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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
WANDERING WEARY WlLLIEs
Towns by Adopting Proper Ordinances
Can Assist in Decreasing Vaqrancy.

Like unto the poor, the tramps and
the "hoboes,' it seems, we have with
us always" With the coming of win
ter they drift from the north to the
south. The torrid heat of summer
finds them vending their. way. to the
northern climate. While for the last
decade of years prosperity has been
universal throughout the U:lited
States, and employment for all willing
to work, still the wandering, lonely,
unfortunate, remain as an obiet, les
sen of ignorance andindolenceaoEtill
in America conditions are suc.. and
local laws have tended toward better
ing the conditions of these '"Neary
Willies,' and we find year aftec year
their number is decreasing. They are
the unfortunates of humanity. Men
with morbid men talities, with criminal
instincts developed that make them a
menace TO the public. There is the
harmless tramp, proper place for
him should be in the home for feeble.
minded; there is the indolent tramp.
with all mental faculties developed
whose place should be in the work
house, and there is also the wandering
vampire, who is the criminal at heart
and whose proper place should be in
the penitentiary. If towns should have
ordinances regulating the employment
of those within it's confines, and if
such ordinances are properly framed
so as to impose a penalty upon the
vagrant who mayhaps visit the place,
it will soon be found that such towns
will be avoided and the troublesome
visitors to the community will seek
fields elsewhere.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20

vested his personality as a foundation
stone in the New China over which he
is so enthusiastic. Both these men
are truly leaders of constituency of
young Chinese.
China is full of Boxer stories, tragic
and amusing. One of the latter con-
Germs DR.. w. H. Park. of the Southern
Methodist mission, whose long serv-
ice In and for Soochow has made him
one Of the city's prominent and hon
ored citizens. He was riding in a
closed sedan chair one day during the
turbulent times of 1900. when the
cry was raised: Here comes a for
eigner! Kill him! Kill him." The
mob took up the refrain, rushed. the
chair, opened it, and then fell Back
foiled, for, as the leader said: Its
not a foreigner; it's only Dr. Park"
1t Is rather something unusual to
have whole warship or two in love
with you, when you already possess
husband. But that is the UNIQUE
experience of Mrs. c. A. Nelson, of
the American board mission, Canton,
and Mrs. w. H. Boyd, of the Presby-
terian mission. In case of trouble.
the United States government keeps
warship up at Canton, which is hard
lines for officers and men. These two
young matrons open their homes
weekly to officers and men, and both
are the bellies that their gifts and
graces entitle them to be. Incidental
ly, the lonely American has Jolly
time, and is kept from the power of
the lure of the east The government
has given medals for less worthy
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20

work than that which is done bv
these two ladies. Mrs. Nelson, by the
way, conducts a girls school which is
so superfine that WI Ting Fang, after
inspecting it, promptly asked to be
permitted to send his daughter to it.
Canada probably knows little Of ono
OF her noblest daughters, Miss Annie
II. Gowans, of the Presbyterian mis-
sion, Pao Ting Flu, who went through
the Boxer troubles herotcally. and
who is still, undaunted in snirit
spending her life beautifully for a
people whom, she clearly realizes
may demand her life any day. Miss
GoWans' labors under the delusion as
to the sentiment of the Chinese, or to
the possibilities which the future
holds, but serenely, sweetly, sunnily.
she moves ministeringly among the
Chinese, gazing at life all unafraid
through clear gray eyes that have
seen deeply into great things of exist
ence.
Two associates and friends of Miss
McGowans are Miss Grace Newton, of
the Presbyterian board, and Miss Lu-
ella Miner, Of the American board.
Both are survivors of the Peking
siege, the latter having written a book
upon that great experience Both are
engaged in female education, with re-
suits tina: would rank them in the
class of the foremost women educa-
tors in America.
The fame of Rev. DR.. w. A. P. Mar
tin, Chfna's oldest missionary, is
known wherever men read thoroughly
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20

the Methodist Episcopal mission, Man.
king. His steady. benefcent and self
sacrificing work for the Chinese came
to the attention of the palace. An in
teresting sidelight on missionary influ.
ence is related concerning DR.. Beebe.
He had been invited to an Official
feast at the viceroy's yamen one Sun
day, and in sending his regrets he ex-
planned somewhat the Christian atti-
tude toward Sunday. For some reason
the letter did not reach the viceroy
until the feast was in progress. The
latter read it aloud, and declared that
he. too, was going to keep the first
day of the week free from official
cares: and since then the yamen has
been closed to business Sunday.
One of China's great women is DR.,
Mary Fulton, the head of the Presby-
terian Woman's hospital and the
Woman's Medical college, Canton: the
latter is the only one of it's kind in the
empire and it can never begin to re-
ceive all the students who apply for
admission. What is thought of it by
the Chinese is apparent from the fact
that at the recent commencement
three gold watches were awarded as
prizes to the students by the vicerov.
The most eminent and discriminating
natives do honor to Dr. Fulton. for
she is a physician, an executive and
a woman of unusual ability.
1.-THE Chinese Mother Goose" is
Prof. Isaac T. Headland. ur the Meth
odist Episcopal mission, Pektng! This
book brought Prof. Headland no little
reputation in America: but his more
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
HOW SCHEMERS WOR}
Cooperative Plans Used to Get Dollars
from the People of the Country.

flnanclering or promoting has be.
come particular science This rev
science has taken the broad name of
system and to system is attrib-
uted Machiavellism that would make
insignificant the chicanery of the
noted Italian diplomat. At present the
nation is treated to Illustrations CT the
methods of the advocates of System"
through the magazine articles, and the
disclosures made of the transactions
OF many big concerns which have been
investigated by the courts.
When simmered down, it will lie
seen that it is by use of money con-
trlouted by the masses of people, and
paced III the control of the few that
the masters of finance are enabled to
ROD and build up at will, give and
take, and let the people go to the bow
vows
1t is not the intention herein to deal
particularly with the gigantic institu-
tlons, but to show how the PRINCIPLES
employed by them are also brought
lnto use by promoters of schemes of
lesser degree. And here an anomaly
presents itself, plainly showing how
short-slghted the masses of people are.
the small-caliber schemers who apply
system" use as their main props the
cry OF trust" and robbers" Well
they know the cupidity of the masses,
ana by presenting what appears
plausable scheme of cooperation get
from out the pockets of the people
money with which to carry on busi-
ness. This plan Of working is generally
stock-selling scheme, a membership
plan with promise of selling goods at
wholesale prices, and the paying Of
large dividends. A number of such
concerns have lately come into exist.
ence. Some of them have such man.
moth things in view that if their plans
could be successfully carried out it
would be the building up of greater
monopolies than those that they hold
up before the people as justification
OF their own existence.
DO not be deceived by the represen-
tatlons made by alleged cooperators.
"A close investigation will show that
instead of purely cooperative plan
II is scheme simply with the obiecf
OF getting from the people money with
which to carry on business for tho
personal gain of few. Don't invest
money in any alleged cooperative
store or concern located in the large
cities, and of which you know nothing
other than the representations made
by their promoters. Remember that
1t is poor scheme that does not carry
with all appearances. of soundness, for
this is essential to the success of it.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20

white man. If the legations and mis-
sionaries had listened to his urgings
there would have been fewer massa.
cres and no siege of Peking in 1900
At President Roosevelts request, he
has just written a book, America and
China"
Mrs. A. P. Lowrie, of the American
Presbyterian mission, has been more
than so years in China, yet the Chinese
have not robbed her of her quaint and
delightful Americanism. Her tongue Is
as quick as ever at coming keen,
searching and. at times, satirical.
apothegms.
! Bishop Roots, of the Protestant
Episcopal missionary district Of Han.
kow, seems more like an alert, aggres-
sive professional or business man
than an ecclesiastic. His personality
(almost to as great a degree as that of
his wife, who was Miss McCook, of
New Haven) would be characterized
as delightful by any company of men
anywhere. He is rich in that quality
collOquially called horse sense" and
there is no better administered mis-
sion than his. In his activity for the
Chinese he does not overlook the
white community at Hangkow, and
half of the time of his clergy is given
to the latter
have met several missionaries who
hold decorations from the emperor a
prize which, l understand, the COM
1no7c!al community in China covets in
vain. A missionary doctor who has
been so honored is Dr. r, c.. Beebe of
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Is Concentration Desirable?

He who thinks that a 1O,OOO-acre
farm under control of one man, who
reaps all the profits of its operation, is
better than 100 10O-acre farms owned
by 100 men, each of whom reaps the
reward of his labor reasons erroneous
~. If the big farm is not for the best
why then build up big stores in the
large cities that do the business of
1000 small stores in the. smaller
towns? Why kill off the business of
the local town and help make
weather the proprietors of the big
concerns in the great cities? Does
this question call for an answer?
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Lumber Boom Will Be Abandoned

Lumber Boom Will Be Abandoned.
The world-famous Susquehanna
boom at Williamsport is soon to be-
come a thing of the past It is stated
that the lumber companies now put
ting logs into the west branch will
close out their stock in two more an
nual drives, after which the boom
company will erect a sawmill them
selves and manufacture the lumber
contained in the booh1sticks, rafting
platforms and crib timbers. A stone
crusher will be employed to make
marketable the stones with which the
cribs are filled, and the boom will be
entirely abandoned. - Philadelphia
Record,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Teachers Hardships in Minnesota.

The winter months in Minnesota arc
noted for their deep snow and short,
dark Gays, and the experiences of the
school teachers in some of the remote
districts throughout the long winter
months are not without hardships.
Sometimes they encounter wild ami.
mails on their way: to school, and in
one instance a teacher lost her way
and searching parties were out two
days before she was found. However,
the work goes on cheerfully, and it is
not often that any Eof the plucky teach
ers forsakes her school after having
taken charge St Paul Pioneer Press.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Progressive Farmers.

The average American farmer is a
progressive mortal - He is always
ready to learn new things. He lately
realizes more than ever the necessity
OF education in his. business. He no
longer ignores the fact*that science is
wonderful factor in. his work, Z
money saver that must be considered
if he succeed. The more intelligent is
the farmer, the, more interest will he
take ia the furtheripg the. interests Of
his home town ana buildlpg pp and
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Increase in PIavoround..

The number of .chtldren's play.
grounds is increasing rapidly In many
cities. Recent: statistics covering "a
cities between $4,000 and 100000. pop:
.ulation show there has been in two
years an increase Of "a per cent. in
school Fairgrounds, 48 per cent. in
park and municipal Fairgrounds and .
total increase Of all kinds Of play.
grounds of 54 per cent in that period.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20

of the caskets and tried to frighten
the frenzied crowd off. They were
unsuccessful in their efforts to pro-
tect the bodies.
AS soon as peace was restored Rev.
DR.. Stump preached a sermon from
the doorstep of the old church to
those who remained. TIE bodies of
the boys were then buried in the ad-
joining churchyard.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20

Revival in Whaling Industry. -ss
J., There has been a revival of the
whaling industry A few years ago
the annual death had dwindled to 100.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

II you must be frank, be frank with
yourself.
Every defeat develops a lot of new
excuses.
Most men are optimistic as long as
things are coming their way.
Pleasing people is like laughing. 1t
has to be done without an effort to be
effective.
The most sincere person in the world
does not mean it when he says, 81
don't care"
Some people get credit for being pa
tient when the fact is they are merely
afraid to talk back.
Some people who never recognize a
rebuff notice the slightest hint that can
be construed as an invitation.
Down at the bottom of their hearts
most people believe little in fortune
telling and spiritualism and the mys-
terious enerally.-Atchison Globe.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
Mine Preserved Bodies.

A curious story illustrative of the
preservative properties ofocarbonic acid
gas, or "choke damp" comes from
China. In the province of Nganhwei
a party of miners opened an ancient
shaft where, according to the official
records, terrible catastrophe had oc-
CURED 400 years ago. When the min
'ers entered they came upon the bodies
of 10 miners who had perished in the
mine, lying where they had been over
taken by the deadly gas four centuries
back. The corpses to the eye were as
though of yesterday, quite fresh look
ing and not decayed in any way. The
faces were like those of men who had
just died. On an attempt being made
to move them outside for burial they
one and all crumbled away, leaving
nothing but pile of dust and the rem
nants of the stronger parts of theil
clothing.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
ARTEMUS WARDS FUN.
How the Humorist Used to Win
Laughs In His Lectures.

Laughs In HIS Lectures.
However much the audience might
laugh, even to q tumult of merriment
lasting a minute or two or perhaps
longer, Artemus Ward stood with the
gravest mien and unmOved face. He
could not help laughing while writing
or planning good thing, but no NEGRO :
mancer was ever more self poised
when he stood before is audience.
The greatest fun of the whole was
the manipulation of the panorama it.
self. Things would go wrong every
now and then, and the audience would
fairly scream with laughter, supposing
it was mistake, while as a matter of
fact Artemus was always at the bot
tom of it all.
For instance, the prairie fire would
go down at the wrong time and then
break out again when the scene it was
to illustrate had wholly passed, or the
sick looking moon would refuse to
stay down in the midst, while the lee
turer was apparently almost overcome
with veXation and despair. Then the
wrong music would be played, and the
house would break out into roars of
laughter, as when he touched upon one
really pathetic recital and the piano
ground out Poor Mary Ann"
In the midst of a really instructive
| talk on the Mormon question or a truly
| impressive description of the mountain
scenery arOund Salt lake he would
stop as if sudden feeling of distress
had come over him which must be ex-
planned, and, pointing to an absurd
animal in the foreground of picture,
he would tell the audience how he had
always tried to keep faith with them.
but mistakes must sometimes occur.
Il have always spoken of this animal
as buffalo and have always supposed
he was buffalo, but this morning my
artist came to me and said. MIR. Ward
l can conceal it from you no longer;
that is horseI" The effect was sim.
ply indescribable.
When quiet came again, lie would
seemingly become wholly lost to ev
erything around him as he described
some absorbing and thrilling incident
turning it into ridicule the next minute
by the innocent and apparently merel!
incidental remark, II did not see thi
myself, but l had it from a man jus
as reliable as am. ."-Enoch Knight il
Putnams.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
Tax Collector Short $4,000.

New Orleans, April 5.-As a result
of the examination of the books and
accounts. of Ferdinand H. Dudenhefer,
state tax collector, by State Auditor
Paul Capdeville, it was announced
that there was a shortage of more than
$40 900. Dudenhefer was ordered sus-
pended and the matter was referred to
the district attorney.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
pneumonia Deadly Work

had so seriously affected my right lung, y
writes Mrs. Fannie Conuor, of Rural
Route 1, Georgetown, Tenn, I''that
coughed continuously night and day
and the neighbors' prediction-con-
umption-seemed inevitable, until my
husband brought home bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery, which in my
case proved to be the only REAL cough
cure and restorer of weak, sore lungs. ;
When all other remedies utterly fail
you may still win in the battle against
lung and throat troubles with New
Discovery, the REAL cure. Guarau-
teed by Benton N Weldon, druggist
soc. aud 81 90. Trial bottle free.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
Whites Furnishings Bring Good Pric,

Feel languid, weak, run down?
Headache? Stomach "off''?-Just a
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach,
romotes digestion, purifes the blood.
Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts or
burns without a scar. Cures piles, &C.
zema, salt rheum, any itching. Doan's
Ointment. Your druggist sells it.
81 suffered habitualIy from constipa-
tion. Doan's Reguets relieved and
strengthened the bowels, so that they
have been regular ever since. "A. E.
Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Tex.
Cheapest accident insurance-DI
Thomas Eclectric Oil. Stops the pain
and heals the wound. All druggists
sell it.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
LaIande and Neptune.

The astronomer Lalande narrowly
escaped being made famous by a dis
covery He accidentally struck Nep-
tune with his glass on May 8, 17S5, but
supposed it was a star. He put it down
in his notebook as a star and recorded
its exact situation. Two days later he
struck 1t once more and made record
of it. But when he looked over his
notes he found he had it down as be-
ing in two different places, and as a
star cannot move in forty-eight hours
he supposed he had made mistake in
one of his notes. If he had used his
mind little less mechanically, he cas-
lily might have been a Columbus.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
A CARD.

This is to certify that all druggists
Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. Itstops the cough,
coughs, ana preyen.s Teni pneumonia nniosas ana
The genuine is in yellow package.
Refuse substitutes. Benton N. We'll
don, Smyrna and W. r. Keys, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
POSTAGE Stamps.

1t is often desired to separate post.
age stamps that are stuck together
without destroying the gum. This can
be done by dipping the stamps in wa
ter for few seconds only, shaking off
the excess of water and heating With
q match as much as possible without
burning. The heat expands the water
between the stamps and separates
them, so that they can be easily pulled
apart and are ready for use.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
EiIinino Student Dies.

Washington. April 3. = Ignacio A.
Rosario, of Manila. one of the Filipino
students who has been receiving an
education at the expense of this gov
ernment, died at the George Washing
ton University hospital in this city,
following an operation. Rosario was %
years of age and was to have gradual
ed in law from the George Washing
ton University this spring.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
MceoVERN LEAVES ASYLUM
Former Champion Prize Fighter Is lr
Good Health.

Former Champion Prize Fighter is In
Good Health.
Stamford, Conn, April 6. = Terry
McGovern, the former champion prize
fighter, who was brought to a sani-
torium here December 9, left the insti-
tuition. DIR. Given, who has looked
after McGovern's health, stated that
McGovern is in good health at the
present time.
Sam H. Harris, McGovern's former
manager, said that although Mccoy
ern had left the sanitoriun, a cottage
has been engaged for him in that city
and he will visit the sanitorium daily
and continue to be under the observa-
ton of DR.. Given. He will be subject
to no restraint, however.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
Won't Probe PENNSYLVANIA Prisons

Harrisburg, Pa. April Ex-Governor
Stuart vetoed the resolution creating
a legislative commission to investigate
the penal and reformatory institutions
of Pennsylvania and report as to the
advisability of creating a state board
of control.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
OLD SOLDIER RAN AMUCK
Stabbed Five Veterans While They
Were Asleep In Dayton Home.

Dayton, O., April 6. - William H.
ran amuck at the soldiers home and
stabbed five veterans while they were
asleep. HUFFMAN thought the wound
ed men were plotting to kill him. The
guards had terrible struggle before
they overpowered Huffman. The sol
diers stabbed are: David Gale, James
Connors, John Gavin. Edward Smith
and John Daugherty. The first two are
in a critical condition.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
Bitten by "a Spider.

Through blood poisoning caused by
a spider bite. John Washington, of
Bosqueville, Tex, would have lost his
leg, which became a mass of running
sores, had he not been persuaded to
try Bucklen' s Arnica Salve. He ewrites
"The first application relieved, and
four boxes healed all the sores" Heals
every sore. 25c. at Benton n. Weldon's
druggist.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
rne New pure Rooa and Drug law .

We are pleased to announce that Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar for coughs. colds
and lung troubles is not affected by
the National Pure Food and Drug law
as it contains no opiates or other harm
full drugs, and we reccommend 1t as q
safe remedy for children and adults.
Benton N. Weldon, Smyrna and W. II.
Keys, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10

That our American Forests abound in
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues is abundantly attested
by scores of the most eminent medical
writers and teachers. Even the untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful
ness of many native plants before the
advent of the white race. This informa-
tion, impaired freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue investigations until
to-day we have a rich assortment of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
Meeting of U. of p. Trustees.

Philadelphia, April 8. The next
stated meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the University of Pennsylvania
will be held on Thursday afternoon,
April II, at 2 O'Clock at Harrisburg, in
the office of the governor of the COM
monwealth, the governor as president
ex-oflicio, presiding.
Whites Furnishings Bring Good Prices
New York, April 6.-The sale of the
furnishings of the late Stanford
Whites home continues, the prices
realized being even higher than those
received Thursday. The receipts
amounted to $27,39S, making a total
of S47,924 for the two days sale. The
highest single price paid was s120C
for an Afghan rug.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-10
A Similarity.

Star Boarder - There's somethins
wrong with the coffee. Boarding Mis-
tress-Yes, It's like you-slow about
settling.