The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30

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sing two verses Of Rymn No. 489
THAT Awful Day Will Surely
Come" Aud it took him some
time 70 discover why the congre.
cation smiled.
Il late issue of the Iaon Age
says; The year 1893, with Its
extraordinary record for produc
ton, closes with a burst Of &C
tivity unparalleled in the history
of the industry. except in the
year 1870. An enormous tonnage
has been placed for 1899 delivery
but at very low prices. An in
creasing number Of producers,
having their order books in
good shape for many months to
come. are virtually Withdrawing
from the market or are asking
higher prices.
A wholesale grocer who has
become rich at the business says
his rule is that when he sells IL
bill of goods on credit he immed-
lately subscribed for the local
paper OF his debtor. So long as
his customer advertised literally
he rested, but as soon as he be-
gan to contract his advertising
space he took that a; evidence
that there was trouble ahead and
invarib]y went for tho debtor.
Said he: The man who is too
poor to make his business known
is t., poor to do business. The
withdrawal of an advertisement
is the evidence of weakness that
the business men are not slow to
act upon. There's nothing like
it, Hereis another reason why
the country merchant cannot af-
ford to ignore advertising in the
home paper. -
From time to time we note the
change ia political belief and ex
preston of newspapers. Among
late accessions to the republican
press is the Munising (Michigan)
News, and the parting farewell
Of Bro. Wright to democracy
charges that party as being a
party of patronage seekers and
obstructionists, while he cites the
republican party as party which
has fulfilled it's pledges and blaz.
ed the way to prosperity for the
country aud its people. The re
publican press always welcomes
erring brothers to the fold--ex-
cept in certain instances where
the change of heart has evident
~ been effected through capac-
ious wa'let-and The Enterprise
extends its heartiest congratula-
tons to Bro. Wright and trusts
he may do yeomen service in be
half of his newly accepted prin
ciple s,
The third lecture on the Life
~of Christ" to foe given at NJ e.
chuch next Sabbath evening:w will
begin with the choice Of the
twelve. which incident was in
mediately followed by the great
inaugural address (viz., the Ser
mon on the MounD giving in de
tail the circumstances attending
the young mans being let down
through the roof. Matthews
feast: the man at the pool, pass.
ing through the corn fields, heal
ing the withered hand-the cen
turion's servant--the widows
son-anointing Jesus feet by the
fallen women-casting sever
devils outing of Mary Magdalepe
the attempt of mis- mother tt
take him by force-the man who
had no where to bestow his
goods-parable of the sower-
parable of the ta~et-stilling the
tempest-casting out the legior
of devils and the perishing O.
the swine-raising Jarius' daugh
ter-the women touching thu
hem of His garment His last in
GerVleW Win his mOtner-Wa!k
ing on the water, etc. The SER
vice promises to be one of in
terest and all all are cordially
invited.
! We have population of 20.
900, 900 of which 10000, 900 are
wage earners. If they should re
ceive a compensation of one dol
lar per day. the money thus earn
ed would add to the daily clrcu.
lation of our country $50, 600, 900
If by reason Of prosperous times
their wages should be increased
to two dollars per day, then We
would have $40, 100000 IL circu-
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