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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Terrors Of the Lake.
Lake navigation mas it's terrors equs

Lake navigation mas its terrOrs equal
In many ways to those encountered on
the ocean. Violent storms have sent
many good boat and it's passengers
and crews to watery graves. The
stretch of go miles of water between the
east and west shores of Lake Michigan
hides beneath its surface terrible mys-
teries that may never be solved. \
One of these mysteries is the fate of
the steamship Chicora, last seen on the
morning ct January 81, 1895, when she
left Milwaukee for st. Joseph. She
fell victim Of the terrible storm that
broke within short time after she left
port, but where she went down no one
has ever been able to tell, though a re-
ward of $4,000 was offered any one
who could locate her. She carried %
persons down with her.
Other lake boats have so completely
disappeared that they have never been
located. Among these were the steam
ers Alpena and Doty, and the schoon-
ers Mary D. Aver and Thomas Hume,
But recently it was believed that the
hull of the Wells Burt had been found
OF Gross Point. She sank near this
point in 1882, and nothing was known
of her afterward., The case of the Al
pena was much like that of the Chico
"a She was last seen. of Holland
but where she went down no one
knows. -. 49,. ~ :,,.x.zssa@s j
| The greatest of the Lake Michigan
disasters was the sinking Of the steam.
Ter Lady Elgin, on September 8, 1860
She was carrying q church excursion
from Milwaukee to Chicago, and sank
OF Winnetka with 225 Of. her passen-
gers and crew. Less than 100 Of the
total number on board were saved. IS ].
s=sf WRIGHT 4. lPATTERsoN.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

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him to- do and without tears to relax
them: But he was building everything
on the picnic, and to-day was the day. ,.=
He was up before dawn, chattering Of
cows, pigs, bears, alligators and other
animals he expected to see in the co4n-
try. The time at last arrived and the
big wagon and its load of laughing chil-
dren. Such bunch! Big and little
girls and boys of all shades, from the
African black to the light hue of ths
mulatto, combed and curled and kinked.
Frizzes Of impossible kinkiness. "
Washington had been watching at the
window and when the wagon drew upto
the door he was ready with his bucket
and shovel and toy gun (for Long Is
land buffalo, probably. . -
But Washington overheard a CONVEX
sation! between the sisters and the driv-
er about poor little negro girl who was
dyingof consumption. She could not go,
and it was probably her last chance.
There was no room-no, they could get
another one in-poor little girl, she had
cried So: .,..] > ,-.s %.
The flags were waving for him and his
chum IN the street was calling to him,
but Washington would not go-no, he
did not feel we'll enough-but could he
speak to the sisters? A whisper and
protest, a few*tears THAT the little boy
on new crutches tried to hide, and the
buck et and shovel were put in the wagon
with instructions how to use them. !
LET the little colored chile W at is 60
ing to die see all de things she can in de
country, for, lady, mebby hebben amt
like dat" . =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
IivvE HERO a VEG JoM


There was room for but one more
writes 4 New FORK correspondent, and
that was q tight squeeze he Little Sis
ters Sof the Poor came for little Wash
ington Racvis ina big wagon. He could
not meet them at the mission as other
children did, for He was lame from u
fall. He had been wild to 80 On this par.
ticular picnic. He had been IN bed foi
months, and the doctor had promised
It he persisted in taking the exercises
he prescribed he would be well enough
to go. .sl iS,s rs. =: itEsl#s y fl5ts 81
Poor Washington! how he suffered Il
nights, but he was brave. It took al
the fortitude he could muster to stretcn
his muscles as the. doctor had ordered
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Hair Came Out Beautifully

There is still hope for .baldheaded
men. A Michigan philanthropist adj
vertises preparation of kerosene oil
which will certainly bring out the hair.
a :middle-aged gentleman: Detroit,
whose pate has become rather shiny,
tried it. While reading beside allow ~
light, he arose, struckethe burnerVfth
his head, and there was a sudden Hunt
nation. The hair. came out Beautifully
He IS now as bald as shaved big.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

The Montreal Herald says "a iso-5
lated Englishman would always re-
main an Englishman if his desert is
land were lin the North Atlantic.
There is q saying, however, that an
Engli shman drops his morals when he.
crosses the equator. That iss pretty
rough on those no live here down
under, but 1t need not be interpreted
more literally than to hintrat the influ-
ence Of climate on character. There
is nothing new in that thepry, .at least
since the, days Of Buckle. The idea
usually held, however, is that it is
only, q climate Of rigorous cold that:
can breed good men. On that ground
Canadians can look to. the future of.
their race with confidence, q knowing
that the virtues. Of energy, Industry.
determination and hardihood will in,
spire the generations yet unborn But
the fiercest and longest winter does
not call forth. that grim courage pa,
tient determination and unbreakable
hopefulness which alone can carry a
man safely through : seven Aus
tralian drought s3s - = = = s>5zst3s*&S &
There are, I think. few settlers in,
Canada who would stagger so1fdly on
like an Australian when he saw his
sheep dying by thousands land not a
blade Of green or drop Of water on
his holding. Even for the city man in.
his Office it needs more resolution and.
concentration of mind to dova heavy
days work ina nuggy atmosphere Of
100 degrees than It needs to face your:
widest winter storm. Yet slowly. but
surely, as the generations: follow each
other, this southern sun will wither
Australian energies. You see it, now
in the lounging gait OF those you meet
on the streets. Commercial men who
come to Australia all comment on the
easy-going way in which business is
conducted. ID: ,.~>-..,..n >. ., .-.,.u. .. a..
People not only do not hustle them
selves, but they do not bother their
heads about anyone who does. Often
one has to- make repeated calls, on q
man to settle a matter of business that
might easily have been arranged IN
five minutes. Punctuality and dis.
patch, however are not Australian
qualities. No person goes to work be-
fore nine o'clock in the morning, and
many business men, like the. fountains
In Trafalgar square and the clerks in
the foreign Office, play only from ten
to four o'clock. 1T is all very we'll for
the new chum to laugh at this, but
after year or two he may find that
he, too, has lost the secret of the.
strenuous life.z ..,.s..,::.,..e2A
OF course if Australians were wise,
they would adapt themselves more
than they do to the peculiarities of
their climate. A noon siesta is just as
suitable to Australia as it is to, Spain
or Italy or India. Far. more could be
accomplished in the day If business
was begun in the early morning and
suspended during the heat Of the day.
But, shackled by custom, the Aus
tralians keep not only tostke old Brit
ish working hours but to plum pud-
ding at midsummer Christmas and the
conventional silk hat and frock coat
for street wear. But though they may
stubbornly defy the climate: in these
respects, they cannot resist it's more
subtle influence on the general char
acter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
SEA MAMMALS BEING SHOT
Fast Whaling Steamers Armed with
Swivel Gums Are Now KILL.
ing Them OF. "

Two whaling stations have been es-
tablished in the i British isles and
three more are to be, reports the
New York Tribune. AS whaling
station costs $4,000, there must be
some evidence of a stock of whales
still in British waters. It seems only
question OF time, however, and no
very long time either, when these
mighty and harmless mammals shall
disappear altogether. Their path il
in the great Deep and they managed
Ito hold their own against the old class
Of whaleships and harpoons thrown by
hand, but It must go hard with then.
before the modern fast whaling steam.
er armed with swivel gums for the dis.
charge 81 harpoons.
& It is only since the invention IA 1860
of Foyn's destructive bomb harpoon an
explosive pro1ectile which bursts with-
in the carcass of: the animal, that the
Norwegian Whalers have dared to at.
tack the formidable sblaahval, Sibbald's
rofqua, or blue whale. Even with chs
armament the pursuit }of the most 81
gantic animal IN the world Is far from
being without danger. Talk Of hlg.
game shooting! What yarn can the
most experienced shikarl spin equal to.
one communicated by Thomas South
well to the current quarterly number
Of the The Annals of Scottish Natural.
History s 81
A blue whsle, harpooned sbysa. New
foundland whaler In Placentia bay In
March, 1908, not being struck IN vital
part tow5d the am WhaIer Pima
8 dlistancerof Ill es, the screw b.
ing reversed 6 full speed the whole
time. and NOT until as hours had
elapsed 'was Il exhausted and killed. Z,
uldsd seapsk S.
Sometimes buried Landscapes exist.
II countries nov. densely inn. bited.
: Recent invest has shawn inst
one lies benz he region - Inx 1snd.
! known - Oharnw 1foreest. me.
rocky pro5ect ions seen Their a,e No
polks and &c I'd 81 Nh
ehsin bslon1f @ Tie old "a sanl
I stons psgio
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
The Lake Boats.

The past five years and less has seen
remarkable change in the character
of the passenger boats running in and
out of Chicago. Previous to that time
the: boats carrying passengers to and
from lake ports, with but two or three
exceptions, were the veriest 4 tubs.
equipped with none Of the modern con-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
GIRL SLUGS BOLD WASHER
Hoosier Young Woman Uses Fist with
Good Effect on a Cheeky
Male Stranger.

That Washers run risk of their
lives when they accost Hoosier girls
was demonstrated in front of the court
house at Longansport, Ind, when Miss
Myrtle Robertson, daughter of Sheriff
s. c.. Robertson, of South Bend, ad-
ministered short arm jolt to one, and
sent him sprawling in the gutter.
His identity was not learned. He
took to his heels Immediately, and ran
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
HIS MEMORY WAS GOOD.
And He Recalled Something Which
Took the Insolent Lawyer =
Down a Bit.

A story is told of an eminent lawye.
receiving severe reprimand from a
witness whom he was trying to brow
beat. It was an important issue, and
in order to save his cause from defeat
it was necessary that the lawyer
should impeach the witness. He en-
deavored to do it on the ground of age,
in the following manner:
Glow old are your asked the Jaw
yer. ........
"seventy-two years. replied the
witness. -. -. ) 49, 49, s:,.." ,:yl,>
'Your memory, of course, is not. -
brilliant and vivid as it was 20 years
ago, is it," asked the lawyer.
II do not know but it is,' answered
Estate some circumstance which
occurred, say u, years ago.. said the
lawyer, and we shall be able to see
how we'll you can remember Es.
II appeal to your honor" said the
witness, IF am to be INTERCEPTED in
this manner; it is insolent!''' sss,n :.
..You had better answer the ques-
tion,'' replied the judge. w j 49,. i
i:.a3. eyes, sir; state it, " said the lawyer.
y. "Well, sir, il you compel me to do
It, !. will: About u. years ago you
i studied in Judge - - 8 office, did you
not { .za - - q
8 Yes, answered the lawyer. ii
I - Well, sir, | remember your father
coming into my Office. and saying I'd
me: Mr. 49,: ~, my, son SIS to be ex-
amined tomorrow, and l. wish: you
would lend me SIS to buy him q suit
of clothes, ! I remember also, sir, tina;
from that day to this he has never
paid me that sum. That, 81, ! remem-
her IS though .it were yesterday :
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(3) "Ha, ia! 7 >fackins, knew thou
colldst: not resiste me, sweet mayd.
Verify, I could tarry- But alasse and
alack! an angry voice from ye rear inter
rupted We amorous dallyings OF ye rogue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
pro1ano Criticix,n

ss35Sts Xl1lI1C31ss.a 81
Crybber4-1I see that Dc Ruyter has
written Sdrsma IN blank verse
Scrybbler eS the blaaik 4 verse
syuu ever read Cincinnati weekly c.
xette. 81 80
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25
IN FAVOR or HEARST.
sesndinavians Have Preference Fer
the New York Man.

New York, March 25.-Four hundred
scandinavans in Brooklyn expressed
by rising vote their preference for
Representative William r. Hearst for
4he Democratic nomination for pres
iden The vote was taken at 80
cial" of The Scandinavian Democratic
club of Kings count, which has
membership Of 500. Three hundred Of
the members and two hundred OF their
friends were present
President Enoch Olsen delivered an
address. in which he said that the clul
had only been in existence six weeks.
and tha he hoped before it was a year
old ali OF The $4,000 scandinavians in
Brooklyn would Join It. He said that
his oountrymen ought to stand togeth.
er at elections
I'VE are entering upon a presiden-
tial campaign" he said. From what J
have been able to gather there is a
Widespread sentiment among the Scan
.dinavians for Congressman Hearst for
president ! should like to make a
test vote here, and will ask all those
who would vote for Mr. Hearst to
rise"
Every man in the room jumped to
his feet
1T looks to me- said Mr. Olsen.
"as if Mr.. Hearst would be unanimous
" nominated and elected IT it were
left to the Scandinavians."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25
APPROPRIATED
TO GREER COUNTY CASE

well have been the dividing line in
tended 10 the treaty OF 1919
In 1888 treaty was concluded be
tween the United States and the re-
public of Texas in reference 10 the
boundary lines between them, in which
it was provided that to avoid future
disputes ind collisions between the
United States aad Texas a portion Of
the boundary line should be run. and
commissioners were appoin ed for thar
purpose In said convention # was
agreed that until the line is marked
ont as is provided in the foregoing trti
Gle, each Of the contracting parties
shall continue TO exercise jurisdic i5-
In all territory over which it's iurisdic-
tion has heretofore been exercised,
etc.
The republic Of Texas from the
first had claimed jurisdiction over this
territory In 1s43 some Texas troops
went into the territory here in dis
pute and were arrested and dsarmed
by soldiers OF the United States.
Between the admission OF Texas as
state and 1860 frequent efforts we're
made both by the United States and
Texas to adjust definitely and salts.
factorily the question Of boundary.
but without practical result.
In 1860 the state of Texas created
the disputed territory into a county
and attached same to another county
for governmental and judicial pur-
poses, and in 1886 organized the coun.
ty and established free county gov
ernment.
AT least from 1860 Texas elaine a
and maintained complete jurisdiction
over this territory II was made sub.
iect TO her laws The territory wits
placed in congressional, senatorial
legislative and judicial districts by the
state. Taxes were levied and collect.
ed by the state, 10 an things the state
asserted her right Of complete sover
eighty and jurisdiction over this ter
ritory and exercised same, though not
without some protest from the United
States
In some respects the United States
recognized the sovereignty df Texas
over this territory.
In 1879 congress passed an act
creating The northern judicial district
Of the state Of Texas and the terri
tory embraced in the following named
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader
Washington, D. c., March 25.-The
house committee on claims has favor
ably reported Representative stephens
bin abproprating s50,S75 So to be
paid to the state Of Texas. in the ad-
justment of a claim between the state
and national government arising from
the transfer Of Greer county from the
state OF Texas TO the United States.
In the report the committee says
Greer couny contains about i511,-
576 II acres 4 land and Hes cas- OF
the one hundredth meridian of longi-
tude 1t lis bound on the north and
east by the North Fork of the Red riv.
er. aud on the south by what Is now
known as the South Fork o. the Red
river formerly known as Prairie Dog
Town river.
The country now constituting Tex
as belonged to Mexico. which was
port of the monarchy of Spain up to
1924, when Mexico became a separate
and independent power. Texas remain.
ed part of Mexico until 1886, when
she asserted her independence and by
The valor OF her arms established her
self as an independent republic, and
in 1S45 was admitted as a state. her
northern boundary corresponding with
what was formerly the northern
boundary of Spanish and Mexican ter
ritory
In 1879 the United States and Spain
made treaty defining the boundary
lines between the two nations, and the
.diffarences between the United states
and Texas arose many years after
wards by reason Of conflicting inter
preistions placed upon this treaty.
The United States contend that the
boundary line followed Red river nm.
ian it reached the true one hundredth
meridian.
But the determination of this ques-
tion in favor of the Uni-ed States did
not determine the ownership Of the
disputed territory, because after the
Red river passed the one hundredth
meridian as laid down on Melsh's
map, and before IL reached the true
one hundredth meridian, the river
forked both forks extending 10 a gen
ersl northwesterly direction, both OF
about the same length, having about
the, same flow, draining about the
same area. either one OF which could
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25

counties as now constituted shall com.
pose said district, namely and among
'he counties given was that of Greer
III is further fact that the post.
offices established in this territory bv
the United STA es mp to December
1856, were established as in Greer
county. Texas.
With the settlement of The dispufed
territory by hcmeseekers thera came
renewed demand hat the question Of
'he righttul sovereignty over this ter.
ritory should be finally determined
an after repeated efforts under
which the attorney general of the
united Safes vas directed TO insti.
tute IN the supreme court OF the Unit
cd sites a suit In equity AGAINST the
state Of Texas, Sc ing forth the title
and claim n The United States tn
Greer county and the suit was accord.
ngiy hled During its pendencv the
state OF Texas was enjoiued by fed
eral judge from The collec ion OF any
taxes in the disputed territory. hut nm.
I'll its decision on March rs. 1896
Texas continued to maintain there tho
administration OF her laws. and ex.
Tended to Greer county an the bene-
hts and advantages extended to other
counties In the state.
I'm the decision of the case the
court determined that the one hund.
redth meridian of longitude referred
to in the treaty was astronomicany 10.
Gated, and because the souh fork Of
the Red river flowed IN a more wester-
iy course than the north fork II was
the true dividing line contemplated
by the treaty Of 1919. ana as conse.
quence Of this decision Greer county
passed from he jurisdiction of Texas
into that of the United states
While this territory was under the
jurisdiction of Texas. The s'ate refus.
ed to sell any lands therein because of
the uncertainty of being able ultimate
ly to make good titles thereto, and the
revenue to the state from Greer county
was derived solely from Texas ccllect-
ed upon the personality and rents upon
certain leases made. and the expendi-
ture by the state in behalf Of Greer
county exceeded all the revenues de-
rived from this territory by ,he
amount OF he appropriation contain
ed In The bin under consideration.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25

Peoples ticket at Alva: Fred Har-
dy, mayor; D. G. Wilhite. police judge;
w c. Darby. marshal; Claud McCrory
attorney; T. F. Fennessey, treasurer;
c. G Collier. tssessor; A. l. Circle
street commissioner; Harry Sloat
school treasurer; councilmen. G "
MoNeeley, p. A. Moore, 2. A. Haines,
T. II. Temple; school board james
Fennessey, Bert Van Fleet A. T.
Sniggs, L. r Wilson; justices of the
peace, w T Drake and B. F. Barnett;
constables, w w. Campbell and c. T.
Morton
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25
Working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless, little workers-Dr
Kings New Life Pills Millions are
always at work night and day, curing
lndiges ION, Biliousness, Constipation,
Sick Headache and all Stomach, Liver
and Bowel troubles Easy pleasant,
safe. sure Only 25c at F. B. Lille
Co.'S drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25
II Saved His Leo.

p. a. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga,
suffered for six months with fright
full running sore on his leg; but writes
that Bucken's Arnica salve wholly
cured IL in five days For Ulcers,
Wounds Piles, IT'S the best salve in
the world Cure guaranteed. only
2S cts Sold by r B. Lille & Co, drug
glsts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25
MSAFE CURE" CURES WEAK KIDNEYS.

purihes and strengthens the kidneys and enables them their will
bladder and health
o
toour
free
Co er,N Y.
WARMERS SAFE PILLS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-25

A planter named Anderson. who has
leases on the Choctay-Chickasaw
line. will cultivate an s.O00-acre cot
ton field this season.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-03-03

Altho the play committee and others
connected with the Forthcoming pro-
ductiOn of Baron Humbug" by the
Roosevelt club have used strenuous ef-
forts to suppress the news, various
rumors have been floating around Of
late that all was not as smooth and
serene within the camp as could be
wished; but it is only to-day that the
full particulars became known.
In the Baron Humbug'' cast is a
human happy family" composed Of
Princess Dazikoff and her internation-
al step-daughters. The princess, hav-
ing married in succession an Ameri-
OF whom was a widower with two
charming daughters, is the happy CD
step-mama Of delightful, but va
riegated family.
At the beginning of the rehearsals
all was as serene as a summers day;
but as time passed on and the rela-
tons between Russia and Japan be-
family showed unmistakable signs of
friction. Gilbert Byron in his posi-
ton as dramatic coach, had laid up
severe trials for himself in his added
role Of Princess Dazikoff, by his fire.
quent instructions to the players to en-
ter into the spirit Of their respective
parts. The advice was well meant;
but dire results have followed. The
boys got SO thoroly in sympathy with
their parts that as relations between
Russian and Japan became more
strained, decided coldness was no
ticed between those members cast for
the Japanese portion of the Dazikoff
family and those of the Russian part;
and when hostilities finally broke out
an open rupture of peaceful relations
| occurred, which the diplomatic efforts
of the princess and her American
daughters could not avert. ~
For time it looked as tho "Baror
Humbug" would have to be produced
without these interesting members OF
the cast; but earnest efforts on the
part of Paul Higbee and other mem.
! bers of the play committee finally in
| duced a state of armed neutrality
| which now exists.
So, in case you have noticed Staff
| Bishop or Walter Gooch passing by
such erstwhile fast friends as TimmJ
Thompson or Walter Winslow, on Mic.
ollet avenue without a sign of recogni
ton, and have speculated on the cause
of the trouble, you are now in the
secret, the two former belong to the
Russian faction, the latter to the Jap
| aneSe.