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The Cattle Markets

Chicago, February 19.-Cattle: Good to choice steers strong; poor to medium weak; i; TeKans active and steady; COW market and canners steady; feeders easy; good to choice, e5.00Q6.0O; poor to medium. s4.00@ a.75s. mixed steckers, sa15@a75; selected feeders, S4.00@@4. 7s; good to choice COWS, g3 25@4.40; hetfers, 8 S15q475; canners. s2-25 d290; bulls, g. 75144O; calves. so.O0Gl5.75; fed Eexas beeves, $40OQ5.00. Hogs: Averages
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New Orleans Cotton aarka

New Orleans, February ,19-Cotton fu- lures barely steady; February, S.5S nom- nal; March, S.50QS.51; April, S,51@8.52 May, S.51QS.52 June, S.51@S52; July, S.514S.52; Au- gust, 8.30dS.31; September, 7.66Q767; Octo- Der, 73S@7.4o; November, 7.25@T.N; De- oember, T.25W7.27 fi..4= er $ 9,ft
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Ala. Great Southern R. R

+s,,arse,t and quickest Epe to Clnc,aaat, ropisv;lj snr the NorLs: also to Shreye- port, New oTieans And ail points south- Schedule in effect Nov. 19. 1Sp9
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The Iren Market.

Birmingham, February 19.-The followin are the present quotations In iron:
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Articles 1opened Higf
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tBy Private Wire to Murphy & Co.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
They Fear an ILarthuuai1e.

The superstitiouS Romans are living in
hourly dread Of an earthquake this year.
They base the prediction Oh the weather,
comparing it with that OF last summer.
There have been the same brooding still
ness, as though nature were pausing for
Il great effort; the same short. sudden,
violent rain and hail storms, and the
same intense heat. diversified occasional
ly by cold winds. Added to this, they in
sist that they 'feeP' it coming, SO that
many OF them have actually made ready
to depart, as no Roman will stay in the
house for some time after an earth
quake. Last year not one house in Rome
was seriously injured by the earthquake,
but it is no cXasgeration to say that
three-fourths Of the population spent the
night in the open, or, to be more correct,
not in their own houses. but in the vari-
Gus cafes. Why they were supposed to
be safer there than elsewhere one cannot
guess. One old woman, discoursing on
the subject. ended by saying: Il be-
lieve that Rome has had the evil eye
cast upon it, and until the spell has
worked out may the Madonna help us;
we cannot help ourselves!' It will be
interesting to hear what she will say
next autumn if the earthquake does not
firm II
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
A STORY OF BASEBALL.
How IL Confused Batsman Struck at
Eall Thrown to Second Base.

How Il Confused satsman Struck at 4
Eall Thrown to Second Base.
a baseball pitcher of considera BILE
prominence in Eastern college circles
some years ago relates all incident which
occurred during game in the South in
which he occupied the box
The opposing players had been unable
TO do anything with his delivery for six
or seven innings. SO great was this Twill
or S speed and control Of the ball. And
as the game was very OneSided and de-
void of interest from the spectators
standpoint, the Eastern pitcher was in
SStructed to give few free passes to first
base. IN order to make the game little
exciting and give someone else on the
team beside himself some practice. Ac-
ctordingly, two men We're allowed to walk
There was only one out. and the man
on second was keenly alert for any
chance to score. In his eagcrness to
az, himself of the, slightest opportuni-
usually-lons lead off second so great that
the catcher signaled for the ball to be
thrown there to catch him mapping.
The man at the bat had made two vain
attempts to connect with the ball, and
was nervous with the possibility and dis
grace or striking out staring him in the
face, and somewhat intimidated by the
grotes1ue eyolutions attending the deiiv-
cry of every ball the pitcher threw.
At any rate. when the redoubta bic
tWlrler. wound himself up into a knot and
sent, the ball quickly to second base.
Catching the runner there, the batter
tanned wildly at the air. as though the
ball had been sent across the plate.
Of course, the umpire could not call the
patter out even though he had had three
strikes, but the batter was so chagrined
at the exhibition he had given that he
promptly struck out on the next bali
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
Hail the Pa.jaHlaS.

The Logical outcome Of the An!i-cnnt
movement is the adoption of bahamas for
summer wear by men.
While the male shirt is all right for
young men and thin men it will not DO
for middlc-aged, old men and stout men.
Bartlett pear is going to shed his coat
and amble about in public with his
structural shortcomings all on exhibition.
\ man with Il 3G-nch chest and Il rs
inch waist may hail the >hirtwaiSt with
JOY, but Il man who requires is inches o..
tape to girdle his manly amid>hps sec
ton and can surround his chest with 10
inches is not going to be in any haste to
discard his coat and buckle on Il yellow
leather equator. He prefers the discom-
fort Of little extra heat to the attention
which his appearance would attract.
No shirtwaIst movement can be an en-
tire success without the cooperation OF
the man who carries we ght and the at
tempt might just as we'll be given up
now unless some compromise is TO be
made.
Pajamas appear TO offer Il common
ground upon which ali may meet on
terms of reasonable equality. You can
hang pajamas on pair of tongs without
dsfguring the tongs. and at the same
time there is that in their lines that
softens and hides the bulbousness of the
excessively stout.
A young man with the lines Of Apollo
Belvedere might offhand declare for thu.
shirtwaist in preference to pajamas, but
when he stops and reflects how lonesome
he would feel III a crowd. if he is ii
sensible young man. he will be disposed
to cast his lot with the great majority
and go in for the airy and aesthetic paja-
mas.
No belts, 10 buttons. no collars ito
speak of. no cuffs; just strings and
stripes, freedom and GOODNESS. Welcome
the ajamas.-Albany Evening Journal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
HOW TO ADDRESS SOVEREIGN
Special Forms Are Observed at Each
of the European Courts.


of the European Courts.
The simple title "Madam' reduced in
practice to "Ma'am'-is, as most people
know, all that serves between Victoria
and her court to mark the formers Dig
nifty. as the ruler Of worldwide empire.
Had Britain 4 King he would be no more
than "Sire,' the old French form of
term "Your Majesty is only for scrv-
ants and ceremonial OCCASIONS
Not everyone is aware, however, that
wholesome simplicity prevails. The En-
is no pronoun in the title--to all and sum-
dry, even to his family, except when in
absolute privacy. The Emperor of Aus
tria is ''Eurer Majestat" at all times
and under all circumstances; the King
of Greece is ''Votrc Majestic" French
. y5slt?r. the King of Sweden. is Frs
.,MajeStat:' Their royal consorts are ad-
dressed with the same formality.
only at the courts of Belgium and It.
ally. may the sovereign be greeted as
"Sire' or MADAME" though the Ell
quettc of the Russian court permits it
when the French language is being
used. When Russian is being spoken
Nicholas II: is to his courtiers and Off
Gals 'Czar"-employed, like the Prus-
sian "Majestat," without a pronoun. TO
the lips of a Russian peasant face to face
with his sovereign the timchonored lit
tie Father or Little Mother" would
spring, as would "Excellenza,' to those
of an 1talian-that melodious southern
tongue having no other equivalent for
'Majesty.'
1t should be noted in passing that not
even their most privileged courticrs may
speak to monarchs unless they are spok-
en- to. This piece Of etiquette does not
work out quite so stiffly as might be ex-
pected; once embarked on Il conversation
remarks and opinions may be offered
with due amount Of TACT
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
He. Liked His Nurse

l was much amused by the letters
which those unable to write dictated to
me, generally beginning, Dear father
and mother. | hope this finds you we'll as
it leaves me''-then came great scratch
ing of heads and biting of fingers until 7
would suggest that description of how
they were wounded would start them off
again. Wont you send your love to
anyone:, l asked. mot out of the FAM
sswer. One very gallant Tommy. who
lay with a patch over his eye, an in
famed cheek and broken arm, asked
me to add to his letter, 1.-THE sister which
is a-writing of this is very LADY
Randolph Churchill in Anglo-Saxon Re-
view.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
a SHATTERED IDOL.

my walk one summers afternoon
Lay through shady park
Where fragrant blossoms lent their charm
And birds were on lark.
quite slowly were the steps took,
sauntered In a dream,
With downcast eyes and pocketd hands,
scarcely saw the scene
OF loneliness about me spread
SO fev'riSh was my brow
l doubted if the greatest wit
Could Interest me now
But stop! what's this? dainty thing
Swear.' Methough the while,
AS on the grass 4 glove trace.
NV interest made me smile.
80: then, stood and rcvelcd in
A vision, oh, so fair
Blue eyes, and golden treSses, and
a frown and, II declare.
I've lost my glove" "Ah, could be
The happy one tonight
10 lay within the owners hand
This dainty glove of white.''
All this had passed my fev'rish brow
AS | was standing there.
The best had been forgotten now,
The sun had ceased to glare!
And then argued on again
"l'll wager it's perfumed
With odor Of White Rose perchance,
Or some sweet flow'r that doomed
Who ever saw maiden's glove
That wasn't perfumed rare!'
And then l stopped and picked it up
with such Il tender air.
Wrom off the grass (My dream took flight,
| felt the leaving keen)
picked 1t up. 1e gods. the maid
Had cleaned it with benzine!
katharine {. Radcliffe in Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
THE BAMBOO FLUTE.

[Japanese.l
l hear from the shade of the fir trees
The fishers flute again
His importunate lamentations,
His passion and his pain.
Proud lords and lovely ladies
Met there in nights gone by,
While the summer moon was sailing
Like Il pleasure boat on high.
The lords sang amorous ditties,
The ladies touched the lutte.
Where emulOus and envious,
The nightingale was mute.
They stole apart in the darkness,
And plighted hearts and hands,
Or, Sitting songs with laughter,
Danced ON the yellow sands.
There is more in the fishers music
OF passion and OF pain,
Than he knows. And here at midnight
1t comes to me again;
Comes back with silent sorrow,
The weight Of tears unshed
The longing for vanished voices.
The loved, the lost-the dead!
Richard Henry StOddard in Century
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
SWEDISH SUPERSTITION.
Interesting Story of a Recent Gold
Strike in Colorado.

interesting Story of Recent Gold
Strike in Colorado.
correspondent writes from Victor.
Co..:
The strike made on the center of the
Ramona by a party of Swedes a few
days. ago developed sensational features
within the last twenty-four hours. In
f; Of what it appeared to be, a small
body of pay ore. the vein has proved to
be great mass If high grade, and it
has not been fully penetrated.
'SWedes. as is we'll known. are eener-
ally hard-headcd, sensible fellows. with
out a great deal of sentiment, but among
them there occasionally crops out a
streak of superstition, aud SO it was with
this party. They had been drifting on ~
the lower levels for some time, but with
varying and Indifferent success, until
they were Wcllnign discoura ged In the
midst of Il gloomy discussion, one day
recently, it suddenly dawned upon one OF
them that there wasn't a black-haired
SWede among them: Now, partnership
with Il black-haired Swedo is looked up-
on by nearly all miners of superstilious
turn, as an infallibie accompaniment
to lucky strike. So Ole & Co. proceed
ed to secure one with that particular
characteristic.
THE new man didn't know much
about mining, but that didn't matter
deepest shade of night. He appreciated
the peculiar Importance of his presence,
however, and itched to do something that
would confirm the theory of his power
So, without any reason for it, he coun-
se]ed the suspension of operations on the
lower levels and resumption of drifting
on the 45-foot level His counsel was
blindly accepted. Drifting ON the 45-
foot level had not been in progress long
before a hard and regularly defined shoot
came in that yielded five ounces Ship
ments began, and blaci-haired stock
scared high. In entering the drift one
morning this week they found the top
fallen in and a great mass of broken
matter filling the slope. That wasn't just
the kind of luck the new man had been
taken in for, but he assured them that
it was all right; and SO it has proved to
no -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
Colorado VS.. Switzerland.

Switzerland. 'Thc playground Of Eu-
rope is visited annually by over $4,000
American tourists and invalids. Why?
while the Alps have isolated peaks
such as Mont Blanc l5,7S1 feet, and
the Matterhorn l14.S33G feet, the mean
from only 5000 to 5000 feet. Colorado
possesses more than l2O peaks over 49,
500 feet in altitude, OF which no fewer
than thirty-five peaks range from 1900
feet upward. In the whole of i1uropc
there are not over twelve mountain peaks
OF note.
The highest village in Europe is Ayers
Platz in Switzerland (75UO feet): the
highest inhabited point in Europe is the
Hospice OF ST. Bernard in Switzerland
$500 fect). In Colorado the mining town
of Leadville. with $4,000 inha bitants, is
10000 feet above sea level: other mining
camps are still higher and some gold ana
over 10000 feet
The highest wagon road in Europe is
said to be the Stevio road in Switzerland
O17O feet. In Colorado the railroads
cross the crest of the continent at Ere.
mont Pass 11,32S feet, Marshall Pass
433), Switzerland does not possess, even
in the famous St. Gothard line, any rail
road engineering surprising, if eqllaling,
these. There are wagon roads over M
merOuS passes in Colorado ranging from
10000 feet upwards. the highest being
Mosquito Pass 1890 feet.
In Switzerland the cog-railroad from
Vitznau to the summit OF the Rigi Kuhn
5000 feet has a length of four and :,
half miles, in which the ascent is 1912
feet. In Colorado the cog-railroad from
Manitou to the summit Of Pixies Peak
t14,147 feet) has length of eight and
three-Quarter miles, in which the ascent
is 800 feet, or an average of SIG feet per
mile, the maximum grade being 1920 feet.
One class of Switzerlands finest
scenery is along the Via Mala, the Schyn
Pass and Urnerloch. In Colorado, the
Canon of the Arkansas with the Royal
Gorge, the Black Canon of the Gunnl~
son, the Canon Of the Rio dc las Anmas.
the Canon of the Grand river, and Others
are all much longer, Qulre as grand as
and more varied in character than the
best passes in Switzerland The walls OF
the Canons of the Grand river, the Gun
nison and the Arkansas rise to a sheer
height of more than 1000 feet.
AS Colorado can be reached by at least
one railroad-the Rurlington-in one
night from either Chicago or st. Louis.
it is hard to understand why moro
Americans do not travel West instead of
East in search of health and pleasure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
AN ILLUSION DISPELLED.
A Ee;Sian Woman's Criticism of I
Beers.

A Ee:gian Woman's Criticism of the
Nine. Alice Bron, a well-known Bel
turned TO Antwerp from the Transvaal.
where she had been attached to the Bel
gian ambulance corps in the capacity
of a nurse. She was formerly distin-
guished for her enthusiasm for the Beers
and their cause. Now that she has seen
them she has changed her opinions,
which she is about to publish in book
form. Nine. Bron says:
Il went to the Transvaal full of en-
thusiasm for the people. l returned dis
illusioned, crushed, broken. The Beers
possess all the vices, and are slaves to
every form Of corruption. They are
thieves, liars. and utterly immoral. They
are without the merest elements of pa.
triotism, and each individual only fights
for his own farm. In the Transvaal the
weak are exploited by the powerful and
bribery relSns supreme. Exemption from
military service may be purchased for
the price of a horse or an OK. 1t is only
among children Of fifteen or old men OF
sixty that one meets with any sentiments
of generosity.
AT a church in Pretoria Mr.. Kruger
and the president of the Nolksraad made
an appeal to the people for volunteers.
That day lj4 persons gave IN their
names. Do you know what happened on
the morrow: A dozen urchins came for
ward who had not yet reached the age
requisite, for military service. The
women, however, are worth more than
the men. Last May they held a meeting.
and decided to mount guard on the rail
ways and the river banks When | left
tor Europe, however, they had not yet
joined the regular army
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The Ridiculous Chinese Army.

There was much anxiety over th,.
probable Fate of Rev. DR.. Francis e.
Clark, president of the Christian En-
deavorcrs, who was in China when the
Boxer troubles began. but he is safe.
Ills experience lends additional interest
to his article i'll this weeks Saturday
Evening Post on John Chinaman ut
Home: His Queer Beliefs: His Kdicu-
lous Army DR.. Clark writes:
The army Of China is the laughing
stock Of the world, ana no WONDER 1t
is Il synonym for coWardice and not for
courage. 1t is rabble picked I'D in the
slums, ill-equipped, ill-fed ill-clothed ill.,
paid or paid not at all. Even the Chinese
laugh at their own soldiers
AT recent public meeting the speak
err, an American. urged Christian cour-
age and fortitudc, saying that his hear
ers must endure hardship and be brave.
like good soldiers. When his Chinese
interpreter came to translate this pass
age he interpolated the remark: or
course he does not mean Chinese sol
diers.'
"Moreover, these soldiers know that
they are constantly starved in rations
and cheated in arms and munitions OF
war by their superior officers Tons and
tons of gunpowder are tilched every year
from Chinese forts and magazines and
sold to the trecracker makers. At the
government rifles and even some cannon
were in the pawnshops.
During the early Boxer troubles !,
squad Of Chinese soldiers were detailed
from a fort to guard the premises OF
some friends of mine at Pao-Ting-fu, near
Iekin. Night after night the soldiers
marched into my friends compound and
camped in one Of his outhouscs At last
it occurred to him to request the soldiers
to fire salute. SO that all ill-disposed
persons might know of their presence
TO this they gravcly replied that they
would gladly do so had any powder been
given them, but that before the next
night they would get some powder and
fire the salute at 8 O'Clock. Thereafter.
for a week or more, promptly ut tn" APP
pointed hour, the velkin rang with ire
mendous discharge of small arms. But
one night it was omitted. and my friend.
nQuiring the reason, was told that the
soldiers were out Of wadu!ng. 1t was
afterward discovered that when the sol
diers had powder and waddins they had
h,l)ntS ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

other street characteristic in San Fran
clStO that is queer to Easterners. At al
most every corner are cigar stores, and
at each and every one are gambling de-
pay in cigars or cigarettes. The practice
is universal. l wonder what it is that in
each community causes the street vender
to sell different commodities? There
ought to be pretty good material for u
psychical article by an expert to explain
the why and wherefore of certain com
munities requiring certain kinds of food
Of tho street venders.'
The social mind is much less perturbed
now than it has been in the last three
days and nights. Mrs. Ogden Goelet and
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish have met at New
port and talked over the cxtremely-com-
pick situation which arose with the an
nouncemcnt that Mrs. H., Mortimer
gust 20, that Mrs. Fish would give
similar entertainment the next night, and
that Mrs. Goelet would follow on the
very next evening with a third. Every
BODY had been bemoaning the fact that
there were no dances at hand, but this
was indeed crowding the mourners in
most unwarranted sort of way. So it
was no wonder that society folks gath
cred here and there in small groups and
held mild Indignation meetings at the
thought of being taken for mere automa-
tons, who ould dance three nights in
Mrs. Fish and Mrs. Goelet saw the point
themselves, and after a brief conference
readjusted matters so that cottagers arc
now assured Of a brief breathing spell be-
tween functions, and everybody is happy
once more.
"wednesday, August %, for her ball at
CrossWays, leaving one night of rest be-
tween her function and that of Mrs.
Brooks, and Mrs. Goelet may select Fri
day, August "a. for her dance, though
she is yet undecided.
TO rags, paper and old bottles the He
Aged, at 21O Madison street, owes it's
existence The home was founded three
years ago by X. H. Sarasohn. Mrs. Rose
y. Lesser and Mrs. Dinah Levinson. All
three live on the east side in moderate
circumstances. I'VE were prompted to
found the home, Mrs. Lesser said, "by
seeing SO many homeless, aged Hebrews.
Because we lacked the means, Mr.. Sara
sohn suggested to collect and sell rags,
old bottles and paper. We rented an old
building and sent circulars to many thou
sands Of east side residents, asking them
to send their waste articles therc.'
"Nearly all Of them did SO, and in a
sllotl tlHle tuc DtlllulnS was nlled. The
amount received for them was not suffi-
cient, so Mrs Levinson nobly ra filed her
valuable gold watch and chain. -Four
different winners again ratified them and
gave us the proceeds. That enabled us
to buy the home, with mortgage We
now owe only $11 600 on it,
This home cares for more than hum
lred old men and women, and gives food
daily to $50 persons not inmates 1t has
sheltered several hundred evictcd fami-
Of men, women and children.
These good deeds are paid for mainly
by $50 poor Hebrew members of the
Home society. They pay % cents month
ly dues each, and donate much food and
clothing. Many Of the members even do
nate articles they need themselves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
An Established Custom.

Apropos of the Consumers league,
which has been doing so much active and
beneficial work in behalf of working
women this summer in milwaukee,, atten-
ton is called to the fact that the Church
book store, on Milwaukee street. did not
wait for the efforts of the league to in
augurate the Saturday afternoon closing
system. The Young Churchman compa-
ny has closed the doors of it's store every
Saturday afternoon, not only during JULY
and August, but in June as we'll, for the
past three years. thus being really the
pioneers in this movement
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
DIES WADIN' IN DE RAIN.

De Of folks keeps de corner.
En- all de time complain;
But bless de Lawd. dem chilu1
Des wadin' in de rain!
| reckon dat de Of folks
Dey sor1er thinkin' strong
or how de rain fall on dc graves
Dat waitin' fer 'em long.
Outside hit look so lonesome
Hit mex 'om think or dat
How all de Worl' fergit 'em,
En- lef 'em whar dey at.
Hits den YOU heah 'em sayin'-
w en- come de rainy day
"Dey amt no room fer OIL folks:
Dey al! time in de way
En- SO, dey keeps de corner
EN- all de time complain.
But. bless de I-awd! dem chillun
Des Wadin' in the rain.
Atlanta Constitution.