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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

treasury be authorized to have pre-
pared at the Philadelphia mint four
dies for medallions Of such design
and size as might be designed by
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial asso-
citation. The bill was passed and was
signed by the president March 3.
The design for the medallion was
easily obtained, and the product is
expected to be one of the handsom-
est things of the kind the mint has
made, although Jeffersonian simplici-
ty will mark every feature of the
work. The medallion will be made
Of bronze and will be seven ounces
in weight. It will be three inches
in diameter and about a quarter of
an inch thick. The face side will
have a raised medallion portrait of
Jefferson in profile, the drawing, etc,
being exactly the same as that on
the Jeffersonian presidential medal,
a copy of which was furnished the
association by the mint. Around the
outer edge of the face Of the medal
lion are the words: "Tribute to the
author of the Declaration of indie
pendence, 1776." On the diverse will
be. an appropriate sentiment from
the writings of jefferson, and about
the edge the name and title of the
association. One of MISCONCEPTIONS
is to be giyensto each person who
subscribes a dollar or more to the
memorial fund. The medallionswi will
not be placed on sale.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

Detroit, has been retained as general
consulting engineer. Others on the per-
manent~ engineering force are A. P. Da-
Wis, who will have general supervision
of the engineering work; J. H. Quinton,
Prot. H. A. Storrs, and w. E. Swift. In
addition to these there will be numer-
Gus engineers in the field. j"
The projects selected to make a be-
ginning of this government-aided
r. reclamation of arid lands are sit
uated respectively in Montana, Wy
oming, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada.
Each project is quite different from all
the others in the character of engineer
ing problems to be solved, and the
scheme by which the water is to be
made available.
One of the most interesting projects,
from an engineering and spectacular
point of view, is the plan to dam. the
Salt river. This river rises in the White
Mountain Indian reservation, north
east of Phoenix, flowing southwest past
that city, joining the ella river, which.
before the Gadsden purchase, was the
DOulludIy llAG w lnc CDlteO
States and Mexico: At Yuma the ella
strikes the extreme southern bound
airy of<California, continuingit it's course
south as the Colorado river, and empty
ing into the Gulf of California. Here,
again, the plan is to save the waters
which u to waste in the freshets of
spring. To do this it is proposed to
build a dam $50 feet high between two
precipitous rocks which form a natural
gate, leading from a wide basin, Pc
culiarly. we'll adapted to storing water.
The difficulty here will be in makings so
high a dam strong enough to withstand
the onrush of the t%orrential floods. But
the engineers who have made the ex-
aminations are convinced that there
are no problems which cannot be sue
cessfully solved. The semi-tropical eli
mate of this region, and the character
of the soil. will make the touch of wa
ter almost like magic to all vegetation.
There something over 200, 900 acres
to be reclaimed here.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
JEFFERSON MEDAL.
Unique Ptecezof Work Just struck ON
at the United States Mint at
~ lilaSIeQphi In.

Within the course of the next few
days the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
association will receive, from the
mint at Philadelphia the first i'm
preston of the bronze medal that
is being struck off for the associa-
ton under authority of an act Of
congress. During the last session of
congress a bill was introduced pro-
viiding that for the purpose Of aid
ing n the erection Of a suitable me-
mortal in honor of Thomas Jefferson
as the aathoreof the declaration of
Independence the secretary Of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
GOV. RAMSEY DEAD.
The First Governor Of Minnesota
Passes 70 His Long Rest.
A Long and Useful Life Is Ended---Death
Game at q Ripe Old Age, Sur
rounded by His Family
and Friends.

st. Paul, April 23.-Alexander Ram
sey, aged 80, pioneer and first governor
of heterritory of Minnesota, died at
his residence, 265 Exchange street, St.
Paul, shortly after 6 o'clock last even
ing:
His death, while not wholly unfore-
seen, in view of his extreme age, and
bis illness since February last, was. I'M
expected, and will ZONE as a.shock to
the: large number of frienasswhom he
had'gathereds about himinsthis city, as
well as to the people 5of=sMinnesota, to.
whom he was .knownEduring along
and honorable publicqcareer.Es =.
Alexander Ramsey was born lar
risburg. Pa: on Sept. s, 1916. His father,
Thomas Ramsey, was ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
ana his mother. was OF q sGerman@family
when early ! the eighteenth century
From his parents he inherited strong
constitution and a taste for study, which
vas vas developed during his boyhood by his
wards became prominent as a historical
writer in Pennsylvania.
His father died when he was about 10
uncle, gave the orphan boy a home.
In 1887 he left college inc commenced
studying law with Hamilton Alricks, of
Harrisburg. and two years later. when he
was "a years Of age he was admitted to
the bar.
Within a short time he had established
himself in practice at Harrisburg, and
devoted himself largely to the settlement
and administration of estates. He be-
came quite successful and secured a large
clientage. - vt %m.
While paying strict attention to his
business, he also found time to engage
in the active political campaign of slS4O,.
and the following year was elected chief
clerk of the Pennsylvania house of repre-
sentatives.
In 1S43 he was elected to congress from
the district composed Of Dauphin, Leba-
non and Schuylkill counties. .
In congress he was a useful rather than
ornamental member, making no attempt
at oratorical display. He exhibited un-
usual practical ability, and was noted. for
attending to the interests Of his district.
In the following year he was reelected
and would have undoubtedly received a
third term had he not declined a renom-
nation.
On retiring. from his congressional du-
ties, Mr.. Ramsey resumed his law prac-
tice, but could not entirely withdraw
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

A Good Friday custom of long stand
Ing, the counterpart of which can be
seen in possibly no other city on the
Western hemisphere, was observed in
the climbing of Catholic pilgrims to
the Church of the Immaculate Concen-
ton on Mt. Adams from East Third
street, Cincinnati, near the reservoir,
up to the church. There are $50. steps.
on each of which those who made the
pilgrimage rendered a short prayer.
Beginning early the steps were crowd
ed and several thousand worshipers
made the ascent before evening.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

Man has by no means the monopoly
OF the coughing function. The cough
ing bean also possesses this fuction.
1t is a native of warm and moist trop-
ical countries. When any particle of
dust settles on the breathing pores
in the leaves of the plant, a gas &C.
cumulates inside, and when it gains
sufficient pressure there comes an ex-
plosion with a sound exactly like
coughing and the dust is blown from
the Judgment. What is stranger, the
plant fushes a vivid red through this
Spasmodic effort,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

However little credit "a horse may
commonly receive for possessing deli
cacy of scent, there are some perfumes
grateful to him. Horse trainers are
aware Of the fact, and make use of
their knowledge in training stubborn
and apparently intractable animals.
Many trainers have favorite perfumes,
the composition Of which they keep
a secret: and it is the possession Of
this means of appealing to the horses
aethesticism that enables so many
of them to accomplish such wonder
full results.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

In the next two years President
Roosevelt will have at his disposal
more federal ~judgeships than any of
his predecessors in Office has had. Be-
fore the end of his term it is probable
that he will have appointed more
judges than any other chief magistrate
In two terms: A number Of jurists are
about to retire, among them Chief JUS
.tice Fuller probably. The law pro-
vides that a judge may retire who has
served ten years or is 70 years old
Chief Justice Fuller has been on the:
bench since 1888, and Is eligible for
retirement
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

In Venice water is somewhat of e.
luxury, as the inhabitants have to de-
pend upon the rains, and there is no
company for supplying the city. The
water for drinking and domestic uses
is collected in subterranean reservoirs,
where it is said to be filtered. 1t
ia doled out at the public wells, which
are opened one hour daily for that
purpose, and then are carefully locked
I'm n,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

Vert Gerrare, in his book on Great
er Russia" tells some amusing stories
of Russian slowness to appreciate
modern improvement. For instance,
st. Petersburg and Moscow have each
but n man selling stamps at the
chief post Office; he closes his drawer
at 2 p. M, and car not reckon without
a counting-board. There are a half
dozen or SO branch Offices, but at these
stamps are scarce.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

The United States geological survey
report for 1900 gives a list of SAL
mineral or medicinal water springs,
which list does not include those of
purely local celebrity. The total pro-
duction in that year was SO, 5G2, 1876 gal
Ions, valued at $6,94s,o0 O. In 1901 the
production rose to 3d. 900 gallons,
and in 1902 to 5 1000, 900 gallons, worth
in round figures 10000 900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

Hamburg has a sort of animal uni
versity at which beasts from all parts
of the world are trained and accli-
mated for the geological gardens of
Europe. The most expensive animal
is the hippopotamus, a good specimen
OF which costs $4,000. The price of a
r"hinoceros is $4,000 and a trained ele-
plant from India costs about the
same. Lions are $1,000 a pair. Ben
gal tigers $1,000 apiece. A giraffe costs
$1,000 a camel $15O. Snakes range
from $25 to $500.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
important Discovery.

An experiment that may revolu-
tionize the iron and steel industry of
the country was successful at the
plant. Of the Valley Iron company in
St. Paul,,sTitanic .iro1feore,eof which
there a Billions: ofs4stonsin North
ern Minnesota, was smelted in. an
ordinary. lcupola and turned out pig
iron, which polished up like steel
and which, according to, those inter-
ested in the experiment, is better
than the finest Bessemer, steel. :
While the hard and soft ore mines,
Of St. Louis county have been turn
ing out millions of tons annually for
years, farther north there are gigan-
tic beds of iron, which, because of
the presence of titanium, making it
refractory, have received but little
attention, though their existence is
generally known. 1t has been com
monty, believed that sooner or later
it would be necessary to; use this ore,
because of the. rapid dwindling of the
supply of the hard ore, which is nee
essary to bring the soft ore up to
Bessemer grade, and that. before
that time somebody would discover
a process by. which this apparently
va1ueless ore could be used. ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
--~ 80 49, .F--@T 9T-|- TT-" :.
Victim Of His Wealth.

Wealth proved the ruin Of young
mar in Lorraine. A relative left him
100, 900 francs. Fearing that he would
lose the money. he always. carried it
with him. Ina few weeks he became
Insane made a fire Of the notes and
then#blew out his brains.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
THE ENTERPRISE.
" W.. E. HANNAFoRD, Publisher.
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VIRGINIA. MINNESOTA
+. NJ Ts|2~ -

In China the down of the thistle is
gathered and mixed with raw silk so
ingeniously that ever experts are de-
ceived when the fabric is woven. It
is also used to stuff cushions as a sub
stitute for e~iderdown, and a very good
substitute it makes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

1t is reported that the Russian min.
lister Of the interior is, considering q
project for, Matchmaking the medical
profession, SO that all doctors and
chemists would be state officials. A
commission has been appointed to coll
lect information on the subject.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

It is not generally known that the
jackal is a greater destroyer of hui
mainly. In India than the tiger. Sta
tistics published by the government
of India show that while 928 persons
were killed by tigers, more than 1000
children were carried away by. iackals.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

big Ben" the world-famous clock
in the tower Of the house of parlia-
ment, London, is being lighted by cleo
tricity, so~tnat its time may be read
during the occasional clear night 1t
is still unreliable, however, not .hav-
Ing been cleaned since 1888, and it's
weekly winding takes two men IL
hours.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

The London *Sunday-school Union
proposes to celebrate its centenary
next July bysa forward movement,
which shall gather a million new
scholars into the Sunday-schools of
Great Britain. To teach these :1O0, 900
new teachers will be needed. 5 80
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
Queens rwo Hundred RINGS.

Queen Christina of Spain hasno few
er than 200 rings. of a royal kind. She
makes point of wearing them all in
turn, changing the rings on her fin
gers every time she changes her dress,
which She does four or five times q
day: s ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
italians q HeaIthy Race.

H has been remarked thatzmostIfal-
ianssofathe poorer class aresnot4 for
their general good health. Thiisis. to
some extent, attributed to the fact
that theWorkiing people Of IffaIly.eai
less meafthanthos Q fanySothersEu-
ropeansnation
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
HIGH POST FOR CLARK.
Head of Railway Conductors May Be
Appointed Assistant Secretary
F.. of Commerce.,

The selection of Edgar f. Clark, of
Cedar Rapids, Ia, chief of the Broth
erhood Of Railway Conductors, to be
assistant secretary of the depart-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
News Notes..

-. -+ - LE# -
Mrs. Lawrence WINNER. of Hast
ings was found dead, having commits
ed suicide by taking paris green.
She was- % years of age and lived
alone.S%@<
A valuable driving horse belonging
to: w. w. Hassanof Dundas was Bit
ten by a mad dog and#is dead.
Montrose,Swil1 have a new state
bank May A. Permission to open. a
bank under the name of the State
Bank of Montrose was granted.
The motor cyclists Of the Twin Cities
expect to hold-a race meeting during
the simmer.
The Scandinavian branch Of the Sal
yyation army is preparing to erect q
81 200 building in st. Paul.
Louis johnson, q laboring man, was
aroused from an eight days sleep at
the Red Cross hospital IN Duluth. He
WentE7to sleep while sharpening an axe
on = grindstone, falling forward on
the. stone, which was being turned BY
another q
Two Mghwayamen attemrssdtoh hold
up Charles nMinneapolis bnt
,vsre
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01
; Our. Cheese is Good.

f a.
According to tests made recently
by Professor Harry Snyder, chemist
at the state experiment station, Min
nesota cheese is superior to Wiscon-
sin and New York cheese. Samples re-
presenting the best product of each
state showed that the. Minnesota
cheese contains the. least moisture
and the most fat. ~ -
Commenting upon the tests W. P.
Connell, state dairy and food commits
sioner, said that the climate, pasture
and general advantages that have all
ready made Minnesota famous for it's
butter, would undoubtedly give the
north star state an equal reputation
for its cheese.
In the northern counties, added
Mr.. Connell, farmers are establish
ing additional cheese factories with
marked success. Two factories are
building, also, in Dodge county, and
one in Anoka county.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-05-01

al Bank OF Hector, Mlnn., with capt.
tai of. 2 5000. G. X Gilbert, John
Hokanson, G. S. Eichmiller, A. B.
Anderson and II. S. Deming are nam
ed as incorporators.
The contention of the anti-vaccin-
ationists that smallpox is not conta-
gious has suffered a. serious setback
during the past week. Charles Ste
vens, secretary of the Minneapolis
society, died from smallpox and yes
terday n of the children was strick-
en- with the. disease.
Congressman McCleary has recon-
mended the appointment of Frank II.
'Burlow as postmaster at Sleepy Eye,
to succeed himself; of Edward IF.
Clover as postmaster. at Bigelow, No
bles county, to succeed C.. A. Bacon.
resigned; and of A. B. .Congdon as
postmaster at Monterey, Martin coun-
ty, to succeed: E. Howard Fitz, re-
signed. :: -
The council OF. Fertile has granted
a franchise to r. A. DeMars of Hal
lock, Minn.,:to put in a telephone sys-
TEN to be in operation by July.
Russell e Sons general store and
the First National bank BUILDING a.
Eyota. burned. Loss on stock and
buildings IS $4,000, fully insured.
The Minnesota state board of med
e ai.zexaminers issued licenses Ito
twenty candidates who are now at
liberty to practice medicine. Twenty
three persons had applied for certi-
ficates and@only three Of these fail.
ed to qualify. At the last examine
ton there were nineteen#candidates
and only ten of these passed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
BIG LAND OPENING.

A large tract comprising thousands
Of acres Of fertile lands in the famous
Red River Valley is now thrown open
to the public for settlement. This
body Of land lies directly adjoining that
rich and fertile section known as the
Kiowaand Comanche country Of Okla
bona, on the Red and Pease Rivers,
within 4 few miles of Vernon, Texas, a
h%ourishing county seat town Of $500
people, substantial homes, public build
ings, schools and churches. Two lines
Of railroads now completed n (Fris-
co System) runs directly through the
land. Here Is 8 country where wheat,
oats, corn, cotton and alfalfa gov side
bv side /; where they have q seahoard
market aud favorable shipping rates
where the growing seasons. are long
and the winters short and mild. laws
second to none aud taxes one ifth that
Of Eastern and Northern States. Spe-
cial trains via the Frisco System will
run to this land. leaving ST.. Louis at
$3.50, 8:85 and 1000 p. M, and Kansas
CITY at 1916 and IL 80 D. NJ, Tuesday,
September 10 next. Low rate Of $500
from st. Louis and Kansas City to Yer
non. Texas, aud return. Proportion
atelv low rates from al other points.
If Il is your intention to make this
trip to secure a valuable domestic,
write to r. s Lemon. Secretary, Frisco
System immigration Bureau, ST. Louis
IN order that arrangements for your &C
oommodation may be made.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.

OF interest to Stockholders. Free
transportation to attend the annual
meeting at Chicago.
Public notice is hereby given that
the regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders If the Illinois Central
Railroad Company win be held at its
offices In ChicaQo. Illinois, on Wednes-
day, October 81, 1908, at twelve O'Clock
noon.
To permit personal attendance at
said meeting there will be issued to
each holder of one or more shares Of
capital stock Of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company as registered on the
books OF the Company at the close OF
business on Tuesday, September 20,
1908, who is Of full age, q ticket enabl.
ing him, or her, to travel free over the
Company's Lines from the station on
the Illinois Central Railroad nearest to
his or her registered address to Chica-
20 and return, such ticket to be good
for the journey to Chicago only during
the four days Immediately preceding,
and the day Of the meeting, and for the
| return journey from Chicago only on
the day of the meeting, and the four
days Immediately following. when
properly countersigned and stamped
during business houFs-that Is to say,
between 900 q. m. and 8 COP. MIN
the Office IT the Assistant Secretary,
Mr. w. g. Bruen, in Chicago. Such
ticket may be obtained by any holder of
stock registered as above, on applica-
ton, 10 writing, to the President of the
| Comnauu in 0hi0a4o Eaah annliea-
ton must state the full name and
address Of the stockholder exactly as
given 10 his or her certificate Of stock,
together with the number aud date Of
such certificate. No more than one
person will be carried free in respect to
any one holding Of stock as registered
on the books Of the Company.
A. G. HACKsTAFF, Secretary.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23
Poets are born bat not paid.

EoDbn AEp DuEu uub uug paul.
Many 3 friendship starves on favors.
It is not easy to worka combination
on a safe man.
Poverty lie no disgrace, but 1t lie far
from being glorious.
A picture Of 3 prize Aghtis always a
striking illustration.
Fluency Of speech is seldom gained
from the flowing bowl.
The explorer who seeks the North
Pole is or q cold trail.
There lie no profit in cracking pea
nuts with 3 plle-driver.
Courtship lie 8 pet scheme with the
susceptible young maiden.
A light head and > heavy pocket
book rarely keep company.
No man Is agile enough to escape
the recoil from 3 mean act.
A MAJ who becomes welded to one
idea has usually been divorced from
common sense.
The sneak thieves seems to be re-
sisting the temptation offered by the
cotton fields.
See our Samples OF Imported China.
Remember one-half price.
WAITER SMITH.
Between the bulls and the bears and
boil weevil, King Cotton Is having &
pretty strenu0ur time.
There would be some comfort In Il
we could only imagine that the mos
quito's staying up al night would
give him q splitting headache the next
day.
Secretary Shaw's announcement
that he had so, 00O0, 600 TO deposit ID
national banks to prevent q scarcity
Of currency, sent the stock market or
several points. With g dishonest
Secretary Of the Treasury, to what
extent might not this power b
abused7
It would take 3 sea Of ink Il
write what Teddy knows.
The old songs that are i0ll o
memories Of the past are the sweet
est.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-23

Kansas Is again experiencing q good
crop Of corn, wheat and oats. Not
w~ithstanding that land values are adj
vancing very rapidlyi and are sure to
be double their present value IN less
than two years. we have succeeded in
securing the agency for a number Of
fine farms and ranches in Southern
Kansas. the garden spot Of the stats, -
which we viii be able 70 offer very
reasonable for q few weeks. Our little
booklet. giving full descriptions and
particulars, win be mailed free upon
application. Address.
TIE KANSAS REALITY Co,
Boz 900. 0sweeo. Kas