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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Shortly after work was started on
both sides of V street between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets was
announced for sale at a greatly re-
duced price. The land had to be sold
and was bought in by speculative
builder. who started the construction
of twenty two-story box" houses.
The houses were completed six
weeks before the roof was on tho
Hughes house. The houses did not
appeal to white purchasers or tenants.
and were promptly offered to negroes.
who FASTENED to locate in such a
swell" neighborhood Although they
have been on the market but short
time. seventeen Of them are occupied.
The negro residents of Washington
are famous for the size o. their fami-
lies. Their children are endowed with
unusually healthy lungs and like to
play in the middle of the streets.
When Justice Hughes purchased the
lot for his home, Sixteenth ard v
streets vicinity was considered one Of
the quietest locations in the city.
There were no street cars within two
blocks and no other annoyances.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Hughes Palace Now in a Black Belt

nv HEN Justice Charles E. Hughes of
W the Supreme court takes posses
sion of his 100000 home. which will
be finished in few weeks, he will be
the only white man living in the block
which his house faces.
Soon after President Taft appointed
Governor Hughes to the Supreme
court he came to Washington and
spent several days looking for a
house. He was not satisfied with any
thing on the market and rented q
large. old fashioned house in Massa-
chusetts avenue for his first season.
Then he and Mrs. Hughes spent
many afternoons house hunting. but
they were disappointed again. and
decided finally to build a home JUS
tice Hughes said at the time that, as
he expected to spend the greater part
of his life in this city, he wished to
have home that satisfied him in
every particular.
For long time he debated whether
he would build in Massachusetts ave.
nue. or Sixteenth street, the two most
fashionable streets in the city He
chose the latter finally, and bought a
good-sized lot on the corner of Six
teenth and V streets. The lot has q
frontage in Sixteenth street Of about
thirty feet and 100 in V street. In
order to have an effective entrance he
decided to have the residence face v
street There was no other house Of
any sort in V street The property
bad been held for years at high
arice and remained vacant
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Fully Prepared.


When a certain little girl Of Balti-
more was recently sent of by her
mother to visit an aunt in Washing
ton, the youngster was cautioned that
she must always be ION time for
breakfast while at her aunt's house.
Don't give them any occasion to
complain, dearie," said the mother.
You're always so late for breakfast at
home"
When the little girl returned home,
about the first thing she told her moth
er was: Il was down to the table
every morning just as soon as any Of
them"
"Glad to hear that, dearie," said the
proud mother "How did you man.
age to be so punctual?"
Every night" explained the young
ster, II put on my mighty and
slept in my clothes, SOS to be nice an
ready in the morning. "-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
beard and shaggy iron gray locks. the
same transparent skin.

beard and shaggy iron gray locks. the
same transparent skin. 49,.
AS he speaks Abbas Efendi opens
wide his big gray eyes beneath his
bushy eyebrows, and looks directly at
one, giving an appearance of unsim-
ulated interest and sincerity. He is
a restless person-doubtless those 40
odd years as a prisoner have left
their mark on his nerves-and through
out the interview he wriggled and
twisted his body, sometimes revealing
the folded red bandana handkerchief
upon which he sat; sometimes cooking
his fez to the back of his head, and
again to the side, and sometimes rak-
ishly forward until it rested on the
high bridge of his nose. All the
while he was talking he twiddled in
his long white hands string of moth
er-of-pearls beads, such as gentlemen
commonly carry in this part of the
world. Altogether, he looks the part
of a benevolent old gentleman with
considerable force of character.
This positiveness was shown during
the interview. A gentle-faced young
Englishman, who looked filter for ESQ.,
teric discussions thap for the football
field, had been doing the interpreting.
Abbas Ehendi speaking in Persian.
The most difficult form of interpreta-
ton is that of a discussion Of abstract
themes, and early saw that the young
mans renderings were Inadequate; my
host saw it, also; and peremptorily or
dered one other of his attendants to
repeat what he said, sentence by SEN
tence.
In the room during the conversation,
besides the two men mentioned, was
a Persian Pilgrim, who wore the green
turban that marked him as a de-
scendant of Mahomet; keen-eyed old
fellow, who followed the discussion in
tently; and another Persian in long
black cloak and turban, who looked as
If he might sit for an Illuminated edi-
ton of Omar Khayam; but he went
sound asleep during the interview.
The conversation lasted for over an
hour, and I was cordially pressed to
remain and partake Of Persian meal;
but a journalist must be careful whose
salt he eats, if he is to remain free.
Beharists In America.
After the pleasant congratulations
with which the conversation opened, I
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Found Lost Fiance at a Picture Show
JEAN BAPT1STE DE

x11sCOUNT JEAN BAPT1sTE DE
Y VENTURA, French officer, stroll
ing along Pennsylvania avenue. walt
ing for tho time to arrive when ne
would keep an engagement with
friend at the capitol. decided to while
awav an hour at a moving picture
show. He started to purchase a tick
ct at the first theater on the route
but instead of buying ticket. he got
a wife and FASTENED. to a nearby par
sonage.
Miss Althea Price was selling tick
eta at the theater, and she happened
tn he the same young lady with whom
the Young Frenchman had plighted his
troth months ago, only to lose all
track of her when he was called to
France to settle up an estate.
Viscount Jean Baptfste came 10
Washington a year ago and, becoming
financially embarrassed. got JOB
He happened to get position where
Miss Price was working. He soon
lost his heart and gave up his job to
90 home to get some money which he
had inherited He was to return as
soon as he got the cash and make
Miss Price Viscountess de Ventura
Months passed, Miss Price moved to
another boarding house, and when the
viscount returned with the cash be
could not locate her. After months OF
futile search he left Washington and
established himself in New York. He
came here on business. still on the
lookout for Miss Price. s>st
When tho viscomt saw Miss Price
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
w GTON.-Revenue officers

GTON.-Revenue officers
" and detectives in Washington
raided four Chinese opium dens with
In 500 yards Of the Capitol and confls-
Gated about $4,000 worth of the drug.
They also secured evidence in the
shape of hairpins, women's clothing
and shoes to indicate that the places
were frequented by large numbers Of
women. The raids were the beginning
OF series that are planned by the
authorities who have been watching
the activities of Chinese in Washing
ton for several months.
In recent raids in Los Angeles. CAL,
the police have unearthed a new sys-
tenn OF concealing opium. They were
disappointed in the raids of the past
few weeks for while they took many
suspicious-looking packages. all were
sealed with what appeared to be reve-
nue. stamps used on boxes of confec-
tionery. On opening some of the
boxes 1t was shown every one con-
tanned opium. Boxes, supposed to
contain Chinese tea, were also found
full of opium. Some boxes labeled
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

A THOUGH it is the common
"a thought that most Of the men
working on the great Panama Canal
left their religion behind them in the
states, those who live in the Canal
zone know there are many who OBJ
serve the laws of Moses and lead the
same pure lives they did at home.
When the canal was begun family
CHARTERS were built, many men
brought or sent for their wives and
children. and it has paid. Family life
and the presence of good women in
their homes have been powerful in
f1uences for good. These families
coming from every state in the Union
meant that schools and churches must
be provided. Again Uncle Sam met
the need. and at every town along the
line of the canal built schoolhouses
and churches. Teachers were obtain
cd from the states. Chaplains were
employed to attend to the religious
needs of the Americans in the zone.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

ers to love everybody. In Persia there
are Jews, Moslems, Zoroastrians, Budd-
hists, Brahmins and Christians, who
meet in love and concord as Behaists.
1t removes fanaticism from all sects. "
And I verify believe that Abbas Ell
dendi practices his creed, for he Is a
gentle, kindly man; who, however, has
no conception whatever of the high in
exorableness of truth. Gen. Lew WAL
lace's aphorism: Better law with
out love, than love without law" would
not appeal to him. None the less, his
high, fine ideals, embodying as they
do, the commonplace of Christianity.
are in consonance with the spirit of
the age, and we may expect to see Be-
haism grow and prosper, especially
among sentimental persons. Its claim
to be the final and universal religion
is scarcely tenable, since it has not
bones enough to stand the scalpels Of
the scholars
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

his hat. arms and voice all went up in
the air. AS soon as the girl could ex-
trfcate herself from the booth and
the ream of tickets in which she be-
came entangled she forgot all about
business until the manager Of tho
theater FASTENED to reprove her for
running his trade by keeping the
crowds watching a show on the out
side instead of on the inside.
The viscount scoffed ut the man.
ager, and, arm in arm, he and the
erstwhile ticket seller hurried around
to the residence of the Rev. w. l.
Devries. The parson tied the knot
and the pair left on a train for New
York, where they will live.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
When Friendship Counts,

The doors of the deformed man are
always locked, and the key is on the
outside. He may have treasures Of
charm inside, but they will never be
revealed unless the person outside CO.
operates with him in unlocking the
door. A friend becomes, to a much
greater degree than with the ordinary
man, the indispensable means of dis
covering ones own personality. One
only exists, so to speak, with friends.
1t is easy to see how hopelessly such
a sensitiveness incapacitates a man
for business, professional or social
life, where the hasty and superficial
impression is everything, and disas-
ter is the fate OF the man who has
not all the treasures of his PERSONAL
1ty in the front window where they
can be readily inspected and ap-
praised.-From the September At
lantic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

q
prophet? That word is often used az
meaning any man with new or help
ful message to his time; but you
surely do not put the prophets you
have named in the same class with
the ordinary writer, teacher or preach
er today?"
Here again the prophet" Of the Be-
haists showed his rare skill at eva
sion. He took up the figure of the
mirror, and dwelt at great length upon
that, and would not be diverted; the
prophet is the man who best mirrors
God. Icould not get to- him: the sug-
gestion that, after all, the mirror does
not reflect or impart life, heat or pow
er. Nor could l get past the inter-
prefer the query whether this teach
ing is not a great comedown for those
of Buddha, with his doctrine OF man
being part of the divine essence; and
Of Jesus, who professed to give life;
and who boldly declared: Il and the
Father are one;" and of Mohamet,
with his stern claim to be the very
voice and representative of God. In
terpreters are a great convenience,
when there are uncomfortable ques-
lions flying around.
What 6ehaism Stands For.
A definition of Behaism, which to an
unsentimental westerner seems rather
vague, is the hard thing to secure; SO
I asked Abbas Etfendi, frankly, to give
me categorical definition of the dis
tinctive doctrine of Beharism. ''some-
thing with hooks to it, so that it will
grasp the ordinary man." This he pa
tiently and kindly did.
First. Behaism believes that all
men are brothers, and should so act.
Second. Behaism believes that
there should be no strife Of religious
creeds. All are equal. No man need
change his religion when he becomes
Behatst, whether he is a Moslem.
a Christian or a Buddhist.
Third. There should be no war
between races or countries. There
should be International brotherhood
and international peace" Incident
ally, the retainer who had done the
interpreting, later told me that Alb
bas believes that there will be great
war, and then worldwide peace. He
also advocates one language and one
form of writing
Fourth. Behaism teaches it's follow
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

asked Abbas Effendi concerning the
number Of his disciples in America,
for this has been put as high as a
million. He himself avoids the use
of the word "disciples," but does not
object to its employment by others.
could not get him to give even approx
innate figures; he contented himself
in America and that there are regular
spiritual gatherings Of these in Wash
ington, Boston and Chicago. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY with these centers that he con-
ducts his correspondence, for the
names frequently required.
AS to the number Of Behaists in the
world he was equally vague, but wholly
honest. When said that friend from
Persia had told me that fully half the
people in Persia are Behaists, he
promptly declared that he thought this
number entirely too high. Equally
candid was he in saying that there are
practically no Behaists in Turkey; the
following is found chiefly in Persia,
and then in India, America, Great Brit
ain, and scattering in other coun-
tries. Quality" he remarked, lis
more important than quantity; better
five diamonds than a hundred peb-
bles." Abbas Effendi has considerable
aptness in the art Of illustration; this
was further shown when we got on the
main track Of the meaning of Behaism.
An AlI-lncIusive Religion.
All religions" said Abbas Effendi,
ARE substantially the same; there is
no real difference. The difference is
only in names. There were once a
Turk, Greek, Persian and an Arab,
to whom piece OF money was given
in common. Each said in his own
tongue what he wanted bought with it,
and they had long and angry discus
sion. Then along came man bearing
grapes-and 10, that was what they
all wanted, but each had used a diff
ferent name for 1t. So Moses, Buddha,
Confuclus, Christ, Mahomet, were all
prophets of God. They merely had
different names. Each should accept
the other
When this important point was
pressed, he affirmed that all Chris
tians should accept Mohamet, as the
Jews should have accepted Christ.
do you really mean that all relig-
ions are essentially the same, and that
one is as good as another? Do you
include paganism, and idolatry?'
Eyes, they were all right at first,
even Buddhism, which has deterior-
ated, as all religions do" At this point
my hosts knowledge of the ancient
and so-called ethical faiths" proved
so shaky that abandoned this line of
questioning.
He got on to Ermer ground by say
ing: There have been thousand
unknown prophets IN the world. They
were truly prophets of God, but the
world never recognized them"
please tell me what you mean by
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Variety Actor Tackles Second Grave
digger In Hamlet and Steals
All tho Laughs.

A company playing Hamlet" was
forced to find an actor to play the
Second Gravedigger on account Of the
illness of the. second comedian OF the
company. The only actor available
was a variety performer, wbro had no
reverence for Shakespeare and no re-
spect for the traditions of the classic
drama. The Second Gravedigger was
a comedy part. and he knew that he
could get away with it."
When the First Gravedigger threw
of the first waistcoat, revealing an
other underneath, the audience tit
tered. The removal of the second
waistcoat brought a loud laugh. and
the third produced a roar. The First
Gravedigger was delighted. He had
never played to such an appreciative
audience, and visions of good notices
in the papers and possible increase
in salary began to loom up before his
eyes. AS he threw off the fourth
waistcoat he turned partly around,
and the cause of the unusual hit was
disclosed to him.
4uS 0SCOuu 1IdVeu166eI, Oc1u6 az
customed to build laughs on lines. and
business Of other actors, saw his op-
portunity and seized it. AS fast as
the First Gravedigger would throw
the waistcoats on the ground, the
variety comedian would pick them up
and put them on. The new business
was much funnier to the audience
than the old, with which it was thor
oughly familiar.
Not content with having stolen the
laughs from the regular comedian in
this scene, the new man went fur
Their. When the First Gravedigger
said to him, Go, get thee to Yaugh-
an; fetch me stoup of liquor" Ito
which there is no reply in the text.
the assistant sexton replied:
vaughan told me to tell you that
you couldn't have any more liquor
from him till you paid for the last you
Eot."-The Bookman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Strength Of Building Materials.

1S'8ess 0' oo'0
The bureau of standards gives the
following comparative compressive
strengths of materials square inch
when used in piers or columns: Steel
and cast iron each 10000 pounds a
square inch; hard brick piers laid in
cement mortar, 400 pounds, laid in
lime mortar, 1000 pounds mortar,
to 1, 5000 hounds; 1 to 3, 2,70o
pounds; / to 5, LOO pounds; long
leaf pine, from $500 to 1000 pounds
square inch; short-leaf pine and
spruce, 5000 pounds, and Douglas fir,
1000 pounds a square inch. 1t should
be noted that 1000 pounds is an un-
usually high result for long-leaf pine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Now a young woman wants a d.
vorce from her husband because he
has not spoken to her for six years
and she charges such silence is cruel
and inhuman. Other wives complain
of equally cruel and inhuman vclubil-
ity. It is hard for the poor men to
please any way they try.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
A Broken Bone.

Your first duty, after notifying
surgeon, is to provide support for the
injured member in the form of an i'm
provised splint. Flat pieces of board.
as broad, if possible, as the limb and
slightly longer than the broken bone,
canes, umbrellas, in fact anything that
will accomplish your end may be used.
In adjusting these, pad with any soft
material that is at hand; straw, leaves
or cushions made of grass may be
used. Avoid any pressure on the in
jured part, cover it with cloth, and
keep wet with clean, cold water
Wuman's Home Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

A Stamford. Conn. woman who died
recently had read the Bible through
sixty times We presume after the
third of fourth time she ceased to
skip to the last chapter to see how it
was going to end
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

A Massachusetts woman mistook
her husband for burglar and shot
him as he was crawling in the back
window about midnight She still In.
sists, however, that he got what was
coming to him, even II he was inno-
cent Of the charge of burglary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Astronomers have discovered that
the new comet has tail Now we
will be kept in the usual narrowing
suspense as to whether 1t is going to
join the present popular crusade and
swat the earth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

A Cleveland Judge granted six d.
vorces in ten minutes each At tho
normal rate Of artthmetical progress
sion. If he could do that we'll in Ohio.
what home-breaking record he could
establish in Nevada!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Chicago has preacher who says he
will go to the theater whenever he
feels that way, and that it's none of
the congregations business AS far as
we are concerned, he is at liberty to
take in even the moving picture
shows,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

A western man has asked the Phil
adelphia police to find him nice
wife. Great goodness. does he think
the police have anything to do with
nice" people?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

The undertakers having decided to
call themselves "morticians" we pre-
sumo that hod-carriers of the future
will be known as "mortarians"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

a Pittsburgh scientist says that
Andrew Carnegie looks Like the ear.
drum of whale That man need not
waste his time performing any heroic
action
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

"A New York woman has just re-
ceived 100000 from the husband
she ran away from to join a younger
man. Which shows how grateful be
was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Elizabeth One Bear, a Sioux Indian
maiden, has brought suit against ia
cob Abraham, charging breach Of
promise. She wants $1,000 - a balm
for wounded affections
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

ed "a hours at church for priest
to come from Boston to marry them
SO evidently they had made up their
minds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Brooks comet Is said to be com.
posed of Illuminating gas and cyano-
gen. but the scare manufacturers can.
not frighten US after the HALEY hoax.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

An Illinois Judge has decided that
Reno divorces are not good in Illinois.
Have your divorce papers made trans
ferable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

When we stop to consider the num-
Der of isms that exist the great won
der is that more people do not get
into the violent wards.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Whenever there Is great disaster
IN this country you are sure to find
heroes who gave or risked their lives
for others.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Misplaced,

Misplaced.
Fred queered himself with Wayne
when he tried to pay her q compli-
ment On her hands. Of whose small.
ness she is very proud"
What did he say1"
she led the conversation adroftly
az usual to the subject at little hands,
and h9 told her that hers we're simply
great. III. q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Mr.. Malcolm Mcdowell puts the
hobo's cost Of living at four cents
day. But he fails to tell how the hobo
gets the four cents
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

Possibly one reason why aeroplanes
are not being made safer is that acci-
dents help swell the gate receipts.