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The Virginia enterprise., 1906-02-02

completion of this frieze. These gen.
tlemen are open to suggestions, and
the most pertinent one that has vet
been made is that the whole frieze be
eliminated and the caricatures stuck
up on the wall of the rotunda be wiped
out and some really artistic decoration
be substituted.
No one seems to know exactly who
initiated the idea of putting the fresco
groups of figures supposed to represent
important scenes in the history of the
new world, but the idea was adopted
and Brumidi, an Italian artist, was
given the contract. He executed" sew
eral of these scenes, but in 1880 died,
after having depicted in his style i'm
portant events down to PENIS treaty
with the Indians. His work was then
taken up by Costaggini, another Ita-
lian, who brought the events down to
the discovery of gold in California.
This left two panels remaining to COM
plete the circle, and congress has never
agreed as to subjects to fill this space.
The figures in this fresco appear
ridiculous as seen from the floor Of the
rotunda. They are suggestive of old
time wood cuts or the rudely executed
pictures in the Farmers Almanac. !"
There are impossible horses and still
more impossible men in the jumble of
figures. They do not appeal to the
artistic sense of anyone and without a
guidebook the subjects can only be
guessed at. The fresco has cost a
pretty sum, and the only objection to
wiping the whole picture out is the
fact that it has cost money. In con-
trast with the fine oil paintings that
decorate the walls of the rotunda near
the floor this fresco is very amusing.
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Brain, the painter of bootblacks, a hale
and sturdy man of 76, who has for
more than 40 years used the same
studio on West Tenth street. Take Ed
die Foy, the comedian, on his little
place in New Rochelle, playing with
his seven children. Take the great
Staten Island contingent of newspaper
men, all married, sedate and method
ical. Are not these as fairly typical of
New York as the preposterouS high
"rollers?"
The number of elderly men who
have lately been unmasked living in
New York the so-called double life"
is a shock to a Puritanic community.
But they are after all conspicuous
rather than really numerous. New
York is moral beside Paris, immeas-
urably decent compared with London,
sedate by comparison with such small
er cities as Nice and Cairo. AS Je-
rome Hart wonderingly records in his
book on Levantine travel, in the latter
city domestic scandals, even those end.
ing in tragedy: are too numerous to be
considered good newspaper copy. New
York has good deal to learn yet be-
fore it becomes really Latin or even
metropolitan in morals. It takes the
atmosphere of courts to develop in.
iQuity as even money can scarcely do.
OWEN LANGDON.
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In the Journal of Political Economy
for the last quarter Prof. Hugo Meyer,
of the Chicago university, discusses at
length municipal ownership in Great
Britain. BY our federal street car cen.
sus OF 1902, IL per cent. of our towns
OF 5000 and less than 5000 population
had street railroads and all the towns
In this country over $4,000 had them.
In the United Kingdom a year later
only 13 per cent. Of towns less than
5000 had street railways, and only 30
per cent. of towns less than 10000. Our
trackage averaged from one mile for
1000 population to one for $500.
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A Danish officer is pictured to us
making observations in regard to the
deviation OF rifle bullets. One day,
when walking on the ramparts at Dup
pei ne saw a Prussian sharpshooter
taking aim at him. While the soldier
placed himself against a tree, in order
70 take a steadier aim, the officer
raised his sass to watch his move
ments "This is all right" said he:
the musket is just on a line with my
breast. We shall see." The trigger
was pulled, and the Danish officer
quickly wrote down: AT distance of
about five hundred yards the deviation
OF ball from rifle musket is about
one meter"
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not so we'll in New York. Gen. Greene
did splendid work-pity he was so
mixed up with the asphalt trust. Ear
lier, the liveliest police board New
York ever had counted three soldiers.
One was Col. Avery D. Andrews, one
was Fred Grant, one was a resolute
young man who ruined his political
career-so the wise ones said-by en-
forcing the liquor law. He wore
glasses, this young man, went about a
good deal and saw things. His name
was Roosevelt. A presidents son and
future president served on that re-
markable board and they did fast
work.
Gen. Bingham will do things. He is
afraid of nothing. He once checked
Senator Depew in telling funny story
at the White House. He knew and
liked Mcclellan in Washington These
two men will work we'll together. Nc
Adoo. honest but time-serving and in
efficient, showed bit of yellow at the
end and went out snarling and snap
ping But he went.
Politically, the police commissioner
ship is more important than all the
rest put together. But think of the
others. Think. in New York, of a
Washington retired general for police
commissioner; Of an Oxford graduate,
who is also civil engineer, for dock
commissioner; of wealthy clubman
of excellent reputation and philan-
thropic tendencies, as gas commits
sioner-and it was Murphy's gas COM
missioner who made the most trouble
for Mcclellan; of two clean, bright
newspaper men for minor commission
erships. And not one of these a Tam
many man or at all likely to be cap
tured by Tammany! 1t is almost too
good to be true.
One month ago George B. Mcclellan
seemed to face a political blank wall,
He has chosen to begin his mayoralty
term as if it were a farewell to poll
tics. Perhaps the people will refuse
to say farewell so easily.
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Former Judge William H. Moore, the
well-known financier of New York and
chicago, has the distinction of wear.
Ing the most costly overcoat in the
United States. 1t was made to order
sor him from selected sable fur at a
cost OF $4,000. Every sable skin
forming the lining to the coat is abso-
lutely perfect, having been examined
end passed upon by one of the most
expert turriers in New York before it
was permitted to become part of the
$4,000 overcoat.
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in regard to his connection with al
legged violations of the anti-rebate law
by the Santa Fe railroad, of which he
was vice president. President Roose-
welt called him from this railroad posi-
tion to be secretary of the navy be-
cause he had infinite confidence in his
honesty and in his executive ability.
1t was not possible that the son of
that consistent and loyal Democrat, J.
Sterling Morton, could be otherwise
than an honest man. When the suits
were brought against the Santa ~Fe
there was hue and cry raised against
Mr.. Morton that he was implicated in
the violation of the law. President
Roosevelt did not have his faith in the
secretary the least bit shaken and was
confident that a trial in court would
vindicate the latter
This vindication, has come through
the decision of Democratic United
States judge, and it shows Mr.. Morton
to have been misrepresented and sus-
tains his character as a law-abiding
citizen and railroad official This de-
cision was welcomed in Washington
by people who had known Paul Nor
ton for many years. They regard it as
particularly gratifying at this time
when he is at the head Of great in
surance corporation that has been sub
jected to the scathing fires of legis-
lative investigation. The confidence
the president feels in his old cabinet
officer, it is believed, will be reflected
in the minds of the American people,
and Mr.. Morton's character will do
much towards reestablishing faith in
the insurance company.
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The last report of the librarian of
congress shows the number of books
in the congressional library to be t.
100000. The increase in their num-
Der is so rapid that it is expected that
in the course of time the congression-
al library will be the largest in the
world. Before the extension Of the
congressional library to it's present di-
mensions the Paris National library,
with 100000 books, stood first. The
library of the British museum and the
St. Petersburg Imperial library fol.
lowed, each containing about 1,000. 900
volumes,
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UNCONSCIOUS POISONING.
How It Often Happens from Coffee.

II had no idea," writes a Duluth
man, that it was the coffee had been
drinking all my life that was respon-
sible for the headaches which were
growing upon me, for the dyspepsia
that no medicines would relieve, and
for the acute nervousness which un-
fitted me not only for work but also
for the most ordinary social functions.
But at last the truth dawned upon
me and forthwith bade the harmful
beverage prompt farewell, ordered
in some Postum, and began to use it.
The good effects of the new food
drink were apparent within very
few days. My headaches grew less
frequent, and decreased in violence,
my stomach grew strong and able to
digest my food without distress of
any kind, my nervousness has gone,
and I am able to enjoy life with my
neighbors and sleep soundly o'nights.
My physical strength and nerve pow
er have increased so much that I
can do double the work I used to do,
and feel no undue fatigue afterwards.
"This Improvement set in just as
soon as the old coffee poison had so
worked out of my system as to allow
the food elements in the Postum to
get hold to build me up again. I
cheerfully testify that it was Postum.
and Postum alone that did all this.
for when began to drink It threw
physic to the dogs" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. :.
There's reason. Read the famous.
little book "The Road to Wellville''
IN pkgs.. o.
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in arms against this innovation. For
years that body has been authorizing
big public improvements and the erec
ton of splendid governmental build
ings with the object of beautifying
Washington and eventually making it
the finest seat of government in the
world.
Mr.. Babcock, of Wisconsin, who is
chairman of the house committee on
the District of Columbia, is very indig-
nant at the encroachment of the big
steel plant upon the exclusive capital
city. 'Those business men and real
estate men who are inviting manufac-
turing plants here are making great
mista4e," says Mr.. Babcock. 1.-THE
theory on which congress has been so
liberal in public improvements in
Washington has been that the city
would be retained for governmental
purposes and for residence city. Big
manufacturing establishments will
bring to the District class of people
entirely foreign to the citizenship
Washington now has, That will not
be the most Objectionable feature, how.
ever, as the introduction of dirt,
grease and smoke will mean the de-
struction of the unique character Of the
capital of the nation.
There are now under way public
buildings and improvements represent
ing value approximating $4,000 900.
Most of this is in the way of magnifi-
cent public buildings. The two Office
buildings for the house and senate will
be splendid marble structures in keep
ing with the capitol and the new Union
railroad station will be of white gran
ite. In addition to these, there is the
beautiful war college, just opposite to
where this factory is to be located. the
new agricultural building, the $4,000
900 structure for the Smithsonian In
stitution and the new municipal build
ing for the District This will mean a
group of the finest buildings in the
world whose beauty will be, sadly
marred by the smoke of factories.
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The prominence of her statesmen is
unusual when compared with the fig
ure that other state delegations cut in
governmental affairs First is Vice
President Fairbanks. probably the
leading candidate just now for the Re-
publican presidential nomination in
1908, and he has associated with him
in Washington some brilliant Indiana
colleagues.
Senator Albert j. Beveridge, another
Indiana boy, holds first place as orator
in the senate. He has a rival in one
of his colleagues in the house, James
E. Watson. recently selected as the
Republican whip" in that body Bev-
eridge and Watson were classmates in
the DePauw university during the
early '90s. They were then rivals for
class honors in efocution, and so close
was the race that neither could be
called the winner. Young Fred. Lands
of Indiana has added new reputation
to the state by brilliant speech in
the house. Judge Crumpacker, another
representative, is known throughout
the land for his persistent efforts tc
secure representation in: congress &C.
cording to the number of votes cast
in the states. The southern brothers
regard this as blow at them and
their opposition has centered much at.
tention upon Mr.. Crumpacker.
There are other able and brilliant
men in the Indiana congressional dele
cation and the prominence that state
has achieved in national life is the re.
suit of her people sending good men to
congress. There are several larger and
older commonwealths that might emu
late 1ndiana's example with advantage
to their regulations.
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The worlds production Of coal in
1880 was 37o,00o,ooo tons, and the
United States furnished 20 per cent.
OF the whole. In 1890 the share of
this country was % per cent. of the
worlds total of 563,O0O,OO0 tons, and
IN 1900 it had risen to 50 per cent. of
s46,0o0,0o0 tons. For the present year
the worlds output will exceed 1,0O0,.
100000 tons, of which this country will
produce 80 per cent. The United
States last year mined more coal than
was produced in the world in 1880,
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The shah OF Persia never, under any
circumstances, sleeps on a bedstead;
and no matter where he has stayed,
whether it be in royal palaces or no.
tells, he has either had the bedstead
removed from the sleeping apartment
or else has relegated it to some remote
corner, so as to enable him to sleep
IN the exact center of the room on a
couple of huge cushions or soft ORR
entail mattresses stretched upon the
floor.
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in New York. And it is beginning.
1t is confusing, though. Young E. A.
Merritt is Yale graduate, a man of
some wealth. He started out n poll
tics as a reformer, but was disciplined
by the old guard until he fell into line.
He concluded that "a man can do
more within the party" Now he is
clubbed and kicked out of the way as
a stumbling block because he is faith
full to the bosses. Perhaps he played
the game too we'll. The weekly paper
IN his own village opposed him be-
cause he tried to prevent his own
nelghbors from using their own water
power to make electric light for their
own use Merritt sees in the beautiful
Adirondack wilderness nothing but
water power going to waste and lum-
Der uncut. Like many other statesmen
ne sees nothing in New York but a
magnificent city to exploit. With a
bad legislative record and with Odell
behind him, what could he expect? If
ne had had McClellans brain. con1d he
have executed a quick f1ip-f1op? Mer-
ritt is a Yale heavyweight; Mcclellan
Princeton lightweight, and he ia
making an end run.
Who will be the new repuh]ican
boss? And must there really be anv?
At present it would be nearly correct
to say that Gov. Higgins is the ALBANY
boss and Elihu Root the Washington
boss of New York state, with the pres
ident of the United States keenly in
terested in the cleansing process.
Odell has strong jaw, but
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A Swiss life insurance COMPANY ha,

A Swiss life insurance company has
taken action which indicates that
Temperance" has money value. It
has undertaken to insure members of
temperance society composed of
railway employees for 4 per cent. less
than employees who are not members
Of it. For some time past a Swiss &C.
cident insurance company has given
total abstainers reduction of 10 per
cent. in insurance rates. So well sat-
1sfied is the company with results that
after January l, 1906, it will make the
reduction to total abstainers Is per
cent.
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At last the long looked-for and diff
cult Northwest Passage has been
FOUND. Since 1897, when John Cabot
rs said to have tried to pass through
the Arctic ocean from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, there have been many un-
aValllng efforts to discover the North
west Passage, and hundreds of men
nave perlshed in the attempt. But at
last this passage has been successfully
navlgated, the honor of doing it hav-
ing lately been won by Capt. Roald
Amundsen, Of Christiania. Norway
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Bohemia a Land of Steady Habits.

1E steadiest habits
are where you
least expent them.
The sO-called BO.
hemians, artists,
magazine a n d
newspaper writer's,
the better class OT
theatrical per.
formers live far
evener lives than
their predecessors
of a generation
ago. Take J. G,
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the beginning of manufacturing enter
prises at the capital city which will
mean the DETACHMENT of it's beauty and
it's destruction as a desirable city of
residence.
The Firth-Sterling Steel company,
that furnishes the greater part of the
shells and projectiles used IN the navy,
and whose works are now located in
the murky atmosphere of Pittsburg,
has purchased 80 acres of land in the
District opposite Washington, and pro-
poses to locate it's shell factory there.
The object is to be within easy reach
of the Indian Head proving grounds of
the navy department, located some 20
miles down the Potomac The estab-
lishment of this factory in the District
means the use of bituminous coal and
consequent clouds of smoke which are
certain to mar the beauty of Washing
tons great public buildings and fine
residences.
One of Washington's greatest charms
as a residence city and as a center
where the wealthy, the literary, the
scientific and artistic elements of
American society could find the best
atmosphere has been it's clear air and,
in winter, it's beautiful Italian blue
skies. These natural beauties have
been guarded jealousy by congress,
and stringent laws have been passed
forbidding the emission of black or
gray soft coal smoke from chimneys,
and President Roosevelt has lent his
great influence toward the enactment
of these laws and toward their en-
forcement. 1t has been the purpose to
keep the city clean and spotless.
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-02-02

In the moro prosperous parts OF
London 80 mistresses OF households
out of every hundred have domestic
help. In the East End only five fam
lilies in each hundred can afford house
hold assistance. In the provinces gen.
orally one family in every four has q
servant for "help.'
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The Limping Police Commissioner.
b EW YORK likes a

military polio e
commissioner, and
has no objection
to one who lacks
a leg or an arm.
One-armed Capt.
Piper was a splen-
did deputy. Gen.
Jourdan was a
good commission
er in Brooklyn; so
was Col. Par
fridge, t h u g h
afterWard he did
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Where Thew Met.

Mrs. Biggun-I notice that you have
at last got acquainted with your next
door neighbor, who has lived along
side of you for the past ten years.
Mrs. D'Avno-Yes; we were intro
duced to each other at the Pyramids
of Egypt. and I found her a delight
full companion. - We became very init
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His Reason.

The Upper Flatter's Wife (breath-
lessly)-Dear, I've a piece of news for
you. The fute-player a>'ross the hall
is dead! .
The Upper Flatter (pleadingly)-.
Please don't make me. laugh-my lips
are SO chapped.--Judge.
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SnlIt Is the more dramatic. lie has
followed out absolutely his new policy.
He has broken with Murphy-which
means the downfall of the smallest
boss Tammany has had for many a
year. Mcclellan followed resolutely
for two years certain track. He has
headed right about face for four years.
How did this young man, able rich,
we'll born. ambitious, come to need
such a change? The fact is that two
years ago, in spite of his experience in
politics, he had no conception of the
rottenness of things in his party. He
had long been in Washington, where
he made a splendid impression, as few
New York congressman do, but where
he was out of sight of the local lead.
ers. He believed the boss system nec-
essary to New York, with it's mixed
population. He was elected by a good
majority to carry out the Tammany
programme and he did it.
On election night, when the Tam
many chieftains set out to take addi-
tional steps to steal the election from
Hearst, the sardonic Jimmy Martin,
waving his hand at a group of heelers
in the hall said: eff he's elected, it is
no thanks to any of these fellers- it
Is because the people of New York
have confidence in that clean, honor
able young man."
1t was true Such votes as he had
Mcclellan won himself. Such as he
lost, the Tammany district leaders lost
for him. He owes them nothing This
starts out as a Mcclellan administra.
tion.
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NEW YORK LETTER.
THE RIGHT ABOUT FACE OF
MAYOR MCCLELLAN.
little MACS" FAREWELL
Personnelof the Commissioners
ritt's Point Of View-Merritt and
Mcclellan Compared - New
York Very Difficult.

r IS a shame to
write so m u c h
a ut politics;
but when after a
year Of constant
scandalous expos
ures in both po-
/ t ica | parties,
both start out at
once upon a thor
ough process of
publication, what
is a fellow to do?
nj ~ 1o~,o
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The German government has offered
three prizes for the best field kitchens
available for army use, and it is stipu-
lated that every such outfit must be OF
q size making it possible to carry it
on a horse, with space left for the
drivers luggage and forage for the
horse.
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Chinese students in Japan now num-
Der moro than 5000. engaged in all
the studies available at American high
schools, colleges, universities, profess
sional technical and trade schools.
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The Brunidi Frieze.

HE joint commit
tee on library OF
the two houses is
a g a in wrestling
with the question
of what to do. with
the Brun1idi frieze
in the rotunda of
the capitol. A
S u b GO mmittee
con 81 s tt n g Of
C h a i r m a n Nc
Cleary and Sena-
tor WetnnOre has
The Virginia enterprise., 1906-02-02

New Jersey has enacted legislation
holding automobiles for the amount Of
damage they may do the public roads.
with the pedestrian continuing to
dodge as best he may.
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=" tAAoC q O45 u1du-
ufacturing plant is
TO be located in
the District, Wash
ingfon will no
longer be known
as the "spOtless
town." 1t is gen.
orally regarded as
a mistake to en-
courage manufac-
turing near the
capital city. Con-
Oraccnan oro I'm
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A MISREPRESENTATION.

4. PAUL NOR
ton, now president
of the Equitable
Lif e Assurance
Society of the
United States, left
a host of friends
in w a s h i n gton
who are delighted
with the clean bill
of health which
the United States
circuit court in
Missouri gave him
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Longing for Fame.

II suppose you are glad to have e.
capped all notoriety in connection with
these financial exposures:"
Il dunno" answered Mr. Cumrox,
sometimes think mother and the girls
would rather see my name in the paper
that way than not at all."-Washlngton
Star
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Albany and New York

HEN a train on the
New York Central
approaches AL
bany a trainman
goes through and
locks up tn e
drinking cups and
other pl n d er.
The local "frisk-
ers'' are the worst
on Che sro ad.
From them right
up to the libby,
the gas trust and
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What Is the Matter with New York;

al 2 cdSOl1o
why it is harder
for men to keep
straight in New
York than else
W h ere - though
m a n y do. T h Q
glare of the Ten
derlOin seems to
breed a bacillus of
moral midnight.
1t costs so fright
fully much to get
Nyynn t1o ,,oo11c;