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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Swordfish and Sharks Fight to Death

young halibut and other, well-known
varieties. The Caledonia's passengers
said the swordflsh averaged 20 feet
in length, and that, while the sharks
were not quite as large as that they
were just as numerous.
Having Toasted on the fat of the sea.
the monsters Of the deep frolicked
some more, darting hither and yon
through the salt sea waves. Playfully,
the swordflsh ran their swords be,
meath the bodies Of the sharks and
tossed them high in the air, then rdeft'
ly caught them and repeated the per-
Torrance. The sharks, In turn, took
playful swipes at the swordflsh and
chased them all around the ship. This
continued for an hour, when one Of
the swordfish erred in his judgment
of distance and caught shark on the
point of his bony nose, piercing the
shark and ending his career then and
there.
With the death Of their schoolmate.
the sharks, becoming infuriated, turn
ed upon the swordfish, and the battle
which followed-from all accounts
was indescribably horrible.
One particular pair of fighters were
watched by Purser Johnston, who said
that the sword Of the great fish broke
OF in ramming the side Of the Gale
donia after missing vicious thrust at
his enemy. Before the swordsman of
the deep could save himself by fight
the shark had killed and begun to de"
YOUR hi1a.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Weather Is Decidedly Hot At Capital

Washington are pretty hot And
ward noon 1T is hot. But AGAIN. wo
have the afternoon. All, then iss hut.
Yet our wonderful evenings and to-
ward midnight! What . pleasant
change the heat is!" z#se 81,
That's the sort of day twas. Tho
visitor referred to was plodding along.
attempting to be unconscious Of his
swinging doors on the other side Of
which, It is q matter OF common re-
port, most cooling beverages may DO
obtained. ~ ~ Efss5;
The visitor noticed tiny wagon
It was much after the order Of the:
old fashioned "hokey pokey" cart. It
drew up to the curbing.' On the cart
was the legend: =. - ,:fsss
Fried Cakes!" ..&
One can scarcely imagine the effect
Of that sign unless 1t has confronted,
one through the quivering heat waves
of Washington. Visions Of sputtering
lard and scorching grease! The heat
grew sutfocating. @ :. = 8. s.
The walker. staggered on. Came
then another cart, fashioned in the
manner Of the first. A sign on it,
side proclaimed: t f.s
Roasted Peanuts!" r.:
The visitors grew dry. The hest
seemed to increase. But that was the
error of a heat prosecuted mind. AZ
he swayed there, around the corner
came q third wagon. On it was =
third sign: >.
Hot Sausage!" -
With wild and despairing yell the,
Washington visitor turned and fed
through convenient swinging door.
1t is hot in Washington-then some.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

shoulder of Mr.. Murphy met in
head-on collision. The beautiful red
tomato soup was spilled across Mr..
Murphy's coat just south of and
few inches below his right ear. It
was poured out with all the accuracy
OF steam dredge discharging q
bucket load of mud into a dump car.
Mr.. Murphy is first of all gentle
man. He restrained the impulse
which commoner person might have
had, to strike the offending waiter on
the pin feathered jaw. He merely
switched himself, around in his seat
and glared into the servitor's scared
eye. =. L..
But the dock front man met the cri-
sis like a hero He grabbed the nap
kin from Mr.. Murphy's lap and
scrubbed the Tammany leaders shoul
der with 1t. =, r. s. .s:' s.z>s
tits all right, old pal" he said
soothingly. IT'S. all right. There's
no harm done at all. III fx 4, 'bo.'
I'll dxs It -, s I'll .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Mr.. CHUNG, CHINA'S MINISTER

Greatly to tho surprise Of Eae di2lo-
matte prophets, DR.. WI Ting-Fa2s was
not sent as minister from the Chinese
republic to Washington, but M. Chung
MN Yew, the former Chinese cox
swain of Yale, appeared as the fist
minister Of the new republic. No *
PLANTATION was forthcoming as to Why
The change had been made, and al
though DR.. WI and his charming wife
ire missed, yet MT. Chung is we'll
Known at the capital, and has many
friends in the state department and
among the diplomatic corps. He
comes to this country with an estab-
liRaed record at Vale, for he WAS a
member of the winning boat crew that
1u'tered the magic Niue pennant. It is
also said that he was never far behind
upoa that popular American game that
haa something to &c with hold7ug a
"fu:: hand"-for poker is one OF the
classics at Yale. He absorbed Aroer-
lean ideas at college and was VERY
popular among his classmates. He Is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

A Ptttsburg jury decided in a case
brought before it that a woman who
has not seen her husband for twenty.
seven years can consider herself a
widow. She can also consider herself
fortunate that such husband disap-
peared fastead Of staying and makins
her support him. :s&
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

A Boston woman physician advo.
Gates scientific marriages. We mag.
inc that scientific marriages would
greatly increase the waiting lists in
most of our clubs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

A mother sparrow in nearby city
defended her nest so vigorously from
a painter that she caused him to fall
oft the scaffolding and break his arm.
"A brave little mother like that, fight.
ing for her babies under such odds.
ought to win human respect even If
she is only a common bird.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19


Chung officially visited
China thank This
uaE ~ w. the new Minister Chung
~ MS country
that thrills With the interest
with few Chinese boys
than anicipased-a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

A japanese statesman remarks that
his country needs new religion. We
have a few hundred varieties OF re.
ligious cults and isms which we can
we'll afford to give away.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

An Ohio man wishes to get cured OF
the gambling propensity by a surgi'
cal operation on his brain. Most gam.
bling places will be pleased to effect
a reasonably sure cure by the usual
operation on the pocketbook.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

Paintings worth $4,000 have been
cut from frames in New Jersey resi-.
dence. AS the rich sometimes huv
pictures for their frames the burglar
is shown to possess the critical in.
stinct.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

It was 100 in the shade the other
day in Medicine Hat, where they run
the blizzard factory, and So in Battle.
ford, where the Canadian northwest
fights for cold records every winter
How's that for an anti-monotony eli.
mate?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
, Goldworthy, the officers OF tho

Ct
nAnlas concern, have apparently irons ~ 1920
concession contained
montsns ocatea nine either in
else he
was to make big spuge spectacular and
apendhft
pans upon which they should by his show o
And m,
dgnned loffer thana "handou
oa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

p: If you have been going fishing these
summer days and some OF the big
ones have been getting away, remem'
Der the story will be as good next
summer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

One New York manager expects to
have twenty-five shows on the road
next season. When you begin to find
your troubles hard to bear think Of
him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

! Coffee experts Lave testified that
the last shipment from Mocha was
over 200 years ago. 1t must have been
a tremendous shipment to have lasted
this long.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

A woman who has been married
thirteen years has just received d.
ploma from a Chicago high school
Marriage itself is a pretty liberal edu
cation for most women.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

They say some Boston women ore
so slow in adopting fashions that they
are wearing hoop skirts at this late
day. Imagine street car conductor
saying: Move forward, pleased"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

Rats are to be exterminated en- the
ground that they do less good and
more harm than any other animals In
the world.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

Baroness Won Suttner says the use
Of aeroplane fleets would barbarize
the air. Who cares? There are No
innocent bystanders up there.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

A noted poet is reported as dead OF
Indigestion. Ever has it been difficult
10 harmonic the muse and the bread
basket.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

A Russian immigrant landed at Phil
adelphia the other day with beard
IL feet long. He should have no trou-
BILE getting a job in some sideshow.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

The BARRIERS Of Paterson, N. J.. have
asked for higher wages and wish to
abolish tips. Paterson doesn't sound
like much of a place for tips anyway.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

An exchange informs US that there
are 11,463 practicing lawyers in New
York. No wonder that wicked city Is
visited by frequent crime waves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
RENE BAzIN SUBMITS A RECIPE

Rene Balm never cared for the su.
permsn nor even for the overcivilized
type Of man. He never used the word
eugentcs. Science and matter are to
him negligible factors when they are
not supplemented by culture and the
spirit. -,...
In these days, when every one is
greatly concerned with anthropocul
ture, Balm had to come forth with his
little recipe for breeding good human
specimens.
The man whom tomorrow will de-
mand," he said In recent address, lis
the thorough and fearless man. tho man
who will do his work we'll and for
whom life will have no terrors. The
training of this man will require the
same methods az the training OF q
Christian, for If there ever is a super
man he will be Christian. II there
is a. nobility: whose ranks are open
to all It is the nobility OF Christianity,
which assures perfect equality to
every soul In every field Of tendea vOf
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

The fact that Nan Corrigan, pref
~ newsgirl, is to marry very rich
man is further proof of the power OF
the press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

! A st. Louis mans wife left him
eight times in two years, and still he
Is suing for divorce. How much lib
erty does that man want?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

The man who can smile and smile
when his neighbours chickens scratch
up his grass seed deserves to dwell
where lawns grow green forever.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

New Workers are picking peoples
pockets through the open windows Of
elevated trains. New Workers are
nothing If not progressive
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19


only Whoever
religious
81
played by the mother
training Of real primarily parents happily
training child well
social
functions
saidots dsbasng 5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

China is still In the market for
money but is more particular than she
used to be from whom she borrows it..
China is becoming civilized.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

! In the weather line the year con.
hnues to show a dispose on to go to
extremes more interesting than popu-
lar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

More than $4,000. 900 cigarettes are
smoked each day in the United States.
Would not that stain your fingers?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

killed the
historic
Cuba bgde general
1901 majorgenera by President Roose7e
After that hts experie the then followed his appoint
General oed although West Pointer has
Apache1n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

A woman looks under the bed for
man. while a man looks around to see
II he can find q photograph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

Absolute divorce and the custody
Of the dog" Is the way an eastern
decree reads.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
:ScoTTY'S'' MINE. IS a MYTH 4

Death Valley Scottynstold q Los
Angeles grand Jury the other day. that
the president of q life insurance COM
pany had grubstake him for years,
and that Anew York mining engineer
put up the 81, 900 which scotty paid
tor the special train In which the
Death Valley man made his spectacu-
lar trip across the continent several
years ago. s. IT, T. III z.~s: *
scotty also testified that he had
tried to persuade the officers of the
Death Valley Scotty Gold Mining and
developing company to locate q few
mining claimss1n Death Valley; in OF.
DER to give the mining scheme the ap-.
pearance Of genuineness, but alleged
that they refused to do IS, saying it
was unnecessary. B. $500, -
'scotty told the grand jury that his
mole IN the ground down In Death Val
iey IS myth, which has been used
Tor years to fill the pockets of the pro.
moters. -.
with: the exception Of F. G. Goodwin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19

Mary had a little. lamb. and now
that the price has dropped little. she
can have a little more.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
MAJOR-GEN. LEONARD WoOD

A word just at the present moment
might not be out of place concerning
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, u. s. A., who
is also, as everyone knows, an M. D.
A writer has called him zone result Of
the Spanish war" Major General Wool
is New Hampshire man, and he was
born In Winchester In that state just
81 years ago. And he Is aleo q Har-
ward man with his two degrees Of NJ. n.
and LII. D. He was an assistant sur
geon stationed In Washington when
Mr.. Roosevelt was assistant sAcretary
Of the navy. They rode together and
they were both crack shoRn, and the
best of friends. 1t rs saA that the
Rough Riders was tho inspiration OF
the then DR.. Wood, and that at the
breaking out Of the Spanish war such
regiment of men who knew how to
ride and how to shoot-plai1smen and
cowboys-was organized. and In it
were mustered a number of New York
clubmen of fashion, who were fond Of
o,,fd0or oYNorfa Tho oplv uo~ 10 %ho
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-19
Still, the short weight ice dealer 10
hot as universal ~ once he was.
The Prince of Wales is Of legal age.
but has not been given q night key.

Philadelphia is to have Fl story
hotel. It is trying to keep step with
New York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23
WHY SEND YOUR MONEY AWAY?
A Home investment at Good Interest
offered Every Man.

There is one building and loan as
sociation located away out in Idaho
which it is said takes over $1,000
a month out of Ardmore alone. If
an enterprise situated so far away
from home has proven itself melito-
rlous and good investment, why
would it not he we'll worth ones
time to stop and Investigate the
local concern We have operating
along the same lines?
There is in Ardmore a Building
and Loan Association originated,
founded and operated by home men.
This Association affords you every
chance for profit upon your invest.
ment that can be afforded by any
foreiSn concern, and in addition 10
this is directly amenable to the state
panking laws and one investin. his
money in this home association has
every assurance that his money IS
safe and that his interests are be-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23
HIGH SCHOOL
FRA7ERN|T|ES
MANY STATES WAGE CRUSADE
AGAINST THE SECRET SOCIETY
WANT IT EXTlRPATEO.


"'"'' NV ''''''7
III a crusade "h.'h 'h' '"" '
and school authorities OF IN" coui'-
try are wasng against the high
e,booI ratcrnitI. arcord.na to re-
nov, which has 1st been .ssued Tor
rr.a distribution NV the United States
h,r.,u of education Of these. 13
s,at.. have pass,d legislative enact
mont. hostile ia the secret orders.
o.riI. thr school boards of import
am. ritias i'm TN. other IL states
have aJoptcd like measures within
tbair own Jurisdiction
All ,t,tos having laws ON the sub
loo, urovide . nenaltv of SUSPENSION
or avnlIsion from school for all those
who ioin these orders The most
dr,sti, lave yarn nassnd Inv Iowa.
uinnesoto and Nebraska whose lcgis-
Ioturos made if = misdemoanor for
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If
1t fails to cure. E. W. GROVES sig
nature IL on each box. e6c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23

de5arment from school athletic OF
other teams
The United States bureau o. edu'
cations report also cites some OF the
more important court decisions, ev-
cry one of which upholds the school
authorities in dealing vigorously with
the nigh school fraternity, on the
ground that the mpa surcS So taken
are authorized as "A par; of the school
boards discretionary powers Most
courts cited, however, will not allow
the offending pupils to be barred
from classroom exercises, although
they can be barred from participating
in all athletic or other contests.
The high school secret society
will very likely never win such "A
place in the American educational
system as that now occupied by th"
college fraternity" said William r..
Hood of the education bureaus dNi-
sion Of school administration, yestor-
day. There is no such need for
high school fraternity: indeed among
its most insistent opponents are
many college fraternity men.
1T is interesting, and possibly sig
nficant, that the movement TO extir-
pate the fraternity activity from high
school life had its origin and SIN
finds its greatest strength N the
west and middle west
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23
THOUSANDS SUFFER
MISSISSIPPI FLOODS
AND THOUSANDS OF LIVES APE
MISREPRESENTATION MUST AID
AGAINST RECURRENCE.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., April - Not
/ WlthstandinS the awfulness OF the
disaster to the Titanic, wherein near
ly two thousand lives were blotted
out amid the ice floes off Cape Race,
the great heart of the nation is
rent with sorrow and pity for the
lives lost and in peril through the
floods in the Mississippi Almost
simultaneously with the news of the
Titanic's frightful end came the
dread Intelligence that the Mssissip.
pl, higher than ever before in the
history of the weather bureau. was
still rising and that thousands of
lives We're in imminent peril.
The government through messa-
ges of the president and the pleas
OF the secretary of war, has been
rushing relief trains to the inunda-
ted localities, supplying food and
shelter to the homeless and aiding.
wherever possible, in strengthenlng
the ievees along the course of the
mighty river.
Senator-elect Joseph f.. Ransdel of
Louisiana. President of the National
Rivers and Harbors congress, whose
home is in the floodcovered district.
near the Arkansas line, has. for the
past two weeks, been on the scene
of the inundation and has kept the
authorities in Washington advised as
to the necessities of the situation 1t
is expected that Just as soon as pos
sible. Mr. Ransdell will return TO
Washington and make an effort to
increase the amount carried in the
river and harbor appropriation bill
for levees and revetment work, the
necessity for such additional appro-
priations being universally conceded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23
0tIot6Qb
cziQn0
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Ga.
A Home Institution For Home Men

1t has been said that the neatest
home ON Caddo street is the one built
by share holder in the Peoples
Building and Loan Association, with
money secured from that institution
BE that as il may, this home is evi-
dence of two things that ths associa-
tion is help to the one who would
help himself and that it only loans
money on the best security.
The lot upon which the house in
question was built was owned in fee
simple by the borrower and the
monthly payments which he is max
ing are rendering the security more
and more gilt edged every day.
For a safe Investment every day
one where your money is secured by
steadily advancing real estate values
it would he hard to find a better op-
portunity than is offered by this com
pany.
The president of the association as
we'll as the secretary is a man who
is known to every one in Ardmore as
a straightforward and an upright bus
mess man. The people of this city
recognized his integrity and ability
as a business man When they elected
lim their mayor, and in the business
world he is recognized as q success
This can also be said Of the secre-
tary, ". A. Edwards, who will gladly
give any full information upon the
plans and ideas of the association.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23

ing Guarded by the home laws.
\ thorough and careful inyes tga-
lion of the Peoples Building and
Loan Association is sought by its
officers. Every entry in its books
is subject to the inspection of the
state banking board and money in
vested therein is absolutely secured
and can not go astray.
If you have a few dollars lying
idle which you wish to invest at
good rate of interest, or if you are
a wage Garner and have small sur
plus-no matter how small-leit
over from your weekly expenses,
which YOU would like to put to earn
ing few dimes for you, see the
secretary of this Association.
w. a. EDWARDS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23

To insure the best success in bak'
ine use Acme flour. Sod onlT
bv Brady 4 Brady
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-23
Hoods
SarsapariHa

Is the most effective medicine
for the complete publication
of the blood and the complete
renovation of the whole sys.
TEN. Take it this spring.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
tablets called Sarsatabs. lo0 Doses 81