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The Washington times., 1908-07-03
FIREWORKS

IF IT'S FIREWORKS you're looking for 50
TO c. T HUNTER. 113 Pennsylvania ave
Largest and best assortment at lowest prices
IN tie city CAN on him and be convinced
SSorthing over l0c; all goods guaranteed
Open 10 p. NJ every night. Start selling on
the 1st- feg7-St
The Washington times., 1908-07-03

FOR SALE-HanGsome new cottage; : large
rooms; water and fruit trees. valuable
lots; price $500; $500 cash, So month. no in
terest- z. 3. NARRIGAN. Capitol Heights.
Nd. 61st St and Crystal Spring ave Il
The Washington times., 1908-07-03

MONEY TO LOAN AT LOWEST RATES
o. INTEREST on D. c. Real Estate. No
sasonSbls delay.
WALTER H. ACKER-
fef-u 1410 St ". W
The Washington times., 1908-07-03
B. N. DAVIDSON.

Real Estate and Insurance RoSsIyn. Va
Suburban Property OF Every DescriptIor-
ep2-6
The Washington times., 1908-07-03

MONEY TO LOAN ON d. C. REAL ESTATE
Lowest rates Of interest Payments on prin-
any interest psriod. THE +. H SMITH CO..
Bond Building. los New York ave. je5-tf
The Washington times., 1908-07-03

BEAUTIFUL =eyen-room cottage; Just com
pieteds with two acres OF ground in District
near Congress Heights commanding siaW;
good water; price, s.. 600; one-thfrd cash:
balance long time BOX SO, Times efice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19

and filling up small gaps he could
have cut in many more letters.
The pin, Locked at with the naked
eye, seems merely to have a slightly
rOughened head. The letters can be
read only with magnifying glass. The
work was done at odd times during
regular weeks work. 1t would be sup
posed that such feat required spe-
cially prepared tools of very fine and
expensive make. On the contrary. it
was done with a common wood en-
graver's tool, known as NO l ellipti-
cal picture tint" and costing ten cents,
and an ordinary finder magnifying
glass, such as is used in examining
linen cloth, and which costs Is cents.
Mr.. Stuart does not consider the
Lords Prayer engraving remarkable
feat as he once succeeded in putting
264 letters on bank pin, which is
smaller than the ordinary.
Several years ago it was quite fad
to wear as watch charms gold dollars
on which were engraved the Lords
Prayer. This was considered remark
ably fine work at the time, but the pin
used by Mr.. Stuart measured only one
sixteenth of an inch in diameter, The
photograph of the pin head presented
here has been enlarged about 7S4
times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
Principles Of Economy Involved.

PrinctpIeS OF economy InVoiveo.
The agitation for elimination of the
jobber is based more upon prejudice
and passion than upon facts. The
American people are always looking
for a shorter route to a desired end
They care little who it eliminates just
so it decreases their cost of living
They care little if every link In the
chain is broken and the manufacturer
is allowed to supply the wants of the
trade direct. No one else could object
sessed any economic points to recon-
mend it. Time and we'll ordered ex-
periments have proven, however, that
the best, the most convenient, the
cheapest and most serviceable method
of supplying the wants of the consunl-
er is from maker to jobber, from job
Der to retailer, and from retailer to
consumer. The opportunity for dev-
ilment upon the part of those who
find much of personal gain in showing
the consumer the large number of
middlemen he is keeping and that if
they be cut out he, the consumer,
will enjoy this profit, is great. Thus
began the fron-factory-to-fam cut
out-the-middle-man argument, and it
sounds good upon the face of things,
but. as stated above, has no real saw
ing at ALL since the expense incurred
in getting small shipments from the
factory to the consumer is greater
than the very small per cent. exacted
by both jQhber and retailer for their
part performed in the transaction up
ON the old method.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
"Bridqe" Frocks.

1t is now quite the fashion to duh
all the good looking frocks that arc
not intended for balls and dinners as
bridge frocks. The name is often mis-
used.
Women who never play bridge wear
the frocks by that name. We used to
say restaurant gown" and that name
was amusingly used by women who
rarely dined or supped out of their
own houses.
The bridge frock, so called. is anv
kind of gown that you may wear to
wedding, or an afternoon tea, or an
informal dinner, or party, if you do
not wear your gowns low at the neck.
The name has jumped into popular.
ity. Just as the men who never
studied beyond the three RS wear COL
lege bands around their hats and girls
who have never been on board a
yacht wear the marine symbols on
their sleeves, so women who do not
know king from ace speak familiarly
Of their bridge" frocks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
COLLARETTE TO MATCH HAT.
Gives Dressy Effect to Plain Cloth or
Silk Costume.

One of the newest fancies of fashion
is the collarette, or ruff, fastened in
the back with long ends of ribbon,
which hang down the back. This is
the latest suggestion in the way of
boas or neckpieces for wear out of
doors. The collarette is large ruff
made of plated ribbon. chiffon, net,
etc., and quite high and full-much
like Pierrot collar. At the back
there is a large rosette of ribbon to
fasten it and from beneath the rosette
the ribbons hanging quite a distance
down the back. Frequently there is a
rosette at the back of the hat to
match that on the collar. The collar
cite and hat should, in fact, be in &C
cord. and if they are so they will give
quite a dreSSy effect to plain cloth
or silk costume, For instance, with
dark blue suit shaded blue collar.
cite and shaded blue hat having the
same tones might be used. With a
gray suit an orange and white boa
and straw color and white hat might
give touch of gayety.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
CHANGING FASHIONS A WORRY.
Strain on Purse in Constant Effort to
Keep in Style.

These days Of ever-changing fash.
IONS are troublous ones for femininity.
An abyss of restless modernity sepa.
rates them-even more than does
century-from the peaceful times
"hen garments were for many years
cut upon the same patterns and varied
mainly IN their adaptation to the
length and fullness of the wearers
purse. THE petticoat of Sarcenet
with broad black lace flounce print
ed on the bottom and before: the
lowered satin and plain satin-laced,
with rich lace at the bottom" as the
case might be. descended from mother
to daughter unaltered even in the loon.
ing OF the train or the trimming of the
bodice or the ruff.
Today, even with closet full of
good clothes left over from last wear.
the girl in moderate circumstances
regards it as necessary spring and fall
either to get new things or to over.
haul what she has-and frequently
the latter process costs more in the
end than the former. 1t is not al
ways wise economy to spend much on
ordinary clothes, as the result is sell
dom good; it requires the exercise
OF some judgment to recognize what
1t Will pay to alter-and many a girl
prides herself on her economy who
really is extravagant.
The wiser plan, when one is not
wealthy, is to buy good things and
then to wear them as they are with.
out worrying as to whether they are
exactly on the same pattern as ones
neighbours. Every woman is entitled
to style of her own and need not
be as anxious as American women
usually are to be precisely like every
one else.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
W|LEY'S GREAT WORK
HOOSlER SCIENTIST WHO HEADS
BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY.
Has Done More Than Any Other One
Man to Place American AgricuI-
ture on Scientific Basis-Fa.
ther of Pure Food Laws

Washington.-No branch of applied
science has made greater progress
during the last rs years than agricul-
tural chemistry and DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, present chief of the bureau of
Chemistry in the department of agri-
culture unquestionably has accom-.
plished more than any other living
man in the work of placing American
agriculture on more scientific basis,
thereby adding enormously to the pro-
ductiveness and wealth of the country.
Scientific agriculture, or as 1t may
otherwise be termed, agricultural
chemistry, is science of comparative
~ recent origin, and the Indiana man
has been the leading spirit in it for
nearly a generation.
Prof. Wiley's interest in scientific
agriculture began with his connection
with Purdue university as professor of
chemistry, in 1874, a year after his
graduation at Harvard, when he was
also appointed state chemist of In
diana. He remained at Purdue nine
years.
DR.. Wiley's connection with the gov
eminent work began in 1883 when he
was offered the position Of chief of
the bureau of chemistry Of the depart
ment of agriculture. The offer was &C.
cepted, and from that time the devel-
Opment of that bureau and it's actiyi-
ties became DR.. Wiley's life-work. To-
day he is recognized as one of the
worlds great chemists, with a mem
bership in many foreign and American
scientific societies.
Arriving in Washington to take up
the duties of his new post, DR.. Wiley
found his quarters confined to a lab
OratOry in the basement of the anti
quated agricultural department build
ing and a little office upstairs. His
full working force consisted of four
assistant chemists and dishwasher.
The first years appropriation for the
work of the bureau was $4,000. Dur
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
MAIL-0RDER EVILS
An OCTOPUS THAT CONTINUES
70 GROW. IN SIZE.
IS RUNNING COUNTRY TOWNS
Systems That Sap the Vitality Of Aarl-
cultural Districts and Concen-
trate Wealth in the Larger
Cities,

To accomplish anything of a public
nature there must be organization.
Every village should have an associa-
ton devoted to the policy of home pro-
lection and village betterment-an as
ISOLATION for the molding of a public
sentiment that will carry into practice
the theory that Business, like charity,
begins at home"
1t ia recognized fact that the re-
tail business OF the country villages
and the large towns, for that matter,
is being destroyed. Year by year the
once prosperous merchants are being
forced to the wall-driven out by the
mail order business. And this is ta-
king place in face of the fact that the
population and purchasing power of
the country districts is ever on the
increase.
The mail order houses are drawing
the cash retail trade from it's natural
channels to the cities. The growth
of this octopus has been phenomenal
From a jelly-like idea-without form
an experiment IS years ago, it has
grown to proportions that threaten
the determination of the retail coun-
try merchant. An idea Of the way
the money of the people is being
drawn into this mail order trade can
be had from the reports of some Of
these houses.
A certain mail order house which
began with a few thousand dollars IS
years ago now does monthly bust
ness of $5,OO0,000, with a yearly net
profit of more than $3,000,OOO
This is the record of but one in
stitution. There are dozens of them
in various cities of the United States
They are springing up like mush-
rooms every night. All that is neces-
sary to start mail order business is
a place to receive mail and money
enough to get out the first batch of
printing and for the first advertising
campaign.
Like the patent medicine business,
the mail order business depends on
the gullibility of the general public
Thousands of people every week send
their hard-earned cash to some mail
order house in payment for goods
that could have been bought cheaper
at their home store
Why do they do it? 1t is owing par
TALLY TO the desire of the average per-
son to be humbugged and partially
to the effect of persistent advertising
The mail order house sends out it's at
tractive literature to every family in
the country. In this literature, COM
posed of well-illustrated catalogues
and cheap magazines known as mail
order papers, the goods are set out
in the most attractive manner. 1t is
tempting bait, and the fish bite.
All of these millions of dollars come
out of the legitimate trade Of the coun-
try merchant. the man who has in
vested his capital, built himself
home, and been active in building up
the town with the expectation that he
would be allowed to do a legitimate
business in a legitimate way. He is
entitled to the trade of his town and
the country adjacent. He pays his
taxes and contributes to the support
of the community. That community
owes him reciprocal duty-the duty
to give him the preference Of trade,
everything else being equal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
Simple Compass-Finder.

A simple compass-finder, costing II
cents, has enabled western pipe-layer
to locate 12-inch cast-iron pipe bur-
led about three feet in stiff adobe soil,
and has saved several days of labor
digging. AS described by A. E. Wright,
the finder was a magnetized knit
ting needle having been discard
ed as not sufficiently sensitive. The
fibers were glued around the balanc-
ing-point, and the needle was so BAL
anced as to dip normally about 20 de-
grees in order that the two ends might
be attracted to the pipe unequally.
The needle was mounted in cigar box.
with an index card, and a glass cover
as wind shield. When used, the box
was placed horizontally on the ground
In a north and south direction, and
was moved across the supposed line of
the pipe, readings being taken every
two feet and in this way the location
was determined very accurately. The
detection was twice as great over a
bell as over the 2id-length of a pipe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
It Sounded Too Good.

Nikola Tesla, the famous inventor,
the harnesser of Niagara, said the
other day of Spanish invention that
had been described to him:
1T sounds too good. In fact, it is so
excellent that it reminds me of a
bargain that millionaire acquaint-
ance of mine secured last month
Congratulate me- the man ex-
claimed on Broadway. I have OBJ
tanned absolute control of the best
patent medicine on the market.
"'What is the medicine good for?'
I asked.
Any prevailing epidemic was tho
reply."-Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
MADE UP OF GREED,
Creed Of Mail Order Houses as In.
terpreted by Country Editor.

These commandments make up the
decalogue of the mail order house.
They were not written on stone b.
Moses, but they are thoroughly under
stood and frequently bumped into by
anyone who deals with: the catalogue
mail order, concern: s9ad tthorodg hfy in
dictate the business side, OF these co.,
Germs:
l. You shall sell your farm produce
for cash wherever you can, but not to
us. we do not buy from you.
2. You shall believe our statements
and buy all you need from us because
we want to be good to you, although
we are not acquainted with you.
3. You shall send In the money in
advance to give us a chance to get
the goods from the factory with your
money, meanwhile you will have to
wait patiently a few weeks because
that is our business method.
4. You shall buy your church bells
and interior church fixtures from us
and forward the money in advance,
for that is our business method.
S. You shall collect from the bust
ness men in your vicinity as much
money as you can for the benefit of
your churches Although we get more
money from you than they do, still it
is against our rules to donate money
for building country churches.
s. You shall buy your tools from
US and be your own mechanic in order
to drive the mechanic from your vicin-
ity, for we wish it so.
Z. You will induce your neighbor
to buy everything from us, as we have
room for more money.
8. You shall often look at the beau
tiful pictures in our catalogue so your
wishes will increase and you will send
in big order, although you are not
in immediate need of the goods; 9TH
erwise you might have some money
left to buy necessary goods from your
local merchants.
9. You shall have the mechanics
that repair the goods you buy from
us book the bill, so that you can send
the money for his labor to us for new
goods, otherwise he Will not notice
our influence
10. You shall believe US in prefer
ence to your local dealers.
II. You shall, in case of accident,
sickness or need, apply to local deal
ers for aid and credit, as we do not
know you.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
sIx-FoR-F;ve SAL E.
One Plan That Benefits the Buyer ana
Increases tha Merchants Trade,

tI want to outline a successful sale
plan that we have used and which is
about the best one we have ever tried.
: 1t is not original with me. think it
was worked out and first used by
store in some town in Wisconsin.
We obtained the plan through a shoe
salesman. Should the originator of
the idea read this article 1 wish to
offer him my apologies for reproduc-
ing his plan," writes an Iowa mer-
chant.
1T is called a 'Six-for- Five Sale
The idea of the sale is to give six
articles, or CARDS, for the price Of five.
The statement made in our bills. is:
No matter what you buy, dress goods,
shoes, furnishing goods, notions, cali
Goes, ginghams, outing f1annels, hats,
gloves, ribbons, handkerchiefs, hose,
dishes, canned fruits, canned vege-
tables, glassware, or any other goods
that we carry in stock with the ex-
ception of goods on which we are al
ready making a special low price, and
the list of specials advertised else
where in this adj you only pay for
five, but you get six
In order to make the sale. still
more effective We selected a few we'll
known articles which We marked very
low, and then excluded them from the
regular 'six-for-five' list. OF course,
if it is desired to move such lines as
cloaks and clothing, Of which you
could hardly expect to sell five to one
family, they can be excepted from the
'six-for-fve' list and price be made
on them.
when we sold five pairs of shoes,
or of any other line, We would take
the average price of the five and al
low this amount on the sixth pair.
''This sale has many strong points,
In the first place, it is based on the
principle that nothing will have quite
the influence in getting people to
leave their money with you as that
of giving them something for nothing
1t is the extra yard or pound or article
that talks.
In addition to all these points, it is
plan that can be used equally we'll
for almost any occasion. and at any
time of the year, and one which will
not, think, grow old, if it be made a
regular annual event.
THAT this is a successful sale plan
was shown by the fact that when we
were running it our competitor put
on a sale and got out bills in which
he called attention to the fact that
the prices he was making were lower
than our 'siX-for-tive' prices, and still
we got the crowds. It was but natural
however, that we should, because peo-
pie are always attracted by something
free
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19

governor Ever since the fight started
he has been spending his time in his
apartments receiving reports, writing
cards and consulting with friends. He
would be no match on the stump for
Hoke Smith, whose powers of endur-
ance are the marvel of Georgia. All
the attacks made upon Brown, all the
shouts for him to come forth and give
the public a view, have failed to
bring him into sight, have failed to
cause him outward irritation.
Joe Brown is a man Of about S. He
fair education in grammar schools
and was then sent to the University
OF Georgia, and afterward took a legal
course at Harvard. His education
completed, he came home and went
to work. at times aiding his father in
his political fights.
He began his railroad work in 1877
when he was hired as a clerk in the
freight department of the Western &
Atlantic road He became general
freight agent in 1881. general freight
and passenger agent in 1854 and traf
fic manager in 1889. In the succeed
ing years he filled various railroad po-
sitions Of responsibility.
Mr.. Brown was appointed a railroad
commissioner and was ousted by Gcv
Smith as the result of an alleged
threatening note
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
Little Lesson for Rufus.

Uncle Erastus had been polishing
his musket for half an hour; at last
he gave it final love-pat, and turned
to his grandson. Chile" he said.
docs you see dat bottle about 80
yards over dere?"
"Shore I does," Rufus agreed.
The old man threw up the musket
and balanced it rather shakily.
"Whang!" it beloved. Now does you
see dat bottle?" the old man de-
manded.
Yes, does, granddad"
rs powerful glad to hear dat, Rufe,"
the cid man said, calmly. "Is been
afeard from de way you sorted taters
lately dat your eyesight was falling
but hit amt. You's good TO several
yeahs yit, Rufus
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
Longer Skirts for Little Girls.

This fashion of putting little girls
into frocks that scarcely cover them
came into vogue last year, and liter
ally deformed thin children who be-
came the victims of it. This year the
loose frocks are all about a full knee
in length, and some still longer. In
addition to the blouses and tunics
there are many apron, or pinafore
frock forms, supply of which will
keep the healthy romper looking fresh
at all hours of the day, at a compare
lively small outlay of labor or money.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19

simple dress in
skirt has
The
ribbon Materials
inches mus ~ ~ -
the second in SAKE blue The
opens front show vest of embroidered silk
faced with
wide yard Sill; q yard lace, ~ yard silk muslin.
ente1e and plain silk braid The bodice
the kt the snort sleeves
s of lace falling the osettng
chiffon
required yards as inches wide 1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
FOREIGNERS in Circus Business.

THE circus used to be an American
institution" remarked an old-time cir
Gus man the other day. But things
have changed. went into the dress
ing-room of a show and nearly all of
the performers are foreigners. There
are few good American circus per-
formers any more There are no per-
formers such as we used to have.
Old Bob Stickney was there. He does
a manage act with a team of horses,
even though he's 81 years old now.
He used to be the best bareback rider
on the road, outside of Jimmy Rob-
inson. But there are mighty few Of
the old-timers left, and there never
will be any as good. New York
Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
Practical Laundry BAGS.

Attractive and practical laundry
bags are made up from the common
brown crash combined with cretonne,
the latter preferably in tapestry de-
signs. The upper parts-two-thirds-
will be of the crash and the bottom
of cretonne
The tops have the hoop finish, and
the soiled articles can be released
from the bottom, so that such a bag
is extremely handy.
Waste paper baskets to match may
be bought which are made to fold.
For vacation use, am sure these
accessories would prove very USE
full,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-06-19
LORDS PRAYER ON A PIN HEAD.
Wonderful Feat Of a Young New York
Photo-Engraver.

New York-The Lords PRAYER en-
graved in perfectly legible letters on
the head of common, ordinary pin
it doesn't seem possible, yet this is q
feat that has been performed by Vii
liam Stuart, young photo-engraver,
of this city. Mr.. Stuart succeeded in
putting the entire Lords Prayer on
the head of the pin. together with his
name and the year, making total of
267 letters. Even then Mr. Stuart did
not stretch" himself, but was content
to stop when he had finished with the
prayer and his name. BY crowding