. The hide, Of course, Is tanned
and made into leather
In making coal gas, ammonia, car
bonic acid. acetic acid, coal tar ana
various nitrogen compounds are also
produced From coal tar many line
dyes are made. From crude petroleum
are made kerosene, gasoline, naphtha,
paraffin and vasellne. A still heavier
OH. left as a residue, is used for axle
grease, and the carbon is turned mo
sticks for electric lights, The sulphurlc
acid used for purifying the products OF
petroleum is recovered and turned into
fertilizer for farms where there Is too
much phosphate rock, which Is thus dis
solved.
Cream of tartar is made from the
residue Of wine factories. Cotton seeds
are stripped of lint for making paper
They are then crushed for the oil and
the meal is pressed into cakes for feed
ing stock or burning as fuel. II th'
cakes are burned the ashes are so ricf
in potash that they are used for fertillz
ing tobacco plants. From the oil comes
good quality Of salad oil. Combined
with beef suet II makes cottolene, whicl
is used as substitute for lard Tn
crudest part Of the oil goes to the soal
factory and the various washings ant
refnings make It yield glycerln. Thi
in turn, besides being used incidentally
helps to make nitroglycerin, the explc
, sive.
) These are only a few Illustrations o
how the chemists make profitable us
of refuse, branch of the various IL
dustries that people in general knoy
, little about
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

A REMARKABLE OLD WOMAN.
Bereft of Three Senses, Her Life To
Still Full of sunshine.

Bereft of Three Senses, Her Life To
Still Full of sunshine.
A most remarkable woman is Miss
Lucy Reed, of Dandy, VT, who, al
though deaf, dumb and blind, leads a
useful and cheerful existence. Dandy
is a quiet little village in the heart of
the Green Mountains. There for sew
enty-six years Miss Reed has lived.
During sixty-five years she has been
In her present plight. At the age of
10 she suffered from scarlet fever,
which left her deaf. Loss Of speech
soon followed, and a year later the
added misfortune of loss Of sight was
visited upon her. But the little body
did not despair. She rapidly learned
to do all sorts of useful things about
the house. She darned the stockings
mended the clothing and even made
new garments. She evlnced a passion
for making patchwork quilts. In which
she became very expert.
The old woman cuts out the block;
after various patterns which she de
vises herself, selects the colors by thu
sense of taste or smell. and rarely err
in the selection Of the proper shade
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

VINO has received a shot through tne
heart. His face was deadly pale, and
his hands were clutched upon his knees.
"Your wi--i-lfeT gasped the old man.
starting up and taking a step towards MS
nephew.
"Yes. my dear father" Lobois replied.
~ am the happy man. The sweet child
has accepted me as her husband. anu
why should she not? She owed her very
life TO me, and in gratitude she rewarded
me with her hand"
"But not yet, Simon! You are not mar
riedY'
"Most assuredly we are"
"No, no; that is impossible! Louise
would never have done
"Hold, sir! We will have no argument
about t. Here is the document that will
satisfy you"
Thus speaking, Simon took a paper
from his pocket, which he opened and
handed to the marquis. 1t was legal
certificate-an attested copy Of the rec,
ord-bearing the seal and signature Of
the colonial clerk, and youching for tht
legal marriage of Simon Lobois ana
Louise st. Julien. The old man read 1t
and then, with deep groan, the paper
fell from his hand. Quick as thought
Goupart picked it up. The hope ha'
flashed upon his mind that the documen
might be forgery; but as his eye Feste'
upon it, the hope passed away, for n
knew it was a legal transcript OF the rec
ord. The paper dropped from his hand
too, and he sank back into his chair; IN
thing had come with thunder-erash up
on him, and for the moment he was un
able to speak. But one look into the rae
Of Lobois started his heart to life agail
(To be contnuedl
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

the boys of the Eighth Wisconsin IN
fantry to adopt Old Abe, the celebrated
war eagle, as their mascot in the civil
war. Abe's public career began In
1851. He had the true spirit the poets
sung of. Perched on his stick, Abe
fearlessly watched the horrors of TWEEN
ty-seven severe battles and as many
skirmishes. When his company was
mustered out the eagle entered civil
life with the grace he had shown In
war. He was exhibited through the
country at soldiers reunions. attended
the sanitary fair at Chicago, occupied
prominent place at the Philadelphia
centennial, and was the means of rails
ing funds for many a good cause.
Abe gave the alarm of fire at the
Capitol which broke out near his cage
and when he was rescued it was found
the smoke had injured his lungs. He
died March 26, 1881, and his body
handsomely mounted, is an object OF
great curiosity in the War Museum al
Madison, Wis.