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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

Consul James Davidson. in q report to
the state department., tells of extensive
improvements that are being made in
FormoSa. In addition to the new rail
way lines in the interior, Taihoku, the
capital. and it's suburb, Daitoetci, are to
be connected with the port of Tamsui by
up-to-date lines. The three places men
toned are all on the Tamsui river, the
distance between the capital and the port
being some eleven miles and the only
communication by water. Owing to the
Wretchedness OF the accommodation pro-
vided, this short trip is very disagree
able. All classes of passengers and I'LL
kinds of freight, including all varieties
Of live stock, receive equal treatment on
board. American engines are to be used
on the new road, and the rails and most
of the bridge work are to come from the
United States.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

\ group Of model tenement houses is
to be built in New York, according to the
plans Of X. Thomas Short, who won the
first prize at the tenement house COM
mtlec'> recent competition. His was
the favored plan out of 300 submitted
The new tenemcntS will be built on 20
per cent. of the ground space, leaving 80
per cent. for light and air. There will be
no light or air shafts. The building will
be tircproof throughout. Each room will
have window opening into the outer air.
Each apartment will have a private hall
and baths. play grounds, clothes drying
chambers and baby carriage and bicycle
storage rooms provided. The cost will be
such that the rentals will average 81 Il
week for each room, and still yield Il
r,rnfit
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

The British foreign office has issued a
report on the Trans Siberian railway, by
Mr.. Cooke, commercial agent in Russia
Siberia is no longer IL mere Russian
penal settlement. The railway has al
ready diffuscd hundreds of thousands Of
free settlers over it's vast domain. Mr..
Cooke says that the completion Of this
gigantic thoroughfarc, which will bring
Paris into direct overland communication
with Eladivostock. will commercially and
otherwise, be one Of the greatest events
Of the dawn Of the new century. Siberia
is rich in gold deposits, but hitherto they
could not be profitably worked owing to
the cost Of labor and general inacccsSi-
bility. But the railway will now bring
heads, hands and modern machinery to
bear on the industry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
thistles coming after grain makes excel
lent winter fodder for cattle.

'"Thcrc arc between 25O.0O0 and 30O,-
600 pounds Of garlic annually consumed
by Italian, French and other foreign res
idents of the United States,' said a
Wholesale dealer in the vegetable to a
Washington Star writer recently
about thrccQuarters of the garlic eat
en- III the country is imported from Italy
and the rest is raised on farms in Con-
nccticut, in Louisiana. in Texas and in
New Mexico All garlic. both imported
and American, is put up in strings or
lunches. The vegetable is put up in that
form because it keeps better and can be
easier handled. The work is entirely
done by hand, and an expert bunchcr can
put up from 400 to 800 buches day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

The chamber Of commerce of San Die
go, Cal, is making an effort to estab-
lish the production of raw silk. in the ag-
ricultural districts about that city. Steps
have been taken to secure large num-
Der OF sikworms, and 5000 mulberry
trees will shortly be planted. The cli-
mate of southern California is deemed
even preferable for this industry to that
of France, the home of silk culture. The
consumption Of raw silk in this country
is enormous, and the entire supply comes
from foreign countries, principally from
Japan, China and Italy. In 1899 the to-
tai imports OF this raw material were val
ucd ut $43,146,S72.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

Very little is now heard in the West
of the once-dreaded Russian thistle. 4
few years ago some of the farmers in
the Northwest were fearful that it would
ovelrun their farms and render them
valueless, and all sorts Of devices were
invented to exterminate the supposed
pest; but now it turns out that the weed
is 4 good fodder for stock It is said
that farmers in Kansas and Colorado
regularly cut the thistle when young and
turn it to good account as fodder. But
termakers find it good feed for COWS and
sheep take to it readily. A crop of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
Work Of the Pigeon Hawk.

1t has frequently been asked what be-
that do not reach their destinations nor
are ever heard Of. An answer to this
question has recently been found by a
farmer of Rhoendorf, opposite Ponn-on-
the-Rhine, who had gone out birding and.
allowing himself to be lowered By a ro}}.
from a projecting rock at the riverside,
discovered a pigeon hawks most with
three calloW birds in it and between sey-
enty and eighty carrier pigeon feet with
foot rings. beside n,lnlber of nignon
wings bearing the stamp of some hominy
society
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
THE SHIRT WAIST MAN.

Behold me.
COatleSS and cool:
am the shirtwaist man
And if I don't
Take the rag off the bush
| take the coat
OFF my back
And fling it
In the face of conventionaltty.
What do care
If Fashion
Piles the pcrsriration
Up knee deep
On the backs
OF coated men?
1t doesn't monkey with NE,
For | yank Off my coat -
And Fashion
Chascs itself out of my
Ne gAborhOod.
Ana leaves me :
Cool
AS Il cucumber
or course,
My shirt waist
Isn't cut according
TO the pattern
or the lady shirtWaiSt
And it lacks
Fluff and puff
And fur below
And has Il
Stpertluity OF narrative
But II gets there
Just the same.
And | am comfortable
While those,
Coated with corventionality
Sweat ana swear
And kick holes
In the Weather Bureau
Aud lose their lclupers
In an overflow Of temperature.
The ShirtWaiSt man
Isn't a recognized institution
Just yet.
But he's the coming man
And the hot weather
l'rings him out
AS 1t does the tassels
''n IL field Of ''O:n.
And soon the streets
will blossom with him.
Not altogether
\ thing Of beauty.
But verify 4 JOY
During the heated term.
That's me,
The shirtwaist man,
And rs long
As keep cool
tOnvcntiOnality
May go to thunder.
w. J. l.. III New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

y rule has been adopted at the Column
bia. Pa, silk mil! that contributes to
charity. Whenever any of the employees
are late Il certain number of minutes in
coming to work they are each fined )
cents. Heretofore the fines were re-
tanned by the company, but commencing
August l the total revenue of such pen
;utles is to be donated to the Columbia
hospital. The employees will not feel the
punishment for hardness as much as
they did, since the deductions from their
wages go to good cause
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
RAM FIGHTING.
One of Principal "Sports' INDUCED
in by Natives of India.

In India the chief pastime of the ma
tive is unique, though it is not surprising
to Americans, as it has decidedly
American tWang. The great Indian
sport is ram fighting. When the horns
first appear on the ram they are pulled
out. second pair then grows, which
are much larger and stronger than the
first. AS the ram grows older it is
taught to buck. The trainer uses a
shield which is padded somewhat, SO
that the ram will not break it's horns.
Gradually the animal learns to take y
long run before bucking, and, finally,
when full grown, It is all that two men
can do to hold the shield against it's on
slaught. Among the natives ram
fight is a great betting event. They
come from great distances to witness it.
The complaints fight until one is killed
or too seriously disabled to continue the
battle. \ remarkable thing about the
animals is that the one which has been
defeated will never face its conqueror
again
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

The latest reports from the Cape Nome
gold beach are to the effect that the
dredging of sand from the sea has proved
il failure. This is a repetition of the ex-
l2rience in dredging the rivers in the
klondikc. The gold is probably in the
beds Of the tributaries, and in the sands
OF the scaShore over which the water
from the land once flowed. The princi-
pic OF panning out gold illustrates the
precipitation of the heavy metal during
Il few of water, while the earth and
sand washes to the sea.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
Chinese in Honolulu.

About $50 prominent Chinese business
nese society at Honolulu recently and
organized a political good government
club. 1t was not decided which party
the organization would affiliate with. The
main purpose is to secure the rights of
the members as American citizens. The
present members are either naturalizcd
citizens of Hawaii or native born.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
All Depends Upon the Foreman.

The Irish track foreman actually ac-
counts for a greater proportion of the
railroads expenditures than any other
employe, because the greatest cost of
railroading is in the roadbed. and it's
equipment and the expense of maintain
ing it. The track foreman is in fact an
important employee, but about the only
time a passenger ever sees his sunburned
face is while he is being whsked by be-
tween station at sixty miles an hour
Noxr Vor(- S,,n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

There are thirtynine shipyards in Ger
many, employing altogether nearly $4,000
men, and together they constructed last
year $500 52S vessels Of all kinds for
the navy, the merchant marine and for
river traffic of the larger description. OF
these yards five are used for the con-
Struction of naval vessels. having an ag-
Eregate capacity for the simultaneous
construction of over forty of the largest
ships, twenty-eight torpedo destroyers
and thirty tOrpedO-bOatS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
Manners in England.

Mr.. Fernie, the master, is known not
to love publicity, but his quiet wedding
at 10 and the fact that at lilo he was
hunting with his hounds made quite a
little futter Of excitement and interest
in the hunt. The master and his bride
had good day.-Baily's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
South Africa's New CaDital.

Bloemfontein, which under British rule
after reorganization is completed, will be
the capital city of all the South African
states, may be waited on by high mu-
nicipal and historic destinies. At present
it is rather small town, but larger than
Washington or Melbourne was century
ago, and is handsomely and healthfully
situated. It has room to spread into q
fair city and a dignifed seat of magis-
tracy.-New York Tribune,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

1t will require FIVE or six weeks time
and about $4,000 to repair the damage
to the engines of the new Russian cruis-
or Nariag, caused by the giving way Of
defective piece Of metal during her
II al trip. The engine crew of the cruis-
(: were fortunate in escaping without
injury. The incident illustrate a possi-
hlllty during squirt such as the Oregon
took at the battle of Santiago, and
makes the man in the engine room hero
whose danger is ever present.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

The highest of the Tennessee noun
tains is the Unaka range, and it's high
est peak is Rattesnake, the giant that
stands above the Cherokee Indian res
'rvation over 1000 feet. Twenty-Five
peaks measure about GOO0 feet. A re-
markablc fact is that some of these
peaks, standing directly opposite each
other, measure exactly the same height,
while others come within q few feet of a
common hei ght.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

With a perpetual franchise in it's pos
SESSION, the Eyre-Cragin syndicate is in
position for a profitable dicker with the
United States for the right to build the
proposed Nicaragua canal The Nicara-
guam government assisted in putting
things in shape for 4 trade, and it may
be il silent partner
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

Owing to the dryness OF her climate
California has an all-the-year- around
task Of fighting forest fires. The great
fire now raging in the Sierra Madre
range warns the Californians to enact a
stringent fire warden law.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

The Anarchists at Paterson live too
tar from Chicago to be influenced by the
memory Of the Haymarkct incident and
the executions which followed. The red
flag has not excited much enthusiasm
in Chicago since the execution of Par
sons. Spies, Fisher and Ensel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
Fruits for Warm Weather.

Fruit is principally valuable for it's
salts and free acids. required by the sys-
tenn at, all times but more especially
when the weather is warm Fruits. ow-
ING, tc these, cool and purify the blood
and keep the entire alircntary canal in
healthy condition.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

When China hears about the cnlluloid
collar. a new punishment may be added
to the list of drnloniac cruclt;es prac-
ticel in the name of Chinese justice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

Japan'S pronunciation Of the Kaiscr'S
speech is further proof that warriors
who arc not near the front arc likely to
he more hloodthirsty than those who arc
doing the tiwhtinC
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

The attempt on the life Of the Shah Of
Persia, in Paris illustrates the tendency
Of crankS and Anarchists to keep up the
work of slaughter when a beginning has
ht,nn ny II
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
poisonous mushroom ha,

The poisonous mushroom has been
claiming SO many victims of late that
amateur interest in edible fungi will re-
reive 4 sharp setback. The sad oc-
rurrences illustrate the necessity of care
in the gathering of mushrooms, unless
one or two unmistakable varieties are
adhered to, and all others rejected on
SlSpiriOD
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

Perhaps it is nothing but Il coincidence
hat the reports Of Il decrease in the rub
Der supply come at the same time with
the adoption of quiet colors and designs
in hAthiur costumes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
The Longest Ride in Europe.

The longest continuous ride on a rail
way train in Europe is that from Paris
to Constantinople. 1921 miles, in sixty
four and fourth hours.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

Turkey must pay now: but in little
while Uncle Sam will have to pay FOR
tlrkey-on Thanksgiving.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

Emperor William seems to be angry
enough over China's behavior to screech,
preach or fight
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17
Costly Luxury.

1t costs 100000 a year to maintain
the twenty-four royal palaces of the En-
peror of Germany.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-17

The wool clip of the Black Hills fer
he past season has been enormous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-11
Prevented a Tragedy.

Timely information given Mrs
George Long, of New Straitsville
Ohio, saved two lives. A frightful
cough had long kept her awake every
night. She had tried many remedies
and doctors but steadily grew worse
until urged to try DIR. Kings New
Discovery. One bottle wholly cured
her, and she writes. this marvellous
medicine also cured Mr.. Long of a
severe attack of pneumonia. Such
cases are positive proof of its power
to cure all throat, chest and lung
troubles. Only so cents and 81. Guar
anteed. Trial bottles free at Hartz &
UIlemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-11
PAsTY FOOD
Too Commonly Used.

The use of pasty cereals is not adj
visable. A physician says: "Pasty
cereals are very indigestible and a
bad thing for the stomach. causing q
depressed feeling and quite train OF
disorders, particularly of the intes-
tines and nerves.
Cereals. such as wheat and oats,
can be cooked long enough and well
enough to fit them for human use,
but the ordinary way of cooking
leaves them in q pasty condition"
A gentleman from Evansville. Ind.
whose name can be secured upon APP
plication to the Postum Cereal com
pany. limited, Battle Greek, Mich.
says: "My physician prohibited the
use of oats and wheat for was in 3
bad condition physically, with pro-
nounced dyspepsia. He said the heavy
paste was indigestible but that Grape
Nuts, being a thoroughly cooked food
and cooked in such a manner as to
change the starch into grape sugar,
could be easily digested. L have be-
come very fond indeed of Grape
Nuts and all the uncomforta BILE feel
ings have disappeared. L have gained
nearly twelve pounds in weight and
have none of the distressed full feel
ing after my meals that | had former
ly. Grape-Nuts food has done the
work -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-11
AN APT ILLUSTRATION.
OF the Advantages of Advertising Shown
10 Circus AttendAnce.

OF the Advantages of Advertising shown
In Circus Attendance.
An object lesson of the disadvan-
tages of injudicious advertising
was presented this week. Few
people in Rock Island, apparent
ly realized the fact that there was a
show in Davenport the other day. Al d
it was good show at that, in fact
one of the best. 1t was anticipated
that the attraction would draw well
as such entertainments usually do
from this side of the river. The vari-
Gus means of transit between the Hi
nois and the Iowa sides made prepare
lions for busy day. But as far as
business from this side of the river is
concerned, the day proved a disaP-
pointment. The fact was that few
people over here knew that there was
anything unusual going on in Daven-
port. The majority of those who had
heard of the appearance there of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-11
TROUBLE AT LANDING
Packets and Rafters Dispute
Place on LeVee To
Tie Up.
LIVELY WRESTLING On SUBJECT
Simply Another Outcome of City
ReIinquishing River Front
Control.

The limited river front leads to con-
ficts between raft boats that lie here
over night and the boats that use the
warehouse of the Acme Packet COM
pany Yesterday the Rutledge and
barges got in the way of the w. j.
Young when she sought to make a
landing coming up, and the latter
had to dance out in midstream for a
quarter of an hour while the former
moved. Last night the City of Wi
mona had an excursion of the Women's
Relief corps. of Davenport, and
when she returned to tie up for the
night the Weyerhauser had jumped
her claim at the warehouse. After
much footing and some vocal demon
stration. which didn't scare the Wey-
erhauser, landing was made along
side and the passengers elm bed over
the intruder.
This is further evidence of the mis-
take made by the city in sure ndering
the control of any part of the river
front.
River RipIets.
The Winona was in and cut as usual
in the Clinton short trade.
The w. j. Young. Jr., departed on
her regular trip to Burlington.
Boats up were the Mac. H. C..
Brockman and F. Weyerhauser: down,
the Pilot.
| The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge at 6 a. III. was 2.25;
at noon 20. The temperature al
noon was Sc.
Capt. Streckfus says he expects to
have the Verne Swain repaired in
time to make the trip up river tomor-
row afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-11

tented exhibition. had forgotten it, as
it had made no impression upon their
minds. 1t was not presented to them
in this city or in Moline in 8 manner to
keep it fresh before them. There were
of course, the customary bill board
displays and an abundance of hand
bills, but the Legitimate means of
presenting the information was lack
ing. Cheap affair, the people natur-
ally thought, and if it wasn't, it was
not the fault of the people.
The blame was entirely due
to the failure of the show manage
ment to make the proper acquaint-
ance of the public on this side of the
river. -
a few weeks before another great
show, the Forepaugh and Sells Bros :,
com bination had been here. 1t adj
vertised literally through the legiti-
mate channels in Davenport, and the
result was large attendance from
that city. The contrastin the
effect of good and bad advertis
ing in this particular instance demon
strates forcibly the confidence the
public has in newspapers on the one
hand and the lack of confidence in the
hand bill which as rule finds it's
way to the waste paper receptacle
without being read.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-11
Notice of PubIicatIon-In ChAncery.
State OF Illinois, 50
Rock Island County,

State OF Illinois. 50
Rock Island County,
In the Circuit Court OF said Rock Island
comfy. In chAncery.
Rock Island Plow company, complainant
vs. Ada smith. arthur smith. Myrtle HenSler.
Hazel Hsnsler. Thomas Moore. George Moore
Moore. wife of said George Moore and
tenth part OF lot seven CD. in block four ca,
In that part "f the city OF mock Island in the
county OF Rock Island and state OF Illinois,
known and described as the Chicago or Lower
addition TO said city OF Rock Island, defend
ants.
To Ada Smith Arthur Smith, Hazel Hersler
Thomas Moore. George Moore, - Moore,
owners of the undivided one-trn nth part OF lot
seven "a. in block four ca, in tn 81 part of the
city OF Rock Island. in the county of Rock Isl
and and state of Illinois known and described
as the Chics 20 or Lower addition 10 said city
OF Rock Island defendants in the above en-
titled suit and each and every one OF them
Notice Is hereby given that the above entitled
suit is now pending in said court aud that sum
mons has been issued against you therein:
Now. unless you shall persona ly be and ap-
pear before the said court on the hrst day of
the next term thereof. TO be holden In the
court house in the city OF Rock Island. IN
the county OF Rock Island, state OF
Illinois on the third Monday OF Sep
TENDER next. 10 which time and place said
plezd, answer or demur to the bill Of complaint
In said suit fled. that the same VIII be taken
for confessed as against you andoecree enter
ed accordingly.
Dated at Rock Island I l, this 18th day OF July,
GEORGE w GAMBLE. Clerk OF Said Court
HENRY CURTIS, Solicitor for Complainant