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4 was Full Of Water, and II Puzzled
the Week End Guest Before
Explanation.

A rising young politician in New
York tells this story on himself. He
was invited recently to spend week
end at country house where things
were done a notch or two more elabo-
rately than he was accustomed to. and
he stood in not little awe of the SOL
emn person who was assigned to act
as temporary valet to him. The cli-
max came when this functionary tap
ped at his door on Sunday morning
and told him it was eight o'clock. .
"All right, I'll get up said the Wis
itor, and the solemn man disappeared
into the bath room. from which pres
emily the noise of water running into
the bath tub was audible. In half a
minute more the solemn person emery
ed. holding 4 large silver bowl full Of
water. with which he approached the
Ded. IL 7 z ssss
He must. have seen the aston1sh-
pn0nt IN my faca.s said the New Yogk-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

awakened to what may De called the
diplomatic significance OF the Ameri.
can schools in the Levant. Broadly
speaking, America has been kept from
being a negligible factor In the Turk
ish empire by the schools maintained
here by the foreign missionary socie-
ties of the United States. These
schools are admittedly the foremost
II. the land. AS a result. of all the
nationalities to be found in Turkey,
America is the most popular. Three
out of four emigrants seek the shores
of America.
The entire cause of the English
speaking people has been profoundly
benefited by these institutions, estab-
lished with no thought of statecraft.
In all parts of thu Levant one may
find English speaking graduates Of
these schools, to whom American his
tory and American ideals have been
made familiar. There is doubtless
warrant for the statement that the
American schools in the Levant have
done more to honor the American
name and flag in these parts than all
the embassies at Constantinople.
Some Remarkable Results.
It is a curious and anomalous situa-
ton that the greatest educational in
situations in the Ottoman empire
should fly the flag of another nation.
This is unQuestionably the case. 1t is
a source of immense pride to travel-
ing Americans that the Syrian Pro-
testant college at Beirut and Robert
college of Constantinople and the
American College for Girls in Constan-
tinople. are the educational noun
tain peaks in Turkey. None Of these
is, strictly. speaking, missionary, but
all are entirely American being sup
ported by American money and con-
Quoted by American teachers.
The potency Of all this is difficult to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
UNCAS

quickly proved his fidelity to the Eng
lish, and did so in such emphatic
fashion that the Pequots deemed him,
a double traitor and plotted to murder
him. ="
Uncas swiftly avenged this murder
plot by swooping down upon sequas-
son, the Connecticut river sachela. and
laying waste his villages. Ne1. he
found himself involved in a quarrel
with Miantonomoh, sachem Of the
mighty Narragansett nation. Mianto-
nomoh had been accused Of conSpir-
ing to massacre the white settlers. In
1910 and again in 1912 the NarraIan-
sett sachem had been arrested ind
brought before the Massachusetts
magistrates on this charge and had
had much trouble in clearing himself.
Miantonomoh dared not ATTACK tho
white men. but wreaked his spite by
invading the country of their alliel.
the Mohegans. The NarragansettY.
1000 strong. marched into Uncas's
territory. destroying all in their patti
Uncas could scrape together barely
500 men to meet the invaders. The
two forces met near the Yantic river
falls.
Battle and Victory.
A terrific conflict followed. By mar.
tial skill and utter reckless courage
Uncas defeated the Narragansetts-
double the number of his own force
and captured Miantonomoh. Instead
of dealing with his fallen foe in usual
fashion. he carried Miantonomoh be-
fore council Of Massachusetts, elders,
who promptly condemned the captive
to die. Uncas's own brother was per-
mitted to strike the death blow. All
the local tribes now combined against
the Mohegans. and but for the aid
sent him by the English pncas must
have been overwhelmed. As it was,
he fought for years like tiger against
his allied foes. and held his own
against them. Thomas Lef1lngwell, q
settler, struggled provisions to him
once. when In 1856 he was besieged
by the Narragansetts. uncas, in graf
itude. gave Lefingwell the tract of
land now occupied by Norwich, Conn.
Uncas lived on until 1852, dying at
the age Of ninety-four. To the end
he refused to embrace his white al
lies religion, and was described by
Massachusetts, clergymen in 1874 a.
"an old and wicked, wilful man."
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Of them with some such influential
book as this.
Similarly the newspapers and books
issued from this historic press, de-
spite the censor's vigilance, has been
scattering the seeds of new thought
widely over the empire. Here more
truly than in any other part of the
world Of which have knowledge, the
printing press ha3 been a lever Of
Archimides to overturn the old order.
The primary output has been the Bible
in Arabic. The entire Arabic-speak-
ing world has been supplied with
Bibles from this press more than
million and half copies of the Bible
in whole or In part, having been is
sued up to date. Even the Georgian
churches have accepted the translation
Of the Bible into Arabic which has
come from this press. The Russian
schools within the Ottoman empire,
Mission Press, and the Russian gov
eminent Is at present the largest sin.
gle customer of the Press.
Modern maps have been valuable
output. for in the skillful war with
Islam which Christianity is waging.
modern geography. modern history
and the physical sciences are powerful
weapons against the teaching of the
Prophet. The entire Moslem world
has no printing outfit to match this
one. A better style of Arabic is used
than in the Mohammedan books. BY
the scholarly works tina. have come
out spirit of higher criticism has
been created within the circl~ Of Islam
and this is more insidious foe to the
latter than the frontal attacks of Chris
tianity.
The Mission Press makes it's own
type, and when each letter may have
four vowellings and twenty five differ
ent forms making one hundred l. all.
it Is not small matter to run a print
ing establishment in Arabic. Never
theless, the missionaries count it we'll
worth while for this institution is cut.
ting away the foundations of the old
order. AS Turkey goes to knowledge.
it goes to new life in reality.
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. Bowles)
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"BILLY BOWLEGS"

A very small Indian boy with a very
long Indian name crouched behind a
grassy knoll in a Florida swamp one
day in 1885. With a bow as tall as
himself he was sending succession
of arrows into a group of desperately
fighting United States soldiers.
1t was the battle in which brave
Major Dade and his little body of
troops were wiped out by Osceola' 8
fierce Seminole warriors. Osceola las
an earlier article OF this series told)
took actual command of the Semi
noles: bit their Sachem was Micanopy
an old man. The little boy with the
big bow was Micanopy's grandson.
From babyhood be was ferocious.
war-loving little chap.
His efforts to sit astride the broad
backs of the native hoEses and ponies
had bent his legs into odd shape. The
Indians often nicknamed each other
from some popularity Of face. figure
or action So the lads real name WAS
quickly forgotten and he was known
through life as BILLY Bowlegs." Such,
at least, was the way the Americans
translated his longer Spanish title of
"Guillermito las piernas corvas."
A Boy WARRIOR.
; The Dade battle was the first of
Billy's many fights. In 1t he slew sew
eral white men and, by reckless cour.
age as we'll as by Seminole cunning
he won then a fame that was soon to
spread throughout the United States.
Osceoia had wrought terror and
desoiation from one end of the Semi
mole country to the other. When ne
was treacherously seized while going
10 a conference under flag OF truce,
the government thought it would be
easy to force his leaderless tribesmen
into submission. But the war-fires
Osceola had lighted were not to be
So easily Quenched. For years the
conflict dragged on before the author
tiles were able to ship the sullen
Seminoles west. to the reservation laid
out for them. AS it was, about $50 OF
the f1ercest refused to go and managed
to escape the governments agents by
hiding in the Everglades. These re.
bellious Seminoles chose Billy Bow.
legs for their sachem. or head chief
Many years had passed since the
Dade fight and Billy had grown to
full manhood. He was crack shot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

warrior OF marvellous strength ana
endurance. and had, moreover, the
faculty of escaping from every tight
place in which he CHANGED to find him.
SELF. This last-named quality led his
superstitions followers to believe Billy
had the power to make himself invis-
~ible. At one time he secretly led
party of his braves on a sixty-mile
march away from their Everglades
stronghold to Lake Kissimmee. where
ut daylight he fell upon the fort there
and well-nigh carried it by storm be-
fore the large garrison was fairly
awake Beaten back at last by super.
ior numbers, he retreated in good or.
der.
Captain Clarke. commandant OF the
fort, led party of soldiers in pursuit
of the retreating Indians. This suited
Billy Bowlegs perfectly. He en-
trenched his men around little hill.
and poured forth such a CALLING. dead
" fire that the troops were beaten
back with heavy loss. Reinforcements
were hurried to the spot by General
Harvey. who hoped to catch the Semi
noles before they could get back to
the safety of the Everglades. But
Billy Bowlegs was too clever for him.
The war department, angry at the
Seminole leaders audacious raids.
seHt Il big expedition under Colonel
LOOMS to crush him. LOOMS divided
his force and attacked the Everglades
frcm many different points. One COM
pany was so fortunate as to come
upon a party of Indians who were car
rying their wives and children to q
place of safety. Billy Bowlegs was
leading the fugitives. The troops gal
loped down upon the Indians. shoot
ing, slashing and capturing. But when
the smoke of battle cleared away 1t
was found that Billy Bowlegs had
escaped-as usual.
Force, diplomacy. trickery. bribery.
were all tried against him in vain.
Billy could not be caught.
At length, little by little, his best fol-
lowers were killed or imprisoned. and
the brave old chief was shorn Of all
his power He was obliged, for the
sake Of the Seminoles who remained.
to sue for peace. With 165 Of his peo-
pie he was sent to Indian Territory.
But the surrender broke his proud
heart Within few months after his
removal from the Everglades he died.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

The editors Of "Health Hints and
"Questions and Answers have one Ques-
ton that is put to them more often than
any other, and which. strangely enough,
That is How can / cure my constipa-
tion?'
DR.. Caldwell, an eminent specialist in
diseases Of the stomach, liver and bowels
tised the speciality for forty years and is
convinced that the ingredients contained
in what is called DR.. CaldWells Syrup
Pepsin, has the best claim to attention
from constipated people.
It's success in the cure Of stubborn con-
stipation has done much to displace the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

She has stan OF upwards OF dozen
American women teachers. The grad.
yates. who from many nations. fire.
Quently 60 into teaching work. The
college is an influential center of the
new educational movement, and Mos.
lem teachers are on close terms of
friendliness and cooperation with the
American faculty. 1t is no small mat.
ter that in this cosmopolitan institution
Turkish, Greek, Armenian, Bulgarian,
Syrian, Koordish and girls of other
nationalities are learning American
ideals of life. The international col
lege for boys, the American school for
girls, at Smyrna, and other notable
institutions.
More than twenty-five of these
American schools are maintained by
missions in different part of the en-
pire. Their teachers are American
and an exceptionally large percentage
of their pupils become in turn teach
ers of local schools or engage In re-
ligious work. There are many parts
of Turkey that are honeycombed with
the influence of these mission schools.
The Printing Press Lever.
A study of the forces responsible for
the wonderful awakening Of Turkey
leads Investigators into many inter-
esting fields. Here have run across
the significant fact that within four
years the Presbyterian Mission press
at Beirut has issued at a nominal price
a large stock Of d'Aubigne's History
of the Reformation" This was done
originally to get rid Of a surplus Of
books. The demand for this work.
which has in 1t the seeds Of both po-
litical and religious revolution, grew
amazingly and still continues. Re-
membering how comparatively small
the number of educated readers in
Turkey has been, it does not seem an
impossible task to touch the majority
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Hawk Too Fond of Pigeons.

Seventeen carrier pigeons have been
killed by BLACK Joe," the Washing
ton post office department hawk, with
in the last three weeks. BLACK Joe"
has had nest in he tower of the
post Office for many years. He is
supposed to have swooped down upon
many hundreds of unwary pigeone
and killed them. Department officials
have made many attempts to kill the
black pirate, but he has always fooled
them. Traps laid for him have rust.
ed away. In sweeping the balcony:
under the tower the other morning 4
1anitor found II little metal bands
from the legs OF ahs slaughtered birds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
MYSTERY OF SILVER BOWL

er. Il couldn't conceal it. It was q
wholly new game to me. and didn't
know whether was expected to dip
my head in it or to drink it. It was
an awful moment, but that man was
diplomat. He realized my embar-
rassment, and he just let drop in
cold and aloof tone. as II he had out
siders to deal with every day. the SIM
pie explanation:
THE temperature of your tawth,
SIR" : ~4-f 81 -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

use of salts, waters, strong cathartics
and such things. Syrup Pepsin. by train
ing the stomach and bowel muscles to
again do their work naturally, and with
it's tonic ingredients strengthening the
nerves, brings about a lasting cure.
Among it's Strongest supporters are Mr..
John Graveline of SO Milwaukee Ave,
Detroit, Mich. Mr.. J. A. Vernon of Okla
homa City and thousands of others. 1t
can be obtained of any druggist at fifty
cents and one dollar a bottle. or If you
want to try 1t first a free sample bottle
For the free sample address DR.. w. B.
Caldwell. POI Caldwell building, Month
cello. I'LL
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Two of a Kind.

II find that my husband has been
having the office boy call me up every
day and humble terms of endearment
That's nice way to fool his wife.
He's been going to the ball game"
How is it that you didn't catch on
to the voice."
well. I'm busy at bridge every day,
and I've been having the cook answer
the telephone"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Madi Nell Ratherl

What's the matter with your wife?
She seems very irascible lately"
Why, she was assisting at a rum
mage sale and somebody sold her nov
hat for IS cents
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

Coles Carbolisalve quickly relieves and
cures burning, itching and torturing skin
diseases It instantly stops the pain Of
burns. Cures without scars. 25c and Soc
by druggists. For free sample write to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

Let me fail in trying to do some.
thing rather than sit still and do moth
ing.-Cyrus Hamlin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

p6pSl8 anu 1euldIo
troubles by your
medicine. I had
been troubled with
both for fourteen
years and consulted
different doctors,
but failed to get any
relief. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege table Com.
pound and Blood
Purifier I can say I
am a we'll woman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

He is a wise man who laughs al
the antediluvian jokes of his tailor.
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DOCTORS.
3*#&%z =" - ~ So - *aa -
FAILED TO !.
- :
HELP HER
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Pound. Wis. 81 am glad to an
nounce that have been cured Of dys-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

Charity organizations uncover a
multitude of sinners.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

He must have seen the aston1sh-
uant In my faca. : said the New York-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

Quarter section OF Texas Panhandle
land, nine miles southeast OF Adrian,
Deaf Smith county: one mile from new
town site. This quarter is raw, lays
fine. deep rich chocolate loan soil. 1t
Is in the best stretch of country In the
Panhandle; improved farms Join 1T on
three sides: wheat. oats. cotton. and
fruit yield abundantly, also corn, maize.
kaffir corn and millet. Mr.. Hedge Lar
sen. weh-to-do Norwegian farmer.
who owns a fne farm near Montour.
Tama county. central Iowa, owns a well
improved farm adjoining this quarter
and moved down there this spring. His
brother, who also owns farm near
Montour, has lived In this same locality
in Texas for Ave years; he says. For
health and wealth combined this II, In
my judgment. the best country In the
United States" Priced very low Tor
quick deal. VIII sell on easy terms
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
DEAD, ) Huar ~ Avro caAa4..
Chauffeur Mse<s peath and Two oirls
and Man Aro injured.

Chauffeur MsSts psath and TIVE oifls
and . Man Ars injured.
DaytonA, Fla. April 3.--Telix Faust.
chauffeur. Of New York, was killed;
Misses Bessie Mcdonald and Gertrude
Pfeinkse Of Boston weee fatally injured
and Miss Emma Laird Of Boston ives
hurt internally in An automobile acct
dent on the Port Orange road near here
early Sunday.
The motor was the property OF r. A.
Warner Of New York, who left for his
home last Friday after spending the
winter season here. Last night Faust
took a party Of his friends for a ride
and they were on their way home when
the accident occurred. While the
motor was running at high rate OF
speed, 1t became unnanageable and
left the road, plowing thru ditch and
grazing q tree.
The tree tore away the steering post,
broke Faust's neck and crushed HE
skull. The car continued for a hum
dred feet and collided with another
tree. throwing the occupants IN every
direction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
WILL ADJOURN siNE DIE AFTER
l4eARiNo ANNUAL REPORTS
or OFFICERS.
MAYOR 70 SWEAR IN
JONES AND HERMAN
Maysr and Councilman Elect 70 %
Given Oath Of Office Following Ad-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Mest Of
n City officers Not Likely to BE Made
clark Temporary Police Head.

The old city council will pass out OF
-,...,.... $780,. ~. o,,,o,,
= - ~
1esiocteo unoe1 me co1'li''ass'on paan' WIZ
be sworn In. The old council will adj
tourn sine die following the reading of
tha emma, renort. ana ,,,ch ot,,.r bnsi-
.tt"e :. ~o ~ ~"o
mp before ad5ourMng.
Upon Mayor Ingledue viii devolve the
duty Of swearing in Mayor-Elect w. H.
Jones and COuncilman-Elect George
Herman, and following the oath OF Of
flee tho new council win organize.
Not Many Appointments Likely.
Attic It IL not known Just how far
into the city appointments the two
members Of the new council will 70,
owing 70 the absence OF Councilman
Elect Derby. whose seat has been con-
testsd. II 10 believed that but few per-
manent appointments will be made by
The new members.
Kirby Likely Fire Chief,
It IN Thought quite probable that ]. T.
Karbxy win be retained as chief of the
ffre department. a position that he has
h1led most fntAllfeently and effectively
since ne deuartment WAS or:andzed in
1909
II il also said to be more than likely
that Han. Madison viii be reannointed
4. observation-disclosures OF the n,,ronin. sra
fion = noaitton that he mas filled most
.ar,nent.hlv Tor twentv-five wears. q =
Anderson. foreman OF the department
~ ,e~ar. ana mains for MANY wears
ana l. IN. time annerintendent Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
SOUTH DAKOTA LAND.

For Sale-457-acre farm 9 miles from
county seat of Edmunds county, South
Dakota Well improved. Barn room for
200 head; grainery, Groom house.
artesian well, all fenced, all tillabie:
$50 acres plowed; s25 per aero. Also
10000 acres $25 per acre UP: also desire
agents. liberal commissions. Correspon-
dence solicited. George l. Perry, Loyal
ton, S. D.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
A Rare Book Of piscovnrer

A Rare Book Of DISCOVERIES.
A copy of the rare epoch making
work Of the Spanish naval officer ard
historian, Martin F. de Navarette. on
early voyages to America. will be sold
ut Merwin-Clayton's, says the New
York Times. 1t contains 500 i'm.
portant documents relating to the
period of the discovery, 14oo-154o. in.
GLIDING the voyages of Columbus and
Vespucci and the lesser voyages"
which forms the basis Of Washington
lrving's Voyages of the Companions
of Columbus" Navarette's work 10
regarded as the corner stone Of mod
ern critical knowledge on this sub-
1ect of early discoveries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
IOWA LANDS.

Wantsd-Sealed bids on my fine 100
acre farm, one fourth mile east of Fer
guson, Iowa Write for description
and terms. Fred Hoes, Ferguson. Iowa.
For Saie-16O acres FIVE miles from
two towns: excellent buildings costing
$4,000. 140 acres or more of the land
Is tilable. and Is smooth. black soil.
$4,000 Of the purchase price can
remain on the land. Price $75 per acre.
Spaulding & O'DonnelI. Elma. Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
NINE INJURED IN WRECK.

Fast Train In Missouri DsraiIed-cars
Burned.
Springfield, Mo-, April Mime per-
sons were injured when east-bound
passenger train No. 10. fas train
known as the Meteor. on the st. Louis
g. San Francisco railroad, was derailed
on curve forty-five miles east of this
city today. Two coaches were burned.
L. E. Rugh, fireman, of Springfield, was
badly burned 1t is said none of the
injured will die.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03

Wanted-Salesman to take exclusive
local sales management for our guar
anteed high grade hand power vacuum
cleaner. Sells at popular prices. Not
a toy. but as fully equipped as a s125
machine Has blower attachment, g.
foot hose Is extra attachments for
cleaning everything. A man who has
some money to carry stock and for
other miscellaneous expenses can make
connection that will pay, him 800
weekly and up. Victor Cleaner Com
pany, McClurg Building, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
ln tha ,PaIiea court.

W SUO V0uOO NOUtSs
J. Wood, q negro. who was arrested
by the police for carrying concealed
weapons was sent to Jail for ten days
by Justice Willard Saturday afternoon.
Jack Mckinney, Lester Carleton,
James Keefe and John Jewell, who
were arrested by Constable Taylor for
being drunk and for vagrancy, were
sent to tall for, terms ranging from
three to five days by Justice Peek this
morning.