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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-08
How Alligator Got His Name

How Alligator Got His Name.
When the Spanish discoverers first
saw the American crocodile, How
known as the alligator, they were so
astounded and impressed by its size
that they called it Eel lagarto." la
narto" means lizard and "el' means
the" The Spaniards laid especial
stress upon the first word to signify
that it was the king of its kind-"the"
lizard. When Sir Walter Raleigh sailed
up the Orinoco river the natives still
called the reptile "lagarto" and he used
the word In his book, "Discovery Of
New Guiana" His English sailors
caught the name, and never having
seen it written, they soon began to
transform It by INSTRUMENTATION. ''El"
became AL" and when Ben Johnson
had occasion to write of the creature
he used .aligarta.' Gator" is much
reader word for English tongues, and
It was not long before the transform
ing process worked out alligator.
Then the dictionary makers pounced
upon the word and put it away in
their books. where It is likely to keep
permanent place, even though "a
laxaxto'' itself become 1xtinct.
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slain at that time. He had not been
In Bagdad a week before he discov-
cred that his older brother had es-
capped destruction as marvelously as
himself and was living in the city, as
confidential servant to a wealthy COM
patriot. This rich man was so affect
ed by the strange reunion that he took
my servant under his wing also, thus
assuring his future. I learned the
story when my servant appeared clad
in full European ra1ment, ver1table
"effendi'
American Strays In 6agdad.
There is no native-born American cit
izen in Bagdad, and only one natural
lied, dentist. The consulate is vacant,
except for very efficient vice-consul,
Mr.. James Levack, Briton. But he
Is called to stand sponsor for various
wanderers who claim the protection
of the American flag. The latest is a
man who is soldering In missionary
hospital, claiming to be both the
Messiah and an American citizen.
The latter claim has been proved
bogus, so the consulate Is relieved of
him.
Recently one of Sir william Will.
cocks engineers telegraphed from a
village In the desert that a party OF
Americans were destitute there. hav-
ing been robbed by the Arabs. Re-
lief was straightway sent and the
people brought to this city. The party
comprised a man, his wife and his
grown-up daughter, from Oklahoma,
who had set out to the Holy Land and
the Far East to convert the heather.
They were of one of the peculiar sects
that believe in going out on faith, and
so the family had beaten it's way from
point to point. The story of their
having been robbed by the Arabs
proved to have been a pious fiction to
secure relief. The consulate fed and
sheltered the family for a time-and
the man was fastidious as to food-and
then sent them on to Bosra, where the
missionaries sent them on to India.
Thus, by being passed on from point to
point, the beggars will really accom-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-08
4 6ov'a Essav on Breath,


Prof. Emil Otto, the German educa.
tor. read at a dinner in Milwaukee an
essay on Breath" that a Milwaukee
school teacher mad given him as a
curiosity. This essay, the work of a
boy of nine, ran as follows:
Breath is made Of air. We breathe
with our lungs. our lights, our livers,
and our kidneys. II it wasn't for
breath We would die when we slept.
Our breath keeps the life a-going
through the nose, when we are asleep.
Boys that stay in a room all day
should not breathe. They should wait
till they get out Of doors. Boys in a
room make carbOnicide. Carb0nicide
is the most poisonous Of living Aings,
dead or alive."-The American Boy.
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Weather Forecaster.

Little three-year-old Margie had
heard her papa say that he could tell
what kind of weather might be OK.
pected by his corns; 80 one day when
her mother was going shopping and
asked Margie what she should bring
her she said Buy mo q corn, mann
ma, so can tell when It IL going to
rain. like papa does"
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Mule Was a Dead Shot.

"UI9 "0B O01o onoIs
A southern farmer was trying to
sell a mule to negro who two years
before had been kicked on the head
BY the animal says the Popular Mag
azine. ..:,-.
"Of course" said the farmer. this
mule kicks, but" "A
Il don't want him. objected the col
ored man, emphatically. -
Just because he kicks?" asked tho
farmer with an air Of contempt.
"Humph!" grunted the negro. dat
mule don't kick. He shoots" d.
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PLEASING TOY FOR The BOYS
Tee-to.tum Is Handy Little Plaything
and Can Be Carried In Pocket
How to Play Game.

Little boy, are you handy with your
tools? If so, make this toy. You will
find it handy to carry in your pocket
and fun to play with. AS you will see
in the illustration, the round part of
the tee-to-tum has IL sides, each one
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ling as In sprtnting and high jumping
things should also be done naturally.
The hurdles events. 120 yards high
and 220 yards low, are essentially
sprints. All the best hurdlers have
been fast sprinters. To cover any dis
lance in the hurdle races, whether
high or low. the greatest agility is
needed.
Thus all hurdlers should make
sprinting an important part Of their
training, for otherwise they will not
attain their highest speed over the
sticks. The hurdler should practice
starting just as assiduously as the
spr1nter.
Although the hurdler must be fast
Splinter, to make successful hurdler.
he must, Of course, have good form
over the sticks, or he will not be able
to bring his speed into play and he
will perform disappointingly.
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A Great Romancer.

What is Dobbleigh's general repu-
tation for veracity, Bildad?" asked
Hickenlooper
We'll, it's this way" said Bildad;
If Dobbleigh could write the way he
talks he'd have Sir William Scott and
Alexander Dumas dashed to the mast .
Harper's Weekly. s 49,. ! 81.
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around the center and as even and
equal as possible. Now turn the up
per points out to form the fore legs
and the lower points to form the hind
legs and your frog is completed. A
fine thread attached to a frogs body
at one end and pole or cane at the
other will make it easy for you to set
Mr.. Frog to jumping about gayly. The
accompanying illustration shows how
tie frog looks when completed.
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Tommy's idea Of St. Louis.

Tommy's Idea Of st. Louis.
Teacher-Johnny what zone is Chi
cago In? ~ H. ~.
Johnny-The temperate zone.
Teacher-That's right. Now, Tom
my, you, may tell Us, what zone st.
Louis 10 in. =, +. -= s..@~s=#
: Tommy (prompty)-The intempsr-
ato Ans. ss IS. Il E. b .s. . zs.5 1.
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Ancient Ralment and Food.

Ahc1eht RaTmeht and FOOD.
Linen breaches were worn by men
in 1491 B. c. They also at that period
wore embroidered coats, besides bon
nets "for glory and for beauty" Sue
culent cucumbers were eaten by tho
Egyptians in 1900 B. c. Juicy melons
formed a part of their food supply.
too. and occasionally they enjoyed .
few onions.
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so weak, I had to take
to my bed. Kidney
secretfOns were sup
pressed, I became ter
ribly bloated, and final
ly reached the point
where I took no inter.
est in life. It was then
/ began using Doan's
Kidney Pilla and s00n
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Walked to Death IN Her sIeep.

Il walked 70 Oe1tn ~ b9er sleep.
Baltimore, Md.-Walking in her
sleep with lighted lamp in her hand,
Mrs. Mary J. Hummel dropped the
lamp, or fell with II, and was burned
to death in her home. That she was
unconscious when the flames envel
oped her Is indicated BY the fact that
no one ID the house heard an outcry.
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improved. Before long was without
q sign Of the trouble that seemed to
be carrying me to my grave"
when Your Back 10 Lame, Remem.
berthe Name SOC, all stores.
TosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Felt SAFE.

II always enjoy going to tho drst
performance Of q new play" 5
why the first :" & So. IS. :; &
because I'm always sure then that
the man who sits behind me hasn't
seen It before"
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Crafty Nauetarian.

Nebuchadnezzar went on ali fours.
Men are mistaken for deer even
when they walk upright" he consoled
himself -New York Sun.
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TIRED, SICK AND DlscoURAeED.n

Doan's Kidney Pills Brought Health
and Cheerfulness.
Mrs. J. P. Pemberton, 854 Lafayette
St., Marshall, Mo-, says: For years
I suffered with Bright's disease which
doctors said was incurable. I grew
Evening star., 1911-08-14
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN.
:IV-EL CID CAMPEADOR.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

! gold cup. and gave directions as to how
his faithful followers should escape to
CASTLE, as Valencia was then besieged
| by King Bucar. with thirty-six lesser
| kings and countless hordes of Moors. In
obedience to his directions the body of
! the Cid. which had been washed many
times with rosewater, clad in mail, was
found upon his charger, and his good
| sword. Tizona, was placed in his hands.
| His eyes were opened equally as the
| chronicler puts it, and he had every ap-
pearance OF being alive when his forces
rode out of Valencia, hewed their way
| through the Moors and departed for Cas-
| tile, The body was placed upon wooden
| horse in the Chapel of ST Peters and
masses were sung, by order of the king,
| for the repose of the warriors soul. The
| body was then placed upon an ivory set
| tie or throne. upon which the Cid had
| sat in many places while his sword and
his name were his kingdom, and clad
| in cloak of royal purple There IL re-
manned for ten years, with Tizona sheath
ed by its side.
| Babieca. the Cid's favorite war horse,
| was never mounted after the body of the
Cid was borne to Cardena. but was faith
| fully attended by a servant Of the Cid till
he died at the age of forty. and was
buried at the gate Of teh monastery. Two
great and ancient elms are now pointed
\ Oul as having DetH pidHleu ONSI
| body. Jimena. the wife OF the Cid,
| livery only four years after his death
and was buried at the foot of the ivory
throne. Gial Diaz. who had faithfully
attended Babieca. was awarded by being
buried near the body of the charger.
| Alfonso the Learned King OF CASTLE,
caused a sepulcher to be buided to re-
/ ceive the body of the Cid nearly two
centuries after it had been buried. On
a wall near the tomb is this inscription:
| THE Cid Ruy Diez l am. who lie here
| buried. / conquered King Bucar. to-
! gether with thirty-six pagan kings. OF
| whom twenty-five died in the field.
conquered them hard by Valencia. after
this one the pitched battles 1 gained were
| seventy-two."
| In the fifteenth century work on the
| foundations OF the building disturbed the
bones of the Cid and so enraged the
people that a petition was sent to En-
| peror Charles Y. who issued a decree to
replace the tomb in its former position.
The soldiers of Napoleon who ruthlessly
| pllaged Spain respected the Cid, and
when the old monastery was finally torn
down the coffin studded with gilt nails,
was brought to Burgos.
| This conQueror of banners. Gods curse
| light upon him, was by his resolution. his
boldness of wit. his prudence and wisdom
and his incompatible courage, the
scourge Of his time," writes an Arab
chronfcler. The tribute of an enemy Is
the highest need of praise.
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Offer for Property.
FOOLED MONKS AND NUNS.
Cattle Dealer Posed as 1.-The Bishop
of Nazareth"
ndence OF The Star.

rVfeisn correspondence OF Inc star.
BERLIN, August 1. 1911.
During the last few weeks various
monasteries. converts and other religious
houses OF Bavaria have been visited by
a benevolent looking old gentleman in
clerical garb and his companion, craving
a nights lodging and hospitality TIE
two travellers. who announced themselves
as the Bishop of Nazareth and his sec
retary, were always warmly received
by the brotherhoods. who fed them and
accommodated them with the guest
chamber of the monastery.
This hospitality the Bishop of Nazareth
generally repaid by officiating at early
mass before his departure on the fol-
lowing morning. while his secretary col
lected offerings from the warm-hearted
brothers. The bishop displayed mark
ed penchant for the hospitality of con-
vents, where the nuns were always
charmed by his benign and gracious man
ner. Finally, however. the abbot of q
certain Capucine monastery became sus
picious of his reverend brother and had
him arrested The Bishop OF Nazareth
now turns out to be a cattle dealer, while
his secretary is cattle driver.
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Bright'S Disease.

Repmt-Case Of Mr. B. Grimes. Clear Lake,
wis-a we'll developed case. albumen nearly
twenty-five per cent-loss In weight-incapaci-
tated could hardly get around. Treatment
changed and put on Renal Comp. Feb IL. 1909
between six and seven weeks before improve
ment was noted. Case began to respond about
the seventh week-mprovement thereafter steady.
On August 10. 1909. DR.. Goodwin reported the
last trace Of albumen had disappeared. Sep
tember Is. 90, still no albumen and patient
feeling well that the above report was sent
In voluntarily.
The agent employed in the above case was
Fulton's Renal Compound. Where 1t is admin
istered before the heart has broken down and
there IL stil recuperauve power Chronic Bright 8
Disease, even in its most stubborn and supposed
incurable forms. commonly yields. and physi-
clans are more and more discarding futile Digi-
tails Nitro-slycerin. Basham's Mixture, etc.
saving lives with this treatment.
The new emollient treatment, Fulton's Renal
Compound. can be had in Washington Of Jas.
o. Donnell.
| We desire every patient to write US who Is
not noting the usual improvement by the third
week. Literature mailed free. Jno j. Fulton
Co. GAS Battery St. San Francisco. Cal We
invite correspondence with hysicians who have
obstinate cases
Evening star., 1911-08-14
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
George E. Flippin and Elizabeth v.
Jenkins. both Of Lynchburg, Va.
Thomas Dade and Eva Hawkins both
of Herndon, Va.
John T. Ayers and Jessie NJ. Jackson
Thomas II. Carver and Videy v. Payne,
both OF Bailey's Cross Roads, Va
Oliver A. Welsh of New Brunswick, N.
j., and Mary G. Donegan of this city.
Wesley Nj. Cooley and Minnie Parks,
both of Chesterfield county. Va.
William {. Linton and Margaret E.
Ulle.
Lewis Gruchinsky and Sarah Lenet-
sky, both of Richmond. Va.
Charles Emory Smith and Fread Will
kinson, both of Richmond, Va.
Hermit Tinsley of Ashland, Va, and
Fannie Carter of Halifax county, Va.
Samuel Gay and Elizabeth Robinson,
both of Richmond, Va.
Edward Williams and Dora Herbert.
William l.. Burke and Marguerite
Morris.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
COST OF AIR FLIGHT.
Bennett Has Receipted Bill Showing
He Paid Aviator $50.

Secretary Bennett OF the Senate, whose
Chesterf1eldian manner and immaculate
attire make him a shining figure In the
upper house. has become an authority
upon aviation. Four weeks ago he made
flight as passenger in an aeroplane on
Long Island. Since then he has regaled
the senators with descriptions Of how it
feels to ride in an aeroplane.
Now he is able to tell them the price
of ride in the air. 1t has automobiling
beaten to a frazzle as sport for kings
with unlimited incomes. The ride cost
Mr.. Bennett just $50. A receipted bill
reading: ITO one flight. $780, showing
that 1t had been paid by Mr.. Bennett,
gave the secret away.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
Deaths Reported.

Robert Rainey, IA years. Providence
Hospital.
Mary Sullivan, 65 years, 800 H street
northeast.
Alton H. Offutt. 80 years, George Wash
ington University Hospital
Anna CARRIER. Z years. George Washing
ton University Hospital.
Mary Sullivan. 81 years. 8 Conduit road,
D. C.
Emma e. Taylor. % years, Providence
Hospital.
Robert Tinney, % years, Government
Hospital for Insane.
Walter Fuller, q years, Emergency
Hospital. :.
Evelyn p. Darcy, 8 months 1887 Rose
dale street northeast
Evening star., 1911-08-14
DIED.

BROWN. Departed this life Sunday. August
| IL 1911. al 80 pm. al his resdence. ll2l
| months. LEMi Ell. II. BROWN. beloved nus
band OF Rosina Dorsey Brown.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
DoDDRELI.. ON Saturday. August ~. 1911. at
$40 pm. after long and painful illness.
| JULIA DODDkEl,L inee Kennedy, native OF
County Galway. ireland.
Funeral August Is from her late residence. 1si
Church. where requiem mass will be said at
O'Clock am. for the repcse OF her soul.
ESTES. Departed this life Saturday. August
IL, 1911, at pm. MINNIE ESTES tnee
band. Harry Estes; sister and three
brothers.
s,1se, from Ssr Asoss s' @
pm. Ia
am. after a long illness. IDA b. KELLY
tnee Geier,. beloved wife Of James Kelly.
street northeast. Wednesday. Angus, 10. at
Q O'Clock am; Requiem mass at Holy Name
samsssrv causss at s's" lH'erment at St. Mls!'
sEPmNE MERRIcK WELLS wife Of How
lit l.. Wells OF Michigan. daughter OF Judge
George G Merrick aud niece Of Mrs Vivian
Requiem mass at . o'clock "Wednesday morning
at st. pauls Catholic Church. 18th aud
streets. Interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
WILKINSON. On Sunday. August IL. 1911. 81
1910 pm. MARK T.. the beloved father Of
John NJ. and Thomas =. Wilkinson.
Funeral "Wednesday morning August l6. at
o'clock from his sons residence. - Todd
place northeast thence Ia st. Martin
Church. North Capitol and 7 streets. where
requiem mass Will be said for the repose OF
his soul. Intermcnt I'm Mount Divet reme
tery. Funeral private. baltimore and 81.
Marys county Nd, papers please COPY 1a'
In Memoriam.
AUSTIN. In loving remembrance OF my dear
mother. JANE AUSTIN. who departed this
life ten years ago today. August H. 1901.
By HER DAUGHTER, ELLEN JORDAN.
CRAMER. In sad but loving remembrance of
our dear husband and father CHARLES ".
CRAMER, who departed this life Two yean
ago today. August a. 1909.
Two long long. weary years today
God called my husband and our father TO His
throne;
How sad have been hearts since then.
Oh. how lonely has been home
BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
MASON. Sacred to the memory OF our devoted
father. AUGUSTUS ]. MASON, who passed
to spirit life nineteen years ago today.
August II, 1892.
HIS DEVOTED CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
MRS. COLT IS HAPPY;
DENIES DIVORCE STORY
Actress and Husband Declare
There Has Been No Tr0u-
BILE Between Them.

NEW YORK, August 14-Ethel Barry
more and Russell Griswold Colt, her hus-
band, are reunited, or, to employ the ex-
preston they used in talking with re-
porter in their country home at Mamaro-
neck, n. Y, I'VE have never been parted,
never have quarreled and never have con-
templated any sort of legal proceedings.
Whether or not "all other stories point
ing different conclusion to our happy
marriage" are lies, as the actress and
broker declared them to be last night,
the dove of peace is assuredly fiuttering
around their house, and Samuel P. Colt,
their baby, will be taken to Mamaroneck
TO add his peace song to theirs.
The old Taylor homestead was bright
with lights last night. Mr.. Colt, Miss
Barrymore and the latters young woman
companion were seated around a table
in the large drawing room. Mr.. Colt came
to the door.
Evening star., 1911-08-14

Lightning in the storm Friday night
played some curious pranks in the neigh
Engleman had half Of a shoe torn from
her foot when a bolt struck her home.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
Denies Divorce Papers.

But you did have divorce papers
served on Mr.. Colt, did you not?" was
asked.
Goodness. no." smiled Miss Barry
more There is absolutely no truth IN
that
But David Gerber. your attorney. ad-
mitted it, said the reporter.
He simply couldn't have admitted it,
because l neither had papers drawn up
nor consulted an attorney. Mr.. Gerber
of course. handles theatrical litigation,
and 1t was no doubt because of that
that the stories were started
1T was also admitted at the Office of
Nathaniel Meyers, attorney for Mr.. Colt,
that papers had been served
Mr.. Colt broke In.
THAT also Is as untrue as the other
stories." he exclaimed. Mr.. Meyers
hasn't got any office. He hasn't prac-
ticed law for years. He is simply a
friend Of mine; had been a friend of my
fathers
Evening star., 1911-08-14
MARRIED.

AGAW-BUCKHOI.TZ On SATURDAY.. August
&. 1911. NEAL ID. BRAGAw and LEO>oRA
BUCKHoLTZ. by Rev. Mr. White; grooms-
man, T.. B. klopfer.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
Mr.. Colt Is Angry.

1T is stated that you and Miss Barry
more have been reconciled." said the re-
porter "and that she has called of the
divorce suit
Mr.. Colt became angry.
"All that has been printed about us
is lies said he. springlng UP and down
on his toes. There has never been a bit
of trouble. The stories of a divorce are
lies All other stories about us have been
lies. We are perfectly happy and always
have been perfectly happy.
There came voice from the drawing
room:
Now, Russell. don't become so angry"
Then Miss Barrymore stepped to the
threshold of the drawing room, smiling
most pacificauy.
Really" she said, the public has
been greatly misinformed as to our do
mestic relations. You see, the stories
have grown and grown because neither
Of US thought 1t worth while to say any
thing. Mr.. Colt has never made a state
ment, and this is the first time l have
discussed my affairs with a newspaper
man.
Evening star., 1911-08-14
Offered to Fight Duels
to Prove Loyalty.

arms wrists and thighs were made to
match the contestants fairly. The Cid
sent a messenger to court to say that he
had been falsely accused. and that he
would fight any one Of his age and con-
dition in the presence of the court to vim
iicate himself. should any one have the
hardihood to say that he had been dis
loyal to his sovereign.
While much that is untrue has been
written of the Cid, the savants agree that
the documents constituting the brief of
his case are authentic. and the argument
he made in his behalf when the king de-
clined to accept his terms was clear-cut.
rhetoically effective and soldierly. He
would make an oath as solemn as that
which he had compelled Alfonso to make
with regard to the death of his brother
that he had not been disloyal and would
swear it to the warrior OF his station and
age and experience in arms who cared to
question his veTacity, calling upon God to
witness the conflict and decide 1t in ac-
toner. The monarch declined to accept
the conditions, but under the code the
Cid's Justification was valid. and the stig-
ma was removed from his name.
When the conquests of the barbarous
Almoravides had caused the overthrow
of many Andalusian princes. the King Of
Castle summoned the Cid to the field as
his ally. and. when the two met at Mar
tos, Alfonso greeted the adventurer as his
cherished friend, but intriguers convinced
the king that the Cid was disloyal. and
soon he was forced to steal out Of the
camp at night to escape arrest for trea-
son. The influence welded by the great
soldier of fortune Is evident from the
fact that although his army remained in
camp with Alfonso's forces. fearing to be
classed as traitors. the Cid soon had an
other army behind him, took and secured
the city Of Valencia and set out upon a
war with the King of Aragon. in which
he brought that Christian monarch to
terms