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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
AUTOCRATIC POWER.
But President Hill Of the Great
Northern is Pleased to Call
Himself Plain Farmer.

No man in the railroad business yields
more autocratic power in his own domain
than does James J. Hill, president Of the
Great Northern railroad. Although
pleased to characterize himself as "a
plain farmer" Mr.. Hill has demonstrated
his ability to cope successfully with great
financial problems. By his own ability,
industry and extraordinary force of char
acter he has built up great and pros
porous railroad system from an uninl-
portant and bankrupt concern. Business
associates Of Mr.. Hill say that he has a
positive genius for railroadng His
mind seems to grasp every phase and
point OF that industry. Not only does he
know how to build and operate railroad,
but ne knows just when particular Sec
ton of country needs a railroad. The
successive extensions Of the Great North
ern system under President Hills mar
agement have been notable for their 1u-
diciousness and good results. TO Mr..
Hill is undoubtedly due, in large degree.
the rapid growth of population and in
dustries in the Northwest. Mr.. Fiji was
conspicuous figure in the recent Wall
street contest for control Of the Northern
Pacific railroad. AS the largest in
dividual holder of Northern Pacific
stock he became associated with j,
Pierpont Morgan in the control
Of that property. At one time
Mr.. Hill endeavored to bring about
practical consolidation of the Great
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

Northern and the Northern Pacific svs-
tens: but the statutes of the sewers!
-;or.hWes: err states prohibited such q
step. Mr.. Hill has no official connection
with the Northern Pacific, but for the
last two years he has exercised a strong
personal influence in the management Of
that property. e-President Daniel s
Lamont Of the Northern Pacific is in a
measure Mr.. Hills personal representa-.
I'VE. 10 Mr.. Hills energetic efforts is
due the successful outcome of the plan to
place the control of the Chicago, Burling-
ton d Quincy railroad with the Northern
Pacific: Throughout his entire railroad
career Mr.. Hill has been a builder up Of
properties. He was, instrumental in the
reorganization and improvement Of the
operating methods Of the Baltimore g.
Ohio railroad, and he is now interested
u seeing like results accomplished on the
Erie road. Probably Mr.. Hills most i'm :
pertant achievement is the establishment
Of new line of steamships between the
Northwestern Pacific ports and the ORR
ent: He has had four Of the largest
freight steamers in the world built for
this new line and two of them will begin
running within a few weeks. Mr.. Fill
says that the future destiny of this, coun-
try is to feed the world and he is making
plans to transport food products to every
foreign c0untry.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Reforms in Spelling.

The United States government appoint
ed a board to deciGe on the uniform
photography for geographical names, and
the recommendations of this body were
generally in the direction of increased
simplicity-Rering Straits. for example,
The spellings thus officially adopted by
the National government were at once
accepted by the chief publishers of school
textbooks. And these makers of school
books also follow the rules formulated by
committee of the American association
for the Advancement of Science, an
pointed to bring about uniformity in the
spelling and pronunciation of chemical
terms. Among the rules formulated by
the committee and adopted by the asso-
citation We're two that dropped termi-
nal Sc from certain chemical terms
that enter into more general USE Thus
the men of science now write oxid, iodid,
chlorid. etc. and quinn, morphin. anilin'
ETC.. although the general public has not
relinqu1shed the earlier photography, OK
ide and quinine. Even the word toxin.
which came into being since the abortion
of these rules by the associated scientists.
is sometimes to be seen in ewspapers as
oNine.-lnternational Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Ills of Civilization.

The civilized man has softened his fee..
crushed their bones together and dimip
lShcd their efficiency by COMPRISING
them in tight. hot shoes. has weakened
his ankles by placing around them band
ages of thick leather. tightly drawn with
laces strong enough to hang him. We
owe to, the, ,shoemaker. therefore. our
sprained ankles, our ingrown toenails,
our corns and bunons. our bills for
salves and plastcrS. The savage knows
nothing of these things. They arc the
heritage of civilization. SO far as ath-
letic sports are concerned. however, i:
is probably. true that in contests IT
strength and endurance. the civilized ath-
lete is the equal. perhaps the superior,
of the savage. but this is not due to his
civilization, but to the fact that. in q
sense. he combines the best and moSt
healthfnl features of both savage and
civilized life.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
MYSTERY OF A QUIET MAN.
Graphically Told in One of Bret
Harte's Stories.

I remember one handsome young fell
low whom I used to meet occasionally
on the staircase who captured my youth
full fancy. l met him only at midday,
as he did not rise till late, and this fact,
neatness in his dress, ought to have made
me suspect that he was. gambler. In
my experience it only invested him with
certain romantic mystery.
One morning as | was going out to my
very early breakfast at cheap Italian
cafe on Long wharf, | was surprised to
find him also descending the staircase
He was scrupulously dressed, even at
that early hour, but I was struck by the
fact that he was all in black. and his
slight figure, buttoned to the throat in a
tightly fitting frock coat, gave, l fancied,
a singular melancholy to his pale South
'erh, face. Nevertheless, he greeted me
ity. and I remembered that he looked up
with a half-puzzled, half-amused express
sion at the rosy morning sky as he
walked few steps with me down the
deserted street. ! could not help saying
that | was astonished to see him up so
early, and he admitted that, it was a
break in his usual habits, but added
with a smiling significance I afterward
remembered, that it was IAN even chance
if he did it again"
AS we neared the street corner a man
in a buggy drove up impatiently. In
spite Of the drivers evident haste my
handsome acquaintance got in leisurely,
and. lifting his glossy nat to me with a
pleasant smile, was driven away. have
very lasting recollection of his face and
figure as the buggy disappeared down the
empty street. I never saw him again.
1t was not until week later that knew
that. On hour after he left me that morn
ing he was lying dead in little hollow
behind the Mission Dolores-shot through
the heart in duel for which he had
arisen 50 early.-From Bret Harte's "Un-
der the Redw oods.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Cottage Heirlooms in England.

1t is still quite common experience
to find fine and even valuable specimens
of old English furniture, chiefly made Of
oak, in the cottages Of the village folk.
These pieces of furniture have been hand
ed down from generation to generation Of
rural folk such as carriers, keepers, wood
men and shepherds. How did the family
originally come; by them? The explana-
ton is this ID many cases: Genera
tons ago.. when the furniture, which IS
once again priced greatly, began to- 90
out Of fashion and to be superseded. by
stuff which we view with contempt now
.adays, it was sold and farmers bought
much of It But by and by. the farmer:
being prosperous: and desiring to be in
the fashion. too, like his landlord, bought
in it's place more modern chairs and Ia
bles, etc. Then the village folk bought
for song the despised oak chairs, coz
feFs. ,etd;. and : oss. once again, the old
furniture has come into favor and Is find
ing its way back from the cottage 10 tf1e
hail. London Express. 8.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Our DOctOr-GOvernOr.

It is a common and somewhat childish
fashion among those who cannot bend
him to their own purposes in Cuba to
refer to Gov. Wood as Doctor-Gen
Wood, These persons are too short
sighted to see that after all this epithet
which they. speak in contempt and deri-
sion is. rather high distinction than
otherwise. Certainly Doctor-Maj. Cor
ignation as a tribute. nor should Sur
geon.Maj. Hazard feel unhappy to be so
called. The hyphenation is merely a
further distinction for them all since it
indicates that to their unquestioned fit
ness as men engaged in the pursuit Of
arduous military duties they have added
to their equipment those qualities Of
mind, of character and of usefulness in
the service of mankind which belong to
the recognized guardians of the health Of
man.--Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
The South an Industrial Mecca.

Go South, young man! Consider what
she is doing in cotton spinning. In 1880
her factories used $4,000 bales of that
staple, while in 1900 they used 1857. 900
bales. Observe how she is increasing
her output Of pig iron. her product hav-
ing increased from 1916 40 tons in 1895
to 2.147.S4O tons in 1900. Notice, also,
t 4n o her coal pr9d a1f rose from r.
in 1890. And do not overlook the fact
that she is not only making money, but
saving it. her savings banks having So
1871 depositors, with total deposits of
S14. S!0,199 in 1900. as against 43.OGS
depcsitors, with aggregate deposits Of
SS. I13.SS4, in 1S99-Leslies Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
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WOOD
Disappearing Before the >world,, In
III. ~ crea.inr con.,u m ption.

Disappearing Before the Worlds Tn
IL creasing consum ption.
DR.. w. Schlich, the well-known forest
expert, in recent address before the
London Society Of Arts, predicted a posi-
tive timber famine in the near future un.
less systematic measures for increasing
the worlds supply be speedily adopted.
He pointed out that the use Of wood, in
spite of its replacement, by coal as fuel
and by steel in construction; was stead
lily increasing. The per capita consump-
ton in the four chief countries of Europe
is now fourteen cubic feet each year,
and in few years will probably reach
twenty cubic feet: For this increase the
use of wood in PAPER making seems chief
ly responsible. The steady rise in prices,
especially Of coniferous woods, in spite
OF much cheaper transportation, shows
that the worlds supplies are rapidly. d.
minishing.
Only I've out of eighteen European
countries export more timber than they
import. Scandinavia and Russia are the
ton in the former seems to have been
reached. Russia still has large forests,
but domestic demands are. rapidly in
creasing, and an exportable surplus can
not long be depended upon.
The North American supplies are visi-
OILY declining. emma has no timber to
spare, and that country, when developed
on modern lines, will be an importer rath-
er than an exporter. There remain the
rest of Asia, South America and Africa
as sources of supply. But these do not
furnish any considerable amount of conf
erous woods, which are most in demand.
DIR. Schich therefore concluded that the
danger of deficient supply of confer
GUS wood was practically at hand, and
that deficiency of all kinds would soon
occur unless remedial measures were
adopted.
The remedy is easy. although time is
required for its application. 1t is, as DR..
Schlich pointed out, to cultivate timber
upon waste land, just as other crops are
cultivated upon more fertile soil. In
Great Britain alone there are 25,OOO.OOO
acres of such lands. One quarter of this
area, DR.. Schlich asserted, would make
the country independent Of foreign sup
plies of timber. The same remedy would
restore the declining timber industry of
the United States.
That this remedy will have to be adopt
ed soon is evident, for natural growth
can no longer. keep pace with. demand.
The country that first engages in syste-
matte timber cultivation on a large scale
will do much to assure its own perpetuity
as nation. That Spain's political and
industrial decline dates from the practi-
cal wiping out of her forests is a fact
from which it is easy to draw the lesson.
The Forester.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
SHOW Tidy SMITH CAN PLAY"

Say, p'rhaps. you've heard Of Tidy Smith,
The belle Of far and near:
The lady I've been goin' with
For nigh on seven year.
1t wan't her beauty won her fame
Pianner music made her name.
You ought to hear her play
OF course she amt no Rubystine,
shes simply TIL, you see
But I'd put up that colt O mine
Snes nigh Is good as he.
Her fingers amt so fleet;
BGt. land! there's jest one tune O. tits
mat simply can't be beat.
Why: when she sets before the grand
x An: tosses back her hair:
lnstid o Til was there.
She starts the tune out kind o slow,
TO sort o. clear the track
An then before you really know,
She rips it up the back
She'll make you think the soldier men
are marchin' past the place:
Shell hev You up behind ole Ben
An nearly get the race
Shell make you think you re mighty glad
You're lvin'; by and by
Shell Git YOU feeln' fearful sad,
An then you'll want to die
An next she feeds the birds Il willie
You almost see 'tm round:
An when you're jest about 10 snli'e
Sh" quits EN- with Il bouni?.
An, then the air gets full q dust
The house begins to jump.
An when you're jest about lC bust
She lands you with a bump.
An when she quits an makes her bow
Before the ;>:lin' crowd
That ole Dianner yes. VOW,
Is sort O. lOOklil' proud.
You say You never heard . Til?
That's ,luaer I'm bound &c say.
Well. when you come to Siubievilic
Drop round en- hear her play.
-.Bide Dudley in Leslie's Weekly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Health Craze Makes Fine Women.

If there are few or none of the all
conquering "belles'' and ''toasts'' of old
en- days, it is equally certain that the
plain woman has become an extinct spe-
cies in society. Dress, diamonds, face
treatment. "make,up." manicure, mas
sage-one and all help towards uiiyer-
sal quasi-perfection Of face. form and
figure. The health craze, too, makes for
beauty, as it enjoins exercise, early
hours. fresh air and temperance in eat
ing and drinking. The plain woman,
dowdily dressed, has been left behind
with the dead and gone Nineteenth CEN
tufy. We are all moderately beautiful in
19O1.-London n. A.. p. 80
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Something in Gowns.

Lace jackets in heavy cream lace
lined with silk, can be found in very pref
ty models in the shops. They are quite
as ceol as the silk jackets which are so
popular, and according to the amount of
chitf on put upon them they are elaborate
ments or on the street. They are rather
smarter than the jackets of silk.
A woman shopping the other day wore
a brown gown, the bodice almost entire
~ composed. Of heavy cream lace. The
effect was charming.
The pongee girl, who was also shop
ping, had her gown made on the simplest
OF lines and around her waist little
crush belt Of brown velvet. She wore a
cream felt hat trimmed with brown and
with brown veil draped over it. Brown
is always good with pongee.
Another stylish pongee gown was run
with black taffeta through straps cut in
the gown and the broad collar tied on
the bust with knot Of the silk.
A woman with. a linen gown had it
vet ribbon.
Soft peau de sole sashes are pretty for
children, and all children wear sashes.
occasionally sash tied in front with
simple knot is effective.
Long, wrinkled gloves are good with
sleeves which reach little below the ell
bow. and women who have been wearing
the long sleeves and undersleeves are de-
lighted at the change.
Pretty foulard gowns are trimmed with
incrustation Of net in bands upon which
are appliqued flowers with excellent eff
feet
A fancy duck forms the collars and
vests to many pretty bathing suits. Gal
IT they are not to battle in too cold wa
ter For ordinary sea bathing they are
excellent. They are not as satisfactory
for older people.
An added fuf1iness is given to many
smart gowns by the use of chiffon. It is
placed under the ruffles of lace in many
cases and incrustations Of lace are raised
slightly and with good effect by chiffon
paddings.
Linen tailor gowns are made by some
tallors to lace with ribbons the full length
of the skirt or to the top Of the hOunce.
or good effect is obtained by lacing the
gown around and having loops of ribbons
falling where the lacing meets.
An effective white chiffon gown has the
skirt trimmed with bands Of cream gui-
pure, with a bodice of the lace, the corse-
let belt Of rose silk, and the guipure COL
lar edged with lines of the same silk.
The omnipresent bolero is appearing
upon bathing suits. It may be either the
real thing or stimulation effected by
braid.
Some Of the smartest women are wear
ing princess gowns, though they are not
frequently seen. On the right woman,
properly made. they are charming.
A gown Of chiffon with an accordion
plated skirt has vandykes Of guipure on
the skirt; collar of pale pink batiste
plated, and with line Of black inside
the fall Of lace which finishes the edge.
There is collar of guipure with a line
Of black, and the bodice below the collar
is laced with black. The parasol carried
with this gown. is of pink silk under chif-
'fon and vandykes of lace edged with,
black.-New York Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Half a Century in an Asylum.

Robert Hawk. who was admitted rs a
patient TO St. Elizabeth's asylum for the
insane at its opening. ia 1855. and who IS
stated to have been at the asylum longer
than any inmate now confined there.
d:cl Friday evening last at the irs7,ta-
ton :r.the age of about IS years. Dur
i'll: AZ the years Of his continuous hosp-
tai life he was most contented Inmate.
He had seen the institution expand from
its original proportions to a mammoth es-
tablishment, and had been witness of
Iaany change ashington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

happy. smile, permit me to present to
you the daughter-n-law l promised 70
get you early this evening"
The elder Lineburgh gasped with aston
iShment. When he recovered he gave
them his blessing and then there was a
quiet little celebration.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Irrigation for Rice.

Since the Louisiana and Texas farmers
have Invested ooS in 1 i5oo miles sne Of
canals. capable of flooding 100000 acres.
and spent $1,7OO,OOO in building thirty
modern ricemills. Under the new system
the rice lands pay a net profit of SIS an
acre.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

If the plans of an energetic hotel pro-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

There. was quite pleasant little rc-
nance in Brooklyn the other day. Mr..
Lineburgh and his son Clarence. both
Well-too-do residents Of the City &C
Churches. were at dinner, when the
father. turning to his son. asked: "Clar-
ence: why don't YOU get marr;ed:"
you'd you really like to have Il daugh-
Nhy.. YES, answered the father
"All right. III bring you one home
said Clarence.
The old gentleman laughed. and then
the conversation took another turn.
Now. it happened that young Mr. Line
burgh. who is builder and prominent in
Masonic circles up town in Brooklyn. had
been only waiting fer a chance to tell his
father that he was engaged to marry
Miss Louise Fox. who lives on Grand
avenue. After dinner on Friday evening
home of Miss Fox. whom he surprised by
telling her he wanted her to come RICH:
out with him and get married.
While the prospective bride. to whom
the situation had been explained. was
getting ready. the coming BRIDEGROOM
made use of the time by telephonin: his
friend, William Heiser. to attend him as
groonlsman. Mr.. Heiser. on his part,
called up Rev. Mr.. Cornelius L. living
of Calvary Protestant Episcopal churc!
on the telephone and got him to come to
the Helser residence. There they were
Joined later by the bride and bridegroom
formed.
An hour or so afterward the newly
welded pair rang the doorbell of the
I4ineburgh residence. Mr.. Linebursh,
ST.. opened the door.
''Father,' said the bridegroom, with a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

Mr.: and Mrs. Foxhall Keene are
spending the season in London. 1t is an
interesting coincidence that twenty years
ago the elder Kecnc won the Grand Prix
with horse called Foxhall.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

Mrs. 0. H. F. Belmont has decided not
to remain at Newport this summer. She
will sail for Europe to join her husband
at Carlsbad
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-03
Rheumatism Catarrh in the Blood.
Trial Treatment Free.

It is the deep-seated, obstinate cases
Of catarrh and rheumatism the kind
that have refused to heal under ordinary
treatment that b. B. B. Botanic Blood
Balm) cures. 1t matters not what other
treatments, doctors, sprayers, liniments,
medicated air, blood purifiers, have fail
ed to do B. B. B. always promptly
reaches the real cause and roots out and
drives from the bones, joints, mucous
membrane and entire system the spe-
cifc poison in the blood that causes
Rheumatism and Catarrh. B. b. b. is the
only remedy strong enough to do this and
cure, so there can never be return OF
the symptoms. If you have pains CT
aches in bones joints of back, swollen
glands, tainted breath, noises in the
head, discharges of sEacous, liberation
of the membranes, blood thin, get cas-
lily tired, a treatment with B. B. B. will
stop every symptom by making the blood
pure and rich Try this great cure and
get rid uf your rheumatism or catarrh
forever. druggists ST. Trial treatment
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ing BLOOD BALM CO., 109 Mitchell ST.,
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5000 voluntary testimonials of cures by
using 3. B. r.. SO don't give uo hope.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENT

ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-Robin Hood.
J. c. OM.-Administrator's Mo-
tice.
a. r. sTEoNACH CO.-New Spring
Goods.
w. II. KING CO. Send Your Prescrip-
tons.
s. & d. EER1vANGER.-su Reduc-
tions.
DANIEL ALIEN & Co--One Price
Shoe Store.
SHERWOOD HIGGs & Co.-New
Springs STYLES.
ROYLAN. PEARCE & Co.-specials
for the Week
DOBBIN T. White Goods
and Embroideries.
FRANKLIN M'NEILL.-Annual Re-
port of railroad Commission.
w. s. STRONAC1'S SONS.-Agents
for Chase and Sanboon's Coffee.