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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Cupid Goes Out Window at Sight of Policeman

A S REV. w. J. Howard was aocNt to
IA say Il pronounce you man aGa
wife to tifteen-year-old Elizabeth
Walker and Frank Tolson, nineteen
years old, the other evening at the
clergyman's home. a policeman en-
tered the room and arrested them.
The bridegroom and Elizabeth, with
tears in their eyes, begged the police
man to wait few minutes before
arresting the bride. They showed him
the license and the ring. but he re-
NAMED obdurate.
The next day the principals in the
near-wedding scene appeared before
Judge De Lacy in the Juvenile court,
and they stoutly maintained that they
intended to be married anyhow.
1t developed in the hearing in court
that previous attempt to marry Toll
son had resulted in Elizabeth's ar
rest on a charge Of incorrigibility for
which she was placed on probation
for three months.
The judge tried to show her that
her life, married to young Tolson,
would not be all roses.
Can you make bread. Elizabeth p"
the court inquired.
Yes, sir" she replied, hopefully.
Biscuits, too?"
Yes, sir"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Boys Pet Wildcat Puts Big Bulldog to Flight

whipped every other dog in the neigh
borhood discovered the wildcat in the
back yard of the Miles home.
Il was watching from the window
when that old bulldog put his front
paws up on the back fence and looked
over at my wildcat" said Miles.
The bulldog looked at him for a
while, seeming to be thinking to him
self: Well, there is a strange look
ing kind Of a cat but I'll bet mil
lion dollars l can whip him. And
then he leaped over the fence and
made straight for the cat. growing
and showing fight. My wildcat has
long front legs and an enormous paw
for his size and his claws are long
and sharp. He looked at the ap-
preaching dog and crouched for him
and when he got close enough he Just
took one swipe at him and that bull.
dog disappeared like streak over the
fence"
The wildcat is tame, except vixen he
is fed and then he becomes so wild
that the boy cannot go near him Re
growls and shows fight While eating.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-C. e. Reeves,
- East Seventy-frst and Hough ave-
nue., expected to find two desperate
yeggmen trying to gain entrance in
his house shortly before one o'clock
the other morning, when he heard two
persons tip-toeing about his front
porch and making curious rappings
on window and doors. Instead he
found e. pair of very new, very much
frightened and very cold and miser-
able newlyweds.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L.
Bowers, Mrs. Bowers having been
only few short hours before Miss
Hope Joy, $50 Lucerne avenue.
Reeves, who had just come in from an
out-of-town trip, was writing in his
dining room when he first heard the
mysterious sounds. He crept to the
door and peeked out, saw the shadows
OF the two. but was afraid to let
then in.
He hesitated. but finally got UP
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Mock Indian Duel Fatal to Boy With Toy Pistol

N-TTSBURG, Pa.-During a mock
/ Indian duel with a toy pistol and
flobert rifle as the weapons, Frank
Larkins, aged nine, son Of James
Larkins of 2544 Spring alley, shot
in the head and instantly killed his
cousin, Francis Barr Boyle, aged
seven, son of Edward Boyle OF 2OO4
Penn avenue, the other afternoon.
The accident occurred at the home
of the children's grandmother, Mrs.
Bridget Egan, at 2313 Penn avenue,
rear. Young Larkins ran crying to
his home and told his father that he
had shot his cousin. The boy was
taken to the Penn avenue police sta
ton, but was later released 1T the
request of Coroner Samuel c. Jami.
son.
Ycunk Larkins In relating the II.
cident to Police inspector Bailey, said:
"Frarcis and we're playing in grand
mas bedroom when Francis found az
old gun. We didn't know it was
loaded. Francis said we would play
Indian and have a duel, SO he gave
me the gun and he took pistol with
caps in it. stood up OF the bed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

WHEN a Chicago attorney walked
W into the Office of the secretary
of the treasury the other day Francis
w. Taylor, Secretary MacVeagh's
private secretary, was prepared to do
anything in his power for him. Chi
cago Is Mr.. MacVeagh's home town,
and. besides. Mr.. Taylor had heard Of
the caller as prominent attorney.
The private secretary managed to
keep from showing his alarm, how
ever, when the visitor said In matter
Of fact way that he wanted a check
for $4,000 900, which he declared the
government owed him.
The secretary is very busy and l
would not dare act on a big affair like
this" Nj. Taylor said. If you will
call later il the day will have the
check ready for YOU"
The man promised to do so and de-
parted He did not return. Mr..
Taylor telegraphed friends in Chi
cago and was informed that his Wis.,
itor was mentally deficient.
That is only one of many queer
experiences l lave had since l have
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

NJ NGTON.-Washingto is full
W of parks and the parks are full of q
perfectly democratic bunch of young
sters. but nevertheless probably the
most distinguished aggregation of lit
tie folks to be found in the world.
certainly the most distinguished to be
found in the parks of any American
city.
Among the children in whom
everybody is interested are the two
little granddaughters Of William Jen-
nings Bryan. Young William Jen-
nings, Junior, is in Washington at
tending the law course of Georgetown
university and living with his young
wife and his two baby girls. Mary s.
and Helen V. Bryan, out on Biltmore
street.
Another very, very distinguished lit
tie lady In the matter of ancestors,
past and present, is chubby little
Edith Grant, child Of Lieutenant and
Mrs. U. S. Grant II. She is the great
granddaughter of President Grant. the
granddaughter of Gen. Fred Dent
Grant and Senator Elihu Root, Mrs
Grant being the daughter of the New
York senator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Wanted Only $20,000,0 900 Of Uncle Sans Money!

been with Mr. MacVeagh," Mr.. Taylor
said. THE conscience fund furn-
ishes some odd episodes. One day
Catholic priest came in and handed
me $1,000 in bills. This is for the
conscience fund, he said. L can
give no other Details
&C., another occasion we received
a money order for $4,000. No word
Of explanation accompanied this con.
tribution. Only the other morning
received a letter with ten cents in
stamps. The writer, woman, said
she had used five two-cent stamps
which had not been cancelled and
wished to make restitution. We Of
ten get letters inclosing a penny.
Most OF these. l believe. are from
jokesters.
There Is one man who faithfully
sends $40 on the first of every month.
He is evidently employed in the
Portsmouth IN. H. navy yard. He
wrote saying he had misused several
hundred dollars Of the governments
money and would send $40 monthly
until it was squared and his con-
science cleared"
AS Mr.. Taylor was talking a special
delivery letter was handed him. Slit
ting the envelope, he drew out a new
crisp $40 yellow back On a slip of
paper, in business hand. was writ
ten For the conscience fund" Moth
ing more. The cancellation stamp
showed the letter was from Washing
ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Finds "Burg|ar'' Raps Were Made by Newyyeds

nerve enough to go to the door and
demand in brave, manly voice.
who's there?" He held large sofa
pillow with which to protect him
self.
The reply came meekly and plain
lively from the bride and hoarsely
from the bridegroom:
It's u.s." Reeves let them in.
They had been married at the home
of the brides mother, and all new
shin.~ and resplendent in their we'd
ding clothes and happiness, entered
a taxicab and started on a honey
moon trip to Cincinnati. Bowers
however, had made the mistake of try
ing to keep his wedding quiet
The suitcase, the bridegroom's hat.
eyeglasses and other particles OF
wearing apparel were snatched, and
the pair felt themselves lucky when
the taxi got under way and left the
crowd. Their pursuers, however, fol-
lowed in another automobile. The
machines went whizzing about the
city for more than two hours. Final
ly the wedding taxi got away and took
the exhausted and bedraggled newly
weds to Reeves home.
Reeves and his wife entertained the
two until three a. M, when the couple
got up enough courage to go back
to the home of the brides mother.
The next day they made peace with
their tormentors and left on the Gin
cinnati honeymoon excursion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

KANSAS City. Mo.-A wildcat is the
n pet of William Miles, sixteen
years old, Of 1916 Baltimore avenue.
The cat is three months old. It was
caught by a brother of Miles who shot
it's mother in Mexico and captured the
kitten and sent it to Kansas City.
Miles has a collar on the cats neck
and when the weather is fine the cat
is brought from the cellar to the back
yard and hltched to rope that leads
up to a wire across the yard. A ring
on the end of the rope travels along
the wire and gives the cat the range
of the width of the yard
Not long ago a bulldog that had
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Distinguished Children Play in Capital Parks

No little girl in Washington at
tracts quite so much attention as does
little Millicent Change. granddaugh-
ter o. the Chinese minister and the
only female member of the minister's
family who wears American dress.
But when little Miss Millicent goes
for her daily walk in the park there
is no smarter frocked little lady, and
with her round, rosy face and her
intensely dark eyes she is mighty
attractive youngster.
Washington doesn't see much OF the
Mclean baby, for his parents are In
deathly fear of his being kidnapped,
letters threatening such thing hdv-
ing been received by them two years
ago in Newport. For some time there
after the little heir to all John
Walshs millions went out with
nursemaid and guard, his baby car
rage of stout steel and the dear III
tie fellow locked inside OF what IT.
orally was cage He Is rot among
the children who run unhampered
and only nominally watched by the
gossiping nursemaids who speaE
every known language under the sun.
When his nursemaid takes him out no
is never permitted five steps from her
apron string and always in the con-
venient of11ng is a secret service man
from the Mclean household staff.
TIL IN there's DR.. Harvey w. Wiley's
bab-~ Harvey w. Jr. The baby Is q
handsome little fellow who smiles en-
gagingly and gurgles pleasantly at
any and everybody who stops besides
his carriage to admire him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

method of developing the grace of the
figure. He favors crawling on hands
and knees. This method may not re-
duce the weight as well as rolling
on the floor, but it tends to strengthen
the muscles of the back and to add
grace to the lines of the waist.
Owing to the many rounds OF social
duties, the teas and receptions, the
dinners and. the theater parties,
Washington society folk are SELDOM
at leisure long enough to do a sun~
cient amount of exercise.
Beyond the exertion of @ising in the
morning, stepping into their carriages
or automobiles, and of climbing th:s
steps of some friends residence t.
attend some social function, the So
ciety women are not able to indulge
In any other exercise because Of lack
Of time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

Cook a steak?" the court asked.
"Oh, yes. That's nothing"
Can you darn socks and sew on
buttons?'
Yes, SIR
We'll, do you like to do these
things?'
Elizabeth hesitated a moment. and
then decided that she did.
You seem to be better fitted for
getting married than l supposed at
first," said Judge De Lacy. But you
are silly to be thinking to be persis-
tent in your idea of marrying this boy,
I'm going to place you in care of the
board Of children's guardians"
Mrs. Walker expressed herself as
pleased with this turn In her daugh-
ter's fortunes. The girl was taken
upstairs, and Tolson left the court
diScOnsOlate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

half committees
the field legislation
people-of the
legislature
without
boards
matters.
legislative committee that studies all the
legislature
efficiency state administration max
possible
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

and Francis shot at me with his pis-
toll. Then he told me to shoot again.
l pulled the trigger and"-the child
hero broke down, crying bitterly. Re-
Stunning again he said: 4 saw
Francis fall on the floor and the blood
COM and then / ran home and told
papa"
The rifle was owned by Mrs. Egan's
late husband and had been under
the he'd since his death, about nine
years ago. Mrs. Egan said that she
had forgotten that it was there Short
ly after he had been taken to his
home by his father, young Larkins
disappeared He was found sitting on
the curbstone at Twenty-seventh
street and Penn avenue weeping.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Gjantess Maid of Honor

show and her husband Is a ticket
taker
AS the couple told of their romance,
Barnett received a telegram of con-
graduation from his brother, Herbert,
Of Roxboro, who is sixteen years old
and twenty-eight inches In height.
Miss Warfeld joined the show at
Baltimore last April" said Barnett,
and two days later she was intro
duced to me by Mrs. Morris. 1t was
love at first sight on my part"
Miss Wartield said she liked Bar
nett from the time she saw him. but
did not let him know it for some
time Barnett said the rivalry for
Miss Warfields favor was very keen,
several freaks, such as the human
ostrich, the ossified man and the wild
man being in the race.
Il finally convinced her, however,
that I was the man she wanted said
Barnett, sitting with his legs curled
under him tailor fashion, on an ordi-
nary chair in the Morris kitchen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24


St. Louis eighteen
athlete
l
by remarkable personality
thoroughly delighted
will those the I'd
will be soon"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
HELEN G0ULD'S FlANCE IN RAIL WORK

Finley j. Shepard met Miss Goulo
soon after entering the operating de-
partment of the Missouri Pacitic-lron
Mountain lines, in June, 1911. he
accompanied Miss Gould and ner
party last March over the Denver &
Rio Grande lines when she made
tour OF inspection Of the railroad
Y. NJ. C. A. buildings. A close friend
ship sprang up from that trip.
Mr.. Shepard is forty-five years old
and the son Of a Connecticut minis
ter who died recently. He has been
n railroad work since 1889. Before
entering the service of the Gould
lines he was with the Northern Pa
ciiic and the Santa Fe.
When B. F. Rush, president OF the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain lines,
was also chosen president of the Den
yer & Rio Grande in January, 1912.
Mr.. Shepard was selected as his as
sistant, and recently his appointment:
as assistant to President Bush on the
Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain, with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
BOARD that ORIGINATES AND DIRECTS

In Wisconsin history is being made
IN respect to state government With
board headed by Governor Meow
ern and including strong members of
the senate and house of representa-
lives Of the general assembly-also
the secretary of state-the finances
of the commonwealth are kept under
close surveillance and, as an all-im-
portant departure, progressive eco.
nomic and social reforms are investi-
gated and here and there put into
practice. The state board of public
affairs is the name given to this body
of such sweeping and variegated
power It has seven MEMBERS
! The board is combination OF the
legislative and executive. Legislative
ly it investigates the financial needs
of the state departments before the
legislature itself convenes; the board
makes up a budget Of departmental
expenses and submits this to the gen.
eral assembly. This budget is based
On actual needs Economy ia the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

A New York pastor asserts that 1t
is impossible for clergyman to
maintain his honor on $1,000 a year."
If we rightly understand the meaning
of the word honor" the man who
cannot maintain It on $1,000 or $500 a
year, will not maintain 1t on $780,
900. If the complainant will substi.
tute the word family" for Honor"
his assertion will have a greater pro-
portion Of veracity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

A Columbus woman, knocked down
by a street car, recovered to find that
her deafness of ten years was gone.
Quite likely the first thing she heard
was an automobile honking for her to
dodge it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

It is reported that Milwaukee man
has invented system where he can
make milk from timothy hay without
the aid Of the COW. An improvement
over some milk dealers, who have at
TEMPTED to make it out of water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

It is held by a Gotham judge that a
man need not support his wife who
moves into the second fiat Of their
building and remains there. Must
have based his decision on the theory
that she was too uppish.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Flourishinu Frog Farm.

Miss Isa Morgan, a Maryland girl
conducts what is probably the most
unique enterprise in this country-a
frog farmland is making money out
of it. She was a stenographer, but fail
ing health compelled her to take up
outdoor life The full grown frogs
bring from 81 to 81 dozen when sold
for food. Extra large specimens she
sells to biological laboratories, receiv'
ing as much as 5? each for them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

A contemporary reminds us that the
English sparrow is largely responsible
for the disappearance Of the horsefly
Bless you, we had innocently supposed
the disappearance Of the horse had
something to do with it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Puzzled Childish Mind.

Ward is aged 6. He stood close by
his mother as she looked over last
summers wearing apparel. Finally
she turned to him, and, holding up a
pair of his old pants, said: "Wel1, /
declare, these pants are too small for
YOU" The child looked at them
thoughtfully for awhile, then asked,
Mother, what makes pantses grow
suaall1"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

It is rumored that the dog biscuit
Paterson woman fed her guests were
not dog biscuits at all. They We're
simply her first attempt, and she hit
on that excuse to hide her failure as
a biscuit maker
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

Take
drinking 0A' ~A0'1 0Ao' - 040"40o-01 A
am the OF working
ne A'1anuc 10 the Dutch
snoe ne worked
live. ~ ~ e'"o l" "o4N" no n"o ~ "o'A "
poor man is off
r., 1911 s men know the lives of
ewith
of
neans no more than
"ouo De Oetter all
the
let tell something
is
not to be dependent the salary
reached stage when a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

The Bronx ZOO is th, proud posses
'sor of a wild ass that kicks Y times
to the minute. Wouldn't it be fine
thing to stand some Of the New York
police officials back of it, and see II
they'd gets into action!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
Tea in Universal Use.

Today tea is used the world around.
It is the natural drink of Russia, ex-
tending all over the Russian empire
and into Siberia It is the favorite
beverage of all Asia, including Tibet,
India, China and Japan. In England,
Canada and the United States tea
drinking is practiced by practically
every household. Millions and mil.
lions of pounds of tea leaves are con.
sumed every year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

Suffragettes in New York. forbid
den to speak at big exhibition, have
invented the "voiceless speech" This
idea ought to take them enthusiast
tically in the average domestic arena
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

One feature of such bets as that
which compels a man to push pea
nut along the sidewalk for four city
blocks, with a sausage, is the proba-
bility that the winners will also get
jobs helping to run the country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
SAYS MONEY NO GUARANTEE OF WORTH

j.. Ogden Armour OF Chicago, who
is himself worth numerous millions,
does not think much of money. That
is, money in his philosophy is a guar
anty neither of worth nor character
and is by no means that touchstone Of
happiness which it is generally sup
posed to be, particularly by those
without it, Also, he observed that
the poor man has as much chance to
be happy as the rich man.
incidentally. Mr.. Armour said that
ne was nothing more than a working
man, and<a hard working man at that.
Mr.. Armour said: MAYBE YOU
don't think L work! Why, every man
must work-if he is worth a million.
II ne is worth hundred millions or
II he is dependent on his weekly SAL
AIRY. We ought all to take our places
In the great organization and work
of the world.
You know money doesn't mean
everything. In fact, very little in
some cases. for the full value of it is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

Apparently France is getting ready
for the ten-cent vaudeville comedian.
One of it's savants has prepared a
dictionary of the monkey language
and made collection of monkey
songs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

Alleging that he was pricked by a
rusty needle in his mattress, New
Orleans resident has brought suit
against a local hotel keeper. The only
explanation as to how the needle came
there is that it was the much mooted
one of haystack fame.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

A Partisan chemist has discovered
a dye for dresses that changes color
hourly. A time saving device for soci-
ETY. matrons who heretofore have re-
made their toilette each hour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

A Chicago doctor says appendicitis
Is to be treated without surgical op-
Grafton. But an anaesthetic will be
needed to relieve the patient of his
bankroll afterwards, just the same as
now.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

The starvation of the fly. beginning
in the homes of the nation, might
appropriately be continued in the mar
kets, shops and other places where
the flies naturally think themselves
invited to a feast without restriction.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

Two Chicago detectives were Obliged
to give up after chasing two merry
iron workers up and down the skele'
ton of a skyscraper. They were up
in the air, all right.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24

Somebody shifted lead into the
place of $4,000 worth Of British SOW
ereigns in transit and England is as
much amazed as the boy seeing the
rabbit come out of the silk hat.