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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

She took her books and went home
rather soberly. That night she read
them and finding certain of the ex-
quisite love poems, was thrilled and
enraptured. She wrote to Carter and
told him how lovely it was of him to
think of her and to send a message
Of his love in the words of his favor
tie poet.
The next day the two women went
downtown together. Mrs. Crowell
wore the silver purse. Juliet With
her shabby pocketbook, and away
from the glamour of the love pas
sages, again felt slightly aggrieved.
Why should Carter add to his moth
ers beauty with dainty trifes, when
that of his sweetheart needed en-
hancingo Moreover he had heard her
speak of her love of pretty things.
Yet he had sent her grave books that
must stand on the shelf.
Mrs. Crowell fingered the silver
handbag with delight. 1T was dear
of Carter to send me this" she said.
Did you like the books, Julet?"
Juliet answered family. The purse
at close range seemed so desirable
and the books on the shelf were re~
mote. She wanted something that
she could show the girls, something
that would glitter and swing from a
silver chain and add the final touch
10 her costume. On the way home
she still cherished her sense of grier
ance. To quiet her doubts she got
out Carriers letter. It was written in
his usual difficult scrawl, and she
read it slowly. 1t breathed his love
for her and she went to bed com.
forted.
But the next day her best girl
friend came to see her. What did
Carter give you for your birthday ?"
Mary asked.
Juliet hesitated. Books" she said
at last.
oh" Mary's voice held no en-
thusiasm. Il hope no one will give
me books for my birthday. l think
a man ought to pick out something
personal. Did you see the purse he
gave his mother?''
Juliet sighed. Eyes," she said
1T would have been more appro-
pirate for you," Mary said. Il don't
Gee what an old woman like his
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Stamp Carries Coin Safelv

Middletown. Conn.-There arrived
at the postoftlce here in the mail from
Cedar Raeids, Ia, a silver dollar, un-
1nclosed.
On one side of the silver dollar was
stamp for postage and on the other
was a piece Of paper which had b6en
pasted On, and which furnished the
means of writing the address and the
word Congratulations
The money was addressed to Mrs.
M. ]. Booth of this city and was de-
livered to the addressee. Not. only
was the means adopted of sending the
money novel one, but 1t showed con-
clusively the honesty of the body, of
men that is in the employ Of Uncle
Sans postal service.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

1t was fate that made Juliet's BIRTH
day and that of her prospective moth
er-law come in the same week. 1t Is
not expected that the course Of true
love will run smooth, and, heretofore,
the love affair of Juliet had had no un-
even places. She loved her betrothed;
he loved her, and they both loved his
mother.
Now and then a little jealousy of
Carriers mother crossed Juliet's mind.
The older woman was fascinating and
beautiful in way that Juliet had
never been and never could be. Juliet
was pretty and fresh and pink and
white, while Carriers mother was
stately and classic.
The two women talked of the son
and lover who was in the far west,
and planned for his Homecoming.
He will get here in our birthday
week. the mother said, land we will
have two cakes; white one for you
and a gold cake for me- You shall
have white candles and I'll have yell
low ones, and we will have jonquils
and lilies Of the valley in the middle
of the table,
Their disappointment came when
Carter wrote that he could not get
back in time for the celebration He
sent box with his letter. In 1t was
a silver purse and set of Browning
The two cards told that the purse
was for Mrs. Crowell, the books for
Juliet.
Juliet eyed the silver purse visit
fully. She had wanted one for years,
and Carter knew it. She felt a little
hurt that he should have sent her
books. OF course on the fyleaf he
had written with love, from Carter"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

New York.-Hereward Darlington,
investigator of spiritualistic phenome-
ma, gave what he called an EXPOSE"
of the methods of mediums the other
afternoon in the Berkeley theater.
The audience was treated to mani
festations Of the ordinary seance, in
Guiding slate writing, bell ringing.
table deviation and finally material
ization, all of which manifestations he
afterwards explained
Mrs. Darlington introduced the audi
ence into the proper atmosphere by
playing the piano, and the hall was
darkened, the red curtains parted, and
the stage was disclosed set for q
seance.
First, Mr.. Darlington took an ordin-
airy wax hand, made to resemble the
human hand, with a cuff and part of
the coat cut off just above the wrist.
He placed this on piece of glass sup
ported by four tumblers on an ordinary
table. He then retired to the further
corner of the stage and asked the hand
questions which could be answered by
rappings. The hand tipped and
raped. The audience was mystified
until Mr.. Darlington explained that
by means of black thread from the
cabinet to the hand of his assistant
the hand, which was finely balanced.
could be easily tipped.
A glass bell was rung by a some
| what similar contrivance. Mr.. Caring
ton held the bell close to Daniel Froh.
man, who sat in a box, but that man
ager was unable to detect any trick
cry, although the bell was ringing at
the time.
Mr.. Darlington then placed a man
dolin. bell and tambourine on a
table. He held red handkerchief in
front Of these. Both of his hands
seemed to be visible, holding the hand.
kerchief, yet the bell was hurled over
the top with great violence, the
strings of the mandolin we're twanged
! and the tambourlne was shaken.
All this was explained when Mr..
Darlington exposed the back of the
| handkerchief. A wooden rod held in
his left hand held the handkerchief in
| position, and at the other corner the
| stipulated fingers Of a wooden hand
appeared. His right hand was free.
A large oak table placed in the cen.
ter of the room was raised three feet
from the floor and then dropped A
smaller table even performed evolu.
tons in the air guided by Mr.. Caring.
| toms hand. A delicate piece Of wire
| was found connected to the table and
| twisted around one of the mediums
fingers.
The larger table was moved first
with hooks attached to the wrist and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
ALtTTLE HERO.

He rides most daringly to hounds
Upon the rocking chair,
Or calls the cat a tiger fierce.
And stalks up to her lair.
The rug becomes a battle field
Where spears and banners toss.
The hall river, wide and deep.
That he must swim across.
Behind each curtain fold he sees
An Indian chieftain grim.
And bandits throng the kitchen stairs,
And seek to capture him.
And when the stars begin to shine
In nights eternal arc,
He toddles up to bed alone,
Quite fearless Of the dark.
-Minna Irving, In Leslie's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
WHY SMALL BOY WAS HAPPY
Near.siqhted Stranger Thought Lad
Was Enjoying Sunset-instead
SchooIhouse Was Burning.

AS the rudy glow increased beyond
the brow of the hill the small boy on
the bridge clapped his hands vigor-
ously.
"Ah. my lad" said the stranger, who
was somewhat near-sighted, 1T does
me good to see you appreciate yon
beautiful red sky"
Eyes, SIR" responded the lad, with
his eyes glued on the distant glow.
i've been watching it for fifteen min.
utes"
well, we'll! It isn't often one has
the opportunity of witnessing such
grand spectacle"
Couldn't be grander to me, sir"
"A real poet, without doubt And
do you watch sunsets often, my little
MANI"
Sunsets? Why, that isn't sun
set!"
"Not a sunset? Then what is 1T"
"Why, that's the village school
burning down."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
SMALLEST DOG IN AUSTRIA
Bakers Wife Gave It to Princess
Windischgratz. Thereby Making
Her Very Happy.

The Princess Windischgratz is the
granddaughter Of the emperor of Aus.
tria. When she was but about eleven
years old she was known and loved as
"the little Princess Elizabeth"
There lived a baker in the city of
Vienna whose wife was particularly
fond of the little Princess Elizabeth.
This bakers wife had, in 1894, tiny
white dwarf dog given her, which was
SO small that. when full-grown, it
could sit on lady's hand. So small
a dog had never been seen before, and
people often came to the house on
purpose to look at it.
It was Christmas eve. The bakers
wife dressed herself In her Sunday
best. put the dog In a basket lined
with pink satin. and went to the pal.
ace where Elizabeth lived. No strang.
er was allowed to 60 into the palace
except by permission. She showed
the dog to the guards, and they were
so delighted with it that they man.
aged to get her into the palace, and
when once in, 1t was not very difficult
to obtain permission from the court
authorities to see Princess Stephanie.
the mother of the little Princess Eliza.
beth.
your royal highness," said the
bakers wife, Il hope that you will al.
low me to present little gift to your
daughter this Christmas eve; and
then she uncovered the basket with
the tiny white dog in it.
Wasn't the Princess Stephanie de-.
lighted with it? And of course the
little Princess Elizabeth was. She
gifts which she received for Christ
mas. The dog remained very small
and never grew to be more than five
inches high. 80
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Novel Swimming Suit.

the swimmer all his strength for the
kick back. Equipped with such an
apparatus a beginner may feel per-
fectly safe in the water, and an expe-
rienced swimmer will find himself
able to swim miles further than he
could otherwise do. The suit is made
of light rubber so that it does not get
heavy by becoming water-soaked.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Tribute to Hold-Up Artist.

Tribute to HoId-Up Artist.
"The train doesn't stop at Crimson
Gulch any more"
NO." replied Three-Finger Sam.
"I'm afraid the town doesn't get
much respect from the railroad"
Respect! Why, that railroad is
clean terrified. Ever since the news
got around that Stage Coach Charley
had settled here that train jest gives
one shrek and jumps out of sight"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Why- Sea Shells Murmur.

One is often perplexed by the muir.
muring sounds that come from & sea
she'll, but really there is no reason
for this. The sound is not the echo
of the waves. The hollow form Of
the shell and its polished surface en-
able it to receive and return the beat
ings of all sounds that chance to be
in the air around the she'll. There
are many. ,superstitions regarding the
murmuring of sea shells. IA IL,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F.. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. q.
We. the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney
for the last Is and believe him perfectly hon
orabe in all business transactions and financially
Able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDISG. k1NNAN Il MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

When Rubbers Become Necessary
And your shoes pinch, shake into your
shoes Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptic
powder for the feet. Cures tired, aching
feet and takes the sting out Of Corns and
Bunions. Always use it for Breaking in
New shoes and for dancing parties. Sold
everywhere Csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address. Allen 8. Ol1nsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Uncle Allen,

III you're getting old and don't
know it," philosophical Uncle Allen
Sparks, you'll find it out when you
go back to the town where you grew
up and look around for the boys you
used to play with when you were a
kid"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
An Egg Experiment.

top, will rest, as the Illustration shows,
In the middle of the jar of salt water;
but it will move toward the surface
If you add a little more brine, or
toward the bottom If you replenish the
jar with water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
More, Civic Rivalry,

More Civic Rivalry.
Squire Durnitt-We don't have any
burglaries in Lonelyville, and you've
had halt dozen or more in your
town.
Uncle Welbygosh tot Drearyhurst)
Their amt nothin' in your blamed
old town that's with stealth, an tho
burglars all know it
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Money Saved to Apple Growers.

Evaporating low grade apples for
export has lately had a good start in
the apple-producing districts of Tas.
mania, and promises much increase,
During the last year on account of the
establishment of several good apple
evaporating plants, utilizing up-to-date
American machinery, about $5oO,0Oo
was saved to apple growers on apples
which would otherwise have nealy all
been thrown away as unstable wasts
on account of low grade.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Still Life.

Still LIE.
"A moving-picture man was out
here trying to take some pictures OF
life on the farm. But he left kinder
discouraged"
pictures not success?'
mot entirely. He couldn't ketch
the hired man in motion"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Where Women Relon-

1878 Where Women Reign. -, g.: =
In Abyssinia the wife is master. II
her husband onends her she can turn
him, out, for the house and it, belong-5
atngs are hers.a - ssxGs~ IL 9ss ZEE u
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
NauohtV Bow.

x have been waiting for a week to
see you the worst way" he said.--.--s=-
"l9a o4e&; 70 80; ec:,e h:!: -
hour earlier when she had. her bathing
SUIT on" her brother hastily replied,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
She Was a Bio Fiohter

Mrs. Benham-Do you remember
when l had my coming out?
Benham-No, but it must have been
like the launching Of a battlship.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children teethng softeas the gums, reducesi in
hAmmatiOn ALIAS main wind 2oc bOttla
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
A Queer Ache.

One day Mary came to her mother
and said: Mother, my ear aches!"
'sDoes it ache very bad. Nary" ask
ed her mother .~r,1 '.s +..>o, 81.
NO"
well, run out and play, then you
will forget about II"
Mary went out, but pretty soon sho
came back and said: Mother, my
ear, does ache. It is not the hole,
but the ruff1e around It."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
II Only. ,

ID like to be q poet,
And I would be. every time,
II only when I had a thought, -
I'd dnd 4 proper rhyco,. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

Absence makes tho picture post
cards accumulate
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
Wealth on Library Shelves.

- Our greatest wealth is not IN. HeRf
ae4 wa-cctt. oo1sses or balances at lie
bank. It lies on the sshelves ct our
IibrAriek
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
HOW THE MEDIUMS
FOOL THE PEOPLE.
THEIR SO.CALLED MANIFESTO.
TIoNs- ARE NOTHING BUT !,
INGENIOUS TRICKS.
ARE DIFFICULT TO DETECT

Takes an Expert to Tell How tho
spiritual Phenomena" Deception
Is Practised-Much That Every
body Wants to Know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
WITHOUT RESERVE.
Peru Accepts the Offer of Mediation
in Boundary Dispute.

Washington, May 24.-The govern
ment of Peru has formally accepted
without reserves the mediation of the
United States, Brazil and Argentine in
the boundary dispute between Peru
and Ecuador.
United States Minister Coombs te1e-
graphed the state department from
Lima today to the effect that yesterday
morning formal copies of the joint note
in English, Spanish and Portuguese
were delivered to the president of Peru
and that the same evening he had been
officially advised by that government
that it accepted the mediation without
reserve.
The first condition upon which the
offer of mediation was made was that
the government should suspend the
mobilization of troops and withdraw
them from the border line. To accept
the mediation must mean the accept
ance of the conditions imposed and
therefore no further steps will be taken
by this government or Brazil and Ar
gentine until the armies now on the
frontier have been withdrawn. That
condition compiled with the three
mediating governments Immediately
will take steps to carry forward some
definite plan for the settlement of the
differences between the two countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
HE DRAWS The Line.
President Jordan Compares Hartman
and Rockefeller.

Palo Alto. Cal, May 24.-In Presi-
dent David Starr Jordan's address to
the graduating class at Stanford uni
versity yesterday the subject of which
was 1.-THE Wealth of Nations" refer
ence was made to the lives of E. H.
Hartman and other great financiers,
in drawing the lesson that mans sue
cess in life is not measured by what
he does for himself. but rather by
what he does for humanity.
'tIn those matters in which the per-
manent wealth of nations is concerned,
in the long future of mental and spir-
itual development the name of Harri-
man." said DR.. Jordan, "finds no place.
''The name of Newcomb in the same
connection will stand in larger letters
among those who, by life and inf1u-
ence, have made this world broader
and better one, or who have helped
US to see better what a broad and
beautiful world this really it."
Continuing, he said: "The name of
Rockefeller will not suggest Standard
Oil or the association of monopolies.
The Rockefeller Institute for Medical
Research represents one of the wisest
and most far reaching uses to which
any mans money can ever be put"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
CORBETT TO HELP JEFF.
Former Champion Is in Chicago on
Way to California.

Chicago, May 24.-James ]. Corbett.
former heavyweight champion, is stay
ing here a couple of days on his way
to Ben Lomond, Cal, to help condition
James ]. Jeffries for his fight with
Jack johnson.
Asked concerning his old time feud
with Joe Choynski, Corbett laughed and
said:
mo, I don't suppose we could be
called friends, for we've been enemies
practically since we were boys, but 1t
should prove no obstacle to our mutual
efforts to help Jeffries. I've forgotten
any hard feelings 1 ever had and L
hope Joe has This is too big a thing
for petty bicking to enter into the
plans I don't suppose Choynski and
/ ever will room together, but, so far as
I am concerned. I will greet Joe just
as cordially as if we never had had any
differences.
when 1 told Jeff some months ago
that 1 would do all iaA my power to help
him beat Johnson. 1 meant every word
OF it," said Crobett, and began light
training at once and increased it until
Tor the last two-weeks I have been do
ing what might be called hard train
ing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

scope showed carbon bands in the head
of the comet. These are confirmed bv
the development of the negatives made
nal activity of the comet is in full blast.
1t is making gas at a terrific rate"
Prof. Frost said he did not expect to
see the old tail in the east this morn
ing.
1.-THE old tail must disappear" he
added, when detached froE, its source
1t can only condense or fade away as
the end of an active tail always does" "
Fine weather for observing prevailed
throughout most of the night at Will
Jams Bay, although it was cloudy and
rainy over Chicago.
During the total eclipse the moon
presented the appearance of a Gull red
disk in the heavens. This, according to
Prof. E. E.Barnard, of Yerkes obser-
vatory, was due to the red rays of the
solar spectrum, which had the property
of bending inward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24

ties of press agents, employed to get
arguments against ship subsidy print
ed in the newspapers. A newspaper
man in Washington had sent the Win
field Free Press an article which the
editor had given to him.
what is the politics of that news
paper?" asked Chairman Olcott.
well, the majority of the stock
holders are Democrats, but it is trying
to be independent he replied. "It is
supporting Phil Campbell for congress
and Stubs for governor. The one is
a Republican and the other-well, the
less said about him the better
Mr.. Hackney failed to give the COM
mittee definite information. He only
knew that something was wrong, be-
cause ship subsidy bill had not been
passed.
"And," he shouted, "let him who is
not guilty show his hand and go 10
work"
Mr.. Hackney made short work of An
insinuation that interested persons had
paid him to publish his ship subsidy
pamphlet. He said he had paid for it
himself, that $500 copies had cost him
$101 20
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific
Freights Collide at Crossing.
The Engine of One Is Split in
Halves.
ENGINEER is KILLED.
Another Trainman Fatally In.
Jured-Both of Emporia.
Either misunderstanding or Dis
obedience of Orders.

Belle Plaine, Kan, May 24-H.
Rhodes. Santa F'e railway empIoye of
Emporia, Kan, was killed and Herman
knittle, a Santa Fe engineer of EN-
poria, was fatally injured at Z O'Clock
this morning when two freight trains
collided on a crossing near this town.
A misunderstanding of orders or dis
obedience was the cause of the col
lision. The engine of the eastbound
Missouri Pacific live stock train split
In halves and the engine and several
cars of Santa Fe California fruit train
NO. "a, eastbound, were badly wrecked.
Rhodes was crushed to death between
two cars and Knittle was scalded.
A relief train was sent to the scene
or the wreck from Wichita The BODY
or Rhodes- was taken there to a morgue
and knIttle to a Wichita hospitaL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-24
FIGHT AT BLUEFIELDS.
Government Troops Make an Attack
on the Rebel Army.

Bluefelds, Nicaragua. May "a
General Lara commanding a force of
government troops is today fiercely
attacking the provisional governments s
position at the rear of Bluefields. The
government steamer Venus is landing
500 troops off a lagoon 26 miles north
of Bluefelds bluff for the purpose of
attacking the bluff in conjunction with
General Lara's force back of Blue
fields.
The government troops began their
attack last night on the position
where the PROFESSIONALS had entrench-
ed themselves, but they were repulsed
and returned to the woods. An artil-
lery fire was kept up all night until
dawn this morning when the attack
was resumed.
The American gunboats Paducah
and Debuque are not interfering with
the movements of the Venus.