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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
HE FOUND A FRIEND.
Kindness Of a Country Lad Marks
Turn in His Fortune.

A thinly clad young man was walk
ing along city street one winter
morning, eating peanuts from q five
cent sack in his coat pocket, in lieu
OF breakfast, when he saw a number
OF boys trying to attract the attention
of a flock of. hungry pigeons in the
street by tossing cracker crumbs at
them. He stopped and joined in the
fun by Smelling some of his peanuts,
breaking the kernels into small pieces
and throwing them on the pavement
near the birds.
Recognizing a new benefactor, they
locked round him, eagerly picking
up his offerings, but keeping an eye
on him meanwhile, prepared for in
slant flight in the event of his becom
ing too familiar. Long experience
had taught them to be suspicious OF
strangers.
STOPPING down and holding a tempt
ing morsel between his fingers, he
called the birds gently.
At first they shrank back. but pres
emily an old bird, having first inspect
ed him critically with one eye and
then with the other stepped forward
gingerly, plucked the titbit from his
fingers. and darted away Not find
ing the experience so very terrible
the old bird soon came back, and
was rewarded with another choice bit
of peanut. The other pigeons speedily
followed the example
That's more than they'd do for any
of us" said one of the boys.
The young man gave the pigeons
about half his stock of pea1uts, and
then Strengthened up
t"That's all can spare you this
time he said, starting away.
A middle-aged man who lad been
watching the performance w:th con.
siderable interest tapped hir, on the
shoulder.
Young man." he said, ARE you
looking for work"'
Am -" was the response 1--WE
been tramping over this town for a
week, hunting a job
What can you do?"
I'm sort of jack of all trades. I
can carpenter little, run an engine,
repair bicycles and
Can you take care of horses?'
Can II" said the young man, his
face lighting up Il was raised on a
farm
We'll, came along with me. I need
a coachman, and I'm not afraid to
trust my thoroughbreds with you. I'll
take the recommendation the birds
have just given you. Will you work
for me for $50 month and board
till you find something better?"
Would he? Well!
The young man is now his middle
aged employers trusted man of all
work, with wage to correspond, and
the pigeons have never had occasion
to retract their recommendation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27

GREAT WEAlTHs ACQUIRED ~
-, GROWING GRAIN.

Writing from Saskatoon, Saskatche-
wan. Canada. w. H. Ellwanger, who
was formerly g. resident ,of Green
Mountain. Iowa, says: The climate
in summer - ideal for growing grain.
Long, clear days Of sunshine. no bad
storms. We never need to guard
against cyclones; never saw better
climate in my lite. We4made more
money dtnihg tie season Of 1so6 than
any previous five years in central
1owa-one Of the best districts in the
state" But Mr.: Ellwanger was a resi-
dent of the town; and it might be more
! Interesting to read what a farmer has
to say about Western Canada. From
hundreds Of letters all filled with
words Of praise, recounting success in
Western Canada there has been one
selected" 1t is as follows: II !
Paynton, Sask., Canada, 80
Dec. 10th, 1907.
To Whom This May Concern:
moved to this address February 3,
1907, from Montgomery, Iowa, and
took a homestead IS miles north Of
Paynton. It was cold when 1 moved
here but it did not stay cold long; it
broke up the Sth of February, and was
not 50 cold after that but the spring
was late on account of the heavy snow
fall, but in spite of the late spring I
saw better grain than I ever saw in
he states, raised this year. I helped
4 man finish sowing oats the 4th of
July and they made fair oats. In a
good year oats will 60 100 bushels to
The acre and wheat Is to so; all root
crops do we'll here Isaw turnips weigh
and pounds. raised potatoes this
year that measured liz inches
one way and 1919 the other in cir
conference. This is fine stock coun-
try; hay In abundance, good water,
plenty of fuel, free and plentye of
building material-the government
gives us timber to saw into lumber
and we can get 1t sawed for about
$500 per thousand. All small fruit
grows wild here, then there are ducks,
geese, grouse, pheasants, deer, moose,
elk and fish in abundance. I was over
to Turtle Lake yesterday where there
is LOIS of fishing being done this win.
ter. I saw about carload of white
fish In one pile. I gave Is cents for
Sc rounds of fish. What do you think
Of that, Brother Yankee? I think this
is a fine place both to make money
and to live. There was an old man up
here visiting his brother-in-law. Now
this man owns land close to .Des
Moines, Iowa, and is in good circum-
Stances, but he took homestead and
says he will be contented if he can
emily put in the rest Of his days in
Canada. He would get up in the morn
and look out of the door and say:
well, who wouldn't live in Canada?"
Now have been in Is different states
in the United States, and I never saw
the chance that there is here for
man that has a little muscle and
little brains. Three cheers for Cana
da! (Signed)
w. A. SPICE"
This is the temperature through
November. took it myself so
know it is right, in the shade:
Morning at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27

simple
ing ice and
decided waistne
slight the
raced with black
SILK braid The skirt
trimming
BRAID - ~ ~ S"4p01
IS bust
Sc
For 26 waist the skirt, %
inches wide 52
of wards ' N AVA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27

prongs form an equilateral triangle.
as indicated in the cut. On these
points place plate-it will be quite
secure-and on this the servant can
set down the hot tureen in perfect
confidence
Our plate support will be none the
less symmetrical for having been
made in an instant, the forks thus
grouped having certain artistic re-
semblance to the Delphic tripod
Magical Experiments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27

rear of the cycle. one would naturally
expect to see the machine go for.
ward-i. e., away from the hand
The reverse action happens, how.
ever; the cycle moves backwards and
the pedal forwards, in the opposite d.
rection to which it is being pulled
The explanation is that the whole ma.
chine is being pulled backwards and
the rear wheel drives the pedals, in.
stead Of being driven by them, as in
riding.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Try This with Your Bicycle This
Spring.

The sketch reproduced here illus
trates an interesting experiment
which can be tried with any bicycle.
The cycle is placed on the ground
with the pedals in the position shown,
with cord attached to the lower
pedal. If the cord is pulled from the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27

The Hottentot Tot.
II q Hottentot taught a Hottcntot tot
TO tot ere the tot could totter,
Ought the Hottentot tot
To be taught to say taught
Or ''naught;'' or what ought to be taught
her?
If to boot and toot Hottentot tot
Be taught by a Hottentot tooter.
Should the tooter get hot If the Hottentot
tot
Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?
Charles 8. Putnam, in The Sunday Mag
aZine.
Hen Was Above Reproach.
Lodger-This egg is stale.
Landlady-Impossible sir. Why, l
would stake my existence on that hen.
-Fliegende Batter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
Bingham Dresses.

Bingham dresses are mostly all
made with guimpe and sleeves of lin
en-, lace or nainsook The necks of
the Bingham overbodices are cut
square, and sometimes trimmed with
an outside ruftle made of the hem.
stitched hem of handkerchief.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
Her Guess.

During the course of a geography
lesson recently the teacher asked the
following question:
"Who can tell me what useful ar
ticle we get from the whale?"
"Whalebone," promptly replied 4
boy.
Fright. Now, who knows what
we get from the seal?''
"Sealing-wax!" shouted q little
girl-Harper's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
A Tea Gown.

P1cturesqueness is the note struck
by graceful tea gown in soft, deep
rose red yelled with mushroom brown
chiffon. and again by mushroom net
embroidered with damask roses and
foliage. and hemmed with mink TAIL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
Fortunate New. Yorker.

A New Yorker diving in the Passaic
river to recover 4 diamond pin, which
he found, had a mussel close its shell
on his fiEgers.s Organising the mol.
lusk. he found it Contained . .pearl
worth $1,000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27

and those of two
of your neighbors.
and run them
through a napkin
ring, placing the
handles on the
table in such a
manner that the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
Educatino Sorrow.

We perceive not fully either GU,
wretchedness or our dangers, or the
fury of our enemies, until after events
of extraordinary sorrowfulness.-Phil-
ion Melanchthon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
The Disobliqinq Bear.

Please. good Mr.. Bear, let me go:
Don't you think that you can?'' 80
The bear looked at the man; at1 =.
And calmly responded: "Why no. :.
~ Carolyn Wells.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-03-27
iMPRovIsED PLATE SUPPORT.
Three Forks and a Napkin Ring d
the Trick.

The soup tureen is burning hot;
the question is to improvise, on the
spur of the moment, support-there
is no time to lose Take your fork
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-27
Local Weather Record.

There j. but little difference in
weather conditions to report, on
the week ending yesterday even
ing. as compared to the previous
two weeks The exception, are
the cold of Sunday night, giving
a half inch Of ice for Monday
morning. and two rather windy
days the last Of which was
Wednesday.
The cold of Sunday night is
said to have done up the bigger
portion Of the peach crop, near
~ all of the trees being in full
bloom. No other fruit shows
material injury.
Small grain is still doing nicely.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-27
The Newest Ladies Hat.

The newest ladies' hat in addi-
ton TO being a wonder in form.
flowers and feathers has out
classed all former creations in
size. These models Of beauty, -
in the dress style, representing
on top, and around the edges.
and in the hooks and creyices.
miniature japanese gardens, or
it may be. birdS-eye visions Of
Moslem paradises are truly eX-
quisite in the extreme, but-the
size! Imagine, if you can; It's
not hard TO do after visiting an
up-to-date millinery store. line
Of ladies', comforta bly, seated side
by side in a church, for instance,
and 50 attired and you will be
hold a solid phaIanX, with hats in
lieu Of shields, forming a. impen-
etrable barrier to human eye a.
did ever battalion Of ancient
Greeks.
The hats are alright. So say
the ladies and this verdict must,
Of course. stand. The mere
man" would, however. see be
-ond them at times with the
consent Of the wearers. TO be
sure. When ne goes 10 hear "a
"Sky-pilot, for instance, he
wants 10 see his face in order
that he may get the full force Of
his advice and instructions and
how can he do so with these ar
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-27
B. n. Baker for District Attorney

The News i authorized to an
nounce b. II. Baker. of Hereford.
a. a candidate for district
attorney.
Mr.. Baker was born al Bon
ham. Texas, and. upon reaching
his majority. moved to Montague
county. where he spent some
thirty years prior to seeking Il
home in the great West. He
has been a practicing lawyer for
twenty five years during which
time he has acquired an expert
ence that admirably fits him for
the responsible position he
seeks. Since moving to Here
ford he has been associated with
Judge Witherspoon in the prac-
tice Of his profession. Mr. Ba-
ker stands high in the estima-
ton of his old North Texas ma
borS and also the people of
Hereford. aS a lawyer and a. a
Christian gentleman and will
have their active support in his
candidacy. His first real intro
duction here was at the court
house Tuesday night, where he
made a short address to an APP
preciative audience receiving, at
its conclusion, many congratu-
lations on its general excellence.
Altho past fifty in age. Mr.. Ba-
ker is hale and hearty. vigorous
with that physical force 50 nee
essary to build up and keep 90
ing at high pressure an active
mentality.
Its the candid opinion Of The
News that Mr.. Baker would
make uS a capable and conscien-
tious district attorney.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-27
FLOWN & COUNTY:
!. Personal AND OTHER MATTERS .
THAT CONCERN OUR CITIZENS. .

90 80

Mrs. j. l.. Howell and son.
Harry. returned Monday from
Roswell.
b. f. Cobb. from the country.
spent Sunday with his wife, re-
turning Monday.
The last of the Randall county
bridge bonds were called in and
paid off this week.
Mrs. John a. Travis Of Am
arillo was a visitor with Mr. and
Mrs. \. y. Henson yesterday.
Marshall Keiser of Denver,
Colorado. came in Wednesday on
visit to his sister. Mrs Il. ".
O'keefe.
Greed DeGraftenreid. after
much worry, has finally com
pleted for his wife what he calls
a chicken pasture.
[. ). Gober's team and deliv
cry wagon took spin about the
square minus a driver on Tues
day. wagon broke up
some
H. F. Mcneil. of Illinois. the
owner Of the J. ". Reed resi-
dence, is in town seeing about
the school and other local mat
tiers. He talks like moving
down here soon.
Two families from Dewitt .
county Illinois. came in with an
immigrant car Wednesday,
They own land on the Frank
Smith ranch southeast Of town
and viii improve it. They are in
a house Of Davy Thomas for the
present.
Almost everybody turned out
to the millinery opening at the
Canyon Mercantile Wednesday.
despite the high wind prevailing.
and the business done in the
sale Of hats appears to have been
satisfactory to customers as well
aS to merchant.
May md We are to hold a pri-
mary election for the purpose of
electing delegates at large TO the
Democratic convention to be
held at Denver. The primary is
to be open to Democrats only
and the issue is Bailey or anti
Bailey.
In this issue Of The News
Canyon City people will find
comprehensive report. over the
official signature Of the City
Treasurer, Of the receipts and
disbursements Of the local gov
eminent for the year 1901 It
shows where its money went TO- F..
Poo d -
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-27
Modern WO0dnGn Of America
Canyon Camp
No. l2032

Meets every other Thursday
night. Visiting neighbors cor
daily invited to attend.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-27
WASTING STRENGTH

Women who suffer from unnecessary, dsagreeable,
PAINFUL weakening, female complaints, will find that
Wine of Cardu is safe and pleasant remedy for all
their ills. 1t acts directly upon all the delicate, inamed
tissues, purifying the blood throwing off the coggng
matter and relieving female disorders such Irregular
scanty, profuse, painful catamenia prOlapse, etc.
Also relieves headache backache, dizziness
cramps, dragging palms, nervousness, nablity, etc.
If you need advice, write us a letter, telling us all
your symptoms. We will send free advice Gin plain
sealed enveope). Address: Ladies' Advisory Dept,
The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga Tenn.
CRY I'M m pOTpTurc
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-27
81 WROTE YOU

..f 1'si.c. ana ty following II and
rs ,af1li. my Female Troubles
... ..rrI. -Nrs. 4. >. WalllCe.
fl.... h.a. Jl2
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-10-07


erend artist an opportunity to study
the great man who heads the Roman
Catholic church as few have been able
to do, and he describes him as a man
of humility and simplicity The eucha-
ristic congress in London, with it's con-
Guiding ceremonial of an imposing
street procession, has called attention
recently to the elaborate ritual and
gorgeous spectacles incident to the
rites of the church which Pope Plus X.
leads. His holiness conforms, of course.
to the traditions of his church in such
matters, and when the public sees him
it is generally in his robes of eccleSias-
teal state, surrounded by all the dis
private he is quiet. unaffected gentle
man Of plain tastes and democratic in
stincts.
Portraits of his holiness do not do
him justice. as when speaking his ex-
preston is indescribably kind. If at
times his face shows that the triple
crown presses heavily, his vigorous
constitution and strength of character,
coupled with knowledge of the loyal
ty Of his people in the four quarters of
the globe, make him equal to the re-
sponsibilities of the holy see. When
the weather is pleasant he finds much
enjoyment in the Vatican gardens.
These lie back Of st. Peters and the
Vatican. A ramble of two hours barely
covers their area. Great, thick, high
hedges Of myrtle shade many Of the
pleasant walks and fill the air with
pungent fragrance Bronze and marble
statuary decorate gently rising slopes.
A writer who recently saw the pope
at the Vatican thus described the scene:
"As he entered it seemed as If all pres
ent had ceased to breathe, so intense
was the feeling Of reverence which
welled up at the first glimpse of the
prisoner Of the Vatican. After casting
kindly glance Of welcome upon all he
walked around the large circle, giving
to each one his ring to kiss. And as
one after another kissed the fisher
mans seal young men were seen to
take the venerable hand in both Of
theirs and hold it as If reluctant to let
it go, old men bent their white heads
against it, while loving, anxious moth
ers petitioned him to bless their chill
dren. Then he was standing in the
center of the room blessing us and our
friends, and in few moments had
passed out, the memory of his presence
remaining like gentle BENSON
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-10-07
Golden Jubilee
OF Pope Plus X.
Roman Pontff Is Plain IN Tastes and
Democratic N Character How He
ncped an Artist-Pnest.

"HE golden jubilee of the pope
that is, his celebration Of the
fiftieth anniversary Of his ordi-
nation to the priesthood-ha oc-
casioned the telling Of many stories IL
Illustrating the democratic character and
kindness of heart of the Roman pom
tiff.
One Of those who have been privi-
legged to form an intimate acquaintance
with Pope Plus x. is the Rev. R.
Gerrer, an artist-priest Of Chicago.
Father Gerrer painted the only por-
trait Of the present occupant Of the
Roman see that has yet been placed
within the historic precincts of the
Vatican.
The greatest artists known through
out the past centuries have esteemed it
a mighty honor to have the head of the
Roman Catholic church sit for their
brush. Only the master painters of
the world have succeeded in having
their canvases permanently placed
where millions of the devout every year
may gaze upon their creations in color.
It was in the winter Of 1904 that
Father Gerrer painted the present pope.
His fame had preceded him to the Vat
lean all the way from secluded mon
astery in Oklahoma. When, after the
proper presentation Of credentials, he
craved the supreme pontiff Of the
church the opportunity to use his hum
BILE brush few moments for a few
days, the pope gave him an audience
and smilingly said:
"Not few minutes, my son. Not
few minutes. You shall take your
time. All the time you need. We shall
let other things wait You have God
given gift You shall paint me and in
your own time"
The portrait was in due time com
pleted and has since received the high
est praise. The sittings gave the rev.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-10-07

GENERAL BOOTH SAYING GOODBY TO HIS
FAvORITE DOG AT HADLEY.
energy and ambition are almost equal
to those Of a youth. Not long since it
was reported that he contemplated re-
tirement as commander in chief Of the
Salvation Army, but his present plans
do not look like it. His African tour
will last several months and will take
him to regions Of the dark continent
where travel is by very primitive meth
DDS, such as bullock wagons, and where
the roads are very rough. Such dis.
comforts never deter the founder and
head of the Salvation Army from
doing what he considers his duty. He
suffers much Inconvenience just now
from cataracts Of the eyes, and under
these circumstances his courage in un-
Aertaking so exhausting tour is great
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-10-07

ago. "The liberty is much greater on
the dramatic stage. The actress has
more sway. In opera, no matter how
big the individuality, the artist must
measure her ways. She cannot get
away from the one-two-three beat
Of the baton. She cannot be all of her
personality. The music with it's
rhythm holds her back. She is the
slave of the composer But when she
acts without music she can be what
she acts"
Nine. Calve few years ago had
her tomb designed, explaining that
she shuddered to think Of the posi-
bility Of being buried amid inartistic
surroundings; also that she did not
wish to give her mother the trouble of
having headstone made for her. Two
statues of the prima donna herself
flank the tomb, one as Ophelia and the
other as Carmen.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-10-07
Curios For The Fair.

An old man who will admit
that he sleeps at all during the
night.
A feshy lady whose stiffness
she admits is old age instead of
rheumatism.
A little boy who refuses the Sec
ond piece of pie.
A girl who returns a borrow
ed book.
An umbrella returned and in
good order.
The preacher who stops after
"a word in conclusion.
The old maid who is strictly
honest, in giving her age.
The woman who leaves imme-
diately when she arises to go.
The girl who is SO modest to
engage in a round dance.
The young man who is willing
to carry a bundle on the street.
A musician who is not sensi-
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-10-07
A family Mix.


In the early part of the last
century there lived in an old
New England town a Mr.. Church,
who, in the course Of his pill
grimage through the xvale of
tears, was bereft Of four wives,
all of whom were buried in the
same lot. In his old age it be-
came necessary to remove the
bodies to new cemetery. This
melancholy task the much berea-
we'd widower undertook himself,
but in the process the bones of
the lamented quarter became
hopelessly mixed. Priding him
self on possession of a New
England conscience, Mr.. Church
would not, under the painful
circumstances, permit the use Of
the original headstones,. and pro-
cured new ones, one of which
bore the following inscription,
Here lies Hannah Church and
probably a portion of Emily. I"
Another: Sacred to the memory
of Emily Church, who seems to
be mixed with Matilda. /" Then
followed these lines:
Stranger, pause and drop tear
For Emily Church lies buried
here,
Mixed in some perplexing man.
With Mary, and Matilda probably
Hannah.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-10-07
CALVES CONCERT TOUR.

She Will Sing More Than Two Hun
dred Times This Season.
Nine. Emma Calve, the worlds
greatest Carmen, recently began con-
cert tour covering the United States
and Canada, during which she will
sing more than 200 times. Nine. Calve
is so fine an actress that, should she
ever exchange the lyric for the dra-
matte stage (as she once threatened,
she would in all probability repeat her
operate triumphs. She is so fond of
acting that her concert tour was some
what Of a surprise.
ut will always please me better to
act than to sing" she said not long