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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
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FATHER IS FREED:
coroner's Jury Exonerates Boy
Who Saved Sister. .s.s =
WAS TROUBLED HOME
Hearing Parent Yell "III Kill You"
Youngster Grabbed Rifle and Let
Fly-victim Not a Drinking Man;
Just Hot Tempered.

Chicago.-Charles Scheibler rushed
upon his ffteen-year-old daughter the
other day with a butcher knife be-
cause the girl would not stop laughing.
Scheibler's son, Peter, shot and killed
his father. Afterward Peter called a
policeman and gave himself up.
At the coroners inquest, held sew.
eral hours after the tragedy, the boy
was exonerated for the shooting.
Witnesses testified the boys father
continually scolded members of the
family and found fault with every.
thing they did. Frequently, it was
said, Mrs. Scheibler and the children
were forced to fee from their home
to escape his wrath.
The Scheibler home is at $500 South
Fairfield avenue. 1t has been a trou-
bled household of late. The father, a
house painter, has been idle. The
mother has been internationally ill
she was in bed when the shooting oc-
CURED. Peter has had only few odd
Jobs. Fifteen-year-old Helma has been
the little mother" doing the house
work and caring for nine-year-old Mar
tina and four-year-old Marie. The
younger SOC, Louis, has been working
downtown.
Trouble started at breakfast. The
cakes that Helma made had not quite
the same quality as her mothers.
In rage Scheibler arose. No wit
ness remembers 70 have heard Just
what he shouted. All agree that he
snatched butcher knife from the
table. The children ran. Martha and
Marie were near the outside door and
they went out. Helma ran instructive
ly to the pantry. Peter instinctively
ran after her to shield her. They
slammed the door and braced it.
Then I heard him yell I'll kill you
I'll kill your said Peter. And some
how / seemed to know he meant it.
He was raving at the door, pounding
and showing; we couldn't hold it. I
grabbed the rifle and pointed it at him
through the crack as it was widening.
thought it would bring him to his
senses. But it just made him wilder.
He rushed right at the barrel-and I
shot"
That was the story. Helma said
the same thing. The other children
agreed on the facts of the breakfast
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
FACE ALMOST COVERED WITH
PlMPLES AND BLACKHEADS

Atchison, Kan.-"For q number OF
years suffered very greatly from skin
eruption. My face was very red and
irritated, being almost covered with
pimples and blackheads. The pimpies
were scattered over my face. They
were fine rash with the exception of
few large pimples on my forehead
and chin. My face burned and looked
red as if exposed to either heat or
cold. 1t was not only unsightly but
very uncomfortable. I tried several
remedies but couldn't get any relief.
I was recommended to use Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment
Il applied the Cuticura Ointment in
the evening, leaving it for about five
minutes, then washing it of with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. wash
ed with the Cuticura Soap and hot wa
ter also several times during the day.
After about four months of this appli.
cation, my face was cleared Of the
pimples. I still use the Cuticura
Soap" (signed) Miss Elsie Nelson.
Dec. 20, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston"
Adv.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
CHANGED POINT OF REFORM;
Uncle Rastus at Least Was Honestsln
His Acknowledgement Of Prev
lous lapses from Grace. ~ Il:

The colonel had demonstrated Wig
orously with Uncle Rastus about the
old darky's persistent excursions into
the state of tnebriation. IS.
Uncle Rastus, though he promised
faithfully to refrain from frequent dips
into the flowing, bowl, failed to live up
to the colonel's expectations.
On numerous occasions the colonel
saw Rastas under the influence of H.
quor, but the darby when taken to task
stoutly denied the accusation, affirm
ing emphatically that he did not drink.
One evening the colonel met Uncle
Rastus in a condition which made it
plainly evident that the darby was
caught with the goods on
'Rastus," began the colonel, serious
", II though you told me that you had
given up drink"
"Ah sho' did, Massa Ke'nol; ali sho'
did," replied Rastus. But lately ali
dun took up drinkin' an glib up lynn"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
RURAL TEACHERS PAY SMALL
Average Pay Is Less Than That Re.
ceived by Street Laborers
In Cities,

The statisticians tell us that the av-
erase salary Of the teachers Of the
nation in the common schools is less
than $500 year, and in the rural
school districts less than $500, the
Hon. David Franklin Houston, secre-
tary OF agriculture, writes in Leslie's,
Illinois reports rural salaries ranging
from $3.50 to $500; Kansas, a salary OF
less than $3.50; Missouri, Mississippi
and Tennessee, one of less than $3.50:
Vermont, Maine and North Carolina,
one of less than 5000. In urban com.
munities it ranges from $500 to $500
to $1,000 or $4,000 or more. The an,
nual compensation of rural teachers is
less than that of street laborers in cit,
les, less than that Of bricklayers, plas,
terers, carpenters, planters and brake,
men, and the superintendent Of Ala,
bama reports that in that state it is
less than the average earnings of con,
victs.
Everywhere these teachers are
stranded in one room buildings, for
the most part unsightly, devoid Of the
ordinary comforts, lacking in facili.
ties, in unattractive and insanitary
surroundings, they teach all grades
and hold 80 to IS or 40 Rotations a
day for four, five, six or seven months
year, and do this without advice or
assistance from competent supervisors
or inspectors. Illinois reports 10000
one teacher schools, 1,150 of them hav-
ing less than Is pupils; Kansas, 1900,
425 with less than Is pupils, 800
with less than 10; North Carolina,
more than 1000 out Of a total of $500;
Indiana reports 1,0S5 schools with
less than Is pupils, and 1000 with less
than 20; Missouri, 7O5 with less than
II, and $500 with less than 20.
When the people know the facts and
are intelligently led they will face the
situation, provide the means and will
regard the expenditure for develop
mental purposes not as burden,
but as an investment. They must
put more money into this business OF
rural education to save what they
have already put into make good
what they have undertaken. AS peo-
pie Of ordinary business sense, they
must recognize the necessity Of ef-
ficiency of production. A nation which
is spending $7O0,0O0,O00 a year on
war, past and future, $SO0,O0O,OOO for
tobacco, and $1,000, 100000 for whisky
cannot make the plea of poverty and
cannot afford to say that it will stop
at an expenditure of $330,0O0,0000 TO,
schools
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06

meet friends expected On the theatel
express.
A man wearing a mask sprang out
from behind one of the wind shields
pointed revolver at Miss Proulx, and
ordered both of them to shell out. y
An instant later, as he swung the
revolver toVard knipper, the girl
grabbed it and the fight was on.
Il tried to twist his wrist she
said, land Mr.. Knipper jumped at him
and hit him in the face He fell back
ward and think he dropped the re-
vo1ver. Then Mr.. Knipper grappled
with him, ard the next instant they
were rolling over on the platform
Tho bandit was swearing frightfully.
Il was screaming for help. Mr.
Knipper was trying to get the revolver
which the bandit had recovered, and
the next thing l knew both of them
rolled of the platform to the tracks.
Il saw that they were still fighting
desperately, and then saw the bandit
stick the revolver against Mr.. Knip
pcr's face. Three times he pulled the
trigger, but the revolver was not dis
charged
Il started to run along the plat
from, still screaming for help, ant
then Mr.. Knipper crawled up. The
robber had broken away from him ane
got away"
Something was wrong with the re
volver or would be dead" said Knip
per. He pulled the trigger three times
with the gun pointed at my face and
then damned it against my stomach
and tried twice again.
when he found he couldn't shoot
he hit me with the muzzle of the gun
l only had my fists, and was hamper
ed with heavy overcoat. but l cut
him open under one eye"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
SCENE WAS TOO REALISTIC
Victim Of Hazino on Stage Sues the
PIaywrIoht-Used Clippers on
His Hair.

Columbus, 1nd.-Too much realism
has caused trouble for Roy w. Emig
of this city. Bert Kocher, who took
the part Of the wiretapper in Emig's
play, "Scalplock Of Stony Lonesome"
has sued Emig for 500 damages. In
the play, which was produced here,
Kocher had the role of Brown coun.
ty whitecapper. After a bunch of
make-believe Indiana university stu
dents had tied his hands and feet they
"hazed" him. To make the scene
more realistic they used clippers on
his hair. Kocher filed a suit In JUS
tice Knney's court asking damages.
He says the hair cutting gave him 4
cold, and that he was Inundated in
the sight of his friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
BAD WATER H0[D-UP
It Was Only for Moving Pictures
but Passengers Thought It
Real Thing.
BY FRANK FlLSON.

The journey across the desert is
not distracting one, and any diver
sion is gladly welcomed, SO that,
when the fashily dressed man stood
up at the end of the Pullman and be-
gan to address the passengers, every
body went forward and gathered
around him, laughing and clapping.
They thought he was going to offer
something for sale.
However, he had nothing to sell.
He had favor to ask, he said, and so
everybody became silent and listened
attentively.
Ladies and gentlemen" began the
fashfly dressed man, II am going to
repeat to you what have Just said to
the passengers in the next coach.
When we reach Bad Water, in ten
minutes or so, moving picture man
will be upon the platform to take
some pictures representing hold-up.
Some of the performers, dressed as
bandits, will attack the mail car, while
others will go through the coaches, de-
handing your money and valuables.
But please do not be alarmed. The
whole proceeding will be in panto-
mime, and If you will make show OF
compliance, and so aid US, nobody will
be annoyed. I ask of you, fellow-pas-
sengers, to feign alarm, and If one or
two of the ladies will pretend to faint
it will help things along"
Everybody began laughing and
eagerly awaited the stop at Bad Wa
ter. This was the fourth day of the
trans-continental journey, and the pas
sengers were on very good terms with
one another. They began to discuss
train robberies.
I'D never give up cent" exclaim-
ed a stout, perspiring drummer, wip-
ing the alkali dust from his features
Not for all the train robbers in Cali
fornia. No, Stree, and don't mistake
me. I'd duck their pistols and hit out
once or twice and then-well, there
wouldn't be any train robbers"
i well, as for me, I know I should
just faint" answered demure young
lady. And before tainted I'd just
hand over everything I had"
{ mot with mo around, you wouldn't
need to- answered the drummer gal
lantly
The other travellers did not commit
themselves, for at that moment the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06

train began to slow down and there
appeared the irrigation ditch from
which the station took it's name. Then
the little tinroofed shanty came into
view, and a moment later half doz-
en- men, wearing sombreros and mask
ed, with pistols stuck all around their
waist lines, leaped forward across the
tracks. One jumped into the engine
cab and held his pistol to the fore
head Of the engineer. The mail van
was next attacked, while two men
made their way into the foremost of
the coaches.
Upon the platform a moving picture
operator had set up his instrument
and was busily Keeling off the film,
the passengers, interested in the
scene, gathered around him.
Nov. ladies, now, gentlemen" in
terposed the fashlly dressed man in
tones Of remonstrance, won't you
please go back into the coaches and
be robbed? You're interfering with
the operator. It spoils the reality of
the pictures, your standing round
here as though nothing had happened
People will think the pictures a fake,
and it's going to be exhibited in all
the leading cities of America. Won't
you go back?"
Two or three did turn back toward
the coaches in half-hearted way, but
the rest remained obdurate, and the
f1ashIly dressed man ran here and
there among them, demonstrating and
pleading. His requests, however, fell
on deaf ears. 1t was much pleasanter
outside in the fresh air than within,
and, besides, all wanted to see the
whole proceedings. At last, in des-
pair, the fashily dressed man threw
up his hands and disappeared inside
one OF the coaches.
Almost simultaneously q pistol shot
rang out, followed by a woman's
scream for help. The heads of the
spectators turned round with a stimuli
,aneous movement and their features
betrayed an expression of sudden
fear.
You told mo 1t was fun" shrieked
a woman's voice. Il won't give you
my rings. I won't, I tell you. There,
take them, then. And that's every
penny have in the world"
IT'S Big Ike and his gang" some
body screamed. It's real enough!
My God, it's all real!"
Then the fashily dressed man came
dashing out of his coach, a smoking
pistol in his hand. He was followed
by two of the gang.
Hands up, you silly sheep" he yell
ed Hands up or fire. Now, then,
back into the cars. One at q time,
please. You'll keep them above your
heads while Ike goes through you"
Sheep, he had called them, and like
sheep they obeyed. The first to do
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
Fashionable Cojors.

This is the time of year when COL
ors change, just as do hats and gowns.
Court blue is one Of the latest. It is
a cross between electric and gend-
arme.
Taupe has shed it's brown tinge and
has acquired the tint like elephant
gray.
One of the prettiest blues is blue
Wig. deep and yet bright shade.
Shrimp is the favored pink.
A glorious red which looks extreme
ly we'll with white is called rouge
Venetian.
Chalk white is en- vogue
Amaranth is a claret shade.
Caramel is another pretty edition
of brown.
Verdegris is one Of the smartest
greens.
Mimosa is a yellow that verges on
orange.
Petunia is the successor Of the
fuchsia medley, with the purple and
red tints predominating.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
LISTENS AS HEART SLOWS
Fastens Stethoscope to Ears and Stab,
Self to Death With Lance
He Made.

Philadelphia, Pa.-With a stetho
scope fastened to his ears and tiny
steel lance made by himself imbedded
In his heart, Karl Schneider. forty.
five years old, Of Germantown. an in
strument maker, was found dead by
his wife and friend the other day,
a suicide, under the most dramatic
circumstances.
The position of the body showed he
had laid down on a couch, placed the
stethoscope to his ears, then took the
lance and slowly pierced his heart.
The man could hear the heart beats
as they slowly followed the piercing
Of the organ with the lance of his own
make.
Mr.. Schneyder was married, but
had no children. According to his
wife, he had been Ill for some time.
having suffered a nervous breakdown.
Overwork Is believed to have been
the cause.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
Aeela Very Aioh.

In the South of France, at fashion
able Monte Carlo, Cannes and Nice,
one sees the most grotesque sights
which are the direct result OF high
heels combined with tight skirts. How
some OF the votaries of that sad ANAL
gamation manage to walk at all, it is
difficult to say. Their best effort is
only a feeble and unsafe totter, for
the Louis heel. when exaggeratedly
high, throws the body forward and up.
sets the balance of it. Yet the heel
of that name is becoming to the feet
and is the smart woman's choice.
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influence Of East on New clothe.

influence Of East on New Clothes.
The Chinese coat, short, straight
cut garment, with loose body and
sleeves. is another example of the in
fuence of the east on present-day fash
ions. Boleros are talked of for three
piece garments, t1t somehow with
the draped effects the bolero does
not seen in keeping. However, as
change is what is aimed at, we shall
see these introduced again, more in
the Spanish style and trimmed q Ia
toreador. AS natural sequence to
this mode the matador hat will again
be seen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
Cow Raises Brood Of Pics.

Rouzerville, Pa.-On the Benjamin
ehockey farm are three little pigs
which some time ago adopted a COW
rs their foster mother. They were
quickly favored by the COW and al
lowed to draw their sustenance regu-
arly. Now that the pig have grown
up they manifest so much attach
ment for the COW that the owner is
compelled to keep them in separate
Yards. Whenever the pigs can man
lge to do so they escape and race for
he COW for more nourishment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06

quarrel, and told of the butcher knife.
Mrs. Scheibler told of the words she
had heard spoken, of the sudden
scraping of chairs, the slamming Of
the door, the screams of the children.
my son is telling the TRUTH" said
Mrs. Scheibler. my husband had a
terrible temper. He would fly into 6
rage over the least little thing. He
tried to kill me about a year ago
actually shot at me, but missed, and
then cooled down. He wasn't drink
ing man, just hot tempered. Once he
was arrested for cutting a woman with
pair of scissors because she criti.
cised his work"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
Trimmings From Chinese Skirts.


Chinese skirts in the original GER
tainly possess as many varied uses as
the famous porker, whose only loss is
It's sQueal. The front and back panels.
with their rich embroideries in Picking
stitch, make exquisite long sailor COL
lars which will miraculously turn your
most commonplace frock into a veri-
table creation. The yards on yards
Of two-toned Chinese blue embroidery
landings make trimming galore for
stunning gown sid hat A striking
parasol in these ays Of unique ones,
is made from tho skirts pleated and
embroidered sides, and an equally ct.
fective piano lamp shade can be
evolved from the same, with the addi-
ton Of the panels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
HERO 0 4 DUP
TELLS VIVID STORY
Grabbed Revolver Pointed al
Her and Escort-0n the Brink
of Murder

Chicago.-"Sne displayed more grit
than most men. When the gun was
pointing almost directly at her face
she grabbed it and gave me a chance
to get at the robber."
Frank Knipper, who lives at the
Hotel Holland, thus described the
bravery Of Miss Beatrice Proulx of
1904 East Fifty-seventh street, when
they were held up the other night.
Miss Proulx escaped with only a
severe fright. Knipper has three cuts,
two on his face and one on the back
OF his head. but has the satisfaction
Of knowing the robber also is bat.
tered.
Miss Proulx and Knipper went to
tho Fifty-seventh street station to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06

For little misses from nine to four
teen years old a great number of
shapes to choose from have been
provided. New fabrics and new COL
orings furnish, too, opportunities for
unusual millinery for children. It is
a season of gay colors and odd fab
RIGS.
Ratine In silk has been employed
with fine results in hats for misses.
Soft crowns Of this material are
combined with braid-covered br1ms.
A hat Of this sort looks best trimmed
with ribbon.
Another sort of crown with a braid
brim is shown in this picture. This
Is an unusually pretty hat with braid
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
Irish Crochet In Colors.

The new Irish crochet, printed In
colors, strongly resembles the Bull
garian designs. Bands of this trim
ming are used as bordering on thin
crepons and voiles. Colored voiles.
such as champagne, pale gray, rose
pink, etc., are trimmed with bands
Of all-white Irish crochet, while all
white voiles and crepons are trim
mad with the Irish crochet in color.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
ExplainIno the Exclamation.

The chemico-physical explanation OF
the universe goes but little way
These are the tools of the creative
process, but they are not that process
nor its prime cause. Start the flame
Of life going, and the rest may be e1
planned in terms of chemistry; start
the human body developing, and phys
biological processes explain its growth,
but why it becomes a man and not Z
monkey-what explains that?-Johl
Burroughs, in the Atlantic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06

SO was the commercial traveller. There
was a look Of terror on hi rcd face,
and he held his arms erect o ram
rods.
Only one traveller remained upon
the platform. It was the demure
young lady who had been discussing
her course of action In the event of q
real hold-up. Instead of fainting she
stamped her foot violently and actual.
ly shook her fist in the tlashily
dressed mans face.
Il won't put my hands up and
won't give you a cent. And I've got
ninety dollars inside my waist and
defy you to take 1t, you coward.
There!"
Upon the platform the operator was
still grinding off his films. The flash
lily dressed man approached the young
lady, took of his hat, and made her q
bow.
Madam, you are the only man
among the 1ot," he said. pray keep
your money as tribute to your cour-
age!"
The passengers had all filed in
when the wheels Of the train began
to move. The flashily dressed man
caught the young lady by the arm and
swung her aboard. Inside tho travel
ers stood huddled together. but there
was no bandit to receive their cash.
The flashily dressed man stood on
che step and leered at them.
Sorry to brighten you all, ladies and
gents" he said. III you'd obliged me
as l asked Of you to do, I wouldn't
have had to scare you. We amt ban
dts; we're just moving picture PEG.
pie; but we had to get the picture and
as you wouldn't help us-why, we just
had to help ourselves. Goodbye"
And as the train was now in motion
he leaped to the ground and stood
smiling at them.
When they had resumed their places
there was quite a long silence. Then
the drummer spoke
Il knew 1t wasn't real," he said. If
I'd thought it was I'd have acted dit.
ferent"
He smiled at the demure young
lady. But she was reading a text.
book on the Montessori method of
teaching the young, and she never
looked up at him between Bad Water
and San Francisco.
copyright. 1913. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
Protecting JeWeiry.

It is well to cover jewelry with q
thin coat of collodion when storing
it In the safety deposit vault. The
collodion can be dissolved with alco-
hol or ether when the jewelry is
brought forth again. Jewelry Of al
most every description can be thor
oughly cleaned with soap and water.
It should then be packed in lockwood
sawdust for several hours until It il
dry in every crevice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-06
Goes to Jail to Save Doc.

St. Louis.-Because she refused tt
let a city marshal shoot her pet bull
dog, accused Of attacking a little girl
Mrs. Ada Kettering Of this city was a
prisoner in police station. At the
end Of her Imprisonment she still re
fused to consent to the animals death
and the Judge relented and stayed sen
tence of death on the dog during til
good behavior.