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The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Constitution island, which the gen.
erosity Of Mrs. Russell Sage has pre-
sented to the United States govern
ment as an addition to the West Point
reservation, was once a strategic
place. During the revolution a gigan.
tic chain was stretched from it to the
mainland to prevent British warships
from making their way up and down
the river. At first, so say the records,
the chain sank so that boats could
float over it; this difficulty was at last
obviated by the use Of log boom.
Several of the links have been pre-.
served as curiosities, notably at the
Washington headquarters at Newburg,
ano at Trophy Point on the West
Point plateau. Constitution island
was the home of Susan Warner, who
wrote under the pseudonym, Elizabeth
Wetherell. Here The Wide, Wide
World" "Queechy" and a score of
books of religion and romance were
composed. Miss Warner is buried near
the Cadets monument in the West
Point cemetery. Her sister, Miss
Anna Warner, who also wrote many
novels, still lives on the island. In
presenting the island to the nation,
Mrs. Sage announced that Miss War
ner is a joint donor, inasmuch as she
has steadily refused, from patriotic
motives" to accept offers to sell from
private parties, who were willing to
give more than the government could
afford. She is to have the use of her
old home while she lives.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

I IMPORTANT suggestions for minimiz-
/ ing loss of life in the coal mines
of the United States are contained in
a report submitted to President Roose-
welt through Secretary Garfield by the
three foreign mining experts who have
Investigated conditions in American
mines.
These experts are Capt. Arthur Des-
borough of England, Victor Watteyne
Of Belgium and Carl Meissner of Ger
many.
They came to this country six weeks
ago at the invitation of the United
States government to assist in the
movement looking toward a reduction
of disasters.
The recommendations of the experts
will be printed as a bulletin by the
geological survey and distributed
among coal mine operators and min
ers. They refer to conditions to which
more than half a million miners are
subjected each day.
The examination of explosives by
the government with a view to elm
mating the more dangerous kinds and
to improving and standardizing the
most suitable for mining purposes, is
recommended.
That greater care should be exer.
cised where gas or dust is known to
occur in the mine and that watering
should be more effective are also sug-
rested in the report.
The experts attach much Importance
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
THANKS TO THE BURGLAR.

The dark lantern flashed through
the fiat. Then came the gleam of a
revolver
Hands up" Kissed the head of the
family. You're a burglar!"
"Y-yes," gasped the intruder, as he
faced the cold steel
What have you stolen?"
your wife's pug dog"
HIN! Er-if that's all you may
sneak out quietly"
And your mother-in-law's parrot"
You don't say. Well, here is some
loose change"
And your daughters phonograph." ."
Good! Here's some more loose
change"
also your sons punching bag"
What! Great Scot, man, come out
to the library and I'll open a special
bottle There certainly will be some
peace in this fat from now on"
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

I ONG ISLAND is to have an adam
Il less Eden" Nine. Davidoff, a ma
tive Of Russia. but now resident of
New York city, is establishing an ex-
perimental farm at Bellecrest, near
Northport, l.. l., which will be oper-
ated by women. Men will be barred
from the greenhouses, where fruits
and flowers are to be grown every
month in the year by the aid of elec-
tricity. While similar experiments
have been made by this and other
governments, Nine. Davidoff believes
her experiments will prove more sue
cessful than those carried on by the
bureau of plant industry of the depart
ment of agriculture.
Nine. Davidoff says the experiment
will be based on the theory that the
growth of vegetable matter, which
ceases at sundown, will continue
through the night if proper artificial
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

III YASHINGTON. - While President
w Roosevelt's plans for his African
hunting trip will not be completely de-
termined upon for several months,
some general idea of his expedition
was gained from Bishop j. C. Hartzell,
for IL years in charge of the Metho-
dist church in Africa, who spent some
time with the president the other day
and talked over the trip, in addition to
discussing the work of the mission
aries in that country.
The general route to be taken by
the president when he reaches Africa
will be from Alexandria by steamer,
probably of the German East African
line, through the Suez canal, across
the Red sea and down the east coast
of Africa to the coast of Mombassa,
the capital of British East Africa. At
Mombassa the outfit of the expedition,
which has been purchased in London,
will be assembled and shipped by
rail to Lake Victoria Nyanza. The
president and his party will make the
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
LAMENT FOR CHANGED TIMES
Adsn'rann corntopt Dlscourses on Prss'
k><;S sntoay Extravasanes. :. !.

rYesss stree, Bill, times IL. changed
since you an me was doin' our court
in'," said Adoniram Corntop, with 4
note OF sadness in his voice, to old
Andy Clover, who had come over to
"set SPELL"
when We was doin' our courtin',
Andy, gal thought she was bein'
treated right harnsom if feller
bought her ten cents wuth O pep'mints
once in awhile, an il he TUX her to
any doin's in town she didn't expect
him to go down into his jeans to the
tune Of dollar or two fer ice cream
an soda water an candy at fo'ty cents
paound. My son 81 TUX his duckey-
doodle to the band concert in town
yistiday an there want quarter left
of dollar bill he struck me fer time
he got home. Beats all the way young
folks throw the money away nova
days. l tell We times is changed
nightly since we was boys, an the
Lawd only knows what the end will
be with feller layin' out Is cents on
gal In one day."-Puck.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Convention requires that the writer
OF letter shall at the beginning and
end Of his epistle express, if he does
not feel, respect for the person whom
he addresses. Sarcasm, vituperation
and virulent hostility may be intro
duced by Dear sir" and followed by
Very respectfully, your obedient serv
ant" The writer's of "baboo" English
dn 1ndia-some of them, at least-are
more consistent. A sympathizer with
the sedition now in progress in India
lately wrote letter to an English of
fetal, which is printed in Londor
paper, which begins. it is true, with
Dear sir" but concludes with this
sentence: Hoping you are not in good
health, l am your enemy, Gemaji Tim
aji."
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Prof. Dolbeare Of Tufts college has
found that at 60 degrees Fair. the
rate Of the chirp of crickets is so pc,
minute; at 70 degrees Fahr the rate
Is 12O per minute, change of fou,
chirps per minute for each change OF
one degree. Prof. Dolbeare also notes
that the individual crickets chirpine
by themselves observe no great regu
larity, but in chorus they keep in time
as If led by the wand of a conductor
Again, the professor asserts that crick
cts in adjoining fields. preserving the
same rate per minute, will follow diff
ferent beats as of their respective con
ductors, "as one may easily perceive
by listening"
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

At recent special session the Geor.
gia legislature passed law which vir.
tually ends the convict-lease system.
Heretofore men convicted of penal Of
fenses have been leased to contractors
for work of certain kinds. They were
forced to toll in chains, were poorly
fed and i'll clothed, and in many cases
subjected to hideous cruelty. The sys.
tenn also tended toward corruption in
the administration of the laws, and
was altogether evil. Georgia is to be
congratulated upon having rid itself of
the system.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Tho Woman and the Collar.

Tho woman and tho Collar.
Society may assume that the sign Of
woman's emancipation from the seclu.
sion OF the harem or the slavery of the
savage tribe is her education, or her
domestic responsibility. Not at all. The
symbol Of her freedom to do as she
pleases and to be what she pleases is
her possession of the right to wear the
masculine linen collar. Comfort, trim
ness, respectability, dignity are all en-
trenched behind the spotless white of
the carefully laundered band. Safe in
it's firm grasp, woman may be active
or Idle, warm or cool, calm or excited.
The history of the collar is interesting.
In its present form it is, of course, a
modern device. Those who would
trace it to the necklace Of teeth COL
lected by the savage mistake it's real
significance. 1t began it's existence in
civilization, not in barbarism. The ruff
invented to hide a royal scar evolved
into the lace ruche and the linen band.
The Byronic collar proclaimed laxity
OF morals, as the white stock declared
for the stern virtue of the Puritan.
But the conventional modern collar
has encircled the neck of the modern
freeman for many years, and has ap-
parenty established it's claim as a
kind of insignia of liberty Let the
woman beware how the charms of
lingerie or lace beguile her from her
right in the plain linen collar, urges
the Youths Companion When her
role is that of princess or queen, she
may don the necklace or the ruffle
When she claims her right to a fair
partnership, good days work and a
share of the profits-be they gold or
truth or love-let her wear happily the
white linen yoke, at once buckler and
badge.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Yerkes Home May Be Sold at Auction

was found he had mortgaged part of
the art gallery to the Mutual Life for
$225,O0O. The gallery is L shaped, and
runs on an inside lot back of the
Yerkes house, the front of the gallery
facing in Fifth avenue on a lot 25 feet
wide and running back 100 feet This
was the lot mortgaged and formed q
part of the gift to the city.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Unusually 9evoee prouahe.

~, Unusually Ssvees Drought. -
' Tho water in Lake Champlain durins
the recent drought reached the lowest
point recorded in local history. nihs
feet below high water mark. Steam:
ers were obliged to abandon many of
their trips on account of the impossi-
bility Of making landings at the docks.
The mountain brooks became almost
dry; and the beds Of some Of the larg-
est rivers were mere threads of wa
ter. The drought and forest fires were
ruinous to agricultural sinterests.-
New York Sun. :,
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Aim to Save Lives of Coal Miners

to the use of electricity for mining op.
erations, and for shot firing as of value
in safeguarding the lives of miners.
1t is the opinion of the visitors that
safety and efficiency in coal mining
would be greatly aided through the
establishment and maintenance in the
different coal regions Of special schools
for training fire bosses, mine foremen,
superintendent, and inspectors.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

A pension for total disability has
been granted to soldier who con.
tracted leprosy while serving in the
army in the Philippines. 1t amounts
to $72 month. The government, very
properly, takes care of those who risk
life and health in it's service.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
How to Find Out.

Il say, boy" said the city chap,
who was passing couple of weeks on
the farm, how long can goose stand
on one leg?"
"Spose yew try it an see," rejoined
the rural youngster, with Z large,
open-faced grin.-Chicago Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

If that Georgia heiress had been
worth five dollars instead of $500 900.
there would have been nothing more
serious than neighborhood gossip over
her marriage with her fathers chauf-
Ieur.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
verv Simnle.

II understand that after Jones went
west he rose rapidly in the community.
What was the cause Of his rapid
rise?'
I'm not quite sure, but l think It
was piece of rope. e.'-Baltjmore
American.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
A Neat lob.

THE thieves arrested the other day
were discovered to have made a clean
haul the night before"
What was it,"
They burglarized a soap factory"
Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
Biq South African Industry.

Big South African Industry. :,
Next to mining, the greatest indus.
try Of South Africa is sugar growing.
The amount of money invested in this
Is $7,300,000. The production of the
present year is estimated at 10000
tons, with a valuation of about $63
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Need Of Joy IN Ones Work.
Joy in ones work is the consummate
tool. without which the work may be
done indeed, but without which the
work will always be done slowly.
clumsily, and without it's finest per
fectness.-Phillips Brooks.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
A Chjld's Wish.

And does your mamma always call
you 'Angel?" asked the lady who was
making the formal call
'Oh, no. replied the sweet child;
"only when we've got comp'ny 1 wish
we had comp'ny always. Cause I like
Angel so much better than Brat -
Chicago Record Herald.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Cost Of Putting Bible In Type.
The simple cost of setting up in type
q new edition of the Bible amounts to
S5 600
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gurus reduces In
dammaton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
His Limit,

"Orlando, mamma says you mustn't
come to see me any more"
"Gracious heaven, Dora! What have
T."
Than four times week hereafter.
Quit that, Orlando! Let me alone!"
Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

You don't have to 60 to q rink to
see a lot of cheap skates.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
! AM
A MOTHER

How many American women in
lonely homes to-day long for this
blessing to come into their lives, and
to be able to utter these words, but
because of some organic: derange-
ment this happiness is denied them.
Every woman interested in this
subject should know that prepara-
ton for healthy maternity is
accomplished by the use of
LYDIA e. PlNkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
Mrs. Maggie Gilmer, of West
Union, S. C.,writes to Mrs. Pinkham: {:
~ was greatly rundown in health
from weakness peculiar to my sex,
when Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable
Compound was recommended to me. It
not only restored me to perfect health,
but to my delight am mother"
Mrs. Josephine Hail. of Bardstown,
KY, writes:
II was a very great sufferer from
female troubles, and my physician failed
to help me. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound not only restored me
to perfect health, but am now proud
mother"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
tion, tibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

The wind frequently turns an um.
brella, but a borrower seldom returns
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13

A good firm to ship your cream to
MILTON DAIRY CO., ST. PAUL.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION

The increased use of whiskey for
lame back rheumatism is causing con-
siderable discussion among the medi.
| cal fraternity. 1t is an almost infal-
lible cure when mixed with certain
other ingredients and taken properly.
The following formula is effective:
ITO one-half pint of good whiskey add
one ounce Of Toris Compound and one
ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound.
Take in tablespoonful doses before
each meal and before retiring"
Toris compound is product of the
laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceu-
tical Co., Chicago, but it as we'll as the
other ingredients can be had from any
good druggist.
Revelations Of the Breakfast Table,
To girls about to marry one wOult
tende: the advice that they study
their intended victim at breakfast II
he is feeding like forty, reject him Is
the direct descendant of Circe's herd
of swine. If he 10 melancholy, be
ware of the abrupt curves of his TEN
permanent. II he be boisterous and
facetious, remember that an empty
drum gives the greatest reverbration,
and chatterbox at a. m. is as tire
some as Chanticleer at 3 o'clock in the
morning. BY their breakfasts you
SHALL know .hem.-Saturday Review.
savasery In Civilization.
1t Is no time to say that man can.
not, in civilized society, be guilty OF
cannabilism. I tell you there are
more cannibals in New York than in
the isles of the Pacific; and II to-day
you were suddenly to take away the
support that comes from eating men,
there would be thousands and thou.
sands of empty maws tomorrow In
that city.-Henry Ward Beecher.
The Highest Character.
The highest of characters, in my
estimation, is his who is as ready to
pardon the moral errors of mankind
as if he were every day guilty of some
himself; and at the same time as
cautious of committing a fault as ii
he never forgave one.-Pliny the
Younger.
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5ATZZEGHIp5 OF TIT TYN5
"TfEAPSpRGE AND XyZZNCIS' 6ATTZE0
or 1895 1899

lutely, at once. Every time navy
yard clerk bungles or shirks his work,
the fleet feels it; every time navy
yard mechanic goes to sleep in the
bowels of the hull on which he is
working, the fleet feels it; every time
a supervising authority on shore is
overcome by feeling of laissez faire,
the fleet feels it, every time two de-
partments at navy yard waste hours
in friction, in bumptious quarreling,
the feet feels it. The fleet is as a
seismometer, for inefiiciency on shore.
The shock of the full-paid workman
idle at his job may not attract or
binary notice, but it is recorded there
Just the same, and its mark may be
deciphered by those who search and
weigh and measure. IN. Y. Times.
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Bankers Liable for Advice.

The highest court in Germany has,
in several recent cases, fixed the re-
sponsibility of bankers when advising
Investments to their clients.
One of the latest decisions was rem
dered against bank which, upon re-
ceiving an order from customer to
invest $500 in certain mortgage
bonds, instead of executing the order,
advised its customer to buy instead
the bonds of another company, as
equally safe and possessing adyan-
tages over those ordered. The Gus
toner followed the advice, and when
the company failed he sued the bank
The court in its decision against
the bank, held The bank has not
done its duty in taking care OF its
customers interests when 1t recon-
mended the purchased bonds to be as
safe as those originally ordered to be
purchased, because the bank should
have known that the latter had the
quality of legal or trust investment
funds for widows and orphans, wards,
etc, whereas the bonds advised and
bought for the customer lacked that
important qualification"