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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

A MONG the navies of the world the
"A American sailors have long held
the record of the finest marksmen in
existence. Though the United States
does not spend SO much for new battle
ships as other countries, it lays more
emphasis on craftsmanship than does
any other nation and for that reason,
combined with the American sailors
infinite patience. our men have gained
their worldwide reputation of cham
pions. More time and ammunition are
exhausted in the American navy in
target practice than is realized gen.
orally. America spends ten times the
sum for this purpose AZ does Eng.
land. ."..
All worlds records for gunnery
were broken by the crew Of the battle
ship Idaho ip the recent big gun tar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
MANHATTAN, Kan.-A new course
ly4 of study is being prepared at the

MANHATTAN, KAMA new course
III of study is being prepared at the
Kansas Agricultural College, and it
will be installed as part of the regu-
lar work beginning with the spring
term. 1t Is course in table manners
and was asked for by members of the
senior class, and while it is proposed
to make the course one Of the required
studies for graduation and will be
given in the senior class this year, it
will become part of the work of the
early classes.
1t has long been habit with many
Kansas men to pour the coffee into
the saucer, blow on it before drinking.
There are other things required at
the table in polite society, such as
which fork to use for different foods.
placing the elbows on the table.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
What Children Teach ua,

Children make US kindly toward all
children. They open up fountains of
sympathy. Children teach US infinite
~ more than we can teach them.
Children are really given to train up a
parent in the way he should go. Chill
dren bring US messages straight from
heaven-messages of innocence. ten
dcrness. dependence, love. A parents
love and sacriflce-a true father or
mother would die for their child-is a
vision of the supreme sacrifice in
Christ A true home with the child
In the midst becomes a very window
of heaven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
NEW ILLINOIS CENTRAL HEAD

Charles H. Markham, president of
the Gulf Refining Company and the
Gulf Pipe Line Company of Pittsburg,
who was recently elected president Of
the Illinois Central Railroad to sue
coed ]. T. Harahan, began his rail.
road career in 1881. when he started
as section laborer on the Santa Fe.
In the same year he became station
agent for the Southern Pacific at
Deming, N. NJ, and held similar posi-
tions for six years. From 1891 to
1897 he was district freight and pas
senger agent at Fresno, CAL. and in
1897 was promoted to be general
freight agent Of the Oregon lines of
the Southern Pacific Company. In
1901 he was transferred to San Fran
cisco as assistant freight traffic man.
ager and in 1904 was made vice-presi-
dent of the Houston and Texas Cen.
trail. In April of that year he was
chosen as general manager of the
Southern Pacific and in June vice.
president.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

In Colorado they propose a law ma.
king 1t an offense for doctors to cut
out patients appendices unless It ia
necessary. The enactment of such a
statute would enable us to foresee the
time when professional ethics would
require every doctor to testify that all
his brother practitioners appendix.
pruning was positively required.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
LED THE REVOLT IN MEXICO"

Senior Francisco I. Madero, who led
the recent unsuccessful revolt. in Mex
leo, does not belong to the class Of
poor Mexicans On the contrary, he
is one of the wealthy men of the
country and belongs to very aris'
tocratic and powerful family.
The patriarchal head and founder
of the Madero family, Don Evaristc
Madero, was formerly Governor of the
State of Coahuila, but quarreled with
the Diaz regime, and for years he and
his family's influence has been antag-
onistic to the government.
He is rather above than below me-
dunn height, broad-shouldered, robust
and slightly inclined to obesity.
Slumberous, velvety, black Latin eyes
that often waken to CLEAN of humor
for he is fond of a joke-surmounts'
a sallow face, distinctly aQuiline
nose, closely compressed lips that stils
denote a sensual tendency, and 2
struggling whisker on the rather
prominent chin. He is not attentive
to dress, and is usually seen in a
He speaks French in preference to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
HARLAN LONG ON The BENCH

John Marshall Harlan, who recently
celebrated the close of thirty-thrse
years service on the United States
Supreme Court bench, is one of the
most distinguished jurists in the coua-
try. He took his seat Dec. 10, 1877,
and his service has been twice as long
as that of any other member of the
present court. Justice Harlan WIS
born in Boyle county, Kentucky, IN
1888, and after studying law in Tran
sylvania College, he practiced at
Frankfort, KY, where for time he
was county Judge. Later he practiced
at Louisville, and between 1861 AMI
1863 he served in the Union army as
colonel of the Tenth Kentucky regi-
ment. For the four years following
he was attorney general of Kentucky,
and in 1871 and 1875 he was the Re-
publican nominee for governor of tn.
state. Justice Harlan was a membe:
of the Louisiana commission, and no
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Frequent seismic manifestations of
late had prepared the world for news
Of some such upheaval as that which
IS reported off the coast of Salvador.
accompanied by the sinking Of a
small island. This has involved a
lamentable loss of life, and illustrates
anew the peril of making homes in
the earthquake-ridden sections of the
earth, for several similar catastrophes
have occurred in that quarter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Accusation that Wellesley college
girls are "stodgy" Is met by indigna.
ton quick and warm enough to refute
the charge. Stodgy souls would have
taken the defamatory epithet with
calmness. and even If aware of its
meaning. would not have cared, thio
attitude proving the case against them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
ASQUITH ADVOCATES SALARY

Premier Asquith has announced his
advocacy of measure that will pro-
vide for the payment of salaries to
che members If parliament. This
will be decided innovation for Eng
hnd and is thought likely to make
politics more of a profession than at
present.
Under the system now in force, the
same that has always been in force.
members of parliament serve without
remuneration. With most of them
this is not serious handicap, as
rlany rich men seek a seat in parlia.
plent for the honor.
The working men who are elected
10 parliament are supported by the
tabor unions to which they belong
I'm most cases where a member of an
organized labor union is candidate
his election expenses are met by an
assessment on his brother working
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Two men propose to journey around
the globe on stills. 1t is not clear why
they should be permitted to do so, as
necessarily they would have to traverse
territory where more or less prejudice
against vagrant tramps has found ex.
preston In statutory restraints. and
even in rock piles
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

There Is bitter controversy on be.
tween Chicago aad Charleston as to
which is the better city to die in. We
don't know about Charleston. but Chi.
cago hands out many inducements to
the casual visitor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Philadelphia society women protest
against posing in bare feet on the plea
that their UNDERMINING Is too insight
ly to be exposed, unadorned, to the
vulgar gaze. Thus are the women of
Chicago deprived of their birthripht
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
Concrete Floors for shlps,

Concrete floors were tried in num-
Der of wooden vessels carrying ore
and coal on the Great Lakes as a sub
stitute for wooden floors, which suffer
severely from the clamshell buckets.
The concrete doors are said to stand
the wear well
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
Helps Us to Live

Happiness, at least, is not solitary:
It joys to communicate; it loves 9TH
ers, for it depends on them for its ex-
istence. The very name and appear
ance OF happy man breathe of good
nature, and help the rest of us to live.
r. L. Stevenson.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
Record Prison sentenee.

A German workman named Gauschy
has just been released from the jail
at Muelhausen after serving IS years.
Imprisonment for murder. This con-
stitutes record as regards a contin-
uous term of Incarceration in modern
times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Now we understand why certain
things are as they are. During the
present year the people Of New York
have eaten three million pounds of bad
eggs in their pastry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
Something Laeklno,

McCarthy-"An' how do ye loike the
new hreless cooker Oh hear we've
got? Maloney-'Rotten! Shure.
there's no satisfaction takin' OF ma
shoes and restin' me feet on the edrs
OF thing loike that!"-Judga.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

A fashionable New York hotel now
permits women to smoke in it's din
Ing rooms, corridors, or any other old
place. If this smoking stunt keeps
on growing among the fair sex we
may soon be confronted with divorce
suits over the custody Of the max
FMS"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
An Asset Of LoveIIness.

Perhaps with a keener perception
Of the charming things in life than
If he had not been sightless, Milton
says In paradise Lost: Nothing
lovelier can be found in woman than
to study household good"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
A Cautious Program.

How do you go about ordering a
dinner?" inquired the man from
rural district. We'll, see how much
money I have. take out the walters
tip. and then spend the change on my
SELF"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

A man in New Jersey wrote a rebuke
to the kaiser for riding a horse with a
locked tail. 1t is not feared that in.
ternational complications will result,
or that German phantom fleet will
lombard our defenseless seacoast
ports.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

o one OF M American abrs os on the Berng Sea He Is
Washington University
The three the exceed that Justice
Harlan Chief
Several months
no his term
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

A woman Of ninety-one in Massa-
chusetts wants to go up in balloon
Another example of how people are
as young in these times as they want
to be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

member of the legislative
working could afo accept nomination. he
of election without
en- tn opportunity
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

A schoolgirl in Indiana has fallen
heir to $3O,000,000. This news will
probably have an agitating influence
in European titled impecunious cir
cles
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

An eastern man says he will soon
put Holsters on the market at three
cents each. If he'd only turn his at
tention to bacon what a gay world this
would become
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

There is a woman wireless oper-
atOr The old saw must be amended
to read: What man has done. a wom-
an can and will do"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

A St. Louis woman, asked why she
shot her husband, said she did it "just
for fun" And yet they say women
have no sense Of humor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

The agitation to make the upper
berth lower continues; but no matter
at what figure they fix the price 1t will
still be high.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

A German has invented a noiseless
telephone booth. A noiseless tele.
phone party line would be a greater
blessing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

A St. Louis man made his wife cut
his hair. Barbering, however, will
never be included in any domestic
science course.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Fashionable women in the national
capital climb the Washington monu-
ment to reduce their flesh. Thus does
the uDlift reach society.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

The center Of population, unlike
most of the sons of Indiana. remains
in that state.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Siam Is to have an aviation week.
and so the march of up-to-date civili-
zatlon goes-or rather flies-merrily
on.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Winter may be trying to keep 1t up
until March. 1t began early and it
has been cold throughout.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Overstudy killed promising youth
in Baltimore, but there is no danger
of this malady ever becoming an cpl
demic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

railway service since Nov L. 1904
leum Company Beaumont,
Of
He is
the rules Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

The United States army wants aero
planes. They will probably be manned
by the flying divisions.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

The new census Of Berlin and its
suburbs shows a population of 3,4OO,-
900. 1t is camping on New York's
trail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20
And now will not the Pullman COM
pany reduce the porter's tips?
Don't mind the pessimistic weather
prophets prediction of long winter.

auto horns are to be regulated In
New York.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Spanish but
of his
family y a
resident
young engineer
his eldest
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-20

Reckless automobile driving is tc
be eliminated,
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
RESTORE PEACE AT ANY
 COST, MADERo'S ORDERS

CUERNAVACA, Aug. I5.-Francis- co 1. Madero's efforts to induce the dis. gruntied revoluuonists in this state to submit to disarmament have failed, and General Victoriano Huerta is plan ming to carry out his orders to restore peace at any cost
 By telephone AIadero this afternoon talked for two hours with Emilino zarata in Cuatuaia. the ex-chieN O. the revolutionary forces in this state. but without persuading him to dis band his forces. zapata intimated that he could control his forces.
 Disappointed by the result of his conference Macero left for Cuatuala, for a personal interview with Z9pata, whose illness prevented him from coming to Cuernayaca.
 A detachment Of federal troops to- day went to the relief Of a hacienda near here which has been occupied by reyolutionists, One man was kill ed and several were captured by the troops.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
THREE CHINESE KILLED
 IN WANTON SLAUGHTER.

HANFoRD, Cal. Aug. f5.-Robbery is now the motive assigned for the wanton slaughter of Chinese cm- ployes Of the Nom Sing company's truck farm near here Sunday night, by two white desperadoes. The posses that have been searching the country for 24 hours have found no trace of the murderers.
 Besides the two Chinese who were killed, one of the three wounded vic tins may be added to Hhe death list.
 Local Chinese held a meeting to- day and signed a petition which was dispatched to San Francisco, asking the Chinese consul and the officials of the Six cOmranies in San Francisco to offer 8 liberal reward for the ap prehension of the bandits. The the ory that a tong was responsible toE the shooting has been discarded.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16

again I don't know how to express my thanks for the good it has done me and l hope all suffering women will give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial It was worth it's weight in gold. Mfrs J. r. ENDLICH, R. F. D. No. ', Erie, Pa.
 Lydia [. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, made from native roots and herbs, contGins no narcotic or harm ful drugs, and to-day holds the record for the largest number of actual cures of female diseases we know of, and thousands of voluntary testimonials are on file in the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass, from women who have been cured from almost every form of female complaints, such as iniiamma- ton. alteration. displacements, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains. backache, indigestion and nervous prostrati0n. Every suffering woman owes 1t to herself to give Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound a trial.
 If you want special advice write Mrs. Pinl1haTG. Lynn, Mass, for it It is free and always helpful.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
BRYAN WILL WATCH OUT
 FOR DEMOCRATIC HEADS

COLU MBDS, Ohio, Aug. 1o.-l in- tend to devote all my time between now and the nomination to finding out things about the candidates for the democratic nomination for presi- dent" said William J. Bryan to a large audience here yesterday. T know all of the leading men of the party those who have hindered and those who have helped it. When the time comes 10 name the man for the can dIdacy, I will not be silent. Recently I mentioned scme of the men l believe 10 Ee tolerable as political candidates, and l am glad the democracy IS so fortunate as to have so many
 Mir. Bryan was the guest of the Jef- ferson club at a big rally and barbecue.
 Governor Harmon had been invited, but he sent word weeks ago that he would be at his summer home in Michigan on a vacation. Mr. Bryan refrained from mentioning the gov ernor in any of his interviews or his speech. and it was recalled that the men whom Mir Bryan mentioned some time ago did not include Gov ernor Harmon.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
AGGIES SEEK HOGS
 WITH kINKY TAILS
Anti-Cholera Serum Secured from Porkefs' Caudal
 AppandageS

TOPEKA. Kas., Aug. 15.-The Kan sas Agricultural college has sent here for a carload of long-tailed. lean. lanky hogs. Fat porkers are barred. The entire worth of the hogs depends upon the length of the tail Of each pig
 The college uses the blood Of dis easea hogs to secure anti-cholera ser um. The blood is drawn from the hog s tail. When the end of the candal ap- bondage has given up the serum, it is bandaged up and the hog permitted to manufacture more serum, where upon the tail is cut again.
 When the tail is gone the hog s usefulness is gone. so he is killed and his blood injected into another long tailed porker. 4 hog with three kinks in his tail is worth -$2o: one with two kinks is worth Sl5. A pig that would be worth s100 for breeding purposes would be no good for the college be cause the tail might be short.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
STRAUSS PLANS VISIT TO
 SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES

BERLIN. Aug. 15.-Richard Strauss has made a contract to conduct a ser ies of orchestral concerts next spring in South America. The countries he will visit will be Brazil, Argentine, Pc I'll and Chiii.
 tra of sixty-five pieces and most of the members are Germans who are resi- dents in South America. Herr Strauss has never forgiven the people Of the United States for declining to wei come his Salome.
 The language he uses when his friends ask him when he will next visit the United States is hardly fit for publication.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
REV. REDoiNGToN SNYDER
 IS SEVERELY PUMMELED.

GOLDFlELD, New, Aug. l5.-Rey. Redidngton L. Snyder. formerly pas tor of the Goldfeld Presbyterian church, was arrested here to protect him from further attacks by Edwin Baker, miner, who had pumme!ed Snyder on the head with the butt Of 9 revolver and was threatening to shoot him when an officer interyened.
 The assault was provoked. it is al legged, by the presence of Snyder in Bakers house when the latter return ed unexpectedly early today. Baker pursued Snyder into the street, using his pistol as a club. Later Mrs. Baker and her husband were arrest ed. but Baker, saying that he and his wife had become reeonciled, refused to prosecute Snyder, and all parties were released. the preacher agreeing to leave town on the first train.
 Snyder was dismissed from the pas torate of the Goldfeld church three weeks ago because of an alleged scandal.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
AsToR's PROMISED BRIDE
 IS VERY ECONOMICAL

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.--It became the opinion of some Fifth avenue mo distes today that Miss Madeline Force. the young fianeee ol Colonel John Ja ccb Astor, is to be economical in the arrangements for her wedding trous- seau.
 IL was learned n the avenue that she and Colonel Astor drove in tax, ieab to five shops this afternoon, where the young woman made it plain that one thousand dollars would be the limit of expenditure for her we'd ding fnery.
 In contrast 10 the s20,000 which a recent society girl is said to have spent on her rousseau, including S25O0 for a single gown, 1t was said that Miss Force objected to a s25G creation which one modiste showed her today. and found one at another shop for sl00. It pleased her just as well.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
ANDREW ]. WHITE TO
 LEAVE PRISON THIS SyEEk

LAPORTE. Ind, Aug. 15.-Two de tectiyes will leave the coming week for Auburn, New York. to await the dis. charge from the penitentiary Of the man claiming to be George Kimmel. returning with him to Niles. Mich, his former home, from which he disap- peared fifteen wears ago.
 kimmels family claimed he was dead and tried in the courts of St. Louis to collect S25.e00 from the New York Life Insurance company The verdict was for the insurance com paRy. The prisoner alleges he is the man upon whose fife the attempt was made to enforce legal collection of the insurance. whlle his mother. living in Niles. VOWS he is not her son.
 Kimmel says he will prove his iden- tity when he returns to the Michigan town. kimmel was known under the name of Andrew J. White in the Au- burn penitentiary.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-16
C. G. GATES GETS BULK
 OF FATHERS $50 coo. .ooo

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Aug. l5.- Charles C. Gates. who will marry Miss Florence HOpwood of Minneapolis. is to inherit almost the entire estate of his father. John W. Gates. which is valued at S50.O00,000, Minneapolis friends of Gates today learned that the bulk Of the estate Is willed to him
 Al the time of the elder Gates death it was not known whether a wia existed. but New York attorneys have the viii and it will be Drobated in Port Arthur, Texas. where John W. Gates had his legal residence. The will may cause Gates to return from Paris to America in a short time