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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
A Plague of Rats Afflicts Winnipeg

III NNIPEG, Man.-The brown rat
w has reached Winnipeg. According
to the statistics of the department of
agriculture of the province there Is
an area of 80 miles long abutting the
United States on its northern frontier
and 60 miles wide in which the rats
have made their appearance.
Mr.. Golden, the deputy minister, es-
Inmates that the damage done this
year by the brown rat is $1,0O0,000,
and it will proportionately increase un-
less the people generally awaken to
the seriousness of the situation.
According to the deputy minister,
the rats In the province move in a
radius Of Is miles each year, and he
has compiled many valuable statistics
relating to the rat. Two years ago
the department conducted series Of
Investigations and produced virus that
1t was thought would eliminate the
pest. There was quite a considerable
amount of interest at first, and many
applications were made for the virus.
Reports indicate that thousands of
rats were destroyed by it's use, but
that public interest Jagged after a
while, and no systematic method now
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Great Wood Waste a National Peril

4 GREAT undersigned industry,
~ WORTH U5!liobe 81 cellars annual
ly. lies 1t l,o ccoss Ut the psople OF
tho south .nG tho Tar northwest in
the imm4nss wastes Of wood incident
to the manufacture of lumber.
An = amazing statement of these
wastes ard the consequent loss in
wealth and conservation Of timber re-
sources is made as a result of a two
year government investigation, not
yet concluded, by F. P. Veitch, chief
Of the leather and paper division OF
the bureau Of chemistry, and NJ. q.
Donk, assistant chemist, whose pre-
liminary conclusions have Just been
made public.
The waste wood OF the south and
northwest from the lumber industry
tops, stumps, slabs and sawdust and
the dead and down timber from fires
snd storms-supplies one OF the great
undeveloped resources Of this coun-
try" say the investigators. From
this wood, by indusrrially developed
chemical methods, the entire output
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Missionary Work in Chicago's Slums

n HICAGO-A great religious move
~ ment has been started in this city
by the Presbyterian Church Extension
board, and it's example is likely to be
initiated in other big cities of the
world. The Extension board has ask
ed for 1000 volunteers to carry the
message of the Gospel to the natives
of many distant lands-to followers of
Confuc1us, of ZOroaster, of .Mohammed
and of many pagan gods. These work.
ers are asked to give their time with
out recompense, other than the con-
sciousness of work we'll done. They
are expected to enter into dark places
to spread the light, brave pestilence,
heal the sick, and establish places for
physical and mental recreation, where
nothing but drudgery and care is now
known.
But with all this there are few dan
gers. None Of the volunteers will be
eaten by cannibals; none will be
staked out on the desert sands to die
Of heat and thirst; none will be cruel
fed. burned at the stake or impaled.
For all will do their work right here
in Chicago.
Modern industrialism has brought
all the world to Chicago. Almost every
religion under the sun is represented
here, and 1t will be the work OF these
volunteers to Christianize the resi-
dents-and especially the children
of the Persian colony, the Chinese col
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

ID ROOKLYN, N. Y.-Jack London
ID probably never heard of Eddie
Deering of Brooklyn or "Darky Sam"
Of Coney Island, but they deserve to
take rank with some of the heroes that
London has made famous, for they did
some extraordinary stunts in rescu-
ing five men from the launch Sterling
of Astoria, which got into serious
trouble off the old iron pier just be-
fore sunset.
Neither Eddie nor Sam could swim,
but when they saw the launch drift
ing helplessly in the rough sea about
half mile off shore, and saw the oc-
cupants waving their arms and shout
ing for help, they did what heroes usu-
ally do in such cases like that. They
took long chance and came out of
the adventure soaked to the skin, but
with flying colorS.
The first thing they did was to try
to get a boat, but according to the
story told by Deering they visited
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

NEW YORK.-Dr. E. B. Alderman
~ veterinarian of the health depart
ment, is nursing a couple of slightly
strained wrists that have bothered
him little since the day when he
was obliged to use all the strength
that was in them to strangle rabid
Boston bull terrier that was getting
ready to present the doctor with an
attack of hydrophobia.
The health department got hurry
call on the phone from Mrs. Anna
Hatch to the effect that a mad dog
had taken possession Of her apart
ment, and as she had left some dishes
cooking on the stove, she would be
greatly obliged II some one were sent
at once to remove the intruder.
DR.. Alderman was given the assign
ment, and when he got to Mrs. Hatch'e
place she told him that the dog had
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Doctor Chokes a Rabid Dog to Death

crawled into a closet, that she hae
shut the door and had locked the crea
ture in.
DR.. Alderman unlocked the door anf
whistled. There was an instant re
Spouse on the part of the Boston bull
which had as much froth on his face
as adorns the top Of summer schoon
er at Coney. The dogs mouth was
wide open and his biting apparatus
was in fine order.
The veterinarian met him half way.
and with a knack learned by long ex
perience, grabbed the beast tightly
about the neck with both hands. HI
pressed both thumbs carefully on the
jugular vein and the windpipe and
held on grimly, urged on by the fright.
ened screams of Mrs. Hatch, who
pleaded with him not to let go.
It was all over in less than five
minutes, and the dog was stretched
out on the kitchen floor in a perfectly
harmless condition. The remains, froth
and all, were sent to the research lab.
oratory in Manhattan, and report re-
ceived by the Brooklyn Office Of the
health department confirmed DR.. Ack.
erman's diagnosis that the dog had
rabies
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

Of naval stores, embracing turpentine.
rosin, tars, pitch, ros1n spirits and
rosin oils. having an annual value Of
at least $30,000,0 900, may be obtained
without boxing or turpentining q sim
gle live tree.
1T Is possible to recoyer from the
wastes of the yellow-pine lumber In
dustry (including dead-and-down tim
ber) as much or more turpentine,
rosin and rosin oils as now are pro-
sduced by the ordinary methods Of tur.s
pentining from the living tree. Tho
profitable, utilization of mill wastes.
in this way would add materially to:
the wealth of, the south and help to
conserve its timber resources"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

ony, the Arabian colony and all the
other colonies of foreigners which
go to make up the cosmopolitan city.
The appeal for workers to labor in
this field is made on the ground that
unless American Christian ideals gov
ern the lives of the foreign born, the
ideals of Americans will in a genera
ton be supplanted by those of Europe
or Asia, because the children of for
efgn parentage far outnumber the
American born and will in a genera.
ton outvote them.
Already there are on the stan OF
the extension board $50 volunteer
workers, while SO others are employed
as experts In conducting the various
kinds of work-evangel1stlc, Bible
study. gymqastic, night school classes
in manual training, sewing and Eng.
lish for those employed during the
day, and kindergartens for the chill
dren in the daytime. There is vas:
field for the work of the missionaries
in the congested districts of the city,
where the bulk OF the aliens live.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Boys Risk Lives to Save Fishermen

nearly every pavilion from Balmer's to
Steeplechase Park without success.
Those who owned boats refused to
lend them. They returned to the spot
where the boat was plunging in the
waves, and found an old fat-bottomed
rowboat, half buried in the sand. With
two boards as oars they padded out
to the Sterling. Two trips were made,
and all hands, except Capt. Fisher.
who declined to abandon his craft
were taken to the beach. Finally the
police boat came to the scene and tow.
ed the Sterling to Astoria.
Captain Fisher Lad taken out a fish
ing party, including Charles Berkins
and Julius Guse of Manhattan, Alber'
Peterson of Brooklyn and Louii
Gron Of the same place. The sixth
man was George Edwards, who acted
as engineer. AS they were making
for home the machinery broke down
the boat began to leak and the en-
CINE got frozen up so that it would
not work.
Deering said he was glad to have
been able to help in the work of res
cue, but he would not 60 through the
experience again for $1,000.
mot one O. the blokes even said
thank you,'" was his comment on
the behavior of those who had been
saved by himself and "Darky Sam"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Form of Court Oath May be Changed

promise" or. declare" for the word
swear" In the formula.
Since the Introduction of Senator
Burton's bill the attention Of the judi
ciary committee has been called to the
fact that several OF the most progress
sive countries of Europe have mate
rally changed and modernized tho
ancient and antiQuated forms of the
oaths used in judicial proceedings. No
country as yet has gone quite SO far
as Switzerland.
The cantons of Zurich and Aargau
took the radical step of entirely abol.
fishing the oath several years ago, and
the result has been so satisfactory
that there is no desire to return to
the old system. When the great coun-
Gil of the Canton OF Vaud at it's last
session considered the draft of new
civil code, the abolition Of the oath in
any form from judicial proceedings
was strongly urged, and, after an in
teresting debate, provision abolish
ing the oath was incorporated in the
new code, which went into effect on
January 1 of this year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

the year by the luna calendar, each
year having 800 days, and the months
having twenty-nine or thirty days. a.
the case might be. Every third year
it was necessary to slip in an extra
month so as to keep the season in
place and the years running smooth
ly. Whenever q new emperor a.
cended the throne the Chinese began
to reckon their years all over again.
The day of the year, however, did not
change with the coming of a new
ruler, but it became that day and
month Of the first year OF -, and
the new rulers name was given.
Chinese historians were compelled
to work overtime keeping their dates
straight, Tor II swassno joke to reckon
the date of an event which happened
ten or fifteen hundred years ago when
the historian had to figure out who
was on the throne and what year Of
his reign the event occurred in. But
all this is now to be changed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

r HE bill recently introduced by Sen
! ator Burton OF Ohio, which pro-
poses to change the form Of oath in
federal courts and elsewhere under
the Jurisdiction of the United States,
is in the. hands Of the judiciary COM
mittee Of. the senate and is now be.
ing considered with a view OF early
action upon the subject. The bill, OF
which Charles J. Bonaparte, the for
mer attorney general Of the United
States, and DR.. Ira Remsen, president
Of Johns Hopkins university, are the
sponsors, does not contemplate to
change the religious character Of the
oath. The principal change which it
proposes is the omission of the ex-
preston $50 help me God" at the end
of an oath and the substitution OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
seems to be followed by the farmers.

seems to be followed by the farmers.
Minister Golden conducted some in
teresting experiments at Gretna, q
town few miles from the frontier of
the United states last year, to deter
mine the amount Of food the rat
would consume day, and at the same
time to test the virus. The rats were
caught and one of them received an
injection of the virus. Within two days
it died, and the other rat, not having
been provided with food, proceeded
to devour its dead comrade Within
"a hours it had consumed all Of the
dead rat with the exception Of half
an inch of the tail, and it succumbed
within few hours to the poison
which had been injected into the other
rat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Historic Washington Home L. to CO

pie though plain dwelling With the
idea that later he would erect a house
in keeping with his wealth and stand
ing In the community. Abingdon, be-
ing Gusts home, was directly or
remotely associated with nearly all
the colonial and revolutionary fam
lilies. in Virginia and Maryland. The
house was built by John Parke Gusts
in 1778. It stands about 800 yards
back from the Potomac river and
about three miles south OF Washing
ton, :.
John Parke Gusts was descended
from John Gusts, who came to Vir-
ginia from Holland in 1640. The son
of this immigrant, John Gusts H.,
built Arlington house In Northampton
county, Virginia, naming 1t after Hem
ry, the earl Of Arlington, who, with
Lord Culpeper, held Virginia under
patent from Charles II.
Young GUSTS bought from Gerald
Alexander 1,100 acres of land, part At
which is now Arlington National GEM
etery. He built Abingdon House and
there In 1879 Eleanor Parke Gusts
Nellie Custis) was born. John Parke
GUSTS, an aid on Washington's stan,
died at Yorktown in 1871 and Wash
ington adopted Nellie and her young
brother, George Washington Parke
Custis. The children thereafter made
their home at Mount Vernon.
Nellie remained there till she be-
came the wife of Lawrence Lewis,
Washington's sisters son, and George
Washington Parke Gusts remained
there till the death of Mrs. Washing
ton, in 1902. Abingdon House is now
occupied by the foreman of the brick
making company and his family.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
MODERN ORIENTAL PRINCE

The Gaekwar of Baroda is essential
ly modern monarch. His palace is
furnished in many respects quite like q
New York mansion, he has big
bank in the capital of his state, which
was organized by an American, bis
son Is being educated in an American
college, his wife is encouraged to 90
In for the "fripperies' beloved o1
American wonderland now the Gaek
war has been named correspondent in
a suit for divorce!
Some unhappy Englishman, not
identified as yet. who wishes to be
freed from his wife, claims the fas
cinating Gaekwar is to blame for his
domestic troubles. Through his attor
ney, the latter, although he doesn't
bother to deny his connection with the
case, claims loftily that being prince
of India, he is outside the Jurisdiction
of the court. This idea the opposing
counsel turns down fatty and the
point is being argued at great length
Tho Gaokwar whO is yvoI1 I'm YUM
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Presence Of Mind.

Presence Of Mind. ~.
Watching her house burn down, the
woman suddenly bethought her. that
she had written out a check and left
It lying on her desk. Fortunately she
could remember the number Of it
3s1. With rare presence Of mind she
1t once called up the bank. please
stop payment on check. numbered
1911" she directed, with the crisp brsy--
ity characteristic Of those balanced
souls who know exactly what thsy
vant:-Puck. 5 r. - - z a. Re
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
:l \ | |. / l( l'll ldIl
Is 2PRoMlNENT IN CONGRESS

John Sharp Williams, senator from
Mississippi, is one of the picturesque
figures in congress-. Two things make
him SO. One is his deafness, which Is
considerable, and which they say is
growing on him. AS result Of 1t he
continually keeps his hand followed
to his ear and frequently has to ask to
have the question repeated to him. The
other is his habit-a result. prob
ably of his deafness-of moving about
the senate during debate. He does
not like to sit STILL He walks-softly
and eracefully-from his chair toward
the man whom he is talking at, with
his right forefinger extended and &C.
cusing his opponent, and with his left
hand helping him to hear. Apparently
he never for a moment thinks that
he is conspicuous or picturesque.
williams is attractive in speech as
well as picturesque in garb. and man
ner. The press gallery, that collection
c. cynics and expert listeners, usually
fills in when the rumOr passes around
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
FIGHTING DICK IS OUT

The official life of lone Of the great
est fighters, best fellows and most De-
loved officers the service afloat has
ever had" expired the other day, when
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright re-
tired from active service, owing to the
age limit.
No officer in the United States navy
was better known or better liked than
Fighting Dick" Wainwright. His
record of service is long and efficient
He graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1868, but it was not until the early
COS that his name began to be heard
outside the service. He was executive
officer Of the Battleship Maine when
she was blown up In Havana harbor
When war was declared with Spain
Capt. Wainwright was among the first
to apply for active service. He was
delighted when he was placed in CON-
mand of J. Pierpont Morgan's trans
formed pleasure yacht, the Corsair.
The little vessel was renamed the
Gloucester, in honor of the Massachu
sets city where Wainwright was bor1
ing the .blockading fleet at Santiago
escape the Gloucester pounded and de-
Pluton and Furor, ere they scarcely b
harbor. For the eminent and consr
Capt. Wainwright was advanced. ten n
The retiring officer is a son of Cor
hattie on the AfisaissiuDi in 1862
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Regular Habits.

Regular Hahits.
It is q good plan to have a regular
time for reading. One accomplishes
80 much more in this way, and be-
sides establishes q kind of 1ntellec-
tual habit that is a good thing In it.
self. In an hour, or even half an
hour given regularly each day to read.
ing, a great deal may be accomplish
ed. Do not conf1ne yourself to serious
books. Alternate light with heavy
reading, and do not attempt heavy
reading when you are tired. Do not
read merely to b amused. Treat
your books a. friend. Do not follow
b!ndly the teachings Of any book.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

Dog mouth is new disease discoy.
cred in Pittsburg, and is contracted BY
kissing pet poodles. AS a cry has
arisen that human OSCILLATION is I'm.
healthy unless antiseptic to degree
which makes kisses more sanitary
than useful, and as kissing of babies
has fallen under the ban of scientific
bringin; up. it is no wonder that thsf
kissing habit IL going to the dogs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
=. Looking Ahead.

David A. Ball, of Pike county. Mo-.
was once state senator and acted ~
lieutenant governor during the two
years he presided over the senate
He had an ambition to be lieutenant
governor In fact One day he con.
hded his ambition to his. old family
doctor. "The old man." Ball says in
telling the story, walked two blocks
with me without making any com.
ment. Then he turned and said:
Suppose you were elected and the
governor should diet Wouldn't tina,
leave Missouri in ! mighty hxr.: g
Saturday Evening Post : =. i.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

Girls in Los Angeles high school
are taking course in matrimony Yet
it is more than likely that scientific
methods will be discarded when it
comes to the critical point, and the
counting will be done in the same old
waY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

A Boston man, writing to New
York paper on the subject of football
says the country Should not tolerate
SO dull and stupid performance I"
Probably he Is so used to the excite,
ment of croquet that an ordinary game,
of football doesn't appeal to him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

F1atfootedness will be in the future
among the defects which will bar
~sould-be teachers from the Gotham
pablo schools. Yet ability to come
<xH flat-footed for anything or any
body has hitherto been regarded as an
important part OF educational training.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

An exchange tells us that a great
many Japanese women are pearl div.
ers Evidently the Japanese dairy
lunch foundries believe in employing
women.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

New York jury upheld the defendant
IN breach OF promise suit brought
by "kissless" girl. 1t is not neces-
sary to marry an iceberg even If one
promises to do it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

A sudden shock will sometimes
change the color of the eyes, accord
ing to London h1ghbrow It depends
on the force of the blow whether the
eye is turned black, blue or green.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12
Reallsm In Babylon.

! "A great deal OF fun has beer
poked at the realistic, school Of art"
says a New York artist, "and II
must be confessed that some ground
has been given to- the enemy. Why,
there recently came to my notice .
picture of an Assyrfan bath. done by
Chicago man. and 90 careful was he
Of Ill the details that the towels hang
Ing up were all marked .Nebuchad
nezzar IN the corner, IN cuneiforIs
aracters ippincottb MixaStna
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

The Indiana citizen who was given
eight years for stealing chickens prob
ably would have been given life If he
had been caught stealing fresh eggs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

A scientist claims that he has dis.
covered way to obtain gold from
the baser metals, but there Is nothing
new In the goldbrick game.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

A historian tells us that Sappho
was a woman Of good repute, but it Is
safe bet that some scandalous
things were said about her in Greek
sewing circles
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

An old church in Minneapolis has
been turned into laundry, which, &C.
cording to the old adage, is just one
removed from goodness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

We are told that 100000 Russians
are on the verge of starvation, but we
have not noticed that the car is los
Ing his appetite over it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

Tailors are planning a system to be
paid regularly like the butchers and
bakers. Still, there is no such thing
as custom-made bread.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

W1niapz
Ills
mindas fencing who OF his
guard is get spiked
and pleasantly on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-12

The beauty doctors are prescribing
two carrots day for the complexion:
which looks to us like the high cost
of color.