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The Washington times., 1911-04-07
SWORD AND DRUM T.
!. PASSING FROM THE
STAGE OF WARF ARE
Wellington Once Held That
Music Was indispensable
In Battle.

1t would seem that the sword, which
has had so long and so distinguished a
military record, has been placed upon
the retired list. British army authori-
ties have decided that in the future un-
mounted officers shall carry carbines
instead Of swords at maneuvers and in
active service.
This decision is the result Of expert
ence gained in the engagements of re-
cent years. The sword, it is now con-
tended, is not only useless as weapon,
except IN close quarters. but 1t serves as
a mark to distinguish the officer from
his men. He thus becomes a target
for the enemy's sharpshooters, and when
the private soldiers have small power of
initiative, as is The case in most Euro
pean armies. the loss Of large number
of officers may mean disaster
:. Changing War Conditions.
The passing of the sword is one of
the signs of the changed conditions of
war, as is also the passing of the drum.
The war between Russia and Japan
was regarded by many experts in things
military as having sealed the fate of
the martial drum. The japanese armies
moved from first to last silently, save
for the occasional blast of bugle. The
drum was conspicuouSly absent. Before
that war 1t had been abolished IN some
European armies, but no great war had
been fought without it.
Napoleon was an ardent defender OF
the drum, and he believed, with Mar
shall SAKE, that great general Of the
eighteenth century, that the measured
sound made by the drum and the fife
was Indispensable to make men march
well. The drum said the Corsican,
Initiates the cannon. 1t is the best
musical instrument in the world, for
It never gets out of tune" And the
Little Corporal was fond Of pointing
out the passage in "Othello," wherein
the poet makes the Moor pay a glow
ing tribute to the 'spirit-surring drum.
Contention of Washington.
NapoIeon's opponent, Wellington, con-
tended that without the strains of music
It was quite impossible for troops to
make successful charges. Wanting
music, he said, men would come up
ragged and open against the enemy.
All musical authorities have agreed
drum is thoroughly musical. The COM
in musical composition. a large num-
ber of drummerS performing stimuli
taneously out of doors produce good
music. In this connection Berlioz, the
composer, pointed out that sound that
was insignificant when heard singly,
such as the Cllnk of one or two muskets
AT shoulder arms, or the thud as the
butt comes to the ground at ground
arms, becomes brilliant and attractive
II performed by thousand men to-
Sether.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

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including
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
SILVER BAGS
O. 90 Values Worth
P1sOO Up to $500

Full size well-made German silver
Mesh Bags. with richly embossed
Or engraved German silver frames.
Extra fine handwork link mesh. Kid
lined, finished with heavy German
silver chain.
The seasons smartest bag. Choice
of three new designs.
Sale price, Sl.9S each.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Misses and ,ChiIdren's White Can
vas Shoes, Slippers and Roman San
dals, in ali sizes at 75c, $1OO. $1.25,
$L5o, $L69, $L75. 500. and $50 pair.
Infants. Children's, Girls and
Misses Roman Sandals. of patent
leather, tan leather and white can
vas. All sizes at zoo up to s. a pair
according to size.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Misses and Children's "Nu-form'
OXfords, Shoes, Pumps and Strap
Slippers, in black and tan feathers.
Priced according to size-S1.00 to 500
a pair.
Easter Footwear for boys and
youths. made of solid leather
throughout, in a large assortment
Of dressy styles. All sizes at $50 to
$500 a pair.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
The Humorist.

Razor hurt you. sir?' asked the ener-
getic barber
Not particle replied the sarcastic
victim in the chair. but the blood rum
ming down my neck is little anoyEng."
Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Almost BiqamiSt.

Mrs. Jones-Does your husband re-
member your wedding anniversary?
Mrs Smith-No;- SO remind him Of
st in January and June, and get two
presents-Harper's Bazar
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Talent Lost.

That extra session of Congress is GER
tainly going TO remove a lot of talent
from the Chautauqua lecture circuits.
Grand Rapids Press.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Foolish Question.

Conductor to Possenger-We ran over
q cat down the line
Passenger-WaS the cat on the line?
Conductor-Why, of course not. We
chased up an alley after her.-Chicago
Daily Socialist.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
The Original TightWad.

The world loves a cheerful giver, but
the world isn't setting the pace in that
direction.-Atlanta Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

NEW YORK.-Women on this side
~ Of the big pond learned with in
terest that their sisters In Paris were
wearing shoes made from humming
bird feathers. the ridiculously low
price Of $z,e0u a pair placing the
fluffy footwear within reach of all.
Realizing that 1t was only question
of few weeks before the very latest
fad In tootsie trappings would reach
this city. and being aware OF the fact
that humming birds were none too
plentiful. the young and old girls be-
gan figuring out how many Of the gor.
geous mites would have to be sacri-
feed to cover their spokes.
Married men read the article until
they came to the line which told
about the price of the new plumage,
and then they dropped in their tracks.
When they regained consciousness
they equipped their wallet pockets
with burglar alarms and hired detec-
tives to watch their trousers while
they slept. Many OF them. unable to
see ray Of hope. went straight to the
bankruptcy court and gave themselves
up. More than one happy home was
rent with discord by the announce
ment. Women who had the temerity
to ask their husband how many hum
ming birds would be necessary in their
case were generally told that a whole
aviary would not make them a pair OF
shoe strings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
Uncle Sam May Lose Valuable Lands

ent. Until these acts are repealed,
the government has not a chance on
earth to get back it's lands.
Announcement has been made that
within few weeks the government
will file suit as to these lands with
Special Assistant Attorney General
Townsend in charge. The oil men Of
California are thoroughly aroused and
alarmed by the discovery Of the joker.
They are advised by some of the
ablest lawyers that the suits can re-
suit only in confirming the railroads
title and 80 they are appealing to
Washington with all the force they
can command to hold of the litiga-
ton until the "joker" act can be re-
pealed. This they believe congress
will not hesitate to do. once 1t knows
the inwardness and gravity of the
situation.
Suits already have been instituted
with respect to lands patented to the
railroad company less than six years
ago, and as to these there is no ques-
ton. The special statute of limita-
tions cannot affect these proceedings.
The area Of land bestowed upon
these railroads and now claimed by
the Southern Pacific reaches the enor-
nous total of 26,177,51S acres, prin-
c1paIity carved from one of the rich
est sections of the country.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
City Gets 125,OOO Post Cards Daily

n H1CAGO.-n any one doubts that
~ the friends of Chicagoans do not
send them cards from all parts OF the
world during the vacation season, just
ask the letter carriers. Chicago's post
Office is now receiving $4,000 cards
daily, and when the postcard crop is
at its height, the Office will handle
100000 cards a day.
II all of the postcards that come to
Chicago each day at this time OF the
year from people jaunting throughout
the country on vacations were placed
end to end, the line would reach
distance of twenty miles.
Five hundred postcards laid on top
Of each other form pile one foot
high, and so, by careful figuring it is
found that the total number of cards
coming to Chicago daily will form
stack 200 feet high or equal to the
height of some of Chicago's taller
buildings.
One little innocent postcard often
makes the postman walk two or three
floors higher than he would go II he
were carrying only Legitimate" mail.
Frequently the postmen return to the
Offices and find that postcards have
compelled them to walk one.third far
Their than the regular mail would have
taken them.
The Chicago postoffice handles in
one day more postcards than any
other office in the world under one
roof. The vacation period brings one
half as many cards to the city as
does Easter or Christmas time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
MANY Leave Treasury for Other Lines

THE unofficial function of the treas
/ ury department as training
school for business life outside has
been demonstrated with striking force
within the last two or three months.
No less than five of the most useful
employees of the treasury have re-
Gently been graduated into business
life.
The recent selection Of Charles P.
Montgomery, chief of customs. to take
charge of the customs affairs of the
American Sugar Refining company, is
a case in point. Mr.. Montgomery is
an older man than others to. be men,
toned, and had been longer in the
service, but his prize in the business
world appears to be none the less sub
stantial.
Only a few weeks ago George K.
Leete, a clerk In the Office of Assistant
Secretary A. Plat Andrew, was made
private secretary to Ebert H. Gary,
chairman of the executive committee
of the United States Steel corporation.
A week or two ago Lawrence o. Muir.
ray, controller Of the currency. re-
ceived an offer of the presidency Of
the First National bank Of Pittsburg,
and, declining that position because
Of his desire to complete series Of
reforms he had Instituted. the place
was given to O. L. Telling, chief Of
the national bank examiners. s. Ha-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

w ASH1NGTON.-F made while
vv'ou wait! The government ought
to be ashamed of itself, but instead of
that 1t retains a man especially to per-
petrate them. 1t is no near-faking
either. the government work is exact
ing and when the duplicate specimens
are completed there is no telling
which Is the original and which the
imitation. There are probably few
men Of similar calling in the world,
and fewer still who are as clever in
that line.
The National museum has dug up a
son Of Wizard Jack Hendley, who In
his day was the premier imitation
man of the United States, and they
now keep young Will Hendley busy
all the time making something look
like something else. 1t seems to be
a peculiar gift, and is valuable in q
museum
He works chiefly in plaster, making
casts of anything and coloring them
so they look like the original. and he
seems able to reproduce a counter
felt of anything from a raw oyster to
a stone idol There are a good many
tricks in the trade that have been
handed down from father to son, such
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

I OS ANGELES. Cal.-That old story
Il Of a prospector's love for his burro,
the companion and solace Of weary,
lonesome hours in a desert search for
gold. won freedom from jail for aged
Aaron Braunsheidt here
Braunsheidt came into Los Angeles
from the desert and mountain land
along the Mexican border, riding a
decrepit burro. Across his shoulder
was slung a rife. At his saddle.
formed by an old frayed comforter,
was his camp outfit. pickax and a
shovel. His beard, long and strag-
Cling. and his long. gray sunburned
hair was unkempt As he passed
along the street. p. A. Rambo, agent
of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, saw him.
The burro's back and hip bones dis
played recent scars. Braunsheidt was
surrounded by a curious throng when,
as the official placed a OBTAINING hand
upon the burro. he reached for his
old rifle. A wire fastened to one end
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
Children Swat Flies for the Bounty

d OSTON, Nassau endeavor to rid
- Worcester of flies through a fly
killing contest is under way in that
city and scores OF children have en-
tered the competition.
Many prizes, aggregating more than
$500. are being offered to the children
producing the greatest number Of dead
flies within the time limit of the con-
test. and during the few days the COM
petition has been going on several
hundred thousand of the germ carry
ing insects have been slaughtered.
The insects are measured by the
quart as they are brought in and
throughout the city the little ones are
daily engaged In a wholesale fly mas
sacre.
One boy tells of catching 10000
Aies in an old cow stable and thou
sands more around garbage cans. In
their hustling for the prizes the chill
dren are invading back alleys. stables,
markets, setting traps among garbage
and dirt of all kinds, and patroling
various insanitary places where the
most flies are found.
!. Few contestants are combining their
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
Burro Saves Its Master From Prison

of the barrel caught in his tattered
coat, affording Rambo an opportunity
of disarming him.
At the Offices of the society the old
prospector told a story which won
sympathy. 1t was repeated later to
throng OF citizens who accompanied
Braunsheidt and Rambo to a livery
stabbed. Willing hands reached for
pocketbooks and none desired to have
him punished. He was released. AS
he walked away from the city hall
building, one arm placed affectionate-
ly about the burro's neck. he was
cheered by the men who contributed
to provide him and his companion
with food.
Braunsheidt. known to many pi-
onsers as Aaron Brandt, has won and
lost fortunes in search of wealth
which he believes exists in his gyp-
sum claims near Tucson. For forty
years be has prospected His wife
and their only daughter conducted a
confectionery in San Francisco In
the great fire Mrs Braunsheidt and
the daughter, Clara, we're killed and
their little property lost. Since that
time Braunsheidt has been prospect
ing.
The only thing left of his family
fortune was the burro, which his
daughter had named Mrs. Buffalo
BILL"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

lust as the governm ent IL sitting In
u for the biggest legal game it ever
played the discovery is made that it
Is bound to lose and the Southern Pa
ciflc railroad to win $500, 900, 900 II tho
play goes on.
The stakes are great area Of Cali
fornia's richest oil lands. They were
granted to the railroad with q clause
in the grant expressly excepting all
mineral lands save those containing
coal and iron. Most of these lands
were patented to the grantee more
than six years ago.
The Joker in the situation Is a spe-
cial statute of limitations, slipped
through congress in an act of March
3, 1891, and perfected by another act
of March 2, 1896.
The effects OF these acts. as con.
strued by the United States Supreme
court, is absolutely to bar proceedings
by the government to annul a patent
Of land to a Immigrant railroad after
six years from the issuance of the pat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

bit the dust. so far as the senate was
concerned.
In the broad, sweet fields of private
life wandered Nathan B. Scott of West
Virginia, with his $4,000,000. With him.
along the rose-bordered byway. went
James P. Taliaferro of Florida with
100000. Hughes of Colorado died.
removing another 100000.
There was $50,000,00O right at one
clip. The men elected to replace these
millionaires are virtually poor men. or
at least, what the world considers poor
in these days Of big fortunes.
Watson of West Virginia. who re-
placed Elkins, Is about the only mil
lionaire in the batch Of baby members
Senator O'Gormon Of New York is
by no means wealthy, and he expects
to be obliged to support his large
family on $500, which 10 his salary
in the senate. He used to receive ST.
500 as Judge of one of the New York
courts, and he admits now that it is
not going to be easy to keep up the
senatorial pace on $1,000.
Senator Money Of Mississippi, who
retired with the last congress, was a
poor man, and John Sharp Williams,
who succeeded him, is not wealthy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
EX-QUEEN WHO MAY VISIT US

One of the most deeply beloved Of
the royalties of Europe is ex-Quecn
Margherita of Italy, who, it is said.
will pay visit to the United States
in the fall. 1t has long been her am
bition to see the country where 20
many of her race have found home.
but even royal personages cannot
travel when they choose, and the visit
had to be postponed. 1t is probable
that Official recognition will be taken
of her coming.
The ex-queen is a daughter of the
late Prince Ferdinando of Savoy,
duke OF Genoa. When only 16 years
old she became the bride of King
Humbert, second king Of United
Italy. which this year is celebrating
the fiftieth anniversary of its indie
pendence. Eleven years ago she was
left widow owing to the assassina-
ton of her husband by the Anarchist
Brescia. She is now 60 years old
and still retains much of her beauty.
Since her husbands death she has
r. oh III
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

A downtown novelty dealer declares
he sells as high as 500 worth of post
cards a day.
OF course, the postoffice has to be
just as careful with little vacation
card as with real letter. But one
kind Of card Is barred, the variety
that is covered with tinsel. Tinsel is
poisonous and the clerks are not CON-
PEELED to come in contact with 1t.
The postcard never will 90 out of
date" said George A. Gasman, as
sistant superintendent of mails. 1T is
really convenient little institution
for one who is travelling. The mail
clerks and postmen are not particu-
larly in love with picture postcards.
but that is merely one disagreeable
feature Of the carriers work and we
all get that, no matter what our work
is. There is nothing more welcome
than pretty postcard from a friend
who is on vacation
Chicago has great floating popu-
lation and believe five out of ten per-
sons who stop here for day or two
send from one to dozen postcards to
their friends or relatives"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
Good Faker in the Government Museum

as reproducing the bloom of q peach
or scraping an apple to get the veg.
etable wax that will make the surface
of a plaster apple look like the orig
1nal fruit.
There are always new problems
coming up in the curious art of max
ing something out of something else
One of the features Of the big ethnol-
ogic collection that is now being in
stalled in the hall of the new museum
building is a series Of groups. These
include the various families OF man.
There are Patagonians, Hawaiians.
Eskimoe, all sorts of Indians, a family
of Igorrotes and altogether about 20
groups. Each of them is shown en-
gagged in some characteristic tribal
work. The Eskimos are loading seal
on a sledge.
II there is anything the museum
cannot get in the original. from rare
trilobite to a Cor1nthian fresco. 1t can
turn Hendley loose with the original.
and he will make an imitation that
would fool an expert. 1t is curious
trade, this legitimatized taking, and
the only reason for not extending the
account and telling Of some of the
other remarkable things that have
been done in the venerable institution
is to prevent the impression getting
abroad that there is nothing genuine
on exhibition there. The genuine
largely outweigh the imitation antiqu~
ties, but there are few antiquities
wanted that cannot be made while you
wait,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
Footwear of Humming Bird Feathers

1t was only natural that there
should be much conjecture as to the
possible adoption OF the new fad by
Chicago women. In view of the fact
that 1t takes the whole southwest side
of cow to make one of them a pair
of slippers it was generally agreed
that one Chicago order would put the
humming bird family out of business.
I'm willing that my wife should
have everything within reason" said a
man whose cut glass display indicated
that he was not lodging any creditors,
but draw the line at $4,000 a pair
for shoes. Just think of it! Shoes
that cost $3.50 foot. She cried and
called me tightwad when refused
to grant her the appropriation, but
told her she would have to stick to
the leather kind or get another cash
register
i've got a wife and seven daugh.
ters," said another man, land when I
went home to lunch they pulled this
humming bird thing on me. Every
one of them has feet like founders.
and when they insisted on being in
style turned over my bank books
and reserved q place for myself In tho
bread line"
1T would take flock of ostriches
to make shoes for my old woman
volunteered traffic policeman. "She
told me she thought that humming
bird shoes would be very becoming
to her, but threatened to arrest her
and turn her over to the Audubon
society. She has bright cerise hair,
and when told her that she would
be shot for robin before she went
we compromised on a pair of con-
gress slippers"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
Senate No Longer a Rich Mans Club

N o longer is the United States sen.
~ ate the leading millionaires' club
OF America. The number of million
aires in the upper branch of congress
has been decimated. and the time may
not be far distant when the senate
will become known as the poor mans
club.
No less than $50,00O.000 worth OF
senators has been ripped from the
upper branch by an operation as sim
pie as the one that left Adam without
one of his ribs. The late Democratic
cyclone had much to do with It, From
present indications there will have to
be formed an association for the con-
servation of our millionaires in the
Senate unless it is to become the poor
mans club.
The death Of Stephen B. Elk1ns OF
West Virginia carried $15.000.000 out
of the senate. The retirement of Mel.
son w. Aldrich of Rhode Island, car
ierd $10,000,000 away. Four million
went with Eugene Hale Of Maine,
when he made way for Senator John.
son. elected by the Democratic legis-
lature.
Chauncey M. Depew of New York.
director in 80 different railroads,
walked of with 100000. 1t was his
own and he had right to walk OF
with it. but the senate In the aggre-
gate became just that much poorer.
Jersey, who while scarcely in the class
of Elkins. was worth 100000. When
he left, another f1ve-million iron man
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

zen Bond, who, appropriately enough,
had charge of the bonding Of govern
ment employees in the department,
has left that position to go with one
of the great surety companies. Ed
ward P. Currier, until within a month
private secretary to Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury James F.. Curtis.
is now second secretary to Vice-Presi-
dent Frank A. Vanderlip Of the Ma
tional City bank of New York.
Assistant secretaries of the treas
ury appear to be always in demand in
mercantile life, especially II their
service has taught them familiarity
with fiscal matters. Charles d. Nor.
ton, after a year or more of service
al secretary to President Taft, il an
officer Of the First National bank Of
New York. Louis A. Coolidge, who
preceded Norton and began many Of
the administrative reforms which have
since been carried out, IL treasurer Of
the United Shoe Machinery COMPANY.