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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

souTH1NaToN, CONN.,, SELECT.
MAN WANTS NEW LAW.
TO PUNISH WIFE BEATERS
He Says He Has Received Assurances
OF Support for Legislation He
Will ASK For from Next
Legislature.

Bridgeport. - Selectman Augustine
Martin Lewis, of the town of Southing-
ton, favors the whipping post for wife
heaters; At a recent meeting of the
managers of charity boards and select
men, held in Hartford, Mr.. Lewis advo-
Gated the advisability of having a whip
ping post bill introduced at the coming
session of the general assembly He
said:
If a bill is introduced will not be
the only one who will support it. From
all over the state l have received as
surances Of support. Still; meet a
few persons who hold up their hands
in horror and declare that to return
to the whipping post would be going
back to the days of barbarism. Then.
too, there are politicians who admit
that a whipping post would be good
thing, yet they fear it would cause
trouble for the party passing the meas
ure, and it would lose votes in conse-
Quence.
"A wife beater is too lazy to work for
his family. When he is arrested and
placed in prison he is comfortable, and
gets three square meals a day. / have
several times asked men arrested in
Southingt0n what would become Of
their families when they are in Jail,
and invariably their answer has been:
What do I care for my family!', am
of the opinion that dose of the whip
ping post for such men would have a
good effect, not only on the ones
whipped, but on others who have a
leaning toward wife beating and neg
lecting their families.
Il should be very conservative il l
had the framing of a whipping post
law. have never advocated a whip
ping post for thieves and other GRIM
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
WHAT HE GOT THEM WITH
No Ailments in tho Crowd, But the
e gakir Had Something That 4
Sold Quickly. 8, Pm IS

"Gentlemen," began the fakir AZ he AZ
ranged numerous bottles on little tabls
ct downtown street corner and prepared
for business, has anyone in this crowd
got Z toothache ?" -; 1'' ~ '':@zs% 7 7
10 one answered, relates the Chicaeo
Inter Ocean. - 3
..s Hs: anyone an earachs or head
Not man had anything to ray. "a {
VERY well, then; but are you troubled
with insomnia? Are you low spirited.
cider"
The appeal was like the other-in vain.
The crowd elbowed each other, but no
"very well, gentlemen; very wen. Now.
= there anyone here who INDUCES in IN:
to1icants and wishes to conceal the fact
from the women foIks1 Il 30, I gaaran.
tee that one drop Of this marvellous
preparation placed on the tongue will IA.
SANITY remove the odor Of any =
There vas = mad rush from all direc.
lions, and for the next FIVE minutes 10
gave change and passed out the bottles
with both hands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
MOTHER OF THIRTY
MEETS DEATH ALONE,
Not One Of Them with Her When She
Died in a Hospital in
Denver.

Denver.-"One of the most remark
able patients at the county hospital,
to my mind" said DIR. Charles
Swindt, of the county hospital re-
Gently, has just died. She was Mrs.
Mary Gillespie, woman of sc years.
During her lifetime she was the
mother of 80 children, and, what was
the strangest of all, they consisted of
Is pairs of twins.
Mrs. Gillespie came to the hospital
in 1901. She had emigrated to the
United States in 1910 from England,
where she was born. In 1896 she
came to Colorado for her health, as
she was suffering from tuberculosis,
not seriously, but enough to bring
her to this state from Massachusetts,,
where she had made her home since
coming from England. imagine that
her life had not been a happy one,
though during her stay here she
steadily refused to tell anything Of
her past history save the part that I
have just related.
when she came to us at the age
of 81 practically all signs of tuber-
culosis had disappeared, and the
woman was suffering from nothing
save old age and generally decrep1t
condition. In this condition she
might have lived had she not, about
three days before her death, fallen
and broken her thigh bone. The ut
most that medical skill could do for
her was done, bue all to no avail. Her
system was too feeble to stand the
shock.
"Of her thirty children we have only
succeeded in locating one, Mrs Eva
Hildebrand, of Sioux CITY, Ia, who
upon hearing of her mothers death
wrote us and offered to pay funeral
expenses"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
WHO IS MORE GULLlBLE?
The City Man Is Not Bit Behind His
Country Cousin in This
Respect.

us the man ot.the country. more guilt
BILE than the man Of the city," asked
an observant man, in the New Orleans
Times-Democrat. There is suspicion
that an answer in the affirmative would
1T the case. Yet, it may not be so.
An interesting experiment has recently
been made, according to story that
comes out Of New York, and the result
seems to have been little disastrous.
According to the story this attempt to
prove that the residents of the country
districts are, more gullible than those
OF the city has nearly resulted in a jail
sentence for college student employed
as street car conductor In Brooklyn.
He Is said to be a member of we'll
known family in Maine, and was a
student at Brown university in the class
of 'O6.
Financial reverses sustained by the
family compelled him to seek work in
the city, and he became a conductor not
long ago. In July a friend Of the con-
ductor residing in Maine received a
letter offering to sell him, at low rates,
counterfeit money made in Mexico.
The Maine man turned the letter over
to the secret service officials and the
conductor soon after was arrested. He
was indicted and has been in Jail since
July. The prisoner explained that the
letter was only joke and an expert
|'ment in sociology, finally giving the
district attorney his true name. which
he formerly had concealed. Investiga-
ton proved the story to be true, and
when the case came before Federal
Judge Holt the district attorney ex-
planned. The judge ordered the joker's
plea of not guilty to be withdrawn,
entered one Of guilty and then suspend
ed sentence. He warned the student OF
sociology, however, to be more careful
In his future experiments.
But this does not by any mems Set
tie the important question, and despite
the common belief in the gullibi.1ty OF
the man from the country now azu then
We run across happening which shows
he has an element of shrewdness which
will often put the city man to a hard
test of his Wits"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
RIGHT ON HER DIGNITY.
American Hdress Had Inherited inst
as Easy Money AZ Any,
body.

H., understand r - :aid the disni6ed
his money m-m trade" >,
What do you meant" asked the Amer
lean heiress. !.
That he amassed his wealth by buying
and selling commodities that the common
people needed"
He did nothing Of the sorti" retorted
the angry heisess, relates judge, II
want you to understand that papa did
not work lick for cent Of his. He
made it every bit by SHINING people with
watered stocks. I guess that's just as
easy money a. tho kind that you inherit,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
TILL NOON
The Simple Dish That Keeps One
Vigorous and Well Fed.

When the Doctor takes his own med
icine, and the grocer eats the food he
recommends, some confidence comes to
the observer.
A Grocer Of Ossian, Ind. had a prac-
teal experience with food worth any
ones attention.
He says: "Six years ago became
10 weak from stomach and bowel trou-
Bile that was finally compelled to give
up all work in my store, and, in fact,
all sorts of work, for about lour years.
The last year was confined to the bed
nearly all Of the time, and much Of the
time unable to retain food o. any sort
on my stomach. My bowels were bad
N constipated continually, and lost
in weight from 165 pounds down to 50
pounds.
when at the bottom o. the ladder l
changed treatment entirely, and start
ed in on Grape-Nuts and cream for
nourishment. used absolutely moth
ing but this for about three months. l
slowly improved until got out Of bed
and began to move about
II have been improving regularly,
and now in the past two years have
been working about fifteen hours q
day in the store. and never felt better
In my life.
During these two years have never
missed breakfast OF Grape-Nuts and
cream. and often have It two meals q
day, but the entire breakfast is al
ways made Of Grape-Nuts and cream
alone.
''Since commencing tho use of Grape
Nuts have never used anything to
stimulate the action Of the bowels, q
thing had to do for years, but this
food keeps me regular and in fine
shape, and I am growing stronger and
heavier every day.
my customers, naturally, have been
Interested, and l am compelled to an.
swer q great many questions about
Grape-Nuts.
''Some people would think that sim
pie dish Of Grape Nuts and cream
would not carry one through to the
MONDAY meal. but it will. and in the
most vigorous fashion"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look In each pkg. for the famous lit
tie book. '"The Road to MELVILLE"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
An Honesk Oninion.

Mineral, Idaho, Nov. 18th (SpeciaD.-
That a sure cure has been discovered for
those' eciatic pains that make so many
j.. s. Colson, a wellknowa resident Of
this place, and he does not hesitate to
say that cure is Dodd's Kidney Pills.
The reason Mr.. Colson is 30 firm in his
opinion 10 that he had those terrible
pains and is cured. Speaking of the mat
ter he says:
II am only too happy to say Dodd' 3
Kidney Pills have done mo lots Of good.
I he'd ewfqi Rains IN my hip so I could
medicine"
All Sciatic and Rheumatic pains are
caused by Uric Acid in the blood. Dodd's
Kidney Pills make healthy kidneys and
healthy kidneys strain all the Uric Acid
out Of the blood. With the cause re-
moved there can be no Rheumatism or
Sciatica.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
Proof.

Knicke-So. The Newriches are getting
culture?
Bocker-Yes, they have learned to speak
OF a house beautiful instead of beauti-
full house.-N. Y. Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
Caught Him UD.

Artist-Now give me your candid
opinion Of this picture.
Critic-It is utterly worthless.
Eyes. l know your opinion is worth
less. but am curious to hear it, never
theless. "-Smith's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

Lowest Rates Ever Made to Florida,
For, Midwinter Exposition and South
Florida Fair, Tampa, Fla. Tickets will
he sold beginning November 18th, 1904,
with final limit Of q days. See that your
ticket reads via Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way, the shortest and best route to and
through Florida.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
Bull Kills Woman.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Wilhelmina Masur.
aged SO years, wife of John Masur,
one of the Oldest newspaper men Of
Pittsburg, has been stamped to death
by bull in the stable of their home
In Allegheny. The animal was raised
by Mrs. Masur. 1t had been kept in
the barn and she was about to replace
the chain on its neck when she was
trampled down and killed. y: =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

limbs were badly swollen. One doctor
told me it would finally turn to Bright's
disease. was laid up at one time for
three weeks. had not taken Doan's
Kidney Pills more than three days
when the distressing aching across my
back disappeared, and I was soon en-.
tirely cured"
For sale by all dealers Price 50
cents. Foster-Milb Co. Buffalo, NY.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

Some people shed advice like a cotton
wood tree sheds int-and with about the
same results.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

de man dat stahts out in life think
IN he's smahter dan anyone else," said
Uncle Eben, "is generally de one dat has
Strengthened out."-Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
Plucky Woman Kills Copnarha.<,

= 10S0J "0@1Ats0 1A111S 0oPpefde60.
Wilmington, Del.-As she left the
home of Simon Cheyney, Miss Frances
Leblanc, OF Greenville, was attacked BY
a copperhead snake, but the young
woman picked up a big stone and killed
the reptile. Several residents of the
neighborhood have been attacked ~
snakes recently. s:z=
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED
IN Mrs- G. W. Foolks, Of Salisbury, ma,
wife Of G. W., Fooks, Sheriff Of Wico-

uAco county,
says: X suf-
fered with kid
ney complaint
for eight years
It came on me
gradually. I
felt tired and
W eak, " = 8
short Of breath
and was trou-
bled with
bloating after
eating, and my
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

Piso'e Cure for Consumption is an infallI-
Samuel. Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. II, 1900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

Vast numbers Of men mistake PARTISAN
ship for patriotism.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25

there is anything in about which
special
America
treating female Ills Address is
and always helpful.
XnItIII testimonials, which
e. I'M ,Lynn,Ma
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-25
An Indiana Lady Tells Of a Wonderful Cure:-

"DEAB MRS. P1NKHAM It is a pleasure
for me to write and tell what your wonderful
medicine has done for me. was sick for
three years with change of life, and my
the womb. During these three years I
suffered untold agony. = = =
II cannot find words In which to ex.
press my bad feelings: did not expect to
ever see another well day. i read some Of the
testimonials recommending your medicine and
decided to write to you and give your treat
ment trial. l-~.~.
"Before I had taken half bottle OF
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, began to sleep. have taken now
six bottles and am so well can do all kinds
Of work. MRS. LIZZIE HMK1E Salem. Ind.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-09-20
Arguments Concluded.

The friction between the o. R. & N.
company and County Assessor Strain
over the matter of adjusting last years
assessment is reaching the point where
speculation, not only of the principals,
but also of the property owners and tax
payers Of Umatilla county is exceedingly
rife, says the Tribune. Which party in
the case will be given the decision is
merely matter OF con lecture, as Judge
Ellis will not be ready to hand down
the decision for few days. Whatever
the decision, whether it be favorable to
the railroad company or the counts, it is
understood that the case will not end in
the circuit court, but will be taken to
the supreme court of the state. At any
event a precedent In the matter of
assessing railroad property will be es-
tablished in every county in the state
through which the railroad line passes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-09-20
PETITION HAS FAILED
LOCAL OPTION MUST TRY ONCE
MORE FOR NAMES.
Petition Including All of Southern
Umatilla County Presented to
County Clerk Sailing.

Unless the advocates of local option in
the precincts of Umatilla county, south
of Pendleton, secure additional names
to their petition filed with the county
clerk this morning, the matter will moi
be brought to vote, says the East Ore.
gonian. The petition filed contains the
names Of 81 persons, but the clerk s
checking shows that but 81 are register
ed voters.
AT the last general election 600 votes
were cast in the precincts named in the
petition. Ten per cent is required to
bring the local option matter before the
voters. However, several weeks yet re-
main before the date for filing petitions
expires, and additional names may be
added at any time.
Fifty-two additional names were re-
ceived from the Milton and Freewater
precincts to be added to the petition
already filed from that part of the
county.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-09-20

TO Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarels Candy Cathartic. l0c or Pc,
n G. q. G. fail 10 cure. druggists refund money!
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-09-20
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
They are Dying at the Rate OF Several
Hundred Year.


What must be nearly the last Of the
national conventions Of the Mexican war
veterans began in East st. Louis Thurs
day. There are only about $500 Of the
veterans left, and they are dying at the
rate of several hundred year.
About 100 were present at the meeting
coming chiefly from Kentucky, Indiana,
Texas and several states Of the east.
Messages Of good viii were read from
President Roosevelt, President Diaz,
Governor Yates, of Illinois, and others.
The association has no business to tran
sact except to fix the time and place of
the next meeting, and the convention is
entirely in the shape OF reunion.
The sessions will be held at the expo
sition grounds and it is expected that
addresses will be delivered by General
Lew Wallace and other men of note.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-09-20
Press Paragraphs

L>Nr~~~~N~~~%>~~~~~4
Rev. Dean Hamilton was in town from
Weston yesterday.
John Gross was in town Saturday
from Walla Walla.
Elmer Helmick and Daisy Oliver,
both of this county, are married.
G. w. Bradley informs the Press that
our mutual friend, Will M. Peterson,
was in Spofford, Sunday, on legal bus
mess.
j. w. Jenkins will preach at Adams
Thursday and Friday evenings of this
week and will illustrate his sermon with
the stereopticon.
Don't forget to attend Mrs. 1omp
kins' tea, which she will give at her res
idenee, corner of High and Fourth
streets, Saturday from 2 till p. m.
Pleasant Fountain, of klamath Falls
is guest at the Mansfield home. Mr..
Fountain is brother of Mrs. Mansfield
and they had not met before in 20 years
A party of fishermen consisting of G.
0. Henry, Charley Gay, VIM. Winship
M. w. Smith and DR.. A. B. Stone went
up on the Umatilla Saturday, returning
Sunday.
NV. D. Parker is expected to arrive in
Athena soon for short visit. 1t is said
that Mr.. Parker and Mr.. T. j. Watts
contemplate prospecting Grip in the
supposed "Blue Bucket territory.
The Umatilla Indians seem to have
the habit. News comes from Weiser,
Idaho, that big Jim," or Narcisse,
who with other Indians was fishing
there, has committed suicide by shoot
ing.
INV. w. Jacobs has purchased DR.
IBotkin's residence, paying $l700 there
for. Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Watts will oc
cupy it when vacated by DR.. and Mrs
Botkin, who soon remove from Athena
to Portland.
Walter Ely, of the firm of Ely
Scott, went to Pomeroy, Washington
this morning where be will select /;
large stock of holiday goods from thu
samples of travelling representative o
an eastern house.
cashier LIE Grow has recently put in
Burroughs adding machine at the Firs
National Bank. 1t is convenience
greatly appreciated by the employees o
the bank, as it simplifies their work anC
does it accurately.
East Oregonian: Chris Simpson, for
merly of Pendleton, but later Of Port
land, where be has been in the saloor
business, is now out Of business entirely
and thinking Of returning to this count,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-09-20
A COLLEGE EXHIBIT
SCOPE OF AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE WORK Is EXTENSIVE.
Excellent Exhibit at State Fair-Ex-
hibits Cover Every Branch
Taught in College.

The people of Eastern Oregon who
are not directly in touch with the Ore
gon Agricultural College at Corvallis
may form some idea of the extent of the
work of that valuable institution by the
following description Of the EXHIBIT be-
ing sent from the college to the state
fair at Salem.
The Corvallis Times describes the ex-
hiblt as follows:
The college exhibit for the state fair
left for Salem yesterday. The display
is the largest and one of the best ever
sent out to represent the institution,
most of the departments being repre-.
sented. Prof. Pernot's contribution is
set of test tubes showing the culture of
living germs both of disease producing
and of economic character.
Among the latter is the germ that
sours milk and which is of value in but.
ter and cheese making. Among the dis
ease producing germs exhibited are
those that produce consumption in cat
tie and poultry, that causes lump jaw in
cattle, those that produce abcesses, and
many other species of organism that
cause diseases in domestic animals aud
poultry. The same department also
contributes model cheese box for use
in curing canned cheese.
Prof Shaw contributes fine display
of stuffed birds of species that prey upon
insect pests, and are Of consequent bene-
fit to horticulturists and agriculturalists
of the country.
The display will be an object lesson in
that it will show people interested what
birds not TO destroy.
Prof Coote's exhibit comprises over
200 varieties of large and small fruit,
and the agricultural department contri-
butes large variety of grains and
grasses Prof. Lake sends student
drawings of plants and botanical speci-
mems, representing class work at the
college. Samples of tools and machines
made by students are contributed by
the iron work department, and Prof.
Kent has an interesting exhibit of
cheese, showing the amount of cheese a
given amount of milk will produce.
One of the most instructive displays is
from the chemical department. In it
there is showing, by chemical analy-
sis, Of the digestable antriment OF
wheat, oats, hay, millstuffs and other
animal foods. showing the value Of each
for feeding purposes. The whole ex-
hibit is instructive in character and will
do much to exemplify the scientific
instruction given at the college.
Prof. Coote accompanied the exhibit
to Salem and will superintend its ar
rangement in the pavilion.