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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
WHEN YOU WRITE A LETTEp

To everyone outside the family circle
the Christian name and surname should
be written in full, says Mrs. Rurton
Kingsland in the Ladies' Home ,Journai
\ married woman writes her name Mary
Bruce Talbot, and in business Letter
adds beneath it, in brackets, Mrs. John
Talbot. An unmarried woman writes
Miss in brackets, before her full name.
to stranger when reply is expected.
Typ" written letters are only admissible
for business communications In such
cpistles the signatures should be written
by hand.
Speak first of the interests of your cor
respondent and afterward of those which
concern yourself.
Never write anything over your own
signature of which you might later be
ashamed.
Never allow anyone to read a letter in
tended for your eyes alone. 1t is intrust
cd to your honor, even if not so explicitly
stated.
A letter sent by hand should be left
unsealed, unless servant be the messen-
ger.
Business letters should begin with
''Sir," Dear Sir" or my Dear Sir" or
if in the plural, with "Gentlemen," and
end with "Yours truly" or ''Respectfully
yours''--never Respectfully" alone, omit
ting the subject of the sentence. Ladies'
are addressed as Madam" whether mar
ried or unmarried.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
ORIGIN THE MONTHS NAMES

January was named after the Roman
god Janus; the deity with two faces.
one looking into the past and the other
gazing forward to the future" writes
Clifford Howard in the Ladies' Home
Journal. February comes from the
Latin word februo, to purify. 1t was
customary for the Romans to observe
festivals of publication during that
month. March owes its name to the old
god Of war. Among the Saxons this
mouth was known as Lenct, meaning
spring; aud this is the origin of our word
apcrio, to open, in Specification of the
opening of flowers. The Saxons calle.l
the month Eastre, in honor of their god
dess of spring, from which comes our
word Easter. May was named after the
Roman goddess Maia, and June was so.
called in honor Of Juno. July was named
in honor of Julius Caesar, and August
gets its name from Augustus Caesar.
September is from the Latin septem,
| seven, this being the seventh month ac-
cording to the old Roman calendar. DC.
tober, November and December also re
tain the names by which they were
known under the old calendar, when
there We're but ten months in the year.
octo, novem and deem meaning eight,
nine and ten.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22
BREAKING ENGAGEMENTS.

In discussing the subject of broken en-
gagements, Sarah Grand says
1T does not seem to me that there
can be any doubt that it is justifable to
break off engagements only under special
circumstances which may threaten to
bring unhappiness on the pair should they
marry. At the same time do not think
that an engagement should be broken
off for any but the most serious reasons
and I believe the contempt we feel and
the stigma which attaches to the man of
many engagements and to the girl who
has broken off one after another are the
involuntary outcome of knowledge of
character. We know from experience
that people of that kind, with no proper
sense of responsibility, are mere froth on
the surface of society, undesirable as ac-
quaintances and not worth counting as
citizens.
But, if engagements were to be ire
vocable, the chances of misery III mar
riage would be double what they are
now, and, unhappily, they are only too
numerous as il is OF course, no honor
able person will enter into an engagement
without the honest intention of fulfilling
it. and, therefore. when such people be-
come engaged and afterward break it off,
it is pretty certain to be for good and
sufficient reason
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IN GAY NEW YORK.
ULEP TIME,

JULEP TIME.
Hit julep time-'en de mint des right,
En- de juice DIES oozin' wifi delight
Hit nachully
Won le' me be
Sayin': "Julep time fo' yo' en- me-'
Hit julep time-en' dc jug hit grin,
En- de con juice say: Don keep me in:'
Hit go '.glug glug"
Dab II de jug,
En- say: ''Oh, man, please pull dat plug. :
Hit julep time en- dey coaxin' So
De mint, en- alien l des don know
Eft l stan hit long
Dey coaxin' strong
En de Amen seats whuh belong!
Hit julcp time-en' hyuh's de ice,
En- de sugah, too, en- de mint 50 NICE
En- de jug won't hide
(Hit by nah side)-
SO | guess l des got ter backslide.
Baltimore American
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18th the high flaring collar and broad

On costumes of cloth, now being worn
the upper portion of the sleeve, for exam,
pie, extending to a little below the elbow
is of the same material as the gown
tucked all over the vertical lines, the low,
er sleeve gathered slightly at the back
into fancy embroidered cuff, being made
Of some ontrasting material and color.
Black satin is frequently used. This I'M
one falls over it, so it has not the effect
of l; large sleeve, and the little narrow
revers which turn back, faced with what
ever touch of color the gown may have
are very effective. An undersleeve of
black satin with a straight around cuff
or gold galooh decorated with colored en-
broidery is the feature of an ecru canvas
gown-Philadelphia Times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

a certain well-knoWn citizen Of this
city was highly honored not long ago.
by being elected to the Perennial Asso-
ceived the notice of his election and
though he had never heard Of the per-
ennials before felt somewhat flattered
at being 50 We'll known. The objects of
the society as stated were the study Of
literature, art, science and the promul-
cation of all culture eleVating unto
mankind. The acceptance sheet was
sent with the notice of election and this
was readily signed and returned. Soon
after there came letter from the all
legged secretary of the association ask
ing for the annual dues of $40. The il
lustrious citizen had something to dis
cuss in his mind. He sat down and
thought over the matter for a time. lie
asked if it were worth so TO be a mem
ber of a society of Immortals. and Won
dcred where his benefits came in. He
said he would surely be an immort al
at any rate, if his religion held good
this SO. He threw the assessment no
tice in the waste basket and thus end
eth the story of the Augusta mans I'm
mortal existence. L is said companies
actually exist that pay the officers sal
aries in this manner Several Smal
men desire an income and they form
these societies. collecting the dues and
making a good thing, giving in return
nothing but the name and practically
no good
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

Tho wild wind of Inst Friday night
Lost more than ono pair Of glasses On
the Ncnnchcc bridge. The first heard
from WAS a young man whose glasses
'.ft his f1cc ~ quickly that he hardly
knew which way they went and con-
tinucl ~ without looking for them.
a lady vls The second victim. and she
searched for 4 time fur tine missing
eye assisters. There may have been
more unfortunate people, that night.
hut these We're the only ones heard
from
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
Local Matters.
The Journals Telephone Call-IsS.4.
DIelms OF Twilight.

'Whcu thc windows flame AT sunset
ANA th- streets aF. 5uicnd with hIond
AiH tA. dying day is sinking
In the hi-hts advancing flood
smoky volumcs lightly trailing
Ecii thC hDusctops stark and uirh
Tin-cd with purple rhat thu moment
Hccpcns in the Western sky.
When the shadows round Us gather
And the darkness settles fast
ANA cacH flush nf liIc conclusive
seems but prelude wv the iast.
Dreams shall soften wasted faces.
Frau2ht with presaSe darkly tonight
Dreams that like thc smoke Shall vanish
-tL tha coming yt thr night
--Ainslce Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

The men who have been at work, the
Dist few days. IN the tar " the Jour
raj building in putting ur the large
vater tank that viii supply the fir
s1ri-kl"r system If the building have
rot been cnvied their Job hy any one.
During tho time they have thus far
been at work the hreczes have been eX-
c-adinrly fresh and they get the whole
force Nc them. In addition the rain and
work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
Local Matters.

In a letter from Lieut.. DeSen, re-
ceived by his parents on Friday, dated
at San Isidro, Dec. 10th, he speaks of
joining Gen. Lawton's command. and
outlines the campaign against San Mi
guel and linus, upon which they were
to enter, the following day. Il was on
this expedition that Gen. Lawton met
his death. The lieutenant was well and
in good spirits at time of writing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

A. ID. Russell of this city will erect a
cottage on the shores of Lake Webb in
Weld, the coming spring. Mr. Russell
has secured the service of Samuel
Witham of Weld to go ahead with the
construction as soon as the season
opens. Mr.. Russell thinks, very natur-
ally, that Weld Pond is one of the most
beautiful spots on the face OF the globe,
not even excepting Augustus favor
ite Lake Cobbosseecontee.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
Local Notice.
AN OPEN LETTER
To the Ladies and Gentlemen Of Augusta and
Vicinity.

The following letter II published oy
permission or the writer. and is wrI'-
tcn solely out of gratitude to 1T
Fisk.
Augusta. Nc.. Jan. Is. 1900
Dr. E. = Fisk. 50 Main st. Lewiston
Me
Dear Doctor: You treated ms for
piles in April. 1898. after | had SUE.
FERED AGONIES fer 4 number oi
years. | heard If YOU through N!
friends. J. +. Bean ana MY. Plaistcd z
this city. both Of whom had oeei
cured Of very bad cases Of piles. lhe'
urged me 81 hard that | reluctantly
consented to ~ treated BY YOU. Treat
ment was made. attended to puS,
ness all the time. | have been ELL
EVER SINCE. ana would not % ~
back in my former condition loF
thousand dollars,
! write this out Of gratitude % ~
and in the hopes that other suiieTefs
from piles will apply 10 you ana ny
relief at your hands as l have dohe.
will Glady answer any inquiries
GarlnG my case In fact | feel -
| cannot 80 t. too much troubie ~
pay you for the good you nave
me. HENRY VI. RfNES' "A
los Sewan St, Augusta; ~, MI;
DIR FISK will be at .eD,y
NORTH. Augusta, on WEDHr.'Inu NJ
Ian. oath. between 9 A. NJ. arg
Consultation FREE DR.. flsh r,,o.
specialist in Rectal Diseases ,n,.t
Fistula, etc. Ja"-''
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
Special advertisements.

Small advertisements not exceeding
the heae of WANTED. FOR SALE, TO
LET. LOST, &c. will be inserted two
times for % cents, three times for S5
cents and one week for 50 cents. AID
remittance of postage stamps or postal
note should be made with order, the
charges are too small to open accounts
for
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

Among the coming events Of the
week is the Svcnls Y trio and Viii
liams the reader at st. Catharine's. this
evening: The Knights of Pythias install
l2t! N. Wednesday evening and the
m"' ting of the Governor and Council.
N the Same day
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
He Mistakes the Effect for the Cause

That is what the person does who
tries to cure rheumatism or any other
disease by relieving the symptoms
Hoods Sarsaparilla attacks the cause
of these diseases. 1t neutralizes the
acid in the blood and thus permanently
cures rheumatism. 1t tones and
Strengthens the stomach, restores its
natural digesting fluids and perma-
nently cures dyspepsia.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

&. II. Mason has n fine stock Of win
ter clothing that he is selling at prices
exceedingly favorable ID the buyer.
People with the cash can take advan-
tage of low prices and make 4 big saw
ing hy purchasing for another falls
wear.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

Inquiries We're made Saturday. if
Iharo were any specill rates over the
Maine Central Ia Bang to see Robert
Mantel. the famous actor. but nothing
5f the SOFT had been provided for Au-
gugta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

The State street car was placed on
the line again. Saturday morning The
track was filed at first with I've. but BEL
fore noon the car was running on time
to the great appreciation Of the patrons
Of the line
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

THE slaighinF IL fire out my way
said Stage Driver Robert Moore. Sat
urday evening. Until l reach Jeffer-
ION it II first claes. ana then it Be-
gins tJ grow catchy"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

TWENTY EIGHT GOOD Hohora,
900 to 1900 lbs. must be sold to man,
room for others soon to arrive. severa,
good teams for the woods. the rest gooa
drivers and breirass horses. in goon
condition. sound and kind. w. NJ. fres'
"ii''iio " decs7dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

Although thc mercury was not down
.a an unusually low point. Saturday.
The cold was felt as much u Jbaby as
It has been any day. this winter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
'OOD'S PILLS cure constipation
Is cents.

4 woman wrote: one of your Hop
Plastprs worn y hours did my back more
good than all the remedies | ever used
and I've tried about everything. OF drug
giStE.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
Daily kennebec 3onrnaL

Cards Of thsnks, obituary notices. -.
lutions OF respect, etc, VIII be cbsr-.I
at the rate Of ten cents per line. n.
charges kss than se>sn.y-five cent,
All Advertising announcement. :.
entertainments, whoyo object n A..
raising OF money will be charged Al ths
rate OF fifteen cents a line.
Advertising notices, news form 80
be excluded from our local columns -.
cept such as refer to advertiser. oc,..
pylns space In our advertising column.
and will be run under s separate b..I
on one Of the local pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive n.
JOURNAL promptly will confer 4 f.v~
by notifying the office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

The boys were enjoying the skating
an Jhc river below thu dam. Saturday
and Sunday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

VIII {. Rood's magic scale OF cutting
ladies and Children's wearing apparel,
taught and sold at Room 223, Water St,
Augusta, Me. nova diff
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

Black lace scarf, on depot platform, on
tha cN rhIuG uI l!.e -jtA. rIIGcr p4cI-c
leave III journal office. jan-puti*
Ten dollar gold piece probably between
Is Swan street and Quimby's book store
on the evening NJ tho 2Gd. Finder please
leave at Journal office. jams llW*
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
FOsk SALE.

At A bargain one tirst-class billiard and
two pool tables. Inquire at the ElmWpod
hotel WaterVille. jan29dlw*
At a bargain. First-cass steam laun-
dry established over six years ana sun
running. average business $40 per week
the year round modern machinery and
in, first class condition, no team needed,
all work len and called for. good opening
and price reasonable, business on the in
crease, reason for selling. removing from
town. Address. Peterson & Nero; Thom-
aston Me. jana, ,d&WkY,2W*
BAND DATING STAMPS. for dating
ddeelters' postals, checks, receipts, ST., only
rs each. Send for circular Fletcher x
70, 20 -ha >. -Chapei ST, Augusta. Me.
w, we supply the world. Mems seamless.
IA Last PACK PACK hose &c. five pair. $l.n0. Or
her her dlr9ct from Gaylord Co., North Attic
oo,l9. ~, Mass jan2p.dlmn
The Captain Chapman farm, situate in
musasta 1ni9s e on the Coombs' Mills road. two
anres ae atolii ~ hehhepec bridge over ltU
gn. alane Mibin RqhdTed Ss dollars spent buildings
TO LeEdall Titcomb, Augusta. Ne. pf''
maye.dtr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
New Advertisements T0-Dav

SapOlio
Lost Scarf -
lIpstctteT.s Bittcrs.
Mantcd-Auto-C'0iu 90.
Augusta Steam Laundry
For sale-Billard and pool tables
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
TO LEE.

House M. 3 Grove street: two offices.
one front ana one rear. Apply to James
". North. = Grove st, or Fred w. Ellis
- Sewal St. junc20dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29
Holyoke Mutual Fire
Insurance Company,
salem. Mass.
ASSETS, DEC. 81. 1899.

ASSETS. DEC. 81. 1899.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-29

LISTEN-If YOU want to invest small
or large amount total HmitedD in d
square business that Will positively re-
turn big interest. constant and regular,
write for detailed particulars tn Auto
+, .l.. Cy.. i.l Nassau ~tr,cj. y N lnrk.
lar-4,ll IS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

examples. Most particularly are the
casties Wnlch remain in central Franco
on ana ABOUT the banks of the Loire
Inc resemblance of the federal buildino
is marked. The ensemble. which insnira aS
the architect has been well ta,ran -, 80 ga
executed, although modern conditioLs
and requirements have again and 49,.
compelled him to introduce disti Tses.lii
alien elements. The two. towers ho+bs ~
one racing Sixth, and the tower which il
proposed for the Sixth street side o.. -
plainly after-thoughts The smaller one
unquest1onably4 adds. to the effect and ia
In perfect harmony and keeping with the
whole, but the enormous 360-foot column
which is to be1ereeted over the main en-
trance has raised great deal of COM
ment from the public When the original
plans were drafted neither the tower nor
the addition were contemplated, but the
demands Of a growing metropolis have
increased SO rapidly since the founda-
tons were laid that more room was i'm
peratiVe and further, the public seemed
to demand that the main entrance face
more conveniently 8toward the business
portion of thei4cityeso that some changs
was a necessity. The main entrance in
the rear of theopostofffce would be ridicu-
lous, and to avoid the contingency re-
course was. made to a tower even more
imposing than the original one on Fifth
street. Other considerations urged that
its proportions should not be insignifi-
cant. In the general view of a city as
whole, no architectural form is so fine
and impressive as a large dome, as all
views Of Rome and Florence will attest.
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French Renaissance into which so many
details of the Romanesque have been in
troduced, as to nnislead one except after
careful study and close observation.
Architecture in this country is so often
apt to be conglomeration of many
types and styles that it is a great relief
to consider a structure like this one in
which conception has been so we'll taken
and executed, deviating from the pure
type only SO much as is absolutely neces-
sary to finish the building to meet the
demands of the different conditions
The Romanesque and kindred styles so
much In evidence in public buildings have
turned the course CT American architect
uTe away from the Gothic, not excepting
recently constructed churches, to a
scheme more beautiful and better adapt
ed to the useful Renaissance ideas are in
complete ascendancy in the United States
at the present time Edifices of all kinds
and for all purposes, which make any
pretension to grace whatever invariably
follow the lines of structures erected in
the 18th, 18th and 18th centuries either
in England, France or Italy The ma
jortty are Italian Renaissance Cass Gill
bert has proven his worth in this style
on many occasions, notably, the state
capitol now in process of construction
and of the new federal building in New
York, the plans for which have recently
been awarded to Mr. Gilbert The new
local postoffice is in fact an exception to
the prevailing mode, and an exceptional
ly pure example of the French Renais-
Sance.
Just what the French Renaissance is
as spoken Of now, or was as 1t occurred,
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accepted. Even in the Russian empire
lines are changed. for one reason or an
other, at the last moment, and BlagoVest-
chensk
BUSY AND BUSTLING,
may see the railroad swing one way Or
another as the rails go dewn. Among its
brick buildings are several that would do
credit to any city, and at least ten brick
buildings, including large three story
postoffice are now being built.
The postoffice is rising slowly, because,
a Russian friend remarked, the fewer men
employed on a public work the greater the
profit. 1t is easier to employ eight men and
have payroll of twenty-eight, than to
employ twenty-eight and send in a forty
eight payroll.
The leading and largest street in the city
is Big street. It is seven miles long. over
100 feet wide, and in the business center
one of its blocks is an open market place
500 feet square. Here work teams stand in
regular lines, peasants rally with truck for
sale or trace, and though at times crowded
the square seems to meet all demands
A few feet away, facing Big street, Is
the city hail. in which, in addition to the
room of the mayor and council, is a large
free library
1t is open daily from till 70 a. m. and
to D. m. There is not a book, maya
zine or newspaper in any save the Russian
language In the library, although the cata-
logue shows sixty periodicals regularly
taken.
A tour Of the book stores revealed no
English or American books, but at one OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

churches, several of them very ambitious,
to the 5000 houses Among the indus
tries are a match factory, iron four
dries, wineries brewiries, saw mills,
8 rope factories, potash, glass, mattress
and soap factories, one each, a furnace
brick kiln, Il common brick kilns, 10
tanneries and lime kilns, representing
an investment of 21S3,000 Q,830000 rou-
bles).
The business of Blagovestchensk alone
amounts to &2,000,000 year, and
MERCHANTS TAKE OUT LICENSES
to trade in the 1.OOO-mile line of the
Amur system, between Khabarovk and
the junction of the Amur and Shilka, of
which this city is the center. Twenty
large and 200 small firms do the business
I give the population at from 10000 to
10000 because the figures given me by
residents of the city range beween
those totals. I was told that there were
1900 Chinese living there, and that the
balance of the population consisted Of
Siberans, Tartars, Coreans and mixed
races.
Blagovestchensk impressed me as the
typical successful city of Eastern ST.
IBERIA. In Vladivostock and Khabarovk
the soldier is never out of sight.
In BlagoYestchensk he is conspicuous by
his absence. There are a few hundred
regular and irregular Cosacks three
miles west of the city, and the governor
has a small military detail, but the
place has commercial tone and is more
substantial in a business and building
sense than any Of its sister cities east
of IrkutSk.
In the city hall the room of the mayor
and his council is ornamented with bust
portrait Of the late emperor and full
length painting of the present emperor.
A UNIQUE FEATURE
of the room is the precious city charter in
Illuminated text on a three sided tablet,
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THE TELEPHONE HOUSE.

framed In heavy gold, surmounted by the
imperial eagle the whole glassed. Every
Saturday the mayor and council sit in
state and hear the complaints of the peo-
pie, especially the taxpayers
The taxes amount to about 100000 =
year, every penny is spent, and" added
a taxpayer, in mournful tones, they grow
larger and larger The pathos in his
voice touched a familiar chord
The business of Blagovestchensk is NOT
all in the hands of the Russians. The
Russian of the Siberian frontier is USUALLY
Cossack of the regular or irregular
forces, and, if of the latter, is part peas
ant and part soldier, and in no sense a
worker. The real worker is the China
man.
The fact that the latter loses largo
slices of his home territory In nowise in
terferes with his bent for trade and bart
er. In the last ten years, as Russia has
pushed out her Southern Siberian frontier
and increased her Asiatic area the China
man has pushed his trade from Pekin to
st. Petersburg
The original survey for the Port Arthur
division of the S berian railroad brought
the line within fifteen miles of Blagoyest
Chensk.
There Is no certainty this survey will be