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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29
NauQhty!

What is the matter, dearest?" ask
ed the mother of a small girl who
had been discovered crying in the
hall
'Somefng awfurs happened, moth
er."
Well what is it, sweetheart?"
My d-doll-baby got away from me
anG 5roAed a plate in the pantry
Lippincott's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29
Well what is il. sweetheart ~
Bobbv's Query.

Bobby, aged four, at the railroad sta
ton" Mamma. are you going to buy
my ticket now"
Mamma-"Why, you do not have to
have any ticket Good boys do not
need tickets
Bobby-"Are you bad?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

the diagram 50 as to break up all
squares-that is, leave as many match
es as possible, but have no absolute
ly perfect squares in the arrangement.
The accompanying diagram shows
how the removal of nine matches
breaks up all squares.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

With regard to ones work the de-
sirable feeling to encourage is ALWAYS
to expect to succeed and never to
think you have succeeded.-Thomas
Arnold.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29
RIDDLES.

When are two apples alike?
When pared.
What is it everybody wishes for
and tries to get rid Of?
A good appetite
When may man call his wife
''honey?"
When she has comb on her head
If your letter Is too short what girl
will you ask for help?
Alkaline.
Why is comet more like q dog
than the Dog star?
The comet has a tail and the Dog
star hasn't
In what part of church do they
ring the bellies?
At the altar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29
Natural Playthjnos,

Pop, what kind Of snakes were the
ones the baby Hercules played with In
his GRADER"
Don't know, son, but I guess they
were rltuesnakQ1."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29
another Investigation

Another Investigation.
"Daughter heard suspicious sounds
on the veranda last evening""
Yes, mother
Was that young man kissing you
or swatting mosQuitoes?'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29
Kangaroo Toy.

a jump, bringing 1t back into its orig
inal position on the tail and bends of
the hind leg again. The shock re-
sulting from the completion of the
jump throws the body forward again
and the jump is repeated, and so on.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

When a man tells a woman that he
is not worthy of her. she can bet her
last coin that he is telling her tho
truth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t l.: thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favorite
Family laxative. ADV.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

It's easy to feel optimistic as long
as things are coming your way
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29
PUZZLE WITH FEW MATCHES
Trick 10 to Find How Many Rectan-
giles May Be Made BY Removing
Little Bits OF Wood.

Remembering that square is al
ways rectangle, but that rectangle
is not always square. how many Diff
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

Does woman feel glad or sorry
when she cries at wedding?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

Unfortunately charity doesn't seem
to possess any Of the qualities of a
boomerang.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

A CURE FOR PILES.
Coles Carbclsalve stops itching and pain
and cures piles. All druggists rs and SOC. Adv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29
Truth About Old Age.

George F. Baer the famous Phila-
delph1a railroad man, said on his
SEVENTEEN birthday:
Il agree with Professor Metchnikoff
about the wisdom of the old. Profess
sor Osler made it fashionable to de-
cry gray hairs, but my experience has
been that the old not only possess
wisdom, but they seek it ALSO"
With smile Mr.. Baer added:
THE only people who think they
are too old to learn are those who
really are too young"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

Most Of our so.called good inten.
tiOns are base limitations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-29

AOEce MENOEI.
OW much easier It is for
the hostess Of today to pre-
pare for q Thanksgiving
dinner than it was for the
hostess of a hundred years
ago! Then it meant not
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
WEDNESDAY. MAR. Ia. 1919
MOUNTAINS OUT OF MoLEHMLs.

II He Democrats are looking for every possible
i point of advantage in the coming Campaign
but they are disposed to see mountains where
there are only moehills Some of them have
made much Of the fact that there was a small at
tendance at the meeting of the Republican State
Committee the other day. They see apathy and
all that, just as they saw the same thing in the
years gone by.
There will be no apathy on the part Of the Re-
publicans in the next Delaware campaign, far from
IT, Persons who think the Republicans of Della
ware will not put up hard fight will find out their
mistake.
The Democrats will start off with confidence,
but they will lose it as time goes by The chances
are that President Taft will be renominated and
with good state ticket the Republicans of Della
ware have nothing to fear from the result
The Democrats however, had better put their
own house in order. According to reports from
the lower counties the sentiment for Champ Clark
is strong, and National Committeeman Salisbury
will have difficulty in delivering the Delaware dele
CATION to Governor Wilson of New Jersey Not
only that but the indications are for lively con-
flict of the Democratic factions. Mr.. Salisbury
will probably find that the political capital for
which he has been playing will prove to be dead
sea fruit
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
TRANSFERS OF
REAL ESTATE

The following transfers Of real es-
tate were recorded this week at tho
city registry Office:
Catherine Gillespie to Arthur Sui
livan, property east side of Church
street 10 feet south of Taylor street,
$500.
Catherine Gillespie. guardian OF
children of James w. Gillespie TO
Arthur Sullivan, property southeast
corner Of Church and Taylor streets,
S13,906
Jacob +. Harter, Jr, and Albert and
William III. Harter to Margaret A.
Harter, west side Of Jackson street,
&C feet north of Maple street, S..
John Thompson, Jr., to James Ed
win Strong and wife, cast side of
Mt. Salem Lane, AZ feet south of
Church Lane, or Nineteenth street,
S25OO
DR.. Henry r. Spruance to Leonard
X. Vannerson, northeast side of
Twenty-sixth street, $50 feet north
west OF Market street, $4,000.
Charles S. Rowland, trustee under
will Of Charles w. Howland, to Cor
nelius Mundy. south side of Ninth
street, so feet west of Lincoln street,
1892
Marie Williams Crocker TO George
Williams. east side Of Walnut street
75 feet north of Ninth street, $5.
Barnett Weinstock to Francis Puc-
zyloski, north side of Apple street 49
feet west of Claymont street, $4,000
John A. Cranston. ct. al, to James
Milton Maddox, north side of Mary
land avenue, q feet southwest of
Franklin street, $1,000.
John Windette, deceased by James
Logue, sheriff to Thomas Bayard
Kendall. northeast corner Twelfth
and Rodman streets, 5000.
Cornelia A. Hall to James X. Stack
northeast side of Delaware avenue
PIP feet west of Jefferson street
$4,000.
George L. Medill to Cynthia and
Elizabeth NJ Lohand. west side ot
Hancock street. 235 feet from
Broome street, $4,000.
Leah J. Pearson to Annie j. Mayer
east side of Market street. 90 feet
south Of Ninth street. S25 600.
Estate of George w. Bush, Inc, &c
William z. Halloran, north side o
| Sycamore street, 10 feet west o.
Broome street consideration $3.50.
Estate Of George w. Bush. Inc. tC
Andrew Rimlinger, northwest cornel
of Sycamore and Broome streets
] consideration $495.
Eva b Peirce to George A. McMa
/ hon and wife. north side of Fiftl
street A feet cast of Jefferson
street, consideration S4500
Timothy O'Connor to Catherin,
Lanius, south side of Sixth street, s;
feet east of Spruce street, considera
tion 1915.
Charles S Howland. trustee 70,
Charles W. Howland. deceased, to Jo
seph NJ. Sewer. two lots one soutt
side of Howland street. so feet wes
Of Scott street another north side o
Rowland street so feet west of Lin,
coin street, consideration $40 for botl
lots
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
CHILD LABOR.

THE CHILD LABOR ASSOCIATION of Penn
l. sylvania has undertaken with renewed energy
a campaign in behalf of working children of that
state and it is hoped that the Keystone common
wealth in progressive legislation will catch up with
New York, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin in stop
ping child labor abuses and requiring minimum
Of education.
Some Of the objects of the Child Labor Associa
tion are to secure the passage of laws prohibiting
night work TO secure a shorter working day for
children and to increase their educational and ply
scal standard before children are permitted to be-
come wage earners
An effort will also be made TO secure a stricter
enforcement of the existing laws. There is TO be
a closer union between factory inspection and the
schools and more industrial and trade schools are
desired.
Philadelphia is said to be the largest child en-
ployng city in the union, and New York is good
second, but there arc 1000 fewer children at work
in New York than in Philadelphia. The figures
for New York city are l0,lll and for Philadelphia
l2,549. The great industrial state of Pennsylvania
should be in the lead in child labor legislation but
it is far behind.
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
EXPRESS COMPANIES.

TT is now accepted a fact that the express
i companies will readjust their rates so as to
place their business on a more favorable standing
with the public The disclosures before the Inter-
State Commerce Commission, which has been in
vestgatng the excessive rates charged by the COM
panies, have convinced the commissioners that
that there must be a change.
Informal notice has been served upon the COM
panies that many of their practices must be aban
doned. The question Of new basis of classical
ton for express natter new schedule of rates
and other matters that need adjustment was con-
Sidered the other day by committee composed of
several members OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. several managers of the express lines
and some complaining shippers
The hearings before the commission will be re-
sumed on March 25, but It is expected that
changes in the management of the business, espcc-
tally concerning rates, will he announced before
that time II has long been believed that reductions
in charges could be made without seriously inn
pairing the huge profits of the companies
Unless the companies reform their methods and
reduce their rates doing so in good faith it is
certain that there will be a demand for drastic
action by the government which may possibly
take the form Of government ownership. And no
matter what the express companies may do the agi-
aton for parcels post system will not be quoted
If such a system should be established the atten-
ton of the public might be diverted for a short
time at least from the express companies.
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
HARD TESTS FOR
TELEPHONE GIRLS

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, March 13.-
The day Of the psychological tele-
phone operator. the perfect hello
girl. is we'll on its way il the expert
ments now being conducted by Prof.
Hugo Munsterburg, Hsrvard's WE'LL
known psychologist, show the good
things that he expects OF them
The telephone companies have de-
plored the fact that after taking girls
into their employment and spending
much time in their training the girls
left. Professor Munsterburg was
called. He went into one o fthe ex-
changes and called the beginners to
him. He set them before tables with
newspapers spread out In a given
time the girls had 20 go down the
/ first column Of a page and cross out
/ every "a" that appeared They did
/ the same with the second and
other columns. Some of the girls got
80 per cent of the letters in the first
/ column. less in the second and so on.
Others improved as they continued.
1 Some were very poor. They would
cross out letters other than "a" and
sometimes skip the "a.
The name of each girl was written
az the top Of her papers and they
We're put away In six months they
will be taken out and the percentage
compared with the reports which the
telephone company has 10 make Of
the girls The idea is that girls who
have not the power 10 concentrate
their minds on crossing out a certain
letter and doing il with rapidity viii
find it difficult 20 learn to manipulate
the many cords on a switchboard.
Evening journal., 1912-03-13

1t goes without saying that any publication
regarding the finances of the state should appear
in the Wilmington newspapers and not be confined
TO the journals of the rural districts. At the meet
ing of the Little legislature the finances of the
state we're examined but so far as we have been
Informed the usual statement was not printed IN
any of the papers of Wilmington, although the tax
payers of the city furnish the bulk of the revenues
of the state Certainly there is no valid reason
why they should be kept in the dark about the
finances of the state or the publication of any ad-
vertsing matter that concerns the state, for the
purpose should be to give such information the
widest possible circulation.
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES.

A BILL providing for presidential prefercn-
1 y tial primary has passed both houses of the
Massachusetts legislature and will be signed by
Governor Foss The measure provides that the
people at spring primary shall vote for candi-
dates for President, Vce-President, delegates 20
the national convention and candidates for state
officers. The bill also provides that the vote for
the presidential and vice presidential candidates
shall he binding on the Massachusetts delegates
to the nahoral convention. Under the new Law
lie voters OF Massachusetts will decide whether
they prefer President Taft or Colonel Roosevelt
as the Republican candidate for president.
The fact that a supposedly conservative state
like Massachusetts has Joined the ranks of the
western states in having direct primaries is worth
noting. 1t is merely indication that the move
ment for direct primaries will extend throughout
the east and those who are opposing these reforms
will gradually and.in some instances rapidly lose
ground
Evening journal., 1912-03-13

ticket and vote it because some one handed it
TO them and told them TO do So AS the women
polled very large vote they showed their ten
dency to consider measures on their merits. In
other words they voted intelligently something
which cannot be said of a large share of the male
electorate who 60 to the polls and vote according
TO dictation But everywhere the tendency is to-
wards more intelligent and discriminating voting
Why there should be many who fear the mob, fear
to let the people have their say in view Of the
fact that the voting is more ntegently done than
ever is mystery. If the voters are not becom-
ing better qualified than ever before then all our
educational forces are wasted.
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
:: With the Paragraphers :.

Some political neurotc has stolen our paste orusn
again-Ohio state Journal
Suggested as a slogan for tho Taft campaign shoot
that hat"-Kansas City Star.
The Cummins boom does not reverberate; doesn't
even murmur.-Ceyeland Plain Dealer
Mre Taft 'preparing step into the ring and make
that hat look like FOOLS cap-Mwaukee Senti-
mel.
There hasn't been any from the Ohio Constitu-
tional Convention for ten days-Albany Journal
Every time YOU see a barohoaded you ma
turally conclude that his hat is in the ring-Omaha
Bee.
The Democrats seem 10 be looking forward eagerly
TO tho possibility Of having Teddy to beat-Detroit
Free Press.
Ono way TO relieve the suspense would be for Roose
welt TO promise TO for President Then everybody
could rest assured he wouldnt-Phadelphia Rec
ord.
There viii be no opposition press TO make ieering
comments any time Miss Spring sees ht to throw her
gayly dchocked bonnet in the ring.-Denver Repub-
lican
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
Stories of the Day
No Shot Fired.


There is a certain business man in
New York who prides himself on his
ability to tell funny stories. OF
course, there may be others. but this
story concerns only this one man. He
recently returned from a European
trip and though he has very decided
strain of Scotch blood in his veins he
thinks the Scots are, as he expresses
it. "the limit"
During his stay in Europe he had
occasion to travel from London TO
Edinburgh, and i'm the same compart-
ment with him was a Scotchman. The
American, to be entertaining, told all
his best stories without getting an an
swering grin from the Scot. Every
time the American concluded and
waited for the laugh he had been ac-
customed to hear. his companion
raised a grave face and calculated
"Aye?' in a questioning sort of way.
At last the Americans patience was
exhausted and in thorough disgust he
announced:
you Scotchmen couldn't see a joke
If It was shot at you with a gun"
The Scot made no reply and the
American settled back in his seat
After a few minutes the Scot leaned
forward and, tapping the American on
the knee, said:
AYE. mon, but ye didna shoot
onny New York Evening Sun.
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
:: Personal and Pertinent ::


Adversely is like the period of the former and the
latter ran-cold comfortless, unfriendly TO and
animal; yet from that have their birth tho
flower and the fruit.-Sir Walter Scott
.-.-.-.
Real bathrooms scarce i'm the interior OF India,
as "A woman who travelling with her husband dis
covered upon arriving at out-ofthe-way place one
evening. The host whom showing them their room,
said, pointing TO door;
THE shower bath is there" Later the woman went
into the bathroom undressed and seeing before her
just tub and tin mug and nothing more, began
investigate for the source Of the shower Sud
denly she heard voice apparently in the ceiling say
N memsahib coming more this side throwing wa
ter more propor!'
This is happiness: 10 find oneself most loved when
sins to Thee as have done each other, and to
begin life again like little children, struggling hand
in hand Of this lowest pit up the steep path which
leads life, and strength and peace-Chares Kings
ley.
When Bishop Reese of Savannah rector Of
small Georgia parish he OF his parshioners
talking very emphatcay to his son. Doctor Reese
called
Hello, Tom What are you going to do with that
boy of yours"
The old man ad anced to the door and replied what
am going DO with him? Well, I will tell you doc
tor, am going to do with my what you cannot
do with yours"
oh, indeed" said the doctor. and pray what is
Why I'm going to- make better man of him than
his father" '' '''"
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
.SUFFRACISTS IN
BATTLE OVER MAN

DES MONIES, March 1S.-Militsnt
methods have supplanted moral sua-
sion in the Iowa womans suffrage
campaign and the entire female party
in the State has divided into factions
over man.
The controlling faction Of the suf-
fragettes at a special meeting passed
resolutions demanding the removal Of
H G. Cue Ga mani as manager of the
suffrage headquarters. Following this
the women adherents TO Mr. Cues
cause seeded and organized a new
woman's suffrage party known as the
Mary Coggshall Club. The courts
composed Of mem will have to de-
eide which faction is entitled to spend
$4,000 left for the cause of suffrage
by the late president, Mary Coggshall.
Police protection TO prevent viol-
ence was demanded at this last meet
ing, which resulted in the division.
All the women talked at once; the
president SO hammered on the table
with her gavel that the public will
be at the expense of having it repol-
ished and patrons of the public Ii
brary. where the meeting was held,
We're driven out by the confusion. The
only person who didn't say anything
or who didn't get chance to say any
thing was the man. He sat back
quietly and let his women lieutenants
| handle his case. But outside he has
spoken through his lawyers, for he
has sued four of the women for $10,-
600 damages for slander.
The trouble really started Saturday
a week ago when delegation of wO-
men visited Mr.. Cue at headquarters
and demanded an explanation of meth
| DDS in the campaign which they criti-
cised. They objected to men running
for Office to be invited to speak at
suffrage meetings on the theory it was
/ helping to advertise them Cue main
tanned he would get all the infuen-
I tial men he could to speak for the
cause, regardless of their political
party affiliations or position. The wo-
men became excited There was a
/ wild clamOr, which was stopped only
when Cue grabbed the telephone and
! threatened to call the police. Then in
, their anguish these ANTIQUE women
I telegraphed their president, the Rev.
! Mary Sanford. TO return at once from
her visit to the South. Tuesday one
= of the suffrage leaders, Mrs, Iona Ing
ham Robinson, issued a statement
J calling the ANTIQUE women Benedict
| Arnolds.' This brought back hasty
retOrts and then followed the slander
suit in which the defendants are Mrs,
Frank Shankland. Mrs. Ruby Ecker
son, Mrs. Giles Farley and Mrs. j. c.
Byram.
One banner that has been promi-
] nently displayed at suffrage head
quarters will have to be pulled down.
II reads: Political Alliance, Not De.
fiance"
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
INTELLIGENT VOTING.

F RIENDS Of equal suffrage declare that women
a vindicated their right to the suffrage by the
result OF the election in Seattle recently The good
government candidate was chosen mayor, defeat
ing the man who stood for the wide open town.
Dur the single tax measure for which the new
mayor stands was also defeated.
This result shows powers of discrimination on
he part Of the voters. They didn't merely take
Evening journal., 1912-03-13

cases in the borough no more deaths
are expected.
The special quarantine placed on
the Emergency Hospital ten days ago
on account of one Of the nurses hav-
ing contracted diphtheria was raised
last night and' visitors were admitted
to the hospital today The four pa
tents who showed signs of the dis
ease have completely recovered.
II is expected that the temporary
filtration plant will be ready for oper-
alton by the end of the week. Work
is also progressing on plans for the
new waste system demanded by th
State Department of Health.
Evening journal., 1912-03-13
YOUR EYES

Not long ago prominent oculist of Wilmington
dropped into office and gave us contract for
lighting his home with GAS. lie knew the inn
portance of RIGHT light in the HOME
He had made study of light and its effect upon
the eyes and he chose GAS for his little family be-
cause he KNEW sure and certain that GAS was the
PROPER light for them to use.
He practically put his family--their sight welfare
at least, i'll the hands of the Wilmington Gas Com
psny. What STRONGER argument could we give
you than this one7 The man who knows the eye
and the effect Of artificial light upon it PICKED
GAS ILLUMINATION FOR HIS HOME.
What are YOU doing for your family7
Are you running the chance of letting them
grow I'D TO manhood and womanhood with weak
vision, due 10 the use of some "near-illuminant7"
There should be no day of reckoning with you
when phone or card will put you in touch with
the light you NEED.