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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

A writer in the New York Sun pro
tests vigorously against the attack
upon the "spiit intinitive"-this put,
ting an adverb between the sign ITO"
and the verb All the grammars are,
OF course. against it, but practice,
which makes grammar, Is quite the
other way. Nearly everybody uses the
"split infinitive." and though Byron is
charged with being the originator of it
Ito slowly trace the forests shady
scene'-still Macaulay, Ruskin,. Burns,
johnson, Lamb, Burke, and even that
literary worthy. Shakespeare, seem. lat
some time or other, to have fallen into
the same, careless habit; If so it may
be called: sTAe, fact about this un-
grammatical form of expression is,
that it sens TO be a very. natural and
effective way of arranging ones words,
says the Ohio State Journal. 1t seems
almost dis natural to place the adverb
before the verb it modifies as to place
an adjective before the noun. 1t seems
to make the modification more exact
and emphatic. So it is late in the day
to be kicking against the split in1ini-
tive.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
City Census Shows Population Increase

ond precinct, 1880; third i: birsc Il11isa
1852; fourth precinct, 1857 NTH
precinct, 12.142; sixth precinct, 4,7S5;
seventh precinct 5,372; eighth pre-
cinct. 1909: ninth precinct, $500,
and tenth precinct, -6,226; making a
total white population of 2%5,S61. and
a colored population of 97,142. or q
total of both white and colored of
343,003. !;
Since the taking of the census a
year ago there has been an increase
in population Of 102 in the first pre-
cinct, 1877 in the second precinct, 942
In the seventh precinct, 173 in the
eighth. precinct, 1927 in the ninth pre-
cinct, and 4,2S8 in the tenth precinct;
and decrease of 531 in the third pre-.
cinct, 531 in: the fourth precinct, 1875
in the fifth precinct, 412 in the sixth
precinct, making a total decrease of
3,269 in these precincts as against q
total, increase of $3.50 in, the north
west.
Maj. Sylvester attributes the de-
crease in population in the several
precincts named to the absence of
mechanics and laborers who were en-
ployed on the railroad improvements
and new buildings, which have since
been completed.
The population of the city of Wash.
1ngton proper, exclusive of alleys, is,
white, 1885; colored, 1890. The
population of the alleys in the city of
Washington is, white, 1.608; colored,
1910.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

A IDED and abetted by Chairman
"A Wilcox of the public service com.
mission the municipal art commission
of New York city has been able to put
a stop to one of the most fragrant
cases of masquerading that has come
to light in this city for years.
A few days ago an excited person
rushed into the Office of John Quincy
Adams, secretary of the commission,
and shouted: Come with mel" Rath-
er bewildered, MIR. Adams followed
the perturbed one into the lower cor.
ridor of the city hall, where he was
halted before painting hanging be-
tween the two doors of the mayors
reception room.
That's not my grandfather" he was
informed. The secretary surveyed a
portrait of a rosy, light-complexioned,
blue-eyed gentleman in a high stock,
seated in dignity at a table. He
was apparently slightly gray, and was
smooth-shaven. Under the picture was
the inscription: Andrew Hunter
Mickle, 1S05-1S63. Mayor of New
York, 1S46-1S47."
And his name wasn't Hunter,
either" continued the excited individ-
ual. 1T was Hutchins.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Long Ride Too Strenuous for Ethel

who will stick it out to the end, the
men of the group coming in along the
route in relays. Representative An
drew J. Peters and David Grey, the au.
thor, succeeding Mr.. Marvin and Mr..
Smith as escorts on the earlier stages
of the journey.
Mrs. Wadsworth's trips are really
Journeys de luxe, for she travels with
a score OF grooms, relay of mounts
and wagon loads of baggage to make
for the comfort of the travellers as
they progress on their unique trip. OF
a distinctly original and Independent
bent, Mrs. Wadsworth, who is one of
the ultra exclusive hostesses of the
capital, stood next the White House
family throughout the last administra-
ton. - -.
Long before Miss Ethel made up
her mind to make her debut from the
White House Mrs. Wadsworth had an
nexed the youngest daughter of the
Roosevelts to her select coterie. and.
a thorough horsewoman herself. she
encouraged Miss Ethel to go in for all
sorts of thrilling equestrian stunts.
More than once Miss Roosevelt went
over to "Ashantee,"' and within the
privacy of the Wadsworth estate
found an excellent field for her train
ing as a hurdle jumper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

NEW YORK.-1t really begins to
~ look as though New York intended
to follow the lead of every western vii.
lage and discard its horse cars: Fred.
erlck w. Whitridge,. receiver of the
Third avenue aud Union railway COM
pan1es, intends to test two automo-
bile cars soon, and If it is found they
can be operated economically enough
II may prove the end of the entire
morse car service in the city.
Receiver Whttridge operates two
horse car lines-the Dry Dock, East
Broadway and Battery, and the horse
car branch of the Forty-second street,
Manhattanville and st. Nicholas av-
enue line.
Besides these, the Metropolitan COM
pany has the Avenue C line, the line
from the Grand street ferry to the
Desbrosses street ferry, the Canal and
Grand street line, the line that runs
from Fifty-ninth street and First av-
enue to the Battery. Cars are also
occasionally run on two other lines.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Fred Carpenter Is Amusement Mentor.

carpenter takes the place of one.
With Carpenter it has become a SCI
ence.
Perhaps the role of critic may de.
tract from his own amusement. for
when he visits a performance Mr..
Carpenter looks at it entirely through
the eyes of his chief How would
the president enjoy this p is: his view.
po1nt-and from that viewpoint he
rules. Fearing that he might mis-
take, having recommended q certain
play to the president, he attends 4
second time, this time not to watch
the play, but it's effect on the presf.
dent. If 1t is what it should be, Car
penter heaves a sigh of contentment
and departs for home.
All of which makes CARPENTER \
man greatly courted by the theatrical
managers. They send him invitations.
for himself and Mrs. Carpenter. And.
although there is no Mrs. CARPENTER.
the secretary having avoided the
rocks of matrimony, these invitations
are usually accepted. There is no
halfway efforts on the part of the
company when Carpenter attends.
That's when they put themselves to
their prettieSt PAGES.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Grandsonof FormerMayor CorrectsError

Mr.. Adams then proceeded diplomat
ically to investigate and found that
the person who had him in tow was
the grandson of ex-Mayor Mickle.
They then started out on a tour of
the lower floor of the hall, the walls
OF which are covered with the pictures
of dead and gone mayors. Finally, in
the office of the bond and warrant
clerk, Mr.. Mickle stopped suddenly,
and. pointing to a portrait of a dark,
side-whiskered veteran, he cried un.
dramatically: That's him." This
picture bore the inscription: Mayor
Havemeyer, 1855, 1897
Mayor Havemeyer was the founder
of the present family of that name.
Mr.. Adams Immediately got into CON-
munication with members of the fam.
lily, and they came down to look at the
"Mickle" picture. They were not sure
that it was portrait of their ances-
tor. Mr.. Adams scratched his head
in doubt, and did not know exactly
what to do next until Mr.. Wilcox,
whose wife is granddaughter of
Mayor Havemeyer, appeared on the
scene and identified the likeness.
The matter will be Strengthened out
and the dead mayors portrait will
henceforth be properly identified.
Mr. Adams says he supposes that
in cleaning the pictures years ago the
name plates we're inadvertently
shifted. Bill" Kennel, the Cerebus of
the mayors Office, is sorry about it.
Now l will have to get acquainted
with the old fellows all over again."
he said.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Autos to Replace the Last Horse Cars

The cars that Mr.. Whitridge in
tends to 'experiment with are an cleo
tric storage battery and gasoline mo-
tor car. There is no question about
their practicability, the receiver says
It is simply a matter of deciding
which form can be operated the more
economically. ...
The new experimental, self-propel-
ling cars will seat about 20 persons.
They will be for purpose of COMPARE
son, about the size Of the cars which
the Metropolitan street railway oper-
ates on it's Eighth street cross-town
line. These are 80 feet In length.
Some form of automobile car is also
looked upon as the possible solution
Of the traffic problem on West street,
where the Metropolitan street railway
has always asserted that owing to IT,
dial effects and the possibility of short
circuits therefrom, the underground
trolley has been impracticable. 80
In addition to all; this promised re-
form the public service commission
has granted the Interborough company
as extension of 30 days in which to
experiment with side-door trains in
the subway, so that the center side
door train, which the Interborough
officials consider superior to the side
door train which has been operated
experimentally for some weeks past.
may be tried.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

rAPT. MELVILLE BOYNTON, the
u well-known soldier of fortune, has
announced the formation of q "revolu.
ton trust" in New York. He says it
will be incorporated. It purposes to
provide fighters, dictators and presi-
dents in any southern American re-
public that needs a rebellion to raise
it's taxes, or for any North American
corporation that needs a rebellion to
secure concessions.
Capt. Boynton it was who a year
ago organized rebellion against Cas-
tro of Venezuela, and had a lot of
counterfeit Venezuelan money coined
here to finance his project.
He was ready to start for South
America with so soldiers when the
United States treasury authorities had
him arrested. 4,
No less than 200 soldiers of fortune
are behind Capt. Boynton in the pres
ent war. trust. It is to be Incorporated
under the name of the Imperial Sol
diers of Fortune Dragons" with Of
fees in New York.
II have just returned from Canada.
where l have organized a Canadian
brigade, consisting of 500 war vet,
erans," said the captain.
"Out of the. United. States we will
get 3. 200 more the standing army Of
the revolution trust, Then when .
leader of the opposition in Venexuela
or Paraguay Or Chilli or :, Colombia
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Checkers Quiet Nerves of Pit Broker

is considerable talent represented in
the regular" contingent.
There is Fred K. Fish, for instance,
who Is willing to pit his skill against
all corners, and Ernest Adler, who
never gives up until the last jump is
made. Others who are regular at
tendants at the boards are William
B. Orr, James M. Halt, Theodore J.
Hustled, Walter Mum, N. R. Schoon-
maker, Giovanni Starace and K. 8.
Brewster, and several others who
drop In more or less consistently.
OF some of the men it is said that
they do not allow business to interfere
with checkers, but reliable authority
upon things doing on Change stated
recently that this was a canard, and
that, on the contrary, whenever any,
thing that looked like a deal comes
in sight the checker enthusiast, dev-
otee or expert at once goes and does
it, with as much expedition and des-
patch as possible, returning to the
board for the contest. Sometimes It
is chess, but most of the regulars pre-
fer checkers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

A steadier of nerves made ragged
"a by the turmoil Of the wheat pit
and relaxation from the grind of the
work: on the floor veterans in the
grain trade on the Produce Exchange
in New York city take to the good old
fashioned game of checkers. In the
library, otherwise known as the read
ing room, just abaft the grain pit, one
cosey corner is set apart for these dev-
otees of the ancient pastime, and at
almost every hour of the day there is
something doing at one or more of the
half dozen boards.
Most of the men are staid and mid
dle-aged and some near the three-score
mark, but once in a while one of the
younger generation essays his hand
usually to his cost, however, for there
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

L RED w. CARPENTER, secretary
i to the president, has accumulated
another dignity, with it's rewards and
responsibilities. He is the official
amusement mentor of the White
House. President Taft is fond of the
theater; so is Mrs. Taft; but a poor
performance or even a mediocre one
affects them just as it does other peo-
pie who put up their money to see q
show, and they hate to make a mis-
take in the matter. For the appear
ance of the president and his party
at a theater is an event, and to leave
before the curtain drops on the last
act would do grave injury to the the.
alter in question. And not to leave
would do grave injury to their own
sweetness of disposition. Therefore,
not having a guide to things theatre
cal to do the work for them, Fred
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

HOL. JAMES F. EDWARDS a few
~ days ago rounded out an even 80
years as doorkeeper on the Demo-
cratic side of the United States SEN
ate. The colonel went to Washing
ton while Senator Vest was in the
senate, and for years was the right
hand man of the brilliant Missourian.
He is now II years old.
When he was sworn in as an en-
ploye of the senate, at noon, May IL,
1879, not a single senator who is a
member of the present congress had
entered the upper chamber. Senators
Hale and Frye, the oldest members in
point of service, were not elected un-
til two years after tho appointment
of Col. Edwards.
In the early eighties, when Senator
Vest made his famous Investigation Of
the beef trust, Col. Edwards was COM
plimented on the floor of the senate
by his friend for his success in serv-
ing subpoenas on the presidents of
the various railroads involved in the
investigation, after other senate en-
ployes had failed in their efforts to
perform this task.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew, then
president of the New York Central,
was among those who appeared as
witnesses before the senate commit
tee as q result Of Col. Edwards per-
severance and diligence. =, =:
There are. four other employees Of
the senate who are older in the serv-
Ice than Col. Edwards. Col, C. w.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

W Observation-Disclosures to the
w census enumerated by the police,
as footed up in the, returns made to
Maj. Sylvester, the total population Of
the District of Columbia is now 343,!
0O3, an increase Of $500 since the
police census of year ago.
The total number of white residents
is 245,S61. The negro population is
97,142.
AS has been the case for a number
OF years, females are in excess of
males by 15,425. This excess decreased
during the past year, as in 1908. the
excess of females over males was 16,!
1875.
The report shows the number of
white people living in the first or bust
ness precinct to be 9,57S; the second
precinct 1921; the third precinct.
1875; the fourth precinct, 20,177: the
fifth precinct, 36,977; the sixth pre-:
c1nct, 1899; the seventh precinct. IT,.
1874; the eighth precinct, 26,,373: the
ninth precinct, 36,9O1, and the tenth
precinct, "a 1880.
The colored population in these pre-
c1ncts are: First precinct, 967: Sec
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

The shade trees have been exposed
to great peril through the ravages of
insects, and now come the unhappy
udlngs that the chestnut trees are
falling victims to disease for which
no cure appears to have been found.
The trouble is particularly notable on
Long Island, the fine specimens of
chestnuts on the estates of wealthy
men owning summer homes in that To-
cality being among the victims. The
a1lment is believed to be communi-
Gated through the sap, and the most
determined effort has failed to dis
cover the real cause or find a remedy.
The chestnut tree stands for a highly
useful purpose, and if it must go"
great will be the loss involved.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

A curious society has just been
formed at Darmstadt, in Hesse. Its
object is to promote the substitution
OF the military salute for the present
mode of salutation among civilians.
Instead of the present method of rails.
ing ones hat, the Hessians-or at least
a certain proportion of them-would
like to see the general adoption of the
German military salute, consisting of
bringing the hand extended, with fin
gers close together, to the edge of
ones hat. The only reason given for
this strange prediction is that the
new salutation would be identical with
that used in the time of Arminius.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

w HEN Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth and
" her group of friends, including
Miss Margaret Carey of Buffalo,
George Marvin, whose experiences in
the Manchurian campaign fitted him
for fearsome exploits, and Edward p.
Smith, cantered out of Washington
the other afternoon on the first stretch
of a 400-mile equestrian journey to
"Ashantee," the magnificent country
home of Mrs. Wadsworth at Avon.
N. Y, Miss Ethel Roosevelt stood by
with more than wistful look in her
usually laughing eyes.
NTH Ethel was slated to accompany
Mrs. Wadsworth on her trip, but, fear.
full of the strenuosity of fortnig ht in
the saddle, Mrs. Roosevelt at the last
moment INTERVIEWED, and Miss Ethers
eager acceptance was reluctantly with.
drawn.
Mrs. Wadsworth and Miss Carey are
the only two members of the party
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
To Cope with Aerial War.h;n..

10 Cope with Aerial WarBhips.
The Army and Navy Journal states
that a new explosive recently invented
is Of such light weight as to be par
ticularly adapted to aerial apparatus.
and, together with the soundless gun
and smokeless powder, a combination
could be made which would be a most
subtle weapon of warfare. The
Krupps have established special de-
partment for the construction of guns
to fire against aerial craft and pro-
jectiles to emit showers of sparks and
exploding shells. An ordinary pro-
jectile would merely pass through the
envelope, but the burning projectile
would set fire to the gas. The Krupp
gun is so arranged that it's wheels
may be swung around at right angles.
SO they will turn in a circle on which
the spade of the gun is the center,
thus enabling the weapon to be
brought to bear in any direction
quickly on a moving object.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Has Served 80 Years at Senate Dor

Coombs, who takes. care of the inter-
ests of the Democratic members of
the house in the house folding-room.
has been there 81 years. He was a
railroad conductor before he entered
the service.
He also enjoyed the friendship of
Senator Vest. Both Col. Edwards and
Col. COMBS are Missourfans, are as
loyal to their native state as on the
day when they packed their grips and
star ted for the capital.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Respect for Education.

There is something in America be.
sides money and politics. America re-
allies the importance of education
and the respect due to those who are
intrusted with the great work of pre-
pairing men for their part in life.
When Dr.. Eliot resigned the presi-
dency Of Harvard university the whole
country treated it as an event Of the
first importance and realized the re
sponsibility resting upon the over
seers in the selection Of his successor.
.Whea> It comes to. the selection OF .
governor, q senator, IN ambassador. .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

Since the time of Adam men have
been laying the blame for everything
on women. Retribution for this CEN
turtles old wrong is coming. A woman
in San Francisco says that the blame
for the flippery OF modern feminine at
tire belongs to the men. When one
looks at the monstrosities of the pres
,ent fashions, and hears the men
blamed for it. it must be confessed
that the score, old as it is, is evened.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Less Wine 1eina Produced

!Sss WING BENG PRODUCED.
The London Financial Times has
been investigating the worlds output
OF wine and says that it is decreasing.
In 1899 it was over 1900, 000,O 900 gal
Ions. Since then it has gone down
steadily and last year the total pro-
duction was 1856, 100000 gallons. The
falling of in 1908 was over 10000. 900
gallons, and even in France, the great
wfne-producing country, the decline
was considerable. There has been lit
tie change in the United States, where
the annual production of 39,600,00
gallons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

According to famous Russian
chemist, Prof. Claim, the car ia &C
rich he could quit work to-day IL he
wanted to. Druskenzie lake and hun.
dreds of square miles around it ARE
brimful of radium.:.' They are the pri.
vate property of the car and mean
millions to him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
Soldier of Fortune Forms FIGHT Trust

wants to put through revolution and
be sure to win, he'll come to me and
say how much he'll give to be made
what he wants to be.
If he offers enough we'll put our
lighting men on board boat and 70
down there and overthrow the govern
ment. He can take the job and pay
us of, and we'll come back and look
out for another contract"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04

London is to have 1000 delegates
from all over the world to an interna.
tional suffrage convention. And AZ
the women have been practising flu
:jitsu, the subsequent proceedings are
apt to add to the gayety of the nations
which can enjoy looking on.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-04
bEARiItR BREAD.

The report of an advance in the
price Of bread as q result of the rise in
ths=Raa'ies u wheat and -four was to
be expected wheat being the raw ma
terial of -four and -four the raw ma
tertal OF bread, an>increase in the cost
Of the first, whether natural or artffi.
ctal!- pecessttatea ,Drop6rtionate 4ad:
vances in the more finished products.
The only question is whether the up
ward tendencies have not: been used
by combinations and manip.hatore to
I'LL their own pockets out Of The needs
OF the people. There liz no doubt that
a considerable part ofthe advancein
wheat is due to the.eman admepnt of,
last years crop still available anr> mar-
keting. There is: general BELIEF that:
this legitimate advance has been ex-
aggerated by spectators, says the
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. As far
AZ this is the case we may hope that
It win be temporary, and that the har-
yesting of good crop this year will
restore, prices to- a fair, basis. There
are also indications that combination
of milling interests has increased the
old margin between the prices Of
wheat and -four, and thus established
another squeeze on consumers These
means of enhancing the cost of prod.
ucts cannot be, carried very far with
out inevitably increasing the cost Of
bread.