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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
ROYAL FLUSH IS
DEATH OF WOMAN
Expires as She Wins Money
Enough to Offset Loan to
Sweetheart.
GIVES FIRMS FUNDS TO MAN
Youth Disappears Soon After Borrow.
Ing From Girl and She Tries to =
Recoup Loss by Playing Cards
for Stakes-Draws Royal
Flush and Dies,

Chicago.-Just at the critical mo-
ment, when there was enough money
in the pot to wipe out an indebted
ness, incurred for her sweetheart,
Miss Laura Cotton, as she was win
ming steadily in a poker game to re-
trieve the loss of the loan. drew a
royal flush and dropped dead in her
chair.
The other members of the poker
party, shocked at the sudden climax
of their evenings enjoyment, hurried
ly called physician, but Miss Cot
ton died before he arrived.
Miss Cotton, together with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E. Cotton,
and ]. Mann, friend, had been play
ing cards all evening. In the early
stages of the game the stakes were
low and Miss Cotton held successful
hands every deal. Determined to win
enough money to repay her for loss
she had incurred by loaning money
to her sweetheart, she raised the ante
and still continued to be successful.
At eleven o'clock she had won half
of the amount required. In the next
deal the jackpot increased until it
held more than enough to Offset the
loss of the loan. Miss Cotton was
feverish with excitement With her
whole future seemingly staked on the
hand she was about to draw, the strain
proved too much and when a royal
flush doomed into view she dropped
over in dead faint.
Sometime ago my daughter was
employed by the Equity Finance and
Loan company" said Mr.. Cotton.
During her employment there she be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Simple and Easy Method That viii
Preserve the Much-Prlzed
Headoear.

The season for travelling IL once
p.ore nearly upon us, and our hats, if
rot broader, are higher than ever. OF
course you may ask the porter for a
paper bag to hold your hat on the
rain. But how often will II fit?
Try, instead, laying the hat on a
sheet of stout brown paper, so as to
gst the correct size. Then make the
Paper into large envelope by gather
ng the two sides in the middle and
FASTING them down. Slit up the sides
about two inches and turn til csc down
to form the closed ends; bit before
FASTING them cut away the inner part
OK the turned~up ends and snip the
corners to give neat edge.
Do the same with the top ef the big,
but, of course, TO not paste down the
flap. Sew to each side of the bag
cord or plated Irvine handles by
which to hold the bag. The whole
may be folded and tucked in a corner
of your suitcase.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Colchester Oyster Feasts

Colchester (England) has it's oyster
feast, given in great state every Octo-
Der by its corporation to mark the
opening of the oyster season and to
advertise the municipal fisheries for
which the town is famous. Though
not so great a social event as the
white bait dinner at Greenwich-espe-
ctally in the days of its glory, when it
almost rivaled the lord mayors ban
Quet in importance--the Colchester
oyster feast always brings together a
notable gathering.
The bloated is not generally consid-
cred to be the acme of style where a
dinner is concerned, and as an article
Of diet it is generally believed to be al
most exclusively used by the lower
classes Of society; yet Yarmouth, the
home Of the herring" has its annual
herring dinner, when the whole menu
from hors de'ouevres to cheese. con-
sists Of behring's and sprats-the lat
ter, behring's In their infantile stage
served up in various ways. For once
the herring is honored in accordance
with it, true value. for the dinner 70
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Explosive Necktjes.

There are several processes of manu-
featuring artificial silk which are
based on tie use O.! ordinary cellu-
lose, reduced to a plastic coGdition so
that 1t may be drawn into threads.
These are woven into various forms
whose chief difference from real silk,
to the eye, is that the material ia
g;ossier.
All but one of these processes yield
a "silk'' that is al safe as cotton. The
other employs nitro-cellulssc, or SOL
uble guncotton, from which the
threads are drawn in ether Ar alcohol.
After the thread has been drawn and
is ready for weaving it is supposed to
be denitrated. If it is, then i: is en-
tirely safe. Otherwise it may be ex-
ceedingly dangerous, for it then re-.
mains nothing less than suncotton
spun into a fabric.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Small Girls HobbIe-Skirt.

There Is apparently considerable d.
versity of opinion as regards the cor
rect position for the belt on the small
girls frock. Many of the smartest
little French dresses show the sash in
practically normal place, while on
other frocks the belt is SO far down
as to hamper the tiny wearer in her
walk almost as absurdly as does the
hobble-skirt Of the moment incon-
venience her elders. The abnormally
long wasted effect obtained by plac-
ing the belt almost at the hem of the
frock is charmingly quaint on some
children, but Is not becoming to every
type.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

purple facing, and cerise flowers, it is
very handsome. 1t is a good model in
all black
Shapes which flare of the face have
captivated many fancies and are apt
to lead all others for summer wear.
Fig. 3 shows a smooth straw in leg
horn color, in which the brim
droops about the head but lifts alb
rlptly at the front with sharp turn
Upward. Two bouquets Of roses and
moss joined by band of black velvet
ribbon, which extends about the
Gown, make this hat which will har-
n:onize with almost any costume.
This shape is to be had in many col
o@s as we'll as black and white. 1t is
pretty in black hemp or tagal, and in
good black chip will prove serviceable
The color of the roses is a matter Of
taste, which the wearer may settle to
suit herself
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Subject to Restrictions,

Il was cleanin' TO a new lady las
week an de dirt in her kitchen was a
sight, po' thing" said Rose, Mrs Fra
GERS dark-skinned charwoman.
But why did she let it get like
that?" asked the lady.
II dunno, maam. Guess she never
seen it. Some cooks, you know, Is
mighty partilar bout lowin' de
madam in de kitchen. Dey jes' take
dere orders from her upstairs an she
don't have no call to go into de kitch-
en- at ALL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

each side, and is then crossed over a
vest Of tucked cream ninon; the over
sleeves are cut in with the bodice and
are trimmed like edge of fronts to
match runic. The tight fitting under
sleeves are of tucked ninon.
Material required: Six yards 46
inches wide, six yards lining, one and
one-half yard ninon 40 inches wide,
three yards trimming.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Latest Idea In Rope.

A company has patents covering .
rope made Of several strands Of paper
covered with galvanized steel wira
The rope thus produced 10 strong.
tough and flexible, suitable for clothes
lines and such uses. It 10 claimed that
4 rope Of this kind viii WithStand the
action Of the weather 80 Per cent
LONGER than cotton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Linen for Needle Work,


Heavy gray linen is much used for
the background for embroideries
which are to be employed as house
decorations. Bedrooms and living
rooms for country houses are fur
nished in gray In many instances, and
the linen is used for bed hangings,
cushion covers, tablecloths and win
dow hangings. Ambitious needlewom-
en- are embroidering these articles in
quite elaborate designs in several COL
ors. For one bedroom set of hang
ings for the bed and window is being
made of the gray linen embroidered
with designs of wood fairies and fuch-
sias in tons of violet, green, pale vel.
low and fuchsias red.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
The Boys Outfit.

Severity must mark the outfit for a
small boy. In the morning Russian
blouse suit of Manufactured linen,
worn with a wide patent-leather belt.
is practical. To complete this dress
should be brown boots and stockings.
Low shoes and socks are fashionable
for all children, leather leggings be-
ing worn out-of-doors until the wealth
er is really warm. This fashion should
not be kept up after the boy has grown
big, any more than he should be
forced to keep to his knickerbockers
when he is tall enough to wear long
trousers.-Harper'sB Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Fashions IN BULGARIA.

Bulgaria believes In fr1nges. and
they are over all with the rars excep.
tons when the undershrt, always Of
the best Of white linen, may be seal.
loped at the bottom and even then the
fringe effect 10 used in the over tunie.
for the gathering Of the many threads
suggests to tho wearer the numbers Of
their nations. ~ 10 their peculiar red
dyed reminder Of their blood. and thu
flowers, and grMns. and fruits. en-
broidered on their gowns represent
their industry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
DESIGNED For HOME WEAR HATBAG FOR THE TRAVEL Err
MuIberry-CoIored Cashmere Would
Make Up Well for This Pretty
House Dress.

Here is a smart little dress made up
In mulberry-colored cashmere The un-
der skirt is of lining, to which is at
tached deep killing; the tunic Is
wrapped over at left side and stitch
ed, and is trimmed then with passe-
menterie.
The material of bodice Is tucked
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Thief Steals Time.

Berlin.-Munich has just been vis-
fled by thief with sense of humor.
Several days ago all the clocks in the
ministry of railways came to a stand
still.
The central or master clock, which
controls all the others. had been
stolen.
In its place was sheet of paper
with the words: Time was made for
slaves"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Catches Coin in Mouth.

OdGVTCS
Dalton, Mass.-Charles Connors of
Dalton wagered that he could catch in
his mouth IL half dollars tossed from
a distance of ten feet.
He caught them all but tn. twelfth
slid down his throat. 1t was recov.
cred in the hospital, but Connors had
20 pay $25 foR the operation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
It MjQht Help.

~ WSSut T1Stps
my wife used to meet me at the
door every night when I got home
from work."
Doesn't she do so any more"
mo, never"
why not try taking home a little
check to her two or three times 4
week?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
A Confederate Clerk.

Employer-How Is 1t, sir, that I ind
myself at the Office every day an hour
before you arrive?
Clerk-Because, sir. have alwaya
been taught to give precedence to my
superiorA.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Terrible.

Terrible.
1T must be a terrible mental strain
for a woman to read q continued
story"
'Why so?"
There Is no way for her to ind
out in advance how It ends.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Muslin Scarf.

Muslin scarfs, with borders of eye
let embroidery, will be carried with
lingerie dresses during the summer,
replacing the chiffon ones of last year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Each Inn, "The Dickens Head"


A novel use for Dickens stamp was
suggested at the meeting of the Dick
eos centenary committee at London
NJ. F. Wells of Birmingham wrote
t., at, although Charles Dickens was
tAe best friend inn keepers and H.
cshsed victualizers ever had in Eng
laad, no single inn in the kingdom bore
TIE sign of the Dickens Head" He
proposed, therefore, to travel from
ends End to John O. Greats. carrying
With him stock Of LOO Dickens
Stamps, one Of which he intended to
a3tx to every inn sign en- route, thus
converting LOO places of refreshment
ir,fo Dickens Heads in honor of the
great novelist's centenary.-London
Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

To find area of a triangle multiply
base by one-haH perpendicular hsieht
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamms-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc bottle,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

Dr.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugarcoated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invie.
crate stomach, liver and bowels and cure
combination.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

Wealth is a bubble that some men
try to enlarge by blowing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
On Occasion,

Pop, is it x that is an unknown
Quantity?"
Il have always found it so, my son,
whenever I tried to borrow one"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

The alienation OF suffering is one
Of the means by which the advance.
ment Of our race is secured.--air
James Crichton. Browne.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26
Confirmed.

Randall-Has reputation for bray
cry, has he?
Rogers-Yes, with every one who
has been his wife.-Life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTOR1A, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
s'f es;'; the 9, &Mfz2ZS;7x
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

10 IS $;: Is: $ j; $;
BILE. DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
ri AMIR. Root the great kidney
remedy promptly relieves.
At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet telling all about it.
Address, DR.. Ki1mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
KHLAM, Alberta, Canadas Greatest Wheat Belt
~ Ten to Twenty dollar land yielding forty Blu.
and free grain samples. Dobry Il Large, Limited.
killam, Alberta, Canada.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-26

WVYITH a remarkable vogue in
vAI black and white in ribbons and
" straw shapes the liking for
Houorc IN nrovido cO1Or fol.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-11

ing for something as it would take to
clean up the whole desk
Perhaps it's a slovenly habit of
dress or a carelessness about your fing-
err nails that prejudices more people
against you than you can win back
BY all your sterling worth of brain and
character
Perhaps it's an ill-arranged pantry
and closets, that make you lose more
time every day hunting and reaching
for things than it would take you to
set the whole place In logical and
helpful order.
Perhaps it's a carelessness about
your health habit of eating too
rapidly, or not walking enough. or not
drinking sufficient water that costs you
very disproportionately in efficiently
and ability.
Perhaps you have none.
But If you are my old friend the
average man or woman" l very much
doubt it. RUTH CAMERON.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-11

Men from abroad who become
students of our Institutions, such as
Bryce the author of the American
Commonwealth, wonder at our in
ability in municipal government The
past has shown that party rule is a
failure and socialism will certainly be
no panacea. The best remedy, 1t
seems, is the elimination of party from
city and town government and the
people of many communities are learn
ing this. So, an observer of events
cannot but say that the people of our
own Aetna, Miller, East Gary and Ho-
bart have the most progressive ideas
in home hule. They have demolished
party lines ard we venture to predict
that their new administrations will be
the most efficient and the most
economical in the county.
Perhaps some of our communities
in their efforts to throw off party
domination will place the socialists in
power 1t is even predicted in Gary
that such an event will happen during
this decade. And should Lake county
ever have a socialist governed COM
munity it will be no criterion that the
party named is to remain at the head
of affairs. 1t may be that the social
lists are passed over in the desire to
eliminate party lines but If they
should ever mount into power 1t would
handy stepping stone used for the
time being, enabling a dissatisfied
populace to reach the goal it wishes to
attain-municipal government not by
any party.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-11
OVER-ENTHUSIASTIC.

Sometimes DR.. Wiley, the much-ad-
vertised government official, lets his
enthusiasm set away with him and
becomes impractical.
He seriously proposes legislation to
drive all factories out of the coun-
tries into the open country near the
source of supply, SO that every work
Iers family can have a productive
nome with garden about it.
I'VE hear good deal about rus in
urbe, but what We want is urbs in
rure. We want to drive the city out
into the country. We are going ia
make life in the country more attrac-
tive. We are going to make the arfs-
tocrats of this country the men who
live on the farms. This we are going
to do by means of agricultural educa-
ton. 1t is the place for exchange. II
is the environment of the city which
makes the workingman adopt vicious
habits. Every cent he spends for al.
coholic drinks and tobacco could bet
ter be thrown away 1t is the condi
ton and not the man that is to be
blamed. We will never have better
conditions in the cities until we de
populate these populous cities and we
can never depopulate the cities until
we Danish from their borders all pro.
ductive industries to the country
where they belong. Then we will have
an ideal industrial world
DR.. Wiley's dream of this uptonian
project will never be realized and il he
| is set about it to further an economic
scheme of this sort, he will be wasting
his ammunition
The esteemed doctor should not bite
of more than he can chew in his pro
paganda for pure food
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-11
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
November IL.

1so3-San Diego Bay. California. dis
covered and named by Sebastian
Vizcaino.
17Io-Joseph Hopkinson. author OF
Hail Columbia" born. Died Jan.
10. 1912.
1775-American invaders under Mont
gomery surprised and took Mon
treal
1s4S-Promulgation of the new French
constitution.
1S54-Charles Kemble. noted English
actor. died. Born Nov 81, 1775.
lS5T-Great commercial panic in Eng
land relieved by suspension Of the
bank charter act of 1874.
1S94-The Pennsylvania supreme cour,
sustained the decision of the lower
court refusing to enjoin Catholic
nuns from wearing their garh
while performing their duties as
teachers in the public schools.
1Ses-The Earl of Mimic sworn in as
encouragement of Canada
19lo-Governor Carroll of Iowa an
pointed Lafayette Young to succeed
Jonathan p Dolliver in the United
States senate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-11
The Evening Chit-Chat
Ry RUTH CAMERON

If carpenter should work for years
with a dull tool, and offer as his only
explanation that he could not afford
to have it sharpened, you would an
swer him: But surely you lose more
money by having 1t dull so that you
cannot do as much work"
Wouldn't you?
And yet. maybe you are doing the
very same thing.
/ know hundreds of people who are.
The dull tool is some foolish little
habit, which daily hampers and hinders
them in their work.
The effort 1t would cost them to
overcome it cannot possibly be equal
to the effort they have to make every
day to overcome the difficulties and
hindrances it causes them.
newspaper man showed me his
notebook the other day. 1t was a
very neat affair, filled with carefully
written. thoroughly legible notes. Hav-
ing seen his notes on rpevfous occa-
sions, when they consisted of impossi-
BILE scrawls on stray scrtaps OF paper. I
expressed my establishment at the
change and inquired how it came about.
We'll, you see, Miss Cameron" he
explained, Il got tired of hauling out
those scraps of paper and spending
a lot of time trying to make out what
I'd written and then throwing them
away and writing my story from MEM
DRY and making a dozen mistakes.
decided 1t didn't pay. and I've been
keeping my notes, SO ! can read them
the last few months. and you don't
know how much time and trouble II
saves
There was a man who realized how
much more it cost TO use a dull tool
than to have it happened.
What's your dull tool?
Perhaps it's a cluttered desk that
costs you as much time every day hunt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-11
AN ENTENTE CORDIALE.

Drawn together by common in
terest, the development of the water
ways of North township, by the lead
ing citizens of Hammond, Whiting,
East Chicago and Indiana Harbor last
night banqueted as the guests of the
Indiana Harbor Commercial club and
discovered that there is a strong feel
! ing of friendship between the cities
which are so vitally concerned in the
development of their waterways.
This spirit of anlity was spontane-
Gus and real. 1t was not the result
, of sudden effervescence of spirits.
1t dates back to the time when the
whole of North township stood back
OF Hammond in its court fight and to
the later time when Hammond and
| Whiting voluntarily offered to back
up East Chicago and Indiana Harbor
in the fight for waterway develop
ment-
Senators John w Kern and Benja-
min F. Shively and Congressman H.
A. Barnhart were strongly impressed
with the fact that there is such a
/, close understanding between the
+, neighboring cities of North township
and that the spirit of hostility that
frequently exists between neighbor-
| ing cities is absent here.
| The automobile trip from Indiana
Harbor to East Chicago, Hammond
and Whiting was a revelation to the
distinguished guests and they were
dumbfounded to note that practically
all that divides the four cities OF
North township is invisible corpor.
ate lines.
And then when the possibility OF
| developing the Calumet river as a
great inland waterway became appar.
ent they declared that the plan is
feasible an dought to be carried out
at once.
And these sentiments pleased the
people of Hammond as we'll as it did
the representatives from Indiana Har
Dor and Whiting as well as East Chi
Icago. There was not a person pres
ent who did not enthuse over the
prophecy that the Calumet river from
South Chicago to Indiana Harbor
from lake to lake, would be one con
tinuous waterway lined with splen
did industries.
Hats off to the Commercial Club OF
Indiana Harbor and East Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-11
SUBSIDIZED CORRESPOND
ENCE.

If verification of the subsidized
stand that was taken by the valpa-
raiso newspaper correspondents in
the Gary blind pig cases was needed.
reference need only be made to the
stories sent out to the world at large
that the photograph and photograph
evidence were barred and ruled out in
the cases now on trial Even the
Associated Press was made a victim
of this venality. Incidentally, the
Gary Tribune, the Gary Post and THE
TIMES were the only newspapers that
told the truth.