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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
MORE ABOUT MRS. NEWL YWED
Eugene Zimmerman the Latest to Tell
Of tho Doinos Of That Much
Abused Lady.

Eugene Zimmerman, the well-known
fnancier, whose daughter is so hap
PLY married to the Duke of Manches.
ter, said in a recent interview In New
York:
'The wedding season is now at hand
and a good receipt for a happy mar
rage is for the bride to know all her
duties and to fulfill them conscien-
tiously. the husband, Of course, doing
the same.
"Too many young couples are as ig.
norant of their matrimonial RESPONSE
bilities as a young Cincinnati bride
was Of housework.
This brides husband, the servants
being of for the day, hustled into the
kitchen and said impatiently:
"'You know. we'll be late for the
theater If you don't hurry dinner
"'Well,' sighed the bride, 7 can't
tell what's the matter. but these cot
fee grains simply won't boil soft, and
as for the eggs. they've been boiling
at least two hours, and they're still
as hard as ever
But the dinner was concluded at
last, and then the young husband de-
clared he couldn't find his silk hat.
"'Oh,' exclaimed his wife, you said
it needed ironing, you know, 50 I sent
It this morning to the laundry with
the wash" .......>-. .,. ." = =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
French Police Docs.

Inc Paris police dogs are constant
~ demonstrating their great use.
Ihe1r latest achievement is the cap
ture OF an ex-convict who was leaving
house in the Rue de la Chapelle. He
struck passing policeman, the blow
0eln9 so well aimed that the man fell.
nls1ng, he pursued the fugitive and
Kept him in sight, Two other police
men. accompanied by their dog, saw
the 1ugitive-a fleet runner. The dog
was sent after the suspect. and over
LOOK him. A desperate struggle fol-
lowed, and the dog released his grip,
out only to take another more effect
lively. He seized the man by the
throat, threw him to the ground, and
Kept him until the police took charge
of the recidtvtste.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
ANANIAS IN FOURTH PLACE
Famous Prevaricator Not Even
"PIaced" in the Company Of
Theatrical Romancers.

Henry E. Dixey listened at tho
Lambs club the other night to the
phenomenal adventures Of three matt
nee idols. Then he said to the waiter
In loud voice that caused the ro-
nance weavers to start:
waiter, fetch me Bible"
III there is one free, SIR said the
waiter. And he hurried off and soon
returned with Bible. "This one, sir,
happened to be not in use."
WAITER" said Mr.. Dixey, turn to
the Acts of the Apostles, such and
such a chapter, such and such a verse.
Got it,"
Eyes, SIR"
"Then read"
The waiter read, and the matinee
idols, ceasing their fantastic and i'm.
probable tales of love, listened intent
ly. What they heard was the familiar
story Of Ananias and Sapphire. When
the waiter came to the words, And
Ananias went FORTH Mr.. Dixey
stopped him.
"Stop there" he said. And now,
tell me, why did Ananias go forth ?"
There was no answer Neither the
waiter nor the handsome young actors
could reply. Then Mr.. Dixey said:
"I'll tell you why Ananias went
forth. It was because Brown, Jones
and Robinson (the three matinee
idols) went first, second and third."-
New York Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Enoland's VILLAGE TheAter.


The village of Aldbourne. England,
though it is seven miles from a rail-
way station, has a theater of its own,
which was opened recently with a per-
Torrance of a three-act cottage drama,
''The Village Wedding" Charles Nc
Evoy, the dramatist. who lives at AID.
bourne, has transformed a barn in his
grounds into "T'he Aldbourne Village
Theater," complete in every essential,
even In the matter of an emergency
exit, provided by the large double
doors. The play, which is by Mr.. Nc
Evoy. was acted by company Of VII
layers, who spoke in the true Wit
shire dialect, and gave the piece an
an Of convincing realism. Lord How
ard de Walden, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Shaw, Granville Barker and William
Archer were among those who wit
messed the Inauguration of the new
theater.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Bri6e6maidS.

bridesmaids are due to brides rec
u2nfzed need to have about them
something old, something new, some
thing borrowed. something blue. For
where bridesmaids are at all old it
makes them blue to see another girl
married. and thus they can be made
to serve a double purpose.
Three times bridesmaid. never a
bride, IS an old saying, but there's not
much to 1t. Like thrice armed is he
who hath his quarrel just" it Is true
in theory, but not in business. If a girl
means business, in other words. 1t
makes very little difference how many
times she ha: been bridesmaid.
Bridesmaids s'7 not distinct species.
Except that taey wear bigger hats.
they are much like other girls.-Puck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Chink's BURGLAR Protector,

Never hear of a burg!a; breaking
into Chinese laundry. co you?" in
CURED the gentleman with Sing Sing
record. II should think not. The
laundry chinks always have money
in the house, but a crook has a lot
of respect for hot irons. I'd rather
be shot with pistol, chawed by a
bulldog and batted with balesticks
than be target for a hot iron. 1t is
the Chinaman's handiest weapon and
his aim is deadly. A cold iron is bad
enough, but hot one is fierce. 1t
not only stuns, it burns and burns
deep. Most Chinks know that crooks
are afraid of their hot irons, and l
have known wise old heathens who
had lots of dough in the house to
keep an iron on the fire all night in
case anything should turn up"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Progress OF LANGUAGES.

The progress of languages spoken
by different nations is said to be az
follows: English. which at the com.
mencement of the last century was
spoken by only 10000 900 of people. is
now spoken by 10o,Oo0,00o. Russian Is
now spoken by 60.000,o00, against &c.
100000 at the same period In 1901
German was spoken by only $4,000.
900 people; to-day over 100000 talk
in the same language that William
the emperor does. Spanish is now
used by 100000 of people. against
30.000.000 in 1900; italian by 32,0o0,-
900, instead of 18.000,000: Portuguese
by 100000 instead of 100000. In
the case of French the increase has
been from 34,000,000 to 46,000,000. or
SO per cent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Blessed illusions.

Thank heaven that a littlo illusion
is left to US, to enable US to be useful
and agreeable-that we don't know
exactly what our friends think of us
that the world is not made Of look.
ing glass. to show US just the figure
we are making, and just what is going
on behind our backs! BY the help OF
dear friendly illusion. We are able to
dream that we are charming-and our
faces wear q becoming air OF self.
possession: we are able to dream that
other men admire our talents-and
our benignity is undisturbed; we are
able to dream that we are doing much
good-and We do little.-George
Eliot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Three Kinds Of Liohtnino.

Three kinds Of lightning-sheet.
globular and bead-are pointed out by
Prof. Elihu Thompson as subjects for
the enterprising Investigator. Sheet
lightning is momentary glow or
flash without sound, usually In a down.
pour Of rain. In Globular lightning
the ball may be an inch or a foot or
more in diameter; it floats in the air
or moves slowly on the ground. and
usually disappears in an explosion. In
bead lightning the discharge appears
as a festoon of oval beads. The phe-
nomena seem really to occur, but they
are rare and mysterious, and have
never been explained.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Wet Time at a Wedding.

In concluding an account of "a quiet
wedding" a western Kansas paper
says: u. J. Anderson, father Of the
bride, who never before had shed a
tear. found several of them rolling
down his sunburned cheeks as he
came forward to kiss the bride, re-
marking that she was his last baby.
Immediately several Of the ladies Re.
gan to shed tears, everybody was
somewhat excited, and in the slight
confusion the writer hereof found
himself embracing lady who stood
conveniently near and who proved not
to be his wife He Immediately apol-
ogized to the lady and was forgiven.
He apologized again later to his wife,
with no very definite returns up to
this date."-Kansas City Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
A DOUGHTY Foe.

M. de Villemessant, the founder OF
the Paris Figaro, being insulted daily
In Belgian paper by writer whose
nom de plume was Marco Spada,"
took the train to Brussels, with two
friends and a pair Of swords. On his
arrival he wrote to Marco Spada"
that at two p. M. sharp he should call
on him to arrange an encounter. On
the stroke of two M. de Villemessant
appeared at the editorial Office and
asked for Marco Spada." What was
his amazement on seeing an old lady,
all wrinkled and with curls above her
ears. appear from behind small win
dow, and on hearing the reply: II am
Marco Spada,' sir, and am at your
orders!"
Spread Of Cremation.
Since 1873 there have been 1871
cremations In Germany. In. the United
States In the last year alone there
were $4,000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
improved Photographic Lens.

improved Photographic Lens.
One of the latest Photographic
is lens by means of which
a complete view all around the OBJ
server can be taken at once. It 10
known as a periscorc lens, and en-
ables the observer to see all around
the horizon without moving. Such .
lens should prove useful on board
ship, in aeroplanes and in all cases
where view all around is essential.
The result is attained by means Of q
circular ring of glass curved on the
outer surface, and fiat inside. BY this
the light from all sides is reflected
down the tube which carries the lens.
The periscope lens enables the photog.
rapher to take circular picture Of
the view all around him. The new
lens is British invention. "
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
SterlItzinu Water SupnIv.

For sterilizing city's water supply
the novel plan is proposed of using
powerful mercury-vapor lamps with
quartz tubes. which should be so
placed that every particle of water
should remain two minutes within a
few inches Of lamp. The large pro-
portion of ultraviolet rays was shown
in 1906 to have great germ-destroying
properties. Recently Courmont and
Nogier have proven that most disease
bacteria In water within IL inches OF
q lamp are destroyed in one minute,
and that much contaminated water is
completely sterilized in two minutes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16

Improved Method Of Grinding Glass.
What is said to be an important dis.
covery in the glass industry has been
made by Mr.. Lite, which will tend
to revolutionize the art of grinding
glass. The grinder which he has dis
covered is made from one-half best
portland cement and one-half silica
sand. In this stone there are no
soft or hard spots and it will grind
glass without scratching. The cost
of the grindstone is about ten per
cent. that of the common grindstone.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
aoston's Costly subway.


The costliest mile Of underground
railway in the world is said to be tho
new Washington street subway of Bos.
ton. which passes through the shop
ping district Its construction and
equipment has amounted to 10000
600. or about $4,000 a lineal foot. The
first section Of Boston's modern 49,
tom of rapid transit, consisting >o{
subway tunnels, was opened about
II years ago. This was followed by the
erection few years later Of the ele-
waited road. And subsequently to that
the system was extended by the con-
struction Of the East Boston tunnel
under the harbor. The opening Of the
Washington tunnel marks the latest
and one of the most important exten.
sions.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
French Standard "karat."

The standard karat" has been es.
tablished In France by an act of par
lament, which DEGREES that it shall
be known as the metric karat" and
the term shall be employed to desig-
nate q weight Of 3,086 grains or 200
milligrams. The use Of the word to
designate any other weight Is pro
hibited. It is entirely likely that the
action OF the French government will
be followed by several Others and
the term will soon have the same sIks
nihcancs all the world over. s..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
A Good Word for eobwhlte.

00VQ "oVo TOT 60UWUIIe.
Bobwhite has been accused of rob
bling grain fields in the south, though
post mortems have shown that only
20 per cent. Of his food is grain and
that he eats more than thousand weed
seeds in q meal. On this basis, Viz
gilman bird lover proved that with
all his crimes against grain. bobwhite
more than atoned by eating 1--WE hun.
dred and seventy-two tons of weeds
In that state every winter, not to men.
ton his summer diet of Grasshoppers
and chinch bugs and wire worms aud
beetles and boil weevils and cater
illars.-OutinE. ..s.:: ..5 .ssz5.ss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
New Meteorological Service.

NC" "eHeOTot08tCAS 0eTViC0s
Germany has inaugurated a meteor.
illogical service especially reserved
for aerial navigation. All the data
gathered in the observatories of Eu-
rope will be sent to Germany and, col.
lated with those taken at Linenberg,
Grorswentsel and Friedrichshafen.
will be centralized at Aix-la- Chapelle.
There they will be recollated and the
results sent out by telegraph for the use
of the German aero clubs. BY this
means it will be known with precision
whether any particular day is favor.
able or unfavorable for an ascent.
Time Tor but One.
Mrs. Jones had a most delicious bit
OF scandal to tell Mrs. Brown, and tho
latter wouldn't give her chance to let
60 Of it."
Il thought she reveled in such
things"
''She does"
why wouldn't she hear it?"
Their time was short and she had
some scandal that she wanted to tell
herself" American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
American Mobility.

The American papal nobility, &C.
cording to published report, has been
increased by the holy father, who has
conferred on John F. Carroll. former
leader Of .Tammany Hall, the Order Of
st. Gregory Of the Military Class.
This order will give Mr.. Carroll tho
title knight" The-American nobility
now includes the Marquis Martin Ma
loney, Count Goode of Brooklyn, Count
Reginald Ward, Countess Annie
Leary, the Duke de Loubat, March
ioness Mclaughlin, widow Of Hugh
Mclaughlin, the Brooklyn political
leader, and Countess Ryan, wife Of
Thomas F. Ryan.
The Great Decldor. -.
Mrs. GranDrcy.-"What Is your
opinion about the right Of women "a
vote r~72E<>
Mrs. Park.-'1t's enough 1or.me In
know, my dear, that It u tashtousb,sr
Judge. 5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Thlckness Of Gold Leaf.

TnIckneS9 OF 6oIo Lear.
While a Leaf of gold is so thin that
1t is impossible to measure its thick
ness. scales have been made which
weigh it accurately. One leaf weighs
one-fifth Of 4 grain. It Is 80 light
that a breath win blow It away. Held
to the light, It IL translucent and
greenish.
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"oool 1selseJ eqa 10 quo llIls ssA OH
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1uIAsq 10 uonou3sIp eql ssq 'sus4om
sellsqO pamsu 'pso1lIs1 u1sassAq21oN
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b 'i!sa <q ssIlss uo!,llvv oaAl s s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
Amerlea's Large Cities.

In this country there 1853 cities with
populations exceeding 10000. OF tl,s 50
Is have over 100000 Inhabitants. =
have between 100000 and 800. 900. IS
have between $1,000 and 100, 1000. aud
68 have less than $4,000. 81.
Signify Personal. .s..sz
Mr.. Yipsiey lat the top Of his voice)s
Madam, may l be permitted to say.
. few words parenthetically?
Mrs. Yipsley lin . shrill falsettoJ-s
4 man . bow-legged @. you ar.
,souldnt tax 81 any other way thar.
pafenthot10IlH. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16

l doesn't quite see why oil Satin is
lowed to be boss an have such an
easy time of it.
Dat ain no easy time. Look at some
O. de people we knows dat he'll halter
'sociate VIII.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-16
An Elephants Courtesy.

At the conclusion of a chfldren's
performance at Ola Medium, Eng
land, an elephant proceeded along a
narrow road with a pail in its trunk
for the purpose Of procuring water
from a pump. A little girl CHANGED to
get in the animals way, and, the road
being only wide enough to accommo-
date his substantial body, the elephant
laid down the pail, picked up the child
with his trunk and gently lifted her
to a place Of safety, afterward resum-
ing his Journey to the pump for the
water. .....-
From Home Of the Cranberry.
Cape Cod figures that she producad
last year about ESQ, 900 barrels Of Gran
berries out Of the550. 600 produced in
the whole country. Let Cape Cod fur
nish the cranberrtes to the people and
she cares not who provides the tur.
keys to 60 with them. Boston Globe.
s.e@- -L2 > Z - - Il
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24
Bringing Up Children.

There are plenty Of debatabla points
about how to bring up q child. Shall
he use right hand and left equally
Shall he toddle to kindergarten at 4:
or run wild, untaught tin 2? Shall he
ever under any circumstances be
spanked? The world Is not agreed.
But on one subject enlightened opln-
ion Is unanimous. Children must not
be scared.
A shock Is never justihable. There
fore. when there Is screaming at the
sea dip We temper the ordeal to swim
ming baths. For that fear Of the dark
that comes sometimes, no one knows
whence, to children free from al bogy.
lore, there Is the humane night.light
and the comforting society Of q plush
bear as bedfelloW. Everything should
be delightfully."- and smoothly ordered,
IN fact, for q normal rising generation,
n only parents win restrain them
selves and keep their nerves out u the
nursery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24

Snake creek had one mile Of channel,
Silver creek will have IS and lot OF
ponds. No overflow could food such
a surface, and then you can fish In
your own back yard"
The advertisements dilated on the
different phases of Sans Souci. -Four
teen Miles of Canoeing" 1t would say,
or "a Cold Plunge on a Summers
Morning." or Watch Next Summers
Canoeing Contests and Long Distance
Swimming Records at Sans Souci-
Fish in Your Own Back Yard"
"Cecile," said Mr.. Grimstone one
morning at the breakfast table.
where are you and your mother go
ing this SUMMER"
II don't know. father. We haven't
decided. don't know that l will 60
anywhere. have Job, you know,
now. I'm a business man."
The old fellow paused over his tea
cup. 'Now that shows the proper
spirit; shouldn't mind having such
q girl in my Office. Whom do you
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24
An Eyewitness Describes Bearing OF
the Doomed Man In Presenee
Of His Judges.

1.-The whole thing was stage man
aged like a drama and its end was not
less certain and foreseen. says Perci-
val Gibbon in McClure's in writing OF
the Ferrer trial.
They brought Terrer in and placed
him at the bar Of the court, with Q
sentry beside him; and the spectators
rustled and ildgeted to see him close
at hand. Under their curious eyes the
doomed man shrank and was uneasy.
People saw him with establishment
He had the manner and all the out
ward look OF an. elderly clerk or .
country schoolmaster, Of anything
subordinate and plodding and unin-
spired. He was middle-aged ana OF
the middle stature. with round, duli
face ano a short, pointed gray beard
There was nothing TO distinguish him
from thousands Of men IN Spain to
day IN whom the national character OF
reserve and righteousness are exag-
gerated to sort Of atrophy Of the FAC
ulties. He showed no trace OF that
fervency and power that had maze
him the enemy Of the government ana
sustained him through years Of war
against the bureaucracy and clerical,
ism In Catalonia. It was only when a.
some turn IN the proceedings be
looked up quickly that people were
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24
Wnn Over.

"But, father" the fair maiden plead
ed, 1T am sure you misjudge him. He
is awfully nice, really. and he has a
rich uncle who has promised to give
him 100000 on the day Of his we'd
ding"
"Has he got any documents to prove
that?"
"He doesn't need documents. have
met his uncle and heard him say It,"
"If that's the case go ahead. You
can have him, even II he does use per.
fume on his handkerchief. "-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24

siasm that within a weeks time tho
old fellow was filling his field full Of
circultous bitches and planting trees
everywhere.
Suddenly right in the heart Of the
handsomest business section Of Rock
dale, in one of its best buildings, a big
electric sign sparkled forth this To-
gend:
SANS SoUCI SUMMER HOME AS
ISOLATION. =
Fish In Your Own Back Yard. 80.
The papers, likewise, we're full OF
such matter, and the slogan, Fish In
Your Own Back Yard" leaped In q
day to slang for the street urchin. In
deed, the papers were eloquent. They
asked the public why 1t persisted IN
going to distant watering places for
fishing, canoeing, when by buying or
renting site at Sans Souci they could
arise in the dewy morning, wander
down to Silver creek and draw forth
the trout that had been recently
stocked in the creek by the govern
ment fisheries. go look at Sans
Souci yourself" ended the display,
"just opposite the old Paramount
place."
The public naturally looked and
saw hundreds of negroes Industrious
ly making an intricate winding chan
mel for Snake-or Silver-creek pune
tuated here and there by a fishing
pond.
"But it will overflow" objected the
passersby who saw the great labor
going on.
Impossible" returned the foreman,
who seemed very well educated to
handle such job, where the old
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-02-24
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT.

After Spending Thousands Of Dollar
and Consulting the Most Eminent
Physicians, 30 Was Desperate.
CHICAGO, ILLs.-Mr. =. q.
Becker, of I34 Van Buren, st.; q
weII.known wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows:
81 have had catarrh for more
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands Of dollars for other
medicines and with PHYSICIANS
without getting any lasting re.
lief. and can say to you that J
have found Peruna the onlYrem.
edy that has cured me per.
manentiY.
"Peruna has also cured my
wife Of catarrh. She always keeps
Il In the house for an attack Of
cold, which II invariably cures In
avery short time"