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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Bad Influence of Cheap Candy Shops

the exhibit model Of a typical candy
shop, with it's post cards, dime novels
and soda water, as well as its candy,
was shown. Samples Of candy have
been purchased and analysed by tho
health department.
The development of the moving pic
ture show as form of social enter
tainment was also part of the ex-
hibit. There are ESQ Of these shows In
Manhattan, which reach two million
people weekly, and at least half
million children. Their undesirable
features have been taken up by the
committee and suggestions made as to
their improvement. Low priced thea
tiers, the vaudeville, burlesque and
melodrama and the cheap music hall
have been made special study be.
cause of the number Of children under
sixteen that attend them; even tho
high priced theaters have been investi-
gated.
A very exhaustive study has been
made of the dance places, chiefly in
Manhattan. Dancing academies In
Manhattan, the committee says, are
teaching annually some one hundred
thousand persons to dance, and of
these As per cent. are under sixteen
and 80 per cent, under twenty-one.
Thus practically the entire population
between fourteen and twenty Of the
clerical and working classes is taught
annually. These figures become dou-
bly, significant when 1t is kn6wn that
about half of the dancing academies
are rated as undesirable places for
young women.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Would Give Away Missouri Bachelors
not too modest to admit that it Is the
best brood of its size I know of.

not too modest to admit that it Is the
best brood Of its size know of.
Nov, about this bachelor business
again. II had my way I'd make every
bachelor marry. And there ought to be
a way to punish those girls who toy
with the affections Of man. This not
only takes up a fellows time, but It
has tendency to make him lose faith
in women, and that is the cause Of
much of this terrible bachelorhood.
Il think I will soon have every
bachelor in the legislature married
OF. l don't propose to quit work until
l have put an end 10 the nuisance In
this city. won't charge a cent for
my work. It is just little bit of
philanthropy on my part"
If it comes to pass that in Mr.. Bur-
gins research he finds a bachelor or
a set of bachelors who spurn the hand
or hands Of girl or set of girls, then
he proposes to take the matter up
with the legislature. He wants a law
taxing bachelors, whether In the legfs-
lature or without, and will tax a
clause on to the measure which shall
impose prison sentence should the
imposed tax be unpaid.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Pigs Testimony Wins Case in Court

away, Shaw saw a. big hog with pecu-
liar spots on his leg that he recognized
as belonging to the sick pig of last
spring, and he claimed him. Evans re-
fused to give up the pig and suit was
brought. The court decided in favor
Of Evans.
Then Shaw asked rehearing of the
case and proposed to take the hog into
his feeding lot, where there was a
large number of other hogs. He pro-
posed to go into the adjoining COW
yard and rattle tin dish. The owner
ship of the hog was to be decided on
whether it made a dash for the hole
in fence, far too small now to admit
Of its passing through.
All Quindaro gathered around Shaw's
hog lot to see the trial. Justice Pfaff
took station where he could see the
whole show. The pig was placed in
the lot with the drove Of hogs belong
ing to Shaw, who then went into the
adjoining lot with tin pan in his
hand.
At signal from Justice Pfaff Shaw
ratified the tin pan. The pig let out a
couple of kinks in his tail and started
for the hole in the fence on run.
1t was barely big enough for the hog
to insert his nose, but he struggled to
get through and go to his old feeding
place in the cow yard There was
cheer from the crowd, even the Evans
faction joining, and Justice Pfaff
promptly reversed his previous ruling
and awarded the pig to Shaw.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

WASHINGTON was invaded recently
w by an army Of leading politicians
and business men from Arizona and
New Mexico, who came to urge con.
gross to take favorable action on
statehood for these territories.
1t had been supposed this action
could be taken by the president and
statehood accomplished by proclama-
ton, in case congress should adjourn
without acting. But the statehood
boomers found that Attorney General
Wickersham held differently. He says
the enabling act contains an alterna.
tive clause making approval by joint
resolution necessary.
To the constitution submitted by
New Mexico the principal objection Of
fered came from those who wanted a
statewide prohibition article incorpo-
rated. The objection raised against the
Arizona constitution has been that it
contains sweeping recall provision
applying to the judiciary as every 9TH
err elective Office
Under the Arizona constitution the
people can recall the judges Of any
court and the provision is said to Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

JEFFERSON CITY, MO.-John H.
j Burgin, representative from Gentry
county and father of Is children, an
nounced that he would organize a free
matrimony bureau for the purpose of
disposing Of the bachelor members of
the legislature to Cole county girls.
II got married early" said Repre-
sentative Burgin, "and l know from
experience that it's worth the money.
The man who plods along without a
wife ought to be arrested as an unde-
sirable citizen. And the girl who can
charm young man and fails to wed
him is not worthy of husband.
Nov, have made ten matches, and
every one turned out just as ordered.
I am one Of the happiest men to be
found in this country, and it is just
because I had brains enough to get
married. I have Is children. and am
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
MEMBER OF COMMERCE COURT

The successor in the interstate com.
merce commission of Martin Knapp,
who was recently appointed to the
new commerce court, is Prof. Balthu-
ser Henry Meyer, one Of the most
prominent educators in the country
and an authority Of note on political
economy and sociology.
Professor Meyer is a native Of Wis
consin, a graduate of the University
Of Wisconsin and the University OF
Berlin, and has been an educator
since 1884, when he taught district
school in his native state. He has
been a member of the Wisconsin rail
way commission and the new federal
railway security investigating com
mission and has written many impor'
tant articles on railway legislation
and administration and other econom'
ic subjects.
The professor also served as expert
special agent for the bureau of the
census and interstate commerce com
mission.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Hobson Again Predicts War With Japs

I'VE will be struck" he declared,
"and when we are-gentlemen may Diff
fer with me as to the time, but firm
ly believe it can be counted in months
on the fingers of my two hands-we
will find ourselves practically power
less. The nations of the world will call
on us to give up the war and not con-
tinue to disturb the peace of the world,
just as we did with Russia in her war
with Japan. Our own hnanciers will
demand that we end an apparently
hopeless struggle.
But we will not give up. We will
fight on, angered and Inundated, until
it becomes a mere question Of 70
sources. Ever since we went into Ha-
wall, ever since we took possession Of
the Philippines, declining to let Japan
in there with US; ever since their citi-
zens came to this country and received
from our people the treatment that the
difference in race made inevitable.
Japan has been preparing for war with
IN.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
WOULD SAVE ROADS BIG SUM

No man has been more in the pub.
lie eye Of late than Louis D. Brandeis,
who not long ago declared that the
railways could save $1,000,000 a day
by proper and efficient management.
Mr.. Brandeis first came into promi.
nence In 1903, when as the head of
the Public Franchise league of Boston
he was involved in the struggle over
the reorganization of the Boston gag
companies. Largely through his in.
fluence legislation was put through
which permitted the unifcation of the
gas companies on unique principle.
The total capitalization of the new
company was made the same as that
of the valuation of the securities OF
the consolidated companies. The price
Of gas was set at 80 cents a thousand
feet. On that basis the company was
allowed to pay seven per cent. on
it's stock and one per cent. extra
for every reduction of five cents
thousand feet in the price of gas. The
nlan w0rked a1ccossf11l1v
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Michigan Man Is Marvel in FIGURES

that his mind can travel back over the
events OF long time. When num-
bers are given him he can see every
figure on his mental blackboard.
Numbers to him are just a success
sion of figures, as will be noticed
above. Thus 286,534 is not two hun
dred and eighty-six thousand five hun
dred and thfrty-four, but simply %,
IS, "a. Any humber given him he
first mentally points of in groups,
commencing at the right-hand side.
but he works from the left-hand side
in all operations. He adds six columns
of figures instantly. He uses only ad-
dition and multiplication. To SUBJ
tract he adds enough to the subtra-
bend to make it equal the minuend.
the amount, divided, being the re-
ma1nder. To divide he multiplies
the divisor by a succession Of num-
bers until he hits upon the product
nearest the dividend, then the multi
plier with the remainder, is the quo
tient
All expert mathematiclans who have
examined Mr.. Manigold agree that ma
ture has endowed him with an extra
talent. There have been a few in.
stances of instantaneous calculators,
but they have not been very intelli-
gent persons, psychologists having ex-
planned that they reached their re-
suits by intuition, conscious of no
mental effort in doing so.
Mr.. Manigold, however, performs
his wonderful feats with conscious
mental effort. He is a man of edu-
cation and high intellect, and a sue.
cessful teacher.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31


Followers built French OF
charge of the Chihuahua
the republic receiving his Ito hold the state OF CHI
Nmtnay
the and while has held continually
fallen the shoulders
his
gobbed
people growing
Short
his
in
he he hal for moret han3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
PASTOR TO HAVE BIG CHURCH

Rev. Charles F. Aked, who talked
seriously of resigning the pastorate
of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church
the Rockefeller church-in New York
city because of the supposed failure
Of a pretentious building project on
which he had set his heart, seems to
have won his point. As result Goth
am is likely to have the greatest
church on modern institutional lines
in the world.
John D. Rockefeller he's a plan un-
der consideration for presenting hie
Fifty-fourth street home and his ad.
joining realty holdings as a site for
the new home of the congregation.
The trustees of the Fifth Avenue
church have for three years been
looking for suitable site on which
to build church such as DR.. Aked
desires, but the committee in charge
failed to make selection. Mr.. Rock
efeller has recently purchased a num-
Der of plots surrounding his home
and It is believed that he is rounding
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

England, and especially London. is
making great plans for the coronation
of King George next spring. It is e.
pected that the gorgeous spectacle
will surpass anything Of the kind ever
seen in the British capital, and the
show will bring enormous crowds to
the city. Such affairs always mean a
magnificent display Of British power
and also big money for London mer-
chants. hotel keepers and others. So
the glad news Is received with glow
ing anticipations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

A girl in Vienna was recently fined
sc cents for scratching a mans nose
In the street with her hatpin. This is
the first poetic retribution which has
overtaken the elongated feminine hat
pin, and it is so because the enormity
of the offense was equaled only by the
hugeness of the fine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

The prevalence of the bubonic
plague in the east has put American
health officers on their mettle. There
is no occasion for special alarm, for
medical skill is equal to the emer-
gency,. says the Troy Times. The
fact that several cases have been dis.
covered on incoming steamers and
that effective quarantine has prevent
ed further spread Of the ailment 10
assurance that vigilance is maintain
ed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
MEXICO'S WEALTHIEST MAN

Not unlike the mighty estates of
the old PATRONS, who used to own ire
mendous tracts Of land around New
York and whose sway was more pow
erful than that Of the most puissant
feudal baron in Europe, is that of
Gen. Don Luis Terrazas, boss" OF the
state of Chihuahua, owner of more
than half the land included within Its
wide boundaries and the richest man
in Mexico. His wealth is estimated
at not less than $25, 100000 gold and
many estimate it much higher. Ter
razas is of interest at this time, for
many people are saying that he ana
his son-in-law, Enrique Creel, are re-
sponsible for the rebellion in Mexico.
Gen. Don Luis Terrazas has lived
oil his life in Chihuahua. His parents
were small landowners before the In
vasion of Mexico by the French.
When Mexico began to try for free
dom from the foreign invaders Ter
razas, then a young man without IN
hN6
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

It has been judicially decided that
when a man gives a girl diamond
ring as an engagement token, the ring
belongs to her and she cannot be
made to give 1t up If the engagement
Is broken. Soon poor mere man will
be beginning to count his few remain
ing rights and wonder when they are
all taken from him If he can accom-.
plish anything with the dominant sex
by becoming In his turn militant
suffragette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

The general manager of the Chica-
go telephone company says that the
question, whats the timer" is asked
of his operators by Chicago subscri-
bers no fewer than $4,000 times a day.
There ought to be a good market in
Chicago for clocks and watches that
will keep time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

Now that 1t has been demonstrated
that cattle can be herded with an
aeroplane, we may expect soon to see
the police handling crowds at parades
and other public celebrations in the
same manner. 1t will be an improve
ment over the pushing and hauling of
the method in vogue at present.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

An English physician drank two
billions of typhoid germs in Thames
water without Ill effects. The marvel
of this bold experiment was the vital.
1ty and constitution which withstood
the water that proved too much for
the germs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Water.

Once upon a time, a moth, tired and
hungry, was fain to dine on problem
novel.
"This is terribly dry!" sighed the
moth. 81 wish had some of that third
mortgage bond of paper railroad to
wash it down With"
Th,a fable teaches that seemingly
worthless things have, after all. their
v,lua-Success Magazine. 49,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Real Intelligence.

Mrs. Philip snowden, -caustic Eng
lish suffragette, was discussing WON.
ans intelligence at the Colony club
in New York.
But the really and truly intelligent
woman" said Mrs. Snowden in her
caustic way, "is the one who never
allows herself to appear as intelligent
as the man or men with whom she Is
oonyersinG." -z.s -.~s. =. f.. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

A Greek poet has come to this coun.
try for the purpose of raising money
to build Greek battleship. Most
poets are so busy raising money to
buy their meals that they are willing
to permit other people to look after
the raising Of funds for battle ships.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

One Of New York's millionaires is
going to marry a telephone girl be-
cause she was always polite to him
on the wire. Why spoil nice polite
telephone girl?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

1t is said by glove dealer that Chi
cago men have reason to be proud of
their small hands Since when have
small hands been a source of mascu.
line pride?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

Madison Square garden, New York,
is on sale at $3,5OO,0OO. Anybody
want a nice little garden, centrally To-
Gated? Gardening is fine for the
nerves, the doctors tell us.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

available
If the trustees fail suitable
Rockefeller strictly
his tits will
offers
world
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

A New York man who had lost his
memory was found with 100000 in his
pockets. Probably discovered on q
witness stand at an investigation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

There is more money in being an
ex-ktng of Portugal than in being an
ex-president of the United States. but
there Is less excitement.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

Possibly this world would be better
of II there were no pistols in it. At
least, there would be more people
here.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

A popular danseuse makes oath
that her entire property is worth only
$3.50, which may account for her eco
nomtcal use of stage dress.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

Hello! Here's Vienna exceeding the
100000 mark. Some of those old
world towns are getting nearly az big
rs young American city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

1t is said that St. Louis man kiss
ed girl $4,000 times in one month
Must have used a kissometer to keep
the count
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

The singing sparks" invention Of
the German professor will have no in
fluence on the sentimental sparkling
songs Of the American parlor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

It is now possible to go around the
world in less than half the time 1t
took Jules Verne's hero to make his
trip
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

A new golf rule reads like this: "The
shaft may be fixed at the heel or at
any other point in the head" Is this
golf language or what Is It?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

Mr. Bandes next became known through his share in
industrial
Mr. Brand by birth and received his in this
Boston
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

A man went mad In BARRIERS chair
In New York. Probably the barber
was talking winter baseball gossip.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Arizona's Institutions,

Arizona maintains q prison, an asy.
lum for the insane. an Industrial school
and home for aged and innrm pio.
neers. . university and two normal
schools, =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31

Thieves in New York stole wagon
load of cheese. The police, we pre-
sumo, are on the scent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
And There You Ana.

VUO BO0V9 you %T0s
Knew York man who was unable to
sign his own name left q million. But
II he had had an education he miRht
have left billion And then again he
might not
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-31
Battleships go to the scrap heap
almost as fast as pugilists d.
Smoke costs Chicago 1880, 900 .
year, not to mention the agony.
The process of dying poor is easily
achieved by nine men out of ten.

A Chicago woman takes taxicab
rides to cure the blues. Not her hus-
bands, however.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-30
THE COST OF FAME.

Harry Atwood is now in the world 8 eye the champion long distance aero- planer and he appears to be fully conscious of the peril of his occupa- tion as a daring aviator. He says frankly that the end is inevita ble if he keeps at it.
 He has a business style that is inn pressive; and he has more caution than has been shown by others talk ing such risks. When he got to New York he recognized the worn condi- tion of his machinery and he declined to continue the flight to Boston.
 And, yet, he confesses that he, too, some day. may encounter the broken bolt, the weakened wing or the defec- tive engine that will plunge him down to death. It is not likely that he would contemplate making a flight from Los Angeles to New York without new aeroplane at intervals of 1900 miles to decrease the peril and in crease his chance of making a success ful flight. If there is an aviator in America who can successfully do this stunt, he is doubtless the man. He appears to have the caution, conf- dence and ability to successfully lead in air navigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-30
COLD STORAGE DISCLOSED.

Cold storage in New York appears to be used to ruin perishable food stuffs instead of preserving them. The twelve plants the state board of health inspected under the Brennan law were above the preserving point and in them were found more than 7,30O,000 pounds of poultry and meat, 4,500, 900 pounds of fish. 2.000.000 pounds of cheese, 6.000, 900 pounds of butter, and 500,000 cases of eggs Much of the poultry was found to be unfit for eating. as has been found also by consumers line of marketing.
 Cold storage is a great convenience and the preservation of perishable foods is legitimate so long as they are maintained in good condition for safe consumption: but it is clear enough that no carelessnesS should be permit ted in this direction: and that the strictest surveillance is necessary. a
 The New York law limits the time products can be kept in cold storage and provides that, when exposed for sale, goods must be labeled with the date of their receipt in storage and that they must also bear the date of their release from storage and be plac- arded as cold storage food in order that the purchaser may distinguish them from fresh products
 This is the way to guard the welfare of the people.