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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19


series OF fatalities. In the streets the
mishaps have been-varied. Sometimes
the auto is killing people. Sometimes
the auto Is being smashed BY trolleys
and its occupants mutilated. Then
again, there are the riots over the
machine among the slum populations.
These have been renewed and though
they have not turned , out seriously
they indicate the bitterness which has
been ioccasioned ~ fast driving in the
city streets. y IA 5..3sz .=..s
The bitterness extends beyond the
slums. How far 1t extends may be
judged from the fact that there is al
most no spopular sympathy for auto
smobilisita, whatever form their trou-
bles may take: Terrific driving com
tinues MI the suburban roads, with
the came surly or ocular de1ance Of
local authority. one 81 the city magis-
trates / the other day declared, IN 8
moment sof supreme Irritation over the:
j conduct of automobilists who broke
the laws and dehed the authorities,
/ that police ohlcials would be- abund-
santly justined IN shooting ct such Of.
tenders. As . result Of this dictum q
constable has fred three shots at
machine, brinsfn ~ occupants g
terms Two#of the bullets struck the.
touring or s. question and there was
an upruar Of protest from the automo.
zbilistss but there ~. means s gssn-.
seraf cond enna ton q the constablA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

OF congress for d
mating and nest
ing place. This ID
probably: the most
ornate ana ::exlea,-'
sive dove coat Or
pigeon roost in the
" OIL d. Ate "
weeks ago q pair
of birds entered
one of the ventila-
tors of the rotun-
da and flying
around surveyed
the gorgeous fres-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

home the white
house is turned
into a sort of
bachelors hall. A
free and easy life
Is led, no formali-
ty, being exacted,
b u t everything
conspiring to COM
fort and good fel-
! o W S b i p. T h e
corps of servants
is limited, some
being on their va
cation and others
at Oyster Bay;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

The supreme court of Pennsylvania.
in an opinion just sent to Schuylkill
county, notifies the lawyers that they
arguments. The: court warns attor-
neys that the courts judgment of the
Importance of case is not at all in
f1uenced by the enormous size of the
paper books submitted to it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
: *, -
The Girl Who Wins.

NJ u OF the saddest
phases Of: life in
New York is that
which shows the
tragic: failure of a
large ); proportion
of the students
who come here 70
take up music, art,
Literature or, the
stage. Happily We
have had some
success" stories
lately, and some
of these point to
one -; fact, which
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

An Eastern brook trout with two
well-deveioped mouths, one above the
other, was a singular catch recently
made in Clear lake, near Georgetown,
COL, by Robert Maxwell. Each of the
mouths had the customary teeth and
was practically perfect in every de-
tail. The fish weighed over two
pounds. 80
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

newspaper man of
most unique: and
original character.
He is Charlie ia Ed
wards, who came
to w a s hington
from Texas sever
al years ago, and
, was at once placed
in i q the ] same ! class
with hatinimitable
Texas philosopher
Col. WillianG Greene
Sterrett, W b os e
; fame has b spread
all over the coun-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

ington and the Lone Star state Both
these newspaper men 8 are renowned
for their originality, quaintrsss of ex-.
preston, blunt honesty and the habit
of speaking their own minds.
Edwards has been aframpant,, shout-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
luTIICS GOTHAM
GOSSIP OF Il CANDIDATES AND
POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
ATHLETICS ARE THE THING


2 w Y Q r K. OF
course this 1 il, =
season 80 whose 9 tenn %
perature is sup
posed to dictate a
quiet life, an un-
strenuous life, a
cooling Co life, but Il. It
is also a political
summer and it is
all but :astonish-
ing to note how.
much is expected
of the candidates.
r MN, Mt oranl x{rn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Expensive Dove Cot.

A flock of Washington pigeons have
preempted the. gold dome of the library
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Automobile Tragedies and Comedies.

T would would scarcely
be exaggera-
ton to- say that,
de spsites. politics,
business weather
and foreign war,
the automobile ID
the dominant topic
in New York. The
number of recent
accidents would Of
itself be sufficient
to attract and
hold attention = to
the devil wagons.
AT grade crossings
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
WASHINGTON TER ! n
SUMMER DAY GOSSIP OF Ma
r.*:. TIONAL CAPITAL, 1n- s s I.
KEEPING BACHELORS HALL
How the President Lives When His
Family Is Away-secretary Of "
the Democratic Congressional
Committee-OtherI Items.

Washington-President Roosevelt is
back in Washington hard at work. His
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
!. The. Gamblers.

R,E!GGIEVANDER-
BILT continues to
be listed among;
the : exiles Of New.
York 8. he ca9no, !
come back J ! until q
. District : 4 !! i Attorney.
Jerome = ceases 70
desire his attend
ance in the inves-.
tigatiOn Of that
other exile, Cam
b. Ter Can ne I'd.
Young Vand erb1t
hal, indeed, stolen
into the metroplo,-.:
Yet he can scarcely.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Quaint Charley Edwards.

The democratic congressional cam.
paign committee has as its secretary q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

Keeping Bachelors Quarters.
When the president is in Washing
ton and his family at his Oyster Bay
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

Old White House Servant.
Old Jerry Smith is dying For third
of century he has been the man of
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
THE TERM "BLAcKLEe." "

II Probably Came From sporting
Men Who Wore black Ton Boots.
The term blackeg. which has come
TO mean one who scientifically tries
TO win money by cheating IN connection
with races or with cards. billiards or
other games Of skill or chance and is
used as Synonymous with swiudlcr,
a welsher, is of uncertain origin Some
authorities connect it with the black
legs Of a game cock, so much used by
the sporting fraternity for betting pur-
poses.
According TO another and more prob
able view, the expression had no dis
graceful sense attached 10 It at first.
but was applied TO turf and sporting
men because they were often in the
habit Of wearing black top boots. when
blackleg had thus become a current
phrase for professional sporting men,
IL probably passed into use as applied
more particularly to those who took an
unfair advantage of their opportunities
to cheat the unwary.
The derivation OF this term was once
solemnly argued before the full court
OF queens bench upon a motion for a
new trial for libel. but that learned
tribunal was unable 10 decide its or
igln.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
Where to spend the summer.

The 1904 edition of Pleasant Places
on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way is now ready for distribution.
1t is a neat booklet with brief de-
scription of the summer resorts on the
line Of the railway from the seashore
to the mountains, within easy reach
of Philadelphia, with rates Of fare. etc,
and "a concise list OF the hotels and
boarding houses at each place, price Of
board and post Office address, giving
valuable information TO those seeking
summer quarters. There is also a list
of the picnic grounds suitable for a
days outing.
II can be procured at the principal
ticket Offices Of the company or viii be
mailed to any address. upon receipt of
a two-cent stamp, by Edison J. Weeks.
General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
oulcksANps.
IL Il the Presence of Water That
Makes Them So Yielding.

II Il the Presence of Water That
Makes Them So Yielding.
Quicksand-i e., moving or living
sand-is ordinary sand so saturated
with water that IL will not bear any
considerable weight Sand that is dry
or not very wet becomes on being
pressed closely compacted and less
yielding, but where there is sufficient
water mixed with it TO keep the grains
apart it does not cohere and yields to
any weight
Quicksands. then, are sands from
which the water is not drained away,
either because a constant current
passes through them or because there
Is a dense substatum of clay or rock.
They are commonly found near the
mouths of large rivers or where there
are springs or on flat beaches.
Probably those who fall into quick
sands would not be engulfed If they
kept quite quiet. AS soon as the sand
reached their chin they would be sup
ported rather more than IL they were
in ordinary water. owing to the grcater
density of the mixture of sand and'wa.
ter which constitutes a quicksand.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
rho Koto una snmisen.

Japanese girls OF the upper and mid
die classes learn TO play the "koto.
while those OF the lower orders usually
learn the "samlscn." The "koto" is O
narrow horizontal instrument about
Eve feet long with a sounding board
upon which are stretched strings sup
ported by ivory bridges. II is played
by means Of ivory finger tips. Tho
player sits before the instrument on
the floor In the ordinary posture. and
when she touches the strings she often
sings a soft accompaniment. The "sa
misen" is a kind of banjo and is Otter
played during theatrical performance.
and recitations. It gives forth dun ant
monotonous tones.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
A PiIInr In Norunr.

Close TO the old Augvaldnaes church
on Karneon island, Norway. and lean
ing toward it is a stone pillar about
twenty-five feet high called the Virgin
Mary's Needle" Tradition holds that
when the pillar touches the church the
world will come TO an end The super
stltious local preacher whenever he i'm
AGNES that its point is getting nearer
70 the sacred building mounts the pill
lar. IL is said, and chisels bit Off the
top so as to save the world from an un-
timely end.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
WY ,he Nerro l. nlncl..

On the bare arm paint a broad liae
in india ink and expose the arm to
the strong sunshine. A slight innam-
nation sets IN on the unprotected skim
but not under the black paint, which
excludes the light rays Cbut, of course,
not the heat rays. Some days after
the skin is darker Csunbunedl, except
where the india ink was painted.
where is n white line in the skin. Ex
posing the arm again, the Inflammation
sets in only in the white line The
brown pigment caused by the sun (sun.
burned at the first exposure protects
the skin against the chemical rays.
Therefore are negroes black, and tray
elers Of white skin may protect them
selves in the tropics from the sun by
black or red paint.-London News
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
A CIVIL WAR TOAST.
The Way Very Embarrassing situ-
atfon WAS nclievcJ.

dAhNiA tNAN t'AAtNNhs
Il may seem rather trite TO go back
10 civil war times for story. but ail
the tales Of that memorable time have
not been told.
NJ uncle. Major Thomas Ridgiy.
was n surgeon attached to General
Grants staff II was after the surrcn-
der Of yicllsburg The Union forces
had entered the city, and much merry.
making and entertaining were going
on. One night n dinner was IN prog
ress at which many northern officers
and a large number Of southern ladies'
were present. Many toasts had been
proposed and drunk. all of them practi-
cally in honor of the successes Of the
Union army and the men responsible
for them
Finally one Of the southern ladies'. q
great beauty and noted for her intense
partisan feeling for the south, arose
and said, "Gentiemen, may propose a
toastT
With natural galantry and a little
trepidation the ranking officer said
Certainly"
"Wcll, then. gentlemen, I give you
1.-THE Southern Confederacy.
II was an embarrassing situation
but with hardly moments hesitation
one Of the northern officers relieved the
tension.
"Down with It, gentlemen" he cried
And the glasses were drained without
embarrassment and without dlsloyalty
-Lippincotts
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
FALL oF a eRlzzLY eEAR.
without Nnrning Trnctabie Benst
kills His Trainer.

A distinct type OF a ZOO rogue is the
beast that goes wrong owing to acct
dental temptation. like Shaggy. an cx-
ccedingly intelligent tractable Rocky
mountain grizzly who reverted to saw
ogery and turned man killer in twin
king owing 10 the unfortunate misstep
and fall of his trainer
Shaggy was a big. handsome. gray
old fellow. with a jungle thick coat
and q numbering. awkward gait and a
funny twinkle that made him particu-
larly adaptable for his part Of clown in
Il remarkably trained group Of fourteen
bears lie had come under the hands
Of his teacher when but helpless cub.
had never lost his lil.ing for caresses
and. although the mightiest beast in
the collection, was least suspected Of
being dangerous. Once when a striped
hyena hung TO the ankle Of his friend
he had run TO the rescue, had cut loose
right and left with his ponderous fore.
paws and had bitten and torn and man
gled the ugly beast TO death before he
could be beaten of. Among his accom-
plishments were that of turning admi-
rably grotesque somersaults and the
more difficult feat OF balancing him
self on his hind legs on a three foot
wooden sphere.
Not scratch or a scar had his train
or to show for the years Of work he
had put in with the bear, and yet
without an instant's warning. this
same beast attacked and injured his
master so that when rescued he was
semldemented and so dreadfully cut
and lacerated that the surgeons decid-
cd it useless to try to save his life.--
McClures Magazine.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
FIRST PIANO MAKER.
Two Specimens OF cristofori's Worl
StilI In Existence.


Two specimens OF cristoforrs work
Still In Existence.
It was a harpsichord malzcr. Cristo-
fori in the employ Of the Duke of Tus-
cany. who in I'LL made the first sue
ccssful piano. As curator Of Ferdinand
de Medic he had a splendid collection
of Belgian. French and Italian instru-
monts to look after. and this undoubt-
edly aided him. though the model was
so crude that the inventor could never
have dreamed a monument would ever
be erected ia his memory. There are
only two grand pianofortes of Cristo-
fpri in existence.
= One decorated I'm gold and Chinese
Figures Is IN Florence, and the other is
IN the Crosby Brown collection in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Three
documents attest the authenticity of
this last instrument. which was pur-
chased from Signor Diego MartellL
From this feeble beginning a long list
Of names could be mehtioneu of meu
who helped perfect the piano. But fac
tories alone could never have achieved
WITHOUT loldty 10 eheouldSc uhu VIZ
tuosos TO play. Frederick the Great oc.
dered five pianos for his palace, where
they can be seen at the present day.
Marie Antoinette was a patron Of the
art. and Clement in England and Mo-
zart in Germany introduced the instru.
ments. so it became a part Of life. 1t
was In Pleycrs concert room that Cho-
pin played. and our later firms have
brought ont a long list Of artsts-Jo
sefry. Paderewski and others. House
keeper.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
Deer Park Hotel
pEER PARK, MARYLAND.

This famous Allegheny Mountain
hostelry viii open on June rs. with pros
poets for brilliant season. The twelve
cottages have been renovated and
painted, Inside and out Two OF the
choicest can be secured II application
IS made at once. Many suites of rooms
have been engaged i'm the hotel
The popularity of this resort is due
70 IT'S splendid location $500 feet above
the sea level. out OF range of malaria
and mosquitoes. Every convenience is
provided for guests. Delightful rooms
and an excellent cuisine. The hotel Is
provided With an modern improvements
FOR comfort; anc bowling alleys. bill
Hard rooms tennis courts. golf links.
swimming pools ETC.. for amusement.
An entirely new livery equipment has
been Installed
Three solid vestibuled trains each
way daily with Pullman cars via the
baltimore and Ohio icilroad between
New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Washington, Cincinnati. Louisville and
ST. Louis. stop-overs on an through
tickets
Address w. T.. Burweli Manager
Camden station. Baltimore. unta juno
!. afterward Deer Park. Nd.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
ADOPTING A BABY.
Methods OF the society In Charge Of
the Tots In New York

Methods OF the society In Charge Of
the Tots In New York.
II isn't easy to get n baby for adop-
tion from the organization which has
charge of them in New York On re-
cclpt Of the application n blank is sent
back containing some twenty printed
questions. 20 be filled out by the would
be parents and a request for three ref
erences. IL the answers are satisfac-
tory. further blanks 30 to the persons
referred TO, asking information on the
applicants character and cigcum.
stances, and reliable citizens of the
neighborhood are privately consulted.
Then the agent comes and inspects the
family II the home seems a good one.
baby as near the requirements as
possible is sought There is even an
attempt TO select suitable tempera.
ment-a placid baby for a nervous wo.
man or one who is not bored by atten-
tlons for the demonstratve. The visit.
ing agent has TO be something of n
psychologist Every one calls for curly
hair of course and blue eyes are much
in demand but the new mother gener-
ally forgets all her specifications when
she is confronted with the living can.
didate. The baby is-taken to the home
by the agent, who leaves written di-
rections about food and care and comes
back twice a year to note progress.
Frequent reports are encouraged. and
even after the child is legally adopted
the society tries TO keep in touch with
it, The motive for this is Of course
scientific rs well as humane.-Iullel
Wilbor Tompkns in Everybody's Mag
nZlne.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
nnrcnrta In n.irin,n.

Dogs have been trained in Belgium
for centuries to be beasts Of burden.
Throughout the country thousands of
dogs constantly work, singly or in
teams, before small carts. giving per
feet satisfaction. Hundreds of small
wagons, as well as other light vehicles
are drawn by dogs throughout the
country. What would be pushcart in
England becomes dogcart in Bel
gium and in many parts Of provincial
France as well.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
Dsctor'. Fee Remained In the wen.

Doctors Fee Remained In the Wen.
-rhe Queerest Zee / ever had offered
TO me was by an old farmer up in Mon
roe county" said a prominent ply
sician who is also something Of a
sportsman. Il was mp there one year
for the trout fishing. and one evening
was summoned from the hotel where
! was stopping to attend an old woman
in the neighb0rhood who had suddenly
been taken ill. After I had fixed her
mp her husband said TO me: Doc.
don't know what your charge is. but
ain't got no ready cash about me. III
tell you what I'm do. though See that
well over there? There's one of the
finest trout you ever seen Ia that there
well. an II you can ketch him he'a
yourn.' / had no tackle with me. and
as had 70 return to the city next
morning / missed the opportunity to
collect my Philadelphia Record.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
$3.50 Hot Springs, S. D.
5000 Deadwood and Lead

and return, fsom Chicago daily. via the
Chicago * NORTHWESTERN Ry. Corre-
spondingly low rates from other points.
The Black Hills region the great ma
inral sanitarium of the west, IS one OF
the most picturesque spots in the world
and well worth a visit. Information
and tickets can be secured from your
home agent. Illustrated Black Hills
booklet with valuable map mailed on
receipi Of 4 cents in stamps by w. b.
1<rlskarp. chioas~>
Evening journal., 1904-06-23

liWoFt eNl Outo n n
Lowest rates and best service. Ihree
fast express trains daily, equipped with
day coaches. Pullman sleeping, parlor
dining and observation cars. Round triT
tickets, viz: Season, S5i.00. 90 days, S2S. 30.
is days S23.25. Trains leave Wilmington
daily az SIC a. m. LII p. M, 800 .. m.
For tickets, sleeping car reservation
descriptive pamphlet and full Information
apply to ticket agents at city office Water
and Market streets at Delaware avenue
station or write to II. a. KILLER. T. p. A..
Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
Aim Higher

"When say gcodby 10 you this even
ing" said Mr.. Slowman. do you think
It would be proper for me TO place one
reverent kiss upon your fair handY
'Wel," she replied. II would consid-
er it decidedly out Of place. ."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
Necessity Drove.

Hell don't understand your extrava-
gance! Before we were married YOU
had the reputation of being very eco
nomical She (sweotlyl-But you for
get. dear, thatsbefore we were married
/ didn't have the money.-Detroit Free
Press
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
Mns Nnt nclIhernte.

Johnny" said his mother, "rm
afraid you told me n deliberate false
hood
"No; / didn't. mamma" protested
Johnny. Il told it in an awful hurry"
St Paul Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
THE 5TH DAY or July. 1904.
AT 10 oipfnoir a. M


the following described real estate, viz;
Ali those certain lots OF marsh and
meadow land situate IN Cherry Island
Castle county. and state Of Delaware.
and more particularly bounded and de-
| scrhed as follows to wit,
No. l. Beginning at the southwesterN
line OF Fourth street as laid out 100 feet
wide al the point of low water mark. IN
The Brandywine creek, thence southwest
erly along the said line OF Fourth street
$40 feet more or less TO the northerly
| line Of the right of way of the Shelpot
! Branch Railro2d thence southWcsteriy
along the said inc of said right Of way
and following the exact course thereot
/ d95 feet more or less. 10 a stake thence
/ by straight line north u degrees 25
| minutes west l05 feet more or less 10
stake set at the bank near tho Brandy
wine creek. and thence I'm the same d.
rectiOn on 10 low water mark In said
1 creek; thence northeasterly along said
] low water mark 215 feet more or less to
the place Of beginning, containing about
! 81 acres more or less.
No. 3. Beginning at a stake I'm the
| nOrthwestery line of The right of way
! of the PHILADELPHIA. Wi mington and Bll-
] tim1re Railroad (Shellnot Branch or cut
I of0 az the distance Of 695 feet from where
/ The. southwesteriy nne of Fourth street
I laid out 100 feet Wide. intersecting the
/ northwesterly line OF right of way meas
ured I'm a southwesterly direction and
/ q ong the line Of said right Of way;
/ thence north l3 degrees 70 minutes west
/ d6 feet TO a stake set i'm the marsh bank
I on ihe Brandywine river or creek: thence
/ I'M the same direction on the low water
mark I'm said river or creek; thence I'm
I q southwesterly direction along the line
I OF low water I'm said river or creek 10 low
/ water mark In the Christana river. thence
/ in southoasteriy direction along TIE low
I water line On said Chrstiana river 10 the
northWestcrlv line OF tho right OF said
railroads thence northeastern "a fong sad
I linc OF said right Of way and passing over
! the marsh bank 90 The aforesaid stake or
/ pace OF beginning. containing about s
/ and cne-half acres Of land more or less
/ Seized and taken In execution as the
nroncrty OF Baltimore Construction Com
Inany corporation existing under the laws
! o. the state of Delaware, and TO be sod
/ by
ENtAf1T r. STTnITAAf Sheriff
Sherins office, Wilmington, Delaware
I Juno A. 1904
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
The unnnr pnrt.

she-Did your uncle die happy: lie
We'll. TO tell you the truth. ! didn't
notice him. but everybody else seemed
very happy Boston Transcript.
Evening journal., 1904-06-23
The MOI an unm,n N,tDre

The recital of mans happiness and
the story OF his tsoubles alike bore us.
but II forced 10 choose we find more
pleasure in hearing the troubles.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.