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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

Now he raised his head carefully,
Of affairs, and said: ''Undoubt'ly.
Misher Grant. Now that we're all to-
geezer once more, boys, lesh make it
quartette. I'll shing tenor; one,
two, three, four" on again on the
lullaby!
1t took all our ingenuity, and Bunch
and l expended enough diplomacy to
avert European war before we final
ly landed the Tide water Twins in my
little bungalow across the road from
Doves Nest Villa.
We turned the gas down low and
left the two celebrants to snore it
away.
They won't move a muscle before
morning. I whispered; 80 I'll leave
an early call and be here to help
hoist them to their feet" Then I
locked the front door and we started
for the other house.
wait. Bunch!" I said. suddenly:
we've forgotten something. If IN
Gle Peter doesn't show up pretty soon
Aunt Martha will be worried to death.
This is his first offense and he'll be
so confused when he does show up
that he won't be able to square it,"
Il thought of that" Bunch answer
ed, land figured it out that Id duck
back to town and send her a telegram
stating that Uncle Peter would be de-
tanned all nigh, by an important meet
ing at the Waldorf"
Fine, Bunch" l agreed. You're
always Observation-Disclosures
you are! Make the telegram good
and strong and that will square tho
| whole game-good-by!"
Bunch was off for the depot like a
streak and l went home and cooked
up few excuses for his hurried de-
| parture. 1t was then about s o'clock.
Nine o'clock came and no telegram.
and could see that Aunt Martha was
beginning to get the worries. 1t was
so unusual for Uncle Peter to be away
without her. Clara J. was the life of
the party, and she teased the old lady
into better spirits.
len O'Clock and still no telegram.
Aunt Martha now had Uncle Peter
waylaid by robbers somewhere and I
| could see cloudy weather in that
| household pretty 5000 # Bunch didn't
| get busy with the wires.
A few minutes later it seemed to me
| heard family the sound of breaking
| glass of in the darkness somewhere
To quiet Aunt Martha 1 suggested
that possibly Uncle Peter might be on
the 1000 train and I'd walk down the
road bit to meet him.
Just outside the gate I did meer
him, trembling slightly, but under a
big brace
John, is that you?" the old fellow
asked. "Oh! I'm so grateful to you.
don't know what came over me this
afternoon. It's so unusual for me to
do such thing-oh! how my head
aches and I'm 50 sick! When woke
up on the sofa in your house q few
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

through the twilight we beheld two
Torch-bearers coming towards us arm
in arm, oscillating from one side of
the road to the other, and trying to
sing, Has Anybody Here Seen
Kelly" at the top of their wine-cov-
cred voices
AS the Woody brothers drew near
their forms took on familiar outlines
and then all of a sudden my heart
went down into my shoes and stayed
there. for l recognized them both.
At the same moment Bunch ex-
claimed Great Scott, John! it's I'm
Gle Peter and Dixie Lawrence! petri-
fed and pickled! wouldn't that ring
the alarm"
Uncle Peter soused to the bald spot!
Uncle Peter, the sedate and dignifled,
sewed up to the eyebrows! Uncle
Peter, the model of propriety, full of
benzine to the BOBBY hatch!
l was ready to take the count.
The two Cafe Trimmers halted
again about ten feet away from us
and l could hear Dixie saying, "Misher
Grant, you've won my eshteem and af-
ec-affec-affeshum, shake! There'sh
bond Of union between ush'll never be
broken, Misher Grant, never be brok-
en-. Lesh try find another saloon so'sh
cement zish rien'ship-shake!
We could see Uncle Peter vainly
trying to focus Dixie with ono eye, and
hat f,,l i~ ~
old fellow placed his head on the 9TH
er boozeologer's shoulder and bleated;
HAS Anybody Here Seen Kelly?"
Uncle Peter, who for years hadn't
swallowed enough naphtha to float an
olive, webbing at twilight through
the country lane, with all his lights
lit, good and oryide!
What would the astonished and
fearful Clara J. say! What would
the overwhelmed Aunt Martha think
to see her paragon Of all the virtues
with his feet in the trough!
Bunch was too dumfounded to
speak, while l just stood there and
batted my eyes in the expectation OF
waking up every minute, but nix on
the wake.
The picture was there all right.
Two Parsifal pilgrims returning from
the feast, humping the noodles togeth-
er while they hunted for barber shop
mirrors, and hitting up the Wagner
There's only one thing to do" 1
whispered hurriedly to Bunch. I'VE
must get them quietly in my house
across the road from Doves Nest VIII
la. It's almost ready for occupancy,
but Clara j. and 1 aren't going to
move in for few weeks. If we can
get them in there and asleep, possibly
we can prevent news of the disas-
ter from reaching the watchers in the
old homestead"
IT'S the goods" Bunch whispered
back; "and we'll keep this drama OF
intemperance away from the women
folks If we have to sandbag the Bulge
Brothers, Syphon and Squirt"
The two bubbls-breakers bore dow1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

guest must fall. SQuirming, kicking
and struggling. the two hung on the
ropes and the trapez0 Scanlon, des.
perate in his fear that the air-eooled
gas might cause both to drop because
of their excessive weight, and his
passenger, sobered by fear. almost ex-
hausted and nearly helpless in his
fight against the trained aeronaut.
Finally seeing one last chance Of
safety scanlon ordered the stranger
to sit by him on the trapeze. There,
shoulder to shoulder, they continued
their ascent as Scanlon cursed the
man whose foolhardy trick might
cause the death of both.
A slight ripping sound over their
heads electrified Scanlon, but to his
unwelcome passenger it meant moth
ing. Scanlon glanced up; his worst
fears were confirmed. One of the
ropes on the side of the balloon and
supporting the parachute had ripped
down a few inches and the gas and
smoke were pouring out The bar
rocked back and forth again and the
rent enlarged.
The only chance Of safety was for
one Of them to 60 down in the para
chute, and self-preservation is tho
first law Of nature. Scanlon made a
last desperate effort and the next in
slant his wild and struggling passen-
ger was dropping like shot through
the air. He darted down and down
until his form struck the earth and
fairly buried itself. His courage al
most gone, Scanlon cut the rope that
severed the parachute from the bal.
loon and dropped to the ground. He
was 80 weak he could scarcely stand.
That night he was arrested on charge
Of murder, but was acquitted. But
it was Scanlon's last ascension.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
FIGHT FOR LIFE
IN THE CLOUDS
DRUNKEN MAN GIVES AERONAUT
HAlR-RAIsING EXPERIENCE
IN SKY.
HURLS MADMAN TO EARTH
Ascent Was One Of the Most Spec.
tacuIar in Balloon Days, but II Was
the Last for the Daring Robert
+. Scanlon.

New York-There is living in this
city today man who has gone
through the whole thrilling, horror
filed experience of killing a man in
the clouds. Once he was the most
daring and even foolhardy aeronaut
and parachute jumper in the country.
Rarely was day too windy or dis
trict too dangerous for him to make
his ascension according to contract
and on time. Now he is as afraid as
death of a balloon, and will scarcely
look at a flying machine In the air.
His nerves are completely gone and
he declares his nights are made
hideous by dreams of something fall
ing, falling and waving its hands.
1t was during fair week at Cohokia,
ILL.,, back in the COS that Robert F.
Scanlon, then known widely through
out the middle west, was scheduled
to make an ascent. His balloon was
filled with gas and the order had
been given to ''cut loose" when a
drunken man rushed through the
crowd and grabbed Scanlon by the
neck as the trapeze was jerked from
the ground and mounting skyKard.
The crowd stood too Mortified to
move ~. :S7s two struggling men kept
S.o:nx up ana Dip, loading d balloon
that was to carr7 only $50 pounds
with double it's capacity. Let go or
you will be killed." cried Scanlon,
squirming in the mans grasp and
kicking as best he could. But the
man held on grimly without answer
ing word.
Rapidly, but with stately dignity,
the balloon rose into the air, each
second adding to the distance that
either Scanlon or his unwelcome
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
COFFEE HEART
Very Plain In Some People.

"A great many people go on suffering
from annoying ailments for a long
time before they can get their own
consent to give up the indulgence
from which their trouble arises.
A gentleman in Brooklyn describes
his experience, as follows:
Il became satisfied some months
ago that owed the palpitation of tho
heart from which I suffered almost
daily, to the use Of coffee, Il had been
a coffee dr1nker for 30 years. but
found It very hard to give up the bev.
erage.
Zone day I ran across q very SEN
sible and straightforward presenta.
ton Of the claims Of Postum, and
was 10 impressed thereby that I con
cluded to give it a trial.
my experience with it was unsat,
asfactory till I learned how it ought
to be orepared-by thorough boiling
for not less than Is or 20 minutes.
After I'learned that lesson there was
no trouble.
Postum proved to be q most palat-
able and satisfactory hot beverage
and have used It ever since.
"The effect On my health has BEEN
most salutau. The heart palpitation
from which used to suffer 30 much,
particularly after breakfast, has Dis
appeared and never have q return Of
It except when I dine or lunch away
from home and drink tho old kind Of
coffee because Postum il not served.
I find that Postum cheers and lnvie-
crates while It produces no harmful
stimulation" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Ten days. trial proves an eye opener
to many.
Read tho little book, 'The Road TO
Wellville;" IN pkgs. There's . Rea.
SON. ~
Ever 1saA dc abovo lstese1 Il nsw
0no aDDoofD from llno % tfDo. ThoY
ere ge9u1oA txuA M I'm @ h1m0a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

ladies in a western house look as If
they had graduated from high school
or academy, and naturally have an ad-
vantage in many ways over the young
person recently belched forth from the
steerage. Therefore, if you are look
ing for real millinery In not expen-
sive hat, look close home if you live
west of the Alleghaenies. Your mill1n-
cry will be less .freakish, of better ma
terial and workmanship and incom-
parably more ladylike.
The hats shown here show a braid
hat, pressed shape and soft wire
less hat. They represent real mil.
linery. They are not poised at
drunken angle, nor set too primly
straight. They have style and are
very generally becoming, no matter
what style is preferred.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Silver and Gold Meta

Instead Of buying a hair net which
will be invisible when worn over an
elaborate couture, the fashionable
woman now buys one of silver or gold
with which to keep in order her love
ly tresses.
The chignon, the most popular OF
new hair effects, Is covered with this
linked and shimmering metallic net,
and when the hair is lustrous black
the effect Of gold net over the dark
hair is distinctly unique.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

Here Is a very compact little cos
tune for everyday wear; it is suit
able for almost any firm wooden ma
terial, especially tweed, in which
there are so many soft colorings this
season.
The skirt is a seven-gored pattern
and Is made quite a short walking
length; all the seams are wrapped.
The left front of coat is cut to wrap
over with a square sort of tab, that is
fastened by hooks and eyes or press
studs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Eqqsactino.

DR.. J. 8. Slack, the English food ex-
pert, said in a recent lecture in Du-
luth:
The secret Of health is two meals
q day with an occasional fast. But
people won't avail themselves of this
superb secret. It is too unpleasant
like the fresh egg.
"A gentleman. after cutting the top
of soft-boiled egg. summoned the
waiter and said:
"'Waiter, take this egg back to tho
kitchen. wiring it's neck. and grill it for
me-"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Moissant's Comparison,

1.-THE late John B. Moissant was q
genial as well as q skillful airman,"
said Chicago editor.
II remember well visit he once
made me, with drawings of an aero
plane of his own invention under his
arm. joked him q little about the
machine-it certainly had a heavy.
awkward look. But he said with =
laugh:
"'Oh, don't Judge even an aeroplane
by it's outside. What If the man who
discovered the oyster hadn't stopped
to pry open the shell?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Sympathy Begcts Sympathy.

In life. in school, in society our
personal enthusiasms and mental de-
sires will attract from others that
which will satisfy them, and will
draw unto themselves the best from
other minds. No Ole learns without
first wishing to learn-that is certain.
That no sympathy is gained without a
like gift is almost as equally sure.
Indifference never can accomplish
this.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

sweaters in the same colors, and one
pretty, fair-haired girl crossing re-
Gently wore a well-fitting knitted coat
of sage green worsted with a. bonnet
In the same shade, tied with deeper
green ribbons.-Jean Carrington in
Columbian.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
German Linen for Aprons.

0eTnan IInen TOT APRONS.
For a kitchen apron no material
gives so long wear and such general
satisfaction as German printed linen
which comes in plaids and stripes
The line has a smooth surface,
which keeps in condition longer thar
the usual gingham.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

The salt beds of Chile could sunni,
the world with salt for ages to come,
the mineral being found in large a
posts. 90 per cent. pure
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Erill With a Collar

The frill that has been worn so long
fiat around the neck has been given
a new touch by joining standing col
lar to It
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-05-27
Five Girls Burn To Death at Utica,
Kansas.

Utica, Kans., May 21.-Five daugh-
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Roach, of
this city, ranging in ages from to 16
years, were burned to death last
night in a fire which started in the
Roach restaurant. The parents were
badly burned.
The mother of the girls filed a
lamp with gasoline by mistake Pre-
paratory to ascending a stairway
leading to the second floor room
where her daughters were asleep, she
applied match to the lamp. An ex-
plosion followed, the fire being COM
municated to two-gallon can of gas
oline, sending a burst of flames up
the narrow stairway to the childrenS'
bedroom.
The woman's dress caught fire, but
the flames were extinguished by her
husband, who had been asleep in an
adjoining room.
He rushed up the burning stairs
and caught his youngest daughter, 5
years old. in his arms Calling to
the other girls to follow him and leap
into his arms, he ran to rear win
dow and jumped to the ground, the
little girl safe in his arms. He stood
with upralSed arms to catch the 9TH
ers as they jumped, but for some rea-
son they failed to follow him and
few minutes later when another win
dow was broken into, the bedroom in
which the girls slept was discovered
to be seething mass of flames. Half
an hour later the bodies of the five
girls were taken from their charred
beds. All had died where they lay.
The dead are: Bessie, aged Is; Leah,
aged IA; Ruth, aged u; Hazel, aged 8;
Fern, aged I. They will be buried
together in one grave tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roach and family at
one time lived on the Shelton ranch
in this county and were quite well
known. 1t is said at the present
time that Mr.. Roach is in very crit
ical condition from the severe burns
which he received trying to rescue
This +amily MS. Roach is also suffer
ing from the, terrible nervous shock
she received as well as the burns.
This seems one of most dreadful Ca
lamities that could befall anyone and
these unfortunate people have the
profound sympathy of the entire sur
rounding country where they are
known, in the terrible disaster which
has come to them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-05-27
Our Answer to the Mayor

The fact that Yankee Robinson
only paid S15 into the city treas
ury for circus licence does not change
the fact that Campbell Bros worked
the council for so licence and no
tickets and afterward laughed and
said the city council was dead easy.
AS for becoming grouchy we'd give
a good deal to be as affable and pleas
ant looking as our present mayor
Mr.. Myerly denies that there was
any prejudice used in our arrest,
however, after having talked to the
councilmen concerned in this matter
it was amusing to find that every
man was absolutely innocent of any
knowledge concerning the transac-
tion and was very earnest in affirm
ing that the other fellow was to
blame and in this instance the city
marshal was the other fellow-the
marshal says that the councilmen
interested in this case ordered our
arrest and the mayor and council
men say they did not-now it is up
to the Good Citizens of Wa-Kee-
ney to say who they believe is the
most successful LIAR in the bunch.
1t may not have been ''prej udicer
but it's dollars to doughnuts that
the prejudice side wins out.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-05-27

the audience. The Delphic Oracle
Glass Prophecy by Blair Bassler,
caused considerable mirth and the
young man exhibited much talent
in being able to interpret the
Oracle SO correctly. The Seven Ages,
by the Senior boys, depicted life from
the cradle to old age and the char
acters were well represented. The
Senior play in four acts, was without
doubt the best High School play ever
presented in Wa-Keeney and SO well
were the parts taken that it was not
hard to recognize the fact that many
of the young people possess an un-
usual degree of dramatic ability.
Among the more difficult parts were
those of Ross Blakely as Silas Mar
ner, Roy Rinker as Squire Cass,
Luverne Henkel as Godfrey Cass and
Blair Bassler as Dunstan Cass, and
each acquitted himself with credit
as indeed did all, and the play was
received with appreciation and enthu-
siasm by Nthe very large audience
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-05-27
High School Play

On Wednesday evening the High
school presented their annual play,
entitled 1.-The MiSer of Raveloe" at
the court house. The High School
Chorus in the song 'fTo Our Flag
was most excellent and brought forth
much applause as also did the Fish
ing Song by the Senior girls dressed
in jaunty fishing costumes. The
music was under the direction of
Mrs. J. n. Niesley and reflected
much credit for our High school
possesses many voices noted for their
sweetness and strength. The Fresh
man tableau. the picnic scene,S the
Sophomore tableau, the train scene,
the Junior tableau, the vestal virgins.
the Senior tableau and two import
ant histories eTents were very pleas
ing and were much appreciated by
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-05-27
Common School Graduation

On Tuesday evening, the Common
School Graduating exercises were
held at the court house. The stage
was decorated with back ground of
green leaves and bougts, potted
plants also being used in decorating.
Rev. Stalnaller, the pastor of the
NJ. E. church of Ellis, delivered a
most excellent and helpful thirty
minute address. Rev. Stalnaker very
kindly filed the place of the speaker
who was to have arrived from Man
haitian but made a mistake in the
hour when the train arrived so did
not come. The class numbered fifty
nine and Immediately after the close
of the address County Superintend-
ent Mrs. Eva Jones presented each
with a diploma. 1t was large gath
ering of bright eyed, intelligent look
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-05-27
33RD YEAR NUMBER 13

which filed the room to the doors.
The Sophomore class wore their class
colors, red and white with red roses
and the Freshmen gold and black
with pink roses, which lent touch
of pretty color as they marched for
ward to sing. 1.-THE Soldier,s' song
by several young men with drum ac-
compartment, was heartily encored.
The evening was a most pleasant one
and the young people acquitted
themselves with honor and the oc-
casion will be long remembered by
those present.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-05-27
Newspapers Are Kind

In some ways a newspaper is simply
an exaggerated or magnified indi-
vidual, but not in every way. For
instance, if man is defeated for an
office his home paper declares it was
unfortunate circumstances, that the
candidate did better than almost any
other man who might have been Sc
lected. Do neighbors say that? Not
much. They say the old duffer de-
served defeat and got just what was
coming to him. AS matter of fact
newspapers are many times kinder
than individuals. Ever hear a man
tell story on a man and not give the
name2 Newspapers do every day.
Further, ever hear of man suppress
ing a story because it hurt a neigh
bor2 Newspapers do that every day.
Altogether we would rather be a
newspaper than mere individual
Lawrence Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-05-27
Surprised the Ashcrafts

Last Wednesday evening thirty
friends of Mr.. and Mrs H. w. Ash
craft, gave that couple complete
surprise by going to their home and
spending the evening with them.
Games and a general good time filed
the evening hours until twelve
o'clock when ice cream and cake
were served that the guests had
thoughtfully brought with them.
1t was in the small hours of the
night when the tired but happy
crowd departed for their homes vot-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Ashcraft charming
entertainers.
One Who Was There