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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
8uyinQ Coal bv Heat Value.

The fuel bill of the United States
was about $10,000,00O year; now it
is something like 100000 less, re-
marks Van Norden. This is because
two years ago the experts of the tech
nologic branch of the United States
geological survey worked out scheme
to buy coal on it's heating value, rather
than It's size or reputation. By this
plan premiums are paid for any de-
crease of ash below two per cent.
from the standard, at the rate of one
cent per ton for each per cent. De-
auctions are made for an increasing
per cent. of ash.
At the present time 40 federal
buildings in Washington, the Panama
railroad, more than 800 public build
ings throughout the country, navy
yards and arsenals are buying their
fuel supplies on specifications, the
basis of which is the amount of ash
and moisture. Experiments are now
being made to substitute bitu1ainous
for anthracite.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
tr-
QUA NAVY.

We notice here and there critical
and rather Querulous comment on the
fact that the first aid to the Americans
In Asia Minor and the ill-starred ma
tive Christians has been given by En-
ropean warships exclusively, says the
Hartford Courant. 1T is certainly un-
fortunate for our prestige" remarks
one journal, that no United States
warship is at hand. This absence Of
any representative of our navy from
coasts where it's services may be ur-
gently required is due to the virtual
abolition Of what was called for many
years the European station" In
those years we had great mercantile
marine; it's sails-in the consecrated
phrase whitened all seas. In those
years we did not have the Panama un-
dertaking on our hands, or Hawaii, or
the Philippines. At present United
States warships are more useful-ac-
tually and potentially-in home waters
and in Asiatic waters than in Euro.
pean waters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

Peace by disarmament receives a
notable impetus from the order of the
war department disseminating the sale
at auction of obsolete firearms dis
carded by the United States army. If
our friends in Central America are too
poor to buy new guns when the notion
seizes them to set up a revolution and
overthrow a government, they must
perforce keep quiet and let the exist
ing government alone if they can no
longer buy cheap, but good, old guns
from us. Thus does war become more
and more luxury reserved for the
wealthy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
The Exclusive MESSENGER.

]. Mckee Borden, secretary of the
department of charities of New York,
said at recent dinner:
"Of all hot weather charities. there
is none better than that which gives
slum children a free week in the
country.
If you could see some of the Door
little raggamuffins that avail them
selves of this charity! I once wit
messed the assembling Of couple of
hundred of July country weekers: They
we're so ragged, so very, very ragged.
that a tiny messenger boy who had
secured a ticket gave start on be-
holding them.
"'All this gang going?' l heard him
say to matron.
EYES," she answered.
"The messenger boy unused a mo-
ment with knit brows.
We'll, scratch me- he said. and
turned on his heel.'.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

THE old blue laws are to rule Goth.
/ ans Sunday hereafter, if the law
is obeyed. Under the ruling of JUS
tlce Greenbaum in the supreme court,
every statute and ordinance passed
to provide the metropolis with lib
eral Sunday is illegal. Every bit of
legislation that permits modern OBJ
servance of the Sabbath is void. Only
the old blue laws are in legal force
and effect, and these the officials and
police authorities must enforce unless
they choose to deliberately violate the
law and brave proceedings to Gust
them from their jobs.
Under the long forgotten laws, now
In full force again, it will be possible
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

oOCIETY in New York city and in
- Europe was greatly interested in
the recent wedding of the Baroness
van Haeften to Mr. Charles Phillips
Hatch of Newport and New York
The former baroness is a handsome
woman, a member of an old Dutch
family, and is widely known at the
Dutch court. She recently received
personal letter from Queen Wilhel-
nina of Holland thanking her for a
set of tiny shoes made in New York
and sent to The Hague for the little
crown princess. Juliana.
The baroness is Wilhelmina Adrian
van Haeften, daughter of the late Baron
John Cornelius Adrian van Haeften.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
No Business Good Business.


YES" said the quiet man, "business
has been good with me this week-o1
bad don't know which you would
call it. l have been buster than the
company likes to have me-"
What do you mean by that? Is
there an employer who does not like
to have his employees work? Could
get job there? It seems to that
such a position would suit my TEN.
permanent exactly"
"The company doesn't care to have
anything doing in my department. 1t
would be glad to pay me my salary
and never; have me do a stroke of
work..
{ What an ideal job! What kind of
a place is it," 1885,.
Il am an adjuster of death claims
for life insurance company"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

The Indiana woman who has been
married ten times is held to have had
but nine husbands, because she mar
ried one of them the second time, a
divorce and one or two other husbands
having interviewed. But if the argu-
ment of those who hold that we have
had q presidents instead of 26, be-
cause Cleveland was elected and Is
counted twice, is sound, then she must
on the same line of reasoning have had
ten husbands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

The latest fad in the development of
luxury on transatlantic steamers is
the report that one of the stewards on
a certain liner has charge of a garden
patch from which strawberries, let
tuce, radishes, etc., are picked on
order. The crops of this garden bring
high prices, the Strawberries going at
two dollars for small box. But it is
not likely that there will be general
adoption OF gardening on shipboard be-
cause of the excellence of refrigerator
mmodations on the average liner.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

Now Persia, yielding to the progress
of reform, is to have a representative
elected parliament. The one dictator
ruling absolutely thousands or millions
of his fellow men by his own whim
and pleasure, with the autocratic DOW
er Of life and death over them, will
soon join the dodo in the way of exer.
cising pernicious activity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

From all sides come reports of in
creased business, notably as regards
the railroads and Industrial concerns.
The May dividends are we'll up to the
average and in several cases are be-
yond the most sanguine expectations.
With little more springlike weather
the outlook is likely to be all that
could be desired.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
Federal Salaries and Cost of Livin1

service in Washington, including all
grades up to the cabinet and the
president, has but GIT persons rece1v-
ing $4,000 year or better. Many
men whose names figure daily in the
news accounts of the governments
activity, assistant secretaries and
chief clerks of departments, receive
from $4,000 to $500 a year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
Mrs. "Tom" Pierce to Go on the Staoe

| ce1ved permission to have the CUSTODY
OF her child for six months everv
year. Her allowance was fixed at
$500 week. About one and one.halt
years ago the father took the boy
away from his mother because she
persistently associated with theatrical
persons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

Society women in New York who
wanted to put on masculine attire to
play polo were not allowed to do so.
but Connecticut woman was permit
ted to work in overalls, on a public
road, breaking stone. The ideas of
womanly decorum seem to be rather
mixed or, perhaps, are geographically
defined.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
Not Time ENOUGH.

.':"Wouldn't you like to- play a game
of chess?" asked the man with the
derby hat, as the train started from
new 1OrK. / ~. F,,3~II III
Il won't have =time,"% repliea the
man addressed. I'm only going AZ
far as Chicago. Yonkers States1nan.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

Sunday sports legal in Gotham under
der the old blue laws:
Chewing gum
Whistling in the cyclone cellar Qf
confined to hymns).
Walking to the meeting house.
Feeding the canary.
Washing the baby
Wishing it would rain.
Wishing it wouldn't ditto.
Hoping for Monday.
Sleeping.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
Quite Consistent.

There is one homeopathic treat.
ment l wish they would give those
horrible new inverted hats - ~. =
what is that?'
Turn 'em down."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

The Dutch had already taken Hol-
land, and now with the advent of the
new baby, they are prepared to
hold it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

Observers in Cincinnati allege that
the early morning hours are the best
and sweetest Of the day. The mat,
ter is worthy, of investigation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18


cep where the duties
when the finds itself compelled
are fixed arbitrarily by board outsiders
The legislative
appointed
representation Of
create manual training schools All of these the
reprisa delegates
cent? the salaries the American
journed without passing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
DR.. William Speirs Bruce tho r

DIR. William Speirs Bruce, the British ex-
plorer who is about to set out on a trip to the
south pole, is connected with the Scottish Ocean.
ographical laboratory. At AZ he has won a repu-
tatlon as traveller in strange and faraway lands,
and has already six polar journeys to his
credit.
In the present attempt to reach the
unknown, DR.. Bruce will depart from the
methods of his predecessors in the Ant
arctic search and will approach the pole
from the Atlantic side rather than from
the Pacific: The ice field on the former
side Is widest, as admitted by all who
have attempted to cross it. but Dr. Rruce
believes it is to be less steep and there
fore the easier to cross. He is also con
one great Antarctic continent and this he homes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

merely a name-eyen
his dnky Office Atlanta letters
speeches. he shook hands with regiments
his life
railroad
his Smith
"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

l cant understand is why had It any
OF those nine lives left after such an
experience?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
TELLS ISLANDS TROUBLES

Eugenio Benitez Castanos, head of the com
mission of three sent by the Porto Rico house of
delegates to Washington to explain political con-
ditions in that island and ask the American gov
eminent for relief, makes out strong case in
favor of his people.
In truth, the sort of control exercised over
Porto Rico by the United States government
seems in many respects worse than that of Spain,
from which we rescued the island. The islanders
were really happier under Spanish domination,
according to Commissioner Castanos. Under the
old order they had representation in the insular
government, whereas at present they have moth.
ing to say or do except pay the rather high bills
In the nine years of rule there has never been
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18

and this he
to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-06-18
WON BY ADVERTISING

Joseph H. Brown, the new governor OF
Georgia. is probably the first state executive to
carry the methods of modern business advertis.
ing successfully into politics. We have millions
of politicians of the city and county size who are
adept at selfadvertising and at securing gratuit.
GUS publicity from the newspapers. But Gov
Brown is the first man to sit down with card
index and follow-up system and yank himself
from comparative obscurity into the governors
chair of important state
Brown beat Gov. Hoke Smith when the latter
was after denomination. Smith is an orator
editor of an Atlanta newspaper, member of the
Grover Cleveland cabinet and altogether an un.
usually strong man. Brown was to 80 per cent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25
Religious Tolerance.

A subscriber writes to a newspaper
Of this State to say: "You are siding
with Jones in the conflict that is
fronting the people Of the State. That
is your privilege; you are a free r1an;
your paper is free. and you at
liberty to do as you like. But to sup
port a man that is not in sympathy
with me and the cause I advocate is
just little too much for me. You
will stop my paper and oblige." etc.
Anyone in reading this letter would
be apt to think that the writer had
had "just little too much" We may
say that the Jones referred to is the
Rev. DR.. Howard Lee Jones, a fol-
lower of Christ and a man called to
minister to others. There was
time in South Carolina when wearers
of the cloth received some respect
Not so today. Prohibition has been
forced into politics and men have un-
dertaken to arrogate to themselves
the functions of Deity.
The Rev. DR.. Jones has suffered in
no wise by the attacks Of narrow
minded men. Some have lowered
themselves in the base remarks
which they have made concerning
him. Unable to answer his logic, and
put to flight when endeavoring to
combat him under the rules of de-
bate, they have sought to wound him
by senseless and emotional appeals.
The men who cast their ballots to-
day can now understand what it is
all about A vote for prohibition
means a vote, apparently, for men,
tai slavery. Men are no longer to be
allowed to think. They are to fol-
low like flock Of sheep. We have
a new Inquisition, and it is none the
less terrible than that of the Span
iards. If our reason rebel then shall
we be forced to do what other men
think Is right. We shall not be per-
mitted to proclaim a farce farce,
but shall be forced to change the
"a" to an 60"
So let it be. Our Columbia con-
temporary has answered its subscrib-
er as he deserved. A decent news
paper Is little too much" for its
lost reader, and perhaps there are
some, men in South Carolina who
'are little too much" for the rest
of us.-News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25
Our New Husband.

Elizabeth's father had died when
she was tiny baby, and for four
years she had ruled her mother, and
every one with whom she came in
contact. Much to her surprise she
was one day introduced to a "new
papa" She looked him over careful
ly, then, after much coaxing, she
climbed upon his knee and listened
as he told her of the many nice
things he would do for her mother
and her, finally asking whether she
would love him just a little She
looked him squarely in the eye and
said: eyes. if you do all you promise
I may like you, but l tell you now If
you try to be boss around here we
just won't have you for our hus-
band!"-The Delineator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25

"A minister, frequently away from
home. was In the habit of getting
sssae one to stay with his wife and
mail daughter In his absence. Once.
however. he went so Unexpectedly
sSA hurriedly that he had no time to
make such provision for them. The
wife was very brave until night came,
Ter exhausting every reasonable ex-
cuse for staying up, she put the child
60 bed with the injunction to pray
especially for Gods protection during
father's absence. "Yes. mother, we
vifi do that tonight" said the girl,
but the next time we will make bet
ter arrangements. THE Delineator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25
Fully Occupied.

Nov, my dear sir" earnestly be.
gan the sauve stranger, with the up.
tilted cigar and unauthenticated dia-
mond. according to Puck, "these
handsomely engraved bonds of the
Consolidated Mexican Milkweed Rub
Der Company, which are positively
guaranteed to return a 50 per cent
semi-annual dividend, and -"
IT don't really 'spose you can dc
much dealing in 'em around here, Mr.
Slickmith." frankly interrupted the
landlord of the tavern at Skeedee Cor
ners. "You see, the only man IN the
community who might otherwise take
an interest in your glittering PROPOSE
ton has been for some time engaged
in the payment of an election bet
wherein he was solemnly sworn tn
roll a peanut eight miles by means of
a toothpick, which, speaking in round
numbers, will be likely to keep him
so busy till along about the later part
of next May that he won't have time
to make a fool of himself in any other
way. Looks considerable Slike rain.
off to the south'rd, don't it?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25
Misplaced Sympathy.

A traveller passing through a noun
tain district In northern PENNSYLVANIA
last summer came across a lad of
sixteen cultivating a patch Of miser-
able potatoes. He remarked upon
their unpromising appearance, and
expressed pity for any one that had
to dig living out Of such soil.
II don't need no pity" said the
boy. resentfully.
The traveller hastened to soOthe his
wounded pride. But in the offended
tone Of one who has been misjudged.
the boy added: "I amt as poor as you
think. I'm only workin' here. don't
own this place. ce."-Everybody's Maga-
zine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25
Loves Laws.

Be sure your right then lose your
head.
A ring on the hand is worth two at
the door.
The fool and his money are soon
married.
A little debutante Is q dangerous
thing.
Proposals make towards OF us ALL
There's no fool like a bold fool.
The longest way round is the sweet
est way home.
One good kiss deserves another.
'Tis love that makes the man come
round.
Kisses speak louder than words.
He loves best whose love lasts.
People who live in glass houses
shouldn't hold hands.
The woman who deliberates is won.
Where there's a will there's q we'd
ding.-Carolyn Wells, in Broadway
Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25

There In q hrm In Washington
whose business requires the use Of q
large number of delivery wagons. In
ssch wagon, on the back rest Of the
drivers seat, there are painted these
words. BE good to your horse" Far
avm being maudlin. this sentiment
deserves to be recorded In letters Of
ue1d. Wise and humane at all times.
= will. during the next two or three
znoaths. have q meaning more
Svsighty than at any other season Of
a. year.
This motto II hidden from the
wsrld. yet always faces the man to
ssAom Il appeals as he climbs into
- seat and takes the reins in hand.
Ths strength Of the little sentence
oass n its moral character. An agent
90 the Humane Society can hold up
y brutal driver. and q policeman can
nsaae him before the courts. Such a
,sourse II likely to provoke q desire
- se~AsoSs eh0 ~ 70 Oniy SOO RIOO~
nbae that this desire will be wreaked
- the inoffensive animal under con-
,&fieaons OF time and place known
sssather to the friend Of the beast nor
- the upholder Of the law. But
<hsss few words will plead to tho
sasst heartless. and serve as a needed
cAsck to heedlessness or q passing ft
- temper.
The automobile has doubtless come
10 stay. but the horse has not depart
- On the hot asphalt, in the pad
asck. or down the last stretch on
Asrby day he counts. And in every
csss the force of the INDUCTION on the
hAck OF the delivery wagon seat will
1.-Two It's application.
The merciful man Is merciful to his
hsnsG--Washington Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25
Tho Better Way.

do you know" said Green as he
Ove-hauled Davidson on the street
the other evening. that the wheat
crop Is going to be short this year."
Eyes, and it's going to make hard
! times." was the reply.
you bet II Is. And they say the
hay crop In short"
"ves."
"And the potato bugs are eating up
tho vines"
"Yes."
"And that Panama Canal Is going to
cost flfty million dollars more than
they thought for"
'T see."
II tell you. Davidson. this country
ID on the verge. Yes, sir. right on
ne verge"
'Yes. think so myself"
There will probably be another
earthquake soon."
shouldn't a bit wonder"
FOLLOWED by terrible war with
Japan"
'sYes."
"And bankrupts will be az thick as
Hies around a sugar barrel. and we
shall AL 20 to the dogs"
~ can't dispute It."
"Yes. sir. 60 right to the dogs; but
~. Davidson"
~Yes."
''The druggist on the corner here
gives the biggest glass Of soda water
"a town for nickel. Let's go In and
have cooler to get through the day
on-" Joe Kerr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25

Il heard a Presbyterian preacher
tell good story the other day." said
travelling man. "He had been
preaching series of interesting SER
mons and he told his congregation to
go to the old darkies who were reared
by good Presbyterian families if they
wanted to know the doctrines of their
church. Once, when I was not quite
certain about the mening Of election
l called on an old negro man ana
asked him If he belonged to the
church.
"'Yas, sir, boss, rs a church MEM
ber.
How long have you been one?' 1
, asked.
"'Gwine on forty year now, sir
"'What church?'
Presbyterian
What do the Presbyterians mean
by election?'
"'Yas, sir. Well, boss, you know
dat de election is gwine on all de
time?'
Going on all the time?'
"'Yas, sir. De Lawd an Satan is
votin' all day an night, an people
votes when it's deyer' time When yo'
time comes you vote-an' de way dat
makes two to one on de Lawd's side,
but eff you vote wild de devil. den it
an fur you it's all over; de devil t.
sho' gut you.
Vas, sir. marster, dat's de way it
! looks to me- Charlotte Observer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-25
Tho Parade.

Too much cannot be said Of tho
nAghty Haas Railroad Shows parade
wlAch takes place daily on the public
s>rests for everybody and is one mile
- length and introducing features
Nsvsr attempted by any other show
4sr their street pagaent. No parade
- complete without a caliope and Mr..
Aaas has spared no pains or expense
- this everlasting feature Of the
Darade. Not only have the Haag
SHOWS one Of the finest caliope In
ne world. but have been fortunate
Snsush to secure the service Of Sig
1sr Lamont who Is considered the
Dremier OF caliope players and will
'sst only gladden. the hearts of the
-chiidren but everybody as we'll with
has up-to-date selection. They will,
sxAibit In this city on August 31st.