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The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
BEAUTIFUL BIRD SACRIFICED TO
WoMAN'S VANITY.
Once Was Plentiful Along the East.
ern Coast from Maine to
Florida, But Now Ex-
Terminated.

Bird lovers have missed the dainty
little sea bird called the roseate tern
the smallest of all the terms, moi
much bigger than a robin, pearl gray
and white In color. with a black
capped head and wide spread o1
wings.
This little bird, not many years age
breeding in countless throngs all along
the coast from Maine to Florida, has
been almost entirely exterminated fol
millinery purposes.
There is little hope of restoring the
species to the desolated breeding
grounds of the south, but few speci'
mems left, estimated at about 200, are
scattered along the eastern coast,
north of Virginia. OF these many are
living along the southern shore and
islands of Massachusetts, slowly in
creasing in numbers through the ef-
forts of the Audubons and the faithful
protective work Of their wardens.
Among the many species of sea
birds sought by plume hunters, the
least tern was especially desired, be.
cause of it's small, neat, ready-made
completeness. A single whole skin
needed but bit of wire and cotton to
make it sit up jauntily on hat and
look alive
Thus the little roseate tern disap-
peared even more rapidly than the
larger terms and gulls, till halt was
called in the wholesale slaughter,
when the Audubons secured and en-
forced protective laws.
So rare has the roseate tern be-
come, that many bird lovers, familiar
with the various other kinds of terms,
and with all the gull and duck tribe,
hardly know it by sight.
Mr.. Edward Howe Forbush orni-
biologist of the Massachusetts state
board of agriculture, and now in
charge of Audubon interests in the
New England states for the national
association of Audubon societies, has
recently returned from a tour of in
spect1on along the back shores of Cape
Cod and Buzzards bay, and the small
er islands OF Vineyard sound and
along the more remote southern
beaches of Martha's Vineyard, tramp
Ing with pack on his back and cruising
about in chance dories, seeking traces
OF this almost-lost little sea bird, per-
haps the daintiest and loveliest of all
we have
Under the protection of wardens the
arctic tern, sometimes called the
"kittiwake," or "medric," has in
creased rapidly on the islands of Peni-
kese, Muskeget and Wepecket in the
past few years, till something over
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the birds themselves while he photo
graphs them and studies their habits
at short range.
At present the little terms may flock
safely, if they will, on the back shore
of Marthas Vineyard, where Mr.. For
bush tranped Is miles without seeing
any one except two small boys. Often
he had to press forward into the very
surf in the stress of the search, since
terms on the wing are generally far
out.
But here and there he came happily
to favored haunts of the tern ashore,
where he had rare glimpses of parents
and young. The mother bird makes
hardly any nest, scraping together a
bit of sea grass and shells perhaps.
but more often brooding her eggs on
the hottest top edge of a sun-baked
beach, and then, following some queer
instinct she flies away, often to wet
her breast, to cool tie adding eggs.
Young birds just Matching freQuent-
ly die under this kind of care, struck
by the sun above or baked by sand be-
low. While she broods the eggs or
young, the father bird feeds her with
fish enough and to spare.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
A GREAT LAWYER IS 70 BE sue
cEssoR OF A GREAT LAWYER.
Elusive Personality Of the Next Sec
retary Of State is Described
a. 4 Triumph Of
Sanity.

Inc makeup OF IaftS caO1net Is
forming an interesting subject for pub
lie consideration, and as one after an
other OF the men are tentatively, at
least, selected, the personalities and
abilities Of these men are being dis
cussed. The chief topic of CONVERSE
t1on at the present time is the selec-
ton OF Knox for secretary of state to
tl the place which Root will vacate
when he becomes senator from New
York state. Naturally there is some
comparison between the two men
which does not seem at all unfavora-
BILE to Knox, and that is saying good
deal in the face of the record which
Mr.. Root has made. Both are great
lawyers, and very much the same
kind OF lawyers. Each is a statesman
in the full meaning of the word. Both
take, broadly speaking, the same view
OF public affairs
In what respect Knox will depart
from Roots policies cannot be FORE
told. Every great secretary of state
and no one doubts that Knox will
go down on the roll of the great Sec
retaries of state-has his own diplo-
matte hobbies, has some subjects in
which he is more interested than 9TH
ers, has some projects that are his
pets. Root, for example, has labored
above all other things for the estab-
llshment of closer relations between
North and South America. Pan-Amer-
lcanism has been his dream, as it
was Blaine's; and his toll to bring
about realization Of that dream has
not been less than Blaine's. To Hay
South America was of less moment
than the relations of the United States
with the old countries of the world,
and his toll was mainly directed to-
ward assuming for the United States a
moral ascendency in the parliament
of man.
There is no line OH Knox's probable
activities. With foreign affairs he has
never had anything to do, except to
sit at the council board of two presi-
dents and give his opinion, when in
vited, on the reports made by Secre-
tary Hay. 1t is curious thing, and
one staggering1y complimentary to
Knox, that man whose record is alb
solutely bare of any relation toward or
experience in foreign affairs can be
selected for secretary of state and re-
ceive an undoubtlng and unanimous
verdict that he will be a great one.
Seven years ago Knox was unknown
to the nation; known only to Pittsburg
and the bar. The general recognition
of his talents is {. matter only about
four years old. In the early part of
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TERMS: NEARLY GONE

10000 birds could be estimated as be.
longing there in the summer Of 1908.
A colony OF about one thousand laugh
ing gulls is also assured to this re-
gion.
Mr.. Forbush's tour of inspection in
cluded study of all these colonies,
with outlook on possibilities in the
way Of future food supply for the in
crease. But most particularly Mr..
Forbush was seeking out the homes
and haunts Of the elusive little roseate
tern, taking with him the simplest
tramping necessities and rubber sleep
Ing cover and using as a blind the
more or less familiar umbrella and
green denim device, which, set up on
the open beach, protects the birdman
from weather and from observation by
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Value Of the Bonus.

The bonus is great institution. It's
advantages over an increase of salary
are manifold. An employe looking for
ward to a Christmas or New Year
present of ten to so per cent. of his
annual salary will toll pretty hard to
make prosperous year. Bonus hangs
upon prosperity. 1t is a saving clause
for the employer. He can say at the
close of bad year: Boys, we haven't
paid expenses in the last IL months:
SO we can't afford to give you a
bonus," or "We are too poor to de-
clare dividend; you will have to
wait for better times to get bonus"
It's mighty nice for a man whose pay
is $4,000 year to receive bonus of
so per cent. That makes his salary
$4,000 for at least one year.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
scULPToRs' WORK IN MARBLE.
Actual Cutting Seldom Done by Artist
Who Has Charge.

The artist makes a model first, not
always life size, but almost none of
them actually do the cutting In the
marble. This work is entrusted to
highly skilled artisans, who do the
work under direction, the sculptors
experimenting all the finishing touch
es and, on occasion. some of the cut
ting on the face and hands. The actual
cutting of the stone is a most difficult
process and requires great expert
skill. In case a full.sized model is
made the sculptor sends it to a pro
fessional marble cutter, who roughly
shapes the block. The general shape
Is often given to the block before it
leaves tn: marble yard, in order that
certain costs of freight may be saved
The rough carving is then done by
the marble cutter, who so shapes the
block al to give it the general out
line. He first drills a series of holes
in the block and then chops of the
pieces.-1llustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
DAUPHIN MYSTERY

suit that the matter was dropped. And
as recently as five years ago Queen
Wilhelmina at her own expense caused
the tomb in question to be repaired,
and to be surrounded by handsome
grating, thus indicating that she
shared the views of her grandfather
about the matter.
The tomb has just been opened to
receive the remains of the only sur
viving daughter of the Naundorff
dauphin, who died the other day at
Arnheim, in Holland, at the age of
nearly eighty, and whose demise has
been recorded in the Dutch Official
registers, as Madame LIE Clercq.
widow of Louis LIE Clercq, nee Prin-
cess Marie Therese de Bourbon,
daughter of Prince Charles Louis de-
Bourbon, DUO de Normandie, and of
Madame la Duchesse de Normandie.
nee Jeanne Eincrt."
1t must not be imagined, however.
that the old lady was the last of her
family. Her brothers son, Prince
August Jean of Bourbon, who makes
his home at Paris, where he is in busf-
ness as wine merchant, is the head
OF his house, and is the heir of all the
pretensions of his grandfather, the
Naundorff dauphin, claiming thus to
be great-grandson of the i1l-fateA
Louis XVI. and Queen Marie Antoin-
cite, who perished by the guillotine
during the days of the Terror, at the
close of the eighteenth century, on q
scaffold erected in that great square in
Paris at the foot of the Champs Ely
sees, and which is known to every
American visitor to the French CAPT.
tai as the Place de la Concorde.
While the proofs of the authenticity
Of these claims are said to exist in the
family archives Of the czar, Of Queen
Wilhelmina, and at the Vatican, it ia
known that the principal key to the
mystery is at Berlin, in the possession
OF the kaiser, and it is insisted that
were monarchical restoration to take
place in France in favor of the DUO
d'Orleans, he would be in a position
to hold over the latter's head as a
sword of Damocles the threat of dis
closures which would prove that the
real heir to the French throne was
Prince Auguste Jean of Bourbon,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
THE STRANGE UPS.AND.DOWNS
OF CoNsTANTINoPLE.
Not Likely to Be Much Change for
Years Tet-DifficuIt to Walk About
Without Being 8espattered
by Refuse Thrown Out.

The streets of Constantinople are
unlike those Of any other capital in
the world. and it Is not likely that the
Young Turk movement and the reor-
ganization of the government will
make much difference with the dis
comforts, the dangers and the filth
which have marked the streets for
centuries. Owing partly to their neg
lected state they are almost impassa-
BILE for ordinary cart and wagon traf-
fc; therefore, everything which is
portable is carried on the backs Of
donkeys, mules and men. Many
streets are nothing but long, broken
flights Of steps; many are steep and
narrow, and as you pick your way from
stone to stone you are continually
showered with water and refuse,
which the Turkish family throws from
overhanging upper stories. and all are
abominably ill-paved, odorous and
dirty, and at night badly lighted. Con-
sequently, with the exception of the
four'horse military transport wagons
which pass frequently between the
numerous barracks in and around the
city, and the long shaped buffalo carts
used mainly for house-moving pur-
poses, such conveyance as a cart or
lumber wagon is rarely seen or used.
Turkish women take an airing in the
summer time in buffalo or OK drawn
carts, which are curtained carefully on
all sides. But next year they will
probably be riding in automobiles, for
since the Young Turks have permitted
the hitherto forbidden entry of ma
chinery two strong smelling" cars
are seen daily in the streets, filling
the natives with curiosity and alarm.
1t will be some time, however, before
the new government can hope for ma
terial reforms, and one still sees four
huge buffaloes, attached to a garden
roller, doing the work which a steam
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Bacon and Calls Liver.

; Both bacon and liver should be IN
thin; slices. Fry tie bacon and re-
move it as soon as it is done enough
to hot dish before the fire; flour and
pepper the liver and place it in the
pan; turn frequently until done, then
place slice of bacon on each slice
of liver.
Make gravy by pouring off the fat
and dredging a little -four into the
pan: pour in enough water to supply
the quantity of gravy desired, add a
tablespoonful of lemon juice, boil and
pour upon the dish. Garnish with
slices of lemon. Time, about ten min
uteS.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
An Edginq Plant.

The appearance of pots that contain
foliage plants can be much improved
if some of the Lycopods or Selaginel-
las are planted around the edge of the
pot. These are often called club
mosses and are very decorative when
planted thickly.
The one most often used is Selag-
inella Kraussiana and it's close messy
surface is pretty in low fern dishes on
the table as well as for plant edging.
The selagincllas are treated as are
ferns and must have partial shade and
not be allowed to dry out. They do
best in light porous soil with plenty
of sand
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
KNOX AFTER, ROOT: :;

his attorney -generalship only a minor.
ity recognized his great attainments.4
The general popular recognition Of
him came first with his conduct of the
Northern Securities case, and In
creased vastly with tho beginning Of
hic corvico IN tho oomofo
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So great was the estimate set upon
him by the senate that, in spite of the
most invariable rule requiring a new
senator to keep quiet and begin at the
bottom rung, Knox was placed at once
upon the judiciary committee and ap--
pointed to the first vacancy on the
rules committee. succeeding the
mighty Spooner; and in the first great
debate of his service, that on the rail-
roa rate bill of 1906. he assumed easi-
ly and without question the place OF
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
THE KANGAROO GIRL.

Her features are peachy, her eyes are
bright
Her lips are for kisses that clasp and
WOO,
Her neck IL q carving Of creamy white
But
Why
Walk
A
Kangaroo!
Her hair IL q midnight of maddening JOY,
Her form is Psyches and swains
would sue
And Cupid would capture-the wise
young boy!-
Except
That
She
Walks
Like
A
Kangaroo!
Her mother, think, doesn't know she's
For mothers are wise and discreet and
true:
And If they but knew what their girls
are about,
One
Would
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REVIVED ANEW BY DEATH OF
MADAME LE CLERCQ.
Passing Away Of the French Lady
Starts Discussion Of Identity Of
Her Father with Louis
<vl's Missing Son.

The missing dauphin of France, he
who was the son of Louis XVI and
Queen Marie Antoinette, has furnished
the world with one of the most
fascinating romances of history. 1t is
mystery which has never been solv-
ed and the discussion of the case has
been revived by the death in Holland
of Madam LIE Clercq. It is mystery
for which some have sought solution
in this country and interesting essays
and even whole volumes, have been
printed and published with the object
OF demonstrating the identity of the
prince with the Reverend Eleazar Will.
Jams, who lived and died as mission.
ary to the Oneida and St. Regis tribes
of Indians, much remarkable evidence
being adduced in support of the con-
tenti0n.
But even still stronger is the testi-
mony in favor of the identity of the
Dauphin with the man who for time
bore the name of Naundorff, but who
lies buried at Delft under monument
in which he is described as Charles
Louis de Bourbon, Due de Normandie.
Born at the Chateau of Versailles on
9th March 1855. Son Of his Late
Majesty Louis XVI, King of France,
and of Her Imperial and Royal High
ness Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of
Austria, Queen of France; both of
them deceased at Paris. Died on Au-
gust 10, 1S45 at Delft" When King
Louis Philippe of France learned of
this inscription and of the fact that it
was embodied in the Dutch official reg
lister, in recording the death of the al.
legged dauphin, he addressed protest
to William Of Holland, asking him to
cause the inscription to be obliterated.
1t is said that the Dutch ruler replied
Offering to comply with the request If
the French government would furnish
evidence that it was false, with the re-
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RIitz kuchen.

One cup of sugar (granulated), one
heaping iron spoon butter, three eggs
beaten separately, one lemon, juice
and grated rind, one tablespoon water,
one pint sifted -four (scant), one heap
ing teaspoon baking powder. one
fourth pound blanche almonds cut
tine, one'half cup granulated sugar
into which one teaspoonful Of cinna-
mon has been mixed. Pour mixture
snto long creased pan and cover with
sugar, cinnamon and almonds. This
is fine and much like coffee bread.
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STREETS LIKE STEPS
roller does in ctner countries.

roller does in otner countries.
No Turk has been out of his own
country, except those who have been
on the pilgrimage to Mecca, and a
few of the Young Turks who were ex-
lied; therefore his heart does not
yearn for the improvements which his
eye has not seen. And the hamals-
human beasts of burden-if they could
reason out the matter, would strongly
resist the paving of streets and the
adoption of carts which must neces-
sarily take their trade away.
Donkeys and mules are lost to sight
under piles Of firewood, haystacks,
bricks and lumber. AS they step
wearily along, with heads bent and
eyes on the ground, never moving out
of anyone's way, the man in charge of
the pack shouts directions to the fore
most beast, and the others follow
obediently without looking up. Bells
jingling at their necks warn you of
their approach from behind, and un-
less you get out of the way quickly
you are knocked over by one of the
bulging loads, which occupies half the
road
People who can afford to drive never
walk, and if you take your "constitu-
tional' on foot you are considered
very poor; but two-horse vehicles are
cheap If you barter with your driver
beforehand; if not, he, like the Hamal,
Is at liberty to extort any amount at
the end of your journey. The car.
rfage bumps and rattles over the
broken roads, swaying behind the
horses heels like a pendulum. First
one footboard, then another, strikes
and grazes the stones; you grip the
sides, and have not strength enough
left to tell the fiend to stop; for the
moment you are entirely in his. hands,
though you expect every minute to be
out OF his carriage. The driver is
master Of the streets. He shouts per-
emptorily: "Destur! Destur! Destur!"
("Get out! Get out! Get out!") as he
dashes madly round corners and down
steep hills, stopping for none, and
every time the vehicle lurches you
think it will run into another or kill
one of the unfortunate crowd that scat
tiers to right and left.
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A MoDERN-DAY VICTORY.

"Ffnished!"
AS the Man came into the room It
was quite evident that the great crisis
through which he had been struggling
for so long with unequal success had
passed. His end had been attained.
His wife, noble woman that she
was, regarded him with that JOY and
pride that comes from the knowledge
of the immense difficulties that some
times rear themselves in front of the
man pursuing an almost helpless
quest.
You don't mean to say" she asked,
that you have been successful?'
absolutely! My task is over; the
midnight yigtls past
She smiled brightly up at him as
she took his hand, in her face the full
consciousness Of his wonderful pow.
ers Of concentration-how for days
he had gone without his meals, how
his supreme self-control had everheld
the mastery Of him.
'1n three days?'' she asked, vague
ly, as IL it could not be. ,..'' e.:
In three days!"
Then she arose and clasped him in
her arms.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Delicious Noodles.

Break four eggs into one quart of
-four, salt, mix well, divide into four
equal parts, and roll thin, and then let
dry for an hour. Then make into rolls,
take knife and cut into thin strips, and
shake them loose. Then they are
ready to put in the chicken or meat
broth and bring to boil, ready to
serve. Use no water or milk; just mix
as above.
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Problem Battle. scien+,s+s.

There has been an offer of many
thousand dollars, standing for over $50
years, in the name of a great com.
pany in London, for anything that will
dissolve fogs by the penetration OF
a created light. The money has never
been earned by any inventor yet. Fog
still persists, increasing the tax of
commerce in proportion as the vol
ume of commerce multiplies. The
man who can clear the ship channel
of New York ,harbor from fog, even
for few hours at a time, will be
hailed as the wonder Of the age.
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To Obtain Gloss on Pie Crust.

- SOAaSu 1IOSS on re AruSI.
Many housewife wishes to learn
a new wrinkle about getting the rich
brown gloss that she has seen on
pastry made by professional cooks.
The recipe is simple. An egg is well
beaten up with tiny bit Of sugar.
Add small quantity of milk, beat
we'll together and with a small pastry
brush 60 over the pie after it is ready
to be placed in the oven. Another way
and very simple one to gloss the
crust is to rub it over with cold water
before baking.
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Rice Pone.

One cup boiled rice, two heaping
tablespoons fine cornmeal, two table
spoons butter, one cup sweet milk, two
eggs, one-half teaspoon salt. Add but
ter to warmed milk to melt it well,
then stir in rice, salt, cornmeal, beat
ing we'll. Beat yolks and whites sepa-
rately, adding whites to the mixture
last of all. Bake in buttered baking
tin in hot oven 80 to 40 minutes to
thoroughly swell the cornmeal, max.
ing it digestible. Nice for family OF
boys and to use up leftover boiled
rice
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The Hiuher the Better.

Mrs. Jean Cuneo, the superb racing
automobilist of New York, said the
other day Of cheap car:
1T may be all right, but-you know
how we all feel about cheapness, eh?
my doctor recently told me how he
once sought out dealer and said:
"I want to buy a pair of good car
riage horses-a good pair, you know
price not stin.'
"'Well, of course SIR said the DEAL
er, to find horses nothing easier. The
woods is full of horses But as far as
price goes-well, you can have 'em at
all prices, sir, just like doctors.'"
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Finally Saw Show.

Finally Saw Show.
Eighteen years ago Dietrich Weiss
of Baltimore bought txo tickets for
the Two Johns" dramatic exhibition
Prevented from going, he kept the
tickets and the other day the box Of
fee honored them for a show of the
same name.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19
Pvnmlee of East Africa.

Pyomlee ot East Africa.
The thick forest along the banks of
the Semliki, in eastern Africa, is
densely inhabited by pygmies. They
arc cannibals. and when pressed for
food exchange their children for those
of other families. They refuse to eat
members Of their own families.