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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Women to Eiaht Tuberculosis.

Women TO- Eight Tubereuiosis.. :,
One million women, representing
cities, towns, villages and isolated
rural settlements in every section 81
the country, are to-day enlisted in Z
campaign against tuberculosis. accord
ing to a statement ISSUED by the M
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention Of Tuberculosis. - In legis.
latures, in congress at Washington, in
society gatherings, in churches and
clubs, through speaking and writing
in every possible way, the women OF
the country are persistently fightin0
consumption.
With an organization established IN
every state Of the country, under tho
direction Of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs, and with associated
clubs in Alaska, the Hawaiian islands.
Porto Rico and the canal zone, the
women of the country have entered .
systematic crusade to carry the mes
sage of the. prevention and cure Of
tuberculosis into every American
home.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Logical Reasoning.

A certain young mans friends
thought he was dead, but he was only
in state of coma. When, in ample
time to avoid being buried, he showed
signs Of life, he was asked how It
seemed to be dead
"Dead?" he exclaimed. II wasn't
dead. knew all that was going on.
And knew I wasn't dead, too, b.
cause my feet were cold and I was
hungry"
But how did that fact make you
think you were still a1ive?" asked ono
Of the curious.
well, this way: knew that. II /
were in heaven wouldn't be hun
cry. And If was in the other place
my feet wouldn't be cold"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Blinded by a Sand Storm.

AS the sun rose it speedily dissi-
pated the river mist, and little way
out on the veldt and beyond the tim
Der, it was as sultry as ever. l could
spy some small specks away to the
southwark, and as fresh bit of veni-
son would be an agreeable change,
! started after what l knew would
furnish me Herewith, if l could man.
age to circumvent them. This was not
particularly difficult, for I could keep
myself covered by one ant-hill or an
other, and l got my buck all right,
sending the rest bounding away with
tremendous jumps. The ominous
darkening of the horizon had not es-
capped my notice, but almost before l
was aware of it the hot sand came
singing like SO much small shot
against my face. In such cases, the
only thing to be done is to throw
your breath till the hot blast has
blown over. The sand storm did not
last many minutes, but the thunder
storm Immediately burst In such "a
way al it only does in South Africa,
and l speak from experience both Of
this, a. we'll as other parts of the
world. It was over almost as. soon as
it canle;5 and for 4 }shof&> space the
sandy @y4AA{Neoke hse 81 sheet ct
water, whi0hA hlAeTtet4 EwaMsucked up
in no hWetsst sa4fibXsting forth
in ill. ~ splendor aids drying, mo.
drenched Is was, before ! could get
my buck Back ID camp.
After skinning my buck and making
the hind portions into, ham, and get
ting a meal Of fresh meat, ! set out
along the bank Of the ' river TO see II
l could hit upon any leopard spoor. I
had not gone far"beforef came to- the
remnants of q pe5cupine. LeApards
a apr IT, esyse sFat a s|a fs r
they are common, enough along the
Orange, river. II, d9Sbtless accounts
for the presence of thetr persec9toFs.
hunted Tor the rest sof5 the day. With
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

the Transvaai Beers, whose f1libustering
raids across the border were getting
worse and worse.
To cut my story short, however, and
get down to fast series of single
handed leopard kills, after following
the Dragons up as far as Mafeking
to no purpose, l returned to Kimber-
ley and the Orange river. I conceived
the idea of constructing a raft and
thus transporting my few necessary
effects, camping on the banks as in
clination led me, or, as I fancied the
locality favored sport. l had had too
much experience among floating logs
whilst numbering in America not to
feel at home at this kind of work;
and all in all, though I did not travel
far, I spent one of the most exciting
trips ever had. All along either
side of this fine river is wide belt
of "wait-a-bit" thorns and bush tim
Der, on which lovely green beetles
played in great profusion. l caught
numbers, every one of which brought
mo in Sd in Cape Town, for jewelry
purposes. l had seen beetles set up
in similar fashion in Rio de Janeiro
and so had an eye to possible bust
ness; as also, we used to get alligators
teeth down in Alabama and Florida,
but these creatures have got SO scarce
now that it hardly pays to hunt them.
Having got everything fixed ON my
raft, and as the river hereabouts was
familiar to me, I had no difficulty in
making landing, as l had proposed
some 20 miles further down, passing
the ford to Hope Town on my way.
Among other things had with me q
hammock and a poncho which had
used out in the Banda Orientale, both
of which, besides being of the greatest
use, went into very small compass.
After taking cup of coffee without
milk and a snack or two of spring box,
I literally turned in, with my carbine
beside me and my dog curled up at
my feet. to be lulled to sleep by sounds
as familiar as those heard on sum-
mer day at home.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

struggling little congregation Of the
synagogue hadn't been able to pay. the
rent. Their few pennies were needed
to keep their own roof trees and give
their little ones a meager fare. The old
teacher stood silent, with bowed head,
as, the poor furnishings were ripped
from the place and stacked in the
street below. Tears trickled down his
beard. The children carried the It'd.
ings through the squaHd neighborhood
and: In q moment the street, was
choked, with shrteking, gesticplating,
weeping men and women. They
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

WESTON, Ocean-to-ocean Walker,
Said recently: when you feel down and
out, feel there is no use living, just take
your bad thoughts with you and walk
them off. Before you have walked a mile
things will look roster. Just try it." Have
you noticed the increase in walking of
late in every community? Many attribute
it to the comfort which Aliens Foot-Ease,
the antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes, gives to the millions now using
it.. As Weston has said, 1T has real mer-
it. 1t cures tired, aching feet while you
walk. 10000 testimonials. Order Csc
package to-day of any Druggist and be
ready to forget you have feet. a. trial
package of ALIENS FOOT-EASE sent
BREE Address Allen S.. Olmsted. Le
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Mutual Surnriee.

A mission worker in New Orleans
was visiting a reformatory near that
city not long ago when she observed
among the inmates an old acquaint-
ance, a negro lad long thought to be
= model Of integrity. "Jim!" ex.
claimed the mission worker. us It
possible + find you here?" "Yassum."
blithely responded the backslider. rs
charged with stealin' a barrel O. sweet
pertaters." The visitor sighed. "You,
Jim!" she repeated. II am surprised!"
"Yassum." said Jim. 80 was I or I
wouldn't be here!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Touched Heart of Marshal

ment did their attention stray from
the white-bearded old rabbi who vas
teaching: them. Jewish y: prayers, nj.
though the, smeary little pictures on
aaahe walls and the myriad of noises of
sthe roaring East side street must have
'been constant temptation. And then
the door opened and City Marshal Lag
arus stepped in. ~dispossess warrant in
hand, says the New York correspond-
ent Of the Cincinnati Times-Star. The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

begged the ,marshal's men for mer-
cy. AS each bit of the poor furnish
ings appeared they .redoubled their
outeriea. The: rabbi. no longer erect
and venerable, but~sas poor: old. grief.
man, his eyes red with tears.
his hands shaking, moved among
them. trying to repress their emotion:
Marshal Lazarus was moved BY the
agony Of this, perhaps the mos: po Y
erty-strtcken eon&reeation in all New
York. He went f. the old rabbi and
handed him q little money. That's to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

a fine broadside and I fired, dropping
her at once. though she scrambled to
her fore feet in an instant. I could
see that her hind parts were para
lyzed; she was shot through the spine:
and as she turned to gnaw the wound
I quickly got another cartridge in and
hit her through the neck.
Getting the Cubs.
But this time the two cubs had re-
covered from their surprise. and as
the old leopard appeared to be done
for I gave one of them a bullet in
the chest, the other turning tail and
scampering of into the bush with
Snap" (who had got loose) at his
heels, whilst I stepped into the open
and let the one I had wounded have
another ball, catching him in the orr.
fee of the ear and killing him in
stantly. AS I approached them the
old one rolled over, and I was about
to fire at her again, when 1 noticed
that her eye was already glazed, and
it would only be wasting ammunition.
After a hasty glance of admiration I
left them as they lay and hurried after
the yelping terrier, who from the
sound appeared to have come to
halt, though l could hear no snarling.
Before, however, l could catch up, the
leopard must have made another start.
The scrub was thick just here, and the
everlasting "wait.a-bit" thorns retard.
ed my progress considerably, besides
Furnishing me not little. Still I
pushed on into the open :veldt Just
in time to see the two making across
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
The Young Dream.

The light was soft in the conserva:
tory.
But" said the young girl, -nervously
plucking to pieces a mauve orchid,
but there are microbes in KISSES"
The FLASHING Of the fountain min
gled with the low. deep voice of the
youth.
:. my microbes" he murmured. pas:
6ionately, ARE 10 lonely!" ;"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

with a lot of rock and boulders. look
ing a very likely place to hold such
game. went to the veldt side to
reconnoitre, and there Immediately
found fresh pug-marks, not only of
one, but of three, leopards; evidently
those of an old one and her cubs.
This at once accounted for the de-
meanor of the one had got, and as
a leopard with young, or for the mat.
ter of that any animal almost in such
circumstances, requires extra care in
tackling, called the dog to heel.
whilst cogitated a bit what course
to pursue. Examining the tracks, I
put the cubs down as half grown. I
also made detour Of the clump of
bush and satisfied myself that the
game was at home. Returning to the
spot where had first marked them.
| followed them in slowly, Snap be-
ing taken up with a piece of string.
He soon commenced to get very ex-
cited, and I could myself smell the
faint which always hangs around the
lair of the carnivora, be they birds
or beasts. The spoor was easy enough
to keep, as the path had been used
many times, and the leopard, dragging
her prey along; had beaten it down. I
had my carbine ready: for rapid shot,
for I felt sure we were coming close
to, and had hard work to keep the
dog from breaking away. Luckily the
wind was in my favor, and all at once
I came right in sight of the leopards,
the old one and two cubs, almost as
large as she was, basking i'm the SUN
in an open space in the glade: Il don't
think she saw me, as from: where I
stood Il was completely hidden :, in
dense foliage, but; she: stared hard. in
my direction, half rising to. her feet,
the tip of her tail twitching from side
to side, or, more correctly speaking,
beating the ground, 1t was as pretty
q sight as had ever seen, these beau.
tifA cats, but had not time for such
thoughts. One Of the cubs ATTEMPTED
to play with the ,bobhmg tail. land
this seemed TO-. irritate. her, for she
turned and gave the, offending young
ster q tap with her paw that sent him
sprawling. In doing so she gave me
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
New York Server Of Eviction Paper
Moved by Tragedy eof. which
He Was Chief, -

Thirty little children sat on cheap
wooden benches In the .second:stoy@s
room at II Suffolk street the osS u u
day. Every one Of them was rIa:
Most looked as though they hsot
had enough to eat But they were
bright;eyed and alert and not for q mo-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

said kindly: . 40
The Old man accepted Il; It: but Il /.
for my people,. he said proudly. my:
self, can starve. But who will watch
my little children here?'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Continual Doubt

Continual Doubt.
How many children have your
said the tourist, atfably.
Il dunno exactly" answered the
tfred-looking woman.
"You don't know"
Not for certain. Willie's. gone
fishin', Tommy's breakin' in a colt,
Georges borrowed his fathers shot
gun to go hunting an Esmeralda Ann
ID thinkin' of elopin'. never know
how many I've got till supper time
comes. SOS I can count EN-"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
AthIeticism Extraordinary.

AthIeticism Extraordinary.
why" said the first athletic boast
e; "every morning before breakfast I
get bucket and pull up 30: gallons
from the WELL" That's nothing" ~
torted the other. II get a boat every
morning and pull up the river."--Unt
versalist Leader. r,.. = ., 80,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Household Hint.

Household Hint. ..
DO you know how to use q chaang
dish?"
YES" answered Mr., Sirius Barker.
Il have some novel ideas on the sub.
iect."
what are they?"
THE best way I know Of to use q
chatting dish is to punch q hole in
the bottom of it. paint it green and
plant flowers in it."-WashingtoD
Star. 80 ''.' ~:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Following the Leopard's Spoor.

The spoor led along the bank for
some distance close to the river, at
which the leopard had occasionally
halted, either to drink, or to watch
for stray fish; for these latter they
will scoop out with the dexterity of
a raccoon, as I myself once saw. In
fact, they will eat almost anything
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
A Poor Memory,

A Poor Memory.
Have you forgotten that, you 0Wo
me- seven dollars?" .x
Dear. dear. had forgotten. Ny
memory; is miserable-but wasn't q
only }6.3o?"-F1iegende Blaetter.' ....s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

out finding any more signs, although
felt satisfied that there were some
leopards in the neighborhood, SO I
could only postpone my search until
the morrow. In the morning got
:1loat once more, and dropped about
tour miles down to the place I had
turned back from the day before.
This did not occupy long, and 1 was
soon fast again in a kind OF back
water, with my traps once more on
dry land. ! was eager to follow up
the leopard, which I was confident
had gone down, not up, the river; in.
deed, l had hardly proceeded a quar-.
ter of mile before I found pug.
marks, and quite fresh ones, too,
where he had gone down to drink.
This time the heavy rains had not
washed all trace of spoor and scent
away, and my dog was able to pick
it up easily. Seeing that my carbine
was all right and everything in its
place to my hand, followed Snap"
with some difficulty, for I did not
want him to come to an untimely end,
which might not be improbable II
was unable to keep him back some
where within bounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
HOW CARElESSl

He-There was nearly q bad fire at
the theater. .'
She-How was that? 49,:
He-The villain lit cigarette and
tossed the match into the snow!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Salt Water Baths In London.

A hourishing business in England
nov is sending sea water up to Londop
forr. the use Of those Who Wish q dip ii
the ocean without the, trouble Of travel.
ing down ID the seashore for Il. ::
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
Leopard
Alone in
BeChu-
ana1and
By Percy Sel0uS

)ME years ago, l
t und m self
stranded in Bech-
uanaland, where l
had followed a force
of irregular cavalry,
raised by Col. Me-
thuen, for Operat-
ing, should the ext
Oopov orico AGAINST
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11
First Shot Brings Him Down.

Once or twice raised my weapon,
only to lower it, feeling it was safer
to wait. On sudden he raised his
head, as If some sound at a distance
had arrested his attention, for he
gazed right away into space. This was
my opportunity-not< a very fine one
certainly, for there was quite a net.
work of small branches Intervening
but l got a pretty fair sight. aud let
him have it. Down he came, almost
before could jump to one side, with
thump that would have stunned him.
one would imagine, even II the bullet
had not smashed his jaw and gone out
through the top of his, head, bursting
an eye in its course. He was as dead
as a door nail, and a beautifully
marked, full>grown.' young, male, his
teeth being perfect: As was only
about mile from camp, got his skin
of at once, and taking the skull went
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-11

that moves-young birds, and for the
matter of that old ones, too, when
they can surprise them. A cat which
has run wild at home is a fair exam
pie of what the leopard is on a very
much larger scale.
The dog now came to a point at the
foot of a tree, and after some search,
for the foliage was very luxuriant, I
could distinguish the leopard lying full
length along branch, his head be-
tween his paws, his eyes being just
discernible, and that was all. l could
not get good shot at him, the angle
was too acute to fire with safety at
his head, and unless I got directly
under him l could not see him at all,
whilst the limb he was stretched out
upon practically protected him at all
vital points. Now and again he would
just crane over little and then draw
back before I could get a proper
sight, making all the time a snarling,
purring noise. Under the circum-
stances it would have been risky to
have attempted a shot, so was com.
PEELED to wait until he gave me some
sort of chance. To have had him
come tumbling down wounded was not
q bit to my fancy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-12-24
WHICH WAS RIGHT?

Mr.. Taft is reported rs declaring.
in an address made before some large
school while on his recent tour that
Education is the basis of our Civil
ization." Rev. J. Il. Hawthorne.
the distinguished Baptist minister,
declared in a sermon delivered in
Richmond sometime ago, that
christianity is the basis of of our
civilization. The Church OF Christ
not the school house, is the light of
the world.
Did these two distinguished men.
looking ut the matter from different
points OF view, mean To teach the
same thing? Their language does not
so imply. If not, which one was
right?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-12-24

kinds, fruits, and even dogs, but not
so recently. Every farmer wants to
pay i'm cash. The reason is obvious.
The cheapest thing he has is money.
Everything he has to sell brings "a
big priSe, and his money buys less
than ever before when he goes 20
Spendsit. y dollar bill will now
buy only about half ms much bread
and meat rs it did few years ago,
and the limit docs not seem TO be in
sight. In the same ratio the price
of this and all county papers should
be two dollars, instead OF one.
Instead and notwithstanding, SONG
farmers grumble and growl and
grunt when asked for their dollar, af-
ter waiting year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-12-24
A w. VA. PAPER ON THE
WILLIAMS CASE

The Huntington, w. Va. Adver-
tIser, as reported in recent issue of
the Roanoke Times, has the follow
ing sensible article on the case of
Judge Williams Says the Hunting
ton Advert User:
There has been an undue amount
of fuss ami furry over the case. Ac-
cOrding To the hest reports of the in
cidCnt, Judge Sanders cal led the Vii
ginia gentleman a liar. aud the Vir-
ginia gentleman proceeded To strike
Judge Sanders with the first thing
that he got his hands on, which
happened To be an ink bottle. Judge
Sanders was not seriously hurt and
the indictments, months after the
affair occurred, was rather n remark
able proceeding i'm Mcdowell county
where such little breaches of the
peace are more often looked upon
with lenient eye.
eff Jugde Williams violated the
law-and lie did, technically at
least he should he brought back to
West Virginia, given fair trial,
and, If found guilty by jury Of his
peers. should he punished. But there
are circumstances surrounding the
case, especially its revival during a
political campaign i'm which Judge
Williams was actively engaged, that
may justify the belief of the Vir-
gilman that he might suffer unduly
at the hands of the incensed Mellow
elites. In view of these things.
would il not be well were the case
transferred 10 another county Ca
bell, for instance-where feeling eth
er for or against the Virginian is
not such as may be the case i'm Me-
Dowell county. In such an event
Judge Williams would doubtless
voluntarily submit himself TO the
jurisdiction OF the West Virginia
courts, and, in case he refused, there
would be no legitimate excuse upon
the. part OF Governor Swanson for
refusing TO honor the acquisition is
sued by Governor GIasscock. There
would be an impartial hearing by a
court that could not be Influenced by
local sentiment, there would be no
threat of negro jurors, the ends of
justice would he secured, and there
would he conclusion TO an unfur-
tunate affair that ouht To, and
doubtless would prove satisfactory &c
all concerned"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-12-24
WELCOME, MR.. WILLIAMS.

The newspaper fraternity of South
west Virginia will accord Mr.. A. b.
Williams, the distinguished editor
OF the News Leader, cordial well
come. He has made the News Lead
er power in Virginia, and his
successor in the editorial chair will
have the honor, and responsibility
of following one Of the most brilliant
editors in the stale, and the Roam
oke Times, Of which he takes charge
January l, may be expected to be
come IA still greater force in this sec
ton. and in the state Roanoke seems
destined TO be great city. The Sec
ton of the country in which it is
located is great, and destined to be
Immensely greater, and the Roanoke
Times may be expected to take the
cad in the growth and greatness of
both.