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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
A REAL BOY WONDER
Four-Year-Old Telegraph Operator
Out in Oklahoma.
Went to Work When He Was Two.
Says His Fnther-NOw He Has
Fun on the Wires with
Other Operators,

There is a child at Watonga, Okla,
that makes the conventional prodigy
seem ordinary. Compared with this
boy wonder the precocious youngsters
who whistle patriotic songs at three
and play dance music on the piano six
months later, are backward. In Wa
tonga no mother who has heard of
Glenn B. Peck says anything about her
own four-yearold who may recite four
through the twos. Glenn is the up-to-
date child wonder, he is born teleg-
rapher. He has been a. telegrapher
about two years, having taken up the
work when he was two years of age.
This is what Glenn's father, agent for
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway at Watonga, says about the
young lightning jerker:
"Glenn was four years old the 23d Of
last January. am an old telegrapher,
having worked at telegraphing for the
last IL years. Glenn's mother has
worked as telegrapher for the last
eight years, and is at present employed
''Glenn began to learn telegraphy at
the age of two years. The first time we
noticed it was when central office was
beating time at noon. He was play
ing in the office and ran into another
room calling to his mother that Her.
ington was giving time Always
after he was able to tell when time
was given and eagerly watched for it.
He kept right at it and frequently he
would call out some word he heard on
the wire, and all this time, understand,
he had not learned the Morse alpha bet.
We had never as yet taught him to
send nor had we the slightest idea
that he could do so, but one day he
climbed on the telegraph table and be-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

lieve in Party Rule)
has been conducted in Toledo, o. He
took no part in political life until
1897, when his popularity as an en-
ployer led to his nomination as
mayor on the republican ticket. AS
an employer he won the name of
Golden RULE Jones by his insistence
that no other rule was needed in the
management of employees, and the
same rule has been his watchword
in the administration of public af-
fairs. His Interpretation Of this rule
has often alienated the support of
good people, but no one has ever
questioned his sincerity or kindness
of spirit. Nearly all of his political
views have grown out of his belief
that all the people are essentially
equal and entitled to equal consider
alton. This is at the bottom of his
advocacy of the public ownership Of
monopolies, which, says the Outlook,
has marked his administration from
the beginning. It is also at the bot
tom of his hatred of the rule of po-
litical machines-a hatred which has
led him to denounce all party or
ganization and conduct his last cam
paigns as 1.-The man without party"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

While a number of workmen were
sitting in wine shop in the Rue de
Charenton in Paris recently one Of
them. man of 40, named Negocier,
made wager that he could drink a
dozen glasses Of absinthe while IL
o'clock was striking. On the first
stroke Negocier swallowed his first
glass, and the clock just finished strik-
irg when he drank the twelfth and last.
While his companions were applaud
ing the feat Negrocier staggered and
fell hea kly to the floor. He was picked
up dead, as is usual in such foolhardy
feat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

The PA wells completed in the
Baku (Russia) oil field show an aver
age depth Of 1902 feet and an average
initial production of 292 barrels per
we'll per day, against an average depth
Of 1895 feet and an average produc-
ton per we'll per day of $50 barrels
for the 1853 wells completed in 1901, in
dicating very material increase in
the depth Of drilling and a not incon-
siderable falling off in the average pro-
ductiveness Of the wells Oil is worth
at the wells two-thirds Of cent a
gallon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

chancellor of the exchequer-power to
say No! Twice in the present session
he has been approached by powerful
interests with proposals to which a
weaker man would probably have
given a temporizing answer. The first
instance was the bill for the abolition
of light dues, which was supported by
every shipowner in the house of COM
mons. The shipowners had not only
very plausible case, but they also COM
manded so many votes that the govern
ment narrowly escaped defeat. Mr..
Richie, however, boldly accepted bat
tle, and, instead of temporizing, de-
clared emphat ically that he would have
nothing whatever to do with a pro-
posal to relieve the shipowners at the
expense of about $2,5OO,0OO year to
the general taxpayer. In the same
way, when he was more recently APP
preached by a deputation of coopera-
tors asking for free breakfast table,
he did not pretend that he was yearn-
ing to comply with the wishes of this
powerful body, if only the money
would run to it. Instead, he declared
blun1ly that he did not agree with
them. Naturally, the peop4e who are
thus sent empty away, without even a
soothing message to take home with
them, do not like Mr.. Richie. They
probably respect him, however, a good
deal more than if he had tried to con-
ciliate them with promises, which they
knew as we'll as he knew had no real
value. The rest of the country can
only rejoice that chancellor of the
exchequer is in office who has both the
will and the power to protect the treas
ury from the raids made upon it from
every direction.
AS speaker Mr.. Richie cannot
claim to be in the first rank. There is
no trace of oratory in his style, and
though he is downright and to the
point, he does not command the won
derful lucidity which is perhaps the
most striking feature of Mr.. Chamber
lain's speeches. Mr.. Richie is essen
TALLY a shrewd business man. He
probably possesses few ideals, but he
is able to master the work intrusted to
him, and to do it we'll. That is not a
bad qualification for a minister. It
has carried Mr.. Richie further than
his best friends dreamed was possible
when he entered parliament, and it
will probably insure to him a success
full tenure of the most important Office
in the government after that of prime
minister
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

eAS 0ouNACAA oldI0oI
the convention. After he had been on
the road for some time a farmer drove
up behind him. 'Wanter git in an
ride? he said to the young lawyer,
and Bailey accepted gladly.
"'Going to the convention?' asked
Bailey, after awhile. Yep said the
farmer. Ever hear of young lawyer
named Bailey round here?' asked
Bailey. Nope said the farmer. Good
speaker and bright fellow, under
stand,' suggested Bailey. 'S'pose so,'
said the farmer. Yes continued
Bailey, and he will be over there to-
day, and tell you what We'll do. Well
call on him to make a speech. You see
all your friends, tell them about Bailey,
and We'll call on him.
"The farmer said all right. Mono
was said about the matter until there
was lapse in the convention during
the preliminary movements of the
body. Suddenly the old farmer got
up and suggested that the convention
hear from Mr.. Bailey, "a risin' young
lawyer of these diggin's,' he said, am
Teller who talks like putin out
fire. Bailey! Bailey! Bailey!' more
than a dozen yells went up, and Bailey
came forth. Joe Bailey made one of
the hottest speeches of his life, and the
upshot of the whole thing was that the
'risin' young lawyer of these diggin's'
got the nomination for congress, and
is now Senator Bailey, of Texas"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

Song birds will hereafter be as safe
in the west as they have been in the
east. A treaty of peace was arranged
recently between the Millinery Job
bers' association and the Audubon So
ciety. A similar treaty was negoti-
ated in the east between the Millinery
Merchants Protective association and
the New York Audubon society, aud
was the basis for the present agree
ment Under it the millinery men
agree to discontinue the use of all
song birds on hats. also gulls, terms,
humming birds and grebes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

For the first time in the history OK
Iowa negro has occupied the bench
as circuit Judge in the trial of one
Of his fellow-citizens. This honor be-
longs to George H. Woodson. of Oska-
loosa. During the progress of the
trial of Delishman VS.. the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railway, Judge
B. w. Preston was called from the
room and then came the call for some
one to fill his place as Judge. Attorney
Woodson was chosen. Woodson was
born in Virginia and Is a personal
friend Of Booker T. Washington.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
"GOLDEN RULE" ZONES.
To1edo's Famous Mayor IL the Strahg-
est Figure in the Political Life
of Our Country.

Samuel M. Jones, who was recently
elected mayor of Toledo. O.. for the
fourth successive term, and has been
thrice reelected as an independent
against the candidates of both of the
great parties, was born in Wales in
1876, and brought to this country by
his parents when three years old. He
was compelled by the poverty of his
family TO become a wage Garner
when a mere child. When 1S wears
old he entered the oil fields in new
~ opened Pennsylvania district; and
later became the inventor and manu-
facturer of an improved oil we'll APP
pllance. His manufacturing business
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

1t is seldom that anything but null
berry leaves are employed to feed silk
works in France. Very rarely the
worms hatch before the mulberry
leaves are out, and on such occasions
they are fed young rose leaves for a
few days. About 10000 acres Of land
in France are planted in mulberry;
40,810 pounds of leaves are necessary
to produce 20 pounds of cocoons. The
production Of fresh cocoons from one
ounce Of eggs in France varies from
As to 147 pounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
TOE BAILEY'S START.
How the Senior United States Senator
from Texas Got His First Con-
EressiOnal Nomination.

The 100000 fee said to have been
earned in Wall street by Senator
Bailey, of Texas, gives point to a story
told by man from Texas upon the
manner in which Bailey got his start.
Bailey" said the Texas man, twas
struggling young lawyer in the new
section into which he had moved.
Time had rolled around to nominate
a democratic candidate for congress.
The day of the convention had been
set. 1t was conceded that certain
old man in congress would be given
the nomination again.
"Having much leisure and but little
money, he thought he would walk to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
GARCIA OF SAXONY.
DOwager Queen Is the Last Repre-
sentative of the Famous Swe-
dish House of Wasa.

Travelling incognito in the Riviera
just now, going about in deep mourn
ing and avoiding completely the gay
society that would be delighted to do
her honor, is handsome woman of 60,
who has lately laid aside one crown,
who should be the wearer by right of
for the intervention of Russia would
have had another crown.
She is Queen Carolina of Saxony,
widow of the king whose death some
two years ago brought to the throne
his brother, chiefly distinguished as
the father-in-law of the lately exiled
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

holds record that really should bring
him an appointment of some kind from
the president. He is a great-grand-
father at the age Of SO years. At 10
he was father and at 38 a grand
father. He is the father of II children,
the oldest being 80 and the youngest
four years. He has Is grandchildren.
His one great-grandchild is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Watts, Of
Pana. Ill,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

gan to call a nearby Office and sign our
office call at regular intervals the same
as an old telegrapher would do We
questioned him as to what office he
was calling and he promptly named it
and also told us what letters it took
to make the office call. From that day
he kept on improving very rapidly, or,
perhaps l should say, it naturally
came to him. He would pronounce
difficult words when he would hear
them on wire. And he would spell
words correctly on the wire that he
could not spell otherwise.
Imagine our surprise when we
promptly told us he heard the train
dispatcher give train order and that
Nos. 1873 and 154 would meet at Waton-
ga. We inquired into this and found
out he was correct. Glenn did not
study nor was he taught. Now he can
read a train order correctly, tell when
operators are sending their wire car
reports and tell when Watonga's turn
comes. He can tell when other opera
tors %. S. their trains, what Office is
reporting and the number of the train.
HE frequently calls up Wichita and
asks them $, which means: Have you
anything for us?' Very often he calls
up other offices and tells them to copy
He will call all of the. Offices he can
lined up ready to 'copy'-they thinking
it is an all-agent message-he will tell
them 49, which means he is busy on
another wire.
"Other operators cannot tell his
work from that of the regular opera
tor, as he does not send 'hammy,' like
all beginners, but he makes his letters
correctly, exactly like an old Telegram PHI
er. A few days ago he called up
Geary station and told the operator to
copy The Geary operator told him
to wait minute till he got his 'mill,'
and when he had his typewriter ready
he told Glenn to go ahead. Glenn then
told him 49,
"The opera tors at the Wichita West
ern Union Office call him nearly every
day. They are very much surprised at
him, and 1T is very hard to make any
operator believe he is talking to little
boy four years old. The Wichita opera
tors can now tell his hand from either
his mothers or mine; they often call
him and ask him to tell some other Of
fee on another wire to answer them for
q message. He promptly replies Art
(all' right, and Immediately gets on
the other wire and calls the office. If
successful in raising them, he tells
them to answer on No. wire.
II believe we are safe in saying that
Glenn is the youngest telegrapher in
the world. and the youngest one that
was ever known. He can cut out and
in the switch board, and when the wire
is open he can test the wire by ground
ing and locate in which direction the
wire is open.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

From New York to San Francisco in
ten hours, on a train Of cars without
wheels, drawns at the rate of 300 miles
an hour by a one-horse-powerl ocomo-
tive, and operated at one-sixth the cost
of an ordinary railway-this is the
achievement promised for a new sys-
tenn Of railroading invented by Prof.
A. C. Albertson, an electrical engineer,
late of Copenhagen university, Den
mark. The American and European
governments have granted letters pat
ent on the invention.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE.
British Foreign Secretary Surprises
Powers by Declaring n "Brit-
ish Monroe Doctrine"

The British foreign office is con-
sidered the most conservative diplo-
matte machine in the world; hence,
when it gives utterance to any de-
cided opinion, it commands respect.
The warning recently given by the
Marquis of Lansdown, in formal
statement to the house of lords, has
therefore set the old world states
men to guessing. The warning is
nothing more nor les than the enun-
citation of British Monroe doc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

Before leaving Dallas for his home
in Gainesville, United States Senator
]. w. Bailey authorized the statement
that all of his Grapevine Prairie ranch
has been sold. This closes Mr.. Bailey's
farming operations in Dallas county.
Senator Bailey said he had sold the
place because it was impossible for
him to pay attention to it. He had, he
said. spent one day on the farm in 18
months and such inattention as this
would never bring in any profits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

The intention of J. Pierpont Morgan
is now said to be to present the whole
Of his art collection to the United
States government, provided congress
will remove the tariff restrictions upon
it's importation to this country and
furnish suitable building and custo-
dams for it's proper care. Mr.. Morgan
has purchased many paintings, sculp-
lures and curios Of great artistic value
which he now has stored in London
and at various places on the continent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

Experiments show that large ocean
steamer going at 10 knots an hour will
move a distance of two miles after
its engines are stopped and reversed,
and no authority gives less than mile
or mile and half as the required
space to stop it's progress.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

1t is said that the profitable hen eats
16 times her own weight in a year.
Her eggs are six times her own weight
and worth six times the cost of her
food. Feed plenty of wheat, oats,
grits, clover and bone and less corn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

The town of White Pigeon, Mich,
claims to be run as cheaply as any
town in this country. Last year it cost
the 800 inhabitants $1,325 for expenses.
The health department spent 1925 in
addition to the health officers salary
Of $40. The police department appro-
priation was so cents, the fire depart
ment $50
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
Mans Height and wefnht.

A perfectly proportional man
should weight % pounds for every
foot of his height. If he is five feet
ten inches in height, his weight
should be 1853 pounds; if SIX feet in
height, he should weigh 1853 pounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

trine" and conveys the information
that any attempt on the part of any
power to establish a naval base or
fortified port on the shores of the
Persian gulf will be resisted to the
utmost strength of the British army
and navy.
Lord Lansdown, who issued this
challenge, is secretary of state for
foreign affairs in the British cabinet
and was secretary of war during the
thick of the Anglo-Boer war. He was
viceroy in Canada from 1883 to 1888.
and is a representative Of the highest
nobility of England.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
Dwarf Elephants in Malta.

The skeletons of dwarf elephants
have been found on the island of
Malta. One of these, whose teeth
and bones showed that they belonged
to full-grown specimen, was less
than two feet six inches in height,
and could not have weighed over 60
pounds when in the flesh.
Sex and Sudden Death.
The sudden deaths among men are
eight times greater than those among
women.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
County Established.

In a decision handed down by
the supreme court, it is held that the
new county OF Clearwater, which was
established last fail by a division of
Beltrami county, has perfect right
to its individual existence.
The establishment of Clearwater
county has been contested by Attor-
ney General Douglas, who held that
the election by which the division
was made was irregular. There were
three petitions for division voted Oh
in Beltrami county at the last cleo
ton, the proposed new counties be-
ing Clearwater, Roosevelt and Black
Duck.
Clearwater received 664 votes, and
there were but 4s against the propo-
sition; for Roosevelt there were 61O
and against Roosevelt SOL; for Black
Duck there were 161 and against
Black Duck 3SS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
Woman Expert in Woodcraet.

A remarkably clever little woman
is Miss Emma Kellogg, of Colorado.
She wants to be game warden, and
states as her qualifications that she
once lassoed a young bear and
brought it home alive, has hunted
mountain lions, deer and elk, and il
well versed in woodcraft.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12

\0dLOu my d. 1+duy w no Might nave 6ee0
the Wearer of Three Crowns)
Crown Princess Louise of .Saxony. It
is probably an unhappy thing for Sax
ony that the charming Queen Carolina
OR Garcia, as she is usually called
never had any children.
She is the last representative of the
Swedish royal house of Wasa founded
by the great King Gustavus Adolphus,
and if the French Gen. Bernadotte had
not been thrust upon the Swedish
throne by Napoleon, the gracious
Garcia would doubtless be queen of
Sweden to-day. Furthermore her
grandmother, Stephania Beauharnais,
was the adopted daughter of Napoleon
I. and Princess Garcia was the bride
picked out for himself by Napoleon
III. when he became emperor of the
French. Russia, however, wouldn't
listen to the idea, and, without having
any choice in the affair herself, the
beautiful girl was hastily welded to
the crown prince of Saxony, who sue
ceeded to the throne in 1873.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-12
MINNESOTA. NEWS,
Race Program.

The race program for the next
state fair is beginning to attract at,
tention among the people interested
in horse affairs. Notwithstanding
certain insinuations regarding horse
racing without a pool-selling adjunct,
which were made during the late ses-
sion of the state legislature, it is a
fact that the races at the Minnesota
fair have been built up magniicently
since pool selling was abolished. At
first it was slow work, but during the
last four or five years, progress has
been steady and rapid.
Last year the entries at the Mime
sofa state fair were pronounced the
equal of any of the grand circuit race
meets, and this by the highest au-
thority.
This year the program has been
enlarged by the addition of one
$1,000 race, as well as two novelties
for Minnesota horses only. These
Minnesota races are a free-for-all
pace on Tuesday of fair week and
free-for-all trot, which will come off
on Friday. A silver cup is the prize.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-07-29

books and papers. II !, -
burn 2 book than it is to hn aalder d
Papers are also easily car ru.n los
chimney by a strong dried. .eo Up 1
burning didn't solve the nraS usnt md
Junk dealers would buv v' .s
but they didn't give any su. r.s Slut.
to privacy, and were alwss" 'ang az
hunt for anything they could -, ~ b.
money. 'urn Into
Il know Of a case whe,.
man bought a lot Of letters ,,a Junk
dry goods firm, sorted them al, '.On 4
States and found that they .. W Uu' y
key to the identity Of the f,, na,s as
toners. A rival firm bought ~ Gus
ters and. paid pretty well for ~ e 'et
Then there are lots Of th,ns .a
the books Of almost any firm t ~, %
competitor would like to sea :
lists, discounts, trade relations az, s'le '
that sort Of thing. 1t wasn't ,., s ~ !.
hand books containing that info,n :"
ton to junkmen and that's whv y.
started In the destruction business