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state The plan of arranging the stars in rows was
also adopted.
The flag has 4e stars. and it is notable that it
has never had one taken from it, the government main
tanning during the civil conflict the sixties
tie which binds the states cannot be severed.
Although the flag has passed through three foreign
wars it has known defeat been traled in
the dust of dshonor Some of the to which is
sometimes put at home, however, not suggestive
of the highest respect But "a states and territories
have laws making it misdemeanor, punishablef with
fine and Imprisonment, both, to place inscription
picture upon the flag, and two bills before
gross with similar purpose being passed by the
senate at the session just closed.
On the Fourth of July of last year another star
added, and Oklahoma took her place in the gal
axy of states. The sun never sets "Old Glory"
and this before the acquisition of the Philip
pines the Aeutian islands, part of Alaska extending
so far west that when the sinks below the horizon
there it is just rising from the at Eastport Me-
Countless anecdotes might be related of devotion
the flag and of personal sacrifices made for its
walton. Women as well as men have exhibited sublime
herosm when the flag was I'm danger. And the prnc-
pies for which stands have earned for and for the
country the respect of all the world.
One of the least known yet precious Of the his
torc American now in existence is what is Familiarity
known in the ancient of Massachusetts,
the Bedford flag When the Concord Hymn" by the
"sage of Concord" Ralph Waldo Emerson first appeared
exceptions taken to the line Their flag to Aprs
breeze urfurled" the critics maintaining that the little
band of farmers who assembled at the Old North bridge
at Concord the historic 10Th Of April 1775 and fired tho
shot heard round the world" had no flag
AS in many other proven instances, the critics were
mistaken There nag at Concord, and that flag is
still in existence 1t carried by Nathaniel Page Jr.
of the minute of Bedford adjoining town.
This flag stored in attic in the old home OF the
Pages for many years. and thought so little of by it's
owners that occasion daughter OF the mousse
is said to have used portion of the gold fringe which Dor
dered to decorate costume for masquerade party
On the of the centennial anniversary of the
Concord fight" in 1775 old flag again brought
to light and carried the procession which part Of
the celebration of the anniversary
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the smaller arms Of the war craft:
The engineer, Of the train put
on all speed and carried his hu.
man 8 reiy tunnel q ] s4 !1El. !.
there he came to a stop. Lyon
had .his tfouF.inch guns directed at
the waterside wall Of the tunnel
wall and the shells began TO bat;
ter down the covering. A breach
was made in the wall, and, fear
ing that the whole thing would
cave in, the engineer took =. the
train out of the tunnel, and, gath
ering Roadway, 1t went at full
speed for the next hiding place.
Lyon took a flying shot and plant
ed a four-inch shell into the loco
motives boiler and it was all up
with the train. l. y. .-,,.. :;
The Dolphin went in nearer to
the Seach and the crew opened
with small arms on the eroops,
who returned the fire with their
rifles and then made a scramble
for cover. It is said that In this
affair 100 Spaniards were killed or
wounded. Rear Admiral Lyon is
spoken of by his comrades in arms
as "The Gallant Lyon" He is a
fine sailor and doubtless he re-
grets that he has come to the end
of his active duty cruise. and Is in
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that the audience had grewn so small
that. we must hereafter have, admit
tance'by;deket . Isstill remember their
consternstion,at' this proposal. But we
carried: the fplan through, aud there
after no one was admitted Who did, not
have e-ticksk: From that night the
hallz full st .eeery service: The
ticE4t rese;mbled in~ appearances q spa'
son ticket tothe most expensive
course 81 lectures or entertainments.
AS might A1e been teexpscted;stfe peo-
pie who g5tsstihese. tickets found it
quite impossible to sacrifice an ele-
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farms from which the chickens are
allowed to run: at will across the
tracks; the consequence was that the:
mangled corpse of a, fowl was often
found on or near the track. The boys
were always on the lookout for such
fnds, bearing them to the school in
triumph to be cooked and served TO-
the lucky finders while the " other,
boys, eating their boiled beef or NUT.
ton looked On 'enviously.. - .-.
Suddenly, however, the number Of
accidents increased, and the matrdn,
began to be suspicious She did not
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ment Of value, however slight that
value was. They were entitled to at
tend divine service that night at Fan
euil hall, while Tom, Dick and Harry,
their neighbors, were not. And this
slight advantage many Of them could
not relinquish.- Monthly.
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DREW THEM THROUGH Vanity

not fox churchgoers. The club Of
young, men who had the matter in
hand, left IS me the question of decid-
ing, what. cousss would Insure the
largest possible attendance: 4. ! vent
the first 5l9it; Eaad found Tie hslIs Hell
allied. The. second :ntght.:the aettend-
ance had dwindled perceptibly, and the
third: 9gaifx 1tghts thsI NJ ety
more than haK IN audience. ffaQed
the committee together. and told them
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show them In European waters the first receive
acknowledge salute to them from foreign power the
hrst to compel regular British manowar to strike to
tAen the first to display the~on board the ship
the linabpt, for 1.-The Limited States, which was
priately christened the America
Another connection of American womanhood with the
growth of the flag is interesting. The first flag rscog
nized BY foreign power Of silk, made and present
ed by the ladies of Portsmouth, N. H. 1t was said to
be about 36 feet in the fly John Paul Jones is aahor
ity for the statement that the flag ovee the
Bon Homme Richard when she fought the Scraps. He
stated that the flag went down with the ship, yet
flag is now exhibited in 1.-THE National museum whach is
said to be that Of the Richard A statement has also
by eminent authority that Ranger
not the first to receive recognition by foreign
power. but that the incident Antedated by nim
lar recognition off, the flag of the Hornet an American
vessel fitted out at Baltimore by Joshua Barney later
Commodore Barney. = ~
An uncertain thing is fame Whatever the truth dt
the various progress of the flag
continuous The flag of 13 stripes and Is stars vas
used at Brandywine- the surrender of FUR
the patriots during the dreary winter
Valley Forge waved at Yorktown and shared the re-
joicings at the close of the "a - ~
The first change came in 1894. when Vermont having
been admitted to the union in 1871, and Kentucky
1892, a bill was presented in congress increasing the
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see why there should be such a sud.
den increase in the percentage of NOR
tally among the chickens. When she
came to investigate she found her sus.
picions confirmed; for the boys had
been tndustriously- scattering corn an
Tue tracks. ;; + j, ) ,:-,:,. ;.
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Clever Scheme Through Which Large
Audiences Were Gathered to Hear
, Phillips Brooks. -

When Phillips Brooks held series
of religious services On Sunday eve
niRgs- in Faneuil hall, some doubt was
expressed as to the size Of the audi
ence. since it was plainlyt announced
that these services z We're foir the
"watfs" and "strays" Of the city. and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

Stratlng q
problem in
e e o m I.
etry in q
classroom.
On the
a t t e r =.
n o o n Of
J u n g 6,
1898, t b e.
D O l p h in
was cruis-
ing e a s t.
wardof the
entrance of
S a n t ia,
go harbor:
When ! his
vessel was
CT O sc in
shore Com.
m a. nd Q r:
Lyon saw,
a train Of
open fiat
cars 4 crowd
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ing Of the torpedo removals, gave, all the
credit to others. OF two young ensigns, Will
liam c. Cole and Yates. Stirling, Jr, who
commanded the whaleboats. Lyon wrote:
1T was as plucky an enterprise as ever I
witnessed. Day after day these young off,
GERS ventured close in shore within pistol
shot of q defense chaparral, where Spaniards
could have fired with certain aim upon them
with impunity, yet they; went about their
work as unmindful Of their peril as if demon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
AN AUTHOR ONCE.

He-When ], was at college, you
know, wrote little story and got
SIS for it.
She-Indeed! What was it?
He-"Dear Father-1'm hard up!
Please send me $25."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

While many think that the balloon
will come into general use, tho.
chances. are that, We won't all be sfly-
Ing through the air until e comet hap
pensto hit the.eaathANew York FSlb
graW. s
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How They Got, Chicken

! Some boys in New York industrial
school have discovered a; unique way
OF adding, to their somewhat. Amited
bill Of fare. The,sohool sis,noar.aaran'
road track, as are also several small
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
FLAG DAY AT HAND
BY MARIE EWGRT0N M00pRURR

LAG DAY, June IA, reminds that previous to
the so-called birth of the flag an American flag,
believed to be the rattlesnake flag of yellow
silk, had been raised above the Alfred, the flag
ship of the .commander-in-chief of the navy,
Lieut. John Paul Jones. This was December,
IT'S, but when the fleet sailed January Sits,
flag wasdispleyed with IL stripes in the field,
emblematic of the 13 united colonies"
Later John Paul Jones is credited with
being the first to hoist the Stars and Strires
over An American man.ofwar tho FIRST -
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ed with troops moving along the railroad the shore
toward Santiago. The road through tunnels and
cuts in the bluffs, but there occasionally open
spaces. When the train appeared in of the open
ings and was "skurrying" for shelter beyond, Lyon
opened OH it with the Dophins fourinch guns and with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

1t was Commander Lyon of the
Dolphin who cleared Guantanamo
bay of the torpedoes with which
it was strewn by the Spaniards.
Every moment of the time in
which he was engaged in this work
his vessel was in danger of being
sunk by a hidden mine, but Lyon
kept at the task until the seaway
was clear of the, explosive obstruc-
tions. .,,* =. &?.- f.
In Maclay's 'History Of the Uni
ted States Navy" the method of
torpedo removal that Lyon en-
ployed5 is thus described: "Under
the direction pfs this officer two
steam cuttersI each towing q
whaleboat some distance astern,
were employed, which, steaming
In parallel courses, passed over
every navigable part OF the hav
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

IVY nav AeAo'f .P"lt VI the pay Between the two
wnaleooats was stretched light chain some so feet
long AS the haeboats, drawn by the steam launches
moved along on parallel courses the chain swept the
water under the surface until it came into contact with
torpedo anchor and cable. The obstacle at once re.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

Anglers ICE CREAM CONES
G. L. Bradley & Co.. Minneapolis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

If you have friends in adversely
stand by them.-Dickens.
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faced death that day in the south Pacific
occasionally hold reunions in the city of
Washington that are az marked in their way
as the yearly meetings III the capital or the
officers who fought with Dewey in Manila
bay. -4---
The experience on the Trenton was per:
haps worse than any experience OF war, but
Admiral Lyon, then lieutenant, lived
through 1t to take an active part in bat.
ties which were waged against other Gle.
ments than those of wind and wave.
IN the Samoan hurricane Lieut. Lyon
bore an active part in the saving of his
ship In the rescue of the men of tho
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HoW's This?

HOW'S This?
We Offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward fue any
eaee Of Catarrh that cannot be cured By Halrs
FL. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known F. J.. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly HON
ofable In all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his nrm.
WALDlNo. KINNAN MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo o.
directly upon the blood and surfaces of the
system Testimonias sent tree Price Is cents pr
bottle. Sold by all DruGgists
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
"some say it's a mistake to marry"
"Well," commented Mrs. Sixthhub.
Ito err is human"
A DGEaestlc Eye Remedy
Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws.
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug
gists for Murine Eye Remedy. Try Mu-
sine In Your Eyes. You Will Like Murine.
While we have q great deal Of re-
.spect for old age. We: draw the line at
clearinghouse spring chicken.
WE PAY 1O-12c FOR cow HIDES.
High prices for Wool. Sell Sheep Dipcheap.
N. w. Hide & Fur Co.. Minneapolis. MIMI
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t a r d e d
the p 70 e.
ress Of the
boats, the
t o r p e d O
was raised
to the sur
face and
. ~AAO
As. usual
w i t h 4
brave man,
G o m .
mander Ly-
~- T. --4A
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Pigments of more than 400 different
colors are secured from coal. y

WE BUY CREAM-WRITE FOR PRICE
Miller & Holmes st. Paul, MINI.
Light, heat and oil are the worst
enemies Of the rubber tire.
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was total loss. The Trenton a EENN M
was carried ashore finally by ~ kW\M4Ml
the terrific sea, but through the s=;569kR fWWEV1W
excellent management of her UNMxu vXun a C\NN III
officer who maintained per- kyMVkm}DlkI N.Y.
fect discipline in a soultrying I'll $ E&D [8( N
time the vessel escaped de. 4S FL TX |HM aLN
structon In the Samoan har- Fl II r. 4EN ~
Dor when that tempest came 4 81 e.. |NZ
up, out OF the there were &a 81 ~ |S4& w
gathered menof-war of three WIS.,
nat1ons-America. Germany and -
::
Great Britain. The story of the IS>
tempest has been told time and Z1k
again. Everyone perhaps knows - v"[Y1
now the British sailors whose ~ % "M(
Vessei wasthe only staunch NT'
enough to put to sea in the ~ M%
teeth OF the storm, cheered ~~2
their sailor brothers who were %T
battling with death. ~
IL was under the orders Of
{: :: ! :
Lieut.. Lyon transmitted to him
oy Capt Farquhar Of the Tren-
ton that the members of the ~>
Dand of the flagship were &eW~\
dashed to the rigging in order ~
that they might hold their
places and play "The Star =
opansleo Banner to the keeping up the heart
.e" ~nen every moment thought to be the ships
al Tue lace OF death the band played the national
an'nem ana the crew sang while battling with the storm
for the mastery.
Ihere were II American officers and sailors lost in
that hurricane reports of the officers Of the three
american ships told in full the the heroism of
the common Sailors but said nothing of their own hero
Ism Inc story OF the deeds of Capt. Farquhar Lieut.
"A" "a ]ie IoSt OF the OmcerS OF the American
snip came from the pens of admiring aliens
During the Spanish war Admiral Lyon then a com.
mander' was In command of the Dolphin, a dispatch
boat message carrier though his craftwas Command;
or Lyon then service in which is ordinarily con-
soered the business of the battleshp engage.
Dolphin present at SIMPSONS bombardments of the
forts at the lentranceto the harbor Santiago Capt.
Lyon with the Dlphin, which was of such build that
a single shell probably would have sunk it, constantly
ran his vessel in at night close Notifications in
order to guard against of the Spanish
under cover of darkness
IT was the Dolphin under Commander Lyon which
supported the marines in their fights at Guantanamo
and at Cusco The Dolphin constantly sheed the enemy
causing them To break from to give the hdarinea
hidden enemy.
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WE PAY 1O-12c FOR cow HIDES.
High prices for Wool. Sell Sheep Dipcheap.
N. w. Hide & Fur Co.. Minneapolis, MINI.
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EDWARD q. CLAEko

Al:
miral Henry Ware Lyon
ID the highest ranking Of
fcer Of the navy who saw
service Oh board the man.
of-war Trenton during it's
terrible experience in
the Samoan hurricane n
years ago. The surviving
Officers Of the naVy4Vho
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
A Queer Cure.

Riding on an elephant in Ceylon. be- kind native prince on hunting ex- petition" said clergyman, "the con- versation chanced to turn on indiges- ton, to which I said I was subject. The prince at once pulled out black leather button kind of thing, which he was wearing on a string round his neck under his clothes
 "FWhat's this2' said I.
 ".A hyena's snout,' was the startling reply.
 "fWhat for?'
 "'To cure Indigestion
 How can it do this?'
 Tt is very simple. A hyena gets it's living by digging up and crunching old bones. Now, it possesses in it's snout this peculiar vfrtue-that when Its nose approaches anything hard, such as bones. these tough substances instantly grow soft and enable the animal to eat asem with comfort and benefit. So you will find that if you keep this charm Ae~sing round your neck the proximity of the hyena's nose, though dried up and lifeless, will soften your food, However indigestible, to- such an extent that you will never again suffer from Indigestion"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
PopuIous Chee=e,

A professor of the Swiss Dairy school at Sonntal has compiled statistics of the number of micro organisms found In cheese. His experiments lead to the conclusion that every gram (one-thir- deth part of an ounce) of fresh Elm menthaler (Swfss) cheese contains be- tween 90.OOO and 100. .OOO living germs. After two months the number has in creased to sOO.OOO. Cream cheese con- tains a still larger number of animal culae, a gram harboring after three weeks 750.OOO. rising to 100000 after B month and a half. These figures ap- ply only to the center of the cheese, while close to the rind families num- bering $500. 900 bacteria may be found in every gram of cheese. In about one and half pounds of cream cheese, the professor estimates, there are as many germs as there are human beings on the face of the globe It is SUD- posed that all or most of these mi crobes are friendly" ones and assist in the digestive process. We hope so. Grocery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
why Thunder Sour. M.Il.

To many persons the curdling of milk in a thunderstorm is a mysterious and unintelligible phenomenon Yet the whole process really is simple and natural Milk, like most other sub stances, contains millions of bacteria. The milk bacteria that in a day or two under natural conditions would cause the fluid to sour are peculiarly susceptible to electricity. Electricity inspirits and invigorates them. affect Ing them as alcohol, cocaine or strong tea affects men. Under the currents Influence they fall to work with amaz- ing energy, and instead of taking 8 couple of days to sour the milk they accomplish the task completely in a half hour. With an electric battery 1t is easy on the same principle to sour the freshest milk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
kans.. Duty and King. Enxl,.h.

Exhibited in the window of a watch makers shop in Manchester Is a faded letter of Nelson's. It tells an old, old story, reminding us of the time when, to uefend the shores of their native land. Englishmen had to beg and i'm plore for the bare material means to do it. It was so in the days of the armada and in Nelson's day. It has been so in our own- The letter reads:
 My Dear Sir-n you will order the Aga memnon to be supplied with 200 fathoms of three inch rope and 100 fathoms of two inch rope purchases will be rove to drag the guns We have not a fathom of rope in the ship. If you could spare us two ehreefold blocks and two twofold blocks am to be much obliged. Yours most faithfully, HORATIO NELSON.
 Evidently in his care of the kings ship the national hero was at the time somewhat, careless of the kings Eng iish.-London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05

will give with every package they sell their personal guarantee 10 refund fhe money if pr. Ames' Pleasant She oific does not cure. a reliable medi- cine at half price, with the gLarantee that your money will be cheerfulIy re- funded if the remedy does not cure.
 Anyone who is suffering from liver trouble, constipation. sick headache indigestion. bad taste in the mouth. biliousness, specks before the eyes melancholy, or tired feelings, should take advantage of this offer Messrs Leyerty do not know how long they will be able to sell Ames' Pleasant specific at half price, for the sale has been something phenomenal
 AS the dose is diminished after the first few days bottle that you can obtain now for 25 cents, will last a month. And it costs nothing if il does not cnre.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
Presidential Coincidences.

John Adams was eight years older than his successor. Thomas Jefferson; he eight years older than James Madf- son; he eight years older than James Monroe, and be eight years older than John O. Adams. George Washington ended his term as president in his sixty fifth year, and so, too, did John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day, July 4, 1926, exactly fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. One other president. James Monroe. died on July 4. His death oc- cured in 1SS1-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
obedIent, but Indignant.

s'Norah,' said the literary woman. 'T wish you would go down to the library and bring me 'Flavius Josephus-'"
 The new girl left the room to exc cute the commission.
 Presently a terrific noise was heard on the stairway, and Norah pushed the door open with her foot a moment later. dragging in by the collar a large and reluctant Newfoundland dog.
 Here he is. Mrs. Dinnis,'' she said, "but ye oughtn't to have sint me for 'im- It's a mans job. The haste thried to bite me, an I had to fight i'm iv'ry fut O the way.'-Chicago Tribune
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
Perfect Features.

In a perfect face every feature should bear a certain proportion to every other feature. The width of the face should be equal to five eyes. The dis tance between the eyes should be ex- actly equal to one eye. Another inn portant relation is that between the eyes and the mouth. The width of the eyes should be equal to two-thirds that of the mouth. The nose should be equal in length to the height of the forehead, of regular shape and pre- cisely defined outline.