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The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

Minnesota is the banner state In tho
matter Of female labor, statistics show.
ing that every third girl in the state
between the ages' Of 16r and 20sis 4
wageearner; while in Minneapolis and
st. Paul every second Eirl works for
hire. The woman question. up there
seems to have been solved by putting
the woman, to- work. ,".es
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Makes Starch lnsolubte.

By German patented process
starch is made insotble In hot water
by treating it in the cold, with formal.
dehyde and a moderately strong acid.
The product is distinguished from that
obtained from starch and Tornado.
hyde at a high temperature by the
fact that the starch grains remain un.
altered and quite permanent. 1t is not
only insoluble in boiling water, but
1t is not attacked by seda, lye or other
strong alkalfes. 1t may be employed
az q Aller in plastic competitions, as q
dressing tor sfebrtca aad IN sthe mann,
facture Of paper. e. =
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Senate Elevator 'Boys" Given a Raise

Not one of the boys" is under 60. but
that did not seem to make any differ
ence. La Toilette put in an almost
tearsome plea.
When the test came the second time
even Warren had wilted and not
viote was recorded against increasing
the boys" salary from $1,000 to ST..
100 a year.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
washh'g9 g9tonW!hisipie|'fih's i|'i
! Interesting Bits 1t News Caths1Sd ~szs:z zt:z
Il at the National Capital.
Constetknen lnitiatteed{ltlnto NoyelGlu

The "Haw! haw! haw!" signifies
that the initiation is complete, and
the: new member. blushingly receives
the congratulations of the older Nom
bers Immediately. If he is good fel-
low he sets out to find a recruit up
on Whom he himself may, administer
the work"
The organization Of the did You
Bite, ~Too?' club is the result Of a
visit TO Washington of two women
from New York in the interest of a
very captivating publicity scheme;
This scheme is now one of the secrets
Of the did You Bite. Too?"% club:
A few days ago the young women
went back to New York. The day aft
er their departure a large bunch Of
letters came to the capitol, all written
on the business stationery of the ho-
tel. Each letter contained q state
ment of the account of the person to
whom 1t was addressed. One was for
five automobile rides, another was for
dinners and suppers, another for nu-
merous bottles of wine, others were
for miscellaneous items, and one,
which was received by a young con-
gresham, who has plenty of the
wherewithal and doesn't care how he
spends it, was for board and lodging
for two persons for one week.
Those who paid homage to these
young women and wondered at the
lavish entertainment are wondering
NO longer. The members of the did
You Bite, Too?" club know exactly
how they managed it. Now that it
Is all over, If you can get one of them
to talk club matters he will tell you
1t was one of the finest pieces of
high financing that ever came to his
notioo
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Car Graveyard in Gotham a BUSY Place

railroad gave people living in the
neighborhood permission to chop up
the cars and use the wood as fuel, but
more of the iron went than the wood
and the permission was revoked. The
next morning after the cars are
burned railroad employees sift the
ashes for the iron, which the railroad
disposes of.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

Few people will have had the cour.
age to sit down 13 at a table fur the
greetings of new year. But five
and-ffty years ago Lord Roberts was
.one Oi 13 who sat down to dinner on
New Years day at Peshawar. Eleven
years later-though most of them had
been through the Indian mutiny and
a half of them had been wounded
they were all alive. And Lord Rob-
erts is still very much alive.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Marvellous Counting Machine.

MarVeIous Counting Machine.
A counting machine that is reported
to be an improvement over anything
of the kind yet produced, the invention
of Swedish engineer, was recently
supplied to the counting house Of the
Bank Of England for experimental pur-
poses, and its performance was hi ghly
successful in point of rapidity. The
machine is operated by electricity and
is capable Of counting up and sorting
money into paper bags or tubes at the
phenomenal. rate of $4,000 coins an
hour: The coins are placed in re-
ceptable at the back of the inachine,
and: are mechanically sorted. stacked
and inserted into paper tubes.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

A movement has been started in the
scientific world fayoring stheyadoption
of the word Kelvin to >desikhate the
commercial unit of electrical energy at
present known as the kilowatt;hoqr, as
a recognition of the services Of the
late Lord Kelvin to electrical science.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

A woman in New: York; suing her
husband for separation, declares that
one way in which he annoyed her was
by throwing money at her feet. The
majority of wives would not think Of
complaining Of having money thrown
at them. They would only be too glad
to get It any old way.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

Having eradicated the foot and
mouth disease the new activity of the
agricultural department is devoted to
hunting for the brown:ta4}ef moth at
nurseries which recently imported
seedlings from France. Eternal vigi-
lance Is the price Of liberty from
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
The Unmarried -Arohhishop.

Nj -
Take the advice OF an Gid woman,:
and marry" said the late Queen vic1
toria to Rev. Cosme Gordon Lang; but
the young ciefg9man, who was then
successfully directinea dozen 'assist-
ants, smilingly objected. III have a
curate who does not suit, can get rid
OF him." he answered. II could not do
the same with a wife," At the age. Of
A, which makes him the youngest man
of modern times who has filled this
high post, DR.. Lang, the bishop of STEP
ney, has been appointed archbishop Of
York. He ID still unmarried: Possibly
the good queens suggestion would
have been more effective If she had
based it on different grounds. Il find
you actually keep IL curates," she is
reported to have said. "You should
take to your self a. wife, l believe you
would then be able to do with two Gu
rates less" For an accomplished
matchmaker, which her majesty is al
A06Ou " AoVC UccA, tAAo SOCAS SAA5u-
larly maladroit, says the Youths Com
paniop. 1t is conceivable that DR..
Lang shrank from the thought that
wife must share not only his own tolls,
but other peoples troubles. Then the
idea that she could do the work of two
curates would repel him, rather than
attract him, since it would present the
lady In the light of unpaid burden
bearer not as a free companion. Nor
was this the full extent of the blow
that the queen struck at the ideal
which all men cherish. Her intimation
that a woman is equivalent to two men
only might frighten any man from mat
rimony; for everyone likes to believe
that his wife, when he shall find her,
will be worth all the rest Of the world.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

Edna, sleek COW, belonging to q
New Yorker, drank beer then disap-
peared. The police are now looking for
her, hut there ARE no clews -, Maybe,
copsidering her condition. she dupli-
Gated the performance of hef ancestor
in the Mother Goose Rhymes"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

A newly elected governor is report.
ed as dreading the more than two hun
dred formal dinners &hi6h< he must
officially attend during the year. 1t
takes a courageous statesnaR~to re.
fuse SO many smsa1sA bgt + ls,~under.
stood that'he is aetesmlne1 tS do ..
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

Now a scientific expert, is afraid that
the, deadly fly which causes the
sleeping sickness will bite the presi-
dent when he goes to Africa. II it
does, however, the probabilities are
that the fly will get an inoculator it.
self of the real brand Of American
strenuosity.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

The scientists are now going to ad,
vance against the mosquito and the
housefy. But this is February. In
June things will be more than evened
up when the mosquito and the house
fly advance against the scientists and
others, for to the mosquito and the
housefly all humans, scientific and
otherwise, look alike.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

The president rides like q young
man, enjoys it like boy and makes
certain sleek army officers look like 30
cents, 'by' contrast WITH his vtgor and
horsemanship.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
sriquettes aof. Calcium Carbide.

Brtquettes Of Calcium Carbide.
.Briquettes Of compressed calcium
carbide have been prepared by; H. K.
Koffer of Vienna, and are claimed to
be nonhydroscopic,, keeping indefinite.
ly, and do not continue to give OF gas
after withdrawal Of water. They are
made by intimately mixing finely gran
,u}atedr aEcarhide withr*a binding ms:
tertal and compressing in molds. /.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Laughter in the Court.

An old plasterer is called upon to
give evidence for the plaintiff. Coun-
sci for the defense tries to bully him.
"Have~You ever been in PRISON." Yes.
twice.. "Ahl, how long the first timer
"One whole afternoon" tWhat! --sAnl
the second, timeg "Only. one hour. ;" =
'Andspray what otfense had you CON:
mitted to deserve so small q punish
*n.snt?" Il yTTds zent TO prispn:;to vhtte:
wash cen to saccommodate a lawyer
who chad cheated one of his clients p
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

A Toledo woman wants divorce BE-
cause her husband won't kiss her. We
reserve Judgment until We see the
lady.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

There is In man a higher: than love
Of happiness; he can do without hap
piness. and instead thereof find bless.
edness.-Carlyle.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

The dour mills Of the United Statea
represent hxed investments ot> about
$500, ,OQo,o 900. !
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

Red, ws.k, Me.s14,, Ms1 !wattiy Eyes \:
Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Mu-
rine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicako.
for illustrated Eye Book. At Druggists.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

nm. These eSss Tired, Aching Feet Of Yours 49,
Write A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. r, Tor sample.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19

The rule In a prohibition state
seems to be "bar none."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
CUTICURA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles
Could Not Wear Shoes Because
OF Bad Scaling and Itching.

'I have been successfully cured Of
dry eczema. was inspecting the re-
moval of noxious weeds from the edge
of a river and was constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night
cleansed my limbs but felt a prickly
sensation. 1 paid no attention to 1t
for two years but l noticed a scum
on my legs like fish scales. l did not
attend to it until it came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all
gore and scabby and 1 could not wear
shoes. l had to use carpet and felt
slippers for weeks. I got cake OF
the Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment. In less than ten days l
could put on my boots and in less than
three weeks l was free from the con-
founded itching. Capt. George P. Bliss,
Chief of Police, Morris, Manitoba, Mar.
20, 1907, and Sept. "a, 1908"
Potter Drug S Chem. COrpr Sole Props, Boston
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
Edward II. Hartman, Builder and Devel-
oper of American Railroads, is Dead

Pacific slope have shown him as ne
was figured in the minds OF his fellow
citizens. His mind, a veritable hui
man dynamo, conceived the idea OF
uniting all the great railroads OF
America into one gigantic system, and
he seemed to be in fair way TO carry
out his idea when illness cried halt
70 him. Mr.. Harrman's intense Amer
canism and belief in the future OF
the United States have frequently
been cited by his friends. He himself
asserted that the immense fortune
that came to him as a byproduct OF
his plans was rot in any sense the
goal of his ambition, but merely an
indirect result of his successful plans
for developing the railroad resources
of his country. The president of the
Southern Pacific, the Union Pacific
and other lines, and the poaessor OF
many millions, started in life without
the advantages of wealth. His father
was a minister in moderate circum-
stances, who gave his son only com
mon school education. At an early
age he entered Wall street as clerk.
After he became a stockbroker on his
own account his fiuacial genius
brought him rapidly to the top.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

New York.-Edward H. Hartman
died at his home in Arden. n Y,
Sept 9th, at 1886 p. M. Mr.. Hartman
had been in i'll health for long time.
He was born in Hampstead, Long Is
land, February 25, 1S4S.
His death had been expected for
several days. On Sunday he suffered
serious relapse, due to an attack OF
acute Indigestion. and he was unable
to rally from the critical condition
which then threatened his life. With
him at the time of his death were all
the members of his immediate family
and DR.. Lyle.
This summer he went to Europe to
consult the greatest specialists there,
but he was not benefited. On his re-
turn to this country he went at once
TO his magnificent country home at
Arden, where death occurred.
For many years the figure of Ed
ward Henry Hartman has doomed
large before the American public as
the colossus of American railroads.
and his name has been connected with
road building and combining projects
of ever increasing magnitude and am
tition. In recent years pictures of
Mr.. Hartman with one hand on the
Atlantic coast and the other on the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
women in Postal Service.

The distinction of first appointing a
woman postmaster does not belong TO
America, nor is the employment OF
women in the postal service a new
idea. AS early as 154S woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails of Braine lie Comte, an I'M
portant town of France. In the try
ing times of the Thirty Years war,
the principal office in the postal serv-
ice of Europe was held by woman,
Alexandrine de Rue. From 1928 to
1916 she was in charge of the mails
of the German empire, the Neither
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as a master general of the
mails. In America, Elizabeth Harvey
was the first to hold place in the
postal department. She had charge
of the letters in Portsmouth, N. H., in
the beginning of the seventeenth cen
fury half century afterward Lydia
Hill was placed in charge of the post
Office in Salem, Mass.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
LOW CoLoNlST FARES TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST.

Union Pacific Passenger Depart
ment announces that Colonist Fares
will be in effect from Sept. 10 to Oct.
Is, 1909, to all points in the West and
Northwest.
This year the West looks more
promising than ever. Now is the time
to secure land at low prices, and. at
the same time, to visit the many inter-
estirg points in the West and North
west at which liberal stopover ar
rangements may be made.
A better estimate of raw lands can
be made now than formerly, because
these lands are in proximity to new
farms that are producing wonderful
crops.
For descriptive literature, write
to f. L. Lomax, G. P. A., U. P. X. H.,
Omaha. Neb.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
Not Ashamed of Economy.

Discussing England and the English
from an American point of view, re-
cent American writer in England OBJ
serves: Nobody, from the king of
England down, is either ashamed or
afraid to be economical. Here man
or woman is thought to be a fool
CT vulgarian who is not careful OF
expenditure, while in America our
walters have been clever enough to
make it appear that economy is mean,
and as a nation we suffer according
ly. We are fools to be fooled in this
manner"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

death and dissipat all fear of a
panic was attested by one of the most,
remarkable scenes in the history of
the New York stock exchange. There.
instead of a downward movement OF
stocks, sensational and spectacular
advance occurred, while in Berlin and
London industrial securities showed
unusual ST. cngth in all quarters, par
adoxical as It may seem the so-called
Hartman stocks were strong and
those Of speculative turn who
went short" on the theory that heavy
declines would follow Mr.. Harriman's
death. suffered considerable loss.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
BY Automobile Up Mount Rainier.

United States Engineer Eugene Rick
seeker celebrated Independence day
by throwing open the government
road in the Mount Rainier National
park. Vehicles and horsemen now
have an excellent thoroughfare from
tidewater to Narada falls, near snow
line in Paradise valley. Mr.. Rick
seeker says that autos and wagons
can now make the trip with comfort.
The maximum grade on the road is
four per cent. Nearly score of au-
tomobiles, all loaded, went to the
mountain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. It great strength as a stiffen-
er makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
A Queer Malady.

Sprigg went to noted physician to
ask advice as to his health. In pom
pous tones he addressed the DOCTOR
'I-ah- have come to-ah--ask
you-ah-what - what is - ah - the
doosid mattaw with me-ah!"
81 find that your heart is affected,
said the physician, gravely.
"Oh-ah-anything else-ah?'
Yes; your lungs are affected, too.
"Anything-ah-els
Yes; your manners are also at
fected."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
What's the Matter with Baby?

81 wonder what makes baby cry
so?" said the first friendly person.
Perhaps a pin is annoying it," ven
tured another.
cor else it's hungry" said third.
"Or teething," said another. You
can't do anything for that"
Jaw, look at the way he's kicking,
and see how his little fists are doubled
up" put in Bobby. He wants some
body of his own size to fight with,
that's what he wants"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
S %
No Snort Haul for Hin

This is where you get off" said the
railroad conductor.
But haven't rid fur enough" said
the Billville man.
Cant help that. You can't go any
further on this ticket"
my friend" said the man, cts the
furst time | ever rid on railroad
train, an eff you amt better man
than what l am I'm a-goin' to set right
here till see whar the road ends. |
know it must end some're, an I'm Curl
GUS to see whar. Here's one more
dollar. Now, go long an let me
alone,"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
SINGULAR and Plural.

Whenever she gets to thinking how
much they're in debt it affects her
nerves." Huh! the way it affects
her husband is singular" How sim
gular?" Just singular, it affects his
nerve He tried to borrow a hundred
from me today."-Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
Sub Rosa.

She-She told me you told her that
secret | told you not to tell her.
He-The mean thing! l told her
not to tell you told her.
She-I promised her | wouldn't tell
you she told me, so don't tell her
told you.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
With a smooth iron and Defian

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods.
and it will be a positiv pleasure to
use Starch that does l,t stick to the
iron
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
Rough on Rats, unbeatable extermInator

Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, 25c.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or Liz d, Csc.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid, rs.
Rough on Reaches, Pow'd, 15c., Lice Csc.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, Csc.
Rough on Skeeters, agreeable toMse, Csc.
e. S. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, N. ].
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
So. What's the Use?

YES, | went fishing yesterday" be-
gan the man who tries to be original.
Luck? Well, some. l caught two
fish. One was three and a half inches
long and the other two inches"
But was he believed? Not much.
After he passed on some one COM
mented:
BET he didn't get a bite"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

II girl admires young man and
keeps him at distance, it's either be-
cause she is bashful or because she
has been eating onions.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
His Helpinu Hand.

First Him-When that man fell
overheard, why did you throw the
cigar gave you after him?
Second Him thought | heard the
poor devil call for a ropel
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

Clear white clothes are a sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue
Large 2 OF. package, 5 cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

Bees sometimes fly two miles from
the hive and find their way back with
out difficulty.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

At a rose competition in Paris re-
Gently, 50 entirely new varieties OF
roses were exhibited.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

Smokers also like Lewis Single Binder
cigar for its purity. 1t is never doped,-
only tobacco in its natural state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

Watch any man long enough and
you will see him do something he
ought to be ashamed of.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

Your fellow countrymen bought $11,-
100000 worth of patent medicine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

It's the Judgment If many smokers, that
Lewis Single Binder DC cigar equals IN
quality most Zoe cigars
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

Place sgnifnt Which
Railway Arden w. includes Entire
Mountain With aiaI Mansion
Hill Is Surrounded by Lovely Every Luxury
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
Physicians Recommend Cast0ria

ASTORA has met with pronounced favor the part pha7a-
~ ceuioa societies and medical authorities It used by physicians with
results most gratifying The extended use of Castoa uquesnay the
result Of three facts FTh ndiputaMe evidence that it is harmless;
sat not only aays stomach pains and qes the nerves. but ass
es the agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor O
absolutely SAFE does not any Opium Morphine other narcotic
and does tup unlike Soothing Srups Bemans Drops Godeys
Cordial etc. This good deal for Medical Journal say Our duty how
ever expose danger and record the advancing health lhe gay
for poisoning innocent children through greed ignorance ought to end 10
knowledge Casoa remedy which produces and health by
regulating the by supplying and readers are entitled to
the inormation-Ha1'sJ Journal of Health.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17
Just an AnqeI.

my wife is awfully good to me-"
Lucky man! How does she show
it?"
she lets me spend all the money
save by shaving myself to buy base
ball tickets. "-Clevelan Leader.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will make
them white as snow. OF. package cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-09-17

Great Britain has 100000 horses
available for the purpose of warfare.