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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25

dies that the guides carried, and up and
down stairs, until finally we got into
big room that smelled like morgue,
with bats and evil looking things all
around, and felt creepy.
The guides got down on their knees to
pray, and l thought it was time to be
robbed again. do not know what made
me think of making a sensation right
there in the bowels of that pyramid.
where there were corpses thousands of
years old, of Egypt's rulers. 1 never
felt that way at home. when visited
cemetery, but I thought would shoot
my last roman candle and fire my last
giant firecracker right there in that mos
eleum, and take the chances that we
would get out alive. So when the tour
lists were lined up beside tomb of some
Rameses or other, and the guides were
praying for strength and endurance
probably, to get away with all the mon
ey we had, picked out place up toward
the roof that seemed full of bats and
birds Of i'll omen, and I sneaked my
roman candle out from under my shirt,
and touched the fuse to candle on the
turban of guide who was on his knees.
and just as the first fire ball was ready
to come out yelled: "Whoop-la much
a wano, pluribus unum' and the fire
the bats gally west.
Holy jumping cats but you ought to
have seen the ghides, yelling Allah!
Allah! and groveling on the floor, and
the bats were flying around in the faces
OF the tourists, and everybody was SIM
ply scared out of their boots. I thought
might as we'll wind the thing up glo-
rious, so touched the tail of my last
giant firecracker to the sparks that were
oozing out Of my empty roman candle.
and threw it into the middle of the great
room, and when it went off you would
think cannon had exploded, and every
body rushed for the door, and we fell
over each other getting out through the
passage towards the door,
l was the first to get out on to the side
of the pyramid, and I watched for the
crowd to come out. The tourists got out
first, and then dad came out, putting and
wheeling. and the last to come out were
the Arabs, and they came on their hands
and knees, calling to Mr.. Allah and every
one of them actually pale and l think
they were conscience-stricken, for they
began to give back the money they had
robbed dad of. and an Arab must be pref
ty scared to give up any of his
hard-earned robberies. l think dad was
about the maddest man there was, until
he got some of his money back, when he
felt better, but he gave me talking to
that l will never forget. Z.
He said: Don't you know bet
ter than to go around with explo-
sives, like train robber. and fire
them off III a hole in the ground, where
there is no ventilation. and make peo-
pies ears ring? Maybe you have woke
up those kings andAqueens in there. and
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Fifteen YEARS OF TORTURE
Itching and Painful Sores Covered
Head and Body-Cured in a
Week by Cuticura.

"For fifteen years my scalp and fore.
head was one mass of scabs, and my body
was covered with sores. Words cannot
express how I suffered from the itching
and pain. I tried many doctors and
treatments, but could get no help, and
had given up hope when friend told me
to get Cuticura. After bathing with Cuti.
cura Soap and applying Cuticura ONT.
ment for three days, my head was as
clear as ever, and to my surprise and joy,
one cake of soap and one box of oint:
ment made complete cure in one week
(Signed) II. B. Franklin, 7l7 Washington
St., Allegheny, Pa"
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footed and SHE'D all at the same time,
and when one hump was not tanning
him in the back the other hump was
kicking him IN the stomach. and if he
had gun he would shoot the camel and
the Arabs, ard bust up the show.
BY the time dad got SO he could stand
up without leaning against a pyramid
the Arabs came up and they all talked
at once, and drew knives, and it seemed
az though they were blaming dad for
something. We found an interpreter
among the tourists. and he talked with
the Arabs, and pointing to the camel dad
had ridden, which was stretched out on
the sand like he was dead, he told dad
the Arabs wanted him to pay for the
camel he had ridden to death, and foun-
dered by letting it drink wagon load Of
water, and then entered in race across
the desert, and the interpreter said dad
better pay or they would kill him.
Dad settled for the camel for a hun
dred dollars, and promise of the skin
of the camel, which he was goin, to take
home and have stuffed Their man
WIZ PAeISAu0O " NC d justice Oh the
peace had dad arrested FOR driving off
of walk, and he was fined $40 and costs
for thar, and then all the Arabs struck
him for money for one thing and an
other, and when he had settled all
around and paid extra for not riding
back to Cairo on the camel, we got
ready to climb up the pyramid Dad
said he wouldn't ride that camel back
tc Cairo for million dollars, for he was
split up so his legs began where his arms
left of, and he was lame from Genesis
to Revelations.
But never saw such lot OF people to
pray as these pirates are. Just before
they rob man they get down on their
knees on rug, and humble something
to some god and after they have got you
roo1ed good and plenty, they get down
ard pray, while they are concealing the
money they took from you. Geo. but
wAeI get home am going to steer
the train robbers and burglars onto the
idea of always being on praying
grounds.
Well, told dad he hadn't better try to
climb up the pyramid. that would so
up cause I could climb like goat and
when got up to the top would fire a
aalete, SO everybody would know that a
stxr spa sx.a3 Americanwaso on deck. hut
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changed dynasty. you little idiot" The
rest of the crowd wanted to throw me
down the side of the pyramid, but got
away from them and went up on top OF
the pyramid and hoisted a small Ameri-
can flag, and left it floating there, and
then came back to where the crowd was
discussing the explosion in the tomb,
and then we all went down the side of
the pyramid
The guides got their nerve back after
they got out in the air. because they
wouldn't help dad down unless b. paid
them something every stone they helped
him climb down, so when he got. down
he didn't have any mcpey. and hardly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25
Their First Cloud,

.. The young woman in the stern Of the
ials . beat had whispered softly the
But stay right where you are" she
added, hastily. IF you try to kiss me
How do you know" hoarsely demand
ed Jack, horrible suspicion already TAX
ing possession of him.-Chicago Tribune.
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Very Likely.

). I'VE thought said the reporter,
that you might care to say something
about these charges against you"
NO. replied the crooked public Of
fetal, II believe that silence is
$golden.'" 7$
WELL replied the reporter "per-
haps the public might believe it's
merely gilt in this case Catholic
Standard and Tines. 81 =
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Darwin Refuted.

Father-Yes, my son; according to Oar
win, our ancestors were monkeys.
kindergarten Geofrey-But, papa, I
don't believe that. l shall be an an
cestor myself some time. and Pm not .
mopkey.-Judee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25
To Destroy Slugs on Roses.

After much experimenting with insect
powders, sprays, ETC., have learned from
florist very simple and effective means
Of keeping rose bushes free from slugs.
Use plenty of strong Ivory Soap suds
AROUND the roots and on the foliage. This
to be perfectly healthy. = ::
ELEANOR R. PARKER
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No Indication Yet.

of your boy?" asked the friend, as he
patted the professors baby on the cheek.
Il don't know yet" replied the musical
man.
"Oh, no, of course you don't! I for
got, he hasn't any hair yet, has hep
Yonkers Statesman
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International.

The agreement among Italy, Germany
it," -
Eyes"
"'Well, what's the pact between France
"A moribund, suppose!'-N. O. Times.
Democrat. =
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REE(ll1S BADBQN
I@NE{BR0AR
E12&n&R$$% A.
9zS w 5 :; ]AE SD
The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb the
Pyramids-The Bad Boy Lights a
Cannon Cracker in Rameses' Tomb
They Flee from Egypt in Dis
guise.

Cannon Cracker in Rameses' Tomb
They Flee from Egypt in Dis
guise.
BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.
Ex-Governor of Wisconsin. Former Edi-
tor Of "Peck's Sum-" Author Of "Peck' S
Bad Boy" Etc.)
copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Cairo, Egypt-My Dear Old Geezer:
I broke off my last letteirin sight of the
pyramids, when was left alone on the
desert, my jackass having stampeded
with the camels, on account Of my fire
works, and l presume you think was
all in, but got to the pyramids before
the stampeded caravan did. saw car
coming along, and just got aboard and
in ten minutes l was at the base OF
the big pyramid, and the camel with dad
on between the humps, was humping
himself half a mile away, trying to get
there, and the other camels, with the
Arabs, were stretched out like horses
in a race, behind, and my jackass was
right next to dads camel, braying and
occasionally kicking dads camel in the
Stats.
There were about a. hundred tourists
around the base Of the big pyramid all
looking towards the stampede of the
camels, and l told them my dad, the
great American millionaire, was on the
runaway camel in advance, and asked
them to form line across the trail and
save dad, but when the camel came near
er was ashamed of dad He had his
arms around the the front hump of the
camel, and he was yelling for help to
stop his menagerie, and his legs were
flying in the air, and every time they
came down they kicked hole in the side
of the camel.
Well, sir, thought dad was a brave
man, but he blatted like calf, and when
the camel stopped and went to eating
clump of grass dad opened his eyes, and
when he saw that the procession had
stopped he rolled off his camel like
bag of wheat, and stuck in the sand and
began to say prayer, but when he saw
me standing there, laughing, he stopped
praying, and said to me: II thought you
were blown up when that jackass kicked
the can of dynamite. You have more
lives than a cat. Now, get hustle on
you and we will climb that pyramid, and
then quit this blasted country" and dad
sat down on hummock and began to
pull himself together, after the most
fearful ride he ever had. He said the
camel loped, trotted, galloped, single
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25
FREE BOTTLE COUPON.

Send this coupon with your name and
Of Mull's Grape Tonic for Stomach aud
Bowels to
MU1l's GRAPE Tonic Co., AZ Third Ave.,
Rock Island, III.
6ivt Full Address and Write Plainly
The 81 90 bottle contains nearly three times
the Soc size. At drug stores.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25

The genuine has a date and number
stamped on the label-take no other from
your druggist. .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25
Tale Of Two Cities.

Iale OF Two cities.
The Philadelphia epicure had just or
dered snails.
you cannibal!" exclaimed the New
Yorker.-Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25

When a man sits at girls feet under .
tree and plays a banjo to her, she thinks
that is the way they would 60 on do
ing after they were married and had
seven children. I
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
s s. my lite three years ago;-Mrs. Ihos.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25

If milliners would confne their window
displays to 98-cent hats, it woulu do much
to induce bachelors 10 take hand in tn,
matrimonial game.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25
It Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for
hot, sweating, callous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by, all Druggists. Price Csc. Don t
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-25

A mans family went away for a sum-
mer vacation and left him at home with
the parrot. When his wife returned she
said to the parrot: HAS poor Polly been
lonesome?" The parrot shook itself and
replied: Gimme a stack of whites"
The Washington times., 1905-05-06
YOUTHFUL RUNAWAYS
TAKEN TO BALTIMORE

-Four hoys. who say they belong to
the Runaway Club Of Baltimore. were
token into custody by police of the
Ninth precinct station last night and
held as fugitiYes from their parents in
the Monumental City. This afternoon
they were taken back by detective
" he .;elrlte over 10 take charge of them
az Robert Fisher, ten years old; George
Iaraasona, nine years old; Charles Mi
lef, seventeen, and Robert Burlington.
twelve, They say they organized their
club to make a trip around the world
A policeman IN the Ienning freight yard
Of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad WAS not
fayorabiy impressed with their club
and sent them to the station in a patrol
wagon.
The Washington times., 1905-05-06
NEW FIREFIGHTER OFF
WAYS AT WILMINGTON

blowing from the river IL such cases
the river side presents nothing hut
blaze. which the freboat can face.
while the land force cannot. since the
wind blowing off the river Invariably
drives the sitting heat and smoke into
the faces OF the f1renen
During the past sixteen years there
have heen several large fires along the
river TFont, two of which came very
near developing into conf1agrations, and
which were only prevented by the ex-
cellent work OF the firemen
The department. on April L. 1902 re-
sponded to an alarm from box No 4l5
for q fire in the plant of the American
Ice Company located at Tenth and Wa
ter streets southwest which REQUIRED a
subdued- The wind and fire draught
carried embers from the scene of the
fire 10 ur-and-a-half and n streets
southwest, and al that point tgnited
two houses. The blaze also leaped 10
Seventh and Water streets. and set fire
TO hotel al that point. During the
progress OF this fire the whole of the
city was left without protection from
1re. After the new firebodt is placed
IN commission such conditions will be
eliminated 10 great extent as three
steam fire engines with the fireboat can
properly. care for all fires which may
occur along the river front, unless
something much out of the ordinary
should happen
The new boat will practically be con-
structed of steel. and IN such a man
ner. fore and att, as 10 allow its use as
an ice-breaker. The vessel will be 10i
feet in length and have a beam of %
feet with a 9-foot draught. 1t viii be
capable Of making twelve knots an
hour. AS 10 its equipment 1t viii have
Il displacement Of 6.60 gallons a min
ute and can throw fourteen 2lz-iIleh hose
streams with 1M-inch tips. u viii also
have two deck monitor pipes that win
be capable of throwing ami 4-inch
streams respectively.
The Washington times., 1905-05-06

Mining and Milling Company. which
was to be sold at 30 cents on tie dollar
The officers and friends of the in
stitution quickly disposed Of the stock
and then lent Dr. johnson $4,000 to
meet his expenses until he ceulG return
home.
Commenting on the ease Judge Afford.
of the criminal court. before whom tha
testimony was given, said:
The evidence shows that johnson,
living in a tent III the suburbs of Los
Angeles, bought what was nothing
more than hiil sixty-five miles away
and which he has never seen, and that
he issued bonds To the amount of So 000-
tsU ostensibly for the organization of
a mining company. when he did not
have money enough 10 pay for the in
corporation OF the company"
The Washington times., 1905-05-06
DOCTOR IN
FRENZIED FINANCE
three Million-Doar Mining Company Organized After
Purchase of Hill He Had Never Seen.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 6.-A case
OF frenzied finance, which occasioned
much comment here. was developed
through DR.. James j I7hnson. late Of
Los Angeles, Cal. in the criminal court
today.
eIhe doctor admitted that ne had or
sanlzed a mining company with a cap
itsi stock OF sa,e0o.005, when the only
property supporting it was a hill sixty
hye miles from Los Angeles.
bf. Johnson. who graduated from
the Physico-Medical College IN this city
several years ago, returned last winter
and ahnounmed that he had become a
iaiiaenaire and wished 10 make the col
iege present. He turned over To the
off1cers Slso. .ooo in stock in the Ora Capla
The Washington times., 1905-05-06
hARHhNDERS PLAN
WAR ON POOL ROOM
Citizens Meet Tonight to Draft Cam
paign-May Go Before Grand
Jury.

The new poolroom In Kenilw0rth en-
toyed uninterrupted prosperity yester-
day Today, there IS nothing on the sur
face 10 indicate that citizens of the com
munify intend taking drastic measures
TO close the place. Il has. however, beet
strongly tntima1ed that the life of the
establishment VIII be short.
a meetings OF the Maryland Citizens
Association. comprising residents of tht.
upper end OF Prince George county. viii
be held this evening in the hall at
Chesapeake junction, 10 formulate plans
of combat Quite a number of KenfI-
vth citizens will participate in the dis
cussion. and in every way possible lend
ACTIVE assistance toward expeiling the
'Aaryland Telegraph Company from
the neiehborhood
Appeal TO Court.
AS outlined hg Allen ". MalIery. WHO
is one OF the most interested of Ken.i-
worth's residents. the plan is to asi-
Judge Merrick, sitting IN the court a
Epner Marlboro. 10 summon a special
grand Jury ana submit the whole mat
ter 10 its Investigation
Members OF the KeniiWorth Citizens
AsEoeia ton, Wlo took up The matter of
the stringiGg OF wires on the poles OF the
this morning they had been assured the
poairnonl operators had never been Civ
en- permission 10 SO place their wires. II
was further declared that the railroad
company knew nothing bout the wires
being ran on their line until The matter
was brought 70 their attention In the
newspapers
The citizens were assured that a
speedy investigation Of this phase of the
affair wouia be undertaken.
Duly Incorporated.
Despite many expressed opinions To
the contrary, II was aseertained today
that the Maryland Telegraph Conn
pany' has been incorporated. the certin-
cate being fled in the court house at
Annapolis. According TO this onlc!al
document the company Is organized for
the purpose OF maintaining a line be-
tween Richmond and Alexandria In Vir-
gsnia, but 1t has powers 10 operate
telegraph lines In any part of the Unitea
Etasss or Canada.
III the certificate Arthur Wall. of
Washington, ls named as president, and
one OF the ineoFporators. ana F. w Esk-
ridge. OF Prince George county, as sec
retary.
The Washington times., 1905-05-06
CHURCH NOTICES.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. Stb aCd y
SITS. NV, Rev. Samuel H. Greene D. D. IA 3
tor.-9:3o a m, Sunday school. p H Brisiog
mons by tile pastor II am and 8 nm
Teachers Bible Club. Thursday. ! pm
Church prayer meeting. s pm. Endeayor
meetings. Tuesday. pm. and Sunday SIS
pm All are cordially invited. IL
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of
Christ, Scientist. corner 18th and r SITS NV
Services, Sunday, II t. and pm Subject
10 an: Wednesday. s pm. Public cordially
invited. All seats free. Reading room in
the Traders National Bank Building corner
The Washington times., 1905-05-06
Tremendous Demand for
RaiLway Exhibit Tickets
Management Has Been Compelled to Have
10000 printed-Not to Be Open on
Sunday-TOdays Business.

Trouble over the distribution Of tickets
to the railway appliance exhibition has
caused the management to change the
method of giving . at these tickets. Now
they are to be obtained at the head
quarters of the committee on manage
ment at the New Willard
So strong has been the demand for
tickets that the original supply has long
since run out. Special orders for addi-
tional tickets have been issued.
The original number ordered by George
4. PCst. chairman OF the committee on
mana cement was 5000 season tickets
and L. .000 daily tickets. Additional season
tickets were soon ordered until the num-
ber grew to Il. .5G0
These are nearly exhausted. Today
$500 more will be printed, while 10000
daily tickets will be struck off today.
This makes total of Sc, 900 tickets
Promised to Be Fair.
Before the exhibition opened Mr.. Post
said he wanted to do everything in his
power for the people of Washington He
and the other exhibitors have more than
fulfilled the promise.
Although overwhelmed by a hundred
and one other duties. Ar. Post. ]. Alex
aalder Brown, and Mr. Posts secretary,
j. H. Rodgers, have left nothing undonc
in extending the hospitality OF the ex-
hibitors they renresent TO the members
of the congress and TO Washingtonfans.
Their offices have been crowded daily
Not one person who called has received
anything but courteous and kindly
treatment at the hands of the commit
for tickets OF admission have been
denied, but never without gooG grounds.
The railway appliance exhibit ard the
men who have il in charge viii be long
rememb bared by the Washington public
No Sunday Exhibit.
II has been decided after consultation
that the exhibition will be closed to-
morrow. Many inquiries have been made
in regard to this. Mr. Post made an Off
ciai announcement On the subject this
morning.
'sAs this is an exhibition of American
manufacturers held in an American city,
We have decided that American custom
IN the observation OF the Sabbath shall
control Us. We will clo~e the grounds al
midnight tonight, and they will remain
closed until Monday morning"
the various sections Of the Interna-
tional Railway Congress held TWO ses-
sions today. After adjournment III the
afternoon the delegates visited the Cap
itol and Congressional Library.
The delegates attached to the second
section, which discussed locomotives
and rolling stock, heard an extensive re-
port by j. E Muhlfeld. general superin-
tendent of motive power OF the Balti-
more and Ohio, on high power loco
motives.
Engines Too Bulky.
The principal points made by Mr.
Muhlfeld We're that on account CT the
rapid development of big engines, errors
in design had been committed. which
resulted in the locomotive of huge d.
The Washington times., 1905-05-06
London Getting Cay
At Chicago's Expense

IoNDoN, May 6.-The Saturday Re-
view contains leading article devoted
30 the Chicago teamsters' strike, in
which It suggests that the newspapers
change their comments from the sub
5eet of tn, brutalities IN Russia TO the
brlIaiifies or democracity n Chicago
The article says:
Chicago is at present Little more OF
he'll on earth than IL is ordinarily
fae authorities seem as yet inclined to
lei tkinss take. their own course. bur
when they begin their duty of pre-
selying order we viii be surprised Il
they DO Eot shoot down the mob quite
as deterninediy rs is being done in
Warsaw
The Washington times., 1905-05-06
SUNDAY CONCERTS At
WASHINGTON BARRACKS

A season of Sunday afternoon con
certs will begin tomorrow in the Wash
ington Barracks, when thek Engineer
Band under the direction of Julius
Hamper. viii play at o'clock.
The concerts given at the barracks
and in various Washington parks last
spring and summer proved unusually
popular Numerous requests for their
rtpetition have reached headquarters.
Many were, likewise. unable 10 attend
the evening concerts.
In order 10 meet popular demand the
concerts Will be given each Sunday af-
ternoon on the parade grounds.