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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

During TIL. summer Of ''98sI was try
Ing to e..rn my living as 3 tug boat re-:
porter on the blockade line III front Of,
Santiago de Cuba. was doingsthe best
l could and thought that l was as active
as the other: fellows, but one day l re-
ceived copy of Hearst's5 New York
Journal dated in May and telling in de-
tail of the battle of Santiago. Ihad not
heard of the battle and was wondering
how 1t had been pulled of without my
knowledge. l inquired of Commodore
Schley, but he was unable to give me the
desired information, nor could the Jour-
nal men assigned to duty in those waters
aid me. One of them finally allowed,
however, that some fellow in the New
York Office had had psychic moment
at the wrong time. That eased my mind
and hung around until the following
July, when the battle was finally fought"
Something of the same thing seems to
be the policy of the Chicago American at
the present time. Taking it's cue from
the first attack on Port Arthur this pa
per had practically the whole Russian
navy destroyed before the war was a
week old, and not content with that it
mad fought several big land battles be-
sides.
Berlin, Vienna, Paris and Shanghai
are noted centers for news (?) of the
startling variety. News stories from
these places are very much like the old
fable of the shepherd and the wolf The
newspaper editor who is looking for
authentic reports seldom places any
credence in anything that comes from
them during times of great excitement.
In these places there are maintained
veritable news CD factories, which are
capable of turning out instantly any
thing that is needed to sell papers. But
there is demand for the product of
these factories among a certain class of
papers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

va '"e oaN'e's' the first command
Ing officer Governors island has had in
a long time who has made any social
stir in the city. His marriage two years
ago to Miss Patten, of Philadelphia,
who, to considerable wealth unites high
social standing in that city, explains the
change.
Gen. Corbin is man of mountainous
physique, huge and commanding in stat
ure, ready of wit and Astounding in busi-
ness ability. His war record has not
greatly endeared him TO the old soldiers
OF the fighting type about Washington,
and he came at times perilously near
snubbing in exclusive military circles in
the capital. But anyone who imagines
that without much of military record
man can rise to be major general in the
army without ability makes great mis-
take. Corbin has made himself invalu-
able to successive commanders becartxe
OF his executive ability. He is keen and
coldly intellectual never shrinks from
making enemies when necessary, and
knows how to obey orders. The depart
ment OF which he is the head stretches
from Maine to Porto Rico and includes
many smaller posts.
For years New York enjoyed the rather
odd social factor of Col. Hamilton. a
member of the famous family of Alex
ander Hamilton, in command of Fort
Hamilton, named after his illustrious
h1nsman. Col. Hamilton is now retired
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

years. The season
has been perfect, albeit cold, with an un-
usual profusion of clear, rainless days.
Within the past three weeks the spec
tacle has been seen of the most often ad-
vertised society leaders walking brisk
ly about town as to leave no doubt that
this form of exercise has suddenly be-
come the mode: 1t does not take long
for such news to travel and for hundreds
to follow suit.
Cruel and unsympathetic men assert
that the vogue Of walking is due to moth
ing in the world but desire to keen
down the eversencroaching fat. This
greatest enemy of beauty is more than
ever apparent among New York women
since they gave up golf, tennis and other
active pursuits for automobiling, which
stimulates. the appetite without giving
the muscles any work
These things are something to make
us thankful for the cold winter. Most
Of all, It is fortunate that it did not come
a year earlier, upon the heels Of the
great coal strike.
OWEN LANGDoN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

In 1858 Queen Victoria presented a
small steam yacht to the emperor of
Japan, detailing some British blue
Jackets to the duty of instructing the
Japanese in the management of that
class of vessel The Japanese under
took to handle the craft before they
had thoroughly learned their lesson,
and on the first voyage, when they
wanted to stop they discovered that
they had forgotten how this operation
was performed. They, therefore,
steamed round and round until the
was tOWed home.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

lSheQ DOCK OF
poems. some of which were grave and
of fine quality but none of which more
strongly appealed to the Long Island
"smart set than the lines about Il went
to Long Island City-Oh, smell! OH
The tracks of the Long Island railroad
from that point run past fertilizer works.
dye houses and other odOrous things
Which explains. Mrs. Mackay's aunt,
Elizabeth, has written several articles
for Harper's Magazine of late, and she
herself published last year in the North
American Review long poem which
has been translated into German for the
atrical presentation. Her new novel,
THE Stone of Destiny" a rather daring
allegory, in which the world-old con-
test between mans work and woman's
love is presented.
Mrs: Mackay is an extremely clever
writer, though she does not as yet rival
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger, who from
the inner circle of the smartest set of
New York and from the vantage point of
her old Dutch aristocratic lineage. has
poured out some passionate outgivings
in story form to which the name of
Julien Gordon" has been appended.
Mrs. Burton Harrison is another society
woman we'll known by her rather slight
stories, but as rule New York society
women are less likely than those of
London to shine in the literary world
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

Vodka. a drink that is as popular
with the Russians as beer is with the
Germans, sllvowitz with the Hunga.
rians, ale with the English, or high
balls with the Americans, is very
much to the front just now down in
the Russian quarters. Vodka is very
stimulating, and there's need of
something with which to keep up cour.
age these days. Like the Hungarian
slivowitZ, the Russian drink is of an
extremely high proof, which makes
it dangerous for anyone but a Russian
to take aboard anything but moder.
ate quantity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The wages of a common soldier in
the regular army of Russia do not
amount to more than / cent dav.
though his food, clothing and equip
ment are provided by the government.
His regular allowances for spending
money for all purposes is just a little
more than a ruble year, but extras
of various kinds bring the grand total
up to little less than 81. This sum
is supposed to cover all his expendi-
lures for tobacco. spirits and luxuries
of every kind. The enlisted men in
the United States army are paid more
than three times that amount per
month
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The friends of the famous old ship,
Glory of the Seas, make strenuous OBJ
lection to the German ship Optima be-
ing credited with having broken the
record of the passage from San Fran.
cisco to Newcastle, Australia. The
Optima recently made the trip in 81
days. The Glory of the Seas made the
run in 1871 in IS days. The Ameri-
can ship Swallow, the American bark
Elwood Cooper and the British ship
Alahabad each made the run in 80
days The pace set in 1871 by the
Glory of the Seas has never been
equaled. =. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The Chicago pub
lie library contains
several hundred
volumes of descrip-
tive and historical
works Of Russia
and Japan. They
are all in use, and
have cen since
t h e first s no t
Of the war was
fired. The craving
for information re-
garding the COM
batants has led
many a person to
the library building
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

Inc mOSt eXtraOr0l-
nary winter that
society has spent
in some years.
The trouble be-
gan in Steel Com
mon, Asphalt and
a lot of. other
things Of more OF
less value, in back
ing which society
fortunes were hard
hit" One result
of this was that
people have stayed
in New York all
winter who haven't
done such a thing
before in a dozen
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The luxury in which some New
Workers live is simply amazing. Not
so long ago member of a well-known
and wealthy family applied to the
courts to have his allowance made
$4,000, declaring that he could not
live on less than that amount and
keep UP to the style in which he was
brought up. This is not a single in.
stance, either, of what it costs to live
in state in Gotham.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

git OF 100000 to
Yale college.
No one can have
forgotten that Mr..
Hammond is the
distinguished min
ing engineer who
stands at the head
of his profession in
South Africa. 1t
may be forgotten
by some, however,
that Mr.. Hammond
was once a prison.
er under death SEN
nee. He was
taken by the Beers
under suspicion of
completely W i t h
o&hor No,,f1ou1orc0
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

the trial of the car
b a IN murderers.
The conviction of
these self-confessed
Williams has cost
the state several
thousand dollars.
l t is scarcely
probable that any
one of the IL men
who composed the
jury secured after
a month Of effort
ever doubted the
guilt of any one OF
the trio. but the
S a m e expensive
pr OceS S e S were
necessary asthOu2h
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

AAAOA ~ SNA
dom; than they are.
M rs. Katherine
Duer Mackay has
Just published a
novel which braves
criticism as if its
author were not the
owner of the finest
country house in
America and the
wife of a many
times millionaire.
Mrs. Mackay is
no novice in let
tiers. With her Sis
ter, some years
ago. before her
marriage, she pub
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The report of the French govern.
ment commission, which has for more
than two years been investigating vel.
low fever in Rio Janeiro, gives une.
quivocal confirmation of the epoclal
Investigations of the United States
army officers, Reed, Carol and ARA
monte, in Cuba, in regard to the mode
of infection by the mosquoto stego.
myia fasciata and methods of its pre-.
VentiOn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

Recent experiments in France show
that white blood corpuscles, or "leuco-
cytes," besides absorbing foreign bod
les destroying WORKOUT cells, absorb
ing liquid poisons. and carrying food
substances to the tissues, also fulfill
very important function in distrib-
uting medicinal drugs to all parts of
the body and carrying them in par
ticular to the location in which they
will do the most good
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

rendezvous at the
Battery. W here
bellies and beaux
of the old Dutch
regime displayed
their graces and
paid their court.
The Battery is
the landing place
for the government
military post on
Governors island,
where Maj. Gen.
COrbin is now in
stalled in command
of the division of
the Atlantic.
Gen. Corbin is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

at the present time.
Practically all
the necessities of
life show an in
crease within the
last t en- years.
Meats of all kinds
a r e practically
double what they
were len years ago.
The better quail
tiles of steaks and
rib roasts have al
most entirely dis
appeared from the
tables Of the work.
ing elements to be
replaced by flank
cuts, pot roasts,
81 1-1- 1s1s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The value of all animals exported
from this country during the year 1908
was $42,551,174. This includes cattle
to the value of $37, 725,452. hogs to the
value of $3.50, horses to the value
of $3,l42,731, mules to the value of
$354,776, sheep to the value of $780,.
ITO, and all other. including fowls, to
the value of $121,2C5.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

Toward the building of its 1874
miles of railway, the Canadian govern
ment has contributed at the average
of 1876 mile of railway construct
ed, the provincial governments at the
rate of $1,157, and the municipalities at
the rate of 1878 a mile.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

none OF recent
years has attracted
m o r e attention
than the trial of
Nathan Breen for
the murder of Irene
Bonner.
Breen was a
sweatshop clothing
manufacturer. He
became infatuated
W it h a pretty
Jewess of the Ghet-
to district, but aft
err they had become
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The business of the New York post
office increased by $1,158, 1916 or 9.31
per cent in 1903. The gross receipts
were $13,5S2,S29.62, against $12,423,.
1896 in 1902. The approximate net
revenue for 1908 is given as $8,945. 900.
The money order business was $780,
5S6,527.57, an increase of $40, 500 .O99 SO.
Superintendent Elliott purchased over
$30,OO0,O0O worth of foreign exchange,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

Cardinal Ferrari, who attended the
German Catholic congress, took back
with him to Milan as present the
bones of the three kings, Melchior.
Gaspar and Balthasar, which were
the most famous relics in the Cologne
cathedral. The legend is that tae rel
les were taken away from a Milan
church by Frederick Barbarossa's men,
and the gift is intended as a restitu.
fiOn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
necessary as though


h ere was the
gravest question of their guilt. Great as
is the expense connected with the con-
viction of a known murderer when he
wishes to make defense. it is but small
by comparison with theexpense incurred
by the state where conviction must be Sc
cured through circumstantial evidence.
In such cases the attorneys for the de-
Tense can tangle the skein of evidence
offered by the state as fast, as rule,
as the attorney for the state can unravel
it. The Cronin case of 1890 is an evil
dence OF this, and it cost the state $85 600
before a conviction could be secured.
Another case is that of the sausage
maker, Luetgert, tried for the murder c.
his wife. The police department, and
the states attorney had but little nor e
than theories to work on, and though the
public generally believed in the guilt Of
the accused, it was not proven to the sat
isfaction of jury of II men until after
the expenditure of an enormous sum by
the state.
The long-drawn out trials of such char
acters as the car-barn murderers is to be
regretted because of it's effect upon the
community.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The countess of Warwick intends to
establish agricultural settlements. in
different parts of England, where WON.
en- who are expert in horticulture,
dairy farming and poultry raising can
work on the cooperative principle.
She believes that the problem can be
solved by training intelligent and edu-
Gated women to these callings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

ef Oy the Chicago
American during
the first week or so
of the war between
Russia and Japan
is a paragraph by
H e n ry Barrett
Chamberlain in the
current number of
T h e V o t err ~
Chamberlain repre-
sented one of the
Chicago papers i'll
Cuban waters dur
ing the war with
Spain, and his
duties kept him in
touch with the
blOckading fleet at
Santiago, and it
r experience he had
, u,r;<oo T~;. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

New York.
There are ten of
the former for one
of the latter, but
the japanese, few
as they are, count
e a silly for ten
times as much in
the financial life of
the city.
T b e re are
wealthy Chinese
merchants and res
taurateurs in New
York, plenty of
them, but the typ
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
Wild Geese.


A foc'z of Fifty wild geese alighted in
a swamp near the state fish hatchery.
Executive Agent S. F. Fullerton stated
that at dark the geese remained in the
swamp and apparently had not decided
wheth& to go on North or to turn back
to the South.
The geese came from the South. The
arrival of geese it is believed usually in
dicates the approach of spring. Mr..
Fullerton said he had never before OBJ
served geese coming from the south at
this time of year. @.:.5 .....
A naval recruiting station opens in
st. Paul
Burglars make raid on house in
Hamline. p
VIM. Bergstrom freezes both feet
while playing hockey in St. Paul.
E. P. Elliott Of Minneapolis wins the
state chess tournament.
The state board Of control has de.
cided to place chemical fire extinpulsh-
ing apparatus in all the state institu-
tons. :.
The state dairy and food DEPART
ment has collected fines from twenty.
three saloon-keepers Of East Grand
Forks, for selling adulterated black
berry brandy. The fines amounted to
1875.
4 new device is being installed on
the street cars Of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company to assist the carmen
IN finding out II an passengers have
left or are IN the car.
George Sandell, q wiper for the Min.
neapolis q st. Louis railroad, was run
over BY an sengine near the Cedar Lake
shops Of the company, and died 81. his.
injuries z short time later.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

.rAS0A 5NAAA0sAA0A ID
still the familiar ..laundry'' man with
his homely face and his small needs
The LOGO or more Japanese in the city
sustain a high average Of personal abil-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
The Cost Of Justice.

That the administration of justice is
often an expensive process is evidenced by
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
We Won Again.


Dairy Commissioner Mcconnell has
received word that Minnesota butter
makers took first and second place in
the first of the series of six national
scoring contests, conducted by the Ma
tional Creamery Butter Makers assoc
citation, and the dairy division of the
department of agriculture. Fl. C. Han
sen, of Smith Mills, ranked first in the
country on this test, with score of 81,
and II. A. Goetsch, of Money Creek Sec
ond, with 9611.
This contest was held in Chicago.
The next one will occur there, and the
last four will be at the st. Louis expo
sition, the highest average in these
four getting the exposition medal.
Socialists.
The nomination of state officers by
the Socialists in the state convention
hall occupied the attention of the dele
gates during the greater part of the
session.
Following is the complete ticket:
Governor, J. E. Nash, Minneapolis;
lieutenant governor: O. E. Lofthus,
Shelly; secretary of state, j.. E. Carlson,
St. Paul; state treasurer, c. E. Keith,
Mankato; attorney general, G. w.
Downing, Fergus Falls; railroad and
warehouse commissioner, C. c. Talbot.
Children escaped.
The Crosby Mine boarding house, To-
Gated at Nashwank, a small mining
town, has been destroyed by fire, en-
failing a loss of $1,000.
The two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. w. Draper, who conduct the board
ing house, were left alone in the build
ing by the temporary absence of their
mother. One of the children amused
himself by raking Goals out of the stove
to the floor, which ignited. The child
rem, realizing their danger, left the
house for place of safety. The fire
found its path and the building was
soon consumed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
Outlaw Dogs.

OuC1HW DO8S.
There are two outlaw dogs in Du-
luth upon whose head price is set.
One is described as bulldog and the
other as wooly-looking creature, and
they travel together, killing dogs they
run across, without the slightest re-
gard to pedigree.
The highest priced dog killed by the
murderous CANNES is rated at$100, and
was owned by DR.. II. V. Goetichus. A
dozen other dogs have been killed by
the fierce brutes and individual re-
wards are offered for them, dead or
alive.
Several dogs have been severely in
jured, but escaped with their lives. The
strange dogs are operating in the east
ern half of the city in the best resi-
dence districts They will be killed on
sight.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
Mrs. uer-Mackay's Book.

II it were not for their women, some
OF our ultra rich young men would be
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
.MIlIllESO NEW
Eggs and Poultry.

5 st8ss-&<z ES80 o0O sEOuACrys 5Sz3E55ssssga
Minnesota is not generally considered
. poultry and egg state, yet poultry
and eggs are seventh in the list Of
farm products. The shipments from
Minnesota points in 1899, according to-
the United States census reports, were
valued at 81, 1914, $50. It would have re-.
CURED train more than twenty milet
long to haul the egg shipments alone.
Wheat, amounting annually to $780,.
COL, 948, heads the list of Minnesota
farm products. Then follow the dairy
products, animals sold, oats, hay and
corn. Eggs and poultry are next Than
comes barley, valued at 1920, 739, and
flaxseed, valued at IS, ses,556 Still the
average citizen does not consider eggs
and poultry as important a product IS
daxseed.
With the settlement of Minnesota
the production of poultry has increas-
ed rapidly. Compared with Wisconsin,
Minnesota makes an excellent showing,
altho it is still considerably behind
Iowa, the banner egg state of the
union.
The number of chickens in Minneso.
ia in 1879 is given at 2,25s, 3s5; Wiscon-
sin, 1855, 726; Iowa, s,53o,774. In 1890
Minnesota had 4,744,211, Wisconsin g.
1852 and Iowa 2l,92s,2 73. The fig.
ures for 1900 show stillarge increase
except for Iowa, altho in that year
poultry less than three months, old
was not counted. Minnesota had g.
l42, 1913, valued at s., 274 ,64s; Wisconsin
had SAT-, $40 valued at s., 41o,7l4, and
Iowa 20, s43, 347, valued at Sc, 535, 464.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11

The Japs in New York.
Remarkable is the contrast between
the Chinese and japanese residents of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
GOSSIP Of 0 CHICAGO CHI { |
ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST
FROM THE LAKE CITY.
IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS
An Odd Case That Has Attracted At
tention-Some Effects Of the East
ern War-Increased Cost
Of Living.

Chicago.-Of the odd cases that come
and go in the criminal courts of this city
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
lNtl YORK SOCIETY
FINDS DIVERSION IN. RENDEz.
VoUsING AT THE BATTERY.
c0RBIN sTIRs SMART SET
Mrs. Mackay as a Novelist-Wealthy
Japs Show Loyalty to Home Land
-Hammond's Gift to Yale
Other New York Gossip.

New York.-For the moment society
people of New York find It not odd to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
The Cost of Livinc

Eggs at SO cents dozen is but illustra-
tive of the present high cost of living
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-11
The New Style

Yes, it is fact that walking is fash
ionable. 1t is perhaps an accident of