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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
The Arch OF Chinese Origin.

The arch, that beautiful structure
from the scientific, as we'll as the aes-
tthetic point of view, is generally be-
lieved to be of Roman origin. It was
not known to, or at least never used by.
the Greeks; and although the shape ap-
pears in certain specimens of Hindoo ar
chitecture, it is Of false variety-that is,
q. succession Of protruding corbels. In
China, on the other hand, we find it of
most widespread and general application,
and examination shows that the princi-
pies involved are thoroughly understood.
Engineering Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
British Public Takes to Cigarettes.

Exact returns are unobtainable, but
rough calculations can be made, and these
show that the colossal sum of Els, 900. 900
is spent annually by the British public on
cigarettes. This total is reached in the
following manner: The amount collect
ed annually by the government for tobac-
co duty is Ell 100000 In the trade they
estimate that quite half of the tobacco
which thus. pays duty at IS per pound is
used for cigarettes. This gives us &c.
C66,6GG pounds. Taking the average
price Of cigarettes at 25s per 1000, and
estimating the average weight as two
and half pounds per 1000, the expendi-
ture Of f1S,OOO,000 is demonstrated
London Daily Mail
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
Not Typewritten, Play Rejected.

Struggling authors who feel that their
work waits long for appreciation may
take some comfort from the history of Il
play which has peen the one real success
Of the past year in London, time when
almost nothing has succeeded, not even
war dramas. This summer one of the
most prominent and successful of Ameri-
can actors sat in box and saw the per,
Torrance and suddenly realized that
fourteen years ago the play had been
submitted to him. 1t was not typewrit-
ten and the authors handwriting was so
illegible that the actor never managed to
get into the play.-Saturday Evening
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
POlicemen-Kussian and Turkish.

and. unlike most constables' thev vsN are
clad, as were the Sherwood Foresters, in
green, says London newspaper. In
stead of hemlet, they wear the charoc-
teristic cap of the Russian officers and
''non-coms.' Of the standing army. They
live in barracks, and are subject to strict
military discipline. Their weapons are
a sword and revolver. The Turkish
policeman is special servant of the Sui
tan, but not, even at that, soldier. His
pay usually gets lost on it's way to him
and he is reduced to living by his wits.
The uniform is composed of pair of
red trousers, blue jacket, girdle-to
choice!-and a fez. His weapon is a
stout bamboo, but he is always open to
reasOn-fOr a consideration.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
Coming Into Use Again.

lightning rods are nearly as erratic
as lightning. They have their times and
seasons and come and go. For num-
Der of years they have been out of fash
ion, for no apparent reason. Now, wheth-
er it is because there Is a new crop Of
enterprising lightning-rod agents or that
builders in the suburbs of Brooklyn are
interested in the business, most of the
many new houses going up in that part
of the city are crowned with metal
spikes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
Beautiful City OF Mexico.

Mexico is one of the most beautiful
cities in the world Its broad, open
plaza, adorned by fine trees and lovely
flowers, is the fashionable resort in the
evenings, when the military band PLAYS
and the elite indulge in a promenade
around the plaza. The floating gardens
on the lake are world renowned
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
Russian Begga1s' League.

A beggars' league in St. Petersburg
arouse Sympathy; from the benevolent
when they are sent to beg in public
places. The chief of this gang, who is
wealthy man and has posed as philan-
thropist, receives IS per cent Of the
money begged by the unfortunates.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
SPENT TANBARK FOR FUEL.
Bricks or This Material Are S1bsti
tutes for Coal in Normandy.

DA ANS OF ms M1tcrlal Are SU DStl.
tutes for Coal in Normandy.
From LIE Houlme, a town in the north
west of France, comes Il letter to the
Daily Mail from La Compagnie Roun-
naise de Linoleum, agents for John
Barry Ostlere Il Co. of Kirkcaidy. say
ing that they have to pay $3.50 francs
\o4s I'D per ton for Welsh house coal
and IS francs ops for Newcastle house
coal.
In many parts of Normandy. the writ
er adds, ''spent bark or tan is used
by peasants as fuel. They get the tan
for little Or nothing and then. by means
OF a very primitive sort Of press, they
make it into cakes. which very must re-
semble peat in appearance It is then
dried in shelves erected on the walls OF
the house and garden, and protected
from the rains by little sloping roofs.
These tan cakes make excellent fuel.
and in Caudebec. little place between
Rouen and Havre, it is much used. II
seems that thousands of tons of tan are
thrown away annually which at small
cost might be converted into excellent
fuel.-LOndOn Daily MAIL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
EOw England Helps Her Colonies.

The Colonial college at Hollesley Bay
exists, in the first instance. to provide
who intend to emigrate with an educa-
ton in the arts Of agriculture and stock
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
Electrical Farming.

A Canadian farm is worked by electric
force supplied by two small Waterfalls
of go feet and 100 feet in height. The
saving effected is $4,000 a year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

coming to be prying in such affairs. socie-
t. Will not rest until the runor is veri-
fed or shown to be 4 mere fairy tale
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

twice thirty were clamoring for admit
lance at the theater Office Every shade
OF hair was represented, from sunset red
TO- faded peroxide, and more than one APP
pl!cant who did not have any rod hair
with her offered to make good in a day if
S Sne were only given position. Over
-OO girls had answered the advertisement
up to 8 o'clock in the evening, and very
Wearled manager was hoarse from say
ing. NO, you won't do"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

Fay Templeton is Bonita and Charles
Ross is Lieut.. Tention, who. almost as
in the original. jealousy inquiries: Did
Any other fellow use this comh:"
Il should Think replies Miss Temple
ton. that a man who has seen as much
rs YOU have has seen enough OF life to
make his hair curl without combs''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

Visitors who insist on "slumming' on
the east side have always been shown
through Suicide hall and Dubins hotel
as two Of the leading attractions. But
Dubln's hotel is no more. The French
orchestra leader, who had seen better
days.. made fatal mistake the other
morning in answering the demand fo1
patriotic airs. A dozen strangers saun-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

\ There is every indication that the horse
show this season will be rather more bril-
liant, from a society point Of view. than
for some years. One reason for this is
that the directors will be much more
careful in the sale of boxes. and new
rule has gone into effect that only men,
bers OF the Horse Shoe association can
bid on the boxes at the sale. which takes
place early in November This is a rad
zeal departure from the custom formerly
in vogue, When the general public was al
lowed to bid
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

The scene of the discovery is well bur.
lesQued.
Are we alone" exclaims Lillian.
Yes, both Of us" says Wartield.
MISS Kusseii: Must we 90 tonight?"
War6eld, who has on new clothes.
Must l press my suit all over again"'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg is still obliged
to depend upon the assistance of stick
IN walking. owing to the accident which
she suffered while out hunting the other
day, and her cane served as chic COM
p!ement to the natty tailor-made frock of
blscuit-colored cloth with a braided Elton
jacket and black velvet turban hat which
she wore when leaving the Palm garden
at the Waldorf Astoria after luncheon
the other day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02

Rcd-haired girls came near vreckine
the New York theater the other day. An
enterprising manager who is preparing
to produce burlesque entitled ':Nell Go,
on advertised IN just one paper for thir-
ty damsels with Titan locks. Before he
had finished breakfast in the morning
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-14

House has determined that low
tariff shall mark the division be-
tween Puerto Rico and the United
States. This maintains the princi-
pie at stake. The revenue goes
altogether to Porto Rico. All the
yield passes into the island treasury
and aids in developing the island,
improving the education and ex-
tending its public works until the
island and its population are ready
for full incorporation in the Union,
first as a Territory and then as a
State. -. ... -.... ...
When that time comes it will be
recognized. There is no danger Of
over-delay. The risk in this coun-
try has been of too much haste in
the admission to political rights and
privileges. The real issue the
house decided yesterday was not
one Of mere tariff. The decision
establishes the principle and prac-
tice that the new annexed popu1a-
tions shall not be clothed with poll
tica1 rights and powers in the Union
until by training and development
they are ready for them.-PhiIadel-
bzio Press.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-14

in Idaho politics as the Prohibition
party does, and everybody knows
what that amounts to. The whole
tendency of legislation in this State
during the past ten years has been
radically anti-saloon. If Prohibi-
tionists want credit for being en-
gagged in moral propaganda, they
should be somewhat circumspect in
their own conduct. When they
appeal to God to aid them in the
work of destroying the liquor traf-
fic, they should not overlook the
fact that He has rebuked lying fifty
times to where he has pronounced
against drinking once. If Prohibi-
tionists would spend one-half the
time and energy they consume in
politics in organizing and maintain
ing Good Templars lodges, the
profit from their work would be
about 5000 per cent greater than it
is. Ninety-fve per cent. of the
people of this country believe in
and advocate temperance even if
they do not practice it, and ire
spective of politics would give
cheerful support to any organized
and sincere movement strictly for
the promotion of temperance. But
the trouble generally is that social
ed temperance organizations run
into politics and religion ON the
first opportunity and directly go to
smash.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-14

meaning in that statement, and
then they will appreciate the neces-
slty which impelled his excellency
10 cast odlum on a good man in
order to justify the employment of
a useful one. But, in all probabi1-
1ty, Mr.. Hutchinson's wounded
senslbllities will not be permitted
to tester very long. The balm of
denial and explanation, sprink1ed
with soothing Establishments, will
be plentifully supplied and there
will be SO much sweetness in the
healing potions that the excoriation
will soon be forgotten except as to
the pleasure incident to its cure.
This we may reasonably expect to
occur, for the time is not yet at
hand for the final sacrifice of Mr..
Hutchinson On the altar of fusion.
Mr.. Hutchinson refers to Mr.. Sin
clair as the Deputy Governor.
That is rather an ir1excusab1e error
and an unwarranted slight upon the
Hon. Tom Galloway, who occupies
the place of honor in the Govern
or's official household. The Incl
dent related by Mr.. Hutchinson
respecting the two miners who
went up into the Occur d. A1enes
to test the permit system is suggest
i've. 1t shows the scope and effect
lveness of the invention and indi-
Gates that the State administration
has set it's hand against members of
labor unions in general. Mr..
Hutchinson's intimation that he
has purchased an implement with
which to help bury the political
remains of Steunenberg and Sin
clair should not be taken seriously
without further verifcation. This is
not to be construed as rejecting on
his candor, but it is very difficult to
understand how one can be a loyal
member of the union of reform
forces without directly and sub
stantially contributing to the politi-
cal strength and vitality of Messrs.
SteuneRberg and Sinclair.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-14
THE PRESIDENCY.

George Dewey went to Manila
Bay, sunk decayed Spanish fleet,
came home, married a widow, deed
ed her a beautiful home which gen
erous Americans gave him, and now
he wants the American people to
give him the presidency because
she wants it. These are unques-
tionably weighty considerations and
should touch American chivalry to
the quick. But mp in New Eng
land somewhere they are building
home for Schley. and maybe his
wife will want her husband to be
made President, too. And General
Miles has announced that he
wouldn't mind having the Office,
but whether for himself or his wife
is not yet known. And then, there
are about 50, 900 Hobsonized unin-
numbered females i'll the country
who might demand consideration
for the hero Of Santiago. For a
small skir1nish, the late Spanish
war has been notably prolific in the
matter of Presidential candidates,
and we are not a little astonished
that Col. Jones has refrained from
bounding into the arena. True,
the Colonel did not bring home a
catalogue of glorious victories, but
they say he has the largest collec-
ton of rare and, beautiful sea shells
in the Occident, and the Presidency
would be a valuable addition to his
bric-a-brac. If the Office may be
used to crafty feminine whim, why
not to adorn a virtuoso's cabinet.
Mrs. H. B. Griffin, pioneer res
ident of Pendleton, and for the past
two years a resident of this city,
died of pneumonia Saturday even
ing after a brief illness. Mrs.
Griffin was 66 years of age and was
the wife of H. B. Griffin, the well
known hotel proprietor. She
leaves a devoted husband and five
children to mourn her sudden
demise. The foregoing is from a
sumpter, Oregon, paper. Mrs.
Griffin was formerly resident of
Caldwell, and was beloved and es-
teemed by all who know her.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-14
THE PROHlBlTlONUSTS.

The Idaho Prohibitionists met at
Boise last week, nominated a full
State ticket and bui1ded a platform.
We have no personal knowledge of
any of the candidates save one,
VIM. J. Boone, of Caldwell, who is
named for Governor. Respecting
Mr.. Boone, we take pleasure in say
ing that he is eminently qualified to
fill the position to which he aspires.
In our estimation there is not in
Idaho better man than he, taking
him up one side and down the other
as the saying is. It is therefore
with feelings akin to regret that we
find him attached to so hopeless a
cause, however worthy it may be.
The prohibition idea is based on
moral concepts of undoubted virtue,
but we doubt very much if it can
ever be reduced to practical opera
ton through the instrumentality of
political organization. Political
parties are not successful persuasive
agencies, but rather antagonistic
forces. And we have a rather
striking illustration of it in the
platform adopted by the Prohibi-
tionists themselves. For example:
President Mckinley is represented
as tyrant of so terrible mien that
for lesser acts of oppression than he
is guilty of nations have risen in
revolt, smashed kings and ob1iter-
ated dynasties. Now, there are
about 40 millions of American
people upon whom that kind Of
thing will operate as pure irritant
Then, again, according to the Pro
hibition platform, every person who
votes for the Republican party next
fall thereby becomes a partner il
crime with every saloon keeper anc
whiskey bum in the Philippines
The great bulk of the American
people will look upon that dec1ara
ton as the vaporings of fanatica
cranks. Finally, the Prohibitionist'
denounce and excoriate everybody
and everything save alone Prohibi
ton. They virtually declare tha
nothing can be settled until the
liquor traffic is destroyed ant
roundly intimate that nobody i
honestly trying to settle anything
but themselves. Money and tarit
they regard as the playthings which
politicians use to divert the people
and keep them from thinking abou
Prohibition. They denounce trust
and propose to annihilate them b,
stopping the manufacture and sal
of whiskey. This would probabl,
do up the whiskey trust, but w
cannot very clearly see how
would damage the sugar, the coffee
the paper, the coal Oil, the steel, tn
cordage, the soap, or the corse
trust. They tell us that all tn
political parties of Idaho are know
far and wide to have surrendered t
the saloon element. That is
straight lie. The saloon e1emen
: does not exercise as much inhuenc
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-14
Strikes in Prosperous Times.

Some strikes, instead of evidenc-
ing the existence of evil industrial
conditions, only serve to make more
luminous the wonderful prosperity
of the country existing at the time
of the strike. For instance, some
5000 workers in granite quarries in
New England have just gone ON a
strike. Is it because they have
been ground down to starvation
wages? Hardly. They have been
getting $3.50 per day for a day of
nine hours. They ask for $3.50
per day and for a day of eight
hours. When Free-Trade was the
order of the day and the country
was in the clutches of the Wilson
law, these workers, most of them,
would have jumped at the chance
to earn $3.50 right along for day
Of nine hours. And there were
thousands and tens of thousands of
idle men all over the country who
would have been only too glad to
become granite workers for the sake
of such an opportunity. But
times are different now. What
would have been held as great good
fortune in Free-Trade days is con-
sidered an injustite now, when the
policy of Protection has once more
started the wheels of industry, and
has brought prosperity to every
business in the country. The gran
ite workers would have remained
idle long time in Wilson law days
before they would have received
$3.50 for days work of nine
hours at regular employment, but
today, with the Dingley law in
force, according to all reports, it
seems likely that settlement will
soon be effected by the agreement
On the part of the owners of the
granite quarries to pay IS cents an
hour and to give an eight-hour day
that is, to pay $3.50 for day of
eight hours. In fact, at Barre, Yer
mont, such a settlement has already
been effected in the case of 2ooo
workmen at that point. As a re-
suit there was no strike there. A
Esettlement in every case must be
the outcome in a very short time.
Neither owners nor employees can
afford to be idle now, when Ding1ey
law prosperity is making heavy de-
mands on every industry.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-14
Expansion.

Fhat fusion consummated at
Boise couple of weeks ago takes
the cake. The whole Silver Re-
publican contingent of Oneida coun-
ty, wrapped in the pereon of Hon.
Pete Fredrickson, was there by
proxy in the person of Julius Gaze
sar Basset. Bed room No. S of the
Capitol Hotel must have expanded
when the delegation entered
Oneida County Republican.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-14
Lieut.. Governor Hutchinson Objects to
Branding Miners as Criminals,
EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY IN THE COE,,R n, A,ENE
TROUBLE BFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
INTERVIEW FROM LIEUT-GOV HUTCHINSON

WASHINGTON, March 27.-S. F.
Examiner Special-The extraordi-
nary confessions Of Governor Steun-
enberg concerning his views on la
Dor unions made before the House
Military committee, were added to-
day. The Governor frankly ad-
mitted, in answer to questions put
by Representatives. Lentz and Sui
ger, that, in his opinion, labor un-
ions were criminal organizations,
and that labor leaders were crimi-
mails.
He said that he had discussed
this phase of the labor question with
General Merriam, and that the lat
ter conceded with him in his views.
The unlawful manner in which he
acknowledged he had ignored the
Lieutenant-Governor in favor of
the Standard Oil man, Bartlett Sin
clair was gone over again, and the
Governor said he thought Sinclair
better fitted to deal with labor
troubles.
"He is determined" explained
the Governor, land has no fear of
man or consequences"
The above was shown to Lieut..
Gov. Hutchinson, and he was asked
for his opinion Of the testimony, he
replied:
II do not understand the animus
Of the above, and I have carefully
refrained from an expression, but
if the Governor did testify as quot
ed in the Examiner, I am willing
that he should have the glory.
His Deputy Governor may not be
afraid of man or consequences,
but l would not want to be ambit-
ious politically with his record, I
have $50 miners under me and ev-
cry one of them belongs to the
Western Federation of Miners, and
do not know of one of them that
is criminal. We have handled off
and Oh 1000 men in five years and
believe that the criminal records
OF Owyhee county do not show one
criminal among the number. Two
OF these men went North to test
olnclalr's S permit business, and nei-
ther OF them could seek work with
out permit to do so, and they
We're 1000 miles from the seat Of
the trouble at the time of the ex.
ploslon. One of these is studying
Tor the ministry, and has beer
working for US for years without
complaint. A big mine is really
An underground city, and while un
oerground and in different streets
we DO not need sheriffs or police
know something of miners, thei,
virtues and their faults, and
should say that Governor Steunen
oerg picked the right man, becaus'
Il 1t Is true that he was sick, he wa
incapable of taking care Of busi
aeSs' and if the Lieutenant C over
uor had been sent, he would no
nSVe made every meta1liferous min
1' rom the Joplin mines to Klon
u'ke' and from the United Verde t
Hape Nome a criminal. I hav
"roken bread with them, dran1
WIN them' prospected with them
yeS have belonged to their organ
Na''ons-therefore the Governo
'e'ee'ed the right man to do th
"0rk he wanted. As a citizen ant
"Apayer of Idaho I believe the ne
SS'ty tor troops in the Occur d
snes would soon cease if the pres
permit system, as enforced b