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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12
FORTUNES ARE PAID OUT
IN PENSIONS TO POLICE

r HE official report of the police-pen-
sion fund for the year ended De.
cember 81, 1906, has just left the
hands of the printers. The report
makes a book of some bulk; in it are
presented the total receipts and ex-
penditures in detail for the year.
) Nothing could give better idea of
the financial condition of the men of
the department than is to be had
from an examination of the figures as
given in the report, which sets down
every dollar received and .disbursed
during the year and the name of
every contributor to the income ac-
count as well as those who benefited
by the accumulated fund.
There are a few names in the long
list which once were power in the
city's affairs, not only as to police
matters, but in other directions as
we'll. There is Thomas Byrnes, one
time chief, who retired from the force
when Roosevelt was commissioner.
and who is credited with being DOS
sessed of large fortune which he
accumulated in Wall street, where he
was piloted to success by the late Jay
Gould and other magnates of the
street in those days.
Byrnes was said to have looked
after the physical welfare of the rail-
road man many time, and it was, so
the story ran, in recognition of such
extra official work by Byrnes that
tips" in the stock market were show
cred upon him. Byrnes is the re-
cipient of $4,000 a year from the pen
sion fund, and he will continue upon
the pay roll so long as he lives. =
Another old-timer, long since for
gotten by the public, which once he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

= OF course taking an Italian SQUAD
ron to the jamestown exposition won't
seem so exciting to the duke of Abruz-
ri as mountain climbing or struggling
toward the pole, but the duke will be
such welcome guest that perhans he
will enjoy the excursion, after all.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

A Connecticut bank failed a few
days ago, and the bank examiner has
just made the discovery that it die
business in an irregular manner. Per-
haps the examiner fancies that his re-
port will be comforting to the people
who would have taken their money
out if they could have been appraised
OF the banks unsoundness before the
collapse came.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12
When a Woman's Foot Is Perfect.

When a Wonan's Foot Is Perfect.
: A woman's foot, when perfect, is
followed out we'll, both inside and out,
with a high instep, short heel and
long, straight toes, slightly spatulate
at the ends. This is the type Of the
most beautiful foot. It is, on the
whole, a foot not frequently seen in
its perfection. for often one or the
other element Of beauty is wanting.
The rarest point Of beauty iss the hol-
lowing Of the outside Of the foot. !:
d # any one would convince himself
that the hollow on the outside of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

No wonder John D. Rockefeller
doesn't know the telephone number
OF his brother Frank since the latter
Us letting mining sharks hand him
things instead of being on the win
ming side Of such deals himself
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

Admiral Nebotgatoff should be
thankful that he has been sentenced
to serve ten years in a fortress for
his failure to properly give battle to
the Japanese. He might have been
sentenced to serve as chief of police
in Moscow or Warsaw.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

President Roosevelt, by a proclama-
ton just issued, has added 1900, 900
acres of forest lands to the reserves
of the United States. Thirty-two for
est reservations are created or IN.
Z creased in area by this proclamation
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

foot is rare, zlet him watch the prints
that seaside bathers leave when they
step on dry plank walk Most 4of
such footprints show a greater or
smaller hollow on the inside of the
foot, but nearly every one shows
straight, wet mark on the outside, says
That water could flow under the
arch OF the foot without wetting it is
an an old and good rule where feet are
concerned. , 81 IL
TO love to be useful to yourself; to
cause lo q useful TO others
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

palgn With
executing
the operators
served for a
Mr. Walker
MS bear campaign without the
his
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Slngehandd Walker batled
appeared
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12


afford every Garner in the country the chance
annuity
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forfeiture
benefits
Sir Richard
annuity Of 5000
that this
Canadian
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tatecraft his years
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

Questions of Honor in Christian Life"
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General
Hanson Dorsey novelist William
Augun DAILY theatrical General William
Sadler
Howard st John Creighton phlanthropt William Buke
Fitzpatrick fnancier; surgeon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12

I'VE
as Rockefeller Carnegie
$23 ~ S' ''p0eA"Ae o"l u
Only the income used and Mr. De Forest
mates that this will year. ~ ~
Loan society," the first phanhropc was made
House
manager OF the Presbyterian hospital in
house commissioner OF
eeed president OF the National Conference
Atlanta 1903
president of the of New JERSEY ~ ~ '
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12
NOVEL OLD AGE PENSION

Sir Richard John Cartwright, NJ P, K c. M.
G., P. c., has attracted the serious attention of
Canada's leading thinkers and politicians by advo-
eating an old age annuity in the Dominion. His
remarkable proposition was listened to with pro-
found respect and consideration in the conserva-
tive upper house of parliament in Ottawa
At the very outset Sir Richard made it clear
that he not at all in favor of old age pensions
There was no excuse for it in Canada where every
wage Garner had it within his power to acquire a
competence for his old age if given a fair oppor-
tunity. What was now proposed to give
every man this opportunity.
Sir Richard Cartwright declared that he had
given the matter careful consideration for sew
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12
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According to the most authentic accounts,
j. Brandt Walker, formerly of Chicago, made
more than $2.5oo,ooo in the recent, disastrous
stock slump in Wall street. J, Mr.. Walker who for:
merly was In the brokerage business In Chicago.
has been in business in New York six wears. liv
ing in Lakewood, N. ].
Many conservative ones who predicted ten
years ago that~Walker would wind up in q pau
per's grave because of his recklessness expressed
surprise at his success. He is said to have been
so unsuccessful at Chicago that his father former
Judge Edwin Walker, refused to furnish him
money with which to speculate
Walker had fitted up an apartment at Lake
wood hotel before he hogan his fortunate cana-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12
NOTED WOMAN HONORED

Miss Katherine Eleanor Conway, editor of the
Boston Pilot and poet and essayist of note, who
was awarded the Laetare medal for distin.
guished service in the cause of the Roman
Catholic church by the University of Notre Dame,
was born in Rochester, New York She was
educated in the schools of the Sisters of Charity
and of the Religious Sisters of the Sacred Heart,
and graduated with high honors from st. Marys
academy, Buffalo. While still a girl she published
her first poem, and was in her teens when she be-
gan work on Rochester paper In 1873 she be-
came member of the staff of the Buffalo Catholic
Union and Times, and in 1880 it's assistant editor.
Her first published volume was "Christian Sym
bOls and Stories of Saints" Among her other
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-04-12
WILL HANDLE BIG SAGE FUND

Robert Weeks De Forest, chairman of the
BOARD or trustees which will disburse the $1O0OO-
OOO Sage fund which she has established to cure
ignorance poverty and vice in the United States
is New York attorney noted for his many good
works in behalf of humanity
The Sage Foundation" Mr.. De Forest ex-
plains, will be sort of clearing house for future
charities to be promoted by Mrs. Sage and others
He says:
1T will be used for the general improvement
Of the social and living conditions in the Tinted
States and will include necessary research publi-
cation, education, the establishment and main.
tenance of charitable and beneficial agencies and
the aiding of such establishments as already NAV
he ~>3
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
ADVICE TO VICTIMS
TELLS READERS HOW TO CURE
RHEUMATISM AT HOME.
Directions to Mix a Simple Prepare.
tion and the Dose to Take-Over-
Kidney and Bladder
Trouble Promptly.

There is SO much Rheumatism every
where that the following advice by an
eminent authority, who writes for read
ers of a large Eastern daily paper, will
be highly appreciated by those who
suffer:
Get from any good pharmacy one
half Fluid Extract Dandelion,
n ounce Compound Kargon, three
ounces of Compound Syrup Sarsapa-
rilla. Shake these we'll in a bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after each
meal and at bedtime; also drink plenty
of good water.
1t is claimed that there are few VIC
tins of this dread and to%rturous dis
ease who will fail to find ready relief
in this simple homemade mixture. and
in most cases a permanent cure is the
result.
This simple recipe is said to strength
en- and cleanse the eliminative tissues
of the Kidneys SO that they can filter
and strain from the blood and system
the poisons, acids and waste matter,
which cause not only Rheumatism, but
numerous other diseases. Every man
or woman here who feels that their
kidneys are not healthy and active, or
who suffers from any urinary trouble
whatever, should not hesitate to make
up this mixture, as it is certain to do
much good, and may save you from
much misery and suffering after while.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
THEY WON'T SHUT DOORS.
And They Win Ride Backward, Re.
ports a Traveller of Englishmen.

Travellers returning from England
tell of two habits of the people of that
country which impressed them. One
is the average Englishman's aversion
to shutting the door behind him.
Il don't know how it is in the Eng
fish houses" remarked one who re.
turned recently from abroad. for I
was not in one of them, but l stayed
in a hotel in London where there were
a good many English people, and a
dozen times daily l had to get up and
shut a door to keep the draught away.
1T didn't make any difference
whether it was a servant or a guest
who went through, the door was left
open. This was in the spring Of the
year, too, when the weather was chill
ly. / noticed the same thing in rail-
way coaches and hotels of smaller
towns"
The other English popularity is a
preference for riding backward on
trains. The EngliShman will make for
the seat with its back to the engine
every time, plant himself down in it
with every evidence of comfort and
look wonderingly at anybody who
picks out a seat facing the direction
the train is going. Not once did one
American travelling in England see a
native choose a seat facing the front
of the train unless there were no
other seats.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS.
Recent Attempts to TabuIate tho
Beasts That Perish.

Every now and then some natural
list endeavors to make an approximate
numerical count of known animal
species. This kind of attempt is sure
ly not without interest, but it must be
acknowledged that it's results are very
uncertain. We are far from knowing
all species, and there is yet a delight
full prospect ahead for those who love
systematic zoology and for biologists
who bestow mutual honors by giving
each others names to some animal
hitherto unknown.
AS Nurmann remarked to a recent
meeting of naturalists at the museum,
to which he presented his Catalogues
Mammalian" the species Of rodents
known in 1880 were only $40 in num-
Der; now they are 1900. The num-
Der has thus, at least, doubled in q
years. The number of living species
of this creature now known is about
1900, divided among 100 genera. This
family is the most numerous of the
class Of mammalia.-Wissen fur ALE.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
The Dinner Muidoon Serves.

A certain Gotham dining establish
ment features what it claims to be a
replica of the spread regularly served
at the White Plains gym made ia
nous by the recent medicine ball test
taken by Secretary of State Elihu
Root. Boosting the caption "Mul-
doon's Vegetable Dinner" the course
in detail consists of fried sweet po-
tato, egg plant, %succotash, stewed to-
matoes, caulifower, bread and butter.
1t is said that when the sponsor of
this meal bearing his name was a
member of the Finest" and was
jocularly known as "Muldoon. the
Solid Man," he adhered to the regi-
men above described.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
How Trick Is Done.

string holding the ring, which, being
thus released, will fall into the hand,
with which you "a quickly cover it
before it leaves the string to add to
the mystery.
The surprise of your stringhoIder
will now be doubled, says Philadelphia
Ledger, if you proceed to return the
ring to the string without removing
the ends from his fingers. Pass the
string, as In the first trick, around one
of his fingers, and drawing the loop,
as before, toward the other hand. slip
it through the ring as shown at d;
then pass the loop over the finger.
this time leaving it near the end, as C;
with your two forefingers catch ND
the string which was first upon the
fingers. and slip it from them over the
part holding the ring, and you will
find the ring in place, as at the begin.
ming of the first trick.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
TOTO, THE WICKED PRINCE.
How He Was Finally Cured Of His
Naughty Ways.

Prince Toto was probably the
naughtiest little prince there aver was.
He kicked and scratched and bit most
every one who came near, and became
a terror to his nurse and others who
waited upon him.
or course, he was given nearly
everything he wished. When he could
ms have what he desired. he became
unusually vicious and disagreeable.
During bad weather he was at his
very worst. Then he would go up to
h roof of the castle, where was al
ways stationed a royal astronomer,
and command that official to have
good weather sent Immediately. When
the dignified gentleman would explain
that that was impossible the naughty
prince would pull the astronomers
beard or throw away his cap.
Things came to such a pass, how
ever, that complaints began to reach
the king himself. The king was very
much shocked at these reports Of the
princes m~isbehavior.
He at once issued a proclamation
Offering a great reward to n one
who would rid his son of such evil
traits.
For a time no one appeared, but at
last there came to the king an I'M
couth giant. with great long nails,
tusks for teeth and long. pointed ears.
Il am a genie SEN ly the good
fairy who watches over YOUR king
DOM" he explained, in answer to the
look of wonderment upon the kings
face. Have no fear; l shall take
good care of your son and return him
to you complete cured"
Sc the king finally permitted the
giant to take the prince with him.
The prince wasn't the least bit will
ling to go, bat whether he would or
NO, he vas forced to seat himself
upon the back of a great goose, the
giant bestrode another, and in a Sec
ond's time they were flying swiftly
through the air. Toto hung on for
dear life, fearful every moment that
he would take a bad tumble.
Don't feel so much like kicking
and biting and scratching now, eh?'
asked the genie.
After a while they landed near q
great lake. Strange to say, across this
lake there stretched a very narrow
plank.
Toto was made to walk across the
lake, the genie walking on the water
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01

Flying Swiftly Through the Air.
beside him and pricking him with his
sharp nails when he didn't move fast
enough. To poor Toto that bridge
seemed like q mere thread, and the
distance he had to go more than 100
miles.
When his feat was accomplished
the giant announced:
Now We shall pay the old magician
a visit. He'll cut off your head and put
another n on"
Prince Toto pleaded and cried and
promised, but all in vain.
When they reached the cave of the
magician, the old nan came out in re-
Spouse to the genie's call.
Yes, indeed" said he, 81 have lots
of boys heads left; and this little boy
is so naughty that he surely needs an
other one. l only give the very, very
bad boys new heads, you know"
Down on his knees Toto begged to
be allowed to keep his own head.
promising that never more would he
be naughty.
. AT last the magician listened to his
entreaties and let him go.
The genie led Toto back to his faith
er's castle. AS they approached it he
whispered into the princes ear: s
Now, remember, if you should be-
come bad again l shall call for you
and take you to have your head cut
off"
But Toto kept all his promises, and
every one wondered at the delightful
change which had taken place in the
prince who was once so wicked.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
A Wonderful Ihinn.

Mr.. Brown had just had a tele-
phone connection between his office
and house and was very much pleased
with it, says the Home Magazine.
Il tell you, Smith," he was saying,
this telephone business is a wonder
ful thing. l want you to dine with
me this evening, and l will notify Mrs.
Brown to expect you"
Brown speaking through the tele-
phone)-My friend Smith will dine
with us this evening.
Now listen and hear how plain her
reply comes back"
Mrs. Browns reply came back with
startling distinctness:
ASK your friend Smith if he thinks
We keep a hotel"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
Ranehman's Novel c~ourtship.

Louis L. Kramer came all the way
from Yuma, Cal, to marry a girl he
had never SEEN. The bride was Miss
Flora Weise, a pretty young woman
OF Tazewell county.
The groom wrote to his aunt here,
Mrs. Patterson, to- put him in COM
munication with a girl who would
make him a good wife, as he was lone
ly on his ranch in Colorado. Mrs.
Patterson recommended Miss Weise,
a neighbours daughter, and correspond
ence was begun.
The girl was taken with the ro-
nance of the affair and when photo
graphs were exchanged and proved
satisfactory a proposal quickly fol-
lowed. An acceptance was written
and then Kramer came East to claim
his bride. The marriage was cele-
brated the day after his arrival and
the couple departed Immediately aft
erward for Yuma--Denver News.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
BABY IN TERRIBLE STATE.
Awful Humor Eating Away Face
Body a Mass of Sores-Cuticura
Cures In Two Weeks.

my little daughter broke out all
oye her body with a humor, and we
used everything recommended, but
without results. I called in three doc
tors, but she continued to grow worse.
Her body was a mass of sores, and her
little face was being eaten away. Her
ears looked as if they would drop OFF.
Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and before l had
used half of the cake of Soap and box
Of Ointment the sores had all healed,
and my little ones face and body were
as clear as a newborn babes. / would
not be without it again If it cost five
dollars, instead Of seventy-five cents.
Mrs. George J. Steese. 701 Coburn ST.,
Akron, o., Aug. 80, 1905"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
AN INTERESTING TRICK.
IL 10 Performed With a Piece of
String and a Ring.

One of the most interesting string
mysteris is the marvellous ring trick"
Having tied the ends of your string
together, pass it double through a fin
ger-ring, and ask some one to hold the
ends upon their two f~orefingers. You
may now proceed to remove the ring
without cutting the string or releasing
the fingers, which seem to hold it Sc
curely.
First pass the string a second time
around one of the fingers which hold
1t, then drawing the loop thus formed
toward the opposite hand as shown in
the figure, pass it over the string on
the other finger until it lies in the po-
sition of dotted line b; then with your
two forefingers catch up at a and a one
of he strings holding the ring and
sliding your fingers from each other,
quickly slip from the ends of your
companions fingers the part of the
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
TAKE THEM OUT
Or Feed Them Food They Can
Study On.

When a student begins to break
down from lack of the right kind of
food, there are only two things to do;
either take him out of school OF feed
him properly on food that will rebuild
the brain and nerve cells. That food
is Grape-Nuts.
A boy writes from jamestown, N. Y.
saying: "A short time ago | got into
a bad condition from overstudy, but
Mother having heard about Grape
Nuts food began to feed me on it. 1t
satisfied my hunger better than any
other food, and the results were mar
vicious. / got fieshy like a good fell
low. My usual morning headaches
disappeared, and l found / could study
for a long period without feeling the
effects of it.
MY face was pale and thin, but is
10Y round and has considerable color.
After / had been using Grape-Nuts for
about two months / felt like a new
boy altogether. I have gained greatly
in strength as well as flesh, and it is
a pleasure to study now that / am
not bothered with my head. Ipassed
all of my examinations with a reason
ably good percentage, extra good in
some Of them, and it is Grape-Nuts
that has saved me from a years delay
in entering college.
Father and mother have both been
improved by the use Of Grape-Nuts
Mother was troubled with sleepless
nights and got very thin, and looked
care worn She has gained her nor
NAL strength and looks, and sleeps
well nights" There's a Reason
Read THE Road to Wellyille' in
Dkga.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
A Boys Discovery.

While a boy near C~harlevoix, Mich.
was chopping wood for his mother, a
few days ago.. he came upon a hollow
IN the log and an oyster can in the
hollow. In the can he found 800 silver
dollars, and he went about shouting
with glee for about an hour or so.
Then the money was taken down to
the bank and found to be counterfeit.
The bogus dollars and the can had
beer placed in the hollow of the tree
long years before, and as the tree
gre" they We're sealed up as tight as
a drum. The boy is now looking for
dn oyster a with good money in it.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
A Doubtful Compliment.

A cyclist in France overlook a ne,s.
ant with a donkey cart. The patient
beast was making but little progress
so the benevolent cyclist, putting his
left hand against the back of the cart
and guiding his machine with the
other hand. pushed SO hard that the
donkey, taking fresh courage. pulled
the 0 successfully up to the ton.
When the summit was reached the
peasant burst into thanks to his bene.
factor. 1T was good of you, indeed
monsieur" he protested. Il should
never J n the world have got I'D the
hill with only one donkey
The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-01
A Standard Measure.

After being ten years in the max
ing there has just been deposited in
the government standard weights and
measures strong room a new standard
yard measure. 1t is made of 80 parts
of platinum and ten of iridium, which
when combined are not upset by
either heat or cold. After the elabor-
ate marking 1t was submitted to a
number Of tests, coming through all
with high honors. Every year of the
next ten years it will be examined,
and if it varies by the millionth part
of an inch it will be consigned to the
rubbish heap, otherwise it will be-
come a Observation-Disclosures News.