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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08

they can't t1nd one now! They nave
been oil through the courts, and this
Is the net result of their work. We
claim we own approximately 1856 acres
lying in the District of Lake Michi-
gam"
What will happen next the future
alone will tell. Streeter. was in Wash
ington as late as last April, demand
ing that he be recognized as a duly
elected delegate to Congress from 1.-The
District of Lake Michigan" He says
he will build a police court on his Gu
riously acquired land-if his it be-and
that defensive force will be organized
forthwith. Whether Streeter wins his
queer contention at the last; whether
Chicago wins, or whether the State OF
Illinois is victorious. 1.-THE District OF
Lake Michigan will be pointed out by
future generations as one of the most
remarkable plots of land In the whole
world.
One Of the most essential equipments
OF the district is building, the sec
lions Of which are loaded on several
wagons and are ready to be put togeth.
er at a moments notice. The only
drawback to this scheme is that the
police have not given Streeter time to
unload the sections and put them to-
gether A large furniture van is the
principal government building. 1t is
the capitol, executive mansion, state
department building, treasury building
and the home Of most of the other de-
partments. Entrance is gained through
the rear by means of two gang planks
leading up to gate. The gang planks
are lowered like medieval drawbridge
to admit welcome visitors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
Easy Come, Easy Go.

The man who creeps along bent over.
with his spinal column feeling in a con-
dition to snap like a pipestem at any
minute, would readily give great DEAL
to get out of his dilemma, and yet this
is only the commonest form by which;
1umbago seizes on and twists out OF
shane the muscles of the back. This Is.
commonly known as backache, a crfck
in the back, but by whatever name it,
may be known, and however bad it may1
be, ten minutes vigorous rubbing with;
st. Jacobs Oil on the afflicted part will!
drive out the trouble and completely re-!
store. 1t is thing so easily caught it.
may be wondered at why there is not
more Of it, but because it is so easily
cured by st. Jacobs Oil may be the very
reason that we hear so little Of it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
WASN'T TAKING ANY CHANCES,

Hotel Proprietor Taught His Guests
to Make Rapid Exits.
1T happened last winter" said Jones,
"but l have never before been able to
tell the story without getting unduly
excited. Business took me to little
country town in the interior of the
State, where 1 was forced to pass the
night at the only hotel that the place
boosted. 1t was cold, stormy night,
and l thanked my lucky stars that l
did not have to be out in it. Some time
about midnight I was awakened by
some one yelling Fire. at the top OF
his voice. The hotel was nothing more
than fire trap, a fact that had fully
realized when l had turned in, and the
cry Of fire. sent my heart into my
mouth. Hastily jumping out of bed.
and without waiting to dress myself, l
seized what clothing I could in one
hasty CLUTCH" continued Jones, accord.
ing to the Detroit Free Press, land
rushed outdoors and joined the guests
who were already there clustered to-
gether in shivel1ng group.
They're all out, dad!' yelled the
landlords son, who was standing at
the door, as another half -dressed guest
rushed out.
'Con:ound them,' grumbled the
landlord, they ought to do better than
that. They're three minutes behind the
recordv
"Where Is the fire?' asked.
There amt no fire. he answered.
closing the watch that he had been
holding in his hand. ''Tain't nothing
but fire drill
"'You old FOOL I shouted, do you
mean to say that you have reused us
out on a night like this on a false
alarm"
That's all right he answered. 4
had a guest burnt up once in fire, an
l amt takin' any more chances than
have to. People what put up with me
has got to learn to jump when the
alarm is given.'"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
Campaigning in Samar.

With the exception Of small part Of
the island Of Samar the ground is en-
tirely covered with dense jungle, which
it is next to impossible to penetrate,
says a Manila newspaper. The trails
end in blank wall Of jungle, which is
so matted that it takes hours for the
soldiers to cut trail wide enough for
the passage Of a single man at time.
What the natives call trails in the noun
tains are simply paths almost entirely
covered with jungle grass, rattan and
bamboo, through which the hardy noun
the more encountered and less accus-
toned white soldier cannot get through
at all
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08

the public alleys who have no inclina-
ton to join clubs, and there are half a
hundred clubs which are not associated
with any Of the leagues. '..~ =. sSS.s==.
The game is very popular among
women, and there are thousands of
women players, but, strangely enough,
there are no women in the clubs af6li-
ated in the various leagues, nor is there
league of women's clubs, although al
most q dozen leagues could be formed
from the clubs composed exclusively of
women. On one North Side alley alone
six women's clubs bowl weekly, each
club having an afternoon assigned on
which it leases the alleys. The Wom-
ans Athletic Club, the swell organiza-
ton on Michigan avenue, has organ
lied six teams, which play three games
q week for ten weeks. at the end of
which time individual trophies are pre-
sented to those holding the highest
scores.
The amount Of money invested in the
game in this city and the amount spent
weekly by the thousands of enthusiasts
mounts away up into the thousands. In
the first place there are probably 5000
players connected with the various
clubs. Their club dues alone will aver
age 50 a month each, so $4,000 is turned
into the club treasures every month.
In addition to that, players on league
alleys are charged fee of SO cents a
night for the use Of the alleys, the mon
ey going toward the expense of service
and maintenance, and there is another
large sum Of money, as every alley in
Chicago is almost constantly in use.
The 250 public alleys In the city take
in an average of $3.50 per day, calculat-
ed at current rates for the use of the
alleys. In addition to these sums many
players have an individual outfit, con-
sisting of ball, bag in which to car
~ it and special shoes, which total
about So in cost and last about a year.
Game Is Costly.
In private clubs the construction Of
two alleys costs about $500, set Of
pins, which last about three months
cost So, and a set Of a dozen balls cost
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
The Mistake of the Polar Bear.

Nordenskioeld found that the white
bears generally went through long per
Torrance Of stalking his sailors, clearly
on the mistaken conclusion that they
were seals. AS the men were clothed
partly in sealskin, it was very. natural
mistake But the interest Of the story
lies in the generalization made by the
bear. The bear said: ''There are two or
three seals, one standing up on its nip,
pers in a very unusual way. l will
therefore stalk them unseen as long as l
can, and when they see me pretend to be
doing something else" So the men, with
their guns and lances, who wanted to
shoot the bear, had the pleasure of see
ing him carefully crawling behind rocks
and ice hummocks, making long detourS
this way and that, and every now ana
then clambering up rock and peeplng
cautiously over to see if the seals had
gone: On the open snow the bear would d
then, falling fat, push himself along On
his belly, with his great front paws COW
ering his black muzzle, the only thing not
matching the snow about him: just as
the bear thought he had got his .seal
the latter fired and shot him, victim CT
false analogy-SpectatOr.
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PERSIA RICH IN MINERALS.
Oil and Coal Abundant, but lTrans7
portation Facilities Lacking,

portatton Facilities Lacking.
Consul-G Gen. Oliver J. D. Hughes of
Coburg writes that from reliable
source he has just received an interesting
account of the undelevoped treasures in
Persian soil. There are numerous petro-
leum fields. not one Of which is worked
to any extent, much less in systematic
way. The petroleum fields in the Prov
incnes Of Mazanderan, Gillian, Chasee, Ker-
touched, and render no profits worth men
tioning. In these mountainous regions
naphtha is also said to exist in consider
able quantities. Experts On this subject
believe that the two cities, Sohab and
Schuschler, would serve best as central
stations from which to work the fields:
sumed in Asia and Africa particularly in
Japan, China, India and Egypt is fur
nished by the wells of Baku and Pennsyl-
vania. Persian petroleum, with less costs
for freight, could doubtless compete sue
cessfully in nearby countries:
properly appreciated They cover wide
regions and are worked in a very primi-
tive way. There can be NO doubt that If
vertical and horizontal shafts were driven
into the veins and the water pumped out
quantities Of good coal could be brought
to the surface. The Persians dig unsuR o
ported Sua1tS, uOC more ludu ~ VI Nv
feet deep, and abandon them as soon as
water makes the work difficult, re0pening
the vein at another spot. Only the sur
face coal is utilized.
Copper, argentiferous lead. iron ore,
arsenic. sulphur, cobalt, antimony, borax,
tin and other minerals are also found in
large quantities In the Persian mountain
districts. All these resources must re-
main undeveloped 50 long as Persia
possesses no transportation facilities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
CAPT. STREETER.

Around the wreck Of the light
draught steamship Reutan on Lake
Michigan sand bar, near Chicago, ILL.,,
June 10, 1886, has been woven one OF
the strangest and most complicated ro-
mances Of American history, romance
in which Capt. George Wellington
Streeter Of the wrecked vessel has fig
ured prominently, together with the
authorities of Illinois, Cook County and
Chicago. The last chapter Of the ro'
nance is yet unwrltten, and Streeter
and his clan still claim the 200 odd
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08

acres Of land on the lake shore, in the
very heart Of Chicago, which has beer
washed up around the Reutan's hulk
by the storm-swept waters, or deposit
ed there by municipal rubbish carts in
the space Of fifteen years.
The area Of land which Captain
Streeter claims 'by right Of discovery
is worth at least $25,OO0,000, If not
more. Streeter calls his territory the
District Of Lake Michigan. He has
been elected by his followers delegate
to Congress-, and only last April was
in Washington to see what was going
to be done about the matter.
Captain Streeter says his ship was
wrecked 451 feet off shore, but to-day
the spot is half mile inland. He could
not get his vessel off the bar so 1t
stood by and "let things happen.
After while it became possible tc
walk ashore on the growing sand bar
and soon the city authorities began to
boulevard borders the water, and off in
the other direction runs the Lake
Shore drive.
In 1890 or 81 Streeter had map OF
his "District" properly drawn to scale
and duly filed with the Cook County
registrar of deeds. After this he sold
the property, and ere many moons
there was village on the site. Cap
tain Streeter spent weary weeks in a
study Of maps, and finally recorded his
claim with the land office in Washing.
ton, D. G. He had come to the CON
clusion that the land was "unknown''
till he discovered" it. and that no all
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
Modern Longevity,

In the seventeenth century the aver
age duration of life was only thirteen
years; in the eighteenth, twenty; in the
present century it is thirty-six. This
great increase in the average length of
human life is not, however, an indica-
ton of an increase in the vigor and vi.
tally of the race, but it is rather due
to the fact that cholera, the black
plague and other devastating scourges
which formerly overspread whole coun-
tries at frequent intervals, sometimes
several times during a century, have
been brought more and more under con-
troll by improved public sanitation and
quarantine. The real test of the vitality
Of the race is not the average length OF
human life, but the proportion of cen
tenarians. The proportion of persons
who have attained great age is without
doubt at the present time much less
than ever before in the history of the
world.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
North Side club discussed the POSSIBLE

North Side club discussed the POSSIBLE
ity Of organizing some of the clubs into
a league to further interest in the game
and add the novelty Of interclub match
es. Not the most sanguine of the group
dreamed of the possibilities underlying
that simple effort to unite the scattered
bowling clubs Of the city. Not one of
them dared to hope that there would be
an interest in the game engendered
which would result in the formation Of
hundreds Of clubs in Chicago, in the in
stalling of alleys on the second, third
and fourth floors Of downtown build
ings and in the investment Of thou
sands of dollars in bringing the ap-
pointments of the alleys up to date, all
come Of that casual conversation re-
garding the formation Of a bowling
league.
Growth Is Phenomenal.
The growth of the game was rapid
after the start had been made by the
formation of that old league. But, nev-
ertheless, it far outstripped the hopes
of the most enthusiastic bowler. In the
next year a dozen other leagues were
formed and matches were played con-
stantly. The keepers Of big billiard
rooms began to wake up to the posi-
bilities of the game and constructed
modern regulation alleys in the down
town district, where they could catch
the trade" Of ambitious bowlers eager
to practice in their spare time and I'M
able to reach their club alleys, located
in outlying parts OF the city. People
who had never handled bowling ball
became interested when they went to
billiard halls and, passing the alleys,
saw earnest men striving to knock
down the inoffensive pins. They watch
ed a while and then took a hand"
and after that they were infected with
the enthusiasm.
About two years ago the 'boom" in
bowling began to take on proportions
which attracted attention from even
those who had been inclined to sheer at
it as all "old mans game" which prop
erly belonged on Bowling green"
among the first settlers of New Amster-
dam. They realized that game which
could interest and hold so many hun
dreds of people must have something in
it, and the alleys steadily increased in
number, but were still unable to accom-
modate the demand. Every club in
-own added bowling alley to its equip
ment; clubs were formed in nearly all
the large wholesale houses, and the
game grew by leaps and bounds until
there are now thirty leagues in the city,
each composed Of eight clubs, with an
average membership of fifteen.
I This by no means represents even ap-
proximately the number of bowlers In
Chicago any more than the membership
of the cycling clubs a few years ago
aggregated the number of riders in
town. There are hundreds of enthusi-
astic bowlers who are seen nightly on
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about $40. About $50 year must be
paid for cleaning and scraping the al
leys, S. month for material and So to
$40 week for boys to set up pins, and
other employees. OF course these figures
are vastly increased in public alley,
which is in use at all times and where
many more employees are required.
However, it is a safe estimate that
more than 100000 a year is now spent
on bowling in Chicago.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
More Light. Less Crime,

Some Of the outlying districts Of Chi
cago are poorly lighted, and the lack of
light is an incentive and aid to crime and
an obstacle to detection. Inspector John
D. Shea, in charge of the west division,
the largest in the city, who has been on
a century, and who has inspected all the
police systems in this country and many
in Europe, once said: "A lamp-post is
as good as a policeman, particularly in
the suburbs. A criminal is afraid of
light."-Ainslees Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
A Cool Place.

''Have you noticed what cool breeze
comes out of bank when you pass it's
doors? 1 wonder why 1t isl s. .>
THAT'S easy. 1t comes from the cold
cash stored in its vaults. "-Philadel-
phia Bulletin. .ga-z zss@ :5s 4 z.s I..::=
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08
Curious Relic or Old Rome.

During some excavations in the
Forum at Rome the laborers unearthed
the head and part of the body Of mar
BILE horse. It is a magnificent piece of
sculpture, and great value has been
placed upon it. According to experts,
the relic dates from about the second
century before Christ. - - f..
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The
after nearly bene6cen activity the
MONKS
Carthuins
monastery was quilt
Inc latter buildings nearly definitely
e2Ao monks Will select for
ana the United States have
nation to indicate in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-08

Use lime, carbolic acid and the scrub
bling brush if you don't want to 20
where the tree if life is blooming.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-10

toward raising monument to the
memory of the man who wrote "Way
Down OH the Suwanee River" "Mas-
sa's in the Cold, Cold Ground" "Old
Black Joe" and many other songs. The
contributions for the monument came
from many sources, although most Of
them naturally We're given by citizens
Of Pittsburg. The statue was unveiled
in Highland Park under very interest
ing circumstances.
The monument is the work of
Giuseppe Marchettl, of this city, and
the large number of competitors in
cluded sculptors from all parts Of the
country The design of the monument
was suggested by 7. J. keenan,, Jr.. of
Pittsburg. and the committee which
accepted Signor Marchettis work con-
sisted of A. w. Mellon, Robert Pit
cairn, L. NJ. Bigelow, w. n. Frew, J.
w. Beatty and Senator C. L. Magee.
The statue is the first one set up in
Highland Park, and the committee has
exercised care to protect itself against
unsatisfactory work. The base of the
memorial is of granite and is fourteen
feet high. The figures are in bronze
The poet is seated and holds in his
hand book and pencil. Seated at his
feet is an old negro, who is playing on
a banjo The song composer is evi.
IDENTIFY seeking inspiration from the
negro's music.
The composer was born on July i.
1926, and died in New York thirty
eight years later. He taught himself
music and studied with great assidui-
ty. His compositions include 160
songs of which the first written was
open Thy Lattice. Love-" published
in 1S42, and the last was Beautiful
Dreamer" composed in 1864, the last
year of his life. Gentle Annie" "Wil.
lie We Have Missed YOU" "Old Dog
Tray" "Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming" Nellie Was a Lady" "Nty
Old Kentucky Home" Maggie by Ny
Side" and ELLEN Bayne." the music
Of which is now used for John
Browns Body Lies a Mouldering in
the Grave" Were some of the best.
known among his compositions. AS
rule he wrote both the words ana
music of his songs.-New York Sun.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-10
Child hife on the
Indian Reservation.

Compared with the lives led by the
full-blooded Indian children of the
northwestern reservations, the miscr
able urchins who play in a city's gut
ters dwell in a paradise of joys.
The gutter snipe is almost certain TO
have some marbles or a top in his
clothes; he can earn a few pennies for
himself upon occasion; he is quick
witted and brimming with nervous eIl-
crgy; of mirth-provoking eXpedients he
is as full as an egg is of meat, and at
repartee he has no equal
Indian children, on the other hand.
are born grave and solemn and stold.
The art of self-repression practiced for
centuries by their ancestors has be-
come second nature to them-is in
herited-with the result of transform
ing what should be their golden age
into mere existence, joyless and apa
thetic.
In babyhood their training compeiS
them to endure without whimrering
discomforts and hardships which
would destroy children of the white
race. Strapped tightly to the back Of
a squaw, or left to themselves so tied
in a blanket that use of their limbs
is denied them, they are mere silent
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-10

pleasant and pretty. Broad, shady
streets, the inevitable mall, n cricket
ground and race course We're essential
features of the town. Officers bunga-
lows. big, rambling, thick-walled mud
houses one story high, painted blue
and white. line the mall each one
standing alone in big compound filed
with trees. On the other side of the
mali is the great expanse of parade
ground, at the edge of which are the
barr acks for Tommy. Everywhere are
splendid shade trees. which have
sprung up in the arid plains as n re-
suit of irrigation and wells, and which
make the cantonments look like an
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-10

crawled out of his blankets one dark
night and. guided by the beating of
tom-toms and the ki-yi-ing that usually
accompanies such an affair, made his
way alone 10 the Rosebud, where
White Bulls bucks We're having a
ghost dance He did not dare TO min
gle with the dancers, so he hid in the
bunch grass nearby and watched the
bucks as they stamped and chanted
around the fire.
Gene had unsuspected powers of
mimicry. The dancing made a strong
impression on him. Next morning,
when Standing Elk darted out of his
wickiup to chastise the noisy young
ster, he was astonished at what he saw
and heard. There was Gene stamping
about with the grace and vigor of 4
practiced dancer, to no other accom-
panimcnt than his own ki-yi-ing. He
twisted and contorted and stamped
like an old-timer. and he had the step
down so pat that his genius for that
sort of thing was borne in on Standing
Elk in fash.
Calling to his squaw, Standing Elk
babe her find bells and headdress and
fallals of the conventional sort for the
boy, and, when the youngster was thus
logged out, his father bade him dance
before the chiefs of the tribe. Gene
acquitted himself so well that he wen
the approval of the chiefs, and is now
the most envied boy on the reserva-
ton. Little Indian maidens would
walk miles just to have him say
How" to them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-10

volceless. without will OF pow
N. There Is no dandling, no coddling
10 cue 10 teach them TO smile, no If
Tort 70 develop the softer side Of their
lalures. The squaw Is too busy how
ng wood. OF carrying water, or prc
laring food for her buck and brood, or
n making beaded wares 10 sell to The
raider. for that.
And when they are old enough 10 bee
rnsted upon their legs alone aud un'
Uttered they are left 10 themselves.
with less care than litter ol pigs re-
elves from is SOW mother until such
lne as the squaw pereeifes that she
ay tighten her own lahors by eola
Ing the pap0oses % share IA them,
here Is no running 10 mes papa. q"
ellaglns 60 his legs as hs wslks. no
ling scoekharse' on hls feet. tnlil
ey have shown character Ia some
expected say ar pe lurmsd some
,oXpseled deed tAe huek father viii
'stuw upon ihem less attention than
,lyes bis pony u his herd Of liolies.
he il rieh.
1ene. the eishi year old ron of stanl'
Lik. ou sac tAeyenne reservation,