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The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

A UTOMOB1LES will become a part
"a Of the White House equipment in
the administration of William H. Taft,
taking the place in measure of the
horses and carriages now used as a
means of locomotion in and around
Washington by the members of the
Roosevelt family. One of President
Roosevelt's pet aversions is the auto
mobile. He has declined to purchase
a car and only in two or three in
stances has he ever consented to be
a passenger in one. On the other
hand, Mr.. Taft is very fond of the au-
tomobile. In the late political cam
paign he made many tours in high
power cars, notably on his visit to
New York, where he was compelled
to make long jumps in accordance
with arrangements made for him by
the national and state committees.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

HE marriage the other day of the
earl of Granard and Beatrice Mills,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills,
and niece of Ambassador Whitelaw
Reid, was one of the social events of
the season in Gotham.
The earl Of Granard is an English
man, and because of this fact the re-
grets that he has carried away with
him a pretty American girl as a bride
are less than If he had been, instead
OF blood cousin, some foreigner from
continental Europe.
The bride is granddaughter of D.
O. Mills, the financier and philanthro-
pist. The earl of Granard is master
of horse to King Edward of Great
Britain, and the head of the royal
equerries, which confers upon him the
right to seat in the kings carriage
on state occasions.
temporary altar was erected in
the Louis XIV. room of the Mills resi-
dence in West Sixty-ninth street for
the marriage ceremony, which was
performed by Bishop Thomas ]. Gu
sack of st. Stephens Roman Catholic
church. The bride wore white satin
empire gown with veil fastened with
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

According to information from Phila-
delphia the discovery of the tuberculo-
his bacillus by Prof. Koch has been fol-
lowed by another very important
achievement DR.. Randle c. Rosen-
bergh, holding the chair of bacteriolo-
gy at Jefferson Medical college, is cred
tied with having found way by which
the tuberculous germ can be prevented
from reaching the lungs, and it is be-
lieved that by the adoption of proper
preventive measures, including simple
treatment and supplying abundance of
fresh air, the bacillus can be destroyed
and so made harmless and thus seri-
GUS risk to the person infected can be
averted. Coming at a time when ex-
ceptionally energetic and intelligent
effort is put forth in the war against
the white plague" says the Troy IN.
W Times, the announcement will be
received with the keenest interest
Anything that can minimize the dan
gers of tuberculosis is to be warmly
welcomed
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
An Empress "Make-Up," )"

An empress mdke-Op.
Owing her rise from the position of
slave girl to that of an empress ruling
the destinies of~some O0,OO0,O0O sub.
jects to her beauty, it is scarcely sur.
prising to learn that, up to the time
of her death, the dowager empress of
China was extremely vain of her good
looks. Nine ladies', Of the imperial
suite were employed every morning
to . make up" the empress. Her
majesty was rouged regularly every
morning until her cheeks famed deli.
cately against the creamy compost.
tfon with which the rest Of her face
had been treated. The lips were
carmined and stubborn growth of
hair .on the chin and upper lip was
obliterated by the application of paint.
A slightly double chin caused her
much trouble, but she found con:
ISOLATION in the size of her feet, which,
although they we're never bound in the
peculiar Chinese fashion, were the
envy of all ladies who were privileged
to see them-Exchange. ,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

A SEVEN-STORY warehouse will re-
IA place st. johns chapel on Varick
street, one of the Oldest church edi-
fees in New York city This, at least,
is the announcement made by the
Record and Guide, the official organ of
the real estate interests of New York.
The announcement of the alleged
plans has served to intensity the feel
ing aroused by the determination of
the vestry of Trinity parish to close
the historic church.
The reason advanced by the vestry-
men for closing st. Johns is that the
chapel has outlived its usefulness and
that by reason of the constant moving
of the resident population to districts
further uptown the congregation of St.
John has dwindled until few worship
ers remain. These few the vestry
of Trinity proposes to accommodate
at st. Luke's chapel, which is CON-
paratively near at hand.
:. The action of the vestrymen when it
Was first made public brought forth a
protest from the members OF St.
Johns parish, and petition signed by
some Of the most prominent. men in
the nation, among them President
Roosevelt, urging the maintenance of
the chapel. II only for sentimental rear
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
THE WONDERBERRY.

Mr.. Luther Burbank, the plant Wiz
ard of California, has originated
wonderful new plant which grows any
where, in any soil or climate, and bears
great quantities of luscious berries all
the season. Plants are grown from
seed, and it takes only three months
to get them in bearing, and they may
be grown and fruited all summer in
the garden, or in pots during the win
ter. 1t is unQuestionably the greatest
Fruit Novelty ever known, and Mr..
Burbank has made Mr.. John Lewis
Childs, Of Floral Park, N. Y, the in
troducer. He says that Mr.. Childs is
one of the largest, best-known, fair
est and most reliable Scotsman in
America. Mr.. Childs is advertising
seed Of the Wonderberry all over the
world, and offering great inducements
to Agents for taking orders for it.
This berry is so fine and valuable, and
so easily grown anywhere, that every
body should get it at once.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

ME EW YORK.-Skort hours and easy
~ bosses cause New York city to
throw away $20,000,000 a year on its
pay roll, according to statement
which has been made up for the board
OF estimate by Henry B1aere, director.
and DR.. Frederick A. Cleveland, tech.
n1cal director, of the bureau of mu-
nfcipal research. -
The main object of the statement
is to induce the city departments gen.
orally to follow the example of Comp
troller Metz, already copied by Street
Cleaning Commissioner Edwards. Bor-
ough President Cromwell and one or
two other municipal heads, in having
their employees work from nine a. m.
to five p. m.
The present short hours obtaining
In city departments alone, the re-
search men estimate, is to the city
$5,OOO,000 of dead loss. At least $15.-
OOO,000 more loss, they figure, is
caused by the waste of time by labor
ers employed on city work.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

r HAT slot machines with mirror
/ fronts are breeders of trouble and
impediments to traffic in the Gotham
subway are the conclusions of the
public service commission on detailed
information gathered by John Rorko,
IN inspector.
Inspector Rorko produced a diary
of his observations, his general conclu-
sion being that while slot machines
cause good deal of trouble they
serve the purpose Of providing mir
1prs for the women and for an occa-
aional man whose vanity overcomes
him. Here are some of the inspectors
ohservations for three days recently in
tic subway south of Brooklyn bridge
ara at Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn:
"MondSy, Wall Street Station, 4:35
p. m.-Man stops in front Of mirror
axee Tia; delay. 1850 p. m-Two girls
stop to lock in mirror; more delay;
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

Medical Inspection Of All lmntorants.
Millions of immigrants have come TO-
this country, and the numbers are: COR
staptly increasing. Each immigrant Is
examined by a service medical ofacer,.
and those found suffering from loath:
some or dangerous contagious diseases,
insane persons, idiots; epileptics. *and
those likely to become a public charge
because of inflrmities, are detained
and the immigration >ofacials deport
them to the country from which they
come. This inspection Of immigrants
is carried on not only at our seaports,
but also along the Canadian and Mexi-
can borders wherever there is direct
communication by steamboat or rail-
road. This inspection serves to keep
out the thousands of sick and disabled
who would become burden upon pub
lie and private charities. 1t also keeps
out thousands of cases of contagious
diseases. The service maintains 21
pital stations, where medical treat
ment is given to sailors of the mer-
chants marine. Over $4,000 sailors
were thus treated during the last fiscal
year. This care of sailors serves two
useful purposes besides it's direct bene-
fit to the sailor, remarks the National
Magazine for January. Seamen taken
i'll or injured while en- route to, or at a
port, would necessarily have to be left
by the vessel for treatment at the port
which in the majority Of cases would
not be the sailors home. The sick
would therefore suffer unmerited neg
lect, or become a burden upon the
charity of a community to which they
did not belong Further, If the illness
be Of a contagious nature, they be-
come a menace. Deep-water sailors, be-
cause of the nature of their life, are
prone not to form family ties, and
when these men contract tuberculosis,
as many do, they both suffer them
selves because OF the lack of home in
many cases, and in addition endanger
the community in which they live For
these men the service maintains a
large sanitarium at Fort Stanton, New
Mexico. This sanitarium is on a reser-
walton Of 38 square miles, located on a
plateau in central New Mexico at an
altitude Of 6,150 feet. Here there are
200 or more patients continually under
treatment. Some remain until cured,
others remain a few months during
which time they become improved and
learn how they must live II they would
recover, and how to conduct them
selves for the protection of Others
Others, of course, less fortunate, never
leave the sanitarium, but their days Of
illness have been rendered as comfort
able as possible.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
W!!:l:|SYcGEEDEL!0T: i! !; | | !! !! |
PROF. LOWELL TO BE PRESIDENT,
. OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY. :
New Man Is So Years Old, Holds
Chair OF Science of Govern
nent and ls Author Of
Many Books.

Bost0n.-Prof. A. Lawrence Lowell
will succeed Charles W. Eliot as presi-
dent of Harvard university. He was
nominated for the honor at a recent
meeting of the Harvard corporation
and President Eliot subsequently pre-
sented his name to the board of over
seers, who confirmed the nomination.
The members of the corporation were
unanimous in their selection.
The corporation of Harvard college
is made up of President Eliot, Treas
urer Adams and five fellows.
Besides Prof. Lowell, the names of
Wallace Clement Sabine, professor of
physics, dean of the Lawrence Scien-
tific school and dean of the Graduate
School of Applied Sciences, and
Charles Homer Haskins, professor OF
history, had been mentioned. OF the
three Prof. Lowell is the oldest and
the only Harvard alumnus. He was
graduated from the academic depart
ment and from the law school.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell has writ
ten some half dozen books bearing on
national and International politics.
For two years he lectured at Harvard
and held a full professorship there for
a third. For some years past, when
the likelihood of President Eliot's ab-
d1cation has been discussed, Prof.
Lowell has been invariably named az
his logical successor.
Prof. Lowell was born on December
13, 1856, and is two years younger
than his brother Percival Lowell, who
has won many laurels in astronomy
and scholarship. The Lowells were
among the early settlers of New Eng
land, having come to Newburyport in
1889. The sons attended Harvard COL
lege and travelled abroad before choos-
ing life occupations.
Augustus Lowell, father of .Har-
wards prospective head, was, until
within a year or two of his death on
June %, 1901, a leader in financial
enterprises Of Boston and New Eng
land. He held positions of authority
in directing the policies of the Lowell
institute and the Massachusetts In.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
Civil Service Commission Wants Home

department OF the government wholly
peripatetie and without permanent
quarterings is subject to suspicion and
to sighting considerations. We want
ed to be helped out of that situation"
It is nearly twenty-six years since
the commission was organized. The
early meetings in 1883 were held in the
apartment of Dorman B. Eaton in the
celebrated but Gilapidated Wormleys
hotel. Later the commission rented
two rooms in residence in Fourteenth
street. From there it moved to the
seed building of the department of ag-
riculture. In 1885 it moved to wing
Of the city hall building. In 1898 it
moved to the Concordia building, and
in 1900 it moved to it's present wholly
inadequate building.
that are permanent, that will be a
creditable monument to the work it
has done and an honor to the public
service that it is performing. An ap-
preparation of 100000 will provide a
proper site and building and this ap-
preparation is recommended. In trans
mitting to congress the commissions 8
letter and the draft of bill for the ap-
preparation, President Roosevelt says
he approves the commissions recon-
mendation.
The force Of the civil service COM
mission consists Of 1874 employees, Of
whom 1877 are constantly employed in
Washington. These employees super
wise and complete the work of 1859
local boards, composed Of 4,690 men,
bers, distributed throughout the terri
torial extent of the United States, Ha-
waii, the 1sthmus of Panama, and the
island of Porto Rico. Last year there
were 1877 1891 applicants for examina-
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
RHEUMATISM PRESCRIPTION

The increased use of 'Torfs' for
rheumatism is causing considerable
discussion among the medical frater-
nifty. 1t is an almost infallible cure
when mixed with certain other ingre-
dents and taken properly. The fol-
lowing formula is effective: "To one
half pint of good whiskey add one
ounce Of Toris Compound and Que
ounce of Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound.
Take in tablespoonful doses before
each meal and before retiring"
Toris compound is a product Of the
laboratories of the Globe Pharma-
ceutical Co., Chicago, but it as well as
the other ingredients can be had from
any good druggist.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
Ready Theme.

0SAOy IUe"0s
Archibald" called the wife OF the
special writer, in excited tones.
Don't bother me, Lucy" shouted
her husband from his "den."
"Archibald," she persisted.
please keep quiet. Didn't l tell
you not to bother me when I am
busy?"
But I must, DEAR The children
have taken those six bottles of gold
paint you bought for the gas fixtures
and smeared it on the walls from gar
ret to cellar
THAT so, Lucy? Well, don't let that
worry you. I'll just call it an inspira-
ton and use it in an article entitled
How Children Brighten Up The
House,"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
Her Indoor Vegetable Garden.

Her Indoor Vegetable Garden.
The West Philadelphia woman who
was the envy of her neighbors last
summer by virtue of her vegetable gar
den in her small back yard, which kept
her table well supplied for a month,
has again stepped into the limelight.
This clever woman has succeeded in
raising several kinds of vegetables in
flower pots sof earth inside her house.
Already she has raised several stalks
of asparagus from roots, and her fam
lily is enjoying the luxury of green
asparagus; while their friends and
neighbors are eating canned goods.
Radishes, too, have grown indoors for
this amateur trucker, and now, made
ambitious by her successes, this wom-
an is going to plant some lima beans
and peas. The care of her indoor
vegetable garden is not wearing, for
the West Philadelphia woman, to gain
time, has simply cut down her usual
list Of potted. plants and devoted her
time to. more practical growing things.
philadelphia Record. %:+<~
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

AS when Vesuvius last. broke loose,
people will wonder why men choose to
dwell In such scenes Of danger. But
between the great disasters that make
so portentious printed list are long
periods when the slopes are golden
with lemons ripening and the rich soil
smiles with double harvests. A volcano
is not such bad neighbor. 1t always
gives warning, says the New York
World, and in its worst fits enriches
the soil. The earthquake in it's appal-
ling fury and unacceptable suddenness
is a different matter.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
Prof. A. Lawrence Lowell.

stitute of Technology, besides engag.
ing in other kindred activities.
Last year, Prof. Lowell was elected
president of the American Political
Science association to succeed James
Bryce. the British ambassador at
Washington.
Prof. Lowell graduated from. Har-
ward university in 1877 and returned
to study at the law school. In 1880
he began the practice of law in Bos-
ton.
Much of his time has been devoted
to literature, and he is the author of
number of books on the science of
government. His most recent work,
"The Government of England" has
just been completed and is generally
considered masterpiece, ranking
with "The American Commonwealth, ("
by James Bryce. Among other works
Of Prof. Lowell are Essays in Govern
ment," 1889: Governments and Par
ties in Continental Europe" 1896.
From 1897 to 1899 he lectured at Har.
ward and became professor of science
and government there in 1890.
Harvard records attest that the new
president was an athlete of note, par.
ticularly in track events. The trophy
room rolls give testimony, for ex.
ample, that on May 10, 1877, he won
first place in the mile run at Beacon
park. Six feet tall, with wiry frame
he was considered a great runner in
his day. He kept up his interest in
athletics and attends all the great
events. He is thought likely to have
no quarrel with those who regard ath
letic competition as profitable Incl
dent of a collegiate career. Intercol
legiate athletics, it is predicted, will
have their place in student activities
under moderate checks.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
German Debt Steadily GROWING.

Since 1877 there has been only one
year in which the German national
debt has not been increased. 1t Is now.
according to recent official statements,
$1,013. 100000 or little more than the
French indemnity. The Gebt has been
doubled since 1895. For the, last eight
years, government publications again
admit expenditures have exceeded re-
ceipts by $471,0oo,oo0, or an average
of $53,000,000 year. The national
debt has already cost the country in
interest and administrative expenses
about $3S0,o0O,o0o and yet GERMANY
could have kept out of debt altogether
as Professor Schanz has recently
shown, If the revenues had only been
increased by about $12,000,000 yearly.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

New York is trying so hard to be a
noiseless city that it has even taken
of the gongs from it's ambulances.
After all, civilization is realizing that
progress is not din and that slowness
is not necessarily the synonym for
quiet.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

Everything that happens in the next
twelvemonth will be blamed by the su.
perstitious on the fact that the year
began on Friday. Still, it's being an
odd number may even with these, help
to counterbalance the bad luck.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
Scientific.

A Germ and a Goblin met one day.
and the Goblin gave the Germ the wall
. Grudgingly, however. .... !
I'D be as big a bugbear as you II
only science had chosen to take me up
as seriously!" muttored the Goblin,
with sour air.-Life.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
Family Discrimination

Mrs. Bongtong doesn't speak to her
husband in public any more"
whats the matter? Have they quar-
reled?"
mot at all; but since she got an in
vitatfon to the assembly and he didn't,
she says he isn't in her set."-Baltt-
more American.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
Carriage for "Uncle Joe" in the Future

er either of the officials shall have one
or two horses, a rockaway, victoria,
trap or phateon. 1t simply specifies
horses and carriages. That is GER
tainly sufficient for one of the plain
people like Uncle Joe'' Cannon.
Up to this time the president and
members of the cabinet were the only
ones Uncle Sam provided with hcrses
and carriages.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
Warehouse to Take Place of Old Chapel

sons and as one of ths. historical land
marks of the city.
Feeling has reached such a stage of
bitterness over the matter that there
is talk of an appeal to the courts and,
If necessary, to the legislature.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is the
name of new heart stimulant. The
dose is one syllable three times 4 day
after meals.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
One Way.

How did you get t-ycur husband out
to that musicale last night?"
=. Told him there was going to be- +
lunch afterwards" - Detroit Free
Press.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
HIS FATE.

Mr.. Dude-I was thinking how much
I resemble your carpet-always at
your feet, you know.
Miss Sly-Yes, very much like my
carpet. I'm going to shake it soon.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
The Orinin.

- ) tHe 0I'8Us
PA, what is the origin of the word
'because?'
Don't know exactly Guess some.
woman got it up."-Detroit Fre>
Fress.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

Many man lives a regular cat-and-
dog life. He purrs in the parlor and
barks in the kitchen
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

MILTON DAIRY CO., ST. PAUL. MIMI.
Are heavy cream buyers. Get their prices.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

Strong drug cathartics simply aggravate
the condition-the true remedy for consti-
patton and liver trouble is found in Gar
field Tea, the mild Herb laxative.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

PILES CURED IN TO IL DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
Of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in
to ~ days money refunded. bOc.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12
ONE THING At A TIME,

Have you noticed that the baroness
never talks about other women?"
How could she? She is, all the
time talking about herself"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12

Silver is of less value than gold:
gold, than virtue.-Horace.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-11
SPOKANE OFFICERS BREAK
Up H0RSETH|EF GANG
Arrest Member With IL Head of Horses
- and Other Is Captured at
Occur d'Alene.

"A bold gang of horse thieves
who have been operating by the
wholesale on the Idaho side of the
line was uncovered by Sheriff Pugh
and Deputy Sheriff Long last night
Then they arrested Mont Bishop
east of Spokane and found in his
possession II head Of horses
3tolen from the Occur d'Alene In
iian reservation.
Bishop confessed to the crime
md implicated his brother Will. his
.Sther, Theodore. Bishop, and a
neighbor. K. w. Wheeler. Will Bis
hop was arrested this morning at
Occur d'Alene city and is now in
the custody of the sheriff at that
place. Mont Bishop will be return
ed to Occur d'Alene as soon as ex-
tradition papers can be prepared.
Prosecuting Attorney G. H. Potts
of Occur d'Alene came over this
morning to look after the issuance
of extradition papers. From him it
Is learned that the Occur d'Alene
ocers knew nothing about the case
until informed of the arrest of Bis
hop by the sheriff's Office at Spo-
kane.
The stolen horses belong to In
dams and white ranchers living on