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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
Dickens.

Dickens.
The boys of the lower rooms
have returned from the woods,
laden with evergreens and Xmas
trees which were used in the ex-
cercises Thursday.
The pupils have worked hard
during The music period this
week. in the hopes of appeas-
ing the wrath of old Santa, as
they all know that he gives no
presents to little children who
don't work.
Miss Nellie Mahony, of the
Franklin school, was i'll on We'd
nesday. Her place was filed by
her sister, Miss Rose.
Addie Eaton is unable to at
tend school, being i'll; were it
not for this, our attendance this
week would be perfect.
The pupils of the Franklin
school issued invitations for the
exercises on Thursday.
The Latin class have taken IN
the comparison of adjectives.
The problems in Algebra are
getting harder every day.
The eighth grade arithmetic
class have been enjoying the
! study of promissory notes this
week.
Mrs. Lerch and Mrs Grierson
called at the school Monday.
The new tables are very con =
venient for teachers and pupils.
The 9th grade have been read.
ing the "Chronic]e of the Dunn"
by Thackerary, this week and
have learned many points in
French history from it.
Rev. Brownjohn, the Episco-
pal minister, was visitor at the
High School on Tuesday.
One of the teachers of the up
grades has been teaching her
pupils. a few lessons in neatness
and housekeeping.
How proud the High School
boys and girls are over their not
having had any hardness for the
month of December! That's all
right, it is a good thing to be
proud over.
Miss Sweeney has bought a |
new knife for the use of the
High School boys and girls IN
sharpening their pencils, i. ..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS

The case of Elmer H. Chitten
den and Matte L. Jenkins, plain
tiffs, VS.. P. McClory, VIM. G. Sar-
gent, defendants, and J. w. Falk
as sheriff's bondsman, made par
ty defendant, was on trial before
Judge Nelson in municipal court
Wednesday and Thursday. Plat.
tits charged illegal conversion
of property, arising from the
retention of the airship which
made several ascensions on the
range last fall. Plaintiffs sued
for the value of the balloon,
$178. and 5000 damages, and
Judgment was entered in their
favor and against all defendau is
for the sum of $285.OO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
Terms. u Per Year, III Advance.
Official Paper, City Of Virginia.


In speaking to q Duluth Her
aid reporter of the prospective
b. & I. r. improvement this win,
ter. president Greatsinger re-
Gently said:
Next in Importance to the
building Of the new dock will be
the extension of the Stewart
river branch from Waldo to Two
Har6ors. BY the main line the
distance from Waldo to the ore
docks is three miles, and by the
new one it will be five. What is
lost in distance will be more
than compensated for by the
lowering OF the grade. On the
old line the grade is 8 per cent,
while by the new one it is only
II. Out of Two Harbors tn
new line will go around the hill
from the docks and cross the
main track to Duluth by a trestle
spanning the big cut made just
east of Two Harbors last sum-
mer. The line has already been
graded to this point. When it
is completed the main line and
Stewart river branch will form a
large 1gure eight, the base of
which will be at Two Harbors
and the top one and a half miles
south of Cloquet river. BY the
socalled branch the distance
from Two Harbors to the Clo-
quet river will be twenty:four
and a halls miles, which by the
old line with Its heavier grades
1t is only twenty miles"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
BOUND DYED.

In Municipal Court Wedues-
day afternoon Judge Nelson
heard the case of The State VS.
John Stauber, charged with EN-.
bezzle nent from the Schlitz
Brewing company of a sum
slightly in excess of $500, and
bound the defendant oyer to the
Grand Jury, placing bail at$3OO,
which was furnished by Alfred
Burke and John O'Connor.
Judge j. M. Martin appeared
for defendant, and Deputy Coun
ty Attorney Taylor conducted
the prosecution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
FIRE ladies TO DArCH

@A"A/ AADDxA0 ~ D-4NCE
The members of the Virginia
Fire Department anticipate a
jolly time at their grand masque
ball on Saturday evening, Dec.
31st. and that good patronage
will be accorded the boys is un-
questioned. Bills announcing
the hop were printed Saturday
last by The Enterprise, and the
committeeman named thereon
are a guarantee of the ball being
one which none need fear attend.
ing. Cash prizes are offered.
Masks and costumes may be ob-
tanned from G. S. Reeves, at the
city telegraph Office.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
II. Il, FAIR,

The cash receipts from the
Fair and Festival rendered by
the Ladies Aid Society of the
M. E. Church at the Lundstrom
block on Thursday and Friday OF
last week amounted to $166. 83,
Aside from this amount there
was collected from advertisers ir
the Cook Book and is due from
ordered but still unfinished
work, enough to make the grand
total upward of 5000.
At q meeting Wednesday af-
ternoon q vote of thanks was
rendered to the following parties
Mrs. Hannaford and Mrs. Peters
for their untiring labor in col
lecting and arranging recipes
for the cook book, and to Mr.
Hannaford for his promptness
and accuracy i'd printing the
books. To the Virginia Cash
Grocery company for donation
of coffee used at the supper, anc
to MIR, Caldwell for q fine col
lection of Japanese goods anc
benefit derived therefrom. Also
to Mr.. Engel and Mr.. Coffey fo1
their generous donations.
They desire especially to thanh
all friends who by their aid acc
patronage contributed to thu
success of the fair.
Mrs. J. II. Pearce,
President of the Ladies Aid ESQ
ciety of M. E. Church.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
KILLED By. 4 FALLING TREE.

KILLED BIZ ~ FALLING TREE.
Dan Mcclellan, an employee Of
the Moon & Kerr Lumber COM
pany, was killed by falling tree
at ABOUT $3.50 this morning at the
camps north of the city. In com.
pany with a teamster Mcclellan
was engaged in skidding logs.
He had anchored the chain to a
dead tree. and was following the
chain with his back to the anchor
age when the tree pulled down
Upon him, killing him almost in
stantly.
Deceased was a man of about
SO years, and had worked for the
Moon & Kerr company for some
years past. He was an intelli.
gent, industrious and honorable
young man, we'll thought of by
his employers and by his fellow
Workmen.
This is the first accident the
company has encountered since
they commenced numbering here
in the winter of 1892 '93. and Ia
this instance no particle Of blame
can attach to any except the un
fortunate man himself.
Funeral services will be con.
Quoted Sunday AFTERNOON, from
the mill boarding house.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
PRESBFTERIdN CHRISTMAS TREE

PRESBFTERIAN CHRISTMAS TREE
The Presbyterian Sunday
School will have their G hristmas
exercises on Christmas eve at
7:30 p. m. A cordial welcome is
extended parents and friends to
come out. Following is the pro-
gram.
Anthem Choir,
Song School
Recitation Xmas LANCER Hymn Myrtle King
Recitation Birth Of Christ
Robbie Haroau9h
Song Hark the Herald Angels Sing,
Small Children.
Recitation Xmas Colin Stewart
Recitation Clarence Belanger.
Recitation The Xmas Geese
Herbie King.
Recitation While the sheperds Watch
Grace Owens.
Anthem Choir.
Recitation Just before Xmas
Leslie Reid,
Recitation Jack Owens.
Song kSanta's Coming Donald Moore.
Recitation Santa's Bells,
Arnold Rawkinson.
With chorus Jingle Bells"
SETTLED TaEIR SUIT.
A current rumor asserts that
the Commodore Mining company
and W. G. Yawley, fee owner of
the Commodore, have settled
their difficulties and that the
mining company Las a new lease
of the property for twenty years.
In such case the property will
doubtless be opened in she near
future, to be placed in shape for
another season. The mine,
when operating, employs from
100 to $50 men.
The absence Of Supt. Pearce
from the city renders it impos-
sible to substantiate these ru-
mors at p1 esent, but from the
source from which they emanate
we believe he will corroborate
them upon his return to the city
tomorrow.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23

The letter was q perfectly
rational one, and the Captain
sent his regards to many Virgin
Ia friends, and desired The Ell.
terprise sent to him. as he has
heard but little from here since
leaving on June Goth.
Tomorrow evening he will
sing Xmas carols at the Hospital
chapel. and asked to have friends
forward him music.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23

ON ZlE PAROLE LIST,

A letter received Tuesday
evening by W: J. Moore from
Capt. w. e.: Wicks, who has
since midsummer .been confined
in the Fergus Falls asylum SUI
fering from paralysis OF the
brain, would indicate a greatly
improved mental Condition, and
the writer states that he is now
on the parole list and expects to
be discharged from the hospital
tviehi1-.;.e next few weeks, -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
CLOSED DOWN,

The Drake & Stratton com
pany closed down all work at
Biwabik saturday, and at their
new contract at Fayal, where
$50 men were employed, on Mon
day,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
School Notes.

FRANK Dosrr1nr, Editor. II, S.. s.
ALEX KING, Assistant Editor.
srArr-RHrroRlc CLASS. 49,.
':1t is good to be children
sometimes, and never better than
at Christmas, when our mighty
Founder was q child himself, -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
n PROSPECrIHE DEh1.

Supt. Thos. Walters and Chief
Engineer Brandt, of the Lake
Angelina mine, on the Msrorette
range, have been on the range
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23

for several days, inspecting and
sampling the Franklin group. It
is understood the worx IS being
done for the Pittsburg Furnace
company, and that in case of the
ore proving satisfactory deal
whereby the group will soon
pass into new hands and again
be wrought, is probable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-23
CHINA FEEDING,

Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Reid cele
DRAFTED the Goth anniversary Of
their married life on Wednesday
evening, some twenty of their
friends being in attendance and
assisting in making the OCCASION
an enjoyable and memorable
one.
Those present were MIR. aud
Mesdames J. j. Booth, A. B.
Coates, w. H. Eaton. j. r..
James. Mrs. J. A. Kennedy, Miss
Saxon, Mess~s. II. J. George, E.
u. Pctvln and j. D. Taylor.
An elegant supper was served
at HOO p. m. and the party en-
joyed themselves at cards and
social converse until long after
midnight, dispensing with best
wishes for the future happiness
and prosperity of their host and
hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid were the
recipient of many costly and
valued mementos.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29

Within twelve months the oatacombs
Of Rome will be illuminated by nine
teenth century incandescent electric
lights. The Westinghouse oompany y
Rome representative announces that he
has closed contract for lighting the
catacombs of St. Callistus, st. Agnes,
St. Cyriaca, ST. Domitila, st. Priscilla
md St. Pontianus. Some months ago
the subterranean battle-ground OF st.
Callistus was lighted. and the effect was
60 satisfactory that it was decided to
have electricity put in oil the cata'
combs of the city. Six motors, capa,
ble of supplying a current for Adv
lamps, will be placed in the catacomos'
The motor to be put in the st. Call''
tus catacombs will generate power Il
run an elevator from the entrance OF
the eurfaco.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29

Tie now::0coanic, pow being built .,i IL IN
England by Messrs. Harland & Wolff.
for the Wli!e Star Line, will, no
doubt, embrace some new ideas. But
if for nothing else she will be remark
able for her exceptional size. The YES
sci will bo, by several thousand tons
larger than any other steamer either
built or building. She will be 7o4 feet
in extreme length (l3 feet longer thar
the Great Eastern), and her Tonnage
will exceed 1000 tons.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
no1ne.NIade Cheese.

Il seems poor policy to US for the
farmers family to go to the grocery
store and purchase that which they
can produce at home. Yet l have
seen farmers wives go to town and
buy cheese, paying for it with ten-cent
butter.
To such I would say that this is
needless, rs very nice cheese can be
made by any family keeping three or
four COWS. The utensils needed ore
few, and the "modus operandi' SIM
ple. To commence the work procure
q hoop of the desired size, with q fol.
lower, a cheese-tub, curd-knlfe ano
press.
When ready for the operation, take
the milk perfectly fresh from the COW
| and strain through cloth into the
cheese-tub. One gallon OF milk Il
calculated to make one pound o
cheese, so the precise quantity re
ouired can be easily determined
Warm a portion Of the milk, SO tina
the temperature Of the whole when il
the tub shall be raised to eighty-thre
degrees Farenheit. Have the renne
thoroughly cleansed and prepared
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
IACKsON LIMELESS COTTON.

Committee Report of the Interstate Cotton
Growers' Association on the Jackson
African Limbless Cotton, That Met
In Atlanta, Ca, Dec. IA, 1897.
We. tho undersigned Committee, appointed
nv the Interstate Cotton Growers Association,
held in Atlanta, Ca, December 18th, 1877, to
investigate and report on tho jackson Limpless
Cotton. beg leave to submit tho following report
After thorough and careful examna MI, a a'a
hitch To visited In person, and carefully looking
into tho m after, wo unhesitatingly pronouncon
tho best variety OF cotton ever grown ~ .uo
South. From what the Committee learned lio,nn
conversation with Mr.. jackson, 1t seems ,nns
tho cotton, With careful cultivation, Will ylelo
three bales por acre easily, and tho evidence
n euch fact has presented ttsef 10 us o1ter sa,a
snrsstication. The cotton itself Is Absolutely
vithout limbs, the bolls maturing on nl.io
nronps two or three inches long, known as ,.
spur with no other limbs; thoro Delng lIol3 wv
,ppnvc boli, on each spur The stalks in the neld,
eYamined BY us, arc from four to ton leet ,nIl;
sccordnp to tho fertility Of tho soil, as lrultou
from tina Ground up Wo found on great many
stalks. bolls which contain fve ana siA to ~
which we consider very unusual no snZ Mn o
being nne and silky, an average OF ono 70 CIV om'
md q hnlf inches. 1t is the opinion Of your Com.
! mitteo that no cotton Of this variety has over
been grown In tho South before ana Is o, su u"n
rnr duality to anything NO hayo ever eH ...
.rnwn Ths land upon which tho cotton exanlin'
ed was grown is ordinary red graycly npmia a
wa,i mnnured WHIP CALHOUN, Chairmah,ua'
VII RICHARD CnEArnAM, Committee. Miss. 1.,,,on
When your Committee visited tho IneKs9 ~
,%o Atlanta Convention from tho States dcsig.
r nata " under their names, accompanied you,
Committee, oil being practcnl tnrmers "a ana
sirnatures. NJ. T. LEACH; North Caroline.
JOHN E. BRADLEY, W j; fRApaEa' o.. o. ~ ~,
The seed from this wonderful cotton are IRE pM p.
IN 900 select seed 10 each package for SLIGO; ell
J. c. MAYFlELD. MANAGER. Atlanta. da.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29

and use enough to produce curdling
in about forty minutes. As soon as
the curd will break smoothly, cut with
curd-knives into squares and allow 1t
to stand until the whey runs of. Heat
q portion Of tho whey, lift the mass OF
curd, breaking into minute pieces and
add the warmed whey until the tenn
perature is raised to ninety-eight de-
grees Fahrenheit. When cool, repeat
the operation until the curd becomes
crumbly, easily falling to pieces when
pressed in the hand. Then drain OFT
all the whey, put the curd into cool
er and cut up with curd knives. When
tho temperature has fallen somewhat,
turn it over and allow it to stand un'
til it assumes Aaky condition. When
nearly dry, add salt in the proportion
of four ounces to ten pounds Of curd,
and mix the whole thoroughly. 1t is
then ready to put into bandage in
side the hoop and put on the press.
After remaining there from two to
four hours, take out and turn. The
next day it can be taken from the
press aud laid on q shelf to cure
While curing it should be rubbed with
melted butter and turned daily. Great
caro- should be exercised that flies are
excluded from the room.
The cheese will be fit to cut in 81!
to eight weeks. This recipe is for
cheese twelve inches in diameter, bu
size can be increased as desired, o
proportions arc given. We think !
once tried there would be falling Of
of custom ct the grocery store.
To be successful on the term, "
should, as far as possible, produc
what wo consume.-J. NJ. Wilson, i
Farm, Field and Fireside.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
, Tho CaOitOl Crypt.

The Clearing out Of the old brick
partition from the crypt Of the Capitol.
which was begun some time ago, has
been completed, and tho whole place
has been painted. Tho effect is even
more wonderful than it promised TO
bo. / doubt if there ID anything
more impressive in tho architecture OF
this Capital City than is this crypt. II
is eolemnly, sombrely grand. It's
grandeur disclosed for the first time
In twenty years, 1t seems as if it had
Just been dug from the earth, where II
had laid buried since on age Of archi'
teotural splendor. There is nothing
ornate about it in color Or form. j
is simply forest Of perfectly plain
| columns standing close together and
filling in on immense circle -ae
large as the rotunda abovo-the col
umns supporting q network OF inter
lacing arches The intcrsectint
arches make sharp angles, though th'
swell of each arch is full cid round
The vaultod ceiling thus formed is loy
enough, together with tho short, thic'
columns, to give the chamber tho ap
pearanco of great size and to render
grandly sombre. I believe it woal
be impossible for any ono to erte
this crypt, as it now is, its entire o :,
line and proportion disclosed, for tn
first time without pausing Of the Oh
trance with a sense Of awe aad wei
Observation-Disclosures Letter.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
Hor.o Hair For Jplolstcrine.

Three hundred bales of horses
names and tails to be used for up.
holstering furniture have been landed
in Philadelphia by the British steam
ships Maine and Michigan from Lon.
don. They come from far-away Siberia
and are taken from horses used By the
Cossacks, after the animals have out
lived their usefulness. Horses are
cheap in Russia, and, after having
seen better days, their names and
tails are the only thing left Of q COM
me1eial value
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
Nut Trees.


The age at which my nut trees
some into bearing depends on the
,are given to the trees. Some authori-
les state that fifteen or twenty years
re necessary to bring them into full
,saring, from the time the nut is
,lanted. This is q mistake, as trees
hat have been we'll cared for should
oear bushel Of nuts in ten years, and
he quantity will increase rapidly
zach year after that time.
Some persons may enjoy raising
these trees from seeds; to be sure, it
Is rather slow process, but it is in
;eresting work. When planting the
auts, if they have thin shells, be per:
'ectly sure that they have not dried
,ut at all. The best plan is to get
hem as soon as they ripen, and
plant them at once. When this is
aot possible, keep them in moist sane
" in sawdust until they can be started
Butternuts, walnuts, hickory nuts
md filberts, being hard-shelled, vii
keep in growing condition mucl
!onger, but should be planted in tn
:all, as they terminate better whe'
allowed to freeze, as that cracks th
she'll.
The fall planting is natures owl
olan, and the nearer we follow he
ways the better results we may eS
oect. Another thing, do not plant tn
auts deep; nature drops them on tn
surface and gives them q thick cover
ing of leaves in which the dirt catche
Is it blows about, then the snow COY
srs all and helps tho leaves to deca
md form covering Of leaf mold fo
: the tree to grow in.
It is not practicable for any OF us
;ny to raise all these kinds OF nut
> but select the ones most likely to SUI
, coed in our climate, and by prop
! care and attention mako a success
it. We may not reap tho benefit of Of
8 abors, but our children will al
y theirs after them. --Vick's Magazin
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
N ALL SORTS OF WEATHER.

ia triel the best physicians but wltho1t
ha,nc henafited md has used several specihc
rheumatic cures. but was not holped: Aoo9!
ma veor md six months ago he read IN TINS
noner Of case somewhat similar 70 us
wr|fch was cured by DR.. Williams, flnA
Piils and concluded to try this remedy.
After taking the 1rst box he felt some
vhot better. and otter using three po1eS'
tho pains entirely disappeared. tue OWL.
ness left him and he hos now LOT oyer ~
uear boen entirely free from oil ms lormor
trouble aud enjoys better health tnan 10
has had since his boyhood. ,r,,,..,
He Is loud In his praises OF Or. W'll;aMs
Pink Pills for Polo People AMI VIII g!au.y
corroborate tho above statements. MS poss'
oeice address Is Lorenzo Neeley, Aorton'
Jackson County, Michigan. . u,.o ,.v
All tho elements necessary 20 G'vo no~
lifo and richness to the blood onu 1es. os
ahotterod nerves arc contained, IN con
densed form, In DR.. Williams iiox fl'ls I've
Pale People. All druggists sell tnom'
", W. Aetor has given $3.50, 1000 for
q fountain at Cliveden. Mr.. Astors
new fountain is tho largest private
fountain of the kind in the world. 1t
is gorgeous fountain, Of enormous
expense, and the only fountain which
rivals it in size and appearance is that
Of Emperor William in Ber!iu' the
next largest Of the kind being in Mos
COW. In these two fountains tho arcbi
tects have developed the same 'de'
which dominated the plans ofthe Asto'
fountsin-a gigantic shell OF stone II
a basin on the ground level, the shell
being horizontal, and when full tn
| surface of the water is about on leve
with tho eye. Mr.. Astor, who expect
that this fountain will astonlsh peopl
when it is exhibited, Inns called it 9TH
fountain of love-" The she'll alon
weighs between sixty and seventy tons
This gigantic she'll is made OF MN
pieces Of the finest Sienna marble, nm
is light brown in color, but the hug
blocks have been so skillfnlly put tt
getber that is almost impossible to 81
the joints The n;ne pieces OF Slenl
marble out Of which the shell VI
made arc the largest blocks OF s'oni ),
marble ever table ont Q! Italy. LII
large cut diamonds they represent
enormous waste of material.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29

Martin Martin, an eccentric sooth'
man, has begun the erection near Love.
land, H., of castle in the old baronia!
style. In the parks which surround &c!
it are number of lakes. He will
occupy the castle alone, as he has no
family.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
Hawaii and Japan.

.spatches from Washington ST stI do,r tnas
SPss Be @ tSs
uent OF c Cnr it is that the disturbance OF
nay oea,n oe1 h. caused by simple indigestion
70 s !'ma1on into chronic dyspepsia unless
oil aes oted at the start The finest stom-
thscs u 1Mi1ostetters Stomach Bitters, which
ro pom w til irrcyularity Of the bowels and