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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
PEOPLING A CONTINENT.

How Russia Encourages the Settle
,nent Of Her Eastern Territory.
There are no bad lands" in the whole
of southern Siberia, and the rich, ara bic,
land extends hundreds OF verstS farther
north. says a writer in AinSlee's Magl-
zine. We passed through on the river
steamers and the railroad in June ami
July and found the climate at that TIM,
altogether delightful. The vegetation. ths,
trees and shrubs were like those of \nw
England. The crops were we'll along.
the people looked prosperous and content
cu 1t Is now several years since tia
Russian government adopted Il system OF
colonization for Siberia. She makes Il
careful examination OF ali candidates for
ulSltn qualifications receive. with their
families, free transportation to the new
country. Lands are allotted to them
winch are exempt from taxes for twenty
years: at the end of that time they may
be rented or purchased at a moderate
sum. Ihey are almost entirely free from
the obligation Of military service for tel;
years. Money is lent to emigrants VIII,
already have certain amOunt-other-
wise they are not allowed to emigrato-
which need not be repaid for thirty
years. Agricultural implements are Civ
! en- them outright. No wonder that some
Of the cream of Russian peasantry has
been induced to emgratr. Whole COM
munities have found III their new home Il
lot which is better than anything they
have ever known in the mother country.
| Hardly a day passed as we steamed up
the great rivers that we did not meet on"
or more steamers. sometimes towing
barseS in addition, filled with emigrant>.
They seemed to me- to bp the Sturdi">1
people in the world. capable Of enduring
the strain and the hardship> which at
tend the carving out of 4 living in 4
strange land Among the third class pas
SengerS on orr own steamer wore Severa
peasant families that had made moderate
fortunes in the new country and we:,'
going back to their own homes to set up
business with their capital.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
She Wanted the Insurance,

A native of the mountain district of
kentucky had occasion to go on a jour-
ncy recently. and, before starting, took
out an accident policy. He CHANGED to
pc one of the victims Of railway COL
hslon:, and the next morning his widow,
armed with newspaper report in which
ms name was mentioned among the
killed, called on the agent Of the insur-
ance company and demanded the money.
.'But, madam" said the agent, I'VE
will have to have more definite proof be-
fore we can pay your claim.''
More proof exclaimed the bereaye,l
WOMAN t;1 "Whhy, he's deader'n door
POSSIBLY, my dear madam" answered
the polite agent land am yery sorry. -
Sorry! You are sorry, are you?'
Il certainly am. madam. / sincerely
symp;athize with you in your sad Attic
But hain't you goin' to give me the
money what's comm to me?''
mot today. Your claim will have to
be Investigated frst.''
"That's just like good-for-nothin'
man, angrily retorted the bereavcd
woman. You are al nj ghly perlite bout
things so long as they hain't costin' YOU
nothln', but the minnet a poor, lonely f.
male does git a chance to git a holt of a
leetle spendin' money, you got the gall to
say you're sorry''
And the indignant female slammed the
door behind her as she left the Office in
search of additional proof. Philadelphia
Call.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
The Captains Experience.

Capt. Hans Miron, who lost his life
at his post OF duty on the burning Saale
at Hoboken a few months ago. was fond
of telling of his early introduction to the
stern realities of his chosen career. He
had but just come on board the schooner
where as cabin-boy, he was to serve his
apprenticeship to the sea, and was still
staring about him with boyish interest
and inquisitiveness. when the skipper ap-
preached and ordered him to assist in
washing down the deck. He put down
his bundle and started awkwardly to do
so, when second order, accompanied by
emphatic explosives, was given him to
take off his shoes and stockings He was
perfectly willing to oblige. but at home
ne had not been permitted to wet his
feet 'No." he answered 1nnocently,
with an engaging smile, II should not
mind, but my mother does not allow it,
The skipper was a rough old sea dog, who
did not appreciate obedience unless it
was rendered to himself. and his reply
was stunning blow that flung the boy
across the deck. But after that" Capt.
Miron would say. with great laugh and
not shadow of resentment. II knew
who was captain of that schooner, and it
was not my MOTHER
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
Through College in Half an Hour.

Maj. James B. Pond. the lecture man
ager. thus tells in the Saturday Evening
Post of his college course and how quick
~ he completed it:
1T never took me four years to 90
through college. 1t only took me half an
hour. Lawrence university, at Appleton,
Wis. was the first college I went through
first the front door, tnen upstairs, up
one side and down the other through reel
tation rooms and labora tories-and then
out of the back door,
Il thought it was wonderful. and de-
rived great benefit from it, In 1913. nv
father and one of the still-liying profess
sors of that college blazed the trees.
marking the site where the university
now stands. Appleton Lawrence of Bos-
ton gave $4,000 toward it and $4,000
for a library.
MY mother suggested the name of
Lawrence college, and the town, which
was then Grand Chute. vas called .Ap-
pleton. Finally, II settled to be the city
of Appleton and Lawrence university.
1T has produced some great men, be-.
sides myself bishop Fellows. Bishop
Fowler, David Starr Jordan. But mine
was by long odds the swiftest of any Of
the forms -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
HOW THEY ELECT IN FRANCE
After the First Ballot Candidates y,
the Minority Withdraw.

In France the agony Of (; general tln'-
ton is not unduly prolonged. The poll;
ing in every conStituenc! takes place GA
the same day-a Sunday-and though
owing to the existence Of the second bal
lot all the individual results are not i'm
mediately known. general idea of tine
outcome Of the contest is at once secured.
No political aSplrant can take his seat
in Parliament unless he nave secured an
actual majority OF the votes recorded.
The working of the second ballot. which
secures this result, is simplicity itself.
Three candidates put up tor a constitu-
ency-Bonneval Royalist). Durand I>"-
pubican) and Dupont (Socalist). Bonnie
val secures 5000 votes, Durand $500 and
Dupont 1900. In England in similar cir
cumstances Bonneval, although he had
obtained only 5000 of the ITO votes
polled would be elected; in France 4 seq
ond ballot is taken. and Duranl receiv-
ing most Of the votes given in the first
instance to Dupont. who withdrawS is
returned at the head Of the poll
There may be half Il dozen canlidat .AS
for seat; but in practice it works out
that those who are in a hopeless minori-
t. at the first ballot withdraw and leave
the final fight to the two who have Sc
cured the largest number of votes. In
some cases the candidates withdrawing
recommend their supporters to vote for
one OF the two who remain: in others
they either are silent or suggest that
their followers should abstain from any
further participation in the combat
London Daily Mall
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09

made last June by Seattle miner who
located NO. , and in fifteen days during
the latter part of August took out $1,000
ne nuggets ranging in size from S. to
$lUO. The largest nugget was found five
feet above bedrock The gold is worth
from $1S to 500 an ounce. The new die
gniEags, as far as expected, will pay from,
S5O to- you day to the man. Myrtle
creek, in the same district. is pronounced
1uily as rich, and a large amount OF gold
is being taken out.
"A Boston company engaged in gold
Dredging on Fraser river in Yale district.
brush Columbia, has struck rich pay of
platinum and the property is now being
examined by experts sent out by Eastern
electrical companies who are DESTROYS OF
securing 1t. This metal has been in the
Slulce boxes for sometime past 1t has
been separating from the good and sold
Tor about Sl1 an ounce. The only other
mines III the province where it has bee1
FOUND i'll paying quantities are in Omlne.
ca and Caribou districts.
-Ihe manager of the government as
say Office in Seattle says the receipts OF
goa dust SINCE its opening. twenty-$ix
months; ago. amount to $37 900. 900,
making this office only second in in:Dor~
lance to the one in New York. Dues
toned the other day as to the future OF
Alaska. a former director Of the Carson
mint replled: Ten years from this time
would not be the least surprised to see
an output annually of 500. 100000. /
regard it as the richest and most extern
SlVe gold country in the world: the sur
FACE mas not been scratched and the
field is still unexDlored.''
In Fremont county COL, two small
boys while looking for horses came upon
an outcrop Of ore half hidden by the
bunch grass on a bench Of the mountain
10000 feet above sea level, which had
been entirely overlooked by prospector<.
mcnced on the creyice which appeared to
be in place on the surface and was about
: inches wide. At a depth Of Ii feet
the vein has Widpned out to , feet. \
piece Of ore weighing about 3 pounds was
taken to Colorado Springs and carefully
sampled, yielding Is per cent. copper and
S2S III gold and Is ounces silver to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
The Sober BurrO was Killed.

According to a report received ycSter.
day morning at the general offices Of the
Mexican railway. 4 rather unusual Incl
dent happened on Friday while the ex-
press was running into Vera Cruz. About
was running at a high rate of speed. thu.
engineer. upon rounding 4 curve. saw
a man riding a burro on the track but L
few yards in front of the engine. The
engine struck the man and burro. throw
ing them mo the air. Upon the arrival
OF the train at Vera Cruz it was dis
covered that the man who was riding th'
burro at the time of the accident was rn-
posing on the little platform built on the
front Of English engines. He was un-
hurt. but in very intoxicated condition.
his thrilling experience evidentl! not hay
ing resulted in SOLDERING him up. The.
burro was discovered lying beside the
track yesterday morning. literally cut 70
Dieces-McXican Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
SANDY YANKEE SOLDIERS.
An Accident that Occurred at the TAX
ing Of Pekin.

There was 4 sudden commotion at tho
gate. \ section OF the american battery
made it's appearance. At its head wer
riding Gen. Chaffee and his staff They
halted for Il moment under the arch, then
dismounted, and the general and one Of
tlcer walked cooiiy into the middle Of the
exposed space and stood gazing up at the
tower. The fire increased in veilemencr
We could see the bullets striking all
around the two brave men. The general
held Il little Chinese fan, with which he
famed himself gently
.Gad,' said one of my companions.
that's what call Cheek
l should think it was, and it was
meant. l Imagine, as much for the benc-
Mt OF the Russians as of the Chinese. In
the next few minutes we were to see
something more of American courage.
The officer with the general sang out:
Run her out by hand
With rush and hustle the American
artlllerymen ran out Il twelvc-pounder
and planted it bare in the open next to
the general. not man hinching. The
tower. as | have said. was only four or
five hundred yards away and the Chi
nese were hiring furiously. Few field
S gu would care to risk their men in
the way the Americans did. I thought
all would be shot down before the gun
could be fired, but only one man Was
nit. He got a bullet through his hand.
The gun spoke once, twice. Then there
was silence from the tower We rushed
out from the shelter of the wall. pulling
our horses behind us. One turret of the
tower had fallen in, and below it there
was a gaping hole. 4 single figure stood
1T one OF the windows. The brave had Il
bow in his hand. He discharged an ar.
row. which fell harmleSSly Short and
then disappeared.
The Americans brought up the other
guns OF the battery and proceeded to
lombard all the towers they could see
along the inner face of the wall. After
about 100 shells or so had been expended
the battery moved off to the left. fol-
lowed by the American infantry, which
had just come up. The Russian infan-
try was also gathered together, and
marched off to the right. We decided to
stick to the s-Correspondence
Of London Daily telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
BalGour Forgot Himself:

Arthur J. Balfour. leader Of the ouse
OF Commons, is philosopher, a STUDENT
a yearner for a shady seat by a quiet
stream and choice book But politics
have forced him to the front and oblige
HIM to stay in the face of the public. and
so he sits on the front bench in the
House with his long legs in Il terrible
tan"le and his arms spread all over the
place. Mr.. BalfOur is always animated
when he sets foot on a golf green He
is an enthusiastic golf player and no
golf green in the kingdom can De looked
upon as properly open unless the leader
Of the House of Commons has played a
game over it. His enthusiasm for golf
Was the cause Of an amusing accident
amusing to the spectators. that is. but
most embarrassing to man of such Il
nervous temperament as Mr.. BalfOur.
H. WIS standing on Paddington station
PLATFORM. waiting for a train to Wind
sor. In his hand he held an umbrella.
::ol'l-l andled and eXQuisitely done up.
As he leaned upon this, gazing abstract
eddy At the platform. his eye became
aware Of a cork that lay on the boards.
Balfour took his beautiful umbrella in
both hands, sauntered mp to the cork.
struck Il proner golf attitude. and made
a stroke at the cork. Sure enough. he
hit the object, sending it spinning. hnt
unfortunately the tip of that umbrella
snapped off and the bulk of the article
went tIoundering across the line in the
wake o. the cork. leaving in Mr.. Bal
four's grip only the plain end \ look
of blank management took possession Of
the Conservative leaders, face, while the
crowd on the great platform burst into
4 shout OF laughter.-Saturday Evening
Post
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
EXQUISITE FOX SKINS.
Some of the Rare Ones Are Worth
Their Weight in Gold.

Their Weight in Gold.
The New York women will have m on
portunity this fall of wearing the most
exquisite and valuable furs known among
those beautiful adjuncts to feminine
wearing apparel. 4 big Sixth avenue
shop which has large and fashionable
clientele. has number of beautiful fox
skins that are worth their weight in GOLD.
Many people do not know that i bla ok
fox belongs to the silver fox family: it
Is 4 Siberian animal. and probably not
more than two dozen of the skins arc to
be found.
lhe gem OF the uptown collection is one
OF these black skins, which sold for
more money than was ever before paid
for a single skin There is another skin
almost equally beautiful, and the pair,
which will make Il muff and Il boa for
some fortunate woman, are worth
$4,000. The skins are made up accOrding
to the individual taste of the wearer, the
mu1f twisted carefully into shape and the
skins tackled III place with the greatest
care not to injure them.
There is another pair of beautiful hla ok
fox skins. only less fine than the first,
which are worth $4,000, and an exquisite
gray skin is valued at $22OO, and with a
companion skin the pair are $1,000.
Among the skins is one which appeals
particularly to women who delight in :,
warm, soft brown, Il brown fox, so I'M
common that fur man says ne has new
er before seen one. This costs $780,
For the woman who delights in sables
there is u $1,000 sable muff. which is
dark, rich. beautiful and everything that
Il beautiful piece of sable should be,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09

dress the prince. and accordingly he ap-
preached her lad3'Ship on the subject, and
WAS told that instead Of saying Sir" he
ness" The cay came. Donald. to give
the necessary encouragement, kept say
ing as the prince moved down the pool:
'One more cast and your royal high
ness shall have him."
Then seeing Il boil in the water, the
evident ign of Il rising fish. and fearing
the prince might lose the hold through
getful in his excitement, blurted out:
Up with your rod. YOU son OF Il gun,
or you'll lose your fish,
But the fish was killed. and although
this is not part Of the prince = story the
- note which he shook into Donald's
hand when bidding him goodby is still
ali heirloom in DonaldS family
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
Killed the Fish.

The Prince of Wales used to tell Il
good story about his fishing experiences.
relates the London Sphere. A Highland
ghillie on Speysidc was informed by his
mistress that the prince was to honor
them with. a visit soon, and that she
the river as well as on the moor. Donald
was the guardian angel of the salmon
pools. Rather a unique angel with red
hair, rcd bushy whiskers and kilt; but
he was an expert fisherman, and no other
Of his class on Speyside could lift a rcd
with him. Donald was IN great state
OF CONSERVATION as to how he should ad-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
Never Tried Photography.

One day. while NillaiS was painting
his famous picture. Chill October
among the reeds and rushes on the
banks OF the Tay, man came up behind
him and stood looking first at the pic
ture. then at the surrounding landscape
Finally he asked in broad Scotch dialect:
Man, did We never try photography: :"
mo, never" replied Millas, painting
slowly. \ pause. It's hantle quick
err said the man. Yes. suppose So"
Another pause; then the Scotchman add
ed, thoughtfully: An its mair like the
MA ro''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
STAGE TALK.

If I were a vodeveel artist,
CavOrting around on the stage.
l wouldn't swell up and get cheSty,
Unless were strictly the rage.
l Wouldn't go posing and strutting,
Nor dress like a fright or d freak,
Nor say that my pay was a hundred
When only drew twenty week.
If only
Drew twenty
A week.
| couldn't get stuck on my manner
VI De SlrtOrlll freak.
IT | were vOdeveel artist.
With voice that needed fi!o,
l wouldn't make fun of De Reszh4
Or Lillian Russell the while.
| wouldn't call Sheehan a dead one.
l wouldn't call Melba Il freak,
Or criticise Patti too sharply.
If | only drew twenty IL week.
If l only
Drew twenty
a week.
l wouldn't claim all Of the honO:S
And thereby he stamped as unique
st. Louis pcstDiSpatch
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09

Scarlet CATERS are the latest thing fer
the golfng girl.
Golf red and green cloth tops with pat
ent-eather shoes show the tendency for
brilliant dressing.
n new design Tor brooch is Il cluster
Of three jewel-incrusted flowers, sur
rounded by narrow ring OF gold Fast
eneu i'll the bodice, it is as if the flowers
had 10 visible support, and had Just
grown there
And now the latest is the -four sham
poo. It's an English idea and it certain
~ does sound musSy. \ fashionable
English coifftuSe advises these flour
ShampooS once Il month. The flour is
s!fted into the hair in handfuls Then
the locks are divided into sections and
brushed with Il soft brush until every
particle Of white dust has been removed.
Three or four applications OF flour should
be used ut each shampoo. the color and
consistency of the refuse proving that an
amazing amount Of dust is removed from
the hair and scalp with each application.
Soap and water shamDonS are given
twice q year. Twice Il year the hair
should be singed ut the season when
trees and hedges are cut back. Also the
Engllsh expert advises that the hair
should be brushed every night with fine.
flexible brushes. and the brushes should
be cleaned twice or three times week
with Hour or ammonia and water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
Her Only Chance.

Saddlar SINE was drol character
and yet of tyl\ by no means scarce i'll
the rural districts Of the north of Scot
land. says the Dundee Journal. One
morning when a ncighbor entered his
shop he was greeted with the followiny
Man. Jeenie. | had an awful dream
last NIGHT | thocht saw my wife flee
in ava up to heaven wi great big pair
o WeengS.
"Ay: man, an did We no try to pu her
back:"
Ma. ma. I just clappit my hands an
cried. Shoe. shoo"' | was feart she wall
never haze anither chance O settin' sac
naAr in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
Gold Thread in STYLE.

Gold tissues and gold passementerie
will be all the fashion in the coming sea-
son. The dictatress of this mode will be-
the Empress Theodora as she appears
in the colored window at Ravefla. Beau
ty will look like Russian icon, or like
priest in ultra-Byzantine yestments.
First-rate materials, such as brocades
and trimmings, in which there is really
gold thread, must be costly. But there
will be limitations which will look as
we'll for short time and then show the
copper.-Paris Letter to London Truth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
British Slow to Make Changes.

The London & Southwestern Railway
company recently took off six trains in
each direction which had been running
i between Richmond and Ludgate Hill.
inc service. be it noted, had been in
force since 1869. Here is the curious
point: The trains in question have always
been run at a loss; they do not in any
way act as a feeder to the main line, and
they are not the trains used by season
ticket holders. 10 the lay mind these
three reasons seem sufficiently strong to
have justified the company long ago in
dlscardinS the service; instead of which
II mas been run at loss for thirty years
London Sphere.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
Chinese Household Pets.

The kia le or the household fox. is a
favorite pet of Chinese women. who arc
also extremely fond of variety of the
Angora cat. The ordinary cat of south
ern China is. like the Manx. tailess. 1t
is occasionally. used for food. but is not
so popular as horse and dog flesh When
vegetables.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
Indian Population Increasing.

According to the late authorities it is a
mistake to suppose that the Indian popu-
lation of the United States is decreasing
1t is declared to be slowly growing now
that tribal wars are at an end and the
red man has learned not to get into trou-
BILE with Uncle Sam. Poor Lo is becom
ing self-supporting agriculturist.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09
Penal Colonies Are Frances Disgrace

pie Of Botany BaTs for s s6r rp rUt
offenders to New Caledonia and French
Guiana: These French penal settlements
are a disgrace to civilization New Gale
donna is bad enough, but French Guiana
is infinitely worse. It is one Of the most
pestiferous spots on the face of the earth,
and the convicts sent there die off like
flies. At both New Caledonia and French
Guiana acts of horrible brutality are per
petrated in the maintenance of discipline
london EXDrcsS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09

"A new placer strike is reported at LIE
Barge in Ogilvie valley, Alaska. A
stampede from Dawson in boats and
the koy okuk and Chandler creek.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-09

Golf red and green cloth tops with pat
emit! leather shoes show the tendency for
brilliant dressing.