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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Richards, for
mer residents of this city, now To-
Gated at Biwabik, where Mr.. Rich
ards is in charge of the Williams
mine, were the guests of local
friends and relatives Friday and
Saturday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Herbert Krantz, formerly night
clerk at the Ormonde Hotel, return
ed to his home at the head of the
lakes Saturday noon following a
weeks visit in this city with &C
quaintances.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Professor Arthur Olson, leader of
the Lyric Theater orchestra, return
ed Saturday evening from a busi-
ness visit at his former home at Hib-
bling.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Attorney N. B. Arnold, of Arnold
& Pickering, returned Saturday
afternoon from short business visit
at Aurora and other eastern Mesaba
range points.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

c. NJ. DeAutremont was among
the Duluthians attending the Virgin
ia club party at the Fay Opera
House Friday evening. He is we'll
known in this city. making frequent
trips to Virginia while engaged In
matters connected With the local
luuhor mills, ..=. bin. cz+5 I'll ~ =. E.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

e. :R:@Sundberg, = veteran range
printer and formerly connected with
the 4Yirginian, has seespted % posi-
ton in the mechanical department
q tAs Enteypgiss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

James c. Poole, Eveleth, a part
owner of the Minnesota Block,
drove over to this city Friday after
noon in his White automobile to at
tend to local business matters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Henry F.. Greene, a Duluth attor-
ney, attended to local business mat
tiers Friday and Saturday. While in
the city he also attended the dane
ing party given at the Fay Opera
House by the Virginia Dancing
club.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Chief of Police Ellis Walsh re-
turned Friday evening on the Cana
dian Northern Flyer from a short
business visit at his former home
in the Zenith City.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Miss Inez Graham, of. Two Har-
bors, returned to her home Friday
noon following visit here with
friends and relatives.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Register OF Deeds and Mrs. B. F.
Smith were among the Virginia pas
sengers to the head OF the lakes
sunday 1eeo.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Nathaniel Gardner, of the Card
ner-MacDonald Agency, returned
Monday evening from a short bust
ness visit at Bull and other western
Mesaba range points.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

z
Contractor Andrew Grande re-
turned Monday evening on the Can
adian Northern Flyer from q short
business visit at the head of the
lakes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Attorney Walter H. Radamacher
was among the CELEBRITIES attending
the Virginia Club dancing party at
Fay Opera House Friday evening.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

j. H. Simons, superintendent of
the Aurora light and water plant,
attended to business matters in this
city Saturday and Sunday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Henry J. Sigel, manager of the
Lyric Theater, returned Friday
evening on the Canadian Northern
Flyer from a short business visit a,
the head of the lakes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Charles H. MacLennan, we'll
known Duluth insurance man, was
the guest of Virginia acquaintances
Friday and Saturday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

J. I. Gates, formerly Of the Maris~
ka station, was added to the Iron
Range depot force this week to aid
in handling the Christmas business
at the local station.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Emil Wallgren, local mining
engineer, returned Monday after
noon from a short business visit at
his former home at Aurora.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Miss Edith Anderson and Marga-
ret Van Buskirk were among the
Evelethians visiting in this city Sat-
urday afternoon. .- il" +
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Frank c. Whiting returned Satur-
day afternoon from Hibbing and
Chisholm where he talked New York
Life insurance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Earl M. Russell, Duluth agent of
the National Cash Register company,
attended to business matters in this
city Friday and Saturday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Ralph Mantel was among the Eve
lethians motoring to this city Satur-
day afternoon. He came to Virginia
in his Cadillac car.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Julius Shanedling returned Fri
day evening from short business
visit at the head of the lakes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Miss Gladys Carclay was among
the Aurora teachers visiting in this
city Friday and Saturday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Capt. J. Brown, Of the Union mine
left Sunday noon for a short busi-
ness visit at the head of the lakes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Miss Nellie M. Bray was among
the Aurora teachers visiting in this
city Saturday and Sunday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

J. B. Sattler, a Duluth real es-
tate man, left Friday afternoon for
Hibbing, following a short business
visit in this city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Corwin Hake, Of the Central Ho-
tel, spent Friday and Saturday at
his former home in Chisholm.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Edward Dormer, of the Fayal
mine, Eveleth, was a Virginia Wis.,
tstor Saturday evening
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

P. H. Rathbun, a Duluth resident,
attended to business matters in this
city Friday and Saturday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Clarence E. Moore, of the Pitt
Iron Mining company, returned Fri
day afternoon from a business visit
at his former home at Aurora.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20


" Prof. H. " Kraft, of this city. re-
turned Friday afternoons from = bust
ness visit at Gilbert. and other east
ern Mesaba range points ~ 81. S.. z.sz
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

F. NJ MacDevitt, a Cloquet lum-
herman, attended to business mat
tiers In this city Friday and Satur-
day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Nathaniel Gardner, of the Card
ner-MacDonald Agency, LETT satur-.
day noon to spend the weekend at
his former home at thethea Of the
lakes -.... ~.s> +:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Mrs. w. J. Markham, of the Fay
Hotel who has ben making an ex-
tended visit in the Twin Cities, is
expected to return this week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Edwin Gearlds. a local saloon
keeper. left Monday afternoon for
a short business visit. at Htbbing and
Chisholm.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Calvin. Central
avenue, left Saturday noon for
short visit with friends and relatives
at the head of the lakes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

w. F. Fay, Duluth, attended to
business matters in this city Satur-
day and Sunday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20
CITY NEWS.

Miss Pearl Kahan was among the
this city Saturday afternoon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-20

Mail In Your coupon early to re-
reive prompt attention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04

him to do a thing. or to stop doing
it. So he let the grand-daddy-long-
legs loose for an instant. then caught
him again between the forked points
of sharp stick and pinned the wrig-
Cling creature to the ground. Hat
tie began to cry and to hide her face.
'I'll tell Mamma on you, you mean,
cruel boy!" she cried. Then little
Glen set out to take his big brothers
part.
"Ah, stop your yellin'. Hat" he
said. "A gran'-daddy-long-l legs amt
nothin'. It's just nasty bug. Kill
1t, Tom"
That's what I'm goin' to do" said
Tom, still holding the wriggling crea-
ture against the earth. "Pll keep him
squirming for while an then I'll
kill him an carry him home an scare
Aunt Molly with him by putin him
under her pillow. She screams when
She
But Tom did not finish telling OF
his naughty plan, for two strong arms
had seized him and thrown him to
the ground, the stick he held falling
away. Hattie suddenly grabbed the
stick and threw it In the creek while
| the two boys rolled over and over
Bobby using his little fists to avenge
/ the ill-treated grand daddy-long-leg
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the floor. She screamed out, MUIR
derl" Then she looked about for the
person who had given her the blow;
but no one save the trembling Paul
was In sight.
"Ah. I'll give you an extra beating
for that" shrieked the enraged
woman. whose back smarted from the
blow she had received. "Pll break
your miserable beggarly back" And
she rose to her feet and picked up the
whip from the floor, where 1t had
the whip to strike the child, 1t was
again seized and she was so terribly
beaten that she lay wailing and
grooming on the floor, begging the in
visible avenger of the child's wrongs
to have mercy on her. But still the
whip went up and came down on her
wicked body till blood showed
through her dress on her back. Then
the whip was sent hurting out at the
door, and was never seen again.
The old dame knew she was re-
ceiving the punishment she deserved.
and she also knew she would never
dare to raise her hand against the or
phan again. She thought 1t the ghost
Of his dead uncle who had returned
to protect his nephew; and she trem-
bled with fear. All guilty towards
are afraid of the supernatural. and
the old woman got up, went to the
kitchen and prepared a fine repast for
little Paul. While she was doing this.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04

she told the little boy. The child
began 70 sob bitterly. The old dame
paid no attention to his grief. She
went off over the silent, barren heath
towards a house in the distance. At
ter about an hour she returned with
two men and one woman. They took
charge of the dead mans body and
little Paul wept silently as the people
carried 1t away in a cart, covered
with some straw.
Then the days of unhappiness and
dame told him he would have to stay
and work for her till he had paid for
the burial of his uncle. THAT funeral
cost me a lot of money lad" she said.
You can work it out, though, In the
course of couple of years, If you are
industrious"
But working and starving was not
all that little Paul had to suffer. The
old dame often beat him for fancied
neglect of his work. She had an evil
temper and used it to it's fullest on
the little orphan in her charge. Of
ten Paul meditated on running away,
but he did not know which way to
go 10 get out of the old danes
clutches. The country was wild, and
he would have to walk. and she could
easily overtake him for she had an
old nag and cart. And the neigh
bors seemed to be her friends, and OF
course would help her to catch him.
So the idea was as often abandoned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04
Porlor Ootch Trick

Il AVE say 100 matches. Lay them
N on the table and agree with
some one to take alternately
from the heap any number not ex-
ceeding 10, and wager that the last
match will come to you. Then re-
member the numbers 1. IL. %. "a, and
SO on. increasing by IL each time.
Supposing you have the first draw.
you take one match only, and your
opponent can never have a chance,
for II he draws as many as possible
the first time (10) you take one more
and make the total IL. Say he then
draws 8, and you will Immediately
draw 3. When you have got to SO
you will see that the other player has
no chance. Should your opponent in
sist on having the first draw he Will
make 1t possible for you to attain one
of the numbers, ~, %. "a. etc. Then
the game Is yours.
A great deal of amusement may be
had over the match trick during rainy
evenings when the young folks cannot
get out of doors to enjoy games In the
open.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04

he found fine meal of bread, cheese
honey and milk on the table. Then
as he shook his head, saying he could
not eat. the old dame asked:
What is your wish, my darling
1t shall be granted you-if the power
be mine."
II wish to return to my mother, "
said Paul, remembering the words of
the rag-bag fairy.
You shall go, for I shall have
neighbor Young take you in his
wagon. He is going to Haddentown
tomorrow. ] shall give you some
money your uncle had in his pockets
when he died. 1t will pay your way
back to your mother. You will have
days Journey"
The miserable creature was doing
all this for Paul in order to ward off
the angered ghost of his uncle. for
she had no idea it was anything other
than a ghost that had logged her so
numerically that evening.
And SO Paul was sent back to his
mother, who had become very anxious
about her dear little boy. not having
heard word from him since his good
uncle had led him away six weeks be-
fore. And you may believe that never
was there a happier pair of mortals
than little Paul and his mother when
the former hove in sight Of his old
home. and was seen from the window
by the latter.
And from that time no one ever
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04

After seeing that the poor long-legged
fellow was crawling off without bro
ken limbs, Hattie turned her atten-
ton to the small fierce combatants on
the ground. Glen had rushed in to
give his brother helping hand. and
was trying to drag Bobby off, but Hat
tie soon seized the little assistant and
pulled him away, holding him tightly
and calling out to Bobby: Give him
good thrashing, Bobby, an then let
him go. An I'll tell Mamma about
his wicked conduc.' too. SO I will. an
he'll get no supper"
There. there, what's all this fight
ing about?" 1t was a nice-loo king
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D1e Fairy ST the Rag Bag

We'll, since you are pleased to
turn beggar, let it be so. The boy
may sleep on the floor before the fire.
My bed occupies the second room
there. He will have this room to
himself"
Then why may not I sleep beside
the boy, good dame?" asked the
weary man. while it is summer,
the nights hereabouts are cool and a
room with the dying Goals in the fire.
place will cheer me-"
But the dame shook her head. AN
other piece of silver, my man. II l
allow you to sleep inside the house."
So the bargain stood as at the first,
that the man should pass the night in
the COW shed.
After supper, which consisted of
porridge and thin. watered milk. the
man babe the little boy an affection
ate goodnight and withdrew to the
COW shed. The rain had set In and
was pouring in torrents and the COW
shed leaked miserably. But the man
did not mind so long as his little boy
had dry, snug place.
The following morning when the
dame awakened the sleeping child,
the rain nhd ceased. come, run 10
the COW shed and call your father"
she said.
Hes not my father" said the
child. He's my uncle, my mothers
brother. My father is dead and I'm
going to live with my Uncle Dan."
IT thought you were his son." said
the old dame.
He has adopted me, and calls me
his son." said the child.
MY own father is dead. But I love
Uncle Dan next to my dear mother"
Never mind your family history"
snapped the woman. go and call to
your uncle to come to his breakfast"
She was stirring a pot of something
over the fire. 1t was the leftover
porrfdge from the night before.
The child. whose name was Paul,
ran to the cow shed to call his uncle,
but on looking in he was frightened
to see his uncle lying lifeless on the
hay The man had been very Ill all
the day before. and the hard days
journey and the cold and rain in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04

nm A lonely heath, many, many
generations ago. there lived an
old woman who was known
" about the countryside as old
Dame Roger. Her husband had dis
appeared long, long before the open
ing of this story, and it was said old
Dame Rogers i'll treatment of him
drove him to life on the raging sea.
But be that as 1t may. the old dame
was living alone when this story
opens, and had lived alone for years
and years. Some said she was too
much a witch to live at peace with
any one, others that she was half
crazy, or wrong in her head.
One evening towards sunset there
came slowly over the heath towards
Dame Rogers hut man and little
boy. They were poor wayfarers who
were looking for a place to shelter
during the night, for clouds In the
northwest threatened a storm. So
they approached Dame Rogers hut
and begged hospitality for the night.
IT cannot shelter and feed travel
iers for naught," snapped the old
dame. blocking the small doorway.
1.-THE heath feeds me but poorly. and
I carry faggots far for my fire.
must be paid If I admit you to my
humble abode"
IT have money" said the man, who
seemed weak and ill from long days
Journey afoot. And he took from his
pocket some coins and gave them
into the old woman's hand. She
counted them over with secret pleas
ure, but frowned and pretended to be
displeased with the amount. For
this, my man. you will have to sleep
in the COW shed. The poor critter
died last week. So her bed of straw
will serve you and your youngster.
I'll give you supper and breakfast in
the house. Come in and be seated till
the evening porridge is done. 1t
cooks at this minute over slow fire
of faggots."
Il do not mind for myself. my good
dame, and shall willingly sleep in the
COW shed: but the little boy-he's
delicate and 1 should prefer bed In
the house for him. If it's but a blanket
on thu floor"
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GRAM DADDY LONGLEGS
A STORY FOR LITTLE BOYS

ing. Hattie, like most little girls,
never dangled hook and line, for 1t
panied her to see the helpless little fish
caught prisoners: SO she went RAM
bling about the banks in quest offallen
leaves which the approaching autumn
was beginning to turn red and yellow.
Suddenly Hattie called out: "Oh,
here's a '-daddy-long-legs. JUS
see him rum
This brought the three boys in a
hurry. for grand daddy-long-legs
was always so amusing. Tom watched
the wild green bodied creature. Then
he put out stick and held it firmly
down against a big leaf.
LET it 60" said Bobby, whose heart
was as kind az a girls. Let 1t go,
Tom, or I'll hit you with this" AND
he picked up a hard clot OF dirt
You're Gripping old gram daddy.
long-legs, an it's cruel, SO 1t is. My
mother says we should never, never
hurt a single living creature that is
harmless. God made gran'-daddy-
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Puzz1ecorner'
PRIMAL ACROsTIC,

This aerostic contains eight words
of five letters each. If the words
are rightly guessed and written one
below another their primals will spell
that which we have once every year
during our life. The cross-words are:
1. Feathered creatures. 2. One who
does not work. 3. A stream of
water. 4. Melodies. s. An important
organ in the human body. 6. Some
thing we do to quench our thirst. 7.
A kind of fruit. 8. Something used
by people when baking bread.
NUMERICAL PUZZLE.
am composed of eight letters.
My /. 4. 8. 7. form your head. My
2. a. 6, 8, spell a grain. My 8. 4. /. Z.
spell line of measurement. My s.
5, 6, /. spell to quit, to cease. My 1,
2, 8, spell a cooking vessel. Ny 8. 2,
1, spell a child's toy. My s, 7. 4. 3.
spell a chair. My whole spells q
vegetable we eat every day.
WORD SQUARE.
My first is something used by a
fisherman.
My second is girls old fashioned
name.
My third are country hostelries.
My fourth Is work to be under,
taken.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
LETTER ENIGMA: Walnut.
RIDDLE: Eye.
ADDITIONS: 1. RilLFriU. 2. Risk
Frisk. 8. Redd-Tredd.
ILLUSTRATED PRIMAL ACROS-
TIC: Baker. Words pictured, l. Baby.
2. Art. 3. King. 4. Ears. s. Rocks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04
>HE wellington children, Tom,
Hattie and Glen, stopped at the
wilson's cato and called out to
. Bobby:

T. $500
~ Bobby:
Say, you want to go fishin' with
US, Bobby?"
"Sure!" came Bobby wilson's reply.
He was building a castle of sand in
the corner of the yard, but dropped
that entertaining occupation to run In
the house and ask his mother If he
might go with the Wellington kids
fishin'."
IF you'll say the Wellington chill
dren,' and put your g on to the end
of fishing you may co. smiled Mrs
Wilson, deep in the mysteries OF Jam
and preserve making.
"All right. Mamma" said Bobby
MAY I go with the Wellington chill
dren fish-ing?"
Now, that sounds better" praised
Mamma. Yes, you may go with
them, dear. But wear your sandals
for bare feet aren't SO good in the
grass and weeds as shod feet And
wear your hat, too, darling. Your
freckles are all running together, and
there's no room for more. So wear
your big plow-boy's hat
"All right, Mamma" And away
ran barefoot Bobby to get his sandals
and his pillow boys hat" Then he
threw kiss to his mother as he left
the house by the kitchen door. He
ran to the wood shed and got his
fishing rod and line. Then Joined the
wellington children at the front gate
Got bait?" he asked of Tom, the
Oldest little Wellington. who was just
Bobby's own age,-ten years old. Hat
tie was eight and Glen was five.
yep, I've got liver and we'll get
some fishin' worms down by the
creek" enlightened Tom. 1--WE got
my little spade and a long knife to
Gig with
So off they went down the dusty
August road towards the little creek
just quarter of a mile distant
Bobby told about the time, long, long
ago (Which was early in the springD
when he and his papa went to the
creek to look for early flowers and
how he. Bobby, had slipped on the
wet bank and gone in, head foremost
But Papa had got him out before he
drowned. 1t was very exciting, and
the Wellington children were eager
to hear about the accident, which
they had heard many times be-
fore, but which was ever new To them
And they also knew that the water In
the deepest place was only to a little
boys knees, but they did not doubt
that Bobby might have drowned had
not his papa gotten him out imme-
diately.
Then they reached the creek and
began preparing the hooks for fish