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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
Resignation of Officers Army Menace

number of reasons which disqua]ify
an officer. one especial disqualification
being susceptibility to seasickness.
which necessitates resignation Of
many young men.
During the last year, 1t Is said at
the war department. very few cadets
or second lieutenants have presented
their designations. Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood. chief Of staff of the army, has
refused to permit a lieutenant of the
cavalry to get out of the army to en-.
gage in civil pursuits because he was
about to be married. He, however.
granted the young man three months
leave of absence for his honeymoon.
The lottery is a profitable scheme In
Cuba and the returns to the war de.
partment show that last year the Gu
ban government received from this
source 100000 profit. which repre-.
sents ten per cent. Of the entire an.
nual receipts from all sources.
But despite the revenue the Cuban
government is seriously contemplating
gradual abolition Of the lottery in view
Of the enormous weight of evidence
TO show that it is impoverishing the
laboring classes and creating great
distress generally.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
Brotherly Love Man Sparks His Wife

ings. When we make up" she said.
1T will be useless ask George to
sign pledge to spank me no more
He wouldn't make any such promise.
and wouldn't even apologize for any
of the spankings Of the past. He is
not the kind of man who apologies.
In fact. I've never heard him say that
he was sorry for anything he ever did
I'VE have been married about two
years and a half. He commenced
spanking me two weeks after our we'd
ding day and has kept 1t up almost
weekly ever since. He has temper
and so have I: and il we jangle,
spanking follows. He is not big
man and l am not a small woman,
but l am completely helpless in his
arms. His muscles are like iron.
Il can't tell how many times have
been spanked. At first, I endured the
humiliation OF such punishment be-
cause didn't want people to know
about 1t, Then l threatened to have
him arrested. l suppose threatened
so often that he thought | would
never do anything. But when he
spanked me harder than usual I caus-
ed his arrest 1t didn't cost me any
thing. but George ha6 to pay SO for
a lawyer, although 1t seemed TO me
that s. would have been enough for
such easy work"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
Picked Horse Meat Packed in Jersey

eased and emaciated animals were
packed for the export trade. Accord
ing to the evidence obtained by secret
service men, dead horses we're cut up
for food on the same floor occupied
by animals which had CHAMBERS and
other diseases communicable to man
kind
The investigation. started by DR..
r'arvey w. Wiley, chief Of the gov
eminent chemistry bureau, had to be
practically abandoned by the govern
ment because OF leak through which
the officials of the company were
warned that they were being watch
ed. After this, it is alleged that no
more shipments were made abroad
and the government. being left with
out Jurisdiction, the case was turned
over to the state authorities for prose
cution under its laws.
The case worked up by the govern
ment was outlined generally in let
ter from Acting Chief F. l.. Dunlap,
of the bureau of chemistry. which wal
submitted to the state board of health
by DR.. Fitzrandolph In this letter
DR.. Dunlap said that on June 10. 1911
his bureau was advised that the firm
exported picked horse meat to Hol'
land: that this meat was entered at
Rotterdam and was distributed
throughout Holland for food purposes
An Investigation was started: and one
of the inspectors testified that the 81
watts in the picking room consisted In
part of animals that have died other
wise than by slaughter.
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woman. 1t is not more than once in
several months that man appears as
a complainant in this court. This is.
Of course. largely owing to the fact
that a man is not usually dependent
upon his wife for support. and even If
deserted by his wife man is not
likely to be exposed to hardship and
suffering. as the cas- with woman.
Furthermore, this court has no power
to grant divorces 1t merely adjusts
differences. Furnishes abandoning hus-
bands, and advises separation when
separation seems the only wise
course. and determines the amount of
money that the man must contribute
towards the support of his wife. chill
dren or other relative
1t Is a miserable. pitiabls phase of
life that one sees in the Domestic Re-
lations court. That there should be
only three such courts in this country
is striking commentary on the life
we lead when it has been proved and
demonstrated so extraordinarily by
the Domestic Relations court in New
York city that the need is so great
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

ways Chinese. as they can dump all
their merchandise and drugs into the
ocean before we can each them. Chi
nese? Oh, yes. lots of them. On an
average at leaest 300 are captured and
deported every year." :,cs: y g.
Captain Geddus has been skipper OF
the cutter Skua for the last eight
years. three Of which have been at
Jolo and two at Palawan.: During all
this service he has often made as high
as $500 miles a month cruising and
has assisted in several good captures.
He recommends a fast cutter and two
motor boats as a great improvement
over the present equipment. and states
that with these the Borneo coast could
be patroled SO thoroughly that SNUG.
Cling would almost become thing Of
the past. Is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
Watch Smugglers in the Philippines

n HE manner in which the Moros car
j ry on smuggling in the southern
seas is systematic. according to infor'
nation given to a Washington CORE
spondent by Captain Geddes Of the
customs cutter, Skua. He states that
the Moros have an unusually high tree
on the Tawi Tawi group, from which
they can see the coast of BorneO and
also see the smoke Of his cutter when
miles away from the spot
when everything is clear the snug
zlers make a dive for the little group
Of islands that dot the sea between
there and Zamb0anga. and almost al
ways escape me even when can sight
Them" says the captain, "as they
know that my boat in the best Of
weather can only make seven knots.
and with the tide against me In fine
weather only two knots.
There is at least 100000 worth Of
textiles being smuggled from ~Borneo
into the southern islands every year
that with a good, fast boat am sure
could be almost all stopped. II it were
not for my one-pounder on the fore
deck I'd never land anything. AS it
is, when we make haul it is most al
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of adven-
W ture and makers of romance have
overlooked one of the richest of mines
Of imagination and fact that is strang-
er than flction-the federal pigeon
holes and dossiers in which the pa
thetic appeals Of the eternal claimant
are embalmed in red tape and buried
for the curiosity of the future. Mark
Twain's story Of the interior of John
Wilson McKinzie's claim for 60 bar
rels Of beef contracted to be furnished
to Sherman's army, which provisions
decayed while the contractor was try
ing to catch up with Sherman on his
famous march to the sea-" is no ex-
aggeration Of the stuff of which humor
or romance are made to be found in
the archives Of Uncle Sam at Wash
ington.
Thousands of claims are on file in
the archives of the United States gov
eminent. The famous French spolia-
ton claims, growing out Of the de-
struction or capture Of American mer-
chant craft plying between the Ameri-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

r. He navy department recently has
! been particularly unfortunate in the
.esignations of young officers who
have just finished their education at
West Point or Annapolis at govern.
ment expense. In the last few weeks
eight or ten midshipmen and ensigns
have presented their designations with
reasons sufficient to cause the depart
ment to accept them. Both the war
and navy departments are periodically
confronted with this question.
The withdrawal of young officers
from the service before they have Civ.
en- the government some return for
their education is discouraged by both
departments. A resignation is accept
ed only when 1t is believed there ex-
lists an impeachment to the profitable
retention of the young man. The navy
suffers more than the army as to the
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an advance Of 117.4 per cent. in tn

an advance Of 117.4 per cent. in the
value of all land in farms.
OF the factors contributing to this
increase in the average value Of land
the most important is doubtless that
Of advancing farm prices Of agrtcultu-
raj products This has increased the
income-producing power OF the farm
and correspondingly Influenced the
selling price or value Of farm land. 1t
is probable also that in calculating
the value Of farm lands it has become
customary to capitalize the income
producing power at lower rate of in
terest than formerly. This might be
true, despite the fact that interest
rates in general have probably not
fallen. because OF the reduction In the
risk of the farming business.
Another important factor operative
in increasing the total and average
value Of farm land throughout the
United States has been the cost Of i'm
proving what was previously unim-
proved land.
In connection with the increase in
| the average value Of farm land, it is
interesting to note the fact that in
the last decade. as for many decades
previously, there has been a much
more rapid increase in urban than In
rural population.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
Nez Perez Indians Adopt a New Creed

q POKANE, Wash. 49, Withdrawing
y from the Presbyterian church on
account Of differences with the pres
bytery over the pastor of the church.
IS Nez Perez Indians have joined the
MetEodists.
Eddie Conner. the pastor Of the new
Methodist church.; Stephen Reuben.
the superintendent OF the Sunday
school. and Abel Grant. the leader of
the c2oir. appeared at the Kenwood
Methodist church Sunday. The two
former spoke, while the third sang
hymns in both English and the native
tongce.
We protested to the presbytery a
number of times concerning our pas
tor" Reuben said. I'VE were not sat.
isf1ed with him and wanted another.
but they would not do as we wished.
50 We al left the church and joined
the Methodists.
"On the reservation there are six
Presbyterian churches, with a mem.
bership of more than 500: The Indians
were converted to the Presbyterian
church by the Rev. Mr.. Spauldins in
1886, and since that time that church
has always been the strongest with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

u H1LADELPHlA.-W husband
/ forms the habit of spanking bis
wife, it is not easy to induce him to
change his way. OF this Mrs. Mabel
Baker is firmly convinced Before
breakfast she had her husband. Geo
Baker. meat dealer. arrested for
having spanked her. but when he was
arraigned before Magistrate Beaton
in the City Hall police court a few
hours later. she announced that she
did not want him sent to jail. He
was discharged.
There is only ore way to get
George to do thing" said Mrs
Baker. in admitting that the court
proceedings we're not an entire sue
cess, land that is to have him make
up his own mind to do it,
While she is not yet on speaking
terms with her husband. Mrs. Baker
seemed cheerfully certain that the ex
listing strained relations will end. Size
also looked forward to more spank.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
Population Gains Faster Than Farms

CENSUS Director Durand has given
- out an important statement from
the bureau of census containing ad'
ditional figures and details Of the agri-
cultural statistics of continental Unit
ed States collected April IS. 1910
During the ten years which followed
the census Of 1900 the population of
the United States increased Fl per
cent. but the number Of farms did not
keep pace with the increase in popu-
iation From 5.737.372. in 1900. the
number grew to 6,34O.357. an increase
Of 6O2.985, or 10.5 per cent. For the
whole United States this is the lowest
rate Of increase which has been noted
since the number of farms was first
recorded In 1850. The increase in the
total acreage devoted to agriculture
was only 35.137. 900 acres. or az per
cent. The actual area in farms was
$780,, 900 acres in 1900 and 873. 729..
900 acres in 1910.
Improved land, however. increased
more rapidly than the total farm acre.
age or number. Of farms, the advance
being from Al, 499. 900 acres in 1900 to
477,448,000 acres in 1910, a gain Of 62.
949. 1000 acres. or 1872 per cent. in ten
years.
In striking contrast with the slow
growth in the number and acreage OF
farms and the area of improved land
during the ten years Is the enormous
rise which has come about in the value
Of farm property. Farm land. exclu
sive Of buildings. which was valued al
$13.05S. 00S. 900 in 1900, had more than
doubled before 1910. being then re-
turned as having a value Of $28,386.
10000. The enormous increase here
recorded OF s15.328. 762. 900 represents
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The duke we'll
He
mountains
engaged
work both her husbands amid the Sums
Whechapel
of that knowledge conditions
She
world. Americans
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
HAS GUARDED TAFT ON TOUR

Lucien Wheeler. or Jack" as he Is
known to every railroad official and
nearly every police chief and news
paper reporter in the United States
is the man who perfects the arrange
ments for presidential trips. such as
President Taft has been making. 1t Is
he who weeds the goats from the
sheep. and has every railroad connec'
ton. every social function and every
banquet working without hitch ano
assures the president OF smootnness
and safety in his journey. He IS Inc
advance agent of the presidential traV
cling show. President Taft has traV
eled close on to 100000 miles since nc
was elected. Lucien Wheeler mas
travelled a trifle over 100000 miles
ahead of him.
Lucien Wheeler is in every way III
American. He was born In Iowa ne
receiy ed his education In the SCHOOLS
of Cedar Rapids and among the peo
ple of the whole United States. he If
thfrty.five years old and has been IN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
LAWYER IN MCNAMARA CASE
,,arence s barrow of Chicago IL

Clarence S. Darrow OF Chicago Il
the attorney who marshaled the Legal
forces for the defense of John J. Mc'
Namara, secretary-treasurer OF the
International Association OF Bridge
sad Structural Iron Workers. Seven
lawyers in all were engaged by tho
American Federation Of Labor to con-
duct the defense. Leo M. Rappaport.
attorney for the Structural Iron Work
zrs' union, at the instance OF the OF"
dcers, selected attorneys who. In his
mind. were capable of waging a great
battle. He selected six lawyers. the
most noted of whom Is Clarence S.
barrow of Chicago.
barrow is tifty-four years old and is
independent in politics.. He has de-
voted his time and proffered his aid
gratis in many instances to the cause
OF labor. His success in this class OF
cases has been phenomenal.
He was legal adviser for the United
Mine Workers of America during the
time of the arbitration of PennsyI-
vania's great coal strike when John
He directed the defense of Meyer, Ha
murder of Governor Stunenberg Of Id
these cases.
Barrow said on being asked to t
that he would do so not for the mon'
the interest he takes in organized lab
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and safe ne IS A
his 1eet
tive feet OF being one
been tested
ways
The guarded almost as the KING
the mo
unknown
United States poorly guarded times peace
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
AFRENCH CANADIAN JUDGE

The first French Canadian ever ap.
pointed to the superior court in the
old Bay state took his seat on the
bench when Judge Hugo A. Dubuque
presided at the opening session Of the
fall term for Plymouth county at Ply.
mouth. Mass. 1t fell to the lot Of the
Fall River practitioner to be named
for this responsible and honorable po
sition by Governor Foss WREN the
legislature authorized the addition OF
three new members to the court to
help clean up the congested docket
Hugo A. Dubuque was born in Cav
fgnac, Quebec. Canada. November 4,
1857. but has lived in Fall River since
1870. He was graduated from Boston
University of Law school in 1877. In
1907 he was appointed by Governor
Guild as a Massachusetts delegate to
the National Tax conference held at
Columbus. o. In 1890 he published an
article which was reprinted in the
American Law Review on a phase OF
duty of judges as constitutional ad.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
TO COLOMBO A VAST AREA

The greatest territorial magnate in
Great Britain, the Duke of Sutherland.
is about establishing in the new world
a system of tenant farming similar to
that practiced in England from time
immemorial and is now In the Cana.
dian northwest. The duke owns 1900.
900 acres In England. and Scotland.
most of it in the County OF Suther-
land, in Scotland, which Is named aft
er the family For some time he has
been gradually getting rid Of his land.
ed estates and investing the money III
the provinces OF Alberta. Saskatche'
wan and British Columbia. The lands
purchased there he intends coloniziaE
and his plan is favored by the Cana
dian government. which wishes to sec
settled on these Virgin acres tho
hardy tenantry of England and Scot.
land. The duke believes the tenantrr
will be as faithful to him il the new
world as they were to his family toy
many generations past and the wcrIl
-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

A Chicago man has discovered that
cows like to hear music while they
are being MIXED. This opens field
of useful and harmless occupations for
some Of the singers on the vaudeville
stage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

about the proper use of weapons. A
girl In New York laid down a copy Of
the Congressional Record to hit
burglar with a rolling pin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

4 San Francisco millionaire's wife
wants divorce because he allows he,
only SEQ month. Come to think OF
1t, being a millionaires wife on SIG
month is not what might be called
pleasant pastime.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13
visers. This is referred to greatly by

judges in supreme court cases and also
the
Dubuque
represented country
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

health expert in Chicago says
that nature and providence never in
tended children to live in fats.
Neither. It may be added. do land.
lords
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

And some of the American heiresses
want to know what they have done
that King George should reconsider
his intention to create bunch of new
English peers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

the tribe. When We withdrew we
took our pastor and two of the elders
into the Methodist church with U.s."
Reuben is relative of the late
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perez tribe
and accompanied the old warrior on
his last trip to Washington. where
they were received by President Nc
Kinley.
General Miles took Joseph and me
from Washington 20 New York 20 see
Buffalo Bills show said Reuben He
paid all of our expenses and We had
a fee time He also gave S25 to each
of us The show was good"
Reuben was boy at the time of
the Nez Perez outbreak and remem-
bers it we'll his father being one Of
Joseph's warriors. He was educated
at Carlisle and Grant at Chemewawa
Indian school. Oregon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

\ citizen Of Boston. seventy years
old. announces that his health is due
TO diet Of oatmeal and crackers. He
does not even mention the sacred
bean.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Ducks In a Massachusetts post Office
saved the place from burglary. but
they never will get as much advertis-
ing out of 1t as the geese that saved
Rome
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Flats may be bad things. out houses
in which the maidless housekeeper
tolls upstairs with baby on one arm
and buckle of coal on the other are
worse
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Our notion Of the height Of incon-
gruity is the national laundrymen's as
ISOLATION holding their convention in
Plttsburg.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

A new comet Is coming AS If this
poor old world has not already trouble
enough without this herald of more to
come!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

In spite Of the fact that an aeroplane
gun has been invented our sportsmen
arc not clamoring for an open season
for aeroplanes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Feed your husband If he drinks:
don't nag him." says woman lecturer.
But what II he persists in coming
home full?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

In Vienna 1T is against the law to
make an aeroplane flight without the
csaEont OF ones wife and children.
But suppose one has no wife and chill
S5ol-what thsc?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Why reproach the katydid for Its
failure as prophet of frost? Our
high.priced weather department also
has been known to make mistakes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Some people look on hay fever as
a joke. but the Texas man who
sneezed himself to death probably fails
to see the point
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Los Angeles Is to have a squad OF
policemen on roller skates. They
ought to be funny, # they are not
very effective.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Marquette. Mich, boasts OF a hen
with two stomachs and two pairs CT
legs. but the real questions is: Does
1t lay two eggs at the same time?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

A man in Pittsburgh has discovered
a cure for hay fever. Moreover. he de-
clares 1t is not to be sneezed at
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u Reminder.

MY wife hasn't a bit Of tact. in.
vited Slumpkins home to dinner the
other day-that terribly bashful fei.
low, you know-and wba: do you sup
pose she put right before him."
What was it?'
"A dish of sheepsheat dsh.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

The statue of Liberty needs new
gown. but we hope they will not go
SO far as to dress the lady in hobble
skirt,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-13

Kansas City doctors tell US that
shaved cats do not carry germs, but
when it comes to shaving cats we are
satisfied to be an innocent bvstsnder.