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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
HOW GRACE DARBY
81. MADE HER ESCAPE.
In Male Attire She Was Aided by
Her Lover to Leave the
Taunton Asylum.

Taunton, Mass.-Grace Darby, whose
sensational escape from the Taunton
insane asylum may result in an inves-
tigation of that institution, where 1000
of the mentally unbalanced are con-
fined, succeeded in getting away clad
in male attire and aided by man who
is presumably her lover. At midnight
carriage drove to the asylum grounds
and a person, apparently a man, but
now known to be Grace Darby, rushed
tout, entered the carriage and was
whirled away without being noticed,
although watchers paced the corridors
and guarded the grounds.
That the girl. who is known as>the
venus of the asylum" escaped
through the medium of a lover, is
known. Through him she was supplied
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30

played and the people surrounded the
burning embers.
The people believe the Nistinares in
herit the power of walking unuscathed
over the fire, and that even they could
not enjoy the privilege except on the
occasion of this special celebration.
This rite has been celebrated from time
immemOrial in this particular locality
and attracts large number Of visitors
A strange procession was seen in the
town of Cucullo, near Aquila, when
the statue Of St. Dominic was carried
through the Streets Snake charmers
annually attend the festivities and il
is their duty while the procession is
moving to keep near the statue and
throw handfuls of live snakes on it.
The painter Michetti illustrated the
scene in painting which was exhib-
tied in Paris some years ago. He rep
resented the statue covered by mass
of green snakes like a statue of Me-
dusa.
When the snakes fall to the ground
there is a rush on the part of the
charmers to gather them up and throw
them on the statue again. The inhabi-
tants believe the possession of one OF
the snakes which has been coiled
around the statue insures them against
snake bites for the rest of the year
and many are the professionals who
go from town to town exhibiting the
snakes caught during the celebration
using them for lamentations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
Calls for Beer from Bier

Evansville, Ind.-Michael Hoetzel, an
aged German citizen, who lives on
West Michigan street with his two
sons, who conduct saloon, was taken
suddenly i'll, and fell over, apparently
dead.
The sons called in a physician. who
pronounced the old man dead. The
coroner and undertaken were sent for
and arrangements for the funeral were
begun.
AS the undertaken bent over the sup
posed corpse the old man arose I'D
from the bier and asked what was 60
ing on. He yawned, stretched out his
arms and said he would like to have a
glass of beer and BOWL of soup. He is
in apparently good health to-day, and
bids fair to live many more years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
DANCE BAREFooTED
OVER LIVE GOALS.
Mistinares, Priest Of Special Sect,
Celebrate Feast of st. Helen
in Heroic Manner.

Vienna.-The inhabitants of the vii
lage of Tozan Grad, in Roumania, cele-
brated their annual feast of St. Helen
recently, when the Nistinares, priests
of special sect, danced barefoot upon
live Goals, ceremony which continued
every day for ten days. After mass
celebrated by the bishop, a large pile
of wood was set on fire, and toward
evening the Nistinares took turns at
dancing over the scattered embers, ut
tering prophecies as to the happenings
of the coming year most closely affect
ing the members of the parish. While
the ceremony was going on bands
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
News Notes.

Fort Snelling-A prisoner makes a
daring escape.
= st. Paul-The corner stone of the
new Unity church was laid with ap.
propriate ceremonies.
St. Paul.-The state Immigration
bureau issues a pamphlet summarizing
Minnesota's advantages.
st. Paul-Governor johnson refused
to honor a requisition from the gov
ernor of Iowa for Thomas Moran, who
is now serving sentence at Stillwa-
ter.
Mankato-Since the recent burglar
les have come to light, General ]. 81.
Baker has reported one. His home
was entered in the daytime and a
watch. and chain and heavy band
ring belonging to his wife were stolen
from the latter's bedroom.
Crookston-Manager jerome Of the
Crookston Hemp Fiber mill was caught
on the heavy hywheel shafting of the
Shive mill at the plant, and the fact
that he is still alive after the terrible
pounding which he received is consid-
cred a miracle. a..
Mankato-The depot and steeple of
the First Baptist church were struck
by lightning, the latter being burned,
with loss to the church of So, 900,
fully insured.
St. Paul.-Assistant attorney gen
eral holds that the use Of strong Ian
guage by a public officer is permits
sibje.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30

IAAo AASWS LII IL O0Cam6 Luo WOuQ6r Ol
the mountains. When tho body was
carried into the church and placed
upon the trestles in, front of the altal
hundreds had gathered to hear tho
dead pastor preach. One OF the minis!
ter's friends started the machine and
a FAMILIAR voice spoke saying:
The Lord giveth and the Lord TAX.
eth away"
AFTER the song the funeral sermon it.
SELF began and the voice, seemingly
without effort, told the life story of the
dead man, his struggles, his hopes and
his fears.
Eleven years before he had gradual
ed from theological school in Louis
Vile and had come into the mountains
OF southeastern: Kentucky to work
among the rough mountaineers and
give them the story of the Nazarene.
He had wandered along the border and
through the mountains of Tennessee
and Kentucky searching out the cabins
OF the feudists.
AS ne went he had preached the gos-
pei and in the Cumberland district he
had begun his real life work, preach
ing at first in the huts of the moon
sinners and even in the illicit still
houses. Work had been hard and I'M
fruitful and for three years he had Ia
bored without church
Then in the fourth year of his min
istry his efforts were rewarded and
many of the feudists who had been at
war for years came to his aid and laid
down their arms He fervently thanked
God for the honor of leading them to
Christianity, and though the bitterness
was not yet eradicated from many OF
his feudish church members they had
helped to build the church.
The voice went on to tell the story
of his one greatest victory, the day on
which he persuaded the feudists of the
Cumberland district to declare truce
during the week that the church was
being built Then the dead man told
how the factions had joined in the
erection of the building, how the Stew
arts and Talliaferros had worked to-
gether in peace.
1t was his one great sorrow that
though a Stewart had furnished the
site and Talliaferro had hauled the
timber there was still deadly enmity
between these families. It was this
that made the last moments of the
dead mans life seem failure, and as
in prayer and supplication to the bitter
foes the minister's voice pleaded with
| them to end the feud
At the end of the sermon the voice
admonished the people to be constant
in we'll doing. And then suddenly the
voice asked the congregation to rise
Fand sing, Jesus, Lover of My Soul
and the members of Mr.. SHADES church
| joined their dead minister in that ole
| hymn.
When the ceremony was over the
congreg cation, awed and whispering
stood il groups while the body was
borne cpt of the church to the buryin@
ground where it was laid to rest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30

in the heart of the feud district Of Ken
lucky. He had devoted his life to
eradicating the bitterness that existed
between the clannish mountaineers
who for years had carried on family
wars. His efforts to end the Baker,
Howard White feud and several other
minor feuds in the district of the Pine
mountains, midway between Harlan
and Rideout, earned for the missionary
the title of "feud breaker In the lat
ter years of his ministry he was able
to unite in friendship the leaders and
followers of the famous Tolliver feud,
in which scores had died.
Still, even in death, Rev. Mr.. Slade
was not content and, convinced that
the most effective method of impress
ing the feudists was through the pray
ers of dead man, he conceived the
idea of preaching his own funeral ser
mon. BY doing this he hoped to settle
the differences between number of
families who were threatening to de-
clare open war at any moment.
1t was while engaged in his splendid
missionary work that Mr.. Slade be-
came i'll. and last September he made a
trip to his old home in Louisville to
consult with physicians there. His
trouble was Bright's disease and when
the doctors gave him no hope he de-
cided to return to his mountain home
and end his days among the people to
whose spiritual welfare he had devoted
his life.
| When he returned from Louisville to
his missionary work he took with him
| q phonograph and a number of rec
ords, among which we're the latest
musical successes, the best oratory and
many humorous recitations Such a
luxury had never before been heard OF
in that remote mountain district, SO
when Mr.. Slade turned his Wednesday
evening prayer meetings into phono-
graph entertainments the church was
crowded.
AS his health failed and as Mr.. Slade
realized that the end was drawing neal
he announced to his congregation that
he had but few weeks to live, and
asked them to come to his home and
personally bid him farewell. Members
Of his congregation and others came in
troops-the house was filled with these
rough miners and mountaineers. who
loved him for what he had done fol-
them. He pleaded with them to end
their strife and forget the old feuds.
One day during the last week of his
life he had the photograph drawn
close to his bed and then poured into
1t the story of his life and a last plea
to the rough mountaineers. This was
the climax of his lies noble work. A
few days later Nj. :;,ade died and two
days after that the strange funeral ser.
vice was held. Word had gone far and
wide that the minister would preach
| hts own funeral sermon, for the mem.
bers OF the congregation had spread
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
Dairy Meetings.

Several dairy meetings will be held
this month and the department will
have four men busy attending the
meetings and making speeches At
many of the small towns the meetings
are arranged jointly by the farmers
and merchants. The merchants give
special bargains to attract visitors,
and a meeting is held at which some
speaker from the department or from
the state farm school gives an address.
The celebration usually closes with a
ball game or with a social in the eve
ming.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
breaches HIS OWN :.
FUNERAL SERMON
KENTUCKY PASTOR CREATES A
SENSATfON>
DEAD MANS VOICE HEARD.
Last Words to HIS Flock Come from
Phomogra ph-Tried to End
Feuds Among Wonntaineers
Even After Death.

Lexington, KY. - Although Rev.
Henry C. Slade, Kentucky's famous
'feud breaker created perhaps more
sensations during the course of his life
than the average mQuntaineer OF his
state, he broke all records when, the
CHER day, his own voice preached a
funeral sermon over his dead body, di-
rected the music and made one last,
imprisoned address to the rough peo-
pie among whom he had lived and
worked for so many years.
When this man, who in his little
mountain church had won widespread
fame, was breathing his last in his
humble cabin under the mountains he
asked that by means of photograph
he might be allowed to direct his own
funeral services in the church at Ride
out
On the day of the minister's burial
the wondering mountaineers and min
ers of the Cumberland district gath
cred from far and near. On horse
back and afoot came the crowds. Su-
perstitious and ignorant disciples of
the dead minister trembled when they
heard the dead mans voice. Miners
and mountaineers in rough attire and
women in coarse homespun bowed
their heads in awe and fear when from
the horn of the photograph came the
last words of the minister. All listened
in awe and wonder to the most solemn
ond iu,proccivo funeral corVica thew
had ever heard.
For II years Mr. Slade had preached
to his mountain congregation, first in
the houses of the people and afterward
in the little church at RileQ1lt almost
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
Drowned. i

Winona.- food at this place has
claimed it's first victim when the 2
year-old son Of Mr.: and Mrs. Mike
Barankiewicz, was drowned in the
yard at the residence $3.50. =.
The northwestern part of the city
was partially submerged, many of the
houses being surrounded by water.
Mrs. Baranklewicz went out into
the yard, which was partly flooded,
and, unknown to her, the little boy
followed He fell into hole filed
with water and before he was discov-
cred was beyond resuscitation,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30

no reference 10 the matter. Shortly
after he went out Stebbins got scare
that made his hair rise He was almost
leaning on the relay box when voice
shouted "Hello!" almost in his ear. A
rapid conversation followed, but he was
too frightened to take note of what was
said. AS he was afraid of being laughed
at, he kept his own counsel until next
day. when he and Mr. Brown heard the
same voice. They then compared notes
and quietly called in the head lineman.
The lineman thought telegraph wire
had become crossed with a telephone
line, but this proved not to be the case,
and F. w. Stanyan, the general superin-
tendent of the road, who has had 20
years experience with telegraph equip
ment, was notified. He made careful in
vestigation, and was at loss to account
for the phantom voice. While he was
making his Investigations he heard two
voices emanating from the box They
spoke of different subjects and had moth
ing in common. Part of the time whole
sentences were plainly spoken and other
times only word or two was distin-
guishable. \
The story got about town and many
persons have listened to the sounds.
Among the number were many spiritual
lists, who are of the opinion that the mes
sages are sent from another world. Elk
pert electricians believe that the sounds
are the result of some undiscovered law
in the field of electricity and that this
law can be worked to advantage when
the cause is discovered
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
Cat. Mother to Young SQUIRRELS.

Hartford City, Ind.-A peculiar freak
of animal nature is the sight of female
rels along with a litter of newly born
kittens at the home of William Racer,
east of this city. While telling tree on
his farm squirrels nest with two young
animals and the mother was found. The
mother was killed when the tree fell and
the two little squirrels, with eyes yet
unopened. were taken home by Racer
and placed with the kittens. The mother
cat adopted them and guards them Just
as carefully as if they were her own.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
CAUGHT.

Miss Passay (coyly)-I saw the cut
est painting to-day of the-er-what is
the name of that little god that repre-.
sents matrmony?
Mr.. Timmid-Well, now, you've got
ne.
20! Mr.. Tinlmid. this is so sudden. "
philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
No Race Suicide.

st. Paul.-There were 1873 deaths,
1922 births and ISL marriages in this
city in May. Seventy cases of con-
tagious disease were reported to the
health department as follows: Dip
liberia; "A, with 6 deaths, scarlet fever,
21, with four deaths Some Of the
causes of death were as follows: Tu-
berculosis of lungs, SO, old age, H.;
pneumonia, 2; diptheria, 6; spinal
meningitis, 5; appendicitis, 6; apop.
lexy, seven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
news OF minnesota,
Col. .Colvill Dies. =


Col. William Colvilleof Red Wings
veteran of the Civil war, and man
whose proud record as soldier has
made him honored throughout the
Northwest, died suddenly at the
Soldiers home of heart failure.
Col Colvil was conspicuous in the
preliminary arrangements for the re-
union of the old First Minnesota,
which took place the 18th, and as his
was one of the brightest names in
that noble band, he was being extend
ed every courtesy by his old compan-
ions in arms. 81
With a number Of them, COL Colvill
spent the evening talking over the pre-
parations for the reunion, particularly
the removal of the flags from the old
capitol to the new, which made an
elaborate feature of the Firsts' re-
union.
He retired at 10 o'clock, apparently
in the best of health. Early next
morning he was found dead in his bed.
Col. Colvill was rs years old, and
had been in first rate health. His
death cast gloom over the festivities
in connection with the reunion, as
Col. Colvlll has always been moving
spirit on such occasions. He was alone
in the world, so far as family ties are
concerned, and only his old friends,
who are numbered by the thousand
throughout Minnesota, will mourn his
loss
State Fair.
st. Paul.-From all parts of the state
are coming expressions of interest in
the county exhibits at the state fair,
and local associations everywhere are
making preparations to enter the COM
petition. Through the iberality of
the state fair management, IS, 900 will
be divided among counties making the
| best exhibits. This does not include
some 81, 500 divided among $50 odd
classes of individual exhibits of grains
| and grasses; $l25 offered for farmers
collections, and 1925 offered for exhib-
its by market gardeners associations.
None of these exhibits comes into
competition with the county exhibits
! first referred to-.
The subway on the state fair grounds
has been so far completed that the
mile track was again put in use after
! having been out of surface for nearly
two months. This new subway is a
| fine piece of reinforced concrete work
! and will be a great addition to the
comfort and convenience and safety
Of visitors to the state fair grounds.
When completed it will pass under
both race tracks, giving access to the
field inside for carriages and automo-
biles so that the danger of crossing
the race tracks at grade will be en-
| tirely eliminated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-10
ALTA SHY OF COAL.
Camp Is Likely to Suffer if Relief Is
Not Soon Coming.

Cold weather and a shortage Of coal
is causing 4 feeling of uneasiness TO
pervade the camp Of Alta. Manager
Henry VI. CrOWther Of the Continental
Cumpany's properties returned from
several days trip to camp Friday
evening, and he says that relief must
come or it will soon be a pretty cold
region 10 I've in. While the camp does
not require much fuel for the gener-
alton OF power, that being mostly sup
piled from the electric plants where the
energy is generated by water, coal is
everywhere needed for heating. cook
ing ana kindred purposes. Coal has
been promised for several days. but il
seems impossible 10 get IL and IN the
meantime supplies are being rapidly
exhausted.
To keep the milling plants running
coal must be supplied for heating pur-
roses and the commodity is just as es-
seucial 10 the welfare Of the men who
live at the company board ng houses
and TO the families IN the private
homes.
From Wasatch to Alta the roads are
in the finest condition imaginable for
teamiRg, and with everything on run
ners instead of wheels. il would be pos
sibls for the fire. Ehtcrs to take up
heavy loads if the coal companies
could NIL orders for them. Right now
is the time that everybody has been
looking forward 10 ~ order 10 get in
their winter supplies. and the fear is
expressed that by the time coal is TO
be had the roads will not be in shape
10 haul heavy loads over.
\ great deal OF work is going on i'm
the camp. and the operating COMPANIES
have been calculating upon a livelier
winters Clmnlign than the camD has
seen in many years. If fuel famine
Is % be faced the district W II suffer a
setbacg that viii be deplora bic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-10
DIVIDENDS ARE
COMING LIVELY
Grand Central and Victoria Get 10
Front With Distributions.
ORE AND BULLION MARKET
WEEKS SETTLEMENTS Gu 7
CLOSE TO THE RECORD.

Two more OF Utah's mining compa-
des came TO the front yesterday with
dividends that are TO be distributed in
time for the lucky shareholders 10 get
out and patronize the Christmas mar
ket. They are the Grand Central and
Victoria companies with mines at Tin
tic and headquarters in Provo.
The amount TO be paid by the Grand
Central company is ST.. 500, or &c a
share. Books for the transfer of stock
will close on Tuesday next, at noon,
and payment is TO be made on the same
day as those fixed by the Grand Central
company.
The Silver King company of Park
City made its December distribution of
slice, Co., OF &c Csc per share, yesterday,
The Daly-West's sos, coo will come on
the 18Th, and that of the Bullion-Bec
Tunnel company. in the sum OF $4,000,
or &c a share. will be paid on the Goth,
as will also the Uncle Sans $1,000. The
Consolidated Mercur company'S $4,000
has already been dsbursed, and the
prospects are that two or three other
companies Will yet be heard from dur
ing the month.
The Utah Consolidated is expected to
step TO the front during the next few
days with 81 a share, or 100000; the
Horn Silver company Is counted upon
for $40 900. while the Mammoth, Sacra-
mento and Utah Of Fish Springs, as
Well as the Annie Laurie, may each
decide to pay. Altogether the owners
of stock In Utah mining companies Will
ind. no room to complain of the treat
ment they are receiving during the last
days of 1905.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-10
MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.
Week Just Ended Developed Un-
usual Squirt in All Stocks.

The total number of shares which
changed hands on the mining stock eX-
change during the week ending yester-
day was 2533.3, with a selling value OF
S97243.l4 Brokers welcomed the squirt
which the market took the previous week,
when l945 80 shares, with a selling value
OF S9SS changed hands. but this
weeks figures set a much liVolier pace.
Little Bell and Ontario are the two
stocks which attracted most attention
during the week in the upward move
ment Little Bell was d good daily per
former and moved up during the week
from s. 90 to $3.50, at which figure 400
shares changed hands yesterday, On
tario advanced fTsm $40 TO 1926 bid. open
call, and there was none TO get al that
figure.
DAILY, with half a dozen others, joined
in the advance movement. $50 being bid,
where 80 cents was the best a week ago.
The tone of the entire market is firm
and there is every indication that the
coming week will witness no reaction.
During the regular and open Saturday
morning calls, % 100 shares of stock with
a selling value or Sl1.2673S, changed hands.
During the corresponding forenoon OF
1904, 2SS75 shares. with a selling value
Of $39S9.51. changed hands.
Following are the list OF final quota
lions and record Of sales during the regu-
Lar and open Saturday morning calls: