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Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-23
Man Falls From Skiff and browns

MdH dis rTUW INIT dHu I'0"rro
Bayou ChicOt.-Emile Lacalle, llv'
ing on the banks of Cocodria, about
one mile from Landry, was in a sklff
in the bayou when from some cause
he fell in the bayou and was
drowned. Dynamite had to be resort
ed to before his body was recovered.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-23
Otherwise Hopeless.

my daughters voice Is to be tried
today"
Have you fixed the jury?"-Cleve'
land Leader.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-23
Coon poisoner Takes Own Medicine

Pine Prairie.-E. d. Guillory, while
spreading poison in a field to destroy
coons, accidentally drew the poison
into his nostrils, rendering him IN
conscious for some time.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-23
TOUGH LUCK.
"Why. what's the matter, my lad?

Vn5j ~ 49, ~
boo hoo! Ma SEE | got to Dresi-
dent when I grows up, an I'd set my
heart on bein' a prize fighter. 300
hOo!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

HH1CAGO.-"1 love to sew buttons
- on my pants. I sew them on my
sons pants, too"
If Prof. R. E. Blount, head of the
physiology department at the Robert
Waller high school, is the only man
in Chicago who just dotes on making
a good strong hitch between a blue
steel button and the end of a pair of
pantaloons, why, other residents of
male persuasion ought to be ashamed
Of themselves.
NO man ought to make a valet of
his wife, and that's what the majority
OF men are doing" he explained.
Recently Mrs. Anna E. Blount, who
Is practicing physician, delivered an
address before a club of Oak Park
women in which she said that she
made her husband sew on his own
buttons when he busted" them.
Yesterday Prof. Blount said she did
nothing OF the sort; that he sewed
them on because he wanted to. It
was inferred that there is a vast diff
ference in sewing buttons on trousers
because your wife makes you and be-
cause Of an ethical principle.
Prof. Blount does It for ethical rea.
sons. and so does his eldest son, Wal.
ter. Earl Blount. who Is only old
enough to scramble around the house
and swallow buttons when he finds
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

Us ANGELES, CAL:-Rather than
- stay in jail with his offending shirt
4S hours, c. H. Buckley, an advertis-
Ing man, who was proclaiming public
~ the name Of certain brand of
whisky, sent home for an unpatented
shirt and left SO with the desk SER
geant at the Central Police station.
Advertising on the street is the onlv
game Buckley is looking for. He did
not know that in Los Angeles there is
al ordinance which prohibits any per-
son from wearing, displaying or car
ry1ng on his or her person any sign.
transparency or banner designed to
advertise, publish or proclaim any ar
ticle, goods or merchandise on the
streets. alleys or public places of the
said Los Angeles"
Buckley was in the advertising bust.
ness. and he did not concern himself
with ordinances. He was engaged to
Introduce certain brand of whisky
to the public Of Los Angeles. and the
more unique his method, the more ef-
fective the advertisement, as he had
figured it out, Judging from his state
ments al the police station.
Buckley devised an ingenious con.
trfvance which. when he pressed a
button in his trousers pocket. blazed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
House Insurgents Ignored bv Cannon

official, who was more or less of a
green hand in Washington, finally
said: Mr.. Cannon, this is Mr. Morse
THE speaker looked Morse over
without extending his hand, and dryly
remarked: What is your line of bust
ness, Mr.. Morse?'
I am member of congress- re.
piled Morse.
Oh replied the speaker. I have
some Morses down in my district, and
| thought you might be related to one
of them. I want to say, however, that
if La Toilette is Republican, am q
blamed old fogy.'
Well, LaFollette is a Republican
all right replied Morse"
Another member Of the group re.
ported that he had met Mr. Cannon at
the entrance Of a hotel in st. Louis,
and all he got out of him in the way
of recognition was a good-sized grunt.
At this juncture, Mr.. Murdoch of
Kansas joined the chorus.
Il was riding in a Pullman car with
Gov. Shallenberger of Nebraska this
summer said Murdock,' when the
speaker came through the train. Mr..
Cannon leaned over me and greeted
the governor very effusively and they
carried on an animated conversation
for some little time, throughout which
the speaker heartily ignored me. Fin
ally Mr. Cannon babe the governor
good-by and departed. Gov. Shallen.
berger turned to me and said:
"'You know the speaker, don't
your"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

AZ EW YORK-Magistrate Krotel in
~ the Essex Market court has been
again wrestling with what has come
to be known as the "Beauty-Spot"
case. He first made its acquaintance
in November at the West side court.
After hearing some more testimony
about it he grew so bewildered that
he had the case adjourned.
1t all concerns exactly what Mrs.
M. Ella Harris. beaut: doctor, did to
Mrs. Ella Houghton's face. Mrs.
Houghton. who lives at the Ansonia,
Seventysecond street and Broadway,
met an actress some time ago whose
complexion she thought simply grand.
She was informed that it was supplied
by HIS. Harris
Soon ate. Mrs. Harris set to work
to make Mrs. Houghton beautiful She
begun by fixing up one side of Mrs.
Houghton's face. Then trouble start
ed According to the beauty doctor,
Mrs. Houghton had agreed to exhibit
the beautided half of her face at
special matinee at the Ansonia, the
spectators to pay 80 much head, and
the proceeds to be expended by Mrs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
"Beauty Spot" Case Puzzles JUDGE

Houghton on the reconstruction of the
other half of her face.
Mrs. Houghton maintains that she
never agreed to anything the SORT
Moreover. she declares that the beau
ty doctor hot only failed to treat her
race without roughness, but actually
pushed 1t about to such an extent that
the blood streamed from it.
When that occurred. Mrs Houphton
giving up the discussion concerning
the treatment of the other half of her
face, went before the county medical
board, which got after Mrs. Harris.
Her case came into the hands of AS
slstant District Attorney Wander
Veer,. who soon became as bewildered
as Magistrate Krotel.
He was prosecuting Mrs. Harris for
treating one side Of Mrs. Hougbton,a
face. while at the same time he
seemed endeavoring to force Mrs
Harris to treat the other half. He
too, was glad to have a RESPITE
Mrs. Harris had several witnesses
TO speak for the efficacy and general
blamelessness of her treatment
Among her witnesses was Mrs.
Charles Brooks of Bloxton, Ala. who
according to the beauty doctor. ia a
prominent actress" When seen last
night this woman refused to give her
stage name.
another witness, Mrs. Mary Louise
HAL, IL w. Thirty-ninth street. said
she once had some spots on her face
treated by Mrs. Harris, to the great
detr1ment of the said spots.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
Carnegie Puts Up Mansion for Bail

persons, SO the retired ironmaster had
to go to the police station. Mr.. Car
negie and Magistrate Hermann had a
pleasant little talk, the millionaire
being assured that he wouldn't have
his days pleasure spoiled by delay.
Mr.. Carnegie was sure his chauffeur
wasn't speeding.
you know. your honor" said Mr..
Carnegie, I'm very careful with nv
chauffeurs. They have the reputation
In Scotland of being the best CHAIR.
feurs there. pay them good salaries
and in addition bonus of ten No.
cent of their wages to abstain ,ror,
liquor"
When the chauffeur was hell fox
trial and it came to a question of h.il
Nj. Carnegie said he hadn't anv NOV
ey with him.
''Tll lend you some," volunteered
the court. but property will do"
Mr.. Carnegie offered his e ooo noo
mansion at E. Ninety-first stroet az
security, which Magistrate Iier imam
thought would be sufficient
b..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
y 81 IF ! z
Uncle Sam Put Ban on Taxicab Trips

A notable case is that of internal
revenue agents and inspectors. Com
missioner Cabell, in a circular Of in
structions, has given notice that cabs,
taxicabs and automobiles are to be
used only in cases of absolute neces-
sity, which must be explained salts
factorily, or otherwise such items Of
travelling expense will be disallowed.
Representative Walter Smith of
Iowa says that every time he hears.
congress dealing with the relations Of
the United States with some Latin or
South American republic it always re-
minds him of speech made in con-
gress by John Allen of Tupelo, Miss.
You will all recall that after Pres
ident Harrison sent to congress his
message dealing with the trouble
United States sailors had in the har-
Dor of Valparaiso" said Mr.. Smith.
Chile made ample apology and Of
fered to make other reparation before
congress got down to the considera-
ton OF the message. While this sit
uation existed Allen got up in the
house one day and without reference
to the message or the action Of Chile,
told this story:
Mr.. Speaker said Allen, I am
reminded of three men who were
working one day on a farm near my
town of Tupelo. 1t began to rain and
they all started for the barn. One
of them broke into a swift run and
never stopped till he got to the barn.
When the other two reached the barn,
they found the runner stretched out on
TT, floor, thoroughly exhausted.
John, what's the sense of running
yourself to the point of exhaustion just
to get out of the way of little rain?'
said they.
WE'LL gasped John, I was afraid
wouldn't get here before it stopped
raining'"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

n ESPlTE the fact that Speaker Jo-
II seph G. Cannon declines to recog-
nlze the house insurgents when he
meets them on the street, and despite
| the fact that the congressional COM
mlttee is permitting literature to be
sent out by one of it's employees evil
IDENTIFY with the intent Of defeating the
Republican insurgents for reelection
that merry band of trouble makers
continue to be about the breeziest lot
of congressional mavericks at large
in the legislative pasture. They have
already begun to hold meetings to
plan the deposition of the "czar of the
house." and in the meanwhile the
leaders Of the house congressional
committee are fastening to deny that
they are responsible for the literature
sent out against the insurgents.
Recently group of the insurgents
got together and snapped experiences
about their various meetings with
Speaker Cannon.
Representative Morse of Wisconsin
met Uncle Joe in the Office of promi-
nent government official this sum.
mer," said one of them, land Uncle
Joe completely ignored him. The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
uckerless Persimmon Is COMING Next

anese kind with some softer tongued
brand from the south and thus gradu.
ally weaken the astringent properties
Much Roadway has been made in that
direction. The Josephine style of
American persimmons has been cross.
ed with the Venom type OF Japan.
The American flavor won out, while
the Japanese hardness and frmness
remained.
On the theory that there cannot be
too much of good thing, the Japa.
nese often heat their persimmons with
the fumes of saki, thereby weakening
the puckering power. Experiments
have been tried by the agricultural de-
partment and something may be ac-
complished along those lines Just
what liquor is being used to graduate
the flavor is guarded as a secret.
To help things along a new kind of
persimmon has been discovered down
in Texas. Nobody knows it's origin.
1t just grew up. 1t does not produce
puckering when eaten hard and the
taste left in the mouth is equal to
that of fully ripened fruit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
Sherman Feels Obscure

sought out the doorman. told him the
Vice-president of the United States
was in box A, and suggested that
word be passed back to the stage.
The doorman took kindly to the
suggestion" writes Mr.. Sherman, and
said: Let me see, that is Mr.. Fair.
banks, is it not?' My friends efforts
to perpetrate a joke then and there
ceased, and in the shadow OF obscuri.
ty am unhappy"
Representative Ellis of Oregon has
had the house doorkeepers on the
verge of nervous prostration, not onlv
in this session, but in the last one.
When Mr.. Ellis came to CONGRESS he
boosted the most luxuriant growth of
whiskers exhibited by any member on
the floor. They were slightly tinged
with gray, and reached down to his
waist. Before the last session adj
journed Mr.. Ellis showed up one day
with some gorgeous reddish brown
whiskers, which took a dozen wears
off his age. When he presented him.
self at the door upon the opening day
of this congress he did not have a
sign of whisker on his face, and had
to identify himself before the door.
keeper would admit him to the house.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

A puckerless persimmon is the hope
"A of the future. Department of agri-
culture officials are figuring on fruit
that will not draw the jawbone out of
place and yet can be transported a
reasonable distance without spelling
A blending of varieties or treatment
by chemical processes are the means
by which it is expected to eliminate
the puckering qualities
Japanese persimmons hold the
record for size. They also have all
medals for drawing the mouth through
to the back of the neck 1t is solemnly
declared that their bite has not be-
come less irritating than it was in
1928 1t is proposed to mix the Jap
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
Man Is Stripped of His Patent Shirt

In f1re-red letters, two inches high,
the name of the goods" right across
his shirt front. 1t was a long name.
and in order to make room for II.
Buckley wore full dress suit with a
top hat and cane.
At Fourth and Main streets. he
stepped In front of a venerable old
lady, who. at first, saw in him only 4
foppish sort of middle-aged man
with little bunch of spinach under
his chin and a Mephisto look. As the
good old woman dropped her eyes, she
saw bright red glare right in front
of her, and as she looked again she
saw, spread out In huge letters of
fire, the name of more or less popu-
lar brand of booze.
With a scream of dismay, the old
lady staggered back, and the police
man on the corner came up on the
run. Buckley went to Jail.
You'll have to leave that shirt here
as evidence" announced Desk Sergt-
White, after booking the prisoner.
What, take off my shirt?" ex-
claimed Buckley in dismay. Never
This shirt is a valuable patent. will
put up any amount of bail you wish,
any bond up to $1,000, but will not
take of my shirt, and l will fight this
case to the end, to the bitter end, do
you understand"
: Guess you will have to begin fight
ing by going to JAIL" answered the
sergeant, without batting an eye.
Buckley thought it over for a mo-
ment, then became very busy with the
telephone and finally induced a friend
to bring him $40 bail. which he left
with the shirt.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
" lCE-PREs1DENT SHERMAN re-

" lCE-PRESIDENT SHERMAN re-
Gently confided to a friend that
he is not altogether happy. Mr.. Sher-
man, during a recent visit to Albany,
tried to identify a young man who
wanted money order cashed at the
capitol postoffice, but payment was
refused, the clerk declaring he did not
know the vice-president Writing to
the secretary of states secretary, Mr..
Sherman asked:
How can one be happy who finds
it necessary to be identified at the
United States postofice in the capitol
Of his own state?" and tells of sub
seQuent experience in New York.
He had occupied box in theater
with party of friends when one of
them thought it would be Joke to
have the star direct some observa-
tons at Mr.. Sherman. The friend
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14


millionaire, OF
devoted in
but did affect aneshetc
He honorary Of
England in
He Of the University
of International onni Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
Husband Loves to Sew On His Buttons

them, isn't mature enough to grasp
the principles of ethics, so Papa
Blount sews little white china affairs
to portions of his attire where thew
belong.
Not without mishap have the Blount
children been grounded in the prin-
c1pies of division of labor. Walters
hrst button sewing stunt was trae-
edy Climbing on papas lap, Walter
took possession of a needle of formid
able size and grasped a thimble into
which he could wedge the major Dor
ton of a chubby fist. Father held the
button in place and patiently OK
planned the operation Ct poklhg the
needle through the hole.
Now do it,
Walter grabbed the needle, took a
big breath and jabbed it home. His
aim was true. Through the button it
went, through his own trousers.
through dad's-all the while with
Walters thimble clad fist hammering
away as if life depended on it-and
where else it went was emphasized
by a yell that brought mother and
brother and maids to the scene of the
sewing lesson. Later Walter took his
sewing lessons over the ironing board.
There are two maids in the Blount
household, and these could probably
sew on a missing button or stitch a
ripped seam without detriment to 9th
er duties, but this Mr.. and Mrs.
Blount will not permit.
Mrs. Blount said during the day that
she didn't believe there was such a
thing as the ethics of marriage. that
though we have progressed far beyond
the conditions obtaining at the time
of Solomon. we are far from reaching
ideal conditions.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

Mexico stands squarely by the Unit
ed States in that Zelaya business. saws
Troy Times. Our sister republic is
entirely aware of the trouble-making
character Of the man who is trying
to run Nicaragua on the dictator
plan and has full share of annoy
ance from the conditions in that neigh
boring country. Mexico has learned
what peace:aorder and material devel-
opment mean and has no sympathy
with the Zelayan style of cantanker-
BUSINESS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

NEW YORK.-Orders were orders,
N and Andrew Carnegie had to stop
recently to bail out his chauffeur. al
though he hadn't any money with him
and the call of the golf links was
pressing. With Judge Reid and an
other Pittsbdrg man Mr.. Carnegie was
on the way to St. Andrews links when
the car was held up and his chauffeur
arrested on a charge of exceeding the
speed limit.
I'VE weren't speeding" said Mr..
Carnegie. and We have an engage
ment at the golf links. Can't We 70
on?". .., ,< - .,~es - 49,; ;
The policeman was no respecter az
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

The king of Sweden is getting prac-
tical lessons in hard work by going
about in disguise doing odd stunts in
the way of coal heaving and other la
Dor. Like the good Haroun-al-Raschid
the king wants to know, so he goes
about to get information at first hand
And there is no doubt that he will
accumulate stock of knowledge ra-
Their unusual in the experience of
reigning sovereign.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

A punishment to fit the crime was
tina. inflicted on a grocer /! Penn
sylvania town who was compelled to
eat eggs alleged by customer to be
bad 1t is safe to say that in future
eggs in that town will be sold only in
q state of pristine and unimpeachable
purity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

A medical sharp estimates that IL
the transmission of disease by flies
could be stopped the world would gain
ITO 100000 years Of human life and
effect a saving Of 100000, 100000. What
enterprtsing promoter will first launch
an Amalgamated ely determination
Company, limited. and get a grip on
fhese wasted billions?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

There is no doubt that when King
Gnstave lays down the shipwright's
knife or the shoemaker's awl and re-
sumes the regal scepter. he will do so
with an intimate knowledge Of indus
trial conditions which he could not
have obtained in any other way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

The enthusiast who proposes an au.
tomobile boulevard all the way from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, with
road houses every five miles. careless.
ly omitted to specify hospital in.
serted exactly between road houses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

And now they're claiming in the
east that it Is impossible to raise tur-
keys on account of a disease called
blackhead, and that the disease is
spread by the English sparrow. Funny,
Ii the sparrow spreads it, that it is
not common in the west-the spar.
row is.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
MAKES SURGERY PAINLESS

II you want to-and Of course you don't-you
can nave your legs or arms cut off without feel
ing any pain and without being unconscious.
Prof. Thomas Jonnesco Of Bucharest Roumania,
has made this possible through his discovery of
stovaine.
Recently DR.. Jonnesco has been demonstrate
Ing the use of stovaine in Chicago, New York and
other large cities and the surgeons who have
seen the operationos performed have pronounced
1t a great success.
Even the treatment of heart disease is not
beyond the powers of Observation-Disclosures
propanol hydrochloride- which is DR.. Jonnesco's
solution-and he confidently believes it will SUI
persede the use Of ether, chloroform and other
aneStheticS now in use. StOVaine proper was in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

to the OF
Only February Of
Ireland Of
OF
was there His
current
~ ~~~ O~A~~~ W. ~''~~
FORCES ana nigh commissioner of the Mediterranean
resignation
succeeded him. w. o' 1900 ~
assignment
and probably would not be
more dennlte
duke
crcumstanta to
Princess
Mees on the steamship Admiral
would
the -'' 4~ "pp0'A'A0A~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

The Yale alumnus. who offers re.
ward Of 100000 to the person who
discovers an adequate remedy for tu-
bercuIosis. evidently does not accept
tn. theory that fresh air is sure
cure
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

One of the rules for avoiding colds
given by a competent medical man is
to take plenty of rest, but not to over
do it. Is man or his wife to judge
of the amount of rest the man needs?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

An Ohio authority says that drunk
enness is an evidence of insanity. 1t
is quite generally agreed now that it is
disease. but we still continue to
treat it legally as crime.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

Philadelphia scientists say that the
missing link has been discovered in
the cultured chimpanzee. AS an alter
native we suggest the giver of monkey
dinners
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14
No Trouble.

No Trouble.
do you have any trouble in COL
iecting your bills?"
mot a Bit" answered the dentist.
my patients are always relieved
when they find that my notices are
not reminders of an appointment"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-14

Kermit Roosevelt recently killed
two bongoes. We don't know just what
bongo is, but the probabilities are
that it is just as fierce a 1nan-eater as
the yamyam.