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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
Snake Routs Woman From Her Home

felt something in contact with her
arm. Instantly she sat up and took
notice. There was a snake wrapped
like a bracelet about her fair wrist.
Well, everybody said afterward that
his first thought was how maybe the
siren on the fireboat New Yorker had
broken its valve. Then it was seen
that no flreboat could let out
screech 80 shrill. and all the settee.
holders. rising up in alarm, focked to
see what was the matter with Mary.
But they found her strangely COM
posed. She had throttled that serpent
with a crook of her little finger and
as the reptile cast dying glance full
of anguish at her Mary folded her
arms. and, addressing the surrounding
populace. remarked:
"Say, do I look like Eve? knew
perfectly we'll he was real because the
ones l see is orange color, and then
l don't generally see them, only red.
white and blue turkeys with straw
hats"
Mary's audience at the clearness OF
her logic and Policemen O'Mara and
Flynn, who had fastened to the spot,
after batting the vanquished reptile
over the head with their nightsticks,
held it up for inspection.
TITS a garter" said O'Mara.
"The idea," exclaimed Mary and she
withdrew blushing.
When she had been assured that
everybody agreed it was boa she
consented to come back.
The serpent was taken up to the
Church Street Police station.
The front curls, once known as
bangs, which Capt. Eddie Gallagher
wears, stood stif1y straight when the
garter snake was Topped down on
the desk before him.
Il only use perfume" cried the agi-
tated skipper. "Only a little plain
cologne on my mustache and fore
locks" And when they told him it
was really dead he looked unspeak-
ably relieved.
The garter snake was finally sus-
pended over locker on the dock just
in back of the ship news office. But
Mary has gone away from there, and
on the Stats of her bench is chalked:
ITO Let"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Pacific
had barred big Japanese the schools small
Am
reached Washington
and bill
and Chinese children out of the Some prominent
forn1a might do something a
Colonel Roosevelt president
wires were Kept not
wishes President
cesu that after all
him his
ton. planned
From the questions that have
fight than the return Theodore
the
Giett
Of in
first California district He
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
Girls to Keep the Boys From Smokin

could 90 much to stop smoking among
high school boys.
We can always tell the ones who
smoke. They become STUPID. ire
sponslble and almost abnormal after
they have persisted in the habit r,n-
til they become thoroughly saturated
Win nicotine. Few of the chronic
smokers graduate. q
Most Of these boys contract tina
cigarette habit because they think y
fashionable. 1t is a sort Of wrinkle
Just the same as creasing the trouser.
till they will cut a lemon" .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
Modern Ideas Of Nou,nino.

The reason that modeYn mourning
differs so greatly from thai worn q
generation ago is that men lave risen
against it," said the dowager. Men
as a body detest somber garments.
They argue that clothes cannot ex-
press grief, and that one can feel Just
as deeply without depressing every
one about him by wearing Grape and
the other insignia of WOO. Then, too,
mourning interferes not only with
pleasure, but with busineAs. Occasions
are sure to arrive, If a Wpman is in
mourning, when her husbsnd wants
her to go to some dinner arranged
more for business than for pleasure.
and he finds it very annoy.ag that
she cannot go without exposing her.
self to criticism. But If you want to
convince yourself how men feel on
the subject just ask any young mar
ried woman how she contrived to
reconcile her husband to the propriety
of black clothes, especially If, the de-
ceased relative was not one to whom
he was much attached"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Now is the season when little, wab-
bly-legged calves are being added in
great numbers to the bovine popula-
ton of the prairie states, and in the
alkali country solicitous cowboys are
engaged in pulling the. festive two
year-old out of the alkaH mudhole by
the aid of pinto pony, a rope and q
seasoned vocabulary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Several firms who have been selling
fine Mocha and Java coffee which did
not contain berry of either Of those
coffees have been fined $40 on prose:
cutions by the government. Really it
would not seem as though such fine
would act as deterrent; maybe, how
ever, it was intended merely to be q
warning.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
Modern Education.

What are you doing out, here nm
the marsh?" 4
Helping to prepare my boys le..
sons"
What on earth do you mean?"
He Is studying natural history ana
take to school," = ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
Human in Glass Cage to Test Foods

The experiments SO far have been
to determine the relattxe heat.produ-
cling energy of fatty ant stapchy foods.
Several months will be Ilent in ma
king the tests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

These censors who are to decide on
what Is proper and what is not proper
In bathing suits will have jobs which
might well task the wisdom of a Solo
mon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

German dir1gibles have been making
flights over Holland. This may be sig-
nif1cant, for it beats the Dutch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

And now they are mixing poker and
bridge. The anti-adulterat1on laws
should be strictly enforced.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Although cottonseed has gone up
In price olive oil is useless for pur-
poses Of replanting.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Though man dropped dead in q
department store while shopping with
his wife, it is doubtful if even this
will break some women of the habit
of taking their husbands along.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

All at Mr. Kerby his into the black type
will
Balnger
out and said wasn't putting
Balnger
OF reachery Kerby replied that
committee said
If it
it
kby graduated the Business
interest the
in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Verify, the complications Of life
multiply. 1t takes enough men now to
train champion prize fighter to put
q play on the stage with large cast.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Viewed as peace preservers the new
battleships, costing 100000 each,
ought to be put under bonds to fur
nish us with $12,0o0,0oO worth Of
peace
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Beyond al wealth. honor, or even
health. is the attachment We form =
noble souls. because to become 90
with the GOOD, Eeperpps aad strn.s 5.
TO become in . measure Eood ren q !.
ous ana true ourselves.T Thomas "A
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Farmers are organizing to cut out
the middlemen. That old reliable end
man, the consumer, will hold his Job.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

The college professor who insists
that the dangers of kissing have
been immensely overrated is making
a strong bid for popularity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

About this time of year the univer-
sity alumnus, after trying to remem-
Der his college yell, gives it up as q
bad Job.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Those New York hens that lay black
eggs are infringing upon the province
of the Easter rabbit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

The man who stole duck and was
sent to Auburn for it must now real
lie that it Is much cheaper merely to
chase the duck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

According to scientist, dreams are
the fulfilment of wishes. At any rate
they are all the fulf1lment a lot of
wishes ever get.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
IN THE TAFT ANANIAS CLUB

Frederick NJ. Kerby enjoys the distinction of
being the first member of the Taft Ananias club
When Theodore Roosevelt was president he kept
adding to the membership of his club until the
people forgot to count. He had all kinds of per-
sons as members, railroad presidents, college
heads, nature takers, editors and some members
of congress. There were others, but this is
enough
Kerby might have worked on and on for years
as stenographer in Washington without anybody
outside of his own circle of friends knowing of
his existence had it not been for the Pinchot
Ballinger fight. Uncle Sam has several thousand
stenographers working for him in Washington
and Kerby hadn't done anything to distinguish
himself until along came the said hphf
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

In the matter of capturing q hus-
band the girls should remember that
coarse work is fatal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Paying interest on the mortgase IL
one of the best cures for automobile
lousness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Berlin workingmen have taken a
pledge not to eat butter for three
months. That indicates one place
where oleomargarine is likely to be
sold for what it Is,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Los Angeles school children have
been running their little tummies by
eating too much pie. The great Amer
lean nation may have to establish
pie censorship.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

The aristocrat germs on a SO bill
do DO, pot recognize the herd on a dollar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
ENVOY WHO WANTS TO RETIRE

Right Hon. James Bryce, o. NJ. ambassador
extraordinary and plenpotentiary from Great
Britain, according to report received from Lon.
don few days ago has asked to be relieved from
duty in Washington. The death of King Edward
is said to have had a crushing effect the en-
bassador and he fears he may not be able to
stand the strain of work under the new regime.
Since Ambassador Bryce has been in this
country he has made many friends. Few men are
better fitted for such an important position. His
recent visit to Kansas City gave an indication Of
the he has always taken to be careful of
what he has to say of affairs in this country.
When newspaper reporter was introduced to
the envoy, Mr.. Bryce remarked pleasantly:
AN ambassador or Diplomat never talks To a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

A Chicago Judge declares married
men have right to squander some of
their money on themselves If they
want to. Yes, Judge, but how much?
That's the real point
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

A st. Louis woman who was dying
asked to have her pet dog poisoned,
that it might accompany her to the
spirit world, or, probably, at least, I'M
til she was safely out of St. Louis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

womny delegates
lived 1897 she married
a
his western mines - I
the
and conditions tor the working girls
In these fields
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

The recent cannibalistic perform
ances in the South sea islands seem
to be conclusive answer to the old
charge that the cannibal natives of
that part of the world don't like mis-
sionaries.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
KIlQ1'lNI!|'f||0I
$y233 ~ ~ = ~ q ~,
GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA

Sport lovers throughout the country are for
James Norris Gillett, governor of California, es-
pecially those who look with favor upon the art
OF selfdefense. The governor has said that he
sees no reason to prevent the fight for the worlds
championship between James ]. Jeffries and Jack
Johnson which has been scheduled for July 4 in
California, hence the sports are for him.
"As long as they keep within the law, and
believe they intend to do so shall not interfere
with the bout, matter what the church people
may urge" said the governor few days ago. It
took some nerve for a governor to say thing
like that but Governor Gillett has shown before
that he has plenty of nerve when it comes to
deciding state question.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
The Only Perfect Ma,

I'll never forget my wife's
husband"
''Why oot?"
my wife won't let ma
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

A blind singer of Massachusetts
took a trip in a balloon in order to
enjoy a new sensation. He made a
totally new record in ballooning; he
did not remark when he came down
''how strange it was to see the earth
dropping away from under him"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10
cateaxo boasts Is cemeteries. all
we'll patrou!zed.

Speaking Of sunshine, the more you
have the more you want.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

According to a New York dispatch
wedding rings are passe, and smart
young matrons" no longer wear them.
Perhaps this is because so many
smart young matrons" haven't room
for their entire collection of wedding
rings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

OF late the shadow of the fatal mi
crobe has lowered over the trembling
lips of expectant lovers. They have
been browbeaten. cowed, terrified.
Inundated by cold-blooded investiga-
tors their kisses have become of the
Intangible Tennyson kind, by "hope-
less fancy feigned as lips that are for
Others" The cold-blooded bacteriolo-
gist has meanwhile buttressed the cry
of that cynic of cynics, Dean Swift,
who wrote: Lord, I wonder what fool
1t was that first invented kissing."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

Mrs. Phillip N: Moore of st. Louis has been re-
elected president of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs. 1t has been the case of most
women's organizations to consider one term
enough for a president Little jealousies have
arisen in their clubs that led to bitter Quarrels
and change of administration, but the ability
and charm of Mrs. Moore have carried her past
such things and she won with flying colors.
She had opposition. it is true. but in this great
free republic it is the right of any citizen to run
for president of the United States II he so wishes
consequently there was nothing to prevent any
member of the federation seeking the presidency.
This opposition dwindled away to almost nothing,
when Mrs. Moore, few days before the election
at the convention in Cincinnati had thu misfor:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-06-10

A new order Of the treasury depart
ment prohibits the importation into
the United States Of the European
startling. putting the bird in the same
class with the mongoose, the English
sparrow and fruit-eating bats So far
as this country is concerned, there
fore, the cry Of the startling will be,
not. II can't get out" but IT can't
get in"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
ANNUAL LOSS IS ENORMOUS
Two Hundred Million Dollars Year
Might Be Added TO Wealth
OF Country.

Computing that there are in the
United States at least 300 900 INDECENT
consumptives who should be cared for
In charitable or semi-charitable sana.
toria ami hospitals, the National As.
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven.
ton OF tuberculosis estimates that
the annual cost to the country for the
treatment OF these persons would be
$50U00,00O ut the rate OF s. 500 per
day per patent At the lowest pos
siblc estimate the country loses $500,
100000 a year from the incapacity Of
these INDECENT victims of tuberculo-
sis This would mean net saving Of
Sl500t0u00 year to the United
States II all victims of consumption
who are TOO poor 10 afford proper
treatment in expensive sanatoria were
cared for At the expense of the munici.
pality. county or state And this an.
nual gain does not include the enor.
nous saving that would accrue from
the lcsscncd infection due to the seq.
regation OF the dangerous consump.
tiycs IN institutions.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
SCRATCHED so SHE COULD
NOT SLEEP

81 write to tell you how thankful !
am for the wonderful Cuticura Rem
edies. My little niece had eczema for
I'VE years and when her mother died
I took care OF the child. 1t was all
over her face and body, also on her
head. She scratched so that she could
not sleep nights. | used Cuticura
Soap TO wash her with and then ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment ! did not
use quite half the Cuucura Soap and
Ointment, together with Cuticura Re
solvent, when you could see a change
and they cured her nicely. Now she
is eleven years old and has never been
bothered with eczema since. My
friends think It is Just great the way
the baby was cured by Cuticura. I
send you picture taken when she was
about IS months old.
She was taken with tho eczema
when two years old. She was covered
with big sores and her mother had all
the best doctors and tried all kinds OF
salycs and medicines without effect
until we used Cuticura Remedies Mrs.
II Herman. G63 Quincy St, Brooklyn,
N. Y, Sept. 81. 1909"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04

Fritz the gardener was stolid Ger
man who was rarely moved to ex
traordinary language. Even the most
provocative occasions only caused him
to remark mildly on his ill.luck. Not
long ago he came back from the city
In the late evening after a hard day
In the market place. He was sleepy
and the train being crowded. the bag
gageman gave him chair In his
roomy car.
Finally the train reached Bloom
field. Fritz stIll slept as It pulled In
and his friend had to shake him and
tell him where he was.
81 tanks you said Fritz. as he rose
slowly to his feet The open door OF
the car was directly in front of him
He walked straight out OF II.
The baggageman sprang to look aft
er him. Fritz slowly picked himself
up from the SAM by the side of tho
track. looked up at the door, and said
with no wrath In his voice:
There should here be some steps.
st, Paul Dispatch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
A Protection Against the Heat.

When you begin to think it's n per,
sonal matter between you and the sun
to see which is the hotter, buy your
self glass or bottle OF Coca Cola,
1t is cooling fatigue and
quenches the thirst. Wholesome as
the purest water and lots nicer to
drink. AZ soda fountains and car,
donated in bottles-5c everywhere
Send &c stamp for booklet The Truth
About Coca Cola" and the Coca.Cola
Baseball Record Book for 1910 The
latter contains the famous poem
Casey At The Bat" records. schedules
for both leagues, and other valuable
baseball! information compiled by au
thorites. Address The Coca.ColR Co
Atlanta. Ga.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
JUDGES WiuH.

The wig is only worn by English
barristers to give them a stern, judi
cial appearance, and no one can say
that 1t fails in this respect The Gus
tom was originated by a French
Judge in the seventeenth century
when, happening to don a marquis
wig one day he found 1t gave him
such Il stern and digniHed appearance
that he decided to get one for himself
and wear It at all times in court
This he did. and the result was SC
satisfactory from a legal point OF
view, that not only Judges. but bar
rlstcrs. also took up the custom
throughout Europe.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
Wife and Country,

Paul D. Cavath, the noted New
York lawyer said at luncheon at the
Lawyers club: Vacation time is
here, and already that dreadful SONG
about the wife gone to the country
is being resurrected. But variant
to the song was furnished by n con
versation ! overheard the other night
Hello, Smith. said one man to
another I'm glad to see you back
at the club again. old fellow. Wife
of TO the country eh?'
No growled Smith. She's got
back.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
He Knew the Kind .

Little Edward, aged four. was m
only child lie was anxious for a
baby sister, and was talking of It one
day with a friend OF the family. In
the friends family was a baby girl OF
one year The lady said: Edward
you may have my baby; she is pretty
and sweet
Oh said Edward. 81 don't want an
old baby ! want a bran new one vii
nofiin on but tacum powder.
Hen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
Yes. Indeed.

Hostess lat party)-Why, so silent
Miss DE Muir? You've scarcely said
word since you came
Youthful Guest-Really. Mrs. Lead
er. am having a very enjoyable time
but my father has told me 100 times
never to say anything unless | have
something to say, and suppose
Hostess--But, my dear child. think
what a stupid and tiresome thing 30
ciety would be II everybody followed
that advice!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
Carrying His Audience With Hin

Nobody was more witty or more bit.
ter than Lord Peterborough. a young
lawyer. trembling with fear. rose to
make his first speech, and began: My
lord, my unfortunate client My
lord, my unfortunate client Ny
lord" go on, sir, go on" said Lord
Peterborough. AS far as you have
proceeded hitherto the court is entire
ly with you"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
Mathematical Reouest.

Little Mary, seven years old, was
saying her prayers. And God" she
petitioned at the close make seven
times six forty-eight."
"Why, Mary, why did you say that?"
asked her mother.
" Cause that's the way wrote It in
Examination in school today, and |
want It to be right.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04

until | was mere shadow OF my
former self and too weak to stand
more than few minutes at a time.
My rest was broken and my nervous
system shattered Had Doans Kid
ney Pills not COME to my attention,
firmly believe ! would be in my grave.
They cured me after doctors had
failed"
Remember the name-Doan's
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04

You see" explained the scientist,
house tAes are dangerous because
they carry germs on their feet
All" exclaimed the ready theorist;
then the remedy is simple. All you
need to do is to make them wear
overshoes and leave them on the porch
when they come in"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-08-04
Quantity and Quality

Teacher-Willle, have you whs
pered today without permission?
Willia-Yes. wunst.
Teacher - Johnnie, should Willie
have said "wunst?"
Johnnie (triumphantly)-No. ma'am.
he should have said twist.