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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
DINING AND LUNcHING CARS
Some Of the Western Roads Have
Lunch Counters on Wheels, Much
Like Real Things.

In the management of a dining car
service there is at the very beginning
the handicap of the impossibility Of
the superintendent ever being on the
spot. says Business. He has Of course
an adequate system Of reports for ev-
cry trip Of every diner and cafe car.
but for actual supervision he must
send out inspectors.
These inspectors come aboard the
trains at unexpected times and keep
him fully informed of the condition of
the cars. the appearance of the walt
ers. the setting of the tables, the
stock of edibles in the pantry and the
small details which make for the
success of the service.
Then there is the dining car con-
ductor, more recently called the stew
ard, who has absolute command Of
the car on the road; he gives orders
to the chef and walters; he takes care
of and accounts for all money re-
ceived.
To supplement the diner and cafe
service some of the Western roads
have inaugurated lunch cars which
are run on local and long branch
trains These are fitted up much like
the old fashioned lunch room. and
have long mahogany counter down
one side, flanked with regular pivot
chairs.
The regulation cook and strong
lunged walters are there in all their
glory, and the old familiar cries of all
night eating houses echo from the
car windows to the accompanying
whirl OF the steam exhaust of the COT
fee urn. There are rows Of shelves
at their back bearing plates of food.
mostly canned goods, and the line Of
hungry men in front, eating as they
ride. carefully balancing cups Of coffee
or deftly directing mouthfuls Of pie
as the swaying car lurches around q
curve.
This service fills need in the West
and is appreciated by thousands of
persons. 1t has been shown that the
average amount paid by each guest
for first class dining car service in a
year is 80 cents. while that of the
lunch car is less than one-half this
amount.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
What. then, has been your expert"
onco9' tho nrOfoSSOr asked

"'What. then, has been your expert
ence? the professor asked.
81 can state it in few words. pro
fessor,' said Mr.. Evarts. I have upon
many occasions observed that the first,
or upper half of bottle of cham
payne or other spirituous liquor cid
not begin to have the stimulating ef-
feet upon those who drank in my pres
ence which the second, or lower. half
Of the bottle had upon them; so |
have inferred that there must be some
scientific law which explains why the
upper half of bottle Of champagne.
for instance, is less stimulating than
the lower half
THAT Is, indeed, an extraordinary
fact the professor replied gravely. I
am greatly indebted to you for having
called 1t to my attention. I shall pro-
coed at once to make researches
And the professor actually did not
see. what all the other guests readily
perceived, that Senator Evarts was
making sly fun of him, or that the
reason was self-apparent why the sec.
ond half of a bottle Of champagne pro-
ducod a far more stimulating effect
than the first half.
downright, 1911. by E. J. Edwards All
Rights Reserved)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Has no Need to Count Money.

The princess OF Ionaco is so rich
that she regards money with c1N-
tempt On one occasion. after q
burglary. she astounded a magistrate
bv stating that she never counted her
money and did not know which OF her
Jewels had been stolen. as she never
troubled to find out how many she
had
'Ru," said the magistrate in sur
,:ris.,. how do you manage your t.
:anciai aGairs?"
.Nh,'' replied the princess. when
20 shopping just fill a bag with
.;,cncy and buy what want That is
the end CT il.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Solved Problem For Morse

Peter Cooper was personal .rie1d
CT Professor Morse, who invented the
modern electric telegraph and the
Morse code system, the fundamentals
of which have been practically un'
changed to this day. Mr.. Cooper used
often to visit Professor Morse at his
workshop, which was situated in the
topmost story Of building that faced
Washington Square, New York city.
One day Cooper said to Professor
Morse: How far do you suppose you
can carry your wire? For l should
think that 1t will be very important
for the business success of your tele-
graph that 1t be possible to extend 1t
for distance Of one hundred miles or
more"
Yes, understand that" replied
Professor Morse II know, too, that it
is perfectly practicable to send the
electric current intelligibly through
the wire for a distance of two hundred
miles, perhaps more. without relaying.
But 1t is necessary to protect the wire
and to support 1t. don't see how we
can carry the wire in the open air
because, first, It will be necessary to
support 1t upon poles or posts, and in
the next place 1t will be necessary, II
We do support it in that way, to in
sulate the wire; otherwise the electric
energy would be lost, OF greatly i'm
paired So 1t seems to me that [
shall have to run the wire in tubes
underground. The expense of doing
this would be large. and | am some
times afraid that 1t will be so great as
to be prohibitfve."
u will think about that" said Peter
Cooper; and he went away. deter
mined to find some method, II posi-
Bile, which would eliminate the neces-
sity of burying the telegraph wires
under ground.
It must have been about this time
that one Of Professor Morse's assist
ants. Theodore Vail. suggested to him
| that he string the wires upon posts or
| poles. showing that this would be a
much cheaper method of carrying
them. For Mr.. Cooper called upon
Professor Morse one day and said that
he was sure he had thought OF little
device, very inexpensive. which would
make 1t possible for him to use the
wire overhead, instead Of under
ground.
Thereupon Mr.. Cooper asked Ne.
Morse to let him have telegraph
wire. When that was done Mr.. Coop
h(c phjn0
The neck OF glass bottle which had
been broken from the bottle. ran the
wire through this bottle neck, saying
that all Professor Morse would have
to do to insulate his wires would be
to get bottle-necks, attach them to
poles, and run his wire through thess
necks, and in that way he could carry
his wire to the uttermost limits Of the
battery's strength.
1t was, in fact. the device accepted
by Professor Morse, obviating the ex-
pensive method of burying the wires:
although, instead Of having actual
bott!e-necks, Professor Morse caused
the familiar glass bulb Of the tele-
graph pole to be made at the glass
factory.
In this way" said Mr.. Hewitt, who
told me this incident, Peter Cooper
was associated with both the perfect
ng of the Morse telegraph apparatus
and with the successful laying OF tho
ocean cable"
copyright. 1911. by Z. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Senator's Problem in Natural Science
Propounded to Savant Who Was
Boring Brilliant Company
at Dinner.

Il have been told many very inter.
esting anecdotes about William M
Evarts, but l do not know any which
illustrates the keen wit and the humor
which were so prominent among the
many characteristics of Mr.. Evarts
that con pares with an incident which
came under my own observation" said
Gen. Charles S. Fairchild, who was sec
retAry of the treasury in the latter
half of President Cleveland's first ad-
ADMINISTRATION.
Il was a guest at dinner which
WAS given in 1883. when Mr.. Evarts
was still in the senate, by very prom"
ii,cnt public official at Washington. 1t
was, in the character Of the men who
we're gathered around the table. per-
haps as brilliant dinner as any in
which ! participated while l was
member O: Mr.. Clevelands admins
,ralion Senator Evarts was one Of the
most distinguished Of the guests pres
INT: and. rs usual at dinner which
Mir. Evarts graccd with his presence.
he hes, Of good fellowship and true
1c2st Ut reason, and humor, and wit
we're tho experiences Of the guests.
7'l,e:9. happened to be at this din
,.cr d iran of great achievement as a
.t:;cntist He was, however. a good
deal Of IL lry-as-dust, and he seemed
10 be disposed to inject science into
;lr conversation, or to apply his own
larticu!a: knowledge to every state
n:cu1 which was made After awhile
the persistence Of this scientific gen
'!cn12n pa!lcd a little upon the guests,
although he himself seemed to be un.
aware Of that fact. Not even the host.
notwithstanding his perfect courtesy,
was able fully to conceal his annoy
uncc Il, these learned and scientific
interpretations.
At last Senator Evarts, who had
been, apparently, a patient and earn
est listener, addressed the man OF SCI
tnce, saying:
II have been much interested, pro-
lessor. in what you have said; and 1t
has occurred to me that possibly you
may be able to explain curious law
of nature. which l, myself, have never
been able to explain or to find any
one who could explain
81 should be delighted said the
professor. What is it,"
"I1aving attracted the attention OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
DUTY OF THE PARENTS
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR Chill.
pREN NEVER ENDS 1859
Loving and Redeemtng Thought and
Action Of Father and Mother Should
Continue, Whatever the Con-
duct Of Offspring.

In early days in New England 1t was
the custom Of many fathers to give
each son. on reaching his majority.
"his portion" Of the family fortune.
send the young man out into the world
with paternal blessing. tell him to take
care Of himself and cease to be re-
sponsible for his conduct.
In a sense, Of course. this was fol-
lowing the teaching and practice Of
attained to independence and posi-
tions of respect in the world was the
general rule. The system was a part
of the stern methods of dealing with
family affairs. And it bred race Of
stern men.
In those days, seldom, if ever. were
adverIsements-so familiar in these
later times-published announcing
that the advertiser would not be IRE
spons;ble for debts contracted" by
anybody but himself. In the case Of
the sons, there was no occasion for
such wal lining, for the whole situation
was understood by the public.
Changing times and manners have
brought new conditions. When does
responsibility Of parent for care and
conduct OF offspring cease? Does the
mere fact of boy or girl passing
certain birthday anniversary end that
responsibility? Does any line of con.
duct--careless, frivolous, extravagant,
even criminal-silence the call of a
boy or girl-or of the communication
father or mother to continue loving,
saving, rescuing, redeeming thought
and action?
Certainly, the boy and girl had no
least responsibility for their own be-
ing. They were not consulted. It
could not be known that they
would be gratified with the conditions
and influences into which they were
brought at birth and to which they
were to be subjected in early life
The tiny tot who falls and is bruised
in the effort to walk is caressed and
colnforted by father and mother. When
maybe Is or 16 years old, or even at
tanned to the stature of manhood or
womanhood, the child-still tot" in
experience and judgment-may seem
to fall or fail in those elements Of
moral strength or discretion which
make for successful life records. Must
the caressing and comforting parents
be withheld?
The sterner the parent in such q
case, the more obstinate is the child
likely to seem. That responsibility
which is conceived in love, born In the
spirit Of devotion and nourished by
purpose and hope for the best for the
child never ceases while the parent
lives.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
John Neal Of Portland Deliberately
and Successfully Undertook to
Make the British Read an
American Literary Work.

My native city of Portland, Me-,
has been the birth place OF good
many distinguished men, but OF all OF
them sometimes think am proudest
of John Neal" said Thomas Il. Reed
to me not long after he had resigned
from congress and taken up his resi-
dence III New York city for the prac-
tice OF law
Il suppose you have never heard OF
John Neal: yet in the first half OF the
nineteenth century he was a volum-
inous writer of novels, one OF the
leading newspaper editors OF the
country, and a sympathetic adviser to
qll struggling young writer's, among
them Edgar Allan Poe. And he was
n pioneer Of American letters in Eng
land. lie was. in fact, the first
American who made an Englishman
read an American literary work, and
1t Is because he set out deliberately
to do this that l am SO proud of him.
John Neal died in the centennial
year. al the ripe old age OF eighty
three. but years before that | had
come to be numbered among his
friends. and from his own lips heard
how be set about making England
take notice Of American writer's.
when John Neal was young man
there appeared in one of the Eng
dish quarterly reviews the now his
toric question: Who reads an Ameri'
can book? That question Inundated
many Americans and it touched raw
spot In American life for more than
half a century. 1t made John Neal
especially angry. BY that time he
had written several works of fiction
or semitiction and of biography. and
so quite naturally he felt very keenly
the slur implied in that British ques-
ton.
We'll. several years after the ques-
ton had been asked John Neal an
nounced to his friends that he was 60
ing to England.
What do you intend to do there"
they asked him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Wisconsin Educators Coed Work.

Wisconsin Educators Coed Work.
Prof. Richard T. Ely, who has been
appointed by President Taft to repre-
sent the United States at the lnterna-
tional Institute of Statistics, in The
Hague, this month, is head of the de-
partment of economi s at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. He is a native
Of New York, author Of many books
on economics, and, although recos-
nized as the leading American econo-
mist, he cid not gain his present posi-
ton without a hard struggle in his
younger days. While at Columbus
university he helped y his expenses
by tutoring, and wipnfng the fellow.
ship of letters over class Of ffty
was awarded four years. study in Ger.
many under the best instructors. He
is at present in Munich. studying con.
ditions
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
AsToR's WAY WITH TENANTS
He Kept Them by Reducing the Rent
ale Voluntarily When Times
Were Not Good.

The real estate dealer was reml.
niscing. Some years ago" be said.
William B. .Astor said one day to ms
head bookkeeper. I wish you to write
out these 1900 leases-indicating the
documents-'preparatory to releasing
the various properties for which they
will be drawn. and reduce each rental
price rs per cent for the. ensuing
year. The head bookkeeper. aston
ished, ventured to protest There has
been no complaint, Mr.. Astor.' BE
said. from any tenant as to tho
amount Of rent charged. All are sat
isfled to pay present prices This IS
a matter Of future business the t1nan-
cier replied, as well as present. Times
are not especially good just now. and
l do not think they will improve this
year. am not however, making THIS
reduction as philanthrop1c move
ment. It will be good business tn
vestment for me to retain all OF my
tenants. II possible. Indications are
that business conditions during the
coming year will force many persons
to move into cheaper houses and flats
than they have been occupying for
some time. do not want my tenants
to move. I know them and am famil-
lar with their ways. | am acquainted
with their needs, demands and meth
DDS of paying their rents. IL they
should move l should have to try to
replace them with new tenants, whose
desirability have not tested. Besides.
l should have to spend large sums IN
repapering, painting and arranging
these various properties to suit the
new tenants. By reducing rents: / shall
have delighted lot of tenants, who
would not leave If they could. Fur
thermore, will make it impossible for
theLl to find as good places elsewhere
for the money. Naturally, having had
their rents reduced, they will not ASK
for any repairs that can possibly be
avoided, and l shall save some money
In that direction, over previous years.
Besides, l shall know the exact
amount of reduction and shall be able
to estimate my resources accordingly.
II, on the contrary, let many OF my
tenants move out, the amount OF my
losses would be uncertain. You will
find, If you compare my rentals at the
end Of the year with those Of similar
properties owned by other persons
who make no reductions, that mine ID
a profitable plan. When times I'm.
prove we can release at advanced ttg-
ures, and undoubtedly to the Same
tenants
The bookkeeper learned, lesson
in finance, the leases were drawn &C
cordingly and Aston did not lose .
tenant"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

connective. These are mounted on car.
riages in pit under the engine and
are designed go that the upper part of
each can be raised under the locomo-
tive wheel and bear up against the
rim so as to lift the wheel on tho
track. A special method of gearing in.
sures that all the weighing devices are
extended simultaneously, so that the
locomotive is raised quite equally and
without oscillations. The reading of
each device is accomplished by NOV
ing sliding weight along scale un-
til a correct balance Is indicated. AS
the locomotive wheels are supported
on rollers, different readings can be
obtained for the various points of
revolution of the locomotive Wheels
Popular Mechanics.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
TO WEIGH THE LOCOMOTIVES
Scale Developed by German Concern
Declared Of Much importance to
Railroads.

AS the stability and drawing pow.
er Of a locomotive depend largely on
the weight distribution on the hxles,
it is important that this be Ascer-
tanned, either by careful ca;cula.
ton or actual weighing. An improved
locomotive scale has been developed
by a German concern, and Is said to
be the best Of its kind for this particu
lar purpose.
The complete apparatus comprises
as many individual, movable weighing
devices as there are wheels on the To-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Raps the Modern Church

III the men OF the world get mones
from the world as some of the homo
mission churches get it from the
home mission board. they would go
to jail for obtaining money under
false rretenses."
Its the man in the church who
doesn't put w the dollar who does pu,
up the holler.'
Some churCh;nen may or may no:
take exception to Rev. Breeze's con.
clusiOns
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Railroads. War on Tram,s

The Maine Central has opened war
on tramps. Conductors, both passen-
ger and freight, telegraph ahead to
stations where there are policemen,
calling for officers to be ready to
make arrests, and the tramps are ia
ken into court and sent to Jail for
thirty to ninety days for evading
fares
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Surely Permanent Cure.

A Louisiana man heard that dying
mite was good for earache. He applied
stick to his ear and It blew of his
head. Some of our fossilized sci :
entists may object to such treatment,
but we are old-fashioned and primitive
enough to believe that this is a sure
and permanent cure. - Montgomery
Advertiser
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Bitter Experience,

Marcus Aurelius says, Nothing
happens to anybody which he is not
fitted to bear.''
"Oh, it was all right for Marcus to
say that, but he never became the
father Of two sets of twins In three
wears"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Teaches by Example.

Mrs. Winifred Harper Cooley. ma.
tional secretary of the Associated
Clubs Of Domestic Science, has dons
much to educate the children of the
East Side in New York. The chill.
dren. and their mothers. too are
taught to cook and to sew, and BY
example she gives them lessons in
hygiene and personal cleanliness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

served his coun-
try in Cuba and
the Philippines
during the war
with Spain. He
had foregathered
with three other
veterans in the
grillroom of a
downtown hotel,
where they meet
at intervals to re-
new old times.
What have you
got up your sleeve
now, Burge," said
one of his listen
ers.
IT was thinkin0
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
New Garment.

Mrs. Partington-Last night made
an awful faux pas. s..
Mrs. Malaprops Cheer up = you'd
do better with practics. q And would
you mind lending me your pattern.
dear. I've been waiting to mak1 ons
OF those things myaelf 8
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Not Far WronG.

',$o honest workingmen" were rid
tag in a birmingham trolley car when
.,nt. tuyned to the other and said. Il
Wander what it means when one Of
IL, 81 here society girls has her dee
list"
'ilHrUed II | know" answered the
t;hcr X, must mean the first tixne
:hc gets ees picture In the newspt-
.ers"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
Spanish Railroads.

There are over 9,170 miles Of rail-
roads in Spain. Amors the new rail.
roads in projection is one from San
lander; to- Burgos and another from
Madrid to Bilboa.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

The modern idea of a piker seems
to be any man who lives within his 10
come
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

Let the Worst Come.
There is nothing worse for man or
woman than the possession of too
much money.-Emporia Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
WORSE THAN The SEA
SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE IN CAB
OF LOCOMOTIVE.
Spanish War Veteran Tells How En-
dine on a Fast Train Did What
a Ship Couldn't 0o-Glad
When Trip Ended.

This world hands out some funny
things" said a former patriot" who
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27
The Fashionable Kind.

Gertrude Hoffman has pair OF
Egyptian shoes she can hardly walk
i'm - -. &
That being the case, GeHruds's
shoes must be strictly up to data
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-27

about my trip from the islands," was
the reply. "The transport encounter
ed some rough weather and nearly ev-
eryone on board was seasick-but not
The Detroit times., 1911-05-01
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PAarx.


ton Barker made
his advent into the
midst OF the city
OF brotherly love.
Most people re-
member Shim best
as the Populist
candidate for pres
ident In 1900; In
Russia he is known
as a naval builder.
for in 1878 he was
appointed finan-
cial agent of the
Russian govern
ment TO build sew
eral vessels for the
czar's navy. which
was then In sore
straits; as a bank
er he hohnuhs With
The Detroit times., 1911-05-01
Other Birthdays OF Well know
peonle

Marie Corelli. author.
The Duke OF Connaught, 1850. new
encouragement OF Canada.
Edwin A. Oliver, father Of the con
versational joke"
Douglas Tilden, 1860, sculptor.
James McCrea, president PennsyL
yania railroad.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-01

AZ, 200 men at
c h a n cellorsville,
Va, a clearing on
the edge of a will
derness, and he
proposed TO get be-
hind the enemy
and choose the
ground on which to
fight them. But
the Confederates
The Detroit times., 1911-05-01

Wall-st.; as a student OF history, ool-
itics and sociology he leads the cub
tured minds OF Philadelphia. AL told
he is one of Americas few many
sided great men.