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The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Light to Invade Lovers Favorite Haunt

know it, is the greatest sparkling place
In the world after dusk, and thousands
OF couples undergo long trolley rides
Tor stroll through the secluded lanes.
Deputy Commissioner William c.
Cozier of the department of lighting
has filed with Park Commissioner
Kennedy the plans for a new lighting
system. 1t will replace the present
system, which consists of 259 old
fashioned naphtha lamps and a few
electric lights in scattered places.
The old system doesn't give much
light, and in most places Prospect
park is as dark, after nightfall, as
the blackest black paint could repre-
sent it.
The new plan calls for 76O of the
new Tungsten lamps, which Commits
sioner Cozier has already begun to
install in Fort Green park, as we'll as
some arc lamps. The maps show that
when the lamps are all in place there
won't be dark spot left in the park,
hardly, and the shady spots will be so
few and far between that a handful
OF bluecoats will be able to discourage
even the most heartsick youngsters.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
TICKLISH TRICK OF HINDUS
Feat Of "6ag.and.spear" One Of Great.
est OF Magician's Art, Requiring
Rare Skill.

The feat known as the bag-an-spear
trick has been considered one of the
greatest of the Hindu magician's art.
In this trick the Hindu fakir has his
assistant in sack and then uncere-
monious]y hurls his helpless victim to
the ground. Without sign Of warn
ing, the fakir drives his spear through
the center of the bag.
After withdrawing his weapon the
fakir stands and gazes dreamily over
the heads of the spectators. The body
within the bag founders about as if
in mortal agony. At last, when the
occupant is apparently dead, the fakir
again plunges his spear into the mo-
tionless body. The same antics are
repeated. Then the fakir releases his
attendant, uninjured from the bag.
Although the trick is performed with
all the carelessness imaginable, it calls
for more patience, skill and exactness
than any of the so-called black. art
achievements. From the time the at
tendant enters the bag both fakir and
assistant count every breath they
take. Wnen stated uumDer OF
breaths have been taken the fakir
makes his thrust and the occupant of
the bag is prepared to avoid it. Then
the count begins again and at the
proper time the spear is driven
through the bag second time. In
order to Grade the spear and make it
appear to pass through his body, the
assistant doubles up in as small a
form as possible. His legs are drawn
up close, with the chin resting upon
the knees and the arms folded round
the lower limbs across the shins.
When in this position, at the f1ftieth
breath, the spear passes under the at
tendant's arms.
The slightest miscalculation by Ell.
ther the fakir or his assistant would
mean serious If not mortal wound
for one and an unheard-of disgrace
for the other. The fakir and his at.
tendant are able to time themselves
to breathe in perfect unison.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
The WaIrus' Defenses.

A full-grown walrus will weigh as
much as 1000 pounds-a mountain
GUS mass Of muscle and blubber. He
is armed with tusks of ivory, some
times two feet in length. and when
from his upreared bulk these formid.
able weapons are plunged downward
upon an enemy, they are as resistless
as the drop of a guillotine. Such a
thick layer of blubber lies under the
skin that he is practically clad in ar
NOR impervious to teeth and claws
alike. So, unless the enemy is greatly
favored by luck, he has little chance
to overthrow his antagonist.-St
Nicholas.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

rH1NATOWN'S women missionaries
~ have abandoned the scene of their
labors. leaving their slant-eyed Bible
students to return to the worship Of
the gods Of their illustrious, never-to-
be-forgotten. greatest-grandfather of
thousands of years ago. For the first
time in many years the denizens of
Mott, Pell and Doyers streets in New
York city are without their spiritual
leaders, and the cause echoes back to
the murder Of Elsie sigel and the dis
appearance of Leon Ling, the China.
man suspected of the crime.
When Elsie Sigel's body was found
In Ling's trunk and it was learned
that her relations with the missing
Chinaman originated in her own and
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

A FTER DARK spooning and love.
IA making in Prospect park, Brooklyn,
will be no more. The lovers lanes,
which at night are now so dark that
the paths are followed with difficulty,
will no more be sought by the love-
sick youth and his sweetheart and the
leafy dells which even the hard-heart.
ed cops could not penetrate with their
vision will no longer prove an at
traction. The lakeside will not be the
place hereafter where young couples
can exchange the nothings that lovers
are said to exchange.
The onward march of progress, all
unm1ndful of loves young, sweet
dream, will make the night as light as
day in Prospect park. The big park,
1t might be said for those who don't
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
lTCHED FOR twelve YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell.
Peel and Get Raw-Arms Affected,
Too-Gave Up All Hope Of Cure.
Quickly Cured by Cuttcura.

II suffered from eczema on my
hands, arms and feet for about twelve
years, my hands and feet would swell.
sweat and itch, then would become
callous and get very dry, then peel
of and get raw. I tried most every
kind Of salve and ointment without
success. tried several doctors, but
at last gave up thinking there was a
cure for eczema. A friend of mine
insisted on my trying the Cuticura
Remedies, but I did not give them a
trial until got so bad that I had to
do something. secured a set and by
the time they were used I could see a
vast Improvement and my hands and
feet were healed up in no time. have
had no trouble since. Charles T.
Bauer, Volant, Pa, Mar. II, 1905"
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp- Sole Props.. Bosom.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

basket and gets a clothespin and sets
it astraddle on the edge of her work.
basket, and the evening passes az
quickly as could be desired. And she
says she has raised such an affection
for the dear good things that she can't
abide thinking of them all alone in the
cold cellarway in a draughty willow
basket, and every night she puts them
all snugly to bed in the spare bed in
the east bedroom. Miss Petunia says
that they look so sweet and innocent
lying there 72 in a row, with just their
little wooden heads sticking out be-
yond the covers, that every night she
gives each one of them kiss and a
little pat on the cheek before she
turns out the light. Bless their little
hearts!
Copyright. 1soe by w. q. Chapman.)
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rked Petunia
Line

clothespin was never intended to do
anything else. Miss Petunia couldn't
SO much as hang out a handkerchief
on the line without being shocked and
blushing like mile minute.
It didn't make the least difference
that Miss Petunia was not sparing Of
clothes. A well-informed stranger
who visited our town stated in the
hearing of some of our best citizens
that he had never seen, anywhere in
the world, as we'll gowned and out
fitted clothespins as Miss Petunia's.
They were fully robed in skirts and
underskirts and general trousseau
stun, including stockings, and yet
when they were stuck on the clothes
line they looked like reckless crea-
lures whose acquaintance one would
not care to make
The thing that worried Miss Pc
tunia most was that Sim Virgins, who
owns the lot next to her humble
home, built a grandstand on it, facing
Miss Petunia's yard, and sold seats
every wash day at ten cents a seat.
The grandstand was always crowded
on wash days by spectators come. to
see Miss Petunia's clothespin ballet,
and it was not at all nice crowd.
The best society all stayed away after
they heard what kind of a show it
was. It irked Miss Petunia almost
to death to go out and hang up a
towel and hear the loud cheers as she
stuck the clothespins on the line, The
audience got so it knew each individ-
ual clothespin, and gave them all
names, and when their favorites ap-
peared and began to dance in the
breeze they just went wild. And Sim
Virgins used to sell peanuts and
lemonade, and parade up and down be-
fore the grandstand as proud as if he
had thought of the show himself. 1t
riled Miss Petunia dreadfully.
At last the crowd got to be so noisy
that the city council met and consid-
cred the bad effect the clothesline bal
let was having on the public. They
appointed committee of censors, and
the next Monday the committee went
around and censored Miss Petunas
weeks wash and declared it injurious
to the morals of the community and
ordered her to discontinue it. They
said she still had the right to use
nude, unadorned clothespins if she
wished, but she couldn't bring herself
to do that, and it looked for awhile as
if she would have to discontinue wash
day, and so she would if she hadn't
happened to hear that the best so
ciety elsewhere was wearing divided
skirts for horseback riding.
For awhile Miss Petunia was
doubtful about divided skirts. She
was a little old.fashioned and she
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Noted English Suffragette Is Coming

is said to fully expect she will have
to go to jail in the end, she does not
know whether it will be before or
after she comes to the United States.
At any rate jail sentence will not
detain her long, as the English suf-
fragettes, by their hunger strike -
have way of persuading the author
tiles to let them out of Jail, so they
will not starve to death.
Mrs. Pankhurst, small, quiet wom-
an, SO years old, but as youthful look
ing as her daughters, has remark
able personality. In her suite of 13
offices In London she keeps in touch
with the suffragist movement in every
part of the United Kingdom and it re.
quires II typewriters to keep her cor.
respondence going. She founded the
Woman's Social and Political union.
She and her daughters are leaders
of the political end of the suffrage
agitation and call mass meetings.
window smashing journeys and ar.
range for street parades and train
speakers.
Mrs. Pankhurst Is regarded by the
house of parliament as veritable
terror"
She is the widow of the late DR..
Pankhurst of Manchester. She was
educated in Paris. is vegetarian, a
total abstainer, and no one would
think from her placid demeanor that
she could inspire others with so much
fanatical hysteria.
Already there is much speculation
in New York over the effect of he1
visit on Mrs. Blatch' conservative
equal suffrage friends. Mrs. Mackay
is conservative and has been working
all the year with Mrs. Blatch, and
what part she will take in the demon
strations for the radical English WON
an remains to be seen. Equal interest
is felt in whether or not Mrs. Belmont
will take an active part in the pro
ceedings.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
HIS PLEASURE A LATE ONE.
Probably Mr.. Hogan Did Not Realize
Just What Might Be Made Of His
Expression.

Casey was dead, and to do honor to
him the members Of the Thirteenth
district Tammany organization at
tended the funeral in body, says the
New York Press. Slowly and sadly
they filed past the coffin and took
last look at their departed comrade.
At the door each man paused to shake
hands with the sorrowing widow and
to murmur a few words Of coincidence.
When it came to Mr.. Hogan's turn, he
retained possession Of her hand, while
he delivered a lengthy Grafton con-
cerning the good qualities Of the de-
funct Mr.. Casey.
"Sure, it's plain you knew my hus-
band we'll, SIR" said the fearful Mrs.
Casey.
"Only by sight, ma'am, only by
sight," Mr.. Hogan fastened to ex.
plain, II never had the pleasure Of
meetin' him til today"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Turkish Kindness to Animals.

turkish Kindness to Animals.
IN the matter of kindness to ami.
mails it Is said that the Turk cannot
be surpassed. Thus at Stamboul the
wandering dogs are treated with great
gentleness and when puppies come
into the world they are lodged with
their mother at the side of the street
IN 1mprovised kennels made out of old
boxes lined with straw and bits of car
pet. And frequently when a young
Turk happens to be flush of money he
goes to the nearest bakers shop and
buys a quantity of bread, which he
distributes among the dogs of the
quarter, who testify their gratitude by
jumping up at him with muddy paws
and shifting muzzles.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
H0N0RS we're WITH farmer
Mail Carrier Must Have Realized
That He Picked Out Wrong Man
to Have Fun With.

The new mail carrier on the rural
free delivery route glanced at the
name on the letter box by the road
side, stopped his horse, and spoke to
the roughly attired farmer with the
old slouch hat, who VAS resting his
sun-browned arms on the gate and
looking at him.
~ see." he said. "your name 10
Holmes"
"Yes."
beverly G.?"
Eyes. I'm the man that lives here"
ANY relation of Sherlock Holmes?"
gravely asked the carrier.
mo, SIR" answered the farmer. but
I'm detective enough to know that
you're not q very good Judge Of hu.
man nature. You took me for an igno-
Janus because I've got my old work
ing duds on. I'm Sherlock Holmes
enough to look at mans face and
eyes before I size him up as a.
Some mail for me? Thanks .''-Youth's
Companion.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
War Time Ink,

In the south war time ink was
make from the juice of poke berries
compounded with vinegar, or from the
distillation of vegetable products
known as ink balls. It was a fair
substitute when freshly made, but
soon faded from its original purple or
crimson color to one of ugly rust.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
EXPLODING TOY GAS CANNON.
Fitted with Spark Plug and Con.
nected with Small Battery
Gives Loud Report.

II you have a small cannon with a
bore of l or 1R inches, bore out the
fuse hole large enough to tap and fit
in small sized spark plug such as
used on a gasoline engine, says a
writer in Popular Mechanics. Fill the
cannon with gas from a gas jet and
then push cork in the bore close UP
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Gotham Finds Autos a Costly L,,x,rv

mobile driving. finds itself placed in
the position of being ar offender in
the same class.
Altogether Father Knickerbocker ia
nnding his gasoline carts an expensive
luxury, but no way of bringing about
a reform in their use has yet been
discovered.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Didn't Want to Embarras.


Tommy is a five-year-old and nos.
sesses lively imagination and an in.
curing disposition. He has been 20
ing to Sunday school for little while
and has heard things that have
aroused his curiosity, says the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal. The other dav
ne startled his mother by inquiring:
Mother, what does God look like?"
His mother was forced to admit
that she was unable to say and could
give him no information on the sub.
ject
20, that's all right" said Tommy
generously, seeing that the question
had only exposed his parents ignor.
ance. II didn't even see the stork
that brought mel"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Smallest Ponies in World.

One of the parks of Paris owns the
three smallest ponies in the world.
Jewel, Prince and Ideal. BY com
pairing the height Of the beautiful lit.
tie animals with that of the man
whose picture was taken with them
one can see how exceedingly small
they are. They are most precious
pets, and appropriately wear the most
expensive of pony clothes-white har'
ness-and, in chilly weather, Blanket
overcoats handsomely made.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Strategy Fooled.

Does your mother permit your ia
ther to smoke in the house?" asked
the young man who was calling on
her for the first time.
"Of course!" replied the maid. "Fa.
ther does just as he likes around the
home. But why do you ask?"
Il have a cigar that intended Civ
ing him if he had to go out doors to
smoke it, but since I can't get rid of
hsm in that way shall keep it 1qyself
and smoke it on my way home"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Aroused Curiosity.

beg pardon" said the hotel clerk,
''but what is your name:"
"Name!" echoed the indignant guest,
who had Just registered. Don't you
see my signature there on the regis.
ter?"
y do, answered the clerk, calmly.
''That is what aroused my curiosiH."
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Find States Named Here

Mrs. Ippi wouldn't let Ida hoe in
the garden nor Della wear Carolina's
new jersey, because, she said: II
want you to go riding with the other
girls. Miss Ouri rode Island. Virginia
said: 'I'll mount Tana," but GEORGIA
said: I'll stay home so I can sass
ma" They had race up the main
road, but wouldn't let Mary land a
winner.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Hopeless.

Toni tell you, old man, Miss Cab
bic certainly has got pile Of money.
Why don't you propose to herr
Dick-I've started to do It several
times.
Tom-What's the matter? Lose your
courage?
Dick-No. b:t I'm never able to get
word in edgewise-Catholic Stan
dard and Times.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Eagle Flying.

Dated, but DR.. c. w. Townsend thinks
that the designer was right and the
critic wrong. All birds of prey, he
says, habitually carry their legs be-
hind In fight, except when about to
strike their quarry. Water-birds also
ny with their legs extended behind,
and pheasants, grouse and other GALL
naceous birds do the same thing as
soon as they are we'll under way. But
the passeres or perching birds, such
as English blackbirds, sparrows, rob-
ms, ravens, rocks, crows and swallows,
when in flight carry their legs drawn
up In front. The habit of humming-
birds is uncertain, although some have
been photographed carrying their legs
in front.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
IA SPARK r4ve
mI001MMMZmnmmn7mzmnzznm
Gas Cannon Loaded.

to the spark plug. Connect one of the
wires from a battery to a spark coil
and then to the spark plug. Attach
the other wire to the cannon near the
spark plug. Turn the switch to make
spark and loud report will follow.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

He Deserves No Sympathy.
It is merely waste of time to pity
a man who Is being made a fool of
by a pretty woman.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

on the col n 8
asked: "WhO ever
saw an eagle in
fight with it's legs
trailingbehind it -
This touches upon
q question that
has often hoen de.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Rare Combination.

"The time, the place and the girl.
How seldom we see them together!"
"And another rare combination is
TIE man, the scheme and the coin."
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

At my house, there's little maid.-
The prettiest ever SEEM
Such goodies she does bake for me
And keeps the house so clean.
She curls her hair, so thick and fair,
And wears such dainty frocks;
Keeps buttons sewed on all my clothes
And neatly darns my socks.
l prize this darling little maid
Far more than gems or gold;
And I'd not lose her. not for all
The wealth this world could hold.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

A feeling Of security and freedom
from anxiety pe1vades the home in which
Hamlins Wizard OIL il kept constantly
on hand. Mothers know It can always b
depended upon in time Of need.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Usa Allanea Poof.Eaaa

N 3 tho only relief for Swollen 0masts
Ing. Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet
Ease. g powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Cures while you walk. At all Drug
gists and Shoe Stores. sc. Don't accept
dress. Allen S, OlsuSted. Leroy. n. Z.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
HEARTLESS.

Horace-Ah! Miss Gwace, what
should young man do when he wants
to write spring poetry?
Grace-He should see q doctor.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teething, sofens the gurus, reduces H.
1AAma8on, aIays pain, wind colv. 25c bottlo
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

24IND !
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HOW EAGLE CARRIES ITS LEGS
Not Drawn Up In Front, as Supposed
by Many, But Trailing Behind
When Flying.

When the new $40 gold piece was
issued, in 1907, a critic of the design
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

Undertake deliberately, but having
begun, persevere.-Wren.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

A CERTAIN METHOD
!orc9fng cramps diarrhea and dysentery BY usin9
Painkiller (Perry Davis). This medicine has sus-
taned the reputation for over 20 c, and So
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

He's stingy man who will not give
you q smile.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05
Biz discount on All mems under.
wear # youE need la change come III.
Staleys is the best. Hol brook Mere.

ti
Mrs John stoesser died at $40
O'clock 81 the home 81 her. brother,
E,d. BIanchfeld IL Grand tIasrbor town 81 i.
ship. aftter y lingering illness of stuber.
Eculosia The deceased came yto the
home 5ofs her brother from Seattle last
Isspteln her and has been I'D very % poor d,
health all the time she has been here.
She u survived by her husband, a iii:
tie boy SIX years old, three brothers
!, and three sisters. l,nerals services
will Ne held today from the home; al
e O'clock ana from the Presbyterian
church IL this city at 1: sol Interment
I'M IN cemetery
sS If you are III tue market for shoes
come around and aees Us We can save
you none On shoes. Call ana SEQ.
Holbrook Nero
the Presbyt erian church Sabbath,
;Flebruar IsDs. services 81 follows:
Morning worship All IL Is CLOCK, SUB
s5ect over Unhinde ri,sd. Sabbath
school u "a o'clock. J,lior Christian
ndeayor Ut 5 sanior Christian
H,ndeayoIsat Is Is. Sub ect our
Christian Ende avor comrades tie
World round evening worship 1T
80 o'clock sub ject Judicfal
Case II these services Iss mi IL.
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ii.,f, 4 s: s..:9st ij3
.........(;1ARSKE:..

a number Of Josie Bakers little
friends gathered at the Baker resi-:
dence at Garske Monday, j January IS,
to help him celebrate his eighth birth.
||day. The little folks had a. very nice
| time with games and other amuse,
ments. Music was. furnished and q
lunch served, the party dispensing at
E2s d. m. Josie received many nice
presents from his numerous friends.
III Among those going to Devils Lake
Monday on business and To- hear the
Wright trial are, Messrs. Fred Duff;
Fred Bresch, Gust Garske, Chas,
Garske, NJ. Larson, Andrew Larson
and Edmond Burke. :ssEsy 5s is 81
Deputy Sheriff Arthur sorenson 81
Ward county; was at Garske Monday
and took q valuable witness with him.
l Miss Cunning CHAM visited at the
Gust Garske home a few days and re
turned to Devils Lake .Monda i5: 55{
| There viii be a dance at Bakers
hall at Garske, Feb 18th. Good music
/ and e. good time assured. II;
1t is reported that Miss & Heller
Breschs and her friend 4 Miss Rose
Powell went to Devils Lake friday Il
see the sDevil' and were stung 81
badly they wish you would not men
tion7 It.
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DAk ()TA MINI.
Devils Lake Girl IN Lead over Mime.
sofa Gill Id Piano Contest 81

s Miss Belle Sportsman, daughter Of
a MT. and Mrs. John Sportsman Of this
city. is the leader In a piano contest
being conducted by the ST. PAU Daily
News. Last Saturday Miss Spokesman
was IL the lead several thousand and
had been II the lead for the past seven
days. Miss Alma Mittelste adt of was
:.eca; MINI, was the next ID line, ana
f seems that the contest has practi-
cally developed Into q contest between
North Dakota and Minnesota, with
Dakota Ia the lead.
~ Miss spokesman Is putting forth 4
gerat effort 70 be the winner sofI tie
sflne instrument that Is to be given 81
the News for the young lady who sends
them the laragest number OF sub
5scribers. Her efforts have enlisted
scores 81 friends 81 the family who are
pioneers Ii this vicinity with the Re
suit that MISS Spokesman il. receiving
very material aid from numerous par.
ties throughout Ramsey county. 81
The contest closes at 3 ZOO o'clock,
February 24th, ana it: behooyes those ,l
who wish to bee the Devils Lake lady
win the prize for which she Is 50 earn.
estly striving. to give her what assist:
5ance they can TN this regard. ss5
She Iii very deseryi II yoIIr1p lady.
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f RESH F'IsE Rubin Fish
Market, first door NORTH of sBelI,s Nv.
cry barr