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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-04-09

The rLd's Far.
In making yout arrangements for
the Worlds FAR at It Louis thus
summer, if you consider conve
nience and saving of time. you
will take the " 6n&h RaitrcGd
from Kansss en- a. ii runs by &
stops at its station 1t he entrance
of the Fair Gt.pudS; thus saving
several mics ran aud return. and
the inevitable Jam at the big Union
station. By all means consider
the advantages of the Wabash
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

UuC SuOuSu are Oh
duty to attend to the presidents wants
and to the comfort of the guests whom
he always has with him. 1t is during
periods of this kind that the president
delights in entertaining little "stag'
parties. He surrounds himself with
his bachelor friends or those who are
in temporary widowerhood on account
of the absence of their wives and fam
lilies and jolly party sits down to the
table morning, noon and evening.
Amy of the presidents friends who
happen to be in the city are captured
and brought into the bachelor circle.
The president is famous for discussing
matters of state and politics at his ia
BILE, and it is a common practice for
him to invite statesmen and politicians
to luncheon or dinner for the express
purpose of discussing public issues
with them. When he is alone in the
white house this custom is followed
very generally as stag party about
the table can then devote their atten-
ton exclusively to politics or states
manship, no ladies being present to
require attentions and courtesies or to
divert the drift of conversation to 9TH
er subjects.
Among those whom the president
delights in having at the white house
are Attorney General Moody, a bach
elor of the cabinet: Commissioner of
Corporations Garfield, Familiarity
known as Jimmy" special council in
the post office Investigations. Holmes
Conrad; Secretary of War Taft and
half dozen other men in official life
noted for good fellowship and for their
sympathy with the presidents poll
cies and purposes. i"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Wild Cat Spoils Sale.

A half-grown wild cat spoiled the:
sale of q piece of Minnetonka real es-
tate for P. p. Swenson, Minneapolis.
real estate agent, a day or two ago.
While Mr.. Swenson was showing q a.
prospective buyer and his wife a piece
of lake property the cat jumped out of
underbursh and cut across. the lot.
frightning the buyers wife almost in.
to Mysteries and giving the agent and
prospective customer something of a.
scare. 3 -...>..-. =zS. - r.
The man was satisfied with the pro-
perty and so was his wife until the cat;
made it's appearance, after which they
took the first train back to the city.
Swenson has bought a gun and is look-.
ing for. the wild cat, and. the woman
has changed her mind about q summer
home at Minnetonka. .rss II s szs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Live Stock at Fair.

In the various announcements OF
1Minnesota's great representation in
the live stock department at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition it has
been stated that the#admirable dis
play would be sent to st. Louis early
in September. This lis true, but it
should be remembered that this stock
will not go to St. Louis until after the
Minnesota State Fair and that it will
all be exhibited at the State Fair
grounds during the weekgof August
Doth to September 3rd: No one VILE
need to 60 to ST.. Louis to see what
Minnesota can do in the way of pure
bred live stock, and, further, no one.
need go to ST. Louis to see the prize
winners at#ssthat great show, for a
great majority of the animals which
will take premiums at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition will have been
exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair
this year. The Minnesota fair is the
only one this year which will have,
national exhibitions in connection
with the American, Hereford Cattle.
Breeders Association and the Ameri-
can. Short-horn Breeders Association.
The fair opens August 90 and closes
Sept. g. r. ~ - : "@sE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

Official business. The only way he
can entirely separate himself from
work is to get out of reach of rail-
roads. telegraphs and telephones. This
Mr.. Roosevelt did last year on his big
western tour when he escaped into
the Yellowstone park for week and
got out of communication with his
secretary and the rest of the world.
At Oyster Bay the president enjoys
many personal privileges that are de-
MED him in Washington. He is per-
mitted to spend more time with his
family and can indulge in sports and
pastimes of which he is fond to a
greater extent than when in the white
house. At the same time he devotes q
good portion of each day to the trans
action of official business. He signs
papers and listens to official business
just as faithfully as he does in Wash
ington, SO that his vacation at his
summer home is largely in name only
Now that he is back in Washington he
will feel the full pressure of official
life Scores and hundreds of poll
ticians have been waiting for his re-
turn to discuss with him the situation
and to press requests for appointments
and it possible to secure promises to
be used in the campaign.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
vs.
Killing Cattle

pr. Il. IS. Ward. executive agent o.:
state hive stock sanitary board said;
that the board will con inue to con-f
& denim 11n COWS afflicted with tuberculo sis,
although State Auditor 81 G. Iverson
has refused to issue warrants reim-
bursting the owners IN accordance with
the Krostue bill passed BY the last leg
{islature This means that the cows.
Will be killed. but the owners will not
receive anything from the state
~ We shall 90 on with our work Just.
the Same, Z raid Dr: Ward I'VE have.
been killing COWS afhcted with tuber-
.culosis at the rate offs to 100 . month,
and should say that the average cost
/ to the state was shout III. Z. Il
The action Of the state auditor in
holding mp the warrants is on advice
OF Judge Daniel Fish Of the statueare-
vision commission who says: that
the Krostue bill authorizing the
payment was=repealed by the law cree
ting the live stock sanitary board and
has brought many protests from Mime.
sofa sdairymen who have cows afflicted
with tuberculosis These .dairymen say
that twas bad enough when the state
killed their cows and paid three fourths
Of their value &as2s ~ ~ -sss, ~ - +F
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Mark III. .Donnell.

Mark II. Dunnel, former congress-
man and distinguished citizen of the
Northwest, died at his home in Owa-
tonna of heart failure, aged eighty-one
years. %'~@ - H.,
Mr.. Dunnell was born in Buxton,
Me-, July 2, 1922, of Scotch and Eng,
sparentage. He was graduated from
Waterville collegesin 1s4e and spent
the next five years in teaching.
a January 1855, Mr.: Dunnells came
to Winona, Mimi, becoming member
of the Minnesota legislature in 1867.
At the close of this session he was ap-
pointed state superintendent of public
instruction, holding that position for
three anda half years .###S&#E 4
=" He resigned this Office upon election
to congress in the fall Of 1870 He
served twelve consecutive years in the.
national house Of representatives. He
was retired by q change Of political
controlo of his district. He was in prii-
vate life until 1889, when he was re-
elected to congress-. r. : sr-s -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

Oh the Wu1Ic mousse
every morning. Just before he had to
give up work he made a blunder that
betrayed his failing faculties. He ran
up the flag Union Jack down, the sig
nal of distress. The mistake was quick
ly discovered and rectified, but Uncle
Jerry never got over this blunder. He
took it as sign that he was failing
and the time had come to give up
work. He was relieved from duty and
soon took to his bed. where he now
lies slowly passing away with cancer
of the stomach. In his modest little
home he has not been forgotten, as
President Roosevelt, National Chair
man Cortelyou and many high officials
have called to inquire after the old
man and to let him know that he is
we'll remembered.
Uncle Jerry is Virginia negro and
was first engaged at the white house by
Gen. Grant. Up until the last few
months he was a man of striking APP
pearance. Fully six feet tall, broad
shouldered, with erect carriage and
wearing a snow-white mustach and
imperial, Jerry Smith was a regular
colored field marshal. He was univer-
sally esteemed for his good nature,
cheerfulness and willingness. No one
ever heard him grumble about work
that might be required of him. During
his 80 odd years service he was en-
ployed in all sorts of positions, from
cook to head usher at an official func-
ton. Of late years he seemed to be
the official buster in the executive man
sion, for he was never separated from
large feather buster, with which he
was continually brushing furniture and
windows. In manner he was a colored
Chesterfield. His death will remove a
very conspicuous landmark from off,
cial Washington and will leave Arthur
Simmons, North Carolina negro who
came to the white house as a refugee
during Lincoln's administration as the
remaining link between the old and
new white house regimes. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

Plans have just been completed by
an eastern railroad for the introduce
ton of number Of hospital or ambu-
lance cars, with which to cope with
the effects of collisions or other acct
dents. For over year the railroad
has been quietly experimenting with
an ordinary car, fitted up according to
the idea of scientists, who were en-
ployed by the road. The value of
such an adjunct for the service has
been repeatedly shown in actual oper-
alton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

A traveller in Siberia, few years
back, noted that among the natives
along the northern coast wood, in a
certain form, is a most common and
constant article of diet. The natives
eat it because they like it. Even
when fish are plentiful it usually
forms part of the evening meal, as
many clearly stripped large logs near
every hut testify. These people know
by experience that the fact of their
eating wood arouses the sympathy of
strangers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

the Deverites spread a Parker and
Davis banner with appropriate cere-
monies. Under the portraits of the
national candidates appears large
portrait of the large Devery with the
legend: ''Our choice for leader, Will
liam s. Devery." This tells the story.
81 Big Bill is not interested in national
issues. He has begun a fight to regain
the leadership of his district. To be a
district leader is to be a great power
in New York, and Devery covets the
lost honor and profit The ex-chief of
police. declared to his !ieutenants that
this is to be his greatest fight and that
they would win in a walk" Inevita-
bly, Devery paid his respects to the
man who has stolen the district from
him and now sits in the councils of
Tammany. In a vigorous speech he
said: "Goin's back to our old friend,
the Ice Pitcher, who has been handed
to you we'll creased and pushed down
your; Threats, he's got only two jobs
for this district from the present al
sministration. One Of these nets 5000
a year and Goodwin copied that for
himself. The other pays $1,000 a year
and it was passed to young Noonon..
whose dad is. a millionaire If I'm
elected leader of this district I'll take
the steel hoop of that Teller and he'll
run out on the sidewalk" -..t1 = 2.
5s Big Bill remains one of the most
picturesque characters in New York
It is claimed that his type of politician
is soon to become obsolete in the
metropolis. But I doubt It. There
are many of Bills type among the poli-
ticians Of New York. as among the
politicians of other of our large cities.
Heis very American, Bill lis, after all.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

m Hearsts mal ssbuk ices the 70 8.
sult ct ST. Louis with Hi usla com.
placency, although he has d Ssacsr.ificed
h none Of his opini onA regarding the is
sues the party stood for "a 1900 and
1886. He was asked the other day
whether the proceedings Of the st.
Louis tal + convent ton really committed the
party to the gold standard. ell
now, said Edwards, IT.. think 4 can
best illustrate the, situation by relating
q little story Of the experience of q
travelling man. q; friend Of mine. !: !.
This drummer on his return from
his hrst trip on the road turned In an
expense account in which / was such
items ten !. as "a pair OF shoes, $3.50; ono
shirt, SO cents: hat, $500, and . few
other things of the same nature.
Here, what does this mean?' said
the head Of the house. we don't mind
being liberal in expense allowances,
but we are not buying wearing appar-
Ell for our agents. You've got to fix
up different expense account.
The next trip my friend turned in
his expenses, which footed up larger
amount than on his first. trip, but it
was paid without a murmur. 81 That
something like an expense account, ,
said the head of the firm You don t
see any overcoats mentioned among
the items?', asked my friend. No. I
do not was the answer. We'll, the
overcoat is in there all the same. re-
sponded my friend with q grin.
THAT is the way with the st Louis
platform and convention" laughed Ed
wards, you may not find the gold
standard among the items; but 1t Is lin
there all the same" ;z.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

The total production of gold from
the mines of the world for 40 years
or since there have been any records
of the same kept, is officially given at
$10,693,2 36,302. The total production
of gold from the mines of the United
States since it's discovery is given at
$2,539, 503,140. OF this the Eastern
and Southern states produced $780,
492,64S, leaving $2,507,010,492 as the
amount of gold produced by the noun
famous country west of the meridian
of Denver.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

The mountains of iron which ex-
list in almost unlimited quantities, it
is believed, will cause Mexico to be-
come great in her manufactures of
iron and steel products. One year
ago the first steel rails ever produced
south of the Rio Grande were rolled
at the steel plant in Monterey Struc-
tural iron of all kinds is being pro-
duced in large quantities, and it is
understood that in a short time a
bodybuilding department will be
added to the steel works.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

aothers NJ IA IS hen 5, & tryine
to secure his own release from NJ ssSings;
Sing. 81 .:his VII ing. WITH out success.
Reason Jerome. The yvestern lynfon
Telegraph company shut down On Its
race track service &C the threat Of Je-
rome. The pool rooms ace track
gambling quarters are supposed to be
closed and the police have just In
dulged ID . spectacular trick in an
effort to prove that there are some left
and that the Western Union giYea
them q preferred service. u Il saSa IS SIS
When racing began at one Of the
tracks q batch Of plain clothes detec-
tives lined up at the telegraph Office
with hundreds 81 kilograms prepared
in advance and addressed to various
persons in New York, and thereby held
the wires until all the races were over.
The; result wasba; day disaster to tho
pool rooms, much annoyance to the
newspapers, who got no racing news
until very late. and no particular proof
against the telegraph company t;t9s
Despite all the crusading there is, of
course, gambling everywhere in New
York. Z There are not so many gildcd
halls at this hour, except those of ali
exceedingly secluded rand, exclusive
kind. But race track gambling -four
5ishes much the same as ever, and
gambling games large and small are
In nightly progress sforsthe benefit sof
those who know how to reach them.
Recent court decisions having
frowned upon the use of violence by
the police, axe assaults upon suspicious
doors are likely togo out Of fashion.
and the new gilded halls will he safer
from one sort of attack than imme-
diately hitherto. Yeti must be re-
membered that Brother Jerome Is still
at his post. Jerome is law unto him.
self, and it may be. taken as an axiom
and I am not making a pun-that
Jerome will find q way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

The 1900 cutters now on strike in
New York averaged about SIS a week,
and have surrendered a weekly in
come of at least $21,6O0. The 10000
idle tailors averaged about SIS week,
and are losing 100000 weekly. To
this should be added a weekly loss
of not less than $4,000 by the. idle
1lnishers, and perhaps as much more
for other classes of labor not enumer-
ated. II the strike should last two
months this would reach the startling
. total of $8,600,O00. The sum of these
losses IS $425,000 weekly. :, g.:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
Another Explosion.

A second launch explosion occurred
on Lake Minnetonka, and it was only
by the rarest good fortune that no
lives were lost. 81
5s The gasoline tank in Frank Mnffet's
handsome launch, the Piccatonica, ex-
ploded with terrific force. while Robert.
MeCune, e. y. Jarvis and C. 9. Noble
were on their way across the lake, and.
for few moments 1t seemed as if
there was 70 be : repetition Of the dis.
aster in which Mrs. George 4. Upton
lost her life only 80 few weeks ago. ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

Of straight campaigning, Of exacting
interviews, correspondence, accept
ances, and so on. am speaking of
the personal habits Of the men who
are honored by the. nominations. s.A
/ There was atime when it was enough
to be a statesman. Now, it seems, the
candidate must prove that he is some
thing Of an athlete. It is expected OF
him, People want to know when and
how Judge Parker swims. Also how
long he rides each day. President
Roosevelt has been. especially devoted
to tennis since he came home for the
summer vacation. What sort of game
he plays is matter of grave import
ance, one would suppose. That the
president will ride, fish, and camp is
taken for granted. .
The popular passion for athletics
and physical culture goes further than
to m AXE inquiries about the presiden-
tial candidates. Mr.. Davis; the demo-
cratic candidate for vice president,
hardly had been half an hour in New
York-this was on his way to sec
Judge Parker when the interviewers
wanted to know what sort of exer-
else he took. It was not enough that
Mr.. Davis threw outs-a hint concern
ing his labors on the farm at home.
What sort of work did he do? Did he
ride?, Did he think walking a good
exercise?- How many hours day did
he work on the farm?
There was no occasion to question
Senator Fairbanks. No one can be ig-
norant Of the fact that he is a very
active man, with a hustling walk-a
long stride. He has told the inter
viewers that his natural activities give
him all the exercise, and by inference.
all the physical culture he wants.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

The presence in this country of Mr..
j. w. Hoffman, an agent of the Brit
ish government, to study the details
of cotton growing, in order to facili-
tate the production Of the staple in
British West Africa, emphasizes the
discomfort which exists among the
cotton manufacturers of the United
Kingdom on account of the high
prices of their raw material. They
are very much in earnest in their de-
termination not to be so absolutely
dependent on the American supply.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

One Of the most peculiar objects
connected with the cult of lama Bud
dhism throughout Tibet is the prayer
wheel. 3One sees the natives con-
stantly twisting these instruments
while bartering together, herding their
cattle or journeying on the highway.
The prayer-wheel Is small metal
cylinder, four inches In length and
two or three inches In diameter, fixed
ION an axle, one end of which pro-
trudes several inches and serves as a
handle. i In the cylinder ARE placed
strips Of paper covered with magic
prayers. S ~ sS3S
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

may or may not be taken as good
sign. If the girl struggler is pretty
she occasionally energies from the
fight triumphantly. This is notorious
enough with regard to- the stage. But
it is true also with regard to other
groups of students. Certainly it is
true among the singers. 1t is even
true among the writer's. Young
geniuses, if they be feminine and have
good looks, actually have the better
chance. r.. / ~. w 49, rs
The other day a girl artist wrote to-
describe her success at the artsschools;
and in illustrating. Her picture &C
companied the, article. and she was
very pretty. Miss Boyd Dillon, who
has carried of the gold medal at
Cooper Union is still prettier. But
Miss Dillon, who comes from Ken
lucky, is more than pretty, and her
beauty had nothing to do with her
success in this instance. She is a
genius in draughtsmanship.
The point wished to make is that
the pretty girl has great chance in
the big city, just as she has in the
small CITY,. So far as the stage is con-
cerned there are not half enough to go
round. To look well in the picture
papers-and picture papers multiply
is to be profusely advertised. And 20
be advertised is to be desired, regard
less, to a great extent, of merit. All
the more creditable, therefore, is the
success of the plain girl when it hap
pens.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

The Australian and German govern
ments both have experts in Colorado
this summer, studying the irrigation
systems of the state. Colorado is
acknowledged to have the best irriga-
ton systems in the world, and the
ideas of her experts are eagerly
sought by the countries of the old
world, which have to deal with arid
land problems, in their colonies and
at home
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19
The Return OF Big Bill.

l1G BILL DEVERY,
afsE backza ut the
pump, hot. wealth
er and ALL EIfdOn't
say that Big Bill!
is there every
night as in q mora
temperate season,
or as he was be-
fore his political
downfall. But he
is there; the Pump
is reestablished as
a political head
quarters.
The Othernigh.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

According to statistics collected by
the government there were 47,OO9, 1867
hogs 2in the United States on January
I last with an average farm valuation
of $6.15 per head. Iowa leads In the
total number Of hogs held at that
time and in the total value, the figures
showing 7,364,268 head valued at
more than $47,0Q0,00
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

all work and gen.
eral act OF u m
about the white
h o u 8 e. A fe W
months ago failing
health compelled
him to leave the
old man ssi@o n.
where he IN a d
served. so faithful
ly since President
Grants first ad-
ministration. One
of his duties was
the running up. OF
the American; flag
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

The State Agricultural college, at
Fl. Collins, COL, has purchased what
is known as the model Colorado
farm adjacent to the college
grounds, to be used for practical and
experimental work. The farm con-
tains 80 acres, is connected with the
Fl. Collins sewer and water mains
and the price paid for it was $26,00O
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

stay at Oyster
Bay has been re-
garded in the
light Of a vaca-
ton. It has been
as much of a va
cation as a presi-
dent of the United
States can take.
The truth is that
the highest officer
in the land gets
no real vacation.
Wherever he may
be he has to at
tend to a certain
- a A4-