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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The Philadelphia fire underwriters are
warning insurers in that city that risks
involved in Christmas decorations and
Examinations are not covered by ordinary
policies Of insurance, and that unless
countenanced by special permit, they
may make the recovery on policies diff
cult in case Of fire. Independently of
official warnings. it behooves people to
weigh we'll the problem Of taking avoid
able risk at Christmas-time, for the safe
ty of life as we'll as the safety Of prop
erty is involved Every show window
in which cotton is used to simulate snow
and in which infammable articles are
grouped for display is danger, and so
is every Christmas tree. Where these
dangers exist constant care should be ex-
ercised to offset it. 1t is to be hoped
that the season now approaching may
pass without making important additions
to the chapter of holiday horrors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27
RAPID DEATH CLAIMS CACTI,
Arizona Moarne Passing Of the Terri
torial Flower.

The placing Of water on the arid
wastes Of Arizona lands and the conse-
quent evolution from desert to garden
is driving to extinction one of the strang-
est plants in all the world.
At recent session of the territorial
Legislature the cercus giganteus, the 81
ant cactus, better known as the saguara,
peculiar to the soil of this territory, was
made the official flower of Arizona. Not
many years will elapse until new
choice will be made necessary.
When the first Franciscan fathers
journeyed north from Mexico they took
back a report Of the great cacti, 60 feet
long, which covered the plains of the
new country, and told marvellous tales
Of the food value of the new plant, of
the Indian tribes who subsisted on the
fruit of the saguara and of the wonder
full benefits in the liquor from its sap
AS far as the eye could reach stretched
veritable forests of these great sentinels
Of the desert.
Now, as the science of the American
has reclaimed foot by foot the miles of
the former desert and the magic water
has made orange, peach and apricot or
chards and great fields of alfalfa, the
saguara has fallen, and only in spots
where water cannot be placed can the
odd plant be found.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27
MOUNTAIN MOVEMENTS.

Experience Shows that the Rockies
arc Constantly in Motion.
1.-THE mountains are constantly NOV
ing" was the remark of an officer Of the
Denver s. Rio Grande road recently in
speaking Of. the great landslides in the
canyon above Glenwood Springs, Col.
1--WE find from actual experience in main-
tanning tunnels, bridges and tracks in
the mountains that the mountains are
moving. 1t costs railway passing
through the mountains great deal Of
money in the course Of ten years to keep
the tracks in line, and maintenance Of
tunnels is even more expensive. Drive a
stake on the side OF mountain, take the
location with the greatest care, and re-
turn after few months. The stake is
not in the same location. The whole
side of the mountain has moved. This
experiment has often been tried, and in
all cases the result proves that the noun
tains are moving. The mountains are
gradually seeking the level of the sea-,
While we do not quite agree with the
last assertion that ''the mountains are
seeking the sea level" there appears no
question but that local movements are in
progress in the Rockies. and the ooserva-
tons of the railroad surveyor are con-
frmed by those experienced in some Of
the mines. IN Qu1le nu1nOer OF mines
located on fssure veins Or between high
ly tilted strata, or in the vicinity of great
faults, movements have been for long
time observed, and sometimes of so pro-
nounced q nature that timbers after a
few years are found so out of place as tc
require complete new timbering Of
portions of the mine. and these move
ments do not seem to be the result. as
in coal mines, of creeping from exca-
walton Of material, but actual slipping or
faulting movements of the mountain it.
self along certain lines. especially old
fault planes and veins, the latter gener-
ally occupying assures along fault lines.
A notable instance is in the mines Of
Smuggler mountain, at Aspen, Col,
where in some of the deep workings tim
her two feet thick and eight to ten feet
long placed across the slopes are snapped
in two like reeds and their ends broomed
up by the overwhelming pressure and
slipping movements of the walls. The
ore bodies lie between strata almost ver-
tically uplifted against granite wall,
and abound in faults and slipping planes.
These movements are not the result of
excavation Of the ore. but appear to
come from a general movement Of the
hills. slipping or faulting off from the
granite wall.-Miners and Minerals.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27
Two Clever Schemes for Room Dec
Grafton.

A clever woman, the fortunate possess
or Of several camel s-hair shawls. has
used them to decorate a small reception:
rcom, with excellent results. The room
was furnished with a deep wainscoting
OF English oak, which made an excellent
setting for them. Two red-centcred
shaWls, with Persian borders, are used
to fill the two wall spaces. A divan is
upholstered with one Of the all-over Per-
sian shawls, second one being used as
a portiere. The furniture is upholstered:
in embossed red leather with an over
design of gold. The floor is covered with
loW-toned Turkish rugs
"A pretty and inexpensive bedroom has
the walls faced with plain pink cartridge
paper. Down each corner Of the room,
in fact, each wall space of the pink. is
framed. so to speak, with a foot striDe
Of white: paper, embellishcd with large
pink roses. The tangings at the window
are Of pink denim, and the same material
has been used to cover the floor. An
other dainty bedrosm in the same honse
ls carried out in like manner in green
and red. the green paper being framed
in border Of scarlet poppies. In this
instance the denim used for the floor il
several shades darker than the wall na
Der, .rh;i:i, is light leaf green.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The cosmopolitan character of Greater
New York's population is strikingly illus
tratod by the fact that 10000 Hungarian
aesidents were on Sunday celebrating the
fftieth anniversary Of the landing of
kossuth, the great Hungarian patriot. in
that city in 1851. Kossuth received a
welcome equaled in enthusiasm only to
that extended to Cyrus w. Field on the
completion Of the Atlantic cable and to
Admiral Dewey at the end of the Span
ish war. Only few men now living
took part in that welcome.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27
felt as if she must make confession.

felt as if she must make confession.
I'm goin' up to Sara Fox's. I'm 60
in up an bring Job down."
well, happy Christmas to yo' ALL"
He blew another blast on the horn.
Alongside her strained mood whole
some one began to awaken. 1t was best
to forgive. Life was short; when job
and she were beyond the babble OF
tongues. she might like to remember that
she had forgiven. Echoes from hap
pier time seemed to ring through the
wild dusk. Once she heard Job laugh.
A vision Of the Child in the manger
struggled uppermost. w hen she reached
the last house in the village she was
happier woman at heart than she had
been for weeks.
Sara Fox opened the door to her. Her
face had a solemn look; she did not wait
for Adelaide to begin speaking.
I'm glad yo' come. He's been want
in yo'. He's very bad-very bad"
She pulled her in and shut the door,
Springfield Republican.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

Chicago educators are all torn up by
differences us to the merits Of the new
INSTALLATION system of spelling as
against those Of the old phonetic sys-
tenn. Laymen are satisfied that some
thing is wrong, as poor spoilers are now
the rule instead Of the exception. The
trouble with the new way Of spelling
seems to be that it compels pupils to at
tempt the spelling of big words without
mentally analYxiug them into sYllahleS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The Mendon (Mass.) Historical society
monument commemorative the massacre
at that place during King Philips war.
1t is huge granite boulder, suitably in
scribed. and has been placed on the spot
where the wife of Matthias Puffer and
his 12-year-old son were murdered by the
Indians on July II, 1875.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

4 Harvard student went to New
Haven and scaled at great risk to his Life
a cliff tina: 10 Yale student had dared u
climb, and now presumably the universe
ties are entered upon test of how near
to death foolhardy representatives can
deliberately 80 without actually crossing
into the unknown. 4 suicide champion
ship might follow as the next formal IN
diligence in rivalry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

New York's geological garden at the
Bronx will be the largest in the world,
comprising within its boundaries no few
or than 261 acres. The next largest is
i'll Washington, which has 1853 acres.
The Berlin garden has 60, the Paris gar
den 80, and the London garden 81 acres.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

Nothing is sure concerning the Holland
royal matrimonial imbroglio except the
fact that Prince Henry is securely tied
to the Queen. Ii has been denied that
there was a quarrel, the duel story is
said to be canard, and Maj Van Tets
is said to be in the land of the living.
What caused all the racket?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

build the warship which the latter is to
pay for as an indemnity, is in sense
dun; and if the Sultan is slow about
sending an inspector to oversee the job
his action will be consistent with his
proverbial slowness as debtor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

ed by the bestowal upon Yung Lu Of the
two-eyed peacock feather as a reward for
his efforts to protect foreigners, although
the records show that Yung was regu-
lar "Lu Luz at the head of the troops
that opposed the allies
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The fatal railroad collision in Arkansas
was due to the impotence Of conduc-
tor who. because a train his was to NEE:
got behind time, moved ahead to meet it.
Arkansas rairoading seems to lack tele-
graphic conveniences.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27
HOW PARIS TREATS BEGGARS,
Project Of Police 1ssues Special In
attractions for the Winter Season.

K1e'SCt Os 1"H1ce 13bue8 Special In"
attractions for the Winter Season.
NJ. Lepine. project Of police, has just
issued special instructions to the munich
pal force in view of the coming winter.
These orders are to the effect that all
beggars and Migrants generally found
in the streets shall be arrested and taken
to the station. There they are to be
assorted out, like bales of merchandise,
Those who are really infirm and incapa-
BILE of earning their living will be sent to
places Of public assistance.
Measures will be taken with regard to
the others, in accordance with their con-
dition, such as those whose state is wor-
thy Of interest and merits being aided, or
those whose misery is caused only by
laziness or evil-doing. Against the last
all the ri or of existing laws will be en-
ployed.-Paris Messenger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

Chicago's new ordinance prohibiting
private wine rooms in saloons, restaur-
ants and hotels is an extension Of the
movement against stall saloons that will,
if it is consistently enforced, eradicate
one Of the wors. evils Of the saloon bust
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

According to Sir Robert Ball, the ia
nous astronomer, the earth will be forty
eight hours in making each revolution.
GO,O0O,OOO years hence. This provides
good time coming" for a long time, for
men whose chief enjoyment is in staying
down town and making "a night of it,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

A reported grazing combine in Wy
oming may be one Of the opening move
ments Of struggle between sheep and
cattle interests for narrowing ranges that
give the administrators Of justice diff
cult task in separating the sheep from
tho
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

INFORMATION has been received from
New York of the sale of the iron mines
in Iron county. southern Utah. The
amount involved is So, 165 600 and an I'M
tial payment of 10 per cent. has already
been made f. ~ IS - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27
conf systeI

1t transpires that Queen Wilhelmina
married fighter of the domestic vari-
ETY., which in civilized countries keeps
criminal judges in the habit Of saying
$40 and costs or twenty days in the
house Of correction.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

National politics in Cuba are making
hot start, with the partisans Of Maso
calling Gomez and Estrada Palma assas-
>:ns. But allowance must be made for
TIM ri
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The Texas doctor and Kentucky beau
ty who were wired together in matri-
mony will hold the freak marriage cham
pionship until an enterprising pair join
themselves in accordance with the Mar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The baron who negotiated worthless
check in New York belongs to the class
Of noble scions who come to America to
take the risks incident to marriage with
the daughters Of mil1ionaires.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The coroners jury at Adrian distrib-
utcd the blame for the Wabash disaster
as broadly as the onset of the trains scat
,ered the Wreckagc Of the cars.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The Kaiser has decided that he must
be made the official referee in all quar-
rels among army officers. This will give
uueling a firmer status than ever in Ger
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The United States is now doing 50
much Of the worlds business that the big
fellows on the other side are beginning to
quarrel for what is left.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The secret of NJ. Santos-Dumont's nav
igable balloon is now out. He is COM
ing to the United States to deliver a
course of lectures.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The hash strike at the
State University turns out to be kick
against the superintendent Of the hash
fOulldry'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh, of
Siam, will soon visit the United States
in the full ranoply Of his royal title,
which in this case is something fornlida-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

1t cost the government 100000 to find
that bit Of gossip retailed to the navy
department by woman in Samoa was
without foundation. Who's to blame?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

With the Beers and the Britons both
unable to make concessions in the inter-
est Of peace, the fight must go on until a
knockout is delivered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The tetanus antitoxin investigation at
ST. Louis has educed evidence that the
city's health department is infected with
the germs of careleSSneSS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The submarine torpedo boat Fulton's
latest experience shows that she can stay
down like other ships when she is sub
merged under the same conditions.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The reports from Holland concerning
Maj Van Tets, the Queens bodyguard.
furnish physicians with a new cause for
appendicitis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27
". E. HANNAf0RD. Publisher.

The dispatches from Holland fail to
state whether or not the return of Prince
Henry ended the life of fltted calf.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The Austrian premer's threat to sus-
pend the constitution is like Chinaman's
disposition to commit suicide to spite his
enemies
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

The Cramp Shipbuilding Company's
notification to Turkey that it is ready to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-27

@ % @ 3 E$ @ !n%% SS .SS sSS S%@
held Until next %x 6%5s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-31
BANGOR.

Jan. 81. Mrs. d. NJ Carey. of Lee
Grand, has been at the bedside OF her
sister, Mrs. Owen Mendenhall, taking.
care of her the past week
The meetings that We're begun on the
52Dth in the Friends church closed last
night without a conversion
The Bangor Mutual Telephone Com
rany is contemplating new line into
Union.
Miss Minnie Carey has gone to Man
haitian. kass. to stay the remainder Of
the winter.
Mrs. Beach, from New Providence,
visited this Week at Mr.. Nathan Kirk S
and Mr.. Lin Trimble's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-31
FARMERS Want HELP
People Interested in City Con.
nections With Rural Phones
Ask Cooperation.
Another Well Attended Meeting
Held and Other Committees
Appointed.
Commercial Club Will Investi.
gate Feasibility Of a Local
Exchange.

The meeting of rural telephone men.
business proposition whereby Mar
shalltown may be connected with all
the smaller towns and their farming
in this and surrounding
Counties was we'll attended in this city
Wednesday afternoon at the east court
room number of thu rural lines of
the county We're represented, including
one Of the lines of Vienna townships;
three from Iowa township; one from
Taylor; the LeGrand Quaker Lane line.
the Laurel. Marshalltown and Center
street line; the Marshalltown and Lau
rel and the North Star line.
Mr.. j. c. Lloyd, of Taylor township.
was made chairmanof the meeting. and
MIR r. A Hill. Of Vienna, secretary
But little was done in the way of arriv-
ing at definite conclusions concerning
the proposition of maintaining an ex-
change in this city. outlined a week
ago in these columns but a committee
was az pointed to Interview the business
men of Marshalitown concerning the
maintenance of the exchange in this
city. or. sif it seems atlvis'a BILE, to try and
make satisfactory arrangements With
the Marshall Telephone Company
to handle the business, The members of
this committee are j. A. Mooney of
Laurel; John Hobbs Of Albion: l.. III.
Smith. of Liscomb; Albert Readout, of
Union. and o. z. Miller Of Montour.
This committee, after the meeting,
called upon President Head ard Score
stary Pierce of the Marshalltown Com
mercial Club outlined the purposes and
We're assured that an answer would be
given at a meeting TO be held one week
from Wednesday, Feb c.
Mr.. Mclean, of Union. represented
the buslness, men OF Union and the
farmers OF Hardin county AT the meet
Ing, ard stated that the rural telephone
lines of Hardin county We're anxious 10
secure connections with Marshalltown
and the rural lines of this county.
The matter of establishing. a CONNER
cial lire between the different towns Of
the county between which these rural
Ines are constructed came up, alld it
is proposed to establish such line.
maintaining Il central office in each OF
the towns. This will obviate much of
the difficulty that would otherwise arise
when subscribers wished to talk TO the
towns direct end did not want to bother
the other members on the line.
The meeting adjourned about o'ciocl
and the telephone men will meet mex
week on Wednesday,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-31
MRS. lONG0V[N $3.50
Supreme Tribe Of Ben Hur Com.
promises the Suit to Collect
Insurance.
Offer to Pay Hall Accepted After
the Trial Had Been Com.
menced.
Suit Over q Minor Sons Account
-.Several Applicants For
Divorces.

Mrs. Grace A. Long has realized
something from the policy on the life
of her late husband, T. r. Long, witn-
out depending on the uncertainties of
the decision of jury. Her suit against
the Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur came to
a sudden ending in the district court
this morning an offer from the frater-
nal order to compromise being accept
ed.
Mrs. Long brought suit to recover on
a policy of $l,70O and when the trial
had been about half concluded the orr
der submitted a proposition to settle
for half the amount of the policy. This
offer was accepted and the suit was at
once dismissed The dispute was, as
previously stated largely one Of law,
and was the determination of the ques :
ton whether or not the policy had
lapeed under the contract entered into
between the insured and the company.
"A jury was secured with little effort
to hear the case of H. l. Smith against
Daniel AfcDaniels, both of Gilman. Mr..
Smith brought the action to recover
$115 on account for goods sold 20 Mr..
McDaniels minor son, claiming that he
had ass urances from his father that it
was all right to extend the boy credit.
Mr.. McDaniels deniedithe authorization
of the sales and set up as a defense
that the son had been emanclpated and
was doing business for himself. The
following jury was empaneled:
!. n. Long, Elmer n. Aulsbaugh, A.
G.. Wilson, Will Durocher Fred Mel
er, James Skegg. Will Hastings, D. S
Collins, Will Ennis, Peter Louks. Henry
Clark and j. C.sGoodman.
Mrs Elizabeth Keefe, of this city.
has brought sui; in the district court
for a divorce from her husband, Pat
Keefe. She alleges that she has been
compelled to support herself and fam
lily, Including the husband, who is an
habitual drunkarels She asks the Gus
toby of four minor children and abso-
Lutte title to an equity in her little home,
which she has purchased, and partly
paid for from the fruits of her own la
bors.
James s. Strobe in a petition 20 the
court says his wife, Elizabeth, to whom
he was married in Lawrence, Kan. in
1891, deserted him in 1892 and he there
fore wants the martial ties severed.