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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
SNAP, SHOTT AND SHUTTER
BY Wilfrid Hickman.
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles)

faces of the staff. I felt ready to for.
felt weeks salary if only one of the
plates showed signs of developing into
something.
The tension was not relieved when
found note month old, left by my
predecessor in Office, intimating his
intention of committing suicide. The
CHEEKY manager shook my hand each
day. surreptitiously feeling my pulse
the while. The hope that springs
eternally in the human breast received
slight encouragement a few days
later. Slowly developing before my
eyes, and distinctly visible was scene
of busy quay-a steamer, gangways,
and people hurrying on board. It was
beautiful little negative, and while +
laid it aside to soak / acknowledged
humbly to myself small thing may
perchance preserve the balance Of an
intellect.
Other pictures followed, all good in
their way. My excitement knew no
bounds, for the relief was great In
stead of filling up one of Messrs.
Snap, Shot & Shutters usual forms,
1--WE regret to inform you that there
have been-failures in the parcel OF
plates forwarded to us for develop.
ment," I wrote a special note congrat.
ulating the photographer.
Two days afterwards the prints were
returned with a letter worded in
stronger terms than the circumstances
seemed to warrant. 1t was from an
irate gentleman to whom l had in
error sent the wrong proofs. He de.
manded his proper negatives (what-
ever they were, they were failures)
and insisted that I had sent him the
other pictures to annoy him, and with
malice aforethought 1t was merely
slip on my part, and one quite ex.
| cusable when my excitable feelings
were taken into account. But Fate was
| evidently against me-
A gentleman named Robinson had
| obtained an excellent snapshot Of q
prize porker at county fair, and an.
other amateur photographer of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
PROUD OF HIM.

The young man felt that he was In
love, and wisely decided to consult his
father In the matter.
''She's beautiful, Of course?" said
the old gentleman, after hearing his
son and heirs confession.
*Oh, father, she's" ,r,....
Never mind that" interrupted the
old gentleman. Il know it all. Good
family?" 49, - -
Zone of the best in the city, ex.
claimed the young man. why, her
father, when he was alive, was
Father dead?" interrupted the old
gentleman again. '~--4 -
Eyes. She's an orphan"
"Um-well, that's no fault of hers.
Have you stopped to think how you
will provide for herr"
"Oh, but she's rich, father!"> ex-
claimed the young man, joyfully.
"she's worth 100000 in her own
right
The old man shook his head doubt
fully.
Never marry a girl for money, my
boy" he said. you'll be sorry if you
do"
But, father
Never marry girl for money" re-
peated the old gentleman, meditative.
ly. 1T makes more trouble in this
world than anything else. But" he
added, suddenly frightening up, IF
you can love a girl who has money, do
it, my son, do it,"
II can, father, CAM" exclaimed the
young man.
my boy, am proud of you.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Things to Remember
in Care of the Huncs

Never dip your hands in very hot a.
very cold water. Do not handle IT,,
without gloves nor sweep, scrub or
aust without them. If you have been
abusing the skin of your hands reform
to-day. You have not moment to
waste. If they are cracked and pain
ful get some good .1old-fashioned NUT
ton tallow. Make it yourself, if posi-
h}e. Grease your hands with this
every night before retiring; then sleep
III gloves. Mutton tallow is finer than
s,ny patented article on the market to
heal chaps and cracks.
In the morning have basin of tepid
water with soap that you know is abb
Solutely pure. You can test it by
touching it with your tongue. If it
bites" it contains too much alkali.
Soak your hands thoroughly in the
soft suds. Do not use ammonia or
borax or any other quick dirt re-
movers.
II you use a brush at all select one
soft enough to scrub the face with.
Hands are too tender to withstand the
drastic, rough brush often sold under
the name of nail brush. An oatmeal
bag may be thrown into the water
when you wash or a dash of almond
meal. These soften the skin, and that
is what you are trying to accomplish
above all else. You want skin on the
hand that shows a fine grain.
Now, with the hands perfectly
cleansed, mop them almost dry with
old, soft towels or cloths. Never use
new, harsh towels for drying sensitive
hands. Then drop into the palm of
one hand some healing emollient. If
vaseline agrees with your skin there
is nothing better than the pure white
vaseline for this purpose. Another ex-
cellent emo1lient is made as follows.
Glycerin, rosewater and benzofn in
equal parts-that is, third of each.
Rub the hands together until this
lotion penetrates every pore of the
skin and then pat thoroughly dry with
the old cloths. If you can go direct tn
breakfast after dressing you should
have the hands absolutely free from
grease, but If you must do housework
first allow little of the grease to 70.
main on the surface of your hands and
draw gloves over them before beefr
ming to work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18

A useful walking costume of nut
brown fine serge is shown in No. 2.
The corselet skirt is made with three
shaped dounces, each hemmed at the
edge, rows of stitching being worked
above them.
The bolero has three tiers at the
edge; it opens in front over a. vest
OF pale blue broche double-breasted;
1t is cut with disappointed revers that
turn bacR over fronts of bolero. The
pulled sleeves terminate at the elbow
in stitched cuffs and a band, then
beneath these are puffs of the broche,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Peter the Great Set Fashion.

Some investigator of curious sub
jects has discovered that the inventor
of travelling incognito was Peter the
Great of Russia The next after the
famous Russian sovereign to adopt the
practice was Joseph II. of Austria,
who, in 1777, made a little stay IN
Paris under the title of Count won
Falkenstein. Charles X. passed as the
Comte de Marles. The ex-Empress
Eugene, in her splendor, frequently
took little trips as the Comtesse de
Pierrefonds. King Leopold does 50
still as Comte de Ravenstein. .ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Violet Sachet Powder.

Here is an excellent recipe for the
always popular violet sachet: Pow.
dered orris, one pound; powdered ber-
gamot, pell, one-quarter ounce; pow
dered acacia, one-quarter ounce:
musk, 20 grains. ..s=.
Orris alone is much used as !
sachet powder-it Is always far bet
ter to add q little musk to It, ~ the
musk holds the perfume. IS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
A Reporter Knocked Out,

A Reporter Knocked Out.
Reporter (breathlessly)-The peo-
pie say there has been a suicide here.
Landlady-Yes; a young woman
Ann Blank
Reporter (rapidly writes)-"Miss
Annie Blank, the young and beautiful
daughter o." Who was her ia
Their?
Landlady-Mr. A. e. Blank, of Chi
cago.
Reporter Continues writing)-"A.
z. Blank, of Chicago, killed herself at
her boarding house, No. 1894 909th
street, yesterday, because" What
did she kill herself for?
Landlady-Because she was SO
homely.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Private Concern to Make Stamps.

Private Concern to Make Stamps.
After February next the American
Bank Note company will manufacture
United States postage stamps. Under
a contract just made public the con-
Germ must deliver 27,000,0O0 stamps
daily six times a week. The Ameri-
can Bank Note company. made the first
postage stamps for the government
and held the contract up to thirteen
years ago, when the government man
ufactured the Columbian issue and
down to this day the bureau of print
ing and engraving has turned out all
stamps. The change was made be-
cause a private concern can do it
cheaper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
The Rulino Passion,

Wild-Eyed Lover-This is your last
chance, Cold Beauty. Speak quickly.
Do you see that can? It's full of dyna-
mite. Promise to marry me, or 1 will
touch it off.
Cold Beauty-Will you promise to
keep me in better style than that
horrid Miss Pert is going to live in
when she marries Mr.. De Rich?
"Impossible!"
'Touch it off."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
After the HONEYMOON.

Dear mel" exclaimed the bride of
a month, as she glanced out of the
parlor window. There goes the old
locksmith. We haven't paid him for
mending our bell"
"Oh, what's the use?" chuckled her
husband.
:, whats the use?" ----
= eyes; you know love laughs at
locksmiths.' "-Chicago Daily News
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18

Thrift.
Manager-How many of these Is
cent ladies' hose have we in stock?
Salesman-Four pairs, sir.
Manager-Then advertise a special
s: lie on them at five cents a pair, and
when we run out we'll offer the hun
cry mob our 12.cent hose at 10 cents
a pair. The hose-buying public must
be accommodated at any cost-Judge
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Lesson From the Past.

1SSS0I TTV1H TIC TdSt.
Noah Webster was compiling his
spelling book.
Il want to get spelling reform on
the market" he said, before Andy
Karnaygy and Brandy Matthews get
to monkeying with the language"
Whereupon he began with feverish
haste to scratch the "u' out of
favour" honour" and other words
of like photography, thereby achieving
a clean scoop on the authors of the
300 amended spellings. Chicago Trib-
une
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
finished by a frill CT lace,

finished by frill CT lace.
Pale btue straw hat, trimmed with
bows of brown ribbon.
No. is in canvas voile in a pretty
shade OF reseda. The skirt is trimmed
with two tucks, divided by band OF
ficelle-colored guipure insertion.
The bolero is pretty, simple pat
tern, tt immed with insertion of a mar
rover width than that on skirt; thu
little buttons are covered with silk.
The hat is of pale blue crlnoline,
trimmed with a shaded blue feathlr
and pink roses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Served the Purpose.

Idlers-Our family physician told ia
Their that must have exercise and air.
Chum-What did your father do;
buy you riding horse? ss.~ .s~s>
Idlers-Not much!* He got me job
as mail carrier.-Detroit Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
PLAYGROUND Kno%uledna

Playground knowledge.
Teacher-What are parallel lines?
-Micky Mulberry, what are you grin.
ming at? =:
Micky Mulberry-'Scuse me, Miss
Sharpe, but any loidy might make de
same mistake;-yer means parallel
bars, don't yer?-Puck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18

Blouse Of white lace or tulle, elab-
orately trimmed with lace ruches or
frills and gold braid and narrow black
velvet ribbon. .'>S ..s 4 + s.l Isl s..#*'
The yoke is of g,jpure or embroi-
derry, bordered With q frill of lace
headed by the velvet and braid. Three.
/ quarters sleeves are made and
trimmed to correspond. rs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
A Juvenile Taste Exclaimed.

Little Boy-Our cook has gone
away, and I'm awful glad. Now man.
ma will have to make the cake, and
mammals cake is always heavy.
Guest-Well, I declare! Do YOU
prefer heavy cake?
Little Boy-Yes'm. You get more
chewin' in one piece.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
The Eaaieaf WAY

Editor-What is that Polish an
archist's name? -
# Reporter - It's Czolvdskiovitchpe'
Observation-Disclosures. Y.
Editor That's enough. eau him
.PtIine' for short.-Judge. z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
The Motive.

Sallie-Now that I have moved into
your neighborhood, you must tell me
where to go to church. .-
Allce-Well, prefer st. Luke's for
choir and St. Lucre's for curates.-N.
Y. Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Wanted to Know,

Il hope" said the fond parent kind
ly, that you fully realize the value of
the prize you are getting in my daugh-
ter"
Il can't say that I do" replied the
young man. what is she worth in
round figures ?'-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18

Helen-So it was a cross-country
chase?
Harry-I should say so. Everybody
was cross when we struck the mud
and the farmers were cross when we
struck their fences.-Cincinnati En-
quirer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Deeply Stirred.

Deacon Drybones enthusiastically
Does not this congregational singing
stir you up?
Prof. Note "a musician)-Stir me
up? Indeed it does Makes me swear.
IN. Y. Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
After an EXPLOSION.

De Style--Does your auto cover
much ground.
Gunbusta- One of them did. Why:
parts Of it were found in three differ
emit counties.-N.Y Y. Tim0A
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
As to An Acquaintance

Hs 10 M AcquaIntance.
! Blarche-Well, he likes to hear her
sing. Music is the food of love. 1
suppose.
aelle-Hm! I should think love
would be more or less in danger of
dyspepsia-Puck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Different.

He'd hear her voice by telephone
From early morn till night
And in his mind had conjured up
A vision of delight;
But when they met he found her not
A VISION but ''sight''
Houston Post
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
He Tried It Once.

What made your husbands hair
turn so gray? He's still young man.
Was it the result of some terrible
fright?" -*
mo. He once tried to have house
built.'-Judge - --..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
Started In For Hjn:elf

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES you ever bun
coed? 49, ILL.,.
Skinflint-Was I? Why / was bun
coed SO many times that it taught
me the game.-Detroit Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-01-18
The Quickest Way.

To telephone or telegraph
Is always futile labor;
If you'd spread news just notify
Your wife to teleneighbor.
Puck.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
RooseveIt's Presidential Timber

The spear is beginning to know sew
eral brothers. From a dearth of pres
idential candidates acceptable to Mr..
Roosevelt, we are now passing to a
plethora. Senator Knox is to get the
endorsement of PENNSYLVANIA this week
with the presidents hearty approval:
and Speaker Cannon's friends in ILL
nois are in~dustriously putting it about
that if Mr.. RoOsevelt's secret heart
could be read, the name of Uncle Joe
would be found we'll up in the left
ventricle. Congressman Littauer. who
has often, with or without authority,
volunteered to speak fer the president.
pressed with Speaker Cannon's
strength. This, we suppose, must be
taken to prove that Governor Hughes
has shown himself "ungrateful" to
L%ittauer, also, though that gentleman
went up to Albany and ostentatiously
"saved" the governor. But that the
cheering thing is that republican
presidential timber is getting SO abun-
dant-not to say cheap. 1t will go
hard if Fairbanks does not 500 make
it appear hat he is \ leetle the most
favored visitor at the White house,
where he will give il to be understood
that he is regarded as just the man
to carry out the presidents policies.
There is no reason why Mr.. Roosevelt
should not have as many exclusive
candidates for the presidency as he
had for the American Cardinalate.-
New York Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
NO DAMAGES
Judges Decides That Proprietor Had
Right to Exclude Man on Account
Uniform.


Newport, r. L., June GA verdict
for 25 cents, the price of his ticket.
was returned by a jury at the direction
of Justice Sweetland today in the case
of Chief Woman Fred B%uensele. Of
the United States naval training sta
ton, who was excluded from a dane
ing pavilion last summer because he
wore the uniform of the United States
navy.
Several weeks ago Justice Sweetland
ruled that the defendant to the suit,
the Newport Amusement Company,
had a perfect right to select the pa
irons of it's dancing pavilion and that
although Buensele WAS excluded sole
Iy on account of his uniform he could
not collect damages, the limitation
of his recovery at law being the bare
price of his admission ticket and in
accordance with this Interpretation,
Justice Sweetland today ordered the
jury to return a verdict of 25 cents.
President Roosevelt has contributed
toward a fund for the prosecution of
the case, which will now go to the
supreme court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11

End Came at Armour Yesterday-In-
terment VIII Take Place To-day
Was a Former Resident.

Mr.. Richard Sanders Love. a well
tives in this city. passed away yestcT-
day morning at the home Of his SOC,
Mr.. w. r. Love, at Armour. y. L,
aged II years. four months and 10
days. The funeral services over the
remains of the deceased will be con-
Quoted this morning at 10 o'clock ar the
residence and the interment Will De IN
the cemetery of Wayman church.
Mr.. Love is survived by his aged
widow and by two children. Mr.. W. K
Love Mrs. A. o. Trust. both Of
Armour. He is also survived by two
brothers, these being Mr.. John Love
of South Carolina, and DR.. w. ]. Love
of this city. To the bereaved family
the sympathy of the entire community
will be extended.
Mr.. Love left Wilmington six o.
seven years ago to live with his son
at Armour. Previous to that time he
had spent practically all of his life
here. For many years he was with the
old Carolina Central road and then he
became a naval stores inspector. Dur
ing the civil wal he was a member of
the Wilmington Rifle Guards which
was Co l., of the 18th N. G.. regiment.
He withdrew from that company after
a service of about II months and join
ed a cavalry company, where he finish
ed a cavalry company, where he re-
NAMED until the war had ended.
He was a well-esteemed citizen when
he resided here and his many former
friends will learn with regret of his
death.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
THE CONFEDERATE SEAL
$4,000 l. rendered for it-Body Ser
want OF jefferson Davis Refuses 10
Break Faith.

A telegram today from Richmond
contains a story concerning the aIleg-
ed hidden Great Seal Of the Confed-
crate States" said to have been hid
den by President Davis at the close Of
the war with his former body servant
James Jones, the only one who shar-
ed the secret Of it's hiding place Jones
was sworn to secrecy. The story says
that Jones has been offered $4,000 by
a committe of Confederate veterans
to produce the seal or reveal its where
abouts SO as to put it in the Confed-
crate museum at Richmond, and that
Jones Indignantly refused to betray
the trust of his old master.
Jim Jones formerly lived in Raleigh
for many years, and visits here now
every year. General Cox got him a
position in Washington fifteen or
twenty years ago which he still holds.
When here Jones was Il local repubn-
can politician and was county jailur
for a number Of years. He served on
the board of aldermen and once was
elected to the legislature back in the
eighties.-Raleigh dispatch to Sails
bury Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
TREASURER GREEN'S REPORT
Account Of Receipts and Disbursement
as Audited by County Commissioners

The report of the county treasurer,
May, as audited by the auditing COM
mittee of the board OF county commits
sioners yesterday afternoon was as
follows:
May LIST to balance, general county
fund $50, 242.6 S; special county fund,
$2,913.63; road fund $~27,193.41; road
sinking fund $40, 665.97. May 81, to D.
McEachern, back taxes, $165.45; cash
from county home $56.67. To John Harr
register of deeds, marriage licenses,
s25.65 Total receipts ST., 263.A6.
Disbursements, May 31st, by war;
rants paid to county home, $303.60;
roads and bridges S1.256.S2; out door
poor, s279.23; stationery n advertis-
pital 5000; military, $500; United
Charities, $125.50; public buildings;
$2,467.44; election, $346.36; tax listing;
1924; Jail $117.75; miscellaneous, $1S.-
40; commissioners, sI22; magistrates,
$10,665.97.
$14.13; register of deeds, s39.70; sup
erintendent Of health 500; coroner,
$4,000; constable 1920; clerk $50;
j%anitor, $50; N. H. county roads, ST.
$685.; treasurer's commissions, 800
81. Total So, 6S8. 29. Balance $62,575.17;
giving grand total ST, 1868. 46
Balance on hand June LIST. general
county fund s23, 8 special county
fund s25, 597. 29; road sinking fund,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-11
MEMBERS OF NATIONAL QUART
Must be Granted Leave of Absence in
Cases of Emergency.

Washington, June 6-"The president
authorizes me to say that his policy
will be to do everything he caI TO
help the national guard in each stale
and that he will do nothing to injure
it. Where government employees re-
quest leave of absence for the purpose
of serving on duty in b national
guard that leave shall be given thenl."
This statement was made today by
James A. Drain. of New York, of the
executive committee Of the National
Guard Association who talked with the
president about the recent affair at
Lorraine, o., where members of the
national guard of the state got into
trouble with the postmaster because
they refused to return to work afte-
having been called out to duty during
threatened strike troubles there. Gen.
Drain brought the matter to the at,
tention of the president who, he sad,
expressed himself as above stated on
the subject.
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cares that he, as a successful candf-
date. is denied the right Of asking for
a recount in a single one Of the dis
tricts. other than those named in the
bill.
such a law" he continues, makes
it possible to overthrow the squarest
and fairest election ever held provi-
ded only the plurality is small enough
to make such an attempt worth while