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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
Magazine Writer Thinks She Is De
veloplng Sixth Sense,
intuition.

In "Thais" the keynote of the entire
performance Is the struggle for mas
terry between the animal and spiritual
nature of Daniel, the anchorite, and
this struggle is going on today the
same as it was in the fourth century.
It is not a question as to whether a
man has an immortal soul or not, but
it is q question of his higher nature
dominating his brutal instincts. The
average man even today Is three
fourths animal. He follows his in
stincts rather than his intellect. The
position of woman has been very
much raised since she was considered
ed a mere chattel, a plaything and
slave. Even in China today, accord
ing to the religion of Confucius, a
wemar> is q mere animal without q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
Monkeys and Gum.

In tropical countries the natives
have many unique ways Of catching
monkeys. One Of them, % explained
by . traveller, is this: The hunters
walk about in short boots in sight Of
the monkeys. Then they take the
boots of. place some gum in. the bot,
toms an leave them on the ground.
withdrawing themselves to . great dis.
lance. Presently the monkeys como
down from the trees and Try on tho
boots anu when the hunters come after
them tho boots stick to the feet Of the
monkeys and they ar. unable to climb.
Thus the initiative little animals aro
captured s5 II .5=s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

been trained to cut capers in cir
GUS Arabs watch them, each armed
with a gun or q bludgeon.
Arbitration treaties and doctrines
of peace do not reach down here.
Every man must be his own police
man. The traveller who went I'm.
armed or unescorted might fare bad
ly. Outside of each of the villages is
high, rectangular tower, built of
mud bricks, and resembling the pic
lures Of the Tower Of Babel in the
old family Bibles. This Is both watch
tower and fortress. Here a sentinel
Is ever on the lookout for the ap-
proach of marauding bands, or war
parties of enemies, and into this the
people are gathered when there is
danger of attack. The petty wars that
are life and death to these people are,
of course. unknown to the world.
An American Among the Arabs.
l learned of an adventurous Ameri-
can who has cast in his lot with one
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
Cz,eNAkING
| &c S AZ +
Persian Pilgrims Carry Seeds Of Mod
ern Reform-Holy Places Of Mos
lens Near 6agdad Are shrines for
Myriads Of Shiahs From Afar.
BY WILLIAM r. ELLIS.

Bagdad. Turkey.-The man of the
street in Philadelphia, or Chicago, or
London would look skeptical If told
hat the most densely populated Sec
ion of the earth's surface was former
ly the region off In this little-known
corner of the earth which Is now the
Mesopotamian desert. It Is hard for
me on the spot to realize that these
wastes were once OF incredible fer
ility, and that the kings of the whole
earth once reigned here in splendor.
vt present, the rowing Arabs and the
1oslem pilgrims have the land to
themselves. The tracks across the
lesert are chiefly made by pious men,
bers of the Shah sect of Moslems,
who are required to make at least
one pilgrimage year to these holy
cities set of in the desert.
The popular idea is that Mecca is
the one great place of 1slamic pilgrim
age. Certainly it holds first place,
and Medina, the home and burial place
of Mohammed, comes second. All
Moslems, of whatever sect, agree as
to the sanctity of these holy places.
But the Shah sect of Moslems, who
abound in Persia and India, and are
by the Sunnites considered heret1cs,
regard the graves of Ali and Husse1n
as of almost equal sanctity; and the
rule Of pilgrimage to these spots Is
more rigidly observed by them than
by Sunnites generally. Ali was the
husband of Fatima, the daughter of
Mohammed, and Hussein was their
son, the prophets grandson. AS the
direct descendant of the prophet, he
is esteemed as greater than his
father, who entered the line by mar
riage. These two men contended with
the companions Of Mohammed for the
succession to the supreme place, or
caliphate, and in sangu1nary battles
were defeated. The Sunnite Moslems
hold to the validity of the succession
of the Companions, whereas the
Shiahs accept the claims of Ali and
Hussein and regard them as martyrs.
When they read the story of the death
of the prophets grandson the pill
grims weep and wall loudly. for all to
hear.
Rich Shrines in the Desert.
1t sounds like the Arabian Nights
to tell Of towers Of pure gold piercing
the air of the remote desert, yet such
Is the literal fact. l am able to un-
derstand with what Joy the weary
travellers over these 1nterminable
wastes, where there Is no object to re-
lieve the monotony, is gladdened by
the sight of the golden minarets Of
Kerbela's mosque, beneath which re-
pose the bones of the martyred Hus-
sein. In the same fashion the dome
and minarets of Meshed All, or Nejef,
signal from afar that the goal of the
pilgrim is in sight The cupolas and
minarets of both these sacred mosques
are plated with pure gold, and be-
meath them are treasures that stag.
ger the imagination, the piled-up
gifts of rich and royal devotees. When
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

His real name was not Logan, but
Tah-gah-jute. He was the son Of ia
nous Cayuga chief and was born about
1925 near the Moravian settlement in
Northumberland county, Pennsylvania.
His father was the white mans loyal
friend and admirer, and not only
brought up his boy to reverence and
love the colonists, but insisted on CIV
ing him an English name. So the
youngster was called John Logan" in
honor of William PENIS secretary.
Throughout Pennsylvania. and Vir-
ginia as well, young Logan grew to be
known and respected. He was pointed
out as proof that Indians could be-
come civilized and could be as broth
ers to the white man. Logan's fame
as a trapper, hunter and trader spread
throughout the whole region. His in.
huence with his fellow Indians was
great. The Mingoes chose him for
their chief.
Friendship Turned to Hate.
Up In 1774-when he was nearly 80
the life of Logan had not been much
more noteworthy than that of New
York policeman. Had he died then,
his name would now be forgotten. His
biography would have held no more
or less historical interest than that of
any other commonplace, well-behaved
man.
But in 1774 there were disturbances
between some Ohio river Indians and
the frontier settlers. A few lives were
lost and band of white LAND jobbers''
decided to overawe the savages by
show of severity. These frontiers
men chose the peaceful Logan as an
example. They swooped down upon
his cabin, destroyed it and killed near
ly all the friendly chiefs family ana
near relatives. Logan himself es-
capped the massacre. But his lifelong
love and trust toward the white man
was changed in an instant to MUIR
derous hate. He took the warpath and
attacked every white settlement
within reach. In that one wild cam
paign he, single-handed. killed and
scalped no less than 80 persons. He
believed-rightly or wrongly-that
Capt Michael Cresap, frontier celeb
rity, was leader of the men who mu1-
dered his family. And against Cresap
he swore horrible vengeance, sending
him this note, tied to blood-stained
war club:
Capt Cresap: Why did you kill
my people? You killed my kin and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
WI. DOUGLAS TRUST PLAN
Manufacturer Thinks Government
Should Obtain Publicity by a
License System.

Large business organizations have
come to stay. We cannot 60 back to
old conditions. We must meet world
competition. Large concerns can pro
duce goods at lower cost than small
ones. Germany favors large corpora
lions. The method of the present ma
t1onal administration is to dissolve
the great organizations and make
them smaller. which is a backward
step. There should be no limit to a
corporation doing a large and leglti
mate business, such as would be pos
sible under the licensing plan which
favor, writes w. L. Douglas, former
governor of Massachusetts. In the
Boston Herald.
Prejud1ces against corporations
merely because they are big, perhaps
must be done away with. They give
labor better returns. They cheaper
product and thus benefit the consum
er. They give opportunities to small
investors who get returns otherwise
unattainable. They employ able
young men who have no capital at
all, but who receive handsome sal
aries for their ability and service.
In place of the Sherman law It Is
my opinion there should be depart
ment at Washington to grant licenses
to all manufacturers and corporation
In this country who do an interstate
commerce business.
The law should be made so clear
plain and definite that it could not be
misunderstood. It should require all
capital to be paid in full. Semi-yearly
statements should be given to the
public and certified by public &C
countaint. There should be a board
of examiners in each state to look aft
er these corporations just as our ma
tional banks are watched by the ma
tional government. They should have
the right to eLter the Offices and ex
anime the records of all the direc
torates of these companies.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
WORKS WITHOUT FAITH
Faith Came After the Works Had Laid
the Foundation.

A Bay State belle talks thus about
coffee:
"While a coffee drinker I was a SUI.
ferer from indigestion and intensely
painful nervous headaches, from child
hood.
Seven years ago my health gave
out entirely. I grew so weak that
the exertion of walking, If only a few
feet, made it necessary for me to lie
down. My friends thought l was
marked for consumption-weak, thin
and pale.
II realized the danger was in and
tried faithfully to get relief from med.
icines, till, at last, after having en-
ployed all kinds Of drugs, the doctor
it was in his power to cure me.
while In this condition friend In.
duced me to quit coffee and try Posi-
VIM, and l did so without the least
hope that it would do me any good.
did not like It at first, but when it was
properly made found it was most
delicious and refreshing beverage ]
am especially fond OF it served at din
ner ice-cold, with cream.
In a months time l began 10 I'm.
prove, and in few weeks my 1ndiges.
ton ceased to trouble me, and my
headache stopped entirely. I am 80
perfectly well now that I do not look
like the same person, and have so
gained In flesh that I am Is pounds
heavier than ever before.
This is what Postum has done for
me. I still use it and shall always do
so.'' Name given by Postum Co., Bat.
tie Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it Is ex.
planned in the little book, "The Road
to Wellville,' in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter1 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF hu0a1
interest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

the late shah of Persia visited Ker-
bella, the storehouses were opened,
and the riches he beheld were Of stag
gering oriental sumptuousness. Incl
dentally, it may be mentioned, the
leaders of the Shah Moslems, resi-
dent here, have almost the last word
to say concerning the fate of Persia.
No Christian may enter one Of
these mosques. Under the new regime
he may not be kept out Of the city,
but the best he can get Is passing
glimpse of the lavish golden orna-
mentation Of the courtyards of the
mosques and of the wonderful mo-
sales, and by discreetly passing all he
may gain a fair knowledge of the
mosques, though If he tarries, as I
know, he is likely to be shown how
upwelcome he is. That the old spirit
which counted 1t meritorious to STAY
non Moslems still exists I learned
while on this pilgrimage. At Meshed
Ali We were unable to secure lodgings
at any of the inns, not because they
were full, but because it was the an
niversary of Hussein's death and feel.
ing was running high. We were taken
care of by the Young Turk officials,
and put up In the courtroom. Even
so, the food we bought from the
bazar was poisoned and I was made
seriously i'll.
The magnificence Of Kerbela and
Meshed Ali Is famous, but the
mosque at Samarra is really finer
the most beautiful in all the world. It
Is not so we'll known because Samar-
"a. another shrine city, Is further up
the Tigris, and not visited by so many
persons. It is counted point of
special merit to be buried near to the
graves of Ali and Husein, and SO the
neighborhood of both cities is sur
rounded with graves, some OF them
sumptuous. Those with the rich green
tiles mark descendants Of the proph-
cts. Bodies are brought from Persia
to be buried here.
The unexpected ways In which the
West is touching the East, and the
immemorial conservatism of the ORR
ent is being broken up, was shown
while I was lodging In the judges. or
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
LOGAN

took my cousin prisoner. Then
thought must kill, too. have been
three times to war;"
Not content with personal ven.
geance, Logan is said to have stirred
up other Indian tribes against the col.
onists. At any rate. that same au.
tumn, 1900 braves sprang to arms and
ravaged the surrounding country. A
thousand Virginia mtlitiamen were
sent against them, and a fierce battle
was fought near the mouth Of the
Great Kanawha river. The Indians
were so badly defeated that they beg
ged for peace. Lord Dunmore, colo
NAL governor, sent for their chiefs
to come to a conference. Logan alone
refused to obey. His brother.in.law.
John Gibson, was hidden to fetch him.
In answer to the summons, Logan
sent the following historic message,
which generations of schoolboys have
since declaimed:
Story Of Logan's Wrongs.
Il appeal to any white man to say
II ever he entered Logan's cabin hun
cry and he gave him not meat; If ever
he came cold and naked and he clothed
him not. During the course of the
last long and bloody war Logan re-
NAMED idle in his cabin, an advocate
for peace. Such was my love for the
whites that my countrymen pointed as
they passed and said: Logan is the
friond ~ tho x.,h{+o ~ons hol o-x>1
thought to have lived with you. but for
the injuries of one man. Capt Cresap,
the last spring, in cold blood and un-
provoked, murdered all the relations
of Logan, not even sparing my women
and children. There runs not a drop
Of my blood In the veins of any living
creature. This called on me for re-
venge. have sought it. have killed
many. have glutted my vengeance.
Henceforth, Logan became hope
less drunkard. He gave way to mel
ancholy and to wild fits of temper. In
one OF these RACES, during the sum-
mer Of 1880, he struck his wife sense
less to the ground. Believing he had
killed her, he fed. Near Detroit he
came upon party Of Indians from his
own tribe. He thought they had come
to arrest him. So, leaping from his
horse, rife in hand, he swore he would
die fighting. He sprang at them be-
fore they could explain. In the con.
fict that followed he was shot dead.
in self defense, by a brave named Tod
ha-dhos-Logan's own nephew.
(Copyright.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
Woman May Be Superior

soul, and is merely considered In the
light of a necessity to perpetuate the
race.
On the other hand, it is question
whether woman is not destined event
ually in civilized countries to take a
higher position than man. If what
Thomas A. Edison claims is true
that we may be developing a sixth
sense-woman is certainly nearer to
that development than the lord of Gre
alton, for that sixth sense promises
to be nothing more or less than de-
velopment of intuition, which, as we
all know, is believed at present to be
essentially a feminine characteristic.
However, there have been very few
great artists, musicians. painters or
writer's who have not had something
Of the nature of feminine intuition
Albert Ellery Bergh, in Coauzls,a1
Magazine ss=%:~. s*' . . = "a: 4 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
MIANTONOMO

ship of 80 powerful a leader. But MI
antonomoh and Uncas were sworn en-
emies. The colonists' rulers urged
the two foes to make peace, but Mi
antonomoh, as ever, followed the ad-
vice Of his white friends. In 1888 he
and Uncas signed treaty Of friend
ship dictated by the colonists), which
included a promise to leave all dis
putes to the English for settlement.
The Penalty Of Friendship.
In 1643 Uncas made war on one OF
the Narragansett sub-chiefs, Sequas-
son. Miantonomoh, faithful to the
terms of his treaty, asked leave Of the
governor of Hartford to avenge theh
attack. Permission was granted, and
with 1000 Narragansetts he marched
against Uncas and 500 Mohegans. The
armies met near Norwich. Mianto-
nomoh wore a coat of mail-a gift
from the English, Of which he was
very proud, but which hampered his
movements. Uncas challenged him to-
single combat. Miantonomoh haugh-
tily refused, saying his followers were
there to fight. While the parley was
going on Uncas gave a sudden sign,
and the Mohegans fell upon their un-
prepared foes, defeating them and TAX
ing Miantonomoh prisoner. The lat
ter's fight was impeded by the Eng
lish coat of mail. Uncas brought Mi
antonomoh before a colonial court at
Boston. There. in spite Of the fact
that he had earlier proved his inno-
cence Of the same charge, the captive
was found guilty Of conspiring against
the English. The commissioners, on
the plea that their ally Uncas' life
would be in danger as long as Man.
tonomoh should live. condemned the
gallant sachem to death.
Miantonomoh had trusted and loved
the English. They sacrificed him to
Uncas and even gave the Mohegan
permission to carry out the execution.
The only stipulation the white men
made, In memory of Miantonomoh's
former services. was that he should
be merely killed-not tortured as well.
So the fallen sachem was led back to
the scene of the lost battle, near Nor
witch, and there struck dead by q tom.
ahawk blow.
(Copyright.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

In Crete, is more sanitary than am
found IN any historic ago anywhere
earth until the nineteenth century.
The life Of the human race upou
this planet 10 being traced further and
further back. The earliest known
civilization Is being found to have
been preceded by ono still earlier.
one curtain Of tho past appraised re-
veals another curtain which the scien.
ISIS are certain conceals still more
secrets.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

and clay tablets which ne digs up are
marketable, when taken to Bagdad.
So anybody who wants to collect q
modest library of writings from four
to seven thousand years old may
gather the clay books at sundry des-
ert places, after deal Of bargaining
with the Bedouin. The latter have
lately uncovered at Jokka, several
miles south of Niffur, library OF
about twenty thousand tablets. That
these should be lost or scattered, in
stead of going into the possession OF
the archaeologists, is matter for
real regret. Any one of them may con-
tain information that will necessitate
the rewriting Of the books of early
history.
The great excavations of the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania, now neglect
ed, are an impressive ruin. They are
by no means exhausted, for the Ar
abs themselves are constantly making
finds there. The controversy between
Professor Hilprecht and Professor Pc
tiers seems to have stayed the work.
It Is perhaps a late sfdelight upon
that fracas, which was rather unintel-
ligible to the average man, that the
one name which seems to be best
known to the Arabs, and to the neigh
boring Turkish officials, as well as to
the people of Bagdad, 10 that of Pro-
fessor Hilprecht. The German ar
chaeologists at Babylon also gave him
high praise and wondered who knew
enough to call his findings into ques.
ton. The two houses, or forts, Of
this University Of Pennsylvania ex-
petition are rapidly falling into COM
plete ruin.
Unearthing Nebuchadnezzar's Palace.
1t is no news to the world that Bah
ylon is fallen, but how complete is her
decline can be understood only by
those who have visited the ruins which
the German archaeological expedition
has unearthed. This work is largely
supported by the German government.
partly from scientific zeal, and partly,
one suspects, in order to have stake
in Mesopotamia. 1t is notable bit
of archaeological enterprise, charac-
terized by German thoroughness. The
palace Of Northumberland has been
laid bare to it's foundations, and one
may read the mind of the royal build
er in his work, as he erected his
grander palace upon that Of his ia
Their. Few finds of a startling charac-
ter. in the way of inscriptions, have
been made by the Germans, but they
have made plain the architecture and
manner of life at Nebuchadnezzar's
court. One may stand on the very
spot where rested the throne OF Bel
shazzar when he saw the handwriting
on the wall. The very pavements on
which walked these kings, and where
Alexander the Great planned the con-
quest of Asia, are here to be seen.
For most Of the year "the rivers Of
Babylon" do not flow at all; but Sir
William Willcocks IL bringing them
back, and when his irrigation project
gets under way, within five years
hence, the ruins of Babylon will once
more be surrounded by fertile fields,
and the emptiness OF Babylon's palace
will re-echo to the sound Of American
farm machinery.
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15
The Weak Ones.

The Weak Ones.
Police Chief Sebastian of Los An
geles was talking about a married man
who had fallen before the charms of
the beautiful "flirt catcher"
George was always weak" said
Chief Sebastian. "Once, when he was
boy at school, his mother was
apologizing for him to his school
teacher
"'George is SO easily led the moth"
or said.
EYES, the teacher agreed-'except
In the right direction
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

Sickened the Owl.
II love you, darling, more than you
love me-" sighed the swain.
"Ah, that is impossible, precious"
she whispered back, "for love you
better than you do mel"
you cannot"
But I do"
"You do mott" he argued
when I say thing l stick to IT,"
she snapped.
An owl shifted uneasily above them
Pardon me, Gwendoline!"
Pardon me, Eustice!"
Miss Brown!"
MIR. Jones!"
The owl hooted dism:lly and sought
another bower.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

Bronson-Is there any doubt about
our prosperity?
Woodson-None whatever. II you
don't believe we have money to burn,
look at the way we celebrate the
Fourth Of July.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-15

A Flat.
did the singer succeed in getting
what suited her in an apartments?
"Oh, yes. She told me she had q
suite thing in A fat"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-10
ENGINEER OARR
LOSES RIGHT EYE

John Darr. prominent Erie engineer,
was the victim of accident which
resulted in the loss of his right eye
WREN the sight feed glass of the lubrf-
Gator on his engine bursted Company
surgeons at Hammond pronounced the
case a hopeless one and the eyeban
will probably be soon removed. Retire
ment from railroad service will be the
result of his injury, but Mr., Darr is
we'll protected by insurance in the En-
gineers order and other companies. On
one policy of $1,000 he had paid but $40
in premiums.
Bursting of the lubricator glass came
shortly after Mr.. Darr has mounted his
engine last night for return to this
city on No. 4. Shortly after midni ght,
as the train was leaving the yards, the
flying glass struck his eye. Thorough
examination was made and the sur
geons extended no hope of saving his
sight. The injured man was returned
to his home in Huntington at noon on
No. b. By the terms of his policies
Mr. Darr receives much of his insurance
at once.-Huntington Democrat.