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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
CAPTURED SHIP CONTRACTS

Rear Admiral Francis Tiffany
Bowles proved his great enterprise
when he bid against the world for the
contract to build two mammoth battle
ships for the Argentine Republic and
walked OF with the prize. The price
is not given, but it must be large
sum, Judging by the figures that show
size and armament. The two vessels
are the Rivadavia and the Moreno, the
former of which is now being built at
the Bowles shipyards in Quincy, Mass.
Each boat is Of that huge type which
will dwarf the battleships Of the ear
lier Dreadnought class having dis
placement of $4,000 tons, an indicated
horsepower Of $4,000, and carrying IL
of the Pinch. IL of the 6inch and 16
of the finch guns.
Rear Admiral Bowles was for sew
eral years chief constructor Of the
United States navy, until 1903, having
previously graduated from the naval
academy. He was the builder of the
original battleship Texas and the pro-
tected cruiser Raleigh. He belongs to
designers. having only recently passed
he is engaged In ship building on a la
most eminent naval architects of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
Stowaway is in Ships Hold IL Days

ID ALT1MORE, Md.-To have lived
ID twelve days in the icy. inky black
ness OF ships hold with nothing to
eat save raw potatoes, with only rats
for companions. and to have been res
cued only because the foremost light
of the ship on which he was a stowa-
way refused to work, was the soul
racking experience of Walter Purding.
an American, who reached Baltimore
on the Johnston line steamer Ulster
more, Captain Gowan.
According to his story, when the
Ulstermore was about to leave Liver
pool, he gained the consent OF a steve
dore to stow away in hatch No. 3. He
said he chose the hatch because 1t
contained potatoes, and he believed
the ships cook would release him the
first day or two at sea. But Captain
Gowan procured his "spuds" some
where else, and the cook came not.
Hour by hour, Purding said, his hun
ger and thirst became greater. He
began to eat potatoes, Nut in two days
these palled on him and he could eat
no more. Thirst then attacked him.
Seeking to relieve his agony he
sucked the steel sides of the ship,
which reeked with moisture. but with
the drops of filthy water came the
lead paint and added to his suffer
lngs.
When hunger began to weaken him
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
Uncle Sam is Using Weather Balloons

oxygen. The oxygen has IT, be- taken
out and only the pure hydrogen left.
This is done by means o. electricity,
the machine for the purpose having
been imported from Switzerland. The
hydrogen is stored in little round
cylinders, each about As thick and
long as the leg of the average man.
The cylinders are seal.d so that they
are absolutely tight, and gre shipped
by freight to the various weather sta.
tons.
Returning to the 0alloone, many Ur
those which are INV being sent up
are equipped with parachutes which
extend above theu. AS the balloon
rises into the upper air It finally
reaches an altitude at which 1t bursts.
1t carries with II one of these boxes
containing the fne instrum ents. This
is attached to the parachute, and for
this reason it falls so gently that the
machinery is rot injured. Attached
to the box are pieces Of wri.ing, which
state that a reward will be given to
any one who will send the box to the
nearest weather station. For this rea-
son the farmers watch for the BAL
looms and carefully take them to the
scientists when they fall.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
Killed Owl He Thought Was a Burglar

and passed the Herman home. Mr..
Herman, neophyte of the fresh-air
movement, had left the parlor window
wide open. The owl, one OF nest
which have been keeping Newport
awake of nights for the past month,
invaded the room and fearsome
noise ensued. After the owl, which
was making wide circles Of the room,
had smashed an antique clock. hall
tree, several small pictures and q
Louis XIV. chair of frail design. and
had its claws entangled in a piano
cover, on which were a Japanese vass
and rose jar, was ticking charge OF
this portion of the home furniture.
Herman was reused by Patrolman Con-
ION humping on the door.
There's burglars in the hous$!"
exclaimed Conlon. "N7ho-o-o?" mourn
fully inquired the owl. Burglars!
Don't you hear 'em?" shouted Conlon.
Not knowing whether their quarry
was human or ghostlike, the pair eau
tiously turned the doorknob. Before
Herman could reach the light button
there was a feathery swist past his
head and he struck out with Conlon's
club. The OWLS cry of mortal anguish
followed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

w ASH1NGTON.-Shall Uncle Sam
W follow the example set by France,
Germany, Holland and other Euro
pean pat1ons and make it possible for
the temporarily embarrassed to OBJ
tain money on personal belongings
without paying from SO to 100 per
cent. interest on loans?
This question Is called up for con-
s1deration through the publication by
the department OF commerce and Ia
Dor of series of consular reports on
paWnbroking In foreign countries
Needy citizens can obtain small sums
OF money on short notice, avoiding
the exorbitant rates of interest
charged by the private pawnbrok1ng
concern, and keeping free from the
greedy clutch of the professional mon
ey lender.
Where the plan has been tried long
est Its success has been most marked.
The citizen is furnished with what
money he needs up to a reasonable
amount, on personal collateral. The
average rate of interest charged is
less than II per cent. per annum
Moreover, with the possible exception
Of France, where the government ex-
ercises a complete monopoly OF the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
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Z ANSAS CITY, MO.-Kansas City's
II plan Of pensioning widows is at
tracing wide attention. Requests for
INFORMATION come to the officers of the
Juvenile court every day from cities Of
the United States and Canada. There
are more than 40 widows on the pen
sion roll and the plan Is working sat-
isfactorily.
It was found soon after the estab-
lishment of the juvenile court that
many children we're kept from school
to work, the money they earned being
the sole support Of the family. This
was particularly the case where Wild
ows with several children were unable
to work because of the necessity for
remaining at home to care for the
small children.
At the suggestion Of Judge McCune,
then presiding over the juvenile court,
philanthropic persons formed volun-
tary association and boys Of school
age compelled to work were paid a
certain amount Of money, according to
the needs of the faraily, in place OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

TINCINNATI.-Th whack of club
~ resoundtng at the dead Of night in
the parlor Of the residence of M. B.
Herman, coupled with the piercing
scream Of a dying maltese owl, mark
ed the climax of three-cornered bat
tie, waged In darkness, between the
owl, Night Patrolman Joe Conlon Of
the Newport police force and the Her.
man household. And when the half
articulate and eerie cry Of the dying
bird Of prey subsidized and the lights
we're turned on, neighbors Of the Hes-
mans, who had heard the crash Of
bric-a-brac, the humping Of the police
mans mace on the Intel Of the Her
man threshold and the boots Of the
cause Of the trouble, did not know
whether to turn over in their beds or
call out the fire department.
1t was a bit of a Draw niGat when
Patrolman Conlon rounded the corner
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
National Pawnshop is Now Proposed

pawnbroktng business, the national
and municipal institutions have sue.
cessfully combated strong compet1-
ton, from private concerns that have
been permitted to charge much higher
rates OF interest.
The pawnshop of Amsterdam. the
Oldest and probably the most lenient
in the world, is known as the Bank
van Leening. It has been under the
control Of the municipality since 1914,
and now has fifteen branches through
out the city. The average rate of
interest is less than 10 per cent. a
year. Still the bank is able to main
tain working balance of more than
81 100000. In France the pawnbrok-
ing business Is strictly government
monopoly, which the Mont de P1ete.
the nations pawnbroking concern, has
enjoyed for more than fifty years.
The policy OF advancing only a
small percentage OF the actual worth
Of the collateral offered is followed in
most European public pawnshops, the
fact that they receive only a small
part of what the collateral was really
worth furnishing the owners with fur
Their incentive to redeem the pledges.
Much the same policy as outlined
In the Dutch and French institutions
Is followed in municipal and govern
mental pawnshops in Germany, Rou-
mania, Italy and Russia. The aver
age interest charge is about IL per
cent. the patrons are protected as
fully as possible and every incentive
is offered to redeem pledges.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

to the ground and its nose almost
scraping the earth. With q wild BEL
low it struck the keeper and hurled
him several yardssagainst the side Of
the pen. The short but sharp horns
struck Dean on the head, one of them
partly penetrating the skull.
Calling for help, Dean endeavored
to protect himself from the animal.
He lay on the ground. Waterman
Kreamer was but short distance
away at the time. He heard the cries
for help and ran to the pei. Kream-
er, at the risk of his own life, climbed
over the fence Of the pen, without
obtaining a weapon to defend him
self. He yelled at the animal to at
tract it's attention from Dean. The
buffalo turned toward the Waterman.
and as he did SO Dean, who was un-
able to rise to his feet, crawied to
the gate Of the pen. z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

the weather became rough. Purding
says he was tossed about the hold like
the potatoes until every fiber ached.
The ship ran into the vicinity of ice
bergs. Hail fell on the sides OF the
ship and converted the stowaway's
quarters into veritable refrigerator
The prisoner said that the rats in the
hold nestled on his breast and he Cd
not fight them, because they kept hin,
warm. They sought no blood or lone,
but only the warmth of his body.
It was when the ship was IL days
out, when the foremost light refused
to work and it was necessary to open
hatch No. 3 to follow the wiring.
Third Engineer Potter entered the
hatchway to be surprised by figures
hurtling by him toward the side of the
ship. Dropping his lantern he wrap
ped both arms around the man and
brought him up. After he was re-
leased it was with difficulty he was
kept from jumping into the sea to
Stake his fiery thirst. Purding was
given bath and food
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
Pension System for Widows a Success

the money they were earning, on con-
ditfon that they attended school regu-
larly.
Many sensitive women hesitated to
accept this form of charity, and at first
there were few applications for such
pensions. Last winter, however, law
! was passed by the legislature provid-
Ing that the county clerk establish a
pension bureau, the pensions to be
paid from county funds in such
amount as the juvenile court found
necessary.
The law provides that a widow may
be paid not to exceed SO month for
one child to enable that child to at
tend school; If she has more than one
child, not to exceed IS a month for
each additional child. The yearly ex'
penditure must not exceed $4,000.
The idea of the law Is to keep the
family together under home in1lu-
en:e.
Each applicant must answer ques'
tons prepared by the juvenile court
The list is made out in the form Of
petition to the court and Is consid.
cred at formal hearing, after a full
investigation by probation officer.
To be eligible to pension, wom-
an must have been resident q the
county two years. The pension sys
tenn is costing the county about $500
q month.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

which Is ffty-four feet eight inches
high-was expedited. At each lock
entrance strong fender chains at
tached to powerful springs will be in
stalled to prevent ships from batter
ing down the locks.
A floating caisson gate is being in
stalled for use in closing lock 50
as to enable workmen to repair the
permanent locks and the bottom
sluices. Canal illumination will be
provided by range lights for establish
ing the direction of vessels on the
longer tangents and by side lights a
mile apart marking each side of the
channel. Buoys and lighted beacons
built Of reinforced concrete Will
abound.
Culebra cut is ten miles long <4nd
deep enough to receive the ULited
States capitol. From this cut, despite
the enormous excavation du.1n< the
year, on July last there rer3ained
23.929.140 cubic yards to be removed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
Jobless and Job

unskilled, can find work If he wants
it. There is plenty of room for him.
But not so in the mercantile bu.
reau, for Office help, statesmen and SIM
liar occupations. The 1umber seek
ing work Of this kind is many times
larger than the number of possible
places. Positions were found for only
SGT out of 4,540 applicants and the
cost Of placing each one was $3.50
more than the fee. Many of these
successful applicants were forced to
accept employment at five or six dol
lars week. New York is flooded
with horde of young men and won.
en- who want to do only "genteel"
work. and this drugging of the mar
ket has forced salaries which the av-
erage applicant must accept far below
fair living standard.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
JUDGE WALTER BORDWELL

Judge Walter Bordwell was the pre-
siding Judge in the Mcnamara trial
at Los Angeles, which abruptly ended
by the confession of guilt of the &C.
cueed, and it was he who pronounced
tho prison sentences upon the broth.
ers. The judge issued formal state
ment giving his views as to the trial
and especially what brought about it's
termination. This, he said, was done
with the hope of correcting If possible
Some misconceptions due to errone-
Qua publications.
In the first place, the Judge declared.
tho claim or suggestion that the ter
mination Of the cases was due to the
efforts Of outsiders who undertook to
influence the officers Of the court
other than the judge-was without
justification III fact. He also de-
nounced the claims of a certain writ
or and Of other persons for him that
tho change Of pleas from mot guilty"
to ''guilty" was due to his efforts as
groundless. The district attorney, the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

NCLE SAM now has a system OF
u balloon recording for help in fore
casting the weather. He makes bal
looms of different kinds and sends
them up at the various stations over
the United States to bring down rec
ords of the upper air. These are sent
up from day to day and the results
are telegraphed all over the country.
It is partially from them that our
weather forecasts come. These bal
looms are filled with hydrogen of
quality which is difficult to obtain.
Indeed, there are only one or two
places In the country where 1t can be
had. The result Is that the govern
.2ent makes itr own hydrogen and 1t
las great m:achine for the purpose
at Mount We!.ther in Virginia.
Hydrogen Is one Of the two gases
which form Uater. The other gas is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
BRITAIN'S UNIONIST LEADER

The new leader of the Uniohist par
ty in Great Britain, Arthur Bonar
Law, is first Of all business man and
has little of the politician in his make
up. While he has been in parliament
since 1900, representing Lancashire
district, he has not taken any very
notable part In political management
and is regarded as much inferior to
Lord Balfour, whom he replaces, in
statesmanlike grasp of public affairs
and in political sagacity. Although
the ostensible reason for Balfour's res
ignation is given as poor health, it is
we'll known that he was almost forced
out of the leadership by the standpat
element, or the last ditchers," as
they are called, which was dissatisfied
with the conduct of the fight waged
in connection with the reform Of the
house of lords.
Mr.. Law is a native of New Bruins.
wick and received his earlier educa-
ton at Hamilton, Ont. He is now 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
Wanted to Patent a Circus,

Wanted to Patent 4 Circus.
p. T. Barnum once came to the Of
fee to know II he could patent the
three-ring circus. In technical par.
lance his three-ring circus was an az
gregaton and not q combination to
produce a new result. Therefore it
was not patentable. which Information
highly incensed the Snowman. 1T will
b. adopted by every circus just rs
econ % Il make It known" he de-
il1red And It was.-Trom the Scten-
3tt1e Amsetcan's Ten storiss..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
No Good.

No Good.
Il don't believe In forcing school.
for children" said Woodrow Wilso,
at dinner in Trenton. "A child tina
knows at four az much as ordinaril,
1t would know at eight is. to my mind
about as useful an object az CAlhou.
Clay's watch. That's nne watcI
you've got there. Calhoun said !,
friend. IL It good guer7' A eocc
goerr said Calhoun Clay. Well, yot
bet your life it's.a good 8per. Why. &
ean do.an hour = IN ~ tisll :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
WHO'S WHO And Wit
$Q2!6 ~ - ~ 4 ~ gEsEl
STILL IN HARNESS At y

In 1881, twenty years ago. United
States Commissioner John A. Shields
OF New York, then flfty-two years old,
and for thirty-seven years federal
Office holder, was spoken of In a news.
paper article as having held Office as
long as any other public official. Re
Gently Commissioner Shields celebrat.
ed his seventy-second birthday, and 1t
found him still holding Office after
ffty-seven years Of service.
Commissioner Shields is the patri.
arch of all federal officials. Mention
is never made of the commissioner in
print without speaking Of his whis'
kers. They are snow white, silky,
long and full, and he wears them part
ed in the middle, like Lord Dundreary.
They bespeak venerability, but they
are the only symptom of age to be
found anywhere in the commissioners
personal neighborhood.
II have served the government fifty
seven years." the commissioner said
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
The Legal Costs.

The Legal Costs.
The Judge-You say you don't get
your alimony?
The Complainant don't get it all,
your honor. It's only i've dollars q
week, and I need every cent Of It
The Judge-And what's the reason
you get only part OF the amount9
The Complainant-It's because my
former husband sends it to me BY q
lawyer, and the lawyer charges me car
fare. brokerage. transportation apl
time. and that leaves only 90 esatA !,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
Evil in Excess Of Diversion.

Evil In Excess Of Diversion. 49,
It 10 found by an italian doctor that
he excess Of diversion In the lives Of
New York women II bound to bring
r,pon them the miseries Of sneurasthe-
MIA. This disease has. according to
:ie doctor. different ways Of affecting
limp With exhaustion. the pure sax,
ons are duh and torpid and the Amsr1.s
en- Il msf1ly overstinulated and t15eG
% % fastA. 81 lasts
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

Not for Her.

Ala -. -
The verger Of a large church. SEE
ing an old woman in one Of the seats
reserved for some important persons,
beckoned her to come out But Just
1t that moment the organ started play
Ing. The old woman, never having
been IN 4 church containing IN orxaa
startled him and The coneregation u
calling: HI, n14z ct som1lo
younger; ny dancing days a1s -. g
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

A man In Los Angeles tells Of fall.
ing into a den Of rattlesnakes. Of the
horrible fascination he felt in watch
ing them crawl arounu~aad over him.
and Of finally getting up and with the
aid Of . friend. killing four q i've.
It must be an unusually lively brand;
which produces an experience % ;oufl
of the beaten path. 1sa55sz$ss< s{s NJ.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02
stars That Give Little Light.

stars That Give Little Light.
Scattered through space are in
Vulnerable stars that give forth ver3
little light or heat Either they were
never. at any period Of their history.
bright and glowing ike the myriad
stars that mako the midnight sky 70
beautiful. or in the course Of countless
ages the heat they once possessed has
radiated away from them into the
depth Of space, and now they are. -
s.aaeir name describes thsm. ''dart
aaER - .3*s5. 49,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

A writer in the Lowell Courier.
Citizen has deservedly got into trou-
BILE by saying that Germans travelling
in Europe are too often unmitigated
swine" Considering the behavior Of
two many Americans abroad, no
American should throw stones at any
traveller of any other nationality.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

The young fellow In Massachusetts
who has reached the age Of Fl with.
out having kissed a girl may be a
virtuous youth. but 1t strikes US that
his early education has been neg.
lected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

The earth. we are told. will be
habitable for the next 100000
years. This announcement will cause
a feeling Of relief among those who
have been thinking Of leasing apart
ments on Mars
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

A burglar entered a house in
New York the other day and stole five
volumes of poetry. Perhaps they
were wanted for Mona Lisa to help
her while away the days Of her re.
tirement.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02


VIII not live that long If do probably will find still
at the
In April Johnny Shields
ment
1869
pointed United he
since Of dollars have
received
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

The Chinese emperor keeps his
thoughts to himself. but we have q
bunch that he Is signing for an aero.
plane. or some other means of rapid
l0comOtion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

A Chicago man who has been hair
less for so years now has full beard
easy as q pork millionaire acquiring
culture.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

The Chinese emperor is only a lit.
tie Teller. but. Judging from the way
he writes, he will some day make a
fortune out Of the six best seller bust
ness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

ad entirely without
cded before the latter
Bordwen
guilty before
brother,
1.-The lesson taught by the cases. Judge Bordwe concluded
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

DR.. Wiley says that American cook.
ing is the worst In the world. Eating
must be an awful chore to DR.. Wiley.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-02

A New Hampshire manufacturer of
seventy-seven has married girl book
keeper, SO his estate will be straight
ened Up properly.