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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09
4 fR0FITABLE MONOPOLY.

In Russia the government has a monopoly of liquor selling, and it makes much money out of it. The Excise De- partment of the Russian Ministry of Finance has just completed the statis- tics for the year 1902 of the government drink monopoly in the province of Mos eow.- The figures show an enormous in- crease of profit to the imperial govern ment over that of the year previous.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09
Hunger vs. Hats.

Tt is better to substitute dried beef fC roast beef than to substitute home mad hats for custom made millinery,-Mme. u ian Bird.l
 Mother has a walking hat
 That surely Is a dream; Ostrich plumes are on the top, Silver buckles gleam. Father grumbled at the cost, Says he's out of cash. Mother only sweetly smiled Murmured: "Haye some hash" Sister Lucy's shapely head Is more than Dassing fair-- Something labelled. Paris made" Proudly resting there; Something that's entirely new Sister saw at first.
 That is why the family Dimes on wienerwurst. Sister Fanny bought hat
 For the matinee- ...- ,.a..4 Lots of ribbons, lace and straw Make it pretty gay.
 Sister Fanny's milliner
 Simply wouldn't trust Now we have no breakfast rolls; All we get Is crust. Father has panama That he got last year; - Brother Bill's old yachting cap Hangs upon his ear; .. Father says the winter styles Fill his heart with doubt If he gets hat he must
 Work the free lunch route. ,
 Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09
CUBA,S HEAL1H.

Dr. A. M. Fernandez Ybarra of New York, who has just got back from Cuba,
 where he spent a year, more than inti- mates that the official health reports from that island are little too good.
 He says it is pity that for political purposes yellow fever should be dis
 guised with another name, and that ef-
 for.s of all kinds should be made to
 conceal its reappearance in Cuba, even
 by an endeavor to muzzle the press. It
 is his opinion, based on what he heard
 in Cuba during his stay there, that not
 only at Dalquiri but at Santiago de Cuba, in Cienfuegos. and in the city of Havana itself have occurred during
 the last year or so a few cases of yell
 low fever that were positively diagnosed
 as such by the attending physicians,
 but that the diagnosis was changed by the health authorities of the island and given out as bilious remittent fever per- nicious or hemorrhagic malarial fever, acuIe yellow atrophy of the liver. re- lapslng fever, typho-malarial fever, ma 1 lignant jaundice and two or three other diseases resembling yellow fever ill their general symptoms, but not conta- gious or infectious in their nature. 1 There may be more truth than poetry in this charge. but it will not be denied
 that Cuba's health is much better than
 it used to be. Still. official health re-
 ports ought to be truthful as we'll as
 official.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09

We are truly benevolent and benef- cent, but we do some harm in spite of our good nature and good will. Disre- gard of the federal laws in Alaska, says pr. Sheldon Jackson, the government educational agent for Alaska, "is killing the natives in great numbers: refer to the statutes which forbid the sale of liquor to minors and natives in Alaska. Wherever the whites have located in that territory the natives have been wiped out in great numbers, due solely to the sale of liquor to them. The pres ent law is totally disregarded by all the United States officials there, and it is impossible to secure convictions, no matter how fragrant the violations may be. Under the old law, which provided for straightout prohibition, there were five saloons in Sitka, running full blast right under the noses of the United States judges. Conditions are no bet ter now, although the law merely for bids the sale of liquor to minors and to natives. -~ s-- +4'- ~
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09

Cabmen in Madrid are called simones because one of the first cab owners in the city was named Simon Gonzales. They get about 50 cents day from their employers, and can count on the same amount in fees. They hand over to their employers $2 to $S a day, and are controlled by an apparatus which registers the number of drives and the space covered. ...
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09

A new kind of cork-bearing tree, which is expected to prove of much commercial value, has been discovered recently in Nicaragua, whence consid- erable quantities of the bark are al- ready being shipped to the United States. It is called the Anona. closely resembling the ordinary cottonwood, and grows along the water courses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09

The city of Washington, D. C., must in future pay postage. In the past the penalty envelope has been used by all the city officials, and the franking priv ilege has been widely enjoyed. The right of the District commissioners to use these envelopes for any purpose was questioned, and the attorney for the postotf1ce department finds that the municipality of the District of Columbia has no more right to the franking priv ilege than has the city of Baltimore. So hereafter, until the congress shall otherwise direct, officeholders, and, in- cidentally, a good many others in Washington, will have to prepay post age on all letters, just as if they were sent by private and notwithstanding citizens.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09

The French railroad companies have issued to all stations an album which contains pictures of every possible ar ticle that traveller is likely to have about him. Owing to the great number of passengers who are unable to speak French it is often found difficult to trace lost articles from the description given. Now all that a passenger has to do is to point to the missing article in the album. >r
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09
ADVERTISING RATES.

Ritnatjons, Wants, Rents. and other small advertisements. uDe Cent Word each in' secIIon.- Five Cents a Word for q ful. week
 nispIay advertisements. per inch. one in. seeTi0n. S1.20; each suDseQaent insertion, 2O ceDts: Gpe week. s2.2O; one month, S1O; one year. Ssl
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09

Bonds Issued by the Confederate gov- ernment during the civil war are still held abroad to the amount of $12,5Oo, ,OOO principal and $S2,5OO,OOO in arrears of interest. Such an item appears in the current report of the council of foreign Ipndholders." The council reports, in reference to this and other defaulted loans, that they have been unable to come to any arrangement with these defaulting creditors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09

Father John Brosnan of New York, who has just got back from vacation in Ireland, says: Tt seems to be a craze among the young people to come here. I asked many if they knew any, thing about this country and the con- ditions of labor, and in every case the answer was no. There is as great a scarcity of labor to-day in Ireland as in the big harvest fields of our own West. Wages are 50 per cent. higher in Ireland than when I was a boy, and they are not much below our average, but a dollar there has double the buy ing capacity it has here.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-09

Tn Webster county, West Virginia, live two remarkable families, Currence Gregory has thirteen sons, all over six feet tall and all weighing more than 1s0 pounds. They all vote the Democratic ticket. Each boy owns farm. MT. Gregory is still young at seventy-two. His wife does all the housework at six ty-five years. The other family is that of Benjamin Hamrick, a near neighbor of the Gregorys. He is six feet five inches tall, and has nine sons. all over six feet tall. They weigh from 1855 to 226 pounds. All in his family vote the Republican ticket.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

In the middle west the subject Of for
est planting falls under three heads
The white pine belt comprising large
portions of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota; I the main agricultural re-
gion, comprising Missouri, Mississippi
and the Ohio valley, between the white
pine belt on the north and the heavily
forested region on the south, and the
semi-arid region lying between the agri-
cultural region and the mountains.
Gen. G. C:Andrews, the state chief war
den of Minnesota, speaks thus of the
condition in his state: ut Is estimated
that there are in scattered localities,
principally in northern Minnesota,
100000 acres Of waste, sandy, billy or
rocky pine ofrest. Hence, If the state
were now to begin to plant that land
with pine at the rate of 81 500 acres per
year the whole would in 80 years become
q well-stocked normal forest, yielding
perpetually thereafter 675,O0O,000 feet
B. M. annually. There are remaining in
Minnesota from 10000, O0O, 900 to 80, 000,-
600, 900 feet of pine, and this is now being
cut at the rate of 1900, OOO, 900 feet per
year, and the greater part shipped out
of the state. The average value of stand
ing pine in the state is now four dollars
per 1000 feet B. NJ. This value has risen
one dollar per 1000 feet within the past
four years. From these facts it is clear
that it would be wise economy for the
state to at once begin to acquire posses
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

charming addition is pelerine con-
sisting of green silk fringe, with 4 a
ichu of hand embroidered lawn. The
waist of this frock is encircled by a
band of orange panne, which fabric, let
me tell you. though it does not sound
a summary fabric, is very fayorite
one and runs taffeta very close in pop
ularity. - 4ss
n dainty afternoon gown, which is
shown in an illustration, is made Of
soft white chiffon printed family with
black spots of different sizes, and the
trimmings consist of graceful wreaths
Of fine black Chantilly lace and inser-
lions OF biege-colored guipure. The
folded waistband is of emerald-green
>panne velvet, and bows OF the same an Sc
pear under the brim Of the hat. which
is trimmed with wreath of pale pink
roses. s- sssa:
One Of the many charming fete
gowns, suitable for race meetings and
other outdoor occasions, lis shown ii
an Illustration. It Is constructed win
the graceful flowing lines OF the early
Victorian period. The long box plaits
are Of the faintest opalescent blue
Ftaffeta, and the Victorian cape collar II
Eof wonderful linen embroidery an. an
HANGED BY silken strappings applique
on 8 fine Valenciennes net. The SKIRT ~.
has an entredeux above its plain wide
hen. which rises IN high points Sc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
WASTE FOREST LANDS IN MINNESOTA.

WASTE FOREST LANDS IN MINNESOTA.
or other grave dangers. (6) Indications
as to fair return on the Investment.
Forest planting is not practicable in
those regions which areas yet we'll tim
bered, and in which the reproductive
power is sufficient to renew the stand as
the trees now standing are cut down.
Broadly speaking, this includes in the
south the hardwood region of the south
ern Appalachians and the pine belt from
Virginia to Texas. In the northeast it
includes the spruce forests in New York,
Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine; it
includes also sections elsewhere as in
the Allegheny mountains. In the west
it includes the heavily timbered portions
of California. Oregon and Washington,
and smaller sections elsewhere. In
other parts of the United States than
those named above there are some sec
tons in which the supply of timber is
wanting or is becoming insufficient to
meet the demand, and in which natural
reproduction is not sufficient to insure
second crop. In the eastern states for
est planting is desirable to maintain
the farm wood lot, to utilize impoyer-
ished farm and cut-over nonagricultural
lands. The estimated cost of planting
one acre to white pine in New England
during q period Of 40 years. in which
time the average planted white pine
would attain q growth Of eight inches II
diameter and Ash feet - height. pro-
#sduce 40 cords Of wood and be worth
$3.50, is SOTO, which would leave u good
return for the Investment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

blacks into state? Deep-rooted pre-
judices entertained by the whites TO-
900 recollections Of the blacks Of the In
sjur1es they have sustained; new prove
cations; the real distinctions which ma
tnre has made; and many other circum-
stances will divide US into parties and
produce commissions which probably
will never end but in the determination
CT the one or the other race" States
man and missionary both approved of
the colonization, and the south, desir-
ing the removal of the turbulant free:
negro element, favored the idea.
Agents sailed for West Africa toselect
suitable location, and *on the 9Th Of
February, 1920, the Mayfower Of Lii.
IBERIA set sail from New York harbor for
the far coast of Africa, the first OF the
pilgrims on board. President Monroe
did much In the way of giving the
scheme government support, and q
United States sloop Of war accompanied
the vessel. Many Of the first colonists
fell victims to the African fever, and
the next lot sought more desirable
tracts Of land on whichto locate Elijah
Johnson saved the second band from
giving up; and to-day he and Joseph
Roberts, Virginia negro, who showed
wise craftsmanship when serving as
governor OF Liberia, are counted among
Liberals heroes. ~ ~
Until 1874: the famous Colonization So
ciety had more or less control Of affairs
in Liberia, and the little colony was con-
sidereda a political. dependent of the
United States; but in that year it was
though bestson all sides to surrender:
all control over the colony.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

/" On July 26, 1847, a convention met in
Liberia, which adopted a declaration of
independence and a new constitution.
modelled after our own declaration"
and constitution; and the colony of Lii
IBERIA became the republic, OF Liberia.
BY 1867 Liberia was in treaty relations
with nearly all the leading rations.~
Though broils with the natives have
disturbed from time to time, the coun-
try has added to her territory and has
enjoyed a marked degree Of prosperity
in the SIS years elapsing since its birth
as separate nation. .%% :
z 1t has demonstrated that the negro
race is fit for self-government, and in
the republics struggle for existence
there have been brought. out men who
stand as the highest types of the race,
Authorities are of the opinion that the
ambitious, educated American negro
can find in Liberia most suitable field
for the exercise of his talents. ~
y DR.. Hartzell, missionary bishop of
Africa, af1rms that, in spite of the un-
charitable criticisms made to the con-
trary by traders and travellers along the
coast, the marvel is that 80 much has
been accomplished by Liberia in the way
of efficient government and advance in
social conditions. Her natural resources
have not been developed to any great
extent, but the resources Of Africa gem
orally are still to be developed The
little land, with its latend and developed
wealth, is now looked upon with coyet-
Gus eyes, both France and Germany de-
string possession Of this territory. The
bishop declares what Liberia wants
and needs is that her nationality shall
be guaranteed by some powerful nation.
She looks for help first to the United
States and next to England desiring her
protector to be a nation that speaks a
language she understands herself; and
England and the United. States both
have shown themselves friendly to the
republic Of Liberia.
s: 5=zs KATHERINE POPE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

- HE Colored National Emf
grafton and Commercial as:
NJ ISOLATION recently adopted q.
resolution favoring the char
- tertng Of ships during the
! .s - year 1904 for the conveying Of
colonies Of negroes to Liberia. And the
association adopted also a petition to
the presiden and congress Of the United
States, in which petition was given a
recital Of the wrongs Of the race in this
country and a request made for an APP
preparation of $1,O00,0OO to transport
negro emigrants to Liberia. OF course,
the association would not make the
emigration compulsory; their. aim is to
make it possible and inviting. Doubt
less it will not appeal to all the 8 5000, 900
# sss.5 .s1 ~z5s II
Doctors disagree as to whether or not
the Iberian experiments Of the past
were successful. The history Of the early
negro colonists in Liberia is tale of
privation, disease and death, but SO is
the history of our own American colo
nists. The life of the pioneer everywhere
is life of hardship. Those that survive
are themen whose kind make the back
bone OF, a nation, men of tried courage
and endurance; and to-day we find
descendants of the negroes that
""stayed-on" in Liberia fine specimens
OF the race, citizens enjoying we'll
earned freedom and prosperity. Mr.. o.
F: Cooke, who has made a six-years'
study OF the subject, reports that the
-Liberfans seem to have made a more
notable effort in the direction of ciyiliza-
ton: and progress than any other body
Of negroes; and adds, II he were me-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
; HE science of forestry is OF

60 HE science Of forestry is of
A modern development and
Y dAN growth. Years ago little
NWEX thought was given to the
s%EH subject in this country, and
-. practically no effort made
to replenish the tracts which were de-
nuded Of trees by the ak of man and the
devouring fame. But the consequences
of short-sightedness and thoughtless-
ness are being felt, and the nation, the
state, corporations and the individual
farmer are turning their attention to the
matter and putting forth increasing ef-
fort to repair the damage done and pro-
vide for the needs of the country gen.
Grafton hence.
The timbered area of the United States
has been so vast, so evidently inexhaus-
tible that the axman has been unre-
stricted and the denuded tracts have
been left ruthlessly behind while he
pressed eagerly into the. forest tract
which still lay temptingly, before him.
And some of the evil consequences of
this recklessness have become abpa-
rent. Earnest effort is being made to
retimber the thousands and thousands
of acres of land in different sections of
the country which have been ruthlessly
robbed and left in SCARED and hideOus
nakedness. The task is prodigious one,
but beginning has been made.
While it cannot be said as yet that for
est planting is practicable for the United
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17
FriIls ond Foncies. Of the
Summer Fashions
What Is Correct in Feminine Dress for out-of-Doot
~ Occasions During the Hot Days.
tween the plaits and is, like the cape

tween the plaits and Is, like the cape,
enhanced by outlines and tiny de-
signs in strappings Of 1.-The blue nous
seline. The full treble plaits which,
beautifully graduated and arranged,
form the skirt, have a very small fiat
white silk braid on their folded edges,
while a garniture of wee buttons and
braid en- suite and a la militaire, forms
a very becoming front panel, passing
as it does from waist to hem In q
height-giving line. AS to the bodice, it
is French, and therefore pouched; a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-07-17

States as whole, it does apply to large
part of the country, and is of constantly
increasing Importance The purposes;
for which forest planting is practicable
differ widely for different parts of the
country. The considerations which de-
termine the practicability of planting as
a part of forestry for any specific region
are the following: QD The present
supply of useful timber. (2) The need
of the forest to provide shelter, protect
the soil, or conserve moisture. 90 The
capacity of the forest to produce another
crop, either unaided by man or aided in
ways less expensive than planting.
(D The value of the ground for other
purposes than forest growth. (5) The
protection which can be given from fire
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gro he would certainly make his home

gro he would certainly make his home:
in Liberia. ".. -:
According to Mr.. Cook, Liberia con-
tains more civilization expressed in
farms under cultivation, comfortable
homes, family life and enlightened pub
lie opinion, than any other part Of trop-
ical Africa And this advanced degree
of civilization has developed since 1882,
with many Interruptions and barriers
to progress, in the midst of barbarous
and hostile natives. Monrovia, the cap
ital and chief seaport town of Liberia,
now a town of considerable age and
size, indicates the measure of the pros
perity and enterprise of the colored
colonists.
Liberia seems, in many respects, the
ideal home for the negro. It is fruit,
full region, and a land where none but
the negro may own real-estate or hold
Office. Liberia and Hayti are the only
nations in the world controlled by ne
groes. The negroes in this country say
America is the white mans land"
which may be true, but over on the west
African coast there is a land where the
opposite holds good.
The little fepublic qf Liberia lies on
the west coast of Africa, with coast
line of about 300 miles and domain
that extends something like $50 miles
into the interior; giving it an area Of
about $4,000 square miles,, It has room
and to spare for all the negroes Of the
United States At present, there are
/ probably. $4,000 "Americo-Liberians" in
the republic, and 100000 native Afri-
cans. The former, emigrants or de-
scendants of emigrants, speak the Eng
5lish language; the latter, made up of
various tribes, speak different African
dialects. All now recognize the SOW
ereignty of the republic, but the large
native part of the population is given
over to the practices Of their ancestors,
although a few have become civilized
end have the rights Of citizenship.
Though INDECENT, the natives are intel
ligent and learn readily. They are Of
medium size, coal-black color, and are
well-formed. They raise rice, cassava
lroot from which tapioca is manufac-
tured), and tobacco; supply the trade
with palm-oil; evaporate salt from sea-
water; engage in hunting and fishing;
make baskets, hats, mats, and hsh-nets.
they have worked with metals for gem
erations; have smelted iron-ore and
manufactured. weapons, utensils, and
tools, and attained to no little skill as
silver and goldsmiths. They are not at
all q hopeless people, and possess many
me traits.
Though the negro suffered slavery In
America, he also learned there the
meaning OF freedom The America
zLiberians we're Influenced greatly BY
their acquaintance with the tree insti-
tutions 81 =America. and their FORM Of
government II modelled sitter that Of
1.-The United States. sS=s.sSs
f.1 Liberta vas orr first attempt at colo
Inial enterprise. Thomas Jefferson,
realizing the perils q 81 layery,snggeste
plan of co1onizati On of the negroes.
and; nth prophetic fnsIeh 1ot4:
ls.tSVhy not retain and incorporate the