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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

the board Of directors to ascer.
tain the truth in the rumor that
such rule was in force, and the
aforesaid director stated that the
rule was tried at the request of
Mr.. Wheeler, for two or three
days; that it was found to be i'm
practicable and was abolished
and that any child was at lib.
erty to retire from the room at
ay time when necessary.
Now, aquestion arises: Does
the school board know what
rules exist or did the said direc-
tor stretch the truth for some
reason best known to himself?
1t is not the wish Of The En-.
terprise to in: any wise attempt
to retard the effacacy of our
teachers, or: to question any d:ci-
plinary rule 81 long as such rule
does not conflict with the laws
of health, and in at least one
case has resulted in the keeping
at home of a boy of school age,
it becomes a matter for some one
to look after. If the school
board will not do so, the public
should.
The press is, to an extent, the
property of the public. We are
biased in this matter, and our
columns are always open to any
communication, when properly
signed, on a subject of interest
to our citizens.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
% ,lHnv L 90 O,sE?s'

"Paterfamilias," in a commun
ication to The Hustler, while de-
Tending the rule made by B. N
Wheeler against scholars leav
ing the rooms during the schoo'
hours, admits that such rule ex-
lists. This is refreshing. to- ar
extent. It was some weeks age
that The Enterprise editor &C.
companied by the father Of one
of our school children, had thu
pleasure ot calling upon: one. d:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
I,la1DOrtQ,lt Decision.

Milwaukee, Feb. LIN the
case A. B. Geilfuss, assignee of
the Commercial bank, against
James Corrigan, Stevenson
Burke and Franklin T. Ives,
members of the firm of Corrigan,
Ives & Co., Judgment was enter
ed in favor of the bank for $134.
423 %. Besides being of in-
portance to the stockholders of
the bank, the decision, if upheld,
will have an important bearing
upon mine and ore transactions
as it clearly establishes the val
idity of ore and iron sales by the
passage of warehouse receipts
even though the ore or iron is
not removed from the custody
Of the vendor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
NEWS FROM THE IRON MINES.
INTERESTING NOTES RELATIrE TO
OUR PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY.

G. E. Bailey has been appoint
ed to look after the interests OF
the fee-owners on properties
owned by Messrs. Murphy,
Finn, Robinson, Doerr and Fow.
Ter, The Adams, Vega, and &C.
noa come under his supervision
in this manner, and other good
properties bid fair to be devel-
oped upon lands held by this
quintette.
The Minnesota Iron company
have caused the old Winchell
camps, on Sc Sc of 29-58.17, to
be remodeled, and same are oc.
copied by an exploratory crew
working on the Twin City and
Murphy & Door lands; under di-
rection of Thos. Huddlestone.
Work on the Sauntry contin-
ues with unabated vigor, and it
is the intention to most thor
oughly explore same. M. E.
Harrington Il Son started one
diamond drill on Wednesday and
will have a second one at work
today. There are now thirty
eight pits on the property and it
is the intention to test the ore
body at each pit with a drill.
The Rouchleau property on II,
59-17, being explored and tested
under option by the Consolidated
company, is being proven as one
of the most enormous bodies of
ore on this end of the range.
The Consolidated will undoubt-
edly purchase the property and
in all probability will do consid- =
cradle work on that and the
Minnewas, comprising section
Is, 58-17, thecoming season.
It is understood from reliable
authority that the Minnesota
Iron company has completed the
details of purchase of the Moose
property, comprising the east
half half of the southeast quart
er of 8, 58-17, and will probably
do considerable preparat Dry.
work thereon the coming season.
The Moose is a stripping pro-
position, and a large body of
ore has been proven on the pro-
perty. On the south forty of
this property is found a great
amount of high grade manganese
ore.
Work on the Gross homestead
property, on IS, 5817, is prov
ing a good body of ore, and
Louie Rouchleau, who paid *25.
600 therefor is again counted
among the lucky ones. Two
drills have been working on the
property until Wednesday, when
one was moved to the Rouchleau
property on II, 58-17, being ex.
p]ored under option by the Con-
solidated people. In some holes
sunk on the Gross property, ore
was found at a depth of but
twenty feet, rendering the min
ing a stripping proposition.
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X, Of r. Installation.

The new officers of Northern
Light Lodge. No. 127, K. of P ;.
for the ensuing year, were duly
installed at the Pythian Castle
Hall, in the Dahl block, on Wed
nesday evening, as follows:
C.C.--W. E. Hannatord,
C.-E. W. Coons,
P.-John Costin, Jr.,
NJ. OF F. and X. r. Sc. c. Hclmuth,
NJ. OF E.-Dr. Z. X. Brown,
n. ut A.-A. E. Rickford,
NJ. of WI. l.. Prescott,
l. G.-Doninic Burns,
O. G.-J. L. Cusick,
The lodge opens the new year
with bright prospects, the rosie,
showing a membership of forty
nine. with new applicants. It is
the aim of the lodge, if possible,
to organize a Uniform Rank, to
attend the grand Pythlan con-
clave at Minneapolis next sum-
eur, and to this end as a special
lnducement to prospective mem
bers the fee will be reduced to
SIS for the next ninety days.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Blucknaatl.


A little blackma:l scheme con.
cocted by one of the fair sex of
Mountain Iron against one of
Virginia's business men, on Sat
urday last, by which a $50 note,
payable one day after date, was
given under duress, failed of a
happy ending. The note was
returned to giver on the follow.
ing day, before several legal
witnesses, and the fair represent
tatlve of Mountain Iron business
sagacity was permitted to take
her departure in peace, the les.
son being a wholesome one with.
out prosecution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

All kinds of plain sewing, re-
pairing and fancy work, done by
the Ladies' Aid Society of the
M: e: church. !. ..
Mrs. G. A. MORRISON, Pres.
The Rsekie mill was started
sgajn' pr Monday, 81
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80; ~ Il.
A co1n-colored feather fan at
the Leap Year party. Finder
will please leave same At. this
|oMce:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30

would have throbbings
in my chest that seemed
uncomfortable. For three
months I could not sleep
and for three weeks did
not close my eyes. l
prayed for sleep. and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
A strange Spring.

A mile and a half from Franks, /. I. f,
a very large spring Of clear, sparkling
water bubbles up through the gravel at
the foot of Boggie mountain, tumbles
swiftly down the hills over numerous
falls and runs big Touring mill at
Franks for the Hon. b. +. Byrd. In the
water is substance that attaches itself
TO the buckets Of wheel, forming Il
hard, smooth stone about them that has
to be broken off every six weeks with
hammer. Wood or bone thrown into tho
water is petriiied in very short tlme'
and many rare and curious formations
are TO be seen in and about the stream
Near the mill the roots Of large faller
tree, over but not III the creek, are a..
turned into stone. Dallas News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
A Famou. French DueIi.t.

The late Marquis de lAngle Beauma-
noir was in his younger days famous as
"a duelst One evening, meeting his
cousin, the Marquis du Hallays, in the
foyer Of the Opera. he walked up 10 him
and. in the course of conversation, re-
marked:
Isn't it odd, my dear fellow, that,
quarrelsome as you and are. We should
never have fought with one another"
That's true" replied Du Hallays,
"but that can always be remedled. "
And on the strength Of that, the two
cousins met IN mortal combat on the
following morning, the encounter re-
sulting in the Marquis de ] Ang le- Beau
manoir having his right hand pierced by
his adyersary's rapier, which, while It
rendered continuance Of the fight i'm
possible, left the other hand free TO
grasp that u his cousin IN undiminished
friendship "a moment afterward. On an
other occasion, when he was about 70
fight a duel IN which he was entirely III
the right and bis adversary IN the wrong,
he suddenly discovered that his opponent
was perfect novice in swOrdsmanship,
and that be would, therefore, have him
completely at his mercy. So he strobe
up 10 him and, in the presence Of 20 or
30 persons, presented the most courteous
and full apology. Almost dumfounded,
the latter inquired why the marquis
assumed such an extraordinary course.
Because, he returned. "it would real
" be- too unfortunate If | were to fight
with mazette (greenhorn). And with
that he made low bow and then turned
his back upon him. Francisco Ar
gonaut.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
A Doubtful Compliment.

Bishop Lawrence of MasSachuseti
was up at the capitol the other day. and
his presence recalled To the mind OF a
good Eplscopalian senator a story which
the bishop told on himself. AT the time
II the story the bishop was dean OF the
seminary at Cambridge.
Phillips Brooks had just been elected
bishop and had accepted, when one ilne
morning President Eliot Of Harvard met
Dean Lawrence on the street.
"The church has made the greatest
mistake Of lifetime, said the prcsi'
dent To the dean Brooks was the pivot
around which We reyolved IN Boston
Now yOu have spread him out all over
Massachusetts. Itell You II Is mistake,
a great mistake Any one would do for
bishop.
Time rolled on, and death claimed
Bishop Brooks, and later Dean Lawrence
was chosen his successor. \ few days
after he again met President Eliot, and
the latter was most warm III his syn-
gratulatious.
MY dear bishop" he said, Il must
congratulate you. The church couldn
have made better selection. | thought
you should have been the choice when
Brooks was chosen.
The bishop laughs as heartily as any
one over the incident. nt.-Washington
Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30

There are some persons who indulge
20 n considerable excess in coffee drink
ing, and many more who go TO even
greater excess in the use Of tea. II has
accordingly been contended by some alb
stainers from these two substances that
they are capable Of generating form OF
inebriety corresponding to etherism.
Unquestionably incorporate tea and
coffee drinking will give rise 10 serious
mischief. The inordinate consumer OF
strong tea may become dyspeptic
wreck, sleepless hypockondriac, with
"A decrepit nervous system, the victim
Of deep, intense melancholy, with, IN
some cases, suicidal tendency. The
immoderate indulger i'll coffee. black
and strong, may lose all appetite for
healthy food, eat little, suffer from
,rcmors, acute neuralgia and other
pains. excessive thirst, agoniZing head
ache aud feeling Of intolerable dryness
and heat. He may become pinched and
emaciated. have feeble circulation
aud constant fear Of falling, with a
blurred vision, as if looking through
light brOwnish media.
These, however, are the symptoms OF
tea and coffee poisoning. They bear wit
ness, so to speak, to theme and caffeine
in,oxication. minus the anasthesia and
paralysis Of alcoholic drunkenness DR..
Kerr, in his practice. has never seen an
uncomfortable craving for tea or coffee
70 which all natural affections and du'
ties were subordinated. He Is therefore
unable to recognize these phases Of ex-
cessiye drinking as manifestations Oi
narcomania, the disease which Is char
acterized by an overpowering impulse
20 intoxicatiOn ut all risks. New York
Snu
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
Punished For Their wickedne.A.

The ST. Andrews fishermen are sup
posed. no doubt enormously, TO be less
yenturous than others A year or two
ago they retrieved their fame by very
gallant conduct III an unseaworthy life
boat. However, their marine neighbors
tell this tale:
Many years ago there was violent
storm on 22d Of November. A wreck
came in; the fishers boarded it, found
some sailors still alive and made six
ker" by drowning them. Then they
seized the cargo and fell in luck. The
anniversary, Nov. %, was bright,
still, halcyon day. and the blue bay was
covered with brown sails. Not one came
home 10 the rocky chink which does
duty as a harbor A fierce storm arose.
and the fishing fleet perished. Conse-
quently new and more OF less high
land colony, mainly Of Chisholmes, came
In. and never were such good men as
the lost sailors Of Fife For long the IN
holy day OF November was holiday,
nobody daring 10 go forth to sea.
Such is the legend, which may have
no historical basis In any case Fife
fishers and the east coast men generally
are considered 20 be better in boat
than the west highlanders, and Fife en-
terprise and capital might have left Us
a more prosperous isle Of Lewes. Lon
don Nayvs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
WHAT IS MONEY!

Money, my boy, II silver and gold
OR piece of pictured paper,
And they who possess II manifold
May cut any kind Of caper.
Money. my boy. IL worshiped god
And dearly treasured idol,
Used often rs n divining rod
At burial, birth and bridal.
Money, my boy. does world Of good
And more than WORLDS Of evil
Good when poured from the hand OF God.
Bad II dealt out by the devil.
Money. my boy, does not grow on trees,
l. not always had for the asking.
Nor gathered in pocket from every breeze
without much deceit and masking.
Money. my boy. viii buy place and power,
Husbands and wives and divorces
Truthful and false in solfsame hour.
Marshaling all kinds OF forces.
Money. my boy. IL IL sad 10 say.
Buys body. soul and brecches;"
i curse 10 those who day by day
Live only 10 hoard up riches.
Money. my boy. both rich and poor
Fall down ON their knees before IL.
No matter how 10 may come 10 their door
All are quick 10 receive and adore IL.
Money. my boy, "What Is iti" you ask.
A. II II woro something funny.
A correct reply Is no easy task.
For money is nothing bat money.
MONEY. my boy. alone by itsolf
l. nauvht but q name for riches,
And WHITTIER well or III gotten Is pclf
That hindcrs and helps and bewitches-
But iacncy, my hoy, don't pass IL by
when skies grow bright and sunny,
For its ten to one that before you die
You n lnd II handy 10 have some money.
Good Housekeeping.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
TROLLEY CARS IN RUNE.
How They Are Equipped to Mount the
Hills Of the Eternal City.


The Eternal City, Rome Of Caesar,
Rome Of Peter" has been invaded
again, this time by the trolley car. Tho
road connects the main railway station
with the center Of the city. II starts
from the Piazza San Silyestro and goes
up the Via di Capo de Case and then
through the Ludoyisian quarter to the
Piazza di Termini. Ii is double track
and is nearly two miles long.
The power station is located on the
slope Of the Sabine hills. and the elec-
tricity Is generated from turbines placed
i'm the waterfalls about Is miles out OF
the city. Power Is conveyed 10 the city
by four large cables that run into q
transformer house near the Porta PA.
The cars. ike all stock on European
trolley lines, are MODEL vehicles. They
are flooded with light at night, and in
stead Of signaling the conductor when
one wants 70 stop all be has 10 do Is to
press button on the seat behind him.
Some Of the hills on the line are 50
steep that special brakes are necessary.
Both hand and foot brakes are used, one
acting on the wheels directly and the
other on the rails In addition there Il
al electric emergency brake, which Will
stop the car in "A few yards, even when
going quickly down hill The principle
of it consists in short circuiting the mo-
tors. which are then driven as dynamos
by the momentum Of the car, which Is
thus rapidly stopped.
An American company strung the
overhead wires and equipped the cars. -
Buffalo Commercial.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
MATRIMONIAL JAR.

III might have remained there a long
tihe. Picket's new hat, If Mrs. Picket
d u not repeat every time her eyes fell
ulon it;
r"What in the world possessed You TO
bly, another new hat when You leave 1t
Here for weeks without ever opening
the box it came in?"
"But. said Picket, Il have not worn
nj because you keep telling me that my
Oh one looks all right
''Yes, and you already have % hats
tlat you have quit wearing, and you
htve them i'll your closet covered with
dist. What in the world do YOU keep
tl,cm for? Why don't you throw them
WEay?"
"Thruw them away! And yet you
kbow very well that you never throw
rllything away. You would not throw
atay "a match that had been already
l'Ehted. You're so fond Of saying, 1t
might come in handy.
"well. " said Mrs. Picket, lit is true
Il | never throw away things that
nj ght ctmc in handy, but how can old
hits ever come in handy? What sense is
n ere in piling up old hats which are of
nL use 10 any one when there are SO
riany poor creatures who walk the
atoetS barcfoO,cd:'
But. said Picket, they could not
vicar my hats on their bare feet. "
Il don't sce anything funny III that,
slid Mr.. Picket icily. You know what
IEnean. You needn't pretend that you
din't understand me. Why don't you
sind for an old clothes man and sell
hlm your ha,s:'
Il never think Of it."
I'D like To know what you do think
q. don't think you think at all. But
db as You please. Buy new hats; wear
them: don't wear them. It's your own
affair. Mrs. Picket concluded with
skying, You make me tired, " and she
ritired from the room, slamming the
dor with violence which made the
Chandelier rattle.
"Such is married life" said the
slupefied Picket, gazing after his wife.
Whether do thing or don't do ii,
II am certain not 10 please my wife.
Take that new hat, for example! What
Gld you buy il for, said she, when You
ii,ver wear it, and the first day that
,kt il on 10 90 out she will be- sure to
siy, What are you wearing your new
Hat for when the other one Is all right
1in?'
Some days afterward Picket said to
Nis wife, II am going out. "
Indeed, said Mrs. Picket Where
dr. You going?'
Il am going to see poor Marley, who
j i'll"
And do you put on your new hat to
4 ee poor Marley"
"Just what l expected you to say, "
dsmarked Picket. YES. that is what /
DIM going to do. am going TO wear my
lew hat See?"
well, why don't you throw your old
ine III the closet with the others?"
With rising rage Picket took up his
I'D hat, opened the closet door and
Aurled the hat into the closet.
There, said he, 81 hope You will
hive me a rest on this hat businessv
THAT makes the twenty eighth, re-
blied Mrs. Picket, with burst Of sar-
ionic laughter.
Picket went out he started toward
Narley's house, but he had scarcely
kone more than couple Of blocks when
l. began to rain.
There, " said the unfortunate Picket.
i'Just my luck. Beginning to rain. Got
new hat on and no um brella. "
He started into neighboring door.
way to wait until the shower should
kease, and rs he did so man carrying
! long plank on his shoulder turned and
}wept the unfortunate Picket's hat from
his head into the gutter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
Why She Pulled Xp the Carpet.

That there are people in the world who
haven't yet learned that there are safer
places for depositing large sums OF money
than old stockings and holes III the wall
was demonstrated recently while the
roof Of Fall River house was burning.
The department was called out, and u
squad of officers in command OF Lieu
tenant Hinckley was on the scene. sud
denly a woman who resided III neigh
boring tenement rushed up the stairs
and began to tear up the carpet IN one
of the rooms. She was Informed that
there was no great danger, and In reply
to question said that her furniture
was insured for 500, but she kept at
work just the same and finally pulled
out roll Of bills containing 81, ZOO.
Then she went ont to the street to watch
the progress of blaze that occasioned .
loss Of $l0.-Boston Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30

In an Edinburgh school the other day
an inspector. wishing to test the knowl-
edge Of class in fractions, asked one
boy whether he would rather take a
sixth or seventh part Of an orange II
he got his choice. The boy promptly re-
piled that he would take the seventh.
AT this the inspector explained at length
20 the class that the boy who would
choose the smaller part as this boy had
done because it looked the larger frac-
tion was very foolish, but the laugh was
On the other side when the chirping
voice Of another urchin broke in in re-
monstrance, Please, sir, but that boy
disna like oranges. "-westminster Ga
Zette
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
NUMBER rs.
She WAs Neediessly Excited.

Years ago, journeying with my hus-
band in Italy, we We're on one occasion
sole occupants OF the railway compart-
ment Stopping at Padua, suspicious
looking person entered the carriage,
placing himself on the opposite seat
with my husband. while / sat opposite
them and diagonally from the newcomer.
Ny opinion Of Italians, acquired from
the reading of romance, was that they
were mostly brigands or robbers. Here
was one Of the type While fastened
nly gaze upon his sinister counteDance'
what was my horror TO see him stealth
ily draw a stiletto from his pocket ans
lny il by his side. / coughed-my bus-
band ignored It, Then placed my foot
upon his, which he drew away, annoyed.
Cold chills seized me. We had watches
and money. People had been murdered
for less. / feared TO speak. French.
German, even English, the man might
know. Ny husband spoke Dutch. Would
that / could have impaired my fears IN
that tongue! There was little danger Of
the highwayman's knowing 1t.
While contemplated jumping from
the window Mr. s. was calmly view
ing the Italian scenery without. Alarm
bells were not in use, and the guard was
q misnomer.
Again the man sought his pocket.
This time for pistols No, II was mere
ly q pamphlet, and be coolly took up the
stiletto and cut the leaves preparatory
TO reading. fell back exhausted; but,
/ further argued, might not stiletto do
double duty, much as forks can be used
for toothpicks? Presently he laid the
pamphlet down. Ny husband, glancing
ut the title page, Immediately addressed
the man in Dutch, afterward disclosing
that our fellow traveller was harmless
Dutch dominic. The stiletto proved =
paper cutter and the murderous gleam
in his eye only the blue light Of Calvin
ism. Chicago Times Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30
A place For Hosea

Dean Hole, in his Little Tour In
America" gives the following good
story, which was picked up at an enter
tainment given in his honor by the Lotos
club of New York. The quaintest story
of the evening was told by Dr.. Greer of
q tedious. monotonous preacher who
had exhausted the patience Of his hear
ers by an elaborate dissertation on the
four greater prophets, and when, TO
their sad disgust, he passed on to the
minor and asked. And now, my breth-
rem, where shall we place Hosea?" a
man rose from the congregation and
made answer: :"You can place him here,
sir. I'm of.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-30

The first propellers were the feet OF
the swan. duck and goose. A steam
yacht was once constructed with pro-
pellers on the principle of the swan foot.
The progress Of the boat was quite salts
factory, and the propellers would have
been a success were it not for the fact
that the experiment, being made in the
Thames, they were continually inter
fered with by the roots and floating
wood. No other boat Of this descrip-
tiop has ever been built, the screw pro-
peller belsg found superior to the swan
foot inveition.