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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

"'Well?' he asked again. What is
it%
"'You don't remember me?'
HE seemed to puzzle a moment.
No. he answered at last.
Il lived next door to you
'Where?' He shot the question at
me with queer jerk Of his voice.
Hastily rose, walked to the door,
looked out. and then returned to my
seat.
lived better not mention names
or Streets I said in lowered voice
II felt shat my hand was gripping icy
revolver with extreme ttgntness.
There are too many that will hear;
you know why
"The mans face across from mine
had turned pale for a moment, and
then stiffness had come over it. The
eyes seemed immovable as they
gazed straight at mo.
81 don't know what you are talk
ing about came the denial from his
lips. Talk all you want to. Name
everything you want to. know of
no reason for quiet
Don't you? 1 allowed my face to
go stern and leaned forward bit.
Are you sure Of that?"
He shifted in his chair.
look here he began, what in
Not so loud interrupted. Even
If you are going to play the fool, I'm
not. I'm here to help you. They've
found out
"'What?' He was on his feet now,
staring at me. what have
They've found the body. knew
they would. I tried to keep them
away from there as long as could,
but they would go in-and when they
did, they found it. The neighbors7-'
"The face had turned livid now.
What are you talking about?' he
asked hoarsely. Who are you? What
are you doing here? What do you
mean when you say that you tried
to-
I had interrupted him with a ges-
ture. 1 was on my feet now, too,
pointing finger at him.
"'You know what l am talking
about I hurled at him. You know
as well as do that you killed her.
You know when the quarrel was, after
you had found his letter to her and
his picture! You know! You thought
that no one saw you, but there was
one, and that one was myself
"*You-!'
"'Wait!' ordered. 7 am not here
to harass you. I'm here to save you.
The police are trailing you. They've
gotten description Of you from some
one around the newspaper Offices,
some one who has seen you buying
papers every night to see II the news
of the killing had come out. You fool!
Why didn't you get out Of town when
you had the chance? Didn't you
know that some one would zee you
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
CLEARED AWAY
Proper Food Put the Troubles Away

Our own troubles always seem more
severe than any others. But when a
man is unable to eat even a light
breakfast, for years, without severe
distress, he has trouble enough.
1t is small wonder he likes to tell of
food which cleared away the troubles.
Il am glad Of the opportunity to
tell OF the good Grape-Nuts has done
for me-" writes a N. H. man. For
many years I was unable to eat even
a light breakfast without great suffer.
ing
after eating would suddenly be
seized with an attack # collie and
vomiting. This would be followed by
headache and misery that would some
times last week or more, leaving me
so weak could hardly sit up or walk.
*Since l began to eat Grape-Nuts
have been free from the old troubles.
usually eat Grape-Nuts one or more
times day, taking it at the beginning
of the meal. Now I can eat almost
anything 1 want without trouble.
when I began to use Grape-Nuts
was way under my usual weight, now
weigh 80 pounds more than I eve,
weighed in my life, and I am glad tc
speak of the food that has worked tn
change" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little
booklet, "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. "There's a Reason"
Ever read the above lettere A new
enc appears from time to time. They
interest
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Don't Prosecute
Your Bowels
How Tuberculosis Is Spread,

Based on figures obtained from
cases of tuberculosis reported in
Cleveland, New York and other cities
where thorough registration of con-
sumptives is employed, it Is esti
mated that for every death from con,
sumption in the United States, OF
which there are on an average 20O,.
900 annually, there are constantly
more than five living cases, making
at least 100000 in all. OF these mil.
lion living cases, it is estimated that
the health authorities have records o!
not more than 100000 to 100000, or
one in every eight or ten, and that,
for the great majority of cases re-
corded, no hospital, home or dis
pensary care is provided. Practically
nothing can be done to control the
spread of tuberculosis in the unre.
ported cases.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Fitting a Crime to the Evidence
Copyright. by. ". O.. Chapman.)

man had gone to the window. was
sure he was the one was following,
and that had located his room.
''That night the house took a new
lodgef, one who preferred to live on
the fourth floor, where the light was
trifie better. She was poor woman,
but at that she managed to pay her
first weeks rent in advance"
Alice Clement smiled as she said
this, and I could not help wondering
at the courage of this bright eyed lit
tie woman. slight, pretty, young appear
ing, a woman who seemed of the type
that lives for petting and for easy lux
ury, instead of the grueling life that
one must undergo when stalking crime.
The Il" train had stopped for the
transfer from local to express trains at
Indiana avenue. Miss Clement waited
until the whirring of the wheels began
again before she took up her narrative
once more.
1T isn't usual thing for a man to
buy papers like that" she said. "And
that was the reason l had become 50
interested in him. What was it that he
desired to see? What was it that he
was constantly fearful might come
forth every day-what was it that
impelled his curiosity to watch
the very latest edition of papers.
that he must know what was hap
pening up to the very last minute?
The thoughts gnawed my brain. There
was no particular unsolved murder
mystery just at that time There
had been no very great robberies. As
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

and recognize You and wonder whar
was wrong? You've got to leave town
now. and leave quick. They'll trail
you here; there won't be chance Of
escape. You'll swing. that's ALL
"A cry broke In on me. Hands out
stretched, fingers claw-like, the
crazed man stood before me. quail
ed before him. half drew the re-
volVer from my pocket. Then came
the outburst.
Swing" he asked wildly You
mean that I'll be hanged-hanged for
that? I didn't kill her Intentionally
I just meant to strike her with the
dull side Of the knife, to scare her.
It turned in my hand and caught her
jugular-1 didn't mean to do it! I
didn't mean to do it, The voice was
almost screaming now. I ought to
have killed herr he added with a
quick change of demeanor I ought
to have! She deserved it. She'd
been deceiving me for three years
All the time I thought she was true
to me she was meeting Withers. She
was in love with him. They were
planning to run away-and 1 found
out. l stopped her, though. /
stopped her! If they hang me they'll
have to hang him, too, that's all. He's
just as guilty as I am. He stole her
away from me, he stole her
He stopped. His lips trembled. His
eyes went wilder than ever, then
closeu. His arms covered his face.
He was sobbing, sobbing just like
some great child. For a moment he
stood wavering, he staggered few
steps-then Strengthened.
His eyes caught the motion of the
door as I closed it. I had softly
opened it and waved hand outside
the signal. With rush he came to-
ward me.
"'What did you open that'door for?'
he asked.
"'You're Mistaken
"1 saw you when you started to
shut it. You signaled to somebody.
Then you're not a friend, Ell? You're
detective? You came in here to
get everything you could out of me,
did you? Well, you've done it, but
you're not going to-
again he rushed forward, but this
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

dry. The letters evidently had been
re1d and reread . thousand times.
q stood at that hole lin the wan
spellbound. The man before me was
changing in every bit of his ma
ture. The shifty, nervous expression
had left his eyes now. AS he read
line after line Of the missive he held
in his hand. his ssyes grew steely and
cold and glarins. Now and then the
lips seemed to part In a snarl. The
blood surged to. his cheeks, then left
1t. The. hands trembled. The man
beneath my gaze was turning animal.
AT last he rose, and, with the let
tiers clasped tight in his hands, he be-
gan to pace the floor. Once or twice
he raised his hands as If to tear the
letters into bits; then, with smoth-
cred exclamation, he threw them far
rom him, and stood trembling. A
moment later he was on the floor has
tily, hurriedly lifting an edge Of the
worn carpet. A picture came forth.
I saw that it was the photograph of a
man. l knew that it was time for &C.
ton.
"Out of the room l crept, turning
the lock in the door with the softness
of velvet. Then down the hall hur-
rled and into the street. A patrol
man was near. l recognized him.
"'Malloy,' l said, I want you to
make an arrest and take the credit
for it. Will you do it>?'
HE went into the house with me,
and then, once in the hall, hid him.
self in the shadows near the door.
knocked-once, twice, three times. I
heard slight movement within the
room-1 knew that the man was hid
ing his cocaine, his letter and the pic
ture. l waited. At last the door
opened, and the peering face stared
out at me.
"'Well?' he asked.
Il walked into the room, almost
past his outstretched hand. l sat
down near the door. With eyes that
were nervous, l saw him reach to turn
the key again in the lock as he shut
the door. Then there came a feeling
of great Thanksgiving as he at last
refrained, walked past me with puzzled
look and sat down near the window.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
The RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY'S

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vorite. Not only is it unrivaled in
purity and refreshing fragrance, but
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md chaf1ng, soothe sensitive condi-
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health generally. Assisted by Cuu..
cura Ointment, it is most valuable in
the treatment Of eczemas, rashes and
other itching, burning infantile erup-
lions. Cuticura Soap wears to a wafer,
often outlasting several cakes of ordi-
aary soap and making its use most
economical.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
Tree, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Would Chew His Own.
=. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady. NY.

Glen Arnold Grove, the educator
and lecturer, tells the following story,
The result of observations made dur
ing recent trip to Paris.
He was standing before a we'll.
known bath house as two men came
along.
Said one to the other, as he pointed
to sign on the front of the building:
Sure, Mike. did you liver see the
Jokes? Beans chewed and fried. l
wouldn't mind having some meself,
but Oil do me own chawing."
The sign indicated read:
BAINS CHAUD EFT FROID.
Which, being Interpreted. means
Baths, hot and cold.'- Rehoboth Sun
lay Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

time there was something beside me
to receive him. It was the hulking
form of Tom Malloy, whose great
arms outstretched and crushed the
maniacal man before me as though he
was small boy.
What's the matter with tn boob p
Tom asked as we called the wagon.
told him.
But keep me under your hat
begged. I'm only a candy saleslady.
you know, Tom, and right now l need
my job
"'Sure, and he walked right up
to me in the street and confessed, he
did, grinned Tom. I'll search tn
gents room and find out a few things
about him before talk to the captain.
I'll book him for investigation until
then. All, Tommy's tn wise boy
And sure enough he was" added
Miss Clement as she finished her
story. HE got into the mans room,
found out his address, went out to the
house.. discovered the body in the
basement, with the throat cut from
ear to ear, and then made his report.
And I, we'll, went back to work the
next morning and told the boss what
a terrible time I had been having with
headaches. It's mighty bad thing to
have the detective instinct when
you're selling candy"
Lexington avenue" shouted tho L
guard. Madison the next stop. Watch
your step, everybodie-e-e-e, watch your
step!"
New man on the job," unused Miss
Clement as We left the train. He
talks too plain for an old-timer."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
When Bobbje Lost Faith.

The illness of the feminine head Of
the household left Bobbie to the ten
der mercies Of the nurse, who pres
ntly reported that the youngster re.
fused to say his prayers. Papa start.
ed an investigation.
why don't you want to say your
prayers. sonnie?"
"Aw." squirming and wriggling.
prayers amt no good!"
why, Bob, your mother would be
shocked to hear you. What makes
you think that?"
A long moment of silence before
Bobbie, half angry. half crying, blurt-
ed out:
why, cause I been prayin' for \
dog for long time, an here l dom:
got no dog, but mamma gets red
baby that just kicks an squalls!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

I sat in my little room, looking at the
faded, torn wall paper and the miser-
able furnishings, dissected the whole
thing, piece by piece. That man was
a criminal, 1 felt sure of it. He had
done something which as yet had not
been found out. HIS conscience was
hurting him. The Thought of crime,
weighing down upon his brain, was
driving him night after night out into
the open, to learn if possible if the
world had yet learned of his guilt.
Yes, l was sure of all that; but to
prove it was a different matter. A
criminal, forced to the wall, is hard
by which lead of attack might be
made. There was nothing that he
could be accused Of, There was only
one thing to do-wait and play spy.
THAT night, as the hours grew late,
sneaked into the hall and stealthily
approached the door. There, in the
shadow, just around the corner from
where a dingy hall light threw it's
feeble rays against the overpowering
darkness, knelt, hour after hour, lis
tening at the keyhole. But no word,
no sound, came from within. There
was no movement from the man with
in the room, nothing that would indi-
cate that he was suffering from the
thoughts of crime. went back to
my room and went to sleep.
THE next nj ht it was the same,
There must be a new plan.
The following day, gauging my time
so that felt sure he would be at the
newspaper office, l tried my keys on
the door. They all failed. Then, fol.
lowing apparent failure, there enter
ed hope. The door of the room next
went open to my touch. l saw that it
was vacant. felt the walls; they
were almost nothing. saw that by 1u-
dicious use of a sharp knife 1 could
have hole through the connecting
one within half hour. l set to
work."
The IT, train had stopped for a mo-
ment, and with it stopped Miss Glen.
ent's narrative. Then, as the mo-
torman shot the lever around on the
controller, it began again.
When my man returned that night
he was being watched by two eyes
that were tireless. had stationed
myself in that little room, locked and
bolted the door. and was at the tiny
hole had made in the wall. felt sure
that it would not be noticed. I was
willing, anyway, to take the chance.
HE came into the room somewhat
wildly. His face was set, he seemed
nervous. Hurriedly he walked to the
small cupboard and took from it a
box containing some white powder
a cocaine f1end! Then, almost stealth
lily, he paced around the room, to take
out at last some letters from a desk.
and seated himself by the light. I
could see that the paper was old and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
In Prehistoric Days.

Ilford. in Essex, England. is famous
in the annals Of geological research,
discoveries there giving an idea Of the
dangerous state of the Thames valley
at an early date ip It's history. The
elephant, the rhinoceros and the bear
roamed wild and the prehistoric trav-
eler who lodged them still ran the
risk of encountering the tiger or the
bison. The number Of teeth discov.
cred at Ilford shows the elephant to
have been particularly common.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
What Got Him.

Strange, amt it, the new kinds of
ailments folks has," remarked Farmer
Smith, after reading his newspaper.
Nov I've been a-reading an advertise
ment in here Of new medicine, and it
says it's dreadful good for a sluggish
liver"
Liver troubles amt no new disease,
pa" responded Mrs. Smith. Il remem-
Der grandfather having liver trouble
when wasn't more'n ten years old"
Il was a-saying that this medicine
was good for a sluggish liver, Martha
Ann; and what beats me is how them
slugs gets inside the liver, anyway"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
FIRST C0LoNISTS
HAD few LUXURIES
n ARLY Yankees brought over
scant supplies of household fur

n ARLY Yankees brought over
scant supplies Of household fur
nishings. They came in small
ships, wdhich provided scarcely
enough room for themselves, their pro-
visions, clothing, ammunition and 9th
er absolute necessities Of life. Fortu-
nately, says the Boston Globe, they
found in the new country a number of
things which served them well in ev-
eryday housekeeping.
The first settlers Of Plymouth built
rude huts for their first homes. The
people who came over with Winthrop
in June, 1880. "either built outs with
bark and branches of trees or erected
tents Of cloth till they could provide
themselves with better shelter" So
Hawthorne relates. Some settlers dug
little caves IN the hillsides and rooted
them over with branches Of trees.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
His Petinent Question.

The gentle little mother was putting
the four-year-old to bed. In the hush
of "Our Father" and Nov 1 lay me-,
the irascible father of the family could
be heard downstairs, scolding every.
body. as was his evening won't
Mamma" asked the innocent little
chap, raising his blue eyes after the
Amen" why do we have to have
papa?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
KANSAS v |||||l ! !
WHO SUFFERED
From Headache, Backache,
Dizziness and Nervousness.
Restored to Health by
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Lawrence, Kans. IA year ago was
suffering from number of ailments. +

always had pain and
was irregular. Dur
ing the delay I suf-
fered a great deal
with headache, back
ache, dizziness, few
erish spells, nervous
ness and bloating:
I had been married
nearly three years.
I took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
COnno11n1 an6 nnw
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
XIII Flies.

Kill flies and kill them early. XIII
flies and save babies.
A year ago. flies were known as
filthy, foulfeeding nuisances, which
carried germs of typhoid fever, and of
intestinal diseases which destroy
thousands of infants every summer.
Now, the black indictment is in
creased. Since "fy-time began last
spring, the world has learned that
the dreaded infantile paralysis is
spread by these buzzing pests.
The fly is one of the few inexcusable
things on earth. Kill him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Undesirable NeiQhbors,

Undesirable Neiahbors.
There's a foreign couple living in
the fat next to us, and they are sim
ply torment to my wife"
why so?"
They quarrel necessarily, and she
can't understand word of it."-Louis.
vile Courier-Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
waveide Chat.

Wayside Chat.
What did they give youse at dat
last house?"
Gimme three minutes before turn.
ing loose de dog"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

You can't tell by the load man is
carrying where he got 1t.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, sofeens the gums, reduces inhammar
ton ,allays pain cures wind collie PC bottleA4
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-03
TODAY'S FIELD MEET
TO Be HARD FOUGHT
u. of u. and B. Y. u. Ath-
letes Will Clash in First
Big Test,

With the FIRST big track and field meet
oi the year scheduled for this afternoon,
md with prospects OF good weather, en-
thusiasts from all directions are aroused
and are speculating as to the results.
The long string Of defeats which the
&. Y L. has sustained in it's track re-
lations with the east benchers IS a source
OF much discomfort and the athletes from
the Provo school were never so earnest
In their hope TO win from the Red and
White boys They have realized from the
first Of the season that Coach Bennion
has been ha audlca pped by a lack OF old
men to work with and hope 10 he the
victors.
Utah proba bly, Will have 20 conccde
the Is. Y, L. first place In the high jump,
the broad jump and pole vault These
Richards seems certain or winning. He
may win the shot put and the discus
and might point in the hammer, Taken
all in all. 1t should not be too wild an
estimate to give the Provo boys four
first plsces-or their equivalent-in the
field events.
10 Utah the e Y L. must conccde
everything in the runs from the mile
down to the quarter Last year Jane
son. Cole and Yundt all three beat the
son. Cole and Wiuternity all three beat
the best Provo man at the half. while
Flagel and Peterson were both too fast
for the speediest quarter-miler at the
ID.
This Superiority In these distances is
about offset by the strength OF the Provo
team on the field. The other events are
highly doubtful. In most instances leav
Ing a good chance for either side to win
Utsh's entries and the list OF officials
appeared In yesterdays Tribune Fol-
lowing are the entries OF the p, Y. u:
High hurdles-Daniels. Parkinson.
Jenkins.
Low hurdles-Baird: jenkins. Halver-
son,
100-yard dash-Bard. jenkins. Jack
man. Jones, Winn.
22o-yard dash-Baird, Jones. Jenkins,
Jackman. Winn.
4io-yard dash-Eyre, Brimhall. C,
Baird Winn.
Half-mile-Duke, Higgins. A Brim-
hall.
One-mlle run-Hales. Higgins. Ander-
son, PARCEL.
Pole vault-Richards. uaIverson,
Moore. Parkinson,
Broad iump-Richards. Parkinson.
High iump-Richard Parkinson,
Barkdull jenkins.
shot put-Richards, Halverson, Moore.
Weight
Hammer throw-Pack. Parkinson.
Weight.
Relay tcam-Balrd. Jones. Eyre and
Vim.
Before the track meet. which will be-
gin at $3.50 o'clock. the University OF
Utah football team will meet the team
from the Colorado School OF Mines.