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Patent Medicines.

Az rule patent medicines are put up
by laymen or elf-stylcd doctors who have
little or no knowledge of drugs, or the
requirements Of the human body. BY ad-
vertising on large scale, they often man.
age to dispose Of lots of their ware.
Pusheck's-Kuro is really, not patent
real physician, who has practiced in
Chicago for about % years Dr.. Pusheck
knows how good this remedy is, and that
it can be depended on in all cases of Rheu.
matism, Weakness, Nervous Prostitution
and all Stomach and Bowel complaints.
DR.. Pusheck gives all sufferers an oppor-
tunity to test his Kuro by offering to send
. trial treatment to be paid for only when
It cures: For more information write to
DIR. Pusheck, Chicago, Ill., Advice free.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26
AMERICA SUPREME IN TRADE
statistics Show Conclusively That
This Country Leads the World
in Commerce.

During the last month, for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining the facts as to
Americas relaiye position, industrially.
among other nations, have studied the
statistical reports of our own and other
leading nations, says a writer in Cent
Per Cent, and the investigations and
comment of almost every important
daily and financial journal in America.
The universal verdict of the press, ire
spective of party affiliations. is that
Americas supremacy has been estab-
lished and that the nation faces the
dawn of 1905 steadied by the knowledge
of the stupendous truth that, CONNER
clally, among the other nations of the
world, she stands for the first time in
the forefront and alone. The RESPONSE
bility which comes with such knowledge
is SOLDERING.
But the report of the bureau of statis-
tics OF the government department OF
commerce will of course carry greater
conviction than the news reports and
opinions Of even the most reliable Jour-
nails. This reports figures are in all
cases estimates, except of the census of
1900, but are approximately accurate;
however, for the most important items
the actual figures are available.
In cotton consumption the percentage
OF increase between 1880 and 1903 in the
United States is 107 per cent, as against
46 per cent. in the united-kingdom Ger
many and France combined; in pig iron
437 per cent. of increase for America.
against lO2 per cent. increase in the
united Kingdom. Germany, France and
Russia combined; in coal 1854 per cent
increase In America. against 80 Der cent.
increase in the four European countries
combined.
And as the percentage of increase is
larger, so the actual quantities of these
three articles consumed are larger. The
consumption Of cotton in the Tinted
States in 1903 exceeded by 80 per cent.
that OF the united kingdom and was
nearly double that of GERMANY and
France combined; of pig iron, the con-
sumption in the United States was con-
siderably more than double that of the
united kingdom; of coal, the consump-
ton in the United States was nearly
double that of the united kingdom and
fully double that of Germany.
America has 100000 people, a total
wealth of 3106, 0oo, o00, 900, and the cash
value of the cotton, corn and wheat
crops for the year is about 81, OH, 0o0, 900.
The new year will be one of almost I'm.
paralleled prosperity.
Great Britain's Rivers.
The British empire embraces o0n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

where he didn't know any titled persons.
That night a couple of dukes came
around to the hotel to sell dad some
stock in diamond mine in South Africa.
and they got to talking about how Eng
lish society held over our crude Ameri-
can society, until dad got an addition to
the mad he had when he called on our
girl, and when one of the dukes sal
America was being helped socially BY
the marriage of American women 10
titled persons, dad got hot box, like
stalled freight train.
Says dad, says he: "You Johnnies
are a lot of confidence men. who live
only to rope in rich American girls. so
you can marry them and have their dads
lit the mortgages on your ancestral es-
tates. and pul eH tin roofs in place Of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26
RHll1hS BAD'B0N
IN R0AR
NiA3|dR$55!)| A.
5 W . =; ST.:
The Bad Boy Writes Of Ancient and
Modern Highwaymen-He Gets a
Taste of High Life and His Dad
Tells the Story of the
Pickleman's Daughter.

BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.
Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, formerly pub
Usher Of "Peck's Sum- author of
''Pecks Bad Boy etc.
copyright, 1904, by Joseph B. Bowles)
London, England.-My Dear Old
Skate: Well, if we are going to see any
of the other countries on this side OF
the water before our return ticket ex-
pires, We have got to be getting move
on. and dad says in about week we will
be doing stunts in Paris that will bring
about a revolution, and wind up the re-
public of France, and seat some nine
spot on the throne that Napoleon used
to wear out his buckskin pants on.
Dad asked me tother day what cared
most to see in London, and told him
! wanted to visit Newgate prison, and
the places made famous by the bold
highwaymen of century or two ago.
He thought I was daffy, but when I told
him how had read Claude Duval' and
Sixteen String Jack" and all the high
way literature, in the haymow, when dad
thought I was wedding the garden, he
confessed that he used to hunt those
yellow covered books out Of the manger
when I was not reading them, and that
he had read them all himself, when l
thought he was studying for his cam
paign speeches, and so he said he would
go with me- So we visited Homestead
Heath, where Claude Duval used to ride
BLACK Bess," and hold up people who
Travelled at night in post chaises and VIC
ho1
been more highway robbery going on
than any place east of Missouri, but l
was disguised when 1 thought what
chumps those old highway robbers were,
compared to the American highway rob-
bers and hold up men of the present day.
In Claude Duval's time he had brace
of flint-lock pistols, which he had to ex-
anime the printing every time victim
showed up, and while he was polite
when he robbed duchess, he used to kill
people all right, though if they had had
cameras at that time the flash from the
printing pan would have taken fash
light picture of the robber, so he could
have been identified when he rode off in
the night to roadside inn and filled up
on beer, while he counted the ten shil-
1ings he had taken from the silk purse
of the victim. Why, one of our Ameri-
can gangs that hold up train, and get
an express safe full of greenbacks, and
shoots up mess of railroad hands and
passengers with Winchesters and an
tomato pistols, and blows up cars with
dynamite and gets away and has to have
Z bookkkeeper and cashier to keep
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26
A Tale Of Suffering.

Oakley, Mich, May sth.-(SpeciaD-'1
could not sleep or rest in any place." SAYS
Florence Capen, of this place, in recent
interview. II had pain in my back ard
out of my chair. / was in pain all tho
time. / got poor, for did not eat enough
to keep small child. I could not rest
nights.
Then sent for box of Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills and went to taking them, and
went to bed and 1 slept till morning. I
got up and thanked God for the nights
rest and Dodd's Kidney Pills. I know
that Dodd's Kidney Pills are all that is
This is only one of the numerous expert
ences that show the way to build up
run down people is to cure the kidneys.
Thousands Of people in every state Dear
witness to the fact that Dodd's Kidney
Pills never fail to cure tho kidneys.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26
In tho "Hole."

Il was at the first tee of q fashionable
golhng resort in the season, and, .Gadsby
thought he saw an old friend in front Of
him., and shaping his supposed friend on
the back remarked:
"Hallo, old fellow! How are you-who'd
haye thought to see you here!"
81 str .iae ope you. cir! How dare
don't know you. You ought to be more
Gadsby- Really, sir, must apologize,
but took you for the earl of W.
Stranger (ereatly mollifed)- no
more, sir! quite see how the mista axe
occurred. Lovely weather, isn't it? Will
we have q round ?-Washington Star.
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mortgages, cause mortgage will not
shed rain, and you get their money and
spend it on other women One Of the
dukes turned red like lobster, and |
think he is a lobster, anyway, and he
was going to make dad stop talking; but
the duke didn't know dad, and he con-
tinued. Says dad, says he: II know a
rich old man in the States, who made
ten million dollars on pickles, or break
fast food, and he had daughter that
was so homely they couldn't keep clock
going in the house.
"She came over here and got exposed
to duke, and she had never been vacci-
mated, and the first her father knew she
caught the duke, and came home, and he
followed her. Say, he didn't know
enough to pound sand, and the old man
got several doctors for her, but they
couldn't break up the duke fever, and
finally the old pickle citizen asked him
how much the mortgage was, and how
much they could live on, and he bought
her the duke, and sent them off, and the
duke covered his castle with building
paper, so it would hold water, and they
set up housekeeping with hundred
servants. Then the duke wanted a rae
ing stable, after the baby came, and the
old. pickle man went over to see the
baby, and it looked so much like the old
man that he invested in racing stable
and the servants bowed low to the old
man and called him Your 'ighness, and
that settled the old pickle person, and he
fell into the trap of building townhouse
in London.
Then he went home and made some
more pickles, and the daughter cab!ed
him to come right over, as they had been
invited to entertain the king and a lot OF
other face cards in the pack And the
old man thought it would be great to get
in the king row himself, so he shoveled
lot of big bills into some packing
trunks and went over to fix up for the
king. The castle had to be redecorated
for about six miles, up one corridor and
down the other, but Old Pickles stood
the raise, because he thought it would
be worth the money to be on terms of in
timacy with king
Then when it was all ready. and the
old man was going to stand at the FROM
door and welcome the king, they made
him go to his room. back about halt
a mile in the rear of the castle, and for
two weeks old Pickles had his meals
brought to his room, and when it was
over, and his sentence had expired, he
was let out, and all he saw of the grand
entertainment to the crowned heads was
a ravine full of empty wine bottles,
case of jimjams for a son-in-law, case
of nervous prostration for a daughter,
and hydrophobia for himself. NV old
pickle friend has got, at this date, three
million good pickle dollars invested in
your id island and all he has to show
for it is sick daughter neglected by
teatherhead of husband who will
only speak to old pickles when he wants
more money, and grandchild that may
die teething at any time. You are a
nice lot of ducks to talk to me about
your English society being better than
our American civilization. You get"
and dad<drove the dukes out.
think they are going to have dad ar
rested for treason. But don't tell ma.
cause she may think treason serious.
Yours, HENNERY.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

Write to S. G. Warner, G. PIT. A..
Kansas City Southern Ry., Kansas City,
NO., for information concerning free
Government Homesteads, New Colony
Locations, Improved farms, Mineral lands.
Rice lands, and Timber lands and for
copy of Current Events" Business o.
portunities, Rice book, X. C. S. Fruit
book: Cheap round trip homeseekers'
tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of
each month. The short line to the Land
of Fulfllment,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

their bank accounts straight, could give
those old Claude Duvals and Sixteen
String Jacks cards and spades
But civilization, dad says, has done
much for the highway robbery business,
and he says we in America have arrived
at absolute perfection. However, I was
much interested in looking over the
ground where my first heroes lived and
died. and did business, and when we
went to the prisons where they were
confined. and were shown where Ty-
burn Tree stood, that so many of them
we're hung on, tears came to my eyes
at the thought that I was on the sacred
ground where my heroes croaked, and
went to their deaths with smiles on their
faces. and polite to the last. The guard
who showed us around thought that dad
and I were relatives of the deceased
highwaymen. and when we went away
he said to dad: Call again. Mr.. Duval.
Always glad to serve any of the descend
ants of the heroes What line of robbery
are you in, Mr.. Duval?" Dad was mad,
but he told the guard he was now on the
oIONN CANAoASC, duu 81 We
the reputation of the family.
Then We hired horses and took horse
back ride through Rotten Row, where
everybody in London that has the price
rides a horse, and 10 carriages are al
lowed. Dad was an old cavalry man
lorty years ago, and he is stuck on his
shape when he is on horse, but he came
near breaking up the horse back parade
the day we went for the ride. The liy-
eryman gave us two bob-tailed nags. a
big one for dad and small one for me
but they didn't have any army saddle for
dad. and he had to ride on one of these
little English saddles, such as Jockeys
ride races on, and dad is so big where
he sits on saddle that you couldn't see
The saddle, and I guess they gave dad
q hurdle jumper, because when we got
right amongst the riders, men and wom-
en-, his horse began to act up, and some
one yelled, "Tally-ho,~ ana that is
something about fox hunting, not a
coach, and the horse jumped fence and
dad rolled OF over the bowsprit and went
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26
Doubted Its Nevneaa-

In certain home where the stork 70
Gently visited there il 4 six-year.old son
OF inquiring mind. When he was first
taken in to zee the new arrival he e.
claimed:
-, mamma, it hasn't any teeth o,
mamma, it hasn't any hair!"
Then, elaspins his hands in despair, be
cried: Somebody has done US! It's an
old baby. Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26
MERC1LESS ITCHING.
Another Speedy Cure of an Itching
Humor with Loss of Hair BY tho
CuticurA Remedies.

For two years my neck was covered
with sores, the humor spreading to my
hair, which fell out, leaving an unsightly
ton. and merciless itching made me wild.
Friends advised Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment, and after a few applica-
t,ons the torment subsidized, to my great
joy. The sores soon disappeared, and my
hair grew again, as thick and healthy az
ever. I shall always recommend tho
Cuticura Remedies. (Signed) Harry J.
Spaldi1g, lo4 West 1o4th street, New
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

Il have looked the matter over with
reasonable care" said the Prunytown
Philosopher. with his usual acridity, land
/ have reached tho conclusion that it is
not absolutely necessary to send boys to
college in order to have 'em act the fool"
Tom Watson's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26
Both Sides of tho Question.

There are many things you can't do
philosophy.
:, YES" answered Dustin Stax. but
there are q whole lot more things you
can't do without t."-Washinpton Star.
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Russia's "free balance" presumably rep
resents the money the grand dukes HAY
not yet taken possession of.-Detroit Ere
Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

Either = man finds fault because he is
taxed or because he has nothing to be
taxed.-N. Y. Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

So far the Russians have made NO
claim that Japan's new volcanic island
was thrown up by Russian submarine
mine.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
as a cough cure.-J: w: OBrien, 322 Third
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

The Indians who have not succeeded in
obtaining situations with wild west shows
are nearly Ill resentful and disconnected.
Warrington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-26

Great Britain's Rivers.
The British empire embrace. 1000
rivers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-01

transferred to her brothe--in-la Christopher Ley
I@no The latter took the girls for safekeeping to
ans pace in Northumberland, rather gloomy old
castle where they kept in more or less of
captivity; for the two children are very fond of
their mother, despite her eccertricities and when
they were living with their grandmother she found
no difhculty in persuading them to run away with
her She TOOK them to the Continent, but al
lowed herself TO be persuaded there that they
would be far more secure from any attempts at re-
covery the part of old Mrs. Leyland If they were
IN South Africa. Accordingly she betook herself
thther in ignorance OF the that she was plac-
ing herself thereby once within the jursdic-
ton Of the British courts, and, course the chill
dren were taken away from her It was after this
and her return to England that she was locked ED
insane.
Now she has just made another desperate effort
or the same nature TO abduct her children from
HaSgerston Castle. and and woman have
been arrested by the police are being held for
trial without BAIL who captured In an attempt
to snuggle the two young girls out of the castle
and who were to have conducted them to a specified
point on the coast of Northumberland where Mrs
Chetwyrd was waiting for them or board a yacht.
Mrs Chetwynd herself is now in safety in Paris
but would doubtless have shared the fate of the
people whom she had employed to get her children
had the police been able to lay hands on her as a
warrant is out for her arrest
MARQUISE DE FONTFINOY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-01
DAUGHTER OF FRANCIS WILSON WEEDS.
Father Did Not Know Of Marriage to
Charles Huard. French Artist

Miss Frances Wilson, the daughter OF Francis
wilson the actor, was married yesterday to
Charles Huard, French cartoonist and artist at
The willows the Wilson country house at New
Rochelle. Three years ago Miss Wilson went to
France to study music. and while attending
musical in Paris she met Mr.. Huard. and they
soon became engaged.
Eight months ago Miss Wilson returned to this
country to tell her parents OF her engagement and
to get her fathers permission to marry About
two months ago Mr.. Huard left Paris and came to
America to beg her to marry him Immediately. Mr..
Wilson said they should wait year Mr.. Huard
was persistent and the young couple were so much
In love with each other that Mrs. Wilson decided
they should get married on Thanksgiving Day
Mr. Wilson not present. He did not know
that his daughter was TO De married to-day. He Is
playing at Indianapolis and before The wedding
his daughter sent him a Thanksgiving greeting,
telling him that this was to be her wedding day
and asking forgiveness. After the ceremony she
received message, saying. Thanksgiving bless
inga and fnrgiYeneSs.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-01
JEWISH HOSPITAL FAIR BOOMING.
Receipts May Aggregate Almost 500, 900
-. Seven Thousand Attend

The Jewish Hospital fair in Brooklyn. which was
opened by Governor Higgins In the 18th Regiment
Armory Monday night was attended yesterday
afternoon and evening by more than seven thou
sand persons and # was learned last evening that
the receipts since the fair was begun have ex-
ceeded $4,000
The receipts for the opening night alone were
s2OOO0 and despite the incement weather of Tues
day and Wednesday. the receipts reached $4,000.
Yesterday afternoon there monster attend
ance some of the most prominent Hebrews OF
Manhattan and Brooklyn being present as guests
Of the Hospital Society, OF which Abraham Aora-
ham is the president The fair is the most gigantic
Of its kind ever held in Brooklyn and the expecta-
tons OF the officers to raise $4,000 will probably DO
more than realized.
Last night there was an immense attendance.
Owing to the Hebrew Sabbath beginning at sun
down to-day. the fair, which viii be opened at
o clock will close at p. m. and remain GIooeu
until tomorrow night at p NJ when It will re-
opeu and finally close during the wee hours OF
Sunday morning, after all the goods have peen
raffed off and the contests have been DECIDED;
Some Of officers OF the talr preulct tnal slVVVW
will be realized
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-01
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

CHARITY bazaar for the beneht Johns Day Nursery.
Wal6orf-As.oria. afternoon and evening z@.e.s
Cooking lecture with demonstrations, by Miss Anna Bar
rows Teachers College, Columbia Institute " 70 o
2.
Tuberculosis exhibition, of Natural History
Republican Club dinner Republican members OF the
House Representatives. No o. West AVth-st,' even
ing
Review of the 18th Regiment by General Grant sr1nory
Brooklyn evening .s.. ...-.
eop,es Institute lecture by Professor Iyonaga on ia
pan: Her People and Institutions Cooper Union
Free Day at the Museum the Geological Park
Free lectures Of the Board Education. p u-Wad-
leigh High School, 115th-st., between I'm aho ON
ayes. Dr. Frederick H. sykes Scott the NoVeLstL
(illustrstedl; Public School No 80. No "a tasL oot-
lives Its Structure and Methods Public School no.
Nicholas-ave. and 127th-st, Ernest ifgefsot
Love and Among the Animals" illustrated;
Public school No. l5S, A. between itth ana
It's History. People and scenery tlus-
trated): Public School No. leo, Suolk ana ttlNhgton
sts Cerhardt Mars, Florence of the ShepheIds
Tower, Gllustrated); Five Points MISSION, NO; %
trated); House Of Refuge. Randalrs lsanc. E11Ward
Russell Parry, Opportunities. Institute HALL NO
2lS East 106th Professor John s mckay f4lter
mating Currents (llustrated(; Mission Of the 1n1Ia
uiate Virgin No, 44s West 56th-st., Harry steel
Morrison, "A Boys Unique Journey AROUND INC
World iliustrated): West Side Auditorium NO oio
West b7tn-st Professor Samuel Train DuttoD' TYPES
of School Architecture Equipment illustrated;
Amelia Morgenroth, David Copperheld.; Young
Mems Benevolent Association No 81 East Broaa-
way. Albert Il Mershon, Distinguished names IN
History; School No. = l69thst and
ad-ave. William j.. Mason, The Wonders OF Colo
rado'i dlustrated); Public School No $ Noshoiu
parkway, Bedford Park, Thomas Scott. wool t,7@
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-01
"pRoDIGAL SON" SEASON ENDS.
Management Decides Not to Replace Scenery
- Destroyed by Fire.

Owing TO the damage done BY water TO me seen
erv of .eThe ProdigaI Son at the Grand Opera
House On wednesday morning, II found inlpos-
sibIe to continue the performances of the Hall
Caine drama on 8th-ave. Rather than give an in
ADEQUATE representation scenically Liebler & Co,
at frst decided to withdraw the play for the rest
Of the week. Later it was determined TO end the
tour permanently, as the expense OF new pro-
duction would not have been justified by the TAX
tngs up to date. John H Springer substituted
vaudeville at the Thanksgiving matinee and even,
fng performances at the Grand Opera House, and
viii continue that policy until the end Of the week
open the season again at the Grand on Monday,
December 4.
erance. for time. at least of the relations Of
Edward Morgan and Liebler & CO.
ure Of success accorded The Christian and The
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