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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-03

the levees, the on-rushingg waters ruin
plantations, fences eve drown
stock,scover lands with sand and de-
bris; and often the rivers Of mud and
fresh water that are hurled into the
bays and sounds of the delta, destroy
fishes, mollusks and other animal life.
In the flood of 1890, the water rushedS
throughaa ~creyasse about 90 miles
above New Orleans, and formedacur
rent of Is miles an hour. The destruc-.
tion it worked was terrible. Thesover-e:
flow, joined by that from: another
cIreyasse shigheryup hurried eastward
causingLake Maurepas and Lake Pont-
>chartrain (60o square miles in area)
to add their portion to the work4ofs
ruin. The watersscontinued eastward
and on entering M%obilezbay destroyed
for a time the fish industries Of that
body of water. 2 = ..g 1 9ss
A flood in the east would be consid-
cred by the people, living there quite as
startling as azvolcanic eruption; but
every year-the west expects such a
visitation. The affection s2nots infre-
quently attributed entirely to the Mis-
sissippi ~levees, breaks in which allow
the waters to follow unusual courses
and overflow lands considered safe
from their wrath. The conditions,
however, differ greatly on the two sides
of the Appalachian mountains. The /:
western side has five times the area to
drain, and the immense basin4fromthe
Appalachian to the Rockies must de-
pend upon the Mississippi river for
outlet, the bed of which is comparative
Nv small. -
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form of the sandalta tan slipper that is
attracting notice has three straps
which. fasten with brass harness buck
les -. -
White. ties, and ties of white suede
and tan leather combined will be. used
for dressy outing. The tennis shoes
are about what they were last year,
and also. the riding boots.
Brilliant as are the seasons shoes
and slippers, the stockings easily keep
pace with them. The black silk lead
with their usual quiet popularity
only some are. not so very quiet this
season.. One finds them plain and
ribbed and open-worked as of yore, but
many are of a f~ancifulness that de-
lights and surprises.
Some are inset with long, elliptical
medallions of black thread lace, 9TH
ers with similar medallions of black
net embroidered in color. Some are
striped up and down with lines of tiny
steel beads, others with lines of black
spangles..
Some are embroidered with stately
clocks of severe lines, others with
clocks not so severe that burst into
little rockets of flowers at the tops
Some are dotted with little rosebuds
or wreaths of minute flowers, or bright
sunbursts; and the favorite grape de-
sign trails over others.
A great rose adorns the instep of
some of the most charming, the stem
of the flower scrolling up from the
toe of the stocking. There is. really
no limit to the variety of black silk
embroidered stockings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-03
and 1897 by one of the very worst
in the history of the Mississippi.

and 1897 by one of the very worst
in the history of the Mississippi.
AS a greater portion of the lands
along the Mississippi from Cape
Girardeau to the gulf are below high
water level of the river, yearly floods
in the south are accepted as a mat
ter of course; it is the unusual floods
that receive wide attention. North
of Cairo the river rarely reaches a
dangerous height; st. Louis general
~ escapes, but Cairo, Memphis,
Vicksburg and Matches suffer fire.
~quently. In 1884, at Cairo; the Mis-
sissippi rose to 11.8 feet above the
danger line, and though this was the
crest, the river. was. in flood 65t days.
In 1890, at the same unfortunate
town, the waters remained, above the
DANCE line from February ID. to
April IA; and in 1893 the river. at
Cairo stood at 9.3 above danger
line. The great food Of 1897 ragged
from St. Louis to the gulf and@the
river continued in flood 50 days. The,
horrors of that time are still fresh
in our minds.
Early in the eighteenth century the
French began the work of protecting
the banks of the dreaded river. When
De la Tour, in -1718, laid out New Or
leans, his plans included the erection
of a levee on the river front of the
town. It was begun in 1870 and fin
ished seven years later. In 1928, the.
planters along the way extended the
work, and by 1875 there were 10 miles
of levees below New Orleans and 80
above. When the United States pres
emily came into possession Of the
Louisiana territory, the work was car
ried on very extensively; by 1928 the
operations had proceeded as far as.
the mouth Of the Red river, and nc
years later up to Napoleon, Ark. At
the breaking outof thecivilwar, Cairo
ILL.,, had been reached; but there the.
work stopped until after peace was de-
clared.
The great food of1s7f and the conse-
quent havoc wrought, caused the APP
pointment of special commissioners
for the purpose Of investigating the
best means for the general protection
Of the Mississippi's banks. Many
plans weres proposed, different coun-"
tries in Europe visited for the study
Of river improvements there, and.
finally areportwas presented avoring
the construction ofjetties. Acontract:
was made with Capt. James B. Eads'
..to form and maintain for 2oyears, in
the South Pass.H(one Of the three prins
cipal channels for the.outfow of the
Mississippiinto the gulf)), q channel
3O#feetS deep and $50 fee, wide, The.
Work.which was begun inslS75 andfn-
ished in 1879, sproYedve satisfactory
and was Of the greatestSbeneft to
commerce. -
When creyasses (breaks) occur ii.
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5LSN@ AS las OSSAI.
- at his work, and the pa
pers are still chronicling floods here
and there. We read of the breaking
of leyeesy in Arkansas, of portions of
Tennessee being inundated, railroad
tracks. in Mississippi: under water,
an army of laborers in New Orleans
strengthening the levees that pro-
tect that city. It may be of interest
to take a glance at the past pranks
of this river; in respect to CONNER
cial facilities the greatest river in
the world. .g< 1.s.,. ...a.
The following are. the years of
greatest recorded floods: IT'S; De-
5cember, 1875, to June, 1876; 177o,
1852, 1885, 1871, 1796, 1899, 1909, 1911,
1913, 1915, 1916, 1928. 1924, 1928, 1874,
1s49, 1850, 1881, 1885, 1859, 1862, 1874,
1882; 1890, 1929, 1897 = ~ui.:.zr@:
! In I'LL the French commander de
Bienville, was forced by the dsas-
trous flood of that year to give up
his plan for the establishment of a
settlement on the: Mississippi. Many
'fevees were broken and great damage
done in the next recorded flood, the
one Of 1885, The spring flood of
1871 was very disastrous, and the
one Of 1858 the worst known up to
that time. Between 1859~and 1862 the
water at. Memphis rose the highest
ever recorded. The year 1890 was
marked by a most destructive flood,
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The climate of the VESTS also unlike
that of the east; in the territory of
the former there being a distinct wet
and dry season, not the uniform rain
fall of the latter region. The ruthless
cutting down of the western forests
has brought about rapid thaws, and.
has caused the removal of the UNDER
brush whose tangles used to prevent
the Surface rush. Of the. rains. The
.impervious character of. the soil, too,
has much to do with the western foods.
In the d~eforested west we get the ex-
tremes; great floods, a parched land.
AS some one SO well puts it, "From
the great tracks of recently reclaimed
marsh which, almostfbordering upon
the great lakes, yet7are2 drained into
the headwaters of the Ohio tributaries,
down to little swales ind ponds peck
eted in the southern hills-every-.
where, with ak, ditch and under-drain,
the dweller in the land has been fever
ishly busy e~xaggerating typographical
dangers, quickening the soil'stoo great
tendency to shed the rains, heighten-
ing the evil effects of the seasons -in-
equalities, until, in a region where the
annual rainfall is over 40 inches, an
adequate water supply the y%earsround
is hard to obtain; and acity which sees
the river rioting through its streets
in earlyspring canpot find in@the same
stream a sufficient volume ofsf1ow to.
secure a supply4o of wholesome water
for its citizens in the late SUMNER
Yearly the governments work in
keeping channel open becomes more
difficult, owing to the denuding Of the
forest lands tributary to the Missis-
.sippi. In thesdeforested portions, the
soil is clay which, when shade is want
ing, quickly bakes in the heat Of the
sun. The water, instead Of sinking
into the soil, rushes over the hard
clay in torrents; orforms in shallow.
lakes, soon to be e%vaporated.
Mr.. Going, writing in the Engineers;
ing Magazine, proposes q plan for the.
prevention of floods in the main
streams by a system Of dams andlocks
for the control OF the minor streams
it being impossible to control a great.
stream after the floods in it have once
been allowed headway. This, in con-.
.nection with reforestration, and a.re-.
adjustment Of the artificial drainage.
system--whereinthe water would be.
stored on the land instead Of reckless.
ly,driven of--Mr. Going considers
would at least he1p-solve the grave
problem OF thespring floods nthe;
west. KATHERINE POPE.
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SIGN Importance as how to Sc
~ cure an Easter hat. The
- - perfect shoulder is even of
more enduring Importance than the
Easter hat, for the lack of the latter
may be. forgotten, but a lack of the
former is ever present.
To be perfect the shoulder must
slope. Not made to slope by the use
of artificial padsjntroduced into ones
gown, but slope naturally so that per-
lection may be displayed with the low
cut evening gown. For the woman
to whom nature has given a pair of
square shoulders there is much hard
work and much self-denial if she
would acquire the curve that is pro-
nounced ideal.
The sloping shoulder takes us back
to the modes of 1880, when the sleeve
cap was fitted to the shoulder and
when my lady appeared very long of
neck. The shoulder seams were in,
those days cut very low to give that
slope, which was then considered a
line of much beauty.
The beauty expert has solved the
problem of sloping shoulders without
the aid Of the modiste and these are
some of the suggestions~she offers for
accomplishing this, much to be de-
sired result: F.
Take up your stand in front of the
mirror and throw out your chest.
Take a deep breath, and as you do so
try to lower your shoulders. Pull
them down, SO to speak, until, instead
of standing out square and warlike
they are curved and pretty.
You cannot make them wholly sion
ing at the first trial, but you canzdo
something for them. You can. slope
them arlittle. Draw the abdomen in.
throw the upper part of the chest ont
rs far as you can. Now, with a mighty
effort pull down the shoulders, throw
ing them back at the same time.
An exercise to assist the square.
s%houldered girl is one that cansbe per
formed with the pockethandkerchief
Take the handkerchief by the ends
and twist the until the handker-
chief Is long, tough, string anair.
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storm at sea, have realized it's grand
ness and the solemnity of its ever fol-
lowing calm, may be able to picture. to
themselves the terrors of a khamseen,
sweeping over the desert, and its ac-
companying stiffness when the gale
has passed. G. H.. R1TrNER.
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An Artistic Arm Described.

The proportions for an artistic arm
are as follows: Length Of arm from
shoulder to finger tips, 2s27-10 inches;
from shoulder to elbow, 1874 inches;
from elbow to finger tips, 1914 inches;
around the upper arm, 10 inches;
around forearm, 81 inches; around
elbow, 11A inches, around wrist, 6
inches. One exercise for developing
the arms and adding to the shapeli-
ness of the shoulder requires a wand
or cane, which should be grasped by
the hands extended: above the head.
Swing the arms and shoulders in uni
son, first forward, then backward. Ex-
tend the arms at fullest length until
they are nearly as possible at right an
giles with the body. Swing in this way
at the rate Of about Is movements TO
the minute. The shoulders must be
swung with the arms, or the exercise
will have little value.--ChicagosDail
News.
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Shoulder Is in Vo&ue

Now take h ends in hand and see
sa wv them across the back of the neck
continually.
This is fine exercise, but as soon as
the girl athlete a manage it she must
try not to touch her neck with the
handkerchief. She must hold her arms
behind her head, but the handkerchief
must not touch the neck. There is a
certain shoulder exercise to be OBJ
tanned in this manner which is very
refreshing.
Another exercise is to take the
handkerchief by one end and fling it.
around her head. In the loose end sic
must tie a weight, and thus, with the
handkerchief in her hand, she sits and
filings it to the breezes. This waving
exercise is good practice for the Shout
derls and it gives them a certain poise
and agility, so to speak, which will
prove very useful in the search for
slipping shoulders.
Carrying dumb-bells in the hands
has also been recommended. But this
is tiresome. 1t does the work, but one
becomes weary. The dumb-bells which
are heavy are merely carried about,
not swung, the object being to exert.
a pull upon the arms and the shout
~ders.
Rowing is one waytomake the shout
ders slope. The one who is exercising
must take the rowing position. This
as nearly everyone knows, is a sitting
one, with the knees slightly bent and
the arms out. In the absence of a
pair of oars one can grasp the table
legs or any other firm support for the
arms. The game is to pull a long, long
pull and a strong, strong pull, but not
long enough or strong enough to in
jure the back. E "
A continuation of such exercises as
these will in time give curve to prac-
ticaly any pair of square shoulders.
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but also on account of the wonderful
changes of light visible omit. Seldom a
living soul to disturb the tranquility
of the surrounding waste, only the
song of an occasional bird becomes
audible as one approaches a small plot
of arabic land.
Out on the desert, in the far distance,
a solitary camel, silhouetted clearly
against the sky, becomes visible, bear
ing its rider or laden with merchant
disc; closer and closer it comes; the
sound of its disconnected grunt is
heard as it approaches, only to die
down again as its ungainly tread and
uncouth form become more indistinct
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-03

OW to acquire the ideal
shoulder is a question that
is to-day of quite as much
Importance as how to Sc
cure an Easter hat. The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-03

EAUTIFUL, not only on ac-
count of it's absolute still
ness, is the vastness of the
desert, SO vast that it's
enormity is beyond the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-03
s.A..s@.s -
Terrib1e Hoods Of the
Mississippi ofthe Past
Have Been OF Almost Annual Occurrence
Since +he River Was. Known by White Men.

year we expect the
Father ofWaters" to get
on q rampage, and he
never fails us. For some
weeks IA 81 Ia no hoanfs
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6oc COI0Ted VOiIes, JOG.
$6. SO Silk Pefticoats,
 S4.0S.

Place these pett;coats beside any $6. 50 petticeat in town and they'll win out. They're made of love- ly soft, swishy quality of taffeta in the prettiest styles we have had in long time - about half dozen styles in all. There's always a a rush whenever we advertise Silk Petticoats, so be on hand early if you want one.
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DEATHS.

BARTHOLOMEW-I this city, April 30. Frank P. Bartholomew, aged P years, 10 months and 23 days.
 Funeral services will be held at his late residence, 22S Norton Street, Sunday after noon, May 3, at 3 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited to attend. It BEECHERIEnte into rest, April 2S Annie Maria! eldest daughter of the late Benjamin and Huldah Foster Beecher. Funeral will take place from her late resi- dence, B Sylvan Avenue, at three o'clock this afternoon, Relatives and friends are invited to attend without further notice. MACDoNALD-In this city, May 1, Agnes, daughter of Elizabeth and the late Fred erick A. Macdonald, of 163 Lloyd Street. Notice of time of funeral hereafter. It ALLING--In New Haven Hospital, Thurs day, April 30. Charles F. filling. Funeral from his late residence in North ford, Conn, Saturday, May ?, at 230 D. m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend without further notice. m1 2t BoOTH-In this city, April 30, Ransom P. Booth, aged 75 years.
 Funeral from his late residence, 240 Whal- ley Avenue, Sunday, May 3, at ? D. m. mi 2tp
 MANSFIELD-In this city, April 30, 1903, Harriet Janet Clark, widow of Benjamin F. Mansfield, in the S4th year of her age. Funeral services will be held at her late residence, No. 134 Wooster Street. on Sat urday afternoon at half-past two o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Burial private. m1 2t
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WANTED,

@ s.t WANTED,
 FOR U. s. army, able bodied unmarried men, between ages of q and 35; citizeni of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who eau speak, read and write English For information appiy RECRUITING OFFICER, S90 Chapel St. New Haven; 66 State St, Hartford, oi lO22 Main St, Bridgeport. Conn. ,i3 Il
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District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court

District of New Haven. ss. Probate Court. ESTATE of MARY A. McARTHUR. also
 known as MARY A. MACARTHUR, late
 of New Haven, in said District, de-
 ceased.
 An instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of said de- ceased having been presented in Court and Agnes E. MacArthur, of New Haven. having made written application praying that the same may be Drobated, and that letters testamentary may be granted, as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, in said District, on the 7th day of May. 1903, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and that public notice os the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon, be given to all parties interested in said estate. by publishing this order three times in q newspaper having circulation in said Dis By order of Court.
 JAMES KINGSLEY BLAKE,
 nl2 St Clerk
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janas' Reliable Employment hgenny,

4S Church. Telephone I524-z.
 We are headquarters. Only best heiu furnished. Trial order will convince you.
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WANTED,
wANTED

A GOOD cook. willing to go to the noun
 falns for the summer. Apply 43 TRUM BULL STREET. a3O 3tl
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Employment Agency, sggss.ss E
 Male and female can find the bxshsS. best sit. nations. Work of all kinds. The best help can be obtained here. Open evenings.
 flo year
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 MARINE LIST.
FOR RENT.
NOTICE TO COALDEALERS,

Sealed bids will be received at the Free Public Library not later than 5 o'clock D. Lehigh Egg Coal, well screened, Hazleton or. Honey brook, and 9 tons best bitumin- ous coal, to be delivered in cellar of Free Public Library as wanted by Library. Bids payable to J. N. Rowe, City Controller, for 5 per cent. of amount of bid. nl2 St
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TYPOTHETAF.

The seventeenth annual convention of the United Typothetae of America will be held at Atlantic City, N. J., June 22 to 18th, 1903..
 For many reasons the coming seven- teenth annual convention of the U. T. of A. should be of unusual interest, and will doubtless mark an epoch in the history of the organization.
 The opending day of the convention is Monday is Monday, June 22, 1908. The session will continue until Friday after noon, June 26.
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AT ZION LUTHERAN CHrrRcu

The services tomorrow at the Zion German Lutheran church, corner Ward street and Davenport avenue, will be at 10:so a. m. and 7:S0 D. m. The pas- tor, Rev. Frederick A. Ottmann. will preach at both services. The choir will sing and Organist Dressler will preside at the organ. Seats are free. Every body welcome.
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MRS. BABE, 126 COURT STREET, Select Employment Office. Best Help, Good
 Situations a25 In
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Sure, Murphy was wrong, an he knowed he was wrong, an he owned up loike a little mon"
 Did he, now?" "Yis; he licked the other mon fir-rst!" Puck.
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WANTED.
WANTEn.

SITUATION as cook in private fanilx
 STREET. ii
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WANTED.

AN experienced lanndress, with good ref
 erences, willing to go to the country. An ply between one and four o'clock D. In. at It's PROSPECT STREET. m2
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amauts.

oas cent . word for each inasrtien Eve cents . Herd for full week. ssvst tine& z.~-......--.
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WASHING to take home Competent lam dress. MRS. coNNoRS. col Grand Ava m1 Ftp
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INVESTING IN CHANCES

Experience with setn eossy to Etes
people, be propsty assniatsd WIZ
worth tar e men anu
women who another menr same
a,ways Tor felo~H
made speculation et aN""h
men are apt Jump that "a the only way V
,ich ana requiea no work. eh
mental.
put the by ~hrh many me-"
steadily accumulate Immense spuaear az an IN"
eliminated et niAssef'
Formation andc Judgment
deeent fef he
ands true captain
aastry In aNenee es"y su"
enterprise end HIS aaeaauVn
sure thing -. -,
misleading maSnn one OF inc "~s
injurious nahns waca insxpef'ensea
literally and 10 shut Their ea ana
their =.
the snooth unhot well In anesan TAR
ro saeeess o. sehn ~
Rockefeller The inexpssHeea enm
aud that 10 wena
scorno tauch uncertain we'll :.
and o. hnx~ thHy 10Y
Others cautious take chances
hts savings In any ef
definite knSwexe He wosa M
highest skill and That IN.
profits be
good iaasmsut Investing speculative en-,
terpgis herew ouid be few
Chance lueka 3 depend
Another : a poorer stl 20 pat faith In
does not certainly the
people IN the last few weeks ought 20
impress the iesson
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4 arm the VERY happie-t voman IN
Amerscs and I wouldn't change
plsees with any one l know said
yfme. zelle Las.an with xsY little
laugh whsn a reporter who aaised
on her yesterday Al the Bsinier
brand hotel The prims donna, who
sang under the aaapsrcs Of tina
Ladies' Musical Club last evening.
was in high splrtts.
u am aa oEs,iasst, you know" she
continued. -and | coulan'f - blue IL
1 tried. I often have tried 20 Just to
500 how Il feels, but something
funny IL sure 20 hatpen and then !
haye 20 laugh.
80 many persons get ths idea that
I am Frcnch because my ways are
sort Of Franchified. but I really am
an American ztfl by nature and b.,
birth. and l avn proud u u. too"
Mime. LuHaan Is one Of the meet
prominent opera singers IN this
country and ". moreover. onr % the
most attractive women On the stage.
Che T. always laughing aud 10 the
generalization of charm.
Nature has been kind to her She
has tho ptettiest eyes and teeth i'm
nsinAble. and beautiful dark curly
hair.
n was a great pleasure 10 Nine.
i.uzsan 10 be in the CITY when Anna
Haid was here. ~ they are warm
personal friends and enjoyed many
q chat during Miss Heid'H short 50
iourn-
Mine Lussan'e voice n one Of rare
sseetness aud power. ana she claims
"a have never taken q les@on in her
life exoept from her mother, who
was talented although not pre-