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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
A Cheaper Rail.

A hollow rail has just been invented
by J. c. Allendorph, of Kansas City.
Mo. The standard now in use is 81
inches high, with 81 a-inch base. and
is solid. Mr.. Allendorph's rail is 4
inches high, with q 6inch base, aud is
hollow. There is also . device for
connecting those rails which takes the
place Of the familiar fish.plate. It
consists of q plate 2 feet long and 6
inches wide, and carrying an upright
the length of the plate, which fits into
the hollow of the rails to complete the
connection. It is asserted that the
danger Of spreading rails will be great.
ly minimized. The present standard
rail carries 80 pounds 10 the yard,
while that Of Mr.. Allendorph is only II.
At $2S ton for rails this would mean
Q saving of $57l.76 per mile.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
She Might Suit.

This story is told of an old bachelor
who bought pair of socks and found
attached to one paper with these
words: 81 am young lady of twenty
and would like to correspond with a
bachelor with a view to matrimony."
Name and address was given. The
bachelor wrote and in few days got
this reply: Mamma was married
twenty years ago. Evidently the
merchant whom you bought those
socks of did not advertise or he would
have sold them long ago. My mother
handed me your letter and said pos
sibly I might suit. l am eighteen"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
How to Couch.

Few people know how to cough
properly. In fact, it never occurs to
the ordinary individual that there is a
right way and q wrong way OF doing it.
Yet it is a matter of no small i'm =.
portance. If every sigh means a drop
of blood out Of the heart, as people
say, every cough means some greater
or less proportion OF time knocked off
ones life.
Most people cough as loudly and
forcibly as they can. Some chronic
coughers seem to feel proud of the
terrible noise they make. But it is
rather costly noise, for the simple rea.
son that it tears and inhames the
lungs.
The lungs consist OF an extraordi.
narily delicate sponge-like tissue,
which sometimes gets infiamed and
choked with phlegm. When we try
to get rid OF this substance We cough
But obviously, if we remove it VIC.
lently. we must necessarily injure the
delicate lung tissue.
Therefore, train yourself to cough
as gently as possible.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON: FRIDAY MORNING, ARPIL g. 1904

twenty miles wide and 1900 miles oil
shore line.
The harbors of New England are
dangerous to enter, and are sometimes
death-traps to the ships inside-read
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps stories oi
Marblehead! Boston Harbor can be
entered safely only in calm weather
Nantasket Beath is vast graveyard
OF dead ships, and the fate OF Margare,
Fuller off Fire Island has been oft re.
peated.
Ii an ideal environment will ever
produce an ideal people, and an ideal
people make an ideal city, l think the
suburbs of that city will be near Puget
Sound
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
There Are Others.

At the meeting OF the woman's
club at Seneca on Kansas day, the
question was How 1 Came to Kan
sas." Each member OF the club told
her experience in getting into the
Sunflower State, but one woman's
story was more interesting than any.
She said, Perhaps the ladies would
scarcely believe me if l were to tell
them in wha, destitute condition l
came to Kansas. Positively l hadn't
q dud on my back, barefooted and not
q tooth in my head; l had not even a
given name when came to Kansas.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
WE WON'T STAND FORT.
The Circus Parade is Half the Show, and We'll
Never Consent That It Shall Go.
LUE T. VERNON.

LUZ L. NEkNON.
The representatives OF the big cir
cuses at their meeting recently held
in Springfield, Ohio, decided that the
old-time circus parade must be abol-
ished. The managers claim the par
ades cost too much money and take
up too much time, and that they re-
ceive nothing in return for the outlay.
So the gilt wagons are to rumble
along the streets no more, the siren
song of the calliope will be silenced,
the clown in the pony-cart will not
grimace at the small boys who wor-
ship at his shrine. Alas, we won't
have any more free peeps at the lady
equestrians, at the elephants, the cam
els, the occasional open cage of lions.
Great will be our woe, great our de.
privation. But we do not believe the
no-parade policy will be carried on
throughout the season. The managers
may say what they please, but we are
convinced they do receive an ample
return for their outlay. Lots of peo.
pie wouldn't 60 to the circus at all if
the parade didn't remind them of it.
Besides, circuses owe something to the
public that has patronized them ever
since there were circuses. We have
grown to look upon the circus parade
as right, rather than q privilege, a
right to be jealously guarded. When
we are assured that the parade is to be
abolished we will move to abolish the
circus, for the circus without o parade
would seem as singular as Hamlet"
without the "ham." We can stand
for the abolishment OF the "grand
concert, on the elevated STAGE" but
our dear old friend, Parade, must re.
main.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
Shocked Her.

The young man who called at the
Office of friend to use the phone was
placed in a most embarrassing posi-.
ton. Thoughtlessly laying his cigar
on the chair he saw his friend about
to seat himself at the precise moment
when the dulcet tones of his lady-love
floated over the wire, Hello-a," while
in reply she heard the astounding
greeting, Look out there, you'll burn
your pants" She hung up the receiver
without waiting for explanations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
Court Etiquette.

Ambassador Choate, at a dinner
given by an American resident in Lon
don. illustrated the intricacies OF court
etiquette with o little story about King
Edward.
"On the day of the birth OF the
present king" he said, "a certain mar
quis approached the lady in waiting
anxiously.
ais it boy or girl?' he whispered.
"The lady in waiting, with re-
proachful look, whispered back:
"'It's a prince.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
What " Sing Song Of Sixpence" Means.

What " Sing Song Of Sixpence" Means.
You all know this rhyme, but have
you ever heard what it really means?
The four-and.twenty blsckbirds rep.
resent the twenty.four hours. The
bottom OF the pie is the world, while
the top crust is the sky that oversrches
it. The opening of the pie is the day
dawn, when the birds begin to sing,
and surely such sight is fit for q
king.
The king. who is represented sitting
in his parlor, counting out his money,
is the sun. while the gold pieces that
slip through his fingers are the golden
sunbeams. The queen, who sits in the
psrlor, is the moon, and the honey is
the moonlight.
Tue industrious maid, who is in the
garden at work before her king-the
sun-has arisen is the day dawn, and
the clothes she hangs out are the
clouds. The bird who ends the song
by nipping off her nose is the sunset.
So We have the whole day, if not 10 a
nutshell, in pie.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
TURNING THE TABLES.

Tell me story,
My sweet little maid.
Turning the tables
Is fair, it is said.
Surely. each night for
The four years you've known
(All but the year OF
Your babyhood, ownD
Father has put you
To sleep with tale
All about fairies,
And princes who sail
Over the seas, or
Who ride through the land
Looking for ladies'
To save, sword in hand.
Now that you're old, that
Your tongue is united.
Could you tell father
A tale if you tried?"
Answered the little,
The tender-eyed tot:
Daddy, one story,
A short one, I've got.
There was a king once
Whose daughter was more
Popular n any
Girl ever before.
Princes and giants
And mermen and all,
Wanting to marry this
Princess, would call.
But she refused 'em
An died an old maid
Cause they were not up
To daddy, she said.
4 Il 4 4
Only, this isn't
A story, you see
Daddy, that princess,
That princess is ME-"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
How to Mend Aaate Ware,

When an aggravating little hole sud-
denly appears in an agate or porcelain.
lined stew.pan do not throw it away az
past redemption. Take one of the
round headed paper fasteners, such as
lawyers or teachers are in habit OF US.
ing TO keep the sheets of a manuscript
together. push the two level fiat clips
through the hole from the inside bend
back on the outside; then, laying the
basin on a hard substance. hammer
the round head down fat on the in.
side.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
THE MYSTERY IN MELODY.
How Few Beautiful Verses Reunited Two
Loving Hearts.

How a Few Beautiful Verses Reunited Two
Loving Hearts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Barnes of
Woodstock we're in Chicago, few
days ago, on their second honeymoon.
Divorced on March IA, reunited on
the day the divorce was granted and
then given back to each other by the
court at Waukegan that set aside the
decree of divorce, they are now spend
ing their second honeymoon in Chi
cago-shopping and as happy as a
June bridal couple viewing Niagara
Falls.
They were reunited by a poem. At
the moment when their lives seemed
torn apart forever, the wife sent a lit
tie note to her husband-a plain busi-
ness note over some details of divis-
ion OF the property. In an impulse OF
sentiment she slipped the following
pOetn INTO the envelope:
FORGIVE AND FORGET.
Forgive and forget-it is better
To ning all i'll feeling aside
Than allow the deep cankering fstter
or revenge in ysur breast to abide;
For your step DER lfe's path will be lighter,
When the load from your bosom is cast.
And the glorious sky will seem brighter
When the cloud Of displessure has passed.
Thouph your spirit oil bigb with emntiop
To give back injustice again,
Sink the thought in oblivion's ocean,
For remembrance increases the pain,
Oh, why should we linger In sorrow,
When its shadow is passing away
Or seek to encounter, tomorrow,
The blast that o'erswept US to day
Our life's stream Is a varying river,
And though it may placidly glide,
When the sunbeams Of joy DER it quiver,
IL must foam when the storm meets its tide.
Then stir not its current to madness,
For its wrath thou wilt ever regret
Though the morning beams break on thy sadness,
Ere the sunset forgive and forget.
The husband, touched, sought his
wife. He was not in court on March
IA when Judge Donnelly granted the
decree OF divorce, but he came in few
moments later. He met his wife and
wooed and won her again, as he had
five years before. The Woodstock
and Waukegan and Belvidere gossips
may talk, but the reunited twain are
happy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes were starting
on a honeymoon shopping tour when
seen. They talked and chatted gayly,
but became serious when the matter
OF the divorce was mentioned. Mrs.
Barnes, pretty, blonde and handsomely
gowned little woman, pouted. 1--WE
loved each other all the tine," she said.
We made mistake and found it out
in time. That's all there is to it."
Mr.. Barnes, handsome, quiet man,
one OF the most brilliant lawyers in
Northern Illinois, added:
"That states the case precisely. We
both have tempers and mine is worse
than my wife's."
"That's right" asserted the pretty
little woman, laughing.
al thought my wife wanted to lose
me; she thought l wanted separa.
ton. 1 had not intended to fight the
case at ALL" said Mr.. Barnes. "We
separated on December 20 and we did
not see each other again until just
after Judge Donnelly had granted the
divorce. Then we had talk and
found out our mistake. If We had
had chance to talk it over before
there would have been no divorce"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
The Difference.

Edna" What do you thinkf |
hung up a piece of mistletoe and got
kissed four times"
May" Huh! | got kissed forty
times, and it didn't require any mis-
tletoe, either"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
Knew What He Was About.

Mother to six-year-old boy, who has
in his prayers asked the Lord to take
care of him, but omitted petition for
his baby sister," Bobbie, you forgot
to pray to God. for your sister"
"No. l didn't forget at ell, Ill
take care OF her myself"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08

ALICE KEMMLER, of Seattle, who was
to have gone to Japan as member OF
the DR.. Anita MCGEE party OF nurses,
is unable to accompany them, having
been taken i'll with the measles. She is
now in hospital in that city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08

WILLIAM ROSE, with an assistant, at
Everett, Wednesday, caught w.
Mound deyilfish off Hat Island. The
fish fought desperately for half hour.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08

"Do you really believe there are
microbes in kisses?" asked the fair
maid.
"Sure," answered the young NJ. ID.
"And what disease do they pro.
duce?' queried the +. NJ.
Palpitation OF the heart he re-
piled.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08

Write for prices. Eggs for Matching after JaI
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

The Bell Clothing Co. is the ma me:
OF a new firm to open in the city, to.
be located in the Anderson build
ing adjoining the Tower Hotel.
The company has lately purchased
the fine stock of the Wadena. Mer-
camille Go: at greatly reduced
prices, and this stock will form a.
portion Of the stock to be. offered
Virginia buyers. The firm is here
to stay,and proposes to keep IN
touch with buyers through the adj
vertising mediums of the, city.
Their formal opening occurs to-
morrow, October 18th. s e: - S.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
farm Lands for Sale.

I have for sale, at $500 per acre,
an amount of land suitable for
farming purposes and also contain
ing some timber, located in town
ships 5s.15, SLY and 1915, These
lands have not been explored zas.
yet, but the present owners will sell
at the price ma med with an agree.
Ement- to pay $4,000 per acre for any.
land desired to be. repurchased,s
should ore be found thereon. at 81
later date LOUIS PETERSON, 8
IS 80 Aurora, Mimi.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Mrs. L. Kimball received tele-
gram on Sunday bearing the sad
intelligence of the death of her
mother, Mrs. Mandy Smith. at Har.
densburg, Kentucky, on Friday
last. Deceased was so years of age,
and had been an invalid for the
past three years. TO Mrs. Kimball,
in her bereavement, is extended the
sympathy of many friends. ~:S. .z}z.:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

G. E. fuller, who makes his head:
quarters at Grand Rapids, was over
the first of the week looking after
his interests in connection with the
firm Of Henry Hughes & Co. Mr..
fuller visits here about once a
month. He reports trade az very
good at, all points where his-~com-
pany has stores located.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

The village of Hibbing will short
1y have paved streets, the present
village administration taking steps
to com mence the work at an early
date To judge from the catchy
sketch of the Mesaba Ore theewofk
of the administration will not meet
WITH the hearty approyalSsof the
mining, corporations, but the PEG
pie of ,Hibbing will, doubtless ap.
prove of:the work>after it is com
plete. 49, ,- -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

]. a. Jones, while engaged in
painting the smoke-stack at the C.
r. Ash mill on Tuesday, lost his
balance and fell distance of about
thirty-five feet, landing on the. iron
roofing of building. He sus-
taineda slight scalp wound, requir-
ing he.taking of stitch, but other
wise suffered no i'll effects from his
fall. 49,. TX - =. = 81. S n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
cr r and Glassware.

S.. r. Horrocke, who holds 'em
down at the johnson Tonsorial Par.
Tors, wassover to Mckinley on SUM.
day where he made arrangements.
1 Tor a place on Sundays where he.
may shave the hirsute appendages
of NcKinleyites on Sundays dur
ing the winter: months. .==
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

The presentation of the Passion
Play at Our Lady of Lourdes Cath
olic church on Monday evening was
we'll attended and the production ia
accorded deserved praise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Supt. B. o. Greening, of the Eve
ieth. schools visited with Supt. Bliss
on Tuesday. Mr.. Greening was
greatly interested in the new Roose-
welt building, and looked over lite
many points. The Eveleth board
contemplates the erection of new
building shortly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

The teachers of the range cities
talk of reviving the publication of
the ST.. Louis county Journal OF
Education. They also agitate a
meeting of the Association at an
early date. Should they decide to
arrange for d meeting at this time
Virginia would be pleased to enter
tain them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

o. A. Keopp, as clerk of Mesaba
Range Tent No. II X. o. T. NJ, on
Monday received draft for $1,000
in favor of Mrs. Peter SalmOnson,
in settlement of the insurance
carried in the order by Mr.. Salmon
son at the time of his death about
six weeks previous.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Latest things in LADIES' and
children's coats at: Henry Hughes
& Co. - ,:>..:.- :: - ::
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

st lie Two Harbors and !. Eveleth:
teams took a swipe at each other
on the loot ball campns on Satur-
day last. Or rather, EveIeth took a
swipe Two Harbors, the score be.
ing 20 80 q zephery ci pfIeT:V Virgin
ia boys who: TOXIN the contest sas.
.seTts that it was not the superior
piaying of EveIeth but the lack Of
olay ing On the part q. the 4 woZH ar-
sboTs teamtl1a permit ted of eucI a
score.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Mrs. B. F. Britts has returned
from a visit with relatives and
friends at her former home at Du
luth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

A burning haystack on the Moose
property at about 400 o'clock Sum
day morning called out the fire de:
partment and many citizens. The
blaze illumined the heavens 80 it
could be seen for miles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
H. ! DR.. G. !. Larson. the we'll

E~,oe DR.. c. ]. Larson, the we'll
- known eye specialisG will
make his next regular visit to- Viir.
GINA on Thursday and Friday, Oct.
II and g.. # you have any trouble
with your eyes or need glasses, you
should consultDr.L Larson while OBJ
portunity offers. Fifty per cent of
all headaches are caused from de.
fects of the eye. # yonr eyes itch,
burn, smart, run water, blur, etc, go
md lind out what IS the natterwith
them. Office at Central Hotel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Are you looking for a new over.
coat? See our line. Hall. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Real swell: suits and overcoats
just arrived at Levin's - eT - 2
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

A tough game of foot ball be-
tween the Virginia High. School
Juniors and a Second Ward team
was played on the local grounds on
Saturday last. Neither side scored.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

The Duluth, Virginia & Rainy
Lake road will run special excur-
sion train to all points on the line
on Sunday next, the opening Sun
day Of the hunting season. The
service will be taken advantage of
by many local sportsman, who will
interview the festive partridge
what sleftof him and the ducks
which 9 re said to infest the lakes
along the new line. s.:s %l= zzz .s=.=s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Just received, line of Peggy
from Paris shopping bags, the
latest, at Henry Hughes & Co.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Don't buy an overcoat until you
inspect our new line Hail. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Julius shanedling,
of the Big Store, have returned from
a pleasant trip to the St. Louis Ex-
position and to the. city markets..
They report very enjoyable out
ing. 49, =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

WANTED-Good, competent men
and women to handle our house
hold :specialties on easy payments.
You can make from So to S. per day
handling our goods. No ca pital re-
quired. Address Gately Supply Co.,
8 E. Superior street, Duluth, Mimi.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Mrs. 8. Hill, Of Tower, arrived in
the city on Friday responsive to- the
news of the paralytic stoke suffered
by her brother-in=law,s Watson
Smith,, earlier in the week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Humane Agent Witherow was
up from Duluth on Saturday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Did you see that hobby overcoat
going down street? 1t came from
Halls.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

J. A. Kerttu, of Chisholm, taxider.
mist, has an advertisement in this
issue of the Enterprise. Mr.. Kerttu
has been established at Chisholm
for some time past, and his work,
of which he has done great
amount for range residents, speaks
tor itself.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Mrs. E. D. Parmelee, Mrs. Alfred
Martin and Mrs. w. E. Hannaford
called on Hibbing friends on We'd
nesday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Fancy and plain fabrics in new
overcoats at Halls. n. RI: - ~ -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

The Virginia Club entertains at
one of their popular parties at the
Fay Opera this evening.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Ed Olson, president of the village
Of Mckinley, was in the city on
Wednesday,.