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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30

Uncle Peter sat down on a rock
overhanging the clay bank which
sloped up about four feet above the
lazy brooklet. He carefully arranged
his expensive rod, placed his fish bas-
ket near by and entered into disser-
tat1on on angling that would make old
Ike Walton get up and leave the aqua
rum.
In the meantime Tacks decided to
do some bait fishing, so win an old
case knife he sat down behind UAcle
Peter and began to dig under the rock
for worms
Fishing is the sport of kings" the
old man chuckled; IAN it's long eel
that won't turn when trodden upon. If
you're not going to fish, John, do sit
down! You're throwing shadow
over the water and that scares the
finny monsters. A fish diet is great
for the brain, John! You should eat
more fish"
There's many true word spoken
from the chest" I sighed, just as
Uncle Peter made his first cast and
cleverly wound about eight feet of
line around spruce tree on the op-
posite bank.
The old man began to boil with ex-
element as he pulled and tugged in
an effort to untangle his line, and just
about this time Tacks became the
author of another spectacular drama.
In the search for the elusive worm
that feverish youth known as Tacks,
the Human Catastrophe, had finally
succeeded in prying the rock loose,
and Immediately thereafter Uncle Pc
ter dropped his rod with yell of ter
ror and proceeded to follow the man
from Cooks.
The rock reached the brook first,
but the old gentleman gave it warm
hustle down the bank and finished a
close second. He was in the money
all right.
Tacks also ran-but in an opposite
| direction.
For some little time my spluttering
relative sat dumbfounded in about two
feet Of dirty water and when finally
dipped him out of the drink he looked
like a busy wash-day. Everything was
damp but his ardor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
PLANTING Wedding Oaks.

Planting Wedding Oaks.
Princess August Wilhelm. wife of
the kaiser's fourth son, has set herself
tho task Of reviving one Of Germany's
oldest customs. that according to which
newly welded couples Immediately af-
ter the marriage ceremony plant a cou-
pie Of oak saplings side by side in
park or by the roadside Of their IA
tive town.
The town Of Mulchausen, in Thurin-
gta, is the first to respond to the prin-
cess appeal. A municipal Official ap-
pears at tho church door after every
wedding and invites the bride and
bridegroom to drive with him in car
riage to new road near the town and
there plant oak saplings.
The tree planting idea was started
by former elector of Brandenburg
with the object of repairing the raw
ages caused by the 80 years war The
elector forbade young persons to mar
ry until they had planted number Of
fruit trees.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
- -'s'
LARGEST a. Whales.

Tho largest whale Of Its type Of
which there is scientific record was
captured recently OF Port Arthur,
Tex. He measured sixty-three feet
in length, and was estimated to be
about three hundred years old. Cap
tain Cob Plummer, mate of a United
States pilot boat, sighted the monster
in the shoals of the jetties. and the
crew of his vessel captured the NAM
NAL. The huge body was towed ashore,
exhibited and much photographed be-
fore being cut up.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30

However, with characteristic good
nature, he squeezed the water out of
his pockets and declared that it was
just the kind of exercise he needed.
He made me promise not to tell Aunt
Martha, because she was very much
opposed to his going in bathing on ac-
count Of the undertow Then l
sneaked him up to his room and left
him to change his clothes.
On the piazza l found Clara j., her
face shrouded in the afterglow of a
wintry sunset.
She handed me a telegram minus
the envelope and asked me, with a
voice that was intended to be cutting
ly sarcastic, rs there any answer ?"
l opened the message and read:
New York
John Henry,
iggersville, N. Y.
The two queens will be out this
afternoon they are good girls so treat
them white. BUNCH.
The unspeakable idiot, to send me a
wire worded like that! No wonder
Clara ]. was sitting on the ice-cream
freezer! Of course it only meant that
Bunch's sister and her daughter were
coming out to look at their property,
which Clara J. thought was hers, but
suffering mackerel! what an eye Clara
). was giving me!
And who are the two queens?" she
Queried. bitterly.
My face grew redder and redder.
Every minute l expected to turn into
complete boiled lobster. could see
somebody reaching for the mayor.
| naise to sprinkle me.
WELL" she continued, "is there nc
answer? Of course they are good
girls, and you'll treat them white
but" Then the heavens opened and
the floods descended.
"Oh, john" she sobbed; chow could
you be so unkind, so cruel! Think OF
| it, a scandal on the very first day in
my new home, and was so happy!"
would confess everything. There
was no other way out of it. was on
my knees by her side just about to
blurt forth the awful truth when nv
courage failed and suddenly switched
my bet and gave the cards another
cut.
Its all mistake" whispered:
'it's only Bunch Jefferson doing g
| comedy scene. Don't you understand
dear: when Bunch tries to get funny
all the undertakers have a busy sea
son. I simply don't know who he
means by the two queens, and as fol
l scandal. we'll. you know me, Pete!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
Pretty Good Definition.

We hear some funny things In Fleet
street sometimes. and the following
definition Of the height Of aggravation.
by q gentleman in rather shaky boots;
whom we encountered In a well-known
hostelry the other day. struck us ~
being particularly choice.
THE eight Of haggravation, gentle
men," said this pothouse humorist, set
ting his pewter On the counter and
looking round proudly, with the air Of
one about to let of a good thing, the
eight of haggravation-why, trying
to ketch flea out O yer ear with 4
pair of boxin' gloves" Tit
Bits,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
Cripple Rides Bicycle.

George Anstey, aged IL, cripple,
81 Leicester, England, is ono Of the
NEST remarkable cyclists in tho coun-
try. Both his legs are withered and
useless, but the Leicester Cripp1es'
Guild has provided him with two
wheeled pedalless machine. with a
padded tube covering the axle bar.
Across this he lies face foremost, and
with wooden clogs strapped to his
hands he propels himself along the
streets and roads in a marvelously
rapid manner. He has complete con-
troll of the machine, his hands acting
q pedals, steering gear, and brake
combined.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
That Suit for Libel
Cereal Ltd. Gave
ing

A disagreement about advertising arose
with "weekly' Journal.
Following it, attack on us appeared IN
their editorial columns; sneering at the claims
we made particularly regarding Appendicitis
We replied through the regular papers and
the weekly" thought we hit back rather too
hard and thereupon sued for libel.
The advertisement the weekly" attacked
US about claimed that In many cases of appen-
continuing indisestible food washing out the
bowels and taking a predigested food Grape
Nuts.
Observe we said MANY cases not all.
Wouldn't that knowledge be a comfort to
those who fear a surgeons knife as they fear
death?
The weekly" writer said that was lie.
We replied that he was ignorant Of the facts.
He was put on the stand and compelled to
admit he was not DR.. and had no medical
knowledge Of appendicitis and never investi-
gated to find out If tho testimonial letters to
our Co. were genuine.
A famous surgeon testified that when an
operation was required Grape-Nuts would not
obviate it. True.
We never claimed that when an operation
was required Grape-Nuts would prevent 1t.
The surgeon testified bacteria [9erms1 help
cd to bring on an attack and bacteria was
grown by undigested food frequently.
We claimed and proved by other famous
experts that undigssted food was largely
responsible for appendicitis.
We showed by expert testimony that many
cases are healed without knife, but by stop
ping the use Of food which did not digest and
when food was required again it was helpful
to use q predigestsd food which did not over
tar the weakened organs Of digestion.
Whsns n pain in tho right side appears it 10
not always necessary to be rushed OF to q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
Hypnotizing HOLSTERS.

Here is a curious and little known
experiment that can be made with live
Holsters. 1t is quite impossible to
stand a lobster up ION end" unless 1t
is first put to sleep.
This is done by first stroking its
tail downward with the hand two or
three times, when the fish is at once
thrown into state of coma, or deep
sleep, and remains in that position.
without a movement of any kind, fol
about ten minutes. Even its eyes are
fixed, and it has every appearance o.
being dead.
Another curious thing is that when
one lobster wakes up the noise II
makes In falling down rouses all the
others, and the effect Of one or wax
ing up is very strange.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
Rat Bounty Excites Merriment.

Rat Bounty Exc1tes Merriment.
Seattle, fearing the Introduction Of
bubonic plague by rats, has offered .
bounty of ten cents a rat This moves
Tacoma, safe from infection from tho
sea, to raucous laughter. and the Led
ger says that the bounty, though not
intended for rodents of Tacoma,
Everett, Bellingham and other popu-
lous and busy centers, has been find
ing its way into the pockets Of nom
residents of Seattle for nonresident
rats. But the joke would be on us II
it were found that our rat popula-
ton had found it's way into the Seat
tie census"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
Manners W.. Mannerisn.

There's q vast difference between
manners and mannerisms. For In.
stance, manners takes It's soup softly
and quietly, while mannerism gargles
it. Manners says: "Parss the buttan.
please:" while mannerism bites
chunk out of a piece Of bread and
suffers: "Slip me the grease, WI
you ?"-Detroit Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
enoir.h Women Smoke Pipes,

The latest fancy of the woman
smoker is pipe-not the tiny affair
that suf1ces for the japanese. but
good-sized brier OF a neat meer-
schaum. The pipe 10 boldly carried
along with a gold card case and chain
purse. For some time now the Gig
arctic has given place to a cigar,
small in size and mild in quality.
Women said they were tired of the
cigarette, and wanted a bigger smoke.
-London Mail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
Takes Himself seriously:

Nleola Tesla. dining by himself in .
hotels great dining room takes =
table whore he can be seen. Through
out his meal he wears deeply stu
dious, a completely absorbed, attitude.
He may bring to the table portfolio
filled with papers. These he may
scan with prolonged solemnity. In
any event, he sits an eloquent tableau
OF profundity.-New York Press. :: q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30
Ilaht1lEa Change.

Tho Manager@Can you make quick
changes and double in a few parts?
The Acto~Can +? Say, you know
the scene In Love and HOLSTERS"
where the hero and the villain are
fighting, and . friend <rushes in and
separates 'em? Well, I played all
three parts one night when the other
two fellows were Ill.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-30

food, etc.. etc., which has not been digested.
then when again ready for food use Grape
Nuts because 1t is easy Of digestion?"
Or should the child be at once carted of to
hospital and cut?
We have known OF many cases wherein the
approaching signs of appendicitis have dis
appeared by the suggestion being followed.
No one better appreciates the value of
skilful physician when person is in the awful
throes Of acute appendicitis, but IAN ounce
OF prevention is worth a pound of cure"
Just plain old common sense is helpful even
nowadays.
This trial demonstrated Grape-Nuts food
is pure beyond question.
It Is partly pfedigested.
Appendicitis generally has rise from undi.
gested food
It is not always necessary to operate.
It IS best to stop all food:
When ready to begin feeding use predi'
sesfed food
It Is palatable and strong in Nourishment.
It will pay fine returns In health to quit tho
heavy breakfasts and lunches and use lers
food but select food certainly known to cor
tain the elements nature requires to sustain
the body. May We be permitted to suggest
breakfast of fruit. Grape-Nuts and crea1E
two soft boiled eggs, and some hot toast ana
cocoa, milk Postum?
The question Of whether Grape-Nuts does or
does not contain tho elements which nature
requires for the nourishment Of the brain, also
Of its purity, will be treated In later news-
paper articles.
Good food il important and it, effect ON tho
body is also important.
''ThOr0'o q Noason''
Postum Cereal Co.. ktd..
Battle Crock, Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued In
San Francisco Friday, December %:
CARRIBLO-HAMLIN-- A Carrillo. 81.
San Francisco, and Ada N. Hamlin, 4o Santa
Barbara.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES z. Chappell. 33
and Isabel S. Brown. 81. both Of Grass Valley.
FLANAGAN-TAZER-Au A Flanagan, %,
4S7 Tehama street, and Josephine /. Tazer, q.
Los Angeles.
GooDARE-JACK-Joh J. Goodare. "a. and
Maude G. Jack, %, both Of 1925 o'Farrell
street.
HUTCHINsoN-BUT f. Hutch
inson. 36. and Margaret E. Butchart, 81, both
of 5416 California street.
KEYES-VoN BENZoN--Henry c. keyes, 80.
Sacramento. and Julette Won Benzon, 2s 445O
California street.
Buena Vista avenue and Blythe L. Lderly, 1s,
2026 Broderick street
MAGILL-WILSON-w william ". Magiil, 81. $40
York street. and Elizabeth G. Wilson, Is. 722
AIoORE-O BRIEN-Harry W. Moore. %, 1894
Ellis street, and Grace 2. OBrien. Fl. 1874
Ellis street
MUNSoN-JACKSON-N F. Munson. 27.
1918 Steiner street. and Lulu NJ. Jackson %,
1881 Twenty second street
AY-DOWLING-Frank z. Murray, %,
1855 Polk street. and Helen D. Bowling, %,
$50 Clipper street.
N-wAYMAN-wiliiam I. Richard
son. 40. Marysville, and Ida NJ. wayman. 80,
Petaluma
RoITEvIL- L-sERRANo-Henry RottevIl. %,
Passaic N j., and Jennie Serrano 10, 402S
Twenty fourth street.
RUNDE- E-DTESTEI-Triedrich Fl. Runde. 46.
2160 Mission street, and Anna NJ B. Diestel,
45. 2246 Mission street.
iSTEIN-EGGER-Charle n. Stein ~. Los An
gees, and Sophia NJ. Egger, As. Bloomington,
TARUT-sToRY-C Charles j. Tarut. a. Reno,
A-MATSUURA-Kosaku Tomita g. and
Shizuno Matsuura, %. both of Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24
BACTERIOLOGISTS TO
LOOK INTO OYSTERS
Uncle Sam Consigns Criticized
BiValveS to Isolated Beds

There will be a fight between bac-
teriologists and microbe finders before
the Morgan oyster company will con-
sent to let Uncle Sans marshal seize
the Us barrels of oysters now on their
way to this city from Hoboken, n. J.,
which the government authorities say
are unfit for human consumption"
The attorney for the oyster company
appeared in the United States district
court where the matter is being heard,
yesterday and stated that before the
oysters had left the east they had been
examined by the state health officers
and found to be in good condition It
was finally arranged that the oyster
company should put UP a bond for
$4,000 that the oysters would be planted
in beds where there would be no pos
sibilfty of communicating the local
oysters until experts declare them to be
either fit or unfit for use
Authority has been wired from Wash
ington for securing the services of
bacteriologists TO prove that oysters
are not in good condition The Morgan
companly says it will have bacteri-
ologists on hand to prove that the BIZ
valves are in the best of health
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24
GIRL TRIES TO END LIFE
AFTER LOVERS QUARREL
Ruby Martin Attempts Suicide
With CarboIic Acid

Twentyfour hours after she had been
found by her sister. Margaret, who had
searched for five years, Ruby Martin.
p years old, tried to end her life yes
terday morning at the Hotel Argo.
Eighth and Mission streets. because she
had a quarrel with her sweetheart. The
two girls met by accident Thursday in
Market street. Ruby had lived in San
francisco for four years. and her sis
ter Margaret had been living in Oak
land almost the same length of time.
They came west from Kentucky Just
after the meeting Ruby quarreled with
her sweetheart, and yesterday morning
took carbolic acid. The girl was rushed
TO the central emergency hospital.
where IT is thought that she will re-
cover.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24
CHARITIES SOLICIT
AID FOR THE POOR
Public Asked to Assist Santa
Claus on His Rounds of
the City

Various charities Of the city, which
act as the community Santa Claus. have
made their general appeal to the pub
lie for gifts of all sorts to be distribu-
ted today. tomorrow and Monday to the
poor of the city. The time is so short
that those who wish to aid the general
Santa Claus. the good patron of the
obscure stockings, should act immedi-
ately.
One place which this general Santa
Claus viii visit will be the detention
home of the Juvenile court Through
Willard P. Hatch. secretary of the ju-
venile court, an appeal has been made
for donations for the tree. Santa
Claus will arrive at the detention home,
Harrison and Tenth streets, this even
ing and viii need a large pack to re-
member all the little ones at the home.
Clothing. books, shoes, toys, nuts, fruit
and candy or contributions of money to
buy some of those things are desired.
Donations are requested to be sent
to the Juvenile court Christmas club,
Juvenile court building. Tenth and Har-
rison streets.
Santa Claus is also to have his hands
full in meeting the needs of the chill
dren at the San Francisco nursery for
homeless children, Lake street near
Fourteenth avenue. Food. candy. nuts.
dolls. toys and funds for the purpose of
purchasing them are desired by the di-
rectors of the nursery association. The
charges of the institution are under IA
years Of a ge and toys would be partic-
ularly acceptable. All gifts should be
sent to 127 Suffer street, care of r. S.
Browne.
At the Whosoever VIII rescue mis-
sion Santa Claus will have his hands
full. for there are many whom Man
ager J. c. Westenberg will have to aid
the good saint to provide for at the
mission, AS Pacific street. Today bas-
ket dinners will be distributed to
widows and orphans and clothing will
be given to the poor. Christmas morn
Ing breakfast will be served from Z. to
8 o'clock and tomorrow evening there
will be q Christmas tree for the home
less. friendless and outcast. The regu-
lar Christmas dinner will be served
Monday at 1 o'clock. Donations are de-
sired.
Santa Claus has already given prom
ise of visiting the Boys and Girls aid
society. Two thousand dollars in
Christmas donations has already been
received. But more aid is needed for
the support of the institution. Checks
may be sent to Dudley c. Bates, COS
Kohl building.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24

MONG lost things the heads OF critics and
the hats OF Rather but irresby eupho
There emerald from jade
handkerchief and
When the worthy
eamand collected
sought them The the pendant
And the hat who the we'll gowned
Burlngame black
Velvet completed by black velvet hat willow Pund old blue The
and has the effect slightly adorned simplicity that hat
When lobster
hurridly
O
hadn't she
couldn't tell i
Meanwhile millinery To his
to Possibly
Fillmore exclusive bim
the
at
had black
When told his wife Phioophical
she it. had one
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24
So, $50 WORTH OF OPIUM
SEIZED ON LINER ASIA
Cracked Paint Reveals Cache of
Drug

Cracked paint on the wainscoting in
the cabin of the steamer Asia attracted
the attention yesterday of Customs In
spectors Joseph Head and John Toland.
with the result that a cache of opium,
valued at s5.SSO. was discovered behind
a loosened panel.
Ninety-seven tins were seized and
extra inspectors are searching for more
Of the drug.
With the raiding of opium dens on
shore and the close watch being kept
on incoming vessels. the price of opium
is steadily climbing, until a conserva-
tive price of a five tael tin is placed at
$50. when six months ago the same
quantity could be secured for SIS or $50.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-24
DEATHS

ABRAM-In this city. December 21. 1910. Annie
R., dearly beloved daughter of Robert snc
Mary Abram. and sister of William r. and
Madge Abram. a native Of Vallejo
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully In
yited to attend the funeral today (Satur
day), at 10 a. m, from her late residence,
1868 Octavia street. Interment Odd Fellows
cemetery.
BO0TH-In this city, December 81. 1910 George
W., dearly beloved husband of Mary A. Booth
and loving father of Robert and Mary ]. Booth
beloved son of the late Robert and CatheriIl 7
Booth Mrs C. Kurpinsky. Mrs. A. z. Cordes
Mrs. G. A. Weatherbee and Mrs. w. A. Re
gentz. native of Massachusetts.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully In
day) December "a. at 9:30 O'Clock a. M
from his late residence. 367 Lisbon street,
thence to st. Johns church. st. Mary's avenue
and Mission street. where services will be
held. commencing at 10 o'clock a. M Inter
ment Holy Cross cemetery, by carriage.
this city. December %. 1910,
John Harry, beloved husband OF verlie Camp
loved son of Mary and the late james y.
Campbell. and loving brother Of Mrs. W. D.
Nutz and Mrs. Louise Kettleson Of vallejo
Cal, and Mrs. Cecilia Nelson and FranE
aged 80 years months and 9 days. mem
Der of Plasterers Union, local No 66. o.
p. l. A.
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral today (Satur
day., December "a, at 2:30 p. M from the
street between Twenty-ffth and Twenty-sixth
Interment Mount Olivet cemetery, by electric
funeral car from Twnty-eighth and Valencia
streets.
this city, December %. 1910
Margaret Anne. dearly beloved and eldest