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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-02-23
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Far MINING CONPLNP.

Far MINING CONPLNY.
On Tuesday at y meeting OF
stockholders -: interested in the
lease Of the Miller and Yawkey
lands ia I and 5, 58>17, held ia
This city, a formal organization
was effected by the formation of
the Fay Mining company, the
list Of officers of the new com.
pany being as follows: Presi>
dent, NJ. L. Fay; vice-president,
Clyde McP sarce; secretary and
treasurer, Capt. Harry Roberts.
The lands under option are
proven 10 contain valuable high
grade ore deposits, the surface
covering being from 18 to 30
feet, and it is the intention to at
once develop and open q work
ing mite. 70 that end Capt. S.
J. Roberts has been appointed
mining superintendent and has
already commenced sinking two
shafts with the expectation of
placing the mine in the list of
active shippers with the opening
of navigation.
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l.. u. r. n. lNSTALL4TIOS

The public installation at the
Opera House Wednesday even>
ing by Virginia Hive No. g.. L.
o. T. NJ, drew forth a large
concourse of spectators. and the
ladies receive unbiased compli
ment upon the success of their
efforts.
The drill work was under the
direction of Deputy Supreme
Commander Carrie M. Cox. in
structress, of Duluth Hive No. /,
while the installation ceremonies
were conducted by Mrs. Mary
Barton. installing officer of the
same Hive, ably assisted by
Great Chaplain Mary Sweeney.
Great Mistress at Arms Lena
Muzzy and Great Sentinel Rebec.
ca Cohen, the work eliciting the
admiration of all present and re-
flectlug great credit upon Mrs.
Barton, under whose direction
lthes acme Of perfection had been
attained by the participants.
The guard drill work, under
direction of Mrs. Cox, in which
the ladies formed the letter K in
honor of the Sir Knights and the
letters l.. 0. r. NJ. received
round applause and is deserving
of special mention, their meri.
torious accuracy being attained
in very short time.
At the conclusion of the in
stallation ceremonies appropriate
addresses were made by Sir
Knights Vivian Prince and VIM.
H. Eaton, Rev. Oaten and Rev.
H arbaugh, all of whom compli>
mented, the ladies and extended
their best wishes for the contin>
ued prosperity of the Hive which
already numbers forty members;
oficered as follows:
| L. C.-Sarah J. Lang.
1t. C.-Mary Smith.
! P. L. C.-Mary Turney.
R. K.-Mayme Rinnert.
F. K.-Vera Gray.
S.-Sarah Gately.
C.-Anna Erickson.
M. at A.-Lena Muzzy.
S.-Johannah Anderson.
P.-Rebecca Cohen.
After ceremonies and speeches
had ended a dainty luncheon was
served and many remained to a
pleasant hour devoted to the
merry waltz.
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Now is the time to make your
selection of spring dress goods,
While our stock is complete in
detail. All the latest novelties
at bargain prices. s. OBERG. .
W. V. Caldwell returned Fri.
day from a trip to the metropoli.
tan markets, where he purchased
an elegant line of seasonable
goods to which your attention is
called in this issue.
At a meeting at the home of
Miss Harriet Pratt last evenin g
an Epworth League was organ
lied, officered as followed: Presi.
dent, Harriet Pratt; vice-presi-
dents. Jennie Myers Susan
Pratt, Lou Andrews; secretary,
Mr.. R. A. Andrews; treasurer,
Mrs. Oaten. The League will
tender monthly socials.
Barney Moyion was hit by a
log while breaking a skid roll at
the Moon & Kerr camps north of
the :ity Wednesday, receiving a
severe blow on top the head.
He was removed to Gus. Erick-
sons at the mill boarding house,
where under care of DR.. Bates
is doing nicely. The injured
man is one the oldest and best
known of the mill employees,
having worked here for the past
six years,
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The Iron Trade Review says:
Very little is doing in ore, but
considerable purchases are yet
to be made which buyers seem
in no hurry to consummate. The
early spring buying was for
choice of ores and in some cases,
as with Mesaba ores, by furnace
companies interested in Mesaba
mines. There are some buyers
who have as yet covered little
or none of their requirements Of
old range ores,
News Tribune: The new ore
dock is going up fast and when
completed will add about one>
fourth more to the capacity of
the present docks. That capa
city now is equal to handling 13
ore cargoes every "a hours when
MINES, trains and vessels are
all making good connections.
The average ore cargo from the
West Duluth docks is between
three and five thousand tons so
that the present docks can hand.
>ie about SO, 900 tons Of ore in 24
'hou1s and with IT. Tx. new dock
this amount can be increased by
about 25 per cent.
The purchase Of the Escanaba
4 Superior railway by the Chi~
cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul is
extension along the Mcnominee
range and the decision of pur.
chasing the road to build ore
docks at Wells, on Green bay,
mean the entrance of a new road
into the ore carrying business
of the lake country. The Chi
cago, Minneapolis & St. Paul
has hitherto been turning over
to the 500 for shipment from
Gladstone all the ore originating
on its lines. It must now re.
build some abandoned lines to
the Menominee range to reach
old mines that are TO be re open.
ed.
A mining deal of great pro-
portions is said to be in progress
of consummation whereby the
National Stee! company may
acquire the Spruce and Vega
mines :99t Eveleth. The Spruce
mine covers the former Eveleth
townsite and explorations thus
far have proven the existence Of
a large body OF high grade ore.
The Vega or Cloquet is also
known as valuable, property,
although not so valuable as the
Spruce. In both these proper.
ties P. L. Kimberly. Of. Sharon,
Pa. is the principal lease own
er, the fee of the Spruce being
owned by Messrs. Fowler, Doerr.
Finn, Murphy and other Sagi-
nav aud Detroit parties.
A new cabinet officer to. be
known as secretary of the mines
and mining is provided in the
bill favorably acted on today by
| the house committee on mines
and mining. The bill creates an
executive department which
shall have entire charge of at.
fairs relating to mines, includ>
ing the geological survey. The
proposed secretary OF mines is
to have the same rank. and sal
| ary of other cabinet officers and
an assistant secretary of inter.
ior. Another mining measure
favorably acted on establishes
mining experiment stations, in
each of the mining states, SINH.
lar to agricultural stations, and
provided for the appointment OF
a government geologist at $35Ct
a year and an assayist at $250(
in the several mining states
These officers are to furnish as.
says. issue public bulletins and
conduct explorations Of mining
regions, - -.
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F,OR SALE.

0DCAN $50 BUYS EsTEY ORGAN. H1gl,
Un(1HW Top. All improvements. :. :, 8.
Address, GEO. w. TIETZ, Is
and ! Panp!pg Bletk, Duluth. M!n1,.
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The Franklin Mines paid Wed
nesday.
Attractive, persistent. consist
ent advertising wins. Try it.
The NJ. f. Ladies' Aid NEE,
Wednesday afternoon next with
Miss Sara Saxon.
Ginghams and percales il
profdsion at S. Oberg's.
A bouncing girl baby was
born O. Mr.. and Mr.. ]. Hurley
Monday. j.:
Best meals in the city at Suth
erlands Parlor: Restaurant.
M,ssP. ..>A:%. Coffey pleasantly
entertained a party of her lady
friends at tea yesterday.
: Remember the High School
exercises tonight. See program
in the .'School Notes" column.
Try Sutherland's Parlor Res.
taurant foc a good square meal.
Rev. Robert Forbes, D. D.,
will preach in the NJ. E. church
on Thursday evening, March 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Olson re-
joice over the arrival of a 12-
pound girl at their home on the
18th.
Our line of shoes is now COM
>lete and we can suit you in any
hing desired in this line.
S. OBERG.
The Commodore and Steven.
son mines pay tomorrow, dis
bursting some $18. 900 among EN-
ployes.
. The attention of the ladies
is directed to the nice liue OF
wash goods, latest patters, jus,
received at S. Oberg's.
John O'Connor, of the Bodega,
has leased the west room of the
Scnipley block, removing there.
to about March 1st. A. central
location and better stand.
Mayor Palmer has been CON-
fined to the house for a few
days, threatened with pneumon
il.
DR., H. W. Spratley will be at
his office in the Fay block from
March 1st to March 10th. Re
member the dates.
Mrs. J. Roman on Saturday
received an elegant Everett pia-
no, purchased of Porter Bros.
Duluth.
n. j. Eaten has been on the
sick list this week, his place as
]anitor at the central school
building being temporarily filed
BY George Mourer.
Oysters in any style at Suth.
erland's Parlor Restaurant.
DIR. H. W. Spratley viii! be al
his Office in the Fay block from
March 1st 70 March 10th. Re-
member the dates.
The pastor will preach at both
services in the Nj. F.. church
next Sabbath. The subject for
the evening will be "Christ and
the Tribute money" Young
peoples meeting at 6.45.
Be good to yourself aud good
to your friends. When you treat
a friend to whiskey, give him the
oest. Harper whiskey is the
beverage tor you and for your
friends. Sold by T. A. Clark
Virginia, MINI.
Capt. D. p. Mcleod, of Saun'
try, who left here a week since
suffering With appendicitis, has
undergone a successful opera
tion 10 Minneapolis and is report
ed to. be getting along nicely.
n. W. Goehrig. who for some
tlme5past has worked at Eveleth
has leased the Dahl blacksmith
andsVagon shop, reopeuing sam'
on Monday.
Dr.. H. W. Spratley will be a
his Office in the Fay block from
March 1st- to March 10Th. Re
member the dates.
Regular services Sunda.
morning: and evening at tn
Presbyterian church. Mornin.
subject: ''God's Universal Invi
tstion:.'' Evening subject: b
Ready" " All are cordially invit
ed to attend these services.
We are Offering many specia
bargains in shoes and dres
goods, TO which we invite you
attehtionnl:; =. Fl Latest styles an
uew;goOds. -. s.. OBERG.
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KEEP AWAY FROM b. C,

| nTEE Avail TnO-o k1 u
Mr.. E. Bremner, of New Den>
! YER. British Columbia, was ID
the city Sunday in the interests
; of the SLOGAN Miners Union,
with branches at Saudon, New
Denver, Whitewater, Sitverton
and SLOGAN City, B. c.. warning
workingmen to keep away from
, the British Columbia mining dis.
tricts.
Mr.. Bremner states that the
SLOGAN labor troubles are not
yet settled; that on June LIST last
there was a lockout of the min
ers in the district, declared by
the mine owners in. an attempt
to reduce wages from $3.50 to
80. 90 per day. and claims that at
prices existing in the British
Columbia district the former
wage of 81. so is not more induc-
i've than is the wage of $3.50 al,
Mesaba mines, the item of board
alone, which is 800 per week,
being cited.
He says there are hundreds of
idle men in the SLOGAN, ready to
go to work at living wages, and
that the Silver Lead Mines as
sociation, composed of the mine
managers Of the district and Or
ganized for the apparent pur>
pose of effectlng a reduction in
wages is constantly misrepre>
senting existing conditions, IN
order that they may I'LL the sec
tion with new men and thu.
force the mine workers to accep
a lower wage.
Agents of the Silver Lea:
Mines association have been an,
are at present on the Mesaba.
endeavoring to obtain men to go
into the SLOGAN district, to take
the places of the men thus locked
ont. Mr.. Bremcer assprts that
the mine workers had up to a
short time ago held their own,
but that the importation Of some
IS men from Hibbing had mark
ed a signal victory for the mine
managers who were endeavor
ing to follow it up with rein>
forcements Of labor as rapidly
as possible in order to render
the slight vantage thus Jbtained d
more effectual.
After a visit to the Minnesota
and Michigan mining camps Mr..
Rremner. goes 70 Ottawa. Cana.
da, 10 lay before the labor com~
missioners discriminating evi
dence Of the disregard of the
contract labor law by the men,
bers OF the association. and the
falsity of statements made by
them to induce labor to invade
the district.
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SURFETING STONER BROOK ROUTE.
The old rumor that the East
ern Minnesota is to parallel the
Duluth, Missabe & Northern
from the Mesaba to Stoney
Brook Junction is again revived,
and with evident reason, as SUR
veyors are again in the field
making a survey from Mountain
Iron to Stoncy Brook.
Such a route would cut of
about 40 miles Of the haul from
Mesaba mines to the Eastern ore
docks at Allouez Bay, while the
new line, connecting with the
Eastern line at Stoney Brook
and thence to dock via Cloquet,
will be but about so miles in
length, through a comparatively
level and we'll drained section.
The Eastern is destined to be-
come a factor as a Mesaba ore
road, and will during the coming
seaeon haul upwards of 10000,
600 tons from this range. The
extension of the road from this
point to the Vermilion is also
anticipated, in which case the
road would doubtless be coptin
ued to Beaver Bay, where new
docks would be built, making 8
very short and easy grade hau,
from Vermllion mines to lake
port.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
Proposition No. 9.
WooD's COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.

WooD's COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
Gentlemen:
| am indeed glad that took the course
in Stenography and Type%riting in your
institution. After having attended five
months, could write one hundred words
per minute.
think all who conscientiously pursue
their studies under your guidance will,
in a short whilo, become thoroughly
equipped stenographers.
l can certainly recommend Woods
Commercial College.
Very sincerely,
JAMIE H. ETHERIDGE.
Washington, d. c., Nov. 10, 1899.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
nnnunrnna narelInta.

Derelicts are far more often a source
Of deadly peril than Of fortune.
Wrecks that do not sink are usually
timber-laden. These lie low In the
water, with waves beating over them,
dangerous as a reef in mid-ocean.
Pine or deal is their usual cargo, and
the water-soaked stuff is not worth
the difficult task Of salylng. Still, it
may be as we'll not to rashly pass such
hulks.
Five years ago--in 1S95-the steam
ship Chattahoochec, after heavy
storm, found a lumber vessel, water
logged and abandoned, of Cape Hat
teras, and towed her into Charleston
harbor. Her cargo was choice Hon
duras mahogany, which sold for the
pleasant little sum Of $4,000. - An
sWers.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
The Flv Family.

Owing to the natural difidence Of
flies, says Harvey Sutherland in Aims
lees, not much is known Of their fam
lily arrangements or how long they
live after they get to be old enough
to vote 1t is estimated, though, that
if papa and mamma of the early
spring could hold out to attend fam
lily reunion of their offspring, held in
the latter part of August, upward Of
two millions of their own blo5d and
kin would come 10 the picnic, not
counting maggots in arms. Fortu-
nately for them, papa and mamma DO
not live much more than a fortnight
Even a fy's perseverance would be
unequal to the task Of keeping track
of two millions of descendants. AS
Artemus Ward says, Thisis2mutch." ."
Fortunately for us, flies do not live
much longer than a fortnight, for II
they were long-lived and preserved
their fecundity, man would soon be
forced to look for some place where
things We're not quite so crowded.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01

lllacs can be turned 10 a pink or blue
in less time, and even the large double
white camelia can be tinted in a few
hours. Cyclamens, snOwdrops, hya'
cinths, Christmas roses, tulips, Solo
mons seal, daffodils, lilies-of-the-val.
ley, carnations, camellas, callas and
similar flowers are art6clally colored
by this process, and placed upon tine
market Even the leaves Of plants alb.
sorb and retain the artificial colors.
Ivy leaves placed in an anillna solu.
tion begin to cclor in a few hours, and
the veins are made to stand out like
small lines Of red blood The leaves of
many other plants have been found to
absorb the dyes just as readily as the
ivy, and remarkable effects are OBJ
tanned.
Anlline scarlet dissolved in water
produces pink ard scarlet in the flow
ers, and indigo carmine yields blue
tints When the two dyes are COM
bined interesting results are obtained.
In some flowers curious mottled effects
are produced; in others the blossoms
become pink blue and purple in va.
rious parts, and in few distinct
shades of purple suffuse the petals.
Blue and yellow dyes invariably pro
duce green's in the flowers of the
plants.
1t is not quite known yet whether
this coloration is due to capillary at
traction, or to some peculiar force in
herent in all plants. The process is
certainly interesting and, while at
present its chief result is in enabling
florists to color their flowers at will, it
may yet have a practical bearing on
horticultural developments. 1t 10 said
to be of some value to florists now ia
distinguishing between tulips that will
be of little real value and those that
are highly priced. Tulips raised from
seed are called breeder tulips" and
it takes six to seven years to tell
whether they will be Cf the "famed'
or "feathered" varieties. When q
grower may wish for the former, it is
a little annoying to find that all Of his
stock Is just the opposite at the end Of
six years of work. BY immersing a
few stalks of the tulips in aniline solu-
tlons, the grower can in six or twelve
hours tell by the veining whether they
are of the feathered or famed variety.
In this way the new process Of color
ing flow, 8 is of some practical impor-
tance.-New York Independent.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
Gennrn1 Chnireo,s Nnmc.

General Chaffee, who is in command
of the American forces in China, bears
the unusual Christian names of Alma
Romanza. Adna is from the Hebrew,
and signifies pleasure, while Romanza
is derived from the Italian, and in
English is applied, in music, to a ten
der sentimental song without words.
"It would be interesting to know"
says the Philadelphia Record, "how
General Chaffe's parents, who were
plain farmer folk, living in prosaic
Central Ohio, came to give their son
these peculiar names. This stern
matter -of-fact man Of action would
seem to have a name quite out of har-
mony with his character"
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
NEWsY cLEkN,Ncs.


There are 4O,206 licensed dogs in Chi
cago.
New York's Episcopal Archdiocese
will probably be divided for the eighth
time.
A celluloid collar worn by Nathan
Clausen, of Hampstead, L. l.. cnught
fire from a cigar and terribly burned
him.
Cholera IS prevalent throughout Hy-
derabad and in Bombay, in India.
There are 5,6SS,0O0 persons receiving
relief
The tax rate Of Boston, Mass, has
been fixed at S1470, as against $13.10
last year. This is the largest rate
since 1885.
Public land in Northern New Mex
leo was withdrawn from sale, in Or
der to save the cliff dwellings from
destruction.
A thirteen and one-half-pound baby
was born recently at AIlddletown,
Conn, to Mrs. Michael Potterno, her
self but fourteen years old.
Oil has been dethroned from the
frerooms Of the Chicago Union Trae-
tion Company, and coal is to be sub
stituted. Economy Is given as the
reason for the change,
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
NIianlnceh ZenI.

She stood at Arapahoo and Fifteenth
streets, anxiously watching as car af-
ter car flew around the curve. Occa-
sionally she darted toward the middle
of the street excitedly then returned
and resumed her anxious watching.
Finally big, kind, clever policeman
caught her by the arm just as car
passed, and literally carried her across
with rush. Then she looked up into
his countenance, which was rosy with
the consciousness Of a noble act per-
formed, and sad
"Now, will you kindly take me back
again? l wanted to catch that car"
Denver (Col) Times.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
To whom it may concern:

To whom it may concern:
advise all persons who have any idea
of attending a business college to take u
course at Woods Commercial College,
on accGdnt of its quick and easy systems
in shorthand and type-wrting and also
its experienced teachers. was a pupil
of this College for five months in the
Shorthand Department when l was
offered a situation as Court Reporter in
West Virginia, and it was through this
College that l was successful in my
work. l think that any student ought to
complete course at this College in five
or six months, and with a great deal OF
study and effort in much less time. The
Professor is very successful in obtaining
positions for his students and often gets
the best places a stenographer can hold
/ also consider it the best business col
lege in Washington and one Of the best
in the United States, if not the best.
JOHN WALKER FENToN.
June /, 1899.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01

Among the clocks which were seen
at the Paris Exposition was one of the
year 1880, which belonged to Henry Ill.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
Woods Commercial College,
3II EAST CAPITOL STREET,
Washington, D. C.
EstnbIshed 1855 and heartily endorsed
by its students.
suMMER SESSION.

Now is a good time to commence. New
classes formed every monday
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
PrOpositiOn No. I.


Complete Course in Shorthand Type
writing, $50. (This will entitlo per,
son to instruction, day or evening, until
proficient and position is secured.)
Proposition No. 2.
Complete Course in Bookkeeping and
English, $50. This will entitle a per.
son to instruction, day or evening, until
proficient and position is securely
Proposition No. 3.
Complete Course in Shorthand, Type
writing, Bookkeeping, and any othel
subject the pupil may select, $50. (Ihis
will entitle person to instruction, day
or evening, until proficient and position
is securely
Proposition No. 4.
Complete Course of instruction in
Typewriting, $40. (This will entitle a
person to instruction, day or evening,
until prOfcient.)
Proposition No. S.
Complete Course for Government Posi-.
tion, Civil Service or Census, $40. (This
will entitle person to instruction, day
or evening, until prepared 10 puss Ine
examination.)
Proposition No. 6.
Complete Course in English Branches,
$50. (This will entitle person to in
struction, day or evening until prof.
oient.
Proposition No. 2,
Preparation for College, including
Latin, Greek, English and Mathematics.
Private lessons or class instructions.
Apply for rates.)
Proposition No. 8.
Instructions during May, June, July,
August. Day sessions, 500; three months,
$15 Evening sessions, $l2; taree months,
$40.
Proposition No. 9.
Private and class instructions to coach
public school pupils so they can enter
next grade; three months, $40; one
month, $4.
The rates given are for cash, but salts
factory arrangements may be made to
pay in installments.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01

PRoF. WooD:
Am delighted with your method Of
training pupils in the Civil Service
Course.
AS a teacher of Bookkeeping you
cannot be excelled under your instruc-
ton it becomes an intensely interesting
study instead of "dry bug-bear of
accounts"
For good, practical business educa.
tion, one must go to Woods Commercial
College.
Wishing you unbounded success, l am,
Yours truly,
CLARA HARRIET JONES.
1912 l ST., NV Washington, d. @.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
Russln,s blind Persons.

There are more than twice as many
blind persons in. Russia as in the whole
Of the rest OF Europe. They number
100000, which is equivalent - two in
every 1000 of tne population. In
France and England the proportion
Is not quite one per 1000.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
Proposition No. 4.

Complete Course of instruction in
Typewriting, $40. (This will entitle a
person to instruction, day or evening
until prOfcient)