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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21

will be conspicuous the coming fall and
winter as ornamental accessories 10
handsome toilets. Properly used on
waistcoats, cuffs and girdles, they are
artistic and beautiful, and there is the
additional attraction to the woman who
wishes exclusive styles, that while the
masses may also use buttons their
purses are unable to compass the really
handsome fancy buttons that partake
of the nature of cabochons and, conse-
quently there is no danger of their tres
passing on the exclusives territory
Buttons for the Directoire coats are
necessity, and some very beautiful jew
eled ones, as we'll as those in nouveau
art designs artistically worked in COL
ored metals, will be used. Rhinestones,
many in fiat designs, will lead these jew
eled buttons.
Some of the new metal buttons are 50
made as to closely resemble delicate en-
broideries on silken grounds.
New yet decidedly old-fashioned but.
tons like those our mothers used to
wear are covered with cclored silks,
tufted with velvets of contrasting
shades. Indeed, several Of the novelties
in buttons are reminiscent of the preced-
ing generation.
Coral and turquoise cabOchons set in
rims Of silver, gold or steel are shown,
but these are not new.
AS Pavuin is using Dresden buttons in
the new yellowish-tinted reds and pur-
plish blues with patterns outlined in
gold, these buttons are among the latest
importations Other colors as we'll as
those mentioned are also in evidence.
A new thing in pearl buttons is the
Introduction of eolored centers. Cro-
Chef and braid buttons to combine with
braid trimmings are quite the thing.
Another of the new buttons is tufted-
Jack black ivory for use on tailored and
mourning wearing apparel. The tufted
back permits the button to be easily
sewed on and retained by the garments
it is destined for use upon.
In the better braids for trimming pur-
poses the Japanese patterns and ideas
are seen, and the diamond-patterned
silk braids are much in evidence.
A novelty in passementeries is the use
Ut suede in various shades as a back
ground for the embroideries and ap-
pliques of silk and beads. Suede is also
being used for vests with collars and
cuffs to match, but there is no prospect
of its being generally fashionable A
dark-blue brcadcloth coat and skirt had
Its coat showing pale yellow suede
vest embroidered in furnished gold ef-
fects and having buttons to match the
embroidery. The cuffs and fiat collar
showed strips of the embroidered suede
set in the dark blue velvet forming the
foundation of these accessories.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21

Nerve Wrecking Noises.

Experts have pronounced Chicago q
city of nerve-wrecked people. A city
commission that has investigated the
subject among the children especially
say that at least one in three are suffer-
ing from nervous disorders of one form
or another, and noise is given as the
greatest cause.
There is no other city in America,
and probably none in the world. where
noise is such predominating feature
of city life as in Chicago. There is no
other city in the world with anything
like an equal mileage of cable street
railways, and as noise producers the
cable lines are far ahead of electric
lines. There are few cities in the world
with greater mileage of elevated rail-
roads, and none where so great num-
Der of trains invade so densely popu-
lated business district as in Chicago.
There is no other city in the world with
so many trunk lines of railway
entering it as Chicago, and these
railways invade almost every Sec
ton of the city, and the rumble
of trains, the screech of the whistle and
the changing of bells are never stilled.
There is no other city in the world with
a greater number of manufacturing es-
Establishments in it than Chicago, and
each of these contribute their full quota
of noise.
When one has lived with the noises of
Chicago for few years, and has felt
their effect upon the system. one can
readily realize the truth of the COM
missions statement that the city is
populated by, nerve wrecked people.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21
The Reign Of Crime.

King Highwayman has held court in
Chicago since early in the summer, and
has ruled the city with rod of iron,
scorning the efforts of the police to
drive him from lucrative field. and be-
coming holder in his operations with
the passing of each day.
The reign of crime with which Chi
cago has been cursed for several weels.
and in factmonths, is subsiding little.
What it has amounted to may be in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21
FAILED IN REAL POLITICS.
Rueful "reminiscences Of Theatre
cal Star Who Was the
Easy Victim.

Maclyn Arbuckle, the successful star
of the eastern company playing George
AIDES "The County Chairman" began his
career first as lawyer, then he was a
politician. In the Theater Magazine an
pears this characteristic account of the
demise of these early ambitions, written
by Mr.. Arbuckle shortly after he became
an actor:
"As go about the city notice signs
o. Attorney at Law All me! wonder
if they are young lawyers. If so, my
heat goes out to them. There they sit,
companion pieces to Dickens Micaw-
Der, ever watching and waiting for some
thing to turn up Poor souls! They go
to their Offices and open their invisible
voluminous mail, and take their clients
one at time, and fill their safe drawers
with fives and retainers. Oh, it Is glori-
Gus! Three short weeks ago was one
of them-shingle swinging to the tune
Of. Destitute and Raggity' by the rough
zephyrs of legal poverty; and it is pro-
fessional, you know, to be legally poor.
But how different now! closed the lid
of the casket that bore all that remains
of the Legal Wreck and consigned the
remains to the fraternity that they
might be buried with becoming profess
sional dignity-funeral expenses to be
paid out of fees due me- fees that never
came! 1t is great awakening from a
three years sleep, young Rip Van
Wrinkle slumber! Fight, you lawyers,
over your fees! Seize the farmers
lands. for fees, you know Take the
mules and cows. Sound forth your legal
arguments in the courts of justice! Look
you wise and renew your 80, 60 and 80
day paper in the bank. Take all. 1
quit-claim to you in fee simple for love
and affection. And, oh, you candidates
for political and judicial honors, ride
your scrawny horses and mules through
Red river bottoms, dine with the dear
colored voters, kiss the sweet, pretty
little dirty child of the dear voters, take
your mysterious grips to the speaking
ride all night, take stock in every
church, colored and white, school bar
becue! Oh, what bliss, what felicity, to
have huge colored gentleman demand
a five, and suggest that if it is not forth
coming he will surely turn his whole
following and district against you,' and
oh, what woe when you haven't the five
to stay his cruel power! At last the day
has come! Up early, spreading tickets
broadcast, Vote for Maclyn Arbuckle,
Justice of the Peace Opponent looking
slyly at you and wondering about your
strength. Visit polls. Your men (col-
ored) proclaim you elected without a
doubt. Want quarter for their din
ners. What's the news from Wagner's,
Hoom's, Holmes Schoolhouse,s Will
kins' Woods? Conflicting accounts.
Sometimes ahead, sometimes behind.
The sun sets and you little know-that
your glory and responsibility sets with
it. Polls close. Niggers yell (for every
body. Returns slowly come in. Hope
up, but votes down. Opponent gets full.
You go to bed, full of expectations. Get
up, fall down. Defeated! You are a
member of the large and honorable body
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21
OPENING OLA UNIQUE BUILDING
Monument of Wise and Successful Newspaper
Advertising. ..55 ~ Is
Advertising,

I. Out at Battle Creek, Mich, among
the trees, flowers and green lawns is q
most unique building devoted entirely
to advertising. 1t is occupied by the
Grandin Advertising Agency Ltd,
which handles among other accounts,
the advertising of the Postum Cereal
Co. Ltd, aggregating in round figures
one million dollars year, perhaps the
largest appropriation of any one con-
Germ in the world. The furnishings Of
this grand structure are rich and COM
plete, and all the appointments are
worthy their beautiful environment
- Prominent newspaper and magazine
publishers and their special represent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21
No Kinship.

II Congressman James Hamilton Lewis.
OF Chicago, is the oolitest man IN tina
country. When in Seattle, one night
after making q fiery speech he was COM
ing down the aisle bowling right and left.
when he discovered an elderly coIored
lady Why good evening, nanny.
the colonel said. s.. 81
His lis speech hadn't pleased her, SO she
replied: Look sheah sab, lis not 20.
~ ammy you ain't lothin' but les. poor5
white trash ~ oman $ Homo Cone
panion. szszsss--=.a.s
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In his address, to Publishers at the.
Battle Creek banquet Mr.. Post likened
the growth of modern commercial
enterpriseto the growth Of an apple-tree.
Good seed, plenty Of work and water
are needed, but the tree will not bear
apples without sunshine.
The sunshine to the commercial plant
is publicity secured by advertising. -
; tits impossible even with the heaviest
advertising to make a success unless the
article has merit Of high order. Merit
is the good tree and sunshine makes
the apples grow. A. good salesman
who knows how to talk with his pen can
present the logic, argument and sales
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21

of Defeated Candidates. Meet success
full candidate. Congratulate him. Knew
it all the time. Opponent gets full again.
Friends console, tell you you are all
right, only too young. Help you to pre-
pare for the Salt river packet. There
you are. Three long months canvassing,
starving, enduring, speaking, praying,
hoping and wavering! Money and office
gone. There you are! Where? You
don't know yourself. Nobody else"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21

atives in large number from New York,
Chicago, and various parts of the
country attended the formal opening Of
this building, and a banquet in the
evening at the Post Tavern as guests
of G. w. Post, Oct: 3, 1904.
The publishers inspected. the Ia or Is
factory buildings of this father of the
prepared food industry with especia!
interest, for it has grown to it's pres
ent colossal proportions in a trifle less
than years, a marked example of the
power of good and continuous adver-
Using of articles of pronounced merit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21
How to Make German Pie.

A delicious pie Of German origin is
gaining favor here. It is made of crust
raised over night, as bread is raised,
with the addition of an egg worked into
it in the morning. Sweetened to taste,
this crust is rolled out about an inch
thick, laid in a pan and the. edges
trimmed. Peaches cut IN slices are then
pressed into the dough, sprinkled with
sugar. and grated lemon may be busted
over the fruit Apples may be used in
stead q peaches, and liksNias buckle
berries.
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AN INGENIOUS AFFAIR.

the barrel, as the picture shows, and
screw four stout screw-eyes into the
four sides of the barrel. To these are
fastened ropes, which meet above on
an iron ring which comes Just above the
head of the person sitting in the swing.
The barrelhead is fitted into the
bottom half as seat, and may be
covered with cushions or left bare.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21
HERE IS SOMETHING NEW.
How to Make Barrel Swing Which
Can Be Hung from the Porch
of Your House.

This picture will show you how to
make barrel swing. They are novel
and comfortable, and look very quaint
hanging from the porch of a country
house.
All you have to do, says the Detroit
Free Pres, is to saw away a part Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-21

man ability to thousands Of customers at
one time through the columns Of the
fashioned way of talking to one GUS
toner at time.
He spoke Of the esteem of the adver-
tiser for a publisher that takes especial
interest in making the advertising an
nouncement attractive. Advertisements
should contain truthful information of
interest and value to readers. The
Postum methods have made Battle
Creek famous all over the world and
about doubled the population.
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Quality.

why shouldn't they be II society,""
well, don't know. They"
Certainly their money is as good as
anybody's. and their manners as bad
PUCK. -. .sS,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04

for public patronage through
this mode of advertising, pos
srssed the snap aud. fire that
readily gained the attention of
the audience. For the News to
correctly enumerate the points
of dress incident to an OCCASION
of this character would require
ar editor exquisitely effemiuate
and a special talent for the
dress making art. We're we to
say that Miss So-and-so had
made a special hit with her
graceful form in a decollete cos
tune of white silk null, deli
cately figured in palest pink and
faintest yellow peoples, the
ribbon garniture of the same
two tints, and that it was SO
diaphanous and eminently suit.
ed to the summary atmosphere
and the tropical surroundings
that every Que admired aud en-
We'd, etc, etc, when IN reality
Miss So-and so was most un-
calmly and was dressed in the
season bI FORECASTS costume of
pink taffeta in one of the new
iridescent weaves, with French
applique and did not represent
the whole show by long ways,
an ordinary editor would not
know the difference and if some
one was TO try to tell him, he
would be very apt to get more
"bumfuzzled" than ever. Only
last week level headed editor
down the road not more than &c
miles from here, in trying to
describe the costumes worn at a
George Washington party, very
dangerously had the word
"shirt" where it should have
been "skirt." Said editors jus,
simply miss their talent when
they reach into such unknown
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04
THE TRADES CARNIVAL.

The Trades Carnival given at
the Court House Monday night
under the auspices Of the Ladies
Home Mission Society was
decided success, both tnarcia lily
and in point of amusemsnt fur.
nished the spectators. The
seating capacity OF the District
Court room was crowded almost
to the limit, only few of the
reserved seats remaining unoc-
cupied
First, the audience was treat.
ed 10 music by the local orches
ira, composed of Mesdames.
M. j. Overhuls, Oscar Hunt,
r. G. Oldham and Walter Cobb,
and Miss Fannie Overhuls and
Al bert Bratton. Some good
talent was displayed by this
band of musicians.
Next in order was the grand
march of the fair representatives
of the Is different business firms
who entered the Carnival. The
march was pretty, (perhaps il
would not have suited a regular
U. S. A. Captain in correctness
of execution), the young ladies
were handsome both single and
married, the costumes were
unique and representative OF
woman's ingenuity, the banners
artistic, with some few excep,
tons, and the little speeches
and bows of the fair aspirants
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04
SCHOOL NOTES.

Program for Randall County
Teac hers Institute to be held
at Canyon City, April 81, 1904.
10 a. m.-Invocation, Rev. j.
E. Stephens.
1O:lO-Address by Count
Superintendent.
10:3O--Ditficulties peculiar to
rural teachers and their rene
dies; discussion by W. j. Lackey
and John Rogers.
1l:00-Busy work for primary
gra les; papers by Miss M. Lula
Harris, Mrs. w. J. Lackey and
Mrs. Carrie Earnsberger.
1870 p. m.-An ideal recitation
in physiology; papers, Miss
Earhart, Miss Carothers, Miss
Sallie McGehee.
2.OO-Schoolroom discipline;
paper, B. F.. Hodges, discussed
by } W. Moseley and Miss
Maud Pope.
2:3O-The teacher as a model;
discussion led by Rev. J. W.
Ballard.
3:O0-Educational progress
in Texas; address by r. A. Sow
der.
3:3O-Importance of diacriti.
cal markings in primary grades;
papers, Miss Ada Redfearn,
Miss Maud Roberts, Mrs. Toye
Rogers.
400 p. IN -Business Meeting.
Night session to begin at 8 p.
m. General entertainment.
A. N. Henson, Go. Supt.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04

Miss Columbia Redfearn re-
turned home Monday after clos,
ing a successful term OF school
at Red Hill, Swisher county.
Misses Ida and Florence Eiland,
Maude Duke and Joe Hastings
came up with Miss Redfearn to
spend a few days in our city,
Rev. j. e. Stephens, wife and
little daughter, Juanita, left
Tuesday evening for Amarillo
to seek medical advice Tor their
little glrl who has suffered for
quite awhile with an affection
of the throat. 1t is thought that
an operation may be necessary
for her to effect permanent re-
lief from the trouble.
M. S LuSby requests us to say
to those Of our readers who expect
ed to get their photos finished this
week that on account OF the pho
tographer Occurring" so many days
he could not get them finished. Now
it does seem to US that young
man ought to be satisfied with these
long evenigns to do all his "court-
ing"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04
Republican Convention.

The Republicans of Randall Co
will meet in convention at the court
house in Canyon, Saturday, March
18th at 1880 p. IN. for the purpose
of electing delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention to be held at
Clarendon, March 10Th and for the
attention of such other matters as
may rightfully come before the or
ganization.
Earl Cobb,
Chm R. Co. R. EX. Com.
Oscar Hunt, Sec'y.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04
HONOR ROLL.

Miss Maude Pope, teacher.
Frances Buie, Lucille Cooper,
Ewing Prichard, Harry Uphold,
Josephine Lackey, Mamie
Myers, Lydia Steen and Neva
REYNOLDS.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04

seas. Suffice to say that the
Young ladies. and married ones
too, for that matter, each and
every one, looked pretty. and in
spite ~e 'cH fact that many were
laden with ditfeIrLt. articles,
representative of the busiiass
of which they championed for
the evening, that married and
disfgured in measure the cos.
tunes and gracefulness of some,
when it was considered that
such were necessary for the
display of such and such a trade,
the hampering articles at once
caused them to appear becom.
ing.
Following is a list of the dit.
ferent firms represented and
also by whom:
Donohoo- Ware Hardwa Co.,
Miss Emily Weary.
Gober, Hume & Kenyon, by
VuiSo MIuulC uuOI-
Mobiles Bros. Grocery Co., by
Miss Eppie Earhart.
First National Bank-Mrs.
G. N. Harrison.
Thompson Drug Co.-Miss
Maud Pope.
Canyon Mercantile Go. Miss
Alice Grant.
Thomas Bros.-Mrs. G. M.
Thomas.
Stringfellow, Hume Hardware
Go. Miss Bertha Wallace.
Wright, Gamble & Co.-Mrs.
W. }. Wright.
St. James Hotel-Miss Minnie
West.
r. G.. Oldham & Co.-Miss
Mary Wansley.
Burton-Lingo Lumber Co..
Miss Lucille West.
Panhandle Telephone Co.
MISS Jessie Long. Neva Rey-
holds, Cataline Stewart and
Clara Dunlap, the three little
girls appearing in a tableau.
Canyon City Grain and Hard.
ware Co.-M,ss Mae Lair.
Canyon Lumber Co.-Miss
Emma Brandon.
Redfearn & Co.-Mrs. Ster-
ling Coffee.
Harter & McDade, Mrs.
John Dean, substituted by Miss
Flanders, on account of the for
mer's illness.
Victoria Hotel, Miss Teenie
Thompson.
The box receipts for the en-
tertainment realized the Society
$50, tine 81 per capita for the
trims represented amounting to
$3.50. Of the net proceeds of the
two above amounts, Miss Elan
ders received One-half IN addi-
ton to her hotel expenses while
here,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04
Local..

eoS USUAL oSS'f'Ny ihSiuChI "
the sitting of the District Court
Mrs. F. M. Lester went up t.
AmaEillo Sunday evening t.
visit friends for few days.
E. j. Witt, the life insuranc,
agent, was down from Amarillo
Monday.
II. w. O'Keefe returned Sun
day from visit to his Lamt
and Bailey counties ranch.
Jim Smith, Judge Veal anc
Judge Browning were dowr
from Amarillo Tuesday.
R l.. Stringfellow and H. E
Hume were in town Tuesday from
Amarillo.
Luther Hastings, of Fanchon,
arrived here Tuesday from a visit
to east Texas friends.
Donohoo-Ware Hard ware Co.
has sold its Canyon City stock
of goods to Stringfellow &
Hume.
NJ. Carter, of Colorado CITY,
an old acquaintance Of our
,ownsman, h. w. O'Keefe, was
in town Tue sday.
DR.. Headrick, of Dalhart, at one
time practicing physician at this
place, was here on business Mon
day.
Mrs. j. D. Bratton returned
Tuesday from Hereford, after
spending week with relatives
and friends.
The News editor desires to thank
the most excellent musicians who
serenaded in his vicinity Thursday
night.
There was a mistrial in the
Hughes case at Amarillo-at the
time of discharge the jurors
standing eleven for the diSplac-
ed sheriff and one against him.
Mrs. Addie Reese, of ANA
rillo, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. F.. Reid, came down Tuesday
to spend several days with her
parents.
Joe Murphy, of Dalhart, former
ly owner of the Plainview Tele-
phone Co., at this place, was in
town Tuesday greeting friends. He
now owns plant at Dahart.
w. D. Street left Tuesday
evening for different points in
Texas, Ind. Ter, and Kentucky.
After visiting the old home he
will join his family at Abilene,
his future home.
Tax Assessor Luna has been
housed up on his ranch some
two weeks nursing himself. He
has had complication of ma la
dies, chief among which in point
OF pain was a rising in his head.
Clark Smith went up to ANA
rillo Tuesday evening to meet
his wife who has been visiting
for some time at Temple and
San Angelo. They returned
home Wednesday morning.
Most of the banners used in
the Trades Carnival were let
tered by the artistic hand of
j. H. Garrison, and many Of
the designs did credit to him
as we'll as the firms using them.
The ladies of the Christian
church organized a Ladies Aid
Society Tuesday evening, elect
ing officers as follows: Mrs.
Campbell, president; Mrs.
r. G. Oldham, vlce-president;
Mrs. G, N. Harrison, secretary,
and Mrs. j. Fl. Garrison, treas
urer.
Tom Grant, the young man
who came here a few weeks ago
from Tennessee with his sister.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-04

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe, as usual. heads the Homeseek-
ers movement to points in Texas
and New Mexico. Round trip rates
from Kansas City to points in Tex
as on and east of line drawn
through Amarillo, Abilene, San An
CELLO, San Antonio, Houston and
Galveston, $500; to Pecos, Tex
as, and all intermediate points on
the Pecos Valley Lines, $40 90; to
Ell Paso, Texas, $40 50. Tickets
on sale February 10th, March ISt
and 18th, 1904
They have also published the re-
markably low rate tor Colonists'
one-way tickets from Eastern ter
ritory to Amarillo of $500 from
Kansas City plus one-half the one
way rate to any station on the Pc
COS Valley Lines beyond Amarillo.
The date of sale for these tickets is
the same as for HomeSeekers'
round trip tickets.
This will give your friends in the
east an opportunity to come out
and visit you and see the country.
Write them to call on their nearest
A. T. & S. F. Ry. Agent who will
take pleasure in furnishing them
more detailed information.
DON A. SWEET.
Traffic Manager.