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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
RANGE DEPUTIES.

j. T. Johnson, clerk of the district
court, has appointed the following
deputies upon the ranges: Peter
Schaefer, Ely; George H. Vivian
Soudan; y. Is. Shank, Biwabik; S f.
Helps, Eveleth; J. r. James. Virgin
Ia, and T. F. Brady, Hibbiny. There
will be an appointment made at
Sparta, but the selection for that
place has not been finally deter,nin
ed upon. The duties of these dapu-
ties comprise the issuance of mar
rage licenses and first papers Of
naturalization.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
II MUSICAL TREAT.

The people of Virginia are prom
ised a rare musical treat on Wed
nesday evening next, December 20,
when a quartette of Duluthians,
composed of Mrs. Margaret w. Cut
Ter, contralto, Mr.. Frank E. Chaffee,
baritone, Mrs. A. NJ. Pitcher, reader,
and Miss Mable Genevieve Fulton,
pianist, will appear at the Fay Op-
era. The entertainment will be of
benifcent character, local churches
sharing in the net proceeds. Fol
lowing is the program:
PART 1.
/. Piano Solo, ,.... LA Princess"
Merz. OPP. 5 ....................
Mable Genevieve Fulton.
Baritone Solo Song of the Tor
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
no MY PATRONS

10 my many patrons and the pub
TIC IN general | desire to extend
thanks for the liberal and generous
patronage accorded ME during the
past year. And by the sale of hon
est goods at right prices ! trust to
merit continuance of trade and
the esteem of customers in future,
Respectfully,
B. LEVIN,
The Model"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
Dry bou$e Burns
The Franklin Suffers a Fire
Loss at an Early Hour
Saturday Morning.
MANY MINERS LOSE CLOTHING.

MANY MINERS LOSE CLOTHING.
AT about l:30 o'clock Saturday
morning last the big dry house at
the Franklin was found on fire, and
although dry house man was on
watch the blaze had reached such
proportions before its discovery
that extinguish,nent was inpossi-
BILE, and the building was burned to
the ground, as was also the small
dry adjoining.
The cause of the fire is unknown
but likely occurred from some care
lessness on the part of miner with
lighted candle or pipe.
superintendent Parmelee states
that the co1npany's loss aggregates
about $3.50. Many miners also sui
fered individual losses of clothing,
their miners outfits being in their
lockers where it could not be saved
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21

Do you smoke the Horde Nicollet
cigar? If not, you should. The
best 10 cent cigar on the market.
Sold everywhere, try it once.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
PREPARE TO PLASTER

J. "A. Blk, the contractor plaster
er, has received the contract for the
new Hotel Fay and is now in readi
ness to commence work on same.
Nr. Blk has just completed plaS-
tering the Tower Hotel, Nels An
derson's new place, which will be
ready for occupancy about January
LIST, and will be one Of the finest
buildings on the ranges.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
TO THE PUBLIC

The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyter-
ian Church would like to thank the
public for their generous patronage
at their Rum1nage Sale on Saturday
last. The ladies cleared over 5000
therefrort,. They would also ex-
tend especial thanks to Mr.. NJ. L.
Fay for the kind donation of his
building for the entertainment.
MRS. O. L. WATSON, Pres.
MRS. A. H. STEVENS Sec'y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
CHRISTMAS DANCE.

Prof. Murdoch makes arrange
ments for an enjoyable Christ
mas Ball at the Fay Opera House
on Tuesday evening next, Decen1
Der 18th, to which a cordial invita-
ton is extended. Music will be fur
1,ished by Prof. Bovee's famous or.
chestra, and royal time is prom
iSed attendants.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
I. q. q. +. OFFICERS.

The following are the officers-tlect
Of Mesaba Lodge No. 2222, I. @. O. f.,
for the ensuing year:
n. G.-J. "A. Kennedy.
V. G. II. W. Meyer.
r. S.-Gust Johnson.
+. Sired Wittc.
Treasurer Hawkinso11.
Trustees~W. J. Harlow, ". Stein
berg, Oscar Johnson.
In their new quarters in Hawkin
son Hall the lodge has 4 neat and
attractive home. New members are
being added and the lodge is in a
tlourishing condition.
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CHANGE IN TIME.

Commencing Thursday, Decem
Der 10th, 1900, the Duluth, Missabe
& Northern Railway passenger train
tor all Mesaba range points will
leave Duluth Union Depot at 7:4O a..
M, instead of 7:45 a. M, and return
ing arrive in Duluth at $40 D. III.
J. B. HANSON,
Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21
SMALLPOX.

Considerable excitement was ere
ated in the city Tuesday by a report
of case Of smallpox at Tornquist
& Jesmore's logging camp near the
Sharon mine, the rumor being that
after the discovery of the case in
camp the men had commenced to
leave the camp for other points. An
investigation of the matter confirm
eel the first statement, the afflicted
man coming into the camp from
the Hibbing district, where several
cases are said to exist. He was at
once banished to an i,nprovised
pest house where he is being prop
erly cared for, and quarantine meas
ures at the camp have since been
instituted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-21

eadOr' .... ...Frot Carmen
Frank f. Chaffec
3 Reading ........... Selected
Mrs. A. NJ. Ioilche:
! ontralto Solo 1.-THE Watcher'
Margaret ". Cutler.
= Duo My Boat ia Waiting for
AAISS ......... Cn1e'l l.
Mira. Cutler and Mr.. Chaffee.
6 Piano Solo "Castagnette" ketten
liable Genevieve Fulton.
: Contralto Solo ..."Your Voice"
Margaret N. Cutler.
8 Reading .....-S Selected
Mrs. y. ". Pitcher.
8 Baritone Solo "A Son of the Des-
ert Am /" Phillips
Frank E. Chafee.
Mrs.. Cutler. Miss Fulton.
Mr.. Chaffee.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
BAD INVESTMENT.
The Confident Stranger Found the
Wrong Kind Of a Clerk

"Mornlnl Boss in?" inquired a con-
fdent looking stranger OF aa weak
young man who stood behind the coun-
ter
"Yes. SIR"
Uml You're advertising for
new clerk, believer
Yes. we are"
Present clerk about anywhere?"
well, IN clerk at present sir
"Ahl That's eoo1 Now. what sort OF
a lobster may the boss be? Old?'
About my own age"
Had any trouble with him az all?"
"Mell / can't say l have
"Close-fsted guy. amt he?"
"Some people might call him So"
Il thought so. If | gst on here and
he tries any of his nonsense on me I'll
get his head in the sugar bin. Just
give him my name, will your"
We'll, IL youe applying for the sit
uatlon. I'm taking on the new man"
You are? Now. | should like TO get
this shop. Think you can come to an
immediate decision II made II worth
your while?"
''Shoulnnt wonder"
"Ahl Now, ! suppose We may c)n.
slider Il settled ehg" az he slipped a
bin into the meek young man hand.
yes" said the individual as he
quietly pocketed the William. Some
how | don't think you'll suit"
Thunder, Not suit; why, how's
that?"
well, you see, happen to lie the
boss myself. Exchange.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
snornts.

Blonde Charlotte's face Is aqulllne.
And Bess has features retrousse:
One has q smile like summershine.
Through which wee dimples peep
and play.
Her eyes are gems so rare and pure
They put to blush the KOhinoor;
Withal she's such a winsome witch.
it-well no matter who OF which.
When Charlotte dons her gown OF gray
And Bess her jaunty suit Of blue.
The two are fairer than the day
When June is ripened through and
through.
And one is sweeter than the blooms
That pout without her curtalned
rooms;
They pout, no doubt, because their
lot,
Keeps them so far from-tell I'll mott
Dear Lot and Bess are young and gay
Aud keep my 'wildered wits awhirl:
] know not how to break away
From one and court the other girl.
For each has charms hard to resist.
And each seems fashioned to be
kissed.
Al least. twere rapture TO caress
That rare which, You
must guess.
Chicago Record.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
Influenza Caused BY Ozone.

On one occasion the writer walked
to the edge of Lake Michigan when a
strong wind was blowing right from
the lake. The bodily condition was as
near perfect as could be, and yet in
less than five minutes there was every
evidence of having caught an extreme
ly hard cold. The severe influenza con
tinued until, ON walking away. In less
than 500 feet, it disappeared as II by
magic. 1t is very certain that the tenn
peratIre had nothing TO do with this
nor the wind; but the influenza was
directly due to the abundant ozone In
the air BY inquiry it was learned that
hundreds of residents who had lived
upon the immediate edge of the lake
had been obliged 10 move back three
or four miles in order to relieve them
selves from such experiences.
Physicians readily admit that 1t is
not always possible to say why one
catches" cold: IT certainly cannot al
ways be because of undue exposure
or change in temperature but prOba
bly, also to changes in the electric con
dition of the air. lucts Of this kind
should lead TO tine EXTREMIST caution
in studying any supposed relation be
tween the weather and hcalth.-Pcpu
lar Science.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
An Arhoreal Wedding.

There recently took place in this
neighborhood a wedding which was
as startling as any one coul wish.
II seems that the bride had peculiar
notions about weddings, and she had
made up her mind to have her mar
riage different from the ordinary cere-
monial. There were to be no attend
ants except the maid Of honor, the
brides sister, and at the time appoint
ed the family congregated about a
large, gnarly tree, the Oldest growing
on the country place where the alfres-
co service was to take place. At the
same time the bride and groom, maid
of honor and clergyman came from
the house. and when they reached the
tree they climbed It and the ceremony
was performed amid the foliage of the
lower branches. Courier.
Journal
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
sEAeoINe wHiskEY.
Reasons for Sending II Twice Across
the Ocean Before Marketing.

Reasons for Sending II Twice Across
the Ocean Before Marketing.
Large shipments of whiskey In bond
will be made from Baltimore to Euro
pean ports within the next month OF
two. A shipment OF 1900 barrels is
nearly ready for export and about
1000 barrels more will soon be ready.
While some of the whiskey will be
sent by Baltimore owners, the most
of it will be from Cine. matt and other
western cities. After being kept in
European warehouses for six months
or a year. the greater part will then
be brought back to this country for
sale.
The whiskey to be sent out is OF the
1891 and 1892 distillation, which must
be taken out OF the bonded ware
houses before the eight-year limit has
expired. Whiskey may be stored in
a bonded warehouse eight years with
out being subject to the internal rev.
enue tax Of sl.1O a gallon. At the ex-
piration OF eight years It must be
taken out. Rather than pay the tax
and lose the use Of the money until
the sale OF the goods, some owenrs
prefer to ship their surplus stock to
the other side and store them there
until needed claiming that the cost
Of freight both ways and the storage
IN Europe will be le1L than meeting
internal revenue requirements at a
time when there is no demand for the
goods. The tax is only required to be
paid when whiskey is put on the mar
ket for consumption, as that goods
shipped TO Europe IN bond are not
taxed. They are brought back as re
quired by the demand of the market
here. Goods remaining in this coun-
try out OF bond are supposed to be on
the market.
This method is pursued by dealers
and distillers who overload them
selves. The output in 1892 was heav-
ier than the demand, ard it Is part Of
the surplus which is now going to Eu-
rope to await the time when 1t must
be brought back to be placed on the
MARKET Baltimore Sun
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
LIFE PRoaoEarp.
More About Metshnitkoffs Scum
for Old Ace.

DR. Ellie Metchnitkoff. Of Paris. has
reason TO believe that he will discover
serums which viii feed the human
cells 50 accurately that the life OF
man may be prolonged TO two hundred
and fifty years.
He said the other day: at present
we are only in the theoretic stage. but
the surprising success that has at
tended our experiments thus far gives
hope that we shall soon be far be-
yond mere theory. Unless the best
serum for use to the end of strength
ening and invigorating the nobler cells
of the human body is found, we shall
be defenseless against old age, but
this once discovered, the cells needing
It are armed for the conflict with their
destroying neighbors. Then death
viii become less terrible, for we can
adjourn the final hour until the tired
body calls for rest The time assured
ly will come when we shall be able TO
maintain for an indefinite period the
equilibrium between the constructive
and destructive forces of the body.
l am not prepared to say that man
ever will be able to live always. No
one would want that. Some force ap-
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
Youth and Love.

Youth and Love fell out one day.
Said Youth TO Love: 'I'll go away,
And leave you broken.hearted.
I'll go through life without your aid;
III neither gaze ON man or maid
And foolishly they parted.
on went naughty Youth alone:
He hummed a tune in merry tone.
And never looked behind him;
While Love, at home, was sad and
sore
And longed for merry Youth once
more.
Alas she could not find himl
But Youth had not been walking long
Before he hushed his merry song
His heart was full OF sorrow
He found it hard TO stray away
From Love, OF only for a day
He came back on the morrow.
For Love and Youth apart would die.
Like flowers without dew or sky
They'd fade If they would seyerl
AS long as there is tide and time.
In every land, In every cline,
Youth and Love will be together.
Household Guest.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
POPE EO'S SUCCESSOR.
Sketch of the Man Who May
Follow Him.
THE ELECTION OF A POPE

A Most Impressive and Interesting
Ceremonial Although the Choice
Is Uncertain, It viii Probably Be
An Italian Cardinal
Pope Leo XIII. will be ninety years
old on March q He himself contem-
plates with absolute calmness the end
which cannot be long delayed, and
has even thought of his successor.
The cable announced recently that
when the Pope was performing the
ceremony of opening the Holy Door
at st. Peters Cathedral, by which the
Jubilee Year was begun, he remarked
to those around him:
Il thank Divine Providence for
granting me the grace OF being able
to celebrate this great function, and
/ wish for my successor grandeur and
a long reign to the greater glory Of
God. My successor will be young, as
compared with my own age, and will
have time to see many glories of the
Papacy and the Church"
II is further stated that His Holi-
ness clearly designated Cardinal Cir
Diana Maria Gotti, Prefect of the
Congregation of Indulgence and Sa.
cred Relics, as his successor
That Cardinal Gotti is a leading
candidate for election to the Papal
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
Her chafino Dish.

When Fanchon to her chafng dish
Repairs and lights the alcohol
We look for miracles and wish
That fate may let us share them all
Though not too gluttony inclined.
We laugh with gastronomic glee,
And each lays plans with secret mind
To each tid-bit enough for three.
For Fanchon Is a cook supreme
OF dainties which the dish may
hold;
A gracious goddess OF the steam
Whose bounties please us more
than gold.
Her finnan-haddies and croquets
Are poems Of deliciousness;
Her oysters and her omelets
Achieve the climax of success.
And yet / wonder, can It be
That Fanchon's skill is so unique?
I know what SAVIOR all for me
Are her bright eyes and glowing
cheek.
Well, Fanchon, cater to the men
And to the maids whom men de-
sire,
But don't get scorched, young lady.
when
You're playing with the dainty fire.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
THE FUR CROP.
How Animalo Are Trapped in North
western Connecticut.

FNQNN FAlNlAAAeAr FNiE AAHRfE1 ~ w. 80
western Connecticut.
The method Of trapping foxes near
Winsted. Conn. is unique. A large
stone is placed in the centre of q pool
Just out Of the foxes reach. On the
stone Is a piece of meat for bait. lD
the water nearby a steel-jawed trap is
hidden and a piece of green moss four
or FIVE inches square put on the pan
OF the trap. The trap Is under water
and the green moss hides It. The fox
doesn't like going into the water in
this weather, and when he sees the
bait he figures out that he can get IL
byiumping on the moss, but he doesn't
succumb all at once. He begins to troi
around the pool. trying to find some
other way of reaching the bait. II he
is very hungry, or very young he Will
stop after a few laps and, standing
on the moss, get himself Immediately
caught
The trap Is not fastened to any
thing. and the fox carries It out, but
he cannot go far with it, owing to the
pain inflicted by the jaws and to its
weight. He is soon tracked down
and captured by the hunter.
The old willy foxes are not deceived
by the green patch of moss. Some
times they will trot around the pool
until they have worn a path about IL.
A coon which has less intelligence
than a fox, can always be trapped by
the pool and moss game. but even
when trapped he is not always caught,
for he will gnaw his leg off, and, leav-
ing it in the trap, get away with the
rest Of himself
The quotations in the market this
year are as follows: RaccOon skins
from 90 cents to 25 cents mink, from
$3.50 to so cents; red fox, from $500
to so cents; beaver, from $500 to
$3.50; skunk, from S1.50 to 45 cents
muskrats, from IL cents to 8 cents;
gray fox, from 81 to 40 cents; black
bear, from S25 to SIS; black bear cubs
from s12 to Sc; otter, from $40 to 81;
fisher from SO to Sc; silver fox. from
$3.50 10 $50; cross fox. from $50 tc
$40; lynx, from $40 to S5; wild cat
from 35 cents to 20 cents; tame cat
black. 30 cents; badger, 40 cents
civet cat, 30 cents.
Now and then a lynx IS bagged on
the New York border, but not often
But foxes, red and gray, a few cross
foxes. minks, otter. skunks. wild cats
and coons are plentiful enough. and
are shipped from all the towns here
abouts in large quantities. Nearly al
the minks and many of the other an
imals are secured by trappers.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12

parently outside ones self but really
within now commands that one should
die. All Of us will be glad OF death at
some time. Just as We wish TO stop
eating when we are satisfied"
DR.. Mirey, the newly elected presi-
dent of the Academy of Medicine, ex-
presses regret that this so-called dis
coyery has received such wide public
fly thus early. 1T has not yet come
before any scientific body for examin-
ation." he says, "and until this hap
pens scientific men viii pay no at
tention to newspaper talk on the sub
ject."
Evening journal., 1900-03-12

= Same old stock company, same old
sins and sinners-yet no end to the
genuine variety show they put up.
That which through all ages reach.
es the human heart most surely is
courage. The coward has no friends.
III. S. Merriam.
Buckle attributes the great success
Of Scottish men of science to their
preference for prlori or deductive
argument The following story OF
similar trend was attributed TO Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman: "A Scots
man was asserting that all great
poets we're of his nation. Well, but
said one, how about Shakespeare?' p
You can't say that he was Scots.
man. To which the other replied:
His talents would Justify the sup.
position
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
Rspartee.

"And thou wouldst marry this mis-
creanti" thundered the King.
Il would quOth the Princess
steadfastly.
What kind OF wOod?" asked Hil
Majesty. in a gentler tone.
Il pinel" Her Highness rejoined.
We'll. you'd butternutl' remarke !
the sovereign and parent, determined
to have the last word.
And with these few lightning flashes
of wit was the cloud of domestic dis
cord quite dissipated.-Deuoit jour
nal.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
supsrheated Steam for Train Robbers.

Every locomotive that is built in
the west nowadays has the new anti
bandit attachment.
On all the new engines of the d.
and r. G. Railway are iron pipes ex-
tending along the roof OF the cab and
connecting with the boiler Through
these pipes and without making a
perceptible motion either the engineer
or fireman can send, under 200 pounds
pressure a jet OF steam and boiling
water. that woald effectually cook any
thing living that happened 10 be on
the tender or the front end of the
baggage car The diameter of the
pine is one and a half inches, and
single second would drop any man
who tried to stand before it in action.
Steam leaves the pipe at tempera-
ture of about $50 degrees. hot enough
to have the toughest of outlaws cook
ed by the time the train could be
brought to standstill II win qucll
the ardor of these gentlemen who
make a specially of holding up engi-
neers from the tender
Tramps are fighting shy of this
ailroad.-Cincinnat Commercial Tri-
bune
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
cuRloslTlEs.

Field rats are esteemed as a table
delicacy in Cuba.
Wooden legs are used by over ], ,000,
600 English speaking men.
The father Of thirty-two children
has died In a poorhouse Of Indiana.
Five hundred persons are buried
every year in Bostons Potter's field.
The Sandwich Islanders estimate
the beauty Of women by their weight.
The tents Of the Bedoin Arabs are
usually black. They are made OF dyed
goat hair cloth.
The Indian population OF the United
States is 325,464. a decrease in fifty
years of only 62.765.
The largest building Is the coliseum
at Rome. It is 615 feet in greatest
diameter and 12o feet high.
Only seven and one-half miles Of
horse railroad remains In Massachu.
sets. The trolley is responsible.
Capital punishment is not inflicted
in five states-Colorado. Maine, Michi
gan, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
There are three Bonapartes left
Prince Roland, widower with one
daughter, and Princes Victor and
Louis.
Within six months Venezuela, as
the result of North American enter
prise, will begin the manufacture Of
cotton.
Hawaifs foreign trade last year
amounted to S29,000,0OO, an increase
81 a. 4.
fore. The gain in population was g..
916.
There has been two government sur.
veys OF ishmian canal routes within
four years and nine within twenty
five years. The subject has been agl-
tated for a century
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
The Brighter Day.

There's a brighter day a-comin',"
Don't you know?
Keep the chorus ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AS you go.
There's a day Of golden hours,
And sunny April showers
That'll freshen all the flowers,
Don't you know?
There's a brighter day a-comin'."
Don't you know7
Harkl the regiments are drummin'
High and low;
For JOY has slipped his tether,
And Joy and Hopes together,
And we're marching to fair weather.
Don't you know?
There's brighter day a-comin'."
Sing 1t sol
Keep the chorus hummin -hummin'
AS you gol
Bright skies above us rendin'
Sweet messages are sendln',
And Gods love is unendin',
Don't you know?
Atlanta Constitution.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
utilItarlan Point Of view.

Can you tell me. my lend" said
the gentleman to the keeper of the
camel, what the hump on that clm
els back is for?"
What is it for?'
"Yes: of what value is it?'
'Well, it's los of value. The canal
wouldn't be no good without it,
why not?"
why not? Yer don't suppose peo
pie 'ud pay ter see a camel without q
hump do yer?"-L sndon Telegraph.
Evening journal., 1900-03-12
REFLECTIONS.

The nursery is sometimes a training
school for nurses.
The barber accompanies his head
work with chin music.
Nervousness is too often but anoth-
er name for Immature.
Don't call a man fool--he may be
foolish enough to fight.
You can always have what you want
by wanting only what you have.
The man who wants the earth is
invariably the first one to growl about
his taxes