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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17

the crow flies for little Johnny's
money. There's only one cinch at the
track, believe me, Bunch, and that's
the boOkmaker. He's the only one
down there who can keep a ten-spot
long enough to look at the pictures on
it,"
wait, John,'' Bunch broke in;
1--WE got great and original ideal"
BE kind to it, Bunch; it's in a
strange land" I admonished.
you say Uncle Peter is going the
pace that kills the bookies with Joy? %
THE old man is on the hot-foot,
sure thing l answered. "Of course,
he's not really likely to go broke be.
cause he has so much money that the
only way he could lose it all is to drop
it in we'll Nevertheless, it's pain.
full to watch him going up against the
breakers every day and having it put
all over him till his financial system
is black and blue"
What do the home folks think
about it," inquired Bunch.
up to now they aren't wise to the
fact that Uncle Peter is so busy at the
bonfire!" l answered. "There's 9
strong smell of smoke about his bank
account, but there's been no alarm
turned in. Aunt Martha has noticed
great changes in Uncle Peter, how.
ever, and it's only question of time
when she'll catch him with the goods
It used to be that the old fellow was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17

. ASSAIC, N. J.-Death has ended
the career of THOMAS Wandlass,
the white front" burglar, who was
shot and fatally wounded while break
ing into the home of Thomas Tapley,
a contractor in this city. Wandlesa
preferred the underworld to life Of
luxury in the home of a fond and
wealthy mother. He developed from
q sort Of "angel child" to a desperate
criminal. Paralysis of his vocal or
gans shortly after his capture kept
the police from obtaining any correct
ed account of his amazing career.
Jean Mitchell, aged seventeen years,
who called herself his Chicken stall"
and assisted him in % burglaries, has
pleaded guilty and will receive SEN
tence. She declares she is eager to
get back to her home in the New Eng
land states as she has had enough of
travel and nice dresses, the bait Of
fered by Wandlass when she consent
ed to become his accomplice.
The police call Wandlass q sup
per worker" and a dress suit burg
lar" He called himself white front"
burglar and was fascinated by the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17

TOPEKA, KAN.-There are 800 or.
! ganized cities In Kansas, and every
one of these cities and towns has a
theatrical censor, especially named to
watch the moving picture shows. The
legislature has passed law naming
the mayor Of each city, or some per-
son appointed by him or by the coun-
Gil or commissioners, moving picture
censor.
The law provides that the showing
of any moving or stationary pictures
displaying actions which would con-
stitute crime If actually committed,
the infidelity or unfaithfulnes of a
husband or wife or suggestive Of in
decency. is a misdemeanor in ITSELF
and the moving picture show man
may be fined from 500 to $500 for
showing such pictures.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17

NEW YORK.-Phosphoru matches
~ kill and MAIN the men and girls
who make them. The working men
and girls who are engaged in the
manufacture and the packing of the
ordinary match run a heavy risk of
contracting phosphorus necrosis, and
those who get this disease generally
die a horrible and lingering death.
These facts are brought out in the
report of the United States bureau OF
labor, which recently Investigated tho
match industry.
Phosphorus necrosis, or match poi
soning, attacks the teeth and jaws.
The teeth become loose and fall out
and the bone of the jaw becomes por-
GUS and decays. It is necessary then
to remove large parts of the bone, and
frequently the entire jaw. One man
who worked in a. match factory in
Wisconsin had to have his whole up.
per and lower Jaws removed, so bad
ly had the disease attaked him. Then
he lived for months, taking occasional
nourishment through a tube.
Another case reported by the blu.
reau Of labor was that of a girl OF
II who went to work packing matches.
The poisonous atmOsuhere of the Dlace
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Girls Make Good in Managing Sports

J. L. Colonius, instructor in physical
culture, was disappointed with the
management of the boys.
They think too much of taking q
few trips away from home in order to
have good time, and too little of
where the expense money is to come
FROM" he said.
At the beginning of the basket ball
season Colonius initiated the plan
which put the girls in control, and now
the treasury has enough money in II
to wipe up the football deficit and
leave SIS on deposit At his sueges.
ton. a new athletic association was
formed, to which girls were admitted
upon payment of the "two-bits" initfa,
ton fee. Neat badges were given to
the members and the girls of the bas.
ket ball squad conducted an enthustas.
tic canvass with the result that there
are as many girls in the association
as there are boys.
The girls are now managing both
the boys and girls basket ball teams
and will arrange the schedule for the
boys track and baseball teams.
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Death Comes to Dress Suit Burglar

danger of robbfng house while there
were many persons about. Often he
would stop to listen to the dinner clat-
ter before making his escape. Gener-
ally he selected a dark or dimly light
ed parlor, jimmied the window and
climbed in. During the months that
the girl worked with him he relied
upon her to spill a faint" as she
called it. and draw the crowd while he
made his escape.
Wandlass was about thirty years
old. His mother, Mrs. Augustus F..
Berner, is a woman of wealth and re-
flnement in Brooklyn, N. Y. Her first
husband, Wandlass, was hotel pro-
prietor and we'll to do. He left a
comfortable fortune, and when he
died his son, Tom, was a model young
ster and a great church worker. He
was precocious, high strung and had
vivid Imagination.
Just when he became transformed
into a bad man" no one seems to
know, but he ran away from boarding
school at seventeen and the next his
mother heard of him was that he was
member of a gang of thieves. He
was never what might be called a
Raffles, except that he dressed we'll
and committed most of his burglaries
while clad in evening clothes. He
was known to the police at Kid How
ard and Thomas Hanley and had serv'
ed time in several penal institutions
in the state of New York
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
WAS JUST COPYING MAMMA
ChIld's Actions That at First Myo
titled Father Were Easily
Explained.

The little six-year-old daughter Of
well-known club woman was found in
her play room the other day doing all
kinds of acrobatic stunts and gesticu
lating wildly and wierdly.
what are you doing?" asked the
child's father.
I'm playing I'm mamma" she an.
swered. Then she made more unique
movements with her little arms and
said: There, father, you accept them.
That's what they do when mamma
makes them"
What shall I accept?" asked the
father, still more mystiaed, "and what
does mamma make? Tell me what
you are doing?"
''Why," she said, II am playing that
am mamma at her club. Whenever
mamma goes to her club she makes
motions, and the others accept them.
I heard ner say so over the telephone
to Mrs. Smith this morning."-Illu
trated Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
Ellen Terry's Joke,

When Ellen Terry was presented
with Founders gold medal at tho
New theater, New York, recently-an
honor conferred in recognition of hex
great services to dramatic art-she
was called upon to make a speech OF
acceptance. It so happened that the
actress was exceedingly hoarse and
she was therefore forced to cut heI
remarks short. So she told this story:
"A friend of mine once bought q par
rot and gave much money for it with
the understanding that 1t could speak
fluently, but when he reached home
with it he found to his dismay that
the bird was dumb. So he took II
back. This parrot cannot say a word
he said Indignantly to the bird fancier.
1t can't talk at ALL Talk! the deal.
er exclaimed. Come to think OF It,
know it can't, but it's a devil TO
think"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17

very pleasant company around the
house, but now when he rolls home of
an evening the first thing he does is
to take running kick at the cat, and
then he drops into Morris chair and
barks sullenly at the landscape till
the hash whistle blows How about
that idea of yours, Bunch?"
"I'll be there in minute" Bunch
replied; first of all, John, do you
want to cure Uncle Peter of this race.
track habit?"
Don't ask me riddles, Bunch" !
snapped; wouldn't you work overtime
to stop a dippy relative from shovel.
ing his gold dust into another mans
cellar? Sure, l want to cure him :;
but how? I tried to suggest to him
quietly on several occasions chat he's
up against the squeezers, but Uncle
Peter just cut off a cackle and said he
knew his business l told him that a
man had to learn the horses back
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
Want Bounty on SQUIRRELS.

Since the bounty on squirrels was
stopped several years ago the little
pests have greatly increased in num-
bers until the question of handling
them has become of vital Importance
to the welfare of all growers of grain
and vegetables.
Every farmer has to devote from
five to fifteen days each year in fight
ing squirrels, and the annual cost of
poison to each farmer averages IS.
During the operation of the former
squirrel bounty law the animals be-
came quite scarce in this section, for
men often made wages in the spring
by systematic campaign against the
squirrels. The amount Of damage
caused each year in this county by
squirrels runs into many thousands of
dollars, causing consequent decrease
in the amount of grains, grasses and
vegetables produced and an increase
In the cost of production-Co lville
Correspondence Spokane Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17

Sure" said Bunch: isn't it til
shell road to wealth? Isn't 1T. Cineli
into your parlor and get his roll.
avenue all the way to the bank? All
you have to do is to coax Uncle Peter
After a while when the old gentle
mans fit of coughing is over and he
backs away from the fight, disguised
and sick of it, you can hand him his
money, minus the commissions, and
give him such shock of Joyous sur
prise that he'll stand on his head and
thank you with both feet"
It sounded like wise wheeze.
But Uncle Peter would recognize
me, and it would be all to the frizzle, -
l cried suddenly. "Clara J. wouldn't
fancy it if she learned I was fooling
around the track again after she had
squared matters for me and put me
even. l guess I'd better let Uncle Pc
ter plod along to the poor-house," I
added, sadly.
Nonsense, john" chortled Bunch.
"You don't have to appear in the mat
ter at all. Besides, I'll take hand
in the game myself"
"You be the bookmaker, that's It;
fine, Bunch, fine!" 1 yelled.
mot exactly" he broke in; but I
can get a fly lad named key Schwartz
to stall for us. key is a member in
good standing of the Bookmakers'
Brotherhood and Burning Money
Hunters association. I've known Ikey
for years, and, since our object is
purely philanthropic, I'm sure he'll
be glad to give< JUS the helping mitt."
"What'n it cost to put this produc-
ton on, Bunch? I'm quite willing to
rush to Uncle Peters rescue, but I'm
not eager to sprain my ankles in SO
doing" I said.
I'VE won't take single chance"
Bunch answered. Before we go any
further, John, must tell you that my
motives are not wholly unselfsh. I've
got an idea that If can make myself
solid with Uncle Peter he may be
induced to square me with Uncle Will.
lam Gray, and thereby enable me to
lead Alice away to the little old log
cabin of our own"
Drop that plate; it's hot. Bunch" !
said. Uncle Peter Grant and Will.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17

OLUMB1A, MO.-The girls of the
~ Columbia high school have taken
charge Of the schools athletics end
will run them for the remainder of the
school year. They took the reins into
their own hands only after the boys
had made a failure, and have achieved
a marked success to date.
At the beginning of the school year
the boys assumed the management of
the athletics, inasmuch as they did the
playing on the football team. They
were very unbusinesslike, however,
and, although a number Of football
games were played and in spite of the
fact that the football season is usu-
ally a financial success, there was a
deficit of $35 at the close Of the sea-
son.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
Theatrical Censors in Kansas Towns

When the bill came up there was q
question as to how it should be deter
mined whether or not a picture
came under this classification and
who was to determine the question.
It was suggested that the mayor and
two ministers should be q censor
board in each city, but number of
ministers protested that they did not
care to attend moving picture shows
for any purpose and had no interest
In seeing whether or not the pictures
were proper. Then a committee of
the mayor and one layman and one
minister was suggested, but this, too,
was unsatisfactory, and it was finally
decided that the mayor of each in.
corporated city or town should be
the censor unless he named another
for the work.
The censor's word is law. II he
says picture Is calculated to be in.
furious to the morals of the citizens
or to offer evil suggestions to children.
the pictures must be stopped. It is
provided that the moving picture man
may collect damages from the film
exchange that sent him the pictures
II his show Is stopped.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
Matchmaking a Dangerous Business

affected her teeth, and when she went
to dentist he found her whole lower
jaw honeycombed by the phosphorus
poisoning. Assesses followed and
the child was unable to eat. She
slowly starved to death.
Many other cases are cited In the
report No one who works in these
factories apparently is immune from
the disease, and sanitary precautions
which have been taken in some OF the
larger factories have been ineffectual.
The atmosphere must of necessity con-
tain the fumes of phosphorus, and they
are deadly.
Not all the men and girls who are
poisoned die, of course. Some OF
them check the disease early by rad
fcal operation, having their lower jaws
removed. Those who are not willing
to be manned in this way generally
die as a result of absorbing the poi
sons generated by their own decaying
teeth and bones.
The man who made the investfga-
lions for the bureau of labor was John
B. Andrews, and so strongly was Pres
tdent Taft impressed by his report
that he recommended the passage OF
bill to discourage the manufacture
of phosphorus matches by a heavy
federal tax. Such bill was intro
duced early in the session. The match
trust. however, forestalled the pas
sage of the bill by withdrawing the
patent on the harmless substitute il
uses in place of the deadly phosphor
OILS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
UNCONVENTIONAL Puzzle,

The wife of prominent Unitarian
clergyman is still wondering what her
cook meant She was a new cook, and
there was every reason to believe she
was good cook. At any rate, she
had unquestionably served in good
families, and she brought the best of
references. Nevertheless, her new
mistress did not hesitate to give her
a few Instructions.
Zone thing I want you to remem.
Der, Nellie" said she, "is the way We
like our oatmeal. Don't leave It wa
terry. But we don't like it hard and
dry, either"
Trust me, ma'am." responded the
cook, confidently. It'll get it right,
never fear. I've worked in Unitarian
families BEFORE"
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lam Gray never speak as they pass
by. You've picked out the wrong an
sWer"
Il know all about that" Bunch
came back, "but Uncle William haf
great faith in Uncle Peters judgment
just as hard. However, I'll take e
long chance on all that. How much
loose coin have you, John?'
About $4,000 loose, besides the
bundle that's working in the real es
tate business; but that's tied up sc
hard can't get at it." l answered.
"All right" Bunch went on; wei
be equal partners in this deal. It'll
take about $4,000 to make the pic
ture look right
What" l yelled; me risk $4,000
to teach Uncle Peter how to behave!
Not on your Horoscopes! II Uncle Pc
ter wants to take walk on the road
to ruin I'm not going to flag him
not when it costs me $4,000 to buy the
flag, nix!"
"Wait! wait!" Bunch broke in;
feel for the soft pedal and come back
ts Quiet Valley. Didn't 1 tell you We
wouldn't take any chances? Do you
suppose I'm dead anxious to chop ut
my money and feed it to the pigeons
You leave this to me, and I'll guar
antee you'll save Uncle Peter and be
a hero to your family forever and
ever. Are you game? Say the word
and we'll hunt up 1key Schwartz"
Light the gas, Bunch; I'm with
you,' said.
And we shook hands on it.
Copyright by G. W. Dillingham; Coz
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
Elastic Roads In Switzerland,

An interesting experiment has been
made with promising results at Zu-
rich. Fine gravel, the grains averag-
Ing from one-twentieth to one-twelfth
Of an inch in diameter, the whole
carefully freed from earthly sub
stances, was coated in a revolving
drum with tar. These pellets were
then carefully dried and hardened, and
after eight or ten weeks were spread
during dry weather in a thick layer
upon a prepared roadbed and rolled.
The road thus formed is inexpen-
sive, possesses a certain elasticity and
is said to Withstand we'll the effects
of heavy traffic. The desirability of .
slightly elastic road for saving wee1
and tear and suppressing noise is evt
dent. "&s# $3.50 -~ Pr
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wards and sideways, going and com
ing, from Alpha to Omaha, before he
could hope to pull down any sure
money, but he dismissed the subject
by saying he was on his way from
Alpha to Omaha now, and, besides, If
he wanted to pitch a bit of money
overheard, it was his own he was
pitching. What can you do with a
clothespin like that? He has the
fever, Uncle Peter has, and it will
cake heroic measures to cool him off,"
How would you like to be the ice
bag?" said Bunch, quietly.
whats the gag, Bunch? Are you
leading me up to the center so you
can ask me tor a foolish answer?'
I growled.
mix now, John" Bunch responded:
didn't you say few minutes ago
that the only real breadwinner at the
track is the bookmaker?"
THAT belief for mine," answered.
well. why don't you take a hand
and gather in Uncle Peters loose
changer" Bunch went on.
II become bookmaker!" gasped.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
CHILDREN AFFECTED
BY Mothers Food and Drink,

Many babies have been launched
Into life with constitutions weakened
by disease taken in with their moth
ers' milk. Mothers cannot be too care.
full as to the food they use while nurD.
ing their babes.
The experience Of Kansas City
mother is q case in point:
Il was a great coffee drinker from q
child, and thought could not do with
out it. But found at last it was do
Ing me harm. For years I had been
troubled with dizziness, spots before
my eyes and pain in my heart, to
which was added, two years later, q
chronic sour stomach.
1.-THE baby was born z months ago.
and almost from the beginning, It, too
. suffered from sour stomach. She was
taking it from me!
I'm my distress consulted friend
Of more experience and she told mo
to quit coffee, that coffee did not
make good milk. have since ascer-
tanned that it really dries up the milk.
$50, quit coffee and tried tea and
at AaSt cOcOa- but tney Old not agree
with me. Then I turned to Postum
with the happiest results. It proved
to be the very thing needed. It not
only agreed perfectly with baby and
myself. but it increased the flow Of
my milk.
my husband then quit coffee and
used Postum and quickly got we'll Of
the dyspepsia with which he had been
troubled. I no longer suffer from the
dizziness, blind spells, pain in my
heart or sour stomach.
Nov We all drink Postum from my
husband to MY seven months old
baby It has proved to be the best
hot drink we have ever used. We
would not give up Postum for the best
coffee we ever drank" Name given
BY Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Get the little book, '"rne Road to
Wellville," in pkes. "
There's a Reason" s:.-5
Ever read the. shove letter. A new
80 aDDeoxs from time to time. Tk<!
e10 4o0ua1Os trUe, ana fu11 OF husn "a
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4 TRIAL WILL CONVINCE ANY.
0nE.-TnE GREAT KIDNEY rem :,
EDY NEVER DlSAPPolNTS :,

a few years ago I was troubled with .
complication Of kidney and stomach all
ments, and although tried two or thrso
different doctors, I was unable to obtain
cure. Having heard a great deal about
Swamp Root, decided to give it a trial
and purchased one dollar bottle of Mr..
Alexander, the druggist. From tho begin
ming could notice change for tho better
and after taking eight bottles of your
medicine, felt entirely cured and have
not had any trouble since
Had begun using DR.. Kilmers Swamp
Root sooner would have been few hun
dred dollars to the good and saved my
self lot Of suffering.
You may use my testimonial any tims
you wish.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES E. HARRIS,
480 Sixth St.,
Marion, Il.
certify that Charles E. Harris signed
the above testimonial in my presence, be-
ing first duly sworn to the truth thereof
This the 10Th day of July, 1909.
i.;t.-., D. R. E1NLEY, ]. r.
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Nothing Too Good

for you. That's why we want you
to take CASCARETS for liver and
bowels. It's not advertising talk.
but merit the great, wonderful,
lasting merit of CASCARETS that
we want you to know by trial. Then
you'll have faith-and join the mil
lions who keep well by CASCA-
REFS alone. 9es
cAscARET9 roc boz for q weeks
In the world. Million boxeS month.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
oI>ae,,ea and Aualnesa

Pleasure and Business.
The man who makes his business a
pleasure is likely to live good deal
longer and get a good deal farther
than the man who makes his pleasure
a business.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
RattIesnakes Appear Early.

The unusually warm weather
throughout central Wyoming the last
few weeks has caused large numbers
of rattlesnakes to leave their dens and
many have been killed by ranchmen
and others. Not in the recollection OF
the oldest inhabitants have rattle.
snakes appeared as early in the year
Casper correspondence Denver Re
publican
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
Barely Possible.

Even as the long-haired man with
the bundle Of manuscript turned to
60, after brief interview, there waa
CLEAN Of triumph in his eye.
You don't have to publish my stun
II you don't want to-" he said, but,
by Jupiter, you can't keep me out Of
the magazines!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
Such 10 Fame.

A story is told of the Englishman
who was presented to Mrs. Ole Bull
and said. Il have heard Of your hus.
bands adventures In the Far West"
He was thinking of Sitting Bull ..