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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
FARM LIFE FOR RICH BR1ToNs
Colonies Of Young EnxIishmen Ara
AbOut to Be Founded in the
state Of kanxRs

Henry Hills. agent for the Colonial
& United States Mortgage company
of England. is making arrangements
to bring to Kansas many young sons
Of wealthy parents and of poor MEM
bers of the nobility, who are to be ap-
prenticed to farmers and taught how
to raise wheat and corn.
1t is the intention Of the company to
locate these men or land owned by
their parents purchased during the
boom of years ago, when Kansas land
was advertised in London daily pa
pers as extensively us in Chicago.
About 40 young Eng]ishmen are now
en- route to Wichitx. Their parents
think it not only good scheme to get
their idle sons to work, but will en-
able them to get money out of large
tracts that have been lying idle. Col
onies of these Englishmen are to be
established in Logan, Finney and Co.
manche counties. Some members of
the English parliament are owners of
Kansas land.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
WOMEN FENCE WITH MEN.
Ladies' Fencing Club, of London
Gives a Unique AT Home," and
the Innovation Spreads.

An altogether unique event in the
fencing world, which is now so rapidly
extending it's limits in London, took
place the other day, when for the first
time men and women devotees of the
art met on an equal footing with the
foils
The affair was brought about.
through a special invitation from the
Ladies' Fencing club to leading fen
GERS of the sterner sex to cross swords
with them at an at home at Queens
Gate hall. And a very enjoyable and
successful and at the same time very
amusing event it proved.
The idea carried out was that of +
bal masque, the fencing mask suggest
ing the plan. A challenge could be is
sued from any man to any woman for
a bout with foils.
On the polished floor were laid six
strips of linoleum, with a little heap
OF resin at each end. On each strip
two combatants faced each other.
So eager we're the men that there.
were not enough ladies to 60 round !, soA
each woman fencer was speedily en-.
gagged several deep. For the entire
duration of the at home never less than
six couples held the floor, 50, though
the ladies looked as it they enjoyed
the exercise, it may be guessed that
they had fatiguing time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
EFFECT OF HIGH ATTITUDES.
French Scientists Make InterestfnE
Experiments ON Blood Daring
Balloon Trips.

Four balloon loads of scientists
have acquired fund of medical lore
gathered at high attitudes, from OBJ
servations on themselves, and col
lection of animals, including a biz
Saint Bernard.
The chief point investigated was
the influence of altitude upon the
blood. When on the ground a cubic
millimeter contains 100000 corpus.
cles. At 1000 meters the number in.
creased to 100000. A careful test
showed this increase to be only APP
parent.
Rabbits and dogs lost weight as
the balloon mounted, and regained
weight on descending. This showed
considerable diminution of water ir
their bodies. Their blood was there.
fore more concentrated. The obser-
vations have a direct bearing Oh
mountain cure. Several experts
jump to the conclusion that the re.
suit demonstrates the futility OF
mountain air in the cure of consump.
ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
LONDON OMNIBUSES.
Losing Their Hold on Transports
ton Business Of City.
Electric Traction Surface ana Unaer-
ground Roads Mark the Certain
Doom of the Slower Meth.
DDS Of Travel.

The idea that omnibuses are one
Of the most characteristic features of
London street scenes has q very du-
bious future before it. The metropolis
is at last waking up. The introduction
of electric traction, both surface and
underground, threatens to drive from
the streets the ever present ADVERTISE
ment placarded on the bus.
That this feeling has infected invest
ors is shown by the figure at which
the stock of the London General Omni-
bus company is quoted. Last year
it was PIG. To-day the price is 100.
London Road company shares have
fallen from 1925 to 1912.
The extent to which the omnibus en-
tiers into the daily life of London is
enormous. During the first six months
OF the present year the London Gen
eral Omnibus company carried more
than 1oo,ooo,ooo passengers and the
London Road company more than 3d.
100000. These figures show an increase
OF about five per cent. over the figures
for 1899, and it is safe to prophesy
that next years figures will show g.
similar increase.
1t is this vast amount of traffic that:
the electric roads hope to divert, and
the stock exchange is discounting the
future with vengeance by reducing
the value of the omnibus companies
stock to less than half last years fig
ures,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
Sousa Plays for the Kfpr.

Sousa and his band played by royal
command at Sandringham before their
majesties King Edward and Queen Al
exandra and the royal family. The
concert lasted two hours. At it's close
Mr.. sousa was presented to King Ed.
ward, who received him very gracious.
ly. The king displayed keen delight
with the music. All arrangements
were made for the convenience of Mr..
Sousa's party. Dinner was served on
board the train going to Sandring.
ham and supper on the train return.
ing to London. It is particularly no.
ticeable that King Edward has chosen
an American company as the second
company Of artists to appear before
his court since his accession to the
throne.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
D'Or.ay's DAUGHTER Poor.

There is at least one person in
Lo11on not connected with Her Maj
esty's theater who is deeply interested
in the duration of the run of THE Last
of the Dandies." Early in the week
an elderly woman called on Beerbohm
Tree and told him she was daughter
Of Count d'Orsay. This daughter pro-
duced certificate of birth and other
documents proving her statement,
which inquiries also substantiated.
She IS a skilled pianist, speaks English
and French well. but has fallen into
i'll luck and is now in London work.
house. Mr.. Tree is making her com.
Portable weekly allowance for the du.
ration of the run of the piece.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
Disease Develops Geni-..

An eminent psychologist Of Toulouse
has examined M. Berthelot with a view
to account for the genius of the man
whom the world has just been honor.
ing. He declares that heredity wa.
greatly helped in N. Berthelot's case
by pathological; conditions When
Berthelot was five years old he had
marsh fever, which reacted upon hi.
nervous system. Two years later he
struck his forehead against a mill.
stone. depressing the Uranium and ir.
.ritating the frontal lobes. NJ. Berthe.
lot told the Toulouse man that he had
made his greatest chemical discoveries
intuitively. # .s.o s ..s..z : RI r..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
NeigbboriDg Notes.

A lodge of the Independent Order
of Foresters will soon be organized
at Chisholm.
Ejectment papers have been serv-
ed on the squatters on the Chisho ohm
townsite lands.
The Hibbing school ma ANS have
organized a class in physical cul-
ture, meeting on Saturday after
Moons.
The work of putting in spur
tracks of the Eastern Minnesota to
the Pearce and Jordon mines is now
under way.
The Minnesota Iron company this
week commences the erection of a
large office and laboratory build
ing at Hihbing.
They held an election at Eveleth
on Tuesday, in which Chas. A. jess
more won out as mayor of the new
city by a handsome majority.
Members of the l. o. 0. +. at Eve
leth will hold meeting on Sunday
next with Il view to organizing a
lodge of that order at that point.
VIM. Gallup. of Sparta, has pur-
chased the interest of Geo. Bowers
in their hardware store, and will in
future conduct such business alone.
John Mewhinney, formerly with
the Drake Il Stratton company, has
accepted position with Winston
Bros. & Dear in their stripping op-
erations in the Hibbing district.
The Drake 4 Stratton company
add another shovel and three new
"dinkeys" to their stripping plant
at the Sharon. Active work for the
season was commenced Monday.
o. H. Todd has resigned his posi-
ton in the office of the Clark mine
and is stopping for the present at
Barnun1, MINI. He will return to
the range later.-Chisholm Herald.
The village council of Chisholm
seriously considers the idea of
building a bridge across Longyear
lake, placing the village in much
closer communion with the mill
and adjacent mines.
The village authorities of Buhl
propose to see that the yards and
alleys of the place are cleaned, and
kept clean. An active crusade was
commenced by the Board of Health
this week.
A party of four Duluthians have
purchased twenty acres adjoining
the townsite of Chisholm, on the
north, which will doubtless be plat
ted and placed on the market at an
early date.
Judges Cant, DibeM and Ensign,
of the district court, acting upon a
petition of Ely voters, have appoint
ed Il charter commission to draft a
hC" Vial lC1 ~ NC SuDIIllItcO 10 Tic
voters of Ely, at the next election.
The decomposed remains of a
man were found in a swamp near
Verna, on the Swan River road, a
few days ago. Nothing could be
found with. which to identify the
body, and the remains were taken
to Grand Rapids for inter1nent.
P. W. Scott, president of the Mass
City Bank, while in Ontonagon re-
Gently, stated that Chicago & North
Western surveyors were working
near that city and expect to COM
plete the work of running the line
from Watersmeet to Mass City in
about another week. Mr.. Scott says
he believes the extension will de-
velop into reality, and that work
will be commenced this summer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04
Entered at the Post-Ofice at Virginia MINI.
as second class mail matter.
Terms, 50 Per Year, in Advance.
Official Paper, City Of Virginia.
Special Notice,

Persons wishing news item, change OF
lad" or anything in the line Of locals, in
serted, Will please have same in our Office bv
Thursday noon Of each week, If convenient.
as it saves time and trouble for both parties.
We reserve the right to positively refuse
any notice OF whatever nature after o'clock
p. m. on Thursday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

The fall campaign is next. And
1t will be campaign where politi-
cal fealty will tower above personal
chickering's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

IHE Bessemer Herald comes to
us this week in the form of six
column folio, having discarded the
magazine form. It's new dress is
more becoming.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

The people of Virginia have spent
many years in hoping for the best.
Is not time to get a move on us and
go to work for it?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

ELECTION is over, and it is now
time to pull together for the Fire
mems Tournament.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

THERE is no nuisance like the
seIt-made hero-no matter in what
direction his herois,n may lie.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

You can't take the measure of a
mans brain by putting a tape line
around his girth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

WE note by recent associated
press dispatch that Pearl Decker
did not strike her mother on the
back porch. But there are other
vulnerable points, a fact which may
be attested by several candidates
who passed through the late munic-
ipal contest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

Doctors and Druggists I'm Germany.
In Germany there is one physician
to every; 2,o5s persons. but only one
drug store to every 1o,363 persons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

ABOUT all you can do with people
who hate you is to conclude they
have bad taste.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

AT the first meeting of the new
council there will doubtless be pre-
sented several applications for sp-
Pointment to various city positions.
In the considera ton of these appli-
cations, other qualifications being
equal, the preference should be Civ
en- to realty holders and taxpayers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

BRO. ATKINSON, of the Hibbing
News, and T. F. Brady, who claims
ownership to the heading and sub
scription list of that publication,
fight the matter out in the district
court this week. We do not know
how the law may decide. but to a
Observation-Disclosures the right of
the matter appears to be with the
publisher
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-06
OLD
FAVORITES
LITTLE BREEcHsS

| don't GO much on religion,
never amt had no show;
But I've got middlin' tight grip, sir,
On the handful o things | know.
don't pan out on the prophets.
And free-vill. aud that sort Of thing
But b'lieve in God and the angels
Ever since one night last spring.
come into town with some turnipS
And my little Gabe came along
No four-year-old In the county
Could beat him for pretty and strong.
Peart and chippy, and sassy,
Always ready TO swear and fight
And I'd larnt him TO chaw terbacker
Jest to keep his milk-teeth white.
The snow came down like blanket
As | passed by Taggart's store.
| went In for a jug OF molasses
And left the team at the door.
They scared at something and started
| heard one little squall
And hell-to-split over the prairie
Went team, Little Breeches, and all
Helltosplit over the prairie!
| was almost froGe with skeer;
But we rousted up some torches,
And searched for 'cm far and near.
At last We struck horses and wagon,
Showed under a soft, white mound,
Upset, dead beat-but of little Gabe
No hide nor hair was found.
And here all hope soured on me
OF my fellow-critter's aid
jest Topped down on my marrow-bones,
Crotch-deep in the snow and prayed.
By this, the torches was played out,
And me and lsrul Parr
Went of for some wood to a sheepfold
That he said was somewhar thar.
We found II at last, and little shed
Where they shut up the lambs at nlglt.
We looked in and seen them huddled thar,
SO warm, and sleepy, and white,
And thar sot Little Breeches and chirped,
As peart as ever you see,
"I want a chaw of terbacker,
And that's what the matter Of mo"
How did he git thars Angels.
He could never have walked In that
storm.
They Jest stopped down and toted him
To whar Il was safe and warm.
And | think that saving a little child
And fotching him to his own,
Is a burned sight better business
Than loafng around the Throne
John Hay.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-06
HOUSEHOLD ADORNMeNTS.
Mum ber of Odd Things Put to Prac
tical Use.

Number of Odd Things Put to Prac-
tical Use.
1t is astonishing what great num-
Der of strange household and garden
adornments are scattered up and
down the country, from gateways
made of sharks jaws to the great
numbers of figureheads OF wrecked
ships to be seen everywhere In the gar
dens of the Scilly Islands and else
where.
In Sussex village Is part Of a gar
den pallng made wholly out Of the
swords of swordfshes. The lady who
owns the garden got the strange pal,
ing from her brother, who had orig
inally sported II In the tropics. Near
Leeds n u summer house made wholly
Of buttons Of every imaginable kind,
and In the same county is q room, the
walls of which are adorned entirely by
the ribbons of cigars, nearly 10000 Of
these being represented. From garret
to basement the large house Of Il
Leeds mineral water manufacturer Is
gigantic scrapbook, every notable
theatrical poster of the last twenty
years being pasted on the walls, says
the London Express.
A north county banker living near
Wakefield has a great dining room the
whole of the walls of which are the
wooden and iron doors of eminent cas-
ties and historic buildings, and at Lis
card, In Cheshire, is room that con-
tains hundreds of picture frames made
of every imaginable substance, from
leather TO tigers bones, one frame be-
ing placed within another according to
size, so that the whole surface is cov-
cred with frames.
In Liverpool is a room-that of a
dentist, whose grandfather occupied
the same premises-that contains many
mirrors and pictures, the frames of
which are made entirely of sharks
teeth. Near Birmingham a manufac-
turer has a study that is lined, even
to the roof. with nothing but chains
of various thicknesses and padlocks
of different sizes.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-06

Are you OF the same mind as in the
summer OF 1862: IL so, will go away.
and when you wish an annulment OF
our marriage l will not oppose 1t.
THEODORE"
In few moments Barbara appeared
at the door. and between hysterical
tears and laughter held out her arms
Benton sprang from his horse TO her
embrace.
The first piece OF news the husband
received was that Mrs Ritchie had
died; the second was an explanation OF
the renunciation which had occurred
when Benton had been there before.
Mrs. Richie was woman who. when
her mind was made up, would stop AT
no means which she regarded legiti.
mate to accomplish her object She con-
sidered that her daughter had been
stolen from her. Therefore she had a
right TO repossess herself OF her own
property. She would not lie. She had
asked Benton, "If my daughter comes
into this room and confirms what |
have said, will you believe herr" Then
she ordered Elizabeth to personate her
sister. Elizabeth. without strength of
character TO resist her mother. had
done as she was told. Barbara, on the
arrival of her husband, had been locked
in her room and had not known of the
outrage that had been committed until
after her mothers death. when her sis
ter confessed and begged forgiveness.
Barbara, when she learned how she
had been misrepresented to her hus-
band. was in agony. She had resolved
to 20 north in search of him when the
Union troops appeared.
Benton sent note TO his command
ing officer announcing that he had
found loving wife, and asking that a
leave be granted. 1t was given, and
that night the wedding was celebrated,
not by the attendance of the neighbor-
ing planters, but by the rejoicings OF
the negroes for whom with their new
master the day of jubilee had at last
come.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-06
TWO CAMPAIGNS

~ n the James River some miles be-
II low Richmond is a plantation
manor house that was built In
1850. About the middle of the last cen
tury the owner of the estate was Il
widow, Mrs. Margaret Richie, who had
two twin daughters, Barbara and Eliza
beth.
Mrs. Ritchie was very wealthy ana
very ambitious. She took her daughters
to Europe with a view to their marry
Ing noblemen.
A German baron proposed for Bar
bara and was accepted by the mother'
Who did not consult her daughter In the
matter, intending, If necessary, to en-
force obedience. The mother dld not
know that Barbara had love aHair
with lieutenant in the United states
army, Theodore Benton, fine young
fellow, but without cent in the woriu
except his pay.
Had she been aware of this attach-
ment she would not have brought her
daughter back to America. when she
did, thinking 1t proper that the oaroh
should come for her at her own nome
Soon after her return Barbara met
Lieut. Benton at one Of the houses rae
ing the capitol over which soon was 10
noat the Confederate flag. Already
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-06
WAS A FAMOUS FIGHTER.
Portrait of Gen. Clark Hangs In tho
War Department.

Portrait OF Gen. Clark Hangs In the
War Department.
In the Office of the Secretary OF War
there hangs fine oil portrait Of Gen.
George Rogers Clark, which is Of inter-
est just ut the present time. as II Is this
Gen. Clark who figures prominently in
n popular novel and play. Moreover,
the painting attracts additional interest
from the fact that is origin and how
II reached its present place are ques-
tions which no one now IN the War De-
partment seems to be able 10 answer.
The portrait shows the General In tho
old bun and blue uniform OF our fore
fathers times, says writer In tho
Cleveland Plain Dealer. His face IL
rather Of the purltanlcal type, with
high forehead. close-set lips and firm
and rather sharp chin.
Gen. Clark was born In Albemarla
County, Virginia. In 1852, but spent the
greater part of his life In Kentucky and
Indiana In 17TS he raised small vol
unteer force In Virginia, crossed tho
Ohio, reduced nearly all the British
posts between the Mississippi and the
great lakes and arrested the lncurslons
OF the Western Indians. His marches
through the painless wilderness were so
rapid that he generally took the enemy
by surprise, his prudence so great that
he rarely lost man, and his daring has
never been surpassed. In attacking VIM
cennes In February, 1T79, he was Ave
days In wading his army across the val
ley OF the Wabash. flooded with melted
SHOWS for breadth of six miles, gener-
ally waist deep and sometimes up to tho
shoulders--an exploit that paralleled
llannibal's crossing Of the Thrasymene
marsh.
Gen. Clark was varlously employed
by the State of Virginia and the United
States up to 1880 In maintaining pos
session OF the western country and sup
pressing Indian hostilitles. He died In
1918 near Louisville, Ky.
This conquest and armed occupation
Of tbe northwest territory by Gen.
Clark was made the ground on which
the Count de Yergennes and the Ameri-
can commissioners obtained for the
United States, by the treaty OF 1888,
boundary on the line OF the great lakeA
Instead OF the Ohio River. Z
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-06
All Sirloin.

Holman +. Days pine Tree Bal
lads" tells in verse a number OF stories
that actually happened down in
Maine" and are remembered there to-
day by old narrators. One relates to
Barney McGauldrIc. landlord OF that
State, at whose house famous men Tx
ed TO stay, that they might enjoy n
merry joke
Barney was always loyal TO his
friends. At one time a new meat deal
er came to town, and tried to secure
the landlords trade.
Il have always bought meat OF jed
Haskell" said Barney, "and guess
won't change"
But" said the other, "old Haskell
doesn't know his business. lie doesn't
even know how to cut meat"
We'll" drawled Barney, "I'ye al
ways found that he knows enough
about It to cut sirloin steak clear to the
horn. and that's good enough for me"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-11-06

the Moose river Is not so much shorter
than that OF Manitoba. one OF the
greatest wheat belts OF the world. Fif-
~ miles south OF James Bay the eli.
mate is not affected by the changes OF
the sea Every Hudson Bay post has
It's garden patch. where all kinds OF
vegetables are raised
The development OF these rich farm
ing lands would. 1t is thought. be a big
Investment for any road. The Moose
river drops Loco feet In 425 miles, and.
being a constant succession OF rapids,
offers wonderful opportunities for man.
ufacturing through tho development Of
Its water power.