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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
The RACK AND THE SWEAT3Ox.

The modern police "sweabox, for which there Is no
warrant either lay ecclesiastical replaces the rack
which passed out of use in England soon after the
ination of witty wicked progate, the duke OF
Buckingham at Portsmouth, by John Felton, This noted
assassination occurred Saturday, August %, 1928
FELTON, underwent several examinations always assert
ing that had accomplices, and when the earl OF
Dorset threatened in the kings name to examine him
the rack he said II do again AFFIRM upon my saliva
tion that my purpose known to man living: and
than have said before cannot But it it be his
majestys pleasure, ready to suffer whatever his
majesty will have inflicted upon Yet this must
tell by the that if be put upon the rack Will
accuse you. my lord Dorset and none but yourself
This bold resolve astounded the examiners They
hestated and consulted the Judges, who unanimously re-
piled that torture not justable under the laws OF
England"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

An aching back is instantly
relieved by an application Of
Sloan's Liniment.
This liniment takes the place
of massage and is better than
sticky plasters. 1t penetrates
without rubbing-th through
the skin and muscular tissue
right to the bone, quickens the
blood, relieves congestion, and
gives permanent as well a.
temporary relief.
Here's the Proof.
Mr.. JAMES G. LEE, Of 100 9th st.,
&C., Washington, &C., writes: ''Thirty
years ago fell from scaffold and serf-
ously injured my back. I suffered terri.
bly, at times from the small Of my back
oil around my stomach was just as If I
had been beaten with q club. / used
every plaster could get with no relief.
Sloan's Liniment took the pain right
out, and can now do as much ladder
work a. any man in the shop, thanks to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

to see it out. When the march was
resumed the victorious pig followed
the regiment. When they encamped
at night the pig halted and found
shelter. The next morning the pig
started with the regiment, and when
it stopped the pig halted. Day by day
it trotted along, until the Ohio river
was reached. A ferryboat transported
the troops to Cincinnati, but the pig
swan the stream and waited on the
other side until the regiment took up
it's line of march,
During the long tramp to the lake
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

ever. preferred
to large sales,
and large sales
which " ou,l d
tend to expose
the consumer to
monopoly prices
are uniformly re-
fused. Requests
made by pro-
spective bidders
for the advertis-
ing of over ST.
100000 worth Of
timber were re-
fused during the
past year.
One result of
this policy has
been to bring
about a decline
in the average
price of the
stumpage sold.
In general high
er prices are OBJ
tainable through
large tha n
t h rou h small
sales. The most
important con.
sideratiOn in
making sales of
timber, however,
is not the price
obtainable, but
the serving of
the public inter-
est. Obviously,
to sell timber in
Ou9nfitv at 1osa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

piggy received her full share of ra-
lions. Occasionally the men were put
on short commons. but no one thought
OF sticking the regiments pet.
When they cane to the lakes shore
piggy was Offered passage across to
Capada. She refused to stir from
American soil.
When the .dmpaign closed the
troops recrossei to American soil,
where they had left their horses. As
the line was beng formed familiar
Erunt was heari. There was piggy
ready to resume the march. On the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

river and had halt
ed, out of danger.
Then this dia-
logue is said to
have ensued:
Col. Funston:
"Sergt. Oswald,
go and ascertain
the depth of the
river below"
The sergeant sa-
luted and replied:
very well, sir"
anu pTOC0oueu lulU
the water.
How deep is
the water. Sergt.
Oswald?" asked
the general.
"Six inches, Col.
Funston" replied
the sergeant.
Funston: "Ad.
vance, Sergt. Os.
wald," and the
~@~~@0-% ~lv,o
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

first took form and began It's exist
ence as a planet it has been slowly
cooling of, and it is as certain as any.
thing in mathematics that some time
in the future the earth will be quite
cold and barren of every form of life.
The polar regions will continue ap-
preaching each other, and before them
the various living forms, animal and
vegetable, will retreat, until finally
the only home. Of life will be mar.
row belt at the equator, which itself
vii. at last surrender to the cold. and
the earth will be a dead eae." ",..'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

Funston: Halt, Sergt Oswald; how deep is the
river?"
oswald: "Eleven inches Col. Funston"
advance, Sergt Oswald and the sergeant ad
vanced. ~
Glow deep now, Sergt Oswald?"
"Seven inches, Col. Funston
Funston (risng to his feet with his sword In hand):
We'll swim err by heck!-Kansas City Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

homeward way the pig suffered great
ly from The cold weather. It crossed.
however, the Ohio river, and then
gave out.
Governor Shelby of Kentucky had
piggy conveyed to his farm and there
she passed her days in incidence and
good living, honored as the regiments
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
Fortunate Indeed 10 Bird or Beast
That Regiment Takes Strong.
Fancy to.

Soldiers are fond of pets. A dog
attached to regiment Is sure of kind
treatment. He may be nobody's dog,
but he is everybody's favorite.
An eagle, '''Old Abe was the pet
of a Wisconsin regiment during the
Civil war. In, the great review held
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

than the mar.
ket price
t h rou Ugh any
other method
than cOmpeti-
tive bids would
simply work to
the profit of
specially ia
vored individ-
uals; but care
must be taken
at the same
time both to
prevent local
r. n n Snm opo
fro m b I'M
Overcharged by
those who buy
stumpage from
the government
and to prevent
the exaction of
a m nopoly
price for
stumpage by
t h e govern
ment.
he work
completed dur
ing the wear in.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
PETS THAT HAVE EASY TIME

In Washington at the close Of the war
many veterans were observed carry
ing favorite crows and possums.
Perhaps the strangest pet that ever
attracted a regiments fancy was a
pig. She attached herself to a Ken.
tuck regiment on the way to invade
Canada during the war Of 1872.
AS the men marched out from Har-
rodsburg one morning they came
across two pigs nghtihg. They halted
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
vGEWERAL GRAN1: JOG
FEET W CZR(ZX/zfERENCE

ZOO, 900 acres, and on more than three
fourths of this some form of forestry
is now in actual practice.
The studies in wood preservation
and in the strength and physical
properties of different kinds of wood
maintained the position of the forest
service as leader toward more eco
nomical use of wood material. Spe-
cial attention was given to working
out practicable methods for treating
farm timbers in small quantities.
Studies in wood-pulp making showed
that a merchantable pulp can be
made from Is woods not commonly
used. Along many other lines also
data were gathered looking to better
knowledge and control of our forests
and better use of their products. At
the same time the work OF bringing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

COunIFyS con-
sumption of wood
at the present
time, but at the
stumpage prices
which already OBJ
tain in the older
and better set
tied parts of the
United States it's
sale would bring
the government
each year from
$80,000,O00 to
$125,00O,O0O
Were it wise to
do so, the re-
ceipts from the
fore is could
very, easily be
made not Onlv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

me q well woman.
and Iwould like to
tell thewhole world
of it. I suffered
fromfemale trouble
and fearful painsin
my back. 1had the
best doctors and
they all decided
that I had q tumor
in addition to my
female trouble, and
advised an opera
ton. Lydia e.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
Pole Versus Equator.

Internationally the polar circle is
steadily advancing toward the equa-
tor. From the time when the earth
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

attention of the public the knowledge gathered
for the of the public vigorously prosecuted.
HOW FUNSTON SWAN eAeeAe.
Ed Little Is Author Of New Story the Little Cen
COL Ed Little is said be the author of this story
of how Funston swan the BagBag.
One of the brave fellows in the Twentieth Kansas
was Sergt. Oswald, great big fellow and somewhat OF
favorite of COL Funstons The regiment had reached
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
Tho Final Transaction.

Tho Final Transaction.
Father" said little Rollo, what IL
the ultimate consumer?"
He is the last person, my son, that
an article reaches in it's commercial
existence"
II know what you mean. He's q
man who goes into hotel and orders
chicken hash."-Washingto Star.
Experienced.
Non Com. Ito recruit)-I don't SUD
pose you ever smelt powder, have
you?
Recruit-Oh, yes. I was In . drug
store before I enlisted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

an enlarged
timber supply.
B r GA d c a s t
sOwings were
made during
the year in q
fore s t s, in
eight states,
to test by ex-
pertinent the
e x t e n t to
which refOr.
eStatiOn NAV
be hoped for
through the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
WAS ON 70 Tim.

Good morning, ladies!"
Jaw. g'wan! You'se needn't come
around bein' so polite, just because
you see we're eatin' apples!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
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Which took place in the actual use
Dy the public This increase is partly brought by
the following statement:
Per Cent.
Increase in number of timber sales 236
increase IN amount of timber cut. 102
increase in number of free-timber permits .. 76
increase IN number of specia-use permits ...... 81
increase IN number of grazing permits. ......... II
49, Regarded as property the national forests justify
oera expenditures for their protection and improve
ment At 81 per thousand feet stumpage merchant
aole umoer alone forms, just as it stands asset
worth something like $500 O0O while the very mod
crate grazing charge yielded the last year
an income of nearly $1,000 000 1t is prediction
mat within 20 the forests will bring in from
sale of timber alone annual net income of as many
millions of dollars.
An average wood production of 30 cubic feet to the
acre OF commercial forest is moderate estimate of
wnat Will ultimately be obtained under management
one hundred million acres of such forest would allow
10 De cut each year O0OOOOOOO cubic feet, or
from 100000 25 900 900 board feet without
unnnutlon OF the supply This is but fraction of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham, Vegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis. -"Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has made
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05

ASTERY by the forest service of
one of the greatest practical for
est problems ever undertaken by
any government. Is advancing
apace. Briefly stated. that prob
lem is to develop to its highest
usefulness a total area of 1884,
100000 acres of wild lands,
mainly mountain wilderness, but
closely related to the welfare of
the entire country.
From an administrative stand
point the most striking fact of
the year. WAS the remarkable in.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-11-05
SloanS
Liinii1nent

Mr.. J. p. EVANS, Of Mt. Airy, Ga.
says: "After being afflicted for three
years with rheumatism, used Sloan'0
Liniment, and was cured sound and
we'll, and am glad to say I haven't been
troubled with rheumatism since. NV
leg was badly swollen from INV hin to
my kneS. One-half q bottle took tn
pain and swelling out.'' =
Sloan's Liniment u
has no equal as 4
remedy for Rheu-
matism, Neuralgia
or any pain or
stiffness in the 'Sl1ss ny
muscles or joints.
Prices, 2Se;5oe.aat$1.oo :: A /,
0loo1's kook - ~
49, sss ,;e3z1 sss<:z. ''ss ~
d. Ead s. Sian, 81 4:
essbn. Mass, u.SA
Evening star., 1909-04-30
THREE WILLS FILED.
Last Testaments Of Mrs. Beall, Paul
Mcdonald and Others.

The will of Mrs. Cornelia Beall dated
March 10, 1908. has been filed for probate.
To her husband. Richard ]. Beall and
her daughter. Ella E. Beall, she leaves
house S24 9th street northwest during
their lives and the life Of the survivor. On
the death of the survivor the property
shall pass to Benjamin NJ. Beall, Howard
Beall, Horace l.. Beall, Richard j. Beall.
Jr.. Corneia B. Price and Harold B. Hert-
ford.
The remaining estate is to be distributed
among her heirs. Richard j. BealI is
named as executor.
Paul Harding Mcdonald by his will ex-
ecuted at Fort Lawton. Wash. January
26. 1905, .devises his estate TO F. j. Hell
berger of this city in trust to pay S15OO
to Mrs. Martha L. Mcdonald OF Atlanta
Ga. mother of the deceased. A beauest
of $3.50 is made to sister, Mrs NJ. M.
Welch of Atlanta. The remaining estate
goes to his niece, Louise Welch of Allan
ia. Mr.. Heiberger is named as exec
utor
BY the terms of the will of Mrs Mar
garet E. Doolan. dated March H. 1909 a
bequest of $500 is made to her son.
Thomas ]. Curry. and $500 to her daugh-
to her daughter. Dorothy DooIan.
The real estate is devised to her hus-
band. Martin Doolan, for life, then to her
children, Martin and Dorothy. The hus-
band is named as executor.
Mrs. Louisa f. McFalls by her will,
dated February % 1907. filed for probate,
leaves her entire estate TO her two chill
dren. Mary L. McFalls Davis and Thad-
deus b. McFalls. William H. Saunders
Is named as executor
Evening star., 1909-04-30
PLANS OF COURT OF INQUIRY
BUILDING AT 1908 NEW YORK
AVENUE READY FOR USE.
Members Familiarizing Themselves
With the Case-May Hold Private
Meeting Tomorrow.

The Brownsville court of inquiry. which.
was appointed by Secretary Dickinson
the latter part of March, will take pos
session of the premises rented for 1t al
17O3 New York avenue in day or two
The building has been completely reno
waited, painted and furnished Throughout
with tables desks. chairs and other con
veniences While the building is ready
for the occupany and use of the court
it is still unsettled when the latter will
begin its public sessions.
1t is possible that the court will hold
a private meeting either tomorrow or
Monday, organize and map out course
of procedure with regard 10 the sum-
moning of witnesses and the taking OF
testimony. At the War Department IL
is stated that it will be some time be-
fore the court is ready to begin the taking
of testimony because OF the many neces-
sary preiiminar es to be arranged. Al
though no formal meeting has yet been
held. the individual members have been
studying the volumircus official records
of the Brownsville affair aand otherwise
preparing themselves for the proposed
investigation. The members Of the court
Evening star., 1909-04-30
RESTITUTION BY FORSTER.
Mysterious Prisoner Allowed to- For
felt Collateral in These Two Gases.

Frederick NJ. Forster. alias Fascula,
whose arrest about a month ago for pass
ing worthless checks attracted special at
tention because of the mystery surround
ing his identity. was permitted to forfeit
$40, in two cases of false pretenses this
morning in Police Court.
The forfeitures were allowed by the
prosecuting attorneys upon the strength
of restitution Of goods and money OBJ
tained from the two complainants. I. C.
Dulin and Charles Pryor.
The third case against Forster. upon
which he is being held under heavy bond
for the action of the grand jury, was the
result Of his passing much larger check
upon a china and glassware firm.
Forster still maintains reticence and re-
fuses to give any satisfactory account of
himself. Police records tend to show
that under the name of Green he was i'm
plicated in worthless check passing in
northern states several years ago
Evening star., 1909-04-30
TAXICAB CHAUFFEUR KILLED.
Two Passengers Hurt When Read
ing Train Crashes Into Machine.

PHILADELPHIA, April 3O-William
Adams. chauffeur for the Bergdoll Tax
icab Company. was instantly killed and
two occupants of the vehicle were Sc
riously injured at o'clock this morning
by being struck by a train on the Read
ing railway. The accident occurred at
the 9th street and Girard avenue cross
ing OF the railroad.
The names of the two men injured are
Andrew Donnely, aged twenty-six years
and Willard Kerr. aged forty years. Both
are suffering from contusions and lacera
tions. The gate-tender at the crossing
was lowering the gates and the taxicaf
endeavored to cross ahead of the train
Evening star., 1909-04-30
NOMINATE TOWN OFFICERS.
Voters of Hyattsville, Md, to Cast
Ballots Next Monday.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


HYATTSVILLE. Md. April 80. 1909. ::
The citizens meeting TO nominate can:
didates for mayo. of Hyattsville was.
held in Masonic Hall last evening. j. NJ.
Wilson was made chairman and Mr.i
Stephen J. Kelly secretary James C..
Rogers nominated William p. Magruder
and j. Frank Rushe placed the name of
Acting Mayor John Fainter before the
meeting. :.
Following the nominations for mayors.
the voters in the several wards assembled.
for the purpose of nominating candidates,
for members of the council In the first
ward Councilman Herman r. Burgess
and John 4. Johnson were nominated; in
the second ward Councilman Harry w.
Shepherd was renominated, and in the
third ward Stephen j. Kelly was renon,-
mated
The election is TO occur rext Monday
between > and 4 O'Clock pm. y
Evening star., 1909-04-30
Annual Maple Sugar Party.

The annual party Of the Vermont Maple
Sugar Association will be held at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory tonight at o'clock
THE guests will be entertained with
maple sugar and sirup that will conform
in all respects to the pure food and drug
act.
Evening star., 1909-04-30

tectives that had been at work during,
TIE last year for the War Department.
will be available. and it is possible
that some developments may be forsh.'
coming. :.
The court is composed of Lieut.. Gen..
Samuel b. NJ. Young, Maj. Gen. Jos sph.
p. Sanger Brig. Gen. John NJ Wilson,
Brig. Gen. Theodore Schwan and Brig.
Gen. Butler u. Pr.ce, all of whom are oR-
the retired list of the army. Capt.-
Charles r. Rowland, .lst Infantry, is the
recorder
Evening star., 1909-04-30

and the recorder are now acting in ac-
cordance with special instructions issued
by Secretary Dickinson at the instance
of President Taft. These are regarded
as confidential and are not likely TO be
made public until the court submits its
final report to Congress year hence.
To Thoroughly Investigate.
1t is known. however. that the court is
instructed to make a thorough and COM
plete investigation of the shooting-up of
Brownsville. August Il. 1906. with view
to ascertaining the identity of the partici-
pants. and that it is authorized to visit
Brownsville and summon any witnesses
from. any place likely to throw light on
the matter The court will also de
termine which soldiers and non-commis-
stoned officers, If any. of companies b,
and d, 18th Infantry. who were dis
charged from the military service as
members of that regiment are qualified
for 're-enlistment in the Army OF the
United States. >,
Teh task Of preparing for the work of
such a character involves the necessity
of engaging stenographers and other as
sistants. of laying out general plan
of inquiry, to be pursued. and on the
part Of every member of the court or
familiarizng himself with all of the tes-
timony ar:d otfisia, 1ida RS bearing upon
the case All this work Is now in prog
resS.
Notification to Discharged Soldiers.
An effort will be made to notify all OF
the discharged soldiers, so that they may
g able to come before the court and
offer evidence they may see fit, in order
to prove that they are worthy of re-
enlistment. In addition to that, a genei al
invitation will be given to the public TO
submit any facts that may be relevant
All facts that have been secured by de-
Evening star., 1909-04-30

If YOU want work read the want COL
umns Of The Star.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-28
20 z%sszs %. 50
AMEJ
BEN7NET
Azly Y 9! 9y J. "a, Y Z e
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the shipwreck OF
the steamer on which Miss Genevieve
Leslie. an American heiress, Lord Win
thrope, an Englishman, and Tom Blake,
a brusaue American. were passengers.
The three We're tossed upon an uninhab-
tied island and were the only ones not
drowned. Blake recovered from drunk
en- stupor. Blake, Stunned on the boat
because of his roughness. became hero
as preserver OF the helpless pair. The
Englishman was suing for the hand Of
Miss Leslie. Blake started TO swim back
10 the ship to recover what wa2 left.
Blake returned safely. WINTHROP wasted
his last match on cigarette. for which
he was scored by Blake. Their first meal
was dead fish, The trio started a ten
mile hike for higher land. Thirst at
carry Miss Leslie on account of weari-
ness. He tainted WINTHROP. They en-
tered the jungle. That night was passed
roosting high in a tree. The next morn
ing they descended to the open again.
Ali three constructed hats to shield them
)elves from the sun They then Toasted
on cocoanuts, the only procurabe food.
but detested his roughness. Led by Blake
they established q home in some cliffs.
Blake found a fresh water spring. Miss
Leslie faced an unpleasant situation.
They planned their campaign. Blake re-
covered his surveyors magnifyinS glass,
fire, killing a large leopard and smoth-
ering several cubs. In the leopard's cav
ern they built a small home. They gained
the cliffs by burning the bottom or a
tree until II fell against the heights. the
trio secured eggs from the cliffs.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-28
CHILD TAKES 45-FOOT DROP
After Plunge Through Skylight Five
Year-O!d Boy Asks for Dish Of
Ice Cream.

New York.-Anthony Roach fell
through the skylight on the roof Of
his home to a platform 40 feet below.
Then the boy of > years said he want
ed a dish of ice cream.
Anthony and his brother Joseph had
built shanty on the roof, to the de-
light of other boys in the neighbor-
hood. Joseph gloried in the posses
zion of new kite recently and had
climbed to the top of the chimney for
a breeze. While he was perched there
Anthony ran toward him, stumbled
into the skylight and crashed through.
Mrs. Isabelle Owens saw his body
pass her window and expected to find
the boy dead, but when she reached
him he was on his feet trying to raise
a window of an empty fiat in the next
house. DR.. Bugbee was called from
st. Vincent's hospital and by the time
he had arrived the youngster mad
been carried, kicking. to his home.
II don't want a doctor, want some
ice cream" said Anthony.
With the exception of a few
scratches the boy was uninjured And
he got his ice cream.