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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
WELT goR II IN { III 4 Ping
Adventurous Small Boys Determined
I 70 See Cause 81 commotlon. ana &
&. i. .s' IT,. !. Had Their Reward. 2 q: !

Ed Howe the great Kansas editor
Of Atchison Globe fame. tells the fol
lowing story in tho American Maya
zine: A.: ..% T.. .s-.-.t -. J.
$50 little that In really exciting or
worth while has happened in my life
that l am greatly interested In Jim
and Dan Ayers, who run restaurant
In the town where I live. Something
really happened to them once upon q
time, and when I 60 to their restau-
rant I enjoy hearing them tell about
it.
when they were boys, they lived
on a farm In Virginia; I have heard
them say their post Office was Sudley
Springs. One Sunday morning their
father started them to Sunday school.
and after they had loitered along the
way a mile or two Jim Ayers re-
marked commotion over be-
yond what they called the Big Woods.
What's that?' Jim asked, stop"
ping.
1T was getting late by this time,
and Dan replied:
81 don't know, but we'd better
hurry and get to Sunday school, or
we'll get whipping
Then they hurried on, but the COM
motion over beyond the Big Woods
broke out again, family, but it was
very unusual, and Jim stopped and
listened. He had never heard any
think like it before, although he was a
big boy twelve years old and. listen.
ing a while, he said:
"I'm going over there
BETTER not Dan said. You know
father whips hard
But the strange commotion contin.
ued, so Jim said he was going, whip
ping or no whipping. Dan followed
but kept saying they would catch II
when they returned home.
| "They walked and walked and
walked; all the time the commotion
over beyond the Big Woods became
more pronounced, but they couldn't
tell what it was. They forded
streams, and were chased by strange
dogs, but kept on from ten o'clock In
the morning until three o'clock in the
afternoon. They had nothing to eat
and they didn't know that they could
ever find their way back, because they
were in a country strange to them
But they kept on, and little after
three o'clock, as a reward for theil
perseverance, they walked into the
! ho% 10 DBL t@f~
heard of boys going anywhere and
finding anything as great as they ex
pected."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
SIMPLE BUT effective
A detective was talking about Jail
breaking.

A detective was talking about JAIL
breaking.
Down in Colombo" he said, they've
got q very good dodge against the
jail-breaker. It's simple, too. Just
bricks. You see, the Mutival jail at
Colombo il surrounded by a very hieh
brick wall. Well, the last dozen
courses Of these bricks are laid loose.
without mortar. So, when you try to
dsrins to breathe, Up the wall lA. sns
with a sigh Of relief you reach the
loose course 1T tho top and-clatter.
crash, bang, clatter-a thousand
bricks In the profound silence fall with
4 noise At to wake the dead and 4
dozen warders rush out, and you climb
down sadly into thoir waiting ana
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

In 1866 the venture was turned into a
company. From it arose the Society
of Stocking Makers. At this time
ribbed stockings were made in Eng
land, but it was not until nearly q CEN
fury later that such wear was intro
duced into France The idea, to use
vulgarism, caught on" and factories
were established in Paris and at
Lyons
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
SUPPLY OF WATER

In the whole world there arc only
about 00.00o.000 people. An inch Of
rain on our watershed normally would
give two gallons of water for every
man, woman and child on the surface
OF the earth. Put it another way: II
every man, woman and child on the
face Of the earth should walk up to
the lakes, reservoir, etc., which hold
New York city's water supply and
each pour in two gallons OF water It
would not be enough to last that city
ten days.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

Among the machines exhibited 1T
a recent cycle and motorcycle exhi-
bition in London was the so-called
"motor-trip" shown In the accompany
ing illustration from Popular Me-
chanics. The user of the machine
stands upon the low platform between
the two rear wheels, instead Of being
provided with a seat. All three wheels
are small
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

on the cowcatcher of the locomotive.
Engineer Lee said the animal had
probably been trying to find a warm
place and had climbed on the cov-
catcher at some of the stations along
the route. When found tho pig was half
frozen, but recovered when put in a
warm pen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
PIG RIDES ON ENGINE PILOT

When Panhandle passenger train
No. 1S arrived in Losansport Ind,
tn okhar daE. q i've pag vas fpund
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

Among the Kikuyu people of Ethi-
opia the really we'll dressed man
wears in the lobe OF one ear large
plug of wood. such as is shown In the
accompanying illustration. Often
metal ornaments are substituted for
the wood, but they must be large.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-29
New Parcels Post.

Postmasters are beginning to receive
information from the department rela-
tive to the new parcels post service
which goes into effect January l, 1913.
By that date the various officers of
the country will be in receipt of special
scales, etc, designed for the new SER
vice, and maps of the various zones,
the boundaries of which regulate the
rates.
The parcels post law makes special
rules for the patrons of the system.
Distinctive parcels post stamps must
be used on all fourth class matter
beginning January l. Such matter
bearing only ordinary postage stamps
will be treated as "held for postage "
Parcels will be mailable only at post
offices, branch postohices. lettered and
local numbered station and such
numbered stations as may be designated
by the postmaster. All parcels must
bear the return card of the service,
otherwise they will not be accepted for
mailing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-29
Civil Service Examinations

First grade of clerical and third grade
of subclerical examinations will be held
by the United States civil service com
mission in Burlington, VT, on February
l, 1918, for filling vacancies as they
may occur in the various branches of
the federal service in Burlington and its
immediate vicinity as follows
Internal revenue district of New
Hampshire maine, New Hampshire
and VermonD, office deputy U. S. mar
shall, State of Vermont, customs SER
vice, port of Burlington, VT, and others
where similar qualifications may be
required.
Applicants must be at least Is years
of age at the time of the examination,
of suitable physical condition, and citi-
zens of the United States.
A pamphlet is issued containing spec
linen examination questions and full
particulars in regard to the require
ments, which may be obtained with the
necessary application form from c. E.
Sawyer, local secretary, at the Burling-
ton customs house, or from Edward f.
Stebbins, district secretary. room l41,
postoffice building, Boston. Mass.
Applications must be filed with the
district secretary on or before 4:30
p. M, January 2, 1913.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-29
Pomona Grange Meeting.

The next meeting of Pomona Grange
will be held at Salisbury December a.
The meeting will be opened at 1890 Il.
m. with the following program
Routine business.
Song No. 60.
Roll Call: What you expect of the
Pomona Grange.
Social Hour to p. m.
Reports of Officers.
Greeting, Salisbury Grange.
Response, R. w. Osborn, Shoreham.
Music, Middlebury Grange.
Address, arranged later.)
Election of officers for 1914.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-29
Fourth Glass Postmaster Examin-
SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 1912.

The United States Civil Service com
mission announces that on the date
named above an examination will be
held at Beldens, as a result of which it
is expected to make certification to fill
a contemplated vacancy in the position
of fourth class postmaster of class CO.
at New Haven Mills and other vacan-
ces as they may occur at that office,
unless it shall be decided in the inter-
ests of the service to fill the vacancy by
reinstatement. The compensation of
the postmaster at this office was $3.50
for the last fiscal year.
Age limit, p years and over on the
date of the examination, with the eX-
ception that in State where women
are declared by statute to be of full
age for all purposes at Is years, women
Is years of age on the date of the eX-
animation will be admitted. Applicants
must reside within the territory sup
piled by the postoffice for which the ex-
animation is announced. The eXamina-
tion is open to all citizens of the United
States who can comply with the re-
quirements.
Application forms and full informa-
ton concerning the requirements of the
examination can be secured from the
postmaster at New Haven Mills or from
the u. S. Civil Service commission,
Washington, d. C.
Application should be properly exc
cuted and filed with the commission at
Washington within days before the
date of the examination, otherwise it
may be impracticable to examine the
applicants.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-29

From far away Porto Rico come re-
ports of wonderful new discovery that is
believed will vastly benefit the people.
Ramon T. Marchan, of Barceloneta,
writes ''Dr. Kings New Discovery is do
ing splendid work here. 1t cured me
about five times of terrible coughs and
colds, also my brother of severe cold
In his chest and more than 20 others,
this great medicine will yet be sold in
every drug store in Porto Rico" For
throat and lung troubles there is nothing
better. A trial will convince you of its
merit. SOC and $l.00. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by JOHN L. SLAFTER's Park
Drug Store.-adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-29
Middlebury Graduates Honored.

Word has been received at Middlebury
college that the government of France
has conferred upon A. Barton Hepburn,
graduate of Middlebury in the class of
1871 and trustee of the college, the
appointment of Officer of the Legion of
Honor, in recognition of the part taken
by the New York Chamber of Com
merce, when Mr.. Hepburn was presi-
dent of that organization, in the re-
ception to the French Champlan dele
cation on the occasion of their visit to
America to present Robins LaFrance
for the Champlain memorial at Crown
Point.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-29

Ralph w. Hedges, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Hedges of Mortified, has
been engaged to teach the coming
school year in the Cooper school,
Abilene, Texas, at salary of $1,000.
MIR. Hedges is a graduate of Middle
bury college and has been in Texas as
professor of mathematics and English
and director of athletics, at a salary of
81, 900. The choice of Mr.. Hedges for
the new position was made after COM
parison with graduates from Yale and
Harvard.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
NEED MORE MONEY
FOR CELEBRATION
Only 81 800 Secured and 500 Ad-
ditional Necessary to Carry
Out the Plan.

Congress should make an annual appro-
priation for the celebration OF the Fourth
Of July in Washington-thus making the
celebration at the Capital national in
Importance"
This is the consensus Of opinion among
members of the committee in charge or
raising funds for the coming safe and
sane" celebration, as expressed by the
treasurer George ". White
About $3.50 has been subscribed TO
date. leaving a shortage OF 500 In the
estimate for carrying out the adopted
programme. The work OF the committee
IS being done in the interest OF all, and
il is felt that the small amount still
needed should be quickly made up by
general subscriptions throughout the city.
In 1911 l6l cities had adopted the safe
and sane Fourth OF July celebrations,
with the result that the roll OF killed and
injured for the country decreased from
239l in 1910, when about 81 cities had
taken up the idea, to les. shortly after
the beginning OF the movement in 1879.
with but % cities taking precautions for
a sane Fourth there were reported in
the rolled Of killed and injured 5,3D7 per
sons.
No fire calls, no hurried ambulance
runs for some careless. mutilated young
ster are to mar the days observance.
Handling OF dangerous explosives by
those unauthorized will be a mlsde-
meanor and punished as such.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
Baby Finger Prints
System Is FavOred
If Abandonment of Infants Increases Police Sys
tenn to Adopt New Method of
Finding Mothers.

Il am heartily IN favor Of the finger
print system" said Mr.. Wilson, but 1
do not think that the small number Of
abandonment cases in the city justifies
the adoption of the system. I have been
giving much consideration lately to the
subject of child abandonment, and have
learned tnat during the past four or five
years there have been no more than five
or six abandonments in any year"
The plan is to take impressions OF the
fingers OF all infants born in public in
stitutiOns, especially in charity cases,
from which issue most Of the abandon
ments. These finger prints are filed on
cards together, with minute descriptions
of the mothers Of the infants. II after
leaving the hospital an infant is aban-
doned. a finger print is Immediately
taken and the files are searched for the
corresponding print. II the finger print
is identified, the description OF the mother
is given TO the police, who start hot
upon her trail
The fnCer-print files are kept in some
central place. the various hospitals
sending in cards for every infant born.
II has been clearly demonstrated that
the print taken of a child's finger is sufti-
ciently distinct to make out the lines
easily with the aid Of an ordinary mag
nifying glass,
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
SUFRRAGISTSPRAISE
BALTIMOREPARADE
Women Are All Back in Capital,
Where, at Least, Water
Is Free.

Back In the Capital City, where Ice
water Is free and all the lunchrooms
are doing business at the same old prices,
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, pilot of the
Washington delegation Of suffragists in
the equal rights parade IN Baltimore,
Friday night declared that the cause OF
suffrage has been advanced immeasur-
ably by the big demonstration which
was witnessed by delegates 20 the Demo-
cratic National Convention from all over
the country, and visitors from all over
the world.
1T took the parade a long while TO
get started" said Mrs. Mussey. be
cause Of the incIement weather. but
when 1t was held 1t surely JUSTIFIED the
long walt"
Mrs Mussey and Miss Janet Richards,
also OF this city. rode in carriages IN
the parade. Throughout the length OF
the long file OF ardent sufragists there
were interspersed chariors from which
ardent suffrage leaders eXpounded their
views in regular stump-speech manner.
But IL was not Baltimore so much that
the suffragists desired to impress as the
delegates who were in Baltimore.
This they believe they accomplished.
The Democrats could not have helped be-
ing impressed by the demonstration" said
Mrs. Mussey last night. 1T was so big
and so well planned and carried out"
The District delegation in the parade
followed the Utah party. In the delega-
ton were a number Of male residents OF
the Capital City. who went TO Baltimore
to help out the District suffragists.
We don't smash windows and Cabinet
officers like our English sisters" said
Mrs. Mussey, but We do smash prece-
dents"
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
BOARD DOES NOT MEET.
school Controllers Deny Rumor of
Gathering.

Although notices OF meeting Of the
newly Board OF Education
at the Franklin school Building tO-mor-
row have been circulated during the
past week. members OF the organiza-
tion last night denied that such a meet
ing to their knowledge would be held.
Il IS not known who is responsible for
the erroneous report.
The terms OF ofice OF the newly
elected board begin Tomorrow. but no
date has yet been set for the initial
meeting OF that body. DR.. William NJ
Davidson. superintendent OF schools,
and Capt. James +. oyster. President
OF the Board OF Education, were both
out OF the city yesterday. but Harry o.
Hine. Secretary OF the Board, said that
no date had been decided upon for the
meeting.
The meeting unQUestionably will be
held within a week or two. At the first
meeting a new president will be elect
ed. as Capt. Oyster absolutely refuses
TO accept another term as head OF the
body. Henry Z. Blair will probably be
elected TO the position. There will be
only seven Of the nine members at the
meeting. II is not likely that the two
vacancies will be filled by the District
Supreme Court until early in the fall
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
POLICE PLAN PROBE
OF MANS RECORD
Inspector Boardman Discovers Three
Boys Who Net Stranger Shot
in Virginia Camp.

Hoping TO CLEAN a bit Of information
about the strange youth who was shot
to death in a boys camp on the Vir-
ginia shore of the Potomac between the
Highway and Railroad bridges on Thurs
afternoon last, Inspector Robert Board
man, chief of detectives, last night Ques-
toned three messenger boys who pro-
fessed to know something of the victim
Of the accidental shot
That the strange youth came from
Richmond, was known to several detec-
tiVes in that city, and was called by
the nickname Scrap" was the most i'm
pOrtant information given by the mes
senger boys to Inspector Boardman, who
at once wired the Richmond police and
followed the telegram with a photograph
Of the deceased lad.
George Hagan. eighteen years old. a
messenger for the Western Union
company, living at 2I9 D Street North
west, was the spOkesmen for the trio
of infOrmers. He said they had been
getting a drink of water at a hydrant
at the Washington end OF the Railroad
Bridge on Wednesday afternoon when
they were Joined by Scrap"
He said he had Travelled all over the
country, but that his real home was in
Richmond He cautioned the messenger
boys not to try 10 beat their way
through Richmond on freight bumpers" q"
Scrap talked like a pretty rough Gus
toner" George Hagen told Inspector
Boardman.
While the investigation of the case by
the Virginia authorities terminated with
the verdict Of a CorCner's jury, absolv-
ing young Flaherty of blame for the
killing and stating specifically that the
shooting was accidental and Uninten-
tional." the Washington police do not
intend TO rest until they have learned
something OF the victim of the accident.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30

II an increase in the number Of aban-
doned infants in the city should occur, 1t
Is more than likely that there will be
adopted by the District authorities a
system OF finger print Identification Of
all infants born in public institutions.
Such a system is now in use in New
York, and other cities are contemplating
its adoption. The results have proved
encouraging. The system has the in
dorsement of DR.. William c. Woodward,
District Health Officer, and George $.
Wilson, secretary of the Board Of Chari-
ties.
The only thing which stands in the
path of the adoption Of the finger print
Identification system in the National
Capital is the small number OF cases Of
abandoned children. 1t is hardly be-
lieved that the number would justify the
Introduction of the scheme, which would
entail the expenditure of rather large
amount OF money.
The plan Is an excellent one" said
DR.. Woodward last night. 1T has been
given an extensive trial In New York
City. Reports Of the experiment as made
public in recent numbers Of certain
magazines show that the system Is sue
cess" ~
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
KICKED TO DEATH
BY CANAL MULE
Baltimore IrOnwOrker, While Pas
senger on C. & o. Boat,
Loses His Life.

James z. Keesecker forty-hve years
old, supposed to be from Baltimore, was
kicked by a mule and instantly killed on
the towPath Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, near Cabin John Bridge, about $50
O'clock yesterday afternoon. He was a
passenger on a canal boat on its way from
Georgetown TO Dickerson, Nd, and short
" before the boat reached Cabin John
Bridge he volunteered TO look after the
mules while the driver ate his supper.
Just as heeseCker applied a whip TO a
mule the animal raised both hind feet and
landed them sQuarely on heesecker's S
head, crushing his skull.
Justice Of the Peace Roach held an in
quest, the jury returning a verdict in
accordance with the facts given. Kee-
seeker carried a card showing him to be
a member of Baltimore union or the Inter
national Association of Bridge, Structural
and Ornamental Iron Workers. Kee-
seeker leaves a wife and five or six chill
dren. His body was taken in charge by
a Washington undertaken.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
GIRL KILLS SELF WITH
REVOLVER, WHILE PACKING
TROUSSEAU FOR WEDDING

New York, June 29.-Whue packing
her wedding trousseau late to-day, Miss
Techia Lagerquist. twenty-eight years
old. placed a revolver 10 ner face. laugh
ingly remarked. I wonder how it would
feel?' and fired. She fell 10 the floor
dead.
Miss Lagerquist was the daughter OF
wealthy New York trunk dealer, and
lived at Ridgeheld. y. J. She was pack
ing her trosseau AT the home OF her
uncle in Audubon Avenue, this city, pre-
paratOry TO wedding Capt. Cushion Lo-
renZ, master OF the steamer Albania,
on July u. She found the revolver in
bureau drawer. Relatives said that
the shooting was accidental. although
they admitted that the young woman
had worried over losing her engagement
ring
The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
NEW YORK CENTER
OF MARINE STRIKE
Seamen Engaged in Coastwise Traf-
fc Walk Out on Steam
ship Companies.

New York. June "a coastwise and
local marine strike. which centered in
New York and extended from Portland.
Me. 10 Galveston along the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts, was called to-day.
Immediately after the issuance Of the
strike order, 1900 hremen, oilers, coal
passers. and water tenders on vessels
engaged In freight and passenger traffic
quit their places. Steamships. ocean
boats, and tugs were compelled 10 re-
main tied to their docks for an hour or
more until they could be manned by
crews recruited from strike-breakers.
Most OF the vessels due TO start for
southern ports were delayed, and several
were compelled to defer thir sailineg
date until tomorrow. At least three YES
sells were held in the harbOr until more
men could be sent 10 help in the fire
rooms.
The strike had been anticipated by
the officials OF the various steamship
lines affected, but the force OF the first
blow was underestImated. For two
weeks several hundred landlubbers-for
the greater part-had been receiving in
structions aboard barges converted into
lodging ng-hOusebOats.