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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
National Capital Is a Clean City

cleaning department, 1t was d1scov-
cred that there is about ten times
as much street area in the district to
be cared for as in New Orleans; but
the visiting official told the local
heads that the streets of Washington
are cleaner than those in New Or
leans.
The New Orleans official went care
fully into all the details of the sys-
tenn of street cleaning in the national
capital, and declared that he found
many new ideas which could be used
in the southern city.
One of the advanced steps taken in
New Orleans looking to cleanliness,
Superintendent Gleason explained,
was along the line of making the
street railway companies sprinkle
their tracks. While the old lines OF
the city cannot be made to carry out
that course, the new lines are given
charters containing compulsory
clause. The results are excellent, 1t
was reported, and the system is to
be extended in the future. Nothing
like this has been tried in the dis
triCt,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
Lad Again Caught Girl.

had already managed to get her near
enough to shore to touch bottom. and
the girl Immediately began to founder
toward Mrs. Kane. In her attempt to
reach her daughter, Mrs. Kane went
beyond her depth. The Swift lad
again caught the girl and dragged her.
unconscious, to the shore.
ward by Harry Swift and his brother
Jerry, who had hurried to the scene
in a rowboat, but although surgeon
from Fort Schuyler worked over her
for more than half an hour he was
unable to revive her.
Thomas Kane, the dead woman's
husband, is horticulturist. and to.
gether they took care of the Have.
meyer and Huntington estates.
which lie side by side on the shore
of the Sound. They were married 13
years ago, and had four daughters and
two sons.
The other afternoon the four girls
went in bathing. Nora, ten years old !;
Anna, eight years, and Mary, five
years, remained near the shore, but
Winifred ventured out until the water
reached her shoulders. She was Uni.
able to swim.
The shore in front Of the Hunting.
ton and Havemeyer estates shelves
abruptly in many places, and Wini
fred suddenly found herself beyond
her depth. She screamed, and her
sisters joined with cries for help. Mrs
Kane ran from her cottage to the
! shore at the same time that the Swift
boys went to the rescue. Harry swan
out to the child and Jerry put out In
a rowboat.
Jerry caught hold of the child and
succeeded in getting her into shoal
water when Mrs. Kane reached the
shore and plunged in. In attempting
to reach her daughter she got beyond
her depth.
Harry Swift had all he could do tc
drag Winifred ashore, but as soon
as he had saved the girl he turned tc
help his brother, who had reached the
place where Mrs. Kane had gone
down. Harry. by swimming, reached
his brothers boat, and then the boys
caught Mrs. Kane by the hair wher
she arose to the surface. Several mer
who had arrived by this time helped
tow Mrs. Kane ashore. Then they
fastened to Fort Schuyler and got DR.
Hogan, the post surgeon. He worked
for nearly half an hour over Mrs
Kane, but was unable to revive her
Winifred will be all right in day o.
two.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01

said, was that he hadn't thought OF
it before. So he packed his belong
ings, and had them shipped to the
Junction, and bought new suitcase,
and bought ticket to Salt Lake City.
In talking it over with us he said he
saw plainly enough that no one lap
could ever be big enough to hold that
Belgian lap-hound, even as it was
now, and there was no telling when
it would stop growing, so the only
thing to do was to secure an extern
sible lap, on the principle of a Sec
tional bookcase, that could be added
to from time to time to meet require
ments. He said he was going to Utah
and become Mormon, and that right
at first he did not calculate to marry
more than two laps, for he figured
the dog could stretch out and not
much more than fill two laps, in his
present size, but that If he kept on
growing it would be easy enough to
annex a few more laps. And just then
somebody sneaked into Willis house
and stole the dog.
Wills ticket runs out next Wednes-
day noon, and that's why he wants
the lay-dog returned by then, but he
is all at sea just now. He don't know
whether to go out to Utah anyway, 50
as to save what he paid for the ticket,
or to stay in Betzville and try to re-
cover the dog he invested dollar in.
One way it looks foolish to go out
and marry two or more laps when
there is no dog to lie in them, and
the other way it looks foolish to stay
and recover the dog after the ticket
has expired and when he cannot at
ford to spend any more to secure
proper laps. He says this world Ia
full of trouble and he will be glad
when he is above, where the cheru
bin don't have any laps-only heads
and wings.
Copyright, 1909, by w. G. Chapman)
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01

HE presidential people never cease
! to be objects of the most poignant
interest. They never pail on the pub
lie curiosity, even here in Washing
ton, where presidents are human ma
lures daily food.
Shortly before Mrs. Taft's departure
for her summering she attended a
concert at fashionable theater. Her
discarded program dropped to the
floor as she got up to leave. Instant
ly those near by who were watching
every motion of the notable lady made
a stampede for the worthless piece of
paper, each anxious to secure it as
relic.
On one of her latest shopping ex-
petitions. Mrs. Taft, being a careful
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01

IIIGH tribute to the cleanliness OF
II the streets of the national capital
was paid recently by Joseph A. Glea'
son, general superintendent of the de-
partment Of public works of New Or
leans.
He called at the district building
to find out how it was done, and
chatted with Commissioner West and
Superintendent James M. Wood OF the
STRENGTHENING department.
washington is the cleanest and
the best city have been in," he told
Commissioner West, after relating
experiences in visiting many of the
leading cities of the eastern and CEN
trail states. II want to find out how
you do it."
During his conference with SUI
perintendent Wood of the street
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
PAINT BEAUTY,

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thought in painting is beauty - tho
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or beautiful durability.
National Lead Company here again
offer you the cooperation Of their
paint experts-this time in the line
of color schemes. artistic, harmonious
and appropriate. You have only to
write National Lead Company. 1909
Trinity Building, New York City, for
"Rouseowners' Painting Outfit No.
49," and you will promptly receive
what is really complete guide to
painting, including book Of color
schemes for either exterior or interior
painting Gas you may request), q
book Of specifications, and also an in.
strument for detecting adulteration
in paint materials. This outfit is sent
free, and. to say the least, is we'll
worth writing for.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
THREE REASONS
Each with TWO Legs and Ten Fingera

A Boston woman who is q fond
mother writes an amusing article
about her experience feeding her boys,
Among other things she says:
"Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys,
Rob, Jack and Dick, aged 6, and
years respectively, are three of our
reasons fer using and recommending the
food, Grape-Nuts, for these youngsters
have been fed on Grape-Nuts since in
fancy, and often between meals when
other children would have been given
candy.
Il gave a package Of Grape-Nuts to
neighbor whose year old child was
weakened little thing, i'll half the
time. The little tot ate the Grape.
Nuts and cream greedily and the moth.
er continued the good work, and 1t
was not long before truly wonderful
change manifested itself in the child's
face and body. The results were re-
markable, even for Grape-Nuts.
Both husband and l use Grape.
Nuts every day and keep strong and
we'll and have three Of the finest,
healthiest boys you can find in days
| march"
Many mothers instead Of destroying
the children's stomachs with candy
and cake give the youngsters hand
full of Grape Nuts when they are beg
ging for something in the way Of
sweets. The result Is soon shown in
greatly increased health, strength and
mental activity.
There's a Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to MELVILLE"
! Ever read the above letters A new
oHe appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full OF human
| Interest.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
FLEES POLICE, CLIMBS POLE
Man Goes to Top Of High Flag Staff
In Order to E|ude Waiting
Officials.

Louisville, Ky.-The sight of Isaac
Martin perched upon the topmost pin.
nacle of the clubhouse at the Jockey
Club park, while Patrolmen Lowe and
Krieger of the sixth district stood at
the foot of the pole and begged him
to come down, was An inspiring one
for the residents south of the city.
1t was only after Martin had thrown
his knife at the officers and every
other article that he could lay his
hands to that they finally succeeded
in capturing him.
, Martin had been fighting with an.
other man, and after chase through
South Louisville the officers finally
ran him up on the roof of the club
house. From there the fellow made
his way to the top OF the flag pole.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01

moneys worth, and as soon as he
paid for the dog he took it home and
began tapping it, as you might say.
He sat down in chair and put the
dog on his lap, but Will is SO bow
legged that the dog fell right through
his lap onto the floor. He tried it
eight or ten times, and then he de-
cided he didn't have the right kind
of lap to hold dog on, but he was
not going to waste dog that he had
paid a good dollar for, and the only
thing he could see to do was to get a
lap that would hold the dog properly,
and the more he thought about 1t the
more sure he became that what he
needed was a female lap with skirt,
so the dog couldn't fall through. So
he thought it over we'll, and he de-
cided that Miss Daisy Plunkett would
do. She was small-sized person,
and about right to hold a small lap
dog.
VIII Finch found right then that
it takes longer to get female lap
into the family than to buy lap
dog, but he was thoroughly aroused
about it, and he went right to work
counting Daisy, and he had just got
to the point where he was ready to
propose when he happened to look at
the dog carefully. and he was all ia
ken aback. The dog had grown a
lot, and was as big as a good-sized
coach dog. VIII saw Immediately
that Daisy Plunkett wouldn't do at
all-she didn't have nearly enough
lap to hold such a large lap-dog.
So win went about town for a
week or two studying the height and
breadth of all the minated ladies OF
our burg, and at last he decided that
Sally Ann Scroggs was about the
rangiest limbed he could find, and
that she would fit the dog pretty we'll
and he started in to court her for all
he was worth, and by and by she be
gan to incline his way little, and
he was just on the point Of prcpos
Ing when he happened to study the
dog again, and he saw right Off thai
Sally Ann wouldn't do. The dog was
as Zig as Newfoundland by thai
time.
Well, VIII was nearly broken vi
over it. He couldn't think of lap II
NIL Betzville that would be big enough
to hold lap-dog the size Of q New
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
Congress Pages Need Supervision

member has sent home boy who
fell into bad ways and could not be
brought under discipline. There Is
not such large proportion of the dis
trict boys in the house as in the SEN
ate. They come from many states.
but some of the more distant states
are not represented.
It is doubtless fact that the boys
in both houses of congress are under
closer supervision than was the case
at one time. A few examples opened
the eyes of the authorities to what
dangers might confront boys far from
home without the refining influences
that are inseparable from mothers
love and care. While the restraint
Is not irksome, It Is designed to be at
least wholesome and for the entire
good of the youths who may very
likely grow up to be themselves max
ers OF laws and rulers of the land.
Without doubt 1t has been a great
trial to most of the youngsters to be
deprived of their vacations for such
a long time. The call Of the woods
and fields Is strangely insistent to
youth. Every normal, healthy, man
ly boy yearns to get out In the open
to swim, ride. shoot. sail or disport
himself in the water. To be confined
within even marble walls cannot COM
pensate for the freedom Of the fields.
and so the page boys are happy at
last in the prospect Of unlimited en-
1oyment for a time and a rest from
the cares which sit but Ill at best on
young shoulders.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
Porto Rlcans Interested.

In Porto Rico the Spanish exhibi.
ton of the National Association for
the Study and Prevention Of Tuber-
culosis. the first of its kind, has met
with decided success. twenty-five
cities, including about one-third of all
the towns in the island, were visited
and over 100000 people viewed the ex-
hibit. The poor transit facilities in
the island made 1t necessary to haul
the exhibit from place to place on OK
carts, like a travelling country circus.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
A Classic In Kentucky.

They have been telling this story
down in the Blue Grass so long that
the Louisville Courier-Journal says
it is regarded as a classic:
"Majah," announced the colonel.
"Ill bet I've sweat no less than II
gallons!"
Begging your pardon, kunnel." re-
turned the major. desisting from q
long libation, gentlemen don't sweat;
they perspire. Horses sweat"
"Well, then" returned the now IT.
ritated colonel, glazing at the calm
and contented critic of his diction.
"by CAD, sub, I'm a hoss!"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01

out a cane, and as I continued my
health gradually returned. I was So
grateful made a public statement Of
my case, and now seven years have
passed, am still perfectly WE'LL"
Sold by all dealers. SOC box. Eos.
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
IN ATTEMPT TO Save
CHILD. MOTHER DIES
LITTLE ONE STRUGGLED OUT OF
HER RESCUER'S ARMS TO
REACH HER PARENT.

New York.-1n trying to aid in the
rescue of her eleven-year-old daugh-
ter Winifred, Mrs. Mary Kane, AZ
years old, wife of the caretaker on
the Havemeyer estate at Throgg's
neck, was drowned in Long Island
Sound, upon which the estate fronts
the other afternoon. The sacrifice OF
Mrs. Kane's life was useless, as 13'
year-old Harry Swift, neighbours son,
had already gone to the rescue OF
the girl and was bringing her ashore
when Mrs. Kane rushed into the wa.
ter.
The sudden appearance of the moth
er caused Winifred to throw herself
out of the arms of Harry Swift, who
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
Lack Of Judgment.

so Cayuse Charley met his fate
at the hands of a posse" Yep" an
swered Three.tinger Sam. What was
the trouble?" His immejit difficulty
was lack of Judgment as to speed.
He helped himself to hotse, but
didn't pick one that was fast enough
to keep ahead of the party as went
after him."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01

lame, weak, run
down to q mere
skeleton. My back
was so bad I could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre-
lions much disor-
dered. A week after
I b e 6 an in g
Doan's Kidney Pills
I could walk with.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
Hard to MANAGE,

"You have a captain and mate on
that boat of yours. don't you?"
"Sure thing"
"Why is that?"
II can't manage her alone"
That's why you call the boat She
suppose?"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
Kills Guest as BURGLAR.

Fulton, Ky.-Believing they were
burglars, George Speed shot and
killed his brother-in-law, AL Vinson,
and shot at Wilson's wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vinson were guests at the home
nj Speed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
Mother.in.LaW AqaiI

Husband-Why do you hate to see
me come home smiling?
Wife-Because know it means
something has happened to poor moth.
er.-Illustrated Bits.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-09-01
PROVED BY TIME.
No Fear Of Any Further Trouble.

David Price. Corydon, a., says: Il
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-08-11
The Klamath Project.

In the land of Burnt Out Fires
the region which will long be remem-
bered as the last stronghold of the
Modoc Indians-is a remarkable az
r%icultural district known as the Kla-
math Basin, which lies partly in Cali
fornia and partly in Oregon and en-
braces several hundred thousand
acres
The first unit of the important ma
tional irrigation work at this point
is completed and several thousand
acres of fertile land are now receiving
water from the Government canals.
OF al the Federal works the kla-
math project is perhaps the most I'M
usual by reason of the fact that it in
wolves irrigation and drainage in un-
usual combination. A considerable
portion of the lands to be irrigated
is to-day covered with the waters Of
navigable lakes. These waters are to
be drawn off aad the exposed lake
beds are then to be sub-divided into
farms and irrigated by the Govern
ment canals. Geographic
Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-08-11
The judge Felt Safe,

! Some Of the West India islanders
have learned that when a foreigner
~misbehaves on their shores it Is bet.
ter to suffer in silence han to mete
out punishment ut the risk of a de-
scending gunboatfrom the miscreant's
native land" said Frank H. Grifiths,
of Kingston, Jamaica. "a Judge in
Haytf, however, recently took occa-
sion to pay off old scores and to re-
deem his self-respect in the case of
an offender brought before him.
ITO his first question, as to the ma
tionality Of the accused, the irterpre-
ter had answered that the prisoner
was from Switzerland.
Switzerland said the Judge,
and Switzerland has no sea coast,
has it?'
"'No sea coast, Your Honor said
the interpreter.
"'And no navy continued the
Judge.
land no navy, Your Honor was
the reply.
Very well. then said the Judge,
give him one year az hard labor
Washington Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-08-11
In Defense Of Critics.

7. Is the business of the dramatist
and producer to provide plays that
the public is willing to pay money tc
see. There is no difference of opinion
as to that. The business Of the critic
Is to inform the public whether or
not, in his judgment, it is worth while
to pay good money to find out If 1t
likes the play. The managerial and
playwritirg intelligence doesn't SUBJ
scribe to this definition of the critics
function at all. 1t is convinced that
the c7!Sc should write only favorable
reviews, closing his mind to all the
weaknesses and defects, bending his
efforts to persuading the public to
pay good money at the box office so
that it may Judge for itself.
Probably the only critic thoroughly
satisfactory to theatrical interests
would be one who could be persuaded
to accept the views of the press de-
partment. There are such, I believe,
certain newspapers being controlled
by considerations Of dramatic adver-
Using and of exclusive theatrical news
stories. But the Public That Pays
feels this when it doesn't know 1t, and
the reviews thus directed have but
little weight.-Hartley Davis. in
E%verybody's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-08-11
Mystery in Salad DreSsins

In Washington the recent death OF
George w. Harvey, known since Lin
coins day for the rare food of his ia
mous "oyster house." has recalled
the following anecdotes: "On one oc-
casion Mr.. Harvey visited New York
and his praises were sung by some of
the prominent men who were his
friends. a dispute ensued as to the
merits Of certain dishes, and a con
test was arranged between Mr.. Har-
vey and several famous New York
chefs. The competition centred upon
the mixing of a salad dressing. The
jolly, fat judges watched the prepar-
alton carefully and observed that Mr..
Harvey as a finishing touch took from
his pocket a tiny vial, carefully I'M
corked it, poured a few drops into the
dressing and set it before the arbi-
ters. They tasted each dressing in
turn, smackeI their lips and puck
cred their brows. Then they declared
that all the dressings were very fine.
the most delectable that they had
ever put to palate, but that about Mr..
Harvey's dressing there was 'an-ah
-indeflnable something which
caused them to award it the prize.
George, what was it you put in
that dressing?' asked n of Mr.. Har-
vey's friends later.
only water he replied. I
knew a little mystery would catch
EN-. "-Chicago Post.
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The promontories in the career OF
the Rev. John Wesley Hill may be
briefly pointed out. He was born at
Kalida, Ohio, May s, 1868. His
father, the Rev. John Wesley Hill,
D. D., is a Methodist preacher of the
heroic type, having been in the active
ministry for half a century. The pas
tor of the Metropolitan Temple OBJ
tanned his secular education at the
Ohio Northern University, and studied
theology in Boston Theological Sem
mary. While a student in Boston he
was pastor Of Eggleston Square
Church, which 1t soon became neces-
Sary to enlarge in order to accommo-
date the growing congregation. Prior
to this his trial experience in the
Itinerancy occurred at Sprague, then
Washington Territory. In 1883 he
was appointed to the First Church at
Ogden, Utah. He soon inaugurated a
relentless warfare upon the Mormon
Hierarchy, and during his five years
p%astorate at Ogden the city was res
cued from the political control of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-08-11

against airships, and it is understood
that the British War Office is also con-
sidering certain inventions devised
for a similar purpose.
1t has been argued that naval gun
ners could easily disable a Zeppelin
airship. The target presented broad
side on is large, but stem on the Zep-
pelin offers only a forty foot circle.
If the height of the airship is one
thousand feet present naval guns
could not be trained upon it at less
than a distance of about a mile and a
half, and at that distance a forty foot
mark is not a certain target, even on
the level, to a moving ship. At the
elevation required it would not only
be exceedingly difficult to estimate
the range, but ever if the range were
known the allowance for curvature Of
trajectory would be so great as to
render a hit the merest fuke.
The new type OF gun manufactured
by Messrs. Krupp, it is asserted, will
destroy a dirigible airship. The shell
which it fires has a diameter of sixty
five millimeters, weighs nine pounds
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-08-11
NO TIPS IN FINLAND.
Maids Surprise Upon Receiving
. Money From Her Mistress Guests.

Maids Surprise Upon Receiving
Money From Her Mistress Guests.
A country where there are no tips
and where small services are rem
dered to- the stranger without hope
OF reward would seem hard to find
yet such a country is Finland.
So far the tourist has not appeared
in any great numbers, and conse.
quently the commercial spirit which
his advent always marks has been
absent. AS an example Of this Nine.
Alno Malmberg, a Finnish lady who
is paying a visit to this country, tells
an amusing story. Two English
friends whom she had met while
over here had been staying with her
at her house in Helsingfors, and on
leaving gave the maid a tip.
She was very much astonished and
did not know what it meant. Seeing
Nine. Malmberg's son coming down.
stairs, she ran to him and said,
They gave me money. Did they
give you any?" Hearing that they
had not done so, she was much mys-
titled. II cannot understand why
they should give it to me and not to
you, when they know you much bet
ter than me-" was her perplexed COM
ment on the incident.-London Morn
ing Post. ,