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The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

TWENTY years from now the ground
area or lower New York will not
afford even standing room for it's oc-
cupants. The congestion of popula-
tion in that part of this city known as
Manhattan, covering the site of the
original settlement and extending from
the battery northward to the Harlem
river, already has become so dense
that, were all in it to die at once, the
territory in which these people live
and work would not afford sufficient
space for their burial
The population per acre of Manhat-
tan is now 157, which is more than five
times that Of any other city in the
country. Were this population housed
in one-story buildings, the average
amount of ground per person would
be plot 16 feet square.
But as the average height of build
ings in this territory is practically
eight stories, the average size of the
ground space per inhabitant is the
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

THERE has been a great amount Of
l speculation as to where the men,
bers of the fashionable set of New
York would be found when the new
theater, the $2,00o,O00 institution, en-
dowed by a coterie of wealthy men of
New York, is opened next November.
There are only % boxes, a much
smaller number than in the Metropl-
itan Opera House, with which the
new theater is closely allied, and with
so few places and so many eager to
occupy them, it was serious matter
to settle the seating question.
AS now planned, two opera comique
performances will be given each week
one at night, the other at a matinee.
At other subscription performances
plays are to be given by a company
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
SEEK hiDoEN ,IREAsvRE.

A romantic story Of supposed lid,
den, treasure. quite qutt9e.',111n in the 9, style Of
Edgar Allan Poe. comes from, Choen-
herg in Aoravia., The,y tower OF, the
ancient Rathaus, despite the protests
OF the Vienna Conservatives, was late
II demolished; as it'was declared to
be unsafe. AS the rubbish was being
removed d document was found in /
hollow stone stating that during, the
thirty years war the, town funds were
bricked up in certain part Of the
Rathaus. The place could be seen
when at = certain hour on q certain
day the shadow Of the Rathaus, spire
fell upon it. The town council has
resolved to find the shadow by build
ing a scaffold of the same height and
form. Much excitement prevails, and
many bets are being taken. Some
people suppose that the document was
inserted by workman, and they be-
lieve that after the war the treasure
was recovered.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
Sartoris Resigns; Family Feud Is Rumor

was chosen an aide de camp by
Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, and had
become a captain when honorably
mustered out of the Third United
States volunteer infantry, at the
end of the war.
In June, 1904, he married Mile.
0ermaine Cecile Noufflard, a grand
daughter of Sir Charles Halle, dis
tinguished English musician. Before
the marriage Mr.. Sartoris joined the
Catholic church.
The origin of the feud in the Grant
family is not related by those of the
ex-president's descendants who admit
it's existence. It is asserted, however,
that the quarrel has been on for some
years, and that the family is divided
into two bitterly hostile camps. At
the head of one faction is Mrs. Nellie
Grant Sartoris, favorite daughter of
President Grant and almost idolized
by the American public at the time
of her marriage to Sartoris, the Brit
ish diplomat, during her fathers stay
at the White House. The other fac
tion is led by Gen. F. D. Grant, whose
popularity with the American public
is a matter of more recent growth.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
Poets, in Ma ior and Minor kevs

Poets, In Major and Minor Keys.
It would be difficult to tell the ex.
act month, year or decade when q
minor poet ceased to be a minor poet
and became known to the literary pub
hcations as "a poet" Minor poets do
not 60 through any change analogues
to that made by the caterpillar when
she becomes butterfly. II some one
should ask whether minor poets do &C.
tually leave the ranks of the fratres
minores and enter the ranks of the
major poets, it would probably be diA-
cult to give an apodictic and cateeor-
ical reply. 81
But there would seem to be no mar
ticular reason why a minor poat
should not be found one day: amonx
poets. Possibly he himself misht
not know where he was until aftar
some time had elapsed. v
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
He Could Go.

At the death of the Duke of yelling.
ton the whole diplomatic corps was in.
vited to the funeral at St. Paul's. The
French ambassador. on receiving his
invitation, was very much upset. He
hurried of to his colleague of Russia,
Baron Brunnow, and conf1ded to him
the difficulty in which he was placed.
"The Queen" he said, expects us
to go to St. Paul's, to the funeral of
the Duke Of Wellington. How can
go, considering the injuries which the
duke inflicted on my country? What
shall I do?"
Baron Brunnow listened gravely to
his colleagues exposition and then re.
piled: "As the duke is dead" he
said, II think you can safely go to the
funeral. II you were asked to attend
his resurrection, I should say refuse
the invitation"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

Roosevelt History to Be Published Soon

been laid aside for several days while
the chief Of the forestry bureau is Ia
boring with might and main with the
late secretary Of the interior in writ
ing the accomplishments of the Roose.
welt regime for the printer.
The book. will contain complete
and detailed account Of the things
done at the White House the last four
years Of Mr.. Roosevelt's occupancy OF
the Office of president. There will be
a fairly definite account of what took
place in the inner councils OF three
years previous, for although the "ten-
mis- cabinet" did. not get well along
In its organization until some time
after Mr.. Roosevelt's presidential Ca
'reer started. owing to the tenacity Of
President McKinley's so-cal1ed "kitch-
:en cabinet" consisting Of Henry Ca
bot Lodge and others, it's members
were not long kept in the dark as to
what had gone on before their ad-
vent to Roosevelt intimacy.
/ Hurdles which the beef trust inves-
'tigators were compelled to take. inner
talks at the White House during the
brewing of the Russo-Japanese war,
the coup which made Roosevelt a
great peacemaker, his wrestles with
congress over the railroad rate bill,
the knocking out of the Northern Sc
curities merger, the growth of the
policy which blanketed great stretches
of western country with forest reserve
rule, and many other interesting
things will be set forth for the coun-
try's contemplation by those persons
who knew much concerning them, now
that the Injunction of secrecy has
worn away.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
President TAFT Ali-PowerfuI.

A word from President Taft to his
great and good friend the regent
would stay the executioner. So no
fears need be felt for Yuan's life ex-
cept from natural or surreptitious as
saults. In the years to come China
may badly need his services, and
should he be recalled to power he is
lin a position to accept with dignity
and honor. Then I cannot bring N.Y.
self to think that the regent, who is
IN enlightened and progressive man,
could be Influenced to deal severely
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
Interesting Pair of Glaring Senators

and he fights for them as he would
for principles. What is best for them
he considers best for the whole coun.
try. If they prosper and are satis-
fed, it follows, according to his doc
trine, that all must be prosperous and
contented. Senator La Toilette takes
the other end of the game. He is for
the man who has very little money,
for the one who individually works for
every dollar he gets. And they stand
up in the senate about six feet apart
and fight it out along these lines.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

The success of a wireless transmits
sion experiment at Omaha. where
1000 lamps at the electrical show
were lighted for four hours by a cur
rent sent to them without wires ia
something to cause uneasiness among
the holders of shares in electric light
Ing companies, and carry a feeling of
satisfaction to municipalities which
have refused to be tempted into street
lighting ventures.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
Gotham Property Is Held by the Few

course, Is only an average. since I'M
some parts of the oity an acre of
ground amounts to many millions. The
average value of property, not inclu-
ding the land itself. is $4,000 an acre.
so that each member of the select
100000 constituting two per cent. of
the whole number who own all New
York has on an average $15o.000
worth of property. The other 3,4O0, 900
of the city's population are merely
tenants
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

A queer complaint, made by a citi.
zen Of Los Angeles, emphasizes the
march of progress in this age. The
complaint is to the effect that owing
to the popularity of aviation in the
city, appropriately named of the An
gels. the sand from balloons is thrown
down over the lawns and freshly
painted flats, instead of in the garbage
cans provided for city refuse.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

A man who shot the Niagara rapids
five times and went over the Horse
shoe falls in a barrel died lately of
draught To go through such almost
certain perils unharmed, merely to
succumb to trivial cause, is but an
fate
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

with a man who has served China
well, even If his majesty should feel, as
is allegen. personal antipathy toward
him. Moreover, If he should be wrong.
ly tempted to yield to this disposition
and to wreak an unworthy revenge,
international pressure would instantly
be exerted in Yuan's behalf. Such &C.
tion by the regent would work almost
irreparable injury to- China just at q
crisis of her history, and would cause
the new regime to lose the sympathy
of Christendom at the beginning Of ita
career.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

There are torpedo boats and torpedo
boat destroyers for warfare on the sea-
And now Japan is credited with hav.
ing devised an airship destroyer for
use in the event of flying machines
being utilized for fighting purposes.
Invention matched against invention
leaves the world very uncertain as to
what will come next
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

Putting poison about in places, es-
pecially parks, aside from the question
of its legality, is very dangerous
practice, as small children are quite as
likely to get hold of it as the animals.
Poison is thing which no circum-
stances will excuse in any but very
safe and secluded place.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

Says the New York law under which
the chauffeur was convicted after kill
ing the boy: "The killing of human
being by an act imminently dangerous
to others, and evincing a depraved
mind, regardless of human life, al
though without premeditated design.
is punishable by a verdict Of murder
In the first degree" That seems to fit
the case very nicely
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

have been for the countess of Granard
when she found her sky-piece too large
to get through the doorway of the
prince of Wales!
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

Boston women are discussing the
question of whether beauty and brains
60 together. Ancient history lends it's
aid to modern gallantry to make the
answer easy. OF course they do. The
Greeks were noted no less for their
art and philosophy than for their ply
sical graces. Beauty and brains are
natural aftinities, as much as pork and
beans.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

The new sultan says there must be
no more executions without his con,
sent. If he stops the fun this way, q
lot Of Young Turks are going to be
sorry they voted for him.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

Though the present national admin
istration is determined to secure finan-
cial economies it will not reduce the
number oftfeathers in the tail of the
American eagle on our JUSTLY cele-
brated gold coinage.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
South African Trade

In 1908 British South Africa i'm.
ported $122 1000, 900 worth of good. and
exported. $226.000.0 900 worth Of prod:
ucts, gold and diamonds. Great Brit
ain took $12,500,0 900 less than in 1907.
and ''other countries" $3.50, 900. Worth.
more.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
Woman Coliects Taxa.

Miss Martha E. Johnson has lust
been reelected tax, collector Of L.
COMA, N. H. This is her fourth tern
She is said TO be the only woman tax
collector in New England. She IN !.
graduate of the Laconia high school
and an active member of the Laeonia.
Woman's club. .s:...@.. y. : -,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

1t is said that great deal of the
hair used in building the present elab.
crate coiffures of women is imported
from China. In that case, it is not
easy to see how it suits so well with
the rats"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

A Washington doctor says that there
is such thing as dyspepsia of the
BRAIN. Will the doctor please tell us
how rich man has to be to afford
that complaint?
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

Joy riders" continue to get all that
is coming to them. Sixty miles an
hour on country roads is bound to
keep the doctors in meal tickets.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

When walking delegate goes out
and stops funeral to throw two non
union cabbies off their seats, is, he
friend or foe to organized labor?
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

American women don't know how
to walk, says an English authority.
Envious because they are able to ride ?
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

Cornell student marries his step.
mother. See what a college education
can do to tradition!
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

OF
whatever
Austria
until
He still claims
distance
brokers of Europe and at short they
his approaching
wealthy Samuel Sloane Chauncey
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16

himself civilian Albany"
attracted
the o. divorce reform.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
ANTl-SUFFRAGlST RECRUIT

Bishop William Croswell Doane of Albany,
N. Y, is powerful recruit to the forces of the
anti-suffragsts. In his address to the graduating
class of girls school, the bishop came out
strongly the subject, declaring that the war for
votes could add nothing to womanhood, but is
daily losing the dignity and influence of the sex
He added equally cutting suggestions of "hysteri-
cal clamor," "howlng-dervish performances" and
other unpleasant characterizations.
Bishop Doane, for more than so years q
bearer of episcopal honors, is the son of another
famous Bishop Doane in New jersey He is fond
of the so-called "high church IDEAS and is one of
the very few American bishops who adhere
strictly to the English episcopal dress,-the gait
ers shovel hat and ALL It is recorded that at one
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
HOW HE DODGES DEBTS

Prince Miguel de Braganza is the original
"On-Again Of-Again Finnegan" of European near
royalty He is the hero of more striking matri
monfal alliances in the newspapers than Lillian
Russell. He has just done it again. This time il
was miss NJ. Vanderbilt" For day or so the
report received much attention. America was in.
terested, wondering just which Vanderbilt heiress
had bought another title. large bevy of the
princes creditors were interested for they saw
possibility of getting some of their money back
Now the entire Vanderbilt family arises to deny
any engagement with the prince whatever.
The prince is wn-prince-pretender to the
throne of Portugal. His grandfather was really
king of that country for an hour or so by virtue
of his nerve and a shady claim on dead king
New-York tribune., 1909-05-02

now plan to complete the manuscript Of the
Jamaica fora
"Our purposes in visiting Eastern Cuba were
the increase of the gardens collections OF Cuban
species; to determine further the relations be
tween the Cuban fora and that OF the Bahamas
Florida and Jamaica: to obtain additional
plants and specimens for study in connection
with the preparation OF the annotated list Of
Cuban plants by Percy Wilson my admnistra-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-02

tive assistant, and to obtain more information
about the cactuscs OF Cuba for use In the
studies Of cactacea. which / prosecuting
in cooperation with DR.. J. N. Rose. Of the
United States National Museum
Arriving at Santiago on the morning OF
March II took photographs of some typical
trees. including the beautiful Sterculia- on San
Juan Hill and fine specimens of the Corozo palm
(Acrocomia) March Is was spent in studying
New-York tribune., 1909-05-02

Continued on eighth page
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-27
LET THE HEATHER ALONE.

Concluding an editorial ON the Elsie
Sigcl horror, after admitting that
certain low classes of Cinnamon play
the missionary women for other than
religious purposes, the Philadelphia
Ledger says:
All this has evidently NJ relation to
those Chinese of high class who are
represented in our universities, but
only to those mysterious creatures
swho congregate in remote quarters
by themselves, and for whose enlfght-
eminent many good men and women
labor so patiently. No n can wish
TO discourage such labor, however
fruitless it may appear; but all OBJ
servation teaches most emphattcally
that II Is not work for women The
Chinaman's attitude toward women
IL not the same as the white mans.
and II Is worse than folly to overlook
that truth. 1t may well be that few
men viii interest themselves for the
Chinaman's salvation, II so, the re-
sponsibllity certainly VIII not rest
upon our women, and especially not
upon young girls, who can have no
mission to NEEDLE with anything so
complex as the Oriental mind and
character Far better leave the
heather In his blindness.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-27
BREAKS THE RECORD.

We have al heard Of the man who
would steal a red hot stove but the
man who VIII steal the wires OF q
telephone system. for the copper IN
them. esta blisheh a new record. a
recent dispatch from kenosha. Wis,
gives this recount Of such an achieve
mcnt:
Extended operations Of wire
thieves on the lines Of the Chicago
Telephone company between Chicago
ana kenosha resulted In kenosha
having but one instead of twenty-five
circuits 70 Chicago today. The men
evidently began work somewhere
near Lake Forest early last night,
and during the night they stripped
the poles Of thousands of feet Of cop
y wire. This morning 1t was
found that the circuits we're al
dead" and An investigation revealed
the fact that the wires had been cut
with nippers all along the line. The
sent out a large force q
men to repair the breaks and as many
detectives to locate the thieves, but
they had not been located
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-27

It's constitutional prerogatlve to the
extent OF accepting, even on the
authority of a conference committee,
all the new matter which has or
iginated' elsewhere.
Though the house has frequently
accepted senate amendments to tariff
bills that were material additions. no
Instance Is recalled or such accept
ance OF an entirely new revenue
measure. like this corporation tax.
which has been ostontationsly orig
mated not merely in the senate. but
IN the executive mansion. The party
loyalty Of the committee OF Ways and
means viii be severely strained BY
this situation. and IL Speaker Cannon,
as the special guardian of the author
.ity of the house Of representatives,
shall not have something 10 say TO It,
It VIII be a surprise indeed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-27
THE CASE or Dir FOSTER.


Tho case OF the Baptist convention
versus DR.. Foster has given rise 20 a
great deal OF speculation, ana more
than a little amusement, but regarded
seriously the whole matter ~ summed
up thus; No man or body of men can
coerco Dr. Foster into believing or
processing TO believe anything he does
not believe. but II he hnds himself
IN active antagoniam to the doctrines
held in common By the Baptist Min
isters' conference. Il IL his plain duty
70 Withdraw from It. II Is not a
question whether he h right or
wrong or whether they are broad or
narrow, If they are associated 20
uphold certain definite ideas TO which
he ls opposed, there IL no 'intoler-
ancc' in their insisting On his With
drawal from their body, lie ought to
withdraw an a matter Of common
honesty. If he does not believe the
Baptist doctrine he should take him
self out Of the Baptist church,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-27

+. Lindsey, the Colorado man who
has made such a splendid record as
judge OF the Juvenile court IN Denver.
For the past few years he says, 1
have been actively engaged in the in
tcrcst of better laws for the protection
OF the home and the children. In
this behalf ! have visited some twenty
states. | have found wonderful pro-
gress, and scarcely without exception
it has been the members of the
women's clubs who have championed
every good law and secured the pas
sage of nearly all the advanced leg
i~slation upon the statute books for
the protection of the home and the
children
Just how many all told are
thus enlisted nde the banner Of
social progress it is impossible to say,
although the number must run far
into the millions. 1t is still more out
of the question to attempt to estimate
the influence which they exercise
collectively and as individuals. who
can measure, for instance, the infiu-
ence exercised by Miss Helen Gould,
or Miss Jane Adams? 1t is almost
twenty years since Miss Adams first
took up her residence in Hun House,
and began her settlement work among
the toilers' Of Chicago. Under her
able direction Hun House has devel-
oped into a centre of the highest
civic and social life. Nine thousand
people visit it every week during the
winter months to attend lectures, de-
bates, and theatrical entertainments;
10 gain instruction i'm industrial arts;
to take part in its club life; ana to
study literature. science. history, civ
les. the languages, and the fine arts.
Originally it comprised only four
rooms on the second ioo of an old
residence; today il has spread out un-
til it might fguratively be called a
city within a city. Its fame has gone
forth over the world. and the name of
Miss Adams is an inspiration to
thousands who have never seen her.
II. Addington Bruce. In the July
Smiths.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-27
If YOU DON'T BELIEVE TT
THEY'LL SHOW YOU
THE CIGAR


Visitors at the Union depot last
night witnessed the strange sight Of
a dog BORN without forelegs, walking
about the waiting room on his hind
legs, standing upright like human be-
ings. The dog was the property of
George Hicks, a cigar manufacturer
of Hutchinson, Kas.
Hutch" as the dog is called. was
brought to Kansas City TO consult" a
specialist about an illness with which
he is afflicted. He was still under the
doctors care when he appeared at the
depot last night. Hicks dresses his
pet in a coat and trousers. So that he
presents an odd spectacle as he
Frances around at the beck and call
of his master.
one of the chief accomplishments Of
Hutch is the ann in which he
smokes a cigar. Hicks declares the
dog will not smoke any but his own
brands.
~ amount Of money could tempt
me to part with old Hutch ' said the
owner last night. when asked whot
price he would take for the dog.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-27

have a cooling effect on the ardor of
other devotees of the interesting art
of extortion.
A HORSE census Of England shows
that the animal is holding his own
against the auto. The results of a
donkey census of the tight little isle
might now be interesting.
~.
JULES WATERBURY,, who got
none for write-ups that were never
printed, says that congressman are
easy to fleece. With their wide ex-
p%crience in the art would think
congressman would be immune.
THE TRUE Followers of Christ
pass around the r~attlesnakes during
their religious services. A boy GOT
bitten in Reno. Kansas, during one OF
these interesting eeremonials and
cashed in his checks. The county at
torney says they must cut out the
snakes or leave the country. This
curious sect should be shipped out to
join the Mokls.