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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05
w ASHlNGTON.-Secr of State
" Philander G.. Knox IL q vigorous

w ASHlNGTON.-Secretary OF State
W Philander c. Knox Is a vigorous
advocate of government appropria-
tons sufficiently generous to provide
for the erection in foreign capitals OF
embassies and legations such as
would be a credit to the United States
as great nation. He also pleads for
liberal increase in salaries, arguing
that 1t is unfair to expect an ambas-
sador to delve deeply into his own
pocket to pay expenses while repre-
senttng the government abroad. Un-
der present circumstances poor but
eminently capable men are barred
from high place In diplomatic service.
R1dicule it as we may, a certain
amount of ostentation, or, st least, a
lack OF any too evident necessity for
economy, Is almost compulsory for an
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05
PROSECUTED THE M'NAMARAs

In the quest Of the men higher
up" said to be involved in the Los
Angeles dynamiting plot that resulted
in the confession of the Mcnamara;
brothers, John D. Fredericks, district
attorney, is pretty certain to be q
looming figure.
All through the trial Of the brothj
ers Mr.. Fredericks showed an unmis1
taxable brand Of judgment and energy
He and his associates were opposed
by the cleverest counsel that could
be obtained, but the trial was q regu-
lar progress of victories for the prose-
cution. even before the later stages.
when outside events began to under
mine the case Of the defense. Added
to Mr.. Fredericks' legal acumen is a
large fund of personal popularity in
California.
In addition to being a stern and
rather incorporating individual.
Mr.. Fredericks is a; man of imagina'
ton and distinctive sentiment. A lit
flo moro fhQn a re4r o0n when he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

When Kansas City footpads hold up
a victim they rob him of his false
teeth, II he has any. Different cities
have different customs. No typical
Chicago highwayman would take
mans false teeth away from him. II
not satisfied with what he finds in his
pockets, he merely beats the tar out
OF him and proceeds on his way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05


in
ting earlier lessons awbaing
Suitable
about Salem amoring for them ready
OF the first detective deputy er
whom
that
home his
all neghbors
guests
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Colds. ". ~
Numbers of people are suffering
Just now from Irritating colds in the
head. "A very simple home remedy
which brings almost instant relief is
to pour half a pint Of boiling water on
to a dram Of pulverfzed .camphor. and
to inhale the vapor for about ten to
fifteen minutes. The annoying fits OF
sneezing, running eyes and heavy,
feeling IN the head win quickly yield
TO this remedy. 5.=5 ., I'll s5s II. I'LL.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

A woman get-rich-quick promoter
has been arrested. She may have the
credit of proving that in swindling
fields hitherto regarded as exclusively
mans province the female of the spe.
cies gathers victims as Sticky as the
male.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05
. 9un.Worn Curtains.

9un.Worn Curtains. :.
In cases where 4 pair Of curtains
must do for another season and they
are too sun-worn in the middle to
serve, cut away tho SURVIVOR portions
and sew across, then where sewn use
cord or ribbon, and. II neither of
these are at hand. make . couple Of
straps Of old linen. and use them TO-
tie the curtains back 1t the placo ths1
are splfced. Old linen bows. wa
starched, are neat 81 &C. $50 .z.s /.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05
PUTS CONVlCTS ON HONOR

An interesting experiment in the
humane treatment of convicts has
met with the success that it deserves
and its author, Governor West, Of
Oregon. at first regarded as a senti-
mental enthusiast on prison reform,
Is now receiving the plaudits Of those
who would be doing something for
the under dog"
Salem is the center for a num-
Der Of the state institutions, all of
which have considerable tillable
ground surrounding them-hundreds
Of acres of rich arabic valley land
ready to return to it's cultivators abun-
dant harvests of golden wheat. It
was Governor Vests self-imposed
task to bring to this work the hun
dreds Of strong, naturally active men
shut up in the penitentiary, and at
the same time to establish a system
which would be OF mutual benefit to
the state and to the convict. The
governor declares that sentiment had
nothing whatever to do with the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

man and a woman who had
lovers quarrel thirty five years ago
have just been married in Ohio If It
is going tc take them that long In each
case to make up they are not likely
to have many family quarrels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

a Judge in Seattle has ruled that q
dog has a legal right to bite a man
who treads on his tail. 1t may be add.
ed for the benefit of those whom it
may concern that few dogs are likely
in the emergency cited, to wait for
their legal right to be tested.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Word comes from Chicago that two
burglars bound and gagged a woman
as she played the piano. Never nav-
ing heard the lady play, we find it i'm
possible to judge whether they were
burglars or simply neighbors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Dispatches from the east tell US that
ton Of oil recently was taken from
the tongue of whale We have not
been able to learn the details,
but we have bunch that it was a lady
whale
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Maeterlinck says that it will be easy
to die in the future. Evidently he has
come to the conclusion that no i'm
provement in vaudeville is to be look
ed for.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Several Cincinnati schoolgirls have
succeeded in living on seven cents a
day. 1t Is hard to tell whether they
did it il the interests OF science or
merely to catch husbands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

If the European picture thieves will
come over here and give their atten-
ton to the studios of some OF the art
lists who get out covers for the maya
zines they will meet with a hospitable
welcome
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

A farm journal says the result Of
the experiment Of mixing wine with
feed for chickens was to increase the
yield of eggs by 100 per cent. Prob
ably the hens were unable to count
straight.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Citizen Of Ohio wants a divorce be.
cause his spouse smokes cigars If she
goes through his pockets at night, and
conffscates his best ropes, we SYM
pathiZe with him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

You can't hold the women down:
soon they'll be invading the realm of
high finance. New York woman has
been spending $4,000 yearly on an in
come Of $4,000
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

A man in New Jersey estimates that
in the last thirty years he has walked
$4,000 miles between his home and
church. This may be defined as real
ly taking steps to be saved.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05
WINNER OF A NOBLE PRIZE

Prof. Wilhelm Vein, whose pic
ture appears herewith, was recently
awarded the Noble prize for Physics.
Professor Vein is only AZ years old
He studied at the University of Got.
tingen, Heidelburg and Berlin, and is
the author of a number OF books on
Roentgen rays. hydrodynamics and
electricity.
The awarding of the Nobel prizes
is an annual occasion of great inter-
est throughout the world It takes
place on the anniversary of the death
of the founder of the fund. Alfred
Bernhard Nobel. The fund amounts
to over $s,O00,0O0 and the five prizes
closely approximate $4,000 each
Those for physics and chemistry are
awarded by the Academy of Sciences
Of Sweden, that for medicine by the
Caralus Institute of Stockholm, and
the literary prize by the Swedish
Academy. The peace prize is award
ed annually at Christiania, Norway,
by a committee of five chosen from
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

There ought to be hush in the mat
ter of jeering at women for being un-
able to hit any aim. A Kansas farmer
recently shot at rabbits and struck
six young women sitting on his porch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

In France the bicycle has become
the most popular of all vehicles, while
the craze for the motorcycle is begin
ming to abate You never can tell what
the French are going to do.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

An X-ray examination Of Michigan
man discloses the fact that his vital
organs are on the wrong side. Rail-
road train or football?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

There is birth every four minutes
In New York. Even at that, New
Workers are often hard pressed to
take care Of the money constantly
handed them by outsiders.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

It may be easy to fly across the At
lantic as Willis Moore says, but If any
body contemplates trying it we advise
him to take along a bathing suit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

We refuse to become excited over
the fact that Sir Walter Raleigh's pipe
Is for sale. Our old reliable corncob
Is good enough for US.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

"A man Of 20 is worth $780," says
a statistician. This will be good news
to great many men OF twenty who
are looking for meal tickets.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

A Chicago man committed suicide
after a card party. The ordinary man,
however. is satisfied with being mere
ly bored to death.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

A lecturer down east says that
woman should be more conspicuous
than her clothes" Sometimes in tho
ball room she is.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Fire destroyed Is automobiles in
New York garage. Yet when they are
led out they do not rush back into the
flames.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Princess Eulalie may merely be pre-
pairing to come over and show us what
she can do in vaudeville.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05
Her Preference.

Consistency, thou art a jewel. but
the average woman would rather have
a MISUNDERSTANDING Post
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

Chicago women are about to start
department store, which will have six
bargain days a week
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05

A New York state man killed a deer
with his automobile. Some men are
deadly shots with their autos.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05
the Norwegian Storthing.

the Norwegian Storthing.
Others
famous being with husband
medicine Prof Ava Gulrand Upsaa University
Maurice Prof NJ Neither
lands and Alfred Fried Austrian editor divide
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-05
Many an old nan in years is .
young man in mental activity.
An insane man was found wandering
In Wall street, says an exchange. Only
one?

London proposes to build liner
that contains everything but an avia-
ton field.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-20
A Great Task.

- STcdl ASH
st. John tells us in this connection
of the conversation with Philip. Phil
ip lived in Bethsaida near by, yet to
feed this multitude was for him too
great task, even with his knowledge
of the resources at hand, John 6:5-7
Yet we need not be surprised at Phil
lps slowness of faith. Moses in like
manner was once nonplussed how to
feed six thousand in the wilderness,
see Mum. 11;21-2S. 1t is not so much
as to how great the need nor how lit
tie we possess, but rather is the little
given to God.
Another disciple. Andrew, who had
discovered the Saviour unto Peter, dis
covers as though in desperation a boy
whose mother had thoughtfully pro-
vided him with lunch consisting of
five barley biscuits and two small
dried herring (John go, at least that
much remained. 1t is a great COM
mentary upon the tide of interest at
this time that this boy should not
have eaten his lunch, for a boys hun
ger is proverbial 1t seems as though
Jesus emphasizes the helplessness of
the diciples in order that he may show
them" ". 80 teaches us that we are
to give such as we have, not look to
others, nor do our charity by proxy.
Prov. 11:24. %.
Again the Saviour asks his disciples
to see (v. 3S) as though he would
teach them the boundless resources of
his kingdom. Give what you have and
he will bless and increase it to the
supplying of the needs of the multi
tude. The secret of success was when
he took the loaves and looking up
blessed it.
We need to observe the systematic
procedure. The people seated or re-
clining upon the ground in ranks or
by companies. The Master blessing
and breaking the boys cakes and CIV
ing first to the disciples, for God only
works such miracles through fyman
agencies, and then giving to the peo-
pie. The result of this systematic pro-
cedure was that "all did eat" and
further, they were satisfied, v. Az Not
dioHe, uoWtVeT, Was lueTe DlVlne Or
der and lavjsh-ess. but there was
economy and y lit as well, for Jesus
gave careful .fsrectlons as to the frag-
msnts. The 2laviehness is shown by
the fact thatSthe baskets into which
the fragments were gathered were
each large erough in which to sleep.
Living Bread.
The conversation process was a
stinging rebuke to the improvident
orientals, and to the present day prodi-
gals of that wonderful bounty with
which God has blessed our land.
! God gives to us that we may use.
Joy dies unless it is shared. Jesus,
the living bread John 6:4S) will satis-
fly hunger. and life. as bread, gener-
ates in the human body heat, energy,
vitality, power, etc., SO he would feed
the hungry souls Of mankind. We
have at hand the Word; 1t is for lack
of 1t that men die in the deepest sense
of that word I,
The poverty and perplexity of the
disciples in his presence and the pres
ence of this great need is being re-
/ pnofA1
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-20

tor told me to go to hospital. 1 did
not like that idea very well, so, when I
saw your advertisement in a paper,
wrote to you for advice, and have done as
you told me. have taken Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Liver Pills, and now I have my health.
If sick and cling women would only
know enough to tafe your medicine, they
would getrelief. Mrs. BENZ. H. STAINS
Berry, Route 6, Box 18, Upper Sandusky,
Ohio.
If you have mysterious pains, irregu-
iarity, backache, extreme nervousness,
inflammation, liberation or displace-
ment, don't wait too long, but try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound now.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestionable
testimony as the above proves the value
Of this famous remedy and should give
every one confidence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-20

The situation in Apayao is especially difficult
because head-huntiDg among the tribesmen of
that subprovince is Intimately connected with their
religious faith. Nevertheless. the practice is be-
ing gradually stamped out and with the help of
the lgorot and Ifugao constabulary number Of
murderers have been arrested and punished
There is still considerable area over which gov
eminent control has not yet been established. and
which has not even been opened up by trails to
any great extent owing the inaccessible char
acter of the region. One should realize of course.
that headhunting among these people is not
garded as murder in the ordinary of the
word, 1t is field sport and manly occupation.
established by the custom of centuries be-,
fitting of warrior
Most Troublesome and untrustworthy of all the
tribes of northern Luzon the Hongots. of the
sub-province of Nueva Vlscaya There are not
more than 5000 or 5000 of them. but they inhaht
vast region. most of it very mountainous and
almost wholly covered by virgin forest Often
their settlements are merely temporary, and
they are hard to get at. Enormous distances sepa-
rate their villages. which in the remote
regions continue to fight among themselves These
were the people who not long ago murdered DR.
William Jones while engaged in making
chronological notes among them. Nevertheless,
trails are being pushed into the heart of their
country two three government Exchanges"
have been established; Industrial schools are being
started for their benefit, and efforts are being
made to induce them to extend their agricultural
operations-partly for the sake of rendering their
communities more stationary.
One should realize that the continual warfare
that has been going for centuries among the
tribes In the wild mans territory of Northern
Luzon has been due mainly to lack of acquan
tance among the people Every stranger being
regarded enemy it matter of course
that each village should be at with the neigh
boring villages. and head-hunting import
ant part of the regular business of every able
bodied male citizen The tilling of the rice pad
dies and sweet potato fields could be carried on
with cafat A,1xy ,ttIa ri
women and children being not less desirable as
trophies than those of men. For doing away with
this situation of affairs, the most effective means
has been the building of roads and trails by which
the tribes have been brought into communication
with each other. thus having opportunity to
become friends. Ifugaos, Kalingas and Bontoc
Igorots now work side by side with pick and
shovel. instead of hunting each other with head
axes.
1t is. In fact. veritable social revolution that
is being accomplished. All of the Mountain Prov
ince is being literally gridironed with trails and
roads, the most inaccessible districts being open
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-20
WOMAN WORKS OUT PROBLEM
Mrs. Sarah Erickson Declares the Hen
Lays an Egg at the Same Hour
She Was Born.
What time O. day
Does a hen lay!


That question has puzzled poultry
fanciers for unnumbered decades, but
now. it seems, 1t has been satisfactor.
ily solved by a woman. She is Mrs.
Sarah Erickson of Falconer. N T.
Having kept chickens for 81 years,
She believes she qualities as an expert
in this line of effort.
II have worked out the problem,
she declares. BY using marked leg
bands. trap nests and alarm clocks at.
tached to the nests have determined
that hen lays an egg at the same
hour, minute and second that she was
born, or, rather. Matched. For in
stance, II the hen happened to be able
to peck its way through its shell al
7:43 a. M. she Will lay an egg at pre-
cisely 7:43 a. m. And she will do this
without variation every time she is In
clined to lay. l have kept close, sys-
tematic watch on my hens for fve
years, and 1 have never known the
rule to fail"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-20

ia 90 tn the hospital but was compelled to do So
receiving the Injection requisite. Then he
began to complain bitterly that medicine was
being put his sores. But the effect of the
drug soon manifested itself, and he went about
town excitedly demonstrating his improved con-
dition to all who would look. Some days later he
disappeared. and the doctor much disap-
PORTED because he wanted him for object
lesson to convince others of the efficiency of the
treatment, To the great surprise of the hospital
staff he turned up again soon afterward with thir
teen other sufferers from 'yaws, whom he bad
brought distance of fifty miles from his native
village in order that they also might be cured.
In Benguet the wild people building school
houses and sending their children to them. The
boys taught to construct LOOMS and the girls
to use them for making cloth. Each girl, COM
pleting her course of education, takes her loom
and returns to her own village thus extending her
newly-acquired knowledge of weaving to her fam
lily and friends. At Bua is Igorot girls school
in which the pupils not only make cloth. but
manufacture articles of clothing for sale Baguio.
the capital of Benguet is growing by rapid strides
and new and substantial buildings springing
up every side.
Useful plants and particularly vegetables, nclud-
ing the Irish potato. being placed in the hands
of the wild people. Their agricultural methods at
present entail great labor with limited results.
They patiently clear forest tract with boos.
turn over the soil with primitive implements. and
seed Then. after short time, the growth
of weeds drives them to fresh areas. where the
performance has to be repeated What the Ameri-
propose to do is to provide them with mod
tools of husbandry and with carabaos when
possible.
point by no means to be lost sight of is the
fact that these wild people of Luzon not saw
ages of an ordinary type Not only is their physi-
cal development superb, probably surprising that
of any other race of human beings in the world.
but they are highly intelligent and clever.
Given the advantage of two or three generations
of such educational opportunities are now being
afforded them by the Americans. and they will
far exceed in intellectual qualifications the Fill
pinos of Manila and other coast towns Indeed.
it does not at all unlikely that in the future
they, rather than the Fflipinos will become the
dominant race in Luzon, controlling the affairs
of the island and those of the whole archi-
pelago. in case should voluntarily surrender
sovereignty. In the meantime, while trying to
uplift them in the scale of civilization the gov
ernment of the United States Is making every ef-
fort to protect them against civilizations evil in
fuences-especally the drink and diseases which
have undermined the moral and physique of SO
many primitive peoples on coming into contact
with the corrupting Caucasian.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-20
One Universal Symbol.

Scientists at work on universal
language have one symbol to start
with that already has the same mean
ing the world over" traveller said
"That is the skull and crossbones. Ita
speech is even more universal than
music or money. Musical values diff.
fer in different countries, so does
money, but from one end Of the earth
to the other skull and crossbones
means poison"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-20
rhe Educational stepIadder.

We know what kindergarten is for.
it is to educate children for the
primary grades.
We know what the primary grades
are for: they are to educate children
for the grammar grades.
We know what the grammar grades
are for: they are to educate children
for high school.
We know what the high school is
for: 1t is to educate children for col.
lege.
Blu. what does college fit you for2-
Life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-20
Art Statistics.

We imported last year s17642,o0O
worth of works of art, 20 years old
and over, free of duty, besides $673, ,135
worth of art works produced aboard
by Americans. We export s9S9.321
worth of paintings and statuary.