The Virginia enterprise. [volume], March 31, 1911, Image 7

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Bunch and I had framed up a plan
whereby we were to corral the money
that Uncle Peter was losing at the
race track, giving it back to him later
irith proper admonitions.. We were
seeking Ikey Schwartz with a view
:o having him act for us as book­
maker, and we soon located him In
?ront of the Metropole. In order to
dazzle him, Bunch led the way to
Rector's.
"Leave everything to me," Bunch
whispered, as we shaved our hats and
put our feet under a table.
"What kind of gasolene do you
want to put in your boiler room?" I
Inquired, as the waiter drew near.
"A quart of Green Seal Sec," Bunch
ordered. "That's the only fuel for
little me. It has every other kind of
suds pushed off the ice. Green Seal
for mine whenever I want to hear the
birdies sing—how about it, Ikey?"
Ikey flashed a grin and tried to
swallow his palate, so it wouldn't in­
terfere with the wet spell suggested
by Bunch.
Ikey belonged to the "dls, dose
and dem" push.
Every sentence he uttered was full
of splintered grammar.
Every time Ikey opened his word
chest the King's English screamed for
help, and literature got a kick in the
slats.
He was short and thin, but it was a
deceptive thinness. His capacity for
storing away free liquids was awe
inspiring and a sin.
I tfcink Ikey must hare been hollow
from the neck to the ankles, with
emergency bulkheads in both feet.
It soon developed that Ikey had
been up against a losing streak, and
he was about ready to quit till his
hoodoo went off duty, but if we were
willing to pay for the chalk he'd keep
the shop open another week and fol­
low our instructions to the letter.
"How much will it set us back for
running expenses?" I inquired, while
Ikey dove into the wine-glass and
came up again for a long breath.
"Only a few hundred," Bunch broke
in. "That's merely a detail, John.
Besides, we'll make Uncle Peter pay
for the medicine. If it cures his at­
tack of rush of money to the fingers
he won't care. You don't suppose
we're going to open a life-saving sta­
tion for his benefit and pay for the
privilege?, do you? Not for mine,
Johnny!"
"You're right, Bunch," I acquiesced
"we'll deduct all expenses before
handing Uncle Peter back his squan­
dered fortune that's only fair."
"Is dis old geezer upholstered wit'
coin?" Ikey asked.
"Who, Uncle Peter?" I answered.
"Say, he has nearly all there is in the
world. Every time he signs a check
a National bank goes out of exist­
ence. He tried to count it once, but
he sprained his wrists and had to
quit."
Ikey's eyes twinkled. He was BO
deeply interested he forgot to dip up
the bubble-Juice.
"Uncle Peter," I went on "why,
when he goes into a bank the govern­
ment bonds get up and yell, 'Hello,
Papa!" Whenever he cuts coupons it's
like a sheep-shearing. He has mus­
cles all over him like Sandow's, just
from lifting mortgages. Uncle Peter
can make Rockefeller's wad look as
mean as a $5 bill at a church bazaar.
Every time Uncle Peter thinks how
much money he has he gets enlarge­
ment of the brain, Just to accommo­
date the figures—am I right. Bunch?"
"Den why not let dat old Guzam
upset his dough-pan?" asked Ikey in
astonishment. "Youse is committin'
a crime to stop an old Gazabo like dat
from cuttin' loose. What he needs
is a helper and I ain't a bit busy."
"John has his Josh rags on don't
mind him, Ikey!" admonished Bunch.
"Uncle Peter Is well fixed, but if he
keeps on throwing his coin at the
horses they'll kick their initials all
over his assets, sure thing. Now,
boys, it's all understood, eh? Ikey,
we'll meet you at the track tomorrow
and arrange our plan of campaign.
Here's to our scheme, and drink
hearty!"
Ikey went overboard for a final
swim in the Green Seal, when sud­
denly Bunch tapped me on the arm.
"Look!" he said, and the next in­
stant I beheld Clara J., Aunt Martha
and Tacks sailing over in our direc­
tion.
With a whispered admonition to
Bunch to keep Ikey still I went for­
ward to meet my wife, her aunt and
her small brother.
"It was such a delightful day that
Aunt Martha and I couldn't resist the
temptation to do a little shopping,"
Clara J. rattled on "and then we de­
cided to come here for a bit of lunch­
eon—why, Mr. Bunch! I'm so glad to
see you! I understood John to say you
were in South America! Really! How
lovely! John, hadn't we better take
another table so that your friendly
conference may not be interrupted?"
I hastened to assure Clara J. that
it wasn't a conference at all. We had
met Mr. Schwartz quite by accident.
Then I introduced Ikey to the ladles.
He got up and did something that
was supposed to be a bow, but you
couldn't tell whether he was tieing
his shoe or coming down a step lad­
der.
When Ikey tried to bend a society
double he looked like one of the pic­
tures that goes with a rubber exer­
ciser, price 75 cents.
After they had ordered club sand­
wiches and coffee I explained to
Clara J. and Aunt Martha that Mr.
-Schwartz was a real estate dealer.
"Bunch and I are going in a little
deal with Mr. Schwartz," I explained
"He knows the real estate businesc
backwards. Mr. Schwartz has a lad
Henry'
PLAN
By GEORGE V. HOBART
for collecting apartment houses. He
owns the largest assortment of people
coops in the city. All the modern
improvements, too. Hot and cold
windows, running' gas and noiseless
janitors. Mr. Schwartz is the inven­
tor of the idea of having two baths in
every apartment so that the lessee
will have less excuse for not being
water broke."
Ikey never cracked a smile.
"In Mr. Schwartz's apartment
houses," I continued, while Bunch
kicked my shins under the table "you
will find self-freezing refrigerators
and self-leaving servants. All the
rooms are light rooms, when you
light the gas. Two of his houses
overlook the park and all of them
overlook the building laws. The floors
are made of concrete so that if you
want to bring a horse in the parlor
you can do so without kicking off the
plaster in the flat below. Every room
has folding doors, and when the war
ter pipes burst the janitor has folding
arms."
"Quit your Joshing, John! you'll
embarrass Mr. Schwartz," laughed
Bunch somewhat nervously, but Ikey's
grin never flickered.
"Is Mr. Schwartz deaf and dumb?"
Clara J. whispered.
"Intermittently so," I whispered
back "sometimes for hours at a time
"Look," He Said, and the Next Instant I Beheld Clara J, Aunt Martha
and Tacks.
he cannot speak a word and can hear
only the loudest tones."
Aunt Martha heard me and the
good old soul was all sympathy at
once. She sat next to our bookmaker
friend so she leaned over in an ef­
fort to be pleasant, put her mouth
close to the astonished Ikey's ear
and yelled in a shrill treble, "Lovely
day, Mr. Schwartz!"
Poor Ikey looked reproachfully at
the old lady a second, then with gath­
ering astonishment he slid silently off
the chair and struck the floor with a
bump.
Aunt Martha was so rattled over
this unexpected effort on Mr.
Schwartz's part that she upset her
coffee and Ikey got most of it In the
back of the neck.
When peace was finally restored
Bunch inquired about Uncle Peter's
health.
"Never better," answered Aunt
Martha. "During the last few months
he has gone about more than he used
to. Almost every day he is at the
race track in the interest of the so­
ciety he is a member of."
"What society is that?" Bunch in­
quired.
"The S. P. C. A.," replied the old
"Is the Old Geezer Upholstered Wit'
Coin?" Ikey Asked.
lady. "Peter tells me that there is
much cruelty to animals practised at
the race track so he has determined
to do all he can to stop it."
I winked at Bunch and Immediate­
ly he began to cough till I thought the
boy would choke. I would have given
eight dollars for a good excuse to
laugh out loud. Ikey took it all in
without batting an eye.
"I think Uncle Peter Is awfully good
and noble to devote his time to such
a worthy cause, dont you, Mr.
Bunch?" inquired Clara J. Bunch
mumbled something incoherent and
took another choke.
"I'm so glad that John has really
made up his mind neYer to bet an',
other penny on horses," Clara J. went
JS-r'
on. "I think when a man las lost a
whole lot of money in that manner
and then wins It back by accident he
should be satisfied and not tempt
Fortune again, don't you, Mr. Bunch?"
"I certainly do," replied Bunch vig­
orously.
"Oh, Km all through," I added. "I
wouldn't bet another dollar on a skate,
not if they promised to hurry it
around the track in an automobile—
not for mine!"
Clara J. patted me lovingly on the
back and Aunt Martha beamed over
her glasses.
Bunch was fixing his throat for an­
other choke when suddenly my youth­
ful brother-in-law, Tacks, came to the
surface with a letter in his hand.
Tacks had spotted the missive ly­
ing on the floor near Ikey's* chair, so
young Mr. Buttinski had to get busy
and pick it up.
"Here's a letter I found on the
floor," he chirped, and then to show
the profound depths of his learning
the little imp read the address in
slow, deliberate tones, "Mr. I.
Schwartz, Bookmaker, Brighton Beach
Race Track, New York."
Clara J. went into the ice business
right away quick.
Ikey never whimpered.
Then Bunch took the letter from
the open-eyed Tacks and leaped to
the rescue while I came out of the
trance slowly.
"It's too bad Mr. Schwartz forgot
his ear trumpet," Bunch said quickly,
and Ikey was wise to the tip in a min­
ute.
Clara J. sniffed suspiciously and I
knew she had the gloves on.
"Mr. Schwartz's affliction is terri­
ble," she said with a chill in every
word. "How did you converse with
him before our arrival?"
"Oh! he understands the lip lan­
guage and can talk back on his fin­
gers," I hastened to explain, looking
hard at Ikey, whose mask-like face
gave iio token that he understood
what was going on.
"I thought I understood you to say
Mr. Schwartz is a real estate dealer!"
STT
Peaches continued, while the ther­
mometer went lower and lower.
"So he is," I replied, mentally ar­
ranging pleasant surprises for Tacks
in the near future.
"Then why does his correspondent
address him as a Bookmaker?" my
wife said slowly, and I could hear the
icebergs grinding each other all
around me.
"I think I can explain that," Bunch
put in quietly. Then, with the utmost
deliberation he looked Ikey in the eye
and said, "Mr. Schwartz, it's really
none of my business, but would you
mind telling me why you, a real es­
tate dealer, should have a letter in
your possession which is addressed
to you as a Bookmaker? Answer me
on your fingers."
Ikey delivered the goods.
In a minute he had both paws
working overtime and such a knuckle
twisting no mortal man ever indulged
in before.
"He says," Bunch began to inter­
pret, "that the letter is not his. It is
intended for Isadore Schwartz, a
wicked cousin of his who follows the
races. Mr. Schwartz is now complain­
ing bitterly with his fingers because
his letters and those intended for
his renegade nephew become mixed
almost every day. These mistakes
are made because the initials are
identical. He also says that—he—
hopes the—presence—of this—
particular—letter in—his—posses­
sion—does—not offend the—la­
dies—because while—it is—ad­
dressed—to—a race—track—gam­
bler—the contents—are quite—
harmless being— but —a—small—
bill—from—the—dentist."
Ikey's fingers kept on working
nervously as though he felt it his duty
to wear them out, and the perspira­
tion rolled off poor Bunch's forehead.
"Tell him to cease firing," I said to
Bunch "he'll sprain his fingers and
lose his voice."
Ikey doubled up all his eight fingers
and two thumbs tn one final shout
and subsided.
"I'm afraid well miss the 4:18 train
if we don't hurry," said Peaches, and
I could see that the storm was over,
although she still glanced suspicious­
ly at poor Ikey
"Buy Ikey two more quarts of
Green Seal and let him wade around
in it," I whispered to Bunch as We
started for the depot.
As we pulled out of the Mayonnaise
Mansion I looked hack at Ikey to
thank him with a farewell nod.
He was half way under the table,
holding both hands to his sides, and
making funny faces at the carpet.
Bunch was ahead oi us, indulging
in another choke.
(Copyright by G. W. Dftlingham Cto.)
Birds' Powers of Plight.
It has been calculated that a gliding
bird, at a height of 1,200 yards, at the
moment when it commences to de­
scend with motionless Wings, can by
setting them at the most favorable
angle touch the ground at a horizon*
tal distance of about 10 miles! If the
wind fall, large birds can Always,
with a few wing beats, attain an altt
tude where they will find a wind
which will permit them to continue
their Journey "on the gilds."
I
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BY JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
rHREE
of the prettiest shapes
among the new hats for spring are
shown here. One might choose with
the eyes shut and be sure of pos­
sessing grace, style and real beauty
in any of these. They fit well and are
only moderately large.
Hemp and milan appear to lead tn
the point of popularity, but there are
innumerable lovely models in other
braids as well—hair braid, pyroxylin,
chip, leghorn, tuscan, in fact every
braid, including the rough Japs, finds
a following, and there is no lack of
variety in size or shape.
The hair braids and hemps are
greatly favored for dress hats to be
trimmed with Fr&ich plumes and lace
or ribbon—or both. Milans and hemps
are liked for big masses of flowers.
Many of th*se trimmed with big
bunches of lilacs are blooming in tri­
umph at Palm Beach just now.
A great many shapes are shown
with borders (called "flanges") of vel­
vet, and some are faced with velvet.
Small shapes with upturned brins
nearly always are improved by a vel­
vet facing on the brim or coronet.
The velvet flange is an undoubted ad­
vantage, adding finish and distinction
to the shape. Its placing Is a matter
of perfect workmanship.
It will be noticed that crowns in
the hats are conservative they are
not specially large or high or notice­
able in any way. The achievement of
FOR CHILD'S WEAR IN SPRING
Dress of White Dimity Is About the
Most Dainty That Can Pos­
sibly Be Devised.
Tige and I are sweethearts—all that
troubles me is that his old brown coat
never gets too old to wear, so I can't
make him nice new clothes like what
mamma makes for me. This is my
new white dimity for spring. Mamma
says she likes to have all her sewing
done by the time hot weather comes.
The dress has along blouse and double
fuffle on the skirt and this is my blue
sash. I wear it when I have the blue
ribbon in my hair and usually I wear
pale blue or white stockings. Mamma
says these are "Gibson" plaits over
my shoulders, and there are two nar­
row Insertions of lace down the mid­
dle of my blouse. Mamma considers
MEDIUM STYLES FOR SPRING
Coming Millinery Will Offer Many
Choices, 8o That 8urely All
May Be Suited.
The woman who cannot and millin­
ery to Buit her this season will indeed
be very difficult to please. Not in
many years has it been made possible
for women to be so sanely and, at the
same time, so fashionably hatted aS
at present.
The styles are medium in all things.
Crowns are moderately high, brims
are neither too wide nor too narrow,
and trimmings are in no wise exag­
gerated.
The smart-looking turbans are most
attractive and come in a variety of
models and colorings to suit every
type of face. As a rule, two colors
are combined, and not infrequently
two fabrics besides-the trimmings. A
soft, coarse, rather wide straw and
the fine braid of crinoline are a favor­
ed combination. The crown in folds
will be of the heavier straw and the
crushed brim of the crinoline or hair. case. etc.
for Spring
-V
grace in outline is the paramount idea
in spring shapes and is more highly
regarded than any other feature. This
is a good sign. So far there seems to
be an absence of freakishness this sea­
son, in any direction.
It looks as if flowers were to catch
the fancy of all women young enough
to wear flower-laden shapes. They
are so pretty. Both the hats and
flowers come in great ranges of lovely
colors. Milans in the yellow or nat­
ural color and hemps In all colors give
a choice from grave to gay and all
the notes between.
There is a shape for every face. It
is very essential to pick out the most
becoming one and this is a serious
matter.
short sleeves the best for summer or
winter and she says she likes to have
the skirts of my dresses solid eiw
broidery because they are so fluffy.
Sometimes I wear kid shoes, but usual­
ly black slippers-^they're so sensible
and pretty, too. I'm six years old.—
Anna M. Denniston in the Chicago
News.
Making Pretty Ornaments.
Women and girls with time on their
hands and ideas aplenty for their own
adorning are using both to make dainty
little chains and ornaments for day
and evening wear.
These new "jewels" are easy enough
to make—there are gold beads, corals,
French pearls and semi-precious
stones, which may be procured singly
or by the dozen and combined in any
one of a dozen or more odds or unique
fashions.
A girl may show her artistic taste by
the colorings she combines or the de­
signs she works out and it will be
easy to plan ornaments to fit one's
blouses, gowns or temperament, if she
so desires.
And since one may employ "mock"
Jewels, the finished ornaments, chains
or pendants, need not cost so much as
to greatly disturb one's allowance or
make deep holes in one's purse.
Now for Turned-Up Hats.
Once more will it be possible to
see women's eyes and hair. Hat brims
still will be large, but they are to be
turned up. Hats with straw brims that
turn up boldly in front, at the side or
front and ktb treen among the
models for the fast coming spring
time. They come in all sizes. Ons
of the new forms is lA inches long and
23 inches wide. Extra large hats, how­
ever, will be worn on^y be the extrem­
ists. Even women are weary of them,
for they have been carried to such ab­
surd measurements ttat they no long­
er are picturesque.
Novel Collar.
The string ties which women are
wearing with their tailored shirt
waists come in the loveliest of col­
ors. The materials Vsed are innumer­
able, but all, of courve, have the silky
finish.
A novel collar shows to good advan­
tage a string tie of ciel blue corded
silk. The high, straight, turn-down
collar fastens in front Wide, vertical
eyelet slits appear around the collar at
intervals of about two Inches, and
through these is ruh the tie, which I#
knotted in front in four-in-hand fash­
ion.
The golden shades, which include lem­
on, ecru and leghorn* are preferred for
the crown, while the brim will be of
a contrasting color, as blue, dark red,
green or black.
No less attractive than the shapes
are the trimmings. The cockade of
chanticleer red velvet decorating a
hat of golden and black tones is an
example of smart, becoming lines. A
modified sugar loaf hat, the crown en­
tirely concealed under tiny rosebuds,
and the brim of black flexible straw,
is another prett/ model, A tiny
blackbird nestling on the left side is
the only trimming:
The fashionable trimmings are small
flowers, single quiUs, small birds, me­
dium wings, soft ribbons and velvet.
Novel Bags.
Bags of brocadn suspended by long
twisted. cords of sHk are modish. In
some instances these cords are so long
that the bags bans below the IHHM?
They are generally fitted up Inside
with a vanity outfit, looking-glass, pow­
der box, nail file, coin, purse, card
E
INTELLIGENT CANINE HAS BEEN
AN INVETERATE SMOKER
FOR THREE YEARS.
"BUSTER" ENJOYS HIS PIPE
First Induced to Whiff the Weed by
Mischievous Boy and Afterward Got
the Habit—Takes Daily Smoke With
His Master.
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Skowhegan, Me.—There are a great
many dogs in Skowhegan, but only
one has the tobacco habit. This dog,
Buster by name, is owned by Arthur
Morrisette.
Buster learned to smoke about
three years ago. His master was pro­
prietor of a clothing store and Buster
was somewhat of an assistant man­
ager. Mr. Morrisette had trained the
dog so that when he wanted to have a
special sale, he could place a blanket
on the dog with lettering advertising
his business and hoist on his back a
banner fastened to a large standard.
This attracted a great deal of atten­
tion.
After a time Mr. Morrisette thought
It would add to his assistant man­
ager's appearance, as he went through
the streets, to have a pipe in his
mouth. So in time the dog learned to
carry the pipe.
For a Joke one day, as Buster was
attending to his business, a boy
caught him and filled the pipe with to­
bacco and then lighted it. Buster took
it and appeared to like the taste of it.
Soon he returned to the store and
acted sick. His master, looking at the
pipe saw what had happened. The
dog was sick for several hours, but
the next day he came to his master,
begging for something. After a time
Mr. Morrisette saw that the dog want­
ed the pipe. He gave it to him, with­
out the tobacco, but the dog dropped
it. Then his master filled it with to-
"Buster" and His Pipe.
bacco, lighted it and gave It to him.
Buster enjoyed it and is today an in­
veterate smoker.
He smokes every day in the morn­
ing with his master. Buster has been
taught to get the mail and carry 11
home and if sent with a note to a
store will bring home any package
tied to his neck.
GRIPS HOT PIPE FOR LIFE
Locomotive Fireman Has a Thrilling
Ride—May Lose His Badly
Roasted Hand.
Pittsburg, Pa.—Clinging with on«
hand to a. roastlng-hot steam pipe on
the side of a locomotive, John Stutler,
a fireman on the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie railroad, rode three miles in
three minutes before he was discov­
ered. It is probable that Stutler'f
hand will have to be amputated. Tc
let go the hot pipe would have result
ed In his death.
Stutler, shortly after leaving New
Castle Junction, Pa., crept out upon
his running-board to tighten a leaking
union on an Injector pipe. His fool
slipped, and to save himself he grasp
ed the hot pipe. His other hand clutch­
ed the side of the running board tc
keep his feet from being crushed in
the spinning drivers. After three min­
utes the train was brought to .a stop
by a red light, and Stutler's plight was
discovered by his engineer.
THE MARRIED MAN'S HANDICAP
Washington Benedicts Fear Bachelors
Will Be Given Preference for
Jobs Involving Risk.
Spokane, Wash.—An employer's lia­
bility law is under consideration by
the Washington legislature that, if
adopted, may make it difficult for a
married man to get employment
where single men can be obtained.
This Is because of a marked excess
in the damages to be paid to a mar­
ried man or his widow over a single
man in case of disablement or fatal in
Jury.
Under the proposed act every line
of Industry employing men around
machinery or on risks deemed at all
hazardous will be assessed a percent­
age based on pay rolls for three
months preceding October 1 of each
year.
The revenue thus derived will be
handled by a commission, which will
have sweeping powers in executing
the provisions of the act.
Pupils Kick on One-Dollar Gowns.
Pittsburg, Pa.—Graduation gowns to
cost not more than one dollar are to be
popular among teachers and parents of
Pittsburg. Hundreds of young women
are in tears, however, over the stand
taken by the parents and principals,
and many warmly declare that they
will not try to pass the examinations
for graduation if they cannot wear
something better than a "cheap, old
dollar dress." The principal reason
for the move is that a great percentage
of those who are graduated cannot afr
ford to spend $16 or $60 on a gradual
tfam dress, as do thericher girls.
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605 W. Howard St,
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Civic Rivalry.
Squire Durnitt—We're goin' to have
a newspaper in Lonelyvllle.
Uncle Welby Cosh (of Drearyhurst)
—Where are ye goin' to git it printed?
A Cauticus Answer.
"Now, Johnny," said the geography
teacher, "what is the capital of Portu­
gal?"
"I dun'no' Miss Flanders," said
Johnny, "but from what I hearn tell of
the extravagance of the late king they
ain't much left."—Harper's Weekly.
Reason Enough.
A negro near Xenla, O., had been
arrested for chicken stealing. He had
stolen so many that his crime had be­
come grand larceny.
He was tried and convicted, and
brought in for sentence.
"Have you any reason to offer why
the Judgment of the court should not
be passed upon you?" he was asked.
"Well, Jedge," he replied, '1 cain't
go to jail now, nohow. I'm bulldin' a
shack out yonder, an' I jus' cain't go
till I git it done. You-all kin sholy see
dat."—Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Post.
Give a Woman a Chance.
Compulsory military service for
men, urges a German female advocate
of women's right, should be offset by
compulsory domestic service for wom­
en. On the theory that life in bar­
rack and drill in the manual of arms
have benefitted German manhood, she
asks, why will not life in the kitchen
and exercise in the use of pots and
pans similarly raise German woman­
hood?
If Germany ever organizes a stand­
ing army of cooks it may force all
Europe to follow its lead. Culinary
conscription is a severe measure, but
when enforced in Germany other na­
tions might be expected to adopt it.
There would be more reason In doing
so than In following Germany's lead
in militarism. There is more real
need of cooks the world over than of
soldiers. It is possible to get along
without fighting, but not without eat
lug.
The Taste
Test—
Post
Toasties
Have
a
dainty, sweet flavour
that pleases the palate and
satisfies particular folks.
The Fact—
that each year increasing
thousands use this delicious
food is good evidence of its
popularity.
Post Toasties are ready to
serve direct from the pkg.
with cream or milk—a con­
venient, wholesome breakfast
dish.
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