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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-27
1rtiE lslGUA az ol FISH.
POUNDS Are Uttered ~ Some Which
Seem to Be Understood by. U 81.
#:@5 s.3:F Their Species. n. d 5 s:.5.

4 For centuries past naturalists have
looked upon fishes as among the least;
intellectual of all, creatures, and have
ever expressed: doubt Of their ability
to communicate with each other. Re:
cent Investigations, however, have dis.
sipated this idea, and it is found that
there are members Of the finny' tribe
that possess a degree of Intelligence
to which other more highly esteemed
members Of the animal creation can.
not lay claim. " .:.,- .< III ~
The idea that fishes are completely
dumb is no longer tenable. :: AS a mat
ter of fact there are a great many that
utter loud sounds.
A huge fish with big. grinding teeth
dwells in salt water and is found all
along the United States coast from
Massachusetts, to Florida. It is called
the drum, because Of the deep, boom
ing noises that it makes
The drum feeds by preference on
oysters and mussels. and when a
school OF. the big fellows is gathered
in shallow bay on the oyster beds
it often is possible on a still night to
hear their deep booming plainly.
Another salt water fish. the beauti-
full trout-like squeteague, utters a
croak, extremely musical. much like
that of big bullfrog.
Another croaker is fish allied to
the squeteague, known as the croaker.
/ The sea robin. so-called. because it
has magnificent crimson fins as big as
birds wing just behind his head. Is
another fish with voice. He utters a
deep, loud "quawk' when he is caught
and repeats it every time he is
touched.
The little putfer, or swell fish, which
has the ability to. puff itself into a
perfectly round ball, makes hoarse,
chuckling sound as he does it: At the
same time he grinds his sharp teeth
so that it can be heard four or five feet
away.
The rabbit fish, the trunk fish and
the cow fish. all armed with prominent
teeth, grind and gnash them like a
swell fish.
The ugly skate curls itself up after
being caught and grunts, groans and
gasps like human being.
The porpoise, which is not true
fish, but looks exactly like one, IS
known as puffer and putting pig, be-
cause of his ability to puff so loudly
that a school can be heard for miles
when the day is calm.
Carp and gold fish often make a
curious noise, but it is not utteriag
sounds in the meaning of the term as
used here, because they do it merely
by approaching the surface of the
water and blowing out air in bubbles
till a ripping noise is produced.
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JEs' HAD TO FIGHT ANYHOW:
J
How colored Boy Secured the Favor
Of a Judge and Continued -.
Probation. .. e., ,. ..s

"Bill Brown" is colored boy about
IS years of age. He is even more COL
ored than his name would indicate
he is coal black. He is a wise youth,
is Bill, as is evidenced by the records
of the juvenile court, relates the San
Francisco Call.
It appears that some months ago
Bill was arrested for roaming the
streets at. unseemly hours and hauled
before the. juvenile court. Judge Mu-
rasky, on his promise, to keep off the
streets, released him, but warned him
that his actions would be watched and
ordered him to appear every Friday
and let the court know how he was
getting along. For several weeks Bill
reported and his statements that he
was '*gettin' along all right, mistah,' -
were verified by the probation officer.
One Friday afternoon Bill appeared
as usual, but this time he sat in the
jury box with the boys who had been
arrested during the week
"How is this. William" said Judge
Murasky, as the black boy stepped up
to the Denca In response 10 MS name.
II thought you promised to behave
yourself. see you are charged with
fighting
II couldn't help it, mistah,' said
Bill, with a sly grin. II jes' has to
fight. You've been pretty good to me. -
s'Well, WILL" interrupted the court,
"what have I got to do with it?"
"Well, mistah," responded Bill,
hanging his head, but slyly gazing at
the Judge, Eyer sent a white kid to de
Boys and Girls Aid the day yer let
me go. Dat kid got erway' and de
odder night he met me and said you
was no good. Mistah, I jes' had to
tight ~" 80 4, . &-,.
Bill is still on probation. =.
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he listed, oh, Dick says, don't go!
You pore boys will only git shot at.
You're ALL got. Don't go, Dick!' But
he would go. He had got uniforms and
buttons in his eyes. The fever of war
wuz upon him, an off he put fore ever
I could git his clothes fixed An I
never seen my pore boy no more! He
got killed in the fust battle he fit; an
now they don't think huff ov him to
put posies on his gravel" And then
her sobs broke out afresh.
The child stood looking Indignantly
at the approaching column. "Where's
his grave?" she asked, tears on her
cheeks, which started in pity and
rolled off in righteous wrath. cts off
a bit to itself" Dorothy interrupted
her. That's the reason, you see, why
they didn't notice it, Up the road
she ran on the cleared space, and stood
right in the path of the grand marshal
before anyone could stop her, her hat
fallen of, held by a dangling ribbon,
the tears still showing on her cheeks.
"Stop!" she cried, again, this time to
the general himself. He stopped short
and listened to what Dorothy had to
say. ','*"4 r..
you forgot gravel" she explained.
impetuously. Whose grave?" Dicks"
81 don't understand" ''Dick-well, 1
don't know his other name, but his
mother does. There she sits crying be-
cause you don't put any flowers on his
grave. Dick was a soldier. I told her
you didn't mean to slight him. Hasn't
Dick right to flowers on his grave?"
-and--ready to cry again, but. still I'M
daunted-:youl have to 60 back and
put some on II" -+.s. . 3,
The people heard, and their voices
rent the air with applause The. grand
marshal called his orderly, and whis-
pered some instructions to him. The
orderly lifted Dorothy on his saddle
and galloped across to the old woman.
Her tottering, ill-clad form was helped
into the carriage with the child. Be
side them rode the orderly, and be-
hind them the grand marshal, and his
retinue--even the people must needs
return to put some posies on Dicks
grave. Orange Judd Farmer. 49,.
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Drilling Was His Forte.

Lieut.. Gen Adna r. Chaffee told the
following story. while at the Waldorf the
other day, as illustrating the uncon-
scious humor which the Irishman is so
often addicted to: :.
GA true son Of the Emerald isle mad
applied at q recruiting station in Buff
falo for enlistment in the army. The
officer in charge asked him, jokingly.
I suppose, it he knew anything about
drilling. ~, s:6 nj. { @.5jE.4 I, .ss
"sDrillin' was it ye said, sor!' replied
the Irishman.;. An shure I've wurked
in the New York subway fir two years.
Drillin', bedad! Ask me another, sor. y Z
IN. Y. Press. .E: @4,s.* r Il .g@$.. S.
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& ABoVET1IEIRdHAv
Above their graves was once asbusle blown.
And In the dusk heir battle flag was
s. fdrlcd us So 5s 81 r
Il That all day long, far through the strife
u had swirled f$5s 35al r AS
Till darkness more than night was over
thrown nv =. s& l.: S.#R: 5$.:l
Above their graves have. alien flowers
/. grown ~ $#5 y,s$ "a X s5 :. q; I; ss2
Strange, alien birds are in the May-winds
Wfirled; - - - = I: = u LII s.5, IS:
/ And in strange chimes they re hidden from
By dust that cannot claim them for its own.
Our loving hearts outreach our weaklins
. hands, =" >: -. = ~ m ~. &E<tr&t
And though we cannot ease some vague
: What time the ways are all a-blossom
4 yet, %i.> ! .~ =,
Oh, dead Of ours, lost in the sunlit lands.
Sleep on in peace, your battle-fag still
waves .',"" ~ ~ -
There in the sweet gulf-breeze above you,
graves.
JOHN Dahl White, In Judge. -
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ONLY ONE
OF MANY
A Decoration Day Story
By ALMA j. NOBLE

Good morning, Aunt Ruth You
see am on hand bright and early for
the lilacs. Aren't we going to have
beautiful day." said Antoinette, cheer
lily, seeming to have caught. the conta-
gion Of the bright May morning.
rS II am SO glad it is pleasant, for l
well remember how rainy it was last
pecoration day. I'm sorry the lilacs
are little backward this year; still,
Il think we shall find enough for fair
showing. Did you bring basket?"
:SS II did. The self-same one that has
done service for the last three years.
Ralph is coming for me about II
So'clock."
7S8 With that they started for the gar
den.
Everybody knew Aunt Ruth, and
none knew her but to love her. She
was one Of those elderly women -
shall We say, rare?-who had pre-
served a sweet. happy nature, free
from disagreeable habits, both of
speech and manner. Although over
60 years old, she still possessed that
blessed faculty of adaptability which
5 made her coveted companion of
both young and old. Children were
attracted by her cookie j:r and fund
of delightful stories, while those of
maturer years were charmed with her
personality and her entertaining con-
versation, which ever sparkled with
subtle humOr, despite an unmistakable
undercurrent of sadness, which at
times betrayed itself in her face
+ Antoinette Rathbun was particular
ly fond of Aunt Ruth, and many happy
hours they spent together, reading or
discussing the various questions of the
day.
Antoinette was just now in a most
beatiic state of mind. That which
makes the world go round had
touched. her life and impaired to it
I. fresh enthusiasm and delight, and this
Decoration day morning she seemed
unusually happy.
!, AFTER all, Aunt Ruth" she, said,
there is no season of the year quite
50 beautiful to me as the springtime,
when everything seems fairly burst
ing with life and delighting in life"
L "Ah, my dear, it is because you are
just now in the springtime of life
/ yourself. You seem to me very like
that little shrub yonder, the buds Just
peeping out which shall so soon un-
|. fold into the perfect flower So do l
see in you the possibilities of beau
& tiful and noble womanhood. But
h haven't we enough lilacs? The sun
lis so warm!"
E$f$I Eyes, indeed, we have and don't
care to rob you, even for good cause
4 am relying upon the girls for good
i ly supply"
NJ cts your sunday-school class, isn''
it?''
YES" answered Antoinette. s"Aunt
Il Ruth, won't you go with us? Tha,
would make our party complete. Dc
b say yes" 49,. .~,...a =. -.
NO, l would rather go alone. l am
d glad, though, that you are interesting
81 your class this way, for it seems tc
Il me that children in these days have
too little patriotic spirit, and too little
of the cost of liberty
The decoration of the soldiers graves
means little more to them than a half.
holiday from school and a happy time
gathering flowers. After all, guess
lis better so. Let them nave all the
sunshine possible; the shadows come
IL soon enough$to all of us" +, /: =
DIM Aunt kuth q 4 said Antoin site, ten.
derby. I've wanted to ask you some.
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Her Opportunity.

(. Nell-Miss speitz has been talking
about you again. ~; ..a.>zs =
BELIEVES, was delighted to, meet
her at a bargain sale this morning.
4 81 shouldn't think you'd be pleased to
meet her at any time. r. s4 . z >s & 3 l., i
Il was this time. During the crush I
found q chance to give her a few GOOD
spokes on my OWL account ',--7h iTadel-
yphia Ledger. 81. u
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-27

A northern New York man died recent
and his sole claim to distinction lay in
the fact that he once held the bride Of
the horse f--Napoleon's brother. This
evidently gave him q slight hold on the
car of imperial fame.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer -. ~ -. -, 8. =
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1OVe tHeS6 pdtEIUtIC lIW6S, Cuey SUI
my heart with pride,
And there's sweetness in them that
never have denied;
But we are more than soldiers. friend:
yes, more than vet'rans gray;
We need your love and tenderness tt
cheer us every day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-05-27

. Utopian existence means mode of life
where the other fellow has to divide with
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
THESE ARE CONFIRMED.
In Executive Session The Senate Con.
firms Nominations.

Washington. Dec. 19.--The senate
today, in executive session, confirm
cd these nominations.
Captain John McA. Webster, U. s
A., retired, to be agent for the In
dians Of the Colyille agency in Wash
ington.
Frank Frantz, agent for the Usage
Indians, In Oklahoma,
Charles Larrabee, Portland, Me-,
assistant commissioner Indian affairs.
Charles P. Neil, District Of Colum.
Cia, commissioner Of labor.
Stephen A. Douglas, postmaster at
Ardmore. I. 7.
Charles f. McKenna, Pennsylvania.
district Judge for the district of Porto
Rico.
Samuel Bellew, agent of the Indians
of the Flat Head reservation.
Also several nominations for re-
tired army officers sent in today and
promotions in the navy and marine
hospital service.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
Boiler Exploded.

Davenport, To-, Dec. 21.--By the OK.
plosion of the boiler Of one of the lar
gest engines on the Rock Island road
today Engineer Calhoun and Fire
man Kinney were killed. Head
Brakeman Thomas Gimmel and
Trainmen Gus Smith, Russell Sher.
rod and George Nettleton was injur.
ed, Gimmel seriously.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
Ten PUPILS Drowned,

New York, Dec. 2l.--A tornado has
caused serious damage in the city
and harbor of Rio Janeiro, Brazil, ac-
cording to Herald dispatch from
that city A wall of the college of
San Vincente de Paula collapsed.
One Sister of Charity and one pupil
were killed and ten pupils were
drowned.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
A VICTIM Of La GRIPPE.

Mrs. Henrietta A. S. Marsh, 100 W.
18th st., Los Angeles, CAL, President
Woman's Benevolent Assn, writes:
y suffered with Ia grippe for seven
weeks, and nothing Icould do or take
helped me until l tried Peruns.
Il felt at once that had OF lass
secured the right medicine and kept
steadily improving. Within three
weeks | was fully restored, and | am
glad that gave that truly great rem.
edy a trial. will never DO without
It again"
In letter dated August 81, 1904,
Mrs. Marsh says: II have never yet
heard the efficacy Of Peruna question.
ed, We still use 1t. Travelled through
Kentucky and Tennessee three years
ago, where | found Peruna doing its
good work. Much Of it Is being used
here. also."-Henrietta A. s. Marsh.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio,
AK your Druggist for 4 FREQ Peruna
Almanac for 1905.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

OESCLATE AND SILENT PLACE.
The Second Pacific Squadron Only
Ten Days off-General Mizzenoff
Tells a borrowing Tale Of War and
Suffering.

Chefoo, Dec, 20.--Commander Miz-
zenoff, who was executive officer OF
the Russian battleship Poltava until
that vessel was disarmed and who on
December Is headed the party of sew.
en- Russians who left Port Arthur in
q sail boat and arrived here with dis
patches, said to the Associated Press
in an interview that Port Arthur is a
desolate and, excepting, the firing of
guns, a silent place.
"Tho Russians" said he, ARE hus-
banding their artillery ammunition,
firing only when the effect will be
certain. There are sixteen thousand
men in the line Of forts and their
periods of rest a.e few. All the gen.
erals except Stoessel live in the forts.
Every building in the whole town
Is more Or less injured.
General Stoessel has put the en-
tire population on regular rations SUI
ficient to last three months.
"The ammunition is sufficient 10
last much longer.
81 believe the Japanese will never
take the fortress under present condl-
TONS
Continuing Commander Mizzeneoaf
said:
port Arthur never looked more Sc
pulchral than on the night of Decem-
Der 8, when the Japanese shells re-
peatedly hit hospital, killing seven
Of the patients. Other patients who
were not helpless, fearing for their
lives, fled into the snow-coyered
streets. Clothed in their white hos
pital CARDS, manned, crippled and pal
lid they made a ghostly show and it
was some time before the provost
guard forced them to return to the
hospital. A number died from expos
ure.
"The hospital contained 5000 pa
tents.
During the recent fighting some
Japanese torpedo boats came close to
the harbor entrance. General, Stoes-
sci notified Rear Admiral Wirenius to
relieve the forts of the responsible
ity of repelling these attacks. Rear
Admiral Wirenius sent the Seyasto.
pol to the outer road, where she an.
chors every night, returning to the
harbor in the morning.
"The Sevastopol has been hit once
specifically. She sunk one of the
japanese torpedo boats near the har-
Dor entrance.
"Rear Admiral Wirenius, while go.
ing out in the harbor to visit the bat.
tleship Retvizan, was slightly wound
ed in the arm by the fragment of
SHE'LL
When Commander Mizzeneoff left
Port Arthur 1t was calculated that the
Second Pacific squadron was within
10 days distance.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
Horses So Each.

Warsaw, Dec 21.-On account of
the scarcity of hay the peasants of
the Vistula districts are compelled to
sell their horses as low as 50 piece.
The poor Jews in order to comply
with the rite requiring fish on the
table Fridays are buying fish heads
from the restaurants.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

Washington, Dec. 2l.-Judge Baker
of the supreme court of New Mexico,
who recently was removed from
office by the president, has received
by the president and the department
of justice a full hearing, the result
being a revocation of the order of re-
moyal,
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
Jumped From Windows.

Portsmouth. O.. Dec. 19.-One girl
was killed. two fatally injured. and a
score of others hurt by jumping from
the second and third windows dur.
Ing an explosion which wrecked
Lloyd. Adams 4 Simpsons top pistol
factory here.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
London. Dec. 1N.-tseneral stoesse

London, Dec. 19.-General Stoessel,
the Russian military commander at
Port Arthur, according to dispatch
from Chefoo to the Daily Telegraph,
has again been wounded, this time by
a rifle bullet. The correspondent
adds that the wound Is not serious,
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
Fire in a Mine.

Silverton. Colo, Dec. l9.--Damage
estimated at 100000 has been caus.
ed by fire which destroyed the Mid
way terminal Of the Silver Lake mine
cutting off the supply Of ore from
three mines to the mill and throwing
200 men out Of employment.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
viii save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound--while oil other Cold Water
6tarches are put up In %-pound pack.
ages, and the price Is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch 10 free from all injurious chem.
lcals. II your grocer tries to sell you a
t2-oz package 1t Is because he has
Z stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose OF before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let.
tiers end figures ZIG ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and tho annoyance Of the Iron
'ticking. Defiance never stlcks.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
Charged With Mayhem.

San Francisco, Dec. 2O.-Buzavell,
the Algerian, lost his wrestling bout
with Jenkins and was arrested on the
charge Of mayhem. The Algerian
grew desperate, and sank his teeth in.
to JenkinS breast. The Algerian was
at once disqualified.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

see at the time Of sale Is stricken
out.
Requiring that all state officers of
Arizona shall speak, read and write
tho English language.
Among other amendments 10 the
house bill are the following: Reduc-
ing the number Of delegates from the
territory of Oklahoma to the consti.
tutional convention from 60 to IS and
increasing the number from the In
dian Territory from 50 to "a; redlc.
ing the number from New Mexico
from 10 to &C and increasing the num-
Der from Arizona from 40 to "A.
Including the university prepare
tory school and the colored agricul-
tural normal school in the education
al institutions to be benefited by land
reservations on Oklahoma.
Approprating $4,000 for the i'm
provement of Mount Rainer, National
Park.
The pure food bill was then taken
up and Mr.. McCumber again address.
ed the senate in Its support.
In the house the urgent deficiency
bill and several other bills Of pub.
lie nature were passed.
Mr.. Baker gave vent to his feelings
on the subject Of trusts and combina-
tons in restraint Of trade by moving
an amendment to reduce from $4,000
to $4,000 the appropriation for test
ing Goals and lignites. He stated that
the attorney general has at his dis
posal an appropriation Of 100000 TO
investigate combinations in restraint
of trade and yet, he said not a dollar
Of it has been expended proftably. BY
laying his resolution on the table, Mr..
Baker declared that the Republican
party stood az the defender Of such
combinations. Satisfied with his
statement, he withdrew his amend
ment and the bill then passed.
Other bills were passed as follows:
Amending the act to extend the
coal land laws to the district Of Alas
ka; providing for the protection Of
wild animals and birds in the Wichi-
ia forest reserve, Oklahoma; author
izing the exploration and purchase Of
mines within the boundaries Of pri-
vate land claims; amending the re-
vised statutes so as to give foreign
authors the right in this country any
time within twelve months after pub
LEGATION abroad amending the revis-
ed statutes 50 as to restrict patents
on drugs Or medicines to the process
of manufacture and not the pro.
duct.
The section has been eliminated
which provided for the cessation Of
restrictions upon the alienation of al
lotted lands in Oklahoma and Indian
Territory upon the admission Of these
territories as a state.
The contest over the location Of the
circuit and district courts Of the west
ern district of Oklahoma was settled
by providing for alternate sessions of
the courts at Guthrie and Oklahoma
City.
The provision of the Oklahoma bill
for the appropriation Of $5,00O,OOO for
the benefit Of the common schools has
been incorporated in the portion Of
the bill which admits New Mexico and
Arizona as q state.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
OIL Rarne Blows LIN.

Atlantic City, N, j., Dec. 2O.-Man.
toloking lifesaving station reports an
explosion in an oil barge off that place
this afternoon. Pilot boat No. S is
standing by and has probably rescued
the crew. The barge is burning.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
Health Won't Permit,

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 2O.-Rohert
Patton, who was offered the national
craftsmanship Of the Prohibition
party, said that he had declined on
account Of Ill health.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
rs Indictments Returned.

Pueblo, Col, Dec. 2O.--A special
grand jury empaneled several days
ago has returned 26 indictments for
election frauds. Special deputies
were sworn In to serve the capiases.,
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22
SUFFER FROM INTENSE COLD.
Japanese Driven Into the Russian
Lines By the Frost,

Mukden, Dec, 2l.-The village of
Dapindu has been occupied after a
sharp fight by detachment of Rus
sian infantry, cossacks and borderor7
under Beliniske. Otherwise all has
been quiet along the front.
-Four Japanese suffering from frost
bite of the hands and feet have vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered to the Rus
slams.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

will have Defiance Starch, not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money, but also because Of
superior quality.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

Piso's Cure Is the best medicine We ever used
for oil affections Of the throat and lungs WIN.
0. ENDsLEY, Vanburen. Ind Feb. 10, 1900
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

Some people who try to be foxy
only succeed in making geese Of
themselves.
The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

It's funny what the women's clothes
that are never seen are mostly made
for show