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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Realism in Art,

A countryman was recently visiting
the city and was listening to the
boasts of a number of artists about
the wonderful genius of their fellow
workers.
The countryman listened in silence
for time, but finally broke out
with:
"Oh, yeou git eout! There is old
Bill Simpkins of my village, who kin
paint a piece of cork so 'xactly like
marble that the minute you throw it
into the water it will sink to the bot.
tom kuh- chug, jest like stone"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
FRENCH LINER REPORTED
BLOWN UP BY A MINE

Marseilles, May pa private mes
sage, received here. says that the
liner Senegal of the Compagnie des
Messageries Maritimes struck mine
as she was leaving Smyrna and was
blown up No confirmation of this
dispatch has yet reached the com.
pany's Office here.
Tugs to Assistance.
London.-A Symrna dispatch of the
Daily Mail says that tugs have gone
to the assistance of the Senegal in
the hope of saving life.
The Senegal left Marseil]es last
Thursday with about 60 passengers
aboard and a crew of 60.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Australian Meat Reaches Frisco.

San Francisco, May 24.-One hun
dred and ninety-two thousand pounds
of meat-veal, beef and mutton-ar-
rived at this port on the steamer So
noma from Australia. This is the
third shipment of meat received from
the Antipodes in the campaign to COM
bat the high prices asked by local
wholesalers. The meat is consigned
direct to retailers. George f. Rich
ards, who represents the Australian
shippers, is here to investigate the
facilities for storing frozen meats.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Miners Strike Being Probed.

Washington, May 23.---Federal in
vestigation of the strike Of coal
miners in the Paint Creek region in
West Virginia was assured when the
senate education and labor commit
tee reported with amendments Sem
ator Kern's resolution authorizing an
inquiry. The resolution, redrafted by
a subcommittee, with the understand
ing that it be laid before the senate
with the Endorsement of the other
members, would fellow a Thorough
and complete" inquiry into conditions
in the Paint Greek region preceding,
during and after the strike.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
SENATE WILL MAKE.
TARIFF CHANGES;
DUTIES ON GRAIN, MEAT AND
oRODUTCS WILL BE EQUAL
lied, IT Is Determined.
DETAILS NOT YET SETTLED
Not Decided Whether Articles Will
Garry Duty or Be Admitted Free
Wilson Has Been Informed,
It is Said.

Washington, May %. - Determine
don to equalize live stock and grains
and their respective products in the
Underwood tariff bill has been reach
ed by the senate finance sub-commit-
tee considering the agricultural sched'
ule.
It has been agreed that if cattle,
sheep, hogs, wheat and oats are to
remain dutiable as the Underwood
bill classities them, then duty shall
be placed upon beef, mutton, pork,
wheat, -four and oats, or ii these prod
ucts are to remain on the free list,
the raw materials will be converted
into the free list.
This is the first basic tariff change
to be planned by senate Democrats
since the Underwood bill came from
the house.
Whether raw materials and their
products are 10 be free listed or all
ere to be mazda dutiable has not been
determined, bnt that all would be
treated alike was asserted by Sena-
tor John Sharp Williams, chairman Of
the subcommittee which has the
schedule in hand The decision to
equalize these schedules, it also was
reported, had been reached with the
knowledge of the president and not
without his approval.
Declares Report Unfounded.
When Senator Williams was told OF
report in circulation that his COM
mittee had decided to put all live
stock and grains on the free list in
keeping with their products as they
are treated in the Underwood bill he
declared that there was no ground
for such a report.
The fight over this feature OF the
Underwood bill began in the house
and there was considerable Democrat
ic opposition to the free listing OF
|, farm products, while the raw mate
rial was left dutiable. Some Demo
Gratis predicted during the debate that
the senate would change the schedule
most of them asserting that live stock
and grains would go to the free list
The Underwood bill puts a duty OF
10 per cent. ad valorem on all live
stock and free lists all fresh meat; a
duty of 10 cents per bushel on wheat
and oats and free lists -four and oat
meal.
Representative Underwood, chair
man of the house ways and means
committee, when asked about pro
posed senate changes, said that he
had heard nothing about them anc
that he did not intend to take further
part in the tariff consideration unit
the bill gets to conference.
That there are to be a great many
changes in the bill in the senate was
admitted by Senator Simmons, chair
man of the finance committee. He
announced, however, that mex
Wednesday the subcommittee woul<
begin framing the various schedule!
and that they hoped to have the bill
ready for the finance committee b.
June /. The Democratic caucus, HI
said would be called for consideration
of the bill about June 3 and an Ell
fort will be made to report it to TIN
senate the following week.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
FROM MANY POINTS
EVENTS OF THE DAY HELD TO a
FEW LINES.
LATE EVENTS BOILED DOWN
Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence interesting to tho
General Readers.
CQNGRE ss.

The nomination of George w. Guth-
RE as ambassador to Japan has been
reported favorably by committee.
The bill for an appropriation for the
expenses of delegates to the interna-
tional congress on alcoholism at Ml-
Ian has been favorably reported.
The Works bill to direct geological
survey to locate water supplies IN
deserts and arid lands has been re-
ported by public lands committee.
The woman suffrage committee has
ordered a favorable report on the
Chamberlain resolution for constllu-
tional amendment to give women the
right to vote.
Senator Owen made futile attempt
before the senate Indian affairs COM
mittee to abolish the Board OF indian
Commissioners. The board is ;~p-
pointed by the president and its men,
bers serve without compensation
Congress- will be asked next year
to appropriate for one battleshlp a
mammoth dreadnought, displacing
10000 tens and costing about twenty
million dollars. according to tenta-
tive plans of the navy general boafd.
Senate republicans began their
first big fight on President wilson's
nominations when the appointment OF
w. J. Harris of Georgia as director OF
the census, succeeding E. Dana Dur
land, was taken up in executive ses-
sion.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion, by resembling in part its recent
ruling on the issuance of free trans
portation, held that nurses employed
by a family entitled to passes might
be considered as member of such
family,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Baptists in Heated Debate.

Detroit, Mich, May 24.-The North
ern Baptist convention devoted much
time to routine business and address
es. Thirty-tive new missionaries were
appointed for foreigs fields. They will
sail for their destinations during the
coming summer and winter. Diver
gence of views regarding the method
for the final vote on important ques-
tions, caused verbal battle ON the
convention floor. The debate lasted
two hours and became so heated that
action ON the matter was postponed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Ajrmen Fall Into Bav,

San Diego, Cal, May 23-Lieutenant
Samuel H. Brcrton, United States mill
tary pilot, and j. d. Cooper, instructor
at an aviation school here, had a re-
markable escape from death when the
hydroaeroplane in which they were
flying over San Diego bay became I'M
manageable and plunged from height
of $50 feet TO the water. Cooper, who
was plotting the machine made poor
landing because his control wires be-
came clogged. The impact threw both
ayiators from their seats in the ma
chine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Transmissibility Of Genius.

The sale of relics of Robert and
Elizabeth Browning by executors OF
the estate of their son, the late Robert
Weidemann Barrett Browning, which
began May l, again calls attention to
the fact that the child of union so
richly lowered from the literary
and artistic standpoint, failed to show
traces of the genius of either parent.
He was an artist, but did nothing ex'
traordinary. 1t would almost seem
that genius not only has way OF
sometimes consuming it's possessor
but also of consuming itself, as far
as the immediate offspring are con.
cerned. At any rate, the evidence as
to it's transmissibility is still lacking
although, of course, there are plenty
of facts to justify a belief as to the
transmissibility of special talents.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
1000 SETTLERS A DAY
WESTERN CANADA MAKING RE-
MARkAeLE PROGRESS. \,

Settlers from the United Kingdom.
and other countries Of Europe landed
in Winnipeg last week at the rate Of
one thousand a day. The predicted,
boom in the populating Of the prairie
provinces this spring has material
lied, as it did last year. and today the
busiest city In America IL probably
the Manitoba metropolis.
The sturdy nations Of Europe are.
all contributing to the rapid growth
OF Canada West. Two Of the largest
contingents reaching Winnipeg last
week were from Germany and Scan
dinavia.
The British Isles are sending out
larger contingents than ever before.
The old land newspapers are filled
with accounts Of send-offs and faro
wells being given to popular towns
folk on tho eve of departure for Can
ada.
Numerous editorials record the sen.
timents, bordering on despair, Of the
Britons who see their towns and vii.
lagos desolated by the desertion Of
favorite sons and daughters. We can
sympathize with those left behind
while felicitating the young people
who have their own way to make in
the world, on their new opportunities
in the country of mammoth crops.
Scotland lost 5000 Of her best
blood and Drawn in single week this
month. No wonder the young, aspir'
ing Scots take so quickly to Canada.
They have been reading Of the tri.
umphs and wonder working Of Scot
fish pioneers in the Dominion ever
since they we're "bairns." A great
part of Canada's success was wrought
by Canadians from Caledonia, and the
young Caledonians Of today are eager
to demonstrate that they can do as
we'll out west as their forebears.
In addition to those from the old
countries, the United States stil1
keeps up in a strenuous manner, and
is sending it's thousands into that new
country of the north. They take up
the free homesteads of 100 acres on
which they live for six months Of
each year for three years, and then
get deed or patent for farm that
is worth anywhere from SIS to $40
! per acre, or, they may purchase lands
at from SIS to $18 per acre that will
yield with proper care in cultivation,
excellent returns for the time, work
and money Observation-Disclosures
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Road DELEGATES Entertained.

Rush City, Mimi, May 24.-The big
booster good roads meeting held at
Rush City under auspices OF the Twin
Cities-to-Duluth Good Roads associa-
ton was attended by delegates from
16 towns besides those from the Twin
Cities and Duluth. The counties of
St. Louis, Carleton, Pine, Chisago,
Ramsey and Hennepin counties were
represented. The delegations were
met at the trains by the Rush City
brass band and entertained at the
Grant house by the Commercial club,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29

my OfeaL1 was
short and I had
chills and back.
ache. I took the
pills about a year
ago and have had
no return Of the
nalpitations. Am
now 63 years old,
able to do lots of
manual labor, am
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Would Die on Guiilotine.

Carcassonne, France, May 24,-Mi-
uuel Vallespie, who recently returned
here from the Argentine Republic and
gave himself up to the police, declar-
ing that he wished to go to the guillo-
tine for the murder of woman Is
years ago, has been given his free
dom.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
Location of Garoen Of Eden.

Many Biblical scholars place the
Garden of Eden between the Euphrates
and the Tigris. This is now to be re.
claimed and once again made fertile.
English engineers have already in
vaded the region, and are building a
great dam across the Euphrates, not
far from Bagdad by which water will
be carried over the land as is done In
Egypt and India, That the soil is ex-
ceedingly rich there Is no denying.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
GENERAL.

Last years sugar beet crop was
worth s10,00oOOO to Colorado farm
ers.
The school children of Clinton, MO-,
dug up l0747 pounds Of dandelions
last week.
Penny postcards will be green
hereafter, as Is the practice in many
foreign countries.
Charles A. Fullaway Of Philadelphia,
has been appointed assistant direc-
tor of postal savings.
Wisconsin expects to collect ST.,
100000 from the first application of
the state income tax law.
A bill in the Illinois legislature
provides penalty of from one to ten
years for stealing an automobile.
The British ambassador to Turkey,
Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther, has
resigned his post owing to i'll health.
William Edward Davis, passenger
traffic manager of the Grand Trunk
railway. died at Montreal after a
brief illness.
The United States sent new am
bassador to the court of ST. James
when Walter Hines Page sailed for
his post in London.
Construction of railroads and open
Ing of coal mines was asked of con-
gress in a memorial from the Alaska
legislature laid before the senate,
Representative Francis of Ohio re-
Gently re-introduced his resolution OF
the last congress proposing an inves
tigation of the American Wooden
company.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson went "slum
ming" with a party of local socia
workers and visited Goat alley
"snow court" "Rag]and alley" and
r. A Thompson, chief engineer Of
the California railroad commission
has resigned his position to accept {
place on the advisory valuation boart
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
A civil service retirement bill
framed to meet the view of the Ma
tional Association of Civil Servic,
Employees was introduced in congress
by Representative Hammel of Ney
Jersey.
Washington rumors say that Pres
dent Wilson will get much of his &C
vice on labor reforms from Inte.
state Commerce Commissioner Franz
lin Lane who is an expert on the sui
ject.
1t gives an impressive idea of tn
iYnmensity of the international trad
carried on in vessels to read thu
100000 tons of coal are consume
in year in the furnaces of ships en-
ployed in international commerce.
Governor Cox of Ohio has approve
bills passed by the legislature proyi
ing for mothers pensions.
William G. Mccoy of Kansas Cit
sent to prison. tor life from Elk cou
ty, Kansas, niae years ago, has bee
paroled by Governor Hodges.
Alexis e. Georgian, editor of S
cialist weekly newspaper of Mi
neapolis, was convicted in the distri
court of criminal libel
A Chicago man left his prospe
tive bride in the corridor of the cou
house while he went to get IL
license, and then ran away with h
money.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
vesuvius in Eruption.

Naples, May 24.-Vesuvius is show
ing renewed signs of activity. One
eruption was accompanied by a slight
earthquake shock.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29
JUDGE CURED, HEART TROUBLE

took about 6 boxes of Dodds Kid.
ney Pills for Heart Trouble from
which l had suffered for 5 years.
had dizzy spells, my eyes pulled,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29

Mira. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
uon, alays pain, cures wind collie ,25c bottle.A1s
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29

Instead of being driven to drink
come men are led.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
ELEPHANT SERVANTS.
An Easy Solution Of the Nurssmaid
Problem In Bengal.

An Easy Solution Of the Nurssmaid
Problem In Bengal.
In ''Tigerland" the author relates an
extraordinary comedy witnessed BY q
friend who was sitting in the veranda
Of his tent in Bengal watching his ele-
plants. which were picketed under
some trees a short distance of.
He saw the wife of n Of the
mahouts emerge from her tentlike
shelter with an infant in her arms.
She took it close up to a huge "tusker."
to whom she made a low salaam; then
put the sleeping child down before it
and salaamed again. Next she spread
a blanket on the ground and placed tie
baby in the center of it, we'll within
reach of the tusker's proboscis. Then
salaaming again. more ostentatiously.
went off to the bazaar.
Presently the child awoke and soon
began to crawl toward the edge of the
blanket. But when it had gone a foot
or two the elephant. stretching out his
trunk. gently pulled it back to its orig
tnal position. Again and again the
naby attempted similar excursions to
regions beyond the blankets edge. but
always with the same result. Explora-
tion under elephantine supervision
finally proved too dull. and so the child
lay quiet for awhile. gazing up at its
huge nurse. then dropped of peace
fully to sleep again.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
c~ompIimenting a Maid.

Here is the story of a would be
burglar told in the Manchester
Guardian:
One morning a well dressed man
called at a large house in one Of the
suburbs and asked to see the mas
ter. He was told that the master
and all the family yer out and
would not be in till evening. Rep
resenting himself as a personal
friend of the family, he asked to be
allowed to write q note to be given
to the master on his return. The
maid admitted him to the dining
room and, remaining in the room,
rang the bell. Surely" said the
visitor, "you are not afraid of leav-
ing me alone in the room?" Offer
ing no reply, the girl asked her fell
low servant who answered the bell
to bring writing materials. The
stranger wrote a note and departed.
On the masters return in the even
ing the note was duly delivered to
him. He opened it and read, "Your
maid is no fool" ,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
Social Call. In China.

1t is difficult for a Chinaman to mas
ter the English pronunciation. and this
accounts in great measure for the prev
alence of pidgin English. The letter
r is almost always sounded like !. so
we have kiln or kleen for green and
lain for rain. TOO muchee lain just
now is often heard. lust now" being
a favorite expression to denote the i'm
mediate present. In calling upon a
lady one says to the boy 'house serv-
ant of, any age from sixteen to sixty.
"Missee have got?" and the answer
comes. "Have got" or mo have got"
according to whether she is in or out.
This recalls the time honored. true
story Of the lady who called and the
boy reported to nil mistress Of the
house. Zone pierce man down side.
b'long missus." Scarcely compliment.
tary to the 'piecce man"-Amy w.
Hotchkiss in National Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
tn. Mighty Amazon.

The estimated length of the ANA
zon to where it debouches in a
mouth forty miles wide into the At
lantic is 1900 miles. The story is
told Of a wrecked vessel which was
drifting, with her crew on board
suffering intense torment for lack
of fresh water, which entered the
mouth Of the Amazon and the suf-
ferers could have had fresh water
simply by putting a bucket over the
side, but did not know where they
were until they got in sight of the
land. This mighty river, up which
the tide goes 100 miles. is known in
the upper part Of its course near
the Andes as the Maranon, then in
the middle course, from Tabatinga
to. the mouth Of its chief afiuent,
the Rio Negro, as the Solimoes,
while for the rest of it's course it's
name is Amazonas or Amazon. A
thousand miles from the sea it is
four miles in width.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
Was Entitled to Trouble.

Lord Palmerston and Sir J. Pag-
ct, who told the story, were walk
ing down Bond street. A man
came up and saluted the statesman.
Glow do you do, Lord Palmer
ston?" +.
"Ah, how do? Glad to see you.
How's the old complaint? "
The strangers face clouded over,
and he shook his head. "No better"
"Dear me! So sorryl Glad to
have met you. Goodby."
"Who's your friend?" asked Sir
James when the stranger had gone.
"No idea"
"why, you asked him about his
old complaint"
"Pooh, poohw replied the other
unconcernedly. "The old fellows
well over sixty; bound to, have
something the matter with him.
London Globe.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
WHERE MONEY is USELESS.
Ascension island Has None and Has
No Need For 1t.

Ascension island Has None and Has
No Need For It.
The island Of Ascension, in the At
lantic. belonging to Great Britain. is
of volcanic formation. eight miles by
six in size. and has a population Ut
about $50. It was uninhabited until the
confinement of Napoleon at st. Helena.
when 1t was occupied by a small Brit
fish force. It is $50 miles northwest Of
st. Helena. Vast numbers of turtles
are found on its shores. and 1t serves
as a depot AID watering place for
ships.
Ascension is governed by a captain
appointed by the British admiralty.
There is no private property in land.
no rents. no taxes and no use for mon
ey. The focks and herds are public
property. and the meat is issued as ra-
lions. So are the vegetables grown on
the farms. When an island fisherman
makes a catch he brings it to the
guardroom. where it is issued by the
sergeant major. Practically the entire
population are sailors. and they work
at most of the common trades. The
muleteer is a Jack tar: so is the gar
dener: so are the shepherds. the stock
men,. the grooms. masons. carpenters
and plumbers. Even the island trapper
who gets rewards for the tails Of rats
is q sailor.
The climate is almost perfect. and
anything can he grown.-London Fam
fly Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
SELLING FISH ALIVE,
In Copenhagen Dealers wheel Wstss
Tanks From House to House.

Tanks From House to House.
One of the unusual sights in tho
city of Copenhagen is the water
tank on wheels, which goes from
house to house to supply customers
with fresh fish. The city's sewers
used to empty into the sea at the
nearest convenient points. Now the
sewage is collected into a main
trunk line and carried two kilo-
meters out to sea before it is re-
leased. This not only puts an end
to the nuisances that used to arise,
but enables boats full of live fish
to come close to shore and right
into the town by mean of the salt
water canals.
In this manner at least the small
er fish are kept alive until the mo-
ment they are sold. Any number
of wooden boats are pierced with
holes and filled with fish. These
boats just float on the surface of
the water, and the living fish is
taken out of them when wanted.
But as every one cannot go to the
waters edge to buy fish there r
the water tanks on wheels, and the
live fish are brought to the doors of
the peoples houses. The principal
fish market was built by the munic-
ipality and is let to a wholesale fish
salesman.
There is no spreading the fish on
slabs so that dust and dirt may
settle on them. Very pretty tessel-
lated tile tanks are filled with run
ming water, and here the smaller
fish swim about. The larger fish,
such as cod and halibut, are too
cumbersome to keep alive and are
therefore placed in the cold storage
rooms.
Not only are the fish fresh, but
they are generally very we'll, some
times even artistically, cooked. At
Copenhagen the domestic servants
trade union has instituted a school
where members of the union are
taught how to be clean and neat,
how to sew, to wash and starch, and,
above all, how to cook. This school
is open to the public, where any one
can have a cheap meal, thus giving
the pupils an opportunity of ex-
ercising their talents in this direc-
tion.-Newark News.