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The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
NANNY" Takes Sons Gssrb to Prison

ATLANTA, Ga.-"Dis here's for my
IA boy. I hear he's gwine out to de
gang erg11,~ said an old negro nanny
tho other Jay at the grill door OF the
Tower.
She carried an old basket made of
"splits,~ which she handed Deputy
Sheriff John Suttles as h. opened the
door. it was covered wsth newspa-
per, neatly folded, which he lifte'l at
one Csrner.
why, what's this?" asked the jailer
in surprise as he saw inside suit of
baggy clothes, alternately striped with
broad bands of black and white, the
uniform of a Georgia convict.
It's his suit" she explained. You
see, hits dis way: Dat boy allus was
overgrown for his age, an when he
fust went out to de roads he was
pow'ful uncomf' table cause de clo'es
what he had warnt like what his
nanny used ter make. Dey was all
skinny in the waist, and de pants
was tight Why, he said he jes had
.er pull an tug every time he put 'em
IN. and he shirts amt had no tails at
Ill.
Den when dey wore out, you see,
speshul suit was made, what fitted
him per1actly. After dat he didn't
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
May Do Away With Fee at Mt. Vernon

which has been giving hearings to
men and women representing both
sides. -
The whole country is interested in
this proposed change of the articles
Of incorporation of the ladies' Mt. Yer
non society. for in every state there is
a chapter of the society, and each Of
these chapters has had charge of the
work Of restoring one of the rooms OF
the old mansion, or one of the out
buildings. or some particular feature
Of the grounds. The purpose of tho
society has been to restore the build
ings and grounds to the condition
they were in the time when Washing
ton was alive. This work has been
carried forward pretty well to COM
pletion. In the mansion there is now
almost so per cent. OF the original
furniture, for instance, while the out
buildings are all to be found there.
The people who want the admission
fee abolished say the ladies' society
has been making too much money!
that it is a close corporation. taking
money from the public and expending
it without let or hindrance, and pre-
sumably piling up considerable sur
plus in cash. The ladies' society
doesn't plead guilty to these charges.
It says the fees are only sufficient to
maintain the estate properly, that
there are no large surpluses, and that
the society has not at any time made
it q policy to earn profits from the
patriotic impulses of American citi-
ZenS,
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HE greatest furore has been Gre
j ated in Washington society by the
advent of Mrs. c. H. Anthony of Mum
Gle, Ind, who may or. may not be
making herself dummy on which to
display the art of millinery and mar
velous jewelry. Suffice it to say, the
Queen of Sheba would not be one,
two, three in the class with Mrs. An
thony as to gorgeousness of raiment
and lavishness of gems and jewels.
For instance, Mrs. Anthony wears
shoes SO rackingly costly that she has
to put them in the bank vault at night
There is nothing baser in the metal
about the person of Mrs. Anthony
than gold, and she scorns plain gold,
and has it set with jewels to match
hat, gown, coat, hose and shoes that
she wears them with. Real lace is
humiliatingly used to heel her slip
pers, and her head is topped by $1,000
hats and such like. Her gowns-well,
1t doesn't take much material to make
them, and the least said about them
the better. They are of the finest
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
Times Are Bad for Steamship BARRIERS

NEW YORK.-Barbers on Atlantic
~ liners are now complaining about
safety razors, which ha7c reduced
their profits to such all extent that
they have been compelle1 to exc out
a living by selling all kinds Of nh-
t1ons, from Bibles to cfewing gum. In
the palmy days baroers we're in
clined to regard with scorE ara 20
keep waiting the passenger who sbav-
ed himself and only came to the shop
for hair cut. Cn the White Star
line the daily rush for shaves among
first cabin passengers was recognized
by the company, End one of its rules,
403, section 8, read:
BARRIERS Of the White Star steam
ships are not allowed to cut passen-
gers hair before noon."
All morning The BARRIERS were kept
busy, and in :he afternoon from 4
o'clock until dinner time, scraping the
take a chance of cutting themselves
with the old'fashioned rabors as the
ship pitched up and down or rolled
from side to- side.
Now man7 passengers shave them
selves, whether it is rough or smooth,
and never patronize the barber'1 shop
unless the ship is over toward her
beam ends, which is the time the bar
ber doesn't want to shave any cne.
Owing to this decline of business
the steamahin cOmDanies have had to
reduce the rents charged for the bar
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
u. S. Soon to Have Big Army Air Fleet

WITHIN two years the United States
W army will probably possess 40
aeroplanes. At present it only has
seven machines, number so insigniti-
cant as to make comparison with
some Of the powers of Europe almost
impossible. In the development of the
so-called fourth army" of the military
service, this country is far behind
France and Germany, notwithstanding
the fact that the first men to make
practicable the flight of heavier-than-
air machines were Americans. Even
Italy can show greater advancement
than this country, although this is due
to the fact that she has on her hands
a war which gave her an opportunity
to demonstrate the usefulness of the
fying-machine in actual service. The
only thing approaching that opportu-
nifty in this country was offered during
the period when we massed troops on
the Mexican border.
Notwithstanding the fact that our
army may possess 40 aeroplanes in
side Of two years, we will not even
approach France in the number of our
"avions," which is the name applied
in that country to military flying ma
chimes. The French war department
proposes to buy during the present
year $50 aeroplanes, the minister OF
finance having asked for 81, ,000,0 900 for
the extension Of aeronautical service
Twenty machines alone were used at
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
Creates Furore in Washington Society

loom and the costliest dyes, and are
then overhung with gold and dia-
mcnds, turquoise, emeralds, sapphires
and pearls. Her coats are the hand
soonest and her furs the costliest that
have ever been seen in the city Of
Washington. The heels of the won
derful slippers are set with something
like diamonds, and she has these of
all colors to wear upon the streets.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth is welded
to cut-glass heels on her shoes and
slippers, but has never gone SO far as
cut-glass solitaires. Mrs. Anthony Is
welded to what she terms the ''gos-
pei of clothes" There is one thing
quite certain, and that is, Lead us
not into temptation" finds no place In
her gospel decalogue. With all her
love for f1nery Mrs. Anthony is in
tensely American, and says American
clothes are good enough for her, and
she has all her dresses made in In
dianapolis.
american clothes are good enough
for me-" she declares. Every gown
l own was made in Indianapolis. 1
do not see any advantage in making
French modistes rich, and am hap
pier in my pretty things because
know that the good American dollars
paid for them went to American peo'
pie. The brand United States ie
worth more on a gown to me thar
that of France"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
Veteran and Bride Face Want for Love

tinued a 1-eGident of the home. She
became il; Eve months ago and l was
assigned IS wait on her.
We'll, w Just got to talking to
each other nd decided that If younger
folks coula get married there wasn't
any crime :or older ones to do the
same. l wncted a wife and she want
ed husbEsM and we made up our
minds that Il we had to be thrown out
into the ceAG world or anywhere else
we would Get married. l found that
my heart T:.s just as susceptible to
love as wien 1 was a youth and a
whole regielent of Yankees couldn't
have stoppM US, either.
There Tere two other couples in
the Confederate Home who wanted to
get marrief~ But there was a ban on
marriage ir the home. Five days ago,
a little mote than a month after VIC
were marriau, we were told we would
have to md'e out. My wife had asth-
ma and I v2sn't able to work, so we
were hard sressed for a place to stay
and something to eat. Now we have
found hoEe, where it isn't any crime
to be married."
The bride and groom were assigned
to a room S. the county home Mrs.
Starns has lived in Jackson county
more than f;fty years. Mr.. Starns has
been resident Of Missouri 70 years.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
HAS MILLIONS FOR CHARITY

Probably in the history of philan-
thropy no woman has done more for
charity than Mrs Russell Sage. who,
since the death of her noted husband,
has been spending millions in the cause
of humanity. Most OF her work has
been accomplished through the Russell
Sage Foundation, the scope OF which
embraces a wide and worthy field. The
movements helped by the foundation
are as follows: The anti-tuberculosis
campaign, the movement for public
recreation, the placing out and man
agement of children in institutions,
the medical inspection of schools, the
propaganda in behalf Of children's
school gardens, the propaganda for the
prevention Of blindness, especially
among children, and the encourage
ment and extension of charity organ
izations
These are. not the only charities
hat have occupied the attention Of
Mrs. Sage. She has given large sums
o the furtherance of education in this
ountry. The principal universities
hospitals and homes for the aged AM
md her gifts to the charities Of her no
arouA ..z....,..-,..., ~.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

KANSAS C1TY.-Expelled from the
N Confederate Home at Higginsville
because they became engaged and
were married several weeks ago,
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Starns, both past
70 years old, came to try their future
in Kansas City the other morning.
The aged couple had just Is cents
when they arrived at the court house
to apply for admission to the county
home. Two small telescope suitcases
contained all their worldly goods.
Mr.. Starns told fondly about the ro-
nance of a few weeks and the court
ship "on tho sly in the Confederate
Home.
"You know, I was in Senator Cock
rell's brigade, and saw hard service in
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia
during the four years of the Civil
war;" Mr. Starns said. Il went to the
Confederate Home eight years ago
from Jackson county. There met w.
B. Ellis, my wife's first husband. He
died two yeass ago and his widow con-
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

the last French military maneuvers.
The new machines will be ordered in
lots of 20, SO and even 100. They will
be of different types and will be sup
piled by all the leading French con-
structors.
The day has passed when the aero
plane Is q mere experiment for mill
tary purposes. Only few days ago
an Italian army officer, operating an
aeroplane in Tripoli, dropped bombs
among the Turks and Arabs and vas
In return wounded by rifle bullet.
He was using monoplane and had
one passenger with him. The most
notable feature of the incident was
the fact that he was enabled to con-
tinue operation Of the machine after
he had been wounded. His passenger
assisted him and the monoplane was
brought back to safety to the Italian
camp. Not only were projectiles
dropped among the enemy, but. the
aviator and his companion made
sketches of the military works over
which they passed.
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min 20 much de work, an when his
tig'e ras out dey let him bring it
home. OATS dem. He'll want 'em er-
gin, I'm sho, an his Of nanny will
be satersfied about him.
when was he arrested and what's
his name?'
whats his name? Oh. Julius Will.
yums. l amt KNOWN when he was
rested, but I amt seen him in e1
month, SO knows he's in, Jail. wants
him ter be fixed up right when he
goes out. You'll give 'em to him.
The promise was made ON the spot
and the old woman left 'satersfed.'
When the basket was examined it con
tanned the suit of stripes, generdusl.
made, an old broad-brim hat that viii
keep the sun out of the eyes, and
pound cake with fancy. icing It wa:
clearly OF the kind that mother use.
to make. ~4x
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did Until
of the efforts made to guard
the
Chancellor Ptney long has prominent figure New jersey
yono
the Mississippi river At time seemed certain that ne wou name
Judge William Circuit court again
HOOK
twocen
The latter in which
contention
said final OF the
of the immigration laws
national
vicechancelr The
Mostown February
1858 His Sarah Louise Ha}stead
his which
of
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

bers' shops on their liners, and in
some cases they ba7e had to pay as
much as $40 a month to get the pro-
fessors of the to:snorial art to 60 to
sea. Rene de SaEE Souci, one of the
most dignified sesFoing BARRIERS, said:
"Yees, it ees "erre sad, triste, eh,
for re artistic Of "a cheveux to the sea
in big Sleeps foc many days without
making the raSrr on face to go. am
desole because for the rent and my
expenses I must re golliwog, re Terry
bear and re rE,4t box which does not
strike, sell insscad Of re shave. I will
no more to l,e sea come. but will to
my beloved kngouleme go back and
chase once Rore re truf1e from hees
Lair"
Sam Skesga, another rowing barber,
we'll knowE from the Hudson to the
Yukon, sai'; that the barber business
on board sssp since the advent of the
safety razr,r gave him the fantods.
"All can 10 today" said he, 'is to
cut hair s-7d trim whiskers of pious
travellers ~to do not know how to
spend mor1fy or give tips"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
KING GEORGE MAY VISITU.S.

That the plan to have King George
visit the United States this year or
next will be submitted to him soon
seems assured, though in official cir
cles not a word is being said aloud on
the subject.
There is a feeling in court and po-
litical circles that such a visit, II
practicable, would present many very
desirable features. But there are
many difficulties in the way, not in.
superable, but presenting for the
diplomats and the statesmen a task
that they regard as prodigious.
AS is understood here, the plan
would contemplate visit by both
king and queen to Washington, just
as, according to ancient usage, the
newly crowned sovereigns are re-
quired to pay their respects to the
rulers of the European states. This
custom might In effect be described
as the returning of the calls made
by the heads Of other countries or
- ~ko$ Ina
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
New Plan for Classifying Prisoners

ers now doing time in the prison who
are able to- converse fluently in half
a dozen languages.
a dozen languages. Some Of them can
do much better, and their knowledge
Is Of great assistance in interpreting
letters and verbal messages intended
for men behind the bars. Some OF
these prisoners, while of foreign birth
and extraction, still unnaturalized, are
able to handle the dead languages as
fluently as a 10-year-old school boy
juggles the baseball vocabulary OF the
present day.
As convincing proof Of this, pris-
oner of Polish birth was brought out
to converse with an attache OF the dis
trict attorneys ONCE. The latter Is
somewhat Of linguist and boasts of
being able to converse in IL different
languages. The prisoner, who was
formerly engaged as a foreign banker,
:ust went the young attorney three
Better. He demonstrated to the list
eners that he was as familiar with Is
different tongues as he is with his ma
tive chatter. There are others in jail
equally fluent, too.
All of these prisoners demand high
class literature to peruse in their idle
moments. The prison library has
Teen exhausted in their pursuit OF
knowleA3,. The ordinary fiction OF
the da:' and works on political and
historical subjects the passed along
rs be!:g unworthy of consideration by
this batch of "high brows." They de-
1n;;ol classics, and some OF them be-
Cane so indignant when this variety
- literature was handed them it ~aa
necessary to threaten their removal
from high brow" row, situated near
1nurderers' row, to the "Sag" section,
which has been apt:y called "low
brow" row.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
HELPS COOK AND SERVE MEAL

Girls employed in the Outlook Of
fees held their heads high the other
day and regarded with somewhat su~
perior air the other girls in the same
building in New York. No less a
parsonage than Miss Ethel Roosevelt
took luncheon with them in their COM
bined dining room and kitchen on the
second floor.
Miss Roosevelt not only said she en-
joyed the luncheon, but she also had
lot Of fun waiting on herself and
helping to cook things Of the gas
stoves. She was no stranger to the
Is Outlook girls. She attended their
Christmas party, and she knows most
of them by their first names.
Miss Roosevelt did not say what
time she would arrive. Thirty-f1ve Of
the girls have their luncheon at IL
o'clock and the others at 1. The
Outlook company furnishes sugar,
milk, butter, tea and coffee, and also
the room and stoves, as we'll as Irish
Mary" who takes care of the room
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

ing and declares that the exercise IL
refreshing and puts him in good con-
dition for the long hours that he is
held at the speakers desk.
When the weather will not permit
he rides on the street cars, taking his
chances with the strap hangers and
the corn grinders.
On his way home at midnight from
a recent Democratic caucus, MI. Clark
hung by a strap and was jostled by
the crowd in a car that was packed to
it's fullest capacity.
AS he neared his home he remark
ed, III it hadn't been SO late l would
have walked. Walking beats this all
to DEATH"
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
|SELEcTED*F0R SUPREME COURT

The nomination OF Mahlon Pitney,
chancellor of the state of New Jer-
sey, to be an associate justice Of the
United States Supreme Court. was
sent to the senate the other day by
President Taft. He will succeed tho
late John NJ, Harlan of Kentucky.
The president also nominated Ju-
Illus M. Meyer Of New York city to be
judge of the United States district
court for southern New York. ana
Ferdinand A. Geiger Of Cassville. Wis,
to be district Judge for the eastern dis
trict of Wisconsin.
The statement that Chancellor Pit"
ney would be named as the successor
of Justice John M. Harlan was made
at the White House subsequent to
call by John w. Griggs, former attor-
ney-general of the United States, and
q delegation OF New Jersey lawyers,
all Of whom spoke Of Judge Pitney IN
the highest terms.
The fact that Mr.. Taft would likely
select Chancellor Pitney for the Su-
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Dishes The
buy their food, then bring it back
IL o'clock
would
great delight
of lunchers.
Miss Roosevelt the lunch threw
The girls told her
father wouldn't
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

The French government asks for an
appropriation Of $4,400,000 for military
aeroplanes. Those who imagined that
the aerial navies would reduce the
cost Of peace insurance" may have
to revise their ideas.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

No man Is hero to his stenograph-
er. So say the organized women STE
nographers Of Chicago. For self-pro-
lection then. We shall have to hire
male stenographers for whose opin-
ion we don't gave a hang.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A child years old in New York has
had his income raised from $4,000 per
year to $4,000. thus permitting him
to support his guardians in the style
to which they alleged that they have
been accustomed
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22
A New Brand.

A New Brand. sG
Uncle Hiram stroked his throat
whfskers and watched the big touring
car as it whfzzed past him and up the
boulevard, emitting trail Of blush
smoke from its oil choked engine.
Huh" he snihed. Them may be
swell city felIers, but they certainly
WIS acsmokin' some durn OriuI see
Ears!" Judges Library. -.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A woman In Iowa laughed so long
and so hard at joke that they had to
send for three doctors to chloroform
her. This ought to be some encour-
agement to those mournful members
Of the community, the jokesmiths.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

The car ordered the banishment of
Bishop Hennogenes and he went to
Zhirovitzky monastery in private
car That's better than Siberia and
walking.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

One of Alaska's most popular VOL
canoes Is in violent eruption. If it is
assisting to temper the atmosphere in
Its vicinity it is likely to make itself
dearer than ever to the hearts of the
Alaskan people.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

''Thehe is no telling a woman's age
ates a contemporary. On the con-
trary, every friend she has cheerfully
tells It on her.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

Who says the Filipinos have not at
tanned a high degree Of civilization?
Manila is grief-stricken over the de-
parture Of the troops for China. The
best baseball team In the city went
with them.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

Labouchere, the English editor OF
Truth, left ten million dollars. II that
is the result of Truth. what is the use
of so much lying?
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

Silk stockings are no longer consid-
cred fashionable in Washington. Has
that any possible connection with the
crusade the women of Washington are
waging against high street car steps?
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A P1ttsburg school has established
course for Brides" The course for
a good many brides these days is first
to Niagara Falls and then to Reno
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

Paris authorities have order Ray
public. Evidently Raymond labors un.
der the impression that all the worlds
q bathing beach.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A scientist has figured out that a
bee travels $4,000 miles in collecting
the material for a pound Of honey.
What a beautiful price basis for
new trust!
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

One of the new novels is entitled
"Ie Comes Up Smiling" The frs
man who ever retrieved a collar but
ton from under the bureau, probably
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

The Denver man who travelled 5000
miles to take unto himself wife can
hardly be said to be the victim Of a
leap year proposal.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A doctor told a woman's club "how
to make a child sick" His talk could
be spread usefully for the benefit OF
grown-ups.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A California boy % years of age
has married lady OF 63. We hope
she will be good enough to refrain
from spanking him in case she hap
pens to catch him stealing jam.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

TOO bad about those fc~ty Des
Moines millionaires who can't get
shaved Sundays" Does anybody be
lieve Des Mones has forty million
aires?
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A Buffalo woman says she can't live
with her husband because he is bald.
1t must also be that his ears are too
small to afford good hold.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

Kitty Gordon tells us that 1t costs
$500 a week to be beautiful, and yet
few women are complaining about the
high cost of beauty.
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of
make such ateroona
expected to In
capitals after his Wheth
full crossed the Atlantic
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A Harvard professor advocates q
course In aviation at all our universi-
ties, just as If the average college stu
dent is not flighty enough.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

They call it the United States OF
China, but the states are about az
firmly linked together as a mess OF
chop suey.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

The coming towers on the battle
ships outnumber and outrank the Gu
polas on the temple of peace at The
Hague
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A Baltimore man has been on tho
operating table "a times. He must be
the fellow who casts the scattering
vote
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A Boston minister tells men to vote
as they pray. With a good many OF
them that would be never until they
are about to die.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

How tickle is humanity. In summer
We kick about the high cost OF Ice,
and in winter we trample It under
TINT
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

A wealthy soap manufacturer ad'
dressed the hobo convention at Cln-
cinnati and escaped without scratch.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-03-22

The man who pays $4,000 for a
Bible does not expect to get $27'ooo
worth Of reading out Of 1t.