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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
HER LITTLE GRAY SQUIRREL
Lover Of Pets Writes ENTERTAINMENT
Of Small Animal She Tanned
Without Using a Cage.

A lover of pets writes entertaingly
about gray squirrel that she had
tanned without shutting it up in a
cage. She says, among other things:
whenever l sat down on the piaz.
Ia steps with handful of nuts in my
lap, my little gray friend was sure to
appear. One day saw him holly pur-
sued by another squirrel, which was
evidently much enraged. They dart
ed lrcs:7 tree to tree, and from branch
to branch, cEtil my Cracker saw me,
when he instantly made a wild leap
in my direction, sat down close beside
me on the steps and hurled vitupera>
ton at his foe. The latter dared not
come near, and presently skunk away,
leaving my pet victor.
LAS his fear wore away, Cracker
began to show himself a verftable
Oliver Twist: he was never satisfied
with the number of nuts l brought,
AID then I showed him my empty
hands to convince him that l had no
u1ore, he would jump up on the step
above me and claw at my sleeves,
eVldently thinking that bushels OF
nuts might be concealed in their
folds.
Zone afternoon a friend attempted
to take photograph of Cracker sit
ting on my knee, but that gentleman
was SO much interested in the camera
that for some time I could not induce
him to look at me. He examined the
camera carefully on all sides, took
the cord which held the cover in his
little black paws, and showed a dis.
position to sit on top of the case.
Il coaxed him to come to me, but
when the shutter of the camera closed
with little click he whisked up
tree and chartered angrily at us, as if
scolding us for a breach of faith"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
where THEY LEARN ECONOMY
Matron Knew What She Was, About
When She Went to Engage
e Maid.

The manager Of the employment
agency was used to hearing women in
search of maids ask applicants all
sorts of queer questions, says the New
York Tribune; but this .matron made.
him mildly curious. OF Ia girls IN
turn she had inquired: "Have you
worked in a minister's family?" None
Of them had. TOO bad" said the ma
tron to the manager. "None Of these
girls will do H..
MAY ASK" said the manager,
why you are anxious to know II
these girls have worked in ministers
families?"
why, the fact is, we're very hard
up just now" said the matron, candid
ly; II want girl who knows how to
economic, and those who have worked
in clergymen's families, I've discov-
cred, have learned that lesson"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
A New Paris Game,

Juvenile Paristans have new game
to take the place of the diabolo craze.
It is called the looping bird.'' and is
little aeroplane shot up by aid of a
hook and pair of diabolo sticks. The
Tuileries gardens are much FREQUENT
ed by players of the looping bird. But
more ambitious models of aeroplanes
than the bird are now sold from $3.50
to $40. One of the latter is a very
good imitation of the Farman ma
chine. and is propelled by twisted In
dia rubber strings. On being wound
up the little aeroplane, which is pro-
vided with wheels, runs along the
ground for 20 feet and then rises to
from five to six feet and flies through
the air for some 20 yards or so. A
cute little toy for good children.
though NO doubt some bad ones are
not deprived Of it by their French
parents.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
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BOOMERANG FOR POPULAR USE
One Recently Designed by English
man Describes Big Circle
and Then Returns.

The boomerang and it's peculiarities
are generally known, but an English
man has designed one for popular use
ana in this connection there is some.
thing new to be said. A feature in 4
large circus now touring the country
Is the boomerang thrower. The boom
erang when thrown by the performer
describes circle of about $50 feet in
diameter and returns to the spot from
which it was thrown. The illustra-
ton gives an idea as to how they
may be constructed. They are made
Of strip of wood about half an inch
thick and two inches wide and from
tip to tip measure about IL inches.
On one end and in the middle they are
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
'A'A0 Ale 'O'''9 IMMINENT.
Spread Whole Box Of It on crackero
Mot tho Least Injury Resulted. )
Cuticura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.
Jew York friend Of Cuticura

A New York friend Of Cuticura
writes:
my three year old son and heir.
after being put to bed on a trip across
the Atlantic, Investigated the state
room and located box Of graham
crackers and a box Of Cuticura ONT
ment. When a search was made for.
the box, it was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents of the entire box spread on
the crackers. It cured him of a bad
cold and I don't know what else."
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient of Gu.
ticura Ointment is absolutely pure,
sweet and harmless. II it may be
safely eaten by a young child, none but
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected to attend its application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant.
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp. Sole Props., Boston.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
And He Suffered.

Little Willie, suffering from an at
tack Of toothache, had paid his first
visit to the dentist, accompanied by
his mother. Father, on his return
from the office that evening, was nat
urally much interested.
Didn't it hurt?" asked father.
Sure, it hurt" replied Willie.
weren't you scared when the dent
ist put you In that big chair and
started all those zizz-zizz-zizz things?"
"Oh, not so much"
THAT was brave boy. But, surely,
you suffered?"
"Of course I suffered. But just
kept repeating over and over the
golden text we had in Sunday school
last Sunday" .,
1.-THE golden text? What was it?''
why, Suffer little children to come
unto me-" replied Willie, glibly. II
kept saying that over and over to N.Y.
self, and the first thing knew it didn't
hurt any more"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
CHILDREN LIKE WAR STORIES
Teacher Urges Retention Of Entertain
ing Tales Of Battle in Schools
to Interest Scholars.

A Chicago school teacher, writing
about the national peace congress,
recently held in that city, says: I'VE
believe in peace, we all honor the men
and women who are devoting so much
time to it's real establishment on
earth, but to take from our school
books the war tales which make them
so interesting and which do so much
to awaken the spirit of patriotism in
our children would be going a ster
too far The men who spoke of the
'bloodless books should see our boys
when they read aloud or recite about
the achievements of our army of the
armies of other lands. Could stories
OF the greatest scientific achieve.
ments move them as they do? Let
the war stories stay, even when peace
has come-the children will be bet
ter for having read them"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
MISUNDERSTANDING
The Last Lesson
TOLD BY AN ALSATIAN CF1ILD)
Urom the French Of Alphon DaudeD
Copyright, by J. B. Lippincott Co..
IRON the French Of Alphonse Daudet)

I had been very late in going to
school on this particular morning, the
morning of the last class, and l was
much afraid of being scolded, the
more 80 as M. Hamel had told US he
would question US concerning the par.
tc1ples, about which did not know
the first thing. For a moment l even
thought of playing truant and running
on across the fields.
heard the blackbirds whistle in the
border Of the wood, and the Prussians
drilling in the meadow down behind
the sawmil; the weather was SO
warm, SO clear, and all this was much
more attractive than the rule for par
t1c1ples! But l resisted the tempta-
tion and ran quickly to school.
AS passed the Office of the mayor,
I saw everybody collected before the
little bulletin-board; for two years
this bulletin board had given us moth
ing but bad news..-battles lost, requi-
sitions, orders of the administration
well, what Is it this time?" 1 asked
myself without pausing to find out
But as ran across the public square,
Wachter, the blacksmith, who with
his apprentice was reading the plac-
ard, called to me: Don't hurry so,
youngster! You will get to school
soon enough" But I thought he was
merely making game of me, and pant
ing entered M. Hamel's little court
yard
counted upon gaining my seat un-
detected in the din that usually &C.
companied the opening of school-the
din Of desks opening and shutting. of
the lessons. which we repeated loudly
together with our ears stopped, the
better to comprehend them, and the
rapping of the masters great ruler on
the tables as he called: "Silonce!"
On this morning, however, all was
quiet as though it were Sunday.
Through the open window 1 saw my
mates seated in their places, and M.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
The Child Critic

The child" says a writer in tho
Daily Chronicle, rs a natural critic
1t was at Lyceum matinee: scene
Red Riding Hoods Nursery and IT,
tie Miss Marjorie Carpenter is ret;r
ing to bed. The tiny actress takes ~
a dressing gown, and caressine the
inevitable Teddy Bear, simn,a+as
slumber. The silence of the scene 10
suddenly broken by a surprised nro
test In a shrill boyish voice, oh. mum.
my. she's gone to bed with her hoots
on That youngster should follow in
William Archer's footsteps some d.- -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

Hamel walking up and down, carry
ing his terrible iron-tipped ruler un-
der his arm. was obliged to open
the door and enter in the midst of
this dreadful calm. You may Judge
If l was not mortified and afraid!
But NJ. Hamel regarded me without
anger, and said very gently: Take
your seat quickly, Frantz; we were
about to commence without YOU"
l clambered over the bench and sat
down at my desk Immediately. And
only then, somewhat relieved of NV
embarrassment, observed that our
master was wearing his handsome
green redingote, his fine plated frill.
and the skull-cap of embroidered
black silk which he usually wore only
on inspection-days or at the distribu-
ton OF prizes. Furthermore, the whole
class was extraordinarily grave.
But what surprised me most was to
see at the end of the room. seated
upon the benches which usually stood
empty, the chief men of the village
old Hauser with his three.cornered
hat, the venerable mayor, the aged
postman, besides a number of others
They were all as silent as ourselves
and seemed depressed Hauser held
wide open upon his knees. his huge
spectacles lying across the pages. an
old dog's-eared primer which he had
brought with him.
M. Hamel had taken his seat during
my astonished observation of all this
and now said to us, In the same gen.
tie and grave voice with which he had
received me:
children, this is the last time !
shall teach this class. The order has
come from Berlin that nothing Int
German Is to be taught hereafter in
the schools of Alsace and Lorraine
The new master will arrive
tomorrow. To-day is your last lessnn
in French. beg you will be very at.
tentive."
These words upset me completely
So that was what the wretches had
posted at the mayors Office. Nv last
lesson In French! and l scarcely
knew how to write! I would never
have a chance to learn now! How I
longed to recall the time had wasted
missing school to 90 birds nesting or
to make slides on the Saar! My books.
which l had always found so tiresome.
so clumsy to carry, my grammar, my
sacred history, now seemed to me old
friends from whom 1t would grieve
me to part. And as for M. Hamel-as
realized that he must depart. that
l should never see him again, the pun
ishments, the cuts had received from
his ruler, were forgotten. Poor man!
1t is to the honor of the class on this
last day that they were on their best
behavior.
Soon l comprehended why the ED
ers of the village had come to sit at
the end of the room; it was as If to
express regret at not having visited
the school more often; it was, too, q
way of rewarding our master for his
20 wars of good service. and of Day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
TOY FOUNTAIN is AMUSING
Water Spouting Up Continuously by
Use Of Siphon Principle Pleases
the Children.

If the children of a generation ago
were set down in nursery of to-day
they would doubtless be overcome
with wonder. Indeed, even their par.
ents would not understand the mech
anisn. Of many of the wonderful tops
that nmuse the youngsters of mod
ern America. Among these elaborate
playthings is something new in the
way Of toy fountain designed by a
Missouri man. This device consists
of a toy house with front yard. In
the center Of the yard, with the walk
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
Pleasing for Children.

sweeping around it, III fountain,
which plays continuously through the
use Of the siphon principle The tank
is in the house and the water which
spouts from the fountain is caught in
the basin of the latter aud flows back
into the tank, which has a lift pump
attached. The siphon, the principle
Of which is we'll known and would
have been understood by the old-ti-
mers before mentioned, keeps replen.
ishing the supply of water as fast as
it flows it's course.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
Toyseon Trains.

One OF the English railroads has
provided an alienation of the dtscom
forts of travel which does not SOW,
to have occurred to the compan;es ~
THIS country. It provides a how -
Toys with which a child may amuse
itself during the journey. The Inv
contains cardboard reprodnct,o, W. ce
one OF the trains of the road, also a
station. and with little figures Of M o.
sensers, guards. porte~s and neve-
boys. ae"s'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

% mercury viii surely destroy the sense Of unaal
and completely derange the whole system when
entering It through the mucous surfaces. such
articles should never be used except on prescrtp.
will do h ten fold to the good you can possibly d.
rive nom them. Halls Catarrh Cure Manufactured
by F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo. O.. contains no mef.
curry: and y taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF tho system. In
buying Halla CetaErh Cure be sure you get tn
Ohio: by +: J. Cheney Co. Testimonials free.
fSa ~ . m.c Fo; P P1ce =; .sc Per- bottle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
VERY ENCOURAGING
Ours and Theirs.

"A play on names unconsciously per-
petrated by my youngest. son was
very funny" said Flatbush man the
other day. I'VE live next door to a
family named Feitenour. and the other
night while my family was busy read.
ing In the library we heard racket
on the back porch. My son went out
to investigate, and on his return my
wife, always inquisitive, asked what
had caused the noise.
"'Nothin' but couple Of cats Jim
told her, and then I heard her ask:
Did you see whose they were?'
eyes; one was ours and the other
was Feitenour's.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

In the Land of Picture Books
Are open roads and shady hooks.
And sandy places by the sea:
And fairy rings meath spreading tree.
There is world Of girls and boys.
There are many tools and toys:
Something new wiener one looks
In the Land of Picture Books.
Curious children gather there
From over seas and everywhere.
And dress so queer, and strangely play
But I know everything they say.
Beasts and birds one n:ver sees
Upon our lawns or in our trees.
Throng the sight, whene'er one locke
In the Land Of Picture Books.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
She Buried Her Face in Her Hans.
Come Home, Mother.

Come Home, Mother.
Mother, dear mother, come home
from the club, and rustic some sup
per for me; tits time you were here
working over the grub and getting
things ready for tea. The tables not
set nor the teakettle boiled, the vege-
tables are not prepared; no wonder
my temper and feelings are rolled,
though tits doubtful, indeed, If you
cared. Come home, come home, come
ho-ho~home! Yes, cut your symposium
down a wee bit, dear mother, and
hustle right home!-Los Angeles Ex-
press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

ticed 1t beforehand. A n,av,n~
card is balanced on the tn 20
the foreflnger and a penny i.
placed on top Immediately ovor
the finger end, As shown in the sletch
with the risht-hand forefinger and
thumb strike the edge of the co~S
sharply. If done properly the card
will fly away, leaving the nenna
poised on the finger end
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
Repartee in the BRIGHT Family.

"The newspapers are making a
great stir about mems Discrimination
to marry" remarked Mrs. Bright.
1.-THE Bible says there are no mar
riages in heaven" commented Mr.. B..
And what has that to do with us?"
Bright laughed.
perhaps they are figuring on hav-
ing q little heaven on EARTH"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
What Royalty Costs.

Royal families are expensive luxur.
les, as John Bulls national balance
sheet for the year ended March 81
and issued the other day as a blue
book shows. Besides the personal in
comes of the king and queen annui-
ties are paid to the royal family as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
Mail Bags Spread Tuberculosis.

Letters and mail bags are carriers
Of tuberculosis. According to testi-
mony recently given before the postal
commission Of the British empire, dur
ing the last 20 years 80 per cent. of
the deaths among letter sorters had
been due to consumption, contracted
by the men after they had entered
the service.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
Ever Notie9

why are the children of the rich
so often intractable:'
Where you see home without
woodshed, there you are apt to find
a spoiled kid
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
A Distinction.

Tommy-What is the difference be-
tween vision and sight?
Tommy's Pop-Well. my son, you
can f1atter a girl by calling her
vision, but don't call her a sight.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

she calls it either shopping, visiting or
entertaining.
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rounded. The principle of the boom
erang was understood years aGp by
the native tribes of Australia. who
have long used it as weapon. These
natives are SO skilled in it's use that
they can hit their mark almost every
time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

1t certainly racks your system and may run into
something serious. Aliens Lung Balsam will check
quickly and permanently For sale at all druggists
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

ers will fail time
after time. It is
a good trick to
spring upon a
company casually
II you have nroo
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
has been used in many families for 0enefations
It Is relied upon for colds, neuralgia, sciatica,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

It's almost as difficult for you to get
q man to take your advice as it is for
you to take his.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

Mr.. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces In
oammson, allays PAIN cures wind collie. 25c BOTTLE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
COIN AND CARD ON FINGER
Simple Trick That Puzzles Many
After Much Effort, Is Easy
for Others.

This is simple trick that manv
can do at the first attempt, while 9th.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

Some men never do anything on
time except quit work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

Many true word has been spoken
regardless of grammar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

Strange how a girls ideal can d.
velop into merely her husband.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-12
Work While
You Sleep

Millions Of people have CAS-
CARETS do Health work for
them. If you have never tried
this 9seat health maker-Get a 1Oc
box-and you will never use any
other bowel medicine, M
CAScARETS roc box for q weeks
treatment. all druekists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes month.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-10
SWlnDLtR
RELEASED ON BAIL

Seattle, Oct. a.-Joe Carroll. alias
Ole Marsh. the wrestler indicted in
Nebraska and Iowa for alleged use
of the mails to defraud in connec-
ton with the Maybray gang of
wrestling and footrace promoters, was
released on $500 bail today. He
takes his arrest with perfect uncon-
Germ. declaring the charges against
him cannot be proved. In news
paper interview today he said:
If there Is wrestler who is not
crooked | do not know him and |
know all of them. If the men who
wrestle should be on the square and
settle their differences. how man.
hours entertainment would the pub
lie have: We have simply to jolly
along in order to keep up public i'll
terest.
Bert Warner and Win Harris are
still in the county Jail.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-10
WINS STOCK CHASSIS
RACE IN A SIMPLEX

Philadelphia. oct. 9.-Traveling nj
terrific rate of speed over the eight
mile course in Fairmont park this
afternoon, George Robertson won the
mile stock chassis road race in II
Simplex car from field of II auto
mobiles handled by some of the most
expert drivers IN tn. country. The
result of the race follows: Course. 200
miles. eight miles tn the lap, - times
around. first prize, $1,000 cup and
$4,000 won by George Robertson in a
four cylinder 90-horsc power Simplex:
time. 3:as;5s 4-s: second prize. $500
won by Bert Dingiey in "A four-eylin-
der. iD-hnrsc power Chalmers Detroit;
time, 3:si:2n; third prize, $50. won by
II. l.. Harding fn n four-eyIinder. 49,
horse power Apperson. time, 3:52:l1
7-10.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-10

Leach scored all right. but Miller wa
sent hack IL second base Ahsteln
STRUCK out ending the inning,
After that Pittshurg MAS practically
helpless with the bat Ii Was In the
second inning that Detroit began 10
break into the limelight by scoring
two runs Crawford opened by stfIa-
ing out and Ipelehanty was easy. Nag
uer to AhsteIn Mnriarits shot
screaming siagle To left and Tom Jones
nut another In tn. same place. Nor
arits going To third on hit AMI L
run signal sehmidt thsn tied the
score b. doubling over Leaehss heac
and Moriarity and T. Jones counted
ID. Jones started the third inning Ntth
Il pretty bunt along the third base Inns,
Bs.rne made a significant assist ~
Abstein dropped the laa and Janet
was safe Bush hit safely 70 left AMI
ID. Jnnss went To second Cobb then
wnrlea In. fast weakening Gamntfz
~ base ~ halls filling the aases
Crawford semi j SHIRT fly - Clarke.