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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
One Method Of Cure.

A man out in California, approach
ing middle age, was becoming recon
ci,sd to the fate Of consumptive. The
doctor said that he had tuberculosis of
the lungs, though he could not prove
Il. He had a cough and blood flowed
from his lungs.
It was the cough that cured him
and showed him and the doctors that
he did not have consumption. He cough
edsohard one day that out came rusty
screw. Within day or so the cough
ing was all over with, and his "tu-
berculosis'' was gone. The man did
not remember swallowing the screw.
He supposed that 1t must have got
into his lung when he was a child. It
Ia to avoid trouble like this that elder
brothers and sisters are told not to
let the baby put things in his mouth
that should not be put there.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Mana Sahib, a Man of Mystery

! mingled as much as he was allowed
to in English society at the India gar
rison towns. When callow English
youths turned up their noses at his
pretensions or sneered at him as a
mere native, he bore all such sights
patiently and redoubled his efforts to
copy the ways of his white masters.
He. succeeded. Every one believed
him devoted to England.
Then, in 1857, came the Sepoy Mu-
tiny. Most of England's white regi.
ments had been summoned away from
India to the Crimean War, leaving the
country chiefly garrisoned by Sepoy.
or native troops. The religious fanati.
cism of these native soldiers was so
cleverly worked upon by Mana and
other secret agents that they rose In
body against the English.
Mana, when the mutiny broke out,
declared himself ready to die in the
defense Of his British friends. They
trusted him absolutely. But as soon
as the uprising showed signs OF sue
cess he cast aside the mask OF 10y
ally, pldC0O ulAScll d. IA0 AVoA Va -
Sopoy army, and proceeded to wreak
horrible vengeance for his real or fan
cied wrongs.
Battle after battle Mana fought with
the white troops during the next few
months, almost always being beaten In
fair fight, but continuing to massacre
any smau detachments of English he
could find. His willy brain and heart
less cruelty made him scourge to the
British until the whole Mutiny was
stamped out.
Then England wreaked fearful ven
geance on her crushed foes. Native
leaders were tied to the lannon's
mouth and blown to pieces. Other cru
elites were inflicted that could be part
" excused only when one remember
ed that the avengers were mad with
anguish over the brutal murders of
their wives and children.
But, while other and lesser conspira-
tors suffered punishment, Mana Sahib
escaped. To this day no Englishman
knows what became Of him. whether
be died years ago or Is still living in
luxurious safety in some Oriental land.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

from inflammation, and your sanative
Wash relieved me. am glad to tell
anyone what your medicines have. done
for me. You can use my testimonial in
any way you wish, and win be glad
to answer letters. ~ Mrs. CHRISTINA
REED, los Mound St., Peoria, Ill. .=I 81.
Mrs. Lynch Also Avoided :
... Operation. H., *
Jessup, Pa.-"After the birth Of my
fourth child, I had severe organic indam-
nation. Iwould have such terrible pains
that it did not seem as though I could
stand it. This kept up for three long
months, until two doctors decided that
an operation was needed. eel
"Then one of my friends recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and after taking it for two months
Twas q we'll woman. "-Mrs. JOSEPH A.
LYNCH, Jessup, Pa. ;:
Women who suffer from female ills
should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, one Of the most success
full remedies the world has ever known.
before submitting to q surgical opera
ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
MAMA SAHt6

secretly or openly hailed Mana Sahlb
as deliverer and a true patriot. A
still larger number of white people
declared him fiend. He was the fore
most figure in the Sepoy Mutiny. His
terrible work ended, he apparently
vanished from the face of the earth
His name was not Mana Sahib. That
was merely his title. (His name was
Dhundo Punt. He was the son OF
high caste Hindoo and was born about
1926. When he was a baby he was
adopted by Bhajee Rou, prince OF the
Maharattas: and in 1851 he succeeded
his adopted father as prince. Bhajee
had been lord of wide estates and had
received yearly pension Of $450.000
from the British government. At his
death the pension was stopped and
the government seized much of his
land.
This angered Mana Sahib. who had
hoped to inherit all of Bhajee's wealth.
He sent an agent to England to urge
his rights. But all he could secure
from the British was permission to
hold the barren title OF prince and to
rule the fortress town of Bithoor, near
Cawnpore
If Mana felt resentment at this lop-
ping off of his power be showed no out
ward sign Of 1t. He came of race
that knew how to hide its feelings and
to await the right moment for re-
venge.
SO, instead of sulking in his fortress
or joining in the thousand foolish
hopeless native plots that were for
ever stirred up against the white men,
he became as English" as he could
He spoke the language and tried to
follow the customs of the British. He
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

Poynef (shic ~ ~
IIrecsntI y nquets ssgiy "a the
Dental $3.50 iatio1 VI s1
He said: :On one side ~ the right
of things and On the other i wronx;;
sometimes the dinerenc between the
two 10 slight. a. the following story
shows: INA gypsy upon please from q
Jail met = friend. 'Whatwere you s.
=for?' asked the friend. Es. N:
!" ! found horse the gypsy ~
piled 1T a %4 & Y q. Ss, i, 5 3e..
4. : !" { Found I horse? Nonsense! They
would never put you In jail Tor dnding
. horne M 7 u i. / a. e !: " :,
z.s.. !" 4 Well. but you sec IRfound him
before the owner lost him."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

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TRACE ORIGIN OF ALPHABET
According to Prof. Flinders, Petrls It
Existed 1000 Years q. c. -
Attacks an Old Theory.

In lecture at the Royal Institute
Prof. Flinders Petrie has attacked the
long accepted theory that the origin
Of the alphabet is to be found In
Phoenicia, whence It i came from
Egyptian hieroglyphics, says New
York Sun London dispatch.
According to Prof. Petrie. the re-
searches of the last twenty years
have shown that signs were earlier
than pictures and that 1t was the sign
that survived to become the alpha
and beta of one civilization and the
A B c of another.
Just as the philologist had dtscov-
cred one entire system of languages,
50 the alphabetarian has discovered
in the diversity CT alphabets an orig
inal prototype of all. In Prof. Petrie's
words, The Phoenicians are people
OF yesterday compared with those who
wrote the signs that are the origin
Of all alphabets."
It was to pottery, said the profess
sor, that Psychologists and others
were indebted for these signs, and
their development was worked out
on these lines. Flatnose made a pot
and put a mark on it to show that 1t
was his. In time, because it was his
mark. the sign stood for F1atnose
himself, and then the sign became at
tached to a sound irrespective of the
thing itself. Gradually the wearing
down went on until the sign stood,
not for sound, but syllable. and
then for letter.
The signs, of course, were not an
alphabet; that did not arrive until
perhaps 1000 B. c., whereas signs
we're found in early prehistoric Egypt.
probably 1000 B. c. Proofs of this
common origin were plentiful, for the
signs spread by trade far north and
south and appeared similarly In
Runic, 1berian and Karian. and yet
were unknown in Phoenician.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Carpenters Saw.

IL a little notch and then a dip In the
blade.
1t often happens when saving a
piece Of board that the saw cut will
get choked. When 1t does the car
pointer just takes the saw out. turns
it over and uses this little notch as a
sort of thin hook. which will pass free
ly through the saw cut, and yanks the
obstruction out.
On the better class of wooden planes,
near the front of the top, there Is
placed a small button Of hard wood or
leather This is for the carpenter to
tap on with his hammer when he Is
adjusting the blade. On the modern
planes that adjust the blade with a
screw at the back this tapping is not
necessary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Meetino EMERGENCIES.

mSettn9 6utS18e1tC1eU'
Senator Dixon was condemning .
piece of political deception.
"The thing was as fragrant" he said.
"as the railway case. =.
1.-Two men, one of them very short,
were passing through station toward
the train gates when the bigger one
was heard to say:
1--we took a half ticket fur ye.
George. Yer SO little. yell pass, all
right
But protested George, how about
my beard?' And he twiddled his chin
beard nervously.
"'Oh,' rejoined the other, tell 'em
it's q MOLE"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
MarksWomanship.

Il am afraid those militant snfrr..
gettes are going to give US ser,ous
trouble said one London policeman
"They mean business"
why do you think SOP incurred
the other.
"A lot of them have quit giving
parades and making speeches ana m
practicing with Quoits and baseballs,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
To Protect the Flowers.

t. sEdelweiss and other characteristic
Swiss flowers are said to be in dan
ger Of total extinction because Of the
craze Of tourists for collecting them.
Women tourists especially are always
anxious to take away souvenirs in
the way of plant, and do not simply
pull the flowers, but dig UP the plant.
1t is proposed to introduce law that
will prevent the buying, selling or dig
ging Of edelweiss. fire lily. Siberian
spring crocus, Alpine columbine, the
Daphne, Alpine violet or other M
tional flower.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
An Amusing Toy.

legs are movably mounted in this
opening and arc normally held drawn
up into the body. They are actuated
by a spring. however, and this spring
IL held in leash b. . catch, which
runs down to tho rabbits tail When
the tail is pulled tho catch Il moved
and the spring neleased. Bunny's hind
legs shoot out and propel him forward
with all the suddeuness with which .
frightened rabbit might bs expected to
Jump away from 4 tormentor or Z pur.
suer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

and are there readily collected by par>
ticles OF moisture. When the particles
of moisture condense they form heavy
thunder clouds, and this formation ~
raindrops causes the lightning fash.
es as explained.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Mosquito Bites.

One evening when the mosquitoes
were very troublesome small Bobby
cried out: "Oh, dear; If the mosqui-
toes don't stop biting me there viii
be nothing left Of mel" Eyes, there
WILL" rejoined his little sister, the
bites wiM swell up and make you big
mr. thaa ever" .@, X.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Rain Caused Fire,

Fire has been caused by rain at
Ennis (Ireland) railway station. A
West Glare railway wagon containfna
some unslaked lime and other goods
was completely destroyed. aEd the
names spread to other wagonA doinx
considerable damaGa. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
PLEASURE FOR A MAHARAJAH
Among Other Things Maintained for
Rulers Fancy Are Twenty Well
Trained Parrots.

The elephant fights while being the
most spectacular performances. are
not the only feature Of the arena
sports exhibited to please the ruler
whenever he may fancy to order them.
says an article in Pearson's on the
maharajah of Baroda. Twenty train
ed parrots ride tricycles. fire win
iature cannons, shoot tiny arrows
and turn somersaults-feats~ which
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
A Lottery.

rs that picture one Of the old mas
tiers you were telling me about?"
asked Mr.. Cumrox.
YES" replied the art dealer. IT is
a genuine treasure; absolutely anthem
tic
I'll buy it. already have three
just like it, and somewhere in the
bunch I'm liable to hit the original"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Laying a Foundation.

Little Bobby (the guest) 49, Mrs.
Skimper, when heard we were goin'
to have dinner at your house l start
ed right in trainin' fer 1t.
Mrs. Skimper (the hostess)-By saw
ing up your appetite, Bobby?
Little Bobby-No'm. BY ea!in' a
square meal 6rst.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
LITTLE TOY QUITE AMUSING
Rabbit Arranged With Spring to Jump
Forward When Anyone Pulls
Small Tall Of Animal.

An amusing little toy has been de-
signed by Pennsylvania man, and Is
shown in the illustration. 1t is rab-
bit that leaps forward when anyone
pulls its little stump Of 4 tail. The
rabbit is hollow and has an opening
under the headquarters. The hind
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

The Paxton Toilet Co. of Boston.
Mass, will send q large trial box Of
Paxtine Antiseptic, a delightful cleans
ing and germicidal toilet preparation.
to any woman, free, upon request.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
]. ] y /

Little Mary sits a-sewing ~
After school each day.: = %s~2a z
Soon the holidays are coming
She has no time for play.
There are Dot and May and Nellie
(Aary's dolls. you know;
And it makes her very busy
On their frocks to sew.
Christmas presents she 10 making
For each doll. so dear;
But-be careful: don't speak loudly.
Or the dolls will hear!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Rule Worked Both WAYS

Rule Worked Both Ways.
Small Edgar was playing with some
boys in the street when his mother
called him and said: Edgar, don-t
you know those are bad boys for you
to play with? ?" ...> T. T.
Yes, mamma" he replied. hut 4
am good boy for them to play With"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Felt Lonesome.

Felt Lonesome.
When small Bobby had worn hid
first pair of trousers for an hour he
went to his mother and begged to
have on his kilt again.
What for?" she asked. "
Because" replied Bobby, Il feel Sd
lonesome in pants" $500
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

The Writer That Does Most.
That writer does the most who
gives his reader the most knowledge
and takes from him the least time
c. G. Cotton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Can't Afford To,

Friend-You and your husband
seem to be getting on we'll together
just now. l thought you had quar-
relied.
Wife-Can't do th>.+ these days
when our dresses fasten down the
back.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
GOOD POINTS ABOUT TOOLS
Many Little Things That Boys Do Not
| Always Understand-Use for
Notch on a Saw.

Boys that use tools do not always
know what all the smaller parts OF
the tools are for. For instance, on the
back edge Of every good saw there
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inf1smma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
Sto0 the Pain.

The hurt Of burn or q cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve Is applied. 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. 25c and Soc bS
druggists. For free sample write to
J. w. Cole & Co.. Black River Falls. Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

Write NiDSVOLD CRE1MHRY CO., Minneapolls.
for prices and tags They guarantee return Of cans
and satisfaction to you for every shipment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

Goodness does not more certainly
make men happy than happiness
makes them good.-Landor,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
HEIGHT Of Selfishness.

Height Of Seifishness.
Some men are so selfish that II they
were living in haunted house they
wouldn't be willing to give up the
ghost-Fiorida Times Union.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

People who are thrifty are apt to
get reputation for being stingy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

| J 4 ION
Il Peoria, III - ! wish 10 let every ono
lknoyv what vida Z. Pinkha1n' Vegetable

comp Qno haS 00n0
for me. Fort years
/ suffered. The.doe
tor said Ihada tamor
and the only remedy
was the surgeons
knit. Ny mother
'bought me Lydia E.
sPink hams Vegeta-
BE Compound, and
today and
heal q ON oman ! = For For
m onthg / suffered
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

let's Be Thankful for That.
At any rate woman's shoes haven't
yet reached the point where they but
ton up the back.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16
~ARIS swarm
- ed like q
b Q 9 b | v Q.
Every house

was occupied. Peo-
pie paid as high
as $50 a week
for the privilege
Of renting an uh-
furnished q t I'll c.
From every part
of France, from
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-16

~ HE name
mana Sa-
hib." a halt
century ago.
was one Of ter
ror and loathing
all over the civil
lied world. Today
Americans b ave
half forgotten 1t.
Several million
dusky Orientals
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-29

riage license. Governor Marshall &C.
companied his wife to the county
clerks Office and watched her with
care as she noted the records in the
big book and filed out the license and
watched her as she carefully signed
her fathers name. with her own as
deputy.
Mrs. Marshall. having blotted the
ink, said, "Now we can CO."
"Not yet" laughed Governor Mar
shall.
"Why. we are all fxed," explained
Mrs. Marshall. pointing to the license.
"Yes, but I have to pay for It," re-
piled the governor cts all right for
you to make 1t out. but it's up to me
to pay the fee." And he did.
Mrs. Marshall Is keen student, and,
having established the practice Of 60
ing with her husband on all his trips,
be they short or long. they make it
point to carry along some book.
Mrs. Marshall is as much of a hu-
manitarian as the governor. A glance
at some Of the bills that have been
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-29

in sympathy with hers. Ours is not
one sided life. We have been part
ners, and that's the way ii should be
in this world"
Mrs. Marshall has watched over his
administration of the affairs of Indiana
with a jealous care. There has been
nothing Of the spectacular in his ad-
ministration. 1t has been sane gov
eminent. The laws that he has
fought for and won show the spirit Of
the man. They are uplifting. They deal
with the improvement of man. woman
and child
While Governor Marshall is describ-
ed as "tender hearted" executive.
nevertheless he is Il fighter. He be
longs to the old fighting stok of Nir
ginia.
Governor Marshall is nat = d"dger
He has his opinions. and he lrfS them
be known. While he f. IN organization
man, he knows that 0r!;lui"1tinnS are
not perfect that they can make mis-
takes. If they make mistakes he
thinks II is his duty 70 SAY 50 and
-rt tn" saving over ut the Iirst pos
-" 'ranent
Nntrlla'l Is not satisfied with
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-29
and she Is correct, as she is in most
all other things"
"Home Air" Prevails.

and she is correct. as she is in most
all other things"
"Home Air" Prevails.
The Marshall home is typical of the
mistress. 1t Is home Of books, and
still one does not feel "bookish." One
Of the Marshall friends said he always
felt like eating when he entered the
Marshall home in Columbia City or
the executive mansion at indianapolis.
Mrs. Marshall believes in home first.
and the ''home air" prevails.
"If Governor Marshall ever occupied
the White House people would not
know that historic institution" de-
clares an admirer. Mrs. Marshall
would have it real home. People
would feel comfortable even In the
midst of the gold and glitter.
But it is not only as Il wife and the
mistress of home that Mrs. Marshall
shows her ability. She is politician
and clever one She also has re-
markable memory.
Governor Marshall has earned the
reputation of being in class Of story
tellers all by himself. He can remem-
Der stories, but he forgets names. A
name is something to be cast aside
with Governor Marshall, and this is
one Of the regrets of his life, If he has
any regrets The governor is not a
worrying man. He Is somewhat ia
talist, but If he could he would like
to remember names; but, not having
that ability, he does not worry, for Mrs.
Marshall is the new rememberer Of the
family.
line. Not only does she remember
the last name. but any combination Of
names comes as second nature to her,
and she carries this ability on down to
the children and cousins Of any one
seeking the governor.
While the governor is shaking hands
and trying to remember whether his
caller is Jones or Smith, Mrs. Marshall
is busy supplying the information and
asking about all the relatives.
Ideal Partners.
Governor Marshall has no brothers or
sisters, and his parents being dead
leaves him somewhat barren Of rela-
tives.
Governor Marshall's friends are en-
thusiastic over his home life. When
he has started on talking Of his wife
a new light in the Hoosier executive
comes to the surface.
They come near being ideal married
partners.
II was talking to Tom one day."
explained one of his most intimate
friends. 1--WE were leaning back, and
Tom had been telling some Of his good
stories to illustrate various topics Of
our conversation. We were waiting
for Mrs. Marshall to come back from
a shopping tour. and happened to re-
mark that l liked Mrs. Marshall bet
ter every time I met her.
"'Well, now that's the way she
strikes me, Jim,' he said we have
been married some sixteen years, and
as time goes that is a long or short
period, just as you think. To me it is
but feeting day. Then think back
over my married life and find l have
grown to know Mrs. Marshall better
every day. A man must not only love
but he must also respect his partner
In this llfe-respect her in all things.
She must have wonderful qualities to
make the love and respect grow deeper
and better each day. That's been my
history.
""The fact that Mrs. Marshall has
been in sympathy in my work, my
play. my life, is good But have been