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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-08
Chapter XIX.

night, Madge," said Dick as he came
from the telephone at luncheon time,
''for Mr. Belden and his wife have
invited us to go to the theater and
then they are going to take us to one
of the swell Bohemian places. I've
never seen. Belden's wife, but they
tell me she is one of the best lockers
that frequents the Broadway restau-
rants.
well, dear, I'll wear my: brown
and gold evening gown"
DO you mean that glittering,
4 beady thing you showed me the other
day at Bufalo?"
'"The same" 1 answered with
laugh.
"Then I'll bet she'll have to go
some to stack up beside you, dear,
for am sure you'll look like shim-
mering sort Of a dream in those
shades of red, brown and FURNISHED
gold which just match your eyes and
hair"
Goodness, Dick!' 1 exclaimed, 81
didn't know you were so observing.
I'll have. to be very particular how I
dress"
you suit me always, Margie, but
l think l like you best in brown"
"All right, Dick I'll remember that. "
Don't worry about my taste when
you are picking out your clothes. |
never intend to be one of those mas
cuIine pests who goes with his wife
when she buys her hats. don't want
you to pick out my clothes, and ! am
sure you know what is best for your
self"
For this relief-much thanks" l
quoted, dropping my high lord low
curtsy. "0ne of the trials of married
life that l thought was in store for
me was having you compare hat on
a beautiful millinery model and then
on me-"
Dick grabbed me and pulled me
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-08
THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
"Do YOU STILL LOVE ME?"

l. LONE NIX
in the world, sweetheart, that will
look better in any old hat than you"
Perhaps you think so now, Dick,
but there are always young models
and grow old"
There you go again, Margie; isn't
it enough that 1 think so now-why
will you borrow trouble, from the
future Do you know, dear, be-
lieVe that half the women make
themselves miserable by thinking and
worrying about what is to happen?
Don't you know if you enjoy the
pleasure of the moment you've had
it? No one can take it from you.
Whatever comes aftenNard cannot
obIiterate that fact"
Perhaps you are right, Dick" 1
said rather wistfully, "but, oh! 1
want you to love me always-alWays
as shall love you-and do you know,
Mr.. Husband, 1 don't believe you
have asked me if l loved you since
we were married"
Eyes, l have" stoutly affirmed
Dick. But nevertheless he had not.
Some way am not as sure of it as
l was before we were married. Al
ready have found out that it is the
man who asks, do you still love
me?" before the wedding day and the
woman who keeps questioning after
the wedding, DO you still love ne?"
To Be Continued Tomorrow
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Violet Massage, New and Luxurious Barber Treat

rosy color to his cheef-s that will last;
from five to ten hours, cure that teri
rible headache OF the morning aft
err" relieve backache, chase away
warts, moles, corns or bunions. and
end with the newest massage and
shampoo.
If you notice the operation, you will
see the barber holds a small glass
tube that shoots violet streams Of
electricity. These sparks 60 up the
victims fingers, up the arm. around
the shoulder, and Jump out Of the
ends of the hair when the barber
disturbs the locks with his fingers
The razor manipulators call the ap-
paratus the BARRIERS X-ray. and say
it will perform a hundred feats never
heard Of. To bring rosy tinge to the
cheeks, the violet stream is directed
to the desired spots and the reddish
color soon looms up.
The stream of sparks is the entire
secret, and whatever your ailment IL,
the barber can effect a cure by turn
ing the violet ray on the location of
the pain.
The only danger that may result L.
the setting fire to your hair, but
this won't happen unless your locks
have been washed with an alcoholic
liquid.
Whether~an inner conflagration will
follow il several alcoholic drinks
have been consumed is an e1
pertinent the BARRIERS say has not been
tried.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Representative Tom Butler Taken at His Word

printed my picture. was immediate
ly interested. I wanted to know abou!
the picture. So he showed it to me
There I was with regular horse
tail whiskers down to my waist. Now
am no beauty. but have never worn
any hirsute adornment, and certainly
no Pfeffer whiskers. It made me mad
and l accused him of being a faker
"He insisted that all the pictures
were secured from the official gallery
and offered to show me the original
went with him. and there, suH
enough, on the walls, was a picture
purporting to be me from which the
copy had been made
The sergeant-at-arm had taken me
at my word, and. being a fecetious fel
low, had picked out this monstrosity
to represent me- 1t had been hanging
there all the time, and l had never
noticed it and my friends had never
.old me about it. You can see the
picture yourself II you go in the CLOAK
ROOM"
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wealth, Mr.. Nichols declared, has nc
influence In the selection of members.
While no person can join this 50
ciety who cannot produce documentary
proof of his descent from a cavalier OF
King Charles times, the palatine who
will preside over the palatine of Mary.
land must be able to show that he lie
descended from either son, a grand
son, or one who himself was a member
of the British nobility of that period.
1t will be seen that this newest cult
in snobbishness is reaching out into
the Carolinas. and ultimately into
Georgia, and this brings to mind the
historic fact that among the clay
eaters and sang-diggers there is a cav.
alier outfit. This section of the At
lantic coast was once the dumping
ground of the nobilliard scum of the
old world, and soil of aristocratie
penal colony. where the black sheer
sons Of noble houses were sent to get
rid Of them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Priest Finds $4,000 in the Church Poor Box

the box and grasped bill and drew
1t out. The priest thought at first II
was dollar bill, as the collections
from the poor box never amount to
more than few dollars. He looked
at the currency and saw it had vel.
low back. The bill was for $1,000.
The next time he placed his hand in
the box he drew forth four bills. Two
Of those were yellow backed and were
for an amount equal to that of the
first. Father Buisson took the roll OF
currency and the pennies and silver
from the box to his house. There he
discovered that the greenbacks were
for $1,000 each.
Father Buisson told reporter that
the sexton of the church saw an ell.
derby woman dressed in black, drive
up to the church in brougham. She
offered short prayer, walked to the
poor box and placed the bills in it.
It was at first reported that the
bills had been donated by Mr. Freder-
lick Cortlandt Penfleld Of No. 1877
Fifth avenue, an enthusiastic worker
in the cause of religion. Mr.. Pen
field, however, denied any knowledge
of the incident.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
It Has Arrived but Sooner Than Was Expected

T. EVERYBODY knew it was coming,
Il but possibly no one believed it
would arrive so soon. The new ar
rival is a new national society. It is
known as the National Society of Co.
lonial Cavaliers. This is to be the
most exclusive society In America, and
you have got to have lineage, lots Of
it, to belong to it. The headquarters
of this society are to be in this city,
and it's governor general is to be Mr..
c. w. De Lyon Nichols. It seems as
though this is the outgrowth Of the
jamestown exposition, where lot of
"high-brows" got together and dis
cussed their lineage. 1t does not de-
pend upon American birth. In fact.
American birth wont help it out at
an.
This Society OF Colonial Cavaliers
is composed of men and women who
can trace their lineage directly to a
cavalier who either served under or
supported Charles I. of England in his
struggle with Cromwell. So far the
organization has been confined to the
palatinate of New York. That of Mary
land will be the first effort to extend
the society. In the near future it will
be carried. according to Mr. Nichols,
into Virginia. and later into the Caro-
linas.
Lineage alone, however. is the quail.
f1cation test. The society is demo-
cratic rather than snobbish. and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

WAsH1NGTON.-An ancient col.
" ored woman was damned in the
Inauguration crowd at the Peace Mon
ument A custard-colored young WON.
an and seal-brown young man were
supposed to have her in tow, but they
were so taken up with each other and
with the excitement going on that the
woman was as alone, in spirit. as II
she were on 4 country field. where
she obviously came from.
There was daze of rapt wonder in
her eyes as she looked down at the
armament of electric stars and jew
eled planets that. canopied the ave-
nue. from end to end. And like some
old brown sybil, she raised her voice
in ejaculation that, someway. took on
the melody of a chant:
"Lawdneben, whar did dey git all
desc lights FUN! How did dey git 'em
up yander high in de air whar nobody
on nth kin clim'! Looks like Gawd
done let down de stahs! How did dey
git dem little flames shet up in dem
glass bottles? How do dey make 'em
burn 'thout no taller, an no wicks, an
no oil, an no firewood-nor nuthin'-
answer me dat! How did dey git dem
runner-roun lights on dem poles to
burn diffnt like dat, some blue, an
some red, an some green?-an. oh.
my Lawd, dere's a quivery flag wiz
live blood stripes! Look-a yander at
dem blazin' strings all over dem
houses an amt marry one catchin'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
She Wanted to Know The Way Of Electricity

fab. It's like Dan'l in de fiahy fun
mace thout gittin' burnt. It looks like
Judgment day done come an ey'ry-
body saved-hally-loo-yuh!"
The custard-yellow young woman
took sudden notice:
Tor, gran ma, shut up"
"Ef you don't keep quiet, Mrs.
Thompson" added the seal young
man, loosely, Miss Luce an nell
run of an leave you. Then how you
goin' to find your way back to Prince
Gawges?'
Il gwine keep NAH mouf shet all |
kin, chillen, an l wouldn't be feared,
nuther. De one dat sont stab ahead
for dem shep'd men amt gwine leave
a ole 'ooman like me to stumble in
de dark. not on a night all lit up like
dis one, nohow. Oh, Lawdie. look at
dat sun flickerin' in frontier dat sto'.
dat sun fickerin' in frontier dat sto' -,
same as it sizes ev'y mawnin' in de
country. 1t sholy is kingdom-come
night, but it amt nair patch on de
everlastin' mawn dat's comm at de
ender de worl'. An, oh, my Gawd!
look at all desc bushels er people
shoutin' an laughin' an trapesin' up
an. down an ever whicherway, an
nair one on 'em steddyin' whar dey
gwine when dey all die. Hebenly
fawther, fuhgive 'em, fun dey means
right; dey don't know what dey do.
Ell only could steddy out bout dem
flames in dem bottles. Dat sholy gifts
me-"
Hardly worth writing about. 10 it?
Just the unrestrained babble Of an
old creature of the Maryland pines:
Just darkest ignorance wanting to
know the why of electricity. Just one
simple soul asking God to bless her
kind.
Just one in the thousands who were
on the avenue Inauguration night.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
He Is -Four and She Three, So the Wedding Fails

rH1CAGO.-He was a little boy four
- years old and she was only three,
and 80
Sergeant Volt slowly unlimbered
himself from his stool and craned his
body halfway over the desk of the
Oak Park police station. Thus en-
sconced he was able to look down the
other afternoon upon the upturned
faces of the stations two visitors.
Il wanta be married." Davis Ender-
son piped upward, AN she wansa
be married, too"
The tiny would-be bride hung her
head in becoming modesty.
ugh huh," she whispered at the
floor, please
"She's Mildred Guterson," Davis ex-
planned, AN If you'll hurry up cause
we've got ten chil-drens an'-oh, yes,
an = piece Of ginger cake an a cup
an saucer"
Awed by such a remarkable prepare
ton for welded bliss, Sergeant Volt
only could gasp out a single word:
"Why?"
cause she asst me to-" the would
be bridegroom said with candor, and
the little girl admitted it unblushingly.
AN We'll have a nice house all
painted up pretty" the happy BRIDE
groom-to-be conf1ded, AN baby that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

goes 'squeak-sQueak' when y press In
tummy."
Miss Mildred interrupted with:
An an jes' lots of pretty mud
PIES"
The last bit of the planning was
done by the would-be bridegroom He
fondly called the sergeants attention
to the fact that in his household there
would be no face washing any more.
"Or not b'hin' tn ears, anyway" he
was declaiming positively. when
George Guterson. stern parent of the
would-be bride. rushed into the sta,
ton.
And thus the short honeymoon
came to its waning. At the gate to
her home, 944 North Park avenue,
Miss Guterson raised her tiny TIPS and
kissed her almost-husband a fond fare
we'll.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
new KING A. HERO; ONCE HATED MAN

King Constantine, the new ruler of
Greece, until four years ago was most
unpopular In his own kingdom, where
today he is a hero classed with the
ancient warriors Of the historic land.
The ruler for whom Greeks all
over the world as we'll as in Greece
have been buying chaplets. swords.
and jeweled wreaths, as the Nberator
OF the land from the thrall of the
Turks, has heard outside the palace
walls at Athens and at his own cha
teau of later the cry of the mob that
he and his father abdicate in favor
of his own eldest son, Prince George:
he has had the military league of his
own army and navy against him to
the extent Of mutiny; he has been in
Weighed against in the parliament
and publicly scored in the newspa-
pers for political reasons.
Now when he returns to Athens
not only as king but as commander
Of an army that revived 1.-The glory
that was Greece'a'' there will he M
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
--LATEST Man in Town" Gees Out for so Days

Wis.-Described by
vi Theodore Pulls as being the LATEST
man in Milwaukee, Herman Braasch,
a probationer for abandonment. was
returned to the municipal court for al
legged failure to work.
According to Mr.. Pulls. the depart
u2ent found a child of the man desti-
tute upon a visit to his home. Be-
cause of illness it was necessary to
remove Mrs. Braasch to the county
hospital and she was not in court.
I'VE had to treat him like special
patient" said Mr.. Pulls. I'VE had to
take him by the hand and lead him
to work, like taking child to school.
Whenever he had a payday, we had
to collect his money and then 90 to
his home the following day and es-
cort him back to work"
According to Mr.. Pulls, the depart
ment became tired Of such II torship
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
VANDERBILT MODEL FLAT COSTS $3.50

Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, ST.,
who has done so much to help the
women of America to make them
selves better wives and citizens, is
now showing by actual results at tho
Vanderbilt model tenement house, 81
E. 18th street, New York, how young
Mrs. Harlem Flat or young Mrs. Any,
bodyelse can start a real and beauti-
full home for the modest sum Of $780,
Dining room, living room, kitchen
and two bedrooms. all stocked with
"everyth1ng needed for housekeep-
Ing" on $3.50. Just think of that.
''Of course" said Mrs. Vanderbilt
the other day, some furniture house
will assert that they can do the job
for less money. But our figures In.
clude cost not merely of chairs and
tables, etc., but table and bed linen,
cutlery, curtains; absolutely every
thing needed in home. With $3.50
in hand, no bride or groom need run
into debt or place dependence upon
the installment PLAN"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

CT. LOUIS, MO.-n you should wan
- der into your barber shop and spy
your favorite tonsorialist showing
large electric sparks about another
customers hair, using only his fing.
ers to accomplish this result, don't
turn and run.
And don't try to guess how h. does
1t, for you would ruf1ie your brain and
give up. believing tina: the man
who had shaved your face for the last
three or four years has been studying
magic and neglected to let you In
on his secret.
Just pretend you know all about it.
Stroll leislrely to a chair and stay
there until the familiar call of next"
is yours.
In the meanwhile watch CLOSELY
and you will see your predecessor re-
ceive the latest electrode treatment.
Yep. that's it-electrode.
Should the customer call for the
entire list. here are a few Of the
things the barber will do for him:
Darken his gray hairs. produce .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
When He Didn't Feel the Limps and Twinges Of Age

4 N exhibit Of battle flags at the mu-
u scum caught the attention OF q
woman who was passing through.
They were poor, SCARED things:
some of them shot-riddled and
splotched with. maybe, mildew and.
maybe, blood, and all Of them dirty
and tattered to Sits.
The woman studied each flag with
tho Unconditional Difference she had
Just paid to Washington's old clothes.
When she had finished the last one
and was turning away another visitor
came up and stood before the case.
He was so old that his march with
the veterans down the inaugural line
must have put an extra limp to his
stin leg and added an extra twinge to
the shoulder that was pain-drawn
from rheumatism and time.
But he didn't seem to be feeling
either limps or twinges. as he stood
before the exhibit, hat OF and his
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

figure Strengthened into the military
rightly OF soldier at attention Even
his age~drooped mouth had gone back
to the masterfulness Of youth. and In
his eyes was the grimness that dares
follow wherever flag leads the way.
And the woman who had stood
aside, respectfully. and studied the
man with the same Unconditional defer.
ence with which she had studied the
flags, said to her own curious self:
This. doubtless. IN what you call
pAtriotism!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
REAL C0mM0NER OF THE CABINET

The real commoner Of President
Wilson's cabinet is William B. Will
son, secretary of labor. He was
never in school except a few days
when he was a child. He began
helping his father dig coal in Penn
sylvania mine when he was eight
years old. His father had a lame
back and could not lift heavy piece
of coal, but he could lie on his back
on the bottom of the shaft and under
cut the coal seam. and he used to do
that. and little BILLY" Wilson loaded
it into the cars.
He dug coal until he was nearly
forty years old and then he got a
position with the United Mine Work
ers Of America at $4,000 a year, and
later was elected to congress.
A newspaper Of Washington, writ
ing about William B. Wilson when
the president appointed him secre-
tary of labor, said:
THE Wilson's have a beautiful
country estafsu At Blossburg. Pa"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

NEW YORK-The deepest mystery
" surrounds the gift of five one thou
sand dollar bills which were placed re-
Gently in the poor box just inside the
entrance of the Church Of Our Lady
Of Guadalupe, the new Spanish Ro-
man Catholic edifice in West seth
street, near Broadway. The sexton
said he thought the donor was an ell
derby woman who was assisted into
the church by footman. AS result
of the incident the church is being
watched closely by the police.
The Rev. Adrian Buisson, rector OF
the parish, is accustomed to take out
donations placed in the poor box ev-
cry week. The other day he opened
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

Barred Women From Funeral.
No women at his funeral was the
dying wish of IN old innkeeper; John
Maxwell Of Germantown, Pa, who
died q few days ago. His last re-
quest was that no female squatters''
be allowed 1T his funeral. Maxwell
was proprietor Of the historic Cen
eral Wayne hotel, and as a captain
had distinguished himself in the Civil
war. He was seventy-five years old,
and had conducted the headquarters
Of General Washington as a hotel for
almost half Q century. Captain Max
we'll was buried beside the grayes
q his parents ss@. n .szzsa ? -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
ANDERSON WAS WELCOMED BY JAPAN

The official records Of the state
department completely disprove the
published statement that Larz Ander-
son of this city was found persona
non grata and was refused recogni-
ton as United States ambassador at
Toxic. On the contrary, Mr.. Ander-
son was welcomed with the greatest
cordially, and he and Mrs. Anderson
were received in their official capaci-
ties by the emperor with the utmost
formality and with impressive cere-
mony. They were conveyed from the
embassy to the imperial palace in
one of the royal equipages with a
large escort of splendidly appareled
Japanese troops and officials of high
degree. That recognition was accord
ed with a full knowledge on the part
Of the Japanese government Of the
bable short continuance of Mr..
Anderson in the ambassadorial Office.
owing to the political change in the
administration.
The records show that Larz An
derson, then American minister at Bru
at Toxic November II, and very soon
where he presented his credentials in
December Is he was nominated, but
nominations made by the last admins
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and the moment it permitted it's Wig
lance to lax, Braasch did not go to
work. He was arrested for violating
his probation.
All he does all day is to sit and
think" said Mr.. Pulls. HE said to
me one day. You don't think that I
do a lot of thinking. do you?' told
him to wake up
Braasch was sentenced for six
months in the house Of correction to
cultivate the habit Of working"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

II REPRESENTATIVE TOM BUTLER
II of Pennsylvania has never had his
picture taken. 1t is hobby of his.
When he first same to congress the
sergeant-at-arms asked for his photo
to put in the official gallery. Mr.. But
Ter told him in jocular way to get
any old picture and put it in for him
as he had never had any made.
"A long time afterward," said Mr..
Butler, "a book agent called on me.
He sang his usual song about my be-
Ing so prominent that the publishers
had printed q sketch of me and lac
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Ready for Emergencies.

: Ready for Emergencies.
Wise men make q point Of having
two pairs Of trousers to each evening
coat, and one pair Of trousers 10 Of
heavy cloth. Trousers Of this kind are
probably of the same thickness ~
those worn in the day. They last
longer than trousers Of thin cloth and
look better all the time. because they
are not easily Knocked out Of shape
with continuous hard wear every eve
ming. Knowing this. some, men make
"a point Of having the trousers Of their
evening suit made Of cloth = little
thicker than that Of the coat London
Evenin9 Standard. 4S s
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An eastern genius has invented q
machine to count bank notes from
a pile and register the total amount.
1t is improbable, however, that an at
tempt will be made to cater to family
trade.
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model fiat which
epidemic OF Opponents 1t
vabe" The
and there little touches
noise bills Hundreds and old women have visited the
Fifth mansion but