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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

NJ ASH1NGTON-Foreisn govern
" ments have had their military
anu naval representatives in Wash
lngton watching the experiments that
this government has been conducting
at the Washington navy yard with
the new ca*apult device for launching
aeroplancs. The launching machine
IS the design of Capt. w. l. Cham.
oers' IN charge Of aviation In the
navy. 1t practically is a compressed
ar gun that shoots the aeroplane into
the air 30 that 1t can be launched
from warship at any time and the
catapult then stored below. out of tho
way.
Several tests OF the device have
oeen made, various hydro-aeroplanes
being used. What was generally con-
sldered the supreme test was made
the other day when the new aero
BOAT that. has been built for the navy
by Glenn Curtiss was shot into the
air for successful flight with Lieut..
Theodore Ellyson. the first OF the
navy aviators, at the helm.
The new boat is larger and heavier
than any other kydro-aeroplane the
government has used. It has a body
IKE light, fast powerboat. and seats
two passengers side by side. with a
double-control mechanism. so that
either man can act as aviator. The
boat Is driven by an eighty-horse
power motor, and is capable Of a
speed Of fifty miles on the water and
sixty miles in the air.
This launching device is the first
that has been practical and successful
from navy standpoint. 1t was prov
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

few feet from the car tracks and made
ready for the GERMANY.
All went smoothly. The bride had
blushingly replied. Il do" to the usual
questions. and the bridegroom, too.
had made the necessary answers.
The pastor with hands appraised was
about to bestow upon the fortunate
two his blessing when a returning
street car hove into sight. :
The motorman saw a man with his
hands in the air. surrounded by sew
eral other individuals.
What do y know bout that" he ex-
claimed to the passengers standing on
the front platform. ''There's 4 bunch
holding up a fellow. and there's a
woman in the crowd"
1t was moment for quick action by
the motorman and passengers. The
motorman was in the lead. With all
his might he flung himself on the
bridegroom and bore him to the
ground before the preacher could ex-
plain matters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
Proof? Black Eyes!

took my money, and never gave MI
a chance"
How much did they get?''
Hinderks consulted a. scrap Of pa
per for a few seconds, and replied:
"$48,294.38. had it in my inside pocb
ct here"
"Where'd you get it! Was " you
weeks pay?'
1T was my earnings for a who'll
month. Now it's gone. Judge. how
would you like to lose $4S,294.3I
yourself?"
II don't know; I'm not used to It
What do you do-build railroads."
I'm a bricklayer," said Hinderka
Union bricklayer. had Saturda:
night to myself, and drank glass
beer, which went to my head for few
minutes. guess. First knew I Wa
standing in Eighth avenue, or SOM
street with a lot Of lights, and thes'
II men were standing around me-"
well, what did you dor
II knocked II Of them down wst]
my fist, then the last one hit me o,
the head"
with what?'
II think it was a steel girder. +
hurt little, but I'm pretty hard. :.
killed the big one, though. hit hin
once, and when hit l always kin."
'Hinderks," said the magistrate
"how long will it take you to get cole
sober?"s
Il don't know: l haven't had much
practice"
We'll, I'm going to give you 81,
days over on the island, SO you car
try It. My advice is, don't carry sc
much money around with you On Sat
urday nights"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
Uncle Sans Aero Boat Experiments Are Watched

cd more than year ago. when Eu-
gene Ely few from the scoutship Bir-
mingham and afterward few and
alighted on the battleshi2 Pennsyi-
vania. that the aeroplane could be
launched at sea. In both these cases,
however. special platform was built
and extensive preparations were
made TOR the flight
The new catapult can be clamped
to the top of turret and the turret
revolved to shoot the aeroplane into
the teeth OF the wind without even
turning the wheel 81 the vessel. The
device takes only half an hou: to
erect, and Can be taken down and
stored below In less time.
Lieutenant Ellyson has been the
acrobatic aviator Of the navy. He has
been willing to try anything. and al
lowed himself to be shot from the
catapult the first time it was used.
when 1t was not known what effect
the sudden shock would have on
either the aeroplane or the aviator.
He has been anxious to develop some
~ oSlASSaA AOAA0 VI dcEOpAdu0 AdOANAAA&s
that could be used on q warship. and
some months ago flew an aeroplane
at Hammcndsport OF a steel cable
which was stretched for an inclined
launching way.
Spotted fever ticks in the two
younger stages live almost wholly
upon small native rodents, and the
California ground squirrel has been
infected with bubonic plague by flea>
from rats. The danger that these
diseaEes may become epidemic fur
nis}tes an additional important rea-
son for the destruction of the ami
mails.
The bureau reports that tho ante
lc2e is in greater danger Of extermina-
ton than any other kind of American
Lig game, that there is great need for
q suitable preserve in the antelope
country. and that the buffalo on the
national bison range ha]e now in
creased to 81, or "a moro than the
original number three years ago.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04


of O0 armed with modern rifles They absolutely
of
he O with them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

NJ HITE men are not to be allowed
W to have "bcoze' while the In
dian goes dry on Indian reservations.
There is not to be one law for the
red man and another for his white
brother where the? dwell together on
the Indians lands. the Indian bureau
chief declares.
The white man can have reader &C.
cess to the red Ink that Is really a
writing fluid and sshich has proved
palatable- and exhilarating, according
to the records, to those who need al
coholic excitement and find other
sources dried up. And he may slake
his acquired thirst from the mucilage
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
MISS B0ARDMAN LAUDS BOY SCOUTS

Miss Mabel r.. Boardman. secre-
tary of the American Red Cross
association. has sent message to
the 100000 Boy Scouts OF America.
She rejoices in the good deeds that
the Boy Scouts are doing. She com.
pares them with the knights Of King
Arthur Of old.
The Vision Of King Arthur is
the title Of Miss Boardman's article In
Boys Life. the Boy Scouts magazine.
Miss Boardman pictures the dying
King Arthur, and says: "Something
held his clear blue eyes-not glitter
ing armor nor helmet with its visor
down-only a boy in simple brown.
who stopped to lift a little fallen
child And there! Another guided
blind man through the dangers Of the
noisy street. and yet another, with
kindly mien and friendly stroke.
soothed some poor, bewildered dog.
his master lost. Here one took from
her trembling hands the heavy load
CT some old dame and bore it for her
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

acreage in the same vicinity. Only
one other animal in the world, the Eu-
ropean rabbit, exceeds the muskrat in
the number Of skins marketed.
The report also calls attention to
the experiments for the determination
Of prairie dogs. ground squirrels and
gophers that are being conducted by
means Of poison bats. traps and eth
er methods. It Is surprising fact
that the daily forage Of % adult prai-
RE dogs equal that required for
sheep. and that $50 eat nearly %
much as COW.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

$4,000
ooo annually Much of this
year for the exclusively agricultural
investigating
and greatest be raised.
There students at those colleges obtaining aid from
which they receive but sufficient provision
will be the work the colleges
continued senator
According Of the b
Of the colleges
ton of the Of the Agricultural
their information
coleg
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
NINE. JUSSERAND BARS FREE LUNCH,

Nine. Jusserand, wife Of the
French ambassador. and new doyen
Of the diplomatic corps at Washing
ton. has de2reed the abolition of the
diplomatic ''t@ee lunch route" which
is the undlpiomatic designation of
that indiscriminate and uncensored
list of hostesses from whom the at
taches Of embassies and legations
have been wont to accept luncheon,
dinner and dance invitations.
Henceforth there will be a rigid
adherence to diplomatic and social
lines by the young diplomats who
have entered too much into the spirit
of our democratic institutions and
gone to those entertainments where
he spirit of conviviality led them.
p The gossip in diplomatic circles 10
that there has been not only a weak
ening Of discipline. but that the young
bachelor set, not provided with the
large expense account OF tho heads
of legations. have found ia the bounti-
full hospitality of Washington means
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

Just to dispel any suspicion of I'm.
fair discrimination, the. United States
public health service has put the fin.
ger bowl In the same class with the
common drinking cup and the roller
towel. When we think OF the perilss
that environ our daily life We have
less admiration for the heroes of The
Light Brigade.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A canning plant is being installed
in one Of the eastern universities. All
of the universities do a deal of can
ming, but most of them are enabled
to get along without plant For the
purpose.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
J. H. HAMMOND WOULD PACIFY YAQUIS

John Hays. Hammond has asked
the Mexican government to permit
him to go, unarmed and accompanied
only by an interpreter. into the
mountainous stronghold of the Yaqui
Indians in Sonora. to pacify that
turbulent tribe. The government OF
Mexico has fought the Yaquis for
thirty years, but today the Yacuts are
unconquered.
Mr.. Hammond expects that the
Madero government will give him the
permission which he desires. His
program is based on his belief that.
as a result Of his life and work TX
Mexico, many years ago. the under
standing between him and the Yaquis
is so thorough as to obviate the risk
Of his being injured or killed. Major
Burnham, the famous American and
South African scout and fighter. vii!
accompany him.
! Last July Mr.. Hammond wrote to
Senior Calero, the Mexican ambassa.
dor tn this country o,lt1iE ing hta
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

Another swiftly through the call the doctor the aid Of
and under SKIES the king eed these
which
wasg behold a
is Boardman
brought
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

BY the use of cables to divert the
Labrador current, an inventor pro.
poses to abolish icetergs in the north
Atlantic, and SO to ameliorate the eli.
mate of Iceland that oranges would
grow there. No slump in the price OF
oranges is yet reported as result OF
this suggestion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A Chicago packer has for his CORE
spondent Soumen Osuuskauppojen
Keskusosunskunta in Helsingfors,
Finland. says an exchange. Probably
meaning that he has time only for
the writing Of that ore name.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A Buffalo clergyman couldn't draw
congregation until he started a Sc
ries Of fifteen minute sermons Now
he has all the other ministers buffa-
lOeds
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

An eminent scientist has increased
his cminence by discovering that the
best way to reduce weight is to re.
frain from eating. Stringent profes.
sional ethics prevent him from pat.
enting the idea.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

Another exponent o: the simple life
rears his head. He writes in the Pasa.
dena Star: II would rather be a lawn.
mower sharpener in beautiful Pasa.
dena than be banker any place on
earth"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

From Washington comes the in.
formation that prune war may be
expected. Which brings to mind the
we'll established adage: IT'S not al
ways bullets that kill
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A New York woman wants a d.
vorce because her husband always
took tho larger portion Of steak.
What OF it? No reason why she
should beef about It,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

at the tables. On the basis. probably.
that If they are doubtful OF any dish
presented to them. they can try It on
the dog.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

Adrianople. the besleged. is report
I'd to have cheese enough 10 last its
people for several years. but who
would undergo the horrors of war for
the sake of living on cheese?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

Query: Is the man in the smoking
car who. having box Of matches in
his pocket, reaches across two fat mer
and a newsboy to borrow light, gull
ty OF economy or parsimony?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

While reading the sporting page the
philosopher requires all his philosophy
to console him for not being high
priced baseball player
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A French process has been invented
to lengthen the time eggs may be
stored. What the public demands is
some way to hasten the time in which
fresh eggs may be secured.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A chimpanzee has been educated to
smoke and drink. That shows the s,l.
periority of man over the lower ami.
mails. He doesn't have to be educated
to It,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
WOULD EDUCATE MAN BEHIND the PL0w

To carry knowledge OF scientific
agricultural methods directly to the
man between the plow handles. and
thereby increase the agricultural prod.
ucts of this country by at least 20
per cent, Senator Hoke Smith In a
speech in the senate the other day
urged the passage of the Smith-Lever
bill to establish agricultural extern
sion departments in colleges Of agri-
culture.
THE annual value Of our agricul-
tural products is, in round figures.
$9,0o0,000,0o0," Senator Smith said.
If the increase as result of this
work were only 20 pei cent we would
have an increased value Of $500, 000.-
000,. or sufficient sum to meet the
proposed appropriation for 600 years. I"
Senator Smith pointed to the pas
sage OF the Morrill, bill for the estab-
hsament OF land grant agricultural
colleges In each OF the states of the
Union. and OF the Hatch bill for the
establishment of an experiment sta.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

was compelled to ride horseback. The
horse trotted. "Ah." said the chauffeur,
''his shock absorber is working bad
w."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A tuning fork Is to be applied to a
boys afflicted throat SO that he may
eat. It is well. for future effect, that
tuning Is not done with knives
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

Life Is just one coal bill after an
other" remarks an exchange; which
is the saLle exactly as the proverb In
the profane form
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

The month of September once con-
sisted of sixteen days. 1t must have
been a cinch for the man who was
paid by the month.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A Philadelphia wife has found
husband who has been missing for
twenty-five years. Some men are
mighty unlucky.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

There are women on the police force
OF some western cities. But none OF
them. so far, has been induced 70 go
on the plain clothes squad.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

The great national game now con-
sists in guessing whether the star
pitcher of the home team will get
S., 1000 or $1,000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

The inventor who perfected a sui
eide box and tried it on himself didn't
live long enough to realize that he
had succeeded.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

A New York hen laid seventy-two
eggs in an icehouse Everything seems
to be coming the way Of the cold
storage men.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

In spite of the annual New Years
resolutions man hasn't improved IN
1000 years. says DR.. Alfred Russell
Wallace.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

New York man had finger graft
ed on his nose. An extra cost now
In keeping it manicured.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
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UnaxnlA1nable.

81 i Unsxplalnabls.
.s5 Men who complain that women are
not natural seldom lose their hearts.
20 tho1e 4to arA 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04

.. Not Even Skin Deep.
silly women complain that they are
not understood. Woe would b theaza.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-04
The ENTERPRISE
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Enterprise Pig. & Pub. Co., Publishers.
virginia. MIMI
California may have to take In its
orchards over night.
The latest dancing cure is called
''eurythmy." Sounds like cure for
catarrh.

Even though the orange crop be
destroyed, there is still the unfailing
banana.
The Press., 1913-02-26
POLAND,

Miss Bertha M. Place is the guest of friends in Hartford.
 William B. Ludlow has been spend ing a short time in Boston.
 t3 William Barber has gone to Boston to work for Bible society.
 A number from this place attended the Pomona grange in East Hartford last week.
 Miss Phoebe Bowers of Hartford is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. John M. Bowers.
 Alburtus Ruby has moved his saw mill from the Kellogg woodlot to the woodlot on the Albert Aborn place.
 Mrs. Asa P. Bird was the guest over Sunday of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Olmsteaf, of North Hampton.
 Miss Florence J. Leonard,a a teacher in Washington, has been guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Oscar A. Leon- ard.
 The Nature club met Wednesday evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Robert M. French. The topic was 'tTrees. '' ...r.. ss Max Prager is showing German dollar bearing the date of 1899. This is an heirloom and is highly prized by MT. Prager.
 There will be a special meeting of the board of relief, to hear appeals, at the town hall Saturday, from 1 to and 12 to 2.
 The Ladies' Aid of the Lee Metho- dist church will meet in the town hall W ednesday afternoon and even ing. Supper will be served at 6 o'clock.
 Edward E. Fuller, past grand mas- ter of Masons in Connecticut, de- livered an address at exercises held on Washington's birthday at Bloom field by the Masonic lodge of that place.
 The district superintendent, Rev. J. H. Newland, will hold the fourth quarterly conference in the Lee Methodist church Saturday evening. Sunday morning he will preach the sermon.
 The grange met last Tuesday even- ing. A patriotic program was given: Singing of the Star Spangled Banner; solo by Wm. B. Ludlow; a paper on Lincoln by Mrs. Loren H. Reed; sing ing of patriotic songs; roll-call of members, each to respond with an anecdote of Washington.
 The ladies' society of the Congrega- tional church will give Washington entertainment and supper in the town hall Friday evening. The entertain ment will consist of vocal and instru- mental music and a farce, Washing toms First Defeat '' Cast of char acters is as follows: Washington, Harry Bartlett; his sweetheart, Lucy Grymes, Miss Mary R. Leonard; and colored servant.
The Press., 1913-02-26
MANSFIELD. Mansfield Depot.

MT. Hansen is putting an addition on his store, as he needs more room.
 Wm. H. Stedman of Hartford was a guest of his mother, Mrs. e. Sted- man, last Thursday.
 Mrs. Holt, who has lived here several years, will move to South Coventry March 1st.
 Miss Maud Brigham of South Gov entry was guest of her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Corbitt, last week.
 There were no services at the Dun- ham Memorial church Sunday, as Rev. R. H. Sherman was i'll with a
The Press., 1913-02-26

son was very vividly told and applied to the present day by Rev. MT. Gas
 kin last week. LAka
 The Lincoln and Washington exer' clses given at the Center school last Friday afforded the large gathering, there being about 50 present, an un. usual treat. The pains taken in drilling the children must have been amply rewarded by the excellent pre- sentatlon of the whole program. Lawyer M. D. O'Connell, acting school visitor, gave very interesting ad- dress There were short speeches by Rev. John W. Ballantine and A. L. Howard.
 Harlow Kibbe, aged 69, died sud- denly at his home last Sunday even- ing, the cause being heart trouble. He has long been a resident in town and was we'll known. He leaves, be- sides his. widow, nine children, one by his first wife, Clinton H. Kibbe of New Haven; six by his second wife, Fred, Robert, Ben Kibbe and Mrs. Ralph Carpenter of Springfield, Mrs. Charles Glazier of this place and Milo Kibbe of Boston; and two by his last wife, Harlow, IT,, and Milton, who are living at home. The funeral will be held to-day at o'clock at the house, Rev. John W. Ballantine off, ciating. Burial will be in the family lot at So1ners.
 Y. P. s. 0. E. Sunday evening. Topic, ''The ideal Christian-hi his practical service,' Matt. 5:13-16. Conservation. Leader, Mrs. La Vergne Dimock. Last Sunday evening an exceedingly interesting talk on the life of David Livingston was given by the leader. Three new members, Miss Ethel Dowden, George B. Dow den, Edward J. Dowden, were voted into the society. Thursday evening meeting at 7.3O. Topic, 'The king dom of God for the humble,'' Luke :7-11, 18:9-l4. The effect of pride upon character. How to win the approval of God. This will be a preparatory service, as next Sunday holy communion will be observed.