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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
The Boys View of II.

II had young friend," said Kate
Epson Clark, of Brooklyn, who was
taken to the circus by his father, while
bis little sister Lucy was left at home.
On departure two toy balloons were
purchased, one for him and one for
sister Lucy. The father was carry
ing them above the heads of the9crowd.
floating at the ends Of their long
strings, when one Of them exploded.
The boy looked up with an agonized
expression. Then look OF peace
stole overNhis countenance, and he, re,
marked: IT'S too bad Lucy,s baiioon's
spoiled, isn't it ~" PhNadelphia
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ing out of the question the species OF
blackmail contemplated by the legal
term-and there is plenty of that
plenty of extortion to suppress publica-
tion-there is vast prevalence of a
milder species of extortion. The busi-
ness is fostered by the greed for pub
licity that infests the newly rich, the
social climbers, the would-be ''smart,"
Publicity is the bread of life to the
smart" Not merely to be seen, but
to be pictured, to be mentioned in So
ciety notes, above all to be actually
enrolled In the smart set," is the
dream of hordes of cheap people. These
people are not merely the products of
the city. They come from all parts OF
the country to jostle and scramble TO,
a place under the limelight that illu-
mines the indefinable smart SET" No
trick is too mean, too groveling for the
purposes of this ostentatious crew, and
it is in such as these that unscrupu-
lous promoters find a mainstay. Tc
give some FEASIBILITY to the scheme i.
is necessary to get a few big names"
and here is the astonishing fact-the
promoters get them. Society" is
squirmfng just now because some Of
its shining lights have paid from s1O(
to 81 900 for writ ups. : The whole
business has been made pitifully ridic-
tllous, and healthy laughter is burn
ing the ears Of the "old families, and
the scramblers alike. OF course, the
business Of exploiting the ambitious
will not be permanently spoiled. So
long as human nature remains as it ia
the vain as well as the cowardly win
furnish business for the ...write-uD:,
man. s a5 & q - S.
.sss.s#5s3 .1#z5s%,s OWEN 1ANGDf.N
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Exhumed by Steam Shovels

Springfield, Ill.-In compliance with
a request from citizens in the vicinity
of Edwardsville, the state board Of
health sent DR.. Baker, inspector for the
department. to make an Investigation
of the conditions under which the re.
ported exhumation of dead bodies IL
being made by the St. Louis & North
eastern railway near the county poor
farm at that city. The road recently
purchased ground from the board OF
supervisors and, it is said the steam
shovel throws out dead bodies by the
score from the site Of former GENE.
terry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
Strange Freak of LIGHTNING.

Bucyrus, O.-During storm light
ming struck an iron hitching post in
front of the David Krauter residence
The post was destroyed and a part of
the bolt jumped to the kitchen, where
Mrs. Krauter was cooking A knife in
her hand attracted the lightning and
she was severely shocked. The main
part of the bolt jumped from the hitch
ing post to a bed of white dahlias. in
the center of which stood single red
blossom None of the white flowers
was injured in the least, but the red
one and its stalk were completely
wiped out
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Died in Her Arms.

Duluth. interest was not
lacking at the examination of passen-
gers of the steamer America by Immt-
grant Inspector Dean upon her arrival
from Port Arthur. =;
Among her eighteen passengers
was Nellie johnson, a pretty Swedish
girl, who told the inspector that she
arrived in Canada several months ago,
to marry her sweetheart. who was
there winning home for her: He
had prospered, but in his eagerness to
become rich he had overtaxed his
health and when she reached his side
his strength was at the last ebb and
died in her arms. She had a, 600
which he had saved up.
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TREATED LIKE A coMANcHE
The Strange Story Told by an Indian
Territory Business Man Held
Captive for Four Years
Made Poisonous Arrows.

Guthrie, Okla.-The recent buffS10
hunt and wild west sports at the "101
Ranch in northern Oklahoma, for the
entertainment of the delegates to the
National Editorial association, has re-
suited in bringing out the Interesting
life story of one of the visitors, John B.
Polston, business man of Davis, l. r.,
who for more than four years lived as a
captive with the Comanche Indians
Il was taken captive by this tribe
when was Is years DID, Polston said,
and remained with them four years,
being treated in every way just like one
Of the Comanche youths They found
me on Elm creek, about IS miles from
Fort Griffin, Tex, in the spring of 1867.
At the time was herding saddle horses
owned by Merchant & Taylor, cattlemen
at Pilot Mound, and as I was alone the
Comanches had no trouble whatever in
surrounding and capturing me.
my youth, of course, saved my life
Tor the Indians were on raid, and had
with them over 1000 head of horses
which they had stolen from the farmers
and ranchers of Texas. 1t was only
about 100 miles to the Indian territory
line. and the Indians made direct for
their reservation after taking in charge
the 40 horses which was in charge Of
AT the time was captured they had
seven fresh scalps with them, and when
their home camp was reached they had
grand old dance under these bloody
war trophies
The dancing continued for three
days and nights without cessation, 5000
Indians participating. firmly believed
that l would be killed when the dance
ended perhaps tortured to death, but 1
was not even molested was fire.
quently moved from one camp to an
other during the first few months but
afterward was left with the tribe all
the time and treated as an Indian. I
was moved frequently to keep my
friends from finding me in case a
search was made.
81 found out later that the cowboys
believed the Indians had ed me dur
ing the raid and that it was useless to
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Russian Wheat Crop.

The following item will prove inter-
esting to the Northwest: H.,
From an authentic source it is repor-
ted that owing to lack of transporta-
ton and storage facilities in Russia
the. grain shipping situation isin $
precarious condition. This spring
transportation at St. Petersburg was
blocked. At all times tens of thou
sands of cars were at a standstill:
Recently a large number of cars were
received at st. Petersburg in a for
mented condition and were condemned
to be burned. The blockade snot only
effects the grain now in storage and
in transportation, whereby thousands
OF, carloads will be lost, but the safety
of the present crop is also jeopardized,
as the outlook at present is that the
way cannot be cleared to handle the
new crop.
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flashed from scores of hip pockets. The
order was the result of so-called
race riot of more than ordinary viru-
lence, and even while it was being car
ried out other riots occurred, with
many wounds and at least one death
In spite of New Ycrk's complacency it
has difficulties of this sort, and very
real they are. TIE bad niger" ele-
ment in the metrofalis is larger than
in any but very thiekly settled negro
sections, with the difference that New
York's ''bad niggers'' often have a lot
of money and assume to be people of
"pull' and power. Any difference with
a white man solidifies the negro group
and on the other hand, white repro
bates take every occasion to rebuke
the clannishness of the colored men.
The ordinance against firearms is ev-
erywhere ignored In New York, as each
batch of arrests, with the resulting
search, abundantly proves. H. is Gu
rious fact that guns are thickest in the
"quarters,' in those sections of the
city whe races are distinctively en-
phasized-in the negro, Italian and
French districts, for example, the knife
playing an important part among the
Italians. Razors are no longer a civ
ilized weapon among the negroes. The
revolver is the accepted instrument OF
rebuke, and, in view of this fact. the
police know what to expect at race
row. They know also that such row
will, as likely as not take the final
form of a thrashing for the police.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
For the Fairs,

Minneapolis.-One fair plus so cents
is the round-trip rate granted by the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific and.
the 500 roads on account of the state
fair, the so cents to cover cost of all
mission to the grounds. The decision
was reached at a conference of ST.
Paul business men with officials Of the
roads Assurances were given that
every effort would be made to protect
against ticket scalping. Measures
similar to those adopted n St. Paul
will be taken in Minneapolis The an
Inducements Of half rates is a matter
of, great satisfaction to the officials Of
the fair. Z.
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propped upon an old doghouse. The
window was effectually blocked.
When storm or wind disturbed the
barricade, the neighbors say it was
carefully built up again. To insure
the closing of every possible crevice.
even an old clothes pole equipped
with a headdress was reared among
the defenses.
The Spieker family appealed to an.
cient friendship and the christianity
of the Blairs. Then they applied to
the health department. Inspectors
came, saw, took voluminous notes and
did nothing. "
The fence was then ten feet high.
The Blairs raised it two feet higher.
The Spielers went to the building de-
partment and the Blairs were inform.
ed that the law admits of no fence
higher than ten feet.
The Spiekers rejoiced and the neigh.
bors rejoiced with them, but too sooD
Mrs. Blair conceded the two feet, but
instead of cutting it from the top took
it from the bottom, raising in it's place
wall of bricks and mortar. Thus
was the law satisfied and cher OVID
way" maintained.
The Spiekers say the fence, covered
with ice in winter, freezes their pipes
and that their maids eyes suffer for
lack of light.
The Spieker family said yesterday
- 14Sv
Blair's action. Mrs. Blair said that
what she built on her own property
was nobodys business but her own.
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news Or MINNESOTA.
ourPopnlation,..

81 St. Paul, dinnesota's population il
!, 955, 600 ii round numbsfA e IS I ..s$s
This is an crease ofSeo3, 616 COM:
pared with the population of 1905
betterment of 11.6 per cont. Sc
The above figure i prepared from
complete returns from all counties ex-
cept Ramsey, md that county is estir
mated in making the aggregate q
1885, 900. generous allowance. 81
The returns, as s:whole, show .some-t
thing of : falling OF IN population Of
counties in southern Minnesota. The
census bureau hoped to bring the
states total up to the 100000 mark,
but it has fallen $1,000 short Of this.
amount. : 7s:z5 I'll zkEES}. Ii
Ramsey county is now going over it's
figures for third time. A second
count brought the population of the
city of st. Paul little over 160, 600, with
thirty-eight out Of theforty districts
reported. An estimate ION the missing
districts brought the total population
of St. Paul*Eup to 1854. Allowing
for proportional increase: in the
country districts of Ramsey county,
outside of the city, and further gains
from the rechecks, brings the countys
population, on generous estimate, up
to 195, 900 4
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Blackmailing Society.

HE solicitor for the
Smart Set" socie-
ty book, who IL
now in the Tombs,
may or may not be
guilty of the Of
tense ch arg e d
against him by the
Wall street broker
but the incident
calls attention tc
the undoubted ex.
istence of a spe.
cies of blackmail
very common in
New York. Ieav-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
"Big Time" and Little Politics.

He report from
big Tim" Sulli-
van, OF h e r wise
DRY Dollar Sui
Ivan, concerning
his visit to Ire
land seems to have
excited mild inter-
est among the
Tammany follow
ers Of this inter-
esting local figure.
Big Tins account
of his visit to the
ex-boss, Richard
Croker. in Ireland
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
News Notes.

=: Virginia-Little Anthony Kuberka,
the 6-year-old son of Mr.: and Mrs. Ku-
berla, is lost in the woods north Of
here, and searching parties are search
ing the land. =. { ~. = - a.
Hokah-suit for SEQ, 900 for personal
injuries by failing over an obstruction
In the street has been started against
the village by: Jesse Reynolds of Mime
sofa Lake es7z~eas.. .sEss
st. Paul. George Phillips, a bridge
foreman, is fatally. injured by a. fall
and dies while on the way to the hos
pital. = z.S s.
Long living in Leg
He are masking complaints OF the ra-.
wages Of wolves Frank Moore lost
thirty-dve sheep f. S.yss s.S zz4sss
Hastings d. Ager Of st. Louis il
ont two grips, containing new suit OF
clothes, twenty yards Of flannel and
other valuables. He gave them to :
stranger. whom he took to be an ex.
spfessman Tor delivery, and started up-
town. fromtthe train on wheel The
night police fonnd the empty grips in
3 Faribault While crossing the bridge
of the Zum brota branch Of the Mil.
waukee road, Charles Tortier and his
daughter, BsrunierDch. were
thrown forty feet from buegy, which
Eyvas frei ght trsin,g causing
probably fatal Diuries to Mr.. Tortisr.
&ea Il
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SA4S DAAS~ 49,
Spectors issued an
order by which de-
teetives were sta
toned in front OF
p a w n S h o p s
throughout t h e
city with orders to
arrest all negroes
purchasing or re.
deeming firearms,
the roundup was
as large as might
have been expect
ed. Scores of ar
rests were made
and rev DIV ers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11

CIV YORK.-Any-
one might suppose
that no person
need start for Eu-
rope who did not
wish to do so. Yet
unwilling passen-
gers continue to be
a matter of at
least weekly &C.
currence. I do not
mean that anyone
is shanghaied. No
one is sandbagged
and carried aboard
ship. No press
gang of the an
cient or the mod
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
; Fun, at the Fair.

~. Hamline. 1.-THE Pike" will be ono
of the features of the Minnesota state
fair this year. Like everything else at
the coming fair the "pike" will be
much improved. It will be the liveli-
est place on the grounds; there will be
something doing every minute. Il
One of the results Of the recent trip
of President Cosgrove and Secretary
Randall of the fair into North Dakota,
will be the increasein the exhibit of
marketable stock in car load lots.
This is a new feature of the Minnesota
state fair and the officers were plea
sanity surprized when they got out in-
to the cattle country to find much in
terest and probability of good entries
for these prize. The car lot premiums
cover cattle, sheep and swine and in
addition to the offers made by the
state agricultural society there are
several special prizes given by the ivs
stock men of South st. Paul. ?
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scotty's Capture Of the Metrono,;.

the cowboy.
miner, who made
the record-break-
ing run from the
Pacific coast to
and a
spectacular trim.
from Chicago to
New York. has
furnished a real
sensation ingthe
m 9 tropolis. He
- q 8 welcomed.
photographed, pic.
tured in all the pa.
pers, Interviewed.
treated and pester-s
ed beyond all nre-.
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sceaeht, even in a city that does q good
deal of this sort of thing. If there n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
Summer Race Riots.

IHEN the police in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
IN THE METROPOLIS D!
$3.50 T. .. =. -. J.. 49,. 90 !
UNWHLINd PASSENGERS OFTEN
CARRIED ON BIG sTEAMERs.
80 }#5 sE|, .,Gss-a.ss;ts5e - IA :,
1AMMANY LivEsoN ABUSE.
9Tbe Picturesque Arrival Of "scotty''
in Town-The Way Negroes Stand I
81 Together in New York
-. Greed for Publicity.

y EW YORK.-Any-
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HE solicitor for the
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-05

o. r. Childress, of Artesia. came
be here only a short time.
John Bloom and Charles Cole came
in this morning from Hope on a pros
pecting trip. They may locate.
Mrs. E. T. Carter and little daugh-
ter came up from Hagerman this NOR
ming to spend the day shopping.
F. U. Wright, of Beaumont, Tex.
came in yesterday for a few days
prospecting visit. He may locate.
Your choice of 125 lots in Roswell
at $500 each. provided you build a
$1,000 house.-Chas. Brown. 221 ".
Main. 5et4
George Cazier is proudly driving a
fine blooded horse to a brand new
buggy. bot of which he bought yes
terday.
Joe Spray, the Records news ag-
emit at Artesia, returned to his home
last night after a few days stay in
Roswell.
Mrs. Ida Stockton left his morning
for her HON in Stockton, near Por-
tales. h had been here visiting her
husband.
j. N. Davis, of Medicine Lodge,
Kan. who is here prospecting, is a
guest at the home of Hon. Jerry
Simpson.
Before buying land, see Dicus,
Frost & Co.. Dexter, N. NJ. They have
some exceptionally good bargains to
show you
The Muncy bus which runs be
tween the depot and the Shelby ho-
tel came out in a new coat of paint
yesterday.
J. X. Vines returned this morning
from Artesia, where he has been for
three weeks on business and visiting
with friends.
We have some bargains in improved
city property of all kinds. Also nice
lots in most any section OF town. See
us before you buy.-Carlton Bros,
Room IL. Oklahoma Block Att
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chamberIain's Cough Remedy the
Very Best.

81 have been using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and want TO say it is
the best cough medicine I have ever
taken" says Geo. L. Chubb, a merch-
of Harlan, Mich. There is no
question about its being the best. as
it win cure a cough or cold in less
time than any other treatment 1t
always be kept in the house
ready for instant use, for a cold can
be cured in much less time when
promptly treated For sale by all
dealers.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-05

LOCAL NEWS.

Sidewalks are being built by Clair
& Petty. oot"
]. A. Wigs. Jr., returned to Arte
STA last night.
Charles R. Tallman was up from
Dexter yesterday.
J.. ". Ormond went to Carlsbad last
night on business.
A. B. Catron returned to his home
In Dexter last night.
Tom Orr returned this morning
from a visit in Dexter.
C. F. Heyer returned this morning
from a business trip to Dayton.
Three homesteads were filed in the
Government land ONCE yesterday.
J.. o. Clifford. of Artesia. spent today
~transacting business in Roswell.
John L. Pepper came up this morn
ing from Lake Arthur on business.
win Allison was up from Artesia
today looking after business interests.
r.. w. Stevens returned this morn
ing from n business trip to Lakewood.
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w. c. Marable, a well known citi-
zen of Artesia, came up to spend the
day.
j. B. Morriss, of Lake Arthur was
day.
C. L. Housman, of Texarkana. ar
rived yesterday. He is seeking a Ioca-
ton.
Charles Dicus went to Lakewood
last night on a business trip, returning
today.
DIR. J.. H. Light and wife, of Chanute,
Kan. are in the city. guests at the
Shelby.
Mrs. Ella Davidson was up from
Artesia today shopping and visiting
with friends.
j. w. Warren came up from Hager-
man yesterday. and will return to his
home tonight.
s. w. Holder was up from Lake Ar
thur today. looking after business and
visiting with friends.
A fine gramma grass pasture foul
miles south of town now open for
stock-W. w. Petty. 54t4
John Richey, the father of Arte-
sia," came up this morning to look
after business interests.
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Major Wright the Hero.

The hero of the base ball game yes
terday was Major Wright. Of The Mill
tary Institute. While the furious Sth
inning was in progress a delivery
horse broke loose and ran away. The
Major stopped it before it had colIid-
ed with any person Oh rig. Nothing
serious resulted. but what might have
happened but for the Major is another
thing.
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Be sure to have your work done by
Clair & Petty. All work guaranteed
first class. 55t3
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Sidewalks.

Be sure to have your work done by
Clair & Petty. All work guaranteed
first class. 55r3
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Notice.

DIR. w. c.. Buchly has moved his
Block. Office telephone 275. 53t4*
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

Not with chise I 'opes, said Jack, and
among so friendly crowd the insult, which was
the friendHest joke marked up to Eales
as happy Wit.
I'm in the race for that purse" said Bush who
was the oldest seaman on board.
Were al after it. =" said the crowd and for days
afterward they chased Jack Eales with absurd pro-
posas the least Of which was felony, and the most
pleasing absolute piracy.
The nature of seamen IS so childlike so forget
full forgiving that without further and continual
irritation they would have talked till the vessel
was towed down the Willamette and the Columbia
and all the way to Liverpool. But the skipper
to it that they had something to groW about. He
kept them working a quarter OF an hour after
knock-otf time three times q week. He cut down
their usual five shilngs a week a dollar, the
ground that he reckoning in dollars just then.
The fresh grub he sent board enough,
they said in the foes c. to make pig take to fast
ing And he nagged and growled without Ceaslng,
till Plump the mate, who a decent fellow,
hated him worse than the did. He listened
to the second mate Dodnan, when Dodman burst
out into long suppressed flow OF bad language.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

w 90 ~ 4lAINN NAD I'D mat
Eales joined in at last.
You are a funny
bloke, " said Eales, and
I'll say this for you, Cur
lett, I've never looked on
YOU as no fool. "
And Curlett sat down
on a pile of lumber and
laughed till he ached.
And then he came out
with it.
" BY Goshr' said Eales,
by Goshl' He col
lapsed upon an adjacent
pile of lumber, and
gasped.
You've no right to be
at sea, he sad presently.
A man with your cad,
Cur-lett, ought to ave a
public 'ouse in a front
street and nothin' to pay
for drinks. I've on'y
three dollars on me.
Ere's a dollar and a
'alf. l owes you eight
fifty" He walked ten
yards and came back
again. You should ave
bumps on your cad, " he
sighed. "Thisis hintellec',
Curlett. 1t amt mere
cleverness, this isn't"
You don't say so?"
said the cockney.
Il do say so" replied