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The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

AIRS. RUSSELL SAGE :.isS giving
V4 away the fortune that her hus-
band amassed through years of toll
and parsimpny, at} the rate of $25, 900
a day, and has already succeeded in
getting away with $25, ,000, 900, but she
is still far behind Andrew Carnegie in
the matter of muniflcent donations to
the public. Mr.. Carnegie has invest
ed $51 ,596, ,963 in public libraries alone,
having built 1860 of them in this
country and abroad.
Mrs. Sage has been more catholic in
her munificence, her charities taking
a wide range. Though she has given
the public far less than has Mr.. Car
negie, it is because she got started so
much later. 1t took Mr., Sage so years
to accumulate his fortune of SIS, ,000.'
600, and if his widow continues to
give it away at the rate she has for
the last three years, all will be gone
in five years more Statisticians have
figured out that Mr.. Sage's estate rep
resented $3;500 day for the active
years of the financier's life.
When Mrs. Sage, after the death OF
her husband, set about distributing
her wealth the causes of education
and religion and the amelioratton o1
human misery appealed most strongly
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

NEW YORK.-The wooing of Miss
~ Isabella Garwood, the wealthy
New York spinster, by Count Bet
t1n1 di Moise," which has met sud
den halt In Paris owing to diplomatic
intervention, has brought to light the
amazing career of the wooer. This
gallant of go, who sought the hand Of
Miss Garwood, and incidentally the
settlement upon himself Of an income
of $4,000 year, has failed to qualify
in the marriage stakes in which he was
making such fine running for several
various reasons.
First, he has a wife living.
Secondly, he is not an Italian count.
Thirdly, he is not even an Italian.
Fourthly, he is not even a Di Noise.
Fifthly. he has not even the right
to the name Bettini.
He began by being born in an oh.
scure Dalmatian village, the son of a
humble though respectable family
named Moses.
Young Moses was sent to the Uni
Verslty OF Padua to study medicine.
His dearest chum was once Giovanni
B. Bettini
When young Bettini died, and after
DR.. Moses had practiced bit in the
Balkans, he came to this city and be-
gan practicing medicine under the
name of DR.. Giovanni Bettini. In fact.
he exhibited diploma from the Uni
vcrsity of Padua in the name of Clio
vanni B. Bettini.
Now it happened that this same
diploma had been buried with its
owner, and when his parents learned
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
"Heckling" Popular Summer Diversion

with his conduct of office and his be-
liefs as to the future life. For the
first time on record a public officer
gave public accounting of his stew.
ardship, and though the accounting
may not have amounted to much. as
one of the LOO hecklers insisted that
Mr.. Jerome was not telling the truth
during the whole evening, persons in
telested in political reforms hope that
this unique accounting marks the
dawn of an era of real political re-
sponsibility to the people.
Unfortunately, however, heckling
has wrought dire results in other
fields. Only two days after Mr..
Jerome introduced the pastime a man
brought suit for divorce on the ground
that his wife heckled him, specifying
that she had asked him an average
of 431 foolish Questions every day for
month. Likewise a policeman re-
signed from his place, a busy Broad.
way corner, giving as his reason that
the crowds in search of information
heckled him to an unbearable extent
So at present It seems to be q uues-
tion whether this city will benefit
from the new diversion.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Pat Sheedy, Noted Sport and Art Expert

| at table it was almost an even bet
whether he would remain there until
he owned the house or drove the pro.
prietor to the woods. He has owned
gambling establishments in practically
every capital Of Europe.
In his later years-he is now s. in
years and 80 in physical condition and
in experience-Sheedy turned to art
His gallery occupied most of his
house here and included many of the
most striking works of noted paint
ers, especially the French, Dutch and
Belgian artists. His recovery of the
celebrated Gainsborough painting after
it had been cut from it's frame in a
London gallery and carried half way
round the world by the thief, is we'll
remembered.
Again in 1906 Sheedy learned that
the Moorish bandit, Raisuli, was in
possession of noted panel hy Cor
reggie. He went to Zeenat, the ban
dts own village, and finally dickered
to price, returning to Paris with the
masterpiece.
For couple of years Sheedy has
been living quietly in New York, no
longer very wealthy, but in no immedi-
ate danger of want.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
LOOKED A LITTLE UNSTABLE
Body Servant Of Gen. Malone Doubt,
fui Of the Qualities Of His
Masters "Props."

Gen. Adalbert r. Burlington, at q
dinner in Madison, N. j., told num-
ber of civil war stories.
Gen. Mahone," he said, "was very
thin. One cold and windy December
morning in ga he was taking a nap in
his tent when his old colored servant,
Uncle Davy,' tiptoed in, and, STUN
bling in the darkness, knocked down
the generals folding cot and spilled
him out on the frozen ground.
Gen. Malone jumped up furiously,
seized scabbard and made for Davy.
Davy ran. The general gave chase.
Uncle Davy tore up hill and down
dale till he was pretty we'll out of
breath; then he looked back over his
shoulder at his master, who bounded
after him on slender limbs, blue and
thin, his long, while night shirt dut-
tering in the chill morning.
"'Fo' de lan's sake, Mars William
the exhausted Davy yelled, desperate
ly, 'yo' hain't trustin' yo'se'f in dis
wind on dem legs, is your"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

DAT SHEEDY, Americas most IA
1 nous sport, one-time gambler king
and in later years art sharp, is close
to death. Fatty degeneration of the
heart is what is taking the noted
sporting man out of the game, but
even now, with one foot in the grave,
he is gambling with death with the
same old GOODNESS and aplomb that
marked the buster days when he flirt-
ed with chance in every quarter of
the globe. The doctors say his death
may be expected at any time without
moments warning.
America has never seen the equal
of Pat Sheedy as nervy gambler for
high stakes and as a man who knew
all about the game that any human
may know. In his palmy days he
was not welcome visitor at the
gaming places, for when he sat down
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Gamekeeper's GaIIows.

In olden days the gamekeeper set
up his vermin gallows in each of his
big woods. 1t was to his credit to
show that he had killed large
amount Of vermin; on his gallows he
wrote his own testimonial. Nearly all
the vermin he killed was duly dis
played. Now the day of the gallows is
passing.
Keepers have little time to give tc
the display; nor do employers always
encourage it. No doubt there is a
growing feeling against the destruc-
tion of wild life involved by the pres
ervation of game; the gallows foster
this and lead to bitter, If often mis-
judged, attacks. Keepers are content
ing themselves with a modified form
OF gallows, as the trunk of tree, tc
which the heads, tails, or claws of the
malefactors are nailed. Of course
small gallows do not speak of the
Keepers successful war waging in the
old manner of the old-fashioned, full
measure pattern, but there is much in
their favor. AS one old keeper re
marked of his tree trunk gallows, thu
faint odor was only enough to set OF
The scent Of the fowers:-Lcy<er
Evening Standard.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Hu ECKLlNG" promises to become
IL ono of New York's popular sum-
mer diversions. A month ago heckling
was unknown. Now it is in fair way
to supersede Marathon races in gen.
eral favor. Briefly, the new sport
somewhat resembles bull batting, and
is popular form of the fine art of
cross'examination. The object of the
game is to put query after query to
the heckled one and then to deny the
truth of all answers. The result does
not count
The new pastime was introduced by
District Attorney Jerome, who allowed
himself to be heckled by 100 persons
recently, when at a public meeting
they fired every conceivable question
at him, from those dealing with his
personal habits to those having to do
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Career of Bogus Count Is Unmasked

from friends In this country that a
brilliant young physician named DR..
Giovanni V. Bettini was practicing
and had diploma in that name, his
relatives wondered if a miracle had
been wrought. To relieve their anx-
iety on this score the body of young
Bettini was disinterred. When the
coffin was opened the body was that
Of Bettini. However, the diploma was
missing.
1t was a rather pleasant yarn and
DR.. Moses did not long after retain
the name of DR.. Bettini.
He had met in the Balkans Count
and Countess Di Noise and made love
to the countess. He was man of
singular attraction at that time and
the countess loved him. The count
died and relatives sent for the
countess to come to this city. She
was here when DR.. Moses came over,
and they discovered that their love
for each other was even stronger than
before the death of the count.
They lived together and when DR..
MUSES. U0Cdu0 ldUlS
the name of Bettini he solved the
annoyance by taking the name of his
friend, the countess. That's how he
became the Count Di Noise. Still
clinging to the name Bettini, he
tackled that in front and thereafter
continued to be known as Bettini di
Noise, with count" for a handle
when he thought it safe to employ it.
Just what the fate of the real
Countess di Noise was after that is
veiled in mystery. She disappeared
from view to be replaced by slim,
blonde countess" an American girl
She was Miss Hattie Burchell, sister
of Thomas H. Burchell, wealthy
merchant of 500 Broadway.
The American woman is living in
New York, and her son, calling him.
self Count di Noise, is a student at
Columbia university.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

and the kidney action improved right
away. Large quantities of sediment
and stony particles passed from me,
and finally the stone itself, part dis
solved, but still as big as pea. With
it disappeared all symptoms of dizzi-
ness, rheumatism and headaches.
have gained about so pounds since and
feel well and hearty"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Used a Longer and UgIier Word.

Used a Longer and Uglier Word.
While Herman Whitaker was: in
Mexico. gathering material for his
much-discussed novel, "The Planter"
he wrote an article describing the
cruelties of the plantation Which, be-
fore it could be printed in City of
Mexico newspaper. had to be CEN
sored by the minister of in
terror affairs. That open-minded
gentleman having signifed not
only his tolerance but his ap.
proval, Mr.. Whitaker marched with
the article to the editor. The latter
read it grimly. ''Tl1 give you three
days to make Ell Paso, Tex, he said,
before bring it out. If you don't go
the government may decide to throw
you into .iail until; you prove a few
charges Of murder" $50 out l GOT"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
AC0NlZlNG ITCHING.
Eczema for q Year-Got No Relief
Even At Skin Hospita-ln Despair
Until Cuticura Cured Him.

II was troubled with 4 severe itch.
Ing and dry, scrufy skin on my ankles,
1eet, arms and scalp. Scratching made
1t worse. Thousands Of small red PIN
pies formed and these caused intense
itching. I was advised to 60 to the
hospital for diseases Of the skin. I did
So the chief surgeon saying: 'Inever
saw such bad case Of eczema" But I
got little or no relief. Then I tried many
so-called remedies, but I became so
oad that I almost gave up in despair.
AFTER suffering agonies for twelve
months, was relieved Of the almost
unoearable itching after two or three
applications Of Cutfcura Ointment.
continued its use, combined with Cuti.
cura Soap and Pills, and was COM
pietely cured. Henry Searle, Little
ROCK, Ark. Oct. and 10, 1907"
'o''er oros q Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Mr.. Whitaker told friend. "When
the article came out it brought tho
storm. Planter after planter rose up
to call me liar, and that wasn't all.
The paper discovered that it had made
a mistake in attacking vested inter,
est, and sent a man down there with
a pail of whitewash and an extra large
brush. The business was all painted
white again; and l, who had con.
demned it not on sentimental grounds
at all, mind you, but as bad economics
Il was not called a liar, oh no! but
merely put down for harmless hu
manitarian."
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Mrs. Sage Gives Away $4,000 Dav

to her. To educational institutions she
has recently given nearly $5,000,000
to religious work something like
$2,50O,OOO, to the Sage Foundation
$10,000,000, while the remainder has
gone to works Of semi-religious and
educational character.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

on for stone in the
kidney but not cured
and some time after
was feeling so bad
that I knew there
must be another
stone that would
have to be cut out,
I decided to try
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
0od0Ino Responslbillt,

~ wny should mag pay rent when
Tan 10 san own his own homer" said the
ton uon Know" answered MI. Meek.
Ill., ,vn, unless it's because you'd rather
nave your wife speak her mi mind to ie the
rra rets r.n 1a tnan to you when the place
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
SETTLED STREET CAR STRIKE

Senator Jim" McNichol the man who settled
the big Philadelphia street-car strike alter the
public officials and almost everybody csc haC
failed, is the political boss of the Qualer city
He is only member Of the state senate, officially
considered In business way he is the lead o.
firm of contractors that does much publt work
at reasonable profit.
Politically, however, he is a power Of the
greater magnitude He makes mayors, congress-.
men, judges, police chiefs and public issuet witt,
wave of his hand In the present instance tbs
city was upon the edge Of primary electiot
There was some fear that the public, the votin,
public, might have reached point of resentment
over the strike that would affect the results at the
polls. The men who had heen walking to ,,1l-
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

WE BUY CREAM, BUTTER, EGGS.
Samels Bros, Minneapolis. MINI.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

the
forget their allegiance their respective
better the
So Senator Jim the together brought all
influence
it. The
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Why did they introduce girl wait.
ers II the new restaurant?''
:: Possibly because they. thought :eir.
walters would be more fetehine. !" -
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

WE PAY 1O-12c FOR cow HIDES.
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis. Minn.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
A Rare Good Thinr.
AmonQ the Fjuhters.

'Has your pugilistic rival a longer
reach than yours?"
Il don't know about the reach, but
my vocabulary contains the longest
Words"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children toethtng, softens the GomS reduces -
1ammat1oo, alays pan, cures wind colts 26cs boe&lo
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
WOULD MOVE PENN'S REMAINS

Representative A. Mitchell Palmer of Penb
sy1vania is one of the six members of the houA
af1liated with the Society of Friends, which !
planning movement to have the United Stat9
bring the coffin containing all that is mortal d
William Penn to this country and have it interrel
on the banks Of the Delaware.
The suggestion was recently made to MI
Palmer by constituent, who is a Friend, ant
who believes that the time is opportune for sucl
action. The body of Penn now reposes in prac
tically abandoned cemetery in Buckinghamshire
England, and considering his distinguished career
is not appropriately marked. Mr.. Palmer contem
plates going about the business in practical way
and intends to submit the proposition to the presi
dent, ascertain his views and If it is possible xe
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02


in
will
editorial
the of the of Mr. editorials
addition
brothers celebration in
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02


Bull While
feet deadly craft with
"grea
proudly
forces
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
GOT TO THE CAUSE
Aad Then All Symptoms OF Kidney
Trouble Vanished.

G. J. Hammonds, 517 S. Hill St., Fort
Scott, Kansas, says: II was operated
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

WE BUY CREAM-WRITE FOR PRICE
Miller g. Holmes st. Paul. MINI.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
UNAWED BY CONGRESS
This Ohioan has the record O

This OhlOan has the record Of being the most
precocious new congressman in the history OF
the house of representatives. 1t is Customary for
new members to sit back and listen for many
months after they come to Washington. Some re-
main silent all through their first session in the
house. Mr.. J. NJ. Cox not unfamiliar with
Washington when he came there. He had dene
newspaper work in the ety some ye:rs before.
So he was not in the least awed by his surround
ings, and when he discovered, IA days after he
became member, that he had something to say
to the house, he got up and said ii No new
member ever made speech II day. after his
initiation, and Mr.. Cox's record viii Aobably re
main unbroken. Mr.. Cox is the publiiher of two
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
FIRST GERMAN ADMIRAL

Admiral Won Koester is at the present mo-
ment one Of the little knot of individuals whose
names are sufficient to spoil the night sleep of
the naughty Briton with horrible dreams. There
are others-a few-but responsible for most night
mares is this Won Koester person.
For the one great fear that is whitening the
hair of the Englishman at home just now is the
probability that Germany is preparing to jump
across the channel and lay violent hands upon
Dame Britannia. The kaiser may do it by gen.
eral attack on land and sea- He may send over
fleet of airships under command of Aerial Ad-
miral Won Zeppelin. That possibility throws the
average Englishman into fit of deep thought
when he reads the newspaper accounts about Won
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
A Correction,
Her card club has quit playing for
the season."
You mean scrapping, don't you3"

A cold on the lungs doesn't usually
amount to much, but it invariably pre-
cedes pneumonia and consumption. Ham
once will break up a cold in a night.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

The ballet girl trust II Z tiGhtH
squeeze.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Try Murine Eye Remedy

For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes.
Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to the Pure Food and Drugs
Law. Murine Doesn't Smart. Soothes Eye
Pain. Try Murine for Your Eyes.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
fNlnH.

!, 1'o eo,'e not begin with exaeserated ia,a,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
A Test Of FriendshID.

Just before Artemus Wards death
Robertson poured out some medicine
and offered it to the sick man, who
said: my dear Tom, I won't take
any more of that horrible stuff"
Robertson urged him to swallow the
mixture, saying: do, now-there's 4
dear fellow-for my sake. You know
would do anything for you.'
would you?" said Ward, feebly,
grasping bis friends hand for the last
time.
II would indeed" said Robertson.
Then you take it,"
Ward passed away a few hours aft
Observation-Disclosures Of tho Ban
crofts.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

needed
skepca community
for help did
spread the contagon eliminated earthquake
the
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

When q woman doesn't have hee
say it IL because she is dumb.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

support TAFT
Knox The removal PENIS will
cemetery in Paris and it's reburia
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

From the flower language: If you
wish for heartsease never look to
Mary-gold."
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
STAMPED OUT PLAGUE

: DR.. Rupert Blue, passed assistant surgeon Of
the public health and marine hospital service,
deserves we'll of the people of this country. His
campaign against the plague in San Francisco has
been successful and it is announced that the city
by the Golden Gate is to-day not only free from
the plague but perhaps the most healthful city Of
its size in the country When; Dr.. Blue was called
to take charge Of the campaign against the plague
it threatened to not only devastate the city, but to
sweep in deadly wave across the continent.
Five million lives had been the CHASTITY toll
collected in India, and it had obtained foothold
on every continent of the globe The story Of the
threatening situation carefully suppressed in
San Francisco, but the death list was jumping
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Marriage will change q mans views
quicker than anything else.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Gladness is appreciated only By
those who know what sadness n.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
EXPRESSIVE REPLY.

: Freddie-Your father told me that
l was the black sheep of the family.
Gertrude-What did you say?
Freddie-Bah!
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
SHERLOCK HOLMES.

Tired Tom (sadly)-Ah, that patch
tells me that my old pal. Plodding
Pete has been this way. Poor old
Pete!
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Good Stroke Of Business.

AOOo oITONS Ob ouSINSB8s
The 21 note is not the smallest IT,
sued by the bank of England. BY
mistake note Of the value Of one
penny was made and issued in 1928.
1t was in circulation for many years.
4 source Of annoyance to the cashiers
In making up their accounts. At
length the holder of it brought it to
the bank and after considerable argu-
ment persuaded the authorities to
give him &5 for Il.
a Rare Good Thing.
"Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
can truly say would not have been with
out it SO long. had I known the relief it
would give my aching feet. think 1t q
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet.-Mrs. Matilda Holtwert,
Providence. r. l." Sold by all Druggists,
25c. Ask to-day.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
ooLLINsyuLE TENS.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T.. Sutherland aud
little son, Rudolph, went to Hartford
last Sunday to visit Mrs, Sutherland s
mother.
A. q. Collins Jr, made a business
trip to Aontoya last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Bragg and
children W re Tia guests Of Ar. and
Mrs. Davenport last Sunday.
The home Of AIRS. Louise Childress
was wrapped in the SORROWS of death
this week when Mrs. Chlldress lost her
first born son, Lsory. The hoy had
always been AIS mothers pride and
was a sound sincere manly young
man. lie was a member Of various
fraternal orders and his remains
were inferred at Lake View Cemetery
last Wednesday. Tho sympathy Of
the entire community goes out to the
bereaved family.
Mr.. Crowder who has been visiting
his daughters here for the last two
weeks will return to ". Worth, Ter.
a., this week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-05-22
lTrio View News.

Only a few attended Sunday
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. George Cooper is reported
very i'll, but we hope Tor her
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ball are at Clovis
at present. Mr.. Ball is working
in the shops at that place.
Oscar Eddy and b. c. Dunn re.
turned home Saturday after a weeks
vacation spent at Mt. Macy.
Quite a lot OF fencing is being
done in this community at present,
which makes the country look
much better.
Born--To Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
Wright last Tuesday an eigh,
pound girl. Mother and babe are
doing we'll.
George Cooper is having a vel
drilled on his farm, we nope he
will be successful in getting plenty
OF water.
Messrs. Epp and Will Hunter
and Misses Ethel and Florenc,
Murdick and Mrs. Lizzie David.
son took dinner with MIR. and Mrs
Ewin Thomas Sunday.