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The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01
NO 400" IN NEW YORK CITY

The question whether the visit Of
the duke and duchess OF ConnauRht
and their daughter, the Princess Pa
tricia, will give social leaders long
sought opportunity to decide who's
who was put to Frederick Townsend
Martin. He shook his head so de-
cidedly that his mustache-ends VI
brated.
"Not at ALL" he said, "the day Of
that necessity is long past. If it ever
existed, it died with Ward McAlltster.
New York is too enormous for Its
society to be anything more than
network of cliques. The time was,
years ago, when there were not more
than a few hundred families of great
wealth and cultivation here, that
they all tried to stay together-to
make social unit. Now it is different.
There is no 400 in New York today.
It ia collection of one-hundreds or
less, usually less. u.
Neither Mrs. Mills nor. Mrs. Reid,
or, for that matter, any social leader,
could entertain hundreds OF persons
posal. New York houses are not bi
fashionable. :.:.. as.S IS s.z 50. .sZ s.
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r. TH1CAGO.-Three full hours before
~ he had finished his daily thirteen
hour snooze- rather, daily-nightly
snooze-Hermann Davis, II years old,
the LATEST boy in Chicago" was rude
1y awakened from his snoring slumber
shortly after 2 o'clock the other morn
Ing by policeman at the home Of the
boys grandmother. Hermann had not
been disturbed before he had finished
his sleep as far back as he could re-
member. He looked at the bluecoat,
decided he could not be annoyed, and,
rolling over. started once more to
snore.
Another rough shake by the police
man brought the boy out Of bed onto
the floor, where he yawningly protest
ed against such treatment and went
back to sleep. Exasperated, the off,
Ger finally managed to keep the boy
awake long enough to get him dressed
and then took him to the Chicago ave-
nue. station, where his mother, Mrs.
Ida McGraw, was pacing the office in
a rage.
There he is now!" she shouted an
grily. Look at him. He's the LATEST
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

w WASHINGTON.-1f all the postage
w stamps issued by the United
States government during the last fis-
cal year were collected and laid end
to end they would form a chain over
$4,000 miles long, stretching three
fourths around the world, or from
New York to the Philippines and back.
The number was 10,061, ,439,768, with
q representing face value of $180.957.-
1856.
OF the whole number 5,13O,249, ,018
were two-cent stamps and 3,798, ,961 ,039
were one-cent. Only one thirty-cent
stamp was issued.
The American postage stamp is now
serving it's sixty-sixth year, the first
Issue having been placed on sale July
l, 1847; the total issued during that
year was S60,3S0. Prepayment Of
postage did not become compulsory
until 1856.
The postage stamps Of the current
issue have given considerable trouble
to the public and to the postal service
on account of the similarity of the
designs of the different denominations.
All of the eleven denominations in use
are Of identical design, except that
the one-cent bears the head Of Frank.
lin and the others the head of Wash
1ngton. There are not sufficient mum.
Der Of distinctive colors for all the
stamps, making it necessary in the
case of those above the six-cent to
use different shades of the colors used
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HE accounts Of Ambassador Leish.
! mans resplendent court costume
Of navy blue with gold braid created
very little stir in Washington. Public
men have ceased to have the old-fash-
ioned interest in the governments
representatives abroad. Few even
keep in mind the names Of the con-
stantly shifting procession Of diplo-
mats, and it is only when an interna-
tional affair of some proportions arises
that the average senator or congress-
man takes the trouble to recall what
particular individual represents the
United States at any particular court.
There was here and there a man
who had something to say of the Incl
dent. The many, however, neither
knew Mr.. Leishman nor cared how he
might choose to dress at court func-
ton. But at the state department,
where Mr.. Leishman is known, and it
is the daily business Of everybody to
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Put --LATEST Boy in Chicago" on Diet

boy In the world. I want him locked
up and made to work"
Hermann looked wearied of it all
and answered the accusations of his
parent with stretches. yawns and
sleepy blinkings.
Look at this. This is what he does
all day and night" and the woman
thrust piece of paper into the hands
Of the desk sergeant. It read:
Rises at noon. Eats a hearty CON-
binatioQ breakfast-lunch. Spends the
afternoon at nickel theaters. Returns
home to supper at six. Takes a nap
until 7:30. Visits more nickel the
aters. Retires to bed promptly at
10:3O.'
"The only time l really ever saw
him move quickly was when he ran of
to stay with his grandmother, a week
ago because / scolded him for being
so lazy" said Mrs. McGraw. Il made
up my mind he shouldn't poster the life
out of her as he had out of me, and
so decided to have him arrested. He
hasn't worked more than a month in
three years."
We'll have to turn him over to Ju-
venile court officers" said the SER
geant. They'll put him on the mo
work, no eat diet. He should be ex-
amined for the hook worm or the
sleeping Sickness I'll take charge of
him.
He looked around for Hermann. The
boy was fast asleep in a chair in the
corner. The mother fed.
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Thought He Had Captured a Groumdhog

ance until the day was fairly we'll de-
veloped he was determined to take no
chances on being given the slip"
Williams stationed himself at the
mouth Of the hole, lit his lantern and
waited. ~
It seemed long time to dawn and
the farm hand felt drowsy. lie
aroused himself and walked about the
hole several times to keep awake, but
was finally overcome, and before he
knew it was sound asleep In the snow.
Williams arose with start. The
sun was brightly shining, and the
snow swiftly melting about him. He
gave one hurried glance into the hole
and then quickly arose. Not ten feet
from him he saw an animal walking
lelsurely in the direction of White
Horse. He believed his ground hog
was escaping, and Immediately start
ed In pursuit. He took the animal un-
awares, and the capture was easy.
Holding his prey under one arm he
started for the village. When he was
espied coming down the road with his
captive there was mighty cheer from
a crowd which had gathered. It was
the proudest moment OF Williams
life. AS he walked into the crowd he
held the ground hog up so all could
see it and was amazed to see the
crowd suddenly disperse and fee in
panic.
Drop that skunk" the town consta:
BILE shouted, as he dived into q cellar.
The villagers scattered In all direc.
tiOns.
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GUS and Reyburn became nervous.
There was no telling at what moment
the visitor might become violent.
"say, what are you getting at?~
asked Reyburn, fidgeting in his chair.
why, naturally your case interest.
ed me, and many other earnest stu.
dents of psychology" replied the vis-
itor, quietly. ANY young man who
could finish college at the age Of
twelve seemed to US" s> :
Hold on there!" exclaimed Rev.
burn. Way-tay-minute! Who was Is
told you such bughouse stuff that /
finished college at the age Of twelve =.
Why, ! saw It In your biography
in the Congressional DIRECTORY. ]" ,
Reyburn seized the directory on hf.3
desk and turned to the page where it1
says he was born IN 1852 and va.s
graduated from Yale 81 1894. 81 IL -.
tho hrst time his sttenfion had beleIDr
called g the mis- print Tho httec.
.1aso 1llcu1d heyo - ~
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knocked at the door and received no
response. When the bell rang a sec
ond time he called upon Mr.. Adee's
secretary to witness the fact that he
had knocked again for entrance, but
had not been received.
After one or two rings on the mes
senger call, which sounded like q
small-sized fire alarm, Mr.. Adee
placed his finger on the button and
kept it there. The result was conster-
nation all over the state department.
Poundings and kicks on the secre-
tary's door brought no response and
fears began to grow that he was seri.
ously i'll. In the end the combined
office force had to break the door of
it's hinges and Mr.. Adee was found
sitting at his desk, angry and indig-
nant that his calls had not been an
swered. The secret of the situation
was that Mr.. Adee had forgotten about
the new lock and an impairment of
his hearing had prevented him from
answering the repeated knocking at
his door,
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01
MAYOR QUALITIES AS A COOK

Descendants OF Mayor Carter Har-
rison will be able to boast reminiscent
ly of the biscuits father used to
make" and no one shall say them nay
for his honor the mayor is culin-
ary expert. He does not have to prove
it; he admits it himself.
Mayor Harrison's skill with the skill
let runs through wide repertory
from boiled eggs to reflector oven bis
cuits-in fact, there is no end to
this mans cleverness until he essays
jelly, then he meets the fate of all
overly ambitious persons, disaster.
Mrs. Harrison is responsible for the
statement that the moyoral jelly is not
all that could be desired.
The question as to Mayor Harrison's
qualifications as cook arose the 9TH
er day during lull in the city hall
routine in which Mayor Gaynor's un-
happy experience in criticising the
cooking in New York's public schools
was under discussion. The question
of the cooking teachers of the metron-
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much humble pie that an epidemic of

much humble pie that an epidemic of
mental indigestion is threatened.
"The only difficulty was to train the
dogs to take up the lions scent" he
said to little group of apologetic
ones who called at his Offices at 527
Fifth avenue to apologize for their i'll
timed mirth of a year ago.
Il really don't blame you for having
laughed at me last year. But 1 knew
that the pups would back me up. I
had been bear hunting with them in
this country, and I felt pretty conf
dent that dogs that would go to the
mat with savage bear wouldn't tuck
their tails and run from a lion.
"They didn't take kindly to the scent
at first. didn't blame them much.
tor lion doesn't feed on clover or
vanilla beans. But they got used to it
after while-and at the end of SIX
weeks all you had to do was to show
them the spoor~ Of q lion and they
would locate for you IN half IN hour.s
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selection
Mckinley campaign for reelection will make H.
linois the RooseveltTaf struggle
will personal pride IN
er1ng his Taft
the
employees he larger cities
There campaign
reputation
for lavish politics.
Republican circles that Mr.
His the congressional committee pointed to by
said
bring the president replied
denomination Is
delegates
Hi1es
which will
conventions
chairman
elected a third
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WILL LEAD FIGHT FOR TAFT

= Selection Of Represe entative William
B. Mckinley Of Illinois, chairman Of
the Republican congressional commit
tee, to lead the fight for delegates for
President Taft to the Republican ma
tional convention at Chicago, is hail
ed as a drawing taut of the admins
tration lines in an out and out contest
between President Taft and Theodore
Roosevelt. Mr.. Mckinley has h1ther-
to been recognized as standpatter OF
the Joseph G. Cannon type. The Taft
men assert that Cannonism is dead
and that the Mckinley appointment 1s
a recognition of the fact that the
standpatters have now aligned them
selves with the president, a middle OF
the road progressive Republican. as
against the more radical progressives
represented by Theodore Roosevelt
and Senators La Toilette and Cum
Minis.
Mr.. Mckinley was selected to lead
the Taft fight on the suggestion OF
Qono+or w M,1rrav Crane of MaSSa-
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$4,000 Miles of Postage Stamps a Year

in the lower denominations. Thus tho
one-cent and tho etghtcent are diner-
ent shades Of green; the three-cent
and 1ifty-cent different shades Of pur-
pie; the hve-cent and the hfteen7cent
different shades Of blue. In the rapid
handling of mail matter one denomf-
nation is very apt to be mistaken for
another, especially under artifciall
light. The first six stamps are OF
sufficiently contrasting cplors.
The department is now arranging to-
print the remaining five with different
border designs. Further, the first six
will bear the head OF Washington,
while the remaining five will bear the
head of Franklin. The one-cent and
two-cent stamps will also be altered to
express the denomination in numerals
instead Of in words, thus making them
conform to the other stamps Of the
series. Thus they will show the head
Of the first. president on the first six
denominations and that of the first
postmaster general, with different
border design, on the last five. The
new designs will be issued within the
current fiscal year.
The growth of the domestic money
order system has been tremendous
In 1866, when it was first put in oper-
alton, there were but 419 money order
Offices in this country; today there
are $1,000, and they issued last year
99Q,747,557 domestic money orders,
having value of $8,373,578,78
There were 4,500,700 paid registra-
tions at the New York city postof1ce
during the last fiscal year, an in
crease of nearly three per cent over
the previous year. Chicago, New
York's nearest competitor, showed but
2,115,08e registrations. There were
1,043,440 letters and parcels sent by
registered mail during the year. rep
resenting value of $1,000, ,215,452.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01
"DRUMMER BOY" TO RETIRE

"A bill was introduced recently in the
lower house of Congress by Mr.. Ash
worth of Ohio to retire with the rank
Of major general three of the best
known officers in the United States
army. In the memorandum attached
to the bill it is stated that these three
men, with single exception, form the
last remnant of that army Of million
and a half men who fought for the
preservation of the Union"
The exception referred to is Maj.
Daniel w. Arnold of the quartermas-
ter's department, who also retires by
age limit next summer. However, he
does not figure in the bill because Of
the fact that it was not until 36 years
after Appomattox that he came into
the army as an officer from civil life
The three whose names are men,
toned in Congressman Ashworth's bill
and the combined total Of whose serv-
ices in the army add up to more than
$50 years are Brig. Gen. Daniel H.
Rrush. commanding the department of
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Scrubbing and laundering are to he
taught to the girls in a Chicago high
school. About the time that this
course becomes popular with girls in
their teens the boys will be f1ockine
int the classes on digging bitches
and breaking atoneA
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ability
cooked for 20
away great style My biscuits
is right"
Later Harrison official
household all
came max
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MinstTkls with their poor jokes cured
\ young woman who was SUFFERING
from protracted hiccoughs. But the
trouble is that not all persons who go
to minstrel shows are afflicted with
hiccoughs.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

But why should the French or atty
other astronomers feel worried" over
what may be happening to Saturn's
Wings? So far as this earth Is con.
cerned, Saturn never has been any
thing but distant and unsociable.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

The girls of high school in Penn
sylvania are widely praised because
that hair device known as the rat"
has been prohibited among them.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

English girls must promise to obey
in order to make the wedding cere-
mony binding but the breaking OF the
promise does not invalidate anything
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

The ex-autocrats get off with fat
purses. Abdul Hamid got his 800
wives. Manual his $4,000 a year, and
the infant Emperor Pu-Yi is to have
$6.5O0,0O0 annually.
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One girl married a baseball player
because he made SO many home runs.
All players who make home runs do
not at once run home, however.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Saturn is having trouble with its
rings. but as they are not wedding
rings the people who follow divorce
scandals need not prick up their ears
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

The National Association Of Ice
Cream Manufacturers reports that We
consumed s2OO,0O0,00o worth of that
del!cacy last year. The young swains
are quite prepared to believe it,
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Princess Pat succeeded in slipping
into New York unnoticed. Some Of
the ladies who employ press agents
will wonder why she should have
wished to do So
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

If resorts of robins seen during the
zero weather were not mistakes on
the part of the observers, they were
mistakes on the part of the robins.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Few men would have been reckless
make the prediction that an American
hen would ever win the worlds egg
champ mpionship.
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Gee whiz! I'm glad I'm free!" ex-
claimed woman when she had Sc
cured a divorce In New York the other
day. The man was probably too hap
py to be able to say anything.
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One large railroad has ordered that
its pencil sharpeners be discarded
We accept this as another indication
that the world Is growing better.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

A Kansas City court refuses to
grant a man divorce from his mail
order wife. Then why doesn't he send
to Reno for q mail-order divorce?
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

A Minnesota professor says race
suicide Is peril to posterity." We
could hardly expect 1t to give our an
cestors whooping cough and measles.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

They find gold In chickens crops In
Manitoba. thus Offering another oppor-
tunity for somebody to boost the price
Of eggs.
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According to one professor the earth
will cease its revolutions in 1921. IL
you don't believe 1t figure It out to
suit yourself.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Brides are wanted in western Wash
ington state. Here is where the sup
ply Of leap year can connect nicely
with the demand.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

The nursery and seed men convey a
reinsurance that spring Is coming by
sending out bunch Of finely illus
trated catalogues.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

A Montana court has decided that
one Chinaman constitutes a laundry
But what If he were In the chop suey
business?
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The millionaire for day in Wilkes
barre. Pa. got great deal of adver-
tis!ng for his money, and he may de-
eide to 60 on the vaudeville stage,
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Everybody will be as we'll satisfied
II the weather man, for little while
at least. refrains from giving US any
more mean temperature.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

One does not know whether to con-
denim or praise the Paris opera str1k-
ers. It all depends on the opera.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Telephone connection between Eng
land and the continent is maintained
by six cables, and the number will
soon be doubled.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

The Wilkesbarre man who was a
millionaire for day had to go away
from home to act well his part
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Let us hope the Wright brothers
have really invented fool proof air
ship. 1t is greatly needed.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

Music is to be established In the
barnyard, for 1t makes cows give more
milk and hens lay more eggs.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-01

The common towel is to be abolish
ed. Little by little mankind is be-
coming sanitary.
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island Col
Chickamauga
Colonel Glenn nota chance
Brush
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Cooked hats may become al numer
Gus as the fuzzy ones.
Where there's will there 10 gener
ally a way to try to break 1t.

Few Manchus resign, but recent re
ports indicate that a good many o1
them die.
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posal big uhes losS
, 1912-05-23
Rev. H. v. Clair Called.

AT the congregational NETT ing
held in the Presbyterian church
last Sunday evening, in pursuance
to the call published in last weeks
Sun, there was a good number
present. The meeting was called
to order by @. A. Albee, who
stated the object of the meeting,
informing the people that Rev. 81.
V. Clair, of Colby, Kas who was
here in Saratoga for a time, and
to whom the congregation had
once extended an invitation, but
which had to be declined on &C
count of the fact that his congre.
CATION at Colby would not release
him. was now open to a call. 1t
was regularly moved and seconded
that the church extend a call to
Rev. Clair. The motion carried,
wherehpon the meeting adjourned.
, 1912-05-23
Thru Shearins at Walcott

E. B. Winner, j. w. Kennaday,
Roy Smith, William and Dave
Brown, John Iams, George Craw-
ford and M. Ludlow, who have
been at work at Walcott shearing
sheep for the past month, came up
from that place yesterday. They
have completed their work at that
place, having shesred about $4,000.
They are resting up preparatory
to going down to the Warren sheep
shearing camp near Cheyenne,
where they have about $4,000 to
shear, but this work will not be-
gin until about the 9th. The
boys will battle and fish and rest
up for the long seige that is ahead
of them.
, 1912-05-23
]. N. Sterrett q Composer

Few people in Saratoga ever
knew that j. M. Sterrett has had
some experience as a writer of
music, as well as of verse, but such
ID the fact. His latest production
is Flying Thru the Air." a song
dedicated to aviators, the words
and music were written very re-
Gently by Mr.. Sterrett. We saw
the score sent to Mr.. Sterrett for
correction from his publishers in
Washington, d. G.. When this
music is complete u people can
have a chance to hear the song and
music played by same Of our own
local musicians.
, 1912-05-23
Brush Creek Items

w. Condict has sold his Maxwell
touring a to l.. ID. Peck
Arthur Kincaid was IA guest al the
Walker ranch last Sunday.
c. r. Fairman and j. o. Eames of
Encampment e guests at the Til
ton ranch Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Gus Birkhurst and
sons, Gershom and Scott, visited at
the Cook ranch last week.
Robert Young who had been atten-
ding college at Hastings. Nebraska,
has returned to his home for the sum
mer.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mckay and
family OF Encampment, spent Sun
day with their brother, Chas. Mckay
on Brush creek.
The family of w. H. Butler have
been ill the past week with the
grippe. DR.. Irwin of Encampment,
was in attendance.
Mrs. W. E. Tilton assisted by Miss
Hattie delightfully."- entertained the
Brush creek Embroidery Club at
their home Friday, May 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas CasteeI and
Mrs. Lindsey Cole and two children
were guests at the home of Mrs. C.. A
Cook for a couple of days last week.
, 1912-05-23
Printing the Truth

Some people think an editor of
a country newspaper should print
the truth about matters and things
at all times and under all circum-
stances. This il a mistake. An
Indiana editor tried it once and
was asked to leave town. The fol-
lowing are some of the items:
Rev. Adoniran Softleigh preach
ed last Sunday on charity. His
sermon was punk.
Dave Shunkey died at his HON.
in this place. The doctor gave it
out as heart failure, but the fact is
ne had snakes and whiskey killed
him.
John Doyle, u grocerman, is
doing a poor business. His store
is dirty and dusty and noxiously
odiferous. AS soon as the people
get wise to John, it will be back to
the bod or ice wagon for him.
John BONN, the LATEST man and
worst knocker in town, made a
trip to Bellville. John is rich
Inherited his money from his faith
er-but as he is absolutely dead to
all public spirit or enterprise, he
is no good to the town and the
community would be better off
without him.-Ex.