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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
TEACHES DOGS A LEs0DN.
Animals on One Letter carr!ers
Route Never Attack Him Twice.

mo one comes in contact with all
sorts of dogs more than the letter car.
rter," said the man in gray as the
Interviewer trudged along beside MIN.
Take it outside the business districts
and every other family has dog.
Many Of them l pay no attention to-
but about one out of five aches to get
his teeth into my legs at first sight.
It is q part of my duty to teach sucn
ours lifelong lesson"
DO you kick them?" was asked.
:. "That would be foolish. l carry
here in my side pocket about a quar-
ter of q pound of dry fine cut tobacco
: You see it is almost as fine as snuh.
The dog that means to bite you won't
come charging down with a roar. he
sneaks up behind and gives jump In.
Il am ready for it. Without seeming
to be, watching, know where he is.
and at the right moment he gets the
tobacco dust in his eyes. Then there
r. a. circus. That dog goes through
such = performance as you never wit
messed, and his owner, man or woman,
INDUCES in all sorts of threats. de"
liver the mail and say nothing and go
On. The dogs eyes are sore for a
fortnight, and if he afterward meets
NEON the street he will drop his tail
and make a bolt for home: It's a les
son he never forgets, and I believe 1t
increases his owners respect for Un'
Gle Sans uniform"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
REDEEMS ALL BAD MONEY.
New York Church Member Keeps COL
lections at Par.

New York Church Member Keeps Col.
lections at Par.
I'VE have a member of this congre.
CATION" said an usher in a Lexington
avenue church, according to the New
York Press, "who contributes to its
support in an unusual way. He pays
his pew rent all right, but he has a
rooted objection to dropping a coin
in the collection plate. No matter
whether the contribution is for church
expenses or for foreign missions, this
man ducks the plate when it passes
hAs pew. He says he abhors giving
aims before men, But he redeems
all the bad money that others drop
into the plate as way of getting even
with his conscience.
when the collection is counted
all the bad coin is picked out and
given to the treasurer of the church.
Some Sundays there is a good deal
Of 1t. 1t seems as though men and
women who have Canadian dimes and
quarters, mutilated coins of all de-
nominations and money that was
never made in the mint feel justified
in dropping it into the collection box.
When the treasurer gets handful of
this money he calls the old man into
the vestry after the Wednesday even.
ing prayer meeting and gets good
money for it. The old man puts the
bad coin in his pocket and takes II
home"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
ALL ARGUMENT. At AN END.
Youthful Logic That compIetei
Silenced Mother.

A small girl of ten was starting to
consume a tower Of graham crackers
that she had ingeniously built at the
table. Her parents demonstrated with
her. The girl persisted and was final
ly sent to bed for disobedienee.
The next morning after her father
had gone down to the office she turned
to her mother with an expression of
resignation and the words:>'
well, how long is this going. to
last? l suppose I've got to- stand it
for the present, but Just wait till I
grow up and then I'm going to do ex-
actly what please" '%|:::.
But, Carol" argued her mother, a
bit alarmed at the child's persistence,
I'm grown up and l don't. always do
what l want to-. IT" -:
WELL" remarked Carol. VIII an air
OF conviction which contained q :proph.
ecy. all l have to say is tnat you are
very foolish - -:
The argument was u9apswerable
and the mother lapsed intosSilence.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Headed That Wav.

The late Hon. Amasa* Norcross Of
Fftchburg, Mass, who ably represent
ed his district for three successive
terms in congress, told the following
story with evident enjoyment:
In the early days of his practice as
lawyer he was employed as .attor-
ney for q man who complained of u
neighbor for trespassing upon his
premises, who among other things
said that when he went to talk with
his neighbor about it that individual
used very threatening and abusive
language.
In cross-examining the defendant
upon the witness stand Mr.. Norcross
asked.
What did you say to my client
when he came to see you about tres.
passing on his premises?"
II told him to go to the DEVIL
well, did he go?"
II think he did, cir, for l noticed
that he started of directly toward
your Office
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
:AANeessgoR THE PERFORMERS.
ol1 Prlht$H $n1tnts Out Where Real
s1@ hd$.$Maht 3. Done.

:: : 5s"p,& YOU ssathink," said an old
t't 2Hase : .t5 Fsally notice only
lowerSYkslvss ynssay cases only
the 5sateas, :tl ;yenatnAers I of orna.
mental toyfishes which Shasxe been
gradually aedueed in size and length
and are now meaningless. Take, for
instance, the heading of a paper: Covel
!: up With p blank sheet tho lower half
'o1 the letters. and; even s. you did
not Know what they were you would
have az difficulty in reading th6 words.
Now;.Ieverse the process aid cover
the upper half and If you did not know
the Words IT would be impossb1e to
make out the. letters. This, fact. ID
even more plainly seen Az the case 81
the Roman letters used Tor headlines:
An l. might be mistaken for an /, but
nearly all the other letters are 20
plainly indicated by the shape of tho
upper half that the lines may be read
without difficulty. In their zeal for
reform and economy the advocates Of
the new spelling might make this idex
useful and instead of abolishing a few
letters in few words they might cut
on the lower quarter or half of every
letter and SO save Is per cent."-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Fathers Fond Hopes Dashed.

rathero FOND Hopes Dashed.
Times are changed" said Mark
Twain, speaking of Washington. Il
doubt II nowadays q man of Washing.
tons answering integrity would be
able to get on.
"A rich lawyer after dinner the other
night went into his den for a smoke.
He took down from his piperack a
superb meerschaum, a Christmas pres.
ent from his wife. but, alas, as he
started to fll the pipe it came apart
In his hands. The bowl had been
broken in two and then carelessly
stuck together.
with loud growls of rage the law
yer rushed from his den and demand
ed to know who had broken his new
maerschaum. His only son, boy OF
II, spoke up bravely.
Father he said, I can not tell 4
lie. did it.
THE lawyer praised the lads Wash.
ingtonian veracity, but that night on
his pillow he groaned and went ON
terribly about the incidept:.,
Heaven help me. he said, 1t had
been my life's dearessRfeh; to rear up
my son to my own spfoeession, but
now-alas-alas-'" :9f::..
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
What FATIGUE Really In

Tiredness is as natural a condition
Of life as is the ability to perform
work, writes Andrew Wilson in the
Illustrated London News. It is ma
lures signal that rest and repose are
necessary in order to recuperate the
vital powers. Think for moment of
:he supply of nourishment (Which
means the giving Of energy or ''the
power of doing work") to any part.
The healthy frame receives it's due
quota Of food materials, and out of
them builds up it's substance and oh.
tains its working power. But the
supply of energy is not constant.
Hence, after certain exhaustion Of
the store it originally possessed, the
human engine demands more coal and
water. Fatigue is tn, sign-manual
which authorizes the fl .sh supply.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
F. G. CLARK, Pastor
six Shots Are Enough.

In the list have included a re
vclver, following out the old sayin'
that "You may not need it for a Ions
time, but when you do need it. yo,
want it id quick: Except to i'm
press guides and mules drivers, it i.
not an essential article, writes Rich
ard Harding Davis, in Scribner's. In six
campaigns have carried one, and
never used it, nor needed it but once,
and then while was lodging behind
the foremast it lay under tons of lug
gage in the hold. The number of cart
ridges l have limited to six, on tht
theory that if in six shots you haven,
hit the other fellow he will have hin
IEOu, and you will not require another
Six.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Good Jobs IL the Navv.

The big vessels being added to the
United States navy must be manned
and their crews must be trained
While it Is generally known that the
navy offers excellent opportunities for
good life places, it is not so generally
understood that it is not absolutely
necessary to be appointed to the Nav.
al Academy in order to reach commits
stoned rank.
The present training service is q
consolidation of the old landsman and
apprentice training systems, and has
been in force since last fall, with ex-
cellent results. Now all men without
previous sea service, or without any
special trade or calling, are enlisted
As apprentice seamen, at $16 a month.
% compared with the old rate Of 50 at
entrance.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
The EnoinI !, Soma.

The Enoin' :, Song.
Through the city and forest and f1el0 AMI
glen
rush with the RI q ing train:
Ny strength is the tr.ngth Of a thou.
sand men,
My brain Is my rt st.r's BRAIN
l borrow the senses If l. i'm within
Who watches the cleaning line:
His pulses I feel through my frame OF
STEEL
His courage and III aro mine.
I hear. as swerve IN the upland curve,
The echoing hills retoic>'
To answer the knell Of my bra1en bell.
The laugh Of my giant voice -
And white in the glare Of the golden ray
Or red in the furnace light,
My smoke Is a pillar Of cloud by day.
A pillar Of fame by night.
-Four Track News
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
"f-iTN n slis !" % fstIISE
THE ela cocoAs PALm,;;;:' ::
Grow In Salty Soil, petylnag lturt,.
canes Of the Trop1cs; d. q r:Ss1

Grow In Salty Soil, petylnog lturt,.
canes OF the. Tropics;4#s IL $ss:sS5t
The cocoanut means q great deal
to the West Indian negro 11ys
Country Life. A dark.skinned man
ran lightly UP the tall stem, with
suspiciously prehensile feet, stopping
at the fruit cluster to selectssand pull
OF a great nut, which he tossed. to
the ground. examined at, with Gu
riosity, for it was little enough like
the cocoanut of the stores; In the
north. A smooth green covering,
hard, impervious to anything butH a
heavy knife-no wonder the cocoa
palm spreads among these islands!
Boat-shaped, in a sense; light enough
to hoat easily, the big seed is always
ready for sea voyage. Cast ashore
on a sandy Beach, it quickly germin-
ates and holds fast in the salty soil,
soon growing to it's estate OF beauty
and fruitfulness and able to defy the
hurricanes of the tropics.
Restful as were the isolated cocoa
palms, 1t was not until l came upon
real grove of them that l could
fully appreciate the tropical latitude.
A visit to "Crusoe beach," fringed by
the great palms, hanging full Of heavy
nuts, with liberty to wander where
the sandy ground-it was winter,
mind you!-was covered, not with
fallen leaves Of oak and beech, but
with great fronds eight or ten feet
long dropped from the clean-stemmed
giants with feather-duster heads
this took away the last memory Of
tho 1ce-bound and coal-smoked north.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Scripture and Business.

The use of Scriptural notices In tho
Wall street Office Of Mrs:3: .Alven Gay
lord, broker and 9ibless > Go*er, are
by no means an orig1naieId nth: her.
More than one commerciaF o,,se. in
New York has found such dSyicess- ef.
fectfve. 1t is recalled that late
Harry Hill, whose special mission in
Houston street was the refreshment of
the thirsty. made a great moral hit
with his patrons by his keen. discrim.
tnation in Biblical precepts: The same
form Of device has eenS fixture
in the downtown establishments of a
celebrated purveyor of pie. There it's
influence became so potent that it was
adopted as daily editorial inscrip-
ton by New York evening newspa.
per. whose name would readily be re.
called by hundreds Of persons now
living in Manhattan who to-day buy it.
under different management, because
Of its sporting page.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
How Bird: Bull Nests,


Swallows and house martins build
by sticking together '>e]lets OF pre-.
pared road mud. Most Of the material
is obtained from the drying puddles
on the high roads. If aot mixed with
anything else the ten 1ency OF these
pellets would be to cru mble when dry.
But the swallow tribe is supplied with
q mucous secretion which enables it
to gum these particle together. The
swallows nests, from which the Chi.
nese birds nest uoup" is made, are
constructed OF this mucous matter
only. An Indian swallow which builds
little boat-shaped nests against the
trunks of lofty trees practically
makes them Of die saliva.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
WHERE EYE.sIGHT is GOOD.

Best Where Distances Are Vast and
Obstacles Are Few.
The best eyesight is possessed by
those people whose lands are vast and
barren, and where obstacles tending
10 shorten the sight are few. Esqui-
maux will detect a white fox in the
snow at great distance away :, while
the Arabs of the desert havesApch ex-
treme powers of vision thatQnt the
vast plains Of the desert they S1N; pick
out objects invisible to thafdipary
eye at ranges from one td Smiles
distant. Among civilized pkKtbe 9
Norwesians have better eyesa AN
most, if not all, others, as th 8ose
generally fulfil the necessary condi.
tions. The reason why defective eyes
are so much on the increase in Ameri.
ca lies In too much study of books
In early life and in badly-nghted
rooms.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Died at St. Paul.

Mrs. Lucinda Owens, wife of John
Owens, first president Of the village
OF Virginia, died Saturday morning:
last at the Mounds Park sanitarium
in St. Paul after an illness of more
than two years. 3*2
Mr.. Owens was former clerk of the
court at Duluth, at which time the
family home was established at
Lakewood, from which place funer-
al ceremonies were conducted on
Tuesday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
THE WORLDS GREAT MEN.
Vote by Japanese School Children
Washington and Lincoln Lead.

DR.. Yamakawa, formerly president
OF Toxic University, recently offered
to present q picture of q famous man
or woman to the Iriye primary school
at Hiogo and asked that a vote of the
children should be taken to choose the
subject of the portrait. The 343 boys
and girls attending the school were
consequently requested q day .orsAwo
ago to write down the name their
favorite great man or woman 9 a*h-
>tngton and Lincoln came out at4 the
head Of the list with SO and So votes,
respectively, while Admiral Togo was
4 bad third with no more than 28.
Fourth on the list was Ninomiya San
toku famous philanthropist of olden
days. who endeavored to construct a
canal at Kioto at his own cos* for the
beneft Of the people. The fifth was
another American, Benjamin.: Franklin,
with 21 votes; and after him came
Kusunoki Masashige (Nankd), IA:
Miss Florence Nightingale. r3; Wage
no Kiyomaro "a famous Iapfnese 10y.
altst). IL: Marquis Oya1nas:.11; Mel.
son, II; Toyotomi Hideyoanl: z: Gen:
Kodama, Z; satgo Takam8ti, 7;4Nak-
aye Toju, s; Admiral UriB =: sMuEas.
ah shikibu, s: Bisma1fk, 6r saga+a
wara Michizane,, 4; Cdmmandtfk HI:
rose, 4; Napoleon, 4. A fewsvotes each:
were cast for President RensevelE:
Nii1tma 10, Calico, Commbps; soera!
tes. Count Katsura. Prerh1er SalsmN.
Marquis Yamagata, Gem: NoH, .feter'
the Great and Admiral Makhar06. .fEs.s
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Keep on Climbing.

II you're after fame and glory.
Keep on climbing.
IT'S the old familiar story,
Keep on climbing.
Never learn the art Of kicking:
Just ignore minor licking,
And you'll get there just by sticking:
Keep on cllmbing.
II for glory you are trying,
Keep on climbing.
You won't get there just by signing.
Keep on climbing.
Never stop and meekly wonder
II the noise you hear IS thunder,
But keep from going under
Keep on climbing.
Seldom think of pain and sorrow.
Keep on climbing,
There's another day tomorrow,
Keep on climbing.
Take your time and never hurry.
And, above all. never worry,
At the top there Is no furry.
Keep on climbing.
Philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Out on Midas!

III l had the wealth of Midas" Mr..
nenpeck began, II would"
20. pshaw." his wife interrupted.
whats the use of talking about
Midas? If you had the spunk OF a
rabbit, instead of working on a salary
you'd be a member of the firm and
getting dividends. l want you to come
home at noon today and take care of
the children. I've got a paper on the
influence of Kant before the New
Century Club. and of course you're
not able to hire a nurse for me. You
can tell them at the Office that you're
sick or something" ."-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
DANCING DAYS NOT OVER:

e. ssr''n Barred scr'pturai 80 :
The Berlin police are exfEme13
thorough in their methods, andSpisi
Cziemec, who keeps q beSr deblss
opposite the Nazareths7h1rcht >fhefe.
has experienced this IN I mo4lilsSnt llilSnut
Of inspiration he christeneds III ssstab-
lishment "Daniel In tho 4Lt1nE Den, -
and painted ON the signboa1d over his
door 4 picture ::of: ,tAbs,1 1kest: Hebrew
sitting At ease amope pettbe* *itonso *s*tssst
The police came talpaEi;*tnd told
Daniel that his sign ;snd, NatQfe wefs
calculated to offend feli& 1nseep,
ubilities and ordered 81:
Daniel in the" might sa4ns; = lsbaa4tl . 6
"Lions' Den" and the spteture Aad 5.f
60. 800 = .. 4x xSEE.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13


Emil Pankonin. VINO left here two
weeks ago to 20 to work for Land
lord Hill at the Hotel Northern, An.
rora, had the misfortune to- severely
burn his right hand through the
explosion of a gasoline lamp Tues
day morning. Mr.. Pankonin came
to Virginia IN the afternoon. having
the injured member dressed at the
Miller Hospital. The injury is of
40 severe a nature aa to interfere
with his duties for several weeks.
Work on the %uper-tructure Of the
new karon Block has this week
commenced in earnest, and the new
building will be pushed to counpl.
ton AS rapidly as possible. Like
other building operations on the
street, work was delayed by the ina
bility to get joists and other timbers
quickly, through the closing down
of local mills. The new block will
contain three fine store rooms, each
Is feet in depth, for rental PURPOSES.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
pleasing entertain ment

A pleasing entertainment is
booked for the Norwegian NJ. E.
Church on Saturday evening
December 14th. to which a moat
cordial invitation is extended
Prot. Reimstad, a singer of note,
Will sing number of beautiful
selections in English and Norwep-
ian, and B. B. Hogan will deliver an
address.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

Hiram E. Olson,a prominent bus.
mess man of Bessemer, Mich, came
up on Sunday last and combines
business and pleasure in visit to
range points this week. Mr.. Olson
meets many former Gogebic friends
who have cast their lot with the
newer and greater Mesaba range.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
N. f. Church.

Morning service, 1890. Subject,
"The Man From the Other Side"
Evening service. 7:3O. Subject,
"The Measure of Grace"
Sunday School at noon.
Epworth League at $780,
Bible Lecture Monday evening.
Subject. "Abraham."
Prayer meeting Wednesdays p.
m.
FIG. CLARK, Pastor.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

'WIQ l11xm o1 9ulo9 ssA
eQs Gun plo2 Gus :5uIQ1 eluBS-ssor
i6euom sIQ 1o1
mEq 11lsm o. 5uIo5 SUN eQs ps}}Imps
Gus lss o. uesm 2.uop noA-sseL
'os oW pIo4 aQS-ssac
lGeuow
slq 1oI leImsoH I'M l119m o. 5ul
'o3s s.eVs Aou4' no6 op~ AoH-sssL
'uolsnlouoo leIn3eN
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

Either through desire to get
even for some real or fancied wrong
or just out Of pure unaduiterated
cussedness someone last evening
picked up brick from the pile in
front of the new: blocks on west
Chestnut and standing in the mid.
die of the streetproceeded4toahrow
same through the window of Arthnr
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

II am beginning to collect my
packages tor Christmas" says Kris
kringie, and one of the kind that
you should include consists of a
framed picture, such as can be
bought at Moilan's Studio. Studio
open evenings, beginning Monday,
December 10th.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Foot In Il Aoain.

Ms. Pneum1-"This Is my baby.
Mr.. Brakes: she is Just 2 weeks old
today"
Mr.. Brakes-"Ah. yes. to be sure.
she-ah-dhe-is we'll, you know they
say homely babies always grow up to
be beauties, 50 you may bs thankful
-or-er-that is-well, I mean to sa1.
how much she resembles her mother. -
Leader.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

Hendrickson's saloon, smashing
the front in beauteous style and
doing cOnsidera ble interior damage
to the place. The culprit was not
caught.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

We shall have on exhibition the
coming week a handsome selection
package of Pickard hand painted
China, to which the attention of
holiday purchasers is directed. r.
E. Bailie, Jeweler.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

The bounteous toy window exhib-
it of Alexander Reid & Co. proves a
big dra awing card for the little ones.
The toy department of thi. man.
moth store is veritable fairyland.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

German Evangelical Lutheran
services will be held next Sunday at
3:l5 p. m. at the Swedish Lutheran
church, by Rev. VIM. Greve, of Hib
bing. All friends are cordially in
vited.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

A. Trotter is up from Duluth and
will spend the Holidays at home
he expects the mill to resume short.
ly after New Year, when he will re.
turn to Duluth to resume his du
ties.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

John Peterson, who is now enya9-
ed in business at Duluth, TO which
place he has moved his family, was
in the city Wednesday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
held;in Raaaf1la,

Peppery Colonel H(ats H. ciBb sttSfd
table)-Good heavens; sstr!s@ Haven't
you got q black suit? ~ -
IFrepresible| sub-Yes5:d1r; abutst'nn
saving It for your funeral! 4
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
Useful in an Emergency.

MAI"
"Yes, my son.
What is an emergency brake?"
An emergency brake, my boy, is
when the waitress lets a plate fall on
the 0oor just as your father n about
u swear at the meat"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
The Rujlna Passion. .

The RuIlno Passion.
Doctor flooking it clinical thermom!
This .Won't, do-hundred
and three!
Golang Patient-What's bossy3. :,
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rotal neW$
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Furnished room for rent at No.l2l
Spruce street. Wv
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13

Warships Without Ornamentation.
Since the order has gone forth that
battleships and cruisers shall have no
ornamentation whatever, except what
conforms to the plans Of the naval
architect, one Of their original feat
ures has disappeared almost entirely.
This is the hgurehead. upon which
large sums of money were spent to
make them an attractive and appro-
pirate decoration. In. England even
AeaGpieces, which were creatod b.
tore this new rule went into effect,
are not permitted to ornament ships
prows IN their pristine glory and SEN
Mu,cvs
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-13
eov Had His Own Opinion.

Boy Had His Own Opinion.
4 boy was holding a candle for hia
master, a plumber in a Scottish town.
who was doing some repairs to pipe
inside a dwelling house. The boy
carelessly held the candle too near
his masters head, and up went his
hair in blaze. The master turned
around in rage, and said: you
stupid idiot! Can you no watch what
ye're doing? The folk of the house'l]
think ye've. been singeing a sheep's
head with the smell ye're setting up! "
"Aweel," said the boy, ~ ey'lf mebbe
no. be far wrang.-Scotv. 'h Ameri.
ca; = -s..r." ! sv.Hi2.fe.. .~f' -|'ss'~