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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
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Better. Than Grants :...Miserables."

A certain colonel on he SEtdff Of one Of
Grants generals was much siVeh to nov.
threading, and went about *with.his sa;s
idlezhasss, stuffed. full, of y, thrilling 70,
mHance esSsxs: Fer weeks he had. been leyour-
HaEo zs' E$S Missfa bISt: -: pne lily ,; sda%
while passing through,,'a Confederate
town. he saw\a young lady seated on a.
'pore}l;: and. stopping his horse. bowed to:
her with all the grAce, of,a- Chesterfield,
4apd enaeAEored to engage her in convex
sation: Before he had gone far he took.
0ecc;ls10H- to- -rema :---..,,H lave yaii seen
/ :sh}fsI MjHseraAles'?i apglieizipg pro:
nt1Hc ca. Hef black eyes Stripped With:
you talk to me that wtaY$4tl1et re As1iOod
deal better than Grants. misel ia bleY; :Saly~
hoO-'1 AZ ;+.IL31fs@-'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
illustrates 1t he,Jliffarf.DreI

1A5 Seb99I. the. ther day Ia; a
teacher; Wing asked most of his iputlpils
|the difference BETWEEN al Island and d
peninsula without 2reGel7ihg s1a4 dt11Sfac.
|1stefyI answer, oaahe to the fastzbov:1 ~
rs~sH :rani explain it, sir, y. said, this BRIGHT
EH9nth. @5lEirst,n geti ytwa, glasses .izeone
Th9h ia befe L II f. H ga1s
of Waftefaa4 fly is an island because
/ ftoislatt tirelSl! Surrounded 4tsa:apa teri But
now place the fly in the glass of milk
and it will be a peninsula, because it is
nearly surrounded by water.''
The boy went up to the top Of the
class.-London Spare Moments. +. @-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
She Wanted ~ sprfng sMatt1r'GEs;s!

,,s=Ih XVI Philadelphia .ipoliticab club the.
3a,storysat the expense of, the.
wife of ene Of the. memb&aEs- a man who
had suddenly a arisen fEgm to
eontfaG{{i!S A 11iew h6dse had Been i pur5
Ihaseds An a,;goods nei ghb6rhiood aiidE the
:wi4e Aspehe1 4Aany busy; DAYS ino ftrhishine q
Kit. ssWhen sshe reached the item of cfia Fl
tresses she, went, tooa higs dapar*m elts
,sstefe, Oh Market street, apde made. kaown
hex Mants to R9Elts Sal safq * pre-
fH@g Ha maqs brie Is faId; fb2t x22 Xab{
ALL" was TIE s.tuitk '.'feeftdbrt:: as Oh
needn't think because I'm rich I'm easy.
A spring mattress, indeed! Sure, want
mattresses you can use in spring, sum-
mer, autumn and winter. I'm not buyin'
mattress for every season in the year"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
= Painted the NIGHTINGALE.
COlll6n't Lose Hfm.

81 kaaipqolph of
R6atnoke, from long couiHge Of iShdul-
-genca5 'gif.pW 'tb' a4shtha" stek Gan air of
proprietorship nt{taeh his 1naster,e Una bic
If sshim. and ud1's ssasampioning him into his
presence one,muxhing.: said with impress
s5ye' solenlnitsae .::Ephrsim. oyau and 1.
WAlla9avh, 30 sRal Sa..soo..l OF M :,.,ut.
#zR dmB A S}a Rln ey 1Sd hm
ly finding voice: .IBpd, Mary Johh,' he
HarDer'S BaZar. YOU H.;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
:Newsboys Assist Biilid Man.

:The other evening, shortly before 6
70 clock, a little newsboy. with several pa
pers- in his: left hand and a lot more UNI
der his arul,t. was seen at the corner of
Broadway and Wisconsin. street. turning
the crank of an Organ belonging to Il
blind lnan, who is a. familiar figure Oh
the. downtown streets. Surprised at such
an Unusual proceeding on the part of a
newsboy,. at time when most Of his
fellow paper vendors We're eagerly striv-
ing to dispose Of their wares, a bystand-
er questioned the lad with a view to as
pertaining what it WAS that had induced
him to turn organ-grinder.
':Are you acquainted with Or related
to the old man, or did he request you to
play aGt the organ $ for HIM. 4 asked the man.
tie fellow. I'VE often help him out when
he gets tired. ''-Evcning Wisconsin, Mil
wlukpp !I:F'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
Hard to Discover.

<Wherc can we find -
!: "A woman te'h1op the brow Of the>.is2o,y9e-- ,
= tain:3 I;.,zr,s.>,;.: -, :-oc
md 4 i2dder that will reach the top o the
The grindstonc that will remove the
nick OF time:
The milestone that will sharpen a dull
'appetim?-, ::.'. ;!
\ ring that, will fit the finger of fate:
The correct measurement Of the foot
prints of time?
+ A frame for the mirror that is held III,
to nature?
The number OF inhabitants in the mat
rimonal state?
Experience to ,ripen thoSf. people who
are green with envy? i
music p PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
+. syn A WfdnS of. LovesTrUl)I

a4"Her Eddlna ri9e is 1Aerlqst f1Fscs4
bu FGan yi!3T tenf 4fs 4 re K
it by dire want: Nothing but the stern
est necessity a*'ffr' dfi7a Hhefsfd fifGt step,
a ~ almost inyaTn bly,theyRre redeemed.
Some Of these rings were left here sew
Gral years. ago7: *buttIM mot sell them.
Some: day. the poor women will, come
a-a3atk -for+thenii, and il they 1tevtf @, I
couldn't sell woman's wedding ring
sorte 6 stA&5k THf with all
,e tnelyssin! asacavith: 'golds nds pearl?7d fan
,.sswiths rddl eatefya carved ,sticks bf,VeHhwed
= f athts With dssstiny
,rG GPuTf sRsas9nagSs, a. N0gRb8x SANDAL
ssWQQ5s Epleed; WITH f9d "a osa1in, sfhesIHtle
scissors, thathalfx.aed- &pbojs ,efAsiHsyaand
the tiny golden thimble, just as it's pos
SCISSOR, some young girl, perhaps, had
parted with it. Next to coquettish pair
Of little, high-heeled satin slippers, worn
. By some fair Cinderella. collection of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
BattleshiDS.

Deducting dubious vessels, the COM
pleted battieships of England now num-
Der 36, and those of France and Rus
sia 80.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
What the Editor Wanted.

-. - y -
!; Harry Furniss,. the artist.' tells an
amusing story at his own expense, says
Fourth Estate. Furniss had been com
missioned to illustrate a tale for a ''se
riens''. periodical. His. drawing repre-
scented "a lovers meeting, and the young
man Of the picture was of the Family
Herald land Something to Read type.
with long, thin legs, eyes like saucers,
and a little ';duck'' Of a mustache:
! This would mot do-at all for the editor
of the serious periodical, who wrote to
Mr.. Furniss in these terms:
'"Dearr Sir: Will you kindly give
Charles a beard, and show an, aunt. I'M
Gle, or other chaperon in the distance:
The subject and treatment are, at pres
emit. hardly suitable to our Young read
ers.'
: The Only ZIP rs Eyer Received.
A lady. who had on handGa work on
the castles or mansion houses OF the
North wished to see Duff house. and for
this purpose visited 'Bahff; relates the
Scottish American. Approa chipg, the
house she met a man who appeared to be,
4 servant about the place. -
>,'.:Gan =! see, the hpuseZ; she asked
t,5nd tI M;fh i r. eqn' WAS I'M, reply
He showed her over every part of the
house. and as she left she placed half
crown in his ha1ld:: : He thanked her.
Lord Fife, for it WAS he:2hept that coin
and showed it to his friends, with the
remark: 1T is the only money / have
ever really eafned.". -. &c
- painted Painted the Nightingale.
"Thc secret OF ~rruc. art" said the
great French papte;r, :';;pet lis TO paint
what one does not Sec On one occa-
sion, says the Youths fhlAA1an1op, he
put fkTplFfta friend il canvas he had
just finished What Qqefl, fhae tell
yqst3t :11e asked.
It was only theS AAR;;sf aysaot1ntry
lane. with a few dandelions and four
: O. clocks growing Il mid the, grass The.
friend, who was also an artist. stood for
some moments lesakent1 dpft1ka this simple
scene. Presently he said:
Il: afon'f 1kneW,nEhat,d sce.: but / hear
the nightingale!r' ssn%:i
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-10

breaker can hide his head. Today his
government could follow him to any spot
where he might go. for even those places
where there is no definite treaty are al
ways willing to give up the criminal who
has taken refuge in that land. Among
all civilized powers the principle of ex-
tradition is found and demands for the
surrender of a fugitive by one govern
ment to another are usually compiled
with on the ground of international
comfy.
NO REFUGE.
OF course it must be remembered that
there are certain offense in the MON
archial states of Europe that could not be
regarded as crimes in this country, and
in no possible way a the present extra
dition treaty be so twisted as to permit
Of the surrender Of foreign fugitives who
have taken refuge in the United States
because Of such offenses.
For instance, in Germany a man might
be seriously punished for having Offend
ed the dignity Of the emperor, but if he
succeeded in reaching these shores the
fact that he had been accused of lese
majestic would not be sufficient to per-
suade the officials Of this country to give
him up.
In the United States the work Of ex-
tradition is done through the solicitor
OF the state department., and the ex-
pense Is borne by the counties Of the
states demanding the fugitive. The Unit
ed States government bears the expense
only in the case Of %viOlators of the init
ed States laws, such as counterfeiters
and mail robbers. The average cost OF
bringing a fugitive back to this country
Is $500, and in many cases the crime
committed is not sufficiently serious to
warrant such an outlay. In important
instances, however, much greater sums
will be spent, for the French government
spent more than 1000 0 francs in OBJ
tanning the ~extradition OF Carpenter and
other employees Of the Railway of North
ern France.
| OF late some governments have been
trying to make nihilism. anarchism and
the like extraditable, but nothing has
been accomplished along this line owing
to the fact that 1t is very hard to dis
criminate between these and other poll
teal offenders. King Humbert of Italy
and the czar Of Russia are particularly
anxious to see the provision made. They
desire to make anarchy, like piracy, a
common crime, but the United States
will not heed h suggestion. Like most
countries with free institutions, it has a
serious objection to turning over politi-
cal prisoners, and In cases where other
and extraditable ~offenses are charged,
they have even refused to surrender the
fugitive on the e~xtraditable ffense unless
there first should be an understanding
that he should be tried for the latter
and not for the political crime.
In this way does the law of this coun-
try protect the mar who has succeeded
in escaping from any political despot-
ism in Europe, but in cases Of actual
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-10
AMERICAN DANCES
II CHARM EUROPE.
HOW MILDRED HOWARD DE GREY
DANCED HER WAY TO FAME
WITHOUT SHOES OR
STOCKINGS.
BY Mildred Howard de Grey.

I am about to realize the great ambi-
ton of my life. / am to be permitted
to present my dance in Europe, not only
at the concert halls of the great Europ-
ean cities, but before some of the rulers
and the nobility. I am to be given an
opportunity to please people to whom
clever acting and graceful dancing is an
old story, n l have just confidence
enough in myself to believe that l shall
be able to do it.
1t was only about four years ago that
I presented my barefoot dance for the
first time. I vas playing on the Bowery,
but the papers gave me as much atten-
ton as if l had been at one of the best
uptown houses. Some of the critics said
that the dance was immodest and that
brought the crowds, but they went away
both disappointed and pleased = disap-
pointed because they had not been
shocked, and pleased with the graceful
ness of the dance.
AS this was the first time that such a
thing had been done on the stage there
was more or less talk about it in all
classes OF society, and it was not long
before I had my opportunity to present
my dance on Broadway. From that time
my success a been more than I ever
anticipated it could be. I have made
many changes in my act. of course, but il
is still the barefoot dance that first at
tracted attention, and today no one sug-
gests that there is anything immodest in
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-10

entirely different reasons. Every one
knows that the footlights are very pow
erful and that unless we are prepared for
them we appear before the public look
ing like ghosts Therefore, like all pro-
fessionals, I make use of grease paints
and powder, but this is only one reason
why I make up my feet. The other is to
prevent myself from catching cold. To
do this I employ a secret preparation that
I have used during the four years Of my
barefoot dancing, and it has been so sue
cessful that I a never had a cold
that I could trace to my dance. No mat
ter how much draught I may have been
subjected to. my preparation has proved
successful.
In making up my feet l use the same
kind of tools and r :.cles that are IN
common use for fac.a! makeup, besides
some that are First OF all I
brush them with a rou9h brush. Then
cold water ard a violet scented repara-
ton follows, the object of his being to
remove any trace of the shoes mi
hosiery, as these often make ugly creases
in the skin. I then dry them carefully
with the softest of soft towels. AS soon
as they are dry I give them a vigorous
massage, using my secret preparation. It
takes some time to rub this thoroughly
into the skin.
Next the toes and heels are rouged
with a rabbits foot. The heels and the
points where the toes join the foot are
pinked. Then some surgeons plaster Of
heavy quality, pink in COLOR cut the prop
err size. is affixed to the bottom Of he
foot between the ball and the heel in
such a as to battle detection.
The rouge is then toned dow and the
carmine is added to each toe. Each nail
is carefully tinted roseate and then comes
the grand polish, in which the nails are
not forgotten. Alternately moistencd
and tinted and then rubbed with the
hand, they are at last ready to make their
appearance before the public.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-10

the speciality. Now, they tell me, I am
to dance before a king, n this is how
I shall do it.
The lance that I shall present IL the
same dance Of inspiration that has made
me popular in this country. I shall come
upon the stage as though clothed for the
opera, wearing a long white satin a
which reaches to the ground, disclosing
a delicate lining Of shell pink silk. When
thrown aside this coat reveals an under
dress Of pure white china silk with in
sertions Of lace, over which is worn an
over-dress of green grasses, intermingled
with which are ribbons and spangles.
The feet, as usual, will be entirely de-
void of ornament.
In introducing the dance there will be
the same short pantomime as a prelude,
but the rest will be all inspiration. Ny
sole wish when dancing is to win my
audiences and to impress upon them the
story that I desire to nve by the
steps. In the dance I am a woman who
is trying to win love by the grace Of
motion, n there are nan ways in
which this can be done-so many, in fact,
that I seldom lance the same way a Sec
ond time.
70 explain how 1 have succeeded in
accomplishing these results would be very
difficult. / have always danced.
could not help it. AS a small child 1t
was my favorite amusement, and all
my steps came to me naturally for I have
never had a dancing master or received
a lesson in my life. I was the daugh-
ter Of an Episcopal minister, and nearly
all my relatives united with my father
in efforts to persuade me not to attempt
a professional career, but the music was
In my feet and l had to follow the ir-
.resistable impulse. l obtained the posi-
ton on the stage for which 1 had SO
long craved, and from the first the pub
lie was very kind to me.
At last I thought Of the barefoot dance.
l suggested it to my manager n he
hesitated. He did not know what the
public would think of it. 1 persisted,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-10
WHERE PUGlTIVES MAY HIDE
FEW SPOTS WHERE CRIMINALS
MAY CONCEAL THEMSELVES
FROM THE MAN WITH
THE WARRANT.

1t was Dick Swiveller who checked
off the streets of London and then de-
cided that there was practically no thor
oughfare that he could traverse without
fear of meeting a creditor, and the fugi-
tive criminals Of today are in much the
same position. They may seat them
selves before a map n study the coun-
tr1es OF the earth until mountains. rivers
and cities mingle and become one before
their weary eyes, but they will be unable
to select a single spot in the whole civil
lzed world In which they would be safe
1fom the pursuit Of the dreaded mar with
a warrant.
Today extradition constitutes so much
a part of the Jurisprudence of all coun-
tries that II % difficult for one to remem-
Der that such q condition Of AFFAIRS Is
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-10

crime against life or property. the govern
ments Of today have no sympathy for
the criminal. One by one his places of
refuge have been taken from him until
now he will be compelled to take up his
abode in a balloon or upon a practically
desert island or else run the chance Of be-
ing able to conceal his identity in places
where he is not known. OF course this
Is being done every day, and 1t is pos
sible that the deception might be carried
out successfully, but in no way does this
condition Of uncertainty compare to the
time when Europe, Asia and Africa, as
Well az North and South America, all Of
fered havens Of refuge to the violators
OF law.
sOAPY SANS sKAGUAY GUARDS.
You may or may not remember that
when Soapy Sam organized the Skaguay
guards he wrote a letter to President
Mckinley offering the services OF the said
guards against any and all the foes Of
the United States.
The letter was answered by some Sec
rotary, who said that the president would
take the offer into consideration. He has
been considering it ever since. Meanwhile
Soapy Sam is dead, and Parson Bowers,
George Wilder and other patriots who
were with him in the guards are just
about to, be released from San Quentin,
which in spite of It's romantic Spanish
name, is merely the state prison of Cali
fornia.
Soapy Sam was a famous gambler who
went to Skaguay with the first rush of
miners. His own idea was not mining,
but bunco, gambling games and the
lance hall business as the community
might seem to prefer. He soon cut a.
! wide swath in the new town that sprang
up as II by magic upon the road to the
Klond.ke and made money hand over fist.
After the news cached Skaguay hat
war with Spain was on Smith gathered
all the toughest men in t~Own-along with
some who were moved by patriotic inn
pulse, though no tough, and formed a
small army. Smith paid ell the bills.
The only carriage in the place-it was
the importation of a saloonkeeper and
useless except as an Observation-Disclosures
in the line with the "troops.'' These
latter were without uniforms or the abil-
ity TO keep step, but they all had guns,
usually carried loose in the right and left
pockets of their sack coats, which is
much better than the old way of having
them in your hip pocket.
It is sad-the rest of the story. Soapy
Sam himself got into an acrimonious dis
pute with another gentleman upon the
main street OF Skaguay, at the end of
which both men were dead.
Some Of the other soldiers were gath.
cred in by the United States marshals
for various offenses and taken down to
| California to be imprisoned. All the men
who were not Of like caliber promptly got
out of the organization and the Skaguay
guards became, and still remain moth.
ing but a GLORIOUS memory"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-05
McClure's Magazine for
july.
g. s. Osborne.

The July number Of McClure's
Magazine contains several notable
features; among them, a story by
Rudyard Kipling, articles on WI
Bryan, on railways in China, and
on our diplomatic relations with
Great Britain.
'The Outsider" by Rudyard
Kipling, is the tale Of a young
British subaltern detailed to the
command of q remote military
station where he makes himself
ridiculous by his arrogance and
stupidity. This strong story in
Produces US once more to the most
amusing tales Kipling ever wrote.
Mr. William Allen Whites
political portrait" of William
Jennings Bryan will attract part
ocular attention. Without defend
ing Mr. Bryan's cause, the article
presents a most attractive picture
of his personality, He also sug-
gests what would happen it Bryan
should be elected president.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-05

Negotiations which have been pend
ing between B II Gavitt of this city
and one of the leading sugar refiner-
les of the country have been consum-
ated in satisfactory manner and ac-
cordingly on Monday July first Mr. b
H Gavitt will add a wholesale depart
ment to his store in which Mr. Cav
lit intends to do general job
bling business. AT first he will
handle nothing but sugar but as
the business warrants he will add
other lines to the enterprise, event
ualy engaging IN general wholesale
business. To the retail merch ant MIR
Gayitt will after next Monday be pre-
pared to furnish sugar in any quantity
at the existing market quotations.
This will save the local merchant con-
siderable in year as he will save the
freight charges, drayage and numer-
GUS other expenses incidental to buy.
ing of the Chicago or Omaha whole
saler. The first car load shipment
will arrive in q few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-05
Flower Carnival.

Everyone who attended the Harrison
county fair last year will remember
what very pretty feature the flower
carnival was. The feature is to be re-
peated this year only that it Will be
larger and better than it was last year.
The ladies of the Valley are taking
hold of the matter earlier this year and
by hard work expect to make it the
most successful feature Of the fair.
There will be queen and she will
have maid of honor from each town
in the county. These maids of honor
will be chosen by the people of their
community. The ballots for queen
from this vicinity will appear in this
paper IN about y month.
Mrs. L.. N. Goodrich, of the Valley,
was in town yesterday in the interest
of the carnival and says that the la
dies from here are taking quite an in
terest in the matter. She says that
three ladies have already promised to
decorate their carriages and accompa-
4
ny the maid of honor to the Valley.
She says that there is much interest
taken all over the county and that eve
~ town in the county will be represen-
ted by maid of honor. Our people
here should take hold of the matter
and show the rest of the county that
beside having good live town we also
have some pretty girls.-Mondamin
Enterprise.
w II Fensler and Claud lsurkett
returned to this city last night after 9
few days trip along the North West.
ern establishing new agencies for the
Mothers Favorite tea kettle company
Mrs II v Perley arrived from Chica-
&, this molni g and wi make this city
her future home, Mr. Perley being
employed as express messenger be
tween this city and Deadwood on the
+ Il & NJ V trains number 3 and 4.
Miss Grace Hancock and Miss IS.te
IIeilman who have been attending
the teachers institute IN Council Bluffs
for few days returned to this city
last night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-05
Liberty.

LlOefCy.
Oh! the thought of Independence.
What else could stir mcn's souls
4" such height Of patriotism,
As the seemingly death toll of Liberty.
They gather round their standard,
And with heartfelt prayer.
Appeal TO the great Jehovah
To give them victory there for Liberty.
For those who fight for righteous cause.
And freely give their lives
In defense Of their country,
Gain fame that never dies for Liberty.
And the names of Lafayette and Kosiusko,
Who came across the sea,
To fight for an oppressed country.
Il written on the tree of Liberty.
And .. the Boers are dying,
In defense of their cou4try's honor.
May the God of hosts descend to earth.
To fight for the Ffansvaal banner of LibeFy.
-RAsfL BLAINE BAssFTT.
Little Siop{, iowa.