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ments, but for, comfort there is, little
choice between them. In some places.
a speed of 80 miles an hour Is attained,
but for the greater part Of the journey
slower speed is maintained. H.
At 1rkoutsk. the future Chicago of
Siberia, the luxurious express OF sleep
ing cars stops. The line up to that
point wasthe first part constructed and
is getting into excellent condition, SO
far as roa Ned and equipment are con-
cerned, for first class travel.
From Irkoutsk on toward the Pacific
the line: is much newer and rougher.
The trains are likewise much poorer
There are no dining cars, no luxurious.
ly equipped sleepers, no soft beds. The
passengers must carry their own bed.
ding and forage for themselves at the
eating houses along the way. The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
Dogs Of War.

There are numerous instances on rec.
ord where dogs have displayed won.
derful intelligence in war, when car.
ry1ng messages while in action and
when acting as carriers to points or
stations at distance. An officer If
my acquaintance, while campaigning
against Indians in the Northwest
would always collect few dogs from
each settlement he passed through and
take them along to the country Of the
hostiles. When important to send hack
messages at time when it was limos.
sible to get soldier through the snr.
rounding tribes, these dogs, with ma.
pers attached to their collars, were dfs.
patched to the settlements from which
they came, and thus official communi.
cations were passed along to headouar.
ters.-New York Press. -,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

trains run slower, the stops become
longer and the country more wild as
you pass on through what was once the
dread exile land, and then, bearing of
to the southwark. cut across Manchu-
ria, which really is a part of China, but
which Russia will soon possess out
right.
Across Sixty Miles of Water.
Fifty miles or so out from Irkoutsk
the great mysterious Lake Baikal is
met. 1t is long, narrow body Of wat
er, deep and cold, surrounded on all
sides by lofty mountains, save where
rivers cut channels through. The rail-
way strikes it near the middle, and the
engineers, rather than build 200 miles
of road through the mountains around
the southern end, established a ferry to
cross the narrowest part of the lake,
60 miles. The two boats are huge ice
crushers, one able to transport bodily
three trains-the other a smaller and
swifter boat for passengers only. This
is the only break in the more than 5000
miles of straightaway track that in the
near future can be traverseds without
change. ~ 4 Il ~ s q j Y
The great wonder Of the Siberian line
is It's rate OF fares-an average Of one
cent per mile first class and about
two-thirds Of a cent per mile second
class. In America this would mean a
rate less than SO from New York to
Chicago on the limited trains instead
Of $40 and $25, as are charged. From
Japan or China to New York via ST.
IBERIA, the time required and the cost of
the trip are about the same as across
the Pacific and the, American CONT
nent. !
The line is watched by an army Of
men. NO fewer than 1000, for instance,
being employed between the Urals and
Tomsk. Almost every one Of these men
every one in Central Siberia-is an
ex-convict, but they do their work
faithfully as any employe could be ex-
pected to-. s>*F y
The man who built the road and who
operates it to-day. Prince Hilkof, learn
ed all about raflroading as a practical
worker in Chicago and especially in
the Pullman shops, where he was en-
ployed at 81 a: day for time. After
wards he became a skilled workman,
and many Of the Pullmans In the
United States bear the marks Of his
handicraft. That was before he went
back to Russia and became one Of the
strong men Of the empire and was en-
nobled with the title Of prince.
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quantance compared with that his foreathers simply
The acquantances of busy in the
hive OF twentieth century industry numbered by the
nor by the hundred but by the thousand.
2. With increased humanitarianism which men
truly brothers than BEFORE there need in
ordinary for the formation Of friendships link least
means OF mutual succor and support.
g. Moreover the and tear of modern life
ceaseess and increasing struggle in the teeth
competition in all walks of fe the effort that needed to
gain livelihood make naea these leave scanty
and small inclination forming friendships
keeping up those already formed
Friendship, however, perhaps has changed
degree in kind No establish the
admitted truth that the social intercourse the which
supplies Of the closest friend
ships in former satisfactory under
modern civilization has become Indeed
it simply non-existent.
And in this and almost magical elevation Of woman.
kind mentally physically and morally, is
called just of those provdenta compensaons
are frequently to be met with when first sight
imagine that such that Aoushed in the
old times is beginning to fall into decay.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
Arabian Coffee.

The Arabian coffee maker, having
prepared his fire of charcoal and placed
near it huge pot containing water,
takes few handfuls of green coffee
berries, carefully culls out all imper-
feet berries and foreign substances and
then places the best Of the berries in
an iron ladle held over the fire. The
berries are permitted to roast until
they begin to smoke. and are then,
while still uncharred, placed in a small
mortar and carefully brayed with a
pcstle closely fitting the cup of the
mortar.
The berries are not. however, re-
duced to 4 dust. While this process
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

ADAPrAB1LrrY' Of HOUSEKEEPING.
It's 4 Veritable Picnic Beside Some Busi-s
= ness Women's Tasks. r1j
q, Z. !
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~ - ness Women's Tasks. rJ
!. tits seldom that So true q statement
concerning woman's. work is seen as the
following from the, e. New. York Sun:
''Probably II women had never taken up
business careers they would have gone
on to the end of time considering the
person who looked after the details of
q home and planned three meals a, day
as a martyr who was fairly weighted
down by the awful monotony Of her lot.
There is one person who will never take
much stock in that old cry, and that is
the woman who has been in the steady
grind of business Career"
Housekeeping is to certain limit elias
tic in its demands; you can, wash tomor-
row il it rains today. But newspapers
or magazines go to press on certain hours
regardless Of the elements or moods OF
humanity. i
There are many trying things in house.
keeping, and it may be monotonous to
cook or plan three meals day, to make
beds and sweep, but how about the stem
ographer who takes dictation for hours
noontime siesta which all women are go
often advised to, take; or the girls in
shops and factories, who work from
morning till night, with no time to run
out to gossip with neighbor or to do
necessary shopping?
Housekeeping in its adaptability and
variety is a veritable picnic beside other
spheres Of work, says one writer in COM
menting: on the subject. A woman needs
"a year or two of business: not teach
er's life, to understand the good points In
housekeeper's trade, and girls who have
come from Offices or stores frequently
make the best Of housekeepers. They are
more free from HOUSEHOLD traditions and
there the+ are lot of these that ought to be
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

mas oeen going on small pot has been
nair filled with tepid water from the
large pot and placed over the fire
"nen the water in the small Dot has
begun to boil the broken coffee hor.
RES are thrown in, and the boiling is
permitted to go on for a short time
the decoction being stirred with a
spoon when 1t shows signs of boiling
over: The coffee Is then served in
smau cups without cream or sugar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
Stereotyped Phrase.

Many OF our stock expressions, like
rather late" do not mean anything il
one takes their meaning literally. 4
little dialogue from the WASHINGTON
Star is a case In point. >.
did any of the Inhabitants escane
with his life?" inquired the man who
wants narrowing details. j,
Il didn't stop to ascertain" answered
the man who is harrowingly exact
1T struck me that ii anybody e.
capped without his life there WASN'T
much use in his escaping, anyhow
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estly think you do much you should do?
The government country begins with the neighbour
that is held just few blocks from
where you live. 1t works from the to the city,
county State and national conventions from the township
the United States House Of Representatives. the
Senate and the White House. Do attend caucus?
you care when where it will be held? Would
you give least important business social engage
ments to attend it? Let each these questions
himself The who does discharge this plain duty
the citizen he should be- Politics would be higher
plane all the citizens interested themselves in the
II you do something your country you always
have the chance you in politics. No doubt you would
respond to call to OF would you say Then
why don't respond the simplest demand In the
of working for the interests of this country there be
distinction between classes Each a do his
duty He must that he is worthy Of the suffrage by
teesting himself in the government his community
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

lengthiest transpor-
tation line on. earth
and has brought to
q successful issue
the most stipend
GUS undertaking,
not excepting even
the building of the
great Chinese wall.
the east has ever
known. For seven
years the Russian
government b a s
been DuShin0 this
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
ANNEX CUBA As A TERRITORY.


l cannot see any assured happiness for
the Cuban people, and mean, Of course,
commercial prosperity when l say this,
except through annexation. have al
ways believed that to be the only solution
Of one Of the most vexatious problems
that has ever confronted the people OF
the United States, to whom Cuba looks
as <ild toward its parent. The men
who represent the business interests OF
the island have always favored annexa-
ton, and to-day they desire it more than
ever. I think it rather premature. when
Cuba is spoken Of as a possible State in
our Union. That is so remote that it is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

The bone and sinew the island thinking there
have the best interests of their country stake
political alliance with the United States without they
position which gives standing
caly with other countries the first outbreak will
from the aborng class and such happening
disastrous Let Cuba territory nternecne
strife brings back her and misery
she suffered through Spanish tyranny.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
POLITICS SHOULD INTEREST EVERY MAN.
By Marcus 4. Hanna, United States I

II you do not make it point to interest
yourself in politics -activcly, mean-to
work for the best principles and to sup
port the best candidates, you are not
good citizen. Your country is collec-
ton of individuals. Its power results
from the union Of these individuals. Your
country gives you tremendous benefits.
1t protects you in the enjoyment of your
life, your liberty and your happiness. 1t
guards your home, your family, holds up
high ideals for you and your children.
What return do you make for all this
;.,lx kkon hnu.
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FLIES AND ADMINISTRATION.

Much Is Being Done Toward a Better
Understanding.
The present administration is opposed
to flies and is lighting them through the
Department OF Agriculture. DR.. How
ard, chief of the division of entomology,
is the general directing the campaign.
which Is being prosecuted ut present
chiefly by the distributiop of pamphlets
telling about all sorts Of flies, their vari.
Gus habits and dangerous propensities.
For the better study of them 1900 were
caught III Kitchens and Shining rooms in
all parts Of the country aI\d put on trial,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
ARTISTIC TIN VASES.
Several women in Germany are now

Several women in Germany are now
making beautiful and artistic orna-
ments and household utensils out of
tin. Apparently the first to utilize
her talents in this direction was Frau
Clara Hoppenrath, Of Berlin. She fash
toned artistic tin vases, and since then
she has made beautiful imitation of
a cluster of silver thistles. which has
been bought by the King of Roumania.
Tin is an easy metal to manipulate,
and any woman who is a good artist
will have little difficulty in shaping it
as she desires. The design must first
be carefully drawn on the tin, or rather
punched in it, and then as carefully
cut out. Only a few tools are needed
for the work. and the necessary skill
in their use can soon be acquired. AS
decorations for articles of majolica and
wood delicate tin ornaments are now
becoming popular in Germany, and al
most all of them are made by women
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

Every time a woman sees a piece in
the Taper about the mean actions of 8
Certain man." she thinks it was her
husband. 3.;.. s.s u, zss s sssss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

NJ barbarous people doomed disappear Indianism
| IA ! is IN anachronism and must pass away.
IRNI Education is the only hope Of the red men and
- women: offers them salvation. Those who accept
will be saved American citizens refuse it will
perish.
What by this is that it that the Indians
like all other elements in national ife
sorbcd by the nation and lose their distinctive racial pecua
ties the exception this probably being negro
1t is impossible that the Indians should maintain their
tribal organizations with separate being
nation within nation their own peculiar civiliza
ton; it is both undesirable and impossible
Education is the Of bringing the Indians
INTO such relationship with national life they will
desire the same things which the white people DESIRE They
Will adopt ideals individual hope, think and
feel like Indians and feel and think only American citizens
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
COLLEGE COURSE MUST BE SHORTENED.

III the college course, at least Tor those who
M gage in profession, must be shortened. Many
who preparing for profession distinctly
n ured by the last two in college. There are
l n some for whom tho college atmosphere as dis
- ngushed from that of the professional school,
wholesome Men who in college idle their time
many find the Of professional train
ing exactly suited to their needs.
1t does not that the Harvard plan three wears
with general favor Cambridge although
ing to the official report 40 cent of the
ing from Harvard College finish their academic work
1t would to be better allow those who
do contemplate study the
full four Of work college and the
count their early professional as part Of the
work accepted for the bachelors degree great
the OF this policy has been
action Yale This policy adopted as the basis for
the organization of the schools Of medicine in the
Of Chicago 1t is the most practical
problem which confronts bids fair to be tho
accepted solution within short time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
OFTHE EAST.
GREAT SIBERIAN RAILWAY Is At.
,....5 LAST COMPLETED. '.>
1t 10 the Longest Transportation
Line ON the Earth-Crosses Europe
and Asia and Connects the Attain
tic and Pacific Oceans.

Russian enterprise has accomplished,
by the completion of the great Siberian
railway system, the construction of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
His Long Suit.

II was in Washington once" said
man at the club, when Tom Reed was
He was holding forth with earnestness
on some theme to group of friends when
that man you see over there by the cigar
counter pushed his way through the
crowd, grasped Reed by the hand and
said, Hello, Tom, old boy, how do you
dor
"Reed responded in a manner that was
hand and Went GU with his talk. When
our friend over there had edged out Of
the crowd someone said: You didn't
eeem to be happy over him, Reed. Who
is your friend, anyway?
creed drawled out: He's fellow
from New York who knows more men
other the man in the United States"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

Taes the burn out; heals the wound;
cures the pain. DIR. Thomas Electric Oil,
the household remedy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

Fed in small quantities, sunhower
seeds are egg producers.
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CHARACTER VS.. SALARY.
BY George &. Williams

I n Men who are trusted with such large amounts
ought not to be too young temptations are strong
er with the young than with those who arrived
at mature and have experienced the
| II ! trials of many temptations
|EDl 1T goes without saying that are trusted
with large amounts of securities ought to be bette1
paid than those whose duties of and
positions are without special responsibility But so far IS
character IS of principle ought to be inst
safe to be trusted with million as with ono ~ ~
mind it question Of the not of the salarv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

Alaskan Coal Mines.
Two coal mines are now in successful
operation in Alaska. They produce good
steam coal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26

Life IL one continuous round Of nm,
finished business.
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FUTURE OF THE INDIAN.
BY GeneralT. j. Morgan.

y Will education the remnant Of America
ii Indians? Yes, as men and women; not tribes
The Indians as peculiar, distinct separate sem
| barbarous people doomed to disappear. lndanis1
is IN anachronism and must pass away.
The colored American., 1902-08-02

from these COWS is used to prove the ex
periments of the laboratory and also
supplied 10 teachers and students as milk
and butter in the students and teachers
home departments. Tuskegee butter has
been called. by competent judges. excel
lent, both in appearance and quality.
The orchard and truck garden are also
used for practical results. Budding,
grating. trimming. and the care of
plants and trees are taught always with
view of supplying fruit and vegetables
for the school Some splendid results
have come from the agricultural de-
partment, and are set forth in bulletins
issued by the experiment station.
The institution owns twenty-five hun
dred acres Of land, of which fifteen hun
dred acres are divided into two farms,
known as the Home Farm" and Mar
shall Farm" The Home Farm is used
to raise vegetables, fruit, poultry, cows,
hogs and horses The Marshall Farm
is three miles from the school and con-
tains eight hundred acres of land Upon
it are raised, mainly. heavy grain, pota-
toes, sugar cane, peas etc, to supply the
boarding department of the school.
Vegetables are also raised in great
abundance upon it. This farm is cuI-
The colored American., 1902-08-02

tivated entirely by students. A night
school is carried on at the Marshall
Farm eleven months in the ear.
There has been added TO the agricul-
tural department work IN dairying,
poultry raising, horticulture and fori-
culture for giGls. The experiment has
been tried the past two years with ex-
celleHt results. A large majority of the
young women who come to Tuslegee
are the daughters of cOlored farmers,
living on small plantations. How little
benefit the people of that class get from
gardens, one has only to travel through
the country districts of the Southern
States to see. If they have garden at
all it IS apt to be choked with weeds and
other noxious growths. With every ad-
vantage Of soil and climate, and with a
steady market, if they live near the city
or large town, few OF the cOlored farm
ers get any benefit from this, one OF
the most profitable of all industries.
The girls in the various agricultural di-
visions have as careful training as do
those in any of the other industries, SCI
ences and arts taught here. This work
is carried on in connection with the
The colored American., 1902-08-02
@a'iiitV P-| DivldeHas,

~ Our readers viii readily recoqnize in
me accompanying ~ e-~4. s"S idiliit'-.-
Mr.. Ernest Hogan While classified as
a comedian and fun maker he has exhib-
tied remarkable dramatic talent, and
many and varied have been the favor
able 1ouments rendered his high concep-
non and artistic portras al ef legitimate
roles Ills natural adartabiity. in con-
junction with hls fervency, zealousness
and remarkable Versatility STAMPS him
as an artist of the front rank in his
chosen profession. He is a natural-born
leader, and his powers of organization
and executive ability cannot be gain
said, By strict adherence to details
a due regard for the attainment of per-
fectiOn-and his personal magnetism
Mr.. Hogan has conceived and produced
some remarkably clever performances
with companies composed mainly of
amateurs, who had given no previous
signs of talent. Indeed not a few OF
our recognized performers of to-day owe
their present success to the intelligent
and painstaking efforts of Ernest Hogan.
He has achieved some distinction as an
author and playwright, several of the
best acts III VaudeVlne having emanated
from his facile pen, and one play, "Old
enneSSe6,. WnlCh, Whlle financially
failure, was an artistic success, and is
likely to be included in Mr. Hogan's
repertoire next season. His possession
of the happy faculty of giving the public
what they want and when they want it,
has stood him well, and has been instru-
mental in pOpularizing MS every vocal
publication. Prominent among his pro-
ductiOns may be mentioned: Keep Dem
Golden Gates. Wide Open" What are
You Gwine to Tell Massa Peter ?" Two
Little Eyes of Blue" Sweet Little Kate
Mccoy" "AlI Coons Look Alike to
Me" Sit Down Brophv." Honey, You
Made Hit With Me" Come Back and
I'll Be Good The Pas Ma La" Il
Don't Like That Face You Wear" "De
Congregation Will Please Keep Their
Seats" and The Phrenologist Coon"
A brief sketch of Mr.. HoPan's per-
sonal history will prove interesting to all
who have enjoyed his effervescent hu
NOR, or who have hummed his catchy
airs He was born at Bowling Green,
KY, June "a. 1865. His mother, Mrs.
Louisa Crowdus, is hale and hearty and
lives at Bowling Green to-day in a beau
tiful home, the gift of her favorite son,
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