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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
ENGLAND RELIES ON EDISON,
British Steelmakers to Use His In.
venti0n to Fight American Trus+.

NAAsASA 0teci"0herS 10 Use His In.
vention to Fight American Trust.
The organization of the gigantic Ameri-
can steel trust is already producing a
distinct effect upon British manufacture
ers; They are putting their heads TO-
gether: like wise men, and considering
GOV they may best prepare to meet its
Gus can no longer be disputed. The steel
trust has the immense American home
market secured to it by the tariff. and
the profits which it makes in this marke.
are so great that it can afford to send
abroad all the surplus, Of which it is not
able to dispose, at lucrative rates at
nome. and to sell at cost price. or even at
a loss, in the British market. The CEN
tral idea of this proceeding is that, if
once the British steel industry can he de-
stroyed, the trust would have the British
as we'll as the American markets to it.
self, driving off all competition by lower
ing its prices when its position was at
tackled.
By fortunate accident help in this
crisis has come to the British steel pro-
Queer from an unexpected quarter. One
difficulty with which our steelmakers
have to contend is the scarcity of iron
ore. The British supplies of rich ore are
being fast exhausted; the Spanish sup
pies. upon which We are now drawing
heavily, will only last another seven
years. But now British syndicate ap-
pears with the news that it has pur-
chased an immensely rich iron field in
Norway. The ore is not Of the best, but
by means of process. devised by the
great inventor. Mr.. Edison, 1T can be
concentrated till it becomes rich enough
to smelt with p-oft. It is near at hand
and with it we may yet be able to make
a good fght.-London Daily Mail. e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Where Chemistry Beats Nature.

: The government of Bengal has devoted
the sum Of $4,000 rupees to be expended
in research work having for it's end the
assistance Of Indian indigo planters in the
London newspaper. The natural indigo
industry is threatened with extinction by
the products-declared to be superior
of German chemistry After innumer-
able attempts synthetic indigo has been
produced, and has been rapidly displacing
the vegetable product of the Indian plan
tiers, who find themselves unable to com
pete, either in price or quality. with the
superior dye Of the German laboratories.
It is held that the Indian planters could
maintain their ground if they conducted
their operations on a more scientific man
ner. They do not extract the full value
of the plants treated by the process now
generally in vogue, nor do they bestow
sufficient care on the preparation of the
material for the market.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03

auction one historic piece that belonged
to him was not offered. This was an old
sideboard that stood, not in the house in
West Fifty-sixth street, but in the club
house at Greenwich Of which Tweed was
so conspicuous member during Il certain
in its place after the building was con.
verified into a hotel and it still stands in
the magnificent residence built by e. C.
Benedict on the site of the Indian Har-
Dor hotel Mr.. Benedict when he decid-
ed to build there bought the hotel just
as it stood. but retained only this single
piece OF furniture on account of its asso-
cious piece Of the kind that would be most
servicea BILE to politician Of Tweed's
sort. When number Of Tammany men
gathered at the recent auction in search
Of relics it was at first supposed that they
were searching for this particular piece.
They were disappointed if that was the
object Of their visit and had to be salts
fed with souvenir so little characteris-
tic as a pair. of Sevres vases
Fifty thousand dollars Miss Helen
Brooks demands from archaeological
concern which undertook to make her
more beautiful.
Miss Brooks came to New York from
the West five. years ago. She was told
u
restored. facial blen1isnes were made to
disappear LONELINESS and unsightly ears
revamped with neatness and dispatch.
All this she was informed could be eff
fected without pain.
She paid for treatment. she asserts.
and began to have the concern carry out
this contract:
To improve and beautify her face and
restore the youthful contour thereof; to
draw the skin of the forehead back to-
ward the head: to raise the eyebrows and
make them perfectly horizontal; to make
the lobes of the ears more in conformity
with the rest of the face; to create a
dimple in the chin which would be nat
ural in its appearances: to remove the
dropping appearance of the upper lids of
the eyes. and make the eyes appear
larger and brighter
After she had wearied of the treatment
Miss Brooks consulted her attorney and
brought the suit for damages.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
No Saloons on King Edwards. Estates,

The new King and Queen of England
are prohibitionists in dealing with the
public sale of drink on their great Sand
bingham demense, embracing nearly 5000
acres, says a writer in the Woman's
Home Companion. In all the five vii
lagos there is not one public house,
drunkenness is unknown, and the whole
population is notably temperate. Should
sickness arise, where wine or brandy is
same may be secured from the village
Wears, each of whom has in his hands
a sum of money provided by the King to
treat necessitous cases in any required
way. Each village has a well-equlpped
''Workingmen's club" where ale may be
obtained by members. but no one may
have above a pint a day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
THE RECKLESS BROTHER.

Ian sakes! Wen spring git roun' erg'in,
An des don kyah how things gwine 60.
Abs kyahless bout de rent, en- all,
Case spring-hit mex me kyahless. sho
LaWd, mar! Wen Oh Miss Mach b'gin
Ter sigh OBJ spring, en- mon en- sob
Case wintuh gone-Ah gifts so boil
An don kyah eff All lose NAH job!
Wen springtime come, dey somepin queah-
Some kim er feelin' in de air
An don know des whut hit may be.
But leas' Always. All des don kyah.
Hesh, chile! Glib me NAH fishin' line
Des let me set en- watch dat bob
Sprlngtime wa mt made fob man ter wuk-
All don kyah eff All lose nah job.
No. sub! No use ter talk ter me-
Wen dat OIL line b'gin ter junk.
All tel yo'-sOon es spring come 'roun'
Hit des ain in dis coon ter wuk.
Dey no use talkin'! Man whit loaf,
Hesef de only one he rob.
En- All don kyah-hit spring erg'in-
All don kyah eff All lose nah job!
Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Every Film = Blank.

A Philadelphia girl who has returned
from two-years tour abroad Is having
a great many jokes cracked. at her ex-
.pense by reason Of her experience in
amateur photography. She took with
ing her travels the camera was her COM
panion. aud to keep tabs on her pictures
she jotted down in notebook just what
each was. This little book contained
such subjects as Feeding Crocodiles in
the Ganges.' = :. Sunrise on the Nile, = g. a
Street in Jerusalem, and others Of an
equally interesting nature. Almost the
first things she did when she reached
home was to send her thousand films to
- professional photographer to have
them developed. The next day she re-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Hardwood from Oregon.

AS a specimen of Oregon hardwood a
chunk three feet long weighing 300
pounds will be found hard to beat at the
Pan-American exposition. This log was
brought down from heCascade locks yes
terday and given in charge of Henry E.
Doseh. to be taken with other specimens
ago it grew, or the exact spot uDon
which it stood when a thrifty fir sapiing
will never be known. as it is now a solid
rock. having been petri6ed centuries be-
fore Lewis and Clark struck the coun-
try, One end of the log will be sawn off
to show the grain Of the fir and to prove
is solid clear through Portland Oregon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Steam Out of Date,

H. G. Wells, the novelist, predicts that
We shall presently tire Of steam. He
wonders that we have put up with the
locomtive so long. 1t is b cumberous
mass Of metal that runs on rails because
it is too heavy for roads: and we ara
still content to be dragged behind it in
stufty and vibrating boxes called railwa:
by motor car. which will call for us at
our own doors, and speed along a great
broad highway, or on a special track
with no more rails and cuttings. no more
embankments and tunnels.-London II.
Illustrated News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
- .tt'i 80 q
HEALTH.

Health's too much for mortal quiz,
Puzzles sage and saint;
Any place you'd swar it Is,
That's the place it amt.
Folks in Maine to Texas 20
Huntin' 1t IN vain:
Texans seekin' for its glow
Hustle up to Maine.
Ell you've had it anywhar,
An Its loss recall,
Sartain as YOU jarney thar
'Tisn't thar at all.
Not a soul Of mortal lot
Rich or poor or great
'Preciates it till it's not
His to 'preciate.
Eff you wonder whar it be,
An, to end Debates
Call the doctor IN to see,
1t absquatulates.
Health's too much for mortal quiz,
Puzzles sage and saint;
Any place you'd swar it is.
That's the place it amt.
Wade Whipple in Richmond Dispatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
RIVER TRAFFIC IN RUSSIA.
Its Volume is Enormous and Mich of
it Centers at Mini Novcorod.

it Centers at Mini NovEorod.
Up the Volga and it's hundred tribnta-
rles ascend the iron barges of the Cas-
plan sea and oil feet, while through the
canals to st. Petersburg alone pass an
nually, during the 215 days of free nayi-
CATION, THOUSANDS Of steamers and barges
bearing millions Of tons of freight. Ey
cry known means of locomoton is used.
from men who, like oxen. tramp the tow
paths. hauling the smaller barges. to
powerful tugs that creep along by means
Of an endless chain laid on the beds of the
canals and minor rivers, dragging after
them at snail pace great caravans Of
heavy barges.
From the greater streams immense
craft nearly 400 feet long. Is feet in
depth. carrying 5000 tons of freight. drift
down to the Caspian, where they are
broken to pieces to be used as tirewood
on the steamers going up stream. In all
there are 5000 miles Of navigab BILE water
ways in the valley of the Vol ga. or, if the
streams which float the giant crafts that
form so large part of the traffic of the
rivers are included, the mileage is in
creased to nearly $4,000. or as much as
that of the valley OF the Mississippi.
FIFTY thousand RATS are foated down
the Nolga annually, many of them 100
feet long by thick. and this gives but a
FAINT idea OF the real traffic of the river:
of produce passing up and down the riy
er during the open season. Much Of this
centers at Mini Novgorod. To this IA
nous market steamers and barges come
from all parts of Russia. bringing goods
to be sold at the great annual fair, over
$500 100000 worth of merchandise
changing hands in few weeks. Thirty
thousand craft. including RATS. are re-
CURED for this traffic. They come from
as far north as Archangel, as far south
as the Trails, from Astrakan in the
south, st. Petersburg and Moscow in the
west; while great caravans of ships of
the desert arrive daily from all parts of
Asia.-Engineering Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
The German Wood supply.

Germany, although it has 81, OOO, 600
acres Of forests excellently managed and
yielding an immense revenue, demands
increasingly greater quantities sof wood,
so that for the last ten years the amount
of timber which it buys has doubled and
its value trebled. I 4 sts7sss2 4 i ~ s. &
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Project to Tunnel Mt. Blanc,

The Italian engineer, Slgnor Casale,
has project in hand to tunnel Mount
Blanc, says Lausanne correspondent,
The tunnel, which will be some eleven
miles in length, will be commenced early
next year. 1t is proposed to start from
the Valley of Chamonix, between the
Fayet and the Houches, and by this
means connect Chamonix with Turin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03

I notice the death of Nine. Mel, the
widow of the once all-important Mare.
chal Mel, at the age of %. She was
very much younger than her, husband
and very much more charming person
atty. She has given her name TO a GER
tain growth of rose. ~-h;ch bids fair to
perpetuate it.-Pall Mall Gazette. .!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
What We Pay for Flowers.

A table, published in the annual report
of the department Of agriculture, is en-
tightening as to the amount of money the
people Of the United States spent in pur-
chasing favorite flowers at retail in 1899
roses. $4,000, 900: carnations, $4,000
900; yiolets,. $75O,OOO; chrysanthemums,
100000; miscellaneous, including lilies,
$1,250,OOO. These vast sums found their
way into the pockets Of nearly 100000
producers and dealers.-Success.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Audience Tired, Anyhow.

a well-known singer was engaged to
give "a number Of selections at musi-
Gale lately. After the affair was over
and the guests were chattering in fheir5
usual fashion, the hostess and her little;
girl, "a child OF about 5 or g years OF age
came M to him.
Sc Oh, q The hostess remarked
lyon must be tired. s
sou must b, agreed the little:
child; I'VE are.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Winter Sports in the Alps.

Davos. situated among the Alps, 5000
feet above the level of the sea, has be-
come the most popular place in Europe
for winter sports, such as skating, tobog-
gaming. curling, skiing, etc. The season
generally extends from the middle of
and last year there were ninety-six DAYS
of skating. Curling has developed
greatly and this year new curling rink
has been opened.-Scottish American,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
The Swedish Mile.

The Swedish mile is the longest mile
when told that he is only about a mile
from a desired point would better hire a.
horse. for the distance he will have to
walk if he chose in his ignorance to adop.
that mode Of travel, is exactly 11,70O
YARDS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
NewJersey's Largest Tree.

he largest tree in the state. Of New
miles north of Mickeiton, Gloucester
county: Its dimensions are: Heirhf. az
feet, diameter Of trunk three feet above
the ground. Z feet 10 inches, and spread
Of branches. 11S feet. This tree ante
dates the settlement of the colony.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Angora Goats.

At recent sale Of Angora goats at
Kansas City good prices were realized.
The little animals were mostly from New
Mexico and brought from 1915 to $25 q
tnnd So I gssss17
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
Missouri's Cattle King.

The magnitude of the operations car
the Missouri cattle king, may be mag
lined when it is remembered that at his
ranch in sAtchison county this year he
will plant 10000 acres Of corn alone,
employing about 25O men and utilizing
GOO horses T. ~ ~ 3. : e,,-5% III :,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03

|Sceived IS a ssaRe from I'm. IL King Her
10 call, and learned that her labor 8 sc
twosy years had been wasted. Never once
had she removed the cap from the cam
era. and every film was blank. Phila.s
lelDhia Record
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03
. Fourt1 in E;av,,aI strenoth.

The United States Is now ahead of
Germany in naval strength By about 1000
tons, and thus is entitled TO fourth place
among naval powers. 3, ..s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03

When some Of the furniture belonging
to Boss Tweed was sold last week At
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-28
TO KEEP POLITICS OUT
Was Admiral Sampson's Motive in
His Much Talked of Letter,
So Saw His Friends.

Boston, Feb. 27-Admiral Sampson
said yesterday in reference to his letter
to the Navy Department relating to the
commissioning of warrant officers, that
he expressed his views in an unauthor'
ized published communication solely in
come to know it and appreciate its re-
qnirements, after lifetime OF duty
aboard ship and ashore. When the ad-
miral was asked for a statement he said
"The letter was an official communi-
cation. AS an officer in the navy | am
forbidden by the regulations to discuss
it in any way for publication"
The suggestion OF certain newspapers
that Sampson was a "teacup" man is
taken by officers and employees OF the
Boston navy yard and by his civilian
friends in Boston as trivial and silly, be-
cause he was known in the service, not
as ladies man." but somewhat like
Captain Mahan, as sort Of professor
emeritus, "chiefly brains, for the last
dozen years"
1t has been suggested by several prom
inent men that the letter itself was not
by any means the whole story and that
the admiral must have had some motive
for writing it. Otherwise, they say, he
would not have made great issue over
so small matter in itself as the promo
ton OF a few warrant officers.
A reporter who has talked the incident
over with the admiral and others, has
been Informed on pretty reliable author
ity that two differences may be made
one that Admiral Sampson wishes to
keep the navy, as such, free from politi
cal interference, the other that the ad-
mral wishes to avoid any official legis-
lation or departmental action that may
lead in the future to political interfer-
ence with the navy personnel.
Friends of the admiral say also that he
does not wish to see the navy placed on
the same basis AS the army, that is, he
would be professionally chagrined to live
to Zee the day when commissions in the
navy might be distributed to enlisted
men, or perhaps eventually to civilians,
according to their political pull. The
whole matter, friends of the admiral say
is case of establishing a precedent, and
not by any construction, in any case, Of
personal or social likes and dislikes.
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-28
lAuR IN GE HYMES,
Representing Owners.
CALIFORNIA
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The daily sentinel., 1901-02-28
ton than through Boulder and the
need of beautitying measures are
proportionately greater.

Canadian lumbermen want re-
taliatory tariff on American im>
ports. We can remember when but
child hearing an old man say:
Il am a republican and have al
ways been one, but to tax Canadian
lumber is the height Of folly. 1t is
not good politics nor good sense.
We are cutting off our lumber at
fearful rate and when it is all gone
and the demand is larger than ever
before Canada will sock on to us a
duty that we have never dreamed
of. That is right and they can
make it stick for we cannot get
along without wood" The old gen
tlemen was shrewd and saw the
danger toward which we are drift
ing. Other nations are waking up
to the danger Of being swamped
with American goods and will res
taliate Aspen Tribune
The daily sentinel., 1901-02-28
NO GOVERNMENT AID.
Republicans of the East Stand out
Solidly Against Irrigation as
Shown by a Test Vote.

Washington, Feb. 26-The house was
the scene of spirited debate on irriga
ton this afternoon 1t arose on the
senate amendment to the Indian bill, ap-
propriating money for dams and bitches
in the San Carlos Indian reservation in
Arizona
After very warm discussion the res
olution was defeated, only five republi-
cans supporting it, and those from the
arid west. The eastern republicans are
apparently lined up solidly against irri-
cation
The opposition today was not against
the San Carlos proposition on it's own
account but was animated by hostility
to any irrigation legislation. Both the
cussion.
Representative Bell said there were
1000 Ute Indians in his district and re-
called the commission that chose for
them the lands between the Mancos and
Dolores iivers He added:
This land has not bad one drop of
water on it suitable for irrigation except
Ute springs and these only watered some
truck patches. The commissioners told
the Utes that the government would
reservoir their springs to irrigate the
lands aud make the Indians self sup
porting -Four or five years have passed
and the Utes cannot grow single arti-
Gle OF food. One OF them told me last
spring that he and his family had $40
acres of land and could not cultivate a
single acre.
1--WE have Indians scattered all over
the arid west. We have failed to pro-
vide them with water for irrigation, al
though we have loaded them down with
land aud made it possible for them to
fence and cultivate it, and therefore the
whites still have possession OF the
ground.
"To put wild Indian where he can
not earn living is a crime"
In conclusion he paid high tribute
to Prof Graves who represents the can
ais for the Irrigation OF arid lands, call
ing him the "best expert alive"
Representative Shafroth contended
the San Carlos proposition embraced two
objects, the reclamation OF 10000 acres
Of land owned by the Indians and 140, 900
acres OF public land.
He also held that the Indians are no =,
on account OF water. being supported
out of the public treasury and that the
construction Of the reservoir would put
them in position to cost the government
nothing.