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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
GAME ROOSTER WHIPS DOG
Feathered Bat Nelson Makes Good
on Name in Hammond, Ind,
but Is Arrested.

Hammond, 1nd.-"Bat Nelson" Is
cock O. the walk in this town.
Bat Is game rooster owned by
Alderman Arthur Schultz and his
latest feat was the whipping Of Duke,
a pit bull terrier owned by Mike
Warimont Incidently Bat felt so
good about his victory that he tried
to whip Patrolman Lam. After it
was over Lam announced that he
would rather lie down with half doz-
en- lions than try to take Bat to Jail
again.
The battle took place on the main
street and attracted crowd of more
than 100 persons, most Of whom
thought some one vas being muir
dered. 1t is no reflection on Dukes
gameness to relate that he howled
like a bereaved coyote. He didn't
know what had struck kim
Bat and Mike were locked up over
night, the fight having taken place
on Sunday, and Monday they were
arraigned in police court Just like
regular folks Justice Burnett dis
missed the case, holding that BAT
should be given the freedom Of the
city for his great victory.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Ran Wild Through the Downtown
Section.

near the restaurant Of John Mangieri.
and a COW plunged through a door
into the basement Of the restaurant.
BY this time several men united the
captured steer and started down the
street toward the city stables. The
animal broke loose. John Marshall
of 2512 Corey alley. South side. grab
bed the rope. 1t was jerked from
his hand. Marshall grasped the steer
by the horns and threw him in pretty
style. He took it to the city stables
A number Of policemen caught the re-
naming COW on Watson street and
it too was taken to the stable. The
other steer was caught en- Sixth ave
nue.. Here an unknown man lasooed
the steer in true western style This
man suffered broken little finger on
his right hand, his leg was lad,
torn, and his suit ruined
A huge block and tackle was neces-
sary to lift the COW from the res.
taurant basement
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
JUST DID AS HE WAS TOLD
As to Why the Chauffeur Did Not
Bring the Car, Why That Was
Another Matter

Mr. Mann, who is an inveterate
tease, was spending the weekend with
some friends. The ladies Of the house
decided at the eleventh hour to take
him to an aviation meet, and he was
requested to go out and tell Thomas
to bring the car at once, the phone
to the garage being out of order
what is it, exactly, that you want
me to do?' Mr.. Mann asked, looking
up from his paper His hostess had
had experience with his teasing, and
knew better than to remonstrate She
thought full explanation the safest
thing.
60 to the garage" she explained
with sarcastic care, right down the
cement walk, and when you are in
front of the door, say: Thomas, bring
the car at once"
Mr.. Mann meekly disappeared, MUIR
muring her directions over to him
SELF The ladies prepared for the spin,
and waited some Is minutes, but no
machine arrived. At last the exasper-
ated hostess turned upon her guest.
did you do as l asked you?" she de-
manded.
What did you do?" she persisted
went to the garage, right down the
cement walk, and when l was in front
Of the door I said: Thomas, bring
the car at once!'"
Then why didn't he bring it?''
Thomas couldn't hear me- he explain
ed. THE garage door was shut and
you didn't say to open it or shout"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
He Finally Landed Them.

Captain Walker Whitsett tells the
following about Max Joffee, Jewish
patrolman who used to work under
him at the Walnut street police sta
ton.
1--WE received a report Of a holdup
one night and, as was the usual Gus
tom, all of the men were given de-
scription of the robbers and instruct
ed to bring in any one answering the
description. Joffee had beat on
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, be-
tween Grand and Troost avenues The
hOldup men were described as poor
ly dressed, one being tall and the 9TH
err short. Joffee was the first man
to make an arrest He came into the
station with two men, one over six
feet in height and the other less than
five feet
Investigation said Joffee to the
booking clerk, and he turned on his
heel and left the station. A few min
utes later he returned with two 9TH
er men and placed the same charge
against them. Within two hours aft
er Joffee received the description Of
the holdups he had arrested eight men,
and in each instance one was long
and the other was Short
Did he get the right ones?" was
asked.
He did; the last two men were
identified the next morning. kansas
City Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
PIN IN HER BODY A YEAR
Woman Is Greatly Surprised at the
Severe Pain. in Her
Chest

Boston, Mass.-Miss Catherine
Boyle, nineteen years old, living at
1852 Ashmont street, Dorchester, went
to the Carney hospital the other day
to be treated for pain IN her chest.
The surgeon removed a piece OF
safety pin from its place Of conceal
ment under the skin
Her sister, Helen, who is employed
in that institution, explained that
Catherine fell year ago while visit
ing in New York and thought that tia
pin that was in her shirtwaist broke,
part of it forcing itself through the
skin. The young woman missed the
pin at the time. but thought nothing
OF 1t till five nights ago. when the pain
awoke her.
About seven months ago Miss Boyle
went to the same hospital complain
ing Of pain in her chest. An opera
ton at that tine brought forth half
a needle that was near the skin. Il
seems the needle two months before
had worked itself into her chest wher
she turned in her sleep
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
WHAT MAKES A GOOD TALKER
Doctor johnson Says, Among Other
Things, There Must Be Presence
OF Mind and Resolution.

A man may have the gift of CAB
without being a good talker, the Lon
don Chronicle remarks. OF this order
was Macaulay. who had no restful
spaces Of silence
I wish,' said Sydney Smith, who
could listen as well as talk, Il wish
that Macaulay would see the differ
ence between colloquy and soliloquy"
And on another occasion: oh
yes, we both talk a good deal; but
l don't believe Macaulay ever did hear
my voice. Sometimes when l have
told good story l have thought to
myself: Poor Macaulay! He will
be very sorry some day to have
missed hearing that" The differ
ence between the two men was that
between the clever talkcr and the bril-
liant bore.
But the elements of success in con-
versation will be variously defined
Doctor Johnson, who must take rank
with the foremost Of the worlds great
takers, had his own theories on the
subject.
There must in the first place be
knowledge" he said; there must be
Materials; in the second place there
must be command Of words; in the
third place, there must be imagina-
ton, to place things as they are not
commonly seen; and in the fourth
place there must be presence of mind,
and resolution that it is not to be
overcome by failures; this last is es-
sential, for want Of it many people
do not excel in conversation"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
CATTLE AMUCk IN
CROWDED STREETS
Terribly and Threaten Hundreds
of Men, Women and Chill
Gren.
MADDENED BY YELLS
Cow Crashes Into Large Plate Glass
Window and Another Falls Into
Cellar-Excitine Chase Through
Crowded District Of Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Two steers. i've
cows, and calf, just arrived from
their native haunts in the Muskingum
valley, ran wild through the Hill dis
trict and downtown section the other
night, terrifying and threatening hun
dreds of men, women and children.
and were only captured after one of
their number had smashed large
plate-glass window, valued at $500,
and fell into the basement Of cafe
on outer Fifth avenue. Policemen
overran the Hill district, armed with
ropes, bent on catching the animals.
The bunch, which was part of a
herd that was being driven to the
North side, was said to have been
owned by Charles Beckaited of the
Pittsburg & Cincinnati Packet line
and had been brought to this city on
the steamer Lorena from GAINESVILLE.
The entire herd had been safely
escorted to the North side when the
eight became separated from the herd
Headed by the two steers. who raced
along with lowered heads, bawling
strenuously, the bunch passed over
the Ninth Street bridge and passed
over that structure without stopping
to inquire about tolls. Two Of the
COWS and the calf were captured on
Penn avenue by firemen The others
continued up Ninth street to Fifth
avenue. Maddened by the yells of the
mob following and number of street
cars and automobiles. the animals
galloped down Fifth avenue At the
store of Sheinberg & Weisberg, 1915
Fifth avenue, one Of the cows plunged
through plate glass window. The
crowd closing in captured one Of the
steers and tied him to a telegraph
pole.
The other steer, followed by the
two COWS, darted into a small alley
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
KILL A BIG COON IN
JERSEY HOSTELRY
"Varmint" Visits Hotel and Is
Killed After Fierce FIGHT With
Many Employees.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Employes Of
the Hotel Islesworth on the beach
front at Virginia avenue, battled
with huge raccoon in the kitchen OF
the hostelry the other afternoon. The
fight lasted for half hour before q
clea7er thrown by Chef Rush killed
the animal, which when placed on the
scales weighed 10 pounds.
The coon appeared suddenly In the
kitchen while luncheon was being
served. Startled solutions, not know.
ing what 1t was, scuttled into store
rooms and closed the doors. After
they had recovered from their sur
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
INTERESTING TRICK TO PLAY
Board Projecting Over Table and Cow
cred With Newspaper Cannot Be
Knocked to Floor.

Take an ordinary board, two or
three feet long, such as bread board
and place it on the table so that about
one-third Of it's length will project
over the edge. Unfold newspaper
and lay it on the table over the board.
says the Popular Mechanics. Any
one not familiar with the expert
ment would suppose the board could
be knocked off by hitting it on the
outer end, it would appear to be easy
to do, but try it. Unless you are pre-
pared to break the board you proba
bly, will not be able to knock the board
off.
The reason is that when the board
is struck it forces the other end up and
the newspaper along with it. This
causes a momentary vacuum to be
formed under the paper, and the pres
sure of the air above which is about
fifteen pounds to the square inch, pre-
vents the beard from coming up. This
is an entertaining trick to play at an
evening party, and also makes SIM
pie and interesting experiment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
The Skatemobile.

cut it in two crosswise Take a strip
of stout wooc about four feet long
and three inches wide and nail a pair
Of wheels under each end Nail an
empty box in the center of the board
and fasten a stick across the top of
that box, to act as a pair of handles
on either side. This vehicle can be
made to turn corners when the boy is
coasting on 1t if he will lean toward
the side he wants to turn, as in roller
skating. Some boys cut no1e in the
front O. the box set piece Of glass
in it and burn a candle inside ut
night
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

holes should be about u inches in d.
ameter, or the size OF any cardboard
mailing tube that you may have at
hand
Cut the boards, K, l., NJ, N and o, Of
the proper sizes SO when nailed to-
9ether in the manner shown in Fig
8 they will fit over the upper portion
OF the box as in Fig. 4. The dimen-
sions Of these pieces will be deter
mined by those Of the box and the
size OF the opening cut out of the bot
tom board. The holes, B and G., should
be bored through N and O on an ex-
act line with holes, A and D, in the
ends Of the box. The top board should
have a hole cut out Of one edge cor
responding in size to that cut out
of the bottom board so 1t will enclose
the remainder Of the box, but this
should not be fastened until after the
mirrors have been put in place and
properly adjusted. Give the inside
OF the box a thorough coating of black
paint so there will be no danger of
the wood rejecting light
Broken pieces OF looking-gass and
old hand mirrors may be used in the
machine. If you cannot find four
pieces, probably you can pick up just
what you need for few cents at a
paint store or a carpenter shop. Pieces
of Irregular shape can be mounted
upon blocks of wood for convenience
In handling The sectional view of
the box shows best how the mirrors
must be fastened (see E, F. G. and H,
Fig. s.. Glass, f, must be placed at
an angle Of As degrees to the hole, A.
glass, F., parallel to glass, f, glass, H,
at right angles to glass, F, and glass;
e. parallel to glass, H, and at an angle
of As degrees to hole, D. With the
glasses properly placed, the dotted line
and arrows in Fig. S show how the
tight will be reflected from hole to
hole, and when looking through hole,
"A. a person will see the light coming
through hole. D.
The pieces OF mailing tube shown
sticking into holes A, B, C and D,
should be glued in place. These tubes
should be of equal diameter so it will
appear as though the tube were con-
tinuous with only a section omitted in
the center in which to insert the book,
hand, or other object.
Fig. shows how to fasten an cleo
trio bell or buz2er CD to one side of
the machine, and how to mount a dry
battery % to the top Of the machine.
Connect the bell and battery with
bell wire, and place small switch in
the circuit, fastening it to the side of
the box as shown in Fig. l.
Here is a good way to operate your
toy X-ray machine. Allow your friend
TO look through the tubes first, to see
that they are clear. then place the OBJ
ject to be looked through in the gap
between. the tubes in holes, and c.,
and at the same instant clap one hand
over tube in hole D. This will shut
out all light and the friend will think
that his view has been obstructed by
the object placed in front of hole b.
Now throw over the battery switch
and allow the bell or buzzer to
buzz, and after few seconds, when
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
RIDDLES.

What is the difference between
forms and ceremonies?
You sit upon one and stand upon
The other
Why must chimney sweeping be
very agreeable business?
Because it suits (soots, every one
who tries it,
In what color should a secret be
kept?
1nviolate lin violet
Perfect with a head, perfect without
head; perfect with a tail. perfect
without TALL perfect with either,
neither or both?
A wig.
How can you make tall man Short
Borrow five dollars of him.
What tirearm does the earth re-
semble?
A revolver
When is a lawyer like a donkey?
When he is drawing a conveyance,
What musical instrument should
we never believe?
A Tyre.
Why is a retired carpenter like Il
lecturer?
Because he is an ex-planer
Why should a ships officer never
put his chronometer under his pill
low?
Because he should never sleep upon
his watch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
A TOY X-RAY MACHINE.

This little toy is greatly mystifying
TO those who do not know it's interior
construction, and by making one and
Keeping 1t in your room you will have
"a puzzler for your friends when they
come to see you. To outward ap-
pearances the little machine has the
power to transmit light through solid
objects, making them seem transpar-
.ent; but, If the interior of the box
were disclosed to view, it would at
once be apparent how the illusion is
obtained by means OF a series of mir
fors placed at the proper angles to
project the light which enters the hole
pt one end Of the box down under the
object through which the person is
supposedly looking, and up to his eye
at the hole in the opposite end.
Though the construction of the top
is actually simple, it is we'll to make
1t appear complicated by adding tubes,
an electric battery, switch and a
bell, as shown in the illustration
None of these, however, are necessary
to operate the toy.
Procure box about the size Of that
in which starch is Sold for your ma
chine, and remove one side. Fig. 2
shows the box placed upon it's remain
ing side, with the open side uppermost,
and the top toward you. Out of the
bottom board, cut piece in length
equal to one-third the length of the
board, and in width equal to one-half
the width of the board Also bore
the holes. A and D. in the ends of the
box, near the upper edge and on a d.
rect line with one another These
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
When Women Smoked Hard.

One of the compilers of the "Statis.
teal Account Of Scotland" published
in 1871, remarks that the chief lux
uries in the rural districts are SNUFF,
tobacco and whisky. Tea and sugar
are little used, but the use of whisky
has become very great. The use Of
tobacco may almost be said to be ex.
cessive. especially among the female
sex. There is scarce a young woman
by the time she has been taught to
spin but has also learned to smoke
Smoking seems to have been intro
duced as an antidote to rheumatism
and ague. The favorable alteration
with respect to these diseases has
produced only greater avidity for
tobacco"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Dropped Tray Of Dishes ic His
Fright.

prise, they joined in the scrap to
kill the animal.
Hen Fruit" vegetables of all kinds,
and everything else handy were
hurled at the coon, but he gave chase
whenever he spotted anybody chuck
ing things his way. Several of the
more daring ones were badly
scratched up --hilo Walter Clark, a
storeaoom boy. was stretched uncon-
scious on the floor when a potato
caromed from the 'coon's head and
struck him In the eye.
Rush finally hurled his cleaver at
the ''varmint" Is 1t flashed past him
In pursuit of negro waiter, who had
dropped tray of dishes in his fright
and attracted its attention. How the
animal got into the big hotel and
where it came from are mysteries
that are battling the participants in
the strange fight
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Fired at CAP.

Lawrenceburg, 1nd.-Samuel Peek
ms, twenty-five, a farmer, saw a cap
move slowly from side to side near
a big tree in the woodlawn in kelso
township, and opened fire. The cap
fell.
The next minute he discovered it
was worn by William L. Bruscher,
nineteen, his hunting companion.
The latter did not know he had been
shot until he felt the hot blood from
two dozen wounds trickle down his
eheeka.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

you have your friend guessing as to
what is going to happen, suddenly re-
move your hand from the end of the
tube in hole, D, and allow the light to
flood through the tubes. The marvel
Gus feat will then have been perform
ed. OF course, you should allow a
longer period to elapse before remov-
ing your hand from the end Of tube in
hole, D, when the object is thick, the
idea being that it requires longer
time for the light to penetrate it.
Copyright, 1872 by A. Nicely Hall.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
This Is a Bird of a Story.

The pigeons of the Stock Exchange
are very much disturbed these days
while workmen are removing coat
of gloom from the famous frieze near
their residence. Much of their time
they spend flying to the windows of
J. P. Morgan's Office across the street
Yesterday at noon James ]. Hill and
A. Barton Hepburn noticed them.
Pigeons are active today" said Mr..
Hepburn.
"Pigeons!" said HILL They're not
pigeons, they're ravens bringing Nor
gan his dinner"-New York World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
SOMETHING
~0;X5& II
WARM MUFF FOR YOUNG GIRL,
Might Be Taken Up by Older Folks to
Attract Attention and Keeping
Hands Comfortable.

A doll that is als6 4 muf, or muff
that is doll, whichever way you like,
has been designed by New York
man. The doll has the outward SEM
blance of others Of it's kinds, but in
side the skirt is soft body with
hand-openings on each side This
dollie, of course, is a winter child
and wears long coat like her owner,
the coat having wide side pockets,
so that the little girl carrying it can
slip her hands through into the soft
nun inside. To enhance the effect
the doll also carries q mutf. But it is
not only children who may be looked
for to carry this doll muff In these
faddish days when young women car
ry teddy BEARS stuffed dogs and even
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Grease In Sheen Wool.

The purpose Of the grease and yolk
In wool 10 to protect the wool. and
the animal as well, from the weather,
to shed rain and temper the cold
winds. Here is an explanation Of the
fact that the feeding Of a flock should
be done wisely and in accordance
with the special needs OF shaan
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
A Handy Auto.

A farmer OF South Dakota has elect
ed a satisfactory compromise, the
parties concerned being his wife, him.
self and an automobile. The farmer
owns the automobile, which naturally
increased the strength Of the argu-
ment on the part of his wife as to her
need Of an electric washing machine.
Enter the compromise.
The automobile does the family
washing. 1t Is backed up to a plat
form. one wheel attached by a rope
70 the ~ wheel Of the old washing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
SKA7EM0BILE FOR THE BOYS
Youths Of Eastern City Becoming Ex-
pert in Inventng Means of Easy
and Fast Locomotion.

Philadelphia boys are getting to be
experts in the invention of vehicles
for their play. First it was the push
mobile, then the coasting stick aid
now it is the skatemobile, which any
boy can make for himself in a little
while. Take an old roller skate and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
A Poser,

Did you mail my letter sure this
morningo"
Yes, dear"
Then how did it get out of tho
mails and make It's way back on the
library tablet"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Tired Of Box Cars,

Chicago Mann, knight Of the
road, was accustomed to riding on
box cars. He tired Of the sport and
clamored atop a limousine That's
no way to ride in an automobile" said
Judge Hilles, thirty days."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
1.-THE Target" Puzzle.

vowels should have its place in the
middle of the target.
What was their decisiono
All this arrangement merely cloaks
catch. The answer to the question
(Which novels should be in the mid
die of the target" must be A, the
central letter of those two words.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Deceased.

Unfortunately the girl In the boat
with him when he rocked the boat
did not know how to SWIM"
THAT was unfortunate"
For him, yes. You see, she clawed
him under the surface and stood on
his face to keep her head above wa
ter"
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Relieved,

This is an oscuistion entertainment
we're going to, ma
"All right. I was afraid it was one
of them kissin' games"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
PUZZLE WITH LITTLE CATCH
Which Vowels Should Be in Middle Of
1.-THE Target" Is Not Difficult
of Solution.

When the artist was completing
this design for the Printers Archery
association he asked the members at
their annual dinner which of the