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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Sheep in VOLTS Clothing.

From the Boston Transcript
II didn't know you owned a car,
Smith,"
II don't"
Then why in the world are you wear
ing that auto rig?'
ITO keep fool motorists from running
over me. They think I'm one of EN-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
His Personal knowledge.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Desk Sergeant-What did you put that
fortune-teller out Of business for?
Police Inspector-Shes a humbug. /
tried to find out from her what had be-
come Of the diamond pin lost the other
day and she gave me the wrong steer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
POLITICS DAY BY DAY

THE Taft national bureau desires to
with thanks the receipt OF
Col. Theodore Roosevelt's speech before
the Ohio constitutional convention on
Charter Of Democracy which was re-
ceived in an envelope bearing the frank OF
Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota"
is the statement made by the Taft bureau
last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

Harold Steele Of Chesapeake City, Nd.
has been appointed deputy collector OF
tolls for the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal, with headquarters at Chesapeake
city. vice Dr. Delmar Smithers, resigned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Wasteful Use of Coal.

From Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The latest estimate of the coal supply
of England places the date of its exhaus-
ton as 175 years hence. While this is a
long period measured by the average life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
BORN.

WRIGHT. On March 30 1912, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Clifford Wright, At George WAXING
tom University Hospital, a son, STEWART
BRADLEY WRIGHT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Oh, How
! ItChed!

What long nerve-raciiHs days or
constant tortuTe-wnat sleepiess
nights of terrible agony-itch-itch-
itch, constant itch. until it seemed
that / must tear off my skin-then
Instant relief-my skin cooled.
soothed and healed
The very first drops of ID. ID. ID.
Prescription for Eczema stopped
that awful itch instantly: yes, the
very moment ID. ID. ID. touched the
burning skin the torture ceased. A
DC bottle proves il.
ID. ID. ID. has been known for years
as the only absolutely reliable &C.
zcma remedy, fo~ il washes away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

the disease germs and leaves the
skin as clear and healthy as that Of
child.
All other druggists have ID. d. d.
Prescription-go to them II you can't
come to us-but don't accept some
big profit substitute
But If you come to our store we
are so certain of what d. d. d. will
do for you that We offer you a full
size bottle on this guarantee:-If you
do not find that it takes away the
itch AT ONCE il costs you not a
cent
'O'Donnelrs Drug Stores, Henry
Evans, Druggist: Affieck's Drug
Stores. Peoples Pharmacy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
CARVED OUT HIGH POSITION
Wonderful Rise Of Sir Ernest CasseI
From Obscurity to Companion
of Monarchs.

Sir Ernest Cassel, one of King Ed
wards hosts at Bal ritz, has had a
career full of romance, the romance
of the self-made man. It seems like
fairy tale that the unknown lad of
the '7Os should now be the friend and
counsellor Of the king of England and
the German emperor.
It is rumored that he is one of the
six men who move in the mysterious
background of the government Of Eng
land, says the Gent]ewoman. He has
been the builder of his own fortune
Money has grown under his hands.
and banks and railways have made
MS vast riches.
One Of the most dramatic moments
in his career was a Boer war Incl.
dent The British government stool
in need of big sum at short notice.
It was obtained by Sir Ernest in three
hours. Luck seems not to attend him
! on the turf, although he once won the
Two Thousand.
Much has been written on Brook
house his Park Lane residence, but
there has been scant mention of the
Turkish baths which occupy part of
the ground floor, nor of the marvellous
| range of kitchens. There are six Of
these, with marble floors and walls,
and they include pastry kitchens, grill
ing, roasting and boiling kitchens, a
! vegetable kitchen and roam for fruit
and flowers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
FACT HE HAD OVERLOOKED
Lover Of Bowling Game Nigh. Have
Attained Same Result at Much
Less Expense

"The obvious fact is often the most
evasive," remarked the New York
man This is what mean: An old
boyhood friend of mine who has re-
NAMED back home in Maine made his
first trip to town yesterday. Natu-
rally he sought me out. took him
to the club with me. In the course OF
the afternoon l went to the bowling
alley and Joined some men at the
game. My friend refused to play, but
watched the progress of the game with
evident interest. 1t was an off day
with me and / was stuck for nearly
every game. After the seventh or
eighth frame my friend stepped up to
me with some concern in his eyes and
asked, I suppose you like to play this
gamer
"'Certainly,' replied.
"'You play it for the exercise, prob.
ab]y?'
81 said that did.
"1t costs a lot Of money, doesn't
it, he persisted.
II admitted that it had already cost
tile about 81 40 that afternoon
"1 should think said my friend,
that It would be just as good exercise
and a darned sight cheaper if you set
"p the pins
THAT never occurred to me before"
mused the man, "but amt it a fact!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
cheap Books on Reiiuion.

Secondhand religious books are a
drug Oh the New York market That
is apparent to everyone who makes
the rounds of bookshops. Ponderous
Tunes, representing the accumulated
tt oughts of lifetime and conscien.
*ious writing for years by brainy
preachers 60 begging for buyers At
five and ten cents. A man with q
hobby for religious books can sAock
library with them for 500 at that
rate Many times Tip has seen push.
carts in Grand, Canal. Rivington and
other east SIDE streets literally groan.
ing beneath their loads of religious
books, which found few takers at one
cent apiece Let those who are skep-
tical on these points pay heed when
next they look over the book trays in
front of the places in Twenty. third,
fifty-hinth and other streets wherein
secondhand books are sold. Let them
also look at the names of the authors
OF those books and see how cheaply
IL this generation the best thoughts
of many Of the best preachers in by.
gone years are being vended.-New
York Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
ls.r'sns d L,anldl'Is.

$50 An exhaustive census investigate
OF farm interesta through out the
United States showed that In the last
ten years the total number Of farms
has Increased Is per cent. II the
older states. + from Ohio eastward,
there has been going on for 20 years
a tendency toward the amalgamation
Of farms distant from market into
larger holdings. There are now al.
most three times 40 many farms as in
1870, and an unprecedented increase
In the. value Of farm lands and live
stock is the even more mopentous
fact revealed by this inquiry. The
land in farms. with their buildings.
improvements and live, stock, is today
almost $4,000. 100000. a gain Of a
per cent. In ten years Present values
are 21s times the farm values of &C
years ago In the north central states
the increase in the value of farms is
g per cent: in the south central
states, So per cent: in the north At
lantic, Is per cent, and in tee south
Atlantic. "a per cent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Playing for Safety.

why don't you move up the aisle ?"
roared the incensed conductor on the
Cedar line. Eyes, mean you! There't
lots of vacant room between you and
he lady,
The little man with the sandy mus
tache unsteadily shook his head.
"All the room tha'ss there will shtay
there" he called back rather thichly.
Il know when I'm we'll Cff, besh your
life"
"Nothing's going to hurt you," cried
the conductor.
"Nothing's going to hurt me-" the
little man repeated. "Whash you call
those four hatpins?" And he pointed
with an unsteady finger at the wom-
ans hat.
OF course there were only two pins,
but they were long enough to scare a
much drawer man.-Cleveland Clain
Dealer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
| A I! On. oRk ROOF
Doctc< 3ullt $4Op Retreat on Top of
II. His House for 4 Sleeping
s*s I< Roorr1. 1922 @

There is good deal of talk nova
days about the value of plenty OF
fresh air in sleeping rooms. DR.. Ad.
dison W. Baird tells in the Survey
about a roof camp that he has built
on the top of his New York dwelling.
Here he sleeps..and here he finds rest
In the open air is quieter and deeper
than indoors. T.. l.. Il. 4:
r: "One may be. sleepy when the
alarm sounds In the morning, but
rises refreshed and invtgorated," he
says. In fact. this urban open-atf
life has number of pleasant features
There is sense of remoteness Of be-
ing away from the noise and move
ment Of the city.
Looking out over the rOofs the
scene is often one of great beauty.
The electric light streaming upward
on the tall buildings of the neighbor:
hood is very striking, and further on
can be seen the Palisades with their
brilliant arc lights and the dark river
beneath. In winter time moonlight
glistening on the surrounding snow
clad roofs forms very attractive pic.
ture.
"sThis roof house is IL feet square
and consists of a steel framework
covered in with fireproof materials to
comply with the building code. Across
the front extends series of doors.
SO that this whole side can be thrown
open. -.
"The walls are double ard the inter
space has openings top and bottom
thus providing free circulation Of all;
and the roof also is double, with ven
tj1ation through a small cupola. The
effect of this cellular co:1structio ia
to prevent the apartment from becom
ing overheated when the suns rays
play upon it throughout the long sum.
mer days. The whole cost was less
than $500"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Oriqin Of Commerce,

Commerce-the international traffic
in goods, as distinct from domestic
trafIc-was undoubtedly originated by
the wonderful little people known in
history as the Phoenicians. The Van.
KEGS Of antiquity" the Phoenicians
traded with various peoples long be-
fore the other nations had crossed
their respective frontiers. All alon&
the shores of the Mediterranean, and
up the coast of the Atlantic as far
north as the British Isles, their ships
wee to be found, leaving their manu-
features and wonderful dyes, and bring.
ing tacE f. tyre tin, wood and such
9th II >.1ticles as paid them to deal in.
Creating the merchant marine so lons
ago that history gives us no account
OF it. the Phoenicians and their colo.
nists, the Carthaginians, held it until
1t passed on to Greece and Rome. and
later, along to the republics of modern
Italy. "
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
More About the North Pole.

while partisans are disputing as
to who reached it first and while 9th.
ers refuse to believe that anyone &C.
complished the feat, the north pole
has engaged the attention of the ex.
plorer hansen in another way" says
Figaro. HE has been putting the fin:
fishing touches to his book, s'Nord I
Taageheimen'-'The Northern Mist
lands-and the work will soor be
made public. Professor hansen. in
this book reviews the work of all arc.
tic explorers and the geographical and
chronological data furnished by them
up 10 the end of the sixteenth cen.
tury."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
She Got the Money.

Comtesse de Martel, the well-knowr
novelist, who writes under the name
of "Gyp." has pretty wit. She wa.
on one occasion assisting at a Chart;
bazaar in Paris. to which came Baron
Rothschild rs visitor. The writer
immediately pressed him to buy SOME
thing. What am to buy" said the
wealthy nobleman You have moth
ing want. Stay | have an idea Sell
ae your autograph. should like
that Without delay the lady TOOK a
sheet of rote paper and wrote Ike
eeived from Baron Rothschi!d th,. sun
Of one thousand francs for charity
Gyp.' The baron read, handed o7e.
the morey willingly, and departed wei
tieased with the :omtesse'~ :ngep,j..+
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Use Of Magnets In Flour Mills.

:, ssIxplostons aie often caused in flour
ILLS and breweries by MATHS or other
iron particles that find their way in
the grain and which when they strike
the steel: rolls of the mills produce
sparks and ignite the finely pulverized
material about them.
Recently large mating concern
hat has been troubled by many such
EXPLOSIONS installed set Ut electro
magnets over which the grain is passed
before being prepared for shipment to
the breweries. all iron particles in The
grain are picked ur by the .naSn It's
and 200 to 1000 bushels OF grain are
cleaned an hour When the magnet
ave collected a large amount OF metal
hey are swung 10 ane side. de-ener.
gized and swept Clean of any particles
adhering to them by residual magnet.
Ism. Since the installation of these
magnets there have been no explosions
Ia the n,ills.-Sc;entitic American
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
History - Ia grippe.

Grip was first discovered, in Eng
land In 1873. since when there have
been more than one hundred epldem.
les 1t first appeared in the United
states in 1927 and went all over the
western hemisphere The last epidemic
started in 9okhara in May, 1889, and
reached the United States liz the mid.
die III December Its rate OF ~pn cad Is
exactly as rapid as travel Since 1889
there dave been grip epidemtcs in
most American cities every winter
Just as there are many mild cases OF
"cholerlle during deadly epidemicS Of
cholera 50 there are many cases Of
bad colos in the head or grip" false
Influenza. when true grip is about-N
7 Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Short Lived Notoria&.

Marietta Wolff. once the cIol In the
home of Nine. Steinheil, whose acouft.
tai on the charge Of murder was, In
great measure. due to Mrs. Wolff's ten.
timony, has found a new occupation,
She has become professional bill
poster in Paris. On one Of the recent
notable people" postcards published
In that city she Is shown az a smiliux.
elderly. plump woman carrying a lad.
der. A cap is set taunttly over one ear
and the poster bag hangs at one side
held by broad strap over the shout,
der. The fact that she goes about her
bushes unnoticed. says a Paris letter.
shows that people have forgotten IN,
other celebrated case.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
THE CONF EN c Of OuIA
New York Judge Tells How, When .
S. Boy. He Wanted Wt1itelaw ....>s.
+ Reiu's Job.

It isn't often that man will tell q
story the point O; which is barbed II
his own flesh. But, judge William
Hornblow is responsible foAyf.s yarr
Of his youth. He even declared thai
he profited by tho experience, for he:
has been less chesty ever since. ~
had determined to enter the profes
sion of journalism" said he, according
to the New York correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Times-Star. land I. could
hardly wait to say good>by to the
members of my graduating class be-
fore hurrying to New York. The
morning arrived sent down for. all
the papers and spent the day in my
hotel room, reading them over thor
oughly. wanted to decide, you see,
which one I should favor with my
services. Finally l decided on the
Tribune, then edited by Whitelav
Reid, who is now it's principal owner
That night dressed in my best and
strolled down to the editorial rooms.
1T isn't always easy to get in to
see city editor, but it may be that
my swelling chest impressed the door
boy. was ushered in and sat down
to tell the autocrat what desired. He
smiled upon me-a smile, as I later
became aware, full of guile and
venom. He said that he had no place
vacant on his staff Encouraged by
that fatal grin, I gave him a more
thorough insight into my capacity,
and finally suggested that as the
Tribune could not afford to miss sucE
chance. he might make place for
me. That u.s. said he, discharge
some one to make room for your I
modestly admitted that, translated
into cruel words, that is what
meant. But you wouldn't want to be
q reporter said he. You would pre-:
fer to write our editorials, no doubt?'
A vision Of the glory that awaited me
made my head swim. But kept q
cold and unmoved countenance as
assured him that he was correct.
You'll have to give me a week or so
to make the arrangements said he,
turning the deceitful brilliance of his
smile upon me. You see, before hire
you ! shall fire Whitelaw Reid"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Pennsylvania Elk Herd.

Former Congressman Alexander Bill
myer OF Washi!- g;ohville. Montour
county. Pa. since the successful win
tering over Of his herd of elks declares
that he now has the largest and finest
herd of elks anywhere in captivity.
He has 20 in all. headed by one OF
the finest young bulls that ever stalked
preserve. The young fellow has been
named Jumbo, in honor of the old on.
that was made famous when he wa~
taken to Philadelphia during the Eli.
convention.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
EnolIsh-s ri sing

5s lt his been calculated 1ay0S the
Hebrew STANDARD, That xgaipat &. 90
English-speaking Jews toward No end
Of the eighteenth century fhers ars:
now 5000, 00o. That IS 70 ny. one
quarter q the entire Jewry throughout
the world today are using English .
their medium Of communicat ton. Go.
tng on at that rate. we may say that.
at the end OF the present century Eng.
lish will be spoken BY 5000. 900 Jews.
That will then put new face to the
Yiddish 1T will be q Yiddish- English:
instead Of ,Yiddish-D eutsch. and ..
Tcbernowitch congress at the open.
ing OF the twenty-first century will
stamp the English jafgon AZ the NJ
ttonal language Vi the Jews. Y ST. s.$*
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Move, Musical Instrument .

A novel musical instrument has re.
Gently been exhibited, which resem.
bles pis 40, but the wires, instead OF
being struck with hammers. are vi
brated by means of electromagnetic
The instrument is also provided with
ordinary piano keys and hammers, 81
that It may be operated by them alone.
or at the same time by hand and by
the electromagnetic. 1t is said that
the tones of the instrument. which
Is known as choralcelo, resemble
those of strfnged instrument and or.
gan combined.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Mace r Good Profit,

Lord Greenfield catng asked to buy
something BY a smart young matron
who kept table at ladies' fair. said
that he wanted what was not for sale. q
lock Of her hair Whereupon she
promptly cut on tho coveted curl and
handed it to him. n1ming the price
800 later the purchaser was show
ing his trophy to iittls circle C
friends She rather had ron there.
laughed one eenedict 20 my certai1
knowledge. she enly paid tkres -
tars Tor tho 1Rt3xs l 3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Mountain of Alum,

One Of the recently discovered nat
ural curiosities of China is an alum
mountain" 1900 feet in height and
about ten miles in circumference at
the base. The Chinese quarry the
alum, or masses containing alum, in
large blocks, which are heated in
svens made for the purpose, and aft,
erward dissolved In boiling water. :
The alum then crystalizes in layers
about half foot in thickness and u
cut up into ten pound pieces. Its prfnr
edpal use = u the publication OF NJ,
ess. So. == .= /. ..s:=5s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Watch Crystals of CeIIuIo;d

Celluloid watch crystals have al
peared and are guaranteed not to break
like those of glass. The celluloid crys-
tails are not favored by dealers in the
higher grades of watches, but are
placed on cheap ti1nepieces.
OF late the German manufacturers
have been employing these crys.a ais.
They cost little more than glass. bu'
are liked because of their durability
Scientific American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
A Problem.

1t is reported that SIX citizens Of Biz.
m'ngham have recently mortgaged
their homes to buy automobiles. The
purchase price is mere starter. How
IL: the dickens do they ever expect t.
pay for repairs and gasoline7s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
Theatrical Superstition.

An umbrella opened on the stage is
supposed to bring bad luck. and many
actors would hesitate about wearing
new shoes on the first night of play.
The evil effects Of new shoes are said.
however, to be averted by wearing
them on the wrong feet: in fact, any
player who makes this mistake In the
hurry Of dressing regards It as a good
omen not to be disturbed. Whistling
on the stage during rehearsals is be.
neved to insure frost on the night
of production, and in operate circles
yellow clarinet In the orchestra 1,
held to bring about the same dire 70.
suit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-31
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-28

At HOPE that the election viii come
out the way want it to come
= out, and hope we are going to
have nice easy winter without no
real cold, and hope that the old gent
will come across with a nice Christmas
present for me-" said the Manicure
Lady. You know, George, I am awful
fond Of the old gent and / don't mind
telling you, though I hate to say 1t on
account that il might sound sort Of
boastfuI, but I think that the old gent
thinks more Of me, his Oldest daughter,
than he does OF sister Mayme."
We'll" said the Head Barber, Il see
that you are up TO your old trick
talking without saying anything.
George" said the Manicure Lady,
barber. If there is anybody in the
world that doesn't know how to talk a
little and say a lot it is a barber. 1
seen you get q lot Of rebul1es,. George.
in the few short years that have
been here Goodness knows that do
not like to throw it up to you, but more
than one man with a truly remarkab bic
brain has asked you TO shave him once
over and talk to yourself after he has
went Don't talk to me, George, about
talking a lot and saying little. It
weather. to give me the laugh. The
back of your head Is all right, down
near where you button on your collar,
but the rest of it amt developed
enough to put you in the class with
some of the folks that come in here
10 have their nails did Now and then
one of them can kid me to a standstil.
but the occasion is rare. as mister
Lowell said about a day in June"