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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
DEWEY'S DOG IN BAD MIx-UP
chewed Up Two Pairs Of Admiral
Evans Trousers and Destroyed
Copy Of Navy Regulations.

Admiral Dewey had an English bull
dog of which he was very proud. So
marked was his affection for the dog
that an atmosphere Of "love me, love
my dog" had sprung up around the
admiral and the canine. It Is further
reported that the animal came near
causing trouble between the head of
the navy and the late Fighting Bob"
Evans.
Admiral Dewey while on a. tour Of
inspection when he was in command
Of the Pacific squadron took the dog
along with him. He lost sight Of his
pet on Evans ship, but in a few min
utes saw him hurled skyward from tho
companionway as If shot from Z cata-
pault With blood in his eye, says tho
New York World, Admiral Dewey
rushed over to see the reason for the
sudden ascent. surmising correctly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

window and demanded to know what
he wanted. With a sweeping bow the
thief answered:
"Only the honor of dancing one
measure with your fair SELF"
Helping her gracefully from the
coach, he proceeded to go through a
stately dance with her, then and there
in the dust of the road. After which
he handed her back into the coach,
bowed low again, sprang to the sad
die and galloped away, having stolen
nothing except five minutes of a pref.
ty girls time.
The hEghwayman was Jack Shep-
pard. Add the odd adventure set ev-
cry one IN England to talking about
him. Which was just what his van
ity-crazed brain wished. dick Tur-
pin, Claude Duval and other scoun-
drels of the road are said to have
done the same thing-from the same
motive.)
Jack Sheppard's adventures have
formed the plots Of dozens Of dime
novels. He is also the hero of at
least one famous book and play. Boys
in olden times, reading a garbled tale
Of his exploits, were wild to become
highwaymen. As a matter of fact
Jack Sheppard was merely low-born,
reckless pickpocket and hold-up man,
with twisted, depraved nature and a
degenerate brain. The accompanying
illustration Reproduced from a genu-
inc portrait) shows he was not the
handsome daredevil that the dime nov
els have made him. His homely face
is not unlike that of criminal idiot.
Sheppard was only twenty-five when
he was hanged. He was born in Lon
don in 1902 and was brought up in a
poorhouse. When he was old enough
to work he was apprenticed to a car
penter.
He deserted his master and began
to pick up a living by petty theft.
Being mentally deficient, he found this
an easier way to get on than by work.
ing He was soon caught and brought
before a magistrate as runaway
apprentice" He was released and at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

means of displaying goods have Dress
81 wax manikin in a Chinese girls
costume and are thus presenting goods
like toilet articles. patent medicines,
foreign novelties and notions. Another
establishment has wax figure OF q
girl in Chinese costume-a figure with
Chinese features and made to resem-
Bile Chinese girl in all respects-dis-
playing a somewhat foreignized model
Chinese gown in somewhat foreign
lied Chinese bedroom interior, a mod.
ell apartment designed to appeal to
wealthy Chinese with more or less
foreign experience and ideals.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
Aces Of the Elaus.

Curiously enough, the United States,
while one of the youngest of nations.
displays the oldest flag, comparatively
speaking. $500 1
The American flag, in its present
form, was adopted in the year 1777,
and the only changes made in: it since
that time have been the addition of
new stars for the new states as they
came into the Union. Our British
cousins often refer In afEectionate
terms to their ensign as the flag that
has "braved. a thousand years. the
battle and the breeze" But they for
get that the Union Jack in its present
form dates only from 1901. s@s5s*e
The French tricolor was adopted in
1894; the Spanish flag, as now dis
played, in 1885, while the German and
Italian flags are no older than the
empire and the kingdom, respectively.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
Base Ball Curver.

for causing ball to curve when
thrown from the hand. A vacuum cup
Is held in position by band made OF
size to fit a finger. but is preferably
made of q size to At two or more
fingers so that the cup may be shifted
or adjusted to any position with re-
spect to the fingers. In this way the
cup may be adjusted nicely to any
point for giving great or small
curve. or various kinds of curves.
The illustration showns hand grasp
ing ball having an embodiment Of
the invention applied to the hand and
pressing against the ball.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
.-@l.-I7E ?. sSE 81 -
MAKEUP Of. new ssAL PHABEl
Chinese Scholar, DevIsesLIst Of Forty,
-. Two Letters Drawn; From Dir: 81
ferent Languages. ..-, ~ =

Reform is IN the air in China. The
young Chinse, educated in the univer..
stiles OF America or, Europe, are no:
longer content with tho characters IN
which their language has been written
Tor thousands of years, each character
representing an idea-not a woodland
there being about $4,000 of these.
They are trying now to abolish these
characters and to replace them with
letters that will represent sounds.
No other single language could Offer
them suitable alphabet, for there are
sounds in their tongue which exist in
no other.
Chow Hi Chu, secretary of the
Chinese legation in Rome, has been
devoting his time recently to making
up an alphabet suitable for Chinese.
He has been assisted by Messrs Wan
and Chou. sub-secretaries, and signor
Rivetta di Solonghello, professor OF
Japanese and Chinese at the Oriental
Institute of Naples, one of the great
est polyglots in the world.
The latter gives this description OF
the alphabet that has resulted from
their labors:.
ITO represent exactly all the sounds
Of the Chinese language" said he. I'VE
have had to draw upon almost all ex'
listing alphabets. The alphabet We
have composed consists of AZ charac'
ters, of which % are vowels and IS
are consonants.
"Of the vowels, four are taken from
the Greek, four from the Russian. five
from the Latin. one from the Chinese;
Of the nine others, two are what we
call modified or prolonged and sew
en- are reversed.
"Of the consonants. II are taken
from the Latin, three from the Rus.
sian and two from the Greek"
With these letters it is possible to
write exactly all the words Of the
spoken Chinese language that Is un-
derstood from one end Of the new re"
public to the other.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
That Was Different.

A stern father who had repeatedly
told young man who was paying his
addresses, to his daughter not to visit
the house again without his permits
sion, which he never intended to give.
was surprised when he answered q
ring at the doorbell late one evening
TO sec the young man waiting on the
step.
"Sh." said he in anger, didn't tell
you not to call again. eh,- sir?"
"Yes." said the young man. Il
know, but I didn't call to see your
daughter. I came on behalf Of our
firm about that little BILL"
"Oh-er-er-" stammered the
stern father, "call again. will your
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
DOCTORS SHIFT.
Now Gets Along Without Il.

A physician says: Until last fan I
used to eat meat for my breakfast aud
suffered with indigestion until the
meat had passed from the stomach.
Last fall I began the use of Grape
Nuts for breakfast and very soon
found could do without meat, for ny
body got all the nourishment neces-
sary from the Grape-Nuts and since
then I have not had any Indigestion
and am feeling better and have IN
creased in weight.
"Since finding the benefit I derived
from Grape-Nuts I have prescribed the
food for all my patients suffering from
indigestion or overlooking and also
for those recovering from disease
where I want a food easy to take and
certain to digest and which will not
overtax the stomach.
II always find the results look for
when I prescribe Grape-Nuts. For
ethical reasons please omit my name. !"
Name given by mail by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich. g..
The reason for the wonderful
amount Of nutriment, and the easy
digestion of Grape-Nuts is not hard to
find. 49,. 5=
In the first place, the starchy psrt
Of the wheat and barley goes through
various processes Of cooking, to per-
fectly change the starch into dextrose
or grape-sugar, in which state It Is
ready to be easily absorbed by the
blood. = . s..,5l,.,:. <,.<s.as 8
The parts IN the wheat and barley
which Nature can make use Of for re-
building brain and nerve centers are
retained in this remarkable food, and
thus the human body Is supplied with
the powerful strength producers, 20
easily noticed after one has eaten
Grape-Nuts each day for q week or
ten days. 81 .5 s4 q 3
There's q reason, z and It II. *
plained ii the little hook ''Tbe Road
% Wellyille.. IN pkgs.
Eyelx areaA ne aBsvs Ietteff Is nev,ayy
60 apbea1D No. 60 o tt. Thsv
No. I'm -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

that some one had kicked the dog.
He saw Fighting Bob" at the foot Of
the steps.
"Sir!" roared the admiral. What do
you mean by kicking my dog?"
"Sir," replied Evans in return. I'D
have kicked that dog II he had been
the property of the president of the
United States! He chewed the legs
of of two pairs Of SIS trousers and
destroyed an edition do luxe Of the
navy regulations"
Dewey saw the point and paid for
new uniform trousers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
Old Forest Is Uncovered

tant period the land at this place
was covered with dense forest, and
that there was either a subsistence or
that the water undermined the cliffs,
and that there was a huge landslide,
which led to large track being en-.
quilted in the sea- This was again
covered with layer of sand, only 10
be laid bare once more.-London
Standard,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
MAKING A BASE BALL CURVE
Nebraska Man Invents Attachment
for Hand That Causes Sphere to
Take Deceptive Twist.

In describing baseball curver, the
invention of r. w. Jones of Lincoln.
Neb.. the Scientific American says:
Mr.. Jones provides means in this
case readily attachable to the hand
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
Lesson All Should Learn

Plutarch said to the Emperor Tro-
jan: Let your government commence
in your own breast, and lay the foun-
dalton of it in the command of your
temper and passions" Here come in
the words, self-control. duty, and con.
Sciences. Smiles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

SHOP DISPLAYS IN HoNGkoNG
Articles Of Dress or Personal Adorn-
ment Shown on Wax Figures
Cause Chinese to Wonder.

Several Of the more pretendous
Chinese shops in Hongkong are com.
mencing to use wax figures for dis
playing various articles Of dress or
personal adornment ,-y- ~ =: 49,.
It has been a subject Of considerable
wonder on the part Of foreigners that
the Chinese people have evinced such
q marked interest in wax figures dis
played in foreign establishments. says
an exchange. A hair.dressing estab-
lishment in Hongkong's principal re-
tail thoroughfare has displayed several
wax busts showing late styles in hair
dressing for some time. and there 10
scarcely a time during the pleasant
days when there is not crowd; sof
Chinese-women, business men. cool.
les and all-about tho windows OF that
establishment.
Chinese merchants In Hongkong's
Chinese quarter who have adopted this
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

Every time the wrong young man
calls on q girl she always says to
some other girl the next day: d" e. !.
thought he never would go home"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

The Paxton Toilet Co. Of Boston,
Mass, will send 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??, 1912-07-05

There are times when Cupid 10 80
busy that ho has to palm of some cold
storage love on his customers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
His Mistake.

His Mistake.
Gertie-Angry with him? Why. he
wrote a lovely poem to her.
Rose-Yes, but she never read ~
She tore the whole thing up in At Of
anger. He called it Lines on Mabel's
Face"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

A girl may laugh at love, but later
she may realize that there 10 nothing
better to cry on than a mans shout
der.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
Uncle Henry's Aphorism.

OUCte sIStVy NPS1Or1S6u.
Lean men usually have pessin.stic
leanings," said Uncle Henry Butter
worth. But the fat fellow who sits
down and is hull cheer full. uzaaaly
takes q cheerful view Of thinaB & &;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

A postal card to Garfield Tea Co., Brock.
Ign, N. T., asking TOR sample will repay you.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
Coles CaFbolisalve

Coles CaFbolisalve
Relieves and cures itching, torturine dis
eases Of the skin and mucous membrane
A superior Pile Cure. 25 and 80 cents, BY
druggists- For free sample write 70 ]. W.
Cole a Co., Black River Falls, via.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
HE Choice,

Ills CHOICE.
"This enterprise is promising
one"
rs It? But what I'm looking for is
4 paying proposition"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

II there was q tax on stupidity the
wise guys would all be tax dodgers. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05
CO a c b was
h ] 1t e d on
H GU n s | OW
Health, Eng

land, One mOOnl1t
night by a masked
rob Der. AS the
highWayman rode
ur to the scared
driver. with leveled
pistol. a girl leaned
nnf Of thu coach
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

H4Is is the
story of an
English king
who could
not speak Eng
lish; a so-caned
hero who commit
ted the most VII
famous atrocities;
q BLACKBOARD who
has been praised
by poets and nov
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-05

Chinner-l had to laugh at the ball
game today. It always makes me
laugh when aAybody's caught nap
ping.
Miss Wearyone-Really7 Then I'm
afraid you'll be laughing at me in a
few minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-19
ENGAGE IN BATTLE.
Personal Points

Simon Goldburg left this morning
for Chicago TO attend the republican
national convention
Mrs. Alfred Stocker returned home
last night after two weeks visit III
Minneapolis.
Mrs. H. F. LANCE of Crystal. y. D..
has arrived for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Hans Clemann.
Miss Winifred Ashley of Bluff, H..
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Hensley, lOIS Fourteenth-and-a-h
street
NJ. W. Battles and daughter, Mrs.
y. G. Grifiths, and little son, Nor
man, are in Michigan visiting at the
home of Dr.. Herman Sturtz.
:. J. Ferguson, county superintend-
ent of schools, leaves tonight for
Drurv township TO conduct two ru-
raj school gr.dUations. one tonight at
Foster and one tomorrow night at
Hazel Dell
Mrs. Alfred Hamilton, formerly Miss
Freida Harms of this city. leaves to-
night to Join her husband az FL Paso.
Tex from which point they will leave
on month soj0uru in California
pending a settlement Of affairs il.
Mexico, where Mr. Hamilton is en-
ployed. Mrs. Hamilton has been visit
ing her parents here for month past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-19
Kester-Hastings MARRIAGE.

Miss Ethel Hastings. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs John Il. Hastings. 1919 Sixth
avenue, and William II. Kesrer. 21G2
Eighth avenue were married this
afternoon al 2.31 o'clock at the Ger
man Immanueis Lutheran church.
Rev. Pm. Wilhelm. the pastor oficia,-
ing. They were attended by the
groom's sister, Miss Alvina Hester,
and Hugo JUeTceumeyer. The parents
Of the bridal couple and near relatives
were the only guests at the ceremony.
The bride wore a pretty white lace
gown and a white lace hat. Nj and
Mrs. Kes-e- left Immediately after
the ceremony for Clinton. where they
viii visit for several days. Upon
their return they viii make their home
at COS Twelfth street. 5Ir. Kesrer is
employed by tho kerler company as
carpet layer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-19
CUDAHYS TO FORGET
AND BEGIN ALL OVER

Kansas City, Mo, June 19.-Mr.
and Mrs. John p. Cudahy have been
reunited. Two years ago, a formal
decree of divorce was issued to them
by Judge SlOVer-an action of the
law. This followed the sensational
attack of the husband upon Jere Lii
lis, banker.
Last week a reconciliation was eff
fected and the two returned to house
keeping in the apartment that has
been occupied by Mrs. Cudahy since
a short time after the divorce.
The second union involves the
church and follows the age-old ques-
ton of the supremacy of the church
or the state. Is CanoniCal law
greater than law of the govern
ment? In the Cudhy case, it has set
tied itself that what the church has
bound together, no law can break
asUndeT.
For the Cudahys were reunited on
that idea. Catholics in religion and
heredity, they came to the belief that
their marriage in the Catholic faith,
lii Omaha, Dec. "a, 1899, was not
broken by the divorce decree granted
by Judge Slower.
At the Cudahy home few details
of the reunion were given out Both
Mr.. Cudahy and Mrs. Cudahy were
there. Both admitted the reconciiia-
ton. 1t was admitted that the two
had begun to live together again and
it was stated that an effective recon
clifton had been made.
Mr.. Cudahy, particularly, refused
to give out anything, and it was only
from hurried snatches of talk that
any facts could be gathered.
The four children-Edna, aged II ;
/ Catherine, aged 9, Elizabeth, aged S;
/ Michael the 4-year-old baby-may
return and live with their parents
They are now in school in New Jer,
sey, and il was stated upon good
authority that at the end of the
school term they may be brought
here
Little was learned OF the future
plans of Mr.. and Mrs. Cudahy. but
it is the belief that they intend tc
continue 10 make their residence al
1927 Main street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-19
DOLLAR SHOE SALE
AT THE M. & K. STORE
Zig store VIII sell WOmen's ONfords
Worth SO u $3.50 for ST.
Thursday. One Day.

Tomorrow. NJ. d X will hold an
other dollar shoe sale in order to take
care OF the many VINO couldn't be
waited on last week. VI. 4 X. styles
and NJ. q X. qualities need no intro
duction-all that you need TO know is
that ". d X. will sell womens OK
fords that We're NJ. & *. So to $3.50
values for one day at one dollar
Ladies VINO find it hard to get narrow
widths will be glad TO know that the
oXfords in the dollar sale are mostly
a. and "A. widths N. Il X. dollar
sales are shoe events of great popu-
lariry and this sale will add much to
the VI. 4 X. popularity. So come
early and share in this golden op-
portunity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-19
ATTORNEY DEFlES COURT
IN TRIAL OF BARROW

Los Angeles, Cal, June 19.-George
Benin of Portage. Wis. an uncle of
Ortie McManigal, testified at the brib-
cry trial of Clarence S. Darrow that
barrow had brought him to Los An
geles to get Ortie MECHANICAL to repudi-
ate his confession.
Truth or no truth, you've got to
set him to come across Darrow told
the witness. he testified.
When, at Darrow's request, Judge
Hutton admOnished the witness not
to talk to anyone about his testimony
before court today, Assistant District
Attorney w. Joseph Ford declared he
was going TO talk to Benin anyway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-19
POSTPONE MEET
OF $4,000 CLUB

Because OF the fact that the Rock
Island Business Mems association is
20 hold a banquet tomorrow evening.
the meeting of the Fifty Thousand
CLUB. scheduled for this noon in con-
nection with a luncheon. was post
poued till next Tuesday. when a noon
day meeting viii be held al the Rock
Island club. The committee in charge
Of the meetings is preparing its no.
tees 10 the club membership and will
have 'hem out in ample time for re-
plies from those who will attend. II
is hardly probable that the president
II. L. Casteel. will be in the city al the
time OF the meeting and II. 5 Gable,
the vice president, will preside in his
absence. Those who will attend are
asked TO notify the club steward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-19
SEEK VIOLATORS
OF FISHING LAWS
Steamer Illinois of State Fish
Commission Is Here for a
Few Days.
INVESTIGATING
Working on Rock River Today-To
Arrest Seine Users During the
Spawning Season.

JouTneying up the Mississippi to
catch violators of the fish laws, the
steamer illinois" of the Illinois Fish
commission tied up at the foot Of Sev-
enteenth street yesterday afternoon,
and today wardens are securing Rock
river for possible offenders. The boat
will remain here until Friday or Sat
urday before continuing its journey up
the river
The boat is under the command of
Captain Charles Spear of HAVANA. Ill.
and has been out about two months,
The entire state of Illinois is covered
during the summer and fall seasons.
Two wardens are carried on board.
This is the closed season for seine and
net fishing as the finny tribe spawn
during the months of May and June.
The boat operates for the greater part
of the season on the Illinois river.
where its principal work. that of res
cuing fish. will be started about July l.
RESCUE FISH.
Fish that are left stranded in
sloughs ard lOwlands by high water
are thrown back into the river by the
force of men on the commission boat
This work is under the supervision of
the chief warden, F. f. Caldwell.
In speaking of the work. Captain
Spear said this morning: I'VE have
found but very few violations so far
chiefly owing 10 the fact that our com
ing is tipped off in advance by tele
phone. We have made but very few
arrests. We have to see that the law
regulations in regard to nonresident
fishing licenses are carried out, as {
fee of $l25 is charged for such Z
privilege. In East St Louis, so far thi.
year. over 5000 licenses have beer
issued to nonresident fishermen who
want TO sit on the bank with a hool
and line. 1t is a strange thing. bu
the fishermen, knowing that il is L
their own interest to refrain from us
ing seineS and nets during the spawnin,
season, continue to do so at every op
pOTtunity, and it is these fellows tina
We are after"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-19
Police News

Granville Hackett (coloredD was
fined 800 and costs this morning on
charge OF assault and battery, the
complaint having been preferred
against him by |. Rubener several days
ago. The case had been continued to
allow both principals to secure wit
nesses. Each appeared this morning
before Magistrate c. J. Smith with a
pair. RubeneT, on the draw. improved
his hand by securing four Of kind.
the defendants witnesses Offering tes-
tImony in confederation of that offered
by the complainant Hackett. without
proyoCauOn, landed k O. blow on
the complainant physioguomy.