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have informed me, to send no NOR
students to Japan.

otuuCAAS W Jdpdu
Shall America Educate China?
There is strong feeling on the part
of most Americans here and Of many
Chinese, that special effort should be
put forth to secure these young men
for American colleges. There is a
well-detined movement, being pushed
both in China and in America, looking
toward this end. Many persons favor
setting aside the $4,000, 900 Boxer in.
demnity for the education of Chinese
students. Certainly the nation which
trains these young men will be the
dominant influence in China a few
years hence.
AS rapidly as possible, China's Jap
anese teachers are being dispensed
with, and the nation is in no mood
to put other foreigners In their places.
At this point arises the most serious
difficulty confronting New China; she
has not men competent to manage the
schools. Everybody realizes that the
new schools, which have everywhere
sprung up like mushrooms, are made
quately manned, and that much of the
education is of the most superficial
character. Still the demand on every
side is for education; high and low
have come to regard education as the
magic remedy for all of the nations
ills. So every foreign-trained student
is Immediately placed in a position of
responsibility and authority.
Newspapers, Cartoons, Lectures, Rev.
olutions.
Nor is the new education carried on
only by schools; public reading rooms
and lecture halls have been opened,
by the government, by private citi-
zens, and by. missions, and here the
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
A TRUE FRIEND.
Story Of Big Newfoundland Dec and
His Little Mistress.

Helen's father owned a beautiful
Newfoundland dog, and Helen AMI the
large, shaggy animal were fast fri ends.
One day while the child was down at
the shore playing with her little
friends 'and hunting for shells she
wandered farther than she had in
tended, and before she was aware of it
she was standing on a cliff, alone,
with the water surging all about her.
Oh, it was So still, and Helen was
so alone that she tried to scream, but
her throat was dry, and no sound
came. Then she felt her head get
giddy and was falling into the water
when she heard a shout and saw
something splash through the water
toward her. She fainted, but her
friend, the dog, had found her, and,
dragging her by the apron. he landed
her on a safe place. g.
OF course, Helen was dripping wet,
but otherwise she was unhurt, thanks
to good doggie, who never left her
side until she was ready to join her
little playmates on the beach. Some
time after Helen's father grew ill and
died, and the Newfoundland was in
consolable. He followed the mourn
ers to the churchyard, and once
there he stretched his big body over
his masters grave and kept guard.
The members Of the family tried by
every trick to ent'ce him home, but
the faithful friend would not go. They
brought him food. This, too, he re-
fused, and few days later Helen
found him lying dead over her fathers
last resting place.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
He Was WayIaid by Robbers.

them to distribute all his gold to the
poor. But the officers were miserly.
and, fearing that they would come out
short in the end, tried to urge the king
to change his mind, pointing out his
folly to him by saying the kingdom
would be involved in difficulties. Find
ing the king still remained firm, they
argued thus: Are we, thy servants,
not in need of aid as we'll as the poor?
why not give us thy gold and thus
fulfill thy vow?"
Bewildered at their false logic and
desirous of doing right, he sent for
the wise man of his kingdom and de-
termined to abide by his decision.
The sage asked the king: "Of whom
were you thinking when you made the
vow? The poor or the public serv-
ants?"
Instantly the monarch replied, "of
the poor"
"Then," answered the wise man, 'it
is to the poor you are bound to dis
tribute these funds, for you are really
not fulfilling your VOW unless you do
that which you intended to do when
it was made"
The king did as the sage advised.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
eEjj|& Is
'@.@1.zz@:z7SE
JULIET's CHOICE.
Why She Decided She Would DO 70
: marysviiie Seminary.

There wasn't great deal to choose
between them. Marysville Seminary
was located near the mountains; Eli
tot1ord Seminary was surrounded' by
beautiful lakes. Eloise James was 60
ing to enter Marysv1lle, while Laura
Ford was about to become a student
at El1otford Seminary. Eloise and
Laura were Juliet's particular chums.
Now, which school should she at
tend?
Juliet had by no means arrived at a
solution of this important problem up
to this afternoon: when, with heels
1mpatiently drumming a tattoo, she
awaited the coming of Eloise and
Laura. The three were going to take
one of their customary trips together
the last before school terms would
begin.
Moment after moment flew; still
there was no sign of either of her two
friends. To pass away the time Juliet
began to think again of the "semin-
ary riddle" as she called it. But even
That she gave up in despair, glancing
anx1ously at the clock, as she said
to herself, II suppose I'll have to at
tend Marysville half the time and Eli
otford the other half
Julie was now beginning to feel
little annoyed at the non-arrival of
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
Shanghai, China.-The man with q

Shanghai, China.-The man with q
gum, representing China's modern
army of $4,000 men, is not the most
significant figure in the empire to-day;
that place must be accorded to an
other man in uniform, the student OF
the western learning. How great and
portentious is the change which has
come over this hoary kingdom may be
seen in this new educational ferment.
China is now committed, irrevocably,
to the occidental type of education.
After milleniums of proud self-suf-
ficiency, and an appalling ignorance of
what the west considers learning, the
old system of education, consisting of
the memorization of the Confucian
classics, has fallen with crash.
knowledge of these classics was until
recently the only road to political
place and social power; men devoted
their lives to an endeavor to pass
these examinations, year after year,
until the number Of candidates be.
large. All this has now become one
with China's past; the classical ex-
animation system has been abolished
and the famous old examination halls
have been razed. To-day all who rise
in China must pass through the gate
of the western learning.
China's Craze for the New Education.
The ancient contempt for foreigners
and things foreign gave way in 1900;
to-day China is almost as jealous for
western ways as ever was Japan.
There is now existent in this great
mass Of humanity something ap-
preaching a national consciousness,
which perceives that if the nation is
to be preserved from extinction it
must be by the adoption and adapta,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
THE KING ANDTHE RoBEE 20.
story. ef / Persian i. au'sr: and II.
Advisers.

"A certain Persian king, while trav.
cling IN disguise with but few attend.
ants, was waSlatd by robbers, who
threatened to take not only his goods,
but his life. Feeling ngpowerless, he in.
wardly made vow that II God would
so1ten the hearts of these rufiians and
restore him to safety, he would dis
tribute all the money in his treasury
to the needy Of his realm.
The robbers were frightened off, and
the king reached his palace Inharm-
ed, except for the loss of his purse
that he carried in his girdle
r. DESTROYS of keeping, his vow, he
summoned his officers and commanded
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

Eloise and Laura. All at once she leap
ed to her feet, cheeks glowing and
eyes sparkling
That's exactly what I'll do!" she
exclaimed, excitedly. IF Eloise comes
first, I'll go to Marysville, and if Lau-
ra is first, Eliotford will be my choice" I"
Meanwhile Eloise and Laura were
having little troubles of their own.
Both lines of trolleys which they used
had stopped running for some cause
or other.
After waiting for some time, Eloise
determined to walk. Laura stood in
front of her house for a long time un,
til an automobile belonging, to one of
her friends came by. The friend Of
fered to take Laura on her way and
she was soon comfortably seated in
the auto.
Eloise and Laura ascended the front
steps of Juliet's house at the very
same time.
Just then, as fortune would have it,
Juliet's brother came out of the side
gateway.
"Hello!.' shouted Dick, what about
that entertainment, Laura?"
Laura stopped to chat with Dick for
moment about the entertainment
their society was to give on the NOR
row. In the meantime Eloise was ad-
mitted by Nora.
Marysville had won! Juliet never
told how she had come to select this
seminary, nor did Dick ever imagine
that he had unwittingly been the
cause of Eliotford's defeat.
But one can't help wondering what
would have happened had both Eliose
and Laura entered the room together.
Philadelphia North American.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
Pupils
Military and awakening n China. >'" "

people gather to hear the news of the
day-the whole worlds news-read
and explained. The number of news.
papers has increased immensely, and
In Peklng there is ore devoted exclus.
lively to courageous cartoons on CIR.
rent events, which has high educa.
tlonal value, even though it at times
manifests a somewhat revolutionary
tendency. One of the difficulties which
the government finds in this new edu
catlonal movement is the use which
revolutionists make of it; a large per.
centage of the students are revolution
lists; the number of anti-dynastic soci-
etfes is greatly on the increase. as ia
the revolutionary and reform spirit
generally.
One of the stardiest champions of
education and progress is the swo.
mans Daily" of Peking, which wields
tremendous influence. It is edited by
woman, herself not a college bred
who has thrown her entire influence
on the side of the modern education of
women.
AS everybody knows, it was the mis-.
sionaries who first introduced into
China what civilization calls educa-
tiOn. The missionaries are the trans.
lators of the books of western learning
into Chinese. They made possible
the systematic study of Chinese by
foreigners and of English by Chinese.
| Poo 1i7in r, at or,
or accompany Christianity, they have
from the first steadily engaged in
| teaching
China's Debt to America.
AS the reader of these articles NAV
have noticed, I long ago abandoned
my intention of describing the work of
| individual missions, for the simple
reason that it would require a full
newspaper page week to do so.
Travellers to the east may say that
. they see no evidences of mission
work; my trouble is that L have seen
too many. The very magnitude of the
missionary enterprise has made it
necessary for me merely to summarize
| cAu 6ANO NOASAu0AOAo: Auo L 1AuSI
now dismiss in a few sentences great
educational institutions in China, any
! one of which is worthy of an article
in itself, as illustrative Of the i'm
mense service rendered to this nation
by American altruism, American CAPT
tai and American brains
Take, as the most conspicuous ex-
ample, st. Johns college, Shanghai, of
the American Protestant Episcopal
mission. This is the greatest educa-
tional institution in the empire. 1ts
students, numbering between 200 and
300, come from all parts of China, and
from families of wealth and official
life. st. Johns certificates alone
among mission colleges, 1 believe, are
accepted by the government for Off.
cial positions. Its buildings, on the
outskirts Of Shanghai, and its corps OF
instructors, headed by Rev. F.. L. H
Pott, would do honor to any American
college. The work of this one institu.
tion is alone sufRcient answer to the
criticism that mission work I'M Chins
is futile. What f. have said of St.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

Select a thick piece of bamboo
about eight inches long, and without
Joints; clean the inside carefully, max
ing it as smooth as possible. Bore a
small hole about two inches from one
end to hold smaller, piece of bam-
boo, which is to form a spout. A hol-
low piece of bamboo (c) somewhat
thinner than, the pump barrel is in.
serted into the lower end. Of the
pump barrel, the top Of the barrel (c)
is closed with q piece Of rubber that
y fastened with 2 small tack and can
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

tion of occidental education. In a
word, New China must stand on the
foundation of the new education.
Therefore, with the passing of the
old examination system, there has
come into existence a national board
of education. Provincial governors are
required to foster education of all
grades in their territory. An imperial
decree has ordered that temples may
be taken and used for schools; so that
in many places the venerable build
ings which for centuries reechoed
with the chants of the priests now are
vocal with the voices of young stu
dents. Universities, colleges, high
schools, have sprung into existence,
almost over night, in all parts of the
nation The best informed observers
of Chinese affairs can scarcely keep
track of the rise and progress of the
schools. A Young Mems Christian as
sociation secretary says that he is fire.
quently receiving invitations to ath-
letic competitions from schools which
he did not know existed. Wherever
one goes in China he finds the mill
tary uniform of the students of the
higher schools.
Japan as China's Teacher.
Japan thought to dominate the edu.
cation of the new China; and appar-
emily she was in just the position to
do 50. She had recently created for:
herself the educational appliances
needed by nation trying to encom-
pass western learning in bulk; her
books and charts were in the Chinese
text She had valuable store of ex-
perience. Thus the educational mu-
scum in Tien-Tsin, which has dis
placed an old temple, contains chief
ly Japanese charts, pictures and
models to show physical science,
geography, botany, zoology, history,
biography, manufacture and the man.
ner Of life, work and recreation of the
west For it must be remembered that
China knew as little of universal his
tory as she knew of electricity; much
that an occidental child absOrbs un-
consciously has to. be taught to the
adult Chinese student.
China has few foreign teachers in
her government schools, but most of
these are Japanese. (And the west
erner should remember that, far from
being one race, the Japanese is as
truly foreigner" in China as is the
Britisher or the American). Now.
however, the complaint is going up
that the Japanese teachers. while
cheaper and more accessible than men
from the. west, are themselves but pu.
pills, with only superficial learning.
Thirteen thousand Chinese students
have been studying in Toxic during
the past year; but in addition to be-
ing hotbed of revolutionary senti.
ment and Of gross immortality. this
Chinese student body in Japan is not
receiving thorough education. At
the government examinations last fall.
out of nearly 100 men examined. most
of whom had been educated in japan.
/ not one of the latter passed, while the
five who stood at the head had been
educated in America. It is now the
governments intention. high officials
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

be moved up and down. Tie pump
ing rod is made Of thin stick of wood
and another short piece of bamboo
(d). The short piece of bamboo .(d)
Is closed on one end by a piece Of
the pump mentioned before. This
piece of bamboo is fastened to the
stick Of wood with the help of cord
and putty and must fit tightly into
the:1pump barrel. The pump barrel
will work satisfactorily is small
quantity of water is poured into the
upper barrel.to get 1t started. .,.s !,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

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Looks. 9usnicious. 3

Mrs. Brown looked around her un.
easily. do you know" she said to
Mr.. Brown, I'm expecting every min
ute to hear the doorbell ring and to be
told that Clarence is in some dreadful
mischief"
What makes you think that?" asked
Mr.. Brown.
"Oh, he's been so good all day; and
this morning he took. down one of his
lesson books and studied for nearly
two hours"
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
.Eludina the Teacher.

Willie came to school for tho 4drSs
time. In one hand he carried a cap
and in the other q. bunch Of bananas:
"You can't come in here with those
bananas" said the teacher. ,S4
Willie went out. In a few minutes
he came back, walking slowly and
painfully. II
''Where, did you put the bananas?'
asked the teacher Il hid them all
right" gasped Willie; they're safe
inside of me.'
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

A woman will honor her husband
as long as he is willing to love and
obey her.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
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E%TICIS1II6s
The Greek commander was making
the circuit of the walls of Troy, look
ing for a vulnerable spot, when his
automobile stuck fast in the mud.
"Get horse!" jeered the Trojan
sentinels on the walls.
Smarting under their ridicule, he
went and built huge wooden horse.
The rest is history.-Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

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Ones neighbors can see an eclipse
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a telescope.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
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Eid.ey Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

He has no real riches who does not
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of all.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29

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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-11-29
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-14
ILLINOIS COUPLE
HELD FOR MURDER
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press. ,,u
SAN DIEGO. July 1S.-F'red H. Maeil,
and wife of Clinton, ILL.,. were arres.eu
here tonight by Chief of Police Moullo'l
on charge of murder, alleged 10 nave
been committed in the Illinois town
Comparatively little is known mere aoou'
the case. Magill and wife were accom-
named bv his daughter bya tCrmer WIFE
and the daughter. girl of about IL, is
being cared for by the matron of the no
tel The party had been here only Two
days and stopped at the Hotel Ronln-
son. where the arrest was made. IN"
report here is that Magill is banker
and that the murder OF which he is ac-
cused was that Of his first wife.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-14
ONE is KILLED IN
RAILROAD WRECK

BY Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD. Cal, July 13.-As the
result of a bad railroad accident which
occurred late yesterday afternoon just
above the north line of Kern county one
man. Silas Wright, Santa Fe section
foreman at Salita was killed and an
other, Mexican laborer, was seriously
injured.
The cause of the accident is shrouded
in mystery as yet though this may be
cleared away by the inquest, which will
be held at Tulare tonight. 1t is supposed
they were struck by protruding sticks
of lumber Wright and the Mexican were
standing together, close by the side OF
the track. when a north-bound freight
passed along. When the train was past
both men were found on the ground.
Both were internally injured. They were
removed to the section house at Solita,
where Wright died. He leaves a wife,
two grown sons aud daughter.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-14

cause the company expected to establish
it's nIant on ground owned by him ana
which the corporation purposed 70 puy'
II. C. Hard, prominent resident Oh
Vernon. said last night that this very
charge had been made to him by city
Attorney Williams.
Charge Is Wrong
"I looked lid the records" he added
land showed Mr.. Williams that he was
wrong. The gas company's site doesn
touch Hollands land. Trustee Icons mas
objected to it on the ground tnat Jus
smoke would be nuisance, yet ne owns
no property near the proposed site ana II
the company should build where ne wants
them to they would be considerably nearer
his home. If the plant would lhJuIe any
one erected on the site selecteu ~ 49,
it would injlTe Holland, whose properly
is near by, and he is in favor OF IT. iii
at live in the Fourth ward ana L WIN
bet o. ner cent of the people in that waru
are in favor of having this permit
granted. In the first place, this city was
incorporated for the express purpose Vi
encouraging manufacture. 1t Is not
residence district With one single eN
cention every man to whom have talked
10 in favor of the company being sranteu
permit. - ..,,.o,. of
1.-THE plant ought to be in the ceIi'r yr y.
the town, not out near the homes. lh nat
is the place for it and that is where .he
company secured its site There VIII De
mass meeting of citizens Monday night 10
show the trustees where we stand anu l
shall be there" ,,,,-i
hnother well known citizen, whose busl-
ness recently took him into practlcaliy
a,,orv home in the city of Vernon, says
mat he found sentiment practically unanl-
nous in favor of the permits oeihs
to1
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-14
WANTS INSURANCE
COMPANIES ENJOINED

BY Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kas., July l3-InJunctlon
suits were filed in the county district
court here today by Attorney General
F. S. jackson against sixty-two foreign
insurance companies, charging them Wiz
alleged violation of the state a1Ii--r-=-
laws.
The suits are based on tnforI-sIl7-
furnished by Charles II. Barnes slq-r-
intendent of insurance, ana SEEK 70 PIE
1,ent the caups frorn using the Eldr5Gg=
rating sheet in writing Kansas insurance
The suits involve every ire Insurance.
company within the state
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-14
ISSUE REPORT ON
RAILROAD ACCIDENT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 13.-Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager Calvin Of the
Southern Pacific today issued an official
report on yesterdays accident on the
Central Pacific near BlSe canyon as fol-
lows:
While Southern Pacific passenger train
No l was running twenty-five miles an
hour Just east of Gorge yesterday at :56
in the afternoon a tire on Inc dynamo
car broke, causing the car and two sleep
ers and diner to derail. Fortunately
only A. B. Moore. an electrician. who was
riding in the dynamo car, was injured, and
that only slightly. The car remained up
right close to the rail and it took only a
little over three hous to rerail them so
that the train could proceed.