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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

Last september, when the rainy
season began in Betzville, the World
Renowned Higgins Three Ring Shows
struck town, and they were already
in pretty bad shape, the sheriffs along
the line having reduced them to about
one ring and sixteenth, and when
they came to pay the bill of the Betz-
Vile News for advertising, things
looked black. So Orley Gibbs, the ed
itor got out an attachment and lev
eyed on the show, but it was worse
than he had thought it would be, and
he had to take the ostrich. It was
either that or the hyena, and the os-
trich seemed more in an editors line
than hyena. An ostrich often
lunches on old scrap iron, and an ed
itor often comes mighty near having
to do the same thing in Betzville.
But when Orley had the ostrich he
was bothered. A bird that eats scrap
iron looks at first glance like an
economical bird, but scrap iron COM
mands a regular market price in Betz-
vile, and the only scrap iron Orley
had was his printing press. And that
press was such a disreputable lot of
old junk that even the ostrich would
not eat it. So Orley fed it lightly on
printing type, beginning with the KS,
for he used them less than the es or
is, but he saw he would have to get
rid of the bird soon or leave out his
local column entirely. So instead of
having the bird ruin the News Orley
thought of way to have it boost it.
There was a grand rush in Betzville
when it became known that Orley was
offering the ostrich as a prize to the
person turning in the most new sub
scriptions to the News, and Uncle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
GREAT LOVE: STORIES
OF HISTORY g

BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNEs
Copyright b1 the Author.)

There Is statue at the western
edge of City Hall park, New York 1t
represents a slender, handsome lad,
Nathan Hale, standing bound, yet un-
conquered; overpowered, yet un-
AFRAID; awaiting death at the hang
mans hands. The pedestal's letter
Ing records his last defiance to q
harsh fate; his regret at having but
one life to give to his country. or
the countless thousands who hourly
hurry past that statue, comparative
~ few pause nowadays, to look at 1t
or to note the faded wreaths that &C.
casionally adorn its base. Still fewer
know OF the sad, sweet love story
which alternately frightened and
darkened Hale's short life and urged
him to deeds of reckless daring. Here
is the story:
Hale was a Connecticut boy. His
mother died while he was very young.
His father, Deacon Richard Hale, then
married widow who had one daugh-
ter. Alice, pretty and talented girl,
who was about Nathan's own age. The
aov ,a c,., two young people
-. 49,. were brought up
Love A"a'r' in the same house,
1t was but natural that they should
fall in love with each other It was
equally natural that parental opposi-
ton should strengthen their love. Dea-
con Hale had great ambitions for Ma.
than. The lad was tall, handsome and
unusually clever In study and debate
1t was arranged that he should pre-
pare for the ministry. After he left
Yale he taught school at East Had
dam. Conn.,, in order to raise funds for
his course in the theological SEM
mary.
His father was resolved that so
promising career should not be in
jured by early marriage to a penniless
girl. even when that girl happened
to be the deacon's own lovable STEP
daughter, Alice. So the old gentle
man set about his self-appointed, dis
agreeable task of making such a mar
rage impossible. In East Haddam
dwelt an elderly merchant, Elijah Rip
ley, who also wished to marry Alice
Deacon Hale commanded his step
daughter to accept Ripleys proposal
Girls in those days obeyed their par
ents. To pair of dutiful, obedient
children like Nathan and Alice, the
deacon's word was law. So Alice,
though she loved Nathan devotedly,
married Ripley and made the old man
Il good wife, even though her heart
was with the gallant youth she had
been forced to give up. Nathan, in
despair, threw aside his plans of be-
coming clergyman and sought for
getfulness by throwing in his for
tunes with the revolution. The bat
tie Of Concord and Lexington had just
been fought april, 1775), and the
American colonies were rushing to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
Foo-Eye's Plaintive Protest.

fo9-Eye's PIaintive protest.
Fog-Eye Smith of northwest Wy.
oming bore an appalling facade. His
style of beauty was blight. Depend
ing upon his horrific exterior, he was
in the habit of trying to awe newcom-
ers. On one occasion, affecting some
displeasure at the manner in which a
pallid stranger watered his liquor, Mr..
Smith announced, frowning, that un-
less he detected immediate amend
ments he would send the neophyte
home in a market basket. (Which I'll
sure tear you up a whole lot" said
Fog Eye. Half an hour later Mr.. Smith
was found cropping about on the floor
under the poker table, hunting for his
glass eye, and muttering to himself.
The stranger asked with some evil
dence of Impotence what new line of
sentiments Mr.. Smith was now har-
boring. That injured resident, glazing
malevolently from beneath the furni-
ture, replied: Which sure do hate a
man with no sense of humor."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
Knew the CALENDAR.

They were little girls, so small that
the teacher was telling them about dl
visions of time, and receiving all sorts
of answers to her simple questions
The little girl who lived in a board
ing house was year older than any
of the others.
I'VE have learned that years are dl
vided into months, months into weeks
and weeks into days." said the teach
er. Nov can any one tell me how
the days are divided?"
The little girl who lived in board
ing house raised her hand, and was
asked to speak.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays, beef" she said, glibly;
Friday, fish; Saturday, corned beef
and beans; and Sunday. chicken"
Youths Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

bird loved him and longed to show it.
Colonel Phipps went down the road at
full run, and the ostrich followed
closely at a hic-coughy trot Just at
the corner of Main and Cross street
the bird began to shoot. For an in
slant it exhibited wild surprise, but
the moment after it had no time to ex-
hibit anything: 1t was exploding AS
with the rapidity of a gatling gun. OF
course there were only fifty cartridges
in the box, so the ostrich did not shoot
long, but it shot we'll. For . careless,
unaimed ostrich, firing wild, it was
beyond reproach. It shot the colonel
eight times out of possible fifty, and
with it's last, expiring throb it sent =
bullet right into the saw-dust filled
imitation ham in the butcher shop
window, and tomorrow at one p. m.
the ham and the colonel will be buried.
copyright. 1909. by W. @. chapman.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
HORSEPOWER Of Solar Heat.

Prof. ]. J. Thompson, in his presi.
Dental address to the British associ-
alton at Winnipeg, referred to the fact
that under a high sun and clear sky,
the solar heat falling upon the earth
is equivalent to about 1900 horse
power per acre, and added that he had
not the slightest doubt that engineers
would eventually discover how to
utilize this enormous supply of power
when coal Is exhausted and our
water power inadequate, it may be
that this is the source from which we
shall derive the energy necessary for
the worlds work. When that time
comes about, our centers OF industrial
activity may be transferred to the
burning deserts of Sahara, and the
value of land determined by it's suit
ability for the reception Of traps t.
catch sunbeams."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

ClOOtz secured one subscriber, and
Orone McDooble nearly secured one,
but that one got away. When the
contest ended it was found that it
stood:
Uncle .................1
OouolA O4Ouc. ..... u
Other distinguished citizens. O.
Wives of same. O
Colonel Randolph Phipps z
1t was learned later that Col. Phipps
hired his two subscribers to subscribe.
but this was unknown at the time. and
only goes to show how INSCRIPTIONS
he was. He said later that if neces.
sary he would have gone so far as to
hire another subscriber, he wanted
the ostrich so badly. COL Phipps
was leading raiser of Shanghai
chickens in our county, and he figured
that if he took that long legged ostrich
and tied it near his coop it would act
as stirring incentive to his Shang.
hais, and fill them with q desire to
emulate the ostrich in long legged
ness. He said that he thought that
II he could produce q Shanghai fowl,
with body of the ordinary size and
legs as long as an ostrich's legs he
would be rid, once and for all, of the
trouble of rats eating the new-laid
eggs, for he could build nests in the
trees, and his hens could easily stand
on the ground and lay eggs in the
nests
But the first thing he had to do
was to fatten the ostrich, for it was
pretty thin. Probably there never
was such a thin ostrich. 1t was so
thin that the roots of the feathers
on it's left side rubbed against the
roots of the feathers on it's right side,
and you had to look at it side-view to
see it at all. So Col. Phipps sent
down for a couple of kegs of nails and
the ostrich gobbled them down, and
looked around for more So the Col.
onel sent down to the store for more
nails, and he kept feeding nails to the
ostrich until the hardware man said
that he had reached his credit limit
By that time the ostrich was well
filled with nails. He contained eight
pennies and ten-pennies, and some
screws, and five pounds of spikes, and
key Of shingle nails, and the colonel
began: to- be afraid the ostrich was
over-sating, but the ostrich did not
think 80. Between meals it walked
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
Steals Alligator at Nfoh+

A lover of animals, George K Hail.
Ter: OF Altoona, Pa, a music dealer
and sportsman, who spent last win.
ter in Florida for his health. brought
nome with him three fine specimens
OF small alligators. He built a tank
IN his back yard and "watched tho
lively critters grow
IN view of the fact that an effort
10 steal one of them in the dark is a.
dangerous as reaching after a tran
set for bear. he did not make his
pen secure against attacks from the
outside.
inen one night bold thief ran thu
RISK OF losing his hand and stole one
OF the Saw-tOoth pets
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

Because he could not marry the
girl he loved. London merchants
son came to America in early revolu-
tionary days, to win such fame as SOL
der as might induce his sweetheart's
the match.
The man was John Andre. When he
was only Is he had met Miss Honora
Sneyd, pretty girl whose family was
somewhat better than his own. He
and Miss Sneyd fell In love at first
sight. Andre asked her to be his
wife. She accepted. Then came the
first and great obstacle to their happi-
ness. The young lady's parents did
not care to have their daughter marry
BRIDESMAIDS son. They positively
forbade Honora to think further OF
Andre. Tears. prayers and arguments
proved useless. The Sneyds were OBJ
durate. The engagement was broken.
Andre was set to work in his IA
theirs counting house in London. But
the young man speedily decided that a
business life was not only too tame
for him, but that it brought him no
nearer to marrying Miss Sneyd. To
eu drown his grief as
we'll as in the
'e'"'e" hope of making
for himself a name that even the
Sneyds must respect, Andre secured
commission in the British army and
came with his regiment to America.
Just before he sailed the lovers man.
aged to steal one farewell interview.
Their parting was Infinitely sad. yet
hopeful, for both believed the future
held great things for the young SOL
der. When she said good-by to Andre,
Miss Sneyd hung around his neck a
miniature portrait of herself He
vowed to wear 1t as long as he lived.
Then the weeping girl went back
home to wait for her lovers return.
while he sailed westward to begin
his task of winning fame fo- her.
Almost as soon as he arrived in
America Andre began to attract atten-
ton in the British army circles. Hand
some, graceful, full of fun, clever, and
with a peculiarly gentle charm Of
manner. he won all hearts. He was
the center of the social life at every
garrison he visited; and score of
girls are said to have fallen head
over heels in love with him. Though
he was chivalrous and attentive to
every woman, he remained true to
Miss Sneyd. He wrote exquisite po-
etry addressed to an unnamed wom-
an. The poems we're applauded, but
only his closest friends knew they
we're dedicated to the girl who was
waiting for him in England.
He won quick advancement in the
army. Brave as he was handsome, he
rose rapidly to the rank OF major AMI
adjutant general. While serving In
this capacity, in the autumn OF 17S0,
when only 20 years old, he was chosen
by Sir Henry Clinton. the British COM
mander, as agent to arrange with Ben
edict Arnold for the yielding Of West
Point to the English. Arnold, angry
at injustices he had received from
congress, proposed to sell to the en-
envy the West Point stronghold, Of
which he was the commandant. Andre
was sent: under flag Of truce, to make
the arrangements. The British ship
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
A SUFFRAGE Calendar.

A suffrage calendar has been pre-
pared by Mrs. Clarence Mackay, Mrs
Alice Duer Miller and Mrs. James
Laidlaw of New York, with appropri.
ate quotations for each day. From
George Eliot is quoted:
However, l am not denying that
women are foolish. Cod Almighty
made 'em to match the men,
From Frances Willard-AThe honor.
able gentlemen think we want the
earth! No; we only want half of It. u
'fOne from Boswelfs johnson is quite
appropriate: Though we,cannot out
vote them, we viii out-arnue than. {.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
WORTH KNOWING.
Simple Remedy That Anyone Can Pre-.
pare at Home. - -.

Most people are more or less sub.
ject to coughs and colds. A simple
remedy that will break up a cold
quickly and cure any cough that is
durable is made by mixing two ounces
of Glycerine, a half ounce of Virgin
Oil of Pine compound pure and eight
ounces Of pure Whisky. You can get
tn csc in any good drug store and cas-.
lily mix them in large bottle. The
mixture is highly recommended by
the Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati
who prepare the genuine Virgin Oil OF
Pine compound pure for dispensing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
Certainly Not Present.

1t was in one of the colored schools
of Baltimore, and the teacher was
an inexperienced one. There was talk
ing among the little negroes before
her.
Il want absolute silence" she said
severely.
Still the talking continued.
Il want absolute silence" she re.
peated again.
At the third demand one very small
girl spoke up boldly.
"Assalute Silence amt hyar," she
said. she's got de toofache. Lip
pincott's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
Woman Art .llbrari.n

Miss Jane Wright Of Cincinnati ha,
neen elected to take charge of the art
library OF Princeton university. sha
was librarian at the Cincinnati art
museum and resigned to 70 to primo.
ton: me trustees Of Princeton arc
sala TO have allowed the place to re-
man vacant for over a year because
'ney were anxious to get person who
measured up in, every particular +.
the standard which they had axsd
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
HOW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FJ. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly hon.
orable In all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALD1No. k1NNAN 4 MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of tho
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents pr
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take HauO Family Pulls for constipation,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
An Educational Problem.

Little Margery has just begun to go
to the kindergarten, and is filled with
a due sense of the Importance of her
studies there and the solemn value of
the attainments that have thus been
put within her reach. The other aft
ernoon, after coming home from
school, she remained in brown study
for time, and then said: Mamma,
do l know as much now as I don't
know"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
Latest Coffee Rooster.

The latest coffee rooster has q sta
tionary inner cylinder and a rotating
outer one of perforated steel, With
and blades to insure thorough mixing
and even roasting. Heat is applied to
the inner cylinder by electric current.
For sampling the roasting. a small
cup is so arranged that on pressing a
knob three or four beans are thrown
out without stopping the cylinder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
Why "Potter's Field" for 1eooar,

Why "Potter's Field" For Beggars.
1t is not because the beggar fails to
make money that he finally lands in
the potter's field. ANY good, indus
trious beggar," says Mr.. Forbes, "can
and does make a great deal more
money than the average workingman. !"
But the trend of the beggar is down.
ward, and in the end he is pretty sure
to become a hopeless wreck and q
derelict,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

The world is all gates, all oportuni-
ties, strings of tension waiting to be
struck.-EmersOn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

PILES CURED IN TO Il DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT 10 guannteed to euro any eass
Of Itching. Blind Bleeding or Prutrudin1 En- M
ito ldAyB or money refunded. foo.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11
Children Who Are sicklv

Children VINO Are Stck1Y,
Mothers should never be without q box of
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
They break up colds in "a hours, cure Feverish.
ness, Constipation, Headache, Teething Dis
orders and Stomach Troubles. Over 10000
testimonials. At all Druggists, &c. Ask to-
day. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, W.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

DOCTOR YOURSELF
1hen you feel cold coming on By taxing few doses
Of Perry DdUts Patrkter. 1t is better than Ounine
and safer The large Soc bottles are the CHEAPEST,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

We are never too old to acquire tic
latest wrinkle.
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Counter lrritan1

Fuddy-Well, l suppose men and
women both have their troubles.
Duddy-Yes, and I've noticed that
the chief trouble of one is generally
the other.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

1t might improve the pound cake to
hit it with an az.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

Important 70 Mothero.
Examine carefully every bottle oil
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remedy foe
infants and children, and see that II
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-11

ClOotz secured one subscriber, and
Orone McDooble nearly secured one,
but that one got away. When the
contest ended it was found that it
stood:
New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
MYSTERY IN LOSS OF A DOG
Old Man Says He Will Spend a
Vacation in It's Solution.

William E1kins and his wife, who live at
No. 1s7 West End avenue, are mourning
the loss Of a mixed shepherd and collie dog
that has been their companion in their old
age On July a man in uniform came and
took the dog away. leaving note which
said that at the end Of ten days inforna-
tior regarding the dog might be had by
applying at Sixth avenue and 55th street.
Mr. Elkfns supposed that the dog had
been taken away because 1t had bitten the
seat from the trousers of a pedler's boy
who forced his way into the Elkins's apart
ment one day. Although he and his wife
missed the dog greatly, he waited until
the ten days were tip, and then went to
the building of the Board of Health, which
is at Sixth avenue and 55th street. and in
auired bout the dog.
According to his story, he was sent from
room to room with his note until he finally
reached Room 10. He showed the note to
two men who were sitting there. he said.
and they told him that he would have to
go down to 18th street He was pretty
well disguised by this time with the treat
rnent that he had received and his anger
knew no bounds when the men told him in
RESPONSE to question as TO what particular
part Of 18th street would yield information
concerning the dog, that Gust 18th street
was the best cleW they could give him.
EIkins says that he is going to spend his
vacation in an effort to find out where his
dog is. or at least in getting some salts
faction from the Board Of Health.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
KILLED BY ELEVATOR CAR
Negro Operators Body Caught
in Apartment House Shaft.

Firenen of Truck 81 worked for more
than two hours last night before
they recovered the dead body of COS
bert lakewood, a negro. who had oeeh
wedged between an elevator and the
ceiling of the first floor of the Washing
ton Irving apartments, No. 6oI west
151st street lakewood, who lived at
No. III West 134th street. operated the
elevator which killed him. AT go
O'Clock last night he answered call TO
the fifth floor of the apartment Inc
elevator started upward as the negro
touched the lever, but it stopped before
it had gone two yards.
Realizing that something was wrong
lakewood made an investigation. Whle
he was inspecting the car it suddenly
shot upward. The jolt knocked MIN
through the open door of the elevator
and his body was caught between the
bounding car and the ceiling Ihe
negro's screams died away as his lie
was crushed out According to a doctor
from the Washington Heights Hospital
death had relieved his suffering in rev
minutes. His cries brought many of the
tenants of the apartment to the hrth
floor and there was considerable con-
fusion until the negro's body was finally
taken away
New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
PLEADS FOR SON IN A CELL
Farmer Begs To Be Locked UP
with the Young Man.

put me in the cell with my sonny
DOOR sick, delicate boy Put me in with
him. He'll die there If he's left there all
alone the whole night" pleaded Herman
FeiIitz. a farmer from Corona. Long ISL
and, to Lieutenant Scanlon. in the East
9th street station house, last night.
Lieutenant Scanions heart did not soften
to the plea He had not noticed anything
particularly delicate about the son. Max,
g tall German youth, when Officer Dough-
erty. of the Society for the Prevention or
Cruelty to Animals had brought him In at
o'clock and had him locked up on a
charge of cruelty to animals
The young fellow had sent word to his
father. and in three hours the old man
rushed into the station house, all out of
breath When he found they would not re-
lease his son he made his plea TO be locked
up with him.
I'VE have no right to put men in cells
unless they break the law" said Scanlon
"Terl me what law I can break, SO can
join my boy" Feilitz pleaded.
II am q guardian of the law; not a com
pounder of felonies," answered Scanlon.
When Max was told of his fathers visit
lie sent up word for him to go over on
Tenth avenue, where the family has 4
friend. and try to get bail. The senior
Feilitz promptly acted on the suggestion
and hastened from the station house, but
up to late hour had not returned.