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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

any other in the city answers the Lon.
don idea of such an institution. Itsnew
house on Fifth avenue supplies me with
an occasional practical joke on visitors
from my old home in the country. 1t is
three stories high, has. three window:
on Fifth avenue on each floor and twice
as many on the side street.
How wide do you suppose it isl" |
casually ask the visitor. after namins
it.
"Oh-three windows, three stories
perhaps 80 feet" he replies. 1t is really
IS feet wide, $50 feet deep on the. side
street and enarly 100 feet high. The
three stories in front are divided into
nine behind, where are coy rooms for
resident members and for the servants
who live on the premises: 1t is as big
as 80 small two-story houses in Brook
lyn; but it doesn't look it: The average
Union club member does nothing for 8
living. He proposes his son for a mem
bership as soon as he is born. :, Under
this system the waiting list is long YET
so high as those of the Metropolitan
commonly called the Millionaire's club
farther up the avenue.
The University club is about the same
size, but looks bigger because there is nc
such attempt at a calm exterior. There
are more and smaller windows, and the
number of stories is apparent. It's mem
bership is larger: but not less select
scholarship being a rough test. The
Union League club, founded by Frederic
Law Olmstead, head of the sanitary com
mission during the war, take rank
among social organizations, though i,
has not altogether lost it's political pur-
poses. The Calumet: Lotos, Century, AL
dine. Players, have social and literary
or artistic lines. The GrOlier club, men,
bershiped by lovers of rare books, is a
type OF hundred special organizations
Its rooms are very beautiful, but do not
supply home comforts" Even the En-
gineers' club has beautiful house, built
by Carnegie. The St. Nicholas has To-
cal habitatiOn as we'll as name; its
annual banquets are the finest in New
York, and it is a type OF a hundred lesser
organizations, including gatherings
from half the counties of the stafesand
from as many colleges. which meet only
for all annual banquet. At the banquet
of the st. Lawrence club this year $50
persons of both sexes were present. Such
rush of the country people as it has
take! to fill New York!
In the Amen Corner New York has an
organization similar to the Washington
Gridiron and the Philadelphia Clover
club. The first amen Corner" was the
sofa in the corridor of the Fifth Avenue
hotel. where Senator Plat received the
condolences of his leaders of Sunday
night. Started as a joke by Eddie
Riggs, the New York Suns political re-
porter. it has proved too good to die.
For two years now it's meetings have
been of almost national scope in the
number and quality of the guests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

those who have put money into tho
Building. are safe as investors: The
growth Of the city does that Years ago
the Reform club (men, of course) bought
what was then modestsit just north
of Madison square. "A few months ago,
after a long and slumberous existence.
it sold out for half million dollars and
went off flush with prosperity to find new
quarters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
MacQrOni Wheat.

Salzer's strain of this Wheat is the kind
which laughs at droughts and the ele-
ments and positively mocks Black Rust,
that terrible scorch!
It's sure of yielding so bushels of finest
Wheat the sun shines on per acre on good
Ill.,, Ia, Mich, Wis, O., Pa, Mo-, Neb.
lands and 40 to 60 bushels on arid lands!
No rust, no insects, no failure. Catalog
tells all about it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
Congenial Associates.
1TH theeXecptiOn of

| l. II tll@AeGpuOn OF
Attorney General
Moody and Senator
HenryCabot Lodge,
of Massachusetts.
Mr., Garfield is the
man most frequent
ly consulted by the
president. This is
due largely to the
work of the bureau
Of corporations,
which is to carry
ont the nroSident's
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
With the Mysteries.

EW YORK has been
interested more or
less in the agita-
ton over Mrs. Pep
per. who for many
years has held high
place in what we
may speak of. as the
spirit world"
The press has Pc
riodical attacks of
Mrs. Pepper dis
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

Owls are not really wise, and the
reason that they seem SO is because
they never move their eyes. This they
can not do as their eyeballs are fXed
immOvably in the sockets.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

NJ. Favre-Perct, who investigated
this industry in the New England
States some years ago, says the annals
of the American academy. stated That
the average production Of 10000 work.
men in Switzerland was 10 watches
each per annum, while in America the
average was $50 fine watches for
each man emDlOyeU
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
Prompts the Speaker.

L is a constant
source of marvel-tO
strangers in e the
house galleries how
the speaker is able
to decide complex
questions of par
liamentary proceed
ure son the spur of
the moment, cite
precedents and
give Adhesion that
will stand all tests
of parliamentary
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
WASHINGTON LET TER.
PERSONALITY OF COMMISSIONER
OF CORPORATIONS GARFIELD:
OFTEN. ADVISES PRESIDENT
Speaker of the House Has a Guide at
His Elbow Treasury Depart
ment Valua BILE School for
Financiers.
w A S H INGTON.-

. A S H INGTON.-
Few men are more
prominently in the
public eye to-day
than James Ru-
dolph G ar fl e I'D,
commissioner :. o f
corporations in the
department of COM
merce and labor.
He has on his hands
just now invessti-
cations into the op-
erations OF two, of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

Five citizens of the United States
have become naturalized British sub
Jects since the enactment of the
Transvaal naturalization ordinance, in
December, 1862
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
School, for = i3naanciers

HE United States
treasury depart
ment has come to
be a training school
for financiers, from
which they gradu-
ate into good posi-
tions with finan-
cial corporations
and at salaries usu-
ally double that
which the govern
mont ,,ox-c - %L1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

staid gentlemen gravely give testimony
UNI; she not infrequently has been looked
upon as the shining example of honest
spiritualism.
And now again there is rally to her
defense; again the public is called upon
to weigh evidence regarding her mani
festations-we are not quite sure of the
technical terms of this profession A
Brooklyn gentleman whose name is by
no means an obscure one. in behalf OF
Mrs. Pepper recently sent a challenge
to an ex-medium whose declarations
that he could equal the lady if he wanted
to, called forth the dare" With these
words. the gentleman from Brooklyn
bids the bold declarer make good: ''W
S. Davis announces that he is an ex-
medium. and that if given a chance he
will duplicate through fake methods all
that Mrs. Pepper does, and then will ex-
plain the process. This, if sincere. is a
move in the right direction. CDR. Funk
belongs to the Society for Psycbical Re-
search. and is avowed to the pursuit of
Truth).
''As to Davis challenge. l will agree
to pay all the expenses for the hall III
which he may give such public demon
stration, on the single condition that he
practically will duplicate the tests made
last Saturday evening in the presence of
a committee, say of seven, who shall de-
~termine the ARRANGEMENTS and rass
Judgment of success or failure of the
tests. Three of this committee will be
selected by Davis and three. by Judge
Daley, if he be willing, and these six
to agree upon seventh .. >s=*
We cannot truthful1y say waiting
world watches. So many, many things
happen nowadays. LIB.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

law. Few of these visitors pay any at
tention tc tall. smooth-faceA man who
stands at the speakers right apparent
ly with nothing to do but loo;l over the
house, and occasionally open book
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
We Drink Much Coffee

Of coffee, valued at $88.000,00 brought
into the United States, and practically
all of it was used by the people of this
country. The totalworld's production of
coffee in the year 1904 was in round num-
bers 2,260. 900, 900 pounds, or only about
the double quantity that was brought
into the United States during the CAL
endar year 1904. In a general way the
United States consumes practically one
worlds markets.
The latest period covered in reliable
details giving the consumption of cof-
fee in the various countries is for the
calendar year 1902. These figures show
for that year consumption by. the
United States of 852,272,0O0; Germany,
3S0,820. 900 pounds: France. 1873. 100000
pounds; Austria-Hungary: 96,360,000
pounds; holland, 81. 500. 900 pounds; Bel
GUM, u, 600, 900 pounds; Sweden. 81 ,420,-
600 pounds: Russia, 80, SOC, 900 pounds;
Italy, 35,640.00O pounds, and Great Brit
ain, 81, 100000 pounds. -.
There has been steady growth in cof-
fee consumption in the United States
Beginning with 1880 each decade up to
1890 shows an increase per capita as fol-
lows: In 1880 there were less than
three pounds per capita; in 1910. five
pounds; in 1850, Sc pounds; in 1860. SIS
pounds; in 1870, six pounds; in 1880, SO
pounds; in 1890, rs pounds. and in 1900,
9.s pounds. Since 1900 there has been
an increase until last year the consump-
ton Vas 1854 pounds. The high
est consumption per capita was in
I the year 1902, when it amounted to 1882
pounds for each, man, woman and child
in the United States.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
The Great Clubs of the City

HE Union club has
just suffered a. Sc
we're loss in. the
death of it's presi-
dent, e d war d
Cooper, son of Pc
ter Cooper and ex-
m ayor Of New
York, a dear white
haired old gentle
man if ever there
was one. This club
more nearly. than
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

will in appearance mimic real home,
a house built for one family.
Of course, the size will be considerable,
so feet front, as many in height and near
ly 100 feet deep, but, surrounded by
buildings OF great height, it will look
like modest wO-story-and-a-haif CO.
]onial mansion, with the hall in the mid
die, in the good old village fashion.
There is even the sembla1ce of a front
porch and upper veranda running along
the entire front. But the rooms are un-
usually large and lofty. two stories near
ly equaling four in the adjoining brown
stone houses. and the dormer windows
cunningly conceal the fact that there are
four stories in front, not three and five
behind.
Is it strange that New York should
be so slow to possess clubhouse built
for women? am not sure. In the first
place. not every organization is rich
enough or sure enough of permanent life
to put 100000 into land and building.
and it is hardly feasible in a good quar-
ter to do with less In fact to attempt
to do with less would be to invite
failure from the start. for the woman
who would take to club life in any
form wants nothing less in the way
of accommodations than she sees in
the mems clubs. There is really a
matter of competition among clubs as
in other lines.
And then-WOmen are conservative!
They really are. Never mind if Mrs.
Wharton, in her new serial, does repre-
sent society heroine as soothing her
nerves with an occasional cigarette.
There is less smoking among women
than there was ten years ago. There
was always less than many writer's
tried to make out. On the other hand.
there will be wine on call in the new
club. just as there is in the mems clubs.
do not believe that it will be obtrusive.
For that matter. even of wine drinking
there is less in society now than FORM
erly. And as the wine room is to- be
about six feet square and dark except for
electrics. it is easy to see that the de-
sign is rather buffers pantry, whence
to dispense cellar stores. than anything
In the nature of 'barroom."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

There isn't much difference between q
trust and monopoly. When girl feels
that she can trust fellow she wants Q
monopoly on hiln.-Philadelphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Your druggist will refund money II PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure in to IA days. SOC.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
OverWorked People

Overworked People
and those who are suffering from Rheunoa.
tism, Pains, Weakness, Blood or Nervous
disorders, Indigestion, ETC., should take
Pusheck' s-Kuro. It is unquestionably the
best medicine to-day for these diseases,
also for Nervous Debility, Insomnia and
Stomach troubles. Try it. Insist upon
your druggist always keeping Pusheck's.
Kuro on hand.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

1t is encouraging to read prophecies Of
an early, spring, even though you don't
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

It begins to look as though a person
would have to be a millionaire in order
to live the simple life.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
[(Z1z}ZWQNN
JUST SEMI 10c AND THIS NOTICE

JUST SEMI 10c AND THIS NOTICE
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, and they will send you free sample
of this Wheat and other farm seeds, to-
gether with their great catalog, worth
$4,000 to any wide-awake farmer. TX. IL
"a rub with alcohol is a great beauti-
fier,> says physician. In Maine the rub
comes when you try to get the alcohol
Portland Advertiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24

Lived Without Hope.
Don't growl %. We can't all be born
with silver spoon in our mouths you
know" said the philosophic man.
had been born that way, the spoon would
have choked me. ladelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-24
WOMAN S.C'L.UBH0USE
r. .:@
FIRST ONE TO BE BUILT IN
- - " NEW YORK.
MEN HAVE A GREAT MANY
Probably Will Be on Conservative
Lines-Gotham Clubs for Women
and Those Open to Them
The Chief Mems Clubs.

E w Y o r K.--The
first clubhouse to
be built in this city
for WOmen-in five
years there will be
as many more
will be known as
The Colony APP
pl'opriately. it will
he in colonial style,
and it will be the
one clubhouse OF
New York which
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
PROBATION LAW
TO Be TESTED
Judge Cook Has Expressed
Doubts as to It's Validity
and Desires Them Settled
PAPERS PLACED ON FILE
Supreme Court to Be Asked
to Decide Points Raised
in Case of Wong Fook Sam
PAPERS PLACED ON FILE

At the time that Mrs Grace Squires,
go on probation by Judge Cook he ex-
pressed his doubts as to the coristitu-
tionality Of the probation law. He
thought the case should be taken be-
fore the Supreme Court. The District
Attorney did not take an appeal, but
yesterday steps were taken TO carry out
the suggestion of the Judge.
Wong Fook Sam. a Chinese, was con-
victed of perjury in Judge Cooks court
on May %. 1904, for falsely testifying
at the trial of Tom Sam On before a
jury in Judge Lawlor's court, who was
charged with embezzlenent. On June
he was sentenced to serve three years
in San Quentin. An appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court for new trial,
which was denied.
When Wong Fook Sam appeared be-
fore Judge Cook for resentence his at
torney asked that probationary meth
DDS be adopted, TO the end that he be
confined in the County Jail in the Gus
tody of the Sheriff and not sent to SAN
Quentin. Attorney Meyer. representing
Attorney George D. Collins. special
prosecutor, excepted. and 1t was agreed
that he should file bill of exceptions
to have the case taken before the Su-
preme Court. This court VIII be asked
to decide whether the probation law Is
constitutional. If the decision Is in the
affirmative it is asked whether the pro-
baton order should be made prior to
sentence being imposed upon the de-
fendant: also IL probationary methods
can be applied after the Supreme Court
has affirmed the judgment OF the lower
court.
Attorney Meyer, with the consent of
the District Attorney, filed the bill OF
exceptions with Judge Cook yesterday
so that the points involved can be de-
termined as speedily as possible.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
WILL PROMOTE INTEREST
In CHRISTIAN CONVENTION

Thirty-one men from California will
speak in the East. and distribute
literature to increase interest in the
convention of the Christian church,
to be held in this city from August II
to "a. The local members OF the
Christian church are providing for the
publication of a very large edition OF
a book describing San Francisco. This
will probably reach 10000 copies. The
California Promotion Copmittee has
already published and sent out 5000
copies of a pamphlet to advertise the
State in this connection. The follow
ing will act as lecturers and excursion
managers, each covering the territory
after his name:
fetter. Seattle: j. N. Mcconnell. Palouse; A D..
Harmon ST. Paul Mimi: w. b. Taylor Iona.
Mich; w. A. Baldwin, Lincoln, Nsb.; Fl. O.
Breeden. Des Moines. Iowa: B. ;. Denny, DeS
Moines Iowa: Georse A Campbell. Chicago.
c. A Freer. CoIlingwood Chic; s. j. Corey.
York city and New England; j. A. Hopkins.
Pennsylvania and Maryland: NJ. j. Taylor.
washington. D. C.; W. r. Warren. Liberty
nenee KY: r. H. Crossfield. Owensboro. and
George A. Miller, Coving.on. KY, and Gin
William Oeschger and Csphas Shelburne. Hunt
inston Ind. c. A. Hoffman. st. Louis; H. A
Denton Maryvilie. Mo. j. ~ Crctcher. Mober-
ly Mo: ID. Y. Donaldson. Topeka; G. w.
Muckley. Kansas CITY; Chalmers Mcpherson.
waxahachio. Texas; w. H Basby. Texas: s. /.
F. Turner Southern Missouri: S. P. spiegeI.
Georgia and Alabama.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
MONDAY. MAY /.


Gustav siebrecht to Roger johnson. LOT On
N line OF Fulton street, $50 w Of Larkin, w
25 by N 100: $40
William G. and Van d. Hind to Francois
Marx. undivided one-third OF lot on line OF
Union street. IA e of Franklin w PAL N
117.32S. 24.41. 44.7ea. w 0:11s. 70 80:
sfo.
Louise L. Raymond d4ancastery to Minnie
J. Feis. lot on Sc corner of Golden Gate ave-
nue. and Scott street. E rs by s 100 .6; $1e
Joseph Feig to same. same; gift
City and County OF San Francisco to Emma
Kidd, lot on e line Of Albion street. 1888 OF
Hans and andrea ps & synson 10 Edward
Butler. lot on N line OF Cumberland street.
40 e Of Dolores 2 20 by IA; so
rnissioner) to Hiberna Savings and Loan So
ciety, lot on line of Twenty-frst street. III IS
W Of Church. W a.;1l by S III: sI25o :
derson wife of Carl VI. lot on NV corner
Of Sixteenth and Sharon streets, W 80 by 4
Rose Frost to AdoIph and Elizabeth NJ.
S of Twentieth. $ 90 by E 100; $40
f.n Annie ri; snS Nw B. rtts Ut to Foss
chez streets. N 1865 by W 1o5: s1o
Wells Fargo & Co. to Victor sporny. lot on
r line q Diamond street as of Elizabeth
Charles L. and Rhinette Morrel1 to I. I.
y bns lot yoo1 Re ss Of Kessny g
Thomas and Rose A. Mcdonald to John Ro-
senfeds Sons. lot on n line of Post street so
Of Jones' 90 by N 60; $40.
Daniel A. McKinnon to william b., Angus
tine A.. Louisa J. n. and Aioysius j McKin-
non. lot on S line Of Geary street. Q2:6 W OF
HYDE w As by 81 %; gift.
San Francisco Savings Union to Jacob Tev-
man Conapany, lot w line of Texas street
17i of twentieth 25 by W 1o0: $40
j. w. Wright & Sons Investment Comma nv
to Frances A. and sallie l. Charles lat on e
line OF Twenty sixth avenue, so OF C5ernen,
street. N 25 by f 100; $40.
Catherine r. ana Thomas L. Hill to PhiIip
A. Bollinger lot on e line Of Fourth ave
nue.. 300 N Of street. 25 by 2 l20; SIC.
Alexander l.. and Alice NJ. Hunter to vir-
ginia L. Meyers. lot on w line OF Thirty
seventh avenue 200 N OF Fulton street N 80 BY
w 100: $40.
solomon and Dora Getz to Theodore r. Noel
Ier. lot w line OF Forty fifth avenue. 225 N
of l street N 80 by w 100: SO.
Leon Garrett TO Benoite BonrardeI re-record
17l9 ID. ~ lots A. to A. block l. Lakeviev
S..
Ella NJ. Leigh twife OF E. Al and Margaret
F.. Lees 10 Martin Hanson, lots 344 to 853 gift
Martin Hanson to G. A. HunnewelI. same:
$40
Charles A. ard Alice B. Maydweu to Richard
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
Mafer E,rnnt Nntes

The Mstson Navigation Company's ship
Marion Chilcott. recently converted into an oil
carrier. arrived yesterday from Monterey in
tow Of the spreekels tug Defiance with s.70o
baErels Of oil.
The Oceanic Steamship Conpsny's liner Ala
ne1a IS cue to-day from Honolulu
The Occidental and Oriental Steamship Com
pany liner copfic is due early this morning
-rorn the Orient. The length OF her stay in
gcaranttne VIII depend upon the report of the
Feceral quarantine officer Honolulu 1t was
reported that there had been a case Of small
poN on board. but as the company has re-
teiteQ no notification 10 that effect any
serious oelay Is not expected. II she reaches
Pert early the passengers probably will be
landcd before noon.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST

WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST
The pressure has fallen rapidly along the
coast of California. Reports are missing from
northern stations but a general disturba nee
is probably moving In from the ocean
Rain has fallen in the San Francisco Bay
section and northward. Conditions are favor
able for rain Tuesday throughout the entire
State.
Thunderstorms have occurred in Arizona
with high southerIy winds and further deIay
TO travellers is probable
Snow Is falling in Utah.
The following high winds are reported !:
Mcdena. So. south; Phoenix. a. southwest; /;
Carson 80 southwest
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight May 2:
San Francisco and vicinty-Showers Tues
day: fresh south winds changing to brisk
west.
Los Angeles and vicinty-Rain Tuesday:
fresh south winds.
Sacramento Val:ey-Showefs Tuesday: fresh
southwest winds changing to north
San Joaquin valley-Rain Tuesday; fresh
sout.. winds
coast-showers Tuesday; brisk southwest
winds.
Foothills Showers Tuesday
MouDtains--Snow Tuesday; cooler.
Nevada--Light snow Tuesday
A. @. McADIE, District Forecaster
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
Exports by the UmatiIla

The steamer Umatills sailed on Sunday for
Victoria with an assorted merchandise cargo
consigned 10 various British Columbian norts
valued al $l6,927 and including the following.
~ pkgs fresh fruits % pkgs fresh vegetables
- rkgs potatoes. 80 750 lbs dried fruit lT5o
Is ra.sins. ga lbs pops, 2551 bxs paste 30 l36
lbs coffee 50 tons salt - cs canned goods BIZ
gals wine, II cs salad oil, I0e4 lbs ? p<xs
chN@se. 300 lbs chocolate. 679 lbs spices II Is
sr7ns and ammunition So pkgs Building material
cris sewing machines. 80 bdis paper. cs
drugs, 3 CT dry goods, ! cs hats. 20 pcs wagon
material, Y cyls gas. 90 bales twfne, 10 pkgs
bicycles and sundrses
Ine steamer also carried 250 rolls leather
valued al $500, en- route 10 Yotohsrna- Ia
gan.