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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

trunks, roots, branches, etc. The green
leaf absorbs from the atmosphere the
carbon di0x1de or carbonic acid gas,
which Is built up of one part Of carbon
chemically united with two OF, oxygen.
This Is decomposed by sunlight in the
chemical laboratory of the leaf and
the oxygen is given back to the at
mosphere for animals to breathe and
again convert into this same carbonic
acid gas. while the carbon Is retained
and built into the wood structure of
the plant. And as all the myriads Of
plant leaves of the great carboniferous
trees were continually catching and
storing these particles of carbon from
the carbon dioxide Of the atmosphere,
which in those times, it is thought,
was in greater proportion in the air
than 1T Is to-day, it naturally follows
that great and ever-increasing stores
of carbon were being put by, not as
pure carbon alone, but chemically COM
bincd in the form of starches, oils, etc.,
essential to plant growth.
But the earth was at this time in
very unsettled condition. and perhaps
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
SANITY Weather Pronhets

In the reign Of Henry VIII. procla-
nation was issued against almanac max
ers encouraging the belief in saints rui-
ing the weather, says the London Chron-
icle of November % Notwithstanding
this and similar efforts to explode pop
lar notion, certain saints days are, how
ever, still supposed to assist III what
may be called long-distance forecasts. St.
Catherine, whose festival falls On No
vember IS, is such saint, for .sas at
Catherine, foul OF fair, so will be the
next February" Yesterday there was
all sorts OF weather, the elements being
under the control of gale that was
clustering in the West. HaIos, too.
have recently been seen round the moon,
so that the omens for fair St. Cathe-
rine's day was not very satisfactory
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

fossil root-end Of a calamite or horse
tail of the coal period, and figure 2
modern horse-tail, actual size. Com
parison speaks for ITSELF Club MOSES
were abundant. in varieties many of
which are extinct. These mosses grew
100 feet or more tall. and scattered
myriads of seed spores and spore
cases; season after season this con-
tinued. until deep and dense layers
were formed around the roots. To-day
we get coal that Is more or less COM
pletely built up Of these resinous
spores-the bituminous sort frequently
owes its brilliant and glossy appear
ance to the presence of this resinous
matter. These big club MOSES are
termed lepidodendra. The stem or
trunk Of a lepidodendron is covered
with scars where the leaf stalks were
are often found standing upright in
the coal mines, with their striking
scars arranged spirally around their
whole length. The sandstones and
shales found above coal strata often
reveal fossilized portions and casts or
impressions Of the scaly bark Of these
great stems. =
1t we add to the plants already men,
toned certain coniferous trees similar
to pines and larches, we will compre-
bend that the forests of the coal Pc
Rod, although largely composed of
what we now regard as insignificant
weeds, were not by any means insig-
nidcant as forests. On the contrary,
everything points to the fact that the
forests were so dense as to be almost
impenetrable through the various
plant-growths, individuals striving
with one another to get their leaves ex-.
posed to the sunlight, just as the liv-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
Trust Those Who Have Tried.

I SUFFERED from catarrh of the
worst kind and never hoped for cure, but
Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even that.
Oscar Ostrom, IS Warren avenue, Chi
cago, Ill.
TRIED Ely's Cream Balm and to all
appearances am cured of catarrh. The
terrible headaches from which I long
suffered are gone.-W. ]. Hitchcock, late
Major U. S. Vol and A. A. Gen., Buff
falo. n. Y.
MY SON was afflicted with catarrh.
He used E1y's Cream Balm and the dis
agreeable eatarrh all left him.. G..
Olmstead, Arcola- Ill.,
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at so cts. or
mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren ST.,
New York.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
A BANK STORY.
An Incident that Startled the Old Lady
H. ~ of Threadreedle Street.

~ of Threadneedle Street.
Some years ago the directors of, the
Bank of England were startled to receive
an Invitation to meet an unknown man
in the strong room of the bank at mid
night. "You think you is all safe hand
you bank is safe, but knows better. l
bin hinside the bank the last 2 mite baud
you nose noff1n about it. But 1 am mott
theaf, so hif yer will NETT NEE in the
great squar room, with all the moneys.
at twelf mite, lie explain orl to you, let
only thor z cum down, and say muffin to
the next night in spite of disposition to
regard the letter as hoax by police and
nothing happened. ~
The next phase of the mystery was
more astonishing than ever A heavy
chest Of papers and securities taken from
the strong room arrived ut the bank, with
q letter, complaining that the directors
nad set the police upon the writer and
that he had, therefore, not appeared as
ne promised, but to prove that he was
neither thief nor a fool he sent chest
Of papers he had taken from the bank.
Let 4 few gentlemen be alone in the
room and he would join them at mid
night, said the writer. and to cut short a
long and strange chapter Of bank his
tory, a man with a dark lantern burst
into the strong room of the bank at mid
night after calling from behind the stone
walls for the directors to put out the
lights. He was one of strange class of
men who gained a living by searching the
sewers at night, and through an opening
from a sewer he had found his way into
the richest room in the world.-St. james
GaZette
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

Ing plants in crowded situations do to-
day. for sunlight was just as essential
to these early plants as it has always
been to all plant life. In among the
great stems were undergrowths of
terms, many of which are very similar
to sorts which flourish to-day. The
frequency with which fronds and
frondlets of ferns are seen in coal and
shales shows how plentiful the growth
must have been. The two central ex-
amples in the top row of figure 8 rep
resent cameo and intaglio pieces, and
when closed together these become
simply piece of smooth, weather
worn stone, with it's secret hidden at
the core.
Coal can be made to tell its secrets
just as surely as can the sandstones
and shales found near it. 1t would be
useless to look at any casual piece of
coal to trace its vegetable origin, but
by cutting a thin piece and grinding
carefully between glass with emery
and water until it becomes so thin as
to be transparent, and then submitting
this to microscopical examination. we
discover something as to it's structure
So it occurs, by making sections
through all kinds Of coal, we are al
most invariably able to trace their
vegetable origin from the softer Vega
table and wood structures, until it be-
comes saturated and consolidated
eventually losing it's gaseous constitu-
ents, and becoming converted into car
BOMBED coal of various states Of purity
as it nears the stages Of the more pure
forms of carbon.
Given, now, that coal is consolidated
and carbonized vegetable matter. we
have yet to find reason which shall
account for these vast beds of coal
being buried so deep beneath the sur
face Of the earth. And more than this.
how is it that coal fields are found be-
meath coal fields, as in South Wales,
where no less than eighty distinct beds
of coal have been recognized? Some
times these beds are of great thick
ness, one of the most noted instances
being the famous bed of South Stat
Yorkshire, England, which was 80 feet
thick. We have glanced at the won
derful fossilized remains Of the vege-
tation of the Carboniferous period and
seen how they indicate that the for
ests of those times developed dense
masses Of vegetable growth, which, so
far as quantity is concerned, would
considerably surpass all forests of the
present day. For If the whole vege-
i tation of existing woodlands could be
converted into coal, it would probably
not make coal field of more than two
or three inches deep. Yet the various
seams in some coal areas would make
a depth of from 200 to 300 feet. From
this we can estimate that these great
forests of the coal period, which. de-
veloped and stored these enormous &C.
cumulations Of carbon. were something
:: almost beyond our Imagination. Fol
at present we know of no source OF
carbon other than that gathered
through the agency of the green Dor
tons Of plants and stored In theil
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

lest upheavals of present times sink
into absolute insignificance.
Coal IS mineral. It is carbon. It is
about the only source of carbon on
earth available for the extraction Of
metals from ores, and their subsequent
transformations. Millions of years
ago it grew, in the literal sense. That
period Of the earth's existence is styled
the carbOnifer0us. Man wasn't due
for millions of years. There were few
vertebrates Of any sort on land. One
Of the first to make his bow was a
chap. shaped like frog and as big as a
small OK. And he was amphibious;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
COuldD't Make Him Live.

Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina.
telling how healthy his section of the
State is, remarked: "a mountaineer.
aged 90, and his wife, aged 80, were
returning from the funeral Of their
oldest child, who had died at the age
of Il. They were both deeply grieved.
AS they were discussing their loss the
wife said:
"'I always told you, John, that we
would never raise that child"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

are all the preparation neededto en-
able one to unfold a record not made
by human hands, and to reveal beau
ties of rare excellence. And there is
history concentrated to degree
which compartments the activities of
millions of years in the piece of min
eral you may hold between your fin
gers. Coal tells much about the earth
we live on and delve into, and all it
imparts happened long before there
was a human being in existence to
take note of the terrestrial catastro-
Plies compared with which the might
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
mcnt, high colored, excessive, pain in
passing, dribbling, frequency. Doan's
Kidney Pills dissolve and remove calculi
aud gravel Relieve heart palpitation,
sleeplessness, headache, nervousness.
RocKDA1E, TEX. Dec. 30, 19O2.-"When
I received the trial package of Doan's
Kidney Pills could not get out of bed
without help I had severe pains in the
small of my back. The Pills helped me
at once, and now after three weeks the
pain in my back is all gone and I am no
longer annoyed with having to get up
often during the night as formerly. I can
not speak too highly for what Doan's Kid
ney Pills have done for me. am now 81
years old, have tried great many mcdi-
cincs, but nothing did the work until
used Doan's Kidney Pills. JAMES r.
ARTHUR. ... -.
CLEVELAND, KY., Dec. %, 1901
was laid up in bed with my back. and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

after these forests mad grown ana de-
veloped their trees and dense foliage
and undergrowths for long periods Of
time slow and persistent subsistence
of the land would take place. AS this
sinking went on the tides would grad
ually wash in among these forests de-
posits of silt and mud, which would
increase as time went on, until the
once living and flourishing forest was
completely submerged. And so fu-
ture coal-bed was laid, which the ever
increasing weight above would event
ually along with the natural chemical
influences, convert into coal as we
know it. After a time the land would
rest again, and the surface would be-
growth and in the course Of time a
new forest would spring up, which in
due time would once more meet the
same fate of submergence. This again
would be followed by others until we
get coal stratum beneath the coal STRAIT
UNI, each showing the same remark
able order-first bed Of clay, which
represents the soil Of the ancient for
est: next the coal layer itself, repre-
senting the accumulations Of the once
living vegetation, and above this the
deposits Of sand and mud which have,
hardened into shales and sandstones.
A second time another layer of clay Of
soil follows, and over 1t coal and sand
stone, the whole to be similarly re-
peated.
1t has been truly and frequently re-
marked that our stores Of coal repre-
sent so much fossil sunshine of the
Carboniferous period. For the carbon
gathered during the sunlight by the
plants Of this period constitutes the
great and chief source of energy con-
tanned in coal, and the heat and light
given out during combustion is but
the warmth and light of the suns rays
absorbed ages ago by the leaves of the
strange plants which we have been
considering, reasserting itself as it
were, after lying dormant through the
countless ages.
And as we sit by our fireside and
appreciate the glowing embers while
reading our newspaper or book with
comfort and enjoyment, with our
rooms Illuminated primarily from this
same source, and our surroundings fur
Their cheered by the innumerable aes-
thetic and useful products derived
alike from coal, such as the lovely
coaltar colors, exquisite perfumes, and
the jet, marbles, states, and sand
stones from the adjoining strata, not
to mention the comforts derived from
the numerous curative drugs that
chemists have learned to compound
from the coal-tar products, and even
sugar 300 times sweeter than that OBJ
tanned from the cane-indeed, the Won
derful products and benefits obtained
primarily from coal would require
pages for their mere mention; for the
Carboniferous strata was q special one,
like none before or after, and yielded
more for the progress and service of
man than all the other systems put
together-we must see how vast and
farseeing are Natures schemes, and,
although these great forests grew ages
ago apparently without any special
purpose, yet on these the progress and
social happiness of man to-day largely
depends. Nature Is one vast whole
inseparably related and connected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

00nHEN one speaks of romance
, WM coupled with the contents Of
y the coal scuttle, the connection
may seem somewhat remote. But it
isn't. There are wonders and beau
ties of vegetation concealed in the coal,
with the glory and fervor and sun
shine of days that dawned when the
earth was young. And while these
marvels are not apparent at a casual
glance, they are~not so deeply hidden
as to be visible only to the learned
mineralogist working in his we'll
equipped laboratory. A little manual
dexterity readily: acquired, a micro
scope, and a modest amount of study,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
Sauerkraut for Soldiers,

Fashion in foods changes with soldiers
When our troops were first in the Philip
pines the soldiers wanted candy, especial
ly chocolate creams. and tons Of the stuff
were shipped away. Now the soldiers
are asking for sauerkraut and the GOV
eminent, which always wants to crafty
their taste wien it is possible. is sending
over great quantities of picked cabbage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

kidneys. could not get myself straight
when I tried to stand, would have to
bend in q half STOPPING position. got
trial box of Deans Kidney Pills and took
all of thcin At the end of two days they
got me out of bed and I was able to 20
about. Itake q delight in praising these
Pills. ABE GUM, Jr.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
DIR J. CAVANE Ely
DISEASES OF THE LUNGS
A SPECIALITY
OFFICE All GRAND AVE. Milwaukee,
EurOpe's Largest Ca,

Europe's Largest Cave.
In the Muotathal,. near Schyu, Switzer-
land, there is probably. the largest cave
in Europe. The existence Of the cave
had long been known, but as it could
only be entered by crawling no one had
troubled to investigate the interior This
summer, however, three separate parties
have explored it. The distance traversed
amounts Altogether to- no less than 5000
yards, and the end Of the cavern. has not
ret been reached.--Exchange
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
Proof Positive.

Hix-1 noticed your wife sitting bv
the window sewing this morning. I
thought you told me yesterday she was
i'll. " .: - 5:~
,Di1-so she was; but to-day she's on
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PC Was there ever man who could not
be successfully sued for breach of
promise7 r. -. ....-.... -. .-5 !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

But for the donkey's big ears b,
couldn't appreciate his own music.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06

About 100000 pairs of shoes were
made in Rrockton, Mass, last year.
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CLEVELAND, KY., Dec. %, 1904
was laid up in bed with my back and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-02-06
DOan'S Trial Triumph

Free Trial of Doan's Kidney Pills daily relief thousands.
the Doan proving Doan merit with each individual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-29
THE FIRE RECORD.

1890 a. u-No. 1OT One-hundred -thrteentt-st
Abraham RosenbIun; $500
12:55 a. m-No. 102 Pitt-st; Charles Deist; SIS
2 g. m-No. sos Columbus ave; Fisher Bros: SIS
I a rn--No 5s5 Tenth-avs.; Henry Gattwefers SIS.
40 a. 131 Eighty-sixth-st. John Fultz
500
$50 a Mo 2l1 Madison-st; Jacob Rubenstein
slight.
7:5o a Mo SO East Twenty-sscond-st: Woods
Cappelier: slight
s:ss a Mo S45 Madson-st. B. IAbesky: slight
9.55 a m-No. 16 Amstsrdam-ave: James Butler;
sIight.
1000 a. u-No. e6 Avenue 3; Pemerantz Bros. $500
1l:l5 a. Mo as Flrst-st.: Mrs b Hoffman; $40
L 80 a m--No. 81 Ludlow-st: Louis Frost: slight
9:s0 p Mo Dos East ssventy-sixth-st-: James r.
Keens: $4,000.
$40 D. Mo 10 East Nnth-st. W. F. Weden: trihing
$50 Mo. So Twentythiri-st-; George A Full
le- & Co; $40
1855 D. Mo 43G Thrty-third-st. unknown;
trhing-
425 m-No go East hundred hlrty-ninth-
ST owner unknown; trining.
4:sO D. Mo. 1e6 Eghthaye.; Mrs. r. Kirk: trinng
e15 p Mo 6s5 West Thirty-hfth-st-; William F1tz
gerald trifing
Tbs D m-No 10 East seventyhrstst; William J. Car
roll; 500
s:4o p m-sedgwick and Bailey ayOs-; Irving Chatrs;
$500
s45 D. Mo- 725 East one-hundred-
st William Wiki; 50
ass o. Mo 10s IIberty-st; MeEaroy Emmett.
lO;s7 q Mo IOs East -hundrsd~aad-twenty-f
a.; Pas-ack Ashon. so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-29
DEATH RATE DECREASES.
That for 1908 to Make Ne1U LO1U
Record, Sag Health authorities.

The death rate OF the city for the last year will
IL was announced yesterday at the Department of
Health. be the lowest known since records have
been kept DR.. William H GuiIfoy register of
records OF the department. estimated the death
rate at 1913 for each loo OF population The es-
mated total Of deaths in the city for the year was
placed at between 5000 and 10000 The rate for
1902 the lowest recorded up that time was Is IS
and in 1901 it was twenty deaths in 1000
DR.. Guifoy said that while he estimated the per-
centage now at ISIS, the figures would probably
completed on December 81 Many causes contributed
to the lowest record in the history of the city he
declared. but it could be safely said the general
health Of the city never good il the year
just closing A contributory cause. he said. was
the cool summer, largely responsible for the de-
crease in the mortality among children generally
and among those under two years OF age in par
ticular
DR.. Guilfoy declared that pneumonia would head
probably be from u TO 10 per of the total In
the week closing yesterday pneumonia increased its
number OF victims to " This was the record for
any week in the history of the whole city. ex-
ceeding BY three the number OF deaths from the
disease recorded the week before. In the cor
responding week last only 26 deaths from this
cause recorded
DR.. GuilfOy said, however that he looked for a
lessening of the number OF deaths from pneumonia
II the present weather conditions continued. The
deaths last week further confirmation OF the
theory that pneumonia infectious disease
crowded sections showed the greatest number Of
deaths.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-29
CITY HAS NEW RECREATION PIER.
One at Market-st. and East River Turned
Over to Dock Commissioner Hawkes..

The new recreation pier at Market-st and the
East River formally turned TO the city
Yesterday morning by the contractors Smear &
T,riest Commissioner Hawkes.. with Deputy Com
missioner Wallace. Secretary Blocker and other
o6caals or the Dock Department. went up 20 the
n,er on the department steamer. A band was
waiting for them IN the stand on the upper deck
"a show that the acoustics were all right. Two
honze tablets at the end OF the pier unveiled
v,hfs the band played popular airs. The tablets
read;
Recreation pier, erected under the administration
q, Nayor seth Low commenced December 20. 1907;
finished December 70. 1903
Then follow the names Of Commissioner Hawkes.
Y,enutv Commissioner jackson Wallace Secretary
Russen Bleecker. Chief Engineer John A. Bensau
a-S tie contractors. The pier is the largest
~ he recreation piers The upper deck viii be
80 Cor concerts and breathing place IN the hot
.Ss1 The lower deck is given up entirely 20
r1ercfal PURPOSES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-29
COLD HAMPERS FIRE1fEN
Hose Bursts and Hydrants Freeze
Warehouse Burned.

Bursting hose and frozen hydrants. which have
been hampering the hremen since cold weather be-
gan, caused them much difficulty at a fire which
started the third floor Of the four-story brick
building at No. 35 East Seventy-sixth-st- yester-
day afternoon. The building is occupied by James
r Keane & Co. storage warehouse for furni-
ture
The fire discovered by Abraham Lang, an
upholstsrer who with Louis Rockefeller another
employe was working on the top floor The men
smeIled smoke, and Lang opened a door leading to
the hallway Flame greeted him and singed his
unustache, and his face slightly scorched.
Wrapping towels around their heads the TWO
men rushed down the stairs into the street shout
ing Fire" Three alarms were sent in.
Three lines Of hose burst almost as soon water
had been started through them. and the spectators
were drenched. large crowd assembled the
uptown platform OF the elevated road station. at
Seventy-sixth-st and Third-ave but police ordered
them of.
The fire consumed the contents OF the TWO upper
floors OF the building but the lower floors. which
contained also the Offices OF the company, were
not damaged. Fire Marshal Freel thinks Of
the employees Of the building had probably been
smoking and accidentally dropped lighted match.
He estimated the damage at $1,000 10 the building
alone Mr. Keane SAYING that the stock consumed
We least Sl5ODO.