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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
THREATENED 70 SHOOT:
WEALTHY BALL PLAYERS.
Staten Island Woman Objects to the
Game Near Her Property-No
Tragedy Reported.

New York-Perched on a chair, with
a pistol in her hand ready to shoot
anyone that might enter her proper
ty, Mrs. Marie Stoutsandt, wealthy
woman of New Dorp, Staten Island,
watched the members of the Empire
club play ball on plot of ground ad-
Joining her own.
Fortunately the ball remained on
the diamond. Had it rolled upon, her
property Mrs. Stoutsandt declared she
would have positively killed the per-
son who went after it.
The Empire club is made up OF
prominent railroad officials Of Man
haitian, who have summer homes on
Staten Island Once a week the mem.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04

stony crag that glistened in the bright
light, looking over the vast opens and
great basins, when his attention was
attracted by the flop of something strik-
ing the ground few hundred feet from
him. He could not see what it was, but
a moment later he saw an eagle swoop
down and rise slowly, holding writhing
in its mailed claws a snake The big
bird scared up a hundred feet or more
and shook the snake loose, which fell
twisting and coiling until it struck with
a distinctly audible "flop'-the noise
that had first attracted Wethersby's at
tention
Again and again the bird sWooped,
arose with the serpent and dropped it
again, and Wethersby drew closer and
closer to watch.
Then the eagle-a young one, az
Wethersby could tell by it's size and
plumage- and failed to rise. The
man was close enough now to see every
thing that happened.
The young bird had almost exhausted
AISSAA IA 40 OIL u66lC0 WILL IuC Su0hC,
and may, too, have been bitten by it.
At any rate, it was upon the ground,
its wings slightly spread, as if~from
heat, it's mouth open. The snake was
recovering from its jolting fall, and
slowly gathering it's coils. 1t rested q
moment in position, and then struck the
eagle, the fangs entering at the corner
Of the birds mouth, in the soft tissues
at the base of the beak. The eagle
recovered from the shock, stood mo-
tionless a few seconds, while the
RATHER watched as only a.rattler can.
and spreading out it's wings, toppled
over.
Won and Lost,
linen the mailman who hates SER
penis as the eagle does-put forth his
hand, using q power more wonderful
than that of either. There was a puff of
white smoke in the clear air, the blunt
pop" OF the pistol ratified among the
gllstenlng, wind-polished rocks, and
the snake was a mangled, bright, still
thing that the ants began to gather
about
1t was unjust, maybe. The snake had
won fairly-he was entitled to 20 his
way-the way of terror for all the little
furry, bright-eyed things of the plains
But Wethersby couldn't help it. Some
way that Staying by poison, even If it's
done in the open, doesn't seem fair. and
a man hates to see the emblem Of his
armies and navies, the triumphant eagle
Of thunderbolts and writhing serpents,
lying In the sunshine, overcome. limp.
HELPLESS. dead.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
have been stricken

have been stricken in the past week.
The most casual inspection of the slums
will reveal The reason, and it is an old
story. The East side is becoming more
congested livery year. The sidewalks
unventilated, except by the doors,
six or eight children are sometimes
packed away for the night. Little won
der that the wretched progeny Of half
fed parents crawl into Railways, to
fire escapes and out upon the roofs to
sleep. The doorway crepe becomes
commonplace of the tenement districts.
Dirty midgets brush thoughtlessly
against it all day, and then fight for
good viewpoint when the funeral hour
comes. The white hearse is followed by
one shabby carriage. 1t is cheap fu-
neral, but heart-brealingly expressive
affair for poor family
This, l say, is no new story. Yet it is
a pity that it has to be told again. De-
spite all the talk of reform, New York
is about as badly off as ever in it's tene-
ment quarters. New tenements have
not demolished the old ones. The emf
grant ships unload thousands in day
and the East side is more densely popu-
lated than ever it was. Recreation piers
punctuate the river front; the Five
Points is park; the Ship is razed; -Hell's
Kitchen is not so Internal; breathing
spaces are being cleared here and there;
free baths float in ma ay places. But the
demand grows faster than the supply.
New York's reforms lag slowly behind
the need for them. And the children are
dying-"dying thus about us every day."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
THISf'MUNcIE* FARMER :. :.
A JEkYLL AND HYDE.
Enters = Police Station and Asks ia
Be Locked Up Lest He Kill
.s- His Relatives.

Muncle, 1nd.-1nto the police station
a fewSdays ago came a well-to-do farm.
er. Jonn Donahue, who said that hi
was afraid of himself.
Il am here,' he said, because
want to be locked up, that / may not
harm those about me, especially my
family. l am perfectly sane and am
so all the time, SO far as my family
and friends are able to tell. But at
times am possessed of an uncon-
trollable desire to strangle and kill
those about me. The last time this
desire to strangle came over me was
few days ago, just as my little daugh-
ter was kissing me. I wanted to seize
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04

bers who are married bring their fam
lilies to witness the game.
Mrs. Stoutsandt called on Magistrate
Marsh at Stapleton and asked for war
rants for all the members who play
ball. The magistrate refused, and she
decided to take the law into her own
hands.
Going to hardware store she pur-
chased a revolver. Appearing on the
field just as the members were assem-
bling, she asked them not to play.
They informed her that it was not her
property and decided to go on with
the game.
You will have to take your medi-
cine them" said Mrs. Stoutsandt. 1T
the ball comes over on my property
will shoot the person who dares to go
after it,
She then came out with chair, and,
gun in hand, watched throughout the
game.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
Street Car Express.

) Manchester, England, has introduced
the system of carrying packages by
street cars, and so far it is found to
work very we'll. There are two rates,
one for the inside" area of the city, and
one for the outside" For the inside,
packages not exceeding IA pounds are
carried for four cents, % pounds for six
cents, Sc pounds for eight cents, and
112 pounds for IL cents. For the out
side area, the prices are 50 per cent.
higher. - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
''Sufer Little Children"

I is too early to say
what the record of
the summer of 1905
will be, but July's
record thus far
presents a Distress
ing d e a t h lis t
among the children
of New York g
poorer quarters.
Some recent days
have been record
days for heat pros
tratiOnS. Hun
dreds of children
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
A Fiery CITY.
, EW YORK is very

EW YORK is very
complacent about
it's fire department..
Perhaps it is the
finest in the world.
But nothing is
more noticeable in
this big town than
the number of fires
1.-The increasing
number. w h e n
the representatives
of the London fire
department came
here to study our:
system, they mar
veleG at the agility
of our fire fighters
and the nerfectj0n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
An Achievement

A clever floriculturist has succeeded
In producing rose with coal-black
petals. and the highest professors of
this form OF culture do not yet despair
Of producing hyacinth that will smell
like an onion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
Japanese Scholarship

We have the funny spectacle of five
members of fraternity at Berkeley.
Cal, college failing to pass their exam-
nations and the Japanese cook who
waited upon them graduating with
honors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
Force Expended in Thinkine

DR.. Paul Sollier, expert psychologist
told his brethren at the annual meeting
IN Paris that to think for whole week
is to expend just about as much energy
as would lift 5000 pounds to the height
Of the Eiffel tower.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
Eating in Chinese.

PEAKING of for
eign restaurants,
the trend of pat
ronage just at pres.
ent seems to be in
the direction of the
oriental place s.
Naturally enough
the Japanese in
New York have
profted by the re-
markable furore
over the successes
Of their brethren in
the far east. There
are scores of new
japanese resta,1-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04

The The Promoters May Slip Up on It.
Van Doon-I see the banana growers
are going to form trust.
Al Lune-Gracious! That will be t]na
biggest banana skin yet, wont it?-
Judge. "
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04
\ THE METROPOLIS
COLLEGE FRATERNITY CoNvEN-
TON GOES TO CoNEY ISLAND.
PLACE LURES ALL CLASSES
The Chinese Restaurant in New York
Has Come to Stay-Latest Fashion
from Over the Seattle Over, r.
. crowded East Side.
EW YORK "A big

EW YORK.-A big
college fraternity
convention W a S
held here the other
day and, as usual,
an important fea-
ture of the event
was seeing the
summer sights Of
t b e metropolis.
The town was pro-
digiously hot and
the roof gardens
were invaded rath-
er more than the
cellar restaurants.
l say cellar restau-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-04

To Raise Russian Ships.
A Dutch salvage firm will raise the
Russian warships sunken in and around
Port Arthur.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-08-24
Birch Island

r. n. Bennett mas returned TO ArI.
ington. after spending two weeks with
his family.
Miss Thirza Davis and nephew. Rob
ert Parkhurst OF westbrook. are at
the Davis cottage.
Misses Helen and Elizabeth Regan.
Maud Kenney and Edith Holmes have
returned to- their home in Charles
town. Mass.
Mrs. Gerry Of Lewiston Is the guest
OF her cousin, Mrs. r. l.. Snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank v. Thompson
OF Brighton. Mass. are guests OF the
Bricks at the Nickerson cottage.
Mrs. Williams and daughter Bessie
OF Bath spent a few days with Mrs
G. III. Booker last week.
James Snow and Walter Booker of
Brunswick were on the Island. Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Cobb and Miss
Annie Pottle spent few days az East
Harpswell last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. McFadden. Mrs
Amelia Dain, Mrs. J.. r. O'Hara and
James n. O'Hara, Jr.. of Bath. were
guests Of their cousin. Mrs. r. G..
johnson, last Friday. They made the
trip from Bath In Mr.. OHara's
launch. the Mamma"
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lewis and
Miss Montgomery OF Roxbury, Mass.
are at the Johnson House for two
weeks.
Leon Smith OF Topsham was the
guest Of Charles Johnson Friday.
Miss Carolyn A. Bracket of Airing
ton has returned home, after spending
several weeks at the Wyman cottsge,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05
LIBEL SUIT ABATED.

j. A. Magoon's libel suit against s.
NJ. Ballou for charges in a disbarment
petition in the Supreme Court prob
ably ended Saturday morning. Argu-
ment took place on plaintiffs demurrer
TO defendants plea in abatement, at
the conclusion of which Judge Robin
son overruled the demurrer. Mr.. Ma
COON appeared in person and contend
ed with some showing of authorities,
that the attack on him was not priv
ileged. Mr., Anderson appeared for
defendant and argued with authorities
to the contrary The courts ruling
abates the action unless the plaintiff
makes some further pleading, Dam
ages of $4,000 We're asked.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05
JUDD BUILDING. FORT STREET
Total of trees .......

The following acknowledgements of
seeds and plants were made:
General Davis presented the division
with the following plants which he re-
ceived from the Department of Agri-
culture. Washington: 1 Erythrina APP. 2
Carissa grandiflora, / Tamarindus In
dica, Lueacua Glauca and Meytenus
Boria.
From ]. E. Higgins. u. s. Experiment
Station: 100 grenadilla vines.
From g. N. Wilcox, Lihue: ~ Du-
rian plants (Durio Tribethinus).
From Mrs. Hans Isenberg: One-half
pound of camphor seed.
From w. Vredenburg. Puako, Ko-
hala: packets of seed comprising
Cupressus Lusitanica, Cupressus Ma
crocarpa, Cupressus Sempervirens, Pri-
us Canariensis, Prius Insienis. Picca
Litchinsis. Juniperus Vergiana.
REPORT ON MIDWAY.
Mr.. Hosmer presented a report from
Gerrit P. Wilder on his visit to Midway
Island. which the board accepted and
ordered printed In the Forester and
Agriculturlst.
Also he presented a report of his own
on proposed forest reservation at Ma
kua on this island.
The meeting lasted from 2 to l:se
p. m.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05
THE FoREsTERs REPORT.

spectlve appointments as district fc
esters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05

DRUG CO.. AGENTS.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05

The undersigned having been Az
soitted agents Of the above compang
are prepared 10 insure risks aGainst
ire on Stone and Brick Buildings ana
"a Merchandise stored therein on the
lost favorable terms, For particulars
ppiy at the offics OF
r. A. scHAEFER a CO.. Agta
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05
COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS DE
PARTMENTS.
TINE OVERLAND lin,rIn.-

Strict attention given to all branches
OF Banking.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05
North German Marine Insurce Co.
OF BERLIN.
Fortuna General Insurance Co.
OF BERLIN.

The above Insurance. Companies have
Established n general agency here. and
the undersigned. general agents. ara
authorized to take risks against the
hangers OF the sea OF the most reason
able rates and on the most favorable
terms.
+. A. sCHAEFER q CO.,
General Agents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-05
NURSERY MATTERS.

Mr.. Hosmer, with his report, handed
in letters from Newton B. Pierce,
pathologist of the Federal department
in charge of the Pacific Coast labora-
tory. also several weekly reports of
David H. Haughs, field foreman.
Mr.. Pierce thought the ohelo berry
of Hawaii represented good subject
for Improvement work. He sent par
cells Of seeds as follows: Tilia Ameri-
cana-the American Eastwood; Ben
zoin odoriferum opulus-the cranberry
tree, a handsome shrub; Acacia her
rida; Callitris arborea; Leucadendron
argenteum, 1.-THE silver tree; Lycium
horridum; Protea incompta; Virgilia
capensis.
Mr.. Haughs gave the following fig
ures Of trees supplied for Arbor Day:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
PLAN ID DEVELOP
 CEMENT DEPOSITS Subscription Books for New
 Company to Open SENATOR MORGAN TALKS Thinks the Possibilities of the Cement Beds of Alabama Are of Wonderful mportance-Other News
 of Selma.

Selma, October pecial.)-Saturday morning at 10 o'clock In the office of A. G. Parrish, president of the City Ma tional bank. will be opened books of sub scription to the capital stock of the Mi mona Portland Cement Company of Ala bama. The projectors of the company have options on valuable cement lands near Epps Station, and 1t proposes to form a company with sufficient capital to build and equip plant with a capacity of 16OO barrels per day of the best grade cement. The company will likely have a capital stock of S1, ,OO0,0OO with possibly half that amount paid in, and 1t is hoped to dispose of the majority of stock to Alabamians.
 A few nights ago Senator Morgan, who has made d deep study Of the cement deposits of Alabama, gave informally his views on the subject to number Of cit- izens, among whom was The Age-Her- aids representative. The fund Of infor- nation on the subject in the possession of the senator was amply demonstrated and his talk, which occupied about forty five minutes, every second of which was extremely interesting, pointed out the great possibilities for Alabama in this one industry.
 The hope of Senator Morgan as ex- pressed by him was that our own people. Ala ba mians, would take up this indus try and reap the large benefits that are to accrue, not leaving 1t to foreign capital. He pointed out the superiority of the Alabama chalk deposits over the hard limestone rock fin the Lehigh valley, where the Portland cement is most largely man- ufactured, and then took up the market for the product. Referring only casually to the uses being put to the material right in Selma, Birmingham, Cincinnati and other places, he went immediately into the vast amounts of the material that will be necessary in the construction Of d canal connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Assuming that the canal would be built at Panama, though 1t could eas- fly be inferred that he had his doubts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
The kennewick lrrigating Canal,

Which waters twenty thousand acres or land on the west bank of the Columbia river, Is one of the newest and best irfl- gating propositions in the United States. Kennewick is the gateway to the faki- ma valley. The season Is from two to three weeks earlier than the upper valley, and alfalfa, peaches. pears and all small fruits, such as strawberries, cantaloupes. etc, which ripen very early command the highest market price. Write to c. w. Mott. general emigration agent, Northern Pacific railway, St. Paul, Minn., and he will send you descriptive pamphlets of the Yakima valley where land can still be had at reasonable prices and in a climate mild and healthful. If you wish infor- nation regarding lands or business open ings in other territory covered by the Northern Pacific railway MT. Mott will be glad to send it free. Will be pleased to call upon you on receipt of postal card, to give you full information regarding rates, tickets, through car and train service arrangements, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
EXPRESS OFFICE
 IS BURGLARZED About Sixty DoIlers Worth of
 Clothing Stolen BROKE PANE, RAISED SASH Vault Was Undisturbed and Many Packages of Greater Value Than Those Taken Were Untouched.
 Other Pratt City Matters.
BROKE PANE, RAISED SASH

Pratt City, October 19.-(Special )-The
 local office of the Southern Express com
 pany was burglarized last night and goods
 valued at about $6O taken.
 The burglary was committei some time between midnight and day, and was not
 discovered until the office was opened this morning by George Swan. a clerk in the office.
 On discovering that the office had been entered Swain at once notified A. T. Reeves the local agent of the company, and an investigation was made dis ,losns
 the fact that some one had entered the office by very clever ruse.
 A small block of glass about the sIze window pane, enabling the burglar to put his hand through and turn the latch lock ing the window. This done the raising of l, the sash was an easy matter. After checking up all the goods on hand it was found that three packages of
 clothing addressed to the Republic Iron
 and Steel company at Thomas had been
 taken. To secure these packages the bull
 glar moved a number of other packages
 similar in appearance and some of them containing articles of greater value. In another part of the office and equally ex-
 posed were q number of other packa6 es
 of much greater value than those taken.
 It is considered quite a conincidenee that the three packages taken were all ad- dressed to the same firm, while o5her par cels in the same pile were of the same
 shape and also contained clothing, but addressed to other concerns and persons.
 A valuable package of jewelry was ua- disturbed.
 The vault was locked and had not been tampered with in any way. he goous taken were not in the vault, as 1t was full and they could not be stored Tn II for that reason.
 Notes and Personals. Carnation lodge No. 46. Order or he- | helxah will hold an important meeting i next Tuesday night and all members are urged to be present. l James D. Duncan will go to AnceViile next Saturday, where he VIII speho ie" dave at his old home. While away ne | will attend the marriage of his brother 1 Dr w W. Duncan to Miss Cox, which | u,il take place at Knoxville next week. l A D. Wallace of South Alabama IS l spending few days in this city, the guest l of his sister, Mrs. C. w. Overstreet From here he will go to Memphis to take ms third course in medicine. Prof. Lewis Byrum and wife of Ashe- ville, N. C., are the guests of pr. and l Mrs " l.. Jones at East Highlands.
 Enoch lodge No. 57, Knights of Pythias, met in regular session at their hall last night. and after work in the degrees a social session was held, which was one | of the most pleasant ever given by the l lodge. Delicious refreshments were served and a number of addresses were made by 1 members and visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
Mrs. winsIow,s soothino svrup.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETH1NG, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It BOOTHS the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALI4AYS All PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC, and is twenty-five cents a bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
NOTICE! ]!

Special cars will be run to the Fair Grounds every afternoon, beginning at 4 o'clock. They will be mark ed: s.Fair Grounds" Birm- ingham Railway, Light & Power Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20

CORONER TO INvESTIGATE.-Co Coro- ner w. D. Paris will go to Johns today to resume the investigation of the killing of Nelson Neils Sunday night. He started the inquiry Monday. No arrests have been made,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-20
CITY ITEMS

WANT ORDERS.-The ladies of the Westminster church are soliciting orders for cakes and bread at their NorWood grocery market every Saturday from 9 a. m. to 1 D. m.