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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
LOCATE FAMOUS CORK LEG
Gen. Santa Annals Artifica Limb
Among War Relics In illinois
Memorial Hall.

Austin, Tex-Not until a short time
ago did Governor Colquitt know that
the cork leg of Gen. Santa Anna was
among the war relics In Memorial
hall of the Illinois state capitol. The
information came to the governor
from a Texan. The governor imme-
diatedy corresponded with the ILL.,
nois authorities relative to the pos
sible removal of the relic to Texas.
A letter from the adjutant general.
department OF Illinois, received the
other day advised him that the ILL.,
nois state law prohibits the removal
of war relics after they have been
once housed In Memorial hall. Tho
governor will make no further effort
to have the relic removed to Texas.
Gen. Santa Annals cork leg was
captured by three members of the
Fourth Illinois volunteers OF the
Mexican war at the battle Of Cerro
Gordo, Mexico. on April IS. 1S47.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

"Er-Amone the Samnitcs There Ex-
listed Custom"
hesitate to address herself openl; 20
the backward suitor''
''Dreadful?" exclaimed Miss Mary
campbell, one of the most select >of
the young ladies. why, I think 1t
vas grand!"
We'll, now just listen to this" inter-
posed Miss Millicent Day. who was
taking the economics course. THE
custom which restraints the tem.le
half Of the community from taking the
first step leading toward the marriage
contract is of economic origin and due
to the fact that, in our modern civil.
zation, the male is the bread-winner.
When the earning capacities Of both
parties are equal this archaic survival
should be, and often is, abrogated.'
Miss Browne said that:" inquired
Miss Mary breathlessly
"Shc surely did," answered Miss Mil.
licent.
obi" exclaimed the chorus breath
lessly.
Professor Boylett appeared unusual
~ preoccupied on the second day aft
erward. His lecture on Roman his
tory, in fact, was distinctly an absent.
minded one.
"Er-one moment, ladies'" he began
as the class waited it's dismissal. Can
anyone tell me whether there is a-er
any attache of this institution whose
initials are A. By
Miss Agatha Browne, professor OF
economics" chanted the class. \nG
the professor, after staring apeechiess
ly at them fer an instant, suddenly
bolted thr ,ugh the door.
At that instant Miss Browne was
saying:
"A most Insulting thing has hap.
pened to me, girls. l hesitate to men.
ton it. and should not, did l not fear
it is some practical joke engineered
by some unworthy member of this
seminary. l have received an anony-
nous letter contailing--in short,
proposal Of marriage"
"Oh, no, Miss Browne:" exclaimed
the class in horror.
Ladies, your attitude does you
credit" said the professor OF ecunc.
mics. 'Er-by the way. is there my
person connected with this seminary
whose initials are s. b."
:: Prof. Sampson Boylett." shouted
the class in economics in unison.
Then an extraordinary th:cg hap
pened. Behind Miss Brownies large
spectacles a reddish hue, arising In
the neighborhood Of either ear. spread
and Expanded until it completely Gov
cred her face.
.''Dear me, this is very, painful"
murmured Miss Browne. 1.-THE class
Is dismissed, :: 81 .5,g, =: /.
The class, released from its duties.
rushed. to; the windows and looked out
|,rfon the campus. It saw Miss Browne
emerge from the portals Of the IA.
nous institution of learning. with q
hurried and yet furtive step. il s1ch .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Friliy Fashions.

Certain details OF dress are being
holly debated at the present time. and
in the end We shall all follow the
whim of the moment, as we are al
lowed to do in these happy days. Last
spring the new fashion of long sleeves
was much heralded, which for some
queer reason the dressmakers tried to
force us to accept when summer was
coming in.
The fashion. so far as summer. was
concerned, was foredoonled to failure.
But when autumn arrived, of course,
the time of the long sleeve had come.
and down it crept accordingly until
now. when, apart from the prevailing
frills, the material itself reaches down
half way to the finger tips In the old
familiar Bernhard fashion. 5.1'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
DOG BEGS CORN FOR HENS
Had Carried Away ~ Ears Before
Owner Discovered Where II Was
Being Taken.

Bangor, Mcmillan Robinson of
North Arson thinks he has the know.
INCEST dog in Maine. The other day
this dog. Duke. came into the barn
where Mr. Robinson was husking and
begged an ear of corn. got it and trot-
ted away. Again and again the dog
came back until he had carried away
fifteen ears.
Mr.. Robinson went out to see what
had become of the corn and found
Duke sitting in the midst of. an ad-
miring flock " hens. which were feed
ing greedily ON the corn as the dog
looked on, wagging his tail in salts
faction.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
HE FLED BEFORE THE BROOM
e'ucky Los Angeles Woman Puts
Burglar to Flight With Dones-
tic Weapon.

Armed with kitchen broom Mrs. A
e. Howard batted sneak thief
through the window of her home the
other day after he had cooked and
eaten a midnight repast in her kitchen
and was in the act Of carrying away
the dining room silver, which he had
carefully wrapped in tableclotli
Mrs. Howard and her husband live
at 729 College street. Her SUMMERS
early in the morning were disturbed
by rafting sound downstairs in the
dining room. Descending, she beheld
"a young man wrapping her silver IN a
tablecloth. Grabbing broom, Mrs.
Howard rushed into the: dining room,
crying:
Get out of here!"
The burglar recovered from his
labors just in time to dodge a
mighty swipe OF the broom aimed at
his head.
Get out of here; do you hear
What do you mean by trying to steal
my silver" angrily exclaimed Mrs.
Howard as she made the broom fairly
sing through the air. The burglar
stood transfixed. gazing at her in ST.
lent awe.
Don't you hear me?" cried the
woman as she swung a third time at
the intruder, who ducked just as the
broom whizZed by his ear.
Then Mrs. Howard charged This
seemed to awaken him to a full reali-
cation Of his peril, for he turned and
ran toward an open window, through
which he had made his entrance As
he started to leap into space the broom
landed, fairly battering him through
the easement.
Later Mrs. Howard discovered that
tho burglar before wrapping up her sill
verware had prepared and eaten a
hearty meal in the kitchen.-Los An.
geles Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
STRUCK BY BALL BAT:
BARkS FOR Is YEARS
Unique Diagnosis and Surgery
tor 0ld-Time Rooter Hurt
by Pitcher Stivitts.

Shamokin. Pa.-Returning the other
day from Philadelphia. where he took
Fred Sanders to q hospital for a deli
cate and difficult surgical operation.
after an odd afliction suffered for IS
years. DR.. Fred Steck expresses hopes
OF It's entire success.
At the height Of an exciting baseball
game as Ashland. Is years ago. be-
tween Ashland and shamokin. in the
Central Pennsylvania league cham
ptonship series, Jack Stivitts, after
ward a pitcher on many metropolitan
fields. went to the bat. Fred Sanders,
a Shamokin rooter. stood close by. and
when the bat slipped and fed from
Stivttts' hands. the willow struck San
ders on the back Of his head, and left
him yelping like a dog. his vocal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
BALD HEAD WORTH $10,0007
Miner Thinks So and Sues for That
Sum as Damaaes-Aeeident Caused
Hair to Fall Out.

Pittsburgh, Pals the loss Of q
mans hair, which forever after makes
his dome resemble a billiard ball, and
the possessor Of the bald pate the re-
cipient of numerous Jokes, worth $780,
900? Alfred Paciflco, q coal miner of
Bellaire, O.. thinks so, and has sued
the Rail and River Coal company for
that sum.
The suit is being watched by thou
sands. as it Is the first of its kind in
the history of this vicinity.
The plaintiff says he was run down
by 4 mine car and suffered injuries
that caused his hair to fall out.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

term I'm could be applied to any quality
CT attribute Of Miss Browne. Will
ner umbrella folded in her hand, The
professor of economics picked her va,
down the gravelly walk toward tbs. en-
trance. Then sthe class and Miss
Browne simultaneously, perceived
second figure, a bent, irresolute. mid
dle:.ased figure approaching the same
portals from the classroom in Roman
history. T.
ana then occurred peculiar cfie
nomenon such as had never been
known to happen during the memory
OF the class. For MISS Browne, ine.ead
CT continuing upon her resolute va?
toward the gate, made short cut
across the soggy grass-Miss Browne
whose state of health was alM<ys
known to be,exactly !; commemorate
with the hygienic condition Of. lel
oyershoes.
And. as an immovable body elcoua
ters an irresistible force, SO Miss
Agatha Browne encountered Professor
bcylett beside the portals of the Led
ham Seminary for Young Ladies. The
professor saw her, Strengthened him
self, and spoke. .
Er-among the Samnites there ex'
listed custom''-he began.
x have always told my GLASS;" Miss
Browne remarked at the same mo-
ment. that the custom which re-
strains the female half of the con-.
munity--"
which I would be the last to COR
denim"
From taking the first step"
When hints and gentle glancca
failed"
Leading toward the marriage con.
tract"
"ro effect matrimonial proposition
-er-"
ooh. professor!" exclaimed Miss
Agatha. and could say no more.
Inside the seminary there was a
great hustle at this moment.
"Milly, Milly," cried the voice OF
Mary Campbell, 'l've got dandy pair
OF opera glasses upstairs
Don't need them,' shouted he1
friend. ooh, Mary, didn't you see
Look! Look! Professor Boylett has
kissed Miss Agatha. Isn't 1t dread.
ful?'
"Dreadful?" answered Miss Mary.
why. think it's grand. And just
NIB 81,
economics and Roman history will he
merged"
Copyright, 1913. by ". G. Chapman.>
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Safe Sentiments.

Safe Sentiments.
Two French orators y ade excellent
speeches at an American Thanksgiv-
Ing dinner IA Paris and two Americans
made dreary ones. The first Amerl.
can had a message to deliver, which
was that Americans should be upright
In business; and the second American.
. college professor, went to it fo- the
bigger part of an hour on the neces-
sity IF educating children.
When it came another Americans
turn he said: 'tlnasmuch as one CT my
distinguished countrymen has i'm
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Good House Emulation

The following emulsion has given
excellent results in Kidding house
plants of mealy bags and scales: One
pound of good white soap, melted. and
add to it, while hot, one teacup of coal
oil. Mix one Part Of this emulsion
with ten parts of water and use as a
spray to dislodge the pests. Keep in
bottles we'll corked and after routing
the enemy apply once In q while as 4
preventive.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
To Freshen Ribbons.

Ribbons and silk can usually be
made to look fresher If they. are
washed in soapy water. dried and
ironed. II they are desired stitf they
should be ironed while wet. II they
are to be soft they must first be dried.
and any wrinkles which refuse to iron
out without water can be- moistsned
with sponge wrung dry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Wasted Time.

well, what did you do when the
problem came -up?"
WASTED time. Went out and asked
the advice of II friends"
What did you get?"
Seventeen different solutions"
"And then?,'
Then I took the advice of IN eigh
teenth friend and won out"
And who was your eighteenth
friend?"
"Myseli." -Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

cords having been strained by the
blow
Sanders is in the Medico- Chirurgical
hospital. Philadelphia, hoping he will
be cured Surgeons there were great
ly interested in the strange case. and
will do their best to cure the victim.
who is forty-three years old and in ap-
parent good physical condition, other
than at frequent periods. when he 10
in the throes of violent CONFUSION.
caused by his vocal cords contracting.
During his sojourn at the hospital
he will stand before a moving.picture
apparatus and have photographs made
Of himself. SO that the surgeons may
become acquainted with his different
positions during convulsive attacks.
LOCATE FAMOUS CORK LEG
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

pressed on us here tonight the start,
ling truth that honesty is the best pol.
icy, and as another distinguished ccun-
tryman has assured US that education
is q grand little thing for the young.
l can find nothing more to say except
God bless our home.'" and he set
down amid vociferous Gheers.-S2tuf.
day Evening Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
\ spring suit Of navy blue broad
cloth with one button eutaway jacket.
New Screens.

Many of the new screens are exceed
ingly beautiful. Those of embossed
leather are much in demand. Except
in the distinctly, Oriental screens there
is a reaction against anything like
sumptuousr decoration. When COW
erred with the new brocades that show
gold and silver threads interviewer in
the lovely patterns of olden; time the
screens are. much to be-. desired.
There is a slight tendency to have
tie material employed for the screens
match the. curtains OF dining rooms,
libraries and bedrooms. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Sure Thing!

Paris.-The first National congress
OF the parents-with-larse-fa
league. seven members from one town,
having sixty children. voted for the
taxation of bachelors -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

Would Lick" Newspaper Men.
New York.-Again declaring there
were two or three fellows" iu this
town who own nasty newspapers"
Mayor Gaynor offered to lick them in
the old school boy fashion @
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Little HeadWay.

"Jorkin boasts that he pays ~ he
goes"
.. That explains q remark heart
one of Jorkin's friendl make the 9th
er day" ~. ~.
And what was it?"4 a. II -
He said Jorkin never seemed IT
get anywhere
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
. Students Shine Shoes.

Princeton. N ito pay their ex.
penses through college three Primes.
ton students are conducting shoe
shine stand on the cempuA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

Light Feeding 10 Risky. !;
Light feeding is risky speculation,
because the pigs cannot be carried
along without expensive grain foods.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Daily Thought

j. Forget ourselves. help ur ,bea,
cheerfully the forgetfulness Of others
Louis Stevenson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-12
TRUSTEES MEET
AND ADOPT PLANS
TWO-STORY ANNEX TO BE BUILT
AT THE CONFEDERATE HOME
-PLANS OF WHITE ADOPTED.

The board OF trustees of the Con-
federate home met yesterday after
noon and adopted plans for the erec-
tion of a 20-room annex to the build
ing. Architect j. b. White of this
city submitted plans for the building
that were acceptable to the board and
to Governor Cruce, who was present
and they were unanimously adopted.
He will begin preparing specifica-
bids will be advertised for and the
contract let. 1t is hoped to have
the work begin by the first of the
coming month and have everything
complete before the winter months.
The building will be separate from
the main building will be two stories
in height and re-proof. This room is
badly needed by the institution at
present as the main building is taxed
to its capacity.
The board of trustees were highly
pleased with the management of the
institution and at the crop prospect
for the season. The farm connected
to the home has been well attended
to and perhaps the finest garden in
all this section is furnishing the
tables with all the vegetables re-
quired and much to spare.
After finisring the details left over
from yesterdays meeting the trustees
left for their respective homes today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-12
PLAY BALL LAST NIGHT.

Mr.. Clark's Lecture Ore of Sent
ment, Humor and Philosophy.
The first evening with the Chau-
taulua was enjoyed last night at the
High School auditorium by mum.
Der of Ardmore people. Henry Clark
gave his famous lecture, play Bali"
Jokes and witticisms were used to
ntersperse the pretty sentences that
conveyed uplifting thoughts of life.
Sentiment and humor and eloquence
and philosophy were so blended as
to make the evening very pleasant IS
well as instructive.
The speaker first defined the ma
ticnal game of baseball and COM
pared the playing to the game Of
life He said the national game oe
country determines the class Of
citizenship Of the country. Ameri-
ca s game is baseball, there is work
and continuous activity in the game.
so there is i'll American life and hab-
its. No man plays the game of life
alone, said the speaker His lie
is circUmscribed by certain rules.
When the player violates these rules
of the game he is retired by the
umpire When the citizen does not
come up to the requirements of life
and violates the laws he is punished
by being put out of the game Of
life. The speaker was frequently
applauded throughout the evening
and those present were thoroughly
entertained.
The All-Star Orchestra and an i'm
personator and humorist will he
staged tonight at the auditorium. The
attendance is expected to be much
larger.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-12
Personals

Happy Jack Wright, travelling
passenger agent of the Santa Fe
was in the city last night on business
Roy Brady Of Pooleyille was in the
city today on business,
X. A. Cochran of Marietta was here
yesterday on business.
J. +. Pate and T, A. Ross of Rayia
were business visitors today.
p. II, Haynes of Marietta was in
the city today on business.
Earl Hulen of Durapt was in the
city today.
l., w. and j. A. French of Milburn
We're here today on business.
George Simmons of Cornish was
here today on business.
A. S, Trigg of Valiant was trans
acting business here today.
j. G. Witherspoon of Durant WAS
here today on business.
Mrs. Gladys Torbett Maddox CT
Ada is visiting with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Bruce.
DR. Milne of Lawton was in the
city last night the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. II. Griffin.
Roy Brady is in the city today
from his ranch at Pooleyille. He
reports that crops ana cattle are
very fine in his section of the coun-
ty
Mrs. ]. b. Brady, who is visiting
in league, Texas, writes home that
the most favorable conditions pre-
vail in that section of the state.
Plenty of rain has fallen and crops
are doing well.
Mrs. J. S. Hill and little daughter
Annie Lee have gone to Paris, Tex,
where they will visit for a month
with relatives and friends,
Oral l.. Jones and wife of Wichita
Falls, Tex, is in the city, the guest
of w. S. Wolverton and family.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-12
Guy Hickman Shows Open Last Niea

After postponing their opening two
nights, Monday and Tuesday, on ac-
count of the rain, the Guy Hickman
shows opened their engagement in
Ardmore in their big tent theater at
The corner of Main and C streets
last night to a crowd that filled the
big tent and the company at once
jumped into popularity with Ardmoro
theater- goers. The play last nigh.
was a southern rural comedy drau.a
in four acts entitled "The Sweetest
Girl of AL" with Miss Virginia
stanton as Louise, the sweetest girl,
and when we say that the little act
ress is about the sweetest bit of fem
ininity seen on our local stage, we
are but expressing the verdict of the
audience Her personality is win
ming and her acting is superb piece
of work. The company is a large
one and are individually and col
lectively clever. Guy Hickman car
ried off the comedy role of Zachariah
Rupp, the honest village policeman.
in a way that brought forth screams
Of laughter every time he appeared
Miss Leonia Leslie as the old maid
had very little to say and never CD
talked about anyone and was another
big hit. Taking it all trough, It
was a splendid performance. To-
night they present Mr.. Hickman's
latest dramatic effort, play that
has not yet received a name, and he
proposes to allow someone in his
audience to give it a name and to
the person handing in the most suit
able name he will present a $500
gold piece.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-12
Senator Tucker at Home.

Senator Fred f. Tucker arrived
here yesterday from Oklahoma City
on brief visit with homefolks. Dur
ing the recess of the legislature he has
been annotating and indexing the new
school code which passed the legisla-
ture and will publish the code for
free distribution to teachers and
school officers of the state. The law
does not become effective until the
first of the year and the state super
intendent will not prepare it for dis
tribution until later in the year. There
is a great demand for copies Of the
law and Mr. Tucker will publish 1.
in booklet form, soliciting ADVERTISE
ments sufficient to pay for the cost
of the work.
Re visited the Ardmore normal this
morning and addressed the teachers
of the county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-12

l.. |. On. ", but at an early age
moved with her parents to Iowa. Aft
er four years spent at indianapolis,
Ind, where she graduated from a
business college of that city, she with
her sister, Mrs. c. E. Washington,
removed to Ardmore, where they
have made their home since. She
was employed as a stenographer and
bookkeeper by some of the largest
firms here and for the past fou"
years was a teacher in the city
schools, where her reputation as an
Instructor was firmly established.
Gradually the inroads Of the fearful
malady that caused her death sapped
her vitality Some time ago she was
taken to Rochester, Mimi, where the
famous surgeons of that place per-
formed an operation upon her and
it was thought that she would recov
er. Returning to Ardmore she re-
sumed her duties as teacher, but
soon was compelled to retire from
work and for the greater part of the
time has been confined to her bed.
The end came yesterday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs Alexander on
A street and Second avenue north
west, where she and her sister have
made their home for the past year.
She is survived by her sister, Mrs.
c. E. Washington, and her only i'm
mediate relative, who has the sym
pathy of the entire city in her sad
bereavement. The funeral services
will be conducted from the Christian
church this afternoon at o'clock by
Rev. NJ S. Johnson with interment
in Rose Hill cemetery.
Following were pallbearrs: ]. A.
Madden, C. E. Fraley, Prof. G. w.
Richards, Henry Kemble, A. c.
Young and ]. F. Easley.
Hers was Deautlful character, q
kind word and pleasant smile greeted
all alike, she saw but the best in
life and used every effort to make
the pathway of those with whom she
came in contact smoother and their
lives happier, noble in thought, noble
in action; the world is better for her
having lived and while she is lost to
her friends and acquaintances here
they can be comforted by the thought
that her souls frail bark is securely
anchored at last in haven of peace.
Miss Perrott was member of the
Rebekah lodge of this city and the
funeral ceremonies of that order were
read at the grave.