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Pizarro, Licensed ':l4cld-up Man"

mission to conquer Peru. He set forth
and, In 1881, began his invasion OF the
gold land.
his adventure. he at length found his
way to the palace of the Inca Temper
orr. Entering the palace as trusted
guest, Pizarro made the Inca a pris-
oner, and under threat Of death by
torture forced the luckless prisoner to
pay for freedom by a strange ransom.
This ransom was no less than q
huge roomful Of gold. To gain this sum
1t was necessary to strip the sacred
Peruvian temples of their golden orna-
ments. The full amount, when 1t was
at last turned over to Pizarro, was
worth more than $17,000,0O0. Having
| secured this, he calmly murdered the
Inca
The vile act set all Peru buzz1ng
| about the Spaniard's ears like nest
i full of enraged hornets. But Pizarro
| paid little heed to the danger.
Wealth-wrung by torture and
! treachery-fiowed fast into his cof-
fers. He had found no literal noun
talns of gold and caverns OF gems. But
! he had discovered how just as great
riches could be annexed through
| cruelty. His partner. Amalgro, shared
to some extent in the prosperity and
| new-found power. This did not suit
Ptzarro. There were quarrels, and
Amalgro was induced to lead an expe-
dition against Chilli. This was In
July, 1885. The Indians took advantage
OF Amalsro's absence to attack Pr
zarro, but we're unable. In spite of their
vast numbers, to overcome him.
When Amalgro came back new
quarrels broke out. And the two TOR
mer comrades at last came to open
war. Amalgro was captured by Pr
zarro's troops and was put to death.
But his followers kept up the strife.
On Sunday morning, June rs. 1641.
a band of these men burst into Pizar-
ro's palace at Lima. Pfzarro sprang
up from his breakfast table, half
armed. and flew at his assailants like
wild beast. He was Of gigantic sta
ture. and despite his sixty-five years
he was still dangerous foe. A fierce
battle waged. Three Of the conspirators
were slain by P1zarro before he fell.
MORALLY wounded. under score Of
! sword thrusts.
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Verbena Potpourrl.

Potpourri made with lemon verbena
is preferred by many people to the
rose jar. One simple, but very effec.
tive, method of making it is by strip
ping the petals from the flowers and
thoroughly drying them. Then throw
them into a jar, strewing first hand
full OF salt on the bottom of the jar,
then a handful Of leaves, and so on
until all are used.
A tablespoonful Of alcohol should be
thrown on once a week, and the jar
should be tightly closed, one with a
double top preferable. Let it stand
until the odor of the chosen flower
comes from it, after which leave the
outer lid of so that the odor may go
through the room.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18
4 BLESSING
I IN DISGUISE
Nervous Breakdown Is a VAN
na That You Must Heed 10
Avoid Something
Worse. ..-.-..- .

Nervous exhaustion, or breakdown OF
tho nerves, is more often blessing
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is no worse than it is. Let it serve as q
sharp warning to relieve the strain and
to take a treatment that will build up
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pie are real nerve tonic. They sup
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Reunion That Was Perfect
-e,HSz

was in her arms, smothering her with
kisses. dabblng for her rough old chin,
whining with delight.
Certainly there was never a happier
meeting in heaven than that of these
three.
John Blunt drew up in the ditch to
let the. gig by. The yellow mongrel
sat esconced between the old two who
were al he knew of God, set high in
heaven above him.
They laughed and chuckled, their
red faces wreathed in smiles, and
toothless gums showing as they look.
ed down on the ProdigAl Son returned
to them at last.
He sat between them, his eyes up
lifted to theirs and loving.
The old man, seeing the big gray
bearded stranger at the roadside
watching them. thought their emotions
needed explanation.
I'VE lost him." he shouted. Been
away . fortnight. A valuable dog.
= Glad you found him." called Joha
Blunt after them.-Alfred Ollivant .
THE Tanning o& John Bln1t"
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ProdIqaI, Though Only a Yellow Mon
greI, Was Very Evidently
Among His Own.

After tea he strolled down the drive,
the yellow mongrel escorting him.
The pair passed out of the great
gates on the gray road.
John Blunt was subdued as the
autumn evening, beautiful about him.
An old couple were driving slowly
toward him in a gig. Directly they
saw the yellow mongrel they began to
gesticulate.
"'Tis!" cried the old woman
"Tisn'a, tell thee:" shouted the
old man. yet jobbed his rein3 and
drove apace.
"'Tis!" screamed the old woman.
and scrambled from the cart, bundled
down the road. screaming Gyp!
Gyp!"
The yellow mongrel pricked his ears.
For a moment he crouched with quiv.
erinE tail and whimpered, uncertain
clearly what his reception was 60
1ng to b. Then suddenly surs. he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18
WHEN BUYING WRITING PAPER
Certain Times Of the Year When
Suitable CoIors and Tones May Be
Acquired in Quantities.

The woman who would get the most
for her money buys her writing paper
In quantity at an annual sale.
The reason for these sales is that
the manufacturers accumulate small
lots of discontinued papers. They are
not cheap qualities or seconds, merely
styles that are not novel.
1t is possible to get four quires Of
paper and 100 envelopes for dollar,
and there is a choice of different
weight, texture and color Of the paper,
various shades of blue, gray, lavender,
cream and white, also stripes and bars
In self tones. These come in two
sizes, usually letter and note.
Marking varies according to color.
rwo-colored letters are most expen-
i've; plain gold, silver or a single
metallic color costs about Is cents q
Quire; single plain color, gray, blue,
violet or brown, ten cents quire,
and embossing in relief without color,
about five cents quire. These are
tandard prices almost everywhere
he year round, the reduction being
on the price of paper.
In buying paper by the quantity it
Is not wise to choose novelties. An
anconspicuous color and good quality
is always good. Many women adopt
q certain tone and kind Of paper and
make 1t individual. Thus, the girl who
loves violet will have pale violet paper
with deeper tone or silver for the
stamping, while the transparent en-
velopes are lined with violet tissue
Helope.
Gray paper or very pale blue is also
permissible, but it is bad form to use
Rarish stationery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18
EVIDENTLY OUT OF PLACE
Indignant Frenchman Sad Some
Fault to Find With Postmaster
and Said 50.

i Frenchman with a name spelled
q Ii Paris and pronounced something
. II Paris and pronounced something
like Ca-choo had never learned to
real or write, but he managed to dis
euibe the fact pretty we'll, until he
moted to new community where the
name was not common. Going to the
postof1ce one morning he inquired:
Got any mail for Joe Ca-choo?"
"What's the name". inquired the
clerk. $780,.
''Ca-choo, Joe Ca-choo." -
"How do you spell it," =.
Cant you spell Joe Ca-choo?"
NO." said the clerk. Il never heard
it BEFORE"
Then the disgust Of the Frenchman,
which had been constantly rising,
boiled over and he snorted:
We'll, if you can't spell, why don't
you sell your old postoftice to some
one that CAM"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18

Brown voile over blue silk was the
material used for the dress shown In
the sketch. This stylish but easily
made frock has a plain blouse, sleeves
and bodice In one and high waist line
With short gathered peplum. The
cole trimming of the bodice is finely
plated frills Of cream shadow lace
which turn back from elbows and
neck. The sketch above shows sim
pie arrangement of pannier, which
of the wolfe draped over the voile-
covered underskirt. Three wide ruff
fles Of the wolfe finishing the skirt add
another touch of quaintness to this
pretty frock-
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AL Historic Blackguards
Bill By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE II
BY Publishing Worldly


amy to his own country, proceeded to
make his peoples lives miserable. Ho
seized at will the few possessions OF
the poor and laid heavy taxes on the
rich. He insulted and ill-treated the
clergy. defying the pope himself. The
church thereupon placed an Inter
dict" on the Backyard and his realm.
His holiness also called upon the
| Christian rulers to unite against John.
! This last danger scared the cowardly
| tyrant into submission. But he re-
fused to make his peoples hardsh1ps
! lighter.
Then it was that the powerful bar
ons, led by Stephen Langton, arch
bishop of Canterbury, presented
code of laws for the betterment OF the
people and for the curling Of oppres-
sion They called this document the
Magma Charta Great Charter).
Among other reforms, the charter pro-
vided fair trial for every prisoner
authorized the nation to resist unjust
royal demands and put the will OF the
people ahead Of a mere kings wishes.
The church's liberty was to be re-
spected and no mans possessions
were to be wrongfully seized by the
crown.
John was asked to sign the Magma
Charta. He refused. The barons and
the common people combined to force
him to sign it. Frightened by their
power and his own weakness. John at
last consented. Thus was English I'D
erty born and the rights Of man were
established. John met the barons az
meadow, near Runnymede, on June
Is, 1915, salved his vanity by pretend
ing to make a jest of the matter
signed the charter and-safe in his
palace-gave way to a fit of maniacai
rage.
Though he had been coerced into
performing an act of splendid justice
by signing the Magma Charta, John
had not the faintest idea Of keeping
his promises to the barons. He called
on foreign hired soldiers to help him
crush his rebellious subjects. The
English retaliated by asking French
prince to come over and be their king.
! The land was once more rent by CIV
il war. John showed no mercy to his
own country, but desolated and
wrecked it wherever his armies could
find a foothold. At the climax of the
struggle his mind gave way. He sick
ened and. on October 10. 1916. died.
Some historians believe he was pol
soned.
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ITO Aealu " z a X X y
boundless wealth, mountains OF gold
and silver, rivers and caverns flashing
with priceless gems-all OF which were
supposed to be found for the search
ing, everywhere in America.
The Observation-Disclosures Pizarro
by name-had perhaps never IN his
short life seen single gold piece or
eaten a hearty meal. The tales OF
riches made him suddenly discontent-
ed with his own humble routine. He
was ignorant. TO his latest day he
could never manage to learn how to
read or write.
Leaving his swine Pizarro sailed
with company of seedy adventures
work and small reward at first. But
he kept on. Through trade and rob-
berry be had picked up enough money
by 1916 to settle near the new city OF
Panama as a farmer. 1t was a laugh
able anti-climax to his visions OF
wealth. But Pizarro was not the sort
of man to be laughed at
AS soon as he could scrape together
little capital he formed partner
ship with another adventurer, Anal
gro, and priest named LuQue and
went In search OF fortune. The expe-
dition was a failure. But in the course
Of It Pizarro heard OF southern
country-Peru-whe gold was said
to be as cheap as iron. He raided the
Peruvian coasts. but gathered scanty
spoils.
Nevertheless, he believed he was at
last on the right track. He went to
Spain to get money and royal author
ity for further explorations. In Seville
he was thrown tn prison for debt. His
career seemed to be at an end. But
he managed to interest the king Ct
Spain In his schemes. The king re-
leased him and gave him royal CON-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18
Nothin0 More To i've For.

Nothing More to Live For.
Without question, the Scots curler
of whom Lord Lyveden tells in Fry's
Magazine placed the proper value on
his sport.
During a recent curling-match in
Switzerland, the skip of one of the
teams, who happened to be a Scots
man, was so delighted with the accu-
rate shot OF one of his team, that he
was heard to address him in the fol-
lowing manner: Lie down and dee,
mon; lie down and dee. Yell never
lay a finer stane nor that ii ye live to
be hundred"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18
Couture Modes.

Fringes both straight and curled
still persist, but only few strands
Of hair are cut upon the forehead.
Puts and curls are arranged from
back to front instead of following the
line of the brow, and the dressing IL
done very softly and with strong
bias in favor of the side parting.
There are no longer any coils show
ing on the top of the head, but the
back is covered with pufs so soft and
fiat that they look like waves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18
Shapeless jacket.

Many Of the smartest little satin and
silk coats are very vague in line, left
unlined, or lined with chiffon. Straight,
shapeless, self-trimmed little garments
though they are, they are invaluable
for slipping on over dainty frocks.
A little coat Of this type may have
the neck and sleeve corners carefully
turned back to show lining Of vivid
chiffon or gaily lowered soft silk. A
coat Of bright color with a scarf
girdle or sash to match is often worn
w1.h 4 skirt or one piece frock Of
white or neutral tone. and alwaye
looa3 pretty with the lingerie .fIoek. i
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18
BRIDGE Maxims.

A good partner Is rather to be chos-
en- than great hands.
Jack of all suits is master of none
A fool and his aces are soon parted.
It's a long suit that has no return
ing.
Take care Of the trumps and the
tricks will take care of themselves.
A little 1O-ace Is a dangerous thing
Bridge table conversations corrupt
good manners.
A woman is known by the trumps
she keeps.
All honor is not without profit, save
in the dummy.
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lers. He and his KING JOH n
attendants seemed vastly amused over
something that had just happened and
which they protested to regard as a
fine joke.
But the moment the regally clad
man reached his private apartments
In the palace, away from the eyes of
the public, his mask Of false gayety
was cast aside. He hurled himself
upon the floor, screaming, raving and
bowling fearful blasphemles, foaming
ut the mouth and biting like a mad
dog at the rushes that strewed the
door.
Nor was this burst Of insane fury
without an excuse. For the man was
I tyrant; and that day had been forced
to sign the death-warrant Of tyranny.
He was John, king Of England. More
than century and a half had passed
since William the Conqueror had won
England, beginning the blend OF Nor
man and Saxon races and giving the
English new line of kings and no
bility. Henry H., king Of England.
udO several SOuS, oil u WHO'LL Adlcu
their father and at various times con-
spired against him. John was the
youngest.
During Richards absence from Eng
land John had tried to seize the crown
for himself. On Richards return he
had to fly for his own life before the
wrath of the brother he had striven to
supplant. Richard, however, forgave
him, and named him as heir to the
throne. On Lion Hearts" death
John became king Of England in 1899.
Some of the mobiles tried to make his
nephew, young Prince Arthur, king in
Johns place. Civil war broke out.
John was victorious. Arthur was cap
tured and thrown into prison. John Is
said to have had the sixteen-year-old
boys eyes put out and then to have
murdered him. The king of France
made war on John to avenge this al
legged murder, and seized nearly all
England's French possessions.
John, forced thus to confne his tyr.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18
Dress Notes.

Ribbons with the picot edge are
new, and it is usually very much cas-
Ter to twist a crush belt out of them
than to make one out of piece ma.
terial
Then gold and silver tissue stock
ings worn with strapped shoes rich.
ly jeweled at the toe and along the
strap are q feature Of the evening
dress OUTFIT. Bright colors, principally
emerald, cerise, blue and = rich toae
Of rose, are4mpch inse1t1eaoo ~ q: Z. ...
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Swallows Home.

The teacher in natural history had
received more or less satisfactory re-
plies to iler questions, The Delinea-
tor asserts, and finallv she asked:
What little boy can tell me where
"The home of the swallow" de
Long silence, then a hand waved.
We'll, Bobbie, where is it,"
tbs home of the swallow isl"
clared Bobbie. seriously, rs In the
stummick."
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Wasted Encruv

Wasted energy.
Nimrod Gust back from f1shing)
II got this string in less than an
hour.
Nimrods Wise Wife-Theres fish
store nearer than that, John.
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Nit SrleceeefaIl

Not Successful.
Mrs. Knicker-Why don't you 60 to
the market yourself?
Mrs. .Bocker-No, indeed; that's Just
the way Jack told me he lost his
money:
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a Y O u N q
IA s wi neherd
n born in
E stramadO-
70, Spain, In 1476
heard vague ru-
mOrs of the New
World across the
Atlantic w h &c b
Column US had
lately discovered.
Ho heard Nf
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-18

Mr.. Collier DOWn-This chicken IS
tough.
Mrs. Collier Down-But the dealer
assured me that it was tender. He
wouldn't tell lie for a mere chicken.
Mr.. Collier Down-But he might for
an old hen.
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FREE ADVICE /
! ;T1|o| D WOMEN
thousand, Have Been Helped
e + :, By Common Sense +
! Suggestions. !

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as the hundreds Of thousands Of them in
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4 LEAN man,
~ clad In royal
robes a n d
walking with
with a shambling
gait, entered his
palace on the al
ternoon of June
Is, 1915, followed
by a crowd Of
laughing court
lore HI ord hiS
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sands. Surely any
woman, rich or poor,
should be glad to
take advantage of
this generous offer
of assistance. Ad-
dress Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co.,
fdendaD Lynn,
Mass.
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Every woman ought 10 have
Lydia e. Pinkham's 8O-pago
Text Book. It Is not q book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. 1t 10 free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
it today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-18
THE De ROIT TIGERS
MAY REFUSE To PLAY
PLAYERS DECLARE THEY WILL
QUIT IF COBB Is NOT RE
INSTATED.
The Philadelphia Team VIII Prob
ably Meet Team of Semi
Professionals This At
ternoOn.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 1S-The
Philadelphia American league ball
team will probably meet team of
semi-professionals representing the
Detroit club this afternoon.
II "Ty" Cobb, who was suspend
ed by President Johnson for attack
ing fan recently, Is not reinstat-
ed, the regular Detroit players will
probably refuse to go into the game
| Manager Jennings of the Detrot
club says he is scouting for tweiv
new men to play today. The regula
line up OF the Detroit team will .
4 TO the grounds. SO they say, but
Cobb Is not allowed to play tn
viii not enter the game.
- President Johnson has telegral
ed Hughes, saying that Cobb's s
pension must stand until thorop
investigation is made.