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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

Ancient Church at Ecton, England.
lives, and here it was that the future
slgner of the Declaration of indie
pendence acquired the habits of thrift
which, perhaps, as much as anything
else, helped to frame his future great
ness.
Indeed the whole district is interest
ing to Americans, for not far from
Ecton is the home of the family of
George Washington, known as Sui
grave Manor. Ecton and Sulgrave
Manor are visited nowadays by hosts
of the descendants of the man who is
said to have said that he could not
tell lie. Aside from the American
interest of Ecton, the village itself
has been immortalized by Hogartb,
the great painter. It was he who paint.
ed the sign of the "World's End inn
In that place. Nobody knows to-day
exactly what Hogarth's idea of the
end of the world could have been, as
souvenir hunter many years ago
added this interesting sign to his col.
lection and ever since that time, the
Worlds End" inn has been without a
sign.
Canon Arthur w. Jepson, who was a
member of the famous Mosely com
mission which toured 1000 miles OF
America to study educational prob.
lens few years ago, recently has
been presented by King Edward with
the living of the beautiful church at
Ecton. He is great believer in the
American system and his report on
the commission strongly advocated
the adoption of American methods.
Canon JephsoR, who has many friends
all over the United tates, hopes to re-
build his church with American
money. He points out that this church
is referred to in Franklin's autobiog-
raphy and the name Franklin appears
frequently on the register.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

NEW WORKERS will not long miss
~ the Madison Square garden if a
new plan to build an amusement pal
ace is carried out.
proposition to construct a man.
moth amusement arena and show
place upon one of the great squares
over the New York Central railroad
tracks north of Forty-fifth street. has
been laid before that company.
1t has been demonstrated by practi--
cal tests that such structure would
not be affected by vibration or by the
noise from the trains Experts de-
clare that a grand opera house built
over those tracks would not be mar
red at all by the close proximity of the
electric train service beneath it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

coed Maj. Gen. Weston in command of
the troops in the Philippines, has had
long and honorable career in the
army. Born in Maryland, he gradual
ed from West Point in 1869 at % and
was assigned to the Fifth artillery
When the Spanish.American war
came he was captain of the First artil-
lery and was promoted first to the lieu
tenant colonelcy Of the Twenty-sixth
Volunteer infantry and later colonel of
the Forty-eighth Volunteer colored
regiment, recruited in the south, and
in two months time he brought it into
such perfect shape that it received
the highest praise in the Philippines.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
HISTORIC CHURCH IN ENGLAND.
was Attended by Benjamin FranI<Iin's
,Forefather&

LONDONDERRY spots in England
nave more American, interest than the
little village of Ecton, in Northamp-
tonshfre, and particularly the church
yard In that*quaint town. It was here
that the forebears of Benjamin Frank
lin were gathered to their fathers -
and in the little churchyard one may
see to-day many monuments with the
name of Franklin upon them. The
father and mother of Franklin were
born in the village and when Frank
lin visited the place years afterwards
he was able to identify the black
smiths forge so we'll known to his
parents. It was in this little village
that the Franklins lived their frugal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow Of Health Speaks for Postum.

It requires no scientific training to
discover whether coffee disagrees or
not.
Simply stop it for time and use
Postum in place of it, then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will appear.
six years ago was in a very bad
condition" writes Tenn. lady, Il suf-
fered from indigestion, nervousness
and insomnia.
Il was then an inveterate coffee
drinker, but it was long before could
be persuaded that it was coffee that
hurt me. Finally decided to leave it
of few days and find out the truth.
1.-THE first morning l left of coffee
had raging headache, so decided
must have something to take the place
Of coffee" (The headache was caused
by the reaction of the coffee drug
caffeine.)
Having heard of Postum through a
friend who used it, bought a package
and tried it. I did not like it at first
but after I learned how to make It
right, according to directions on pkg..
l would not change back to coffee for
anything.
when I began to use Postum I
weighed only III lbs. Now I weigh
ITO and as have not taken any tonic
In that time I can only attribute my
recovery of good health to the use of
Postum in place of coffee.
my husband says I am living ad-
vertisement for Postum. I am glad to
be the means of inducing my many
friends to use Postum, too"
Name given by Postum Co.; Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well.
Vile" in pkgs. There's Reason.
Ever read the above letter9 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, tRoos and full Of NO.
interest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

ago I contracted &C.
we're kidney trouble
and my back began
to ache continually.
Every day it seemed
worse. The least
pressure on my back
tortured me, and I
could not stoop with.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

encouragement in New South Wales.
The first poll taken under the proyi-
sions of the new liquor act in New
South Wales gives the temperance peo-
pie much encouragement. The bal
lots show an aggregate of 17s,600
votes against license. Owing to the
provisions Of the law calling for a
three-hfths majority, no district dis
credited license. The agitation will be
continued, and another campaign will
be carried on.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
A Mice Hint

Il know what I'll d." said the girl
whose bashful lover would not pro-
pose. *'Tll go out as trained nurse"
But that is a profession. YOU
know nothing about it," he replied.
Haven't l had six months expert
ence sitting up nights with you?"-N-
Illustrated Bits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
lndia's MANY LANGUAGES,

a WdHy 6d"8ud0eS'
One hundred and fifty different Ian.
guages are spoken in India, most of
them unwritten, and this fact fire.
quently leads to trouble in the courts
OF that oriental country. Strangely
enough, Indians frequently drift into
that capital who can find no one able
to understand their vernacular. Meth
er the court nor the court interpreters
understand some of the litigants and
witnesses involved in some of the law.
suits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Tragedy Of Vanishing Forests.

There are some men in public life
who profess to believe that trees grow
about as fast as they are used and that
1t is foolish to worry about the future
and try to make provisions for it. This
opinion is sometimes heard in the
halls of congress. Secretary of Agri-
cultural Wilson, who has given the
subject much attention, says: 1--WE are
now using in one year as much wood
as grows in three, with only 20 years
of virgin growth in sight," This is an
alarming prediction, but Chief Fores-
ter Pinchot thinks it is too favorable.
He says the country is now consuming
lOO, OOO, 600, 900 feet of lumber, board
measure, annually, which will exhaust
our supply of timber in IA years. We
cannot afford to run out of American
lumber in IA, 20 or 30 years, declares
the Philadelphia Press. The waning
supply must be replenished Our bare
hills must be reforested on a large
scale. When the necessity Of this is
demonstrated so that the most incred-
ulous must believe it, the Indifference
to reforestation will give place to zeal
and spasmodic efforts here and there
will be succeeded, by a comprehensive
and continuous work: of tree planting
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Women Now Manage Hoffman House

sonnet of the staff, but so far as ad-
ministration is concerned proceeded
along those lines which her brother
followed for many years and which
brought success to him and to the
Hoffman house. The Miss Cadda-
the hotel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

The girl who some time ago won
fame all over the country by breaking
her arm in trying to button her waist
IN the back is distanced by the man
who lately had an apoplectic stroke in
2 irving to put on a refractory collar.
Such dangers lurk in the clothes of
civilization.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

The kidney secretions passed irregu.
larly with pain, and I bloated badly.
My head swan and spots fitted before
my eyes. One doctor said was in
durable. However, found prompt re-
lief when I started using Doan's Kid
ney Pills, and the troubles have re-
lated gradually disappeared"
Sold by all dealers. SOC box. Foa.
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Conscience.

A man who does not use his con-
science often has terrible paroxysms
of it; but a man who uses it all the
time never comes into what is called
q state of conscience. 1t comes on
him as dew on flowers, and falls on
him gently as rain on the ground. He
is full of conscience, but it is not con-
centrated at any single point. It is
distributed through the brain, the
nerves, the muscles and the skin. It
is in every part of him. 1t pervades
his life. It does not, therefore, rise
up into freshet.-Henry Ward
Rescher
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

+ A slaughter Of the celestial kingdom
has just joined the 707 women now
,ttudying in the University of Berlin.
This is Miss LII Tsu Zung, the youthful
daughter Of a deceased physician OF
shanghai. :,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
New Postage Stamps Nearly Ready

the reds and blues of the early
stamps.
Director Ralph of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing regards the new
stamps as the most artistic ever is
sued by the government.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
lubricatino a Door Lock.

A door lock may be fabricated by
using some lead scraped from the lead
in a pencil and put in the lock. This
may be done by putting the scrapfngs
on a piece Of paper and blowing them
into the lock through the keyhole.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

The English suffragettes have elect
ed again to 60 to jail. This is ominous
for the conQuering of the movement.
! for when women make martyrs of
themselves they can succeed better
than any known agency in making life
,highly- undesirable for other people.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

= The feet is coming home with car
On. Of international friendships, good
,,,,shes and cemented bonds between
The east and west-certainly result
worth time. trouble and expense.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Apparatus to ENTITY Canal Boats.

Apparatus to Empty Canal Boats.
Following in some ways the general
lines of the car bumpers in use OR the
Great Lakes, an apparatus is to be
built in Philadelphia for the Lehigh
Navigation Company which will take
hold of a canal boat, elevate it 60 feet
in the air, and empty it's contents
either On the wharf for conveyance 10
storage pile, or into the hold Ct an.
other vessel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
AFFECTING SIGHT.

Cook Ito her friend)-The proposal
that the widower made me was really
very moving. He brought his four
children with him, and they all knelt
before me.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
Crossed Over Frozen Ocean.

Crossed over Frozen Ocean.
The Rhine was frozen over and
loaded wagons crossed it on the ice in
1892. Travellers also crossed from
Norway to Jutland on the ice the same
year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
SEEMED WORSE EVERY DAY.
a Dangerous Case Of Kidney Com.
plant and How Il Was Checked.

Mrs. Lucy Quebeck, Mechanic st..
Hope Valley, r. l., says: Eight years
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22
DUvALL TO SUCCEED WESTON.
Change In Commander Of Troops in
the Philippines.

Washington.-Maj. Gen. William P
Duvall, who has been selected to sue
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

= A Kansas school teacher is in trou-
bile because she pasted strips of court
plaster over the lips of a boy who
would whisper in school. Now the
father of the boy has hired lawyers to
see whether the constitution provides
;for such forms of punishment, and If
not to make the teacher share a part
lof her salary with the boy to soothe
his ruffled feelings. If the teacher
wins out before the courts what a
large field it opens up! What fine
thing it would be, for example, if those
running for office could paste broad
strips of court-plaster over the mouths
of their fool friends! They could feel
comparatively safe with only their
enemies running at large. Many
: homes might be happier if the man of
, the house when he wanted to sit
2down for an evening of quiet medita-
ton could just seal in this way the
lips of the dear and devoted wife who
wanted to spend the same. evening
telling him of his shortcomings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-22

= The mulberry, ''wisest of trees" az
'Pliny termed it, really likes Lon.
don,' and fruits profusely even in the
grounds of the Charterhouse, at murky
,Smithfield, London mulberry trees are
mainly derived from a fad of James
L., who wanted to found a silk-growing
Industry. With the proverbial folly of
a pedant. the British Solomon intro.
,duced the black mulberry, disliked by
;silkworms, instead of the white varie-
ity, which forms their food. The black
mulberry had been planted by Cardi-
nal Pole at Lambeth in 1856, and
there were still older specimens in the
garden of Syon House. According to
q pretty Greek legend, all mulberries
were originally white; but mulberry
tree was growing beside "Ninny's
tomb" when Pyramus and Thisbe
died there, and the blood of the lovers
turned the fruit to its present color.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22
Russia Recognizes The
 Freedom Of Bulgaria
Emperor Ferdinand Pays Official Call at the Capital of Russia and Is Received With the Greatest Cordality by Emperor Nicholas
 and His Court.

St Petersburg, February 21.-Em- peror Ferdinand of Bulbaria arrived here today on an imperial train which brought him from the frontier. Grand Duke Constantine, on behalf of Elm peror Nicholas. met the visiting em- peror; General Hazenkampf, command CT of the forces in the capital, pre- scented a formal report and the band struck up the Maritza hymn. The col ors of the Zminovsky regiment were dipped and the guard of honor pre- scented arms.
 Several aides -de-camp were assigned to the Emperor and he accompanied the Grand duke in a carriage to the fort ress of St. Peter and St. Paul, whither Emperor Nicholas had proceeded a short time before. It was stated that the Russian Emperor intended to meet the Bulgarian ruler personally at the station, but as the train was two hours late the honor was delegated to Grand Duke Constantine.
 Emperor Nicholas and the royal visi- tors who had come to St. Petersburg to attend the funeral of Grand Duke Vladimir. had already taken tn cir places in the cathedral when Emperor Ferdinand arrived. His presence raised a delicate point of etiquette.
 As Austria and the other powers had not recognized the independence of Bull garia, Archduke Friedrich, under the old order, was entitled to precedence. but the new Tsar immediately stepped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22
TEWANINA WINS !
 MARATHON RACE,

New Orleans, February 21-The Young Mems Gymnastic clubs 20-mile Marathon race at City Park race track this afternoon was won by Louis Tewanina, the Carlisle Indian, whose time was 2:10:56 3-5.
 Sammy Mellor of the Mercury Ath- letic club, Yonkers, N. Y., finished sec- ond, a minute behind the winner. Joe Forshaw of the Missouri Athletic club, St. Louis, came third, and Leo Fincke, a 17year- old local boy, was a good fourth.
 There were 2s starters and only 10 finsh ed.
 Mellor set the early pace, but ap- parently tired after the 17th mile and several times had to slow to a walk Just before the end of the 18th mile Tewanina loosened up and closed the distance of 10 yards which separate him from Melor. Mellor loafed through the 18th mile, apparently trying to re- serve his strength, and Tewanina trot- ted contentedly along 10 yards back.
 Tewanina began the 18th mile in the lead, which he never relinquished. His stride at the finish of the goth and the last mile was 39 to the minute, and he was apparently as fresh at the finish as at the start.
 The entries included
 J. A. Felts, Chicago; Charles Fruits, Central Y. M C. A, St. Louis; R. A. Fowler, Cambridge Gymnastic associa- tion, Cambridge. Mass; Sidney Hatch, Illinois Athletic club, Chicago; S. P. Robinson, Louisiana State university, Baton Rouge; S. A. Mellor, Jr., Metro politan Athletic club, Yonkers, N. Y.; Andrew de Hass. Chicago; Joseph Forshaw, Missouri Athletic club St. B9uis; Lewis Tewanina, Indian school, Carlisle, Pa. The others were local en- tries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22
Bad Hospitals In Caracas.

New York, February A.-The steamer Prince Willem ", which arrived here today from Venezuela and the West h. dies, brought reports of great distress in the hospitals at Caracas. short time ago, passengers said, the physicians and nurses in the hospitals went on strike, because the authorities failed to furnish sufficient supplies of food and medicines. There were some 300 patients in the hos pitals where the trouble occurred and they were starving for want of the neces- saries of life. The passengers of the Prinz Willem " included U. Paulus San non, Haytien minister to Washington. and Josef Louis Simon, consul general of Hayti at New York city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22

left him Stewart, feeling i'll, got out of bed and walked toward the window to open it wider It is thought that as he leaned out over the sill he became dizzy and losing his balance fell out of the win dow, which Is about four feet from the floor, to the pavement, six stories below
 It Is not known how long the body lay there. It was discovered by a policeman, who, after notifying Medical Examiner Swan, had 1t removed to the Cambridge morgue The body was then warm, but life was extinct The young mans par ents were at once notified.
 The young mans mother Is President Roosevelt's sister.
 Stewart was prominent in the social life of the university He was a member of the Sphinx, Alpha Delta, Hasty Pud- ding, Institute of TITO and the Delta Kap- pa Epsilon.
 An examination of the body showed that the skull was badly fractured and that both hips were broken. Medical Ex- aminer Swan said that death was due to accident
 Stewart Robinson had attended a ban quet of the "A. D." club, .lot Alpha Delta, and 1t was after midnight when he went to Hampton Hall. The body re- mained in the undertaker's cooms until the arrival of the young mana father, Douglas Robinson, from New York, when preparations were made to remove 1t to that city late tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22

into the place of honor beside the Elm peror of Russia.
 formal dinner was given at Tsarsko Selo in honor of the visiting royal representatives this afternoon. Emperor Ferdinand was not present but instead accepted an invitation to dine privately with Grand Duke Vlad- imir's widow and her son. Emperor Nicho olas will dine with Emperor Ferdi- hand tomorrow.
 The interment of the late Grand Duke was conducted according to the long and beautiful liturgy of the Russian church. The funeral was not marked by the slightest untoward incident. The repeated drives of Emperor Nicholas through the main streets unescorted, the lack of precautionary measures be- yond the stationing of an additional number of plain clothes men on the sidewalks and only the momentary stoppage of traffic go to show that the old conditions of safety so far as the sovereign Is concerned, are being re- .esta b1ished in the capital. The Empress was unable to attend any of the cere- monies in connection with the inter- ment on account of illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Page

Page 1. Battleship fleet in sight of home. Russia reorganizes Bulgarian inde- pendence.
 Leaderless mob creates riot at Ot tumwa.
 Mob wrecks homes of Greeks. Secret service defended by Roosevelt. Roosevelt's nephew killed by fall. Robin Cooper faces long ordeal
 Page ?. From cowboy to cabinet officer Georgias income and expense list. Postal service will be bettered.
 Page ,. Big audience at Ensley revival. "Flack flag is given regiment. Memorial sent on Horseshoe Bend.
 pane .. Editorial comment.
 Page 5. Bodeker orders arrest of negro spot ter carrying pistol who claimed to be working for sheriff. Frank Connell killed by Constable Lawler at barbecue near Lewisburg. North Birmngham's new motor fire engine gives fine exhibition on Bir- mingham streets Local discussion about probable ac- tion of the legislature. Prominent speakers to conduct farm CTS meetings In north Alabama this week.
 Page '. Sudden death of J. P. Darben. Taft cabinet Is nearly complete. Plaintiff wins suit for damages. New railroad to be built at once Congress must rush all bills.
 Page 8. Jem Driscoll Is great fighter. Harmonious outlook in Southern league.
 Jeffries will fight Johnson. Britons fear the American racer Burman tears worlds record into tat- ters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22
CHINESE TRICKS
 ARE HARD TO BEAT

San Luis Obispo. Cal, February 21- What is believed to be an organized plan to smuggle Asiatics into this country has been unearthed as a result of the dis covery of p Chinese in a box car in this city today The Chinese were in a bond ed car. scaled with the government stamp. The car was billed from Algiers, La, where it left on February 10 for San Francisco Owing to numerous land slides and washouts the car was delayed on the coast division of the Southern Pa olhc
 While passing the sealed box car in the yards today Conductor Page heard voices in 1t. In response To a question who was in the car, he received an offer of s2 for a bucket of water m the pigeon English" of the Chinese. The sherifYs office was notified, the seals broken and 22 half starved Chinese taken out. One of them stated that they had crossed the Mexican border at Fl Paso. They were placed in the county jail ard are being held await the arrival of irlm grafton inspectors.