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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
WHEN Y0V GO TO THE WORLDS FAIR
Suggestions That Should Be Helpful to the Stranger
in ST. Louis--No Trouble When You Get Your Bear
inGs-The Greatest of Worlds Exposons.

It will be worth all the self-denial
that one may practice for several years
to see the Worlds Fair of 1904 at St.
Louis. Money saved, earned or bor-
rowed cannot be better spent than in
getting acquainted with the worlds
progress as revealed at this latest and
greatest of expositions. All of us can
not travel around the world to take
note of what the nations are doing,
but the nations from all around the
world desire us to know and have sent
their best works to St. Louis to be
placed on display.
Within the two square miles of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition at st.
Louis there is more to be seen than
ever was brought together in ten times
the space before. 1t is great collec-
ton of expeditions massed into one. 1t
is nearly twice as large as the Column
bian exposition at Chicago, nearly ten
times larger than the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo. Every exhibit
palace offers the equivalent of splen-
did exposition, each covering many
acres of space.
The largest of these is the Palace of
Agriculture, with it's % acres under
roof and filled to the doors with the
most wonderful agricultural collection
ever assembled upon any occasion.
The important states and nations of
The world are all here alongside great
numbers of individual exhibitors. Five
great staples have been chosen for ex-
traordinary display. Corn, cotton,
sugar, rice and tobacco are here ar
rayed As they have never been before
and undreamed possibilities are re-
vealed to inquiring minds. Such dairy
display was never attempted and such
collection of farm machinery and
tools was never placed on exhibition
The Palace of Transportation is next
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
does IN beautiful Prospect park Of

it does IN beautiful Prospect park Of
Brooklyn. = . 8
Previous to the, worlds fair Jackson
park was the ideal of the nature lover
Up to that time it had been almost un
touched by man save for the cutting of
few roads through it's wealth of tangled
shrubbery, the building of wall along
the shore OF the lake, and the erection
of pavilion which, during the fair did
duty as the Iowa building. The willows
threw deep shadows into the natural la
COON, the dense underbrush still pro-
vided haunts for the tImid, rabbit and
offered 1t safe retreat from dog and boy;
in the spring and fall the wild ducks
frequented its ponds and miniature
natural lakes, safe from the aim Of the
sportsman because Of the laws of the
park board.
Now Jackson park, save for the south
ern end, is much like the other parks
of the city. Saw and ak wrought havoc
with Its natural beauty to make room
for the buildings of the fair. Following
that came the landscape gardener with
his ideas of artificial beauty, and the
greater part of the park has lost forever
it's natural attractions.
South of the lagoon, where the Co.
lumbus caravals still ride at anchor,
however, Jackson park has hardly been
touched, and is at this season of the
year riot of color given it by it's lux
urlant growth of wildfiowers Here the
children find the first pussy willows,
and later gather armloads of the wild
blossoms of May and June. A lack of
FUNDS has prevented the South park
board from improving e? it, and it is
to be hoped that the funds may con-
tinue to be short for many years to
come.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

IN size, covering Is acres. One may
only hint at the wonders it contains.
The historical exhibit of locomotives is
one of the features. 1t shows the de-
velopment of Is years in locomotive
construction. Strange indeed is the
person who is not yet impressed with
these evidences of mans long struggle
with the problem of rail transportation,
the most civilizing of modern influ-
ences, next to the newspaper, which
must always stand first. To describe in
detail this exhibit would be long story
in itself. The exhibit is made COM
plete by the installation of the largest
locomotive ever built and by some
magnificent imported locomotives. We
cannot leave the Palace of Transporter
ton without a reference to the great
automobile show. the motor boats and
other water craft, and the great car
riage display.
Now let us cross the flower gardens
to the Palace of Machinery just south
OF Transportation. The huge power
generators are the first things to arrest
the eye-the Allis- Chalmers engine of
5,OO0-horse power, the Curtis steam tur-
bine of 8,000-horse power, the Parsons
steam turbine of 5000 kilowatts. the
four Westinghouse generators of 5000
horse power each. and each as high as
house. And then other generators
great and small of all kinds-the most
wonderful display of engines ever as
sembled. But these are not all. Think
Of ten acres of glistening machines of
every kind and you have some idea of
the contents of the Palace of Machin-
cry.
We cross the lagoon to the eastward
and come to the beautiful Palace of
Electricity, with eight acres of exhib-
it's from many countries which show
the marvellous development of cleo
trical science. To the north again over
one of the arched bridges we approach
the Palace of Varied Industries, view
ing it's wonderful grace and splendor
as we go. Here are IA acres of ex-
hibits from all over the world. The
Palace of Manufactures is the same
size and stands on the opposite side of
the Plaza of st. Louis. It is equally
interesting in the variety and newness
of its contents. Here again the nations
of the world and the manufacturers
from all parts of the United States dis
play their best products.
Opposite the Palace of Manufacture
to the southwark is the Palace of Edu-
cation, this being the first time that
education has been allotted a great
building all it's own. A variety of
schools in daily session are the feature
of this eight-acre display. The two ex-
hibit buildings in the eastern part of
the main group are Mines and Metal
lurgy and Liberal Arts. The Depart
ment of Mines and Metallurgy has a
12-acre outdoor display in addition to
the nine acres under roof.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
Her Fortune.

Colonel" said the beautiful grass
widow as she placed her hand in his,
"can you read palms?'
well, yes, some," he replied, with
wonderful self-control. Lets see.
I'm! The lines in your palm indicate
that you are not going to be married
to rather tall man with grayish hair
and brilliant war record. Let's go
and see if we can't find some punch"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
No Profit in It.

How is the cattle business in this
neighborhood? asked the stranger.
1T amt what it used to be-" grum-
bled Uncle Jed Sorreltop. "Six months
ago freight train run over an old
cow of mine. The company didn't set
tie with me till the other day, and all
I could get out of 'em was $25. BY
gum, I could "a sold 'er to the butchers
fur more'n hat!'-Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

o~PAO AoO 4VuAU n
new friend in the
telephone, and so
graphically did the
rite r of the
sketch portray the
m a t r i m o n i a |
chances of the girl
at the switchboard
that it has caused
a run on the tele-
phone company for
positions.
The fact of the
matter is an un-
usual number Of
telephone girl s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
The Jogerfv Lesson.

OF isthmuses, continents, capes and canals
The pupils had shown off their knowledge
most fully.
Said the senior director: 'The b'ys and the
gals
Hev sartinly got up their jogerfy bully.
Jist one other question I'd like to perpound,
What is volcaner? Who'll tell fer a
penny?''
A moment of silence. intense and profound
Hits mountain whut's sick at the
stummick." said Bennie
-Lippincott's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

report of INSULT
cheney and inem-
ciency." The fire
department is now
undergoing t h e
same operation at
t he h a n DIS of
former Chief Will
liam, H. Johnson,
of Philadelp ia,
working in the in
terests of the ma
tional board of
fire Underwriters.
The fire inSur-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

AAA ~ = AASSA GOV "
the majority OF
Chicagoans t h a n
the coming of a
president of the
United States. If
each were to hold a
reception on the
same day it is a
safe bet that the
baby e | e p h a n t
w ould draw the
crowd.
All Chicago likes
the Lincoln park
zoo. Next to the
- S-A ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

lue people never
tire of them. I'm
like the parks of
other cities. those
of Chicago are I'M
der state control,
and for this reason
they are not sub
ject to the vicissi-
tudes of the for
tunes of the city,
nor suffer from mu-
nicipal economies.
The North, South
and w e S t p a r k
boards control the
park and bOule-
ward SvStomS in tho
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

Willie Saply-Dearest, I've been dis
charged from the office! I've lost my
job!
Mrs. Willie Saply (nee Gotrox)-How
perfectly awful!
Willie-Yes; your father always was
Notwithstanding Daily News
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
H. MZs717F= z5$N%MI6 -
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-z464QAAaldaz ~ e SsS1x<A ahz24kY =
The Vice Of Politics,

What is it, my children exclaimed
the temperance advocate, that causes
men to ignore the ties of home, neglect
their families, stay out until after mid
night, and get up with a bad headache
in the morning?'
7 know" shouted a young wide
in the room.
z well, my little fellow, tell the others
what it is" .==...
Politics.! "-Tit-Bits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
Parental Solicitude.

Daughter-But,> ma, don't like
him.
Mother-He is an only son and his
father is very rich.
"Well, as to that, his father is
widower; and may marry again."
'True. l did not think of that. Per-
haps you'd better marry the father.'L
IN. Y. Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

fciality. Graveled
walks and drive
W y s, carefully
trimmed bushes,
trees that are made
to grow straight
and in carefully
planted rows, flow
ers planted in me-
chanical designs.
All these t hing S
point to the hand
of man rather than
of Nature. There
is l ack in g t h e
tangled wildwood,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
Seemed Probable.

Vivacious Miss-Just as soon as W.
had gone out on deck, though, a storm.
came up, and we hurried down the COM
panfonway-you know what the com.
panionway in steamer is, don't you,
Mr.. Feathertop?
Mr.. Feathertop-Yes; it's a sort Of.
er-lovers' walk, isn't it?-Chicago
Tribune. =: 49,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
In a Good School.

First Actress-Really. don't ses
how you manage to get that swell So
cfety talk down SO perfectly. You
never travelled in swell society, did
you? z@
Second Actress-No. When am on
the stage listen to the conversation
going on in the boxes-Chicago Amer
lean - -.-@ = !,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

Was. the gnarled trunks
of forest giants,
the hit and miss arrangement that makes
nature ever new and ever interesting.
Nature in its true form cannot be said
to exist in any of the Chicago parks as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
After the swindle,

Husband-You are certainly easy.
Wife-Oh. don't be SO ugly. It isn't
the first time l have been cheated.
Husband-Oh, then it's happened be-
fore?
Wife-Yes. 1t happened on the day
Of our wedding. Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune. &
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

Maude-Did you see my new engage
ment ring Jack gave me?
Ethel-Yes; it's a beauty, too. AS
diamonds have gone up, suppose it's
worth more than it was when I wore
it.-N. Y. American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

Mamma wants the part of the paper
That tells about the terrific slaughter
'"Tell her I'm reading the war news
now, but in a minute she can have
"She said the terrific slaughter in
spring bonnets at Maxim & Sellem's."-
Chicago Tribune. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
THE CHICAGO PARKS.
THEY ARE POPULAR RESORTS
FOR ALL CLASSES.
IN THE LINCOLN PARK ZOO
Jackson Park Before and After the
Columbian Exposition - The
City Fire Department Now
Being Investigated.

Chicago.-The arrival of new baby
elephant at the Lincoln park ZOO is of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
Pleased, Indeed.

Parke--Was your wife pleased with
your birthday present?
- Lane-Delighted. She said she liked.
| It almost as well as the one gave the.
cook. Brooklyn Life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
The Trouble with Him.

His constant boast is that, ''bejinks.
He always says JUS: shat he thinks"
And yet he might zsfA bore
If what he thinks he'd NY, and then
Have mercy on his felxsr, men
And not say any m:'e.
Chicago Record-Herad
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
His Argument.

$50 you are an advota*e of vege-
tarianism!"
EYES,"
For what reason?"
IF I can persuade everybody else
to live on vegetables, perhaps eggs and
beef will become cheap enough for me
to have all 1 want of them" Wash
ington Star. pr ~ ..sss<
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
Undoubt teddy True.

The good ole young, you know"
remarked the man with the quotation
habit. - -.
Naturally" rejoined the matter-of-
fact person. That's the only time
people are good" Chicago Daily
News. @-'e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
Cheerful Admission.

$50 you cheerfully concede that
your son knows more than you do?,'.
Certainly. You don't catch me adj
hitting that my father could bring
up children better than can Tit
Bits rs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
jackson Park.

The one thing that spoils the parks
for the true nature lover is their arti-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

The Telephone and Cupid.
According to humorous sketch in
one of the Chicago papers recently, Dan
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

Mamma-Now, Teddy, supposing I
give you two nickels and baby one
dime, how much
Teddy-Make it dollars, ma. 'Tain't
real money and you needn't be stingy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
Beauty of the Parks.

No city in America has a more ex-
tensive park system than Chicago, and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

The Fire Department.
Capt. Piper, of New York, stirred the
police department of Chicago to it's
,f0,1rd ation NV HE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29

She-Prk Henpeck of Yalevard COL
lege spoke TN languages.
He-He hardly gets chance to
speak one at home.-Chicago Chroni-
Gle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-04-29
Theory and Practice.

He felt that he could run the earth
His genius none could match:
Although he vainly tried to farm
A seven-acre patch,
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
CONGRESS MAKES
APPEAL TO UNIONS
Further Discussion of Lack OF Attend
ance at Meetings of Central La
Dor Body.

At the regular meeting of the Iri
City Labor congress last evening. fur
Their steps were taken to secure better
attendance at the meetings, and TO
arouse more interest in the affairs of
the congress. In the absence of Pres
ident Herges. T. J. Burmas. of Daven-
port. presided He made a strong APP
peal for action by the congress TO Sc
cure better attendance. and suggested
that committee be appointed to visit
the various unions and put the matter
before them. \ motion was made and
a committee of three authorized to
take up his work. The committee is
composed of T. J. Burman. John Pill
grim and R b. Robinson.
A communication was received from
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation. containing the
measures which the labor interests are
anxious to have enacted II was re-
quested that the congress present
these measures to the candidates for
Legislature. both in Rock Island and
Davenport. and secure their opinions
and statements on the questions. There
are four questions to be put 10 the
candidates. as follows:
First-If elected, will you vote only
for such candidate or candidates for
the United States senate as have
| promised in writing to vote TO abolish
government by injunction, to install
| the eight hour law in government con
tract work and to install the advisory
initiative and advisory referendum.
| Second-If elected will you vote to
instruct the hold-over senators to vote
/ for the above described measure?
| The third and fourth relate to the
enactment of state law to establish
the machinery for verifying signatures
to national petitions and for taking a
referendum vote whenever congress
shall so decide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
Enemy Of the Trusts.

Former United States Senator Will
liam V. Allen OF Nebraska has written
an open letter. III which, although 4
Populist. he speaks highly of Judge
Parker AMI his attitude on the trusts.
His subject is Judge Parker and the
Trusts" and his communication fol
lows in part:
while l AIN POpulist and shall
vote for Watson electors because
Thomas f. Watson is the accepted and
worthy candidate of my party, candor
requires me To say that Judge Alton Il.
Parker'S official record on the trust
question Is, i'll my judgment. all the
most cXacting antitrust citizen could
require.
Having the New York court of ap-
pealS reports in my library and fire.
quently using them in my practice, |
am as familiar with their contents as 4
lawyer living in distant state would
ordinarily be. And when Judge Par
ker's name was first mentioned in con
uection with the presidency in speak
ing OF him friend suggested that his
antitrust record was clear. | deter
mined To examine for myself, and
ind that Judge Parker was elected
chief judge OF the court OF appeals. the
highest judicial tribunal of the Empire
State. Nov. =. 1897. and began his du-
ties Jan. l. 1895.
His first judicial expression was
dissent from the opinion of the court in
the matter of Kimball, 100 New York.
81 co.. Jan. ~. 1888. He delivered
the opinion in Williams versus Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail
road company. in the same report Jan.
26. 1888. and from thence until his re-
cent retirement from the bench he
seems To have assumed entire RESPONSE
bility - chief justice and TO have dis
charged his full duty as a member OF
the court.
An C-@lr.n9tion OF his opinions
shows that he has been consistent
throughout his judicial career and that
he was an able. conscientious and fear
less judge '"'
In Cohen versus Berlin and Jones
EaYeIope COMPANY. 166 New York ~.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
A Word With Democrats.

Bryan's Commoner: Every man is
responsible for his influence, be it
small .or great. Every democrat who
votes for Parker votes to defeat ROose-
welt. Every democrat who does not
vote for Parker contributes toward the
election of Roosevelt. On every ques-
ton upon which Judge Parker'S posi-
ton is open to criticism, President
RoOseVelt's position is worse; where
they differ. as they do on many impOr-
tant questions, Parker is right and
Roosevelt is wrong.
Roosevelt favOrS a high tariff :;
Parker favors tariff reform. RoOse-
welt favors a standing army of 10000
at the minimum; Parker favOrs a re
duction of the army.
Roosevelt has brought the race is
sue into national politics; Parker would
remove the race issue from politics.
Roosevelt stands for a colonial pol
icy; Parker favors independence fol
the FiIipinos and would make the
promise now.
Roosevelt took into the White
House a spirit of war; Judge Parker
would substitute for it a spirit of peace
-Four years more of Roosevelt would
make economic and industrial reform
more difficult; Judge Parkers election
would clear the way for economic is
sues. Let no democrat. by voting
against Parker or by refusing to vote
take upon himself responsibility fOl
four years more of ROoseyeltism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
PERSONAL POINTS.

business.
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I,er
NJ o,d NIrs y ,,oIo- oe r,ooo
nm, aro ',,i.i.fra, Win T,nci. I.I,nd roIn-
tives
NJ \ Atkins deporr-d Iaer evening
for visit of = wee, with relatives
at Aurora.
NJ 5 NJ. ,,,;,.:. r. d.,
parted last even;na, for weeks visit
ar ST Louis
NJ cuo. H., ,.., 49,,
,a nnuatt-l 80 -, ''''''s7 -
Tho bor,a - NJ. ,n'l NJ 80 49, 80
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Or,aba ora ,,;eit.rr 49, tha racid,,oa
of NJ Cbao,,.s 49,, Ma LII, ~.
tor
oscar /. Ma'.'ty mas gone TO South
DahoIa /" iook after business interests
TX" ''''' '''''o''' ie-
MI anu MIS-. < II. Manner nave re-
| turned 10 lhe.r rome at Bloomington
amer spending Il week visiting with
MI ana -AFS. W. II. Anderson.
w. A. Hernot and son, Marvin. have
returned AFTER spending several weeks
IN COLORADO. Ihey also visited Vel
io"stohe fark Whlle III the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID. Kohn and daugh-
ter Stella, who have been touring
Europe, have arrived in New York.
and are expected to reach home in a
few days.
Mrs. b. f. Hall and daughter Flor
ence left last evening for Duhuoua
After short visit there Misc Hon IN
company with Miss Relic Roche do
parts for Mexico where thav will
spend the winter
Mice noro.b,, C1o, 5o.
,.,,oni1,, fa- ,.;1it 80 .- pa ecu i',''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
A NEW RATE OF INSURANCE
Western Catholic Union May Adopt an
Increase at Convention.


Everything in the meeting Of the
Western Catholic Union, now in ses-
sion in Springfield, depends on the &C
ton taken in regard To the increasing
of the rate paid by the members for
insurance. The fact was shown yes
terday when every important question
which was brought up was voted TO be
delayed until action of the rate mat
ter was taken
Nothing was done in the meeting
yesterday aside from routine business.
II was decided to have the election of
officers occur Immediately after the
rate matter had been decided. After
the election the choosing OF the place
for holding the next meeting Will be
taken up. East St. Louis and Streator
are the candidates for the meeting and
both are intending 10 make a strong
fight for il.
Another important question that was
being discussed among the delegates.
but which Will not be brought up in
the meeting until the rate question Is
settled, is whether or not the meet
ings shall be held biennially in the fU-
ture
There seems little likelihood now
that the meeting Will be brought TO
close today.