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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Chicken Dinners Follow Fire Over Grocery Store

her consent, picked her up in their
arms and carried her down the fire
escape.
simultaneously 800 clucking hens
and growing roosters fluttered through
the doors Of the butcher shop, and
with little regard for the rules of the
road flew into cellars and open win
dows and doors. Some OF them
perched on the tops of shutters; one
gained point of vantage on an iron
peg protruding from telegraph pole.
Most of them, however, saved from
death by smoke, died In the back
yards of persons living in the neigh.
borhood and later did service at a
belated Sunday afternoon dinner.
OF the 300 chickens that got out OF
the market, Mr.. Sandwich by means
Of the strictly commercial method OF
offering Is cents for each that was re,
turned by its captor, was able to re-
cover only forty.
Mrs. Weinstein declared she feared
the fire in the cellar of the building
had been set by thieves who wanted
to rob the apartments overhead. For
that reason she did not want to leave
her rooms when the fremen entered.
The fire was extinguished quickly. Be
sides Mrs. Weinstein, the police and
firemen led three other persons down
the fire escape from the second floor
when smoke filed the upper part OF
the building.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Uncle Sam Makes It Much Easier to Secure Farm

mer years, and consequently fewer ap-
plications for homesteads.
According to the latest report Of the
land Office there still remain to be dis
posed of in homestead, timber. coal.
mineral and stone lands 695.401.259
acres, situated in what are commonly
known as public land states. About
one-quarter of these lands have been
surveyed.
In order, then, to induce entries on
the remaining lands. congress recently
passed law providing that certain
restrictions on these entries in the
way of cultivation, residence, etc., be
moderated 80 that settlers would find
1t less difficult to live up to the specf-
fications set forth in homestead laws.
One of the most attractive features of
the new law Is the three-year resi-
dence clause. This provides that in
order to entitle person to a patent
upon a homestead it must be shown
that he has resided on the farm for
three years. Honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors are entitled to
claim credit for the period of service,
after they have resided upon. i'm
proved and cultivated the land for
period of at least one year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

y ROOKLYN, n Y.-Because Mrs
- Sarah Weinstein, whose neighbors
vouch for the accuracy Of her state
ment that she was born 10S years ago.
refused to be rescued when a fire
started in the cellar of the house in
which she lives, residents Of that sec
ton Of the city the other day enjoyed
the first Sunday chicken chase OF the
season.
While Mrs. Weinstein obstinately
resisted the efforts of a band Of fire.
men and the best persuasive methods
that Captain Mooney of truck COM
pany No. 10. could muster to convince
her she should permit them to carry
her down the fire escape, person,
whose chief asset later was shown to
be an exaggerated sense of humor, en-
tered the chicken market kept on the
ground floor of the burning building
by julius Sandwich. Half a minute
later the firemen gave up their at
tempts to rescue Mrs. Weinstein with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

NEW YORK.-Looking off to the
~ Azores from his little room at the
top of the observation tower out on
the bend of Sandy Hook, Jack Muir
ray, the observer and wireless tele-
graph operator, thought he heard a
queer sound from out of the mists be-
yond the dawn.
He threw open window and ST.
fenced clicking key to listen.
S'skitkatter choo!"
It was the most stupendous sneeze
that his veteran ears had ever heard
in all his adventurous life. For a mo-
ment he thought it might have been
a boiler explosion on an incoming
steamer. But, no. It was unmistak-
able when it was repeated.
s'skikittkatter choo!"
Wondering, Jack Murray leaned out
still farther and snuffed the breeze as
he made out the lines of ship head
ed in from the Ambrose lightship and
then he found himself nearly out Of
the window, his own head racked with
the biggest sneeze Mrs. Murray's son
ever got out of his system. He sat
back painting and slammed down the
window. When he was rested he
took up his glasses, made out the
ships name and reported the Athol of
Southampton. Captain Saxby. AS he
licked off the news he was interrupt
ed time and again by mighty sneezes
as of fifty men in concert from the
incoming tramp.
A little tug, outbound with a tow
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Washington's Sewerage System Pronounced Best.

w ASH1NGToN'S sewerage system
W has been pronounced the finest
in the world by a party. including
some of the foremost sanitary en-
gineers. This party, which included
DR.. John Watson, chief sanitary en-
gineer of Birmingham. England, and
formerly chief sanitary engineer OF
Toronto; DR.. George w. Fuller of
New York. author of the standard
work on sewerage systems; DR..
Soper, president of the Metropolitan
Drainage commission Of New York
City. and James C. Webster. chief
sanitary engineer of Philadelphia,
were escorted over the system by Su-
perintendent Asa E. Phillips just at
the close of the Congress Of Hygiene
and Demography. 1t was the unani-
nous opinion Of this party that no
city had better system except the
German municipalities, which were
considered to be model in this re-
gard. Washington is underlaid by
600 miles of subterranean rivers, an
average of nearly nine miles of river
to every square mile of land. These
are really underground rivers, be-
cause they take of the f1owage from a
half dozen or so streams which used
to drain through what is now the
central portion of the city. In addi-
ton, they handle all the drainage
from Washington houses and all the
immense amount Of rain that falls an
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Trap for dips" Is One of the Latest Inventions

Observation-Disclosures of the "Pick.
~ pockets Protective association
had better beware of Samuel Franklin,
1347 Throop street. Sam is after you.
He has invented trap for dips" that
promises to snare more than one in
the meshes of the law. Sam has
learned from bitter experience and he
Is out for revenge. He has not had
his invention patented as yet, but
probably will in the event of it's sue
cess
Sam was robbed of purse contain
ing SIG while riding on a north-bound
Halsted street car. The other day
the police Of the Desplaines street sta
ton took Harry Robinson and J. Har-
ris in custody on suspicion that they
were pickpockets. AS one of them an
swered the description of the man who
victimized Franklin, Sam was called
in to identify him. He identified Rob-
inson, but could not connect Harris
with the theft
again." said Sam casually as he start
ed from the station.
"Why?" asked several policemen at
the same time, startled by the young
mans apparent selfassurance.
Sans answer was to turn his back
and remove hio coat. There the aston
ished bluecoats beheld a thick string
Topped about the mans shoulders
and running down into his trousers
hip pockets on either side. Sam
pulled on the right string and out from
the depths of his pocket came the fat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Suggests the Mounting Of American Boy Scouts

sembled at Lepsinsk,s mounted on
small and rough but hardy ponies.
They marched 500 miles across coun-
try to Kabul-Sai on the Tashkent rail-
road where they entrained for st. Pc
tersburg, toward the end of July.
CARRYING in St. Petersburg, the 70
boys rode around the city seeing the
sights for several days, and they were
then given a place in the grand re-
view. The next day they gave a spe-
cial drill before the emperor. The
drill consisted of a little troop work
in close order, of the Cossack exer-
clses in the saddle with the pony at
full speed, and ended with all the
boys standing in their saddles, advanc-
ing in line and singing their native
songs"
1T was difficult to say who enjoyed
it the most, the few spectators or the
boys themselves. It made very pref
ty sight and the thought at once &C.
Cured to me: Why, if Russia can do
this much for it's boys, cannot Ameri-
ca at least do as we'll for it's sons?
would it not be possible out of the
vast annual expenditures to devote a
few dollars as reward to some small
troop of boy scouts equip them
temporarily with the few things need
ed by troop of boys, to give them a
trip to Washington and let them see
the president?
THE horse and all that pertains
thereto is fast being forgotten by the
people at large. Is it not worth while
to again instill the love of riding?"
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test purse the cops ever had seen
Robinson's eyes bulged hungrily. The
purse was tightly tied to the string
You see, put paper in this purse
and keep my money in another" ex.
planned Sam Jaunti!y. when a dip
grabs my purse he pulls on the string
and l know he's nibbling"
Yes, but how are you to prevent
him from jerking it loose and making
run for it," asked the detective.
why, you see, when he pulls or
this string," explained Sam suiting his
actions to his words. 1T pulls thu
string out Of the other pocket. l have
club in the other pocket, which ha,
no bottom. The thief in pulling GU.
the purse automatically pulls out thu
club and l bang him over the bear
with it,
The bluecoats suggested that hi
call his invention the dip defender
or "pickpocket protector"
II haven't thought of name for i:
yet said Sam, but I'm now working
on burglar alarm attachment to ny
watch"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Black Cat That Knows How to Turn on the Liqhts

D OSTON, Mass. A cat played bur
ID glar in the diamond store OF
Charles E. Kattelle, in the Kimball
building, at 13 fremont street, early
the other day and caused the night
Waterman and the police of the Old
Court Square station to nearly col
lapse of shock.
When James Jackson, the watch
man, made his rounds, he found every
thing all right in the diamond shop.
Shortly afterward he discovered the
electric lights burning brightly. He
crept to the door and listened for the
dread music of the safe burglars drill.
All was still except for a constant
purring. Jackson called Sergt. Walter
Berry and Policemen Marks and Hale.
The masters key to the locks of the
door will not open the door of the
gem shop, for 1t is provided with a
special jewelers. lock to guard against
thieves. Kattelle was called by tele-
phone from his home in Newton.
When he arrived he explained that the
LIGHTS in his shop are furnished BY
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nually in the District. The system
was started in 1910, when an initial
appropriation Of 1920 was granted for
that purpose. The present sewerage
system has so far cost S12,000,000
and the annual expenditure for sew
erage runs about $350,000, and the
annual increase in mileage is about
Is miles. To get rid of mosquito
breeding, all of the catch basins, of
which there are about 5000. are
thoroughly flushed biweekly, and then
dosed with mosquito oil during the
season. 1t is estimated that the av-
erage cost for this treatment is about
six cents a basin. In the hot dry sea-
son these basins. uncared for in other
cities. hold water and offer breeding
places for bugs, mosquitoes and other
insects. Washington can we'll feel
proud of the splendid reputation for
her sewerage system given by these
eminent scientists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

w ASH1NGTON-C Guild, Jr.,
" American ambassador to St. Pc
tersburg, desires to see mounted boy
scouts. He believes the United States
government should furnish ponies for
the boys, give them instruction in
horseback riding and train them in
skill in riding and develop their hardi-
ness.
He outlines his plan in a letter to
the state department, which has been
referred to James E. West, chief scout
executive of the Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca. West is enthusiastic over the
scheme. The scout leaders are taking
the matter up with Ambassador Guild
and the officials in Washington.
Ambassador Guild got his inspira-
ton from seeing 70 Cossack boys drill
before the car last spring. AT recent
events" he writes, Tin the presence of
the emperor at Krasnoe Selo, there
was one thing of particular Importance
as it opened new vista of the posi-
bilities of the boy scout movement.
EARLY in May some Cossack boys,
ranging in age from eleven to four
teen years, left their villages and as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Pepper Laden Ship Sneezes Its Way Into Port

of empty coal barges, pushing her
nose across the Athol's bow, fell foul
Of the breeze blowing across her
decks.
With jolt and a jar the tug fairly
danced on the sneeze.
MISUNDERSTANDING
On to quarantine went the British
er, and as she dropped anchor the doc
tor and the revenue men and all the
clerks, and even the jewellers on the
green slopes of Rosebank wheezed and
buried their faces in their handker'
chiefs and sneezed again.
What the-achoo, fs-s-st wow-fs
he followed over the side.
"Pepper!" shouted Captain Saxby.
pepper ker-choow-wumpf!"
"Yes-blast the ker-sniff- choo!-
Stuff" roared Mate Pringle.
The manifest showed them truthful
mariners. The Athol took on half
a cargo of pepper at the Straits Set
Element and then dropped over to
Singapore and took aboard enough
firecrackers to fill up with. In stow
ing away the noise-sticks the steve
dores had smashed several cases OF
pepper. After that the Athol sneezed
her way to Colombo, sneezed through
the Suez canal, so upsetting the lock
keepers that they were four hours
longer than usual in letting her
through, and sneezed on to Gibraltar,
where the garrison was SO overcome
that they forgot to salute her British
flag. She now lies at the American
docks, Staten island, and all Rich
mond borough from Arrochar to Tot
tenville is sneeZing as never before.
The firecrackers are not an early
importation for the Fourth of July.
They are destined for the Independ.
ence days Of various Central Ameri.
can countries--the same being NOV.
able feasts and likely to occur at any
time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

ENEROUS Uncle Sam who for over
VI a century has been giving away
homesteads in the west through his
general land Office here, has decided
that in order to make these lands
more attractive to the prospective set.
tiers he must make some concessions
which will render them easier to &C.
quire. AS a result of the constant
granting of homestead tracts, ranging
from 40 to 800 acres, since the enact
ment of the homestead act OF 1868,
during which time the government has
given away gratis more than 123,540.-
355 acres in final homestead entries,
the land Office has found 1t had on its
hands lands less suitable for cultiva-
ton and farming purposes than in for
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road has equipped a large number of
similar engines. In many places they
have grown more efficient than the
fire department and are called upon
to do most Of the work No fever
than $50 fires have been extinguished
by the locomotive fire engines in the
various yards and stations Of the
company. &
The railroad has special organ-
ization which becomes effective when
ever fire breaks out. The assistant
chief yardmaster acts as chief iof the
department.; he gives, general direc-
tons In case Of fire and conducts
drill from time to time. s,
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an illuminating company, while those
In the corridors of the building are
supplied with current by series of
dynamos in the basement connected
with the building itself.
When James Jackson. the watch.
man and the policemen jumped inside
with him, prepared for conflict with
the burglars. they wore greeted by
a sleek, purring cat which was ev.
identity happy to see them
1t was revealed that the cat, in
jumping about. had snapped the eles-
trio light switch over and turned on
the lights.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Railroad Puts Engine in the City Fire Service

0NE Of the big railroads having ter
" minals here has equipped loco
motive with modern fire-fighting ap'
paratus and put 1t ia commission to
assist the district firemen In extin-
gushing flames in the railroad yards,
particularly near New Jersey and
Virginia avenue.
Because of the hign speed CT which
the engine is capable and the fact
that 1t has right of way all the time,
it's service will be Invaluable, as has
already been shown by its efficiency
In putting out small flames In the
wards without the assistance Of the
municipal department., The excellent
switchboard service. operated from
the towers, can give it right OF way
with scarcely any delay.
The primary use of the engine VIII
be in the yards, but it can be brought
to the Union station or elsewhere
along the road If necessary. The ter
minal has been so constructed that
water can be reached at any point II.
the yards.
This is not an innovation, as the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
HEAD OF W0MEN'S FEDERATED CLUBS

Mrs. Pennybacker, a picture OF
whom is herewith presented, was re-
Gently elected president of the FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs. 1t is said
to be her idea that women, whose
activities are directed to affairs out
side their home circles, consist OF
three classes: First, those who work
for their daily bread; second, those
who are moved to action by the
economic conditions surrounding
working women and political abuses
which affect the general public and
strike particularly hard at women
and children; third, those who are
interesting themselves in public al
fairs as a means of broadening their
mental horizons and acquiring more
liberal knowledge of the ways of the
world.
In the first class there are in the
United States six million women.
Six million women are working for
their bread and shelter. Their acttv-
u
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
DR.. PAGE MADE BISHOP OF new MEXICO

Rev. Herman Page, rector Of St.
Paul's Episcopal church, East 5Oth
street and Madison avenue, Chicago,
has been chosen bishop OF New Mex
leo by the Episcopal house Of bishops.
The announcement of DR.. Pages
election came as surprise to the
members of his parish. None OF the
members had heard Of the possibility
Of such action being taken. Some
were inclined to express doubt as to
whether DR.. Page would accept the
appointment.
Only one other promotion was
made by the house Of bishops, that
being the election of George Biller
Jr., formerly Of New Jersey, to the
bishopric Of North Dakota. The
house Of bishops was in session for
two days.
DR.. Page has been rector Of St.
Paul's church for twelve years. He
came to Chicago from st. Johns
Episcopal church at Fall River, Mass.
Tho nov1v annOinted hish0n WAS
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nehoous strides and development
lucy are ou on SOLD foundation One feels that the bubble burst
some oa but my visit
and that Impression of which entirely
George
in
i wish to emphasize
people
OF
VINO brought
me king influenced by bad advisers
III
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SIR GEORGE ALARMED BY AMERICAS GAIN
Anglo-American amity means world

Anglo-American amity means world
supremacy or these two nations, &C
cording to the opinion expressed by
Sir George Reid, high commissioner
for Australia at the British capital,
in an interview given out the other
day. With a rupture OF the friend
ship between the United States and
Great Britain-and he sees no indi-
cation of unpleasantness- other pow
ers might seek to change the balance
of power, the commissioner said.
Sir George and Lady Reid have
just finished a tour of the United
States that extended over several
weeks. OF course, he is duly i'm
pressed with the remarkable growth
Of American industries and American
fortunes. But, do you know, Sir
George actually thought at one time
that the bally American foundation
wasn't solid. He says so himself.
Listen:
ITO one who lives as far from
the United States as I do y0ur tre-
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uL1S A PRINCE TO WE'D AN AMERICAN

The engagement of Miss Rather
Inc Britton, who, it is reported, Tilted
a prince to wed E. H. Harriman's son,
Averill, is expected to be announced
shortly. Young Hartman will in
herit much of the millions left by his
father, and Miss Britton. as the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Britton, will come into large for
tune.
Miss Britton spent the summer in
Europe and at Narragansett Pier.
She won fame in social circles at the
national capital last winter by appear
ing at a dance with a golden snake
twined about her corsage. The effect
was so lifelike that it startled the
guests until the wearer assured them
it was made of jewels. As de-
voice of aviation, she has also gained
some prominence, having made sew
eral flights on the speedway with
famous aviators.
At the time OF Miss Britton's
debut. several years ago. she was
member of the exclusive coterie of del
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
What We Are Made OF.

The average man contains the In
gradients to make fat FOR seven bars
Of soap, iron for med.cm-sized nail,
sugar to fill a small bowl, salt to fill
a shaker, lime to whitewash a chicken
COOP, phosphorus to make 1900
match tips, magnesium for a dose of
magnesia, sodium to neutralize pint
and a half Of water, potassium to- ex-
plode a toy cannon, sulphur to rid a
dog of heas and albuminoids to make
4 case Of eggs.-American Wine
Press. *S8 'sssaS'sE * ssS'aaSS a
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In the old days the happy Eskimo
was able to 20 out and for three fish
hooks buy the prcttiest girl in the
iglOo for his wife. That was before
he was discovered. Now. the girls
pay for the husbands
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1t of
class
metropolis
dened vii
constable
are found these workers for the beermen of conditions
The third class
onethird
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, Periodical 0rinker.

:, -4PerIod1caI 0rinkers E
A Doctors patient IN Excelsior
Springs the other day was answering
the usual list of queries, prior to en-
terfng upon a course Of treatment. 3.
Are you a steady or q periodical
drjnker?' asked the phystltan., .
Periodical" was the reply. IS
"How long between periods?'' /.
The poor fellow studied moment,
that he might answer correctly. md
replied: ~~~~-.e~.-. -r~~~-~-~& 3
About twenty minutes."-Kau1aa
cry Star GslssssssassssssszsaaasssT
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Episcopal Theological
OF of
church Fall River
pulpit St. Pauls
Epscopaian congregations in Chicago
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After July Of next year Louisiana
shoe dealers will have to sell pure
goods or be liable to punishment.
Polar explorers will now know where
TO procure the footgear containing
the greatest nourishment
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Government scientists who are to
raise vegetables by electricity may
have noted the success with which
many people raise Cain under the
glow Of the arc lights.