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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
Caps az Baseball Shields

A vacant lot in Beech street, with
Its fairly-smooth surface, is in daily
use by the small boys of the neigh
borhood. Too poor to acquire CATCH
Ing gloves, the youngsters, whose
main pleasure is baseball, use their
heavy wooden caps in the most skill
ful manner to check the impact of the
ball In the left hand. The back Of
the cap Is held, the inside exposed, and
as the sphere comes hurtling near the
clutch is relaxed, and the ball is re-
celved and held with almost unerrine
skiI.-New York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24


S of
portfolio himself ac
rule bill in the To show his deaue Eshe
with difficulty ideal
British
and this he began his
Of
the Of delicacy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

- 49, ~ sF4f1g-s
Railroad TO- Mecca. }

sfht S%ss0su Vow W. USSONe' s.st-sf
Announcementhas lately been maze
thd he railway from Damascus to
Mesea wilIsbs, completed IS far a.
Menins 81 September 4 and that in
twdysars mo = S manning 800
milesgxoiiM eccasH bs. ready. for :uss..
This fefs III most femarkable
railroadsAn the world. Some, II not
all, the money for It's ctsonstl uc4on has
been contf1hutsds BY Mpssulmans in
British India ana 81 Aftica,5Ea 10 well a.
in Turkey, and it is regarded by them
as religious enterprise. IT IL intend.
ed to make easier the pilgrimage to
the holy city. The religious motive
has not only led the faithful in various
parts Of the world to contribute
money for the railroad, but, stranger
still, It has led the Turkish officials
and contractors engaged in the actual
work Of construction to abstain from
their usual practices Of dishonesty,
which in America are in . general
way called grating" The road runs
through a waterless desert for long
distances, and In these parts has not
cost, including rolling-stock, more
than $12.500 a mile. The best record
made In track-laying is two and three
quarter miles in day.. Arrangements
are already making in Medina to cele-
brate the entrance of the new road
into the city. While it is a religious
enterprise to the Mussulmans, the rest
OF the world is aware that it has
great political value to the Turkish
sultan, for it will make it easier for
him to control Arabia by sending
troops there quickly, and it will also
AFFORD an easy route for dispatching
an army to the Egyptian frontier in
case he should think it desirable to
assist the Egyptians in any effort to
throw of British rule.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
Whv Sailors Don't Swim.


you think it's strange, do you,"
said the sailor, that us shellbacks
can hardly ever SWIM"
"Strange and almost criminal" re.
piled the druggist firmly. Sailors who
can't swim-1 don't understand it at
ALL"
The sailor frowned.
; "Supposin'," he said, ION a cold,
black night, you found yourself in the
sea-, Not spar left Of the wreck,
every shipmate drowned, nothin' any,
where but the cold, the blacknecs, the
bitter water"
He frowned again.
I'm them conditions" he said,. what
would you ruther do-swim and swim
and swim in agony till you died, or
sink down and die at wunst?"
II think I'd rather die at once" said
the druggist shuddering.. >.
so sailors think. said the other.
"and it's to spare themselves possible
long hours Of agony that they like not
to learn to swim. And they encourage
their sons not to learn, too, II there's
any likelihood Of the lads follerin' the
sea. ':szFs z.z'izzS<&'s.3 -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24


latter having
Dr. MONAGHAN graduated from university
inc States in 1890
ne is engaged on lecture tour throughout the United
Inc
fered gold the bar from which
disk suspended lettered Laetare
the the university
the Sunday
inc particular Sunday was chosen because
AM human
probable
upon which 1t is hoped
Others
Bonaparte Bourke Cochran and Gen. William
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
Womens' Publication a Success,

Womens' Publication Success.
The club women of San Antonio,
Tex, were the writer's. editors, pub
fishers and sellers of the Passing
Show for February e. They enlarged
that special edition and rlade i very
creditable showing in the editorial and
news columns as well as In the size
and number of the advertisements.
The leading editorial took the form
OF q proclamation issued by the Wom-
ans club and Endorsed by the city ad.
ministration, the health department
and the Business Mems club appoint.
Ing March 10 as cleaning day for the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
England's Liquor Expenditure.

En0'and's Liquor Expenditure.
1t is reassuring to learn from DR..
Dawson Burns annual review of the
United Kingdoms drink bill that al
though we spent s590,000 more on
intoxfcants last year than in 1906, the
average expenditure per head fell from
93 les Sd to s3 15s Sd. From 1872
to 1878 the average expenditure never
fell below "a head, and in 1876 it
touched ga So. Or the other hand,
from 1S41 to 1851 (both years includ-
ed), it never rose as high as So, while
In 1912 it fell as low as e2 IS SID,
or less than two-thirds it's present
amount. AS matters are we stand ex-
actly where we stood in 1866, when
the expenditure per head on alcoholic
liquors was, as last year, e3 15s Cd.
Westminster GAZETTE.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

Telephone communication has been
established between a number of Aus
tralian farms by means of wire fences.
1t has been found easy to converse
with station eight miles distant by
means Of instruments connected on
the wire fences. Several stations are
thus connected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

An educator in New York opposes
the Terminating" of boys, citing as an
illustration of his theory that women
are not In favor Of war. He evidently
never followed the proceedings of Il
D. A. R. business convention or elec-
ton when in full blast.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

Dr.. John Elliot, the ethical culture
worker Of New York, considers it q
sad state of affairs that half the chill.
dren of the schools are not spanked
nowadays, no good substitutes being
offered. Selfgovernment he thinks 3
good substitute, IL It can be tauxht
Justice rather than sentiment rnakes
for good citizenship, he declares.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
What Cornelius Vanderbilt Didn't Know

ventor, and his achievements have
been notable.
1t is safe to say, looking back with
the perspective that ten years gives.
that Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt would
not have stood out against his fathers
wishes to marry the girl of his choice.
That act in itself was manly, and per-
haps had old Cornelius sunk his per.
sonal prejudice and viewed the whole
thing without passion he might have
given his oldest boy credit for courage
and independence. But prejudice is
binding, and he chose the other son.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
1ncerriuible.

In restricting their output and
raising prices that corporation is 20
ing cohtrary to the law j
! The law!" echoed the sad-eyed con-
sumer;; why, it doesn't even respect
the law Of supply and demand.'-
Washington Star. .-.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

r A man of the name of Scarlet IN
acting a. prosecutor of the Pennsylva,
mia state house grafters. 1t 10, per
thaps. only natural that he shou'
catch some Of them red.handed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

In Belgium breeders are obliged to
keep a record of all cattle raised by
them, and each animal has a regis
tered trade number, which is en-
eraved on the ring fastened to its
ear.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
BRITAIN'S NEW PREMIER

The Right Honorable H. H. Asquith, the new
british premier, appointed to succeed Sir Henry
CampbelEBannerman, who resigned on account
of i'll health, was born in Yorkshire of a non
conformist family. His father died when the fut-
ure premier was only six years old, and the
boys life was guided by his mother, a strict
Puritan. His first schooling was received at the
Moravian school at Fulneck where the home in
huences were reinforced by the religious atmos-
phere OF the Morav1an community. Leaving Full
neck, young Asquith went to the City of Lon
don school, where he was brilliant pupil Then
he went up to Oxford and won the Balliol scholar
ship.
At Balliol he fell under the influence of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT
Wins LAETARE MEDAL

Dr:*James Charles Monaghan, well known as
lecturer In Catholic circles, has been chosen as
the recipient for 1908 of the Laetare medal award
ed annually by Notre Dame university to some
prominent: Roman Catholic ilayman "A a mark of
honor. :'Sz 49,.
Dr.. Monaghan was born in Boston in 1857
He acted as consul to Mannheim, Germany from
1885 to 1883, and as consul to Chemnitz from 1898
to 1897. ! In 1899 he was delegate to the worlds
commercial congress and in 1903 editor of the
reports OF the bureau Of foreign commerce in the
department. of commerce and labor. >" Y:
AS an educator DR.. Monaghan has been in
structor at both Wisconsin and Notre Dame.
From September to December, 1907. he was dean
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

city," The money made on the issue
went to the juvenile training school
fund, and the club women are being
congratulated for the financial success
Of their undertaking. q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

a
plainly the
plenty Methodists in faith both
the of Bishop ~
Like few who ever reach
elected he
until William Stokes
him as his private He
legislation 1900
still
and has
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
MISSED SENATORIAL TOGA

Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of Lex
ington, S. c., who was mentioned as possible
successor to the late Senator Latimer but failed
to land, is now serving his fourth term in the
lower house. He is so prominent in working for
the Appalachian forest reserve and in other mat.
tiers that he is no longer mistaken for one of the
floor messengers In his first term his boyish
and unaffected look and his small, wiry figure
made many of his colleagues take him for a page.
He was asked by them to take these papers to
the desk" He took the treatment with great
humor and the embarrassment was all with the
others when they found they had asked fellow
member of congress to wait on them
Mr. Lever is descended from the South Caro-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
VICTIM OF kAISER'S TONGUE

Lord Esher, to whom Kaiser Wilhelm re.
TERED so contemptuousy in his private letter
to Lord Tweedmouth the letter that raised
hornet nest about the ears of the British govern.
ment, is person of considerable ability. He is
not by any means politician; far from it: he
was pressed to enter the cabinet as secretary of
war, but refused in order that he might be left
free to effect thorough sanitary reform of
Windsor castle, of which he was deputy governor.
1t is to this the kaiser referred when he said
that Esher should stick to drain pipes and keep
his hands off the navy
II Lord Esher had had political ambitions
he might have been prime minister to-day, for he
has considerable tact and great family influence
addition To ol,i
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24
Glorious Triumph for Tennessee Warrior

sons measure was defeated by a vote
of 80 to 43.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-24

He was never friend who has
ceased to be one. 49,.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30
APRoMIsE is A PROMISE.

Mrs Eliot sighed 80 deeply as she
took out her halplns that her husband
looked up from Che evening psper. Il
son't believe I've any bent for politics. .
she said, 10 response TO his inquiring
glance. Every time there's an cleo
don OF officers OF the club l get Into
some kind Of mess. try as / may 30
avoid It.
You see. Harry she continued. con.
ndingly. Il don't really care a Dc who
Is In Office 50 long as I'm tot. like
all ths members very well. and I'd as
lief have one as another president. or
secretary. or on committees
u have no favorltes I'm truly i'm
partial But that won't work. II you
belong to woman's club you are fore
Cd to sweat and agonize over candi-
dates You must be partisan. or be
out with both sides
you know Mrs. George has been
president for four years. and every year
Mrs Tufts has tried TO get Mrs George
out and herself In. About a week ago
she came 20 me and said she was sure
or the nomination II would vote for
Der. Would IN I thought II over and
said would. for admire Mrs Tufts
immensely. she Is 50 lovely and char
table.
To-day, Just before ballotlng. Edith
Reynolds came to me and said I must
vote for Mira George. Edith said I
owed 1t to her--you know she has Just
helped me make over my blue foulard.
and canned all those peaches for me
when cook burned her hand.
Everybody wanted Mrs George
Edith said, and II l voted for her she
would get the nomination. | thought
IL over. and said would vote for her.
| admire and respect her very much.
she Is 50 witty and forclble when she
presides. and she speaks French beau
tIfully. and I thought II evcrybody
wanted her It was only proper that"
do you mean that you promised to
vote for bothys Interrupted Mr.. Eliot
yes. promised Mrs Tufts. as I |
have Just said. And I promised Edith |
because---~
"But you didn't actually vote for
bothT'
"why, OF course did, Harry. msr
not be much OF politician. tut was
brought up to keep my word" said
Mrs. Eliot, with dignity.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30

IMAM eight or nine years old. bot hs
looked unusually bright In fact ne
had the air OF being what In called a
spoiled chlld-v The mother found q
seat opposite TO the editor, and as
there was room for one more beside
her. the boy sat down without cere-
mony. This left the father standing
as there was no other seat vacant The
boy. with look OF lndescrlSSbze arch.
ness and mischief. looked up at his IA
Their and said I:
well. papa, you'll have to hang on
TO a strap. or sit In mammals lap.
whichever you like
In spite Of the cool imDudence Of ths
youngster. everybody laughed. for 10
was one Of the most exquisite speed
mems OF the kind ever seen In public.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30
DOMESTIC sUpxRsr1rrons.
zsms Of shs ThtnEs Most PeeDi'
Thoroughly Believe Kn.

z~nae Of shs Things Most People
Thoroughly Believe Kn.
In washing dishes, II you forget al
article It lie sign you VIII hear o. a
wedding, says the New York Telegram.
Red-hot stoye--It Is sign OF guar
rel to allow cooking stove 10 get red
hot on top.
Custard pie-If when taking Gus
tard pie out OF the oven II should fall
on the floor upside down II Is a sign
some one win die and leave you for
tune
Kneading dough-If a maid who Is
kDeading dough clutch at Lads face
he'll never grow a beard
Strong tea-To make tea too strong
Is sign you VIII make friends
Weak tea-If you make It toe weak
then you viii lose friends.
Burnt bread-If you burn bread
while cooking some one Is angry with
you.
Opening canned fruit-If while open
ing can OF fruit or any similar thing
the Juice should happen TO squirt up in
the operators face IL is sign Of some
coming good
Burning bread-When bread. cake or
pie viii burn in spite OF you your hus-
band or lover is angry.
Cork jumping out OF bottIe-f 9
cork pops out OF bottle suddenly you
have an unknown enemy.
Making bread-If you sing while
making bread you viii cry before It Is
eaten.
Apron strings-If your apron be-
comes united IL is an Indication that
somebody Is speaking OF you.
Making cofee-To forget to put cof-
fee In the coffee pot is the sign OF a
coming gift
Boiling when soup continues
TO boil after II has been removed from
the nre the cook win live to a good
old age
Salt on the foor-If you are pes
tered BY visitors whom you wish never
70 zee again sprinkle salt on the door
after they leave and sweep IL out by
the same door through which they have
gone.
Kettle spout backward-To accident
ally place the tea kettle on the stove
with the spout toward the back is .
sign OF company
Burning coai-Tf coal Of Gre falls
on the door Il Is a sign a stranger il
coming to see you
Broom left in corner-If. after
sweeping a room. the broom is acci
dentally left In corner. strangers viii
visit the house that day. says Home
Notes.
When awakened-when you are
sleeping and somebody comes, and your
drowsiness at once Is gone. the person
that came viii be rich before long.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30
aHz'1;l;ai9%,yl3'a

! nat suppose that ought to be good
enough for me"
~Dou'i you think I am righff~
-oh. OF course. you are always
right
~And that style viii 70 out o.fore
the winter Is over said the man. -Ail
these very marked fashions DO. They
get initiated IN she very cheapest kind
q materials until the best pcople--,hc
really fashionable people throw them
away. You know that is so.s1'ye heard
you say that MYSELF
-Yes. that Il So" sighed bis wife.
~weil. Isn't ~ And that last falls
hat Is really as tasteful and becoming
AZ Il can be and Il wouldn't be at all
noticeable
tits lovely" agrced bis wife. ~And
~ far az being noticed IL concerned no.
body is likely 10 notice anything wear.
what does u mstter7H
"Don't talk that way" pleaded the
man. "You know I want ron 70 have
what you want and don't grudKe the
expense But you sag yourself that I'm
right"
~Yes. you're perfectly right said
bis wife "But I want the haiti
want the hat. want the bait"
Then II It's like that" said the
man. wisely. you certainly will have
to have IT,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30
LUMBER JACKS UNIQUE FAD


si~a frosu sh~ wooaa Wear Tfasvpes
"a Gffs Frasae@ on Thefr Costs.
What ioeS a lumber Jack want OF 8
little round tinsype OF himself In q
neargilt frame 10 pin on hts coati
What docs an elephant want OF a mill.
tary hair brushf In the latter case
be doesn't. but in the former he thinks
be does. Ask the man who Is taking
the tintyTes down on Bridge square
II you want to--he doesn't Know. II
isn't exactly wise 10 ask the lumber
Jacks. for they aren't Feeling any too
meek and mild these days. says the
Minneapolis Journal
when you have si75 or 500 10 spend
IN two weeks and theatcrs AMI clothes
and other things are not for you. when
You are SO constituted that you
wouldn't think OF wandering above
Washington eFenue--well. maybe that
answers ne question OF what the lum-
her Jack wants with q tlntspo OF him
self 10 pin on his coat. Whether they
want them or not. they are buying
them.
Il seems to be part OF thls years
Initiation ritual into the ranks OF the
lumber Jacks TO wear q tintype In
near-gllt frame pinned on your coat In
this case the spruce young man with
the machine, which looks like pocket
edition telescope. and In which the pic
lures are turned out IL the lnitiator.
and for bis services the unotganized
order OF lumber jacks pays him on an
average OF % cents minute. For
fashion Is fashion. even among lumber
Jacks. and with tIntypes-gilt frame
and all coming at 10 cents each--they
line up and get through with Il as fast
rs possible.
But even admitting that they want
tlnppes In gilt frames. what reason
thev have for holding their hands In
front OF their faces while the pictures
are taken has got even the policemen
on the beat puzzled.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30


Sails Used An Gernesz 90 Generate
Electricity.
The utilization OF wind power for tho
generation Of electricity continues to re-
eeiye attention in Germany. and we
learn from the EIectrofechnlsche ZeIt-
schrift that Herr Gustaye Couz. the
electrical manufacturer in Hamburg.
has been experimenting In this dIrec-
ton with promising results A wind
motor has been erected at the works OF
the company IN question which has
diameter Of 40 feet and an effective
sail surface OF 1.470 square feet The
motor works at the rate Of about eIev-
en- revolutions per minute, which speed
Is regulated by automatic modification
OF the direction OF the sails TO the
wind with this motor an output Of
horsepower TO 30-horse-power and
more may be obtained. according 10 the
force Of the wind, which power is trans
mitted TO q 80 horsepower shunt-wind.
lronclad dynamo. designed to give 100
amperes at 100 volts terminal pressure
when running at 700 revolutions per
minute.
The current generated by this ma
chine Is conducted TO a switchboard
and thence to a battery Of accumulat-
ors having a capacity OF G8.000 watt
hours. or may be delivered 10 electro
motors So soon as the wind has at
tained q velocity OF 8 feet per second
the dynamo may be brought up to It's
full terminal pressure With an In
creasing wind force the charging OF the
battery may be commenced Automaf-
ic cut-outs for the dynamo were proved
unnecessary with the arrangement
adopted The eIetro-magnets OF the
dynamo are permanently excited by the
battery. the plus pole being connected
with the battery. while the negative
pole is connected TO the charging
switch BY this arrangement automat-
ic regulation Of the dynamo voltage Is
secured An automatic battery -dis-
charging switch serves to maintain the
line OF tension OF ITO volts constant.
both during the charging process and
when discharging-
Small motors are Connected to the
lighting circuits. but larger ones are
supplied by separate circuits branched
or from the terminals of the generator.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-30

Every one of Group Dreaded TO He.

Every One of Group Dreaded TO Heza.
OF sorae Injury
Il could hear the bone In bis wrist
an accident TO a group Of men,
-Oh. cut 1t out, for heavens sake rs
called out one Of the group. he was a
big fellow. bur be was as white as a
sheet
The speaker laughed jeeringly. Il
didn't know you were so chicken heart
ed be said
The big man began TO explain 'I'm
not what you would call a tfmid sort
Of person. but the mention OF any In
jury to the wrist always turns me
faint | can stand seeing blood fzow
or hear thrilling tales of broken limbs
and smashed heads. but I can't stand
any wrist stories. I don't know the
reason. II seems to be merely a mat
ter OF temperament
A quiet little man came to the res
cue. Il know just what you mean."
he said. You're not the only one who
has a peculiar aversion to a certain
sort OF injury. Now. my particular
aversion is on account of trouble with
the eyes Immediately l begin to blink
and wink and my eyes smart until
can't stand IL I'D rather hear an &C
count OF brutal murder than any de-
scription OF an eye disease"
The man who had jeered at the big
man had been thinking. Il have one
Of those aversions. too. now come to
think Of tt ne said 1T is accounts
OF paraiytic shocks. to which | particu-
larry object l feel myself growing
namb all over when hear such tales.
ard always make m excuse to get
away as soon as possible.
His remark was signal for uni-
versal confession. One Acknowledged
that the sight OF blood gave him SEN
sation OF extreme nausea another said
that reading or hearing OF fracture
OF the skull gave him "a gone feeling
at his stomach" and another said he
shivered SO his teeth chartered every
time he heard an account OF an opera
ton for appendicitis.
The big man was triumphant. Well
I'm not such big baby after ALL" be
said.--New York Tribune.