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The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

G AN FRANC1SCO.-A prank of Cupid
~ with the wireless aboard the Pa
cifac Mail liner Mongolia the other
day basely betrayed to an indulgent
world afloat and ashore the plan of
Lieut.. Edmund Spence Root Of the
navy to marry Miss Maude May Rad
clite, daughter Of E. F. Radcliffe,
electrical manufacturer of Portland,
Ore, and to surprise his relatives and
friends with the news.
The Mongolia was plowing serenely
toward San Francisco when the god
Of love began to get busy with the
key Of the wireless apparatus. Other
vessels far at sea and few of the
land stations received the persistent
call of the Mongolia's operator, but
the receiving stations did not pay
much attention until the words mar
riage license" clicked forth in the dis
patch leaving the Mongolia's aerials
The aerogram was addressed to
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
U. S. AMBASSADOR RESIGNS

Robert Bacon, ambassador OF the
United States at Paris, has resigned
to ally himself with Harvard univer-
sity.
Ambassador Bacon's letter, in which
he announced his resignation to Presi-
dent Taft, was received by the Presi-
dent at Washington few days ago.
Mr.. Bacon especially refrained from
making his retirement public, as he
desired the first announcement to
come from Harvard university, which
recently chose him to be a fellow in
place of Judge Lowell, deceased.
Ambassador Bacon said he wished
his friends to know that there were
no ulterior motives for his resignation.
He had been for II years a member
of the board of overseers and could
not, he said, decline the honor of be-
coming a fellow of Harvard, which he
considered to be the best single influ-
ence for good in America.
Mr.. Bacon added that he welcomed
the opportunity to identify himself ac-
1AN
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Nowhere
council typical recognized Dr. the
leading him president Honolulu
him. thought did, expected
DR. Sun the district of Kua island Of Maui the
wan coming In
There Hawaii whites
Chinese
uona
Chinese of Hawaii
Honolulu 1olani
ultimately embraced Christianity
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Vanity Class Is Feature In School

every week. As the exercises are in
tended primarily to aid girls In i'm
proving their appearance, it was de-
cided to devote an hour to the vanity
class. The girls are gathered in the
auditorium. Five of the most attrac-
tive girls are selected and sent on
the stage in the full glare of the foot
lights. They are lined up and the
students in tho auditorium are asked
to study the appearance Of each Of
the girls, her teeth, her complexion,
her figure, her hair, her feet her
dress, her method OF standing and
other details.
Aid is given to the observation pow
ers of the girls by the teachers, who
call attention to various parts Of the
girls dress. After that has been
done the pupils are required to vote
on the appearance of the girls. First
vote is taken as to which girl is the
prettiest. Next the question as to
which girl has the daintiest figure is
decided, the girls on the stage mean.
time standing with their backs to
the students in the auditorium. Votes
on the teeth, hair, feet and other
points Of a woman's appearance are
taken. The girl receiving the great
est number Of votes gets additional
credit in her marks in hygiene. Ev-
cry week different girls are called up
for inspection.
The girls formerly were taken for
walks in Prospect Park by their
teachers. Soon it was observed that
many young fellows appeared in the
parks and sought to attract the at
tention Of the girl pupils The teach
ers observed that fact, and now when
the classes are out walking and sev-
eral young men are found seated on
bench the teachers stop, stand be-
side the men and watch the girls as
they pass to see whether they make
"goo-goo eyes" at the young men.
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the movement of the hands finally dis
lodges it. This explains the antics of
the clock recently.
Severe cold and the depredations of
the hawk have brought death to many
pigeons who have sought shelter in
the high tower. Bodies OF four pig
cons swere found in the snow when
it was recently removed from the
slanting glass roof over the court Of
the big building.
Winging their flight for the refuge
promised by the tower in half frozen
condition, it is probable that the
pigeons struck their heads against the
stone upright Of. the tower, were
stunned by the impact and fell help
less to the roof below, freezing to.
death before they could recover the
power to amove. G,.-E *
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Greedy Hawk Damages Big Clock

THE hawk whose frequent excur-
! sions from his aerie in smithson-
ian park to the relay station for car
r1er pigeons in the postoflce tower
have furnished him prey and food in
the winter season Of scarcity, has
tried to stop the post office clock.
Perhaps finding that the hour Of his
depredations was established, and the
clock watched by his anticipated VIC
tins, so that they might evade his
sudden ywooping down upon them, he
has thrown the plucked corpse of a
pigeon which had satisfied his appe-
tite into the back of the dial of the
timepiece.
Had the body lodged between. the
hands, the perfectly balanced mechan-
ism must have stopped. The body
appears to haye stuck on the pin. in
the very center of the dial, which
holds the hands in place and operates
their movement round the face of the
clock.
To remove the corpse from the
clock offers a big difficulty to the
keepers of the building. It will prob
ably be necessary to remove one OF
the glass panels In the clock dial, to
get at the intruding substance, unless
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the subject down here, take him up
to the lion cage and mighty soon find
out if he is sane or not 1t would
save the state and city a whole lot of
money, as they wouldn't have to hold
a suspect under observation more
than long enough to bring him to
me-"
rs the lion the only animal that
tries to become acquainted with luna
tics?" '"Bill'' was asked.
mo, they all do in some way or an
other. For instance, the monkey
makes an effort to search for fleas,
and the elephant tries to give the
person a ride"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

A young man who married a chorus
lady and regretted it is trying to get
the courts to reduce her alimony from
$500 week to 500. It is difficult to
think Of anything that would be less
conducive to good cheer than paying
$500 q week alimony.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

A shipload of potatoes has arrived
in New York from Scotland Possibly
the shortage in New York is due to
the number of spuds thrown at the
Irish players.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Thirty hunters lost their lives in
New England from various causes dur
ing the season. Judging by this re-
port. amateur hunting is anything but
a healthy sport
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Mile. jakahie, a Rus
siam dancer, Is preparing to tour
America. We present that name to
the printers and proof readers with
the compliments of the season.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
PRESIDENT sun IS A~HAMIlAN

Probably nowhere was there greater
surprise felt over the election Of DR..
Sun Vat Sen as the president Of the
provincial republic Of China than in
Hawaii, where DR.. Sun was born. So
true is it that prophet is not with
out honor save in his own land. All dur
ing the years that DR.. Sun has been
arousing his countrymen to longtngs
for newer and freer national life
and organizing for it the people Of Ha-
waii have looked on him as profess
sional adventurer, careful Of his own
safety while exploiting the rising pa
triotism of his compatriots.
From time to time for years past
have come reports Of uprisings in
China, some of them of formidable
promise, said to be the result Of his
propaganda. Each report Of the kind
has brought out in some OF. tho Homo
lulu papers sarcastic or satirical para
graphs, describing him as long
range revolutionist and patriot for
revenue
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

A boy OF six. nearly cured OF tuber-
culosis by the open-air treatment, de-
lights in the cold weather There is
not always physical reason for a
shiver.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

The champion mean thieves have
won the record in Pennsylvania
town. where they tried to steal the
blankets from a fresh-air school for
tuberculosis children
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

The most terrible catastrophe we
can Think Of just now is collision be-
tween freight train and a wagon
load Of fresh eggs.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

That Connecticut farmer who gives
morphine to his hens to make them
sit will doubtless distribute suffra-
gette literature among them when he
wishes to reverse the procedure.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Opposition to the fact that some
grand opera stars have gained a bit
Of advertising through their gifts to
the poor does not include the bene-
f1ciaries.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

The Colorado woman who found a
diamond in turkey was justified In
making kick. She paid the butcher
for real turkey meat, and not for com.
mon jewels.
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The wounding of a bystander in
cafe when another man dropped
revolver he was displaying empha-
sizes the old belief that revolvers are
least harmful in the hands of Grim.
1nals.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Mr.. Edison needn't turn his atten-
tion 20 the making Of concrete bis
cult Some of the cooks beat him to
that lolS ago.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Another millionaire has married a
factory girl. but he is said to be a
promising youth in spite Of the fact
that he halls from Newport
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Cold waves are like other expert.
ences to which distance lends enchant-
ment and absence from which makes
the heart grow fonder.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Tom Edison tells US that when he
reads he doesn't like to think. All he
has to do is to read ono of the six
best sellers.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

A woman's society in Connecticut
has elected nah as president. Thus
the changes In life have their com.
pensatiOns.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

The old-fashioned characteristics of
woman seem to be changing One of
them has been sent to Jail for refus-
ing to talk.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

A trunk that is more than As inches
baggage charges. Shorten it up.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

POSSIBLY we are mistaken. but 1t
strikes us that the weather man and
the coal man are too friendly for the
public good
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

One notion Of the easiest way to
make money is to accept $250.00G for
quitting the aviation game.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Platinum has advanced in price. to
$3.50 pound. II you have any lying
around the house. now is a good time
to exchange it for fresh eggs.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

He Is prudent man who Is careful
not to burn down the house in his
efforts to keep warm.
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The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

King George may have killed more
tigers than Colonel Roosevelt. but he
did not have any Kermit on the Job.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Paper bag cookery and flreless
cookers should be locked in room to-
gether. They are both delusions
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16


Wheeling w. Va
enrolled college
which then by Today
FACULTY numbers ~ OF
enrolled 29 while
faculty eight
When
uhc laboratories gymnasium
things The
100000 Today
plans well under for the raising $o00O00
the
Of building
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
COLLEGE HEAD Three DECADES

With no particular celebration to
mark the event, the Rev. James D.
Moffat, D. D., LII. D., recently entered
upon the thirty-fourth year of his
presidency of Washington and Jefer-
son college, a record for length Of
service and accomplishment which is
equaled by few If any Of the college
and university presidents of the Unit
ed States. A man widely known for
his learning and for his business abil.
ity, former moderator of the Pres
byterian church and recognized as
one Of the most prominent divines of
the Presbyterian denomination, Dr.
Moffat has ably kept up the standing
Of the famous old school here which
in its more than a century of history
has gained wide reputation as a
classical institution Of the highest
order.
DR.. Moffat was born in New Lisbon.
Ohio. After finishing his preparatory
schooling he entered Washington and
Jefferson, graduating with the class
~ 1890 tn
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lively with the great problems of American
Of
letter Of
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

A hotel Of 1000 rooms Is to be built
In Regent street, London, and tip
ping Is to be forbidden in it.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

A peace conference is In session in
Shanghai Thus far the hospital list
has not been published.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Winter. having thrown of its dis
guise, may as well do It's worst and
get 1t over.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Now is good time to lay in a sup
ply of mosquito bite remedies. They
ought to be cheap
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Prunes are prunes when they are
put In fancy pound boxes and sold at
60 cents.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
Zero days are short, but who cares.
New York is trying to be bigger
and foggier than London,
The nearest thing to a durbar that
we have Is a circus parade.
1t Is the chauffeur, not the auto, that
needs horse sense nowadays.
One Of the most fragile things In
the world Is a New Year resolution.

1t Is just one blamed pest after an
other. At present it is the mongoose.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16
nlsannoin$aA 0RR@A 0AAkA.>

Disappointed Office Seekers.
A man will get SO mad because the
job he wanted was given to someone
else that he will spend weeks fight
ing the appointing power, purely oo
principle. :.-
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-02-16

Went Out Of Life Together. Z.
N. and Nine. Varay, aged 81 and
70. both died Of old age at Correze, 1
France, the other day. The date was
tho anniversary Of both their birth
days.
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Rio Notes.

We regret very much to lose
from among us Mr.. John David.
| son and family who have moved
to Jena. We wish them success
in their new home.
Milton SeawelI, of New Orleans
was a business visitor Monday.
The misses Ford, of Angie
we're guests of Mrs. L. P. Byrd.
last week.
Misses Inez Pounds and Leila
TAFT, G. w. Davidson and Mrs.
j. l. Waller went to New Orleans
Saturday to see 'Rebeca of
Sunnybrook Farm"
Mr.. G. NJ. Sewer attended the
teachers meeting in Bogalusa
Saturday.
Mr.. J. G Moore has just re.
turned from Macon Georgia.
D. r. johnson will speak at
the school house Friday after.
noon IN interested his candidacy.
LOST::--On Saturday before
Christmas, somewhere in the
business section of town one
gold ring set with two opals, two
amethists, and six pearls. The
finder will be literally rewarded
upon returning same to-,
DR.. VIC. WOOD,
F'ranklintOn, La.
FOR SALE:-Good mich COW
with young calf, at reasonable
price.
A. J. JOHNSON.
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Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
ORDINANCE NO.

OkDlNANCC NJ
An ordinance levying an annual tax upon all
corporations, firms, persons or Individuals
carrying on or persuing trade, occupation
business calling with in the limits OF the town
of Franklinton.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
BOARD Of Aldermen Of the town Of Frankinton;
That a license tax is hereby levied Tor the year
1912 upon all corporations, firms, persons OF
individuals persuing or carrying on any TRACE
occunation. business or calling Within the cor
norat, limits Of the town OF Eranklinton which
is subjected to State license.
section2 2. Be it further resolved. etc. Ihat
the amount Of license taxes shall be and the
same is hereby fixed At the same amount as Is
now levied and collected by the State for the
same kind of trade occupation, business OF
calling. ~. ).
section 8. Be It further ordained, etc. Tnat
no license shall be issued for longer IMAM one
wear. and the license taxes as herein Ievled ana
y no dino the said town of Frankliuton shall De
due and collectable on the same day ana GATE
az the license taxes due the state. ana II not
maid at said time, the SAVE shall become ae''h-
uuent at the same day and date os the hcense
taxes for the State become delinquent.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the Maisna'
to notify the tax payers wban the said tax Is
due by them, and when the same shall become
delinquent, and he shall report all delinq"ents
to the town attorney, who is hereby empowered
to institute suit for the collection, and sal''
delinquent license tax payers shall De s"o'ec'
to all costs, charges and interest as is fixed oy
the laws Of this State for delinquent license
tax payers.
ADOPTED at the regular meeting held January
2, 1912.
80. L1LLARD, Mayor
Clerk,
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Estray Notice.
THIRD WARD JUSTICE COURT
WASHINGTON PARISH, LA.

WASHINGTON YARlSH, LA.
Notice is hereby given that there
has been strayed before me, the un-
dersigned authority, by Th ON as
Williams, freehold citizen of Wash
ington Parish, Louisiana, one cow,
pale yellow, darker about the head,
marked with swallow fork and upper
bit in the right ear and swallow fork
aud saw set in the left ear; and is
branded but so slight that it cannot be
read. One bull, l-2 years old, un-
marked and unbranded, color smoky
dun. One muley heiter, ! l-s years
old, color red slightly brindled, NJ
mark or brand. One bull calf. five
months old, color nearly black, no
mark or brand. said calf belonging to
the COW. All OF said stock except the
COW arc the issue Of said COW. Said
cattle have been using upon and
about premises for over twelve months
and will be soldat the residence Of the
said Thomas Williams in Washington
Parish, Louisiana, ON
Saturday, January 20, 1912
| at II O'Clock, A. NJ. unless reclaimed
by the owner and all costs paid.
Terms Of sale: All costs to be paid u
cash on day sale the balance ON six
months credit; the purchaser to furnish
his rate with approveds security payable
Ia Parish Treasurer Of Washington
Parish, Lo,,isian.. This the 4th Gay
!! Of January 1912.
A. J. SEAL, Justice Of Peace
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26th Judicial District Court, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.
HaekIsy Mercantile Co. Ltd.
Versus No. 1896
Wesley L. Brown

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a order of selZure&sale issued out of
the above named court in the matter
of Hackley Mercantile Mercantile
Company, Ltd. VS.. Wesley L. Brown
dated Sep. 18th, 1911, and to me
directed for execution l have seized
and will offer for sale and sell to the
last and highest bidder at the principal
front door of the Courthouse on:
Saturday, February u, 1912
between the legal sale hours for
judicial sales the following described
property to-wit:
IS acres of land being all of the 5.
E. Ia Of N. E. ID of Sec. Is III Up. l,
IS. r. IL E. of st. Hell. Mer. except B
acres of the N. E. corner of said land.
The said acres being in a square with
line on all sides of same lines of same
length aud opposite lines parallel.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit Of
appraisement. This 18th day of Jan.
1912. JOE N. MAGEE
Sheriff.
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L. ~
If the business interests of
OFT, Johnson & OFT should suffer
neglect this week, we earnestly
beg that the public will gener.
ously exercise all patience and
forbearance in the matter. as the
senior member of the firm is at
present wholly incapacited and
thoroughly unfit for business.
Just let Maggie get little used
to the joy OF living with a son
and heir in his home and we will
then voucb for his return to the
faithful performance of every
day, commonplace duties, but
since Thursday midnight, young
John Harlan OFT has had that
daddy of his seeing visions and
dreaming dreams, and incident
ally the majority of us can so
thoroughly appreciate the condi-
Sion of these fond parents that
the answering smile spontane-
ously lights the faces of their
large circle OF friends. If in the
naming of the boy the traits of
the old justice could be claimed
to join forces with what he gets
through heredity, we may look
for an unusual legal light some
score or more years from now,
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Notice.

Is hereby given to the PUB Bile
Of the loss of a mortage note.
dated January 10. 1911, due Nov.
/, 1911, for $373.11, with 8 per
cent interest frnt, maturity.
signed by Elias Jenkins to the
order of himself and endorsed BY
Elias Jenkins and Burris Bros.
Ltd. The Public is warned not
to negotiate or acquire said note,
as il is the property Of the un.
dersigned.
BURRIs Bros. LTD.
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Lost Deed.


Twenty-Five Dollars reward will
be paid by the Poitevent 4 Fafve
Lumber Company, COG Liverpool
& London 4 Globe Building,
New Orleans, Louisiana. IT, the
finder of a deed under private
signature, from Wm. H. Adams
to G. A.. Bailey & Sons. dated
January "a, 1895 acknowledged
before JOSEPH Ard, J. P. and
recorded in Notarial Book N :
pages 4t3 to 465 Washington
Parish.
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Lost.

One Certificate OF Deposit is
sued by the Bank Of Frankllnton.
Franklinton, La. being No. 694
for $4,000. dated May q, 1911.
1,he public is here bv warned not
10 negotiate same as l am apply.
ing for a duplicate.
1hos. Nj. Jones.
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For Sale.

One good mich COW with Young
calf.
J. Z. JoHssos.'