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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
EUSSIA's PRAYER.

"God Of the Monarch, hear me-m.re II q
.woeful case; - = -
Hearken and heed my crying-Death IS tho
Death to the things stand for, death to
the thing called Me.
Hear as cry in terror up to the strength
of Thee"
But the God who heard
Was a God unstirred
BY the man. oppressor's cry;
And the morarch's prayer
That was uttered there
Rang through responseless sky.
"God of the shackles hear mcleod CT the
noisome mine
Hear as I cringe before Thee, craving Thy
help Divine.
need
Hearken to mel need Thee more than the
backs that b.eed!'
But the God above
Is a Goo of love,
And He pitied the peoples plight;
While the bad prayer fell
To the neither hell,
Where ruieth the Beast Of Night.
God of the bird untramr -led, God of the
bloom and bee,
God of the broken shackle, set all Thy
children free""
This is the supplication sobbed through
rain of tears
Such are the supplications God in His
mercy hears.
IS. G. Gillian, in Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
GO IN FOR EXPENSIVE MUSIC
Los Angeles Man Has Piano Made for
Him at Cost Of 1O,OOO-Or'
gan Cost $4,000.

Los Angeles, GAIA piano that, SO far
as known, is the costliest in the world
has been placed in the music room OF
Edward L. Doheny's handsome home
in Chester place. 1t is concert grand,
the case fashioned in Louis XIV. style,
and heavily ename1ed in 14-carat gold
leaf.
More than two years elapsed between
placing the order in New York and its
delivery in Los Angeles. The instru-
ment is so exquisitely tuned that its
bell-like clearness and depth of mel
ody would distinguish it Instant among
score of fine pianos. It cost $4,000.
The case is the work OF Edward Dow
dali, of New York, noted as a master
of decorative art. The face of the lid
is adorned with an allegorical scene
Apollo, with his harp, surrounded b,
goddesses and cupids, central among
them being the face Of Doheny's SOD
and heir, from studies made when the
boy was two years. of age. = ~
A local factory has about completed
for Mr. and Mrs. Doheny SIS. 900 Or
gan, the pipes of which will be gold
enameled, like the piano. An electrical
attachment will make possible tie play
ing of both organ and piano from either
the first or second floor of the house.
These attachments win be connected
also with Organ chimes" on the ope,
staircase and an echo above the stairs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
A SHOPPING
DAY
w E met at hotel, and thought her
w one of the most charming women
b y r. n L. L H

w E met at hotel, and thought her
w one Of the most charming women
had ever seen.
Refined and almost representative,
she struck me as being a woman of
breeding and distinction. Yet on the
few occasions when, as our acquaint-
ance ripened, visited her at her smart
and elegantly appointed fiat, felt an
instructive aversion to the friends and
acquaintance I met there.
OF her people she seldom spoke-he:
parents were dead, she told me, and her
husband was abroad, but might be home
again at any time.
She was always exquisitely dressed
in the latest fashion and money seemed
abundant with her. She was an adept
shopper, quick at knowing what she
wanted, and quicker still at seeing it.
and l was very glad when she offered to
pilot me through the difficult mazes Of
the winter sales.
l am not possessed of large dress
allowance, and my wardrobe for the
coming season depends somewhat on
my successful purchases in sale times
Mrs. Vereker was just the guide to ha,n II
me through. She possessed SUCH perfect
taste and l felt quit t.;tG safe in her hands.
we sa! 9Hc evening arranging what we
yer &ete to buy.
1T is better to go now when the first
rush of the sales is over" said Mrs. We're
ker. Il went the first three days my
self, but the crowd was awful, and
there are still plenty of things to be
had"
did you pick up many things?" l
asked.
She laid down the list she was max
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07

ing and stared at me in dumb amaze
ment. Then her face cleared.
"Yes-no, not so very much Let me
see; l bought this tea-coat and some
hats and my new gray coat-that is all,
l believe"
She continued the list, and at last l
rose with deep sigh Of relief.
Its so good of you. Well go to-
first and then on to Bond street,
glanced at the list-"and get the fur at
-;they can always be relied on to
really reduce things. I'll call for you
at nine tomorrow, and Well get Nor
man to lend me his motor
Yes, d." she said. II love a motor
we can go to double the number of
shops and spend the whole morning
looking round till We find exactly what
we want"
The next morning l called for Mrs.
Vereker and found her waiting.
Wont you find that coat too hot?''
I asked, as we reached the first of our
shops, and 1 Slipped of my heavy mo.
toring coat.
NO, I love it, she replied: Il am
never too warm"-and drawing her VOL
luminous skirts across pavement luck.
lily clean, she swept into the shop with
her usual graceful, languid air. -
bought my coat and selected some
lace. and went on to-, where / chose
a few modest and one or two more ex.
pensive blouses, then we went on tc
the third and last shop. When was
choosing some ribbon in the multi-col
ored ribbon department, Mrs. vereke,
said to me: 49,. ~
Il am just going to the handkerchiefs;
will join you in the fur department.
you are going there?' s.+.~ ..
Eyes. shan't be long"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
Kills Monkey-Faced Bird.

: Camden, N. IA bird with monkey
like face was captured and killed after a
fierce fight by Oscar Till, keeper of the
State street bridge in Camden. The
,bridge-keeper's clothes were torn in the
struggle. Till was walking near the Cox
meadows, on the East side, when he saw
a strange looking bird fighting a flock Of
crows. With baseball bat, Till charged
upon the combatants, and managed to
break the wing of the strange bird. He
finally dubbed it to death and brought
it.back to town. The bird is slightly
larger than a hen-hawk, and is probably
species of owl. -. -:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07

''DRUNk IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR
OWN HOMES"
homes. freely indulge in their intern
perate taste. But he hints that these
indulgences are not confined to their
own homes
ASK the wine merchants and the
grocerymen,' continues the bishops
letter, ito whose houses they carry
spirituOus liquors, and they will tell
you to the homes OF the rich and ex-
elusive social set''
The bishop classes divorce as sapping
the country equally with the liquor
habit.
by this evil many more than l 900 900
persons have had their homes
broken up in the past few years." he
says, land it is estimated that 4,O0O,-
600 child,en have been robbed OF their
right to have real home"
The bishop then takes up the moral
evils evils CT the day. and IN his letter dis
courses eloquently on the care1essness
of rich parents toward their daughters
He tells Of seeing "pretty. fresh faces
little girls. in their tailor made suits
and natty hats, standing in the streets.
long after curfew time, and with some
thing evil in their staggering walk and
ready jest that makes the heart ache.'
In his letter Bishop McFaul also dis
cusses the tenement-house and the
child labor evil, suggesting as a REM
edy for the latter that parents make
every sacrifice to keep their children at
home and at school as long as possible.
He views with alarm the rapid rise of
socialism. Most of the clergymen read
the pastoral letter to their audiences.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
Sells Wife for $40.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-When john Black
more was arraigned before Alderman
Atkinson, Of Carbonate, the other day,
in company with the wife of John Perry,
he showed Atkinson a paper. It was a
contract by which Perry had disposed
of all right, title and interest in his wife
to Blackmore for $40. The woman
vouched for the agreement, and said she
was satisfied, and as Perry did not APP
pear to press the charge the couple were
released. - I'D 49, 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
NEW JERSEY cHURcHMAN
& ROUNDLY SCORES SOCIETY
Bishop Declares It Is Literally satu-
rated with Alcohol-Evils
of Divorce.

. Trenton, N. J.-"Society is literally
soaked with alcohol"
So says Bishop James A. McFaul, Of
this city, in a pastoral letter entitle /:
'"The christian Home" which he has
distributed among New Jersey clergy.
men, with instructions for them to
read a few pages every Sunday to
their congregations.
The bishop is particularly bitter in
his denunciatioh OF the so-called so
ciety women" who, he says, are hail.
itual drunkards, and who, he de-.
clares, in the privacy of their own
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
And No Wonder.

Il never before so touched the audi
ence," said well-known lecturer to q
friend, after long speech. They were
entranced. felt that every eye was
upon me from the first word to the last"
NO wonder" said the friend. Your
gloves were inside your hat when you
took it off. and they remained on your
head all through the lecture. Gas
sells.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
Sure Sign.

'Jimsey is getting old, guess. ~.
what makes you think SOP
-'He told me to-day that he felt just
as young as he ever did: Cleveland
Leader. go ~sSz.@
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07

Hundreds of war veterans have kid
ney and bladder trouble.
Impure drinking water sleeping on
the ground, and all manner of expo
sures to wet and cold weather produced
catarrt of the kidneys and bladder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07

Man made money is better than money
made man.-The Commoner.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
RESTORED HIS HAIR.
scslD Humour Cured BY Cuticura
Soap and Ointment After All
Else Had Failed. -.

II was troubled with a severe scalp
humor and loss of hair that gave me a
great deal of annoyance and inconven-
fence. After unsuccessful efforts with
many remedies and so-called hair tonics,
4 friend induced me to try Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. The humor was cured in
: short time, my hair was restored as
have since been entirely free from any
further annoyance. Shall always use
Cnticura Soap, and I keep the Ointment
Gil hand to use as dressing for the hair
and scalp. (Signed) Fred'E Busche, 2l3
East 57th st., New York City,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07

From the surgical news that is floating
around we may reasonably understand
that this is sort of reconstruction period
for physical man.-Toledo Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07

Don't Get Footsore! Get Foot-Ease.
A wonderful powder that cures tired, hot.
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease.
Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07
. A Boon to Humanity.

The mind clear, the nerves steady and
the overw'orked body strong by the won
derful "Pusheck's kuro." 1t cures all
diseases of the Blood and Nerves,
Rheumatism, Scrofula, Catarrh, Elk.
haustion, Pain, Weakness, Misuse, Indi-
gestlon, etc. Pusheck's kuro accom-
plshes results that are not attempted by
other medicines: There is nothing nike
it-nothing else is even similar. When a
certain cure such as this is offered you,
there is no excuse for experimenting with
other medicines. At most druggists Tor
81; or sent for this price by DIR. c. Push.
eek CHICAGO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07

Nothing emphasizes the fact that there
Is no accounting for taste more than the
way, some people admire themselves
Puck
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-08
FIRE IN MILWAUKEE.
Exposition Building Destroyed Loss Nearly
100000.

Milwaukee, Wis. (SpcciaD.-Thc Mil
waukcc exposition building occupying a
city block, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is $4,000; Insurance, $4,000.
The building was in the block bound
ed BY Fifth and Sixth streets, running
north and south, and by Cedar a"d
State streets, running cast and west.
The fire is supposed to have been
started from an electric light wire. The
blaze broke out in the northwest por-
ton of the gallery Just at the time the
National Skate Congress completed Its
afternoon session. At the time the fire
broke out there were over I,5oo persons
in the building but all got ont i'll safety.
The interior had been decorated with
thousands OF yards of hmsy drapery,
and in :. twinkling the flames spread
throughout the building The building
was gutcd, leaving nothing standing
but the four walls. Several buildings
situated on the south OF the big struc-
turc were slightly damaged, The expo
stion building was built about 20 years
ago,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-08
UNDER Is FEET OF WATER
Diver Imprisoned For Over Twenty
Four Hours.
SUIT WAS LEAKING WHEN RESCUED.
Narrow Escape OF Daniel Hayes at Canton
Mo.--Brought to the Surface 10 an Uneon'
scious and Almost Dying Condition Diver
Was Sucked Under a Pile OF Refuse ono
Was Unable to Free Himself.

Canton, Mo. (SpeciaD After being
imprisoned for "a hours, loaded down by
divers armor and under IS feet of wa
ter, Daniel Hayes was brought to the
surface in an unconscious and almost dy-
ing condition.
He is a professional diver and had
been employed to remove the brush and
debris from the immense pipe which
serves at times of low water to drain Ii
ma Lake and transfer its surplusagc to
the Mississippi River.
While at work Hayes was stocked
under the pile Of refuse and over against
a bowldcr in way which prevented him
from loo>cnng himself from the tan
Cled hose which held him down. III
signaling TO the men in charge OF the
air pump he could not let them know
hi, location, as the air hose, which wa>
wrapped around the rock cauScd dcccp-
tive bubble, to come to the surface
Major Meigs. engineer in charge OF
The river improvements, secured tho
country for a diver 10 60 to the rescue
Of HAYES, but was unable to find one
until nearly II hours had elapsed.
When after an hours hard labor the
mpri>oncd diver was released his SUIT
was found to be leaking. and he would
have been drowned had the ordeal lasted
another hall hour.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-08
CHATTER II.

THE STORY OF \ STRANGE G1RLHooD.
IL shall not say much about my
childhood" the Signorina Naldi began,
1T was like that of many other girls
left to grow up in a great city, in the
shabby gentility ncccssitatcd by small
means. My father was Il doctor ana
only half successful. and that in n
quarter Of the town where most Of
the patients never pay, and the few
that do, pay so little that comfort Is
scarcely known in the house ana lux
ury never. My mother was an invalid,
and, there being no other children, |
grew up in the comparatively empty
house a creature of fanci"Sa and dreams.
My voice was my great companion. ]
dared not sing in the parlors or where
but would go away into the garret.
where in undisturbed possession of so
much empty space, l would sing ana
trilI till was utterly exhausted or my
stock of songs gave out. Later, | took
to acting. having seen one opera
through the kindness of q school teach
er of mine who knew my passion and
had accidentally overheard my voice
one day. For even then | never san"
before any one, and If by chance |
caught any one listening my throat
choked up and | broke out into Il cold
pcrspiration But this was in"Tpcr'
ience. as I thought, and went on cher.
lshlng my dreams and acting over and
over imaginary scenes from operas
which knew only by name, creating
songs and manufacturing situations
which must have been sufficiently
crude and ridiculous, but which gave
nv voice n chance and allowed enough
of my fervor TO cXpcnd itself to pre-.
vent me from falling i'll or becoming
desperately dissatisfied or unhappy.
"When | was fourteen. my mother
died, and two years after this, my
father. But | was not discouraged.
[ had my voice. and, child that was,
| | imagined that | had only to lift it in
| public to have fame and fortune lav-
| lShed upon me- | was soon undcccivcd
| in this regard; for, in the first place,
I could not raise my voice in public.
and, in the second place, the very first
musical adept l saw explained to me
low much study and practice We're nee.
cssary to achieve even the smallest
success. Study l uld not shrink from,
md practice was simply delight. But
had no money, and training is cNpen.
sive, and so Is merely living. l found
4 difficulty in existing till one happy
day-was it happy?-I let my voice out
in what | supposed to be an empty
church. but which in reality contained
great teacher, who, hearing me,
thereupon took me in charge and
started me on a career which he said
would end in wealth and adulation.
"Alas, for me, l believed him. and
was no longer hungry or cold or mcanly
clothed At least, l did not feel my
/! hunger or the chill of the room in
or anything which would furnish me
with daily bread. And as for my
clothes, they were so certainly destined
to change into the silver and gold ts-
sues BETTING an opera queen, that |
have sometimes laughed in passing
through the streets, to think how the
| men and women who iostlcd me so
rudely would one day feel proud if |
cast them a glance or bestowed upon
them the haughtiest of smiles.
"My companion and the only con-
! adante of my dreams was this old Por.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-08
y Anna Katharine rssn Author ss. IF !ns s,s se''''''
7 hod coma ovar har. sha seemed

sopyarenr, 1890. sv RossRr soNNER's SONS.

had come over her; she seemed to hang
upon his words.
"Then you would no longer query If
there We're n God, but rejoice IN the
fact that there is one"
Her face was fallen again, and she
seemed to struggle with herself. For
some minutes she did not answer.
"Gow she murmured at last. II have
already kept you too long. Go and for.
get" she gasped, gave one look at
the crone in the corner to which she
had withdrawn, and sank sobbing and
troubled in chair.
He turned to obey her. Something
within him told him that he ought to
seize upon this excuse to tear himself
away from presence so dangerous to
his peace. But when he reached the
threshold and turned, as almost any
man would have done, for final look,
he found her gazing at him with such
despair in her large. dark, limpid eyes,
that he made one bound to her side.
and selling her by the hand exclaimed:
II will not go till I know just what
I leave behind me. You have moved
me too much. If you are a true wom'
an you will tell me all that friend
should know. or else dismiss me with.
out this look Of grief which holds mo
back in spite of my better judgment.'
II cannot help my looks she said,
"but can restrain my words. But !
will not long to have an adviser,
long to have a friend-outSidc of tho
profession" she added; "outside Of
that selfish world where all is rivalry,
jealousy and distrust. Can YOU spare
the time to listen, or will you come
again tomorrow?
II had rather linger now. 1t Is not
late. See, it is barely 10 o'clock, and |
am impatient to know my new friend
better
She sighed and something like q
spasm passed over her face, but ii was
an innocent face: he had no doubt Of
her, and he listened with irrcprcSsi)l"
emotion to the pathetic story which
she proceeded to tell him.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-08
Barber at 81.

lanes Tibhcts, who died in Bruins
wick this week, was probably the old
ost barber in Maine, Ills age was 81,
and until within a few weeks he had
worked at his trade for tifty-siX years.
Since 1854, for a full half century,
he had occupied one shop continuous
w Mr.. Tibbets had among his Gus
toners a great many young men who
have since won national and interna'
tiopal fame Kennebec Journal
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-08
Death In a Storm.

Detroit (SpeciaD. - An electrical
storm, which seems to have been gen
eral throughout lower Michigan, took
the form OF tornado in the Thumb
district Through the counties of Tus-
cola and Sanilac it swept a path OF
death and devastation half mile wide
The dead include Mary Smith, child OF
John Smith, a farmer. near Urban, and
child Of Edward Pillpotts, farmer
near Urban, Many are Injured some
fatally.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-08
TO be continued.
Quite Up to Expectations.

"Your father was disappointed i'll
your monthly report Of coursc:" said
the school teacher.
mo, ma'am," replied the duh scholar.
mo? You don't mean to tell me he
was satisfied with it?'
NO, ma'am, but he said he hadn't
expected to be satisfied with it,
Philadelphia Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-06-08
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

bacCalaurcatc sermon before the II grad
yates of kcc-M Mar College, Iagcrstown.
The Southern Maryland Telephone
Company has made connection with the
Chesapeake and Potomac Company at
Brandywinc, and Lconardtown now has
communication over the phone with Bal
timorc and Washington. The local COM
pany will now devote its energies to cX-
tending its lines through St. Mary's
county. The Morganza and Bushwood
extensions will soon be in commission.
Nathan Johnson, colorcd. formerly
postmaster at Sugarland. Montgomery
county, who was under bail for trial
for dcfacatlon OF money through falsify-
ing cancellation of stamps at Sugarland
and arrested several months ago, died at
his home near Rockville from paralysis,
aged 40 years, Johnson was TO have ap-
pcarcd before United States authorities
in Baltimore the very day on which his
funeral will now take place lie was
appointed postmaster at Sugarland dur
ny the latter part of Mr.. Clcveland's
administration.
A petition TO establish in Belair
chapter OF Royal Arch Masons, to be
known as Joppa Lodge, has been for
warded to the Grand Chapter OF Royal
Arch MaSons and naming the follow
ing officers Tor the frs, year: DR.. VIII
w. 4 u Van T;iLar ti,n ,nd Csnroc
w N;ci,r,, s,r;hn Tho ioIlny;Tg cT-
ccutivc committee was named: George
l.. Van Bibhcr. S w Nickum and DIR,
nj other RovaI Arch N1,ouS in The cp,,1-
,y who will become members OF the new
rhantcr Those who attended the pre-
Iim;norv meeting IN Relair were. II.
4 Whitaker Judge Van H,bbrr. DR..
W;II;om H. \IcCurIv. II. p, S,ra>baueA.
\ +. Twininp. George W. Nickum. DR..
Van Bibber and :. w Bradford
The oystcrmcn OF Tilphman, Talb,,
county have formed 4 league or a,>ociq.
,;nm Thr oh;cr,s ,rr, To break m
srran;,g ON tonpmcn', grounds, whether
IN or nr, ni oyster season; 10 stop the
nso of measuring ,ub, I,rpcr ,Ilan those
nrr.rrihrd hv law and ,o work for tie
;n,.r,.,. onI nr',r,rinn ~ ny,.rrnrn
grrrr,I1, The officer, are. President.
EIr I;rnc,, E;r,m,tnn. vice. -nrr,;dcn,
Inhn r InomaX. srrrc,arv. 1c<sc Il.
IIaddawav: assistant, Charles u. Cu.3-
,,';nn,. ,,;,"'" ~ ,rc,.,,rrr Th,m", " Il1lla-
m.,.9 n.o,. ''>'.'''>''
"|i ~. 49,. ~ tu W., .,,;.,,,,, o,,,.,,
~, '"N Ia, .o' ~ so,, ~, w.
$Ioo. The present tax rate j, IS cents,
One Of the finest tract, oi land in Ken;
county containing 900 acres, wa, sold by
Capt. Fletcher Wilson to MIR. William
l.. farrell ior $4,000