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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

THE sleuths of the postof1ce de-
/ partment are growing stiff in the
joints from lack of exercise, the off,
cials of the attorney-generaps office
are doing a: their desks, and the ma
chinery that used to be grinding OUT
fraud orders so merrily is rustirss
from disuse.
The world seems to be growing bet-
ter. or at least that part of it which
formerly INDUCED in so many get
rich.quick schemes seems to be less
active than in days gone by. and the
postoffice officials declare that it is
all due to the vigorous measures
taken by the present administration
to stamp out public fraud and protect
the unwary.
Months have passed since we have
issued a domestic fraud ORDER" said
Jesse Suter, the authorized publicity
agent of the postoftlce department.
whereas in former times scarcely a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

AZ EW YORK.-How can the Empire
~ state and New York city solve its
tramp problem? The Migrants now In
the state would form the entire popu-
lation Of a city the size of Albany.
The Empire state, and especially its
metropolis, is the mecca for this vast
army Of derelicts.
The ja1ls, penitentiaries and aims
houses are put to an expense of ST.
100000 annually In endeavoring to
cope with the problem which has
arisen through the existence of this
undesirable element. But far more
serious than this is the loss caused by
the destruction of property, robberies,
fires and kindred misdemeanors,
which costs the state, the railroads
and other private interests over $780,
100000 annually.
The immense number Of tramps tres
passing on railroads and the fatalities
which overtake many Of them may be
Judged from the fact that in a period
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
WHATS IT,
luSE o. lEARkiN'
II! WRITE
| WHEN THIS IS
| so MUCH |
! FAS'E 4 |

n HICAGO.-Chicago has a bank
~ which Identifies its depositors by
means of the thumb print mark.
When customer who cannot write
his name opens an account or deposits
money or withdraws it he makes a
thumb mark on the slip. and is suffl.
GENTLY Identified
According to the cashier of this pe-
culial bank, there has never been an
error In the Bertillon system of iden.
LITIGATION. When we began business
six years ago, he says. not more than
one in three OF our customers could
sign his name in English. We would
not accept signatures in Jewish writ
ing. We were confronted by a serious
problem. The use of the thumb print
was suggested, and it has worked out
to perfect satisfaction.
When a man comes in to open an
account and we find he cannot sign
his name we fill In the identification
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

the neighbor you meet in the street.
A common laborer gets IS day
and board in Fairbanks, and board Is
a factor worth considering. 1t is est!.
mated that it costs about $2.25 to sup
ply three meals a day here, so the
laborer is making the handsome sum
of $7.25 per day, or $43.50 per week.
Even under these conditions laborers
are scarce.
Fairbanks is as cosmopolitan as any
mining camp In the west. A steam
railroad connects Fairbanks with all
OF the mines within a radius of SO
miles, and trains are run several times
daily and from various points. Fair
banks proper has population OF s.
900, which includes two banks, two
hospitals, numerous hotels, four auto
mobiles, an electric lighting plant and
other accessories Of civilization. The
population of the district outside of
the city consists of about 5000 people.
From October to April of each year
Fairbanks is wrapped in . heavy
sheet of ice and snow and the Their
mometer varies from 20 to so degrees
below zero.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
Maine Uncovering Has Been Gradual

4 RMY engineer officers at Havana
"a have estimated that 1t would be
at least two months after work be-
gan on pumping out the water in the
Golfer dam about the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor before an expert
opinion could be formed as to wheth-
er it was an inside or outside ex-
plosion that sank the vessel.
With the water over the wreck
lowered four feet. the top and sides
Of the wrecks afterdeck are in view.
It has been expected that when the
water was lowered enough to expose
the ton deck this would probably
loom M as a bank of mud as the wa
ter in the harbor is very muddy and
the vessel has been "collectfng de.
posits for Is years. When work on
the upper deck is completed there
will be more pumping and more mud
until the water is lowered to the
deck below. Inspection OF this deck
will then be undertaken without un-
due haste. 1t is believed that the
lower down the water goes the more
difficult will be the work of clearing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

gated before and after school hours.
Boys who were smoking were taken
to the police station. Their tobacco
and cigarette papers were taken away
from them. The chief lectured the
boys and permitted them to go home
A large number went through this ex-
perience
The smokers supplies the police
confiscate are burned at the police
headquarters. Every few days the
smoke from the city hall chimney
bears the tobacco-laden odor of a
levee barroom. 1t is simply few
more sacks of tobacco and few more
lunches OF papers passing beyond the
reach of the boys.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Amphitrite, destined for use at st.
Louis. is type of these ships which
are useful only in providing possible
future recruits for the service.
The Texas was the first modern bat
tleship constructed for the navy. 1t
was surpassed in speed by the Iowa.
the Oregon, and other vessels in the
battle off Santiago, but its name was
written as large as any on the page
which records that days fighting.
And it will now be but few years.
according to the memorable rules OF
the navy department, before the Gre
gon, Massachusetts, Indiana and iowa
follow the Texas as targets for the
projectiles of newer vessels or arc
relegated to the ignominy of The junk
heap.
The Oregon, most costly of the old
type of sea fighters, cost the govern
ment less than 100000. The New
York, biggest Of the Dreadnaughts
now building at eastern shipyards. will
cost nearly 81, 1000, 900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
BROWN CHOSEN CHANCELLOR

DR.. Elmer Ellsworth Brown of Wash
ington, United States commissioner OF
education and former Michigan edu-
Gator, was recently appointed chan
cellor Of New York university to sue
coed the Rev. DR.. Henry Mitchell Mac
Cracker, resigned.
DR.. Brown was born at Kiantone.
Chautauqua county, New York, in 1861.
His education was received 1T the ILL.,
aois Normal university, the University
of Michigan and the University Of
Halle. in Germany, with the supple
mentary honor of the degree Of IL. D.
from both Columbia and Wesleyan
universities.
His life work has been that of an
educator. begun as teacher in public
schools of Illinois and Michigan and
afterwards as professor Of science and
art in teaching in the University Of
Michigan and University of California
He has published several works on
educational subjects.
He has been United States com
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

the muu away. The problem of in
spection also will be made more diff
cult as the successive stages of
pumping out progress as daylight will
not penetrate into the hull of the YES
sci and work will have to be done
with artificial light
What can be saved of the Maine
and what 1t is most expedient to do
with the vessel can only be we'll de.
termined when she is exposed to
view. Many engineer officers fear
she can never be hoated and will
have to be taken apart in sections II
it is decided to save her at all. 9th
er officers believe she will break and
fall to pieces when the unwatering of
the cofferday gets we'll under way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

it.
1872 assistant
ceeded elevated
the cardinalate
Recently cardinal who of public affairs his
Sabbath
criminal
The
the United States and its
candor
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
IN PRIESTHOOD FIFTY YEARS

The most remarkable civic demon
stration ever given in honor of a
clergyman in this country was that
recently held in Baltimore in tribute
to Cardinal Gibbons. the occasion be.
ing the celebration of the 50th ami
versary of his ordination to the
priesthood and the 25th anniversary
of his elevation to the cardinate. The
distinguished churchman in whose
honor this remarkable celebration
was held in seventy-seven years old.
He was born in Baltimore, received
his early education in Ireland. the
land of his fathers, and after COL
legiate and theological course in this
country was ordained to the priest
hood in 1861. His life since has been
tirelessly spent in the service OF re-
ligion. He travelled the Carolinas as
vicar apostolic, with the rank at bish-
op, when railroads were unknown and
the bride path did duty for the road.
Missionary life in that region has al
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

The vice-president Of the Philadel-
phia National League ball team be-
came so excited during recent game
between the Philadelphians and Gin
cinnatis that he suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage. from the effects of which
he has died. Caution: Don't take
your baseball too seriously, \
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

New FORKS $1o,O0o,000 library has
been completed after nine years
work. Young men who go from Pitts
burg to New York will find it difficult
to believe that the money, the time
and the work were we'll spent,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
To Restore Chairs.

To clean and restore the elasticity
OF cane bottom chairs, turn the chair
and with hot water and sponge sat
urate the cane work thoroughly. II
the chair is dirty use soap. After.
ward set the chair to dry out of doors
new.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

A sculptor asserts that it is impos.
sible to "show the majesty of the
human form in trousers and skirts"
Yet we venture to assert that he
would reject in toto the proposition
to display the majesty of his form by
appearing without his trousers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

A London society journal prints an
advertisement in which "a peer and
peeress with quiet tastes" offer to as
sociate during the summer with some
married couple, visiting in England,
for consideration. Here is a new
scheme whereby impoverished nobil-
ity may get along without working.
and also, of course, fine opportunity
for Americans with money to spend it
f7Olishly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
Mo Place for Economy.

Don't economic in love. It's the
one treasure that grows bigger the
more you take from it. the one val
liable thing in which It pays to be
spendthrift. Give it away, throw 1t
away, splash It over. empty your
pockets, and tomorrow you'll have
more than ever. '~.s'.r IF 's
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

A report comes from India of how
four ferocious lions were captured
alive and unframed by means Of fly
paper. Plainly. the nature takers have
not been discouraged. but are in fine
fettle for the season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

A New York bachelor killed him.
self after he had lost $4,000, 900 specu.
lating In Wall street. A man who has
100000 and tries to get more by
specializing in Wall street doesn't
leave the world much poorer when he
takes himself out of it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

The son Of the Begun of Bhopal,
caught in an escapade in Paris, Is
sent home. The cable says the begun
is woman. Will somebody give us
the word for a male begun?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
Good Reason.

Little Ethel-"Papa, here's . pic.
ture of the old woman who lived in
a shoe and had so many children she
didn't know what to do. Why did she
live in a shoe?" Papa-"She lived
in a shoe because she couldn't get 4
fat with all those children"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

A European artist has arrived in
New York for the purpose of painting
the city. That's entirely unnecessary.
New York is full of men who devote
their nights to the job.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Eggs criticised by Buffalo people
Matched out chickens while left In
the health commissioners care over
night. What do Buffalo people ex-
pect? I1umming birds?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Boston is to have hospital for none
but rich people, and new set of
strictly aristocratic diseases are to be
thought out to meet the wants of its
patients
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

For Celebration Of the Fourth.
In the interest of q sane Fourth
of July Chicagoan has invented an
instrument to produce noise by burst
ing paper between the mouth Of q
rubber bulb and q perforated handlA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

1t would not be quite fair to charge
all the suffering of last week to the
account of humidity. The heat had
something to do with It.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

The man who invented the lawn
mower died the other day. Why can't
something like this happen to the
man who pushes one next door?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

If. while looking over your winter
garments on suspicion that some Of
them may be all wool, you happen to
see moth. the proper course of &C.
ton will occur to you.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
Tobacco Trust IN China.

IoUAcco 1TQSI III CHINA
The tobacco consumption of China
is very large and 10 mostly home
grown. The finer grade Of Loaf comes
from the Philippines, but the whole
situation II controlled by tho tobacco
trust " - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

The house fly may be of some use In
the world, but thus far he has been un-
able to prove an alibf. Therefore,
swat!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

II the fly swatters attend strictly to
business. some day we may be able to
sing: There are no flies on u.s." Sug-
gestion for a national anthem.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

An eastern clergyman tells US to
marry only our ideals, but he over
looks the fact that ideals change with
years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

lightning is keeping up Its reputa-
ton for speed. 1t knocked an Ohio
telephone girl insensible before she
could give it the busy signal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

A sea serpent has already appeared
at Atlantic City, 1t is Is feet long and
all regular patrons of that resort are
seeing things.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Aeroplane races are bringing the va
rious nationalities together more ef-
fectively than any other thing since
the dispersion at Babel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Two million trees have been plant
ed in Kansas this year, and yet Kan
sas is long way from being cool
and shady spot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
A Good Thing to Do.

Telegraph poles are lined up 20 that
their crooks are turned In and not
seen as you look along the line. Turn
your twists away from people and
rot Of them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Chicago women advocate shirtwaists
for policemen in summer, but who Is
going to button them up the back?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

With hay at $27 ton in Chicago,
the Western farmer buys an automo-
bile and pays cash for it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

A Chicago professor advocates a
school for scientific spooning, but 1t
strikes US that spooners are born, not
made,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
How to Be Good.

How to Be Good.
Tommy is an impulsive little fellow.
who doesn't always find It easy to
live up to the expectations Of his ED
ers. When, one day, his Sunday
school teacher asked him to tell the
other members of tho class the way to
be good, Tommy gave this explains.
ton: Just think Of tho things you
wanter do and don't never do emf
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

An explosive golf ball is something
new to us. although we have often
heard of explosive golfers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30


salaries
N
my wife tried prevail
call
with the
10
You for that am
living family 1t.
the that
magazine
it will!
The shovel
Columbus
al q m n Bridgeport
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Good hot weather advice is to drink
plenty Of water. but not out OF a pub
lie drinking cup.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
All dogs are not bad dogs.

Death is big winner in automobile
races.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
YANKEE ADMIRAL in LONDON

When Americas first dreadnought,
the Delaware, steamed out of the har-
Dor at New York on Ter way to Eng
land, she had on board Rear Admiral
Charles E. VreeJand, who was duly
accredited as naval representative of
the United States at the coronation of
King George v. He acted as naval
aid to John Hays Hammond, special
ambassador of this country in attend.
ance at that notable event.
Admiral Vreeland has been in the
naval service since 1886 and is one of
the most popular men in the depart
ment Choice fell on him because of
his good record and the fact that he
has been in the fullest confidence of
the navy department for years. Ad-
miral Dewey was first selected for the
duty He is now seventy years old
and he declined. Admiral Vreeland
was logically the next man to be con-
sidered.
The Delaware is now our largest
natt1ochiD and II hammond that sha
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
LEWIS At WORK IN A MINE

After fourteen years as an officer OF
the miners organization, Thomas l..
Lewis has resumed work with a pick
and shovel, although he was offered
$4,000 year as writer. He is No.
162-or, at least, that's what his check
is numbered-and he Is working in
Re- ON - in mine near Bridgeport.
Ohio, with his buddy" of former
years, Sly Price. Lewis was for three
years secretary of the Chic state Or
ganization, eight years national vice
president and three years national
president
See for yourself If they are bis
tered" Lewis smiled, when asked If
the work was not hard on his hands
Only few scratches showed on the
palms that for several years have
welded pen instead Of a pick.
mo, l am not tired" he continued
The first day went hard with me,
aud my steps Jagged trifle when T.
started home, but now l finish the
day in good shape.
II am going to stick to the work. |
like it. like to be with the men who
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

bass. Instead OF being nursed into
celebrity he is classed as a nuisance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

naval review The vessel 10000
develop $4,000
The numbers 900 end Capt Charles Cove
S Hampshire the in 1871
one of those down to ca n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Now a doctor has produced a heart
stimulant from toads.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

Classification Of Bachelors.
Tho tax on bachelors in Wisconsin
II classed ~ . tAx on unimproysd
property.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30
While swatting the fly, let US 70
member that tho horse needs a drink.

Now is a good time for the man who
invented oil wool underwear to keep
mum.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-30

A 9yllogIsm.
Marriage ia Z lottery. A lottery 10
illegal. Therefore marriage 10 illegal
IL I. H., n Lippincott's. FLA L..
The Detroit times., 1911-04-10
COAL MINES CONSOLIDATE.
Detroit Firm 10 interested In Move ir
West Virginia Fields.

II. NJ. Jewett, president OF Jewett'
Bigelow n Brooks, miners and whole
sale dealers in coal. announce that
the mining operation OF the company
in the Pocahontas field In West Nlr'
GINA have all been consolidated as
the j. B. b. Company.
The capitalization OF the company
is 100000 The officers are Presi'
dent. II. VI. Jewett, Detroit: vice-pres'
ident. Edward Page, Boston, Mass.
treasurer. Robert Grant Boston; sec
rotary, r. y. Ballantine, Boston; gen
eral manager. j. w. Blgelow, TWIN
Branch, West Virginia The mines
were consolidated under the new
company March /, but the deal was
not completed until April l, when me
New England Coal & Coke Co., which
has been the agent OF the Jewett
Bigelow & Brooks mines, in Boston
bought large interest in the newly
formed company.
Steps Will Immediately be taken to
increase the production OF the mines
and IL will soon be bought up to an
output of 100000 tons per month
The Pocahontas coal which Is produc
ed by these mines Is considered the
best smokeless coal mined in the
United States.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-10
MARTINS ELECTION SHOWS
MAJORITY ARE PROGRESSIVE
Democrats Say Virginia Conservative
Was Chosen Because OF Pledges
Made Some Time AGO.

WASHINGTON, April s.-The most
important outcome OF the contest for
chairman OF the Democratic senate
conference, progressive senators de-
clared today. was the disclosure that
"A majority of the Democrats are pro-
gressive.
Senator Martin, OF Virginia, conser-
vatiye. won by II 10 10, but his vie
tory was due, they say. TO the votes
OF progressive senators who pledged
themselves 10 Martin before IL was
known that the main body OF the pro
gressiyes would put forth Shively, OF
Indiana. one OF their number, as an
opposition candidate.
There isn't any doubt at all, said
Senator owen, today, that major
ity of the ~ Democrats in the senate
are militant progressives. They mum
Der at least 22 or %. IL is true some
Democratic members of the senate
voted in 1903 for tax on lumber,
iron ore and hides. |. myself. voted
for a tax on oil | was sorry for II
afterwards | believe that none Of
these votes will be repeated
Senator Hitchcock. Of Nebraska,
one OF the new members who voted
for Shively, said today that he saw
reflected in the conference vote, a
majority OF progressive senators.