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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

did Pedro's half-brother, Don Fad
rique. Pedro assured them that he
loved Blanche and. would set her free
Instead, he put her to death. He in
vited Fadrique to the palace and went
forth to greet him as the latter enter
! ed the palace courtyard. Then. at q
signal from Pedro. Fadrique was
stabbed to death by an assassin.
A second half-brother was disposed
Of by Pedro in like manner. So were
many noblemen. At last, under q
third half-brother, Henry of Trasta
mara, the mobiles rebelled against Pc
dro. The pope communicated him
for his series OF eck crimes. He
was driven out of Spain by Henry and
by the latter's allies, the white Com
panies" (soldiers Of fortune). Taking
refuge in France, Pedro fell in with
the BLACK Prince" heir apparent OF
England, who was ravaging the French
lands. BY making certain glittering
promises Of reward Pedro induced the
Black Prince to help him regain his
throne. At the head of an English
army they marched into Spain. There,
In the fierce battle (Navarete, 1867,
they beat Henry. Pedro was once more
king.
He failed to keep any of the prom.
ises he had made, and the Black
Prince left Spain in disgust. As soon
as the dreaded English troops were
gone the war broke out anew. Henry
gained many victories. He could not
wholly conquer the king. At last, in
1869, he induced Pedro to come to his
tent for peace conference.
Scarcely had the two ha1f-brothera
met in the tent than they flew at each
others throats like angry dogs.
Henry stabbed Pedro with a dagger.
But the blade broke OF against the
coat of mail the king wore under his
Cloak. Pedro then, by main force,
caught Henry in his arms and hurled
him to the ground. But one Of Henry's
followers tripped Pedro and sent him
sprawling. Before the fallen king
could scramble to his feet, Henry
drove sword through his throat.
Thus persisted Pedro the Cruel In
his thirty-sixth year. Henry seized
the throne, put the slain monarch's
two sons In cage and starved them
to death. scoundrel though Pedro was,
he had been loved by the common peo-
pie. Many Of them prospered under
his reign, and a whimsical sense of
fairness on his part had led them to
nickname him Pedro the just
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copyright BY r. I. Nelson

dangerous fellow to go with, for his
manners were so strange that he was
sure to attract attention and arouse
suspicion. have known him to go
for weeks and never speak a word.
He was an expert chemist, ana could
have made a fortune in the business
by going on the level, but he preferred
to be a crook. There were two things
he could do better than any man in
the world. He could make genuine
paper, for use as money, and a COM
position OF metals which resembled
silver and gold so closely that it would
require an analysis in the assay Office
to prove they were spurious. While
Billy was making dies, Kline was mix
ing up pots Of metal and turning out
bars Of yellow gold.
Billy finally finished his dies, and
then had the parts Of stamping ma
chine built in different foundries and
machine shops. We brought the Sec
tons to Ravenswood on our truck,
and they were put together in a barn
on the place. We got an engine and
boiler to run the stamping machine,
and were ready for business. But
very few people ever passed the old
house, and we were just as safe in our
work as II we were in a wilderness.
It requires a heavy pressure to
stamp a coin, and our machinery was
not quite as weighty as the machine
in the mint, but our SO and $40 coins
were just as good as any that ever
left the miat, with the exception that
the impression made on the front and
back of the coins was not quite as
heavy as the genuine. After the
stamping the money was put into
milling machine, to corrugate the
edges, and an oiled roller, to give the
coin the appearance Of age.
The coin, as fast as it was made,
was put into kegs, and when we got
enough the kegs were shipped to Eng
land, and after satisfactory arrange
ments had been made upon the other
side, were reshipped to this country
through a regular broker. Gold was
at that time selling at premium of
from $50 to 240, and the kegs of gold
were consigned to Wells & Co., reput-
able brokers in this city, to the credit
Of Nathaniel Storms, the representa-
tive of a foreign syndicate. There
We're any number of bidders for the
gold when it was offered for sale, and
we got rid Of the whole lot for about
1920, 000 It was one of the prettiest
deals ever run off in this country.
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RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
soFT And WHITE
MADE

For red, rough, chapped and bleed
ing hands, dry, assured, itching, burn
ing palms, and painful finger-ends,
with shapeless nails, one-night Cuti-
cura treatment works wonders. d.
rections: Soak the hands, on retir-
ing, in hot water and Cuticura Soap.
Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment.
and wear soft bandages or old, loose
gloves during the night. These pure,
sweet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, roughness
and chapping, and impart in a single
night that velvety 'softness and white
ness SO much desired by women. For
those whose occupations tend to in
jure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston"
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own master. The lad was Pedro l..
king Of the Spanish states of CASTLE
and Leon. He is known to history as
Pedro the Cruel"
Many acts that would nowadays be
regarded as barbarous cruelty were
then looked upon as mere deeds of jus.
tice and necessity. 1t was an unbe'
lievably brutal and cruel age. For a
man in that century to win the title
of THE Cruel implied a monstrous
character.
Pedro, as a mere boy, fell under the
influence Of one of the most beauti-
full, clever and INSCRIPTIONS women
of all history. She was Maria de
Padilla. 1t was she who prompted him
to cast aside his counsellors and to
declare himself king Her next step
was to induce him to give her rela.
tives the highest court Offices. The
crafty old prime minister, Albu.
querque, had strengthened Maria's in
fluence over Pedro in the hope Of i'd
vancing his own interests. But Maria
made Pedro dismiss Albuquerque from
service. Courtiers who failed to pay
her all sorts of extravagant compV-
ments were put to death by the kings
orders.
When Pedro was twenty it was ar
ranged that he should marry gentle
and lovely French princess, Blanche
of Bourbon. Maria, fearing to lose
her own power over the young king,
hit on a truly devilish trick for max
ing him hate his sweet young wife.
Blanche gave Pedro splendid jew
eled girdle as a bridal gift. Maria.
by a straightforward feat. stole the
girdle and put in its place poisonous
snake. She then worked on Pedro's
superstitions by telling him Blanche
was a sorceress. and had sought to
kill him by means of the "bewitched'
girdle. In terror, Pedro sent his in
nocent wife to prison. (They had
been married just three days.)
For this and for other acts Of cru
city and misrule the people murmur-
ed. They took Blanches part So
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on.like discipline and harshness might
well have broken q weaker spirit. It
merely strengthened Frederick's. At
length Frederick Williams cruelty to-
ward the lad became unbearable. Fred
erick, In 1870, when he was eighteen
years old, planned to escape from
bondage and to take refuge with his
uncle, King George II. Of England: He
needed a confederate to help him es-
cape. So he chose his dearest friend.
Lieut.. Won Katie. -.
The plot was discovered by the king.
Ven Katie was thrown into prison and
was sentenced by military court'mar.
tial to remain there for two years.
Frederick was also arrested and taken
before his father. The king was mad
with rage. heaped vile insults on the
helpless youth, then rushed f1ercely at
him, beating him almost to death be-
fore bystanders could drag him away.
But this did not check Frederick vii.
liam's wrath. He declared that
his son.. as a colonel in the Prussian
army, had been guilty Of attempted
desertion in trying to escape to Eng
land. He had him placed in solitary
confinement in the fortress Of Custrin
and ordered him beheaded.
Only the stern protests of other Eu'
ropeAn sovereigns prevented th9 king
from carrying out this unnatural
threat. But he chose another punish
ment almost as cruel. Condemnine
Lieut. Won Katie to death, he had q
scaffold erected just outside Freder'
ick's prison window and forced the
wretched prince to witness his friends
execution. AS the lieutenant mounted
the scaffold Frederick called out ia
him, sohbing:
"Oh, forgive me, dear Katte!"
The lieutenant answered bravely:
1T is a pleasure to die for so gal
liant a prince"
The king next tried in vain to force
Frederick to give up his claims as
heir to the throne. Failing in this, he
kept him long In semi-imprisonment
and forced him to marry princess he
greatly disliked.
Yet, at the time of his own death, in
1740. the old kings last words were:
Il die content, having noble son to
| succeed met"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
Fireworks in Old Florence

happily on and acIuster Of priests
who had previously blessed the pyro
technics, surveyed the scene from the
cathedral entrance. Then flremen
soused the smoking remains with
buckets of water. after which two
spans Of white oxen, splendid speci
mems, each with an armful OF low.
ers between its fine long horns. 4
blanket. richly embroidered with th1
Florentine lily across it, broad back
and its hoofs gilded. were hitched "a
the fireworks car and hauled 1t avav
through the crowded streets. [. s5
This performance was endowed -
an annual event BY somebody lons
ago. and it IL carried out a. conscien.
tiously Is the splendid ana solemn
Easter services that precede and foI
low It during three ceremoniops day,s.
It. ". ]. In Kansas City star. S:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.

IN this 1Ro OF fe8o8rC6 Nd 0XpeEfnont AL 01S0f0
10 ransacked BY tho scenth and hep-
piness0f man. Science has indeed made giant
least Observation-Disclosures N medicine is that 9f
French Hospitas ana that IL worthy the attention
Ct those Who suffer from kidney. bladder. neIyous
piles. &C., there 10 NO doubt In feee evdent
from tho big stir created amongst specialists that
those questionable remedies that were formerly the
sole RELIANCE Of medical men. - Of cOuree impos
sible to tell su6oreIB al We should like to tell them
in this short artiee, but those who would Ike to
know moro about this remedy that has effected 20
many-W0 might alEnO1s say. mITlCulOu1 cuE0A,
snoqld send addresse4 enyelops foI RI book g
t1nd9n. Eng: and decide f9r themselyes EhetheIthS
NeX French Rensdy s1H 9RArl0n" No., e:
in vain during life Of misery, suffering, Ill healtS
and unhsppiness TheraPion 1s sold bZ dI1geists Or
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
Waste In English Workhouse.

One OF the greatest wastes Of So
ciety, it Is we'll recognized, Is the
British workhouse, with it's able
bodied inmates employed for the most
part unprofitably on routine drudgery.
An example of the talent thus thrown
away Is afforded by beautifully carv-
ed baptismal font, the work of two in
mates, which has just been set up In
the Lewisham workhouse chapel.
The font Is Of white Portland stone.
with a center column of red Mansfield.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

sand contradictions that made up the
nature of Frederick William l., second
King Of Prussia, and father of Freder-
.ck the Great. Perhaps it is not Who'll
y fair, in one sense, to call him a
BLACKBOARD, but in other respects few
men have had better claim to the
word. l.
His father had been extravagant
md had left the newly-formed kingdom
n bad financial state:s. Frederick Will
lam began his rsign<.i in 1913 by cut
ling down official salaries and dis
charging many state employees. He
also excited anger and ridicule by
hundreds of other harsh economies.
In spite Of his craze for military az
fairs, Frederick william managed to
reign q years with only one little war
70 mar the peace Of his realm. He
sneered at all sorts OF education that
were not absolutely practical (even
forbidding his son to learn Latin) He
also chose vulgar and illiterate men
and women as his boon companions,
rather than such persons of intellect
as happened to be at the court. He
used to walk the streets, beating with
ais cane any one who CHANGED to be
idling. His rule was one of iron, and
he firmly believed in the divine right
of kings" to do as they pleased with
out considering the rights or feelings
Of others.
Frederick William held his wife in
contempt and more than once publicly
made her the object of brutal tests. OF
his ten children he had positive hat.
red for his clever daughter Wilhelm
ina and for his eldest son Frederick.
Young Frederick was brought up
in a strict, cruel manner, such as few
modern boys would endure. He was
sensitive and high-spirited. The pris-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

To be sweet and clean, every wom-
an should use Paxtine in sponge bath
ing. 1t eradicates perspiration and
all other body odors. At druggists,
Csc a box or sent postpaid on receipt Of
price by The Paxton Toilet Co., Bos-
ton. Mass.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
Prize Winner,

What are these cups for7" asked a
well-dressed man Of jeweler, point
ing to some lovely silver cups on the
counter.
these are race cups to be given as
prizes"
III that's so, suppose you and race
for one?' And the stranger, with the
cup in his hand, started, the jeWeler
after him. The stranger won the cup.
keystone.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
Nothing In Common.

sSVsUdss0 III ~VssstSSOTs
"How is it that you and your hus-
band never 90 anywhere together any
more?"
:. well. his Set and my set play en-
tirely different forms Of akza41A
bridge" r NV ,-.:s= a..= -,:.r
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

Lawyer-H you wish to get at with
the minimum punishment, I'd advise
you to confess everything and throw
yourself on the mercy of the court. =
Accused-But II l don't confess?
Lawyer-Oh! in that case you will
very likely be acquitted for want of
evidence.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

PAS Rather Indefinite.
Pa, what is an anachronism?"
"Oh, that's something or other
smart people are always finding in
Shakespeare's works. Now, run along
and play"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
THE GREAT GOLD COIN COUNTER
TERFEiTlNG CASE.

=: :: e: e; :: !: !: !: !: !:
declares that not a sin
gle gang whose work is compar-
able to that of Andy Bliss and his
crowd, the Boscobel coiners, or any
one of a dozen gangs that fourished
generation ago, is operating in the
country today.
Chief Flynn declares that he does
not know of a single spurious
gold coin in circulation in the east.
In the far west, where gold is a more
active circulating medium, some at
tempts may be made to counterfeit
it, but none important enough to
cause the secret service more than
passing annoyance.
With this introduction l will let
Andy Bliss, tho king Of the gold coin
ers, tell his story. just as he told 1t
to me.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
Business Practice,

Business Practice.
1.-THE new actor in this company
certainly knows how to act on peo-
ple's feelings with fine touches"
YES; he used to be a dentist"
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Pedro the Cruel the King Too Brutal for Brutal Age
S E V e N

a S E v E N.
IA TEEN-year-
~ old boy, in
= 1880, cast
aside his advisers
a n d guardians
(who had, been
placed, In charge
Of him and of his,
realm during his
minority and de-
clared himself his
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
Why7

Why7
George, don't you think, now that
your salary has been raised, we can
have an automobile?"
"Oh, I suppose we can have one, II
we wish, but why be so common"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

A wife is supposed TO be mans
better half, but sometimes she turns
out to be his bitter half.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Eyrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. &c bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
C0leSa CaHh0lian1v

Coles Carbolisa1ve
Relieves md cures itching, torturing dis.
eases Of the skin and mucous membrane.
A superior Pile Cure. 3 and 80 cents, by
druggists. For free sample write to J. W.
Cole d Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

MINNESOTA EYE, EAR, NOSE AND
THROAT HOSPITAL.
Capacity As beds, strictly modern,
specially equipped for the care Of eye,
ear, nose and throat diseases. Rates
reasonable. For further particulars,
address Supt., White Bear Lake, MIMI.
or physicians in charge.
Drs. Beaudoux 4 Wheeler,
1888 Lowry Building st. Paul.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

A WISE king. q
N bad father:
~ kin d and
cruel, spend
thrift and. miser,
military mad, yet
avoiding war; q
Just ruler of his
kingdom and bru-
tai tyrant in his
home. These are
a few of the thou
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue Of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Always Holds Good"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-30
DAISY FLY KILLER

xA1okD So111A 10 DeKa,s Az. 1seeiiya. i. !.
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Frederick William, Wise King, Brutal Father

By the Pes. publi.hing %. On. New York worldly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-12
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCH1soN GLOBE.

No one Is as disobedient as he would
like to be.
Maybe the man you are criticising is
shooting over your head.
Most of the real interest in a romance
is limited to two people
It sometimes happens that q dollar gets
on the nerves of thirty cents.
Every small town has an ambition to
become large enough to kick on the smoke
nuisance.
Probably you can't tell a real diamond
from an imitation unless you buy it or
try to soak it.
Facts may be stranger than fiction, as
the sawSmith says, but it doesn't sell as
well to the magazines.
Neither the weather nor the season of
the year has a great deal to do with
producing melancholy days.
Having heard Of good losers so long,
we have figured out that they are the
rare ones who don't make excuses.
If you want something ''on'' an enemy,
cultivate the acquaintance of some of his
kin with whom he is having a row.
Being poor, have always been able
to find something to worry about besides
burglars and hold-up men.p--Rufe Hos
kins.
Nothing helps you as much as taking
care of yourself, regardless of what the
patent medicine advertisement may say
about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-12
QUAKER MEDTTATTONs.

From the Philadelphia Record.I
A lcck that should never be bolted-
wedlock.
1t isn't wise to pick a quarrel or pull a
leg before 1t is ripe.
Love is blind, but the prettier a girl is
the less apt is she to believe it.
Ambition never grows old. In fact, it
seldom reaches the age of maturity.
Drink may drive away dull care, but 1t
always comes back a little sharper.
Many a man who says he makes both
ends meet is merely stretching his imag-
ination.
F1attery is good bait for suckers, but
you can catch some of them with bare
hook.
Appearances are often deceptive. Even
the girl with a rosebud mouth may give
a whitening smile.
Wigg-"Would you consider Bjones
effeminate?" Wagg-"Well. he generally
manages to have his own way"
"a thing OF beauty is a JOY forever. -
quoted the Wise Guy. Yes, until she gets
DID," amended the Simple Mug.
Blobbs-'Do you think We shall know
each other in heaven2" Slobbs-''Well, If
we do there will be lots of people there
who will be just as much surprised to
see you as you'u be to see them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-12
WHY ORR POLICE FAIL.

What is the trouble with the police
system of American cities? Whom
shall we blame for the failure of the
American police to cope with the
growing forces of vice and crime? The
recent conviction of Lieutenant Beck
er of New York has tended to empha-
size the corruption within the ranks
of the police force itself. Quite diff
ferent view of the situation, however,
is given, points out Current Litera-
ture. by DR.. Havelock Ellis, the dis
tinguished English sociologist and
PSYCHOLOGIST, who, in a timely essay
on immortality and the Law, pup
lished in a new volume of essays, an
alvzes the American police situation
at length. The police systems of the
large cities of the United States, says
the eminent authority, present an OBJ
1ect lesson to the world in the fool
ishness Of attempting to make people
moral by force. 1t is just this i'm
possible task, thinks DR.. Ellis, that the
American people have given their
police. Our legislators have failed to
make a distinction between vice and
crime. 1.-THE virility of our morals is
not proved by any weak attempt to
call in the aid Of the secular arm of
law" We Americans, more than any
other people, according to Dr. Ellis,
have believed that morality was a
matter of police regulation. We have
not realized that immortality cannot
be encountered by physical force. We
have never learned that the police
can never become the agents of any
morality of the heart or that ''all the
repression in the world can only
touch the surface of life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-12

education of American boys and girls,
said DIR. Maxwell, land we provide for
teaching them everything except rever-
ence. What we need is revival OF
the good old doctrine, Honor thy faith
er and thy mother, that thy days may
be long in the land which the Lord,
thy God, giveth thee"
What was said of the attitude Of the
New York children applies to those
Of the whole country. Children are
bumptious, irrepressible, irreverent
The parents, in their supineness, are
to blame. The schools, in their craze
for the shell of education, are to blame.
also. The remedy lies in a better I'M
derstanding of the duty of each and
then their getting together in mutual
action. It will have to come, and the
sooner the better.