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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Russian Emigration to Siberia.

From the latest reports it seems that
the emigration Of Russians to Siberia
their colonial empire-is being carried on
with great success and on model lines.
During the last five years the Siberian
railroad has enabled Russia successfully
to help 100000 peasants over the
Urals and establish them as small farm
ers in western Siberia. The govern
ment's method has been to select suit
able persons from each locality and send
them as pioneers into Siberia to choose
such land as would be fitted for the pas
toral or agricultural occupations of their
family and friends. These pioneers have
then returned to their villages, and have
escorted whole families eastward-the
railway fare being, roughly, a shilling for
every 100 miles. All along the route
medical attendance is provided free, and
for children, the aged and the sick food
is issued gratis at the chief stations.
Some 100000 acres have already been
allotted to these emigrants, together with
grain and meal to tide them over the
first winter, and seed and implements
for the first years harvest. Nearly 200
churches and 100 schools have been built
in the last three years. The capital re-
CURED for the first years work has been
advanced to all in real need of it. and
no interest has been charged. More
over, no taxes are or will be imposed
on the new arrivals until they have com.
pleted three years residence. All fur
niture and agricultural implements re-
CURED have been sold by the government
to the emigrants on "easy payment
terms. The population of Siberia is in
creasing at the rate of 100000 a year.
London Daily Mail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Christmas in Early DAYS.

Christmas is pre-eminently a church
festival. The Puritans, seeing only the
superstitions and disorderliness with
which Christmas has become encum-
bered, strove with all their ardor to de-
stroy it, but happily. did not succeed.
The argument sometimes used against
it, that the birthday Of the child Jesus
is not known" and therefore cannot be
observed, does not prevail against the
almost universal longing to celebrate in
some way this great event. So we are
not surprised to learn that in the first
centuries of the Christian era Christians,
though generally celebrating the nativity,
were not unanimous in the time chosen
for the festival. At least a part of the
early church observed the 9Th of Janu-
airy, not only to commemorate the Epiph
any, or the manifestation of Christ to the
Gentiles, but also the birth Of Jesus, and
it was not until the end Of the Fourth
of the Fifth, that the present date, De
cember 70, was generally accepted. The
"Christmas season" is sometimes used to
designate the time between December
16 and February ]; more often the fort
night between December "a and January
6. During all this period there was for
merly, and still continues to be, a spirit
of joy and festivity, which entities it to
be called 1.-THE holidays" The vigil of
the nativity, or, as We now call it, Christ
mas eve, was observed from the first
with exceptional devotion, perhaps be-
cause the birth Of our: Lord occurred in
tinued through the night, and made, with
Christmas itself, one great solemnity.-
Mrs. Lyman Abbott in Ladies' Home
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
ONLY RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
We're with Canada and Hawaii and
Both Discontinued.

We're with Canada and Hawaii and
Both Discontinued.
The famous Marcy-Elgin treaty Of 1854
with Great Britain, on behalf Of Canada,
stands as the first example of our adop-
ton OF the reciprocity principle in the
modern sense, says John Ball Osborne
in the Atlantic. 1t provided for the mu-
tuai exemption from duty of an impor-
tant list identical on both sidesl of nat
ural products Of the farm, forest, mine,
quarry and sea. It went into operation
in 1855 and remained in force for eleven
years, being abrogated by act Of Con-
gress and terminating, after the conven-
tional notice Of one year, on March II,
1856.
The only other reciprocity treaty that
the United States ever put in operation
was the treaty Of 1875 with the Hawaii
an islands. which established virtual free
trade in the commercial relations of the
two countries, tropical or sub-tropical ar
ticles being exempted from duty on the
one side and an important list Of miscel-
laneous products on the other. The trea-
ty possessed an exceptional political sig
ni6cance in virtue of the geographic and
intimate historical relations Of the con-
tracing parties, which foreshadowed,
since an early date, the ultimate annex
alton of the islands by their powerful
protector against foreign aggression. It
was renewed in 1884, with the addition
Of an important concession to the United
States Of the exclusive use Of Pearl har-
Dor for naval station, and was still in
force when annexation was accomplished.
In fact, the customs provisions of the
treaty were terminated only by the act
of Congress of April 30, 1900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

are; it is in the fact that such crowds
ups not Of children. Hardly one in
ten of those who go is even accompanied
by child. The other nine are simply
big children: breathlessly interested in
light over the little mechanical men,
laughing at everything, watching, open
mouthed, the -Dumont balloons
great children. some Of them evidently
men of place and cultivation, but all
equally pleased with a rattle, tickled
ordinarily be controlled like babies by
WOrd-there never was so orderly and
tractable ii crowd as French crowd
but who can yet fly into ungovernable
RACES, past all self-control, or reach of
reason, and make unnecessary rcvolu-
tons.
The prizes that are to be given for the
cleverest toys are worth a second glance
The first four are a Greek dancer, by
Gerome; pasteboard soldier, by De-
taille; monkey pulling cocks head
from the soup pot. by Fremiet; group
of skaters and a little bounding dog, full
Of life, by Couton.
Artists Make Toys.
Fancy Gerome. the painter of "Phryne''
and Napoleon before the Sphinx" dress
ing doll for toy exposition. Fancy
Deta1lle, the author OF one of the great
est paintings at Versailles, the most ia
nous Of painters of battles; making pa
uer dolls! Fancy two great sculptors
making these toy models of a monkey
and some skaters! They are all master
pieces. particularly the paper doll, which
is Russian soldier on one side and an
Alpine hunter on the other But how
characteristic of these great infants, that
four of their greatest artists should bend
their minds to the level of the children's
holiday toys!
Not their Christmas toys, mind. The
"creches" and the banners marked
"Noel' alone are for that day. Christ
mas in France is only for the wee ones,
8 years old or less. These put their lit
tie shoes in the fireplace and the French
Santa Claus drops sweetmeat in each
tiny shce-that is all.
It is on New Years day that we hand
out our gold to the concierge, one silver
to the butcher, the baker, the coal man,
and every other tradesman to whom we
have CHANGED to bow druing the year
on New Years day that these tops will
be presented to the thousands of
"Petites" in the mighty city of Paris
Floy Campbell in Pittsburg Dispatch
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
A Fortified Lighthouse.

A lighthouse at the South Cape of For
mosa was built in part of the island in
hablted solely by savages, and had, ir
was protected by steel revolving screens;
and on the gallery Of the tower, which
was Of castiron, a machine gun was
mounted Oh racers. Round the base of
the tower was built wrought-iror ref
uge or fort, communicating by bulle!-
proof passages with all the rooms in the
keepers dwelling houses. Both. fort and
tower were fitted with suitable accommo-
dation for the staff in a case of siege,
were supplied with stock of provisions
The station was further protected by q
loop-holed wall and dry ditch, thanked
by two small towers or caponieres, arme:i
with eighteen-pounder cannon.-London
E.npinaqrinp
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Native Population Growing.

The census returns show that the ma
tive white population Of the United
States exceeds the foreign-born element
in the ratio of more than 5 to 1, there
against little more than 1O,OOO;OOO
foreigners. OF the natives something
more than 41,OOO,OOO are also of native
parentage. A more striking fact brought
out is that since 1890 the native white
element has increased % per cent. and
the foreign white element only II. If
this ratio continues the foreign element
ton Of the entire population, which is
only another way of saying that the
population will become more homogene-
Gus as time passes.-Washington Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Great Siberian Waterway.

Capt. Joseph Virgins, the Arctic ex,
plorer who discovered the Kara sea
route, has reported to the Anglo Russian
society the result of his investigation CT
clared that the Trans Siberian railway is
inadequate to handle the volume q
freight it is called on to carry, and urged
Russia to develop the waterways of ST.
IBERIA. There is no country in the world,
not even the United States" said Can't.
Virgins, that possess river routes as
magnificent as those Of Siberia. Los
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Wilson exhibited eighty: varieties Of
orchids, wonderfully fairy-like things, the;
butterflies Of the vegetable world. or
Harrietta-sh showed one flower. The
plant she would not risk. It is the! only
one Of it's sort in the world and is valued
at $4,000. 1t is a hybrid, originally
grown in the greenhouses of Erastus
Corning of this city. He named it aft
er his daughter Harriet. After his death
the best of his collection passed into Mrs.
Wilson's hard, including this unique
plant.-Albany Journal. = 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
"Olive Oir' from sunflower Seed

Olive oil has many uses but more sub
stitutes, and few salads are compounded
without the ala of one Of them. Cotton
seed oil is favored substitute, but cot
in the form of the seed of the sunfower.
Experiments made by the irrepressible
German chemist have convinced him of
the uses of this cheap raw material, and
it may shortly become valuable article
Of commerce. Like the articles in MI.
Punch's Our Advertisers it is CONVEX
possibilities as lamp Oil. may be used
for dyeing purposes, and will be Of service
in soap making London Post. 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
The Most Valuable Plant.

ssE The most valuable flower in the world
iisssapposed to be an orchid belonging
letentH ngWekz chow in Philadelphia Mrs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
MILBURN HOUSE GUARDED.
Relic Seekers Threatened to Carry it
AWAY.

Away.
The Milburn house and the grounds
about it have been so preyed upon by rel
ic hunters since President, Mckinley's
death that police guard has been placed
there for protection.
broken off, and anything that could be
carried away has been stolen by the seek
ers Of souvenirs. Some of the worst of
the relic hunters even tried to break off
pieces of brick from the corners of the
house. The guard was placed about
the house as last resort, when it was
found that nothing else would keep the
crowds within bounds,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

-Bathtubs Of glass are now being
made very cheaply in Germany by the
use of compressed air.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould will have
a small house party at Georgian court
for over Christmas. 1t will be family
affair with few intimate friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

A valuable sword and Bible belonging
to the late Rear-Admiral John w. Phil
ip have been sent by Mrs. Philip from
the. Brooklyn navy-yard to the Smith
sonian institution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
N GAY new YORK.
Scenes and incidents Of Everyday
Life In the Paris Of America. y

Col. and Mrs. Astor have closed their
country place on the Hudson and have
returned to town for the season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
A Miniature Ocean.

There is clever little aquarium made
like a picture Of the ocean bed with
wrecks and seaweed on the sand. It Is
framed and hung against the wall. hut
the fish in this marine painting 3are
alive, and swim about in real water. 81
The main interest of the expositiun So
not, after all, in the toys, clever as1f
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

csum. in The Girl and The Judge, Mrs.
come Mrs. Hatch;" Grace George at the
Republic, in Under Southern Skies
and the musical comedies continue to
draw WE'LL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Astrono, nical Photocraphv.

Photographic, and this in turn subdiyides
itself into the registration of the stars
facilitates the classification of the stars
according TO- their probable composition
and temperature. For the last three or
four years Mrs. Williamina Patton Elem
ing has been ."curator of Astronomical:
photographs at, Harvard, and in her ex-
animation of some Of the plates which
come under her eye she has discovered
stars that were not known before. Mrs.
Fleming is Of Scotch birth; taught IN
Dundee from 1871 to 1876. and has been
attached to the Harvard staff since 1879.
At Harvard.
Among her dozen assistants is niece
Of the late Commander Maury. in charge
Of the naval observatory in Washington
from, 1914 TO 1861. Miss Maury is an
attrac tive talker on astronomical topics.
Another Of Mrs. Fleming's assistants Is
Miss Anna Winlock, whose special gifts
are mathematical and who performs her
duties in modest, unpretentious FASH
ion. She is daughter Of Prof. Joseph
Winlock, at one time in charge OF the
Nautical Almanac, later occupant Of the
chair of mathematics. in the naval -acad-
envy, and for several years director OF
the Harvard observatory. e i
Ten or fifteen years ago, when Prof.
Newcomb wanted a computer, and held
a competitive examination for $500
berth, Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Brown
Davis easily beat a dozen men rivdls-
Washington Times. 5sssz S. sss= .s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The Manhattan club has decided to
give a reception for its nonresident mem
bers on February q, 1902. The pur-
pose Of this reception is to bring together
Democrats througho the country for
Ocratic doctrines.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
BACK FROM CALIFORNIA

F. H. Bengley, wife and son are
back from five months trip to the
the Pacific coast. Mr.. Bengley says
he feels as fine as he looks, and he
really looks pretty well, having gain
ed much in weight and shaved off his
whiskers, he looks about twenty years
Younger than when he left town in
the fall.
While gone Mr.. Bengley met several
old Cahonites. At Los Angeles he
found P. S. Goodwin, who engaged in
the real estate business here years
ago. At San Diego he met DR..
Butler, who practiced medicine here
some time ago He has fine prac-
tice there and runs one of the SWELL
est private hotels in the city. Then
he also ran across Jared Sanderson
who was well known in Canon in the
old stage days, when Canon City was
the outfitting place for the Leadville
country. Mr. Sanderson is now in
the livery business.
At Los Angeles he met Fred Will
son, who is employed in bank and
doing well. At San Diego he met
one Canon girl whom very few Canon
City people have ever seen. We
refer to Miss Dozier, the latest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Dozier.
The young lady is handsome 8 or 10
pound brunette. and will be quite an
addition to Canon society.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
CAFE FORMALLY OPENED

A. S. Rudd and Edward McClana-
han have opened up restaurant at
123 and l25 South Fifth street. 1t
was formerly opened to the general
public Monday noon at which time
many people went there to dinner.
There are four tables and swell
sideboard in the dining room. The
furniture is all new and is first class.
H. B. Morris a noted cook lately
from the Merchants hotel at Omaha
has been employed to take charge Of
the culinary department and he can
prepare dinner ft for King.
We predict that the patrons OF this
place will become numerous. Re-
gular dinners win be served for 35
cents and Communication 5 $50 tickets
will be issued for $500.
This new cafe will be open from 6
a. m. to 2 a. m.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LECTURE

The opera house was filled Tuesday
evening to hear the lecture on Christ
ian Science by Edward Kimball Of
Chicago who is one of the authorized
lecturers sent out by the mother
Christian Science church of Boston.
Judge Bailey made a short speech
and introduced Mr.. Kimball who en-
deavored to explain a portion of the
teachings of the Christian Science.
His remarks were well received and
he succeeded in giving people a
better idea of what Christian Science
really teaches.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
FOR DECORATION DAY

On Decoration Day Rev. U. A.
White will preach the union sermon
at the First Presbyterian church on
May 25.
Judge NJ. S. Bailey has been en-
gagged to deliver the Decoration Day
address and Mrs. M. R. Lewis will
provide the music.
An executive committee, consist
ing of DR.. ]. NJ. Bradbury, W. b. Eel
ton, B. F. Rockafellow. C. T. Helm
and George Gregory, have been ap-
pointed to make other arrangements
for Decoration Day.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
Post Office at Canon CITY as Second-cla
NOTICE OF DIscoNTINvANcE.

chusetts 6 4 per cent. In the South
the illiteracy runs from 20 to 81 per
cent.
i. t. +
Judge Moses Hallett has declared
that women suffrage in Colorado is
failure, and of no benefit to anyone.
He says that if the proposition were
to be voted upon again it would be
lost by big majority. The judge
never expects to be a candidate for
office, so speaks plainly.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
MEETINGS FOR MEN

During the month of April, Rev.
H. N. Wilson will deliver series of
addresses to men at the Young Mems
Christian Association. The general
subject of the address will be,
Dangers. On April the subject
was Things That Deceive" and
successfully on the following Sabbaths.
Things that Degrade" Things that
Defle' and Things that Destroy"
The meetings will be for men only
and beginning at 4 o'clock will last
just one special music will be
one of the interesting features of the
meetings.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
TEACHERS INSTITUTE

A County Teachers Institute will
be held in this city on Saturday.
April 10, at the high school. Prof.
Fred Dick Of Denver, and Barton o.
Ainsworth, of the State Agricultural
school, will be present. The latter
win deliver lecture on school work.
and the former will read a paper on
Pupils Self Government"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
DR.. PRICES
Crsan' Da:x1ss-ae Powder I

Each time the United States Government
has officially tcstel The baking powders
the report has shown DR.. Price, Cream
Baking Powder to be of superlative
leavening strength, free from alum, abso-
lutely pure and wholesome.
This is gratifying, for DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder is depended upon by mil
lions of people to raise their daily bread.
NoTt-Th inquiries also
developed the there
tNce BAKING POWDER Co.
CANcAoo OF baking powder tconta
alum other acid, whose use in
food Is dangerous.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10

Beecher has fine window display
of burnt and carved leather goods,
Colorado views and Canon City souv-
enirs, and as usual he is away ahead
of the others. You have got to set
your alarm clock pretty early if you
beat the City Book Store.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
NOTES AND COMMENTS

An ad in the RECORD is worth two
in the front yard, which nobody picks
up or reads.
They advertise Audrey" as being
better than To Have and To Hold
in every essential particular" If it
isn't, the book is certainly not worth
reading.
The way the Pueblo papers throw
out big figures in showing up their
industries, salary lists, resources, etc.,
is enough to make man dizzy. They
now claim that about $4,000, 900
will be spent in steel plants, smelters
and by building in the near future.
A short time ago the Cripple Creek
Star had its eye out for new loca-
ton. Now by peculiar combination
of circumstances it finds itself to be
the only Republican paper in the
Cripple Creek district-a district
with more people than has Pueblo.
Lucky indeed is the Star.
r + r
Every year sees some new gold dis
trict opened up where thousands rush
in to spend their hard earned cash.
This season it is Thunder Mountain.
There are, no doubt, good indications
about the Thunder Mountain district.
Some who go in will probably make
profitable locations, but the vast
majority will come out broke. After
all, one need not 60 outside of Colo
RADIO to find the best gold fields in the
world.
Colorado Springs is boasting about
the expe nditure of $5,OOO.OOO for
building and improvements this year.
+ + +
What 4 calm we have had this
spring with no city election. Many
may forget how to manipulate the
Australian ballot before the next
county election. Heretofore we have
usually had two elections every year.
+ + 4.
The census figures on illiteracy
shows up some interesting facts.
The South naturally has the greatest
number of iliterates. But between
the East and the West, the West is
away ahead. Only two states in the
union have fewer than Colorado, and
strange to say those states are Wash
ington and Utah. Of the males of
voting age in Colorado, only Al per
cent are ranked as illiterates. Yer
mont and New Hampshire are SO
per cent each, and cultured Massa-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10

Can loan you money in large or
small amounts. Long time, either
annual or monthly payments. j. M.
RAGsDALE & Sons. l3tf
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10

Laboring men and farmers wear
Sweet Orr overalls. jumpers and cor
duroy pants, most satisfactory, Mt
Bethel's. llt1.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10

Try one of those delicious dinners
prepared by the new cook at the
Rialto restaurant on South Fifth st
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10
FOR SALE

A first-class Webster Gasoline
Engine-7h II. p. Excellent con-
di,ion.
~. RECORD OFFICE
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10

car John Deer spring wagons,
runabouts and buggies, Call and get
my prices. N. F. HANDY l4t5
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-04-10

Special bargains on slightly used
pianos. See W. s. DUPEE, 3lS Eain
street with Miller) 2t