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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

NJ EW YORK.-Three weeks on q lin
~ tied diet in an endeavor to repair
the internal damage done by a runa-
way appetite couldn't obliterate the
memory of three-inch steaks and milk
fed clans and all the while that James
MCGOWAN sat in front of a mirror in
the Memorial hospital at Orange
watching his waistline assuming
Polaire proportions his mind kept re-
verting to menu cards he had met. He
talked constantly in his sleep, the bur-
den of his oratory being with mush-
room 20 cents extra" and "dishes
marked x are ready"
Try as he would he could not erase
recollections of times when he had
compelled the cook to beg for mercy.
He read whole reams of antifat fiction
and did everything possible to dis
courage his appetite, but it wasn't any
use. For breakfast, luncheon and din
ner he has been allowed a walnut, q
spr1g OF lettuce and ten drops of d.
luted water. He tried hard to con-
vince himself that he was overeating
and begged the hospital authorities to
cut the menu to one course
But his dreams were haunted with
sides of beef, acres of French fried
potatoes and showers of gravy. He
stood 1t as long as he could, but yes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15
City Items in Terse Form
Metropolitan News, of Interest
to All Readers
Some Woes of Diet Treatment Victim

terdey morning at precisely a quarter
of four o'clock, after the last of regf-
ment Of savory squads had marched
directly under his nose. each squad
carrying julienne potato for mus
ket, he sat up in bed and in clarion
tones demanded that the nurse bring
him two yards Of porterhouse steak,
half a peck of French fried potatoes
and such vegetable brick-a-brack as
might be necessary to accompany the
steak on its journey.
Nothing doing in the steak line"
said the sleepy nurse. Go back to
bed and I'll give you another walnut"
I'm done with walnuts." said Mr..
MCGOWAN. I've eaten 50 many I'm
beginning to feel like a squirrel. It's
James for a little broiled COW and 1x-
ings."
The nurse assured him that it was
against the rules to allow diet patiepts
to break training. She left the room
just then and her patient embraced
the opportunity to take himself by the
hand and make a dash for freedom
and regular food.
Policemen McManus and Almond
saw the white-robed figure and sneak
ed up behind it with drawn clubs. Be"
neving it to be the ghost Of some
misguided commuter, they were get
ting ready to soak it on the head
when Mr.. MCGOWAN saw them.
"Gentlemen," he pleaded, have pity
on me and get me something to eat"
What you need is something to
wear" said McManus. What do you
mean by frightening two honest po-
licemen out of nights rest with your
nj
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15
Fervid Vocabulary Cause of Arrest

was being charged with profanity
and lots of it, varied, variegated, lurid.
personal and original.
The southern gentleman kept it 10
ing to some extent even while he was
being examined at No. 1, but he did
quit in time to let them know that he
was not the owner of the horse.
About this time a hatless, breath
less real estate agent rushed out of
the District building.
"Somebody's run OF with my horse
and buggy! Where did they go?" he
shouted.
Meantime No. I had managed to
cool the southern gentleman to a state
where he would disgorge s. as col.
lateral, the price Of his profanity.
1t was not until the frantic, hatlese
real estate agent had reached No. 1
on the telephone did it become known
that the horse and buggy were his.
well, how did you come to get in
it," asked the policeman who had Of.
fected the capture.
you see, it's this way, sab. In my
town. sab, when we see q horse and
buggy standin' like this was, sab, out.
side the dollhouse, why, we materially
suppose that the drivah is inside. and
a tourist, sab, like myself, sab, gets
into the vehicle and waits for the
driver. to appear. sab. I was about to
offer the driver dollah, sab, to drive
me around, sab, when you interfered,
sab, with my personal liberty, sab.
Good-day, sab" ..s. @sz.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15
Cubs Mascot Tanned After Wild Chase

Pretty good team We have. eh?"
asked the Cub fan Of the Sox SUD.
porter, who was brushing the dust
from his clothes.
"Oh, don't know"
We'll, that was our mascot. And
the team is travelling about as fast an
Bruno, added the Cub rooter.
Then the team is going some" ad.
mitted the Sox fan az he turned and
watched the bear mascot disappear in
a cloud of dust
Bruno, closely followed by the small
army Of pursuers. continued to 1iGht
everything that came his way. unttl.
bleeding from . dozen flesh vounds.
the animal fell exhausted at West
Adams and Morgan streets.
The cub was penitent, and showed
no desire to romp and play until one
of the club oflcials had tied q red
ribbon about its neck. Then Bruno
frightened up. but did not try to e.
cape again. The cub was to make its
first public appearance at the West
side bail grounds % mascot az tha
Cubs in the aftoInoQn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15
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Fire Drill in the Biz Printing Shop

lnnumerable hose lines were con.
nected with fire plugs in the new
building. Nozzles were aimed at the
venerable structure across Jackson al
ley. AS the streams of water began
to play and the spray was rising in
clouds, like the mist from Niagara
| Falls, the printers, bookbinders, NO
man folders and other workers began
to file out Of the buildings.
There is an order that the exit of
the workmen and workwomen must be
through the side doors along the al
| ley and G street. Consequently, az
| the head of the line of workers reach.
ed the doors on the alley and wit
messed the deluge of water crashing
against the walls of the old building
and flying back in foaming masses
they tried to force thier way back in:
to the new structure.
Hundreds of toilers behind, not
| aware of the conditions in front,
pressed forward and forced the front
rank out into the alley and into the
torrents of flying water. The ensusd
| scene of excitement.
More than 100 employees, drenche6
| to the skin and looking like drowning
rats, yelled and fled precipitately from
the merciless streams. The wet ones
were naturally indignant at being
thrown overheard" in such q ruthless
manner, as a compositor expressed it.
and hurried home to shed their wet
garments.
In the summing up of the fire drill
| it was noted that about 500 worth OF
paper was so badly damaged by water
that it cannot be used for printing pur
poses; approximately 100 employees
were drenched with water, and twelve
or such like amateur f1refighters had
some experience and considerable fun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15
Army of Bees Sting Horses to Death
about 10000 in all

about $4,000 in all.
These bees Immediately attacked
the horses, singing them so badly
that both animals died within az hour.
DR.. Munson has long been in en-
thusiastic apiarist His hives are 10.
Gated in the yard at one side of his
house.
The coal wagon. driven by George
Low, drew up in front of the place
about o'clock in the afternoon. Low
was little dubious about venturink
inside. He could plainly hear an &C.
casional buzzing that was not alto
gether music to his ears.
A black swarm of buzzing bees i'm.
mediately few toward the horses and
Low. The latter went scamperinE
down the road with his hands up to
his face, brushing away a thousand or
more of the insects which had gath
cred about him.
The frightened horses were almost
instantly covered with the insects.
They started to turn toward the road,
but sank Imply in the traces, whin-
neying wildly with pain.
The entire neighborhood was in
stantly aroused. A crowd collected
at safe distance to watch the W.
usual event. No one dared at first
to go to the rescue of the horses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

CT. LOU1S.-"Young woman" said
~ a motherly individual, holding two
small; children in her weary arms,
will you play When the Roses Bloom
Again for me, please?"
The music counter young woman,
perched on her stool, selected the
piece mentioned among a heap of 9TH
ers and prepared to reel" it OF.
The shabby woman listened atten-
lively until the last notes died out.
She ogled the children in the mean
time.
THANK you very much" she said,
and strolled slowly of.
"There," grumbled the girl behind
the music counter, that is only one of
the things that we've got to put up
with. There are hundred others, and
as soon as can get in the ribbons I'm
going to get out of the music, once and
for all. The work is worth twice as
much as any other Job In the store.
People think that you are there to en-
terrain the public instead of to sell
goods. feel safe in saying that fully
IS per cent. of the people who ask for
q concert do not buy q single ten-cent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

I The word was passed around
among amateur flreighters of the gov.
eminent printing Office one afternoon
recently. The fire brigade is said to
consist Of about q dozen laborers.
Really there was no fire about the
big printing Office, save in the engine
room furnaces and under the smelling
pots.
Some one high in authority at the
printery had read a newspaper &C.
count of a disastrous confederation in
the west. The story of the blaze nut
the notion in his head to resurrect a
general order" of several years.
standing which provides for fire drill
at intervals.
1t was near to the hour for closing
down 1.-The works." 1880 o'clock, when
the edict went forth that the fire bri-
gade was to assemble quickly and
from the new building attack an i'm
aginary conflagration in the old struc-
ture across the alley, which separates
the new from the old.
Upon the receipt. of the order from
the front Office the amateur flremen
got busy without delay. There was a
dragging forth of hose and other ap-
paratus for fighting "the red demon"
A tall man, who seemed to be in su-
preme command Of the firemen. gave
the orders in cool, confident tones.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

THE lone policeman who stands
/ guard by the District building in
Washington was making his rounds
placidly when there dawned upon his
Mortified mind the fact that horse
was standing with his fore feet upon
the District buildings own sidewalk.
Tho horse was hitched to a two
seated surrey. Upon seat Of the
surrey sat a gentleman with broad
black hat.
Get that horse OF the sidewalk"
said the policeman.
If you want this horse to get on
that sidewalk you put him of your
self, you" The remainder OF the
sentence was more In the way Of ex-
pletive than explanation.
You better shut up and get that
horse where it belongs" the police
man pursued.
And then there followed contro-
versy. It was heated, to use a we'll
worn but perfectly good phrase. and
in the end the policeman hoped into
the buggy and took the broad-hatted
gentleman around to police station
No. /, where it became evident that
the prisoner was southerner and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

A TEAM of horses, stung by a couple
"a of bees, plunged madly into twen-
ty hives, upsetting them, releasing an
army of 10000 angry bees, which
stung the horses to death, a few days
ago. over on the Virginia side of the
Potomac river.
The negro driver, who ran at the
first alarm, did not escape unwounded.
Thousands of bees pursued his flight,
and he was terribly stung, but lives.
A dozen or more irresponsible bees
were flying about the grounds at the
home Of DR.. Reginald Munson, on the
Columbia pike, near Arlington. where
he has forty hives. The horses, at
tached to a coal wagon, worried by
their humming, slapped at the bees
with their tails. The bees retaliated.
singing the horses.
The horses, wild with alarm at the
unusual attack, plunged madly about
the yard, upsetting twenty hives and
releasing some ten bushels of bees
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

A STORY told at police headquarters
"a by Clarence Davis of Glenallen.
Va, recalled to older members of the
force the day when confidence men
had full sway here. The Virginian
related that three men had inveigled
him into matching twenty-five-cent
pieces In a room at the Raleigh hotel,
and that they had disappeared, one of
them taking $458 belonging to him.
When Davis reached the city and
he registered at a hotel near John
Marshall place and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., he was seated on the coping at
the northwest corner of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and 9TH street when a strang-
er spoke to him. He did not hesitate
to tell the stranger he was from near
Richmond, and the latter said he was
acquainted with people in Richmond.
The Virginian informed the strang-
er that he was thinking of going to
New York, and that he was a brick
layer by trade.
$50 am bricklayer," the stranger
said, "and I'm ont of work"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15
Lawyers Odd Plea Sets negro Free

that when he recovered himself he
found Humphreys, pointing revolver
at him.
Mr.. Cochran had two of his clerka
take positions on the steps leading to
the witness stand in Judge O'Sulu
vans court to illustrate his idea of the
shooting.
The evidence showed that both ne
groes were attentive to Mrs. Maria 10
sephs and that jealousy existed be.
tween them.
Mr.. Cochran began his address to
the jury by reminding the Jurors that
with one exception they had said
they we're not prejudiced against a
negro.
I'VE accepted this one man with an
avowed prejudice" said Mr.. Cochran,
because we believed he was honest in
his avowals that he would be fair In
any case.
But I am sure that you all feel
a prejudice against negro. feel
the same prejudice myself. once
stopped in a hotel, where there were
private baths. started to take q
bath and found that q negro was
using the tub. Do you think that
bathed in that tub afterward? l could
not. It was prejudice that could not
rid myself of, and I do not feel that
such prejudice can be avoided"
The killing, according to Mr.. Cock
ran, was the outgrowth of the social
and economic conditions in this coun-
try. He said that his client, while q
high school graduate, had tried to Sc
cure decent work in this country, but
had finally found himself driven to &C.
cept work as scullion, in the house
where Humphreys was introduced to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

n HICAGO.-Bruno, black cub bear
- late Of Montana, mascot of the
Cubs baseball team. was tanned q few
days ago.
Bruno escaped from his cage home
in the basement of the Monroe club.
West Monroe and Green streets. and
ran amuck on the West side, creating
a panic among pedestrians and chill
dren, swapping at-cats, growing at
chickens, and attacking stray dogs.
Two baseball fans" were in the
midst of heated argument over the
merits of the 'Sox and Cubs when
Bruno, running at full speed and pur>
sued by q score of club members, Pc
destrians, policemen and children.
tudely upset the Sox fan.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

the capitol SIDE
dragged into the affair."
OF the ordered Investigation
available
is thoroughly threshed
When he eight accidentally
playmate his
suffered the loss of his right
another playmate. struck him.
He graduated normal school
she has great help him
1885,
1885, He nominated
defeated he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

the fall of 1895 he and
the Vden
Vden ILL., For the striking miners camped
protection OF Its properly
visited
touched his heart Then
ranoad OF
Tanner had refused 70
the strikers fell dead under the
detectives agency
guards slain The engineer OF
the train through
called the
He wasn't Violent he
the
o me- miners he
around the working
States
peaceful industrial than be killed If this country and
other
n employers liability protection
altogether
the employer makes
want to n compensation ACCIDENTS"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

President Twitchell of the Maine
State Pathological society reports, aft
er an investigation, that from. 100, 900
to 100000 apple trees have been set
out in Maine this year. Perhaps what
used to be the Pine, Tree state may
become the Apple Tree state in time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Scientific measurements establish
that Yale students weigh more and
are thicker in the neck and chest
than in 1864. How much larger they
are in their minds Is not statistically
impaired.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Maybe the work horses won't under
stand the admiration and applause
when they parade in their annual
grand march, but the drivers will
These men who, by careful driving and
the exercise of patience and kindness.
have eased the labors of the beasts
of burden" deserve every encourage
ment, .slET. -: ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

A Chicago minister says woman's
greatest fault is that of telling little
white ones. He should understand
that many married women have to
take drastic measures to preserve
the family reputation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

New York's subway has improved
on it's old straps by putting in cast
steel hangers, with porcelain handles
But the public is expected to do it's
hanging on in the same old style.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

After Louisiana has prohibited
mothers bridge whist 1t might turn
it's massive intellect to some of the
questionable sports INDUCED in by
father.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

People who undertake to cure all
ailments by going without food are al
most invariably benefited to the !ex-
tent Of acquiring first rate appe-
ffte
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Indianapolis doctors made man
new nose from a chunk of his leg.
He limps now, and he can't smell, but
otherwise the operation was a sue
cess.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

It is easy money for aviators. They
have only to spread their wings and
pluck the prizes which various cities
are hanging beyond the reach of the
wingless.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

But cheer up. It will probably con-
tinue to look bigger and bigger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

The German emperor keeps up fifty
residences, some of which he has
never seen. He probably wishes to
have things prepared in case he is
ever caught far from home late at
night.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

The number of cigarettes which are
smoked in this country is rapidly in
creasing. Perhaps this is due to the
precautions that are being taken to
stop the sale of poisons to irrespon-
sible people.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

No man in an automobile should re-
gard himself as licensed killer of
his kind
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

mo photographer who is an artist
will f1atter patron" says London
weekly. No photographer who is an
"artist" will make living, either, Ell?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

England has invented luminous golf
balls for those who are afraid to hole
out in the dark
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Nicaragua's revolution continues
pegging away in manner to keep
every one feeling natural
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Michigan. bank robber says his
sweetheart drove him to crime. Men
haven't changed since Adams time.
Not even found any new excuses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Beware Of pickpockets and hat
pins" warns the London police, thus
putting both parties on their guard.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Liliuokalani is given to understand
that since she has no crown she does
not need any crown lands to sup
port It,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Generally speaking, the main dif-
ference between the husbands poor
kin and the wife's is that his doesn't
cost her anything.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

The Michigan Is our fastest battle
ship, but the medals for the shot-put
and marathon records have not yet
been awarded.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

The anti-kiss button is all right in
principle, but so many ladies use
hooks and eyes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Meanwhile, It may comfort those
persons who think they have had a
narrow escape to reflect that it will
be seventy-five years before Halley's
comet visits this part of the universe
again.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Training for housekeeping is woe
fully missing from our school sys-
tem,' says an Ohio manufacturer Is
this another covert attack on the bis
cults of the woman's college gradu-
ate?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Cook books issued by the govern
ment have proved so interesting that
a bureau of household recipes might
be suggested.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

Singing is proposed in Paris as an
aid in uplifting the morals of young
people. But how about the old people
next door?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

A Nebraska woman's hat, decora-
ted with fruit, was eaten by horse.
But it was of practical use, at least,
while others like It
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15
Il you have any ground: for COM
plant, dissolve them.
All signs point to a sky full of hy-
ing machines before long.

A Philadelphia man stole the roof
from a church. and Pittsburg is jeal-
ous =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

When churches select press agents
they should seek them outside of the
atrical ranks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15

A Chicago man has the last word!
His wife dislocated her jaw while
bawling him out.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-15


called his cabinet
He president the Ohio Bar association
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