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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
MAIDEN DIED HAPPY.
GAVE LOVER TO GIRL FRIEND
ON HER DEATHBED.
iowa Youth Eloped with Girl Of Thir-
teen-Bride Acted as Husbands
Guardian - Humor and
Pathos of Love.

The betrothal of Miss Lulu Walkup,
of Jefferson, Ind, to Charles Smith,
Of Anderson, Ind, was made at the
bedside of a dying girl. Lulu Wallzup
and Elizabeth Lawrence had been
schoolgirls together and lifelong
friends. Last year Miss Lawrence be-
came the promised bride of Charles
Smith, but few weeks before the
date fixed for their wedding she be-
came seriously i'll. Mr.. Smith and
Miss Walkup were in almost constant
attendance at the bedside, and few
hours before her death, after her
physician had informed her that she
could not recover. she motioned for
her betrothed and Miss Walkup, who
had been her most intimate friend, to
come to her beside. They did so, and,
with the last remnant of her strength,
she joined their hands together with
the remark that she could die happy if
she knew that they would be welded
The betrothal made in tears over the
form of dying girl will end in wed.
ding the coming week.
- -.
Harry Seward, aged 10, and Stella
Little, only -, were very much in
love with each other and so they
eloped. They were captured in a boat,
trying to escape into Nebraska. Harry
is huge, muscular youth, man
grown, and was employed by Stella's
father as farm hand near Des
Moines. Stella is a blonde and tall,
so we'll developed that she easily
passes for IS. Their course of true
love ran smoothly enough until Stella's
parents sought to marry her to
another man. Then she eloped with
Harry. They went to Sioux City,
where Harry's parents live. They
were so big that they had no difficulty
in getting a license and in finding a
justice who married them. Then
Harry took his bride home. Five days
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20

never even popped at us. They probably
figured that it would be no use, seeing
how greatly We outnumbered them.
Zone morning Gen. Fitzpatrick sent for
me to learn how was making out with
the destruction of the railroad. He
wanted the work pushed some faster.
I'll tell you what you do Gen. Kill
patrick said to me. The boys always
work faster and with better will when
there's music around. You take one of
the mounted bands down to where the
gangs working and give 'em some
music. That'll chirk them up and we
can get this job done sooner y,
''The music had the effect Gen. Kilpat-
rick had predicted. The boys did twice
as much work under the inspiring
strains of Hail, Columbia The Star
Spangled Banner My Country and so
on, and the Johnnies in front of US had
to fall back good deal more rapidly
than they had before the enthusiasm of
the boys had been kindled by the band
music
when the hand had run out of patri-
otto airs the leader approached me and
asked for suggestions as to what the
musicians should play then.
well l said to the leader, those
poor devils of rebs in front of us have
behaved pretty WELL They haven't even
turned their sharpshooters loose upon
us. They ought to be rewarded. Sup
pose you just giveI them Dixie for
luck?'"
At this point in his narrative the old
retired general paused for moment or
so. and looked thoughtful.
"Well?" said his crony.
"Well,' went on the veteran, "the
band hadn't wrung out more than six
bars of that Dixie tune before our ears
were numbed by the confoundedest rebel
yell you ever listened to in all your born
days, and inside of two minutes those
Johnnies in front were on top Of us and
:rouncing hell out of u.s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
OLD JOHN WAS NO FOOL
Chippewa Indian with a System Of
Playing Poker That Surprised 4.
~ ~ = the Lumbermen. ~

MISUNDERSTANDING, better known.
as "Old John Smith," is probably the
only Indian in the United States that
could be classed as a humorist. John.
says the Duluth Herald, is the wit of
the Chippewa nation, and among the
white people of northern Minnesota is
considered the wisest and foxiest red
i'm the country. John is somewhere in
the neighborhood of 80 or 100.
HI Johns home, at the mouth of Leech
river, has long been known as Cam
blers' Point" for the reason that many
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
WILL HAVE TURTLE SOUP.
True stosy Of a Big Snapper That
Held Up Two Wheelmen and
Crew Of Trolley Car.

Essington, Pa, has had another lit.
tie sensation in the FRANKS of a ten
pound swapping turtle. The snapper
actually held up two young wheelmen
from Philadelphia and Chester Trac-
ton company motorman in the middle
Of the old Lazaretto road.
The wheelmen were enjoying their
spin along the shell road and were
heading for Prospect park, when they
were confronted by the big snapper,
which made it's appearance from one
of the marshy bitches Advancing to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20

usual thing among young gentlewom-
en-. Il always smoke after luncheon. y
She produced a dainty cigarette case
and selected cigarette.
Mercy: said the other girl. 20
take off those new white gloves. You'll
get q dreadful stain on them
mo, won't" said the first girl.
@'You just watch me smoke" ~.
She took an ordinary thin wire hair
pin from somewhere in her back hair,
and put cigarette between its two
arms : ~ -
There said she Il never stain
my. fingers. Hairpins make the Fest
cigarette holders in the world, aA4 1
don't see how men ever get along with
out them" ~ :. z~:s. Il
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
American Genius Eyervwhere

=. The last railroad built in India has
American rails. Americans export their
galvanic wires to South Africa Egypt,
too, has more than one Philadelphia
bridge. Three hundred railroad cars
from Jersey City have found their way
into the land of the Pharaohs, and in the
founderies Of Pittsburg electrical tram
ways. were forged TO connect Cairo with
the Pyramids. a5s,ss III s. 49,. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
ANOTHER USE FOR HAIRPIN.
Washington Newspaper Man Discov-
ers the Ultimate Possibilities
Of the Article.

A Washington correspondent thinks
that civilization would be unthinkable
without the hairpin, but until day be-
fore yesterday he had no notion of the
ultimate possibilities of the article.
1t was in the drawing room Of res
taurant much frequented by women
and two pretty young women came in
together
I'm going to smoke a cigarette"
said one, quite as if smoking were the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
Silence for an Entire Month";

A curious custom prevails in Bulgaria
which must be hard penalty for the
woman who loves to hear the sound OF
her own voice. All newly married wom-
en- are obliged to remain dumb for a
month after marriage, except when adj
dressed by their husbands. When it is
desirable to remove this restriction per-
manently the husband presents her with
a gift, and then she can chatter to her
hearts content !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
CAT GETS MIXED ljP some.
Travels Three Hundred Miles In 3.
Stove Pipe and Retains All Of 54s..
@<% -, @ It's Nine Lives. 'sEzzzz b &

:. Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Veazie, Of
Littleton, N. H., have cat which tray-t
eled 800 miles in a length of stovepipe,
and seems to have all Of its nine lives
left. Mr., and Mrs. Yeazie have been liv-.
ing ina double house in Lafayette av-s.
enue, the other half of the house being.
occupied BY Rev. =, E. 3Beane and fam
lily, OF Massena, NY. When Mr.. Beanez
moved to Massena Mr.. Veazie also left,
moving to another part Of the town. u 4.
One of the important members of the
Veazie household was fine black and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
A Cypress Over Every Grave.

In Turkey, q Moslem grave, when
once it has been filled in, isa never re-
opened on any account. With view
to remove the, faintest chance of a
grave being thus denled. the Moslems
plant cypress tree on every grave,
Immediately after the .burial-thus
making their cemeteries resemble for
ests. ~ ..>.4 IS. u. $S1.3 Es5 r..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
BUNNY 1l, 81, Editorzs. .Are iuI][xefnlll..

( The DUMMY editor is very useful
in japan. When the paper on. which.
he is employed extensively crticises
the government, the publication is sup
pressed, and the dummy editor goes
to jail The real editor changes the
name Of the paper, and continues to
publish It % before. ssz;::ss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
windmills iii derma,nv,,:.

81 Windmills in Germany are now used
to produce power to drive electric mo-
torn #s sz .ss So
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22
THE FIELD
0&ssl 1ssls sSasD IS
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
sta. Engineers. Eddy street
Bartenders, Dorrance street. special
meeting
Hod Carriers. Labor Temple
BARTENDERS SPECIAL MEETING.
Tonight there Is TO Ire n special meeting
OF the bartenders union when several
matters pertaining TO the good OF the
union and the movement in general will
be talked over.
The bartenders decided that they would
like 10 take part In the parade on Labor
day but on account OF their vocation
which calls for them 70 be NJ work early
in the morning OF that day and 10 return
again I'm the afternoon they thought that
the best way 10 serve their comfort and
turn out az well as leaving themselves
when the time came 10 return 10 work Of
feeling SO that they could give their EN-
ployes what was due they would turn out
In hacks
When this plan became known 10 some
Of the organizations there was a de-
murrer there being an opinion handed
down 10 the effects that every craft In
line ought 10 walk and that should the
bartenders ride there would he too vide
divergence between the natures OF the
craft one OF the arguments offered was
that the hartenders' union was not Of the
producing class and that for that reason
they should be given but little recognition
above what the other crafts gained. To
offset that the bartenders say that they
are not among the producers but that
when II comes 20 distributing the products
OF organized labor there Is no craft that
can compare with them. This equaliZes
matters they claim.
The meeting tonight will be 90 decide
upon the question OF using automobiles.
u being claimed by the members vf the
union that they can ON about. ~ cor
these aud thus make a very fine appear
unce iu line. The discussion has been
very friendly throughout. and Il is Just
"a matter of Wit as 90 which side will win.
Some ~ the orgauisa lions not concerned
m the discussion aregue that there ~ no
rule TO prohibit the union from turning
out Ia line as u chooses. and that enc
might ust as well claim that all tne
crafts should use the same uniform A.
that they should all turn out or foot.
MR. wALDRoN RETURNED.
Mr. Patrick Wnldron has just returned
from a short visit TO New York city.
where he has been spending n few DAYS
and taking IN the sights A. present ne
ls regaling his friends of the G1gineer
union with stories Of life as seen hy him
In HE visits 20 Coney Isle and othec noted
districts
Ne has told such sli'tering stories ~
his trip that slrnost every other member
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22
PEACE IMPERATIVE.

Tomorrow morning the penpoentiaies Of Japan and Russia
will resume their conference at the Portsmouth yard Of what
will be done the dispatches hand this writing give hint
spite OF the definite knowledge that President Roosevelt has
appears to prevail distinct feeling of pesss
outcome of the efforts bring about agreement
end to the destructive in the far This gloomy view based
chiefly the assumption that Japan inovabe
nothing in the price she demands for peace
If Japan follows this stubborn policy and refuses
modification of her terms this sombre will be justified but will
she do this of the unseh
in spite of the advice of her ally and friend Britain
spite OF the nsistent call of the whole civilized world 1t
ceivabe she will herself policy policy
however great the immediate advantage might bring the
end harmful disastrous
weaken destroy the friendly feelings entertained for Japan
nations make reasonable
that peace may be arranged.
The Japanese is intelligent
peril OF persistent refusal
alone concerned Japan might obdurate
hazard but refuse listen peadngs friendly
to decline harken the voice of humanity would quickly
lead to the ostracism of Japan by the nations Of the world
1t the position of wishes
the and for that she likely
yield sufficiently in her
ble and peace will be made
Thus far in the negotiations every concession
Japan has made Russia has agreed Manchu
leave the future of that the hands of Japan
territorial integrity of China has surrendered all her exclusive
ges there and has principle opportuny
Russia will evacuae the Laog peninsula
and Dalny The Eastern Chinese railroad
China and fishing privileges the mouth of the Ar along
Siberian coast will be granted the Japanese.
But japan made other demands that have
She seeks the cesson of Sakan island the of
deniy the limitation of Russian power
surrender of interned warshps.
These undoubtedly the points settled
but they the only which there left anything
concede And something NAV be
made and the making of peace is imperative.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22
VISITING
FIREMEN AT
BRISTOL

Members Of the Americas Hook and
Ladder company Of Rockland, Me. are
visiting Bristol this week as the guests
Of the HydraulIon Engine and Hose COM
pany. They arrived Sunday and during
their stay will be shown the principal
attractions OF Rhode Island, including
ciambakps
The visiting organization is not a
large one and tho total number of men
In uniform in the company who came 10
Bristol is H. With them were officials
and membe-. ~ the municipal govern
ment of Rockland. numbering In oil II.
The visiting hrcmen were escorted from
this city 10 Bristol by n committee from
the Hydraulion company in unifotm and
arrived at the Hydraullon headquarters
shortly after 10 O'Clock escorted from
the railroad station on Franklin street
by the local company. The men were
drawn up I'm line on High street beside
the engine house, and John 7. Ashton
Of the board OF fire engineers photo
graphed the group After a short recep~
tton In the Hydraulon hall the visitors
dined al the Hotel Bristol. and early In
the afternoon went to Crescent Park,
where they remained until evening
Yesterday the Rockland hremen, ac-
companled Ivy number Of the Hydrau-
lion members, went TO Newport. where
they spent the greater part OF the day
sightseeing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22
A GRAFT CHARGE THAT FAILED.

Mr. Willis l. Moore is the chief the weather bureau and
short time ago the charge of grating against him
because he to reasonable for work done at one
OF the stations o the bureau Mr. Willis didn't sit down supiny
and let his accusers have thing own wav He didn't DENY
hat he had increased wages but admitted gloried in
the fact Here OF his pertinent phy answer TO the
graft charges:
Il do not doubt that have disturbed the market in the
vicinity Of Mount Weather and proud the fact was told
OF men working from sunrise for dav and board
Is cents day and board themselves believe that such hours
and do contribute the betermeut American
ship the welfare Of the as have the power s
the chief OF government bureau shall strive TO alter such
conditions With the approval oE Secretary Wilson, established
fair wage scale and an eight-hour day
II is conceivable that in the jealous graft and
grater in the public fairness ma,
be at times aside At all there appears been
neither fairness behind charges against C
Moore This republic OF paupers In day work
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22

entitled recognition prn-
cple wasting of public funds.
There obvious ways viewing the wages paid by Chief
Moore Those there who will
than the prevailing the locality depressed its
labor market might be- because would be the
governments 1t is hardly necessary point those
this view those who believe the solely
assist already rich become richer With such contention
there will be sympathy the American people
On the contrary, overwhelming majority will applaud Chief
Moore for at the Virginia other station that
plainly fair and thus helping improve the general condition Of
American labor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22


who has not made the trip. is planning
To go shortly and their eyes are buigins
with the excitement as pictured by their
brother unionist. One of the most vivid
memories brought back from New York
by Mr. Waldron r. the experience gained
I'm visit to Coney Island.
Mt Waldror was very much Impressed
with that summer place. and particularly
with Dreamland. and the creation. The
latter, he said, was the grandest specta-
Gle and the scenes OF the FIRST seven days
OF the world as picturel I'm that speciality
are among the finest witnessed by NOR
tai man.
LAUNDRY WORKERS VISITING.
This morning there came into town two
REPRESENTATIVES OF the Laundry Workers
union OF Troy. n. Y, Misses Benson and
Josephine Dupuis OF Troy. who are here
I'm the interest OF tho laundry workers
ans~'will visit the unions here seeking
moral and financial assistance In the
carrying on OF the strike at their home
city.
The strike has been on for some time
now and there seems but little prospect
OF its being settled Immediately. so that
the union Is sending delegates 10 all parts
of the east In the interest of the work.
While here they will visit the unions
and the stores OF the city and hope 10
accomplish much I'm the benefit OF their
cause.
ENGINEERS MEETING.
The regular weekly meeting OF the
hosting engineers was held last evening
in the hall OF the union on Eddy street.
and for the greater part OF the time after
the dispo~l Of routine business the
larger part OF the time was devoted 10
hearing addresses by visitors
One OF the first or these TO he accorded
the floor was Mr. Lee OF the Hatters'
union. who is I'm this city working UP
an interest I'm the craft that will mean
support in the conduct OF its AFFAIRS.
When he concluded speaking a represen-
tstive from the Printers union was al
lowed the floor for a few moments.
Mr. Brady OF the cetnral trades and la
Dor union was then given the floor for a
time 10 speak When that was done the
remainder OF the time was devoted TO the
good and welfare OF the union,
HORSEsHOERs INITIATION.
one OF the best features OF the horse
shoers meeting last evening was the num-
her OF candidates initiated For some time
there has been an activity OF the members
TO increase the members OF the union and
one OF the results OF this activity was
seen last evening in the number OF candi-
dates whose names were presented.
There was very large amount OF other
business disposed OF during the meeting
but that was by far the most important
matter
OTHER MEETINGS.
Among the other sessions held last even
ing was one Of the capmskers and the
stone cutters. At each OF these sessions,
however. there was only the routine mat
ters Of the regular business sessions dis
posed Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22
MARINE REGISTER

Tomorrow the sun rises at s.oi a. m
and sets a. 6:Sl p. m High tides az I %:
a. m. and i:45 p m.
Tho following vessels arrived In por;
the past - hours:
Steamer Providence. Griffin, New York
Steamer Edgemont. Wilcox, New York
Steamer city OF Newport, Flanagan
Newport
Steamer Couoho. Bowen. Fall River.
Steamer queen City. Johnson. Seacon-
net.
Schooner Bessie and Leila.
Schooner Eva Marie Brown. with lum-
ber for Pawtucket.
Tug Resolute. with barges T.. II Bris-
tol and :. ". Pring
Schooner Ruth Decker
Schooner Grace 4 willard.
Schooner Eagle Wing
Schooner Brandywine
Schooner $. Thomas Brown. with barge
GIBSON.
SAILED.
Tug Rcsolute.
Tug 8 Thomas Brown.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22

There Is nothing startling in the Cen
sus Bureaus discovery that there has
been a persistent decline in the birth
rate IN the United States since 1890. A de
clin!ng birth rare Is apt TO accompany In
creasing density OF population. The strug
gle for existence becomes harder and the
opportunities of the average individual
grow less ns the masses increase. As long
as Uncle Sam was rich enough 10 give us
all a farm and there was more than work
enough for every able bodied, man. the
children might come as fast as they
pleased. with diminishing opportunities
and narrower means or supporting them.
they are not SO welcome. st Louis Re
public.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22
PUGILIST LOCKED UP
As A PICKPOCKET

New York, Aug 22.--A man giving his
name as Nsnk Kenney, formerly a well
known pugilist. was arrested last night in
Brooklyn, charged with stealing a purse
containing $3.50
The man who lost his wallet identified
one found on the prisoner, but said he
could not positively identify Kenney as
the thief The pusilist was locked UP for
the night
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22
DIVIDEND OF 80 PER CENT
FOR CREDITORS OF CANNON

yesterday for creditors OF Patrick f. Can
non, an Olneyvttte coal and wood dealer.
This is the second that creditors have
received and makes total OF 10 per cent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22
What Others
AE-e Saying


Already the apprehensive mind OF pol
itical America Is asking what We are go
ing to do with Mr.. Roosevelt when his
present term OF office will have expired
Mr. Roosevelt has declared that he Will
not again run for the Presidency, which
carries with IL an intimation that he Will
accept no inferior political office. But Mr..
Roosevelt IL too robust. too active and
strenuous TO he permitted TO canter about
unhaltered among the American people
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22

There continues much bitter feeling against Justice
verstone of England Canada for his leaning the United
States the notable Berng dispute Canadian papers protest
against attendance at banquet Canadians held in London
Dominion day and ccise severely his literary opinions
The lord chief Justices days of usefulness will be shortened how
ever by Canadian il-temper
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22

THE bomb and the vendetta are alike
foreign TO our soil and to the national
temperament The ponderous and unfor-
getting machinery OF the law could be put
10 no higher use than TO crushing out
with energy and. above all. with patience
these alien and hideous excrescences. -
New York Wolrd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22

An officer who is simple policeman deposed in the Tagga
divorce that he heard For Gods sake he
killing her Next the officer beard Mrs Taggart and
cuded that il she could she still alive he
attend important Wisdom and logic sometimes
evidenced in strange places.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22

Bobs and Kitchener do the Indian question
Those who know Bobs well declare is jealous in
his makeup He simply believes the military department India
should be subject the civil administration and practically
dependent of it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-22

"The day Of the picturesque land draw
INK. as well as that OF the more pict-
uresaue run Is drawing toward n close.
I'm 4 few years land seekers will have 60
connne themselves TO regions which al
ready are open 10 settlement. Fortunately
there are still thousands % acres whose
virgin soil rivals IN fertility any now un-
der cultivation. and many thousands more
which will be rendered equally fertile by
the gigantic system of Irrigation which is
being constructed in the arid regions ~
the West Chicago Tribune