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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
hyiarchus Crinitus Is Champion Bug Catcher

Washington in cold storage, the ,stom~
achs Of some 1898 were examined.
These stomachs. according to the re-
port, were about five per cent. stom-
ach and 94.99 per cent obnoxious In
sects. Or. at least, the 94.99 per cent.
thing represents the. portion of obno1-
ious insects on their daily bin OF fare
Whether they take them a la carte
or table d'hote was not dwelt upon
in the report.
There are seventeen species Of thess
birds. The aggregate benf.ts Of their
depopulation: of the insect kingdom
are enormous. Under these conditions
farmers will hardly begrudge them
the 81 per cent of vegetable food they
fitch from the cherry and grain crops
But insect killing is only one of the
fly-catcher's accomplishments. He IL
the bravest bird in the air, and fear
lessly attacks crows and hawks many
times his size. He will assail a hawk
in midair and follow him for miles.
The great falcon, too cowardly to
fight and too slow to dodge, can only
put on full speed and leave the coun-
try. In this way dy-catchers are q
great benefit to the poultry raisers.
This great crested fly-catcher. BY
the way, ia a bird Of marked individ-
uality. Like other bold creatures, hs
is something of a CRATER, and fire.
quently drives bluebirds and wood
peckers from their nests that he may
use them himself One of his pecul-
iarities is to always place shed
snakeskin in his nest. This trait
has greatly puzzled naturalists, for
nothing in nature is without reason.
Miss Nellie Blanchan, woman orni~
biologist, suggests that the fearful
sight Of snakeskin, greeting the
newly Matched fly-catcher, may be
what causes the feathers on its little
head to stand erect.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Tale of Treasure Trove;

NEW YORk.-Here is tale Of treas
~ ure trove. Not the treasure tYove
of pirates bold, but a yarn Of the
sea, just the same.
The good ship Cincinnati set sail at
one o'clock the other afternoon from
her pier at Hoboken.
On the second class deck at the rail
stood comely German woman. She
was Mrs. Anna Luepp OF Wilkesbarre,
Pa. On the dock stood Rudolph, her
husband. Fifteen years ago they
came to this country, and by their
thrift and industry amassed snug in
come, and now the wife was returning
for visit to the home Of her girlhood.
Their happy union had not been bless
ed with any branches of the family
tree.
Longing for prattling babes at the
hearth, they compromised on the
adoption of a green parrot. They
called the big bird Hans, and that he
is bird. all right, all right. you shall
see.
Mrs. Anna couldn't think of part
ing with Hans, so it was decid-
ed that she would take Hans
across the sea. As she stood at
the rail, wet handkerchief in
her right hand, she swung Hans
over the rail in a newly gilded cage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
"0h, You Beautiful Doll"

There was an uproar in a minute.
Orpheus 3oothed and tanned the wild
beasts with his Tyre, but to calm this
crowd with even a hand organ was
quite impossible. And so the street
artists beat hasty retreat.
Later on, by little detective
work, Fuchs learned that Charles
Merry, 17s Abobtt street, had smashed
his instrument, and the next morning
he appeared in the police court to get
warrant for malicious injury to
property.
In the meantime Mery's friends got
busy and fell upon one e. P. Cor
bett, politician, who draws double
pay from the city, being a water
board employee and a member of the
present jury panel Of the recorders
court. to bring harmony into this note
of musical discord.
He offered to pay for the repairs
of Fuchs instrument and all other
reasonable expenses.
Justice Stein advised the street art.
list to accept the offered settlement
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Ban on Kissing Ones Wife at Park Resort

GIT YOU kiss your wife in Glen
/ Echo park on Sunday you will
lose five pounds of tobacco.
If you kiss some other mans wife
it will cost you your life"
This was the disconsolate vail OF
Manager Schloss Of the park the other
day.
What is the trouble. Mr.. Schloss? ?"
he was asked.
Guess" said the manager.
Blue laws?"
"Righto," said Mr.. Schloss. as cheer.
fully as crutch.
Schloss is aggrieved that Mont
gomery county Is now playing in the
Blue Law league, and he says it hurts
the batting average of the park.
why, just think; there was a time
not so far distant, when the turn
stiles at the amusement places
clicked until they resembled the ex-
haust Of motor boat.
But them was the halcyon days."
he muttered. 1T used to be that the
band crashed out the airs that made
the crowd forget that they had moth
ing to do till tomorrow Now the
band plays only one air that keeps
the crowd"
What is it. Mr.. Schloss?"
"'Abide With Me-"
This little conversation with the
manager took place just after Sheriff
Howard Of Montgomery county gave
an imitation of making an arrest.
When the sheriff had finished his lit.
tie act he had four violators. They
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

S<N o more spooning on the upper
~ decks in the dark corners" IL
the edict that has gone out from the
Offices of the St. John and tho Charles
MacAlaster, two pleasure boats that
ply the Potomac river between Wash
ington and Marshall Hail.
stop promiscuous hugging, kiss.
ing and flirting on the approaches to
the capitol" is an order issued to
capitol policemen.
The new rules on the st. John and
the Charles Manchester prohibit kiss
ing of all kinds-the ordinary catch
as catch can, as we'll as the soul kiss,
which becomes an endurance contest
The rules also prohibit:
Embracing, means a slight squeeze
or the grapple Of the to-have-and-to
hold kind.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
GLADYS GRACE, LAST OF -FOUR GRAcEs"

Gone Is the last Of the Grae~e-'"1s
Four Graces," as London calls the four
beautiful daughters Of Michael P.
Grace. brother Of the late William r.
Grace, mayor Of New York two dec
cades ago.
Three of the sisters have already
made brilliant marriages. Now the
fourth and the fairest, as well a. the
Youngest, Miss Gladys Grace. is to mar
~ Capt. HamiltoA Grace of the Elev'
enth Hussars. The gallant officer IL
no relative Of his bride-to-be. but both
originally came from the same old
Irish stock. The wedding takes place
toward the end Of the year, when the
great estate, Battle Abbey, leased by
Mr.. Grace, will be the scene of as
splendid a wedding as any OF the three
that have preceded it, as one by one
the fair Americans welded power.
title or wealth-matches equally as i'm
portant as this newest one is to be.
The eldest daughter, Elisa Mercedes
Grace, married the Hon. Hubert Beau
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Government Is Willing to Pay Money for Bugs

r HERE has been found a man who
] not only wants bedbugs. but 10
willing to pay five cents each for them
II delivered alive.
This unique demand comes from q.
M. thinner, superintendent Of the
United States agricultural experiment
station at Vienna, Va He has hung
out a sign advertising the fact that
bedbugs are worth just a nickel Z
piece at his establishment, and prom
Uses to buy all that are offered up to
the value of IS. Strange to say. Mr..
Zfmme- AS been unable heretofore to
buy al! the bedbugs he desires for his
purpose, which is to set them to work
exterrainating another insect which is
destroying an orchard on the expert
mental farm. 1t is believed that the
residents of Virginia are shy about ad.
mittiag that they are familiar with
the habitat of bedbugs by bringing
in aoy captives. even at the price OF
FIVE cents each. ;.
Tie postomce department, on the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Athletic Cat Visits an Ohio Temple Of Justice

CLEVELAND, GA Maltese cat,
u with a NANCY. rat-bitten tail and
q hankering for the beautiful in art
and architecture, entered and upset
the tranquility Of tho county's $5,000.-
900 courthouse the other day.
The cat made hasty but complete
tour Of the building. led Custodian
Clay's guides and subguides . merry
chase through marble corridors and
closed the performance with leap
of death" act from the marble railing
which overlooks the forum In the cen
ter Of the building. The guides dared
not follow.
How the cat entered the building
is a mystery. Guides on the lower
floor and at the entrances denied that
it passed them. Chief Waterman
O'Connor found it reclining against a
bunch of grapes which form part OF
the 100000 decorations on the upper
floors of the building.
He approached with caution and a
volume of Ohio state reports. The
latter he held behind his back. The
cat scented trouble and vanished.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

played
Janet Fish and Miss Helena osumed Louis XVI
The ball shortly
professionally
ated
At the
around billing
the garden which with
There
dancing be after daylight
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
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other hand. is opposed to bug ceuser.
walton, and Is seeking some method OF
discriminating water bugs" Il has
been found that water bugs have an
abnormal appetite for the elue on
postage stamps. and are rapidly con-
Stunning the "stickum" in many Post
Offices. The use Of poison is not Al
lowed, because OF the danger q hui
man beings who are accustomed to
moisten their stamps by lick1ne'4hem
Neither do, the authorities dafe to
turn loose in the postofnces any bug
enemy OF the water bug. CONSEQUENT.
~, they are in quandary ana would
like to have some one nnint ~. 10y.
OUT < r ~ way
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

out ms sermon written In composition
1ne cardinal familiar figure
Just back of the cathedral
plainly severely furnshd
od!ashioned washstand
topped table and ancient
is great mahogany dining table,
diners Chairs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

O'Connor spread the alarm. Guides
responded from all sections of the
building: The chase was on.
It took in Offices and courtrooms, in
terrupted trials, scattered Jurors aud
frightened court witnesses. Then
pussy, after touring the two upper
floors, decided to parade around the
marble railroad which overlooks the
forum. 1t was high and dangerous.
The guides called foul, but the cat
paid no heed.
O'Connor volunteered to crawl out
and capture it. He travelled with
more caution than speed. The cat
travelled ten feet ahead Of him for
a while, then leaped to the floor below
and disappeared.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
JAMES R. MANN, THE "GREAT DIRECTOR"

Hon. James r. Mann. the Republ,-
can leader in congress. is known as
the great objector." Whenever he
rises the house expects his opening
words will be II object" or II reaerve
a point Of order" and the houye is
usually justified in it's expectation.
Probably In recent years no one has
surpassed Mr.. Mann's record IN this
respect. He will f1libuster 1ndefat-
1gably to make his point, and appears
to be no respecter Of persons.
From the standpoint Of the parlia-
mentary tactician Mr.. Mann's selec-
ton as leader is comuendable. for
with the exception of Mr. Kinds there
is probably no man among the Re-
publicans who is D11re q walking en-
cyclopedia of presidents and decis-
ions than Mr.. Mann, and he will have
Mr.. Kinds at BIS side. He has given
Speaker Clark many uneasy hours, for
the gifted Missourian is not so strong
as he might be in parliamentary law.
Oratory is his forte, whereas Mr..
- s~ooho Aop k{o x,,rnneo Thot n,,p.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
CARDINAL IS GENIAL AND DEMOCRATIC

THE most popular man in Balti-
more, bar none, Is Cardinal Gibbons"
says a newspaper reporter who served
a term Of six years in that city. "He
Is also the most democratic man and
maybe that's the reason for his popu-
larity. He is not only revered for his
learning and his wisdom. but liked per-
sonally by every one, Jew and Gentle.
Roman Catholic and Protestant And
the children-they put him next to
Santa Claus in their affections. The
cardinal is as fond of the children as
they are of him.
Some of the cardinals best friends
are newspaper men. All Of them have
the greatest respect and liking for
him. He is always open and frank
with them. He has been interviewed
thousands of times and l don't think
he has ever been misquoted or his con.
fidence betrayed. He was wont to re-
ceive the reporters on Saturday after
noon, when they desired to get his SER
mon fer the next dav. He would BRING
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
MRS. FISH'S DOVE AND BUTTERFLY BALL

The Louis XVI ball given by Mira.
Stuyvesant Fish at Newport the other
night. in honor Of her niece, Miss
Helena Fish. daughter of Hamilton
Fish of New York, WAS the greatest
ball that Newport has seen In a gen.
Grafton.
More than 400 Invitations bad been
Issued and Mrs. Fish had large addi-
ton, 50x60 feet built to the east of
the ballroom at Croesways, her New
port home. The addition was left open
on the west side. Beyond it was a
bower Of roses Of delicate pink and
red hue. In the arbor was a fountain,
IN which swan. myriads of goldfish,
and there were gorgeous tropical wa
ter plants floating on the surface and
bending over the brink of the foun.
tain.
The ballroom was decorated with
numerous Louis XVI. baskets and gar.
lands. blue and pink. In the corners
were large orange trees, laden with
fruit, and large French mirrors also
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

The popularity of the automobile
and the amount Of leather used in the
manufacture Of those vehicles will
force up the price of shoes for pedes-
TRANS. This is adding insult to in
jury in the motor craze's making even
walking higher,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Englishmen who exciaim my eye"
may not be so far wrong, after all. A
speaker before the American Optical
association says one eye is often out
of alignment with the other eye, there
by producing a great burden ON the
brain.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

A Chicago hotel clerk has been
fined 5000 for flirting Hotel clerks
should conflne themselves to the wear
ing Of sparklers and the business of
Informing people that there are no
$2-a-day rooms vacant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

A woman justice in a Chicago sub
urb tried to get number of UNIVERSE
ty men to act as jury in her court.
Being on their vacations, she failed
to capture them, and her DANGEROUS
precedent of an intellectual jury did
not 20 into force
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Why not ship the boys who are pos
sessed with a desire to be bad men"
down to Mexico or Central America
and lot them become revolutionists?
1t wouldn't hurt us, and it might do
the real revolutionists some good.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

How to Remove Iodine Stain.
Mix cold starch with water and put
your material or garment in it to soak.
Let it remain in this mixture until
the stain has entirely disappeared
ladies' Home Journal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

The double decked street car in
New York carries SO persons. Any
old car can carry 100. although it will
not seat but SO of them
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Druggists are demanding that ply
sicians' prescriptions be written leg
IDLY. What! Take the romance and
mystery out Of medicine?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Luther Burbank is one OF our best
little benefactors, but the browning
glory Of his career would be an odor.
less motor car
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

New York man who is married to
his mother-in-law says he is perfectly
happy. This is a severe blow to the
jOkesmiths' union.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

A New York motorist used maple
syrup in mistake for lubricating oil
on his machine: and a sweet time he
had Of it, too.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

One source of wonder is why the
most crowded restaurants usually en-
ploy the latest walters or mattresses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

A thief at Atlantic City made OF
with his booty In q motor boat. Evi.
IDENTITY he believes in having all the
latest improvements In his business.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

King George has invented a new
tangled kitchen rage. but a glance at
his photograph convinces one that he
never has invented a safety razor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Pupil In an aviation school In the
east fell 200 feet and escaped unhurt
Several football coaches are said to
be looking him over.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

An expert says that the automobile
is not displacing the horse. That, in
deed, would be rank ingratitude to
mans best friend.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Helen Keller, deaf, dumb and blind,
has learned to sing. This indicates
that there is hope for some OF the
cent theater artists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

The one redeeming feature Of Chi
cago's new magazine for poets is that
there is no law compelling any one
to read It,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

1t is said that the new emperor Of
Japan does not inherit his fathers
tendency to write poetry. Banzai!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Women in Newport have taken up
the fad of doing their own marketing.
A woman will even descend to work
If it Is fashionable
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

New York man threatens to tour
Europe on a capital bankroll Of SIS.
We presume that he is a good swim
mer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

There may be some truth in the
Boston doctors claim that beans are
more nourishing than beefsteak. Look
at the Boston Red Sox.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

The aviators are still trying to make
records. The air has hypnotism OF
its own that no amount Of accident OF
fatality seems able to overcome.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

III. Job. d
What1are the principal activittes
OF the Official position our friend occu<
pies! Those involved in. holding ~
% H., replied Senator sorKt um.-!
LWashinstoDestna - =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Now is the oldest inhabitant rum
ming around in circles trying to re-
member a summer that beats this for
variety.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Some magazine might make a hit
by putting the picture of a girl IN a
bathing suit on its cover.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Switzerland has forbidden kissing
may depart on time, we infer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Eoreseeino All Trouble,

Foreseeing All Trouble.
Mr.. Knutt-"My dear, I'm drunk.
It's pity you ever married me. I'm
sorry for the poor children-h1c Now,
for the Lords sake, let me come to
bed uietly.'-Tattler.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

politics. younger
Aenae and brother holder OF the title
of
formerly committees OF the
Marghaa Mrs. John
And tho
the quartet the BIRTHS,
sr &
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Furious.

Furious.
First Deaf Mute-"He wasn't so
very angry, was he?" Second Deaf
Mute-"He was so wild that the words
he used almost blistered his nngerB."
Pittsburgh Leo6er. eszs* ssSzsse
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

The new mikado has only one wife.
This may be taken as an indication
that he does not care for war.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Listen to your wife, advises a
medical expert. But what If you real
IL need the sleep?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

What will our courts do without
that garrulous ancient mariner, the
hypothetical question?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Hay fever about this time Of year
ceases to be a theory and becomes
3 condition.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Putting It mildly, summer has been
very lenient with US this year.

Once In q while summer remembers
the address as well as the telephone
number
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

ordinary That
within limitations
legitimate parliamentary warfare
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Go swimming while tho swimming
IS good.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Looks as II summer has returned
from its vacation.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-03

Trenton, N. j., July 22,-The
State Supreme Court, in an opin-
ion today by Justice Kalisch, su-
stained a verdict of $500 obtained
by Minerva Miller, colored, against
the proprietor of a moving picture
show in Passaic for alleged dis
elimination on account of her race.
She rendered the usual admission
fee of FIVE cents, but was told that
the price for colored persons wes
twenty-five cents. The Court held
that this discrimination is against
the Act of 1914 to protect all oiti-
zens in their civil and legal rights.