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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

Miss Bah Ellerton sat down and
wept.
A healthy, good-looking girl Of
eighteen does not weep just for the fun
Of pulling her own nose as her tears
fall. Miss Bah had cause-great cause.
Her cat was dead.
There is no particular way to de-
scribe dead cat except to say that
she was loyal and faithful, a good
mouser and her name was pink" She
had been a cat for several years and
had got used to it. and she knew that
she was beloved by Miss Bah. That
love was returned. Never had that
cat given the girl an hours uneasi-
ness. She had occasionally taken an
hour of to stroll among the holly.
hooks or interview 'tater-bugs, but she
had never failed to come running
when her name was called in loving
tones.
Pink" was missed and called right
after breakfast. The calling was in
vain. She was hunted for under beds,
In the garden, all around the pergola.
under the currant bushes, and at
length there was find. Alas, 1t was
only her dead body! She had climbed
an apple tree after sparrow, and in
descending had slipped and caught
her neck in a crotch and strangled to
death.
There was no one else but the cook
at home. She heard the girls wild
walls and ran out, but there was
nothing to be done. While every cat
has nine lives, If eight of them are
choked out Of her the ninth gives up
in despair and after a kick or two
follows the others.
1t was when the cook reached up
and lifted poor dead pink" down that
the weeping took place. The cook also
wept. She was a good cook. and her
pumpkin pies had no rivals. AS she
had left her bread in tho oven, how
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
BURGLAR Asks for Kiss.

Aberdeen, Wash.-"If you will give
me a kiss will call 1t square and you
can keep your money" This was the
parting statement of well-dressed,
man who entered the home Of Mrs.
Mary Bowling at los F street While
awaiting the return of her husband,
who owns small confectionery store
in this city, Mrs. Mary Bowling an
swered a rap on the front door, A
stranger entered and. placing a re-
volver to the woman's face. ordered
her to give him her purse. While in
her bedroom the man placed the gun
on the dresser and began counting
the money In the purse. While thus
engaged Mrs. Bowling secured the
weapon and forced the unweloome
visitor from the house.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
: Gregg Felt It His Duty to lnvestIaate

Gregg Felt It His Duty to Investigate,
ever. she could not stay to weep DER
long. She therefore dashed awav her
tears to say:
Never mind, dearie-you shall
have another"
But she won't be Pink to mel"
was the wailing reply.
You can call her Rose or Violet
then. You mustn't take on so. S'pose
your dear mother had climbed that
tree and got hung by the neck! Think
how awfuller it would have been!"
Eyes, I know. but Pink may have
called to me when she found herself
strangling"
But she never did. Her first
thought was that she had made a
fool of herself getting up that tree.
It's another cat we'll have inside Of
three days. Now be good and dom
cry any more"
Il wouldn't feel so bad if-if-"
III what, dearie?"
III 1t wasn't for the sign"
What sign?"
why, one day when I was at the
gate with the cat an old woman came
along and said II Pink died within a
year I must take 1t as sign that I'd
lose the love Of my lover. The year
isn't up yet"
'Nonsense on the old woman and
her signs"
Don't you believe it,"
"Of course not You should have
made up faces at her"
"Oh, but did"
That's proper and right, honey. AS
you have no lover how can you lose
his love?"
But I'm going to have, you know.
and don't want any signs to come
poking along"
Don't you fear. Some signs are
sure to come true. but this one is 60
ing to fail. If you bury Pink that
will surely make it fail There's an
old suit case in the woodshed. Put the
body In that and take 1t away"
Forty rods down the highway was a
grove of beeches. It was quiet, rest
full spot Now and then an auto went
honking by. but as dead cat Is not
too particular, Pink" would sleep
there without waking. With the spade
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
8elasco's idea Of Venom,

An actor, at the Players club In
New York. praised David Belasco.
''You can't make a silk purse out
Of sow's ear" he said, but Mr..
Belasco. time and again, has made q
skillful and hkry artist out of q cold
and awkward amateur.
"Mr. Belasco has a happy way, at
rehearsals. Of driving home his points.
Thus. one day. he wasn't satisfied with
the contempt that a leading lady was
putting into a certain speech.
"'More contempt he said. More
spite! More venom!':
"'Oh, I can't do any better than I
am said the lady. g..
Rubbish! OF course you cam
cried Mr.. Belasco. Hiss the lines al
you'd hiss the word 'Musquash.' If you
saw a lady friend in a great. long,
imitation sealskin coat New York
Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

had ever asked her. Each of the ex.
plantations brought forth roars Of
laughter and kept everybody trying to
guess who the speaker was, but not a
disguise could be penetrated.
1t was said after the seven couples
had giddily waltzed OF the stage arm
in arm. singing. I'm seeing Nellie
Home" that one of the couples is en-
gagged, and-worse still-that the 9TH
or six are married.!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Didn't Need It

Redd-Do you believe in this Gus
tom of breaking bottle Of champagne
over the bow Of q new ship?
Greene certainly do. It brings
good luck to the ship. z =.
We'll. I know Of ono vessel whore
they never hpoke any wine over her
bow and she made Z vsry successfut
voyage. II. IF. :<$ s=s5 UT :. &
Name the vessel. pIsass1~
The Ark . .ss:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Wooden Leg Joke.

Why is 1t, as a writer in the Bell
man points out, that the general sense
Of humor is. stirred when anything
happens to. mans wooden leg, such
as its loss or knothole coming In It,
or getting it under the cars?> It is or
was the same way with stealing q
mans horse in the Far West. Both
of these accidents are serious. Yet
they are supposed to be subjects for
mirth.-Minneapoi1s Journal. y. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Her Two Victims.


Attendant Showing visitor through
lunatic asylum)-Yes. sir, we have
some very pathetic cases here. Now
IL this loom is poor fellow who lost
his reason because the girl he was In
love with married another man.
Visitor-Very sad! Very sad! And
who occupies this padded cell oppo-
site?
Attendant-Him? That's the man
she married.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
rho FLAG in History.

1t can hardly be doubted that flags,
or their equivalent, were used very
early in the worlds history. Among
the BURIED remnants Of early races
and citiliyation are found records of
objects which were apparently used
as ensigl.s. These are accepted as
evidence that the ancient Egyptian
soldiers were not without their
standards. The Assyrians and Jews
also carried something similar in de-
sign ind purpose
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Very Awkward,


You made 4 mistake in your pa
per-" said the indignant man, enter.
ing the editorial sanctpm. Il was one
Of the competitors at the athletic
match yesterday, and you have call.
ed me the well-known lightweight
champion"
well. aren't your" said the ed.
ltor.
mo. I'm nothing Of the kind; and
IT'S COMPOUNDED awkward. because.
you see, I'm a coal merchant"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
NEVER WEEDS TALK

size them up.
The first old maid explained that
when she played the ingenue the men
treated her like doll: when she be-
came an athlethic girl they treated
her like chum. She had tried pray.
er and got no response unless the
blessing was in not getting a man, so
she had concluded she would next try
hypnottsm or mental science.
The first bachelor declared he was
good looking, had enough money to
support home and wanted to. marry.
But he had never met a girl who in
spired him with enough assurance he
would not be turned down II he pro-
posed to her.
The next speaker said she was
single because there were so many
men like the one who had just spoken.
You want us to propose to you."
she said. Nothing venture, nothing
win. want to be carried by storm"
The next bach declared that he had
loved only once. He was one of the
daring sort, but after interviewing the
girls father they carried him home
on a shutter. Never again!
The next ''girl' explained that she
spent SO much time learning to cook
and sew for q prospective husband
he had lost interest in her before she
became efficient -.
Then suffragette gave her testi-
mony. She would willingly wed pro-
vided her husband would let her live
her own life. The next three bach
elors said she could as far as they
were concerned, and that it was her
kind that had scared them OF.
The last "old maid" naively admit
ted she was unmarried because no one
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
MockInq Dog can Grow.

Evansville, Ind.-Noble Sta1lings,
living At New Harmony. has Z dog
that initiates tho growing Of rooster
closely. When tho dog was only q
few weeks old he began to take no
tico Of the Growing Of ROSTERS early
IN the morning and b beGaa = IN.
tnfo H. IS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Italian Wlnters.

The people Of Florence, Italy. have
q dislike for heating devices I'm their
houses. although the weather irwin
ter, especially whsn the tramontane
il. blowing, II uucomfortably cold
None Of the houses have fireplaces.
and the man who warns .hims6H by
means Of the '.scaldino, = . pm &C
glowing ashss, = considered s6snin-
ato. 81 IT,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

Folly Of Anticipating Trouble.
The greatest troubles in life arise
from the anticipation of misfortunes
which never come.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
The Inducement,

Did that young man kiss you las:
night?" ,...~
Mother, do you suppose that b.
came all the way up here just to he's
me sinE?'-Corn0ll Widow
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Had His Doubts,

lis it really a pleasure for you to
have me CALI" inquired the young
man.
"Why, yes" answered the girl In
some confusion. why do you ask
such a question:"
"Oh, nothing; only you seem to
take your pleasures sadly"
, 1912-01-06
MS
ST. 0 STATION.

London, Jan. 3rd-Mr. Bonr Law has
resigned dictatorship of the shipping finn
Of G. and J. Burns, and Mr.. Gladstone's pre-
cedent, hitherto only applicable to the Gov
eminent, is thus applied to the Opposition.
Mr.. Law was never a Munster, but as Leader
of the Opposition he is regarded as an ex
Minister.
At President Falli6re' New Year reception,
Sir Francis BERTHE, the British Ambassador,
as Dean of the diplomatic corps, after the
customary perfnnctory felicitation, hoped
that President Taft's generous initiative for
universal arbitration would produce increas-
ingly great results. "The countries we repre-
sent are convinced that France will be q
powerful auxiliary toward obtaining such
results" President Fallieres responded.
ePresident Taft's adhesion to arbitration is
matter for congratulation for the United
States as we'll as for you. May repeated up
piications of this principle give a decided
, 1912-01-06
THE AVIS,
01cistiansted, t. Gr or,
Saturday, 9Th Janury, 1912.

A correspondent has been kind enough to
send us a clipping from P0titkem Of 5 De-
cember 1911, of which tine following is a
translation
Auction of the '"Viking.' In the "Old
Dock" an auction of the East Asiatic Com
pany's schooner ''Viking" was held yester.
day. The viking was for a series of years
used as mail and passenger vessel between
the Danish West Indian Islands. The YES
sci, which is provided with a motor, ran
aground about a year ago, and remained
long on the sea bottom. The otherwise ele-
giant wAite-painted ship therefore presented
a not particularly attractive appearance.
T his was noticeable also in the bids. Those
who might wish to buy her had to reckon
on spending 10 10 900 Kroner ($27O0-
$4O5O) on her before she was q ship again.
The highest bid, 10000 Kroner, ($324O) was
made by n Commission house. 1t is supposed
that the 'Viking" will be sent abroad.
The American 4 masted schooner S0mupl
u. Pomers sailed on Thursday morning for
Tampa, Florida.
of a line of rain was measured in Chris
tfaDsted on Thursday morning and D lines
Yesterday morning. At Est. SalIy's Fancy 4
Fines was measured yesterday morning.
The following fable gives the monthly
amount of rain for last year, for the towns
of Christiansted and FrederikStpd, the form
or according to our EDITORS measurements,
She latter according to those Of Ar Jean Pc
tersen. The table also shows the number
of days in each month ON which rain fel! in
the two towns respectively.
The average annual fall at the three Police
Stations for 81 years was 376 lines. It will
be seen that the total fall at Frederiksted
for last year slightly exceeded this, while the
fall at Christiansted came go lines short of it.
The average of the two towns still comes 81
lines short; but on the other hand so many
Of the estates were apparently better sup
piled than the towns that we are inclined to
think The actual average for the island would
not fall far short of the long period average.
| The number of days on which rain fell
may surprise those of our readers who keep
u no note of such matters, and especially read
IS ers abroad. But it must be remembered
i that the days counted are not as Il rule rainy
g days; a shower at any time, morning, after
N noon or night, will cause the day to be ell
"a tered as q day on which rain fell, while it
Of may otherwise have been q day of bright sun
shine.
' What has made our last years rainfall un-
y favourable for our agriculture is not SO much
al the deficiency in the fall as the lateness of it,
dc and especially the comparative dryness of
81 Tune, July and August, when the growing
, 1912-01-06
Frederiksted, st. Croix, Dec 80, 1911.

British ss. eParima," Capt. Mckenzie,
from New York via St. Thomas. arrived at
tea o'clock on Friday night, and landed for
Frederiksted 1900 and for Christiansted 900
pkgs., and left for St. Kits and other islands
at II pm.
Passengers from New Mrs. Hilda
Plaskett. From ST. Thomas-Mrs. Fabel,
nurse and child, Administrato OH. Schmie-
gelow, NFr. Jno. Z. Dubois, Robert Richards.
For Dominica-Revd Father Hermans.
British three masted schooner Gillian
Buvolt', Capt. He Blame, from Moss Point,
with u cargo of pitch pine lumber form essrs.
Il L. Mervin & Co., arrived on 28th at one
O'Clock.
, 1912-01-06
Christiansted.

Jan. 2nd-Vigilant from St. Thomas-
Customs Assistant Rib0n with wife and ser
want w. Lehman, Josephine Williams, Maria
Thomas.
Jan. 4th-vigilant for St. Thomas-Skole-
assistent Fields6e med Hustru, Gendarme
Scheen.
, 1912-01-06
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN
FREDERIKSTED'S POST OFFICE.
Paid.
Paid.
Mrs. Rebecca Maxwell, Walter Simon.
Tnnai1

Mrs. Rebecca Maxwell, Walter Simon.
Unpaid.
Mr.. Thomas Aaron-2O bit, Etheline Bow
ell (Rivep-5O bit, Mrs. K. Bastin-3O bit,
Mr.. Frederick Darlington (River)-30 bit,
Mr.. Hamilton Dowdy-3O bit, Mr.. Rosetta
Ford (River)-5O bit, Mr.. John Henry
GOOD Hope)-2O bit. Nh. Benjamin Jones
Golden Grove)-5O bit, Mr.. Andrew E.
james (La Grange)-Fr. LOO, Miss Ann
Ojohn (Sprat HalD-2O bit, Mrs. H Rich
ard (Sprot HolD-3O bit, William H. Muller
{Lower Love)-3O bit.
Frederiksted's Post Office, 31st Decem-
Der, 1911
w. BJERG.
, 1912-01-06

QUEBEC s.. S. CO., LIMITED.
Proposed Schedule of SaiIiDgs from January
to June 1912.
, 1912-01-06

SUBJECT to change without notice II cir
cumstances should require.
, 1912-01-06
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN
CHRISTIANSTED'S POST OFFICE.

Paid.
Mr.. Joseph Benjamin, Miss Estella Lucas
q letters), Mrs. Caroline Roberts, Mrs.
Helen Nj. Roberts.
Unpaid.
Mr.. Jens Francisco bit, Mr. Peter Fisch-
er-5O bit, Miss Rebecca Powell, Est. "Peter's
Rest"-5O bit.
Christiansted Postkontor, den Bite Deem
Der 1911.
NJ. ANDERSEN.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
NEW CENTRAL THEATRE.

Were you numbered among those who attended the opening of the great FIaeenbecs-Wallace Combined shows yesterday whieh is enioyine a two days engagement in the New Central theatre? If not you must have been buried somewhere out n the suburbs. or been dtained hf mere pressing matters, for 1t dld seem as if the entire population oi Hot springs wanted to go to this cir GUS last night. You see, the, repro auction of the greatest animal show and circus in a moving picture thea tre is quite as big a novelty as II IS an undertaking, but, then, on second thought. there's nothing too big Tor The New Central. However, 1t was all thers-four thousand feet of it-ey. ery feature shown, from the arrival of the circus, the departure after the shaw and even the bath given the elepfants in a nearby stream. This feature will be repeated today to- aether with three other reels, makina seven in all Better see 'em and De numbered among the eclat.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
THE LYcEuM THEATRE.

Never in the history of English o. American fiction have any stories ey- CT created the sensation as have the well known series dealing with" Sher- lock Holmes Sherlock Holmes, is in a class by himself. To read the stories is to form a word picture of the man, and you found the H. erature on this famous character ol unusual interest, imagine the treas that is in store for you when you see the greatest of the Sherlock Holmes" stories reproduced before the camera. Such IS the main at- traction at the Lyceum today. Con slder. too, that this feast comes Tn two courses, for there are two reels 10 uhis Sherlock Holmes" special In connection with this steller at;rac- ton there will also be offered the Lyceum patrons an opportunity to enjoy flying trip around the world through the medium of the unifer sal Weekly
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
TIE LYRIc.

Az the week at the Lyric started win i most excellent program, 1t ends with the same hlgh class at traction
 The "Broncho Billy" series have eclipsed anything in western producl tions made by any company and tol dav we have "Brancho Billy mixed m with an all-absorbing and sincere love affair. Just how "Bronhco Bll' lys handles Cupid will elicit much pleasure.
 In "The Spendthrifts Reform there is a lesson for all who are in- clined 10 be too free with their mon ev and not make the necessary pre- parations for a rainy day, the time when Dame Fortune will cease 10 smile on one. The value of saving ones dimes and quarters and the pleasure and enjoyment that economy and carefulnness in financial matters brings. are things that cannot be for gotten when enc sees this reel. Lu bin sends a good military feature to the Lyric today, eThe Soldiers Fur lough." tale of the dark days of '6l in which there glimmers and shines through the gloom of that conflict the bright and cheerful rays of hu man sunshine.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
ROYAL rHEATER.

About a week ago the Royal showed a reel, The Goat Girl of Bear Can yon. the first molten picture pro dnetion of the Frontier company. Pa irons pronounced the photography in this picture the best they had ever seen, in fact many insisted that there never had been its equal produced. Today the Royal will show another Frontier reel, Tracked 10 the San dia Mountains,' the equal, if not the superior Of the former production If you want 10 see real primitive scenery, the grandest in the world, see one of these Frontier pictures.
 Gaumont Weekly, No 4l, comes to- day It is getting about time for the Hot Springs pictures. but the man. agement has no assurance that 1t is included in this reel However, the Gaumont is always interesting and you miss nothing by seeing it every time
 The closing number of this special program will be a Solax drama, The Finger Prints and will complete the greatest program in Hot Springs for today
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
THE AUDITORIUM.
"The Pink Lady.a

The seat sale for the engagement of The Pink Lady" at the Auditorium December 3l, is now open and prom ises to set a new mark for the sea son. Klaw X Erlanger's musical com edy de luxe is to be seen here nexi Tuesday night
 "The Pink Lady has had phe nomenal run of years length in New York. where 1t broke all records al the New Amsterdam theatre and al the Globe theatre, London, England A company of 100 people will be seen here including the Pink Lady Or ches5ra. which travels with the or ganization as special detail of 2 magnificent organization. Hot Springs is singularly fortunate in being one of the few cities in America to see this reigning international hit this season. Judging by the advance in quiries, the engagement will be most successful.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
Marnarat AnalIn.

On January 2, Margaret (Anglin is to givs us a glimpse ofsher art as a eomedienne She will shake hands with her friends and admirers next Thursday eyeniHg at the Auditorium at which time she will first produce in Hoi Springs the new and original comedy. sGresn Stockings" that was written for her by A. E. w. Mason sha Ensiish playwright and novelist and which enjoyed a successful run in New York City during last winter iisreia Miss Ang!in has an opportun fly to break away from tears and tragedy. That she is happily placed and hat the comsdy is to the liking of the average audiences throughout the country is evidenced by the fact that Miss Anglin has produced 1t in all the big cities on her way to the Pacific coazt 10 excessively large bus mess. The comedy is named from an old English bit of Folklore. When an English girl with sisters gets mar ried, the sisters who are unmarried are supposed to wear green stockings at the wedding, and the fun Of the Mason comedy lies in he frantic ef- orts of Margaret Afslin to save her
 elf from having to wear them third time and being classed among the old maids
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
Cbe Cbeater:s; {;
AT THE PRINCESS.

The Gray, Trio, that charming li,aa company of vocalists at the prireess continues to delight every audience before which they appear. with their beautiful singing and their artistic piano playing It is as voeaBsts -bat uhis trio excels. however and every. one who has heard them pronounce them the best in their line ever heard al the Princess. Each member of tbe trio is q polished musician. all DOS. sess remarkably sweet voices, and their act, during which they sing Their own compositions, is one of the best of the season.
 Milton and Dolly Nobles. known to Hot Springs in the day when people crossed Hot Springs creek on a loot bridge, and who were delighting aud fences in this city in those early days. are here again looking as youthful and sprightly as in the palmy days of their eeRs. They bring a delight ful sketch. The Auto Suggestion Club" and the patrons have approy- ed it from every standpoint.
 The Las Silvas, Portuguese f7emen, on the free standing ladder; Holden and Harron in their singing and talk. ing sketch. and the Colts Brothers in their unique dancing act complete a bill which has not a dull moment or a mediocre number in it.
 Next week watch for "The House of David one of the most unique acts ever given on any stage, a coup
The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-28
William H. Crane.

William II. Crane. who comes to the Auditorium theatre on January 10, IS a New Englander by birJh and be- gan his earliest experience in Boston IS an amateur minstrel Ii was in this way that the Holmans discover ed his talents and prevailed upon his parents to apprentice him to them for two years. He sang in the Holman Iuvenile forces for that time and then branched out in light musical work and from this stepped into comedy work which he has followed so splen didly and with such excellent results ever since