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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
BOY WITH A BUSINESS BUMP
Minneapolis Lad Picks Up Neat Sum
Of Money by Establishing Profit
able Bakery Route.

Robert Stuart is Minneapolis boy.
Last summer he very much wanted to
earn some money of his own. He
thought of all the schemes that he
ever had heard of and then he started
an entirely new one. He went to Mr.
Townsend, who had just opened
bakery in Hennepin avenue, and said
that II he was supplied with a horse
and wagon he thought he could get up
profitable route Of customers. Mr.
Townsend was little doubtful of Rob-
ert's ability. but he said that he would
give Robert a commission on all the
customers he could get. So Robert
started out and made a thorough can
vass Of the neighborhood and he soon
found nearly thirty families that
agreed to take Mr.. Townsend's goods
If they were delivered promptly. So
Robert got up every morning at five
o'clock and, mounted on his wheel, he
would take big basket Of bread and
buns and deliver them to his custom.
ers. The basket was firmly fastened
to the handlebars of his machine. He
was so prompt and pleasant that his
customers Increased to fifty and then
he could not carry all Of the bread in
basket. So he bought little iron
wagon and fitted large basket inside
Of it. This he tied behind his wheel.
Almost any morning he can be seen
spinning along the streets with the
bread wagon rafting along behind him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
NEWS &rMe
YOUNG
PEOPLE
PANORAMA IN A CIGAR BOX
Any Handy Boy, With Few Odd Tr'nk'
cts, Can Easily Arrange Amusing
Little Picture Show.

Well, boys, who wants to make a
panorama? Whoever does so. just
get an empty cigar box and a few
other things, as stated below. and
start in. Cut a square hole in the
middle Of the top of the box and with
muscilage and paper fasten square
piece of glass under it. From an OLD
curtain roller cut two rollers the
width of the cigar box. and into one
end of each drive wire crank. Into
the opposite end Of each drive a brad
for an axle. From another round
wooden rod cut two other rollers OF
the same length, but Of smaller diam
cter, and drive small brad in the
center of each end for an axle. These
rollers project up through the top OF
the box with their brad axles resting
in small notches cut in the top edge
of the sides. Slots must be cut cross
wise in the top of the box. Of course.
to allow the rollers to project up
through, as shown in the drawings.
Directly under the smaller rollers at
each end cut slots as shown. in which
the axles of the lower rollers run, be-
ing allowed an upward and downward
movement. A strip of cloth the width
of the rollers and of a length to suit
the maker is filled with pictures past
ed on one side, all the same side up.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
CATS AS CHILDREN'S PETS
Veterinarian Says There Arc Almost
as Many intelligent Fe'ines as
Ooqs-One to Select.

MANY claim that cats have no in
telligence, that they care as much for
one person as for another" said a
woman veterinarian, who has made
the care of cats a special study for a
number of years.
Il have found that there are almost
as many intelligent cats as dogs,
that they are about a. faithful as the
average human being. If one wants
good house cats they must be brought
up from kittens. Never try to train
grown cats, and do not adopt tramp
cats, for they are impossible, as far
as training goes"
Asked about the kind of cat that
would make the best household pet.
the woman said:
I'm choosing a kitten. choose one
with a wide, fat nose; eyes wide
apart, and a wide forehead and jaw,
the muzzle not too long. This will
be an intelligent cat AS soon as kit
tens have learned to lap milk they
may be taken from their mother A
healthy kitten should become a
healthy cat, but II he should get sick
let him alone and especially do not
coax him to eat"
Bathing a cat, wher parasites exist.
should be avoided. says this veterina-
rian, as water is net natural for cat
1T is a wise plan for children to
have pets to play with" she says,
and one Of the most satisfactory pets
is kitten"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
RAINBOW an IDLE BOASTER
Like Many Vain and Connected Folks
It Had Forgotten by Whose Favor
It Was Possible.

A most beautiful rainbow was
lighting up the skies. Gold. crimson.
purple, every lovely tint, was CON-
prised In it's arch, from the deepest to
the most delicate hues.
Every one admired it-most of all
it admired itself.
Il am handsome" it said, more
beautiful far handsomer, than the
sun. for bright as he is he has but one
color, and | have many"
The monarch Of the skies heard this
boast and smiled quiet smile. Then
hiding his beams in cloud, he con.
cealed himself for an instant.
Where was the rainbow?
1t had disappeared. 1t had forgot.
ten that only by the reflection Of the
sun could it exist. And so 1t is with
vain and conceited folks who forget
by whose favor they live, whose hand
has made them prosperous and by
whose grace alone they are permitted
to enjoy those gifts. the possession Of
which makes them conceited and
proud.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
HEALTH AS AN INVESTMENT
Fratcrnal Orders, Labor Unions and
Insurance Companies Erect
tuberculosis Sanitoria.

AS an investment in the health Of
their members, four large fraternal
orders, two international labor unions
and one of the largest insurance COM
panies in the United States have es-
tablished sanatoria for the treatment
Of tuberculosis. according to state
ment issued by the National Associa'
ton for the Study and Prevention Of
Tuberculosis. The Royal League, the
first fraternal order to establish q
sanatorium, conducts a hospital for
its tuberculous members at Black
Mountain. The Modern Woodmen of
America conducts one at Colorado
Springs; the Workmen's Circle. one
at Liberty, N. Y, and the Independent
Order OF Foresters have one at Rain
bow Lake. N. Y, and will soon open 4
second one at San Fernando, CAL The
International Typographical Union has
since 1898 conducted a sanatorium at
Colorado Springs, and the Interna-
tional Printing FRESHMAN and Assist
ants Union of America has recently
opened a new institution at Rogers
Vile. Tenn. A leading life insurance
company is now erecting sanatort
ium at Mt. McGregor, N. Y, which will
be the first of its kind established
by an "old line" insurance company.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
A REMARKABLE "
I'LL MvU0 AIIu
.cURE:F;0R DYSPEPSIA
Munyon's Stomach Treatment
Performing Miracles.
MJNY0N TELLS YOU
HOW TO GET WELL.
FREE. OF CHARGE

"A few days ago I received a letter
from q young man. who states he is %
years of age, and has occupied severa!
important positions, but owing to indi-
unable to concentrate his mind upon his
work and has consequently. been dis
charged on the ground Of neglect of duty.
man e Of steady habits. but for years ss'i he
has suffered from dyspepsia, which has
SO affected his nerves that he is unable
to sleep, and that It is not neglect upon
ness, but simply physical weakness. He
asks my, advice in this matter.
sRswer this letter pabiic!y: hoping pR:' that
it may be the means of helping many
who may be affected in this way.
IN the first Place the the stomach must
made strong. The nerves must be made
strong before one can sleep we'll. No
one is capable of doing his best who is in
form q rhe s1 srea9est e Say
indomitable will. They have had perfect
digestion: being able to eat we'll. and d.
1T is said that Napoleon lost the bat
tie Of Waterloo because Of a At Of indi-
gestion: Grants enormous reserve power
Lincoln said that he did not know that
he had a stomach Grover Cleveland, it
IS said, could work ID hours day. eat
hearty meal at or s 3 o'clock In tn tho
til Q O'Clock and get, up refreshed. ready
for a new days work.
Pres: Taft is another type Of healthy
that he would be the President Of tho
United States today had he been a dy-
speptic or affected with some nervous
ailment? I claim that two-thirds Of all
the failures in professional and business
life are due to weak and deranged stom-
achs.
."No business house would care to en-:
eoods tor ham on 4he read
the men who stand behind counters to-
day, earning from $12 to SIS a week. will
never get beyond these hgures; for the
They lack the nerve power and COM
sound stomach.
NO one cares to hear a dyspeptic
be-. he is bound to reflect his bilious and
1aundiced condition. He win unconscious
" inoculste his hearers with his nelan-
mo one would think Of entrust!ng an
important legal case in the hands Of =
lyspeptic lawyer. any more than he
oTd care to ent ~ his SWn e
f'cfa, who is nervous. irritable or dy-
fpeptic. Men must have good digestion.
strong nerves and vital manhood in Or
! per 20 render ciean, cIear-cut DECISION
tithcr in medicine, law or business.
II believe that more than half of tho
! divorces can be traced to Ill health. I
want every dyspeptic to try my stomach
| treatment. for it corrects nearly all forms
| pt indigestion and nervousness 1t makes
Did stomachs almost as good as new. 1ts
marvellous power for dieesting food and
Eetting the best out Of it makes for good
t'ch, red blood. This. in turn, strength
fns the nerves. builds up the general sys..
TEN. and will surely prolong life and
make it 4 pleasure to live and do the
| things allotted to u.s."
| Professor Munyon makes no charge fol
| consultation or medical advice:~net q PEN
nv to pay. Address Prof. J. M. Munyon
Munyon's Laboratories. Fyfty-third and
Jefferson streets, Philadelphia. Pa.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
PUTTING II UP 10 CENTRAL
All Caller Wanted Was Mrs. Smiths
Number, and Surely That Was
Easy to Get.

'Halloa, there, central! Is this cen
trail? It is? thought It was. but
couldn't quite be sure. The other day
supposed I was talking to central.
and here 1t was only my grocer. / do
think there are some queer mixups
in this telephone service. What want
now is to find out the telephone mum
Der Of Mrs. John Smith-S'm-i-t-h'
Smith. l find that there are more
than 100 persons of that name In the
book. and don't know which one is
the husband of the lady l want. She
is a large lady with a ford face and
prematurely white hair. and I think
her husband is travelling man, and
a brother-in-law of hers. named Jones
lives somewhere on NJ street-a stout
ish. elderly gentleman with side Wits
kers Kindly let me have Mrs. Smiths
number at once. l had it on slip
of paper that can't find. Seems to
me it was two-four-sixteen ring three
ninetwo-sixty-four ring two. You
know how confusing telephone mum
bers are. Let me have Mrs. Smiths
number right away. please"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
uniouc Proposition Something New ia
Him, but He Succeeded in
Explaining.

lyn,o ". d. Purden, presiding be-
hind the gilt cage i'll the bank. In the
Wade building. entered a young woman
arrayed in Solomonic glory and carry
ing an enormous shopping bag. whence
she extracted things innumerable
which she deposited at Mr.. Purden's
window.
u wish TO open checking account"
she said, for the purpose of avoiding
all the trouble l have experienced in
raving my household bills in cash.
Sometimes can't make the change
and sometimes the tradespeople can't.
and | thought it might be better to
lay By check.
Mr.. Purden smiled his approval.
My husband brought me book Of
blank checks" she continued. land
I've made them all out. and here they
ar" Suiting the action to the word
she handed over a neat little pile Of
checks
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
Use Of the Rhine.

The German Rhine is commercially
the most important stream in the
world. 1t furnishes most flluminat.
ing contrast to the decadent Missis-
sirpi.
The United States has expended
more money in the 20 years ended in
1907 on the most important stretch Of
the Mississippi 200 miles, between
st. Louis and Cairo-than the German
central government has expended in
the improvement OF the Rhine from
Strassburg to the frontier of Holland,
a distance Of 355 miles.
Yet the amount of tonnage handled
on this portion of the Mississippi in
1908 was 374,0e3 tons, while that on
the Rhine in the same year was be-
tween 100000 and $4,000, 900 tons,
an amount from 50 to 100 times Rs
great. s5.. s.s t@ssse@s :. a.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

and this strip is wound smoothly and
evenly around one OF the large rollers,
which is then placed in position. with
the smaller rollers over 1t. The lower
rollers are always kept pressed
against each other by two tin pieces
and a rubber band on each side. as
shown in the middle figure. the tin
pieces being cut with a stout pair OF
scissors from a tin can. The rubber
fastens over a hook on the tin piece.
The cloth band is fastened to the roll
]e:s at either end with glue or small
tacks. so that when the crank is
turned 1t unwinds from one onto the
other, the pictures passing by the
glass in order
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

The little Puritan colony at Nan
tucket was aghast at murder just
committed within its borders.
A bOasttul lndian-either drunk or
else relying on the protection OF the
settlers-had spoken evil OF the dead
POkanOket sachem, Massasoit. Now.
by ancient Indian law 1t was mortal
sin to speak Ill Of the dead. And 1t
was the duty of the next OF kim to
aycnge the words by death.
And. in this case. the next OF kin
successor. Metacomet, known to the
white men as King Philip" No one
imagined Philip would care outrage
English laws by obeying 20 barbarous
a custom. Yet he appeared at Nan
tuckct one day in 1865. New the In
dian who had insulted lis fathers
memory. and returned unpublished to
his own people. This was the sachem's
first open defiance OF white mems law.
Soon the land was red with his deeds.
The Avenaer and His Crime.
Massasoit had been sachem OF the
mighty Pokanoket tribe that owned
all the land from Narragansett bay to
Massachusetts, He was friendly to
the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth.
Mass. III 1920, and made a solemn
peace treaty with them. He even
begged them to give English names
to hts two sons. Namsutto and Meta
comet. Accordingly the youths were
renamed "AleXander" and "Philip."
When Massasoit died Alexander. the
elder son. became sachem. Alexander
was accused of plotting against the
English and was arrested. Then he
died from a sudden illness and the In
dams declared the white men had
poisoned him.
Philip became sachem. He had a
English Not only did he believe they
had murdered his brother. but he had
watched with growing dread the way
in which they were rCbDing the in
dams of their land. We are wont to
think Of our Puritan ancestors as
sanity folk. In some respects. per-
haps. they were. But in their treat
ment OF the simple. friendly Indians
their claim to sanctity receives a Sc
we're shock On one pretense or an
other they seized. bought at ridiculous
ly cheap price, or otherwise secured
huge tracts of the savages' land. until
at last Philip found himsel! and his
once mighty tribe cooped up in two
little tongues OF land at Bristol and
Tiverton. r. |. Yet. for a time. Philip
held firm to the treaties his father had
made
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
KING PHILIP

But the old friendly feeling between
white man and Indian was daily mers-
ing into mutual hate and suspicion.
In 1874 renegade Indian bore word
to the settlers-whether falsely or
truthfully-that Philip was planning
war The Puritans at once forced mat
ters to such an isue that Philip found
it necessary either 10 fight or lose
what little authority he had left.
On Sunday, June 80. 1875, while the
inhabitants OF Swansea. not far from
Plymouth. were at church. Philip and
his band swept down upon the town.
There was a wholesale killing and
burning The war was on. Next Philip
attacked the town of Hadley. but was
generalship OF mysterious white
haired man (supposed to William
COTE, the regicide), who rallied the
colonists to a brave defense. Soon
afterward. at the battle OF Bloody
Brook. Philips men slew seventy-threa
Puritan soldiers. But while the In
dams We're scalping their victims Eng
lish reinforcements came up and
routed them. Philip led his murder
GUS savages through the Connecticut
valley, leaving ruin. death and desoin'
ton in his path. burning and sack1ng
Springfield, Mortified and Brooltif ID.
and massacreIng the inhabitants OF
outlying hamlets.
The Fate Of Two Mighty Tribes.
The colonists. however, rallied gal,
!antly, nearly exterminated his allies,
| the Narragansetts, and at last coOped
| Philip and his remaining followers in
the swamps near Mount Hope. They
captured his wife and little son and
| sold them into slavery in the West In
dies. Such OF his valiant followers as
they caught they ::so sold as slaves.
! OF the great tribes O; the Pokanokets
and Narragansetts co::lbined. less than
| $50 persons were Ter. alive. Philip.
with a mere handful Ut men. hid in 4
marsh near the Wage where he had
once reigned as king.
So safely was he hidden that the
pursuing colonists could not find him.
Then it was that an Indian whose
brother Philip had put to death Of
fered to guide the soldiers to the
fugitive kings" headquarters. The
troops burst in upon Philips little
band at dead OF night, on August II.
1916 Their Indian guide. obeying the
vengeance law OF the next of kin.
shot Philip dead. The slain sachem' g
body was cut to pieces by the Eng
lish and his severed head carried III
triumph on pole to Plymouth
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
A Puzzle Game.

Here is pencil and paper game for
the puzzle loving. 1t can be played by
any number. Starting with one given
word, the test is to change it into an
other given word by changing only
one letter at a time, and the winner
is he who arrives most quickly at the
result and by the shortest process.
For instance, suppose the word dog
is given to be changed into scat,"
the best method would be dot cot, cat.
OF course longer words are more diff
hcult, but usually patience will bring
success. For instance the word fast
may be changed into "slow" by the
following steps: Fast, last, lost, loot,
SCOT, slot, slow. Perhaps there is a
shorter way that little study will dis
cover. If the party is large it is more
fun to play the game with groups or
two ss partners
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

a stately, solemn indian. close
wrapped in most peaceful-lookins
blanket, slouched into the courtyard
of the Detroit fort one spring day In
;7G3 At his heels followed throng
If savages, each wearing the peace
blanket and carrying some article OF
sale. more harmless crowd OF In
dians. apparently. could not have been
found in all America.
So carefully were the blankets ar
ranged that the keenest eye could
not have discovered the arsenal Of
rifles. knives and tomahaVks that
were hidden beneath their feds. The
leader OF the supposedly peaceful Wis
itors vas Pontiac. was chief of three
northwestern tribes and one OF the
greatest Indians in all history. His
was the plan for entering tie Detroi:
stockade at the head Of his bravest
men, Disgusting the whole party as a
band Of traders. Having entered the
fort. the blankets were to be cast
aside. the gates thrown open to a
larger body of hidden Indians. and the
defenseless English garrison and
townsfolk massacred.
A Massacre That Failed.
But an Indian girl had whispered
the secret to the commandant Of the
garrison. So. when Pontiac stalked
into the Enclosure. he found the walls
bristling with armed and prepared
soldiers 1t was a venture on which
hung his entire career; perhaps the
whole future Of Americas coionists.
And the trick had failed.
Pontiac was born on the Ottawa
river, Canada. in 1920 He early be-.
came chief Of the Ottawa. Ojbway
and Pottawattomie tribes. France rul-
ed Canada in those days The north
ern Indians loved the French. The
English never had the knack Of get
ting on with the savages. But the
French had Hence. while the In.
dians were forever fighting the Eng
fish. they we're almost always
Frances loyal friends. When, in 1746.
the French garrison at Detroit was
threatened. Pontiac and his braves
rescued the fort from peril. In 1858.
when the British general. Bradd0ck,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
PONTIAC

Numbered into Il French and indian
dcath-trap near Pittsburgh. Pontiac is
said to have led the Indian section OF
the attack.
Then, in 1860. when the French lost
Canada to the English. New Hamp-
shire differentiation Rodgers-march-
troit to take possession of that fort
Four hundred Indians lay in ambush
to destroy the troops. Pontiac per.
suaded the 400 lurking savages to
give up the idea Uf attack Then be
met the colonists and escorted therl
safely to Detroit He was prepared
to be the Englisl'men's friend. But
the colonists did not treat him as hs
thought so great a chief ought to bs
treated. His friendship turned t.
hate. He plotted to destroy every
3nglishman in tho west
The Great Conspiracy.
The Indians have seldom stood To-
gether in any strong or permanent
confederation. Yet such was Pontiac
genius that he combined numbers Of
tribes into one mighty league against
the English. He mapped out a fine
plan Of campaign. There were ~ i'm.
portant frontier forts held by tho
colonists Pontiac arranged that at
certain date each of these forts wa.
to be attacked and destroyed and thu
surrounding country ravaged. He him.
self moved against Detroit. The In.
dian girls treason to her people saved
that fort from SURPRISE Pontiac the,,
besieged Detroit But Indians hava
not the knowledge 10 conduct a lon,:
siege. When once the Detroit garri.
son sailed forth against Pontiac'u
camp. the colonial troops were driven
back again with terrific loss of life,
But Pontiac was forced to give up thu
siege This wrecked his whole pla:,
of conquest. For. though the Indian
captured eight Of the twelve forts anil
spread terror throughout the western,
settlements. yet Detroit had been thu
key to the whole situation. And Pom,
taos failure to capture that strong
hold had lost for him the trust OF
many of his followers Some Of the
tribes deserted. The confederation
fell to pieces.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
A Student OF Humanity.

Mrs. Carter and her cook. says the
Brooklyn Citizen, were discussing the
murder which had narrowed the dusky
citizens of the countryside.
"Will dey hang him fer KILN OF
his wife, Miss Cyarter?"
I'VE can't tell yet, Aunt Jimmy. The
court will decide. OF course, il they
prove he did it on purpose"
Done it a purpose! Law. Miss
Cyarter. in course he kilt his wife a
purpose! Honey, amt l done been
married? Don't know men,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
Women and Love Letters

1t is one of the settled facts in the
history Of love letters that men will
write and women will keep \ woman
cherishes her love letters as she cher
isles her mirror or her powder Duff
She kisses them before she goes &C.
bed, and presses them to her bosom
before she does her hair up in the
morning: She reads them for weeks
and knows where to ind them for
years; and about the only safe ta,us
the man who has written them ca, se
is to marry her.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
LEFT THE CASHIER GASPlNG

Il wish you'd pay these" she said
I'll be in early next week with nv
initial deposit How much do vol
think shall have to leave with your
1t took Purden just twenty minute.
to explain to her the unusualness O,
her suggestion. but she took it in thu
very best Of good-nature.
oh. yes" she smiled, Il see it 81;
now. Thank you ever SO much
Cleveland Leader.