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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
DRINK Plenty Of Water--A Cure for
Many Ills.

\ lady whose failing health WAS a mat
ter of extreme uneaSiness to her fa1nily
yielded to their entrcatics last January
and sought out the family physician, says
a writer in the Philadelphia Inquirer
He examined her thoroughly, and asked
her all sorts of unpleasant questions of
her habits, and finally said: "You don't
drink enough water Well, she listened
to what he had to say on the matter.
and, without the least faith in his adj
vice. she promised to do his bidding.
From two to four quarts of water each
day was his command, and that, to a
woman who rarely drank more than q
pint, was a hard task. However, She.
had set out in quest Of health, apdrif it
could be found in so simple remedy as
water it was hers at any cost whatever.
In various ways she managed; to get rid
Of the requisite quantity, and in less than
week marked improvements. rewarded
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Fraidie.Cat.

! shnnt tell you what's his name.
When we want to play Il game,
Always thinks that he'll be hurt,
Soil his JACKET In the dirt,
Tear his trousers spoil his hat
Fraidir-cnt! Frnidie-cat!
Nothing OF the boy IN him.
Dnsn't try to learn to swim;
Says II Gown hook; II she
Looks ut him he climbs Il tree;
Scarf to death ut bee or bat
Fraidie-cat Fraidie-cat!
Claims therere ghosts all snowy white
Wandering around ut night
In the attic; wouldn't go
There for anything l know.
B'lirve he'd run If you said ''scat!"~
Iraidie-cat! Fraidie-rat!
Clinton ScOllard.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Dinner Ideas.

In these days of lavish entertaining
and elaborate dinner giving nothing is
more eagerly sought for than novelties
in dinner decorations. At il recent din
ner y clever hostess tied Il bouquet of
pink roses to the chair of each woman
guest. Each man had IL pink rosebud
beside his napkin. At Il rose dinner the
table was ornamented with Il low pyr,-
mid Of velvety American beauties in the
center, and sprays of ferns We're scat
tered carelcsSly over the table For the
last course Il roScbush was brought
around and each guest took il rosebud
which proved to be formed of very pal
utablc ices and creams. Soft tulle thrown
over some contrasting color silk often
forms il mat for the center of the table
and looks very dainty and refreshing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Care of Children's Hands and Feet.

BE particular to dry the hands and
feet of :: child well. Dampness left be-
tween the toes may cause soreness or
even corn, which may be troublesome
to get rid Of. In washing the hands, do
not leave any dirt between the fingers;
press the skin back from the nails, and
slightly pinch the tips of the fingers after
every washing if you want your children
to have pretty hands and nails A little
trouble taken at the first will save
great deal of bother aftrrward The
children should be taught, when old
enough to DO this for themselves. They
should be taught to take pride in nicely
kept hands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Easily Satisfied

a woman protested in a fur store the
other day that she simply would not
wear a boa which fastened with two
heads. 1T looks so unnatural she
said, cas- if any animal could have two
heads The furrier yielded and one
head was removed. The woman donned
the boa proudly and sailed off beaminy
and satisfied. From the ends Of the boa
dangled six tails!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Where the Ocean is Deepest.

\ little more than thirty miles from
the coast of Japan the Pacific ocean has
been found to be more than 4(;43 fathoms
deep (27,S5S feet. Some officers who
were surveying for a telegraph cable
found their wire broke at this depth
without reaching the bottom. This IS
said to be the deepest sounding ever
made. and is so deep that the two high
est mountains in Japan placed one over
the other in this abyss would leave the
summit Of the upper one two-thirds OF
Il mile below the surface of the water
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Il Corner in Hats,

The new governor of Hong Kong. Sir
Henry Blake prior to his first lev.e.
gave it out that the men would he OK
p"'trd to put i'll an appearance in top
great CONSERVATION in the little colony
in consequence. The hats were tho trou-
BILE. There were only about half Il dozen
"nail-kegs" in the place, and it was not
supposed that the local halter had any
in stock. TO the JOY of all, however. he
rose to the occasion. and was just able
to supply the dcmand.-pall Mall Ga
xnffn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Flowers in the House,

The ordinary furnace heated house is q
bad place in which to grow plants. The
air seems to have had all the dampness
removed and that moist condition so con-
ducive to a good growth in plants is not
found. This may in measure be over
come by means of evaporation, which.
while not supplying great amount of
moisture, should do something toward
relieving the bad condition of the at
mosphere, Place jars and pans of water
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
DIAMOND IN RICE PUDDING.
1t Belonged to the Grocer Who Sold
the Rice.

John Hugo, Il New Haven, Conn.,, gro
Ger. lost and recovered Il $500 diamond
stud recently in the most peculiar man
ner on record. He has been short OF
clerks for several weeks, and has as
sisted in weighing out his groceries.
He missed his stud. and was unable to
obtain trace Of it till Henry FrcSeniuS.
the brewer, coolly walked into his store
and handing him diamond, asked if
it was his.
'Wherc did you get it," gasped Hugo
I'VE found it in a rice pudding. and
as we bought he rice of YOU, thought it
might be yours, was the answer.
The stone WAS found several days ago.
Mr.. FreseniuS was unable to account for
its presence i'll the pudding till his wife
suggested that as the grocery stock came
from Hugo's the diamond might belong
to him
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
BRADLEY MARTINS HOUSE.
Have Purchased a Mansion for 1895,
600 to be Used for Dazzling London,

The Bradley Martins have just signed
!; purchase contract of the freehold of i
Chesterfield Gardens, Mayfair 1t is a
commodious mansion of four stories.
with six splendid reception rooms, and
situated in tho core of the most fashion
able part Of the West End. The price is
understood to be $23J.OOO.
The house was occupied last by Count
Zborowsli. a friend Of the Bradley Mar
tins. Mrs. Bradley Martin is going to
the Riviera to remain while the house is
being prepared. She is expected to daz
zlc London next season with her enter
taiulnrntS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Quelling an lll-Bred Pa >senger.

The captain on an ATLANTIC steamship
was at loss how to induce a passenger
to desist from the filthy habit of spit
ting on deck. Among the passengers
him if quartermaster were placed at
his disposal. The captain closed with
the offer, and the man was directed to
fetch a bucket of water and a mop, and
to follow the offender up and down the
deck. The result was completely sat
isfactory.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24

s X Gossip for the Ladies X s


in, around or about the furnace, hing
buckets Of water down inside the furnnce
pipes below the registers, or place them
anywhere that rapid evaporation may be
induced. Keep all the plants in light.
airy locations. but away from draughts.
Never consign a well-grown specimen
palm to Il corner of the room, though it
may look better there. Its beautiful mp
peurance will last IL short time only IN
the dark, close place. 1t may seem
strange to some, but the very best place
in the house. if the temperature cam
there be maintained at an even point.
is the kitchen, because OF the constant
evaporation OF water as it puffs forth
from the spout of the teukettle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24

"A very interesting fact is that the
first postage stamp ever used. in the
British empire at any rate, was issued in
New South Wales in 1898, two years
before the appearance of the black-penny
stamp of Great Britain.
The biggest fire in the history of Van
Vert. O., resulted in total loss of
$1T5,O 900; insurance, $4,000. Origin of
fire, unknown.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24

worked, | notice. I've often seen II
look of actual regret on the women's
faces when the doors opened and men
came in. 1t is wholesome sign. A
woman's woman is IL much finer product
OF civilization than II mans woman.
The men are so easily deceived, poor
things. '-Iittsburg Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
FIRST OF METEORIC SHOWERS
Brilliant Introduction to the Display
which is Expected Thursday
Morning.

NEW YORK. Nov. H.-With a brilliant
swish that lighted up the heavens for quite
fifteen seconds, the first of the Leonldes an
nounced its arrival just before midnight last
night. Following the first were others of
equal intensity, enough TO make the display
satisfactory to those who waited up TO see
1t. However. the meteoric shower will not
appear at it's greatest brilliancy until Thurs
day morning after midnight.
While obserya of the meteoric shower
are being made from every university In
the country Harvard seems to be taking the
lead in gathering data. From the Harvard
observatory requests have been issued for
reports of all regular observations Of Leon
ides. Those reports will be compared and
much valuable data are expected to result
Prof. John Rees OF the astronomical de-
partment OF Columbia university, with
students and friends. observed the flight Of
the meteors from the dome OF the university
library building. He will continue his OBJ
servations tonight and tomorrow night.
With him will be students from Columbia.
as well as several West Point cadets.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
ADVANCE PRICE OF BROOMS
National Broom Manufacturers De-
eide on Raise of Fifty Per Cent
on Household Necessity.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE price of brooms
has advanced more than so per cent This
action was decided on at a meeting of the
National Broom Manufacturers of the United
States and Canada held here today. This
advance is made necessary because of the
advance in the price of broom corn.
During the past few months most OF the
available supply of broom corn has been
taken by the Union Broom Corn Supply COM
pany OF Chicago, with the result that the
price has gone from $50 to over 5000 per
ton The broommakers have been selling
their product at prices ranging from s125
to s3 per dozen, according to the quality.
The advance made yesterday brings the poor
est quality to the. price formerly received
for the best, $s, and the better qualities are
advanced proportionately.
The broom mappfacturers claim they have
been losing money steadily for number of
months past. The price of broom handles
and wire has been more than doubled, in the
latter case almost trebled, and it was i'm
possible for manufacturers to realize profit
The meeting adjourned until January 4, 1900
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
TREATING CATARRH.
Sufferers MisIed by its Local Mani
festntions.
Can Only He Reached by Internal
Medicines.

So many people in this climate suffer witt
snuffing of inhalants will be avoided by a
brief reference to what catarrh really is.
1t is result OF succession of colds each
one finding the mucous membranes a more
convenient place to locate than the former
cold. hence catarrh is a chronic cold in the
head. Now, We do not take cold by breath
ing cold air, but by getting the feet damp
or exposing the body to varying degrees Of
moisture, so that 1t will be readily seen that
outside influences do not attack the air pas
sages directly, but travel from the feet or
other exposed place to the nasal passages,
simply because the mucous membranes at
this place are more susceptible to colds than
the stomach, bowels, bladder and other parts
OF the body, provided with these mucous
Innings.
To cure a cold, therefore, we need to give
attention to restoring the mucous lining of
the body. giving the blood such elements as
will scatter the inflammation in the diseased
places and enable the natural nutrition OF
the body to replace the waste tissue With
new material. This Is a very rapid process
when the habits OF living, the diet, bath
Ing and proper remedy are all employed.
Probably the best remedy in use, is the
Gauss Catarrh Tablets. They are sold by
most irst-class druggists at SO cents a box
and are prepared by C. f. Gauss, Marshall,
Mich. He mails them prepaid to any ad-
dress II your druggist will not supply you.
He sends little book free on Catarrh which
Will be found very useful for those VINO are
troubled with this disagreeabe malady.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
FIGHT is BETWEEN JoBBERs
fore Interstate Commission shows
Coast Against Middle West.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1.-THE Interstate Com
merce commission resumed the hearing Of
the complaint OF the st. Louis Business
Mems league and other intervenors against
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railway
system and. other transcontlnental railroad
lines today.
The audience was considerably larger than
on the previous day, having been augmented
by number Of witnesses who had come to
testify for one side or the other OF the con-
troversy.
Gardner Lathrop of Kansas City. general
solicitor OF the Atchison, Topeka G. Santa
Fe system, was in court and entered his
appearance for the road he represents.
1t was manifest that while the railroad
companies are the nominal defendants, the
real fight is one between the jobbers OF
the Pacific coast on the one side and those
OF the middle west on the other. Indeed,
from the telegram sent by the Philadelphia
Hardware Merchants association to the
members of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission Monday, stating that that body sus-
tained the Pacific coast and the railroad side
or the question, 1t may be said that the two
seacoast sections and the country tributary
thereto have united in the fight against the
interior country.
All the witnesses thus far have testified
that 1t was not on account OF an excessive
rate exacted by the railroads that their bus-
ness on the Pacific coast had been ruined.
On the contrary, they thought the rate very
moderate but that by abolishing the mixed
carload feature, as was done at the Mil
waukee conference in June, 1885, and estab-
fishing a wide difference between carload
and less than carload shipments, the rail-
roads had effected an arrangement which ef-
fectually shut the st. Louis jobbers entirely
out OF the Pacific coast territory.
Under the conditions thereafter existent,
1t was absolutely impossible for them to
compete with the Pacific coast jobbers and
manufacturers, who bought in New York
and other Atlantic coast cities in carload
lots and saved under the present so-called
postage stamp rate the amount of the freight
rate from st. Louis and other interior cities
to the same Atlantic seaboard markets
At the afternoon session j. r. Hickman OF
st. Louis, traffic agent for number OF st.
Louis firms; j. II. McKibben, secretary OF
the Peters Cartridge company of Cincinnati:
b. p. Dutton. traffic manager of Kelly, Maus
& Co. of Chicago, and F. W.. Hurry, secre-
tary OF the Farwell, Osman G. Kirk Hard
ware company of st. Paul, Mimi, all testi-
fed that the present rates had practically
driven them out of the Pacific coast market.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
COLOR QUESTION IN HAVANA
American SnIoOnkeepers in Trouble
for Refusing to Cater to
All Colors.

HAVANA, Nov. 14.-Three Americans,
Hansen, King and Holland, have each been
sentenced to two months Imprisonment and
to pay a fine OF $50 and two-thirds of the
costs of the proceedings for placing over
their saloon a sign reading I'VE cater to
white people only" Their place had been
closed in January last by order of the civil
governor because they had refused to serve
colored Cuban general, but they had been
allowed to open the saloon again on promis-
ing to serve the public without distinction OF
color. The defendants have appealed the
case, the costs Of which already amount to
1000. letter has been published in a
paper of this city. written by another col
ored Cuban general, complaining that the
owner of barber shop had refused to cut
his hair on account OF his color.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
French Bidders for Tunnel Work.

Copyright, 1899. by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS, Nov. 4.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram)-L Reaire &
Co., Blavy La Pleau and the Compagnie
de Travaux are the three firms which, with
view to bidding for the construction of the
RAPID Transit tunnel in New York, are con-
sidering the feasibility OF sending their ma
chinery there after work has been completed
on the municipal tunnel in Paris
There Is talk OF the consolidation of sew
eral companies with at least one American
corporation to carry on the work. Engineers
will be sent to New York to examine the
plans
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
SHIP RANGE ANIMALS EAST
Nine Thousand Horses from WASH
ingtOn Points to st. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 1.-THE Northern Pacific
has completed arrangements for the trans
pOrtation of over 5000 horses from central
Washington points to st. Paul and eastern
points. The first trainload will arrive in
this city within day or two The trans
portation of 5000 horses is not an easy mat
ter. 1t will require $50 cars, each containing
twenty-five horses.
These horses are a small fraction OF the
range animals in the west which are drug
on the western market. 1t is the intention
of the movers in the enterprise to break the
conslgnments into smaller lots and scatter
them throughout the eastern states.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
FIRE RECORD.
Fire at Fort Sidney.

SIDNEY, Neb., Nov. 14.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-What might have been a serious
confiagration occurred at $50 this morn
ing at old Fort Sidney. Some miscreant set
fire to an clubhouse near the home of o. d.
Lyon, first having saturated the building
with coal oil. The fire was discovered by
Frank Wiser, the night watchman of the
Union Pacific railroad Luckily there was
no wind stirring, otherwise the entire place
would have been destroyed. Tonight the
grounds are being patrolled preparatory to
the public sale tomorrow, which is attract
ing large number of people to the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
SCALPERS RAISING A FUND
Ticket Brokers Getting Money To-
gether To Fight the Anti
Scalping Measure.

DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 1.-THE twelfth
annual meeting OF the Guaranteed Ticket
Brokers' association began today with
about sixty members present. Little was
done today other than the reading OF re-
ports. The executive committee has adjusted
all the claims against the members and
the association to the amount OF $4,000.
The fund to fight the anti-scalping measure
In congress Will be increased to $4,000.
This. with the amount raised by the other
association will give the brokers 500, 900 or
more to test the constitutionality of the
law II the bill passes.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
At NEW YoRK's MIC HORSE Snow.
Small Attendance I'm the Morning and
Lmhging nf Gln.aes McrIns-

NEW YORK, Nov. li,-At the horse show
today the Judging OF some early classes
was done. with only "a few spectators pres
ent. The Shetland ponies came hrst In
cluding half dozen tiny brood mares
most OF them with frlsky mites OF colts
beside them. Next n class OF hackney
hllt,s came on, shown In hand by their
groomS. \ larger class OF 2-ycar-oids fol-
lowed them. The features OF the morning
exhibit were classes OF trOttiug stations
and fllies. representing the stables ana
farms of General Tracy, $. II. Rumble OF
panbury, Harry Hamlin, James W. Cooke
III. n. Balm and others. ponies under saddle
and preliminary Judging OF high jumpers
and green hunters for finals later In the
week
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
LABOR KNIGHTS IN SESSION
Governor Woicou Welcomes the
Delegates In speech at
Faneuil Hall.

BOSTON. Nov. 1.-THE Thirty-frst gem
eral assembly OF the Knights OF Labor, rep
resenting organizations in the United States
and Canada, was opened in Faneuil hall to-
day. Governor Wolcott welcomed the dele
gates In behalf OF the state. General Master
Workman John ~ Parsons OF New York
responded
The general assembly began its business
session in the afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
NO ARBITRATION FOR THEM
Locked Out Sheet Metal Workers Of
Chicago Determined on
Struggle.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-At a meeting today
OF the Sheet Metal Workers union 1t was
decided by unanimous vote that the Diff
fculties between the manufacturers and the
locked-out sheet metal workers should not
be submitted to arbitration. This action
indicates that long struggle is in prospect.
The manufacturers claim that the men
by refusing to arbitrate the differences are
guilty OF breach OF contract. The contract
provided on the part OF the employers raise
in wages on February /, which, 1t is said, the
manufacturers will now disregard
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
DEATH RECORD.
.rst of Largest Family known.

PARIS, KY, Nov. 14.-Matthew Howard
died this afternoon at his farm near Paris.
He was the last OF family OF eleven which
was the largest in the known world. Their
combined height OF seventy feet and
half inch and their combined weight 2,2S9
pounds. The largest measured feet llM
Inches and the smallest, the mother, feet
u inch. Matthews height was feet G
inches his age SO and he leaves an estate
of $500, 900 to his nephews and nieces.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
Mrs. McLain Dies In Paris.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 14.-News was received
today OF the death in Paris OF Mrs. McLain,
widow OF Robert NJ. McLain, former gov
ernor Of Maryland and minister to France
during President Cleyeland's administration.
Mrs McLain before her marriage was Miss
Viquart of Louisville. and was an aunt OF
Mrs James Brown Potter, the actress whose
maiden name was Cora Viquart. She was
about 70 years Of age.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15

NINCENNES, Ind, Nov. I.-Field trials
were held at Bicknells today, with an all
age contest for pointers and settlers. Moth
ing exceptionally fine was done, although
several dogs made good records. Follow
ing are the winnings: First, SPOTS Gath
&C. a. Robinson), Pennington, Mo; sec
ond, Lady's Count q. J. Moore), Spring.
field, Mass; third, Paul Boone (Dr. ID. w.
Boone), Bellaire, o.. fourth, Marion Mills,
(G. Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15

SUNDANCE, Wyo., Nov. 14.-(SpeciaI.)-
j. j. Hemingway of Beulah, this county, has
Interested Joseph Letter OF Chicago in his
invention for making coke. A plant has been
put up and tests of Wyoming, Utah and other
western coal made which have proved very
satisfactory Tests OF the Hay Creek coal
mined at Aladdin in this county show that
this coal can be manufactured into an excel
lent grade of coke
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
Kearney Beaten by Hastings.

HASTINGS, Neb., NOV. 1.-tSpeCial Tel
egram.)-A small but apprecative crowd
of foot ball enthusiasts gathered at Rec
reation park this afternoon and saw the
Hastings city team defeat the kearney
High school eleven by n score of 23 to O.
The Kearney team was entirely outweighed
and also outplayed. Their Judgment was
poor while on the aggressive. As almost
the entire game consisted of line bucking
1t was free from phenomenal runs
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
Cheyenne Machine shop Strike.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Nov. 14.-(Special y
The shop strike situation has not changed.
The men are awaiting advices from the off,
GERS OF the International Association of Ma
chinists as to the legality of the strike under
the association rules The strikers are con-
ducting themselves in an orderly manner.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
HY M E NEAL.
GOOdlett-TayIOr,

Mr.. George Goodlett of this city and Miss
Ida M. Taylor of Chicago were married Sun
day evening at the residence of Mrs John
son, at Eighteenth and Lake streets, Rev.
Mr.. Foster officiating.