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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-01-04

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does III hind 81 dental Won, which 4
Ihe arantees Office IA sodergrenI
James Layiolette was 4 Duluth
visitor satnrda lay. 81, B.
.Mrs. Chas. Pankoniri, Of ,Buhl.
was5az Virginia visitor yesterday.
]. 81. FLEM1Na, licensed embalm.
er and undertaken. Call phone 228K.
Robert Lindsay, Of the Virginia.
Lumber CO., was in Duluth Mon
day. !. .:-...a5.'5..
President Sd. Olson, Of Mckinley,
was q business visitor ii. the city
yesterday. ...:,.l. t..
Furnished room for rent. In.
quire of Louis stordal, opposite
Miller Hospital. +. 2w. .ss@.
Mrs. r. Il. Freely spends holi-
day vacation with Minneapolis and
st. Paul friends. ia. Il
WOOD--Dry hard wood, all
lengths. Virginia Transfer Draw
Line. Phone 1O5. r. -. HIS.
Ira w. Bowles returned Saturday
from a Christmas visit with rela-
tives at Menominee, Wis. 81
/ J.H.H Horrigan, of the local broker,
age office, attended to business
matters in Duluth Saturday. $ S:
Miss Lulu Burchell is spending.
the holiday vacation as a guest of
the home of Clarence Trengrove, at
Elba. ~ ..s~$$ =. - - ~ =, !; s.
w. B. Shaver and family have re-
turned FROM Ishpeming, where they
spent the holiday season with
friends. - 4 >Sf,sI u
?
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-01-04

Mrs. Chas. Pan konin, Of Buhl,
wasSa Virginia visitor yesterday. a a
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-19

the children In the town and that he
would on the great day give dinner
to the people.
Three weeks before Christmas he
began his preparations. He rented the
biggest hall in the place, had an Inn
mense evergreen tree set up In II, and
hired carpenters to I'LL 1t with long
tables. The people could hardly be-
lieve that their eyes did not deceive
them when they saw him getting
things ready.
He made many mysterious visits to
the great city in which the Jonesburg
merchants bought their goods, and he
always returned bearing many boxes
and packages. Sometimes they were
too big or too numerous to be carried
by him, and he hired expressmen to
take them to the hall, while the people
stood on the sidewalks and made re-
gretful remarks about the way they
had wronged Mr.. Bradshaw. or insist
ed that they had suspected all along
that beneath stern exterior he pos
sessed a kind heart.
After the tree and the tables had
been set up nobody but Old Nick him
self was permitted to enter the hall.
He explained that he wanted every one
to be surprised. He carried the boxes
and packages up the stairs alone. and
he had the windows carefully cur
tanned. so that nobody could see from
the outside what was being done
within.
On the day before Christmas the
last assignment OF Nicholas Brad
shaw's boxes and packages arrived
from the city. There was wagon
load of them. and the excitement OF
the people as they saw them being
transferred from the railway station
to the hall where the feast was to be
held became intense. Old Nick saw
the wonder in the faces Of the citizens,
and he smiled with keen satisfaction.
The day was very cold, but he appar-
emily was oblivious of the fact. The
people said 1t was the warmth of his
heart that kept him from feeling the
bite of the icy winds.
Christmas day dawned clear, and
the town was astir earlier than usual
Expectancy was on tiptoe. The hall
was to be opened at 1890 sharp so
that people who wished to go to church
could do so and still be in time for the
beginning Of the ceremonies over
which Old Nick was to preside,
The crowd began to assemble an
hour before the time set for the open
inc NJ the doOrs pannln daneea on the
sidewalk. slapped their hands against
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all but loved the grizzled old man, and
marveled at him, for he knew the lake
bottom from Point Betsie to the great
log rollway that SCARED the bluffs
north of Waugoshance light, as most
men know dry land. Billy Noonan,
however. also loved the old captains
daughter, Mary. and had hoped-how
he had hoped!-to bring in a big catch
of whitefish when he was given the
big tug to lift the last nets of the year.
Now lean Christmas, a very lean
Christmas, seemed certain In the Riley
home--a home for all homeless lads
at Christmas time. Mary's laugh had
been infrequent of late and her merli-
ment had been forced.
Here she was herself in the door.
way as the crew dumped in BILLY
Noonan," she called. don't you know
you'll swamp the tug with the fish
jammed to the gunwalls, so?" There
was note in her raillery that cut him
to the quick. How queenly she was
this straight, blue-eyed brunette, wrap
ped in the captains oilskins, flushed
from facing the storm!
Billy Noonan lay awake that night,
Notwithstanding the long day at the
wheel OF the lurching tug. Through
his window he stared out at the black.
ness, and he listened to the wailing
wind; wailing. 1t seemed to him, com.
plant at the year of misfortunes and
pitiful catches OF fish. wailing COM
plant at the wages and prices OF fish
fixed by the union that made the lot
of Capt. Riley SO hard in an "off" year.
Far out on the Charlevoix pier no
white light shone. up and down the
angry lake the lighthouses and light.
ships were nowhere else on watch.
the fog signals were silent. although
belated barges still stumbled up and
down the lake Suddenly a fash in
the north, and another and another,
the fash OF rockets. brought him out
of bed
This side O. Waugoshance, about
White Shoals" he calculated. Bad
place with this wind"
He shook his bed-fellow, Kelly. the
fireman, and finally reused him.
Get out Kell. someone's in trouble
near the straits and maybe the Alice
Riley can get line to her FIRST"
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plates and on which was printed this
statement:
Il have for long time believed
that the people OF this town celebrated
Christmas, not for the purpose of ex-
hibiting the true Christmas spirit. but
simply to Guido one another in making
a big show. If You are true to the
faith you possess you will forgive me
for what have done and thank me for
teaching you valuable lesson. 1t is
not what you give or what you receive,
but the spirit in which 1t is given and
received. I give you all these things
with the heartiest good wishes and
with the hope that Joy will he yours in
fullest measure. How will you receive
them? NICHOLAS BRADSHAW"
For a moment there was painful
silence. Thou the Baptist minister
mounted chair and said
Il think Mr.. Bradshaw has. as he
saws 'aught us profitable lesson.
We have been drifting away from the
true Christion faith. We have made
Christmas a time not OF joy but of
dread to the people who have to pay
the bills. We give not for the Joy of
giving, but with the hope of receiving
something just as good in return. I
propose vote of thanks to Mr.. Brad,
shaw for opening our eyes"
Some of the children and a few of
the women were inclined to be sulIen.
but the vote of thanks was given with
a good deal of enthusiasm, and then
Old Nick opened the door of an ad,
joining room which was filled with
real things to eat and fine presents for
all the people, and when everybody
was seated and the feast was at it's
height he stood up. saying in tones
that were rather husky:
Friends. / have for a good many
years been skeptic. l have not be.
lieved in God and have regarded all
people as being inherently mean and
selfish. You have shown me that |
was mistaken. My old faith has come
back to me; you have made me the
happiest man in the world. God bless
you all."-Chicago Record Herald.
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themselves to keep from freezing, and
every little while there we're cheers
for Mr.. Bradshaw.
At last the hands on the courthouse
clock indicated that 1t was 1890, and
then one OF Old Nick's hired men ap-
peared with the key to the door Of the
big hall. With wild rush and loud
whoop the people crowded inside and
hurried upstairs. The Christmas tree
doomed gloriously before them. Its
branches were laden with packages
all neatly tied with ribbons and each
bearing a card on which was written
the name of the person who was to re-
ceive Ii. The tables were set and
ready for the feasters. There we're
big brown turkeys with drumsticks
pointing upward; there were huge
cakes, there were filled wineglasses at
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-19
The Pepper Family.

Five Little Peppers in the Little
Brown House." by Margaret Sidney,
author of the famous Pepper books,
which have gladdened the hearts OF
many thousands of Juvenile readers
has recently been issued from the
presses of the Lothrop. Lee & Shep
ard Co., Boston. By the art of the
author, Margaret Sidney" in private
life Mrs. Daniel Lothrop. who lives
in Concord. Mass. in "The Wayside,'
made famous as the residence OF Ma
thaniel Hawthorne, the irrepressible
Pepper children with their many hui
man and lovable qualities have be-
come familiar acquaintance, and the
presentation of situations Is SO gen9
inely humorous that all ages are on
tertained. The recent addition to the
Pepper family Is equally as good as
its predecessors.
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Three Weeks of Merrvmakino.

Many unique customs are practiced
by the peasantry living in the central
mountains of Norway. though mas
querading Is not as much INDUCED in
as formerly. There Is a legend of
an old man called the Dovregubbe,
who was supposed to live In an en-
chanted castle and drive about on
Christmas night, visiting his wrath
upon all peasants who failed to place
a bowl of rye porridge In his way
Very little shopping or unnecessary
work is done in Norway until Janu-
airy 10, the time between that date
and Christmas being largely devoted
to joyful family and friendly relations.
The Swedes and Norwegians of Amer
lea, who are able to visit their native
land, always plan to do so at the
Christmas season. for 1t is one Of
the greatest joys to be at home in
time for the heartfelt greeting Of
"Glaedelig Jul."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Making Him Work.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, the pres
ident of the Woman Suffrage associa-
ton, was citing diplomatic ways Of
making children work.
"A Chicago lady" she said. has a
little boy who hates to practice writ
ing. Last fall she told me that in this
matter of writing she could do moth
ing with the lad. But in December,
when l met her again, she said. COM
placently;
well, Harry spends quite two
hours a day now at his writing reg
ularly.'
How in the world said |, did
you bring this miracle to pass?'
"The woman winked slightly.
:" L told him, she said, to make out.
in his very best hand, list of every
thing he wanted for Christmas, and
he has been at 1t ever since.'"
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Capt. Riley was intently watching
from his net-loft window the approach
of his biggest fishing tug. the Alice
Riley Even in the inner harbor she
was pitching and rolling in the Decem-
Der seas and was sheathed in Ice from
bobbing timber head to the overhang
aft.
mot boxfuI not one" he groaned,
seeing the nested fish boxes still
dashed to the deckhouse roof. But
the boys II get their pay, somehow;
they'll get 1t, If have to slap a mort
gage on all the outfit" No one else
should know it. but the truth was
Christmas cheer was not In Capt.
Riley's heart as he turned gravely to
the twine-reeing he had busted him
self with since he broke his ankle and
Billy Noonan had proudly taken out
the Alice Riley, the most powerful tug
that fished off Skilligalee in the Straits
of Mackinac.
The tug tied up to the dock with a
bump, there was some shouting. heavy
footsteps dumping on the icy wharf.
then up the shaky stairs and the door
flew open letting in blast of raw
north wind and an ice-coated being in
oil skins who presently shed his chrys-
alis and became crestfallen skipper, a
curly-haired, alert young fellow, who
almost Rugged the roaring stove, for
he was drenched and shivering.
Not a pound, cap'n," was his greet
ing. "Breezed up so we couldn't touch
the nets" he added.
"Old Michigan must be cuttin' up
considerable" the old man answered
cheerily. Never mind, boy, yen get
EN- next time"
But Billy Noonan knew how bad the
fishing had been all year, and could
figure as wen as his employer how bad
matters must be. Not a man of them
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To Have Mo Trouble.

One way to avoid trouble is to
make It impossible before 1t appears.
On the day Of the Sunday school pic
mic the trolley car stopped to take q
bright-eyed, middle-aged woman with
six hatless boys. Yes. we're going
to the picnic" she chirped, in response
to the conductors query. "but you
won't have to stop to pick up any lost
headgear. I'm perfectly willing to
take care of six boys; but there isn't
money enough to tempt me to look
after six boys and six hats"
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How to Invest Your Savings.

There is perhaps no more universal
desire than that to acquire money,
and for this reason peculiar interest
attaches to How to Invest Your say
ings," by Isaac r. Marcosson. which
has Just been published by the Henry
Altemus company, of Phiiadeiphls'
This book has many qualities when
make 1t distinct among books OF its
kind. Mr.. Marcosson's book Is writ
ten In the interest OF the average man
or woman with savings or funds 70 ~,
vest, and its sole purpose 10 to Turkish
accurate facts and knowledge essen
tial to safe and conservative inVesV'
ment
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-19
Entertains and lnstructs the Bows

Rob the Ranger" and "On the
Trail of the Arabs" two books by
Herbert Strong, the celebrated En-.
glisb writer, recently published by
the Bobbs-Merrill company, of Indian.
apolis, Ind, are two stories of adj.
venture that are bound to prove fas.
cinating and instructive to the aver.
age boy, the kind Of clean. whole
some youth who has longing for
adventures of all kinds. Mr.. Strang
Is a writer whose stories have at.
tracted the attention of thousands OF
persons Interested in providing boys
with reading that is at once whole.
some and entertaining, and whose in.
formation is accurate and whose En-.
lglish is above reproach. While both
stories are entertaining enough to tie
the most fidgety little fellow to the
hearth-side during its perusal, each
has an instructive and educational
turn that is truly delightful and con-.
mendable.
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FMNFN PLANTS. SEEDS Res, on =. =,
IkHRA Free catalos. INTERIM Nurseriss..
sAs&V lenver, Colo Agents Want.S
For the Cosy Corner.

An elderly man from the country
intent on purchasing some furniture
proceeded to the city to put his sk,li
for bargaining to the test. On enter.
ing an "old curiosity" shop he found
himself confronted by the proprietor
After turning over the stock the ola
man purchased a chair. A few dav,
later the purchaser returned to the
shop again with the chair In abou,
half a dozen pieces. The proprieto,
looked at them very gravely and ex
amined them all over. then sudden,,
exclaimed: "Ah, my friend, see
what is the matter; somebody has
been sitting on it!"--Tit-Bits.
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Flowers as q Cult.

One Of the most practical plans for
intoxicating among the masses taste
for plants and flowers has been hit
upon by the city fathers Of the little
Hessian town of Alley. where each
girl in the public elementary schools
receives every spring two plants to
care for. Inspectors at the end OF the
season make their report, which Ia
invariably good,
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Psrfsotlx Lovely.

The most consoling pleasure OF ola
age. looking out Of the windows ..
hope, is the sweet sense OF the near
and soul that you have spread u
flowers &C life about the rugged roau
OF humanity instead of the netties u
ention.-Baltimore American.
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the plates, and there were many vases
with bright-colored flowers.
But 1t was quickly discovered that
the turkeys were made of papier.
mache, such as are used in make-be-
lieve banquets on the stage: the cakes
were nothing but painted blocks of
wood, the wineglasses contained only
vinegar, and the flowers were artificial
When the packages that had been cut
from the tree were opened they were
found to be filed with sawdust. except
that In each of them was a slip of
paper such as lay beside each of the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-19
Revlvs Ammonia Victim.

When person is overcome by am
monia fumes a good stin drinE +"
vinegar will help to counterfeit the az
ton OF the ammonia, revive the uh'
conscious. and In many cases save h'~
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-19
Sure Thjno.

A man doesn't know how many ways
there are to be buncoed until he ex.
changes Christmas presents with a
lot of his young lady friends.-Bir.
mingham News.
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n LID NICK BRADSHAW was the

IN LID NICK BRADSHAW was the
StU richest man In Jonesburg, and
" for 30 years he had also been
the most hated. There was tradi-
ton that a girl whom he was to have
married one Christmas day had eloped
with another man few hours before
the time set for the wedding. Whether
the story was true or not Old Nick. as
everybody called him. had become q
recluse. Nobody ever had kind word
tor him.
II had long been agreed that the
death OF Old Nick would be the luck.
lest think which could happen to
Jonesburg. wherefore there was gen.
eral surprise when 1t was announced
one year that Nicholas Bradshaw in
tended to hive Christmas tree for all
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-19

me old country Engllshman never
,alis TO unbar his door at 10 o'clock
ne" Years eve to let the old wear
out and the new year in
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-17

CHAINS
POLICE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS
WOULD BOTH LIKE TO CATCH
A CERTAIN LETTER WRITER.

Sheriff Iaukea is hot on the trial Of
some fanatic fool who is circulating
endless chain" players with threats
attached.
This morning there was given to the
attention of the Sheriff a letter, un-
signed calling upon a woman to copy
a prayer given in the letter and to
copy it nine times and send copy to
each of nine people before nine days
should elapse unless, so the creed
threatened, she wished TO suffer some
terrible calamity before said nine days
should end. In case she should copy
the enclosed prayer nine times and
send copy each to nine persons before
nine days should elapse she would re-
ceive some blessing.
This sort of insanity cropped out at
seasons frequently elsewhere and Ho-
nolulu has felt it before, but if the
Sheriff or any of his men can lay
hands on the hide of the mental de-
generate who is guilty of the endless
prayer chain, with the kahuna threat
attached, it will go unhappily for who
ever is guilty. For sending weak mind
ed men and hysterical women into con-
vulsions there is nothing calculated to
better do the job than an anonymous
threat and this endless-chain prayer
proposition is the most subtle form of
threat with the ignorant and supersti-
tious.
The police are on the trail of the
writer and he will not only be arrested
if found, for using threatening lam
guage and being guilty of "anaana"
but he will be turned over to the Fed
eral authorities for illegal use of the
mails.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-17

blue faded to fawn and then to deep
chocolate in color. Rainbow Falls,
the trip to which beauty spot was
made by hundreds despite the down
pour, had nothing even remotely sug-
gesting rainbows. A sullen dark
brown stream poured over the rocks
and the noise from the pool below
was deafening as the leaping river
struck the surface and a pure white
cloud OF mist arose, blottlng out a
view Of the front of the fall,
Naturally a vast amount of drift
wood was brought down and this,
thrown on the shores of the bay,
brought JOY TO hundreds Of Ha'
wallans Of both sexes who, In a mi
Mum of apparel waded into the wa
ters 10 rescue It for flrewood,
But big as was the rainfall IN Hil0
other places discounted Il complete
ly, AZ Papaikou between Thursday
at 4 o'clock and Friday at tho same
hour tho rain gauge registered "a
inches and durlng tho next sixteen
hours, or at o'clock 0n aaiurda,
m0rnlng the showing was fah,
Naturally enough lhe roads weE'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-17
WHEN H|LO HAD
SOME REAL RAIN
ONE THE so-CALLED "RAINY CITY"
BUT MOUNTAIN VIEW WENT DoUBLE-wAILUKU RIVER A
TORRENT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT OUT BUsr-
NESS

Jupiter Pluvius fairly entered in
to his own in and about Hilo dur
ing the latter part of last week. His
was no half-hearted effort for he
made It apparent that when he really
strated in to do a good job he would
finish It up in style
And 1t rained
All last week the skies seemed
weepy but they reserved their real
grief until towards the end of the
week. The progress Of the downfall
may be marked from the record of
the rain gauge at the Hilo Board
ing School. On Monday of last week
It showed 81 inches, Tuesday ,73
Wednesday .5S' Thursday ,6s but on
Friday the astonishing figure was no
less than 635 inches of rainfall,
The area Of precipitation was a
largo one as records from tho out
side now show but the roar of the
Walluku river told llll0nlana that the
floods were descending from the
slopes Of Mauna iAa long before the
r0oOrds could be received hy jumps
Of feet tho usually turbulent slroan
increased ln yoluma and lle brilliant
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-17
.HARTWELL MOVES
HIS QUARTERS
CHIEF JUSTICE TAKES THE CHAM
BERS FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY
CHIEF JUSTICE FREAR.

Chief Justice Hartwell of the Su-
preme Court has moved his chambers
from his former quarters which he oc-
cupied as Associate Justice in the
Ewa-mauka end of the Judiciary build
ing to the room formerly occupied by
Governor Frear. The new Chief JUS
tice is having some alterations made
which will make the apartment more
convenient and airy. A door is being
cut which will make direct entrance
to the Supreme Court room.
The new Associate Justice, S. M
Ballou, will occupy the chambers for.
merly held by Judge Hartwell.
The Chief Justice is preparing re
ceipts for the various United States
and Territorial reports and statutes
and other documents left in the Office
by his predecessor, Governor Frear
while similar receipts are being pre-
pared for Judge Hartwell by Judge Bal
lou, for documents in his new Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-17
THE new Tennis
TOURNAMENT

The following teams have entered
for the double tennis tournament
which starts next week: Captain Hum
phreys-S. H. Derby, S. A. Baldwin-C
Krumbhaar, H. w. Rice-John Water
house, d. w. Anderson, E. Horner Grif-
fiths-Babbitt, Lowrey-Fuller, Green
d-McKeever, Bruce Kennedy Scott
Alfred Castle-R. A. Cooke, Blanchord-
Steere, Lieut. Shipp-Lieut. McCleary
J. p Cooker. d. Mead, Walter and
Harold Dillingham;, Brock Williamson
Savage-Frank Baldwin, George Water
house-Kekalio, Bockus and Gray.
The team winning the finals will
play Roth and Cooke the present hold
ers of the championship.
Will Roth successfully defended his
title as champion tennis player of the
islands yesterday on the Pacific Clut
courts, and was able to win from Nc.
Keever with comparative ease, winning
three straight sets by the score of SO
6-3, 6-1. Many prominent people were
present at the match and gave Rott
all the encouragement that was need
ed