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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Crow Blackbirds Safe in WASHINGTON

John BURROUGHS once wrote a
u book which contained a chapter on
the birds OF Washington. 1t was 30
years ago that this book was written.
In it he spoke about the crow black
bird, otherwise called the purp;e
grackles, which "stalked" across the
lawn of the treasury and The Mall in
front of the Agricultural building.
The crow blackbirds have just come
back to Washington from the south.
In other places this bird is prosecuted
and in most of the states he is allowed
to be shot because it is supposed that
he is a pest, but in Washington he is
protected and here he will pick up
crumbs at your feet unafraid.
A landscape gardener of the gov
eminent turned surgeon once and am
putated the limb of mulberry tree
which all the while ran to sap" The
crow blackbirds watched the amputa-
ton from a distance almost too short
to be safe had the gardener operator
seen fit to turn his instrument from
tree to bird. When the. limb was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

<tnoG meat is delicious-some-
II times" said Admiral Robert E.
Peary, the discoverer Of the north
pole, recently, discussing the food eat
en- By Amundsen's party in their dash
for the south pole. For flavor and
bouquet it doesn't compare with a
tenderloin steak, but dog meat is fine
when you're cold and hungry-and
have nothing else to eat.
"A bite from the hind leg of a
sledge dog rivals chunk of gutta-
percha. There's nothing tougher on
earth. No, dog meat is not fried, as
rule; 1t is boiled, and then boiled.
But it can be compared in flavor to
bear meat or that of any carnivorous
animal. OF course, it is nothing like
the meat of grass eating animals.
"1ve eaten dog meat repeatedly, on
almost al Lily trips. And every other
explorer has probably done tte same
thing. Meat can be carried on the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Smugglers Tried to Beat Uncle Sam

NEW ORLEANS-One of the odd
~ est" cases that have puzzled the
local customs department happened a
few days ago, and, as in the great
percentage of cases, the land agents
of Uncle Sam guessed right and saved
the old gentleman few dollars in ad-
dition to knowing that they had saved
him from being "bunkoed'
Under the parcels post and the GUS
toms regulations, provision Is made
for certain class Of samples" which
may be sent into this country Al
though strict restrictions are drawn,
there are many foreigners who try
every year to use this little loophole
as one through which to send goods
without paying duty. Knowing this,
all samples are subjected to close
scrutiny by the government agents.
1t seems that a gentleman in Asia
Minor, in the City of Smyrna. sought
information from friends in New Or
leans with whom he desired to do
a small business. learned of the loop
hole, and conceived the idea he could
put one over" the sharp-eyed agents.
He sent twenty-four odd" slippers,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Strange Mammals Found in Canal Zone

IN the early part Of the year 1911,
1 while engaged in the Smithsonian
biological survey of the canal zone
and the adjacent parts of Panama, E.
A. Goldman made a collection of 1868
mammals. This collection, represent
ing between 40 and so genera, in
cludes IL new species and subspecies,
Of which descriptions have just been
published by Mr.. Goldman (smithson-
ian miscellaneous collection, No. 2073)
in advance Of the general report on
mammals Of this region.
Nine of the new forms are from the
canal zone, and the others were col.
lected by the author when he was on
trip to the mountains near the head.
waters of the Chagres river, Panama,
in March last.
The new animals include 2 oppos.
sums from near Gatun, squirrels, OF
which is known as a pigmy squirrel:
4 rice rats, yoke-tooth rat, which
was found to be one of the most abun.
dants II the grassy clearings Of the
canal zone; three spiny rats, includ.
ing one known as an octodont, and
named after Col. George w. Goethals,
chairman and chief engineer of the
isthmian canal commission.
Mr.. Goldman states in his paper that
acknowledgements are due especially
to Col. Goethals and others connected
with the administration of the canal
zone, who materially aided the work
of the survey.
This paper, which has just been is.
sued by the Smithsonian institution,
forms the sixth dealing with the re.
suits of the Smithsonian biological sur.
vey Of the Panama zone.
Among interesting birds collected
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Golden Wedding is Copy of Original

ent on this occasion were Capt. By
ron Dawson, retired army officer;
Richeson Moore, and Mrs. Nancy Ora
ham. There were about fifty persons
at the original wedding, but these
are the only ones now living in Marion
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser have lived for
more than forty of the fifty years of
their married life in their present
home. In many respects theirs has
been an ideal romance. Mr. Bowser's
father also was a pioneer farmer Of
the county, and owned farm adjoin.
ing the Dawson farm, about three
miles south of Indianapolis. AS play
mates In their childhood, lovers in
their youth and husband and wife in
later years hardly day of their lives
has passed but what they have seen
each other
For many years Mr.. Bowser con-
Quoted a grocery at South street and
Virginia avenue and later at Fletcher
avenue and Shelby street, but retired
from business several years ago.
Mr.. Bowser is seventy-four years
old and Mrs. Bowser is sixty-eight
He is in excellent health, but Mrs
Bowser has been confined to her chair
from rheumatism for several years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

by Mr.. Goldman, while engaged on
this survey, there are two new spe.
cies Of nun birds. These are described
by E. w. Nelson Of the department of
Agriculture, biological survey, in
pamphlet smithsonian miscellaneous
collections, No. 2O7O, published by
the Smithsonian institute, which forms
the seventh paper on the results of
this survey.
The nun birds, or genus Monasa, are
so called from the somber black or
slaty plumage, which, however, is
somewhat relieved by the bright red
or yellow bill, and in some cases
white feathers at the bend Of the
wing and about the bill.
The specimens were collected by
Mr. Goldman on the base of Cerro
Azul, northwest Of Chepo. Only single
specimens of the two new forms were
obtained, and, In fact, no others were
seen during the entire season in the
canal zone and the adjacent coun.
try.
One Of the new forms, Goldman's
nun bird, is named after the collect.
or, while the other, Cerro Azul nun
bird, gets its name from the loca-
ton.
The specimens described are depos-
tied in the National museum collection
for scientific study.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

INDIANAPOLIS, 1ND.-With the
l same menu that was spread before
them fifty years ago, and with several
Of the same persons as guests who
were present at their first wedding
supper, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi c. Bowser
the other evening observed the fiji
tieth anniversary Of their marriage by
serving wedding supper to their
children and few friends.
When Miss Caroline Dawson be-
came the bride Of Levi c. Bowser on
March 6, 1862, the event was fol-
lowed by bounteous supper at the
country home of the brides father.
John M. Dawson, then ono of the
prominent farmers of Marion county.
Turkey was the piece de resistance Of
the happy feast, and turkey was
served to the wedding guests again.
The guests who witnessed the we'd
ding fifty years ago and were pres
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Of choice morocco leather, to his
friends here. OF course, they were
samples" The agents looked at
them carefully, saw the fine workman
ship and valued them accordingly.
Then they calmly put the slippers
on shelf and waited-and smiled
And in three weeks there came a Sec
ond package of samples" to the same
party. They pulled bundle one" from
the shelf, and found that the two bun
dies made twenty-four pairs of fine
slippers. all matched. The astonished
recipient finally secured them by pay
ing the duty, about one-half their
value
And the custom house men put it
down as an "odd" case and waited for
the next sharp foreigner
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Crossing Policeman is Like a Crusoe

, to me more and more. Why, some.
times l get so lonesome that I say
Hello to some wagon driver. and
that's a dangerous thing to do. One
morning while l was standing here
and thinking what terrible thing 1t
is to be all alone in the world along
comes big wagon with a red headed
fellow sittin' on the seat that looked
like one I used to know, and yells
out Hello, Hank!' and the guy was SO
surprised he nearly fell of his seat.
"'Hello yourself, you big stiff::' he
says. Don't try to kid me. I'm wise
to you. I'm drivin' this team right
and you can just let me alone
AFTER that there was nothin' I
could do but pinch him-had to use
my club some, too. That's just one
instance. Oh, of course, talk at a
lot of people and they talk at me, but
what's the good Of that? They're none
of them talkin' to me. You're the
first one I've had real conversation
with on the job for about month, l
guess"
"They get like that" said man
who knows all about traffic policemen
and others, too. 1--WE seen them get
so lonesome on that loop job that they
ask to be shifted. It's no joke at ALL
You're in a crowd, but that's all. You
don't see any one you know and the
sight of those you don't know makes
it worse. Most people look at traf-
fic policeman like they do at the ele-
waited posts or the buildings. He's
just a fixture, an active one as a rule.
but they look at him as just part Of
the scenery. Women grab hold Of him
like they 20 a railing or else they
take him on the way across the
street just as they take an elevator
going up into building"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

tor herself and ACCOMPANIED by some prominent hnaners
She Gould
their number
ciers with will advise.
the
Western Pacific Jene the Western Pacific
Gus Charles the Western Pacific
of the &
work.
When looked though the Missouri Pacific would lost
Could he interest
put into the property attention turned the Rio
to he
Pacific
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Topped and the gardener had como
down from his ladder the hlackbirds
fought for a place on the stump. Two
at time they gained precarious foot
hold. The birds leaned over and
drank sap, and a royal feast they had
OF it. It isn't at all probable that null
berry tree sap is poisonous, but about
the time that several o. the trees were
giving up their life blood ten of the
crow blackbfrds gave up all of theirs
The ten were found dead on the erase
OF the lawn. Some soulless one WIN
doesn't like blackbirds doubtless had
spread tempting but fatal poison
FEAST. and, tempted and feastinR, TIA
birds paid the penait1. Is - -,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

ing to his partner, he said: II know
nobody; you catchem witness-me
wait. You go downtown-catchem
witness, come back, we get nailed
Taking the native of the Orient to
the front of the yard, the negro lassie
hid him behind a tree, and admon-
ishing him to remain under cover. she
stalked down the street, the plumes in
her hat fluttering in the breeze.
Witnesses must have been hard to
find, for it was fully three hours be-
fore she returned with tall man of
her own race, who was willing to
swear that he knew both persons who
were DESTROYS of being married. Co.
ing stealthily toward the tree, she
peered behind it, but the celestial was
not there. He had become tired and
had lost faith in the negress, and said
to the sheriff as he started down the
street: "She no catchem witness, me
catchem ferry-go home. I guess she
no come back. Me go home"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Hen Makes a Nest in Big Office Safe

ing Of his office employees, and after
a lengthy debate It was decided that
as long as the hen had taken the ini-
ttative, the only thing to- do was to
put up with and let her hatch the
eggs In the Office safe. It was alto
gethe= too cold to force the hen out
Of doors, and as long as everyone kept
his distance the hen did little to dis
turb the Office routine.
For three weeks the hen practically
bossed the Office, and, after deducting.
it was discovered that the eggs ought
to have been Matched on recent Sat-
urday, according to the Office al
manac.
Saturday morning Mr.. Wrenn and
the office force came to work little
ahead Of time, and the door OF the safe
was thrown open, while every one ex-
pected to see Is chicks run heller
SHELTER. Instead, there was a series
of cackles from the frightened hen,
and not a single one of the Is
eggs had Matched. One OF the
men, who was something Of a farm
er, declared that the eggs would sure
" hatch the next day, but Sunday
came, and they were as unmatched az
china eggs. All that day there was
feeling of Misrepresentation, and Mon
day Mr.. Wrenn went to the Office to
see If the expected had happened.
From the half-closed door Of tho
safe there issued half-hearted
"cluck," and the silver hen, followed
by two forlorn-looking chicks, hoped
out upon the floor. Mr.. Wrenn decid-
ed to throw the other 13 eggs away.
In the yard of the car barn are q
number of chickens, and the hen and
her small brood Of two chicks were
shown the open door, and soon made
friends among the rest of the barn.
yard kind.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
HEAD OF VERY SMARTEST SET

Sadness and gloom have been the
portion of a large section of the
American Society (be careful of the
large 81, since the publication Of
that remarkable book ''The 469 Ultra
Fashionables of America. compiled
by Charles Wilbur de Lyon Nichols,
on whose shoulders has fallen the
mantle of Ward McAllister, inventor
Of New York's 400" The cream of
the cream of American society have
now been segregated, coralled, re-
concentrated or otherwise distracted
from the common herd and seated on
high in the splendor and dazzling
radiance of Mr.. de Lyon Nichols, au-
gust approval There appears to be,
however, a remarkable lack of inven-
ton displayed in the New York list
of 300 notables. It is confined prac-
tically to the guests who ws:e invited
to meet the Connaughts and Princess
Patricia on their recent visit. Surely
New York is going to the dogs when
1t can only muster a beggarly 3OO
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
RULER OF SMALLEST STATE

BY the death of William Alexander,
Grand Duke of Luxembourg, which &C.
Cured recently, a demure young
woman not yet 10 becomes sovereign
Of that little principally. She is the
late rulers eldest daughter, the Grand
Duchess Marie. Luxembourg is state
Of 9sS square miles in the angle where
Germany, France and Belgium meet
1t has about 100000 people. From
time immemorial 1t has been an APP
panage of the House of Nassau. It
was therefore virtually part Of Hol'
land, though separated from it until
the death of Queen Wilhelmina's
father in 1890. Then it followed the
male line to the father of the grand
duke just dead. In 1907 the success
sion in the female line was instituted
by a family statute.
At time, some years ago, when it
seemed likely that Queen Wilhelmina
Of Holland, would be childless, she
designated this young grand duchess
as heir to the throne of the Neither
lands and was about to ask the Dutc
legislation to this end. Shortly after,
people for a direct heir to the throne
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
HELEN GOULD TO THEhRESCUE

Miss Helen Gould, philanthropist,
one of the best loved among Amer.
lean women and possessor of millions,
has come forward to save the family
fortunes from possible wreckage and
to restore the prestige of the family
name.
At the very moment when the finan-
cial downfall Of the family is impend-
Ing she has offered to cast her per-
sonal fortune into the breach to stay
the threatened calamity.
In so doing she has chosen to for
get and to forgive all that has &C.
CURED to ALLEVIATE one member of the
family from the others. She is in
spired by her own bounty Of heart
and by the deep reverence in which
she holds her fathers memory.
Miss Gould left New York the other
day in her private car for San Fran
cisco, for'it is there that the arrange
ments will be made by which the
family finances will be Strengthened
t. - III
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

A school for chauffeurs has been "a.
tablished In Western college. It is
to be hoped that 1t will teach proper
department for the occasions on
which the carburetor refuses to work
when it is twenty miles to the nearest
garage
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

A 23-story hotel, containing 1000
guest chambers, is to be erected over
the new Grand Central station. in New
York. Even at that it will not be big
enough to accommodate all those who
desire to take the next train back
home as soon as they arrive.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
TURKEYS Driven Like Sheep,

Howard B. Forney recently drove a
flock of turkeys from Berlin, Somer-
set county, to Johnstown, Pa. The
flock numbered nearly three hundred
and was driven along the highway
without difficulty like sheep. The
flock was driven by easy stages and
attracted great attention.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Gotham Is rejoicing because only
fifteen persons were killed in one
month by the trolley cars. OF course,
fifteen out of that immense popula-
ton OF millions Is a very gratifying
showing except to the fifteen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
Small Fortune for Groom,

0n1dI1 TUTtUne TOT 0TOon.
. A wealthy woman, who recently
died at Llangedwyn, Denbighshire,
Wales, left $4,000 of her large for.
tune to her stud-groom, together with
one years wages, all her horses and
dogs and the cup won by well-known
racer of her stud, and one-half of her
furniture at her country home.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

BY means of glass cages French
scientists have found 1t possible to
raise chickens without allowing them
even to come In contact with q mi.
crobe. but the fowls must have found
the sterilized life awfully dull.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

to cross Broadway in New York than
the Atlantic ocean," And four times
more dangerous to keep on up the
street.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

The wonderful richness and flexi
bility Of English are due mainly to the
steady accretion from abroad. We
take the right word where we find it
whether Greek, Latin, German, French
or African. Indian or Eskimo That
is one reason why English is becou1
ing more and more q world laugusxa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

American potato growers get about
seventy-hv bushels of tubers to the
acre, while in England and Ireland
the crops run from 200 to 235 bushels
to the acre. But in many respects
this is a great country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

A Hungarian physician claims that
he is able to graft hair on bald heads.
1t Is hoped that he may now turn his
attention to the business Of grating
life into wasted tissues.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

An English astronomer arises to re-
mark that Mars is not inhabited. That
momentous affair having been settled.
let US turn once more to the contem-
plation of baseball.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Three cherry pits were found in the
vermiform appendix Of an Indiana
man when the doctors opened him.
To be on the safe side make two bites
at cherry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

A court in New York granted one
man $4,000 for the loss of leg and
another $1,000 for the loss OF wife.
If 1t had been California Jury it
might have been different
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

McAster
the metropolis
on and that those unotunaes
oWness
and be merry for tomorrow de-
wisdom did wholly
already established
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

The son Of the gaekwar Of Baroda
says it is impossible to live on $3.50
week. Possibly he subsists on q
diet of humming birds eyebrows.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
KING PETER IS IN TROUBL

Is the bloody drama Of 1903 about
to be repeated in Belgrade? That is
a question that all Europe, including
Servian people themselves, are ask
ing. For weeks reports have emanat-
ed from Belgrade that a conspiracy
has been formed among the officers Of
the army having for it's purpose the
dethronement of King Peter, If nee
essary, by as violent means as those
of the terrible night nine years ago.
when King Alexander and Queen
Draga were murdered in the palace.
King Peter is paying for whatever
guilty knowledge he may have had Of
the regicide plot with uneasy days
and sleepless nights. Now in his
sixty eighth year, he is wondering if
it was worth while after all, to trade
his peace of mind as private citizen
in Switzerland, for the bloody crown
Of Servia. Through the palace still
stalks the restless ghost of Alexander
and the kings ears must still resound
the echo of the shrieks of Draga.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

American women lead the world"
remarks a visiting German editor. At
any rate, we are we'll aware that they
lead American husbands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

The hookworm may have nothing to
do with the fishing fever, but the ef-
fects Of both maladies are much alike.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

New York legislators advocate fine
for walters who accept tips. Verify,
these are hard days for malefactors Of
great wealth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

A cold bath every morning will
prevent colds, according to Doctor Ja'
cobi Evidently he labors under the
impression that all men are heroes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

In spite Of the lengthy. hard winter
that we have had. the restaurants
have been able to keep spring lamb
on the bills of fare right along.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Nobody need be discouraged, except
perhaps the man who planted his to-
mato seeds In tin cans.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Noble trees were sacrificed last year
to make 30O,O00,000 lead pencils, and
other forests went to make the paper
the pencils called for.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

Germany. according to dispatch. is
watching Mexico. That country, 40
cording to rumor. will bear watching.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26

One Of our best sellers at this sea-
son of the year Is the seed catalogue,
which is given away.