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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
PRESENT MEANING.
Memorial Day Has Different Signif1-
canoe to Generation Of To-Day
Than It Had to Past.

AAoA IL 14elO " oSIs
AS farther and farther in the dim
background recedes memories of our sad
civil war, there is noticed more and
more change in Memorial day SUCCESS
ton.
The little children that now celebrate
May 80 are quite innocent of thought of
bloodshed and ruin of war; their minds
are filled with a gentle, lovely custom,
the recurrence of very pleasant day
when they are taken out to a sunny tree
empowered place and hidden strew flow
ers on mounds of green grass. The time
of year, the hushed attitude of the peo-
pie, are significant of joy and peace,
rather than grief or turmoil. Memorial
day, national holiday, should but bind
closer north and south.
And those that hear the story have it's
horrors softened by the distance of past
years; while they may thrill at story OF
hero and patriot, the bitterness of the
fratricidal war is not felt. 1t is we'll to
tell the stories, but best: it seems to us, is
the lesson of remembrance, of loyalty
and unforgotten love, taught by the flow
ers on the graves.
Our fall festival of Thanksgiving is the
| worldwide harvest home, as well as the
Puritan holiday, the return Of thanks fol
the relief of that distressed colony. Me.
| mortal day, celebrated the country over
| is now more than tribute to the soldiers
though that is of itself worthy. Little
by little, without conscious effort, the
day has become day for remembrance
of the citizen dead, too. day when thu
world-weary, world busy halt moment
to take remembrance OF past days, pas
kindred and friends. The soldiers thai
are left decorate the grave of comrade
in-arms, and remember the mound o.
wife and of child. of friend that never
fought in battle. Memorial day h<s be
come day when love triumphs over
t Ra1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
A Scheme in
Decoration
BY OLIVIA BARTON STROHM
AS up the street, each girl we meet
With Shy

las up the street, each girl we meet
With looks so shy,
Would cry: My eye,
Oh, isn't he darling, the bold solder
boy!"
So sang Lucy, as she arranged the
cakes and pies temptingly in the Win
dow. For the procession was to pass
that way, and things must look nice.
Lucy made extra effort to place the
best doughnuts in the furthest corner,
for with this excuse she could see the
other bakery on the opposite side o.
the street. The clerk there was out
side, and at sight of the girl he waveG
a hag-which, however, he sudden:j
slipped behind his back, for at that mo-
ment his employer, Silas Briggs, ap-
peared, and as he entered the shop the
clerk obediently followed him, with a
final swing Of the flag over his Shout
der in the direction OF the rival bakery.
'Lucy!" sharply called voice, and
the girl left the window. eyes, Mis-
Briggs
Go down the street Always, and see
ii the other place is decorated yet. !
thought saw that whipper-snapper OF
clerk buying some flags"
Lucy obeyed with suspicious alacrity,
but came slowly beck. mot sign
OF flag nor drape, ma'am anywheres
about it. Ours looks just grand
though"
II noticed grunted her mistress,
that you stayed long time in the
middle of the street watching it. Re-
minds me of Bill Plato used to know;
every time he changed thing in his
show window he'd take a chair out in
front and sit awhile admiring it"
Mrs. Jane Briggs advertised home
made cakes and pies, and had flourish
ing trade. indeed, people said that
since she left her husband and started
in business in opposition, he had been
losing money. Hard lines to lose a
wife and customers at once" they said.
But nobody pitied Silas Briggs; he
was reputed hard, narrow and morose.
1t was common gossip that his refusal
to contribute to Decoration day fund
was the immediate cause Of the separa-
ton from his wife. "a man that takes
no interest in this day-a man that's
too stingy to help honor the graves of
those boys, blue or gray, is no man
for me!'
That was year ago, and in his shoJ
to-day there were the same dingy shut
ters the same weather beaten door, the
same poor display in the curtainless
window.
An hour before the procession started
Silas Briggs announced to his clerk:
"Im going out now, Jackson; now, be-
fore the mob gets started. Take care OF
things while I'm away"
Young Jackson followed him to the
door, where he mustered courage to say:
''Then you don't care about flags, Or
or-anything in front during the"
No; I haven't a cent of money mol
minute of time to spare on such trash.
And his employer withdrew, banging
the door.
When he was out of sight, Jackson ad
yanced to the sidewalk and waved his
flag He fancied a wreath in Lucy's
window moved, but he was not sure
A moment after he saw Mrs Briggs &C
out and disappear in the direction Of
the cemetery.
And then both bake shops were tenn
porarily Abandoned, while the clerks
held conference on the street, eact
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
STARTED IN DIXIE
THE SOUTH SAID TO HAVE Or
IGINATED MEMORIAL DAY.
A Georgia Lady First Suggested the
1dea--Has Been Observed in
the Northern States
Since 1868.

At this season we read not a few
newspaper stories of some new find
concerning the beginning of Memorial
day tribute of flowers. The south has
gotten out little book telling how
the custom had it's start in Georgia
town.
In January, 1886, Miss Lizzie Ruth
erford, Of Columbus, Ca. who had la
bored zealously during the war as
member of the Soldiers Aid society,
asked Mrs. Jane Martin to go with her
to the cemetery to look after thessol-
diers' graves there On the way. home
the ladies talked of the men that had
given up their lives for their cause, and
Miss Rutherford suggested that the
Soldiers Aid form itself into a memoir
1al association, and that day every
year be set aside for caring for and
decorating the soldiers graves. Her
companion received the suggestion
with enthusiasm; thought it would be
an easy matter to interest other wom-
en- in the memorial idea.
At the next meeting of the Soldiers
Aid society there was organized the
Ladies' Memorial association, which
should provide for annual decoration
Of the graves. The date chosen for the
tlower-strewing was April 26. So
cieties all over the south sprang up in
response to an appeal from the Column
bus Memorial association, and the an
nual custom was established.
The north sympathized with this
tribute, but found the date chosen by
the south too early. A southerner
writes thus of the adoption of the Gus
tom by the nOrtherners: THE north
looked on, thought the custom good
took it to herself and has hallowed it
as she does her Thanksgiving obliga-
| ton. April was too early for her flow,
ers. hence she set apart May 3d.
The first general observance of the
| day in the north was in 1868. Gen
John A. Logan. commander-in-chi OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, sent
out long order, which contained these
words: *'The 30th of May is designated
for the purpose of strewing with flow
ers or otherwise decorating the graves
of comrades who died in defense OF
their country. No form Of ceremony
| is prescribed, but posts and comrades
will in their own way arrange fitting
services and testimonials of respect
And it was added: IF other eyes grow
dull, and other hearts cold in the trust
ours shall keep it Well as long as the
warmth and light of life remains tt
U.S.
1t is said that a veteran living il
Cincinnati had made the suggestion t.
the adjutant general of the grant
army, and he in turn drafted a genera
order to the Grand Army posts to SCI
aside decoration day. Gen. Logar
enlarged the order and sent it out of
ficially. In 1868, on a special day, sol
diels' graves were decorated in IS:
cemeteries of q states; the next veal
800 cities and towns in 81 states OBJ
served Memorial day. 1t is now one O.
our great national holidays.
Miss Rutherford said she got her in
spiration for Memorial day from ,
story called Initials in which wa
described custom among Germans o
decorating the graves of friends on /,
special day. - .s.rs.. sx.,s~-, H.. =: .
ELLEN THAYER.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Holiday to Be Preserved.

It is to be hoped that Memorial day
will never lose it's sanctity. AS long as
Old Glory waves and the republic sur
wives it should remain the one day devot-
ed to rehearsing the immortal valor OF
the millions of American freemen who
died that their country might live.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Freddy in Hard Luck,

Freddy-lm the unluckiest man on
earth!
Cholly-What's up now, old chap?
II called on my intended last night
and her fathers dog bit me-. Now Che
s4girl refuses to marry ssme=because~: she .
afraid I'll bring hydrophobis into the
family !"-Cleveland Leader. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

The compiler of an authors dictionary
has found that there are $500 persons in
this country who have written books
These figures must be accepted as au-
thentic, unless the compiler has skipped
= poorhouse or two.--Denver Republican
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Due Clara Barton

Much credit is due to Clara Barton,
founder Of the American National Red
Cross, for the Identification Ct northern
deaG In southern graves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

A Berlin scientist has discovered a
medicine to cure laziness, but some peo-
pie are too lazy to take the medicnie.-
Cleveland World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

In the north. as in the south, there is
no sectional distinction; the graves of
the union and the confederate dead are
decorated alike. They lie side by side in
our national cemeteries
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Well Answered-

Mistress-Do you like children!
Applicant for Nurse-Do yez ixpect to
git Roosevelt fer four dollars a week.
Hurper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
EXceptionS.

Jobson-Friends are the greatest con-
solations one can have in this world.
Bobson-You'v evidently never met any
OF the candid variety.-Detroit Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

There is so much affectation and ego
tism in the world that a man can Be
come comedian by simply being frank
Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
tion has an equal for coughs and colds:-J.
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is. 1900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

There is often wide gulf between the
mark of breeding and the dollar mark. -
Philadelphia Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
NOhANsS RELIEF CORPS
WRANGLE OVER OFFICES

The concluding session of the annual
convention of the Woman's Relief
Corps. Will be held tonight in Grand
Army Hall, when reports of various Off
GERS and committees. will be presented.
Much spirit cf1ara cterized last night
meeting when the convention got to
work eiecting the executive board Ev-
cry name Presented for office by the
campaign committee was strongly OPP
pose1 by those not enrolled in the COM
mitree. and prolonged contest carried
the session through until IL o'clock,
when the campaign committee ticket
was finally elected.
The first contest came with the pre-
sentation of the name of Mrs. Alice
Burke for chairman of the committee
The opposition named Mrs. Cora Smith
but when the vote was taken it was
found that it stood IS to 81 in favor of
Mrs. Burke.
Following is the full executive board
for the coming year:
Chairman Of the executive board: Mrs.
Alice Burke of Morris Corps; second
membeI of board. Lucinda Gruber, of
Burnside Corps; third member of board
Mrs Fisher, of Morris Corps: fourth
member of board; Gertrude Morgan.
of Thomas Corps; fifth member OF
board. Mrs. Dou. of FarTagut Corps;
Isabel w. Ball. of Lincoln Corps: dele
gate national convention, Carrie Thorn
as, of Morton Corps: alternate to dele
gate-at-iarge. Anna NJ. Baden. of Lin
coin Corps; alternate to delegate, Hat
tie Saunders, of Morton Corps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
KEPT PAINTING MAN
FROM DEATH FALL
One Man Supports Another
on Top of Chimney.
WAS VICTIM OF GAS FUMES
For an Hour and Half Held to His
High Perch Until HeIp
Came.
WAS VICTIM OF GAS FUMES

EDINBURGH, Feb. IA wonderful
feat of endurance has been performed
by a man at Blantyre, Lanarkshire. For
an hour and half he supported an
unconscious companion white on the
summit of a high chimney which was
discharging poisonous fumes
The reseuer, Charles Allan, a master
Slater. was with Andrew Messer, one Of
his workmen. engaged in repairing the
top Of a bakery chimney stack sixty feet
high. The gas fumes from the engine
below caused Messer to become i'll, and
Allan came to his assistance, Just az
he was losing consciousness and in dam
ger of fallingsto the ground.
! Although exposed to the fumes him.
self, Allan seized Messer and cIutcfed
him tightly. On the narrow ledge of the
foot room for both men. and it required
all the strength and fortitude Mr.. Allan
could command to avert a fall
. line bakery stands off the main road.
and the chimney is situated at the rear
OF the premises, consequently Allan's
end of an .-eur and a half the brave
man found it physically impossible to
continue to support his unconscious
COMPANION on the ledge, so with much
dlf1culty he succeeded in strengthening
his position by sitting straddIe-IeSged
over the ridge of the chimney
Soon after the two men were observed
by Workmen at neighbOring coIIiery-
The alarm WAS raised. and by means OF
ropes Allan and Messer Were lowered TO
the ground.
Messer is a man of 30 pounds weight.
hours in the task of restoring him to
consciousness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
HOnE AND MONEY GONE
Mrs. MCFee Tells How Father Johns
Medicine Saved Her Life When
the Doctors Gave Her Up.

MANY times l have wished / could
stand on the housetop and tell the word
what a blessing Father Johns Medicine
has been to my family. All my life I've
been doctoring. l had systemic catarrh,
and four years ago pneumonia made a
wreck OF me on how l suffered. God
above knows / brought my family To
want paying doctors bills. My bureau
was full! of medicine bottles. / have had
six doctors. but my cough was killing
me. Every few weeks | had hemor-
rhages. My doctors gave me up. and
my friends looked for me TO die. For
my children's sake / hoped and prayed
to get we'll saw homa and money
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
SUPPORT OF LIBRARIES
BY DIRECT TAXATION

a paper on The Beginnings of Public
Libraries Supported by Taxation. 3"
formed the feature of a meeting of the
District of Columbia Library Associa-
ton last night. The meeting was held
in the lecture hall of the Public Library,
and the paper was presented by Miss
Margaret c. Dyer, Of the library of the
National Museum.
Miss Dyer apparently settled defn-
itely the question whether America had
first instituted this system, and through
Va rious reliable authorities proved that
South Africa was the pioneer country in
the movement. The first public library
to be supported by taxation was estab-
Iished at Cape Colony, South Africa, in
ISIS This Informal ton was obtained
through a paper read by b. /. Dyer, of
the Cape Colony Library, before the
South African Association for the Ad-
Iancer1fent of Science.
The first American public library sup
ported by taxation was established in
1893 in Petersboro, \. H.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
TERMINAL COMPANY FILES
S12,OOO,OOO MORTGAGE

A So coo 600 mortgage was placed on its
holdings in the District yesterday by
the Washington Terminal Company to
secure the United States Trust Company
OF New York, in the payment of the
amount named. The loan will be in the
form of an issue of forty-year 4 per
cent gold bonds, payable in 1915.
The mortgage which is dated Feb
ruary !, 1905, was placed on file yester-
day in the office of the Recorder of
Deeds. The interest on the bonds is pay
able semi-annually in February and
August of each year.
The bonds will be made IN two issues
one of 100000 and the other of 81, 600, :
600.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
-Four q. 4. r. Commanders
At Banquet of Veterans
Department of the Potomac Entertains Dis
tinguished SoIdiers-BIaCkmar, AIger,
Burdette, and Black Present.

The thirty-seventh annual banquet of
the Department of the Potomac, G. a.
R. was given at the New Willard last
night
Commander-fn-Chfef Blackmar came
down from Boston to be present, and
three former heads of the national or
ganization were present They were
Alger, Burdette and Black.
Abraham Hart, commander of the de-
partment, called the diners to order and
introduced the postmaster, Gen. S. S.
BuTdette
The postmaster proposed a toast to
the President, and ii was drunk stand
ing and to the accompaniment of hearty
cheers. Nobody, said General Burdett,
had done more for the old soldier than
President Roosevelt.
AT the speakers table were seated
Adjt. Gen. ]. II, Gilman, of the G. A. R..
OF Boston; Capt. j. r. King, senior. vice
commander of The G. A. r.. of this city,
Public Printer F.zW. Palmer, Chaplain
J. II. Bradford, Major Charles d. Loef-
commander OF the department: Gen
Charles H. Grosvenor. Judge Charles c.
Burton. 4. P. ,Taskeri Speaker Cannon.
Senator Russell A. Alger, and Commits
sioner H. B. F. Mcfarland
General Blackmar's Speech.
General BIackmar made the first ad-
dress of the evening. He brought greet
ings from the other fortyrftye depart
ments of the Grand Army of the Re
public.
IN other countries he said they
called their heroes lords and princes for
things which sink into insigniicance
WHEN compared with what you did on
the battlefield. Yet today we are buy
ing in the open market the holders of
those titles to present TO our daughters.
and it VIII prove bad trade for the
United States. The highest title we can
call another is 'comrade.' Did we buy
it? No; we earned II by Offering our
lives that this nation might not be taken
apart brick by brick. We fought brave
men. our countrymen; we had to fight
them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
Speaker Cannon Present.
MANY NEW MEMBERS
ADDED TO THE D. 4. r,

Four hundred new members have been
admitted to the national society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Ten Of these are accredited to the Dis
trict of Columbia
This announcement was made yester-
day afternoon during the second ses-
sion of the regular meeting of the ma
tionaI board of the society
Two sessions were held yesterday in
the headquarters of the board in The
Washington Loan and Trust Company
building. The first was occupied with the
Continental Hall committee. during
which il was announced that the audi
forum of the new hall will be ready for
occupancy by April II, the date of the
next Continental Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09

the sidewalk is concerned. but that un-
derneath the mantle of snow there is
often a sheet of ice.
The snow is inconvenient, bat the ice
Is dangerous. The body of snow might
be easily showed from the sidewalk into
the street by the use of a horse and
wooden plow such as is used in many
Northern cities, but it would take a
much larger expenditure of money and
labor to clear the sidewalks of ice The
pest way to treat the ice is, therefore,
TO scatter ashes or gravel over it.
combination of plans might sue
coed, and | am inclined to favor 1t. If
Congress agreed the District might clear
the snow from the sidewalks, providing
the owners or occupants of buildings
fronting on paved sidewalks are made
To protect pedestrians from the ice
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
JOHN [. COMPELLED
TO CANCEL DATES

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Feb. 9.-Johu L. Sui
Ivan, pugfffst, actor, and late lecturer.
who is threatened with pneumonia. is
MUCH improved today. though he is still
quite sick. If he does not have a set
back he probably will be out in week.
He was on lecture tos1r when ct JEFF
ferson City last week he was afflicted
and was obliged to return to this city.
All his dates have been Cancelled for the
present, but as soon as able ne saws he
will resume the tour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09

gone. but no relief. l thank God for
directing my attention to Father John s
Medicine. l can do all my work, and
feel like new person since taking it.
It is a blessing, may 1t be to all who
suffer, Is the wish of one it has helped
lsignedl Mrs. II. McFee, 2l3a Randolph
st, Phiia.. Pa"
Father John Medicine prevents Pneu-
monia and Consumption and cures all
ihroat and Lung Troubles. No alcohol.
or poisonous drugs. Cures colds or
money back
The 81 size contains three times the
quantity of the soc size
Ask your druggist for Father Johns
Medicine. 1t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
Cough Remedy the Best
Made.

In my opinion Cbamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best made for colds"
says Mrs Cora Walker, of PorterViIle
California. There is no doubt about its
being the best. No other win cure a cold
SO quickly. No other is so sure a pre-
iventiYe OF pneumonia. No other is so
pleasant and safe 10 take. These are
good reasons why it should be preferred
to any other. The fact is that few peo-
pie are satisfied with any other after
having once used this remedy. For sale
sax all druggists
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
JEWELS IN SToRERooM.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. s-The casket
of jewels belonging to Mrs. f. NJ. Hol-
brook. of Minneapolis, which disappeared
on the eve Of her departure for the
East, has been found in the Storeroom
posted by one Of the porters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-09
REWARD FOR ANDREWS.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb 9-Chieef
of Police Reynolds has sent <ut 5000
circulars giving a description of Milton
Franklin Andrews, with the request to
arrest him upon a charge of numbering
Mrs. Bessie Bouton. of Syracuse on
Cedar mountain last October, and offer
ing a. reward OF $1,000 for his arrest and
conviction.