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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

serve the guests with the delicacies
mentioned. In his right hand he held
bucket filled with ice and other
things
Just at this moment Mr.. Colgan
glanced downward in an unconcerned
manner, and the rat, hurrying for the
moment, trod on Mr.. Colgan's foot.
Mr.. Colgan groaned in a matter of
fact sort of way and relaxed his hold
for second on the tray. The tray,
unused to sustaining itself in midair,
left it's position aloft and settled pre-
cipitately in the middle of table sur
rounded by dinner gowns and evening
clothes. A dish of French peas glided
gently down the bosom of a gentle
mans evening shirt, while a lobster a
la Newburg clasped the lace gown of
a woman opposite. A mess of lyon
naise potatoes mussed the hair of a
second male diner and the remainder
of the collation. distributed itself gen.
erously over the whole of the party.
Then two of the women saw the rat.
AASy oAAANnOu dAAu, Win q olO" VI
lingerie and we'll turned ankles,
climbed into the chairs. Eight other
women saw the rat and tried to climb
the tapestries on the windows, and,
failing in this, hoisted themselves
aboard the tables. Then the whole
grillroom went up on the second deck.
The rat, shocked at this unusual oc-
currence, sought the street. 1t shot
out the door, and as it gained Jack
son boulevard it collided with home
going theater party. Men and women
tried to climb telephone posts, but
failed.
Walter Burke, who keeps the door
Ut the hotel, saw the turmoil, and was
on the job in a minute. After vigor-
Gus chase he succeeded in making the
rat escape up the street.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

where. There was plenty of dignity
IN this respect although the ire
pressibility of the "kidders' was al
ways in evidence. The "kidders" were
those aldermen who had made a repu-
tation in that line in their various
wards. and who rarely lost an oppor-
tunity to raise laugh at the expense
OF an opponent. And as ridicule is
80 potent as weapon, the "kidders"
often won by a joke what solid argu-
ment would never have gained.
All aldermen who have an eye to
reelection, and most of them have,
are as tenacious as snapping-turtles
for the improvement and benefit of
their respective wards. To be good
to your ward was to be good to your
self. A few electric lights here and
there, an improvement in the way of
paved streets where your "constits"
wanted it, or paving proposition
knocked out if they did not want it
(no matter if it was needed badly
was just so much strength for the al
derman in the next campaign. Then
there was the ward appropriation" to
be fought for in the council. The big
ger the appropriation the more money
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
DI6nIflEO RODENT
-: =. BREAKS up DINNER
WALKS INTO: eea,LLaoom-D,s.
PLAY OF: HOSIERY FOLLOWED
By HIS EXIT.

Chicago.--A rat, gray and dignifiedt
with the damp of many sewers gently
tingeing the perfumed atmosphere of
IN after theater gathering, strolledI
calmly into the grillroom of the Great
Northern hotel.
The rat was pursuing the even
tenor of his way and he did not OBJ
serve Charles Colgan, who was at that
very moment striding across the tiled
floor of the grillroom. -
Mr.. Colgan bore aloft in his hand
a tray laden with the delicacies of the
season. Mr.. Colgan is waiter in the
grillroom and he was Fastening to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
CHORUS Girl WINS
BOUT WITH HERO
VARSITY MAN lis MUSCULAR,
BUT HE GOES DOWN IN
DEFEAT. -.
SHE CH0KED HIM, HE DECLARES
When the Policeman Came in. She
Said They Were Rehearsing and
He Kept StiII-Robbed of
Halo,

Chattanooga, Tenn.-The naive con-
fession in a divorce petition filed in
the local courts by Charles B. Aldrich,
hero of many University of Chatta-
nooga football game, an athlete of
interscholastic fame, actor and favor
tie nephew of Senator Nelson w.
Aldrich of Rhode Island, has robbed
this society and matinee favorite of
much of the halo settled upon him by
his many admirers.
Mr. Aldrich contesses in his petit
ton that the former chorus girl, Mona
Ridgeway of the Fallen by the Way
side company. frightened him nearly
to death by strangling him one night
in their handsome apartments in this
city and that she had him so badly
scared that when a policeman burst in
!. their door, he was afraid to do else
:: than substantiate her reports that they
were practicing vaudeville act for
the summer gardens and that no per-
sonal violence was contemplated.
!; Early in the fall the Fallen by the
/ Wayside" company played a weeks
engagement in Chattanooga. Aldrich
+ was there as usual on Monday night.
Attaches of the theater noted that he
was back at the matinee performance
Eon Tuesday, and some little surprise
was manifested when he took front
box Tuesday night BY the middle of
the week every one who knew him
was wondering what attracted him
$50 much that he could not miss
single performance, and it was not
until freQuenters of the night cafes
saw him dining with a trim, stoutly-
built woman, evidently "a lady of the
stage" that they guessed the attrac-
ton.
The next week the company played
in Nashville, and Aldrich missed two
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
A Corrected Readinn

Mrs. Quiverful (sighing)-Seems to
me, poor folks like us always have
large families.
Mr. Quiverful (who has just laid in
fresh supply of shoes for Johnny,
Dickie, Willie, George, Jimmy and the
rest)-You mean, my dear, people with
large families are always poor.-New
York Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
Hou4eho4d Reform.

The reform that applies itself to the
household must not be partial. 1t
must correct the whole system of our
social living. 1t must come with plain
living and high thinking; it must
break up caste, and put domestic serv-
ice on another foundation. It must
come in connection with true accept
ance by each man of his vocation. not
chosen by his parents or friends, but
by his genius, with earnestness and
love.-EmersOn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
Doubtful Compliment.

Criticus-I overheard compliment
at the art exhibition on that painting
of yours entitled "A Decayed Forest -
DeAuber-Indeed!
Criticus-Yes. A stranger, after
looking it over carefully, remarked
that it was Chicago Daily
News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
Hatiey's Comet in 1910.

From calculations made by Prof H.
c. Wilson, which are quoted in Nature.
there seems reason to suppose that the
conditions under which Halley's comet
will return to us in 1910 will be much
the same as those under which it ap-
peared in 1866. It was then one of
the grandest objects which ever ap-
peared in the heavens, and made a
tremendous impression upon the
medieval world.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
Pas Opinion.

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is a
philanthropist?
Pa-A philanthropist, my son, is a
man who labors for the benefit of his
fellow men and makes them pay him
for his trouble.-Chicago Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
' A Slight Jolt.

Il want you to understand, sir"
said the pompous party, that am a
self-made man."
mo doubt about it," rejoined the
sarcastic individual. But it looks to
me as if you had spent too much
time on your feet and not enough on
your head -Chicago Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

Mere proof that Lydia e. Pink.
hams VegetableC Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. s. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
IL was great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sporting, of 154 Oey-
bourne Ave., Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
II suffered from female troubles, q
tumor and much Inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my Efe.:> Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation"
FACTS. FOR SICK WOMEN.
For. thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been tho
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displace ments, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tumors; irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, chat bear
ing down feeling, flatulencY; ndiges-
tion, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
: Mrs. .Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn Mass.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
Not Far Wronu.

Teacher-Tommy, who were the
early settlers Of New England?
Tommy Tucker-The Angry Saxons,
a'am.-Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
Expensive Collins.

Zinc collins are largely used in
Vienna, but the most expensive ones
are made of copper, and cost as much
as 1880, while bronze and copper
conn recently made for a Russian
archduke cost over $1,000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
''Heuo,Bo,
Smoker"
Aldermen of Every Type in
the City Council.
By ERNEST MccAFFEY

Expert Tells Of
Wide r ange in
Ability. Character.
Mannerisms s. ETC..
Q! the Men Who
epre sent the
People Locally -
How Prestige Is
Gained by Being a
Pal"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
OF Course.

IF the president dies who gets the
job?"
"The vice-president."
mo; the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25
More Refined,

More Refined.
Visitor-You say Bill was shot!
Cowboy-Well, We call it death
from lead poisoning."-St. Louis
Times.
WI SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
4 buy Furs l. Hides. Write for catalog los
N. w. Hide l. Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
Anyway. the man who borrows trou,
bio isn't asked to return 1t. .~"'
WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM.
Miller & Holmes. st. Paul, Minnesota.
Don't hand your friends q lemons
treat them to lemonade.
MILTON DAIRY CO., ST. PAUL, MINI.
Are heavy cream buyers. Get their prices.
The only way some people know Il
the other way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

The only way some people know q
the other way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

MY duties as a
IVA member of the
Board of Local I'm
provements, and,
a f t erw ards, as
mayors secretary,
brought me daily in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

MILTON DAIRY CO., ST. PAUL, MINI.
Are heavy cream buyers. Get their prices.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM,
Miller & Holmes. St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

Don't hand your friends . lemon5
treat them to lemonade.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-25

Anyway, the man who borrows trou.
bio isn't asked to return II. .~"'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
Burnt Sugar an Antiseptic.

The custom of burning sugar in a
sickroom is very current among all
classes in France, but up to the pres
ent has been regarded by scientists
as one of those harmless and useless
practices which are rather tolerated
than insisted upon by the medical
profession.
But NJ. Trillat. of the Pasteur In
stitute, now assures us that formic
aldehyde is given off by burning
sugar and is one of the most anti
septic gases known. Five grams Of
sugar having been burned under a
ten-liter bell glass, the vapor was
allowed to cool. Walls containing
the bacilli OF typhoid, tuberculosis.
carbon, etc, were then introduced.
within half an hour every microbe
had succumbed.
Again, IL sugar be burned in n
closed vessel containing rotten eggs
or putrid meat the disagreeable smell
disappears. Nj. Trillat affirms that
the formic aldehyde combines with
the gases given of by the putrid ami
NAL matter and renders them inodor-
ous.-Practical Druggist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
THE PASSING OF THE FOREsY.


AZ long az the forest stream shall live,
The streams shall flow onward, still
singing
Sweet songs of the woodland, and bring
ing
The bright living waters that give
NeV life TO all mortals who thirst;
But lhe races of men shall be cursed.
Yea, the hour Of destruction shall come
10 the children of men i'm that day
When the forest shall pass away;
When the low woodland voices are dumb:
And deaths devastai' 'On and dearth
Shall be spread o er the face Of the earth.
Avenging the death Of the wood.
The turbulent streams shall outpour
Their vials OF wrath, aud no more
Shall their banks hold back the high flood
Which shall rush DER the haryests Of
As swiftly receding again.
Lo after the flood shall he dearth.
And the rain no longer shall fall
On the parching fields and pail,
As Of ashes, shall cover the earth;
And dust clouds shall darken the sky;
And the deep water wells shall be dry.
And the rivers shall sink in the ground,
And every man cover his mouth
From the thickening dust, in that
drouth;
Fierce famine shall come: and no sound
Shall be borne on the desolate air
But a nurmur of death and despair.
Alexander Blair Thaw. in the Century.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
LONDON MAY SHELL PARIS.
Or Paris london-Col. Maude Has .
Gun That viii RevoIutionize War.

Col. r. W. Maude in the Contem-
porary Review describes a gun which
lis in existence and can impart by the
| application of electricity an initial We
locity Of 10000 feet a second 70 pro-
jectiles Of all dimensions and which
can be practically handled under war
conditions and on board ship or in per-
manent defences. Projectiles OF 2O0O
pounds weight lie fairly within these
limits"
In a succeeding passage he declares
that If the rule with velocities up to
$500 feet a second, siZ., that resistance
increases as the square Of velocity,
holds good at the righer rates, then
there is practically nothing TO prevent
these weapons from throwing shells
from London TO Paris or vice versa at
the rate OF few thousand day. The
inventor is w. s. Simpson, Scotch
man.
A reporter of the London Chronicle,
who interviewed Col. Maude, assures
critics that the greatest experts In
the country have seen, examined and
WlintSSbu the Nol hlhb vi wv
and expressed satisfaction with its prac-
ticablity He adds that Col. Maude
does not hesitate TO say that the re-
sults claimed at certain to be realized.
The fact that with this weapon 1t VIII
bo possible TO give a projectile We
locity of 10000 feet a second and up
ward without smoke fash or recoil'
will ultimately compel all nayies 10
abandon armor and devote their ener-
eies TO the attainment of speed as the
prime factor of success.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
Caves Of a Cannibal Race.

Strange evidences of cannibaiism
have been brought TO light with the
recent opening up of caves at ono
Tree Hill, Maungakiekie, New South
Wales, and another link has been ad-
ded TO the chain of interest enclrcllnS
this celebrated spot.
I'm one cave great piles OF human
bones have been discovered, mixed
up indiscriminately and thrown down
i'm one huge conical heap. These bones
belonged to victims taken by the Ma
oais in battle and slaughtered for cul-
mary purposes. Then they were
dropped down the funnel shaped
mouth Of the cave into darkness and
oblivion New Zealand Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
TRICKS OF ARMORY RUNNERS.
Little Devices of Board Floor Athletes
to Run With Spikes.

"In the armories around the city,
said the athlete, before the Governor
shut down on the continuous use of
them for athletic games, the runners
used to compete great deal. After
a while many Colonels issued orders
forbidding spiked shoes.
Now, some of the tracks on the
board floors were very small, and in
the sprint races those who didn't wear
tie short indoor spikes were very
much at a disadvantage. They used
to try all sorts of devices.
"One fayorite trick was to put
spiked shoe on the right foot. That,
being on the outside away from the
pole, gave something to brace against
in scrambling around the turns.
The clerk of the course was sup
posed to make an examination of the
shoes of each runner as he stood on
his mark before the race was run. In
most cases he went to the runner and
said, Let's see your shoes
THE man put up his left foot,
showing a plain, rubber soled shoe.
Then the clerk said, All right, never
thinking TO look at the other shoe,
and the man got away with it in that
manner. However, the clerks found
out about it after a while, and then
started TO look at both feet.
s.>Some men beat that by answering
to their names when they were called
for the heats and then stepping off
the track for a moment as IL to talk
to friends watching the races. When
the starter said, Take your marks
they hoped back and ran in the race
all right with their spiked shoes.
"Then after they won the heat or
the race they ran right on to the
dressing rooms and changed their
shoes. reporting to the judges at the
finish later. still out Of breath, in
regulation shoes, but willing to take
the calldown they got for not report
ing to be checked off in time. Finally
inspectors on the turns who got so
that they could tell the sound of the
spikes queered that game, and even
tually before the many sets Of games
were cut off the runners almost uni
versally obeyed the rules. New
York Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24

The plain guimpe is a fayorite one
for heavy lace. embroidery and ma
terials Of the sort and this season Is
being made both with long and with
short sleeves. This model Is per-
fectly adapted 10 such material,
while IL can also be utilized for the
blouse of silk and wool mater rials, In
addition to all OF which it serves the
very practical purpose Of making a
satisfactory foundation for tucked
lingerie materials and the like.
When used in this way the plain ma
terial can be elaborated TO suit In
dividual taste before cutting, and the
plain pattern can be laid on so pro-
viding the necessary guide as to
shape. In this instance, however,
embroidered filet net Is used as Q
guimpe with long sleeves and the
lining is omitted The long sleeves
are much liked just now for net and
other thin materials and are very
pretty beneath the short ones OF
heavier material, but the full three
quarter sleeves gathered into bands
can be substituted whenever pre-
ferred and both are equally correct.
The blouse consists Of the fitted
lining, which can be used or omitted
as liked and is made with front and
backs. II can be adjusted by means
Of tape at the waist line as illus
trated or gathered and attached to
the lining when that is used.
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size Is three and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
Cbamois Maker is a Magician.

Most everybody uses chamois, and
everybody imagines 1t comes from
the graceful goats OF the Swiss Alps.
But IL doesn't. II really halls from
the cavernous depths OF tanneries of
Peabody, I'm New England. Peabody
tanners make beautiful feathers OF
sheep pelts. The chamois maker is
a magician OF the leather trade. To
his doors he draws sheepskins from
the great ranches of Montana. or
their possible future rivals on the
plains OF Siberia. the pampas OF Ar
gcntina, or the fields OF Australia.
Mary's little lamb, masaueraiing As
brave Swiss chamois. has a wonderful
career.-New York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24

won't say ! was an Indian givef
TO heaven, then," quoted Victoria in
shocked tones.
NO" said her father. 81 think
Gladys may have the dog. I'll take
Billy out to Fox Lake with me next
week and that will comfort him.
was going 10 AXE you, Vicky, but
poor Billy will feel so Lad about that
little pup that he deserves a special
treat"
Two big tears splashed down Vic
toria's cheek. II think. papa, I'll go
over and tell Gladys mamma what a
bad little dog Spotty is. and then
maybe she will make Gladys give
him back"
NO, no, daughter, We won't do
that: think how terrible IL would be
to be an Indian giyer!"
But. papa, if she gave him back
herself"
Her sob was strangled by the sight
OF Billy coming down the street.
holding as tight as possible Spotty.
while that treasured beast alternate.
ly licked Billy's face and struggled
to get down.
"Do you know what that kid did
pa?" Billy's voice was shrill with
Indignation. Went and gave my
dog away 'thout asking anybody
But went and got him. | bet she'd
give him TO the dog ketcher; that kid
has more nerve."
"Oh, Billy, / wouldn't; I'm so glad
you got him back. | was going to
ask Gladys to give him back, wasn't
I, papa? think he's the dearest.
cutest, cunningest little lovey in the
world"
She hugged boy and dog until
Billy, looking very suspicious, com
manded her to quit.
What day are we going to Fox
Lake," asked Victoria, skipping by
her fathers side.-Chicago News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24

ly dressy effect, calls for the smallest
possible quantity of all-over lace or
other material of a similar sort and
which allows a choice of plain or
frilled sleeves, in elbow or full
length. In the illustration 1t is made
of lawn with the yoke of all over
lace and the sleeves of lace edging
to match, but tucking or lace edging
Joined one strip to another, or, in
deed, any pretty material that may
be liked can be used for the yoke
with the sleeves of frills as illustrated
or of the material lace edged. or made
plain with cuffs. For the foundation,
lawn and silk both are correct.
The guimpe is made with front and
backs. Ii is faced TO form a yoke.
which can be made on either round
or square outline, and is finished at
the lower edge with a basque portion
which does away with fulness over
the hips. When frilled sleeves are
used the frills are arranged over
pun foundations and are finished
with bands at their lower edges. The
long sleeves, however, are made over
fitted Innings. which are faced to
form the cuffs.
The quantity of material used for
the medium size is three yards twen-
ty-one or twenty-four, two and one
half yards thirty-two or one and one
half yards forty-four inches wide
with five-eight yard all-over lace. four
and three-Quarter yards of lace five
inches wide for sleeve.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
Horses Leo Amputated.

The veterinary profession is much
interested in surgical operation
which has been accomplished by Pro
fessor Urdiski, one Of the staff OF the
veterinary school at Bucharest. Hav'
ing amputated horses leg at the fet'
lock joint, after several failures he
succeeded in fitting leather boot or
artificial leg that enabled the animal
to walk about and take exercise.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24
Would All Depend.

Dickinson (shiverlng in the hat) -
What would you do to janltor VINO
wouldn't turn on any steam?
Kinser Ca caller)-Kick him down
stairs. unless | owned the bulldihs'
then I should raise his wages
Brooklyn Life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-24

a distinctive feature of some Of the
new neckwear is the combination OF
white and colored linen. which Is
seen in collars designed for wear
with plain white waists. or with
striped or checked blouses where the
colors will harmonic.