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

Even the foreigners are beginning to
acknowledge the good points of the steam
automobile, and a recent hill-climbing
contest in France gave added proof Of
their worth. Although generating four
and one-half horse power, some Of the
American steam carriages negotiated the
steep grade at a speed almost as great
as that furnished by the big forty horse
power gasoline vehicles. Makers Of
steam carriages are much pleased with
the recent hill-climbing tests. 1t is ex-
pected that the good work Of these ma
chimes in Europe will open up an avenue
Of business which has heretofore been
blocked by the gasoline type.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Bracelets and Armlets.

Though the announcement has been
made that earrings are to be worn, one
sees few earrings in the ears Of New
York women. But there is no shadow
Of doubt that the bracelet has come into
its own again.
The elbow sleeve has done it, and pro-
vided that femininity doesn't overdo the
fashion, the community owes to the ei-
blow sleeve thanks for a good thing. A
handsome bracelet on a pretty arm is a
JOY to the beholder. On an ugly arm
the bracelet may draw the fire Of criti-
cism.
The chain bracelet set with cabochon
rubies, emeralds and such precious gems,
it scars beyond reach Of the ordinary
mortal, there are bracelets with the
semi-precious stones which are exceed
ingly chic.
fresh water pearls, white. pink and gray
i'll coloring, caught together by slender
gold links, surpassed even it's emerald
and ruby rivals in sheer charm, and a
chain bracelet set in opals shading from
the milky white stone with a heart Of
fire to the deep amber opal with flash
ing crimson and green lights, was
wonder Of color and beauty.
The slend Ter gold wire holding one
large cabochon gem is another bracelet
much in vogue, and handsome topaz,
cat's-eye, moonstone or other compare.
lively inexpensive stone is often partic=
uIarly effective in such a bracelet.
An Egyptian scarab set in q fine gold
wire on pivot SO that it may be turned
over is popular, and even an ordinary
Egyptian lucky stone. set in the same
way, is dear to girls heart.
An original bracelet made for a wom-
an whose husband is interested in gold
miles is formed of small rugged nuggets
n OIL lynI
arm closely.
OF Oriental design are finely-wrought
gold bracelets from which swing pendent
jewels, and Oriental, too, are the flexi-
BILE serpents with jeweled eyes and mar
usly-wrought golden scales.
These snake bracelets will be particu-
larry favored as armlets if, as is prophe-
sled; the fashion of wearing heavy
armlet above the elbow is to lie the next
step in the bracelet renaissance.
Already several fashionable New: York
women have appeared with handsome
armlets accentuating the rounded white
ness Of their upper arms, and one Young
matron, noted for the beauty of her
arms, wears constantly half way be-
tween the elbow and the shoulder Of her
left arm a very heavy and perfectly
plain ecirclet of dull yellow goid.-New
York Sun. .,~...-. .....' ''~,.,' * ", ".
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Belt for Winter ShirtWaist.

The shirtwaist belt is thing that de.
mands attention, for it is thing apart,
like the stock. Belts spring up every day,
and are every day buried and forgotten
in the depths of Nine. La Modes cast
Always, but they come to light again,
anew. enjoying another existence.
The belt, which at this very second
holds the center of the worlds attention,
that part Of it which is interested in the
winter shirtwaist, is the one that has two
buckles, one in the middle of the front
and one in the middle of the back. This
may be shaped belt, but it must be
how and wherefore.
The buckle in the back, in the case of
the belt with two, buckles, is the one that
is for show It is slipped upon a ribbon.
and takes it's place right in the middle of
the back. 1t may be one of those long.
narrow buckles which make the waist
look so lengthy and slender, or it may be
more uD-tO-date thing.
One of the very newest of the back Of
the-waist buckles looks like three buckles
and, indeed, it is three, fastened under
meath in some way. Visible there are
three circular buckles caught in buckle
fashion through the silk. They may be
in pearls, which are so pretty, or in steel,
which is 50 fashionable, or in silver.
WHICH, is ldu VIII 50 many women.
The newest convert to the silver fad
is Queen Wilhelmina, who has decided
that all her small ornaments shall be sill
yer. Silver, it may be remarked, is the
despair Of the dress decorator, for it is
very difficult to get effects with it, where
as steel works in well and is decorative,
while gold is absolutely brilliant. Jet has
a winky attractiveness, and even gun
metal looks well from distance, but sill
yer has provoking way Of disappearing
across the room.
A back buckle that is worn by many
of the most fashionable dressers is in
strips, all the parts coming together at
the middle, but separating top and bot
tom. This makes a wide buckle narrow
just where you would have it narrow-at
the middle of the back.
The front of the buckle had better be
small, unless one is either very slender
or very much after effects. The wide
front clasp has way of making the alb
domen seem prominent, and is not be-
coming to many. The little, round buckle,
the medallion, the circle, the clasp, the
little no-matter-what ornament, so long
as it is small, looks well upon all waists
and can be drawn down in the universal
point.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Following closely on the recent an
nouncement of the young women of the
Delta Gamma club Of Northwestern uni
versity, Chicago, that they were open to
proposals Of marriage, comes the forma-
ton Of club Of celibates among the
young men of that institution. The
knights Of the Marble Heart is the
name Of the new organiza ton, and, as
the name indicates, the club proposes to
give the marble heart to the young
co-eds with matrimonial inclinations, and
to cultivate the joys Of jolly bachelor
hood. The new society Of knights is COM
posed of members of the senior class.
and their organiza ton was completed last
week. The colors, scarlet and black,
were pinned on the thirteen charter men,
bers, and these will be worn until the
arrival of the society's pins, which will
consist of small hearts of marble set III
oo11
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
:. :. It@.t'@IT I ~ II
THREE CHRISTMAS CHIMES.

:Hearken!. how the Christmas chime u ri y. 7
'::See those twain val the their r' weary feet
= Wander through the village street.
doors are closed against the stranger
See the Child, the meek and lowly, p
Christ, the mighty, the all-hoiy, i:
Sleeping Graded in manger." !
Sing your joy. o Christmas chime!
Let us keep the -Christmas-tfme, . :
Be the loaf Of plenty doled, 49,.
Be the poor mans heart corsoled. -, -
Thus we keep the Christmas-time.
Hcarken! still the Christmas chime
Sings on earth its song sublime! .
"Wondering shepherds see the night,
Flooded with celectial light .
Come and let us kneel before him.
Let us find him and adore him.
Peace on earth this child doth presage =
Let us keep the Christina time.
Let all strife and hatred cease.
Kindness live, good will and peace.
Thus we keep the Christmas-time.
Hearken! still the Christmas chime
Sings on earth its song sublime!
BY the wondrous star-beam led.
Gold and myrrh, and incense offer.
He brings most. yes. he the highest
Draweth unto God the Highest.
Who a heart Of love doth prefer"
Sing your joy, o Christmas chime!
Let us keep the Christmast-time;
Love shall be- the law to bind
In one band all human kind.
Thus we keep the Chrfstmas-time:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The fire loss for 1901 in the United
States and Canada will exceed that of
1900 by almost exactly the amount of
the loss during the present month. No
single fire of the present year has been
as disastrous as the Ottawa-Hull confla-
grafton or the great fire on the Hoboken
docks, both OF which occurred during
1900. But the total fire loss during 1900
was $151 ,941 $50, while the fire loss for
the first eleven months of the present
year was $15O,S74,050, November's con-
trbution to this result being SIS, 469, 800.
Well may the insurance men say we are
burning up too fast.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

In his decision setting aside the trans
fers Of certain property Graham Policy
once worth about 100000, but who dis
posed of that money in many ways
as fraudulent, Judge McAdam CT the
Supreme court Of New York said: 1.-THE
grantor became reckless and profigate,
going from bad to worse, so that he was
pleased while upon the witness stand to
acknowledge himself a 'high-roller,' a
term which, according to his evidence,
means sporty man who rolls round
during the night, an overgenerous man, a
spendthrift, and giver Of wine dinners
and entertainments to friends in which
sobriety plays but stall part" This
definition of 'high-roller" is unique,
but certainly covers the ground.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter says
editorially that the trouble shows the m
advisability of letting government con-
tracts to firms which have not an ac-
knowledged standard Of purity in their
drugs. Any one of number Of Eastern
firms, says the Reporter, could have flied
the order promptly and with no posi-
bil;ty that the purity Of the drugs would
ever be questioned, while the San Fran
cisco firm, even at its own statement,
was so overtaxed by the order that il
shipped impure drugs without knowing
whether they were pure or not.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Baden-Poweil's Spittoon,

am not surprised to learn that the
following item in the catalogue Of Gen.
Baden-Powell's household effects in last
weeks World has not excited universal
admiration in the army or elsewhere:
Near it is another very singular relic.
namely, a spittoon formed Of the hollow
base of one Of the Boer 94-pounder shells
thrown into the town during it's invest
ment. On the inside at the bottom, inset
in the medal, is Kruger sovereign, half
sovereign, shilling and sixpence. The
colonials who made it were: careful to
gers likeness were placed in its base for
obvious reasons. IL London Truth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
COULD NOT CASH CHECK.
Combined Wealth Of Porto Rican
Town Unable to Meet 1t.


Town Unable to Meet 1t.
As illustrating the scarcity of money
in Porto Rico it is related that when
government check for $2O49 arrived in
Manati a few days ago in payment of
the towns excise collections for the pre-
ceding month it caused a genuine sensa-
ton. The city employees and their imme-
date army of creditors commenced to pa
rade in front of the mayor, who stood up
holding the check that all might see.
Two thousand and forty-nine dollars!
The mayor told the people that the check
could not be cashed, as there was not
money enough in the whole town, not even
if all the business houses combined for
the purpose of cashing it. He then told
them that they had to wait for their
Juan to cash the check.
The mayor, envied by all, became tired
from holding the check in the air, folded
it, placed it in a cigarette box, wound
it with red tape and locked it up in the
safe.-Army and Navy Journal. :,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
TollMY,s caR1sTM AZ e, wIsa.

= 49, -. - - 81
wish that good old Santa .,ssa41 III III
Would travel like . show ~ fs.s 81
|, And to his tent Of playt liipxs Il - );
I For nothing let me 60; S. .4S5. sst D &,
And take along my stockings, a. M III
To fill in laughing glee a. ~ $ q.
With all theathings he fondly8a SEz q
Hangs on the Christmas tree. A..
I'd see: the pasteboard: camel =, . ::
Wink at the Kangaroo.
I'd. see the china Wombat
And qua2ga chase the gnu; -,
I'd see the rubber ostrich -.
Serenely wink his eye
To see the monkey capture
The peanut on the fly.
And then I'd see old Santa
With all his books of rhymes;
ia grab him by the whiskers
And kiss him fifty times,
And on his back go riding
Beneath the fairy dome.
And with a lot Of playthings
Go running gaily home.
'rls then think old Santa
Should up and 90 away,
And in some other village
Put up his tent next day;
And then go on still further.
And further still and still.
To let all lovely children
Their great big stockings I'LL.
'Twould then be always Christmas,
All musical with joy,
And bending tree and turkey
And hobby horse and toy;
For while upon his travels
Old Santa'd scatter cheer;
He'd make q Christmas somewhere
Each day throughout the year.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The physicians who attended President
Mckinley should asend in their bills, bas-
ing them on proper charges for the work
performed. If the idea of charging in
accordance with the ability Of a patient
to meet the bill should be carried into
the business world, shoppers would have
to wear their old clothes and put on
poor faces in order to get fair treat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
TRACT Is WORTHLESS.
The "Lost Forty" Fruitful Source of
Realty Frauds

The "Lost Forty"a Fruitful Source of
Realty Frauds.
There is a tract of land in Tazewe,l
county, ILL.,, lying along the Mackinaw
river. which consists of a continuous Sc
ries of abrupt and deep ravines. Not
foot of the tract could be cultivated.
The ridges are full of fox dens, wolves
are occasionally found and turkey buz-
yards hover over it in large tlocks.
The tract is known as the Lost For
IT," because no one knows who owns it.
For years 1T has been used for trading
purposes, and many unwary persons from
a distance have advanced money upon It
and taken mortgages in various sums,
only to receive questionable title to
worthless piece Of land.-Indianapolis
News
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Germany having promised to vacate
the premises Immediately after collect
ing her account with Venezuela, Uncle
Sam will do nothing but look on, to see
that the pledge is fulfilled.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The idea Of experimenting with the
painting of British warships, in order to-
ascertain what color approaches most
nearly to invisibility at long distances, is
in conflict with the principle of finding
an enemy and then going at him so
strongly that he will see all kinds of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The capture of Commandant Kritzing-
er is a severe blow to the Boer cause,
which seems to be waning. The block
house system instituted by Gen. Kitche-
ner is more effective than has been gen
orally expected, and it may be to this
war what his slow railroad progress up
the Nile was to the campaign against the
Noh6i
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The British capitalists vino have pur-
chased group of Texas oil wells with
a view to piping the product to a gulf
port and shipping it to Europe in tank
steamers, may find the product as "slow
as molasses in cold weather" 1t has
been said of Texas oil that it is too
thick to flow through pipes, but the Tex
ans are not compelled to give that fact
away-not even to purchasers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
Where Quinine is Cheap.

Quinine is sold at every rural post
office in India at the rate of. Eve grains
for farthiing. That is ten grains for
cent: or ~ cents. an ounce, retail. In
Bengal alone 1.44O, 900 Efive-grain packets
are sold annually. The government used
to import $25O.0OO worth Of ouinine ey-
cry year, but Lieut. Col. KinRA superin-
tendent Of the royal botanic gardens in
Calcutta. has introduced it's cultivation
in India. ard there are now ,OOO, COO
trees in Banxal. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The Wisconsin University boat crew
has been invited to participate in an in
ternational regatta at Cork, Ireland, next
July; but the boys won't &C across the
ocean until they have again taken on
some of the university crews Of the East,
and walloped themA ,'S&S,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Now that Miss Stone is reported to be
in Servia, the question arises, "Has she
succeeded in converting her Bulgarian
captors, and moved on to perform mis-
sionary duty in new field?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

DR.. Koch's theory that bovine tubercu-
losis cannot be transmitted to human be-
ings has been disproved in Germany, and
those who have been looking for profit
able freedom in the handling of sick ca
tie are disappointed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The Missouri dirt-eaters who consume
a teaspoonful of earth a day to help di-
sestion are merely taking little more
by direct means than ordinary people get
unknOWingly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The claim of a German steamship COM
pany tc exclusive rights on San Juan
river and Lake Nicaragua, through pur-
chase from an English company which
held the alleged concession, is conspicu-
Gus exhibition Of 'sand bag" diplomacy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The pearl famine in Paris is no doubt
very trying to the sufferers, but can't
they ease their woe by thinking Of the
much worse plight of the people in
Vienna who in their dire necessity are
rioting for bread?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Marconi's success in sending a signal
from the coast Of Cornwall to New
foundland will not deter the projectors
of the Pacific cable from promoting their
schemes in congressional circles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The high water on the Allegheny and
Monongahela is an anomalous mid-winter
danger that by comparison. places train
wrecks caused by cold weather, and fatal
fires, in the category of the expected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Manila's worst earthquake shock since
1862 wrecked only one building. When
the Americans have been there few
years longer, shake of the same kind
will find more architectural material to
rattle down.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The Harvard seniors who have chosen
colored student to be class orator have
given Senator Tillman another opportuni-
ty to declare that blood must run to off
set the effect of the merited compliment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

1t will be noted that it is the English
newspapers which are organs of the oil!
parties whose policies Lord Rosebery at
tackled that express disappointment with
his Chesterfield speech,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The injunction served on Marconi by
the Anglo-American Telegraph Company,
which holds a monopoly Of the telegraph
business in Newfoundland, is. like the
declaration you shan't play in my back
v0r1p,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Admiral Schley's determination not to
bring suit for libel against the ineffable
Maclay recalls Cowper's lines:
A gentleman
Will not insult me, and no other can.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Although Queen Wilhelmina and
Prince Henry have been out for drive
together, opinion is quite general that the
atmosphere of the vehicle was similar
to that of ali ice wagon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

In other words. Thomas w. Lawson
will try to copper the dog championship,
with three English bankers that cost him
u cool $75,5OO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Jim" Corbett still believes that if JET
fries hadn't hit him he wouldn't have
lost the fight;. and Jeffries probably
agrees with him
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Prof. Chamberlin says that the earth
is not cooling. If he had launched this
proposition last summer there would
have been a big crowd ready to vote MS
theory correct
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

If Chill and Argentina would place
themselves lin the hands of their
friends" the war cloud that hovers over
them would quickly disappear.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Ophelia it was who said ''There's
pansy; that's for thoughts" The dis
covery that the violet is for cancer is Of
more recent date.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Irish humor that Sir Thomas 4 intended tel i
to spring upon the disappointed Ameri-
can yaehtsmen, in the: event. Of victory.
It consisted 81 suit*of green .sails,,Ewhich
will have to do for some other time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Mr.. Lawson, the Copper King, will quit
the turf, because he has found the mar
ket fast and furious enough to meet the
needs Of his exacting nature. T..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

1t transpires that the Kaiser is buying
up the rag-time'' and "coon'' music that
some people imagine they are throwing
out of the United States.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The Shamrock wasn't successful as a
"scorcher," except when the fire caught
her in winter quarters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The periodical corner in broom corn is
as regular as the desire Of broom manu-
facturers for higher prices for brooms.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

With two base ball clubs in the field.
Milwaukee ought to have some chance Of
winning pennant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The problem over which the Pan-Amer-
lean Congress is expected to have the
lveliest fight is the problem of universal
peace.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Hobson is probably taking to matrimony
to escape further accusations of promis-
cuous OSCILLATION.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

Common sense has at last excluded
"glad hand" politics from the White
House.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03
". E. HANNAFoRD, Publisher.

Mifwaukee's two clubs will probably
be known as the Brewers and the Malt
StprS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-03

The fire which involved the Shamrock's
sails and rigging revealed a fine bit of